The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-05-08 00:00:00

F: i , 2 e ". 1 %,1 Ni lei that Masa has taken her rank among ti • ► ' ree Lilies of bitty. The above-meraloited Ga:.e. He of this date has, how ever, the following paragraph:—.f he news from Jody of date more recent than what we gave yeator dns, states that the Neapolitans c 'throe their cult ist, there their creicentratiug moverneto I would appear that the fi rst repeats as to the affai Ceserma were ex.eeeratod ; we wait for more exact aid dream. biennial details." The Journal d'Empire of thiedele furnishes the fel4ew!lig articles from Italy:— • 'Afoutor.i.sea, APRIL 14.-''Phu Neapolitan army is hi full retreat. Its artillery and baggage were yesterday at Fedi, iii order to puss into the Merchee, whither General Filatreieri, wounded, with the milk tary chest, preceded them. FLORENCE. Arm 17.—An Austrian officer, dis. patched by General Nugent, has this moment arrived from Bologna. He brings niiicial news that the Austrians yesterday entered Botegna, and that four divisions of their army are *ambling in that ci y: 12,000 men had already entered it, and were to be renewed by 12,000 more. All these troops will take the route of Tuscany, to prosecute the ulterior operations of the war on tire enemy's territory. IVe Hearn, by the same courier, the arrival at Bologna of General Count Stahremberg, consiminding the first division, and of Lirtit.•Gen. Bianchi, commanding the left of the imperial army. Pritste letters from Bologna announce, that on the 111 h the greatest disorder prevailed in the Neapo litan army, in consequence of the losses it had ex perienced on the preceding day. The King of Naples had entered Bologna, accompanied by a numerous Staff, and on the same day took measures for retiring to Ancona. Aram 19.—We learn from Bologna, that since the 17th, Austrian troops are constantly marching through it in strong columns, partly by the Romagna, and partly towards our city, in order to pursue the., enemy vigorously. The Neapolitan army was forced to abandon Bologna so precipately that it could levy only a very small part of the heavy contributious it imposed on the inhabitants. Letters from Genoa of the 16th state, that Lord W. Bentinck had on the 7th sent orders to the dif. &rent English Commandants in the Mediterranean to commence hostilities immediately against King . Joachim both by s. a and land. i Vierora, APRIL 17.—The Archduke John, it is said, sets off to-morrow for Milan, as Viceroy of the Lombard Venetian kingdom. The Lombard deputies .refereed some days since. Prince Leopold of Naples, second son of King Ferdinand, is about to repair to the army in Italy. It appears that the Sicilians are . hastening to take advantage of the absence of the Heater part of Murat's forces, to make a descent in Calabria, where Ferdinand has always had many par. tisans. In Sicily and the Seven Islands active prepa rations are making to act against Naples. The King of Denmark is to furnish from 16 to rik,ooo men to join the Duke of Wellington's army. BAUCELONA, APRIL 13.—A considerable number of those who tied from Marseilles before the flatfoot! fig .. 4 1 , V write,' bete; the Count Latour Eareasive, Plerni..)•eetiary to the l._!ongress - at Vienna, who failed in his mission to Massena, to retain him in the party of the white cockade, and induce him to leave Mar seilla for Genoa, has also been forced to come here. He brings nith him, lie says, the ultimate re. , .( Ll:cms of the Congress, and has with him the Abbe Janson, former Vicar-General of La Vendee. This morning the Marquis de Riviere, appointed Ambassador to Constantinople, with his two Aids de-Camp, and this evening a General and Governor from the island of Corsica, also arrived here. Alter them, some Monks.Ahhes, and a Director of Domains. The two Ambassadors will set off to-morrow for Madrid. Amu. 22.—The Dike d'Aneouleme arrived here on the 19th, and was received with the ceremonial paid to Spanish princes. Same old French emigrants, as well as the officers of the fortress, were presented to him. The latter have stated, that the Prince as stirtd them that he should soon be with thee in France: be will proceed directly to Bilboa. BRUSSELS MAIL. Ilnussils, Mar 3.—ills Grace the Duke of IVel lington set off this morning to repair to the head quarters of Field-Marshal Prince Blucher, at Liege, and M. Reeder, General in the Prussian service, is also gone hack to the same head-quarters. A great many II ttioverian troops of all arms have pa, , iod through this city within these two days. Rovioo, A rlin. 17, ELEVEN IN THE MORNING.