The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-03 00:00:00

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part u: the kingdom of Holland, The Minister of War, upon
receitinz the first notice of this invasion, took every precaution
with that weal and ability v hich might have teen expected from
a man enjo) in, the confidence oft he Emperor. Detachments of
the national ;;cards have been called upon to serve; regimenf- of
the line h.: -eheen put in motion. A considerv!4le train ofartii-
Ie .% has been sent to the frontiers of Holland, and Engineer Offi-
cer- hare been sent to throw up works wherever the situation of
t! e coltitcy was best adapted for t hem. The rof Marine,
netuated by the mine zeal, has sent similar instructions to the
Navy, and every p.issible precaution has been tan by him.—
Nothing that con1:1 tend to the security of Ant verp has been
omitt i by either; and, in consequence of these combined pre-
cauti +its, the enemy has not yet been able to appear on the fron-
tiers of the •."

Ex.:e,ct from the report of Count Huneburg, Minister of War,
.to the f', noel held by the Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, A ug.
11.—" On the 29th of Jule th Engli=h Expedition made its ap-
p.arane, I,r the island, of Waleheren and Cadsand, and hay-
igg 1,1 a number of meu to v. the resistance of one of our hrigade,,
matte good their landing on the north side of Wuleheren, and
posse,sion of Middleburg and Campvere which defended it-
self l'nr Clirty hours. They afterwards took possession of South
Bevelancl, in %t hirh island the iwportant fortress of BaillZ was
wbandimcd ft;ree hours before arrived. As soon as 1 re-
ceived it:formation of these proceedings, I used every possible
di• patch to give the necessary directions, in consequence of the
ors!ers received-from the Emperor previous to his departure, to
send reinforcement, to the points threatened by the enemy ; and
in less than three days an army 0f20,000 men was collected, un
der the orders of the General Senator Rampson, in the lines On
the Scheldt, which divide Holland from the Empire of France.
At the same lime the General Senator St. Suzanne, was threaten-
ed i ► vain at Boulogne, being situated in such a manner as to re-
pel the enemy. Since that period these armies have been rein-
fmTed.• The imp ,-riitl battery on the island of Cadsand, as well
as the one of Napoleon, have kept up a most tremendous fire on
the 'hips which attempted to for.ce the passage of the
Sehe!dt bet w Pen Flushing and Breskens, and they have com-
pelled the enemy to seek another ;sage on the side of Zealand.
The fortre,ses of Lillo and lief kenshock, which are so con-
structed as to keep a crass fire at the entrance of the Scheldt,
tow . rd- Ant were, defend the approach to the harbour and dock-
VarliS of I ilk important place, which has for so many years ex-
cited the envy of the enemV. These fortresses have of late been
most fermitk.bly strengthened. The van-guard of the army of
the North is now nuked en the Scheldt, and is already very
formidable, exceeding, in numbers the force ts hick the enemy is
supposed to have. Our troops are united at Bergen-op-Zoom,
tt ith the army %Odell the King. of HolPand commands in pet son,
and the left tying of the army e,itett:ls itself from Ant tVerp alone;
the Seheldt, to the i,land protecting the northern
frontier of our empire. Every person's question is, what are
lac instructions of the English ? for, by the precautions taken
to deleted .knt‘terp,ali their attempts be rendered abortive.
Under tnese C. reom • t inces, the er ling I,:iyen the command
o: both thus., armies to the Prince of .• ante Corvo, and the t
corp, of oh-rise:lion now at •We-el and !toy pel, are under the
ore., of Alarsle,ll.- Kellerman an; 11o:trey."

t,, AuG. 16.--T!te 70inister of NVat state', in hi; cpeeeh
to tne ,:enate, th-t the (t,ntly.nd of t'le army of the Scheldt has
I).!en ei %eo to the 1'; iLce of Ponfe ('orvo ; and the comma n:1 of
to n corp. of ott-ervation founit.d at ISiesel and littypel, or, at.-
4r40 dia- to other a,•cott.lt!,, 11e,:el aort 1.1119, to Oft. Duke of
Yalta (:\larshal Ktllerinatt), and the I)tike of Cornegliatto
(Marshal tioncey )

Attr:. IL) k decree h,t‘. !won kstwi by the Prefort of thc.
departomi:t the Seine. (riled the l'eth i;;At. 111 which, 111 pe:•-
titt:itce ut= order• rocei,ed h; hint, anti in co2,itieration of the
i'reNetit diminution of the garrison of PariQ, and the con.eqtlent
difficult, of the ce2ular troops in perfortniog their duty, it
ordered, that the Nation:4l Guard of Palk he again put into
aciile Fel-% ice, within the city ; for 'which purpm7e, the neces-
iijr, preparn!ion. 14.4%e been inlde.

