The Sun. — London, England, 1807-01-09 00:00:00

10.1.VGN INTELLIGENCE.' PROCLAMATION, tO NCRII/iING'THE ABOLISHING SEVERAL ABUSES IN ARMIES In consequence of the unfortunate and almost to tal dissolution of several corps of the army, sent into the field against the. French, it has been impOssible f or his Prussian Majesty, on account of a total want authentic information, to diStinguish truth from falsehood, rumours from 'faas, to reward merit, Or to infli& punishment. His Majesty therefore Must Postpone drawing any conclusions until that pe "°d, when. his Majesty shall be enabled to do so with more certainty and precision. His Majesty is far fr om ascribing to his braVe armies all the calamities and misfort unes w hi c h h e hi mse lf an d hi s d om i n io n s have experienced . It is, on the contrary, very - sa- I - isfa ctory to his Majesty that many of his soldiers, front th e highest to the lowest rank, have distin guished themselves by a steady courage, continued perseverance, and a true sense of honour. But, un lyrtithately, instances have occurred (roved by fact s th at spea k f or t h emse l ves ) o f suc h a .nature ot.to be passed over any. longer in silence : on the r "ntrary , -they oug h t most severe l y an d most pt;b -,iclY to be animadverted on as an example for -the ...kmougit those whose conduct is most hi ghly reprehensible are— t; !St. All those Officers who have more orless par ticipated i n the unheard-of condo& of - the surrender o t he Enemy of the Fortresses of Stettin, Custrin, P a . ndau, pnd Magdeburgh. All those Officers who, not being present at the ea ci ptattib' of their. respective Corps, nevertheless - i n offer ed th-mselves voluntarily to surrender, as he w-3'1,1N to such Corps. nay,. even persnaded their '`nrades their subalterns to take a similar scan-• (Lions resolution. 31 Lastly. all who, without having received' ' 4 ny furldugh., or having been made prisoners, nave absented thems , -lves from the armies, and went, either hOftie or elsewhere, &c. in c on s equence of which his Majesty has, for the present, clismiss-d his service; with 'disgrace, for . e n ver, the Major atid Commandant. at Erfurth,. Vox 4-ItuscitaNcK, because, though the city, of Erfurth t ur rendered, there was no necessity to deliver up the 'forts of Petersberg and Cirianburg, the Com... I landani h a d taken the' nece ss ary precautions. At Stettin, t he Lieuten an t-G enera l . an d Governor, ,„°ll Itctiuuat, is cashiered, as well as the Major-, 'General Von KNO 913 olt FT. Major 7 General Von l A veR - aS•C'erriluander in Second, is i.tanissed with %ci l race i - and for ever. Major- and Fort Engineer of Stettin, Von ' I A,RENIkERG, is broke. " in Oustrin, the Colonel and Commander, von . . ' l7 ,,trt..QsaErl,' is condemned to be shot. - 4, in S'pandau, the Major and Commander, Von: • L 'ENztEi.:nottF F , is dismissed with disgrace. Magdeburgh, the General of Infantry, Von 'LEIst, and the Commander, Colonel DE I'ROS SEL, are dismissed with disgrace. ts . Al! the remaining Generals who were at Magde 'urigh at the time, and who, in the Coun6l ofWar, , V oted for the surrender of the fortress, are likewise dismissed with disgrace ; as also alllhose Officers who have signed any of the above-mentioned capi tulations. t x ,:` ll Y - , All the Officers of the corps of HOHENLO#E, 1. bblonged to it at the affairs of Pasenwalk and r entz.low, who arrived at Stettin before the capi tulation of that .place, and who joined those who were included in the capitulation, are also di sm issed e service for ever. All Offi cers w h o , p rev i ous t o "th er b capitulation 'concluded at Anclam, h a d p as sed t town, but returned,in order to surrender them -e'ves Prisoners, are also dismissed the service 3dly f All Officers who during the retreat of their corps left them without having a furlough, or with 7 out halting been taken prisoners, and shall have re - tithed home or elsewhere ; alkali Officers not be longing to any corps that was obliged to capitulate, and who have gone over to the enemy , in order to get passports that they might return home without molestation, are all dismissed the service for ever. Fuitber, his Majesty reserves to himself to bring to account all those Officers, high and low, particu larly those in the Commissary Department, whose action's Still remain* doubtful, or who, in the eyes of the army have shown themselves unworthy of the trust 'reposed in. them 5 and, 'if upon the 'future in.; Testigation of their conduct, the above stated facts . are found 't o b e more cr i m i na l t h an the. 