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FoRrIETH BuLLEr1N.
Posen.

Pose1, Dec. 9.
Marshal Ney has crossed the Vistula, and
entered Thorn OH tho 9th He bestows par
ucular praise ON Col Savarv, who at the
mead OF the 18th regiment of infantry, with
the grenadicrs and voltigours of the Goth
and the 9th light infantry, crossed the Wis.,
tuia the first. He had an engagement at
Thorn with the Prussians, whom he forced.
alter n slight battle, to evaCuatc the town
he Killed some of their men, and took 20
prisoners
This affair exhibits remarkable trait
L he river 400 fathoms across was covered
with Heating ice : the boat which carried
our advanced guard, being stopped by the
ice, could not advance; ON the Opposite
bank some Polish boatmen rushed forward
under shower Of balls to clear the boat
he Prussian boatmcn attempted to oppose
them, upon which n ScufEie with fists cnstlcd.
The Polish boatmcn threw the Prussians in
10 inc water, and piloted our boats to the
right bank. The emperor has enuuired the
names OF these brave men, for the purpose
of rewardinG them.
The emperor received to-day the depu-
tation Of Warsaw, consisting of Mcssrs.
Gato!iouski, grand chamberlain of I.ithua-
MIA, knight of the orders of Poland: Cor
SeuskI, lieut. general, knight of the orders
OF Poland; Lubierski, knight of the orders
Dt Poland Alexander Potocki; Ezetknowki
knight of the order of St. Stanislaus Lus-
lewki.
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BERLIN, Nov. T.,

ly decree the Emperor had divided
| t0'uss'a into four departments, viz. the de-
partment OF Berlin, IF Custri,,, of Stett;,,
ana ~ '7d@de6Urg, and appointed French
commanders.-There are besides provin-
ces ana clrcies.-Each province has m in
! .ehhant' Frenchmen are appointed To COL
iect the revenue, sc. A general author;tv
Is appolnted over the four departments.
Mr.. de Chailou auditor of the council of
s.atc' IS appointed intcndant of Glopau. in
oleSia. Other auditors have each Obtain
en- branch OF the administration Nh.
dupont DeIporte, of the salt pits Mr.
Nampan, NJ the posts: Mr.. Lafon Of tbe
stamps: MIR. Taboureau. of the land tag :.
Mr. d'Hontelot, of the excise.
NOVEMBER 10.
A deputation from thepalatinate of po.
sen, has been introduced 20 the emneror
They offered the homage of that nalat;'
nate, and desired the emperor would nro.
claim the independence of PoLqnd
The emperor answered them. hat
france had never acknowledged the diff
rent partitions of Poland that he could
not however, make that proclamation. nm
I'll the Poles should be determined To de-
ieha their rights as nation, with arms IN
'her hands, by all kinds of sacrifices, and
even by that Of their lives that till now
Europe had rcproached them with having
often sacrificed in civil dssentions, the in
terestS OF their country: that they might
now prove they were corrected bv the ex-
perlence ofthe long misfortunes which thew
have been the victims of.
NOVEMBER 90.
It's sad all the continental Doyvers are n
DC called on to declare openly for or AGAINST
france or Eneiand and all intercourse
with England is to be intcrdicted until n
general peace.
The emperor this day reviewed the
troops here, and commended the exercise
with the bavonet; remarkinc that thew
would beat the Russians at their favorite
weapon, for SuwarroF had said that the
pail was foolish, but-the bayonet was wise
December 3.
n eourier OF the emperor passed This nigb,
hTough Beyljn with dispatches for Mentz he
1as announced tina, the advanced guard Of ,bc
.fe"ch army extended already as far as the from
iers Ct Russian Poland
NOUN nc elsctor Of Saxonv arrived too late |
u Berlin 20 be presented 10 his MAJESTY the er,-
'eror--it IS rnmoured in this city that saron,
vas called 70 high desrinies. and that the pyescn,
tet'r would assume the title granted 10 several
y ,he princes forming the confederation Of the
thine. VI VIC
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. II.
PREDICTIONS VFpIE1FD
FROM THE AURORA.

