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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Feb 17, 1814
Page
2
An unsigned dispatch outlines strategic orders for the Sixteenth Military Division. It notes enemy positions near Antwerp, calls for vigilance, provision of supplies, and precautionary measures against coups and surprise attacks. Commandants urged rapid action and efficient administration to support frontline forces.
Telegrams describe a French garrison near Corcum agreeing to capitulate within twelve hours after a heavy bombardment lasting several hours. The besiegers report heavy losses and expect forces to march through Rupian territory while noting Russian officers of high rank among those arriving. A proclamation from General Blacher urges restraint and hints at a peaceable settlement, with French troops ordered to head toward Paris as others evacuate surrounding districts.
Lisbon papers report the Lord of San Carhis has, after dispatches from Buonaparte to the Spanish Government, returned from Madrid to France amid a sad note as matters remain unsettled.
Dispatches from Downing Street recount British and American forces in Upper Canada and Lake Champlain. Prevost and Barclay updates detail failures and retreats, weather hardships, and naval losses at Plattsburg and Lake Erie.
An official account describes a fierce action involving the Detroit and Queen Charlotte against American vessels near a windward approach. It records heavy casualties, heroic conduct by Capt Finais, Lt Garland mortally wounded, and numerous officers and seamen wounded or killed, with praise for Trent Buchan and Lt. Bignall. The piece notes the weather gage favored the Americans and apologizes for the ensuing losses while honoring the brave actions of British seamen and troops.
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