The National Register.
London, England, 1814-02-27 00:00:00

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• tipen Valleg;•io,!aistl precisely at the moment when cur troops "'ere
debauching trim their o:e.depont► the enemy effected his pa"age
to florzhetto. A battle followed in the plains beyond RoberveqA.
'with the enemy's reserve, at the very moment even when General
'Verifier was opposiag to the enemy cu the heighti of blonzainbano,
the gre%test re.istancc to his efforts.
" The battle xvns brisk, at-id well supported on both sides, espe-
cially on aecennt of the pesition of the two armies. The valour of
our troops trintrldieJ over the resistance which the -enemy in vain
opposed. We 'cave pn.hed oche advantages to Valleggic, opnn the
lieights we four•ht till night win': adv:tneed an hour. Towards fenr
o'clock in the allernoon the village of Pozzolo was taken, and the
enemy who us this point had begun pleparations for bridges, was
esi:getl to aineodon
Oa his side Genet al I"erdier, %vim had been placed upon the
neigias of Mouz im!)anu, repulsed MI the CIiCIIIY't; attack., and al-
thotrli he was ‘vithont communication with the other divisions,
sane: the time the enemy had drawn columns upon Volta, he had not
lost an inch of grouwl.
" fie nits of . this day :ue most advantageous. There have.
fillen into our power motT than 2,500 prisoners, among whom tire
t'es'ty officers; f.e enemy Ire; had, without exaggeration, 5,000
lollvd or wounded. We have taken a great number of equipages,
several admili.tritions of the army, and the saddle horses ofa great
nimber or Cif•l:eralS.
'' Tice re-';:neiffs ref Dnit•Aneistl-r, Peiski, the reserve of thr
gyenadic.n., and the drupoin4 of 1-I.3.lenlohe, are thoAe rettimentY
which Law mi“t sntr.ers:d. In a single c; ante of the nkst
.hot, -renadievs ‘.,:as broke.' anti dt:.4tt.,)cd. Up to the pre
41"1.t v.;i• do not know the .slate of our oitn lu,ssi.s;• it a: int.'st
sinonnt, to 2,!.W0 men !tors crwbut. Diirin4 the nig,i.t the ene-
my eimk. the troops ‘vhich renn.in ,d in presence of Oeneral
verdie, repal/4F, towavt., Vat! ugio ; cur troops, :lite.. pacs.cd
the, right epoti the field of tOtle, this morning 1..,v,• repits.ed the
rnestablishell the commovitation wilt; oolei vc,-fit is
em-p., and retaken hoe of the' Mineio. fthe head-trim:ors of
the Prince Viceroy were to be estanlished haif-way from Volta.
t•ii am-al Zucchi, viol had marched !upon tl.e :Niferent cosommtica-
tiros bolo china schla to flank tl.e right •.f this army, ;net some
vneink's hattation%, which Ite obliged.tu -etrograde, and thia: morn-
ing ecteied Mantua with some htmcfre.h: of prisoners. In this bril-
liant day the army displayed the greatest valottr."

DUTCH PAPERS.

BULLETIN OF THE CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY.
" litio;-quarters, Colugnic Fcb. I?.

" The Prince Royal set nut from finekenhourg on the 9th to
proverd by Luipstazlt and nierfeldt to Cologne, where his Royal
ilighi;essiiirked on the 1 Ott. .it tiOtt. Hr passed the Rhiue amidst
the rolnd of cannon. and both banks res,•anded with the acclama-
tions of the inhahitants. The whole population of Cologne went
iint to meet hint at the river side; and nctvcr was the ci.tioisiasni
4,A• a people, delivered from an oppressive yoke, expre'4cil tit mole
unanimity and ardour. The city was illuminated at night. Ye.,-
tettiay there was a grand ball, which his Royal Highness honoured
with his presence. •
" •.k: the condlined army of the North of Germany is about to
commence a more arrive campaign in these countries, it is Here,
•sary to state ale :watch of the ditlerent corps that compost it, and
the-ONi pritspt•cts.ol the Prince Royal.
The corps of nittieral fialow, forming the right of the army, is
In tin etivhocs ilrio•sels, and has pushed its advanced posts in
the iltructioo . •
" tiencral WinziA.erode. whose head-quarters arc at Namur,
fl.ms 1::c centre. He has already got possession of the towns of
N0n..., A vesnts, and Rheims, of which he has sent the keys to the
I.li.lrt, oyi-o, who t% trnosmit them to the Emperor Alexander.
• " T;te •corps (;clout wo/07:zoir. IA hick has passed the Rhine
V're, takes ..iso the tat cello)) of Niimur to come in contact with
that of Wior!iiitle;•odu. G.:rev!:l.Strogonorl is about to follow it.
" The :'ileane?il ward of the Swtdish army %%ill be on the -ilst
plum O•t• su that the 'whole army• will hare passed the liver
be;iire t!ie end o; mrr)th„
tt The Danish troops I..ke the route of Dusscldorff, passing by
Mt !nen and Minister, and %rid proceed frow thence further on
tar line el opera ion..
intention of his Vocal 14.i:illness is to unite the whole army
unticr Isis Orlers Nino a line between Suissuus and Rheims, and
ALeit to art according t..; ciecinustances,'!

