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D Mayo", posted upon the 1 1 / 4 1sasion House, communicated to Le ov y: Ifechterdav Atoniv. Lord Castlereagh has the honour to acquaint the Mayor, that dispatches have been received .d Cathcart, dieted from the Cita•lel of Co- I gen, on the Bth instant; after a severe -4ment of three nights, a Capitulation a greed to, by which the Danish fleet, in lading vessels of all descriptions, were surren , together with all naval stores, an.t His Ma troops put in possession of the Ci:adel and ;.yard. There were 18 sail of the line, ev„lu ,ve of 3 on the stocks/ 13 frigates, sevtn sloop:, 37 mortar and gua-boat6, found in the part arsenal. che particulars of this important service w.ll ' sneer, with the least possi'ele delay, in an Litra -0 Ga:eite." dtimiralty.oll , v, Septem3er Iq. " Lord Mulgrave has the honour to acquaint the lied Mayer, that Captain Collier, of His Majesty's iti Gam bier, p Noma lfeete, is just arrived from Admiral Gam sad brings the news that Copenhagen capitu lated on the S'th inst. when His Majesty's Fleet and Army were put in possession of the Fleet and Arse nals of Denmark, and of the City of Copenhagen." Abut -.en o'clock, the Park and Tower goes were fired, and fltgs were displayed upon the steeples of several churches. The town was all bustle, and our (Mice being crowded and besieged wii.h persons moody inquiring the news, we gratified the pub lic curiosity, by publishing a SECOND Erns* ion of Tim BRITISH Ness, containing the Oificial Letters tothe Lorio MAYOR, and some further particulars. lo the evening, ?As Extraardihary Gazette, promised in Viscount CASTLERLAGB'S letter, made its appear ance. have given a true copy of it in our preceding columns. It passes over the operatic's, between the 23d of August, and the 2.1 of Septem ber, with a promise to communicate them in an additional Extraordinary Ga:eite, as soon as po , si- Ile, and conmeenees with the business of the 2d. • On the morning of that day," Admiral GAM. start says, ' 4 the mortar batteries, which had been ereaed by the army in the several positions round Copenhagcn, together with the bomb verels which were placed in convenient situations, began the bornhardmAtt with such pow er and cleft, that, in a short time. the town was set on ti; e ; and, by the repeated discharges of our ar ollery, was kept in flames, in different places, anvil the evening of the s:h, Wpm a considerable part of kissing consumed, and the conflagration arrived at a great height, threatening the speedy destruction of the whole city, the General commanding the garrison sent out a flag of truce, desiring an armis tice to affard time to treat for a Capitulation." It thus appears that Copenhagen was bombarded by sea and land for three days; and from a passage in Lord CAT tic A iT'Airtter, we are led to conclude, that if the town had not capitulated. an attempt would have been made in a few days to take it by storm. The frightful piaure of havock and destruction held out in the passage which we have quoted. is, however, much softened by the positive assertion of his Lord ship, that " not one shot was fired into the town, till after it was summoned with the offer of tiit: most advantageous terms, nor a single shut after the first ir.dication of a disposition to capitulate; on the con trary, the filing, which lasted three nights, from his Males - yes batteries, was considerably abated on the 24, and was only renewed on the 3d to its full vigour, on a presumption that the place was determined to hold out." Upon the face then of this representation it does appear, that the business was conducted with as much humanity as could possibly Se exercised, consistent with a due atten tion to the attainment of the objet, and that the gallantry of our troops, and their Commanders, was solely direaed by a sanse of duty, wholly free (rem the slightest tindure of an hostile or rapacious spirit. It was truly charaaeristic of Englishmen ; of whom it is said, that while no nation is more brave, there is none more tender-hearted, or averse to the shedding of human blood. On the evening of the Sth, the Danish Camel proposed an ar mistice of 24 hours, for preparing the basis of a ca piailation, which was declined, as tending to unne cessary delay; but the firing was countermanded,and Dent. Co'. Mueear was seat into Copenhagen to rate that no proposal of capitulation would be lis tened to, unless accompanied by the surrender of the Cm. This basis being admitted by the Danish Commander, on the 6th,the capitulation was drawn np in the night of that day; the