The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-05-01 00:00:00

"" ~''\ ' the Rubicon. and Cie Lower Po; awl !Liam Alex /elder to Prefett of the Reno. By ae. i.;het Decree, lie has formill the Circle r'' Itavciitin into a separate D:Tastineitt under tlw n:Line of La .I"aneta. FLANDERS 31.11 L. DISANT, Arum `M.—Hostilities have brepin be. tweet) the Prussians and the French. Yesterday evening there was no alfair of outposts at Falteig. trout, two leagues from Giret, bets CPU the Prussia,' lancers and a French detachment—the latter bad four killed, and lost 15 prisoners. After this affair, the French returned to Chet. Artm. 26. —Very recent accounts from Lille state, that great discontent prevails there. Commissioners have been sent to that city by the Government, to na:ite the °ileitis of the National Guard, and the choice they have made has generally displeased the people. Ir seems that several func tionaries have been dismissed, and others put in their places. Awrwritr, APRIL '25 —Our port te.embles a forest. There arrive daily from Eng'aorl huge con voys, with ammunition and provisions for the army. It appears that the English Government, indepen deed) of the resources n hich nor country affords, is resolved to secure itself the cob,istettce of its armies, for there are already arrived prodi4ious supplies of forage, and of salt rand fresh provisions. The forage, . hitherto arrived in this port Mould suffice to feed 20,000 horses for six months. As these things are lauded, they are forwarded by land or water to Ath, Mons, &c. Btrussres, APRIL 27.—Bis Majesty returned yes terday from inspecting the army of reserve.' The Duke of Wctlite4ton %%ill give to-morrow an el.'gant lat;I to the inhabitants of Brussels. The Duke of Weltiligtrui will have 18 or 20,000 cat alry, and 500 pieces of cannon of all sizes. r.%s, A en, r. 15.—An official account of the operations of the Austrian army in Italy, states, that a fter the re pulse of the Neapolitans at Occhio Bello, the General in Chit f thought tit to order the Field. Mr‘shal Lieutoiatzt Bianchi, to make a diversion on the enemy's right, which was so successful that the enemy arts forced to abandon Carpi and cross the Secchia. over which the Austrians pursued hint, and tool. prisoner S. Tile %thole Neapolitan division of Carascosa, 8000 strong, abandoned Modena', which the van.guald of Field-Marshal Lieutenant Bisuchi entered on the 11th. it seems certain that Joachim commanded in person the attar ks of Ferrara and Occhio Bello ; and that he himself was 'lle person of high rank, who was Cul led a ounded to Bologna. • Swirz,trtr..t xn. APntr. 17.—The following is the answer of Cme. Talleyrand, Ambassador from the King of France to Switzerland, to the circular letter of the Dnke of Vicenza : " I hasten to answer to the letter which you wrote to me on the 3011 t of March. During the is hole to tie of ,n life I have !teen faithful to my oath. and my . duties. His Majesty Kim! Louis X VI/ I. accredited MP to the Sniss Cot.federatien— he alone has the power to recall m?.--I ant," &c. RIZIRSELS PAPERS. Bitussits, Aram 26 —A courier from Vienna, mho arrived to-day, at one, has brought the most im portant news, that Joachim Murat has been com pletely beaten cut of itfi by the Austrian army under Geri. Fritnnort. VENICE, area. 17.Z-V.r'eltave received certain in-I telligence. that itod-Marshal Lieutenant Ilaron Mohr, who is stittiot,trl at Oceltio Bello, received yesterday from the English Lieutenant-Genet al 1.001 Wm. Remind:, a dispatch, with the Declaration of War by Great Lititain against the King of Naples; which declaration was sent by the Baron with a flag of trace to the ettem)'s advanced posts. Rovtca, Amur. Io.—The Doclaration of War by Ettg'und against the King of Naples has been pub lished to the army. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We beg the indul,:rnee of such rd , -.....RRC1.P0N DENTS as have favoured us is ita Commut.ications which have not yet re ceived from as the publicity which they deserve. Our apology fir this nil! be found 'iu the importance and length o the matter which we hove lately b en under the necessity of eviir g to the Secit Commuaientions as. are not nu: ~r time shall he inserted :be first opportunity, We regret, boa ev,r, to ay, that Oiere are several in our hands, for the appc.traiice of a hush tl.e V. titers may be looking, which,from the unavoidable delay that has taken place from the c:.ose above stated, might now he considered as a Nail. ant of time, and ire therf4:re, excellent as they are, must retain them in our bureau for the present. 1:104. thil Got tetgairqh I.i!khon . 1 hancr 1 . . .. 1 I i ol land . . Apr. S. 1 1 11.: :IP AVD.I 4 stl• , .