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had been arrested. Rigorous measures had likewise been adopted in some of the Russian ports. The above articles of intelligence are from private sources, but it is still more difficult to attain at any thing like certainty in our peculation: respecting the future policy of Russia from toe foreign journals.— The following, however, is a sketch of their con tents:—Great changes are taking place in the naval department of Russia. Admiral Da DOW, the com mander at Archangel, has been dismissed, and Ad miral SPIRIDOW, horn Revel, succeeds hint. sludmiral SINIAVIN is appointed to command at Ravel. The report of Peace between Russia and Turkey is not only expressly contradicted, but most active hostilities ale going on, and a great and decisive battle was ex pected to talc?. place, on the arrival of the GRAND VIZ= to command in person, and he wasexpeetod every hour. A strong cordon of troops has been stretched along the frontiers of Russia, and no mer chandise, nor even travellers, are to be allowed to pass without especial permission.—This looks rather warlike. The mist rigorous measures have been resorted to at Franckfort to prevent the traffic in English goods, and the unfortunate dealers are even threatened with military punishment. The following article announces the arrivalef a large taglish convoy in the Baltic : FROM DAGgN, MAY 29. Spotsbert, May la. This afternoon an English convoy appeared coming from the North, and bound to the Southward. It consisted of five ships of the line, five frigates, three armed ships from SO to 24 guns, four brigs of war, and two cutters, in all 19 ships of war. The fleet of. merchant vessels consisted of 197 sail, who in passing kept close together. MAY 21.--The aforesaid English fleet came to I anchor yesterday evening two leagues to the South.' ward of Spotsburg, where it still remains lying. The report yesterday, atWindsor, of the state of the ICING WAS, that he remains in the same state as he was yesterday. We are authorized to say, that Carleten house will be opened to-morrow evening at nine o'clock, instead of tos, the hour mentioned on the invi;ation•cards. CARLETON-HOUSE, JUNE 17. Notice is hereby given, that all Carriages, proceeding to the FITZ at Carleton-House en ilrednesday the 10th instant, from *hatever quarter they come, are to fall into the line at the Picca dilly end of St. lames's-street, thence along Pall-Mall, and through the Western Entrance of the Court; then to draw off through the Eastern Gate, and range in St. James's-scpare by St. Alban's strett.—Carriagft are to take up in the same manner, returning from the Square through Johe..street. There is a door cppropnated to Chairs, leading from Pall Mall into the lower Court-yard of Carleton House. Though Car sieges cannot pa* from Piccadilly through Doke street, nor from St. James's street into Jerroyn street, yet Chairs will be allowed so to pass, and by proceeding on the Nsrth side of St. James's Square, they will set down at the Chair-door without the smallest incommodatton from Carriages. N.B. Carle:too-House will be opened at nine o'clock instead of ten. Monitturi, and other Paris papers of the 11th and 12th instant, reached town yesterday, from which we have extracted General BREMER'S account of his escape from Almeida. Letters were received yesterday from New Orleans, dated the 27th April. The stagnation of commerce from the accumulated difficulties it had met with in other parts of the world, had frustrated the views of the adventurers in this promising settlement. A vessel is arrived at the Isle of Wight from Monte Video, which place she left on the 16th of April.-- One of the passengers has written to his friend in London, giving an account of a dispute of a very dis agreeable nature which took place at Monte Video, between Captain ELLtor, of the Porcupine, and Ge neral &ri g which terminated in the former withdraw ing with the whole of the British shipping from the River Plata to Rio Janeiro. He further states, that the British merchants resident in Buenos Ayres were packing up their effects to depart, and expected to be able to quit that place by the Ist of May, as, from the critical state of affairs their situation there became every day more perilous. ALL THE TALENTS.—Never at any Musical per formance has appeared such an assemblage of profes sional excellence as will exert their abilities on the 24th instant, at the Pantheon, for the RELIEF of the PORTUGUESE SUFFEREItS. it is highly meritorious to the Musical Donors, Mesdames Catalani, Bertinotti, Collini, Bianchi, Dickons, Bianchi, Dussek, Kollman, Messrs. 3raham,Tremazzani, Naldi, Cauvini, Spagnoletti, Bonletopo, &c. and particularly to Dr. KEMP, the Conductor, to whom the public will be indebted for the Musical treat, being the projector of the Festival. The Society of Freemasons, of whom the Duke of Arum is Grand Master, will celebrate the Festival of St. John the Baptist, on Monday next, by attending divine service, at St. Matthew's Church, Bethnal ' Green, from whence they will proceed in grand pro. cession to dine at the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney. This morning, soon after eight o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at an oilman's in Bury -street, St. Mary Axe. From the commencement of the fire, there was no supply of water for more than one hour and a half : In consequence of which, the oil warehouse, as well as a commercial academy, were soon burnt to the ground. Many other boosts quickly caught Ere, , l td the flames extended to Btiry Court where they burnt with great force, soon laying waste nearly the whole of Bury Court.