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1 ; ,k 1 in a f+ , c days. WEST IWLIE.;. rOKLIUN f‘TErLiciAXCE. DENMARK %lAIL. It•ROADOES, JULY 7. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, in his Majesty's ship Northamilfrrhiled, with the Rainihet, and Be!Gide. of the line, and Sipe , Wife brig, arrived in Carlisle Bay on Sunday evening ; and yesterday the Print.. Gteirfe„ of 98 guns; the whole last from St. Lucia ; where they touched on their way from Dominica. The second homeward-bound trade of the Id. ands sailed from Tortola. under innerly of His Majesty's ships C 45444, of the line, and Wasp sloop of war, on the Sei uh. The Priire Geiirs. is uader saainz infers for Lag. land, aI, will, we understand, proLcesl horn hence A hu is , ser of Ameriean vessels, bringing us sup. plies or Blur, corn, lumber., and stt•le, have ar. rived within the few last days. One :La has brought 4'./0 quintals of fisb, but the .1 Imissioo of this ar. tick in a neutral bottom would evidently injure cur ost n merchants and the British Fisheries ; coniorma ably, therefore, to the instruftions of Goveratnent. his Honour, the President, has refused the landing set it ; which can give no possible inconvenience, as there is one British cargte now at market, and many others soon rep , fled. Madame de la Pagerie, the mother of Madame Bonaparte, departed this life at Martinique on the let ult. Her remains were interred with great pomp at Les Trois Islets, her heart having been first t ikon out and deposiLed in a silver chalice or uru, to be sent to Fiance. _ JULY 12. A , !rniral CoAram dispatched His Majesty's s'.; from Antigua, on the 2.1 v ult. to Nice the trade from Surinam ; she hsd not Ar riee..l there on the 30th. 'fbirteen sail were ready ; they will be escorted from thence, w this Island, by she //assinica, and from hence to Englani by His Maje , iy's ship .4ra4. The folk, wing French privateers, •"z. of 14 guns, andl.:3in&n. and L'EeL:ir, of 14 guns. aii:l 95 men, are crui.ing 6.) miles to windward; sit 'l glls. Ald 215 m-a, was cruising, on the 14th silt. in I e. Ca. Inn. 53. Amu: sad the D.riesue. 01 Iri gni' and 130 men, were to sin ft Gaudaloupe ar the 14:5 inst. to amiss is comimn COP4stis•Citg„ •I;l7sT 3. OF ,he first division of the L' :.1l fleet, wh;t,h has passed :he Sound, and several sail of which has been seen rem th's city, a part has returned, and a p4rt anc'iored near t'm isle of H- Pen. This ds. vision comiits of toe following siiids:—Tiss Priors V Wars. of 9i guns; the Yettt-ter, of 80 ; the Caesar. of 74; tist Sprser., of 74.; the Brunsavici ; of 74; the llizsufor, of 74; tat: attattis, of 74 ; the Ra4 . y. of 84 ; the Cles4/44e, of Sd ; the Ser- *awe, of 3d (the frigate in which :kir. Taylor arrived); the Mishap, of 13 ; the I suiy, of jf the ). of 12; the irt•ltd:lUl • 01 10 ; the Norris of 16, the SappiJ, of 16; the T., 3,,tent, of 14 ; the Spkutz. of 14 ; the Cemoidierst, of 122 i two aloops front Yarmouth, and the Goo 1, 1, , niS-ketch. The fleet passed the fortress (.1 C. 3 :.•11',e;g on the 3i, saluting, and receiving in return the salute of the tofu's& Aectwding to advice rectired h.:re, by express, on the 4h, in the evening. an English stri.dron, con. sitting of fnar ships ut the line, five fligAtes, and eight brigs, p.tssed through the Great B.:1t, where a part of it remains. This day, it is said, that more ships of war and gun-bna;s have artiv.•J in the Sound, and that a great number of 11. a-bottomed-boats and bomb. ketches have been seen is the CAttegat ; the whole fleet has 15,e30 tufa on board. The day before yesterday two English frigates and two brigs passed ey for the Baltic. ANClTtitil itUrglll. SAIIII DAM The Island of Zeolnnd is now swum:ldea by the too diviianns of the English fleet, as b/ a line of cir curneaUation. No official consnennication ha; yet been made on the part at the Saglish. Mr. Jackson had Arrived at Kiel. but it is understood that his rni..;ion thither can have little eft& as the seat of Government is properly at Copenhagen, and Ministetial communi cations can only be made bete. 