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CLASSICAL. JOURNAL. Just published, pecc 61. (continued quarterly.) CLASSICAL JOURNAL ; No. 4X. containing a variety of CLASSICAL, BIBLICAL, and ORIENIAL LITZ. SATURC ; among which are: Researches at the German Literati OCT Ancient Literature and History —Existence of Troy—ln Reschyli Cantus Choricos novi Tentarultits Specimen—Suppl. to Di,s. on 49th Cb. of Gen.— Cooject. Crit. in Auct. Grave.—On Longinus—On Sir W. Drum mond's Version cf F gyp. Nooret ix Ski Old Test.—Pktraiciax Interit founddn Malta—Virgil's 4th Ecl.—Lipsii in Seneca Hippo!. Animaslv.--On Mr. Bel Limy and Hebrew Test—De Ludis Pri vntis ac Domes' icis Veterunt—On Dr. A. Clarke's Bible—Pro muu.iatirts of Let. Word —Of the Fall of Man in Genesis—Let. of Isaac Casaubnn ; the Classical Telegraph—Ben Jonfon's .'foes o f mot, and Virg , ' illustrated—Notes on Festus Avienus—On the Alexandra of Lycophron—Con the Greek Sapphic Ode—ln cript on Bricks found at Ancient Babel—The Bible—R. 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' THE ELEMENTS OF GREEK GRAMMAR ; with Notes for the use of those, who have made some Progress in the Lan guage. Third Edition. By the same, price tis. 6d. ANHCALT MAIL. GOTTENBURGH, MARCH 28. All acconnts lately received from Germany agree in stating that the King of Prussia has acceded to every measure the French have thought proper to dictate. There are 30,000 French troops in Dmtzic ; ' the inhabitants of which place have been ordered to supply themselves with 12 months provisions. General Von Suchtelen arrived at Stockholm from St. Petersburgh, on the 21st instant, on an im portant mission. Letters from St. Petersburgh, dated the 12th inst. say, that great preparations are making there for war with France, 17,000 of the Imperial Guards, infantry and cavalry, marched from Petersburgh the bes..inning of this month for the frontiers of Poland. The Danes have a naval force at Christiansand, consisting of one frigate and ten or more vessels of war, of from 10 to 12 guns each. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WEIMAR, DATED MARCH 8 ig The Du'e of Elchingen has arrived at Erfurt, where, it is said, he will provisionally remain. Three divisions, the passage of which has been announced, will go into cantonments in our neighbourhood, as also .a corps of 5000 men, in which are comprised 600 cavaliers, and a train of artillery. " General Sebastiani is expected with his Staff and a Portuguese regiment here. " We frequently see pass here waggons and mules loaded with the attendants, &c. of the Emperor.— We lately reckoned 150 of the latter." BANKS OF THE MAINE, MARCH 10. The 4th regiment of chasseurs, and the &taus sms, atrived, proceeding from France, on the 29th February, at Frankfort upon the Maine. Several regiments of infantry and cavalry are to follow them. STOCKHOLM, MARCH 17. The Directors of the French Post-office at Ham burgh having removed the obstacles which it has laid in the way of the free course of the Swedish foreign posts, and several mails being arrived here at once from thence, the advised are herewith informed that the foreign poet by the way of Hamburgh to the Continent is appointed to recommence and con tinue in the usual manner on Tuesda7 17th instant. The correspondents are, nevertheless, required not to write in any other than their own particular concerns. Royal General I'ost Direction, at Stockholm, March 16, 1812. According to intelligence received at Ystadt, the Swedish troops in Pomerania were on the sth instant disarmed by the French. Those which were at Stralsund, received orders to assemble in three divi ' sions and at different places, when they were sur rounded-by a superior French force and their arms taken from them. _ _ _ _ _ _ They were at the same time informed . that,they were no longer Swedish soldiers. Those among them who were born in the States of the Confederation of the - Rhine were separated from the rest, and imme diately quartered among tke French soldiery. A number of the French troops are marched out of Pomerania, so that at present there are only 10,000 men remaining in that province. His Royal Majesty has not hitherto received the least official intelligence regarding the cause of the entrance of the French voops into Pomerania. HALMSTAD, MARCH 6. Si{ Swedish seamen, taken by French privateers, on board of Swedish merchant vessels, have been Carried to Calve, where they were partly put in pri son, and were partly forced, under a strong guard, to assist in the equipping of ships. On the 10th of January last they were fortunate enough to escape in a little boat, and were picked up by an English ship, which put them on shore at stark°. 