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ISO *;IOZZEIC:V INTELLICENCS. . GERMAN PAPERS. NAPLES, JUNE 20. VEVICE. JULY I. BERNE, JULT 2. SCYLLA,JUNC A Dumber of vessels with hcavy artillery have aided for Calabria. Down to the 15th, to which oar last accounts from the Dead.quirteni of this Majesty, at 5c7114, reach, nothing. decisive Lad taken place. he army had taken a concentrated position 01 the Strait of Messina ; and the troops were exercising iu embarking and disembarking. The Vreneh-Italian flotilla, which, in the be ginatit4 ui Jane. sailed from this city for Ancona, consists of the frigates Urania dud Carolina, of 32 guns; the corvette Princess Alargusto, of 24 ; and some gun-boats. The hitter have been increased to 10, by the guu-boats built at Ancona. The COUNT of GOTTORP, who, on the 25th of 1 z t month arrived here fron► Thun, went the ova day to Baste, where he arrived on the.29th. The ;Neapolitan marine has obtained a new vic tory ; 28 royal gyii-boats have defeated the whole of the enemy'allotilla, amounting to more than 50 sail, among which were 20 guu-boats carrying t 2 4- poundem General Stuart at five o'clock caused an attack to be made on a convoy lying at anchor near Tro pea, and consisting of a ship of the line, a frigate, a corvette, and about fifteen smaller vesitela.— The King immediately gave orders to twenty-five vessels, on board of which were the Grenadiers of the bid Regiment, and time Voltigenra of the Royal Onard, as *lst, to eight gun-boats, which were at !lavers, to sail .to the assistance of the convoy. A general engagement ensued, in which one of the enemy's was taken, and four were sunk. The enemy retired to the Sicilian coast, and the cimsov, consisting of More than 200 sail. arrived biddy at Scylla. STATE Oh AUROPE. Nu.-IV. Having 'hewn, that in the Rhinish Confederacy, in Halland, and in other States, the policy of late openly 'adopted by Bonaparte, must ultimately tend to undermine and sap the foundations of his power; we have yet to consider the meals. by which he may be enabled to keep Russia, and cause fluently the Northern Powers, fur some tune long er attached to his cause. We have before contend ed, that every accumulation of power on the part of France 'Nast be viewed with a jealous eye by the Government of Russia; for every such accumula tion to the one country (air •ady too potent,) sinks the other in the scale of nation,. But we have seen Russia tamely consent to the usurpation of Spann, and acknowledge the King thrust upon the throne of an indepeudent people by the perfidious sits of his despotic Brother. After 'his, we can scarcely conceive any act by which Bonaparte can rouse that heavy colossus from its inertoese, and sub serviency to his will. We may, however, trace the sources of lii di.liorour ible submissiveness on the part of Russis—S'emper merits eget : and, with an empire already too trsleintive, the senseless Goveria mem of that truantry grasps at further accessions of territ ire. Well can Bonaparte gratify this cupidity —well in ever: respect—fur in giving greater ex tent to Riee.ia on the side of Turkey, lie is only bestowing weakness on a Power that may hereafter h-rime his enemy : he is bribing a friendless and hate fol Ally, at the expense of a hostile State ; and Jie is so aggravatiug the differences between tlio.c. (volatiles, os to render it extremely imp:oiialde that they will ever at any future period unite ag , snot him, their common oppressor. Since the pe ice of I , Tilsit, the spoliation of Turkey has been resolved upon ; and the same species of doticenr is prtispectu, which purchased entire subserviency of the .41 mighty Emperor of the North," has. in all like lihood, been applied to boy the perfect acquies cence of the Austrian Monarch. A portion of the Ottoman empire in Europe, to each of these Sove reigns, has been the cheap rate at which the politic Corsican has secured them to his interests. Ile seems to have managed them as Richard the Third • matia•seil the Duke of Buckingham : by the pro raise of the Earldom of Hereford, that wily usurper converted the silly Duke into a seslous partisan ; degraded him by making him the participator in all his crimes; while, by sharing the guilt, himself got free from part of the odium. Thus, by asseoting to • the foul usurpation of Spain. Alexander is de graded to the level of Napoleon ; and the crime being divided, does not appear so hateful in the ori ginal perpetrator. The