Star. — London, England, 1813-09-03 00:00:00

I SPANS PAPERS, IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS. tFROM THE CONCHOW OF THE 15TH JULY.] For these two or three days, a rumour has baen itt circulation, that Peace has been made between the Russians, Prussians, and French. To us this certainly would not appear very extraordinary. We have ob served, that in the numerous Proclamations, Mani festos, Qrders, &c. which from the beginning of the victories of the Russians, have been issued by the Emperor Alexander, General Kutusoff, the King of Prussia, Wittgenstein, Blucher, York, &c. ao men tion is made of either the English or Spaniards ; and this silence gives reason to suspect that an attention to the English, Spaniards, and Portuguese nations, does not enter into the ulterior plans of those powers, though they have been their support, their example, and the principal instrument of their trittmphs, in freeing themselves from the yoke of the Gallo-Corsi can tyrant. In a well-known Proclamation, which the Allies have published, they declare that it has not been their intention to enter France. This declaration does not appear very encouraging ; in it Bonaparte might already foresee the re-establishment of his for tune, much as he has suffered ; since, if the Allies ever arrived at the Rhine, they were not to advance a step further. The tyrant might prepare armies, fight, be conquered, return to collect forces, and again try his fortune, and in this manner continue to proceed, while the moderation of his enemies pre vented them from setting font in France, Such a declaration may be very generous, but must be very prejudicial, and is certainly not the way in which war should be made upon a man who must be extermi nated, if we wish well to the human race. We have before observed, that at the time of con cluding, the Armistice, the contracting parties forgot to send an Envoy to England with notice of this unexpected event. We say forgot, which leads us to presume, that Alexander, Frederick, and the Corsican Monster, to whom they have listened, care but little in their agreements what the English Government may say or think on the subject. Bonaparte in his Bulletins has not said a single word on the Continental 85ttent, which likewise leads us to suspect, that in consequence of a treaty with Alexander, he is not far from yielding in that point. - These observations, and others which at present we shall not mention, may lead us to presume that a certain :Iteration of interest: between the Powers of the North and England, and the Peninsula, notwithstan ding their repkted promises and stipulations, which are generally kept by Cabinets while convenient. We shall not, however, on this account, give cre dit to the rumours of Peace, since we believe that Alexander and Frederick, in their politics, have re gard to the happiness of their people, and this is in compatible with the existence of Bonaparte, unless those monarchs and their subjects prefer ignominy and slavery to honour and independence, We know not how those rumours of Peace got into the Peninsula. Tlicnigh the letters from Lisbon come no lower than the 4th, they, have been received by Faro to the Bth; but by that conveyance nothing new has been learnt relative to the affairs of the North. We know that this report has not been pro, pagated by Corunna, Bilboa, or Gibraltar; no other way then remains by which it could come but by the Pyrenees, and it would not be extraordinary if it pro ved to be an artifice originating in that quarter. The report, however, is not utterly improbable.— We only complain that Bonaparte has been listened to—for he who listens is already disgraced, at least be does not hold it as a fundamental principle, that Bonaparte ought to be treated at an ilstartits, and not at a Sovereign—a principle, without which Europe is lost. But to assure us that peace is already concluded, is to precede events. All that can be presumed is, that the contracting parties have agreed on the basis of a Congress, for it they have made Peace so hastily, we should say that — But it is best to be silent, and not utter bitter truths, resting cm" conjecture only, though this may be of considerable weight. It will not appear strange, that the conditions of the reported Peace are likewise circulated. When a person is disposed to invent, it is not difficult to in vent circumstances. Some, therefore, place the Grand Duke Constantine on the throne of Poland, and thus silence Alexander ; they made Ferdinand VII. King of the Americas, and