Star. — London, England, 1814-01-15 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JANUARY S. Marshal the Duke of Reggio arrived yesterday at Paris. His Excellency is, it is sail, going to take the command of a corps d'armee, The Marshal only stopped for a moment; he is going to Langus. COLMAR, JANUARY 1. • As it of use to make known the moderation of the enemy to those who are not thoroughly convinced of it, we think it our duty to publish the following docu ment, and we invite all the public papers in the em pire to copy it. It may be placed after the declara tion of the Allies as a document to support it COPY OF A REQUISITION MADE TO THE UNDER PREFECT OF A LTKIRCH BY THE CHIEFS OF TilE UNITED ARMIES, WHICH HAVE ENIERED THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ' UPPER RHINE. 44 The under Prefect of Aitkirch is invited to im mediately furnish to the magazine of Hoesingen for the use of the united armies under the orders of the Gzneral of Cavalry Count de Wrede (1), the under mentioned provisions, viz. • is Six hundred thousand pounds of bread, 300 oxen, 6,000 vir tels of oats, 7,000 quintals of bay, 250,000 pets of wine, 15,000 pets of brandy, 500 cords of Wood, 100 quintals of salt, 100 quin tals of tobacco. " It is ordered, under pain of military execution, . that these ptovisions be delivered at the magazine of Hoesingen, ithin four days ;so that the first quar ter of them shall, without fail, be in the magazine to morrow evening. • 46 Considering that other requisitions will become indispensable, the Under Prefect will send, without delay, a Commissary to head-quarters, who can pro vide for all the wants of the army. " By order of his Excellency the General-in-Chief, and of the Civil Commissary of the army, (Signed) " EMCEE. The Ordonateur-in-Chief, " KNOPE. " T-TETcl.quarters, Hoosingen, Dee. It 4 4 P. S. Besides, 50 draughtphorses, properly har nessed and in good condition, are ordered to be fur nished for the service of the artillery, under pain of military execution. (Signed) RENGEL." BASLE, JANUARY 3. The,Helvetic Diet precipitately assembled at Zu rich. In this extraordinary meeting, rendered ne cessary by the urgency of circumstances, the general opinion was against every disposition which should tend to modify the form of the Government. The Diet determined, that Prince SchWartzenberg should be written to, for the purpose of informing him, that th e w.ll o f 3tvitzerlaad was not to submit to any change in the division of its.territory, - except at the point of the bayonet ; and to declare to that General, that the reunion of the Cantons of Vaud and of Ar govia to that of Berne, would be contrary to the ge neral wish of the Confederation, which . intended to reserve the basis of its present organization. Colo , nel Hauser, the 4djutant to the Landamman, set out immediately to carry the letter of the Di,:t to the Prince of Schwartzenberg. It is considered as certain in Switzerland, that the violation of the neutrality has not been agreed to with common consent among the Allies, but that much disagreement has existed among them on the subject. It ha; been warmly contested at head-quar ters whether the proceedings of M. de Senftnt Berne, should not be disavowed, and himself censured. Dispositions had been made to remove the head quarters of the-Allies to Berne; but after the 27th of a cember the Quarter -masters were trabersing the roads to countermand the arrannments ordered.-- Much uncertainty is remarked in the movements of the allied troops. A Decree has been published at Chamberi, by Finot, the Prefect of the department of Mount Blanc, for the organization of the National Guards, pursuant to the orders of the Emperor, to repulse or impede the invasion of the enemy. • In this arr?:4 l , it is said, that a; there is not in the department a good Frenchman and a good c;tizen, vAo ought not to concur with his person, and all his means, to save his country from foreign domination, . from ruin, and the outrages of every kind with which it is threatened—all the good citizeos capable of bear ing arms. as soon . as this comes to their knowledge, are to present themselves to the mayors of their re spective,communes, to express their readiness volun tarily to concur in the defence of the territory. They are to choose a Chief—tile Mayors are to draw up lists oi the names of all who shall offer themselves as volunteers—the volunteers are to furnish themselves with arms, and supply the defect of the customary • kinds by pikes, and any ottier weapons which may be ludge,d.,proper. The detachments formed in the