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w► • - .~ established morality upon the immovable basis of the kw." The Legislative Rody ordered the exposition of the state of the Empire to be printed. together with the speech of the President. and that six copies of them be distributed to each Member. ' M. M. Preamenau and Real offered the pret of a law relative to the Napoleon Cede, which was to be taken into considefation on the 3d of September. The objed of this law is to improve several articles in the Civil Code, with the view of facilitating the execution of it among the different foreign nations who have accepted this code. 111Ja. 27. The Moniteur of this day contains a list of the De. puties from the new kinglom of Westphalia, at pre sent in this city. Magdeburg has sent two Deputies; Altmark, two ; the Principality ofHalberstadt, two; the Duchy of Brunswick, four; the Principality of Hit lesheim, six; the Principality of Minden. and the county of Schauenbnrg, two ; the Electorate of Hesse, nine; and the Principality of Paderborn, four. Of these, ►owever, several are nominated zry)re than one of the above districts; so that tip: number of individuals aßually delegated, is less than the sum total of the numbers above given. On the 25th inst. died, in this city, in the 631 year of his age, the Minister of Public Worship, John Stephen Maria Portant. AUG. 2s. The Official Paper of this day mentions the taking of Stralsund, in the following article : " M. Delagrange, Aid-de-Camp to the Prince of Neufchatel. left Stralsund. The King of Sweden, after having declared that he would bury himself under the ruins of the place, has fled, and left it without capitulating. The French troops have taken possession : Marshal Brune has had compassion for the inhabitants. and though the place bas surrender ed at discretion, he has given orders to treat them with all possible kindness. " The charatter of the King of Sweden has been most eminently displayed during the siege. He caused proposals to be made every day.. but each of them was more ridiculous than the former. He was answered that we might be deceived once, bat those who were deceived twice, could only have to thank themselves for it; that as he had violated the agree- meat which had been made in his risme by General Essen. they could nu longer confite in his word ; and that they would no more enter into a negocia lion with him. Tina Prisice then resolved to leave Stralsund, and trust the inhabitants to the clemency of the enemy; and thus he has proved himself equally bad as a Prince, and ignorant as a General. It is perhaps the first time that a king has lett his subjects in this manner. However. the Continent is fur ever lost to him. The king of Sweden shall never set foot again in Pomerania. as We found 400 pieces bt cannon in the fortress." The same paper contains fresh intelligence from Denmark. Beside, the accounts of events at Co penhagen to the Mb, use following particulars from are mentioned " According to the last disposition of the troops is blidstein, they form one continued line from bet to the extremities of Jutland. Small encamp ments are formed at regular distances upon the mast, so that upon occasion they Can assemble at a short notice. All the molt important po.itions up on the canal are occupied. Frederickson is put in gate of defence, and a battery of ten guns is . thrown up on the other side of the mouth of the port of Kiel. Vessels are fitting out to prot-Et the entrance of the ports of Holstein. The Militia is every whore organised, as are Also the Guards upon the coast. •4 In Zealand, the Militia consists of nineteen batta lions; some ot them have been thrown into Cronen. berg and Copenhagen. Thirteen still remain for the defence ot the island ; thy have been joined by the cavalry, and some other corps. Volunteers are every where forming, and in a vay short time there •vill not be less than 50,000 men under arms in Zealand and the Duchy. Every our is inspired with aelieity, zeal, and resegtment, against the Eng lish." ICI ZI ,AVU. 27. The post from Zealand, and even Sweden, has failed for some days past. We lean. that the Eng lish do every thing in their power to interrupt nor communication by the telegrap!a, and they have destroyed some of them upon the island of Spre. between Zealand and Fuhnen. This anxiety to prevent intelligence hetlll., not to augur well for their affairs in the neighbourhood of