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44. 6 61. MN FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 90. Orders for the bourt's change of moeraing, on Sunday next the 25tk inst. for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Bruns wick, his Majesty's sister, via. : The Ladies to wear black silk; fringed or plain lines; white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings; black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. Undress—White or grey lutestrine, tabbies, or damasks. The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed ; fringed, or plain Una ; black swords and buckles. Undrt as—Grey frocks. The Court to change the Mourning further on Sunday the 2d of May next. The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet ; coloured ribbons, fang, and tippets ; or pliin white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats ; amibbck, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trim incl. coloured swords and buckles. And on Sunday the 9th of May next, the Court to go out of Mourning. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 19, 1813. A Dispatch, pt which the following Is an extract, has been re ceivrd at this Office, addressed to Earl Bathurst by Lieutenant- General Sir John Murray, Ban. dated Head-quarters, Canalla, March 28, 1813: 44 I have the honour to endow extracts of two dispatches, addressed to his Excellency the Marquess of Well , ngton, by which your Lordship will be fully apprised of the present situation of this army, and of the different trifling affairs which we have had with the enemy." lIXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ' SIR J• MURRAY TO LORD WELLINGTON, DATED ALT- CANTE, MARCH 10, 1813. ' " I had the honour; in my letter of the 26th ult. to acquaint your Lordship, that I had taken the command of the division of the Mediterranean army serving on the eastern coast of Spain. " Since my letter of the 26th February, nothing of importance has occurred. _ _ gg On the 3d instant, when reconnoitring the posi. tion of Alcoy, it became necessary to drive in the advanced posts. The enemy lost in the action, as I have been informed, one ()Seer killed, and about 20 mein killed and wounded. _ _ 4 ' The possession of Alcoy appeared to me of im portance : and having had a very accurate view of the position, I thought it possible, in carrying the ' _place, to cut off the corps stationed there. With this Intention, on the 6th inst. 1 directed the march of a part of the army on Alcoy, and attacked that post on the morning of the 7th ; but by the unfortunate delay of the column which was destined to cut off his retreat, the enemy effected his escape : had this column arrived a quarter of an hour before; not a man could have got off. The advanced guard of the column destined to attack the enemy in fron:, drove him about six or seven miles, when I found the boldiersoso much fatigued, that even had I wished, I could have pressed them no further. The country over which the enemy retired was extremely favour. able for him, and certainly might have been much better defended. He was on this account enabled to dispose of his killed and wounded, and I cannot :tate his loss. That on the part of the allied army is inconsiderable. I have much satisfaction in acquainting - your Lord; ship, that trifling as these affairs have proved, they are sufficient to give me-great confidence in the troops which were engaged ; and it is with peculiar plea sure I have noticed the state of Major-General Whit tingham's division of the Spanish army." F.X,TRAET OF A LETTER FROM LIEU rENA N T•GEN ERA L sla J. MURRAY TO GENERAL VIE bIARQUEi OF WEL LINGTON, DATED CASTALLA, MARCH 23, 1813. 66 In my dispatch of the 10th instant, I had the honour to inform your Lordship, that I had found it expedient to drive the enemy from Alcoy, and to oc cupy that pl;ce with a strong division of the allied army. In consequence of this movement, Marshal Suchet quitted Valencia, and has assumed the corn- :nand, in pet son, of the troops on the right bank of the Xucar. He appears to have drawn to this divi sion of his army nearly all the disposable force which he has in the neighbourhood of Valencia. 