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arrival at Landau as much as'|on of Rufsia, with regard to- 
Pofsible by forced marches. 
‘The arrival of emigrants and 
French deserters is so great, 
that in the course of a few 
days their number amounts to 
Near 500. 
The elector Palatine is great- 
ly alarmed for the safety of his 
territories on the Rhine. The 
French have demanded of him 
leave to march 6000 men thro’ 
his bailiewick of Gemerfheim, 
which he thought proper not 
to refuse.. Of this circumstance 
his minister has informed the 
court of Vienna. 
The property left by the late 
emperor is stated to amount to 
15,000,000 of florins. 
Brandenburgh May 19. The 
troops destined to act against 
the national afsembly of France, 
as it is exprefsed in the orders 
ifsued on that subject, have 
been on a war footing since 
the r5th of this month. They 
will not, however, march be- 
fore June; 
France. are not the: sole motive 
for putting the king’s troops in 
motion. . ‘J ne regiments stati- 
oned in Pomerania, have re- 
ceived orders to hold them- 
selves in readinefs to march to 
the frontiers of Poland. Twen- 
ty-five thousand men will be 
ready to afsemble there by the 
8th of June. The regiments 
of Braun and Lignowdki, at 
Berlin, are also to prepare to 
march to Silesia. We only 
wait for the final determinati- | 
Poland. 
Poland. 
Warsaw, May 14. Mefsen- 
gers are continually going be- 
tween this place and Peters- 
burgh, and we hope the Ruf. 
sians will be kept fyom com- 
mitting hostilities. They are 
still on the frontiers of Lithu- 
ania, We expect that by the 
27th inst. it will be determi- 
ned what will be done on their 
part. In the mean time all the 
officers are ardered to join their’. 
regiments, and we are putting: 
the kingdom im the best state 
f defence pofsible. 
Two corps of Tartars, of. 
5co men each, are raising, be- 
sides two regiments of cofsacks 
of 1000 men each, and four’ 
battalions of light infantry. 
Warsaw, May 20. The 
grand blow, which we have soy 
long expected, is struck. Ruf 
sia, seeing war declared be- 
tween Austria and France, and 
and the affairs of | finding herself likely to be cal- 
led upon to fulfil her engage- 
ments’ with the former of those 
two powers, has now avowed her 
intentions, which are to over= 
turn the present constitution 
of Poland, and give to it a 
form of government, which 
may best suit herself. An of- 
ficial declaration has been de- 
livered to our government on: 
this subject, dated the 18th of 
this month, and filling twelve 
pages, in three languages, Po. 
uih,. French, and Rutsian, It 
