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. :, -.: :pt so secret, tliat the official journal stated Hol ein to be his destination. We heat that since his rival the army and the country have been placed icier his immediate orders. Torte 9.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and legent has received the following news from the j rmy, dated May 30 : " it A convoy of artillery of 80 carriages, which left ugsburg, quitted the route of the army, and pro. ded from Augsburg to Bareuth. The enemy's artisans attacked the convoy between Zwickau and hemnitz, which occasioned the loss of 200 men, ,and of 300 horses taken, seven or eight pieces of can. non, and of several carriages, which were destroyed. The pieces have been retaken. His Majesty bas or dered an inquiry to be made to know who took upon himself to change the route of the convoy. Be he a General or a Commissary of War, he ought to be (wished with the rigour of military law..—the route f the army having been ordered from Augsburg by urtsburg and Fulda. 4, General Poinsot, coming from Brunswick with regiment of cavalry, 400 strong, was attacked by or 800 men of the enemy's cavalry, near Halle.— He was made prisoner, with a hundred of the men; SOO are returned to Leipsic. 4 , The Duke of Padua is arrived at Leipsic, where be is collecting his cavalry to clear all the left bank of the Elbe." Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the following intelligence of the situation of the armies on the 31st of May, at night :- 4 4 The Duke of Vicenza, the Count Schonvaloff, and General Kleist, had a conference of eighteen hours at the Convent of Wahlstadt, near LiegnitE. , They separated yesterday, the 30th, at five in the afternoon. The result is not yet known. It is said, that the principle of an armistice is agreed upon, but it appears that they are not agreed upon the limits that are to form the line of demarkation. On the 31st, at six in the evening, the conferences recom menced en the side of Striegau. 46 The head-quartets of the Emperor were at Neumarkt. Those of the Prince of Moskwa, hav ing General Lauriston and General Regnier under his orders, at Lissa. The Duke of Tarentum and Count Bertrand were between Jauer and Striegats.—. The Duke of Ragusa was between Moys and Neu markt. The Duke of Belluno was at Steinau on the Oder. Glogau was entirely relieved from the' ' blockade. 'The garrison has been constantly success ful in its sorties. The place has still seven months provisions left. 4, On the 28th, the Duke of Reggio having taken St position at Hoyerswerda, was attacked by the corps of General Billow, from 15 to 18,000 strong. The battle began ;—the enemy was repulsed at all points, and pursued for the space of twb leagues..— The report of this affair is subjoined. '' On the I?th May Lieutenant-General Van damme got possession of Wilhemsburg before Hamburgh. 6d On the 24th, the head-quarters of the Prince of Eckmuhl were at Harburg. Several bombs had fallen in Hamburgh, and the Russian troops appear ing to evacuate the city, negociations were opened for the surrender of the place. The Danish troops made common cause with the Frenth. I , There was to be on the 25th a conference with the Danish Generals to arrange the plan of opera. tions. Count de Kaas, Minister of the interior to the King of Denmatk. and charged with a mission to the Emperor, had set off to repair to head-quarters." ItEPORT TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL, MAJOR-GENERAL OF THE ARMY. 46 Monseigneur—l arrived about six in the even ing, with my 13th division, at Hoyerswerda. All the information of the peasants assured me, that the enemy were in the town, and 4 marched with precau tion. My advanced guard not perceiving any vidette, entered the town during a violent storm of rain.— The first detachment of light horse, commanded by one of my cfficers, bad already galloped. through different streets, without meeting any one, when on reaching the square, the squadron of Bavarian light horse which followed, perceived and fell upon two squadrons of Cossacks, occupied in loading bread.— Several of those who were on horseback made their escape ; but all the rest were sabred or cut to pieces. —I derived from this affair, seven Officers z a Major, Captain, five Lieutenants, and three Prtrlsian Offi cers (not one escaped), sixty-one Cossacks, and up wards of ninety horses. I (Signed) 46 Marshal Duke of REGGIO. I " Hoyerswerda, May V, ISIS." I REPORT TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUF CHATEL, &C. Il Monseigneur—The enemy came to attack me in the position of Hoyerswerda, where I am, and where I am detained, expecting the division of Gruyere. 44 The enemy arrived from Senftenburg by the two banks of the. Sewarz-Elter. His first attack took place about eight o'clock by Bergen and Neuwiess, where his cavalry drove back my advanced posts; and about the same time I was attacked on my left, on the side of Narditz, where the enemy deployed 30 pieces of cannon. 44 I was yet ignorant of the side on which the prin cipal attack would be, and I was obliged to divide my men between these two points. 4 , The 14th division formed its squares on the plain of Narditz, under a very warm fire of artillery, to which mine replied with effect. 