think they thus preserve treaties and conventions; they make the Archduke Charles King of Spain, and satisfy or sub due the ituurgents. In this manner they dispose of ' the affairs of both worlds with the greatest facility— having before them, no doubt, the map and compass, and asking permission of no one. In a word, they have made a mercantile contract of the human spe cies, as they might have done of a flock of sheep. If all this had any foundation, we must suppose that Cabinets and Monarchs in the present day have as much stupidity, ignorance, and malevolence, as in the most barbart.us and despotic times. Others would make the Emperor of Austria Emperor of Germany ; they indemnify Joseph in Italy, and place Eugene in Poland ; they give to Sweden, Prussian r omerania; to Russia, Austrian Poland . to Austria, Prussian Silesia ; to Saxony, the Mark of Branden burg ; Prussia they concentrate in Royal Prussia, &c. ; and thus forma hodge-podgre,.which only tends to shew, that they people are accounted nothing, and political convenience every thing. - There is also talk of a meeting in Dresden, be een the three Emperors and the Kings of Saxony and Prussia. We no longer fear that Bonaparte aht uki seize on these Monar ells, and send them to France. The example of Fel dinand has opened the eyes of the sagacious Corsican, and he will not expose himself, by seizing Alexander and Frederick, to a national war on the part of the people, when he suc ceeds so well in wars of the Cabinet. The people— the insurgents-4re the rm st formiJable enemies of the tyrant. He knows well how to flatter the self love of Monarchs, but he cannot subdue the people, when they are firmly resolved not to be his slaves. Let us, however, suspend our judgment on the re sult of the war in the North, but let us not suspend for a moment our exertions to be prepared for what ever events may occur, either from the weakness of the Monarchs of the Continent, or from the apathy of their subjects. •• • FRENCH P4PARS. PARIS, AUGUST 29. • (nos Tfi MONITZWIt 97 MMUS'? 30. • con OP A LIITTER PROM COUNT DARU, MINUTE* fi VELETA RS' OF STATE, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE TER AT WAR, DATED GOERLITZ, AIM= 24. M. La Duc.As I see that, the Emperor is ex tremely occupied, sometimes upon the Banks of the Bober, sometimes upon the debouches from Bohemia' and sometimes upon the Elbe, and as the campaign is extremely active, it is possible that his Majesty may not find a moment to write to you. 41 I think proper to inform your Excellency, that the Army is in the best state, and abundantly supplied with every thing necessary. 4 4 The enemy's army which was in Silesia has been beaten and repulsed to a distance. The debouches of Bohemia have been occupied and fortified. It ap pears that at this moment his Majesty is manoeuvring the enemy's army on the Elbe. Those of our armies which were manoeuvring towards Brandenburg must have entered Berlin to-day. _ 44 The Prince of Eckmuhl's army, united with the Danish corps, must now be at some marches from that city.—l pray your Excellency to accept, &c, (Signed) 44 Count DARV." (Timm Tpe JOURNAL DL ! ..'tstrutz.) We have received intelligence from the Grand Army, dated the 22d. Nis Majesty the Emperor was at that epoch at Lavenberg, upon the Bober, and enjoyed the best health. The campaign was opened, and the military operations which every where. were executed, have been to our advantage. The Prussians and Russians under General Lange ron have been completely beaten. We shall not de lay receiving an official Bulletin. On the other side, the Prince of Eckmuhl has taken possession of Schwerin, an important place, and the capital of Mecklenburgh ; in short, it is probable our troops entered Berlin on the 23d. The Senate assembled yesterday, under the Presi dency of his Highness the Prince Arch-chancellor of the Empire. The sitting, at which two orators of Government assisted, began at one o'clock and finish ed at a quarter past two. FRONTIERS OF BOHEMIA, AT/GUST it!. Marshal the Duke of Tarente has opened the cam. ppign, and beaten the Russian General Kossaroff, who attacked him. The troops who have been for so long a time at Troppau have received orders to March upon Prague. FRANKFORT, AUGUST 25. We learn that Ole Emperor has marched to Lo weberg, He attacked the enemy, who was upon the right bank of the Bober, and who was driven from all his positions. The Prince of Moskwa, the Duke of Ragusa, and the Duke of Tarente made the same movement, and repulsed the tnemy beyond the 80. ber. On