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• - ~. iwing considerably reinforced, ha compelled our troops to fall back ; I thereePte took up the heat positt 0000 , especially with that part of the acme which had not yet been eligagisd ; my right wing being supported by Saver, and my lob, by . 81 wood ; iu the centre, a battery of six-ponoducs wee forincd CPO an advantageous height, which erimiudisded:tisp., t,holy Geld of battle. This positiolt cost the e twiny • great nninher of men, hut laid not present him forcing it, both Ili front, ands in particular, from turning soy left flank. As it thus became impossible to maintain that position, I juil4ed it neceatiary, oil account of the severe loss which we had stostained, and the exhausted state of our troopn, after screu hours hard lightiog, to order - the :o n ly to retreat, which was done with the v v-e, , •'t order; the enemy did not- panne us with. !.1 i !Mir, excepting our left wing, part of which• was rut nil - , but fought its way through the etscno'rs porsiiin4 corp'. and rejoined the army. The re treat was made in the direction of Ojeknstrorla, this being the only place where draw up the army with any advantmge. Oii my arrival in that position, I received certain intelligence that the enemy was advancing iu considerable force,- to turn both my right and left wing, which was pndouht edly possible, and, had it been dime, I should have found it a very arduous tusk to eririente myself, without a very great loss. In erinsideration Lt . these Circumstances, 1 resolved not to • expose the army , to the dangers with which it was threatens:4 and therefore directed the troops to continue the t;rtfet ed retreat its far as Ratm. The number of the_ Russians taken prionnros amounts to 120 mrn, two of whom are officers. Our loss amounts to about 1200 in killed slid wounded. ss ticadsquarters,listso, Ace. Si." Count Woanot4,terrCousenonder-in-Chief of the Army of the Coast, by a Report %nude liv (1,1114 Wreck, Commander-its-Chief of the Northern Army, and dated he orl-9 nrter.s, Huksis, nogg-1 rneo, the 24th of this month, it apvears, that, although the e.sertions of the Army of the Coast hare not been crowned with success, yet they have induced the Russian army, under the orders of Count Ks inieuaky, to evacuate the strong post of Unica, and its etivirmis, which are now occupied by our Nor thern A riuy.--(StockAalar Ga:rtte, Aug. 30.) TH E BRITISH PRESS. •w . l ‘ rt . ^1 : I ONDON, MONDAY. fiRserEISBER 11. A mail from Ireland arrival yesterday, with dis patches from Cork, annotinciag the sailtuf.; of toosioi from that station, destined, according to report, for Spain. German Papers, to the Id inst. breve beet-re ceived. They contain a privite letter of a late date, which silt-tea, that the prerl:iratio t rw for war, which ceased on the couehtsion of the Ar tnieliee, had suddenly heel roomier( in that ciatri tal, with greater activity thin b, flue. Whe Mi litary Council, which, si,tce liie'reaigoatiun of the Archduke Cummes, has the' licecuory of the An,trien Army, consists of the tuocana, who presides; lien. BELLEGARDE. NTice-Prestiletit ; the Archcluke../uus, and Generals lhca, 111111'1 , t11. HILLER. slid 1IAYI:11. The iitlciliitanto of the Veralber4 still maintained their gl,nrisitv. bat, we fear, unavailing resistance to the Frimcli invaders. We have been assured. that !.linisters received dispatch,-s from Viscount Ws:mist:Tao, on S - ttarday ; and it wait also reported, that his Lord ship had had another aetirm with the French, in which he heat the enemy, but had sustained a loos of soot men, its killed, led, and misusing.