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Pier, the Minister here, and has given him new assurances of the friendly sentiments of his august Sovereign. PARIS, OCT. 15.—The following conjectures relative to the Congress are now ill circulation in Germany : Poland to recover most of her provinces, and the title of Kingdom : Saxony to be dismembered-, if she retain the title of Kingdom, it will be with great diminution of territory : Prussia and Ba varia to occupy the left bank of the Rhiiie : the Duchies of Juliers and Berg to 'be incorporated with Prussia : Brabant to be definitively united to Holland : Germany again 'to become an Enipire; but the Circles will have Provincial Assemblies, and there will be States-General, under the name of a Diet : the Queieh will be the frontier between France and Germany: the fortress of Meritz will be ceded to the King of Bavaria ; fortresses will be erected on the other side of the Rhine, to op pose to those of France : some Articles. in the l'reaty of Paris will be explained : the'iroops of the Germanic BOdy will be placed on an uniform footing. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, OCT. 15.—Though the Vienna Ga zettes as late as the 4th, do not mention the open ing of the Congress, private letters affirm, that it would be opened on the 4th. It is pretended that the affairs of Germany will be settled separately • from those, of Europe in general, and that the former will be discussed before the others are touched upon. The forms to' be observed in :he discussion, the resolutions, &c. are fully agreed -. norm It is also said, that none but the Ministers of six Sovereigns will be admitted to the sittings. SWITZERLAND, OCT. 2:—.For some weeks past soisie attention has beeu excited by wit anair which has become the subject of a correspondence be tween the Governments of Berne and Basle ; in :Consequence of which, depositions and reports have been taken from several principal citizens of Basle, of which numerous copies are in circula tion, I.: nd make a great noise. The subject is the followin g :—The Government of Berne Irrote to that of Basle, that it had been credibly.informed, that " the English General W. who lately passed through Basle, had declared in the presence of se veral principal citizens of Basle who were named, that the passage of the Allies through Switzer land had cost England one hundred thousand pormtli, which he gave to understand had been paid to persons at Berne, commataders of troops, &c. to let the Allies pass without opposition.",— As the honour of Berne required the truth to be found out, either to do away the charge, or to punish the guilty, they Wished those persons to be examined who were said to have, heard these expressions. These Persons at first refused to give what they called odious information ; but said, that if' they were again applied to, they thou ;,ht themselves entitled to be informed from whom these credible accounts came. This, was Clone, and the Government' of Berne named the person, who is invested with a public character, who had sent 'the information to two of the Chief Magistrates of Berne. Hereupon circumstantial declarations followed, which 'were sent to Berne. (Here follows a long report from a respectable Magistrate at Basle, confirming the statement that General W. had spoken to him to the above ef feet, and that his Aide-de-Camp, Ch--, had afterwards repeated the same assertion, saying be could name the persons at Berne who had been bribed if he dared.---7(Universal Gazette, Oct. 7) NUREMBERG, OCT. 6.—lf we may judge by 4everal reports, the Congress at Vienna will finally determine the future residence of Napoleon Buo naparte. At Paris it is believed to he quite cer tain, that Buonaparte will be removed after the Congress ; the Duke of Berry, it is said, obtain ed this on his last visit to England, and it seems absolutely necessary for the future security of the repose of Europe ; several places,' it is .said, have been proposed for h:s residence, among others the island of St. Lucie. DussELDORF, OCT. 3.