her into active operations. How nearly, at they were, they are by no means such as to would follow the noble example, and, I that, situde, to put every thing else to risk, to let every thing else perish, and to perish theraselves, if perish they must, rather than see. England subjected to a foreign yoke.-Ifances are somewhat more promising than there be another exhortation, which I would press with still more solicitude, it is, not to be deluded by false hopes. Not to suffer - any favourable appearances at the grand seat of war upon the Continent, to turn our minds, for one moment, from the prospect of having to tight for our own liberties upon our own land; for, than such hopes, nothming can teud, to, less good, or to greater misus, our Sovereign, we may be assured. chief, The recent accounts are satisfactory, -in some respects, especially those which re-trust, he would therein be cheerfully sup late to the gallant conduct and the probable ported by every man, who has the honour situation of the Archduke an his army. In to be numbered amongst his subjects. I the Tyrol, too, all does not appear to be trust, that, if our country should ever be inJost, and, it is a source of great consola-vaded, we shall enter upon the contest, not tion to perceive, that the people of that as a contest for the preserva; on of funds or country retain an unshaken attachment to of riches or of commerce or of comforts;' their sovereign, amidst all his misfortunes; as is, now-a-days, the word; I trust, an example, which, let us hope, will not be for the preservation of these, we shall shink useless with regard to his hereditary domin- of no compromise, but that we shall reions. Nevertheless, we are but too well as- solve to sacrifice every thing, rather than sured of the melancholly truth, that Napo- suffer the smallest diminution of our Soveleon has entered Vienna; that he possesses reign's dignity, or of the in lependence of it that he has at command all the resources our country. For the culcation of these afforded him in the wealth of a population of sentiments there may possibly be no pres 1250,000 of the most opulent of his advers sing necessity; but, that they are always ry's subjects that no small part of the majust, no man who loves his country will gazines of the Emperor are in his hands mand, that there is a possibility, at least, of his making a political revolution co-operate swith his military means in the annihilation of the House of Austria. True, that fortune is fickle, and in nothing more fickle than in the distinction of her favours in war. The next great battle may produce great rew verses: The French may be defeated. The conqueror may, at last, be conquered, He may be killed. Bot, possibilities are too vfeeble for us to rest upon. We must endea vour to ascertain what is probable; and, in this pursuit, though we give full credit to the account of the victory over General Mortier on the 9th of November, at, or near Kerms, we should not overlook the circumstance, that, under the same date, we are: informed that the imperial court of Austria was about to retreat from BRUNN to ¿OLMUTZ (andther 50 miles,) and that the I place of its residence was speedily to be at CRACOW, a city out of Germany, and 200 7: hilds from Vienna! Prussia is now named, in the Austrian manifesto from Brunn, as amongst the friends and allies of the Empe 1ror Francis; and it is said, that she had ori ginally declared, that she could not be ready to moventill about the present time; but, that wer hurried things on with a view of forcing deny, and, that the rendering of them familiar to the minds of men is, at this time, necessary, I am fully convinced, PARTY VIRULENCE.Since writing the above, my attention has been attracted by a most virulent article in the COURIER news paper; an article the outrageous tone of which would certainly have prevented ma from taking this sort of notice of it, did it not appear to convey an intimation of the propriety of restraining the liberty of the press, when exercised in animadverting upon the measures of ministers. I will first quote the passage, by which I have been the most forcibly struck, and will then advert to the immediate ground of the intimation."What! In the first moment of distress upon the Continent, when Austria is supposed to have been forced to submit, and "when every other power has reason to apprehend from that modery Attila, the Scourge of God: shall the first efforts of "the English press be to taunt and triumph 64 over, and calumniate? Shall it offer no "condolence, no pity?