—A library in the court was saved, as well as the furniture under the same roof, by the exertions of a Gentleman, whose name we could not learn. About half past eleven no water could be procured. The houses, of which no less than eight have been destroyed, continued to blaze at twelve with unabated fury. liaran.—There being no Court of Aldermen to day, the Lard Mayor, after inspecting . the returns, ordered it to cotatiaue at the .present prices. ►LOItrEL WiIRDLE, and Mr. MIMES, Aluoruey • When Colonel WARDLE prosecuted Mrs. CLARKE and the WRIGHT'S, for a conspiracy, in 1809, it will be recollected that Mr. &roses, Mrs. Clarke's Attor ney, swore on the trial, that he was privy to the Co lonel's engagement to furnish Mrs. CLARIA'S house. Colonel WARDLE swore the direct contrary, but the Jury gave a verdict against him. Some circumstan ces have sincetranspired, however, which will perhaps enable the public better to ascertain the relative cre dibility of the two principal witnesses on that occasion. On the debate upon Lord MILTON'S motion against the restoration of the Duke of YORE, Colonel WAR m.2 had been represented as . saying " that Mr. Attar. the Barrister, had told him that Mr. STostss had made l assertions at his (Mr. Alt.av's) table directly contrary to his oath." This produced some letters of remon strance from Mr. STOKES to Mr. ALLEY, which were published in a morning paper ; to all which, we ap preltrbd, the following letter from Mr. ALLEY will be considered as a pointed reply : TO THE EDITOR. SlR—According to my promise I send the following statement, requesting its insertion in your paper : It is well known I was Counsel for ColonolUrnanLE, in his prosecution of Mrs. CLARKE and others for con spiracy ; and though I had not the honour of that Gentleman's acquaintance previously, I necessarily had many communications with him, in which, as it was my duty, I freely, and without reserve, stated in confidence every thing I knew tending to assist his cause ; ani among other matters, mentioned decla rations often and openly made to myself and others, l as to the expectations entertained by Mr. STOKES, in consequence of what he called « his efforts towards the restoration to power of his Royal Highness the I Duke of YORK." Communications thus made, I did not expect Co lonel WARDLE to repeat, without my permission ; I was therefore surprised to find it reported in a daily paper, as part of his speech on a late occasion, that I had told him " Mr. STOKES had, at my table, made " assertions contrary to his oath :" much more was I surprised shortly after at receiving a letter from &rem, calling peremptorily on me to declare whe ther I had so sod to Colonel WARDLE or not. This I conceived Sr. , Kgs had no right to demand; at least it seemed to me he should have first ascertained the fact, and not pl.,ced reliance on mere report. I there fore declined answering his letter, lest, by any possl bail. 1 should involve my client in any difficulty, and determined to take all responsibility on myself, until farther and more accurately informed. • With this view I called on Colonel WARDLE, feel ing myself entitled to explanation from him. And here, much as 1 condemn his indiscretion on this oc casion, yet it is but justice to him to state, that he did not hesitate to give every explanation in his power ; and I have now before me a letter, in which he says that his speech was misrepresented, and that he did not use the expressions ascribed to him. His letter states, " that he had been ir!formul by a respectable " character, that I had declared at a public dinner in " the City that Stamm had made assertions contrary 44 to the evidence he afterwards gave upon the trial." Now, as I am not in the habit of attending public dinners or political meetings, this information c..,:rld not have been quite correct ; and had Mr. S I'UK:Z Itaken the right course by prudently applying for c x. I planation where alone he could receive it correctly, I 1 'big have been spared the painful necessity of stat- I 'mg facts unpleasant to all parties. As to my client, Colonel WARDLE, I ought farther , I to say, that he assured me he did not intend to make the declaration in the House, without a previous com munication with me on the subject, but that the sud denness of the occasion did not allow him to do so. However, although he could say no mote, it was but ; a slender satisfaction to me When the matter had been I thus brought before the public, first by him, and af terwards by the rude and wanton statement ofSrostes. Thus situated, I feel it a duty to my own character explicitly to state what I did say to Colonel WARDLE. I told