'Hu Royal I-fish nets the Hereditary Prince is espetted here from Kiel, the day after to-marrow. Should any inadmissible demands be made on th, part of the English. oar opposition will be at Dace patriotic and determined. Sir I loass Popham is expeard he to-morrow. This evening four Enzlish ships, and 40 trim.. pasta, ate in .fight from :his city. The Eng: sts expea lowa ships of war and trans ports. The Danish 11.• et is by no mown completely detence is COPIIIMAGIN Iva. 11. Last eight we received an (Walrus front Kiel. and immediately after all the Generals and Admirals as.embled. and early in the morning orders were given to mount and man the batteries of our port, and workmen were ordered to assemble at Holm ; and this moment ow coating batteries, flat-bottomed boats, and vessels of defence, are all lying out in the roads, or proceeding thither. The road stretch ing to Elsineur is occupied by cavalry, and the gar rison of Cronenherg has been reinforced. In short, all necessary prtparations are made to repel an hos tile an attack. Whether such an attack will he made, And whether the English hare really the intention to commit hosti:ities against this ca•intry, remain yet uncertain. . In the mean time, the Prince Royal imexpeaeilly arrived here, this day, at noon, to the great j9y of the inhabitants, end immediately hastened to the Holm. The Eng:ish fleet is still lying as.nehor, about three or four miles from this place, without having unier!aken aly thing. It is very strong ; a chain of frigates and cutters stretches frnm the fleet past this city. through the Great Belt, into the Baltic.— Taylor is said to have set out for Kiel.—(Hamortrgh Correrpondrat, Aug. 15. J STETTIN, AUG. 11. According to the last letters from Swiremunie, two E.liglish brigs, and one Swedish, are cruising elf the coast, which frequently approa:h the beach within musket shot, and keep up a heAvy fire on every military post they see. Danish bottoms only are permitted to enter, all others are obliged to a pply for passports from the King at Sweden.—( fifir/ ) AMSTLROA.4, AUG. Letters from Tangier, of the 20th of July, stat,., that the Emperor of Morocco has given orders that no ship which arrive. at Mogadore in ballast, rhall be permitted to load the produce of the courrry. The export duty on Gum Arabic ha. beet raised five piastres.—(/dial.) ZURICH, JULY '2B. Mr. Moussen, Chang)...llur of the Helvetic Confe deracy, is to proceed to Paris, whither soon after Mr. de Wattenviile, late Landamman, is to follow him on a particular mission.— (Id.) HASIBURGH. AVE. 12. AccorsYng to the list accounts from Schleswig, t'ie Engl'h ships were stationed quietly round the island of Zealand, and did not appear to intend to commit hoitilities. The fears which their unex pe.ftv.: arrival had occasioned, are much diminished; and it is hoped, that the honourable neutrality which Denmark has hitherto maintained, will be re,peettrd by all powers. The two Princes of 01. der.ku:g are arriv<l in Schleswig from England. There is a report, that, according to the latest ad viczs finis) .I.lndon, the Cabinet of St. darnes's has sent other orders to the Commander of the fleet in thv Sound. Mr. Thornton. Royal British Minister at the Ci►cle of Lower Satony. and Mr. Cockhurne, Eng lish Consul t have both left Altona. for England.— Ibid.) HOLSTEIN, AUGUST 10. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince set out from Kiel, for Copenhagen, the Bth, on re ceiving advice of the appearance of the Enalisb meet in the I).ini , ,h seas. The Minister of State, Count Bernstorff, it at present at Kiel. Mr. Jackson has left Kiel, and is gone, it is said, to Hawes. ELSINEUR, AL6. 