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met the advanced guard of gen. Savory, who commanded the 5 th corps. On the If)'h, at the break of day, general Gazan with a part of ids division, made i .vem- ‘ upon the advanced gw’fd. At nine in the morning he ift-t Ke tnerr.y, on die load >o Novog'.od, attafcced de feated, and put him to rout. Hut at the same moment the enemy attacked Ostrolenka, by the left Hank. General Cam pana, with a brigade of the di vision of Gen. Gazan, and Gen. Ruffin, with a brigade nf the di vision of gen. Oudinot, defend ed that small town. General Sa v try rent thither the genetal of division Reille,jlii.el of the army. The Russian infantry in several ; columns, endeavoured to carry j the town. ‘ The enemy was suf fered to advance half the length of the streets, when he was , marched against and charged; j he was three times cut down & left the streets covered with dead. The loss of the enemy was so great, that he abandoned the town, and took a position behind the sunyl hills which co ver it. ‘1 he divisions of generals Sa chet and Oudinot advanced; at r.oon the heads of their columns arrived at Ostrolenka. General Savory drew up his little army in the Following manner —Gen. Oudinot commanded the left in two lines; general Sachet the j centre; and general Kellie, com- i manding a brigade of the division j of Gazan formed the right -He j covered himself with all his ar tillery and marched against the ene.mv. The intrepid general ; Oudinot put ‘himself at the head ol the cavalry, made tl success ful charge and cut in pieces the I Cossacks of the rear guard of the enemy. The ftre was very brisk; the enemy gave way on , ajl sides, and was followed fight- \ ing during thtee leagues. The next day the enemy was pursued several leagues, but j without being perceived. His I cavalry had retreated the whole j night. Gen. Suwatrow, and se- J Vet al other officers of the enemy j are among the slain. The ene my has abanypped a great num ber ot wouneff-., i2OO have been , taken on the field and more are bringing in every instant. Se ven pieces ot cannon and two > standards are the trophies of this ‘• victory. Th<v enemy has left 1 1300 dead on trie field of battle, j On our side we have had sixty men killed, and from four to five hundred wounded. But a loss most sensibly felt is that of the general of brigade Cumpana, who was an officer of great merit and promises; he was born in the department of Marengo.— dhe empetor inti been much grieved at his lias. I lie 103(1 regiment • dbt.nguished itstli particularly in Utis affair.— Among the wounded is Colonel of A l liiiciy Nout tit. J'hc empetor has ordered the ■fildt corps to go itvo winter quarters. she tiiu.v is dreadful. . The season wifi not permit any thing great to be achieved; it is that of repose. Hie enemy first brake up horn Ins quarters; he tuts repented it. “"** - if V TUHKI'A, tebritafyy 13. A corps of Tutkilh troops palled the Danube itt the be* ginning of January, and took poll in the environs of Salif ttia, where ti'ey have been joined by rt-inlot cements from all quartets. The Ruffians in Moldavia and Waliathia have not extended them,elves any further. Much uncertainty reigns in their movements, and ; slowness in their operations. : General M ichelton, there is no doubt, did not expect a decla- j ration of war from the Porte, ! and the energetic measures | that have followed. On the otite’’ hand, his plan has been i deranged by the rctrogade movement of General Efien. Thus it appears that notliing of consequence can be expefct ed before luring, when all the Turkish troops fiotn Alia will have arrived upon the borders of the Danube. M. Italinfki, having arrived at Smyrna, embarked on board a vt-fie! with the Ruffian Con sul at that port. It is thought that they have failed for Cor’ fu. The Porte having demand ed of the Englilh Amballador, what part his court would take in case of a rupture between the Porte and RufTia, the Mi niller answered, that England would remain neutral, provid ed the Porte did not form any connection to aft in concert ■with Fiance. Co'NfTANTTNSPI.r, J 1 It is known, that a Russian corps of 10,000 men is at Bucha rest, and is preparing to attack Giurgevo, which is situated on the other side of the Danube, op posite iiuzink. The fortress has been put in the best state of Je - fence. Pehlivan Aga has distinguish ed himself against the Russians, rear Ismael ; he defeated a corps of 3000 men, and has sent here 250 heads and 500 prisoners— L Abei'lle du Nord. January 25. Much has been said of n frtii't- F.•; attempt of the Russians to obtain possession of the fortress of Istnael ; and it is reported that the Russian commanding officer summoned the command’ ant to open the gates. A report is also, current, that the garrison made a successful sortie, and took about 1000 prisoners : a inong whom was a general. But as no prisoners have vet arrived, the report of that victory seems to i) C without foundation. No certain intelligence has yet been received whether Piince Ypsilanti, on his return to Bu charest, caused himself to be proclaimed king of Waßachia, Moldavia and Besserabia, the confirmation of that intelligence is therefore daily expected. As to the number of Russian troops which have occupied the said provinces, it seems to be much exaggerated. According to a more probable account, the corps which has actually pene trated into tite Turkish domini ons does not exceed 30,000 men while an army of more than 80, 000 strong has halted on the lift banks oi the Dneister. The Turkish squadron, which is stationed off Bajoukdera,where new batttems have al o been e rected, is daily increasing. It consists air. ady of thitty sail, eight of which .ire ships of the line. ‘1 he Porte lias also de manded of the three governments of Batbarv, succours of thirty ships of war. i he English line of battle shi p Canopus, which took the Russi an ambassador prince Italinski | as far as the Dardanelles, h-s j the; e come to an anchor. The prince went afterwards on board a ftigate belonging to the same ’ squadron, S< pioceeded to Malta ; —Hamburgh Ccnuesfi. March 0. 