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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 25, 1813
Page
2
Dispatches from Nuremberg, Sp ruck and Berlin describe troop movements, conscription, and shifts of headquarters. French generals and Neapolitan forces are noted, with Paris council actions on enrolments and municipal issues. Coruna and Holland lines show arrivals and statuses.
Reports from Moloditschow and St. Petersburgh detail General Kurovsoff’s proclamation urging Lithuanian loyalty and promising peace and prosperity if the war ends. Paris papers note French generals deserting. Berlin defies Napoleon’s retreat and Austria weighs a 120,000 man reserve army amid Vienna talks.
A lengthy analysis discusses Prussian appeals to rally subjects, potential support for a reformer king, and the risks to Prussia under Buonaparte. It compares Russian declarations with proclamations, questions the age of Princess Cuantotre, and notes a forthcoming levee at Carlton House.
The Courier Office prints a January 14 1813 extract from a letter from Carascona noting French forces gathering near Insterburg with Dantzic troops, lacking cavalry and cannon. Russians reportedly near Konigsberg, Berlin letters speak of annihilation of the enemy. Weather harsher after thaw, hope for early spring.
Reports arrive from Jan 22 to 24 with ships and convoys sailing to Lisbon Malta and the Mediterranean. Vessels include Partridge Zephyr Borer cutter Harmony and Bloodhound. Industry retaken from an American privateer. ships from Leith Gottenburgh and Harwich carrying mails and passengers. General More remains ashore as wind shifts.
Report from Corn-Exchange Jax notes heavy sale and price dips across Wheat Barley Oats and White Peas amid ample supply. In London, the Princess Charlotte of Watts dined with the Princess of Waters at Kensington and the Earl of Livefront recovers from fever. Continental orders shift away from cyphers as traders cite the Continental System. Copper ore and tin rise in Cornwall due to Russian successes. A fire at St James’s hotel destroys the building and damage to nearby houses, with Koncen and Perceya music shop ruined.
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