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X f r re tertaY ilkfrFiudnetE. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. •sass. MAY 17. The port of Tunis is again blockaded by the Americans. -- PAM, MA• 28. Accounts from Bourdeaux state, that extraordi nary aftivity prevails in that port. Government has given orders for sheathing with copper all the ves sel,- there, of from 3to 700 tons burden. Naval alters have arrived for the purpose of hastening their equipment. We learn, says our correspondent, that the same is the case at Mintz ; and, adds he, Many conjeaures are formed, but nobody has any idea of 'the objed of this bustle. So much is cer tain, that they enliven our dock-yards, and dire& our hopes towards the sea. Authentic letters announce, that in passing through Vienna, a French officer, dispatched by the Ambassador Sebastiani to His Majesty Napo leon, has communicated to his Excellency General Andreossi, Ambassador of France to Ihe Court of Austria, the important intelligence, that the army of the Russian General Michelson had been sur rounded by the Ottoman army, and completely routed. Information has likewise been received, by the same way, that the Captain Paella, who had passed the Dardanelles, with sixteen sail of the line, had put to flight the Russian squadron, stationed off Toledo'. These two events are not less glori ous for the Ottoman arms, nor less important for the future fate of the Porte, than the expulsion of the English fleet from before Constantinople. These successes abundantly compensate for the loss cf Alexandria, so disgracefully surrendered to the English General Fraser. The city of Thessal ,nic has not followed the example of Alexandria. When the English appeared before the former place, and summoned it to sorrenier. demanding that the French Consul should be sent away, the Pacha re plied with a discharge of cannon, and immediately took such measures, that the English thought fit to provide for ter safety, by a precipitate retreat.-•- f From The Arg4r E TTTT C T JWS A LIMA. "I have just seen, in a particular apartment of the Museum Napokon, the portraits of the Turkish and Persian Emperors, sent by these two Soveteigns to His Majesty tl•e Emperor and King, at the head quarters of the Grand Army. tt Selim 111. Emperor of the Ottomans, is seated on his throne ; the plater. whith is a stiiking like ress, is by an artist of Constantinople. The execu tion resem!,les the European manner, but it is wor thy of remark, that this portrait, punted for the purpose of bring sent to his Majtvy. the Emperor, is the first e‘amph; in the snistory of the Ottomans, of 'Eh a deference, and an a.rt totally couttas y to their customs. as Fethaly Shah, Emperor of she Persians. :s like wise seated na a throne of in.is..ive gold, enrizked *ith precious stones. It is this that he occupies when he reviews his troops. His crown and b ace. lets are of the antique form. In the middle of these bracelets are seen the two famous diamonds called hob Roar (innuntoin of light), and dr, i4i near (ocean of light). This portrait. executed at Ispahan, is, I am assured, by one of my countrymen who had the honour to see the Sophi, not less remarkable for the resemblance than fur the accuracy of the costume. " I am indebted to the Secretary General of the Museum Napoleon, for the favour of seeing these portraits of the two sublime Allies of the great and powerful Emperor Napoleon. (Signed) " GISID." The Russian Papers have pompously announced, and the English Journals have re•peated. with an air of triumph, that the Emperor Alzander has quitted his capital, in order to assume the command of his army in person. When it was known that be had actually taken this step, it might have been sup ;used that this Prince was returning to the theatre of war, with new military resources, of which he was not known to be possessed, or at least with the intention of frankly opening negotiations, likely to stop the ptogress of a war so disastrous to his allies, and so dangerous to his enspire. Europe expected, with impatie ice, the first r. suits of his arrival ; let us see what it has disclosed to Europe f The council of war held at Rartenstetin, judged, that notwithstanding the urge nt necessity of sue• touring Dantzic, the comh;n, d Russian an