Star.
London, England, 1805-09-20 00:00:00

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PARIS, SEP re.
The General of Divifton, LECLAIRF. Commander
of Lille, let off on the 4th to take the coaimand of
Strafburgh.
Orders were received on the zd, at Sompigny, to
place the park for military conftruCtions in the greaten
Throughout the !aft week a eonfiderable body of
troops have been palling through Mons, Valenciennes,
Cambray, and St. Quentin. 't hey are all in the fineft
order, and manifeft The moil warlike difpofition.
The Mamelukes forming part of the Horfe Chaf-
feurs of the Imperial Guard who were at Melon, let
off on the 6th for Italy.
The third and fourth divifions of the army under
Marfhal Davou ST, paired Life on the 4th and sth on
their way to the Rhine.
General OUDINOT'S divifion of Sono Grenadiers,
forming the advanced guard, paired Cambray on the
id—it was followed by four other divifions of goon
wen, marching with the greateft expedition.
The Wein Cabinet of this day contains a fhort note
upon the movements of the Auftrian armies, in which
it is obferved, " that the Auftrians know well, by ex-
perience, that their armies can atchieve nothing,
when oppofed to a French army, commanded by NA.
?OLSON. Should a war break nut, their writers will
be reduced to the necetlity of boafling of their fine
retreats from the Lake of Conflance to the Inn, from
the Inn to Vienna; and happy will they be, if they
be permitted to halt at Prefbaurg."
They write from Mentz, that that place is to re-
ceive an additional military force ; that a column of
8000 men is to pats in a few days, with a train of ar-
tillery; and the corps which conftitute the right wing
of the army of the coaft will pars in three divifions by
the department of the Mofelle.
On Sunday, at one o'clock, his Majefty gave a
private audience to his Excellency M. BRANTHEN,
Minifter Plenipotentiary from the Batavianßepublic,
who prefented to his Majelly his credentials, and to
the Count ne TAU as, Minifter Plenipotentiary from
his Serene Highnefs the Elator of WURTEMBURG,
who prefented the credentials of the Baron Di
Sre oil E. his predeceffor, and his ewn credentials.—
Their Excellencies were condulted to this audience
by a Mailer and an Affillant-Mafter of the Ceremo
nies, and introduced into his Majefty's Cabinet by his
Excellency the Grand Mailer of the Ceremonies.
After thefe audiences, the Corps Dip/ma/iris were
introduced to his Majefty in the ordinary forms. His
Excellency the Prince de Massaiterso, ambafrador
from Spain, prefented to his Majefty the Emperor
his credentials as Minifter Plenipotentiary from her
Majelly the Queen of ETRURIA, and his Excellency
Baron de PAPP ENHIIM, his credentials as Minifter
Plenipotentiary from his Serene Highnefs the Land-
grave of HESSE DARMSTADT.
His Excellency the Marquis DE Lucca WWI. Mi-
nifter Plenipotentiary from his Majefty the King of
PIUSSIA, indented to his Majefty letters of informa-
tion refpetting the birth of a Princef-, daughter of
his Royal Highnefs Prince Wizziest of PRUSSIA,
brother to the King ; and his Excellency Baron Di
DRAYER, Minifter Plenipotentiary from his Majefty
the King of Dammam', alto prefented lettets of in-
formation refpetling the death of a Princefs, daughter
of the Prima Royal.
At this Audience were prefented to his Majefty :
By his Excellency the Marquis lit Gazzo, Ambaf-
fador from Naples.
_The Duke d'Aurenza Pignatelli, the Count de Vintiaggia, time
Goan: Banfo,and the Chevalier °MAIL
By his Excellency the Count DS Taunt,
M. Baco. Auk Counfcllor to his Serene Highnefs the Eledtor
of Wortemberg.
By his Excellency the Marquis DE LUCCHESINI,
M. de Zeigler, Firß Lieutenant of Prince John's Regiment of
light Horfr, in the ferviee of the Elettor of Saxony ; and M. de
Probahayn, Lieutenant of Muffin In Saxony.
Sraessue a, &Pr. 5.—We fball have the happy.
nets shortly of poirefling the Emperor amongft us.—
The PrefeCt of the Palace arrived a few days ago
here, to adopt the neceffary meafures for preparing
the palace to be occupied by his Majefty. He will
refide in the Hotel de Ville, formerly the refidence of
the Princes de Rohan. Other houfes are getting
ready for the grand funtlionaries and other perfons
who may accompany his Majefty. The greatell
ativity has been employed, and we hope that all
the preparations will be completed by the end of this
month (Fruitidor), tsth or 16th of September, the
fuppofed period of his Majefty's arrival.
S, TT. 6.—A report is in circulation that a Corps
of Obfervation is to be formed in the environs of
Bane. In fhort, other meafures are spoken of, with
relation to the ellablithment of magazines, &c. and
to prepare such a pofture of defence, as to have no-
thing to dread, whatever may be the Me of the
events which are likely to take place.
Sur. 7.—The Prefea of this department has ad.
dreffed a circular letter to all the Mayors, in which
be informs them, " That the Emperor has ordered
the army of the coatis to repair from the ocean to
the borders of the Rhine, where the feveral divifions
of this army will fiord), arrive.
M. Resiozar, firft Chamberlain to the Empe-
ror, and M. Sr. Dwelt, Prefea of the Palace, are
arrived hare. It is laid that General SAVARY, Aid
de Camp to the Emperor, is alfo arrived, and that
General MacoN is appointed Governor of the Impe-
rial Palace at Stralburgh.
The intelligence, that the Emperor will refide
here fome time for the purpofe of direiting either mi-
litary operations or negotiations, gains credit. It is
fuppofed that his Imperial Majefty will not arrive
before the 26th or 27th inft. at that period all the
corps of the army will be at their new pofts.
The army of the coaft, which will arrive on the
Rhine, will march in many columns. The firft co-
lumn, it is (aid, will arrive on the 13th or 17th
We learn that the divifions commanded by Marlhat.
SOULT, Lasses, Nay, and D'Avousr, commenced
their march nearly at the fame time. The conveyance
of artillery and ammunition to the Auftrian Army
continues without intermiffion. The camp at Wels
particularly receives every day frefh reinforcements.
The Archduke CHAIRS, is expetted there to review
the army before it is put in motion.
FROM THE !ZIA'S E, AUG. 3t.—For fome days paft
there has been a talk here, that a Secretary of Lega-
tion has been arrefted in Alface by a French Gens
66, d'Armes. It is faid that he
and that he took private