Cantons in con sequfnce.ol tbis arrea, are to consider themselves as sa many corps of partizans: they are to surprise con voys and depots, carry off parties which the enemy trjay send out for discovery, to intercept correspon dence ; in a word, to arrest the progress of the ene my, to diminish his resources, and intimidate him by every means. Whatever these detachments can take from the enemy is to appertain to them, as an encou ragement. The Mayors of the different cantons are to be careful to prevent any abuses in the movements of this auxiliary militia. This arreti, it is added, has already produced the happiest effects : the citizens eagerly present them selves on all sides at the first call of the magistrates; and a great number of retired officers have come for. ward to offer their services. NAPLES, DECEM3ER 26. Yesterday, at five in the evening, commenced one of the most formidable eruptions of which there is any record in the history of Vesuvius. Happily, though it presented a terrific spectacle, it caused no great damage. The explosion began by a shower of ‘olcanic gravel, which was followed by a violent (t) He received from the Emperor an estate worth 36,000 franks yearly. eruption of lava. This ignited matter having , di vided itself into two torrents, flowed over the ancient lavas towards the Torre da Greco. At ten in the evening the first torrent stopped ; but the second con tinued to proceed towards Bosco Reale and Bosco- Tre-Ca se. This morning the apparent calm of the volcano was followed by an explosion, resembling a violent discharge of cannon. A column of volcanic ashes rose in the air, - anti *obscured the horiZon. At the moment we are writing, the eruption still continues. Redoubled shocks make the houses of the. city shake, but have as yet done no damage. We do not know the direction of the lava. The Government has taken every necessary mea sure to afford assistance to those who may have need of it. Yesterday the King sent one of his Equerries to inform himself of the state of things, and to-day the Monarch came out himself to observe the eruption. When arrived in the neighbourhood of the fiery tor rent, he spoke to every person with that -affability, which characterises him, and pointed out to those who appeared terrified, that the direction of the,lava secured us irom any danger. P. S. It is two o'clock ; the eruption appears to have entirely ceased. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. NEXT TUESDAY THE S PATE LOTTERY BEGINS DRAWING. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15,1814. PRICK t)F STOCKS . THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Reduced 65166 —Cone. 65/I—for acc. 6711-4 par Ct. 8111 5 per Cc. 95* 4-00un. Ism—Bonds par Is. dis. Each. Bills 4s. 6s. pr.—Lg. Aims. 16 The state of the roads, from the inclemency of the weather, stilllarevents the regular arrival of. several of the Mails. The following notice on this subject was this morning issued from the Post-Office : 44 None of the Western Mails have yet regehed the Post-Office. At this moment, ten o'clock, Saturday, January 15th, there are three Mails due from Falmouth, and three from Plymouth—a cir cumstance never before remembered." We have given a few further extracts from the French Papers. They are of trifling importance.— A requisition made by the Allies, on entering France, is given with a view, no doubt, to excite a spirit of resistance. It is true that the Allied armies do re quire, by this document, very considerable supplies ; but we do not see any intimation given that the in habitants are not to receive fair payment. The very expressions—" The Under Prefect is invited to fur nish," proves that care will be taken that the inhabi tants shall be compensated. . But it is with a very bad grace that BONAPARTE complains against the Allies on the subject of Requi sitions. When the French first entered the Palatinate, they appointed officers under the denomination of Commissaries of Evacuation, who stripped the inhabi. tants, without mercy, of every moveable they pos sessed, and did not offer-even an assignat in payment. When BoxAPAirre invaded• Italy, he issued a requi sition upon the in!tabitants of Pavia, for clothing to .his whole army ; 300,000 pair of shoes, and 60,000 pair of boots, with saddle.; and bridles for his cavalry, composed part of t!:is order, which was enforced under the penalty of giving up the town to plunder.