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I, STATE PAPERS. PEOCLATEATION OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, FRAM• CIS 11. ELECTIVE EMPEROR OF THE ROMAAIt Hill. DITARY EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, &C. _ " The Emperor of France has compelled me to take up arms. " To bis ardent defire of military atchievements-- his paffion to be recorded in hillory under the title of a Conqueror—the limits of France, already fo much enlarged. and defined by facred Treaties, Rill appear too narrow. He wifhes to unite in his own hands 211 the ties upon which depends the balance of Europe. The faireß fruits of exalted civilization, every fpecies of happinefs which a nation can enjoy, and which refults from peace and concord ; every thing which, even by himfelf, as the Soya cilot of a great civilized people, mull be held dear and Aim able, is to be deflroyed by a war of conquell : and thus the greater part of Europe is to he compelled to fubmit to the laws and mandates of France. " This project announces all that the Emperor of France has performed, threatened, or promiled. He refpeas no propofition which reminds him of the re gard prefcribed by the law of nations to the facred nefs of treaties, and of the fir it obligations which are sine towards foreign independent States. At the very time that he knew of the mediation of RufEt, and of every Rep which, direded equally by a regard to any own dignity, and to the feelings of my heart, I adopted, for the re-eftablithment of tranquillity, the feeurity of my States, and the promotion of a Gene ral Peace, his views were fully difclofed, and no choke was left between war, and unarmed, abject fubmiffion ? _ _ _ 66 Under thefe circumllances, I took hold of that hand which the Emperor of Raa. animated by the noblett feelings in behalf of the caufe of juttice and independence, &etched forth to topport me. Far from attacking the throne of the Emperor of France, and keeping Readily in view the prefervation of peace, which we fo publicly and fincerely Rated to be our only with, we declared in the pretence of all Europe, • that we would, in no event, interfere in the inter • nal concerns of France, nor make any alteration in 6 the new Conttitution which Germany received after • the peace of Lnneville.' Peace and independence were the only objets which we wifked to attain ; no ambitious views, no intention, fuch as that Race afcribed to me, of fubjugatiug Bavaria, had any (hare in our councils. _ - " But the Sovereign of France, totally regardlefs of the general tranquillity, liftened not to Lb& over tures. Wholly abforbed in bimfelf, and occupied only with the difplay of bis own greatnefs and omni potence, he collated all his force—compelled Hol land and the Elator of Baden to join him—whilft his ecret ally, the Eleaor Palatine, falfe to his (acted promife, voluntarily delivered himfelf up to him ; violated, in the mock infulting manner, the neutra lity of the King of Pruffla, at the very moment that be had given the molt folemn promifes to refpea it; and by theta violent proceedings he fucceeded in fur rounding and cutting off a part of the troops which I had ordered to take a pofition on the Danube and the Bier, and finally, in compelling them to lumen der, after a brave refinance. 44 A Proclamation no lets furious than any to which the dreadful period of the French Revolution gave birth, was iffued, in order to animate the French army to the highen pitch of courage. 46 Let the intoxication of fuccefs, or the unhallow. ed and iniquitous fpirit of revenge, aftuate the foe : calm and firm I Rand in the midi of 25 millions of people, who are dear to my heart, and to my fatally. I have a claim upon their love, for I &fire their happinefs. I have a claim upon their aTiflance ; for whatever they venture for the Throne, they venture for themfelves, their own families, their pofterity, their own happinefs and tranquillity, and for the pie fervation of all that is facred and dear to them. " With fortitude the Auftrian Monarchy arofe from every norm which menaced it during the pre ceding centuries. Its intrinfic vigour is Rill undecay ed. There 11111 exifis in'the breaft of thofe good and loyal men, for whole profperity and tranquillity I combat, that ancient patriotic fpirit, which is ready to make every facrifice, and to dare every thing, to Pave what mull be fared—their throne and their in lependence, the national honour and the national profperity. 