-Shall it convey no "cheering sentiment? Shall it speak no "inspiring language? Shall it neither express regret, no rpromise support? Shall it represent us as the base deserters of those whose cause, we professed to make 1 " ought to console, and mock the power over which it ought to mourn? Shall it "hold out Austria as a fool, and Russia "and Prussia as drunken drivellers, faith"less, profane, and perjured? If the Eng“lish Press can do this, it may indeed be "said, that it is the greatest curse that con "afflict the world. But it shall not do this "with impunity. Was the article written "with a view to the abridgment of the li"berty of the press in this country? The "Opposition we know are no friends to it, 66 as they proved by their conduct last ses"sion. But it is fit that it should be pub"licly known that the charge against the "EMPEROR OF RUSSIA and the KING OF "PRUSSIA of being drunken drivellers and perjured wretches, has been made solely by the supporters of the O, position; that "it is utterly detested, disclaimed, and disowned by the English Government, whorespect because they know the characters of the "two Sovereigns; who know them to be in"capable of deceit or falsehood, and who place "the firmest reliance upon their integrity and "their honour."Now, who would not think, that some one had thus calumniated these two princes? Who would not think that some Opposition writer had really made an attack upon them such as is here described? The article, from which this extract is taken, professes to be a commentary upon a most eloquent, and every way admirable, article in the MORNING HERALD of the 2d instant. In order to enable him to account for this ferocious violence on the part of the COURIER, the reader must be informed, that the editor of the HERALD misled, like many others, by the confident expectations held out by the ministers and their partizans, became, from the outset, a zealous supporter of the measures leading to the war on the part of Austria, which support he appears to have continued, till events taught him to withdraw it, when, actuated, apparently, by a sense of public duty, he candidly and explicitly stated to his readers (in the article alluded to), his reasons for so doing. In enumerating the events by which he had been deceived, he thus alludes to the ridiculous story, related by the COURIER and other ministerial writers, about the march of the Prussian armies towards Franconia. "Borne down by the indefatigableness of *** successive assurances on the part of the echoes office, we actually surrendered a distrust of oaths; though the slightest "exercise of our reason would suggest to us "the fear, that these persons would betray "each other only a little the sooner for the "swearing; though we know that an ho "nest cause disdains such aid "Swear priests and cowards "Unto bad causes, swear such creatures as men doubt: "-though sentiments like these were pre"sent to our reflection: yet, even into this "ludicrous mummery we gave, as a sort of pious fraud, when we were stoutly told, "in the same breath, that two or three hun"dred thousand Prussians were rushing through Franconia, to fall upon the flanks "of the French army, and in his turn to "inflict upon Buonaparté the fate of Mack; "what must our feelings be, when we find "that not one Prussian stirs one foot?"Now, when the reader is informed, that, from the beginning to the end of the article here quoted from, neither the Emperor of Russia nor the King of Prussia is once introduced, either by name, description, or allusion, let hima determine how great must have been the malignity that devised the above interpretation of this passage, and that grounded thereon an intimation of the propriety of putting an extinguisher upon all that part of the press not devoted to the ministry! But, this is the constant practice of these writers. Beaten by argument and fact, they first try upon you the powers of abuse; despised for that, they next have recourse to serious falsehood; detected and exposed here, their last resort is to the law, the fangs of which they invoke against you, with impudence so persevering, that, at last, the unreflecting public begin to think you are a proper object, not of justice, but of legal persecution; and, in a very little while, they are perfectly prepared for seeing you put down, ruined and extinguished. It is excessively base in these Treasury writers to resort to threats of the law; because they feel, that they themselves are in no danger. They attack whom they please to attack. This editor of the COURIER, for instance, has very recently, imputed to the Opposition, members of parliament clearly pointed out, perfidious and traitorous designs; nay, he has called them traitors. The MORNING POST, in a passage lately referred to, called General Mack an infamous wretch." The COURIER, as was shown in page 821 (to which I beg leave to refer the reader), «had the audacity and injustice to reproach those who employed General Mack as being as foolish as a talking fellow without brains; and, the unfortunate Emperor of Austria himself is, by the