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Foreign News
November 25, 1789
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Captain David Smith arrived in Portland from Bordeaux, France, reporting ongoing revolutionary fervor: mandatory national cockades, military preparations, and widespread demands for liberty. Rumors circulated of the German Emperor aiding French nobility with troops.
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PORTLAND. NOV. 16.
On Wednesday last arrived here Capt. David Smith, in the brig Sally, after a passage of 46 days from Bordeaux in France. Capt. Smith informs, that the spirit of the nation continued the same as it had been--even foreigners were not permitted to walk the streets without the National Cockade--regiments were raising, equipping, exercising, &c. and that the "LIBERTY OF THE NATION" was loudly called for and insisted on, through all ranks, from the mouth of quivering age to the lips of lisping infancy.
When the Sally left Bordeaux a rumour was circulating, that the Emperor of Germany was about to espouse the cause of the French Nobility, furnish them with troops, &c.
On Wednesday last arrived here Capt. David Smith, in the brig Sally, after a passage of 46 days from Bordeaux in France. Capt. Smith informs, that the spirit of the nation continued the same as it had been--even foreigners were not permitted to walk the streets without the National Cockade--regiments were raising, equipping, exercising, &c. and that the "LIBERTY OF THE NATION" was loudly called for and insisted on, through all ranks, from the mouth of quivering age to the lips of lisping infancy.
When the Sally left Bordeaux a rumour was circulating, that the Emperor of Germany was about to espouse the cause of the French Nobility, furnish them with troops, &c.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Rebellion Or Revolt
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
French Revolution
National Cockade
Liberty Demands
Military Preparations
German Emperor
French Nobility
Bordeaux Rumors
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. David Smith
Emperor Of Germany
Where did it happen?
Bordeaux, France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Bordeaux, France
Key Persons
Capt. David Smith
Emperor Of Germany
Event Details
Captain Smith reported continued revolutionary spirit in France, with foreigners required to wear the National Cockade, regiments being raised and exercised, and liberty demanded across all ages. A rumor circulated that the Emperor of Germany would support the French Nobility with troops.