The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-19 00:00:00

;411K. s'AwiTiALAN• k .1 • lb .r- ..---------==.. i a.sago ep t!te river, pertly in the knadls yacht,' The Ministerial Papers say thatahe re ; coo : try - vta - fiat-est in a Russian barge Op. to the city.— lin the reporethatan attempt is to be made to recover , Ilan . over, or to fritter away our . force by sending-a f.)il the friglte's arr;val at the first ford, the'Com.. part-of it to the Hattie, Imbetabi end inconsiderate sauciant of the Marine at Abe, Count Vogt Ilevngs, a , . .. • • -, 1 ... 1 we think Ministers are, .We ‘771 0 11).t beliere it lies . Ca me on hoard to receive 'lie Royal Highness. A slide that they could be so feeble and indiecreet is to. Russian sloop of war solicited, and manned her ente r on a project so desperate. iint andetsbedik yards-. 4 11 the vessels in the river Ragged--Generals there was such a rumour, and it'leas •said eel* es ocn and Delmore came off to compliment his scheme .of the Duke of CUIgiiIILIND• ins Royal Highness is desirous of raising .bis standard In ha Hord Highness, on behalf et the Empe ror. A vast North of Etirope and it was stated, that he was to *a mber of people were assembled on the shore. On . balk the dragoons' as a guard of honour. 'We imagine' his Royal Highness's arrival at Abo, which was at thee the whole story was a hoax,; because i t was Italf-east fens ei'ele6h, P. M., he was received at the added, that the Martial Duke's great anxiety in, b r idge by the Governor-Gen. BaronVoeSrsieutie, taking the field was to show, that as he is superior ; with the garrisoiV, - Clergy, and Magistracy; the in rank, so he is also better entitled to a Marshal's staff than Lord Weetanorog. , Lieutenent.General Korusow, Adjutant-General to Yesterday forenoon a person, belonging to the . his Majesty the Emperor, and Colonel CAZERNIJ• suite of Mr. Fosse*, arrived at the Secretary of soot y, were likewise present to meet his Royal State's Office, with dispatches 'from America. He i Highness. !came In the tikamer ketch, which sailed from Halifax Scarce had his Royal Highness reached the en. ; the 26th ult. *The dispatches, it is unde rstood, do teases of the rooms red for him in the resi- .• , not contain any thing very material. ' At the same ; p re p a , time, l etters were received from Admiral SAWYER, ! ? deuce of the Governor of the province in the yard ' at ilalifas, by which is learned the melancholy in-' of which a guard of honour, both cavalry and intim. • telligence of the less of bis Majesty's schooner atidb. try, was drawn op, before his Majesty the Russian `lt appears, that on the 23d *ult. in a gale of wind, Empeger surprised his Royal Highness with a visit. ; she upset, and every soul on board unfortunately After a long private conference with the Cenwe ' perished. We do not understand that . any fresh edvices from Fiume; his Imperial Majesty presented to his Royal the Marquis WiteLtmorote bed. reached town at..a Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Re- 1. late hour last night. A letter, Waif.' yeieiiid le Gnit. samzurr; the Court Marshal, Count Toerroit ; I gre; on Sunday, horn an °Stir of *if 7lsti. roe. tho late Minister of War, ARAIRTCREIpf ; as like. ; ment, at !Jerre's, dated August Ol," which states, w ise General Baron ARMEELR ; after which hi s I that SOULT'S and HILL'S armies were. within sties 'leagues of each other, and that a battle was shortly Royal Highness presented the pe rsons belon g in g to expected. It is known, however, that Sorrel bb bis suite to the Emperor. since evacuated ieville, and procea4ed, accordingto Immediately after the Emeenoit's departere, his ,report, for Cordova. Royal Highness waited on his IMPERIAL MiIIISTV, 1 