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FOREIGN NEWS .
CHARLESTON, March 11.
Our English papers states, that the
American treaty was sent by the pack
et which sailed on the 31st of Decem
ber, and a duplicate was to 1- sent by
the Enter/iriie , for NeW-Yotk.
The king of Sweden has issued a de
cree recalling home all the Swedes who
reside in Trance or in the countries
conquered by her. Such as do not re
turn by the 12th of next November, or
assign sufficient reasons to the contra
ry, arc to lose all their civil lights as
Swedish subjects.
'The French have issued proclama
tions at Berlin and Magdeburg, Schwer
in, Rostock and Ancram, prohibiting
the propagation of reports on the situa
tion of the country, or of writing let
ters pn political subjects, under pain of
death.
General Michaud, Governor of the
three Hanseatick cities, has directed
the troops under his commaad to use
the utmost vigilance in examining all
boxes, portmanteaus,bales,See. in which
British goods may be suspected to be
concealed.
The Danes begin to fear that their
neutrality will not be suffered to remain
much longer. The French are fitting
out all merchant vessels taken in the
Prussian ports, and mean to employ
them as cruisers in the B ltic.
The treasure of the king of Prussia
was on board vessels at Pilau, ready to
put to sea at a moments notice.
The people of Austrian Poland re
mained perfectly quiet, and the levies
at P- j trichau, Plock, Kalisz, Guesen,
and Posen, in Russian Poland, had by
no means answered the hopes of the
French.
The British prisoners in France were
very severely treated. 'The daily al
lowance to each man was a small square
piece of bullocks liver, a slice of black
bread and a glass of new brandy. Nu
merous offers have been made to the
seamen to enter into their service, but
Were rejected with contempt and indig- !
nation.
1 be Correspondenten asserts, upon
the authority of letters received from
Priest, tli it the surrender of Cattaro is
not confirmed : the Russians and Cal
tarese still maintain themselves there.
( )i,ily one PrussLujJuriress lias falbyj
- -riut * Those
still in possession of the Prussians are,
Breslau, Schweidnitz,Silberberg,Glatz,
Ntfisse, Breig and.Cosel.
The recruiting sAnUp* is going on in
Russia with great spirit. Since the last
- Ukase, 100,000 recruits have been rais
ed, and the greatest military prepara
tions are making throughout the coun
try.
French accounts state that the three
Hanse towns will have to pay a forced
lo ,n ot 30,000,000 of francks ; out of
which Hamburgh alone is to contribute
15 millions. They are afterwards to
be sold to the king of Holland, for an
annual tribute.
The assembly of the Jews at Paris
his passed a decree of 27 articles ; ac
cording to which there is to he a con
sistorial synagogue in each department
which contains 2000 Jews. A grand
Rabbi is to be elected bv the consistorial
synagogue, whose salary is fixed at
* 8000 franks.
No offi iai account of the re-capture
of Buenos Ayres had been received al
though it was generally believed, upon
the authority ot several Spanish prison
ers who had been taken at sea, from
JVlonte Video, bound for Spain.
PROCLAMATION.
Concerning the abolishing several abuses
in the armies.
In consequence of the unfortunate
and almost total dissolution of several
corps of the army, sent into the field
against the french, it lias been impos
sible for his Prussian Majesty, on ac
count of a total.want of authentic in
formation, to distinguish truth from
falsehood, rumors from facts, to reward
.merit, or to inflict punishment. His
therefore must postpone draw
* ing any conclusions, until that period j
when 1 lis Majesty shall be enabled to do
■so with more certainty and precision.
His Majesty % far from the idea of as
cribing to liis Isr.ive armies all the ca
lamities and misfortunes which he him
self and his dominions have experienc
ed. It is, on the contrary, very satis
factory to his Majesty, that many of
liis soldiers, from the highest to the
lowest rank, have distinguished them
selves by a steady courage,' continued
perseverance, and a true sense of hon
*■ or. But unfortunately, instances have
occurred (proved by facts that speak for
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themselves) of such a nature as not to
be passed over any longer in silence:
on the contrary, they ought most se
verely and most publicly lobe animad
verted on as an example for the future.
