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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Report from Brest on January 13 details the Festival of Reason celebration with burning of St. Louis and Charlemagne statues, daily arrivals of captured enemy prizes loaded with goods purchased by government at fixed prices, and ongoing preparations suggesting a planned invasion of England.
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BREST, Jan. 13.
The day before yesterday, we celebrated the Festival of Reason—The statues of St. Louis and Charlemagne, were taken from the church of the ci-devant St. Louis, and burnt.
Not a day passes without some prize taken from the enemy being brought in. Yesterday there arrived, one loaded with canvas, another with flour, and the third with provisions. Government bought all the commodities at the regulated price, and they are retailed at the same price to the people.
Preparations are incessantly making, which seem to indicate a descent upon England.
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Brest
Event Date
Jan. 13
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statues of st. louis and charlemagne burnt; three prizes arrived with canvas, flour, and provisions, all bought by government at regulated price and retailed to people at same price; preparations indicating descent upon england.
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On the day before yesterday, Festival of Reason celebrated by taking and burning statues of St. Louis and Charlemagne from the church of the ci-devant St. Louis. Prizes from the enemy arrive daily; yesterday, three arrived loaded with canvas, flour, and provisions, purchased by government at regulated price and sold to people at same price. Incessant preparations suggest a descent upon England.