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h o rny eipeetation of having British tilaports d to take troops on board BERLIN, APRIL 17. _ Baron Desgenettes, Physician-General to the late Grand Army, arrived . here a few days ago from %Vilna, last from Kon igsberg. He was left behind with the sick in the retreat. He is in possession of ofricial returns, for the service of the French Govern /wilt, of the number of deaths among the Frefich prisoners in Russia—the total is 22,000 men. This mortality will not appear surprising, when the state in which the unfortunate men were found is taken into c onsideration. The greater part were in a state of starvation, their limbs frozen, and destitute of clothing for the season and climate. Baron Desge reties has left our capital for Paris. He received very attention during his stay. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL 25. EITUATION OF THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE NORTH, ON THE 20TH OF APRIL. Dantzic, Thorn, Modlin, Zamosk, were in the same situation. Stettin, Custrin, Glogau, Spandau, were but feebly blockaded. Magdeburg was the Viceroy's point de reserve. Wittemburg and Torgau were in .a good state. The garrison of Wittemberg has repulsed an at tack by main force. General Vandamme was in advance of Bremen ; G e neral Sebastiani between Celle and the Weser ; the Viceroy was in the same position, his left upon t he Elbe at the mouth of the Saale, and his right upon Hartz, occupying Berneburg ; his reserve at Magdeburg. The Prince of Moskwa was at Erfurt; the Duke of Ragusa at Gotha, occupying Langen Saltza ; the Duke of Istria at Eisenach ; Count Bertrand at Coburg. General Souliam was at Weinoar.—The town had been occupied by 300 Prussian hussars, who were dispersed on the 19th, by a squadron of the 10th Hussars, and a Baden squadron, under the orders of General Labassiere. We took 60 hussars and four officers from them, among whom was an Aide-de- Camp of General Blucher. MAYENCE, APRIL 24. His Majesty the Emperor passed the 22d in re viewing the tour fine regiments of the Old Guard ; he expressed his satisfaction at the fine state of these trocps ; they arrived at Mayence by forced tnarches, and were only six days in performing the journey ; they were so little fatigued, that they immediately r ass:d the Rhine. General Cunal has arrived at Mayence, with the skeleton regiments of the new Gaard, which is organising in this town. All the equipments for these troops have arrived at Mayence by extraordinary conveyances. The Duke of Castiglione is appointed Military Governor of the Grand Duchies of Frankfort and Wurtzburg. The citadel of Wurtzburg has been armed and provisioned. The reports which have been circulated respecting a pretended defeat- of General Sebastiani, and the death of his Aides-de-Camp, are false and unfounded; on the contrary, with the object of drawing the enemy towards him, he ordered General Maurin to evacuate Celle ; 1200 Cossacks immediately threw themselves into it. On the 18th, General Maurin hastily entered into Celle, pell mell, with the enemy, who was thrown into complete rout, and lost some fifty killed, a great number of wounded, and about one hundred prisoners. During this time General Sebastiani marched upon Uelzin ; he drove from Great Oesingen a party of 600 Cossacks who fell upon Spinkenselh, where the enemy had collected 1500 cavalry • General Sebas tiani immediately charged and broke them ; he took 25 men, wounded considerably more, and took some twenty Cossacks : the fugitives were pursued to near General Vandamme commands at Bremen, he has under his orders the three divisions of Dufour, St. Cyr, and Dumonceau. The uneasiness of men's minds is now calm in the ,`.l2d military division ; the forces which they see arrive . from all sides—the severe examples which have been made of the Chiefs of the conspiracies, but particu. lai ly the few troops which the enemy has been able to sliew upon this point, prevented ill-disposed per sons from showing themselves. The Duke of Reggio set out on the 23d from Mayence, to take the command of the 12th corps of the Grand Army. • t On the 24th, the greater part of the army had passed the mountains of Thuringe. The King of Saxony having deemed it proper to approach as near as possible to Dresden, has marched towards' Prague. His Majesty the Emperor set out on the 24th, at eight o'clock in the evening, from Mayence. The Duke of Daltatia has resumed the functions of Colonel General of the