The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

NEW-YORK August 16

Continued Victories on the Rhine.

A passenger in the Dispatch, Capt. Wordsworth from Bordeaux, has politely handed in the "Courier Republican", of June 10th or 20th, printed at Paris, from which we have hastily translated the following

LATE AND IMPORTANT ARTICLES.

Paris, 29 Prairial, June 18.

It is generally reported in the Council of 500 that a courier is arrived who in the name of the Emperor requests an armistice, and proposes that several important places, such as Mentz shall be held as pledges during the negotiations.

It is further added that the principal difficulties were obviated this night, and that the PRELIMINARY OF PEACE is signed between the Directory and the Envoys of the Cabinet of Vienna at Paris.

MUNSTER. (Mayence) June 7.

Bulletin of the Armies of the Sambre and Meuse, of Prairial 17, June 7.

The principal part of the division under Gen. Le Fevre has passed the Lahn, the remainder is upon the right bank, with that of Gen. Klauud, as well as almost all that of Gen Grenier.

Gen Bonnard. with part of this last division, and other troops, forming a body of 7 or 8000 men, will this night encircle Ehrenbreitstein, which he is going to blockade.

Gen. Championnet this night passes the Rhine at the mouth of the river Lahn, with his division : by which means. besides the troops employed before Ehrenbreitstein. there will be to-morrow on the other side of the Rhine, 50,000 men, ready to act.

The divisions of Gen. Merceau, Poncet, and Berpardot, continue to occupy the Hunsruck : they keep in check the army of Prince Charles, which it is said receives considerable reinforcements to that commanded by Prince Wirtemberg, which is entirely routed The head quarters of the division of Hunsruck are advanced.

A considerable body of Austrians have retreated to Kirn and have taken a very advantageous position there they are absolutely cut off from the rest of the Austrian army, with which they can have no further communication. They are so far surrounded that they will soon be obliged to lay down their arms; for want of succours and provisions.

Gen. Jourdan . who arrived from Neuwied, returns to-morrow (june 8) to establish himself. In the affair near Neuwied, I informed you that he took from the enemy 4 pieces ; I was mistaken, for there were 24; besides this we have found in the magazines which have fallen into our hands 13,000 quintals of flour, 300,000 bundles of hay, and 30,000 bushels of oats.

June 20.

The Council of 500 waited yesterday for the message from the Directory, which was expected would have announced peace with the Emperor.

The message did not come ; but this expectation was not without cause. Every thing induces us to believe, that we shall not long be mistaken,

COLOGNE. 18th Prairial.

A courier arrived this morning informs us, that the left wing of the army of the Sambre and the Meuse, pursued its victorious march to the right bank of the Rhine. The following is the official account which confirms the capture of the Austrian entrenchments at Aldenkirchen.

Head Quarters at Linz, 17th Prairial, 4th year of the Republic.

Pompadour. General of Division, to the General of Brigade, Davoust, at Cologne

I hasten to acquaint you my dear comrade with the contents of a letter which I have this moment received from the Etat Major of Gen. Kleber, that in the engagement of yesterday the heights of Aldenkirchen were turned with such rapidity. that all the artillery which defended them were taken. together with a battalion of Jourdan 1000 strong, as also its colours, the colonel and many other prisoners, and that the route of the enemy was complete. We know very well that our brave army will in its turn gain as brilliant victories as those of Italy.

Vive la Republique.

BONNARDE.

An armistice is about to be concluded with the King of Naples, who has sent the Duke de Pignatelli, as an envoy to Paris, to obtain peace. It is not said how much the armistice will cost the King of Naples.

We are assured that two millions in gold, had arrived from Italy, and that in forwarding them, Gen. Buonaparte has written, that he will take upon himself to pay all the bills of exchange of the government.

Letter from the Commissioner HAUSSMAN to the Executive Directory.

Head Quarters at Alzheim, 29 prairial (June 9)

The Austrian army, which so bravely broke the armistice, runs in full speed without firing a single gun. Our advance guard pushed on yesterday, as far as Durkheim, without being able to overtake them. Kaiserslautern Neustadt and Spires, are occupied by our troops. About a hundred prisoners were taken by our Generals, who were reconnoitring the enemy. These prisoners are joyful at this adventure, which shows to what a pitch of discouragement their army has arrived.

(Signed)

HAUSSMAN.

PHILADELPHIA. August 19.

SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.

There is a letter in town (we speak positively) dated Bordeaux late in June, and from a person of respectability, which says, that an extraordinary courier had just arrived there with intelligence of a cessation of hostilities on the Rhine. The letter further states, as the news brought by that courier, that the Austrians had been repeatedly beaten, had lost much ground, and had given up several posts with little more than the resemblance of resistance. that finally the truce was agreed to and the Austrians had given up Mentz as a pledge of their sincere desire for peace. The respectability of our channel of information, and the situation of affairs on the Rhine at the date of our last printed accounts make us place credit in this news.

Since writing the above we have been favoured with the extract of the letter alluded to, as follows;

Bourdeaux, June 13

Extraordinary couriers inform us this moment. that the preliminaries of peace with the Emperor are signed. He has given up the fortress of Navence as a pledge of his sincerity and readiness to accede to the conditions that France shall please to dictate to him, Indeed this is in no manner surprising. because his troops refused to fight and chose rather to surrender prisoners of war, as has been the case in several late engagements on the Rhine where we have gained the most signal victories and made a number of prisoners."