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FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JUNE 57. LITTER FROM REAR-ADMIRAL EMERIAU TO TILE MINISTER OF MARINE. The Austerlitz, Toulon Roads, July 15,1511. MONSEIGNEUR—I have the honour to give an ac count to your Excellency of the arrival, in Toulon Roads, of the frigates Amelie and Adrienne. As soon as I was informed by signals that these two frigates were off Cape Bennat, I ordered thirteen ships of the line, and the Incorruptible frigate, to get under weigh. The wind was easterly, blowing fresh ; I therefore ordered them to steer out to the open sea, in order to get the wind, ftir the purpose of protect ing those two frigates, which might be cut off by the enemy's squadron. His Majesty's ships manauvred with so much celerity, that my van was soon in pre sence of the advanced ships of the English fleet, and so placed. as to protect the two frigates, which, as well as the Ulm, the Danube, the Magnanime, and the Breslaw, exchanged some broadsides with the enemy's advanced ships. One of these advanced ships sustained some damage, and a frigate had its little top-gallant mast shattered. The Ul}n had two bac kstays cut, as also her stay-sail, haliards, and her false bnbstays. The two frigates, and the other ships, sustained no damage. His Majesty's squadron manoeuvred in presence of the enemy's fleet, consisting of i(; ships of the-line, i two frigates, a corvette, and a brig ; the two advanc e; guards were within two-thirds of cannon shot from each other, and the other ships were, at farthest, twice that distance apart. The enemy having tacked off, I caused the ships to return to their anchorage. (Signed) }MERIAU. STRALSUND, JULY 13. RETORT OF M. FALSLN, LIEUTENANT OF MARINE, AND COMMANDER OF TIIE ORDER OF DANNEBROO. Having on the 2d formed a junction of my division with that commanded by Lieutenant Fog, and hav ing learned by signals that an enemy's squadron was at anchor between the isles of Seyeroe and Hielmen, w steered towards that spot, and next day discovered th enemy anchored to the S. E. of the isle of Hiel ni , a league and an half distant, and consisting of fo I, :hips of the line, two frigates, two brigs, a cut te , and 160 merchantmen. All the armed ships were p :iced to the S. E. of the convoy, to protect them from the flotilla of the Belt. One small frigate and a cutter were to the N. W. at the distance of halt a league horn the ships of war. On the evening of the 4th, daring a calm, I resolved to attack the convoy on the N W. side, and at ten o'clock I sailed from I the Isle of Hielmen, with 7 gun-brigs and 10 boats.l A dead calm lasted the whole night. In about an hour and a quarter, being within cannon-shot of thei enemy, the attack commenced with all possible vigour and lasted till three o'clock : the cutter had then been!, sunk ; the frigate had lost some of her masts, and was on the point of sinking ; and a part of the con voy was very rauch damaged. The grenades had produced a terrible effect ; two ships were already on lire, and others would have met the same fate, had not a wind sprung up from N.V. which in ten mi nutes blew very fresh. Seeing ourselves then chaced by all the ships of war, we were obliged to retreat. I ordered four gun brigs of Danish construction, and ten boats, to make I off for Hielmen with the help of their oars ; while the remaining three brigs of English construction not being able to use their oars from the height of their masts, attempted to reach land by tacking. The windfreshened, a thick fog came on, and prevented us from seeing the chasing ships. Convinced that the enemy did not see us, I then changed my course, steering to the north ; and when again making for land, I found myself unexpectedly cannonaded by an enemy's brig, which I had not seen. This brig hav ing broke our line, cut off two gun-boats commanded by Lieutenants Buhl and Oldelsnd, and poured in such a terrible fire, that these two officers being se verely wounded, and a terrible carnage made among' the crews, they were obliged to surrender. The fog again favouring my escape, I availed myself of it ; bet soon received a broadside horn a 74 gun ship, whicii, from not perceiving it, I could not avoid.