Star. — London, England, 1813-12-28 00:00:00

. • *MOIL IfUNINGUEN. , 1 . 44 - nett 'din honour tq Said you my Adjutatai M. 11, ,t-vtit, relative to an am . of ihe . highest 'impos*sce.s '.lfiras no- less than a. propos# to delivEtlhO'Utieii confide& t o . my defence to the ale*, for z sum Of 500,000 livres for myself,. the CIOIIO bletia . Theltsa, and an estate laths:atria. !' 41 Mil Morena, my Adjutant, was to havta besides, 250,000 Byres fOr himself, to intfucehint to act in such a Manner as to gain tosk,kee., He was also premised & decoration, awl. a more elevated sink.— This morning, about ten.o'cloch p , my Adjutant re ,ceived am express, pressing him , ineepair to Dailey immediately, to the high street Fetsbotwg Pierre.—. From thence he *as conducted by another person to the Crti*O;•- where he was presented to M. Frauen terg,..e.f.aeakihn General Officer, attached to Gene. ral Laihtenstein, from whom M. Frauenberg had powers to treat with me, or wits my Adjutant, who will tell you thq manner in which I was to deliver up,the place: - ' 46 If the entity wishes to have it,. they must ob tain it from the cannon's mouth. Never will I nor my -Adjutant disgrace our epaulettes by such an act of perfidy, being entirely devoted to cur Sovereign -stnd the country, • • 4 1 ' I have the honour to be, with respect, General, • your most humble and most oliedient servant, (Signed) 46 cuartcee, 46 The Colonel COmmindant d'Armes. " Huninguen, December 15, 1813." LETTER FROM CAPTAIN SANS, ADJOINT DE PLACE COMMANDING FORT SIORTIER, ADDRESSED TO COLO NEL KLINGTER, COMMANDANT D'ARMES AT NEW BRISACII. 44 Monsieur le Commandant-I have the honour to inform you, that in consequence of a letter which I received this morning from Old Brisach, - and which I have the hon Ou r, to transmit to you, I repaired to one of the Islands.of the Rhine, 'where I found the Sieur Herbst, merchant, at the said Old Brisach, who told me that yesterday the Austrian General Guilay, Commander of the troops of the enemy coming to that city to inspect the garris'n, cons isting of from Eve to 6000 Men; the inhabitants having remarked that a movement of the troops was intended, applied to the said General,, tetufttitik him to spare their unfortunate city, which had already been burnt in 179.5. • " That General answered them that there Was no other means' to stare the effusion of blood than to address themselves to me ; he told them that he had engaged the Sieur Herbst, as being particularly ac quainted with me, and had given him permission t( come to speak to me, that it I would deliver up Fort Monier, I should have for reward a million in specie, Or the rank wh . c l l'l might require in the coalesced armies; that he knew well that I was a man of ho. nour, and that to screen me from my Government he would cause a false attack to he made, and that then, as if surprised by the enemy, I might deliver up the fortress. 4 , The Sieur Herbst requested for this purpose to b a ve an interview with me to consult concerning this affair. I answered that General by the intervention of the said Sieur Herbst, that I was ready to receive him with my artillery. 64 I have the honour, Monsieur Commandant, to be with respect, your litimble servant, (Signed) ~ J. SANS, "The Captain Adjoint.cle Place commanding Fort Monier." I OLD - BRISACH, DECEMBER is. •' Monsieur Commandant—The purpose of.the present letter is only to request you to come to-mor- Tow morning, at seven o'clock, to the place which the bearer, our friend, M. Anselm, will point out to you. We shall be there quite alone, to inform you of a matter which interests you much . ; but in order to explsin it properly (for it is a thing of the greatest consequence) we desire that you would bring Ma dame your spouse with you; but no other person, for we can only explain ourselves to you and your 4pouse, • wishing .at only your happiness, as you wish ours. You must come with Madame your spouse only, for one of us only comes with a boatman. In the mean time we salute you and Madame your spouse most cordially. (A true Copy).. e (signed) 14 hi Colonel Comnimalast d'Armee PIUICIEj, DECLARATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY • . HELV&TIC DIET.. • " Zurich, November 20. " We, the