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si , APLrts, httis* 4A,N. 4 . ." -- -An advanced guard of the on ~ 1 41 y, under General liubna, about 3000 Wong, 4cil'oato filf• of,December before the city of C;icr..eva, `l:be 4runcaN4tiovial Guard bad been c. - 41 1 ,;:d out by the Vrefect, and ,was 1800.stronk. 1 ;,,45;ral jordy, commande,d in the place, put it in a state of defence ; be had 14 pieces tf cannon ; the garrison consisted of 1500 men ; I'aoo :pen from Grenoble were coming to rein force it, which was sufficient to secure the town 4ron a coup de main. . By.a sort of fatality, Jordy was attack ed by a fit •of apoplexy on the morning of the clay when . the enemy appeared. The officer who commanded 'under him suffered himself to be pre veciled ufloil by the citizens, and the garrison left the city. • The Prefect had forsaken it ; so that for three 'days previous, the citizens bad constituted them selves into' a•body, and had assupieci the autho rity. The garrison had marched out; the citi zens opened the gates. If the Pufect had done his duty, if he had not left Genera ; if he lead been animated by the same spirit as guides the conduct of the Prefects of the Upper Rhine, and of the .Doubs, this important place would have been safe. The Prefects are not mere intendants of the fin aces ; they have the high police. When the capital o their department is a fortified town, they ought to organise the means of defence which the zeal of the inhabitants may. oiler, and make them concur in the defence. The Prefect of the Leman could not doubt that''such was his duty. The two columns which were coming to reinforce the garrison were but at a small distance frem the city, when they heard that it was eva (noted. [Here follows a Decree of the Emperor, suspending Baron Capelle, Prefect of the Leman, for neglect of duty, and ordering him to be tried l)y a Commission.] STRAsBURG, JAN. 2.—A numerous corps of in fantry is now stationed at a small distance from the Rhine, in the environs of Markolshehn.and Rhinan. It is there that, the enemy seemed to intend attempting a passage, which is now im practicable. .cOLigAR, Dec. 31.---The enemy took advantage ot: a thick fog to attack St. Croix this morning with two regiments of cavalr - y, but was repulsed by a brigade of the division of light horse, under General Pir4, with the loss of 16 killed, and 100 trounced. - We had three hussars killed, and ten won nded-. The Prefect of the Upper Rhine has just re ceived -orders to raise the population of the de partment en masse; the excesses committed by the euetny excite general indignation ; the inhabi- . tants, .ineensed, fly to arms, to delend their homes. Last .night we heard a cannonade on the side of Fluningen, into which the enemy threw grenades; the garrison holds out vigorously. NAt,:cY, JAN. 2.—The enemy have committed every hind of exct - xss in France wherever they have come. and have . shown the inhabitants what faith is due to their promises of moderatiov. In dipation, the desire of revenge, and theneces sity of preventing odious extortions, have redou bled in every part the energy, rile patriotism, and the courage so natural to the French. At ,St. Croix, in particular, every thing was plpudeved and ravaged ; but When our regiments had d:•iverl the enemy to a quarter of a league's distance from the ; the inhabitants, armed with forks, scythes, &c. came in crowds to second our brave dragoons, who, encouraged at this sight., fell on the enemy with fresh courage„ and completed his detest. 13risaIcoN, DEC. 31.—Gen. Musnicr, on ar-. riving in our city, has taken the wisest of mea-, sq.:Ts to provision the place, and convoys of pro visions are now entering front all sides. JAN. I.—Genend Marulaz being informed that All enemy's party was at Danme-les-Dames, on the - way to Befort, and was levying contributions, left Becancon in - the night of the '3oth, with 600 foot, 300 horse, mid one four-pounder.. On the 31st at noon he reached Bautne, where he fruhd 300 of the enemy's infantry, and 30 horse, whom he charged and overthrew. One hundred and three were taken, ,10 killed, and 50 woun''.-d. 'The inhabitants of Minnie received their deli vererft wirlii.j(4y, and demanded arms to join theta. The prisoners' are jest brought iu litre. We have . tWo men wounded, and two horses killed. 