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F' L 1.7 VIV TELLIGENCE.

FROM VIII: Fitiv.NCll %ND DUTCR PAPERS•

t+.l-1/hN !I. titll.l.t:TlNl OF THE FRENCH
(.11AND ARMY.
tvEtti.att,JuNt. 17.
The iiaions of Spandau a.ad Limitten, the beet lee
idt and 11.•11,i)erg were only the pt scursora
of stitl irnp,:tant ev Jas.
0,, rh,. 12th, .et fom in the morning. the French
AIM,/ rrktelLJ I leikveig. General Latour Mau-
iso.urg wirstied the enemy, with his divid.in of dr.'.
and Generals Dui ui.el and Warder's brigade
of li7ht cavalry, to the right hank of the Mk. near
Bartenstein. La the mean time the light corps ad-
vanced in various diroa.oits, in inlet to past Sc.,
enemy, to cut off his retreat In Koningsbeig, and
ger hetwern him and his mazazines. Fortune
la-
vunred the execution of this plan.
On the 14th, at five o'clock p. ay. the Imperial
he.s.l-quarters strived a: Eylau. Here the fields
were no longer covered with ice and snow ; on t!.e
ceurtrary, they presented one of tlie most beautiful
seenv, in nature. The country was every where
adorned by beautiful woods. nue, seaed by lakes,
and peopled with handscmc villages.
Oa the 13th, the Grand Dike of Berg advanced
towards Koringsberg with his cayairc,
Detrain' followed to sopp,rt kim Mars.-al Snit
advanced towards Creatztourg t Marshal Lannes
towards Domnau; Marshals :fey and Mintier to-
wards Lamparch.
laanwisile Genera Latour Mauhourg wrote that
he had pursued the enemy's rear guard; that the
Au.sians had allidnned a great number of wrivad-
ed in their eight; that they had evacuated B irte•t-
stein, and that they had directed their retreat on
Behippenbed on the tight bank of the Alle.
The Emperor immediately proceeded towards
Friedland. He ordered the Grand Duke of Berg,
Marshals Soult and Davou•t, to !narrower, towards
Koning-berg, while he advanced wim the corps of
Nev. Lannes, Alortier, the Imperial guard. and the
first corios, commanded by General Vidor, on Fried.
lersA
Oa the 13th, the 9th regiment of Hussars entered
Friedland. but was driv.,n out of that place by 3000
of the enemy's cavalry.
On the 14th the enemy advanced on the bridge of
Friedland, and at three in the m. ruing a cannonade
was hard.—"• It is a fortunate day," said the Em-
peror "It is the anniversary of the battle of Ma-
rengo "

Marshals [Anne, and Mortier were first engig.'si,
they were supported bt General Grruchy's Dra •
gno..s, and by General N4ns,tPy's Cuirassiers
were! entwetne..ts and adsons took place. The
enemy were stopped, anJ could not pass the village
of Posrenheim. Imagining that they had only a
carps at about 1.5.000 men opposed to them. tley
hollowed the 1110VrfiltlItS of our troops tnwards K,-
alegstsers ; thus the French and Saxon dragoor.s
and ettirissiers had the npportuoity of mtking
Wiliam attack. coo of caking sour pieces of csonon.
By Sys ill the evening the sorer .1 corps were at
their appointed stAtirns. Marshal Ivry was on the
night wing. Mat.hal Lana*, its the centrr, Mai sh.l
Monier ue tn. left wing; the corps of Gza. Vidor
and the Guards t vs:ten the reserve.

The auraley. under the coutsand of General
Grnaehy. supported the left wing
Thodivisims of *arsons of Gehosal Lvnnr MAn.
been was behind the right wing as a reserve. Ge-
offal Lahousaye's at dragoon.. and the
&mon en:tassfers. f-rm..l a tom v« for the el-ntre.
Sea el hife the enemy d-ployed the whole of his
out,. His left wing extend, d L‘i the town of Fried.
lasi, sad his right wing a mile and a half in the
Sher direction.

