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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
5 . The British Government sent their final answer to the French Government , that they would not treat upon the basis proposed by the Commissioners at Lisle . 6 . A French privateer taken by the Phaeton frigate . 7 . A general mutiny broke out on bbard the British fleet at the Cape ot Good Hope , which teminated on the nth , in consequence of a communication that the demands ofthe seamen at Spithead had been complied with . his and Me
9 . Two French privateers captured by Majesty ' s shipsPhaetm - lampus . —Admiral Duncan ' s sailed from Yarmouth in quest ot die Dutch , fleet . r 10 . Advice received that a formidable rebellion had broken out in the Turkish Empire . ... . , - 11 . Admiral Duncan came up with the Dutch fleer , commanded by Aomiral De Winter , totally defeated them , and captured the Admiral , his . Vice-Adfor which atchievement Admiral
miral , and nine ships of the line ; gallant Duncan was created a Viscount and Baron of Great Briton . —The Duchess Dowager of Albinv died at Rome , in the 71 st year of her age . . 12 . Advice received that a contag ious fever had broke out at Philadelphia . 13 . Public rejoicings took place on the occasion of Admiral Duncan's victory . —Four privateers taken by his Majesty's ships Concorde , Cerberus , Diana , and Speedwell . , dfor the benefit of the widows and
14 . A subscription omened at Lloy ' s , orphans ofthe brave men who fell in the aftion with the Dutch fleet . —Mr . Orr executed at Carrickfergus . —His Majesty ' s ships Speedwell and Unite captured two French privateers . 16 . More rejoicings on account of the victory of the North-Sea fleet . iS . The principal part of Lord Duncan ' s fleet reached port with their prizes . 19 . Peace definitively signed at Udina between the French and Austrian
Commissioners . . 20 . The Paris papers announced , that the Executive Directory had resolved to prosecute the war against England with increased vigour . _ 23 . The Paris papers announced , that the finances of the King of Sardinia had been reduced to the greatest degree of distress . 24 . Advice received that , the Queen of Portugal had been induced , through the influence of the British Court , to refuse her assent to the terms of the . treaty of peace concluded by her Minister with the Executive Directory of
15 . intelligence received at the Admiralty of the French having determined to lay up their ships of war in the harbour of Brest . 26 . An express arrived at the India House with an account of an expedition having been rifted out from our settlements in the East against the Spanish Island of Manilla . —A French corvette captured by his Majesty ' s frigate Unite . . . 27 French privateers captured bhis Majesty ' s ships Stag and
. Two y Childers . 28 . The King published a long declaration relative to the rupture of the negociation with France . , ... 30 . His Majesty set out from town with an intention of reviewing the North Sea fleet and the Dutch prizes at the Nore . He embarked at Greenwich board the Royal Charlotte yatchtattended bseveral noblemen ;
on , y but , from the unfavourable state of the wind , was notable to accomplish his voyage . 31 . Advice received of a most desperate battle having been fought at Umrootser , in the East Indies , between Zemaun Shah and the chief of the Seicks ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
5 . The British Government sent their final answer to the French Government , that they would not treat upon the basis proposed by the Commissioners at Lisle . 6 . A French privateer taken by the Phaeton frigate . 7 . A general mutiny broke out on bbard the British fleet at the Cape ot Good Hope , which teminated on the nth , in consequence of a communication that the demands ofthe seamen at Spithead had been complied with . his and Me
9 . Two French privateers captured by Majesty ' s shipsPhaetm - lampus . —Admiral Duncan ' s sailed from Yarmouth in quest ot die Dutch , fleet . r 10 . Advice received that a formidable rebellion had broken out in the Turkish Empire . ... . , - 11 . Admiral Duncan came up with the Dutch fleer , commanded by Aomiral De Winter , totally defeated them , and captured the Admiral , his . Vice-Adfor which atchievement Admiral
miral , and nine ships of the line ; gallant Duncan was created a Viscount and Baron of Great Briton . —The Duchess Dowager of Albinv died at Rome , in the 71 st year of her age . . 12 . Advice received that a contag ious fever had broke out at Philadelphia . 13 . Public rejoicings took place on the occasion of Admiral Duncan's victory . —Four privateers taken by his Majesty's ships Concorde , Cerberus , Diana , and Speedwell . , dfor the benefit of the widows and
14 . A subscription omened at Lloy ' s , orphans ofthe brave men who fell in the aftion with the Dutch fleet . —Mr . Orr executed at Carrickfergus . —His Majesty ' s ships Speedwell and Unite captured two French privateers . 16 . More rejoicings on account of the victory of the North-Sea fleet . iS . The principal part of Lord Duncan ' s fleet reached port with their prizes . 19 . Peace definitively signed at Udina between the French and Austrian
Commissioners . . 20 . The Paris papers announced , that the Executive Directory had resolved to prosecute the war against England with increased vigour . _ 23 . The Paris papers announced , that the finances of the King of Sardinia had been reduced to the greatest degree of distress . 24 . Advice received that , the Queen of Portugal had been induced , through the influence of the British Court , to refuse her assent to the terms of the . treaty of peace concluded by her Minister with the Executive Directory of
15 . intelligence received at the Admiralty of the French having determined to lay up their ships of war in the harbour of Brest . 26 . An express arrived at the India House with an account of an expedition having been rifted out from our settlements in the East against the Spanish Island of Manilla . —A French corvette captured by his Majesty ' s frigate Unite . . . 27 French privateers captured bhis Majesty ' s ships Stag and
. Two y Childers . 28 . The King published a long declaration relative to the rupture of the negociation with France . , ... 30 . His Majesty set out from town with an intention of reviewing the North Sea fleet and the Dutch prizes at the Nore . He embarked at Greenwich board the Royal Charlotte yatchtattended bseveral noblemen ;
on , y but , from the unfavourable state of the wind , was notable to accomplish his voyage . 31 . Advice received of a most desperate battle having been fought at Umrootser , in the East Indies , between Zemaun Shah and the chief of the Seicks ,