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THE. GbTTENJthRGII MM'Z; i 1 '~ i Major VON' GSEISEtICAE; Comm — andantitif • _ Fortress. of Colberg, matte, undeitho iBtEt.of.4,,une; the following Report to his Majesty thelliun of SWEDEN' :". Most 'mighty and gracious King, ,; • " I . .fietewithil have the honour humbly.to report to your -Majesty the operations which have recently taken place near the Fortress, for the further partl culars of which 1 respeafully.refer to my Report.to Lieutenant-General VON 131;11CHER. • " Of materials which were very 'indifferent I had in haste raised a small Field Fortification .on ' the• Wolfsbcrg, situated about 2060 paces from the, Fortress, which the enemy had,already twice. qt tacl:A, and twice been repulsed with .considerable. loss. He then bt.gan to lay ' a : regular siege to it, and completed the first and second parallels, anl..made mines, under the proteaion of ten redoubts. Mare than 7000 shot had already been &red, when on the 11th of June the enemy's batteries began to play on the above Fortification, and made a breach:, Your Majesty's Frigate Chapman came to anchor,- and fired on the enemy with great effed. Having filled ilia trenches with troops, he summoned the Wolfs berg, which was half destroyed; and offered ..a kind of capitulation, which was accepted. All the ar- tillery was removed l and thus.the enemy -obtained possession of that- small fortification, after two days Siege , . " Since that time we .have rnacte two vigorous sorties, in one of which we retook the Wollsberg in a . feW' minutes, which has cost the enemy a regular siege. •, " In these two 'sallies the enemy► had upwardcof . 2000 men killed and wounded, one howitzer taken, six'. - Pieces 'of cannon spiked, and nearly a whole battalion made prisoners ; among whom were one Cohinel, one Lieutenant ;Colonel, iwo Captains,. mind 'six. Lieutenants. . 1 ` I cannot close this report without making the Lost horrourabli mention of Baron GEDDAN, Lieu tenant nflour Majesty's Frigate Citti . poati a young inan wltioe gallantry and zeal deserve, in every point of view, Your Majesty's most. gracious atten tion. I remain, with prdfound veneration, &c;' (Stpckholin Gazette, July 4.) , PETERSBURGII, JUNE 23.--Tha Court tette of this thty contains an extract from Gtitteral )31:1 , ;NIGstItes reports to the Emperor of the opera tions which took place from the sth to 10L11 June, which is of the following tenor : . , . • , GUTtSTADT, JUNE 's.—General NEY's. Corps, is ••' defeated. General Rothia,... several .Officers, with about teioo rank and file, _have been taken. prisoners. The'Enemy's loss, in ' killed, amounts t 0 .2000 : on our side it is not Considerable... I)uring .the aaiop, which took place en the left )3anks of the-A11e,.. Lieutenant-General Prince GoTT' ad4Akotto rend r;., ed himself niaSter of Guttstadt, and took a conficicr ff able magazine. Thelnemy was pursued four qiirrr, Wan mile.. ^, l ~ ~.: BETWEEN DEPIN AND ITEILIGENTHAL,JUNE General NEY'S Corps, which, on its retreat, took a strong position. near Ankendorf, was this day at- , tacked, at three o'clock , in the morning, routed.on an Paints,. and . forced ,to fall back to the Passarge. The.itietrir s loss 'livery considerable, and amounts; rnetely in prisimers - taken in the course of these two days, to 60 Field and .other Officers, and at least .tco', " 0 0 sank and file. The Regiment ofChasseurSvf: l the Guards, commanded by ',the ,Grand . Duke C ONSTANTINU,. fought , with. a gallantry which:bei' cattle- the admiration .of the .Whole Army. The :1 Itegiments of Count 'STROZONOW, and the. Ma than's Coss'acks, also greatly distinguished them "lves. The latter swam across .the.Alle, attacked the enemy at the most critical moment of the ation, killed at least i duo men, and took, 4 . Ftejd pacers, in Officers, and. AO's - auk and file, prisoners. AsKENDoac, JIMA 7.