the Emperor having reconnoitred the position,
instantly determined to take the town of Friedland.
Then suddenly changing his front, and advancing
Isis right. he commenced the attack with the first
part of %ha wing.
About nal( past fire Marshal Ne 7 began to move
forward Some shots from a battery of twenty can-
non were the signal. At the same moment the di.
vision of General Marchand advanced, snrnrd•in•
hand upon the enemy, aced proceeded towards the
tow of the town r beg supported on the lett 14
the divi.ion of Genetat 1341 n.
When the enemy p,reeived that Mar‘hal Ney 'had
left the wood in which hitrigot wing had been post
ed, they endeavoured to surround hint wit' , s
regiments of cavalry. AA a multitnd of C,
Lit Grorral Let-ur of dra-
gonns rode up in full g.th,p to the right eiog, and
acpclied the atta:lt of the enemy. In the • irtA,,
wetted a battery of 30 c &noon in the
front of his centre. Ceneral 3ennarmo at, who e„ns•
minded this battery, pushed his work,
,forward more
than 4O) paces, and greatly antioye 4 the enemy,—
The several inalstXUViCb they attem red, in orci,:r to
probes a diversnin, were all in
nu that Ney a•All at the head
.sf tits troops (Ikea-
ing the mar.cc•is les, se,
sr: that coolness and
pet ghat- to himself. rat Imaintained that
"Amrle fits u"72Y li,tinguislied his corps
am r.g tr..e corps of t' GrAnd Army. s..l_
Teral at th•_! enemy ap !jet attaci,ett his right
wing were with. t to baynivt and drivers
into the A:le. T.:uusa, round their groves in
that river, time esc lei by swimming ; mean-
while reocned the rawline
'Mich encirtlea the p of Flieillat,d. The enemy
who had po :ter! the I ,P.ierial horse and font guard
in antl,arli tarty, a•/' ',need with great intrepidity,
and atlacked Mardi. N.y's left, which fora ftle-
Thra w-ivtned sea Dtipont's dictsion,
forwed the right fig of tile reserve, jell upon the
l!nperial tiard=, defeated them and made
.r.:;st dread& ti.iughtcr. rie enemy stilt for.
ward st.;•-,al ot' Re cot ps f, nm 11;s centre, to ~.!fend
Friedland I . Botts Fried) tild •was forced, and
its r••ts rf:•ad bodi: The centre,
con.rt:.,r'!"-1 Naiti,4l L.tnnr s, era; at the same
~ I,- attempts which the enemy had
Etude being fru.trated, he
wished t 3 tr y ol• similar efforts np,su cur
centre, i.e r•a„ 1.004.1,er, suitably rec-ived by the
brave t!,.. 1;',• t "1 0.1.1en,,t and Veidier, and the
coma-Air- :•lars..at.
The r' p .aced attacks rif f•-se enemy's infantry and
CAVAry sees Meat ',hie of ob,trufling the march of
, to ces.ut:.:.s, all the powers an t all the tourage of
5. ill,' Were t P.M.! in V•1:1.
411,ws . .. • 1;•• wi.o. disrinto th. whrhlp F,..4

given great proofs of coolness and intrepidity, in
supporting the left wing, now advanced, and was in
his turn supported by the fusileers of the guard
under the command of General Steal'. The ca-
valry, infantry, and artillery— • all, on this occabit
generally distirwuished themselves.
The Imperial horse and font guards, and two d;-
visi.ins of the first corps. were not in the aetion.
The vidory was never for a m 'moat duirhildl The
is-ld of battle is horrible to beliold. It r. too
much to estimate the numhes of the dead on the
side of the Russians, at from 13 to The
number ot dead on the Fiinch side was SOn. bur
we have 3300 wounded. We hay.- taken tiO can-
nons, and A great imm'rer of caissons. A great
number of st...E'dards bout also tallen 10.0 nor triads
There are 23 of the Ittir,ian G •neral. eittic•
wounded, or taken. 1 heir cavalry has suffeied an
incalculable lass.
General Drimet, Chi-f of Marshal L innes' Corps,
Ckntr•l Caharit. Colonel litignaud of the I,sts of
ti,e line, Colonel Laj ingiticre of the 60th. Untonel
Lamntte of the 4th dragoons, and igadie•-Gener al
Bruntyn. a e wounded. G.,neral Mantron:g
is w-mnded in the hand. I) ffour.-.aus, Colonel .it
the artillery; Chef d'F.sqrs idron. and flu st
Aid.le.. amp of General Oodinnt. A-C, killed. Two
of the Ernper,r's Aid-di-Camp, Mouton and La•
egMtP, are slightly wounded.
Nigiir prevented us from pursuing the enemy ;
they were followed until eleven o'clock. Duriog
the remainder of the night. the cut off columns
tried to 1)4.5 the Alle at several fordable places, and
nest day we saw caissons, cannon, and harness,
every where is the river.
T e battle of Friedland is worthy to he numbered
with those of Nlarengo, Au. erlatz, and .1 tit. True
enemy were numerous, had fine cavalry, and fought
bra'sely.
Net• day the enemy endeavoured to assent's!e on
the right bank of the Rile. and the French army
Mall mare Ivrea, on the lett bank to en( them oti
horn Koningsbews. The heads of the columns A:.•
rivei ar the same time at Wehlati. a town situated
at the confluence of. the Alle anJ the Pregel. Toe
Emperor had his head quarters in the village of
l'itrerswidd,

Toe.ensemy having &greyed all the br;Jges, took
adva:,tage of hit owtacte, ac day- hreak tlle 16th.
to proceed on their retreat tmvards Russia. At Light
in the morning the Emper. r threw a hrt.lge over
the Prep', and wok a posit.on there with the
army.
. .

