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DUTCH P,II'ERS. PARIS, JULY 16. Private letters from Trieste of the (26th June, ad vise. that the English on the night between the 16th and 17th inst. attempted to make :t descent near the Lazaretto, but were repulsed wit! , the loss of some ts•onnded and four taken prisoners. Several gun-boats v:hich at the same time pat off from our port, engaged the English vessels, and obliged them to take shelter under the vas of their frigates. On the 1 Sth of June the third corps of the arm y o Sp. in gained a fresh victory over that of the insur gents in Arragon, the Spanish General Blake, de feated on the 15th at Santa Fe, near Saragossa, re trc.ated on the 16th and 17th to Belchite, and intrench e,l himself with 18,000 men ; Gen. Souchet followed him in his •-etreat, caine up with him on the 18th, he mancenvred so as to outflank the enemy's line, and our artillery in a short time threw it into the greatest disorder. The caissons having blown up, the whole line dispersed and took to flight. Blake wished to attempt a charge with his cavalry, but the 4th regi ment of Hnssars having come up, stopped it, and drove it near to Belchite. The Spanish insurgents have lost in their rout all the remains of their artillery, almost all their musquets and a considerable quantity of ammunition, a great number has been killed, and many prisoners been made. General Sonchet followed the wreck of the defeated army on the route for Alta niz, where he arrived on the 19th. We expect the details of this affair. PETERSBURGH, JUNE 17. We have received the most satisfactory intelligence from our army on the frontiers of Turkey. The Turks, wishing to prevent Prince Prosorowsky from passing the Danube, by making frequent sorties from their fortresses, that Prince completely defeated them in several engagements, and advanced by rapid marches towards Adrianopole. The Asiatic troops are joining ith all haste the Turkish army. There are great movements at Constantinople. It seems certain that the Archduke Constantine will take the Chief command of the Russian army in Turkey. CONSTANCE, JULY 1. In the night between the 28th and 29th of June, about 200 insurgents of the Voralberg approached this place from Bregentz ; 36 men of the Baden troops who formed our garrison, were made prisoners ; the insurgents re-embarked in the afternoon, taking with them six small pieces of artillery, which were used on publ c rejoicielgs ; on their passage they seized a vessel laden with grain, which they carried to Bregentz.— TI e C.mmandant of Lindau dispatched two boats, with 50 men, and a gun, in pursuit of them ; but unfortunately it came on to blow so violently that it was necessary to send out two small boats to assist them in re-entering the port. For two days the insur gents have blockaded Lindatt on the land side. ANCONA, JUNE C. An English frigate landed in tie port of Reconali 125 men, who gave themselves up to plundering the house, of the inhabitants. The Adjutant-Comman dant Mllatur, at tl:e head of 20 French soldiers, eight gensd'arms, 110 national guards of Loretto, tell upon the English. and dislodged them ; four killed and eight wounded. The frigate cannonaded the fort for a long time, but without doing it any damage. STRALSUND, JUNE 15. _ _ A Proclamation has been published here, offering rew.'rd for the delivering up of papers belonging to Marshal Soult, which had been seized by the parti zans of Schill. At the same time threats are held forth against those who should withhold these articles or any other property, seized by the adherents of Schill. EVENING S'i'A LONDON MONDAY, JULY 21.. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cons. for money 671 i—ditto for August Retlecicl 681—Exch. Bilk, 6s. ICs. pre —Omn.l prem. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. per Cent. Red. 681/ India Bonds 19s. :10s. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. 6444 Exchoc!. Bills, 7s. 13s. pre. 4 per Cent. 83j 84 per Cent. Navy 9811 Sate Lottery 'rickets £2.1 lls. Long Ann. 18i Costs for ace. 63i 68i There has been another arrival from Holland, by which we have received 111cniteurs to the 15th, and Dutch Papers to the 20th July. They contain a va riety of the first flying reports, and short telegraphic notices of the battles of the 6th and 7th inst. which need not now be given. A gentleman who came over in this vessel infolms us, that the Dutch in gene ral seemed far from being gratified with the contents of the 26th Bulletin. They had anticipated a diffe rent result ; but, like many among ourselves, they seemed to draw some consolation from a hope that the reported disaster of the Austrians may prove to have been much less serious than that stated in the French official account. We wish it were in our power to lessen our own apprehensions of the extent of the calamity; but the posit ionsoccupied by the French after the battle, srak co decisively the defeat of our Ally, that we can de rive but little consolation from the admission of the enemy, that the ARCHDUKE has effected a retreat with a great part of his army. By the superior address of the enemy, the Austrian army has been cut off from all communication v,ith Hungary—the principal source whence it derived its sipplies, and been compelled to retreat upon Bohemia, a country by no means equally productive, or distinguished by the patriotism of its. inhab;tants.