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I ' j i I J L-" I FOHEIG.Y JfETFS. Br Iht Bramble, ttrWtd at An&pUii. ti0 Decisive DfclcfBoriaptewt ttu iak vj assort', We,1 180, pirrV c It is, we mfy hope, nearly eocsom. mated J Wef know whV no offirid bulletins no .jffichl Dispatches were sent to Pari. Wc now are acquaint ed with the TAutt , f those -bo d battles the Paris papers talked of Bonaparte his oceu Jelated with the !oy of between eighty and nine. - t? thousand men halt his army 1 , An officerirrivjcl this morning at " the cCe of Lord Castle reagh. with di patch: 1 crn. Sir C. btewart and I-ord f Cathcarr. - Thse ana un e, that on the here were tw batnV fought ; one oetween General Bhicher and Ncv I the other. between Bonanartc'abid the Piinceof Schwart zenburg. J i -JFirst BaWe. After a hard and sanguiuary action, which continued . for some hours, Kev was defeated, with the lossfof 12000 men. . Second Battle Thi battle, was fought cn the same day as the first, was equally wet contested and bloo- Cy. cut atjlcngui uonaparw su -ceeded ra breaking through the cen- "trr of tht fP.lnC of S-hwa'tZm- bufgs ai m , fy bringing up the whole' : nf his :.e vx)v nndcr Alur t The Allies then brought up their reterv , trc. The battle trrninate;i ainigm, and bntb rmies rrWoed in sight or each other, jwithout either having gained an material advantage'. 0i the 17th thr) prepared for tnemj.rt important bitle that was to take place next day. . Third Battle On the ISth, the Allies having ol!cctcd and concen trated thrir forces under the Crown lVinre and 0 other, and the Prince of S:hwartzjrburg, atuck-d Bona parte in all ht positions. He fought with the determination, the despera' tion, that a rrian miv be supposed fo h ive," who feci that, his Crown -haps depends upon the is-ue of me conflict. But his obsiioacy, his ta lent, his killl were unavailing. II- was defeated, with the Iors ol abou 40 000 men, and nearly 281 pieces of canacn. ( " ' . Ltipsh Stcfmed Without giving the enemy a d-v'f respire, the AI its advanced id I Lcimic the da) after their gioriou victory, ana aiirr a molt blood t j resitince took it b mormt with 30 000 prisoner, and j great number of cannon, ammunition waggons, cVci Thus, in four da s, . Bi'nipuite's army was reduced on l.a;f, a more rapid and enormou 1 s thin hr sustained in he same space of time, even! in the calamitous cam psign in Russij. Los on the 16th, by Ney, 12 COO 18:ht hy Bonaparte in person, 4O.00O i0.ht in stoiming Leiptic, 30t( 00 : Total 82 000 Driven from Leipsie, Bor apart attempted ro retreat ty Eftuit, the direct road to the' K nine. He faikci the road was already occupied by bis tooquerel. His retreat to Er furt'was rut clT. He then, with thr wreck and remnant of his army, took the read towards Brunswick, thus re mcvjcg lurttjer from his resources and reinforcements. The Allies were in pursuit ol him, and he if des tined, we trust, to experience fresh disjsters and defeat. May we not now retort ipon him io hi .own words, and sy, "Surely the finger of Providence is here." Of the cfKcers. that fell on either side, we have no detailed act ount. The folkiwing French Cientrals art named Makdonald, Souham and Paniatowaikt Were made prisoners.4 Kcgnier, Laartston, BeTtrand, Vab roy and Bruoe, killed. lhe king of Saaony has been rescued from the T rant y ke, with all his Court, AD the Saxons and Bavarian, and Werttemberg troops came over to the AlUes Bonaparte narrowly c caped he "fled from Leipsie 2 hou s only before theAliies entered it, . The Park abdTower guns were fir ed at 1 1 o'clock. The bells arc ring ing while we are writing this; illu mlnaticns, we suppose will follow, Dresden is reported. to have been entered cm trie 8th. The Royal;Fainily of S atony were taken in charge beaded by the drown Prince.'