—But why should we recur to the miseries infbcted by Bo- NAPARTE on other countries ? Look at his own sweep• ing Decree of Requisition, issued against the inha bitants of France, in December last ! There are private accounts in town from France, which state, that very great alarm prevailed through out that unhappy country. At Paris, in particular, the consternation was almost as great as during any period of the Revolution. There was a great run upon all the Banks, and persons were busy in Secre ting their property. BONAPARTE is represented as having been incessantly occupied in making arrange ments to meet the Allied armies. But he had been, ,in a great measure, unsuccessful. His troops are re presented as deficient in training, and his requisitions succeed badly. A letter of the 9th from Paris i received yesterday, states, that great anxiety and confusion prevailed in that city : though no symptoms of open resistance to the Tyrant were manifested—tranquillity still pre vailed ; but it was represented as a melancholy lower ing calm. The respectable part of the inhabitants are described as particularly agitated, alarmed by the dan gers that threatened from abroad, but sill more ap- • prehensive of the violence and-despair of the ruling fac 'l • tion • they trembled for their persons and property, and anticipate some sweeping decree affecting both. They suppose, and we think wall probability, that the more precarious BONAPARTE'S situation becomes, the more his expedients will be vidlent—the more indifference he will shew towards the feelings and interests of others. It is asserted, that a party hostile to him exists in the Senate ; and that present circumstances are likely to increase their numbers and influence. It is also said, that some of the Commissioners sent to the Depart. ments, received that mission to prevent theirintriguing at Paris, and that by ;solacing them, BoNamere hoped to render their influence less troublesome to his views. It is certain that suspicions to that effect were entertained at Paris, which increased the anxiety of those who had property, and made them fear some terri ble explosion. Some persons, it was understood, were already concealing their valuables ; and even the sur mise shews the alarmed state of the public mind.— There was also, we are informed, a great run upon the Bank ; and that 42 millions of francs were drawn out. It is, however, true, that BONAPARTE has been able to collect a large force ; but not suffi ciently numerous, by any means, to cope in the open geld with the armies of the Allies. MAILS FROM HOLLAND. Two Dutch Mails arrived this morning. They bring a succession •of highly gratifying intelligence from all parts of the Continent. The final adjust. ment of all the differences of the Allies with Den mark is announced in the Bremen Papers. Hitherto the Allies, during their advance into France, have been received, not even with indifference, but with jny, by the inhabitants. The following are the contents of the Dutch Papers : " BREMEN, JANUARY s. " Denmark has at length given up the contest against the Allies. A treaty has been concluded, wherein it is stipulated that Norway is to be ceded to Sweden in exchange for Pomerania, and also that Denmark shall furnish 15,000 men to join the Allies in immediately Commencing the blockade of burgh.' r HELVOETSLUYS, JANUARY 13. 4 ' A Dutch Officer, who made his escape horn Antwerp, reports, that a few dayi before he left it the French removed horn 60 to 70 pieces of he:tvy ordnance from thence to Brussels : the inference is that they are about to evacuate Antwerp. " Accounts have been received here that General Bulow, with 15,000 infantry and 5000 sAvalry, had joined General Sir Thomas Graham, and that these combined forces were advancing towards Bergen.op zoom. They further state, that General Bennigsen, with 30,000 infantry and a great quantity cf heavy artillery, had arrived at Bommel." " LEYDEN, JANUARY 9. " According to report, the Prussian General, Von Blucher, passed the Rhine between Bingen and Club, on the 31st December, with upwards of 100,000 men, and on the following day General Von Priest entered Cobkntz. The Allies have been received with great joy in those parts. is We farther learn, that the Prussian General Von Bulow has received orders to push into Brabant with his whole force, which, by the junction with the Rus sian troops under General Benkendorf, and with the corps under General Boretel, is increased to 40 or 50,000 men, to support the grand operations on the Rhine, and is accordingly advancing through Altena, the Langstraat, and the Barony of Breda, probably to drive the French from the heights of Woestevezel, and to attack Antwerp itself. 