31 the troops ate in motion in our P'epartmeut : a large . corps is going to a, .'ll to the Lower Rhine ; it Will be . command they sq . , by the Ma sisal Duke of Ragusa. -• Several corps of cavalry are also departing to aseend the Rhine. Every thing spews that a con 7 siderahle forvk ‘vi:l be assembled in Alsarc. • , " A cdrps of Russians and Anstrians, said to be rental:tutted by (:eneral. Tolstoy and Count Col lnredo, arrived some days ago in.the Grand Duchy They are the troops which were before' I)resdea : theyhave made a show Qf passing the Rhine-in our neighbourhood; but it was soon .eyideut that they only wanted to amuse our troops, g!)d hin .er then:- frone . going to other points. The enemy's corps haS since taken the road to -1.1.a -,;.t;',tdr, and conjimes to ascend theithine. Urre.a llntss, JAN. 2,--:The enemy appears to licsitate sinee lie sees we are prepared to re him. On our side e•ontillence increases with tne•continnal augmentation of onr forces. Troops of every kind are arriVing in the departments of tut Upper Rhine, Yosos, Jura, and Doubs. It is said, that in a few days a formidable army will he assembled at Langres, to acts against the allies. Thesenergiats the inhabitants will tot fail to ae .celerate the enemy's retreat. STRASBURG, DEC, 31. —A letter from Colmar, inst arrived, says:—We have this moment receiv 'ed news by an .express, that .the garrison of tin ning-lien .has made a vigorous sally ; that the French have overturned every thing; that the cannon of the fort made great ravages in the ene- My's ranks ; - that our 'cavalry have cut off his com munications ; that his pontoons and boats ontlie • • large corps is surrounded, and cannot repass the Rhine, _ . The garrison of Himinguen having threatened to Ore on the town of Basle, unless the inhabitants destroyed the bridge,. they have obeyed this order. The enemy, who are in want Of every riling, make enormous requisitions of money, corn, cattle, &c. which they send in haste to Switzerland. All is tranquil on the Lower Rhine. • PARIS, JAN, 7.—His Majesty reviewed yester day 18,000 men, horse and foot, troops of the line, and the new guard. He was received with acclamations of Trit4 l'Empereur ! • Bois-LE-Doc, D. 28.--The Commandant of our citadel had provisions only for one month.-- He has required a supply from the town, and is now furnished for six months. We have just received news of a brisk sally, made by Gen. Rampon, at the head of the garri son of Gorcum. He did the enemy much injury. His garrison consists of 5000 men, and bus pro visions for six months. MAESTRICHT, PEC. 30.—Our town is fully sup plied with, provisions, and in the best state of de-. fence. We hear it is the same with all the ctrong places on the Meuse. ANTWERP, DEC.. 30.—General liaison has been appointed Commander of the first corps which is forming in our town, and is composed of 50 bat talions, four divisions, and' a numerous train of artillery. We have, besides, two divisions of ca valry, and three divisions of tirailleurs. LANGRES, DEC. 30.—Commissaries hare ar rived here to prepare provisions, and make the necessary arrangements for an army of 100,000 men. The head-quarters of the Marshal 'Duke of Treviso are bespoke. We expect immediately 30,000 of the Imperial Guard, with 6,000 horses. FLUSHING, DEC. 27.---The enemy has made se veral fruitless attempts to land. We have always in sight a squadron of 18 men of war, which arc said-to have trodps on board. Our garrison con sists Of above 8,000 men, and has provisions for above a year. The works that have been raised since 1509, at Flushing, at Terveer, and Ramekens, can hard!y be conceived ; they hare cost, indeed, nianv mil lions. if the English venture to land they will lose their army, as jn 1809, and will fail iu their attack on our fortresses. We have in the port two ships of the line, four frigates, and 60 gun-boats, all,compietely armed, to keep tip our communication with the island of Cadsand. . BERGEN-OP-ZOOM, Dec. 29.--General Nsanet, who, commands in our town, displays great ability and activity. We - have no. reason to fear the ene my. Our garrison is 5,00() strong,. and has pro visions for seven months. ,A thousand oxen were brought in this morning. PAIRS, JAN. 5.