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Foreign News
July 30, 1796
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
King of Sardinia sends principal minister to Paris to beg for peace after two defeats by the French, resulting in surrender of three principal fortresses, according to May 15 London report arriving via ship Chatham.
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NEW-YORK, July 4.
Yesterday the ship Chatham, Capt. Simmons, was wafted into port towards evening, in 62 days from London, and 49 from Portsmouth. We were favored with the Star, a ministerial paper, of May 15, received at Portsmouth on the day they sailed from thence, viz. May 16. This account states, that the king of Sardinia in consequence of the two defeats by the French, in which three of his principal fortresses surrendered to the victors, was under the necessity of sending one of his principal ministers to Paris to beg a Peace.
Yesterday the ship Chatham, Capt. Simmons, was wafted into port towards evening, in 62 days from London, and 49 from Portsmouth. We were favored with the Star, a ministerial paper, of May 15, received at Portsmouth on the day they sailed from thence, viz. May 16. This account states, that the king of Sardinia in consequence of the two defeats by the French, in which three of his principal fortresses surrendered to the victors, was under the necessity of sending one of his principal ministers to Paris to beg a Peace.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
Sardinia Defeats
French Victories
Fortresses Surrender
Peace Mission
Paris Negotiations
What entities or persons were involved?
King Of Sardinia
Where did it happen?
Sardinia
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Sardinia
Event Date
As Of May 15
Key Persons
King Of Sardinia
Outcome
three principal fortresses surrendered; minister sent to beg peace
Event Details
The king of Sardinia, after two defeats by the French in which three of his principal fortresses surrendered to the victors, sent one of his principal ministers to Paris to beg a Peace.