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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 23, 1813
Page
4
Report notes common soldiers deserted to save themselves while officers arrive daily. A caravan passed with 180 sledges and 150 men bearing the remains of a division to obtain horses in Silesia. The allied army numbers up to 65 cannon and 100,000 men, with whole cavalry present.
The piece reviews scattered reports from January about Russian and French actions, with references to Vilna and Wilna, German relations, naval exploits near the Mediterranean, and political commentaries on the Prussian, Saxon, and Polish theaters. It notes rumors about Napoleon’s army, the fate of commanders, and the broader impact on German and European power dynamics.
The report lists multiple French corps with ranks and ranks lost, noting at Marienbourg and other locations the presence of generals, colonels, captains, and dismounted artillery. It recounts a wounded imperial aide and a mutilated horse, then totals the Grand Army at 21 generals, several officers, drummers, privates, and a live horse noted as dead.
The Lincoln Gaol management inquiry concludes no substantial abuse or mistreatment found by inmates, aside from a few omissions. The report also covers East Indian House proceedings, royal grants to loyalists, ship assignments for Motna Fort, and troop movements across Prussia and Poland with references to the Grande Armée’s waning strength and dispersal toward Vistula, Gumbinnen, and Dantzik regions.
The Portsoy dispatch notes West India convoy movements under the Fengeur and Lipiegte escorts, mentioning ships and cutters, weather, and naval actions. It includes news from Dieppe on captured brigs, press of horses for the army, and a court verdict in Oxford for forging Bank of England notes.
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