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"~~ 4 ih+kiitaziwx. P.AMISURGii MAILS. inustr, now. 13. By cnmmini of I lis Majesty the Emperor and King, who, for these several days has honoured our city with his presence, the following Declaration has been published by the President of the Adeninistra tiation of Police, Baron Von Summeraw " His Majesty, the Empenw and king, never had a peore ardent wish than fur the preservation of Peace. Thievish wa• rooted in the principles of his C,ivernincnt, as well as in hie heart. So fir from incurring the slightest suspicion of a deiiie to ex•end tinminion'F, or to obtain an indelithificrtiou for the sacrifices which he had made at Luneville and Ratisbon, to t►e tranquillity of Europe, he required nothing mo-e than thlit the Emperor of France, animated by the same spirit of en lightened and humane policy, should retire within the limits prescribed him by the Treaty of lmeeville. Those who cerdiallr tank an interest in the fate of En rope, muit have been ..msible of the j ustiee cud moderation of thus desire. .M. 1••••••• " Faithful to his principles, His Majesty, during the tonne of the prevent war, was neap to extend his hand to peace. and sail the most splendid viaoriss, he would have thought add &tied in the saint manner, as under the influvnee of unto ward Well msts:ices. " Ilia Majesty imagined, that the great and happy moment at this recotte:liati , m, sad of returning happiness for his poodle, was not far distant; Lathe leirupsrat of France puldkly express ed similar sentiments on various oceasionhand spoke decisive ly in the saiue tune to the Imperial Geaerals, whom the for tune of war had made his prisoners. Confiding to these deelaiarions, and filled with the most ismeat desire to remove the impending danger from tkp nsei tropoik Vienna, so dear to his heart, and to avert hem his subjelle in general the distresses of piutratlidil vrarfairs, Majesty dispatched his Field-Ntarshat-Lieuenant, Count Von Ginlay, bathe bead-qoarres of the Fr:och F.mperor, to ob tain a oehfirmation of thew pacific sentiment,; to hear whit *restores the Emperor Nipoleen would make on this OCCd. ✓ob, :Ad so treat for an armistice, as a prepaiitire to a general negociation for Peace. " The hopes of His Majesty were dietpriinted as the bars of an armistice of a taw weeks only, the Emperor 01 Trance dem a Ida—. " That the Allied hoops shall retina lo rieir er,-wf iee urbanise, that the Hungarian insurreitiow shall be saga' the Duchy of Venice aml the Tyrol, shall be green up to the French armies. " All turope will be sensible of the contradiction bower, rich demands aid *a previous doclaistions of the thiptra of Franco " By this fist step, Hit Majesty the Emperor and Xing has fulfilled a sacred duty of his heart. " Ent His Majesty thinks that he should have comp.,. tensed himself, she dignity able helm, the glory of hie good • 4 great people, and the highest interests of the mete, both With cotemperarive and with posterity, if, reps dues of hi. high duties for the peesereeek.n of the whole, he had resolved, undrr the horsy but tisnreat pressure of the moment, to secede to etipelations, wit -h would have given • death-How se his mo rarebit, a-d hive dissolved Ids relations with all the Mates in amity with him. if His Majesty desired peace. fie dthireil it with ardour and with sincerity but never can he, never will lie plunge himself Into a state of defencelessness, which would subject him and his people to the despotic will of a powerful enemy. " Under such ckeitm,taneet, his Majesty has no alternative, bat to unite the great and still unconquered resources which he possesses in the hearts, in the opulence, is the fide lite, and the energy of his people, with the yet undieunished force of his high Allies and friends, the Emperor of Russo, and the King of Prus.ia, and to continue in this firm and cor dial union, tit the Emperor of France, rith that moderation, which is the Hired laurel in the wreath pf a vest Monarch, consents to terms of peace, that require not the sacrifice of stational honour, and the independence of a great State." Nov. 14. General Kutusow, who, after the affair At St, Polton, had passed the Danube at Krems, found on the left bank a column of 10,000 French. under the command of Marei.hal Monier, who opposed him. The Russians immediately surrounded the enemy's van, but were repulsed. They soon re covered the advantage. About 6,000 French were left upon the field of battle. and the remainder threw tbermelves into the Cale of Durrenstein tcJebrared in history as the place of cadtivity of Richard Coeur de Lion), where they capitulated. Four pieces of cannon, ti standards, and 96 officers fell into the hands of the vi&orious Russians.