— We give nu credit, however, to this rumour, as it appears to rest tiros the allege,' a uthority of th e Comas frigate, which is said to have received it off Falittateth, from the Lisbon packet, the Princess Clondotte, which arrived on Tuesday ; and it is well known that she has not brought any such in telligence. Mr. SSLYESTISIL, one of HIS MAJESTY'S !Hessen gent, arrived yesterday its DO* Wfttre'rt, from Walcheren, with dispatches from the Earl of CN ATH tsl. Dispatches aril. also rec.-ire(' in the course of the day at the. War-Office, from Geller', BROWhatuo, Quarter-Master-General to the army in that Is!and. %V are concerned to state, that sit:kilts; continues to make great progress among our troops that remain in the Scheldt. The list of deaths increases. The Earl of CitaTitati was among the sick, considered elane,etatisly ill. Nu water, tit for drinking, was to be had, except that lamented from England. This defect in one of ere gnat and essential necessaries of life, was Imposed to be a principal cause of the sickly state of our army. Dispatches were last night sent off try Government to his Lordship for Flushing. His Lordship is, we understand, at Middleburg)). Private letters from Castor. dated the 26th last, state, that Marquis Vv'er.t.cst,re has been jeal ously employed, since his arrival at Svvtlle, in ertielravoues to cure the evident derrepitsB4,of the Aita, to whom u proposition has 'been • wade to exalt the Archtashop of T 01.1. 0 ,1 to the Regency of the Kingdom. It is also underitrioil that the whote of the Junta, with the exception of four or I ■ _ • r, r five of the Members, are immediately to he I • wowed. The merchants of CA(lit hare drawn np a'peti-• • tton to the Joint, praying that they way he allow. 'ea' to export from Cadiz to thiSpalish settlementi . eottou gootl6 of every description. Marquis Witt.- Least , lertook to preseist the petition, end it is supposed the prayer of it will be granted. • --ass-- . A Gottenhurgh mail arrived last night. with let tWrs:siiirl papers to the iitli histunt. A severely-coo tested batik was fought by the Swedes and Rue slang, near Llama, in West Roth:Mr, previous to the 2.lst, in wince the former were defeated ; but the opposition which the Russians expo 'jolted was so great, that, instead of attempting .10 advance, they retreated from that position, which was °et:14,414 .. 0n the lath, by the Swedes. —A private letter . ..mem:Ai at Gottenbiorgh, on rthe 4th instant, states; that peace bad been uctu 'ally signed between Sweden sod Rnsl.iir, by winch `'fliissia was to retain Finland, and the Isle of Aland, and the demand of shutting the Swedish ' ports against England was *hominoid. A private letter, dated S:ockholin, tilt 30th lest, gives a still more fireouralrle account of the military operation* in the vicinity of Vinare-that, that published in the Gottenhurgh Prilserste cat's, 6.1 . 6 . ....ni n ay has been forced to evaenate (Time; b it't am sorry to . car, that exploit has cost la; dear. The toss of the Russians is however, touch greater. Two of their i best Generals, Tterscueotre and Atx•Xtsre, 30 i officers, and between ;o and 3000 men, are k fled. wounded, and prisoners. It is s iwirl that General li.4llll.lCato' has retreated us far as Skeleftee. about 70 miles from l.`in...t. 'Dot feeling himself strong enough to• wait the kinetion trf Gelierals WAlwr- HtiliTglit and Wiii:og. A.!iiiiral I'Lsr, had sent a strong ilemilinient of gun-boats with troops to l'ites, to take on io6iiiil in the river near that town, over which the road gore, and the occupa- tMo of which will pi-oh:Oily cut off' the retreat of the Russian General, or at least prevent him from receiving any rehafineements or supplies from Tor nes." • A .letter from Ilorisliay, doted the 17th April, 180 3, 1,8 ” : " The ear oitli the Travancore RAJAH has been bretrAlit to a successful conclusion ; the RAJAH !maw.; accepted die terms offered by the Madras Goverimietit ; iii consequence of which, the D.