-, HDiS lOINO VERIFIED
Need we call to remembrance the nra.
olctions which we long ago and SO often
ana In so many instances made ?-Letan v
man II, OF plain understanding look to our
MES and compare what we have for years
predicted, and ask if there is not much.
immensely much of what we have pointed
out as the necessary consequences of par
complished. az
we shall take up the subject of the state
Oh Europe in a series of papers-we shall
canvas circumstances and consequences--
DIS 7VuFninSs--as EARLY wARNINcs, A.
gainst that infatuation which has plunged
the governments of Europe in a Common
humiliation. ''''ii
we hearit said by a superficial and nm
rehectIng man--we hear it asked-e WHAT
VIII those now say who opposed th.
" oiockading system and starvation of q
" nation in 1881" But the question that
ought to have been asked, is-zuhat win
NOSE hoHttcianS say gvho sanctioned and
ahftaHdcd tie outrage then what will
they say who sanctioned that injurio,lo
treaty, IN which the law ofnations and the
rights OF neutrals were abandoned. and ma.
honai honor covered with mourning and
cypress wreaths and rue
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DUROC,
LUCCHESINI,
ZASrROW.
THIRrr-rouRrH BULLETIN.

LeTiin, .NoU. p.
Nointelligencc has yet been received that
the suspension of arms, signed on the I7,h
has yet been ratified by the king of Prussia,
and that the exchange of notifications has
taken place. In the mean time hostilities
continue to so on, AS they are not to cease
till the period of exchange.
Gen. Savary, whom the emperor appoint
cd to direct the siege of Hameln, had Il con-
ference en- the Doth with Gen. I.ccou, and
the Prussian general, and made him sign
a capitu.ation. 5000 prisoners, amongst
whnm are six generals, magazines sufiici-
cnt to subsist 10000 men for six months,
stores of all kinds, company of horsc ar
tillery, and 800 cavalry are in our power.
Savary set oifimmcdiatcly for Nicuburg,
IN order to make that fortress capitulate,
IN which it is thought there is garrison of
| from to 5000 men,
Prussan battalion of s, 600 men in gar
l1son at Czentoschau, ut the extremity of
Polish Prussia, capitulated OH the 18th be-
fore $50 light horse of the I'd regiment, u
nited to 500 Pei sh confeterates, who APP
pcared before the fortress The garrison
arc prisoners Of war; considerable maya
zines have been found in it,
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PARIS. Dec Q

Dome letters announce that the Russian
army advances towards the Vistula. If this
is true, the armistice will not be ratified
There has been communicated to our 60 =
nate an imperial decree against the Eng
llsh and report on the same subject 6v
NJ. Ialleyrand. The report announces the
declaration of the emperor that he willno
quit Berlin and Warsaw, until the Russians
shall renounce their unjust pretensions up-
on Wailachia and Moldavia
All the letters from the maritime TOWNS
OF the north announce that the French 20
actively pursuing the war which they have
Just declared against the English trade,
The advanced guard of marshal Davouet
is at Warsaw. The town of Thorn is oc-
cupied by division of marshal Lannes
we have as yet no positive intelligence of
inc entrance of the French into Dantzic,z
nor into the fortress of Grandentz.
Letters from Leghorn, state that several
arrests nave taken place there. Some Der-
sons have been exiled among others tbe
brother ofthc Sandman consul, for having
as as IT is said, kept up correspondence p,
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rHIRTY.N1Nrm BULLETIN.

[OScV, IJCC. Z.
Gen Savary, after having taken posses
sion of Hameln, proceeded to Nieuburg.
governor hesitatcd to surrender. Gen.
Savary entered the place, and after several
conferences he concluded the articles OF Ca
pitulation.
A courier has just arrived with the news
that the emperor of Russia has declared
war against the Porte; that Choczim and
Bender are surrounded by his troops; that
they have passed the Dnicster and pastcd
themselves from that to Jassy Gen. Mi
chelson commands the Russian army in
Wallachia.
The PrussIan army commanded by Gen.
Benissen, has evacuated the Vistula, which
marshal Davoust has passed and establish
ed his head quarters before praga: his adj
vanced posts are on the Bug. The grand
duke of Berg continues at Warsaw.
The emperor's head quarters are still at
Posen.
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ARMIsTICE WITH PRUSSIA.
THIRTY-THIRD BULLETIN.
R.ry,,, ~ tCr

