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. Mitred ; as also the ship's company and crew, and a number of men of the 77th Regirunt, who were on board. The letter is accompAnitta by the following_ extra& trom the Log book of t w ship Ganges, Friday, May 29, 1807 : " Light airs mod cloudy in p a. in. a light breeze and Air, the swell much gone dawn, brat the ship atoll rolling dreadfully, and rendering it dangerous for the boats to take persons on board, whether astern or aliallsole. At a quarter pest noon, the St. Vincent being still nearly four miles front es, there being seven feet water in the well, the stern past being now four inches off tne dead wood, and the skip un governable by the helm, got the launch at all risks slung side, having in train attempted to put the ladies on hood of her, out of the stern gallery, tarnigh the railing was cut away for the purpose At three quarters past itann, she left les with all the passengers, except Mr. Kulleidulli s of the Bombay Civil Establishise.it, who inrri:ted, Is a manlier the mist friendly to me, and the most honourable to him self, on remaining .in board until my Othcers and self quitted tins ship At one p.m. the yawl leit us, with the sick people, and some id the ether ship's company and soldiers of His Majesty's 77th tegumnt. The men still kept were. Me at the pumps with unabated vigour awl gnod•will. At three p ss. eight feet water in the well, and the chip settling fast. At halt. past four, nine feet water in the well, and seeing the launch on her return, called the peo,de up from tee pumps. Down both cutters, and sent them off as fast as prudence would permit, with order, not to return.-- At five, the launch, yawl, and one of the St Vincent's boats, mime alongside, and by half past five had all left, the ship again, full of people, the Third and Fifth Officers in charge the launch and yawl. I, immediately alter the boats bad quitted us, mustered the people, and there being 49 men still on tumid (Mr. Rolleriton, the Chief, butch and Sixth Officer, and myself included) again set the pimps to work, as then ght wa• closing in fast, and the St. Vincent still at some distance from in. At eta p. m. in company with the Chief Officer, grinner, all carpenter, visited the gun-room for the last time, I Kind the head of the stermpost had forsaken the transom full six lecher., the garuoard team of the cheater two inches open, fir sin er seven 18,1 down at least, the wood ends five incites off the *tai-post, and all the counter timber guile at the beefs. At half-past eight p m. the St Vincent's boat and the yaw! once more coins alongside, and then (and not till • hen) were all 10101115 1111211 V 4411114111/) my order,. Filled the too boats, mid dispatched them in return :10 more; Rte minutes attar weals, Vie 'south cattle back to its, ant, at three...quartets past eight, ac,iiiipanied by Mr helleston, the etruel, Fk.urth,, and Sista. Officers, and all that remained ef the ship's company, I quitted the uniottunate Ganges, with three cheers from us all, and twenty minutes after boarded the Sc. Vincent in safety ; where we were melted by Capt. J with all that feeling and humanity which has distinguished hi. cutiduet since our separation from the fleet; and here, before the journal of this eventful voyage is finally closed, I conceive it to he my duly to mate, that on leaving the ship .he had ten fe e t water in the well, that she had settled hall way up her bends, and that she was wholly ungovertiatla by the helm, that the poop, quarter-deck, and upper works generally were iii motion, ant thetas no human means were left untri-d, so were ns b/M11.141 powers remit to save her twin destruction. " At day-light, the StViticent, (ruin causes that must appear in the 'og-lanok, having made but little program in the night, saw the ship about five miles off, with her masts, yards, and sails, in the same situation as the preceding evening. At seven a et Captain Junes, in compliant,' with my request, bore up towards her, and at nine, accompanied by Mr. ffulleston, the Chit!! and Fourth Officer, and a