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geotand, been ratified, and returned by the SotssitT, several p ortu guese passengers, and a Mr. WEMYSS, $2 English Gentleman, came in the ship. Th e Captain of a vessel from East Friezland states, slot t h e French are marching in great numbets wards t he Rhine. • wards the Rhine. letter of a late date from the Continent contains following important information :•••••." You will be the surpr i s ed to hear that the Porte has resolved, after all, 10 dec l ar e itself in favour of England. The Turkish Government, after having been threatened and ca. "J e d by turns by the French Minister, in order to o d u ee it to join France and her allies, to which it was by no means indisposed, has been at length driven to 13opt a n opposite resolution, from the extent of the danands made upon it." The particular point which, it is said, determined fe Gamin Salomon to resist, was a demand thatthe f re nch army should be permitted to pass through his terr i tor ies, on their march to India. Couriers were star f ro m Constantinople with the intelligence to rota and Paris, at both of whi ch places they must we arr i ve d s ome time, GOTTENBURGH MAIL. The Mail due on Sunday arrived this morning. Jr t hi s c onveyance we have received the unpleasant e arce of the fall of the important fortress of Sweab erg . The surrender of this strong place has, ts might be expected, excited much chagrin. It was conceived to be in A state to enable it to hold out for considerable time, and those engaged in its defence oe c h a rged with not having done their duty. Other coils have alsobeenreceivc4 which ow Readers will in the following extracts : GOTTENIAGH, NLAY 9, On Saturday last arrived here his Dritannic Ma. pry's ship the Victory, Vice-Admiral Sir James ,amarez. Coloud Murray, who came in her, im- piately set out for Stockholm• MAY 10.—The post from Stockholm which has ~I , t arrived, has brought us the unpleasant tidings iat the fortress of Sweaberg, in Finland, has been iamefully given up to the Russians. The King _ _ _ _ iodismisseti Admiral Cronstedt and all the Officers who were accessaries in this affair. STOCKHOLM, MAY 8, Lieutenant Cullerstadt, of the Life Guards, arrived hut on the 3d inst. at night, with the following re• F ort, having been detained by the enemy 19 days tetween Sweaberg and the head-quarters of the umy in Finland, which, on the '2sth of April, still continued at Lumijocki : Y The enemy having, on the 2d of March, driven sour advanced posts and advanced against the town of lielsingford, which was occupied by one battalion of the regiment of Adlercrcux, pur troops were obliged toretroat into the fortress. All communica tion with the town was cut off by the enemy, and the fortress surrounded on all sides. MARcii 17.—The enemy opened a well directed file from a battery constructed on tilockholm The 18th, 19th, and 20th, the enemy continued to keep up a brisk cannonade against the fortress, and threw numerous shells and red-hot balls into our works, N MARCH 21.—An of f icer arrived with a Rag of ice and required a conference, the principal object /which was, that on our side the town should not k fired upon, it. order to prevent the mischief which light otherwise be done to the distressed inhabitants; 11 4 that on the other hand, the enemy should not sect any batteries within the lines. " MARCH 28.—We discovered that the enemy was instructing a battery en the heights, in front of Ilicaborg ; our fare was immediately directed against that point, and answered by the enemy with bomb. 5.5111 s and balls. " The 29th, 30th, and 31st of March, the enemy rrintlillie4 to cannonade and bombard the fortress, without doing so much mischief as might have been effected ; one officer, and five rank and file of the ga..rinn were killed, and 32 wounded. But, in con sequence of the excessive fatigue sustained by our hops, the nuMber of sick amounted' at the end of March to 515 ; and although we husbanded our stores with the utmost care, yet one-third of our gun, Powder was spent at that time. " On the 2d of April another officer arrived with a flag of truce, who was the bearer of a proposal from the Russian General to