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'4 Vmnr?of 4 vAfaeteM conrofcSng i4gran4 Constitutional 'b)y ? ?hcnV thronl means fe5e try. from, impending destruction - Oti Tuesday, the btb&royal .Mg? the Regent; opened th: w apeecb addressed to the , tikuM wfci$h ChanceJipfv(LigerbjeIki $f the corUJaron, read 4n an audible vdcev 4ctted accoint of the events and 3utntantes 5hjcK,hao ;iqp pthe states mc'is- toeftsiblJrynecessaryM tb salvaUoa j)t . tlje couttUyv-'1T:-yf-5je. Piefc endthe respective Speak cj?Jje Qergx.liurghirs and. Peasants jessed hi" $oyal fewness in appropriate ipeeches. .' .-W-.-.. ,r : On Weday,1- Jje s 40thv a.IUthi?, iftepi; ers of thefV5 mei at $n, early hour in one AsScibJ yvlycb ;v4ll .eer Tbarkable n the annaK df Sweden. Mis royal hiehness having red the Lord fchancellor to' read presentati3 eVery where n! it miQtn 5?cilV(Hat;llnappcnv caratry shqwed tJeir(vbaciwhile our cm- :ed, Jus ' cnn6a anU: artillery equjaageT raUicra uorVed M Hers, and but light horsecamd ; death Jnt till fJf nemade -the gregtetfirtsip his ninks . It was a'sieanficiaoat and i$ iwted by-200 cannrmto overthrow; tWJPrcnch-. rtny ajou .14? f ct ojuvijoimon voluntarily inaoc b;thein 'on the Oth dayof March B ; : ron Manaeiihirn rose ind addressed the As- faly.'vTb2 Baron, m a speech of co-is.ider- eogiu; drew armcture of thejstate to -Aiii'pweden was requccrt by Jthe king's pas TvSTpn for war, renounced all allegiance., and ! -obedience iu. the person of Gustayus '-V&, and Jonfivntl nf thfr-f!rnwn and ; fnvernment of jj-' - Sweden.- -The BaFn tbenaked iihether this -act,- thrs soteran resolution of hts,' in, which the nniimhntirm nf the memhers .GomOs1n? :;fexclainauons of .Yes I yes I AU ! alii reomd jed, froia ail prts, and aroh Mannenhciavs oeCBrauon Mrasioptea oy tne .consuwcionai ReBre-ientativesof thia. Swedr.noa, 'ith X)ui a sbele disseiitientrvmce.vr ifif-K', " His roya.thihness ws the ; enridu'eted ibl the.eha fron whtch he acklresitsd tc-As-$ cmly, He "pi'oceeded'tQ'.; reniafk. upon the state of tqa nation nouceq me aouses inicn bad creotntUo everr. deDarttatat. of the state, and laqrttnted. the jnadt-qwacy qf tbg laws tg Testrajrx or suppress -thflse ,al.ses ; t there? tore became, iiv his 'optWioiv indispeiiwUiy cessAry to. nev'ixioJel the QjnsUtution, nnd -tifjo. aunt iikwaas mAru i ;Mi( iuv vmij , from a recurrance of the evils, which had - s broiiglit it to the brink of r'uin.-Tbe execy :tio of thi object, so important to the vital .. interests o $weden, he confided to the united wisdorn anid coancili of, the States, and boped they would discharge tljyc'dty with credit to themsclvecind .advantage tq their cijuairy. :J - In the mean tinae he v?ould take upa! him- management of public affTr , in the capacity - f Regent, and-wished-that.aothing- should be resolved upon respecting hinielf, until the new consdtutwn should U drawn up and pre tented for adoptipn r- ... tle new Constitution will be chosen, and when tbey shaU have terminal their labors, it is Wppjied thatjthe States will declare them selves a favor of his. Royal Highness. . lut aU hisiieirurtsTVurn'e yon i$ture;Hl 'h'fte tihMh'e attacked tfje scarcely cacable of descrmtion. I be natties i with the infantry became immediately. teaT oisco.m!turevi. 