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London, England, 1813-04-12 00:00:00

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 10.

111111171 RITORNID TO DIM IN THIS !REHM? PARLIAMINT.
BOROUGH OF WOTTON BASSITT.-,Robert Rickards, of Sloane.
street, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. In the roord of John
Attersol, Esq: who has acepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 10, 1818.
Dispatches, of which the following are copies, have been received
by Viscount Castlereagh, his Majesty's Principal. Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, from General Viscount Cathcart,
K. T. his Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tentiary to the Court of Russia.
Imperial Head-quarters, Kalisch, March 6, 1813.
Referring to my dispatch from St. Petersbtirgh,
by the messenger Lyell, I have now the honour to
acquaint your Lordship, that having begun my jour-
ney; upon the Emperor's invitation to join him at
head-quarters on the 12th of February, I reached
Riga in forty-eight hours, and arrived in this town
before day-break on the 2d of March.
The Emperorseceived me in his accustomed most
gracious manner, and, in an audience immediately
alter the parade, was pleased to state the outline of
his recent operations.
In the first place, the result of his Imperial Ma-
jesty's comovinic.ations to the Court of Berlin, made
on his first arrival at Wilna, has been the conclusion
rri. a treaty of peace and alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, with that power.
The Plenipotentiaries are Marshal Prince Rutusoff
Smolensko, and the Chancellor Baron HarJenberg.
In pursuance of this renovation of amicable rela-
tions, the most active combined military operations
are already in progress.
This day a report has been received of the actual
occupation of Berlin by the forces of hli Imperial
Majesty, under the Aide-de-CamP General Cher-
nici ieff.

The head-quarters of the Russian army are esta-
blished in this central position, to give the necessary
time for receiving recruits and convalescents, who
are daily arriving, and for .supplying necessaries to
troops who have been engaged in a campaign of an
unexampled and uninterrupted series of military ope.
rations and marches for eleven months.

This pause will, however, be of short duration.
---Nothing can be snore striking than the contrast
between the march of the Russian army, and the
conciltatory proceedings of the Emperor, with that
of Bonaparte, and the troops under the French
Generals. • •
The most rigid and correct discipline has been ob-
served in the Duchy, as well as in Prussia.
His Imperial Majesty, though in possession of the
keys of Warsaw, has not placed a soldier within its
walls ; and has, in every instance, treated the Poles
with the utmost clemency and indulgence.
The Austrian auxiliary force, in consequence of
an unlimited armistice, are gradually retiring to the
Gallician frontier.

Regnier's corps, as I conjectured, retired behind
the Austrians, by Rawa, to this place ; they were
here overtaken by General Winzingerode, who at-
tacked them with inferior force, and put them to
Bight, taking prisoner the Saxon General Kostits,
three colonels, forty-seven other officers, fifteen hun-
dred rank and file, with two colours and seven can-
non. The remainder of this corps pursued their re-
treat in the direction of Glogau, probably not ex-
ceeding five or six thousand men.
It remains for me to offer my congratulations on
the signal success which has hitherto attended the
great and unremitting exertions of the Emperor, who,
in the course of two months, at this season, has con-
tinued the pursuit of the enemy from Wilna to the
Oder; and has united to his own zealous endeavours,
the decided and hearty support of the King of Prus-
sia, and of the whole population of his dominions,
who seem most solicitous to emulate the Russians in
patriotic donations, as well as in personal service.
I understand the Polish government, which with.
drew from Warsaw under Prince Poniatowski, went,
in the first instance, to Petrikaw, and a part with the
Prince are gone to Czentochaw, where it is said some
force has been assembled: and I have also under-
stood that the Polish part of Regnier's corps, after
the affair of Kalisch, took that direction. A Rus-
siaa corps is stationed to the southward of Warsaw,
to observe their motions.
Imperial Head-quarters, Kallseh, Mara IL
MY LORD—In my dispatches of the 6th instant I
had the honour of repotting my arrival at this place.,

and of detailing to your LeirdOtip **gn' liii;efi
the Emperor had made in his arrangements; and in
preparations for the campaign, together with the
gigantic steps which had already been taken in car•
Tying on the military operatiOns already
These reports inchided the conchision of a tasty of.
peace and alliance'with Prussia, the ratifications of
which have since been exchanged ; also the capture
of Berlin, where General Wittraitein has establish.
ed his quarters since about the 10th inst.
Since that period his briperial Majesty has visited
the King of Prussia at Breslau f Hamburg has beesi
occupied by the Ruisian forces ; Lubeck has Opened
its gates.,
The enemy has been entirely driven from Swedish
Pomerania, Meeklenbourg, Lauenbourg; and all the
Prussian territory within the Elbe.
Detachments of the Russian army have penetiratid
to Dresden, which capital they now occupy, Marshal
Davoust having retreated across the Elbe, and has':
ing-destroyed some of the arches of the magnificent
bridge at that place.
A proportion of the Prussian army has passed the .
Silesian frontier into Lusatia, and is advancing to:
wards Dresden.

Three detachments of•tht division under General
Wittgenstein have by this time crossed the Elbe l—
one in the centre under Major-General Dornberg,
who is moving upon Hanover, with Major-General
Tettenborn upon his right in the direction of Bre-
men, and Major• General Ctchernicheff upon his left
in the direction of Brunswick.

Lord Walpole is t.tle bearer oldie present dii.
patches ;—his Lordship proceeds by Berlin, and I
have no doubt but that he will find it perfectly easy
to take his departure from Cuxhaven.
I have already stated that the Prussian army laid
the best state of preparation : nothing oar exceed the
condition of that part which was assembled at Breslin
on the Emperor's arrival, and it is impossible to ez-
aggerate the enthusiasm which has W ethibiteci

_ been
by all ranks of persons throughottt the Prussian do-
minions, or the demonstrations of joy with which the
Emperor was received.

The King of Prussia has made an excursion
Berlin, where he was to see General d'York.
The inhabitants in Saxony have every where re-
ceived the Russian forces with expressions of cord.
ality• not inferior to those of the Prussians: the sifisk
has occurred in 11itcklenbourg. •
Your Lordship will see by the printed reports, es..
manner id which General Tettenborn , and his de-
tachment were received at Hamburg: the same zeal
was manifested in Lauenbourg, where, in a moment,
the French arms were destroyed.
The Baltic ports, and that of Hamburg, have been
opened by proclamations.

