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1 ,'"J sa,
;ai'n, and of the burgomasters in several of the
ge ; anti, as I w;; told, they ransacked the church of
th rtenl) a village on the toad to Turvueren. This was
corps of the Prince of Saxe Weimar.
There. were great threats holden out against this town
On
4:4ay : several shots had bout fired into it. I saw
and one hoase in which the inhabitants showed me a chimney
11 deatroyid by two balls.
The peasantry attribute most of those ravages to the
nh ell i
ma" soldiers who wre in the Dutch army, whose ig-
i'erance of the Flemish language prevented them from be-
°g- linlersto,id. Vet it is rather remarkable that those
tneli 11110111410ot be spe:tially controulled.
Dutch ,irtny proceeded towards Diest by way of
1,r,46 beg, an'l the people fear ravages similar to those near
--retain will be c,irconitte'l at every place where they stop.
neasbe
.11ead-uaVte-rs of the French army are said to be
r this eitv 'the advanced guard was this day at Hamtne,
°lt the Wavre road.
aldrrnisii is stated to have taken. place yesterday en the French and Dutch cavalry, in which oof the
latter
and four of the former were killed.
Jile following. are correctly the principal points on
'eil 'General Belliard transacted with his Royal High-
•r,rthe Prince of Orange yesterday morning :-
111-Irlwda Corps of the Prince of Saxe-WeimarVeimar is to be
hi it ed to traverse the city of Louvain, without stopping
irleinw near
tth permission to encamp it, on the road to
on.
ialit a'lil'e'Dtiteli army is to bivouac!, near Louvain, wiwith-
',l,'°g allowed to enter it.
to i‘Ce'lc'ea iturgoinaater will cause provisions to be carried
fe,:::theiTiare to be no military lodged in the town ; the
vvineLai°elle are to be octaipied by the Dutch troops, who
goet(oerdPerpiquets in different pieces, in order to maintain
,yriei •
gime norrow the Dutch army is to commence its retro-
t.
t Plince of Orange is to send an officer in order 4—h ake knovvii M asbal Gerard the routes by which
to Proem!, anti the places in which the army stops, '
rs,:ineral Ileiliard, who had arranged all these matters,
vent
-,:411 Satrdaghty ni in Louvain, in order to pie-
nYdisturbauutte in the town.
BRUSSELS, Monday Morning, Aug. 15.
loss e "nation of Leopold forms now the subject of
tonLie,°nicetures; the Belgian army has been routed to
Polehu°'grace. But the honour and character of Leo-
' ftailat, as it were, risen more pure, if possible, than ever
•chat a general destruction and conflagration of Belgian
hi
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reiwters around. All praise the King for his bravery,
a`ar presence of tnind, and activity.
134, an, now three weeks and three days old, will
"apailie epoch in history. While proceeding amidst the
nioe.i'e of his subjects on a progress through his dam'-
rest,"ews reaches him of an unexpected and unwar-
stht7 attack on the Belgian provinces, by an enemy with
thieP an indefinite armistice subsisted'. He flies to the
' atid .eponmercial city, threatened with bombardment,
its itlyes consolation to the inhabitants. His army, which
they-eui 41 not have arranged, is routed by an enemy whom
had "Vise(/' and who, during eight months of armistice,
Estee
Y enlisting crowds of foreigners contrived to obtain a
tractive! Which, if the flag was removed, would bear no dia-
-I`ldill, _
n ark of being Dutchmen.
L'tepold, whose head-quarters were yesterday at
ta retneti• and who slept last night at Louvain, is expected
suir
%ft 2.4 this day to Brussels, from which he has been ab-
iiv_teen days, during which he has passed through a
;ot eventful campaign.
th, a3e Persons behind the curt in, and acquainted with
houttr,a4
s:ds.
.on which the invasion of the Dutch was brought
ailitee "eta to state, that the Prince of Orange, to whose
sevee the invasion is to be attributed, was actuated by
1%017 naotives. First, the wish to avenge the Dutch
Po'd n the Belp,ian braggarts; second, to show Leo-
tin, that he felt jealous of the latter's superior good for-
the t/o4 nianY occasions • and thirdly, to give the army,
heat 1
•- expence of which was much for the Dutch to
tnteheapportunity of making use of their strength be-
sad ato !ab,nded them. This conflict between the Dutch
°sloe elan° is compared now to two rival• schools—
aisatie of each °t her. The lads of the school that ten
,13'it as 4,R° %vete beaten without their master's leave sally
°(tx all their enemies' ears unawares. So did the
Orange. But to him fortune has always been
„y°oln lie never courts in time ; for he has lost
"liteli° h- °Pnortunity on this as on other occasions on
kgn al! ,an't Leopold were competitors. Two months
tight days '4' by an invasion, have p-evented the election ;
ale 1,113 ago he could have taken this capital, by moving
oafs
nuijlogo
it ; and four days since, he had many means
is now lag Leopold his prisoner. All this is lost ; and he
faience, 4," back, to" be whipped by his master, the non-
It ita"or hiving nlisliehaved.
°raitiaiii!nuaing to heat' now of a conspiracy among the
ageut;-`" Who have been at work for a restoration. The
Desof Were, a few pigeons and the editors of the Me!sen-
14e7it, all of whom have laboured in the air to
tioti tt the Prince of Orange when too late. It must
of the forgotten now, by way of excuse for the poltronnery
f 1 e I3elgians, that the runaway officers of the Civic
lit'ard at,. said to have been bribed by Dutch money.
rrlii cellePiraoh like the influence of the Ghent journal
rely ideal.
*i_Xlie King recei,ed at a dejeune t'te two French Prince,,
s4l cause to Lountin this day about one o'clock. Their
7'.1.1,,ge was drawn by six mules, a rather extraordinary !atilt in th.s Country, where but few of that species are
titea:l. The Princes remained with the King for sonie
te,' His Majesty returned to this city at a quarter past
01, in o'clock, after having seen and experienced
former
equal more
ileti:g welve days, than ever during
Itl °t his eventful life.
1)40.1, aot supposed that the war is yet over, for the
i have not yet left the country ; and it is Leopold's
a...1,11'n to scour the province of Limburg, by his pass-
tfro~ti curb, as hie ;°ll the Meuse with the remnant of his forces, while
assistants, will proceed by the Dutch
e -
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by no means be brought into contact with
asa ne,

