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en, who commands the Russian Army/
had ui nc hjpc of anticipatingtlic French
entered Warsaw, and pushed Jpr wards
an advanced guard to take posh ions a
ioug the rivei I)i*uia.
C)jl the 24th the out posts of the rcs
pc< ;i.e armies fell in with each other,
and ttie Hessians were thrown into con-,
fusion. General Beaumont passed the
Di/.uru at Lowicz, killed and wounded
several Kasdan hussars, and made a re- (
giment of Cossacks prisoners, and pur
sued the enemy to Btonie. j
On the 2Tth some skirmishing took
place between the advanced posts of the
Cavalry ol both 1 armies, when the Hes
sians were pursued and some prisoners
taken.
On the 28th. towards evening, the
Archduke of Berg entered Warsaw
with his cavalry, on the 2dllt the corps
of Marshal Davousl advanced to the ca
pital. The Russians had retreated over
the Vistula, and had burnt the bridges
alter they passed. It would be difficult
to describe the enthusiasm of the Poles.
Our to trance into the capital was quite a
triumph, and it is impossible to form an
idea of the zeal which the Poles ol every
rank display.
Patriotism and national spirit have not.
diminished in the hearts ol this people 1
hut have acquired new force amidst nil*-,
fortune, ‘l'lie most Icrvant desire, tin:
only wish of the Pole# is, to become a-’
gun a nation. The powerful abondon
their castles, and come to implore with
earnestness the restoration of their Na
tion, and offer tin ir children, their for
tunes, and all their influence towards that
end. This spectacle is indeed interest- ‘
ing. They have already every where
resumed their tindent dicss, and their 1
former Customs,
Shall the Polish Throne be re-esta
blished, and shall the (■ eat Nation secure
for it respect and independence ?—Shall
she cecal it to life from the grave ?
God only, who directs all human affairs,
can resolve this great political question.
But certainly, never did more memora
ble, more important events arise.—l tom
a congenially of sentiment, which does
iiohor to the French, the few straglcrs,
who acre guilty of excesses in other
countries, huve experienced so good a
reception from the people here, that no
severe regulations have been necessary
to make them conduct themselves with
propriety.
Our soldiers often observe, that the
solitary wilderness of Poland are very
di Here nt from tlic smiling fields of then
own country ; but they immediately raid,
tlut the I'rj/r.t an. • good. Indeed the peo
ple of this country exhibit themselves in
such a light, that it impossible not to
take an interest in their destiny.
I lic day alter this bulletin was pub
lished, namely, on the mcmbi able 2d of
December, there was addressed, in the
name of the Emperor, to the Grand Ar
my, the following Proclamation :
Jmjicriul Hrud-Quurters, at l'oscn,
December 2, li>o6.
Sol.disks—A year ago, at this same
hour, you were on the memorable field
01 Vustcrliu. The scared cohorts ol
Russia lied defeated before you, or sur
rounded, laid down their arms at the
feet of their conquerors. I'o the mode
ration, and the, perhaps, bkuucabte ge
nerosity, which overlooked the criminal
ity ol the third coalition, is tlie forma
tion of n fourth to be ascribed. Hut the
ally on whose military skill their princi
pal hope rested, is already no more, llis
principal towns, his fortresses, his forage
und ammunition magazines, 280 stand
ards, 7t)o pieces of cannon are in our
power. Neither the Odor nor the War
ta, the Desalts of Poland, nor the rude
season ot Winter, have been capable of
arresting for a moment our progress.
You have braved all dangers, have sur
mounted them all, and every enemy
have lied on your approach.—ln vain
did the Russians wish to defend the ca
pital of ancient and illustrious Poland, j
The French Eagles hover over the Vis-|
tula. The ‘unfortunate, but brave Poles.l
on cot itemplating von, fancy they behold I
the celebrated legions of their Great,
Sonicski returning from a military ex-l
pcdition.