The blockade of D.intzic by land continues, as
stated in my last dispatch, but the navigation of the
Baltic having opened, • Captain Action lust no time
in detaching► same of his Majesty's ships u:ider his
cr;nmand, by which that place is now closely block.
acted by sea, these vessels having already captured
two ships which attempted to come in with supplies.
The sickness with which the French have infected

every place they have. entered during their retreat,
rages in Dantzic, and numbers of the garrison, as
well as of the inhabitants, are stated to have perish,
ed by it. .
Spandau is besieged. The Russian reinforce-
ments continue to arrive upon the frontier, and nuns.-
bets of convalescents daily join the ranks of their
respective regiments.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signet)
Lord Viscount Castlereagh, 4e. &e. ate.
ApmtaAurx-o RICE, A PR 11. 10.
Copy of a Let irr from Captain Lumley, of hit. Majesty'. Alp
Narcissus, addressed to Admiral Sir John Borlase Wisengs„
But. K. B. and transmitted by the Admiral to Jnim Wilson
Crater, Esq. ,
His Majesty's ship Narcissus, off Cape Si. Chan,
January 5, 1613. ..
Stn—l beg leave to acquaint you, th.tt his Majes-
ty's ship Narcissus, under my command, captukcif ..
last night, after a chase of fittecn hours, the -Al:n*l
can schooner letter of marque Sl,epherd, commands'
by Mr. Robert Hart, of four guns, two of which,alss-,.....4
hove overboard in the chase, and a complithiiii of; 1
eighteen men.—l have the honour to be, 4tc. '..4 ; . ..4!'il
(Signed) JOHN 1G C 1041) a,{
Sir J. B. Warren, Bart. and K.B. Admiral at tie ilinaii.- ....f 4,.•. A '
and Commander in Chief, Re. -: :•-• -..., ~..N.l: ~-
Extract of a Letter tram Captain Burdett, O*: • • - : ...:
Maidstone, addressed to Admiral Mr_ Tithri
It ' *
Bart. K. U. and transmitted by the Admiral
sttifijr
Croke:, Esq. • .. • .'' •••,-.4:,,,f
His Majesty's ship Maidstone; j.pireeilevll,7
Chesapeake, February lA.'. • 'l':' -. 1-",
Sett—l take the opportunity of sending in: tie 8110... t.,
tira with another convoy, of acquaintitilLynee,i(maaft,
Idiately after the departure of the Lottery sOniihee
with a convoy of prizes to Bermuda,. itesi-irays
the good fortune of making anotheiiAttabieeaptigi
with the boats of the squad:on. - ' :- -:4• :::i....it4 :
She proves to be the armed letter of marl, • ';11.!••
of eight guns and 40 men, 258 tons,
_.Cop .. ''. : 4
treol4
copper-fastened, pierced for 16 pins)
•-her *7",:
age, and esteemed the fastest schoonet ou ou' ol'i
more, from from Bourdeaux, laden with bra .% - . -. "FF .
silks, and /tints, &c. a car;o of grant anro .i, 7 .._
happy to add the squadron has sufferedio .
this occasion from the fire of the. Cora's gunii*,
(Signed) GEORGE BURDErt, Capt 4,46. •:,
To the Right M.o. Admiral Sir John B. Warren Bart.2anst • • . .
K.B. Confounder in Chief, lkc. Bermuda.
..`, ' :,....4.
A Letter has bean received at this Offiee:itoon.l
.. -
Mr. Edward Morgan, Commander of the Vilieir
Excise cutter, addressed to John Wilson Croker, Esl4:_ •
giving an account of his having captured, on the 541., - •
instant, off the North Foreland, is Louise, French..%•l ~
privateer, manned with twenty-two men, with small
arms ;—she was first discovered at anchor in Kings- '
gate Bay, and after a chase of four hours, struck to
the Viper, which cutter, at the time of the capture,
hid only ten men on board.
[For the Bankrupts, ass the last par.]

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CATHCART.

I

11M.E RIC
THIt AMERICAN GENERAL WINCHESTER'S DEFEAT.
A General Order issued at Quebec, on the Sd of
February, containieg the particulars of General Win-
6e:ter's defeat by our troops :
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE.•
" G. 0. " Quebec, February S.
" His Excellency the Commander of the Forces has the highest
satisfaction in announcing to the troops under kis command ano-
ther brilliant action achieved by the gallant division of the army
Alt Detroit, under Colonel Proctor.
" Information having been received that an advanced corps of
the American army, under General Winchester, amounting to
upwards of 1000 men, had entered and occupied Frenchtown,
about 26 miles south of Detroit. Colonel Proctor did not hest-
tate a moment in anticipating the enemy, by attacking this ad-
vanced corps before it could receive support from the forces on
their march under General Harrison.
66 At day-break, on the 22d of January, Colonel Proctor, by
si spirited attack, completely defeated General Winchester's divi-
sion with the loss of between 4 and BOO:lain, forall Who attempted
to save themselves by flight, were cut off by the Indian warriors.
Abaft 401 of the enemy took refuge in the houses of the town,
and kept up a galling fire from the windows; but finding further
resistance unavailing, they surrendered at discretion. On this
evening the gallantry of Colonel Proctor was nobly displayed in
his huniane unwearied exertions, which succeeded in rescuing
the vanquished from the revenge of the Indian warriors.
" The prisoners, at the close of the action, amounted to 1 Ge-
neral, 1 Colonel, 1 Staff, 1 Major, 9 Captains, 20 subaltern., 27
Serjeants, and 443 rank and file; but the Indian warrior' were
hourly bringing in prisoners, and bad taken a strong escort of the
enemy, with :AO hogs.
" Lolonel Proctor reports in strong terms the gallantry dis-
played by all descriptions of troops, and the able support received
from Colonel St. George, and from all the Officers and men un-
der his command, whose spirited valour and steady discipline is
4bove all praise.
" It is with regret Colonel Proctor moos the British loos
antonnts to 24 killed and 58‘wounded.
01TICLIII Wournale.--Colonel St. George, four wounds,
tint not severely ; Captain Tenon, 41st Regiment; Lieutenant
Clermon, ditto; Ensign Ker, Royal Newfoundland Fencibles,
dangerously; Lieutenant Roll;r, Marine Department ;Lieutenant
Irvin, ditto • Midshipman Richardson, to;dit Captain Mills,
Essex Militia; Lieutenant M'Cormick, ditto; Lieutenant Gor-
don, ditto ; Ensign Garvin, ditto.
" G. o.—Mafor-General Glasgow will direct a salute of 21
pans to be fired at 12 o'clock this day, on this glorious occasion.
•
(Signed) 66 Ever. BAT NU, Adj. Gen. R. A."
. .

