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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 08, 1815
Page
2
Reports from Vienna detail the Italian front with Bologna's defense and Neapolitan demoralization as Austrians push near Bologna. News from Breslau, Brand enburg, and Milan note Russian brigades arriving, Murat retreating, and plots about Napoleon's son and Poland.
Stock 3 per cent conservative 5835 company for action 5814 shows consumer price changes. Sper current redaction 574 indicates market movement and trading interest for this listing.
The Courier reports Austrian successes in Italy with Mora retreating from Panaro to Bologna. Murat reaches Imola and is noted at Faenza as Austrian forces press his flank. Paris papers dispute Buonapartes departure plans while Paris fears Montmartre batteries. Halifax and Boston notices cite Prevost’s return to England and Canadian administration by Lt General Cox. Proposals for a new 2 million loan are outlined by the National Intelligencer and Congress action.
From Lisbon to Ostend, dispatches describe French hostilities rising, conscripts deserting in Rouen, and 88th regiment reduced en route to Paris. Notices mention ships arriving from India and Madeira, and warnings of militia mobilizations as Britain tracks the widening crisis.
Private correspondence reports the Duke of Wellington traveling to Liege for a campaign conference with Prince Blucher. A French suspect and a Prussian guard are noted in Ghent while deserters increase at Tournay. General Nevers, once with Buonaparte, is in favorable standing with the king and rumored to be summoned to Paris for a new command.
An order from the General commanding at Calais demanded all non domiciled in France quit within 24 hours. Many Bourbons supporters and English families left, abandoning property. Rumors say the Dover mayor joined the exodus and sailed to Ostend. news remains uncertain. Villages report vessels arriving daily from France.
Corn Excnanor May 8 reports a well supplied market with heavy wheat sales. Prices for most descriptions fall two shillings per quarter from last Monday, while fresh Barley sells higher than the previous week and inferior sorts show no price change. White Peas down four shillings per quart. oats and beans show little change.
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