Bel~nMonday Evening, Six o'clock.
9e' writing the above, I have read the Moniteur
4,4 t Which contains an article of a semi-official nature.
a translation of it. It is very remarkable for
ttlslli4rtibtodiously avoided giving any praise to General
"tl' lt,t) Who was actively engaged in Louvain on Satur-
h
Vii! !ad-quarters of the French army are at Jodoigne
tbtstA47.,: there are several corps gone after the Dutch
to-
o 4 t,,,u'rlictilvniont. The cavalry, which entered this city
tilhe w night, have gone towards Louvain.
41Is of this city are covered with an address from.
`Qtit. hr ant of the Civic Guard, in which be praises
t qr. 'On), a d
g onduct in the field of Kittle. It is
"1110 pitcenof brmdbcast. which is much laughed at.

August la.
BELGIAN EXPOSE.
(From the Official Journal.)
ti
4 ' Ihe
i BRUSSELS,
1044 i toPortant events which have occurred . a
e..
Ain
q 11'18month require to be resumed in g
kid • oiteth,
.11
k 4044,4
t, 1 order that the nation may be able to
The country was in
L sie of Abe ertet causes thereof.
11 the 'ac rofound peace : it had a right to believei that
b2l!ttiiii teeTtation of the eighteen articles, un.nirnously
' ...ttt
~,,, IZY:e the confen•nce'of London,, it had accepted
t lltritro_.s"e9, the armistice then sabsisting was under
silleg , "tee Of t; e Five Powers ; for those very. Powers_
eit,* itit'd that the party infringing the armistice would
►t 'Wee ill hat
hostility with them.
14114:;11olehitifTt'ulties remaining ;1-ndecided between.. Belgium
4 *4l " Were to be terminated by negociations between
34441 y }he.ecountitfracting partic~. At the. enid..o.f the month of
4 ,t 16,1,• erenee addressed to King N% ihiam a new in-
tro Lot t° r •ounnence hostilities, and caused it to be
Al. 4 -.. to h. et
k 'at it, 1113 that the conference considered
o,test 0,44 indefinite engagement, notwith•tanding the
lio,4mPot ~. tl'e buteh Minister. Belgium for seine time
Vtlf.ier.ntinued armaments ; she had begun to occupy
1..1",ivtr4,,_11' the reduction of her existing forces, and the
ti4ll4ll',"t' at ease in respect to the arrangenieu.t of
keel org`tve its attention to the administrative organiza-
% Lt, the. ."iitrY• On the 2d of August the Govern-
°'wfrlo,e,,,!verf . notice of the letter of General Chasse, and
kint ii",..el?ts after of the renewal of hostilities along the
74 et."; Without ane attention being paid to the ar-
tt,h._( Withiteihanded by the Powers.
i'tttlite txttet!Zeeption of two divisions. pl iced at the
taii;:, say, ''''Y of the country, there did not exist, as
vilio,tbditi:riettitienryßmtaeffaa,tsnoorf resistance. Nothing was or-
ki". j which is military
.administrrmatyioint,i—acntoi-r
R floe necessary for placing an a
• edurst band of the Civic Guard was far from
to tym. , or in a state for entering upon a campaign.
il '1,1). i -" bu
-• 4'4- .th L-- Means of d f •t became necessary to
L-7,04-14,14!1.1,--titiei ofrvver.us eneeten7,e'origanized and exercised
tie' it all pi.o , I ich Holland had made expences far
,4 Portion with her means. t
L3l;lth/eNtit7int therefote, be said that the conflict was be-
.'ttitid,....%e %id and Holland—between 4,000,000 of men
,1'0%44 tole,. 'IA 2,000,000 on the other : it roust be
'etti:"ttiti ~..el as a coup de main-...an attack made' un-
tuna
~,, -eti.,,__. . ,
1.4°44,1: -Ott; iy,7l without preparation and without re-
l' (,4flall tl4,4ing things in this point of view, it
two
(yr
the* country has been able to do within nret day,
what it has done. On the sth

the enemy threatened Antwerp ; on the 9th and 10th they
were very near to the capital.
" The line which it was necessary above all to protect
was that extending from Malines to Diest. General
Tieken de Terhove received orders to proceed to Lierre
upon that line : General Daine received on the nth the
most positive instructions to remove from his camp near
Hasselt towards Diest, and to effect a junction with the
Tieken division. This operation would have collected to-
gether a rather in-Tossing mass of combatants, and would
have given to the army a superiority over the Dutch- one,
the different divisions of which were then man ceuvring
separately.
" The motives' which prevented General Daine from
obeying the orders so formally and se frequently given,
will not be known except in the course of time. This
General remained isolated until the 9th, when the Dutch
army pushed on towards Liege. The Tieken division, as
well as the other troops assembled in the neighleon-h, od of
Aeischot, had marched on the morning of the 10th on
Montaign, to take possession of this port, and to facilitate
the much desired junction with General Daine. It was at