— M.irechal Monier is among the killed. Prince Murat, on his arrival at Vienna, first took iep his head (loaners is the Palace of Lichtenstein ; hat the Emperor Napoleon filed his about nine miles from Vienna, at the post-station, Barkensdorf. The van of the enemy has crossed the Danube. and eiretted its course towards Moravia ; but, it is thought, they will rot be able to penetrate tar, be- cause the second column of Russians. uoccr Gene sal has already jnine2 the first under General Kutusow, and the old P.l,,ce LichtenstLin, ail experience t Asher. his assumed the chief com mand over them ' , oat, as well as ove: the remainder et the Austrian tro,ips combined with them. The Archduke Ferdi7And is expened bete to-morrow by his corps, as is likr..vise tLe A: chd4ike Anthor.y. who is on his way from Dresdest.—( L'erlos Joars.4l.) Nov. 15. Our Court Gazette, of this eLiy, contains the fol lowing ulicial supplement : A courier, who arrived nn - 1 4 14th, from Count ICutusetw, the Commander in-Chief of the forces, brought to His Majesty the Loyeror and King. the joyful intelligence of a complete 'vinery gained between Stein and Weisskirchen, at Krems over the division of the enemy conslUaed by Marc. chal Mortier. The following particulars are estraßad from the account drawn upon the field of battle: On the 9th of Novemb , r the Russian army cross ed the Danube. Their rear was harassed by the enemy as far as Mautetn, and the General resolved to withdraw them in the night between the 9th and 10th, to the left shore of the Danube, and to burn the bridge. This was th? more necessary, as certain information had heen received. that the ene my had repaired the bridge at Lintz, and had al ready marched a division to the hither shore of the Danube. At noon, on the I Oth, the enemy approached the adv.tnced posts, stationed at Dierstein, which they overpowered, and drove back along the Danube. from Weisskirchen to Stein ; and it was with diffi culty, that, when night came on, the army WAS able to maintain its position on the heights of Stein. It was therefore resolved to attack the entmy on the morning of the 1 Ith. in three columns, as well as the roads through the vineyards would permit, and to cut off' his retreat at Weisskirchen, whey,• he had coliedted some shipping. The most complete success crowned this resolu tion, ezecutel with equal prudence, fortitude, An bravery. The enemy was rotated ; and those rf his division, who were enable to save themselves in the ships, were killed r'r taken n•ii oilers. The number of the former cannot yet be stated with precision ; but the following were made prisoners: The Chef tie. Brigade iirain D kg*. COonets. 1 Lieu' •rmn: C •Ishrel. S, !eirtot Uia ers 1,000 men, among whom is the foerth regiment of dra ; on*. Five pieces of cannon were taken. Matechal ..ortier, who commatided re enemy's division, is miming. He is supposet to have been killed. The loss of the Russian ttaops is comparatively insigaificant It t esists principalty in wo. ided. In the number are, one General, and several tiffia CM. This het and viEtorious day, cost the life of an excellent officer. The Imperial Field=Marshal. Leutenant Schmidt, who had been appointed Quarter-macter-Gsneral to the Russian arm:. died .he death of a faro, after having, as G-e.ierstl Kum sow übserses, with deep regrr largely contributed the vi Tory, and attor.i.s the enemy in (link anti ear. The less •sf ti.:c officer, whe had beer. in the service 40 rr and, der!ni the last war, acquired distinguished reputation, is profirindly felt by his Sovereign, by the flass , an and Austrian .1! allies, and by every one who vespeft• extraordinary merit His name is his monument ! To-morrow the Imrierial C/ 1 rensove to Olmutz, where His Maje,ty the Feiper.ir of Russia will arrive on the Ilth or 19th, by war of Rreslau and Neisse. Our Monarch has conferred on C;eiie ral Itutusow, the g-and cross of the Order of The reat for the gallantry he displayed in the battle of the I sth. General von "Seyrolter is appointed to the pest in the Russian army 1,4.1.1 by the deceased General Schmidt. 3NFSLAU. NOV. 19. This day the first column of the Imperial Rus sian army marching through Silesia, passed through this city. It consists of hussars and dragoons, to gether with horse artillery "c hese troops swill, for several dab s socc, ssively, be followed by others. His Exceller -y, M. Von Michelson. the Com- maruler.in-Chief. arriv , :d here with General Vo Suehtelen yesterday evening. awszs or THE DANUBE, IMT. 19. On the 12th the French troops entered Vienna ; 20,000 men were stationed in the suburbs, and 5,000 in the city. They have made great -equisi tions of wine and cloth, and demanded 40,000 ra.. Hors. The Hungarian Magnates, ?snidest at Vienna, were immediately eurrimoned to repair to that city, under the threat of hating their properry confiscated. Arms and accoutrements, valued at several millions of guilders, had been left behind, at Vienna. All these s to which, however, belong only 25,000 muskets. are now in the hands of the Fee:mh. 7"::e bridge over the Danube, at Vienna, was not destroyed. Prince Murat, and Marechal Lannes, have crossed the Danube, with thcir troops, and are advancing, towards