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FRAN CR. PARIS, OCTOBER 26. CONSERVATIVE SENATE. 111XTRAORMHARY MEETING, THURSDAY, OCT. 24. At one o'clock this day, the Members of the Con fa-votive Senate met in virtue of a convocation ex traordinary, ordered by his Highnefs Prince joss r-u, Grand Eleitor. His Imperial Hiehnefs Prince Louts, Conflahle ; his Serene Highnefs, the Arch Chancellor of the Empire; and fome of the Minillers, were prefent at the fitting. It was opened under the Prefidency of the Grand Fltitor, with the following fpeech pronounced by his Highnefs : " Senators—ln the midi of his triumphs, his Ma jelly has felt the neceflity of giving to the Senate a new proof of his Aeon ; it is the objet of the mef fage which his Majelly has ordered me to fubmit to you. You will perceive, Gentlemen, that his Ma jefty is impatient that the French youth lhoyld take their !hare of the (relit fucceffes which await him.— But already our young confcripts ate in motion ; they are letting out, or have already done fo. All parents know, that when their children go to the grand army, they go to place themfelves under the ihield of the common Father of the French, who is more fparing of their Mood than he is anxious frr &tory. The Emperor and his army have exceeded Ae hopes of the nation ; I have the happinefs of in forming you, that it anfwerl, in a manner worthy of it, the glorious invitation of its Chief." The Melrage of the Emperor and K ng . , which his Imperial Higitnefs read to the meeting, is expreffed in the following manner : Senators—l fend you forty fiend of coheirs, which my army has conquered in the diffetent actions which took place finee that at Wertingen. It is a homage which I and my army pay to the Sages of the Empire; it is an offering made by children to their father. Senators, ae-rpt it as a proof of my WC ration for the manner in which you have always *flitted me in the aloft important concerns of the Empire. And you, Frenchmen, caufe your brothers to ; let them ha(len to combat by our fides, in order that, without (bedding of blood, without extraordinary exertions, we may repel far from us all the armies created by the gold of England, and overwhelm with confufion the allies of the oppreffors of the teas. Senators, a month is not yet elapfed fince I told you that your Emperor and his army would do their duty—l am impatient to fay, that my people have done theirs. Since I began the cam paign I have difperfed an army of one hundred thou rand men I have abnoll taken the half of them pri foners; the reit are killed, wounded, or deferted. and reAuced to the greatelt confternation. Thefe brilliant fuceeffes, I owe to the affection of my fol. diets, to their patience in fupporting fatigue. I have only loft tsoo men in killed and wounded. Sena tors, the firft object of the war is already fulfilled.— The Elector of Bavaria is re-eflablifhed on his throne. The unjust aggreffors have been (truck, as if by light ning, and with the help of Geo, I hope, in a (hurt (pace of time, to be able to triumph over my other enemies. " From my imperial Camp. at Elehlngen, 26 Venditniaire, Cletotter iB. (Signed) " NAPOLLON." By order of his Imperial Highnefs the Sixth Bul ktin of the Grand Army was then read, with the articles of the capitulation of Ultn. A Member propofed, in a !holt fpeech, that five Members filould be apvinted to prepare an addrefs to his Majefiy, to be prefented to him by one of the Members of the Committee of the Senate, and three other Senators. Senators Lacepede, Clement-de Ris. and Francois (de Neurchateau), with his Imperial Highnefs P►iace Louis, and his Serene Highnefs the Prince, Arch- Chancellor of the Empire, were appointed to prepare the fame, and a deputation, confitting of Wand, one of the Secretaries, St. Suzanne, Monge, and Gamier Laboilliere. were chosen by ballot to prefent it to the Emperor. FIFTH OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Tat mon') OF THE GRAND ARMY. Elehingen, OR 16, ilos. Events of great confequence—the battles of Al beck, Elchingen, and the capture of Ulm and Mem aningen, followed the actions at Wertingcn and Gnntzburgh. Marfhal Soult arrived on the 13th, before Niem mingen ; immediately furrounded the