—Thp chain : .cf Op Rus sian advanced posts extends along the Passarge. , The , • bead-quarters are 'remoied. to Glotau. The pp*, lacks suiith this day across the Passarge, twin_ miles ttlow the Enemy's position, and took 40 waggons, Vith gun-powder, bombs, and balls, the escort of hich was partly put to the sword and partly taken inisoners. • , HEILSBURGH, JUNE 10 (at midnio).- -. ..aksday, It boon, BONIAPARTE . attakdd - tile Russian army 'kith his whole force in the position on the left BapW of the'Alle... A shorttime before the attack Priuce BAGRATHIGN was detached to Lalinau; w here he was att~%cked by a force greatly superior, and he was' obliged t o fall back. , A considerable number of t rnqns then,received orders to advance, from all sides white others fonnedthe Reserve. , '.fhe firing began on all points; and, the enemy was forced to.leave the field of battle to the Russian troops, who ac-. , suired ne w -glory on that day. The loss - cannot yet be asCertained, but is very considerable on both.. Aides • it amounts; ori the part of the French, at least i to 12,000 'men in killed and wounded. The InY was pursued .4 German mile from the figld9f. battle: Lhe atop lasted from 11 o'clock in the:. morning till i t at night. The prisoner,s sotte;is-Miat !h2 En emy ' s whole Reserve, consisting 0f.:20 batt i a,, h the Guards, were engaged, .and drivel) 01t.. rest of his troops.-.-(Stockholm G'a .4ity i4itrAc ru. Not long ago the town, beguil'el; Throng'd to behold an 'lain Child, • As if with madn'ear stung The Town may now with 're;i'son haste to scenic skill, sound, manly, 'chaste; And find the Adtor You N G. Master BETTY, who was said to be preparing for the Church, is nevertheless bolding forth to a can gregatio.n in the Manchester Theatre at present, and is to perfiirm thesathe service during the week. Mrs . . S!DDONS performed last week at York, and. •is going to. various.other , country. Theatres, in order to take .a final leave of all provincial stages during the present summer. The German Family performed last night at the Saloon Theatre, .in Argyll-street, under the patron 'age of the . Duchess of YORK'. The first piece was tl2e, German Drama of The Three Suitors, in which Itkeir merit is so well known ; but they proved the !versatility of their powers,. by representing the Eng- , lish Farce of Lovers' Quarrels with (treat spirit and 4 • • • :humour.' • Yesterday morning we received New York . Pa,: pets to the 14th ult. The trial.of Colonel Built was still Suspended, inconseqUence of the.non-ar rival.. of General "WILKIN SON. Not a word is said in these Papers respecting the Treaty with this CountrY.-z-Theyetareibut we are not inclined" to credit the statement,' that a French, Squadron of, seven Sail ajhe Line has arrived at,Laguira.; '• NEW YoEE„, JUNE 13.—Captain GALE, of the Ship Mariner, arrived at this port Rota Curacoa,. which place he left on the 17th May, informs, that a Flag of Truce arrived at that port from Laguira' the evening before he sailed ; that an express was immediately dispatched to Jamaida ;, that all the Ile-. groes at Ciaracoa were ; Ordered into the,. forts, and that the Arethusa, which was lying in the Lagoona; with sails unbent, was immediately put in readiness for . sea: Captain GALE was informed that seven Froneh Ships of the Line bad arrived at Laguira, add:that it . was'suppoied the Flag of Truce brought the news of the arrival of the above Fleet. • Atoss..-=.=The Officers at present on the Half-pay • Of the British Ettablishrnent are' as' follow Colo.; 'neli 70, Lieutenant-Colonels.l27, 'Majors 67, Cap tains 565.-,s On the •Irish Establishment:=Colonels ió, Lieutenanf-Colonels .19; Captains 64.