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fiBLICOLAND MAILS. HELIGOLAND, MAY 2. The French are at Harburgh. General Sebastiani is it Laneburg. The Russians and Prussians are on this side Elbe. The iall Dantzic has not yet been confirmed: G. neral Tluelman has, with 10,000 Saxons, left ) r.lati, and joined the Russians, to support the cause ot country : his example will, no doubt, be foi 1, weJ by all the Germans. The Weimar and Gotha ro ops hive alie,cly done the same. Bavaria wishes w i rnai n neutral ; but it s not supposed she will be allowed to do so by Russia. A Saxon Prince was expected to meet Frederick Wallin', and Alexander, at Dresden. Dav , :ust, with 9000 men, Sebastiani with 7000, an d Vandamme with 5000, advanced towards the Elbe, and obliged the Russians and Hanseatic legion to cross the river. They all got safe off: .50 Cossacks, v.hich were cut off, succeeded in getting to Cuxhaven, and were there embarked through the assistance of Major Kentzinger. At Hamburgh, every prepara tion has been made to give a warm reception, should the French attempt to cross. They are at Harburgh, oppos ite Hamhurgh. They succeeded in capturing a cutter belonging to Hamburgh; but in attempting to get her off, she was sunk by the batteries of Wil lensburg, belonging to the Hamburgh territory. The Dsties have sent gun-boats up the Elbe as far as Zollinspecker, and have voluntarily offered food, and their troops, to assist Hamburgh. BERLIN, APRIL SO. Spandau has capitulated, and the garrison engages r)t to bear arms against Prussia, or her allies, for a certain time. All property belonging to the French Government must be left, and the garrison is only permitted to carry away their private property. The baggage in consequence is strictly searched. The articles of capitulation will hereafter be communi. cated to the public by the Commander-in-Chief. In the capitulation every thing necessary has been observed that is requisite to the honour of the Prus sian arms, and the general welfare of the State; but more particularly to the peace and security of the capital, and the free communication by water. BERLIN, APRIL 27. The following letter from the bead-quarters of his Excellency the Imperial Russian General to Count Von Wittgenstein, has just been communicated to us: I have .he honour of informing your Excellency, that the garrison of Thorn has made a capitulation with the Russian ttoeps, according to which the place is to be surrendered on the 6th (loth) of Aptil ; the garrison to lay down the .r arms, and oblige themselve, not to bear arms against Russia and her allies, within the space of a year. And in giving your Excellency this agreeable information, I have to request that you will give orders to give public thanks to GoD for this happy event, by celebra ting aTs Deem. (Signed) " Prince W o man N S " Lieut.-Gen. and Adj.-Gen. to his Imperial Majesty." The English Envoy, General Stewart, the English Secretary of Legation Jackson, and the English.Cou tier Ruff, have arrived here. •According to several accounts, the Polish troops stationed near Cracow did not wait the attack of Ge neral Von Sacken, but concluded a convention with the Austrian General, in consequence of which they are to be disarmed and conveyed thither, to wait the decision of their fate by the general negotiation. II: Bohemia, especially in the Western Circles, a numerous army of observation has been assembled, and according to appearance, the Hungarian Regi ments have broken up. In the Tyrol, Carinthia, and Croatia, the people are in a state of insurrection against the French, and in some of these countries they can scarcely be with -11:1d from breaking out upon them. The head-quarters of his Excellency Count Witt •gensteii , according to the latest accounts, are at De. loch, near Leipzic. The Russian and German roll:Rag of this day contains as 1. Mows : " The hopes of seeing Austria assist in the libera tion of Germany, continue to increase. Not only pri• vate accounts from Vienna speak of it as a certain fact, but the proclamation issued by his Majesty the Emperor of Austria; concerning a loan of forty.five millions, although not very clearly expressed, is, ne vertheless, given in such terms as to leave little doubt of its meaning; as it appears certain, that if this money was to be employed in raising an armament for Napoleon, they would have given him the satis fdetion of saying it openly ; but the very circumstance of its not being openly