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m4 V". t' . A ;;. . 7 ; ; fi THURSDAY, "AUQUST ,17, 1 1809.1. Vol. XA: M."r. V. if j1. v -i , , - w - f t... s ; j ;rr Dtpcrttfienty JjJy 8, .1809. NOTICE IS HEREBY CIVEN ; : '. TI! KT Separate Proposals will be received ai the O&ce of the Secretary Cot tbcDc rrtmet of War, until 12 clock, at neon or U'-i-aw in 5itii of October rear, far the ,v it of allrttioiu thit nay be rtuircd for i we ofihc United Sute.fromlhe lit'daj ISlOinda&hre.' cotbe.Uc difof Jaxxe, lSII.'wihln the tutes, uintcnes ana auiricw ( I J - . . . 1 1st, A NijgxriDetrolt, Klichilimckinic. Fart Wavne. Chkiro, wd in .ibdr immedi 'ateTicinit ies, ttd at aoy place or places wncxe rroiiDS are cr mijoc mujutu, iun.mu, , v. r. . ... -. . !.: . ftcruted,rjtninuieienjwry oxkiuu !od-At anr ace ?or places where troop are or rnajr be atkeJf marched, or recru ted uitbm the state it, Kentucky and Tennessee r,rJ. At Befic Fontaine, Fort Osare and T.tlc Vue 'and af toy- place or" places where : txoor-s are or may be stationed, marched, cr re cruuca witnin tne siaw oi vuiw iu Indona and Louisiana territories except Fort Wipe ana unitago anaiiocir.iraiiifc ClBliiCS. . .? r f , -t -.- 4ik, At any place or places where troops are cr oay be stationed, marched, or rrcrattcd Vithjti.the Mississippi and Orleans territories. 5ib At'auy plice gr places wbCTe trocpi arc rt r. be stationed. marcJbcd, or recmued .within the district of Ma.ne, and siate of Ncwr . Hampshire.. , - . v . a m rOi- wW troom are . r muj-i i . cr may be statcr.ed, marched, or rtct uuea wiin in the state rf Vermont-- Tth. At any place or places where troops are - i i i cr rniyue SiAuonca, cuuturo, 'ritam the state of t Massachusetts, the town of Springrt Id eacqKrI. ... iii At toy pacr or places where troops arc or. may be stationed, matc'a.-d, or reem ted vuLin ttc states cf Cci.Ctcticvt&ml llhode- 7CL. any pJice or places where troops air or may Le sradoneU, marched, or recruited . wiih.n the siatc of Nev-Yyi, Nugara and iu drpctAlencies excepted. 10;h, At aoy place cr places where troops are or may be stauoord. parched, or recruited wiih.n the S'ate of New Jeiscy. 1 lth At any p ace crj liccs where troops are or,may bestatiord, rnaxched, or recruited taUn tbc Vate cf 1'eriusjlvanja. 1 l.ih. At any p.ace ur places where troops . rc or may be stationed, marched or recruited wi bin tuc states of MaryUnd and lhiaware. 13th, At any place or places where trocpa srecrmai be stationed, rrutcht'd, or recruited wriiu the state of Virginia 11h, Atany place or p.'acts where troops .arc cr ma Ix statioiicd. rua ched. or rccrj.tcd wi'hin xr.c state of Xiith Larclina. 15tn", At any place or places where trocps ire or r.uy be stationed, mirched, or recruited witiiin tne state of Scot h Carolina. ' . 10:h, At OcmulgecU'd Fields, and at any j J ice or ices where trciops are or may be sta. tioncd, marched ci nctutted w;thin the Jim its of the s'ate ol Georju . . I7ih, Propos l will also be received as a forra:d, for the sui.yjy of all rations which nay tie requ.rtd b tbe Uniud States, fr the trm.pa wthNre or may be stationed, march J or recruUcd within the town of Springfield in :ye sute of Masiactitrsctu ; ail for tbe ar m-oN rrs and other persons e mp'.iyeti in the Uni ,trt Stages Armcry at that place, from the ls k of Jane. 1310 inciusire, to the 1st day of A ration to consist of or.e' poord and one uatur of bctCt or three quarters of a pound of prr, r rhteen oa.e of bead or flour, one I l of rum. whiskey or brandy, andattheraic I ct tw i qur;s oi stir, four quarts of vinegar, t hit pu-d of soap, and one p4 nnd and a half of ci