introduction of an anecdlote about King James, represented as a FOOL. Yet, it is this very writer, who, finding himself overcome by a literary antagonist, flies to the law, and puts his own construction upon a passage perfectly innocent, in order to effect his malignant purpose. Neither in this passage, nor in any part of the article from which it is extracted, is there, as was before observed, any mention of, or any allusion to, the Emperor of Russka or the King of Prussia; would not this editor of the COURIER, then, if he had been actuated by wishes for the public good, have been very cautious how he introduced their names, coupled with such appellations? No one had called them "drunken drivellers, or perjured wretches." No one in Enggland, except himself or some of his fellows, would, I should hope, dare so to describe them. But, in fact, he has so described them; and, as far as his writings are likely to have effect, they must, in this instance at least, have a most mischievous effect. Yet, one is not so much shocked at what he has thus contributed to circulate respecting the characters of these two monarchs as at his insinuations respecting the character of the Austrian cabinet and Monarch, especially when taken into view with his repeatel comparisons between the conduct of the Austrian army and that of our fleet. THERE, indeed, we discover a want of feeling; there, indeed, did the English press "taunt, tri"umph over, and calumniate" our ally, our best, most ancient, and most faithful ally. If the ministry do, as I hope, and really believe they do, disavow every sentiment hos tile to the monarchs of Russia and Prussia, they will, I should also hope, take some means of staying the plague of this man's pen. I hope that they will disavow what he has now written; and, that they will, above all things, make him publicly disavow what he has recently written respecting the Austrian cabinet and army, and, though unfortunate, faithful and illustrious monarch.In the mean time, as a relief from the contemplation of this disgusting party malignity, and to convince all those foreigners, into whose hands this sheet may chance to fall, that all Englishmen are not disposed to taunt, triumph over, and calumniate the House of Austria, I, with pleasure extract, the follow 66 ing passage from the MORNING STAR (a daily paper just established in London), of the 2d instant. The editor, partaking in the common deception respecting the terms of an armistice between France and Austria, first briefly describes the probable consequences, and then breaks forth in an eloquent strain of applause, but not more cloquent than just. "The calamity of this event is common to all the nations of Europe. To the awful emotion excited by the image of fallen greatness, they have all to "add the grief for a lost benefactor. "Amidst the general sesliness of the "eighteenth century, amidst philosophers "of kings, and calculating ministers, Aus"tria has stepped forward in the common cause, and with fatal, because precipitate generosity, set her all to the risk. The dye is against her, but there is no generosity ampagst men, if, in a common game, "they leave her to pay the whole score.--"Austria has, indeed, the beast of having every state of Europe as her debtor. To whatever cause it must be imputed; whe"ther to the actual greatness, and real splen"dour of her empire, which by some na"tural link of cause and effect may have "inspired something of peculia; grandeur "into the Sovereign; whether to that chi"valry of her origin, which, having as its "basis a peculiar sensibility of honour, has "insensibly ingrafted this principle in the imperial constitution, or whether to the hereditary generosity of an individual family, it is certain, that there has ever "been a more invariable generosity, a "more enlarged political dealing in the "House of Austria, than in any other line "of Sovereigns in Europe-We have seen "in our own times what sacrifices she has "made in the common cause. To this 66 65 alone, she has successively sacrificed the "noblest members of her empire, and to "this she has at length sacrificed her very empire itself: she has sealed her honour " and her fidelity by her ruin."--These sentiments, uttered, too, at a moment when there was no hope left, do great honour to the heart of the writer, be he who he may, and they will, I trust, be found to be the ge neral sentiments of Englishmen, of all ranks and degrees. Upon this point, at least, I hope, there will not be found a single voice of dissent.. With what pleasure must this writer have learnt, that all hope was not lost; that the House of Austria, though, its capital was gone, had expressed the noble resolution still to resist! May that resistance be effectual; but, whether it be effectual or not, it gives the House of Austria new claims to the esteem and the gratitude of Europe in general and of England in particular. FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPERS. CONTINENTAL WAK.