64 Finding that the enemy was concentrating his force, I assembled the allied army at Castalla on the 20th. In consequence of this concentration of the allied army, Marshal Suchet has reinforced his right, and has now a strong force at Onteniente, Mogente, and Puente del Higuera. Since I had last the honour of addressing your Lordship, there have been several trifling affairs with the enemy. General Whitting ham has forced him to retire beyond the Puerto de Albayda, with a very considerable loss. 6 , In this affair, which General Whittingham con ducted with great judgment, and in which the Spa :fish troops behaved with great gallantry and order, the General was slightly wounded, as were an officer and seven men. In a reconnoitring party on the same day, con ducted by Major-General Donkin, Captain Jacks, and the foreign troop of light cavalry, Captain Wal dron, and the grenadiers of the 2d 27th, and Lieu tenant M'DougalJ,.of the Adjutant-General's Depart ment, had an opportunity of making a spirited attack on an enemy's post, which was carried in the presence of a battalion drawn up as spectators. 66 We suffered no loss on this occasion, but killed some of the enemy, and took a few prisoners. 66 Before i conclude this letter, I beg to add, that since I have been in co-operation with General Elio, have found his Excellency most anxious to forward every object I have in view : it is impossible too highly to extol his zeal, or the readiness with which he meets my wishes,,, A►DMIRAL,TY OFFICf, APRIL. 20. :i netters, of which the following are copies and ex tracts, have been transmitted to this office by Rear- Admiral Dixon, addressed to John Wilson Croker, gs q . by Lieutenant Chads, later first Lieutenant of 114 Majesty's ship Java : United States' Frigate Constitution, off St. Salvador, December 31, 1812. 8411..-It .18 with deep regret that I write you, for She infprmation of rite Lords Commissioners of the soy 111. Y, 'f , "'w" "• "' . "' u t s "' ` ls ` FORCE ON THE TWO SHIPS. Admilalty, that his Majesty's ship Java is no more, that t h e di vis i ons arrived from I taly are f u ll of or der, J AVA, co smuTiom.morning, 27 hours after his departure from Paris. ii latter sustaining an action on the 29th inst. for several 28'Iong 18,peunders. 92 long 2411:waders. and composed of soldiers tried in several campaigns. hours, with the Arnerian frigate Constitution, which 16 carronades, 32-pounders. 22 carrwada, se-pounders. Artillery, ammunition, and provisions of every sort, BREMEN, APRIL 1. resulted in the capture and ultimate destruction of 2 long 1?-roncle0. 1 carrotade, ts-pounder, abound in the French armies; and when they shall Our town is filled with troops. During the last Mak•ty's :hi}. Captain Lambert being danger- • find themselves electrified by the presence of their three days five brilliant battalions hare arrived from 46 guns. S 5 ; ously wounded in the height of the action, the melan- tins. Sovereisn, there is nothing which they cannot under- different directions. eig tof mep1,103411). • Weight of Meta; Il9olb. clioly task of writing the detail devolves on me, take, nothing which they cannot execute. General of Brigade Ostere has been appointed 10 Ship's company and Super+ Crew s thc morning of the gptii instant. at eight a, in. 11112111arlea l 577, In the interior abundance, trancluillity, an mile the command of the Mouths of the Weser., - _ - ; 'off St. Salvador (coast of Brasil), the wind at N.E. we perceived a strange sail; made all sail in chace, and soon made her out to be a large frigate ; at noon prepared for action, the chase not answering our pri vate signals, and tacking towards us under easy sail; when about four miles distant, she made a signal, and immediately tacked and made all sail away up on the wind. We soon found we had the advantage of her in sailing, and came up with her fast, when she hoisted American colours ; she then bore about three points on our lee-bow. At fifty minutes past one p. in. the enemy short ened sail, upon which we bore down upon her ' • at ten minutes past two, when about halt a mile dis tant, she opened her fire, giving us her larboard broadside, which was not returned till we were close on hey weather bow. Both ships now manoeuvred to obtain advantageous positions, our opponent evi dently avoiding close action, and firing high to dis , able our masts, in 'which he succeeded too well, hav ing shot away the head of our bowsprit with the jib boom, and our running rigging so much cut as to prevent our preserving the weather gage. At five minutes past three, finding the enemy's raking fire extremely heavy, Capt. Lambert ordered the ship to be laid on board, in which we should have succeeded, had not our fore-mast been shot away at this moment, the remains of our bowsprit passing over his taffrail ;, shoitly after this the main