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fovrtament, to the Aidminift ration, and to
the friend of man every where. It has been
some exptnee to the government j but it
has Caved more exponce. It has almost de
•flroycd ;hcir thirlt for war, which although
i‘ flittered the pride of rhe warrior, mud
if perfiSrd in eventually terminate in their
extinction; but in the revolution of events
their d-flmy has been placed in the hands
of the U. G. who ft magnanimity it is pre
f'imed will not let them perish. I have
f*«>cril times visited the principal fehool
which is under the patronage of the govern
ment ; tlr progress of the children in reading ,
and writing is equal to that of any other
children nf th'-ir age, The order of the
school and decency of manntrs excites, in
the mind of the fpsetamr, pleating and affec
ting contemplating; it would wrest from
the barbarous his ferocity, and evince to
the mind that it is not the color of rhe skin
that deflgnatcs the ravage,
• lam refpctifullv, \
Sir, \
Your obedient ft rvant,
RETURN J..MEIGS.
City of Wajhington , 20 th "]
December, 1805. J
Late Intereftinpj Intelligence,
j kD O 1
Received by thejLip Highland Mary, in 3 £
Days from Bordeaux, and extracted from
Parts papers received at the office of the
Norfolk Public Ledger.
PARTS, November 20.
The public were yesterday in expedi
tion of receiving the confirmation of the
news afloat for some days past, upon the
entry of the French into Vienna, which was
to have taken place on the 19th Btumaire
(10'h November) but the 21st Bulletin,
which the Monircur gives, dated from Mol k
the fame day, making no mention of this
defirablc event, seems to belie the news.
However, ifit be-ob Curved that on the morn
ing of the 18th, Prince Murat was only
ten or twelve league? from Vienna, and
- that he detached the fame day a corps of
dragoons towards that city, from whence
the emperor and his courts had already de
parted, it will readily be conceived that,
there being bo further refinance, the firlf
divilion of the array may really have entered
that capital the 19th, and possibly the em
peror Napoleon hiuifclf may have made his
entry the fame evening that the Bulletin is
dated.
FOURTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Brcunau , Bth firumaire, ycar-14.
Martha! Burnadotte arrived on the S'-h,
at ten in the morning, at Salzbnrg. The
elector had left it some days before ; a corps
of 6010 men, who were there, had retired
precipitately the preceding evening.
The inifunderftandtng between the Ruf
fians and Austrians is already preemptible.
The Ruffians pilage every thing. The befk
informed officers amongfl them know the
war they carry on to be impolitic, since
they have nothing to gain against the French
whom nature has hot placed foas to become
their enemies.
Bfaunau, in its present state, may be
considered as one of the noblest and most
ufcful acquisitions to the arm/. It is sur
rounded with bullions and a drawbridge, a
half moon, and foiTes full of water. It has
of artillery, all in an
excellent Hate ; and, what is very difficult
to credit, it is also remarkably well' provi
ded with provi (ions. We found in it 40,
000 rations of bread ready to be dUhihuted,
and upwards of a thonfand lacks of flmir j
the artillery of the place conlilts of 43 pie
ces *ot cannon with Aiding carriages, and
mortars provided who upwards of 40,000
balls and howitzers. The Ruffians have
left behind them 100,000 lbs. of gun pow
der, a great number of cartridges, lead,
a thoukiiid muskets, and every thing to
maintain a great siege.
The emperor ha - appointed general Lau
rifton, who has arrived from Cadiz, gov
ernor-of this town, in which he has eltab
liffied the depot of the head-quarters of the
army. ' '
FIFTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Braukau, 9th firumairc, year 14.
Several Ruffian deserters are already ?.r.
rived, among others a ferjeant-major a na
tive of Moscow, an intelligent man. It
may be imagined that every body queflion
ed hint. He.(aid that the Ruffian army was
very differently disposed towards the French
army from what ic was Lift war, that the
prisoners who had returned from France,
prnifed the country and the French very much;
that there were fix of mem in his company,
who, at the moment of their departure from
Poland, were Tent farther : that had all the
men returned from France been left in the
regiments, (hey would undoubtedly have all
deferred: that the Ruffians were forty to
fight for the Germans, whom they do not
love, and that they had a high opinion of
(reach valor. Being asked whether they lo
vtd the Emperor Alexander, he anfwercd
that they were too referable to bear him a
ny attachment : that the soldiers loved the
emperor Paul better, but that the nobility
preferred the Emperor Alexander ; that the
Kuffians, in general, were fatisfied to have
quitted their country, because they lived
belter, and better paid ; that they all wilh
ed not to return to Ruflia, and'that they
preferred fettling in other climates to rei
turning under the tod of so hard a difeip
iine; that they knew the Austrians had
loft all their battles, and did nothing but
weep.
