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)' t ~' 10 ', 15 . . 1), i• E I) fie' of :e AFFAIRS. A ei ti? 6 iro l • istc‘ estf • • • • • • • crs the y rot.r.;t' ~,nther Envoy(Tavel s t) the .•:, - ivereigtis at Erankfoilt, who 1 3 0 - Misr!! to 'reeog , iise nen!rality . p.f .. 4hiitZerMwd., , a ," the t cn Chief. of :theri armies o'er y Where gatte orders to respect,it...:. Confi(Fng i n th e ses pr o M ises. ant!orders, the had limited their preca - titions to the placing ° fa mere cordon, Your Majesty had no 'troops °T I that frontier, `wishing; to remove every idea-of toe neutrality of Switzerland being i n danger on that sid'e. riot th e .Allies 'l•.ave not only violated the nen= trality of SWitzerhuld, they have sent M. de Senft nerne, to require, that Switzerland shalt re 'll')lulce the ac t o f me di at i on , t h e consequences o f Z`litlt have .foi` these ten years rendered it so M de Senft accoMpanied . this demand, tI I the declaration; that the Allied Army was Oilig to enter Switzerl4ll(l - same moment M. Buhna satnitmit4d- she ,"Ps of the Confederation 'to evacuate their F 4 n . sts ; tie bridge of Basle was forced, the. 11.,'Al.a.riny entered at different poin;s, violatin g - in - _this manner the territory of a 7.e':.f.ttl people and its neutrality, .which. _Europe ttitsrrespected for three . centuries, the Allies theta tvl►►,l hav e given C.ie measure (if the contiAmee t ► their promises merit, and slew what is, in' of a-attti}tenis•e.spl/4!ct which they profess for the rights . . Tile Minister for Foreign Afrai,rs, tc.. 14n,.• r , "F" ?( I) . CAULAINCOuIt . r, Duke of Vicenza. r -, '' "",:. .Q 7 1 .1 . to l t l::', l '.. t."llolrtileirL of the LandAmirtan of Switzerl t an n ti of ..,,','.'N'oriJr) announcinw the neutrality, the d , eclara lo t i ,.. . ulet, both dat e d Ni,, .13 • aud BUonaparte s - letter to , Liulthtonan, reco '• ' ga.stug the neutrality, dated .Dec. 14.] 'Is() uis EXCEL LENCY THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN StA < AFFAIRS. cnrikr- festQrdav morning General 13 , u n t ( 1 . a. , ha v l i a_ tu litio t a i !t-',e - with c ( A tme l lierrenschwa , Li l aufr ‘ e l ti o .. btlyt , n" th(: Sw . i;:s troops fromliasle tt . , 1 Army IC' s " a" decla• '- 1 i ut that the,Allict . , !ligltt.,'lt!'n!,,,,,l%ev"„„ti',.)l eater Switzerland, in the id i , :-tein. It ; ;1 . , i 9 C zOth by Basle, Rheinteid, at .0 . is 1 1(-' tl . '' : '1 II •rreoseliwanki wits i er4llkl to 14t C(3100(2 ‘ ' it to tbe.Landatn laaa, 41 ,- give infortilatior ot . _ i. 11 and-. it seems th at al 1 , 4 to, General Wattevl. 1 7 ,-,,,.._ Viv„e,6wiSs batta:ioos which were on the Rhine th e i L ' l , ll ell iniek; some to Solcurci and some to t i ' l oi L i c e ; a i t . ; . l 7 l )t ' l l r a g r ters , which have retired from Apt' It is announced, that on the 2 . at v h e , at li )() / “. inen ' `, l4 iefiv . Austrian cavalry, will !' 1 , 1 . ' %1r Cli v i s ( ; l -; ailu that• soon afterwards two .s'm't 'e s , -- ;'`',"s will pass through there, which will.tic- . -iivtly take the road to Geneva. , a ul ad t',:i nt S r e. ig n t f l t e l' h i e is r : eic, l l has continued to importune ; that the form of Governaien aY , b ,,, e i .ch aoged ; but the Little Council hat!: iio_t •ti s t e . ---4 to this demancl, and the Great Council ! 1 . 151 1 . 01 titet veterdalt and to-day, for the usual , b e 141 antumazti si!tint,s, has not suffered itself t f I'd e t ' i ltt ed bv the pi utilise which M. de de Sen t .ts s ' t. - „, 4 "s nlade in tilt name of -the Allied Pow sinu - f t , t3 tore to the canton of Beane the posses it.tie°l-14rgovii, and the Pays de Vatul, and give Th. and the Erquel. lii ar : M ini'stu, d ssatisfied at the ill success of W:n - t‘ t ' e o lli t .,Pi r :! „. l f las upbraided the intriguers, I a g k, ort, ,with having far too much ex would be "rate there the eagerness which seen: to v4tu rn the act of mediation• n rt • i% ‘ poles ''v? the ?"traty that it vi:ill tint he edecteelt ~.y threats ailetkirce. The country peonle :Ire certainly ,much attached to it. TheSy lau;11Y tr,itttur at rin.. b - bing of the war into —witz,eT thilcv; , ant i saY,. that 'the day will come, %d i" at t c, i % l .'"lll he aide to I , e ,„ e t h emse lves otk the ell sev°q% inhabitants of the cities. recti, 1.4 eantotti have sent deputies tei ask di- C„, lt n s of the Landanttnan. 