The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-07-20 00:00:00

o"f' FRUM PIE FRRNCII PAPERS. TWENTY•FOURTH BULL TIN. 1 ' VtterA, itTLY 3.—General Uroussirr had left two hattalioos of the 84th reeirneet of the line in the town of Gratz, and proceeded to Vil. don, I. join the troy of Dalmatia. " On the 26th of Jow l General Giulay ap. reared before Gratz, with 10 1 00 d men s nom.. posed, it is hese, of Croats ank frontier-regiments. The 81th, which was distorted in one of the su. herbs of the town, repelled all the attacks of the meshy, rooted him every where, took 500 men prisoners, and two standards, and maintained him. self in his position 14 hours, giving time to Ge neral Broussicr to come to his assistance. 'l'bis conflict of one with ten, covered the 84th, and its Colonel Gambits, with honour. The stand ards were presented le his Majesty at the parade. We have to regret, that 20 of these brave fel. lows erre killed, and 92 wounded. Ou the 30th, the Duke of Auerstadt at tacked one of the islands of the Danube, at a small distance from the right bank opposite Pres. burg, where the enemy had some troops. " General Gudin directed this operation with skill ; ft was executed by Colonel Decous, and the 21st regiment of infantry of the line, which this Officer commands. At two o'clock of the morning, this regiment, partly in boats, and partly , winenitig, crossed a very narrow arm of the Danube, seized the island, routed the 1500 men who were upon it, and made 250 prisoners, among whom were the Colonel and several Oa. cers of the regiment St. Julian, and took three pieces of cannon, which the enemy bad lauded for the defence of the island. " At length there exists no longer any Da nube, as far as concerns the French army. Gen. Count Bertrand has raised works which =eke as tonishment, and inspire admiration. " Over a breadth of 400 fathoms, and over a very rapid river, be has in a fortnight raised I bridge formed of 60 arches, on which three car. sieges can pass abreast; he has built a second bridge upon piles eight feet broad ; but this is for infantry only. Nest to these two bridges is a bridge of boats: we can, therefore, pass the Danube in three columns. These three bridges are secured against all insults, even against the ef fects of fire-ships and incendiary machines, by stoceadoes, raised on piles between the islands in different directions, the furthest of which are at 250 fathoms from the bridges. When these im. mense works are contemplated, they might be thought to be the labour of many years ; they were, however, produced in 15 or '2O days.— These works arc defended by ales-de-pont, each of 1600 fathoms in extent, formed of redoubts, surrounded by palisades, (rises, and ditches filled with water. The Island of Lobito is a strong post ; it contains magazines of provisions, 100 pieces of heavy cannon, and 20 mortars or how. beers Opposite Esliug, on the left arm of the Danube, is a bridge, which the Duke of Rivoll has fised there. It is covered by a tete-de.pord, which had been raised there at the time of the first passage of the river. 64 General Legrand occupies the woods in the front of the tilede-perst. The hostile army is In order of batik, covered with redoubts; the left is at Enzendorf, the right at Great Aspern : a few discharges of musketry from the advanced posts have taken place. " Now, that the passage of the Danube is se. cured, and that our bridges are sheltered from every attempt, the fate of the Austrian Monet. chy will be decided in a single battle. " The waters of the Danube were on the first of July four feet above the lowest, and 13 feet below the highest point. The rapidity of the ri. vet at this part is, when the waters are high, from levee to twelve feet ; wheu the water is moderate, four feet six inches, each second, and wore atroog than at any other point. In Hungary, it dimi- Dishes a great deal ; mid at the place where Tra. jin raised a bridge, it is almost insensible. The Danube is there 450 fathoms broad ; here it is only 400. The bridge of Trajan was a stone bridge, the work of several years. Cesar's bridge over the Rhine was raised, it is true, in eight days, but no loaded carriage could pass over it. 44 The works on the Danube are the most beau tiful military works ever formed. " Prince Gazaritt, Aid-de-Camp General of the Emperor of Russia, arrived at Schoeubronn, at four of the morning the day before yesterday, it the moment the Emperor was mounting on horseback. He set out from Petersburgh the Bth of June. He has brought intellikpice of the march of the Russian army into Gallicite " His Majesty has quitted Schoenbrisen; he bas bees two days encamped. His tents are vary bouttifol, and made in the style of the Egyptian itats.” N tPf.fi, .Text 30.