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have sold to the King of Holland the
cities of Hamburgh, Lubeck, and Bre
, men, on condition of his receiving a cer
tain annual tribute.
By private letters from Bucharest, of
the 17th ult. the Grand Seignior has con
sented to receive a Russian garrison at
Constantinople.
Passwan Oglou is now a vassal of Rus
sia,whose troops have occupied Widdin.
Bender, Choczin, and Jassay, have been
voluntarily surrendered by their respec
tive commandants; but Russia pro
fesses to respect the independence of the
Porte, and to guarantee it, agreeable to
treaty. The Archduke Charles of Au
stria, is about to set out lorGallicia, to
take upon him the command of a consi
derable army, The fortress of Stral
sund is still unmolested, and iVIortier,
with the eighth corps of the French ar
my, remains inactive.
AI, rONA, Jan. 2.
The accounts which have reached us
from tlie Turkish provinces in Europe,
state that the Russians have not only oc
cupied Chorzim and Jassy, but also lien
den Bucharest, W-idden, and are ap
proaching the frontiers of Dalmatia.
Forty-fourth Bulletin of the
French Grand Army.
^ a us aw, December 21.
The emperor has visited the works of
Praga. Eight fine redoubts, staked and
pallisadoed, inclosing a circumference
of 1500 fathoms, and three neat bastions
of 600 fathoms in extent, form the
bounds of a fortified camp.
I he \ istula is one of the finest rivers
in existence. 1 he Bug, which is com
p.natively much smaller, is notwith
standing more rapid than the Seine_
The bridge over the last large river, is
entirely finished. Gen. Gautier, with
the 25th and 85th regiments of the in
fantrv, occupies the head of the bridge,
whic h Gen. C asseloupe caused to be
fortified with great judgment. From
the manner of this tete-du-pont, which
is not more than 500 fathoms in extent,
being supported by a morass and the ri
yei, adjacent to a fortified camp on the
right hank, a whole army can he protect
ed from the whole force of the enemy.
A brigade of light cavalry of the re
seivc were skirmishing throughout the
day with the Russian cavalry.
On the 18th, marshal Davoust per
ceived the necessity, in order to render
his camp on the right hank more secure,
of taking possession of a small island
situated at the mouth of the Wrka. The
enemy were aware of the importance of
this position. A lively fire of musketry
commenced with the advanced guard
by the French. Our loss is a few men
wounded. Clonot, an officer of talents,
and a young man of great hopes, receiv
ed a ball in his breast.
On the 19th, a regiment of Cossacks,
supported by the Russian hussars, at
tempted to cut olf the grand guard of
the brigade of light cavalry, placed in
advance of the tete-du-pont of the Bug;
but the guard had been placed in such a
manner as to prevent surprise. The
first of the hussars “ sounded to horse.”
colonel charged at the head of a squa
dron, and the 13th advanced to support
it. The enemy were overthrown. We
have had in this little affair 3 or 4 men
wounded ; but the colonel of the Cos
sacks has been killed.
111 . li 'S{) men and 25 horses have
fallen into our power. Nothing can be
so miserable and so base as these Cos
sacks. I hey are a scandal to human
nature. They pass the Bug, and every
da\ \ lolate the territory of Austria, to
pillage a house in Gallicia, or to treat
themselves to a glass of brandy, where
upon they are very greedy. ' But our
light infanta y are accustomed, since the
last campaign, to the mode in which
tnese wret lies fight, who endeavour to
intimidate, by their numbers and die
thundering noise which they make in
charging, chose troops who have not
been accustomed to see them ; but when
they are known, two thousand of these
unhappy creatures are not capable of
charging a single squadron which stands
linn and preserves its ranks.
I he marshal Angereau has crossed
the Vistula at Utruta. Gen. I.apisse
, s entered Plousk, and is in pursuit of
the enemy.
Marshal Smdthas passed the Vistula
at v izogrod.
Marshal Bessierts arrived on the 18th
at Kikol, with the second corps of re
si rved cavalry. Phe advance has arri
%ed at I.iepez. Different rencountres
oi cavalry have taken place with the
1 mssian hussars, of whom a number
have been made prisoners. The right
bank of the Vistula was found entirely
clear. 3
Marshal Ney, with his corps of the
army, supports Marshal Bessieres. He
arrived on the 18th at Kypin, His own
right is supported by the marshal prince
of Ponte Corvo.
1 he whole are in motion. If the ene*
mv continues to retain his position,
there will be a battle in a few days_
W hh the aid of God, the issue cannot
be uncertain. The Russian army is
commanded by marshal Kamenskoy, an
old man of 75 years. He has under
him the generals Buxhowden and Ben
ningsen.
LONDON, January.
By information derived from a secret
but authentic source, we are compelled
to believe that our suspicions respecting
the nature ol the new American Treaty
are but too well founded. We under
stand that by the provisions of this trea
ty, the Americans are to be permitted
to carry goods from the Colonies of our
enemies to t ranee, Spain, See. upon con
dition of their touching at an American
port in their passage, and there paying
a duty of two per cent, bn their cargoes.
This being the case (truly happy should
we be to find it otherwise) all our Na
vigation acts, all our Maritime Code all
our Right of Search, may be considered
as abrogated and abandoned ; for, from
the moment this Treaty shall be ratified,
the whole become useless. From that
moment we may he at war with France,
Spain, and Holland, but with their col
onies we shall be at peace. Their trade
will be carried on with complete security
by the Americans : the circuitous route,
by touching at an American port, with
tne two per cent, duty, will not produce
a charge so heavy as our war insurance:
and the enemy will thus retain in war
the full benefit of their colonial system,
except in the article of freight.
'V e find, by our Port Letters, that
some American vessels have been per
mitted to depart from Holland_One
of these, the Ariel, is arrived at Dover,
the captain of which reports that the
embargo ha** been in some measure re
laxed, and taken oft at Flushing with re
spect to the American vessels which
were at that port.
Some of the letters received by the
Lisbon mail reiterate the report of the *
re-capture of Buenos Ayres ; hut these
statements have now ceased to obtain
credit.
J he following are the regulations a
dopted in the ports, of France, Holland
&c. for carrying into execution the de
cree of blockade against Kngland
I he two articles of the decree rc*