enlightened clergy. The Provisional | Sovereigns is resident within its walls, Government cannot better announce to the people the benignity of the Great Napoleon, who has been led by Providence into Lithuania, nor choose a better channel to make them acquainted with the amelioration of their lot, than by confiding this great interest to the Clergy. We therefore order the people to assemble for the purpose of returning thanks to God, who has been graciously pleased to send us this saviour of Poland, and to pray that he will further the successes of his arms.-The Clergy will afterwards endeavour to cherish proper sentiments in the people, so that, support ed by their religion, they may continue with their agricultural labours.-The peasantry must not be remiss in the performance of their duty. Their safety and happiness depend thereon.-They may discover in the abundant harvest before them, the evident assistance afforded by Providence to Napoleon the Great.-Let them peaceably gather in their crops, as in ordinary times. Circumstances even require an increase of zeal, and it cannot be doubted, that with the feelings by which they appear to be now actuated, but that they will be eager to shew the utmost.-Done the 7th July, 1812. SIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONERS. July 15.-We still enjoy the presence of His Majesty, who rides out every day, attended by a very few persons.-The day before yesterday His Majesty gave audience to the Polish Deputies, the Senators Warvedon, Wibiski, Wladislaus, Count Jarousky, &c. They have been commissioned by the General Confederation of Poland to bear their homage to His Majesty. They were presented by His Excellency the Duke of Bassano, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The President of the Deputation, the Senator Warvedon Wybiski was spokesman. -The answer of His Majesty was couched in the most gracious terms.- -The same day, the 11th, some inhabitants of the Duchy of Samogitia, M. M. Bilwuz, Bralosewo, Jellemshy, and other Officers, having at their head, the old Marshal of the Court of Zietgua, had the honour of being admitted to His Majesty's presence, they assured him how much the Samogitians wish to partake in the honour enjoyed by their brethren at Wilna.-His Majesty conversed with them on all matters, relating to the interests of their country.Our city was never so brilliant as it has been for the last 15 days. The greatest of within which also are assembled the principal citizens of our country. A youthful and impetuous race have arranged themselves under the Polish Eagles; it is here proper to mention the names of those zealous children of Lithuania who were the first to take arms and equip themselves at their own expense. In the guard of honour we find Prince Oginski, its chief; Count Plater, M.-M. Pilgudski, Briot Bemco, Romer, Chlewiski-(here follows several other Polish names).-In the Lithuanian Guard, commanded by Brigadier Konophill, we find M. M. Magelonki, Narbut, and Michalowisk, completely equipped. A great number of young persons are busily employed equipping themselves. We have no doubt but that the Lithuanians will seek the opportunities to distinguish themselves as the gallant fellows of the regiment, commanded by Count Knadinski, did at Som, Sierra, and Benevente.-The Bishop of Korakowski has had the honour of being twice brought to Court to say mass in the Imperial Chapel. He received a diamond ring as a present. The Priests who accompanied him had also presents.The grand national festival was celebrated here yesterday with universal enthusiasm. At eleven o'clock all the Clergy were assembled in the porticos of the Church, to receive the Constituted Authorities.-At noon a numerous procession, consisting of the Members of the Provisional Commission, the Deputies of the Grand Confederation, the Commission of Administration, the Members of the Tribunals, the SubPrefect, the Mayor, the Municipality, the Guard of Honour, the Officers of the Gendarmerie of the City, finally, of all the Public Functionaries, arrived at the Cathedral, where they were introduced by the Clergy.-Bishop Korakowski officiated; when Te Deum was sung, the President of the Provisional Commission delivered a very eloquent discourse, and published the Act of Confederation of Poland. When the reading of the Act was over, cries of Long live the Emperor Napoleon the Great," a thousand times repeated, filled the spacious arches of the church.-Salvum fac imperatorem Napoleonem,-was then sung; after this ceremony all the authorities proceeded to the residence of His Excellency the Duke of Bassano, to present to him the Act of Confederation, and beg that he would submit it to His Majesty.— It was announced the same day that the (To be continued.) 