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P IA-, A uG. `2o.—Frorn Oropesa tve by lettPrs of
the 7th, t:rtt the tctiott ssf the carps or the Dula. tlf I;elhitto
Aktut t;:ot of the Ottki• of ()al:ltalia, has .)Yearly hid itoporta:ll
c Itrego -ores. The , se ho was; i!l-ii;firtrossi co Ice roirg
nitr .:v•t!!.,. or Who, uinre his Iu in the battle :i Tlll ve ra ,
feorecl t hiN refre;.t in the presence .of the rov:il troops,
en,4.l.a%iPttreti to e-rape over the btidge of Arzolii,po, as his re-
treat by ViaV of AlarlareZ was already flit •lir. From these,
nod oth-r I ,retirtf•nces, s e have (okra the enemy moue.
thou lbt);.) poisoner of star. The troops which covered t,.)e

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[midge were surrounded. Whenever the we:sage i, once forced,
which must have taken place to-day, ti.. enemy cannot but lose
his best troop... ny well as the greater part of his artillery and
equipage; the more so, as the road is very difficult, and it is the
only one by which he can escape.
AMSTERDA M, AuG. 16.—T0-day we learn, from The King's
Gazette, publish, c.fpelle, that an army, consisting one-half
of Dutch and one-halfof French troops, was united at Laudylieto
and that the King has inspected it.
Ayr:. 19.—1 t is positively. asserted that the Emperor has left
Vienna for Raab, to he present at a most important conference,
and from thence to proceed to Paris; and it is hoped that this
conference ensure peace to the Continent.—(Amsterdam
Odorant, ug. 19.)

CArEt,r.r:, AVG. I6.—The Prince of Ponte Corvo has the
command t,f the Scheidt, and Marshal Duatonceau has the corn-
mind of the army ir: Brabant. Ills Majesty the Emperor is
!!ourlv expected at Paris.

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The army under the Prince of Ponte Cotvo is very large, and
receives daily reinforcements. Marshal Dome/lye:Cs head-quar•
ters are at Bergen-op • Z ontn.—( Luden Courant.)
Aur;. 18.—His Majesty returned here last night. The French
artny, under the command of the Prince of Ponte Cotvo, is very
strong, mid receives daily reinforcements. His Majesty has en.
truste to Marshal Dunioneeau the command of the army in
f:rahant, which is to co•operate with that order the Prince of
Ponte Corvo. The division under General Narens is charged
.with the defence of the Helder, until such time as General Gra-
tien shall arrive.—(Hague Courant, An;. 21.)
VIENNA, AUG. B.—The Emperor of Austria is in Moravia,
'tt a country seat of the Count Cohentzel. The Count of Web--
per, who had teturned to the rinperor, is expected to-day or
to-morrow at Schoenhrunn, with an answer from his Sovereign
to the conditions of Peace, which the Emperor Napoleon had
refused to ratify.—(Rotterdam Courant. Jng. 2?).
VIENNA, Aua. 2,—The Prince of Lichtenstein has been re-
called from his estates, with the late Ambassador at Maria, and
,4ccretary of Stair, Hoppe, to conclude peace at Raab, with the
Duke of Friouli, the Al:aslial of the Palace (Mime), and the
M inister of State, Count Champagny.
Several silversmiths here have received orders to prepare some
rich services of plate, to he used at 'the Congress of Raab. This
Coegless is not expected to laolong.—Correspondent, Aug. 15.
Pa A Guy, Act:. 11.—Our Gazette of this day contains the
following; article :

" Ills Royal flightless the ARCHDUKE CHART.ES has resign-
ed the command of the Austrian army, which has been accepted
lay the Gienerai of Cavalry, Prince Jolts of Li CH TI:N STI:1 N."
This is followed by the articles of the armistice, concluded on
1`.21h July, in the camp before Zuayin.
The following- is the order of the day, by which the Archduke
Cu.t t r.r.s notified to the Army his resignation of the Command
in Chief:—

Z ITT Au, Jcr.v 31.—Very important reasons have induced me
to request his Thijesty to accept my resignation of the command
of the army entrusted to nit'. I yesterday received his consent,
.cud at the sante time his orders to transfer the chief on the Cenc-
i-al of Cavalry, Prince Lichtenstein. While I leave the army,
t take the mos; lively interest in its fate. The perfect conviction
I have of its bravery, the confidence I place in it, and the
constant habit of dedicating my exertions to its service, renkrs
this separation inde:;cribably painful. I flatter nr,.self that it
anticipates in, and returns this.sentiment. CUARLES.