JAN. 16. one piece of vainion, to the bank of the Elbe. Oa this an action took place with the French vessels. which carried 8 cannon : 40 Russian light infantry were embarked in beats in order to cdry the enemy by boarding ; lint , notwithstanding his snperiority, he thought proper to make oft, favoured by the wind, and was long pnrsued by the Russians. Commandant of the gun-vessels was killed. Major-fleoeral Boy", who commands the troops before Gluck stadt, having ordered the regiment of Kronoberg to make itz.elf master of a piece of ground which, in advance,of the fortress, was defended by a battery of heavy artillery, the garrison, at the signal of a gnu being fired from the fortress, made a sally. The action was vevy , eveve, and the enemy were di iven hack within his walls with considerable loss. The ground was maintained, and the works upon it forwarded amidst a heavy fire' of grape-shot fr',nt the for tress. The regiment of Kror:oberg had several meti killed mid woended in this affair, among whom are two Officers. The batte ries will be completed on the 15th. The King of Denmark having applied for an extension of the ar mistice, it has bcen pnilusiged to the 6th of January. This interval is dcoilitleF:4 a long (we ; but howevcr injurious it may be as far as respects the A hits, they still not reerct it, pr..vided the of peace w ith Denmark is laid bet . ore it- termination. Advantageous rot:ditto:is have been offered to that government by Swedeo : is to lie hoped, for the general good, an 3 the advantage of that go vernment itself, that they w;ii he accepted. Impartial Elirop 1;i. w how tU appr , :ri se as -it deserves, the map:to:miry of this w bleb coo%eys a new proof of the moderation of Sweden, and her opil , !bt sashes again to restme peace to the North. Norway teas •Celll'el to bee by the most sacred and solemn tieaties : never had any guar:cove a totae majestic signative, and never did any rely with more confidence than Sweden, upon treaties which deliver the Seandinavian Peninsula from the infitienee and policy of Napoleon. The hope , of peace have improved the Vanish paper money viti per cent. This is the thermometer of the opinion of talc nation. The moment hostile operations arc renewed, the paper m ill no lunger have ally value. lo the mean time. amidst existing protestations, an Anglo-Russian and Prussi.in convoy has hem attacked iii the Sound, by privatt erg the Danish and bran - b flags, and mint have fallen into time hatids of these pirates, had they not bee n protected by Swedish stOp• of war. This convoy was laden ‘%ith valuable merchaudize, and among other things, with muskets and military clothing. • Since the commencement of the armistice a Russian officer, with Aispatehes from Frankfort for Count IVallmoAtli, having lost his wily, came 'ruder the walls of Remit:burg . . Being brought before the Commandant of the fortress, his di-patAtes were taken from hint, broken open, and read. Two of them, which were addressed to the liaglush Miniater, have been kept back by the Commandant. • PROCL ‘MATION OF THE AWES TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE. Frenchmen,—Victory has coadueted the Allied Armies to your 1, oil tier. They are about to pas) it. We do not nirilie war upon France ; but we repel far from ns the yoLe which :your Go% eminent wished to impose upon our respective countries, w :licit have the same rights to independence and hap- ',bless yom's. Magi.:trates, landholders, cultivator', remain at your homes. The maintenance of public order, respect for private property, the Inty , t severe shall characterise the progress and the stay of the Allied Armies. They arc not. animated by the spirit of ven geance they not to retaliate Num France the imittliei ‘lith %bleb France, tUr the last vo years, over helmet' her neialibours, and the moot distant countries. Other principles and other views than Magic which led your ramie , nio , ing pre•iiile over the counsels at the Allied Monarch.. Their t% ill eensist in having put the speediest period to the mi.for t.mes of Europe. The only conquest whi-h is the object of their ambition is that of penee ; but at the flame time a peace which secure. to their own people, to France, and to Europe, a state ci real repose. We hoped to find it before toPhing the, soil of )'ranee. Ve come thither in guest of it. Thy Prince ACH NRTZEN !IERG, Commanding in Chief the Grand Allied Army. nead-parters ; at Lomeli ; Dec. 31, 18:3. TUE NATIONAL REGPSTER. 