—Th Commandant of .1 Capri har beim teaustoned to sorrel by the Caniaandis pf Op 110 1 1 1 r i p* Wag a ma of Imola WI indsoisodilii, ihot cesilessurd tr mina OP segollOP, aid STATES NT AN. TH turned' tile Jispatches without opening them. The ittliabitints of Calabria have opened a subscription for the benefit of the volunteers who have Sown to the defence of the coast. It has protium' 31,000 ducats. liy a Decree of the 2ith of May, his Majesty has established at Gaeta 'depot fur recruits, w bleb arc to garrison that fortress. VENICE, JULY ik—We read in the Clifirial Journal of Dalmatia, that in obedience to the Em peror's orders, 12,000 infantry, and WOO cavalry, under General Molitor, were to proceed un the lith of June from Hungary, in order lu protect Dalmatia, and occupy Croatia, and the whole Austrian coast. Aroistraa, Jert.v 2.—AN the French military corps, which were established in Suabia and Baru. ria, will prucerd surewively to Austria, in order to unite with their respectite divisions. The ler. vice of transporting effects, e hich has been hi. therto performed by the inhabitants of the eon. 'peered countries, and their horses, will henceforth be done at the expence of the French Government. For this purpose, a great number of hones have been bought at Vienna. VIENNA, JUNE 2S.—The different corps of the army of Italy are approaching Ebersdortf, where it is supposed the passage of the Danube wilt be effected. All the bridges arc ready. There are two on the first arm, four on the second, and eight which will be fixed all at once in four hours' time on the third. On their aide, the Austrians are oinking all the preparations necessary fur defence. It is said, they have dug a covered way along the line where they expect to be attacked. All the corps of our army are ready to march ; all the carriages are filled with provisions ; and it is thought that in twenty-four hours the landing will take place. On the 26th a saddler of Vienna was shot on the glaeis, convicted of having buried in his house three pieces of cannon BE/00: Me French entered the town. To prevent fresh examples of severity, the Governor-General has just renewed the orders already published, release to the declaration re. s ting arms and ammunition, by the following um " Tiemaelteattits or Vtenna!—lt is some time since the spirk et disneder and tumult has misled the multitude. This seditious spirk had manifested itself i• popular groups and wedgy I Almeria prisoners of war had been carried away V hoe measnre by fort-e t lire-arms, weapon., ammunition, mad articles belonging to the artillery, were still hid t insults, provocations, acts of violence, the inevitable contequenee of perfidious 'mitigations, and illusory or criminal hopes, threat ened the tranquillity of the city, and the safety of peaceful citicerss, which safety they owe to the evecial protection of his Majesty the Emperor and King. The clemency of his Majesty has not been exhausted; but a longer impunity would he fatal; and he has ordered that these acts of temerity should be checked by examples of rigour. Two guilty persons have been smodenmed, and have undergone their sentence. Severe, bat just measures, will further re press the audacity of the seditious, if they shooki dare to hew tbermelves. These will also strike those, who, mot obeying the laws which have bees promulgated, would have to reproach themselves with crimes evilest the paha.: safely. " Every Inhabits.* wbo has In his home Austrian prisoners of oar, shun io-tuotty *aim ideclaratino of it, as well as concerning all arms, powder, awinuoition, and articles be longing to the artillery, which were formerly in the Austrian arsenals. •• l'hree days are granted fur the execution of the last ar ticle; after this period, the ollioders shall be seised, and punished aecosdiog to the rigour of the law. " I nliabitunisof Vien n a, your own interest nib upon you to repel the perfidious insinuations of instigators; it is that class of penons who, baring nothiag to lose, excite sedition, in the hope of gaieing by pillar. Exercise the closest watch (Wow OIICT the evil-disposed ; tonne in maim:tieing the ge seral tranquillity, and you will render yourselves worthy of the benevoleneehis Majesty the Emperor And King is always reedy to evioee towards you, and of which he has already gives you the Most striking proofs. (Sired) "AN Dlt EOSSY, f3etteral of Division, dm. " Vienna, Yith June, Names, shame 2S.—The descent of the Eng. IA on the Island of Ischia has given rise to naval combats, from which we have derived honour. The English, mere strong than ourselves, were obliged to retire with loss, and one of their gates has been disabled by one of our's; we have, on our aide,' lost 50 men, killed or wounded ; among the former is young Gressel, an officer full of courage and ability. Our frigate being come hito the pert, his Majesty instantly went on board. It is difficult to express the enthusiasm and joy which were spread throughout the crew, is consequence of this unexpected visit. Mari ners and soldiers all shewed the King their wounds, and appeared so longer to fed any pain. His Majesty has heaped praises and rewards upon the defenders of his flag and national honour. FRIBOURG (SWITZERLAND), JUNE A t lie nirieteemth silting, on the Ist of July, the Landamman delivered a Report to the Diet, on the actual situation of Switzerland, and the rte. cessity of continuing, and even increasing the cordon of neutrality on the frontiers.. This Re port was sent to the Diplomatic Committee. BaasLAu, Juicy. 