The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-05 00:00:00

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BRUMES, SEPT. 21.-110.1)4*h for the use of
our armies have lately been established in this
plum. Ypres sad Courtray. They are committed
to the managemont of the Directors of Charitable
Purposes in these places, who have deservedly
obtained, by their humane and zealous conduct,
the confidence of Guverutneut, and the country at
Urge.
frrwitita, StPT. 'V.—Generals Berner and

Elector arrived here yesterday ; they are to be
employed in oer armies.
Municu, SErr. 16.--The head.rviarters of the
Marshal Duke of Dantzic still continue in Salz.
burg, and the position of iii, troops is nut yet
altered. On the 12th instant, he reviewed all the
trunps stationed here, and in the environs of this

place.
Wo learn from Venice, that all the seamen of
the Russian flotilla, which has been dismantled
there, have hen sent to Trieste.
Satyr. W.—Letters from Bo-
hemia state, that the utmost discontent prevails
among the inhabitants of that kingdom, because
the landoehr, or militia, are to weir in future as
the Austrian troops of the line, and that their
number is to be increased by a land. tuna, or
levy-en-mane. ♦Il the magazines formed in the
different towns of Southern Bohemia arc to be re-
mo►ed to Prague. The corps of the ci-devant
Elector of Besse Cassel still occupy the circle of
Vilattan.

The. Arcllate.,Ferdinand still continues in
Prague, and reviews the different troops of the line
and militia which successively arrive in that place.
STUTTGARDT, SEPT. 2Q.—Several public papers
state, in a positive tune, that according to
intelli-
gence receives, from the armies, of the 12th instant,
the Armistice has been prolonged for one month ;
but letters from Vienna, of the 15th inst. make
no mention of it.

FRANKFORT, SEPT. 22.---The Swedish Embassy
which arrived here some days back, left this place
for Paris, in the course of this morning... 4 Royal
.4nsiterdtsat Gazette of Sept. 30.)
Nart.s.s, SEPT. 13.---I'we Sicilian ahipi, be-
longing to a convoy from Palermo, were lately
compelled by contrary winds to put into the island
of Ischia, where they were captured. •
VIEN:ra, SEPT. 19....11is Imperial Majesty,
who, on the 15th instant, set out fur Bruins, ar.
rived this afternoon in Schocnbrunn, on his return
from that place. On his journey, he reriewed
the troops who compose the corps commanded by
the Marshal Duke of Aucrstadt. At the same time,
attics' the Emperor left Schoen brunn, Conn t Bob nit,
Aid-de.Camp of the Emperor of Austria, set out
on his return to Buda, where his master is at pre.
sent. Be was charged with a letter from the Em.
peror Napoleon to his Austrian Majesty. The
Duke of Iriouli, Grand Marshal of the l'slare,
presented Count Buhisa, before his departure,'
with a precious stone, of great value, on the
part of his Imperial Majesty, from which circum-
stance, and some observations said to have been
made by Count Bohm, it is generally inferred that
the negociations are drawin AK
Mji to their conclu-
sion. r. Baldooce stillibol lie place of Direc-
tor of the Austrian Cabinet, although it has been
positively asserted, that he was removed from that
station.

CANITAD, SEPT. W.—Several French troops,
and among them numerous detachtitestts of horse,
hare lately passed thrutigh this place on their
march to Bavaria and Austria; with large trans.
ports of ammunition from Strasburgh. On the

other hand, several hundred lieutenants, serjeants,
and corporals, have been sent from Vienna lo
Strasborghl apparently ikstined to form uew
corps.

The line of telegraphs, which is to extend from
Strasburg to Vienna, pawing through Ulm, Mu.i
nich, and this town, is nearly completed.
PARIS, SIEPT. 26.—Contit amulet, General of
Division, an Officer of great merit, died lately in
andweis.