The inhabitants artert that, in his uneasi
ness the Emperor of Germany advanced as
far as Weis, where he learned the disaster
that had happened to his army. He also
learned there the clamours of his people of
Bohemia and Austria against the Ruffians,
who plunder and ravfth in so unbridled a
manner, that the inhabitants wilhed for the
arrival of the French, to deliver them from
these Angular allies.
Marfiial Davouft, with his body of the
army, has posted himfelf between Ried and
Haag, All the other corps of the other are
in full movement ; but the weather is dread,
fnl fnow has fallen a foot deep, which
has rendered the roadsdeteftablc.
The eleflor of Bavaria is returned to
Munich ; he wss received with the greatest
enthusiasm by the'inhabitants of his capital.
The farmers would no longer exchange
their provifions*for a paper of no value.
There is not a man in Germany but confii.
ers tile Knglifh as the authors of the war,
and the Emperor Francis and Alexander as
the virtims of their intrigues. There is
not a person but fays: there will be no
peace as long as the oligarchs govern Eng r
land, and the oligarchs will govern as long
as George breathes. The reign of the Prince
of Wales is in conference desired as the
term of that of the oligarchs, who, in all
countries are egotists and callous to the mif
fortuncs of the world.
TWENTIETH BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Lintz, 1 6th Erumaire, ('jth A'o-v.) year 14
The engagement of Amftctten did great
honour to the cavalry, and particularly to
the 91b and 10th regiments of hussars, and
to the grenadiers of the divilion of general
Ondinot.
The Ruffians have fmee accelerated their
retreat ; they in vain cut down the bridges
upon the Ips, which were quickly re-eftab.
lifhed, and prince Murat arrived as far as
the abbey of Moik.
A reconnoitring party has posted eff to
Bohemia. We have taken very confidera
blc magazines, both at Freyftadt and at
Mattrubaufen.
Marlhall Mortier with a corps of the army
is maaocuvering upon the left bank of the
Danube,
LfN rz, 1 "jih Brumair?, { Sth Not),Jytar
At the battle Amftctten we took 1800
prisoners, 700 of whom are Ruffians.
Prince Murat has ettablifhed his head
quarters at the abbey of Molk. His ad
vanced posts. are near St. Poiten (St. Hy
polite.)
On the 17th, general Marmont direfted
his march towards Leoben. On his arrival
at Wcger, he met the regiment of Giulay,
charged it and took 400 prisoners, among
whom one colonel and fevcral officers. He
continued his march. All the columns of
the army are in grand manceuver.
TWENTY FIRST BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Alclky iqth Rrumariey (10 No<v.J year 14,
r I he relult of this engagement of Maricn
zell was the taking of three stands of colours,
16 pieces of cannon and 4,000 prisoners-.-
among whom arc the colonels of the regi.
ments Joseph de Colleredo and Deutfchmei
fter, and five majors,
t The 13th regiment of light infantry and
the 108th regiment of the line behaved
admirably well.
On the 18th in the morning, Prince
Murat arrived at St. Hypolite. He gave
direction to the general of brigade of dra
goons Scbaftiani to pu(h forwards towards
Vienna. All the cenrt and grandees have
left that capital. It had been already an
nounced at the advanced ports, that the
Emperor was preparing to quit Vicryia.
1 he Ruffian army has effected its retreat
to Krems byre-crossing the Danube, fearing
no doubt to fee its communications with
Moravia cut oft, by the Movement which
Marshall Mortier made on the left bank of
the Danube.
General Marmont must have parted be.
yond Leoben.
The abbey of Molk, where the Emperor
ledges, is one of the fineft in Europe.
The cellars and vaults or the abbey were
full of every good Hungarian wine ; which
has been ot great help to the army, having
for this long time been Without any ; but
we are now in the wine country-.-there is
a great deal in the environs of Vienna.
The Emperor has ordered a particular fafe
guard to be placed at the castle of Luftchlofs,
a small country feat belonging to the Empe
ror of Austria, on the left bank of the
Danube.
Stralsund, Ovlobcr 22.
The greater part of the Swedish troops
havefet out on their march towards Meck
lenbargh. Several battaliensofthefe troops
will arrive on the 22d at Wifmar.
The king of Sweden is hourly expefted
here,
Wc learn that a new fleet of transports,
-which was appointed to convoy sew Ruffian
troops both hither and to Wifmar, has been
difpcrfed by a storm on the coast of the Bal
tic. The fame storm is said to have caused
great damage in the road of Riga.
Nuremberg, OStober i 7.
We have received letters from Nassau of
the 25th. They are full of details relative
to the proceedings of the Ruffians, who ap
peared fora moment on the borders of the
Inn, and sent some detachments to the left
bank of that river, but which they hastened
to abaadoa on the firft news of the arrival
of the French and Bavarian*.