d p ro "i 4n armies were too weak to venture to attack the French army, and to relieve the town; whence it must be concluded, that if the enemy does not think li.mself abie to cope with the French, at the mo ment when their troops are divided, and when a considerable portion or them are engaged in the sieges of Cotserg, Dantrie, Neiss, and Graudentz, still less could he undertake any thing, after the cap ture of those places, which will infallibly fallow that of Deptzic, shall have made the French army stronger by 100,000 men, who are now occupied in those sieges. The council of war, at which the Emperor Alex ander presided has disclosed another truth, not less LON DON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10. A very serious dispute exists between General Bsassrosto and Sir Hosts Pori; Ala, respecting the divi,ion of the prize-money arising from the capture of Buenos Ayres, and the Cape of Good Hope. The General objects to Sir HOME POPHAM shar ing equally with him, upon the ground that Sir Hnate POPHAM was not a Flag Officer. The Ar- TORN v-GENC a• es opinion has - been taken upon the point, and we understand it is again,t the Ge neral ; however he is not satisfied with this, and, it is said, intends bringing the question before the Privy Council. Advices have been received from the Continent, which represent the conditions of the Capitulation of Dantzic, as honourable to the garrison. The troops which comprised it did not surrender as prisoners of war, but were allowed to retire, on an agreement not to serve against France, or her Allies, for a year and a day. The most favourable terms were also stipulated for the inhabitants. respea ing personil security and private property.— The garrison, we understand, marched out on tl.e morning of the 27th nit It consisted of Irian 17,000 to 20,000 men, of which ,about one fourth were Russians. The Prussians were to retire to the extremity of East Prussia, the Rus fians en return to their own country. Ihe Rus sians who had been repulsed and shut up in IVeich selnsende, we are happy to state, were brought off previous to the capitulation of Dantzic : they, and the troops assembled in the Fahrwasser, amounted to 10,000 or 11,000 men. 'The French got posses sion of about 70 sail of shipping at Dantzie, among which, however, there was only one English vessel. —As soon 23 the garrison marched out, the enemy took possession of Dantsic with a considerable force. The remainder of the besieging army proceeded on i:s way to reinforce the line on the Passage. As soon as this reinforcement should arrive, it was cal culated the Grand French Army would amount to about 180,000 or 190,000 men. The Russians were by no means so numerous; amountil g to about 140,000 men at most. There is something new in die condition, stipulating, that the garrison shall not serve against France or her Allies •• for a year and a day." The obvious conclusion is, that Bovra- tam espefts to terminate the war in the ptesert campaign. Indeed, the conditions would warrant even a stronger inference. One might almost be induced to conclude, that he hops to terminate the war by negotiation in the Cabinet, and not by viaoty in the field. French troops will be requited to garrison Dantzic,, while 20,000 Prussians and Russians that lately occupied ir, may be employed to glnison the strong places in Itit.sia, and enable that p9vet to send an equal number to j is her army on the Vistula. If the terms of the eapitulotion be correctly stated, this would be the result ; and it is extraordivavy tau P. s AAAAA should s•,hjeß himself to such a disadvantage On the eve bf a get erAl aft.on. So far this measure wear► a pacific- appearance. Report further adds, t' at Lord liurcurrisom has transmitted a copy of the cor.dit;ons of an armistice proposed by BuN A• PARIS to the Emperor of RUSSIA and King of• Ness, A ; to which the latter decline giving their assent, until they have ascertained the opinion of His BRITAIthIC MAWS Y upon the subjeCt. On the other hand, the Captain of a vessel station ed in the Downs states, that he boarded a vessel under Pappenburgh colours, which left Tonningen a few days since, and on the same day hailed an American, which had just left the Port of Flushing; both Captains concurred in asserting that a great battle