Cnpenhagen. In the mean while all their attempts to prevent any communication between Zealand, which hers so , many outlets, and the Continent, have been unavailing —Several of our ablest Officers have succeeded in penetrating through Zealand, and we are even as sured that three whole regiments, viz. the Grit and third of the Jutland infantry, and that of Hoizen's dragoons, have landed in Zealand ts;.hout any loss. '1 he failure of regular intelligence has hitherto pre vented as from receiving positive information of this event. However this may be, there is no want of run in Zealand. Ardour in defence of the country 'thews itself every where; both the citizen and the peasant vie with each ether in hastening to the en rolments, and in this they follow the example of *it superiors. The Bailiff of Soroe Ann.; has armed four hundred peasants. Copenhagen defends itself w h unexampled courage, both by sea and ;and. Several English frigates have been so roughly handled by the Danish gun-boats, that they have bean obliged to cut their cables and vb. On the land side, stl the trees have been felled which ob. strutted the view beyond the Inners, and prepara tions are making ter;burn the suharb, should that measure be necessary. Besides tr.i4, tne Danes are risking continual kitties ; in nue which Capt. Hommel took one of the English retbuhts by storm. In fact, in every affair that has hitherto taken place, the loss of the English has been greater than ours ; the last consisted, according to the lists we have re ceived, of 2I ;tailed, and .51 wounded. Fnr Want of any thing better, the English content themselves with throwing bombs from time to time against our works of detente, hut which do no hurt to any one; and Chi, will continue to be the case till they can muster' sufficient courage to approach nearer the place; which can only be effected by the seer:ice of a very great number of men. By means of a blockade. the English are likely to arc certain that Co. some months. On the other hand, it is not likely the enemy will find much supply in Zealand. Within Oa miles touud the city. all the provisions, (cc have already been brought in. We learn that great dissatistattion al ready prevails amongst the English army, especially the Germans; and, of the latter, it is expeeted that a number nf them will desert over to us. Still more critical must the enemy's situation be, when the stormy weather commences, when their ships, in our narrow straits, will be driven upon each other, as well as upon our numerous banks and shoals, or otherwise be compelled to retire. And, last of all. if they should be able to sessather these difficulties, in the season that follows. the ice which will be formed between the small nlandeend the south of Zealand. will enable us to pass our whole army over ; and, should the enemy stay, perhaps we may be able to attack with the bayonet some of his vessels. Our Crown Prince, who knows the great importance of these small islands, as forming points of union be tween Zealand and Holstein, has addressed the fol lowing Proclamation to the inhabitants of Moen, Falster, and Galand " COUNTRYMEN—I call upon you to take up arms against an enemy who has nut Only taken you by atomise, but has approached your coast under the mark of friendMip Remember the ancestors from whom you di:wended, and that they tb gh their courage and unanimity acquired immortal fame. Your King, your Country, and your Home, let these be your watch-words, and nothing will he impossible to you. Advance, then, to arms ! Assemble undo the ►anners of * Danish Prince; drive beck the enemy, for nothing can with stand you I only inlet that the circumstances ..1 the present moment do not permit me to put myself at your head, FREDERICK, Croon Mace." " Head-quarters, at Kiel, Atl. 20, 1907." In addition to the inlonveniencies to which it was natural we should be exposed, in the first moments of an unexpected attack, we have received intelli gence of two losses ; the first, the frigate Frickri‘ I 'rear*, placed as a guard ship in the Sound, and which had orders to sail to Norway. As this vessel was very old, and only armed with 12-pounders, the loss is not considerable, that of the officers and men excepted; but which, in a guard ship, were much fewer in number than in any other ship of war. The other loss which we allude to, is that of the Island of Heligoland, taken by the English. Our commerce, however, in the neighbouring