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own soon.; and as lilicitet:ou was .advancing
rapidly to join it, HOPAPArTE was deterred I:turt
farther pursuit, and began to retreat in his two.
F On the 26th ult. the Archduke CoNsr aetriti t's fine

corps of Cavalry filed or to the Russian head-quar-
ters, which were at Oltscliau. On the :nth, the

French continued their retreat, and the Austrians

rod Russians advanced; their lie.atriarters were
at Crosniiz, and Prince Partortazi UN, with the ad-
vanced guard, was at Witaltau. On the 27th, the
Lest column of the 31 Russian army, under M -
enttsora, arrived at froppan, and was expeeted at
Olmutz on the same day. The French were on the
same day between Bruno and Austerlitz. On the
29th, the Emperor of Gtata•tot's head-quartets
were at Wischau, and were to be removed to
Kremsir. On the Sods, their left wing was at
Xtemsir, and their advanced guard near :Ladish.
On the Ist, the head-quarters of Their Islets IAL
MAJESTIES were at Ktizarowitz, two leagues in ad-
iance frog Austerlitz. The French, upon the same
'day, on the Scnwizach, in a line extendin7 North
and South, with their right wing near Nichols-
burgh, and their left towards 13runn. Such was
'the position of the French army, on the day pre-
'ceding ,he battle ; and this also accounts for its left
win.; having suffered so much, as the main body of
the 'sine's was on that side. From tile commerce.
meat of Boa A IPAITE'S retreat from Olmutz, tip to
the .d, on which day the battle of Wischau was
fn nen. the tw.) armies do not appear to have come
in comae!. except on the 27..1, when the Rus•aat.
TA EH ird had a very warm adi•-•1 with the enemy's
rear, in which the French Cavalry suffered severely,
bu: the particulars are not stated. This affair must
have taken place between Wischan and Olmutz, as
the head-quarters of the Allied Etseccoas were at
the former place on the 26th. It is strange; how-
ever, that the accounts from Olmutz, which are
dated the e9th, do not nol e it.
Vie fear that we were 'ed too an error yestetd ty,
in common with our contemporaries, by the Mail,
which stated, that Count Hauosvirz had faired in
his mission to BOP AAAAA Z. This account was c n-
taiaed in the Hamburgh Papers of the 6/11; but
letters from Berlin of the 7th, positively assert, that
no acconata had been received from H A IiGWITZ,
since his art ival at Vienna, an the 23111 last.
Dispatches, we understand, have been received
from Lord Hatt ROW EY, dated Berlin, the °tit, which
state. that the Prussian troops were advancing with
groat rapidity; and that, iti-sti ad ut marching into
Frarconia, they had changed their route, and meant
to enter Bohemia, in order to support the Allies,
and attack BONAPARTE.
The latest accounts from the Archduke CH A s L cc,
in the foreign Papist, are of the t 7th of November.
His bead-quarters were then at Adelburgh, in
Styria. The Archduke Josta was at- Clagenfurth.
It eras rumoured yesterday, that an at ion had taken
place between him and a division of the French
spiny, in which the Latter was defeated, with the
lons of 3,000 killed, and 7,000 prisoners ; Lite, we
do net know what degree of credit is doe to this
report.
The Anglaise Corps, which capitulated to Ayr:c-
actuses the 14th, on the side of the Tyrel, we now
'Gad was that of the brave WOLTSKEHL and JELL E-
coca. It amounted to only 6,000 men. The ca-
pitsdatioe is given at length, in the Hata/urge Coe-
resposidenise of the Loth, with the names of Aunt-
mash Woarsaaut, and JELEECIIICII annexed.—
Ibis is a very extraordinary circumstance, as other
*musts state, that WoxrSIECHL had cut his way
through AUGZISAU'S army, on the preceding day,
and 'foiled his escape.
ssomesmens
Yesterday amain. His M A.l IST Y. accompanied
by the Duke of CA at saiDGe, walked to the Cavalry
itarraitks, ilrmdsnr, and inspefted the Royal Horse
Curds.
Yesterday, about three o'clock, Lord CASTLE"
imams had anaudience of the Duke of Yon", at his
Office. His Royal Highness afterwards held a
public day, and saw a number of Officers.
The intelligence (tom the Continent, ma k. yester-
day a favourable impression upon the Funds.—
Cinsols rose Iper cent.
The ed of December, the dry of the battle of
Wischau. is the anniversary day of the Coronation
of Box APAITE.
A Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, yes.
terday, at which were present the LORIS Mayon,
Thirteen ALDERMEN. Recount", and SHsutrrs.
The Court, after having examined the Meal-
weighers' Returns, ordered the pre. of Bread to. be
/eked one attire and an half, or three-pence in the
pea- inaf, to take place to-morrow, the (11 incnt
104 wheaten, will then be 111 d. and
101 d.
A divillend of 21. per cent. due the .sth January
next, to the Orphans, &c. was ordered to begin
raving on tl.e 1 ash January.
The fleas of the Court were voted to the Rey.
A. na ew HA r,A.M.Chaplain to theßight Hon. the
Lupo MAYOI, for his excellent sermon, preached
at St. P:uPs, on Thanksgiving Day.
I,l'ardurne Prir.:^pts were ordered to be issued for
• the el4tin of Ward Officers for the ce.tr ensiling
1 he Searchers and brAlers of Leather were sworn
:for the 4111.1 tx:ctition of their several Dike,- for the
year ensuing.
No c.ar of public intereut, occurred yeatettlay
itboither of the Courts of Law.

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