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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
Yorkshire , and his commission of Colonel of the ist regiment of West York militia . 8 . Advices from Paris state that a French force had possessed itself ofthe fortress of Manheim , after a short resistance made by a detachment of the Imperial army , and that 15 , 000 troops had entered Switzerland . The House of Commons met pursuant to adjournement , when Mr . Dundas brought in a bill , empowering his Majesty to embody the
Supplementary Militia . ¦ A French privateer captured by his Majesty ' s ship Anson . 9 . A message from the King presented to the House of Commons , informing them that he had granted a pension of 2 , 000 ! . a year to Lord Duncan and his next succeeding heirs male , and recommending them to make good the same . The merchants and bankers of London met at the Royal Exchange , and opened a subscription for the defence of the country . The manager of Covent-Garden Theatre gave the receipts of his house on this evening in aid of the voluntary contributions for the defence ofthe
country . 11 . Stanislaus , late King of Poland , died at Petersburg of an apoplectic fit , in the 67 th year of his age . 12 . Advice received of the capture of a French privateer by the Aurora . 13 . A message from his Majesty to both houses of parliament , on the subject of a pension granted by him to Lord St . Vincent and his next succeeding heirs male . The Common Council of London resolved to subscribe iooool . towards
, the defence of the country . 14 . Earl Fitzwilliam appointed Lord , Lieutenant of the West Riding of York , and Colonel of " the militia of the same Riding , in the room of the Duke of Norfolk , dismissed for his political sentiments . 35 . Orders issued b y the British Government for seizing all Dutch fislur-. gboats . 16 . Advice received of an alarming mutiny having broke out on board
the Amelia frigate , by which she was prevented from capturing several French merchant-ships , which she was in pursuit of at the time . 17 . A motion for an absentee-tax of 10 per cent , rejected by the Irish House of Commons .
jo . A French ship of 24 guns captured in the Channel by the Phaeton . Mr . Ferguson , the barrister , who was taken into custody , by order of Sir William Addington , as being one ofthe speakers at a meeting of the London Corresponding Society , brought an action against the magistrate for false imprisonment ; which was dismissed on account ot an informality in the notice served on the defendant . The deputation of the German Empire , at the Congress of Rastadtagreed
, to cede to France all the territories on the left bank of the Rhine . Lord Moira , after a very able speech , made a motion in the Irish House of Lords , for an address to the Lord Lieutenant , recommending the adoption of conciliatory measures in the Government of that country , as the suicst means of allaying the apprehensions , and extinguishing the discontents of the people . This motion being debated at much length , was negatived by a great majority .
10 . The Zephyr packet captured by a French privateer of 24 guns . Counsellor Rickets obtained a verdict for 5 , 000 b in the Court of King ' s Bench , against a Mr . Taylor , for trim . con . with his wife , daughter of the late Lord Say and , Sele . 21 . Paris papers announce that the Pays de Vaud had accepted the nev . ' constitution dictated by France .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
Yorkshire , and his commission of Colonel of the ist regiment of West York militia . 8 . Advices from Paris state that a French force had possessed itself ofthe fortress of Manheim , after a short resistance made by a detachment of the Imperial army , and that 15 , 000 troops had entered Switzerland . The House of Commons met pursuant to adjournement , when Mr . Dundas brought in a bill , empowering his Majesty to embody the
Supplementary Militia . ¦ A French privateer captured by his Majesty ' s ship Anson . 9 . A message from the King presented to the House of Commons , informing them that he had granted a pension of 2 , 000 ! . a year to Lord Duncan and his next succeeding heirs male , and recommending them to make good the same . The merchants and bankers of London met at the Royal Exchange , and opened a subscription for the defence of the country . The manager of Covent-Garden Theatre gave the receipts of his house on this evening in aid of the voluntary contributions for the defence ofthe
country . 11 . Stanislaus , late King of Poland , died at Petersburg of an apoplectic fit , in the 67 th year of his age . 12 . Advice received of the capture of a French privateer by the Aurora . 13 . A message from his Majesty to both houses of parliament , on the subject of a pension granted by him to Lord St . Vincent and his next succeeding heirs male . The Common Council of London resolved to subscribe iooool . towards
, the defence of the country . 14 . Earl Fitzwilliam appointed Lord , Lieutenant of the West Riding of York , and Colonel of " the militia of the same Riding , in the room of the Duke of Norfolk , dismissed for his political sentiments . 35 . Orders issued b y the British Government for seizing all Dutch fislur-. gboats . 16 . Advice received of an alarming mutiny having broke out on board
the Amelia frigate , by which she was prevented from capturing several French merchant-ships , which she was in pursuit of at the time . 17 . A motion for an absentee-tax of 10 per cent , rejected by the Irish House of Commons .
jo . A French ship of 24 guns captured in the Channel by the Phaeton . Mr . Ferguson , the barrister , who was taken into custody , by order of Sir William Addington , as being one ofthe speakers at a meeting of the London Corresponding Society , brought an action against the magistrate for false imprisonment ; which was dismissed on account ot an informality in the notice served on the defendant . The deputation of the German Empire , at the Congress of Rastadtagreed
, to cede to France all the territories on the left bank of the Rhine . Lord Moira , after a very able speech , made a motion in the Irish House of Lords , for an address to the Lord Lieutenant , recommending the adoption of conciliatory measures in the Government of that country , as the suicst means of allaying the apprehensions , and extinguishing the discontents of the people . This motion being debated at much length , was negatived by a great majority .
10 . The Zephyr packet captured by a French privateer of 24 guns . Counsellor Rickets obtained a verdict for 5 , 000 b in the Court of King ' s Bench , against a Mr . Taylor , for trim . con . with his wife , daughter of the late Lord Say and , Sele . 21 . Paris papers announce that the Pays de Vaud had accepted the nev . ' constitution dictated by France .