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LONDON. tIDAY, JULY 24. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confola, for money 61—for July 63—for Auguft 6 3fi. Omnium dlr.—Exch. Balls, par is. diG PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Sank St2Ck .128/1/ India Stock 575 1741 3 per C. Red. Ann ktif India Bonds, par ts. prem. 3 per Cent. Conf. 6tlf Imp. Ann. 7 9.161 per Cent. Soft . Ex. Bills, as. dif. par par Cent. Navy 9411 Omnium dif. Loeg Ann. '7l 7-t6ths Sepik Tickets zoL 71. In the preceding columns we have given Come fu• they extra is from the Dutch papers received on Wednefday. AFFAIRS OF TURKIIY. ZARA, Puma to.—The Ruffians having joined the 'Montenegrins, the inhabitants of the mouths of the Cattaro, and other infurgents, tnade a defcent on the oh of this month, in the territory of Poglizza, near Makarfka, and marched forwards carrying before t he t it the banner of St. Mark, and St. George. The inhabitants affifted the Ruffians, and the inturteetion fpread to Tran. The French immediately fent from Spalatra the Bth And t tilt regiments of the line ; and on the 7th, at nine in the morning, an engagement took place, which tailed three hours. The Ruffians g ave way, and vielory remained with the French.— On the Bth General Marmont arrived from Zara, and found tranquillity already reamed. The leaders of the infutreition were condemned to death, and feveral bottles at Poglizza and other places were burned. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jona to.—Selim. confined in the Seraglio, is well treated by the new Emperor, and tl.e utmofi tranquillity prevails in Conflantinople. The Turkifh fleet has failed from the Dardanelles, and given battle to the Ruffians off the Ille of Tule dr.s. Both fleets were of nearly equal flrength. The aftion lafted feven hours; and, although five Turkifh flips were blown out of the line, yet the Captain Pacha, Saib Aly, proved viEtorious, and the Ruffians were obliged to retreat to Imbra. No fhipa were taken or deltroyed on either fide, but both fleets were roughly handled. and loft many men. The Cap tain Pacha has returned to the Dardanelles, and ex peas Tome reinforcement to renew the 4ttack. Colonel Sorbien, Aid.de Camp to the Viceroy of Italy, has arrived here with an officer of Engineers. The day before yeflerday, a Tartar Courier reached town from Egypt, with the following intelligence:— "" The Englifh, in order to avenge the defeat fa. tained near Rofetta, marched again 5 to 6000 men ftroag from Alexandria to attack that town, but were (mounded on their march, and either cut to pieces or taken. The Englifh garrifon, of Alexandria re. duced to woo men, demanded thereupon to with. draW on board Admiral Louis' fleet, which was g r a nted?! .Contrary to cuftum, the F .rte has, lor the firft time, announced that victory to the public, by an official bulletin.' CONSTANTINOPLE, JI/NlC . l4.—The new Emperor Mutiapha follOws thrpolitical fyftem ohferved before the revulution,.. which•plaaed him on the throne, and by the advice of the Mufti he has determined to continue the war again! Ruffia. The Janizaries, after having their complaints fatisfied, retired peaceably to their barracks, and have declarecf, that full of confidence in their new Sovereign, the? would not interfere in any manner in the meafures which he fhrould think proper to take. The populace have declared in favour of the new Government On the togh of May the Turkifh fleet gained an advantage over the Ruffian fqnadron. After an obitinate battle, the Capitan Pacha landed in the ifland of Tenedns, and made bimfelf matter of it The army of the Grand Vizier confifts of 120,000 men, divided into three corps of 40,000 men each. The right wing of this army has already entered Buchareft. All Tranfylvania is full of fugitives, who have fled from the unfortunate country of Wallachia. THE EVENING STAR. A DANISH MAIL Arrived this morning, from which we have alto given ettrads of every thing worthy of notice. They do not bring the accounts from Tilfit to a later date than the papers; from Holland ; but Come of the de. tails are inters Ling. The fecund diviflon of the Englint Expedition (101 tradports) reached Elfineur on the 7th, at Four o'clock P.. M. Some of them came to anchor, but ott the filing of a gun at 9 P. M. they all got under weigh, and proceeded on their deftination. It appears that hoffilities between France