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LONDO
MONDAY, °crones 21.

When the Austrians advanced into Bavaria, the
troop's of the latter power retreated into the Upper
Palatinate, and thence into Franconia. The most
recent acLow.ts in the Paris Papers, state, that the
Austiians are in possession of the whole of the
U►•per Palatinate, and that the Bavarian troops are
posted along the Re•dnitz, in the distriel of Bam-
berg in Franconia. The Ist division of the Russian
army was advancing from Bruna in Moravia,
and the Austrian army was stretching to the
North, in order to meet it. Meanwhile, the left
wing of the French army was pushing forward
to prevent the junction of the Russians and Aus-
trians, while it appe Ira to have been the objecet of
the centre of tne Fiends army to take the Austrians
in the rear. Accounts from Strasburgh of the Bth,
state, that the advanced guard of &RN ADO ries
army had arrived at WenPn, a post from Donau-
wen, and that a corps from the army of Marshal
NEY, had occupied Dillengen, on the Neckar, be-
tween Donauwert and Ulm ; a body of Austrians,
which had been stationed were, having retired to
Augsburg. The piquets of Prince Musical's army
had entered Westerstetten, wi:hin are or six mile, of
Ulm. These movements, and the advanced state
f f the respeetive armies, must have. long since,
brought on a battle ; and it was accordingly re-
ported yesterday, that an engagement had aelaally
taken place at Augshurgh.
lie renc:l force in Germany, including the Ba-
varian, Baden, and Wurtenburgh troops, is esti-
mated at 180,000 men.—[he whole Austrian force
on the Westward of the Inn. is stated at 143,000, of
which 511,090 are under Klenatt and Auffinberg,
between Stockach and Ulm, and 40.000 beyond the
Danube.

Ihe Dutch Papers which we hare received up
to tht, Pith, contain no news of inipiirtance. The
go..d re• plc of ki&l and appear to he 6441; for-
ward with cons.derahle anxiety to the expedition
fitted out from this country. They Batter them-
:dyes, that the season is too tar aJs anted for any
such operation. and that, at 41 events, Hamner,
and not Holland, is its ()hie&

A Gliten!)urgh Mail arrived yesterday. but tl
inters and papers will not be giv.ni out until this
day. •

Fume of the Daily Papers, which claim recpea
from the puhlic, as the organs of Government, fur
nil other reason that we know, but their uniformly
fulsome adulation of the Minister of the day, have
asserted, that the King of Pstssta, indignant at
the condua of the French, in forcing a passage
through his territory of Anspach, had declared,
that 6, he would, in consequence, allow a free pas-
sage to the Russian troops through his dominions,
and that he would not in any way oppose the
entrance of the allied forces into Hanover." It is
impossible that Prussia could have regarded the
cenduCt of France with complacency ; but a re-
trospea of her past cold and selfish policy did
not lead us to expeCt that the insult would have
kindled so much of generous indignation in her bosom.
Indeed, some accounts go so far as to state, that
the King of Noss' A was apprised of the intended
passage of the French troops through Anspach,
and had given orders accordingly. If these ac-
counts be corral, the remonstrance of the Plus-
St AK Mrsisr a a against that proceeding, and the
shew of resistance made by the Prussian trcops,
were only for the sake of appearances, and to save
Prussia from the shame of having consented to that
measure, at the moment when she professed
a decided neutrality. A repor, however, prevailed
on Saturday, that the King of Potent*, and several
Prince. who have possessions in the North of Ger-
many, comprising the Princes of Mimesis' imams
and Scuwaator, the Dukes of BRUIPIIMICIS and
HoLST UN, and the Eleilors of Htsili end SaIIONT,
have formed an Armed Neutrality, for the tepees
purpose of preventing the landing of all Foreign
troops, upon, and making their passage through,
that part of Germany ; that in furtherance of this
purpose, the maritime towns of Mecklinburgh will
be occupied by Prus►ian detachments, and that the
King of Dar:NARK, as Duke of Hor.srain, has en-
gaged to draw a cordon of troops along the Iron-
tiers of that country. This report, which was
propagated upon the authority of letters from Ham-
burgh, has been since corroborated by French papers
of the 10th, of which we have received several lets.
Had the French Papers stated the date of this armed
neutrality, they would be decisive of the condue
which Prussia meant to pursue. Their silence, there-
fore, in that particular, leaves the quessio• open to

