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AI I/11 iroltttes *OM THE raw THHITTOLILS 1' *VIA. ass' the Emperor left sane to the advAneed lK M bad lied bit night-gaar tenuity arrived soots after. al get or of o Mo. ttareha bad an interview, which lasted two hours. 'the Emperor of Germany did not conceal, on his *wet part, nor that of the Emperor of Russia, all the contempt which the coadua of England had in, spired. " They," said he, " are the Merchants Oho recite the fire of discerd upon the Continent, to Mtge to themselves the commerce of the world." 'These two Pi *nicer have agreed upon an armis tice, and the principal conditions of peace, which *ill be negotiated Aug concluded within the course of o few sizys. The Emperor of Germany also made known to the Emperor, that the Emperor of Russia wished to Babe a separate peace ; and that he would entirely abandon the affairs of England, and no longer againtain any interest in them. Ehe Emperor of Gerrpany several times repeated lr, in-the conversation, that there was no doubt that the quarrel with England was just on the part of France. --at Oise demanded a truce for the remains of the Russian army. The Emperor Napoleon gave him to understand, that the Russian army, being sur rounded, not a man of them could escape : " but (added he), of I wish to oblige the Emperor Alex _ ander, I will suffer the Russians to pass—l will order my own own columns to halt ; but your Ma jesty must promise me that the Russian army shall return to Russia, and evacuate Germany, Austrian and Prussian PoLtud." " That (answered the Em peror of Germany) I can assure you is the intention of the Emperor Alexander ; besides, in the course of the night, your own of may convince you of Ike fait." We are assured, that the Emperor said to the F.m. prer of Germany, when he was introduced to the maim of his night-guard, " I receive you in the emir palace I have lived in these two months." Ihe Reeperor of Germany replied. with a smile. " You have tarried it to such gond account, that you have 1 1 .'. rimscia to be pleased with it." This, at least, is what its thought to have been heard. The numerous at tendants of the two Monarchs were not so far din. tsar. but that they could bear much of their con mrsatim. ?be Empoilloyended the Emperor of Germany tio his earridand caused the two Princes of Lich ' Ileestaia„ and General Prince Sehwartzenherg, to be lotreslaced to him. He returned afterwards to sleep eit Austerlitz. ,all the particulars are colleting, to give a Pat illeadieniptien of elle betas of Austerlitz. A great aurist•er of engineers are taking plans of the field et battle. The loss of the Russians was immense; Grestrals Kuma., and Buahowden were wounded : Ma or twelve Generals were killed. Several Aides. de-Camp of the Emperor of Russia, and a rat somber of officers of diAinElion, were killed. It was Let ISM, but ISO pieces of cannon that were taken. The columns of the enemy, which threw themselves jato the Woes, were favoured by the ice ; but maw cannons shot broke it, and two entire columns mile drowned. On the evening of the battle, and aura fug several hours in the night. the Emperor went through the field of battle, and had the wounded sismeee3 ; a horrible sight, if ever there were one ! The Emperor, who was mounted on very fast horses, passed along with the rapidity of lightning, and no thing was more affetling than to see those brave men recognise him on the field. Some of them for got their sufferings, and eaplaimed. " Is the vieory quite certain i" Another said, " I hereto:ls in tor tare these eight hours. sualbe the commencement lilt the battle I have hewn deemed, but I have dose my dory." 9,,m said, " Yee ought to be well satisfied withipaiitilldiers to-day." To every wounded soldier the Emperor left a peewit m take him to the waggons provided for the woutded. It is horrible to mention. that forty eight hours after the battle, there was a great Limber of wounded Russians that could not be dressed. All the French were &rested before night. Instead of forty stand of colours, at this hour, forty ire have been brought in, and the remains of many sore have been discovered. Nothing can equal the gaiety of the troops at their pet% ‘Vhenever they perceive on Officer be longing to the Emperor, they exc'dim, Is the Ern pror SA: isfied with us F" passing by the t:ath of the line. which has a number of the Consul ipts of Calvados, and the I.ewer S-ine, in it, the Em peror said. " I hope that the Nirmons will dis tinguish th-mseives :" Tiwy Answered les r apeetations ; the N irmans di,tingll:4h them aelves. The Emperor. who knowl of what kiud of men each regiment conais , i, said s,met:iing appli table ao each. aisd this esptes..u.. ome awl seuke ~~ P . Wiz, 12 to the hearts of those to whom it was aadresied and became their rallying word in the midst of the light. He said to the sth, 4, Remember that, snm. - . , years ago, I gave you the title of The Ter.iblc." Woshould mention the names of all the regiments; there was nit one of them which (lid not perform prodigies of bravery and intrepidity : We might almost say, that death became afraid, and fki be fore our ranks, to fall upon those of the enemy.