and I Sweden were recommenced on the 33th. The French Commander has orders to profecute the war 1 with the greateft ativity. The Swedes are retreat. ing to Stralfund, which NaroLlow has ordered to be taken by form. From the prefent afpeEt of affairs, his determination feems to be to drive the Swedes entirely from Pomerania, and exclude the 1 King of Sweden from all interference with the affairs of Germany—A peace may, however, loon put an end to hoffilities in that quarter. Poland, it is laid, will be once more reflored to the rank of a King dorn ! Narotroa pledged himfelf to die& this, and every perfon that deceits robbery and oppreffion will with he had never employed his power for a worfe purpofe. It was the unprincipled divifion of Poland that paved the way for all the robberies of helplefs Sovereigns that have fince taken place, and prepared the min& of mankind to view Inch fcenes with apathy. It may now be truly Paid of fome of tliofe who perpetrated that aa, " They have been taken in their own fnare." - -_• Our private letters affirm, that NArocaos has de• mended Well Galicia from the Emperor of Auftria —as being indifpenfably neceffary to the completion of thofe plans which are called for by the common intereft of the Gieat Weßerr family ! Will Auftria comprehend the meaning of this t Mr. MACRerttc arrived laft night at Mr. Secretary CANNING'S office, from Stralfund. GENERAL EMBARGO. YenerdayGovernment iffued an Order for laying an Embargo on all Foreign Ships in Britilk harbouri ; and alfo on thofe belonging to Britith Merchants, outward bound. Not even a Ramfgate or a Margate hoy is (offered to pats Gravefend. Preis warrants have been backed by the LORD MAYOR, and there was yellerday a general (weep of all the feamett from every chip in the River. It is generally underitood, that the objth of the 1 Embargo is to complete the manning of the id and 3d Divifions of the Baltic Fleet; for which the fol 'wing arrangements have been lately added or eon• firmed:— Eighty•fonr Pendants ere put in commillion for this fole fervice; of which 23 are of the line. Admiral GAMIIIR is confirmed Commander in Chief. Sir Homa POPHAM, Captain of the Fleet. Captain MACKENZII, Captain of the Flag Ship. Capt. W. KING, Secretary to Sir HONE POPILANI. Lieutenant HANCHETT. a pupil of Sir SIDNEY SMITH, Firil Lieutenant of the Flag Ship. Lieutenant FinssissoN, br ,, ther to the Secretary of the Treafury, is alto appointed to the fame Ship. It is-added, that the Fleet is to fail the firit fair wind. GRAND NAVAL EXPEDITION. While Government were yellerday laying a gene ral Embargo on all the Ships and Veffels in Bri:ifh Harbours, expreffes were fent to expedite the depar ture of all the troops at or near the out-ports ; his Majefly's (hips Haan: and PROM IT HE us failed from Portfmouth with about fifty tranfpor ts for the Downs ; and orders for the immediate embirka,ion of the following troops in the Kentifh Diflri& were received at the Head-quarters in Canterbury : The Brigade of Guards, which have been for a long time at Chatham, are to embark there : The 32d, soth, and 82d Infantry, which landed at Ramfgate on Tuefday from Cork, and are now in Deal Barracks, are to re-embark at Ramfgate: their heavy baggage is Dill on board the tranfports which brought them over: The 43,1 Light Infantry, and five companies of the 95th Rifle Corps, from Hythe, are alfo to embark at Ramfgate ; and - The sth battalion of the 6oth, from Braebourn t Lees, with a proportionate number of artillery, will I embark in the River. Various rumours are afloat refpelling the deßina lion of this expedition, winch is now fitting out with fuch uncommon aflivity —ln thofe circles that have the bell means for obtaining information, it is believed that its primary object is to afford proteCtion to a eeriain power, not yet involved in the war, but which, by the aid of recent events, might be compelled to aft againft this country, if we did not fend a force of fufficient magnitude to occupy, inffite of the enemy, thole pofitions which otherwife might be gained by the French, and employed as means for our annoy ance. It is WO of great importance that the French timid be prevented from adding to the Rrength of their navy by feizing on the fleet belonging to a ocu tral Power. The 6th lonelkilling Dragoons, after they have been reviewed, are dellined for Canterbury. The t 3th Light Dragoons are now on their