---The Senator Count de Segur, en arriving at Troyes, addressed to the' inhabit ants of the Department of the Aube the following PROCLAMATION. The Senator Count de Segin-, Gravel Mister elf iti Cere monies, Extraordinary Commissioner of his Maitsty, in the 18th Military Division, to -the inhabitants of the Depart- went of the Aube : GZNTLEMEN,—France desires peace ; the whole world has need of it. - The „Emperor wills it, and you will soon enjoy it, if at the moment' when the .enemy dares to invade your frontiers, you continue, like good Frenchmen, to chew the good spirit, the zeal, and the courage, which have always distinguished you. The Emperor send me among you, to tell you important truths, and to speak to you abort your dearest interests. His Majesty haows the evils you have suffered, the losses you have sustained; his heart has been deeply Moved at them. He had projects more vast . for your glory, and for your prosperity : the incopstuncy of the elements, a}mi of his allies, has prevented the accomplishment of has great designs. The Emperor prefers the happiness of the people to glory too dearly bought. He has, therefore, renounced all p'-ens of aggrandisement; he has consented to sacrifices. vantful both for him and for us: in a word he has accepted all the conditions of peace proposed to hint by•our enemies. You would then already enjoy this wished-for place, if these same enemies bad not thought fit to delay it. They defer signing a treaty, the bases ofilthich they have laid down; and during their delay, theyferlidions!y endeavour to make you doubt of the pacific intentions of his Majesty. No Frenchman can be cit:ived by them. His Majesty has declared to the Senate, to the Legi.latite Body, in the face of the universe, that, lie desires pe.tee, and' that he feels as a Monarch, andas a father, hail, mud: peace adds to the .secority of t7ziones, and to that tflamilim He has solemnly declared, that lie accepted all the condi tions ptoposed .hy the Allies; and yet these very enemies de lay the conclusion of this peace, to which his Majesty has con sented. They not only continue hostilities; but. they violate the territory of a tieutral . state ;. they enter France; they menace the departments in your iteighbourhood. The Emperort the bead of his armies, is going to advance to combat them, if they any longer delay the signature of a treaty, which they defer without reason. - Frenchmen! the enemy has entered France ! You feel what honour and your ccuntry require of you; You will be faithful' to their call! ' It, till the moment when your army advances, you assume the proud attitude which becomes a great people; if yoa rapidly organize your national guards a s you ha ; - e begun, you will soon see the,enemy stop in his rash enter prize. He will not be mad enough to dare to penetrate into the midst of a nation which rises and tal,es up arms to stop hint. Already the advanced guard of one of our coips has maiic these foreig,ocps retire, who counted on pillage and hays , found death ! Already they tremide at venturing farther into a warlike country,-where they would meet in every man an enemy, and at every step a combat. Their imagination is terrified, when they think, that in their front, on their flanks, and in their rear, your national guards, surrounding them on all sides, would soon deprive them of snbsistence, and •of all hopes of return. They know,That if you sacrifice all that it beyond -your limits, yotiwill never deliver ta them your own territory. Accordingly they do not so much attempt to combat as to seduce you. _ . . . . They would wish to live foi some time, at the expencc of a part of your frontiers. Ttlev would extend their pill age only to those places Where .their ..feigned m o d era ti on s h ou ld find dupes, or hands without arms. But who could believe their proclamations and their promises? They, promised the Swiss, whose ten itory they have vio lated, to treat them like friends, and.t hey hare just laid heavy contributions on the city o f ilasle. If they advanced, they would of neccssill tape possession of your wines, your corn, your flocks, the produce of your Ma nufactures, of your industry. .They would pay you on the first day with money, on the second with paper, Ql - 1 the third with blows and insults! But they will nut be able either to terriii, or to deceive you. • Juhabitaots of thellepartment of the Atibe! the greatest tranquility reigns among 'ott ; your magistrates enjoy your confidence, and are satisfied with your conduct. You have just re nto the ;Army bands that