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G .. ? .-ar! PS • GFNERAL ELECTION. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. liusisr•tes H. Mav 00, 1807 • THE COMMITTEE condstlttng the k..LEC ts...I of Mr . :SHERIDAN, from the Teptir: of the Coova., made to hit treater, d Colonel Elliotes resignation, are more than ever determined to persevere to the einteat, end thee pledge themselves t erinilaue 4.e PA to the last r. l i %%% tee ; not d..aufatio, is opoOtorall'e exertion+ are made, oi ulh.ovc ac Ccsi ; and therLiom it. y eariteetly reriurst ihe friend. Sbiotd.n to COMO early to the Pell to its.tor that r•OCCO•ii W. A. DOWNS, Chairman . FOKLIGN INTELLIGENCE. • FROM THE Du fcH PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, 14• Y lg. A letter from Riga, of the 22d at April, N. S. giv• s the following particulars :- 0 . t e 15'h inst. the ice broke in our river. The ft•ating ice, Occasioned by it, was more dltnp- Tr- !: -. .an it bas ever been known since January •I 7 ;n tr was the city out of danger till ye,ter• day Ihe water has inundated several place.. S mg. dykes have been broken down, and all tic bticiges de.troye..! ; a breach has even been made in tha wall,mar the citadel. A number of houses 11.. en cai:led away or destroyed, so that the d .ne is v-ry great. Out of five English ships, which arrived before the breaking up of the ie.. three were dashed to pieces by it, and cast on sh re " L :tars as i Papers of the 11th inst. from Paris, contain ib.t!.ng particular, except that the sword and in it as of Frederic the Great, together with Or colours taker during the last canyai7n, will be Arpusite i with gre •t solemnity, on Sunday, the 17th -init. in the Chutt.h of tne Invalides. visiowa, APRIL 29. It is confirmed, that the English Admiral PI: etrn h, Its lArtird Egypt. %W. a cans•. *:•• Una!! of troops. lir has made himsePt nus.r of Alexandria. and has t.k n nt a tires to cut off the eupptes of provisions from e, ,y,•r to Turkey ; after • 'Mich he again set sail, and •a9rd his course IV•s:ttlward, to prevent Inc Toulon an/ Barcelona sets from coming rut. GOTTENBUItdii MAIL. Gornseußafli, M•Y 11. " This day the King sets nu: from ista•mis. for Yft.td, arco:npantol tis , the old General Toil, %cheer 'Olt,' are g..i ig die, :"Ly to embark for t..tra6un , l. • • il;s Majesty intends to take the comic. ihd of I.:i • luny, wile!) will in a short time be juined, .icacid•og ▪ to the hest information, by 10,000 • 4.l,la.9Btituh troops, who Are jaily to ar rive in the .B.thic. 1 14 . 1 ' ..0 Owen, the Duchoss of Brunswick, sad the Rays, Children, are to set r.ut, at the' S.Vtle ti•ot, — for thii piaoe, ant preparation. are making here for their teception." kinkti‘t MAIL. • coTt.sHAGEN, MAY 9. • 4- Menu" fr. - .trdiag to accounts f , cur. Dentzic of the sth it7it. the city still held out or th.t clay, nitwith seluding the renewed bombardment, by which many persons were wounded, tsud groat damage was done to t h e had,Logs, though no fire was occasioned. In the nii6; pr:ce,ii-g the 99th of April, the besiegers three times at..rnpted to carry the place by assault, lin t y were reptdied ; and an armistice for four b Atri to:Ahmed, in bury the dead. On the 2Lith, a ter Court Ki . lisreutti had returned a refusal tr: a • sormuons, Lostilitiei began again. According to li k ro . t_he accountsef tiarllers, the town has not yet .-,uf feted irit• rth h orn t he borultardmeiit . The reports . wt received bete, with reap-i 2 to the situation of Dan CC, 'wit, however, eery different; accordin2 to s um., its sarreader is to tie daily esitteed. and, • r-a..rdttig to others, it may hold out yet a long . tins?. :sr.