66 The enemy perceiving the uselessness of its ef forts on this side, carried his force to the right bank ; be debouched columns of infantry, cavalry, and can non—my artillery, very advantageously placed, then put these columns to the rout, and, beating the /as de charge, General Paethod drove back the Prussian corps a good way beyond Bergen, doing it much in jury. From that moment his retreat was weakened sat all points, and I remained master of the field, where he lett many dead. 6d I cannot praise too highly the conduct of General Pacthod, as well as of General Poorailly, who, with his brigade, carlied two villages with the bayonet in the neatest manner. 44 We are still following the enemy at five in the evening. (Signed) , 4 Marshal Duke of Rworo." " Hoyerswerda, May 28, ISIS." NUREMBERG, MAY 31. We have just been informed that Count Bubna is returned from Vienna to Prague, where his Aides-de- Camp were. They have set off with him for Lusa tia, as he is going again to Dresden. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.. HOUSE OF LORDS, 3UNE 14. in the Appeal Cause " Tompkins sr. the Attorney General of Ireland." Mr. Scarlet and Mr. Richards, were heard for the .Appellant, and the Solicitor General and Mr. Abbott, for the Respondents ; when judgment was deferred till Wednesday. • The case of " Craigdallie v. Ackman and others," was remit ted to the Interior Court for the reconsideration of the Court of Session. Upon the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, It was agreed that the Standing Order relative to the attendance bf the Peers at ten o'clock, for the dispatch of judicial business, ape cially on the first day of meeting after a recess, when it was peen.. !lady inconvenient for the Noble Lord, to ta ke the Woolsack so early, be taken into consideration on Wednesday next. Sir Jauras Gana/at and others, from the Comtnons, brought up a variety of Bills, public and private, among the former of which, were the Glass, Hyde., Tobacco, and Suaff Regulation, the Irish Mail Coaches and the Election Writs Conveyance Bills, all of which were read the first time: Mr. Kennedy, from the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, pre sented papers, which were ordered to lie on the table. Earl GREY presented a Petition from the Merchants,Traders, Shopkeepers, and others of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, complaining of the prevalence of auctions,by which the Regular Traders were materially injured. His Lordship had not entered so far into the merits of the Petition as at present to be able to give a decided opinion concerning it, but from the number, character, and re spectability of the persons by whom it was signed, be thought it deserving the attention of their Lordships. The Earl of LAUDERDALE thought the subject of the Pe. tition just presented by the Noble Earl highly entitled to the se rious comideration of their Lordships, especially at a time like the present, when the burden of taxation bore so heavily on all dames of the Community, particularly upon shopkeepers, whose situation was such that unless the practice complained of by the Petitioners were corrected, they would be utterly unable to pro ceed in their regular business, or to compete with their irregular and itinerant opposers. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. The Marquis of DOUGLAS presented a Petition from cer tain Dissenting Ministers in Scotland, for permission to promote and extend Christian Knowledge in India. The Committee on the Highways Bill was postponed till Friday. SWEDISH TREATY. Earl GREY was desirous, before they proceeded with any farther business, to put some questions . to the Noble Earl opposite (Liverpool) with respect to the Treaty with Sweden, lately laid on their Lord ships' Table ; because some additional information was indispensably necessary for the due consideration of that Treaty. In the Second Article it was stated, " that his Britannic Majesty promised and engaged to accede to the conventions already existing between Russia and Sweden, insomuch that his Britannic Ma. jesty would not only not oppose any obstacle to the annexation and union in perpetuity of the kingdom of Norway, as an integral tun of the kingdom of Sweden, but also would assist the views of his Ma. jesty the King of Sweden to that effect, either by his good offices, or by employing, if it should be neces sary,his naval co-operation, in concert with the Swe dish or Russian forces. It was, nevertheless, under stood, that recourse should not be had to force for ' effecting the union of Norway to Sweden, unless his Majesty the King of Denmark should have previ ously refused to join the alliance of the North, upon the conditions stipulated in the engagements subsist ing between the Courts of Stockholm and St. Peters burgh." By this Article, then, Great Britain was bound to co-operate by force, if necessary, in obliging Denmark to give up Norway, that valuable part of its possessions, to Sweden, in the event of the Court of Copenhagen refusing to accede to the Northern alliance, upon certain terms and conditions, not as yet known to their Lordships. Now, without wish. ing to raise any discussion it resent, or giving ex pression to those feelings which the bare perusal of such an engagement, as it appeared upon the face of the Treaty, naturally excited, he wished to be infor med, what were the conditions in the alliance be tween Russia and Sweden, upon the failure of acce ding to which, Denmark was to be deprived of Nor way by force, and that country to be for ever united to the kingdom of Sweden ? He wished to know this, because, without such information, it was ut terly impossible to judge of the whole merits of the question ; and, therefore, he trusted the Noble Earl would agree to lay the Treaty between Russia and Sweden on the table before the discussion. To that he could anticipate no objection.