The contest was continued through the whole day with the greatest ob stinacy. At the decisive moment the Archduke alighted from his horse, seized a standard, and led his grenadiers against the French cavalry, which he routed.-The first regiment of the insurrection greatly distinguished itself in this battle. The loss of the enemy is reckoned at 20,000 in dead, and the Austrian army also sustained a considerable loss. On the 23d, the French retreated by the bridges which still remained, over the Danube.-Their rear-guard only still remained-But these also manifested a disposition to retreat when this intelligence came from head quarters. Letter from his Majesty the Emperor and King, to the Archduke Charles, Generalissimo. DEAR BROTHER CHARLES. I did, it is true, yesterday express to you in person my warmest thanks for the victory you have gained; but this is not sufficient for my heart. I say it now, and I shall repeat it on every occasion, because I, whom divine Providence made the sovereign of a great monarchy, am utterly unable to reward you, my dear brother, your companions in arms, and my brave army, according to your deserts. It was reserved for you, the brother of my heart, the prime support of my throne, to interrupt for the first time these fifteen years, the good for tone of the adversary. You are the saviour of the country, which as the monarch, will eternally thank and bless you. With deep sensibility I yesterday observed the elevated cou rage and enthusiasm of the troops, and their manly resolution to assure by victory the independence of the monarchy. It was the sweetest moment of my life-a rare and heartenlivening spectacle, and one which can never be eradicated from my mind. I beg you, dear brother, to declare this to my brave army, and to do every thing to preserve this brave spirit among them, General Orders of the 24th of May, The days of the 21st and 22d of May will be eternally memorable in the history of the world. The army has given proofs of patriotism, heroism, and contempt of danger which posterity will admire, and our descendants hold up as speci mens of rare and great actions. It furnished the enemy, who had lately boasted of its annihilation, with bloody proofs of its existence. It has surpassed my great expectations, and I feel proud to be its leader. You are in the field of battle the first soldiers in the world; be so also in the spirit of discipline, in the love of order, and in respect to the property of the citizen; then would you be not only the first, but the only army, and your grateful country will bless your deeds. Our beloved monarch has confidence in you, and thanks you with paternal emotions for the security of his throne, and the welfare of your families. I expect immediately from the commanders of the different corps the most circumstantial relation of what took place with their respective divisions. The country and the Sovereign wish to be ac quainted with the supporters of their independence, glory, and greatness; their names shall shine in the annals of Austria; till then I can only name and reward those whose distinguished merit is either recognized by the whole army, or whom acci dent brought nearer to my personal observation. Prince John of Lichtenstein, General of cavalry, has immortalized his name. This feeling and my ardent attachment to his person, are pledges of the gratitude of our monarch. I can reward him only by the public expression of my esteem. In the name of his Majesty, I nominate as commanders of the order of Theresa, Baron Wimpfen, Col. Smolla, &c. CHARLES, Generalissimo, 1 PROCLAMATION, Entrance into Italy. ITALIANS!—Give ear to the voice of truth and reason. These tell you that you are slaves of France; that you for her waste your gold and your blood,, The kingdom of Italy is a mere dream, a vain name. The conscription, the burthens, the oppressions of every kind, the nothingness of your political existence; these alone are realties. and render it impenetrable to any foreign power. It is Francis who promises you so happy and glorious an existence.— Europe knows it; the word of this prince is sacred—is as immutable as pure; Heaven speaks' through his lips! Awake, then, Italians. Rouse yourselves. Of whatever party you have been, or now are, fear nothing, for you are Italians. We come not to investigate to punish; we come to aid to deliver you. Will you remain in the state of confusion in which you are sunken? Will you behave otherwise than the Spaniards, that people of heroes, whose words and actions are in harmony? Do you love less than they, 'your holy religion, your honour, and the name of your nation? Do you ab hor less than they, base servitude, because you were seduced into its snares by fraudulent speeches; though the treatment you have exdperienced has been most opposite to those speeches? Italians! truth and reason say to you, that so fayourable an occasion never offered itself, of throwing off the yoke cast upon Italy. They tell you, that if you do not listen to them, you incur the danger arising from a victorious army, which subdues without consideration,ja people without a name, and without rights; that, on the contrary, if you cling to your deliverers, and conquer with them, Italy will reassume its station among the great nations of the earth, and may become again what it once was, the first. Reason, also tells you, that in such a state of degradation, you can neither be esteemed, remain at peace, nor be, Italians. Do you wish to be once more Italians? Unite, then, your hearts, and your power to the generous arms of the Emperor Francis, At this moment he causes a powerful body to descend into Italy. He sends them, not to gratify an idle thirst of conquest, but to defend himself, and secure the independence of all the nations of Europe, which are threatened by a succession of attacks that allow no doubt of the inevitable slavery prepared for them. Italians! a better fate is in your If God protect the virtuous cxer- hands; in hands which brought the tions of the Emperor Francis, and torch of illumination into every quarhis mighty allies, Italy shall be a-ter of the globe, and restored to Eugain happy, and once more respec- rope, when sunk in barbarity, the ted in Europe. The head of the sciences, arts, and morals. church will again possess his freedom and his dominions; and a constitution, founded