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if** irntreetion which preceded the ttittence, the ewtf.ssien of the accused, and the letters seized before and after the ua tencet did dot completely prove a strnnely characterised crime of espionage, it would be suffkient to accuse Andre Laa el hint a spy fur the enemy, from the confessions he has been olabged to mati, from his travels, from the false names he ha• assumed, aicd ih the Method eho.en by the English Government to tans, Loa on our coasts : in such an abuse of a Bag of truce, will be recognised, independent of any other proof, the mission of espionage given by the English Government to Andre Lao. I . Having left Morlate with a passport, granted under the film name of Michel, Laa arrived in his native country, under that name procures a passport for Spain, and after collecting infor mation relative to tile state of all the coast frosts Morlais to Cerunna, he returns to England to give an account of his mis sion. In a few months, we once more see him leaving Eng le:id, and returning to France by way of Hamburgh. These funs alone, I repeat it, inderMdaitt of every other circumstance, constitute him a spy. If these facts be added to those stated in the charge delivered before judgment was pronounced against Dobuc and litorsolin, the evidence is complete. By their trial, by the sentence by which it was terminated, it has been proved that Dubuc and Rossolin were vie. of Eng land ; a letter, posterior to the sentence, damonstrates this day that these two spies were real assas.ins charged to act over again the part of Geergei and Pichcgru, and paid, like Georges and Pictiegru, by the English Government. It is to these two as.a4ins, that their ininied ate Chief die' patches an century, charged to demand intelligence of them, to carry them memorials, and new means of continuing their espionage in security. This emissary is denominated Michel, and it is prem.,' that this Michel is Andre Laa—he arrives at Paris the day following that .11 which sentence was pa sed on his accomplices, and is ignorant of their apprehension. Ile wildrossoi to them the Ir there and the phial delivered to him fo them—the sentence pronounced against them strikes hint aghast—he sees all the danger of his situation—he remains at Paris no limier dish till be cars procure a place in the diligence— he flies, bet is soon overtaken. This mime, anal his being an accomplice, are proved by Ws; and, from his uteri eon %Nina-, 1 conclude that tea accused Lai must be declared guilty of being a sty for the enemy. (Signed) J. B. !SORREL. Here follows the sentence of death, with all the formalities which are totally uninteresting. (Signed) Thuillier, Jamin, Delert, Chaiscraux, J. B Sorrel, Goaget, H. Chariot. Letters from Stra3burgh state, that the Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, Nasmet Effendi, and M. Dorn Choch, Secretary to the Prince of Wallachia, have arrived is that city with a Physician of their suite. Letters from Nancy state, that the equipages of the Empress Queen passed on the Ist inst. through that city, on their way to Piombieres. It is thence concluded that [ler Majesty will soon follow. The situation of the Continent is more worthy than ever of tha attention of politicians. It would be an indiscretion to prejudge the chances which it offers. We must await the results of a business which still presents only uncertainty and obscurity. It is pos sible that the British Government may cause some embarrassment in the relations which subsist be tween the Continental Powers, but enlightened and dispassionate people will not fail to perceive, that in these intrigues the benefit of England is more con sidered than that of Europe. It is impossible to give any reasonable answer to the article (corn 134T lin, which we copied from the Mohinue. It has given a faithful history of what has passed in Europe within the last half century. The ques tion is discussed in it, according to the rules of justice and, the true interests of the Continent. The charges of aggrandisement enforced against France are puerile and miserable common place, compared with the enormous encrease of power in some other States, proved by the most authentic fa6ls. No doubt it is the interest of England to throw the brands of discord upon the Continent ; bet it is scarcely credible that she should find allies so imprudent, as to risque all the dangers of war, while she alone will have the benefit of it.