dismenai,errnent of Turkey will be more criminal on the pints of Austria and Russia than on the part of France, and yet France alone will reap the benefit of the trespass. The newly.created province of 11Iyria gives to Napo- Icon an extent of coast worth more than all the in terior cessions that can be made to his fellow la bourers in this villainous spoliation ; and should he he stiecessful in his designs on Spain and Greece, h. w .ulil then be master of the entire sea-shore of Europe, from the Baltic to the Adriatic. Yet it is not Vie hope of acquisition alone that keeps Rus sit ia the Gallic trammels : fear, nom, hay great er iialuence upon her than even hope. By his marrnere with the Austrian Arch-Duchess. Bons. parte achieved this master-stroke of policy ; he put the finishing hand to that great game he has all along play2rl with the European Power.—ever werneing one before he offends another. flaring succeeded, beyond the sataginotien of man, in this laysiem mousy the German States. Proras, Maly s it r.noono:3 to tp• the Is t effort to apply it to Austria and Rusir;a. Thus situsted, he bares not how soon the latter may feel the iti,ulta.he will throw its her face. The musk is ~ e ven aln!sdy east off; and the respect s the base flattery so liberally bestowed since the Treaty of Tilsit, begins to ba fess apparent. Nor would Russia receive the attentions still paid to her, were it not that Bonaparte is more anxious for tl.e suc cess of his designs against Britatu than fur any other project. In these designs the aid of Itusra is indispensible to him ; and should he thereby be enabled to realize his wishes. and humble England, he could then, without fear or danger, execute any scheme he chose with respect to the limitation or reduction of his blind co-adjutor. Under these circumstances, wz . can see no chauce °fairy speedy rupture between Russia and France. Bonaparte, by securing Austria, has added the awe of infinitely superior strength to the former bonds by which lie contrived to 'mike • partizan of the Northern Emperor; and. in the common course of events, it is scarcely possible to conceive any thing at all likely (at least for some time) to dissipate this anion. With Russia. Denmark and Sweden are laid at the feet of Rouipaite : the independence of these kingdoms is gone ; cud iu thearrangements now on the lapis with regard to the latter, we may observe a curious indication of the vies' of that crafty Statesman towards Russia. After assisting him in the overthrow of Austria, this was the only Power on the Continent iiiat could ever form the nucleus of any dangerous coali tion against him. To guard against this contio geney (as we have just shewn), he instantly con verted Austria into a firm ally : he has placed his brother Jerome, with his kingdom, es a sentinel be tween the German States awl his suspected friend ; and thus the whole aspect of the Russian empire towards Euro E se, is hedged in. and surrounded with strong fortifications. But even this is insufficient for Napoleon ; and, to render surety doubly sure, to embarrass Russia ou all sides in case his after couduct should provoke her to war, is the scope of his conduct at this moment in Sweden : for, under the pretence of injuring the commerce of &tidal''', he can not only pursue designs apparently calcu lated to obtain that end, but also ultimately to raise up a distressing rival to Russ;a in the North. The union of the Danish and Swedish crowns would at once accomplish this purpose ; and, in a few months. Alexander may see himself hemmed in with the creatures of Bonaparte. It is in this man ner, that, in the midst of his apparently most cordial intercourse, he is ever pursuing the same system, and taking rapid steps for the promotion of designs, which (if Providence gives bun life) will be executed to the astonishment of mankind, in times yet to come. In close alliance with Russia, he has. since the treaty of Tilsit, done more to circumscribe and weaken that Power, than he could have done by the twist successful a: sr ; :Lod he is now, under various pretences, graduallydrawin i g around her such a hoe of restraint, that, unless some wonderful arid unfor seen occurrence take place, it is not probable she will for many years be able to make a figure in the political aflairs of Europe. Jim fact. dreadful as he is iu war. in peace lie is more to be dreaded. With an noity of design inscrutable to common under staii,lings, every act