'I my were treated with the greatest kindness by the English.— Such ;s the wide difference of treatment experienced from our allies and enemie:. LOWER ELBE, FEBRUARY 99. In sonsequence of the general feeling among the F able, occasioned by the fall of Valencia, the Em peror has determined to unite the Spanish provinces, lying on this side the Ebro, with the French Em pire, and which are to form ft ur departments. It is said that the King of Naples is to come to Paris, to take the command of the cavalry. DUCHY OF WAIVAW. According to the Posen newspaper, the pout-office at Marconepol has given no.ice, that the post car. riage which left Posen on the 20t11 January, was at tacked on the road, the driver and guard murdered, and all the money in the carriage, amounting to 9106 Builders, stolen, and the letters taken F.A reward of '2OOO guilders had bei. d for iseovering of the robbers. W. are informed from Basle, that the Count of Gottorp will immediately retire from thence to Zurich. SEMLIN, FEB. 1. A great depression prevails among the Serviaa in. LISBON MAL. I.ISBON, MARCH 22. Ground was bloke before Badajoz on the 16th, under a very heavy, but not destructive fire from the garrison. It rained incessantly on the 17th and 18th, this, however, did not prevent very great progress being made in the trenches, the light Sd and 4th di visions, under Lord Wellington's personal superin tendence, carrying on the siege, with a considerable number of Portuguese troops. General Graham, with the Ist, 6th, and 7th divi sions, is in front. General Hill, at Merida. The number of guns brought to the siege from the' North is 44 24.-pounders, and 14 howitzers, exclusive of those forwarded from these parts. We lost three or four men on the first corps passing the Guadiana, who were killed by the enemy ; but this did no: in the least degree impede our Fogies!. Our heavy ca valry are at Olivenza. The general opinion here is that it will tall in three weeks, if not succoured. We hear nothing of the enemy's movement ; but it is not supposed they will suffer Badajoz to tall without risking a battle, the result of which, we confidently expect, will be the to tal ruin of their army, and their being obliged to eva cuate the South of Spain. • • —, surgents. They generally believed, that in the course Our fl eet are all unmoorect, Sir RICHARD STRACHAW of the winter peace would have been concluded be tween the Porte and Russ 4 ; b u t th e y unfortunately and all Officers embarked, and the whole of the ships see all their hopes disappointed. aid vessels of his fleet are slow (3 ti. as.) heaving in on their last cahle ;" . they will sail for their station off Many Servians, who are f a tigued with a war, the conclusion of which is so very precarious, with that Flushing this evening. Admiral YOUNG, the Com- Czerni Georges, and the other Chiefs of the incur- wander-in-Chiet, is expected at Deal this evening." gents, could find some means of reconciling them to “ DEAL, APRIL I. the Turkish Government. They suppose, that even in submitting, Servia would obtain new privileges “ Arrived the MARY cutter, from off Flushing, and immunities. wit h an account of the enemy's ships in the Scheldt The Set vians have not at all been pleased with the being come down from their old place of rendezvous, Russians quitting the right bank of the Danube, and consequently the whole 'of the naval force in the passing to the left. It appears that there is neither Downs are upon the move., and will sail this evening concert tor unity of plan, between the Russians and or to-morrow morning . under command of Sir Servians. SCHAFFHAUSEN, FEB. 26. RICHARD STRACHAH and Admiral Lord AIIigLIUS They write from. Basle, that Count Gottorp is im- BLAUcLzgL" mediately to proceed to Zurich. • Yesterciay, after our Paper w►as at