Soldiers, we shall not lay down our,
arms until a General Peace has confir
med and secured the |K>wcr of our al
lies ; until it has restored to ottr com- 1
n\crce its freedom, and given back to:
us our Colonies. On the Kibe and on 1
the Aticrwc hive re-conquered Poneli-’
cherry, all our possessions in India, the
CKij><‘ of Good Hope, and the Spanish
Colonics. What right lias Russia to
liotm that she shall hold the balance of
dcajay in.her hand i What right has
slve tore Xpert: she should lie placed in so
favorable a situation ! Shall there be a
co :pari son mule between the Russians
Bad us ? Arc not they the soldiers of
Aasteritu ?
„ (riigacd) NAPOLEQN.
It was known at Stockholm whhn the
Industry satled front thence, th ,t gene
ral 11-nniagsen h.“d retiied behind the
VestuD, .uid established bis head qnar
trs at Praga, opposite, to Warsaw ; that
all the bridge'* across the river,fi-otu the
Austrian frontier to its month, had been
broken down. und all the boats, See. which |
might serve tor the transport of troops,:
removed toils Eastern shore.
The K.mj i*f Prussia had established
his head quarters at the Castle of faster-1
d<>,in the strong conntry of Olierland;!
Ce*vi.d Kslkrcuth was on the 2sth tilt.’
• Poitou as!,, within twenty miles of!
Warsaw ; and the garrisons of EnxtPvus
ti.. maed,..,. vvith the troops collected „t
Js •Heuburt, were assembling on the
% new, Dantzir and Graudenti bad
not Ivreri invested on the 30 th.
Th' 1 D itch papers still Continue to
k >l.l out a prospect of a peace between
France, and Prussia. Afterthe rejection
Kv Ids Ptussiaa Majesty, of the truce a
greed to by his agents, Lccche- tr.i and
Zastrow, Duroc Was scat by Bonaparte
to Osterode, w ith fresh proposals. We
tru t that the solicitude thus expressed
by Napoleon for a peace is influenced
by an impression that the remaining re
sources of his Prussian Majesty, and the
accumulating power of the P.us ians, arc
ol a nature to endanger the advantagaes
the lias already gained.
Nothing further has transpired as to
the intentions of Austria. The apjxiint
ment of Prince Lichtenstein on the mis
sion to the French camp, is strongly in
dicative of the pacific views of the cabi
net of Vienna. Lichtenstein is ihc warm
partizan of France, and, it will be re
membered, was highly praised in the
French bulletins, which followed the
peace of Prcsburgh. lie is a man of
admitted bravery, and, we believe, his
loyalty is unimpeached ; but there are
other qualities imputed to him by re
port, which induce a regret that he has
been chosen on an embassy which em
braces such various and important inter
ests.
Yesterday a mail from Lisbon was re
ceived at the Post Office, with letters
from tlunee to the 10th inst..nt. \Yc
lament to hear, that the enemy’s priva
teer* continue their depredations on the
coast ol Pbrtugal. We have received
the following letters on the subject:—
Liskon, December 9.
The whole extent of our coast swarms
with French and Spanish privateers.
\Ve hear from Vigo, that the prizes
carried in there, during the last six
weeks are estimated at being worth up
wards of half a million sterling.
Oporto, November 22.
Ten British vessels have been taken
by the Rowc-Boats and privateers from
Vigo, and carried into that port since the
26tti of last month. Amongst them are
the Ann and Margaret store-ship, bound
to Malta ; and the Robert and F.iizabcth,
from Liverpool, with bale goods, for O
porto ; the Ringmore from Newfound
land, Hope from Poole, Queen from
London, Robert and F.iizabcth from Li
verpool, Zyphet- from Lynn, Kingsware
trout Newfoundland ; besides some va
luable vessels bound to Lisbon. The
coast is now covered with these priva
teers ; and, 1 am sorry to add, that there
is not any British ship of war for the
protection of the trade.
Yesterday letters were received from
Dublin of the date of the 16tli, which
state, that eight of the deluded men cal
led “ Threshers.” had been convicted at
Castlebar ; five of them having liccn
found guilty of the murder of a person
who had given information against them,
were executed the next day, and their
bodies buried in the gaol yard : the oth
er three, who had been convicted on the
evidence of the murdered man, are to be
hanged, one on Christmas Eve, the oili
er on New-Year’s Day, and the third on
Twelfth Day ; all which are marked pe
riods ol festivity among the lower clas
ses.