—But there were other points upon which it was material also to have the fullest information. They who had with just in dignation reprobated the principle of dismemberment and partition, under the pretence of moral or physi cal convenience, in rendering defence more easy, or security more complete—they, who had considered such principles (or rather such a want of all prin ciple) as subversive of all right and all justice, ought to know, distinctly to know upon what grounds they proceeded, before they entered into any engagement, or gave their sanction to any treaty, that appeared in any degree to recognize the political doctrine against which they had so warmly protested. Their Lordships ought therefore to know what had lately passed between the Court of Copenhagen and our Government. We were now unfortunately embar ked in a war with Denmark—upon what grounds, and originating in what causes, he would not then stop to inquire ; but if this country still rested in any degree upon that character for justice and generosity which he hoped it would always maintain, it ought to evince every disposition to put an end to that con test, if terms were offered consistent with its honour and safety. We did know the fact, that a Danish Minister had come to England ; we knew that a sus pension of hostilities, on the part of Denmark, had taken place, until the Court of Copenhagen could ascertain the result of his mission ; we knew that this Minister was soon dismissed, and hostilities then re commenced ; nay, we knew more than that—not only had hostilities been suspended, but, as a proof of the sincerity of the Danish Government, in the propositions for reconciliation made by them, that Danish troops advanced to Hamburgb, and fought in its defence against the common enemy, which Sweden had not as yet done. But when Great Bri tain refused to enter into any negotiation, the Danish troops were withdrawn ; and that Power which had by this direct act manifested its resolution to co-ope rate against the common enemy, immediately lent its assistance to the accomplishment of the views of that enemy, and the Danish and French troops took pos session of Hamburgh together. These facts they knew, and it was impossible that they could come well prepared to the discussion of this Treaty, until they were informed of the nature of the Danish pro positions, and the reasons for which they had been rejected. He hoped, therefore, the Noble Earl would have no objection to produce the correspondence be tween the Danish Minister and our Government. It was isopos*ibla for him to pretead 4ecrecy as a ground al refusal, for there could be no secrecy in the matter. But, at what time were they called upon to consider ;this treaty t He Was now speaking on the 14th of hoe; and this treaty, which, it was to be feared, Haight form an addition to the long list of errors and crimes, of which the present Ministers were guilty, had been signed on the 3d of March. He wished, then, to know, how it came, that the treaty bad.not sooner been laid on the tablet—why it had been de layed till a period of the session when they were not so likely to have that full attendance which the im portance of the subject demanded ?—There was ano ther point also, with respect to which it was highly fitting that some information should be given. They were now come to a time when Sweden, considering the sacrifices made, and to be made, by this country, under this treaty, might be expected to have made some progress in the fulfilment of the engagements' on her part, for which we were to pay so great a price. He asked thenl for information as to the I practical steps which had been taken by Sweden, pursuant to her engagements? He wished to know what troops Sweden had landed on the Continent what directly offensive operations against the com mon enemy she had commenced ?/—or whether at,' unjustifiable delay had taken place in that respect ? Upon these points their Lordships must have the fullest information, before they could come to the discussion with the proper degree of preparation.— The first point was the most important; and he was particularly anxious, in regard to that, to have the fullest possible information. He likewise wished to know, what sum had been actually paid to the Swe dish Government upon the ground of this Treaty ? He thought too, that, in order to have a complete view of the whole subject, they ought to have on the table our engagements with Russia and other Foreign Powers ; for without this, it would be impossible to enter upon the consideration of the question in that ample manner which the nature and importance of the subject required. This was not to be considered upon the isolated ground of our relations with Swe den; before they could come to a just conclusion on that single point, looking at the matter in a large and statesmanlike view, they must take into consideration the whole of our foreign relations, and the general grounds of our foreign policy. To enable them to do that with effect, he now called upon the Noble Earl for the fullest information upon the several points to which he adverted ; and more particularly upon the first point, which was unquestionably by far the most important. The Earl of LIVERPOOL.