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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. HAMSUltall MAIL. WURTZEIRON. OCT. 5. On Wednesday last, a part of the family of the Eleßor-Palatine left us, and went to Dusseldorf in a yAcht. On the same day, a shot was fired at his Eleeloral Highness, who was in his own room, but without wounding him or any body else. lITOTOAIIOT, OCT. S. The French troops are marching on all sides, from the Rhine to the Danube. This city, and all the environs, are full of troops. the French have published, that war is declared. It is said, that the headivasters of the French will be transferred to Louisburgh. The Emperor took his residence there, in the night between the 2d and Sd of this month ; soon after which, and the publication of war, a courier arrived here from Louisburgh, and two Foreign Mini..terso with their Secretaries of Legation. and a Counsellor of State and Cltarge d' I Inures. were immediately arrested. They are not permitted to go out, nor to speak to any parson s hatevely SWABIA, OCT. 3. On the Ist of Oitober, the first ad of hostility toni: pl ice at Vaihingen, in the territory of Wirtem berg. An Austrian patrol* of cavalry being sum moned by a French detachment to retire, and re fusing, were obliged to surrender prisoners. RATIEVI H, OCT. 4. The army of Marshal Bernadotte, 20,000 strong, passed in two columns, on the 3d of Gather. through she Margraviate of Aospach, notwithstand ing the representations of the Prussian Generals and Miuisteis. It is said that the army of General Marmons, joined by the Bavarian troops, will take the same road. Major Howen, at the head of his squadron. offered to oppose the passage cf the French ; but General Kellermann, at the head of 1110 men. declared he would pass by force. The repr:sentations of Baron Schiagen, the Minister of Flis M.jesty, were equally vain. The French Ge nf...al% declared that they had positive orders to ef• feet their march through the Margraviate. IlatIES Of Tilt REDINTZ, OCT. 5. Yesterday afternoon, a Bavarian column, of 16,000 men, infantry and cavalry, from the camp at Forcheim, appeared, unexpeCtedly, before Bayen dart; and prepared to enter the Prussian territory. The strongest protestations were made against this proceeding. on the part of the Prussians; but the Bavarian. General replied, that he had express or. den for what he did, and that he would pass by force. The thirty grenadiers who were there, being stunk to make any resistance, the column proceeded by SeebAch, Schallu•hoff, and Fach, at Furth. They encamped on the heath of that name, where another Bavarian column is expeited to-day, which will make an army of 30,330 men. The French are, in like manner, on their march to join the Bavarians ; and, it is supposed, in conjunaiou with them, will pcm.trate towards Neumark, in order to take the A vs:i ians • in flank and rear. TRAPICONIA, OCT. 5. Oir:mnutan,es here ha% e suddenly changed. It was supposed, that the French were drawing to wards Bohemia, but they have suddenly turned is the South, towards the Danube, in order, as it ap pears, to take the Au.rrians in flank. Bernadotte i., marching by Uffenheim, towards T:Teuburg ; Mar. Mont by Mergentheiro, towards Donaowerth t and the Btrarian corps ender Leroi, towards Ingol stsdt. To arrive the soor.er at their destination, the fo reign troops have entered the Prussian territory. The principal column has entered the territory of Ansp.sch, at Uffeihrim. A protestation lass been made by the Prussian Minister Plenipotentiary, Baron Von Schl tden, against this violation of the Prussian tcrr:to: y. SLIMS, nCT. 7. We have r.ceived the unexpeaed intelligence, that the Frcnch have passed, by force, through the hiargraviate of Anspach. A Great Council of state was immediately assembled, but we do not yet know what has been resolved. ILATISSON, OCT. 4. His Serene Nighties: the Elettor of ibe Pala tir.ate and of Bavaria, hat caused the following Re presentation to be delivered to the Diet, ad to be printed for general distribution : STATE PAPER. ininorieel Repeetentation of the Caeutneteneee whirh have govt ,d the Conduct of Ms Serene lllheess the Llector of the Pa'stinate, and of Savona. Wortrh...rg, Sept. PS, 11165. " Opprrosed by Out centiquences of an unf.atiansts and fui.ious oar, Bavaria reposed in the slumber of the pmfoundert • P see She helsrld unconcerned f onsation of various en. " ca•noortsta In the contiguous Anstri.in States. The necessity fur o...ice appoared to her to be general, and she did not even sos,eet • hat Powers of the Continent could litre any intPn. lia.l of inter opting us tranquil'ity. Though a nsisunderstandiug besot's,' ram, and Russia threatened a teropesit from afar, it was s mug. oast, that di" •!