'flir.pe4sants of h is preisy°ll4t.Coillisteit.:tritt'i'ohnilL Li!. 2C.ltr`itine;74:ll6L cutfla:t:adijr:efnti:‘ tr z , s illay be seen no w to a erstainty, i wi " 'truly would fini), m an y partilanS tliere ; tore ' t hit if there was a roint of support of sonte ca.. ' l t-Ittl, the mass of t 1 . 1e peopl e , at least in many "Inns, would ertai•itly have rallied round it. 1- requesl'yo.,n. Excellency! 84 e. (Siqu'd) 1,-. ItOLlV'it, tertieDe. '21.-:,..,ax11t ni;i.a. —_,_. Sec. of Legation. RIS ZAVELLS,NCY TLIP. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN . Al-TAIRS, ~, stft,--SOme ...-xustrom eavmlry A- 1/er , tte ',Dve. -22, nine irt the evenirig : !7 . nre to 1 :.ay, but is thought they will proceed to :ter m , have entered So , and that oth(!r Corps wilt enter this city 1, 1 1 1 th e 25 01. An astonishing confusion prevails• ,'e Great Connell has voted thanks to the Little :linknotesfor not • havin g yield e d t o the importn s of M. de Scull Pilsaeb, an:.l to the machina -3°l's of.the'intriguing citizens of Berne, who_ de -,4 the• existing constitutio n to be', changed. 3:en, d istinguished by their names, and by their ( ti rti ces, have expressed their indignation at the I , ce, anti the responsibili ty , w hi ch were going "ill ou the city of Berne. "On the other hand, 'l r e Iv ells, and those who have desired the en- IZ e e of the allied troops, fear a re-a c ti on , and, th; ixi v . eligeahee with which the people threaten h, ir,, . 1 'e the honour to send yotn• Excellency tbe trtln',ltl"a of t%%) Proclamation's, which I have ' -' ` ) hteil. All the Swiss battalions return to duct' ir C anon s , very much dissatisfied. at the con „.vv al,: , „-'men th e y are made to observe. Many •th„" ltt have preferred failing with glory ; and - I „,'Y will be found well , disposed, if an vportu '''Y is afforded them of repairing what IS called 4"- involuntary haseuess. Never had people felt aud it3"on g l y the benefits of the act of mediation, the advantaires of the tranquility which the - tourit •'Y has enjoy&l these ten years. (Signed) .. F:ROL ER. To tits EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN IPA Lentzburg, Dec. 21,1813. Sni t Allied Armies h a ve to'-day entered f 4 4e,rland .)0,000 men at ,Laufienburg, and a o;liiirdrof 3* or - 6,000 betw e en Rheinfeld and wi " . e . theY have thrown a bridge over the 'hint. They halve also 'Made 20 or 30,000,men c rops the b»,:idgle at Basle ; 5,000 horse, making ii!.'4t of seven regiments, art- at Zurich. The whole force of the Allies is estimated At l GOMM) t AI. Reinhard, t h e Lantlamnian, has written to t he Camons t o send ucpuiieS to 'Lurie!), who , will e e , mstiiiited 0 diet, wlieu the Deputies of the 111 o1ki,tity. of the Cautuus 41 - .411. bane u.ilited: the thmninatlon of the Depaties is to be made by. the Lirtle .',•attueil,. not-by the Great .Council, which proves:that it is intended to overturn the Consfi ttition.—The Allies • have entered SWitzerland, Withotit a shot having been fired. • A 4reat part of the S'tiviss people is ashamed of such conduct. it; greater number are attached to the act of mediation, and would defended their neutrality, •if they bad •expeete.l to be sup ported. (Signed) ROUIT:11,. r,UBLIC ATION TO THE TROOPS OF THE SWISS CON- FEDERATION The federal troops under arms are berth* in, formed, that the Allied Armies have entered Swt zerland at several points, and that their Corn 7 mander,in-Cl;ief,/ Prince .Schwartzenberg„ 'has published to his army, and- transmitted to the General of the