Star.
London, England, 1818-10-26 00:00:00

DUTCH AND FLANDERc MAIL.

FROM THE FRENCH FRONTIERS, OCTOBER co.
The Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia
Are expected tomorrow at Valenciennes, where the
Duke of Wellington is already arrived. The troops
of the right wing, which are to be reviewed, amount
to 35,000 men, who immediately after the review
are to begin their march in %arious directions.

The Monarchs will afterwards go to Sedan, to re-
view the Prussian Contingent, which,- after this re-
view, will immediately begin its march towards
Treves. A part of the regiments composing this
contingent are to remain in garrison in the Prussian
Rhenish provinces.
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In the French fortresses which are to be given up,
they shortly expect the new French Commandants,
avid the officers of the artillery and the engineers, who
are to receive the materiel and the magazines. As
the stipulations of the treaty of Paris, respecting the
strength of the garrisons of the French fortresses, are
now done away with, it is expected that those gar-
risons, before the augmentation of the army, will be
in general considerably reinforced.

FRANKFORT, OCTOBER IR.

We learn that the Diet has already adopted some
preliminary measures respecting the military system
of the German Confederation, which are doubly im-
portant at this moment, since the Allies, by evacua-
ting France, give up the fortresses which they hold
on the frontiers.

Thus it is resolved, that the important fortresses
of Luxemberg, Mentz and Landau, shall be shortly
given up to the army of the Confederation. In case
the south-western frontiers on the side of France,
where there is at present no fortress, it is resolved to
make the town of Ulm a place of arms and fortress
of the first rank, and to defray the expense twenty
millions are assigned out of the French military con-
tributions. In order to have at all times a fortified
point, to pass the Upper Rhine and keep up the
communication with Landau, it is intended to erect,
at Gomersheim, or, if the nature of the ground
should hinder it, as near to the place as possible, a
double tete de pont, for the etpences of which fifteen
millions also from the French contribution are as-
signed; the erection of these fortresses to be com-
menc d as soon as possible, that is, before the end of
this present year, so that they may be in a proper,
state of defence within three years.
Besides these fortresses, some other point is to be
fortified on the south west frontier, probably Has-
tadt- or Donauschengen, and another between Lan-
dau and Lusemberg, for which latter the Military
Committee proposes Homburg.
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It is proposed that the army shall consist, for the
next five years, of one zler cent. of the whole popu-
lation of the Confederation, that is about thirty thou-
sand men. The reserve of one half per cent. on 150,000
men ; the reserve shall be called together in the se-
veral States as soon as the army marches. Two-
thirds of the reserve shall be then always ready to
march when required.

A sixth of the army to be cavalry, a third part of
which is to be heavy cavalry. Two pieces for one
thousand men, or six hundred for the army and three
hundred fur the reserve; one half 6-pounders, one
quarter 12-pounders, and one quarter howitzers. A
one hundredth part of the whole army to be ponto-
neers and pioneers ; one twentieth zapers and carabi-
necrs ; a part of the contingents may consist of land-
' wehr but the troops of the line must be the majo-
rity. The landsherm is no part of the regular defence
of the Confederation.