ratification was ex enanged in the morning of the 7th, and in the af: ternoon of the same day, the British trill's began to carry it into execution. The principal articles are the surrender of the Danish navy, consisting of St sail of the line, 15 frigates, 7 sloops, and 37 mortar and gun-boats, with the naval stores and arsenals, and the evacuation of Zealand by the English within six weeks. The Danish fleet is to be at the dismal of . Hisilarreolnic Itlijeste ; ~-.' • ...i> that is, the surrender is unconditional, and, as we won it, so we will wear it. Whether, as we ori dern traded it merely in trust, our Govern ment will adhere to that principle, and restore it to the Danes, when the necessity which constituted the jostificatinn of the demand, shall cease to exist, will be a matter of future considereinn. To make the most generous use of nur strength would cer tainly be, under all the circumstances of the case, our best policy, and we hope to see that course adopted. The Ministerial Journals have already announced the fall of Copenhagen a " glorious" comp.. t ; but we do not hesitate to say, that there is no glory in the business; and that every true Englishman, whilr. he feels happy in the result, la ments the necessity which produced the undertaking. Our loss, we rejoice, has been trifling indeed. The number of killed, including four OCHcers, does not amount to 50. Tile loss of the Danes (for we will not call them enemies) must have been very cor,si deralge. We have heard 500 mentioned as the number of killed in C.openluz..n ; but that must be mere conjecture. That they lost mu:.:: in the pre vious operations, is certain. At. eztra& from the leg-book of the Sur. cellist:le, August '3O, says, " Gelieral Wellesley has obtained a complete viflory, taken one General, 60 officers, 1200 prison:rs, 10 pieces of cannon ;he is put suing the flying enemy." By the Lisbon Mail, which arrived on Tuesday, we have received letters from that city, and Madrid Gazettes cf a late date. According to the private letters, the Spaniards had demanded of the Court of Lisbon, six sail of the line and 4000 troops, to delve the English forces from the kin de h Plata; and the French had demanded a large sum of meaty, and that the Pores of Portugal should be shot against the English. The calamitous and disgraceful resuk of the Buenos Ayres Expedition has superseded the l i necessity of the former of these demands. The lat. ter, if not complied with now, must be acceded to, the moment when France has drained Pottugal of all her money. Some of the letr..-ts, however. en courage a hope, that France will not proceed to extremiti.s, the &starer of trade between this country and Portugal being five to one in our favour ; but BONA? AIM we fear, is not likely to be diverted from a favourite ohjelt by any such consideration. The private letters are very severe upon our South American Exnedizion, and apprehend that its result will operate injuriously against Portugal, by depriving her of her strongest argument agaltst his demand of shutting her ports. Whenever that measure was urged, the Court of Lisbon answered, that, in the event of compliance, England wonld seize the Brazils; hut BONA! A UT E can now urge, in reply, the calamitous and disgraceful result of the expedition to she Rio de la Plata. as evidence of the impradicability of such an nudes taking.—We have copied from The Madlid Ghzette, an interesting article respelling the escape of General Bsatsrom from Buenos Ayres. We have received Dutch Papers to the S•h instant, containing Paris news to the 4th They furnish us with several articles respening the pro hsbie malt of the Expedition to Zealand, but trey have list all their interest by the fall of Co penhagen. The summons sent by Lord CATII.• Call r to the Covenant of that ciiy, appeus its these Papers. It slitters in sue point from the joint proclamation issued by his Lordship and Ad miral GA mama. A friendly alliance is pmposed in it, and s in the event of its rejettion, his Lordship Akre it ens the bombardment of the city, and ti.e ,I;ttiz lion of the navy and arsenal. It is sugge.tcd, in :in article from Naples, that General Fox, wirii the whole of the British. were shoot to leave Sicily for Egypt. General Jo tor is stated to have set out for Bay onne, to take the command of the troops there ; and it is agai. mentioned, that he is gnisg upon an im portant mission to Lisbon. Yesterday, a Court of Dire lore was held at Om East India House, when the undermentioned ships were taken up, and thus stationed, Viz. Calcutta, 819 Mans Captain —; Lord Kelton, 819, W. C Hutton; 671, H Sturrork ; Hugh Inglis, W. Fairfax ; William Pitt, 819, Graham ; Samatlusn. 