` The re- 'port' does- not extend to inferior ranks. It . appears from the Official. Paper delinr'ed to .the Flou s e of Cominotis, that','the, sums expended in Great Bri tain, for the Volunteer Service,' from ,the Ist of ma, 'to the Ist ,January, 1803, amounts to the sum one million eight hundred and thirimAur irdhisand 'th . ree:hundred and eighico pounds suken shil O ngs.---Th E e total of ; Recruits e n li s t e d i n ngland and' Ireland, in' the course of the last year was i0;7E13 itte present year 9194 havO been en listed in. England alone , " • • .. Bread, continues at last week's prices. • A Pugilistic 'Exhibition will afford a treat to the Country Amateurs, this morning, on the Western Road.' -The parties . are'a Gentleman's coachman in Berkshire, of the name Of FloWers, of some fame,' whci isEbacked lsy=his Master;,' for too guineas, to fight a Waiter from the vicinity 'of Bath. The Coachman is the favourite. BATTLE; Ot LAUNAU:- RUSSIAN ACCOUNT. REPORT. FROM THE COMMANDER IN :CHIEF OF THE ARMY, GENERAL •EARON 'BRIVNIGSEN,, TO HIS,IM iiRIAI; MAJESTY, DATED. FROM THE FIELD OP EATTLE, NEAR HEILSBERG, AT MIDNIGHT; MAY 10;107,-0. S. (JUNE 10). ,• This•-d:-1 7 about noon, BONAP*RTE, with the it whole pf his forces attacked that part of the Army of your Imperial Majesty in the position on the left of the river Alle, consisting only of the troops under the command of ,Prince, GORTEHANOFF Wild Count , kAMENSICOY, Whp had arrived this morning from , General LESTOCQ,. I had detached . this morning (previous to the attack of the Enemy) Prince BA GRATHION to Launa,u, who, • immediately on his ar rival; there, was attacked by ,such a superior force, that he was under the necessity of falling back. I ordered - great' part of the army to advance from the ( Other side, and, to re-occupy .the position; in the. ueaii time the reserve was composed of fourteen battalions, in which were included nine battalions of the guards, and part of the cavalry. The firing' commenced at every point,and the enemy was noun ' foreCt( to retire, and. to leave the ..field of battle to • ypul Imperial Majesty's brave troops, who in this day acquired fresh- laurels. . I cannot at present ascertain cortectly the losS,-but. it must have been ' considerable on both sides; neither can I estimate the nuMber of prisoners,cannon, or standards, we have taken from the enetnY. In the mean time the 'standard ofithe 55th regiment, which has been sent to me, I 'now transmit to your Imperial Majesty.— .The Enemy was pUrsued a mile from the field of battle... With' sincere sorrow I inferm you, that in this battle there Were killed,' Major Genera's Koz-. S I N • and WARNECK. WPuticled, Lient. General DOOHTOROPP j Major Generals, YERDEREFFSEY, Prince of Ivlactu.vsenn6H, Focx;PAsszK, ALsu- SIBIT, and Di.,oK.• The contest )asjeci from mid-day till eleven at Aight;and night prevented us from pursuing the enerhy any farther. It remains now to be, seen, 'whether BONAPARTE will attack us again to-Morrow, r:We learn from the prisoners, that the whole of the Enemy's reserve . (consisting of twenty battalions), and Ahe zuards" were also present at this attack, and were defeated equally with the rest of his regi ments. YORK. Assizes .-- Saturday setnnight the Assizes for this County woro opened at the Castle, ,before the Hon. ALAN CHANIBRE k Knight, one of the Jus tices of the Court of Common Pleas, and the Hon. 'Sir, GEORGE WooD, Knight, one of the Barons of the Conn of Exchequer :—.lnn ,Dgfiky, committed On three separate charges of robbery on the market, day. Guilty, -Derith../ohn Robinson, for the wil ful murder of Susanah Wilson. Gnilty—To be hanged and disseeted on Monday.