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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 27, 1813
Page
3
A dated collection of military and political notes from Corunna Lisbon Cadiz and Stockholm recounts actions in the Peninsula campaigns including troop movements counters and forecasts. It notes British and allied dispositions Napoleon era reports and the stock market reaction to fiscal measures amid ongoing hostilities.
The piece argues that Russians are spread too widely for easy French leverage, while Buonaparte could concentrate forces. It notes Austrian firmness and Saxon Bavarian fidelity as fragile, warns against overconfidence in Russia, and questions Prussia’s defection and Saxony’s ability to supply Buonaparte. The tone remains speculative and critical of pro-Russian optimism.
Reports detail the Windsor funeral plan for the Duke of Brunswick with royal consultation, a leaden coffin, and a forthcoming state inscription. The Prince Regent and Queen authorize private mourning extensions and government notes promise convoy relief for Elbe and Weser trade.
Reports detail multiple arrivals in Jamaica Barbadoes and Guadaloupe areas. Ships include Lady Mary Pelham Dian a Feniouth Perseus and Gofossug with convoys to the Downs and Jamaica. The Doris and Saltette frigates lead a large East India fleet and Royal Marines dispatch under Major Malcolm. Rear-Admiral Hore prepares to command in the Baltic aboard Defiance.
A Morning Post report based on Cambridge events notes a false alarm caused by a candle fragment behind a broken candle when a chimney overheated. The incident led to speculation the incendiary remained inside the college. Kespar faced trial with fourteen witnesses and a key witness later discredited, ending in acquittal.
Lieut Col Gornox of the Unvernss Militia received signed rolls from various units expressing regret for a memorial to the Palace Reeex and satisfaction with explanations about service duration. An Earthquake shock at Exmouth lasted moments, rattling houses and causing alarm along the coast through Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton.
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