• lance of awe two power. ust,i,wd dhe hope, that this eircoristanco would to• priaio , :tire of no vuotaste a sat loan, ou too part of Gorinany. The 40 , 044 that enialederstanding had, besides, so little relation to the interesta of the Bayamon State, that it could scarcely be supposed, that any 'intention existed of involving her in the dispute with F:arrce. Bavaria hal no mime of complaint agaiii‘t the Em peror Napoleon. By his powerful mediation, she obtained as , ilJeineity for the loss she had sustained during the late war,and ilte Courts of Vienna and reteraburgh cannot but be sensible of The antere,t which rite Einpensr of the French took on this oc casion, in the welfare of the Elector of Bavaria. Under these circumstances, the Court of Munich was in formed, that the negnviatinot, scarce]) commenced between France and Russia, had hero broken off. It was apprised, at the tarot time, that* numerous army of Austrian troops was assemhling at Welt, and that conviderahle reinforcements had h-en dispatch xl t r Tyrol. Several divisidna of troop., on their march to that country, mitered, without any pre vious requisition, into the teritory of the Elector. The re monstrances made on this subject, were followed by the most satisfactory assurances of the Imperial Austrian Ambassador, at Munich, that this circumstance had taken place, contrary to tits wish of thy Emperor, that It should be investigated, mad the Officers w s r had c mducted the divisions should be punished. Nothing far her was heard of this affair, and the troops marched through more frequently, and in greater nutteiers, without reqiitsition. Scarcely were thew account( received, whim the breaking up or the camp at Welt, furnished occasion to sup pose, that the Inn would, in a short time, be crossed. The Els or, nevertheisys, hoped to be able to obtain that neu trality, which the geographical position, and the prosperity ut his exhausted dominions, seemed to prescribe, as the most agreeable system. The Meter had already charged his Minister with overture% on this subject, to the Court of Vienna, when the Prince of Schwaraenberg, suddenly appeared at Munich. He *as the bearer of a letter (rain the Einperor of Austria, in which His Imperial Majesty required, in the most explic:t manner, the immediate union of the Bavarian troops to the Austrian forces. This 'cite, contained menaces, in ease of a refinel to comply with this requisition; but an assurance, if it should be agreed to, that Au trig would never prefer any claim to the smallest portion of Bavaria. In this categeri.al manner was this overture made, and at a time whets it could not possibly be expected that claims of any kind could be made by the Imperial Austrian Court, especially as the Ministers of the Elector had, with his apnrobatien, erneleded a treaty with the Imperial Ambassador at Munich, by which rely consider able sacrificer were made in favour of His Imperial Majesty, and the Elector of Salsburgh. The Prince of Schirmrsen berg, in an Interview, granted him by the Elector, and in another, which he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, explained more cireentstantially, and in an autho ritative tone, the sentiments of the Emperor. Ile required, that the Bavarian army should immediately be delivered up to Austrian generals, and that it should be incorporated, In sepa rate divisions, with the Austrian army. The threat even ee. caped hum, that if the demand were not complied with, the Bavarian troops should be disarmed. He required a minute and exea account of the state of the Bavarian army, and, like wise, that the F.lencie sheukl return an answer, an the same day, to all his dermatids. Nothing was prepared before hand. The Eletier domed he