Collection | William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh |
Description | The writer includes a copy of a letter from Long dated 23 August 1792. The letter discusses Ireland and revolution, mentioning volunteers in the towns of Belfast, Armgayh [Armagh] and Omagh, and that Mr Gerna, Simon Butler and Scharman must act with caution. Long also mentions a French defeat by the Prussians at [?Zierch]; the Austrian forces entering Rhinzebergn [Rheinzabern], L'auterbourg [Lauterbourg], and Alsacienner [?Alsace]; and Jacobites in Ireland, Holland and Brabant. Includes a list of French officers arrested by the Austrians near Rochefort on 21 August 1792 including: Duc de Bourbon, Gen[era]l Lafayette, Alexandre [Comte de] Lameth, Latour Maubourg, Charles Maubourg and Victor Maubourg. [These men, including other former members of the Constituent Assembly, had all fled France.] |