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.1 1 . Ir. sir ice shoiild stand for Wednesday with an under ;landing, that, it the reference of a ballot from Tues day should accidentally cause the want of a sufficient I - Almlier of Mem . hers to form a House, the. Motion .1101:1:1 come on the next day. _ . _ „ . _ The Irish Customs' Office Abolition Bill was read a third time, and passed. The SPEAKER acquainted the House, that the Clerk had prepared and laid on the table the East India Judicature Liits.—Adjourned to Monday. HUSUM MAIL. FROM THE HAMBURGH CORRESPONDENTEN Or JANUARY Zr. [FROM THE TELEGRAPH.] BERLIN, JAN. 17%7--It is obvious . , that every one knows that at the moment of the Battle of Jena, a report was circulated with a view of animating the Prussian Troops, that their Army had made 10,000 French Prisoners of war. These inconside rate.persons carried this false news even: to Berlin, and represented it as a brilliant vi&ory. .lf we would credit the authors of vi&orious news of this kind, who exert themselves to publish, two or three days after they have been received, the Gazettes from Dantzic and Konigsburgh, as well as letters from those two Cities, we should be com pelled to believe that the French had been beaten, althouzh it is certain, as we have al ready announced, that they have obtained bril liant advantages over the Russians at Gu.lymin and Pultusk, and at Nudemburgh and Wellem burgh, over the scanty remains of the Prussian Army, commanded by Gen. LLSCOQ ; but whether these Gazettes have been printed or not, that the French were beaten—whether their pretended de feats may lowe been celebrated at Konigsburgh and Dantzic, it is nevertheless a faCt that the French have triumphed in every action which has taken place. The Russian Army has been obliged to abandon Ostrolenka to the French, ;And to retreat fighting. The season has compelled the latter to go into win ter-quarters, and the Emperor has retuned to War aw ever since the Ist'inst. from \vheiace intelligence is daily received at Berlin, even so late as yesterday; since the entry of the French into Ostrolenka, no thing remarkable has occurred. We cannot receive every day from Warsaw details of interesting events, on account of the events not taking place. NVAitsAw, JAN. B.—Warsaw is the rendezvous of several Diislomatists ; the Austrian General, VIN CENT, i 3 arrived, and the Prussian General, M. DE Zasraow, is expeaed : it is said. that Negotiations for Peace are going to be renewed. The Emperor NAPOLEON has been here some days. BANKS OF THE. ELBE, JAN. 19. It is said that . since the events- which have taken place on the theatre of war; an Armistice has been concluded be tween the F'rench end. Russian Armies : it is also avid that the Russian Envoy id England„ .M. A.ro- PEUS, will Settle the measures to be taken on the re commencement of hostilities. YIENNA, JAN. 7.—The Russian Ambassador at our Court, M. RAzumowsKY, has received intelli gence of the Russians having taken the Island of Curzola, in the Adriatic, near the Coast of Dalma tia, and have placed a strong .Garrison in it. The College of War has also received •the unexpehed• news that the Servian Insurgents have taken posses sion of an Island near Senilin, called Kriegsinsel (L'lsle de la Guerre). Orders haVe already been given to drive the Servians frOm the said Island,' un loss they quit it voluntarily ; it is thought that the Sorvians only occupied it in order to approach with mole advantage the Fortress of Belgrade. rnIVArE LETTER. HAMEL' LGIT, J. 20. Letters haVe been re ceived ;rum Konigsburgh, Warsaw,pand Riga, all.of wlich concur in thsaostatement of the Russians hav ing gained a decisive viEtory over the French, Once their late defeats in Poland. It was confidently re ported on 'Change here yesterday, ,that NAPOLEON, in consequence of this setere check, had proposed an Armistice to Russia and Prussia; ••one of the Riga Letters particularly mentions that many wounded French Officers had arrived in that City, as priioners. Field-Marshal ISIAWINSKOY, by a masterly ma noeuvre with the centre and left wing of the Rus siau.Arttiy, is said to have turned and surrounded three Corps of the French Army, namely, those of DAVOVST, NEY, and SOULT ; to have killed upwards of forty thousand, and taken twenty thousand prison ers, among the latter is said to be DAVOUST himself; the French in consequence fell back to Warsaw, end had the Russians been able to pursue them,' their head-quarters would not have continued in that City; but would by this time have been at Posen ; the pursuit,. however, was impracticable, as neither Arioy had provisions left sutlicient to enable them to wait for fresh supplies, and as the whole country between the Vistula, Bug, and Narew, where their ArruieS have been stationed, is an entire desert. All the letters which have reached this City from Warsaw, Posen, Konigsburgh, &c. are without date or signature, as whoever circulates false political news is punished with-death, as well as those who speak or write aZainst the tyranny of the .:rericll,-- the 4th instant, the S tuients of Jena ht:•4ng, on the authority of letters froin Prussia and Poland, intimated in public places,,that the French had been beaten, the French Comns,andant immediately put up the fbllowing Proclamation " Inhabitants of Jena-- 7 -False reports are in circulation ; it is every where rumoured with confidence that the French Army has been defeated on the Banks of the -Vis tula ; trust not these rumours ; the authors of them are your enemies; I declare, that I shall order every person convicted of circulating them to be arrested and delivered over to a military commission ; do you not know that Napoleon is there with his invinci bles." BRESLAU, JAN. 10.