lutl co.nplensent of men for the 'net, I pulled towards her in the launch, with the hope of saving some pint (however small) of the property n bawd. As we sipper...teed the ship, observed the %,41rt running out of tint scilitie• ..n the go '.neck, and that of the 6ireca.thr was •t toles eoni i deteir 000e,I oi the irate , . Under such cir. riimstances, tire sive a- mg eselently i 4 a sinking state, we conceived it nuist prudent 10 oar übjett, and, there fore, immediately returned to the hi. Viocent, at this tune ant more than a curter of a chi: , &stint. Als,ut four nii.,utes before noon, got along.i le of !ler and Etstonata it wire that we dud Pi, fur scarcely hail the th cis secured in that situation, before the G nge , , in a most extraordinary manner, paid off before the wind, and its t.te lame of one mina.; sunk entirely, ping alien heaJ fati.:ted, vittli all Nil mars stand ing, except the mom tip. matt. (Signed) T HARRINGTON " THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, - TUESDAY, Amur 25. When the last accounts were sent oiT on the 10th inst. by Admiral Ga mama. fifteen sail of the line were moored in trro lines. within gun-shot of Eisi- UMW Castle; and within them were transports with 14,000 troops on boar& Four sail of the line were olf Copenhagen, with eight frigates. ten sloops of war, a great number of gun-twig: firo-ships, trans polls with troops. dec. Four sail of the line, four frigates. and a number of gun boats, ant transports, were stationed between liolitein and the island of Zealand, to prevent the Fient.:l from 7.,in over into the island. The wh o l e o f t h e mar i nes , , and a number. of seamen were held in readiness to land in conjuntlion with the troops. An Edinburgh Paper. of the :.10:h inct. says : "By a vessel arrived this morning at Leith, in five days from Copenhagen, we learn, that the British army was ready for deharkatiJn on Fr id iy last, and that it had been agreed to give up the Danish fleet, said to be about twenty sail of the IMe, to remain in an English port during the war." Another Edinburgh Paper says:—" the Anna. rsatAt sloop arrived on Wednesday last at Leith, with the trade from the Baltic. It is repltted by , the masters of some of the vessels arrived from Pe tsrsbsrgh, that, before they left that pls..e, the I Trench interest had prevailed in a eonsi,l4-Able de 1, gree, and that the Russians were fortis} i.:4 an the , places about Cesestadt ; but that there appzrr:d to be very few sWpi of war at that place, and net ina:.y , of them ready for sea." Litters from an officer of rank in the Baltic Expe- J dition, state, " that the island of Zealand was corn ' pietely invested on the 10th instant, by thirty sail of 1 the line. Nothing was expeaed from nego c i a tion, 1 and the grand attack was expeaed to take place on the 13th; 3000 sailors, taken from such ~ f the ;mailer vesaels as had nit room to sR, were selated 1 ' ' to joie the troops, amounting to thi rt y t h ousan d at In the event c success, a similar visit. it was eap•Cted. weld be made to the fleet and metals of Russia." --......._ We have lately received letters from almost every part of Ireland, written by Gentkmen, whose atteo- Country, by the debates in Parli•ebennt, in which it was represented in a state of danger and insects rity. In one et theta the writer says, " I have visited the counties of Kildare, Wexford, Waterford. Cirlow, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim, Mo naghan, and Fermanagh. I omitted no opportup:ty, and many opportunities occurred, of inquiring into the state of these counties, and have had the plea sure of finding them uniformly peaceable and indus trious. My inquiries were nut nude among one class or description of men only ; they extended to every rank and party. It is true. 1 have heard that a corps of Yeomanry, in the county of Cavan, laid down their arms, because the Brigade-Majw Tinton strated with them upon the impropriety of appearing upon made decorated with Orange ribbons, and that a disagreeable affair took place in the same county, between the Killincare and King's