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1•r ot" 611 00.6 ' 41 !mints, and hevinft lost 4 . pieces o• ,aonon ant 1700 pi long rs. abandoned all his po -4.-i mi. and night put an end In the fight. On the tollioei• g day the setiiias was resumed ; hut the ene my had employed the night in retreating, and bad left behind only the rear-guard, which was endear. vouring to follow, aei whieh was fiercely pursued, fighting all the time, fur FIX hours. The difficulty of the ground prevented nor cavalry from doing the enemy much ilitry. On the sth, the whole French army was again in motion, advancing, and the enemy constantly retreating, except one column, which was sill on this side of the little river Alle. The Ernesor titereopon ordered Mar shals Sonit aad amnia, and the Grand Duke, to follow the enemy's main Leidy; and Marshal Ney, I. .'• joined by a divicton of dragoons, to attack the cut : MT column. While, in consequence of these orders, the Orand Duke, at WalercntF,after some attacks, compelled 8001, or 9000 Russian cavalry, to re treat ; Noy came up with the hand of the before roentione,l column, which, finding itself surrounded, for a mo:nent adopted the bcld resolution of cut ting its way through our corps, bat met death and dests serum on the points of bur bayonets. Defeated and rhrown into confusion, the enemy abandoned their carmen, colours, and le.gga•re, and the other part of the column, on learning dat fate of the ad vanced guard, retraated. la alt V•e-e nelsons arm hiss seas very little, not more than etety or cc, htiared killed, and from three to tour hut - idled wounded. The loss of the enemy co.o.isteal of sixteen eieces of cannon, several thousand .prisoners, and a Teat number of killed and wurisle& FIFTY FEVr.NTH BULLETIN. This L . l9:vn is eared from Prussian Eylan, Feb: 7. It mentions only some attacks on the rear of Ole enemy's main bode; which, it is stated, were (XC llettd on the nth and •7th, w,itb the best success, by sloe Grand Duke of Berg, notwithstanding that the Russians ',resented a nio.a framidablc resist- any. at e'ey.a IC:at IV IP • LIATIN. This Racial is elan dated froin Prussian Evian; Feb. 9. it ! mentions, that, on approaching that place, tbearaeser were fnund already behind it, waiting for our army, in order to ceeamence a new battle, for „hie, b a th sides prepare& Li the.previoui affairs which took place, dame Rustic') regiments were com pletely cut oft; but at the same time a battalion of the 18tb regiment was thrown inso disorder by a Ros s:an column of cavalry. The dragoons of Klein, however, observed this affair in sufficient time to re lice oars battalion ; but in 7.ylau, a here the Russians wislail to inanitaiii themselves, but which we wished to poison betior the battle commenced. the fighting stiki must bloody ; it was ten at night before they could be.drwea out of the town. They had thrown however loose regiments into.a china h, where they remain' d, an) which they were not compelled to abandon until after great slaughter. The night was passed by the arfeirn under the bare canopy of Heaven in each OL1:1 's presence. On the &bowing day, by the first dim ray of the moroisig, the Russians commenced the attack with a braelc cannonade. The Lmpetor visited the church which the Ruesiaos hued deftntled with so much ob stinacy oo the day hcifore. He made Marshal Auge eano corps advance, and the eminence upon which the church stood was cannonaded by tO pieces of ar tillery beionging to his guard. The ai mica were now within halt guar shot of each other. The thunder of tlaa cannon was terrible. After the firing had con - tiptoed fiar some time, the troops became impatient of fettering so much without any thing decisive happen. ing. Sonse c osanceuvres then commenced on both 4 Wes, in tirder to obtain advantage': over each other, and in the mean time a thick fall of snow came on, iu contaquenee of which the troops could not years one another, at the distance of two pares. —ln this obscurity grime of the corps lost their way, and the columns getting too much to the left • wandered in uncertainty. This state of things lasted half an hotir. When the weather cleared up, the Strand Duke at the head of the cavalry, supported by Marshal