—A society of Germans, " both men and women, has formed itself, to pre pare peaceful and agreeable retreats for the war riors returned from the holy contest, who, from wounds, sickness, weakness, or age, are incapa ble of procuring a livelihood. Their generous purpose is to have these retreats in the neighbour hood of strengthening mineral waters, and to give the superintendance of the different establish ments to old OfliderS, whom these veterans will honour at once as worthy companions and kind fathers A generous friend of humanity has al ready made a present to the society of a•number of fine buildings with large gardens, where there is room for 700 veterans. The German Princes, who are anitedfor the great purpose of giving to the German nation a constitution that shall pro mote and confirm public spirit, have been applied to for their support, and the interest hitherto tes tified in so cordial and active a manner for our wounded warriors, entitles us 'to entertain the most flattering expectations of the success of such a laudable undertaking. Those who circulate the absurd Paris report, - that France will offer fifty millions to recover the left bank of the Rhine, probably consider the Con gress as a market where Principalities may be bought for money, ass was formerly the caseast Ratisbon ; but the principles that prevailed then are no more valid. At that time France com manded —now the Congress will decide with re gard to its conquests, and in such a manner as it shall judge best for the good of Germany. Mo ney- and bribery will avail nothing ; for time Powers of Europ e know that Germany is the bul wark of the more remote States; and that if it be not firmly organised iu every way possible, and well secured in its ancient and now recovered frontiers, all the other Powers will be as much exposed to sudden attacks as when the left bank of the Rhine was in the hands of France. But who can believe for a moment, that France Will ever get those provinces back ? What would PrUS- Sja Englamd, and Holland say, if a word to that effect should be uttered at the Congress ? These are only the vain speculations of French news mongers, which clearly s-WCW how deeply they are . mortified at basing lost the Rhine as their iron tier.—(Cortespondfnt of andfar Germany, 711 i and- Sth Oct.) AMERICAN PAPERS. WASHINGTON, SI;VT. 8. ET THE TRESIDENT OF THE tiNITF,D STATES OF AMERICA. A PaOCLAMATION. Whereas the enemy by a sudden Incursion have succeeded in invading the capital of the nation, defended at the nio- went by troops less numerous than their own, and almost en tirely of the Militia; during their possession of which, though for a single day only, they wantonly destroyed the public edi fices haling no relation in their structure to operations of war, nor used at the time fod military 4nno,yancei some of thaseedifices being also costly monuments of taste and of the arts, and others repositories of the public archives, not only' precious to the nation as the memorials of its 03IGIN and its car& transactions, but interesting TO ALL nations, as contri butions to the general stock of historial instruction and poll- tical science.. And whereas, advantage has, been taken of the loss of a fort, more immediately guarding the neighbouriog town of Alexandria., to place the.town within the range of a naval force, too long and top much in the habit of abusing- its sn periOrity wherever it can he applied, to require, as the alter native of a general conflagration, an undisturbed plunder of private property, which has been executed in a manner pe culiarly distressing to the inhabitants whP bad, inconsider ately, east themselves upan the justice and generosity of the victor. And whereas, it now appears, by a direct communication from the British Commander on the American station, to be his avowed pUrrose to Cinpl9y the force Under his direction, " in destroying and laying waste such towns and districts tipon the coast as may be founded •assailable;" adding to this declaration the insulting pretext that it is in retaliation for a wanton destruction committed by the army of the United States i iUpperCanada, when it is notorious,tliat no destruc tion has been committed, which, notwithstanding the multi plied ontrages previously committed by the :meaty, was not unauthorized and promptly shown to be so ; and that the United St.ees have been as constant in their endeavours,to reClaitn the 'enemy from snch outrages; by the