-Sixteenth Bulletin of the Grand Army from the French Official Paper, the Moniteur. Seventeenth Bulletin of the Grand Army. directed Capt. Campobane to turn the fort 'by roads almost impassible. Five hundred men and three officers were made prisoners. General Kellerman bestows praises on the 'conduct of Barber Latour, Chief of Battnlion. General Werte has had his cleaths pierced with balls.Our advanced posts announce from Wels, that the Emperor of Rheid,.. Nov. 2-Prince Murat Has Germany had arrived there on the 25th of continued his march in pursuit of the enemy, Oct. that he there learned the fate of his sword in hand, and arrived on the 31st of army at Uhn; and that he was convinced, Oct. before Lambach. The Austrian Ge- with his own eyes, of the frightful ravages nerals, perceiving that their troops could committed every where by the Russians, not hold, qut, caused eight battalions of and of the extreme discontent of tris sabRussians to advance for the purpose of projects. It is positively asserted, that he has tecting their retreat. The 17th regiment of returned to Vienna without alighting from infantry of the line, the first regiment of his carriage. The ground is covered with chasseurs, and the 8th of dragoons, charged snow; the rains have ceased; the cold has the Russians with impetuosity, and after a arrived at its height; it is very severe; it is lively fire-put them into disorder, and drove by no means like the commencement of them to Lambach. We male 500 pri- November, but the month of Januarysoners. On the morning of the 1st inst. The weather is drier, as well as more Prince Murat communicated that General wholesome, and more favourable for Walter, with his division of cavalry, had marching. taken possession of Wels. General Beaumont's division of dragoons, and the first division of the army of Marshal Davcust," commanded by General Bisson, had taken possession of Lambach. The bridge over the Tran was cut down; for which, Marshal Davoust substituted a bridge of boats. The enemy seemed disposed to dispute the left bank of the river, Col. Valierre, of the 30th regiment, was one of the first to throw himself into a barge, and passed the river. General Bisson, whilst making his dispositions for passing, received a musket. ball in the arm-Another division of this corps of Marshal Davoust has advanced beyond Lambach, on the road to Steyer. The remainder of his corps of the army is on the heights of Lambach.-Marshal Soult will arrive this evening at Wels.-Marshal Lannes will arrive this evening at Lintz.-Gen. Marmont is on his march for the purpose of turning their position on the banks of the Emms-Prince Murat commends the conduct of Col. Couroux, commanding the 17th regiment of the line. The troops could not possibly under any circumstances display more impetuosity and courage. Immediately on his arrival at Salsburg, Marshal Bernadotte detached General Kellerman, at the head of his advanced guard, in pursuit of a column of the enemy, which was retreating by the road to Carinthia. It had taken shelter under the fort of Pasling, in the defile of Pasting, Whatever might have been the strength of its position, the caribraers of the 27th a giment of light infantry attacked it with impetuosity. Gen. Werte Lambach, Nov. 3. This day Marshal Davoust has pushed his fore-posts near to Steyer. General Methand, with the reserve of the cavalry, under the orders of Prince Murat, entered Lenz on the 1st of Nov: Marshal Lannes arrived there on the 3d of November with his division of the army. Considerable magazines were found at Lenz, of which the inventories have not as yet been made out; there are a great many sick in the hospitals, of whom are about an hundred Russians. Fifty Russians have been made prisoners.In the combat at Lambach, two Russian pieces of cannon were found among those taken. A Russian General, and an Austrian Colonel of Hussars, were killed.-The wound which Ge neral Bisson, Commander of the first divi sion of Marshal Davoust's division of the army, received in the arm, is so serious, as to prevent his serving the rest of the cainpaign. There is no danger, however. The Emperor has given General Caffarelli the command of this division.-Since the pas sage of the Inn, we have taken from 10 to 1800 prisoners, comprising both Austrians and Russians, without counting the number of the sick prisoners. The division under the command of General Marmont left Lambach on the 3d oi Nov, at mid-day.➡ The Emperor has establisited his head-quar ters at Lambach. The season continues se vere, the ground is covered with sifow, the weather is very cold.-At Lambach nagazines of salt were found worth several mi lions. In the chest at Lintz were found se lofkin, were killed.