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- A r ~ . MlNlMlONlP.olaliffmgmliallwewitcontor FRENCH 13.1PhRS. PARIS, DECEMBER 1 v. Yesterday, (Sunday, the 12th December) his Ma jesty the Empercir and King gave a private audience in the Palace of the Thuillerics, before Mass, to Mr. De Rottom.tnn, Landamman- of Lucerne, and 41r. Wieland, Burgomaster of Basle i Envoy Eztraordi wry from the Swiss Confederailoti, who presented to his Majesty a letter from the Landamman of Swit terland. PARIS, ptCEMBER 15. His Majesty the Emperor yesterday reviewed, in the Court of the Thuilleries, several corps, both in fantry and cavalry, of the young Imperial guards. • Accounts sent by express from Bayonne, advise . that 1;1s Excellency the Duke of Dahnatia having • - collected, in the night cf the 9th, 50,000 men, at tacked 'at eight in the 4norning of the 10th, the enemy's. troops, pursued them vigorously above two . leagues, and took many prisoners, some of whom are already arrived at Bayonne. It is affirmed that two divisions of the enemy have - been driven into the Nive, where they have perished.; Her Majesty the Empress yesterday took a walk on the terrace of the Gardens of Thuilleries next the water ; the afterwards got into be: carriage and drove across the Place de la Concorde, and up the avenue .of Mr. Davy, a celebrated English chemist, who is now here, was chosen in the Sitting of yesterday, Corresponding Member of the First Class of the In stitute, in the room of Mr. Kirwan. He had 47 votes out of 48. PARIS, DECEMBER 16. March amp, of the grenaMaxstshe .20th Negissant e the line.' (Signed) • . 4 1 EUGENIC NAPABON.. " Verona, December 4, B. ; BAYONNE, DECEMBER 12. The day before yesterday, iii Ole !tinning, the Duke of Dalmatia caused an attack to be made on that part of the enemy's army which had advanced the preceding day to the intteitched tamp. of Bay onne.. It was driven as far as the.lwight; of Bar touillet and. Be4art. The plateau of Bpssussary was cariied.With the bayonet. The rain has been very violent last night and during the day. Count Reille, having under his orders the 7th and 9th .divisions which were afterwards reinforced by the `lst division, and who was supported by the division .of reserve under General Villatte, attacked the wood of Barrouillet, where the Ist and sth English divi. siuns were formed and intrenched. Conit Reille 'had dislodged them from it, when General Clauzel, 1 • ' who with the divisions under Vs orders was before the enemy's entrenchments at Areauques, saw that part of the enemy's army, which had passed the Nive, return in haste and form on the heights of Udainer, he demanded reinforcements, which Were sent bin:. At night we remained masters of the plateaux of Bassussary and of that of Batiouillet. The enemy had foir English and one Portuguese division posted on the plateaux 'of Busiusaary, -Ar . caugues, and Birrouillet. The 'Marshal's object has been attained .; the ene my. has been obliged to recall to the left bank of the Niie, all the troops which had the preceding day ad vanced to the right bank. The loss of the enemy this dap was very con siderable ;—we have taken 1200 English prisoners, among whom are 15 Officers, including a Colonel and a Major. We have not above 800 men put bore de combat.— General Villatte was wounded, but very slightly. • Yesterday, about ten in the morning, the enemy Advanced four regiments of infantry on the prolong ation of the plateaux of Barrouillet, to endeavour to take from us that positiun. Our posts were supported by the division of General Datrecau, and these regi- ments were overthrown ; they fell back on a line which the enemy had formed in the rear. - General Boyers had orders to attack this line on its left flank, while Gen. Darrecau marched against it in front. The brigade Mene sufficed to force the enemy to retire, he was put to the rout. This attempt has also cost the enemy very dear. We have killed and wounded a great number of his men, and taken four or fire hundred prisoners. On the rest of the line nothing has passed. ARAU, DECEMBER 10. Last Saturday his Majesty the Emperor and King went to visit the Imperial House of St. Denis, estab lished, like that of Ecouen, for the education of daughters of Members of the Legion of Honour. His Idajesty was satisfied with the good management and %order which are found in . this establishment. On Monday his Majesty held a Council of Fi • trances with the Ministers of the Finances of the Trea .sury. The day before yesterday, in the • mnrning, after the review, .his Majesty presided in the Council • of State. LATTER* FROM ins IMPERIAL THE PRINCE VICEROY OF ITALY ) TO VIE DEICE I)L lELIZE, MI , IitSTER OF WAR. 66 Sur—By my last I acquainted you that the ene- l i My seemed disposed to post strong parties on the ' Lower Adige. In fact, one of the columns landed ' at Volano, had succeeded in passing the Po, protec ted by English gun boats, which hid ascended that river, and had rapidly advanced against our small posts of observation at slides and La Boyar*. 