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dritv from the bottom Or ifungary, begins to be mud, on the reeeiprof dispatcl.cs Iron; his brother.
scarce. Contrary to all reasons of policy, and mos the Archduke Charles. proceeded tg Cracow; cud
tives of humanity, the eiii•my do all in their power from thence took the road to Austrian•Silesiii. in
I. starve their fellow-citizens and this city, al- order to join his brother iii Moravia. In
though it militating their wives and childreu. Him the Archduke Ferthriand 11,0. left 10,000 to defend
d.ffrreut is this from the conduct of our Illentl• IV. that province against the Poles, who are liewever
who supplied a city then hostile to, and besieged more ainutious than their eiteni, uu 1. iii con2tilic-
by, him, with provisions ! tion with, the Russians, will soma threaten Hungary.
" The Duke of slootomlo died yesteblaYi at The Duke of itigus. (minnow) is imi,t tu have
five in the morning. Shortly before, the Emperor marched to Cerlstad, the capital of Croatia.
passed an hour with him. Hue Majesty sent his st ADM.. at AY
Aule-de-camp Rapp for Dr. Franck, one of the His Majesty retnnied )e.tenley from Toledo.
most celebrated physicians iii Europe. His wounds His short absence was deepl ,c4retted by a people
were in good condition, but a dangerous fever had accustonied to enjoy the sit 411.4 presence of their
made, iu the course of a few hours, the most fatal Sovereign.
progress. BAYONNE. JUNE 1.
" All the assistance of art was useless. His MA- According to private intelligente, received from
jests has ordered that the hotly of the Duke of Madrid, the Duke of helium:l has again attacked
11Iuntelsello should be emlniltned cud conveyed i;toirrel Citestu, touted him on every point. forced
to France, there to receive the honours that are him to abendou Zafra, and ptinmed hint to Lerena,
due to his elevated rank and eminent servicre.— winch our triwsps occupy. This latter town is 20
Thus died one of the most distinguished soldiers leagues distance from Seville. We hope, iii cons
h tat'Frianee ever produced. to the many battles eetpienve of this affair, to be soon ousters of that
in which he was engaged, he hail received thirteen place.
wounds. The Emperor was deeply of lieted by notiLli, MAY 20.
this loss, which will be felt by all France." In order to facilitate our communications, the
army quitted Thorn on the 12tla of this mouth, iu
order to proceed to Pulsliek. It is helieved, that
our army, victorious, on the left of the Vistula, la
already on the hanks of thr San, a river which fulls
into the Vistula on' the right, below Sendomir.—
Seine letters limn fiend-quarters affirm, that the
Archduke Ferdinand liasoollected his forces on the
side of Sainfoinir, to cover the bridges; whence we
have to infer, that is is 11111.01 /Sid V false, that this
Prince cats be iu the euvirous of goi7l4:ssew, in the
district of [Nitta, in Great Poland, lii the North-
east of Warsaw. This is one of those. Iris ces nt lit-
lice which the propagators of false tidings
deal in, who are fond of spreit.ling alarms, and
fur that purpose. create iu their imegiiietion a for-
midable army, which they Daimon without diffi-
culty to the environs of Sochagen and Combyn,
nader the orders of Prince Ferdinand. The criti-
cal situation in which the House of Austria now
finds itself, is not one its which an Archduke cull
traverse those countries without any object.

PRAGUE, MAY 29.
The following had been brie
R /111.0111 US MAJebill TUC SM.Sllie AMU RING,