Bessieres'at the head of the guards, and the division of St. Hilaire, advanced and attacked the enemy. This hold manoeuvre, which covered the cavalry with glory, had become necessary in conse quence of the circumstances in which our cclumns were placed. The enemy's cavalry, who endeavours rd to oppose this manoeuvre, were completely routed. The slaughter was horrible. Two lines of Russian in fautry were penal ated, and the third only maintained It sell m consequence of having supported itself upon a wood. Some aqua irons of the guards passed twice through the whole of the enemy's army. This brilliant attr.....k, bad it not been for the wood, and some other of the ground, would have decided rt.; victory. General Hampoult was wounded. Ge neral Dablinin perished gloriously in the attack. For the hundred dragoons or cuilaasieis of the guard Which lay dead on the field, there were found beside *ham 10,10 of their enemies. Marshal Dasonst, who bag been dispatched to fall upon the rear of the enemy, but whose progress was much impeded by the wee :ether, was at Lot enabled to execute his orders, and decided the victory. The enemy, after several vain entleat ours to repulse that General. retreated, leaving their wounded and it; pieces of cannon on the field • a battle. The number of killed 'and wounded in this action was on both sides very considerable, and It could not be otherwise when a constant fire was maintained from about 300 pieces of cannon for 12 hours, within a short distance of aoth armies. Mar shal Augereau is wounded. Generals Desjardins, • I leudalet, and Lochet, are ale wounded. Genkral Vorliiaeau is killed, as are likewise Colonels Lacue, Lesnarais, and Bouvieics. Our whole loss consists ;:srf exactly 1000 killed, and 5.700 wounded, includ • ing 1090, who are very badly wounded. But we have to set against this loss 7000 Russians, who have been counted dead on the field of battle. The plan of the cuerny, which had for its object to extend tnemselces towards Thorn, and to torn our left wir.g, his completely miecarried, and their at tempt to carry it into executiou has proved exceedina ly fraud to them. it has cost them from 12 to 15,060 as many in killed and missing, 45 pieces of artillcry, and 1 a standards. _The eagle of one of the lottalioasis lost, and has probably been taken by Ilse enemy. The Emperor will give that battalion another standard, **grit shall have taken one from tbe enemy. debated this enterprise of the enemy, and driven tile's' 100 miles flout the Vistula , the army bas re turned to its cantonments, and.ss going iato far inter..iii•if tits again. .`*.l_. 11: - •• • Wu have snide arrangements le give g fell, slily,, and faithful Report of Sir Home Popharu'il Trial, the proceedings uu ,911131: will be regularly forwarded to By Exert cas, from riatseuusitt. 'nee Tria/, as nill be semi in our Corresponikin% Latte,,, is pompons,' fast& this Jay. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, FRIDAY, Maaca 6. In our observations, yesterday. upon the intelli gence brought by the Danish Mails, we stated, that the account of the military operations from the lit to the yth last, including the battle of Eylau, pub lished by General CG AILE D in the paper called The Telegraph, printed by the French at Berlin, would be spun out into a series of Bulletins (,f the Grand Army, and as such, might be considered an anticipation of these curious documents.—Onr con. jecture w)right. The Paris ar4 Dutch Papers which w• ( ave since received, the former to the 25th, the atter to the 2.nh, contain the 56th, .57th, and 58th Bulletins of the Grand Amy, giving an account of the above actions. They cunless their Lois in the battle of Eylau to be 1,030. killed, and nearly 6,000 wounded, iacloslini several General Officers, while not one Rimian Otlicer of distinction is numbered among the Russians, killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. This, 11;:srever, is only one point among many, upon wbich we have i of room to dilate, all tending to encourage a hope, if not to convince us, that the battle of Eylan was far from a decisive one, and that the French safe ed near ly as vouch as the Russians upon that day, as wall as in the anions immediately preceding it. We received some Hamburgh Papers yester.lav, but sane of a later date than those which art ived on Wednesday. A pirate letter from that city, of the 24th, says, " A French Officer has arrived here, who wag present in the battle of Eylau s be describes it as the most sanguinary one that he French were ever engaged in.