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London, England, 1806-12-05 00:00:00

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LONDON,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1806.

WE have received Dutch Papers to the esth ult.
and also French Papers, which enable us to fill up
the chasm in the Bulletins. The most important
intelligence contained in these Papers is that which
relates to the apparent disposition of Austria to
take a part in the present contest. It is stated
in a Letter from Frankfort, that the Austrian
Troops are leaving the Confines of Saxony, and
colleaing on the side where the Russians are ex-
peaed. If this be true, it appears to us to furnish
&cisive evidence of the disposition of the Cabinet of
Vienna. The Military preparations and movements of
Austria can have but one of two 'objeas, either that of
seizing this opportunity of wresting from Prussia the
valuable Provinces of Silesia, or else of making a
vigorous effort, in conjun&ion with Russia and Prus-
sia, to recover her own independence as well as
that of Europe. If the Austrian Cabinet had com-
menced her military movements with a view to the
former of these objeas, it certainly must have been
not only with the knowledge but even with the
consent of BONAPARTE. But there is the strongest
reason to believe that BONAPARTE had not given his
consent to any such measure. If he had, the move-
ments of the Austrian Troops would not have given
him any uneasiness. He would not have ordered his
.Minister at Vienna to insist upon those Troops being
withdrawn from the positions which they occu-
pied—he would not, in short, have ordered the
French Newspapers to attack the Austrian Govern-
ment as they have-lately done. We cannot therefore
believe that the steps recently taken by the Cabinet
of Vienna are in any degree in concert with Bo-
NAPARTE ; and, according to his principles, those
who are not for 'him are against him. The demon-
strations which Austria has been for some time
making he will consider, when the proper oppor-
tunity arrives, as aQs of direa hostility. His
implacable enmity against the Prussian Government
was founded upon the threatening movements of the
Prussians in the month of November in last year.
The Austrian Government has-therefore (supposing
the intelligence upon which these observations are
founded to be true) gone so far that they cannot re-
treat with safety. The only safe or honourable. course
left is, to proceed with vigour. The intercourse be-
tween the Courts of St. Petersburgh and Vienna is
carried on without intermission. The answer
of the Cabinet of Vienna to the representations,
or rather demands, of the French Minister, was
given to him the day after the delivery of
his Note. The nature of that answer is, of
course, not publicly known ; but it is probable
that it was not quite favourable to the French, for we
do not find that it had any effea upon the movements
of the Austrian Troops. We have made some other
Extraas from these Papers, which, though they do
riot contain intelligence of so late a date as that which
we hadpreviously received, will yet be found lnte-
resting.

We feel great pleasure in laying before our Readers
th-> followi►;g Letter from Cuxhaven :
CUXHAVEN, Noy• 24.—The French are just
no>•.i taking possession of our town. All the Masters
of: the English Vessels were ashore when the French
made their appearance; but, instead of being cap-
thred, ALL of them made their escape to their re-
speAive Vessels, when they set sail immediately;
and EVERY SHIP composing the last Convoys from
Ldndon, Hull, and Leith, had the good fortune to
escape—leaving not a single English Merchantman
either at Hambnrgh, or any other part of the River,
for the French to take possession of."

Mr. KNIPE, the Chaplain to the English FaCtory

at Hamhurgh, is arrived in London, from which he
effe&ed his escape with some difficulty. He states
that the English merchants, now in a state of arrest,
are daily attended to the Exchange by a guard of
French soldiers, and that there is little probability of
any relaxation taking place in the recent system of
severity adopted by te enemy.
Wednesday morning, at. seven o'clock, a meet-
ing took place on Primrose,l6ll, Chalk Farm, be-
tween Mr. S—Y and •Mr. C----y, both Gentlemen
of the law, in conStopence of the latter having
struok Mr. S---Y tke.day before ; but we are happy
to state the affair *as amicably adjusted, by Mr. C.
making a veryample apology for the insult he had
given.