*. inet'cliant stsi-Is. w'•ich were bound to Dan a e s have r •:Attied ! tt .. r. I • The (,oxen of Prussia Artie lat Knoirher. nn the 20th of April. She esfues tea it grer cjrcern for tt'e late of the wounded Whirrs ri .1 int.:iers of the eat 'd army, visit, A toe 'lc& horracks for Ow sick, and gave a considerable Wm foe the ie. Ilit h'f the stacter s. COt.VTAPTIIBO7I.7, •PLIL 2. According to &remains from Mot. iecal, the Em per: r of that Control has de.7lared war against Rue. sit - Ell F.agland.• The proclamation was made with great pomp. The Priace, surriumided by his rerhtde Court, WAS On Lis Throne, and made s spect:i, in which he tecounted the great *tads orthe Is:Amish nation, and exhorted his suljaas to give fresh proofs GI their valour. •CIPLIII, NAY 9. I !',.,a TAt Tekraph. The accconts published hy ce Swedes of the ev..usis of the war, ate either i.xaggrr.ttion.; 1:r mu . repteset.tatirunisf the truth. Ibex say that they have taken 1000 muskets. This i. true, but they %%rue broken muskets. They have said that they •• P. sr taken about 20 waggons. This is true, bet th-y were abandoned by the peasants. They assert iltds 111 •1 took 1000 prisoners This is not true not take more that 4'A, the greater part et which were stragglers, nor were these more than • 470 Frenchmen among them ; they coedited ir of Dutch recruits, who, from incxper Lime, I:4J...dieted thcrnselves to be surprised on their posts. i; is tr ue tcok two pieces o, cannon. but these wise rnly cue pounders beleuging to, the town of • Row ' , Lk, and such as commonly belong to small towns. To say the [Me; the Swedes have never gained any advar.rage. Io tie engagement which • preceded that of the 1t.;711 of April, th , French had four killed and eight woun•led, aid tun the lb:hr loin• der made 1,100 ba ..Ics prisoners. and took 7 or 8 ri-ces of cann , n. had it not been for the arn;ist ce their loss must have been much greater not tie mention that Marshal Monier, with a eferab4 force, threatened die right wing of the Swedes. The Swedish frigate which WAS sunk at the OSP • rra- , ce orate Swims ere the 26th of April, is eass•J • • ..1/4:, germs. She had on hoard one Major. .O Oifters. and 160 soldiers, and carried lb gms. The crew ages saved; but as the ship could Dot be get of, it was found accessary to btou her. '., w THE EIIiTISH PRESS. TAW DON, THURSDIV, MAY 21. We have receiv-1 Du:ch pipers to the 18th inst. from which, and also the H.vahu , :b Correspondentrn of the 19th, we have made some extraas. In the night between the 26th and 29th last, the French made three several attempts to take Dantzic by assault, but were repulsed with the Liss, according to private accounts, of 5 or 6,000 mtn killed and wnunued. Tile besieging army is computed at 26,000 men, and the garrison at 20,000. With so strong a force, and the advantage of receiving supplies by sea, we may hope it will continue Ls oppose an effeaull resistance to the enemy. —An attack on Elting is not the only step taken by the Russians in its favour.—They have also strengthend their left wing, and are in great force at Allenstein, apparently with a view to weaken those points neare.t to Elbing and Dant ;sic, by obliging the French to detach troops to strengthen their right. It is very probable that tl e attempts to relieve Danteic will bring on a general battle. Whenever that event takta piece, the eon- Ea will be tremendous. The respalive armies , !ngtged w.ll be tht mist numerous in the history at modern war! tr.. The Earl 4)1 Pass BROICZ, and Lord G. L Gowea, a•r•vri on &Ind ;yr ist Yarrn rush; and on Monday E. eir Lordsnitis -rnbaked on board ffis MaJur v's ships Artrea and Sokhay. for the Continent. 