Letters from Copenhagen say, ig the various di. and afterwards returned to the House prepared for versions of the eiiemy, which were forming for the attack on Zealand, have Hot united, and, it is sup posed, the enemy's phut has beep given tip, in con. General VON Sticlurcum had, on behalf of the sm. sequence of the rapid advance of -the French and Al. paror, his Master, presented his Royal Highness lied Armies into Russia; but the Cpurt or Ikeepark with the insignia of the orders of :t. Andrew, S. still econtieues to make prepare * tionfor hetdefence." Alexander Newski and St. Anne. Ilis [meaty IL VIA. Liete-G , neral Lord 'Folteas was presented with Jairf wore on tlais t pecasioe the ribbon of the Order the Freedom of Cork pu Thiirs,ley se'iiiiight . by the of the Seraphim.: - Mayor, Sheriffs, and, Common Council. in a silver hex, as a testimony of their high approbation pf his A general table contributes to make his Royal conduct during his reside . nee there . this Lordship Highness's residence at Abe pleasant. The city .was was pleased' to express, in the pol itest manner 2 his Illuminated on the evening of the 27th. His Royal thanks for the honour conferred on him. . Highs's' intended leaving Abs on the 30th, or, at KISSING Guts Iv ravouit.-e-While German Offi latest, on the morning of the 31st, the that his Royal cers are obtaining extraordinary and unprecedented promotion, there are instances in the British army, arrival at the Capital may be expected in where neither interest, money, Isrvice, nor standii% a few daye.4-(lamltcs Teditever, Sept. 1.) can secure act comers step. An Officer who served --....... in Egypt, tou'ght witis si r Joins hittoite, and m a ' s pet ___ French Papers have been received hi town, two days later than what we gave eztraets from yester. day, but they do net contain any fresh Bulletin, nor any further inferwiation frees the French army, whose advanced guard is at Viasna, about 80 miles from Smelensko, on the read to Moscow. usually engaged in the storming of R o drigo, Ciudad has not been able to purchase a company, and though esteemed and beloved in his Regiment, is about 'to quit the sersice. Yesterday, one of the SNERIFFS, attended by the REMEMBRINCER, had an audience of the PRINCE RE GENT, at Carhop, Dow; to know when his Royal Highness would be pleased to receive the City Ad dress. Among the pries carried i•sto lrfitlifiet, are two from London, and three from Liverpool (one of them With a licence on beard), vain d at 'lOO,OOOl. At a meeting held at Plymouth (Massachusetts), a resolve was passed, that the war with Great Britain was unnecessar , led that they would not be con• cerned in fitting out privateers. A small fishing-hoat, from Nova Scotia, on board of which was the owner, a man 74 years of age, having been captured and sent into Boston, the Bos tonians raised a subscription, bought the boat, fitted her Gut for a three months voyage, and gave her to the poor old man. remarking at the time, that they were not at war with unarmed fishermen. Mere than one half of the property captured by our cruisers since the commencement of hostilities was, we are sorry to say, the property of Bostonians—the great est enemies of the war. We are told that a comic Author boasts that he has sent above twenty Addresses to the Committee of D. iry-laise, in the hope that one of them at least may ' hit the. mark. The Concord, Stewart ; arrived in the Clyde, from Quebec.—Sailed on the 'l3l ult., with 120. vessels ender convoy of the Minerals triode; and a sloop of war, and parted off Newfoundland on the 28th, with 40 sail. MiLeute, Sr.rr. I4.