Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-02-27
TWENTY FOURTH BULLETIN OF
THE GRAND ARMY.

faIdfS ef Sfb>eHbfzH. keI. s.
At the battle Of Diesacin, th, Auiifian ma
ior. general Smith. who diretied the movements
Of the Rufiians, was killed a. we'll as Two Rul-
fan generals. II fcsms thar colonel Waiter 70
not dead, bar his hohs having been wounded
in the attack, he wss made P1ifoner. This
news was highly pleaGog TO the emperor, who
has particular regard for this officer.
A colaran Of 1000 Anfrian infsntry and a
,eeimsnt Of CsiIaficu. paGcd through our ar
my, Who permitted them to 20 off, fslic rc-
port OF fufpcnhon of arms having been fpread
among our folders. On this occahon we re-
cognizc the character of the French-who
brave in the midA Of battle, are Poaehed OF
the uimoa genero6,y when the aston is over.
General Milhaud, commanding the advanc-
ed corps Marfhsl Dsvoof, has taken 1871 pieces
of cannon, with sll the pfoyiGon Wagons and
400 men. Thus aimoh the whole OF the srtil-
lery of the Aoftrian mensfchy. 10 in our pol
feaion. The palace SchoebInnn. 10 which the
emperor reiides was built by Maria Thefefa,
whole portrait is to be .feen in almo& every
apartment. In the cabinet which the emperor
nov occupies, isa marble fatue of that en-
prek. The emperor. On fecing il, obierved,
that il that great queen was yer living, The
WouAu ubt tSt noftSh " So'Sshea w ''~ 80
trigues Of fuch woman 40 madame de Col
Tered. ConaantIy furounded as fhe always was
by the great men Of her nation, fhe would have
known the will of her people. She would not
have permitted her provinces TO be ravaged by
Cofiaes and Mafcovites. In debating on
war With France, fhe would not have confulted
with iuch a coartisr as Cobcutzcl. who by TAR
TOO well acquainted with the in,rigurs OF his
court, fears 10 difpleafe frsngc woman.
fhamefnlly inyeffed with an influence which lhe
abuies--nor by fuch writer as Coliembach--
by man, in 6ne, as numerically Detected as
L,mbcrty. She would not have given the
command Of her army 10 luch a man az Mack,
appointed NOT by the will of the fovereign. not
by the confidence OF the naticn,but by England
and Ruiia. Indeed there appears to be rc-
msrkabe unanimity Of opinion in the nation
sgainR the meaiurrs of the court. Citizsns OF
all claiIe,, the mot enlightened men. even the
princes themielvci, are oppofed 10 the war.
l, 10 faid that prince Charles, At the moment
of hi, fettins ont for the army Of Italy, wrote
to the emperor, representing to him the imPiu.
dcncc Of his conduit and predieting the down
fal of the monarchy. The eiettor OF Salszbnrg,
the zrchdukcs, the hobles, all held the !ame
language. The whole continent ought 10 re-
eret what the emperor of Germany has done,
Who withes we'll, who fees better than his min
iaers, and who might be a great prince bo, tor
bis dif.ideace ia himfelf, aud having 70 con.
family retired. He .woald learn from The no.
bles OF the empire. Who rffeem him juf con-
fideDce in himiclf. Bu, none OF theie Who uu-
derAand and chcriifh the iuterea OF their coun-
try, ever spproach his cabinet. This feclu-
6ou, for which the emprcis 10 blamed, IL the
cauie of that univerfal hatred which the nation
has conceived agsina that princeE-Long AZ
this order OF things hall remain, the emperor
will never know the wines of his people bot
will always be the tool Of corrupted Eoglifh
agents, who continually fnrround him TO pre-
vent him from being better informcd.-Thert
il but one opinion si Vienna az well a. al Paris.
The misfortunes of the continent 10 the
dreadfal work OF England.
All the columns Of the army are making ra-
pid marches, and are already in Moravia, and
not many days march from the Danube. a.
patrole Of cavalry has already arrived at she
ga,es Of Pfsiburg, the capital OF Upper Hun
gary. II intercepted a courier from Venice,
while he was attempting % enter that city.
| The difpatches of that courier inform that the
army Of prince Charles was retrtating in great
hate. in hopes OF arriving 10 time to iuccou'
| Vienna.
General Mlrmont inform, that the cour'
which had advanced as far as Oedenburg, BY
the valley Of Mcurth, has evacuated that coun-
Try after breaking down all the bridges, pre-
caution which faved il from immediate pusfuit
The number Of priioners made BY the army
| incrrafcs every moment.
His msjeny has given audience to day TO th'
Ba,ayian major general Bruce, brother IN law
to the grand penGouary. He came to felicitats
the emperor on the part of the high and mighty
Rates of Holland.
The emperor has not yet received any Of ths
! authorities of Vienna, bot only dsPutation
from the different corporations Of the city, Who
tho day of his arrival. came to his levee, Al
| Sigarts Kirchen. Ii was competed of the
prince de Ziniesdcrf. the pselate de SidenAet'
ten, the count de Veterani. baron de Kefs, the
bursomatcr, ofthe city, M. de Wohebt.a and
general Bourgeois. His msjsay received them
with great a&ability. and told them that thsy
might allure the people Of Vienna OF his pro-
| tetiion.
The seaeral Of divifon Clarke. ha. bean