he does, however inconsistent it may at first seem, is calculated to accomplish the end iu view. That end, there cannot be a doubt, is I universal dominion—no. that he may aim at reign- iug singly over Europe; but dominion, as universal •s that, is to be obtained by ruling over prostrate Utilisers, who are nothing more than slavish vassali , „ uomivally independent. From these observations. we tome to this conclii slon--That all the rumours circulated about an ap pouching rupture between Russia and France, are ; and also, that front the measures pur suing by Bonaparte, that Power must (independent of accidental and unforseen revolutions) become more and more devoted to his wishes, or compelled to endure his actions, howe►er repugnant to its feelings or interest. It is not to Russia then that we would look for ■n effort fur the salvation of Eu rope—though we do notcarry our argument so far as to deny the possibility of such a combination of events, as may induce a Power, even so circum stanced. to take up arms in that canoe—the esteut to which we go, is, that rcinstaure to Pomace 's under the existing state of affairs, just as likely to come from Austne, as Prow Russia ;and that neither offer any reasonable grounds for indulging io that hope. The partition of Turkey will be a great acces sion of strength to Bonaparte, and tend to the com pletion of one of his elevated plans of ambition. Ever desirous of linking his name to titles of sacred antiquity, the resuscitation of the Grecian empire has long been • favourite, and not alto gether • romautic object, present to his mind. Suds • min could riot have a better field fur the etercise of his talents. or the gratification of his anibition and vanity. To rescue the descendants of heroism sod genius front a barbarous yoke which desetoys the very nature of m•n ; to restore them to a rank in the civilised world, for which they are ex quisitely hoed, if a. may credit the unanimous testimony of all travellers, to bless again the fruit ful land with culture ; to rinse 2.44 , 11 the ens and nit-neer ; to se-people the silent cities. and reani mate the desert ; were • task worthy the essay of a h• tee. soma, but •tinr- hlsrly to take poem- THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TIIURSDAY. AuGurr A Spamish brig of war arrived on Tuesday at Portsmouth ; and soon after. a report was put in cir culation. that a general action had taken place be tween the French and the Allies, on the frontiers of' Portugal. The following is a copy ora letter from a person of respectability at Pottsmouth, on this in terestiog subject : " roerstainen, JULY 31. " I should not have troubled you with a letter again to-dity, had it not been to inform you is( a re port which is in circulation here, of a great having been obtained in Spain. A Spanish vessel having arrived here in seven days from torinina, 1 sent the Spanish Clark on board to learn particu lars. The Captain informed him, at the time he left Coronae, that a dreadful action had been fought on the 19th and :20th, between the British, Pintuguese, and Spanish army under ROMAN A (which joined Lurd WSLLINGTOM three days before the action), and the French, in which the latter sustained a loss of 20,isin wen, and the whole of his baggage and artillery. The Combined Army lost 8000 men killed and wounded." TI err is, we believe, one inaccuracy in the above letter. The brig did not sail from Contemn, but from Muros, • small part not very far distant, iu the province of Asturia. The account, however, was considered so far worthy of notice, that it was sent off to Government. The latest advice' which they have from Lord IVELLINGTON, are of the ; and nlthotigh the scene of action is at • con siderable distance from Muros or Commis, yet it is possible that intelligence of au action in the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, on the tmth, might hays reached either port in time for transmission to this country before yesterday. The complimentary Dinner to Sir FRANCIS BUR DETT, at toe Crown and Anchor, on Tuesday, al though numerously attended, displayed a complete schisus in the party. Mr. WatTYratt, M►. GOOD. lIERRILE, Mr. Sheriff WOOD, Mr. STUMM, Mr. Banos* (the ci-decant Sccretery to the Committee of Sir FRANCIS, and one of his mo=t zealous and respectable supporters), were all absent. We have received German Papers to the 19th 'eaten,. The expedition against Sicily was nearly ready to sail on the 13th Jun-. An article under the head of Scylle, gives an account of an action an the Celataian meg, in which is Nea politan gun-lams defeated the whole English flo tilla, amounting to 50 sail !!!