Amongst those whose conduct is most
highly reprehensible are—
1. All those officers who have more
or less participated in the unheard of
conduct of the surrender to the enemy
of the fortresses of Stettin, Custrin,
Spandau, atia Magdeburg. % '
2. All those officers who,»not being
present at the capitulation ofjheir res
pective corps, nevertheless offered
themselves voluntarily to sufrenfler*as
belonging to such corps, nay t even per
suaded their comrades and their subal
terns to take a si milarscatfdidous reso
lution. ‘ '•»>- ‘ A*
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3. Lastly, all without hav
ing received any •fuVJyJieh, or bavins
been made absentee!
themselves from alters A and went
either home 6r elsewhere,*. &c.
In consequence of which Hist Maje
sty, has for the presei\t v ' dismissed his
service, with disgrace, for eYeu, the Ma
jor and Commander at Erfurth, Von
Prusehenck. because, though the city
of Erfurth surrendered, there was no
necessity to deliver up the forts of Pe
tersberg and Ciriunburg if the Com
mandant had taken the necessary pre
cautions. At Stettin, the Lieutenant-
General and Governor, Von Romberg,
is cashiered, as well as the Major-Gen
eral X on Knobelsdot ffe, Major-General
Von Rauch, as Commander in Second,
is dismissed with disgrace, and for
ever.
The Major and Fort Engineer of
Stettin, Von Ilarenberg, is broke.
In Custrin, the Colonel and Com
mander, Von Ing.rsblen, is condemn
ed to be shot.
In Spandau, the Major and Comman
der, Von Benkendorff, is dismissed
with disgrace.
In Magdeburg, the General of In
fantry, Von Kleist, and the command
er, Colonel Du Trossel, are dismissed
with disgrace.
All the remaining Generals who were
: at Magdeburg at the time, and who in
1 the Council of War, voted for the sur
( render of the fortress, are likewise dis
missed with disgrace ; as also all those
officers who have signed any of the
above-mentioned capitulations.
2dly, All the officers of the corps of
Hohenlohe, who belonged to it at the
affairs of tile. anil PrcslZlOW,
who arrived at Stettin before the capit
ulation of that place, .and who joined
those that were included in that capitu
are also dismissed the service
’ forefet. All officers who, previous to
the capitulation concluded at Anclam,
had passed that town, but returned in
order to surrender themselves prison
ers, are also dismissed the service.
3dly, All officers who, during the re
treat of their corps, left them without
having a furlough, or without having
Tjeen taken prisoners, and shall have re
turned home or elsewhere ; and all of
ficers not belonging to any corps that
was obliged to capitulate, and who have
gone over to the enemy in order to get
passports that they might return home
without molestation, are all dismissed
the service forever.
further, His Majesty reserves to
himseiftQ bring to account.all those of
ficers, high and low, particularly those
in the Commissary Department, whose
actions still remain doubtful, or who in
the eyes of the army have shewn them
selves unworthy of the trust reposed in
them ; and, if upon the future investi
gation of their conduct, the above stat
ed facts are found to be more criminal
than at present appears, then, and in
that case, the punishment will he pro
portionally severe. But in order to
prevent future direliction from duty,
His Majesty has thought proper to pub
lish the following Ordinances :
1. All Governors and Commandants j
who in future, from fear of a bombard- i
ment, or under the pretext of a want i
of the necessary requisites for support
ing a seige, or under any groundless
1 pretence whatever, he it what it may,
sha.l neglect, or refuse to defend, with
whatever resources they possess, the
fortress entrusted to their charge, shall
be shot without any mercy-
Every Commander or Governor of
fortresses, who shall consent to any se- j
cret articles (in the capitulation which ■
the enemy may force them to conclude)•
for their own credit, or that of any of
their subalterns, as has been the case j
at Magdeburg, shall be cashiered.
2. Every regiment which does -not |*
obey the orders received to attacked- f
without orders leaves the field of battle, 1
after it has been made known to His
Majesty, shall be cashiered and drafted
into other regiments.