— The Russians fought with a fury unparalleled. He makes no mention of the loss of the French. Let ters received here from Berlin state, that all the officers ulio attended when Tc Deum was chaunted, wore crape round their arms, frxn w:tielt circum stance it W•t• inferred, that some peron of rani. bed fallen." Another letter, of the same date, from Altcna, states, that 13 , 31.4 AY A ItT g, during his stay at Warsaw, had used every exertion to induce Prussia to make a separate peace, and to tempt Austria to engage in the war against Russia, but all to no purpose. Two designs against the life of BON A P %RIK, it is said have been discovered at Warsaw ; the one was by a General, s•: ha, on being se:,t for by the despot, shot hi.ns ; the other was by a Palish Lady, who was cleated by Fc.uctsLT, the Minister of Police, with the dagger in her sleeve. The Committee of the House of Commons, ap pointed to inquire into precedents of cases of ex pelled Memhers, in reference to the case of Mr. CART HOIN e, expelled from the House in 1796, and elefled to serve in the present Parliament. for Lancaster, have made their Report. A sketch of it is given in a subsequent column. Extra& of a Letter. dated Portsmouth, Wed.-icsda7, Febtuary 4th..1 807 : " The Court Martial will not sit until Friday morning, partly in consequence, I understand, of the absence of Sir Richard Strachan, whir was to be invested this day with the Red Ribband. About one o'clock, this day, Sir Home Popham and Cap tain King, arrived bete from London. Mr. Sturges Bourne, who is one of the witnesses, on the part of Sir Home Popham, is also arrived.— Lord Melville and Loid Castlereagh wets es peaed bete upon the same bonnets; but we un derstand they will not come now. The principal evidence on the part of the prosecution will consist of written documents, chiefly official, and other letters. The case for the prosecution will net oc cupy many hours; but it is expetted thedekuce will take some time. The whole will occupy about two or three days. Admiral Young, Piestlect ; Ad miral Sir Erasmus Gower, Sir Richard Strachan, and Captain Menzies, are Members of the Court Martial, but it is not positively known, who will compose the Court besides these. " admirals Young and Sir E.Gower.arrived here about two o'clock. 'The several Admirals,' Post Captains, &c. will be summoned on board the Gine/tato.. of 44 guns, on the morning of the day appointed fir holding the Court Martial, and the Senior 02,:ers will then be chosen Members. The Court consists of thirteen Members, seven or nine of whom are Rear-Admirals, and the remainder senior Post Captains.—The substance of the charges against Sir Home Popham it contained in the following Letter of Instruetions, addressed to Admiral Young, who presides at the trial: EY THF: COMMLSSIONEXS, be. Ste. " Whereas, by our theta, Cate I :9th July. Inu.), Sir !fonts Popham, then Captain of His Mijesty':. ship Diadem, was dueled to take under his eonuntrid flii Majesty's ships Raisonable, Diomede, Narcissus, and Leda, ti.• Espnit sloop, and FOCOVI.aI,r gint.brig, foe the purpose of capturing the enemy's settlements at the Cape of tinsel Hope, in eonjunetion with the troops mule( the of Major4iffitial Su Hasid Sand, which settlement was sur. rendered to the ships and troops af.iremeritlnned, to the month of January, 11 1 /6. And, whores., st flirt's bvlletters Irwm the said Sly Hense r.pham to out fiac...tal, dal d the and $ th dellarering, that, with tn.