'fh Dean of Carirrasukv is spoken of as the new BiEhop. A Lotter from a passenger on board the ship Asia. Csraia :Acta. tram London, bound to dortinam. captured and carrtod into Guadaloape, (lAA Puha-44.1re, the 130. oE . April, states, " Since I have b en here, the privateers have cap tu-ed nine capital priz:si, supposed to be worth 53h..i00; " The rackets atz in (sure ro go to Trinningen, i ,stead ut tu.n 11. in c•h)•2ques,ce of its being found to e.. 7 a r au , !qui:lier passage. Oar of the ht is the fist packet to that Pore, aboth • t.. mixt., with ths;iatches to Kiel. Toe totiviviiig t.gin.ents of infantry are embarked at Por:smouti. r—ISEh, 14rh, Ist battalion; 26dr, Ist battalion, or Chuntoont ns; SOM, 2,1 battalion, 10th hattAwn. T.: German battalion of the 60th regiment, as welt as ti•a: whole of toe Kit. o's German Legi,z, are concrotratul an Kent. .tni will eintsatk from Deal, Ram sate. and Mai gale. Flat t.h, Bth, 32. i. 50. h, and GSJ, will come from Ireland tv join the 6 ..t0d expedirrons The 18th and 13th Light Dragoons, and the lit and 2u Heavy Ida, LI, yof the German Legion, are :ricituotted a. lib..ut to be embarked tor Foreign Sereice.--The sth Ii .talion (Rifles) of the 60th Foot, is gone in.o barracks at Braborne Lees, where the last division arrived no Friday. Capt. Nawnooss's compare, of the Royal iinillery, is under ordeis to snare from Cal:* erbury for Wool wicn, to embark on Foreign Sery ce. On I 7 Way senn•ght, the t her! tie, of Trenton, an American vessel. was lost neat 'loom:igen, on the sands, loaded with f 4 ur It was occasioned by a black buoy being Illtoaken for a white one, owing to the sun shintag very bright upon it. The crew were all saved. a. d the prit.c.pal part of the cargo, owing to hs being in casks. A t onvention has be:a entered into between the King of l'sussi* and the Krag of Swenert. by -*halt the former undertakes to supply the latter with IWO men, limo are to he commanded by Gener.:l tixtcuett ; 6000 of them are expect-if diva. diately at Straloind. It has bean stated, t' at the prustialts migtd be employed mote effectually •rt i.iit 'it this we ertteriain considerable dauht. The Allies to Poland are scene:lay nume rous to give Jul ernpt yment to the French ; and if they cpuld bring a large force to aft in their rear, Bosarx , tt a's situ would be extremely elan gems. H- is err .dtinly aware of this, and is there fore making every ler sum to coll. a a strong force upon the Kite. b..th to secure his retreat, in case of a defeat, and to prevent an insurrection in the cowl 'lac& wh.cn he has over-run. tilittsh armed vessel, disguised as a merchant man, lately entered top Vistula, ai.d op/ ned her Iv' upon a French column. This gallant enterprise • was performed by the telly Lired armed ship. The Captain, perceiving that the French had got pos sessioa of a fort behind a narrow neck of land at the mouth of the Vistula, where they appealed in con siderable Dumber:, disguised the ."ally ea a merchant ship, stood into the river, but unfortunately got aground; she, however, was soon got off again, but nut before the Frenchmen had discovered her to be a ship of force, and had time to prepare for her re ception. She sailed boldly up to the fort, and opened such a volley of grape from her carronades, assisted with musketry, that she soon swept the fort, and killed from three to four hundred French men. Our loss in this daring enterprise did tot ex ceed 14 or 15 men. A letter from St. Kitt's, dated April 3, says :-- " Unless ue have a season of rain very soon, the let- t !I' part of our crop will fall very short indeed, but still not a Fad one. Three brigs and a stout schooner were ready to sail from Guadeloupe tie latter end of last month on *cruise; and we imagine they musthave sailed, as two Americans arrived here were boarded a few days ago in the latitude of Antigua, one by the Googly, Crawl; the other by the Dug/sone (late the Nerfry). A schooner, of 14 guns, was last week chased into St. Martin's by a frigate Navin thrown four guns overboard. By account s 'I rinidad, the Gulf swain:- with pickeroons, I believe chiefly rertaned from the Island itself.. We have been se veral times lately amused whiz accounts of the ser• rival