Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-21

guarantee It's independence
That the advanced eorbt Tarnles Of
the Swedes had arrived on the klbe
from Pomerania, and were 10 be fol-
lowed forthwith by 10000 others to
be commanded by Bernadotte That
ths fortrefs Of cfen,ochau had capitu-
lated to the RuiTlans but that none
of the other ltrong holds had furren.
dered Stettin was clofely befieged !;
Wittenbure hard preiTed; and Dant'
zic inveited.
The Prul1ian army, under the
command of the celebrated Butcher.
had advanced into the vicinity OF
Erfurth the other PruiIian corps
were taking an active part in the
war O.; and the people were eve
ry where organizing to refiit the re
turn of the French. The Duke of
Cumberland was to leave England
the 27th April to organize the Pam
OTIS of Germany.
In fortie from Clafgow, 600
French and pieces of cannon tell
into the hands of the Rudians.
Late and important intelligence has
been received, but not fully confirm
ed. that a fevere battle had been
fought near Cuxhaven, which termi
mated in the defeat of the French,
with the lois Of 5000 men.
Davouf's corps of 1000 men ad-
vanced from Magdeburg TO Lunen'
burg, but after the defeat OF Morand,
he made precipitate retreat towards
Brunfwick. and on the 18th of April
was at Zell St Cyr was at Bremen.
The people of Hamburger and the
Hapfe Towns are in high fpirits.
The weAphalians and Saxons had
declared againft France. A Procla-
nation lately addrened to the Ger
mans, was written by the famous
Kotzebuc.
All the local militia within 80
miles of London, have been ordered
to give up their accoutrements' for
the purpofc of being Immediately for.
warded TO the Moth Of Germany
The Hetnan Platof arrived ar
Berlin on the 9th inf with 6 or 8
pulks of Conacks exceedingly vel.
mounted, and feveral batteries OF
horse artillery Many other rim
forcements arrived about the fame
time at Berlin. Sir Robert Wilton
has gone 10 Po,fdam.
A letter from Swedifh Pomerania
announces that Prince Bernado,te has
given notice 70 The Duke of Mecklin-
bureh that he hsll foon march
through thar Dutchy at the head of
$4,000 troors
A commiillan Of government has
been eftabliihed at Warfaw. The
eftates in the Dutchy Of Warfaw
granted to the King of Saxony, and
French generals by Bonapar,e have
been co,ffca,ed. and the income of
them is appropriated to the equip
mcnt of the P,uiIian army.
: The fri Conscks entered LEIPZIG
on the an of March A divliion of
RufIian troops under Gen. Hovaifky
entered that city on the ath of April.
They were joyful'y received By the
inhabitants.
The Spanifh papers indicate that
the armies were apprsximating each
other and were in very confederate
force. The French were concenfra.
ting towards the tbro bat were
falling back in very flow time
though numerous conveys of troops
officers, baggage, and plumber, was
daily fet.ing off from France the
places of the troops being fuPplied
by eonfcripts. Lord Wellington had
not removed his H Q the 9th May,
and no other important movements
had been made, excepting that in
which Souchet had bean reoulfed be
tween Alicant and Valentia which
is corrobora'ed by his Lcrdfhip'. de-
patches. The main allied army un-
der Lord w is faid 10 conflt Of
82.ooo men. The French have in
Leon and Old altle about $4,000.
Fna Bla7v # The nerO Campaign,
and Defeat af BeaubarnOis.