— A printed accredited letter, with phi; date, announces the following circumstances:—"" According to au thentic accounts, the English, in conjunction with the Siciiimas ' ban landed on the coast of Naples, and arl-aoneed. into the - kingdom, which is wholly destitute of troops. They hare taken possession of the city of Naples itself, and are advancing by forced 'lurches to uteet et: Neapolitans, who are retreating in the greatest baste. The Queen of Naples has fled to Ancona. It is hoped that the enemy's army must be lost without possibility of escape, as our troops are surrounding it on all (idea. The will of the celebrated Joanna Southcott passed I the seal of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on I the 28th nit. the letters of administration granted in , January last to William Sothcott, the brotherd having been revoked by decree of the Court.-- She has left a few trifling legacies to relations, and the residue, in case of no issue male, to Mrs. Jane Townley and Ann Underwood, her executrix. There is a clause, directing restitution of the various presents made in expectation of the birth of a male .child, in rise of no such event, to the respective devotees; and reference is made to a book containing _a catalogue of their names and offerings, which it has been necessary to record with the testamentary pa tieri. Every possible want and accommodation seems to have been anticipated with scrupulous at. tention. There are cradles, robes, mantles (some of F kite satin),• bow', caps, and napkins out of . num• her, several articles of plate, money from " six gui neas" to a " pretty sixpence" so denominated, three nutmegs" by one contributor, and " a pin" l's another. THE STATESMAN. NEXT sAttIRDAY ALL TUE LISTTSRY MUST SE DRAJITY:WN.-4)NLYTHAIMASJII• Flysitoits f oru ?tCKEIS.- TILI irnopsAND QUINEIS 1 'GOLD.PRIZpiaaRKE • 'PRICE or sTOOSIS.TRIS per4296r. 9 per Lea tted. 1 per Gent. Owls, Mei , 4 pa Cents. 721 I per Cent. No/ PORI DAY AT ONIK O'CLOCK 'em i t. Aim. 11} 9-16 Indio Bondi n 13 p Exchequer Bin. 911 p ()moltn Vomit's for Ace. 5811 • THE STATESMAN. LONDON: 140:WAY, SLAY 8, 1815. Dutch and Flanders Mails arrived this forenoon. Like the Papers which arrived yesterday, and which we have almost daily from Flanders and Germany, the articles thus furnished bear on the face of them the mask of extreme exaggeration. The accounts from Italy, though evidently framed to gratify the taste of the Congress of Vienna, and not a little in the style of Louts XVI IL's Bulletins, are of con siderable interest and importance. They tell us .• from Itovigo,. under date of the 18th ult., that " it is miff med from all quarters, that tWeEnglish and Si tiliatt troops have landed in the kingdom of Naples; and it is also affirmed that King Ferdinand (of Si cily) has gone thither from Palermo." In conse quence of this grand movement in the rear of Muni; and the disastrous defeats he has sustained in his precipitate advance and retreat, he is represented as in a most deplorable way. They further as sure us, that " his army must be lost with. out the possibility of escape," as the English nod Sicilians, after securing Naples, were ad. raining to meet the Neapolitans, who, as the Austrians were also pressing down, were thus placed between two fires, and surrounded' on all sides. The Queen of NAPLES, it is ssisl, had fled to Ancona, but Joacutm had subsequently bern under the necessity of evacuating that place. Whither he had gone is p)t expressly stated. It is not indeed clearly made out, or downrightly affirmed, that he has fled to the mountains, calling upon them to shelter him from the wrath to come, and is roaming about there with a few desperate men anda half load ed gun, as NAPOLEON DoNAPARTE was represented when he was upon his triumphal march to Peris—but we have a statemeut almost equally courageous. It Is asserted that twenty-tzco thousand Neapoliatu sul diem fled before an Austrian corps of six donned. i We dare say MURAT is not without fears for the safety and tranquillity of his Capital, now that he is threatened with hostilities from Sicily; but we cannot believe that his situation is so desperate as the Vienna accounts would make us believe it. He knew what be had to expect from his advance—he bas accom. plished one great object of his expedition, that di demonstrating in favour of NAPoLEON, and he Wilt • accomplish another equally injurious to the Allies,' by drawing into Italy the chief force of Austria, and furnishing occupation for the Anglo-Sicilian troops it they are disposed to risk an adventure, and do net succeed in their object of putting him down. The Dusacldorf Gazette, of the 28th nit.