Guards. His Majesty has sent toWctzlar, the bull of Treviso, to organice the Polish corps of General Dombrouski, and to form from it two regiments of infantry, two of cavalry, and two batteries of artillery. His Majesty, since the Ist January, took this corps into hit pay. Prince 'Eckmuhl has proceeded into the 52d division to exercise, according to circumstances, the extraordinary powers ielegated to him by the Senatus Consultum of Stl April. BRZMEN, APRIL 21. A great part of the troops under the command of General Vandammc have advanced. Our advanced posts are at this moment at Ottersburg, a town si. tinted on the road from Bremen to Hamburgh, six k.t: , ,ties distance from Bremen. NUREMBERG. APRIL 16. We have received, by way of Bohemia, intelli gence from the neighbourhood of Dantzic, announ cing that the garrison of that fortress had made a new sortie, and driveri the Russians from all their positions, the latter were obliged to vacuate a great part of the ground they possessed, which is n9w oc cupied by a part of the garrison. PARIS, APRIL 27. It is difficult to form an idea of the sensation which the presence of his Majesty the Emperor has caused throughout all the branches of the military administration, and of the enthusiasm which the cer tainty of his arrival has spread throughout all the coritt de Parma. We base before us tetras from irhlcli afl tette ;xi 4664 that the troops are filled with ardour, and that they with impatience wait the signal for battle. Our military men are particularly exasperated against the Prussians, whom they consider as traitors, and promise themselves to make them repent a conduct so dishonourable, which has no example except in the Prussian annals. • It must be confessed that the spectacle which, at this moment, France offers, must astonish Europe, attentive to the events which futurity offers. The London Journalists announced, a few days ago,,that the French army was annihilated, that our resources were exhausted ;—and here suddenly is this army, which reappears more numerous, more brilliant than ever, which, in its preparatory movements, already threatens the enemy, encourages our faithful allies, and spreads terror and alarm among those who have been deficient in courage or loyalty.. The more that the operations of the campaigns shall be executed upon an -extended line, the more does the military genius of his Majesty the Emperor permit us to ex pect ,great and fortunate events. It is those vast plans, where vulgar minds are lost, that his brilliant genius embraces every thing in a coat:4'Ni/, and com bines so many manceuvres, so many means to attain the same only and glorious end—the lion -awakes, and his awakening will be terrible. It is impossible to dissimulate that France, in no period of its history, has shewn itself more worthy of the high rank it occupies among nations, whilst that its enemies, proud of a triumph obtained without danger and without glory, represent her as humbled, she replies to the just confidence of her Sovereign.— The same spirit of patriotism and fidelity animates all parts of the empire. Resources multiply, and we now see the happy effects of this noble enthusiasm. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. MONDAY, MAY 3, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Red. San—Cons. 591.1--for acc. 591-4 per Ct. 721 73 5 per Cent. 881—Bonds ls. 2s. dis.—Etch. Bills 7s. Bs. pre. Bank Long Annuities 14 13-16ths • • STATE LOTTERY. • NEXT THURSDAY EVERY TICKET WILL BE DRAWN A PRIZE. S Prizes of £20,000-3 of £lO,OOO, &c. &c. The arrivals of Papers from France daily becothe more frequent as the spring campaign advances.— Last night we received Paris Journals to the 30th. They describe the positions of the Armies as on the 20th of April, which is nearly as late as our intelli gence via Hamburgh. We cannot, of course, im plicitly believe all the vague statements which they, give; but so artfully are they drawn up, that it is only by a rigid exercise of the judgment that the real truth can be ascertained. SEBASTIAN! seems to have been dreadfully beaten somewhere in the neighbour hood of Celle; for a lame attempt is made to shew, that he was every where victorious, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. The 32d Military Division, which, we believe, comprehends Bremen, Lune burgh, Hamburgh, and the Elbe, is given up to the ferocious Prince of Eacmum, to exercise the extrardinary" powers granted to him by a Senatus Consultum of the 3d of April. By this