819. J. Dale; and Lady Jose Guud.o, $ O , 1-1. Linitsay ; for Ma dras and Mengel. Jane, Naiad of Gorden, 820 tons, J. Cameron; ad Bengal, 8111, A. Comma; for Coalou and Bengal. E. 411 St. Vincent, Mg too., C. josses ; for latrubsy. Phenix, 818 tons, J. aradest ; Europa, 819, W. Gel stone; Lnrd Castlereagh, IS, Chatte Kyiner, for St. Helena and Bengal. The twee was stationed for Bombay and China, instead of the Centex, and the Coatee stationed for China ding!. Captain Islesairr was sworn into the command of the ship Esser, stationed for Bombay and China. The Court adjourned at 6 o'clock til l Wednesday next. There is a feature in the new Lottery Plan, which, though it may not strike at first view, is of unpre cedented interest. Although the fortunate Sharers of a Ten, Twenty, or Forty Thousand Pound Prize, in the first Scheme, may rest content; yet they may become candidates likewise for the Capitals in the Supplementary Scheme, since the very numbers which obtain the former Capitals, may be announced also as Supplementary Tickets. w qr..l ,- • et zo 4 THEATRE. COVEIIT-CART)EiI. La't night The nTritr'S Opera was performed at this Theatre. There was no change in the cast of parts since last season. M r . IttC LLOON was in fine voice. sod gave the manly songs of Macheath with the happiest etre& lie was most rapturously ea. eared in several of them I nor was Miss Bowe as less happy is the plaintive airs of Path. This lady is much improved in her salon since last season. Mrs. C. ti ste scs was warmly greeted on her entre. She is much thinner then Int season. looks ex. tremely well. and performed the part of Lae,/ with all her wontel spitit and vivacity. Mr. Entity was also received by the audience with all thewarmth that a distinguished favourite coulii excite.—Mr. NEV'S farce of Baiting the Mad followed; Mr. I..EWIs never appeared to more advantage in the entertaining Mitre —.The novelty of the night was Miss De CAMP, (sister to Mrs. C. Kemal...) in the iritling, but likely part of Ptf,Z,. This lady beers a strong ;esernt)lsoce to her sister. but is rather taller. flan vivacity with which she sustained this little pa:4 g.tre fair promise of future excellence. cjag* la Ty 1 - I , sl d: ed i• g cats are ti t. JOS, a ibus 3 CG a 71 SUS' a ,die i , • ,oaD !al • :! come is Lord r, ord MA: , OM 113" •enhagen , rn barch as agre drlding acted, ( 0 1 'esty's trc Dock-Y. ll ta s i t e of and 1, =a arse! ssthe 11. appear , • dinar, a " Lot a Lord r 4 s s s hip SKr bier, .tac laced on MDT 'n • Da is oft Ab:Ar fired, an several our 0111 , anstonA De cosi° Tits B to the L, ▪ lo thee' • in Vheo r. vice. • ?real mime ▪ kr. THE COURT. Yesterday mnrning, about nits* o'clock, Hit MA 3CiTY left Wi,tehor, and paosawJed on his way to London in hi. travelling carriage. On Egham race-course His MAJEST V was met by Mr.N It, the Admiralty Messenger, with a box of dispatches from Lord Mutual. ve. containing th-f. particulars of the capture of the Danish fi-et, from Admiral GAM at ra. His NIAJ EST v proceeded oa ! is jxtrney to London, and at Toroth tot G.eea he WrV, met by Mr. !VI A;Oit, Who deliver:a to hirn a box of dispatches from C ASTI. lERZAOSE, with the pit tirn:ars of ,ie,ge and capture of Copeohay.eo. le..m Lord (:ATHC A i.r. His Musser arrive d at the Dues: N's Palace soon after eleven o'clock.where Le pet used the dispatches, and returned them to Lords filu Los AV t. and Car At two o'clock His MAJESTY held a private La ve-4 which 11.1 t attended by Tha Loid rte=i4ent of the Council, the Pint kord of the Trc.uurv, the three Seerevirte. "rState, the Chaoeellor of the Eeehequer, the Font ',no, of the Ad Earl flathoost. I.ends tleathfield (Gold Stick), end Rivers (in Lir f3rorge Osborn (Groems in Wainng). Captains Collier and Cathcart. and Messes. Taylor ani Fawkener. The foll,ming bad the hououpof being presented to His bis:tss v Captain Collier, upon his wive' front Co; tinhorn, when he had the honour of hiring Hie :11aPAte'a hand, upon which occasion be receive! the honour of Knitithend. Lenstenant Frederick Cattscart,halalu-Carop to Liestrnadt- General Lord Cathcart, epeo his arrival front Copenhagen, by Viscount Castlereagh. Mr B. Tielar„ His Ibtajenty's R.n•oy Extrarrdinary, and Minuter 'Plenipotentiary to the King of Denmar►, by Mr. Canning, upon his return (mm Copenhagen. His MAJsivry Feld a Privy Council, and gave audiences t 3 Al the Ministers present, and Mr. Torso". At pact cve o'clock, His MAJestY set off on his ratans to Wind.or. Yesterday mnr ling, at