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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
An alarm along the coast , caused by the appearance of a homeward-bound Lisbon fleet , which had been mistaken for an enemy ' s squadron . The Prince of Wales displayed the utmost activity on this occasion , by collecting a number of troops to march against the supposed foe . The Irish House of Commons appointed a committee to enquire into the nature and tendency of the publication called the Press , and several other newspapers . That publication , which was conducted by Mr . A . O'Connor ,
was soon after suppressed b y military force . 22 . Advice received of the French troops having possessed themselves of the citv and capitol of Rome . 23 . ' A bill presented to the Irish House of Commons for checking the licentiousness of the press .
A French corvette ot 24 guns captured m the Channel by the Jason . 24 . Advice received of a formidable French army having received order * to possess themselves of the territories of Switzerland ; and that the Regency of Hanover had issued a proclamation , ordering all the French emigrants to quit that country without delay . 25 . Intelligence received ofthe capture of La Constance French privateer , of 1 S guns , by his Majesty ' s ship Mercury .
26 . La Revanche French privateer , of 16 guns , captured and sunk b y his Majesty's cutter the Marquis Cobourg . »• ¦ - Accounts received of a number of assassinations having been committed in the county of Cork . Sir Ralp h Abercrombie addressed a letter to the several military commanders in reprobation of the excesses which had for some time previous been committed by the troops in Ireland . 27 . Advice received that the Turkish rebel , Passwan Oglou , at the head of a numerous army , had made great progress against the Grand Seignior . 28 . A French privateer captured by the Resolution .
MARCH . 1 . Messrs . Arthur O'Connor , Binns , O'Coigley , and Leary , arrested at Margate , on a charge of attempting to pass over to France for treasonable purposes . 2 . A French privateer captured by his Majesty ' s ship Charon . The Camelion captured a large French privateer and retook several merchantmen . 3 M . Galloisthe French agent for prisoners , set out on his return to .
. , France , in consequence of our Government refusing him permission to reside in-London . 4 . Advice received from France of some partial actions having taken place between the Swiss troops anel the invading army of the French . 5 . Su Lawrence Parsons made a motion in the Irish House of Commons , recommending conciliatory measures in that country , which was negatived / , ba great majority .
y 6 . The Dublin' newspaper called she Press suppressed by military force . Several persons arrested on charges of hig h treason . . The capture of the Portland homeward-bound Jamaica packet by a French corvette announced at Lloyd's . Intelligence also received of the capture of several merchantmen bv the enemv ' s cruizers .
7 . General Fast and Humiliaton took place throughout England . 8 . Advice received of the loss of his Majesty ' s ship Hamadryad , on the coast of Barbary . 9 . Two soldiers were executed at Chelmsford for a most cruel rape on the body of a young woman . 10 " . The Paris papers announce that a complete revolution had been-effect : d at Rome ; and that five Consuls , under a French Dictator , had been appointed to govern the Ecclesiastical States .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
An alarm along the coast , caused by the appearance of a homeward-bound Lisbon fleet , which had been mistaken for an enemy ' s squadron . The Prince of Wales displayed the utmost activity on this occasion , by collecting a number of troops to march against the supposed foe . The Irish House of Commons appointed a committee to enquire into the nature and tendency of the publication called the Press , and several other newspapers . That publication , which was conducted by Mr . A . O'Connor ,
was soon after suppressed b y military force . 22 . Advice received of the French troops having possessed themselves of the citv and capitol of Rome . 23 . ' A bill presented to the Irish House of Commons for checking the licentiousness of the press .
A French corvette ot 24 guns captured m the Channel by the Jason . 24 . Advice received of a formidable French army having received order * to possess themselves of the territories of Switzerland ; and that the Regency of Hanover had issued a proclamation , ordering all the French emigrants to quit that country without delay . 25 . Intelligence received ofthe capture of La Constance French privateer , of 1 S guns , by his Majesty ' s ship Mercury .
26 . La Revanche French privateer , of 16 guns , captured and sunk b y his Majesty's cutter the Marquis Cobourg . »• ¦ - Accounts received of a number of assassinations having been committed in the county of Cork . Sir Ralp h Abercrombie addressed a letter to the several military commanders in reprobation of the excesses which had for some time previous been committed by the troops in Ireland . 27 . Advice received that the Turkish rebel , Passwan Oglou , at the head of a numerous army , had made great progress against the Grand Seignior . 28 . A French privateer captured by the Resolution .
MARCH . 1 . Messrs . Arthur O'Connor , Binns , O'Coigley , and Leary , arrested at Margate , on a charge of attempting to pass over to France for treasonable purposes . 2 . A French privateer captured by his Majesty ' s ship Charon . The Camelion captured a large French privateer and retook several merchantmen . 3 M . Galloisthe French agent for prisoners , set out on his return to .
. , France , in consequence of our Government refusing him permission to reside in-London . 4 . Advice received from France of some partial actions having taken place between the Swiss troops anel the invading army of the French . 5 . Su Lawrence Parsons made a motion in the Irish House of Commons , recommending conciliatory measures in that country , which was negatived / , ba great majority .
y 6 . The Dublin' newspaper called she Press suppressed by military force . Several persons arrested on charges of hig h treason . . The capture of the Portland homeward-bound Jamaica packet by a French corvette announced at Lloyd's . Intelligence also received of the capture of several merchantmen bv the enemv ' s cruizers .
7 . General Fast and Humiliaton took place throughout England . 8 . Advice received of the loss of his Majesty ' s ship Hamadryad , on the coast of Barbary . 9 . Two soldiers were executed at Chelmsford for a most cruel rape on the body of a young woman . 10 " . The Paris papers announce that a complete revolution had been-effect : d at Rome ; and that five Consuls , under a French Dictator , had been appointed to govern the Ecclesiastical States .