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II BT4? ?IPS*. fI.OOLAMATION, eOsCIRMUICI Anomeminci SIMIAL AMU to TH. PllOllllll l l MOMS. In eontegnenee of the unfortunate and ante& total diffolution of feveral corps of the army, fent.into the field againft the French, it has been inspoffible for his ?ruffian Majefty, on account of a total want of au thentic information, to diffingulfh truth from falle boot!, rumours from has, to reward merit, or to joaia puniffiment. His Majelly therefore mutt poft- pone drawing any conclufions until that period, when his Majelly than be enabled to do fo with more eer. tainty and precition. His Majefty is far from the idea of aferibing to his brave armies. all the calamities and misfortunes which he himfelf and his dominions have experknced. It is, on the contrary, very fatif: fattory to his Majefty that many of his foldiers, from the higheft to the lowett rank,have diftinguiffiedthem (elves by a Ready courage, continued perfeverance, and a true fenfe of honour. But, unfoitunately, in. (lances have occurred (proved by fans, that (peak for themfelves) of filch a nature as not to be palled over any longer in filence : on the contrary they ought molt feverely and moil publicly to be animadverted on as an example for the future. Amongft thofe whole conduit is molt highly reprehenfible are— t ft, AU thole officers who have more or lets parti • cipated in the unheard acondult of the furrender to the enemy of the fortreffes of Stettin, Cuftrin, Span dau, and Magdebargh. a. All thofe officers who, not being prefent at the capitulation of their retpeitive corps, neverthelefs offered themfelves voluntarily to furrender, as belong ing to loch corps, nay, even perfuaded their corn. rades and their fubalterns to take a fimilar feaudalous reiolation. 3. Lattly, all thole who, without having received any furlough, or having been made prifoners, have ablented themfelves from the armies, and went either home or elfewhere, &c. In confeqtience of which his Majefly has,. for the prefent, difaiiffed his fervice, with difgrace, for ever, the Major and Commandant at Erfurth, Von Prof chenek, becaufe, though the city of Erfurth furren dered, there was no neceffity to deliver up the forts of Peterfberg and Ciriaxburg, if the Commandant had taken the neceffary precautions. At Stettin, the I Lieutenant General and Governor, Von Romberg, is calhiered, as well as the Major General Von Knobkf dorff. Major General Von. Rauch, as Commander in Second, is difiniffed with difgrace, and for ever. The Major and tort Engineer of Stettin, Von arenber g, is broke. In Cultrin, the Colonel and Commander, Von, la: terfieben, is condemned to be (hot. In Spandau, the- Major and Commander, Von Benkendorff, is difrnifred with difgrace. In Magdeburgh„ the General of Infantry, Von and the Commander, Colonel du Troffel, are difmiffed with difgrace. • All the remaining Generals who were at Magde. burgh at the time, and who :n the Council of War, toted for the furrender of the fortrefs, are likewife difmiffed with difgrace, as alfo all thole Officers who have figned: any of the above mentioned Capi- iulations. • idly, AU the officers of the corps of Hohenlohe, who belonged to it.at the affairs of Pafenwalk and Prentzlow, who arrived at Stettin before the capita lation of that place, and who joined thofe that were included in that capitulation, arc alfo difmiffed the iervice for ever. All officers who, previous to the capitulation concluded at Anclam, had paged that *own, but returned to furrender themfelves prifoners, are aifo dill's - titled the ttrvice. 