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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Report from Placentia on April 14 details King Murat's Neapolitan army approaching the city, summoning surrender, with troop reinforcements and movements towards Genoa and Alexandria amid ongoing war tensions with Sardinian, Piedmontese, and Austrian forces.
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King Murat near Placentia. April 14—consequently not beaten and wounded on the 11th, and driven out of Italy—his army increasing and menacing the British at Genoa. The latest authentic and direct account.
PLACENTIA, April 14.
Four Piedmontese regiments from the garrison of this city. It is said they will be reinforced to-morrow by two more, who were last night at Broui, and who continue their march with all possible speed. The Neapolitan troops have their head-quarters at St. Lazare, one mile from this city; all the gates are shut, except that of Trebia. The king of Naples arrived this day at St. Lazare, and gave orders to summon the place to surrender.
The greatest fermentation prevails among the Sardinian troops, who, commanded by officers who had followed his majesty into Sardinia, have not inspired the soldiers with any confidence.
All our bastions and ramparts are mounted. but good artillerists are wanted. We have here a park considerable enough, and which the king of Naples appears to covet.
The citizens mount guard before the prisons, in order to maintain good order. The people are quiet.
The Neapolitans will enter whenever they please, without having to fight the troops, who last year fought them in redoubts: in the battles of the 13th and 18th.
The Neapolitan army which is estimated at 123,000 men, daily receives recruits from all the military who have been in service. A column of 25,000 men crossed the Po yesterday at Calais Maggiore, and marched upon Cremona, whilst general Campona holds the Austrians in check on the left of the Po and Mincio.
The Austrians appear to make great works of defence on the right borders of the Po, before our city, where they fear, the Neapolitan army, when they possess it will endeavor to cross the river.
By the reports which are in circulation, it appears, that the Neapolitans march through the Appenine mountains and take a direction for Genoa and Alexandria. It is believed that the troops, on the point of crossing the Trebbia are ordered to march against the latter city.
At this moment it is said that the Neapolitans are masters of St. Georges, of the castle of St. John, and are on the march for Stradella.
Journal de Paris
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Placentia
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April 14
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king murat not beaten and wounded on the 11th; army increasing to 123,000 men; neapolitans masters of st. georges and castle of st. john; summoned placentia to surrender; no major casualties reported
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King Murat's Neapolitan army approaches Placentia with headquarters at St. Lazare; summons city to surrender; Piedmontese reinforcements arrive; Sardinian troops demoralized; Neapolitans cross Po towards Cremona, march through Appenines to Genoa and Alexandria; hold Austrians in check; estimated 123,000 men receiving recruits.