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    only of the French were supposed to have passed over , and for two clays there was a most desperate hattle , sanguinary in the extreme on both sides , but in the result tending evidently to the discomfiture « of the Frcrrch , who instead of advancing were compelled to reci ^ oss to an island in the Danube . This inland Buonaparte fortified immediately to the utmost of his power , and the Archduke prohably had not the means of attacking " it to advantage . A check of the French was an important point gained , and expectations of greater advantages were held out , buc the Archduke remained so long on the northern bank , that still bloodier battles are to be expected .

    The loss to either side cannot be known , but it must have been immense : that of Buonaparte was however soon made up , for the army of Italy had finished the task assigned to it , and was marching down towards Vienna . Its

    junction with his army Buonaparte announced by sound of cannon , and in his bulletins , -with a view probably to intimidate Europe , and to shew that he had made up for the disasters of the last conflict . , Without doubt the losses of that day are made up , and he is now at the head of a very potent army , but what is the state of the Archduke will be known by his future motions . The Danube is now between the two contending parties . If the Archduke does not cross over ,

    Buonaparte doubtless will , when his preparations are ready , and the nest battles will put an end to the war . They must be bloody . Peace between the parties without fighting is hardly to be expected , and he for whom the dominion is designed , will obtain it .

    in the other parts of Germany no small confusion prevails . It was rumoured that Prussia had declared war against the French , and the adventure of Schill rendered the report not improbable . The career , however of this captain was soon stopped . After creating considerable alarm in the north of Germany , he made

    way to Stralsund . and was there slain in the middle of the town , and his troops dispersed . It does not appear that he was joined by many in his march , and it is not improbable that the scheme form- * cd for a rising in many places was broken by the defeat of the Archduke so carry in the war . That a scheme of this kind was on foot there can be no doubt , and on the death of Schill a new adventurer took the lead , a son of the late Puke of

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    Brunswick . He has issued a proclamation calling upon Germany to join him and to seek for liberty under his auspices . What returns he has met with time must discover , but we cannot anti * . cipate any great events from that quarter . The Germans are not likely to rise unless some chance of success appears , and then they will scarcely place then * selves under the guidance of a petty prince of the empire The operations of the Swedish diet are not known . The king has abdicated the throne . A new king is not appointed ; in the mean time the kingdom is

    governed by the Duke of Sudermania . Rus-ia has her eye fixed upon this kingdom , and this probably prevents any great activity towards Turkey and Austria . The Swedes are thus in a most distressing situation . Its internal affkirs are in great

    confusion , and it is deliberating on a constitution which may be set aside u soon as settled by Russia acting exactly the same part there as it did in the affairs of Poland , We hope that it will not send another Suwarrovv to execute it »

    purpose . In Spain and Portugal the affairs of France seem to be doubtful From the latter kingdom the French have been driven out by the English forces , and such reinforcements have been sent to that country , that we may expect to hold it for a considerable time . Of Spain our accounts are so imperfect that the real state of the war cannot be wel I

    ascertained . The French do not appear to have made any progress towards the south , which obeys the Junta , but all the middle of Spain is cfbedient to the possessor of Madrid . From letters published by the Junta it is known that an attempt has been made by the king to bring over its generals and chief men to his party ,

    butt thev have treated his offers with contempt , and the Junta itself has taken the step at last with tvhich it ought to have commenced its operations . It ha * issued a proclamation for the calling of the cortez , and for the melioration of the government . It feas promised a redress of many grievances , and the

    removal of those bars to improveaient which degraded Spain in the eyes of Europe , Its statesmen are called upon to send their ideas of improvement , and the old constitution is to be restored and improved . Thus it is certain , that in any case Spain can no longer be governed in the shameful manner vindor which it h *»

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    348 State of Public Affairs .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1809, page 348, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1737/page/46/