%YAN precipitately quitted the Travaucore dominion:--confideat he could expect no support, but degradation, fur his hostile measures towards the Company. liitelli4euce reveircd from all parts of our posseirsimis is of a very satisfactol nature; all is tranquil. II 01.1: AR, that tr:ttesa Chieftain, who is ever hostile to all the neighbouring Chiefs. has lately become of no 4:oll6egittllee : from a defi cient y of resources, his troops hare mutinied, for want of pay, which it is ant possible he can satisfy, wet having . * sufficient nee of followers left, even to niakeei.predatory incursion into any of the provinces, to noi,-e , a temporary supply, to relieve ks pressing exiinucita." . . Capt. Wart *trivet, ye•rrrdsy from Lisbon, with disiostelies. whieTt, wee inune.liktiely forwarded to LoniCASTSAIMAGN,... Stan:nave. Their contents of course did not tr.outpsre. We have no more accounts of victories to ',Weil from the. Penomula —the Only Success which w can new hope, is, that enr Rimy may effect its 'Vitt* into Portugal in safety, _ _ _ The Gerettez,of Sataraay contains extracts sad copies front tke.otricial dispatches frown Viscount Wittubserons ..dat ed Truants. annontiFing his Lorithip't intentitM to fall back UlnasPortugal, 00 araitent of the earreitie want of want, which the Spani4ll Junta, although deprival of it so Got lock as the .20th of July, had set takeb 'say o, l n to supply. Tic y. also contain an aCCOIALA of the defeat of VLA4,EUAS by SZIWITUNI, near Arlin.; joie?, and of Sir •Rotemur WlLeos, by Mar Alta, NEY, at Bans. iu the line between Plaseneut and Sitlainsoce.—They. also coofiriu the report of the resignation of General CUESTA. This event took place oh the I sth hull, and is attributed to in disposition. The substance of these dispatcher is already before the ?oldie. but they will be read' with interest, alum{ with the official accounts from • the Nlediterrailerm, trolisrnltted Col.rt 0.• SYOOO, which form another prominent feature iu Saturday night's Gazelle. 'We announced last week the arrival ofthe *tamer frigate, the lion. Capt. WA LIMIRAVZ, at Porte mouth, on 11,rednestlay, in 16 days trots Stu: had preViously beat at Gibraltar, off Toulon, ',ai r , Palermo, Nlalta, and iu the Adriatic. She left the squadron iu the Adriatic, off' Fiume, on the efith of June.--411e money which had horn sent up to Austiia, as part of the subsidy, had not been landed, the communication srith the Imperial head ,i,,,,rters l int being then perfectly open. Triage hal been lately fortified again by the French, with cannon brought from l'alina Nova.--The Russian aquadron there, einish.tiog of fone soil of the line, a frigate. and a store-ship, were moored dose to the shore, al•nost is-gromid ; a hole was fmid aerosol the mole, to protect them from one fire-ships.---There are two French frigate* iu Corfu ; one Preach and two Italians iu Aurorae; one Italian in Venice; sides about ten. brigs in these poits.—Very Yew _ troops bed been left in Dalmatia. on Gen. MAW. gemt cao eae'si uoio treercling to join the granil armies, . a it had been excited at ltagusa, led seferal French troops had fallen victinis.—Advice * at Malta, from Turkey, were favour:Jilt! ; besides the account published by Mr. Ao Ant, in a Bulletin, late conaritunicafiosis inTorin as, that twenty-three hags of Itas,isn ears had been sent into the capital, as trophies of the success of the Ottoman arum.- I'he Algerines have been disposed to be trouble some, and matelot English property in neutral., but every prospect exlsted : Of all differences being ami cably settled.