contrast of their own example, as•they have been ready to terminate, on reasonable conditions, tire war itself. And whereas, these proceedings and declared purposes, which exhibit a deliberate disregard of the principles of humanity, and.the rules of civilized warfare, and which must give to the existing war a character of extended de vastation and barbarism, at the very moment of negocia tions for peace,. invited by the enemy himself, leave no pros pect of safety to any thing within the reach of his predatory and incendiary operations, but in manful and universal deter mination to chastise and expel the invader. Now, therefore, I, James Madison, President of the United Stales, do issue this my proclamation, exhorting all the good people thereof, to unite their hearts and hands in giving ef fect to the ample means possessed for that purposii. I en join it on all officers, civil and military, to exert themselves in executing the duties with which they are respectively charged. And more especially, I require the Officers coM manding the respective military districts, to be vigilant and alert in providing for the defence thereof; for the more ef fectual accomplishment of which, they are authorised to call to the defence of exposed and threatened pla,ces portions of the militia most convenient thereto, whether they be or be not parts of the quotas detached for the service of the United Mutes under requisitions of the general government. On au occasion which appeals so forcibly to the proud feel ings and patriotic devotion of the American People, none will forget what they owe to themselves, what they owe to their country and tie high destinies which await it; what to the glory acquired by their fathers, in,establishing the indepen dence which is now to be maintained by their sons, with the augmente:t st►ength and resources with which time.and Heaven had blessed them. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be fixed to these presents. Done at the City of Washington, the first day of September, in the year of our Lord 1814, and of the ladepondence of the United States the JAS. MADISON. By the President, JAS. M(NROE, See. of State. Cliarylaxd Gaulle, Sept_ R) GAZETTE EXTRA.-GLORIOUS NEWS. " N.Rw YORK, SErr. 16. {By the Steam Boat Paragon.) Copy of a letter from General Macomb, to hii father in thii city, dated Sept. 12. : " My Dear Father, " Fort Moreau. " The British army, under Sir G..PrevoSt, con , sisting of four brigades, each commanded by a Major-General of experience, a light corps and squadron of dragoons, and an immense train of artillery. They invaded us for six days, during which period the troops in small parties skirmish ed with them, apd took prisoners and killed many. Yesterday they opened their batteries on us with bombs, 24-pounders, howitzers, and rockets, but we silenced the whole arsix in the evening. " Their fleet attacked ours at .the same time, and after an engagement of two hours their large vessels all struck to our gallant Commodore. The gullies ran off. The British Commodore was slain, and the killed and wounded are enormous. Our loss is 115 in killed and 130 w oun d e d. Th e British army raised the siege last night, or rather this utorning, at two o'clock, and are now in full retreat;leaving in the field their wounded and sick. Sir George has requested me to treat them with humanity and kindness. The whole .force does not exceed 1500 effeetives. " I have sent the militia and 'light troops in pursuit. They are constantly taking prisoners and sending in deserters. I am, in 'hopes. of de stroying at least one-third of the English army. lam in perfect health. My troops are the rem nant of General Izard's army, invalids and coil• valescents, except about 600 men. " I am, in haste, &c. " ALEX. MACOMB:" EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ALBANY, SErT. 15. ". DEAR SIR,—To give some idea of otif ex pectations and belief, l enclose you the Extras issued since -yesterday , morning. The account is brought by Major Tatton, who left the Fort on Monday afternoon, and arriving here last 'even ing, is this—' That after Saturday there was no fighting by land,- saving throwing of bombs and cannonadin g that the fleets were engaged two hours and fifteen minutes that the Britibh