Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-06


had already made every dilpsG, @o'
pating the river. A nan5er &c 'JA 10y
collected in the Elbe and in The F r o0at'
surnilhed me with abundant mean, ~'s ma
enemy occupied apoGtioa bctwee, g. ne
oitz and Bile. 0'ek'
The general attack was to b,v.
ken place in the night Of the 9TH. ~ \,
enemy lad gos fome artillery of a H., I've
calibre at Rotzebarg, ana with thi, re-.
mounted all the Batteries on the Elb.
I had on my Gde erected coun,er. h,,.
ries my troops were well difpo(ed ~,
every thing announced fortunate ;G'.
when NJ. de Walnoden communicated
ne the following proportions.
I" Citizen Flfit ConlaI, the Hanover.
army were reduced TO defpair, they en-
pIored your clemcacy. I thought ,h,,
abandoned BY their king, youwould ,r.,,
Their, with iindaefs, Ia the middle Is
the Elbe concluded tie annexed can't,
.lation with general WalmodeD. \.
igncd it with bisteroefs of heart. VI,
will there fee ina. his army lays down
their arms thar his cavalry are to b.
difmounted, anu te pr into cur hand,
neatly 1000 excellent hories. The fol.
dicrs returning to their homes will deyo,.
themtelves TO the labcurs ofagrichlsuc. !
need give Us no KIDD OF uneaGnes.-
They will be no longer under the otda,
Of England.
{" Health and profound ,efrsa,
(Signed)
g E MoRTIER."
P.S. Il would be difiicult to delcn5s
20 you the htua,ioa Of the fine regiment
Of the King Of Engiand's guards, at the
nomen, Of their difmounsing."
{" The King Of England having rcfuI.
ed TO ratify the Convention Of Suhliugep,
the Firlt Conlul has been obliged to COO.
iiaer thot Convention as null. In conl,.
qaence thereof Lieutenant General MORT.
er, commander in chief OF the French ar.
my, and his Exceltcncy Count de Wal.
modem, commander in chief of the Hano.
yerian army, have agreed 10 the following
capitulation, which lhall be Immediately
executed, without being OF a nature to DC
lubmitted to the ratification Of The Two
governments.
Article I. The IIanoveriah army mall
lay down It's arms they tilall be given
up, with all its artillery, TO the French
army.
III. All the lloffes Of the Hanovtria
cavalry and ar.iilery fhaIl be glvea 1pto
the French army, by one of the msm9eI'
Of the States. a commillionfe, appoint
ed By the commander in chief 10 that ei-
;ets, lhall be initant.y tent to take an
account of their tate and number.
III. The Hanoverian army fAsi Dc
dilbandcd; the troops ihall repais The
Elbc, and Withdraw to their relpcttiv:
homes. They ihall prcviouily give tnsi'
parole not to carry arms agaioit France
and her allies until after having bee"
exchanged for thofc Of equal rank by as
many French military as may be taken
by the Englih in the courlc OF the p's';"
war. -
w. The Hanoverian generals and o.
fcers ihall retire upon their parole 70 u.
places which they may chooie for then
abode, provided they do not depart i taa
the continent. They hall keep th'n
fwor,ls, and take away with them 'llsN
hories, effects and Baggage.
V. There lhall be given to the sOl :.
nandcr in chief of the French army, =: @'' II
The leaa poRible delay, nomlna, M :
all the individuals Of whom the hanO'''
rian army is competed. =. !,
VI. Tn. Hanoyerian folders lsn ',,.s'
their refpet'ive homes ihall not DC ''''
ed 20 wear their uniforms. ;. IN.
VII. They ihali be PROVIDED We. Wv a..
{i1ance until their return home, an' .