Landararrian of the Swiss and the Members of the Diet of the 19 Cantons of the Hel vetic Confederation, to all the Confederates, greeting ; War, the theatre of which has been for a long time distant from us, has approached the frontiers of our country. In this state of affairs it becomes our duty (as Representatives of the States of the Helvetic Body) Zis deliberate . uptilt - the actual situation of our native land, to make the. necessary overtures to the Belligerent Powers, and to adopt such measures as circumstances require. " Faithful to the principles of our fathers, we have, in virtue of full powers, and of the commands of our Constituents, urianimonly declared the neutrality of Switzerland, and taken means to communiate, agree. ably to established fornit: the acts relative to this rheastire to the High`*lligerent Powers. • The ob. nervation of a strict.oeuu.ality has, with the assistance of Dorris PaoviDENce, far several ages, secured the liberty and tranquillity of Switzerland. Now, as heretofore, that system is requisite to our wants and -sltoation. We are, therefore, desirous of maintaining it by a ll the means in our power. To secuie the in cl,..pendence and the !ib,..rty of our country, to preserve our pietent Constitution and the integrity of our territory, is the only but. important object of all car 44rts. "Confederates cf all the States of theHelvetk Body,. we conotionic.te to you this declaration, made in the nairie i f uor crmmu , .i,ctinntry, in order that each ot.i you may contriblate 44,40144 e the execution c.f . the general plan ; that et cry Me may hasten to do that voiuntatily which the . iyellare and safety of his coon • icy demands 'tura him, and to shew himself worthy 0 HERBST. " KLINGTER." °lability of Switzerland. - :the smuts "AY R*. round It ; the canieriitiontiCtlieTralAtioitinf'ainily and good neighbourhoncrwlth'ill'Slniek; its orfecz fie - ntrility, and the most giftvlo6 towar‘i 0° Belligerent Powers.". ' - cater. nl'maintain this neatralitr,4,he Diet has reiOlvid to occupy the Iron tiers with 'troops- belonging to • th e Confederation f • and the attexpresses a cdnviction, that 44 after the' interest and benevolence which.the Belligerents have 'ever shewn to this country, they will not be induced, from any military combinations, to violate the neu trality of an independent people, whose existence only depends upon internal and external tranquillity, im partiality towards foreign Powers, and perfect quiet:" It concludes with stating, that it expects the Bellige rents to give the most positive orders to their Gene rals not to violate the neutral territory of Switzer land, and still less to occupy any military position In that country. -. Signed as the preceding, by the Landamnian, and Oio by the Chancellor of the Confederation. -." - THR ARMY: "' . Yesterday the Royal Horse Guards mounted, for the first time, at the Horse Guards, in their new dresses of jackets and helmets, similar to the Life Guards, but far superior in elegance, convenience, and neatness, but with the ridiculous appendage of a quantity of slit whalebone at the back of their hel mets, in imitation of horses tailt. The 57th Regiment of Foot have left Bexhill, on their route to Guernsey. The 66th are ordered to Jersey. In a former number we referred ottrlitaty Readers to a very able Pamphlet in the PAMPHLE TEER, No. 3, upon the subject of a plan for " increas ing the Incomes of the Officers of the Army, and ilso for the formation of a Benefit Fund." We regret to state, that this project has been abandoned for the present.—We do not pretend tb attach blame to tge, parties with whom the plan originated, or to those o( more influence,through whom it would have been carried into execution ; but we think the whole oP what has been written upon the subject worthy of the seri-4us consideration of every Officer the British Army, who desires' to leave his family provided against •the miseries of absolute dependence. Colonel Roman concludes his addiess to the Offi cers of the Army (in the 4th Number of thy Etst- PHLLTEEK) with this observ.ttion : .4 I have made every exertion in my power, not only to com plete the plan, bat to carry it into practice, distinct from-ere personal motive of self-interest, as