48.--The theatre of war every day approaches our province. The Russian and PAM army has put itself in motion from San. [ dunks where a new organization was made, which was rendered in some measure necessary, by the re.union of the troops of the two nations. Ge. neral Dearbrowsky, after having formed bodies of militia is all the districts of the palatinate of Sandemir, has NNW a junction, at Polanseek, with Prince Poniallearsky. General Zajonzeek, reinforced by a Russian division, forms the rear. guard. Another Russian column has passed the Wistocka, at Przedblaw ; so that all these forces . are now united in the palatinate of Cracitis, and consequently on the point of entering Moravia. The Cossacks make excursions 15 leagues before the army : they have been already seen in the en. virons of Setymosk and Sandeek. The Archduke Ferdinand is retreating, byferced marches, to join i mi ye LAMATIOY TO THE Pol,llz. Ti itmorevirroO. &e. Rini et Sasouy, Duke of al Polio t—Airesatatrigury, which Ma invaded our *icily d r lAA. Imes breed* Mot wiearrirs of oar relit tratertraer. sod., 'akar of oaf War% ti ibturden the capital, oat arterial! Wilma territory. ,- - N. I . " After haying muttered thank.' to divine Providence far tbe proteetion it ha. grxmest it becomes our July toes. ploy the first moments of the re-establiehinent of our (:oxern mend, in expressing the seistiatents a hich hare been rained is oi los the pntriation attachment a hick the cation kaa VP spkudidly dispta)ed in that moineut of calamity. _ . " The mealy had entered tit!' cnuotrr with a numetwas ar my. It appeared scarcely possible to rr-ist ; but lir 1•11041 karat the power of courage, when led by a chief in brave and able as our aniniater of war. Prince Poniacivriki. " PoLcs!—slitier battalions, which the great hero has created, and in wheat he has iwpir.•d that valiant spirn, the best proofs of which are befon•. hi, eye', have %hewn they were worthy their crralur. Inferior in asualser, they not only resisted the enemy. but lea:easily anae!sed him. They hate Carried victory Into his provinces. and bare rsery wht re metered themselves with glory. " The whole Nation have on their part shenn that the va lour eld petriutkni of the ancient Poles is theirs. The inva sion oft atiseetuus rarely, far from intimidatiog them, has °sly stimulated them to voluntary and extraordimuy oilers to saeritice their private fortunes. They have wholly devoted themselves to the defence of their country. The departments have emulated each other in tilling the rank+ of the armies, nod furnishing the neeemary rontributonn. They have Mused the( the !nye of their country is a national quality, and kale rendered theimelves worth• to heroine model+ of that quality: Providence has alto crowned those generous efforts MNh worms: " Oor Council of &ate boo, Ns zesl nod wi*lnm, se esolded by all the other anriiiiitional tortboritiev. succeeded in ovolotaiiiing the measurer of tbe Government et for as eir eumslance, would permit. Pules ! Your country owes its safety to you it owes to you the approbation of your great regenerator, whose notice the brave conduct of the army, and the ardent zeal of the nation, trill not bare escaped. It owes to you increased res pect among its neighbours, and the glney.vs Itich the Sovereign feels in reigning over such a nation. " Though at 1 distance, our heart has ever been 11 ith Your situation was ever present in •. Your fidelity add attachment to u', has increased, if pos,itsle, our's to pat; and vie have beets enable to °Word you the a-tance our heart desired : it was with pain we were prevented by cir-. C11111401X117. " PoHsh people!—Tranquillity is restored to you, and the Constitutional Goverment. Our great solicitude shall be tn• eudeasour to heal the around , . the a nr has occasioned, rro and 'merit, trod restore order, which your future happineg re quires. On your rat, you will contribute to this by entire Confidence in the government, w bich will be guided by our paternal intentions. _ _ " Giveu at Frnakfurt, on the Main►. June 21, 1809. " FRI:01.111C A tit.t:S ['US." STRASBURGL JULY 7.