the 19th, the Emperor drove the enemy from Gabel, and on the 21st beat him upon the i3o. bet. His Majesty is extremely well. • PIRNA, AUGUST Is. The French advanced posts have entered Fried land and Rumbourg. HAMBURGII, AUGUST 23. Since the opening of the campaign, affairs pro Wed most prosperously. Yesterday we met the enemy debouching from Schwartow. In retiring, he set the bridge of Zeh nendorf on fire. Our young soldiers shelved great resolution, and saved the bridge, which was re-estab lished in a quarter of an hour. The Prince of Eckmuhl, with Thubalt's division of cavalry, pursued the enemy, which he overtook upon the heights before Mastof. He had near 5500 horse, and two batteries. The enemy. charged us; but our young soldiers received him so well, that he could effect nothing.— The enemy's infantry did not appear. The cannon ade was very strong; we had a few wounded. The Prince was very well satisfied with the precision of the maneeuvres, and the calmness with which they were executed. General Loisson had pushed forward with Fe chen's division, the Third Division, and the cavalry of General Lallemand, to the bridge of Bettberger dof. He arrived in time to save the bridge, which the enemy had set on fire, and immediately marched upon the Wittemberg road to Cammin, where he took a position. The Fifth Division rejoined the Prince ;lithe night between the 21st and 22d. On the 22d, in the mor ning, the Danish corps also joined the General, Lois son. All the army was in line, and the Prince before Mastof. The troops wanted nothing; their tavfroid and good dispositions were admired. To-day we are assured our troop-, are in Berlin. Whilst those movements were executing, and those advantages obtained, Gingoult's division defended the Elbe, Laueubourg, and Bortzenbourg. AUGsWRGH, AUGUST 19. We learn by the two mails which yesterday arrived from Vienna, that the course of exchange, viz. the imaginary value of paper money, relatively to that of coined money, has all at once experienced a frightful depreciAtion. The exchange, which on the 28th of July was still at 1603, WAS noted on the 14th August at 1881, and that in reality it was at from 194 to 195 Coined money was paid on the same day frnm'l96 to 200; that is to say, 200 florins in Bills d'Asionittement, or 1000 florins in Bank-bills are paid for IN norms in ready money. PENOUNCENENT OF THE 4RIIST7CX C°P/ - pi a Letter from the General in Chief, Boit _ TOLLY, to the Prince of NEUTCHATILL : " REICHENBACH I JULY 27 (AUG. $). to &a, the Major.(eperal of the French Armies-- rhe negotiations opened at Prague, for the re-esta blishment of Peace between'the Allied Courts and France, not haying led to the object proposed by them, am ordered to denounce the Armistice con cluded at Pleiswito on the 234 of May (June 4), and prolonged at Neumatkt on the 14th (26th) July. In conformity to the stipulations of the Convention, commission the - to carry this Declaration to the head-quarters of the French army ; and also to announce, that hostilities will, in consequence, com mence on the sth 417th) of August, on the part of the Russian, Prussian, and Swedish armies. I regret exceedingly that circumstances impose upon me the fulfilment of so painful a duty towards your Serene Highness ; but I nevertheless seize the opportunity of renewing to you the assurance of my high consi deration. (Signed) " 4atilcLAY uQ TOLLL" 'OL4T THE EVENING STAR.. , LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK : Red. 510—Cons. 56#}—for s4c. 3711—Bds. Is. dis. 4 per Cent. Tifi—s per Cr. 117*-oein. 51 6 pr. Bat*. Lg. Anns. 14 7-16ths i—Es.e.b. Bills is. pr. par ----- i applause, the symptoms of earnestness and energy e The following are said to have been the terms in- exhibited by Ministers to furnish Lord Wat t is crom sisted on by Austria, as preliminary to any negocia- with an instant and effectual reinforcement. We now don I That the Duchy of Warsaw (a mere engine learn from information collected at Lloyd's, that this of BaNapaaTE's intrigues) should be abolished ; that object, as we feared would be the case, has been ac. Dantair, and the other Prussian f or t res se s , which v.