were necessary to it ; you furnish the horns which 'are revircd from you., The Em peror is sensible of the extent of these sherifices, and his will is, the these sacrifices shall be the inst. ThejNational Guard, the formation of which has juAt been ordered, has no other object than the defence of your homes, and the maintenaunev of good order in your populous cities. t)n leaving you to repair to the departments nearer our frontiers, and more threatened by the enemy, I repeat it to you with the fullest confidence, the danger with which it was desired to frighten you is• nothing, if you will; it is a cloud which fhe iniaginatum mavmhes. and which courser the head of his brave toldiere approaches, and you will soon enjoy a solid peace, wbich *ill indemnify you far all your generous 'sacrifices. But reflect, that since our enemies still defer the peace which they 41;:vc proposed, the only means To obtain it speedily, is to show ourselves in a formidable and dignified attitude. His Majesty, himself has just said to the , Senate,: —"At the sight of all this people in arms, the 'enenty will fly, or Will sign peace on the bases which he has himself proposed ; the question no longer is, to recover the conquests which we had made." sFRF-NCII Jan. 3. - - -51 f. 4. - - -51 f. D. - - - 531. 4Ac. Thg Count de . SEGUR, FUNDS. Jan. G. - - -52 f. GOc. 7. - -25 c. HOLLAND. Intelligence from Holland to the 9th instant reached town at a late hour last night, the con tents of which will be found of the sane favourable complexion as that of all the other recent commu nications from the Continent : There is a peculiar article, dated - Botzen, which states, that the Austrian Field-Marshal Count Neuperg, after having passed through the Tyrol from the head-quarters of the Grand Ger man Army, to those a Marshal Bellegarde, the Austrian Commander in Chief in Italy, bad con tinued his journey to Naples. The Austrian En voy, Count Mier, had also recently gone from Na ples to Vienna, and was tunon the point of re turning to the former city. We have long had a suspicion, which the ,notions of these personages . eonfirm, that Murat was negociating a secession from the Tyrant, and would be happy to make terms with the Allies. The passage of the Rhine by the Allies in full force in the vicinityof Co blentz, as' well as in that of Cologne, and other ' parts, must, when connected with the operations in Brabant, lead us to augur the, most important - results in the North. The wretch is hunted on all sides—his fall cannot be .long delayed. " 'l'nn HAotra, JAN. 7.--Yesterday evening Lord Castrereagh, British Secretary of State • for Foreign- Affairs, arrived here with his Lady and suite froni . Helyoetsluys. His Lordship is lodged at the house of Mr. Van Schuyliniberg Van Bo menede. • " According to letters from Barbn Van Spaen 'Van Voorstonden, our Envoy, dated .I.eyburg, his Excellency, immediately on his arrival there, bad au wadienee of the Emperor of Austria and his Ministers. His reception was most gracious, and Accompanied with many expressions of satis. faction on the restoration of his Highness our Sovereign, and assurances of assistance and 'support to a-people whO had so bravely, with their own hands, broken their chains. " BERNE, DEC. 24.--Yesterday came hither the Austrian• corps under Count liana, and to day entered many other regiments ofinfantry, ca valry, and artillery, with pontoons and bridges ; but Prince Lichtenstein, Prince Coburg, and pro bably Count Bubna, are still here. The whole country is covered with troops. " It is said that 40,000 Cossacks will form the a-lvanced guard of the allied army in France.— Considerable corps arc to march through the .Atir be,rg, and by the roads at the foot of Mount Jura. On the 23d, the Allies marched through Newen berg, and Bill is already. in their possession, the French douarders and agents having fled from both places. The districts which► were torn from Switzerland will be again united to her. " BASLE, Dec. 25T—On the 20th the cannon were brought over the Rhine, and on the morwing of the 2 lst the allied troops enterfd here, and passed through the Spalenport into Alsace. At the crossing of the bridge not a shot was fired from Huninguen. It. is estitnated that 80,000 men have passed through. On the 22d, 22,000 troops lodged here, some hundreds of whom bikouacked, while the Bava rians marched