.ifli State of , Public Affairs in December t \SQ(}. [Jan. 1, 



curnlliers of Gen. Nannurty, and the liglit ed, and (liall -the Greit Njtion fecurc for i' 



rci'pcct anil Indciiemlence ?— Shall Ihe recal 

 to life from the grave ? Cod only, who ( 

 rsf!s all humin artairs can rciolve this grc 

 jiolitical quL'flion. Hut certainly, never , 

 more memorable, mcire important cv.ei . 

 arife. — From a congeniality of fentiintr.t. 



cavnlry of Gen. Milhaiul. 



" I'rince Jerome, wiih the corps of the 

 allies, is beiieging Gros Glogau ; his fu-ge 

 equipage wa'; formed at Cuitrin. One of tlie 

 divisions is inverting Brelluu. He is taking 

 poflTcirion or'Silcfia. 



" Our troc ps ocoopy the fort of Lcuczve, which .does honor to the French, the few ftrri 

 lialf way between Pofcn and Warfaw. Ma- glers, who were guilty of cxcefi'cs in other 

 gazines and artillery'havc been found there, countries, liave experienced lb good a iccep- 

 Tlie Poles ftcw the bell difpofition, but as far tion from the people here, that no fevcre te- 

 as the \'i(lula this country is dilficult, it is gulations have been ncceflary to make thtni 

 very fanJy. Jt is the firft time the Viftula conduft themfelves with rropriety. 

 fees the Gallic Eagle. <' Our foldiers often obierve, that the foli- 



" The King of Holland has caufed the tnry wildernelTes of Poland are very different 

 cirps of Mai dial Mortier to take pofieflion of from the fmiling fields of their own country ; 

 Hanover. The Prulfian Eagles and the Eiec- but they immediately add, that \^:i Poles aie 

 toral Arms were taken down together. good. Indeed the )!eop!e of this country ex- 



Thirty-jixth Bulktw cf the Frerch ^nvy. '^''"'^ themfelvEs in fuch a light, that it is Im- 



" Pojen i» Fo/tind Dec 1 poffible not to take an interelHn their defliny." 



«*The head quarters of the Grand Duke of 

 Berg were, on the i:'7th of November at 



Lowicz. Gener-1 Benninifon, who com- 

 mands the Ruffian army, had, iu the hope of 

 anticipating the French, eiit'.red Warfaw, 



rnOCt-XMATION. 



Irrfenal Head SludrtC'S, ut P^Jen, Dec.'i, 1000. 



" Soldiers, — A year ago at this fame hour, 



you were on the memorable field of Aufter- 



lirz. The facied cohorts of Rullia fled de- 



and pulhed forward an advanced guard to take feated deforc you, or, furroundeJ laid down 



pofitions along the river Drzura. their arms at the feet of their cojiqi.erors. 



" On the i;()th the outpofts of the rcfpec- To t!ie modei alion, and the, perhaps, blamc- 



tive armies fell in with each other, and the able gcnerofity, wiich overlooked the crimi- 



Ruflians were thrown into confufion. Gene- nality of ihc tliird coalition, is the formation 



ral Beaumont paifed the J)rzura at Lowicz, of a fourth to be afcrihed. But the Ally on 



killed and wounded feveral Kullian huiijif, whofe military IkiU their princiiial hope reft- 



made a regiment of Coffacs prifoners, and pur- cd, is already no more. His principal towns, 



fued the enemy to Blonic. liis forttefles, his forage and ammunition ma- 



"On the 'i'th, fonie fkiimiftiing took gazines, '-'(30 ftandards, 700 pieces of ca\inon, 



place between the advanced pof^s of the ca- are in our power. Neither tlie Oder nor the 



valry of both armies, when the Rullians were Warta, the dcferts of Poland, nor the rude 



puvlued, and fome prifoners ta'ien. feafon of winter, have been capable of arreft- 



" On the '28th, towards evening, the Arch- ing for a moment our progrcfs. You have 



duke of Berg entered Warfaw with his caval- braved all dangers, ha. c furmountcd.thcm all, 



ry, and on the 2!'th the corps of iMarfhal Da- and eveiy enem) has tied on your approach, 



■vouft adv.mced to the capital. The Rufllnns In vair did the Rufl'inns willi to de.cnd the 



had retreated over the Viftula, and had burnt Capital ot anciei.i and iUuftrious Poland. The 



the bridge alter they p.ifled. It v\ould be dif- French Eagles hover over the Viftula. 1 he 



iicult to defcribe the enthufiafm of the Poles, uniortunate, but brave Poles, on contemplat- 



Our entrance into the capital was quite a tri- ing you, fancy they heliold the celebrated le- 



umph, and it is inipolTibIc to form an ii!ca of gions of their Great liobie/ki returning from a 



the zeal which the Poles of every rank aif- military expedition, 



flayed. "Soldifis, we /hall not lay down our arms 



'« Patrintifm and national fpirit+ave not di^ until a General Peace h.is confirmed and fe- 

 minized in the hearts of this people, but cured the power of our Allies, until it has re- 

 have acquired new torCL- amidft misfortune, ftored to our commerce its freedom, and given 

 The moit fervent dcfire, the only wiih o! the back to us our Colonies. On the Elbe ami 

 Poles is, to become again a r^ation. The Ou the Oder we have reconquered Pondicher- 

 ))Owerful abandon their caftles, and come to ry, all our polelfioiis in India, tP.e Cjpe of 

 implore with earneftncfs the reftoralion of Good Hf>pe, and the Spanllh Colonies. Wh.Tt 

 their Nation, and offer tlieir children, tatir right has Rulfia to hope that {he ftiall hold 

 fortunes, and all their influence towards ac- the balance of deftiny in her hand ? Wi.at 

 complifhing that end. Th.s fpeftacle is in- right has fhe to expeft iTie fhould be placed in 

 deed interefting. They have already every fo favourable a lituation.^ — bhall there be a 

 ■where refumed their ancient drefs, and their comparifon made between the Kuflians aiid 

 former cuftoms. us ? jire ive not then the Soldiers ofjiujferlit'::- ? 



«' Shall the Polifli Throne be re-eftabli(h- (Signed) •« ^Japoleon." 



(frf" The Official Papers puhlijked bi/ the Houfe of Commons, relative to the Nefo- 



ciations, zcill be infcrfed at length iji our Supplemi:^tary Dumber, which uill ie 

 jrublijhed bn the 25th of January. 



REPORT 