—(Ezerea frm the Argus.) The English ship the 11,12 n, from Plymouth, of about 150 tons, entered Calais on the 3d instant, prize, taken by the privateers Prosper and Yrngrae. The French privateer the :Beide, of 36 guns, has taken the Anna, a rich English ship, on her way from Newfoundland to Lisbon. The Moniiette likewise contains an account trans mitted to Lacrosse, Commander in Chief of the Flotilla at Boulogne, by Captain Hamelin, com manding a division of that flotilla, which, on the !PA of July, engaged an English frigate and two corvettes, on his way from Fecamp to Dieppe. In this letter, dated the icane day, from en board the Foudrr, at Dieppe, Captain Hamelin mentions, that in the engagemmt his division had four men killed and twenty-two wounded, eleven dangerously. Genoa, Jury 1. An Austrian Counsellor of Finance, named Schaf fier, is come to settle at Genoa, where he has taken a house. He is charged on the part of his Court to segulate several matters of finance, with the banker Durazzo.—(Moniirar.) coarou, JVLY S. An epiJemical complaint, which carries off those . whom it attacks . in tour days, has broken out in this city. re is supposed to be the yellow fever. brought hither by vessels from tho Archipelago. A Russian General commands eight Albanian batta lions, composed entirely of the enemies of the Turks There are among them a great many of the Ma- Mates. These leviei give extreme displeasure to the Forks of the Mnrea. Aly Pacha his made loud complaints. The Seraglio sees with despair all the operations or Russia ; but wh it can it do in his state of weakness ? Why, hold its tongue, and avoid the blow as long as possible. DERLIN, JULY la. - - _ Their Majesties will ~ et out this day or to-morrow to pa , s a fortnig:it at the Isle of Swans, near Pots dam, where the late King Frederick William built a beautiful country-house. FROM THE lIAMBURGH MILS. MAMBURGH, AUG. g A letter from Strasburgh, of the 2dd July, says, " M. Nasme Effendi, Secretat y of the Turkish Lega tion to the French Government, and M. Don Ehock, Secretary to the Prince of Wallachia, arrived yes terday in this city, on their way from Paris to Coa- stantinople." A I'etition is circulated at Basle, recommending the union of Switzerland to a Great Empire, as the only mode of reviving the decayed manufaaures of that country. The Austrian troops, now in the State of Venice, are estimated at 50,000 men; those in Styria, at 30,000; and those in the Tyrol, at 23,000. EXTRACT PROM A PRIVATE LETTER. "The advices from Vienna have very warlike ap• pearances. All the troops are ready to march." LiNrz, JULY 13. The hope of preserving peace becomes weaker every day, for every thing in our vicinity assumes a more warlike appearance, and we ate in constant expeaation of seeing hostilities commence. The troops are in motion on evcry side, and their marches appear to be rapid, and at short notice. The Gazette of amber says, that in ease of a war, the Hangariaus have oScrckl to keep on font 180,000 men, 80,000 of whom are to remain for the de fence of the country, on condition the Archduke Palatine hall put himself at their head. The Count De Vcrnegucs has arrived here with a mission for Italy; it is understood that he will remain for some time at Rome, and thence proceed to Naples. Couriers have likewise arrived here from St. Pe tersburgli and Berlin; as also a Prussian coutier from Italy. VIENNA, JULY 24. The Minister at War has ordered that no more commissions of Officers in the infantry shall be of fered to sale. The sale of those in the cavalry has not been permitted since last year. The Minister at War has likewise orcbred that all the regiments of infantry shall be augmented by two companies of grenadiers each, the Officers of which Are already appointed. ST. TETERSSURGH, JULY 21.. We are positively assured that our troops in Po land are assembling on the frontiers. Among the Generals employed is General Von Suchtelen, a commander of a corps of artillery. M. De Novostltzoff has not yet Arrived in this ca. pital. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNI 30. The Turkish soldiers here are almost all perfeetly organised is the manner of European troops. The Grand Signior has resolved, by degrees, to disband the Janissaries. The navy will be organised entirely in the manner of the English. The Porte has received various advantageous pro posals fur neiv alliances from different European powers; but in the last Divan, which was held on this subjen, it was resolved to execute pun.lually the treaties at present subsisting, but to enter into no new ones before their expiration. The Russian Minister has, however, frequent conferences with the Reis Effendi and the Grand Vizier ; it is also understood that the English Am bassador, Mr. Arbuthnot, who has lately arrived, has made some new propositions to the Porte. BetLIN, juty 27. We are assnred that the Marquis De Suaa, who was detained here ses•oral months by a disorder in his eyes, and who ha.l been appointed Minister from Portugal to St. Feu- •iirgh, will byre another des tination. It is behoved, that he will go to Paris as Minister Plenipotentiary. Flis Fxcellency has mar ried Madame de Flahand, colchrated for several literary works. Letters from the frontiers of Russia state, that consiJerable movements are ol.served both in the Russian armies and marine. ALTON/1, JULY SO. It is reported that the King of Spain has solicited of the Emperor Napoleon, permission to employ General Moreau in condo Ring the siege of Gibral tar. If this request has been made, it has been re fused; for that General set out on the 2d of this month from Cadiz fcr America. He will go im mediately to Nzw-York. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, At.Gusr IS. Two Hamburgh .'•fills arrived yesterday, with letters and papers to the 3d instant. We have extraded from them every article of any interest or importance. The news from the Continent is of a warlike chat ider. The papers announce a considerable degree of bustle and adivity in the Austrian and Russian armies. We yesterday received the Paris Papers to the 30th last. The lfo,,i'eur of the t9th Contains the Report of the trial of Aslant 'AAA, which we men tioned in a former Paper, before a Military Com mission, upon a charge of being a spy in the pay of England. The French Government, upon this occasion, has had recourse to the old charge of a plot, contrived by the English Government against the life of Ron era ; and accordingly part of the evidence upon the trial and conviCtion of this unfortunate man is urged as proof that the as sassination of the mock Emperor constituted a prin cipal objeCt of the prisoner's mission. If any doubt remained of the friendly disposition of Russia to wardsthis country,it would be done away by theangry manner in which the Aletirteur speaks of the conduct of that power. It charges her with maintaining in Corfou a large force composed of the enemies of Turkey, and meditating the destruilion of that Empire. This is not the only proof afforded in the Paris Papers of the fears which are entertained in that capital of a new confederacy against France. Most of the Papers have copied an article from The Argot, in which it is admitted that England may be able to throw some difficulties in the nay •f the relations subsisting between the Continental Powers. The Monitcur, however, complaisantly announces, as a set-off against the condua of Russia, the arri val of an Austi ian Counsellor of Finance at Genoa ; but it confesses, at the same time, that he is only come to settle some pecuniary affairs. The French five per cents. were, on the 23th, 61 fr. 15 cents. All the Provincial papers received yesterday, particularly those from the Southern and Eastern distri&s, abound with accounts of the zeal and ac tivity displayed by the volunteer corps, and the pre parations of the regular troops to meet the threatened invasion. The appearances upon the opposite coast certainly portend - something snore than idle alarm ; but, be the event what it may, we ought to be pro vided against the worst. Whether the enemy make the attempt or not, while we are prepared