--Our Gazette of this day contains the following article : " After a siege of four weeks,"and a bombard ment for almost the same time, which did consider able damage, this .city has at length been obliged to surrender to the troops of NApoecois7,.Emperor of the French and King of ItAy. The besieging corps was commanded by Gen. VANDAMME, under the command in chief of his Imperial Highness Prince JnitomE, and consisted of the gavariau and Wirtemburgh troops. The garrison surrendered prisoners of war; the Officers are to retain their swords and baggage, and to be released on their parole not to at against the troops of his Majesty the Emperor NAPOLEON till they shall be exchanged." MAILS. FlUsuru, I Gottenburgh, t Dublin. DUE--I C;ottenburgli, I Dublin, 2, Wataturci. THE S UN. soLzm taUls DICERZ FA:LIJM AuDIL4T? • LO 1V D 0 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1807. Tins morning eve received a Husum Mail, which does not bring any official confirmation of the vic tory of the Russians, but the article extraaed from the Paper published at Berlin by the French Govern ment, called The Telegraph, appears to us to afford the most convincing proof that the French have been defeated. We have not room to comment at length upon that article, but we are convinced that our Readers will, pon perusing ir, be convinced that the French have no vi&ory to boast of. It is said, but we believe without foundation, that an Armistice has been concluded between the Rus sians and French, mid that a Negotiation for a Peace was going on at Warsaw. In addition to the public news we hare been fa voured with some private accounts, which, though not official, we con:;ider as entitled to very great at tention, all of which confirm the defeat of the French. - Letters hare been received from Dantzic which state, that 40,000 French Prisoners had reached Ku ningsburgh. The number of_Prisoners is, we have no doubt, very much exaggerated ; but of the fad of great numbers of prisoners having arrived there, we have no doubt. It is also stated that the Russians have crossed the Vistula, and that an aaion took place on the 7th, at SzabSchoW, between War saw and Posen, which terminated in favour of the Russians. We cannot, however, reconcile this statement with 'the accounts from other quarters, which state that BONAPARTE was at Warsaw on the Bth. r‘ report was last night circulated that Govern ment had received French Papers containing the both tulletin, in which the French were said to have ac knowledged a defeat, with the loss of 8000 Men, and 17 General Officers. We are enabled to state positively, that Government are not in pos3ession of any such Papers, nor do w e believe any such have been received. THE Reiolutions submitted .to the House of Commons last night by LOrd HENRY PETTY, re flea the, highest honour on the financial. Depart-. ment of the Administration. The Speech of the . CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was distinguished by the most 4pcid statement, and the most impres sive, eloquence. The Country will justly applaud the exertion of zeal, ability, and diligence, which the proposed Arrangements display, and those who had the good fortune to be present, will equally admire the elegant, energetic, and perspicuous manner in which they were communicated. It might be deem ed an aat of injustice to the Plan which wassuggested to offer hastily any observations in detail. The Speech of the Noble Lord will afford at present the best comment on the Resolutions which were , Moved. , These Resolutions will be printed for the use of the House, and will be accompanied by it luStrative Tables, which, i hough they cannot beregu- larly laid betbre Parhameut, will be put into the pos- • session ofevery :Member. It may sutlice to observe,t hat the higheSt praie is due to she Government for the preparation of a measure, not, of speculative pro mise, but of prailical 'benefit, which, during a war unparalleled as to the danger with which this Coun: try has been threatened, and unprecedented as to tht disasters in which Europe has been involved, - will not only provide for the exigences lir the :pre sent year without any additional burdens, but:.wili -alFo, under every probable view, and every reasona ble calculation, enable us to continue the war for an indefinite period, if any such necessity should un fbrtu 'lately exist, without any. increase of the permanent Taxes. The assurance that thePropertyTax would on no account be prolonged beyond the continuance of the war, will excite the warmest approbation. The proposi tions submitted to the Home will explain the mode by which a certain portion of the War Taxes will be annually appropriated, and the process by which the Sinking Fund will work the liquidation of the encumbrances, while its general operation is accele rated and improved. The application of the surplus of the Sinking Fund to general purposes, when it' shall have reached a limit, beyond which its increase might be injurious to the interests of the Country, has before received n sanClion with respeet to its principle; but a positive limit, and a specific mode of employing the excess beyond that limit, are new considerations, and entitled to deliberate examina tion. The plan which has been submitted, which is in many rc.ipeas novel and ingenious, will, un doubtedly, be received with general satisfaaion and applause, and will inspire universal confidence in the talents of the Government, and in the resources, the strength, and the prosperity of the Country.