a: Martinique /f .'u enemy's squadron. Ad miral Llucela ie e is cruising of there with Dearly his hole force, and I hope they will come and brush bins up a little." • - . • " • e& afar. Vi I Mb % • e • ti- 47 MR. BARTLE:V.II'S CONCERT. Last night this-Gentleman's Annual Concert took place at the New 11001 TO, Hanover-square. The s o e tii,, n was excellent, and possessed great variety. Mrs. ASH E sang 44 fate oh niu di pion'''. accompa• nird on the bassoon by Mr. Hot's/ es, with her usual sweetness. The favourite Canzonet of, I, my Dear, iris bores today, was sung by Mr. He anisou and Mr. 11A RTI.SMA 14, in their happiest man• nee, and was loudly an?latided. Mare' nreettn, harmonized for four voie s, by Mr. Gatoroasx, was sung by Madame B 1 ANCHI. Messrs. Etta a !sou, Goss, and RAC I 1.L14491, with the finest are, and rapturously applauded. Dr CA LCO iT'S favourite Glee, Peace to the Souls *few heroic, was grand and impressive ; and Messrs. Hsa a Isom, (,oss, and BARTLIMAN g were loudly applauded. There were above 609 persons, of the first Nobility and Fashion, present. The Earls Foss about and WI Lyon, and the Countess of Ulaainot, were among this splendid assemblage. Yesterday, the Duke of PORTLAND entertained the Cabinet Ministers, with a dinner, at Burlington- ' house. E. N. Lotto, Esq. of the Coldstream Guards, was severely wounded, on Saturday night. at the kochester rheatre. by two quint bottles thrown from the Olin y en the stage. The Marchioness of /terseness had a seleil party, on Tuesday ni.tht, atter the Opera, at her house, it: St. James's-square. The Duchess of Goanoa is expelled in own, from Edinburgh, in the course of a fortnight. Sir JOHN Le:CUTER will leave town, next Sun day, for fabley Park, Cheshire. lhe Tribe& r Print, of Monday, says, " The ride in Hyde Pa! k, on Sunday, was litetally a borne fo r in it we observed the Prin-ess SOPHIA Or GLOU casvea and the Duchess Of ST. ALBAN'S." Captain STORY and family arrived, on Tuesday night, at their apartments in Cunduit-street, from their seat, in Derbyshire. Died, on Monday, at Salt-hill, his Serene High. ness the Duke of Mosrmisiaa, brother to oe Duke of Oamtms, first Prince of the Bloo,l.Royal of France. The Duke and Duchess of Nnsvaussasat►nn entertained a :eke party of twelve, at dinner, Tuesday, at Northumberland House. The Earl and Countess of Essex tor: a grand dinner, on Tuesday, to a party of friends, at then house, in Berkeley-square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Saris/nifty en tertained a large party of Nobility, on Tuesday, at Hatfield Haase. Mr. Cowes, of duelling rwieriety, is not a Gast r Cooper, nor a Shp Croper, nor yet a pupil et Mei Sicrtin, as has been erroneouly stated. The beautiful Mrs. Sot Liu. the daughter and presumptive heiress of sir F.FLoon, Bart. has at last consented to change het a t ~.wed state, and is tx pet:Led, in a few days, to bestow her hsw..l on Mr. Jinsor, of Cie county of L Ingford, a very amiable young gentleman. ill possession ol 60001. a year.— fhe parties are in Dublin, making atrangemmus on the happy occasion. Miss L•RICIIAti, who made a successful delta at the Brighton Theatre, last summer, is engaged at t ,, e Liverpool Theatre. She is a very interesting pretty girl, and sings with great taste and sweet ness. The Elerfl'on Ball, at Norwich, was opened by Mr. HAMMntto, ju.l. an Miss .IsTrair ; it was at tended by t .e principal families in the iaterest of the County Members. Drury-lane Theatre, last night, for the benefit of Mr. Kat.t.v, was drugged. The doors, at an early hour, were thronged with supplicants for admit. tans - ; and happy were those who, at the expense of half ther clothes, got in. Mr. Ktl. L. Y can always coinniand an overflowing house ; but the excellence and variety of the entertainm:nts of last night, were a most flattering return to the liberality of