bad been fought. A similar report was pro. opted upon the alleged authority of advices re• ceived by the last arrivals from Gottenburgh, but they were probably premature. BONAPAS t a evi dently expe&ed to draw on a gent ral action by the siege of Dantaic. and had laid his plans iccord• jingly ; but as the Russians had the good seise to avoid that snare, and Bon Aar' does not appear disposed to attack them, unless with advantage, it might require some days of movements and manauvring to bring on a grand battle. This. however, is still upon the presumption that a nego tiation is not in train. The late Ministers were abused for their neglect of the Volunteers, and upon the accession of the present Ministry, their Journals boasted of the en. couragement that would be given to that slandered, insulted, and injured body of men. The following affords a proof at once of their sincerity and their success: " On Tuesday evening last, at the parade of the Wotton under-Edge Volunteer Infantry, in Gloucester>hire, their Commander, Captain H. W. DYER, in a neat and concise manner, stated to the corps, that in consequence of a measure lately adopted by the present Ministers, whereby a very considerable temptation was held out to the Serjeants of the Volunteer Corps, to enlist the Members of such Corps into the Regular army, it was the inten• tion of himself, and the other Officers of the Corps, to resign their commissions immediately, though they should be at all times ready to come forward in deli '.cc of their Country. Captain Dv es then stated, that the Member. of the Corps were at liberty t s withdraw their names from the roll at the same time. This address was very well received through out, and the Mensitets unanimously agreed to with draw their names accordi,igly," The ./metir, C ipt. Be% D. front St. Vincent's, is arrived off the Isle of Wight ; she parted from the fleet, cor.sis:4lg of about .100 sail, on the 30th ult, in a gale of wind, all well. The Miming( I frigate, (mentioned in the 74th Bulletin to have been taken at the surrender of Dantzie), is building at Woolwich, and will be launched tt:e latter end of this month. It was per haps the Davart-sa. We are sorry to anaour ; the loss of the J zehil brig. She got on a bank near Calxis, and, in the violent gale of the 29th and 30th ult. was driven ashore—the crew were all saved and made p r ison• erg. The .1111 , 1gdo had sent in ben boars to effe.9 the destruftion of the brig, but the elements had already destroyed her—she was a wreck, when the brats reached her. But English seamen never re turn from an expedition without doing something. Finding, Ca:ref:ore, t 5. brig destroyed, they landed. attacked a French prat, and drove the French from it. Captain Gone Rev is appointed to the command of the I.:tsa bomb vessel, at Sheerness. The Wiltshire Militia, lately stationed in Bristol, are on their match for Derision, in three divisions. The firg division passed through Gloucester on Thntsiav, the second on Friday, and the third ar-. rived these on &gut day, and halted till yegetday mornin;. Thry ate replaced at Bristol by the third Lancashire. Some puny scribblers, in some of the ;puny Prints, affea to depreciate the great via uy won by Lord MILTON in Yorkshire. It was not" say they. •' a political contest.—He was returned by a com bination of Journeymen Clothi .r.." B•it had Lord MILTON'S friends been in power, we should have heard a very different story. Then we should have been told. as these aame writers a•sured us, in the case of Lord His iv PULT Y. nil Cum ing into office. that he was an heirloom of the State." "a ctald of the public." that '• his Lordship must not be regarded like a common subjeill." Lord Mil -TO?: might .ppeal to the wealth, the extent. and the independence of Yorkshire, as an answer to these pitiful effusions of envy and disappointment. But the best and most decisive answer will be found in the state of the poll. Tb, number of voters. as appears by the books, was 22.363, of whom nearly 9.000 gave single votes to Lord Nitta . ors. It thus appears, that his Lordship nearly divided the Couuty with his two Adver setae,. between whom there was a strong coalition, which enabled Mr. LAICCLLis to appear so near to Lord MILTON on the poll. On Sunday, the 7th inst. between one