Confederation, the subjoin 7 ell order of the day ; at the same time that the Plenipotentiaries of the Allied Courts, now in Switzerland, have remitted to his Excellency the Landamtnan a declaration, containing the strongest assurances of good treatitlent, both of the c'ettntly and its 'inhabitants. There is rea son, therefore, to expect, that the federal troops, •wherever they meet corps of the foreign soldiers, will suffer nu molestation, and the -Officers, subal terns.;„ and privates, will take care, in such cases, to give no room, by their conduct, for disagree able scenes. . . — AlllheC --- ottmanders of corps will continue to maintain tranquility, order, and confidence among the troops under their command: The manner in which all the corns have behaved, till this critical moment, convinces me, that they will peaceably wait the course ofevents,.and tire decree of their superiors. The General of the Confederation, (Sined) It. DE WATTEVILLE. Head-quarters at Lentzberg, Dec. 21, 1813. ORDEit OF THE DAY OP HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SCIAIvARTzEN_ BERG, GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE ALLIED ARMIES SOLDIF,HS !-We set foot on the Swiss terri tory : it is as friends, as deliverers,' that we ap peal' in this •country. Ybur conthict will be con-' formable to.this principle. Prove to. the brave Swiss, that the Austrian warriors are as well ac- . (painted with the duties which they have to ful fil in passing through a friendly .country, and the respect due to the illhabitants, as with the qualities which on a dty of battle lead to glory and victory. • If the direction,of the war renders it necessary to expose you to painful marches in this rigorous season, do -not - forget, Soldiers, that the quetion now is, to finish gloriously what_y..o leave began with so much lionour ; and that greaier.de.ticul tieS, greater dangers than those ' you can now meet with. - lir,ve been already vanquished •; in short, tha► it is from your valour; anti from your persev'e;•i„ce, that your country, "and the whole world, expect a glorious and durable peace. • (Signet') SC HWALITZENBILRG. forn2e ,ts of A re: r does e face iNv see by ail' .tifice) 64'6 f ica amf i• o• tlt !ct for 1 r intsc be o le ; T i ce !) , tbei [S's foc 0, Telg, l owtie° Info; tn itte l (it nst °ll • 1 , affe Lo 1)1 4)°11 0 6 0 : re(' e$ • ,1 [CS ; () t of /' tO t 4 ot ; 1.0 . . c * be " • 0 1 if, 9 0* 0 115 !e. i BREMEN AND HELIGOLAND MAILS. BRIn;EN, DEC. 28.—The latest news we 'have here is, that 200,000 men have crossed the Rhine at Schaffhausen, Lantzenbarg, Minnie Wen, and Brysach ; the inactivity iii xt hid) the•armics erm ined for seven weeks past is consequently over.— The Swisshave done somewhat to make an ap pearance of resistance, probably to make it ap pear they were constrained by force. For two days past an uninterrupted cannonade has been bears! at limbenb•urg ; it was at first thought that the fire was directed against Ham burgh, but we now know that Gluckstadt bas been cannonaded, as not being included in the arinistiee : and, ineaAwlile, the fortress of Frede ricsort, which was likewise not included, has,been taken. General Bennigsen has arrived at Ham burgh, and that unfortunate place will now have no dotibt to sustain ail the horrors of a s i ege . — Two hattalions.of Hollanders which were. there have been disarmed, and obliged to work on the fortifications. A great number of the inhabitants whO were ,burned out of the city, have arrived here and in this neighbourhood, anti, cannot suffi ciently describe the wretchedness . .that reigns - tkere. Pirewood.was much wanted, and they were breaking up the ships in the harbour to supply the dcfibiency. ILANov ca, -DEC. 23.