7. A number of transports with troops, under eon. troy of some ships of war, have either arrived here, nr ate in sight hum this twin. They belong to the se:ond division of the English Flee:. Admiral Keate, with his diviaion, has gone through the Gnat Ildt. On the sth, seventeen English ships of war, •is. six ships of the line, six frigates, and five areillee ships, passed by Elsineur. The convoy from Landr.n, which lately arrived at Wolierwick, has returned for England without proceeding to Tonningen, or being unloaded. It is said that the English have demanded to be put in possession of the fortress of Czonenberg, which, however, has been absolutely refused. AL CONA, AVOVIT 14. O r ,PRIVATI LISCTER.) Le:tets :torn Copenhagen, of the 9th, state, that the Crown Prince was hourly expeeted there from Ki,l. At the latter place Mr. Jackson had An au diauce of his Royal High:ifs., to demand " whether Dem irk intended to declare for or against England, as its neutrality, owing to the vi.ilent measures adopted by France, could no 1 ).:ger be acknow ledged ?" the Prince is said to have declared, thtt he woald consider every Power as his enemy, that esould attempt to viaLsta his neutrality. In the evening of the tame day (the rich), he set out for Copentragm. The British men of war, with the trent) slips, form a complete line of circumvallation, round the island •)1 Z -iland t some divisi-ins have LON DON, SATURITAY;AutioirrI. lnstruetions have been issued from the Admiralty and the Jk/Dtili of the ADMIII AL TY, to Hitt Maaes rv's ships of war and pi ivatecrs, ordering them to detain and bring in all ships and goods belonging to the foilowthg countries. if found trading with the enemies of this Kingdom, via. Oldenburg, Meek lettburgh, Kniphausen, and Pappeuburp. They are to be allowed .iz weelcs ; during which time our ships are to give them notice, " mat from the expi ration of six weeks atter the Ijth instant, they are at liberty to bring in ani of the snips belonging to the' above places, if found trading with the enemy; and they will be condemned as prizes, but to be at liberty to trade tree with this country." An Otder to the above effe.o will appear in tLis evening's G.:rirr. A Tonningen Mail armed, yesterday, with Let ters and Papers to the 16th inst. The fate pf, Denmark has probably been decided before • this time. Oa the Bth inst. ea intprxiesc;liik Pleto - s.IIC. Kiel, between the Pluvial itoifrit, 4.d Mr: 'setts • ... . sow, in which the latter demanded that ligament should declare for or against England, alleging that from the violent measures adopted by hrxuce, it was impossible for England any longer to acknoo ledge her neutrality. To this the liaises is said to lave at.sweted, that he would consider every power his enemy that should attempt to violate his neutra lity. and in the evening of the same day, he set off for Copenhagen. Another account states, that Mr. J*CIESON only required the English should be put in possession of Cronenberg, wheals being refused, he proceeded to Hitsum. The Panics, immediately after the interview, sent off orders to Copenhagen to make every preparation for defence, in case the Eng lish should attempt to enforce their demands. These orders reached that city on the evening of the 10t1i, and next morning all was bustle and aaivisy. The batter:es were manned ; the flat-bottomed boats and other vessels of defence proceeded into the t oads ; the garrison of Cronenberg was reinforced ; and the road, stretching to Eisineur, was lined with cavalry. At noon, same day, the PRINCt ROY AL arrived, and his presence excited not a little the enthusiasm of the inhabitants. A large portion of the English fleet was lying at that date about half way between Copenhagen and Cronenberg, with a chain of frigates and cutters, stretching through the Great Belt into the Baltic. Admiral GAMilltit was with this divi sion. Another squadron, under Commodore KIATS. v: as stationed on the opposite side of the Island ; the whole forming a complete line of circumvalla- Lion around it. In this state, Zealand could nct possibly