1 lie Manifesto of the.Foite a gainst Russia we published here on the 6dt Hist. It states a num- I ber of grievances which it h s : experienced from Russia for se_ vet a! years past. It begins with j ~;e petiod ol the possession of ; the Ctimen and the proviate of | Georgia, and comes down to the recent occnpaticn of Moldavia and \\ alla.dua by general Mich eUon. It observes, that in con sequence of tiie.e unworthy pro ceedings on the part of Russia, every Mussulman is called upon by his religion and his civil du ties, to avenge himself upon a faithless enemy, and concludes vvith.cnai g ;ig be court ot Rus sia with the responsibility lor all the that may bo shed on this occasion.—A copy ct this manifesto has been presented to all the foreign ministeis residing at Constantinople. LONDON, February 28. Letters rereived at Ply* i mouth, dated in December lall, j from our fleet in the Darda nelles, give the following inter est ing particulars of the Hate of affairs at that period in Tur key :—The Canopus Eighty - Four, Rear-Admiral Louis; the Endymion 44, and ano’ ther frigate, are Rationed di rectly oppofiitethe Grand Sig nior’s Seraglio, or Palace. The Thunderer 74, and Siartd- I ard 64, and two frigates, are | anchored to command the paf | Cage of the Dardanelles. A : few days before these letters j came away, a Ruffian frigate I from the Mediterranean palled ! the Dardanelles, without rno ! legation- from the Turkish bat j teries ; but Sebafliani, the in’ ‘ triguing Ainbalfador from France to the Ottoman Porte, made a violent remonßrance at this frigate pairing the Dar ■ dandies; but could get no re r dress, as our Envoy Mr. Ar buthnot, gave iri a representa tion or the Oulinefs, and placed in its proper point of view, to the fatisfaftion of the Turkish Government. There are 20 lail of the line and 15 frigates in the arsenal, but not five of them half manned. Onr ships are all in high order and disci* plinc. The Turks treat our people with the gteatefl civili* ty & attention. Refrefhments of all kinds are sent on board our men ot war. Our gab larit Admiral and his officers, and the captains and officers of the other Britilh men of war, frequently dine on fhote with Mr. Arbuthnot. The Resistance frigate, capt. Adam, from, the Weft-lndtcs, is airived at Portsmouth, hav ing on board upwat ds of four millions of dollars, which lhe brought from Vera Cruz, by permiHion from the British and Spanilh governments. March 4. A kind of Ecclesiastical Manifefto again!! Bonaparte, has been read in all the church es throughout Ruflia. In this paper, the Usurper is denoun ced as an enemy, as well of the Religion of Christ, as of all legitimate Sovereigns, and civilized States. The grounds of denunciation afford nothing O novel, except the following pa flage : “ And now, to complete the outrages wait which he has overwhelmed the Church, he has called into France the Synagogues; he has ordered public honor to be shewn to the Jewish Rabbis ; he has ef tabhlhed the Grand Hebrew ifh Sanhedrim, this infamous tiiouiui, who of old tunes, dared condemn to the agony e s the Cross, our Saviour Je’ bus Chriit ; he now drives to reunite the Jews, whom the wrath of God has dispersed o* ver the face of the earth, to arm their rage again It the Christian Church ; and, to Mil up the meafurc of his iniquities by an impiety which lurpab Its all others, to get himlelf acknowledged as the Melfiah expected by this proferibed people.” The letters from St. Peters burg, give a molt fatisfaftory account of the Ipirit which per vades the whole of the Ruffian Empire. All the officers who had retired upon half-pay. have been recalled to the ser vice, and are employed ac cording to their age and capa city. The er.thufiafrn is only to be equalled by what pre vailed in this country when we were threatened with irtva fion. All ranks of people have manifelled the greatell ! alacrity in contributing to the I support of the exigencies cf 1 the Hate Among these, the I English merchants residing at 1 St. Peterfburgh, have not been ! the leaf! clillinguilhed. March 18. j Humoured Change —A consi j derable degree of anxiety has prevailed in the public mind, in consequence of the reports uni versally prevalent of an inlenti : on of removing the present ini i nisiers. We should most tx tremely lament such an event, which, without incurring the stigma of partiality, we believe is universally considered asa most j serious national calamity! We have already prepared the public for this event, with respect to the grounds upon which it is likely to take place; hut we can confidently affirm, that ithas not arisen, and will not arise, from the resignation ol the present mi nisters. The transactions which have taken place, have not yet been