- view to attack the Niamnb a 11111.046 iv Übe Ito dm L glata, lot ohich attack be had no.diießinivor authority whatever, he infwaithdraw ROM'' t• o Cape the lauf the sutwe' v force, which h..tl be. a plimrd uudw his comma:id, :or the tote purist's° of toutectiog it, thcres by leaving the Cape, which it was hut duty to guard, not only exposed to attack and insult, bur even without the means of affor.ting protection to the of Ili. Maj.osty's tolii , et:, or of tsbing possesinoit of any ships of the 'ht Mite pat into any of the Rays, or Hai bonis of the Cape, or parts adjacent. cr. which he, tile dot Sir f1a0:eP.0..1,5,” did, note it If. standing that he had rue, i:ed pH:WIMP. infer:menet of dera.4l - enemy's chin. in ing at see t awl in the ne , glibour. hood of the Cape ; and siotwitlistanOing he hail be.ra 3i11,11L .1 Cott a French setunlron was exj.azied st the mamitiut, of which he informed tit by his letter to our S..cretary, dared the titll of Apia, Mita, only row days prier to his departure from theta , ' jr. (or Inc Rio de la Plata. •• And whereas it api3Cllll to tr., that a .1133 ,et,rd to lheß'w , 4 of His Majesty's Service oneerious:y denisoirk th...t so ibgrAti , breech of pub:a:duty shoo:41 out pail totpuilisheil ; r 4-. by ew Orderolsted the 23th uly, 1806, Rear A4ll4iLlt Stifling we, directed r. seni the said Sir Home Popham to England., which be has done accordingly ; and whereas Sir H Pop ham was, on his arrival, pot under an atre.t by our and , and is now at awaiting his trial. We tend • herewith the necessary rapers for the support of the Charge; and 4 here. by 'clone, and direct you forthwith, to a-seinble a Court Mar tial (you bring the Piesitlont thereof), which Couit feisitiol is hereby required and directed. to iuqune into the c.intiet of, and to try the said Captain Su limns Popham, for the off:wed with which he is charged ace odingly. • I• Given under our bandy Ste. dec." Our Port Letters contain little of any interest. The Amielop man of war sailed on Wednesday- fri,rn Portsmouth, with a convoy, for the East ladies. She will not proccvd farther than the Cape. The Committee appointed to examine the Jour nals and Records of the House of Commors, for precedents of cases touching the question of Expul. iioa of Members; and also of cases, in which Alem• Lars having been expelled, have been again return ed; anal to report the same to the Elouse, together with the substance of all proceedings relating there. to ; have proceeded to make the search for which they were appointed, and have now to submit the result to the House. They have thought it their dory to include in their Report every case which has, come within their notice, that could, under any constralion, be considered as toms riled in the 1- •Jer of the Hons.. Though they have, in conform ity with the tenor of the order, stated in general only she substance of the several cases reported. they Lave uniformly given the ultimate decision of the Hoose, in the precise words as they appear in the Journals. Having found, in some remark lisle instances, that Members expelled had, at subsequent periods, been returned, and sat in Parliament, they conceived it might not be unimportant to porsue this inquiry iu other cars, and through the means of other sources of information than thc.,c ati . uided by the Journals cf . the House. They have, accordingly, examiced the return-books of the House, as far back as they extend, and have noticed, in their Re port, every instants where the name of a Member expelled appears again in those books. Wish respeel to those on whom no such remark is made, your Committee have not extended their search beyond the Parliament immediately succeeding that in which the expulsion took place; and though they have no reason to suppose such members were ever after wards returned, the negative can only be considered as established during that period. As the identity of name, wilhout other eircssmtances of addition cr description, does not necessarily imply that of per son, they have been induced to prosecute the inves tigation still farther, by means of the original it. turns, and the signatures of the hkmbers to tile test rolls. This has enabled your Committee to ascer tain some fans as to this point, negatively, as well as affirmatively, in the way which they have fully detailed its each particular instance. Where no such comparison has been noticed, it has beets pre cluded by the cant of the orignal documents. Your Committee have thought, that it might be useful to arrange the several cases reported, under certain beads, by way of Index ; in preparing which. they have adopted such a classification as appeased to them, upon the whole, nicht conve nient. The cases which the Committee have collened as relevant, amount to t;ti; and these they have w ronged into five classes, according to Life nature of the charge, viz.