Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05

c one iiau III SiAesia anu ON this side the
h Oder, sufficient number of troops al.
: ready formed, and OF cavalry which
, would have been so useful in opposing
( 20 the light troops Of the enemy. Bui
she had decided not to keep her pro
mise.
The king unexpectedly quilted Pots
, dam he abandoned residence in
| which he was covered by the Oder to
go into an open city, in order to hail
the approach of the enemy. Hardly
had he arrived at Bresiaw. before &c
neral Bulow, who commanded some
Thousand men on the lower Oder, imi-
tatIng the treason of gen. York, opened
his lines to some light Russian troops.
and faci'itated their passage Of tie o.
der.Conducted by some newraised Prus-
!, SLAMS, these troops fought several bat
ties at the gates ,,of Berlin. The cabi.
net of Prussia now threw of the mask.
The king, by three successive crdinan.
ces. called to arms, first the young men
of the most respectable famiiith rich
enough to equip and mo INIT them
: selves : then the whole Of the youth
from ~ to Z+ years; and at last all
men above that age. 1t was an ap-
peal iiade 10 passions which Prussia
felt the necessity CT restraining, when
she desired y0nr alliance, and while she
was faithful 80 1t. The chancellor of
state ordered before hin, the leaders of
these sectaries, who in their sediiious
fanaticish preached the overflr oyyr of
social order and the destruction of tn Fl
throne. Prussian officers were sent ia
p'mp TO the Russian headquarters ]
numerous Russian agents succeeded!
sch other at Breslow. Finally, the
ISL OF March, Prussia finished by 81
treaty with Russia what gen. York had
begun.
! 1T was on the 18th March az Bres-
law. and the eth at Paris, that the mi
.Inisters Of the king Of Prussia announce
ed officially that their master had made
. common cause with the enemy.
J Thus Prussia has declared war n !
igainst your majesty. AS The price of the
treaty Of 'I'iisit, which re- placed the
king on his throne, and OF the treaty of
/ Paris, which had admitted hin into the
, alliance.
a join to this report the pieces pre-
iseI.ftsG; - p-z.,-s..
, solicited his alliance, with extracts of
the letters from Count de St. Marsan
(; on the same subject the treaty and
: conventions concluded at Paris for the
, establishment Of the alliance the con-
) ventioh concluded by gen. York with
THE Russians. and his proclamations /:
The pieces relative to the dispositions
taken by Prussia ON the subject of the
fdeiection Of gen. York i, the pieces re.
latlve to the mission Of Prince HAITI
-ifelde to Paris extract ola report on
lshe connivanee Of gen. Bulow with the
enemy; three edicts for extraordinary ie-
.!N'esof troops: the ordinance Of the king
). which aeqn;ts and recompemces gen.
York: finally, the notes by which the
;, Prusian government notified to the
MINISTERS OF your majesty that he
breaks the alliance and DECLARES WAR
am, sire, with the most profound
respect, &c.
(Sisnedl
/ THE DUKE OF BASsANo.
/ after the reading of the report, The
!, councillors of state presented two
! plans of n Sena'us Consulium. fsee
herewith the session of sd April and
{ the Count Defermont explained The
= motives Of the first Of these plans ir
p THE following manner:
RI My Lord Senators, YOU have heard
the communications which his maiest,
has ordered to be made to you ac;re
1 circumstances make an augmentation
of our military establishment; indispcn
e sable : this is the object Of the Senatu.
E ConsnI'um which we are ordered I,
h present to you.
e. II we ought to regret the detection O
4 All ally. yet it is better TO see him open
lly in Tie ranks Of an enemy. than TO b,
e exposed to his daily treasons. Tn,
|, disposab!e forces Of Prussia are no
s such that the empire cannot make be
i, irepeut of entering again the Isis a
4 gainst her but you know, gentlemen
Il that we must, when we desire peace
r obtain it by successes which nav &uaran
Il tee its duration aei 10 obtain this end
A we must employ al oRca great means
!. rather than exhaust 0arselyes by de
grecs in feeble cfinrts.
y The Grst section Of the plan place
at the disposition OF the minister Of wa
:" ,tSO,O09 men, TO be aided to the armie
in active service. Ninety thorsan
linen taken from the CONSUMPTION @
! 1904, the levy Of which having been al
Sready authorized, only experiences