There already reigns a great mifundcr
ftanding between the Ruffians and the Aus
trians: the latter accufc the former of hav
ing delayed their march and rejoicing in
fecrct at the defeat of General Mack’s army.
It is even afferfed that feme very warm dis
putes have taken place between the Generals
of the two powers.
Wartzburgh , Oflober 30.
The Emperor of Russia not having "been
able to engage the King of Prussia to rspair
to Poland, is gone to fee him at Berlin,
where he arrived on the 26th inst. The in
. terview of this monarch with his P. M.
will produce the results which many persons
expert from it. The Cabinet of Berlin in
dependently of the last proclamation, pub
lifted in the principality of Anfpach, has
dearly declared its intentions by the official
declarations. In the last note delivered to
Mr. Laforet, Ambaflfador to France, and
to General Duroc, it isfaid, “ That H. M.
will remain faithful to the principles which
have hitherto direfted his political conduft,
and will be constantly animated by the desire
of procuring to Europe the advantages of
peace in concuring with all his power, by
his mediations to a happy conciliation of the
differences which have kindled (he flame of
war,” The motives of the military difpofi.
ti“ns which have taken place and of the
afiembling of several corps of the army, are
thus explained : ** All these meafurcs have
no other end in view than to inflate the
neutrality and protest the territory of his
Majcfty.”
Hanover, October 23.
The General of division Barbou, has re
ceived a letter from Marflial Ecrthier,
minister at war, dated Elchingcn the 6th;
in which H. E. informs him of the vhflories
gained by the French array in Subia. The
letter concludes thus ;
“ It is laid that a corps of Ruffians and
Swedes has landed with the intention of be
fleging you. You mud take in provifiens
arid defend yourfclf to the last extremity.
You will preccivc by the details hereunto
annexed, that the Emperor will be enabled
to fend an army into Hanover as soon as it
(hall be ncceffary,*’
SAVANNAH, January 18.
THIS Morning, arrived the brig Eliza
y Mary, capt. John Starr, 13 days
from New. York.
LONDON GAZETTE EXTRA.
Admiralty-Offici, Nov. ix, iB®£,
Thelctter, (and its enclosure,) of which
the following arc copies, were received at
this Office last night, from Captain (now
Rear Admiral) Sir Richard John Strachan,
Bart commander of his Majesty’s ftiip the
Caesar, to Wm. Marfden, Esq,
Caesar, November 11, 1805.
Sir,
The accompanying copjr of a letter, ad- -
d relied to the Hon. Adm. Cornwallis, I
request you will be pleased to lay before the
Lords Commiflioners of the Admiralty, with
my apology for the hasty manner in which
it is written.
I have the honor to he Sec.
R. j. STRACHAN.
Caesarj November 5, ISO 3.
Weft of Rochefort, 264 miles, wind S. £.
Sir,
Being off Ferro!, working to the westward
with the wind wcfterly, on the evening of.
the 2d, we ohferved a frigate in N. VV.
making ftgnals—made all fail to join before
night, and followed by the Chips named in
the margin,* we came up with Herat n at
night—:md at the moment (he joined us,
we flaw fix large (hips near us. Captian Ba
ker informed me he had been chafed byThc
Rochefort Squadron, then close to leeward
of us. We were delighted. Idc fired him
to tell the captains of the (hip of the line a
stern, to follow me, as I meant to engage
them diredfly—-and immediately bore awsy
in the Cmfar for the purpose, making all
the signals I could, to indicate our move
ments to oor ftips ; the moon enabled us to
fee the enemy bear away in a line abreast,
closely formed ; but we loft fight of them
when it set, and I was obliged to reduce our
fails, the Hero, Ccuragcaux, and iEokis,
being the only (hips we could fee. We con!
tinued steering to the E. N. E. all night”
and in the morning observed the Santa Mar!
garita, near, us; at 9 we difeevered the
enemy of four fail of the line in N. E. on.
der all fail. We had also every thin* set,
and came up with them in the evening
we observed three fail astern ; and the Phce.
nix spoke me at night. I found that aflive
officer, Baker, had delivered my
orders, and I sent him to assist the Santa
Margarita in leading us up 16 the enemy. ,
At day.light we were rear there, ar.d Sar
ta Margarita had begun, in a very gallant
manner, to fire upon their tear, and was h
Toon re-joined by tl;e Phoenix.