— . . - . . . 1. 05;Oces &gaunt the State, a•i.l (nude altoi2ing the •2. OSeuce4 alpaca the Howe. 3. Other ult.:afrees. 4. Doqualificatian by tattste. s__ooher diArali6caiinns, The Art class is divided into two, viz. after legal conviftion, and without legal cot:irk:lion t and. of the former, the Repnrt states ugly four Cases, viz. Sir Thomas Strickland, expelled in 1670. and Sir Solomon Swale, in WS, as Popish Itccusants ; Mr. Wilkes, in 170, for a seditious li bel, and Mr. Cawthorne. the present party. in 170, for fraudulent misapplication of the pub lic money, as Colonel of hfilitia. Nelthcr Sir Thomas Strickland nor Sir Solomon Swale were ever re-defied. Mr. Wilkes was re-elefted in 1774, and is a case in point, except in regard to the differeoce of the offence. Of the latter, viz. offences against the State, and frauds affefting the public, without legal eonviaion, the Report enumerates twentylve cases, viz. Sir Robert Floyd. Sir Giks Monperson. Mr. William Sandy,. Sir Jnho Jacob. Sir 'llomas Webb. Mr. Edmund Windham, Mr. Connisby, Mr. Long and Mr. Hook, for being eoncernca.: in Patents of Monopolies. voted griev ances by the House. None of these were re elated. Mr. Piercy, Mr. Wilmot. Sir Hugh Pollard, and Mr. Ashburnbafts, for high treason and misprision of treason. None of these four were re. elefted. Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Francis Lassellv, Mr. Robert Wallop, Mr. Luke Robinson. for bar. ing sat as Judges on King Charles I. None of these were re.elefted. John Knizbt and Mr. bun combe, for false indorsements of Exchequer fills. Two persons, viz. John knight and Sir Charles buncombe, acre repeatedly returned to Parliament after that event, but the Report does not notiae, whether tipsy were the identical Members expelled. Lord Ranclagh. for misapplication of the public money, as Paymaster of the Forces, not re•eletled. Mr. Ridge. for frauds and abuses in contracts with Government, not re-elected. Mr. Steele, after wards Sir Richard Steele, expelled in 1713, for scandalous and seditious libel., returned for lin. rourghbridge in 1714. Mr. Foster and Mr. Car negie, for high treason, not re.elecied. fur scandalous and seditious It'w!s. 1.• elected. The remaining four classes shall tee given to mo rose. . 4cik 41 t, , Wp, 41‘ . -e- Al_li ." 1 -& ,- /,,,. i.6ls Al.l DAMS c.47',lLeiNl. This Lady's hsrsband not permitting her to sic ‘ coy rhi..g but Sohn, on Monday ntght, at the Nobility's Concert, reminds us of a story of Si l yn of Passsatm, whose wife WAS as much admired, in her day, as Madame CATALAN' is now. BigrinT A rASSCIONI WAS to perform a vary principal part i., the masque of Dire Arthar or, yhe British Wera,„ which was then get no. at the Dublin Theatre, with great splendour. To heighten the elfea o f the part, she was to leave the stage through a trap. door, to which the Signora had on ohjemion, an d. had even r:hcarsed the descent several times, ha& sn happened, that the Signor had never Atteni. hit Sigoors, on any of those occasions ; ar i d th.. I: intimation he had of her ;wended d r i, u,t , v a ,i,,,. she n•us going on the stage, in• ail her Signor stormed, he ravc.l—never was the histricion performed in s•rch 6. Whst," h e ft claimed, 6. will the Empress Tot's the Empress of Russ, s —what would !'-ar Heads in Europe say, were th-'y to 11-,0 411 .sl g „ PAascat SI west through a hap doer}" No cart;;lT, no remonstrance, would do ; and the B!gnont was obliged to make a common ...cit. Mnn S.eilr CAT as 1.151 may with equal justice etsclains, ...Wrist w ill in , Emperor BoxArAara say. when he hears that the:s stupid English prefer Madame CsT t.s ma in a /Ns with that Bee Maur, to Madame CATALAN! So/0Q " But. Colonel Cityst.i.c, like a true VnAlis;;. man, has the upper-hand of the Met,rieur, and says, "No SA AB as Supper " The Martinis of I Narrow) gave a ?Fend dinnar on Sunday to His Royal Highness the Prince of WALV, and a large party of Nobiiity. Th. Mar. chinne, s gave a concert in the i vening, when Lay HAMILTON sang several beautiful airs. Last