A.Us. io tery hundred rations. The prL T5 of ve we!) ccmporient parts of the ration slu!l UrjKrc t.e-i ; but the United States reserve the tii,ht r nicr? iuch altcrauoi.sin the Dncc ".!j!5nsM'fherat.onaftitiaid. ai ihail rt.aU tte pr te of each iwrt thereoi b-ar a jt rrnniwn .o the prised pr ce ot the whole ration. The rations are to be fur n.t'icdm such quantities, lhat there shall at all t:mcs, during the trrmot the projosed ctrac, br u:ucien: for the consume ion of ti'e trop at Michilimackinac, DcTott and Chika.;o,,lor six months in advance ; and at each oi tle o thcr posts on tbe wessern wjien, t-r at Ittst thrre months in advance, of goodar.d whole some provisroas, if the same shall be required It u also to be permitted to all a d even of the tc-.rr.andants of fortnied places or pests, to c .11 fcr, at seasons when the same can be trans-l-r.ed, or at any time in case of urgency, such "i r1 co he provisions in advar se.as in the d -.Tftton cf the commandant shall be deemed peper. It is ender stood - v IVI 19 9KJ C ti c rcop. of th Un-ted Stale? shaJI be paid by i e VnvH St?tes at the price of the arucles r'uredcrd-siroycd as aloresayron thede p .i-nr.cf two tr r.n re persons of creditable t-je'ers. anj tbe cert ficate of a commissuin Ir4Ttr,kU:nS th? circumstances ci the loss, lhe zn , i of hc articles for which can penwnon ha.l bc clause, t .'J,' ir Pc is unJcrsrooJ to be reservexl to .1 u, ,u1 aut' s of rcciiirir ? that none of the ' nch nay be turnlsiied nnder any of ; , icr- yuirM have oeen cr may be fur "ei cn.cr contracts how in force, have been "fi r. ; ard,b 'orply in advance nuy ajas nquircd ax any of the fiaed pris on -e ica-bcaru, crlnd.an fiaoticr, net exceed ninths. , f - . , W. EV&T1S, Secretary for the- JJcpauur.cnt of War. x: n or cxjexe and risk cf fsvainj the sqiplics t t e tronpj, nd that all Usscs sustair.cl by I- c iMcdatious of an enemy. r by mean ot LATE FROM ENGLAND. i- - t ine Dng otatira,. vapiuui uwi arrived, in 40 days from Lonuon, which plcc she left on the 2 1st of Jufce. By h$v vti Iearn,7that the British Minister (MrJ Jackson) had not sailed. for Ame rica; but that he was about sailing in a slcop of war for.America. The Phoe nix fricrate was ordered for some other serVice. The Statira is the bearer of dispatches from the American Minis'er in London to the Government of the U. States . - LONDON. JUNE 19. : : 1 Tins morning arrived a Mail from Heligoland, by which we hare received the following : . ; r ... " Bw ks of the Elbe, June 2. 14 The Austrian head quarters are, ac cording to private accounts, received this morning, at Lin(z The Emperor, Francs, previous to the battle oCAspem, received proposals from Napoleon, to conclude a truce on certain condition:, which overture he in stantly fjrwarded to Archduke Charles, who returtied it with the following note : 14 Brother, take my Marshal's staff from me, and let me rather, know the Austrian name no more, nor yours, but let me retire with my Brothers to Hun Sarr" " The Duke of Valmy. (Kellerman) has, it U said, received oidcis to occupy Prussia." . VERT LATE FROM FRANCE. NEW-YORK, AUGUST 5. Yesterday afternoon, arrived at thi port, the dispatch ship Mentor, Cept. Yard, in the remarkably short passage of 24 days from L'Orient, which place she left on the 9th of July. Mr. Ma tiby GeUtor, Is the bearer of Dispatches for Government, and proceeds to Wash ington thW morning. A file of London Papers is received tn the 4th of July. The djtes from the French Army in Germany are to the 26;h of June, and comprize the 22d Bul letin, at which time, tbe Ernpcror had his head-quarters at Vieum. The tuwn of Uaab capitulated