TO TIIT AIICOISTICT TWA RI.FP,•TNTILALtssitto.
" DrAlt BROTHI.R CNA EFS Mil, it is tome, yester-
day express to you in memos, stiy wannest thanks for the glo-
rious victory yuu hire gained; but thin is out suOicieut for
my heart. I say it now, cud I .hall repeat it ion every occa-
sion, Weasse I, whom Dissui. llWlDUlreftlipl
of* great Musarchy sus utterly %timid* to reward you, my
deer mother, your ciimputitom in arms, and toy (Hare army,
sod cording to pair tit, rip. It was 'nerved for you, the two,
beer of my heart, the prime support of nay throne, 10 iNier-
runt, for the first time thew Moo yenta, the good Airtime
of the adversary. You are the saviour ut the 'votary, which;
as well as the Musiarelt, will etentally think and likes you.
" With deep auseibility I yesterday assayed the elevated
courage awl enthusiasm of the troops, and their usauly row-
Intim so assure by victory the independence of the Miniareley.
It was the sweetest morneut of my life--o rare and iscart-en-
breniug spectacle, sail one which eau nerer• he eradicated
from my mind. I beg you, my .kcr heather, to declare Ibis
to tay brave army, mad to do every thing to preserve lbw rare
spirit among them."
GENERAL ORDERS OF Tdit 24TH or MAY.
"The days of the 71st sod 22.1 of May will be eternally
ITICIAOCIthir in the history of the world Ilse army has given
waifs of patriotism, heroism, andemitenspi of danger, whirls
poste' ity w iit admire, and our descendants hold up as spees-
Meng Of rare and great actions. It furaislied the enemy, who
had lately boasted ~fib sombilstion, with Moody prom's of
its eaistctice It his surpassed say great eitireciatium, assail
I feel proud to, be Its hailer. Yon are id the field of battle
the first soldiers of the world; lw so also is the spirit of dis-
cipline. is the love of order, sod la respect to due property
of the citizen ' • thee would you be tout only the lust, bat the
asfy swsaday, ad your grateful soanny will blest your deeds.
Our bclured Monarch luau. coolish:nee its yon, and thanker,*
with paternal emotions for the security of his throne, and
the welfare of your families.
" 1 expect immediately from the Cornmantleoi of the dif-
ferent Coops the roost arcosustoutial reLtiou or what took
place with turn rasp-etire Memorial. The country and the
Sowereigu wish to he ortmainted with the supporters of their
independence, glory, soul greatness; their imams shall shine
in the sunsets o' Austria: till then I can only name and re-
ward those whose distinguished merit is either recognised by
the whole arum, or whom occident brought nearer to my
personal ohscrwatioo.
" Prince John of Liehtensteio, General of Cavalry, hiss
immortalized his tissue. This feeling, anti nay ardent at.
tachnicut to has praise, sic pledges of the gratitude of our
Monarch I can-reward him only by the pu expression
of my esteem.
" In the name of ilia Majesty, I nominate as CoaintAnders
of the Order of Theresa, panto Wunpfc*, Col Wnoliti, kc.
The Archduke CiiiliktLF.S, Gauesislistllnus.
MARIS, JOSS!: 4.
Reports have been in circulation for some days,
of a conspiracy against the King of Prussia, which
was happily frnstrated. It Is said, that it wits the
intention of the conspirators to declare this sove-
reign incapable of reigning. It is coutidently as-
wetted, that several inhabitants of the Murk and
Silesia have been engaged is this plot. It is cer-
tain that a greut inany persons have been arrested
in both these provinces, particularly in Silesia.
Suit E 5.
The Cominaorlant of Vienna caused u proclama-
tion to be posted on the 2.id tilt. wherein he com-
plained that several prisoners of war have been ear-
ned off, and hid iu the city. lie had ordered that
every inhabitant, to whose house one of such pri-
soners of war way be found hid, shell be taken be-
fore a Slilitary Coinuti‘simicr, and punished re-
cording to the rigour of the laws.
Letters from Augsburg, dated the _nth of May,
announce that the Tyrolese liisurgents, who occu-
py Fort Schaertiitz, have hitherto refused to sue-
reader. Colonel d'Anm, who addressed a prechs-
!nation So them ou the 19th ult. has been ordered
to reduce the fort, as, well as the neighbouring
district, whose inhabitants are still in arms.
NAT 49.
The Cl4llllOll was fired at nine o'clock this 1111 l ris-
ing, to celehritte the junction of the army of Italy
with that of Germany. The order of the day states,
that the former amounts to 60,itou men.
YIANKIPORT. in'ttY I.
The entrance of the Duke of Brunswick into
Seemly, has itiduced His Majesty to gait i.eipsie
end to move to Eiseintch. The l• lynch army that
is ftssembling at Erfunli, will Ire cutonfatidirl by the
King of Westphalia.
RTRALSUND, fuNk: 3.
On the 25th ult. Schill entered this place, mak-
ing an altogether unexpected attack ; .and on the
31st. the minted Dutch and Danish troops advanced
to deliver the city. Schill, eetrinr7 that no resource
Was left for him, resolved to defend himself stoutly,
and convert Stralsund into a second Sarugosse.—
The town wen defrosted by 27 pieces of C7llllloll—
the Denial RIM Dutch mitered the place by
assault, and the battle *MI 11111411 i in the Streets. la
every street were deed bushes. StJpll, io "iespair.
sent to the Town-hall, Rod demanded sulphur nod
pitch to set the piece oa ere. This was refused him.
A musket bell killed him to the Fahrstrinne. and
his body was carried to the Town-liall. Thore of
his troops which were aide, made their eresspe.—
Many prisoners were taken. 5-el wens killed. 'nip
Lutd-. lament the toss of their 4 ienerel. Carteret,
and two f 'elonels, find mule miler oaken'.
Yesterday eveuhT.,.the body of Schtll was buried
privately. A mnanwent is to hr erected before
Stralsuisd, in usenory of this officer"
JON" 3.
Arruoling to the litteat intelligence from Poland,
ill the authorities belonging te the Grand Dswby
n:tarned to Warsaw. The Archduke Ferdis
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BRITISII PRESS OFFICE,