him, and I now repeat it, that before Mrs. CLARKE'S trial, STOKES had often said to me, and to others, without the least reserve, and with appa. rent boast, that he expected high promotion for his exertions in restoring to power his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK: and he had gone so far as to declare, he would not be content with any appoint ment for Iris services under the value of 4 1 2,000 a year ; assigning as his reason, thit if he took a place, he must give up his business. How far this was true I know not, I merely state his assertions; nor shall I stop to enquire whether they are con sistent with his evidence on the trial. Suffice it for me to say, I am FULLY prepared, by witnesses whose truth and honour cannot be impeached, to prove my assertions, and shall be ready to do it, when called upon its an authorised way. I, therefore, now leave the public to determine, to whom the rude expression, , made by STOKES, applies, of " false and scandalous." In answering the statements contained in Mr. S roitas'sletter, 'cannot overlook that passage in which he would insinuate, that I sought hisacquaintance from the unbecoming motive of obtaining business; this is, however, a bad compliment to himself; but to such un generous assertions, the independence of my profes sional life furnishes, I hope, the best answer. My acquaintance with Mr. STOKES was casual ; he married a Lady long known to Mrs. ALLEY and myself—hence the intimacy arose ; but from the day of Mrs. CLARKE'S trial my servants had orders to say we were engaged, should he call to visit us. At the same time I admit, that on meeting our mu• tual friends I did not speak unkindly of him ; it was not my with to injure him ; nothing but self-defence could have urged me to the present public disclosure ; and if by accident Mrs. ALLEY or myself had met him at a friend's house, I hope we should have remeni- i bered the respect due to our host ; but I must add, I we have deserted esteemed friencts.because we knew i they received his visits. Again, he would dare insinuate I disclosed the se crets of my clients—shallow onan ! Does he forget that my client had himself, most imprudently, disco vered every thing appertaining to his cause on the mo• tion for anew tt ial, and thus lett no secret to disclose ? One observation more, and I have done. He con eludes his letter of June 10 with this remarkable sen tence—" I hope I shall not have to send a friend be fore I get an answer, as was the case with the former letter." Well said, brave man ! So, then, I was bullied into the answer. If his assertion be correct, the conclusion is against me; if untrue, what must people think of Mr. &roam ? I shall now state the fact, which is, that I neither saw any friend of his, nar slid I hear from him through any personal com• munication, before - he received my answer; it it is otherwise, the fact is recent, and Mr. STOKES can prove it. Henceforth I shall not condescend to notice Mr. Smites through any other medium than the law. PETER ALLEY. THE ARMY. The 59th regiment, quartered at Fermoy, are or• dared to hold themselves in readiness to be removed to England. The Queen's County Militia are making every ne cessary arrangement to be in readiness to embark for England at a day's notice, whenever the first inter change shall take place. The Northumberland Militia have volunteered their services fur Ireland. Thursday morning► the Royal Cardigan Militia marched into Deal liarrack.s from Margate. An inspection is to be made of the 48t11 regiment in Dublin, which will prnb.ibly soon receive sailing or ders ; and a selection.ol 300 men is to be made from the 32d at Cork, to complete the First Battalion in Guernsey. The South Cork Militia, under the command of the Hon. Colonel Sr. LEGER, were inspected at Loughrea, on the 28th ult. by Major General Baron Boot, who expressed himself in the highest terms, on their steady and soldier-like appearance. On the fol lowing day the whole regiment volunteered their ser vices to any part of the United Kingdom. Yesterday the 19th, I.sth, and 18th regiments of Light Dragoons, together with two troops of Flying Artillery, in all consisting of about two thousand men, were reviewed by his Royal Highness the Petscx REGENT on Hounslow Heath. At about ten o'clock the troops entered the ground, and extended in squadrons from the Barracks across the Heath. An hour elapsed before the whole was on the field, during which the limits appointed for spectators were marked out, and a party of mounted and dismounted Dragoons appointed to keep them.