the moment of attick that the division heard the, melao
cho!y news of the defeat of General Wee. lnstcael of
taking Montaien, it became ?recess try to march directly
towattle Louvain, to make sure of that important gust,
to protect the capital, and to approach nearer to the
French army. It was on the I Ith, in the evening, that
information was received at head-quarters that the Ca-
binet of the Hague did not intend to risk the Dutch army
against the French one. On the 12th, in the morning,
orders were given to concentrate the Belgian troops in
Louvain itself, in order to prevent all hostilities, then hav-
ing no ulterior object. This movement was just begun,
when the B Igian troops found themselves sharply attacked
by far superior g.rees. Lerd William Ressell was sent on
the part of the King as a parlementaire to the Dutch Ge-
neral, in older to give him information of the resolutions
enterd into by King. William, end to put a close to hosti-
Ities which then could produce no result. Lord W. Rus-
sell soon returned with a Dutch parlementaire, M jor Ceva.
It was then (oily that it was known that the Mince of
Orange himself commended on this point, and that the
King, then stationed at the Belgian advanced pots, was
but a few hundred yards from the General-in-Chief
of the enemy. The result of this first negotiation was
to have produced a cessation of fling zeong all the line, to
stop the movement of the Prince of Saxe-Weimar, and to
send preliminaries to the French army. After the depar-
ture hostilities recommenred unexpectedly, and the firing
became very brisk. Sir Robert Adair, Minister of the
British King at his Majesty's court, then offered to risk
his lie in order to go to the Prince of Orange. He ran
the gre nest dangers while endeavc.uting to put a stop to a
battle which had no object. He proposed. on the part of
the Prince of Orange, an armistice, which would assure to
him the possessien of the city of Louvain. The troops, in
the mean time repulsed With great valour the attacks made
on the city ; the artillery pat titularly distinguished itself.
Although their fatigues had been very consideralne during
the preceding days, there was no doubt but that they would
have been able to defend the town. But the King was
nut willing to expose so considerable a city as Louvain to
the horrors of bombardment, as threatened if the armistice
was not agreed to. As the occupation of Louvain, on ac-
count of the proximity of the French army, must necessa-
rily be of short duration and then there could tie no other
object but peace, General Goblet was commissioned to ter-
minate the negotiations, and to arrange the terms of them.
Although, by virtue of those negotiations, the corps under
the command of the Prince of Saxe-Weimer was bound to
stop, this General endeavoured to make himself master of
the road from Louvain to Marine. The King cut his way
along this road, took possession of the bridge of Campen-
hout, and placed himself in communication with General
Tieken, then marching in the same direction.
" The Prince of Saxe-Weimar, although having it fully
in his power to become aware, from the cessation of the
firing on the Tirlemont side, that an armistice existed,
caused a firing to be kept up on the troops retiring to-
, w.irds Manes, and who, in conformity with the terms of
the arrangements agreed upon, ought not to be molested
during their muster. The Belgian troops occupied the
city of Louvain on the 13th to half-past one o'clock. The
retrograde movement of the Dutch being to take place
without delay, the city found itself saved from the disasters
of a bombardment, without being exposed to the vexa-
tions or reprisals of the Dutch, who, although they pos-
seesed the city, were not to lodge-therein.
" Such is the resume of this short campaign, in which
only one engagement took place, in which the Dutch
army, so cope! ior in number, and augmented by the ad-
dition of so many mercenaries, did not, nevertheless, oblige
us to experience even one defeat Holland . will suffer the
consequences of her bad faith, and instead of escaping, as
she perhaps expected, from the embarrassments drawn
upon her by the blindness of those who govern her, she
will lose even the smallest right to the support of all Go-
vernment., and to public sympathy. He who through a
fit of bad humour runs the risk of producing a general war,
deserves to be abandoned by his political ft tends ; he who
attacks his enemy treacherously, and does not give one
an opportunity of seizing his sword in his hand, merits
that mankind should refuse hint even so much as com-
passion, and should leave him to suffer the penalties of his
dishonourable conduct."