and two o'clocic in the afternoon, a dreadful accident hap pened a the coast of Suffolk. His MAJESTY'S brig Relent having anchored in the Bay. put out her boat for the shore, in order to land Mons. BIDEZIt. a Prussian Officer, charged with a spat. (LI mission from His PRUSSIAN /VILIEsT Y to our Government, somewhat relating to the defence of Colbcrg. There were in the boat with Monsieur Bauszes, Mr. Kinser:or, the Master's Mate, Mr. N at o, a lvti.fsbipman and four seanien : upon appri:Aching the harbour's mouth, the Gentlemen in the b.iat discovering that the sea, which was otherwise moderate, broke heavy upon the shoals which farm the bar of the harbour, at the bar. bones month, very prudently attempted to avoid them, by running ashore upon the beach ; but the tiller having 211.114 unfortunately broke, by which the boat became unmanageable, they were thrown upon the breakers. when the boat immediately filled and sunk; by which accident, although it happened scarcely two hundred yards from the shore, Mr. Bennet, Mr. PAW, and two seamen were lost. M. )(EMPLOY continued swimming until picked up by a boat. and one seaman, JONN SIMPSON, swam ashore; WILLIAM CARR, another seaman, was taken up by the boat, but every method was tried ineffeanally to restore him to lite. The bodies of Mr. %mazer, Mr. Nan% and 'he two seamen. have not yet been found. The dispatches tin ught by the 13,Ittte, were found by the boats, but it is feared that the private dispatches brwuzbt by 14. DZOLIIII, were lost with him. V I 4 2 :414• T'a tc, CONCERT. The Ladies' private subscription Concert, ender the direnion of Mr LIANDIII, took t )! ice, last night, at Mr. Pan at's, in Privy Gardens. the rooms were most , tiperbly decorated, and brilliantly illumin.it e d for tla • oecAsion ; refreshments were served i n t h e greatest abundance, and of the most elegant kind. —Madrr.re BIANCHI, Miss NSPCC, and Signor Kovno; so, were the principal vocal performers, and sang several charming airs, and four excellent Glees, in their finest wile. A Trio for the Harp and F renc h Horns, by Mils GAUTHIMOT and the Lean ores. was received with great applause The whole en . t.-; tainment went off with great cast. There were above 400 persons of distinnion prestnt, amongst whom were— Th .: r ig!sturs•te the paskrs Carto,ri r •I'M crater littehu,.. nl Northensherlatal; the st harts; Essla P,rrv , ructose„ , . F.lv, St smisitl, A sl,hu Hruhl; Vkeotin s C •tir.e.gay end Maruud ; I. Penthys, and ; Mi:Junsy, lir.suelsam PP.11111,, Pine, 1.1-4, I:, in, M. I l rri , 0 Heib.iit, J. awl Greys; Ow I Sir.. R ibinsun Mitursdais~lnnt~ pt , .e:l•ll, 3.. t Wad Ti. Public are ret;,,ettel:v :r6.rve I, that MADAME will have • Gnaw u Cosytar, a r Fain.‘y . the 14thl , tow. at the New Loons rn Argyle.wreet, o w c0cc.,,,„„ M r Hrt adlA‘f wdl sing (for toe nrit tow ) a D aril ..eena with Ma , l.tme Catalan,. M., lame Catairm viii Aso unt Oft , .wea.'vnt, a B Dy...vuh Ssr. , Of N 1 I.IJI. ail INFO /8%.11 . 1 Ms:lame h ACV has alut v.v.:grit to a‘ , ..t at tot. C on . (-eft, and a numerous hand aw,:i ts:! %elected It tithe first in the c..nuttry. Cai,ee.t under the obreetatm of Mr. G.T. k't T One G,MICA each, t., At the tfi. ciAhle lostitetten„ in r\•ge!e street, and at \1• ‘ll:fijell %al./41. N. K The *hole a•ute Of 20011, .6 , 1 .2 tial..rn open. watt retoephateets, Ste. As at the ee;ect b: Madame PAIISOT takes her list benefit, at 0-* Opera-House, to-morrow nigir ; we hope she es n t going to lure a Country, where she is so jualy acd deservedly admired. Mr. liestioom's benefit, on Monday night, wits not only one of the fullest houses of the season, but the most elegant. It was a just tribute to the rili;eness, attention, and regularity which evcry vi sitor of Covcat•garden Tneatre receives from that gentleman in his department. tiadiaMe CAT* I. Al 4 I was much better yesterday, her Phvvrians considered her nearly recovaed. - , - - Mr. • K st @La, as soon as the Theatre closes, sia p.iy a visit to his hiend, the Earl.ot Gm' :,rosu. at tVrostcn Hall, Oxtordst.ire; where, in the elegant and social society of his Lordship, he will brcoual • sidki roirtk,d against neat se.ison. Mr. and Mrs.eis A &Les KamaeLa leave town, in a few days, to asrist in opening the new Theatre, at Brighton. 