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Ir PRP ~~ 4 ' . sa w i3efen.l Antwerp, all tick attizapts walla tethered abortive. Under these SirrililikailfCell,. Ai Interne has riven the command of both these'io t oolair r ea'Alse Poses of Prime Corvo, and the two corp• of edic t , bast naW at *e... sel sod Roypcl, arc coder the ordiroW# 111WiihshlielleristaO sod Muneey." i e The Adjutaot-Cotnusendani, Cerriom de Nteare has parsed through this place 'from the lie:id-guars tors oldie King of Spain, on his way to, theAttielle squatters of the Emperor. The reporte:to the Minister of War, from the head-quarters of the Kiug of Spina. dated Valderoas, August 8, state. that the enemy. having received information ofehe arrivel of the Duke of Dalmatia at Placentia, has retreated. The Marshal Duke of Belluno is itt pursuit of them. if the Duke of Dalmatia slrnuld arrive (as is must probable) before the British army on the Titer, the communicatirni of the enemy's army with Portugal by the right hank of the Tagus will he emit ME The only retreat left for it will Le river the bridge of Alinarez. lu this case the march of the Duke of Bethel° to Talavera will considerably annoy the enemy. The 'King has likewise put his carps in motion ?gaunt the army of Veurgas, .she has crossed the Tagns tit Aran jun, after having bred reinforced by the emit,. under Cuesta. On the arrival of the King., the enemy re-missed the 'Pagan, lour iiiii g the bridges. We are in anxious exr•etution of tie result of the combined movements of the Duke of Dalmatia against the rear-goer(' of the English, and the Doke of Bell into against the Spanish it.surgenta,— The Lacs of ihe British on the 26th, .27i h. and 2ith of July, estimated at 10,00) man.—(l:ofierdams Courant. Aug. 19.) IN B. The otiole of this account eoi responds with am cc trio Gout the 37,,niteur of the 15th, is The Hllerif• Coverer of the igila August.] PAM% AUG. i 6. The sitting of the S•mate the,day before yeerer : day, was a most imporfatit one...es appear* by the official document~ peblislied this day in the .34.4- teur. The Mitikter of War tante*, in his speech to the benatc, that the ccriiini4.l , l of the army of the Scheldt has bee,' given to the Prince of Pease Corm; and the eseeinaiiil of two corps of obiervu boo former, /if Nagel and H or, :wit-wiling to other act:mime, at W, , 4.1 and Lillis, to time Duke of Valmy (Marshal Kill ratan), amid the Duke of Cornegliano (Marshal )lunrel. At G. 17. It is positively asserted, that Her Maje.ey the Empress is every inninrot eliptiCied at MAllli-,isms. It is likewise hoped, that His Majesty the En:nee-or will return hi a few days to hie capital ',tape Cosraut, Avg. 91.) AllO. 18. The advance of the Army of the North has teamed the Seheldt, where a much larger force is assembled, than was itt tint intended.--e(Reeterdam Courant, Aug. 22.) Disoatehes from Spain of the 17th iadaut tette. that General Wellesley bias been obliged to retreat suddenly, leaving behind I Talaver.t 4,000 wounded. The cavalry of the td corps merched into Wavers on the dtie and left it on the 701 fur Gropes*. Nolling can he more precipitate thou the retreat of the &sees. They leave thousencis of sick, wounded, and women, to the mercy of the ?midi ; much baggage is ai" left behind by them. ..../Ratterdam courant, du;z. 22.) Tht reports wtech the Minister of Wert Count Huenberg, had reettivell of the retreat of (lie Eng lish in Spain, hare-been fully emit:trine& Letters of tlw ?th state, that General Wellesley had been compelled to make a precipitate r. treat. leaving 4000 wounded :it Talavera. Ou this occasion the Lli g lish Ciellifl4l sent at letter to the Duke of Bellu ue, recommending their wounded to his care. On the 6th Auguistost night. the cavalry of the Allot corps had arrived at Talavera, from whence it proceeded to Gropes... The Duke of Bellunu fol. luwa this cavalry with his infantry, cud we every moment expect to hear that he has effected s junc tion with the army of the Doke of Dalmatia, which must Motets, and annoy the euerny's retriut. Private letters from Santa Ofilla of the oth, men tion, that the Duke of B.:Heine had arrived with his vaiwgeard wt Tidavera,, :net that nothing could be more precipi ate than the retreut of the English. They leave behind them all their renews and liege nutty thousands of their wounded, to the mercy of the Fresielt, whom for smut of waggons, they cannot carry lie ity. On the 7th, intelligence arrived that the artillery of the enemy, which had Lutiabarded Toledo, had ecesed tiring, and that the English and insurgents had crossed the Tagus.