—The following Publica tion has appeared here " His Royal Highness the'rrince Regent has given a convincing proof of his affection and care for the German States of his Majesty, .his Royal Father's, and which cannot be sufliciently re vered, in having taken the gracious resolution of • nominating his beloved brother, his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, tube Field-Marshal • and General Military Governor of the Royal do minions here, and therby atfordiiig his foresaid Royal Highness Llic power of proving the affe-- tion and kind sentiments which he has always en ' tertained towards this part of his Royal domi nions and subjects, and of_ putting 'in due force such operations and appointments • as may be made by his Royal Highness, which appointment was most readily accepted by him. " The Royal Cabinet Ministry, with the most lively pleasure, fulfil the duty imposed on it, by making public this ordinance, issued by his Royal Highness for the welfare of the country. "Hanover, Dec. 200813." WURZBULIGH, DEC. 18.—Our Gazette of this day, contains the following article-:—" We read iu We Augsburg Gazette, that 60,000 Aust.ri3ns are ordered to march into the Tyrol by Neukerch and Matting!tacit, 'and 40,000 Russians by Lain bach and Sclutatienspdt. According to accounts received at Munich, an insurrection had broken out in the Tyrol, which appeared likely to spread through the whole northern part di' that country insprnck had been taken by storm - by the insur gent Bavarians. 'lChe Field-Marshal Count Bell grade, who chanced to be on ajourneyfromFrank fort to Italy, was taken prisoner by the insur gents. Fugitives who hue arrived in 'Munich • confirm this intelligence. ", On the 13th a division of the body regiments adva.need - against, tle Tyrol, and. several divi 7 • •sitifts are immediately to . break np for the ,same destination. .With respect .to the cause, or the object of this insurrection, nothing was known wlicn the letter came away." A Proclamation to the Tyrolese, issued.b.vßaro . ll Von Lerehenfeld, dated luspruck, Dee. 12, states that the,,objeet .of the insurgeuts `the .Tyrol was to withdraw front Barhria, and .place themselves nailer Austria. , • 1-lAmnvuou, Dec. 26.—The following.publiea 7 flan, which has been issued here, ,reiates to the masures of police adopted at this place , " NOTICE. " It being the, deire of his Excellency tilt Marr shal Prince of Eckinuhl to secure the tranquility of this city, and pren . to deprive the inhabitants of the means of dohlohemsdves lu,trm, he, has re 7 solved that all assemblages,of persons,. excepting such as are hereinafter specified, shall be abo lished. " it is, therefore, prohibited the inhabitants of the - city of }timbal* fo assembleeither in public streets and places, or in privatehouses, under the denomination ()Islas, colleges, societies, &c.r-- In day-time shall be ennsiderell as assemblings, every collection of persons in public streets and places, consisting of more than . six persons ; but ill Illy: evening, every collectiou-ponsisting of more than eight persons, %vim shall be found after• 10 o'clock in coffee•houses, taverns, public houses, &c. &c. and mot s belonging to the family of such houses, shall be considered as assembling. The only,societies permitted are those which, are allowed to meet for divine services in churches, temples, or synagogues ; and furthe►more, such AS by lawfUl authorii) are called together in - the municipality houses. The theatres and balls of the persons who give them, have a written per mission fOr such purpose trom the Chief Com mandant, and the meetings of families with their friends in their own houses. "'The Civil awl Military Authorities are to see than these present regulations be strictly adhered to : such persons as are taken in the fact, shall be arrested and immediately sent out of the city, Frith prohibition against their returning back, under penalty of being treated as spies. " The General. of Division, Aid-de-camp to the Emperor ' and Governor of Ham ~- bnr„, (Signed) . "The Count VON HOGENDOR - P.". "Tiamhiwgh, Dec. 18, Si."IS - Every inhabitant of Hamburgli must, On the first gnu being fired, return to his own home, or, if he istlt any considerable distance from it, go into the treArest house. 