—MS,lfty the Public Offices. TH , fi,' STATESMAN. LO.VDON: • momuty, RAT 1, 1815. A Davii ntil arrived this forenoon. We had hopes tltat the ad vices Oils furnished would have al fordesl ,utne addi!iunal information relative to the commencement of hostilities on the Northern frontier, au eccount of which we had yesterday by a • Flanders Mail ; but the communications by the Dutch Papers received to-day, are not of a later date than the Belgian 'letters which have turned our at tention so strongly to the operations of the bellige rents in the north, and in. fact make no mention whatever of any hostile collision. The arrivals of last night stated that hostilities had actually commenced be tween the French and Prussians at Falmignoul, about two ;;agues from Gigot. It was allowed, however, to hav , been only an affair of out-posts between a body of Prussian cavalry (lancers) incl a French detach- ~'' ~:~=: a........' THE STATESMAN ment, which occurred on the 25th April, and in which, sa)s the account (dated Denant, 2tlih), the latter had four killed and lost fifteen prisoners. After this affair the French are said to have roomed to Givut. The rencontre is believed to have originated in mistake. Though we are unable to say wbether it was accidental or otherwise, or whether hostilities have commenced at all, we have to observe that every account which we receive from the Ne therlands, prepares us to expect some dreadful explosion. The thread on which has depended peace or war along the embattled line of the northern frontier, has long been of the slenderest texture. — That it will be speedily broken, if it has not already been so, we see too much reason to believe. The affair at Falmignoul, is likely to have important consequences. That it will accelerate those move ments on w hick the fate of : Europe depends, it is reasonable to suppose. The activity, how ever, which is manifested on both sides to give effect and energy to the war does not seem capable of being much increased—so eager are the parties, about to be opposed to each other, to strengthen their means of offence and defence. On the side of the Allies oll'ensive warfare is already begun, by placing all the French fortresses, from Thionville to Dunkirk in a state of siege, and by lining all the points d'appui with men and artillery. The Prussians and English are the most forward and Brunswick, which marches towards Mons, hu re ceived orders to accelerate its march; several corps of troops of the empire, are now - also athanclog along the Meese. The Prussian General Von . , Ziethen, who commands a Prussian corps on the left bank of the Maese, has his head-quartere.o Jemappe ; those of General Borstel are at Binche.l From the Muse to Molts our frontiers are covered by Prussian troops. There will he a communicationl between all the Armies, that they may act in union , with each other. We expect here Russian, Austrian, and Prussian Commissioners, who are to inform their Sovereigns of the proceedingi of 'the . armies.— Prince Bernard, of Saxe-Weimar, commands a re giment of Saxons at Nunn-. BRUSSELS, Amt. 26.—Yesterday morning his Ma jesty, our Sovereign, accompanied by the Duke of Wellington and several Officers of rank, went to view, the Netherland troops at Nivelles. Our army, which is already very strong, must receive within a week a reinforcement of 25,000 men. It is so posted that in 24 hours a very large force can be collected ; the positions, in general, are as follow : From Charleroi to Nieuport, the extreme frontiers, are guarded by an uninterrupted chain of strong corps of cavalry and infantry, which are cantoned along the frontiers and connected with each other. The towns, which lie behind them are in a good state of defence, and have numerous garrisons; betweeti eager for the fray. On the other side, the French these places and those which form the second line are not idle. NA POLEON had not, at the date of the several divisions are cantoned en echellons, while the last accounts from Paris, set out on his visit to the army of reserve forms the third line. Gen. Alten, frontier, but orders had been given to provision Lisle General in Chief of the Ilanoverians, haS still his for three months, and fur a g.