on the 23rd June to General Lauriston, and the terms of ca pitulation occupy nearly the whole of the last Bulletin. We learn verbally, that no battle hud taken place between the French and Austrian Gand Armies, since the 2 1 st z;id 22d of May ; but that the Emperor of France and the Arch duke Charles were reinforcing and con centrating their armies, and that a great battle was shortly expected to take place. We farther learn, that the Em peror of Russia has sent three large irrnies to assist the EmptrorNapoleon, (one of which was commanded by the Prince .Stnvarroff. (probably the rela tion of the late General Snwarrow, of in famous memory) and that they were ... . ... J. parcning uiroug. a.L,a on iieir way to the French army. Prussia had not declared war 3Rainst France. Aarov Buhr hid arrived at Stock holm, from England. f Letter's received in this city from Paris, of so late a date as the 4th of July, rrten tion that negotiations; for a commercfal treaty between the United States and France had commenced between Gen'l. Armstrong and M. Hautrive, who, du ring the absence of M, Champagny at Vienna, fills the office of texierior rela tions. An issue favorable' to this coun try wis expketed with confidence ! The decree of September had been re pealed ; and colonial produce was per mitted to go from Holland to France. Thii had caused a: rise in the article of coffee from 0 to 25 per cenU v. - . Prince ScrgC'Gallitzin published the following' Proclamation on the entry of the Russian army into Gallicia PUOCIAAIATIOX. y.The-Aw which has broken put between France and Austria could not be looked up on by Russia with an indifierent eye.. - The Iajt nevs that has bcen received in I ihc gTandlucJiy, from the army of Prince froruatowskr, informs us that he had made Uimseit.niaicr o: iirouy,tiie last city ot Gal-, liqa near the frontier, and that he found there considerable magazines and provisions in' a- , bundwice.- , r .'. Every care and cfibrt liave been employed on our part to stifle he- fire before it had en: tirely Lyrst out . b(o a flanie.. . It was made kno ia the rst instahcea to the court of Austria, that iW virtue of the "mosY solemn. f treaties and engagements; which' subsisted between the two. Emperors of Kussia and of the French, Russia would act conjointly with Vrance.v4..:-- i-: v:: ' . .: v I'Auslna wished net to regard the represen tations, -which ftnght . to t hare had gfeat weight with he,r j but' she disguised,' tmder tlie' pretext of a necessary defence, her war like preparations, until the limp when by aggressive-proceedings she discovered the proud designs of her ambition, and lighted the torch of war. -1 . j . -. ,Kussia, in consequence, could not dispense with taking in that war a part which was founded on solemn treaties. On the fir in telligence reaching her, she' broke asuv.der those ties which had united her to Austria, and ordered her army to approach the fron tiers of Gall icia. j 1 ' . y On entering this country to' act against Austria, and to repel by force those troops the has brought into the field, the Comman der in Chief of the army has the positive or- jders of his Majesty the Emperor to declare' to uic peaceaDip innaDiunxs oi duiii, aim to assure them in the most solemn manner, that Russia entertains ho enmity against any of them ; a id that th": army in its move ments, in whatever part.itrnay be, will res rrct the nersoiial security of all. assure nro- perty, and leave undisturbed the peace of the! interior ana tne general tranquility.' Head-quarters, 19th May, 1809. SEVENTEENTH BULLETIN- riennai 8lh June, 1809. Col.. Gorgoli, Aid-de-camp to the Emperor