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- .~ sirenimertet_ FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DECgMBER it, 1813. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has beep plesseol, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to appoint the Earl of Clancarty to be his Majesty's Aptbasaa4lor F;traordinary, and Plenipotentiary, to his Royal Highness the Prince 9f Orange Nassau, Prince Sopeteign of the United Provinces of the Ne therlands. His Royal Highness has also been pleased to sproint Robert C h orcion, E.g. to be hls Majesty's Secretary to that Etnhaeay, FOREIGN-OFFICE, DECEMBER His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has caused it to be notified by Viscount Castlereagh, his Majesty's Principal Secrentry of State for Foreign Affairs, to the Ministers of Friendly Powers residing at this Court, that in consequence of the re-establishment of . the ancient relations of peace and amity between his Majesty and the United Prorinces of the Netherlands, his • Royal Highness .has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to direct, that the blockade of all the ports and places of the said United Province: (except such ports or places as may be still in the - possession, or under the controul of France), shall be forthwith raised ; and that all ships and ves sels belonging to the said United Provinces shall have free admission into the ports of his Majesty's domi nions ; and shall be treated in the same manner as the ships of States in amity with his Majesty, and be suffered to carry on any trade now lawftgly carried on in neutral ships. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also caused it to be notified by Viscount 'Castlereagh, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the Ministers of Friendly Powers residing at this Court, that as it appears by the latest advises from the coast of the Adriatic, that the coast between Trieste and the southern extremity of Dalmatia in. elusively, is, for the most part, no - longer under the dominion bf France ; his Royal Hightiess has been pleased, in the name and on Fhe behalf of his Majesty, to direct, that the blockade of that extent of coast comprehended within the. above description (which was instituted in virtue _of his Majesty's Order in Councif of the 26th of A fail, 1809), should be dis. continued, with the exception of such ports and places as may still be occupied by the troops of the enemy. A rRipC!..AIvfATION roe A GENER AI. THANKSGIVING. By his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regrq of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, Grouse P. R. We do most devoutly and thankfully acknowledge the great goodness and mercy of A stators God, • who, in addition to the manifold and inestimable be nefits which this kingdom has received at his hands, has continued to us 'his protection and assistance in the war in which, for the common safety-of his Ma. ; jesty's dominions, and for disappointiog the bonndkss ambition of France, we are now engaged, and has' given to the arms of his Mejesty, and to those of his Allies, a series of signal and glorious victor ics over the farces of the enemy ; and, therefore, duly consi. dering that such great and 'public blessings call for public and solemn acknowledgments, we have thought tit, in the name and on the behalf of his Islajesty, and by and with the advice of his Majesty's Privy Coun cil, to issue this Proclamation, hereby appointing and ' commanding that a General Thanksgiving to AL : MIGHTY GOD, for ti his mercies, be observed throughout those parts of the United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on Thursday the 13th day of January next ; and for the better and more orderly solemnizing the same, we have given direct;ons to the Most Reverend the Archbishops, and Right Re. verend the Bishops of England, to Compose a Form of Prayer suitable to the occasion, to be used in all churches and chapels, and other places of public wor ship ; and to take care for the timely dispersing of the same throughout their respective dioceses. And we do strictly charge and command, that the said Pub.' lic Day of Thanksgiving be religiously observed by all his Majesty's loving subjects, as they tender the favour of ALMIGHTY Gov, and upon pain of suffering such punishment, as may be justly inflicted upon all such who shall contemn or neglect the same. Given at the Court at Carlton-House, &c. &c. GOD Cave the KING. [Here fellows a similar Proclamation fora Pnblic Thanks giving in