►rrison of Iti,ooo me►►. head-quarters at Leuze ; General Ilill has his at The Dutch accounts say, the French distrust the Grammont ; at Mons they expect the head-quarters people of Lisle, and that desertions take place from , of a Prussian division ; the grand head-quarters are the French armies, to the amount of 50 and GO; still at Brussels, but is expected soon to be removed. a-day. Out of these deserters the Duke of BERRI is The Emperor of Russia has appointed his Aid forming a corps of cavalry and artillery, which he de-Camp, Count I'ozzo di Brgo, to be his Cotnmis himself is to command. What trust he can repose in sinner with the Amy of Lord Wellington. such runaways, after the desertions whii:h•he hss All the French fortresses, of the first line, from seen from his own cause, the Duke himself must by , Thionville to Dunkirk, are put in a state of. siege. this time be competent to judge. Louts x %mi. is 0 ders have been given to provision Lille for three to remain at Ghent, and Commissioners from the re• months, for a gar►ison of 18,000 men. For, this spective Sovereigns are to follow the armies to keep purpose enormous requisitions aie made in the de up the correspondence more closely between theta. partments of the North and the Pas de Calais ; the Meantime, in the interior of France, and, its fact, iirtAisions are diligently collected to be oonvejed along the whole line of the French frontier, armies into the tnagazin'•s. However, it w►ll take at least a are forming v►ith the gientest acti►ity. These wortilr before this cbject can be attained. The active measures on the part of the French Go. 1 7 rencli Government distrusts the spirit of the people vernment are attributed by the Dutch and Gu•r- of Lille, which has caused our communication vsitl► man writers to fear. " The conduct of Box trasay.," that city to become very difficult. they say, in letters which they give out as coming ftom Paris, " discloses more and more his tents aid the uncertainty that agitates him. 11.. tient a few days since with CARNOT to visit the heights of Mow.- martrt, and gave orders about the erection of some %err; ks for the defence of Paris, upon which several thousand labourers are to work 'kith ad possible activity. Three armies of oh:ervation are going to b.' formed ; one near Befort, of 25,000 Inc:1, under Ceti. Lecourbe; one at Chambe:i, of •10,000 men, under the new ',liarshal Grouchy ; and one of 30,000 near Antibes, under Marshal 13rutte. These tw•o last are destined to act against Pa ; the first against the Sardinian and Austrian troops, the second against the Sardinians, the English, nod the Sicilians." This leads us to the latest intelligence, by other channels, from that scene of i:derest which has been opened to us in Italy. The Paris Papers reached us yesterday to the 28th, bringing some articles of considerable interest, which we insert relative to the state of Italy, and the' events passing there. The occurrence which we are first called upon to notice, is the retreat of King Joacnist, or of a part of his army. It is admitted in i the French Papers that the Neapolitan Army had I t retrograded, in consequence of the disastrous result to thorn of a new engagement with the troops of the The desertion among the• French troops does not diminish ; 50 or GO men come is a day to A!ost to join the Royal troops. 'filesP troops are to oonsist of a corps of cavalry, a division of artillery, and some battalions of infantry ; the number of which will depend on circumstances. The Duke of Berri, with several Officers of high tank, under his com mand, is constantly employed in organizing this. corps. The King of France, who, it seems, in temkd to reside at Malines, has determined to re main at Ghent, which is Letter situated for keeping up a communication with the Royal party in France. NistEcutm, Arum 21.—The last detachment of the Hanoverian troops left us this morning; in the beginning of May we expect 10,000 troops of 01- denburgh and Brunswick, and 15,000 Swedes and Danes; part of which will pass the night here, and part at Arnhelm. Numerous labourers are employed upon our fortifications. BOIS-LE-DUC, APRIL 24.—The passage of troops of all arms, and that by forced marches, has greatly increased within these few days, and all shows that the invasion of France is not distant. The strength.' ening of the fortifications is prosecuted with great activity ; to which end a number of carpenters have been put in requisition, while the arrival of artillery and ammunition is uninterrupted. Austrian General, NUGENT, tusnr Pistoja, and we are told that Miniiters yesterday received dispatches from Lord Qnxnurßs►t and Lord W. BF:MUNCIE, of the 15th and 16th, announcing that MURAT had sustained a serious check on the side of Florence, and bad bt en under the necessity of evacuating that city. It was immediately given out . that it was all up with AI[MAT in Italy, and that he himself had been wounded; and we perceive the enemies of truth are l'Aats, APRIL 23.