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The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Report from Zurich on March 13: French troops moving towards Rhine with pontoons to Flaach; Gen. Lecourbe halts passports to Germany; brief halt in Lake Constance trade due to misunderstanding, later resolved amid fears of hostilities.
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Within the last fortnight, troops have almost constantly passed through this city. The French have left their winter quarters, and approached the Rhine.
Yesterday between 30 and 40 pontoons were conveyed through the city to Flaach, on the Rhine, near the mouth of the Thur and the Toss.
General Lecourbe, who is still here, has declared to the Helvetic functionaries, that he cannot grant any more passports for crossing the Rhine, to persons intending to go to Germany.
The last passports signed by him, were for merchants going to Frankfort fair.
Last week the transporting of goods across the Lake of Constance, from Lindau, was suddenly stopped, and it was apprehended that hostilities would commence immediately; it appeared, however, afterwards, to have merely proceeded from a misunderstanding on the part of France, and, after some remonstrances, the communication was again permitted.
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Zurich
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March 13
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passports for crossing the rhine denied except for merchants to frankfort fair; transporting goods across lake of constance temporarily stopped due to misunderstanding but later permitted.
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Troops have passed through Zurich almost constantly in the last fortnight as French leave winter quarters and approach the Rhine. Yesterday, 30-40 pontoons conveyed through city to Flaach on Rhine near Thur and Toss mouths. General Lecourbe declared no more passports for crossing to Germany. Last week, goods transport across Lake of Constance from Lindau stopped, raising fears of immediate hostilities, but it was a French misunderstanding resolved by remonstrances.