— Scarcely escaped horn this danger, I found myself) under the guns of another ship of the line, which poured her shot into me, and damaged my masts and sails. I still hoped to escape by dint of rowing, but had the misfortune to encounter a third ship of the line, whose fire I also received. In this situation, finding myself surrounded with dead and wounded, being also slightly wounded myself, I had no resource left, and surrendered. I was sent on hoard the Dictator, where Messrs. Buhl and Oldeland soon after arrived severely wounded. The English surgeon gives hopes of their recovery. In the mean while, the Cressy suc ceeded in cutting °if another gun-boat, No. 15. (Signed) VALBI.N. On board the Crepsy, at anew r,ff \Virgin!, July 10, POI. His M Ijesry, while he laments the fate of his brave seamen. nevertheless feels gratified in acknowledging the great bravery which they displayed in this'action, and in testifying to Lieutenant Falsen his approba tion of his good condor:, of which he had before given distinguished proofs.—By order of his Majetty, (Signed) 11CI.OW. Catle of Fredericksberg, July 1 G, 181 1. I'El ERSEURGI - 1, JUNE 19. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, at tended by the whole Court, proceeded yesterday from the Pal,tce of Kam'niostrow, to remain Oleic during a part of the fine season. BANKS OF THE sr.LNE, JULY 13. --- Prom Constantinople. The following arc the par ticulars of the disturbances in this Capital : " In consequence of the a•:tnt of specie, the Janis- Aaries and other troops have been long without pay ; and a large body of the former, belonging to the 25th and 31st divisions, presented, themselves before the Treasury, having been joined by another detachment of the 28th. Here they were opposed by the guard, and after a sanguinary conflict, they proceeded to the gate of the Palace of the Grand Treasurer, who was at that time arranging his coffers, and entering his apartment, they exclaimed—' How can you expect us to fight•the enemies of our faith unprovided with -necessaries ?' Five or six roubles each were given to them, with which they were not satisfied, and they de manded a bag of sequins, which was delivered to tla rn. Another party committed a similar outrage tv sr uI I it in ei VG SI e tl li S t t ( ! I • 4 1 ' f II 1 1 ; k y. at the Palace of Tchekbi Effendi, Intendant of the I'►easury. g , These riots excited the utmost anxiety of the Grand Seignior. Camaicau Pacha in vain endea voured to re-establish order; and notwithstanding the most rigorous measures were threatened, all their ef forts were useless. At night all remained quiet, and lon the following day Saymen Bacha was deposed, and was succeeded by Ichelbi, who strangled 30 of the Chiefs, and to procure tranquillity, executions continued every night. 4 , The Grand Seignior issued orders that the Chiefs of the 195 brigades should repair to the Palace of the Aga of the Janissaries, to be instructed to put an end to the disturbances, and they were informed that un less order were restored, the CailifF would again issue his curse. The Chiefs assured the Aga that they would employ their utmost exertions, and after a slight opposition, the malcontents were disarmed." COPENHAGEN, JULY 16. A French privateer has lately taken two English vessels laden with coffee, rum, mahogany, and log wood. One of these vessels has been carried into Christiansand, and the other into Drontheim. PAIMPOL, JULY 22. The privateer Turbulent, of St. Malo, brought in yesterday to Brehat, an armed English scheoner of 80 tons, from Messina to Jersey, laden tvith sulphur and almonds ; it was captured near Star point. The schooner did not surrender till after a well-contested engagement, in which the English Captain, his mate, and one of his seamen, were severely wounded. The French had only one man hurt by a spent ball ; but their rigging and sails were riddled by balls, bullets, and grenades. The English defended themselves I bravely, and both the victors and vanquished deserve every praise. ANTWERP, JULY 23. There have entered this port since July 12, sixteen vessels laden with cotton-wool, leaf-tobacco, coffee, sugar, potash, and mahogany. THE I.V ENIN6 STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3. PRICE OF STOCKS THU DAY AT ONE t /*CLOCK. 