46 These posts fell back, as they were instructed to do, upon Casl"gnaro. As soon as I was informed of the enemy's motiuns towards Ferrara, I had detached from the zimy and movable columns the one com manded by Major Merdier, which I placed under the orders of General Count Pino ; it was to , march back towards Ferrara, by the right bank, and it retook that city on the 2J of November, after having beaten the enemy there. 46 The other column, commanded by the General of Brigade Conchy, and composed of three battalions of the division of Marcognet, two pieces of cannon, and 200 of the third regiment of Italian chasseurs, was ordered to mantzuvre between the Lower Po and! the Loner Adige, to hinder the enemy from fixing himself in the Polisena. From the 27th•to the 30th this General had met with only some of the enemy's parties, which were.taken or repulsed, and he had for a moment approached the Po to communicate with Ferrara, when be learnt that a strong column of the enemy was marching to Bovara. The first accounts made it coiisist of three thousand foot and four hun dred horse. M. de Wattenwell, General in Chief of the troops of the Swiss Confederation, is at Basle, since the. 3d instant ; he arrived there with an escort of dragoons of Berne. All the Deputies of the Cantons to the Extraordi nary Dict have loft Zurich to return home. LIEGE, DECEMBER 11. By letters of the Bth, froni Bois le Duc, all was quiet in the environs of that place ; and by letters of the 9th, from Wesel, the same was the case there : sometimes hi the morning they fired a few shot at the enemy's patroles which prowl at some distance from the right bank of the Rhine. Many French troops continue to arrive on the sidle of Nimeguen.— They occupy Gorcum and all the strong places in Holland. Considerable reinforcements arrive to those which keep the field. On the ith of this month, a flag of truce brought over to the left bank several French civil officers of the Grand Duchy of Berg, whom . the enemy has sent away. STRASBURG, DECEMBIER Is. It is reported th:.t ;he greater part of the enemy's troops who were on the side of Offenberg and bet,,re the tort of Kehl, have quitted those posts. It is not known if they are to be replaced. It is said that some Saxon troops are now at Bischoffsheim and in the environs. . _ 1 6 The enemy by this movement seemed to intend i to reinforce the troops landed by General Nugent, to try to himself in Polesina, to cut off cur corn rnunicAtiou whir Venice, and, by disturbing my right, attempt to make me quit the position I occupy. Gl teral Conchy, notwithstanclhig the inferiority of his force, did no; hesitate to march against the enemy.— His first posts were met yesterday. the 3d, between Fratla and Rovigo. General Conchy immediately formed several columns ; they marched upon the enemy, and all the bodies which he strewed were suc cessively turned or overthrown. At last these troops dispersed ; a paft retired to Crespino, where was the column of General Nugent, and where the Archduke Maximilian was ; the other part full back on La Bovara, where it repassed the Adige, in such disor der, that a great number were drowned. The result of this day does the greatest honour to the troops em ployed, is a loss to the enemy of four Irincired killed and wounded, and eight hundred pritoners.-- A mong the last were a Major, five Captains, and six other officers. Our advanced works which cover the approaches of the fort of Kehl have now a formidable appearance. Extraordinary works have been made there in a short time, a great number of workmen from the left bank of the Rhine are employed on them. By the last accounts from Mount Tonnen, all is perfectly quiet there. BASLE, DECEMBER 10. The Generals of the allied troops on our frontiers have assured the Authorities of Switzerland, that they had received positive orders to respect our neu trality. However, as they do not withdraw from the confines of our territories, our military preparations are continued with the zAme activity. According to the news we receive from Germany, all landholders and prudent people ardently desire peace ; but there are some miserable writers, worthy rivals of the Schlegels, the Kotzehues, the Werners, who are incessantly