might resign himself to his curdldence in the Court of Vienna, arid dispatched Count Negaruila to His Majesty the Emperor, whose sense of justice and equity is so utrimmilly acknow ledged, with a letter written with his own hand, in which he represented, hi the most candid, cordial, confidential manner, the situation its which he mood, and his necessity for perse- vering ni the system of nentrality he had adopted. Without allowing himself any step which could throw the slightest sot *ion en these sentiments, toe Edifier deprived himself, by this rainier, of a general who cunintaniltd NM of the rincipal division* of his array. General Noprolla had scarcely set out, before the Court of Munich was surprised by the intelligence, that the Austrian array was squally making preparations to cress the Inn. The Elenor now easily perceived, that the Austrian gsnerals were detetnsined to ',forma him from taking farther resolut-ins relative to the propositions that had been made, and that, at the eery commencement of the tiegocis. tion, they were hastening to ;inure the Elerioral troops, and, perhaps, the person of the Sovereign himself. This supposition, as far as regarded the troops, was not con ttadicted by the Field-Marshal-Lieutenant, the Baron Von Mack, who acknowledged to a Bavarian Officer, that, In cen tres:seance of the hopes which had been given to the Prince of Schwarsenberg, he had counter carded the forced march of the disisioe of General 'Klemm, who was ordered to proceed to Neuburgii, to cat off the retreat of the Lemmal troops to Franconia. The moment was now arrived, ie which the Elec tor of Bavaria, who had hitherto relied, with unsuspecting con fidence, on the assurances of friendship of the Imperial Ault trio Ambassador, was o'iliged to adopt a resolution, at once speedy and decisive, in order to maintain his honour and inde pendence. Not with any view, in the smallest degree hostile, but to in.:serve the neutrality it lii adopted, the Court of Mu nich %night In gain time, and to conceal the measures, taken with the most precipitate haste, from the Prince of Schwersen berg. On wishing to treat farther with him, the Elector and the Minister found, to their astonishment, that this General, who had, with such authority, demandod an answer in the space of twenty-four hours, w n not provided with WI powers, and that it was necessary to apply to the Field-Marshal, Lieu tenant Von Mack. The meeting proposed by the above-men tioned General, and the Prince of Schwamenberg, to t..ke place oil the 9th of September, was accepted; and, in the mean time, the Austrian troops actually entered Bavaria. With the first step, they made heavy requisitione, demanded the civil jurisdiction of the ...pantry to he delivered up to them, and be gan to give their paper-money o forced circulation, according u its nominal value, while its ireclismgc for specie, ineurs, in their own country, a loss of chore than at per cent. Under Mese circumstances, Bavaria was required to cunt ludo au al hence, that imolved the disorganisation and the }minion of her army. In the right between the Stb and 9th of September, orders were given for the hreakifig up of the Eltetoral Hoops. The Elector and his Ministers r_r mordent of the way of farther Ms_ portunities, quitted the ca,iital, and retard to the Franconian provinces. Notwithstanding the vio'ent proceedings that ha i beeo adopted against the Elector, the confidence which the Elector still placed in the person of Ili. Msjrsty the Emper, ir, aid evert in Field-M-rihal-Lieutemant Ma.k, it .1 tor dinimish ed. The Victual G•lonel RwaUelytte .~ way ordered to attend at the prnrinverl meeting, at Haag; te canse he, in quality of Quartermaster-Lieutenant, was chic to give the best account of the state of the Electoral Army• He was charged to represent, that the jundiun of the troops was *illy the moil of a previous disposition, and ought, by nit means, to be considered as a preliminary arrangement; he was particularly cuinruissioned to declare, that his Eleitoral High new would never cons teat to the disbanding of his troops, an.: would rather perish than concur in this demand. He unsaved to Field-Marshal-Lientmiant Von Mack, that the Bavarian troops had orders to fire on any troops