'I hey are engaged to perform at various places during the summer. Edin!wrgh Races commence on the 3.14 August.. The F..0l of Sm. rusloar, and the hart or Kai.t.i a, have arrived at ed;nbur g h. As the Earl of STRATUS/08e made his entrince into the C.;CY. attenfo was made to cut the travelling trunk from the c.ir:ia c le, but tic thieves were disappointed, owing to a patent chain with which it was fastened. Arrivals it the Bristol Hotwells— Cluthestes and Family, Col. Rurr.lev, Rev. Illr . and Sef , s rothergill, Ms' alfun, Capt. IVidtll24ll, Mr. W.- amen and NU. and .Nlr4. P42el. At rival( at ijiiltnn— Mr. W. T. Listke, Miss Wig Cart P. a. John nn, t M 1 ,1 1 ,1.1 Dasev i , Mn And Mr. arta Mr. I) ‘ir Scott, Mr. Marcs, Mr Hill, Sir S. Hayes an.: Fain.ly, Nit And N 4 ,4. Cuop. r, and (moral and Mrs. Popham. Msjor-General Floc's patronises Casa Ws Peer the ti,e,g; sr, M 404 1 1111 Walls. on Saturday n-xt, at the Rochester Theatre, tor the benefit of Mrs. K E rs. Mr. TH coon', Hoot, the successful author of so many elegant pieces. has a Play. in three ads, in preparation at the Hay.: , chat Theatre, which will be nne of the first novett.e. of the season. Worcester Races ate fixed for the 4th, ith, and 6th of Angust. The death of the lovely Lady A. M. COTTON, danghter of the Duchess of NtMC.IIITLIt, niece to the Eark of Hanaircivoe, aad cousin to the EA! of BAle Y stows, prevented all those Noble Fa milies from :wending Court on Thursday. On Monday night, Captain Dasuwoon, and 0.t.. lion. Mrs. Daso woo°, give an elegant baU ' supper , to a very large party of fashionable pers....-, o.s board the hiali.itare higate, lying off the doxi yard, Chatham. A Dublin paper, of the 5.11 instant, states, that sonic mitt's. miscreants killed a cow. on Saturday seinnight, near Grammer*, in the county of Clare." The Editor will he anotaished to learn, that a great many honest men lull cows, every day, in Clare market. • Mr. BOUNToW, senior, arrived at Brighton. on Tuesday se'nnight, to inspect and forward the deco- rations ut the Lew Theatre, which will be open'' I for public amusement ►y the latter end of the sent month. or the beginning of the nett. thford Races will commence the 23th July Earl of Ammons:Hs, and Sir JOHN ReADS arc t.- Siewards. On Monday se'nnight, the Steyne Hotel, a' Worthing, was opened with an excellent dinner, A which nearly all the Gentlemen at that fashionabl watering place, and in the neighbourhood, were present. On the 13th of May dirt!, at Genoa, Madam• NZOILOT TI. W,lO has left her heirs property to the aminnt of 30,►,000 titres, and has bequeathed a sum to her parish, for the performance of 400(' masses. _ _ Mr. Mem*, for Miss Ilet.rom's Benefit, ter thc first time, assumes the part of Laßoche, the Frew' tailor, in O'K cares Opera t)1 Foatataileaa, and re • ceived the moat rapturous applause. Whether wc view this Gentleman as the easy elegant man rt fashion—as the rough but hooest sailor, Afschst/.." Of in the morn difficult part of the eccentric ATM. Tailor —we must express our surprise that such I. lens have not more frequently beta brought bolo the public. i rf : N ~, t discouraging to the Allies of Russia ; namely, that the ablest Russia; Generals, and the King of Prussia himself, after having long deliberated on the mea surekto be adopted, for the purpose of •eitricating the two Monarchs from their critical situation, could and none but a maritime expedition, whose success was more than doubtful, and which appeared to the Emperor Napoleon to display a charaaer of such unskilfulness, that he declared—" it would never' have entered into the mind of a military man, en dowed with any sense, and who knew any thing of the art of war." We may now ask the allies of Russia, and the youthful Emperor Alexander himself, who ap pears to have formed high exp-ctations of his jou - rney, if it be prudent to coatinue a war, in which brilliant victuties,wh . ch it is rationally impos• sible to expect, must be gained, to repair the mis fortunes already sustained ? and if it be not madness to entrust any longer the destinies of Sovereigns and of their people, to the exploits of an army, which has just given such manifest proofs of inex- Perience and imbecility.—( Frees The Argon.) THE BRITISH PRESS. c•enli 'oat Buret ral Not Bore Qw Me Stew' v.ll C.On Rai Burg. Cua