Soitland on the same day]. WAR DEPARTMENT. • nOwZ;IeG4TItELT, DECEMBER 7. A Dispatch, 4 which the following is a copy, was this day received by Earl BaTnuesT, from General CORM NUGENT, commanding an army of his Impe rial Majesty in Italy Trieste, November 1, 1813. • MY LORD—As the• troops under my command havO been augmented by a body of British troops, which joined me, under the orders of Colonel Ro bertson, I think it right to inform your Lordship of their further operations. By my farmer letter, your Lordship has been in formed of my proceedings as far as the taking of Fiume, and the first operations in that neighbour. hood. Eugene Beauharnois bad his princip.J lorce Laybach, and my position annoying his rear and communication, he sent a force six times superior to taint, composed of sizteer. battalions with 20 guns, to attack me, After a very well-fought action, on the 14th of Sep telitber, and many movements which had been precon• certed with Admiral Freemantle, the enemy's object entirely failed, and we got possession of the whole of fstria, guarding the ridge of mountains which run rom Trieste to Fiume. On the gs ; I met Admi ral Freemantlfit, With part of the British squadron, at Cape d'lstria, 14411 post we strongly fortified. Our position stretching still more in the enemy's flank than before, forced bin) to keep a large force against me. General Radaviavich made very able use of this circumstance, and pu ltd the enemy on'all sides towards LA) bach. On the 23d, a general movement took place. I 'rnarchgcl to Bassavizza, near Trieste, and covering my left against that place, I gloved towards Prevald, and Adelsberg. • The enemy was now forced to a precipitate retreat, and Eugene Beauharnois, aftei lotting in different ac tions about ten thousand men, mostly prjsonersorri ved the 2d of October, with - about 20,000 men, at y re . vald, taking up a line between that plase and Opt. shina, in comtnunicen io with Trieste. - At midnight, between the 9d :aid 4th of October, I a . ,Mcked-his tight Optihina, and Forted it to retreat towards CArice. On the sth, the brigade; ttf Stahremberg, and Csirick ((Aced the enemy's positio9 at Santa • • • Croce, at tilt dame time thot I took the bridge of Merin, near Qoriaia. In thc Night the enemy passed the Tionaci, aidive took posisesion of GOririi: The Isonzo olferia; tia now, a strong position, I =felled back upon Trteste with part of my troops. Admiral Freemantle had already lauded marines; and made preparations for the siege. • The rapidity of our movements had prevented the transport of a battering-traio; there were consequently no other guns but those of the fleet, which Admiral Freemantle landed with great activity at the same time the batteries were begun. On the 12th, the town of Trieste was taken by 13a, ron D'Aspre, and we pushed our posts on that side close to the ramparts. Colonel Robertson landed from Lissa with detachments of the 35th, De Roll's, the Corsicans, Calabrese, and the Italian Levy, with six pieces of Feld artillery and two mortars. The 16th our tire commenced, and in the evening the windmill, a strong round tower, was occupied. Our works were approached on different points, and the posts the enemy occupied in advance were taken, except the Schanza. A company of Croats got pos. session of a wood, 300 yards from the ramparts, from whence, during the rest of the siege, they very much annoyed the enemy at his guns. • • trig with one gun bid loop holes In it, standing upon a hill, with a wall real)4 unit I+ feet high s au driver gad 60 meta, We had some eommtmlcallon with the atstle in the morning, and the truce was broke off •at a very short notice by the enemy, who opened on all sides. The 32-peunder was fired upon the Schanza ! The first shot the gun recoiled, and the ground giv ing way, it fell backward off the platform, which was siz feet above the level. It was fine to see Captain Rowley and his people immediately Fet a triangle above the work; and the 32-pounder wish its carriage run up to its place again under a shower of grape and musketry, which occasioned a severe loss. To wards evening, the enemy in the Schanza held out the white Rag, and surrendered to Captain Rowley. Having now possession of the Schanza, which com manded the castle and the Windmill•hill, we set to work upon some advanced batteries within 400 yards of the castle, but the weather was so wet, and the la bour so great, that it was not until the morning of the ‘4,th that they were complete, when the enemy acceded to our altered propositions for surrendering the castle. We were prepared to have opened with eleven 32-pounders, twelve 1 . 