5T.411: PAPER. TREATY OF ALLI4NCE pit t %VEEN GREtT BRITAIN AN I) AUSTRIA. In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.- 1 lis Mtjesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of, Great. Britain and Ireland.: animated by the 'Humid desire of renewing the. friendship and good understanding bet seen their rtspertive Crtitves and States, and convinced of the _pecessit:- of entering into mutual agreements for the purpose of necelerattog the wi-lied-ter luornent of it general Peace, which by ileum Mg ;s just leilance 'it . tamer anuurg states, would ia,m - t. the peace witt liapme:4 of Emope, nu the , ecaritv w . solid and durable fouttitn li,,;--:, have, for the attainment Of. this two-fold object, agreed to conclude this present Preliminary Treaty of Alliance. • For this purpose Hid* said Majesties have nominated as their Plettipotentiaries. viz. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Kiug of Ming:try and Bohemia. appoint* M. Clemens Wenzel Letleirio, Count of Metter nich, AVinehoure. Ocksenhansin, of the Ge!den Fleece, tirtual Cr, Aof tile Royal Hungarian Order of alt „Stephen, of the Ressi,a oi•ders of St. Amhaw, St. Alexander New.ky, St - Ann ; as likewise of the Prussia:, Orders of the iintek and Red E;ig!e and se trial others, Cliance,lor of the Military 0: - !1er of Maria rter,:s , t. Curator of the Imperial Academy of 111. nulled Fine Ails, leis Ini periai and Royal A plstolic Majesty's Actual frea-urer, Privy Coun cillor of State Minister of State and i;;:ufe,eitees ; and likewise nister for the Foreitin Departments. - And his Majesty the King of Great Britaie. Lord George G a r don, • Earl Of Abet fleet), Viscount Termartine, Lord Ha•klu, Meitilie. Jar vis, and Kelpie, &e. one of the iti Peers of Scotland, in the limier if Lords. Knight of the I'u - ea A ucient and Noble Order of the PO tie, his Envoy Exttaordiuntv and Nlini-ter Plenipotentiary to hi* Inipe rial and Royal Apostioie Majesty : who after excel:awing ,their respective Powers,liave agreejl :11)011 the following articles Art. 1. There shall he a continual amity an-I sincere unanimity between his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary an& Bohemia, and his Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland. their heirs and succes*ors, and the ancient eennexions between the (no Courts restored to their full extent. Both the high contracting parties will therefore pay the greatest attention to the continuance of the mutual friendship and good understanding existing between them, and avoid every thing which might disturb the concord and • amity 110 W 50 happily restored between them. They will, as soon as possible, agree upon the articles of a Definitive Treaty of '. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, being fay determined on vigorously pro venting the present war by every means in hi:poet - et, obligcs himself to employ all his forces in active operations against the common enemy. His Majesty the King of Great raitain and Irelata on his ;mart, obliles himself to support the exertions of Austria - by every mewls ill his power. 4. Both the high contracting parties will net in perfeet unison in the mi Mat y operations. They will, withont reserve, communi cate to each other whatever concerns their policy. lint above id', they mutually bind thi mselves not to enter into any separate to•- coriations w ith the common enemy, nor to make or conclude ;my Peace, Armi*tice, or any other Convention whatever, unless by mutual consent. 5. Officers shall be accredited to the Commander-in-Chief of' the acting armies, who shall have the right of eorrespoudiug with the it Courts, and of keepile , them constantly informed of the ireeing litaty nectureneetL, a n d - whatever else is cow:yeti:it with the cep:; ra tions of those armies. 6. The commercial relations between both countries, shall be mu tually restored. 7. Ting present Treaty shall be communicated to. the Allies of both Court;. 8. It shall he rmitually ratified within two months, or if possible, sooner. In testimony u hereof; we the undersigned Plenipoten tiaries, have by virtue of our power: signed the present pr Treaty of Alliance, and caused our seals to he theremito Qiven at Toplitz, On the .5:1 October, 18 (Sigtwfl) (t.,. H.) CLEMENS IVENZELL LOTHA Count of Met lei nich, Witmeliurg. Oct L. A.) A HER DE EN. 37 I preNininary affixed. HARM. heuhtniim A) • • -f