3. Every officer who in future shall
be guilty of the misdemeanors first;
above described in Nos. 2 and 3, or;
shall leave the field of battle without
I j’eing wounded, shall he cashiered with
infamy; each soldier who in running
away throws away his arms, shall be
immediately shot.
4. Every Officer who shall meet with
any dispersed soldiers, shall rally them,
and lead them to the first corps, or to !
another place of rendezvous. If he
does not perform this duty, he shall be
accountable for his conduct.
5. The regimental and company sur
geons are to he as near their respec
tive corps on tne day of battle as pos-;
sible, and they must he provided with i
all the requisites of their profession,!
under pain of being dismissed with i
disgrace.
6. The amunition-vaggons of each
corps ought always to be attended by a
Staff Officer or Captain, to preserve re
gularity in the march. Those Offi
cers commanded, to attend this duly,
slui)l be cslshterw in case of neglecting
the same. • *
Whoever wantonly fires a musket to
create a false ahjrrn; shall be immedi
ately shot. “ '
Any waggon-driver who shall unyoke
his horses from his waggon in order to
runaway with them, shall be shot
But as it is absolutely necessary to pro
duce a serious alteration in the Com
missary Department of the Army, the
plan of reform to be adopted shall he
communicated as soon as possible to
the different corps.
7. On any unforseen occurrences;
for example, on extraordinary forced
marches,retreats, &c. every Command
ing Officer of a Corps shall be entitled
•to make a requisition upon the inhabit
ants for the necessary quantity of pro
visions and forage for the men and hor
ses under his command, giving Ids ny
ceipf for the same ; but if he exceeds
the necessary quantity in his requisiti
on, he shall be shot.
8. The officers of the General Staff,
with their Adjutants, are to take cfl&rge
of conducting the several corjis'aml are
never to leave their i’especlive com
mands. The pioneers are to be at the
head of each column, that they may be
ready to repair the roads or to cut out
new communications. TlieofficeflSofthe
General staff must take efire of every
thing that can facilitate or accelerate the
march of the respective corps. If the
army is to fovin. before the enemy,
ehrv**. oflirprsrtmst and dis
cover the best ways of retreat, as also
carefully mark out the ground.
9. As long as the war continues, the !
subalterns as well as the privates, if they 1
distinguish themselves for courage and I
presence of mind, shall be equally en-!
titled to promotion as any prince or no- ;
bleman in the Prussian dominions. j
He alone who has committed crimes I
shall he excluded from being an officer. :
10. The widow of every soldier who j
has distinguished himself, and dies in
the field of battle, shall receive a pen- I
sion proportionate to the rank of her !
husband.
11. It is hardly necessary to say that
every act of insubordination is severely
punishable. Every one is already well !
acquainted with the regulations of the
army on this subject. Yet as experi- j
cnee has lately shewn the contrary on j
several occasions, it is now brought to ■
the serious recollection of the army, j
that every one may he completely aware j
of the punishment attending insubor
dination.
12. Extortion of money from, or
plundering and ill usage of the inhabit
ants, and such like outrageous conduct,
shall be punished with death.
13. All Prussian subjects who are
found serving enemy, and taken
with arms in then»h|pyls, shall be shot
without mercy,
This Proclamations* which it is in
tended shall be made, known to every
! individual in the army, shall not only
i be read at the head of every regiment,
i hut every individual shall take a f opv
thereof for the better regulation of his
conduct. *' <*.
An abstract shall be made of this
proclamation, so far as regards the su
balterns, privates, and waggon drivers,
which shall be read to them in their na
tive language; and the reading thereof
shall be repeated every week or four
; teen days : as also the same measures
; shall be taken with our former procla
mation respecting the distribution of
medals of merit.
FREDERICK WILLIAM.
Ortclsburgh , Ist Dec. 1806.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
Relative to the release of Messrs, Jlduir
and Ogden ,
FROM THE BALTIMORE EVENING POST.
In the morning of the 18th inst. a
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petition wv. s presented to Jo Hero Nichol
son, on behalf of Gun ml Joi n Adair,
late a Senator of the* United States
from the state of Kentucky, and Mr.