—A leas exaggerated report of the action hes already appeared in the foreign Papers. It would require more thiali ordi nary faith to believe it. We stated, in a former Paper, that the Duet of Sweden was foe safety to assemble at Orebro. a for tified town in an island on the Melina.. Lake, at a considerable distance from Stockholm. A Gotten borgh Mail arrived last morning. The following article, respecting the assembling of the Diet, is all that it contains of any interest imago°, JULY 16. Orders have been received here to prepare far 2000 to;lpm, who wit!' bg calitneed in the eheirnt,.. during the sitting of the 'Diet. The kit t y 0p .. b .. this •day v.etic ; but Rio M4j:rty io not exptet,d the fortneliiies inlaid et die comnstaicetikrt the Sessions are gone throu4h ; Intl these w ill ur. copy several days. None of the Foreign Minitte,„ will he a l lowed to reside here. Copy of u Letter from Lieut. lIINKFS, r o munding His MAJESTY'S guti-brig Forward, .„1. dressrd to (tear-Adruir.il Sir EDMUND Nltpti,!.l. hint to:Au:mimed to the. Adiuireity, nod to LLOYD'S. fur the isifuronstion of the ',slu e , to n . cerued His 514jesty'es guo-lirigrorwaid, 1,414 July %.17, Ste-1 beg leave to acquaint yriu, that on the itith inst., standing to the %Vesta-11rd, with a vs* VI .y of 42 vessels (eleven of whicia had only Ir tt p . furnished with instructions), the Nase of Nursi n lowing N.N.E. eight Or Moe leagues, Is t 2 a. . 4 . I discovered seven v awls shuttling *Lich' supposed to be a convoy ; but at SO min. peso ! , perceived that five of them were brigs of war, R A accordingly made No. 47:5 to there; but tiodis t they could not answer the signal, I concluded they were Danes, and immediately made the sign a l s e the convoy for an er:emy bring iu sight, and i s haul to the wind on the larboard tacit, and stand to the Eastward; upon which the brigs Wi t t their colours, tacked, cud made all sail in this of us s firiug guns among the convoy, all of which immediately brought -to, without malls; any exertion to escape. At 40 min. past 3, cos. ceiving that the very superior force of the rendered it impossible for me to alford the ernolloa protection to the convoy, and bring at the suet time closely pressed by three of the brigs, %Ifni 1 conceived, from their saaasrurres, were fatly the. trrinined to close with us, and finding their list reach us, I cut away one of my authors, and hies away my stern boat, in using the stem chafers; sod after as boor and a half, the leading Gngarsr• ing a broad pendant, huffed to, giving us thee broadside, and which was followed by the other ' two, after which they stood into the convia:. A, I still conceived it possible to recover many of the convoy with some assistance, and as tan ram% were in sight twin the mast-head, nue oh standing to the westward under the Sashay, sob which I had parted company the preceding e rmiw, and the othet strolling to the eastward, whin afterwards found to be wider the Hebei as I stoat toward them, chewing No. 457, guff firiug gum& At q, •I spoke the liebe, who directed me to se ct .ispany his convoy, and put myself under his orders. I have the honour to be, &c. H. Balms. To Sir Edmund Nagle. Ent. We give this day, according to promise, tined SABRAZIII . II letter to his uncle at Leeds, explx‘,.tr4 the'asotives of his desertion and Hight to this coo. UT, sea ski) promising au exposure of the truidtat Of BONAPARTE. Tits Aau Y.—Lieutenant GREGO, an Anitust iliorgison of the ed Surrey Regiment of 31i4 on whom a General Court-Nl:snitl was lately lied at BiiAton„ on charges preferred against Initq Major Bum :Ea. belonging to the same regiaant; founded tin his absenting himself from the said giinent of militia, without leave ; has been loud Gadfly of the charge alleged against him ; 1 which he has heen sentenced by the Court to tie sererely reprimanded. The following is the amount of the British Nan! Force tip to this day : At sea, p 7 ships of the line, 13 from to at guns, 141 frigates, 119 sloops and yacht., 5 bombs and ire-ships, it brigs, 99 cullers, 60 acboont guo. weasels, loggers; Sr total port and titting—id of the line, 7 from Id 44 2064, as frigates, 42 •100 pt, ilre. 9 .lposubs, 32 kW. rioters, r 7 schotmers,Lc.--tutal i6a.