4 6 CO. ne patimes have orders to separate even the smallest asses iblages by force. * " It is prohibited w go on the walls, or into the fortifications. Those who act contrary -hereto shall be .punished' by fifty strokes of a stick; fur the first i,tfence, and for the next be driven- oat of the. city. . " The General of-Division, Aidede-Clmp to the Emperor, and Governor of Hamiargh, (Signed) " The Count VON IiOtINDORP." " Ilamtmrgh, Dec. 20, L 813." • • DUTCH PA'C'ERS. littenA., Dec. 28.—T0-morrow the Russian troops, of which our garrison has hitherto con sisted, will leave us, to form the van-guard of General Von Winzingerode's corps, which has now arrived in our country, and appears to be destined, in corijunction with the Prussian corps under General Von Bulow, to enter i.m mediately into Brabant and Flanders.. The greater part of the last mentioned corps is afready at Langstraat, many of the inhabitants of which have already 60 01.70 men quartered on each. We are : expecting some thousands of English troops here, to replace the Russian troops in gar-rison. DORDRECHT, DEC. 20.--Two days ago ;In in habitant of Gerinehen arrited here from that place, having made his escape, though with great risk. According to his report, there were already 500 sick among'the garrison, and an equal num ber had refused to serve any longer, who were thereupon disarmed by the Governor, and confin ed in the church. In the last week the peasantry in the. Alblasser District took up !arms, hnd have thrown up a battery under Schellennin,• within musquet shot distance of the walls, and in general the pre parations for a powerful attack front the land side, as well as • from the river, are uninterupt edlr contintted. • Last night a heavy fire was kept. up on Genni kin,;from eleven to one o'clock, by the gun-boats, which was answered by the eneniv from the w alls, but without doing any remarkable damage to our bun-boats. learn that the French garrison in the Bosch was so weak, that its Commandant, not deeming it sufficiently strong for the *fence of the exces sive fortification, has quitted the town • with_all his men, and retreated to Papenbril, which fort is very strong, and mounted with about 140 pieces of artillery. It is said, that some Prussian hussars. have al ready been at the Bosch. A number of vessels, with artillery and ammunition, pass. this place. from' time to time, having. different destinations. WILLEMSTADT, DEC. 27.-This day an excel lent train of English horse artillery was landed here. The whole numb6r of En;zlish that we have seen pass through this place, as well infantry and cavalry, as artillery, are estimated by military men, at 20,000, men, .but, according-to a moii deratp computation, amount 15,000, : FlF.Lvovrstuxs, JAN:. 3.—Letters from Frank., fort of the 25th December say, 300,000 of the Allies had crossed the Rhine at different points, taking the route by Luxembourg And Nancy. Reports from Aiusterdant Naarden is in our hands, and tuat a numoer of., flags t i )f ,truce are passing and repassing from Goreum. Brabanter.s in that fortress have retused to,fight, and have in consequence.been thrown into prison, by which the enemy's strength is considerably . . . LEYDEN, DEG. 3.l.—The town of Naarden, Deventer, the fielder, and Garcon), still hold out ; however, it is with reason believed, that as soon as the heavy `artillery shall have arrived they will quickly general arming every where 'proceeds with zeal and activity. DORD,RECHT DEC. 27.