46 From this fpirit of patriotifm on the part of my fubjets, I expesfl, with a proud and tranquil confi dence, every thing that is great and gond ; but above all things, unanimity, and a quick, firm, and cou rageous co-operation in every meafure that (hall be ordered, to keep the rapid Strides of the enemy off from our frontier, until thofe numerous and power ful auxiliaries can at, which my exalted ally, the Emperor of Ruffla, and otter Powers, who have for merly and recently experienced the infults of the Em peror of France, have deStined to combat for the berries of Europe, and the fecurity of thrones and of nations. Succefs will not forfake a juSt caufe for ever ; and the unanimity of the Sovereigns, the proud manly courage, and the confcious Strength of their people, will loon obliterate the firSt difirlters, Peace will &with again; and in my love, my gratitude, and their own profperity, my faithful fubjeas will find a full comenfation for every fact ifice which I am obliged to require il l their own prefervation. " In the name, and at the rimers command of the Emperor and King, (Signed) " FRANCIS COUNT SAURAU. " Vienna, October 28, 1805." ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. " The voice of his Majefty, our moll gracious y. mperor and Kin, has fpoken to his people with opennefs con fidence. The meafures which his Majefty has been plea . - ed to order, for the undifturbed maintenance of the fecurity, order, and profperity of his faithful Ant trian fubjeds, are contained in the public notice of the Chief Chancellor Count UOAaTE. Undoubtedly his Majefty thereby acquires a frefh claitii to the love and the gratitude of every one of his fubjefts, and he may expert with confidence frefh proofs of devotion, obedience, and zealous co-operation on the part of a people, who have -already given his Ma jelly fo many affeding proofs of their unfhaken at tachment, and whole profperity is the Cole objet of his exertions. " The Commitary of the Court, therefore, galls upon the young men, both N‘bility and Citizens, to iLcorporate tiounfelves with the City Militia, and to do gertifon doty during the prefent cirenmhnees. He likewife calls upon all other claffes of the inha bitants to appear at the call of the Maginracy, for filling the divifions of the referve of the Auttrian regiments, whereby they will claim the gratitude of their country. " Furthermore, all foreigners are hereby charged to quit the city of Vienna in frx, and all Lower Au, aria in ten days. on pain of imprifonment. Only the fubjeds of the Emperor of Ruffia, and of the Kings of Praia, Great Britain, Sweden, and Den mark, and of the EleBors of Saxony and Heffia, are excluded from this mandate, by the exprefs order of our Sovereign. " All horfes and light waggons are alfo placed in requifition, to be employed for the public fervice, &c. (Signed) FRANCIS COUNT SAURAtt, Court Commiffary of the Sovereign." • Vienna, *Moller, igos." His Royal Highnefs the Archduke Pita has pub liffied a fimilar proclamation :o the inhabitants of the Tyrol, in which he reminds them of the noble efforts of their forefathers, of their own more recent exertions, and of which he reclaims a continuance in the prefent crifis. Vienna, OCT. 30.—After the Royal Propofitions were made to the Hungarian Diet, his Royal High nefs the Archduke PALATIwe addreffed them in the following words— " Every one mull perceive in what difficultftimes the Adminiftration of my office, the firft in the kingdom, conferred upon me by the free voice of the Magnats and the State, and confirmed by his Apoftolic Ma jetty, has fallen. The execution of the firft arid greateft duty impofcd on me of watching over the prefervation of the Conftitution of the Coun try, could colt me little pains, while the fceptre of Hungary is held by a Prince fo generous, fo juft, and fo devoted to the interefls of his fubjeds, that from the tendernefs of his confcience, and from love to his. people, he never, in circumftances of the great& preffure, adopts any meafures of his own royal authority, which would