3dly, All Officers who, daring the retreat of their corps, left them without having* furlough, or with out having been taken prifoners, and _null have re turned home or elfewhere ; and all Officers not ,be longing to any corps that was obliged to capitulate, and who laave..gone over to the enemy, in order to get paports that they might return home, without moleffation, are all difmiffed the fer vice for ever. ' Farther, his Majefty referees to himfelf to bring to account all thoie officers, high and low, particularly. thole in the Commiffary Department, whofe anions 11111 remain doubtful, or who in the eyes of the army have ( hewn themfelves unworthy of the unit repofed in them, and if upon the future inveftigation of their condo& the above Rated fans are found to be more criminal than at prcfent appears, then and in that cafe, the punilment will be proportionably fevere— but in order to prevent future derelinion from duty, hi, Majefty has thought proper to publith the follow. Ordinances : .• I. All Governors and Commandants who in In tute, from fear of a bombardment, or under, th,,,prt. 4 text of a want of the neceffary regnifites for (import. ing a liege, m midge:Mit groundlefs pretence what ever, be it what ft may, (hall neglea or refufe to defend with whatever refources they poffefs, the for treffes entrufted to their charge, (hall be (hot, _without any mercy. Every Commander or Governor of fortreffes who confent to any feeret articles (tn the capitula tion which the enemy may force them to conclude), for their own benefit or that of any of their fubal terns, as has been the cafe at Magdeburgh, (hall be cashiered. •• Z. Every regiment which does not obey the orders received to at lack, or without orders leaver the field jllan tatdi fhall ll6 l:esede lthali red be : l a i n S tl lie diafted 11i tto " oth hig er g re: . 3. Evety Officer Who in fttlttre (ball be guilty of the mifdemeauors firfl above defcribed in Nos. 2 and 3, or (hail leave the field of battle without being wounded, [hall be caihiered with infamy : each fol. j 1 ' dier who in running away throws away his arms flsoll be immediately (hot. 4.. Every Officer who (hall meet with any , difperfed foldiers (hall rally them, and lead.,thens to the firft corps, or to another place of readeeVotis. If he does not perform this duty he 'ball be accduniable for his conduit. • - • 5. The regimental lind compsny.Sergeons are to be as near their eerpettive corps owthe day of battle, as poffible, and they meter be provided with all the requifites of their prOfeffion, under pain of being dif miffed with difsiice ' • ',lf • 6. The ansminisios 'waggons of each corps ought always to be attended brit Staff Officer or Captain, to preferve regularity in 'the starch. Thofe Officers commanded to attend this atiti (ball be cafideted in cafe of neglecting the fame. Whoever wantonly fires a mulleet to create a fall& alarm, Wall be immediately fhot. Any waggon driver, who (hail unyoke his horfes from his waggon, in order to run away with them, (hall be (hot. Bat as it is abfolutely neceffary to pro duce a ferious alteratioct in the CommilTary Depart ment of the army, the plan of reform to be adopted (hall be communicated as Coon as poffible to the dif ferent corps. 7. On any unforelien occurrences, for example, on extraordinary forced marches, retreats, &c. every Commanding Officer of a corps (hall be entitled to make a requifition upon the inhabitants fOr the necef fary quantity of provifions and forage for the men and horfes under his command, giving hicreceim for the fame ; but if he exceeds the necethry quantity in his requifition, he (hall be (hot. 8- The Officers of the General Staff, with their Adjutants, are to take charge of condufling the ft. veral corps, and are never to leave their refpeeive commands. The pioneers are to be at the head of each column, that they may be ready to repair the roads, or cut out new communications. The Offi cers of the General Staff mull take care of every thing that can facilitate or accelerate the march of the refpeeive corps. If the army is to form before the enemy, thofe officers mutt reconnoitre and difco ver the bed ways of retreats as alfo carefully mark out the ground. 