• 'noun OF REPRESENTATIVES, MASSACHUSETTS,
FEBitUARY S 6. •
IMPRESSMENT 01 SEAMEN.
The Committee to whom was referred so much of
tis Excellency's Message as relates to the subject of
protecting in the merchant ships of the United States
the Seamen of Great Britain, against the claims of
that Government; and who were also directed to
report what measures are proper to be taken in order
to ascertain the number of Seamen of this Common.
wealth, impressed or detained by any foreign nation,
beg leave to submit the following Report :
Your Committee find, from the Message of the President of
the United States to Congress, that the principal alleged cause of
hostility' against Great Britain has been reingved by the repeal
elf the British Orders in Council, and that. the remaining causes
of war against that nation, Is beg claim of the right to impress
her own subjects from merchant ships.
Your Committee, while they have sesiwith the highest satis-
faction that every other cause of hostilities is thus removed, have
• prated, with the deepest concern, that the blood and treasure
of the country are still to be expended in the prosecution of a war,
the object of which is to compel Great Britain to relinquish a
principle which never till the present time, seems to have been
cousidered by the Governmeneof the United States as a necessary
cause of war.
The United States, it is said, " engaged in the war for tK sole
purpose of vindicating their rights and honour." It therefore be-
comes a deeply interesting inquiry for the people of the United
States to make, whether their rights have been invaded, and their
honour insulted, in such a manner as to demand a vindication by
this last resort of a sovereign state, If it should be found that
this is not the case, but that the principle which is now made
the cause of the war against Great Britain, has teen recog-
nized and practised upon by France and otheryowers, with-
out being considered on our part as a cause of war, the just and
'enlightened people of Massachusetts, as well as of the other parts
Of the Union, will not, it is believed, think it necessary that the
war should be continued for that object; they will net think it
lust for a neutral power to make war for the sake of requiring
of one nation, what they have not exacted of others, and what
ethers have never exacted of them. JI
The Government of the United States, however, to whose
seasonable discretion is committed the power of declaring war,
has thought it proper to announce, that the present war is still to
be prosecuted for the purpose of compelling the relinquishment
of this claim of Great Britain. It is, then, more than ever pa
canary that the p ople of this Commonwealth, a portion of the
Union destined to bear a large share of the burthens and salami.
ties of the war, should carefully inquim into, and correctly tin.
alerstand the nature of this claim, and the real magnitude of the
injury for which hostilities are to be continued, in ordeK that they
may be enabled to devise the best means which may be in their
power, as a Member of the Union, of contributing to effect the
testoradon of peace. -
VOllf Committee, therefore, have thought it to be their duty,:
deliberately and dispassionately to make this inquiry ; and in,
doing it, they hate felt all that responsibility which must result
from a just regard to the welfare of our common country, and
the essential interests of the citizens of this Commonwealth.---
With this view they have found it necessary to present a de-.
tailed statement on the subjects committed to them; a statement
which, in their opinion, will satisfy this House of the necessity
of a further and more minute inquiry than it has been possible
10 make during the present Session of the Legislature.
In prosecuting this inquiry, your Committee in the first place
thought it proper to obtain facts sufficient to enable them to sorra
some estimate of the number of impremsd seamen of this Com-
monwealth. For this purpose they boa recount to various offi-
cial reports made to Congress by Mr. Madison, while Secretary
of State, and by his successor, Mr. Monroe • and they hoped
to have found in those Documents, published Monroe;
the authority
of the Government. satisfactory informaticroon this point. But
ft this expectation they have been entirety disappointed - they
have found those reports so uncertain and erroneous, that they
could place little rebuses upon them. In proof of this, your'
Committee beg leave to offer a few remarks ; and such as they
slab make will chiefly arise from their esamivation of the last of
those reports, dated Jan. 15,1812.
. This report contains a list of 1157 applications of men repre-
riented as impresed ; which, with the applications before com-
municated to Congress, amount to the now well-known number
of 6057 (or, as it is sometimes called, 6267) cases of British
Impressm ents.
he first general remark your Committee have to make on
these extraordinary documents, is this, that of the 6057 cases,
many hindreds appear to be duplicate applications; and in many
instances the same name is reckined three or four times, and in
some, five time,. And these repetitions occur not only in the
names of real persons, but also ip the names of person., who, by
oce of native inhabitants of towns to which they are
belong, were never known pr heard of.
remaining cases,• vast numbers are altogether destitute
!molars of the place, of birth or residence, ice. of the
`rich are to essential to determine the fact whether the
,ere Americans or rot.
eases contorted in the reporebst mentioped, about
a no dee gpatlon of the towns and states to which the
belonged, the time and place of impressment, Stc. and
'll remaining cases are accompanied with these par-
. be observed, further, that this list le entitled by thp
si State " A list of American seamen and citizens who
impressed and held in bondage in kis Britannic Mo-
s p 1 war," ei;c. This very title is calculated to mss.
reports to be a list of persons impressed and held pa
ale ships; yet in many of the cases it appears that the
toiuntatily entered into the British service, and received
•Ano pay. *1 he list is also given us list of Americans;
number of cases she men siknoorledtedtttellseives