top-mast went, leaving the ship totally unmanage able, with most of our starboard guns rendered useless from the wreck lying over them. _ _ At half-past three our gallant Captain received a dangerous wound in the breast, and was carried below; from this time we could not fire more than two or three guns until a quarter past four, when our mizen mast was shot away ; the ship then fell off a little, and brought many of our starboard guns to bear: the enemy's rigging was so much cut that he could not avoid shooting a-head, which brought us fairly broad side and broadside. Our main-yard now went in the slings, both ships continued engaged in this manner till 35 minutes past four,, we frequently on fire in con- Isequence of the wreck lying on the side engaged. lOur opponent now made sail a-head out of gun-shot, where he remained an hour repairing his damages, leaving us an unmanageable wreck, with only the main-mast left, and that tottering. Every exertion was made by us during this interval to place the ship in a state to renew the action. We succeeded in clearing the wreck of our masts from our guns, a sail was set on the stumps of the fete-mast and bowsprit, tfie weather half of the main-yard remaining aloft, the main-tack was got forward in the hope of getting the ship before the wind, our helm being still perfect : the effort unfortunately proved ineffectual, from the main-mast falling over the side, from the heavy rol ling of the ship, which nearly covered the whole of our starboard guns. We still waited the attack of the enemy, he now standing towards us for that purpose ; .on his coming nearly within hail of us, and from his manoeuvre per ceiving he intended a position a-head, where he could rake us without a possibility(of our returning a shot, I then consulted the Officers, who agreed with myself that our having a great part of our crew killed and wounded, our bowsprit and three masts gone, several guns useless, we should not be justified in wasting the lives of more of those remaining,, who I hope their Lordships and the country will think have bravely defended his Majesty's ship. Under these circum stances, however reluctantly, at fifty minutes past five our colours were lowered from the stump of the mizen-mast, and we were taken possession of, a little after six, by the. Amei ican frigate Constitution, corn rnanded by Commodore Bainbridge, who, imme diately after ascertaining the state cf the ship, re solved on burning her, which we had the satisfaction of seeing done as soon as the wounded were iemoved. Annexed I send you a return of the killed and wounded, and it is with pain I perceive it so nume rous ; also a statement of the comparative force of the two ships, when I hope their Lordships will not think the British flag tarnished, although success has not attended us. It would be presumptuous in me to speak of Captain Lambert's merits, who, though still in danger from his wound, we still entertain the greatest hopes of his being restored to the service and his country. It is most gratifying to my feelings to notice the gallantry of every officer, seaman, and marine on board : in justice to the officers, 1 beg leave to men tion them individually. I can never speak too highly of the able exertions of Lieutenants Hevringham and Buchanan, and also of Mr. Robin:on, master, who was severely wounded, and Lieutenants Mercer and Davis, of the Royal Marines, the latter of whom also was severely wounded. To Captain John Marshall, R.N. who was a passenger, I am particularly ob liged for his exertions and advice throughout the ac tion. To Lieutenant Aplin, who was on the main deck, and Lieutenant Saunders, who commanded on the forecastle, I also return my thanks. I cannot but notice the good conduct of the Mates and Midshipmen, many of whom are killed, and the greater part wounded. To Mr. I'. C. Jones, surgeon, and his assistants, every praise is due, for their_un wearied assiduity in the care of the wounded. Lieu tenant-General Hislop, Major Walker, and Captain Wood, of his staff, the latter of whom was severely wounded, were solicitous to assist and remain on the quarter-deck. I cannot conclude this letter, without expressing my grateful acknowledgments, thus publicly, for the generous treatment Captain Lambert and his officers have experienced from our gallant enemy, Commo dore Bainbridge, and his officers.