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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 11, 1815
Page
3
A cryptic OCR fragment discusses Austria’s military strength and German states, mentioning excess but unclear figures. It references a correspondent and the dissolution of a congress, with hints Wellington will hear instructions affecting negotiations. The passage is fragmentary and high-level.
Paris reports on February 7 that 20 000 Italian troops may have entered Rome and the Pope fled the city while Joachim Murat moves Naples. Irish matters note Archbishop Ferris resigning as administrator and Paul Long taking control of the Irish Establishments in France. Gazette de France records Martinique reoccupation and new colonial imposts, with duties on colonial exports and foreign commerce to be adjusted in 1815.
Telegrams from Hamburg and Vienna report Allied powers expanding troop deployments from the Rhine toward the Elbe and Oder with planned future garrisons. Vienna notes Count Munster receiving the Grand Cross for service as negotiations on slave trade and Poland stall, raising fears of renewed wars.
The Courier reports Paris papers show no Congress news as Vienna exchange falls, Naples army rumors reach Rome, and Bourbon presses curb gazettes. It critiques American naval strength, highlights Hartford fears, and notes a Cabinet meeting and a Privy Council pricking sheriffs setup.
A historical note remarks that the Allied Powers cling to their principles and wait for the others to concede first. Prices for stocks show 3 percent consols at 64933, red 6417, 4 percent 813, and 5 percent 932.
A speech argues for a leader with candor, strong finance sense, and universal trust. It contends the chief should be skilled in finance, oppose taxes, and see political actors as bargaining partners, urging selection of an unbiased, broadly trusted figure.
Vienna reports Prussia proposing indemnities totaling about four million subjects after losses at Tilsit. It lists recovered territories along the Rhine and Elbe, uncaptured regions, and cessions to Hanover and Weimar, while considering exchanges for balance of power. The plan hints at Luxembourg, Sambre Meuse forests, and potential rearrangements with Belgium or France.
The report covers ship movements from Port Louis and Plymouth including Marchioness of Ely and Lady Carrington, with convoys and packets sailing for Cork, Jamaica, and the West Indies. It also notes a London borough election for Henry Thornton’s seat, the Admiralty plan to cut Deptford and Woolwich appointments, and a fatal duel on Bogro Island involving Lieutenant P and Dr K aboard the Malabat.
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