infernal instrument, DAVOUST is authorized to put to death such of the inhabitants of Germany as evince a spirit of resistance to the atrocities of the French. Our only hope for the salvation of Europe rests, therefore, upon the energy and spirit with which the Proclama- tions of DORNBERG and WINZINGERODE are carried into execution. BONAPARTE has left Mentz, and directed his course, in all probability, towards Magdeburgh, in the vici nity of which the Viceroy is posted, and is, no doubt, much in want of assistance. Of the force which he carries with him we are ignorant, but the allies are certainly superior in numbers, for he has been com pelled to leave a strong chain of corps d'ar►nie to keep down the insurgent spririt of the Provinces in his rear. Marshal AUGEREAU is the military executioner appointed to watch over these movements. By the Gottenburgh Mail which arrived at a late hour on Saturday, it appears that hostilities are about to take place between Sweden and Denmark, which will prevent the sailing of the second division of the Swedish expedition, which was to be com manded by the CaowN PRINCE in person. The demands made by Denmark upon this country, we have already informed our Readers, were of such a nature that Ministers could not possibly listen to them for a moment. Indeed the nature of these demands was such as to shew that Denmark had no wish to break with NAPOLEON and join the Allies for the liberation of Europe ; and therefore we cannot doubt that when all the circumstances shall be -made known to the world, it will be found that Denmark is the aggressor. The conduct of the King of DENMARK cannot be accounted for on the common principles of prudence ; but, if we are rightly informed, the King of DENMARK is hardly for a moment ever lost sight of by the French Mi nister, ALQUIER, who acts more as if he were Prime Minister of the King, than the Ambassador of NA POLEON and contrives, it is said, to keep his Majesty of Denmark constantly in a state more than cheerful; especially when any measure of importance is to be decided.—The infatuation of Denmark is to be la mented, but it will in no way affect the general de terminations of the other allies, and it is possible that the British thunder may again give an admonitory lesson to those who thus league against the liberties of Europ• - - SURRENDER Or THORN, AND FARTHER ADVANCE OF THE ALLIED ARMIES. Government have received dispatches from Major- General STEWART, who is now at Berlin, dated on the 23d ult. announcing the important tent of the surrender of Thorn, by capitulation. The French part of the garrison were made prisoners of war, but the Bavarian troops were allowed their parole, and they are said to have declared for the common cause, insisting upon being marched to join the allied armies. No official account of the fall of Dantzic had been received at Berlin at the date of General STEWART'S dispatches. The Corps of General BLUCHER and General de YORK had marched with great rapidity against the, VICEROY and Marshal Nay, and a general action was expected to take place before the latter could be rein forced from Mentz or rally their scattered forces.— The French Corps under SEBASTIANI, which was on the Saale, had been driven from all its positions; and as a consequence of this reverse, it was forced upon Luneburgh, where the Russians were not in sufficien t force to oppose it ; the former have therefore, for the present, recrossed the Elbe at that point. We cannot as yet confirm the surrender of Dantzic _ from official details, because none of that description have been received on the subject. We repeat, how ever, that Mr. COCKBURNE, the British Minister at Hamburgh, did actually transmit the intelligence which we communicated in our Second Edition 44 1 Friday, and expressed his conviction that the report was well founded : Ministers also continue to attach credit to the circumstance. Be -this as it may, the capitulation of Dantzic cannot be at a great .dis. tance ;—and, even if its surrender should be pro tracted for a few weeks longer, the dealment to the allied cause eahnot be great. In the man time, the surrender of Thorn will necessarily set at liberty a large addition to the besieging forces. Much activity prevails at the present moment in every department to promote the objects of the Allied Powers, and to counteract and defeat the projects of the enemy. A reinforcement for the North Sea squa dron has just sailed from Deal, under Admiral Yousc, in the ImPRECINABLE I who is to have the com mand in chief. He takes with him Rear-Admiral BEDFORD, as his first Captain, and Captain G. C. MACKENZIE his second. A diversion on the coast bf Holland is supposed to be one of the objects cf this armament, to favour any enterprise that may be found advisable for extending the insurrecaion against NAPOLEON in those countries which have so long groaned under his iron yoke. The following pleasing communication relative to the state of his MAJESTY was yesterday exhibited at St. James's " Windsor Castle, May 1. • " Ilis MAJESTY has been in a tranquil and very comfortable state throughout the last month. (Signed) " 11. 