Ad tnital's ship sunk directly after being brought into shallow water. " That Governor Prevost sent a flag to the Fort to hear the state of the wounded, and the amount of the killed and wounded ; that on the return of the flag (being Sunday evening) he commenced a precipitate retreat, leaving his am munition, provisions, &c. ,and wounded on the field, the whole amount estimated at about sixty thousand pounds ; that the militia pursued him, and had not returned ; that the killed and wound ed left by him had ainonnted to above 400. " You have all the particulars, as far as I have been able to learn them. It is certain now we have no cause to apprehend a northern excursion from the enemy, and I trust it will have an effect upon his attempts on our city in the South. You have, no doubt, received, ere this, my letter of Tuesday evening. " if any thing official transpires, I will give you the first intelligence thereof:" (From the Northera Centinel Extra.) BURLINGTON : SUNDAY EVENING, SEPT.] I, TEN O'CL GLORIOUS NAVAL VICTORY. We have ;Act the e);enly, and they are ours." By several persons who witnessed the naval en gagement on ,Lake Champlain this day, it is, un doubtedly true, that four of the largest British vessels have been captured by the fleet. It is stated by many who were in full view, that every British vessel bad bees captured except three The British Commodore was Lifted the first shot. Commodore Mlnonough escaped un •burt altogether. Every Officer onboard his ship was, either killed or wounded. The engagement commenced at half-past eight r. at. and continued for two hours and fitteen minutes. An attack was made at the same time by land on Plattsburgh.. We have,ouly heard that the ene my was repulsed, and that the miltia distinguished themselves gallantly. On board the Britiih sbip 106. men were killed. The Growler had but Eve men alive when taken.— Our loss on board the Commodore's ship is 60 killed ; wounded not known. Lieutenant Perry was not in the engagement, being severely indi posed in the town. • (1)-m the Troy.Regieter) COPY OF A LETTER 'FROM JOSEPH W. MOULTON, ESQ. OF MALONE, TO A GENTLEMAN IN THIS VILLAGE, DATED PREEN, SEPT. 11. DEAR SlR,—This is a memorable day. Re joice. The British fleet is in our possession, after. a battle of two hours and a half, in Cumberland Bay, opposite Plattsburgh, which I had the plea sure to witness. The British force, 'consisting of a 36-gun frigate, one brig mounting 22 guns, two sloops of it) guns, and three or four row-tallies, 'surrendered to Commodore M`Douough, and the force under his command. " The conflict was sanguinary anddecisive. It is said the, enemy had 10 guns more than M‘Do ,nough commanded. The action is just Closed, and while 1 write there is a tremendous cannon ading and discharge of musketry heard in the di rection of Plattsburgh. " The British troops are engaged with ours. The issue dreadful. 'The attack of the British on land commenced at the same time as that on water. Their force is much superior to ours, hut our gallant little band wilt give them a warm re ception. %Vc momentarily expect news. from the forts The mail is waiting, and Lmust conclude in haste " Yours, &c. t , N. mouutoN." (Ilbany Gazette Extra, Sept. 16.) A letter from a gentleman in this city, now at Burlington, dated Sunday evening, Sept.ll, states, that every Officer on board Captain APDonough'S ship, himself excepted, were killed at the com mencement of the engagement ; that the slaugh ter,on board' both ships was immense; that the New York Militia was drove about three miles by the British, but at length. drove the British and killed many.' • DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PLATTSBURG, Gentlemen who arrived in the last evening's Northern Stage, and who - left Burlington on Monday morning, state, that by a Mr. Tybe and a Mr. Ransom (both respectable and intelligent Gentlemen), who, left Plattsburg on Sunday even ing, information was received of the defeat of the British Army under Sir G. Prevbst, and. the attack on Plattsburg, after a severe and long con tested action, with the loss of between two and three thousand men in killed, wounded, and pri soners. The action commenced on land at the same time with that on the Lake. The British, at the conmencernent of it, forced the Saranac, and drove our troops about three miles, when they were met by the Vermont Militia, who came to the aid of their brethren in arms, an d w h o fought with the heroic courage and resolution of , the ancient Green M oun t a i n B oys. E very man did his duty, every one fought for his country, his family, and his fire-side. Victory was ours, the enemy were defeated, - and forced to a preci pitate retreat across the Saranac. MOVEMENTS IN THE FOTOMAC. GEOIIGETOWN, SEPT. 7.