their forlorn situation; of the cruelties exercised against them by the French. In short, they were held out to us as objects of compassion. But, now, faith, we are to listen to accounts. of their merits; of their skill; of their valour. We have now to behold them put in high commands; in short, to behold them commanding English regiments, English generals, and English territory.The provision, relative to Roman Catholics, has been several times noticed in and out of parliament; but, it has always been said, in answer, that there can be no great danger from this, because confined to a few foreign Corps, whereas our own Roman Catholics, if they were admitted, would find their way into all the regiments in the service, and might possess many of the great commands on the Staff. What, however, will be said now? Mr. Perceval's interpretation of the act of 1804 allows the King to put Roman Catholics into all the Military Commands, provided only that those Roman Catholics be FOREIGNERS! This makes the indignity upon our own Catholics ten thousand times greater than it was before. It is well known, that the voluntary services of many of our own Roman Catholic noblemen and gentlemen have been absolutely refused; and yet, do we see these foreign Catholics admitted, as we are now told they legally are, not only into any of our native corps, but to the command of large portions of our army in our own country? If what has been done in this way be lawful, if Mr. Perceval's interpretation of the Act of 1804 be allowed to be good, German Catholics may command all the regiments and garrisons and districts in Ireland, while an Irish Catholic can have no such command!That is quite enough. Not another word need be said upon this part of the subject. The reader will now judge for himself what law there is for the employing of these foreigners in English regiments and the staff. OFFICIAL PAPERS. and proceeded to Poland. By this movement Russia sacrificed Wallachia and Moldavia.When the Russian armies were united and formed, a Protest against France appeared, which was transmitted to every Cabinet. Russia by that announced, that she felt no wish even to save appearances. All means of conciliation were employed on the part of France-all were ineffectual. In -Towards the close of 1811, six months after, it was manifest in France that all this could end only in war. Preparations were made for it. The garrison of Dantzic was increased to 20,000 men. Stores of every description, cannons, muskets, powder, ammunition, pontoons were conveyed to that place; considerable sums of money were placed at the disposal of the department of engineers for the augmentation of its fortifications.The army was placed on the war establishment. The cavalry, the train of artillery, and the military baggage train, were completed. March, 1812, a treaty of alliance was concluded with Austria; the preceding month a treaty had been concluded with Prussia.In April the first corps of the Grand Army marched for the Oder, the second corps to the Elbe, the third corps to the Lower Oder, the fourth corps set out from Verona, crossed the Tyrol, and proceeded to Silesia. The Guards left Paris.On the 22d of April, the Emperor of Russia took the command of his army, quitted St. Petersburg, and moved his head-quarters to Wilna.In the commencement of May the first corps arrived on the Vistula, at Elbing, and Marienburg; the second corps at Marienwerder, the third corps at Thorn, the fourth and sixth corps at Plock, the fifth corps assembled at Warsaw, the eighth corps on the right of Warsaw, and the seventh corps at Pulawy.The Emperor set out from St. Cloud on the 9th of May; crossed the Rhine on the 13th, the Elbe on the 29th, and the Vistula on the 6th of June. Second Bulletin of the Grand Army, Wilkowiski.-June 22, 1812. All means of effecting an understanding between the two empires became impos NORTHERN WAR. Bulletins of the Grand French Army.-First Bulletin, dated at Gumbinnen, June 20, 1812. Towards the end of 1810, Russia alter-sible. ed her political system-the English spirit regained its influence-the Ukase respecting Commerce was its first act.- -In February, 1811, five divisions of the Russian army quitted the Danube by forced marches, The spirit which reigned in the Russian Cabinet hurried it on to war.General Narbonne, Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor, was dispatched to Wilna, and could remain there only a few days. By that was gained the proof, that the demand, Third Bulletin of the Grand Army. Kowno, June 26, 1812. equally arrogant and extraordinary, which | she, then, consider us degenerate? Are we had been made by Prince Kurakin, and in no longer to be looked upon as the soldiers which he declared, that he would not enter of Austerlitz? She offers us the alternative into any explanation before France had of dishonour or war. The choice cannot evacuated the territory of her own Allies, admit of hesitation. Let us, then, march in order to leave them at the mercy of forward. Let us pass the Niemen. Let Russia, was the sine qua non of that Ca- us carry the war into her territory. The binet, and it made that a matter of boast second war of Poland will be as glorious to to Foreign Powers.