—Besides, the Austrian force is now so scattered, as almost to defy the possibility of acting in conjunction or even in concert ; and the aids that might have been expected from the insurrection ready to break out generally among the di:,contented haw ; • bitants of Germany, are now pot beyond the reach of hope . Nor is it the least of part of the tran saction, that the Austrians have been defeated, not froal An y w-ut of lar.,vcry, or of those inbereut qualities necessary to make patient, hardy, and coura geous soldiers, but by the superior skill of the ene my's Generals. The following are the only articles deserving of notice in the Journals received this morning : CASSEL, JULY S. There have just been published here the following BULLETINS: Dresden, July 2. " The Austrians, who at the beginning of the in vasion observed the strictest discipline, and whose whole conduct was conspicuous for regularity and moderation, on their flight at once unmasked them selves. In Leipsic they demanded a heavy contribu tion, but were prevented from levying it by the sud den arrival of General D'Albignac. " From Dresden, they carried off 20 waggons laden with pictures and ether precious articles. JULY 4.---His Majesty left this city at eight o'clock this morning; his head-quarters will this even ing be established at Friedburg. Colonel Sheilman marched yesterday from hence with all the Saxon troops, and a Westphalian regiment towards Peter- ~ The Austrians have retreated into Bohemia, with the exception of the corps commanded by the Duke of Brunswick Oels, which has marched from Zwiekau to Reichenbach, probably with the inten tion of attacking Hoff." " PARTS, JULY IL " The attack of Montjouy, which may be consi dered as the citadel of Gerona, has commenced after the taking of the three redoubts which defended it. Notwithstanding the difficulties of the ground which is every where a hard rock, and necessarily retarded the operations, a battery of mortars was on the 25th in a state to fire. Two other batteries of cannon be gan to fire on the 26th, and continued vigorously to batter the breach. " A violent storm which took place on the 29th, followed by several others, and continuedrains,have re tarded the completion of the works, but it is expected that by the .sth of July at the latest, all the batteries will be ready to fire ; and it is probable then, that within twice twenty-four hours, a practicable breach will be effected, and the capture of the place must speedily follow by surrender or otherwise—Mont jouy once in our possession, Gerona may be consi dered as taken ; and this is the opinion of the Spa niards themselves, as is sufficiently proved by letters which the besieged have endeavoured to convey to their General in Chief, Blake, and which have been intercepted by our advanced posts." NAPLES, JULY 1. The appearance of the Anglo-Sicilian fleet has af forded the Neapolitans an opportunity of manifesting more and more the good disposition which animates them. There reigns in the capital such security and confidence, that although the enemy is at its gates, and although occupying the Western Road of Na ples, the public walks even on the sea-shore are as much frequented as in the midst of the most profound peace. 1 The lower classes shew this patriotism with the others; that which augmented above all the general confidence, was the circumstance of seeing the Queen, at the very moment, when only a few toises from the coast the English squadron engaged our frigate the Ceres, calmly promenade the shore with the Royal Family. This sight frequently offered to the public, confirmed in it morn and more the feeling of perfect security. The enemy is still in the same position and in the same state of inactivity. Our brave fellows despair of seing him land. The ardour of our troops is such, that the regiment of Latour d'Auvergne, and the 10th French regiment of the line, notwithstanding the difficulties of the roads and the excessive heat which has prevailed, performed in one day a march of 40 miles, in the fear of not arriving in time for the first attack. The fort of Ischia, with its little garrison, opposes a vigorous resistance to the enemy. The nation has no doubt that General Colonna, who commands it, I will, on this occasion, maintain the honour of his an cestors. M. Baussan, Captain of the Circe, has been appointed Captain de Vaisseau, and Commander of the Royal Order of the Two Sicilies, as a rewardl of the hi avery and skill with which he sustained the glorious action of the 27th ult. All the officers of, the frigate have been promoted. In consequence of the orders of the King, Gen. Par teneau embarked from Calabria with a part of the , forces under his command, to prevent a debarkation, which the enemy's fleet, by its manceuvres, appeared to wish to make in the Gulf of Policastro. His Ma jesty having been informed by subsequent advices that the enemy had actually landed three regiments, in the neighbourhood of Scylla, with the apparent design of besieging it, ordered General Pactouneux to return by forced marches to attack the enemy.