a quarter before nine o'clock. the Qureir ani Pat amiss kit Windsor, for Newnharn, Oxinrdshire, On a visit t ) the Earl and Countess of HA pcluerr. It it twelve or thir teen years since tb. Karl and Countess were honour ed with a visit ;torn Her htla)tsr r and the Petit. C e 5411116 The Prince of WA Lu. we are concerned to state. has been ill at Rai;ley. and proposes, in consequence to visa Bath belure he returns to Brighton, for a few days. We untferstan•J, the MAVOIL and Corporation of Bristol la rly dertred Sheriffs Bari°Kt and B N ce u. inv tc the Prince of W A Las to visit that City. t he l'etic. is raid t have r eceived the de- putation with char..fletiiLic vlit;:aesr i but declined the invitation. Yesterday. the Ca'ainet Ministers dined with the Duke of Poe Tt. AND, at Burlington Home. Several of the Ministers, ulna a armserous party, will dine with Lord Carr tannaon, this day, at his house in St. James'►square. To-morrow, Lord and Lady &lute& AYR will ea• tertaiii *numerous party of Ladies and Gen lemen, to dinner, at their house, in the Admiralty. The Earl and Countess of Baser stoat left town, yesterday, on a visit to Lord and Lady FoLar, at their seat in Leicestershire. Lord and Lady Biosrattalr are at their beautiful seat at Belton Hall, Lincolnshire, which will ba numerously attended with company during the shoot ing season. Lord Be v nionne I..ft town, yesterday, on a shooting party in Res W.:re. Captain Cot.t.s en, who was introduced to His MAJZSTY yesterday, at the Levee, and received the honour of Knighthood, brought the dispatches from Admiral GAllllllli, of the capture of the Danish fleet. Lieutenant Carrie/Ay, who was introduced to His Maaasr v yesterday, at the Levee, is the son of Lord CATHCAKT, and brought the dispatches of the taking of Copenhagen, from his Noble Father. Madame CATALANI, and Mews. koviotam and Mos t Lt.r, give their Concert at Beilast to morrow night. Oa Tuesday, a respeiable man, a jabber i 3 cattle, was charged by a woman of the name of Lest, of Moulsey, in Sorry, the wife of a hatcher, before Mr. Rum, at linw-street Office, with uttering seve ral seditious words. Ile underwent a private exa mination. We however learnt the substance of the charge, viz. that the prisoner, in the presence of se veraipersons, d-----d the King, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of York, and wished them all blown up with gunpowder in the middle of hell. It is a considerable time since tile words were said !olsave been uttered, and it turned out that the prisoner had lately arrested Mrs. Lea's husband for a debt due for some cattle ; so that it was supposed to be a spiteful information. Mrs. Lest, hu..vever, persist ing in her Lharge, the prisoner was ordered t.l dad bail, to answer the complaint at ere next Sorry as sizes. "N;.' OLD B ltre. Yesterday the Old Sado. :•;!!ssions commenced before the Right. Honourable the 1-na nMAV UR, Sir Sumo La Static, Kn:. and the Sencri of Aldermen. When the different Prisoners were ar raigned, and a Petit Jury sworn. Cleorge Mort stood capitally indisl-d for feloni ously assaulting Mr. Charles Lock, at a place called Colney Hatch, in the parish of Satinet, neat Finch ley Common. at b 'lf past nine o'clock in the even ing of the 27t'l July last, putting hint in fear, and taking from his person, spins his will, avid wed), a chain, and gold sea!, together with sev-.. guineal. Mr. Charles Lock. the Prosecutor, deposed, that when he was upon his way home, upon" the evening alluded to, he was accosted by men, one of whom was the Prisoner, who, nre.-..filting a bludgeoh, demanded his watch, saying tha , he did not wish to take the life of any man ; the other man demanded his purse ; he being alone, found that re sistance would be rain. and accordingly surrender ' ed all he had, upon which they immediately made towards Finchtey Common: He went limn* to his father's house, where .he got Ore assistance of his brother and a man servaia, and pursual them. When they came near a public-house Call ed " she Ilefelf.ced Sc;,"' they perceived two men on the opposite side of the road, whom he recognised to be the fellows who had robbed him. They immediately went up to them, ant he seized the Prisoner; and, with the assistance of the °thins...succeeded in getting him down. Upon searching him. I. found his watch upon him, and a huge ugly. bludgeon in his inside pocket. The other man, named Bieck Roberts, made his escape. They took George Hart to she public.housr, where they had him secured during the night. The Wit ness, upon that occasion, said to tn.: Prisoner. " It s bad