'ALFORD, W. UtBERDLN, " sa. BAILLIZ, a. wuits." The inquiries were very numerous; Lord ARDEN was the Lord in Waiting, and Admiral LE.OOa the Groom. Saturday the Prince of WALES gave a grand dinner at Carlton House to Count LEVER, and other Nobles of distinction. The Princess CHARLOTTE of WALE attended Di vine Service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St., James's. Her Royal Highness was accompanied by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Duke of LEEDS. Yesterday the Duke of YORK and the LORD CHAN CELLOR had interviews with the PRINCE REGENT. Yesterday his Royal Highn ess the Duke of YORK took a ride to vie* the rapid improvements going on at the Regent's Park. Mr. MORTON'S popular new Comedy of Eduratioti, was published this day by Messrs. LONGUAN and Co. ROYAL ACADRMY. —On Saturday the Royal Aca demicians gave their annual Dinner to the Patrons of the Arts, previous to the opening of the exhibition. It was honoured with a most splendid attendance.— There were present the Duke of Sussex, the Dukes of Norfolk and Somerset, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Liverpool, and the other Ministers, Lord Grey, Lord Holland, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Lonsdale, Lord' Hardwicke, Lord Mountjoy, Sir Samuel Komilly, Sir William Scott, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Abr aham Hume, Sir George Beaumont, Sir umphrey Davy, Sir Thomas Bernard, Mr. Canning, Mr.Whit bread, Mr. Lock, Mr. Knight, Mr. Rogers, Mr. T. Hope, Mr. Sotheby, Ms. Lysons, Mr. Angerswis, and many other distinguished Amateurs. The Exhi bition, as usual, abounds in fine Portraits, in highly finished Landscapes, in a few good Histories, and in some very pleasing fancy pieces. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY & The art ival of Foreign Wheat has caused a dulness In the sale of that of our own growth, and our prices have in consequence declined 35. per quarter; but the Foreign it taken off freely with out any reduction in price. Fine Dantzle Wheat met ready sale at fron.l47s.to 150 s. per quarter; and the best Pomeranian sam ples, from 12Cs. to 1245. per quarter.-Having very little lin. Barley at market, has kept-our prices of that grain as they were this day wceb. Oats are 2s. per quarter dearer, swing to the 'shortness of our supply of that article. Fine Beans are 4s. per quarter higher. In Malt, Peas, and other grain, there is no al teration. English. Wheat, Kent and Eases, 1121. 1345. per quarter. Ditto, Suffolk, 105 s. 1265. Ditto, Norfolk, 1054.1145. Rye 635. 68s. Barley 465. 655. Malt, 90s. 10as. White Peas, 90s. 1152. boilers, 100 s. 105 s. Grey, ditto, 64a. 68s. Small Beans, 74a. 78s. Tick do. 565. 60s. Fine 70s, 741. Oats, Potatoe, 565. Ditto, Poland, 345. 48s. Ditto, Feed, 2.61. 425. Flour ! 1941. 1101. pet kik. Foreign. Wheat, Aniericia Qs. Qa, pee quarter. Ditto, Dantsic 130 a 13O& Ditto, Baltic Red 1101. 1249. Ditto, Hambro' or Bremen 110 s. 121 1 . Ditto, Brabant Red 119 s. 1241. Rye, 665. 70s. Barley, 565. 601. Oats, Brew, Pats, Feed, White Peas, 955. 10Sa. Grey Ditto 801. 821. Small Beans, Flourutie ' 'l% 7110 THE ARM% Generals Sir S. COTTON, LarTU, Pftngiit2 l CCM TON, O'LOGNILIN, and ARIBUTHNOT g andCOMMiIidarr General DALRYMPLE, with a number of other O. cers and detachments for several regiments in this Peninsula, sailed on Saturday from Portsmouth, un. der convoy of the MILDAOASCAR. which also carries out a considerable quantity of specie for the army. The convoy was put back yesterday by the westerly wind, but have probably sailed again this morning as the wind is now fair. The Royal South Lincolnshire militia have march. ed through Edinburgh in three divisions, on their route from Stilton barracks to Ireland. Three of the militia soldiers lately sentenced by the General Court Martial at Edinburgh to receive 1000 lashes each, have