According to letter; from retina, of the 19th
instant, his Imperial Majesty arrived that diy at
Schoenbrunn, after having passed thirty.six boors
in Bruno, chiefly employed in retiewing the troop.
stationed in that quarter. It is said, that part of
the French troops w ho, about the end of last
month, marched to the banks of the Morava and
Raab, have received orders to return to the posi.
Lions they occupied at the conclusion of the first,
armistice. The Austrian troops aroOdso said to
have been urdeni to march back toelho north of
Hungary from the banks of the DanOlse.
Time two armies of Antwerp and Flanders hays
formed a junction, under the name of the Army
of the North.
'letters from Strasbnrgh of the 214 Inst. state,
that N% armistice, which expired on the troth of
this month; ..has been prolonged for one mouth,
with additional stipulation that hostilities ere
to he recommenced till six ;mkt after notice shall
have hero given of the artailtice being at an end;

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and they 'Anew, therefore, be resume 1 before
the sth of Novernber.—(4thritaffs Gewftei
Sspl. 4.01 .

IIAyoNNX, Sari. 9.•.. A battalion of Poles, w
numerous field train, mid several detachments of
troops, hate lately marched through this town on
I their way to Spain. Accut (Nag to the last letters
from Madrid, the positions of the French armies
which corer the capital were tic follows :...the
first corps, commanded by Marshal Victor, was at
Toledo; the tl, utat!er the orJcrs of Marshal
Soult, at Placentia; the 4th, under the command
of General Sebastiani, at ArAttitut ; and gbafith,
commanded by Marshal Ney, in Salamanca.,"
' General Sachet is said to have obtained fresh ed_
vantages over Blake's army, which was advetnio4
fur the relief of Gerona. Being informed of this
movement, General Suchet marched to meet the
enemy, attacked him in the fine position of San
l)umiugo de Legna, dislodged him, and cleared
the valley cif Unocal of the banditti who inter.
Gelded the cuintounicatiun by that vale..--(11•3•at
ilm,tcrdaits Courant, Scpt.2l.)

FEA.YI7SG.

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In the Lfe of PLUTAACII, the Author, spaak,
ing -of HawfiA, ~r which province of ancient
Greece l's.vraticu %%as a native, tan. 44 Tile
II climate is not much befriended by the Homo, ;
" and tier inhabitants, partaking of the ilflueisof
of the air, arc gross ferdcrs, fut.toitted, brow.
cc ny, and unthinking." JUVENAL. calls it the
country of " Fat Wethers."
Ifatl these reflections becu made in our degelte-
rate days, they doubtless would have been deemed
a libel on the temperance of the Corporation a(
the City of London, so loudly asserted, and sa
'vehemently confirmed, by Mr. S. DiAcoN told Nlr,
Happily those Gentlemeu have undeceived the
public in this respect, fur it really had, frout
time immemorial, even unto that day, been a ie_
crived opinion, that the scene depicted in an old
picture, heueath %skids appears the Mowing tits,
ties
" A Compton Council Beast.
" Netarmstte from a Ca/ Feast,"
(supported by two watcbmeo) was a faithful re,
presentation of city temperance. The public
have nut yet been favoured with a hat of the
modern theolians, who voted in support of the
gormandizing proposition of an aspiring vendor
of literature, whose shelves at least are stored
with information and good sense; but we hope in 4
few days to present a correct list of those who
voted with Mr. Ma WISAN fur venison mid turtle.
soup at the public eapeticc, and of the Spartans,
who contended for black brolis, at their Qt.,
houses.

TILE LATE LOAD Cll4Tflilt.

Had the fore Lord CILLTRAX landed at OiTESD ;
Or—bad he landed upon Cadsand ;
Or— bad he not stopped to capture FLUSIII ;
Or—had he allowed the Sul alone to proceed
arinst Antwerp ;
Or—had his Lordship been allowed to pus his
evenings and his mornings quietly at hit acre's.
tom•tl haunts, in St. Jansesis-stresd—
Either—Ant:eery, and the Navy there) would
have certainly fallen—
Oe—rnilliutis of money—t b oilseeds of lives--and
the reputation of the Nation, had beati 'piques.
tiunably saved.