(From the Brussels Papers.)
BRUSSELS, AUG. 14.—A postscript to the Moniker
Beige, posted up yesterday evening, contains the follow-
ing news :

" It has ken agreed upon that the Dutch army shall
commence its retrograde movement to-morrow, the 14th.
" The Prince of Orange will send an ~ffici-r to Mar-
shal Gerard to inform him of the routes which the Dutch
army will take, and to determine with him the places of
halina every evening for both armies, that is, the Dutch
and the French, because the French army is to accom-
pany the Dutch to the frontiers.

The Prince has been p!etmd to grant to General
Belliard, that no troops shall be quartered in the city of
Lou Vain. The gates are guarded by the Dutch army,
which has also placed picquets in the squares and market-
places to pre,erve gond order.
" The corp of the Prince of Saxe Weimar, which was
on the road to Brussels, will pass through the city of
Louvain, to proceed to Tirlemont with the other divisions
of the artny.

" Provisions and forage will be furnished to the Dutch
army, which will bivouack near Louvain, but not allowed
to enter it."

The Hussars of Orleans passed through this city at
eleven o'clock last night, having marched in one day faun
Mons. They were received with enthusiasm. The
people cry " Vivent les Francais ;" the soldiers reply,
Vivent lea Beiges." The regimental band played the
Parisienne.

To-day at eleven o'clock, the vanguard of the regiment
of Lancers, of which the Duke of Netnotirs is Colonel,
arrived at Bross,la. Fresh French troops arrived at
Namur on the 12th and 13th,--especially a very fine regi-
ment of Dragoons.
Major Ceva, Aide-de-camp to Prince Frederick, arrived
here on the 12th with a flag a truce. The object of his
mission was to convince himself whether the French had
entered Brussels. Major Ceva returned to Prince Frede-
rick accompanied by two French officers.
The Independant says—" When I announced to you
the appearance id the English fleet off Ostend, I partici-
pated in the error of the bailiff of the port, who brought
the news to Binges on the 10th in the evening, and sent it
by a courier to Brussels, as I wrote to you. The fact is,
the mistake was occasioned by an event unusual at Ostend
—the appearance of seven merchantmen at once, at
nightfall."