—A most horrid murder was committed this day, on the body of James Dean, in the service of Mr. Waters, who plies the passage from Bidwell to Milford. A person, about 40 years .of age, five feet nine inches high, dressed in a blue jacket and trowsers, stout made, of very dark coin ple‘ion, and who bas lost a part of one of his great toes, describing himself as a saline, mime to Mr. Waters's house, at Bulwell, last night, saying thet M bed come from Tetley, was looking for a ship,, esti requested a night's lodging, which ha was ac. asawasodated with; and this morning, about o 'cl o ck, h ew ing Mr. Waters give his boy 365., with directions to go to Milford, the stra n ger sa id, 'he would go over sod try to get a birth ; and if he wild net seamed, he would give the boy his break.' fast, sod retern with him to see what he could do at Angle. It happened to be a very thick fog, and the cries of murder were distinctly heard from the Mil- , ford shore; they were supposed to proceed from I some boy on board a vessel, chastised by his master ; however , w o o time after, similar cries were again heard, and a boat was discovered by an artilleryman I war the shore, from - which proceeded the cries of , murder, bet in a fainter voice, and a cask or some thing I, else was thrown into the water, after which the boat pat elf, and was obscured in the thick. fog. The I soldier alarmed some of the neighbours, an d in a b out i an hour afterwards the liulwell passage-boat was I -discovered near Hebbentenie with a great quantity +. o f bl oo d in it. Every possible exertion was used! by the Magistrates in order to detect the murderer. About aloe •e'cleck, the body of the unfortunate boy was picked up; his throat being cat in a shocking I manner, with other storks of violate*. Mr. c oo:tore n; of Inverseaddle, 14 attempting to ford the river Col, at Inverool, was unfortunately carried from hie horse by *the strength of the greets, and drowned. He was le Oa ptime*of life, and ass ' left a amperes" taadl7 to laohaet his ;Wised, fete. • • i • ' , " • ' — ol=2lloll,...rinfr. bAWSoN'S CONFESSION. • Se easetrownrts have been •in circulation, and to teeny names implicated in the.confession et this con vict, that it ;night be-deensed by reaviy„Auaimtble if n Bboeld have been pablished to. the world, if - only for the exoneration of , thesembe -have been unje tly sio- • cawed of participating In his prime. illy following extract from. the Second. Edition of . " bewesois'ir Zia'," will, however / eatdditientficieetly why this has not been already dent t-+•'; " His confession with iiiipeed to persons . said to then beep concerned With , allit i 'or having a • know ledge, direet dr indreet, dia l soitething - risagolog on , -which - would prevent-certain horiiiminningi will be expected to be stated ; but the asssertions- involve in themselves so many delicate polata,,and,mere tittered under such circumstances, that, apon:minatedelibe ration, such would net only . . be , anjuillifiable; but would also subject the writer to ; sopa/0e actions or indictments. The question of publishing names: has been canvassed in • a consultation of lkrriaters Who' decided that such would •be illegal ;.. and fronkntite i circumstances of Dateloe haviur „been somewhat deluded into a 'seductive hope thitt. any proniul gatiott of names would save him,. the Learned Geni i tlettien, *lw discussed the insieess, were of opinion, that'etetlit did not attach itself-to the ipee dial. of the Prisoner, who was eonaidered dead in the eye Of the liw, andthat self-protection was a very probable i t taste foe his declaration. I shall -not indulge - in I its, 4 oo en - tido -heed ; bet- ketice - lhe actss'ai compliees to Mir own reflections.