Almost all the magazines with the enemy had on
the Alle have been thrown into the rivet, or !stunt.
Some idea may be formed uf.the great extt nt of
their lasa by what yet remains to th. TI; lttot%Stna
had magazines in all the villages. wnitit, in their
passage. they every where hornt. We have, hoe/-
over, found more than X) quintals of corn in
11 ehl.tu.

fOningsberg was abandoned on the arrival of the
in", iltizen..c of the battle of Friedland. Tvlsrshal
Sou 1. has entered that place, where much wealth
has . wen found. We have taken there some hundred
thous %nds of quintals of corn, more than 20 000
wouriu'e Russians and Prussians, all the amm !ion
swLich Ungland has sent to the Russian‘, including
'.0.000 imtukcts, which had not been landed. Film
h 4 s Prost Bence punished those, who, instead of ne-
gos 'wog with faith to bung about a salutary
peas 'a, weasel tatlobject with derision, and regard-
ed tl e repose taken by the conquerors, 21 a proof of
timid 'l7 and wsukuess.
Tus • anal is now in a delightfnl country. The
banks, of the Pregel are rich. In a Ann time the
magas 'nes and cellars srf Dantzic and Koniagsberg
ill sd ord us new resources of surrflotty and
health. Tlw names of the brave men who have
distingo .hed themselves cannot be contained its
one bulls in. The Staff. is employed in colkaing
their dita I.
The I ince of Neufchatel gave extraordinary
proofs of his ztal and knowledge in the battle of
Friedland . He was frequently in the hottest part
of the gab .n, and made arrangemet.ts which were
ofgreat as Ivantage.
Is was t In the sth the enemy renewed hostilities.
Their Inc .in the ten days wlych followed their first
operatiors may be reckoned at 60,000 men, killed,
wounde 1, taken, or otherwise put hers de reselust.
A part c their artillery, the necessary supply of
military sores, and all their magazines, on • line
of mew han 40 mils. are lost to them. The French
army Is is seldom obtained suclr great advantages
with sis little loss.

COMITAIITINOI,II, MAY 31.

A v idden revolution in tac Government has oc.
currei here. It is well known vat the Janaaaries
have long been disconttnurd with the Maori Ge-
didd, or new military tactics. The first symptoms
appal area on the Sith inst at Cavite, • castle upon
the a ‘siatic riCe of the Bosphorus, in a quarrel be.
twee n a Janizary and a soldier or the Nizam Gedidd,
aSor It the new uniform worn by the latter. The Jain.
, went so far as to reproach she Grand Seignor.
lit Commandant of the castle. hearing of this,
&iv - the Janizary a severe reprinianel ; a bloody
cot.ilict immediately commenced, in which the Co-
mma
odant fell. The insurgents tumid their rage
against blalsniud Effendi, who was Reis Effendi to
1305, and was lately Inspector of the Fortifica-
tions; they pursued him to the opposite shore, and
, massacred him at Bujukdere, together with his Se-
-1 cretary and two domestics.
On the 26th of May they made their appearance
at Coastansonople. The Grand Seignor nut only
granted them an amnesty, but also confirmed their
cioice of an Albanian, as their Chief. Cannon were
immediately discharged, probably intended as a sig.
nal to the rest of their party. On the 28th. between
V trod 3000 men had assembled from various quar-
ters, and made themselves masters of the barracks
and artillery of Topbana. Other soldiers also joined
t:i, rn.