through. On the 21st the Rhine, was also crossed by troops at Brisach. On the 24th many thousand Austrians again passed through here. Sonic firing was • heard in the night from Huninguen, which, it is supposed, will soon he attacked. It is estimated that more than 200,000 men have already marched into Al sace ; and the Officers report, that they are to ad- Yance through Franche Comt6. . " MANI-11;1,M, Dec. 22. — , Opposite us the French haVe very few troops, and the whole line of the Rhine from Mentz to liuninnen is very weakly manned. , The few troops, who se6m,rd they for observation than defence, are chiefly drawn from Landau,' and other fortresses on the Rhine, to which; it is said, they have received orders to withdraw, should the-Allies cross. Ac cording to credible reports; the principal places were ,by no means sufficiently garrisoned ; Mentz had scarcely 15,000 men, and Strasburg!' 13,000 ; besides, in the former place, the garrison was great ly weakened by contagious fevers. Large districts on the Upper Rhine have suffered extremely from this fever, which is' almost pestilential. Spire, Frankenthal; Worms, Landau, and Coblentz, have lost .numbers of their inhabitants by it, and it still continues its ravages. HAmBERG, DEC. 29.—A letter this moment received from Leipsic, and dated the 24th, says "rhis day Torgau surrendered by•eapitulation. The heavy besieging artillery is already - on its way to Wittenberg, which hitherto has been scarcely blockaded.' ". FRANKFORT, DEC. Sl.--Thi, day General Blucher crossed the Rhine. The troops employed in the siege of the fortresses set out for the grand armies, as these fortresses successively fall. The go6d understanding which prevails among the allied ' Powers may be said to be unexampled. " TO-day the King of Prussia departed from hence for the Upper Rhine. Much artillery has passed through here towards Mentz, probably des tined for the siege of that city. , " MULHEM, 9N THE HOER, J.N. 4.—Accoru ing to private letters, the army under General Blucher crossed the Rhine between Cologne and Cobientz ; and it is said that Cologne is already in the possession of the Allies. . " ARNHEM, JAN. s.—To-day we received here the joyful tidings that the French evacuated Ni- Ineguen last night, and that the allied troops marched in this morning. It is supposed that the finving crosseci the Rhine in the , neighbourboq of 'Dusseldorf., • JAN. 5.----The bridge' at Bommel is now ready, andlnanytroops of all arms will int mediately cross .by it. - To-night the French have evacuated pruten and Leeuwen, taking with them 19 hostages. To-morrow the head-quarters of General Borstel will come here ; those of .. .General Lottum are already at Bommel. " BOTZEN, DEC. 2?..—Aecording • to • aeconnts from the Venetian Confines-, the Austrian Field- . • Marshal - Count Von Neuperg, who had passed - through the Tyrolon his way from the grand Ger ' man army, to the head-quarters of Marshal Belle garde, who now commands the army of Italy, aid not stop there, but,cotitinued his journey •to Na' pies, as is said, on ,a diplomatic mis?.ion. In rely I Cori to this report, letters front Vienna also state That Count Mier,- the late Austrian Envoy At Naples, bad unexpectedly conic to the former ca- , pital, and would in a few days set out on his re turn to Naples. " FRANKFORT, DEC. 27.—Berne, Soleure, and, Zurich are in possession of the Allies; on the 25th Count Bubna entered Ff riburg,'. on his route to the. Pays du Vaud. In France, the Allies have already made themselVes masters of all Sundgau, and the 'greater part of Upper Alsace. At % •Cot mar, Colonel Sehcibler had a successful cavalry • , fight with the enemy ; but in consequence of , being wounded, be was taken. The forts of • Landscroon and Belmont (qu,Biamont) have been in which were found 16,000 cwt. of gun powder.. Uuninguen and Befort are surrendered; the last-mentioned place is. not provisioned, 1 4 'KANKFORT, DEc. 30.--The Allies more and more extend themselves in France and Switzer land. They have been every where well received • ,by the inhabitants on the left bank of the Rhine. r . " The Austrian General Count Bubna was tbi day to enter Geneva. The inii:4:)itants of that city bad risen upon the French, whota they drove out, and sent the keys of their city to llouot Bubna , • " At Besancon a French army was assembled , and it is supposed that the Allies were marching in that direction. We expect every moment the OC . count of:n decisive affair in that quarter. It even now, reported, that the French have looli completely defeated at Besancon. " DOUSTEIN, JAN. 4.