Star.
London, England, 1809-11-01 00:00:00

FRIBURGH, OCTOBER 12.

His Excellency the Landamman, in a circular of
the 4th inst. acquaints the Cantonal Governments
with the serious complaints which have reached him
from the French head-quarters, respecting the har-
bouring of Austrian prisoners, who have escaped into
the interior of Switzerland. The Landamman re-
quests the Cantons to redouble their measures of po-
lice against such of the prisoners as elude the vigi-
lance of the military cordon.

LEIPZIC, OCTOBER 9.

It is rumoured that the Duke of Abrantes will in a
very short time repair to Dresden, where he will
make some stay ; but it is not thought that his head-
quarters will be transferred thither.

Quarters are preparing at Friburg, in the Erzge-
birg, and at Pirna, for troops which are expected to
arrive there immediately.
The roads are covered with artillery, tumbrils, and
waggons, laden with regimentals, and other articles
of military accoutrement, proceeding in the direction
of Dresden.

All the Saxon artillery which was sent back from
Magdeburg to Dresden is now mounted on the out-
works and ramparts of this place. A great number
of peasants continue to work with the garrison upon
the fortifications.

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tions for eventually renewing hostilities,, with greater
vigour than ever, if, as may be presumed from an
armistice so insulting to Austria, the conditions of
peace proposed by Bonaparte should be the absolute
submission of the House of Lorraine, and the dis-
memberment of its states and entire provinces."
If persons well acquainted with the state of depen,.
dance to which the Junta is reduced, are to be cre-
dited, this article has been inserted by command of
the Marquis Wellesley, who meddles in every concern.
" Such," adds the Madrid Gazette, " are the means
employed by the pretended defenders of the Spanish
people, in order to perpetuate their blindness ! But
will not such glaring proofs of the effrontery with
which they sport with their credulity, have at length
the effect of putting them on their guard against im-
positions, the only tendency of which is to hurry them
on to their ruin ?"

On the 4th inst. his Majesty issued the following.
decrees :
" 1. The Archbishops, Bishops, Ecclesiastical Governors, and
the Cathedral and Collegial Chapters of the kingdom, shall admit
to open competitions In their churches and dioceses respectively,
for the attainment of residentiary canonries, cures; benefices, and
other ecclesiastical investitures so disposed of, those Ex-regulars
of the suppressed congregations, who may from- their exercises,
their talents, and conduct be equally entitled to the collation of
sueh livings as their competitors among the beculars.
" 2. The parishes *hick have heretofore-been subject to the •1
spiritual jurisdiction of the Ex-regulars, shall be placed under that
of the Archbishops and Bishops, according to the territorial limits'
within which they maybe situated, and shall be ruled and admix
nistered in the same manner as the other parts of their dioceses."
A third Decree places the wax lights of the sup-
pressed Monasteries at the disposal of the Minister for
Religious Affairs, to be appropriated to the use of such
churches belonging to the said convents as may be
left open, or distributed among the poorer parishes.
A fourth Decree enacts :

" Whereas it is unjust that the disturbers of the realm should
have the benefit of the dispositions relative to the public debt,
every debenture upon the State, which shall not be presented
within one month for the visa of the Intendants of the Provinces,
shall be declared mall and void, and be cancelled for the benefit of
the State."

PRIVATE LETTER.-HAMBURGH, OCTOBER 21.
All the news received from the capital concurs in
the account that peace has been concluded, and that
it took place on the 13th. We have seen a Gentleman
who left Vienna on the 11th, and the signature was
then every day expected. He states that Bonaparte
is but too much liked at Vienna, and that the almost
universal disposition of the inhabitants was pacific.—
Several Austrian regiments have been disbanded,
and it is said that, according to the treaty, the forces
of the Emperor Francis are to be reduced as low as
30,000 men. As to the minute particulars, very lit-
tle is correctly known ; but the Austrian Empire is
almost annihilated, and the spirit of the bravest na-
tion in the world has been broken.

At home all is as yet well, and though the op.
pressions we suffer are severe, yet we have learnt, by
habit, to bear the burden with greater facility. A new
levy of money is talked of, and it is not improbable.
The brave, undaunted, unfettered Tyrolese are as
active as ever, and we are day after day told of their
glorious atchievements, under the command of the
gallant and intrepid Hoffer. It is a melancholy
thought, that all these noble efforts will be useless,
and that they must in time submit their necks to the
Gallic yoke, which will be the more grievous in pro-
portion to their exertions in the cause of liberty.
The Turks have lately been more fortunate than
hitherto. Our accounts are to the latter end of last
month. A battle is said to have been fought between
the Russians and Turks, in which the forces on each
side exceeded 30,000, and in which the Ottoman was
victorious. Ismael held out on the 24th of last
month, by our letters.