351] As illustrated in the Prosecution and Punishment of WILLIAM COBBETT. [352 In order that my countrymen and that the two sureties in the sum of 1,000 pounds each; world may not be deceived, duped, and cheated that the whole of this sentence has been executed upon this subject, I, WILLIAM COBBETT, upon me, that I have been imprisoned the two of Botley, in Hampshire, put upon record years, have paid the thousand pounds TO THE the following facts; to wit: That, on the 24th KING, and have given the bail, Timothy Brown June, 1809, the following article was pub- and Peter Walker, Esqrs. being my sureties; lished in a London news-paper, called the that the Attorney General was Sir Vicary Gibbs, COURIER:- "The Mutiny amongst the LO- the Judge who sat at the trial Lord Ellenborongh, “CAL MILITIA, which broke out at Ely, was the four Judges who sat at passing sentence Ellen"fortunately suppressed on Wednesday by the borough, Grose, Le Blanc, and Bailey; and that "arrival of four squadrons of the GERMAN the jurors were, Thomas Rhodes of Hampstead "LEGION CAVALRY from Bury, under the Road, John Davis of Southampton Place, James "command of General Auckland. Five of the Ellis of Tottenham Court Road, John Richards ringleaders were tried by a Court-Martial, and of Bayswater, Thomas Marsham of Baker Street, "sentenced to receive 500 lashes each, part of which Robert Heathcote of High Street Marylebone, punishment they received on Wednesday, and John Maud of York Place Marylebone, George a part was remitted. A stoppage for their knup- Bagster of Church Terrace Pancras, Thomas "sacks was the ground of the complaint that ex- Taylor of Red Lion Square, David Deane of St. "cited this mutinous spirit, which occasioned John Street, William Palmer of Upper Street "the men to surround their officers, and demand Islington, Henry Favre of Pall Mall; that the "what they deemed their arrears. The first Prime Ministers during the time were Spencer "division of the German Legion halted yesterday Perceval, until he was shot by John Bellingham, "at Newmarket on their return to Bury."- and after that Robert B. Jenkinson, Earl of LiThat, on the 1st July, 1809, I published, in the verpool; that the prosecution and sentence took Political Register, an article censuring, in the place in the reign of King George the Third, and strongest terms, these proceedings; that, for so that, he having become insane during my impri doing, the Attorney General prosecuted, as sedi- sonment, the 1,000 pounds was paid to his son, tious libellers, and by Ex-Officio Information, the Prince Regent, in his behalf; that, during my me, and also my printer, my publisher, and one imprisonment, I wrote and published 364 Essays of the principal retailers of the Political Register; and Letters upon political subjects; that, during that I was brought to trial on the 15th June, the same time, I was visited by persons from 197 1810, and was, by a Special Jury, that is to say, cities and towns, many of them as a sort of depuby 12 men out of 48 appointed by the Master of ties from Societies or Clubs; that, at the expirathe Crown Office, found guilty; that, on the tion of my imprisonment, on the 9th of July, 1812, 20th of the same month, I was compelled to give a great dinner was given in London for the purbail for my appearance to receive judgment; pose of receiving me, at which dinner upwards of and that, as I came up from Botley (to which 600 persons were present, and at which Sir place I had returned to my family and my farm Francis Burdett presided; that dinners and other on the evening of the 15th), a Tipstaff went parties were held on the same occasion in many down from London in order to seize me, per- other places in England; that, on my way home, sonally; that, on the 9th of July, 1810, I, toge- I was received at Alton, the first town in Hampther with my printer, publisher, and the news-shire, with the ringing of the Church bells; that man, were brought into the Court of King's Bench to receive judgment; that the three former were sentenced to be imprisoned for some months in the King's Bench prison; that I was sentenced to be imprisoned for two years in Newgate, the great receptacle for malefactors, and the front of which is the scene of numerous hangings in the course of every year; that the part of the prison in which I was sentenced to be confined is sometimes inhabited by felons, that felons were actually in it at the time I entered it; that one man was taken out of it to be transported in about 48 hours after I was put into the same yard with him; and that it is the place of confinement for men guilty of unnatural crimes, of whom there are four in it at this time; that, besides this imprisonment, I was sentenced to pay a thousand pounds TO THE KING, and to give security