AtixwEitr, Auo. 13.—Notwithstanding the reports
profusely circulated by the enemies of order, the most
perrect tranquillity prevails here. No hostilities have
been committed during the night : all is quiet in the
citadel and on all the tel occupied by the Dutch.
The Dutch having removed all the buoys in the Scheldt,-
probably to impede the entrance of the English fleet, the
commander of the garrison, according to his instructions,
has given orders to six or eight experienced pilots to
proceed immediately from -Antwerp to Ostend, to offer
their services to the Ent lish men of war, which we sup-
pose will soon come up the Scheldt.-7-Brussels Papers,
Aug. 15.

BARRON, the builder, has orders to throw
open the new entrance, St. James's Park, to the public in
three weeks. .

CLERICAL JIJSTICES.-A Dublin Paper
cpntains the following numerical statement of Parson Jus-
tices. It may account in some degree for the mai-go-
vernment of Ireland :-" Antrim 9, Armagh 10, Carhrte
7, Cavan 13, Clare 11, Cork 52, Donegal 20 Down 21,
Dublin 2, Fermanagh 9, Galway 7, Kerry 15, Kildare 7,
Ki:kenny 15, King's 'County 8, Leitrim 7, Limerick IS,
Londonderry 18, Longford 3, Louth 3, Mayo 13, Meath
11, Monaghan 3, Queen's County 9, Roscommon 11,
Sligo 16, Tipperary 16, Tyrone 38, Waterford 5, West-
Pneath 5, Wexford 6, Wicklow 6. The total is 391, and
we believe the resident or acting Justices of all Ireland are
under 1,000 ; at least there were not, two or three years
ago, mere than that number receiving gratuitous copies of
the statutes. The Parson Justices being 391, it follows
that nearly every third holder of a benefice in Ireland is
also a holder of the worst species of plurality -News.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1831.

The -Reform Bill was discussed again last
night in Committee, but did not make all the
progress that might have been expected. On
moving the fifteenth clause, which provides
that " towns which are counties of them-
selves be included in adjoining counties
for county elections," Lord ALTHORP
entered into some general remarks illustrative
of the intentions of Ministers. At present
there were votes for those county towns,
which Government deemed it expedient to
extend to the adjoining county. Lord
ALTHORP also said, in alluding to the
constituency of counties, that it was proposed
to introduce an amendment regarding annui-
tants, to require that the interest in freeholds of
such parties shall be ten pounds and upwards.
Colonel DAVIES was altogether opposed to this
clause, on which, after some desultory conversa-
tion, the House divided, when it was found
that there were 164 for it, and 124 against it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER after-
wards moved the 16th clause, part of which only
was adopted. We hope his Lordship in future
will allow the Reform Bill to come on at a
reasonable hour, and not permit questions of
comparatively little importance to precede
it. Of late it has, somehow or other, been
compelled to
_give way to matters of the
most trivial interest, and even on Satur-
day—the day especially put aside for its discus-
sion—is, we see, to be preceded by a motion
of the MarquiS of CHANDOS. This ought
not to be. Reform should precede every
other Parliamentary business until it is fairly
brought to a close, and people's minds are in
some degree at rest. In the course of the even-
ing Sir R. PEEL, with an assumption of gra-
vity that must have been torture to him, pro-
posed that the consideration of the great
question be adjourned for three months !
The Right Honourable Gentleman is not
much yen to joking—a jest from him
being an absolute God-send—or we should
certainly have suspected him of acting the
Anamdojtoituirlsn_meinntthoef
ofourld have the effect of
wagHR eofub
sr oeml toft forch itoshmr three—nay, occasion.nsnay,,
filling England with bankrupts, and causing the
people
lehto riseown
hands.
en
a masse, and take the question
into

The German Papers contain little news of
moment. From the statement in the Allgemehze
Zeitung of the re-crossing of the Vistula by
RUDIGER, we should infer that the cause of
Poland is not so desperate as has been repre-
sented :

BRUSSELS, AUGUST 16.—The King has returned to our
city. Unanimous acclamations welcomed him.
The people comprehend that the King has kept his
word—that he has done his duty—that he has gained his
crown, while others did not know how to gain their epau-
lettes.