- guilt and tefdMt dtheilitig ' on dais eubjiiet, -"I .feel its duty Leo slate if few words en the subject of the first (trial, Where the nen* of a Mr. Tater was tole. rably hackney ed . by Disk", - the acknowledged ac adlipiiee of Dawson. Mr. Tai afterwards • pub lished a statement to the public, in vindication of his- chtintictei; wherein he complains of injustice -.-iadcettainly he is a most ill-used individual. I am VtOtlll stranger to Mr:l'arrerlsabits of life, or Ifn - what sphere be moves, bat . what i have to state is, that t merely did my' duty as a reporter of the first ; trial, and soutewhiLt fatomed, perhaps, by an in dignation 'at Mr..Tante's alleged misconduct ; hut from circumstances which have since- transpired, th. gethei with the prisoner Mitten's repeated confessions • to-MN liAltadtt,. hiclegel Weber, le his interviews with him, that " Tart? knew we weft aboet the dens tial;t ire Mr. Ha hit ea ild,"-;-the conviction ou my - mind is, ilver MR. TRIM" IS 101,10CENIT ; and from the circumstance or his eland's. -hating been I•strotittsed by my pen, it is a justieo due from me to publicly to express my conviction of his hawing Ibeen slanderedand injured for had purposes." . _ Htruaas.73.-.-A Miss- tlipLetla - de lter.=' here lastnight, in the characteT ttf WM in Speed the Plane*. She Ipse, F glio4 figure and. II 1 pleasiug countenance; and these. recommendO z ioqs, ' as they ensured' her a goo 4 reception, will be likely to keep the audience in, the same.favo.uriflile dive* tion. We could .not, hpweter, discover that . she possessed any thing of, itraordinary talent to male her an acquisition of importance. Slfe.went through her character tolaribly well, and received consider- I able applatua. , , The whole of Drnry-lane Theatre, it is said o .istel be faced with stucco, as soon as pecuniary .sort cell will admit. The beauty of the edifice .will be increased by this addition ; for elegant as the.aate; rior is, it certainly has a pie-balled aspect at pseeeet,. appearing partly brick and partly stone. A few days since a distressed female, with a child, was soliciting alms at Plymouth, in order to enable her to proceed on her journey to her home at Mara :ion, in Cornwall. She had just returned from ISpain, having followed the fortune* of her husband and son, a fine young man, 18 years of art, through two mmpaigits. Her husband was in the front rank, and her son in the centre, when a shot in, battle brought the first to the greyed: her son stepped into the front rank, and occupied the place of his father. In this situation, and with one foot unavoidably pared on the body of his fallen parent, the gallant 1 youth also received a ball, and-fell lifeless., On mentioning the fall of her sea, the mourner was t particularly affected. Both father and son were Cornish men. Monday afternoon, as two boys, about twelve years old, one of them the ten of General Desbrisay, of the Royal Artillery, the other of Mr. Webber, of Exmouth, were bathing in the sea at that place, they were carried out a considerable distance by the tidyl and both disappeared. Assistance was soon pro. c . ared, and the bodies taken op; the son of Mr. Webber was fortunately restored, but the son of General D. was past recovery, the means of resusci. tation having been used in vain. It is supposed •hiel strength must have been exhausted, and his life gone before he sunk, as he was not test minutes tinder water before a waterman, named Salad Bricknell,' leaped from a boat, and in less then a minute brought him np from a depth of• twenty feet water. CAevtots.