1 hFe time rai. Tuore uian.,yu pieces qz camion cjiiuou j nu im uiwa uc mu (nu,iw j?ion the, pijpbsite 'sides a Hvjidrv in' the woi'k 1 hts dead. :l he enemy, resumed the , postioa ot aestrvtnn.5pern was en nmes raea, i 7"h "tcjr . itiv .ciui .waw"), lost; ana agailT conquVredfcsslingen af er ;' and we remained roaites tl the held cf battfe..' teDeated aUacks could not be maintained! At ThpirV loss: has been gret-r Prisoners who ll at BijrnUAne TuiHKcs were m ijnnis, an ; uuivB,iviikCH ijr, v.jo.i. mcy usk s-nviwi , we remained masters ot the inem ot name. : anu-.ow .superior . onicer-: iyjiarspai'.. eooe. TieVepeihy was driven uinH'he corned Our the island Lobau and th'fjanube in his rca.,lo3S has also '"Mccnj. VeVy , consjderble-iJ 100 Night had put an end tq tfhe cai-nage, ' ; T - kiiledaod Q,o0, Wounded -. .Tie Duke oflNlon envvhile'&ek5 wbTch;reW jloated :tebei;b taspes vas wounded by a' cfnnofi: down tVe.Panubedestfbyed, tie bridg 22d,.in thQ.evenmgJ the enemlr,, had ' thrown - oyer the 'principal branch of the'riv?r.! 'jfhe"1 enemy hoivevViV qonveyed pvgrj during the"' night, all the dis posable troops which he had in Vienna, aiui ; on the upper JDahube, made every possible .General rliUaire i& al&onvouided. " General Pufiisnel was kiUed. .The waters of die Da : iHwc djd not ptjrmi the; bridges to be rebuilt during the night1' and tbe Emperor ordered ik.c iiuy 10 piss iue iniie arm. iioiu iiic-vife effort fcr, the J reconstruction" of hts vre'at , hankf.cr.d tp;iae a position on ihd island ?f. bridg-e, a'nd. attached' us at 'm 'the f morhfrigb.deir. Iobau. We; are Jdbquring' to replace Willi a 1UIWUS taimuiii) uui uc nnm: ui ma r w :"vov-'' im uls """' v-. artille'ryi Immediately after which, the' -action" till tky are replaced,. , ' ' ; , - , extenclea along tne wnoje ot tue line, untii 7 irf tle eve mng every attack was repelled. The; perseverance ' of the. enemy 'was ttfen ::v GREAT yEWS, BOSTON, Jul 21. vYesterday the J5chric Capt. Robinson, , arrived in A days from ilah.ix. A fnend ha? Politely favoured us with & paper of the M th insf containing news by the packet, in j 8 days 'from Falmouth London d.es to the 10th of June. . " ; Ql THE. JEFEAT 0? THE FRENCH. .. JPublitfpd 6y order of lis Imperial Mightiest, tjie ! drchiuke CuARLKt. r pursuance of the command of his Im perial highness, tke , Generalissimo, tlje fol io wing preliminary report of the) brilliant vic . tory, ybta'medthe 21st and .22d of lay,' is issued on the a 3d, from the hcM'quartcfs cf ,-3rettettn(ee4' '.:;: -' ";'t On the ,19th and 20th the EmperoK passed the greater arm of the Danube, witly fce whole " f his army, to which, he had drawn all 'th-i, -leinforcements of his o-jwerful allies. He conipdjled to yield to the heroism of our troops. aiia wie. rniJ'ii compile vicury crwit hi .i.ie efprtsof an army, which in the French procla .'mations was' decjredtl aa "dispersed, and re presented as ' ah nihil? ted by "the, rnerj;i!ea of!; the invincibility of their adversaries. The loss of the enemy has b;en immense he field of .battle has-been covered with, dead bodies, from among which we have already pickdup 6,000 wounded and removed ' u' o to our hotfpitorsl" VVhen the French cnuld no longer', maintain tliemselvts in Asnern, the brave jleians -4 ere obliged to mate a la&t attempt and 'wWe .sac?lfit ed. '. t tliedepartureigpf the courier the