Peter V. Ogden, stating tSiat they were
illegally imprisoned in Port M’Henry
ar >4 detained by/Jjeutenant Pinckney
and ft Luckett. and praying
that a habeas corpus might issue to
j bring Adair and Ogden before the
: Judge, in order that the cause of their
confinement might be enquired into.
1 he petition was accompanied by the
affidavit of John ScTieddeh and David
\oung, stating the acin i confinement
j and detention of the prisoners in Fort
i M’Henry, and the belief of the witnes
; Sc 3 that they were thus confined with
! out any legal authority or warrant to
justify it.
The Judge conceiving a habeas cor
pus to be a writ which could
not be refused to ai^Treemandemand
ing it under such circumstances, im
mediately issued it, directed to Lieuts.
Pinckney and Luckett, end made it re
turnable at four o’clock in the afternoon
of the same day, at the house of Wrrw
Evans, in the dry of Baltimore.
At the appointed hour, the prisoners
were brought up by Lieut. Pinckney,
who bad them in charge and be was
attended by Lieut. Luckett. The re
turn to the habeas corpus, made by
Lieut. Pinckney, was, “ That the pri
soners were brought to Fort M’Henry
on the night of the 17lh of February,
1807, by Lieut. Luckett, with a corpo
ral and three private soldiers; that he
was informed by the said Luckett, that
he brought them and delivered them to
him (Pinckney) by the order of Gen.
Wilkinson ; and that he, the said Pinck
ney, received them into his custody, in
pursuance of the orders, a copy of which
is annex- el ; and that he had no knowl
edge of the cause for which they were
arrested o r delivered to Lis custody ex
cept the information of others.”
The order referred to in the return of
Lieut.. Pinckney f was a letter dated at
New-Orleans, Jan. 17, 1807, from Gen.
Vv.iiKinson, addressed to the command
ing officer of Fort M-Henry in these
words ; “ You are hereby required, to
receive into your custody, the persons
of Gen. John Adair and Peter V. Og
den, and to hold them in safety under a
proper guard, subject to the orders of
the Secretary of War. You are to receipt
to lieut. Luckett for those prisoners.”
As the habeas corpus was directed to
licut. Luckett also, he likewise made a
return, “ that he had in pursuance of
j the orders, a copy of which was annex
, ed, delivered the said John Adair and
i Peter V. Ogden to the custody of lieut.
! Pinckney, and that the time the writ
j was served on him they were not in his
■ custody.
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The order referred to in the return of
Lieut. Luckett was a letter from Gen.
James Wilkinson, dated New-Orleans,
Jan. 17, 1807, directed to Lieut. Luck
ett, which on account of its length,, is
not inserted literally. Ift was com
; mantled to be very strict in guardirtg
; them., See. and on approaching the city
of Baltimore, to land near Fort M‘Hen
ry, and deliver the prisoners in safety to
the commanding officer of the fort. He
was directed jn the said letter to pre
vent any boat from boarding the schoon
er, anti jt a habeas corpus was served
on him or the captain, for either or both
of the prisoners, he was to disregard it,
and not to give them up.
Neither of the letters contained any
charge whatever against either of the
nor had the officers who had
then# hi custody given any information
oLa charge against them. As Lieut.
Luckett had escorted the prisoners from
New-Urleans the Judge thought pro
per to examine him upon oath. He
was therefore interrogated
u whether he knew of John Adair oV
Peter V. Ogden hating been concern
ed i» the commission of any offence
against the la\y,s of the United States,
■or atyy particular state? whether he
Kfiew. of their being concerned in any
enterprize against the United States or
against any nation in amity with the
United States, and generally whether
lie knew for what offence they had been
taken into custody ?” To all of which
he answered that he knew nothing re
lative to them, except what he had heard
in general conversation, and had seen
in newspapers, which was a report of
their connexion with col. Burr in the
enterprise which it was supposed he
was currying on, but lie had no person
al knowledge of it from any other
source—that he did not see gen. Wil
kinson alter the prisoners were arrest
ed, and therefore did not know the
cause of tin* arrest. He had conjec
tured that it was a suspicion of their
being concerned with Burr. He like
wise said, no being questioned, that he