—The course which had been taken by the Noble Earl, in proposing his questions, and asking for information, might justify him in entering into the subject much more largely than would suffice for a mere answer ; but still he would not anticipate the discussion. The day was not far distant, when his Majesty's Servants would have an opportunity of explaining fully the grounds of this Treaty with Sweden, and the views of policy by which they had been actuated in regard to the rest of our continental relations. But till the proper time arrived for giving that explanation, he only ye quested their Lordships to suspend their judgment, and not condemn either Ministers or the Foreign Powers with which this country was connected, until the whole subject was before them. He would at present content himself with positively affirming, in behalf of his Majesty's servants, that they had pro ceeded upon no such principle of policy as that to which the Noble Earl had adverted; that they had never sanctioned any such principle ; they had never engaged in war without a legitimate ground of hos tility ; and in the whole of their foreign policy, and in all their engagements, had preserved the most scrupulous good faith, and acted in conformity to the best interests of Europe and their country. With respect to the first point to which the Noble Earl had called their Lordships' attention—the engagements between Russia and Sweden—Ministers, as far as they were concerned, could have no objection what ever to lay the Treaty upon their Lordships' table ; but as that document had not been communicated to them upon authority, he did not feel himself justil in acceding to the desire of the Noble Earl upon that head ; but at the same time, he was perfectly ready to go as far as his sense of duty would permit, and, therefore, had no objection to lay upon the table the substance of that article to which the present Treaty referred, which he presumed would answer the Noble Earl's purpose as completely as if the whole had been, produced. % ith respect to the correspondence with the Danish Minister, be did not deny, but was per fectly ready to admit, that a proposition had been made to put an end to the war between the two na tions ; but he need hardly state, that, it the proposi. tion was subversive of other engagements on our part, or if, though in other respects admissible, it was such as, from its own nature, could not possibly have been accepted, our Government would not have been jus tified in listening to any such proposal. He had ob jections, however, to the production of the corres. pondence that took place on that subject, as it invol ved topics, which it disclosed might be prejudicial to other Powers, with whom, whether at war or peace, our liberality and national honour required that we should preserve the most inviolable good faith. But the information required on this particular point, was not necessary for the due consideration of the present Treaty. The question was, whether these engagements with Sweden were consistent with a just regard to good faith, and founded upon sound views of national policy ; and upon these grounds he was perfectly prepared to defend the Treaty. But he at the same time fully agreed with the Noble Earl, that it was to be taken in connection with the rest of our foreign relations—with the circumstances of the war in which we were engaged, and the past and present state of the European Continent.— With respect to the third point, which related to the time at which the Treaty was laid on the table, their Lordships would'consider, that the time at which the Treaty could be produced, depended not upon the period at which it was signed, but upon the period of its ratification; and the ratified Treaty had not reach ed this country till the 10th of May ; and some sub sequent discussions had taken place, which rendered it inexpedient to lay it on the table sooner than the day on which he had brought it down to their Lord ships' House. The next question put by the Noble Earl related to the conduct of Sweden, and the pro gress made by that Power in carrying into effect her engagements with this country. He would not now enter into any detailed statements on that point, but reserve what he had to say until the subject of the 'treaty came regularly under discussion, Ite could not, however, allow the present opportunity to pass, without saying, that as far as the t;me allowed, then: was the most complete fulfilment of her engagetneres on the part of Sweden, With respect to the moiler already advanced to Sweden, he had no objection whatever to lay upon the table an account, which would affurd the Wiest information on that heado. As to the engagements of this country with foreign Powers, all the Treaties with other nations were 'ale ready before Parliament and the Public ; and as to any other discussions that might hove taken place on the subject of co-operation, and other matters, the House must be aware that it might be improper, at the present moment, to say any thing on that head. He and his Colleagues were willing to afford every information in their power which it was consistent with their duty to give, and enough would be knows to enable their Lordships to come amply prepared to the discussion and decision of the subject of the pree sent Treaty. Earl GREY was not altogether satisfied with the extent of information which the Noble Earl opposite was willing to grant : but he hoped, that if the whole