'present ap pear, then, and in that case, the punishment will ut pfoportionably severe ; but in ,order to prevent futuile dereliction from duty his Majesty has thought Proper to publish the following Ordinances : 1. All Governors and Comthandants who in future. irons fear of a bombardment or under the pretext of a want of the necessary requisites 'for supporting a or under any groundless pretence whatever, u e it what it, may, shall neglea, or refuse to' defend itb whatever resources they possess, the fortresses e ntrusted to , their charge, shall be shot without any Xvery Commander or Governor of Fortresses who S t raii consent to any secret ar ti c l es (i n t h e cap i tu l a - . i °ll which the Enemy may force them to conclude), t : t heir own benefit, or that of any . of their,shbal cashie '4, red has been the ease at Magdeburgh, shall b e. rec ivr very regiment which does not obey the or d e rs A 4 to attack, or without orders leaves thc.; field of u attlo, after it has been made known t o his Ma jesty, shall be cashiered and drafted into other regi intim s. 3. Every Officer who in future shall be guilty of th e rnifidemeatiours first above described in Nos. 2 And . 3, or shall leave the field of battle without being wounded, shall be. cashiertd with infamy; each soldier who in running away throws away his amts, shall be immedi k t e ly shot. 4. Every Officer who shall meet with any dis- Persed soldiers shall rally them, and lead them to _ !be first corp s , or to another place of rend ezvous. --7 If he does not perform this duty he shall be-ac euuntable for his condua: • 3. The regimental and company Surgeons are to 1 4 as near their respe6tive corps on the day of battle al possible, and they must be provided with all the rttluisites of their profession, under pain - of being saiAmissed with disgrace. Tho A rumunitio";i-waggons of each Clorps ought always to be atcendeki a Staff - Officer or Laptain to Apeszve rezultirit) the n rcu. , Mow Odieers coththanded to attend this duty shall be cashieied lit cae,of neglecting the same. • Whoecttr wantonly fires a musket to create a false alarm, shall be immediately shot. . Any waggon-driver who shall unyoke his horses frorn his 'waggon,'in order to run away with them, shall be shot. But as it ,is absolutely necessary to produce a serious alteration in the Commissary De . - partment of the Army, the plan of •reform to be adopted shall be communicated as soon as possible to the different corps. 7. On any upfdreseen occurrences, for example, on extraordinary fir ced marches, retreats, every Commanding Officer of a Corps shall be entitled to make a requisition upon the inhabitants for the ne cessary quantity of provisions and forage for the men and horses under his command, giving .his receipt for the same ; but if be exceeds the necessary quall. tity in his requisition, he shall be shot. 8. The Officers of the General Staff, with their Adjutants, are to take charge of condu6ting the several corps, and are never to leave their respe&ive commands. 'The pioneers are to be at the head of each column, that they may be ready to repair the roads or to cut out new Cocamunications.. The Offi cer's of the General- Staff must take care of every thing that can facilitate or accelerate the march of the respe&ive corps. If the army, is to form before the enemy„ those Officers must reconnoitre and dis cover the best ways of retreat, as also carefully mark out the ground. 9.- As ,long as -the war continues, the subalterns as well as the privates, if they distinguish themselves for courage and presence 'of mind, shall be equally entitled-toTromotion as any Prince or Nobleman in. the Prussian dominions. He alone who has commit- - ted crimes shall be excluded from being an Officer. k _ to. The widow of every soldier who has distill gitished himself and dies in the field of battle. shall "'receive a pension 'proportionate to the rank of her husband. . "1. i . Jr is hardly necessary to say that every a& of insubordination is tuverely punishable: Every onp is already well acquainted with the regulations of the . ' ariny on this:,subjea. .Yet, as experience has lately sht=:,vn the contrary on several occasions, 'it is now L1:-_) , :ht to the serious reeolleaion of the army, that every' One may be completely aware of the punish . men:Attending insubordination. 