VERRTnatty of the man, itillignelfa, hail entered into ItileggiS
privateers, and were taken in the service of the ' of OW,
Britain. 'flosue though taken from America'. Wens'
were the subjecla of Denmark, or other war with
Great Britain. Some aeknOWledged the narnec„in their p
slots were not their true names; others had protettioos tira.l
,
ptam not correspond with their persons. Some bad protections
were forged or altered. Many of the seamen were taken.
English merchant ships, and no suggestion is made that Inili
not entered voluntarily.
Your Committee will make but one other remark on these do-
cuments :—The Secretary of State, in his report last mentioned,
observes, that " there is reason to believe that no precise or
accurate view Is now or ever can be inhibited of the names, or 1
the number of our seamen, who are impressed into, and detain- '
ed in the British service," and that " it is equally impossible,'
from the want of precise returns, to make an accurate report of
the names or number of citizens of the United States, who hive
been cOntpelled to enter Into the French service, or are held in
captivity under the authority of that Government, whether taken
from vessels captured on the high seas, or seized In rivers, ports,
or harbours ; the names of a few only, greatly below the num-
ber
believed to he so detained, being within the knowledge of this,
department. A detail is therefore not attempted with respect to
this part of the call of the House of Representatives."
Why the Secretary of State thought it proper to give a " de-
tail" of British impressment., and to withhold a " detail" of
French impressment, or ddtentions, under such circumstances,
it Is not the part of your Committee to determine.
From this ezarnination it was apparent, that these official do-'
contents were so uncertain and unsatisfactory.tbat little reliance
could be placed on them. it became necessary, therefore, to
resort to other evidence ; and none appeared to your Committee
to promise so satisfactory a result as the testimony of eminent
merchants and experienced ship-masters of some of the principal
sea-potts of this State; men, who from their professional, as
well as local knowledge, must be acquaintcJ with the cases of
impressment& from their own vessels, and their own towns.
Your Committee accordingly, antler the order of the House,
authorjsing them to send for persons and papers, summoned a
great number of merchants and ship-masters, without distinction
of party, from Boston, Salem, Marblehead, Portland, and other
seaports, which altogether owoed a vast proportion of the whole
shipping of this Connuonwealth. They also examined some of
the Custom-house officers •' and also made inquiries of experienced
°Moen of the navy. The united testimony of these witnesses
forms a body of evidence, from which highly important and in-
.teresdng results have been obtained, some of which your Com-
mittee beg leave here to other to the cobsideration of this House.
It appears from the depositions of the merchants waho were
examined, NCI who have been engaged in commerce and naviga-
tion fasten, fifteen, and twenty years past, that the whole num.
ber of seamen they have together employed upon an average for
the last twelve or fifteen years (deducting the period of the em-
bargo) amounts to about 1(65 annually—which for fifteen years
would make an aggregate of 23,754, and for twelve years would
make an aggregate of 18,780 seamen constantly employed during
these periods respectively ; the average of these two aggregates
will be 21,127. In this yam number of seamen thus constantly
employed by these witnesses, your Committee have found the
following cases of impressment by the British, viz.;
American seamen - - ..,
Fat eigh seamen -

. .

• 12
- - 43
Total, SS
Of which there have been discharged as follows, viz.:
. Foreigners discharged
Americans discharged, 9; Ditto escaped, 1---;.--10
leaving, of the twelve Americans impressed u abo►e, but one
Who has not returned•. Such was the resalt of the evidence of
the witnesses in respect to impressment. from among the seamen
is their employment.
The whole number of impressment, (excepting the men here.
alter mentioned taken in British ships of war) that were testified
to before your Committee, including not only cases within the
personal knowledge of the witnesses; but also cues that they
had beard of from the friends of the impressed seamen, in such
a manner as entitled them to credit, amounted, with the fore-
going, to one hundred and forty-seven. 147
Add cases of supposed impressment. - 10
Total, ---157
145
11

. .

By the British - - .. -
By the French -
By the Portuguese
Total, --157
Of the whole number there were Americana 107
Lousianian - - - - - - 1
Foreign tr s - - - - . . 47

Uukt;own -

al

2 -
Total, --157

Of the Americans there were
Discharged on application
Escaped - . -
Entered - - -
Died - - - -
Detained' - - -
Supposed to be detained
No account given

20
12
Total, •-•-•107
To the above add the canes of the men-who were taken in the
British frigate Gnerriere (in all 18), and who informed Captain
Mull, that they had been impressed, sum total will then be
175.
It appeared further in evidence, that some of the masters of
ships bad been to mu for Many nears without having a single
Man inmpressed ; and in general the masters' could recollect but
two or three instances from their own vessels, in the course of
their *hole sea-faring life.
Your Committee also found, that in the practice of impress-
menu, in some cases, abuses had taken place, both with the
British and French; instances of which appear by the documents
annexed, Not. 12, 33, and 41. The instances of impressments
by the French, however appear to have been few -in number,
comparatively with those by the British.
It appeared alb that great frauds had been practised with re-
gard to Seamen's Protections, and which could not easily be
guarded against by the Officers of the Government. Many of
these Protections, it appears, have been forged; and hundreds
of forged ones, it was testified, had been destroyed by the Cus-
tom-house °Mc**. Specimens of these forgeries were exhibited
to your Committee, and are herewith submitted.
it appeared, also, that genuine American Protections were
bought and sold, in many cases for two dollars a piece ; and that,
by means of the keepers of boaßling-houses in the seaports, who
were in the practice of collecting them, these genuine Protec-
tions were put into the hands of foreigners, whose persona agreed
with the description in the Protection, and the foreigner then
'assumed the name of the American who was named in the Pa-
per ; and it sometimes happened. that illiterate foreigners, who
had procured such Protections, forgot the name they were to
take. •
Such are some of the facts which have appeared before your
Committee, in respect to the practice:of impressmenta.
Your Committee directed their attention' in the next Ow, to
the principle on which Great Britain founds her claith of impress-
ing her seamen from merchant-ships.
1 his inquiry appeared to involve principally the following con-
siderations;—Whether France, and other European nations, re-
cognize and practise upon the same principle / and whether the
Government of the United States has ever made it a came of war
against France or any other nation ? What measures have been
adopted by the United States under the former and present Ad-
ministrations in respect to impreuments ? What offers have been
made on the part of Great Britain to secure to the United States
the practical advantages which they have deinanded without a
lormal relinquishment of the principle contended for ? and whe-
ther the tuagnitude of the injury had been constantly increasing,
nn:il the time of the declaration of wee, to such an alarming de-
gree, thats, forbearance could no longer be justified r
First, than, does France, as well as other nations, recognise
the same principle which is contended for by Great Britain
It is a principk acknowledged in all Governments, that allegi-
ance and protection are reciprocal; and that every Government
has a right to the services of its citizens 1 and especially that no
citizen has right to leave his country ip time of war without
the consent of his own Government. This principle has ever
been recognized in the laws of this Commonwealth ; and during
our revolptionary war (the only occasion tin now When the Uni-
ted States have been under the necessity of enforcing this rule)
was rigorously adhered to in practice; and your Committee ac-
cordingly find, in the year 1710, a eoletnn legislative declaration
of Massachusetts, that" every Government ha{ a right to com-
mand tile personal services of all its members, whenever the mil-
gencies of the State shall respire it, especially in times of Impen-
ding or actual invasion; no 'member thereof can then witbdnsw
4 This is x.seaman whn was impressed from the ship Hugh
Anson, Captain Eames, ip 1900, at Palermo. The owder (Mt.
calti)1441011, Qf BP3190) IMO OM racolle4 the pipe. pp*,