press, dispatches were received from Lord WELLINGTON, dated the 20th ultimo, announcing that the siege of Badajos had commenced, and that the operations were di rected by the Noble Earl in person. In the afternoon the substance of the dispatches was announced in the following Bulletin, from the War Department, which appeared. in the greater part of onr-impression WAR DEPARTMENr, APRIL I. Dispatches have been received from the Earl of WELLINGTON, dated the 20th of March. His Lordship invested Badajoz on the 16th, and broke ground on the following day, forming his first parallel within 200 yards of the outworks, called la Picurina. Lord WELLINGTON conducts the siege in person, with the 3d, 4th, and light divisions, upon the left of the River. • Sir THOMAS GRAHAM crossed the Guadiana on the 16th, with three divisions of infantry and two brigades of cavalry, and marched upon Santa;Mar tha and Valverde, while Sir ROWLAND HILL ' with two divisions and a brigade of cavalry, moved upon Merida, where he made some prisoners. These movements induced General Daourr to re. treat from Villa Franca to Homachos, to preserve his communication with Genera DAMAN'S division, ssationed at Llerena. Upon the 19th, a sortie was attempita by tir.gar rison of Badajoz. Two.thousand 'mi pushed out against the right flank of our wort, but were imme. diately driven in with considiflable - his, by Major- General Bowes. In this affair General PItTONN! Aide-de.Csimp, .Captain CUTHBERT, was killed, and Lieutenant-Co lone! Elrreurs slightly wounded.• Since !that com mencement of the operations, the loss of :the . allies has been about 150 men killed or wounded. • There was no general movement of the enemy upon the side of Ciudad Rodrigo so late . as the 17th March, but two of the three divitiOns of MARMONT 9 S army, which had been upon the Tagus. had moved through the mountains in the direction of Valladolid. The rains had been very heavy for the last three day'. The above dispatches were brought by the Princess Elizabeth packet, after a very quick passage of five days, having left Lisbon on the 25th ultimo. The Mails by this packet did not reach town till late. The printed journals are to the 25th, and furnish some additional particulars of the important operations of the Earl of WiLLINGTON, whose promptitude and vigour is such, that the contest at Badajos must soon come to issue. We have seen private accounts from a most re. spectable quarter, which mention pending conferences at Elvas, between the Earl of Wautticrroa, Admiral BERKELEY, and Mr. STUART. They ATE thought to respect the operations to be carried on against pada jos, i. e. whether that forties* is to be stormed or be. sieged. If storm is resolved on, our anticipations, though sanguine, must also be sanguinary ; for the place is strong both within and without, well stored and victualled, and garrisoned with about 5000 men. We can, therefore, conjecture nothing as to the probable cause of such a determination, except ing the reported junction of MARMONT with Soucy, making an army of between 50 and 60,000 men.. Bur whatever may be Lord WELLINGTON'S plan of operation, will be the result of deep and sound de. liberation, and we inky rest assured that it will be executed with vigour. 'I he Queen Charlotte packet had reached Lisbon before the Princess Elizabeth sailed, and was to :2;11 for England as last Saturdays we may therefore ex pect some important intelligence from the Peninsula in a few days. The intelligence Brom Spain, received by the way of Lisbon, is of a most gratifying nature. The French troops are flying in all directions--their desti nation is of crane homeward. The Imperial Guards have left Burgos by forced marches. MARMONT is endeavouring to draw together as many corps as he can, with a view to make one desperate effort against Lord WsuaNcrrox. MARMOWeII army is literally in a state of starva. don, and desertions are numerous and frequent. An immense convoy has left Madrid for France, and King JOSZPH is said td be among the fugitives... Marshal \Tx-Ton has also set ant for France, or rather for the North of Europe. From Cadis we learn, that Soutm had lately as. :tuned a most formidable attitude in front of the Isla. The French batteries were posing out boa dredi of shells