of Russia, has arrived at the imperial head-quartets with a letter from his sovereign to the Emperor and King. It announces that the Russian army is in the direction of Olmutz, having pas sed the frontier on the 24' h of May. The Emperor passed the day before yesterday in reviewing his guard, infant try,. cavalry, and artillery. The inha bitants of Vienna have Admired the number, the fine appearance, and the good conduct of these troops. The Viceroy is with the army of Italy at CEdemboutg in Hungary. It ap pears that the Archduke Jphn intends to rally his army on the Raab. , The Duke of Ragusa arrived at.Lsy- back on the 3d of this month With" the army of Dalroatia-i The heat is very great, and persons acquainted with the Danube say that an inundation may be expected here in a few days. We shall profit by this cir cumstance to finish, independently of tne bridges ot boats and raits, the plant ing or piles. All the intelligence we receive from the coast of the eueiny. announces that the , cities of Presburg, Brunn, and Zoaim, are filled with thewoundd. The Austrian themselves estimate their loss at 18 000 men. Prince Poniatowski, with the army of the grand duchy of Warsaw, pur sues his success. After the taking of Sandomir, he besieged the fortress of Zamo-.c and defeated the enemy, who lost 3000 men and 30 pieces of cannon All the Polanders who were with the Austrian army, deserted. The enemy,after having shevyn them selves before Thorn, have been vigo rously pursued by General Dombrow ski. . The Archduke Ferdinand does not retire without shame from his expedi tion. He is said to have" arrived in Aus trian Silesia, reduced tq one third of his forces. Count Metternich has arrived (at Vi enna. There' will be an exchange at the advanced-posts with the French le1 gation, to whom the Austrians (contrary to the rights of men) had refused pass ports, and whom they 4rad carried.away to Pest, EIGHTEENTH BULLETIN. . Vienna, 12th Jime,'18Q9. ' The division of General Chasteller, whir.h revolted TvrnL nassed thronp-h I 4 1 ; I . O " .' the neighborhood of Clagcpfurth on the 4tn insu on us way io nungary. ien, Rusca pursued and engaged it ; the e "nemy was beaten ; we ; took 900 priso ners. Piince Eugene, with a considerable corps, is manoeuvring. ia the heart of Hungary. Within" a few days "the Danubd has risen one foot. v 11 General Gralein, with a Dutch divi sion, havings marched to tralsund, where Scbill had fortified himself, has carried bis' intrenchments by- assault. Schill had given orders to set fire to the city in order to cover, his retreaf, but his band had not time to execute it ; it Ins been entirely killed or taken : he him self was killed on the great square at the moment he was making his escape and was endeavouring; to reach the port tcfembarkV - -.I'. The Archduke Ferd ly evacuated Warsaw the whole of. the-gra: doned tyythe enemy Vsrtiiyr whilst the I troops under' the command 'tof, Pruicb Galhcia;-. . L r , r-' - r . 'AFFAIRS 6F POLAND. ' ' T The enemv continues his retreat with the same precipitation,' On tfie 28th of May, twelve - Polish speftfmelijpon reconnoitring utyi met atSirniewicei one hundred and ten -Austrian dragoons ) .l ' . .... - -'.J.