so said, is sufficient for us to jude of its intent. Ai cording to p.ivate intelligence received, the for tresses c,f Nlodlin and Zamose have likewise surren (feted to the Russian arms. By the latest accounts, Bernburg and Calbe are 7.0 w in possession of the Prussian and Russian troops. ALTENBURG, APRIL 20. The battalion, consisting of the combined troops of Saxe-Weimar, Gotha, and Hilburghausen, which sur rendered by capitulation to his Prussian Majesty's hussars, in the vicinity of Eisenach, is this day ar•' tived at Head-quarters. They have entered into his Prussian Majesty's service, and will fight with us in the general cause of Germany, and for the liberation of their native country from a shameful foreign yoke. The battalion will this day have their arms and field- Oeces restored to them they are to remain united, and under the command of their Major, Baron Von Lineker, in the Duke of Weimar's service, will, from this time forward, form a part of our army. U?RACT OR A LETTER FROM THE ViCINI/rTY OF DANTEIC, APRIL 13. The Governor of Dantric, General Rapp, upon hearing of the commencement of hostilities between l'TllssiA and France, arrestel the Prussian post-master a;hi his cl er k s . The army before the place limit their operations to a strict blockade, being fully COll - that it must speedily surrender; as, on the one hand, the diseases that have broken out there rage with such violence, that those who are compelled to leave it have in their mouths a piece of spunge, or carry before them a cloth, dipped in vinegar; and, on the other hand, there is a total want of medicines and fresh provisions, which are indispensable to the re establishment of health." DEssAtt, APRIL 20. General Von Kleist's army continues to march through this place, being relieved in the siege of Wittenberg by the Russians, or, according to other accounts, by Saxon troops. The Commandant of Wittenberg has offered to surrender it in 14 days, if be should zeceive no succours before the expiration of that taw. THE EVENING STAR LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Red. 584—Cons. 591—for ate. 594-4 per Ct. 724 S per Cent. 881 H—Bonds Is. Ls. dis.—Eich. Bills ss. ils. pre. Dank Long Annuities 141S-16ths Two Mails arrived at a late. hour last night from Heligoland, with Hamburgh Papers to the Ist inst. Their contents, as might be expected, are impor tant. The surrender of Thorn is confirmed, and Spandau has at length capitulated. The fortresses Modlin, Zamose, Wittenberg, and Glogau, are so closely pressed, that they cannot hold out long, but Dantzic has not yet fallen. The surrender of Thorn gave rise to the report which reached us from Ham burgh. The garrison of Thorn consisted of 400 Poles, 3500 Bavarians, and only 90 Frenchmen. The fruits of the capitulation have been two hundred pieces of cannon, and the besieging army is now at liberty to proceed to Dantzic. Nearly the whole of the Ba varians and Poles have since enlisted under the Pa triotic Standard. With other misfortunes under which the French labour in defending the Prussian fortresses, it is but rarely that they can send out any sallying parties, de sertion is so general among the various troops which compose the garrisons. Among the reports raised by the sanguine Pa triots of Harnburgh, it was said that the King of SAXONY had escaped from his keepers, and was on his way to join the insurrection of his subjects ! An enterprising Prussian Officer (Major BLU CHER) has had some most dashing affairs with the French at Gotha and Weimar, the details of which will be read with interest. In general, every German who is taken prisoner', by his countrymen or who has an opportunity of de. serting from the French, declares for the common cause, and is allowed to retain his arms. Of this cir cumstance there cannot be a doubt, so far as indivi duals or even whole battalions are concerned, but we are inclined to think that the rumour echoed from the Elbe, that the Saxons in Torgau, under General Thielman, had in a body joined the Russians, is an anticipation of an event by no means unlikely. As lan alloy to all these agreeable circumstances, we are I sorry to state, that the French have again threatened Hamburgh—they now occupy Harburgh, on the opposite side of the Elbe, in great force, under the command of DAVOUST. We fear that the Russians have been too precipitate in their advance. The whole line of the Elbe ought to have been cleared of the enemy before they pushed onward to the &tale. The details of the occupation of Haiburgh are given at length in the subjoined let ter of our Private Correspondent.