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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 01, 1797
Page
4
Official dispatches describe battles in the Italian theater at Scheifflings and Neumarck, including Jounert’s assault at Malpruck, Massena’s guard actions, and severe Austrian rear-guard losses. Dumas and other French officers gain praise while Napoleon’s forces seize defiles and advance toward Vienna.
The divisions of Angereatz and Maffena pushed toward Freifack along the Zurk repairing bridges. The enemy tried to pause them at Freisack with a four hour suspension. They abandoned magazines for twenty thousand men for fifteen days and retreated through D Irnestein defiles. Maffenay division seized 600 prisoners and inflicted heavy losses. Bernadotte protected Idria mines evacuation and aided Trieste imports as our forces moved right. Bea THER.
Historic letters from Buonaparte and generals Bellegarde Morvelot describe a suspension of arms from April 7 to 13 and a formal line from Fiume to Rottenman. Reports detail French and Imperial positions, sieges, and posturing as negotiations for peace unfold amid battles near Neuwied and Tyrol. The dossier notes captives, prisoners, and movements across Gratz, Breuck, and Lienz as commanders seek a negotiated truce.
A dated missive from the General in Chief at headquarters Dierdorf on April 18 reports that for two days enemy primes persist in pressing for an armistice while the executive directory faces ongoing negotiations and terms.
Army dispatch reports the passage of the Rhine at Bischoffheim and a victory in the Kintzig valley. Kehl retaken. 4000 prisoners and enemy equipment seized. Buonaparte reportedly signed preliminaries of peace with the Archduke. Moreau notified.
From the Directory journal dated Floréal 6 to Germinal 29 the Rhine and Moselle army report bold moves into the Rhine region. They claim 7000 prisoners, 27 mortars, 7 flags, and capture of the fort at Kehl after a daytime coup de main, with heavy Austrian losses and a hint of peace terms referenced by Moreau and Buonaparte.
Readable fragments show current prices for wheat rye barley and sugar with variations in quality. The text lists ranges like wheat 375s to 44s and rye 178 to 70s, along with barleys and fines, reflecting fluctuating commodity values amid unclear context.
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