deviate in the leap from the conftitution of his Empire. He always ' expels with confidence from the wifdom and gene rolity of the Hungarian Nation, reprefented by its Magnats and Deputies, that they 'never will leave one of his willies *unaccompliflred, which has for its object to cover the neceffities of the State, and to ward off every danger which would threaten their na tive country, their old Conftitution, and the exilic= of the Monarchy. "At the prefent moment the Conftitution of Hun gary, and the very exiftence of the State, are ex pofed to the molt imminent dangers by the deltruc live plans of the enemy. "Hoftile plans in times pall have been counteraCted by the wifdom, providence and generofity of the States, and by the valour of the Hungarian Nation. Now, however, the enemy having increafed his ter ritory and his power, is become much ftronger, and wishes haughtily to fubjed us to his pleafure. He no longer confiders the Hungarian Nation, which, before, he knew how to refpeit. " Whence this infolence ! Does he believe that we (I have the right fo to fpeak, for Hungarian blood alfo flows in my veins.) Does he indeed believe, I fay, that we, unnerved or difpirited by fear, have given up all hope of faring our Native Land—all care for the fate of our pofterity ? Does he believe that we are become traitors to our deareft interefts—to our worthy Monarch, to the Crown and the Kingdom, to our,ppfterity and to our honour ? I would rather die than undergo this national dithonour ! " So. will every Hungarian think and feel; this I know, ) not barely from hiftory, but from experience. From'ray own obfervation I know the valiant deeds of the Hungarians. I will not here mention them in detail; for it is a trait of our national charseer, never to boaft of our exploits; but when they are in danger of being forgotten, always to renew the recolledion of them by fomething greater than has been before achieved. This too is not the time to relate what we have done,but ferioufly to Yelled on what remains for us to do. As to what concerns myfelf, I am firmly refolved never to defert my King, my native Country, and the honour of Hungary. I will march with thofe who will follow me • and fhould it be the termination of my days, it will in my laft moments be matter of Tweet confolation to me, that I have difcharged a leered duty to the King, the Country, and my fellow Citizens. " I fear not that the numberof thofe - who follow me will be fmall. I am ionfcious that the welfare of the kingdom has ever been my firft objeCt. I hope Ido not flatter myfelf in vain that I am not indifferent to the Hungarians. Therefore I hope with confidence that their numbers - will be greater than even the &n -ation of the country. can require. Thofe who are abfent, and much more thofe who are prefent, and who knotv me better, will be fired by this holy zeal. Let us therefore confider what the circumftances of the times, what nor love to our King and Country, and what our own welfare demand. Let us ga to work without lots of time, and complete by our per feverance what we have begun." FROM THE coricr GAZETTE. MILITARY OCCURRENCES. OCTOBER 30.—His Royal liighnefs the Archduke CHARLFs, Minifier at War, and Commander in Chief in Italy, has communicated advices from his head quarters at St. Stephano, of the date of Oftober 19, that the enemy on the itith, at five in the morning, commenced hoftilities, by a brifk fire of artillery and fmall arms, on feveral points of the Adige. His objeft was to engage the attention of the army at feveral places, and attempt a page ; and he, in fad, fucceeded in paifing the River, near Verona, and likewife at Bonavigo. The ;mirage at the former of there places could not be contetted, on account of his advantageous fituation, proteEted by Cartel Vecchio, and at the latter it was favoured by a firongly forti fied Nand in the Adige, and the ;Mance of feveral mills and boats. His Royal Highnefs judging that his right wing refling again(' Caldiern, would - be firong enough to refill the enemy near Verona, and feeling more dif quietude for his left wing, proceeded on the 18th in the evening with the centre of his army towards Caldi Setto, in order to attack the enemy at day break in three columns at Albatcdo, Petaßro, and