—There is a con siderable degree of mystery in the conduct of the Austrian Cabinet. The following article from the Hamburgh Correspondent of the 30th ult. hints at the co-operation of Austria against France. We must caution our Readers, however, against reposing too implicit credit on the statement : " BRESLAU, APRIL 24. tg We have certain news that a Courier arrived at Vienna from Paris on the 6th of this month, has brought Napoleon's entire rejection of the proposals for peace made by Austria. The Austrian Govern ment has since resolved to employ an army of 130,000 men in Germany, and one of 50,000 in Upper Italy. An ultimatum of the French Emperor on the whole business of the peace, will be presented by the Prince of Schwartzenberg. Bavaria, it is said, absolutely insists on remaining neutral." PRIVATE LETTER. " HAMBURGH, APRIL 30. " Since my last we have been here, though not in continual fear, yet in continual alarm. The French have occupied the other side of the Elbe, and are in possession of Harburg, Luneburg, &c. It is not easy to ascertain theirlorce ;—it is reported to amount to 18,000 men. Certain it is, that in Luneburg there are from twenty to forty in one house, as letters from the wives of several Captains, who are here, declare to be their own case. We do not even know for certain who has the chief command, whether Van Damme or Eckmuhl ; the former of whom is said to have received 6000 fresh troops from Wesel, and to have left only 2000 at Bremen, to join with the rest, amounting with those already there to 8000 men, the corps of Eckmuhl. It seems that they have much artillery with them at Luneburg. _ " A great many persons have fled to this side of the Elbe. The French, it is said, have issued a pro clamation inviting them to return, and promising them security ; but it is not likely that any will trust to the word of Vandamme, who proceeds in the most arbitrary and oppressive manner, and in a proclama tion from Bremen declares, that though mild by na• cure, he is terrible in the execution of his duty, and that he shall spare nothing when the commands of the Emperor and the honour of the French arms call on him. It was said at first, that the French plun dered at Harburg : this, however, seems not to be the case; and perhaps it is not true, what is asserted, that they drive away all the cattle and all the young men they can take. 64 Our troops still occupy Wilhelmsburg, and the Laucnburg chasseurs WPM in the castle as tiarburg, whether they tae flow left It 1 know tot, hut they are at bast not returned to tlamburgh. A part of our troop of the Legion, and the Burgher guard, who have now received arms fm an England, are upon constant duty on the islands in the river. If there were any danger, which there is not, the Burgher guard of 6000 men, sow of the Hanseatic legion, 2000 Cossacks, 400 of the Duke of Mecklenburgh's guards, 400 of the German legion from England, and the Hanoverian regiments, in English pay, now raising here and which increase rapidly, would form a force sufficient to repulse the few French who might be able to pass the river at one time, almost all the boats having been prudently secured on our side, and besides we have some armed vessels cruizing on the I Elbe. le Since this Morning all possibility even seems to be cut off from the French of passing the Elbe, for several Danish gun-boats and cutters have placed themselves in the Channel to guard the passage, and orders have been sent to Gluckstadt, as I am assured from good authority, for some cutters to come up.— We have had the misfortune to lose an armed cutter yesterday, by the folly or ffeachery of the Captain, who went on shore, and left his vessel so stationed, that at the ebb it remained nearly aground. At first it was said, the French had gone on board and taken out the cannon, but it seems that they have destroy. edit by a battery on shore. gg It is said, and I believe on good authority, that the Danes have sent a flag of truce to the French at Harburg, declaring their intention to support Ham burgh against all attacks ; and a reinforcement of 1200 chasseurs and 1$ pieces of cannon advanced to day towards the frontiers, at Wandsbeck and Mot - - den, to be at hand, if it should be necessary to de fend the banks of the Elbe. Advices have been re ceived here to-day, but their truth cannot be warran ted, that the Saxon General Thielman, with 8000 men, has left the fortress of Torgau and joined the Prussian army." " Prussian Head-quarters, April 22. 