—Sinnuel Paiamour, Of Shpffield, aged 74, charged on the oath of Hannah c c iwiey, an infant under the age of ten years, with •baYing feloniously assaulted her; and further charged the oath of Maria Hobson, under the age of ten years; with having violently assault e d an d ill-treated' her also.. Guilty.--Drath, . • . N A V A iii'' E W • • . hsTsslouix, JULY 20.-:—Yesterday arrived the 'Bente, Cipt. Nawbo'sis, and Berg?re, Sloops of IMr, from the Mediterranean, with the following Trips Ports and Merchantmen under Convoy, viz. lit AUPOR TS —oliiie Branch; ••• Harmony, ; Loio oE4 —; •lsibella ‘ --; Three Brothers ; Alex (1), ; Ocean (2), Chailes, and'kugustus Catsar, • Is.laactiAirr Sntrs—Eliza Ann, Amiton, Berke '- ,ley Ant, Harrison ; Generous Friends, Butcher; Mermaid, Roberts ; Hope; —; Neptune, ---- ; . and Aranzuza,--, front the Mediterranean ; and Atnertcart Schooner Expe, riment, horn Lisbon. 'Tfiey are all under quarantine at the Matherbank. This day arriVed- the Mermaid Frigate, Captain HoLLEs; . with five Transports, and the Calidoitia, BoAG, - with timber for this Port, under her' convoy. Sailed the Forward Gun-vessel, Lieut. for the Downs. , : -The Paulina, has been detained and sett into this Port by the Theseus, of 74 guns, being bound from Cette to Copenhagen, with wine ; the Rclerland, front Bourdeaux to Copenhagen, by the Sprightly Cutter; the Sanspared, from Lis bon to Nantz, with cotton"; and the Signior 'de Comissioni, CONA, froa Lisbon to Cronia, With soap, by the Lively Frigate ; the //Rive, from Lis bon to Amsterdam, with hides, linen, and cotton, by the -; and the Yorc+4rckina, RYNKIN, from Bourdeaux toCopepaagen. Went into Harbour this morning the Amphion Frigate. DEA 1,, Ji7 8 : —Sailed the Acute Brig oniCruize, .Arrived the Thunder Bomb from the Westward.; and the Bustler and MinxGun-hrigs from the Downs, July 19.--Arrjved the Pi - ince of Wales, of 98 guns, - from .Plymouth ; and the Bloodhound Gun brig. from a Cruize. Sailed ,the Bustler Gun-brig on a Cruize. Arrived the Cyune from Plymouth, and sailed through to the Northward. DaAL, Joot•2o.—Commodore Sir S. flow", in His Majesty's Ship Centaur, 'of. 74 guns, with the Prince of Wales, 9s guns . ; Alfred, Mars, Captain, Defence, - Brunswick, Maida,Ganges, and Spencer, of 74 gums each; Conarian, as guns; Goshawk and.Leveret.,Sloops ; Zebra , and Fury Bombs y Des perate, Illin,r, and Tigress Gun-brigs," sailed yester day after,pOstfor Yainouth Admiral GAtiEIER is to hoist his Flagon board the Prince of Wales, on her arrival at Yarmouth.' Arrived the Monkey and Wrangler Gun-brigs from a csuize, The lVrangler has brought in a Vessel which she took from the French Coa4 the Other night.' Also arrived the - Ric/L7ond Gun-brig, with 26 Sail of 'S wedish Merchantmen, -laden wit h, salt, from Lisbon, bound home, . . Arrived the Gaines Frigate from Portsmouth, with ten Sail of Transports under her convoy, having on board part ofthe ,82d, 32d, •and G uth Regiments, from Ireland; the Acute Gun-hrig, from the . Wes tward, and sailed for Yarmouth ; and the Sybille Frigate from Portsmouth. The . .lVyrnph, Sybille, and Hussar, are waiting 'to receive on board a quantity of ordnance stores for the Fleet wuirh sailed yesterday. . • JUL.Y.lB.—,Sailed from .Torbay ,the Channel Fleet,' under command of Sir JAmEs -SAUtiAItEZ, to resume their station. off Brest. • MILPOILD, JULY Iq.- Arrived the American Schooner PUlig,- TRASK, from Bristol, imiund to Boston; with her foremast sprung; Venus, MARTIN, from Chester; . Lite? ty, Pit uctIARD, from Pollhiliy, for London ; • Friendshipl'ender, from Liverpool, for Plymouth. Sailed the Hope Tender, for Londonderry. YARMOUTH, JULY 20.