The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-23 00:00:00

Fulti.lGN IN I ELLNA NCE.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
CPI.-hump/ the Evaition of the State ej the Freerb
Empire, presented to Me Legislative Boil bq the Mi.
ni3ter of the harrier. at the _Vetting AYE. 24.
_ iltarcit 0! THE LATI WAR.

Imagine not, Gentlemen, that I am going to treat
of what has been done during a long and happy
peace, in which France, surrounded by friendly na-
tions, receiving the tribute which her ingenuity
imposes on them, rich in every kind of resources,
bad nothing to do but to improve her internal Ad-
ministration. and to increase her riches. No ; you
are well aware that this year has been a year of war,
though the bolts that struck our enemies were so far
distant :hat we could scarcely hear the thunder.
On the 25th of September. the Emperor left
Paris ; on the Bth of Odober he was at Bamberg,
at the head of an army already assembled in the
rear of an enemy who expeded to surprise him.
On the 9th his advanced guard defeated that of
the enemy, at Schleitz and Saalfeld.
On the 14th, the anniversary of the battle of Ulm,
he gained the memorable vidory of Jena.
The King of Prussia fled, after fighting in vain
at the head of 130,0)0 men ; he had seen the
Princes of the blood, and the old Generals of Fre-
deric, the supporters of the Monarchy, wounded
or male prisoners ; his army, the bulwark of Prus-
sia, dispersed and destroyed ; and its destrudion
involving the fall of that power, established by a
succession of Princes, either skilful in war, or in
profi.io • by circitm,tances ; extended and strength-
eacu by the genius of Frederic. and recently in-
cteasel by the friendship of Fran:e.
Oa the 16th Erlurt capitulated.
Oa the 17th the Emperor was at Weimar, restor-
'Mg order in that town.

On the 18th, Igth, and 20:h, Leipsic, Halle, and
Wittenberg, opened their gates to his troops.
On the 231 and 2tth, they entered Berlin ; the
Emperor arrived at Potsdam. visited Sass Seen,
and, with his victorious hand, seized the sword of
Frederic, while be di I honour to his memory.
On the 27th and 26th, he made his solemn entry
into &rho, and, under the walk of that capital, re-
viewed his viaorious army.
On the 9th and 10th of December, his advanced
guards were at Posen, passed the Vistula, and oc-
cupied Thorn.
On the 13th, the Bleetor of Sarotty, and the
Princes of his house, obtained peace, became the al-

hes of France, and a generous conqueror granted

them an increase of dignities and territory.
On the !kit, the Emperor made his entry into the
es7itil of Poland ; the 15. h, he passed N.irew,
defatted tile enemy at Coarnowo, and, the following
d ty, rowed him at Nasielik. 'fhe Emperor passed
Ike Ukra and the Sona in pursuit of that army
which had pretended to defend Warsaw, and to
support Prussia.


Silesia being thus isolated and cut off, having no
longer any communication either with Prussia or
with the Allied Army, could not fail to fall be-
neath the efforts of that young Prince, ), in
his first campaign achieved the conquest of ten
strong places, and one of the finest provinces is
Europe.
The Russians beheld the Emperor stationary
for a moment ; this apparent repose excited their
audacity; they formed a rash projeel : the com-
bats of Berg fried, of Hoff, the dreadful battle of
Eylau, or rather an uninterrupted series of battles
and vi Tories, for six days. drove them back beyond
the Preget, under the walls of Kouingsberg, and
crowned this memorable campaign.

The enemy did not acquire wisdom from these re-
verses. After leaving the army the time necessary
for conquering the most important fortresses of Prus-
sia, he marched, with fresh temerity, an.' the im-
mortal battle of Friedland, at once increased the
number of prodigies achieved by the Grand
Army, and terminated the war.

It wati overtaken and defeated on the 26th, at
l'u:tn•k and at Golymio.
The mined enemy owed his safety to an extraor-
diaary season, which neither the climate nor the
-..an. to ozno,re.