we shall have all the benefit. The disgrace, if they mean only a gasconade, and the disadvantage, if they really make the attempt, will be exclusively their own. No intelligence concerning Lord NELSON, or the Combined Fleet, was received when this Paper was put to press. EXTRACT 0/ • I ETTER FROM A CErITLEII AN ON THE MLDICAL STAFF, DATED CANT LRBLNLY, AUGUST ii. " I am this moment arrived here, having been ordered at an hour's notice, to leave London for this place, to render all the service I can to the Vo lunteers, &c. as Government really cape& an imme diate invasion —or, at least, in a very shirt time, as the enemy are quite ready, and only wait for the signal. Should the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Association come near to me, I hope I shall be re cognised by my old companions in arms, for whom I feel a great military regard, and good opinion. I weed not say how much attention 1 shall be happy to pay to every individual, and to you, as my friend, in particular." DOWN EL ECT lON.—State of the Poll. SIXTH DAY. For Lord Castlereagh . . . 779 1...4 Col. hlade . . . . 712 Nl.Jority fur Lord Castlereagh . SEVENTH DAY. For Lord Castlereagh . lati 967 Fur Lieut. Cot. Mrade 177 ge9 Majority • —7B The Dispatch, R MLR, from Holland for Ma deira and China, is put into Dover with damage, having been on shore. The following American vessels are detained and sent into Gibraltar,viz. the Beilona, CH ART E, Moses, MEYER, and the Al,rt, SEARLE, bound to New York; Betsey, Coc II R PS It, from Charleston ;Reser, CLEMENTS, and the Herinan, Alll, from Boston. The Bittern sloop of war arrived at Gibraltar on the I sth uf July, with a fleet under convoy from Malta for England. The Fredart.t —, of and for Embden, from Savannah, is detained and sent into I) .ver. In consequence of dheelions received by Lieut. Colonel BRERL.roN, Inapt ding F'.ld Officer at Sa lisbury, the New Saturn Volunteers are to assemble at half past seven o'clock to morrow molting, with the waggons attached to the corps, for inspclt on. Brigadier Gen. MICHELL has orders to inspea the Christchurch Volunteers, with their waggons, &c. to-morrow. It is an absolute fad, that the ensuing State Lot tery yields a net profit to Government amounting to more than One Hundred and Seventy-eight Thou sand Pounds! Such a Sum, from such a mete handful of Tickets as Twenty-five Thousand only, must prove no inconsiderable aiti to the ways and means of the Miuister. I I r 1 i IOYAL F.41011.T. WEI/ MOOTII, AVOIYI T Yesterday the ROYAL FAMILY had a moo charming brisk sail, and did not land till near seven o'clock ; soon after which they went to the 'rhea'''. with their usual attendants. The perf:irmanc4 were the Comedy of ir,i4 is tie Ma, and the Farce of 776, Hour.—God save lir X . 's,. was sung by the performe rs on t h e entrance and d parture of the ROY A L F AMILY . Their MAJESrits left the Theatre at the end o f t h e Pl ay. Early this morning His MAJESTY. accompanied by the Marquis of licaproito, Sir HARRY 1301RAP.t) NIA LE, and General CAITWRIGHT, walked on the Esplanade to his stables, and through the town. At eleven o'clock the ROYAL FAMILY attended divine service at the church, and heard an exc-l. lent sermon, preached by the Rev. Mr. &arta,. , The ROY AL DUKES are indefatigable in the it tention to their military duty. The Duke of Yoan does not leave us till Wed. nesday for Oatlands. Mr. SP ARROW, the Messenger, arrived this morn. log with dispatches from Ministers to 114 MAJRITY. MRS. JORDAN. A respelable Weekly P..per has represented 17j; Lady as playing at Richmond to houses under HA , while the country is running ifter ir.f lutine Protii:lnd Rostins.—Cettainly, if a stror.7 case of folly . on the part of a British audience could be conceived, it would be tae preference h.r e stated ; but, to the credit of a British att , .e .ce, we do assert that it bas no foundation in fait. Mrs. JORDAN has not phiyed at Richmond this summer season. nor at any other theatre. We also know that this favourite aeltess could have commanded any terms at any of the prlriciral 'nevus of ttte United Kingdom ; hot, vel - el a London audience recolle6t with what constancy and z-al la.