6. Ab long as the war continues, the fubalterns, as well as the privates, if they diftingnifh them (elves for courage and pretence of mind, Wall be equally entitled to promotion as any Prince or No. blensan in the Pruffian dominions. He alone who has committed crimes (hall be exclided from being an officer. to. The widow of every (oldies who has dittin• guithed himfelf, and dies in the field of battle, (hall receive a pennon proportionate to the rank of her hufband. t t, It is hardly neceffary to fay, that every aft of infubordination is feverely punifhable. Every one is already well acquainted with the regulations of the 'army on this fubjeft ; yet as experience has latelY (hewn the contrary on feveral occafions, it it now brought to the ferious recolleftion of the army, that every one may be completely aware of the punifb ment attending infubordination. 12. Extortion of money from, or plundering and ll refuge of the inhabitants, and fuch like ontrageoas 'oondue, Stall be punithed with death. 13. AU Prnffian (objets who are found (erring the enemy, and taken with arms in their hands, rsall be (hot without mercy. - . • This Proclamation, which it is intended Stall be made known to every individoal in the army, shall sot only be read at the head'of every regiment, but . every individual flail take a' copy thereof for the better regulation of hiacondtie... An abftrae (hall be made of tßis proclamation, Co far as regards the fubalterns, privates, and waggon drivers, which Wall be read to them in their native Lseinige ; and the reading thereof' than be reputed every week or fourteen days u alto she fame mea fures flail be taken with our former proclamation refpelling the diltribotion of medals'of merit. (Signed) VILIPSAIC.A WILLIAM. Orteliburg, Dec. a, aBo6. The Duke and Duette!' if NOR THUM D leave town on Sunday tor Side Hill. where they will remain till her i . dajtrra's Beth Day. Lent Preachers, 'appointed to preach beferii fdajetty for the year 1807. ts . t „, WethWeitlillo.o Of the ChePel. Aftitiew „ pod& .• '• • is; Alday, Den of Lkdiedd, Dr. Proby. /5, Sunday, Ledllighop of Lincoln. 11, Wcdnefday, Dr. Oregon.. so, Friday. Dean of Ole:cater. Dr. Lemke. ' ss, Sunday. Lord Bilitop of Lincoln. - ss, Wednefday, Dr. Strachey. sy, Friday, Dean of Exeter, Mr. Talbot. Mar. r; Sunday, Lord it, of erdord. • 4. Wednefdiy, Mr. Fottoodn. 6, Friday, Dean of Peterborough, Dr. Kipling. $, Sunday. Lord Mop of Chicheer. is, Wednefday, Mr. Gape. Is, Friday, DUO of Rochelle. Dr. Goodie** tj; Sunday. Lard Whop of Gioseelter. /11, Wednefday, Mr. Wollafton. 20, Friday. Dean of Chalice, Mr. Chohnonddey. is, Palm Sunday, Lord Arabia', of caarc-b•ry, or Lord Arehbiat, of York. as, Wednefday, Mr. Tagtegfall. sy, Good Friday, Dean of Wettable, Dr. Vinesot. kg, Este Day, Lord Almoner. ... • Nawricaii . 11427ZUGENCE. PALMOUTH, JAN. 6. Sailed this* the outward bound Lilbnn, Oporto / 1 Mediterranean, and Weft India fleets, under convoy of his Majelty's lhip Swans, of 32 guns, Mosstta brig of war, of t 8 guns, Abundance fore (hip, and Snipe under ; they crime to fall in with the remain der of the fleet from Portfmouth in the morning, as a telegraphic ditpatch announced their failing, and ordering the failing of the above from hence ; alto failed, the Hope, Hummers, for Plymouth; and the Unity, MsasNALL, for Portfmouth. Arrived atfo the hired armed brig Moriftown, from Swanfea, .with convoy from thence for Falmouth and Ply mouth ; and the Hope, Kiss, from Cork. P. S: The Wei India and Mediterranean Fleett , have put back again this evening. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 7. • Arrived the Hoop Endeavour, Hortassr, from Guernfey, with wheat ; Induftry, D. MOOR matter, from Arch Angel, with tar ; Danifh galliot Abroom, A.'ol.satt mailer, from Bourdeaux for Copenhagen, laden with wine, detained by the Bufy privateer.