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[ Receievcd at Charleston , by the John IF
Francis , 35 days from Bordeaux A
HAMBURGH, December 6.
A consoling piece of information, has
removed from our merchants and trad
ers the uncertainty in which they were
in. We have received positive advice,
that the Knglish and colonial merchan
dise, bought and paid lor before the ocu
pnlion of our city by the French troops,
and which, in consequence, had become
Hamburgh property, will not be com
prised in the confiscation pronounced
against all the products of the English
manufactures. This decision is found
to be contained in the notification which
lias been published at Eubcck. The
second article of this notification, says,
“ !11 the declarations which are to be
made by the merchants of Lubeck, the
declarers must distinguish the merchan
dise bought and already paid for, from
those which have been Ixiught and not
paid for, in whole or in part.”. These
measures are founded on the principle,
that all will lx- confiscated which actual
ly belongs to the English, whether the
product of their manufactures or coloni
al produce ; hut at the same time leave
to the proprietors all the objects which
they have acquired in a legal manner.
lor the future, this distinction cannot
take place, seeing that, by the imperial
decree, ol the 21st ot November, all
purchases whether of English merchan
dise and colonial produce, coming from
England or the English colonies, are ab
solutely interdicted und prohibited. The
course ot exchange on Eoudon, is no lon
ger inscribed nor published on our ex
change. all correspondence with Eng
land having ceased.
\N e have received from Toningen the
following details of the present situation
ol England. Ihe news ol the occupa
tion of Hamburgh by the french troops
lus caused at London a sort of conster
nation amongst the merchants, and
has thrown the government into lively
alarms.
Lord Howick, in making known this
event to the Lord Mayor, raised inquie
tudes which have produced bad effects.
Thirty of the principal trier-chants and
ship owners of the capital, repaired to
the exchange to open a deliberation on
| what could be done in an affair so extra
ordinary and so critical—To appease
these complaints, a council was called,
at which were present, Lords Holland
and Auckland, the Marquis of Buck
ingham, the. Advocate General, Sir Jo
seph Hanks, and Mr. Yansittart. This
council deliberated for several hours on
the subject of the request of those mer
chants, hut they could come to no deci
sion. These members, without senara-i
4
ting, repaired to the office of Foreign
Affairs, to there deliberate anew, and
to concert with Ho wick, the mea
sures which would appear the most pro
per to claim the inquietudes of com
merce, and to face the danger which
tliis crisis might draw it into—but it a
greed upon nothing. The embarrass
ment which the public believe it saw the
government in, did nothing but increase
the alarms, and as it was expected, the
stocks most sensibly felt this first shock.
The omnium which a few days before
floated between 5 and 6 per cent, pre
mium, fell immediately to half per cent.
1 he 3 percent consol's fell also 4 per
cent. Ihe followi g days the inquiet
udes continued to augment on its being
seen that the council which was held to
prepare some means of avoiding the
storm, had employed three other sittings
to deliberate on the same subject, with
out taking any measure or publishing
any notice proper to calm the public
mind.
Ihe reduction of Magdeburgh, and
the capitulation of the corps of the army
of gen. Biucher, also caused a lively sen
sation in England; but the 30th bulletin
ol the grand army, in which the empe
ror of the French declares that his army
shall not repose, but when the colonies,
1 t ench, Spanish and Dutch, shall be re
stored, completed the nxietics of the
government, and the nation. We may
judge, in advance, what the effect of the
measure relative to the blockade of the
British Isles will produce in England ;
for before it was known, the politicians
j of London had a half presentment of it,
and already they exercised their con
jectures on the subject. They asked,
for example, in the journals on the ex
change, and even in the shops, what
would become of the English Com
merce, if France should profit of her im
mense conquests, to exclude it from the
ports of the Baltic and the North Sea,
where hitherto it had been carried on
without any obstacles l They supposed
that the French would use all their ef
forts to ciose all entrance to it from the
Ems to Dantzwick ; and further to hin
der the circulation ol English merchan
dize in all the countries which they oc
cupied. 1 hese ideas alarmed before
hand all minds ; and the government,
for want of better remedies, endeavour
ed to calm the inquietudes, by having it
announced in the journals, that it had
given orders for four ships of the line to
sail immediately to the Grand Belt in
Denmark, to hinder, if possible, the
French from shutting altogether the
North of Europe against English com
merce : but even at London no great
confidence was placed in this precau
tion. The English journals labor to
console the merchants and to appease
the cries ol the nation, by announcing,
that let tlie worst happen, they had for
the last resource the ports of Holstein.