pries it of the befit of bl personal serving, tiiittniutubestithe
jenlirabe forfeiture all his property, rights, and bd.
lei lager and derived from that constitedes of Govertunat to
llieleTttort of which be bath refused to Word his aid and mils.
Nor does this prissiple appear to be inetansietent with the prac-
tice of naturalising foreigners, when the lepl effects of nacos-
lisation are properly considered. When it State naturalises a
foreigner, it binds itself to protect hits so long as he remains
within its jurisdictions. If he doss am choose to remain within
jurisdiction of his adopted ceentty, bat will place himself
within the power of the Govessumin of his native country, by
going within its exclusive joridleties, or within a jeriediedon
which is sonunon to his native anti siva *sultry, as in mer-
chant-ships on the ocean, the Government of hie adopted country
will not consider itself hound to follow and pram* him.
Your Committee End, that Fresco for a unary and a half
has maintained the right to seise her own creasers, in time of
war, in her own pert., on board of neutral vessels, and at eta.—
In roof of this, your Committee beg leave to refer to the French
laws and ordinances on this subject.
Your Committee will here ask the attention of this House to
only eve of those Edicts, that of the Bth Ventose, 6th year of the
French Republic (A.. D. 1778). This Edict deelarein.—" that all
English sailors on board neutral flags in the ports of France should
be arrested: and every man who spoke the English language
should be considered English, unless he could prove by authentic
evidence and documents that he was an American."

The practice of France appears to have been confonnible to
the principle of these laws.
It being undeniable 'hen that France has long maintained the
principle in question, the next inquiry of your ,Committee was,
whether this claim of France had ever been considered by the
Government of the Lini:ed States u a necessary cause of war.
They do not find that it has been so considered. They find that
in the year 1800, the United States concluded a treaty Acth
France on the various subjects in controversy; but they do not
find in thalnegociatign any demand that France should renounce
the princtple, nor does the treaty Itself contain any such remind-
' ation.
This being the cue, then, it is ibr the wisdom of the people
of* United States to judge, how far it is jut or necessary that
• neutral Power should prosecute a war against one of the belli-
gerent nations, to compel the renunciation of a principle which it
suffers the others to exercise.

The next Inquiry of your Committee was, what measures had
been adopted by the Government of the United States under the
former and the present Admlnlitrationsi In respect to the tm.
preasmeat of seamen, and what has been the result of those
measures I

During the whole prosperous administration of that illustrious
man, whose real patriotism justly entitled him to the appellation
of the father of his country, the prac'ice of impressments was
exercised by Great Britida to a greater extent,and in a more vex-
atious manner, than it km been for years past ; yet Washington,
whose nice sense of national honour has not been surpassed by
that of any of his successors, and whose real regard for the risks
of his countrymen was always evinced by his acts, never belie-
ved that the " rights and honours" of the United States required
to be vindihted by a war against either of the two nations, to
compel a relinquishment of the claim in question. And never
did his affectionate countrymen of the great commercial and na-
vigating States charge him with an abandonment of their rights,
because he did not resort to war, in ceder to compel the formal
renunciation of a principle, while the country could enjoy the be-
nefit of a practical regard to the true interests of the seafaring
citizens. •
lu the year 1794, ander his administration, the United States
concluded a treaty with Great Britain; but so far were they
from then demanding a relinquishment of the claim, that al-
though the evils of Impressment, were sensibly felt by the Uni-
ted States, no provision was made In that treaty on the subject.
In the year 1796 the Government of the United States thought
it expedient to make the law under which Protections, as they
are usually called, were granted to American seamen; but this
in the end afbrded a partial remedy for the mischief.
The Government of-the United States, however, having a con-
viction of the intrinsic difficulties of the subject, and placing con-
fidence in the assurances of Great Britain, in the like manner as
they required her to place confidence in theirs of a slam de.
sire to remedy the evil, still avoided the alternative of war. With
mutual explanations and mutual forbearance, our country still
advanced in is prosperous career.

FRENCH PAPERS.
We this day extract from 'the Mexiinor the most
important of the documents annexed to Maret's lte-
Rort, which was contained in our Paper of Saturday.
'These documents were included under the letter 1,
and, though the last in succession, will be found to
throw the most light on the actual state of circum-
stances.

The first is a Note from the Prussian Chancellor,
Count Hardenberg, addressed to the French Ambas-
sador, St. Marsan, and dated Breslau,. March 16,
1813. It is in substance nearly the same with the
following :

COPY OF A LETTER FROM M. DE KRIM/MAIM

Paris, March 117, 181 S.
MONSIEUR LE Doc —I have just received an order from my
Sovereign to lay before you the following
The propositions which I have anteriorly ha 4 the honour 91
submitting to you were of a nature to merit a reply equal,
prompt as decisive. The progress of the Russian arms in the
centre of the monarchy, does not pewit Prussia any longer to
prolong that state of uncertainty in which she is. On one aide
the Emperor of Russia, united to the King by bonds of perso-
nal friendship, offers Prussia, in this decisive moment, the sup-
post of his power, and the advantages of his friendship ; on the
other, his Majesty the Emperor of the French persists in re-
pulsing an ally who has sacrificed himself in his cause, and dis-
dains even to explain himself upon the motives of his silence.—.
For a length of time, France has violated, In every point, the
Treaties which connected her with Prussia. Not content with
having dictated at Tilsit a peace equally hard and humiliating;
she has not even permitted her to enjoy the trifling advantages
which that Treaty seemed to allow her. She has made use of
odious pretexts to shake to their foundations the fortune of the
State and those of individuals.
Since that epoch, Prussia has been treated as a conquered
country, and oppressed by a yoke of iron. Th-e Fressol.iplides
remained in its contrary to the terms of the Treaty,
at discretion In it during eighteen months; exorhlpoctopsi
trary contributions were imposed upon her : her commiirri Ins
ruined, by obliging her to adopt the Continental System;preach
garrisons were placed in the three fortresses of the Odes.-the
couotry was obliged to defray the expence of their appolntments•
in short, by the Treaty of Bayonne, the property of widows and
orphans was disposed of, in manliest contradiction to the stipu-
lations of the Treaty of Peace; every thing announced, that no
sort of regard Would be kept with an unfortunate and oppressed
State.