town, and after tome negotiation the Commandant capitulated. Nine battalions, twu of which were grenadiers, taken prifoners ; a Majnr General, three Colonels, many l'oper tor Officers, ten pieces of cannon, a great deal of baggage .nd ammunition of every kind, was the refult of this affair. All the [tanners were im• mediately fent to bead quarters. At the fame time Marlhal Snult marched for Ochfenhaufen, for the purpok of reaching Biberach, and cutting off the only retreat which lay open to the Archduke Ferdinand. Ou the other band, ow the t9th. the enemy made a funk from Ulm, and attacked the divilion of Du pont, which occupied the poli;ion of Alheck. The battle was a molt obltinate one. Surrounded by tcteri.y : /..e men, thdfc fix thottrand brave fel lows oi•;-,:;icrl Llicru on all fide-, snd took Fiteen hun dred prironers. This corps thould not he alluoiftted at any thing ; it contifled of the 9th Light, the 3rd, 159th, and 7611 of the line. On the t 3th the Emperor went to the tamp before Ulm, and urdeml the army nt the enemy to he in veiled. The fit tl optratitm v:as to take pnifcialun of the bridge, and the petition of Elchingen. On the ortth. at day-break, Ig:tribal Ney pared the bridge at the head of Loilitn's divifion. The en emy cppofed hi. takin_g poif:flion of Elchingen, with t 6,000 men; thef were every where over thrown, loft 3000 men, who were made prifoners, and were Funded to their entrenchments. Marfbal Lannes accupied the fmall heights which command the plain above the village of Pfoel. The Sharp Shooters carried the works which protefted the bridge of 1:Ina ; the confosion in the town was ezeellive. At the Ctme tame Prince Murat made a movement with the divisions Klein and Beanmont, which every where put the enemy's cavalry to Right. On the I 4.112 Ger.;:.: al lgarrannt occupl.!..l the bridges of Unterkitcher. Oherbirch, at the confluence of the Iller with the Danube. and all the communisations 4 ill* many on the Iller. Oa the isth, at day-bieak, the Empty* appeared before Ulm. The corps of Patter and thofe of Marilials Lanny: and Ney, thensfelves in order of battle, toquake an :dal force the entrenchments of the enemy. General Marrnent, with the divifitus of difmonntedll dragoons of Gen. Baraguay d'Hilliers, blockaded the town on the right bank of the Danube: . The day was dreadful : the troops were np to their knees in mud. The Emperor had not taken off his boots for eight days. • Prince Ferdinand had marched of in the night to ward's Biberach, leaving twelve battalions in the town and upon the heights of Ulm, which were all taken, with a confiderable quantity of cannon. Martha' Snult took: polfeffiort of Eiberach on the 'ph, in the morning. Prince Murat fet out in purfisit of the enemy, which is in a dreadful Rate of difforutien. Out of an army of 80,000 men there are only .25,000 remaining, and hopes are entertained that they will not be able to efcape 64. Immediately after his arrival at Munich, Martha! Bernadotte purfued the army of General Kienmayer, and took tome waggons and prifoners from him. Since the commencement of the campaign we have made twenty tboufansl prifoners ; taken from the enemy thirty pieces of cannon and twenty Ilan.' dards. On our fide the lots has been but fmall. If we add to that the deaths and the defertions, we may reckon the Auftrian army is already reduced one half. So mach devotednefs on the part of the foldiers,l fo many affeaing proofs of their attachment to the Emperor,and fo many brilliant atchievernents, would require to be detailed more minutely. They (hall be given as.fnon as there &ft operations of the cam paign are terminated. and chat it is pofitively after tained how the wreck of the Aullrian army will ef cape from Biberach, and the ration they will take. At the battle c.fElchingen, which was nue of the molt brilliant military atchievements that can be quoted, the eighteenin Regiment of Dragoons, and Colonel Lefevrt,. Colbert, the Colonel of the tenth regiment of Chaffeurs, who had a horfe killed under him, Colonel Lajonquieres, of the 76th, and a great number of officers, diffinguiffied themfelves. I%e Emperor has to-day his head quarters at the Abbey of Eichingen. SIXTH BULLETIN. Etcartross, OCT. tB.