Omit Yeomanry, in which several were hurt on both sides; but I can venture to assert, that neither sedition nor disloyalty were among the causes of either event ; and that they prose Jed exclusively from an eribe• rant party spirit, which Government, if it aels wisely and liberally, will discourage. In the county of Tipperary, it is true, discontent is generally under stood to exit; but even there the greatest alarmists do not pretend that there is any nriraniz•ition or sys• tem among the lower orders, I r .rn which any inten tion to disturb the en.v3lic tranquillity, or re..ist the Gov: rnm:nt, can by apprche,dej." The pu'ilic expti!ta:ion, so naturally Attral , il the expe2itions into Cie &irk, has iodine.' us to examine the principle of she new policy upon which we are reduced to s 9, Ari to cons i der the expediency, bath as to time and circumstances, of carrying that principle into ex cution. A people whose proud char .ler it ever has been to reconcile their political interests with moral feelings. very justly shrink and recede from the thought of being obliged to sesort to a contradiaory system of aßion. But the only question left is, what, under the pre sent circumstances of oar case, mth the extendei power and influence of France arrayed against our national existence, and with the mind and means of BON•P•ItTL to shred that power, we otig%t immedi ately to adopt, as well in the way of salutary precast tion, as with the view of ulOsoate security ? The serious examination of sects a position will probably lead us clearly to perceive and understand the ne cessity of our intervention w th the moitime states of this North of Europe. It will perhaps justify Great Britain to aotacipste the designs and provide against this schemes of toe powerful enemy vri.h whom it is new our fate, " in s slitude of danger," to contend. It will justify us to take out of tne re.tch of Boss AAAAA a those weapons and resources of at tack. on the obtainment of whieh he has calculated, and which, if no a perinoted to grasO, will be most powerfully and solely met 'yea against Great Bii tain. A determined and powerful enemy threatens even the existence of the great and independent State. No souse of moral reelitude, no regard for established usages, no la:timer of the law at pulilic opinion, either codifies his hostility or retards she means of giving it eft . ..a. Intent alone upon his obis& he hesitites at nothing to accomplish it. Ile draws his means of success from the contempt of every principle of justice. His vices and his vic tories reciprocally assist each other, and even in the virtues of his opponent he finds mast powerful auxiliaries. The contest has gone on between them for a length of time. The result has been, that from such CAlliei the tyranny and dominion of Dor: PA are are completely successful on the conti nent of Europe. Those empires which could alone oppose his aggrandizement, and check his rapacity, are subjugat:4 or paraliztl. Some other states, whose neutrality he has refrained from violating, only because he was aware of his ability to do it with complete success, when his other prolieds were executed, are nest destined for attack. Thcre is no doubt of the policy, nor of his ;lower to carry it i nto E TA. By such invasion he is enabled to po.sess himselt not only of a new maritime position against us, but of the fleets and stores of the Dauish nation. By his Own disregard of treaties, and by a delusive squeamishness of Great Britain, he would realise so much of liis Vell:ll(edp:., j a as applies to ships and s.,ii srs. He WO'lld ;e...1 Cie ,teat resources of his exttn,iv,, con:riest roe establishment of ma ritime power, and voi:tire in the result to con tend with Groat Britain the dom i ni o n of t h e sea. In such a state of tiwigs, it is the aelual duty of GreAt Britain to he de,.i.ive. The danger is Muni • nent; design of her inveterate enemy easily pratlicaltk. It she Litters and suffers the oppor tunity to escape, osithout taking measures of the fullest piccautian, she will augment the causes of her own insecurity, gratify the views