expressectin a letter I had the amour to address to Lieutenant-Colonel.ros a !Ns in July last. I should have felt ample gratification in being hourly witntss to the happiness it would have diffused to my brithcr °mars, their widows and children; and I continue to believe, that had the plan been sanctioned, toe pecuniary difficulftes which are now, and ever must be, felt by the veteraus, who have exhausted their health, strength, and spires, in the cause of their country, and the still more afflicting distresses of the relatives of those brave men who have fallen in the service, would vanish. And, Gentlemen, I must ever lament, that the policy, •f the respectable Gentle man at the head of the Government should have obstructeda plan replete with much general good; but I still look forward to a future period, when I nisy have tIN pleasure of carrying it into ezeculipn." A letter from Tarragon; dated Sept. 19, says :- 64 On Sunday night last, the 12th instant, our army being between this place and Barcelon i, the advance under Colonel Anam was unexpectedly attacked by Marshal &CHET, with 12,000 men, and their retreat to the main body of our army was nearly cut off. The 2d battalion 27th regiment, under Colonel Itztvzs, lost a great number of men killed and prisoners ; the Calabrese Corps dispersed themselves, but are &Say coming in from the mountins they have suffered much, as did also the Rifle Com pany of De ROLL'S; two Spanish regiments were cut to pieces, though no men could behave better. Colonels ADAMS and REEVES were badly wounded, 1 , and several other officers are brought in in that state. Our army retreated in good order to this place, and every exertion is making to put it into a state of defence, which it will be in a few days, as we have plenty of all kinds of ordnance stores. SUCHET has again fallen back to the Llobrcgat, but I believe our ailiny will not follow, it being useless; sine& we cannot fight him. In the province of Valencia the French still occupy Denia, Murviedro, and Pensacola; in Catalonia, 'Tortola, Lerida, Gerona, Montgoree, Barcelona, Figueras, &c. most of these places are im pregnable, and are only to be taken by blockade, and I need not say how impossible that is whilst such a General as Suomi' is in the field, with a superior and well-appointed army. It is a great object our having Tarragona, as, when fortified, it will be a rallying point to the whole province. Admiral HALLOWSLL is here, and the sailors of all descriptions are em ployed in landing and drawing the guns up into the fortifications. The Col de Balaguira is also fouify ing. We have altogether on this coast 150 transports, but the season is approaching when they, as well as , the troops, must seek secure winter quarters." General Pozzo DI BORGO left Brunswick House, Hanover-square, at eleven o'clock last night, for Har wich, to einbark for the Continent. Count Lows DE LOS Rios, brother ,to his Excellency. the Spanish Ambassador, left Grafton-street a few days since with dispatches for Spain. By private letters which reached town from Han. over on Saturday evening, we are made acquainted with jgoe Restoration of the Duke of Briusswicx to his territories in Germany. * Afier passing through• Holland, to congratulate his illustrious friend the Prince of ORANGE on his flattering reception, his Se rene Highness proceeded *towards Brunswick with his i s ritr, and was met a few 'Hiles before he came to that city by a large tit op of his Nobility and Gentry on horseback, habited in The unikrm of his Highness's coups (provided at their own expense), who escorted him to the gates ; upon his arrival at which, a car riage, drawn by eight fine hays, was brought up, and conveyed Vs Serene Highness to the Palace, amidst the acclamations of the populace, while three huridted ladies of the city, clad in white, strewed the way with flower:, and a band of various instruments united i„ the patriotic English fir of " Goo save the King I" • / ° • NORTH 3124 uncle! Atkniral YOUNG sailed 'fro* the . of November, and after three Lgaihat an eseterly.wind, came to an • n ten Miles from the Stonebank. the. Stone-deep from the Flits up into the Roompot, are so . deeded by the pilots impracti .ata to tOftt a fleectof