-1 have, &c. (Signed) HY. D. CLIADS, First Litutenaot of his Majesty's late ship Java. P.S. The Constitution has also suffered severely both in her rigging and men, having her fore and mmen-masts, maintop-mast, both maintopsail-yards, spanker-boom, gaff, and trylail-mast badly shot, and the greatest part of the standing rigging very much damaged, with ten men killed, the Commodore, fifth Lieutenant, and 46 men wounded, four of whom are since dead. submission from the citizens to the•laws, which cita alone guarantee their persons and properties; wit armies tilled with honour and courage, comrnanckl by the fi rst Captain of the age, fed 6 - 1 , new and nu. merous battalions, daily organized under our eyes; how many reasons for hope, how many for security ! If our enemies have not been able to accomplish theiT projects, when a devouring climate rendered courage and skill unnecessary, can they now expect fresh suc cess, when the season is about to allow our brave men to display their forces, and resume their acetic. tomed superiority? We do not seek, by vain conjec tures, to anticipate events ; but every thing leads el, to presume that their hopes will be deceived, d; pride confounded. SITUATION OF THE FRENCH ARMIES, ON TILL FIFTH OF APRIL, 114 THE NORTH. The intelligence from Dantzic is satisfactory. 71. t. numerous garrison has formed camps within the c.:y. 'The enemy keeps at a distance from the place, and does not appear inclined to attempt any thing. Two English frigates had appeared befor.: it. At Thorn, nothing - new has occurred. Proper ad• vantage of the time had been taken to improve the fortifications. The enemy has but very trifling fl)rces before Mod lin. General Daendals taking advantage of it, made a sortie, repulsed the enemy's corps, and seized upon a large convoy, in whtch, among other things, thevy were 500 head of cattle. The garrison of ZAM se are masters of the country for six leagues round : the enemy observes that place only with some light cavalry. General Fr imont and Prince Poniatowski were stin in the same position upon the l'elica. Stettin, Custrin, and Glogau were in the same stare. The enemy appeared to have designs upon Glogau, the blockade of which had bee» straitened. The enemy's corps that, on the 27th of March. passed the Elbe at Werben, and whose rear guard was on the 28th defeated by General Montbrua, and driven into the river, marched towards Luneburg. On the 26th General Morand set out from Bremen. and marched upon Luneburg, where he arrived on the bit April. The inhabitants, supported by some ' of the enemy's light troops, attempted to make a re sistance ; the gates were forced by cannon ; some 30 of these rebels were shot, and the town subjected. On the 2d, an enemy's corps, supposed to lao from 3 to 4000 infantry, cavalry, and artillery, presented itself before Luneburg. General Morand marched to meet it, with his column, composed of 800 Saxons, and 200 French, with about 30 horsemen, and four pieces of cannon. The cannonade began ; the enemy were forced to abandon several positions, when General Morand was killed by a ball. The command devol ved upon a Saxon Colonel. The troops, astonished at the loss of their chief, fell back ; and after having defended themselves for half a day, in the evening capitulated ; the enemy thus made seven hundred Saxons, and two bundred French prisoners ; a part of the prisoners have been retaken. The following day, General Montbrun, Comman dant of the advanced guard -of the Prince of Eck muld's corps, arrived' at Luneburg. The enemy in formed of his approach hastily evacuated the town and repassed the Elbe. The Prince of Eckmuhl arrived on the 4th, and obliged the enemy to withdraw all his forces from the left bank of the Elbe,and ordered Stade to be occupied. On the sth, General Vandamme joined, at Brem en, St. Cyr and Dufour's divisions. General Dumonceau, with his division, was at Minden. The Viceroy, on the 2d of April, mat a Prussian division in advance of Magdeburg, up the right bank of the Elbe, overthrew, and pursued it for the space of several leagues, and took several hundred prisoners. The Bavarian division, which formed part of Ge. neral Durutte's division, had on the 29th of - March, an affair at Coldez, with the enemy's light cavalry. This infantry repulsed all the charges of the cavalry made upon it, and killed more than 100 men, among whom were a Colonel and several officers. The Ba. varian loss only amounted to 18 men wounded.— Since this time, General Durutte has continued his movement to march upon the Seale to Bernburg.