Star.
London, England, 1803-02-09 00:00:00

ORDER 0! THE DET.-.44 THIMAIRE,DEC. 5.

The ezpedirion againft Fort Dauphin, under the command
of the General of Divifloc, °auk!, apptarrd before that place
en the Kith arida month, about two o'clock. The Brigands
gamy where rafted, but the kips of war were flationed with
Each promptitude and diligence, fo as to cannonade the forts,
mad cover the defame, that the debarkation was fo regularly
and fpeedily effetted,that the enemy was rgiulted on all points.
The Brigaods were to vigoroufty parked, that they were fora d
to abandon their artillery, which theywere attempting to carry
off, and they had only time to burn Sire hooks. The Pr
of the lames was fpeedily checked, by the aftivity'lrtebt
troops. Twenty-6re pieces of artillery, without reckoning
Abaft of Fort St. Jedeph, fell into our hands. The 106 of the'
Negroes was conSdaaNe, and we were fortunate enough rot
to loft a do& man. Their magazines ware found amply fop-
piled. •
Chad, the General of Milian, prafes Lavallete, General
rat Brigade, very bighty for the zeal sod the intrepidity of the
Wien of the 86th dani-larigade.
The Sect, commanded by the Captain of the Hannibal, Ci-
tizen Le Guillement, having under his orders the frigates l'Em-
buteade, la Guerriere, and the corvette la Sartre, co-operated
wilt the troops In the moft Jesftsal manner, and did not a
little contribute to the fortunate ref* of the expedition.
Ile General in Chief tdtifies the tritnoft fatidaftion with
the oaken by feu and land, who were engaged in this expedi-
tion. He decrees as a national mamma, Cabers of honour
to Citizen Guillemet, Commander of the Hannibal, and the
detachment of drips employed in the expedition; and to Citi-
zen Joliette, Captain Aid-de 4:amp of the General of Brigade
Lavallette he rates 'a the rank of Captain of a maul of the
freesia rate, Citizen Frae'in. Captain of • frigate ea led itm-
butts& ; to the rank of Chief of Battalion, Captain Dualism;
and to the rank of Captain, Lieutenant Benson.
The oaten after-mentioned, merit peculiar mark the
falsfalion, with which the Cameral in Chief has noticed their
candudt Louis Noailies. ANftant to the Staff; I enamand,
Chief of the 86th Detni-Brigade Chlet or Brigutir ; eon-
nes:ied with the Artillery; Tulle and Leclerc, very pew-Ong
officers; Pilaw Montignat, Chet d'Eleadecin ; Darance, bola-
bag the fame rank, and alto AtEtant to the Staff; Duquefue,
Chief of Battalion, ennnedted with the Staff; Collette. Cart La
Adjutant to the Staff; Brasier. Chancerelle and Continue,
bolding the fame rank ; and Dalmorn, a lieutenant.
General Claufel has appointed Citizen Oaorman, a &leant,
on the acid of battle-

s 7 Prismslre. December E.

The Gerreal In Chit f has given urerts tor tbc fuipentic n of
?bier, Chief, f Brigade. Ez•Cernmandant of 16, lien Legion
of c;entlarmeeic. He wlil be li,pt to the Civil Nairn at the
Cap!' till hi., accounts are even in, when he will be tent back
to frar.c.e. 'lle Getters/ in Chid,
(Sigl3ol) nn. ROC PI A NSF AV.