large ships through with a contraryrarind ; in consequence; the fleet lay in the greatest lamiqty for a westerly wink the Vonanano• der in thief using every exertion' to ascertain aild buoy off thilkftfferent - ehoarls, and also sending tem frigates and ecterannall craft iuto the ltoompot, as avail courierr, and to give assistance to the patriots on the islands surrounding. Both these frigates got aground in the entrance of the Veergat, although conducted by the ablest hands. This was a discouraging circumstance; yet so anxious were the fleet to overcome all obstacles by perseverance, that on the 11th of December they weighed with the wind steady at east ) . and entered the Stone-deep through a narrow passage between the Stone-banks, called the Swashway, without any 'accident ; here they anchored,' the weather being beautiful, and not the least appearance of a change t in the wind. During the night, however, it fill nearly calm, a thick fog arose, and next mor ning every thing was so enveloped in obscurity, th a t not a ship was to be distinguished. This was an anxious day—the anchorage was confined —the shoals were close to some of the ships—the tides were so irregu lar as to render it-highly difficult to keep the ships from fouling their anchors—and the ground, though clayey, was not sufficiently firm for a gale. The morning of the 13th was still more discou raging :• the wind had vested round to the S.W. in the night—the weather was. thick—no sight of WA!. cheren could be iibtained, and a gale was apparently coming on with rapid strides. The moment Was cri tical, and something decisive was to be attempted. About ten Oclock in the forenoon, the wind was much freshened, and every thing portended a gee. The atmosphere,. however, became somewhat less dense, and partial glimpses could occasionally be obtained of Walcheren. The small craft, tour or five in number, were in stantly ordered to weigh - and search for the entrance between the Dag ert and the Querns, under the direc tion of Captain HANCOCK and - Mr. - Toomas. By 12 o'clock there was a culter . placed on each of the afore ' said shoals, and two others were advanced betvieen lahe Flats and the shore of WalCheren, to point out "the track. The signal was now made to weigh, and lit one o'clock the Nymphen frigate pushed into the narrow and shallow channel across the Flats, making the depth of water to the Impregnable, which ship led in at the head of the fleet. 'I his was an anxious moment—the water gradualgy shoaled to twenty-eight feet, many of the line of battle ships being then within fo&r feet of the ground! The most perfect order prevailed —not a ship yawed from her course—not a word was spoken, except in giving the necessary di rection to the steersmen, leadmen, and sail-trimmers. In half an hour the fleet passe - d over these flats, and entered the Veergat, bending their course along the Island of Walcheren, for the Rooinpot, with Orange colours at their mast-heads. At tour o'clock, the whole 9f the fleet anchored in line in the Roomptit, encompassed by Schowen, North fleveland, Walcberen, and the Bargert, in perfect satity and order. The inhabitants ot. Beveland came down to the beach, and welcumg_d the English with three cheers. Thus in the noiddTe of winter, a fleet, of line-of-battle ships lay close on the dangerous coast of Holland, and afterwards, under the most unfavou rable circumstances, explored their course through sands and shoals, and penetrated into the Scheldt without any accident, amidst all the mist and fogs that hang over these swampy islands. Previous to the arrival of the fleet in the Rbompot, two frigates had worked up to Zerickzee, the capital of Schowen, where the French Military Commandant with a party of his menr were ;made prisoners. At North Beveland, the French Captain had anticipated events, and carried off his cannon and stores to Batz ; but on the 13th of December, the day the fleet arri ved in the Roompot, he had landed on the island, and with fifty men was making a reconnoissance, when the people of North Beveland rose upon him, seized him and fourteen of his' men, whom they would have massacred, had not Captain Lord GEO. STUAKT, of the Horatio, rescued him ; but not till the epaulets and