---The British squadron have escaped from the Potomac. The prepara tions made at the eleventh hour to arrest their{ moving off with the plunder of Alexandria, have proved ivadequate. - On Sunday evening Commodore Rodgers, who commanded some boats in the rear of the enemy, moved down the river with four barges to watch the motions of the enemy, and to attempt_ annoy ance. Arriving within cannon shot of the ships of war, seven barges were dispatched to meet him: Between nine and ten o'clock, a sharp conflict en sued between the parties, ,which ended in the re pulse of the enemy with very little injury "to our men, only two or three being slightly wounded. On Monday, the British vessels took advantage of a brisk wind from the north-east, to descend the river. The battery at the White House was deliberately attacked by the Commodore's ship, and after a cannonade of 15 minutes, was com pletely silenced, moat of our guns being dismount ed. • During the action, 1 2 of our men were killed, and about 20 wounded, mostly militia, who had .no share in working the guns of the battery. Considerable injury is said to have been done to the enemy, as his pumps were go i og when he lis ,eact 6 ; passed down' the river. Well'av e , ll 7 ( assi ll9 i t 1 _count of the opposition ma de in weir I c l 000 ;o r , i battery on the Maryland shore, where or feet, by l‘fli liO tve y Perry was stationed, assisted artillery of this place; we undersra°` ' e of 1,1 that our loss was trifling. The wheeoptolv and we may squadron under Captain Gordon, wid th t liell now expect the Alexandrian vessels, have proceeded ifelvoseg. freed ill° c c irc.; and Potomac to be entirely We shall make no comment o n th , 110 6 stances attending this escane of the e'rSrel! ° II , Who abandoned a strong fort, 3111 ` 56 „os' t .` ° enemy to capture Alexandria with lisou will furnish us with particulars at the ir w aters of u l die Oa • ' ~,,,ti ANOTHER VAILURE. ~,fow ; ~,, p. ', il , The measures which the Ltie//i,gen': ~,,t120 t 4 the public a few days ago ' were - vat ', 1 , 1 1 50 0 11 0 6 execution, the effect of which W 0t1 :60. it ,iii , seen,' have proved a complete abot°,flpati of Armstrong- disgraced hiniseY, an d i tv i 3si I c° l ' l o missed from service, we were to ld ,3h3triit, Monroe would retrieve our character 11 03010 all that an American could wish , 3 , l ,, i ' t dso' ls hi tt i that, and the other, in short, no u - ' ;.1 ,1 0 . - ,11 Colonel Monroe. He was aCCOrdillglY s ' ill .;$ " Commander-in-Chief of the tr° °l3 , t eti *l f . , vicinity of the district," —he was io ve rtr jelk i d the supreme direction of the war der 1 0° 1 '4, , far as Armstrong did not still hold on; sti dA,,i, .to his aid our naval heroes, Perm rorter'ojer., gets, who were supported by a picke d r o t ' l .' l . lant seamen, and clouds of militia, O r ' • I ' :0' 1 :i clare doubt for three days past, tb 3l -' i ,cers' i ii had " put in a train of execution Itle.i . 0 s ell would ensure the capture of Com• 6°/. ( , ) .ige c c , dron, or, at any rate, prevent bps P°' e ' ip pl, j , the Potomac, unless he was strono r.iterpft", Every tiling favou re d Col. Monroe 's `` 0' 1 0; 1 The 'British were becalmed four d a niciir c •dl hearts had been united in one cono° ° „kr f`'' io •efforts to punish the British Coulllllo3* cruel terms he had imposed up"t, il ' e t s , Q l. l - I°' takin advantage o f t h e blowng -Poileinii Washington." But the enterprise I° ,, s , f ide f bt" tally failed, for the want of guns., 8 .1 ' 6 c- : illil°,;el l _ammunition. The people of Awericl, %: t s t t e's lieve it,_Europe - will not believe it, t ll e rr e : fl planted 16 miles from °f °Y ( g the seat fo pliL l t io* after two years war, could not be 5- ` olle t'' ° one dozen