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SEVENTY-FIFTH BULLETIN. Os the Grand Army. Finckensteix, May 18, 1807 The following are new details of the events of the lothinft. Marlhal Lefebvre makes parti cular mention of Gen. Schramm, to whom he attributes in a great mcafure the success of the engagement at Weichsebnunde. On the loth, Gen. Schramm was in battle from‘2 o’cloc kin the morning, covered by two redouts, which were couilruCted eppofite to the fort of Weich selinuude. He had the Poles on his left, the Saxons in the centre, the second regiment of light infantry on his right, and the regiment of Paris in reserve. The Ruffian lieutenant-gene ral Kamcnffcy, cainc out of the fort at day break, and after two hours fighting, the arrival of the twelfth regiment of light infantry, which Marihal Lefebvre dispatched from the left bank, and of a Saxon battalion, decided the affair. Os the brigade of Oudinot, a fu gle battalion could be employed. Onr lols was very iiiconfidera ble ; a Polish colonel, M. Paris, was killed. The loss of the enemy was greater than it was fir If conceived ; more than 900 dead Ruffians have been interred, and tlie whole lols of the enemy cannot be e-ltunated at leds than 2500 men. At present he makes no movement, but ap pears very cautious and fny behind the enclo jure of Ins fort ifications ‘Pile iiiiinber of bat teaux, laden with wounded, tfiat have been font off, is forty. Hus majetly lias decreed special rewards to tliofe who have dillinguifhed themselves, and v Dole lignal services Mai Inal Lefebvre pointed ‘ out. On the 14-th a division of 5000 Prussians and I Ruffians but chiefly Pruffi ms, left Kouigsberg, < landed at Pillau, marched along the borders of Nehrung, and arrived at Kalilberg, before our advanced pods of the grand guard of light ca valry, wdio reached Furflenwerder. The ene my advanced as far as the extremity of Frifch haff. It was expeded that they would be pro ceeding from thence to Dantzick. A bridge, thrown across the Villula at Furflenwerder, fa cilitated the paffige of the infantry, that were cantoned in tlie island of Nogaf, to defile upon Jj the rear of the enemy. But the Prussians i were aware of this, and would not ven- I tore. The emperor gave orders to general ! Beaumont, aid-de-camp to the grand duke of i Berg, to attack them. On the 16th at 2 I o’clock in the morning, this general set out I ■with the brigadier general Albert, at the hea i | of two battalions of grenadiers of the reserve 1 corps, the third and eleventh regiments of Chaileurs, and a brigade of dragoons. He met the enemy between Pnffenwerder and Stege, a little before day-break, attacked and defeated him, pursued him sword in hand for eleven miles, took 1100 prisoners, killed a great jn my, and carried off four pieces ot cannon. General Albert has behaved with perfect gal lantry ; the majors Clieiniuau and Salmon dis tinguilhed themselves. Tile third and eleventh regiments of Chaffeurs, have diiplayed the ut mofl intrepidity. Two brigs of the enemy, which navigated on the 1 InH, came to annoy us, but a grape (hot which fell on one pt them made them fliear off. The enemy has also, since the 12th, experi enced con fide rable losses on several other pi alls. On the 17th, the emperor made the fulileers of the guard maneouvre, who are encamped near the CafUe of Fmkeullein, in barracks, equal in beauty to those at Boulogne. On the 18th and 19th, the whole guards likewise took up their camps in the fame place. In Silesia Prince Jerome is encamped with his corps of observation, at Franckeiiilein, protedf jng the siege of Neife. The Prince having learned on the Hth, that a column of 8000 men had Jest Glatz, to furprile Breflau, he made General Lefebvre set off with the firtl regiment ot the Bavarian line, (an excallenr regiment) one hundred cavalry and a detachment ot 300 Saxons. General Lefebvre came up with the rear of the enemy on the 1 4-th at t- o’clock in the morning, near the village of Canth, he at tacked inllantly, took the village by the bayo net, and made 150 prisoners. One hundred of the Bavarian light-horse cut to pieces the ene jny’scavalry and dispersed them, being 500 men strong. Tlie 800 Saxons difmouuted—an ex traordinary conduct, which mutt have been the relult of fome mifiinderitanding, for the Saxon troops have always behaved bravely, since they