8-pounders, four mor tars, and four howitzers. ---- . , On the 2sd tire . Schanza Was taken, greatly owing 1 Every Captain, Officer, and person in the squa to the courage and exertions of Captain Rowley.— 1 dron, has done his duty. Captaio Rowley has been, Three batteries, for 18 and 32-pounders, were imme- 'as usual, most prominent on every occ.-sion. I ad diately begun, and Captain Berentsil opened a trench mired the example he shewed at the. attack of the which formed a first parallel, at the distance of 400 Schanza, with the courage and activity of Lieute yards. A mortar battery was built near the Schema, nants Hotham and Moore, and Mr. Hibbert, Mid and one for howitzers, in the prolongation of the at. , shipman of the Eagle. Captain Angelo, of the 21st tack ill front. Captaiq Rains occupied with two mor-regiment, was foremost in spewing where to place tars, a battery in the rear, which threw with great fascines to protect the men, whilst the gun was get... effect. As soon as these batteries were ready, the tiss f up. enemy capitulated. . • I beg to recommend to the Lords Commissioners The labour of all these works was incredible, of the Admiralty, Captain Moresby, ot his Majesty's owing to the soft ground, occasioned by the continual sloop Wizard. He commanded one of the batteries rains, and the fire of the enemy ; and nothing but the from the 16th until the 244 h, when he was ordered extraordinary exertions of the men, and the perfect to form a ,battery with four 32-pounders, within harMony which prevailed, could have overcome the breaching distance; in the course of 56 howl, under difficulties. The officers, seamen, and marines, of all the disadvantages of weather ! Scc. he, with fifty the British squadron, particularly exerted themselves, ' men from the Miltord, and twenty from, the Wizard,' and were animated by the presence of the Admiral, completed the whole without any assistance what who himself superintended the works and directed ever. And 1 must also mention the good conduct the batteries. lof Mr. William. Watts, Acting Master of the said Of the British land troops, the Calabrese had the sloop, who was severely wounded ; Captain Dunn, most opportunity to distinguish themselves. Captain of the Mermaid, who was also very assiduous on- Ronca, a brave officer, was wounded ; after which every occasion. Captain Markland commanded the the command devolved upon Lieutenant Butler, who marines, and I have to thank him for exerting him shewed bravery and activity. Colonel Robertson self in every way, particularly in the arrangement of was destined for the right of the attack, if it had been stores and provisions. We have at times bad 12(K) continued. Lieutenant Rains, of the Royal Artillery, ' men on shore, at work and in the batteries, and the directed the fire of the mortars, with great effect and general good conduct of the officers, seamen, and intelligence. . . ! marines, with the hominy that }Lis invariably sub- Captain Angelo, of the 21st regiment, who was sisted between the Austrian troops and our people, with me during the operations that preceded the siege, is quite gratifying to me. has rendered very essential sesvice. I When we opened against the citadel it contained Captain Ikrenstil, of the Italian Levy, acted as soo Frenchmen, 45 large gun s , four mortars, and engineer, and deserves to be most particularly re. four howitzers. , commended ;—he was continually in the trenches . The consequence of the taking this place will be without being relieved. The fall of the castle of felt throughout this country ! and General Nugent Trieste closes one most important part of our opera. has deservedly all the merit of having liberated lions, and gives us the pinsession sal the coast from these provinces in the space of two months with so Dalmatia , to the top of the Adriatic, with all the sinall'a force. roads that lead from thence. I I have the honour of forwarding the terms of the The whole of these operations prove how, by the capitulation ; about fifty sail of vessels were taken is mutual ass:stauce of the army and navy, a very supe- this port. rior force will be at length overcome. I always Our loss has not been so great as might have been found Admiral Freemantle in readiness to support expected under ad the circumstances. I have the me-; and, by the confidence which that gave me, I honour to be, Ste. (Signed) Ecc. was enabled to undertake operations, which