cannon. There were lxi e° A c e n ticie ilc ' twenty times over, but there Was a plit tl' the munitions of -war. cre me f ,1 Rumour • is conveying to the ex"" t ( I it'',. l the United States, alb most C.Nagg ef3 : ; f e etit s ,.,l? totted accounts of the disastroas ig c t l " e l'' preceded and followed e 0:61 the copal' 0 ISO 4 can Capital. , i be P, Wheallthe ; n whichliave marked the fate of " T ''''', l- iat's iti l ," _sentiments of execration agains t °ti c, All ', I I); Rulers which already find utterance opt I°,liP tars, will grow into a fixed deterinnyb low be V i v vide more competent guardians - 0f 1- d or, safety:of the nation. „ Ole r . ,d' The means of redress possessed 1 '; to s3 l2 ,iii -- . arc not immediate, but their abin l Y " t ef `; r il P de country' in this time of extreme pc- vi .o. ,t 1" Every man who feels as be ‘ough t 11Ie i t 't et t i 4, that disgrace which has been br' vg: ' o soli; r i vill arduse from apathy and pre' Y ' loss, although which lowers upon his e 0 " 11 " 1. 0 ", e sc ll ; Os:, although every thin , ' see l " s O tt JO abandoned by those . ' 1 " - • o t/i- nti l • 1 who were stll pol o t „, nets on our national ramparti' . i le ( jet' 'would .be a crime, Let us detail c oat country shall yet he:respectable) 3111 urination will not. be inyain. „51 0 00 0% 6 ?' GOVERNMENTI FALS-D..,.-- cP . is 5 err' . GEORGE Tows, SEPT. 8.---Iller,e, Plieje,f;' word of truth in the • 1 ft'' - -' ' arm e 0 „ a les. f f t • yesterday, under the title Of ' J'''' '' f 'Y' 0 01 ' ai of At C apt. Potter's battery there was t 0 ( c ~ ,,0 1 , , Jo ~. could"' be . - called resistance ; that ;'"' ;aid ~ r ,r, ; ' once findin it ineffeetual and 0 0 1 o fflir , want of time and preparation, cel l° , e ee ll ' !ant 'loss was scarcely-any. - A t e l as ' cc " ( ant Perry's battery less was don, ~ ..1, te ~ O 1 01C 0' r i lie t , i , stand, from the greater defect posal, 14is position being lower du" rml l 'icilb ,f Pr 4 of fire-ships and were a"' t o; torpedoes ott d merely to eke out the fabrication., a ie3vr)''' with magic lantisorn effect. , 'col' s ei•',., , The list of piunderand destruction' ifiv),pr"4 • . a vile and libellous print of the eitY l ,olc'',;g federal.papers, is a gross and ationjobitot'of t*.e ,tion, known to be such by every i ll P a i bb le 0 41 `' of the plunder was, committed bY I : i frol t tli t? place, fostered among the citizeos, al l . i i 111' 0 1 0 ) j villainy no place is free in times Of e it is 1 1 , ,,, , , ,', ation of the law. The British, arol' o 10 1° 1; 10 than i ti ,usce to ' sa y, p re served a 111 . 40 0 ,'li•L'.( discipline with res net to oivate P. cl . - t . . II" I I , ,t 0 for petty, unexampled in the annals ' :i . jori' ,‘ ill' l '''; soldiers were. punished, some cap 50 .1 1 ', attempts, • , is d eo i e Little Jemmy, or poor fifada' l ic 0 5 ;6 5 ~ afraid of Armstrong's wrath, tb"t,ritiaglltlftP invective appeal to the public , by's .arec',olll4‘ Paper of yesterday, that lie great i Y 1 0 i i - jy• o i ,iiii it casion of his resignation, 31 " 1 „ c3 ,. ° , , 11 V: 1 1 .6(1 , 1 te, 1 a successor may be found gcma"g,:: - ,, ti t " co' c ii" the offi ce, ,, 1f this he not 'lds' glut r e , o Poi at least proves that he ltas o in . e l ' es li i i n t ; .ol o ( ,,i from the terror Armstrong desc" ) 0 .001 i oo r l ii' avowed on account of his 0 ,0 I ) 1 : 0.f! ° Oro' suspicion of - the' peoplc,": that they 1;je•c44(11" together in the ruin and betriY3`oo,red,loo'., Yet this is the President, "' 1 “" rr ' ii ' eu 115 ` °' ble citizens of Vir,inia President., lie ii"cril•,, Iti r e d lll 4l 0 ,-,r.- 1 -, 7 1,„ 4 ,.• straw, as his guards, before br ° r. ' g be Cults' door, whilst, according to e t o be spurned any thing h - e '3isto e tic i last." meta cannot, e tGaballiesSl: ti l l o e s r s era l; l ; •e 7 , til t :. e eni e j l eialj " l : lll::)::ditl°:ltneire::;lllll:ls:: , t.'' to 13 ' o re' 0 ; 4 pensioners i F t l i fl .i i ri c t e t i c .s t l of t.l t p h i o e n n : t t na l P i c r i 11* ("1:::' ttgb64l,l;efts4'.l‘;:6- act o u f n e L r ette i : from abo" : " I have the pleasure to leO le tc enemy itu ti ziielottor, Sir George I :ii:tpe.,,31f:1:45,;c0: s art last n i i e g k h his Si also arms, aMMUllitiol3, prOViSiol/ .~ F ) I te 4 1. hi,