—(Aloorreisr.) HACIVE, Aro. 20. Letter., of the pith instant, from the Upper Rhone, staoi, 'nut the negociatiomi kir power are earned on (satire the 7th instant) at Altenburgh, .itiole of the Duke of 'resehen, on the Denelte, in Lower Austria, tsear the frontier. of Huugery. •ww. 21. At the moment of closing our paper, we have re. v. 1 recounts from Paris, dated the 17th Mutant, which state, that the Empress had arrived at Mid rueison, and that the Einpi.ror was expected in a day or two.—(llegue Courant, /leg. t:i.) ADO. 22. A dispatch from the Minister of %Via, Count Von Neuenbur;h. dated 14th August, states, that he had sent '0,900 men. under Gejler.il Rampos, adsich had beets collected its leas thiu three days, . a te reinforce the places most likely to be attaelo•tl by the English.—l Haps C.'ourest, Av. it/ • ; ANNITYADAM, •UO. 16. . Ta.day we learn. from Ike King's Gazette, pot). ,fralsed. M Capelle, that en ars*y, consisting one kalf of /Dutch, and one-half of French troops, was united at Ltindrliet. and that the King has in spected it.. . AUO. 19. . . . It it positive ly asserted, that the Euiperor has kit Vienna, for Raab, to be present eta must im portant couference. and from thence to plotted to Paris ; and it is hoped. that this couference will insure peace to the Continent.—(dassterdam Com ma, A' 19.) ROTTERDAM, AUG. IS. The Prince of Poute Curve hav arrived ut Ant werp, accompanied by the Minister Dejeatii, and at the sante time, a reinforcement of 6000 men for the French army. That place (Antwerp) and the fleet are perfectly secure ugain►t any attempt of the enemy. •ca. 21. The Minister of War, Count Von Nauentairgh, states, that the Department of the North had sent several thooansids of grenadiers and jagers, and a company of volunteer artillery, oho bad formerly much cliviti A tti,hed theutvelves at Minn!, to the Scheldt; that all the other Departments were "'al lowing their example, particularly those of the Pus de Calitia.—(nviter dais Gaulle, Jug. 22.) ANTWBRP, AUG. 15. This ci:ty 6000 tarn, who inatelt;tl front the centre of France, entered this place. The whole town hu► troops in quarters. AUG. HS. This day and yesterday we have heardno tiring on Flushing, and we see a great number of Eoglisli vessels of large size at anchor iu the Scheldt. This duy arrived here from the interior of France a rein hweement of 6000 men. Every house in this limn his WI Here rioartered in it.—(Rotterdoni C'ourant, 4a4. 10.) I.I:YDEI, AUG. 21. reach troops continue to arrive 011 the banks of the Scheldt in such numbers, that the Dutch troops may be easily spared. UOVAIGECItT. ►uo. 18. The dispatches of the 16th inst. from, Aroheitn aml Zati,lirn state, that the theislow of Deitch troops, n u de, General Gratien. was hourly expect ed, :Lod that orders had been givrg in both places to provide waggons fur the enovcyaoce of the its fa try.--! Leyden Courant, Atig. it.) ca P11.1.T., AUG. 16. The Prince of Ponte Corvo has the co 1111 l lend int the SOAR, and Mondial Dunioncesu has the COM titstud or the rimy in Brabant. a 111. Maje.ty the Emperor is hourly expected at Paris. The array under the Prince of Ponte Corvo is very large, and receives daily reinforcements. :Vlar- shit Dui/mitten's head-quarters are at liergru-op- Zoolll.—(LegicA Courant.) •CG. 18. Hit Majesty returned here last night. The Freach army, under the command of the Prince of Po..te CorVO. is very strong, and receives daily re- Hie Majesty has entrusted to Mar shal Durnonceau the command of the army in Brabant, which is to co-operate with that under the Prince of Pirate Corr°. The division udder Gem ral Narens as charged with the defence of the Hel der, until such tine as General Gratieu shall arrive.-..(ilaglie Courant,. Aug. I.) . • VIENNA. AVG. 8. Thit Emperor of Austria is iu Monivia, at a country seat of the Count Cobenzel. The Count of NVelmer, who had returned to the Emperor. is expected to-day or to-morrow at Schoenbrunn, with an answer from his Sovereign to the con ditions of peace, which the Emperor Napoleon had refused to ratify.