The New Hampshire Gazette

WAR MINISTRY.

Lieutenant General Mortier, commander in chief of the Hanoverian army, gives an account to the Minister of war that he made his entry into the city of Hanover on the 16th prairial: the most exact discipline has been maintained, two soldiers of the 48th demibrigade found guilty of pillaging and other excesses have been shot.

The army has found in Hanover 15,000 stand of new arms, 5000 pair of pistols, 60 forage waggons with good horses; 100 pieces of ordnance of different calibres, materials for a bridge fit for the passage of the Elbe; magazines full of powder; a foundry in excellent condition and well stored.

According to the inventory of pieces found in the fortress of Hameln, more than 500 cannon were delivered up to the French Army.

The General of Brigade, Frere, who occupies Hamburgh Strade, is on his march for Cuxhaven, in order to prevent the departure of all the English vessels in the river Elbe.

General Rivaud, who occupies Verden, is charged to carry into effect the laws operating upon the course of the Weser and at its mouth.

The park of field pieces which belonged to the Hanoverian army, now at Zell, has been given up to general Dulauloy, commandant of the artillery; it is composed of 40 field pieces and 20 caissons all drawn by good horses

General Mortier adds that although he has found but little money in the chests, They will nevertheless furnish sufficient for the pay of the troops, and that henceforth the French Army in Hanover will only have to receive the orders of the First Consul.

The General of division Nansouty, commandant of the cavalry, waits only the arrival of his depots in order to pass in review the different corps and put the cavalry on the best footing.

The inventories already received from different ports of Hanover, mention that more than 400,000 lbs. of gun-powder, 6000 cartridges and 40,000 muskets have been found, in the magazines.

By the muster roll of the Hanoverian army, the prisoners of war, amount to 96 battalions of Infantry, of 200 men each, officers included forming from 11 to 18 thousand men and 29 squadrons of cavalry amounting to about 9000 men, in all.

The company of artillery amounts to near 200 men. The garrison of the fortress of Hameln was composed of three battalions of infantry, one squadron of cavalry, one regiment of veterans of a thousand men. four officers of engineers and one officer of the corps of miners,

General Dulauloy writes that he is very actively employed in arranging his grand park of artillery: which wants for nothing, and that he abounds in warlike accoutrements.

General Dupont Berthier, chief of the staff, gives an account of the forced marches which the army has made, the least of which was ten leagues a day; these rapid marches were across a boggy country, that presented no sort of resource. The soldiers have supported all these fatigues together with the most painful privations, with a confidence and courage which they constantly received the example of, from the General in Chief, they are now recompensed for these ten days of fatigue and privation, by their present situation. and above all by the satisfaction of having fulfilled by their celerity the intentions of Government.