and desires of France, and subjeO to its controul the pop u l at i on , resources, and shipping of Denmark. It is of little use to cramp the necessary energy and resolution by l introducing the claims of moral justice, neutral tights, and all those great considerations, which to he forced to disregard is now our misfortune, and - not our fault. From an adherence to them we have already failed in political estimation, by allow log our enemy to get tanager, without receiving proportionate adlitions to our own power. Great Britain, with the sole command of the seas, has ex hibited a moderation and regard for the rights of others, to an uncommon extent in this age of revolii tionary aggression and sordid speculatiOn. Hid she acted upon an opposite policy, she might have domineered in every quarter of the world. whilst the aggressions of BONAPARTE were limited to Continental Europe. An eminent writer has de fined a weed to be a flower out of its place; so it ntig!.t be with those conscientious appeals and ar guments against the right or necessity of interfering with Neutral States. Out of their proper place and just application, they might operate as most noxious seeds. Having thus established the necessity, as commanding and most urgent, it will fellow of course that the means of precaution ought to be prompt and efficient. It was our duty to prove to the world, and to posterity, that it was the feeling of the nem,- sky alone justified the recourse to this breach of neutrality, and the only proof of our being folly ;im pressed with that extreme necessity was to have in stantaneously acted upon the impression. Vie should have nothing to do with negotiations and disquisitions, which could only produce delay. The evil against which we provided, the difficulties ex. isting, could not be prevented or retarded by con invoices with the Danish Court. In fan, if the ne cessity was not the most extreme, the measure was unjust ; and if the extremity existed, the negociation was useless ; the hostility and design of Boa A. a RYE were evident; the inability of Denmark to resist him well understood. Therefore, as well to josti!y our own condufl, to save the Ciurt of Den mark, and, above all, to prevent a wanton iffiniiis of human blood, the moment we :cached the shores of Copenhagen, we should have accomplish ed the object, and then proved its necessity. the absolute czpedieney of the pokey will be no ex cuse for improper management and inefficient exe cution. On the contrary, in our opinion, it ou fi lst to be considered ws an aggr .votion, inasmuch as it would reseathlt an effort of desperation, wllchwe intemperately undertook, but which, through timi dity or incapacity, we declined to accomplish. The Rubicon is passed by us. Nothing is the shape of hesitation or ambiguity ought to have ap peared. Tire qiiestiom should be set at rest for ever ; our maritime dominion fully and explicitly avowed ; no blither postponement or suspension of JAN ad mission. We shnuld have learned from esperieuce— d‘e.lll , cm .;u , •d It: m lite rew.•,:t. ‘Ve have te. rived 11; ist P•pers t, the 12th inst Int, Lott: they cqnt.tir. •..) new; aa: Rurn . 7u7 - , of the re-cap of Buenos Ayres rill prevail. It is •!so sail, that GenerAl Cs ACr 4: D received a wound in the leg, and that another G.- netal vres alio slightly won del. No accounts were recciv:d from Ailn:ral GAM. sit omen this Paper WAS put to ;%igsf. A l'asaenger in the Mathis'', Captain Loan, ar rived at Von Celasguw, on Tuesday, from Virginia, in 31 days, states, that so late As tne 16. h of Jul, on which day he was at Norfolk, ao ad of aggres siun had taken place, on either site, but that the Pruclarnatien of the PlttiSl DEN T. g water and pet/visions from Britian m :a o; war. had been gnat,' enierced. The AlaJisaa passed through Commodore Dot:OB.AS% squadron on the night of the lit, but WAS not hailed. Yesterday morning the asite of YORK arrived at Vs'i..ds r 111K1 04LlandS, and transacted busicivss wiih H 4 reta.issry fur a considerable time. In the evening his Royal Hignoess came to town to York. house. Yesterday morning the Loan CH A IiCZI.Loi, Lord CAbl Leith AGII. a.,d the ATTOIIII4I/.6i ,tiad audiences to II o'clock, when His Maaurr took his usual iide on horseback, accompanied by the Dukes of YO4l and Cum • it As+o, Aritlessees Au. masa, lissemia, and itadeLe•, Ledy.O. Ilkientaor; Lord WaisiNoti A wt. Count MlitteTilt, Generals CA I TWlti G.I r uu I Fitzacsv, and Colonel Tsi toe. A Genitema i woo left Fiushing a few days ago, states, that there are lying at that port seven ships of the lint., which were /4 ely 'attache.' at Antwerp.. where they are htl 11i.