46 On the 18th General Souham suddenly advanced from Erfurth towards Weimar, probably wish the &sign to reconnoitre our advanced posts. He was at the head of 8000 men, including the greatest part of the enemy's cavalry, viz. a regiment of Baden, and a regiment of French, together 1600 men. Behind Weimar we had a post of 80 lins;ars, under Major Blucher. The enemy's cavalry intended to take this detachment, but failed. Major Blucher advanced to meet the superior cavalry of the enemy just as they were going to pass the defile of the town. He fell on them with his 80 hussars—a warm skit.. mish took place in the streets. 64 The enemy was driven four times again out of the town, and Major von Blucher, after having re. called his detached posts, retired without being pur sued, with the loss of five killed and six prisoners, who were thrown from their horses in the town. The enemy had 16 killed, and above 20 wounded. On the 20th, General Souham, without having done any thing further towards attaining his purpose, retired back to Erfurth. 46 Major Blucher praises the extraordinary bravery of Captain Hoeckritz, of Messrs. von Rothkitch, von Bonin, and Count Solms, the three last of the Volun teer Chasscurs. " Another letter says t—tducher had already taken .50 prisoners when he met with the enemy's reserve, and could not penetrate because hi shussarswere furious in pursuit ; he was wounded in:the cheek, but had in- Tired the enemy with so much respect that he conti nued his retreat quite slowly to the Saale. He went till beyond Jena, but has advanced again, and is said to be now anew in Weimar." " ALTENRITRG, APRIL el. • General Lanskoi, having learnt that the Westpha lian light horse of the guards intended to attack the Prussians at Nordhausen, marched with a pulk of Cossacks, and attacked and defeated the enemy, kil ling a number, and taking prisoners three officers and 102 rank and file." FROM SAXONY. On the 24th of April, the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, with the Russian army, entered Dresden. Count Stadion, according to appearances, will remain at the Head-quarters of the Allied Mo narchs, on the part of the Austrian Court. Letters from Leipsick, of the 19th, recall the re port that 500,000 dollars had been required of the city of Leipsick, as unfounded. DRESDEN, APRIL 22. Several distinguished persons of the Ducal Family have arrived here from Weimar. On the 19th, some more regiments of Russian ca valry arrived ; on the 20th, infantry and artillery, about 25,000 men. The Emperor is expected here, with a retinue of 500 persons, and 6000 of his guards t he will, it is said, remain here some weeks. The Head•quartets will also remain here, and 15,000 Russians, a part of which are expected by the end of the month. The Prussian General, Huster, sent from hence to our King, returned on the 21st, in the evening. The best understanding prevails between the garrison of Torgau and the Russian troops ; and it is said, that the garrison will soon march out. Single Cossacks have already for some time been admitted into the fortress, to purchase such necessaries as they stand i in Geed of; THE AIM?. 5i.110.166 Brigadier deneral Huron:nom and family it& town on Monday for Plyttionthyto emb•,rk on board the SAN J"SEPH, for the Medite:raneam. Tuesday 85 men and 105 horses of the Royal At. tillery, embarked at Portsmouth for Portugal. Yesterday strong detachments of the Ilth, 21st o 25th, 27th, 35th, and 37th, for their respective Re. giments in Portugal, Gibraltar, and the iklecliter4 ranean, embarked also at Portsmmth, and will sail with the first fair wind. This day, at noon, Lieutenant General WHETRANI inspected the Oxford Militia, on South Sea Common. To-morrow the gallant General will inspect the He. reford, and on Saturday the Worcester, at the sam* place► NAPM. lATELLIGENCIL Te Queen Charlotte packnt, fron Lisbon, is at+ rived at Falmouth, sailed 20th ultimo ; she bas on board the passengers and letters brought in the PA. cific, from New-York, arrived at Lisbon. The Mail will be in town to morr w. The IWegrity, MORDY, from Waterford to Lisbon ) Was taken on the 4th of March by an American brig privateer, of 16 guns and 150 men, between Water• ford and Cork, and carried into Norway. FALMOUTH, MAY S. Wind variable.--Notbing arrived or sailed to-day. Szvam o'CLock.