—( Rolterslaal Courant, Aug. 22.) MADRID, Alla. 3. Since the 21:1 July, very serious actions have taken place, all of which have turned out in our fa vour. The day of the 28th was most blond'. The loss of the enemy is estimated ut .5000 killed and wounded. Our hospitals are full of them, and the number daily increases. It is reported that Mar shal Moult lees advanced us far as A Imola& ; if this prove trite, the retreat of the British army is cut off. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, SErn.mssa st. We have sect' a letter from a British Officer, dated Deleitosa, the Bth last, which states, that the British army had been four days without bread, while the Spools,' magazines were full. Yet, we are told the Ministerial Journals, that Cum* rim away from Talavera to give his assistance to the British army, fearinx that SOULT might hurt it.— " Credo Jaidents Apelie r Oh ! that Nlissisters and the public would read the late Intimated Sirius's Nonce's account of Spanish euthuriasin and co- We have received New-York Papers to the , t9th July. The Paper of the Veth (-mammas!' account of the surrender of the city of St. Domingo to the British troops sent from Jamaica. A Lecwaid Island Mad arrived yesterday, but its contents are not important. It wu reported yesterday that the Earl or CHAI- R A had arrived 111 town. That is sot the tact; hut his private Secretary did arrive with dispatches, and it was this this. gate rise to the report of bei I , Lordship's return. The substance of the dis patches was immediately communicated to the Ca-) binet Ministers ; but as it slid Wet transpire, we presume it was not of a nature fit fur publication. --as.— - We have received Dutch Papers to the 23J last, containing the Paris news to the 19th. The Em press JosAPHINF. was expected at Malinaison ou the 17th, and according to other accounts had ac tually arrived there on that day. The return of BoNspARTE to Paris was also expected to take plate in a few days. Thu event would be decisise of the conclusion of peace between France sad Austtia, bat the information upon the subject in the Dutch Papers, is hot t.f su lute u date as that already communicated to us through the medium of die German Journal.. As far, how ever, us it comes down, and it is from Vienna to the Bth inclusive, its character is pacific. The Emperor of AUSTRIA was at that date at a country seat belonging to Count COHENTZEL, ih Moravia, and it is said that since the 7th, the negociations wine carried on at Altenberg, a castle of the Duke of SAIE-TESCHEN, on the Danube, in Lower Aus tria, near the frontiers of Ilistigary. The Dutch Papers, as might be expected, abound with accounts of the preparations made to meet our expedition. At • meeting of the Senate at Paris, on the 14th, this subj..et was stated by the Prince ARCIS-CHANGEI.Lirit, in a speech announc ing the descent of the British troops, and the means provided fir re.tstunce. In this speech he 'deka that the Frviich troops are united at Bergen-op- Zoom, with the army which the Kuso of HOLLAND commands in person, and the left wing of the army extends itself from Antwerp along the Scheldt, to the island of Cedsand, protecting the northern frontier of the empire. He also ASIOUDIICCA, that the command of both these armies has been given to the Prince of PORTE CORY° (Marshal BERNADOTTE) ; and that the two corps of observation, now at Wesel and Huy pel, are under the orders of Marshals K ELLER.. IRAN NMI MONCEV.+BERNADOTTE had arrived at Antwerp, and the influx of French troops into Hol land was so great, it was thought they would be sufficient to secure the Bunks of the Scheldt, and the French squadron, even without the assistance of the Dutch. A corps of 6 . 000 troop., from France, entered Antwerp on the 15tit. The lOCCOUiltli in the Dutch Pavers. from the theatre of war in Spain, ore nut of a later date than the dispatches recently received from Viscoont %Yaw"( x.