Star.
London, England, 1806-10-25 00:00:00

FRENCH A NI I. PRUSSIANS.

fterday Dutch papers to the tflth inelufiee ar-
rived, with intelligenee of an teflon between the Fruf-
flan and French troops. It untours were immediately
eircolited, that thi forma had I-uttered mnQ feverely,
25,000 of them having been killed and taken painters
by the French, and that the French had aflually
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reached Leiptic. It appears that the advantage was
on the fide of the latten, brit not to any fuch..ettent,
as our Renders will fee by the following extra& from
THE HAGUE STATE cointiort ExTßAoßdtmay:
6, HAGUE, °eta to, 7.

" Yellerday evening, at a late hour, the impor-
tant intelligence was brought to his Excellency the
SIC AAAAA Y of STATIC, that hoflilities had commen-
ced between France and PrulEa, and that more than
one defperate melon had already been fought be-
tween the two armies. Happily, however, the igue
has been, in every (cafe, to the advantage of the
French. Prince Louis FiltilllAND, brother to the
King of PILUI:I6, who commanded in perfon ott one
of thefe occafinns, has fallen t and the fiat advan-
tages obtained over the alertly have been, the making
of a confiderable number of prifoners, add the taking
of thirty.twh pieces of cannon.
"In confequence of this happy event, the royal
flag has been hoifled today upon the Obfervatory."
It is probable that feveral allions-have taken place
between the two armies fince the commencement of

boftilities upon the Bth, as (laud in the Hamburgh
Papers. But from the above account we infer, that
nothing &dare in favour of the French had occurred.
It is not laid that any general affirm has taken plate,
or that the French have gained any ground. It is
affected only that Come prifoners were made, and 32
pieces of cannon taken ; but the latter is the only cir.
cumilance indicative of fuccefs, and it is fupported
by nothing dfe. As to Prince Louts FIRDINAND,
called the Brother of the King, being killed, it mull
be fo far a millake, as the King bat no brother of
that name. Prince Louts FIRDIMAMD is his Coufin.
But what teems dully to prove that nothing declare
or very favourable to the French, had taken place,
is, that the papers of the t7th contain no farther
particulars. It is evident, therefore, that what had
reached tl.e Dutch Minikes is only a vague rumour,
without any eircomftantes to confirm it ; and even
if true, nothing very confiderable in its amount. But
it appears, however, to be, in tome degree, difcre-
dited, by the filence of the paper of the following
day. The letters from Rotterdam, of the 16th and
17th, are likewile filent as to this affair.
The place where the principal action is toppoted
to have taken place, is not mentioned, but it is con-
jeftured by the Dutch papers that it was fought on
the 13th, between Hoff and Bareutb. If this be the
cafe, the Pruffsans mull have advanced etsafiderably
fince the Taft accounts. At prefent7e are convinced
that the above affair is little move Stan an exagge.
rated fiatement of the corps of Da:taitzatm falling
back, with which we were acquainted. As the left
of the Pruffians, in which Prince Louis had a com-
mand (and only a fubordinate one, for he feemed
under the prince of Hon emu:slit) had fallen back, it
was natural for the French to magnify this into a
great foreefs. We expeded they would, and the
Dutch Casette loet not make fo much of it as we
fuppofed would have been.

It is to be obferved alfo, that the above intelligence
arrived at the Hague on the evening of the 15th. It
is manila, therefore, that the battle ia quefiion could
not have been fought on the 13th, for the account
could not have reached the Hague from Erfurt by
the 15th. It is very likely, however, that the affair
ofthe Bth, in confequence of which the Pru Man left
wing fell back, and the French advanced to Hof,
might have been knows,. It is that, then, and we
hardly believe any thing elk, that has induced the
Dutch Government to publifh the above. It is the
6rft annunciation of hoflilities that is here publifhed,
and therefore we are the more led to confider it as
tie exaggerated reprefentation of the flcirmiMes be-
tween Bayreuth and Hof, with which we are already
acquainted.
Upon the whole, therefore, we think we can confi-
dently afTert, that as far as depends on this Dutch Ga-
zette, their is no reafon to be alarmed. In fs,l, it is
a proof that there has been no anion of coniequence
whatever, and that the French have gained no advan-
tage.

His MAI astir came to town yefterday ; and at two
o'clock held a Private Levee, which was attended by
Prince EITIRRAZY.
Their Ezeencncies the jamb, Auftriaa, and Portugaefe Am-
baffadors.
The 1.01.0 rMANCILLOR. The PDRIIDIN rof the COUNCIL.
The LORD PIIIVT SRAL. The FIRST LORD Of the TREARUR Y.
Tbr CeIANCILLOR of the Excrevra.
The Sec aaaaa tea of STrera for the Home and Foreign De-
partments The FINS? LORD of the ADMIRAL rr.
The MAIITRR ORPIRRAL of the ORDNANCC.
The LORD STPWARD of the Hoessantn.
Earl WINCIII,rA. lord BORION.
Mars.BATMOIIII- and

The following had the honour of being prefented
to his hiajtsTT
Prince Ea, bbitzeelleoey Count S
upon his arrival in England.
Mr. Rai, by Vircount HowlClt, upon his Uhl! appointed
Chargé d'ettaires from the Court of Denmark to our Court.
The Earl of Rostirm, by VI
from I.ifbon. The Noble Aar!
its iT'S hand, upon being appoh
Scotland.
His Ml,lssTlf gave
the POILTV GU In ANNA.
Loa, Lords GaimuiLLo,
and Mr. T. Gerevii.Le