St. Stephano di Minerva, near Ronavigo. He did not, however, wait this attack, bet left the Bank of the Adige in the night, and deflroyed pis bridge. His Royal Highnefs, on his return tt. St. Stephana, learned, that the enemy bad in 'iikettnattner sban. cloned the heights he.had occupied near Verona, and retired under the artillery of Calle' Vecchio ; and that he had left on thi. fide only one poft, under the protalion of his batteries, which his Royal Highnefs propofed to attack the ncxt day. The enemy has as yet attempted nothing againft the Tyrol, nor againft the troops ported on the Inn ; the battles he has been obliged to fight in the envi rons of Ulm have greatly weakened his army. His biajefty the Emperor and King, Pays the fame Gazette, accompanied by Count LAMBERT!, has fet out for the Ault:a-Ruffian army on the Inn, in or der to make, in perfon, fuch d;fpofitions as circuit). • fiances may require. It is faid that the Archduke Cffaitzas will leave Italy, and likewife repair to that army, whence he will return to this City with his Auguft Brother, to receive the Emperor of Ruffia. The head quarters of this army, which has been joined by a strong Ruffian divifion, are at Brannan. The principal corps of the. Ruffian army is more in the rear, and General Kurt, sow has his head quarters at Ems. AIME OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND• Ocr. 26.—" In the evening of the 14th of Odober, his Royal Highnefs the Archduke Fait- DINAND, with a divifion of the Grand Ar-toy,, con fiding chiefly of cavalry, broke up from the xicinity of Ulm, and accompanied by Field Martha! Prince Sc WART ZIN II RG ) dirededhis march through:Dan. conia. 41 On the 'nth of Otober his head quarters were at Guntzenhaufen, a little town in the principality of Anfpach, where his Royal Highnefi, with the whole of his troops, met with that reception which was to be expelled from our very friendly relations with the Court of Pruffia. A number of the enemy were made prifonerr, and many pieces of artillery fell into his hands, during this retreat into the Upper 'Palati nate. Betides the divifion of the Grand Army, which at an earlier period was detached from it un der Field Martini ItiiiNMATIR, and wbich is at pre fent united with the firlt Imperial Ruffian army on the Inn, another divifion has likewife effeded its retreat in War to the Tyrolefe, under the command of Field Marffial JELLACHICH. U In the mean time the divifion which remained at Ulm had to futlain the molt furious attacks. On the 14th of Oftober, in particular, a hot and bloody engagement took place. The conteft was carried on at all the points round Ulm, and particularly on the mountains of Michel, Galgen, and Salle, with the utmoß fury, with great lots on both fides, and with various fuccefs. Superiority of numbers, but particularly the pofition of the French army, which nothing but the previous violation of the Pruffian territory could have rendered fortunate, decided the day in favour of the foe. By this circuniftance, and by the greaten facrifices, they purchafed, at a very dear rate, what advantages they obtained. "On the 17th of October, as we have juft learned, the divifion of the Imperial and Royal army, which Rill occupied Ulm, being completely furrounded by a concentered force, and, notwithßstnding the molt courageous exertions, being incapable of any longer defending themfelves in unfinifhed fortifications, found themfelves under the lamentable neceffity of affcnting to propofitions of capitulation. The terms, however, of the capitulation are not yet known— and as regular official details could not be forward ed during this unintermitted, and almolt unexampled contefl, we are as little capable ef giving . any fur ther information relative to the other proximate and remote circumtlances which accompanied this event. The lofs is molt certainly heavy and afil:iting; 'but it is neither overwhelming nor decifive—for the ex tenfive dominions of the Aultrian Monarchy, inha bited by a people fo brave and loyal, have am fuffi cient refources left to retrieve it, and again to conci liate the (miles of fickle fortune. 