However great a passionist any one may be, it must be
acknowledged that whenever the King was at the head of
his troops, animating them by his courage and example,
they nobly sustained the shock, notwithstanding the far-
►nldable superiority of the enemy. Neither at Basslevel&
nor at Louvain did we sustain any defelt. If Louvain
capitulated it was because on the eve of the entire cessa-
tion of hostilities it was useless to expose that city to the
horrors of a bombardment. The deplorable incident
which deranged all the plans of the King was the refusal
(three times repeated) of the General-in Chief of the
army of the Meuse to execute superior orders, and the
inconceivable rout which followed this refusal. _ Let us,
however, be just, and remark, that in three preceding
encounters that General had the advantage. In the ab-
sence of men of great military talent, we may even say,
in the want of military organ►zation, it is the presence
of the King that saved us front a complete defeat. It is
his presence, too, that has saved the Belgic name. But
for him, the attempt just made hy the King of Holland
would have led either to the restoration, or to the union
with France, or to a kind of mixed State or partition.
This is what the Belgians, who are the friends of their
country, must not forget in the difficult trials which still ,
await us.

" Louvain, August 13.
" In consequence of the convention concluded between the
Prince of Orange and Lieut.-General Belliard, the troops
under the command of his Royal Highness will quit to-
morrow (the 14th) their Fo,itions in Louvain and the en-
virons, and go the same day to occupy cantonments on the
road of Thletnont ; and that of Diest, Bautersem and St.
Jooris-Vinge will he the last villages occupied by it on
the side of Louvain. On the following days the route of
his Royal Highness's army will continue towards St.
Trond and Hasselt. Tongres is also occupied by his Royal
Highness's troops.
" The city of Louvain will be evacuated tomorrow (the
14th), at ttn o'clock in the nt•trning.
His Royal Highness will have his head-quarters on
the 14th and 15th at Tirlemont.
" By order• of his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange,
Commander-in Chief of the army.
(Signed)
" Baron CONSTAN T DE REBECQUE,
" Lieutenant-General, Chief of the General Staff."
Asrwene, AuO. 13.—The oonsequence of the cesva.

ter..

tion of hostilities seem to unfold themselves. Since eleven
o'clock in the morning the squadron has made a retrograde
movement. The Proserpine corvette, the Echo brig, and
eight or ten gun boats, which were anchored to fore the
road of the Pipe •le Tabac, have fallen down the river—
the corvette to Fort St. Mtrie, the brig to Fort Petit.
The gun-boats are out of aight.
LOU VAIN, AUG. 15 —The King, whocatte here yester-
day evening, set out this afternoon for Brussels. fiefor,
his di Neture he visited the field of battle of the 13th.
The French forces arrived here to-day from their head
quarters, with Marshal Gerard and another French
General, and. immediately proceeded to the laitel where
King Leopold lodged. The King received the Pi inces and
ihe persons who accompanied them with great cordiality,
arid kept them to breakfast. At three o'clock the Pt inces
took leave of the King, and with Marshal Gerard and
.neral Bell'ard set out for Watre. The fine regiment of
Belgian infoory arrived here yesterd .y at si:t o'clock. Tl,e
Dutch all lefr, however, before noon. Part of the French
Amy has arrived here and in the environs, and another
p t-t. near Tirlemont, which it will enter to-morrow after
the depot !tire of the Dutch.
The Dutch as they passed Louvain carried off thirty-
,even carriages loaded with arms, ammunition, and
military effects. All these things will be claimed by the
French army.
CRACOW, AUG. S.—The Russian corps under Genera'
Iludiger, 26,000 strong, crossed the Vis ula on the 2Sili
of July, and on the 29th occupied Ortlow and Ostrovich.
rhe Cossacks advanced almost to Keelie and R'tdow, so
that in the first place the Magistrates packed up and went
to Wiechew ; but, on the 31st, General Rudiger with the
oreater part of his troops retired . to the right hank of the
Vistula, leaving only 5,000 men on the left bank. It is
believed that this is in consequence of a demonstration
fnlae by General Chrzanowski against Pulawy and JoseeelE
Up to the lot of this month nothing important had taken
place between the main armies.

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