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documents laid before him, and in his commu- 
nication with us, completely to underitand the 
object of the bill;—-and Sdly, That when we 
found the bill was difagreeable to his Majefty’s 
feelings we, in deference to thefe feelings, im- 
mediately abandoned it, accompanying that 
abandonment by a written minute, franicly 
intimating to his Majefty our future inten- 
tlons, exprefling, however, our refolution of 
fubmitting thofe intentions at all times ¢¢ for 
his Majefty’s decifion,”—and declining a com- 
pact which was as little likely to be advantage- 
ous to him, as to be honourable for us. 
Lhe Houfe of Commons has tettified 
its opinion of the new miniftry, by divi- 
ding againéi them 208 againit 115. OF 
courte, it is to he hoped that this decifion, 
and. the difapprobation of the country 
at large, will have their effect in the 
proper quarter, and confequently. the 
new Adininiftration be of very fhort du- 
ration, 
The gallant Sir Home Popham, who, 
to the valour characteriftic of his pro- 
feflion, unites uncommon general talents, 
was impolitic ly. brought to trial at the be- 
giuning of the month, for having eftected 
the important capture of Buenos Ayres, 
a place within the litnits of his naval 
command ; and in attacking which, with- 
out potitive orders, he confidered himfelf 
as exercifing the difcretion which it has 
been cultemary to allow to commanders 
on diftant ftations. He was found guilty 
of the charges brought againtt him, but 
difmiffed, greatly to the fatisfaction of the 
public, with no other punithment than a 
reprimand.* 
POLAND, 
A gleam of funthine has broke throach 
the clouds which darken the political 
horizon at home, and has announced the 
retreat arid difcomfiture of Ue French 
armies. The bloody battle of Eylau, de- 
feribed in the fol llowing official accounts, 
was a victory to the allies, inafinuch.as it 
was none to the hitherto victorious 
rench. It deftroyed the beft of ue 
French Generals, and the flower. of its 
army, taught the Rusinwis not to fear its 
alfaalt t, and -fet bounds to its “progrefs. 
Yamine and the climate have effected as 
- 
* An adminiftration, excelleatand virtuous 
in other refpeéts, became in this affair the 
tool of a defpicable cabal, and diminithed its 
popularity by attempting to degrade a. meri- 
torious commander. Sir Home is, it is faid, 
to be one of the new Lords of the Admiralty, 
and we hope he will, through lie, be as tuc- 
cefsful in defeating the public enemies of his 
country abroad, as he has been in the prefent 
inftance, in triumphing. over his perfonal 
€nemies at home. 
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much as the fword of the allies, and it is 
underftood that the head quavtes of the 
French army are now removed to Thorn, 
after having buried balf its numbers in 
the {wamps ‘of Poland, and deftroved and 
depopulated a cotutry which it found ja 
the enjoyment of peace and plenty,! The. 
abiacd and intatiable ambition of the moe - 
dexra Attila, aided by bis ferocious bar 
ditti, is ellimated to have occahoned the 
death of a milliow of haman beings, be- 
fides entailing unfpeakable miferies on 
twenty mihions more, fince his wanton 
march againtt as ally ae king of Prufhia, 
in Oétober Jatt ! 
Fifty-eighth Bulletin. 
“ Pruffian Eylau, Feb. 9, 
«© A quarter of a league from the little 
town of Eylau there ‘is a flat eminence, 
which defends the entrance of that, place.’ 
Marfhal Soult gave orders tothe 46th and 
the 18th regiments of the line to make 
themfelves natrers of it. The- regiments 
which defended this eminence were “ae 
Into contufion; but at ene) fame moment 
a column of Ruffian cavalry made, a charge 
upon the le.t of the 18th, and- threw jome 
of its battalions ‘into’ dite: ~The dra- 
oS of the regiment of Klein, obferving 
this in time, all the troops came te action im. 
‘Eylau. 
The enemy had placed feveral regh; 
ments ina church and church a ‘d, where 
they made an obftinate detence; put, aftera 
very murderous affair on both fides, the po- 
fition was taken about fen at night. Le 
Grand’s divifion paffed the night in front of 
the villaze, and that of St. Milne to the 
right erige Marihal Augereay’s corps took 
pot to the left. Marthal Davouft’s corps 
had begun its march early on the following 
day, to proceed beyond Eylau, and if the 
enemy had not changed his pafition, to fall 
upon his left. Marfhal Ney was on the 
march to outflank him on his right. 
De In this 
nae stus both armies puffed the night, 
eT he enemy commenced the attack at 
iy break, by a cannonade upon the divifion 
ef St. Hilaire. 
c* "The Emperor repaired to the poft at the 
church, which had been fo odftinately defend- 
ed the day before. © He ordered Marthal 
Augersau’s 
the eminence with 40 pieces of cannon be- 
longing to the Imperial G@ard. A dreadful 
cannonade enfued on both fides. 
‘©The Ruffian army, formed in columns, 
was only at the diftance of halt-cannon {fhot. 
Every ball told, For a moment it appeared 
by the enemy’s motions, that impatient of 
fuffering fo much, he meant to furround our 
left wing. At the fame time, Marthal Da- 
voutt’s firalle: urs fhewed themielves, while 
Marthal Augereau’s corps advanced in columas 
acrofs the plain to attack the enemy’s centré, 
and thus, by dividing his attention, prevented 
him irom falling Bp02 Marthal Davoutt with 
bis 
corps to advance, and cannonade « 