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eonjoanre ; an:*. as the passage of the Frcich trot plt
through Anspach; tbt irseasure which is 'apposed to
have given this new turn to the Prussian politics,
took place so late as the 31 inst. it is very probab'e
that the agreement betw:en that poem sad the
several Princes before mentioned, to prevent the
passage of the Russian troops through the North f
Germany, was antecedent to that aggs ession. The
Ministerial Prints, with which originated this rumour.
of the determination of Prussia to grant alive passage
to the English and Russian tro sps, still continue
to assert the correaness of thir information —,
We have stated the grounds upon wliich we are un-
able to contradia it, but we must. at the same
time, confess, that th .ir past conduct dues not en-
title them to extraordinary en ifidence. About the
end of September they published an article, put-
poring to be the outline of a Manifesto, to be is.
sued by the confederate powers against France, pre-
vious to the commencement of h ; accord-
ing to whit-, a new kingdom was to be cut and
carved out of Europe, for the Head of the Bona-
BONS. They next asserted, the I.:tenor of B•Y Ael A
had joined Austria with all his forces ; and s:arcely
had the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange time to
digest that, whoa they were desired to swallow
another piece of similar intelligen, and assured,
that the Elector of Ba Des v had Allowed the ex-
ample of Bavaria. All these reports, vouched
repeatedly in the Ministerial Journals. as posi-
tive and official intelligence, have since been slit-
proved by faCti. The :Manifestoes of Austria and
Ilussia have been published, and they do not contain
one stipulation respeCting the unfortunate, but still
illustrious. Bona BONS ; and the armies of Bavaria li
and liadcn, are now under the banners of BONA.
PA RTE. D the Ministerial Prints, then, mean to
insinuate, that Government is badly informed I or.
are we to presume, that they receive no information
horn the Treasury, but the refuse, to which Goma-
m-nt attaches neither credit. value, nor importance?
We have been induced to make this observation, by
an anxiety for the dignity of the Government, and
the charafter of the country. It is disgusting to fiad
every story and fabrication, vouched upon the au-
tLority of Government, in the Ministerial Prints,
for the paltry purpose, at best, of acquiring for
thernselv:s a degree nt imports ice in public estima-
tion, whica they do not deserve.

It appears that the Rochefort squadron have not
yet returned into port, and that, by shifting their
cruising ground, they constantly elitde our look-out
squ tirms. Letters from the Ranter, of 18 guns,
cli ed'at sea, received at Plymouth, last Thursday,
slate h.r being nearly captured by the Rochefort
sq sairen, of three sail of the line and four frigates,
cruising off the S.W. coast of Irel.tnd, dire!tly in
the track of our homeward and outward-bound con.
vnys. Finding, by their strange signals, that Chey
were enemies, she changed her course, and escaped
in the night. Previous accounts represented the
Rochefort squadron at five sail of the line. The
other two are, therefore, probably gone to cruise in
some other latitude.

We are happy to as a nance the safe arrival of t'se
Eagle man of war, with the Halifax coavoy, after ill
passage of 40 days.

Several more of the nornewarl Sound West In-
diamen arrived nn Saturday at Portsmouth.

Some letters were receive) on Saturday. at the
Post-Offic.., from Lisbon. Tranquillity has bees) re-
so, ed at sitairid, and some (if the persons who had
been driven fr -m the capital were allowed to return.
rhe camp before Gibraltar continued to increas-,
but without any fresh indications of the threatened
attack.

Parliament, it is now said, will not meet until the
10th of January.
The parents have been sent off to Dublin, applint•
ing Mr. o.Glaor Chief Baron of the Exchequer,
Mr. Pt...roam'. Attorney-General, and Mr. Buses
Solicitor General.

The Seca kfARY of ST ATt has direfted, that nn.
rice he given ti America, Denmatk, &c. that Bri-
tish vessels ciptuied by the enemy, and purchased
by Amerikans. Danes, &c. cannot he admitted to
entry in any of the ports of this kingdom.
Mr. SPIINCtt, son to Lord CHAII.I.! SlPtllttt,
has obtained the lucrative sinecure of Accountant-
General of the Post-Oflice.

The Leeward Island Mails will be closed this
evening,
General RA usa v is gone to Harwich to embark,
charged with important dispatches for the Conti-
nent. This Officer, we believe, is appointed to at-
tend one of the Austrian limits, for the purpose of
communicating to our Government its operations.
Some vessels have cleared out for Hamburgh di-
re& in consequence of the suspensin, of the block-
ade of the Elbe.—Tonningen will suffer materially
by that measure.
No alteration has yet taken piece as to the point
of lauding the German Mails, in consequence of the
removal of the French from the banks of the Elbe.
Cuxhaven may be more eligible, on account of the
Bremen Mail; and there may be other consider-
ations for giving it a preference to HUblifil ; but the
reads from the latter, and every ohjea connelteJ
with the convenience of the passengers, are incom-
parably better.
Friday se'nnigbt, at the General Quarter Assem-
bly, held at Drogheda. Heiser Means OGLE, Esq.
late Chief Magistrate of Drogheda. was sworn
Mayer of the Staples..