—The day of Ulm was one of the mon brilliant in the hiftory of France. The capitulation of the town is annexed, as well as the ac count of the regiments (hut up there. The Empe ror might line taken the place by afault, but twenty thoufand men, defended by fortifications and wet ditches, would have made a refinance, and his de fire was to fare the effution of blood. General Mack, Commander in Chief of the army, was in the town : it is the fate of Generals oppofed to the Em peror to be taken in fortified places. It will be re colleated, that after the brilliant movements on the Brenta, the old Field Marlhal Wormier was made prifoner in Mantua ; Melas was alto at Alexandria ;' Mack is fo at Ulm. The Auftrian army was one of the Gnat that Auaria ever had : it confined of 14 regiments of infantry of the army of Bavaria, as it is called, t 3 reg iments from the Tyrol, and five re giments which had been fent in waggons from Italy —altogether 32 regiments of iafantry, and ta regi ments of cavalry. The Emperor had placed the army of Prince ra• dinand in the fame fituation in which he had placed that of Melas. After having long hefitated, Melas adopted the noble refolution of piercing through the French army, which occafioned the battle of Ma rengo. Mack took another refolution ; Ulm is the point of anion of a great number of high roads ; he had formed the plan of making his divifions retreat by there roads, to re.affemble them in Bohemia and the Tyrol. The divifions of Hohenzollern and Wer neck marched off by Heydenheim. A (mall divifion retreated by Memtningen. but the Emperor on the r 2th battened from Augiburgh to Ulm, immediately difeoncerted the projeits of the enemy, ordered the bridge and pofition of Elchingen to be carried,which rendered every thing fecure. Marfhal Soult, after having taken Memmingen, went in purfuit of the other columns. Prince Fer dinand had therefore no other refource than to filter himfelf to be flint up in Ulm, or to endeavour, by crofs roads, to jain the divifion of Hohenr-Iletn : this Prince adopted the latter refolution, and pro ceeded to Aalen with four fquadrons of cavalry. In the mean time, Prince Murat was in purf uit of . Prince Ferdinand. The divition of Werneck endear voured to oppofe him at Langeneau. He took three thoufand of them prifoners, one of which was a General Officer, and two (lands of colours. While he made a movement on his right to Heydenheim, Martha' Lannes marched towards Aalen and Nord lingen. The progrefs of the enemy was retarded by five hundred waggons, and they were weakened by the battle of Lageneau. At this affirm, Prince Mu rat had much re.tcon to be fatisfied with the condo& of General Klein. The 20th regiment of dragoons, the gth light infantry, and the chatkurs of the lan- perial award, particularly dininguilhed themfetves. The Aid de-Camp Brunet difphsyed a great deal of courage. The ailion did not retard the march of Prince Murat. He advanced rapidly toward, Nadi:rim, and on the tatlr, at five in the evening, he arrived before that potition. The divifion of dragoons of General Klein charged the enemy. Two Ilantiards,. a General Officer, and moo men were again taken' at the battle of Net eilreim. Prince Ferdinand, and (even of his Generals, had barely time to get on. horfeback. The'r dinner was found on table. For two day; they had no place of. reit. It appears that Prince Ferdinand will not be able I I to efcape the French army, unlefs.by difgnifiag his , perfon, or getting off with a few fquadrons by fonts bye path of Germany. As the Emperor was paling through a crowd of prifoners,an Annrian Colonel expreffed his anonifb ment to fee the Emperor of the French wet, covered with dirt, as mulch end more fatigued than the mean ell drummer in his army. One of his Aid-de Camps saving etplaine.l to him whst that Attn. Lin Officer r-Licl, the Empeinr ordered this anfwer to be made : " Yoar mailer wilted to mike me reeollett that I was a tol‘her, I hope he will aliow. that the Throne and the ImacriA Purple have not &Wale MC forget any aril ptoteiiitn:." r irtiirmarance of the army on the tsell was rent. , trunsfl iettrefting. For two days the rain fell in ,torrents ; the whole army was dripping wet ; the &I dlers had no provifions diftribnted