that should attempt to disarm then. The Prince of Schararrenherg pr..posed, that the troops should be ordered to ball, while a courier should be sent to Vienna for fresh instructions The Colunel-Lieute trent You Ribaupierre was willing to accede to this proposal; hut Field-Marshal-Lieutenant Von Mack insi.ted that the SA` va,lau troops should remain stationary wherever they were, and that the Austrian army should continue its march On this explanation, the Bavarian officer withdrew, and the neguciatiow WAS broken off. As the Austrian army advanced towards the leer, the Bava rian troops, distributed in detached garrisons, every where re treated, to amid coining in contact with the army that was marching through the country. They retired brynnd the Da nube, and were placed in cantonments in the Upper Palati nate. That the communication commenced preeients to these circumstances with the Commander-iitChief of the imperial army might, in the absence of the Court, be duly centinual, the Elector impowere4, for this purpose, Baron Von Grams reuth, his Ambassador Extraordinary, end ►Minister Plenipo tentiary, to the Courts of Vienna and Salzburg, who was then at Munich, and imagined, that, by this choke, he should ta pirs., in the clearest ruanuer, his wish for the preservation an amicable understanding. This Minister, sii the 13th of September, sent his brother (who is attached to the embassy to Vienna, and is a captain in the General Staff of the Elector) to Field-Marshal-Lieutenant Von Mack, at Munich, with ■ letter, in which he appealed to the system of neutrality that had ►een adopted, and requested to be hemmed, which tract of country would be necessary for the march of the imperial army, and what dispositions could be made by the Electoral troops, that they might net impede in the slightest degree the march of the former, and that every occasion for collision might be avoided. Visld•Marahal-Lieutenant Von Mock re ferried, hi his written sower, merely to what he had verbally communicated to Capt. Von Gravenreuth, io whom he said, that the Emperor neither could nor would permit Bavaria to remain neutral, nor that the Bavarian troops, as allies, should form a destine mime. He likewise entered, in this convazation, into an exposition of alt that had occurred horn the mission of M. Von Nevosiltrot to the establishment of the Austoan head-qiiertera at Munich, and assigned as a motive lot olio rapidly taking possession of tire Bavarian territory, the necessity of keeping the preparations for atta:k, secret from Branco. He rejected all proposals for a line of demarcation; mention ed the approach of the Russian armies, which would newer (M -eerut it aliened, that toilets the Bavarian troops were dla• tributed among the Austrian army, they would never be sale. net even In the Franconian Provinces ; that he wonli every where punnet the Bavarian troops, and Out gofer himaelf to be diverted be any consideration. The General stated, that he WAS empowered to treat Bavaria in • hostile manner, but that he still entertained • hope of amicably adjusting the affair. Whale the Minister, Von Graveirreuth, was transwittlng to the Elector account either. commailleatians,requestine„ at the same tone, farther order., complaMt after complaint arrived from the Inferiorjurisdretione of the country, relative to the cen d act of the Austrian army. NeeesAries and forage were c-d -lecte I from all parts of the country, without being paid fie, and by the receipts that were tome, the yet iterih-charitcd debt contra:tad during the late war, was merely augmented by ss veral million.. Carriages were taken by farce fro.n the sub- Meta of the Elector, the horses were sciz,d in the streets for the use of the artillery, considerable requisitions of those animal , were even made, and raised, by military execution, and MASA- I tan subjeas were truptesserl driven. Bavarian soldiers, ea furlough, and recruits, were forbidden to repair to their regi ments, ender the penalty of being stripped rd all their property. The load was inundated with Vienna banknotes; by 111e11,4 of several regulations, a forced corrency was given them. at their nominal value, and tradesmen and mechanics who refused to take them, were threatenel with a confiscation