seas, will not sufer much, as the necessary admo nitions have been sent to all the ports, especially to those of Norway : our naval force in that glazier, besides the Galley Fleet. consists of two ships of the line, one frigate, one brig. and a chip of cadets, all of which ate to remain where they are, till fur ther orders. IOTTIPIDAN, AVG. SI. The Moniker contains the following article from Kid, dated August 18, relative to the conference between the Crown Prince of Denmark and Mr. Jackson, she English Ministry Without offering any reasons. England de- manded as AirlAnCe, aft/olive and defensiie. As a guaranlee, she also required the transfer of the D inish 8. et. the castle of Cronenberg, and the city of Copennalrn. The Crown Prince rejelted these ptoposals, with all the disdain which they merited. lie ob d to Mr. Jackson, that history aEorded no example of bitch an unjust attack as that with which Denmark was threatened ; and that in future more good faith would be expelled from the Alge sine pirates than from the English Government f— • Yon propose an alliance,' said the Prince—' but we are too well acquainted with the nature of your alliance. Your allies, who have been waiting in vain for yorr assistance throughout the whole year, have taught as what we are to exped from your al liances!' " Mr. Jackson having remarked that the Crown Prlnce spoke to him in very harsh terms, his High nessreplied, that when a man had the hardiness to take such a mission as Mr. Jackson's upon himself, lie ought to make up his mind for hearing all that could be said against it ; and further, that what he had then said to his Minister, he would say to the King of England himself, if he were present. " he answer which the Crown Prince made to the English Minister, when he offered to make good any losses, that Denmark might sustain, with mo ney, is in every Dane's mouth, via. Now will yea re pay oar bet hemmer ?' But, added he, when, in conseqtience of tte treachery of the English, Co. penhagvn shall have been entered, I will this winter imitate the condett of Gustavus. The ftosen wa ters of the Belt will afford me a passage." CoPsTAsTivort.s, juLY 22 Every where misfortunes seem to attend us. We have just learned, that the advanced guard of Mus. tapha fiarakt.r, commanded by Ibrahim Bey, g been defeated, and our troops driven back on this side of the Danube. The Captain Pacha has also been de l.-lied, iu a sea engagement with the Russians. The Bernd accmpr aw4inst Penedos not being successful, the Admiral nt..de a third. The troops he landed were almost instantly compelled to retreat, and had scarcely tame to get on bond Cie shipping. The fleet itself, auacied by the Russians, was defeated. Six Captains and twcive Tschiaeux are killed, and C,e lamous Ilekir Pacha is among the number of the Jain. The Grand Admiral himbelf had a narrow escape i he has retuttud. with his dismasted three. decker, to the Canal of Constantinople. A Russian squadron has appeared before Sinope and Trebi. sand, in the Black Sea. ST. TITERSIUTIGH, ACG..S. Count Sultikow is appointed Ambassador to the Court of France. For the French Ambassador, the Hotel of the Count Tschernitscw is engaged. Lord Gower has hired a hotel, at an animal rent of 19,0:10 roubles. rANTZIC. AUGUST 18. An English frigate and a brig blockade our port, but at it respectable distance, as they cannot ap proach the coast without being exposed to consider able damage. Marshal Souk arrived here yester day. He alighted at General Rapp's, where he re. ceived the visits of the Generals and Officers. His light corps arc to occupy the Prussian provinces, op to the limits of our territory. lOSTOCK. AVG. 25. The sre of the Swedes upou the houses at Stral sund, after their retreat trorn that place to Rugen, seems not to have procbcded from mistake, but is merely the execution of an order equally weak and wicked. Atter the *lst cannonade that was made from Darnholin, which killed a woman, that from Rugen commenced. Yesterday another heavy can nonade was heard from that side, and a number of bosses, painted out by nanae, have beau ruined. There are also Swedish gutrboats lying before Sialsund ; hut it seems these frantic hostilities will not continue long. as the troops upon the island of ltugen are preparing to leave it, and embark for Swelen. _ _ NANO ER. ARO. 22._ The flower of the French army, viz. I 200 of the Imperial Guards, seem to have changed their route and their