petitioned to be allowed to Orve abroad for life, which has been granted. The fourth. Taylor, was marched from the Castle on Monday to his regiment, there to receive his punishment. • The Tipperary Regiment of Militia has left Deal Barracks, and h.ts been succeeded by the Waterford. NilVill, lATELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, APRIL SO. Arrived the Prussian ship Susanna, from Nam, detained by his Majesty's ship HANNIBAI. Came in the Earl St. Vincent packet from a assize. Sailed the Chichester packet, with a mail for the Leeward Islands. The Walsingham packet, for Surinam, and the Lady Mary Pelham packet, for Ceunna, ars gone into the Roads ; the latter will sail in the course of the night, her orders having come down by this evening's post.—Wind E. fresh breezes. PLYMOUTH, MAY 1. Came in the ESCORT gun-brig, from Guernsey.— Sailed the QUEEN CHARLOTTE man of war, on a cruise; also the JALOUSE sloop of war, on ditto. Last night it blew a very heavy gale from the East. ward, during which the brig Nancy, belonging to this port, Commas, Master, from Penzance, with a cargo of stone, bound to London, drove from her ancho rage between the Island and the Main, and drifted ashore on the former, where her bottom received con siderable damage by the anchor of a neutral vessel which lay near her, and soon after the accident she filled with water; it is feared she will beconie a wreck —crew saved. PORTSMOUTH, MAY It. Yesterday sailed his Majesty's ship MAnAciatcatt, Captain Cum!, with a convoy, for Lisbon. His Majesty's ship BARHAII, of 74 guns, Captain SPRAN. GER ; CENTAUR, 74, Captain WHITE ; and TUSCAN, 16, Captain JONES, accompany the MADAGABCAR to the Tagus, whence the whole proceed with sealed orders, supposed on a cruise off the Western Islands, or Coast of America. The MADAGASCAR has been fitted out in a very superior manner, and is now con. sidered by many naval characters peculiarly adapted to meet an American frigate with every chance of success ; and as it appears she is likely to proceed on the American coast, we trust Captain Coarts will have an opportunity of trying those Transatlantic warriors with something like equal force. The MA. DAGASCAR mounts 52 guns, 18, 24, and 82 pounders. This day the whole of the above ships put back; in consequence of the variable state of the wind. The ANTELOPE ) 50 guns, Captain BUTCHER, is appointed convoy for the Brazils.—Wind S.S.E. DEAL, MAY it. Came down from the River, the Charles Mills E Indianian, and the Juliana, FINWICK I fur Baum Arrived the ELVPHANT, from off Flushing.—Mti the IMPREGNABLE, of 98 guns, Admiral YOUNG; BOYNE, 98, Captain BORLTON ; and CHRISTIAN V Captain BALL, to join the Northern squadron.— report has just reached here, that one of our be has been upset off the French coast, and a man of name of Tacker, with three or four others of town, have been drowned.—The line-of-battle sh &c. with the exception of the three before nan remain as per last. Five o'ci.ouc.--Sailed the outward-bound, Portsmouth, under convoy of the COUNress OF Et , cutter.— Wind N.E. HARWICH, MAY IL The Auckland, Capt. BRIDGE, arrived yester from Gottenburgh, after a short passage. Cc Baararorg and suite, the Don Cossack, with M. Bacu, several Officers and passengers, have sa this evening in the Lord Nelson, Capt. DEANE, Cuxhaven. The Little Auckland, Captain LYr sailed at the same time with the Mails of the 26th 30th ult. for Gottenburgh. The different cow and transports still remain.—Wind East. The REODIAN sloop of war, Captain Boss, ha been lost on her passage from Portobello to Jamaict The crew and specie she had on board were saved. The RACOON, 18, Captain BLACK, for Rio Janeir (for whose safety some fears were felt, on account the Essex and Hornet being upon the coast), has a rived safe at Rio with her convoy. She took in Prizes the American ship Rebecca, from China, whit she had the good fortune to fall in with. The CsottJ 20, Capt. TUCKER, had also arrived safe, from Cot Tuesday a caravan, with about 23 convicts, fro London, on their way to Gosport, stopped a few n nutes at the Red Lion Inn, in Fareham. The waits when In the act of serving them with some gin, f which they had called, was robbed of a gold cha and seals, value A. They were immediately char& with the theft, but they handed it to each other wi such dexterity, that they absolutely succeeded in creting and carrying off the property, to the grief the loser, and indignation of many who assembi 4004 till vats op i 0 .6 RC*"