• says, JOACHIM " has fallen into the hands of the-con querors, with many thousands of his troops," 4nd , tells us,how many horns are blowing on the oceaslow. The circumstance that gave rise to the report of i the commencement of hostilities on the tfortiern frontier of France, is thus explained iu the Papers; received to-day : " The French and Prussian soldiers on the 1 eat posts often come together in the public.houses on the frontiers. A dispute in one of those places in which several were killed and wounded, gave rise to the report of the commencement of hostilities." [FROM THE COURT GAZETTE.] VIENNA, Aram 'l.—The Commander iu Chief of the Army of Italy writes under the date of the 18th, as follows :-0‘ The enemy bad retreated ou t all sides towards Bologna, and began to fortify his frontier behind the Panaro. This excited a •hope • that he had resolved to venture a battle 'near Bologna, for which the Commander in Chief had made all necessary preparations ; but on the first at. tempt which he caused Lieutenant Field-Marshal l Hat;chi to make to cross the Palm:), on the 14th, the enemy abandoned the bank in the night of the 14th, and on the IGth evacuated Bologna. The Lieutenant Field-Marshal advanced on the 15th from I Modena to Samogia, and on the IGth to Bologna.— General Senitzer advanced along the foot of the Appenines on the enemy's right flank, and General Steffanini from Finale over Cento, on his left flank. Insignificant skirmishes with the rear of the enemy every where occurred, in which the enemy lost many prisoners, from the precipitancy of his retreat. The most considerable action took Ware near Castel franco. The enemy's rear retreated on the 16th as' far Imola. On the way thither Colonel Govenda had the good fortune, by a sudsiest attack with the cavalry, to take many prisoners, and to cause the enemy a considerable loss in killed and wounded. The column which operated against Gen. Nugent has likewise retreated with precipitation, and that Ge neral entered Florence on the 15th, amidst the accla mations of inhabitants." The demoralisatiou iu the N,nolitan army in. creases daily.' The Generals endeavour by all pos sible means to encourage the troops, bat they can no where be brought to stand, and loudly declare that they have been deceived in the most terrible 'manner—that when they advanced out of the Marches they were persuaded that they were to act in union with the Austrians, against the enter prise of Napoleon Bonaparte and his adherents in FIVICC Murat himself is affirmed to have said to his confidants while at Modena, that he found him self greatly deceived in his expectations, that he had reckoned upon only ' a slight opposition from the Austrians, and had found great forces united against him ; that be had expected powerful support from the Italians, and bad not found on his whole march a 'single u►an who have declared in favour of his cause. The Emperor of Russia, it is said, will take the title of Csarof Poland. The Court of Sweden has signified to the Congress, in an official note, that in case of a new war, it will remain faithful to its engagements, and fulfil all the duties arising from them. Fresh accounts are just arrived from Italy, stating, that King Murat has evacuted Ancona. Prince Wrede has loft this city. BRESLAW, Arum 24.—The day before yesterday the a rat brigade of the Russian troops left us. The second brigade arrived the same day, and left us to- I day. The two brigades, delusive of the artillery; are 9000 strong. APRIL 25.—The third Russian brigade of 5000 1 men, with the artillery, is just arrived here. • Brut nE\auntii, APRIL 25.—Prince Antony Von Radzivill is to reside at Posen, as Governor of Prus sian Poland. On the Ist the l'roclamation of the taking posses -54)9 of their respective parts of Poland, by Russia and Prussia, is expected to be published. The King of Prussia, it is also said, will take the title of Grand Doke of Poland. A new plot to carry off young Napoleon has bean discovered at Vienna. MILAN, APRIL rt.—The communication with Tuscany is qiite restored. The Neapolitan troops had taken a position at Catolica, in Romagna, bat they have been compelled to retreat on all sides. Generul Filtngiert is dead at Bologna of his wounds His Royal Highness the Dake of Modena is ar.