other- I (TRASSLATIOs ). wise would have been destructive. It was this that A Convention agreed upon between Rear-Admiral Fremantle, allowed me to act in rear of the enemy, and give up commanding the British forces, and Count Nugeat, Major frequently my land communication, convinced that it ' Gener4l and commanding the Austrian forces briar Trieste, ou one part, and the Chevalier Rabble, Colonel Commandant would soon be opened again. I of the Fort, for his Majesty the Emperor of the French, King As to the siege of the Castle of Trieste, your I ot Italy, &c. on the ether. Lordship will perceive, by the above, that the ' Article I, The fort of Trieste shall be delivered up to the greatest part of the credit must be given to Admiral troops of his Majesty c the Emperor of Austria, N K ing be of Boise- Freemantle and . the Navy, and it is my duty to ac- shall and not be/I:arta time c.o b n e the rel relieved v sth boyt the ovem French r o nest, lt. Alliedlt knowledge it. I Army. The result of this first part of the campaign is, Answer.—The fort shall be delivered up to the Allied Troops that besides the killed and wounded in the different on the Bth November, at ten o'clock in the morning. actions, the enemy has sustained a loss in prisoners, f i ll ca n b ia e rchrautof the fort with their erns, and A" ba ." ; The The ops sh sl a i with them two field-pieces, with which is greater than the number of troops I coal - their ca g i g sso g i r i . s, and 'Th e y to Italy. mind.--I have the honour to be, itc. I in this article shall be included the Officers in the service of ADMIRALTYIOFFICE, DECEMBER 11. I France or her Allies, who may be now at Trieste sick, and also ' the persons employed in the several civildepartnieuts, who, front COPT OF A LETTER FROM REAR-ADMIRAL FREMANTLE the want of means of removal, have not been able to folksy TO JOHN. WILSON CROKIllt s ESQ. DATED ON BOARD their Chiefs. TM/ MILFORD,. OFF TRIESTE, OCTOBBR 31. i Answer.—The troops shall march out of the fort with the honaurs of war, and shall lay down their arms at the entrance SIII—I have the honour to acquaint you, for the of the town, to 'proceed forthwith to Italy. information of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- In this Article shall be included the French or Allied Officers miralty, that I left cola on the 19th ult. and arrived who may be in the Fort sick, as also thepersons employed in the at Capo D'lstria on the 21st, when General Count Civil Departments, who, for want of means of removal, have , no l t . b h e e e o n Nugent met me on the same day. Much credit is fliabcltentowfioltllbaew allowed tbr Ch to ie k fz e , ep and thei re r m s ai w n or i ds. n the 176)". due to Captain Gower, of the Elizabeth, for having I Are 111. Conveyances will be furnishel, as well for the field opened a communication with the army, and for pieces and their caissons, as for the equipages of the Officers and assisting materially in putting the place in a good the baggage of the men. Answer.—Conveyances will be furnished for the equipages of state of defence. the Officers On the 27th September, the army under General Art. IV. On their route, provisions shall be supplied to the Nugent moved ; the Elizabeth was ordered off Mu- i, troops, by his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, until ;heir arri gia, whilst the Bacchante, with a company of Aus- i vat at the advanced pos:s of the army of Italy. trian troops, proceeded to Dwino. Answer.—Granted, on condition that they shall he paid for. Art. V. With regard to the delivering up the mag i zines of I remained at Capo D'lstria in constant corn- stores and provisions, Conunissariee shall be named oacis side spondence with General Nugent, who was harassing to take inventories of them. the army of the Viceroy on his retreat, until the Answer —Commissaries shall b e name d immediately, and the morning of the sth inst. when I sailed for Trieste, inyentories of the provisions and magazines shall be made on the and advanced the Ilizabeth to Dwino. General sts A t oft: I I / The . r, tam 1 he sick who are now in the hospitals shall be treated Nugent, who continued to follow the enemy, left to the same manner as the Austrians is the same situation, and, some troops near Trieste, and the port was com. when able to perform the journey, shall be sent towards Italy. pletely blockaded by sea. About noon, on the 10th, Ans wer. — Granted, as well as afree passage for the sick and Art. e (I v ; I n . the h e fo b rt il the enemy surprised us by opening a masked battery,:abitants shall n ot be examined or molested with a fi eld piece and a howitzer, upon the Milford, wouo on account of their opinions, or the ir attachment to the French whose Stern was towards the shore, and began firing. i Government, under the laws of which they found themselves. —Captain Markland in a few minutes got a spring Answer.