daily from Matagorda. LISBON, MARCH 23. Our attack on Badajoz is carried on on the N.W. side only. The rapidity of the works is asten6hing. Lord Wellington is always on the spot. The enemy made a sortie with 1200 infantry and SO horse; they were repulsed with the loss of 200 men—we had 30 killed. General Hill, it is reported, is gone to destroy bridge at Almarez. LISBON, MARCH 24. AU goes on as could be wished at Badajos. Sir Thomas Graham, with the Ist, 6th, and 7th Divi sions, is advanced towards Zafra. General Hill is at Almendralego ; Majoi-Generaf Slack, with his bri gade at Villa Franca, which place it entered on the 20th, in high spirits : though the men marched 31 days, with only two days halt, yet all were well and in good condition. The enemy retired before them towards Usagre and Huena. A six-gun battery is erected on Pickerin's Fort.— During the time the enemy made the sortie; a heavy fire of grape-shot was kept up from the town. BANKS OF THE GUADIANA, MARCH 14. Soult is now before Cadiz, and, as is said, intends attacking the Isle de Leon. However, 4000 troops from Grenada are coming by Cordova, toward: Estremadura, and the greatest zeal is used in collect. ing troops in this last province. It is affirmed that General Drouet, the General of Artillery Busset, and General Dombrouski; are going to France. I ANKS OF THE GUADIANA, MARCH le. His Excellency Lord Wellington has been to the camp before Badajoz yesterday and to-day. Yester terday Badajoz was invested from the right bank of the Guadiana. In the night between the 17th and 18th the trenches were opened ; at day-break, two great works were cunt uded within 300 toises of the place, and when the enemy perceived them they opened a fire of artillery and bombs from the forts Pardalleras and Piro/ilia, and from some bulwarks of the fortress. There is no attack made from the right of the river. FRONTIERS OF THE NORTH OF PORTUGAL, MARCH 6. All the letters received from those pans occupied by the enemy announce that some of the troops are destined for France; they keep increasing in the vi cinity of Burgos, and it-is thought that Bonnlt will, Within a month, march with his division for France ; but ;ts these reports are spread by the enemy, we are not able to ascertain the degree of credit due to them. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY. APRIL 2. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK S per Ct. Cons. for snooty 60f--Do. for see. 60/1 5 per Ct. 901 91—S per Ct. Snip pre.—Bonds par le. pre. Esc& Balls Is. dia, le. pre.--Ditto (std.) THE SCHELDT FLEET. The sailing of the squadron from L'Orient is at, the only naval enterprise which the enemy have ii contemplation. Our Port letters of this morning is; form us, that the Scheldt fleet is also ready to start; but our squadron in the Downs is by this time on its way to meet them. If they venture out, the event cannot be for a moment doubtful, but we incline to think that Sir RICHA VD STRACUAN will arrive in time to prevent their sailing. The following are our letters on the subject 44 DEAL, APRIL I. " The MARY cotter arrived this morning, five' o'clock, and immediately reported the state of the enemy in the Scheldt to the following effect t—Ten sail of the line and four brigs have come down, and 'some smaller vessels 1 it is not ascertained whether any frigates are of the number or not. The report I was immediately sent to the Admiralty by telegraph. SECOND EDITION. Soon after this paper was put to press, we w ere favoired with the perusal of a letter, dated c amp before Badajos, 21st March, (one day later that the dispatches), front which we hare einactod the substance: “ Th e Earl of Witunrcrrou arrived at Etna ea the 12th. On St. Patrick's day, this auspicious day the ground was broke, and firing commenced. o e that day the Commander-in-Chief of the British, th e Commander-in-Chief of the- Portuguese, as well le many of the leaders, and a great proportion oldie gallant army being sons of Erin, they opened on the : French. The weather was unfavourable, and the siege likely to be protracted. The enemy has Spared e g. ther art nor skill to render it a great strong wo t i ; ard it is garrisoned by nearly 5000 picked troops. •' Some time ago, a great proportion of die