-The first corps ad- the French arms as the first: but the peace vanced to the Pregel. The Prince of Eck-which we shall conclude will be its own muhl had his head-quarters, on the 11th of guarantee, and will put an end to that June, at Konigsberg.The Marshal proud and haughty influence which Russia Duke of Reggio, commanding the second has for fifty years exercised in the affairs of corps, had his head-quarters at Wehlau; Europe. the Marshal Duke of Elchingen, commanding the third corps, at Soldass; the Prince Viceroy, at Rastenburg; the King of Westphalia, at Warsaw; the Prince Poniatowski, at Pultusk. The Emperor moved On the 23d of June, the King of Naples his head-quarters, on the 12th, to Ko- (Murat) who commands the cavalry, transnigsberg, on the Pregel; on the 17th to ferred his head-quarters to within two Insterburg; on the 19th to Gumbinnen. leagues of the Niemen, upon its left bank. -A slight hope of accommodation still This Prince has under his immediate orders remained. The Emperor had given orders the corps of cavalry commanded by Geneto Count Lauriston to wait on the Emperor rals Counts Nansouty and Montbrun; the Alexander, or on his Minister for Foreign one composed of the divisions under the Affairs, and to ascertain whether there command of Generals Counts Bruyeres, St. might not yet be some means of obtaining a Germain, and Valance; the other consistreconsideration of the demand of Prince ing of the divisions under the orders of Kurakin, and of reconciling the honour of General Baron Vattier and Generals Counts France, and the interest of her allies, with Sebastiani and Defrance.Marshal Prince the opening a negociation.The same d'Eckmuhl, commanding the first corps, spirit which had previously swayed the moved his head-quarters to the skirts of the Russian Cabinet upon various pretexts, great forest of Pilwisky.-The second prevented Gount Lauriston from accom- corps and the Imperial Guards followed the plishing his mission; and it appeared for line of march of the first corps.-The the first time, that an Ambassador, under third corps took the direction by Mariencircumstances of so much importance, was pol; the Viceroy, with the 4th and 6th unable to obtain an interview, either with corps, which remained in the rear, marchthe Sovereign or his Minister. The Secre-ed upon Kalwarry.The King of Westtary of Legation, Prevost, brought this in-phalia proceeded to Novogrod with the telligence to Gumbinnen; and the Emperor 5th, 7th, and 8th corps.-The first Ausissued orders to march, for the purpose of trian corps, commanded by the Prince of passing the Niemen. The conquered,' Schwartzenberg, quitted Lemberg on the observed he, 6 assume the tone of con-, made a movement ou its left, and querors: fate drags them on; let their des- drew nearer to Lublin. The pontoon tinies be fulfilled.' His Majesty caused train, under the orders of Gen. Eble, arthe following proclamation to be inserted in rived at the advanced posts near Kowno; he the Orders of the Army:- -SOLDIERS! took a Polish cloak and cap from one of the The second war of Poland has commenced. light cavalry, and inspected the banks of The first was brought to a close at Fried- the Niemen, accompanied by Gen. Haxo, land and Tilsit. At Tilsit, Russia swore of the engineers alone.- At eight in the eternal alliance with France, and war with evening the army was again in motion. At -England. She now violates her oaths. ten, Count Morand, General of Division, She refuses to give any explanation of her passed over three companies of voltigeurs, strange conduct, until the Eagles of France and at the same time three bridges were shall have repassed the Rhine, leaving, by thrown across the Niemen. At eleven, such a movement, our allies at her mercy. three columns debouched over the three Russia is dragged along by a fatality! Her bridges. At a quarter past one, day began destinies must be accomplished. Should to appear. At noon, General Baron Pajol drove before him a cloud of Cossacks, and ' took possession of Kowno with a single battalion.On the 24th the Emperor proceeded to Kowno.Marshal the Prince of Eckmuhl pushed forward his head-quarters to Roumchicki, and the King of Naples to Eketanoni.During the whole of the 24th and of the 26th, the army was defiling by the three bridges. In the evening of the 24th, the Emperor caused a new bridge to be thrown over the Vilia opposite Kowno, and directed Marshal the Duke of Reggio to pass it with the second corps. The Polish light horse of the guards crossed the river by swimming. Two men were drowning, when they were picked up by two swimmers of the 26th light infantry. Golonel Guéhèneac having imprudently exposed himself to afford them assistance, had nearly fallen a sacrifice himself; a swimmer of his regiment saved him. On the 25th, the Duke of Elchingen pushed on to Kormelon: the King of Naples advanced to Jigmuroui. The enemy's light troops were driven in and pursued on every side. -On the 26th, Marshal the Duke of Elchingen arrived at Skoroule. The light divisions of cavalry covered the whole plain to within ten leagues of Wilna.