surrender the fortress, in c ase that no succours should arrive ; and, afrer seve ral conferences held on that subject, this day cone eluded Ma convention, which 1 respectfully take leavo to annex to this report. " Your Majesty will most graciously be pleased to unsider, that from the imperfect state of this fortress, stifich can make hut a feeble defence in winter, when it is liable to be attacked on either side ; the exten siveness of the works, and the comparatively small "mhos of troops who were able to defend them, and from these considerations I humbly trust you will not 6 . sapprove a m easure to w hi c h I h a ve thought it my guty, although most reluctantly, to subm;t. er g' A p ril 17, (Signed) uC. 0. citoxsTEDT ? " CONVENTION &teem their Excellencies Messieurs de Sue Wri LEN, General H Chief, Engineer, and Quarter-Master.General of the armies lids Majesty the Emperor of all the Russia*, Knight of the Orden of St. Alexander Newsky, and St. GE ‘' r g e t of St Wiaw diratt and St, Ann, Comniander of the Order of St. Johan of !...usaletn, and M. de CRONST zwr, Vice-Adniiril in the ser vitt of 4 1 Majesty the King of 5.444 Chi* i'Esecte,e, atPl Commandant of the Fortress, Commander and Grand Cross ' of the Order of the Sword, and Commander of the Order of St. John of Jernsaletn: “ There shall be an armistice between the Russian troops besieging Sweaberg, and the Swedish garrison, from this day to the 3d May new style, of the current year 1808. If by the noon of the said 3d of May, the fortress shall not have received effectual succours by at least five sail of the line, it shall be given up to his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, which succour it is to be understood shall have actually entered the port of Sweaberg by the hour appointed, and is to be con sidered as nothing arrived, if it has only come into sight of the place, ” The day after the Convention shall have been approved by his Excellency the Commander in Chief, the Count Buxhovden, the Admiral M. de Cronstedt shall evacuate the Isle of Langorn, the guard of which shall be relieved by a Russian guard. On the two following days, that is to say, from 24 hours to 24 hours, the same shall be done in the Isle of Wes tervarto, including the small work of Lowen, on the rock adjoining, and that of Lella Ostersvarso. 44 The garrison which shall be there shall pass over only what appertains to each as his property, without destroying or in the least damaging the works, ma gazines, artillery or ammunition, except provision% which they may be allowed to take with them. Of the three islands which shall be the guarantee of this Convention, that of Langorn shall be entirely given up to the Russian troops, who, however, shall not before the said 3d of May, begin any work on 1 the side opposite to the fortress. As to the two other islands, though occupied by these same troops, they ' shall be restored, provided the succour shall arrive before the time stipulated, precisely in the state in which they now are ; in the mean time the Swedish hospital which is there, shall remain under the inspec. don of its own officers of health and presidents, and shall have no other communication with Sweaberg than for the conveyance of convalescents, and that of the sick who may supply their places, without exceeding the number of those at present there. The mill and bakery at Westervarto shall remain at the disposal of this same hospital. g , On the 3d of May, new style, when the place is given up, the garrison shall march out . with all the honours of war, on the same conditions with respect to the ceremonial, as have been granted to the garrison of Swartholm, " When the clock shall strike twelve, at noon of the said day, the Isle of Gustafsward shall be eva cuated by the Swedish garrison, and shall, at the same hour be occttpigd by the Russian troops, who shall at the same time relieve the guard of the gate of Wargo, communicating with Gustafsward, which Isle of Wargo, as well as that of Stora Osterswarto, shall be evacuated in the course of the day, if possible, or at the latest, , on the next day, and as soon as the garri son can be conveyed in boats, in case the ice should not continue. On account