—The corpse of the Duke of Montebello, which reached this place on the sth, has been deposited in the tonn-hall till farther orders. CASSEL, JUNE 29.... The Duke of Brunswick eels is not recognized as a General in the Austrian service by the Austrian General : his troops are but rubber' and vagabonds, whom the Austrian General distrusts. This Prince boasts, if he could reach Halle, he would be joined in a fortnight by 40,000 : he traversed Saxony as far as Leipzic, Mid did not bring together more than 40 men. His two principal officer; are Darnberg and katte. FRANKFORT, Jvxt Vt. PftoCLAMATIoN. " Pimp. Attestsrt:s, by the Grace of Sod, Ring of &c. " Divine Providence has bees ss beneficent to lig, that *ince we have been called to the Government, we bave bad only the agreeable duty of riliering hiss the homage of the sincerest gratitude; sag we hare dist harppd this duty with much the wore ardour. as oar heart feels no greaser joy than in knowing that they are happy whose &Wily is en trusted tons. " We had last year especially reason to bless the goodners of God, when a genermiv conqueror restored to us oar estates which were already lost; and this felicity became more pre lims when a personal acquaintance with this greet man, added to alkalise and the sincerest gratitude, our admiration and our veneration of his great qualities, which have never been sullicientiv appreciated; and fixed the basis of a gentlese esteem on which our mutual Alliance is as firmly established as no treaties, and which readers it doubly indissoluble. " Elea at the present momset of trouble, it am for me a great cansolatiou to behold oar country enjoy an almost per fret tranquillity, while the torch of war was enkindled in other States, and there viral' it; ravages anew. We be. lievod it necessary to abandon for a time oar good city of Dresden, and fix our abode at Leipzir, which is at no great distance. We hoped that an could continue there to apply our labours to the Goveniuselit of our faithful subjects; the more so, as, accordiog to the nurse the war bad taken, an hostile invasioo of our country was by no means probable. " We were so much the more painfully alerted at behold ing this hope vanish, and bear„ obliged to remove from Leip zic to a on-iderable distance, in order to place oarselves out of daogrr, by avoiding the route in flinch the troops whit* were .ids.incing from Bohemia upon Saxony and Franconia, might seize our person and royal family. " But we live in the entire confidence that Divine Provi d•oce will bless our erects for the deliverance of our cotton", and that. sapportell by the forces of his Itlajeity the King of our faithful neighbour and ally, we shall re ign'''. " We believe it to be nor duty, faithful and beloved Sax ons, to impart this confidence to you, removed as we are from you, in order to tranquillize you. lo the mean while we thank you publicly for supporting your situation with tranquillity and dignity, that you have lent no ear to the enemy, and in this given new proof of that love and attach ment towards us which are our felicity, and which we feel equally for you. " It is therefore with eonfidence that we exhort you to at tach yowneivrs more and ware to oar principles, whkb, hi therto, thanks to God. have always constituted the happi ness of the country, and at the same time to consider and avert the evil, which the ill-intantlemed might wek to scatter among you • by propagating as erronomwdoctrine. '• For it cannot be unknown to yam. that there are is our dominion,, people weak, sedated, or wicked, who not only do mot approve of our system, and the principles as which we bate only from entineetion adopted it, bet wbu dare to avow and even act in a enetrary manner. ' 4 We seriously enjoin by these presents all the arthorlties of our kingdom to observe with great attention those who render themselves 'aspirin* by a like mode of thinking, and especially throe who &stash peace by cash discourse, or by open acts. w, will a, those who spread intelligence which may disquiet well-intentioned eititens. and deprive oar can 't/int etort' for the permanent tranquillity of our subjects. of a p art of their egret ; and, in general, we charge them to lidect nothing in order that our subjects snav conduct them selves according to the priuriples shove announced. and thot our benevolent intentions may be entirely fit-tilled. " le testimony of which. we have ►igned these prebent, with oat head, and annexed nee Royal Seal. •'• (litre at traullivet nu the Maine. Jane S. 1809. " FREDERIC AUGUSTUL" PRICK 4W S'FOCKII rub BAY AT wort:O'CLOCK. 9 preCeet•Cess. uli ex•iiie. . rime Ii 3 pee Coe. Red. 6.1$ LonX• Ana 18 14-16 I r Cast. t 4 ti 1.4c4). liill-, GI , It.. pivot. 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The lisoke rs replek• ants comfort and convemeaie, finished in the prrteni taitc, and inclo le's three pro/kip:ll tit m iters. one small ditto, and three drea.ing-roorni, a spacious drawing aod dining room *oh Fres,co wi,duwy whim, cuw . tounicate Mauls dour . and fin us a hataltoine suite of mow, b feet is ientb, breakta4 patinas', and cfmipleseduseenic arrangement., front and back gar des.