employed in inflaming the pas. sions of the multitude. lntrenched behind their presses and their pamphlets, they bravely insult the French nation, which, if one believe them, is wholly degenerated, and has neither courage, honour, nor sense left. ". Our loss is comparatively very trifling, being only three killed and forty wounded, of whom four are officers. This comes from the gocd measures taken by General Couchy, and also from the ardour and resolution which the troops chewed in the attack. It appears that the Russian and Austrian Deputies, who have repaired to Zurich, have been much sur prised at the firmness with which the Llandaniman declared to them, in the name of the Diet, that if the armies of the Powers at war should, under any pre text whatever, violate the Swiss territory, they would be treated as enemies. Switzerland is resolved to re main neuter, in the strictest sense of the expression. The enemy's Envoys did not expect to see powerful measures executed almost as soon as resolved on. Messrs. Alozo, Reding, and Escher, deputed by the Diet to the Allied Sovereigns at Frankfort, to present to them this act of neutrality of Switzerland, " Among the officers wounded is Mr. Flocard Lieutenant Colonel of the . 101st, who behaved ex: • tremely well. General Conch) , speaks highly of Co lon I Rambourg, commanding•the 3d Italian Chas aeurF, of the Chef d'Escadron, Bontarel, and Captain Beanagatte, of the same regiment, and of Lieutenant ... • arrived at the place•of their destination. the, contingents of different cantons arrive daily. All thei puliticibuildit!gs which bad been prepared for them being i nsufficient, they are billeted on the inhabitiars. Magaiines of corn and brandy have been forma An hospital has also been established for the troops of the Confederation in the little town of Liestall. The Swiss battalions in the Crisons are going to be reinforced. The battalion of Girard has passed 3t.. • Gothard, and has entered the canton of Tessin% as also the grenadiers of St. Gallen. and a detachment" of the troops of Schaffhausen. The Zurich battalion of Filed; are on the fronf:ers, towards the Lake of Constance. • ' 'A - • .1, '44 ARM'S._ The , *) • fonnwing is a correct List of the tat 6t CAMIINOWS Staff in Hanover, viz :—.Lieute n a nt . Gener,tillaatta, Lieutenant-Colonel Yeats, Lieu. tenant-Colonel 3tit.txvitz. Major Ramp. C Warr& Ciptain LINSINGEN, C .Ifteat.aaoN, Captain Jotcas, and Captain DAVISON& Major Bouvents, of the &nit Reftiment, 'has ve le:ted 10(X) young men, Italians, prisoners of war, from onboard the prison ships and the derits in Ow vicinity of Portsmouth. A much greater number hate tendered their services, but the above - only wilt 64 employed at present. '1 hese troops, in the Ern instance, will be landed in Sicily, organised and ciplined, and eventually sent up the Adriatic on err: vice, either to assist °or Allies, or to garrison the Islands in our possession in that quart e r. The Margate VoltirAccr Artillery and the _ Deai Volunteer Artillery, have o el their service to C. vernment at the present period, to lb the duty of their respective towns. The 4th Eastern Bittalion of Oxfordshire Local Militia have made an offer of their services out of the county, in order also to meet the views 4 Go vernment at the present gists, The Fife Militia have winched from Chatham, in three divisions, (the first on Wednesday last), fur Portsmouth, and are to ,be replaced by tbs ham Irons the Tower. •• The West Kent Militia are to re-place the nattier ham in the duty at the Tower. The Fermanagh Militia are on their passage from Ireland, to replace the Derby, at Dover, which re giment still then proceed to Ireland in the same transports. • Monday se'nnight Lieutenant-General Conoco; ars rived at Kilkenny, to take the command of the South east District, in the room of Lieutenant-Gemara' DRUMMOND. • The 21 battalion of thelilth Regiment, nearly 800 strong, have replaced the Royal County Limerick Militia in Athlone. The West Essex Militia, quartered in Athlone, !have turned out £OO volunteers to different' Regi ments. WORMS, DECEMBER 0. Every thing is tranquil before Meats, and in our whole neighbourhood ; the enemy has made no at tempt. His whole ambition seems to be to take up his winter quarters. There have been some ch.tu,ges! in the situation of the corps of his army s for example, the Austrians have been relieved by Russians and Prussians belonging to the army of Field Marsh3l Blucher, who has fixed his head quarters'at Hoeehet.. BOURDEAUX, DECEMBER . • On the 9th the enemy with five divisio ns, amount ing to 35,000 men, forced the passage of AO and