destination. Tkey were assembled at Betlin, and were to pan the Rhine at Mentz, to which place some of them had proceeded. The greater part Pave now directed their march to the Northward, and are ezpaled here. Their Com mandant, General Walther, arrived here at eight o'clock last night, and alighted at the Palace. AUGUST 26. An uncommon movement prevails among the French troops, and their Allies, in the North of Ger many. Several corps are marching from Stralsund to Lower Saxony. The Dutch regiments have at. rived in Lauenburg and Lunenburg ; and yesterday the first division of the French Imperial Grenadier Guard, 1200 in number, entered this city. HAGUE, AUG. 30. His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs has this morning received advice by a Courier, that Their Majesties the King and Queen of Holland arrived at St. Cloud on the 27th instant, in good health. TONMINGIII, AUG. 21. The inhabitants and the garrison of Copenhagen have adopted a measure. which 'hews the firmness of their resolution to defend themselves to the last. They have burnt the suburb of the Westerbrug, that extends towards Fredericksberg, and under co ver of which the English had begun to throw up works. In the sortie made for that purpose, about 20 Danes, and 100 English, were killed, and 50 of the latter brought into Copenhagen as prisoners. In the mean while the Danes in Zealand seem strong enough not to confine themselves merely to the re lict of Copenhagen. General Kartenskiold is in the rear of the E'sglish with 11,000 regular troops, anJ a body of militia; and a rumour is already spread of an action, in which the enemy have been defeat ed. However this may be, this bold mar.ceuvre of our General will make us masters of the Western coast of ZealanJ, whither, by means of a favourable op portunity. relief !my be sent from the island of Fuhnen, to which the passage from Jutland seems still to remain unobstructed. Our army in Holstein is in full march. Only a very small cordon remains upon the•limits of Lauen• burgh and Lubeck. The rest of it retains vsses sion of the coat et the Baltic, while the other 4 part advances through Jutland to Fulinen. General Eweld's head-quarters are at Newstadt. In a word. the people are so well affated. that our Govern ment will have no scruple to call them out in a mass, in caw of danger, p-osicuiarly the inhabitants of the sea coast•. The pu,r, which left Copenhagen on the IGth, was detained upon the Great Belt, by the English, twelve hours, and searched, bin at length suffered to pass b .th with money and letters. All commu nication by the Great Belt has since been cut off by the English, which is probably the reason why we have no further intelligence a the affair between • General Kar,tenkiold and the enemy. In the sortie made for burning the suburb of the Westerbrug, the Daises had three killed and 22 wounded. In the fight at sea, on the 17th, an English frigate was so much damaged, that it was found necessary to tow her away. The English fleet at present con- I skits of about 300 sail. Prince Charles of Hesse, Governor of Sleswick and Milstein, has given notice, that letters of marque are ready to be granted against the Eng li‘h. la all the trading towns in the Duchies, no tice has been given, that, after the term granted to the possessors sit English property for ansioancing the same, a reward will be paid to any person giv ing that information, in prnpottion to the value of the said property; and lastly, the followics Decla ration has been published by our Court s DANISH DECIARAIWN. " All Europe is acquainted with the system which Denmark has followed, during a period of fifteen Yeats of war and disturbance, with Unceasing per severance. The rigid observance of a free and im partial neutrality, and the conscientious fulfilment of all the duties belonging thereunto, have 14:n1111:41 the objth of all its wishes and all its efforts. The Danish Government, in its relations and connexions with other States, has never lost sight of that sim plicity, which was inseparable from the purity of its sentiments and its love of peace, and which it cannot be suspected of haring once changed or debilitated. Hitherto Providence has blessed our undertakings. Without inju.tice, without any ground of reproach from any of the other Powers, we succeeded in keeping np a good understand. ing with the whole of them. This state of peace and tranquillity is suddenly annihilated.