All reports, and all informations, unite
to make us believe that England finds it
self in a situation truly alarming.
At the date ol the last news, the go
vernment had not received notice of the
measure relative to the general block
ade ; and already it saw itself reduced
to oppose to the public opinion the most
frivolous calculations. It is thus they
caused to be insinuated, that the lour
vessels of the line which was sent to the
Great Belt, would preserve for the Eng
lish Commerce all its vents in the North
of Europe : that the merchants of Ham
burgh having had time to take their pre
cautions, would not have failed to place
under cover the English property, of
which this city possessed a great depo
sit ; that, in short, the council of com
merce would fall upon some means to
ward off’ the storm ; that if it assembled
every day for tliis purpose, and it had
not yet been able to come to any deci
sion, it would surely come to one the en
suing week. The English government
has given notice to the merchants, that
there will no longer any mails be sent to
Hamburgh nor Bremen. The new
Parliament of England was to meet on
the 19th of December; it is called by
the proclamation of the king to take in
to its consideration, (it says) affairs of
the highest importance. It is believed
at London, that contrary to the usual
practice, the Parliament will not adjourn
but for one day at Christmas.
TWENTY-SIXTH BULLETIN.
Imperial Head i/uarters, Berlin, Oct. 31.
“ The Brigade of lihgt cavalry and
dragoons, under general Rivaud, forced
7000 infantry and five regiments of ca
valry to lay down their arms on the 39th
of October, near Pasev alk. On the
same day the light cavalry of the Reserve
of the Grand Duke of Berg, under Mar
shal Lanses, arrived before Stettin, and
forced the governor to capitulate. There
were found large magazines, and 162
cannon. The garrison of 6000 men are
prisoners of war.
“ A colum oi 8000 men, under Gene
ral Blucher, and one of 10,000 under the
Duke of Saxe Weimar, are surrounded
between the Elb and Oder, and must
surrender.
” l'he Prince of Neufchatcl and Val
langen, Major general of the Grand Ar
my.
“ Marshal Alex. Berth ier.”
PARIS, December 14.
In execution of the decree which pla
ces the British isles in a state of block
ade, a Barbary vessel going from Moroc
co to London, with a cargo of skins, al
monds, cocoa, kc. has been detained by
the privateer le Malouin, capt. Geoffry
who sent her to Cherbourg, where site
entered on the 9th of this month.
December 30.
Extract of a letter from Frankfort , of the
14/A December.
“ The irregularity which political e-
vents hat e caused In the course of the,
I ‘ wj..r > <
affairs of commerce In general, makes
it nearly impossible to give an eiac; pre
ception of the operations of exchange
which have taken place latterly, and of
the actual situation of this branch of spe
culation on the places of the north.
“ The following is what we hu\e col
lected the most positive on this head :
A general complaint has been made for
some weeks, of a kind of stagnation ;
but at the end of November ail views
turned towards foreign countries, be
cause they there hoped to find more
safety for capitals. It is to this circum
stance that the rise of exchange must be
attributed, which has taken place in the
commercial cities at a distance from the
theatre of war. Paper on Paris was
then sought for, as well as upon London
and Holland ; that of Austria was less,
because of the difficulty of communica
tions between Hamburgh and Vienna
by Silesia and Moravia ; exchange on
Vienna suffered in consequence, small
variations. The events which succee
ded, had, as might be expected, a stri
king influence on the course of ex
change. We no longer do any thing
with London, because all communica
tions with this place are cut off'. Ex
change on Holland, which false specu
lations had raised, fell to its level ; the
single course of Exchange on Paris
maintained itself at the height to which
it had arrived, and even gained a qua, ter
per cent. It is true, that the cessation
of all communication with England has
brought some confusion in the places
which had constant relations with Lon
don. Since the entry of the French
troops into Lubeck, the affairs of the
bank with Hamburgh, Lubeck, Bremen
and Embdcn, has also ceased.—No mer
chant of note any longer hazards spe
culation. The imperial decree of the
21st of November, has entirely suspen
ded them. We cannot dissemble, in
fact, that a part of the connections of our
city was in direct or indirect connection
with England, if not for the merchan
dize or produce of the manufactures, at
least for the affairs of exchange, or con
cerning colonial produce. Our indus
try is therefore, at this day, the only but
also the most solid source of prosperity
upon which we can count, and there is
no doubt, if the present state of things
should continue for some time, there
will appear many new manufactures and
fabrics. Some provinces of Germany
already set us the example. Thus, the
decree of the 21st of November, which
wounds the interests of some commer
cial men, is, on the other hand, very a
grccable to the manufacturers of Ger
many. In effect, this measure delivers
them from the concurrence of the Eng
lish, and procures, already, a great vent
for the products of their manufactures.