night, The displayed its usual at. tradion, at Drury-lane I I.e.ttre. Ih the• entert.sia. anent of The Weniiirrwk, which followed, Mr. Bap. NISTIN, as Tristram Prrkle, and Mr. Perst.vv, as Sitter, kept a crowded audience in repeated bursts of !aught. r. It is strongly reported in the theatrical wo►ld. that, after several treaties, ofhirsire and akfttnt?, preicts and centre-prr•jett, a defin:dot/ (Fyn, of air. ante waits only for rattfieation, between I nri and Queen Delalotta, of Covent-Garden Theatre. Mrs. Yourto, of the Edinburgh Theatre, has been mach indisposed ; she was, however, so !re recovered. as to he announced for the part of Le it Teeth, in Ma School far Scandal, on Wednesday last, under the patronage of Lord CA r;:c We have much regret in stating 11. e tie.iih of RICHARD Ito/sett, Esq. of Itcynella, in CA Cumin/ of Westm?ath. Viscountess CASTLERRA3H hti her first grand rout, last night, at her house in bt. Jame,'s 'Tv:4 which was alluded by upwards of tour hendtcd Nobility. The elegant suite or drawing roots,' was :nest brilliantly lighted by, diamond cat-irlast tree, and numertiqt tide lights, in or-awlia ..The comptny did not begin to assemble till half. past eleven o'clock. Amongst whom were— ilia Royal Diehriere the Duke of York, thor Duke end Deche.s of It rehoson.l, the Duke c; Argyle, the Duclte•tes of Gradoss and Rutland, the Ntsrqu,s s,sei Marcnone-4o( Wins chestier, the Mardi' of Huutiort, Earl and Canute' Cito , m.ndefey, Vhcount Pahnsertun, the Dowaßer Conuu.st id Jersey, the Countess of Vdtsorough, and Lady Amelia dot. Departures f rom Hotel, yostert.l,l— _ Sir Richard and 1.14 y King, fee Plvev.uth; iieneral sod famdr , Int Deal; Jahn Cote 7 tN. M.P. On hi* v. t„ Woodente, Shropshire; a,:tl W alton, Esq. !cf. Oa for s i ; The Marquis of flue Tsar, aad a large party of Nobility, dined yesterday with Mr. Reis, at his house in Palace-yard. The Duke and Duchess of Rica memo entertain ed at dinner, yesterday, the Duchess at Gunner+, and a large party of Nobility. The Oratorio of The Messiah was performed on Wed ¶esday night, at Covent Garden Theatte, to as overllowing audience. The indisposition of Mrs. BLAND divided her part in the Oratorio between Madame DUSSIIK and Signora Gatotterrt, a lady (Vila has not appeared before this se.rson, but to whose delicacy and sweetness of singing we have &ten bestowed our tribute of praise. There is a great similarity in tie voices of these ladies. They sang etch a verse of He studl fed hie Fieck, wish great simoiici.y and sweetness. Yesterday, at a Court sof Comm *.n Council, a mo tion was brought forward to petiti.nt both !louses of Parliament against the BM, intended to be brought into tie House of Commons, enabling Roman Catholics to fill Commissions in the Army and Navy, and to exercise the Roman Catholic Religioa under the sanction and security of law; and after a very long d.,bate, in which Mr. Deputy Bracts, A:tierznen Wsrsos, Costae and RON:CROSS*, Mr. (2urs, Mr. Usti., Mr. SL•OI., Mr. S. DIZON, Wsirnisas, Mr. JACKS, Mr. SHALES. Mr. C. Sutra, Mr. Deputy Wool), and Mr. D3INFORTI were. enga4cd.ahe previous question was moved, whether the motion sit ,uld be put ? and on a s! , eve of hands being the Loan MAY oa decla:cd same in favour of the previous question; a division w.le mar.deLl and granted, appeared 9 Al!...Nm:n. 31 Commoners, aad lers (:di) for toe o,igioal motion; and 7 Aide' mei 4.1 Commoners, and 2 Tellers (59) for the pi , vious question. —Majority 17. PIIICY. Of STOCKS YES'rERUAY. C per Cent. Cs•tsuls !. per (7est. Dirty 15..11.4 Kw& g As. par Is. dm. Tickr•u ClObittif T. ItlsH, Stnek-ligeker, N.. 4, C. , :aihuil, and t, Ch • fl A RN. On the 14 int. Jahn %Salon. EA. at his house, ott Wick": heath-niii, In the b4tt, et ar is( hi• AAA. liestet•Say ' at his hire.stin Great hlatIloo" .sttest, qtr. /oh% Parkin., wittilteiAli 1111:11 IvAlF.a. THIS 0.11, Af L•INI)s)N Ifile.efter., I? I Et,n....22 nun. ahoy IN MA.:—Panted by 6 I)AVLDSON. - 14Z7 If 117;k Z . S eourt. K. street Coes and pvblistiod Jt 0,3 thitrirr. lb, Seek sr s'. Cirnicurs Church. Strand. se W. STUCK, of Nra 7, N.."' fle , lacait mama% LIMO Act 04.!ecc. &c. G,. this Paper, sum se the Oide•idedbedta) edit berisly Wearied lu. • .! 7 . a d . . •