— l'he English Government, after having long negleded its own interests by a shameful inadivity, and after having betrayed its Allies into a vexatious and uncertain struggle, has suddenly developed all its power and adivity, to attack a neutral and peace able State, without any complaint against the same. The means for dissolving the ancient and sacred connexions which united Denmark to Great Britain, have been prepared with as much secrecy as promp titude. Inc Danish Government saw the English shqrs of war upon their coast, without even the con. jrdnie that they were to be employed against Den mark. The island of Zealand was surrounded, the capital threatened, and the Danish territory violated and injured, breore the Court of London had made use of a single word to express the hostility of its feelings. This hostility, however, soon became evi dent : Europe will with difficulty believe what it will hear. 'l u. basest, the most violent and cruel objeft which could ever have been taken up, has no other foundation than some pretended information, or rather that of a mere rumour of an attempt. which, according to the English Ministry, was to have taken place, in order to draw DeLmatk into a hostile allfance against Great Britain. " Upon these pretended grounds, which the least degree of discussion immediately would have shewn as being founded upon arbitrary measures alone, the English Government declared to ebe Court of Denmark, in the most imperious manner, that, in order to secure its own interests, and to pruvide for its . own safety, it could leave D:nniark no other eQlate. - choke than a war, or a close w. liritain. And what kind of alliance An alliance. the first guarantee of the subjettion of Deo l ook. ~, ed up all ner ships of seat to the ment. There could be ao hesitation native that WAS to be adopted. made, as scandalous is its - naces —as offensive in the thing itself—left no room for most justifiable and rooted disd.. sorbed every other feeling. Placed and dishonour, the Danish Govern The war commenced : Denmark , blind to the dangers, to the losses was threatened by this war, unexpeded and dishonoorable separate peovii.ce, and in a manner the means of defence, and :orced ii contest, she could not flitter herself very material injut y. Unspotted still remained for her to defend, • ration which she had earned as right condud. Denmark, therefore, that, on the part of the Powers will not appeal in vain. Let judge, whether England was tical necessity of sacrificing , out hesitation, to her own which had neither °Corded a Depending upon the justice of in Providence. and in the love people to a Prince, whose mild vidence, is swayed over a united, ful people, the Danish Government that it will be able to acquit near, of the hard and painful i imposed upon it oy necessity. Denmark believe. it has a right . interest and justice of the Cabinets they particularly hipe for the die the part of those illustrious Sovereigns, jells and alliances have served -' pretext, and to give a colour to of injustice, and whose object - the means of making a general at 00.., of violence, which, even in England, and generous mind will disown ; whir' charader of a virtuous Sovereign, r main a scandal in the annals of Gr We still keep up a good understanding only ally of England. the King r . ST'S' Our city has fallen. at length, than was circled. The French The trenches were opened in t' 1. - )th and Itith. The swedes moon-light. It seemed they and flattered themselves that .. served in the French camp were the festivities which had been on account of the Emperor's in the morning of the ifitb, trenches were opened close under then, too late, commenced a hear siegers west too well covered to About 12 men were wounded. In the four following days, these tied on so far, that in the course longer the town might hays been practicable breach made. Now listen to the pe:itiens of the inh, advice of his officers and after thecannon, he embarked with hi a number of vessels in the port.. Rugen. The guard en the walls . to the Burghers, and the command ot the place ea. trusted to the King's Adjutant-General (Peyton), who, at siz o'clock this evening, repaired to the French head-quarters, with a deputation from the Magistrates, aid made an offer to Marshal Brune to capitulate, which was refused. The Marshal imme diately gave orders fur the place to be takes pos session ot, and at seven o'clock several companies of grenadiers entered the place. 