— Not a corps made a retrograde movement. 'lire Emperor said, " I have fought thirty battles like this, but I never saw one where the vi tort' was so decided, and the fate of battle so little balanced." The Foot-guards of the Emperor could not en gage—they cried through spite, as they absolutely insisted upon doing something. Bo satisfied," said the Emperor, " that you have nothing to do ; yeti are to engage as the reserve ; it will be so much the better if there be, no occasion for you to-day." Three Colonels of the Imperial Russian guard ate taken, with the General who commanded it. The Hussars of this guard made a charge upon the divi,ion of Caffarelli. They lost, in this one charge, 300 men, who remained upon the field of battle. The French cavalry proved their superiority, and behaved nobly. At the end of the battle, the Em peror sent Colonel Dallemagne, with two squadrons of his guard, as partisans, to scour the neighbour hood of the field of battle at discretion, and bring back the runaways. He took many stands of co lours, fifteen pieces of cannon, and 1500 prisoners. The guards regret exceedingly Colonel Morland, of the Horse-chasseurs, who was killed by a grape shot, as he was charging the artillery of the Impe rial Russian guard. This artillery was taken, but the brave Colonel was killed. No General was killed on our side. The brave Colonel hlaaz, of the 14:h of the line, was killed. Many Commanders of Battalions were wounded. The light troops ri valled the grenadiers. The 55th, 43d, 14th, 36th, 40th, 17th—but we dare not particularise any corps ; it would be an injustice to the rest. They all did every thing K hich was possible. There was not an officer, a general, or a soldier, who was not determined to conquer or die. We must not conceal an incident which does ho nour to the enemy. The Commander of the ar tillery of the Imperial Russian Guard, lost his can non. He met the Emperor, " Sire," said he, " or der me to be shot, I have lost my cannon." "Young man," replied the Emperor, " I esteem your tears, but o ne may be beaten by my army, and still re tain some pretensions to glory i" Our advanced posts are arrived at Olmutz ; the Empress, and all her Court, Bed from it in haste. Colonel Cot benau, Equerry to the Emperor, com manding the fifth regiment of Chasseurs, had four horses killed under him. He was wounded on the filth horse, after having taken a stand of colours. Prince Murat speaks in high ter ms of the brill ant mancenvres of General Kellerman, of the fine charges made by Generals Nansouty and Hautpoult; and, ince& of all the Generals, whom he abstains from naming, because he .hourd name them all. The soldiers of the train have merited the esteem of the whole army. The artillery did prodigious mischief to the enemy. When a report of it was made to the Emperor, he said, " This seccess gives me great pleasure, for I do not rorget that it was in this corps I began my military career !" General Savary, Aid-de-Camp to His Majesty the Emperor of the French, after the interview between Napoleon and the Emperor of Germany, accompanied the latter, to know whether the Em peror Alexander would agre to the above-meation- ed capitulation. when he found the remains of the Russian army, without arrtillery or baggage, and in the greatest confusion. It was midnight. and the Austrian General Merefeld had been driven from Godding by Marshal Davnast• The Russian army was inclosed, so that a single man could not escape. Prince Czartorinski introduced General Savary to the Emperor, "Tell your Master (said this Prince), that I shall retire ; that yesterday he has performed miracles, and that my astonishment respecting him has increased ; that he is some chosen instru ment of heaven ; and that it will require a century to make my army equal to his." " But can I with draw with safety ?" " Yes, Sire (said (.en. Savary), if your Majesty is resolved to accede to the capitulation agreed upon between the Emperors of France and Germany." "And what are its contents?" IS That your Majesty's army shall withdraw by she routes prescribed by the Emperor ; and that you shall evacuate Germany and Austria❑ Poland. Upon these conditions I have His Majesty's author ity to repair to my nearest advanced posts, which have already surrounded you, and to give them orders to cover your retreat." The Emperor. willing to evince his respell for the friend of the First Consul, then said, " But what pliitdge must I give you r. Sire, your word." " I give it you." Hereupon the Adjutant withdrew, full gallop, to Marshal Davoust, to whom he communicated