— With this consolatory prospe& before us, if, in the language of the Noble Mover of the Resolutions, the perils which have menaced, should continue to environ us, we may firmly trust that, under the pro tetiion of Divine Providence, and the influence of our excellent Institutions, we shall be able to sur vive, if not to subdue, the danger ; and we may en courage the hope, that, if the destruaive flame which has been suffered to desolate Europe should still be permitted to spread devastation and ruin, this Country will remain unhurt amid the conflagra tion. By the Return presented to the House of Com mons l a the number of men raised for the Regular Army in each month from the Ist of January, 1805, to the Ist of January, 1807 (exclusive of foreign or colonial levies), it appears, that in 1806, from the Ist of July, in which month the Additional Force Aa ceased to operate, to tke Ist of December, 5650 men were raised. The Return of the number of Recruits raised for Regiments in Ireland during the month of December, 1806, not having been yet received, the total number of Recruits raised during that month could not be reported. In the correspondent months in 1805, the numbers raised by ordinary recruiting were 4106. In the same space of time in 1805, the Additional Force Ad pro duced 3249 men. The excess therefore of the numbers raised under the new system above those supplied in a similar period by the ordinary recruiting, in 1205, amounts to 1544, and is equal to the Oil of the numkers raised by the „Additional Force At in the correspondent months in t 805. Thus the new mi litary arrangements, though not yet sufficiently known and generally understood, have already con tributed greatly to the increase of our force; and their - success confirms the policy of repealing an oppressive measure, which was partial in its opera tion, and injurious to the regular and permanent supply of the Army. Government are determined to pursue the British conquests in South America. There is little doubt but that the next diSpatch from that quarterwill an nounce the recovery of Buenos Ayres. Yesterday Morning his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES left Carleton House, to pay his duty to his MAJESTY, at Windsor, where he remained a considerable time in private audience. The ,meet ink, we have reason to believe, was in consequence of the spe c i a l summons o f t h e Sovereign, and we make no other comment on thr circumstance, thin, to express our sincere wish that such interviews may continue in uninterrupted succession. LOVE AND OPPORTUNITY.-The daughter of a Gentleman of fortune in the vicinity of St: James's street, ah , enttd herself from her father's house yes terday morning at an early hour, and,' as it is sup posed, fled with a gallant son.of Mars. The Lady, who is 23 years of age, had made no preparation for her flight, but she walked out as usual, before breakfast, without a servant maid, who used to at tend her. She did not return, of course, at her usual time, and her absence, as may be supposed, caused anxiety for her safety. it was ascertained in the course of the morning, that a chaise from the city had been waiting upwards of two hours in Berkeley-street, Piccadilly, which had c onve y e d away a_Lady answering the description of the fair fugitive, accompanied by her gallant. All the traces obtained of the p ar ties yesterdaywas, that they had taken their flight down the Bath road. A secret correspondence had subsisted between the parties a fortnight. The gallant is a Lieutenant. in a regiment of Dragoons. SMITHFIELD MARKET, !Ail. 31. This day's market had a pretty good supply of different kinds of Cattle; Beef, Mutton, Veal, and Pork are somewhat cheaper than our last report, and the trade in general was. not over brisk.—The sales in the Haymarket were rather'dull ; Hay a,nd Clover fetched better prices than Monday's market; Straw sold at 1a,4 price.— '• CORN EXCHANGE, ,JAN. 30.—There are WVer. I arrivals of Wheat to-day, which is in large supply, expecting a further reduction in price ;- few sales are made, which are rather lower ; Barley is in great abundance, the second and ordi nary- qualities are lower, and Malt at less, which are :declining articles ; the few White Pease continue dear ; Beans of each sort are rather cheiper ; there are many, fresh arrivals of Oats, and this trade is also quoted lower ; Fiour is still heavy in sales at the currency.' SECOND EDITION. S LI N OFFICE, FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M. WE stop the Press to lay before our Readers the following Letter, which was this morning received by a Mercantile House in the City COPENHAGEN, JAN. 20.