—Refused, as not being within the competency of the upon the cable, and opened' a steady well-directed Commandant of of the Fort. Art. a nd as fire upon the battery; in a , quarter of an hour both d i fferent civil departments,u which casks,c la m:: i o n o in c g be t e h o e p re a o pe fo r e s e o d f the guns were completely disabled, two men killed and want of means of conveyance, and which are in ilia fort, shall be seven wounded, whilst not a person was touched on deposited at a commissary's, to be sent to such place as the board the ship, although one shell exploded on the French Government shall desire , and at its own expence. , Answer—Granted, on condition that these cases shall not poop deck. . contain effects belonging to the Government. On the 10th I landed the marines and two field (signed) Neat NT, Major-General. pieces under Captain Markland: —on the 11th the T. F. Fuzzat•Nzte. General returned from Goriaia f having obliged the The 29th October, 1813. ItA3llll. List of Officers, .Seamen, and Marines, Killed a nd W oun d e d, Viceroy to pass the -Isonzo :: it was then determined belonging to h i s Majesty ' s Squadron under the orders of Rear , to lay siege-to-the castle, ' Admiral . /rreemantle, at the Siege of Trieste, from the 16th to . By the Ipth,"'in the, tnOrning, we had twelve guns the Stst of October 1813. in two batteries, which opened their fire and conti- Mr. Watts, Acting Mute ( of the Wizard, severely wounded,. toy. y t eing, Midsipman of ditto, wounded. nice nearly the: whole day.; towards the evening the to t eKilled— eamen and marines. energy was driven from the Windmill, which was Wounged-33 seamen and marines. takan possession of by 'the Austrian troops, and two Tetal—ro killed and S "'minded!' hoWitzers advanced there. The firing was continued ~,,, (Signed) Tilos. F. VRILEMANTLF, Rear-Admiral. occasionally until mean on the 234, by which time Al "f rllled , a k 7 i1191, 1 0 wounded. Elizabeth, 2 wounded . Eagle, Captain Rowley had got a 32-pounder within 200 killed , _ , woun ded. Tremendous, 6 wounded. *cask, 2 . died, 4 wounded. Wizard, I killed, 6 woundel, yitrds of the Schanza, vhere there was a strong build. 1 • Total—W killed, 35 wounded. OBlimAp PAPRRS. BRANKFORT, DECEMBER I. The enemy have blown up several bridges on the Rhine ? and undermined others. Between Mentz and Coblentz he has erected tetes. de-pont, to dispute with us the passage of the river. The fortresses are strengthening and provisioning. aid troops are marching into them. Every thing, la short, announces his extreme apprehension and espec ration, that the Allied armies would shortly cross, and establish ihemselves on the left bank of the Rhine. Parties of our light troops have crossed tbe .rivet and entered several places. They report, that t!:e in habitants received them in the most friendly sziartner, supplied them with provisiors, 2pd pointed cut tr. them the roads they silo4ltital;e er avoid the gead: - .7, merie, who were in pursuit, The inhabitants say, that such is the fear and jea• lousy of the Government, that their houses have he tt searched for arms, under pretence that they are re quired for the conscripts, but in reality, to take away the means of a formidable insurrection s , with whicir their oppressors are threatened. Many of these troop. on having recalled to their remembrance the paternal sway of their native Princes, when they lived not in dread of the conscription, of requisitions without number, and the increasing nut then of finding rations •for the troops, shed tears of joy, and invoked HF to accelerate the period when they should be united once more to their German brethren. - Some of the Emperor Napoleon's Guards have lately arrived at Meta, and others were to follow. The Emperor Napoleon has artfully induced tl:e Helvetic Diet to declare the neutrality of Switzer •land in the present conjuncture ; but that neutrality will not be acknowledged by th Allied Sovereigps. An effort will be made to detach it from French con nection, which there is every reason to think will be successful. Should it fail, Switzerland will be con sidered as part of France, and treated ac c ordi ng ly. AUG:n:RC:H T