The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-02-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN:

Such, Gentlemen, is the substance of the consi-
derations which, in conformity to the Constitution,
are. submitted to you. It now belongs to the begis-
latio*ey toVeclarti the sefitilbeibb Ala 'this ..Is,
ca.] atO tiklexelle iu conformity to th 4
~30t Ankle of ihe Senalua,Consultum thellStlt
FAmaire, year 12, " the Legislative Body shall, air
often as the Government communicates to it any
matter distinct from deliberation on theism's,.
a repty to the same in full assembly."
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While the Legitdatire Body awaits the obseltllw
.tiourof its own Committee, appointed to penmen
reply worthy of the nation and the Emperor, wi
tto perhaps be permitted to express our senti.;
The '

OERIILINY.
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THIRD BUOltenli OF THE ARMY BEFORE gAte
BURGH. . .
of the Genefel JO Me of the Polish
r ' ' row M.Pleneberg. befere ffet#erril• i
'On the night batithen the 13th and 14th of Janus
cry, the advanced guard of General Markow drove
back all the French posts to the intrenchmeuts of
the Sternschanze, and other.etqiJr.smear Altana. The
loss of the enemy, in killed, wounded, and prison-
gest** considerable. Our oat-posts established
themselves opposite to his intrenchments, whereby
his poste at Wandsbeck and Barmbeck being sur-
' rounded, they,. at well as the posts of Shiff beck and
Horn, fell back. On this occasion, as well as on
•other days, more skirmishes took place, all to the
iadvantage of our troops, who killed and took pri-
soners a considerable number of the enemy. _
On the 20th, Count Strogonoff took all the villages
before Haarburg. General Schemtschuschinikoffli
1 who was posted at Ocbsenwerder, afforded all the
1 assistance he could in this attack; the' result of
I which was, that the enemy lost the whole of the vil-
1,
island of Moorwarder. The troops of Count,.', oe-,,
Igonoff penetrated . into the town or Hoorbuog, .140
there spiked nine cannons of large adibre. Nast
morning the enemy made an attempt on Ochsenweiri
der; but the admirable resistance of Gen. Schaal-
' chuschinikoff, and a flank movement made by Count,
Strogonoff, caused him to retire with precipitation,'
rand to leave four pieces of cannon in the possession,
rof the conqueror. The loss of the enemy in both
?.days was very considerable; *we took prisoners 12j
"officers and 500 soldiers, and the number of his kill
fed and wounded was very great.

ments. first.is that of gratitude for a ceornmurti-
cation by which the Legislative Body is new invited
to take'a. share in political affairs ; to this ientiment
I add, that of hope, when we hear, asniatt all the
.calamities of war, Sovereigns and nations pro-
nouncing the word Peacerie the most impressive
it:coots. •
And, indeed, Gentlemen, the repeated important
declarations of the Powers at war completely coin-
cide with the general wishes of Europe, six" WO
those expressed aroutul us, and in our.depattetetts,
of which the Legislative Body is the natural organ.
According to the observations contained in the
Declaration, the wishes of humanity are direct'', to-
wards an honourable and lasting peace. The peace
should he honourable, because both with notions
and individuals, honour consists in maintaining their
own legitimate pretensions, and in respecting Abe
rights of others ; the peace should be durable.,'W.
cause the best guarantee of peace consists ire the dui.
terinination of the contracting Powers to b 4 truster
themselves. Who, then, shall rob us of Its bless
ings ? The Allied Powers have given this *portant
testimony of the Emperor, that be has adopted the
essential bases for the restoration et *balms and
tranquillity of Europe. , ")
The first security of a peace.ilireing idlsposiUon
lies, not only•iu,adversity, which; according to the
proverb, is the best teacher of Kings, but also in the
so severely-felt privations of the people, and io•the
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1 FOURTH BIALBTIN OP nig ARMIC BEFORE
HAILBURGII.
Heat-quarter of the Geueral in Chief of the Pune
Army, Pinneberg, before Iltunburgb.
The Commanding General in Chief, true to the
I adopted plan of constantly alarming the garrison of
Hamburg h, and carrying off the posts maintained
without-the works of that place, in order to secure
himself agalutt• surprise, made, on the 25th of Jung-
ary, the birth-day of our beloted Empress Elkabelli