'lle Insurgents now applied to the Mufti, in order
to oty.ain his consent to the deposition of the Sultan,
against whom they objegled, that in consevence of
she new measures adopted by him, the laws of Islam-
slims had been violated; they also urged the pro.
priety of Jeposing bim, as consistent with the laws
of the Koran, because in the course of seven years
he was without any direct issue. The Mufti found
himself obliged to comply with the demands of the
Insurgents; and, in consegoen‘e of his fetters, tbe
insurreftion became_general all through Corditsati-
noel,. This (:rend Vass.. snoofir so shim mo

by the adoption of moderate mestere% and sent si
very condescending letter to the Janizaries; but i
had no effect. He sent them the heads of the 80.-
tange Baschi, and two in his tdmistesuagainst whom
they were borerly enraged; but mu this was „f no
avail. The rt-tierahl KiijA Bey [lbrahim, against
wnnm the public mind was must preksJsced„ had
disgui,ed hirnikit, hut. being discovered. he was cut
in pieces, and the parts of his body csrrird about as
spectacle. l'he 'measurer of the Nizam Gedscid,
and one .4. his ti. ctetaries, shared the same fate.

On the t!jth of May. Selina abdicated the throne.
and was conducted to the ancient Seraglio, from
whence his Cousin. Mu.iapha, a Inn of Abdul
Flamed, WAS brought not and proclaimed Emperor,
lie is A very spirited yowl ;natl. about etl years of
age.
When he came to the Mosque of Achmct, he WAS
SAltuti by torsi :teaArmitions from the Janiz•uies.
Niustapha IV. 11:e new Empernr, his given liie EA-
Sultan Selim assurances n 1 his i ar • and protection.
The Kmirnaka•, and the F,r.r 1),4,-nman are both
reinstated in their utficr•, c Aled Lffe,:di. the Ive
Arnbas.adnr at Paris, ~ i..t •r 1 rn succeed the
present Iteis Effendi, ‘A tr, i. earla e army.

Capt d4ys since,
ag4intt Ru.sian &a, at •I'enedos.

KOSI.O-11EMO. JUNE 18.

The French arms obafn.•.l rtumo•tal fame at
Friedland, th^ Grand atke of 1:V ed at Ko-
nitigtiietg and took the corps oflttocq in the
flick On the 13th, th.• enemy's re.tr guard was
overta!:en by Souk, An I th • Prussian cavalry Were
defraud by G-,teral Michaud sdr ig m's On the
i 4.11, the enemy were ohlig•d to s'titt them•tives
up tit K:•ntnr•herg Two of the t i.ent)'s criumns,
Ahnut 3 or 4000 men, wove cut o.f itom the town
a ,s 1 taken, As pi cis of cal n.in The French
t•tok th. tuliertts and mAie a num:ter art prisoners.
On tie I.htn and lii h, Marshal St .lllt's corps took
possestinii of entie'.chments. When the e..rmy
learned thrt t!.e Frei., ft were At W6,lati, they eva-
cuated Kon•ngsb. rg. We the. e I.•und au immense
quantity of provisions, and 200 ships laden with
wi.te and brandy, Just arrived from Russia. The
King of Prussia his not now as much temtory as
would mike a good Freels! ip in France. The
Fruition soldiers are so afraid of bring sent to Rus-
sia, that they desert in great numbers.

JINE 23.

We this moment karts that the diviuon under
General Si. Hilaire has made its appearance before
Palau, in order to besiege the pi ice, and for thi,
purpose the Governor of Dai.tzic has sent a CCoiliMII
over slat Nenrung, to slay the entrance of the
Trish•Haf. Meanwhile some ships, which are
manned by the guard, ate cluiing in the
tidy, which is entirely in the hands of the French.

TI LfIT~ 0.4111 19.

Tbe Rossi Inc, nn leafing this piece, burnt the
bridge over the /shenisn ; they seat' to direct their
retreat tnwsrds R 111414.

Toe French compare the Niemen. in point of
breadth, to the Seine. They Lulu kith desire to
come to blows with the swam of Cossacks that
spew themselves on the opposite el'ore, and form the
rearguard of the Russians. Here the Emperor of
Russia and the King of Prussia remained three
weeks; but they departed in great haste. as loco as
they heard of the loss of the battle of Friedland.
amorists Lervra raou TILSIT (SCSIL oare)•
This day, at two in the afternoon, the Emperor
Napoleon entered Tilsit.
The Grand Uuke of Berg, at the head of his ca-
valry, pursued the enemy, and did him considerable
mischief, especially the Cossacks: considerable bo-
dies of them wire frequently routed.
The third corps of the army passed through
La-
biau, and came up with the rear of the enemy, from
whom it took 2,300 prisoners. When Marshal Ney
arrived at lstirburg on the 17th, 1000 wounded,
and considerable magazines, fell into his hands.
The loss of the Russian army is prodigious.
the sillages are full of their wounded. They have
not more than fin pieces of cannon left. We hear
of new advantages gained over them every day ;
but the rapidity of our marches does not admit of
regular and s•zaß details.