for my good behaviour for seven years, myself in the sum of 3,000 pounds, and a respectable company met me and gave me a WM. COBBETT. Published by R. BAGSHAW, Brydges-Street, Covent-Garden. Instructions accompanying Mr. Fox's Dis patch of July 18. "ON ONE HAND. "The cession of Sicily is intolerable, because the retaining it was proposed to us as an inducement for relinquish ing our favourite mode of negociation: if it be ceded, the following difficulties will besides occur: "First, where to find an equivalent:-an equivalent for a posses sion we can keep, in spite of the French, ought to be of the same nature likewise. How can this apply to Dalmatia, or other places that have been mentioned? Nay, even strictly, to the ex-Venetian territories, where ON THE OTHER HAND. "The allowing the French to recede from their original basis, so far as to substitute an exchange in the case of Sicily, may become less objectionable, if such a change be at the declared desire of Russia, and should lead to an arrangement more suit able to the views of that power. In such case, provided compen. sation be made to the King of Naples, we shall have given up well understood English objects for what we deem to be ill-understood in cases of confederacy, Russian objects; but there is nothing to be transaction. If we hold sia will make a separate out, it is probable Ruspeace, by which means selves completely destitute of all continental connexion or influence OFFICIAL PAPERS. The Provisional Commissioners of the Government of the Duchy of Lithuania to the Clergy of the Diocese of Wilna. (Continued from page 350.) provisional Government of Lithuania, in order to consecrate this great reunion, had resolved to give a portion of one thousand francs to a Lithuanian girl who should marry a man born in the Greater Poland, and a second gift of one thousand francs to a Pole who should marry a Lithuanian girl. By chance it occurred that the first couple immediately presented themselves and received the nuptial benediction.-In the evening the city was magnificently illuminated. -The National Theatre was thrown open gratis. The piece entitled closed with a ball, of which Count Pac, a The Cracovians was played. The festival Lithuanian, did the honours. The transparencies were beautiful, and the inscripPolish Generals were present at the ball, tions very ingenious. Several French and which was also honoured by the presence of His Majesty the Emperor and King.This same Gazette (the Lithuanian Gourier) announces, this day, the refusal of ver the Grand Seignior to ratify the treaty of peace concluded at Bucharest, between the Russian and Turkish Plenipotentiaries.still at Wilna on the 15th. He enjoys the His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon was best possible health. even there seems to be ashamed of in such a little chance of obtaining? "Secondly, It is not possible to surrender to the enemy the only remaining portion of the King of Naples' dominions, without obtaining some adequate, or nearly adequate, compensation for that Prince. Such an application of the Hans Towns appears absurd upon the face of it; and till further explanation shall have been made, one can hardly conceive any country upon the Adriatic where the said Prince can be in any degree of security. Thirdly, The distance of Malta from any friendly country, and consequently from any certain source of supply, may render the possession of that island to us extremely difficult, at least, if not precarious. we shall soon find our whatever. Hanover can will remain in the pow can see "Under these circumstances I am of opinion that, at any rate, time ought to be gained, and that our endeavour ought to be, if possible, to make some arrangement, which, though exceptionable, might obtain to us the two grand points-Hanover, and the preservation of our Russian connexion.-N. B. Corsica, Sardinia, Majorca, and Minorca, might all, or any of them, be useful in producing such an arrangement." (Sent July 16, 1806, with the Dispatch. Seventh Bulletin of the Grand Army.- bank of the Vilia an intrenched camp, surHis Majesty has erected upon the right citadel upon the mountain on which was rounded by redoubts; and constructed a the ancient palace of Jagillons. Thus, two bridges upon piles are being constructed. Three bridges upon rafts are already established. On the 8th His Majesty reviewed a part of his guard, composed of Laborde and Roguet's divisions, commanded by Marshal the Duke of Treviso, and the old guard under the orders of Marshal the Duke of Dantzic, in front of the intrenched camp. The fine appearance of these troops excited general admiration.