were united with the French troops. This unexpected defection placed the fir ft re giment of the Bavarian line in a critical lituation, and occaftoned their loss of I At) men, who were made prisoners ; the roll retreated fighting, and in good order ; and the enemy re-tookthe vil lage of CHUth. At eleven in the forenoon ge neral Dumuy, who had left Bieflau at the head of 100 French dragoons, chaffeurs and foot-hu ful's, who had been sent to Silesia to be mounted, and a part of whom had already got their holi es, attacked the rear of the enemy ; 150 ot the foot-hnfars took the village of Couth with the bayonet, made 100 prisoners, and re-took all tlie Bavarians that had been made prisoners before. The enemv, to return with greater ®lt* to Glatz, went off in two feporate columns. Gen. Le febvre, who had quitted Scheveidoritz on the ] .sth, fell upon one of their columns, killed 100 men, and took RX) prisoners, among whom are SO officers. A regiment of Polifli Spearmen, of whom Prince Jerome had sent a detachment to general Lefebvre, having arrived it) the morning, greatly dtilinguifficd themselves. The second column of the enemy fought to reach Ghtz, by the way of Silberberg.; but lieut. col. iJuncoudiits, the Prince’s aivl-de- f eamp, tret them, and put them to the rout. Thtls this column, conlifling of 3 or 4000 men, could not return to Glatz, from which it had ll fued—the whole were . either killed, taken, or dispersed. SEVENTY-SIXTH BULLETIN Os the Grand Almy. FiNCKf.NiTiiN, May 20. A fir e copper-bottomed corvette, mounting 24 guns and 120 Lnglilhmen, loaded with pow der and ball, presented herfelf in the river, des tined for Dantzic, coming ahreatt of our works. She was assailed by a Hr:ik difchaige of mulkct rv, from each Ihore, which obliged her to bring too. A pivquet from the Parilian regiment, : jumped on board, and made them prisoners Amongfl many others, an Aid-de-Camp of Gen. Kalkruth, who was on his return from the Rus han Camp, several Englilh officers, &c. &c.— This corvette proves to be the Le Sans Peur. Betides the 120 K glilhinen, there were 60 Rus sians on board of her. The lots (jf the enemy at the battle of Weich elmunde, on the 15th, was greater than at hi It fnppofed. A column of Ruffians, marching a loi.g Ihore, were bayoneted—l 800 Ruliian corps i iiave been buried. O.i the 6th, a division of Ruffians, command- . ed by Gen. Turkow, o:i their route from Brock | to the Bug on Pultnlk, in order to affilt the ‘ new works winch had been ordered for the pur- , pole of rendering more formidable the tete du pout, and w hich were defended by lix battal ions of Bavarians, commanded by the Prince Royal of Bavaria, attacked at four different times said corps, in all of which they have been i overthrown by the Bavarians, and langraged (mitraille) by the batteries *f the different I works. Marlhal Malfena reports the lols of the enemy to conliff of 800 killed, and double that number wounded. What renders this af fair more remarkable, is that the Bavarians had lels than 4000 men. The Prince Royal has bellowed much praise j on the Baron of Wredeu, a Bavarian officer of diltinguifhed merit. The loti of the Bavarians I has bean 16 killed, and 150 wounded, j There it as much want of [enfe in the attack j on tlie works of Gen. Lemanois, on the 13th, 1 a.id ot those on Pultulk, the 16th, as existed in the conllru&ion of a number of rafts in the bay, I about lix weeks ago, and which cofl the enemy j near that time to complete—they were burnt in | two hours. The fncceffive attacks made on the [ above mentioned works, u’ell entranched and I supported by excellent batteries, have not only [ proved abortive, but have cofl the enemy con iiderable losses, without any piolpedt offuecefs. It would appear that these operations have in view the drawing the attention of the Irench army to its right fide ; but its polition is reafou ed on all the grounds, in all the hypothelis, as well defenfive as offenfive, that could offer.