orders to hal:, and put a stop to the army, and remain quiet. of the May this itS of generosity of the Emperor of the French, be not so soon forgotten it; ittissia,Ois that noble proceeding of the Emperor, who seat back six thousand men to the Emperor Paul, with so mach respat and marks of esteem for him. General Savary conversed an hour with the Em peror of Russia, whom he found to be a man of sense and firmnoss, notwithstanding the misfor tunes wh'ch he had met. This Monarch asked him the particulars of the aaion. " You," said he, " were inf:rior in numbers to me, and yet yin were more numerous at the points of attack." " Sire," replied the General, " it is the art of war, and the result of fift:en years of glory ; it is the fortieth battle the Emperor has fought !" " That is true, he is a great warrior. As to myself, this is the first time I have seen fire. I never presumed to compare myself to him." " Sire, when you have cape. rience, you will, perhaps, excel him." " I shall re- turn to my capital. I came to assist the Emperor of Germany ; he has sent to inform me that he is sa tisfied ; so am I." In his interview with the Emperor of Germany, the Emperor ;aid, it M. and Madame Colloredo, Messrs. Paget and Rasurnowski, are one and the same with your Minister Cobentzel ; these are the true causes of the war, and if your Majesty will continue to give yourself up to those intriguers, you will ruin your affairs, and alienate the hearts of your suhjeas; you, who have so many qualities, deserv ing to be loved and happy." An Austrian Major presented himself at the ad vanced post, bearing dispatches from M. de Cobent zel to M. de Stadion, at Vienna. The Emperor said, " I will have nothing to do with that man, who has sold himself to England to pay his debts, and who has ruined his Master and his country, following the advice of his sister and Madame Col luredo." The Emperor has paid particular atttaCon to Prince John of Lichen:twin ; he said several times, " Huw, when there are men of such high distinc tion, can one suffer his affairs to be condufled by fools and intriguers?" In faa, Prince Lichtenstein is one of the persons the most distinguished, not only for his military talents, but tor his charafter and in formation. It is sai.l, that the Emperor observed, after his conference with the Emperor of Germany, " This man makes me commit a fault, for I could follow up my ♦ictory, and take the whole Russian and Aus trian army, but a few tears the less will be shed." THIRTY•SLCOND BULT.EIIi OF THE GRAND ARMY AUSTERLITZ, DCC. 6. General Friaat, at the battle of Austerlitz, had four horses killed under him; Colonels Conroux and Demoustier distinguished themselves. The brave anions are so numerous, that as fast as they are re ported to the Emperor, he observes, " I shall have occasion for all my power to make proper recom pense to all those brave men." The Russians, when they engage, have a custom of taking off thoir havre-sacks. As the whole Rus sian army was routed, our soldiers took a great many of these havre-sacks. They also took a great quantity of baggage, and found a great deal of mo ney in it. General Bertrand, who was detached, after the battle, with a squadron of the guards, picked up a number of prisoner:, nineteen pieces of cannon, and a number of carriages filled with property of various kinds. The number of cannon taken amounts to one hundred and seventy pieces. The Emperor expressed some dissatisfaCtion that Plenipote;.;iaries were sent to him on the eve of the battle, and that the diplomatic character was thus disgraced. This is worthy of M. de Coberitzel, whom the whole nation regards at one of the prin cipal authors of all these calamities. Prince John of Lichtenstein came to the Emperor, at the Castle of Austerlitz. The Emperor admitted him to a conference, which lasted several hours. It is remarked, that the Emperor converses very freely with this General Officer. This l'rince has concluded with Marshal Berthier, an Armistice of the following tenor. M. 'falleyrand is going to Nicholsburgh, where the negotiations are to be opened. TILL ARMISTICE CONCLUDED BET‘VVEN TIITIR MAJESTIES THE EMEERORS OF THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIA. His Majesty the Emperor of tae French, and His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, being desirous of coming to definitive negociations, in order to put an end to a war, which has devastated both their do. minions, have previously agreed upon in armistice. to exist till the conclusion of a definitive peace, or the rupture of the negotiation. In the latter case, hostilities shall not recommence within fourteen days ; and the cevatian of this armistice shall then be annonnced to the Plenipotentiaries of both Powers, at the head-quarters of their respe.flive armies. Ant 'rut I. The lice of both armies shall be in Nforasia; the Circle of lent. the Carle of &WM, the Circle of &win. • I.lq, the C!rli• of 01..1111A, ulwn the flea .41111 of 111. la* tie ti Tretehtwk3, hero , . Prottnitt, to the vot where that river diichuigre. 