% seven others of a sinoliar description ; and more Are expeard to be laid down, it men can be fouad us that neighbourhood to man them. The Dale Kent racket, Captain COAT:SOUTH, arrived at Falmouth in. Friday, fron► Jamaica, with mails, in 86 days. I.ett lying at Kingston. His M 41 , • JEST v'i ships Mediato►, "Ulf:lord, Alarm. and Lark. Wednesday neat is the day fixed on ►y the In 'peeing Field Officer of the I hurl& for impeding the Volunteer Curps of Loyal North Brim's'. The Sr. bpi, brig, of 16 guns, and 90 men, the Hon. Capt. M. Da Connor, belonging to the Windward Island station, has been captured by two French privateers, and taken into Guadeloupe or Martinique. It appears that the St. Lucia gave chase to the privateers for a considerable time. and when she had seared them, they commenced a very smart engagement, in which several were killed on both sides, and she was at last compelled, after great resistance, to yield, in consequence of the stiforiority of their force. istp spoil remain for some time. Lord MINDAS has 14kowise arnred at Upieatham. • Mr. Coot s wai to p)aT Itie.s4rl, at the Liverpool Theatre. lest night. Mr. Lswri and Mr. Eats r were to perfurao in Mr. Kessler's farce of !iambi [la Watd. The Right Hos. Sit Joint NBIIIPOIT, Batt. ar. rived at Waterford, on Tuesday last. from Eitland. Sauthend erpees :o ou again hoi.o.rei with tne r , genet of bar Royal Hignaess the Piineess of WALES, accompanied by nor Illustrioas Mother. The theatte Is well attended, and has foetid a great accinisition, in the comic and •oocal abili•;es of a hit tieleif„air, Mass donations, the d tuahter of Mr. JUl4NsTossa. the celebrated Irish pt rtirmer. Mr. YOUNfapto delighted the town. last night, in t!ie part of /4.4efer. and received the trawit an. ba.l-.Jr,l applanse trolls an elegant audience. 7./in Bell, and Mr. Siansea is's Farm of TA. Crum, were to be performed last oight at the divan-. sea 'freatte. for Mr. Casa av's benefit. Colour' Tito afteos,•sviso, with ins Falaily, bars arrived at Falconer's Hall, in order to amuse ►he company at Scarborough, hunts otters in the adjoin• in g rivers, twice a week. These bounds are urine which were intended fur Wolf, and are very eer pertor. _ _ la eon•e?dente of the continued indisposition of Mrs. Mous r•lti. the Edinburgh 'l'hr•tre diJ not open on K'echndry last, but vr.is to open on Satur day last wi:h limed 14: P:ousi and The Feeey . Miu &sire, of Clvent-Garden Theatre, is the great attradion at Margate. Sire has performed Brissarra, and recited COLLINs's Ode with great ef fed. She has al.e appeared in Mrs. Oa with equal success. and again recui the Ode. The Theatre overflows every ,sight she performs. Maas taoss.—Lately, at St John's, Newfound land, Lieut. Buser, of the Matiarri schooner, to Miss Gaidgeoss_ i _ daughter of Mr. 13 tele Gadgets% Surgeon, of St. J fEreti. of His MA••• J. 1.? Y's +chrome fferriv, to iss , daugh ter of M. Kaaerrsv, Esq. Miss num, better known as the rouse Roscia, Madame Fasogarce, and Mr. HARRISON, have joined Mr TNoRNTON's Company at the Racket Ground, Oxford. _ _ Mr. M 404 A TH. from the Bath Concerts, sang at Mr. Ya,Kt:twice' Benefit Concert, at Liverpool, on Tuesday last, and was very well received. Mrs. DICKOSS also assisted ; but, we suppose, from the uncommon heat of the seasos, it dud not boast .o crowded n company as on former occasions. Mr. Bevy serail, the Manager of the Cam!