Therefore it is, that the decree in ques
tion, has excited great joy in Saxony,
(Leipsic excepted) in nearly all the
marches of Brandenburgh, in Lusace,
Bohemia, and even Silesia; these are
the manufacturing places of lower Ger
many.
“ The class of men which lose the
most in the present situation, are the
commission merchants, and tire agents
for English merchandize at Embden,
Bremen, Magdeburgh, Stettin, See.”
NEW-YORK, February 2.
Captain Brown, of the brig Susan and
Betsey, from New-Orleans, informs,
that some days pretious to his sailing,
the alarm hud, in a great measure sub
sided, and that the embargo was raised,
on the 31st December; but that, on the
morning ol the 2d January, an express
arrived from Cumberland, and a second
express reached Ncw-Orleuns, in three
days from Natchez, with information,
that general Adair with an advanced
guard of 2000 men was within three
days march of Natchez, and that Burr
was following w ith 6000 men. This oc
casioned anew alarm at New-Orleans—
another embargo was expected—and all
the inhabitants were exerting themselves
in removing their property. A boat,
wiih 30,000 dollars pursued the Susan
and Betsey, down the river but was too
late.
It this news is correct, there can be
little doubt ol Burr’s success against
New-Orleans, if he should be wicked
enough to plunder that place, on his
way to Mexico. As there were only a
bout 600 regular troops under general
M ilkinson. and a few volunteers ; with
4 gun-boats , 2 ketches and 1 schooner.
WASHINGTON, January 25.
We lay before the public the follow
ing sketch of proceedings in the ciicuit
court of the United States, for the dis
tri ol Columbia. We shall endeavour
to present in our next paper a compre
hensive statement.
On Friday Mr. Jones, the attorney for
the district, invited the attention of the
court to the situation of Erick Boliman
& Samuel V. Swartwout, and the crimes
laid to their charge. He made a num
ber of remarks going to shew that they
had been guilty of treasonable acts a
gainst the peace and Union of the Uni
ted States.—Evidence to this effect, he
said he would adduce at a future period.
He rose, however, merely to move that
the court would issue a warrant, direct
ing the marshal of the district to take the
prisoners, at present in the* hands of the
military authority, into his custodv. lie
grounded this motion on the affidavits of
General \S ilkinson, id ready published.
Hie did this in obedience to instructions
received from the executive of the Uni
ted State, whose wish it was that thev
should he surrendered into the hands ot’
the civil authority- Mr. Jones then read
the affidavits of General Wilkinson, and
went into an argument of some length
in support of his motion.
Various questions were submitted by
the court, the object of which pi iacipallv
was to ascertain the specific offence
charged, arid the grounds c.n which tho
attorney supported it.
The attorney in reply, made an argu
ment to shew that the offence charged
was treason ; but contended that if it were
of an inferior hue, still the arrest and
commitment were proper to he made.
Tho court took further lime to exam
ine the case. Their hesitation to grant
the motion of the attorney arrose chiefly
from the uncertainty of the offence charg
ed against the prisoner in the affidavits
of General Wilkinson; and from the
necessity of specifying sonic specific
offence in the warrant of arrest.
On Saturday on tlic opening of the
court, Mr. Jones observed that it was
his wish, previous to a decision on
his motion, to submit the evidence of
General Eaton and Mr. James Lowry
Donaldson, for whom he moved sub
poenas. •
The court ordered subpoenas to be
issued for these witnesses.