to them ; they were up to the knees in mud. But the Emperor in fuka! Ire% fpirits into them ; and at the moment he rceived whole columns in this fate, he ordered Le ?live the Emperor to be cried. t is alto mentiod'ed, that the Emperor replied to the officers who furrounded him, and who expreffed their furprife, how, in a moment of fuch diftrefs, the foldiers could forget all their wants, and appear only feeible to the pleafure of teeing him. " They. are in the right ; it is to fpare their blood that I make them undergo fuch great fatigue." The Emperor; when the army occupied the heights which coinmand Ulm, fent for the Prince of Lichtenftein, Major General, who was (hut up in the town, to communicate to him, that he writhed' it would capitulate ; telling him, that if he took it by form, he would he wider the neceflity of ailing as he did at Jaffa, where the whole garrifon was put to the (word; that it was one of the melancholy rights of war ; that he wifhed that both he and the brave Aufrian nation were (pared the neceffity of fo dread ful an staion —that the place was not tenable ; that it ought therefore to furrender. The Prince requir ed that the officers and Soldierl &mid have liberty to return to Aufria. " I will grant it. , replied the Emperor, " to the Officers, but not to the foldiers I for who will be my fecurity that they will not be made to ferve again ?" Then, after having hefitat ed a moment, he added, " Well then, I will rely p upon the word of Prince Ferdinand. If he is in the town, I with to give him a proof of my etteam, and I will grant to him what you require of me, hoping that the Court of Vienna will not break the word of one of its Princes." Upon M. de Lichrenftcht Ain inim that Prince Ferdinand was not in the town, "Then," Paid the Emperor, " I do not fee who is to be my guarantee that the foldiers I fend you back will not be employed again." A brigade of four thoufand men occupies one of the gates of Ulm On lire night of the t6rh there was a terrible hur ricane; the Danube completely overtire-ea, and car ried away almoft all the bridges, s i hich ftraitens us very much in our (upplies of provifioas. On the 15th, Mat that Bernadotte having pufhed his advanced pofts as far as Wafferbourg and Haag, on the road cf Brannan, took 4 or sop hundred pri timers, and 17 pieces of cannon, of different fixes— having thus taken, lime his entry at Munich, Ivo prifoners, 19 pieces of cannon, zoo bodes, and a quantity of baggage. without the loft o fafingle man. • The Emperor patted the Rhine on the ift of Oc tober; the Danube the 6th, at five o'clock in the morning ; the Lech the fame day, at half pat three, his troops entered Munich on the 12t1r; his advanc ed guard arrived on the Inn on the uth. On the fame day he was matter of Memmingen, and on the tyth of Mar. He took from the enemy, at the battles of Wertin gen, Gnotzburgh, Elchingen. the days of Meramin gen and Ulm, and in the aßions ef Albeck, Lance nay, and Nerefheim, 40,0c0 Alen, infantry as well as cavalry, more than forty fiend of colours, a great number of cannon, baggage waggons, tee. add to morn plifh all this only marches and manoeuvres were em_ployed. In thefe partial aßicres the lots of the French army amounts to no more thanive hundred idled, and a thou fertif wottn&d. It is a common remark among the troops ; " the Emperor has found out a new method of making war—he only makes us ufe our legs in- Read of our bayonets." Five-firths of the army have never fired a [hot, which has mortified them mach. But they have all marched a great deal, and they redouble their a&ivity, when they have hopes of over taking the enemy. The eulogy of the army may be made in two words—lt is worthy of its Chief. The Aufrian army may he confidered as annihi lated. The Auflrians and Ruffians will be obliged to make many levies of recruits to refit the French army, which has defrayed an army of one hundred thoufand men, without experiencing, we may fay, any lofs. CAPITULATION OP 01.14 OCCUPIED IT THE TEOOPS Of HIS MAJESTY Tit EMPEROR Or AUSTRIA AND RING OP HUNGAtT, TO THE AIMS Of HIS MAJESTY THE lIMPEIOR OP PRANCE AND ZING OP ITALY. We Alex Berthier,•Medial of the Empire, &e. Ate. duly em powered to Stipulate on the part of his Majefty the Emperor of the French and King of Tialy: And M. the Field Martha! Baron Mack, (barter Maitre Ge neral of the armies of his Majefty the Emperor of Aultria and King of Hungary, have agreed upon the following articles : Article I. The City of Ulm thatt be furrendered to the French Army, with all the Msrzines and Artillery.