• has tie voted herself to their arnns 'relent, they will scarcely think an intermission or lin profiessional ditties for a leu weeks too great an indulgence, particalarly as it will enable her to meet them next winter with improved health and sririt.. Master Br.TTV performed fire last wt.elr at Preston. He is engaged for this &t:.: to perform at Lancaster Thal.tre, in Do new. Norairi, Mr Br,TTERTON ; Lady Kande* Mrs CI.OVER• Lord Sr. liet ates has arrived at Swansea. Mr. I3is Kr is I, the Music d Cumpos r.vtlo has lren on a visit to Mr Gni rrtrus. of Norton, near Bridge. end. we are v.ry sorry to state, has broke his One or he bankrupts in the last Gazette is a cotton-spinner residing at Botany. The remains of the Countess of ANCisbi piscrd through Newcastle, on Wednesday last, on their way to Scotland, to be interred. Viscount and Viscountess Became and family have arrived in Edinburgh. One of the Matrons at the Foundling is educstinfr an infant to play Juiw, in Deaf and Dumb, at unc of the Winter Theatres. Miss S WS benefit was announced at Winchtw. to Theatre for last night. Amongst a variety of entertainmnnts, Mr. FITZSI mows was to s'tig a new hunting song, called The Morn unbars the Gorse of Light. The Miss An•ms's introduced a new dance at their benefit at the Edinburgh Theatre on Thursday lag, to the favourite air of Lord Moira's se Iconic to Scot/and. If Tom 'Rune, does so much at the HaymPrk t Theatre, what m'ght not he ezpe&ed, were ete napes to take the pub is y the handle LAM' CASTl.lllfAtilli 0 iglu to be provieed with tzo rt, ings to Ills how, as he has to encounter a Wass, and a Maid in Down.d ire. Mr. GRIFFITH, of Cornwall, has purchased the singularly beautiful :ittle estate, called Collings, ua the border of the Tamar. Mr. and Mrs. Ws Le t; is, from the Bath Theatre, are capeded to perform at York in the room of Mr. Metvist and Mr. Wooou M. The Little Romi and Re‘eias are compared to Parrots.—They certainly know how te father their nests. The reigning Duchess of SitO•N, a Princess of Courland, has. by the decree of the Chancery of Berlin, been divorced from her husband, the Prince of Roust , : Guest rise, on which she was immediately married at Dresden to the Prince Tat..asa 0Y • The Navy Office has advertised for a supply of Augur-bits. We suppose they want some So:•:',/ and Omens to discover the retreat of the ConihitiA Fleet. The Earl and Countess of Ross ant av, Lord and Lady Gs EN SERV le, the Honourable Mrs. KNOX Ara family. the Honourable Aacw:aain and Mis. M•Dosat.o, &c. have arrived at Edinburgh. The Members of ,ht Hams Count' Club held their anniversary martin; at the White Hart Ina. in Winchester, on Wednesday last, whet both the Members for the Coonty, and a very numerous body of the principal Gentlemen of the County, were pre sent : and we learn that it is intended, in future, an nually to choose two Stewards. • Thos.! for the rest year are, the Earl of Posrsmourm and Sir 11. M I.D M• T, But. At this meeting GEORG& HOLLIS, Esq. was defied Secretary to the Club. Extra.% from an Order issued to the Loyal South wark Regiment of Volunteeri, with Sharpshooters attached : Ordered-.-That no Officer, Nun-commissional Office , , or P•lvate, absent hintselt from town for inure thaii fo,ty met hours without mu lease in writing, or twit of my Fte:clOrfert , , to be reported to the liljutant at head-quarters. That all Absentees be wrote to, to join the Reginseot with• out delay. The honour of the Regiment requires every Officer and Po. rate to hull him.. If in ri ;owes., with arms soil accouti,m..iste in the best uidei, to stomata!, at Heal Quartets at the beat drum. Your Officers and mysi If •TC at uur r .s. I am, Gentlemen, roues most devotedly, Had Quarters, Roruugh, JOHN ALCOCK, lUni Ant Lieut.. Col. Commt. I. i V. and On Friday Major BIRD. Brigade MAjef to Briga dier General SLADE, received orders from Wey mouth to give direttions that the Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry may hold themselves in readiness for ter• vice on the shortest ionise. r---•~~ The 14 r A YLOt. ffednesd li g hnet loyal 5 roll, • fotTasC o d a cu M crowd to stand ibat.so t heir Pn' &oar. the Para The toachi tingin the ch el op P3P031 in, I'h net SO