— Sailed his Moiety's fhip CoLossus, of 74 guns, for the Cliintieliket.—Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 8. Arrived his Majetty's !hip CROCODILE, from Guernfey ; the brig Refolution, T. PARKER mailer, from London for Toptbam, retaken by the CRACICia gun brig ; ft alfo a galliot, detained and fent in by his Majeliy's ip Gaassnovvaa.—Wind S.W. DOVER, JAN. 8. His Majefty's gun bag &tomtit has recaptured and fent into this port the brig John and Mary, MAT. CHESON, of and from Sunderland, with a cargo of coals ; the was captured on the evening of the a rft ultimo, by a .French lugger privateer, which form nately did not take away any of the crew, and re- taken on the following morning. Pallid by this morning 8 tranfports, under the convoy of a bomb from Sicily, but laft from Portfmouth. Wind S.S.W. DEAL, JANUARY 8. Arrived yefterday evening the Indignant gun brig, Lieutenant HoLanz PETTLEY Commander, and brought in with her the Hazard, of Hull, from Me mel, bound to London, with canvas, limited, and tallow ; the was lying about two miles from a battery near Boulogne, the Mailer having miflook the South Foreland lights for Lowelloff, where the was difco• vexed by two French boats who were making towards her, when the Indignant came down and obliged theist to put back—the failed this morning for the River. Arrived the Tigre!: gun brig, from a cruize, Fury bomb, and Deptford tranfport, from Portfmouth, with feveral other yeas under convoy, which are failed for the River. Sailed the Trompeufe !loop, Bruizer aqd Fearlefs gun brigs, on a cruize.—Wind S. 4. %V. H. PENZANCE, JANUARY 6. Came in , the Four Friends, of and for Liverpool, to take on boardlome blocks of tin for Paid port.— Laft night arrived the Dove, of Plymouth ; the Kitty, of Penzance ; the Reviere, of St. Ive's ; the Nancy, of Penzance—all from Briftol, with groceries for this port, Falmouth, and Plymouth ; alfo the Young Jane, the Richard and ,Mary, the Vine, the Neath Trader, and the Sifters, from Wales, with coals and culm, for a market ; the American thip Falcon, of Portfrnouth ; and the Danilh brig Maria, of Copenhagen, in order to take gb for the Streights; the latter of the two is bound to Falmouth for Paid pupae ; the Barum, of Barum, from London, with hemp and tallow, for this place ; alfo the Wilton, from Chepftow, with timber. for. Plymouth Dock ; and the Duni% brig the Beata, of Chriftianfand, Captain PaTaason, from London, to take in fiih for the Streight& YAV.MOUTH, JAN. I. This morning arrived the Cearzee floop of war, and has brought in with her' a French lugger pri vateer mounting 18 guns, two of which the threw overboard'after a chafe of fix hours, off the Galloper . : gis privateer ;stalled le Jena, Rout,, Commander, pew veal, out [even days, and had made the follow ' l ing captures, ‘iz. Neptune of. Sunderland, Roe*RT Gamlen, and the Bee of Yarmouth, Joss pa MAR. TIN Mager, from Daatzic, bound to London, with .wheat ; and the Fecility of Kirkaldy, THONts PARK. emu Matter, from. Palau, bound to Hull, with yaw, taken on Friday, and failed laft off the Spurn pod tent for the Tezel and Qoree : the maters were Lusted here this Morning, part of their crew remain on board the CRIIIVIR floop of war, the, prifoners wilt be landed here this afternoon. Remain the (hips 'of ',at., as per laft. .Wind S. W. ARIIIVID —At Liverpeo‘ r ilie flaked Suites, -- from Cba rtate—ln the Cl yde, Rebecca astrY.Satah, front Pidion—ln the amber, George, ---., from PeThe—At Re ff ali, Hero, Sealy, from Lifbon—At Cork, Jane, ; end the Jenny . Clue, from London—At Ha li fax, Robert ,' from London.; and the Yarico. Thatcher, from Newea ft le i ' The Carleton, Halrow. from Limped. fir the South Seas, was all well at Vandientan's Land 9n the:jcith Of July