NOVE?IBEK. s. ' We have received intelligence here, both.from the, Tyrol and through Switzerland, that the Austrian. Generals, aided by the Englith fleet, continue their victorious career. Nearly the whole of the Venetia:, States have been liberated. Venice, which is block;' ailed by land and sea, contains hut a small ganiso4, scarcely sufficient to keep the inhabitants from riser:; in insurrection. Unless suecOured from without, ca which there is not much probithPity k 'Vt cannot lot ,b resist. The had policy of the French's t.vident in their measures. Desiroos of ietaiiihg their chin - lin:pa over an extensive territory, they pf4ce small garrisons in all the fortified places. They w taken their armies for this purpose, a Rich is thew obliged to retrograde; and leave the fortresses without support. (:)pr troops appear before them, and the Commander, unable to resist the attack from without and the population within, surrenders. His troops gladly lola the Aus trian ranks, which are further 'increased by the vo luntery enlistment of the inhalatants. It is thus an insatiable ambition defeats its own object. It covets all and grasps a shadow, • HANAV, NOVEMBER SO, The Allied Armies are recovered from their late vapid and fatiguing ruarchr.i. They will shortly re-, sume offensive operations. troops which during the ardour of pursuit were kelt behind, have nearly all joined. Pontoons Illave been forwarded, and trains of artillery, fit for besieging fortresses of the first class. ate arriving in this town daily. Their conveyance is difficult, on account of the miriness of the roads. Some propositions have been received from the Emperor air bleon for au armistice but they have been refused. MUNICH, DECEMBER 24. The French are making every effort to raise troops. and proven . ; their being driven out of Italy. In the Ecclesiastical S ta tes, and in Rome, they have taken all the male population capable of bearing arms. As soon as thi:se conscripts join the army, they will, ac cording to the instructions receiyed from some patri otic priests, des:rt CO the Austrians, and in their ranks avenge the cause of their country. • Venice iS believod to have been entered by the Aus trians, but we cannot vouch for this intelligence. ANSWIM OF THE CROWN PRINCE TO THE CALUMNIES OF DONAPARTE On Saturday we briefly noticed the animated and eloquent reply of the Citowsr Pittscx or Swaim to the recant falsehoods, circulated against him by Bc- NAPARTE in the French and German Journals uncle* his controul. We are now enabled to lay it in an ample form before our Readers—it is a most spirited performance. The author begins with observing, that the article published in the Afrnitesr of October IC ISIS, contains " a tissue of calumny and vulgar abuse which could only fill with disgust every honour able mind. Whoever was its compiler, none but ho. naparte himself could have dictated it. That per. sonage is known as a writer; his style cannot be mis taken. It is not with a pen that he writes aza:nkc his enemies, that is, against every man of principle, or who dares to oppose his will. A pen dipped in gall would he too treble an image ; it is with the axe of the executioner that he appears to roughhew the violent and abrupt expressions of his sanguinary tirades. But if there existed the shadow of a doubt as to the true author of this libel, the following reflections must dispel it. For more than two years past the French. Gazettes, and all the journals subject to French id.' floence, observed the most profound silence on ever thing that concerns the relations between Frat4e and Sweden. The ingenious turns by which your je....1 % . nalists blinked that topic, when the course of events seemed absolutely to require its being noticed, might have excited a smile. " In your Moniteur, you did not say one syllable. about the interview at. Abo ; the treaties betweec Sweden, Russia, and England ; on the arrival of the Prince Royal in Germany, at the head of a Scandi navian army; on the conferences at Treachenberg ; or on the enthusia4ni with which that Prince was re. ceived by the people of Germany. You made such a secret of the true state of affairs, that French officers brought in as prisoners immediately after the expira tion of the Armistice, to the camp of the combined army of the North of Germany, were astonished at their seeing Swedish soldiers ; being still ignorant that France war, at war with Sweden. I admire your prudence. you know that the name of the Noce Royal of Sweden would make a profound impression