l of the Treaty of Alliance between Russia and Sweden could not be produced, the very terms of the article by which Denmark was to be invited to join the Northern Alliance would be given. The reasons as. signed for refusing to produce the correspondence with the Danish Minister did not appear to hitn sans. factory. Whether or not the 2d article in this Treaty could be at all justified, would materially depend in the conduct of Denmark—of which it would be im possible to judge accurately w;thout this corrospon dente. The Noble Earl had stated, that he ceeld not, consistently with a regard to his duty, produce this correspondence under the present circumstances. Now, be would make this proposition to the Nubie Earl, either to give them some information on that subject, or to postpone the discussicn of the Treaty till the circumstances which prevented the production of the correspondence had ceased to exist ; for he re peated, that without information on this point, it was altogether impossible for their Lordships to come properly prepared to this f discussion. With respect to the progress made by 'Sweden in fulfilling the con ditions of the Treaty, h. could not conceive what Mi ,nisters might expect ; hot certainly Sweden had not taken such decisive steps as he, and he believed the public i. , general, would have expected, from the terms of this Treaty. He should have expected that Sweden would have been prepared at the opening of the campaignoohave actively co-operated in the war with 30,000 men. But unless he was labouring under a most extraordinary delusion—ttnless all he had heard on this subject was incorrect—the French Emperor had fought two battles; they were said not to be vic. tories ; but the consequence of these battles was, that the Allies had retreated to a very considerable dis tance. In these operations the Swedish troops had j taken no part. ' The Crown Prince had, indeed, at last landed, with but little more than 18,000 men, in stead of 30,000 ; and was tortifyisig himself at Stral sund, from whence, with such a force, he could not , advance, without the most imminent risk of destruc -1 tion. That a Treaty with Russia was already before the House, he believed to be the case; but were there, he would ask, no additional engagements with that Power, for the purposes of concert mid subsidy ?--, There was a manifest distinction between plans of the campaign, of other measures of active co.operation, which of course ought not to be disclosed, and en. gagements fur services in consideration of subsidies; and it was the latter alone which he wished to be communicated to the Hcuse. He would ever con tend, that it was a most unconstitutional proceeding, though too common of late years, to enter into en gagement) by which the country would be. burthem ed, before Parliament was made acquainted with their nature and extent, and before it could decide whether the honour and the interests of the country were thereby compromised or maintained. Why, again he would ask, was the ratification of the Swe dish Treaty so long delayed ? It was signed on the 3d of March, and the ratification—a mere matter of form—arrived, it seemed, only on the 1041 of May, though the two countries were so near oath other. — Why, again, its communication to the House was delayed from the 10.11 of May to the 11th of June, it was impossible to state any good reason. Upon the whole, therefore, if the Noble Lord persevered in re fusing the information - which was now asked, be should undoubtedly take the sense of the House urea the subject on *lllursday next, before the discussica on the Treaty came on. The Marquis of DOUGLAS also complained of the inadequate information before the House. 'ire had a Prussian Minister in this country at present, and he would ask the Noble Earl, whether Ministers had entered into engagements of concert and subsiJl with that Power also ? LordLIVERPOOL replied, that there was Des thing about Prussia in the Treaty before the Houser neither had we any Treaty whatever existing votu Prussia. The Marquis of DOUGLAS supposed that there must at least be a Treaty of Peace with her, if me of Alliance, as her Minister was now here. Lord LIVERPOOL.—" This country, in fact, never was at war with Prussia; and consequeuto there was no occasion for a Treaty of Peace." Lord GREY.—." Was theie any treaty of conceit and subsidy with Russia ? or any treaty of concert and subsidy with Prussia ?" Lord LIVERPOOL.—" Neither with die one Power nor the other." Here the conversation dropped. GENERAL INCLOSURE BILL. Lord SHEFFIELD moved the second readirstl this Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, this tees g Bill to introduce greater changes into all the g uank by which property was protected in this country thJ . e_ any other measure within his recollection , an d yci, not one syllable bad Leen uttered in support of it br the Noble Mover. He complained, that it went t° convert the Court of Chancery into a mere works , .p closure, to the infinite prejudice of the suitors is, fur transacting the business of Commissianers o o f t ibat io* Court, which was already overloaded with boons He should oppose the Bill in every stage. Bill was s S t f o i l e ', mons, which would not bear the expence of an ,P al i n F a F b l le E p Lp ropr s re i ttrs ti t i o at en t cadets to Parliament. There could be no . obff l‘;4l enclose ,mail bject sinai 1 tf oi e rst, e .. to the principle ; and be was anxious th at it ill