honorary badges were torn from his person. He has since been sent to England. After this, the French made no attempts to cross over from Beveland Pier. • The troop-ships, with Sir T. GRAHAM, arrived in the Roompot on the 16th, and these ships immedi ately went tip to Zerickzee, where the soldiers were disembarked with their gallant Commander, and pro ceeded to Tholen, opposite Bergen-op-Zoom. The Cornwall, Commodore °wax, in the mean while, with four and five hundred marines, worked up towards the Resten; but the winds being contrary, he debarked on the morning of the 18th of Decem ber with his party on South Beveland, icir the pur pose of advancing upon Batz. The French observing this from Walcheren, de. barked at Borslen, on the same island, 500 men on the following day :• which intelligence induced Ad. miral YOUNG to order the Tigre and Cornwall to de bark, on the same. night, a party of marines, to strengthen Commodore Owex. It was not, however, necessary; for the French, after laying a few farm. houses under contribution, and seizing two or three people of distinction, retraced their steps across tOe Slough Passage, followed by the indignant inhabitants of South Beveland, who were up in arms at the ap: pearance of these rapacious invaders. Sanguine ex pectations are theretore entertained that Commodore OwEN will effect his object, as the place, though strong, is not apprehended to bit well garrisoned. • The Roompot is one of the finest anchorages in the world, defended from all winds, and the water smooth as glass. It , is expected that a favourable contract for fresh beef will soon be settled, but the water is bad. The inhabitants make u,e of .no water, except such as is obtained from the Heavens, and kept in &sterns, which are not in the cleanest order. It is said there is good water at the branches of the Waal, 20 miles hence, arid that our supplies will be brought from that place. Bum-boats come to the ships from the neighbouring islands ; but, as may Ile expected, the prices of articles are progressively lucre:sins. , . . • 0 •-- - . 11111111 . 1 . 11111 . 111111111011 . 111 .11mal of his woiesert, . an* liteho bop .', ~ • • THE NORI FRENCH J'APBBS. Let us °Tor to theAosr Ham that ~ 1. . - ~. ..„_ ••••••••••.•••• e i .. tuslt.whkh 'ale ow" him foe the inn ' . - Fleet andel' itti • STRASBURG, DEUMBER id. . ins: which he has hitherto showered i : ' . 0 on the 25th of The c en e ra i p u ff of the rve; . : ___ . , trip' ; and let us recomniassk to his .. • 11 - . ... ...on has ;wetted , lII ' 'finning agaihst A the annexed Letters : lion 'the preservation ttroltep:anquillity of `. :t .- ''', tichor about eight or i land I • (SigUld) .• . _lli-REINHARD, LZTTitt ISIOM Cettvtillf• Meargels.:cbmirM/MArr . - - : ---.!-- - - selateielliolVaidilreddeat eteltelle" thtipaitat . to,thn Veergat,, and ui ..in:. ,_. l l)9 .4a i rT AT INUNINGUAN• 0 ' Here follows the o ffi cial Awdeclarinit du* it Itias de CzNsm 4l . 44 Ate the honour in fiend van my eash;l:t..4 C.•:•••..1..A f:...;... 4.-•........:-. :.. / L1U 7 2.1: 7 . -- 4/11thhey - __ 3i~" -7 7 ;.‘ I THE EVtNINd STAR. N DON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1813. itp,ocznrs.--ttiouitay it all the likeiblit Wm. t ..~ •01•••••••1•M It 0, what are these, Death's Ministers, not men, 'who thus deal death Inhumanly to men, and mull iply Ten thousand fold the Sin of him who slew His Brothel`!—for of whom. such massacre Make they but 0 their bret firm, nten of men NAPQLEO IioNAPARTE, his Senators, Legislat,, Body, Generals, Ctens d'arms, Spies, and"Donanien, were the awful, phantoms which,-according to t!. Post, the Archangel MICHAEL exhibited to our fits; Parent as ede future scourges of his race The 'Holy War is but beginning—Europe has shake-, r her spear, and the pestilence has fled from bet Pre'.ence--but it still exists ; it has taken refuge in France, and it continues its ravages there. The Allied Sovereigns must do more than they profess in the Frankfort Declaration ere they can re turn to their subjects, and claim the high remunera • dna of permanent allegiance or even personal secu rity. They must 4 , extirpate the Tyrant," and dis solve his Government ! Which of them did be spare when he entered their territories in the boasted spirit of conciliation and meekness ? Which of them will he spare in the fullness of his anger ? Will he forget •and forgive the 44 Treasons" of Prussia—the defec tions of Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Wartemburg, and Baden, in bis utmost need ?