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nreuvres. I have given to Ihe Prussi an continent it* national direction, by sending it to Kigo; but. I should wish greatly, that the util of mv Ttli divi sion were no longer necessary in that quarter. 1 wish to know from the king of Prussia, whether he would not make an augment ilieu of one thousand ca valry and 6000 infantry, which might proceed to Kiga and take the place of the rth division; the king may easily draw these troops from Kotiigsberg, Colberg and Grau lenz, and thus they could arrive ii a few days. These last would be replaced by those which might be drawn from a greater dis tance, by rendering effective some ske leton regiments, or ordering troops trom Silesia; iu this manner the king • * Prussia would form a eordou of 4000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. It. will be an easy matter for you to make Li n comprehend that it is’his own interest that this war should bo terminated qniskly; because in the mean time, iie mint be great!y incon venienced by his struggle; and that There is only one eit'catual way of bringing the same to a termination, which is, to shew to Kussia, by the powerful means which the emperor possesses of recruiting his armies, not only in his own states, but iiy the sne «our» furuitd e l by his allies that tbo hope lie.cherishes of ruining the army he void-of foundation, and poi fsetlj iir fuser/. *• I lie same language must be held fn Au«lri:t; the «anw to Bavaria, at Stufgai*®. and every n here else. I R„t only ueore that rcinF*r«emenls inav be *«iit tn me, but I also wish that their nunihe: s may be exaggerated, and that those sovereigns do order to be insert e 1 in their Gazette*, net only the great number of troops which they send off hut also that they d.iuhi* the number in their statement; audit is t<» be well iJtid*;r>taod, that tin* I'nioian corpr; at present st Me.md is to be included in tbe«e reinforcement*, i pray God i» taki you into his holy keenin’* (Signed) ° NAPOHEOX/* ?-l.neow. Oct. 1<>, D,t». Frym the Viceroy >,f Halo to the Prince of A' tjc.'-arl. Lasclir, Nov. 7, 1S12. 1 have the honor to inform y our highr.rf* tint I marched oot this morning at 4. ,»*. clock, but the difficulties of the ground and the flipped-.ids of the roads, obffrutt. ed the movement of my army to such a <har it was not pos&iblo for the vanguard to reach this place until fix o’ clock this evening ; and that the rear has been prevented from taking up a nearer petition than tvo leagues behind U9. From tiro to four o'clock tbs enemy has beta hovering on *>jr right ; he at tacked almoft ai the same time with ar tillery, collacks and dragoon*, the van, centre and rear. In the van he discol vered an opening, ot which he profitteJ to penetrate, and carry eff tw-o battalion field pieces, which were drawing up a ft«p actively. Tha 9th r«gt. of infantry haliened to the spot, but the guns were already taken. Upon the rear the enemy fired with four pieces, and Gen Ornans thinks (with out being pofttive) that he saw some in fantry. Your Highnefs will eafily conceive, that being encumbered with my heavy bJSga£c» an<l a numerous artillery, of which upwards of 490 horfes have died to day, my polition is sufficiently critical. I ttiall set out very early in order to reach Coligni.—From rhopce, after re connoitring, I (hall take either the read to Uouhoutchina, or Bruzo. I cannot retrain from informing your Highnefs, that after employing every means in ray power, I find it unfortunate ly impossible to transport rr.y artillery any further, and that your highnefs in this respert, mull expert very' great sa crifices. A number of pieces have been rendered uselcfs, and buried by me to day* EUGENE NAPOLEON. I inclofe your Highnefs a letter which I wrote yeftculay bur wh.ch could n®t come to hand, the officer who was the bearer ot it being tiken into a wrong road by his guide. ^ our Highness will be stipprifed to find that I am only arrived at the Voq ; yet I set out this mo-n'ng at j o’.-.lock troni l.iieli but,the ruid is so intcrcep. ted with ravines,,that ir required cxrr.i. ordinarv efforts tc; a rriva 1\ re. f m. fcr. tV to find my ft i ■ /ed11~< t 11» r he • .■ is.a v> me— able necess’n y ix'.j g to you the f cti crifives which w: l ave ;n;- ie in c-dcr to liafien our rnarcrx— Tl-.e laft .hrec da-s /itinr cu-f thi' in r. j f.n-o thirds of it; ay. /■//•"» y. Yefterlav ^rjo hordes penfhvd, and to day, perl?ps; twice as many, not including the gr.*: number 1 hav« caused to be added both t<- the military and pri vate enrri •£<** Sometimes ’aii the liorfes which were drawing j carrige would perifn *t or.ee. Several carriages st-c even lurnilhed three times wun ficfn fern. • ' c army has not been ha Traded ;n it* progress to day. O,,'y a few coff - ks appeared u ithont anillcr* . for which I C i iaot account. To rdy. • , in. f-nd fending a ftrr-g recon n*»i fiance to Ho. bourch’.:! i, and b.»pe to arrive there to morrow, if I he enemy d<rs not prevent it by serious oppofition. For my parr, I muft frarklgvwn that the offerings during the lid three days have so much dispirited.tha sXvicrs, that f think, them little able at present to make an effort.— M.my have died with hunger aud cold ; others being driven to desperation, suffer themselves to be taken by the enemy, lam, IUGENE NAPOLEON. The Times, a London paper, of the jft ult. says, “ Lavender, one of the Bow ffreet officers, ha# seined at Spithead, a vessel with a considerable quantity of arms on board, shipped at the port of Lon don, and intended for America. It is ad rted, that several ot the persons conccree4 in the transaction are in cuftody.” The same paper of the 3th ult. men tions the arrival of the Carteret Packet from Cadiz, with information, that ad miral Cockbarr, had sailed from Cadiz for America. LATEST FROM FRANCI : fiy the Water Witch at JVorfnlk. A letter from Bordeaux, dated i6thof December, received by the Water Witch states, “ that the absence of the Emperor has contributed very much to produce a ((agnation of buffuefs ; but if he fliould return to Paris during the winter, bufi nefs would revive.” It appears from ihc above information, which is from a respectable source, that the situation of Bonaparte was either un known in Fiance, as late as the mid i.e of December, or known only to those w>;« would not or dare not make public meu tion of it. The above letfei also Bates, that Co lonial and American Produce, except Cot ton, remained low, owing to the ftauna tmn to bufmefs. The report of the death of Bonaparte is revived to d; y though the circula* (ion of it is general, and some credit at,, tacned, vet we cannot ascertain precisely tiie true Bate of the fact. Bonaparte9.* last Hail,tin from ItnWa The CoflT.uk* slain, the Kremlin burnt; The Country apoil'd ! Kn< ugh. ?ack we began to march, lni( O ! 1 hat fellow Kwr-ys of/. i-ffK. Cour. If has been remarked, that there it •omc hing very erainou* of Bon k p Vrte*« fate in ihe name of th. Ki.ft m Generals. He cannot efcape, without encout.feiinw General i'ouch e>, of ,nd Gc erai id.t 7/v "fl ~*"<i »* thcs; fail to flop him 0€P. eral }factor ein of W.il cerlaio dohii bn fi.iefs. It was reported in England at the lad dates, by the captain ot the frigj-c De sired, from the cnad of IHland, that toe French fleet in rhe Scheldt, had been earned up to tbe inner harbour and un manned, th; seamen and marines having oeen hurried off to Poland.