-ere tually retarded by a want of transport tonnage. In retained by a treacherous violation of compact, should consequence of this, Government were act ua lly o n be evacuated by the French, and g i ven u p t o their the point of engaging foreign vessels—a measure legitimate Sovereign ; that Maria should be put in w hi c h, h a ppily, has been rendered unnecesaary by thg possession of the Illyrian provinces which formerly arrival of the Baltic fleet. belonged to her ; that liamburgh and Lubeck should . This obstacle being removed, we may expect that be restored to their independence —or, in other words,' the hands of Field Marshal WELLINGTON will instantly that the Hans Tpwns should be re-established ; and, be strengthened by a large reinforcement, sent in one lastly, that the Confederation of the Rhine should be b o dy, and landed at one point. Ten thousa?d men abolished. i might easily be thus sent to same port ; and surely the I disposable force of the country can instantly fur ish Ommipmmoirins It was not without good reason that the Ceowtr such a reinforcement, in addition to the corps already Pews took up a position in the front of Berlin, for sent. We have only beard, hpweyep, of 'the drafts we have received Paris Papers to the 31st ult. which from the Foot Guards (mentioned in the STAR of put beyond 411 doubt the accuracy of the information yesterday) being actually under orders : but ethers communicated by the French General JosuNt, who may, and we hope will, instantly be sent off for we came oyes to the Russians. BONAPARTE, according 9 cani:ot for a moment alloy ourelves to believe thae to Count ateu's letter to the Mioister, was per. Ministers will abandon, or by delays endanger, the sonally employed with his army of the Elbe, upon grasp with which Great Britain now holds the lava the 241 th ult. He was, no doubt, directing its opera. der of the Peninsula. tions against Berlin.—Has he selected the army commanded by the CROWN Pearce, upon which to 'signalize his vengeance ?—Or ratherobafiled in his attempts upon the Allies in Silesia and bohemia, has be directed his flight from the Bobor to the Elbe, to retrieve his shattered fortunes The RUMIAN AMBASSADOR had an audience of the Cabinet Ministers yesterday. • Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL and Lord CA!. TLEREAGH left town for their respective seats. A Boatd at Greenwich was yesterday held at the Admiralty, for passing of seamen. Tuesday the Earl of LIVERPOOL had a long inter. view with his Royal Highness the Comm/keen oi Cunt?, at his Office at the Horse Guards. A report which has this instant reached us favours the latter speculation. The &nye cutter arrived at Deal last night from off Flushing : she brings ae-, counts that, previous to her bailing, some Dutch.' fishery-boats had been alongside the lIMPRILGNAnIis Admiral YOUNG'S ship, with intelligence gating, that an engagement had taken place between the Allied Armies and the French (no date mentioned), in which the latter had sustained a loss of TEN THOUSAND MEN; and that, during the engagement, the Em perors of RUSSIA and AUSTRIA, and the King of PRUSSIA, were present. Yesterday his goygl 11 ghness the f'rinee of ORANGE had a long interview with Lord ISlELvit.t.e. Yesterday the Earl of YARMOUTH left town for Ragley Hall, in Worcestershire. . _ - His Royal Highness the Duke of Suss= has sig• nified to the Magistrates of Hatton Garden, his wish to be present at the final examination of ,lanes Leary, for the murder of Edward Clifford, in consequence of which the final examination is postponed until next week. _ _ _ Another letter from Deal, which we have seen, adds, upon the same 'authority, that ten thousand Dutch troops have gone over to the Allies ; but how, where, or when this event was developed, is left to conjecture. We have had repeated instances of the tendency of the Dutch to exaggerate the losses of their master, but we fear they have not spirit enough to desert him, Extract of a letter from the neighbourhood •f Dantzic, dated July 30,1813 :•••-•4‘ The want of every thing within the town is increasing every day. They have even got no medicines for the sick soldiers.. There are now no less than 43,000 men before the town ; eighty Russian gun-boats, formerly belonging to the Swedish Scheeren fleet, arid several bomb ships, ate lying in the Roads ; twenty gun-boats are building at Elbing. During the first six weeks of the Armistice, the garrison only got meat for thirteen days, on account of the shameful capture of Los. zow's corps. After the prolongation of the Armil stice, the delivery of meat was resumed; it was, how. ever, furnished very sparingly." The siege of Dantzic is now to be pressed with vi. gour. That fortress has hitherto been but loosely blockaded by a Russian corps. It is, perhaps, by this time, placed in a state of close siege— a Britisn train of battering cannon, consisting of ISO pieces having been forwarded