--Aschia wall evacuated by our troops On the i7th of July : all the works had been cern pletely destroyed previous to their. embarkation. — The Expedition (under Sir JteliN STuAnT) was pro ceetlitig to Melano, to resume their former posts in the island of Sicily.—Lord Cot.ttnatvoon was left, on the sth of August, off Toitlon, w at Ain; the enemy very closely. as they were tsptcted to pot to sea.—Upwards of 4000 seamen were on their way from Rocliefoo ; .400 of whom had arrived.— These had farmed part of the crews of the ships destroyed in Basque Roads.--Admiral ALI.EIIA%I) had Aitken the. command of the Get, which now •cinisists of 15 sail of French ships of the line, (three .f which are three-deckers), tweltossian shifts of the I;iie, and eight frigates.—The Spaniard's bad hero auccessfel in Catalonia ; a reinforcement of 3000 troops, with provisions, had been throne into Gemini, which had greatly intimated the hopes of the patriots. The "artiste, 74. Sir FRASICIS LAFOILEY, and part of u convey for England, had arrived at Gib raltar, flout Malta, on the 17thi ult. They •were to sail fur En„,dand immediately. Sir Junta CEIDOCI was esev”.ivcly ill, and on the point of embarking I . OS Eugland. The cmnrriand, pro tewpore, would devolve on Colonel Smtzu, of the Royal Anil lety.—Every ship had been sent from Gibraltar, to reinforce Lord Co rtis nwoud. The Kent, Captain Bocci:a, sailed for England the same day as the Thar ea. The arrival of the Marquis WELLESLEY had inspired the patrints sit Cada', with great confidence. The battle fought by General VENLOAS was considered by all ranks as an additional laurel to the great cause, though dearly bought. The hardships all ranks hint undergone in Lord WELtieczne's armyi for want of provisions, were inconceivable. OfVers who had served iu the retreat with the bite Sir JOHN MOORE, maid, the fatigues th,4 underwent on that occasion, were not to be compered with their present ones. Mr. Fatale was cape...led at Cs in a few days, to embark on board the Donegal, for England. The St. Fafgericio, Spanish 74. arrived at Cadiz on the 17th ult. fruniLl..iitsa, with inar..l and hare to the amount of "towards of live in,lhons of dolhiee. The St. Friticiero de Paola arrived ON the 6th, from Vera Cruz and the Haven nail, with iicarg2of !norm and opiiicla,. estimated at eight millions...omit part of, *Mel, ro.tbe volun tary eninri;oition of the eulouill patriots. 'the fleet front Ferrol was expected at Cadiz iu a fortnight. The homeward-bound coaroy, under the Ilyperlon, woe sren on the gistrsslt.,iiklat. 49, long. 14, JO. The ships Lady . Castlereagh and Caffnelle hat. ing delivered thew traies., - eutssigned to St. I hies's, ssitri from theitee.rin the Stil of Jane last ; the former hound to . Bengal, and the latter fur cuolen sod china. Pa.aettgers tote Carmarthen • - From Rossbay—Mrs. Brooks and four children ; LIMIG; Cot Siterritut, othrrressent ; ettpUtin and Ni'.t Cappa4ad h e alit I; regiment; Captsta Cow per, Royal t.l'ery ;Cs Syttuf,64th rtlisasut-; Captain it abates ; I.4...utenaste filth rcznorat ; Lieutenant l'attursal, It ersament ; WNW tenants at Aden sod tiswory Csittsast, I%PC:cam ; Aseistast titsrscou Ostinka ; Atliint... I.4,.uttuant-General Lund %Cisme, • BRWTINCR expected to wail yesterday from Ps•rtsoiouth, tar Ltsbros,. its -Ilse Captain I.