night's work for yos ;" to which the fri toner replied, " Indeed it is, sir." They left him there, and this was all that passed. It w.s a dark night, but the Witness could distinguish the two men by their voices, and he could also distinguish their figures in such a manner as to be positive the Primmer was the man who had robbed him of his watch, !cc. Th. Witness produced the watch in Court. Mr. Ro!iert Lock, the brother of the preceding Witness, corroborated his tesorm ny. He saw his brother take the watch out of the Prisoner's pocket, along with a tobacco but, and other articles. He also identified the watch, havirg seen it frequently in hi, laothet's pusse,sion. William Main, the s t.vastt, also corroborated these testi mollies, as did also, in various particulars, Witham Pickering, one of the patrol's, who took chirge of the Prisoner. This last Witness added. that upon the Tuesday following, the Prisoner con fessed his crime to him ; adding, that the other man had led him into the commissiou of this aft, and that he bad never been guilty of the like before. The Prisons:, when called upon for his defence, acknowledged in Court that he had adually stopped toe Gentleman, in company wiih the other man, whom he had since found out to be a very bad man, and had led him, who was formerly innocent, to the commission of the crime. Thomas Roberts, a smith, was called by the N. inner, to give his testimony, in regard to his charac ter. He deposed that h.., Hurt, had been his jour neyman, and thatlle had always found him to be exceedingly honest. Another witness, a female, was called, who gave him a favourable charaeier. The Jury, after a few minutes consideration, found t'.e Prisoner Godly, but recommended him to mercy, on account of Ms having expressed him self as not wiihink to hurt any man, not resisting when apprehended, and afterwards confessing his fault. TiCMIV Bower:, a genteel-lcoiking young lad, of Itj years of age, was also capitally indieted for break ing into the dwel:ing-house of Messrs. t'homas and George 'fixer, linen-drapers, in Coventry-street, upon the 21th of July last. Mr. Wm. Goodsom deposed, that as he was passing along Coventry -street, about two o'clock in toe aftetnoon of the day me..tiooed, he perceived the Prisoner and another young lad, standing close to the Prosecutor's window, and one of them, the Prisoner, in the aft of drawing something out of a broken pane in the Prosecutor's window. This turned out to be a piece of silk handkerchief, with which the Ptisoner ran off. The Witne,s, however, followed and cinched him, after he had dropped the goods about ten yard. distance from the shop. The shopman being apprised, took up the article off the pavement, and the Witness brought the Prisoner into the shop. Edward Edwards, the Prosecutor's shopman, proved the article to have been in his master's win dow. He was at dinner in the back part of the sh-p. There was a hole in Cie window, as large as would have admitted his two hands . No glass. however, was found either in the inside, or on the pavement. The hole had every appearance of having been cut. Townsend, junior, a Bow-street Officer, proved. that he took she Pr ison:r into custody. •osci that the handkerchiefs were delivered to him, but that he delivered them the next day to the shopman, who produced them. Mr. Thos. Siter, the Prosecutor, identified his property, and valued it at twenty-four shillings. He also deposed, that his house formed part of his shop. and that both were sitaated at No. 14, Coventry street, in the parish of Zit. James's, Westminster. The Prisoner, in defence, said he was innocent. Mr. Just ce La BLANC, in summing up the crisp dence,which he did with the utmost impartiality, ob served to the Jury, that as the piece of glass bad not been found,, and as the Prisoner had not been ac tually seen either cutting or breaking the pane is the window, it must necessarily be doubtful whether or not he had actually committed that part of the crime charged ag-ains: him, which comprised thin bre.skiag into the Prosecutor's dwelling-h a wse. If such a doubt. therefore, existed in their minds, the Prisoner should be acquitted of the capital pan of the charge. The Jury nat finding the evidence sai open that paint. accordingly found the only Geaki or stealing Me g..ods, but not ing into the house. pee Brach-Imre, a 501.1.. r of the Third of Guards, was found Gralo sat a Ilia* stealing a pocket-book, cusitaisiug a Batik .r.••••• 11Juse If niods. the part of the atisfattory e Prisoner t of break. Regiment "amity. is I ink Nete of r -• • of 92 ; d ai tar Vis with