march to Weymouth. That part of them which were (la tinned at Deal have been replaced by a regiment of the German Cavalry. Maj'r WATLEY, of the South Gloucefter Militia, has been for Tome time in the habit of reading prayers to the regiment, at the drum head, at Brighton, on parade; but he was, on laft Sunday, prohibited by older, and is not to do fo in future. The 2gth regiment, which arrived at Portfmouth on Monday, from Halifax ; and the :ft and 2d bat talions of the King's German Legion, from Gib raltar, are ordered to the Downs, from whence they expee to g') to the Continent. The German Legion are 1700 men ; they left Gibraltar on the 17th ult. under convoy of the Beagle and Bergere, where they have been twelve months. , The 38th Regiment, full of love and veneration for their late excellent and gallant Commander, Colonel VASSALL, who tint formed, and afterwards immorta lized their Corps, are going to ereEt a Monument in this Country, in compliment to that diftinguilbed Officer, and in whofe lofs every individual of the Regiment has to deplore a father, benefaaor, and friend. Yeflerday the London Militia was reviewed on Blackheath by Colonel Sir JOHN EAMEIty and feveral General Officers. A change of the fignal Rations along the Suffix Coaft has, we underftand, been deemed expedient, and will (portly take place. That the greater Capital Prizes of every Lottery Scheme are the main objeets of put fuit with adven turers, is an intereft as generally felt as it is univer fally acknowledged. Such is the identical (late, at this moment, of the wheel ; when, extraordinary to fay, that after four thoufand numbers have been drawn oat of twenty thoufand only, of which the Scheme confifted, every one of the greater Capitals are Rill forth coming. Q I IARS,III. ix raaoattmaay.—That a very ferions one has taken place, within thefe few days, between two perfonages of confiderable dillinaion, is certain —thefe perfonages are Chant* and Fortune. —Fortune, to reward early adventurers in the prefent Lottery, doubtlefs witted to 4roet them fpeedily with fevetal of the principal Prizes—bnt Chance has hitherto prevailed, by fuifering only a very fatal! portion of the principal Prizes to turn op. How into - citing, then, the retnairang days drawing COURT MARTiAL: TRIAL OF CAPTAIN LAROCHE, FOR COWARDICE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 23. • , On Monday and the three following days, a Court Martial was held on board the GLiDIATOR, to try Captain LAROCHE, late commanding his Majeßy's (hip Uanita, for not doing his utmult to bring the enemy to aftinn on the rph of May and the 22d of June laR. The Members compofing the Court were— Captain BR AD Ley (commanding the PL A N C N IT). Peel:Meat. Captain lams. Captain HOST S .•-•-••••• BOTLC VESHAM •••••• SCOTT WOO !MOM It. Lieutenant Mo a Isola, Firft Lieutenant of the URA ea e, was the Profecutor. The Admiralty order for the Trial was read, and then a letter from Lieutenant Moatisow, and ether officers of the URAMU, and alfo a letter from part of the petty officers and (hip's crew of the Matsu, to the Lords of the Admiralty, (Eating the Conduet (as they alledged) of Captain Lattocns, and the reports which prevaile4 to the difadvantage of the charaler of the URAIIIS, imputing cowardice to her on the above days, and demanding a Court Martial on Cap tain LAROCHE, to clear their fame, were teverally read. The Court being then (worn, they proceeded to the examination of witnelfes. The witnettes in behalf of the profectitinn were— the Second Lieutenant, Mailer, Mafier's•mate, Car penter, Pilot, Surgeon, Lieutenant of Marines, and a Seaman of the URANIE ; who depofed, that four of the main-deck guns were in the told; when the enemy was firft feen, (on the 5;11 of May, when a corvette came out of Cherbourg, and having looked at the URANIR, ran in again); that they were not mounted on the main deck till the day after the enemy as feen a fecond time, (en the 15th of May, when the corvette and a frigate came our, and, after a few movements, returned to pot t) ; that on the azd June, the frigate and corvette came out, and flood towards the URANIS; and that the URANIR wort from the enemy for fome time, and was an hour before the was ready for anion ; that there was great confufion on board the URLNIs during that time ; that Captain LAROCHE betrayed fymptoms of agitation, fear, and (one witnefs (wore to a queftion put by