3 per Ct. Cons. for money 62f4 —Ditto for account 6511 3 per Ct. Reduced 62{ 63—Novo Spec Cent. 94 j; 4 per Cent. 7941 —Bonds I Is. 12s. preni.—Omnium It dis. Ening. (3d.) is. dis. to 2s. pre.—Ditto (3V.) 41. Se.pretn. The Duke of Clarence Packet has arrived at Pal mouth from Lisbon, in eighteen days passag-. A running ship has arrived from Cadiz, by which letters have been received to the llth ult. They state, that since the sailing of the transports to Aya monte, advices had been received at Cadiz of Gene ral BLAKE having sustained a serious check in the Niebla ; but of the particulars we are not informed, and arc therefore unable to conjecture whether i t i s the check alluded to in Lord WmaNuroN's dispatch, or some more recent affair. A very frequent inter ' course, by means of flags of truce, takes place Le i twcen our troops in Cadiz and the besieging army. We should suppose that this kind of intercourse is on the subject of prisoners on both sides. It is but sel dom that the enemy open their fire upon Cadiz, and when they do, little or no damage is done. Sir RICHARD KEATS had returned to Cadiz after an unsuccessful chace of a ;'rench squadron which was said to have escaped from L'Orient. An Ame rican Captain was the informant on this occasion. From Paris Papers to the 30th ult. we have given a few extracts. It appears that on the 19th of last month there had been a slight action off Toulon, in which four French frigates made a narrow escape. The French fleet is described as having " manceuvred in presence of the enemy with great boldness." We have repeatedly had occasion of late to notice I the return of something like a good understanding between this country and Russia. A Russian ship ha: arrived in Leith Roads from Cronstadt, with a cargo, and several others were expected to follow. It is now clearly ascertained, that a commercial in tercourse between the two countries, upon an extend. ed scale, has been determined on ; and although we cannot say positively that negociations for Peace ate on foot, there are confident rumours in circulation on the Continent to this effect. General LAuntsrom is understood to have made a powerful struggle at St. Peter burgh lot the continuance of the Count ROMAN- Amer in oilice, but as his dismissal is said to have now taken place, a total change in the policy of the Rus sian Cabinet may be expected. LACRISTON has offi cially contradicted the speech, which we lately gave, as having beea delivered by BONAPARTE to the Mer chants of France. An anonymous letter has been exhibited on 'Change, in which the good faith of Russia is called in ques tion, as to the free ports which it is said she is about to open, and the merchants and underwt iters are cau tioned not to entrust their property under such pro tection. in the same letter it is recommended, that instead of those tree ports under a foreign power, Anholt, in our own possession, should be converted into a depot for the commodities to be sent from t hi s • country to the Baltic ; and that for the greater secu rity, the fortifications should be improved, and the garrison augmented. Letters have been received from the north side of the Island of St. Domingo, under the Government of Clllll,l'ol'llE, now called King liEsitv. They state the frequent commission of cruelties fur the mainte, nance of his authority ; and the writers intreat that no political discussions may be introduced into the .ans wers, as all of them are opened by the Black Magis tracy. They alsp4ettive thlt the address in future be to Cape Henry, and not to Cape Francois, as letters directed under the latter name are by public order de stroyed. THE KING. The Bulletin of yesterday was rather unfavourable, and