up the Baltic, for the purpose of mounting the batteries, with a detachment of 'he royal artillery corps, under the command of Major MACDONALD, sufficiently numerous to the gunnels! duty, the less important and labouring part of the management of the guns to be performe4 by t h e allied troops. A private Letter from Stralsund, dated August 18, says —• " I avail ;myself of this opportunity of a Rus' sian Courier, from head-quarters, to apprise you of the state of our expedition, consisting of about 8500 men, under the command of general Guns. We imagined tbis place to be the extent of our destine. lion, but the CnowN Puma has so strongly urged the advance of the British troops, that our General has, I believe, applied for permission to take the field. I conversed yeste?day with an Officer, high in rank, in the Hanseatic or newly raised Legion, and I am sorry to observe that his account of the discipline of these mops is not very favourable. They are deficient in Officers, and those they have, have obtained their rank. from family connection and their situation in life, and not from actual service and personal experience; but, be add., that the men are very fine, and might, if well officered, form excellent soldiers. The Russian and Prussian armies are said to be very strong, and in high order. We have received from England a supply sufficient for kur months; but we can pur. chase trqm the country so much cheaper, that tires , . provisions *4l be kept in reserve. The exchange is at tour Tie dollars, but the army rate, at which the Comisiander.in-Chiet has tilted the pay for the troops, isAve :is dollar, six shallop" • We hardly know what to make of the various ru mours that are in circulation. We have just been informed that tl.ere are several letters in the city from the French coast, 4tating that the French in the North have sustained a great defeat, and that 10,000 Hatioverians have gone over to the Allies.— This seems evidently to be the same report as one mentioned above, but sukstituting Hanorerians for Dutch. That the campaign in the North has opened with some great events, and that these have seen disas trous to the French arms, we can scarcely doubt; for it is rumoured, that BoN4FARTE's rejection of the Austrian Ultimatum has rendered him ex tremely unpopular in France, 4nd disturbances are even said w have broken opt at Paris in consequence s Whatever truth there may be in this rumour, cer tainly suspicions must attach to the continued silence of the Paris Papers on the subject of the Austrian Declaration of War—while the secret meetings of the Conservative Senate augur that something unfaiour able has happened. It cannot be for - gotten that a conspiracy broke out at Paris during the famous retreat from Moscow * which occasioned similar meetings. A letter from the French coast, dated August SO, states-4 , We have obtained some success near Lu beck, but we have not been so fortunate elsewhere." The above is certainly at variance with the statements in the French Papers. The Allies are there said to have been driven from all their position's on the Bober ctn the 21st ; on the 19th, they were driven out of Qabel; now Gabel,' in time of war, comminds the passes int 9 'Upper Lusatia ; and this would argue. that BoNAP+►UIE Inis pushing fcywaift to relieve 4n4 secure the Prussip fortresses, which, li ke flamhargh, Lubeck, and Dantzic, seem to have been from the beginning of the last czmpaign riffe raw we in any negotiations. Although in the person of an enemy, whom we have never regarded even with much admiration, we cannot refrain from expressing our wonder at the ra t pidity with which . BONAPARTE moves wherever his presence may be necessary. One day he is upon the Banks of the Bober, and the next upon the Elbe—a distance of at least 200 miles! Active, indeed, must be the mind, and iron-bound the constitution of the man who can undergo such fatigue In the display of bodily activity thus casually an nounced, we have another procf, if proofs were want' ing, of BONAPARTE'S conviction that tremendous moral effects may be produced by the physical encr gies of a single man. He has personally visited —nay, perhaps led on to victory, and inspired with con& dence three immense armies, within the time required I for a mail-coach trip between London ar.,l F.din. burgh ! klow vigilant—how energetic trust those I leaders be, who are opposed to him in the field, 'ere I they can hope for a decisive advantage over such an indefatigable opponent ! We lately bailed, with the humble tribute of oar