-On the 4th, Marshal, the Duke of Tarentum, set out from his head-quarters in Rossien, the capital of Samogitia, one of the handsomest and most fertile provinces in Poland; the General of Brigade, Baron Ricard, with a part of the 7th division, to march upon Poniewicz; the Prussian General Kleist had been sent |manded by Prince Bagration, was on the upon Chawle; and the Prussian Brigadier 1st of July at Kobren, where it had colde Jeannerel, with another Prussian bri-lected. The 9th and 13th divisions, under gade, upon Tilch. These three Generals General Tormazow, were still further off. have arrived at their destinations. Gen. On the first intelligence of the passage of the Kleist was only able to reach a single Niemen, Bagration put himself in motion Russian Hussar; the enemy having hastily to march upon Wilna; he effected his evacuated Chawle, after setting the maga-junction with Platoff's Cossacks, who were zines on fire.-General Ricard arrived opposite Grodno. Arrived upon the top early in the morning of the 6th at Ponie- of the Ivie, he learned that the road to wicz. He had the good fortune of saving Wilna was shut against him: he discovered the magazines which were in it, and which that the execution of the orders he had contained 30,000 quintals of meal. He received would be rash, and cause his ruin, took 160 prisoners, among which were Soubotnicki, Trobone, Witchnew, Volofour officers. This expedition does the jinck being occupied by General Grouch's, greatest honour to the detachment of the General Baron Pagol, and the Prince of Prussian Death Hussars, who were charged Eckmuhl's corps; he therefore retrograded, with the execution of it. His Majesty has and took the direction of Minsk: but, arbestowed the Legion of Honour on the rived mid-way towards that town, he Commandant of it, to Lieut. De Reven, to learned that the Prince of Eckmuhl had Sub-officers Werner and Pommeroit, and entered it; he again retrograded: from Brigadier Grahouski, who in this affair Newig he marched upon Slousk, and from distinguished themselves.-The inhabitants thence upon Bobreusk, from whence he of the Province of Samogitia are distin- will have no other resource than that of guished for their patriotism; they were crossing the Borysthenes. Thus the two free, their country was rich, but their des- armies are completely divided and sepatinies changed with the fall of Poland. rated, there being between them a distance The better and finest parts of the country of an hundred leagues. Prince Eckmuhl were given by Catherine to Soubow: the has seized upon the strong place of Boreson, peasants, free as they were, were com- upon the Beresina: 60,000 lbs. of powder, pelled to become slaves. The flank move- 16 pieces of besieging artillery, and some ment made by the army upon Wilna hav- hospitals, have fallen into his power. Coning turned this fine Province, it will be of siderable magazines were set on fire; a part the utmost utility to the army. Two was, however, saved.-On the 10th, Gethousand horses are on their march to re-neral Latour Maubourg sent the division of pair the loss of the artillery. Considerable magazines have been preserved. The march of the army from Kowno upon Wilna, and from Wilna upon Dunabourg and Minsk, has obliged the enemy to abandon the Banks of the Niemen, and rendered this river free, by which numerous convoys arrive at Kowno.-We have at this moment more than 150,000 quintals of meal, 2,000,000 rations of biscuit, 600,000 quintals of rice, &c. The convoys succeed each other with rapidity; the Niemen is covered with boats.-The passage of the Niemen took place on the 24th, and the Emperor entered Wilna on the 28th. The 1st army of the west, commanded by the Emperor Alexander, is composed of 9 divisions of infantry, and 4 of cavalry: driven from post to post, it now occupies the intrenched camp at Drissa, in which the King of Naples, with the corps of Marshal Dukes of Elschingen and Reggio, several divisions of the 1st corps, and the cavalry corps of Counts Nansouty and Montbrun, keep it. The 2d army, com light cavalry, commanded by General Rosmeke, advanced towards Mer. It met the enemy's rear-guard at a short distance from that town. A very brisk engagement took place. Notwithstanding the inferiority of the Polish division in number, it remained master of the field. The General of Cossacks, Gregoriow, was killed, and 1,500 Russians were killed and wounded. Our loss, at the utmost, was not more than 500. The Polish light cavalry fought with the greatest intrepidity, and its courage supplied the want of number. The same day we entered Mer.-On the 13th the King of Westphalia had his headquarters at Nisvy.-The Viceroy has arrived at Dockchilsoui.-The Bavarians, commanded by General Count G. St. Cyr, were reviewed on the 14th at Wilna, by the Emperor. Deroy and Wrede's divisions were very fine. These troops have marched on Slouboku.