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BREMEN, JANUARY 111.
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The important fortress of Wittenberg has been
compelled to surrender. The official intelligence of
this event from Coswig, underilinte of the ISth inst.
is to the following efect :•-•.." Last night Wittenberg
was taken by storm. The trenches were opened on
the 20th of Decerniter, and it_was only through the
'vex nneled actitity and perseverance of the troops,
that the General of lefantry; Count Von Tauenzien,
was able to succeed, at this season of the year, in corn.
pleting the breaching battery on the 12th inst. The
same day, at noon, the Governor was summoned ;•
but his answer not being satisfactory, preparations
were made for the assault, and by twelve o'clock at
night we were masters of the town ; all thighstacles
of walls, pallisadoes, &c. having been surmounted *by
the valour of the troops. The Governor had fortified
the castle, the town-house, and mime Wier buildings,
with the intention of defending himself ;.but the town.
house was no sooner attacked than it fell intosbur
bands, and seventeen officers, with several huhdred
privates, were made prisoners. The immediate attack
of the castle was delayed, from a -ftlectnittit to ex,
pose, unnecessarily, the lives of our brave soldiers,
should the French be incfined to mate any stand
there. On this account iheGovernor was again sum-
moned, under the threat of putting, the garrison to
the sword ; upc.n which he surrendered at disiretion.
Our loss is inconsiderable: ft 'amount to seven
or eight officers killed,aed about gee handfed privates
killed and wounded. 'We expect *titer particalars.
The attack was Made in four coltunns, and all' sucr
ceded in reaching their' respective points of destina-
tion.' The number of prisoners 'we have not yet
learnt, but all of them will be sent off to Berlin."
We have received pfficial intelligence that peace;
was concluded at half-pat t three o'clock on the motaht,
ing of the 15th, between the Allies and the. King of
Denmark. The conditions, which are already known,
" are, the cession of the whole of Norway to Sweden,
for which Denmark receives Pomerania and an
demnification in money ; and also, that :he shall fut-
. nish from 40 to 15,000 men to act against France;
under General Count Winzingerode.
This event, it. is probable; will speedily decide the
fate of Hambntgh. On the, 17th there was a sally,
iii which the rreneh were severely beaten. The Cos-
sacks drove them out of .flirvesthude, On which occe•
sion several houses were burnt. 'The river is not yet
wholly frozen over—a circumstance which the French
greatly dread, and theref9re keep the citizens daily
employed in breaking the ice on the Buiten Altar.;
The Cossacks having appeared in the environs, wasp
ral of the oppressed burghers were killed by the lire
from the walls of the city.
Upon a more minute inquiry, it appears that the
returns of the stock of flour in hand had over-rated.
the quantity by from ten to 12,000 quintals. Tbis'l
discovery gre ttly enraged the Prnce of Eckmuhl,',i
who has ordered the bakers, under pain of capital
punishment, to make good the deficiency within six
days, a task whirl will not be easily performed, as
no supplies can be obtained from without, the city
being completely invested, and the Cossacks being in
possession of Altona.
Dantzic wan evacuated on the 2d -inst. conform..
ably to the articles of capitulation ; and the same day
Duke Alexander of VO'urtemberg entered the place'
• at the head of 16,000 Russians and Prussians, amid
the inexpressible rejoicings of the inhabitants.
• Thanksgivings were offered up according to the
Greek ritual in St. John's church, and T e Deum was
solemnly performed in the Cathedral. The French
laid ;Jowl,' their arms, and remained prisoners of war.
• ARNHEIM, JANUARY Si;,.*
• is this day repotted, fhat Genesis' Bulow has
established his head-quarters at Brussels, and effected
- his junction with the troops of General Blucher, in
consequence of which the Duke of Tarentum, with
- his whole etirps, is cut off. -
It is also rumottrekthat Luxemburg is in the Pesti
session of the Allies. • The Westphalian Landwehr'
are eitartered irr this plke, and are daily exercised in
the use of arms. 'All is quiet at Deventer for the
-,:present. Next week.a detachment of the Landstrum
'^ of this district will put themselves in march, to rein-
force the blockading corps.
ROTTERDAM, JANUARY 25.
On Saturday, a heavy. cannonade was kept up flom
r the Siwyk battery upon Gorinchem ; during which
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the Prussians, on the side of Dalem, carried the bat-
tery of Sleuyttm, being the only post which the french
pccepted outside the fortress. The garrison, in the
mean time, attempted a diversion by a, sortie on the
de 'of Sett-dimmest, but were repulsed at that point
by the Prussians. Our troops being provided with
ice spurs; anti ladders, the French, to encrease the dills.,
culty of scaling, compel the burghers to keep the
iditehee open; anvi• to throw water incesaantly • Oa the
Walls. His Royal Hilliness the Duke of Clarence
arrived at 'Molest on the ;.the gail tscneparadedi
under arms to receive him, and-in the evening there
- was a general illumichation..
THE HAQUE, JAMIARY 43. .
According to official accounts from Basle of the
14th, the passage of Russian, Prussian, and other
Allied troops fleiough dint city still continued. Tne
most of them marched in the direction of Vesoul,-;
;where Prince :itch wartunberg had his head•quarters
on the 10th, while his advance under General Giulay •
bad alreade readied Langres. Oa the left of stir
commander in Chief, General Bitbna„ who seal: to,
proceed towards Lyons, had his heath:platters on the;
Bth at Dole ; and Besancon -was surrounded by a!
teinsiderable force under, Priner Lichtenstein. Qn the,
right wing were operating the Bavarians and Wur..
temburghera, .under the command of the Crown,
. Prince t.f Wurtaburg, who, combined with the Cos-
sacks of. the Hetman Platoff, had routed and driven
b•ick the enemy MI a loggi affair between Epinal,
mid Nancy. -, •
ANTWERP, LiNUARIt 40. -
(From a French Fairer.) '
Since the last advantages °Utak:redeye; the Prim.:
imns, General Bulow is obliged to remain inactive.
People are iiicest.mtly emplrrieB IrreAuleachitag the"
village of Moxhans : the suburban. pulled down.