we understand thit expresses were sent off to town in the morning. In consequence of which the PRINCE REGENT, and the Dukes of YORK and CUMBERLAND, set off for Windsor. Their return early in the after noon, however, lessened the alarm which had at first prevailed. His Mann' r,dui ing the whole of Thursday night, was under the influence of a paroxysm of the brain, but his bodily health was not impaired. The reports of last night differed very little from those of the morning. The following are the Bulletins issued during the week : " WINDSOR CAITLI, " His MAMMY is nearly as he was y..sterday. (Signed) 1 ' w. ILZIIIRDLN, Y. IMLLII, t. WILLIS." WINIPSOR-CASTLI, ritly " The KING has bad several hours sleep in the coarse of the sight. The symptoms of His MAJtsrv's disorder are much the same. (Signed) "■. II•LIOND. r. LULL'S, 1. WILLIS.* " WINDSOR CASTLI, JULY SS. " The KIND has passed another good night: in other respects his MAJZITT remains the same. (Signed) n. lIALTORD. " W. IItRIRDZII. " R. WILLIS." WI) ZISOR CAILS, JIILT 31. ' This features of the Kiwo's disorder continue the same, but his MAIMS'S health is improved. (Signed) " M. SAILLIII. W. ■EIIIDZN. a. WILLIS." " WINDSOR CASTLR, ADO. I. " There is no alteration in his MaJtere's state since yester (Signed) " 4. NALCORD. w. ZZZZZ DEN. " M. BAILLIR. R. WILLIS... " WINDSOR-CASTLI, AVGVST 2. " His MAIL/7 T has passed a sleepless night, and is nut quite so weU this morning. (Signed) " r. ■ALPORD, W. ME 88888 1, I. WILLIS." " WINDSOR CASTIA, AUGUST 3. " His MAIMS Du had sonic sleep in the night, and is as well as he was two days ago. (Signed) " RALFORD, IS. ■AILLIR, W. lIERRRILN, R. WILLIS: The Duke of DEVONSHIRE having died very unex pectedly, his body has been opeaed by Mr. HOME, the Surgeon, accompanied by Mr. WALKER, and other Medical Gentlemen, who attended him in his illness, and upwards of three pints of water were found in his chest, which, as we have already stated, was the cause of his death. His remains will be removed from Devonshire-house on Monday morning at five o'clock, in a hearse and six, fcllowed by two mourn ing coaches and six, and his Graces's carriage and six. The only mourners will be his Grace's principal do mestics. The procession will go as far as IV( burn that night, and proceed the three following days to Derby, to he deposited in the family vault there, near the late Duchess. _ Mr. BULLER succeeds Mr. FAwKx as Clerk of ', l the Council as a matter of course ; Mr. BULLER having held the reversion of the office for thirty years. Mr.l WALPOLE'S name is also introduced in the original grant as successor to Mr. BULLER. IR consequence of Lord ELLEN BOROUGH being called , upon to attend the QUEEN'S Council, this day, at Windsor, the further trial of the causes is put off to it the 29th of October. They amount to about 190. BANK TOKENS., —The Lotto PRovosT of the City iof Glasgow has received a letter from the Governor 1 of the Bank of England, jamming him of the inten- tint) of the English Bank to issue for the use of Glas gow and its neighbourhood Bank Tokeas of three shillings each, to the amount of £ll,OOO sterling, a Igreat number of which will be immediately forward ed, and the remainder so soon as they can be procured from the Mint. On comparing the accounts transmitted by Bona parte's Generals in the Peninsula, with the number of English troops landed at Portugal, the enemy has killed some hundreds more of our cuuntrymet than ever landed in that cotrary ! For the benefit of such of our readers as do not know the meaning of the term Chatercm, we give the following definition : " A Chaperon meam a respectable Gentlewoman who looks after young Lathes at : they are a very meritorious genus of wo man-kin.!, but they are a fluctuating kind of commodity ; they are like the stock•, early in the evening they ::re below par, as the night comes on they rise; about s upper-time they rise prodi 4iously—they hear a great premium, and alter supper, and to wards tour they become, as I always have thought them, Inestima'ae." BRIGHTON RACES, AUGUST 1. The