Rocroi Surrenders in Napoleon War Scene
BRUSSELS PAPERS report the fortress of Rocroi capitulated after four hours of bombardment with 39 cannon, following trenches opened at 800 paces. The town yielded on conditions similar to Landrecies and Philippeville as generals at Maubert Fontaine and Paris receive updates on the campaign.
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Brussels
Rocrni
Nvon
Landrecies
Philippeville
Rocroi
Avucustus
Prussia
Maubert Fontaine
Jl. de la Belgium
Valenciennes
Prince Frederick
Paris
Rocrot
Augustus
Landreci¢s
Hase
France
Husinguen
Basle
Lecounsel
Resk
Baer
Buonapartes Dilemma and Resigned Spirit
Fragmentary note traces Buonapartes defiant remarks to officers and his later measured prudence. It likens his mood to a Spectator lover on a precipice, torn between despair and survival, as his torments press him to seek escape yet restrain himself by prudence.
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Laze Bovens
Storey
la Fayette
Whout
Sidney
Heaven
Lasepovere
Boursons
Rased
England
M.lage- Dovere
James II
Kingdom of
Louis XVIII
France
M. Lasepoyrke
Lapepoyvere
Louis
Jaarzs
Witliam
M. LaSepovere
James
Wittram
Louis the 19Th
Bunbury
Stats
Maitland
Thiai
Naval Intelligence and Portsmouth Harbor Movements
Portsmouth harbor shows ships and vessels returning stores and preparing to ordnance state. Queen Charlotte to stay as sp. flag at Spithead. Prince to be laid up at Portsmouth. Arrivals include Snake and Faughty brigs. Tiber sails to Portsmouth. barge wreck near Mewstone with three drowned. Yarmouth and Ostend packets frequent, with several naval officers onboard.
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Portsmouths
Spithead
Lord Exmourh
Prince
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Ava
Yulm
Mewstone
Hanwhcn
Lady Nepean
Cuxhaven
Beaufoy
Holland
Henry Freeling
Yarmouth
Paris
Baltic
Torpay
Liber
Dacres
Cork
Woolwich
Itosario
Nasscare
William Curtis
Falvra
Ostend
Lord Liverpool Packet
Aylesbury
Granville Temple
Lady Temple
Sawerweid
Messrs. Taylor and Colland
Jealous ex-officer acquitted in Paris court case
In Paris at the Court of Assizes the Chevalier de Longpré, formerly in the King's Body Guard, killed Therese Peti-Jean known as Clementine after a dispute with rival Dumont. Acquitted on grounds of lack of premeditation despite two pistol shots and severe injuries.
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Court OF Assizes
Paris
Cuance
Munver
Francois Richard Honoré
Chevalier de Longpré
Therese Peti-Jean
Clementine
Dumont
Longpré
Lovigpré
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Huningren
Bourghbre
Neudorf
Barbeneque
Garrizon
Huningen
Nendorf
Baron Fasching
Archduke John
Zurich
Prince Schwartzenberg
Duke of Wellington
Barbeniegue
Datle
Befort
Ecourbe
Asis
Hantiguen
Areeath
Gerid
Lower
Uvnderwalds
Letpsic
Jaly
Paria
Austria
Ghar
Stetgard
Out Gazette
the Courier
Luretag
Savany
Lariam Axp
Dwo
Ani
Mahs
Litnrenve
Gome
Buonaparte
Elba
Morning Chronicle
Foucur
Foude
Kruxe
Sedetés
French Free Corps
Lous XVII
M. Foycte
M. Fouerre
Lasepoyere
Sout
Cambaceres
Caus Laincourt
M. Foudie
Europe
M. Foucue
M. Foutse
Kine
M. Fouchle
Buonarangre
M. Follcwe
Soa
Hanover
Tat- Leyrand
Fayette
Prince de TaLteyrano
Duc d‘Ornante
Mhade
Surinam
Barbadoes
Guadaloupe
Rippon
Bank
Stock. Exchange
Fast India House
Hudson Laws
St. Belea
Waterloo
Harrow
Eton
Hermione
New York
Petre
James Luia
Martinique
Saintes
Gua
Cinarles
Lintos
Bianent
Royal Agricultural Society
Minister of the Interior
ROYAL
Haymarert
Phee Castle
Seatorter
Uxhall
Signor Loena
Sncert
Thie Girdens
Buonaparts
Naval Intelligence
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