--The Emperor of Aus veral hundred thousand florins, The Rustria, on his arrival at Lintz, received come sians have spread desolation in the neighbourhood of Wels, Lambach, and the surrounding villages. There are some villages where they have killed eight or ten prisoners. The agitation and confusion are extreme at Vienna. It is said that the Emperor of Austria has established himself in the convent of Benedictines at Moelk. It would seem that in the sequel of the month of November events of the greatest importance will take place.-M. Lezay, Minister of France at Salzbourg, has had an audience of the Emperor at the moment when his Majesty se; out from Brauna. Till thea he had constantly resided at SalzbourgWe have up news from. M. de Rochefoucault. It is believed that he is still at ViCana At the moment that the Austrian army passed the Inn, he demanded passports, which were refused him.-Several Russian deserters have arrived to day. Eighteenth Bulletin of the Grand Army. Lintz, Nov. 5.Prince Murat does not lose sight of the enemy. They had left at Ebersberg 3 or 400 men to retard the pas sage of the Traun; but General Walter's dragoons threw themselves into boats, and, under the protection of the artillery, t acked the town with impetuosity, Lieut. Villaudet, of the 13th regiment of dragoons, was the first to pass over in a small, boat.--General Walter, after having passed the bridge of Traun, advanced towards Enns. The brigade of General Milhaud, nict the enemy at the village of Asten, defeated them, pursued them to Enns, and made 200 prisoners, 50 of whom were Rus sian hussars; 20 Russian hussars were killed The rear-guard of the Austrians, supported by the Russian cavalry was every where overthrown, neither one nor the other waited to be charged. The 22d and 16th regiments of chasseurs, and their Colonels Latour-Maubourg, and Durosnel, shewed the greatest intrepidity. Fiahault, Aid-decamp to Prince Murat, was wounded in the ar. Yesterday we passed the Enns, and this day. Prince Murat advanced in pursuit of the enemy. Marshal Dayoust arrived on the 3d at Steyer; on the 4th he took possession of the town, and made 200 prisoners. The enemy made a shew of defending it. General Beaumont's division of dragoons have maintained their character: his Aid-de-camp was killed. Both the bridges on the Enns are completely repaired, At the battle of Lambach, the Austrian Col. D. Graafen, and the Russian Col. Go plaints from the Magistracy of the bad conduct of the Russians, who are not content? to plunder without beating the peasantry, which has occasioned a number of villages to be deserted. The Emperor appeared es tremely afflicted at these excesses, and ob served, that he could not answer for the Russian troops as for his own, and that they should endure in patience; which gave but little consolation to the inhabitants. A great deal of provisions was found at Lintz,` and a considerable quantity of cloth and clothes in the Imperial manufactories.--Ge neral Deroi, at the head of a body of Bavarians, fell in, at Lovers, with the advanced' guard of a column of five Austrian regi ments coming from Italy, completely defeated it, and took 400 prisoners and three pieces of cannon. The Bavarians fought with the greatest obstinacy and gallantry. General Deroi was wounded by pistol shot. These trivial actions gave rise to numerous instances of courage on the part of certain officers. The Major-General is occupied in drawing up a particular account, will receive that share of the glory which his courage has deserved. The Ens may be considered as the last line which defends the approaches to Vienna It is said that the enemy intend to make a stand, and intrench themselves on the heights of St. Hyppolite, within ten leagues of Vienna. Our advanced guard will be there to-morrow. in which ewi Twentieth Bulletin of the Grand Army. Linz, Nov. 7.-The combat of Arns Tetten has reflected great honour on the cavalry, and particularly on the 9th and 10th regiments of hussars, and on the grenadiers or General 'Oudinot's division. The Russians have since accelerated their retreat in vain they cut down the bridges over the Ips, which have been immediately re-esta blished, and Prince Murat has reached the abbey of Moelk.A reconnoitring party has taken the route of Bohemia. We have ta ken considerable magazines, both at Freyr stadt and Matthausen-Marshal Mortier with a division, maneuvred upon the left bank of the Danube-A deputation from the Senate has just arrived at Linz. The Electer of Bavaria is expected there in two hours, Linz, Nov. 5. The Elector of Bavaria and the 1 Electoral Prince arrived here yesterday. Lieut. General the Count De Guilay, sent by the Emperor of Austria arrived there in the course of the night. He had a very |