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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
27 . Eight of the mutineers belonging to the Beaulieu frigate received sentence of death . —A tremendous storm of thunder , lightning , and rain , which did considerable damage in several parts of England , and b y which many lives were lost . 19 . Davis , Macarthy , Gregory , and fourteen other Delegates belonging to the Sandwich , received sentence of death , at Greenhithe . 20 . The British Parliament prorogued .
21 . M'Cann , a Delegate , belonging to the Sandwich , received sentence of death , but was recommended to mercy . 22 . The Paris papers announced that the Dire 5 tory had made several changes in their Ministers . —Advice received of the capture of four privateers by his Majesty's cruizers on the Jamaica station ; and that a similar number had been taken by the Margarkta , Pallas , Boston , and l'Aigle . - 23 . His Excellency Ismail Faraugh Effendi , the new Turkish Ambassador
to our Court , arrived in London . 25 . The capture of four French-privateers , by his Majesty ' s ships Ihdefh .-. tio-able , Tisiphone , Magnanime , and Dol phin revenue cutter , announced at . the Admiralty . 26 . Nine ofthe mutineers belonging to the Montague received sentence of death at Portsmouth . —A proclamation issued respecting a new coinage of
penny pieces . ¦ 27 . The Paris papers announced that Lord St . Vincent had bombarded the port of Cadiz on the 14 th of June , and done considerable damage to the place j and that the approach of General Hoche ' s army towards the capital of France had caused some warm discussions to take place in the Legislative Councils . 29 . The Admiralty received advice that Sir John Borlase Warren ' s squadron had captured and destroyed several ships of war and merchantmen on the French coast ; and that three privateers had been taken by his Majesty ' s
ships Telemachus , Trial , and Hind revenue cutter . 30 . The trial of eig hteen mutineers belonging to the Monmouth commenced at Greenhithe . —The Paris papers stated , that the Political Societies had been suppressed , and that the cause of Royalty began to make some head in the Council of Five Hundred . 31 . Mr . Westley , Secretary to Lord Malmesbury , arrived in town from Lisleon account of a temporary suspension ofthe negociation . —Their
Ma-, jesties and the Princesses arrived at Weymouth . —The London Corresponding Society assembled in a field near St . Pancras , to vote a petition to the King , and to enter into resolutions relative to the present state of the country ; but their proceedings were interrupted by the magistrates , who arrested the principal speakers , and kept them in custody until they procured bail .
AUGUST . 1 . Intelligence received that the Brigands at St . Lucie had surrendered themselves to General Drummond . —Five of the Delegates belonging to the Sandwich executed at Blackstakes—the remainder were reprieved . —The Admiralty received an official account of the bombardment of Cadiz , by . Lord St . Vincent , and of the capture of two Spanish gun-boats and an armed launch ; also that some privateers and other vessels had been taken by his
Majesty ' s ships Kangoroo and Hamadryad . 2 . The Princess of Wales insulted b y some of the Greenwich coachmen , on her way to Charlton . 3 . The capture of the Dolphin packet , bound from Yarmouth toCuxhaven , announced at Lloyd's and at the Admiralty . 4 . The negociation at Lisle renewed . 5 . Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture of four French priva-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
27 . Eight of the mutineers belonging to the Beaulieu frigate received sentence of death . —A tremendous storm of thunder , lightning , and rain , which did considerable damage in several parts of England , and b y which many lives were lost . 19 . Davis , Macarthy , Gregory , and fourteen other Delegates belonging to the Sandwich , received sentence of death , at Greenhithe . 20 . The British Parliament prorogued .
21 . M'Cann , a Delegate , belonging to the Sandwich , received sentence of death , but was recommended to mercy . 22 . The Paris papers announced that the Dire 5 tory had made several changes in their Ministers . —Advice received of the capture of four privateers by his Majesty's cruizers on the Jamaica station ; and that a similar number had been taken by the Margarkta , Pallas , Boston , and l'Aigle . - 23 . His Excellency Ismail Faraugh Effendi , the new Turkish Ambassador
to our Court , arrived in London . 25 . The capture of four French-privateers , by his Majesty ' s ships Ihdefh .-. tio-able , Tisiphone , Magnanime , and Dol phin revenue cutter , announced at . the Admiralty . 26 . Nine ofthe mutineers belonging to the Montague received sentence of death at Portsmouth . —A proclamation issued respecting a new coinage of
penny pieces . ¦ 27 . The Paris papers announced that Lord St . Vincent had bombarded the port of Cadiz on the 14 th of June , and done considerable damage to the place j and that the approach of General Hoche ' s army towards the capital of France had caused some warm discussions to take place in the Legislative Councils . 29 . The Admiralty received advice that Sir John Borlase Warren ' s squadron had captured and destroyed several ships of war and merchantmen on the French coast ; and that three privateers had been taken by his Majesty ' s
ships Telemachus , Trial , and Hind revenue cutter . 30 . The trial of eig hteen mutineers belonging to the Monmouth commenced at Greenhithe . —The Paris papers stated , that the Political Societies had been suppressed , and that the cause of Royalty began to make some head in the Council of Five Hundred . 31 . Mr . Westley , Secretary to Lord Malmesbury , arrived in town from Lisleon account of a temporary suspension ofthe negociation . —Their
Ma-, jesties and the Princesses arrived at Weymouth . —The London Corresponding Society assembled in a field near St . Pancras , to vote a petition to the King , and to enter into resolutions relative to the present state of the country ; but their proceedings were interrupted by the magistrates , who arrested the principal speakers , and kept them in custody until they procured bail .
AUGUST . 1 . Intelligence received that the Brigands at St . Lucie had surrendered themselves to General Drummond . —Five of the Delegates belonging to the Sandwich executed at Blackstakes—the remainder were reprieved . —The Admiralty received an official account of the bombardment of Cadiz , by . Lord St . Vincent , and of the capture of two Spanish gun-boats and an armed launch ; also that some privateers and other vessels had been taken by his
Majesty ' s ships Kangoroo and Hamadryad . 2 . The Princess of Wales insulted b y some of the Greenwich coachmen , on her way to Charlton . 3 . The capture of the Dolphin packet , bound from Yarmouth toCuxhaven , announced at Lloyd's and at the Admiralty . 4 . The negociation at Lisle renewed . 5 . Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture of four French priva-