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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 12, 1815
Page
3
News from Paris outlines the alliance between Prussia and Austria with orders to restore French administration and fund war requisitions. Reports cover troop movements toward Longwy and Besançon, expected sieges, and ambassadors meeting the king.
The Dutch Mail reports the 7th Prussian corps marching via Namur and Dinant toward France. Fortresses like Thionville Longwy Montmedy and Gevett are to be attacked as Duke of Wellington funnels heavy artillery to the frontiers. Montmedy siege begins, Givet and Charlemont besieged, and the 7th corps advances toward Rheims with expectations of a convoy of Rhinish School pieces from Antwerp.
The Courier reports Paris papers noting Russian retreat after the Cham pagne review and British and Dutch troops near the Netherlands. It cites sieges at Longwy and multiple fronts, with Austrians and Bavarians reinforcing, plus proclamations from Nantes and Gard about administration and disarmament. The piece also covers domestic disturbances, assassinations in Gard, trials for Free Emperor cries, and Royal Guard appointments alongside updates from Holland and London.
Dispatches from Paris report the alliance facing French fortresses as Prussian and Austrian units press sieges. Total allied presence in France climbs to about 1,050,600, including Bavarians Württemberghers and court retinue, while Lord Castlereagh recovers from a heavy kick injury but remains able to conduct affairs.
Private correspondence from Paris notes Parisian reading of English papers and public opinion on French politics. It cites Fouché facing dismissal after the King challenged claims about Bourbon control and hints at Bourienne as a possible successor.
Naval intelligence notes five ships of the Leeward Island Fleet near Bristol with no weather impact noticed. The Barrosa frigate, convoy commodore, reportedly off Portsmouth and the fleet possibly in the Channel. other listed vessels include Dexterous Union Princess of Wales Balfour and Diane bound for various destinations. Also arrivals at Plymouth and Harwich plus mail packets and transport movements to Ostend, Lisbon, and Corunna with Royal Waggon Train embarkation under Major Turner.
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