match between the Duke of Sr. ALBAN'S Can:h.:an, and Mr. PANGI{E.;:'S Weaver, for 2do gui neas, the lasLmile of our course, was decided yester day ; but so little known was the proceeding, that but few individuals had an opportunity of witnessing the race. The odds, from 3to 2, had risen to 4to I on Cambrian, and confident were the hopes entertained of his success. It appears, however, that the rider of Kfraver, Mr. Pangree, at the end of the first half mile, pressed so hard upon Camtrean, that, to avoid coming in contact with one of die fixed distant posts, he was compelled to pass on the wrong side of it, ss hick oc casioned the rder, Mr. Pearce, to check his horse, while the other dashed on, and subsequently claimed the palm of victory. This affair has occasioned vari ous disputes in the sporting world, the adjustment of which, it is now understood, is to be left to the Jockey Club. LEWES RACES Commenced on Thursday. The sports of the day were as under :—Betore dinner, for the Subscription of 10gs. eac'i, with an additional `lags. ft , m the County Stock, the following horses were started; Lord r g renactit's b. f. aster to Bri g hton La , s.by Gob:ulna 1 I Lord G. H. Cavenish's c. 1. sister to Black Diamond - 2 Mr. Richardson'. b. c by Eag'e - - - S ' Lord E g remonv's the favourite. After dinner, the struggle for his Majesty's Plate of l 00gs. was entered into by the following lenses: 1 Mr. Howortll'a b. c. Wahl Boy, 4.yrs old, by Sir Peter, 10. t . 4th. - ' - 2 1 1 ' Lord Egremont's c. h. Election, aged, 12st. :db. - 1 2 2 Si r F. Evelyn'. c. h. Reading, 5-yrs old, I Ist. i;lb. - dr I Mr. Newt:ham', g. h. St. Andero, aged, 1215. 2a). - dr I The odds were greatly in favour of Election. Capi tal running. Election threw his rider within a quarter of a mile of the winning post in the third heat—Wild Boy therAfore was the conqueror. I Monday, as Mr. JENNINGS, a farmer, of Kingsclere, 1 Hants, was shooting rats, near a barn, a boy who was I attending him unfortunately got behind a hedge, which his master did not peiceive, and firing at a rat, the contents of the gun entered the lad's breast, and he 1 , expired in a few hours. day. THE ARMY. The following detachments of cavalry are now us their march for Canterbury, where the depots of their regiments are to be established, and where they will arrive in succession :—One squadron of the Sd Dra goon Guards this day; one squadron of the 4th, (Queen's Own) Dragoons on Monday; and two squa drons of the 3d (King's Own) Dragoons on Monday a and Tuesday. REGIMENTS IN NORTH BRITAIN. Edinburgh Outle—Renfrew and Argyle Militia, am! 9th Royal Veteran Battalion. . Queensberry-House—East York. Haddington—Berwickshire, a detachment of the Galloway Mi.. lltia, Royal Artillery, and 6th Dragoon Guards. Dunbar—Lanark Militia. Musselbormigh—lst Battalion 12d Regiment. Ayr-70th Regiment and Ayr Militia. Glasgow-25th, 26th, and 91st Regiments, and Galloway Stirling—ist or Royals, 4th Battalion. Dundee-2d Battalion 79th Regiment. Aberdeen—Fifeshire Militia. Fort George-2d Battalion 7Stk, and lith Royal Veteran Bat-. Piershill-6th Dragoon Guards. Hamilton-6th Dragoon Guards. I.eith Fort—Royal Artillery. Portuaton—Durham Militia. Dalkeith—Ross-shire Camp at Kirkbill—Royal Perth. NATAL INTELLIGZNCI. FALMOUTH, ;LILY 31. Arrived the Duke of Clarence schooner, jOIONS, from Lisbon in 18 days. The ships kr Spain, &c. are unmoored, and only wait the arrival of the SHAN NON frigate. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 1. This port was never known to be so clear of shipping as at present. In the harbour, the only ship of war irecommibsion is the UNICORN frigate ; and in Cay.- sand Bay, the NORTHUMBERLAND, 74, expected to sail every hour. In the Sound, &c. there is one frigate , two brigs, and four schooners. Arrived the NEPTUNE armed tender from Liverpool, with impressed men ; and the ALTHEA schooner from Torbay. Went out of harbour the SCYLLA brig of war ; she is expected to sail to-morrow to resume her station off the Black Rocks.