Empe. Napoleon, vas in full retreat to t'ie other side of the Danu'.K, 'covering" his rtreby the possession of the larire island of l,!iau. Our army are still eng&ged in close ptiiiuit. The more particular details of this incnKir:i- We day shall be made knr.wn a3 soon rts ihty are collected. Among. t!e prisoners :;ve the French "Genera! Dururnel, Gen of DHsion, and Fo.'vlet Buyer, first - chuinberkin to the Empress; also the Wertembiirg General Ra-. der who Vas made prisoner at M t orf by the second btalion of Vienna La:vhvt;her. fiiobau, "whence the second passage oyer the less arm. ana nts tanner onensive aispusui- ;'pn. Mr.erepecessariiy t'be"directe4. '..Uts in, perial Highness resolved to advance with his . army t nRfc.uw- piiurttUY " " his pas.sage but to attack hih tfteT he had-, reached theMeft bank, and thus to defeat th? object of his intenrfcd eterprize.' ; i njjs aeicrimiiaiiu:! csuicu njiMuuyui uj ') whole' army, the highest emhuYiasm ..'Am-' toated by all the feeling i of tb.e purest patii- OUSKliUa Ol UiC lljpai, 1"Wt avwv.ui.in y l thejr 'soveretgni every man became a nero, k , the smfemer ruins, tne scenes oi uesoijuion r: (which rhaik4htraferoTthe -enenay in Ws. Hrith) a just dv-sire of venzeancd-'' " With ' joy-" tu accamatrona,witn tne .cry, a tnousanu trmes repeated ofvLiour good Eyipe- ror V with yictot-y w tneir near, our ; oulu.nns at noon on the 1st proceeded nward, to meet the rcciprocal attttckrif th? advancing Cnemy ; and soon after 3 o'clock the battle . commence The Emperor Nupoleon, ioJ person directed the roovaent of his troops, Rred "endcivoured to breuk through our centre .v,-hh tne whole of his ca'lry ; that vast body cf horsf he had snoported by ,$0,010 infantry, Tenth Bulletin $f the French Army E&E.NSDORFF, MAY 2S. " Afier describing the form. of the Oaituhe at Ebensdoiffjj theioiilletin states, (that on th; night of the 20th, the Emperor c . osed the Danube, acoimpanied by Berthier, Masseha, and Lashesthey took a position o,1. the-21st, on the left Hank, the rijjht wing was at the village of Efsling, and the'left at Grossatrct). Both these villages were taken. " At frMr in the afternoon, on the 2 1st, the ejnemy shewed themselves, and af.mpted ' to drjve our vanced guard into the river vain attempt ! The Duke, of Rivoli was first Attacked at Crcivspereti by. fielle garde He maiceuvred with Molitot's and Legtand's divisions,' and rendered all thir attacks abortive. - The duke of Montebelhr defended Esslin. ,THe Duke of Jstvi,a covered the fink with cavaVy. J'hs action was. severe. The enemy h iving 200 cannon and 90,000 men, being the remains of their armjes. ... - General D'Espagne .diyided his Gorps into square?, but he '.was killed wjth a ni'isket ball at the head of 'his troops,' and" general l'oiders was also" killed. General NanToury v rircd in t lie-evening on the field of battle, and disu'n guished h'nself highly. At eight in ! he even ing ihc battle ended, and ive remained masters ot the iieUT. Durincr the. nipht, tJUfiinoi & corps, Hilbire's envision, and two bH:ades'o.f cavalry, crossed fom the rijjht L;jj)ko the left." Qn-.the.21st, at four'p - n. the Duke' of Rivoli was engaged wWv the eni'riy, who made several suocesive attacks on tire villager but Rivoh at last completely deteated tuem. The enemy occupyingva large spaei