—lt is now calm, and there is evert appearance of a Westerly wind. PORTSMOUTH, MAY S. Sailed last night after Post, his Majesty's ship BONNE CITOYENNI, for the Downs.—Wind light airs from the Westward, fine weather. DEAL, MAY 5. Remain in the'llowns, his Majesty's ships Mon. MOUTH, NORGE, PIONItER, and FLYING FISH, with the Harmony and Glamorgan victualling transports, and a small fleet of outward.bound. P. S. Sailed the Ftssxo FISH for of Flushing,. The PloxEua has a signal for convoy to Portsmouth. Wind N. E. HARWICH, MAY S. Sailed the Lady Frances packet with a Mail and passengers fur Gottenburgh ; and the Beaufoy ditto with a Mail and passengers for Heiigidand► There have been no arrivals for three days past, notwithstanding the wind has been for the most part fair ; nor have the different convoys yet sailed Irons this pert c the transports also remain, with the addi. tion of two that have lately come in from Yarmouth% YARMOUTH, MAY 3. The HOLLY, with Mr. ADDINGTON and a Russian courier on board, sailed yestetday Afternoon for Got. tenburgh. , SPORTING INT.ELLICENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEE CMG-141111. WEDNESDAY, MAT S. General Gower's filly, Lama, SW. 71b beat Mr. Batson's cot s by Ht-41ley, Sit. T. Y. C. 50gs.-3 to 4 art ama. General Gower's Lodona, S r.llb. beat Mr. Neville's Rl.l.icule, est. ilb. Ab. M. bogs --67 to 4 on Lodoi:a. Duke of Grafton's Waded, est. bib. but Lord Foley's Bo4* kin, 7st. 91b. R. M. 200 gs. b ft.-2 to lon Woeful. Renewal of the Newmarket Stakes of 50p. each, h. fr. toffs, Sat. 7 lb. and fillies, ftst. Ulb. D. M. Ilse owner of the semi! horse to rec. ire lOugs. out of the stakes. Sir C. Bunbury's bl. c. -:molemko 1 Mr. Goddard's ch. f. Scheherazade Lord Grosvenor's b. c. by Mrteor - - $ Lord Darlington's colt, by Orville - . 4 Ten bones started. The Judge could place bat 4. 4 to 1 on bmotensko. The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes --- c.loop. each, h.ft. est. 71b. and fi llies, oat. 411). T. M. M. The own e r of t hus,. _ _ - cond horse to withdraw his stake. Lord Lowther 's Aquarius • Mr. Ladbroke's Octavius • Mr. Lake's Pointers • 7to 4 agst Aquarius-2 to I apt Octavius--5 to 2 apt Pointers. Fifty Pounds, by Subscription, S-yr olds, ;sr. 51b. s•yr olds, ttst. and s•yr olds, 9st. 41b. B. C. Nun-subscribers to pay sga. entrance. General Grosvenor's Defiance, S yra old • 1 Mr. Wyndhasn's b. e. by Gohanna, 3 yrs old General Gower's Parachute, 9 yrt old - Major Wdsob's bl. c. by Sort rier, 3 yrs old 5 to 1 en befiance. Yesterday his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGRET ; gave an early dinner at Carlton Hone, at half.past roar, at which were present her MAJvsT, , the Prin cess CHARLOTTE of WALES, the Printesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, and the Duchess of LEEDS. The QUERN and the two Princesses sot off in her Majesty's travelling carriage for Windsor, at half past five o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the 11th Light Dragoons. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.—The formal interview which the Duke of BRUNSWICK had with her MA JESTY, the Princesses AUGUSTS and ELIZABETH, on Tuesday, was for the purpose of taking leave. His Royal Highness took his farewell of the PtrlNce Re..l GENT after dinner, at Carlton House. Yesterday,. about twelve o'clock, he had an interview with the Earl of LIVERPOOL and some of the other Ministers. Soon after, his Royal Highness left London to pro ceed to the Continent. COURT OF CHAricEßY.—Yesterday being the first day of Term, the Vice-Chancellor made his first tor. mal public appearance in the Court, accompanied by the Chancellor, and the Master of the R ells The novelty had attracted a great crowd, and the prams in the Court was excessive; but the V;ce-Cliai,crli did not remain long to gratify their curiosity. He merely took his seat for a few minutes on the right hand of the Chancellor, en the side of Court otxt the Bench-door; the Master of the Rolls being on the inner-side of the Court, on the left of the Chancellor. He entered the Hall immediately after the Master of the Rolls, next after whom the Act gives him the precedence. The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas did not Make his appearance at all, being probably still confined by indisposition. The Hall appeared to be much more crowded than ordinary, from the attraction of the aorei addition to usual chew on such occasioust i le g rt Is .1 C. of )t le At I