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InvaJ^on of Pru(jia. 



[Dec. 1, 



nicknamed the little Duke of Orleans, at 

 Berlin. This youni; man abufcd tlie King's 

 goodnefs to fjch a degree, that he even fcan- 

 dalized him. He was one who with fome 

 other young Officers, broke the windows of 

 Count Haugwitz, on *he night when that Mi- 

 niftcr returned from P.iris. We are at a Infs 

 to know which to admire moft, the audacity 

 or the weaknefs of this young man. 



"A great part of the cffefts, fent away 

 from Berlin to Magdeburg, and embarked 

 upon the Oder, has been intercepted by the 

 light civalry. Upwards of fixty fchuyts have 

 been brought back loaded with cloathiiig, 

 meal, and artillery. Some of the regiments 

 of hiiffars have made prizes to tlie amount of 

 500,000 iiancs ; and it is reported that they 

 exchange their filver for gold, with a lofs of 

 fifty per cent. 



" Tlie palace of Chirlottenburg, where 

 the Emperor refides, is fitu.ited one mile from 

 Eerlinj upon the Spree." 



Tmeiity.f.rft BuHelin. 



Serlir, Off. 28. 



" Vcftcrday the Emperor ir.?de his public 

 entry into this city ; he was attended by the 

 Prince of Ncufcliaf.l, the Marlhals Davouft 

 and Augereau. Marflial Leicbre headed the 

 train with the Imperial Foot Guards. The 

 Cuirafliers of Nanfouty's divifion were drawn 

 up in order of battle along the road. The 

 Emperor marched between the Grenadiers 

 and Horfe Yagers, belonging to his Life 

 Guard. At three in th? afternoon he alighted 

 at the Palace, where he was received by tlx 

 Grand Marlhal Duroc. 



" A vaft concourfe of people had aflembled, 

 as fpeftators of this ceremony. 



" The road from Charlottenburgh to Ber- 

 lin is very good, and the entrance throu^^h 

 the gate is fuperb. It was a moft beautiful 

 day. The whole of the Civil Adminiftrationj 

 prefented by General Hulen, came to offer 

 the keys to the Emperor. This body imme- 

 diately waited upon his Majefty. The Gcijc- 

 ral Prince Hatzfeldt was at their head. 



" On the, 28th, at nine in the forenoon, 

 the Envoys of Bavaria, Spain, Portugal, and 

 the Ottoman Porte, rcfidcnt at Berlin, were 

 admitted to an au.'ijnce of his Majefty. His 

 Majefty ordercn ihe Turkidi Envoy to fend a 

 Courier to Cunilantinople to inform his Court 

 of what had tak"n place, and to declare that 

 now the Rujijans iliould not enter Moldavia, 

 ijir undertake any thing againlt the Turkifii 

 c:iipire. 



" Afterwards his Majefty received the 

 whole of the Lutheran and Reformed Conhf- 

 tf.rics. There are upwards of twelve thoufand 

 French at Berlin, whofe predecclfors took re- 

 fuge there in confequence of the revocation of 

 the Editl of Nantes. His Majefty converfed 

 with the principal perfons among thefe Protef- 

 tahts, and told them that tliey had a juft claim 

 upon his protedllon, and that their privileges 



and the excrcife of their worfhip fliould be fc- 

 cured to them. His Majefty advifed them to 

 concern themfelvcs with their own aftiirs, to 

 remain peaceable, and pay obedience and re- 

 fpecl to the Sovereign. 



"The Courts of Juftice were prcfcnted. 

 His Majefty converfed with the Members of 

 the Courts of Appeal, and gave them fonr.e in- 

 ftruclion as to the m.anner in which juftice 

 ftiould be adminirtered. 



"Count Van Keale coming into the hall 

 of audience, the Emperor faid to him, • Wj^llj 

 Sir, your L.iJies wifhed for war, and they have 

 been gratified ; it becomes you to manage 

 your houfehold better.' (Letters had been 

 intercepted from the Count's daughter.) 

 ' Napoleon (reading thefe letters) will noc 

 continue the warj let others carry on the 

 war againft him.' His Majefty faid to Count 

 Van Neale, 'No: I will carry on no war. 

 Not that I doubt of my powers, as you have 

 fuggertc-d ; but in order to fpare the blood of 

 my fubjects> which is dear to'mc ; and be- 

 c;:ufe it is prefciibed to mc by my firft duty,- 

 only to ftied the fame for their honour and 

 fsfety. But the good people of Berlin have 

 been the faciifice of the war j while thofe 

 who excited it have left tliem, and are become 

 fugitives. I fliall reduce thole noble Cour- 

 tiers to fuch extremities, that they fliall be. 

 compelled to beg their bread. - ■ ' '. 



" The Emperor ordered that twenty-four 

 of the beft Burghers fhould be aflembled aC 

 the Townhoufe, in order to fcleft a third of 

 their number to take upon them the civil 

 government of the place. Each of the twen- 

 ty wards is to furnilh a guard of 60 men ; fa 

 that I'iOO of the beft Burghers will be en- 

 trufted with the care of the city and the ma- 

 nagement of the police. . ' 



" The Emperor faid to Prince J-Iatzfeldt, 

 'Do not appe.ir in my pretence; t have na 

 need of your fervices : retire to your eftates.' 



" The Emperor gave audience to the Chan- 

 cellor and the Minilters of the Kins of Pruflia. 



"In giving inPiruclions to the Civil Ad- 

 miniftration of the City, the Emperor faid, 

 'I will not fufter any windows to be broken. 

 My brother the King of Pruffia ceafcd to be 

 a King from the day when Prince Louis Fer- 

 dinand was bold enough to break the windows 

 of his Maje-ly's Minifters. Hi3 Majeiby 

 Jhould have ordeiu-d him to be hanged.' 



"This day, t!ie 'JBth, his Majelty mounted 

 his horfe to rcvicv/ Ma.rftial Divouft's corps. 

 To morrow that under' Marlhal Augeriavj. 

 will palV. in review before him. 



" The Grand Duke of Berg, Marlhal Lan- 

 nes, and the Prime of Pomo Lorvo, are pur- 

 fuing Prince Hohenloh-e. — After the gallant 

 affair with the cavalry at Zcndenick, the 

 Grand Duke of Eerg advanced to Templin, 

 where he found a great quantity of provifions, 

 and the dinners lor the PrulHan Generals and. 

 their troops ready drefl'cd. 



"At Granzee Piince Hohenlohe cbangei 



his. 