between the right and left wings, we took th resoluti on of penottfatin? their. cent re. The Duke of MontebeTlo headed the charge, ijki linot.was on the left, Jit. Hillalre in the centre, awl Ibu det "on the right. The -centre" of the . enemy coul I not withstand us ; in a moment .all is overthrown. ' ' 'Hie Duke of fsria made several fine char ges. It seemed all over with the Austriaivj my, when at 7 m the morhmgan ajn-de-cainp (fn addition to these particulars, a great part of die Jylletip, consists of a sentimental"', description the interview between Lasnes . arid Bonapartv at a timei V?ben tbp. Marshal's wpurv4 was thoughtto be mortalr ib which, of course, the Duke cf Montcbello manifested all puaaiuje- ucruMin, anu .cyuitcu uic gicaicin , readiness to die ibr Ins , Emperor; aad that thetKmperor was . melted into tearV The bulletin ha'v however, other passages from which somfe inferences may be 'drawn, as to the .extent ot the loss sustained by the French. Bonaparte it is said, boasts that the rr-treat was well conducted, though 200 pieces of canaon .were, playing upon them, which they could not answer, during which-forty : thousand rounds of shot were fired amongst them. r Bonaparte promises to repair his loss, and .declares his intention not to renew the at-, tack till his force is concentrated, and betu? prepare.d. He alle ys the' Austrian army to have been Well furnished and equipped en, tfie cccasion.) . ' . appointed to neociate. - y' - t ,mM $W tthihk is nearly e r tet (instructions.) 12 hotet arely on bdaul' the Contest. i r H messenger came down with 'CtrW lth whfcktne went on boardZ iiedt .hpmedely icv' PhibIS. Phoen.jt, 4, takes out our new I Amei ican veipacM, jtj - Transports are taken up for the of 50,000, irr.ops, on ahofbtr txceri - ROUSE OF REl'RECEJiTATlVi. ::".' ;c " ,.. K .'RBATl' oir- - "XV. M , 4i,titn-r, r.f 4.: . - , 4in yic.M.w uj . -tuner tuai- CU!rrrJ nil. fMKMiri nis ci'icussion. T iJ drawing to a close, but I cki.not tcJ dUnuis it, withevt 'submitting a fevj tions, which I Conceive' due to n.WltJ .if cat tralbitd ; arrivet!a tiiire haefqn , if PiCt .ijV h?cPzt ciispcsitior.s di provca, iuicieiu ituos mtgr.r &e (Jen, ard. that haimny Uiat gced vill ti, unanimitv once more rt starts ' ut essential to thfcvfclfare and" f1ix?perijj J rtpublic, and wh'jth for some time'nJ ntariy Lech qriun inn this such seiitipjents and.dispcsitic-' (to, stilf impe fo" adhere) v hat wes my rn tia(AIr- iianifie) not'cnly makean tiri bleirjterprctation cf py Urguie fciit ac injustice to my moues. 1 tiaci heptd still indulge the bt lief, that a nirJorifr House v ere perfectly satiafiedXI'ji' y gui'.&e and motives but 1 itit r.o reiiie oh the cor-tfai-y I was cheerhjl in tnikirj an explanation as 1 did ceera- fair to and "satial'a.c.iprd 'evety ; .'im ftibef cl iJouse, Then, sir, what was r.:y sii what my Venfcibiliiy and ' ahtonislmitn: I certain gtnilenien, end partictdailp man lit in Viifcinia (Klri. Jstk?cn) U jion, is stated , to. have passed the Danube j not new nc u .is btat, but mFo J K;J near Lints, 'and to have taken 5000 prisoners. ' ntlitve is m tny: l.canng, iJ-he is r.otI gatitns 1 ni .ur.'der to liis -asEiicKy,-.;. VV ij. -v ,ij IKII JlVU.t. i lkp., , Extracts oj Ztttttrfy x , ' IIaufaX, Juhf 13. , " The Windsor Castle, Packet, has just arrived in 28 