•wson. tits Lordship is going to jaw Lord WELL' irrox's army. •llinvirds of four hundred sick Prisoners.of war, from the Saliel.lt, base beets rectified lit L.11.1111' Purisusioutli, the prison hospitals being fall. The ships awl deb arrived last - week at Portsmouth, from the Meartierr.m.!au, have brought a cony of the p u pe!s Bull, excommunicating klonaearrE, where theilegraded state of Ins-Holiness has excited touch emotion. We further lettn, that he is to be sent to frt.' Fiorelivi, in Corsica, fur having thus rendered himself obnoxious. Toe brig Britsuusia. of Leith, from Lisbon bound to Loudon, with n callo of copper and lemons, orrived nt llort•wiouth on Friday, re-cap t tired by the Chri•tiaa 111. Sir JOSEPII DAVID Mcaltsy, the master of the Britassaia, was killed ; and it is believed the Frenchmen mu. lead him in cold blisod, after they took possession of Isis ship, because lie cut away his fore-top t, to retard her progress to a Fiend; port. The Unite and 'names were relea•ed from qua rantine at Portsmouth, on Saturday morning. The Unite suited front (librettist so Ito.• as the 27th ult. Sir Jong CaAntiFx . .sailerl for Caste in the Porcnpiii. • Tfr. malignant fever which -broke out ainong the Crew of the Kent, we are li.ippy to, knell, had been subdued, previous to her sail' s % fur Bug land. Trvelvc if the crew only had died. A Court of Inquiry comininined at Gosport (by order of the LORD LIIWTERANT of the County), on the ;;Ist of vr:s:ch eo-ect on Saturday, 011 chlre'prererred by Major Wiiircatta, of the Gosport Battuliou of l'olunteer Lrfautry, against Cain. Dayeassux., of the Wane battalion, for on prouer-curaluift on the evening of the ad of !oly,—. 3fajor JAMIIa CA riot, Comihaudant„ P. v. L.l Irrr.idrnt; Capt. It. W. MIRSIR44 Cosummalsont Trtehtield d,. L; Ca pt. T. STAltas, Consnmudatit Earth/nip L. I.; Lieut. J ssias.Fuwt.sa, P.V.I-1. ; Lieut. Tnton AS Bomar Y. *ri.p oats eed huge have beau forwarded to . - the LoaD LIEUTR• WAlll'. BRIGHTON, Sem 9. .--... r .-- There was to bare been it politic a*ejeliwe in. Pres• ton Grove, en Niwohiy, b;ut which was snit off un til the morning s following, in consequence of the dampness of the wrinner, w.ben many elegantes from this town were pretest, among whom were the Docilely of Nliat.nintircha, &e. etc. Two 'bawls of music. gave iiheerfidness to the rural scene, ;id a thirtrwas in reiviitievi for country (lances; the hit ter, however, fouisil ..oe employiosent. A m irn ii," fete, we understand, will distinguish Preston Grove this moraiug. .. .. Selecteircli of,Nobillt i lre had the htinenr of' dining with their ell' i - ifflerant.aottoutm, at (.rove - house, almost ever shay during the present week. Oo Weilaestlay eveniwg the Comedy of .. The Woofer,' wadi piece called w• Personation," war. 2. performed at this Theatre, under the ativices 4.f 'her GIIICe the Diacbi:ss . iif MAKl.nortoutm, wits,;Mr. and Mrs. C. KESIOI.€ made their first appear. ance . here this season,, the former is Don feliz in ' the Comedy, and the latter as Viaante in the first piece, cud Lally Julia in the last, and with all the effect that could be desired. The lain of Isabella, in the Comedy, wits sastaiiied in the happiest man ner by hlias Jonissow. The how* was very tle7antly attended. Fritt.y night the Tragedy of '(Venice Presereed," Belvidere by gra. townws, and laflier by Nlr. C. liiusLE, occasioned all parts of the house to be.crosided. Yesterday morning, Iris PriOUPASSE AtmOita end Shritta, aeslunpanied by Ladies STONEY Awl THVDME, General FITSAGT, Major Patcs, and Col. Elssitstow, rode 'to Sr. George's Chapel, and heard a sermon 'pre, led by the Hon. and Bev. Dr. MARTHAM, and afterwards returned to Windsor Palace. Saturday morning, the Duke of Yoe took the diversion of shooting in the Great Park, at Wind sor; and in the afternoon. hi. Koval Highness, ac companied by the Duchess, left Windsor for their seat at °attends. The Earl of WESVIORLAND was scot for, by express, yesterday. His Lorcialtip's presence to town is at the request of the Cabiset Ministers. Earl CHOLMONDLf RT entertained a select party