Bcrt,H, Nop. II, 1906.
The armistice which follows, was YES
terday signed at Charlottcnburg. The sea-
son being advanced, this Arrangement de-
termincs the station of the enemy. Part oil
PruSsian PO,and being occupied by the
French, and part remaining neutral.
His majesty the emperor Of the French
and king of Italy, ANA his majesty the king
ct Prussia, in Consequence of negotiations
for peace, begun on the Esd Of October last,
so unfortunately Interrupted, have judged
1t necessary TO agree tn a suspension of
arms, and for this purpose have appointed
as pienipotcntiaricS, viz. his majesty tho
emperor of the French, Michael Duroc,
marshal, sc. &c. &c. and his majesty the
king of Prussia, the marquis of Lucchesini
and gen. de ZlstroH-who after having ex-
changed powers, have agreed TO the follow
ing articles:
!. The forces OF his majesty the king OF
Prussia (now on the right bank of the Wis
tula} shall assemble at Konigsberg, in Roy
a Prussia, beyond the right bank of the
Vistula.
2. The army ofhis mriesty the emperor
OF the French. king Of Italy, shall occupy
that part Of South Prussia, which is bound
ed by the right bank Of the Vistula to the
mouth Of the Bug. The town Of Thorn
the fortress and city of Ggudcntz, the CITY
and citadel of Dantzic, the town Of Colbut
(and Tenzyc) which shall be delivered up
to them as security ; and in Siicsia, the
town Of Glogau and Brcslau, with such part
OF South Prussia rs is bounded bv tho RIGHT |
bank NJ the Oder, and also the part that is !
situated upon the left bank Of that river, to .
be limited by line drawn from the Oder, I
at rive leagues above Brcslam, passing 20 |
Oblau--Lebren at three leagues from
Schwcidnitz, (without including it, and
from thence to ryburg-Laudshut and
connecting Itself with Bohemia at Liebau.
3. The other parts Of East Prussia,
OF New East Prussia, shall not be occu- /
p'cd by either, army-Frcnch, prussian or
Russian but lift should be taken posscssi-
on Of by the latter, his majesty the king
OF Prussia engages, that they shall fall back If
20 their own territories, and likewise not to
admit the forces Of that power into his
kingdom during the time this armisticc !
shall continue
d. Hamein and Neibcrg, with their arms
and ammunition, shall be delivered IN fo
the French troops, and an inventory shall p
be made within 8 days from the excboccc :
Of ratihcations, of the present armisticr +,
ne garrisons Of those places shall not be =
made prisoners of war, but shall be mar. =
ohed to konigsburg, and shall receive all &
convenient accommodations Oh the roate. IN
D. Inc negotiations shall continue NJ \
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Chariottenburg, and ifpeacc should net be
tho result, the parties engage not to recon-
mence hostilities without previous notice
of ten days.
g. The present armisticc shall be ratifi-
ed by the contracting powers, on the DIST
INST. at Graunitz, when and where the ra-
;ihcations shall be exchanged
In faith of which, we the undersigned
have hcreGnto placed our respective
seais-at Charlottenburg, 10th No
Nembcr, 1906.
DUROC,
LUCCHESINI,
ZASrROW.
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BALTIMORE Fah 10

81 loke-nton my soul a joke Mr..
Wood' the man of the " W'orld," at Wash
'ngton' proceeds in defending Mr.. Burr.
HHmong other things he has the following
have trumped up a story Of the Kind 70 bi;nd
folks How came John Wood bv the infor-
nation Burr says his scheme is oor;cUL.
f"ral Wood declares it is to carry Off a
sum of money VA .
"Hho shall decide 7uhen doctors disagycc p,
Col. Burr is said to be employed bv the
Court OF Spain. to remove the whole Of the
spanish treasury at Vera Cruz in Mexico.
which IS estimated at 100000 of dollars
10 thc United States; there to be kept AZ
tne disposal Of his Catholic Majesty, until
Europe. be restored to It's original state of
neutrality-suspicious. World
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YoRrY-sEcoNp puLLErtN.