— In the mean time the intereilmg liege ot Daut z.ick advances—the enemy will experience a de cided loss, in Idling this important place and tlie 20,000 men that are enclotcd in it. A mine has played on the Blockhaufeu and has blown up the lame, the covere., way has been opened by four prime matches. The delcent ot the ditch has been executed. VI. NNA, May 13. The Court Gazette contains the following ar ticle concerning Turkey. “ Admiral Smiavin continues to cruise in the entrance of tlw ilrait. of the Dardennelles ; his fleet coiditls * 8 llnpa of the line, 2 lift)-gun Ihips and leveral brigs. It was on the 2lit March that the Ruiiiaus took the catlie of Ic nedos by assault. Tne i'urxilli priiouers were lent into JNutolia. “ Un the 3d April, the head of Seid-Feyd- Zultah-Effeudi, trealurer of the navy, was ex poled on the inward gate ot tne Seraglio ; fie had been condemned to death tor having neglec i ted to take mealures to defend the Dardanelles. | On the lame day, was dtfiniffed Morally Olman- ; Effendi, the Trealurer of the Grand Vizire’a ar my’ ; lie is succeeded by Haifin-iichalinnin-Ef feiuli. “ On the 6th, the Captain Pacha entered the sea of Manmora, with 1 three decker, 5 two deckers, 9 trigates ami lloops, 26 gun-boats, 1 brig and 1 bomb ketch, probably in order to oi fer battle to the Ruffians. A Jay 16. It is tlill rumoured tiut a Congress is going to be opened at Prague. Tne Plenipotentiaries to | it are even named ; the Prince ot Benevento and ; Mr. Laforet for Fiance ; Count Stakelberg tor Russia , Count Rultrotf for Prussia >Count Sia ’*dion will reprefeut Aultna ; it is added that a ’ pal ice is titling up at Prague, in which this as i feinbly will be” held. Gazette de France. It is asserted that the Archduke Charles will set off the day after to-morrow for Galheia, in order to review the army assembled on that frou- S tier. According to the molt probable calcula ! tions the armed neutrality of Auilria puts her to j the expense of 60 millions independant of the i peace cffablilhmeut of the army. DRESDEN, May 13. It is thought here, in the belt informed cir cles, that the negotiations for peace, now on the tapis, are not in such a Rate of forwardness as iome persons arc inclined to believe. It is said that his Majelly the Emperor Napoleon, at all times ready to employ every means in his power to flop the effufion of blood, was the firti to pro pose peace to the Emperor ot Ruflia, and to the King of Prulfia, on very moderate conditions ; that the two sovereigns answered, that they were ready to treat! but that their connections with England and Sweden did not permit them to “act without the participation of these two courts.— It is added, that France has not opposed this step, declaring that she also w ifhed for a general peace ; in fliort it is asserted that the principle of compensation has been proposed as the bails for peace ; that certain gener 1 articles have even been brought forward, and that all these propo sitions have been communicated to the Cabinets of London and Stockholm, from which aufwers are expedit'd. PARTS, May 21. All Englilh goods having been prohibited throughout the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Seignior has caused to be exprefftd to his Ma- S jelly the Emperor his desire of having French cloths, and particularly that kind of woollen fluff called Chalons. His Excellency the Min iller of the Interior, has in consequence written to the Prafedts of the Departments, in which there are manufactories calculated for that par ticular branch, in order to request them to make known this ciurcumllance to the manufacture! s whom it may concern. May 23. The Kceningfberg Gazette contains the fol- I lowing details of the (lift interview which took i place between the Emperor of Russia and the i King of Prussia. “ The Emperor of Russia had performed the 1 greater part of his journey in an open carriage. I He arrived, on tlie Ift of April, at Polangen, where he was joined by the King of Pruflia, a few hours afterwards. Ihe Emperor advanced four hundred paces, with his hat off, to meet the King, who sprung from his carriage, and threw himlelf into the Emperor’s arms. They re mained embracing each other for tome time, without ipeaking a w ord, and with tears Hand ing in their eyes. After they had walked a few flips together, holding each other by the hand, the Emperor clasped the King once more round his neck. The latter returned to Memel the , fame evening, to which town he wished to take the Emperor, who excused himfelf from going • thither, on account of his being in a travelling dress. | “ This monarch made bis iolemn entry into ! Memel, on the following morning, at eleven o clock. The King went out to meet him