The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-02-10


| The part Of The allies 1000.
| The Northern parts Of Italy and the Islands
| Of the Adristic had declared themselves inde-
| pendent Of France.
There was a general insurreclion OF the
people OF lyrol and Switzerland against the
! French.
The French army at Dresden, 5000
strong, had laid down their arms.
There are reports of the assassination Of
| Bonsparie, and an inssrreciion in the South
| of France, but no authentic accounts of that
character. Mer. .ddv.
Bosron, Feb. s-We have been favored
with London papers TO Nov %, received by
the Alexander, which arrived from Liverpool,
in passage of ~ days.
We understand the Alexander brings in.
formation that a vessel, supposed to be the
Neptune, descending the Baltic with, or on
account OF the American Commissioners, had
been wrecked in the Gnlph of Finland
That our ehvoys had proceeded TO Berlin
and from thence were to 60 TO Copenhagen TO
America
That the Danes had Withdrawn from Ham,
burgh
That Bayonne had not been taken Decem-
Der il
That the Prince Of Orange had sailed from
England with large feet and considerable
body OF troops, to resume the government of
Holland
That the fee, a, tho Helder had surrender
ed to the Dutch
And that Lord Cas,lereagh had gone 20
Holland.
The Prince of Orange in England had re.
ceiyed the congratulations of the Ambassado
nj {Jn
tablished between England ard Holland and
an immense number Of vessels were fitting
out with merchEncixc
Dutch commissioners, Baron Pesponcher
aud Mr Jas. Fagcl, arrived in England Nov
81, to invite The return Of the Prince of Or
ange In the government of Holland.
The fleets in the Tcxel and Schedt, il was
said, bad hosted the Orange flag.
II is said the Russian General Tolstoi has
been disgraced, for suffering his division 10
be surprised in October near Dresden, bv ST.
Cyr, and defeated.
The British government negotiated new
loan, Nov 10, for % millions of hounds ste,i.
The London papers contain Com. Yeo'. ac-
count OF his affair on Lake Ontario. He COM.
plains that he could no, bring the American
heet TO close action and reflects on its con.
The British friga,e Seahorse had csp,ured
French privateer oa the French coast, which
Immediately afterwards sunk, and only %, OF
~ men, were saved. The whole of the off,
GERS perished.
The British have taken two French COR
vettcs, two gun briggs, and several other YES.
sells, on the Weser.
The Ganymede, 90 guns, has taken the
French p.ivateer VaIteur, of 9 guns. She
surrendered without resistance, as lar Men
(47 IN number,) were in state Of mutny,
and had confined all their officers
The French Marshal Davoust, Prince of
Echmuhi having his retreat to France cut off,
has retired with party OF his army from
Hamburg 10 the Danish dominions
Bonaparte has LAID an additional :ax on
doors, windows, salt, on persons and personal
property. On the two latter the taxes are
doubled.
lhe Swiss have resumed portion Of their
independence, have Withdrawn from tho war
on the side of France, and declared them
selves neutrals.
Naples has assumed independence and op.
ened her potts.
a convoy sailed from England Nov. %, un-
der convoy Of the Queen, of 90 guns, for
barbadoes. Dec. 9, was partly dispersed,
dismasted, sc. December A, part of the
convoy fell in with frigatc, which made the
proper signal for them TO collect round her,
which they did /; when she proved to be the
French frigaie La Clorinde, Capt. Locarde,
which sailed from Brest with two other fri
gates, Dec. l. She took of the convoy, the
Benden Hall, Aurora, Lusitania and Superb,
oil OF which she burnt or scuttled, except the
L. the captain saying it was his strict orders
to 90 so. Tho l.. was given up to the pris-
oners, and parted with the frigats Dec. 6.
London, Nop. 10.
The Eliza-B Baird, from Tcrceira, ar. at Lii.
vcrpcol, Wa. boarded lst inst. lat. 40, Ion. ls,
by an American ptiva,eer, which took some
of her stores.
Two French frigates were fallen In with On