The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-06 00:00:00

GOTTENBURGII MAIL.'

CuriNHAGI.4I Oct. .1.--. There is a repdrt to
circulation iscre, that the fatuous Jorgensen, who
signed a -Proclamation addressed to the Icelanders,
has (armed Iceland, for a tera of oaten years,
from the English aovernmsfit. .

HAMBURG:II PIPERS.
FaAltkrwaTj War. 14.—A1l the accounts of
.. a law dare from Vleiwia concur in stating', that go
peace will be publicly announced on the return of
Al courier from St. Peteroburgh. The Fresh *nay
al WO moment all in motion, is order to semi
ac.k to France. A courier which peeped through
•Wycskms erortook the Guide Wiwi," Ilium*
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and Lints. Two divisions have broken sip for'
Italy. They numb by the way of Stitia.
Lirrslc, OCT. I.s.—The French Imperial Ad.
jutant, who arrived at Dresden on the 10th,
brought a letter from the Emperor Napoleon• to
our Kitts, aunonnclng the s.igning of the peace
with Austria. It is understood that Saxony is to
obtain a new acquisition. _ _

FROM THE MA.TN, OCT. 14.—Within the last
seventeen years Austria has four times made war
on France, not always without glory, though of-
ten with bad fortune, and with losses which wore
difficUlt to bn berme. The first war lasted five
years, and terminated in the peace of Campo
Formic), which was purchased by the sacrifice of
Belgium and Italy. . The second war lasted two
years, until it was concluded by the treaty of
Lutieeilk. The duration of the third war was
about half a year, and it terminated by.the peace
of Presbuegh. This last war cannot be consider.
cd as of tench longer deratiou. Several crowns
which have adorned the hesds of the descendants
of Rudolph of Hapsburg.are lost, even the Itn.
perial Roman Crown, the lustre of which shone
conspicuously for so many centuries.
The Countess of Steinbach is to be exchanged
for two ladies, the wives of Staff Officers, who
were taken on a journey to Inspruck.
According to some accounts, the Austrian Mi.
nister, Count Stadion, has resigned.
SALTEBURGH) OCT. 6..... The Tyrolese having
been kilned by a considerable number of Salts.
burghers, whom they prevailed on to join them
by various ridiculous promises, but chiefly by
compulsion, they attacked in great numbers on, the
2516 ult. the first rrement of infantry posted at
Lthensteio, Lofer, Unkeu, and Welch, which,
after an obstinate resistance, was compelled to
fall back to Reichenhall. The troops at Gosling
also retreated by way of Ilallein. The Duke of
Danizie then resolved, by a bold attack, to put a
stop to this advance of the enemy. On the 3d of
October he ordered a column, under the command
of the General of Brigade Montmorie, to advance
at four in the morning on the right bank of the
Salta. In the vanguard of this column was a
French company, under the command of the Chief
of Squadt'on Lefebvre, the only son of the Mar.
she!. This column,favoured by a fog, surprised
about eight hundred insurgents near Oberalin.
The gates of Handl' were forced, and PM re-
bels, who were in the town, after losing three
hundred men, six pieces of cannon, their powder!
and balls, were pursued by the way of Ruche,.
The whole of the troops fought with the greatest
courage.