—Anfwer. The hale or the Field• Artillery fhaU be retained by the Auftrian troops.— Refaced. 11. The trarrifon ih:11 match out. ulth an the honours of ten, and,after filing off, lay down their arms. The Fidd-Officers than he rent, on their parole of honour, to Auftrit, and the foktiers and fubalternsiltall be fent Into France, where they mall remain until they are exchanged.—Ant. The whole than be fent into Auftria, under condition of not forting againß France until they are ea- 111. The Officers and Soldiers Mail retain all the etre& belong btg ro them.,--Attf. And alto the re2imentatehena.--Agreed to. IV. The lick and w ounded A tat 'ant than be treated in the fame manner es the French lick and wounded.—Anf. We know the ge nerality and humanity of the French. V. If, neverthrlefs, there thould appear by noon of the 3d of • Thum+ire. lath year, (25th Oetotser, 1825) an army capable of rating the blockade of Ulm, the garrifon of this fortrefs Omit in that cafe be releafed from the prefent capitulation, and at liberty to oft as It may tat& lit.—AnE lithe blockade of Ulm Mould be miffed by an Auftrian or Ruffian army before twelve at midnight of the 25th of October, on whatever Me, or at whatever gate it titan happen to he, the garrifon Udall freely depart with their arms, artillery, and cavalry, td join the troops which may have raifedthe blockade—Agreed to. VI. One of the gates of Ulm (that of Stutgardj (haD be given up to the French army at fevers &cluck to-morrow, as ago quarters Cation fo• the ace memoda•lor. et one brigade....AnE Yes. VII. The French army may avail itfelf of the grand bridge over the Danube, and have a freer ommunicatien between both banks. —Anf The bridge is bast +awn, but all Feeble means Ural be taken to rebuild it VIII The retake (hell he ro regulate. on both files as to prevent any difturliance. and to ntaints:n the belt anderftanding.—AtF The French and Aufa:ats difcipline Worst the Smelt guarantee is ads refit& IX. All the Cavalry, Artiqr-y, tna Wayrao Iles-GI, b: !I r7i^t to the Emperor of Auttria and ging of Hungary. be £lre❑ ❑p to the French army. X. The ID, 2d. 33. 4th, and nob Articles Mall not be tarried into execution mail it picric the Commander in Chief of the Au[• trims Troops ; provided nevertbelefs, that the peril.: of executinn gannet be later than twelve at noon of the 25th of Oetnber 'gni; and if by that time an army Donald make its appearance, in ruln cleat force to mite the blockade, the Garrifon confmnably to Art. V. be at liberty to ad as it may think proper. Don In Duplicate at Ulm, 25th Ventlen-44:re, .14th year, (OCttibtr t 7th, tßay). (Signed) Mtrlhal Belt -runt. •••••• MACI.. SEVENTH BULLETIN. ELCIIINCEV, OCT. rg. On the 18th, at five o'clock the morning, o: Murat arrived at Nordlingen, and fuccr(d:(t in o rounding the diviflon of Werneck. This G folicited a capitulation. The terms of the sag .• tints granted to him will not arrive until to•ntot: Lieutenants General Werneck, lern, and Generals Vile!, Mockery, Fi• henfield, Walser, and Dienfherg, ate prifoners on par. le, with permiffion to return home. The fnldicrs will be tent to France as prifoners of war. More than tak, th in _ Land cavalry have furrendered, and a LTift-Atc of Oil. mounted dragoons have been mounted on their bodes. It is afferted, that the Referee Artillery of the Aunrian Army, confining of five hullo; ed car. •riages, is taken. It is fuppofed that all the remain. der of the•column under Prince Ferdinand is at this moment furrounded, Prince Murat having outflanked his right on the fide of Aalen, and Martha! Lames , his left towards Nordlingen. We exited to hear the refult of thefe manceuvres. Piiuce Fadinand has now but few men left. After an• audience, which the Emperor granted to General Mack, at two o'clock this afterno• n, Mar. that Berthier and that General Clued an attilitiim to the Capitulation, porpoarting that Uttri mutt he en. cuated . by the Anglian Garrifon on the ac:th. There are .st OM 27,000 men, 3c,.c0 V.rfes, tt Generals, and from elo to tlo pieces of caw.