days from Falmouth. Our Lon don papers by her are to the 1 Oth June. (1 u Gen Kollowrath, with an Austrian divi- ("The Duke of Suderntai.ia has been ho noted wiihrthe crpwnof Sweden his title Charles XIII. V of the Emperocame to inform him that the rising of the Danuie had drifted a great num ber "of trees jfihd boms, whtchTn consequence f Uterxventst-Vtefl31 hiidbeen ct-4ovvn-artd lain onihc bank, and that they had broken down the ..bridges". which 'communicated froqr. iie rigm nms wan tne wiie lsiana ana witu the island In der-Lobau. ' j ; All the reserve corps which were advancing ware upon the right bank, as also part of otir hVavy cavalry, and all Awerstadt's corps.-, in consequence of this shocking accident the"em- peror reived to stop the troops from advanc ing.'tiSdei ed the" Duke of Mdntebello o stop on -the Slid cf battle, end takd his posi tion vith the left wing against a curtain which the Duke of Ri "voli covered, and Tils riglrrw lug t,gurii3?. nu .oy w piec : 01 fy. , tridgeswbich klonged tt tfiii parks, cJd liisjogsTested iupon Aspem. andcEsshn- l)0t e bht t,;,r tke enemy was in the ven, places to the streugtiiemngr of ;which,the alcst dier just -at theunoment vvht'n he reyurces of nature aha artji pp,s.bie contributed.. He.was not able, how- ' cul. fire, 'and ihe cwccn ever, topcactr:c the compact mass wnich tm,n of our wmy, left him uodcubtTsspccC ' " 'f bo island of Anlialt, in the Baltic, has garreruiared to the British. . ' '' We are sending a powerful naval forte to the Baltic. ' ' i-' . " The Bellona and Defiance prevented th,e French '.ship's fromthe.Saints getting into llrcstr-but night favored .their escape to Cherbourg, "' "v . ." ' ' ILtiirjS, July 14 Ar, Erskrne'a..fii8tructit)na. " Our paper of this day provided .neither of the Cutters from England,, or the Ppenix, with Mr. Jaoison, is ar ivtd, will be lntoyesu ing to-you. Since publishing it, X "have seen a copy of Mr. Canning's official, instructions to Mr. Ersklne I had previously supposed him to have labored under an extraordinary mis take, but on examiningthat document, IthipV oiherwisei sir. Et'skine having stated to sir. Canning, that mi j-iadison wr. Gallatin and hv. Smith, (last autumn), had expressed a tje- sire to come to - an amicable accorflrnodation ""with Great Britain .That gentleman (sir. C.) on the ?3d of January lat, tells bim that if it be really the case, that the members of the American government have that disposition., his majesty's ministers will be ready to yitb diaAr the exceptionable orders in coupcil, ,sp far as respects Amerita On the condition that ' .. 1st. America shall withdraw her interdjeti btis, embargoes 8ec. &c. so far as tfiey relate to the sni ps of war, trade of .Great Bri tainleaving them in tdrce as to France and the powers who adopt her decrees. , 'd-That America is willing to renounce, dqrigtf -0i.e ' prescnt.'