In this state of things, peace became an Illusory benefit. The
King groaned under the enormous weight which oppressed his
subjects. He flattered himself with vanquishing by the force of
condescension and sscrifices, an animosity, the effects of which
he knew, bat of whose principle he was ignorant.
He gave himself up to the hope of sparing his people greater
misfortunes, in fulfilling scrupulously his engagements towards
France, and in carefully avoiding every thing which could give
her offence. By extraordinary and unheard-of efforts, Prussia
succeeded in paying two-thtrds of the contribution : she was pre-
paring to pay the remainder, when clouds arose between Russia
and France, and when the immense preparadens of those two
Powers did not any logger permit her to doubt of the war about
to be kindled In the North.

The King, faithful to his principle of saving, at any price, the
national existence, judging of the fntwe by the put felt that he
had every thing to fear from France. He sacrificed his affec-
tions, and concluded with her a Treaty of Alliance.
At the epoch of the conclusion of the Treaty, before the news
could have reached Berlin, the French troops entered Pomerania
and the Marche Electreale. The King with grief saw that no
attention was paid to his frank and loyal intentions. They
would obtain by force what It appeared impossible to gain by
negociation. Agents of Prussia, frightened by the menacing
attitude of France, bad Signed at Paris separate Conventions,
wbicb contained conditions extremely butthersoome, relative to
the provisioning and wants of the Grand Army.
The French Government, histructed respecting the mediocrity
of our resources, foresaw a refetial—prepared to gain the King's
.consent; by the appearance of force, and deceived itself. its
plajtsty milled these Conveatio*, abbossi be felt the 44-

tjoli
71111.1111111dOing thelPhillententketarf striPees,s.
he wont ,ruse blepeepie Ihnneeblimey requisitions and their
fatal did net justify this hope. Whilst
Pnleskals==al== to pene into the magazines the
stipulated products, dfor IPteneli armies lived ae the expecce of ,
individuals. At the same time were eructed tie fulliiment of
the Treaty, and the dady conseinptiois of the tromps. The sat.
end property of the Inhabitants was taboo ay by MID force,
erkbout rendering the least account silt; sad Pew% lest by
:these acts of lolsoee above 10,000 bones and 20,000 minbese.
Notwithstanding all these shackles, tie King, 61010111 to ile
system, fulfilled with religious faith all the engageetellei he Ii d
Wade. The supplies were successfully realised, the etlitalmett
contingent advanced—nothing was omitted to prove the loyalty
of our conduct. France oily replied to this &rodeo by rhea.
dons always new and believed herself able to dispense, OD her
side, with fulfilling the stipulations of the treat; which fril to bet
charge. She sonstantly refused to voodoo the accounts for sup-
plies finnistied, although she bad emceed into a formal engage-
ment to settle them every three month!.
The Military Conirentkm insured to the Emperor, till a new
afrlngement with Prussia, possession of the fortresses of Glogate
11tettin, and Cumin; but the pmvisiouing of the first of thole
trwas, from the date of signing that Convention, to have
at the expence of France; and the others, from the de; ut,
wilt& the King should have fulfilled his new engagements re-
specting the discharge of the contribution. The King, In ac-
quiescing in this amide. bad already given France proofs of Its
condescension, in renouncing the nipulations of leoe; according
to which Glogau was to be given up to Prussia, as soon es half of
the contribution should be paid. The nen treaty was not better
obeerved by France than that which preceded it. 'like provision-
ing of Glogau, and that of the other fortresses, caused by the
convention, sad the discharge on the contributions already rea-
lised in the month of May last year, notwithstanding the meet
pressing rept esentations, remaio at the expellee of Prussia to this
day. The Convention stipulated nothing respecting the fortresses
of f illau and Spandau ; they, in consequence, were to remain
occupied by Prussian troops--the French troops, eoweves
tered them by a sort of military surprise, aad etaintahsed diem-
selves in them.
Whilst the weight of Prussies experices was indefinitely aug.
mented—whilst she proved, that, after having pail her contri-
bution, her advances amounted to enormous sums—all kinds of
assistance were persisted in being refused her ; all her demands
were answered by a Antemptuous silence, and incessantly de-
manding teeth sacrifices—the thconceivable efforts of a burthened
nation appeared to be considered as nothing.
At the end of the preceding year, the advances by Prussia
amounted to 94,0000M0 of franks. The accounts were In es
good order as they could be, considering the constant refusal of
the French Authorities to settle them agreeably to the treaty.
His Majesty never ceased to represent throigh his agents, that
it became urgent to do justice to his demands—that his exbausted
States could no longer suffice to support the French armies. The
King, fur the moment, confiuud himself to depending an are
count respecting these advances, candidly declaring that he could
not answer for events in case of a refusal. This language, equally
just as clear; these demands, founded on the most sacred ti les,
remained without reply, and only produced vague afoul-anew and
distant promises. Besides, as it it was not suKcient to violate
the most positive treaties, new proceedings took place to re.
lighten Prussia respecting the Emperor's mutations, and whet
she had a right to expect from him.
The King seeing one part of his provinces 'needed, and the
other menaced, without being able to rely noun the mistime of
the French armies, was obliged to reinforce his own, end the or-
dinary way being tedious and insuffident, his Majesty &dormant
an appeal to the young Prussians who wished to range themselves
under his colours. This awakened in every bean the desire of
• serving the country. A great number at volunteers went pre.
paring to leave Berlin for Breslin, when it planed *I Vicerole
to interdict all recruiting, sad the departure of theoolusneers, hi
the provinces occupied by the French troops. This probibituste
was issued in the most peremptory manner, and without as.
quainting the King with it. An attempt so directly aimed at tho
rights of Sovereignty,- exdtekla the holt Of hie Majesty, sall
those of his faithful subjects s. just Indtenaties. At the was
time, and whilst the fortresses on the Oder emelt fors long time
to have been provisioned, at the 'space Of Pluses, Ass di!
' Emperor had lormilly desisted in an audited, elven to kistsfeld,
that he had interdicted the French authorities from making etre
kind of regulations in. the States of the King, the Governors's(
these fortresses received orders to take by main form, for a dee
tie of ten leagues, every thing whimwas requisite for their dee
fence and prtsvisioing. •
Thisorbeuary and unjust order, wish geld. they 4id not nee
take tie tremble of sequaiutiug the King, was executed its di k
event, in &dame cue sacred title el progeny, "424" net
tails of violence which it would be nil icult to depict. rietWitigli
standing all the reasons which the King bad fur breaking with
France, he yet-wished to try the effect of negodelione. He is.
'formed the Emperor Napoleon, that he would send a confides*
puma to die Emperor of Russia, in order to eaigege ham to as,
knowledge the neutrality of the part of Silesia which France as 4
acknowledged, It was the only means which renutieed to the
' King, abandoned, at least for the moment, by France, tor having
a sure asylum, and no being placed in the crud situation of
leaving his states. Emperor haughtily pronounced wets% this
step, and did not even deign to explain biota:lt upon the peeped.
dons which accompanied that overture. In such a state of Wogs,
the !gang', decisiou could not long remain doubtiel. He had toe
yearaNacrificed every thing for the presisvatiop of his poistamA
existence:—crow Femme compromised that tin:tent/4mA did not
thing to protect it. Russia can aggravate his meows's, and
getierously offers to protest him. the King cannot hesitate 1-ee
faithful to his priodpiu and his duties, he lons Ids antes to these
of the Emperor Alexander, changing his 'veep whim& shagging
his objects. He hopes, in with Hume and mashing
hintsidt to Russia, to obtain, by an eOvurabk peace, et fined
arms, the only object of his wisliee-ethe twit pendenoe of his peer
pie—the benefits which will result from thriakee4osee of
his fathers the half of which hasbeen ravisee,l from hum.
King will adhere, with all Lis power' to every proposition con-
formable to the common %urea, of the Suverelins of ketoefet
He ip earnestly desirous that they may had to. .t state Of thetas,
In adch treaties may no longer be math ,teas—where pewee
becomes the guarantee of justice,—an ct where NA, negating_
within his natural rights, may no longer be tormented in all th
points iglus exigence, by the abuse of power.
This is, M. Le Due, what I am charged to date for your Es-
celesney's information. Be pleased to gtve an account of it te hie
Majesty the Emperor. Europe bee seen with astonishment the
long resignation of a nation distinguished in the weds et %more
by its brilliant courage, and its noble perseverasee.
Now directed by the most sacred motives, there tk paw
among us, who is not determined to sacrifice every eeMfisgltiN
to the great interests of the "(krone, the country, and she bite
pendence of Europe; no one who will not think bilges! Isin
in perishing for this noble end, sod In defending Ida lidite.
have orders to Immediately proceed to the Kist, may 11414
Master. with Prince tlatifekit, his Privy Counest scions
' Begin*, and the peewee attached-to these different
have the busier to beg your Excellency to forward to the De-
ceNarepanports for this purpose.
IMMO to Mow to you, at the lame thee, OM DMltitinte. o(ttsy
Joao Mialsidesation. (Signed) vital BM MIMI.
ETA be continued ]
• PARIS, APRIL it.
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress wept
this evening to the opera. The asaembly was Very
numerous and extremely brilliant. Their Majesties
appeared in their box about the middle of the first
act; the saloon immediately resounded with unani.
MOUS acclamations, which were repeated when their
Majesties retired at the conclusion of the spectacle.
BREMEN, MARCH 29.
.The troops detached to both banks of the Lowee
Weser to drive the 4aglid) I tom thera,andpunishsorae
wretched peasants whom they had seduced, have re-
turned to our town, after having succeeded in these,
diffgient expeditions. The enemy lost artillery, flags,
positions; we took some prisoners from him. The
conntry Will long remember the hasty appearance of
the English, and the still more hasty manner in which
they were dislodged. The battery of Blexen was taken
by the puuaniers, who fortned the advanced guard
of the left column, We were perfectly satisfied with
the 4th Marines. jgothing could equal the tang/rod
and bravery of the 152 d of the line.
We expect the day after to-morrow the lat beitta-