—to tw t rest td, and par. ta rl d a r. h a d o n the prcrsiOct ; at Uartroatty's and Lloyd a 1 4.4 et 3lr. Marron, ;it, Curuhill. U province, bear ?Watford.— Ily Mr. 11.111 fUN ,uti day mai, at IY, at Gareas Akes, Valu2ble I.EASF.IIOLU EirATE, fur 997 years, land tax redeumed; eunspriebig a desirable plot of grsiutsd. •2ti feet in front by a depth iilYo4 !eel, moat el tr.% y situate betaren snratfurd and More, in the parish nf ham. Fours; tn-ether with a house er.-ctiug, carried up tth good ustarvi brick work, frith geuund joists and first Ines/ . 10444„ Alva. :a tiaantite of prior, nell-liesauned, prep.' ed and 'ellen dealc, Arc. he. —Tv be vteacd p u ti clan" had vu the ?remises; a< Garragrafei and of Ai ...or tim. Neologism Cottonton With lamed' ste Mt. 1111 It lON , on inariday next. al I:. at Barran ay ' t . AGourd FA1111.1( ItEilsJENt E, us per. tett order, wont exte*ive ;ar.aels, near JuJ Wel deep, mist desindll) situate to tioinniand du amaterrupied view uir..r llackney Minn. and \ Twin / guns being in I.nninord tt:l, Stone Neologism Cotusuou. snout twee wile. fr• o a )11; anti contain{ nowssereas sleeping rum*. h./Jaws* drawsug-room, stud,, mild brestkr.st voluor. with dome.isc effuse.; at tile euresnily of tile garden is a Orin inner, with sill tools*, 'very cunvenient Int . a winery. Sze. Ileid eal lease Ns Nrilif 60 rates, at a mold rein of hire Knine:us wily per irmsatur:--'f to *viewed ; and particulars hJil can the Preqrses; at p thirtaWn . ./ tid* Ur. Motion / Wt. Arrived. _111414. 1 Deblie U O Wader/0rd..... ........... :t O i Mika .... . ..... .. .... I U .. Lisbee I Due. TIIE. STATESMAN. estorootti LONDON: IntiCSDIV, JULY 20. At:mot:tin 40 days have elapsed between the date of the loth 1: reuch Bulletin and the 2 ith, dated July which arrived in town yesterday afternoon—that interval bas nut I•eett passed by N.trocso in a state of military inactivity. The efforts of his army to establish a certain and safe communicatiun with the left bank of the Danube, are in this Bulletin annonneed to him been finally crowned with success. The obstacles prsaiented by a broad, deep, and rapid river, have been stir. mounted in the face of an enemy whom the army of Naror.roN was certainly repulsed—and " al length there exith no longer any Danube 66 as far as concerns the French army." From the concise description of the Bridges that have been constructed, we perceive that NArot.son has profited by the experience of the preceding Battle—where, having but one point from which be could debouche—and only one by which he could retire--.the artillery of the Austrians was enabled to produce that destructive effect on the troops that were waiting their turn to repass the Dredge---for to the obstruction of the latter by the first columns of the French that were repeating the Bridge, is attributable a very large portion of the slaughter at the Battle of Asperit.---The construction of bridges over a kith an army with all the modern impletneuts of war can safely pass, is certainly no mean enterprise ; but with materials, and workmen, indefinite in quantity and number, these works canuot 46 excite auto. nismcnt," however they may claim our " (ulna ration."—That no loaded carriage could pass over the bridge built by C.ssaa across the Rhine in eight days, is an assertion which an examine. tape of the dimensions, given us by . CasAa in his Commentaries, of the timbers of which that bridge was formed—rooders more than doubt ful. But it is nut in the t!lth Bulletin that the plan . of NAPOLEON so clearly devi loped at in an article of foreign ititelligence, dated Vi enna, Julie 28---" All the bridges are read:. " There arc two on the first arm, four on Or, sr serum!, and eight, which will be fixed till at 44 once in fuser hours, on the third.".._TL strength of the island of In.der-Lobau, as it is described in the Bulletin, is clearly such, that is case of any sinister accident, it may be consi dered as a place of perfect security..-and If esteut sufficient to contain the greater part of the French army in case of urgent necessity. The number of bridges, therefore, is the greatest from that island to the loft bank, to which, it seems, from the passage we have quoted, the bridges are not yet attacked. In.der-Cuban is six miles in length; and If there eight bridges are thrown over at a distance from each other, eight Fnatels di%-- lions will be enabled to dehorscdre at the mac me meat of time. So that a position, with att ex tended line, can be almost instantaneously form , . :. The dideolly of the lassa4t will tints be lably sissui.testiod, as the oppositioo of the Aus trians Most bt. • Nest a bee eoteadlell is an equal length, and, io Gan of retreat freniiing necessary to ally Frteich division, a fiefteill hod secure re treat will are upeu by seine we of lisps lloriagei, 111.7., f • : -