• rived a Bologna, and has assumed the Government of the three I:nations in the name of the Emperor, Murat was with his head-quarters at Faenza on the 17th. It is affirmed, that an Austrian corps hat landed at Pim* and Rimini, and occupied those two towns. RacissoN, APRIL 1.7.- . --The passage of numerous di visions of Austrian troops continues uninterruptedly. Yesterday the Ist diviolon of tbegrand head-qoartara of Prince Schwartzenberg, which arrived on thittfitl4 broke upfrom hence with many Generals and Officers of rank, and was immediately succeeded by the se cond division. Wetrzel Colloredo's regiluent of foot, and Klenau's dragoons were quartered here yesterday, and pro- ceeded on their march to-day. Large divisions of atiillery continue to arrive and depart. CONSTAR; APRIL U.—Yesterday arrived here the Austrian regiment of foot Troon, and three com panies of pioneers, nd left us to-day. The head. quarters of General. Count Jerome Colloredo also arrived and leaves as to-morrow. To-day two regi ments of foot will come, and to-morrow a train of artillery, with 1000 horses. &Inc. A RD, APRIL 29.—General Count Colloredo, with the Officers of his Staff, and the Austrian Of& cers belonging to the Staff of the Prince Royal, have, been presented to the King at his levee. On the 26th the vanguard of the King's army broke up under Major-General Von Jett, to take a position between Dorlach and Bruchsal tilt further orders. The accounts from other places all state the con tinued march of troops to the Rhine. Footurizas or ITALY, Anus. V.—The number of Couriers, preceded by postillions, blowing their horns, that are this moment passing, is -so great, that it is impossible for us to count them; they are' going to Vienna, and other capitals of Germany, ith the news of the total defeat of the army of ►oachim, pursued and attacked on all sides by the Austrians, the English, and the Sicilians, as well as by the Tuscan—she has fallen into the hands of the conquerors, with many thousands of his troops. We expect to.morrow the confirmation and the details of this news. TLRLEMON r, M♦ If 3.—Our town had the honour to have in its walls to-day two of the greatest Gene rals of the age--the Duke of Wellington, Com mander in Chief of the Allied Army in the Nether lands ; and Noce Blucher, Generalissimo of the Prussian armies, arrived here almost at the same time with several Generals and superior Officers in their suite. After a conference of two hours, they par took of a collation together ; Lord Wellington then left us to return to Brussels ; and Prince Blucher to his head-quartets at Liege. They write from Aix-la-Chapelle, that by an edict of the King of Prussia, the Prussian provinces in `the General Government of the Lower and Middle Rhine, most furnish 20 battalions of landwehr, of 1000 men ench, and two regiments of ca►alry, of 600 men each, to be di►ided according to the popu lation. COLOGNE ' MAY I.—The Archduke Charles, in his quality of Governor of Mentz, %%ill have the separate command of on army of 60,000. Yesterday all the civil and military authorities at• tended Divine Service in the Cathedral, on clamatlon of the formal taking t. Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine, iii the the King of Prussia. Br t usqv.s, MAY 4.—The headquarters T)uke of Wellington are fixed at EngheM, the Prince of Orange at iltaitt.le-Cutnte l ai of Prince Frederick at Nivolles. -.Several persons base been arrested at among others a Commissary of the Wit Dena whO is supposed to have comtnunicated to N the plan of the campaign, and the oft' , dire the Austrian army. It was a part of the p:1 operations . to carry off; at whate*er haz. young Napoleon, as well as his august m. Prince Schwartzenberg has insisted on tht punislimeA of the guilty. i MILAN, APRIL 22 —We have received tl that the Austrian troops are before Ancona,. Murat is in that town. It is also said ) the A. have entered Rome. IBausser.s, MAY 3.