his friends. rd COCHRANE is very ungrateful to deny i•ot4r► ELLtovv, when it was out) , iast Thursday, as they higabd in eoutrs, they scented out the Society sf Odd Fellows, at the Feathers, in Pimlico, were aJmitted members, and cowed brotherly love and afeEtion to each other. The Anniversary of Mr.Wts DM A M'S birth-day was celebrated at the Angel Inn, Not wich, on Thursday last; the company was numerous and highly respelta ble WM. SMITH, Esq. M.P. in the Chair. Th.. fii st toast after dinner was " The King and the Con.q. twigs." Mr. SMITH then rose, and expressed his peculiar satisfaelion at having been called to presi.le on such an occasion ; an honour which but a short time since he could have had se little reason to ex peCt. He then paid a merited tribute to the virtues and talents of Mr. WINDHAM ; applauded his mea sures respelling the army, and particularly dwelt on the limitation of service--a measure which Mr. S. emphatically stiled the 's Emancipation of the Bri tish army," giving the highest praise to the libe ral spirit in which those regulations were conceived, and expatiating en their advantageous 'ff. as. Mr SMITH concluded a most impewisive speech, with proposing the health of the Right Hon. VVtAtt AM Wisirmasm, which was received with enthusiastic applause, and twice drank with them rim s three. The following toasts, among many others, were also given: The Land we live in.—Proeperity to the County of Norfolk. and health and long life to its Members—The Member. for Norwich, and Prosperity to the City...4lle 14.4. 1 , of Nor• wich.—Raligtoe without Bigotry. and Libra, wttbuut Lice. tiousi.e.s —Hann Advisers to Royal Lars our p •Ist al differences never interrupt our private frietidshipe—Levd skims and the Trial by atm.—Lewd so Mo meter Must to she strength nt vintner:l lever, to ebotbfo • consumptive T seeurv.—Health sod honour to the Mita WI, well boatund the 1114111041110•011/eie s sad a hailer eon Won) to ;hove that waste shoal.—Mar we mover be onovereeted le Parlament by men trite all divert their prtoenin to keep their Sc Mr. Sit sn oan was greatly atoned by the loo.' applause received yesterday by iliehoo, MA, ad dressing the populace from the 1111411"" lit Coyest rude', and was oheaved to diliglote. , THE COURT. Yesterday, about twelve o'cllck, MAMT a•rir:d at the Qle ei's Pal ice. fi Ins ru. H M trit r tray 9t: I the h.ck mist by Itichnt)nd, consequence of the Mi lonelier El ti e eaco- t k by a party of the Light Huse. o'clock, His M siesTr held a pr;va t Lev , s, whrrh was attended isy— The Archoish m of Canterbury I the I, el the Council; the Lord Privy Seal; toe F.n• Litt' of t ; Tr...Autry ; toe Set!retartes of State far the Ho.a, Li I CA ) , Depar.osontr; the First Lord of the Atniraly ; th z Chan era ; Dike uf Lai of Arlesto-d Lord Gardner Captain Gardner ; Messrs. Itter re p rawkener. The following had the hanoor of being prrt.enrei to His hi aJigiT Y, upon their several aNd.iti•ra tm , t Lard Gardner, noon hie being created a Kn. per us bong aprn , rited to the command of the fleet Captain Ciaidi.er, i.i f Lusd.hi•i* a ns, u:tnit hit bee, : ; pointed to a orris:nand iii Fle it, under bi. tat.. Both of Olean were prew.iteil or Lo,d Midgfairo. Mr Pierreertitit, upon in. liewg ajornaltr.l Sweden. I ~James Huller ; upon his oei,g appointed a Lnr,l of t. Admiralty. His MAJISTY held a Privy Council, at w Mr. Ps cassroor was introduced, sworn in a Mel bet., and took his seat at the Honourable Board a cot dingly. Hi. Maassrr gave audiences to the Duke PORT L ANN Earl CAMDE N , L or d s H•waissuitr MULOII,AVE and CASYLIIIIIAGIL Soon after fiv o'clock, His MAJILSTY set off on his tetetra t Windsor. CAMBRIDGE. MAY 18. The Rev. Dr. Mansell, Master of Trinity, i named for the first vacant Bishopric. This 11 the ceremony of laying the Fnundatial Stone of Downing College took place. At elevei o'clock the principal Members of the U. iversity semhled at Great St. Mary's Church, where an e cellent appropriate sermon was preaciied by t key. Dr.Aotitram. Puhlic Orator, from Nuinbe chap. 24, •. 