—Sailed the VIRAGO for Ireland, and the ORM Es on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST . Arrived the Ast and PARTRIDGE, from Guernsey, and the SOPHIA, from a cruize.—Wind E.S.E. A promotion of Officers in the Royal Navy has taken place, in commemoration of the glorious Battle of the Nile. The Officers' Commissions bear date !fi orn the Ist inst. The following Post-Captains have been in consequence promoted to the rank of Rear- Admirals of the Blue, viz. W. Bligh, Esq. W. Taylor, Esq. T. B. Martin, Esq. Alex. Fraser, Esq. 1. N. Morris, Esq. John Lavrios.!, kB. Hallowell, Esq. G. I3urdon, E•q. Frank Sotheron, Esq. G. J. Hope, Esq. W. Erown, Esq. 'I ho►. Woolley, Esq. Lord A. Beauclerk. To be Colonel% of the Royal Marines—Captains W. J. Hope, Lord H. l'aulett, G. Cockburn, and S. H. [mare, vise Capta:os Hallowell, G. 3. Hope, I.unl A. Beau& rk, J. N. Morria. DEAL, AUGUST 2. Sailed the Mary cutter, for off Flushing ; the One• RON Sloop of war, for Harwich ; and the BEAGLE sloOp of war ltr off Boulogne.—Wind S. GREENOCK, JULY SI. The Captain Cook, PATERSON, arrived at Pictnn on the Bth June, fell in with, on the 18th May, in lat. 4S. 48. long. 36. the brig Suspense, from Havannah for this port, which h.td been captured on the 7th May, and recaptured nest day. The Ann packet, arrived at Falinouth 21st inst. spoke on the 18th, in lat. 49. 7. long. 13. 48. the Star, JAMESON, for Honduras, out 14 days from London. The Johns, NORSIAND, arri ved at Quebec from hence; the William and Mary, I SALMON!), arrived at Quebec, from Clyde ; the Cale- Idonia, GILLESPIE., arrived at Amelia island from do. Cunious PIIINOMENON.—On the 19th of July, about twelve o'clock at noon, says a Dublin Paper, the fol lowing remarkable appearance :hewed itself near Mount-Congreve :--‘,. Although the day was calm And very sultry, yet, at that point of the river, at the extremity of tne Long Reach, there arose a violent whirlwind, which caused the water to be ruffled, and the waves to roll uncommonly high. The comm. tion, after a few minutes, produced a whirlpool, whose diameter nearly equalled the breadth of the river, which carried the water to a great height in a perpen dicular line, and rendered the bottom of the river plainly visible to the spectators. It was fortunate that no boats came within the grasp of the whirlpool, in whose bosom they would have inevitably been en tombed, for the assistance of sails and•the plying of oars could have availed them nothing. The fisher men, that were at some distance in the small boats, were so much alarmed, that they dropped their em ployment, and with all possible speed sought the i banks of the river. where they remained until the wind ceased, and the phenomenon vanished." A COMM—To the Editor of the Jamaica Mercury. -" Another Comet has made its appearance in this hemisphere ;itis by much larger than the last. The train is not so brilliant as that of the last was, but the reason is obvious. The last Comet was past its peri helion before we saw it, but not many degrees ; the Comet now visible is comingtowards its perihelion, and I therefore increasing in splendour every night, and will continue to do so till it be absorbed in the rays of the sun, which will take place within the course of four or five weeks. WheCter or no it will be visible after I passing its perihelion I cannot ascertain. Its nucleus lis very large, but its diurnal progress is very slow. I have been observing it ever since the llth inst. and do I not think (for I cannot ascertain it for want of an appa -1 ratus) that its apparent velocity exceeds 50 min. of a degree in 24 hours. This is owing to its immense dis i tae from us and its direction, which is nearly in a Inc right line towards us ; but let not the inhabitants of Ithe milt be under any apprehension of suffering a . ny damage by it, we have a powerful friend between os , and k, via. the sun. Its trajectory crosses that of the 1 last Comet, nearly at right angles; its present p,,si ,i tion is in Cancer. About 7 o'clock in the evewing it is about 18 degrees from Sirius, and nearly perpeiwt cular to it, about 15 S. W. Ist June."