passed the Nive. He took up his positions all along that river Our army defended itself valiantly; but according to tl . e orders it had received, entered its lines again in the greatest order. During the night his. Excel lency the Duke of Dalmatia collected 50,000 men, to attack the enemy - the next day, and make him repent of his rashness. The attack took place on the 10th, at eight A. H. The enemy, who had perceived his position was dan gerous, had caused three divisions to recross the Nive during the night; so there remained only two. Our troops marched with intrepidity against these two di visions, which were vigorously pursued. A good 'number of prisoners are already in our hands; but all the details were not known when the express came away. On our left, near Verretie, the English army was led fighting as far as Bidort, and every where broken. Thd ardour of the troops was perfectly se conded by the excellent measures of the Marshal. We shall, undoubtedly; have more details to-mor row. We hope that the two divisions of the enemy, which remained on this side of the Nive will be pushed into the river. The Dorset Militia, cantoned in the county Kerry, have partially volunteered for general service. Wednesday upwards of 50 of the Waterford Mili tia turned out at Limerick, for that dislinguidied KA girnent, the 85th, or Connaught bangers. . • QUEBEC GAZETTES: , . Head-Quarters, la Fourche On the Chateadguay Road, October 27, 1815; i During the very short period at the beginning tit GENERAL ORDERS. year, in which the unfortunate city of Hamburgh His Excellency the Governor in Chief and Coati. ' the mander of the Forces has received from Major-Gen. was freed from the merciless tyranny of the French. De Watteville, the rep art of the affair which took many orders Ter Tickets in our State Lotteries reached place in front of the advanced positions of his post, this country, and it is supposed that several thousand at eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning, between the Tickets of the present Lottery will be disposed of en American army, under the command of Major-Gen. the Continent, between this and the beginning of JA- Hampton, and the adianced picquets of the British, atrany, uhen the Drawing takes place. thrown out for the purpose of covering working par- WARXINC; TO Bareatns,Bac.—All persons connected ties, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel De with trade ought to be aware, that in the BAN/CU: Salaberry ; the judicious position chosen by that offs- and MEItCHANT4' ALAIANACE, for 1814, is g. ; .ven a cer, and the excellent disposition of. his little band, complete List of all Bankrupt:, Dividends, 2712. e.:',/-4. composed of the Light CompanyCaniclian Fencibles, rates, for the year • - being the dely anneal l‘s eel:- and two companies Canadian Voltigeurs, repulsed fished. Nor do these ads form a tithe of t%: , . e . 41 with loss the advance of the enemy's principal co- matter cantained in this valuable Aliare eni-, willal lump, commanded by General Muni:Ann in person ,- merits a place in every conntflig-hbase in the Empire. and the American Light• Brigade, under Colonel . We understand a new discov •re has lately been M'Carty, was in like-:twiner checked in its progress made by a Mathematical Gentleman in Escort, that on the south side of the river, by the gallant and spi- will tend in a most particular manner to simplify the rited advance of the fl ink company Third Embodied four first rules in Arithmetic ; en which plan he in- Militia, under Captain Daly, supported by Captain tends publishing, in the course of the present month, Bruguier's company of Sedentary Militia ; Captains a new Coppee-plate Cyphering Book, and a Key to Daly and Bruguier being both wounded, and their explain the system; bound up separate for the use of companies having sustained some loss, their position ' the Tutor. We have reason to expect this work will was immediately taken up by a flank company of the ' prove essentially serviceable to Schoolmasters, and first battalion Embodied Militia. The enemy rallied Teachers in general : by adopting this system, and repeatedly returned to the attack, which termi- that great portion of time, usually devoted to casting netted only with the day in his complete disgrace and . the sums of each pupil, will be entirely saved, a; :t defeat, being foiled by a handful of men not amount-' will be seen in one moment, with a glance of the lag to a twentieth 'part of the farce opposed to them, ' eye, whether right or wrong, and in what `art any but which nevertheless, by their determined bravery,' error has h e :en committed, and yet the sums may be maintained their position, and screened from insult varied to an unlimited extent. the working parties, who continued their labours ea- i ea K i ...ACLIN'S Comedy of The Man of the World Was molested. Lieut.