receive any reinforcements ; and should extremities be resorted to, its fate must depend upon it; internal stringth and reomrces. Its army is not understood to be formidable ; and the Bri tish military force, including the German Legion, which has probably joined, from Bogen, would amount to upwards of 30,000 men. The Danish fleet is said to be in a dismantled state, but we be lieve Copenhagen is vet y strongly defended by sea, and the obstinate and formidable defence it made against Lord Natsom, in IBor2, is fresh in remem brance. Of the ultimate result, however, should it be necessary to resort to force, little drub: is enter tained. Our army would prObably 1 a descent . and, co-opnating with our fleet, inve t Copenhagen by sea and land, and the fall of that place would be decisive of the fate of the island. A: Admiral GA Mal a probably waited only the result of Mr. Jackson's mission to Keil, to commence operations, the preparations for defence aloag the coast, on the 11th, must have apprised him that the result was unfavourable, and therefore we may presume that h- lost not a moment to defeat them. Perhaps it would lase u-en more wise to have taken possession of Zealand at once, and negotiated afterwards. It world certainly have been the more ele.!tua! mo e attaining the obj-zft, because the Danes would been taken by surprise, and could on ha, for defence. It would also have saved the 'ion of much blood ; for in the state to the Dines are reduced, we may calzulate obstinate resistance. It may bz a quebtion whether it woul I not have been would have most perplexed Bow AAAAA a, raised his plans ? It is well known that he only a pretence to seizt the Danish the Continent, and that pretence he will by the course which we have adopted. the Danes fight with the most determined I he will reproach them as making only a sistance ; whereas, had we taken the surprise, he could not with any shadow j j , find fault with them. On the othi,r hand, it urged, that our honour is at stake, a.ld ti.at would be a forfeiture of our charaner to surprise a neutral p 'vier, reposii, R confidence in her neutral situ itlon, not such an attack. That c:baraaer certAiniy copra preserved too carefully, or e tima ed too bigh btu we fear that the demand which we have made, Denmark, accompanied with a threat is cast refusal, and a force to execute that three, may considered as rather an harsh proceeding towards neutral nation. rather incompatible with that clop ter. and to be justiGaJ only by an evr a o r d mary pressing co:scuirence of circa .Istaneee. Haiir therefrom. undertaken a measure which we will be condemned by DmMai k, and •tier naz i on the Continent as an unfa,r adrant.tz., e nd violation of neutral rights, we need no. nave over delicate with respell to the mo le of eveni as the same necvssity which j‘tetified the one, net.. b! pleaded in defence of the other. A Paris letter, in elle /larn%urgh Papers, says— " Report speak; of the approaching nomi :attic o Two Princes. It is added, th:et all the 11141e11.$ of Frau*, who are not yet Princes, anJ haw com. mantled in our Grand Army, are to be elevated to the Janis dignity; as also the Generals ‘Vaer F.l and flety al T. • and the Minis:er of the Interior, M. Ciastarknava The new Dukes are to rece;ve images We Poland. _which they will be permitted to ;rid to exchange for estates in France." •Advieec were received on thz 14th at Alton,, that the French had been repulsed with great los. in two attacks upon Stralsund. No dispatches were received yesterday by the Tonningen Mail, for Government, nor letters kr the Foreign Mini ten, a circumstance tathe: ez trardinar y . It was. however, reported in the city last evening, that accounts had been receiven, an nouncing an attach on Copenhagen; in the cArse of whici. that city was set on ire, and consumed n ashes We were not able to trace these accortis to any au.heuric source. Accounts have been received from Hollani to the 