-Marshal the Duke of Tarentum, who commands the 10th corps, composed in part of the Prussians, passed the Niemen on the 24th, at Tilsit, and moved upon Rossiena, in order to clear the right bank of that river, and to protect the navigation.-Marshal the Duke of Belluno, commanding the 9th corps, and having under his orders the divisions Ileudelet, Lagrange, Durette, and Partonneaux, occupies the country between the Elbe and the Oder. The General of Division, Count Rapp, Governor of Dantzic, has under his orders the division Daendels.The General of Division, Count Hogendorp, is Governor of Konigsberg. -The Emperor of Russia is at Wilna with his guards, and one part of his army occupying Ronikontoni and Newtrooki. Fourth Bulletin of the Grand Wilna, June 30. on the heights of Traka.At day-break na. At three o'clock the bridge over the -On the 28th a rencounter took place. The Marshal Duke of Reggio found the enemy drawn up opposite Develtovo. A cannonading commenced; the enemy was driven from one position to another; and Army-passed the bridge with so much precipita On the 27th the Emperor arrived at the advanced posts at two in the afternoon, and put the army in motion for the purpose of approaching Wilna, and attacking the Russian army at day-break of the 28th, should It wish to defend Wilna, or retard its capture in order to save the immense magazines which it had there. One Russian division occupied Troki, and another division was tion, that he could not set fire to it. He lost 300 prisoners, among whom arë several officers, and about 100 killed or wounded. Our loss amounts to about 50 men. -The Duke of Reggio praises the brigade of light cavalry, commanded by General Baron Castex, and the 11th regiment of light infantry, composed entirely of Frenchmen from the departments beyond the Alps. The young Roman conscripts have shewn a great deal of intrepidity. The enemy Fifth Bulletin of the Grand Army.—Wilna, set fire to his grand magazine at Wilkomir. great number of intercepted letters, the folUp to the last moment the inhabitants were lowing are remarkable: the one from the pillaging some barrels of flour; we succeed- Intendant of the Russian army, who comed in recovering a part of it.On the municates, that Russia having already lost 29th the Duke of Elchingen threw a bridge all her magazines of the 1st, the 2d, and over the Vilia, opposite Souderva. Some 3d lines, is reduced to the situation of columns received a direction of march by forming new ones in all haste; the other the roads of Grodno and Volhynia, for the from Duke Alexander of Wirtemberg, purpose of coming up with various Russian which shews, that after a campaign of a few corps that were cut off and scattered.. days, the provinces of the centre are already Wilna is a city containing from 25 to declared in a state of war.In the pre30,000 souls, with a great number of con- sent situation of things, had the Russian vents, fine public buildings, and inhabi- army believed that they had any chance of tants full of patriotism. Four or five hun victory, the defence of Wilna would have dred young men of the University, above been equivalent to a battle; and in all eighteen, and belonging to the best families, countries, but particularly in that where we have requested to form a regiment.The now are, the preservation of a triple line of enemy is retiring upon the Dwina. A magazines should have determined a Genegreat number of Officers of the Staff and of ral to risk the chances of it.Manoeuvres, estafettes are daily falling into our hands. then, alone have placed in the power of the We are obtaining proofs of the exaggeration French army a considerable portion of the of all that Russia has published with re- Polish provinces, the capital, and three gard to the immensity of her means. Only lines of magazines. The magazines of two battalions to each regiment are with Wilna were set on fire with so much precithe army: the third battalions, the state- pitation, that we have been unable to save a ments of the situation of many of which great many things. have been found in the intercepted correspondence of the officers of the depots with the regiments, do not amount for the most part to 120 of 200 men. -The Gourt set off from Wilna 24 hours after being apprized of our passage at