— At half past eleven, a Royal salute of twenty-one guns, and the troops wheeling into line, announced the approach of his Royal Highness. In a short time he apperred before the centre of the lines. He was mounted on his grey charger, in a Field Marshal's uniform, but was without the blue cordon. A squa dron of heavy horse and several Staff Officers prece ded him ; on his left hand rode his illustrious brother, the Commander in Chief ; an immense concourse of Officers and Gentlemen followed on horseback en nnie. After a short pause, the cavalcade proceeded within a short distance of the spectators, towards the right extremity of the line. On reaching it his Royal Highness closed towards the troops, and proceeded at a slow pace towards the left. He then passed in the rear of the line, and once more gaining the right, galloped to the centre, when he took his position for the review. The troops having formedinto close co lumns, wheeled to the right, and as they came to wards the Prince Regent, opened into squadrons two deep, and passed him in review. R.eachirg the left of the line, they again wheeled, and formed two lines in front of each other ; after some time, during which they performed sey..l-al evolutions, they again united into one line, and resumed their formed position. A succession of discharges from the artillery, Willa WAS placed on the right and left of the line, was the commencement et a scene so novel, so interesting, and so truly grand, that it is impossible for words to convey an adequa'e idea of it. When the thunder of the cannon had ceased, detached parties from each squadron advanced in alternate intervals, firing their pistols, as it to cover the main blcly from the efforts of an enemy. Having skirmished in this manner for some time, they fell back to their ranks. The whole body of cavalry then made a 7eneral charge, which was conducted with admirable skill and precision, and creating in the minds of the beholders the most awful impressions, gave a strong and tremendous idea of the dreadful horrors of war. They retreated in quick time to their former line, when a second dis charge of artillery on the right, left, and centre, took place. Advancing several hundred yards, they wheeled, and again passing the Prince Regent, took up a new position, which extended from his station in a direct line to the right. Here there was another volley of artillery, and another general charge. A variety of masterly evolutions succeeded. The ca valry again took its first station, and performed seve ral manceuvres under cover of the artillery, which kept up a constant' firing. After this they formed inte separate columns, and once more passed his Royal Highness. They regained the line in full gallop, and presenting arms, the Bands played " GOD save the King ;"• his Royal Highness advanced to wards the line with his hat off. The troops then dis mounted, and the Prince proceeded toleave the field. A salute of twenty•one guns closed this most inte resting and splendid military exhibition. A vast concourse of elegant and fashionable people were present; the spectators, on the whole, were, however, very inferior in point of number to those who witnessed the Review at Wimbledon. Several Members of the Four-in-Hand Club made a brilliant display of their equipages. We did not hear of any serious accident occurring; one of the 10th Dragoons fell from his horse in the charge, hut was fortunately not much hurt. The day was uncommonly favour. able ; the clouds of dust which were created by the trampling of the horses, combined with the smoke of the guns, often obscured the troops from our view; the effect was, however, very impressive. • For several hours a:ter the review, the road lead ing to the metrop,lis presented a scene of,indescri bable coaches, chariots, buggies, gigs, wag gons, taxed carts, equestrians, and pedestiians, were all mingled to;ether in one common mass of dust. Lord Paget, who commanded the heroes in Spain, and whose.galla it conduct was the subject of enco mium, commanded the Hussar Brigade. The 10th,' as the oldest regiment, todk the right, the 18th in the centre, and 15th on the left, with the flying artillery on the flanks. Lord Pagetrconclucted the movements with a rapidity truly asitmishing. His charges in squadrons and echelon movements, were admired by every military man on the ground. A charge in line inspired the beholder with great delight, from the steadiness of the squadrons, the ee- •.A • lerity of the horses, and. above all, the regulat hal with a dressed line, in less than a minute. I'wo lh sand finer troops and better disciplined were net seen together on any occasion, and the Prince Reg paid a high compliment to the several Commandi Officers of regiments, and expressel high satistacti at their conduct. After the review, his Royal Hi ness the Prince proceeded, attended by the escort, t his carriage on the right of the line, and having di mounted, left the Heath for the Castle at Richmon where refreshment was provided by Lord Paget. T Duke of Cumberland followed in his carriage. 'i' Prince Regent and the Officers of the Staff aceo. dingly partook of the refreshment, rendered highl acceptable by the business of the review, and warm of the weather. The Dukes of Cambridge, Glou tester, and B:unswick appeared oa the ground uniform. Sir Sidney Smith, Mr. Whitbread, at many other distinguished characters, were also pro S2llt. About twenty thousand persons were street tors of the scene, and among them many fine women. A dragoon belonging to the 18th was Atm muted it. the charge in line, and seriously hurts as was alto an Artillery Officer, who tut unted again immediately. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. From Elsinore we learn that our cruizers have taken four Danish privateers, and dr4 , en another on shore in the Belt. DESTRUCTION OF A FRENCH SHIP Or WAR. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Malta. May 10 My last, from Palermo, would iutorrn you of our sailing for this place, for store 4; but wel had scarcely arrived, when we were ordered to sea again, with what stores we could throw into the I We sailed in company with the Victorious and Leo: nidas, in duce of two French frigates and two store ships, but were not fortunate enough to meet with them ; and after cruizing about for some time, the Commodore made signal for us to part company, and proceed for this place, to complete our stores and re pairs. On our return we chaced a fine French 18-gun brig for 38 hours, but Use enemy run her on shore, and burnt her at Monte Christo ; she had a quantity of ammunition on board, and when she blew up the explosion was most awful and grand. The crew of this vessel consisted of about 200 men ; and, as Monte Christo is a small desol.tve island, destitute of all liii man sustenance, except the different species.4birds that hover over it, and occasionally build their nests on it, we sent in a flag of truce, offering to convey the enemy to this place, as prisoners of war ; but they rejected our offtr, and we were forced to leave them to their fate." FAI.MOUTH, JUNE is. Sailed the Princess Elizabeth pAcket for Lisbon.— Wind N.W. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16. Went out of harbour the SALDANHA frigate,—A ship cartel arrived here last night from Morlaix, to which place she had carried prisoners from the Isle of France. She has brought over four English ladies, who have been detained in France ever since the peace of Amiens, in 1802.—Wind W.S.W. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE it No arrivals.—Sailed the ROYAL OAK, for off Chet bourg.—Wind N.W. DEAL, JUNE 16. Arrived the ROYALIST sloop of war, with a convoy of transports, having the 2d battalions of the 15th and 82d regiments on board, from Shields and Scarbo rough, and are sailed for Guernsey. Arrived his Majesty's ships MALABA.R and MCIICURY, with convoy (tom the Westward, which arP sailed f r the River.— Sailed his Majesty s ship RAND, with the whole of the outward•hound for Portsmouth.—Wind N. HARWICH. JUNE 17. Arrived the Diana packet, with two M.rils front Anholt. Sir JAMES SAumArtrz still continued in NVingo Sound.—The Mails, we understand, bring no news of importance.•—Wind E. SHEERNESS, JUNE 17. Arrived the Tweed from the Westward, and has come into harbour ; and the Danish brig Constance Herlossen, MICHAEL. LUNDSEN master, from Arrun. dahl, with timber and deals, bound to Jersey.—Sailed his Majesty's schooner Priers, for the Downs.—The Ospasir is gone to the /shoe. GREENOCK, JUNE H. This morning passed for Port Glasgow, the Stag, I.tive, from St.Thontas's—Parted front the Leeward island fleet on the Bth h.q. all wen. Arrived here yesterday morning the ship Cont coerce, Watt, from Demerara, in 32 days, a running ship.— The Sisters, Gemmil, and Diana, M'George, sailed for Liverpdal a fortnight before—the Ceres, for Liverpool, and Admiral Cotroy', for London, were to sail next day.—!.eft loading, the Amazon, Reid, for this port, to sail about the Ist hm.—gist ult , L t . 3 9. 13: long. 46. 22. passed a homeward-18mnd fleet of .50 sail—same day spoke an American ship from Londonderry to Baltimore 11th inst. lat. 54. 2. long. 14.42. spoke the Pomona, M.:Naught, front hence for Grenada, out five days, all wen. The ship John, Tyrer, from Demerara, arrived in Gourock Bay yesterday murn ing : sailed the 19th April—on the 16th, spoke the ships Reco very and Aragabessa. from London, bound to Jamaica, in lat. 16. 37. long. 58. 36.—0 n 27th, the ship Clyde, from Li verpool, bound to Jamaica, in 1at.17. 40. lung. 59—stud, on June 1 76, the brig Sparkler, of Sunderland, front Peterhead, bound to Quebec, is lat. 53. 11. long. 17. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Royal Sovereign, arrived from Buenos Ayres, fell in with, on the 3d instant, in lat. 46. 19. long. 15. 49. a br g, without ally person on board, laden with timber; and spoke, on the :16th in lot. 41. 40. long. 28. 46. the Frances Henrietta, Skinner, from Lisbon to New-York. The Spanish brig Aurelian°, —, which sa il e d f rom rg . month, about three weeks ago, for Corinna, returned the 1 ith instant, very leaky. Yesterday the Board of Trade signifiel that no Lictnces outward to the Baltic would be granted longer than to the 30th of June, and none inward from the Baltic after the 15th of August. We arc since teld that on special application in the afternoon, it is understood that the former are to be extended to the 10th of July, and the latter to the Ist of September. Two reasons are assigned as the motives influencing Ministers to make this limitation : Ist. That Govern. meat espects that after the end ot this month, British ships will be enabled to navigate the Baltic. 2cl. That on account of the incoAeniencies both to the navy and trade by weathering a late season in those waters, Co iernment proposes to withdraw the fleet and the merchant-vessels earlier this year film the