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The affair of the prisoners of gate still occupies the
&Alio attention. Nothing official bas yet transpired
respecting them.
4The reinforcements for our auxiliary army are in
ell march for their destination.
MAC 23.—M. De Narbonne will forthwith pre.
sett his letters of credence to the Emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor has ordered the army of
observation, forming in Bohemia, to be completed
with the least possible delay.

-va s- • ---- . 7,--- —_
the Vandalism of your oppressive toieignas was-7
Muly and unmercifully destroyed your most beautiful-
monument of architecture, the Bridge of Dreldett.
Rise ! join usi.::raise the standard of insurrection
against foreign oppressors, and be free I ..
it Your Sovereign is in the power ottoreigners,
deprived of the freedom of deterMination, deploring
the steps a treacherous policy forced him to takes we
will no mote attribute them to him, than cause you
to suffer for them. We only take the provinces of
your country under our care for your Lord, which
fortune, the superiority of our arms, and the valour of
our troops, may place in our power. Supply the
reasonable wants of our warriors, and in return, ex-
pect from us the strictest discipline. Every applica-
tion to me, the Prussian General, shall be open to all
oppressed persons—l will hear every complaint, exa-
mine every charge, and severely punish every viola-
tion of discipline. Every one, even the very meanest,
may, with confidence, approach me. I will receive
him with kindness.

