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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 14, 1821
Page
4
Private correspondence from Paris discusses the King’s opening speech for the 1821 session and its constitutional implications. It notes the credit outlook, opinions on land taxes, and the absence of deputies, with markets reacting as exchanges trend toward liquidation while Parisian commerce remains cautiously stable.
Price of STC Bank stock falls while other securities move. Sper Ct. Red.72 5 per Ct. Cons. 77. 3 per Cent. 87. 4 per Cents, 96%- 7 per Cents, 110% values noted.
The Courier notes lower finds due to a market stock gilt surplus with Consols for Account at 78x and January opening at 78 %. It cites Danish Loan preparations and a City contract for £1.5 million as weighing on mood. The paper defends royal travel with Dutch escort debates, noting discreet reception and caballed precautions along the Netherlands, France, and Prussia routes. A private Vienna dispatch from Nov 1 follows.
Within a week rumors claim a war declaration between Russia and Turkey is unfounded. No individual can credit it. Reports speak of a Cabinet misunderstanding between London and St Petersburg over the Gaks, with our Court involved. English papers show support, increasing speculation. Frequent contacts persist between this place and St Petersburg.
Accounts from Smyrna via Stangate Creek describe the destruction of the Greek fleet totaling at least 70 vessels in Lepanto Bay. The Turkish squadron numbered 60 ships with six Algerine men of war. The Turkish fleet then moved toward Ipsara hoping to confront more Greek forces, while reports omit any clear start of hostilities on the Pruth.
An October Charleston publication warns of a brutal launch attack near Matanzas in 1821. Three American vessels were seized, crews killed or tortured, with pirates from Portugal Spain and England blasting a path of death.
The Paris Journals of Sunday arrival note the Chamber of Peers prepared an Address in reply to the Royal speech with debate set for Tuesday. A Chamber of Deputies order fixes a public sitting Monday to review the eligibility of newly elected Members. An Vienna dated article claims peace with Russia and Turkey is assured. Gazette de France reports a defamatory claim against General Wilson.
A rapid digest of dispatches from Paris Vienna and Augsburg notes peace talks with Russia and the Ottoman Porte with cautious expectations. Reports describe Russian troop movements and guard cantonments while Constantinople and St Petersburg exchange warnings of possible war and efforts to keep Christian subjects safe.
A historical anecdote recounts Buonaparte at St Helena facing illness and death. He gardens, toys with a nine year old sergeant’s daughter Julie, and expresses disdain for life while planning tributes and confronting mortality. His last days reveal a captive ruler reflecting on fate and empire.
Various vessels report arrivals and departures from ports including Jamaica Savannah Limerick Smyrna and Lisbon. A capsized ship near Ushant and a London bridge collision caused cargo losses but no lives. Legal notices discuss a Sunderland will dispute and a deserter harming himself while jailed. Market reports note wheat oversupply and weak demand in Carlisle.
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