n.
The bridge upon the Narcw. At its momn,
IN the Bug, is finished. The tcte de ho,,, j.
finished and mounted with cannon.
The bridge upon the Nstula, between Za-
kroncyzin and Utrata, near the mouth Of the
Bug, IS in like manner finished. The teie Dir
HoM armed with Il great number of bate
res, IS very formidable work.
nc Russian armies are coming i'm the di-
rcction ofGrodno and in that of Biclsk. alone,
the Narew and the Bug. The head ouaro
tcrs OF ono of their divisions was on the lori,
at Puttusk upon the Narcw.
General Dolauloi is appointed governor of
Thorn.
The 8th corps Of the grand army com
mandcd by marshal Mortier, is advancing
1t has its right at Stettin, its left at Rostoct
and its head quarters at Anklam.
The grenadiers Of the reserve of General
Oudinot arc about TO arrive at Custrin.
The division of cuirassiers, newly formed.
under the command of general Espaepc, is
coming to Berlin.
The Italian division of gen. Lecchi is as-
iemblcd at Magdeburg.
he corps of tho grand duke Of Baden is
't S,cttn--in n fortnight it will be able 70
inter into the line. The hereditary prince
'as constantly followed the head quarters.
nd has been present at every engagement.
he Polish division az Zoyonscbek, which
las been organised at Hagenau, and 5000 /
trong, IS at Lcipsick, for the purpose of be- /.
ng clothed
His majesty has ordered rccimcnttobc I
aised IN tho Prussan states, beyond the
.lbe; It will assemble at Munster. The
rince Of HohcnzolIcrn Sigmaringen, is an
ointcd cooncl ofthis corps.
\ division Of the army of reserve of mar
lal Nellcrman, isset offrom Mentz. The \,
eau OF this division is already arrived at
iagdeburs. "
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Ear'0nd shall have acknowledged that the
rights Of 7var are the same on land az at
yea, that IL cannot be extended to any phi
waite property whatever, nor to persons who
are not military and until the right of
blockade be restrained to fortified places
actually invested by competent forces.
THEREFORE, TT Is DEcREED.
ART. l. The British islands are in a
state of blocl ade.
2. All commerce and correspondence with
them is prohibited. Consequently, all let
tiers or packets, written in England, or 10
an Fnglshman, zUriften in the EnriiSh
LANGUAGE, shall not be dispatched from the
post o!Sces, and shall he seized.
Every Individual, Il subject of Great
Britain, of whatever rank or condition,
who is found in countries occupied Nv our
troops, or those of cur allies, SHALL, &c made
a prisoner of war.
4. Every warehouse, all merchandise
or property whatever, belonging to all En-
gliShU'an, arc declared good prize.
5. The commerce OF English merchan-
die is prohibited. All the merchandise
the produce or manufacture of England or
her colonies, is declared To be good prize.
g. One half of the proceeds ofmerchan-
die declared to be good prize, and forfeit
cd rs in the preceding articles, shall go to
indemnify merchants who have suffered
losses by the English cruizers.
Z. No vessel ceming directly from Eng
land OF her colonies, or having been there
since tho publication of this decree, shall
be admitted into any port.
8. Every vessel, that by a false dcclara.
ton contravenes the foregoing dispositions
shall he seized; and the ship and cargo
conhsca;ed as English property.
70. This article states, that, the councils
of prizes at Paris and at Milan shall have
cognizancc of what may arise in the en-.
pire and in Italy, under the present arti.
Gle
TO- Communications of this decree shall
be made to the kings of Spain, Naples
Holland, Eirurla, and to our other allies ;
whose subjects as we'll as ours, are victims
of the injustice and barbarity of the En-
glish maritime code.
II. Our ministers of foreign relations,
&c. &c. are charged with the execution OF
tie present decree.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
Bv the emperor,
H. B. MARET, Secretary of State.
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LONDON, Dec. Is.


On Saturday the followingrcar admirals
OF the red were promoted to the rank of
v &c admirals OF the blue:
Jas. hempthrone, esq. Arthur Philips esq.
Samp; Edwards, esq. Sir w. G. Fairfax,
Geo. Campbell, esq Knit.
II. Frankland, esq Sir Jas. Saumarez.
DIR James Saumarcz is to hoist his ilap
IN the channel fleet, under lord St. Vincent,
IN the room OF Sir Charles Cotton, who il
is SAID, is to succeed sir Erasmus Cover in
the command at Newfoundland. We have
not heard who is to succeed sir James Sau.
marez IN his command ut Guernsey and
Jersey '''''
ne kings speech was finally settled and
T reau 10 ms majesty by lord Grenville, on
"Wednesday last
>, DECEMBER Is.
HoISe OF Lords. Monday, Dec. I6-The
,ord chancellor informed the lords assem-
oieG' that 1t was not in his maiesty's now
CTS ior several reasons, to be present at tn.
meeting OF parliament but that his maies-
" would on convenient day, state his ren
SONS TO parliament for having called them
together at this time.
Eight thousand men, all picked soldiers.
are expected to proceed in three de,och ;
Hents, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
next to paddington, in the vicinity of Lon
uoh, 10 be conveyed by the canal TO Liver
Pooi-ihe passage will take about eipbt
days. after which they will be sent with ali
expedition to Dublin.
DIR. Beattie who extracted the mort,
pan from lord Nelson, was last week at
faimouth. He had the ball with him.
mounted in an elegant case in the form of
a watch, which, suspended by watch
chain, he carries in his left fob. He has
reused Thousand guineas for this interest
ing reflex
DECEMBER II.
rive OF the largest transports in general,
Nrawtord's expedition have been driven
into lliracomb, and IooOof the men have
been marched to Bbstable.
III consequence of new regulation in
inc alien department, brought forward bv
ar spencer, all strangers, before thew en-
Dark Ter Great Britain, must obtain,a pass
port from the British resident in the conn
Try from which they are about to depart.
ana e'iS document, on their arrival, must
DC countersigned by the minister from that
COUNTRY residing herein cases of neglect.
VI ""'ch due notice is Immediately to be
given to the secretary of state for the fo-
reign department, those whohave not such
l testimonial to produce, will be consider
ed as objects, ofsuspicion, and will fcourse
not be permitted to continue in the coun-
try.
he Dantzig and Rosindale, which arri-
yea at Huli on Friday afternoon, left the
2ouha on nesday se'nnight. The English
snps al DantzIck had all got out, ready to
utto sea- IN case the French reached that
p'ase. it IS SAID they were in possession
uoth OF IL and Thorn. At St. Petersburg
NE eNchange with this country had fallen
very greatly. ''N'
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DFCFMRFp q

