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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 04, 1813
Page
2
The House debated the French petition for relief amid extended suffering. Topics included the Local Tokens bill extending circulation, and the Exchequer’s Property Tax and revenue reports. A long discussion followed on arrears, malt duties, and the consolidated fund, ending with adjournment.
Portuguese papers describe the Marquis of Torres Vedras arriving in Lisbon on the 16th after processing through triumphal arches at Elvas and along the road, greeted by Portuguese and English generals and the combined forces, with ships firing salvos to announce the event.
Wellington was feted in Lisbon with grand processions and palace receptions. Crowds shouted as he rode, illuminations lit the city, and a royal banquet at the Palace of Government celebrated his victory. The San Carlos Theatre spectacle honored the Great Lord with scenes, verses, and tributes to his campaigns.
Paris reports the King of Naples resigns command to the Viceroy amid a shifting front. Allied and French forces concentrate around Elbing, Posen, Dantzic, Graudentz, and Warsaw areas with varied troop movements, garrisons, and recent engagements described as minor.
Moniteur reports reorganizations under the King of Prussia and Austro-Russian alignments. Troop movements include Lauriston heading to Magdeburg, Souham toward the Rhine, and Bertrand to Verona. Danubian defenses tighten as Dantzic is fortified. public claims of battles are dismissed as false.
Prince Eugene Napoleon viceroy of Italy rejects St Petersburgh Gazettes version of events in November and December. He claims Platoff attacked weakly, no artillery captured, horses lost to cold, and insists his corps remained intact near Moscow. The letter asserts Russian reports are false and criticizes inaccurate Russia interpretation.
Thorn January 8. The marshal rebukes Petersburgh for claiming the army’s destruction at Moscow and asserts a stubborn retreat toward the Beresina. He notes extreme cold, losses of horses and artillery, and that the king pressed on, leaving his corps to follow amid enemy blocks near Krasnoy.
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