Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-07-24
DD0rtlano,
Monday, July "a, 1909.
IMPORTANT NEWS !

1 Ihf CI NV 4 ~ II ~ ~
SINCE our last, intelligence of an inter-
es,ng and important nature has been re-
oeived from different parts of Europe.
That which commands the first attention
respects the situation of affairs betwixt this
country and Great Britain
| On tie 23d of May, conversation took
place in Parliament, betwixt Mr. Gaming,
the Secretary for Foreign affairs, and Lord
Henry Petty, in the course OF wllch the
! former stated that Mr.. Erskine had exceed.
ed his instructions in the agreement lately
, executed with the executive of the United
| States, and that the terms OF IT were such
az the Brit, sh government could not approve
of.-Cn The day following an Order III
| Council was issued to respect American
vessels and property in relation TO The for
mer Orders IN Council For limited time.
tSee the preceding columns Of this days Ga
| zette
| THIS subject has excited much astonish-
meni and the general enquiry is, what
will the result be : 1t appears somewhat
| strange that Mr. Erskine should miscon-
! strue lis instructions, but that he has there
! can be little doubt These instructions have
: been called tor in Parliament and pnblishe d
! and Mr. Erskine has forwarded TO his gov
ernment justification of his conduct-anS
a further explanation will take place on his
return home.
! Mr.. Canning says Mr.. Erskine was In
strcted TO make the concess ions mutual so
far as it respected the two governments
but that all the concessions were on his
part, without obtaining those which were
required on the part OF this country. What
subjects the British Minister slludes TO, is
not stated, nor do we know of any acts on
the part Of the United States which require
the making of any concessions Whatever
and we shall be the last to consent TO the
reinquis hment of any right or principle
which belongs To us as neutral and iDde
pendent nation. A nd we have confidence
in the present Exec uti,e that they viii pnr-
sue corr ect course.
When the British Ministry obtain a
knowledge of the proceedings Of the late
session oil Congress (Which they could not
have had at the las, d4tes) which forbid all
Intercourse with France, and rene ewing il
in It's fullest extent with England, it is be-
lleved the primer, le adopted by Mr.. Erskine
will 40, be objected % and we entertain
strong confidence, Notwithstanding the pre-
sent gloomy aspect, that the existing diff
fcrenees between the Two countries will be
am,cably adjusted.
FRANCE Is AUSTRIA.
The war between France and Austria is
prosecuted with vigor and various success.
Or ne 10Th at May. Bonaparte entered VIZ
enna, The capital Of the Austrian Empire, in
triumph. Previous To this, the Emperor of
Austria had retfeated with his army of re-
serve scross the Danube, into Hungary. 1t
does not appear that Donapsrte met with A.
ny opposition after the action which took
place near katisbon, and after which the
Archdnke Charles retrcated into Bohemia
Though we have no accounts of the move
ments Of the Austrian main army, from the
time of their entering Bohemia till the 2lst,
previous TO which they must have joined that
: with the Emperor On the 18th and Goth,
Bonaparle with the whole of his army, pas
sed the principal branch Of the ID mube, s.
. established his main force upon the island of
Lobau, about 20 miles eastward OF the city
Of Vienna. On the 2lst, the French force
S reached the left bank of the river. Here
the two armies met That Of the French
, was commanded by Bonaparte in person
the Austrian, BY the Archduke Charles
The action commenced about O'Clock, p
= NJ. Bonaparte attacked the centre Of the
Austrians with the whole body Of his cayal.
, ry, supported by $4,000 infantry. 1t appears
he battle continued Trough the day, in
which Bonaparte, in every attempt TO break
he Austrian columns, was repulsed. On
he following day at four o'clock in the NOR
ing, the action was rene wed, in which the
French were severely beaten, and compel
[ ed 10 retreat across the Danube.
, We have published the French account
Il this battle. The French bulletin states,
D nal Just a, the moment when All was over
with the Austrians, the Emperor received
nformaiou that the bridge of boats was de
lslfoJ ed by The rising Of the Danube. The
! Austrian Bulletin states, that the bridge
4 vas destroyed by fire boats. Bonaparte al.
o~s the Aus,riaus to have taken posses
,.on of he ground upon which the action
. commenced, and that there were of his for
!, ces lleO killed and 5000 wounded
In short time we shall probably know,
: whether the Archduke Charles will be able
!, to follow up his late success with effect.
Letters from Halifax say that, Gen.
Ko!lowrath, with an Austrian division, is
r stated to have passed the Danube, near
!, Lint, and to have taken 5000 prisoners.
c From Saturdays Centirel.
t The Duke of Brunswick oels, is said to
have joined Austria against France!
Bonaparte has ordered Joakim Murat,
Y King Of Naples, to repair with all bis forces
to his H. q. and King Louis, Of Holland,
and Queen, to join him at Vienna.
= Accounts from Portugal state, that Gen.
v Wellesley had quilted the pursuit of Soult,
: and marched against Victor, in Estrama.
dura.
: The Spanish Patriots in Asturias have
I been driven from Oviedo, aud the Marquis
Romano, and the Bishop of St. Andero had
I, embarked a, Cijon ,-the formeI was going
round by sea to Vigo.
Mir. Jackson, the new Envoy Extraord.