Saturday morning, 2 to'Clock.

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DCTCII
We have just received Dutch papers to the 13th
instant. from which we have nude the following
extracts:—
DANTRIC. MAT 9.3.
intelli.gance was this day received. that
the Anstrians, in the night between the moth and
I st inst. retreated from Thorn to brow. rochevr.
The following general orders were this day issued
in this place :
.6 General Ilinalsmwsky, Commandant of this
city. acquaints the Field and other Others of the
garrison of llontrie, that the Pettish army, uneler the
order of Prince P‘iniatowsky. has entered old Gal.
licia. The sett regiment of foot has taken from
the enemy a %%hole !hark of artiller. and made
Juno prisoners. The enemy, obstructed in &I his
operations. seems to art without any preconcerted
ohm, *nil is not likely, for arty length of time, to
oppo,e the victorious arms of His Impel tut Ma-
jesty. "Gkairausrsay."
(Leyden Gazette, June ie.)

MAY 26.
According to yesterday's Gaunt. Gen. Doin•
brostski has left this city, in pursuit of the enemy.
whose intention was to excite a revolntiau in Po-
land, for the purposeof incorporating Warmly. with
Galicia, which was heaceforth to lie govern-
ed by the Archduke Miximilian. as Viceroy.
On the 10th instant, the fortress of Zinnias .was
taken by our army by assault. Three thousand
men were taken prisoners, and thirty pieces of
ordnance, in the place. By the lintaletr•lineot,
• powder magazine was blown op.-. (The same
Paper.)
PASSAU, MAY 24.
According to lettefs from Lints. the
Ponte Corvn (Marshal Bernadotte) has erowied the
Danube, "with a numerous army, compered of
French, S4‘oll. Wirteisilierg troopti,..kc. in order
to bike the Aastrient in the rear, while the Empe-
ror Nilpotent'. with Ins whole force, attacks the
Archduke Charles iu front.
ISIPZIC, MAY 30.
By a courier, dispatched from Vienna on the
2.4 th inst. certain nuteJligrace has been received,
that, op to that day, the greatest order and tram
quillity prevailed iu that capital.
We karts that the Russian armor, under the
orders of Prince Liallits. has left its cantonments,
sod is marching by Challis to Lemberg. Another
column of Russian troops was destined to march
against Warsaw, to dislodge the Austrians ; but
hn Virfll4.44llellee of their having evacuated the
Duchy, this column has taken another direction.

PAM% June 7.
The American 'loop, the Syren, which bet soil
(mm Baltimore on the 6th of hot inonth, arrived
in I: Orient the 30th ult. having a sterienger on
board, charged with dispatches for the French Go-
Vereinent.

The I (ply Penni, narket arrived ou Tire«lay at
rihnulitti. with Mails frost the Leeward Islands,
lifter a plumage of :Kr day,. Their cuistrota are nut
important.
The motion !piety ITIONIe by Col. VA:A/IDLE. tortl.
Ossining' of the inutiorat departraeo of the arsuys
has given rise to the iostitatirrn of a 10,1 Board. to
inquire Into ti a COlNistut of that Irranrh ..r tire puts-
lie service. The Board' utmost, of ;rueful lox.
Pfevidaiit (leveret Roes, the nottotirotrle Grerivra.l
Utottxttcs.. Sir Shorn Actrauxv• Mhl LAI
Xl/8111.TX; Colonel 1111•U37m.sh Secretor!.