of this uncertainty, ar rangements shall be made when the time approaches, with respect to the measures most adapted to circum stances, for the most speedy and safe conveyance of the garrison to the main land, and for the safety of the property as well of those who remain, as those who shall follow the garrison. " Every individual shall remain in possession of his property ; whatever is not private property shall remain ; and the Admiral engages to destroy nothin g from this moment, nor to send out of the harbour any vessel of any kind whatever, nor to launch into the water the vessels which may be there already. " All the officers who shall be Swedes by birth, shall, if they desire it, have permission to return to Sweden, engaging their word of honour not to serve against Rus s ia, nor against her allies, during the pre sent war. The Swedish non-commissioned officers and soldiers shall he sent to Wibourg, under a mili tary escort, or other neighbouring places : all those who shall wish to remain under the dominion of his Imperial Russian Majesty, shall take the oath of alle, glance, and enjoy all the advantages offered to then by his Majesty's proclamation of the 19th (51st) of March, 1808. 44 The Finnish regiments which enter his Imperial Majesty's service shall not be employed against Swe den or her allies during the present war, and shall enjoy the benefits held out to them by his Imperial Majesty's Proclamation, and especially by that of the (19th) 31st March of this year. 44 The regiment of Aldecreutz, after having taken the oath of allegiance, shall remain embodied during the present war with the same advantages which it pow enjoys, All that has been said with regard to the land forces, shall also apply to the marines and seamen. The civil officers, and in general all persons whosoever are in like manner included in the articles. 44 The fortress shall be delivered up, with all its appurtenances, artillery, ammunition, and stores of every description ; and also with every thing belong; ing to the flotilla, no part of which shall be spoiled or destroyed after this moment. “ The flotilla shall he restored to Sweden, accor ding to thp particular return made thereof, after the conclusion of Peace, in case that England should also restore to Denmark the fleet which she took la►t year, 4f The archives of the place, plans ; and other papers which concern the fortress and marine, shall ie faithfully delivered to officers appointed to receive' them.• Full confidence is placed in the Admiral's word of honour, that pone of them shall be removed or coAcealed, All poulble facilities ;ball be afforded to such Swedish families as are desirous to withdraw: and, in general, with regard to such Points as are not expressly determined in this convention, both parties engage to act with sincerity and good faith. " In case that on the arrival of succours before the stipulated time, the isles of Westeriarto and Little Ostervarto must be evacuated, the Admiral engages to furnish a sufficient number of troops, that the eva cuation may be effected within twenty-four hours, during which time no hostilities shall take place be tween the Russians and the fortress, until the former shall have reached the shore. " In the Isle of Lonnan, In the front of Sweaberg, (March SS), April 4, 1808. (Signed) " SUCHTELEII. C. 0. CRONSTEDT." SEPARATE ARTICLE. " Admiral Cronstedt having made the proposal that in case of the fortress being surrendered, agree ably to the terms of this day's Convention, the debt of the military chest not exceeding the sum of 100,000 rix.dollars Swedish banko money, after the amount thereof shall have been duly ascertained, be paid by his Imperial Russian Majesty for account of Sweden, Count Buxhoyeden, General in Chief of the Russian army, engages to demand the approbation of his So- I yereign on that subject, and to exert himself to the utmost to obtain it. " The Admiral may dispatch two couriers to his Majesty, one by the north aucl the other by the south road they shall be furnished with passports and safe guards, and their journey shall be facilitated by all possible means. " In the Isle of Lonan a in the front of Sweaberg, the 25th of I I March, 1808. (Signed) " SUCHLETEN.