—The public are 'cautioned against the abistneful deceptions daily Practised by persons falsely vauming the character of Agents to fictitious Iris' Linen or Belfast Linen Companies—some •of whops bale gone so far as to represent themselves as Ma. nufacturers and Bleachers. The 'Public are assured, (hire is nor, nor :err has been, nosy such Company In existence; and that no Bleacher or Linen Factor, either in Ireland or in London,_ has any concern or' c o nnection with these pretended Agents. These facts, so well known to every one in' the trade, can (and will if itecessar . s ) be fully And publiely substantiated, and appeared under a Commission of Bankruptcy at ; Guildhall, where one of 'these ptertended Agent,' himself admitted, 'monk other Mingo -j-`' The der (;o mpany existed only in 'Ms ova intasitratfillid-• that he had been supplied with molls for tl•e last tir" years entirely front oisr house its the evi.s Of f , I —that he had expended' that his assignee 'till l ease wanner." These pi upon with great seventy', j t e rmed th em` " gross - and serving, " Thai it !frauds prttcliii:d upon tisentente Were colculaftd alieseing Joanna/pc vtiO. I atmidiofis ~~ AMERICA. We yetterday announced the important news of an amicable adjustment having taken place between America and Great Britain, upon the authority of a letter which. tame to us by post, from Liverpool ; but having this day received a note from Lt.o at's, stati❑g, that letters of the 17th had been received this morning (one day later than the reported arrival of the Gen9ral IV hisington), making no mention of the circumstance, and that the whole of the report Is supposed to be a fabrication; we feel it our duty to lay before the Public, a literal copy of the Com munication : LIVERPOOL. Sin 16, ISM Haltpast Nine. To ?nil EDITOR of Tilt firatilirlAm, MR. D. LOVELL. A vessel, ailed* Gene si Washington, is just arrived from America in two-and-twenty days, In hog ing the agreeable news. of Peace. The Pak:swami called a Meeting of tha House of Assembly, when the Declaration of War was revoked by a ersjority of 53 to 36. I remain, in haste, you es, Mercury Once. EGERTON SMITH. In addition to the above intelligence, we yester day communicated the arrival of a Mail from Hali fax, corroborating - the probability of such an event taking place, by stating, that an Armistice bad been proposed by the Governor-General of Canada, till an answer should be obtained from tbo American Go. vernment respecting overtures made by the British Court. Yosserdag iSigatehes were received at Lord Ctermastott's Oleg, front Wiles and Now-York, bringing accongto from Mairal SAWTIta k bat they contain nothing that on throw any light open this htterestin *Sift Every ;semen calculated to put a stop Is the is. Ines of war will always meet with our meat cordial support; and although, is the eeie.clianginsr policy of nations, Pews might ham happened toatrary to our political predictions, it would ham beam no lees welcome to us on that acconst. W. alma hail a Treaty of Peace, obtained without human canne l as the greatest of motional benedictions; and we wish we could always view this instinctive courage of our countrymen displayed' is a splendid vktory, only as a summary, though dreadful alternative, to which they are reduced for the ,purpose of conquering Peace. From whatever act of injustice, the war with ourTrans-Atlantic brethren maphave otlginated, we should feel happy in communicating a temporary gleam of hope, that Peace will soon *gala diffuse its cheering ray throughout the manufacturing parts of the country. The Dissolution of Pestiereent, which is finally decided upon, is not expected to take plow More the third week Is NOW* - oF:.r .1 fi r., '.., .. ... ~: :~.; , • ~ _. z.. • Ali. • • • - expendsdt. 