Brunn. Cvneral Mack, and another general, have been eondaeled to *fileresienstadt. For these five or six days no intelligence has been received from General Meerveldt. It was only known, that he had retreated, with lt,ooo men, to the mot.ntains of Lov.cr Austria, with the intention of prnce,...:ing, probably, to Styria or Hungary. He adopted the latter measure, and wok, with some lo‘, the way to Baden. %file Coon has, for the present, axed upon Cra cow for its Lather roside,:ce. In the column of Marshal Monier, which was de- , • • %Led on the 11'dt by the Rosiest, were a great Amber of soldiers who had been with Napoleon in Egypt- The Prince of Attetsperg, who commanded the army of reserve at Vienna, is gone to Konigsgratz. The Emperor Napoleon is said to be already at Presburg. General Kutusnw has joined the army of reserve of the Prince of Lichtenstein, in Bohemia, and, on the teth, both of them formed a juktion with the lecond Russian army of General Buzhovden, whose advanced posts were already between Olmutz and ilrunn. This army consists isf 46,000 men, and is • be joined by the Grand Duke Constantine with 15,000 of the Imperial Guards. The Archduke Charles has made a masterly re treat. After having left a formidable garrison at Venice, he conducted his army to Laybach. ANOTHER LETTER,/. INKS OF THE DANUBE, N0V.19. It is not improbable that a battle will take place between the Austro-Russians and the French army, between Vienna and Brunn. The Archduke Charles is retiring towards Hun gary. TRONTIERS OP PONEMIA, NOV. 16. The French corps under Gen. Baraguay D'Hil hers, has retreated from the post-road, to Pilsen, by way of l'aus, to Malan, so that the last of the French troops are at Taus. Pilsen is again occu pied by imperialists. 1-gion, and a corps of jagers are raising in Bohemia, and the same in Moravia. Exchtsive of the corps of the Archduke Ferdinand, 15,000 men have already passed through Eger, partly prisoners, who have• made their 'scam and partly such as have I xen ransomed, who are again repairing to their regiments. lATISBOH, 140 V. IS. Yesterday the Envoy of the King of Sweden at his place, delivered to the Diet the following De claration: " Hls Sweiiah Majesty, who is at present in his German dominkons, has eharrd the Undersigned, his Ambassador Ex .. ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Diet, t.. signify that His IMajcity has assenabeid an arsy in Swedish Pome• nia. •' The !shit et of this armasnentotquipped by Hu Majesty, in -.injunction with his Allies, is to fulfil a duty, which, under the vieent nirlancholy cirenmstances, his quality as the sovereign of a kingdom, indepeitdeat of any foreign inflience . .•.scribes. His Majesty hopes, that the Almighty will bleu • id protest his arms, which we ever du :tied :gainst inordinate ambition; and Majesty declares, that he will at every time, and iii ere/ circumstance, maintain the sac ed and un alterable duties of honour and of truth. (Signed) " VON BILDT Retisbon, Nov. 17, 1805." The French Charge d'ittreires, M. Bacher, has left this place for the French head-quarters, to superintend the exchange of prisoners. The French corps which penetrated into Bo hemia, has, it is said, retreated. LEIPZIG, NOV. 20. Several Prussian regiments, infantry and cavalry, from Silesia and South Prussia, have, within these few days, marched through the country round Leipzig. WESTPHAL! A, NOV. IS. Since the arrival of the Prussian Lieutenant r,eiteral Von Arnim at Munster, the army has re ceived orders to march. On the 24th of this month, all the Prussian troops mast have arrived at the place of their destination. LUNEISUItOIf. 110 V. 22. Phis day, several hundred Russian dragoons, and two battalions of jagers, passed through Luneburg. this evening, 3 battalions of St. Petersburgh gre- nadiers are corning hither to pass the night. The Russian troops have received orders to advance with expedition ; in consequence of which, the whole Of the Russian troops are to march from this place to morrow, for the Weser. Nov. t.'3. This morning, Generals Tolam) , and Don set out from this place, by way of Zell, for the head quarters of his Serene Highness the Duke of Bruns wick, at Hildesheim. A Prussian officer had at rive.l previous to their departure. Betiveen S and t;000 of the finest troops that were ever seen, among which is the regiment of St. Petersburg grenadiers, marched this morning from this place, with a considerable park of artillery. For the last fortnight the passage of troops has continued without ceasing. Their discipline is ex emplary, and the conduit both of the officers and of the men, deserves every praise. The two arrested spies • have been condu&ed along under a strong guard. The Russian Ambassador. M. Von Alopeus, leaves this place the day alter to-morrow. The Russian military chest passed through our town to day. STADF, NOV. 2,1 6 . The 19th of this month was 3 d.ly of high and uncommon gratification to the inhabitants of this town and