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London, England, 1803-06-22 00:00:00

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Major, his transmitted an account of the forced
matches of the army, the lest day's journey 44f
which amounted to ten leagues. These rapid
marches were performed thrOUgh a marshy country,
affording no resource, The soldiers supported their
fatiguei and most p:tinful privations With a confidence
and courage of which they constantly received the
example' of the General in Chief. The soldiers ata
recoriverisei for their ten days of fatigue, and priva-
Con, by their present situation, and particularly by
the satisfaaion of :laving fulfilled; •Nith so muca
celerity,the intentions of the GoVernrnent.-7-liftoiiieur..

DANES OF ?HZ RHINE, it 14.
We learn by letters from Lower Saxony, that the
Pruisian General Blucher; Commaode: in Chief of
the Prussian forces stationed In Westphalia, alas not
only had an interview with General Monier, in
which these two warriors hate given proofs of mn.;
tual esteem, but that it was principally thri.ugh '
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the interference of the Prussian General, that the
Fiench General Concluded the famous capitulation
of the 3d June. •
The Vice-President of the Italian Republic has
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decreed, that the Merchandize and property Irelong-
inK to the Eaglisli ivithin the territory of that IteJ,,
public should be taken into custody to indemnify''
citizens of the Republic, whose property has been*
seized by the English.
=.i..0611 - wiser: sir
The Officers of the 4th demi-brigade of Light
Infantry, constituting the garrison of St: Malb, hair
,made a present to Government of a month's pay
4OWards the etpencet of the descenttriseii
.Entland.
The providence privateer of five guns and sixty
men, hat lost eight men in an engagement with an
English cutter; but escaped into Cherbourg..
HAGUE, JUNE 11.
Government wishing to put the coasts of the Re-
public in a state of defence, have ordered a tonsi-
derable ntimber a troops to march to North Hol,
land, to reinforce those already there ; they will be
well provided with artillery; They continue to erect
batteries ;upon several points of the coast. Besides
these military preparations, the Bataviat Govern-
ment has given orders for all the ships of the line, 1
frigates, gun-boats, and other iships of war fit fur
service, to be got ready with all expedition. 'The
works in the ship-yards are in aotivity in almost all
the ports of Holland. Only three Englishmen
have been arrested in this country. A courier dis.
patched from Paris to Lieutenant-General Mortief
passed through this place yesterday. After deli,
vexing his dispatches to the French Ambassador, he
continued his route with the greatest expedition for
overtake G.eneral Mortier upon his march against
Hamburgh.

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ANTWERP, JUNE 10.
Our. city has betli placed under military exectr-
tion fur not hiving furnished its contingent cf
Conscripts. The municipality -has published
proclamation, of which the following are the prin...
cipal passages.
" Citizen Mereognet, Chief of the f 08th Demi.
brigade, retliires us to lodge, pay, and maintain
300 men until we shall have raised our proper
number of Conscripts ; and we are forced to an-
nounce to you; that if our contingent shall not be..
completed upon the 16th inst. all the Conscripts;
without distinaion, intended ftr the French army.,
will be liable to be seized and sent to the Colo •
depots."
Ltottoars, MAY O.
The following Proclamation has been published
here, by order of the Commander in Chief of chef
French troops in Italy, dated May 27.
Art. 1. Leghorn is placed in a state olsiege.
Art. 11 General Olisior it t iveatexl wttl. full
in Idle places its a slate of *L;, •
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The staff} of the Hanoverian army, prisoners of
ir, state the infantry at 26 batallions of 500 men,
:hiding ()teen ; !baking from 11 to 12,006 men,
d the cavalry at 22 iquadrOhs, forming iii all
nte than 5,000 men.
The inventories•already arrived from the different
aces of Hanover amount to More than 400 mil;. ' I
rds of powder, three millions of cartridges, and
1,000 muskets, Which were found in the different 1,
a gazincs.
The number of artillery is ii•Otit iiio Men. The'
trriion of Haan& was compoSed of three batta-
Ins of infantry, a Squadron• of cavalry, a regiment
veterans of i,ooa men, four officers of Artillery, .
d an officei- of Miners.
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aenerai Duliuloy statti that he is busily °cell: , i
ed in organiiiit his grand park of artillery ; that
is not in want of any thing, and that he abounds
wallike stores. •
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General Leopold BrOtheir, Chief of the Staff. ~