12.. Extortion of money from, or.plundering and . ill-usage of the inhabitants, .and such like outrageous conduct, shall be punished with death, 13. All Prussian subjeas who are found serving the enemy, and taken With arms in their hands, shall be' shot without mercy. • This Proclamation, iihich it is intended'shall be Maile known to every individual in the army, shalt `'not only be read at the head of every regiment, but every individual shall take a copy thereof for the better regulation of his condu6. ‘. An abstract shall be made of this proclamation, so far as regards the subalterns, privates, and wag-, gnu drivers, which shall be read , to theM in their native language ; and the reading thereof shall be repeated every week or fourteen days : as also the same measures shall be taken with our former Pro ' clamation respecting the distribution of medals of merit. ,V Ortelqlrg, ist Dec. IS 6. FIZEDEaICK WILLIAM. HAMBURGII, DEC. IB.—General KAMINSKOY was Marching at the headlifBo,ooo men against Turkey; when, being informed of the renewal of the Treaty between Russia and the Porte, be immediately pro ceeded and put himself at the head of the Russian Grand Army in Poland, which he reached on the sth. instant. Letters from Dresden of the 21st instant state, that a division of the Saxon Army, amounting to about 6000 men, is ordered to march to Poland on the 6tb of January ; and that the remainder of the contingent, amounting to 20,000 men, is to be' speedily completed, and the whole Army will be newly Organiied. Lieut. Colonel THAIRD is to or-: ganize the Saxon Army, and to ratify the Treaty in the name of NAPOLEON. The same Officer is French Commandant. of Dresden.—The French Army in Poland, or on the march for that country, is now rated .at 300,000 men. , Private letters from Lemberg, of the 11 th inst. state, that 67,000 Russians crossed the Dniester on the 26th ult. and entered the 'distria of Soroka,.,in Moldavia. They detached 2000 men to ChocziM, and 24,000 to Jassy. 30,:—BONAPARTE, in his conversation with the Deputies of this city, made several violent sal lies against Great Britain ; and, among other things, is reported to have said—" I hate the English, and the more I can injure them the happier shall I be !" It is hinted in a popular French Journal, that the three Hanse Towns Will have to pay a forced loan of 30,000;000 offrancs—out of which Hamburgh alone is to cptribute - 15 millions. Private letters froze Naples, of the sth bf Decem ber, mention General BatoNiErt's having defeat ed an '.Angld-iciiiau corps, near Scylla, in the attempt to cross over to Sicily. They amounted to between two and three thousand men. The white- flux continues to rage among the French Army in Poland, besides another shocking disorder .called the Vistula-queues (Plica Polonica). In the latter purulent matter flows out of the end of every hair on'the head, and , the hairs swell and grow to the middle of the body In the form of queues. The disease is almost incurable. The, body of the patient is also in general covered with a leprous eruption. The Faculty of Medicine at Vi enna having been- consulted about . the best method of curing the white flux, have returned for answer, that the patient must eat very strengthening food, and drink choice white wine.--The Emperor of Austria has, it is said, offered 14,300 barrels Of Hun- , garian wine for the relief of the French sick. EIGHT P. 111,—It. is now strongly reported, that the French have !Drell defeated by the Russians on the Narew. Friday night, as Mr. Richard BiShop, of Birdlip, Gloucester and Cirencester carrier, was returning home from the latter place, his horse fell with him, and he was killed on the spot. The animal coming home about midnight ‘‘ithout his :poster, the thinly were alarmed, and immediately went out in search of hint ; wheri - they foinid the Unfortunate man lifQless itl .thi read, about a buudrted -yards from -B,4TE, JAN.. ot..ti of our Monarchs of the realms offashion in this Owe, the KING Of the Upper Rooms, had his Bali on Monday last. It was thronged with visi t.ds ; a circumstance that was to be expgaed, 'as he b6rs his faculties •so meekly," all is - much esteemed for his conduct, p u bli c a nd pridite. The - country dancing began soon after seven, and went off with great spitit ; but when the Tea-room opelied, r`then was the` tug of w ar ," as suc h a struggle was haruTi ever seen on a similar occasion. The dresses of the Ladies .Were terribly ravaged in this, general effort to. obtain refreshments, and if squeezing be a fashionable:enjoyment, most of the company must have been abundantly gratified. • When the dancing re -commenced, the Tea-room 'reSenibled a field-of, battle after an aetion, as the various decorations of . etnale attire, fiis, bracelets, combs, feath ers , rings, &c. &c. Ste. were scattered •in all dire&ions. The company.amounted to near two thousand persons. POLICE. MARLDOROUGH-STREET.—Yestetday two Gen tlemen, Louis Mortier .and JoSeph Lopez, were brought to this Office, charged with obtaining mo ney under false pretences, of Mr. Long, of Dover street. It appeared that .the Prisorers called at Long's Hotel, Dover-street,,on "Wednesday evening, and represented themselves as belonging to the suite of a Russian Prince and Princess,.lately. arrived in Eng land ; their brisiness in London was to provide suitable accommodation for the Illustrious strangers and their suite ; for this pretended purpose they .ap, plied at the above Hotel, and,made the neces sary preparations for their acc o mth o d a ti on ; a t t h e same time telling Mr. Long that they, had found, unexpeaedly, that a douceur was expeoledst the Alien Office, for - which they.' were rather rinpro-, Mr. Long, willing to accommodate the strangeri, lent them nearly ten pounds in cash: They - requested that beds might be provided for that night,. for their use, 'and that they might be called early in the morning to bake their departrire for Portsmouth, to inform the Russian strangers of .the provided accommodation', _ Mr. Lon; soon began to stispea he had been _doped is Was strange that persons from RuSsla Should arrive at Portsmouth, and he procured Police Officers, who tookthese Gentlemen int osus t o dy, and brought them 'yesterday to the Police Office, Marl borough-street, where.they ‘ . anderwent an examina tion. They were remanded till Wednesday, when several other, charges are expeited to be brought against - them. :IVlortier solemnly declared, that •he was well knoWn to Lords Grenville, Itowick,:ll. Petty, Sir Francis Vincent, &c. few days ago as a Gentleman Nyas, walking upon the City Walls, he suddenly felt him self stunned, as if 'shot 5 but there ."being no report of gun or pistol, he thought no more of it till he got home, when, " pulling 'off his spencer, a ,kullet dropped from his sleeve, and he found that it had perforated the spencer, his coat, and'flaniiel waist coat': his arm appeared to have been slightly bruised, from the shoulder to his elbow.--4his extraorditiary circumstance cannot other4rise be accounted for than that the bullet (the force of which must • have been nearly spent) had been discharged from an air-gun, as there' was no report of fire-arms. MURDER OF MR. STEEL.—Many persons attended at the Public Office, Worship -street, yesterday, ex pecting (being the day of removing the prisoners from the different gaols of the metropolis to New gate) that the persons in confinement. On suspicion of having committed - this atrocious- deed, would be finally examined, and committed to the above men tioned prison for trial next week, but a conditional pardon has not yet been obtained through the Se cretary of State, for Hanfield, the King's evidence, and until this is issued, his testimony cannot be re ceived in a Court of Justice; therefore, Holloway, Haggerty, and the aforesaid. Hanfield, stand over for re-examination, and consequently the prisoners charged with - the murder cannot be tried at the en suing Session. Mr.i.NIOIFAT, 'who died a. few days ago, at house, in Portman-sgtvre, was bred to the Royal Navy,' and was one of t s C h, few remaining._ survivors ,of ,Lord HAWKes . glorious vi6tory over , ONFLAI•IS, 'in the Year 1 769. • The experience of many years has proved the fal lacy of the opinion that Lottery . Tickets would be cheaper, in proportion. as the Drawing became more and more near. In respect ,of the great Scheme, which begins.drawing on Tuesday next, there iSinot the least ground for such an expectation; as the de mand for Tickets and Shares is now daily become 4o great, as to atibrd every prosped of an immediate advance of .price. SMITHFIELD MikltliET, This day's market • afforded but a short supply of different kinds of Cattle ; Beef, Mutton, and Veal are something cheaper than Monday's market ; Pork sold at last price; and the trade for the most part Was not over . brisk.