Courier in London, Middlesex

Military Movements In Russia and Galicia Reported

Letters from Russia indicate authorities ordered early recruitment for 1839 to be completed by December 10. Recruits to march to Kiev and then join corps of the southern army, with estimates from 80,000 to 120,000 men. Russia forwards wheat and military stores to Kiev and other towns as it reinforces the southern line for potential operations against Turkey. Austrian Galicia prepares 36,000 troops to form an army of decarnatione, to be increased to 80,000 under Archduke Ferdinand of Este as Governor General.