'mord into the N 1 ark and the T i ght hank o. th.• March to the jitnetiln of that riv:r with the Danube, Piet-. burg being included. No French nor Austrian troops shall, en any occasion, stoicism,' within five et six league , : of Inch, upon the ligh hlnk the Marek. Further, the line of both armies shill indult in the ten': ton to be orcupied by the French Arms, all llpoer Att.l Austria, Tyrol, th• Stmte of Venice, Carinthia, Styria, C ola, the County of Gotha and Istria, and lastly, iu arshemiA,•'.' Circle of Nfontabor, and the whole vac: to the eastward, f:u Tabor to Lintz. Aar. 11. The Russian arm♦ shall evamiate the Austri,n Imes, with Austrian Poland, viz. Mur4via arid florige , , within the period of ifteen Joys, and Gtlbcia within a in ..itt The routes shall he prescribed to the Russian army, that it ri,r, he always known where they are, As well as to prevent army ruisundoestanding. Act. Theme shalt be no levy in mass, or insurrectl..• ist Iluuprr , nor any extearmlinary recruiting for trosi:w lS ,bowie, our sit Eli :tar foreign army be permitted to eater tertitury of the Ifouse of Atlo6l. Negoc: ttors for both rms.-, shall meat at Nic for the ientneeliate sum111(11relliellt ~ f ueguclation, in (wok. effeet, o-thoitt delay, the re-emall'is4 went of peace and r g , umlorstanding between the twu Enr,totora The dunl•cates of this in•driniunt are hereby aligned by Herthier, Minister of War, Major-fa:cum! of I (:rani Army, Pieniionetatiary of Ilia Majesty the Empero the French and King 4.1 Italy, and Mace Jelin of Lictitels“ o .sutenant-General and Plenipotentiary to His Majesty t Emperor of Au.tria, King of 111.ingary,&c. Loulaat A thterlitr, Dec. V, 1801. (Signed) Isfaishal 13E14'1111ER. J. Prince LICIITENS FEN, Lieut TARIS, DAC. According to intelligence from the Frontiers the Tyrel, the Austrians evacuated Trieste nn tE ' 21st and 2.1 d November, and the French tun took possession of that city on the 25d. Flom Milan they write, that the English an Russian troops, which had landed in the kingdot t of Naples, have been reimbarked. UTRECHT, 010.21. The information contained in the Order of t! • Day, received on the lath, from Nymegen, std., that a cessation •f arms is agreed upon; that the Russian army is upon its return to Russia ; that tht Russian division in Hanover is included ; and that it is probable the French army under Prince Lou; will almost immediately enter Hanover, to Attu'. the English and Swedes, and will not remain i . Holland above fourteen days. NYVECIX, DttC. 13. The head-quarters of Prince Louis, with Li Highness's retinue, are still here. Last night he :s ceived a Courier from the Grand Pensionary Schin melpenninck, in the Hague, with a confirmation ' the defeat of the Russians. The Frenah Ambit dor from the Hague. with the Secretaries of SS * of the Marine and of War, arrived here yestere.- evening, and supped with his Highness. SCHIELIAU, Dac. 19. A letter from the Helder, dated the 14th inst. says: ‘• To-night an English transport ran on V'• Haaks, name unknown; fourteen men in a sloe 'have been saved; the remainder, consisting of so diers and the crew, to the amount of 299, we drowned. Another English transport is strand , behind the Kong ; the people on board are sun. to consist of 161 men, one hundred of whom 1w been saved, and every endeavonr was exerted to n cue the rest. Towards evening, a brig comic from sea was stopped at the Revolotion Battery , but, after cutting her cables, got again to sea di.; i ing the gale. She is supposed to be an American.' Baron Cosar, the Prussian Minister, has returne to the Hague. Letters from the Helder, dated the 16th, say, a the English transport wrecked on the lath, on t Haaks, was called the Mary, of London, Capt. ' Scott, Laving two hundred and seventy me board, of whom no more th•o- • saved. Some of the Journals published in Swii say, that a corps of about four thousand re troops had occupied the county of Ncufc longing to the King of Prussia. It is said, that the French army, under the mand of Prince Louis, is destined to the deli I ben•let. arsttv, DEC. IC His Majesty will set out, in the course of days, to join the army in Lower Saxony, has .obtained the name of " The King's A The military chest, the hospital, &c. &c. ready there, and there ace still considerable ments among the troops. GEWOR, 1110 V. 3( 1 In pursuance of official intelligence receive," our Govetnment, that the Falglish end the Ruse have landed in the kingdom of Naples, a gt•tu embargo has been laid en all Neapolitan ship out port. CORMMT. DEC. The frigates La Guer. ierr, La Ravahr;,e, La S4re»e, having on beard twelve or tittr...n hum dred men, enterei ur port this day from Ilgo Ferrol. I - •1 - 4 .'