the profecntor) of cowardice; that he frequently changed colour; and was agitated in a manner that he never betrayed before or fince ; that the Mums did not carry all the fail the could have done; that, if the had, and Captain Lasocma had done his ntmotl to bring the enemy to anion, he mull have cot off the corvette, and mull have brought the frigate to anion, if the did net abandon the corvette ; and that he paired the enemy's frigate within gun Shot (giving a broadide). and wore, and mull have been in clofe anion within a few minutes, if he had chafed the frigate, and carried all fail. The Surgeon (on crofs examination), faid, that Captain LMtOCHE had been ill three or four days of a bilious fever, and had taken medicine that morning —calomel and faits ; and others admitted, he had not dined with his officers, from indifpofition, for three or four days. All the witnelres fur the profecution hid, that Captain LAILOCHS had lain at anchor clofe in the chore feveral times, and for a long time together, and had on one occafion, when the enemy's frigate was fainting the Governor of Paris, Rood clofe in to the works, hove to, hoilled his colours, and fired at the frigate, by way of defiance. The witneffes admitted that Captain L. and his Officers were on ill term► ; one witnefs faid that Captain L. was en ill terms with all at times, and with forht at all times. The cafe for the profecution doled at ten o'clocic on Tuefday, when Captain LAROCHE requefied a Ihort time to prepare his defence. In about two hours, the Court again opened, and Captain La. ems s's friend read a very able defence, which infined that his profecutors were in a combination againft him, from perfonal prejudice; that he had watched the enemy at anchor (except when the weather would not permit) inceffantly ; had frequently defied him, and that when the enemy came out, he had en deavoured to decoy him further from under the bat teries, and that the enemy's object was to decoy the URANII under the batteries; that the enemy's frigate carried fifty tB-pounders, the Manta only thirty-fix tapounders ; that the trams was foul in her bottom, sad the enemy's frigate was a fallerfailer, and could bring him to attion when file pleafed, and avoid an atlios at her pleafure ; that he carried all the fail he could with fafety to his Majefly's (hip then on a lee Lore, and dole in with it ; that caution the more behoved him, as, during this war, the Mauve frigate had been captured by running on !bore at this very place. The defence paid a mole elegant compliment to the bravery of his Majefty's Navy at this day ; expreffed a confidence they would but lightly believe evidence to prove cowardice againft an officer who had the honour to command one of his Majetly's fhips ; it concluded by laying, Captain Lattocita would call witneffe► that could have no bias, to prove that he had done his utmoft to bring the enemy to staion, and had in no degree tatnilhed his Majeily's flag, or difhonoured the corps he was proud to belong to. • The witneffet for Capt. LaaocHalrrere, the Lieu tenant commanding the gun brig DEFENDER. (in, company with the URANIA 02 this °nation) and the other officers of that brig, and feveral of the thtAbila ' s feamen, among which lad were Captains of the tops and fore Mlle : they all depofed, that Capt. La toc H a did hi, utmoft to bring the rmemy to atiion ; that, had the URANIS carried all the fail Ihe could, and done every thing that could be fuggefled, it was im• poffible for her to bring the enemy to aelion while he avoided it, which he did—that the enemy could bring Captain Lautocnt to aaitm when he pleated, I and avoid it in like manner; that ivy h forces were dofe in fhore, and had Captain Late cHs continued 'the purfuit when he fired and tacked, he might have fallen under the batteries, and gteatly endangered the fafety of the that:llE. Two military officers, whn had been on I cruize with Captain LAROCH W, as vifitors, depofed that he had alwaysdifplayed the moll undannted c , :urage, and tried every means to Provoke the enemy to fry his arength. Adiniral Sir Isaac Cerr•ti depofed, that Captain Lam - ruts had, verbally and by letter, re ported to him officially, that the UKANIEN bottom was foul, and that (he wanted to be docked; Mr. Do:oasts (builder in the Dock yard) depofed, that the ULAN IE flood in need of feveral repairs, and that her bottom was very foul. The defence doled at trn o'clt ck on Thurfday Morning, and the Court were in deliberation till half pall cne o'clock. The Court being again cp.