-..Guard-abtritt o lo ships, prison-ships, Ise. 36 of the line, a from .r,o to 4.1 ~; t s 6 frigates, 6 shroPas Ise. a echo:mem—total 59.--15 orilot.” and repairing fur service, 66 of the line, is from to ti guns, tit lei sites, 46 sloops, Ste. 9 bombe, ke. if; brig'. • cutters, 5 . Ste.—total 221....-9461ding-1s alit line, Is frigates, stamps, &c. I brig—total -rio--Grui total 1,115. The following extraordinary circumstance Mr bitely taken place at one of the firtt loos a* City :—On the evening of the day that Sir fuw , cts fluCOFre was liberated from the Tower, MF en Attorney, supped with some friends stet loo.—After supper, Mr. H. missed his week every possible search was made for it, but it cook uot be lound. • A short time after Mr. H. hada appointment with a Gentleman in the corfeesron of the same Inn, upon business. :The Loodla came into the room, and the Gengentan. oho ° writing letters for the Post, asked jfirn the boor i the day, and what time he bed to' spare before ti close of the Poet-time. The Landlord took watch out of his pocket, aid told him, and the left the room. As soon as he was goon Mr. I with mill h agitation, told the Gentlemen the co curnstance of his losing his watch—mud that ti watch that the Landlord had produced, he cur l *Oise, was his. It was then plauued to hue It Landlord in again, and to make en excuse to duce him to take out the watch' foods his poc which was accordingly done by the Cientlemsap askiog him the time, and to lend him his w atch es seals, to seal his letters, when. to their great esti nishosent„ the Landlord produced another wild Mr. H. then addressed him , and told him he In lost his watch in his house, where he and bit pf l petty might to have been protected by him; * that he Iliad just before taken it from hi. pac t and he had no doubt had chanced it for so because he afterwards recolle cted his pertoo ; h. unless he produced his watch. he would take before the Loan Malmo ; and (disgraceful to late !) after some hesitation slid ont,soo, he e stored the watch. s:un of hia fancy than almost any other that could present itself. That such designs occupy the breast of Napo- Ivan, we entertain not a doubt ; and however his, exertion+ may be retarded by the situation of Spain, Sicily, and Holland, were his difficulties iu those stater once surmounted, Iris undivided force would, if needful, be instantly turned to their accomplish ment. Of Spain we shill treat in our next ; and, led by the courideration of that subject. look r little more attentively into the eourseof future polities, chalked out by the necersity of Ilia situation to the Freuch Ruler. _ • (To be coutioued.) BY PARTICULAR DESIRE —SIXTH TIME. THEATRE-HOYA4 HAY-MARKET. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Augnat 2, will be performed • New Comedy, in tire sets, called HIGH LIFE IN THE CITY. The Principal Characters by lie. Mathews, Mr. Jones, Mr. Eyre, /dr. Holland, Mr. Grove, Mr. Carr, Mr. Ray, Mr. Lirtuo, Mr.. Glover, Miss De Camp, Mrs. E.)re, Itlia Ken. dell, sod Mrs. Gibbs. The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Stanley, the Epilogue by Mrs. Glover. NKr which, a Comic Piece, in one Act, called A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. To which will be' added (first time these len years) a Farce called TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW. Don Pedro, Mr. Carr: Don Saucho, Mr. Atkins ; Laza r i 11.., Mr. Liston (being h's first appearance in that chrome. ter;. Dom in Class, Mis. Brenton; Leonora, Miss De Comp: Umulis, Mrs Kendall. To-morrow, the Fouoilliug of the Forest. NEW MELO-DRAM E-ELEVENTH NIGHT. LYCEUM TIMATRE.-ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING. THURSDAY. August 4. will be per• formed (2d time this maim) the Comic Opera of FALSE ALARMS. Sir Damon Gayland, Mr. Edgar Gayland, Mr. Phihpps ; Tau Surfeit, Mr J.Swith ; Lieut. Mc Larry, Mr. Turviti. Lady Gayland, Min E. Bolton; Ceridine bedley, RI is. Orger ; F . -only, Mrs. Blend ; Sono, Miss Kelly. With (for the 11th ) a New Melo-Dramatic Entertain ment, called TWENTY YEARS AGO. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keyway!, Mr. Knight, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Morton, Miss L. Bolton, Miss Kelly. • The new Blekt-ltratnatic Entertainment of Twenty Years Ago, castigates to be received with universal bursts of ap plause frost wary part of the Theatre, will be repeated every evening till Amber Notice. To-morrow sod Saturday, Tricks upon Travellers. rklo wP vall em •