Paris Hosts Targeted by Prussian Conscriptions 1815
The official Gazette prints a Paris letter dated July 10 1815 addressed to the Prefect of the Seine. It warns Paris and its citizens to raise a 100 million franc contribution for Blucher’s army or face hostages and transport to Graudenz. The letter defends wartime requisitions, cites past French and Prussian actions, and implies dire consequences for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Blucher of
Wahlstadt
Paris
Graudenz
West Prussia
Prince Blucher
Prus
Bia
M. Dara
France
Tyrpany
Prussia
Buonaparte
Count Dera
Berlin
Katzbach
Cuhn
Dennewetz
Parig
Paris Letter Reveals French Council's Revolutionary Ties
Private Paris dated August 30 depicts European desire for social order as reforms persist. The writer criticizes the Council of State for hosting mostly revolutionaries, argues ministers fear honest, capable men, and notes suspicions about Talleyrand and Fouche. It discusses royalists, elections, and the pending Ney trial with judges yet unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Paris
Council of State
Amd
Adéune
Talleyrand
Fouche
Collé
M.de Sally
Henri Quatre
Duc d’Otrante
Unclear Journal Excerpt on Responsibility and Disavowal
Fragmentary remarks discuss responsibility around a letter and whether Fouche wrote it. The speaker notes public doubt about authorship and calls for disavowal if misused, highlighting expectations placed on the letter’s originator.
The Remains of the Duke of Orleans and his Swiss Flight
A translated letter details the Duke of Orleans leaving France to avoid arrest after Louis XVI’s death. He sought refuge in Switzerland living in poverty for months, teaching geometry in German, and earning respect as a professor while remaining unseen. He later planned to visit North America seeking liberty he valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tweddell
Digby
Hamburgh
Duke of
Orleans
Louis XVI
Duke of Orleans
France
Charles
Mons
Switzerland
Louis
Robespierre
Grisons
Messrs. de Salis
North America
Genappe
Prince Regent's letter to Alten on Hanoverian courage
The Prince Regent writes from Carlton House praising General Alten for Hanoverian bravery in the Spain and Waterloo campaigns. He notes wounds and recovery prospects, pledges support for widows and orphans, and grants the title Count to Alten and his descendants. The Hanoverian troops are allowed to bear the word Waterloo on colours and uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Aus
Great Britain
Charles Alten
George Prince
George III
Duke of Cambridge
Spain
Waterloo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aix-La-Chapelle
Department OF the Seine
Graundenz
Fouché
Nederlanden
Vaderlands
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