of their commodities. The Commandants in the enter, the Cemmis• garret of the Army in tint country, and the Imperial Enibass! at Munich, ventured spin measures which paved the way to • formal assumption of the admiuntration of the country. At length, the Commissariat extended its usurpations to the other portions of the country, yet unoccupied; and, be com mand of Field•‘larshal-Lieutenant Mack, sent its dire/lions, under dare of the IGth mid 17th of September, to the Electoral Commissariat at Amberg, where the head-querters of the Ba varian trmim Were fixed. By these remeations it was onleied, that all taxes slid illnesses, of every band, should be collele4 in the Immune., • memoirist of which should be delivered, every eight days, to the Army Cool iutwariat ; and that, rix.eet • Ing • few current t rnsimie, with rut its direlion, not the sin-01 • est sum should be disbursed, nor smears of pay marled ; that an account of the state a the treasuries, at that time, should be delivered as speedily es possible ; and that bank notes sheath, be received by them all, at their nominal value. Ano• ther severe ord,nance required, that the Austrian deserters should be sought and delivers! up. The EJeftoral Geneva! Commissuist, sent back these military commands, represerit• ing, that It could receive no direction, but from Ills Electoral Highness. The Minister, Von Gravenreutla, conaglained of these proceedings to the Coininairdet-in-Chief of the Imperial army, on the 19th of September, and dispatched a Stelf•Orlica r tie the head quarters, With bps rmuanstiancea The Archduk, Ferdinand, who had 111,11WW11,11e arisuused the command, said, he believed the .%rmy Commissariat had exceeded its trim:sic bone, beetdeal to til.apyruve its conduit, awl promised to te turii an answer in tour or fi se days. At last, as the Austrian troops were elvancing out of Bohemia in - o the Pala tinate, MD well as by way of Bain cut Neuburgli, against that province, the BAIA:411 troop; found themselves under the ne cessity of retreatioe from that quarter, arid repairing to Fran.- conia On toe tettli September, the answer of the Artliduke Ferdinand arrived at Bamberg; but it merely referred every thing to the Imperial Austrian Winter, at Vl:urtsbwreh. After all that ha-1 pilled, Elm Mandel had nut scrupled to i repair to Wert/berg to au mod. nee granted him by the -.r Elector, hit.l . - eered a letter from the Emperor, in ',high 1! Niaje.ty insisted on the first propositions, and required union of the troops. In the sequel, the above.inereionel deelared, that he had brought with hind full ;rower. is conclude an alliance with Bavaria. Proposals were presented, su widely different ;tom the system °barred by Austria for ages, that it was irapussible to give credit to their stneero,, Ilb l ections were made; and the de.irs that the rientralityot the Elector should be acknowledged, was repeated. lie Col not immediately reject the proposal, but declated, ia the mat explicit instinct, that the Emperor of Austria would serer and in no case admit of an armed neutrality; that His jesty might perhaps agree to the neutrality, and that a e•rtain tract round Munich should newer be occupied by forces, if the Elector would previously consent to the di• h and. ing of his troops. This idea could not fail to revolt bath •iis Elector and his Ministers; but, t.. avoid every occasion tor off,ice, and to prevent the 'ammo of a negotiation, ity which, perhaps, the Elector mizht be enabled to pp ser.ir he neutrality, die WAS content q return a c.Ol answer to this t.. salting resluisitroct. The Imperial Miniaur continued, tl..r if the Elector perinited in his refusal to a.ree to the t d . banding of his army, the Insperor would be satisbud tf..c rincliarg..d the 11.4,1114.1 find Suabian, and retained ante th e Fraiscratian tranria. When the Misionv for Former' Affairs lei =d tl is pit a. dation, ‘e injurious te the Ptanconhins, the Austrian amtinadm declare!, that the Emperor consented to the tileaor's tete... isig the tienhian as well at the Franconith trirros, if he di - charged the Bavarians; awl ti.at, on no uthet conditims, could a u utiality be thought of. How could the Austrian Blinker I comeive the idea of est:1)4;11in( among Om Bavarian