The Wheeling Repository

Thirty-fifth Bulletin of the French Grand Army.

Posen, November 28.

The emperor set off from Berlin on the 25th, at two in the morning, and arrived at Custrin on the same day, at 10 in the morning. He arrived at Meseritz on the 26th, and at Posen on the 27th, at ten in the evening. On the following morning his majesty gave audience to the different orders of the Poles.

The marshal of the police, Duroc, went as far as Osterode, where he had an interview with the king of Prussia, who declared to him, that a part of his states was occupied by the Russians, and that he was entirely in their dependence; that in consequence, he could not ratify the suspension of arms which had been concluded by his plenipotentiaries, because he could not execute its stipulations. His majesty was going to set off for Koningsburgh.

The grand duke of Berg, with a part of his reserve of cavalry, and the corps of Marshals Davoust, Lannes and Augereau, have entered Warsaw. The Russian general Benningsen, who had occupied the town before the approach of the French, had evacuated it on learning that the French army was marching against him, and wished to come to an engagement.

Prince Jerome, with the corps of Bavarians, was at Kititsch.

All the rest of the army has arrived at Posen.

Marshal Mortier is on his march to Anklam, Rostock and Swedish Pomerania, after having taken possession of the Hanse towns.

The surrender of Hameln was attended with some strange events. Besides the garrison entrusted with the defence of that fortress, some Prussian battalions appear to have taken refuge there after the battle of the 14th. Anarchy prevailed in this numerous garrison. The officers shewed marks of insubordination against the generals, and the soldiers against the officers. During this time the garrison was in a state of insurrection, and the first act of sedition was, to hasten to the brandy magazines, break them open, and drink without measure. In a short time, animated by this spiritous liquor, they fired upon each other in the streets, soldiers against soldiers, officers against officers, and soldiers against citizens. The disorder was at its highest pitch. Gen. Von Schoeler sent courier after courier to gen. Savary, to intreat him to come and take possession of the place before the moment fixed on for delivering it up. Gen. Savary immediately hastened to march into the town, which he entered through a shower of balls; made all the soldiers of the garrison file through the gates, and shut them up in a meadow. He afterwards assembled all the officers, acquainted them that what had happened arose from want of discipline, made them sign their cartel, and re-established order in the town.

Several of the inhabitants are said to have been killed in the streets.