- j . ' " The number of French General 9 Jelled woucdod and taken, aaoount to twcitv. ; f and drove Bonaparte back upon the point'he occupied before he picro-d the Prince of Sbwartzenburg's ceo I. Prtniatowski vrts drowned in a tempting to espe acrosthje Saale. f 1 13 jnaparte escapea wnn aooujw fe w attendants' ai be- had" .5 ranawa mhisirmiD, R4tvt, Houses' of Parliament My Lords and GentemenIt is with the deepest regret that I an again o bliged to announce to vou the ronti. nuince f his Majesty V lamented in diDOstion. . ' K 'l he gf ai Cc pltcdtd sucress with which it ha pleased Divine Prcnri dence to bless his Majestys arms, and thche ( his allies in the course of the presnt campaign; has been produce live of i he most important conse jqurcccsto Europe. , - In Spain, trie glorious ana uzw victon obtained near Vittoria, has been followed by the ai ied for-e tn the Pyrenees, by the repulse of the enemy io every attempt to regain the ground be had been compelled to a bandog by the reduction of the for tresa of S. Sebastiaos and finally, by the establishment of the allied army on the frgntier of F aocr. In this'aerin of brtjliaot operatinns .ii till h:.ve ohscrved with the hich- est satisfaction the consumma autl abi ;tv of th great commander Fi Id Mjrh. Wellington &the stea diness and unconquerable spirit which have been equ illy displayed by the troops of thr three nations united uo der his. command. The termination of the armistice in the N ' th of Europe, ancl the de claration of war by the emperor of Austria agiinst Fiance, have been most happily accompanied by a sys tem of cordial union anj -concert a monguthe AllWd pwfrs, Tnt sflfects of this union have even su'p4ssed those ttrpectntions, wh;ch it at caj. u'ted to ercit. By the signal victories obtained over the Fench armies m Silcs'u, at Culm and Dentvitz, the tffons of the enemy to penetrate into the hear of the Austrian and Prussian territories were comp'etely frn?tratcdL These successes have bern follow ed bv a course of operation com bined with so much judgment, and xciuted with sur.n c niummste pru j dence, vigor aad ability, aa to n vc j led io their result, not only to the I discomfiture of all triose prpje ts which the ruler of France hid so pre- j sumptuously announced on the re-' newal ol the contest, but to the cap ture and destruction of the greatest part of the army under his immediatr command. The annals of Enrope afford no ex. ample of victories more splendid nd lcc:sive thjn thoe which have recent. iy been atchieved in Saxony. Whilst the perseverance and gal, mtry displayed by the ailied forces of evf.rr description engaged in this onfli t.have ex4lted to th highest pit h of glory therr military character, y .u will, I .m peruoded, agree with me in ftntlering the full tril;ute of jppbuse to those sovereigns and prin. ev, who, in this Hatred, caue of ni. ionaitndependencehave so eminently distinguished thcmsleves as the lead, crsot the armies of their respective oationi. With such a prospect before you, i am satUfied tht 1 may reK with the greatest confidence on your disposi tion to enable me to afford the nt cesary assist nce in support of a sys. tern ol alliance which originating chirflv in the magnanimous and dis inteieated vies ol the Emperpr ol Kussta, aud followed up as it h iK.cn with corresponding energv by the other llied, powers, has produced a change the 'most momentous in the affairs of the continent. I shall cjirect copies of the several connections which I have concluded with the northern powers to be bid before you, a soon as the ratifications ol them shall have been duly ex changed. I have further to acquaint you, that I have concluded a treatv of al liance and concert with the emperor nf Austria, Jind that toe powerful league already formed, has received -o import mt addition of force by the declaration of Bavaria againsi France. I am confident yni will vie t with p rtkukr s th faction, The rcincwil 0f he ancient conn; cnon with the Austrian ' ,rovemmtnt ; and that juatlr an rCci - ! ingu me value ot the accession o tha great power to the common cW you will b- prepiTcd, as far as circum. stmces will permit to enable me to sup port hi Impcr 1 Mtiesty in tint tiiror- ou prosecu ion of the contest. The war between this country and the U.Statrs of America sUUcntiml Is , but I hare the satisfaction to infJ?m lyon that the measures adopted by the , f' v.. 