A little before room, the French fi r .d: n;>
an aftion unavoidable began to take in ther
small fails, and form in a line,
the {larboard tack ; wc did rhe fame and [
communicated my intentions by haiii P « t 0
the captains, “ that 1 Ihould attack the
centre and tear," and at noon began the hat
tie ; in a fliort time the van {hip of the er."
eray tacked, which almost dircftly m2 d e tl
aftion close and genera!, the, Namur joined
soon alter we tacked r which we did as f ocn
as we could get ths (hips round and 1 dire
ted her by lignal, to engage the van • aj
half pa ft three the aft ion ccafed, the
having fought to admiration, and not
rendering till their lhi P s were unmanagea
ble. Iha vc returned thanks to fhc C- "
tains of the line and the frigates, and they
speak in high terms of approbation of. thier
refpeftive officers and Ihip’s companidf. "u’
any thing could add to the good opinion I
had already formed of the officers and crew
of the Caesar, it is their gallant conduft"i n
this day’s battle. The enemy have fufi'erell
much, but our Ihips not more than i s t 0 he
expefted on these occasions. Vou mav"
judge of my surprise, Sir, when I f olln d
the ihips we had taken, were not the Roche,
fort squadron, hut from Cadiz.
I have the honor, to be, &c.
' R. j. S S RACHAN.
Hon. Wm. Cornwallis, Admiral *f the
White, Commander in Chief, See. &c
P FIRST LINE. ■.
Starboard tack.
Brit'tjh Line,
Ca-far, of 8o guns.
Hero, of 74 guns,
Courageux, of 74 guns.
FRENCH LINS.
Dugua Trouip, of 74 guns, capt. To(fl ;r
Formidable, of So guns. Rear Admiral,
Dumanoir.
Mont Blanc of 74 guns, Capt. Villegrcy.
Scipion, of 74 guns, Capt. Barouger.
SECOND LINE (when the Namur'join
ed. J
N. B. The Dugua Trouin and Scipion
totally difmafted ; the Formidable and
Mont Blanc have their forcmalls Hand
ing.
Our frigates—Santa Margarita, JEoks,
Pammx and Rcvolutionairc.
I have as yet no correft account of the
loss of the enemy, or of their nunribcr »f
men.
The Mont Blanc had /even hundred;
sixty-three killed, and ninety-fix wounded
most dargeroufly.
The Scipion, 111 killed and wounded.
. The French Admiral,, Mons. Duman
oir le Pellc, wsunded; the captain of the
Dugua Trouin, killed ; and Second Csr-r.
wounded. *
A lift of killed and wounded in his Majef.
ty’s Hi ip, undermentioned, in aftion with
a French fquadran, on the 4th of Novcm.
ber 1805.
C3efar---4 killed and 25 wounded.
Hero—lo killed and yi wounded.
Courageux—l killed and 13 wounded.
Namur— 4 killed and 8 wounded.
Santa Margarita---1 killed and 1 wounded,
Revolutionaire—2 killed and 6 wounded.
Phoenix —2 killed and 4 wounded. •
iEolus —1 wounded.
Total —24 killed, Sc 111 wounded- 13^;
London, November g.
The occupation of Hanover by the Prepl
ans, which is now confirmed, look place so
immediately after the evacuation of that city
by the Irencb, as to induce an apprehenficn *
that these movements were preconcerted bv
their refpeftive Courts; there was not,
however, - any communication between ths
commanding officers on the fubjeft,
Whitehall, November 9.
His Majesty has been plcafed to grant to
the Revd. Wm. Nelson, D. D. now Lord
Nelson, brother and heir of the late Lord
Viscount Nelson, who, after a furies cf
tranfeendaut and heroic fcrviccs, fell glori
oully cn the 21st of Oftober last, in the mo
ment of a brilliant and decisive viftory, the
dignity of a Viscount and Earl of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great-Eiiiain anjj Ireland,
by the titles of Viscount Merton and Earl
Nelson, of Trafalgar and Merton, in Sur
rey, the faate to defeend to his lawful male
heirs, and in default thereof, to the lawful
male heirs, of two filters of Lord Nelson.
PUs Majesty has also heen pleased so grant
the dignity of a Baron ot the United King
dom ol Great-Britain and Ireland, to Cuth
bert Collingwood, E r q. Vice-Admiral cf
the Blue squadron of his Ma jelly's fl-et, and
the heir* male of his body lawfully begotten,
by the title cf Baron Collingwood, of CaM
burneand Hcthpool, in the county ofNorth
umbcrJand.
4 Petersburg?, Oftober 17.
A corps of Cofiacks, embarked at Riga in
the beginning of this month, were driven
out to Tea in a heavy gale.—Twelve trans.
ports, with troops have been wrecked near
the rocks of Dandaugon and upon the coast
of Cour.Lnd ; in all thirty.feven {kips, aod
near twelve hundred troops, have been loft.
—Capt. Liman, of Lubeck, periffied, with
the whole .f his crew, and eleven passengers
among them two Ruffian Generals ; he bad
also a confidentbie fam in specie cr beard.