—Both banks of the from Liege, to the French frontier-, ire covered Prussian troops. Liege alone has a garrison 110,000 men, including the Saxon Guards. Namur and Denaut the villages are crol excess. Opposite Civet, and Otarleville are numerous of Prussian troops. All the country between Meuse and the Sombre is' full of troops. All I preparations seem to indicate that when host! commence, it is the intention of the Allies France along the Maese. On this side Blucher still hare, it is said, the chief command, Up to this moment all is quiet on our from the works and intrenchments are complete. frontier places are secured against a comp 7 r/e.in a i n , and many capshle of longer resistance. Notice has been gi►eu at Ostend that 40,000 troops, coming from the North, will be lauded ~. Paris Papers to the sth (Thursday) have also resolved. It does not appear from them, EilllpltOr NAPOLEON had left Paris, as has been lie continued in the Capital on Wednesday, r said his departure would not be so soon as not before the end of this week. That be however take the field speedily, and that events utmost moment will follow, appears certain venal prints in this country are propagating, .sion of the Most fatal tendency. They France as in no state of military preparation, as the preparations for hostility and def-use France, are stupendous. All the fortresses northern frontier, from Dunkirk to Charlenient -armed and provisioned, as are also those of Ai Lorraine. Orders have been issued for the construe. tion of field works and intrenchasents in the Tr passes of the forests of Alorrnale and Areas*, Ave passes of the Vosges, of Jura, end the Al(,. viev. Nor are those defensive measures confined frontier .only; for the same system is throughout the interior, and every position of importance is occupial and strengthened *it lons attention. Guise, La Fere, Vitry, _ &c. are all fortified; and the celebrated height Montmartre and Merril Montant will present invading army the appalling display of three : pieces of cannon. BONAPARTE has forded armies, or corps of observation.. Four battalions . cif _grenadiers and chasseers of . tionat Guards are organised, part of whom Oready marched to occupy those places of on the frontiers which bate been mentioned. `less than ten days the remaining battalions National Guards will follow the same roll 500 battalions of the regular army will be bled in camps. The troops are represented being inflamed with the most ardent en!, and the same spirit is said to animate al of the people. Parks of artillery, consh atiore than 150 batteries, have been ahem forward to join the armies. Corps of partism independent bodies of light troops are orgac great numbers, and the organisation of the masse is proceeding in thcfrontier department the cities, even those not regularly fortified, making active preparations to resist the at light troops ; and 60,000 seamen, composing of vessels of war in 1814, are formed into reel —one part of whom are to be sent on boat vessels; another will be charged with the defy the coast ; and the remainder to be incorporat the army of reserve. Such is the picture of military preparation tional feeling exhibited by the Monitenr. The can exaggerate as well as others ; b..t after able allowance is made for exaggeration, elm remain to damp the sanguine hopes that art tained as to the result of the war, and the ; dowafal of the present French Ruler. Antigua Papers have been received, by the packet, to the 28th ult. They contain an of the capture of the Avon American brig Mejesty's ship the Barbadoes, on the Bth of between Nevis and Antigua, after a most action. The Rev. ARTHUR YOUNG, in an sulverti published in the Suffolk newspiperr, armour intention of leaving England, and settling estate of 9000 acres, in the Crimea, " tl beautiful province in the Russian Ernrire, wl Proprietor (the Rev. Gent. himself), during Bence a five years, m.rer the fore of a there,.!" He invites the farmers of "Digla he co:is:vipers in danger of ruin, to accocip . and is ready to receive proposals either for or selling plrcels of the lat:d ! 1 I to-di j i Dabe tkei Will 61,11 All Gfli Oh 6O , !•Wa4reno ( le 1111 arena the Pro_ `-)• f ie t, p c nutria of rs of th e the I to-di , those of PJIII and th ose sever ty's t Vienna, q u oin pal-Went, and N e wet:- ~f Of VA , :all . t tip and Ole Argc mothe•.— Lac to speedy Ds the ne t s Dube with 1, and that the G Austrians morn] saved e Manse, ester rend with rine 1 orriscon of this n Toward s rised ouded Frail 'Otis Cnrr. and at FA. creep r: • All the with a m hostilities packs Conic to enter in Marshal n sin Mail sand. frontiers, Lisboa • All our •de.main, The ,000 more Bank I ded there. it '''cannel also been tunitv , that the to trbic ten stated. ' quer r, and it is , to thin, reported, ;twee I e House be world will be slits of the • the put ain. 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