-'t.". n.'''f w no were retreating cpwaros nava ; they pouted them, and made elevo priv vi, iUC winf- iu mc iiiui -lfZ tit fjr .0 ' . ' 1 ced guard, after having entered Lawieii proceeded as far as Sechaczew, where ne met witn more ot .them, ; who it appears are, retreating to Pplicja : Sqme reports, hpwever, seem to indicate that the main of the"Autrian tfoops are ben ding, their march towards Upper Sile sia. They commit excesses every where ; they carry away provisions, cattle and horses. :The new; levies of fall the departmento-take place with the greatest rapiauy ana success. . i, The Archduke , Ferdinand, in con tempt ot the convention made withPr. PoniatWski, nd; the engagement he had taken not to h vy any riontribuiion, has exacted one of 40,000 florins on the city of Warsaw. He has moreover re quired that ; the territoriaHmpositions and the residue of a -forced loan esta lished in 1808, and Whose;payments, all due only in .1 8 10, should, be deliverediUp to him. These measures foretold .the evacuation of Warsaw vhic(i followed soon after. . . , . ! ' , Prince Por.:atovski writes lo the Pr. of Neufchatel, from Head-quarters at Irseni? 2th May, that on the! 24th the General .of iBrigade Rosmecki render himself master of "Jarolaw, where' he has . made one Colonel, 25 tfficers and 900 men prisoners of war. The occu pation of that town intercepts' entirely ilie communication between Cracow and Leopold, and insures to the ;army the possession of three fourths of Gallicia. The advanced posts were within one da'ys march of Cracow. V A The latest news" received in "the grand-duchy, from the army of Prince Poniatowski, mentions his having enter ed Brody, the last town of Gallicia, hear the frontiers, and that he has found there considerable magazines, and aundance of Provisions. TMwuteur.J V NINETEENTH BULLETIN. " .. Vienna, l$th June, 1809i v The anniversary of the battle of Ma rengo was celebrated by .the, victory 4bfi w t ... .1 1 i . ' P m- 1 1 uaao, wnicn tne rignt wing 01 .tne ar my, "commanded by the Viceroy obtain ed oyer the'two corps of theN Archduke John St of the Archduke Palatine, which had formed their Junction. ' liver since the nattie ot nava, tne Viceroy: has been closely pursuing the Archduke John. J The Austrian army were expecting to take: up thfyr cantonments at .the sources of the, Raab, between St. ,Gp thard.and Cormond. : - v 5 On the 5th June, the , Viceroy set 01F fromNetistadt and moved his head-quar- ters to Uitfenoourg in iiungaiy. Ori the 7th he continued his , move ments and arrived at Guh3. jGerir Lau riston, wi'h his , corps of observation. joined his left wing ' T I On the 8tb, v General Montbrun, with his division of light cavalry, forced the passage( of the Raabnitz, hear-Sbveny-haga, overthrew 300 dragoons belong ing to the Hungarian insurrection: and drove them back upon the Raab t; On the 9th, the Viceroy taiarcheo; a- gamst Sarvar. ; The cavalry ot General Grouchy came up with the van of the enemy at Sarvarr and took somerpriso- ners. . ; , : ,.-vs- On the 10th, General JVIacdonald-ar rived at CormomTfrotn GratzJ; ' ; On the fl lih, the General of Diyisiori Grenier met at Karako a'column: of the enemy's flankers', vhich; defended the bridgej :and ' crossed j the river by main orce. Gen. Debroc, with the 9th hus- sars maae a spinteu attack a eamst B batr tallon of 900 men, tcHoSk 305 prisoners; On the 12th, the enemy ; marched by .he way of the bridge of . Mersiragainst Papa, -f From the height, the Viceray beheld all the enemy's armyarawn up tn a line 01 uattie. 1 ne general oi.u.jr vision Montbrun, a General and officer of. great'promise inand pVecipitate-.pIainr anddvekhreW tlie?:jhi?mvxavai! . 1 June d r; Thus ry,, after having execatedieverai precNo v v4T nq-duchris abanlLandigorous mVncsttvresi' '-The, enenly 'li t Kad already IjegtTn'' to" retreats T t Vif.etoy passed the nichrratxPapa : ,JQn theul 3th,af 5lhv thV.tnornlngvtl 'armyl hegab its marilr.towrds,Ilaab.