Mr. Caldwell then said that he held in
his hand a petition signed by him in be
half of Messrs Boilman Swartwout,
whose signature could not he obtained to
them. Mr. C. read the following peti-.
tion.
To the Judges of the Circuit Court of the
United States, in and for the District
rs Columbia.
Your petitioners Erick Boilman ami
Samuel Swartwout, respectfully repre
sent that they are confined within the
body of Washington county, in the dis
trict of Columbia at the Mi-.rind Barracks,
under a military guard without just and
legal cause, Sc are deprived of the bene
fit of counsel, or being confronted with
their'accusers, and of being informed of
the nature of their offence, or of the
cause of their commitment.’ Your peti
tioners therefore requesst a writ of Ha
beas Corpus, in the usual form, directed
to Lieut. Col. Franklin Wharton, or to
such other person as my have the custo
dy of vour petitioners, that they may be
proceeded against as the laws direct, ar.d
har e an opportunity of being heard ia
their defence.
For and on behalf of Erick Bollmaa
and Samuel Swartwout,
ELIAS B. CALDWELL,
Attorney.
After offering this petition Mr. C.
made a concise speech in support of its
prayer.
Mr. Jones opposed allowing the pray
er of the petition, principally on tho
ground of its collison w ilh tlie motion
made by him, then depending before
the court, the effect of which he contend
ed would he the same as that produced
by the writ of Habeas Corpus, if follow
ed.
Mr. Dorsey replied, in support of the
petition.
Mr. Caldwell again spoke : and,
Mr. Jones replied.
Some further conversation ensued be
tween the counsel—■when chief justice
Crunch delclared it the opinion of court,
that before in strictness a right existed
to claim a writ of Habeas Corpus, it must
appear on affidavit that the warrant of
commitment, or other authority, under
which the confinement had taken place,
had been refused, together with the
ground of refusal. Judge Crunch added
that this decision’ was made under tho
31st of Charles Second, which applied
to this case.
A feint objection was made by Messrs
Caldwell and Dorsey, to tlie application,
of this statute, which was over ruled by
the court.
A short time after this General F.a
and Mr. Donaldson appeared in court.
Mr. Jones said the testimony of Gene
ral Eaton would be lengthy, and in order
to allow him time for his drawing it out,
he requested that he might be indulged
umii Monday.
’! bis course was acquiesced in by tho
court in respect to both the witnesses.
Mr. Caldwell then offered the follow
ing affidavit:
District of Columbia ,
Washington County ss,
On the 24th day January, in the year
of cur Lord, 1807, personally appeared
Elias B. Caldwell, w ho being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he called on
Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton,
commandant of the Marine corps, and
requested of him a copy of the warrant
or cause of confinement of Erick Boll
man and Samuel Swartwout, to
said Col. replied that he had no warrant
of confinement, but that they were deli
vered to him in the usual military mode
-and that they were merely under his
care for safe keeping.
Sworn to before me the day and year
above written.
WILLIAM BRENT, Clerk.
Mr. Caldwell added that he had not
seen Mr. Boliman, and did not know
whether it was his wish to apply for a
writ of 11. beas Corpus. He would only
move for a writ of Habeas Corpus foj
Swartwout.
Mr. Jones intimated a hope that some
days should be allowed for making out
the return to the w rit, which might re
quire deliberation and legal advice.
This was opposed Messrs. Calawell Si
Deorsey.
When the court ordered aw: it of hab
eas corpus, in the case of Samuel Swart
wout, returnable on Monday at 1 o’clock •
Notice.
THF. Subscriber being appointed Guardian
of Jacob Gold, a minor, calls on all per
i folia in polTeflion of Negroes, Books, Bonds,
l Note and papers of every description, belong
-1 in. to said minor, to deliver up the fame with
out delay, on or before the firft day of March
neat,as after that day suits will be entered a
gainit all defaulters ; and all perfoni indebted
to fail minor, a*e called on for p-avmsnt.
Those who neglect this notice, will find their
accounts in the hand, of J. Cuyler, efej. for re
covery.
JAMES ALLISON, Gunrdisn.
I fiav. I'ebiuary IB LI