as far as his carriage ; they embraced each other ! and went up the fleps of the cable together i hand in hand. All the Generals, Ministers and Lords of the Court, were assembled in the great hall ; but onlv the Minilter Baron Von Haiden berg, and Prince Radavil, followed the two So | vereigns to the top of the flair case. “ There was the Queen : the Emperor went ; to meet her and kissed her hand ; ttic Queen im mediately embraced him. My dear Cousin, (in French) were the only words which tins Prin cess at tirfl addressed to him, with great emotion. The Emperor give for watch-wonl to his guards, ! Memel and Frederick. May 28. The preparatory operations of the levy of 1808 have been every where performed with a : dispatch with a regularity which promile the ; happiest retults. The young men nave tellified i an unbounded devotedneis and confidence : in a 1 great many cantons the drawing was followed by banquets, in which tile gaiety of the confciipts was particularly remarked. The number of tlie ablcnt, no way coniiderable in the former I .years, is Uus year Hill lels. FRANKFORT, May 9. Letters from Triefl, of the 25th April, men tion that a few days before, a Ruliian frigate foundered off Ragufa. The crew were drown ed, it not having been poihble to lave a iingle i man. May 13. The town of Neiis is reduced to a heap of ashes. The governor has, it is laid, declared that he would rather bury Mrnfeii under the ruin, than iurrender. MADRID, April 22. It is announced that the Prince of Peace has delegated his powers of Admiral General to 8 Officers of the Navy, of whom he has formed a iupreme Council of Admiralty. It is added that they have been convoked at the Palace of the Prince, who upon this occalion ltrongly en forced to them the necelflty of uling all their es , forts to augment the maritime ilrength of the Empire. May 4. The capture of Monteviedo has not made any great sensation here, from the hope generally entertained that this important plate will be re taken, as Buenos \yres was. It is difficult for tiie Englilh to form any establishment which may excite apprehensions of the loss of our set ! dements in South America : they would have to contend with the Indians joined with Span iards ; and, in less than two months, the con quering army would be opposed by forces far superior to all the reinforcements it could possi bly receive ; accordingly the public funds have not fallen in price on account of this news. It appears that our government is difTatisfied with the conduct of Portugal, who has afforded the Englilh too much afiiitance : the Madrid Ga zette complains of the condudt of the governor of the Brazils. However, it is thougnt that a ; marriage is dow on the tapis between the Prince : of Alturias and an infanta of Portugal. HAMBURGH, May 2. A Swedilh frigate which had been cruizing off the mouth of the Swinne, was shipwrecked ’ during the late terrible storm, which laffed for i several days. She had 200 men on board, part ! of whom were 1011, and the reil saved with great ! difficulty. | NORFOLK, July 13. Official notification of the President's procla mation, was yesterday sent down to commo dore Douglas, by lieutenant Ham. in the Re venue-Cutter ; and this morning the Beitoi a and Leopard, the two ships that weie in lire roads, got under weigh. On Friday last, brigade orders were issued for calling into actual service rhe following force, vis;. From the 54:h regiment. 1 lieute nant-colonel, 2 majors, 8 captains 8 lieute nants, 8 ensigns, sod non-commissioned offi cers and soldiers, together with the cavalry', artillery, and volunteer companies attached to that regiment. From the 7th regiii ert, 1 ma jor, 4 captains, 4 lieutenants, 4 ensigns, ajid 200 non-commissioned officers and soldiers, with the cavab y and volunteer corps attachr and to that regiment, the whole making about 1,200 men. 9 her.e, and the troops from Richmond and Petersburg, make a force of about 1-600 men, the whole under the com mand of brigadier-general Mathews. It lias not been judged expedient to order more men into actual service at present. The remainder ot the 7th regiment, with the legiments of Piincess Anne and Nansemond, are held to maivh at a moment’s warning. The address of the committee to their <jfdlow-riti zens of the towns of Norfolk, Portsmou h. a:.d their vicinities , on the cessation of