-r Odr cavalrv and that Soothe Austrians x' I - my , was routed afib we to'ulcT four hart ' 5 ' dred prisoner. lC. T ' The, ArpHduke ijfohn having formed , I; 'hijunctioh, with :fK0mmmm:i wici ui me vujage oigazanao - x ue cue position his' right fantbrg'hW rtghtptdteci ?MM 3 edRaak faittfied crtandhline a tumucu c iv. ciDU uisacik . v covering inrpaa ot omom, anotnf fortress in Hu rfgarj $?ti--i?-1$ t in1 tfief illt&t'eleVembd i. . myTiq'jHieMDttle 3wtl$Pp "'r ' ouf troops W4s (mX haugme tftj3&iih '3' remembt'dhce pf the memorable yictqijy by which th?t day yaco3eceid; Mt the sQfdiers shouted with jov wherV they ; .-ij - wntcn was ip tnree l unes anu consisiea pf fromli:ti5,6oB:!merib M rnaniofttheVuriiiia rwWch-fate1y'rconild.etrets manded hy. General .'-HaddickAhd4Tor'-''.ri u eu - oi - me reserves 01 :j inef xxui 1 gauuii. 4 iortresses ; ot irom;to ouuu men, inc rained -wr.ecKs.ot tne corps JeUfm imhi jofnCTyroi,x and of the other columns wno. had escaped vin tljfc j ofv' thV. army througk hejdefiles otXa vlll Ir, nnmia,ana irpm :iit9 'jiniXf the Hungarianinsurrectiori, cavalry arid ; infantry, w;.; .fa&Zm $$M W - The Viceroy laced :hi armyy j W cavairyfenerfeM gadeWefe'CoJbe the divisioh of Gerji. Serras,in front : ven, vjrroucny upon nis ngutj auu-ti o :-v .. corps of Gen. Grenier,4 forming Iwojj,.- -,:t -tl chelPnsVthet right of whrcfi" consisteil )f w , vl f j Italiandivisiojivcommanded by .Geuerit ; v Baragiiay d'Hiierv forrnirtg the "lfa.ird"- echelon, and. the division of,'; Gen. Pu- v thod in reserve. ; Geriera,! Lauripn-' With his corps of '.observation, supportedf t by General Sahuc, formed, the extfeoie 1 of 1 theleft .wing andserved Raab. r r At-twp o'clock in thcf-'Jernniife , cannons began' to play. A .Svpcldck T . the first, the second 'nd;'ti)Blblri'e$'e-; r lohs were encaged;' t Thlifireiof mu , jietry became ver bistc' the enem'ys nrst ime was torcea, tmt tne secop iine stdpped for a moment the ttnpetubsiiy of.our first clielon, wliich wvas oon re . iriforced and thatdine also routed. T fae . enemy?s. reserve was then, brought into action. x The Viceroy, who fbllowejfV;?jll4 . the ' enemy's nwvementsy marchtdbb ' his jside with his reserve : thesstrPrig v ,V position of : the Austriaris vxs carrieid," and' at four o'clock the viclbrywai e V cided- ;., ra-- pM'S;-:& . . The eriemy .being cometeiyroute,;" J:i would have found considerable dilBculW -vfli- . in rallying; i;'efiIeTiiabf:notbstTO ed the movements ofour cavalry. Thre'eV thousand prisbrierSi 6 pii?ce of anpti &$t and four stand oC color i)ire the trophies : 5 of-this battled The eitemy left on the v r ? fieldbf batti v3000 killed,- amodg3vlipriT j was fohdra,Majqr Cieneral.?f 6ur ;l'pijr irt ;ki!leiandwou men; c Among-' the formerj is ;CrJ.Thi v s j v' erry, bjt''23d'mgfrnent of light ipfei-'Afefc try, ana. among tne iaiierKtne veneraic : of Brigade Talentine, and Col ExperL . f, ' ; The Viceroy makes Darticular men Wr tionroT Gkfreralsl&reni Serras and Danthouafs,; The iaKart4 1 divisionof Sevar6il"diiplayeoVa3 ereat vr Several CSrierafr-fi edunderthera .; four ;Ai-de-tai. theiVjceroyWere slighUytUdf uciti ui pi ccisiuu . vum presence 01 -xninov i r rince was 'constantly m fth e0nr'4-r- manded by Gthlrbier'nflintainekl; theirreputatipp,: . Ky'MM cThfield'biba of Pest, sometime. Deiore ure uiie armouncea.k .? x his ihtentionbf maimairiinrythttrnh tipD.pntheUi pursutd upon the;rbaddofe : 1einhabitahUb iiujetand warVthepfarnaiB ror has agitaKd1hemnithdi;pIt '1 nown that eIunlriih always been desirous of thiirinpe- -7 . - .ft ence.i Mieipa which isbwiJtte -ill i v- - . . . ,s r . . of cavalry u? mAlvt uuuer vr? .,r I ... -I H ft 'i I' . - i 1 I i a. i i ' a:
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