-The Diet at Warsaw, being constituted into a general Confederation of Poland, has named Prince Adam Czartorinski for its President. This Eighth Bulletin of the Grand Army, Gloubokoe, July 22. The corps of Prince Bagration is composed of four divisions of infantry, from 22. to 24,000 men strong, of Platow's Cossacks, forming 6,000 horse, and from 4 to 5,000 cavalry. Two divisions of his corps (the 9th and 15th) wished to rejoin him by Pinsk; they were intercepted, and obliged to return by Wolhynie. -On the 14th General Latour Maubourg, who follows the rear-guard of Bagration, was at Romanoff. On the 16th Prince Poritawowski had his head-quarters there.In the affair of the 10th, which took place at Romanoff, the General Rozniecki, commanding the light cavalry of the four cavalry corps, has lost 600 men killed, wounded, or made prisoners. We have no superior officer to regret. General Rozeniecki states, that the bodies of Count Pahlen, General of Division, and the Russian Colonels Adrenow and Jesowayski have been recognized on the field of battle.- -The Prince of Schwartzenberg had his head-quarters on the 13th at Prazana. On the 11th and 12th he occupied the important position of Cinsk, with a de Prince, aged 80 years, has for 50 years been Marshal of the Diet of Poland. The first act of the Diet was to declare the kingdom of Poland re-established. A deputation from the confederation was presented to His Majesty at Wilna, and submitted to his approbation and protection the Act of Confederation.-To the Act of Confederation, His Majesty replied as follows:-Gentlemen Deputies of the Confederation of Poland,-I have heard with interest what you have related to me.Poles! I would have thought and acted like you; like you I would have voted in the Assembly at Warsaw. Love of the country is the first duty of civilized man.~ In my situation I have many interests to conciliate, and many duties to perform. Had I reigned during the 1st, 24, or 3d partition of Poland, I would have armed all my people to support you. Immediately that victory enabled me to restore your ancient laws to your Capital, and a part of your Provinces, I did it without prolonging a war which would have continued to spill the blood of my subjects.— I love your nation. For sixteen years I have seen your soldiers by my side, in the fields of Italy, as well as those of Spain.-tachment which took some men, and consiI applaud all you have done; I authorize derable magazines. Twelve Austrian husthe efforts you wish to make: I will do sars charged forty-six Cossacks, pursued every thing that depends on me to second them during several leagues, and took six your resolutions.-If your efforts are una- of them. The Prince of Schwartzenberg nimous, you may conceive the hope of re- marches on Minsk.General Regnier ducing your enemies to acknowledge your returned on the 19th to Slonim, to guaranrights; but in these countries, so distant tee the Duchy of Warsaw from an incursion, and extensive, it is entirely upon the una- and to observe the two divisions of the army nimity of the efforts of the population which which had re-entered Wolhynia.—On covers them, that you must found your the 12th, General Baron Pajol, who was at hopes of success. I have held to you the Ighouman, sent Captain Vandois, with 50 same language since my first appearance in cavalry, to Khaloui. This detachment took Poland: I must add here, that I have there a park of 200 carriages, belonging to guaranteed to the Emperor of Austria the Bagration's corps, and made prisoners six integrity of his dominions; and that I can- officers, 200 cannoniers, 300 men attached not sanction any manœuvre, or any move- to the train, and 800 fine artillery horses. ment, which may tend to trouble the Captain Vandois, finding himself fifteen peaceable possession of what remains to leagues distant from the army, did not him of the Polish Provinces. Let Lithua-think it practicable to carry off this convoy, nia, Samogitia, Wetespsk, Polosk, Mohilow, Volhynia, the Ukraine, Podolia, be animated with the same spirit which I have seen in Great Poland, and Providence will crown with success your holy cause: He will recompense that devotion to your country which has rendered you so interesting and acquired you so many claims to my esteem and protection, upon which you may depend under every cir cumstance. and burnt it. He has brought with him the horses and the prisoners. On the 15th the Prince of Eckmuhl was at Igbonmen, Gen. Pajol was at Jachitsie, having posts on Swisłoch. Bagration leaving this, renounced the idea of marching to Bobrunsk, and proceeded 15 leagues lower down on the side of Mozier.——Ŏn the 17th the Prince of Eckmulil was at Golognino.On the 15th General Grouchy was at Borisons. A party, which he sent to Star-Lepel, took |