—Thi$ morning arrived the Prince of reales, Centaur, Spencer, Ganges, Captain, incourt, Difence, Argonaut, Mars, Brunswick, Alfred, 'Goshawk, Leveret, 'Cambrian, Zebra, and Falcon, and remain in the AU'a(IS with the Roebuck Nasso . u, Resolution, Ruby, Minotaur, Orion, Daft tor, Nyucinth, apd Orestes. PL)fllOUtii, JULY 1 B,—Arrived the Warrior, of 74 gnus, from Torbay, having supplies on hoard fur the Channel Fleet, which she will sail to join this evening. Vi&;Admiral Sir J. T. DUCILWORTIi this morn ing hoisted his flag on board the Royal George, ,of too guns, in Hatimaze. She is expeetecl to go out of harbour this evening, and will shortly afterwards proceed to join the Squadron preparing for the North Sea. • The Pompde, of so guns, is to sail this evening for the Downs, to join the North Sia Squadron. Sailed this evening the Ilizrt jar,. of . 74 guns, lot the Channel 'Arrived the Enterahl Frigate from a Crui;e west. ward. • SHIRRNESS, JULY 16.—Arrived the La Pique Friiate, lhe Cherub Sloop of War was 'this day paid up to six months, and will proceed to Yarmouth in a few days with Flat-bottomed Boats for the Fleet deatined to the Baltic. Went out of Harbour the Alert. Sailed the Alacrity to Yarmouth. Jtay lg.—Went out of •Harbour, with a convoy t)r thelkitic, the Falcon Sloop of WA-r. SHEINNEsi, SLILY 20..—Sailed his Maje4y's Sliipu SurVallanie acid Leda; Captains Cou.ititi and Ho 7 NEYbiAti; fOr Yartnoinh ; the fortner with five, the latter six, Flat-bottomed Boats in tow, for the Squidrob destined for the Baltic. Gtin-brig nas niade signal fOr , convoy z f to the Baltic. . _ TheHercuie was paid bounty and tWo mohthi advance, and is hourly expekled to sail. JULY2l.—Sailed the Valiant, of 74 guns, Capt. YUU N IS; for Yarmouth, tojoin the Squadron as sembling:there., Arrive4,a Tender from the River, with impreit Men anci . yolunteers for the Fleet. Went up the Rivei to, refit La Pique, of 36' gutit, Mptliitoss. ; • rn Every ertron Is akihk here for the equipmen,t ' of ilic. 4eKeral Men of War requiring repairs. By~the , Capt. WAnt, arrived off Liver-. pool, we have received the following letter, dated 13arbadoes, %Infle c t 6 " The. Fleet ;trona, England. sailed from hence cm. the ifith inst. for Tortola. , - Thg Puke. ll,Kent Packet, the Fingal , HALL, add . a Fleet .froen,Enghtnd are arrived here. By.an ar rival to-day. from :St. Lucie, :it is reported that th© /..(idy.. ?IN/At Packet :has fallen toiceward, and put in there on the Loth instant." The Cornwallis Packet, Captain. ANTHONY, will .in future be ranked among the crack Packets, which have honourably distinguished thetwelves by beating Off Enemy's Ships of superior fort* . Oti the 9d instant she fell in with a large Lugger; . mounting fourteen carriage guns, as many swivels, and very full of men,' .A tittle before noon, she eame . up' 7 within half pistol-shot, of the Packet, and under:both French arid Spanish' colours gave the Packet her'broadside, accompanied with a volley of tnasketry.'' The Packet returned the fire.; and a smart a6tion thus commenced, which - lasted above an bOUr 'And's half, during which the enemy rude three artertipts to bOard,.and ,Were as often repulsed by thebravery. and ,good management Of Capt. Ati- TLION-S, his officers and men.. The Lugger then sheared off; but froM the dreadful slitieks. thatpro ceeded from her as she'retreated, there is reason to believe that her number of killed and wounded was very ccinAderable.. The Packet was much cut in her sails and rigging, butour Readers will be glad to hear that she did not lose one. of her .hrave fel lows ;-.rthree were slightly wounded. . • ~ Yesterday his Majesty's 13th, or Emstlorf Light Dragoons,. commanded by his •Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, were paraded at their quar ters,•and marched to a spot on Hounslow Heath, about one inile 'and a half below the Barracks, mark ed out for the