4toine.;7iitlebsdif out. df the' rains of ft lee still continued to advertise tie The s htlititoiwAhobliler" .. ftiftfifite' toe hiteettre,• *Wh y Those practices wee nimadrOrtett iiiitgoli . of -41114-and (I& derilak. it sestoffkr by' t ' , O Cwwl+siontil, w• 0 riti n q -44 y i b • :44 14141 1 4. had', 'Vett. tery glow, groes'atill 'oboiatin:Ok fretted. ;" -fteettidithtealtalrbYß*loirbtortt i: 'A *it gain teni teif ii tea* ,flocking to' s• e' welt t 4; tGe aatiaw 'likid such conduct itatnittity tx. i - ed wpm tae itirthc-7 that . bnb of' t e • cakulated'raidly Arlie pteervie . of fietheai-teepiii jferiSe- , &it iniirdlestiftedieteitiddl 4 = 44 'V' oa& doiligoh se! 00-ILir 1:4111;41"4",k L. • 4. . _ , • •. „ .. .~ .,. T .~.. __.. .... ..` .. d -TOPLI! k WO. • 4tir NE "'IC; r. • e " A pitched battle, wlitcchcifed sfacii attentton, took place yesterday in the neighbouiliood of Earng, ttetween Carter, from lotneasbir., mud ho men, Wlte — wesee - of,.toleraWy set to at onOteetack.:. Betting was Me V Viktiner-hati 461* tate s. • • , •• • • ._ • - • • fl*lnd . i. .90* mule two good hits, • lett • iii e dir i ljtht, without receiving a return. The distance was not g. and tee , failed of eff-ri ehe however got front the ste, and hit Ida adeefttly'thenvet intatlsoaseld ..bv • riget-linadeol blow in the _elterli.resliielt sive grogocrit first blood. Floe In fuer os Bugg. Y..feayty evidedlly Mt the elfricts of the bit, antricerred wars great ;Wog. rhirenveneed a rally by a lefe-hairided hit, IMO was retureted will: Moth hands.. A *tub easecdpill which Oppe Alf wed himself the bet 4 tlghter,,assikpl r i i tt mewl bits. tle &Ave hi.adversary away, and•Llartit i _went &Wit, aftecitaytak asbehlis•vrans of the mind, by a slip" 1 0 4tiattaks heel Ws a bolt whtlat retreetings which can . jug. Betting site to Goer eh !tone. ad- ", 3.. Both appeared caalletent, and Curter hit Ws isind'aiubfi . Vowels the was fielloWed by a deare l lealy; . 14.100 chewed much gestekoess, but tee was roe. ofitan,in. •kw reanay ! &artetskel hand at the bead: After exchntgeng eaveruf rter was Weldor layfilose. . s t 4. Theteetbataels wer • alike in want of wind. lan& mrti,rfe i-play. Tow wasal,o a ralkyinc. ark , lA.!geotti at eitrya a I both, Sot Carter ha d net the gift of !vowing in with any Belt melba:form, An Irregular elude ended the gout*. 5. 'Tlarreendsdotagied•the betting, as at det.lair to, infavottr of ; Carteyoche had recovered 'sr' wend, anal weencd 10 Ite , :ia to t*sei rthat he was* 6 ITfpi tho rallies of his adversity wit its Ifebrild'Vee:f StleerWit•lly at the head awl although hie r , titot . dehreenpkneed tts it fort of eaap. vet from the amt' vi `lyhtah.i,t, was adeninistertifitioN; aid Bone was donee: tits IRA 7 from tlAs lime the awl 44 was never wriiird Ilene hiet.4let the thrash:wed he kept avow of die otriailsy.:ltrel :in the deyoeitit he digrdeliael hineelf with that raft of t tilt 1 r‘,..!:igie wh y lip etryW not fail to wrote v*.etory. A fur :e..C . `ttutie tw - meted, bertreeled every sects, and tmegirt Itelorks , the twelfth 'Auld. which vangteldhied Ids adverse,* 44144 w k• done In any.ppeeellng nee. Bowe. be the lame part of Eus fight. gave his head to Sio adveetars'i ano.shOdCartt•r Pomp s.nart;og' taves of the itekherian fibbing with the otieer • bond. Thee .ntest, which watt ab:tr and resoli.le, I istet.srvo , teen asinates.—Thoutat Jour, and Nartion seconded the stainer. Another battle wa: fought belts en thrbiille . ! inns, denominated eats.nealand Stitt", end it W• 44 a Imerry one in favour of 11P , tir' Sour,' When a Maas trate did his duty in moiling the sports in proPrrt personc; and his mandate of pews Was instant l y' I obeyed, by the dispersion - of the . rinpielslre. The ring way thronged with the osuat motley; • Very fats of the pugilistic corps were present; it being unsca sonable for fighting. ~... ~. NAVAL INTR NLI.IGEGS. 