— We expected intelligence of events from that side, but the Telegraph has just announced that at the approach of our troops, the English precipitately re-embarked, leaving various military effects in the situation which they had for a moment occupied." [Here follows a decree, dated 29th June, confiscating the pro party of whatever description of the Neapolitans whis Itstessnek. grated with the ancient Court.]—Ziossiterr, July 13. The QUEEN and PrincessE LIZABETH took - airin z to her Royal Highness's cartage, at Old' Windsor, and walked in the Gsarclbens,. PROMENADES. • Snmmer has now begun to unfold all her beau ties, and the pleasing shades of Kensington Gar dens are anxiously sought by the Metropolitan Pro menaders. These elegant and romantic walks are the rendezvous on Sunday, of many hundreds of well dressed- sons and daughters of industry, who devote the week to business. Walking and exercise on the verdant carpet contiguous to the Royal Palace, in spires the visitants with fresh ardour to renew their weekly avocations. Health at the same time renovates their strength, and every countenance feels a tempo rary relief from ennui. Yesterday the heat of the sun prevented a very numerous display of company in Hyde Park, during the day ; but when Luna rose to beautify the soleninity of the evening, the Green Park was thronged by females, attired in beautiful costume. The rays of moonlight rendered the scene enarming. While the Promenade presented a close line, the Park appeared bordered by lines of white, producing the finest effect. In the exalted walks of fashion we have to notice Windsor Terrace—here a beloved Monarch glade the eyes of his people by his presence. Nobility, beauty, elegance, and costume, are the Royal atten dants, and while loyalty exists in the hearts of the company, their external appearance indicates plea sure and happiness. The airing place on the banks of the Thames at Richmond, was also crowded by fashion and distinction. file following beautiful Lines are copied from one of the Benches, on the west•side of Kensington Gardens : While bravely struggling in the foaming wave, ' The shipwreck'd sailor hopes his life to save; And, firmly clinging to the floating oar, At length is wafted to some friendly shore ! For me, alas ! no friendly shore appears, My cares increasing faster than my years ! Depriv'd of every charm that sweetens life; No pleasing home—no fond endearing wife, On whose soft breast I might my cares repose, And in her circling arms my eyelids close ; But, ovrrwhelm'd by fate and anxious care, My shatter'd bark is driven to despair ! • His MAJESTY will, we understand,. inspect the Vo lunteer Infantry, immediately after the corn harvest. The Ist and 2d regiments of Horse, on Friday, had a field-day on Wimbledon Common. They were commanded by Lord HEATIIFIELD. In one of the charges, two of the men were thrown from their hdrses, but were not materially hurt. A proposal has been made to celebrate the 26th of October next, by a national jubilee, as his MAJESTY will on that day enter the 50th year of his reign ; an event that has not occurred since the reign of Edward 111. and only twice in 1200 years. The Marquis of WELLESLEY left town on Saturday, accompanied by the Secretary of the Embassy, and his Lordship's private Secretary, for Portsmouth. They will sail for Spain the first fair wind. Lord ERSKINE entertained yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, and a se lect party, with an elegant dinner, at his Lordship's house at Hampstead. We are enabled to contradict a rumour circulated on Saturday, that an embargo had been laid in the Dutch ports. No such measure had taken place so late as Friday last. The report of the Twenty-seventh French Bulletin having arrived, with an account of another defeat of the Archduke CHARLES, was repeated yesterday; but no such Bulletin has been received. It does not appear that any thing decisive has been yet done with respect to the grant of ground, near Chelsea College, to Colonel GORDON. The garden is over-run with weeds, and the works have been sus pended since the enquiry in Parliament. In consequence of the embargo, two waggons loaded with fresh salmon left Yarmouth on Saturday for London.