% wi:h their honks. Half ti'c Emperor's Guard had alias dy fet nut for Anglborgh ; hnt his M cur erle d to remain here to•morri,w, to fee th. A aoi ian Army Ale off. We become more certain rvcry Jay, +at there are not ao,ooo men efcaped a his army of too,ooo men, and this extraordinary adv.lntage has been cbtained without the effufion of blond. The Emperor did not (lir out of Elchingen to•day. The fatigues and continual rain to which he had been expofed f.,r the preceding week, required a &oft repofe. But repofe is not compatible with the direElion of this immenfe are. Every hour of the day and night Officers arrive with reports, and it was requilite that the Emperor fhould iffue orders. He feemed much fatisfied ni h the adtivity and zeal of Martha Berthier. To•mnrrow (the eoth), at three in the afternoon, 27,000 Außrian i hliers,'6o pieces of cannon, and tS Generals, will p.tfs the En•peror in file, and lay down their arms. The Emperor prefents the colours he has taint at Ulm to the Senate ; they amonnt to So, inftead of .to Rands, at which he formerly: Rated thmko.. It is fuppofed that the Empemr will fat out for Munich to-morrow evening. The Ruffian many has arrived on the Inn. ADDITIONAL CAPITULATION RELATIVE TO THE SURRENDER OF ULM. Marthal Berthier, Mai , r•General of the French army, being empowered by the Emperor's command, gives his word of honour, al. That the Auttrian army is this day on the other fide of the Inn, and that Martha' Bernadotte. with his army, has taken a pofition between Munich and the Inn. --- - ad. That Media' Lames, with his corps, is pm'. fuing Prince Ferdinand, and was yeaerday at Aaleu. 3d. That Prince Murat, with bis corps, was ye& terday at Nordlingen ; that the Lieutenant-Generals Werneck, Hohenzollern, and fovea other Generals, have capitulated at the village of Trot. zellingen. 4th. That Marfbal Souk *is potted between Ulna and Bregentz, obferving the way to the Tyrol—that there is, confequently, no polTsbility of fuccour ar riving before Ulm. Lieutenant General and Q2arter Mailer General Mack, giving credit to the above declarations, is ready to evacuate Ulm tomorrow, on the following conditions : That the whole corp. of Marfhal Key, confining of twelve regiments of infantry, and four regiments of bode, Oran no: quit the city of Ulm and its envi rons, at the diflance of ten leagues, hef,re the asth of Oetober at midnight, rise period when the capitu lation is to expire. The Martha' Berthier and Baron Von Mack agree on the above infected articles. Confequemly, the whole Aulirian army (ball da file to-morrow, at three in the afternoon, before the Emperor of the French, with all the honours of war —they shall lay down their arms, and the Officers, who (hall keep their arm , , thall . reccive pafrports to go by the two road: Kempten to Aulltia, and of Bregentz to the Tyrol. Done in Duplicate at Elch 4 ngen, the isnh neloher, ads, 27th vendenuaire, year la. (s 2 ,i , nect) The MitThal liztvratsit. The Lieut.-Gen. MACK. EIGHTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. ELC MING I , N, OCT. 20.---The fork:Wing:are the rm. capitulations announced in the Bulletin of yellers' Jr„ which were concluded by order of Prince Murat ,---- the one being figned by the Chief of Prince l'slorat'a Staff, and the other by Ctn. Fauconne. The Emperor took his Station, (mill, two o'clock in the afternoon to feven in the evenir l 4, on the heights near Ulm, where the Aullt Lin army filed off in his prefence. Thirty thoufand men, two thoufand of which arc cavalry, with fixty pieces if cannon, and forty (lands of colours, have ihrrendered to the victo rious army. The French army we , e polled on the heights. The Emperor, for:el:tied by his life guards, fent for the Aufltitot Gccerals, and them with him until their troops had tiled off. He treated them with the utmost diMinhirm. There were prefent, betides the General in Chief isf.,c%, eight Generals, and feven Lieutenant Gerer,,ls.-- The nam e s of the Generals and regiments v:i:i ',c given in the lii:.c.:Ttent • The number vi tae prilua.ts lintp .the ebtuo.. ; I : 1