- 7 -On the alst of•Detettl her, General Witcher, with the whole of the lesian• army consisting of more than 100,00 0 men, crossed the Rhine between Bingen and Caul); op the folloWing day General St. Vries t entered Coblentz. • On this side the Rhine; the Mlies were every t here - received by the inhabi" tants with re . jo3ings. pORDRECHT, JAN. 7.—General Balmy, at is said, has received orders forthwith to advance into Brabant, with all his force.'for the Purpos e of .supporting the great Operations on the Rhiae' His force, including the Russians under Benket" dorf; and the division of- General Borstel is esti' mated at between 40 and .50,000 men. Aii lil force ulretttly marches through the clltriet uf lona, the Laisgstratt, and the Barony, in the di" rectlon of Hoo_gstrtat ; .and it app ears th e i r 104 operation Will be to expel- the French from tit' upper parts of Westwesel, and attack Antwerp it" self. General with his staff were this d 4 expected at Breda. " FRANKFORT, DEC. 30.—Berne, Satothto ll ` and Zug, are taken possession of by the Allie s ' At Colmar, Col. Scheibler has been wounded ins la smart and successful conflict with the enemy " At Geneva the keys were transmitted t ° Prince Schwartzenberg, as is reported, in collie'. (pence of an insurrection. General Von DO" was to be there on this day. ' DORTTEN, J. 3.—For a short time tlie Allies have been here, and the march of troops all nations through this place is continued. P r ince - Narischkin, Commander of 8 division of Winzia m \b (rerode, has been hefc some time, a n d to -d a y v` ll expect the General himself, with his Staff, and th' Russian General Tschernicheff. " ROTTERDAM, JAN. s.—From Breda wrjes° l3 that on the 30th ult. six hundred more troops ar" rived there, so that the place has now a garriso: of about eight thousand men. It was suppose that a part of them would march forward and joined by the English. " AmsTEcrmm, Sax. 4 —His Royal Highness" two days since, appointed a Council of War, t° investigate the conduct of Colonel Van Heero si kirck „ as. Commander 4f the military garrison ° Grertruydenbe.g, concerning the late appearanc' of the enemy's troops before Breda. " AMSTERDAM, JAN'. 3.---We learn, that daring a heavy cannonade from the fortress of Naarden' our troops succeeded, in the night of the Ist int in blowing up both the bridges, so that theenen'i can now make no more sallies, but is ,main i dams under the fire of our advanced costs, 011 ' which will be full as detrimental as useful t The corps of observation before the town, con, tinnes . to give the most exemplary proofs ° .e. courage and Vigilance, and several officers bas e already invited the particular attenti on of di , Hereditary . Prince. Time Colonel ComtnastW l ;: f Van Der Bosch, and Capt. Appel, have alreaw received most gratifying proofs of it. . co " We further learn, th a t our m ilit ar y resolli c o increase so fast, that we can detach a compl e : battalion of infantry,,and a company of. ar tillery ' from. the men raised in 'this city, to Breda. r fl ics d , troops, consist chiefly of troops who have ser c e before, and arc much aleuired for their 'fine aV pearance and national spirit. is " Under date of Ilardenburgh, Dec.'2 o ; he • given details of a maraudi n g excurs i o n of t. enemy from Coeverden. " GRONINGEII, DEC. 28.—0 n the 24th their.. Excellencies the Imperial Russian Gene" to Llawoelski and Prince Lapuchen, left this city proceed towards the Rhine, accoMpanied „bY great part of the Cossacks whi c h were here. . 11 ` 1 :,, ing their stay at this place, whi c h was six we e io g they receivisd fr m all the inhabitants, ' r . measure, those nn rte; of respect for their bkgl i ti e able character and i. s ood conduct which are the oi of all good people—namely, the general c s t ee , . and affection of all the citizens., ai ric/ 1 Doßnractur., JaN.3.—We learn that the F''l ,be in Gorinctien, have taken the arms from 133 %. - 0 11 Burghers, and have likewi se di sarm ed a ltoo 9l the Dutch, Germans, and Brabanters, 21 _ 110 .°„ie, Pc ti orl .11in ill le Irhi( tOt it g etai itt illt ('.c i i ii th e i ai l ,' , L.)f 1 11:r Uul y PrVg, •LiV