—The sales in the Haymarket were somewhat dull ; Hay and Clover obtained last prices ; Stravi fetched a better price than .9v last report. —We subjoin an, accurate statement of the prices and numbers To sick the Offal per stone of Sp). Beef 4s. cd. to ss. od.—Mutton 4s. od. to 4s. tod.—Veal ss. od. to 7s. od.—Lamb os. od. to os. od.—Pork ss. od. to 6s. od. Beasts, 57J.—Sheep and Lambs, 270.- 7 -Calves, go.— Pigs, 37 0 • SMITHFIELD HAY -MARKET. •Hay 31. los. to 51. os.—Clover 41. os. to 51. ss.—Straw 11. j y ; . to zl. 18s. . , . Cor N-EXCHANGE, JAN. 9.--Thearrivals of Wheat to-day are few, and, the trade .heavy in sales, at little variation in price,, some soled fine at 90s. per quarter ; Barley in plenty, second and inferior cheaper; Malt likewise ; Grey Pease at less; in Beans of each sort but little alteration ; Oats are in large supplies, and the samples of .ordinary quality rather lower; Flour remains nearly At late prices. Wheat 54s a (165 a Sis od Beans - 4Ws a 435 Ceti Fine ditto -84 s a §lis C)(: Tick Beans 35s a .;as od Rye - - 4)5 3 '46s OEI Oars 22, a 26s a 305 od parley - ! - 365 a 4 3, od Poland ditto . 32s a 335 61 Malt - . his a 75s od Rape Seed 241. 271. oa. *0 i White Peaze Sas a BSs ocl Einc Flout .7;:s. a..75s 0 i Grey ditto 43s a 4215 od Set4tndS 6sa a y....s cd SPECIAL COM4fISSIOK ITV tRELAiIa WE have been favoured with the follos'trin t? o: accu: rate report of the ATTORNEY GENERAL'S Speech upon opening the Special Commission . at Sligo "My Lord, and Gentlemen-of the JUry,. . " In Allis ease, Counsel for the CrO w n, it is t my duty before you the grounds of the pre-' sent prosecution. The Indiatuents upon which the prisoners are arraigned have 'been-read, and you are, thereby apprized of the nature of the= charges pre: (erred against them: The charges go to a variety of - aels, all by thelaW of the laud capital ) 'and if the prisoners are guilty of all or any of them, the cense_ - quence is death, The charges in their nature are such as draw down the higheSt punishirient of the law. The prisoners are charged with the breaking and entering the dwelling-house - of their fellow-Imb . - jea in the night-time. robbing that fellow: subject of his money, and with' inflicting torture upon .his person, for. the purpose of compelling hiz - n to.b.ecothe-amember of their own lawless and dan gerous associations.`. These :Ire crimes, Gentlemen ; which no civilized society can 'tolerate— , they bid et:', l fiance to all law, and gssert a claim of unconditional submission to-thoSe `.".'h ' Q ;WOW themselves the bear ers 'of that., defiance. These . are conditions unde - r Which no GOVernment Can 'But if the crimes with which the unfortunate men at the bat aro' charged, . however atroCions, did not involVe conse quences of a peculiar nature , they would have been left, to the ordinary visitation of thelaw, and would be tried at the regular assizes of the county. It. is be canse they form'part 'of a class ofarrocities which disturb the tranquillity, and in' their progres endan , - ger the safety of the country, that you have been a;i sembled at this season _of the . year for the linni,:diate and solemn dispensation of justice.' " Gentlemen, 'it is with great. satlsfaakin I see upon xsubjea of this emergency so full and respect= able an attendance—calculated' to impress every triind with a sense of obedience to the - Eei : >ry Gentleman of chum - der—of rank—of considtiratiOrt and property, appears at his post upon this important Occasion, to give his 'sanction to' the law. The Judges Of the land are sent, armed with his, jestl's Comniission, sand armed-with a charaa - er, sulting frcifn their learning 'and virtues, which re= fleas lUstre and`dignity on that Commission.