the adjacent country. At ten in the morn ing, the whole of the orp , Led infantry of the King's German Legion, from England, came :o an - stellar At the Elbe' mar Twieknferth. amid th, lend congratulations ef a numerous concourse if their country people, of every age and rank, who were waiting for them on the shore. A salutation, equally joyful, and accompaniod with music, was returned from the ships. Parents, friends, and re latives hastened in boats to meet th lung►-expelled objeas of their alfedion. On that and the 1.,11uw. ng day, the whole seven battalions were disem barked ; the let and sth battalions of the line came hither to Stade, mid the others were marched into the adjacent country, to Horncburg, Harsefeld, Ece. Yesterday, the inhabitants of this place, and the vi cinity, gave a rand hall at the Town-House, in which a company of 300 persons celebrated an event in which every true Hanoverian takes the most lively interest. We never wish to tee snore cordial ;iffeetion of country people towards each other, more unteigned attachment to their old and respelled military establishment, their King :Ind constnuzicn, than is now manifested in the whole country, ar.4l is worthy of true Germans. HAIDELOERG, COY. 19. The Imperial Ambassador Count Von ( - Alm/A arrived, yesterday, at Str.oJurg, :runs P a ris. ti e took with him passports from the Ambasirdors of the three EleCtoral Courts of Baden, Wurtemberg, and Bavaria = M. De Rochefo.icault had already reach Strasburg, from Vienna. tITILACT OW A LitMl FROM VIINNA, DAIED 13TH NOVIMALZ. On the 9th, at mid-day, we received intelligence that it was impossible to oppose further the march of a nnmerons enemy which was advancing towards the city, without running the risque of eaprising the capital. In consequent*, a deputation of seven pet. sons,vrith the Prince of Zinzendorf, set out from this at 7 o'clock at night, to recommend the city to the generosity of the conqueror, and to make, if possible, some conditions. The first point which the depu tation was charged to demand WAS an Armistice of 48 hours, in order that the city might make pre. parations to receive the French troops. This demand was granted.—ln the night, the Austrian troops re. tired beyond the Danube, an-1, on the morning of the 10th, the citizens took possession of all the posts In the afternoon of the 11th, the deputation re. turned from the French camp, and announced that perfect security was promised to the city, and that no Frenchmen would be allowe i to enter it before the day of the general entry, without as especial permissi• s from Prince Murat. At length. on the night of the Itch, the armistice expired, and this day, at one o'clock, the French entered the city. In the course of the afternoon, 1,500 cavalry passed through it on their way. it is said, to Meravia, We are assured, that another corps is going to march into Hungary. It is added, that the Em peror Napoleon will repair to Presburgh, and convene there the Magnati, to make propositions to them upon their own particular account. It is currently reported, that a man of great im portance, formerly honoured with the confi• . lenee of the Emperor Napoleon, has been sent to that -Mo t narch, to endeavour to obtain an amistice. Amovs*, n0v.21. A Prussian regiment has passed through Verde!). and is continuing its march to Bremen. A deputation has gone from Bremen to Hildes heim. Russian troops are expeoted in the neighbourhood of Nieuburgh, whence they will continue their march over the Weser. After the Arrival, from London, 'Obis Excellency the Minister of State, Coant Von Munster, several changes are expened here. HaRllllllO. 140 V. te. To-day, General Don. Commander-in• Chief of the Hanoverian legion, and the English troops that have arrived in the Hanoverian territory, sot out from this town for Luneburg, where are now the head-quarters of the Russian General Com:: Tclstny. We have now here about 2,000 Russian ttoorsi who will immetliattly continue their march. i2TRACI or A PRIVATI LLITE.R Flog ItAMMU26II. DATIL° Nov. 22. " It is reported here, and apparently on good a.:- thority, that a very serious difference has arisen h. • twcen His Prussian Majesty and the King of Swc den, the latter had wished to have the command 4.1 the whole army aOing in the North of Gernim.y, which consists of Swedish, Russian, Prussian, and English troops ; but the King of Prussia declared, that he would only confide the command of his troops to the Duke of Brunswick ; this so mach of fended the K:ng of Sweden, that he is resolved, is is said, to return immediately with his troops." Fr.im Another private letter, dated Hamburgh. Nov. 19.—" According to every account from etc armies. the French are close to Vienna. Airaiia, however, we are assured, is determined to listen no proposals fora separate peace; and shoal .t the second Russian army come up time *noire., rho French may be made to pay dearly fur their rapi3 advance., An i transient success. ... T, 7 1 w