on nature and true policy, shall bless the Italian soil, Ye Milanese, Tuscans, Venetians, Piedmontese, be mindful of the period of your ancient being. The days of peace and prosperity may After having cleared the Duchy of Mecklenburgh, I crossed the Regnitz near Dungartin, and arrived on the 31st May, at ten o'clock in the morning, before Stralsund, with your Majesty's troops under my or ders, who had been joined by his Danish Majesty's troops under the orders of Gen. Ewald. Although the fortifications of the town are le velled to the ground, yet its position is still very strong, surrounded as it is by deep ditches, and covered by Likes and morasses. Schill Had tas kennallo possible advantage of the strength of that position; he had caused all the roads which lead to the gates to be rendered impractica ble by deep transverse cuts, furnish ed with draw-bridges, which, from want of chains, were worked by cables, running over blocks and levers. He had ordered works to be constructed near each gate, furnished with heavy ordnance; Schill also mounted several pieces of heavy ordnance, not only on the place where the bulwarks formerly stood, but also on the side of the former curtains, and also fortified the spot of the former counterscarp with palLisadoes as far as the Knieper gate. Schill had armed all his men with muskets, which he had taken in the Duchy of Mecklenburgh and Stral sund. The Knieper gate, although defended by a greater number of pieces of ordnance, appeared to me more accessible than the other gates, being less covered by morasses, and leaving more room for deploying. I therefore resolved to surprise the town on that side; yet, in order to mask my real design, I made a demonstration against the Tripzee-gate, which I ordered to be attacked by the chasseurs of the van, and the Danish sharp-shooters, while the column, which I had ordered to advance against that point, moved behind a height to a field, which is situated in front of the Knieper gate. When the troops were assembled there it was one o'clock, and we' were exposed to the enemy's fire, and a sudden and vigorous attack were the only means of making our selves masters of the horn-work in front of this gate, which was occupied by infantry, and eighteen pies ces of ordnance, of a large calibre, which kept up a brisk fire of grape shot, supported by the cross fire from nine other pieces of ordnance, mounted on the scite of the former bulwarks, ordered the 6th regiment to advance with fixed bayonets. Col. Behr, who comman is the regiment, advanced in the most gallant manner in the right wing, followed by the 9th under the orders of Col. Vezies, aid-de-camp to your Majesty, which, after having deployed, rounded the horn-work, and having borne down every thing in its way, assailed the gate, and forced its way into the town, in spite of the most vigorous resistance. During that time the enemy found in the redoubts were killed by the advanced parties of the 6th regiment. The whole van, commanded by Col. Valiet, the 6th regiment, and some Danish troops, closely followed the movements of the 9th regiment.The enemy ral lied however in the town; a con stant firing was kept up from the houses, and every corner of a street mann, of the 6th, and Capt. Cork van Oijen, of the 2d regiment of cuirassiers, are wounded. 30 non-commissioned officers and soldiers were killed, and 153 wounded. 2 Danish officers and 3 soldiers were killed, and 7 officers and 47 soldiers wounded. Stockholm, May 29.-The following is the act of abdication of the late king, Gustavus Adolphus IV. which was read in the sitting of the diet of the 10th inst. became a fresh field of action. Schill had ordered part of his hussars to dismount. The rest, and the Ulans, charged our soldiers. All the regiments met with the same opposition in the different directions they took. A division of the Dutch cavalry, and all the Danish horse, commanded by Col. Trip, groom of the bed-chamber to his Majesty, charged the cavalry of Schill. The troops fought every where man to man, inch by inch, with the utmost fury. In the mean time the batte ries of the Tripzee-gate, as well as the pieces of ordnance mounted on the bulwarks between that gate and the Knieper gate, kept up a grapeshot fire on our artillery and cavalry, which had not yet entered the town. The head of the 9th regiment, after having driven the enemy back to the Tripzee gate, had there to sustained with the blood of a beloved and a fresh attack, and the artillerymen were killed on their guns. The advanced party of our troops cleared that part of the rampart; the artillerymen were forced to abandon their guns; at last, at the end of a very severe conflict which lasted two hours, the enemy was completely routed, and our success complete. The enemy's loss is enormous. Schill, and about twenty of his officers, are killed, 92 of his men suc ceeded in effecting their escape. Eight hundred have been taken prisoners, and more are every day discovered concealed in the houses; they are nearly all wounded, and the streets were covered with the slain. We have to lament the loss of Lieut.-Gen. Cunterit, Lieut. Cols. Satenburgh and Dollinan, of the 9th, 2 captains of the same, and Lieut. Meyen of the 6th, the first Lieut. de Harrier, Lieut. Haimel and de Juai, of the 6th, Capt. During, of the 9th, Lieut. Lambrecht, Blomberg, Van der Dussen, and Hoss "In the name of God, we Gustavus Adolphus, by the grace of God, King of Sweden, of the Goths and Wends, &c. Duke of Schlesvie, Holstein &c. make known, That having been proclaimed King this day seven years back, and ascended with a bleeding heart a throne, stain revered father, we regret our not being able to promote the true welfare and honour of this ancient realm, inseparable from the happiness of a free and independent people. Now, whereas we are convinced that we cannot any longer continue our royal functions, and preserve tranquillity and order in this kingdom;Therefore, we consider it as our sacred duty to abdicate our royal dignity and crown, which we do hereby, free and uncompelled, to pass our remaining days in the fear and worship of God, wishing that all our subjects and their descendants may enjoy more happiness and prosperity in future, through the mercy and blessing of God, and revere the King. 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