SPANISH 13 WERS.

FErt. 27.

DECREE RELATIVE TO . THE MODE OF RECEIVING KING

FERDIN AN

IVADaw, Fats. 4.—On the 2d inst.. the Cortes terminated the it
libenitions upon the suiject betwet r Ferdinand•Vll. and Buona-
parte, by passing the followino, decree :
The Cortes desirous of in the present crisis of Europe, a
public awl solcunu testimm.- .of tioaltelai,le perseverance with
•pccr to their enemies, of frankness and good faith towards the Al-
lies, and of love and et ,dblen-e towards this heroic nation ; Rod
also of destroying at one Stlo4o any insidnons effirts which might
he made by Napoleon in the present critical situation of Spain to
introduce his pernicious influence, to wive.. our indflu ;science, to
alter our relations with friendly Powers, to sow discord in the
'Mast of this magnanimous nation, united in detence of iti
and of its legitimate King, Senor Don Ferdinand VII. have decreed,
and do decree :

.1. In conformity to the tenour of the decree issued by the general
and extraordinary Cortes on the Ist of February, 1811, (and of
which circular copies shall again be forwarded to seeh Generals and
Authorities as the Government may skim riper), the King shall
not be recognized as tree, nor Obelikllee be paid to him nutil
to the boom of the National Congress.he have taken the oath
prescribed by the i73tl Article of the Constitution.
tls soon as the Generpls of the a: wits occupy-41z the ontier
Provinces have probable infot motion of the appreachia;„ arriva,
the Kin., they shall dispatch a courier extrth.f.nuary with ail expe-
dition to apprise the (inset-mewl of any intehOliee they may have
reet•ive:l respertieg the said arlival, the persons in the train of the
King, the national Ihreign troops accotnn:mying ijesty to-
wartis thetroutier, and any other eirconistaiter: eat.), may
ascertain ,dative to this important stevet ; information
the "invernment stn.!' inniediately submit to the Congress.
3. The Re2evey shall :Ae ail the tequi?:ite ircistire:,, and give
the nee( ssarry to•truction, and orders to the Generals, in order
that his Majesty, upon hit reaching the frontier, may receive a
copy of this decree, together ee ith a letter from the Regency,
drawn up in due farm, ittforming his Majesty of the state of the
nation, of its f.eroic sactitices, and the resolutions taken by the
Cortes to secure the Ihnioll4l independence and the liberty e,l the
Monarch.
4. No armed force Milli be petmitted to enter with the King.
In case of any such attempting to penetrate our frontiers, or
lines of one Al Mies, it shall be. repuLed conlenniably to the laws
of war.
5. It the armed force aremupanying.the King should consist of
Spaniards, the Generals in Chet shall obscre e the instt tic t ions
which they may have received from the Government, calculated
to conciliate the relief of those who may have been in the unfor-
tunate condition of prisoners, with the order and seetaity of the
State.
6. The General of the Army, who shall have the honour to re-
ceive the King, shall give him, from his own troops, a guard eon.
respondiog with his high dignity, and pay him the honours due to
his Royal Person. .
7. Na foreigner, even in the quality of domestic, or menial atten-
dant, shall be pet witted to aecompany the King.
8. 'there shall not he permitted to accompany the King, nor to
lw in his service., in any manner whatever, these Spaniards who
may have obtained flow Napoleon, in his rother Joseph's army,
employment, pension, or decoration, of whatsoever class it may
be ; nor any of those persons who accompanied the French on their
retreat.
9. It is confided to the 7.e.d of the Regency to point out the route
by which the Kiwi; shall arrive at the capital, in order that, with
regard to escort, attendance, the honours to be paid on the way,
his entrance into this capital, and the other matters connected with
this point, his Majesty may receive demonstrations of honour and
respect due to bis suprcme dignity, and the affection which the na-
tion profes‘cg towards him.
10. The PI esident of the Regency is authorises(' by this Decree,
as. soon as the entrance of his Majesty upon the Spanish territory is
ascertained. to proceed to meet him, and to accompany him to the
Spanish capital with a suitable escort.
'rhe President of tile Regency shall present his Majesty with
a copy of the Political Constitutiottof the Monarchy, in order that
Iris Majesty., upon the perusal thereof; may. after mature delibera-
tion, and with perfect voluntary consent, take the oath prescribed
by the Constitution.
12. On tic King's arrival iu the capital, be shall forthiiith re.