—We learn'. that the French troops which • retired front before Breda, have take❑ post between Antwerp and Woest Wezel, and cut the road across, in order to cower the camp." „ • • They write from Breda, under date of , the 27th .G December, that eneral Bunken dorf is incessantly occupied in putting this town into the best state of defence, all the inhabitants who can work be ing pressed a.nd daily taken to the outworks : 600 Dutch troops have this moment arrived here, and we expect 400 more of them ; so that we can hardly conceive how all these'troops can be lodg ed, as the Russian troops do not march out - by parties. Prussian-troops are posted from Roams donk to Dpngen ; a considerable. corns of English troops has arrived between Oudenbosch and Ze venbergen, so that - Breda is protected round about by nearly 10,000 men. We learn from .Tholen as follows :—On the 16th arrived here 1206 of the English Guards ; on the 17th, 300 artillery-men, and on the 18th about 3000 men came into the island. On the 19th, 400 men left this place for St. Martit . s, Dyke,' but were replaced by others. On the 200 a regiment of infantry passed through, and 800 Englis dra goons without this pla - ce, the head-quarters being still here. There are many troops in South Beveland, and about Bergen-op-zoom. The Hereditary Prince arrived here on the ''24th, and had a conference with the English General and Staff Officers. He set oil for teeubergeu, and was immediately. folloxed by the regiment of Guards, four comtiiiiiieS of artillery-men, with field-pieces, andin tlfe same afternoon by the 35th and 39th"regiments.of the line. On the 26th the head-guar ters were removed to Steeubcrgen, this place - being too NAVAL NEWS. 'CORK, DEC. 31.—The convoy which 'have passed this harbour on Tuesday,. was the .hoint wbrd-bound West India fleet, under convoy of his Majesty's ships Marlborough, Espiegle, and Peruvian. They sailed from St. Thomas's the 12th of November. The Peruvian saw the ships up St. George's Channel to Dublin, Belfast, and the Clyde. The Venus took charg4 of the vessels to Bristol and Liverpool. The \Vest India fleet, that sailed hence the 27th of October, under con voy' of his Majesty's ship Leonidas, arrived safe stt Barbadoes.—Yesterday evening his Majesty's ships Marlborough and Espiegle, with twelve of the homeward bound \Vest Indiamen, put into this harbour. DEAL, J.N. s.—Arrived his Majesty's - ships Norge and Defender from the RoompOt and the Hydra from Holland... PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Arrived the Indus, 74, from the EastwaPil ; a French chasse mar4e, with wine and brandy, cut out by the boats of there legrapb schooner, near Nantz , and the Rover brig of war, with about 30 sail of transports from Passages. FALMOUTH, JAN.3.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Perseus from Lisbon, having on board the em bassy from Morocco. Sailed the Macliarel schooner with dispatches'for Passages. The East India and 'other conv,)ys passed this port this afternoon. HARWICH, JAN. 5. Arrived the Auckland packet with a mail and passengers, by the way of Cuxhaven ; Lord Duncan packet, with a mail,•by ,• - the way of Heligoland ; and the Lady Francis packet, with a mail and passengers from Holland ; also J arrived a schuyt with passengers from Hol land. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. s.—Arrived- his Majesty's ships Savage and Cordelia, with a large fleet front the Downs. Yesterday a Court of Directors was hell at the East India Hous,e, when the, following Con►-. manders took leave of the Court previous to de parting for their respective destinations, viz. Capt. PATERS9N, Castle Huntley, for Madras, Prince of Wales Island and China. _ . . .. _..... _ . . • Captain W. 11.11AanYmAN, Astell ; Captain W. GELSTON, ' Europe; Captain H. P. Tnemt:NtiEEßE, Asia; for Madras and Bengal. • .. Capt.Jons PYKE was sworn into the command of the ship Plicenix, consigned to Bengal direct. . . BEASTLY REVENGE.—Last week a melancholy accident occurred in the, barony of Tulla. A butcher, after 114'iI1g knocked down a cow, leaped across its neck for the purpose of drawing the blood, when the animal gave a sudden start, and the knife which the ill-fated man held in his hand was plunged into the bottom of his belly, and he expired in a few minutes.