—Fresh salmon sold as low as 7d. per pound there. The last arrivals at Bath are— Lord Bolton, Lady Somerville, Hon. Mr. Talbot, Sir I. C. Hippisley, Sir C. W. Bainpfylde, Gen. Bingham, Col. Trail, Major Aubrey, Rev. Dr. Mrs. and Miss Valpy, Rev. Messrs. Brake Rogers, Jago, Darke ; Capt and Mrs. Baines, Capts. Payne and James, Mr. and Mrs. Best, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Glascott, Mr. and Mrs. floss, Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore, Mrs, and Miss Flolford, Mrs. and Miss Temple. Mrs. and Miss Noble, Messrs. Valpy, Mathews, Meiland, Praed, Anderton, Jenner, Faulkener, Allen, Hanson, Maxwell, Wade, Cartwright, Blakeny, and Lefevre. The Chesterfield packet is arrived from the Bra zils, the mail will be in town this day. The outward bound packet (the Eliza) arrived at Rio de Janeiro on the 12th of May. The Chesterfield's Journal in forms us that his Majesty's ship BRILLIANT, with seven sail of merchantmen from Madeira, arrived at Rio de Janeiro the 4th May. On the 15th inst. the Chesterfield passed the fleet from Jamaica, seventy or eighty sail ; his Majesty's ship PHEASANT was in com pany. Six Captains of vessels, with a seventh person, said to be a merchant, were on Thursday picked up by an excise cutter stationed off Dover, as they were mak ing their escape, having been prisoners at Valenti. ennes. They state that the conscripts are daily forced from their families, after a notice of only three days, which, it appears, is the only time they have for train ing prior to their being marched off to join the grand army. A beautiful male tyger, a tyger cat, se v e ra l s h ee p from the Cape of Good Hope, a land and sea tortoise, together with many other oriental quadruped s, brcugh t home by Sir EDW. PELLEW, were landed on Thursday, at the Custom-house Quay, Plymouth. Several chests, containing silks, jewels, and other • valuable commodities, brought home in the CULLO DEN, have been seized by the Officers of Excise at Plymouth ; but whether for payment of the duties, or as contraband, the rank of the party to whom they. were consigned, precludes us from mentioning. Wednesday last, Dorchester Annual Wool Fair was held, which was well attended, nearly 300 growers and buyers sat down to an excellent collation in Mr. Davy's large barn, Earl Macclesfield in the chair; after the cloth was removed, the Earl addressed the company on the state of the wool markets, and on r this plospegA s of the great adv antages lik e l y so accrue f rom th i s establistuvie4 1 1 44syeoastitutional and other toasts were drank., The company tisen 'ltv&ined to another barn of Mr. Davy's, when the sale commenced; a considerable quantity was sold at prises somewhat lower than last year. Leicester, 38s. per tod, and * upwards—Berkshire, from 11.55. to 40s.—South Down, from Si. 3s. to 31. 101. MAT.ING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON RACES, FRIDAY, JULY 21. A Plate of 1001. for 3-yr-olds, est. 4-yr-olds, 7st. 81b. est. 61b. 6-yr-olds and aged, Bst. 121 b. mares allowed Four miles. Sir G. Webster's br. h. Bacchanal, 5 yrs old Ld Egremont's b. c. Scorpion, 4 yrs old • Mr. Fourth's b. c. Sunbeam., 4-yrs old • -- The Darlington Stakes of 2000. each, h. ft. for 3-yr-old colt:, 83t. 71b. and fillies B't. Sib. The last mile. Mr. Mellish's own brother to Sanche - Sir C. Bunbury's c. by Whiskey, out of Giantess The first year of the Pavilion Stakes of 100 gs. each h. ft. for s-y:. old. colts, 9st. and fillies, Bst. 916. the last mile. Mr. Fermin bl. f. by Sir Peter - Mr. Ladbroke's br.c. by Trumpator - H. R. H. the Prince of Wales's b. c. Gohanna Ld Egremont's ch. c. by Gohanna - - i Sancho's brother, in the Darlington, is now the property of ti:r. Earl of Jersey, and his name is Cock Robin. SATURDAY. The second and last year of the renewed Petworth Stokes of 10r. eac/ Ld Egremont's ch. h. Election, 5 yrs old H. R. H. the Duke of York's b. m. Nymphina, 5 yts old Mr.Fermor's ch. f. Fanny, 4 yrs old Pd H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, Duke of St. Albans, Mr. Wind. ham, Mr. Mellish, Mr. Vanneck, Mr. J. Taylor, Mr. Wauor., and Sir C. Bampfylde, were subscribers, but did no t name. . - Election the favourite.—Won by about a neck.. Sir G. Webster's Hippomenes, 26t. 71b. heat Sir B. Griller.) s Masquerade, by Buzzard, 7st. 61b. both aged. last 2 miles, 20Cts. Sir G. Webster's Hippomenes, Bst. 71b. beat Sir B. Graham's Cygnet, Bst. the last halt mile, Enog3. Hippomenes won both easily; the odds in his favour 7 to 4 in the first rate; and 10 to 4 in the last. In the first match, this day, Election beat IV.ymplaino, by about half a length WAS a very good race al though Nymphina was not able to do a great deal.— The concourse ',vas not so well attended as yesterday. —For the falling off the company, the Expedition, and the absence of the PRINCE, are assigned as the causes.