--- land Company of Comedians, bas concluded !Am self with such propriety, and given such general sa tisfaion, that a large subscription has been entered into, for the purpose_ot building two new theatres, tinder his direflion ; one in the city of Carlisle, and the what in Penrith ; both of which will be finished agains: the ensuing season. ST. Lao' 4 ST A Ktu—Lord DARLINGTON has pur chased of Mr. Ws xsos the bay colt, by Sir Sufism, out of Lirnum•Vihes dam, named for the St. Leger Stakes at this next Doncaster Meeting. His Lord• ship has since named him Giles Sereggoss. 'The first of the Garrison Bails. at Gosport, corn minced on Friday night, at the Crows lon, which was attended by a larger and more splendid assem blage of rank and fashion than ever graced that town before. Upwards of 490 persons of that and the ac;acent pia:l4 were present. This elegant amusement has, we understand. the patronage of the l.stly of General .PoliT CA, M.P. Commander at Gosport. All the Officers of the East Kent, West kent, and North Hants Militia, were there. •a ► , on Stet dasac cut 11 Pte' ~~ ca b~ 1, 4 /I'l maws, am t. tire was particularly closeted to the state al t 6 1 a. Autateummarre 4ir. - s k: o .tor . A The Ff--" i . -.' '4 7:, I °` h : in thishell /VlADStrit Atreus's. 24. than on -...,,,„,„___. t he Stet The Terrace was ero•rded to exems last evr•ning ben d" About seven o'clock, Th,,i r MAJ Sims made tt:S dawn t appearance, accompanied by the Panic easel, t, e toot" I)Likes of Ki.rvr and C 4.1 41 8 AR L A HD.agoras 'ill?. l C by I ' 4 " Wu IGHT and FITZ•4O Y. And several li . y. Th..., ~,,vivi were also pieser t-the Lord Ctlar.eata.oa, Each compel CHATHAM and Cr. AttCalltY. Lord and Lady Co. evaiiiiil TLSRFAGH, the ATTONNItT ,GLNIMAL. and Hon. Mr. and Mrs Vokuits. Tha beads of t h e area It , yal h o rse Guards (Blues) w4h their silver dram, Lao and the Krao's ()wa (Staff ad) Militia, attended were C and pLyed during the stay of the Royal. I„. Chath , sat i.v. The Royal!. Febilt.Y retired at itall-p„t pilaid' , eight o'clock. Ye , Ha MAJESTY , se wan' was In the Wln.lear lintr , 'wive Her M AJESTY .. A even tor white and gout arise, Tki :cc' , I a head-duns of while lice. LA' hißeen AUGU -..r 4.-A pile Vet Satin prtieJat, th:,• a r vat white late over it; his hew! Sr. el, wade atJaz the te.y. 5 .4 lifter a • kite lase veil hAngiwg ben n I. vrtei 'a g 41 n,eltlase. Pnneeie liUL.tnE I' 1-a.vVnita Latin sicurcol; wt.iii m in 541 d *bell, wrong it frith swlit, eel a rich g Id frtng....ed she mi . (taut els Oink too; her Iwidelre.4, a deiw• viaiii of iitarls ; a whet I, t , escs banakirefilai, rich t, wrouli,t w:Th gal.!, nu ig wenitii. Prancers M ARY --A 1,C.1.4i131111 scan vet t,c,,a, , a ktict lace draft and clerk ; her li CO .tress, block vtlfct, ~,,, , Sewer Is keno, suit • white In., lia:Rkeretoef brliNi.l l',lncets ANIF.LIA•a•Ye4I.iw sarcict the.., c .,,,,,.. e . 4% Ti wit .e , acr; her haw dwrited plain, walk a villa,. harrllttitlfmt tied uh.ier the chin. rest Fein e.s SUPHIA....PIai• white evtpe over tr...iet, with aft COM elegant c•ordrh( IP Ala laid 1 her laeadwlres., a be:,deau or Matt F in valliet, with a dime( in trent the I On Saturday evening the Theatre was very gene , war teelly attended, and hit. CHATTIKLY, WhO is a Fit young perform. r of much nielit, received the greatest applause in Gelmeter. Mrs. Mootl gave great intere.t t.) Mrs. Afortinier. Mr. and Mrs. S. Kim at c have l e ft Windsor, and th e M anager has 'I engaged Mr. NlL:l4oas for three niglvs. He makes Se; his .1..5ut tLis night in his favourite part of Si r 43e1 the Haar"), is the curnedy of Speed lie Pleieji., Ida toy , soomo-•----...-s e of i Yeverday the Duke of Cr. aet race arrived at api Wiadsor . oo arvi:it to their Maissr I W.;. TM His Royal Highnes. the Duke of Canet:not bt was to have given a grand dinner yesterday to some co nt his ILoyal Brothers all a sele.i party ; but his Roy& Highness postponed his party, on hearing of Er the death of her Greer the Duchess of GLouccsrrs. as Mr. and Mrs. C. K15;431.‘ are to plat Ltscfraoc C and the Widow Belmar, this n:g:tt, at the York Theatre. • • This Earl of D4eLiNoeom bee attired at Bilham eel House, from town, where kis bOrdship void rerna.a is 1V