tail. The Dry Harbour, Simmons, from London , or Jamaica, re. unwed to Portfmoutb, on the 6th inita9t,, bavi ug been run foul of by the Sifters, Peacock. bound to SurinktOrklehis alfo put back. The !actuary, Cooper, from Gletgow Witexford, funk on the aft Want, on the North Bank, Wexford. The BItttiISWICK I 0:74. jun% went into dock at Portfmoutla op Fre d a to be repaired ; her. poop it to be gaketr 'She is intended to 'mount meaty hisepounderi on the main and gun decks, inftead- of :4'2*d...32-pounders, her former weight of metal, and The is to be provided with 64-gun Chip's matte and gigging. The Jupiter, one of the prizes taken by Sir Joan Duczwoertg, is alfo gone into dock to befitted the fame manner. We cannot help ezpreffing our fatisfa4tion at this mode of rendering weak (hips ferviceable, as it is done at a trifling expence, with very little diminution of their aftnal force. It mull be conlidered as a timer mode than that which_was lately adopted by doubling them; with the addition of braes, which was done at an immenfe expence of timber, and has not been found to attfwer the pur pole intended. J. ~. •ez B4tr IN.bIES. The following extra*, from an Of f icer at Madras to his friend at Edinburgh, throws a ftftther light upon the melancholy event that happened at Vellore. " Madras, pay at. 44 Perhaps ere you receive this letter, the account 'of the melancholy catafirophe which has occurred at Vellore will have reached you. , I will, however, give yrs. , . a (tort Iketel of it. The troops which, at this time, garrifOned Vellore, were fit companies of the IR battalion ill regiment, Native Infantry, and the ad battalion of the 23d regiment, and four com plete companies of his Majeßy's 69. h regiment. " On the morning of the loth infant, about two o'clock, when the Moon had jug z Wen, the European barracks at Vellote were furrounded, and, at every window and door, a heavy fire from mufketry, and a 6-pounder. was poured in on the poor defencelefs foldiers. At the lame infant the European (en tries, the foldiers at the main guard, and the tick in the hofpital, were put to death ; and the Sepoys then- proceeded to the Officers► houfes, and put to death all whom they could find. 6 ' Colonel *Kolas, who commanded one of the battalions, was thot when haranguing his men on the parade ground. Colonel Fancourt, the Comman dant of the Fort, was that upon proceeding towards the main guard ; and all were butchered wherever they could be found. Lieutenant Ely, of the 69th, with his little fon in his arms, were both barbarrpfly bayoneted in the pretence of his wife. This fees* of carnage continued until about (even o'clock is the morning, when two officers and a forgeon, whore quarters were near to the European barracks, con• trived to get in, and then took. the command of the remains of the four companies. s' They made a fatly from the barracks, and got poffeffion of the fix pounder , and fought their way to the gate way, which a Serjeant Brody, with his European guard, had mon gallantly defended againft all the inforgents. At the fame infant, about half after (even o'clock in the morning, they reached the gate, Colonel Gillefpie, with a troop of the 19th Dragoons, had reached the gate from Arcot, having left that place about fix o'clock. He was hauled op by a rope by Serjeant Brody's party, and had takes the command, when he intended to have charged the infurgents with the bayonet ; but at this moment the galloper guns of the t 9th arrived. The gate was then blown open, and the 19th admitted. 