their June• lions. I ellow Citizens, The select committee, previous to their dis solution, beg leave to recur to the cau es, which gave existence to your resolutions ; aid to attract your notice to the primmies, which presided over thcii conduct, in the execution of them ‘1 he late outrage, committed in sight of your shores, on the National Hag, by a Bii ttsli ship of war, which was previously prepa red for that act of atrocity, by instructions and signals given by order of the commandant of the squadron, at that time anchored within the C„pes of Virginia ; and the deliberate slaugh ter of your countrymen, who tell unsuspect ing victims, at the very moment, the human voice was piostituted and prophuned, in articu lating professions of peace and amity—roused and excited your indignation and resentment to a degree never before felt. This last deed of savage ferocity, unparallel ed even in the naval annals of Biitain, awaken ed the sentiment of abhorrence in every breast Evcrv voice was loud in its call for reparations commensurate to the insult: British insolence and barbarity had reached the ne /ilus ulti a. They had the unblushing effrontery to claim the rights of hospitality, while their hands were crimsoned and smoakiug with the blood of yogr countrymen. Even at the instant, they had declared war, in sight of those shores from which not many years past, their discom fited and recreant myrmidons were driven with disgrace—in sight of those monuments—which fill your breast with a holy and inspiring admi ration for the valor and triumphs of your fore fathers. The nation was unexpectedly plung ed into war, and yourselves the first exposed to its ruthless blast. The choice of tame sub mission or resistance was forced on your con sideration ; with one voice you declared th t your ancestors had wrested their rights, their libeiticsaiid independence from the suffocat ing grasp ot British tyranny, by the sword ; and that you, their posterity, had resolved with it to defend and to perpetuate the hallowed pat rimony. Remote, in this crisis of imminent danger and alarm, from the government of the United States, whose decision could not be immediate ly hud, and knowing this portion of the union to be within striking distance of a savage and insidious enemy, the deliberate violators of all those just principles and usages which religion, law and time, have sanctified ; you assembled for the purpose of concerting the best possible means for the immediate protection of all that was dear to you—your wives, your children, and the sacred honor of your country. The resolutions unaniu ottsly adopted by ti is august assembly, in which the sublime majesty ol the people presided, are spread before the world ; in all places, they receive the pure and sincere homage of elevated patrio'ism. To enforce obedience to your resolutions, you appointee a committee of citizens from yottr body, whoir. you made depositaries of your power ; but whose existence, as your organ, should cease and determine the instant the voice of govern ment pronounced its decision. This, feilow-ci tizens. is a concise history of the outrage, anc of your proceedings. Your committee, though deriving no powen from the constitutions and laws of the land, ye feel an honorable and just pride in the recol lection, that the appointment conferred ot them, flowed from the only pure and legiti mate sou-ce of all jower—the people —tin fountain from which branches, as so many streams, the constitutions and the laws. They were deeply impressed with a sens* of the delicate situation in w hich they wen placed, and tilled with anxious solicitude tor th< right performance of the solemn duties confi ded to them. All eyes were directed to therr —they were regarded as the rallying point The public sentiment placed in their bands the lever which was to raise—to poise—and tc communicate momentum to the public force. 1 he course the committee was to hold, could not be accurately delineated ; the eve had in prospect, wherever it directed its vision, dangers threatening and awful. They were imperious ly called on to take no step without delibera tion ; to sanction no measure that might com promit the honor and reputation of their coun trymen. They endeavoured, in all their pro cee dings, to respect the demarcations of civil [ and political* powers; and by their aa, so 10