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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 25, 1815
Page
3
Paris reports the King’s ministers and ambassadors shifting posts, including the Duke of Otrante’s removal from office. It notes a press liberty commission sparking debate and lists Allied plenipotentiaries poised to draft declarations on France. The piece covers troop movements, garrison changes, and expected retirements to Paris with Blucher and Barclay de Tolly sending orders and honors.
Dispatches from La Chapelle and Basle report Medy Bas fortress below Montmedy captured by Prussian troops under General Haake on the night of the 14th with Longwy capitulating on the 15th. Other frontier towns endure bombardment as French and Prussian forces clash amid rising conjecture of peace.
Stock prices show the 3 per cent Consols at 57 noting a day’s activity with reductions and different rates for 4 and 5 per cent issues. Omnium stock marked at 734 per share with related adjustments and quotes for the day.
The Paris journals claim Fouche resigns as minister of police and is exiled to Saxony, with Angles expected as the new minister. War strategy, Allied declarations, and frontier moves are discussed as the Chamber of Deputies meets. Reports also note troop movements and possible peace terms, with British ships active off the Hook and arrivals from Dublin and Charleston.
The Emperor of Russia will travel to Poland to arrange the government of his new states. In France several notable individuals are punished for sedition while major traitors still evade capture. Ney’s trial is postponed under various pretences as a ministry reshuffle hints at stricter discipline for rebels.
The Jamaica fleet news notes seven ships unaccounted after a gale, with a new fleet of about 60 sail sighted in the Channel. Herald carried 63 ships to Downs, with Rinaldo and other vessels splitting toward Ireland Bristol and Liverpool. Dispatch left in quarantine. several ships arrive at Portsmouth and Plymouth with troops, while the Duke of Orleans and Prince of Mecklenburg embark for Calais. Reports detail attacks on a nobleman’s coach in Italy, and Jamaica-bound ships passing the port. Market prices for wheat, barley, oats, beans, and meat are listed, with widespread wheat shortages and price shifts.
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