+
| Private news from Posen. of Tho 1ou,
december, states, that it was ez,nccted
.heIe MS majesty the emperor would short
I ~ depart from that city, to repair to War-
| saw, where the general wish of the ipba-
! oltah's lmpatiently waited his presence.
ne Russian corps which had advanced
| towards the Fistula, have fallen back ne
prec'Pitately as the season and the i'll state
VI the roads would permit. In the mean
,'i'e whist all military movements have
Oeen diinchlt, every part of Poland occu-
pea ny the French army has a!readv piven
itself kind of political and loilitar9 49,
ganization. The French, every wbcTo -
ceivc testimonies of affection and entJ,,,.;
aSm, which surpass all they had honed for
ne false measures which the king of Prus.
STA was led to take against the PoI;sb ~
Dies VINO should show themselves disnoee1
TO stand up for the Independence of fhcir
country, has redoubcd their renerous IS
forts il has forced the most irresoInte 80
determine Immediately, and has reduced
'hem all to the happy necessity of acceIe.
raunS the glorious period of the national
regeneration. ''''ai
1t is asserted that his majesty, WISHING
20 give to the king Of Spain a proof of he
friendship, and desirous also to see tI,.
''ihy Oh respectable footing
wh'ch may enable 1t to Cooperate towards
'ne common advantage, has not only an
.no''Seu tle recruiting for Spain of 25.OOo
men, to be taken from among the Pruesio,'
prisoners, but has consented that 25.ooo
men more shall be put at the disposaI of
the government Of Madrid, with the colo
condition that the Prussian prisoners. a.
monBst whom they shall be chosen. shall ne |
.TeeIy enlisted and can only be employed In |
.hc military service. W -
On the 10Th marshal Augcreau crossed |
nc FIstnla, between Iakrozyn and Utr.ta. |
- ,-'i'rShai bessiers was stretching out from /
horn Gen. Gouvion is appointed ,rovcrn.
n OF Warsaw. The Russians have burnt
he two suburbs Of Breslaw.
The king of Prussia had been at the Ruo-
IAN head quarters and proceeded from
hence to konigsburg where his queen had
lTcady arrived.
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December Is.

december Is.
Letters from Scania in Sweden, announce
that the Swedish army has received orders to
hoid itself IN readiness to march reinforcemen,s
nave already set oil from Is,adt for the garrison
of Stralsund
December 10:
he deputies from the kingdom of Italy arr.
yea At Munich on the 18TH inst. They are go.
ing to the imperial head quarters to compimen,
the emperor, IN The name of the Italian nation.
upon his new victories.
lhey write from Vienna thar the Freroh am.
bassador, gen. Andreossi continues to have FIRE.
qnens conferences with the secretary of state.
e'Hn' de Stadion II is though, in that capitol.
ana, objects Of the highest Importance are nego.
eia'ing between the two Courts
December 10
All the intelligence from Hungary agrees in
stating that peace has been defntively signed
between the Porte and Servians. /, adds ,ha,
Czerni Georges to whom, has been granted the
title ofFrince of Servia. is TO march into Moi.
uaVia' win 4o'ooo men IN order to join the ar
my which the grand seignior has assembled IN
mat ProVincei to oppose he Russians.
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FRkNKFORT Nou %.

On TIE Esd Of Nov. Napoleon set OF from
be"'n TOR Posen, at II o'clock AZ night. The
empress IS here but is going to Berlin 10 pass
The duke Of Brunswick IS not dead bu, q.
no'her nobleman OF similar name. The former
mas embarked on the Baltic, supposed Tor En-
ne Frsreh were preparing to attack the Isle
oil Rugen, IN Swedish Pomeiania,