'I he King seems to have foreseen the necessity of evacuatiag the place. Orders were issued es the Stir to Baron Essen. for removing every thief be. loosing to Government to the island of awe. Count Blacas, the Envoy of the coodeireot Royal Family at Mittau, has had his madlimae leave of His Majesty, and is gone to Courland. LITISHI, VOGL 211. ~! rr The Woks, of the 23d, after giving some ac• count of affairs in the North of Europe, between the English and the Danes, mentions, likewise, that tie King of Denmark declared war on we 13th. The 31enticur concludes with the following remark s —" Denmark shall soon have men and money suf ficient to carry her through the contest; and since the Danish people assist their Prince in opposing a horrible ad of oppression, the Emperor will sot suffer Denmark to want either men or money. The history of nations affords no example of such sea of cruelty. Sovereigns and nations of Europe, what would be your fate, if England, like Frame, had an army of 8 or 90),000 men ?" o'o TM 1011 PKICE % =__, * hTutAb YESTERLIA2. 3 per Celia. Consols 6 per Coot. Navy 9611i Omniunt i Fern' India Stock D.uo Wags 1 dd. Exchequer Bilk .. per. 4s. 11. die. English Lowrey Tickets. 2Ol. Its. Ccusuie Cue T. RISK, Stock-Broker, No. 4, Curnhill, and 9, Chang-Crow. - _ _ COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Sarr. 9. Aastarfem .... 95 9 SU. 1:en...• 44 tiv. 74. Dim. At Mint .. 95 I Verso, n. C 52 Do. loaf. Rotterdam e. f.. 11 4 4 U. Lisbon 64i liamburin 94 i 24U. Oporto 64 Altsna l4 , dill. Dubin. 102 Par.. 24 6 La. Cork 111 Dam. SU. Inerdeakel C3dlit sai effect. aad ears par ors 4 .... ..• Dins — New Doulitertus... ... ..- .-- Madrid 3ll effect. Now Dallas — 5 I Ditto — Silver In lon .... 3 6 Balboa Sal New Louis sack .. ..-• .-- -'" Leghera PO4 Alpo en tbe leak .f Hollaad, Naples .. 4 l 24 per Cent. -- • - HIGH WATKIt. THIS DAY, AT LONDON•tIIII 4 GGt• Meru ....t0 atti. aßer ..7 I Evea..sl Mia. eM• • • • 7 • --a - LONDON :-..Printall by, G. DAVIDSON. No. 17. Dukes. court. B.w...treat. Covent-sarden. and pobloined at the °Mont N.. IS, Back of St. Content's Chunk, Strand, by W. STUCK, of No. 7, New Boltorwararet, Leog.Acnt •••• Onion, de. for Um Paper, ow to the Dice, (eat pod I will be drily attended to. 10; By visesns of a blockade, the Er gm still less advsntage, u we AT pesisagen contains previsions far I close alliance with of &Mater did they wee of which, as a p [wk, was to have d el i sat to the British GO hesitation as to the red. This openi ng , its offers a s in its the manner as in N .: A ins for negociation. tied disdain naturally Placed betwese des VE , Government had oo u s e enmark was by so DAY N E the losses with which The DI .ara a b. m le a mA nn att e na r nee c ker u , t je tt ign ir th rott l ed IY r i: e 6.4 11 . 1 id lorced into an io n 6)0; 1 ter herself with 'stay', oder, ie %spotted honour, ho w 'VHF efeud, as well as that 1 sb ned as the price of bee wit.t. tt ;, therefore, flatters her v t psee e Powers of Europe, 1. Let impartial tibia id was under the cing another State, • r own safety t a S r i o tided nor provoked he Lice of her cause, un.. e love and loyalty oft TH se mild sceptre, under P united, brave, and fa; Government flatters itse 341 cquit itself, without area ow; intol task which has bt. Fay eet icy. The Government ~t l" w e„ a right to reckon upon t Cabinets of Europe, a Tov r the 'feels of the same • us Sovereigns, whose served the Eneash for Dan our to the most crying aft ::1 object is to offer England To ineral atonement for an act To in England, every noble trot lisown ; which deforms the L„ overeign, and will ever tea talc of Great Britain." od understanding with the the King of Sweden. 117 ,4 STII•LSUND, LOG 20. t length, and much soma rr French entered it this day. td in th..! night between the edes had the advantage of s e , hey were under a mistake, that the motions they ob. c" op were in consequence of , 7 ": been observed on the 15th, •or's birth-day. But early pit, 16th, they found that the wry se under the wall. They P .L 2 d a heavy fire ; but the be. so wed to receive any injury. e k „, ended. and three killed.— Itar rs, these trenches were car- course of forty -oight boon as iv* bolo lot ow it% . Now the King begets he the inhabitants, owl Ike es nd after nailing wine ef ;, , t 1 with his • troops Gs bud e port, trod ow to .he walls saws oat ltd F 1 enmities-1 et the ohm Ms 4 HF