purpose, at ten o'clock. .The Duke of .Cumneatatpin and his Major came soon after, and having formedlhern in troops, half squadrons,: and squadrons, five iri . the whole, put them into line, waiting thearrival.ofthe Duke of CAMBRIDGE, the Reviewing General. • At twelve his .Royal High. nets 'carne 'on the . , ground, • accompanied by the Princeof WrAt:As„ the Dukes of :V:ORK, CLARENCE, Sussex, and Ginuaesxna,and a large.suite of Gene ral and Fief l Officers. When their Royal Highnesses •had fallen into their . places„ the Review thVo. , - , - Every , Cayalry • thanceuvre was praCtied in a VS'iy to shew ' , regiment was well. deserving' of their, known.pharaaer. The charges.. by .troops, half and,. squadrons, were nia,.ter• and that' most ffiCult, nf •all points, .t he sudden ...halt on a'citar cl, :I;crcitnitlg. in an ipstant .to. : a fine well 'dressed. liter, ; Was admirably well done ; but t; ld finest'Ot to please thimilitary men who were pi e sent, was the charge of the whole five squadrons in line against a supposed enmity; it met with the probation:Of all their Royal Highnesses, and t ; IQ General and Field Otficeri present. Tha heavy clouds of -dust, that arose on each charge tended Much to obscure the speklacle, and mentlnnott, the Men and horses, or it would have been more bril liant. 7 1 -r he Royal Dukes; as well as his Royal Highness the- Prinee,of,WALEs, were in the unitbrms of their respe6tive Regiments. The Duke of Sos S- x wore the Highland uniform of the Loyal Northßritons. ' There was in addition to all the Home District Stair of, General , and Field Officers, Aides de Camp, &O.' Lord .PAocr, in a most splendid uniform ; his lovely sisters, married and unmarried; the Russian Am bassador; the Earl of BANBURY, and a great num ber . of , Ladies,of distinaion. The whole went off • well, and without any accident. . 7 ' A letter has appeared in some of the PnbliC Prints„ . said to have.been sent to a Volunteer' in Yorkshire, by the Serjeant of 'the . Company, demanding the arms, clothing,.and accoutrements of the Corps ; un der a threat of prosecution if refused. The . only offence of which the Volunteer to accused is, that he delivered seine letters, papers, &c. for Lord MILTON'S Committee during the late Ele&ion. 'lt i s difficult to' believe this story, ai nothing . soilli: beral bias appeared in theconduet of Lord Mi LTMti '`s opponents, who, on the contrary, particularly Mr.. LAS dEIt.P.S, lime received the approbation of every bo'dy. !lilt we are sorry to say that the, most mean [ and Vinlielive condua has appeared on the part of I Lerd f Aliwrotes friends, Every artifice was resorted to that 14tg4nuitY could devise to prOmote hi s sue ceSs, and the most despicable Means of intimidation were used to4.!.ter the. Ea - lora from voting - in &- Amur of Mr., LISCELLE4. Many persons were threatened with the loss of their farms if they'dzired to support that Gentleman, and the-names of some of the viairns have been published in a York Paper. After. alt, 'though it past be acknowledged that Lord MILTON'S friends wt . * to be accused ofparsimeny in mainlainin i his cause, it must be also admitted that he is chiefly indebted for his triumph over M r . LASCELLES - . to 06. uoouuded prejudice against that Gentleman, as the independent and more respi.. ble people' Of the Coutity ,Were heartily- attached to his interests:-: ' . • The Dire&ors and Proprietors of- the Institution , to Promote Health in Unwholesome Cliniatei, .have„ at the earnest ' request of several Merchants, Ship-Owners, and Captains of Ships,- been induced to take :a tionse at the West India Docks, as a Warehonse for-the Distribution of the . Yellow-Fe ver Remedy, which is now generally known by the appellation °Abe SaAmAN's Sur.cr Aiscuoa. .