—The number of sick and wounded which fell into the hands of the French at Tida -1 vent. is stated, we fear with too much troth, at 4000. That we certainly know was the amount on the Vith ; and the rapidity of CUESTA'S retreat, as well as the deficiency in the means of conveyance, does not allow us to expect that he carried tiff many of them. We are glad to find that YEN soax• who had advanced to Aranjuez, has extricated himself from that perilous situation, awl retreated to the south side of the Tagus, burning the bridges bel • I him. The van of Vicrua's army had set out from Talavera, fur Oropesa, in pursuit of Cuerra, and with inteut alao to form a junctiou with SOUL." as the 6tlt. Those persons who conceive that the Austrian Monarchy is destitute of means or resources for. continuing the contest with &MASAICI:, must be eery imperfectly acquainted with the prodigious faculties cf every kind yet remaining in the hands M . the Emperor FRANCIS. It is true, that NAPO LEON has subjected, and holds in his possession, the finest portion of that P..itice's dominions—the moat populous, commercial, and civilised. Car uiola, and Istria, as the only maritime tract winch was still held by Austria, since the loss of the Netherlands and the \earthen territory, was Moreover of inestimable %slue ; because, through the two ports of Trieste and Fiume, situate at the head of the Adriatic, the Court of Vienna might still communicate, and receive supplies of men or of money, from the British Government. Nor can the conquest of Carinthia, Styria, and Salrzburgh, contiguous provinces, lying between Carniola and Austria, be considered of inferior importance.— When to these acquisitions we add the capital, and the whole Archduchy of Austria, extedding nearly from the gates of Passau to those of Presburgh, to gether with the whole coarse of the Danube be tween those cities, we must confess that the de falcation is immense. NAP.ILCON 4sa inov.over possession of a great part, if sot of the whole, of the Imperial Poland, in which are contained the (Mira of Cracow and of Lemberg ; tooher with the valuable salt mines of Vielicza, by which the Polish provinces are supplied with that necessary article of consumption. A small part of Hungary, including the country to the banks of the river Real), with the town of that name, is likewise re duced under his authority. Lastly, by the terms of the armistice, Brion, a city and fortress of Mo r„,a, together with Presburgh, one of the capitals of Hungary, were pot into his hands. Vast as the aggregate of these looses are, they unqueetwonbly do not exceed one•third part of the territorial dominions belonging to F tie %CIS the 11d.,*110 still cottons a population of at least fifteen millions of people under his orders. Neither can the capture of Vienna be regarded as entailing any irretrievable calamity on the AUSTRIAN Soya w, Like Madrid, Vienna was the residence of 7 -7- -.nil. 7. this Court, and the seat ofGorernmeni'; hut Pino t , which at various periods has eiljnyrd ilia same ho- Lauri, may become again the central point; u s Kimingaberg is at present iri the Prussian states.— Kbould war be resonant, two di k•inirt armies, acting in diffe r ent directions, will he riluisite,ati order t o fedor- Bohemia mi..: Hungary to the obedience of ItlAPoteurt. In both kingdoms, a wise, provident, and energetic Government, would dud incalculable supplies. as well as endless resources. Prague, when protected lry- an army, is capable of mating a long defctice. Olmittz, which covers Nloisvia ; (for &bur is of no comparative consequence or strength) ; may be esteemed one of the stroni tc , t font.. abets in Europe. Cowrie, regarded a, im pregnable, placed m au island Aurromiderl by tie thumbs, may hold out ngrinst any ...ie.., forces, mud ',lotto§ thingaiy. To sums.se, t h at during so many months us have etrem iy since BON •P A R io ed birsteit•.rt at bun; provisions, ir I/I int Mt), 01.4.1 novo, h e riot been thrown into throws, or lino morn, is to accuse the Anstriaa Cabinet of the must treaanii. able, or imbecile want of autotimer to 1111 own pre. serration. It may nevertheless be objected, that after the battle of Auer-tailt, though the Prussian Moir:achy still possessed immense capacitier ; anal though, as sisted by A LENA PI DEN, FREDERiC WILLIAM pro. tracted his surrender ; he could not avert his Moll destruction, or humiliation under the aid of the Conqueror. But we must likewise recoiled, tl sit N APOI.LON had then no enemies to crio s b s r m. the Contineist. Austria retnaired a passive spectator. Spain was ill alliance, and in co-operatio n nth France, while Great Britain made no effort in E nmity, in Holhaul, or in Flanders. Spaitt„ us will as the Netherlunds, is now the theatre or war.