Kowno. Samogitia, Lithuania, are almost entirely liberated. The centralization of Bagrathion towards the North has very much weakened the troops which were to defend Volhynia.The King of Westphalia, with the corps of Prince Poniatowski, and the 7th and 8th corps, must have entered Grodno ou the 29th. Different columns have set out to fall upon the flanks of the corps of Bagra-June, at Reydanoni.thion, which, on the 20th, received orders to proceed by forced marches from Proujanoni towards Wilna, and the head of which had already arrived within four days' march of the latter city; but events have forced it to retreat, and it is now pursued.Hitherto the campaign has not been sanguinary; there have been only manoeuvres: we have made in all 1000 prisoners. But the enemy has already lost the capital and the greater part of the Polish provinces, which are in a state of insurgency. All the magazines of the first, second, and third lines, the result of two years' care, and valued at more than 20 millions of rubles, are consumed by the flames, or fallen into our power. In fine, the head quarters of the French army are in the place where the Court was for six weeks.Amidst the The Russian army was posted and organized in the following manner at the commencement of hostilities: The first corps, commanded by the Prince Wittgenstein, consisting of the 5th and 14th divisious of infantry, and one division of cavalry, amounting in the whole to 18,000 men, including artillery and sappers, had been a considerable time at Chawli. It had since occupied Rossiena, and was, on the 24th of -The second corps, commanded by General Baggawont, con- OFFICIAL PAPERS. (Continued from page 286.) AMERICAN STATES.-Correspondence on the Orders in Council. -Mr. Monroe to Mr. Foster.Washington, June 4, part of the army of Prince Bagration. In Tesch.The immense magazines which the middle of June this corps arrived at Lida the Russians had in Samogitia have been from Volhinia, in order to reinforce the burned by themselves, which has occasionfirst army. It lay at the end of June be- ed an enormous loss, not only to their tween Lida and Grodno.The fifth finances, but still more to the subsistence corps, composed of the second division of of the people.The corps of Doctorow, grenadiers, of the 12th, 18th, and 26th di- however, viz. the 6th corps, was still on visions of infantry, and two divisions of ca- the 27th of June without any orders, and valry, was on the 30th at Wolkowisk. had made no movement. On the 28th it Prince Bagration commanded this corps, assembled and put itself in motion, in order which might probably amount to 40,000 to proceed to the Dwina by marching on its imen. -Lastly, the 9th and 15th divi- flank. On the 30th its advanced guard ensions of infantry, and a division of cavalry, tered Soleinicki. It was charged by the commanded by General Marków, was at light cavalry of General Baron Borde Soult, the extremity of Volhinia. The passage and driven out of the village. Doctorow, of the Vilia, which took place on the 25th perceiving that he was anticipated, turned of June, and the movement of the Duke of (To be continued.) Reggio upon Janow, and towards Chatoui, obliged the corps of Wittgenstein to proceed towards Wilkomir and on its left; and the corps of Bagawont to make for Dunabourg by Mouchnicki and Gedroitse. These two corps were thus cut off from Wilna. The third and fourth corps, and Russian Imperial Guards, retired from Wilna upon Nementschin, Swentzianoui, and Vidzoni. The King of Naples pressed them vigorously along both banks of the Vilia. The tenth regiment of Polish hussars, which were at the head of the column of the division of Count Sebastiani, came up near Lebowo with a regiment of Cossacks who covered the rear-guard, and charged at full gallop, killed nine, and made about a dozen prisoners. The Polish troops, which up to this moment have engaged in a charge, have shown rare resolution. They are animated by enthusiasm and passion. On the 3d of July the King of Naples marched upon Swentziani, and there overtook Baron Tully's rearguard. He gave orders to General Montbrun to charge, but the Russians did not wait the attack, and retired with such precipitation, that a squadron of Huhlans, which was returning from a reconnoisance on the side of Mihailetki, fell in with our posts. It was charged by the 12th Chasseurs, and the whole either taken or slain. Sixty men were taken with their horses. The Poles, who are amongst these prisoners, have applied to serve, and have been taken, full mounted, in the Polish troops. On the 4th, at day-break, the King of Naples entered Swentziani, the Marshal Duke of Elchingen entered Maliatoni, and Marshal Duke of Reggio, Avanta.- -On the 30th of June, Marshal the Duke of Tarentum arrived at Rossiena: he proceeded beyond that to Ponevieji, Chawli, and 1812. can be of no avail either in the support or |