garrison were Poles ; but they deserted in such noes. bers that they were all taken out and replaced by a brigade of Germans : these, howeembeing found to desert in such number to the Poles, they Were w i th. drawn, and some Swiss put-in, in the proportion, however, of three Frenchmen to each Swiss, and tak. ing the precaution never to send them in any btu Poles. a The taking Badajoz will be a very arduous task. The town is now very strong, and numerous out• works have lately been added. The season is most unfavourable ; but, if the. rrenels army does nottnake its appearance, Badajoz will certainly FAIL The army Win high health and in the greatest spirits ; their confidence in their illustrious leader is unbounded, and there is absolutely nothing that under him they would not attempt. Lately the mi. lors of the fleet at Lisbon, made a request that they might be marched to the army, and fight under the Earl of WELLINGYVT. The tars are indirect at being quiet, and every account that roadies'/aka of a gallant achievement by the ididiers rem them. gd The poor Cameronians are quite law & mkt and have been sent to Lisbon to do garrison dol.:- The Royal Marines, who a year ago were sent outwit have been doing the Lisbon duties, ore embarked ad sent home. This invaluable corps has been of the greatest service in Portugal; by taking the dada at Lisbon, they enabled General Puteca too send up all the regular corps to the army. Report is strong, that Ktßiacivr, Sour, and Smarr, re coning on with their united force,-but this does Sot disturb the Earl of Watztwarox. T,e French ad. have been extremely unhealthy, and have of Wel* so many men from the flux, as well as -demotion, that it is understood SOULT and MARNIONI i th as well as BoxNac's corps, are quite crippled. “ Should the Earl of Wei.ctsorow ca rr► %dojo s k is said to be his intention to march to the dash and raise the siege of Cadiz.” ANOTHER LITTRI FRONI AN OPTICIR. 64 Camp before bids*, Marisa 6 4 On the day before yesterday Puturrox Meat about 2000 of his garrison, but they made Met least impression on our brave fellows, who sot:4W remain in their trenches; but followed, the enemy te the very gate. They left about SOO dead, and a fee prisoners ; our killed, I believe, few ; we have silty wounded, among them Lieutenant.ColonelFurrom, Engineer, Major of the 43d Light Infantry, General Pic-noes Aide-de-Camp, aced an officer of the 74th and of the 88th. " General Sewn commanded in the treed" when .the enemy main out, and the gallant Geasral /Comm came to Ms assistance. colonel Watson. 60th, who has, on so many occasions distinguished himself, was the Field Officer on duty, and Mt MR is loud in his praises for cool courage and his pline of the troops. " The siege is commanded by that very Ale °g' cer General Prams, Sir JAWISGaAUAM (c(llerosm). and Sir ROWLAND HILL : ad: command os army of observation. In ow front Maastoorr will be cm. tious of coining on—SouLr's army is not forailikt and Stress? has enough on his hands.so kWh,' the country where be is. I am happy to tell yon that all my frimds ste well. Earl Win.usaros, who was ill ler a few dais: has, to the great joy of the army, got about W ilk " The Portuguese behaved most bray* is t l t d sortie they had some killed, and about 'Omegas's* Cavalry are 'ranted—they are caning UP." - Two Anholt Mans. and one from Heggs0 41111 :: rived at a late hour last night. N A FOLIIOII B III IIIIIIOII • attendants have arrived is Prussia, sod is daily expected. • The Prussian GoverweretrPO acceded to every demand made by France. MD* is preparing for hostilities In downright WWI. ;. ••••••••••1 It Is expected, after next week, the Pam= will hold his Levees weekly, der* the Parliament, -1 4 Yesterday ds eseerda tian y s ilsornieg, the Duke of You kit for o Yesterday afternoon, the Earl of Ltreartomb; rived in town front Walrus Cast* where his been since last Saturday. Ile Mainers do not bay a Cabinet Dior week s it bang boliday week. A Sobs Logi Exec have imps was i 1 bri'; 101 aa 1 New Mr. PAr 11, J W 1 *fr. or 1 1 MO ON VOI .s] 6th. 1 mont Pot 1 ho' rcao •ii Ti ar net Wdi pis d a z tort the dist disc al - 7 1J 'S 4101 *hi etb MI die Wit CTI Ml 210 pa th, in of M WI 301 it M Cl Cl sal la su A of p 1 cri ses fn Se i h