5 ti How goodly are thy *I cars, Jacob, and thy Tabernacles. 0 Lrarl!"—Air Ae sirmon the Gnitlemen then formed inn followw.g trader l• procession to the Senate Hos when a Latin speech was Ilvered by Mr. William Fine, one of the Fellows r I r • College. °AUER OF THIC )N. E.rw.r, Sestets; 7 . • Vice•eba..e-I nr, in his Robes ; • H.gh.Sr •ward of the Unieerrits ; Co armoury of the Va.versits ; Nob eme.• in their Robes, two and tare; D o d os is D 'lusty, in Robes, tiro and two; DUCIOTI of Law usd Physic, its Rubes, two and two; Public Orator; !rutin/ma of the University; Proctors, in their Cooregatinn Habits : ,, Ilewed by their with the Statutes; Public Registrar, and rutdic Librarians; Taxers, scrutaro.s , and ether Officers et the lithoer g Thar Master of Downes; College; Chaplain; Professors of Downing College; • • • IFOOOVIi of Downing College; . . Architoo; Esetsalses of Deiiiite, and Mutes, of Arts, two milt* tabby Commune's, two and two; Berivelors of Arts; thisterargesialus. When the Precession arrived at she site of Ing-cAlege, Dr. Annesley, the Master, • the Foundation Stone, and made an Latin. Dr. Outran' then pronounced a diction A braes plate was incleled in the foundatin stone, with one of each of the new coins of tt realm, and the first plate cast of mod• re st.re type; on the stone was the following inscription ; COLLF.GIVtI DOWNINGENSE In Academie Cantshriga Gee•givs Howling De Gamiiugay Li bodes. comitate Ressesurs Testamentodesiguavat o ! ,ibetive osvaihee inOmxit Anon uletis Regis tandem Clods stabilisit Georgie, Terties Optionts 1 . 111/4;q111 ANNt) IH,OLCO. Hi t e veto ststeßcii Frimordia Pilagister Prdeslores et Sucai POSVERVNT Qend ad Religions. erten* Jerk kiglic..ni es A...iteitt,i S nentiam Et ad ream J•ventvUs mg,ti.aa Doe • ,• , 21111 prosto,tuel Fclecita inenat. An elegant dinner WAG afterwards partak.a ore the Red Lion La. by about 70 or 80 Prin4 Members of the University, & Mr. John Fenn and Mr. Charles Delefoseet King's College, are adynitt-d B tchriors of Arts The estahl,a Intent of the Royal Naval Colleg at Port.m uth, is to he c•msidetahly increased, at the- s to h. a Mathentitical Professor to wipe intend it, with a salary of nearly 6001. per a mum T' e Senate of this University are respect to nominate three Graduates, who are well skill: in the Mathematics. and the Lords of the Ada ratty are to make eh, , ice of one of them for d Professor stop. Lord 3a ett•Pts who has seas Led for the Co of Cork. in the pt:: -e of Lord made a t of England. lake summer, accomr , wiled by his t' ther the Hon. Mr. I'S AMA as anii suite. s ' , nine time with his Royal Highiuss the Prince WA LEI, at Brig' ton. The Konii.g,berg Papers certain the frio;r . . , part enlists of tht meeting betweaa the King PRUISIA and Efflpereref Rnau. The Efffrrer the Ist o April, entered Viongen, 11 04 ; 90011 a his Prussim aerrry arrived there in his e when the Era ration, with his hat, advateed meet his I'r ss an MAJwITY, who sprang his cal i;age iru, c e open arms et the Ears They embraced tot wow tine Iv ;hoot ing, but not wi r. ut team their ties, even al et they hsd proceeded together in liana, the Emperor nipsin threw his round Ills Mak , y's auk. Th- King e.l the 1%. wed himself menu t oravell t ag test I `'it n o the ...tt 4 he mad hi. online eel into Memel. in Fits t bi l" r.. 1 6. ire sc:• 'Phe Liao again advanced so • as s mew embraced, and peatuded heti The Larsioo, no impeaching her Piewitm I JR•TV, khated my MN; Ma' viAissrv. is ren kissed both the cheeks of the Ea Pllloli. E Coosin," were the «di words which bor. MAirso bebop veosid pensit his to utter. i I Zt du oi 1 KU Pa' 0 . 0 I , ll' u. di:,