troue, front the different provitit:a, a standard, which to them is equally isijunous sad insulting ? Ifs Eleeto,al It i o theas , and the whole nation, are convinced of the equal fidelity and mut .1 bravery of the whale army, and know no distinct ~ o. Thu Elector cannot prove this bettor, than in eemmicii g the protection of his person and his family to his Frantwojan troir,,s, while he confides the defence of his country, to th-re of Baratia sod Swabia. The Imperial Waiter farther de clared, that if the Elector should remain armed, lii. Majeaty would * not, indeed, treat him as an enemy, but that 4:ill m•asure must excite a just mistrust, and His 111 C .-air would, In this case, be compelled to act according to excel 1- ounces. It was observed to hint, that this repression was es 'remedy vogue, and aright easily be interpreted in a variety o f ways. He merely replied, that the Elector's hfieivters muds hits no proposals, while he was invested with full pow r. to agree to any proposals tesuietted with the divbandinz of the Bavarian troops. To this new reproventation, it was impossible to reply. The honor and the itielerindinoe of the Severegn, Gould set permit the disbanding of the Elector's troop• en he stipulated as the basis of an accommodation. The Amnon Minister might how moil> , perceive, that he nether did, nor could obtain any attention, and that IN negotiation had total y failed. He then began to complain of the approach the !trench, troops; be gave the Court to understand, that he did not feel himself in his place, end that, if it had no commu nication to make to him, he should return to the Austria* head-quartera. The Caurt was actually informed, that, at th•im•i'alrick in the afternoon of the rib Septesnia:r, he had set out from tvurtzhurg. 'rims tventiliated the oiegoeirtion which Austria atti mph d to .any on, after she kid lit uulatat, with numerous hosts, the country of her peaceful neighbour. TLit faithful cepositiso enavales ever one to judge of the sentthients of Austria toss ward. HIM 'a, and even to decide, that no alteroative tvniained foe the Elector of Kira:ie. against such rli.grac..ful prop A ctions, but to throw himself, I-is army, and his ratios., under the protection of the Emperor of banes. CoAdmee in the Almighty, in a magnanimous ally, in a valiant arms, in a atithful nation, inspres bun with coura;e in a jolt case. Heaven will bestow its bler',i.g on the Bavarian arms! A Counter-Declaration, on the part of Au tria, is shortly expe.Rei to appear. VIENNA, OCT. 2. The first division of the Russian troops, a few days slice, passed the Moravian fr ,ntiers, into the Austrian territory ; and, from the 3d to the 9th of this m nth, wi:l entirely cross the Danube, by two roads, St. Pul:en and Krems. To accelerate the march of these troops to the German army, 16,000 carriages have already been put in requisition. The Cornsuander-in-Chief of this army, General Kutu sow, is hourly expeeled at Vienna. 1111ZATUNI —ln an account of as INarnination before ;he Lout Masora, given in our raetr, yesterday, the name of Mr..l. DlllO.l appears; it should be Mr. J. Nixon. not Dixon. THE BRITISH PRE SS. . LON JON, SATURDAY, Ocroses 19. The Hamburgh Mail Jae on Wednesday arrived yesterday. with Ictters and papers to the t4th it.st. They announce the important intelligence of the Vint•r:om of MS PILIISSIAN TtaIITOILICh aY FRANC/. The French troop, under BZINADOTTIL and Ma Astons.. who were supposed to have for their obin2 to penetrate into the North of Bohem.J. suddenly took a Southern diredion, towards the Da noise, for the purpose of turning the Austrian flank. the army of Marshal &RN ADO I T 40,000 strong, passed, in two columns, on the 3d of °Etat**. throne the Margraviate of Anspach, notwithstand ilg the representations of the Prussian Generals and Minisreis. Major HOWILK, at the head of 11;6 squadron. offered to oppose the passage of the French; bet General KE LLSR M ANN, at the bead of ti 00 men, declared he would pass by force. 'ns representations of Citron Sentaacm, the Minister of Ills MaPJE , T Y. were equally vain. The French Generals declared, that they had positive orders to ege,t their mare!. through the Margraviate.- 00 the next day, a Bova , lea column of 16,000 men, C.