` G 0. CRONSTZDT." st His Majesty having received intelligence that Vice Admiral Cronstedt, contrary to the orders given him, and after having held aCouncil of War, at which all officers of rank were present, has concluded a con vention with the Commander in Chief of the enemy's armies,by which he bindslciinself en certain conditions and in case that no succours arrive before the Sd inst. to surrender to the enemy both the fortress and the con siderable flotilla which was lying there, together with all stores.—He finch their conduct to be of such a I I nature that the Vice-Admiral, as well as all the offi cers of rank who acted with him, have thereby for feited his confidence, and accordingly his Royal Ma, jesty thinks proper to dismiss him, as well as all the aforesaid officers, who shall not have protested against the above convention, from his Majesty's, and the public service. May 4, 1848—Stock/Wm gazette, of May 6. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and CUMBERLAND. At two o'clock his MAJESTY field a ^rivate levee. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY Lieutenant-General Lentz, upon kis promotion. Lieutenant-General DRUMMOND, upon his being appointed Colonel of the 11th Regiment of the Veteran Battalion, and upon his promotion. Lieutenant-General Maxey, upon his promotion. Lieutenant-general Lord PAGET, upon his promotion. "Admiral Dismay, upon his being appointed a Lord of tlse Asir Major-Getteral FACE, upon his promotion. A , General LAwsQN, upon his promotion. Major-General WARD, upon his bein g appointed to the cow! I gland of the First Brigade of Guards, and upon his promotion. General WATson,_upon his promotion. Lieutenant-Gencral CARTWRIGHT, upon his promotion. The Earl of HAaattarrow, gPon his return from Ireland. Captain Groaox PAitoza, upon his return from the Baltic, and upon his being appointed to the command of his Majesty ship the Aboukir. Lieutenant-General pARTOIE, upon his promotion. Brigadier-General CAMPBELL, Upon'hia'return from the East.. Indies, and upon his promotion.' Major-General LOFT, upon his promotion. Mr. Co N N ELL upon his being appointed procurator for the Church of Scotla nd. C a ptain CHET NA M, of the Royal Navy, ppon his promotion. General Fox, upon his promotion. The Rev. Dr. INGLIS, upon his being appointed Commissionei from the Church of Scotland. General Dynamo, upon his promotion. Baron Hourzscu, upon his being promoted to the rank Lieutenant-General. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, likewise Council to receive the Recorder of London's report of the following . convits, capitally convicted at two last Sessions in the Ow Bailey : E. Westbrook, for stealing goods, Tape 401. the property J. Hartswll and W. Beaman; J. Bullock, for embezzling property to defraud his creditors ; E. Tobin l and E. Hickey, stealing goods value 231. the property of Messrs. Berger ; F. , man for stealing 1110 L Bank Note, the property of Jami. Wood ; Ann Holton alias Pla y fair, for stealing 631. the property of E. kyrme, in his dwelling-bouze - Mary Fletcher, for steal ins goods, the property of T. Smith: privately in his shop; r therine Jennings, far uttering counterfeit money; Sarah Wt for stealing goods, the property of A. Bruce, in lija dwelling house ; J. Moore, J. Smith, and W. Davis, for a burglary in the h o use of T. Hill; 1. Morris, for stealing goods in dwelling; house ;W. Cooley , for stealing cask of peppermin', the pro perty of J. Hall, in his dwelling use ;G. Wilkinson, for steal ing 7 41. in the dwelling:luoise of W. Wykes ;q. Pickever, W. Walker, W. Shepherd, and Eleanor ThompsOn, for highway robberies, when they were all re spited pimp his Majrity's sure. Hi; MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of POE'. LAND, and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present also to Mr. RYDER, the Judge . Advocate ? who before his MAJESTY the Proceedings of several Courts Martial. Soon after six o'clock, his MAJESTY set for Windsor. Mr. EDWARD JONES is appointed Purser of Ns jesty's ship ONYy, building at B4iley's Y a rd. • Yesterday a Court of Directors piss held at East India House, when Captains Hein/ins and Ili of the