of Nobility, yesterday, at his house, at Thames. Ditton. Sir GEORGR and Lady Haxs.tne OSBORNE ar rived, on Satardsy, nt their honor, in Charles street. Berkeley-simare, from Bedfordshire. Mrs. Gi,,uvrai got into the straw on Saturrley. and of course raiiiict play at the Thiy-im.rket, where she was announced this seek for T.cree Weeks a i ler Narriste. and The fosindfing. The Marchioness of Ltestsowe had a select party, last Med. at Lansdown-House, Berkeley. square. The H 01). General PAGRT left swim on Saturday for Framiliant, near Farnham, Sorry. illirobtig the eniedirtitio resorted to by the Tyro lese to 'tinkly the asnt of arms, is the use of woody,. guns. Why have not our Ministers adopts. eel the same expedient ? The IttOt [Ion: Sir ARTHUR - PAGET is gone on a visit to his Inother, Lord PAosT, -at Beaudesert, near Litclisiehl., „. Viscount an d viscountess Custom's gave s arandidiuner. yesterday, at their seat at Chelsea F's. m. The Recount 'which our Ministers give of the expedition to the Neliel.A. is just what might t..e ex petted—it is a Flemish account. Covent-Garden Theatre is to he lighted op, and the scenery exhibited. one night in the present weak; when her Bisset 14ighisess the Princess of WALES, the Prinehis COARLOTTE, and a select petty of the Nobility aoil Gentry, tare expected to be present. Gene al GRAHAM and h a Aid-slit-Camp, Cap tain l'• TE' 5 rived. o Saturday; in Stratton street, f one ,:ie Sciii Id . We are sorry to say. the Ge icial is rely ill ‘. i Is an intermitting fever. Mar t inis WELLEstLy. we are told. is la t iouring . :it Serill'e, to sure the tier re i tittride of the Spanish domes We wis!i he had tree civil enough to have rescribed for our Junta et home. In pursuance of His MAJUSTir . S commands,g;l' JOSEPH FISHES, Sir Junin Svattrunr, !Mr. Copt:. of Norfolk, end ni her principal breeders of Merino sheep, have re- eivedTtoya Donatious of so ewes and a rain, each. part of the last..int:iorted Span ale flock: Lord BRAnttone arrived In Man yesterday from Constlintitinpfr. Mr. and Lady Etit Ant ell WHITBREAD arriv. d at oven o'clock, hist 1114 M, et their house in Dover street, from their seat is. Bedfordshire. Colonel WARDLE has tiled a Bill in Equity to prevent the sale of Mrs. CLAttais furniture by Mr. RoeiNs, the .tiet;mn,r, aid he has made Mr. Romeo and Mr. Witiour 'sortie" to the bill.-11 ii commonly call.d the Ball of nights. Lord ar.sl Laily GF.OROK CATRHOISH entertained a select party at dinner, 3 esterdsr, 'sit their house lu Saville-rew. Lord and Lady CHARY-Ea SoMER• %FT. Lard WILLIAM BRDITINCIL, and se.cial other Nobility, were present. The C-ionteso of WPISTIMRLARD let town yrs terrtay for Althorns., Miniver/goons/tire. The Eilipierta ALVA ANDER 10, , PRing lately nos. KAMeniostrove to the M inter Palace. Ids carriage (called a clrieielik) bloke stoats ; by which accident His MA.sysTv'ts legs were much bruised, timid two of his attendants killed. As General Hope will remain in the Scheldt al% ter the return s.f the Earl of CHATHAM. our affairs in that quarter cannot be considered quite des perate. The Earl of Priests and - family are now rt./W -eida nt Powis.Castle. On Mriudey, tltr iOSHOW 4 branches of the fkinslies of the tradesmen at Welsh pool, were isiviteil I. tea and a ball at that prince ly mansine, where the ova hatltality of ~4,4, tom, still dwells With t undern rointe-y Mgt ri Goo* tuenr. The CiMrittwa, awl her a iniat.As t alasightere. were preacit dunes; the dance : after which, s. very numerous company of the inhabitants of pool, sat down to a splend;.4 supper. • e I " - 1 .. Rt. %e*:_ - ,4 4' ft q .., u , *: 11. - 7 7 7 as Mt iris( ter% whi tire of into n. 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