- Gentlemen, every thing has been done cm the part of the Government to let the wretched people of this country' see that there are laws for the nishment of ,wilt; and that no nerve wili be lest un-: strained to g'ioeffea and vigeur to them. l'there 7 fore rejoice to s ee, such an array Of rank and property Upoii the Gtand Jury which has found the bills, and such a respeaable description of Gentlemen com,-, posing the Petty Jury, which I now address; because it - must remove 'froin the minds of t lie wretched Peo ple engaged in these outrages, the deluSions which have been industriously spread 'to excite the hope 'of impunity.'ln aid-of the magistracy, from whom in! formation 'have been 'procured', they see the whdt body :Of thy-county—every • nun who has talent, Charaaer, and propaty, rallying round the Cen , - . stitution. " therefore,' not merely for the Rurpose of enquiring into the guilt of the persons now on trial, but to bring• home punishment to the great body of theguilty—and prote6tion to the gielt, body of the innocent—to undeceive the abused, and give confidenee to the disheartened, and restore peace and tranquillity to the country, that this Special Commission has been issued—and you, Gentlemen, to perform your sacred part, have been sworn upon the Jury. " Gentlemen, it is far from my purpose, or my wish, that by having your minds 'strongly moved with a sense of the misehiefs prevailing in the coun. try, any of the prisoners should be visited with pe-: culiar hardships : on the contrary, upon an occasion 6f this kind, it is my duty to - eautiOn you against the suggestions of rumour or prejudice : it is our duty tO vindicate; not to strain, -the law. If the prisoners are guilty:the guilt should be brought home'by clear and legal evidence. God forbid ! Gentlemen, that your abhorrence of the crime should work injustice to the criminal or the accused. But, Gentlemen, you will feel that it is not irrelevant to the subject to call your attention to what. is, and has been the state of the country, because it grows 'out of the associa lion impUted to the prisoners, and it is therefore that the consequence of guilt and punishment at taches 'upon them. And, thelefores- Gentlemen, iii calling your attention to the state of the country and the nature of the outrages, I feel that I do nut transgress 'my duty in the case now before you. " Gentlemen, it is unfortunately to notorious to need'anyminute statement, that fot 'some time past the peace -of the country haS been infested by a set of persons assuming the name of " Threshers."— Their outrageous associations have been in dire& dek= ance of the law : the business originated with men possessing ne - situation 7 -whom nobody, knows ; a set *amen who dare not avow themselves : a de= scription .of persons not possessed of any property, ,of any talent, of any education; men who are nut placed in any situation, either by conventions of so , ciety, or their own fitness, entitling them to didate to their fellow-subjeds, or , to take upon themselves the task of reformation and legislation. These 'per- sons have discovered that the existing laws are not to their mind—they have found out, that there aro,t errors in the State and in the Church, and they.have conceived, that they are the proper persons to under- , take the-task of reforming them. But not satisfied with infringing the law in their own persons, , indi- , ,vidually, they become associated fur the purpose of saying that no' other person ill the community shall dare to obey the law. SO that the first ad of those who profess to interfere upon principles of liberty, is to exercise compulsion over the consciences of others, and that 'no man shall presume to form an opinion for himself, nor' ad upon it, unlesS it met the approbation of these self-created Reformers.— The pretext upon which these illegal confederaries is formed, is a repugnance to the payments in 'stip- , port of the legal establishment of that Churo of the country, and also, of the fees which hale been Usually paid, without any law to . 'enforce them', ,to the Clergy of the Catholic persuaSion. The mode. taken to accomplish this Objed:, has been sometimes with arms, going to the Muses of 'such persons as. refuse to associate themselves in their body, and if necessary for their : purpose, breaking open the houses of those personS and robbing them of their prof erty,--inffiding torture upon those who become objedS of their enmity; and, if necessary, for