EARL SPENCER 3114 C A RMARTHEN, took previous to their departure, the former for Madeira, Madras, and Ben tal ; the latter for Bornbay. The un de r mentioned ships were then stationed and timed Dsvarit; zr, for BonabaA; t o ti e O F pis of June, and gOravesedi t he Btho uly. TOTTIMILIMPF 1111.1 ii. STU/ and U NIO N, for Madiss and Bengal toile Alm the 24th of ' and fail from Gravesend the 24th of lily. The Court attuned; at rig o' .4004 till Wednesday - neat, NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, MAY 17. • Came in the SoLEJAY, of n guns, fromßio Janeiro; Hamburgh ship Harman Thurnelda, Captain Ros- sow, from Charleston for London, with rice, last from Fowey. Came in the STATIRA, of 36 guns, from Portsmouth. On the arrival of the SURVEILLANTE at Rio Janeiro, the MARLBOROUGH, MONARCH, and BED. FORD, of 74 . guns each, and the LONDON, of 98 guns, sailed far Bahia, where it was expected the Rochefort squadron was bound. PORTSMOUTH MAY Is. Arrived his Majesty's ships ALERT, SApPIIO, and FLYINGFISH with a convoy from the Downs ; Bri- tannia transport, Captain Roaissox from Madeira, with dispatches ; also the Minerva, A''n.nc.oosa, from ditto : she spoke his Majesty's ship THETIS, with the fleet for the East Indies, &c. on the SOth ult. between Porto Santo and Madeira, all well. Sailed his Ma- jesty's ship Pose= for Plymouth • ALERT for the Downs ; and SAPPHO for the wes tward. His Ma- jesty's ship HYPERION is appointed convoy for the Mediterranean. Wind E. DEAL, MAY 18. Came down from Sheerness his Majesty's ship Pak- DORA, and remains in the Downs with the ships- as per last, Wind E. N. E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, MAY 18.—Passed by the Amsterdam packet, Aprow, from New York. Sailed the Eliza, Brown, for New York; Peggy, Stevens, for Rio Janeiro ; Powdersbam Castle, Stocker, for Malta; Enterprize, Bowman; and the Sally, Brown, for Gibraltar ; Tyne packet, Barber, for Dublin ; Favourite Clift9e, for Senegal ; Andalusia, Jefferson ; and Industry, John: son, for Stockholm. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN BOOTH 61P THE HARVEY, FROM PETERSBUROH. kL.SINBURGH, APRIL 24, " I arrived here this morning w ea# made aiiplication to Rear. r Admiral Sir Samuel Hood fora( convoy to go tosh which he has granted, and appointed a frigate and a brig to ail u soon as possible. It is reported the Danes have sunk some old wrecks in the passage of the Sound : but the Admiral is now about sur- L veying the Malmo Channel ; the intention is to pass the ships ; through there. Pilots are appointed at Faisterbo', for the use of the men of war. The Admiral has given me orders to write to the ships at Carlshatn to join the convoy ; the force here is six sail . of the line, two frigates, and brigs. Sir Samuel gives in conyoy no farther than Gottenburgh, where we are to take the legulas' 5 convoy ;he means to place a ship of theline abreast of Ctonbere s Castle before we pass.k SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1800. - t WEDNESDAY, MAT 18. The Jockey Club Plate of 50p. to be run for by horses the Pro- " perty of Members of the jockey Club ;4 yr olds carrying ~. 7st. 21b. syr olds eat. sib. 6 g olds est. 91b. and aged Est. l lib. B. C. • Mr. Lake's b. f. Nymphina, 4re old II I e Generti Gower's br. m. Pelisse, aged . S A Lord 'Sackvilles ch. h. Prospero, aged - 4 Lord Lovrther's b. h. Tot, 6 yrs old - 4 d Lord Foley's Captain Absolute, aged 5 Mr. C. Browne's b. h. Pavilion, aged - dr r' 7to 2 apt. Nymphina-5 tol agst. Pelisse-7 to 4 apt. Praspero. Sweepstakes of 100 p. each, h. ft, for 4yr old?. Across th Flat, Mr. Fermor's Brighton, 7st. 111 h: - 1 Duke of Graften's Musician, 7e.. 10Ib. 2 r- M . r. Kellerman's L'Huile de Venus, est. - S Sir C. Bunietry's Rambler, Tat. 2.1 b. . ! 4 le , 6to 4 apt. Brighton-7 to 4 apt. Musician. d Mr. craven's_ Beau Nasb, 7st. beat Mr. Payne's Tudor, est i a Two yr. old Conrse, SOOgs to 4on Beau Nash. Duke of 'Grafton's Barbarian, est. 911). beet Lord Foley's Ceci- ,,, Us, 7st. Two-yr old C. 100g5..