'I s ;vernm.nt of the United taler cTquest of Pnfds,;nave w ..a -K- tu2 witM'tX his MaiestyV rtooi and by thereat .wu.tajm r . . T ricati anbiecti ?.v 6 ;'; m , - iVnilsL G; BrVanv W (conjunctly with her illies, inserting .her strength agJiiMt tht common weiriyot independent nations,: rt Msrbemitj ter .f deep regr to find.an . additional enemy in the ;gwrnoientofwW whose real interest in i the issue, of tbw crreat contest most Jie b me at I It, is known to the worM at tfcf coan'xy:;was not the aggTessor: mW f t JnM hitherto seen any dUpolir, ion on Hie pvrt of the Uovernment 01 he UNITED STATES to close ,it of which Toaia avail myself, -contiitajnj; with a due attention o the intereatsM nis Mj sty'nobjec's. " .: ' j . fj I 4m 41 all times ready to enter iato d'-scu siij'ns wih , h it gotiimtht for a c nciiiaory a ijustment of the different es be-wcvti the two ;countnes( upon j nncipies 01 rcciiJru."," mwiioitu with the j evabUShed maxims oj public l'W. u with j tha-- miiritime rtghttvof hj Bri ish Empire, ! . fThe addreis con lude s uiuai, wilfcr a. promise 10 lay before thero the estimate, ploring tbe continuance of the war, and cal, ling upon their patriotism, &a far the' ne; qesaary aid- .' .4;, ' FROM BRITAIN.- The following : highly important Message nd docii menu were 00 the 6th int transmitted by the President of the U. States to both houses of Congress : . ; . To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress asaenv bid I transmit for the information of Congress copies of a letter from the Hritih Secretary of State, for Fo rrign Affairs tothe Secretary of Stattr with the answer of the" latter. - In app'-eciating the accepted pro posal of the government of Great Britain for instituting negotiations lor peace. Congress will not fail to keep iq mind chat vigorous prepara tions for carrying on the war can in ao reipect impede the progress to a favorable result, whilst a rtlaxation ; of such preparations, should the wishes? of the United Statea. for. a speedy restoration of the blessings of peace be disappointed, would necec sarily have the most injurious conse quences. .. '. " JAMES MADISOX. January 6, 1814, Lord CAstlereajrh to the Becretary o! Stated Foreign Office, November 4, 1314. j Sir I have .the honor to enclose to you for the mtormanon ot me re sident of the United States, copy of a note which his Ditannic Majesty's. Ambassador at the Court of St, Pe tersburg was dire ted to pres'ent fo the Russian Government, as soonaV his Royal Highness the Fnnt;e Re gent was informed that Plenipouen tiaries had been nominifted on the prt of the American governnirnt for the purpose of negociating for oeae with Great Britain under the 4 s t - mediat'cn ofjHis Imperial Majesty J His Lordship having by the last Courier from the Imperial Head Qua iters, acquainted me that the A mcrican Commissioners now at St. Petersburg have intimated io reply to this overture, that they had nonob jection to a negotiation -at London, and were equally desirous as the British government had declared t elf to be, that ti-is business should not b- mixed with the affairs uf the continent of Europe, but that their powers were limited to negociate un der the mediation of Russia. j Under these circumtatices and in order to avoid an unnecessary conti nuance of the calamities of war, the Jfrince KegcO; ooimands me to trans mit, by afl.ig'ot time, to the Ameri can port nearest to the seat of govern, merit, ihe o&cialnote above mention ed, iu order that the Presideqt, if he should feci disposed to enter upoq a direct negociatioo for the restoration of peace between the' two states, may give hjs difertions accordingly. in making mis communication, I can assure you that the British goi vernmcnt is willing to enter into dis cussions with the government of A mcrica, for the conciliatory adjust ment of the difFeVencea subs'iating be. tweeo the two states, with earnestde sire on their part to bring them to a favorable issue, upon principles of with the established maxims of pub Vli lw and witK the maritime rights of the British empire. , The Admiral commanding the Bri tish squadron on the American i'ta tioo will be directed to givehhe ne cessary protection to any person pro ceeding to EurApc, onie part of the government of the United States, in f 1 I r:.