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Public Entry of Konigsseg Ambassador in Paris
The Emperor's ambassador Count Konigseg makes a public entry in Paris with grand escort. The Marshal Duke de Tallard and introductory ambassador SainGot lead the procession from Picpus to the King’s Coach. Attending dignitaries include Madame the Duchess de Berry, the Duke of Orleans, and other royal household members. A first audience follows, with guards and Swiss troops in display. Other items note German regiments marching to Mantua, fatigue from long marches, and temporary halts in Lombardy. Lisbon letters report Havens’s audience of the King and Queen, the death of Viscountess Barbacena, and the Sicilian minister's note on Quadruple Alliance treaties. A Paris report on Soiffonsis’s arrival and Messina’s citadel surrender follows, plus a riot in Lyn over customs seizures and subsequent punishment.