—Our expe&ations with respe& to the result of the late bloody battles in Po land have not been disappointed. Accounts were yes terday received from M. ALOPEUS, formerly Russian Minister at Berlin, and at present residing at Slesa wick, which contain a Copy of a Proclamation made by General MANSTEIN, Commander in Dant zic, of which the following is a literal translation : " I communicate herewith to the Public the certain (and to every true friend of his Coun try), happy official intelligence just received from Konigsburgh, that the Russian Imperial Army has totally defeated the French Troops.. The further par ticulars will be published hereafter. The Battle took place behind Warsaw, not far from .ostrolertska, and lasted three days, viz, from 27th to 30th De cember. (Signed) " VAN MANSTEIN," N.iIFAL NEWS. HAmtun i JAN. Danish Mail arrived,this afternoon from Heligoland, by the Prince of Wales Packet, Capt. ANTHONY. DEANE. • Two Gentlemen from Copenhagen came passengers', 'from whom we learn, that an account of the French having met with a defeat in Poland by the Russians, and loss' 60,000 men, was in circulation, and generally be- . lieved ; but that there was no . official account N. ceived, . The Lord Nelson Packet, Capt. STEWARD, ac - - companied-by another Packet, sailed this morning with the Danish and Sweditsh Mails of yesterday. YARiIOUTH, JAN. 29 . —Arrived a large French Lugger Privateer, captured by the Cruizcr Sloop of War; also three large East Country. Ships which she had captured, and re -captured by the Cruizer. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Arrived the Hambro' Ship Sea Nl ' . mphe, JANCE, laden with linen and glass, from Hambro', bound to Oporto, detained by age Betseq Privateer ; also the Ketch Two Friends, LE CONTEun.,--from Guernsey, laden with brandy and bound to the Isle of Man. Sailed the Marc, of 74 guns , to j o i n t h e Squa• droll cruizing off Rochefort ; she has on boo 1d sup plies for the Squadron, after delivering which, she will proceed off Corunna, in company with a Fria gate, to blockade three Spanish Frigates lying there, laden with quicksilver, bound to South America. Arrived the Danish Ship Elizabeth, Cal t. S Nfi GlIEEti, laden with timber, from Dantzic, for this Port. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2g —Arrived the Mary, MOODY, from Dundee • Two Friend s , B oaz , Phille more, COCKER SO'S, liebe, DAVLD;ON, and Oak, BR YER, from London ; Flower of Edinburgh, MA' SON, from' Wisbeach; and the Sarah, Ho TER, from Lynn. ,• Married on Wednesday last, at Plymouth, HENRY STRANGWAYS, Esq. of Shapwich, in Somersetshire, to Mks BEEVES, eldest da ug ht er o f t h e l ate HARRY BEEVES, Esq. of Duloe, in Cornwall. If ever a Lottery set forth a Brilliant Wheel, the , present claims that title : Two of 30,0001. one of 20,0001. two of SDOOI. four of 10001. six. of 5001. &c. &c. and only six days to drawl On Wednes• day next the first drawn Ticket is entitled to 30,000 i. The price Of Tickets and Shares is so very reasonable, that every .holder of a small Prize is induced to re . - new the chonce of having a Capital Prize ; and those Who never ,before adventured cannot resist buying. This accounts for the increasing sale at this import-. ant crisis. Warranted undrawn Tickets and Shares are on sale at HORNSBY and Co's, Nos. 26, Cornhill, 52, Charing-cross, and St. Margaret's-hill, Borough:. • Titne.was when in a Lottery of thirty or forty thousand tickets there, were two 20,0001. Prizes--- • time is, when with only,fifteen thousand tickets to draw, there are in the Wheel two 30,0001. Prizes, and a 20,0001. with others. There are a few Tickets and Shares left, but those who do. not apply to CAR' , -, TER, No. 8, Charing-cross, will find, on Wednesday next, that time is passed. Fortune is not so blind as many imagine. By al• lotting the Capital Prizes, hitherto drawn in the pre• sent Scheme, to shared Tickets, she skewed an atten tion to public utility, by rend: ring many votaries happy and independent, instead of a few, in case such PrifTs had been consigned to whole Tickets. Should t. two glorious Thirty Thonsand Pounders (to of which the first-drawn Ticket on Wed• nesday net will be entitled) be also shared, what a number of individuals will they make comfortable life!tur THIETYTHOUSAND Potrxps certain for the, First drawn Ticket the next Day of Drawing, Wednes day, the 4th of February..—There is no instance to be found in the history of Lotteries of so rich a Wheel as the present, viz. Two Prizes of 20 : 0001. each, ,20,0001. and Two of 50001. each ; also Four of 10001. and numerous other Capitals, 2ce. The Undrawn Tickets and Shares are on sale at HODGES and Co.'s Otlices, Cornhill, Oxford street, and St. James-street. BIRTH. On Sunday last, at Cueshunt, flats, Lady Charlotte Wellesley, via Daughter. DIED. On Tuesday, Walter Hartarn, Eq. of Woburn-pal Russeil-squia. LownoN Printed by R.—HARRIS i of Maraca-court , Bow-street), and pubthint.d by W. A. SCRIPPS (of South" Mouiton•strect), ill au: Surr.tilfit.e. 112., Strand.