PORT•At,PItIt4CE, Nov. 30.—0 n the It4lll
at break ~f day, we had a very ferious affair At the
The Brigands attacked At all po;tito at
once. They furred a fmall poll, which till Lac!.,
and they entered the town with the cavalry, lint
the contcli was not of long continuance.
An hour were ftifficient to put them to
T.,Ut ; I t',S wl..•e killed, aril a great many rum&
r.', who 1...,•re tanin.lnett day in the thicket., ulicre
tL y were put to death. The darkocfs OCCAnclicd
a little cor.foilion, which fared many of them.—
There v." etches ark at night into the thicket.,
a. Lich %etc very high. The Brigand. within dick
C.w days, attacked Lengane, hut were rrpulfcd
with y• cat Infs. The engagement Wed r; h.airs.
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PROM TIM PARIS PAPERS.
STRASISVRG tt, FEB. t.—Letters from Betne of
the 27th ult. (late, that by letters received in that
city, the veil which, fince the opening of the Con-
fulta, has concealed the progrefs of negociations
of fo much importance to us, will be removed.—
The federative fyftem decreed by the Sails Go-
vernment will be immediately cart ied into execu-
tion. The Cantons of Leman and Argovia will
retain their prefent organization, and the fmall
Cantons will refume their ancient limits.
VIENNA, JAN. 20.—Therc has been pnbliflied in
this capital, and in the armies, a letter addreffed
by the Archduke CHARLES, With the approbation
of the Emperor, to the Council of the Court, and
to the General Commandants, on the fobjea of
the new organization of the Council of War. 'flic
following are lilted as the motives which led to
this meal .ure :
" Among the defeas of the War Adminiftra-
Lion mutt be reckoned principally that which
has fo often been remat ked to the prejudice of the
Empire, in all the wars of the Hottb: of Aufiria, ,
and which has been fufliciently demonflrated by
fevcral Generals even of foreign powers ; that is
to fly, that military affairs, not only during peace,
but even during the continuance of war, were de-'
cided in the firil inftance by a Council, chiefly corn •
poled of the members of the civil adminiftration ;!
and not of thofe whole only habits were thofc of a i
military life. This inconvenience is evident, when ,
it is conflict-eel that perfons comicaed with the ei• 1
sil adminiftration who poffefs in no degree the :
knowledge neceffary to enable them to form a judg- 1
ment on what is conneaed with the art of war, !
have reported and decided in the lilt inflance what
is proper to be employed in the artillery and ord-
nance department.
" The fyilematic difiribution of works is equal-
ly defective in the other departments of rolitical
ceconomy. The neceary confequenct of this was
perpetual diforders. Frequently the fame fubjea
was decided in two different departments in a
manner entirely oppofite. Speaking generally,
the mode of deciding by a ferutiny on all matters
whatever, is not at all applicable where fubjeets
relative to economy of the molt important kind
are entirely heterogeneous in their nature. The
fame oblervation applies in its turn to the confti-
cation of the Council. The DireOor of the De•
pattment particularly allotted to the fopply of
provifions might be perfealy acquainted with the
duties of his particular office, and Bill be might
be completely ignorant of what was the duty of,
him to whom the clothing department was en
trotted, and both are incapable nfjudging of what
is proper for the recruiting of the infantry or the
cavalry.
44 Another inconvenience refulting from thefe
different Affemblies was, that every determination
'residually adjourned from one fitting to another,
and frequently to a third difcuffion. Thus bufinefs
was at once accumulated and retarded, and it fre-
quently happened that an affair of the molt inter-
efting and moll important nature was &fel red to
another fitting, in fpite of all the fatal confequences
which this delay might create.
" It is, therefore, ablolutely neceffary that every
part of this branch of the public Adminiltration 1
' ftiould have a central point. From the moment
that I was appointed to the office of Miniller at
War, all my thoughts and all my efforts were em.
ployed in deviling means of fimplifying and reduc-
ing to abetter fyftem the conduct of bultnefs. My
great objet was to introduce greater order and
greater energy into the different branches of the
war department, by conduifling it at the leaf! ex.;
pence, and on the molt unexceptionable principles.
I was forced to proceed gently, and to take every
ftep with the greatelt precaution, that while I in-
troduced reform,,l might not create other incon-
veniencies. I was compelled to view narrowly,
defeas which were the moll biking in their fource
and in their extent, with the view of difeovering
the means of removing them in a way the molleon-
fortnable to the wiflies of his Imperial Majelly, and
the views which 1 myfelf entertained. After hay.
ing obtained on all there points the neceitary de-
tee of information, I then conceived it to be my
duty to fubmit tothe confideration of his Majefty '
the propofitions I had to offer fur a diftribution of
the dutiesof the Council of War, which while it was
more fimple, was alto more re•oular and more con.
venient. The refult of this will be, in the firft in-
tlance, that in the Central Department of the war
adminiftration, fifty places will be fuppreffed, and
75.530 florins will be laved to the State, without
reckoning the expence of the fevered offices. His
Majefty has been pleated to give his approbation
to my propofiiiim, and the following dectee has
been according:y ifftied.
4' According to this regulation the Council of
War is divided into three departments, who will
condo& bufinefs in what concerns that department
exchiCvely, without any communication with the
o:hers, except in cafe r f necellity. The firft de-
, partment 111411 be compnfed of three divifions, one
of which 111211 be occupied in the confideratinn of
matters purely milker), and applicable to the in-
terefts of the army at large. The fccond than be
employed in what concerns the department of ar-
tillery ; and thethird ordnance, ' I referve to my-
felf,' lays the Archduke CHARLES,' the particular
infpe.lion of this department, as well as the di-
rection of matters of greater importance.' The
tecund department will have the management of
the political and economical arrangements which
it met), he proper to apply to the army. In this
branch will be included the equipment of the
;loops, their provillons, their recruiting, Cc. The
dice of the third department V. ill refer to the con-
daft of inilitary law and tribunals."
The Archduke has made regulations uh:ch,
tTile they do wit ianei milt the progrefs of merit,
wail prevent Officers from procuring promotion by
thole means a Inch were heretofore in the power of
1 al pofklLd ef partictilat fotircts of irfluence.-
11;is inconvenience has been too frequentiy felt.
and to., tillilletnits 0CC:4:1i.11% have been offered of
tem:irking that the duffel core and preference, at il
• ing ti, .n iituation, manner • • .Ind I.,rtonf...l:9iii, ed
the h Irrtsny which ought to c‘iii at:: tog Officers,
la pi .tic ii.k u1.i..11 is i.ot.paraltly cornc.t.al a ith a
ti..:fe ;I h..r.our.