stated to the public from any au thority; but lord Ho wick’s speech appears to promise such an ex planation of them in future as is consistent with that character h openness which has distinguish- j ed all the measures of the pre- j sent administration. What we ! ean venture confidently to assert, \ is, that a considerable dispositi- j on had been shewn on their parts J to make concessions, which no thing could have justified but a desire to shew all possible defe rence to the opinions and feel ings supposed to prevail in a cer tain quarter, as soon as those o pinions and feelings came to be distinctly understood; bat that, after this had been done, they found themselves required td enter into new pledges as to their j future conduct—under all posst* j ble circumstances-pledges which | had not been proposed to them, j or even hinted at, on the first ! formation of the government, vnd : which at no time could be given by any public man, without a dereliction of his duty, and asa” crifice, possibly 7 , of the very ex istence ot the country! This proposal has, as we un derstand, been respectfully de clined; and it row remains to be seen under these circumstances what conduct will be recommen- those whose advice is sup. posed to be listened to on the pre sent occasion, March 19. Change of Ministry.. We believe we may con gratulate the country and the ( empire on the cettainty of an 1 immediate change in the j councils of h ; s Majclly.— I with lb much vain, indecent | boail of talent, no let of men ; certainly .ever proved more \ imbecile in administration, or j more incompetent, with j perhaps a lolitary exception to the due exercise of their re- J fpeftive lituations—ln exprel ’ ling our lincere fatisfaftion on ; this 4 occafton, we are therefore per I traded that the feelings to which we find it impollible not to give full exprellion, are in pet left unilon with thole of i the public, who, with us, mull ; have viewed, not only with 1 disapprobation, but with dtL gull, the whole of the weak be mifehievous career of thole whom we may now Ryle his Majelty’s late Minißers; for ; we are well allured, that no j longer polfeffing the conli f dcnce of their mlnked fove -1 reign, they retain tbeii refpec ! tivefeals ofollice, only until his j Majefly (hall have f, - die necessary arrangements V refpeft to the appointment n f their fuccefTors. On the breaking up 0 f iA Council yeßerday afiernocpl lord Ilowick went to the ft, ,1’ of Commons, and put 0 die the second reading 0 f V„, Catholic Bill, which was ih e immediate objeft’ of difference between his Majesty and fn Cabinet. Ilis Lordlhips no tification upon this fuhjctt w a -. deemed a fufficient itui :nat j on of the result of the dif pu!e . i and luch was the feeling 0 f ao ’ | probation \y t i,. | Houle in refpeft to the' firm | and dignified condtift of the j Sovereign, that ‘He Simple I | Contrast Debts Hi!!, w hi c h | was infome refpeft conlid er . ed a Minißerial nteafure, wa s loR on a division, by a nu. jority of 22, the number he. ing 47 for the meafurc, C 9 aga in It it. This circumstance man i felt ing, as it does, the sense of the house at so parti cular a juncture, augurs molt favorably to the new arratwe ments; and it is already urr derftood. that here will be no necellity for dilfolving the Parliament. The whole of the prcfmt Cabinet, not even excepiiinr lord Sidmouih, retires; and report fays, that the Piince of Wales approves of the prowl ed arrangements, and wiilojve the new miniltry his c J, support. Lord Caltle and fome other Nob!err, y\ Gentlemen visited the du Pot” land yefteiday aftc.; I at Burlington House. .no;ill Spencer came to town yei-rl day from Northampton, 1 1 consequence of the recent I currences, ■ Morning Pol, M The next neenunts from ti l continent will probabiv inform tl of the retreat of the French, mil that the Russinns continue to\tl noy them. That system of ; fare must finally prevail. m Saturday we received Duicil j and French papers by the fimeril j can ship Medford, arrived inthl river from Rotterdam, whit* have famished us with some -I tides of importance. S The Austrian army in G'ul'Q| comprises upwards ot 10'),On® 1 men ; arid the frontiers of ill 0! 1 ravia and Bohemia are cA"' l ' £ l ! with troops, who have cutoff -I j communication with Saxnnv, f| j lesia, &c. The export ot P r J J visions to the French armv iH ( Poland, has been discontinusiß ! and some Jewish .Me.chants 7: l 1 others by whom it vqs cinil ; on, have been arrested and s; | j in chains for trial. ‘I his meaniil ! is stated to have been actcptcujl j a strong remonstrance !rom S Russian minister. I ‘l’he Austrians are collect..® a stteng corps on the Havana® frontiers, under the ordos ® one of the Arc hdukcr. I All officers in the Aa'tn® service on leave of absence, 7® have received orders to join a>® respective corps. ■ 1 Although the French I succeeded in restoring tranq Jl ® ty in Hersia, insurrections I I pear to have broken out in ‘ 3 ® ous other parts ol Ge:r...t c ® which cannot lail to crnba rr3 ® Bonaparte,either it) exposin 0 ® supplies from France to rlang e ® or in requiring, lor their p 1 tion a greater lorce than, tn ■ present circumstances, h f _ r ‘"'® ford for such service. ’ ‘ /H via and the Banks of the ‘t 3 ® are in the hands of t:)C gents ; and in Weimar. G H Coburg, and most ol the r.- ; ® boring Duchies, an extern ■ organised system ol jcvc-K . ■ vails* 1 I^l A lct:tr has been H