-Jm. f tkia overture V and should fheV Amucan govcruweuv bsvedcsion to orwarapraers to ie' rkWfi thf? hono to bewitn tne hiifies((nsiaeration; sir, yopr most obeditit servant; "T i - . SiSd) ' X CAaTLEREAGH. , .Translation of a not e from X,orcl' Catbcart, to thf Count de Neaaeli-wdeKdated, ; TeplitatL-j-81-''-; uncler signed ; embassador of hisritannic majesty to EVnpe rorbf all the ? Ruisiwdeitnto; va'il himmlf the first odcasioOtO re new tiiO'suhiect respecting x A tneri&- wnicn was orougntjioru u?wivu m a conference mojnhfdpar ttire from ' Reichrobarr, i.hahe4;hoy nor" to iddres this note to his Excel; lencv ihe Count deesselM Although tne Prince -Regent; for reasopwch Hni Beenr , already made known baa note found vbirbfelf, in ituation,to ceprthe .mediation qt m 4mperiaivjff y ting ejd jscnaslbns , with the Un t ted Ststc of Americl, Hia Roai.'-High-. nespdesifes, neyertlielesa, to give ef feci to' the be neficint washes which His itnbeliai JViajesty fias expressed of seeing the . wa. between Great f Brx taip'and Amerita "sopn terminated, tothcmu'ual satisfaction of tne two governments, h, ' . k . With this view,; His Royal High ness having ieai Red that the, Envoy Plenipotentiary ot the United states for necjociatinff a peace With Great tain, under the mediation ofHta ijnperial Majesty, tiaye arHved in Russia, notwithstanding lhat ne ticas blmsetC under the necessity of not ac-1 cepttog the interposition of any friend- ly. be wet-in the question, which forms j tne principaioojcct in uispuxc wiwku die two states, he is nevertheless re a oy to nominate :plenipoteqtiarie13 to treat directly with the American ple nipotentiaries. ' -: His Royal t Highness sincerely wishei that the cdnferenees of hese plenipotentiaries may result in re es tsblishing, between the two nations, the blessing and the reciprocal advan tages of peace. -. l. K tIf, throttgh tha good offices of His Imperial Majesty, this proposition should be accepted,the rnnce .Kegcnt would, prefer that the conferences should be held at London, on account fof the facilities which it would give tu the discussions. v i . : But if this choice fehould meet with insuperable obst?icles His Royal Highness would consent to substitute Gottenburg as the place neareft to England. , J ; - The.ua dersigned, &c, i tSigneJ) ' , CATHCART. The Secretary of-Stale to Lord Castlereoh. ' Department of State, January 1814 My Lori -J have had the bono to receive by .a flsg of truce your Lords' ps letter of the 4th of Nov; lat,and a copy of a note whitli his Britannic Majesty's embassador at "the court of St. Petersburg present ed to the Russian government on the first of September, preceding. , By. this communication it appears that his 5 royal highness the .Prince Regrnt ejected the mediation offc -ed by his Imperial Majesty to pro mote peace bet weed the United States and Great Brtaia, but proposed to treat directly with the IJnVted States at Gouenbutg or London, and that he had requested the interposition of the good offices of the Emperor in favor of such an arrangement, Having laid your Lordship's com munication before the President, I am instructed to state, for the infor mation of hjk Ruyal Highness1 the Prince Regent, that the President haa seen with regfet this new obstacle to die commencement of a hegociation for the accommodation. of ditferences between tc United States and G. Britain. As the Emperor of Rus sia was distinguished for his rectitude and impartiality, and was moreover engaged.io a war, as an ally of Eng land, whereby it vwas in his interrst to promote peace hetwen the United States and1 Great Britain, the, Presi dent could oot doubt that his Rojml Highness tk6 Prince Regent would accept the mediation, which his Im perial Majesty bad offend to them. it was the confidence with which the thetr cobmisfion ajt r.