—The races are also ten days earlier than last year, and this also may account forthe thinness of the company. There are, ho“.-ever, many dashing mer• chants and others here. Yet there was not much bet• tins. Major WHEATLEY appears to be the leader; he is the owner of several horses named by others. A melancholy accident happened on Tuesday last, on the Totnes Race Course ; between the heats for the £5O pl tz, a saddle and bridle were run for by hacks; when a man, rather intoxicated, attempting to cross the Course while the horses were running, was unfortunately knocked down by one of them, and so severely injured, that he died next morning. He never spoke after the accident, but just to tell his place of abode, and that he had a wife and fuur chil dren. He remained speechless afterwards till his dissoltition. His melancholy end, however, did not at all interrupt the sports. A melancholy accident occurred on Wednesday morning last, as one of the night coaches from Lon. doh entered Ospringe, in Kent. From some cause, either accidental, or inattention, or from being over loaded, one of the fore-wheels of the carriage gave way, by which the coach was instantaneously over- I turned, when one of the outside passengers, a young man, who, by his dress, had the appearance of a gen tleman's servant, in jumping f:-om :he top, fell back ! wards, beneath the body of the carriage, and in con. sequence was so much inju r ed. as to cause hi s d eat h lin a few minutes. Another passenger, a pilot, re. ceived a compound fracture of his leg, near the ancle; and a lad also was severely bruised ; but both, it is hoped, are in a fair way of recovery. The body of the young man* was conveyed to the Red Lion Inn, till an inquest should be taken, and some discovery made of his relatives or connexions. 4 was well dressed, in the usual hubit of gentlemen's grooms out of livery. At the Lincoln Assizes, Ann Gibson (the facts of whose melancholy case we detailed some months ago), was tried for the wilful murder of her daughter, an infant three years old, by throwing her into a well, and was acquitted, in consequence of it having been given in evidence, " that the child was killed by the water-bucket falling upon her head when in the well." A shockingmurder was committed on Fridaynight, at St. Peter's-hill, Westminster, in the neighbourhod of Tothill-fields, by a woman on her husband. The parties had quarrelled whilst in bed, after each had returned from daily labour, and the wife stuck a knife in her husband's fore-head, which caused almost instantaneous death. The woman was taken into custody, and will be examined after the coroner's Jury has sat on the body of the deceased. Another murder was committed at Draycott, Bucks, on Friday, by a youth of seventeen, or the name of Hawes, on the body of a woman of the name of Ludlow, in consequence of jealousy. The horrible act was committed with a knife,. whilst the woman was asleep,! and Hawes afterwards attempted to de stroy himself. A physician of the name of Gortz was publicly ex. ecuted last month at Berlin. He was a man of ex tensive practice, and had acquired considerable re puption in his profession, as well as a noble fortune. The circumstances, however, which led to his dis graceful end, are briefly these :—The only daugh ter of Baron Goeler, of the Prussian Board of Finance, was placed tinder his care, for the eradication of a scrophulous complaint. His skill soon relieved the young lady'; but after a short time, the disorder re turned. He then declared to the father, whose con fidence he had acquired, that unless the daughter was more immediately under his eye, he could not an swer for her complete cure. The Baron, upon this representation, agreed to her residing some time in the house of Gortz, who was a married man ; and in this situation the latter found means to abuse the con fidence reposed in him, by seducing the young lady. Dreading the manifestation of his guilt, and sensible that his patient's situation would not admit of much longer concealment, he prescribed a medicine which operated with much violence, and after a few days terminated her existence. Previously to her dissolu. tion, however, she made known her shame. Gortz was immediately apprehended, and examined—he de nied the crime imputed to him, and declared that his prescription was intended to relieve her pain. No evidence could be adduced of his guilt. The deceased did not exhibit any appearanc e o f being poisoned ; and the medicine, on being analysed, was found to contain no ingredient of that nature. Bnt several physicians, having given their opinion, that they did not think that a man of Gortz's experience could have givett the medicine for any other than a malignant purpose, the Judges decided against him. His fami:y has been banished the Prussian territory.