1 . Tyrol is covered by the troops which formerly occupied it, and which have firce been joined by the corps under Field Martial JrLLacnlcH, by its mi; litia, by its levy itimafr, and the loyalty and courage of its inhabitants, and by the reinforcements which have proceeded thither, by forced marches, from the army in Italy, and which, under Field Martha's Cstsrs Lisa and SAINT JULIEN, defend the Nor thern paffes. .1 The united Ruffian and Auftrian army, under the Ruffian and Imperial Commanders KIITUSOW and Field Marthals MYEATILD and KIENMAYIR, Co vet the Inn. The fecund very numerous Ruffian army, under General BUSHOETDVII, is advancing with rapid ftrides to forma junaion with it. The magnanimous refolutions of the Sovereigns of Rutile and Prollia jullify the moll confoling expeaations. All there confiderations, combined with the power ful affiftance of the brave and generous Hungarians, will form a fatisfaaory whole, and in all other refpeas nothing will be omitted which can contribute to the common fafety." VIENNA, OCT. 36.—His Majekr the Emperor of Rossi* is expeaed here in the courfe of the•enfuing wcek. General MACK is arrived here, and it_ is fah) has brought proporitions of peace ; but unlefs they are ♦ery honourable they will not be liflened to. OCTOBER 30.—General MACK arrived here on the 26th, but was not permitted to enter the city. This prohibition is not more to be confidered as a mark of the Imperial difpleafure ; than as an efrential be befit conferred upon him • for his condua has es, cited the indignation of the people to fuch a degree,_ that there was reafon to fear they would treat him with perfonal infult. The Emperor did not admit him to an interview before he fet out on hie journey; and to his requeft to have a trial before aCOun Mar- tial, his Majeity anfwered, that the- trial-81mM tie conduaed with firianefs, but with juaice. in: velligation is commenced relative to the conduit of General MACK. and all the other 'Officers to whom the misfortunes of the array ate aThißitted. The Field•Marflial Lieutenant Prince Austen° is preparing to take his departurei- itid'irri , are in formed that he will be appointed to the command of a body of troops. General MACK refilled the refolution formed by the brave Archduke FERDINAND, to fight his way through ; but the Prince did not mind lam. and Ge neral IfacK is very much blamed here, for not hav ing taken the fame refolution with the whole army. - This Capital is again in a fituation neatly fitnilar to that in which it Rood in the Yeats 1796 and rßoo. The cpvergment is taking every meafure dilated by prudence and precaution. All are animated by pa tnotifm and courage. The general levy of Vienna is again ordered by a Proclamation. All perfons fit for fervice are cal led to arms. Never was loch enthuliafm difplaveo for our Sovereign and our country as at the prefent moment. A corps of La battalions of Sharp Shooters it forming in Aullria ; the men are all huntfrnen by profeffion. Two battalions of Sharp Shooters are alfo forming in Dalmatia. General Worressuatons only Raid 24 hours at Vienna, and is already returned to the Enaperor . of Ruff:a. A part of the gufan troops at Coda are already on their march to join our army in Italy. The Archduke Parwrint is at plefeut organntg the Htingarian levy en atlfe. Another Letter from Vienna of the fame (10.-, mentions that General MActc has been fent as a prth.rter to Brunu, where his contlud will be fubmi:- tcd tu a formal Court Martial. The Mini(ler at War, Archduke CHARLES, hat been fortnally invited to Vienna, where he is hourly expelled. It is uncertain whether he will return from hence to Italy. or whether he will go to the German army. IIAVARIA, Ocr. 'ss.—An ;ear has taken place between the Ruffian and Bavarian troops in the neigh bourhood of Oetting. The fore pas of the army under General BERNADOTTE. are already OR the &Ilia. There are a great number of troops on the way to the Ele&orate of Sakzburgh. The plan rf the French feems to be, to conquer this country, in order to come by this means in the back of the Tyrol, to open a communication through Carinthia with the army of Martha! MASSE MA, and if poffible to turn the Archduke CH AR LIM Passau, Ocr. a 7 .—Bavaria is now entirely evacu ated by the Au(lrian'. The Aultrian garrifon in thin place left us yetterday afternoon, and polled itftlf in the mean time on the banks of the Inn, in order to follow the retreat of the Auftrian army. We have no military here at prefent. RATIO nOng Nov. t..