—Some days ago it was stated that there would be a change in the Ministry, that Lucien would be named Minister of the Interior, and Carnot of the War Department, but this rumour is not confirmed ; on the contrary, it is affirmed that Lucien and Napoleon are not reconciled, and that they had not yet seen each other last Saturday, but that great efforts were made to effect this reconcilia tion. still inclined to continue this impression. We un derstand, however, the fact to be, that a column; of 4000 Neapolitans who were advancing to join the main army had received a check, and that in con sequence of this the King had fallen back with his main body, from fear that his communication should be cut off with his own capital; bnt no serious action! hod taken placo, nor was there any symptoms of his! returnicg to Naples. The Paris Papers state, that . r I the pet pie in the departments of the Rubi con , tae Reno, and the Lower Po, hare risen en musse, to establish the independence of Italy. The Austrian. do not venture to fight but in a body. It was also said that a body of troops had landed from Sicily on the Neapolitan coast, but without any foundation; Sicily is not in a condition to permit of any consider able body of troops being removed from it. The report of the Proclamation of War against Naples by Lord W. RE,crtses., on the part of Eug-1 , land, has the appeara nce o f b e i ng p rema t ure . ; Bitusier.s, Aram 24.—At the request of the Duke of Wellington, the English Government has All the officers on half-pay now at Paris are to re tom nto their respective departments. The payment of their pay, as on active service, which has been promised them, becomes every day more difficult, and it is even to be presumed, that it will soon cease en tirely; these men, in fact, display their dissatisfac tioft from day to day more openly, and frequently commit excesses which the Government cannot re press, so much does it fear to displease the army. Already revolutionary Pieces have been called for, and performed in the Theatres of the capital, after the cry of Fire la Empereur is beard ; but some times it is replaced by Vie la Nation! Vive la Li bel tZ• ! In one of the coffee-housis of the Palais Royal, which is ftequentetl only by milit,voy, and where several disorders have taken place, they lately ornamented the bust of Ronaparte with a red cap. The family and friends of his Grace the Duke of BEneutto were greatly alarmed yesterday at an un founded report, industriously, if mot maliciously, circulated in a Second Edition of the Englishman, stating the assassination of . his GiaCe near [tome. This report was founded opus' a paragraph taken from ,the Journal de Paris,, which we received yes terday morning, containing an account rtf the Duke having been robbed of abnost all his effects ; by bri- given flesh orders fur the sending of a numerous corps of cavalry to this country. The lfanoverians, l who march by Way of Antwerp, must be by the 30th instant, in the cantonments assigned them be tweed Ath and Tournay. The column of troops of - r ~ . • k r.Jrr ---ee gdnols, while on his way to Naples, to meet hi , floe', 1 andeinbark with them f o r E n gla n d. We are It:,PM. .: learn that sons, of his Grace's mast intimate f '. l ee I To en Sta l ." --.1 • w ere in possession of the Ft etich Paper, fren t is!. . the haPP i ' they could perceive the misrepresentation s e 1 , F r ance at translation so injudiciously given to the Petedie. d uc t and ._- en ough fa A Morning Paper says—" There Is a nintoar q uire ' into contrariety 'of 'opinion ftweeis the Empero r A te te , , o bject 0' AN nEtt and the Doke of W El.Lleueoe as to t , ie rr .,, dent that priety of commencing hostilities—the former Vine,' opinion that the Allies ought not t o begin moil ti; a p eens I their forces are advanced— the as iime latter isof t s l , s , in c ts l t o li i at tn:(l ,.. by terror a day ought to be lost, iaderteack importance to BONAPARTE than to the Allies. i;,, enough fa is confidently asserted by persons who affect to, tie well informed." It does not augur well if it p e t, , z that differences manifest themselves so soon. The accounts from the Netherlands state, Orli the e Allied Army is protligiously strong in cavalry ; 1 „1 that including the first division of Cossacks, ne e would assemble in their ranks between M) s a e 60,000 horse. A larger proportion of artillery h•is been shipped off from hence for Flanders than fiEi been sent on any former occasion, aml the primeiel purpose is' to provide thelbusteians with caution, as, in order to accelerate their march, they left this cite!. bersome portion of the apparatus of war behind than, and llse i.we ''t r i i ) ) a i: Pinnrec rio c° :i c guin sktg le i th iiic i r 's eg o Pe , i ii 'ai g s l ib n p) ii i i n t i c eia ti:e nid )t e l h 4 ,l l ' The repetitions for forwarding to the Nether. has gaioce lands ordnance and stores of every descriptio n coo. to establi: tinue with the utmost diligence at the Ito)al Arse:l;l, seem ity i