— An enemy's detachment of cavalry on the sth entered Leipsic. The Duke of Belluno was in observation at Calbe and Bernburg, upon the Saale. SITUATION OF THE ARMIES OF THE NORTH ON THE TENTH OF APRIL. On the sth, the 35th division, commanded by Ge 'neral Grenier, had an affair of advanced posts, upon rthe right bank of the Elbe, fuur leagues from Magde. bourg. Four battalions of this division only were engaged. The infantry displayed its usual intrepi• dity, and the enemy was repulsed. On the 7th, the Viceroy being informed that the enemy had passed the Elbe at Dessau, sent the sth and part of the 11th corps, to support the 2d corps, commanded by the Duke of Belluno. The Viceroy himself took post at Stassfurt, where, on the 9th, his head-quarters were, and he has collected his army upon the Saale—the left to the Elbe, the right leaning lon the mountains of Hartz, and his reserve at Mag. deburg. The Prince of Eckmuhl, who on the Bth had his head-quarters at Luneburg, had put himself in mo tion to again approach Magdeburg. The artillery of General Vandamme's division had arrived at Bremen and Minden. The head of a corps composed of two divisions which were to take a position at Wesel, under the or. ders of General Lemarois, bad begun to arrive. On the 10th, General Souliam s..nt a regiment to Erfurt, where no account had then beet► received o$ the enemy's light troops. The Duke of Ragusa took a position upon the heights of Eisenach. The French army of the Meill appears in motion in different directions. The Prince of Neufchatel was expected at Mayence. A part of the Emperor's Staff had already arived there, which gave reason for expecting the speedy ar rival of his Majesty. PARIS, APRIL. IS. His Majesty the Emperor passed through Metz this ::s 4°l4l **. A List of filled and wounded of his Majesty's ship Jaya, In le eks with the United States' frigate Constitution, on the 211tb of December, 1812. KILLED. C. Jones, Mate; T. Hammond, ditto; W. Gascoigne, ditto; W. Salmond, Midshipman ; E. Retie, ditto ;T. J. Matthias, su pernumerary Clerk; W. Hicbans, Quarter-Master; J. . Fagan, ditto ; J. Langford, Landman ; C. Samuel, Able Seeman ; W. Clarke, Landman ; W. Weston, Captain of the After-guard ; G. Woodward, Landman ; T. Card, Able Seaman; J. Boueh, ditto; D. Harrowgan, Boatswain's Mate ; J. Dunn, Supernumerary W. Ainton, ditto ; C. Schmidt, Private, Royal Marines; M. M'Clew, ditto; J. Doyle, ditto; G. Taylor, ditto. WOtINDID. H. Lambert, Captain, dangerously (since dead); H. D. Chads, First Lieutenant, slightly; B. Robinson, Master, severely; J. Humble, Boatswain, dangerously; C. Keele, Midshipman, se verely ; M. Burke, Midshipman, ditto; F. Morton, Midship man, ditto; J. West, Midshipman, slightly; W. Roberts, Quar ter-gunner, dangerously ; G. Fells, Able Seaman, ditto ; J. An son, Able Seaman, severely; J. Allen, Landman, H. Bur nett, Able Seaman, dangerously ; T. Dayley, Landman, severely; J. Kelly, Landman, ditto; J. Russell, Ordinary Seaman, slang*. rously ; T. Porte., Landman, severely; 1.. P. Guthard, Ord!. nary Seaman, ditto ;T. Platt, Able Seaman, ditto ; D. Anderson, Able Seaman, slightly ; J. Harper, Ilsbie Seaman, ditto ; J. Bren nan, Captain of the After-guard, severely ; P. Bogarth, Able Seaman, ditto ' • J. Hooker, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; T. Blakey, Captain of the Main-top, ditto; J. Smith (3), Ordinary Seaman, ditto; J. Hannan', Armourer, ditto; S. Warren, Able Seaman, dangerously, (since dead); P. Sanders Captain of the Foretop, severely; J. Smith (2), Ordinary Sea man, ditto; J. Casey, Or dinary Seaman slightly ; J. Smith, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; J. Cotterell, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; A. Cruize, Ordinary Sea man, severely ; W. Robson, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; 1-1. Nor ton, Landman, slightly ; J. Whybrow, Landman, ditto; J. Ward, Landman, ditto; W. Ansley, Ordinary Seaman, severely ; A. Fowles, Able Seaman, ditto; R. Blackmore, Quarter-Master, slightly ; T. Smith, Able Seaman, ditto; C. Speadz, Captain of the Forecastle, severely ; M. Darby, Boatswain's Mate, slightly ; T. Waller, Landman, ditto ; J. Robinson, Captain of the Fore top, severely ; B. Leech, Able Seaman, slightly ; J. Murray, Or dinary Seaman, ditto; J. Treagar, Landman, severely; J. Wil liams (1), Ordinary Seaman, ditto; C. Kerr , Carpenter's Crew, slightly; D. Barrington, Landman , severely; A. Guilisehen, Able Seaman, slightly ; 3. Debnie, andman, ditto ;B. M. Stan hough, Landman, ditto; J. Sharp, Able Seaman, ditto; R. Shaw, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; P. Rodrigues, Ordinary