44 We learn Irom Gurinchen nothing further than that the enemy, on the 6th inst. fired some shut at our flotilla : the Commandant of it gave orders to return the fire, which was done with so much success that the enemy's fire was thereby totally silenced." " ARAU, DECEMBER 25. They write from Basle, that on the 2ifth several thousand men, both- infantry and cavalry, again passed through that place. lit the night of the 23d, the report of cannon was heard from Huningen. On the 24th, the heavy artillery of the Allies was to begin to play, and the fortress seriously attacked. The number of troops already in Alsatia is estimated 'at upwards of 100,600 men. According to the report of the Officers, they were to continuir their march to Franche Comte. •4 On the 22d Huningen had not surrendered, and we heard no shot fired. On the 23d, numerous bands of Austrian troops, part infantry part cavalry, with some artillery, passed through Zurich with colours flying and drums beating—more are still expected there. 44 The Berne Paper of the 233 states, as follows : The vanguard of the Imlerial Austrian army, con sisting of infantry and light cavalry, under the cow. niand of the General of Artillery Count Von Bubna, has entered this town. An unusual number of people were moving the whole day through the streets." " LAUSANNE, DECEMBER 2g. " Yesterday the first Austrian troops entered this place. They consisted of Aloy'c, Lichtenstein'n re giment of hussars, a battalion of _yagers, and some infantry. These troops immediately took the road to Geneva, and were directly followed by Blacken stein's regiment of hussars, with artillery, and a strong division of infantry. The troops observe the -best discipline. Other columns have passed through our Canton : for example, one from Payern to Yver dun, and another from Freyburg to Billie and Vevay." " BASLE, DECEMBER 28. " Yesterday the French garrison of Landskroon, 400 men strong, were brought in here as prisoners of war. On the 25th December, 200 Bavarians, who ilad been wounded before Huningen, were brought in here. The trenches before Huningen are opened, and advanced to the redoubts, one of which has been taken. General Blanchet commands in the fortress, but is in want of many necessaries. The garrison consists of 3000 men, of which scarcely 500 are old troops of the line the rest are scraped together of nationt guards and conscripts. 44 The dispatches and letters which have been iriL tercepted, contain a lively picture of the confusion caused by the passage of the allied armies acrrss thc Rhine, in the neighbouring provinces of France. With the greatest haste they are endeavouring to put the tenable places in a state of defence. The surren der of two (not inconsiderable) French forts, one of which was taken after a short resistance, and the other by a courageous assault ( Landscroon and Bel mont, or Blamont), shews how little this step was ex pected in France. 44 The higher persons in the Government forsake choir posts on the approach of danger, and leave their subordinate Officers to fill their places ; these latter desire only peace, and even military persons of high rank express themselves very freely on this occasion . We have every cause to be satisfied with the beha viour of the inhabitants, but the country is poor, and the Magistracies, who should have provid e d for an equal distribution of the burthens, have absconded. 44 Several Communes in Alsatii have loudly ex pressed their joy on seeing ;he German troop." THE ARMY. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. RAPID ADVANCE - OF THE GRAND ARMY, INTO FRANCE. FOREIGN OFFICE, 1&h JAN. , " Dispatch:s from Basle, dated the 2d instant, and from Fribourgthe 6th, confirm the account of the occupation of Geneva by Count BETIINA, and state that he had secured the passes of the Alps by the Simplon, St. Bernard, and St. Gothard. The main body of the Grand Army was assembling in the neighbourhood of Besancon : the advance at Re. me remont, Langres, and Epinal. " General Count WREDE had his head-quarters at Colmat ; Prince SCHWARTZENRURG was on his march from Altkirchen on Monbelliard ; Befell was observed by a detachment; Marshal BLUCHER had crossed the Rhine, and held Coblentz ; the Russsian corps of L'ANornoti was before Mayence ; Gereral &WREN, at Openheim, took six pieces of cannon and seven hundred prisoners. " General ST. PRIEST crossed below Mayence. None of these troops'made any serious resistance, and they were well received by the inhabitants. " The siege of Huninguen still continues." Langres, Epinal, and Remerement are only frctr. 180 to 210 miles south-east from Paris. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MA' All. D 22. DubHn 0 ‘Vaterford - • S 2 Cadiz - - 0 0 - - 0 0 Malta - 0 0 • J s. Corunna Heligoland Guernsey Jersey 11 - 1. 0 C 0 C. 0 0 0 Li - 2 tireinee Holland Gottenburgh °0 1 PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 14. Arrived his Majesty's ships ZruiLoos and CAmmus, with a small convoy from the Downs. Put back the CORDILIA, bound to the Eastward. The convoys are as before, viz. GLOUCESTER, for the West Indies; BLENHEIM, for Cadiz and the Mediterranean ; and the RODNEY, for Corunna, Oporto, and Lisbon.—No others appointed.—Wind E. S. E. Came down from the River his Majesty's ship ZEALOUS, and sailed for Portsmouth.—Arrived the Benjamin Shaw and Navigator transports, under cosvoy of the PIGMY cutter, from Holland. Arrived the Auckland packet, with a mail aad passengers from Holland.—Wind South. GRAVESEND, JANUARY 14, Arrived about a dozen ships, the John and Mail., from Rio,ane:ro, and the rest from Holland. veral vessels are here which are prevented getting up the River on account of the ice. Nothing sailed. Another draft from the three Regtments of Guards, consisting of 100 men each, marched this day fur embarkation, to join the army in the South of Francs. Wednesday several• detachments of the three regi, giments of Gnaids, 550 in number, were embArkv.l on board the Dictator troop-ship in the Downs, under the safe conduct of the Deal Boatmen. Sir ROWLAND HILL, it is said, is to be appointed to the 44th Regiment; vacant, by the dead?, of Sir THOMAS TRIGGE. The 2d Batt. 43d Light Infantry, about SOU rank and file, at Hythe, have received orders of readiness for immediate embarkation. Colonel BL' BURY, one of the Under Secretaries of State for the Foreign Department, has se; of for Lord WELLINGTON'S Army en a special mission.— It is understood that Ministers have received, within these few days, some communications from France, which will have a considerable influence on Lor.l WELLINGTON'S future movements. The object of Colonel BUNBURY'S visit is to confer with his Lordship on certain points connected w►th the information thus received, and he will return immediately. List night, the Dutch Ambassador left his . house in Curzon-street to proceed on his way to Holland. In the course of the day, his Excellency had inter.. views with Lord SIDMOUTH and others of the Mini, sters, previous to his. departure. The Allies, upon entering Franehe Compte, issued an order that out of respect to the memory of Gene. ral PICHEORC' t the town of Arbois, which gave him birth, should be treed from all military occupation4-or requisitions. The Allies thus tacitly admit, that this brave and unfortunate Leader of the Revolutionary Armies of France, like the great and good Motte:tu, amply atoned, by the circumstances of his death, for the part he acted during the Revolution. Both Ge nerals are of course admitted to have perished in an attempt to put an end to the despotism of BONA PARTS. Can the real intention of the Allies with respect to this man and his Government be doubted, after these and similar displays of the spirit in which they are carrying en the war • ) e• ULLETIN. • rn VANCE HE :t [NTO FRANCE. f OFFICE, Lath JAN. dated the 2cl instant, confirm the account of • by Count BUENA, and passes of the Alps by and St. Gothard. The rmy was assembling in con : the advance at R e . i pinal. e had his head-quarters , c iRTZENBURG was on his vlonbelliard ; Befort was Marshal BLUCHER bad Col:dents ; the Russsian More Mayence ; Gereral six pieces of cannon and •ossed below Mayence. any serious resistance, by the inhabitants. still continues." cerement are only from 7 rom Paris. GL/GENCE. 3. Ail It. 111 - 1. inunna • 0 c digoland - 0 c• uernsey 0 ,roey . 0 reams • 0 u Tolland - - 2 ANUARY it s ZEALOUS and CA.DMUs, e Downs. Put back the ast ward. The convoys 311, for the West Indies ; he Mediterranean ; and Porto, and Lisbon.—No S. E. ARY 14. iver his Majesty's ship rtsmouth.—Arrived the ator transports, under from Holland. WARY 14. icket, w ith a mail and Wind South. LNUARY 14, ps, the John and Mary, !st from Holland. S::- re prevented getting up ce. Nothing sailed. LMY. ee Regtments of GUardt, marched this day fur r in the South of France. cif eots of the three regi, umber, were embarked hip in the Downs, under Boatmen. said, is to be appointed at by the death' of Sir nfaritry, about $OO rank ivtd orders of readiness he Under Secretaries of rtment, has se; of for en a special mission.- -s have received, within inications from France, SECOND EDITION. DEAL, JANUARY 14. HARWICH, JANUARY 14.