at M'oulse kir. Vessels are loading daily. Co:,. what end nerve rockets have been sent to Belgium in large in the cat quantities. victorious The island of Santa Cruz was surrendered by the crusade a; British to the Danes on the 31st of Match. ' to be rent A Circular Order has been transmitted from th e ly War Office, prohibiting Bank of England Notes F niate renc vii French F being issued to detachments of troops embarked for the world foreign stations. • spotism. Thy Ghent Journal of the 20th announces, that it fess, and has been signified by Clengress, to the Deputies of I ever adi Switzerland, that in the present extraorainary cit.. caw in th, cumstances it is impossible to respect the neutrality kind, 'ha of any people. • But if 1k We understand that the troops employed at New of adversi Orleans are intended for Ireland. years of It appears that the Volunteer Corps are to be re. fteedorn established, Government having already notified its those whr accepta ace of some offers for that service. past iniqo Sir GILBERT IIEATOCOTE was prevented by intikct rkim trim position ft um atheteling his place in the Wait , of man but Commons on Friday last, when Mr. ‘VIIIITIIREAtie for chic nintinti came on, er his name would have Wen which al, added to the respectable minority vat that oee.ssimi. there onl ' At Home Lacy, on Tuesday, the 18th ult. the einess, at . Duchess of Norteorm, (luting the absence of or are but I attendants in an adjoining apartment, removed the twee that bier fender which constitutes tee? security itgalot yqiients, 1 lire in her ditsinproom, when a bernitig (—ell hl: et .up arms e her Gore's clothes, and occasioned an immediate it 6o hapj flame. Her Grace, after. endeavotiritie its vein ti. profess it extinguish it herself, called for relief, which ear fessions s afforded her, and she providentially esteped unhurt; motives. the hand of one of her assistants was burnt, bat hat and of ins dangerously. that side i BRITISII-IVIOSEOU.—It /Appian -from Aim papers opinion, of accounts relative to the British Museum, which cumstaner have been printed by. order of the House of Com. ing thew mom, that, besides a very considerable grant ( p. , Powers. wards of 80001.) forgeneral purposes, near!) 30e01. of his ern of public money are given annually by Parliament, ast ical ty for books of manuscripts. Hence arises eitother not rejnic reason, in addition to those which, on former °co. turn of I" sions, we have stated, why the treasures of the li. era ) or r .. 1 terary part of that repository should be more oars. begun two 1 sible to the public. With respect to the other vial. lution ha! I cs;ties of the place, it appears that the number of whence i visitors has been more treats doubled in the last sit opinion a ' years. establishes '1 he Lady whose matrimonial indiscretion has late. some yeas ly been the subject of public animadversion, has Governmt 20,0001. per annum In her own right. The case nig people, a; not be tried before next Term. formation A NOTUER Go LDENLOTTERY—anotherf3O,OOO pleted, ti more Guineas—and moregood Fortune, at Erro l ' , '. and alarm who sold the grand Prize of 1000 Guineas, No. kii, lion in 1 in the last Lottery, the whole of which he paid i.l feelingly Gokl, as soon ns drawn : and who is now dispel!. shorter tit sing Fortune's Favours for the 13th of May, whento think c the whole Lottery, of only 5000 'rickets. %sill helm contest ii and finish.—`2, Cornhill, and 18, Coventry street. merely ag the suppc Con", Ft Clistsce, MAY I.—Very liffleWhentalmarko , enemy of fine q vnlizy 2s. iterrer than on Mon.'ity.—Bartev i f . 1 1 1:11er.... have . char Beim c2s. in ndraiice.—Grey licae wed atie lc dcovr.--!O EONAPAI other article. an niterati , n. 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U. - *night ITS they hat IV.:IVAL, II'I'ELLIGENCE. misery. —.em.— , llomapAi DcAr., APRIL 30.--Arrived the Malkoger 0,- 9 that h e of war, from Flushing.—Came down from floe l'.1• i power s t the Sovereien, Bell, f or Qa e bec.--Saile.l Ow 'fl.l'. • (Orion., h (If ltedfoi il and Duchess o f Mulford ma:poll'. I tr hich were not i Lisbon, for troops ; and th e G eo rge Caniii. ,, g,T l . 4 tiom ta t for the River. guard ag POTITsMOUTII, APRIL 30.—Failed theSuriger!"• *inn and for the coast of F r ance.—R e leased from yea: 3 ' ' ' feat his I aersion e the Elisha l'unwr trate port. • it is at pPlevaloterir, APRIL '29.—Came in the 1..../ ' nay owe Dutch sloop, from Pot tsmouth ; the Uo.'::;c:i. , . b.lane e and Favourite, Griffiths, from Waterford; II . leave, an Tozer, and Elizabeth, —:—, front Guernsey"" - not empl • ' the llftt)g Ann cartel, with prisonco s of oJr )s e lbeck i Araer'a. • toisobeelvw4,44wwwiiti:ro‘....,—...--...-er-evi - - 10", 1.; , j ~[ WT.