-Colonel De Salaberry reports his last night performed at Drury-lane Theatre, for the having expel ienced the most able support from Capt. - purpose of introducing Mr Lea LEWES, late of ti,e Ferguson, in command of the light company Cana- nd son of die celebrated come than Fencibles, and also from Captain Jean Rapt. Glasgow Company, e dian of that name, in the very arduous cha: acter of .:.ir Duchesnay, arid Captain Juchereau Duchesnay, of Al er D ~nax Marsyrophant. Mr. LEWES'S assumption er the two companies of Voltigeurs ; from Captain La- li moths and Adjutants Heiden and O'Sullivan. and the 8-.otti dialect was tolerably correct ; but his Voice was weak ; and his countenance, though by from every officer and soldier engaged, whose gallan- I His Excellency the Governor in Chief and Corn- 'lto means unpleasing, never reflected the workings of try and steadiness were conspicuous and praise-worthy that base mind, which dictates the most obsequious in the hithest degree. servility towards those from whom a benefit is ex pected, and directs the most haughty insolence to. mender of the Forces having had the satisfaction of ward those over Vin himself witnessing the conduct of the troops on this whom it may be exercised with iin punitye—the insidious smile, the subservient bow—"a brilliant occasion, feels it a gratifying duly to retVcr all these Mr. LLWES was deficient; and, consequent them that praise which is so justlyy, their due : to Ma- lfailed. The teb firm Acts passed almost tine • jorsGeneral De Watteville, for the admirable arrange ment established by him for the defence of his post ; cited ; but, daring t' !le third. fourth, and fifth , the performance war 'frequent y interrupted by hisas, to Lieutenant-Colonel De Salaberry, for his judicious and officerlike conduct displayed in the choice of paand ci ies of ‘, can off 1". in the midst of which tl:e curtain fell. We have spoken merely of Mr. LEIvE,'S sition and arrangement of his force ; to th • Officers exertions as Sir Arfinme—perhaps, in other walks of and men engaged with the enemy, the warmest ac- t h e D rama lie may be found eminently useful. knowledgments of his Excellency are due, far their gallantry and steadiness ; and to all the troops at tl:e station the highest praise. belongs, for the zeal, stead;- ness, and discipline, and for the patient endurance of hardship and privation which they have evinced. A: determined perseverance in this honourable conduct cannot fail of crowning the brave and loyal Canadians with victory, and hurling disgrace and confus;on on the head of the enemy that would pollute their happy soil. by the report of prisoners, the - enemy's from is stated at 7500 infantry, 4(X) cavalry, and ten field pieces. The British advanced force actually engaged did not exceed SOO. The enemy suffered severely from our tire, as well as frcim their time; sense de- tached corps having fired upon each ctl:ct 'uy mistake in the woods. MARRIED. On the 16th Inst. at Fgbam Church, I.lentenant•Colonel ter7l. let, of the Suth r,gtateut, to fannia. ilaui,httr of ei.e Rel. Ur. Symmuls. Monday se's:night, at Fryston, fdarmadulte sou of the Rev. Citrif:opher W yvii, of Burton ball, Yotkihiee, Radler!, daujhter of the late Richard FN. of Fzystor. lliutsday I.ieutenant Elfrawe. Seth Regiment, t . Mi‘s Creagh, tuElher of Arthur Gethiu Cr..a4h, of La..; • renttnum, co::t.ty Cork. . . On-the 11th thstant, in Du!erk Church, Robert Richaas, El. Barrister at Law, !Wain, to Matilda, daughter of litiry to:- nett, Est. Duleek House', coooty Canadian Light Company had 3 nark aaj file k:l1.21; 1 Cerjen: l 3 3 rank-and file, wounded. Voltigeurs--4 rank and file wounded. 3d Batt. Flank Company-1 Captam wounded; 2 rank and file killed, 6 wounded, and 4 misting. Chateauguay Chasseurs —1 Captain wounded. TOTAL-5 rank and file killed; 2 Captains, I.Serjeant, 13 rank and file wounded, and 4 miss , ng. Omegas woe bin CD—Caprain Daly, 3d Embodied Militia, twice wounded seven:ly, but not dangerumly ; Captain Biopic!, Chateauguay Chasseurs, slightly. HOWARD ES, AdjUtill*Gelltalt DIED: Thursday last, at Shrub's-hills 1-ionse, the Infant daogLter of Ricbard Gott, Esq. On the 15th instant, at his Seat, Hyde Hall, Herta, Ale:ands Anne.ley, Esq. Lately, Captain Sober, of Wiltleton, Sussex. At Laugharne, dent R. Edwards, Royal Marines. Tturo, the Lady of Rear Aatukal Lute. 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