— Even Naples lias been invaded, though, we Gar, to little purpose. Aostint, Louts, and all demand the aid or !mare:: of BON APAR't E. We may judge by the reports millistriously elven- Wad at Bourdeaux, of NAPOLEON'S expected proach, and by the preparations affectedly made for his reception, as welt as to accelerate his Preteuded departure for Bayoune and Madrid ; bees mach it was deemed necessary to hold out the prospr.ct and prouarae of his re-appearance Ia person beyond tiro Pyrenees. If our Expedition tinder Lon' CMAT MAIA, iuMentl of losing Gve weeks before Flushing, and in sisbjecting the defenceless bilasids ml Korth and Solids Beveland and Schovreri ; hail rapidly ascended the Sclelilt to Antwerp, and Mind or brought away the fleet lying near dint cih ; such an enterprise would have spread alarm and producid euabarrassnient at Sawn tilirtnin. It would have alone mote, suite it must have re.auimated and Ye-invigorated the Air.itriair conusets, at the must crilical juin:tole. Situated a. thieg. now are. what can we reason ably hope, even it war should be renewed in Mora via, Hungary, mud Bohemia ? We confess, thlit our expectations do not lead Hs to any sangniati results. It is not the numerical superiority of NAPOLEON above his antagonist, which dialierirteue and depresses us. If the mass of the Austrian Monarchy were al i i iii ate& with any ray of wisdom, prudence, awl energy ; if the soul of raft:Mali; TEN GUS; AT roahl be infused into that vast and torpid tnnchine ; if our coati 'eortirsels were dictated by capacity, mature./ alai judgment, and entrust ed to Generals of approved talent ;--then mi g ht the career of the able and flagitious tyrant, who tow oppresses F.iirolie, and desolater the earth, be wrested. But, how 1-211 we expect these glorious and beirtfieial courequeisces to arise, from measures planned by Mr. CA !rata tr, or Lord CASTLYIILA ; submitted to the revision and approbation of the Duke of PORTLAND, or of Lord CAMDEN ; said finally entrusted to the execution of the Earl of CHATHAM ? *- The Emperor At.c.x•PlDElt is said to hare ex pressed innrh displeastne at the circumstance of BoNs/osier . a's having taken possession of Austrian Poland for Itinniell. The following extract of a let ter from Memel, of tin loth ult. mentions this cir cumstance, and hint> that Prussia is to take part in the war :--•• An eilafetic 1, just arrived from Berlin. with accounts, that banalities are to commence with Austria and France out the 13th inst. and it is said we are to tale a part in the war. The Em peror Ardistshosta M eura•aed at the Poles taking Powirval on of Galiicia is, INiseoLcusi's namesiind this is in some degree eel& n.ed by an eat cue just come in from St. Patershurgh, ordering relays of thirty horses to be ready at all the post station., for a great personage, said to be CauUsisoursis the French Ambassador at St. Petctilmerl,ll," Letters from Vienna, of the 811 the Emperor of has tail, comitistui cr his army, utd stitrumided himself till ' the par tisans of war. Griiervil BIKLUMAADZ commands under him. H a Imperial Majesty has called to his Couociis Generals CIUATIILLAS.KISI I 3I. III f II, and DucAs. KI.K.Natl has the command Whit:4 BICIARGAIiDIL had formerly. Among the Arch-. dukes, the Arelieloke Joss and FIEI9IIIAIIn ouly preserve their command. Upwards 01 IJO wnuuded soldiers were landed at Deal, un Saturday last, from the Engle mous of war, and carried to the hospital. It blowing a fresh gale frotn the S.S.W. and a strong Hood-tide run ning, many of the boat. gin to leeward ; which be ing observed by Inc Di-al boatmen, they imme diately voluntarily maimed and launched their go:, lies, took them in 1;,5., Mill es tieilitiously conducted Them to the hospital. About eight wounded Of ficers have been landed ; tonging them are Colonel PETTIT. of the 35,11 tegimveit, in the hand, awl Major Terourrox, of the loth. in the arm. 'V'