—Will he content himself in his next crusade with stripping his unhappy father, in-law of his title of Emperor of GERMANY ? Or wilt another daughter of Austria appetite his ravenous appetite ? Impossible I He is at this nrcnnent shargert. ing the knife as quickly as he can, with which to sa crifice theni to his revenge ! Again we say, if it be intended that Europe shall enjoy A 44 long, repose," the war is only in its com mencenvent—the present Government of ,France must be levelled to the ground—it is misery te. live under it--it is unsafe to live near it. By merciless requi sitions it seizes upon the fruits of the labourer —by cruel conscriptions it seizes upon the labourer him self, and makes him raise his arm indiscriminately against every human being—oat the beck' f a :ferocious usurper, and a bloodikirsty gang of thieves and as sassins, whozn he calls his ,Senatois. Justice, humanity, policy demand that this syst em (if such a monstrous assemblage of crimes can be so called) should be put down. We are aware that lie public law of nations furnishes but slender precedes its for the vigorous line of policy now recommended ;'— but we are also aware, that the history of rnanleind fu sq nisbes no precedent of suck a monstrous conflagr s• Lion as that which has issued from Revolutionary France. But we are prepared with analogies taketk front the Civil and Municipal Law ;o rebut the objections which casuists may take against owe doctrines. Ica. the Pandects of Justinian, which with more or leis amalgamations have been received as the bases of all the Judicial Codes of Europe, there is an admirable display of human wisdom . . There was a law of vici. nage—an edict 61 de totneiaticli :sold elterit," which did not leave a man perfectly master of his own ground: He was bound to lay before his neighbour a plan of any ihtended erections, that he might be on his guard against any nuisance, and crush any dangerous establishmeni in its infancy. The question is thus ably argued by BORICI, in his First Letter against ,a Regicide Peace ; • " Such is the law of - civil vicinity. Now where there is no constituted judge, a; between independent states there is not, the vicinage itself is the natural judge. It is, preventively, the assertor of its own rights, or remedially, their avenger. Neighbours are presumed to take cognizance of each others acts.— ' rtrini, virincorittn fada premmuntor mire.' This prin ciple Which, like the rest, is as true of nations, as of individual men, has bestowed on the graid vicinage of Europe, a duty to know, and a right to prevent, .any capital innovation which may amount to the erection of a dangerous nuisance. Of the importance of that innovation, and the mischief of that nuisance they are, to be sure, bound to judge not litigiously - but it is in their competence to judge. They have uniformly acted on this right. What in civil society is a grind of action, in politick society is a ground of war. But the exercise of that competent jut rEdic- Lion is a matter of moral prudence. As suits its civil society, so war in the political must ever be a matte: of great deliberation. It is not. this or that partic-it:ar proceeding, picked out here and there, as a sali)ect of quarrel, that will do. There must be as ar: Lgatt. of mischief. There must be marks of deliberation: there must be traces of design ; there n.ust be in& cations of malice ; there must be tokens of ambitior. There must be force in the body where they eNiA. there must be energy in the mind. When all circumstances combine, or the important parts ot them, the duty of the vicinity calls tor the ClCrc:3c r , : its competence ; and the rules of prudence do n. restrain, but demand it." The Whitehall Declaration, which we aUnic4 to yesterday, expressly recogniz !%1 this rig!:t of inteste. fence on the part of neighbouring coultries in the in rernal Governmept of France: inisckiet Olen ap• prphPnded teas soce visited Euror, not in a te29,13, •1