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Foreign News June 6, 1794

Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

On April 10, the Union Packet arrived in Dover from Ostend with messengers reporting the army quiet two days prior. A Swiss gentleman noted the Prussian army augmenting, with 6,000 troops arriving in Coblentz and 8,000 expected soon, amid vigorous preparations.

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DOVER, April 10.

Arrived the Union Packet, Captain Sutton, with the mail and messengers, Messrs. Wiseman and Shaw, from Ostend: the messengers left the army but two days ago, when every thing was perfectly quiet, and nothing material had happened.

A Swiss gentleman who came over in the Packet, and who passed through Frankfort, Coblentz, and Cologne, about ten days ago, states, that the Prussian army is daily augmenting; that six thousand fresh troops marched into Coblentz the day he passed that place; that eight thousand were expected on the following day, and that all the military preparations seemed to go on with vigor.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign War Report

What keywords are associated?

Prussian Army Troop Movements Coblentz Military Preparations Army Quiet

What entities or persons were involved?

Captain Sutton Messrs. Wiseman And Shaw

Where did it happen?

Coblentz

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Coblentz

Event Date

April 10

Key Persons

Captain Sutton Messrs. Wiseman And Shaw

Outcome

prussian army daily augmenting; 6,000 fresh troops marched into coblentz; 8,000 expected the following day; army quiet with nothing material happened.

Event Details

Messengers from Ostend left the army two days prior to April 10, reporting everything perfectly quiet. A Swiss gentleman passing through Frankfort, Coblentz, and Cologne ten days ago stated the Prussian army is daily augmenting with military preparations proceeding vigorously.

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