Seaman, ditto; J. Lafiette, Ordinary Seaman, ditto ; W. Woolfe, Ordinary Sea man, ditto; M. Kain, Able Seaman, ditto; R. Whittington, Landman, ditto; 1). Handling, Landman, ditto; W. Roberts, boy, severely; G. Herne, boy, slightly; B. Pauling, boy, ditto; J. Moriarty, boy, ditto. Royal Marines. D. Davies, Second Lieutenant, severely ; D. Ellis, Serjeant, slightly ; D. iennet, Serjeant, severely ; I). Johnson, Corporal, ditto; D. Kellows, Corporal, ditto; D. Houlder, private, ditto; I). Dogmore, private, slightly; D. Wood, private, severely; J. Ford, private, ditto ; M. Cook, private, ditto ; C. Rakenburg, private, slightly; T. Lewis, private, severely; W. Golightly, private, ditto ' • J. Baxter, private, ditto ; J. Williams, private, slightly; G. Wilson, private, severely; T. Powell, private, slightly ; 'l'. M'Stale, private, ditto ' • J. 'lhompkins, private, se verely; W. Read, private, ditto; S. Bailey, private ditto; W. Carman, private, ditto. Supernumeraries. J. Marshal, Captain, slightly ; J. Sanders, Lieutenant, ditto; J. T. Wood, Captain and Aide-de-Camp to General Hislop, se verely ; W. Brown, Mate, severely ; H. Assea, seaman, slightly; S. Swift, seaman, ditto ; J. Jue, seaman, ditto ' • R. Spence, sea man, ditto; W. Dixon, seaman, severely; D. Hayes, seaman; ditto; b. Clarke, seaman, ditto; J. Fletcher, seaman, ditto; H. Frazer, seaman, ditto. (Signed) 1 too. COWER Jones, Surgeon. H. 1) CuAris, First Lieutenant. (EXTRACT.) St. Salvador, Brazil, Jan. 4,1813. 2d January. I am sorry to find the Ameritans did not behave with the same liberality towards the crew that the officers experienced ; on the contrary, they were pil laged of almost every thing, and kept in irons. St. Salvador, Brazil, Jan. 5, 1813. SlR—With the deepest srrrow I have to inform you of the death of Captain Lambert, on the 4th of January, of the wounds he received in the action with the Constitution Ametican frigate ; in him the coun try has lost a most gallant and valuablgrofficer, and myself (wl.o have served under his command some years), the officers, and crew, a kind friend. His remains were interred on the sth of January with military honours, in Fort St. Pedro, and it is with much satisfaction I add, that every respect was shewn on this occasion by his Excellency the Conde dos Arcas, Governor, and the Portuguse in general. (Signed) H. D. CIIADS, First Lieutenant of h's Majesty's late ship Java. I. W. Croker, Esq. [eor Military Promotions and Fa Arupts, see the last page.] FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL 12. Prince Schwartzenberg had the honour of being presented to his Majesty the Emperor, and delivering him a letter from his Sovereign. PARIS, APRIL Ir. His Majesty the Emperor set out from St. Cloud at one o'clock in the morning. He is going to take the command of the Armies. To the immense ad ministrative labours which have uninterruptedly oc cupied his Majesty's thoughts, since the epoch of his arrival until that cf his departure, are going to suc ceed warlike works, and those grand military com binations which command victory, and decide the fate of Empires. That indefatigable' activity which only reposes by changing objects . ; that force of mind, always the same under every circumstance, in coun cil equally as in the field of battle ; that noble auda city, which no reverse can shake, and which corn. mands events, leaves no doubt as to the issue of this new campaign. Emboldened by the unforeseen calamity which struck the French army at the commencement of last winter ; encouraged by the defection' of the Prussian Government, long accustomed to jest with the most solemn treaties—to change with fortune; our ene mies haie spread through a part of Germany, less with the hope of Taking solid and glorious conquests there, than to sow, in the midst of those people, the seeds of discord and anarchy. Of all the strong places occupied by the French, none, except Pillau, have fallen before them. Thus upon the Vistula, as upon the Elbe and the Oder, they have no point of support, and the further they advance, with the more difficulty and danger will their retreat be accompanied. All the intelligence we receive from Germany re presents the situation of the French armies in such a manner as to inspire us with confidence : this news cannot surprise us--we who two months ago sent forth from the walls of Paris sufficient troops to form a formidable army, whether considered in respect to discipline or _skilfulness in manceuvres._ We know r