44 The friend of German independence will, by
us, be considered as our brother ; the weak-minded
wanderer we will lead with tenderness into the right
road :—but the dishonourable, despicable tool of fo-
reign tyranny, I will pursue with the utmost rigour
as an enemy to our common country.
(Signed) " m.uctizn."
TO THE INHABITANTS OF TIIE CIRCLE OF COTTBUS.
Bunziaw, March 23.
44 Inhabitants of the Circle of Cottbus I—An un-
fortunate peace tore you from us. The new Lord set
lover you, received you only through compulsion as
his subjects—you belong to the elder son of the
Prussian Monarchy—your Fathers bravely fought in
the battles of Frederick the Great, and their blood,
at that time, flowed for Prussian independence.—
Your right to belong to us again is firmly giounded
by your attachment to the house of our Monarch ;
ours to you has never been relinquished by us—you
are our brethren by blood—you now shall again live
under our laws.
44 In the name of the King, our Lord, I again call
you, his subjects ! The Eagles under which ye were
happy and free, shall again be fastened in your terri-
tory Whoever has formerly borne arms for Prusfia,
gather again round our standards—whoever is incli-
ned to take up arms for our independence, let him do
so, and join us. Let the higher classes set the noble
example to the lower. Look at, for some time cast,
your separated-brethren I observe what high enthu-
siasm burns in every breast, apd-the sons of the grea-
test and richest, waving all privileges of birth, and
denying themselves all the enjoyments of life, and
leaving their tenderest connections, rally round the
standards, careless of what rank they may be placed,'
and contented with that of being a warrior for his,
country.
44 You are no less noble than your brethren from'
whom you were separated by power attended by for_
tune. You will do what duty and honour demand
.of you. The officers of the Saxon Government, who
have behaved paternally towards you, treat with
esteem, and continue to obey them, as long as they do
not act contrary to the sacred cause of our indepen-
dence. Follow the directions of the Royal Commis-
sary sent by me in every thing he may request of
you in the name of the Lord our King. (Signed)
(Signed) 44 BLUCIIER."
gg TO THE TROOPS UNDER MY COMMAND.
" Buntzlau, March 23.
!Op
_*lllg-rrussians I—We pass the boundaries of our
*ottiailivand enter a foreign one, not as enemies, but
liberators advancing to combat for our independence.
We will not oppress a neighbouring people who speak
the same language, acknowledge thesarnefaith,whose
troops have with us often fought and conquered, who
feels the same hatred against foreign oppression, and
who has only hitherto been prevented by the conning
of France, having caused its sovereign to err in

engines of
mildly and
the Saxons
to indeper

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the other

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atter teteiVing a reinforeetatint, be adVanial
Ltinebitrg with a Eyes et about S,goo men, aid 12
pieces of artillery, anal dislodging piquet of Cos-
sacks, took possessibn of that towns My cavalry
having followed the enemy's moveztient, I communi-
cated this information to General Doernberg, who,
conjointly with the corps of General Tchernicheff,
had passed the Elbe at Lenzen. 'these two Gene-
rals having advanced upon Luneburg by forced
marches, arrived there at the moment when my Cos-
sacks were engaged with the enemy. Their sudden
appearance, as well as that of General Benhendorf,
threw confusion into the ranks of the enemy, who,
surrounded on all sides, were overwhelmed at all
points. The infantry stormed two gates of the town
with the bayonet, and the fighting continued for some
time in the streets with the greatest desperation*
61 Two shots having brought down General Mo.
rand from his horse, all resistance ceased, and those
who were not already made prisoners threw down.
their arms. Three colours, 12 cannon, and about
3,000 prisoners, have fallen into our power. Not a
man escaped to carry off the news of this defeat; and
it is thought that General Morand will not recover of
his wounds. This fortunate event cannot fail to bevel
' *try great influence on the public opinion in these
provinces, and accelerate the march of the insurrection.
46 This affair becomes the more interesting, as it
was of consequence that not a moment should be lost,
the corps of Tchernicheff and Doernberg having been
nearly surrounded by a considerable corps of the
enemy's troops. Morand being destroyed, the three
Generals repaired to Boizenburg, on the right bank
rof the Elbe. I this moment learn, that the Prussian
,army, and the corps of Winzingerode, have passed
the Elbe at Dresden, and that at present they must
be at Leipsic. The army of General Count Witt-
genstein will pass the Elbe at Dessau and Witten.
berg. have the honour to be, &c."
" HELIGOLAND, APRIL 7,
66 Major Kentzinger, with his small bk-xly of Bri-
tish troops from this g.trrison, much to their credit
keep Ritzbuttle and Cuxhaven, although the French,
in considerable force, have been close upon them.
The mercantile body is greatly indebted to this Gen-
tleman for the free navigation of the Elbe. He en•
tered ir.to the necessary atrangtment with the officer
commanding at Gluckstadt, and opened that cozies-
pondence, which has been attended with so much real
benefit to this Island and Hamburgh.
66 It is supposed to have been Morand's intention
either to have taken Hamburgh by surprise, or get
back to Magdeburg. His defeat secures Hamburglis
behind which the Russians, Swedes, and Mecklen-
burghers, are forming a strong army. Bremen is still
occupied by St. Cyr and about 3000 men."

PRIVATE LETTER.
44 HAMBLIRGH, APRIL 3.
44 In the hope of a circumstantial account of the
action mentioned below, I have delayed as long as
possible closing my letter.
44 The corps of General Morand which had come
from Pomerania, and after being beaten near Berge.
dorff had passed the Elbe at the Zollenpeicher, pro.
ceeded to` Bremen after joining General St. Cyr;
how strong they were when united, does not seem to
► be ascertained.
gg The peasants invited by the Proclamations, and
encouraged by the presence of small detachments of
Cossacks, had very generally risen, and among other
things had taken the banal ies at Bremerlehe. As no
infantry appeared to support them, and they were in
general ill armed, General Morand, with about 3000
men, as it is said, left Bremen and advanced first to
Lehe, whence he drove the peasants ; the town suf-
fered severely by plundering and other excesses.
gg The French then advanced Towards Barbury and
Buxtehude ; the peasants of the latter place having
taken prisoners the Brother-in-law of Morand and
some other persons of note, the French sent a mes-
sage hither, threatening to burn Buxtebude if they
were not given up. General Tettenborn (for he has
deterred them by threatening
and all the French of Mo.
luld afterwards fall into his

however, deserted by the inha-
Ives spread tenor even in Ham-
,er, was tolerably checked by a

ttenborn. The French, however,
marched to Luneburg, whence a detachment had be-
fore beenrepulsed. On their returning In force, many
fled hither, and brought news (perhaps exaggerated)
of the excesses committed by the French on taking
the town. It seemed, however,.certain, to all per
sons capable of judging, that the French could not
possibly escape; and last night we received news that
they were totally beaten."

Letters received this morning from tieligoland
mention the important information of a vessel having
sailed from that Island for Cuxhaven, to bring over
to this country a Danish Minister* whose mission is
to adjust the differences between the two countries.
Since writing the above, we have been informed
that a Treaty of Peace has actually been concluded
between this Country and Denmark. It was signed
by Admiral MORRIS, on the part of our Government;
but we have not yet been able to learn further par-
ticulars.

'n- now received this title),
as to hang the prisoners,
rand's Core who shoe
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in the fugitive
al-bu , which, however
by proclamation of Tettent