64 The Sepoys were encouraged by their Native Officers to Make a Rand, but all were very foon cut to pieces by the 19th—about 600 were then cut down, and about zoo, fubfequentli taken from hid ing places, were (hot. About Soo made their deem it is fuppofed, through the filly port, but many of them have face been taken. • " The caufe of this dreadful affair is now invenr. gating by feven Commiffionors, who are now fittiag at Vellore. The fecond battalion of the 23d had been raifed at the fouthward, and was conspored chiefly of Collories. Their officers were induced. by offers of great reward from one of the Princes, to be bribedfrom their duty, and had fufficient influence over their men to make them join pl a n , inthe t they y lv w hi e ci re was to get noffef fi ou of the fort, and which they cal culated on keeping for a few days, when to be joined by so,ooo men from Myfore. " 1 be liandard of Tippoo was hoined on the palace Coon after the firing commenced ; and if it had not been for the intreaties of Marriot, who declared the Princes were innocent, Gillefpie would have deliver ed up the whole of the palace to the enraged foldiery. The caufe is alto to be attributed to a code of neve regulations, which had occafioned general diffatif fatlion through the army. Thefe regulations have introduced a new turban for the Sepoys, fielder to a drummer's cap ; have ordered the dininguithing masks of can in the fosebead to be taken off, and to (have their upper lip, &c. &c. The Myfore Princes doubtlefs availed themfelves of this diffatisfailion. 44 Lord William Bentinck, wifely, immediately it. toed a general order, doing away thole regulations. I inclofe a lift of the killed and wounded. Major Armilrong was killed in his palanquin, by a volley from the ramparts, when paffing along, about break of day, being in his way down to Madras. KlLLED—Colonels Fancourt, Miterras, 23d battanon-4..lets• tenants Winchope, Jolly, Captain Milne, aft battalion, a ft Itegi. ntent—Lieutenants Fitchbennv, Ely, 62th Regiment.-. Popham—Payntafter Smith... Mann, Conamifrary of Stores--Ma. jor Armftrong. WOUNDED—Captain Harrow, 69th Reetnent.-MiLschlan... Infurgents Soo or boo Majefty's 19th Dragoons, one rank and file killed, three wounded-69th, two Lieutenants killed, rank and file 76 killed, three officers wounded, rank and file, 88 wounded. DRURY Lana.—The Point q Honour and Teich were Taft night extremely fuccefiful.—The New Pan tomime of the baba/ten hems to bewitch the au dience. GOVINT GAIDEIL—The Comedy of 14 Eury Afar in hi: litnnonr" was fo ftrongly cal yefterday evening, as to aurae a very brilliant and numerous affemblag'e. Madame CATALANI was prefent, and excited much cnriofity.---The new Pantomime of Mother Goofi was loudly applauded. • Box tao.—Another battle took place on Wednet day at Hook Common, near Barnet, The ten guineas, between Falser, an expert bruifer, five feet ewoinchei in height, and an untaught ploughman, near fix feet in ftature, which was decided in favour -of the for mer. The battle la(led only twelve minutes- The countryman had his nofe fplit in the firft round, 'whilit making Tome awkward efforts to hit his ad verfary, and all attempts to get him to face his man again, until the lay round, were fruitlefs, when, by ftratagem, he reeeived another blow its the throat, and then relived all pretenfions to vidtory. Coax Baca/twos, MAILIC.LAISS, lAN. 9.--There are very few further imports of Wheat today, and Giles are made heavily in this trade at (mall Roane -1100 ; fame few Liliples, very fine, at 9os. per itiarter..—There ar: large (applies of Barley ; and fecund and• ordinary qualities are cheaper.— Malt lik e wire—.G re y Peas at lets—in Beans of both forts but little alteration—The (applies of Oats are large, and the famples of ordinary quality are rather lower—Flour continues nearly at late prices. OkNttAL CDUIIINCT Al VNIIIII. • Wheat, 53s 7cs Its par V. Grey Peak 43a 48a ea ru,e Ditto, 84a SSA . BM.. 4U 481 Od Rye, 4ce 464 • . Tick Ditto, 33a 4sa ad Earley, 31:4 4p od Oats, 225 ad. 3es Malt, 63s yss od Poland ditto 32, 331 od Whit. Peas, Soo BSs Rape Seed s4l syL Plug Flour 701 to US Snoods dp to 70, per fack, I I L• ~'