--They talk of a new alliance between two great powers. The French headquar ters on the 3oth were Rill in Haag. Their advanced guard is in the Salsa. There am no farther accounts From the armies. The Vienna poll has not arrived for the left three days: Hisiu, Nov. 2.-. General Kuvosow oceupress camp near Wells, on the great road from Salzbourg to Lintz, to avoid being turned by the French army, the right wing of which was to arrive near Salzbourg on the 23th Of Oitober ; and in order to form a junc tion with the Ruffian troops which are on their march. and with the rainforcementsuf the Hereditary States. We are *Cured, that helldes thee, so,ooo men from the Army of Italy, are advancing by forced marches to Auftria and that they will be re pl ace d b y R u ffi an troops fro th Corfu. FRAINIMILT, Nov. 2.-.. We now know the motives of the fudden read of the Swedifh Charge d'Affaires in Saxony. The Count d'Axar. Fatsam, Martha' of the Court , of-Stockholm, is filll at Drefden, where he appears publicly with the Crofs of St. Louis. The French Minißer, M. Duaiso,complained refpeaing this circurnßance to the Court, who enjoined the Court de nesse to abßain from wearing the deco ration of that order. The Count de Fuser commu nicated thole circumfances to the King of Sweden. who immediately recalled his Charge d'Affaires. The Charge d'Affaires of Saxony, at Stockholm, has received orders from his Sovereign to quit Mune diately the Swedifh States. Letters from raffia of the 26th, announce, that the Ruffians who bad appeared on the banks cf the Inn, and had even fent detachments on the left bank cf that river, battened to take a new pofition on re cliving intelligence of the march of the grand french army towards the Inn. This line extends from Inn- Raff on the Danube, along the right bank of the Inn to the mouth of the Salza, and from thence along the Sala* by Diffhingen, Riechenball, and Berflolfga. den, where its left wing is fupported on the Tyrol.— The Aufrian General Kiix Warta, who command ed on this point, has been ftwerfeded by general MI ERFILDT• . A German Newfpapee bites, tbat the Hanoverian Legion from England baa difensbarked at Aremerle. Letters from Ratilbonisy an Extraordinary Cou rier, (peak of an engagement m the aifth. between the Ruffians and the Bavaro-Palatinetrenps, in which the latter were forced to retreat, with the lots of too prifoners, and feveral pieceslif cannon. Tht fame letters add, that General KUTUSOFF had determinecrto abed= &tints, and retire to Weis, to wait for reinforaminste..' me - Archduke- CHARLES is silo ezpea ed Irons Italy, .with an army of 5 0 ,000 men. e Archdske:. CHARLES may come, but it is impoifible he ca bring -4. 000 men. If he does, the troops under the orders of Martha' Ms ss sea will then form the right wing of the army of Germany. Waasaw, Ocr. 23.—We expel here in a few days a corpsof 60,000 Ruffians, which will pals through Southern Pruffia, on their way to their declination. Ocr. 24.—His Excellency General MICHELSON, Commander in Chief of the two armies which are advancing out of Lithuania and Volgnia, is arrived here, with the General of Engineers, Von SUCHTI Nam, in order to regulate the march of the fir!l of thole armies. under the command of Count BENNta stw, through Silefia, by Breflaw. The fecond army, under the command of General Count Von Box lIOLIDIX, will pars through Silefia likewife, but by Cracow. Our. 25.—A Ruffian Army, confining of more than 60,000 men, under the command of Gen. Buz- MOUDilit marcheifin a couple of days through South Pruffia, Silefia and Saxony, towards the Rhine.— The army confins of the choicer troops of the Em= pire. Amon* others of the Imperial regiments of Body Guards, to wit a •the Schivaliees.Guards, the forte Guards, the Huffne and Colfack .regiments of Body Guards., befides 15 battalions of Grenadier Guards, Chaffenrs, Guards avid Artillery. The Grand Duke Courtrai rig c commands the Cavalry under Count Box HOUD a, confining of go fquadrons of Dragoons and kluffirs, iteficlec from to to 55 re. giments of Colfaks and Calmocks. It is fuppofed thathis Imperial Majesty will repair in prim to the army of Count Burnouts's. i~ 1~~