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Foreign News
April 14, 1794
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Accounts from London to Jan. 16 report the revelation of the disastrous British expedition at Toulon, sparking public outrage in England, including a mob stoning Lord Howe's house in frustration.
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April 5. Verbal accounts from London, to Jan. 16, are, that finally, after having been kept a profound secret for a long time, the disastrous expedition at TOULON was fully known, and had caused John Bull to groan and swear and dance most vehemently; the mortification of the beef-eaters of old England was so great, that to revenge themselves, they nobly in a respectable mob, approached lord Howe's house, and threw stones at his windows!--Heroic BRITISH mode of ascertaining the FREEDOM and DIGNITY of the nation!
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Toulon Expedition
British Mortification
Lord Howe Mob
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Howe
Where did it happen?
Toulon
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Toulon
Event Date
To Jan. 16
Key Persons
Lord Howe
Outcome
disastrous expedition
Event Details
Verbal accounts from London reveal that the disastrous expedition at Toulon, kept secret for a long time, became fully known, causing intense public mortification in England; a mob approached Lord Howe's house and threw stones at his windows.