-ned, the ptclge Aovo. cArts read the fentence, uhich was, that "thecherge being in part proved, Ceptain Larocke is fenkr:red to k df mfd from the command of Li: .I.'njg7 J ', URANIE." Lai;E.\CE. Dublin lA'atcrford Gottenburgii MAILS-N ARR. DUt I I 0 2 I I Ind S. W. I • I 'irislingen ARIL Emir o i $ o 0 0 FALMOUTH, JULY 21.—S4iled the Viralfinghamt packet, Captain Roasters, for Liftion ; and the Duke of Marlborough packet, Captain BULL, for the Lee ward Nand& TORBAY, JULY 22.—This morning failed his Ma ihips HISEILNI4, DREADNOUGHT, DRAGON., edLOSSUS. MONARCH. FOUDROYANT,CHAMPION, and BiTsair cuttei, to reitime their itatinn ff Brett. PorrsiaouTn, Jot.t 23 —Arriied the SUCCESS frigate, froth a ciuiie I Eqpt? and the Caascarr, from the Downs. bEAL, JULY 23 - 7 -Sailed the NYMPH!, HUSSAR, and Stmt.'s frigates, THUNDER bomb, and Fos. WARD gun brig, for Yartnoutia. RRMAJS nil THE DnWNr Primers of Orange, Vice Admiral Ramsay; Ponmee, of 9b guns . Istofquitti and !than (loops; ForiAts, Ritliniond. Wrangler, Bloodhound, and Turbsilem gun brigs.—Wind S. W. and UCTIRC• . . FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVVIVIID, jut.r 11.—.Paffed by the Thalia, Harriffon, for Jamaica; Goteenhirg, Pines; and the Julian, Windntan front °commas. Sailed the Dbdiefi of Yeti, Doitiler, for Monte Video. FIRE AT FORTON PRISON. Capon, July 14,1807 Tht fire wkich broke out in the French Prifon at Forton yeflerday, ei,nrintied to burn till late in the evening, when, by the great exertions of the military, it was fortunately extinguifbed; not, however, until nearly the whole range of buildings on one fide had been dell royed. From the great concourfe of people afrembled, and the gates having been thrown open, many of the prifoners who ocevp;ed the opprfite buildings were generally believed to have effected their efcape. On their being inuflered yefterday, however, they all appeared. Two or three perfons who voluntarily came for ward to Alit in extinguithing the &Ines, were un fottunately much bruifed, but we are happy to hear no lives were loft. Wednefday, about twelve o'clock, their Malvern* And the PRINCFSSbS arrived in town. After they had partaken of fume refrefbment, her MajarrY, the PRINCESSES, and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, fet off for Blackheath; to dint• with the Duchefs of Bautiawtck, and Princefs of WALES. About fix o'clock the Royal Party left Blackheath, for Windfor. They travelled by Peckham, Camberwell, Clapham, Richmond, Twickenham, &c. At two o'clock, his MAJESTY held a private levee, at the Queen's Palace. The following had the honour of being prefented to his MAJESTY---• The Marquis of Hertford and the Earl of Lonfdale, on their being deeded Knights of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter. Mr. Benjamin Bathurft, upon his return from Sweden. His IVlsjasts held aPrivy Council, and gave pri• sate audiences to the Dote of PORTLAND, Lords HAWILESSUILY And MULGRAVII, and Mr. CANNING. Yefterday morning his MAJeSTY, Prince!les Au- Gum and AMELIA, attended by the Hon. Mrs. EGERTON, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windfor Park, on honk. back. Her Maisory; Princeffes Eorzaaarrt, MART, and Sorts lA, took an airing to Frogrnore, and walked in thofe delightful gardens. Yederday, about three o'clock, the Duchefs of Bauttswrca and the Princes of Waxes arrived at York Houfe, St. James's, on a visit to the Duke and Duchefs of Yoax. They were received by Lady CuLt.ew Satyrs!, who conduced them to the Duke and Duchefs. The Duchefs of Betraswxcx gized for the trouble the gave, &c. After the and the Prineefs had viewed the houfe and gardens, and partook of an early dinner, they fet off on their return to Blackheath, at half pall five. All parts of the Royal Amphitheatre experienced another overflowing audience lad night, fuch are the attraftions of the Brave Gsfati ! and the new comic Pantomime of Telemachus, which for Scenery, Ma chinery, Mufic, Drefs, and thperb Embellifhments, has feldom, if ever been equalled. LAURRNT is at all times a tower of ftrength ; and in this prAtielion with his infant Son, as a little Harlequin, keeps the audience in a roar of laughter Withluch a Pan tomime as 7ekorachur k and fuch a SpeCtacle as the Brave Csfaci, we predia continual crowded boufea. I I