Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

Foreign Intelligence.

FRANCKFORT, Dec. 8.

Lieutenant General Count de Schullenburg Kehnert, whose retirement from the post of War Minister the king of Prussia has recently consented to, has also given up the Military Government of this city, conferred on him by his Prussian majesty, and has set out for Berlin. He is succeeded in his Government by General Thadden, the defence and security of Franckfort being absolutely confided to the Prussian troops. The latter, since the success of the Russians in Poland have permitted the return of the army commanded by the Hereditary Prince Hohenlohe, will probably act with more rigour than heretofore in the defence of the Rhine, of Mentz more especially. According to our advices from Paris, the capture of that city, which was expected by the Committee of Public Safety, as would appear by one of the resolutions of that Committee, before the 20th instant, is to close the campaign in the territory of the Empire. It is true that the unsuccessful attack on Zahlbach, on the first instant, may have postponed the period of this event; but as a proof that the French, in spite of the above check, have not abandoned their enterprize, they are burying themselves before the place in subterraneous huts, to shelter themselves from the rigours of the winter. In the interim the desire for peace is become general throughout this part of Germany: and it is with great satisfaction we learn, that on the 5th instant, the day fixed by the Diet of Ratibon for the opening of the Protocolle on the propositions of the Elector of Mentz, the suffrages of all the Colleges of the Empire were, in a very long sitting, in favour of opening negociations for peace. Since the aforesaid proposition was laid before the Dictatorial Assembly, Baron de Straus, the Directorial Minister, has unremittingly pressed the respective Ministers to entreat the Emperor and the king of Prussia to procure an armistice, and a suspension of hostilities.