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- I wants of the gown . .. et will probably, iAleiowns, in celebration; of that interesting festival,
' convey words of peace to France, and thus lay
therefore, think it unnecessary to request his Ma.
,a general 'attack on all the eneturs posts at Hanitta,
Lthe general bases on which oegociations could take ,
i jesty to add to these securities .some still more j:o. the Auscillagerweirrand the. Stadetche, while he ales
place.
• lemn. , _ „directed a demonstration on all the outworks situated
I. • tke Minister 'for; roreign Affairs, the Duke of
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' $ tszahO, in.'Consequence of this communication, re- If the Declaration of the Foreign • Powers were on the sides of Wandsbeck and *Rona. .
Plied on the 16th, .declaring to the Austrian Minister, I fraudulent ;if they wished to bring es under the It requires only the watch word For our adored
,' -dhoti nOeace by mild as well as sea founded on. the ! yoke; if it were their object to tear la piece ithe : Empress, to redouble the native courage of her brave
I terterifindependetfce Ot
tiatiens,was the object of - sacred territory of France, then must we wage a nas i Russians, and to assure the perfect success of the en-
'tfielsistiei Ana the poliCy of the Emperor; and he, ; tionat war to prevent our native country from be- i terprise ! Ilamm. , the Ausc.hlagerweg, and the posi-
t rtitoi=e, ptoposed. that a Congress should assemble .
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*sti
`". 41M '4Ustrizio' Wlleister 'replied,' coming the prey if foreiguers. But at a period such `teens behind Morfleth, were carried by the bayonet.
las that in which we live, the power of the Empire ;The look-out pickets, in front of the intrenchments
oft •the
.25th 'of. . would be still more vigorously displayed by drawing '
telm.
of the lAndwehr,.the Steruschance, and the contigu-
ousciettaber-, dist:o.4li :Majesties the Emperor, and '+ closer the ties watch metually bind the nation and ous Lutritisovere killed or taken, and the reconuois-
`• • ratt f P isin werlistdy, •t' nt f 'tit' 'a ithinSovereigu. Assoveetes indite form of prey- .
t ,o ru . 9 .C,..1 1 ° 011!)$' ~.. since of :these worlds Wes pushed .to within the
•-• affelas as soon ietitsfrieciived the.assurine,N that linuetto,-Wealtt be one 'Ai‘ats. et saemelpg OW ral_lPlPhriPittiluttit...' 'r • - 1 .
It..
T 4 fatuv4. or of • the 'irititdir atilt:tett tlirgenoral ' OWssaches of the enemy, as .to the ,lust of c ' ''.
7- The •• loss *Of thellsMetey wits considerable.. The
'Wadi, hr the same way as they were communicated ' and of colossal predominance, and of tranquil sing prisoners-brought lo amount to eight officers, and
-to him ; the Powers were of opinion,,Stae the prin. , the: people.. It is not worthy of his Ittlejivolyt . 300 Privates), and the number of. killed is 411
-Ciplea laid down in the letter of the lath, though all means of :teleran declarations, to renters alt greater.
' the Sovereigns would be ready to assent to them, ' with reined to the objects of Franco sad tho Fil.4 A great number of officers and soldiers were :111--
s • , ~ ; onetteid by the Russians in the church of ilatoin.--
' were not explicit enough to serve as general bases. i pewee,_
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On the 9,,t1 December, the Minister for foreign When the Prince, tie.whoethistery isivelefi t fOur basis very iaconsiderable. ~ a. .
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'Affairs, the• Duke of Viceuza, gave the required as. ! surname of Great, would inspire . his pepplik AM
.- suratice, repeating the ieneral principles contained , vigour, he disclosed to them , whot;he had dons •
in the letter of the 16th of November; he made ' peace, and his frank oommunichtion did not resettle . .
itnown with great satisfaction, that his • Majesty ' without effect. To prevent. tisk Allied Powerilkin I - - I"'
E itopted the bases befOre laid down ; that France ;' reproaching France and the Emperor with .
'wit wilting to make great sacrifices to restore peace let all grounds for the reproach be removed
Ito Europe. • I -
' To this letter the Austrian Minister replied, on
, the 10th of
.December,
.that their Majesties had see!'
. with satisfaction that the Emperor of tfie 'French
had accepted the principles essential to the resto-
' ration of the balance of power and tranquillity of
Europe ; thet they would communicate the letter to
, their Allies, and had no.doubt diet, immediately on
• receiving their ansWer, the negociatlons might be
opened.
With this Test document, so far as has come under
our inspection, the negociations ceased. We dared
• tot hope that they will resume their natural train, as
soon as the delay caused by a very distant communi-
cation shall cease. In the mean time, upon these
two doeumerits our hopes are foundWl:
Miring this correspondence on •beth sides, there
'.lsls.'::'llliiicl• in the `Frankfort Gazette.; (which also, in
---c,s'o'illiftlitce of sr-letter Of hiS Ilipttess-, was' laid be-
' igre itf,e'Ctimirtissieri,) a declaration Id the Allied
PA I)Prs?..dated the Ist of. December, in irhich we re-
:Quit 'the MIN wing among tither :---
.° ;""The''Allied Potierd wish 'lice to be great,
'-powerful,- and happy,;- 'because France, in a State
of. greatness and strength, is one of the principal
• foundations if the pt rttitat system of Europe : they
' wish *et France outfits iiiippy,:that Preach cont-
mere* shay reedrer Its trestierity, Oat 'the arts and'
'iciencesojilt blessingi of peace may flourish, • be-1,
-cause i -pen people tie only be trent:ol when it is I
'happy : the.Alliid.Poisirs assure to 'lie French em-
IV re es eetbuit Of territory, such lilt, never hid nti-
-der any Of ks iihigs; because a 'bulge nation must i
liarbellitrollottretrbeciiiitc It ' blielluirefild reveries
in some obstinate and •bloodybaftles, *here it has
-fought gilt its'oinal Vidour." s'
Fromallihese documents it appears, that the co-
'alesced•Monaechs have loudly declared a wish for
peace ;'you will also probably here remarked; Gen
-tlemen, that the Emperor has.declared his resolution
'to make great sacrifices, and that he has adopted the
above-Mentioned bases, which the Allied Poweis
•had theMselves proposed.
Amidst dur Cares for our country, it is not neces-
sary to rbe more particularly acquainted 'with the
above-named bases, nor to dive into the secrets of
the Cabinet, while the knowledge of them is unne-
cessary to the object which we wish to attain ; sulll-
- is it for us to know, that the bases are nothing
else hut co ttrii dons t owards the opening of tlre'asked for
Congress. Is it hot then satisfactory to remark, that
the conditions were proposed by the Allied Powers
themselves, and to be convinced that his Majesty
has adopted the baths which are necessary to 'the
opening of a Congress, "here all the claims and in-
terests may be discussed ? The Austrian Minister
•himself has declared, that the Emperor has acceded
to the essential base; of the restoration of the balance
nett the tranquillity of Europe. The accession of
'his Majesty to these basest; was therefore ailgreat step
Oa era the peace of the stolid,' -* ' le• r.: ' • .
.:Slls Ti.s.!; ttP.' etil ~s, ..::.:

.Eilitce.
4.1- GENtERAL ORDER. P
It tut4lo-GRINIIIPOIicat Montreal, Dm &lin.
Ms leacc4itGorernot-is-Chlet, and Cotel-
maoililasterpriee, has rbceived a report Int
Major: ' Glasgowi of the' apprehension Oft ,
three Amyl* °Store'? 1 Ptisonyrs of W. 10,111
escaped frerithe Ito! tit ..Q.Aeci on the erOptoiO
?loon the eZth: November, wile theywere con *seat SA
•hestaes,for the .iiiiticels • held in closi.4
got by'the America rernment. , ., 1
.-itjs, highly gratifyiuglohia Excellency toobearra
at the teal and vigilant*, which has so honourably
threcterited thaCanadiatilillitia, has not lain JOS.-
ant, even in the. mostNaote and least threatpuolt
inced 14,t he

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ambito,
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format declaration. '" I" -- ~/.
It belongs not, certtitsly,-to us, to put winifillte
the mouth of the Prince;; but shduld not smckit de-
claration, that it may oaks a beneficial impulsion
on Foreign Powers, and have due intl .44
France, solemnly announce in the face of all
that we make war only for the independence, la t
French people, and the inviolability of our
ntet
When his Majesty_ had thus replied in hiailiepi
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name,
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