1) 1 ; 'll,, lino,. IR, • Canoes Moro from the.l' fiver ward-honntl; l ll l tigoara with t h e ' ,A u t o o f lb,. verehootog , n, &c. and-r coayoy of tho Folkestone isie-r, fot Porgmooth. Arrived the F.ty-trito . sio is of n•tr, with convoy from Ply smonth g and the Rapid, froot Falmouth g wt ote are sletoi4ed in the Dali', by contrary winds; and hie Mojeity's ship Sc.P tre, from of Flositinge • e • Sailed the atutildotrmoyowt. with rreiett prisoners, for Iseltb. I • • PAR'fRAIOUTH. SEPT, IN.. _ . s' Arrived his Majesty'sehip Macedonia., fawn .Phsponsh ; sand Ape Linnett shouter war, from a cruise. • . Sailed she Melpomene, for the Dliwrks t l3eark, on.. pit i mad the Misletpe, with a conroy fot Guernsey and .rerity.. Ills Majesty's ship Partinan is appointed convoy forCiiek ol . : • . ' Pi.YMOUTH, Sere. 17. 'Arrived the Gleaner kitch, nom New York 1 she landed 16 imisipitger, with the dispatches, it Penzance. 1" " The Ilasthutgh ship Natio. Francisco. in.ely sent in hero shy Ithildwjestisshlp Missletoa. hp been liberated. and sailed stes -*Way for Bon deaux; she - was met at as #49 big Moiketel ophipellinowiliasmaiLagala mat iss. - .... :.• e .);;Palliad the CLarence min of war.. for Portsmouth. I, .FAINONTII, Szrr. 16. • , kiiltd r,Qism cnarlotte packet, for Surinam. t . Tbeterd 'Hobart ii detailed until' Prilny, he ceassitnence of 'Ai Paii:rica wiir.'' . ' '• ' • - . 11 tw il l kettirre-to have six gins and 12 men hi addition 'to . . . Ibitiliisfttnumbrr. / SHEERSEBS, Sac 18. TM extra convoy for the Baltic sailed this morning, antler *event's:lion of his Majesty's ship Starl;ng, with transports only, merchant vessels were nut permitted to sail with it. lbw male" convoy will sail on Mooday next. ISLE OP WIGHT, &art 18. 4 . Arrived big Msje ty's ship Amaranths. with the', Leeward Llands fleet ander convoy, consistioo et about 811'iall. feet left the Leeward Lhusds, 47 in eorapisny I several` of dim hive previously-arrived. 7 - A Wit, meeting his friend, who was greatly if flicted with the pot, heartily shook hands with hl7n, and said, he was happpy to seilie was so ricjr Rich!" said his friend (much suprised) " why,, have just failed in bus4ines."- 4 No twitter for that," said the Wit, " you have a iery large Leg-i -tee." A French Abbe, who had been recently turned oat of his boa at the Opera by a certain Marshal, brought his action in a Conrt of ifonour, and plead ed his own cause, beginning his accusation in this manneri--." It is not of Marshal Totemic, who took so way towns—of SulTrein, who took so mauy ships—nor of Crillon, who took Minorca—it is of I none of those that I have to complain; but of that Mirskarl who took my.boi at the Opera, and never I took en, tktnr else in the whole Course of ilia life,— except not !" Smolensk° Is a eery singular town. it Is situated on the Dnieper, and occupies two hills and the valley which lies between them. It is surrounded by a wall thirty feet high and fifteen thick, with towersatevery . angle,. broad deep ditch, sleets, &c. Its rireurnfer. once is about five miles. The houses, which are mostly wood, are eutiously interspersed with gar. dens, groves, li.lds of pastnre, and corn. • Tee str,ets air linorefl with planks. It carries on no manufac tures, or much trade of any kind,• and scarcely cm. .thins fire thousand inhebitants.. Retwaire this place mod Moaner a distance •.of two - hundred and .fifty [m it es , Oyer ii " . b e ksoad nunle..witii the trunks ef trees, .there m no town of mnett,importeert. .Near.iriaama Amin, thwileaLforest of. Volkwnlkelies i which ex withoet inlesruptionA 5Q oshies,t aboost to the 4alee of . kfmcow. Ia t.kis.foreat; tho•great Russian irl i vers..the Aunty. Velgassiod, Dnieper, have their '' l Fhlw magas pr the 11101lelit); one of the Most ttiez, Eitiretireevorwiaromealidllebnilt . out. cif the" of a " or ~1 p , 1/ r - I i I. CE 11 i r • i 'I . ri ii i ~~