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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Reports on French military preparations for an expedition against England: General Kleber commands the right wing of the army from Calais to the Scheldt, with a French-Batavian corps assembling at Flushing. From Bordeaux via the ship Victoria (arrived New York April 7, left Feb 10-20), merchant ships requisitioned, provision fleet to Brest, active port preparations, government subscriptions, contradictory news on U.S. commissioners, expected embargo, low American produce prices except tobacco.
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Kleber has the command of the right wing of the army of England, which is to stretch from Calais to the north of the Scheldt. A corps of French and Batavians is likewise to assemble at Flushing.
The Victoria arrived on Saturday the 7th inst. from Bordeaux at New York. She left the city on the 10th February, and the light house on the 20th.
By her we learn that all the merchant ships at Bordeaux were in a state of requisition; that a provision fleet for Brest was soon to sail; that preparations were making with the most unceasing activity in every port of France for the expedition against England; that subscriptions were yet open to increase the means of the government, to which the people subscribed very generally. Accounts at Bordeaux of our commissioners were various and contradictory: little business doing; no insurance to be had. An embargo was soon expected. Americans were well treated; our produce low, except tobacco.
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France
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10th February To 7th Inst.
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Kleber commands the right wing of the army stretching from Calais to north of the Scheldt; French and Batavian corps to assemble at Flushing. Victoria from Bordeaux reports merchant ships requisitioned, provision fleet soon to sail for Brest, unceasing preparations in French ports for expedition against England, open subscriptions with general public support, various contradictory accounts of U.S. commissioners, little business and no insurance, expected embargo, good treatment of Americans, low prices for American produce except tobacco.