.war, the pretepsibns of -carrying on in time of war all trade with' the enemy Ycolomes, from which she was exclu ded -during -eacc, ' - v 3dV Great Britain for the purpose of secur ing the operatjdh of the embargo, and of the bona ikte intention of America to prevent hef Citizens from jrading "with France,, and the powers acting under her decrees, is to be CGiihidiredas being: atbertytpcapture all such American vessels ,as may be found iU tempting to trade with the ports of any of those powers'. Vv'illiotft which security for the ob servance of ;6&e embargo, mterdicip, the raising it "nominally with respect to ' Great BiitaFi al6e, w;uid, in fct, raise jt with re-' sptct to all the world." ' ' jr. On thoseVoncessions (the 1st and 2d sug- W'esttd by persons 72073 m the American gov- tinmem,) hts mtijesty would conseiit to with draw" the orders in council of January and No vember 1807, so far.a respected America.- Ajtd, lor thit purpose, Mr. Er&kine was autho listd to communicate thia disiaicky ifi exjehsiy to the Jnierkan Secretary 'of State. T-i'-r i ' And, on the receipt of anN official note, en to adopt the tluee conditions aforesaid, ;i'0 ii(ajcty..w.oulJ be rei(Jy,tb;repeaI the or ders in council cither Jircvitus or subsequent to llie coiiciuVton cf a Tieaiy for that purpose 1 ' mdy to Ttf.'t'h't 'e-en' 'salable' J-utter. gemimrn not stunned evtn Htl nt natioi -not dispoitd'to interpret tny sions Iibti and ingtnv.oush ;'lu(i .quickened and roused as if Some" tv 11 spii.it "bad rushed tliij walls and threatened us with cltsfm H'UjE1 immediately itioy?d th Untue to rifee"; alleging Ui&t iniorjntil httn kivco by a eentleman irom ufii lmafl which demanded consiflerdili plicating the" conduct (Jp some of tkl cers of give! nnimt, and'w hich might C f r in ti n Mi it 1 ,1 lit, Jet ;ch! 4' hj rtrr Jitb I UK 1 3 one per to be disclosed by calling tha pi from"?ArtJi-CarDrnn to the bar fftkfil tM as a witness, srd br tbie object be ix a wish thjt time woultj be gjvtn fot c ation- ill to' men W, ' Althpcgb 1 dren ctive the latijrviace'and nrocositien of.! tie man as dittctiu miyft'ing Aet xmi and mam.e'r of those remi.i-ks, tuetm the circumstance of my having beta few days aVembe'r of this ffcust, I tc lorbear to apprehend that :r.ore vaii. than expressed 1 ana taking n n tj staiices together, were rlf calculate duce unpleasant snsation if rot.lf my feelings, ' . I had imatrined that centlennen cf untlerstandine would have sctn, ttrat r.iim:tfnr ctatrrl rni rrsDeCtlll'l! " duct of scme of the olfirm s'of the bit nistrationV' were hot civen ps f'Cts wi' v . ' . 1 ..... 1: own knowledge, to whicn 1-mip" tv. Jont. "nn4 rir.rirlslOf J, ' meir prouaoie unowieagcoi iu "' was not' an assertion of tlieir panKiF1 his" hlafis. 'h'otan infertnee dedtW" facts and circuWstanees btfore the p! the discriminating powers cf dw jp from Virginia (Mr. Jacksoi') "01"! comprehending this distinction ; it 0 fortune. noTfifiv fault. ' . permit me' now to yr-to my snail always obey a. caii. 01 nfj interests rtqulife I ItopeHty brfound. tif.nll.rrnn u-U'm T rifTf f'rXC IS t" may know, thatnot only the pall tm ornalUejSoevtgi busyj ...i.:..u k u.-.K1 in ineet .. 'Mr. J.1. Jacksom nd1iehag ' served that he conceived it ptoir groimdlsss ;and slanderous -eiuige made bnenlv and not covertly . wheii he had reccllectrd a tnoBf?-J conceive (said Mr. JicHsoiO 0 funded, should lay themselves o&W Kbld myself resTOnsibltt-any. f thing which I have said.; To the jaK of Raleigh on V-e UoJ'MJ who Sayj n$ ame i C vc, oiherwr " TM.cacs hijlij 25 years I tie u"jf iteo- sua . 1 iFrof fa ant ikel Wj thl Th tri Coc pips; n claim bis prapeity, yjy charjo aiv; gflU Augor, 1809. eiv 3R3 e be Jft . j 1 . - .
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