--_-2 to 1 apt. Barbarian. Mr. Craven's Beau Nash, 7st. beat Sir J. Shelley's Clasher, est. 81b. First half of Ab. M. tOgs—Even betting on Beau Nash. Lord G. H. Caveedish's Pagoda, beat Duke of Grafton's Bar- : ed lariats, Bst. 11b. each. Twol•r. old C. 50p—S 19 4on Pagoda. • on Lord Foley's Comrade, against Loid G. H. Civendidis Pagoda, est. 31b. each. D. M. 50gs. Off by Consent. General Gros error's Woodcutter, by Lop, tist. rec. 40gs from Mr. How9iites Laurette, est. 71b. D. I. 200 gs. h. ft. - DUBLIN, MAT 14,, m , This morning, in the Court of Chancery, the Attorney Gene- ral (Mr. See at st) moved the Court on the pitt of the Earl of Li. merick, for an attachment against Mr. William Beaumont, of SackvUle-Siteet, an eminent Sqlicitor of that Court, and against his wife, Mrs. Beaumont, on the ground that they had advised and tic, procured the marriage of Miss Edwards, Mrs. Beaumont's (laugh; L Y' s ter, by a former husband, with the Noble Earl's eldeit son, Lord Glentworth, who is i s ininor of nineteen years of age, although i prohibitory order had issued from that Court, cautioning them 11 044 t 1101 Proceeding, and that the same would be considered as a high contempt. Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont's affidavits were afterwards read, in order to oppose this application. Mn B. ad - w e mined he was well aware of the intimacy that prevailed between Lord Glentworth and his daughter-in-law, but declared , that he n• had carefully abstained from taking any st e p tq further it. Mrs. Beaumqnt admitted she was made very uneasy by the continuance sngr of that intimacy, which had become the topic of public convetia- don ; that she had, in consequence consulted with some female friends, who thought the business would be best tented by a afar- ar 7 .., t tinge, and that an inilination to that effect Was, some svii , or other. though not strictly from Mrs. Beaumont,.cooveyed to the' young e a couple, who, itwas admitted, were since married at Gretna Green. , ort The cause shewn against the attachme nt was allowed as to Mr: • , . . . Is , Beaumont, and Mu. Beaumont w a s ortfered =ewer further per- """ tonal interrogatories, the attachment net to issue in the mean time. Miss Edwards, now Lady Glentworth, is a beautiful girl of fa :y of years of age, and niece to Sir Jonah Barrington. The Court was his amazingly crowded. The nimbus of Richmond was aecommo- , for dated w ith a oat ;xi the Bench, and near her were arranged all the pot. whim, rank, and beauty Dublin can boait—The Marchionesses amen of Donegal and Thqmond, Lady Elizabeth Littlehales, Lady Ed- Pert,' ward Somerset, Lady Denny Floyd,Lady Rossmore, Lady Cox, Ike. steal- . Lady Gturrwoare is daughter of the late Captain Tennison tat Edwards, Of Oldcourt, county of Wicklow, a cery old and respec- fard; table flintily. Mrs. EDWARDS was lefts very young widow, with Ming- two Wadi daughters, and sothe years after martial W. Been.: a the MONT, EStI..TES. BEAUMONT was daughterof Mr. BARRINGTON, 'line . ' of Casdewoe in the Queen's County, 'lreland, who, until his de- : pro- cease, returned two numb, sto the Irish Pat_ ipment, for this bet- steal- rough of Ballinakill; and whose widow, Mrs. BARRINGTON, W. now resides at Bath. hway . Pine Tuesday the Princess of *ALIN completed her 40th l am ._ year, on which occasion her Royal Highness's trades- ;cm men, in London and Greenwich , illumina ted. ; laid The Leath Volunteers, commanded by Colonel ourts IiORTON, and the Greenock and Port Glasgow regi- et off melt, conmanded by Colonel ALEEANDiiII, have de- . dared their willingness to commute their present ser- m a . vice for that of the Local Mili The NtW S:ate Lottery that is to commence draw- -1 the ing on the 518:11 of next month (June) presents object, r . t ) attr . ac adventurers, beyond any former Lottery , p c " having Six Prizes of twenty Thousand Pounds, va- eave, . pous other Capitals, and only Twenty-five Thousand • deira ' The Titkets. Those persons' whose fancy leads them to • mod choose and-select particular numbers for their ad v an - %dmisailT should make early application , to pr event bein g P cl tw isa; pointed. This and all parts of the Lottery bu.! f bne, sine se are if Aim arty attended to by RICHARDSON, Croomucs, and Co. Stock-brokers, Bank-buildings, today Cornhill, and, facing clip Gate of the King's Mews, . Charing-ergs.% • • • 41111 b•