13th, but they are destitute of all interest. We have received New York Papers to the 16th, cid Boston to the 17th instant. The latter statr, that tutctings had liken place at Bost .n and Salem, at velich the PRESlDttiff Proclamation, and the cundud of the inhabitants of N rfo,k, had been spioroved of. It appears, however, that our squa dii.o on the American coast were de•ermined ad wilt all possible inoleration, and that there was reasonable ground to hope, the hostile excited by the affair between the Leopard and IL. Chesnpf air would subside. We have received Barbadoes Papers to the t th instant, from which we have made some estrad:. but they contain nothing of importance. Yesterday. at three o'clock. a Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office. Yesterday the Duke of Yolk transalted br at his Office till near six o'clock, when he w' York House, and dressed, and then set off for to be present at the celebration of the Duke of ■ cwcc's birth-day, who completed his 4ed yesterday. A private letter from Elsineur, dated Auras received by the Tonoingen Mail, says Some the merchantmen bound to Copenhagen ae &hie, have been ordered, by the Co A 144 NM Curry of the British Fleet, to remain here uni ther orders." Oa Saturday last sailed from Plymnirth, with several French gentlemen and other sional men, it acivilcapacity, taken in an An.. Ship. detaraed and sent in thert by ONO Of cruisers, scr.t home by order of rlair Cioverrunet this country, and not considered as prisoner war I—A very proper example to thE present PERO% of the French nation. Byofficial mounts, French lugger Tatter. of 14 gun., and 60 men. and a cutt,r. out of Calais, on the 15 h iostanf. Two I lugger privateers are at archer off Cape &A, watched by the Boulogne squadron. A privateer was seen to go into Calms. on the Wit.l A brig, suppcsed to be her prise. Orders have been issued ter all the General cars in the Southern Distils% to repair immet!i to their respeflive corn:riga:ls. their pretence deemed necessary du.in the vslt.eeting militia. ailed Olt. Old iii'zry pnep_ar4tion fur Making. eltctual. m e 'ants would b tat have prep saved the I state to w.•. 41:U14t4 upon a question the course ,• •eta, and im vn that he w e possessions n. t he will ae , a f Jopted. sh,,, :mined bravely tnly a sh:iv of 4 to the i.l.nd hadow , ti jast t Lent it II ake, . arener U'r r, r e p o ,; ; ,„ t I. not sus,: f aS mainly e trilm d " MA 7, bat have made ape treat i 4 east three, may he *ding towards with that elem. • t•raordmary mem Haviry, which we know nd etti,er nafoos • ivantatt, end a .1 no. have her o le of ex-tc:t I the one, tuv:%; ti Papers, says... g notni lat:3o a ll tLe blaidu:s and bay.: cow.. obe elevated to ierals %V•t.re cs the Interior, M. ensues sent hub: A C:. A' d tukt I:. sod tI Dr* s. a4llu•- I Gra i , pro's.- of four aunt 41W rr nt E ' B ar F rr. r, Clare' fret.cr; juirpt al OC• eelatrely e been! Yt L:.e also entered the Great and Little Belts. Admiral Keate, with four sail of the line, and some frigates, passed the Belt on the 4th instant. Between Copenhagen and Elsineur, there were, on the Bth, eighteen sail of the line, besides frigates ; in faR the English fleet forms a telegraphic line from C penliageu t , ) Kid : between the Island of Saltholm Atli the Swedish coast, two English fri gates and some Sri:Slier vessels are cruising. On the 6th, two English frigates and two brigs passed Copenhagen for the Baltic, :up p05.....1 for St. Pe tersburg and Memel. The Danish fleet remains in the same state as before ; and up to that day no pre parations of defence had been made by the Govern ment. The English fleet receives plenty of supplies, for which they pay ready money. This afternoon an ancient commercial h o use here, rifc.-ived advice by Estoirri, from htralsund (via Rostock), that the French bad been repulsed, with great loss, in two attempts to take that place, the beginning of this week. THE BRITISH PRESS.