(reterspurgn, P&?teS!&ibs car-, telr-tiherwise, to.thi transmission, h ghcharacter of the Emperor inspilS ed the President,-that induced him 7, , r& " TV1 lu " disregarding more cautioUspolimicht havesnc,;.SUPPOSfec!? :?V?FS the r gested, ux accept the overtnre JwirJi promptitude,iand ?to send minilters to St. PetersljurcT. in tV lmA,'. 6 I of it. It wnirl Kiwk rw,:-r: vr . to the Predent, )( h Highness the . Prfnce Regc found 'iLcwnnatible;with the offci Britaintd.adop.t slmilJ s.pre, as m wen delay might hn avoided, in a complishing an which, it is admitted, is of hi; poVtance;to both nations, j The course proposed as a 1 tire for. n'egociatiboi at Sti ; jbtirg; juoder the auspices of tW i peror ot Kussta, couici not, remark; co your liuiusum, nivi j recfuired for th purpose of the, lynitcoVTSrates! unconnc! Igainstii Great Bf itilioV with i a, liairsther Cbntiricnfi Tfe r nothing in the prarjOseoHmc' 1 tending to such a resuft.Thc :pfihC4ur;lndieated''.the d ryiIn r:ftVrinrobripgthe J together, not as an umpire, m cOmmoo mend, to aiscufs and their ddTrrenccV & respective d in a manner tJsai isfactory to selves, His ;i mperial Maj e sty s ihe interest hich h took in th! fare of both parties y Wherever the fjnited State; treatlhey will treat with the si oesire tney nave repeaveuiyua ed, of terminating, (the presen test with jGreat vBrjycain on cone of, redprocitrosistent ; wi riehts of both parties, as spv , and independent nations, arid ateoV hot only 'to establish f pi harmony, bat to5 provide, ?Z3 fi : Dossiblei sirainst future j ccl! : which might intertapt it, 1 Before giving ah answer j proposition communicated ; fy Lordship, to .treat with the I State's independehtly of the U Mediation, it VbWrhate bo grecable to the President to heard from the 'Plenlpotentizr the Up 1 fed States, sent tpS . P burg. The 6'ffer of a Mtdiaii one power, nd the a ceptan by another, fors aelatit-nbc them , the tl tf'itsjty of wh i ch 1 1 but be felt. -i;rom ithe. known rrcter however of1 the Emniercvr the bene vol ect views with: whil mediation waa6ffcrd, the Pref cahnoj doubt- that will see satisfaction a concurrence' of fr States, in tx alterOattveV which exisunp! circumstances, at the best prospect of obtaining spt what was the object "bf his intei I tipn. I am accordingly instTUc 'vmake known to ycsar Lirds,hipi the mformauon f his Ral ness the Prince Regent, that the sident accedes to. hi s probosi t i 02 win take tne measures depend: him to carry - it inf,o effcct at ,tenburg;..with.asl:defwye : ble (it being presume, dthtI.H .is jest the Kingi pf JSwftdri, as friend of both parties, Will readil quiesce in the choice of a place their pacidccegoeiatiqns; withir dominions. The Pr?f"i;jent is idu! sen.sih the attention of Ifts the JPiince Recent, ders to the Admiral R?y3i Hi.r in giving thl tomm4t)nir tntih squadrooottihe coa4t, w qujF Lotdthip has clpmkanicat 1 have me . honor to heJ & :.'..' ,.'-' J UIESMONU (j THE WML -4- Vah rjiptrti City, ja There ar in thi city, we m stand, various accounts of the J ther destructive progress" atNi ' ra frontier, giving different n rescntations of its extent and im tance, none of which However t iallen .into our hands except following : M r '' ' ! Albawv -?a" An express arrived! lasWvt with despatehesjlot the Goverj trom whom we have; received distressing intelligence.that the jages Buffalo and Black Rock elestroyeel by the Brith on Th lay, the SOtri ulti. ihat Mrs. I; I; joy, whose husbana wjis , servir thej militia wa&y.niurctercd by Indians or British, ; xthai Cdl Charles was " taken) 'pisbner ; I Maj. Gen. Hall ha4iri4treated, had Jits -head quarters at' Elt miie vreeic : that Gen, MM had retired to his), residence. .companied by about 45() regi as a sate guara to- cover bis re trom an exasperated popnlace le 'i : --iS. -i ri 1:--; u -! . 1 j - v ' ?wrmnt -,alsp adds,- ?,r0 f'; oaloe Creek, whicEvhad & f iuseclas eo boaisl harV fallen ' i 1 1 "ic, uaaus 01 xne in&my, ana " VERY TIGHTLY BOUNO
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