The Sun. — London, England, 1807-06-05 00:00:00

T H SUN. •OLZM QUIS DICERS !ALBUM AUDEST ? L 0 IN I) 0 .IV, YRMAY, TYNE 5, 1807. Tais morning Mails arrived from Gotte I nburgh and Tonningen. . It is with the utmost concern we state, that they bring intelligence of the surrender of antzic on the 26th ult. We expressed oar ap prehensions some days since . that this event would happen, unless the Allies risqued a Battle for the relief of that important place, as the at tempt to throw in succours from the Sea had failed. The accounts which reached this Country of • a general a&ion having commenced, were unfound, ed. General KALKKEUTLI, finding that tlere was no chance of relief, and being in want of ammuni tion, was under the necessity of capitulating. In telligence of this unfortunate event reached Go vernment this morning. BY a Letter received in town this day, -dated Tuesday last, from Wexford, we learn, that two Duels have unfortunately taken place there on ac count of Election differences. We have Uot learned the names of the parties in one of these unhappy events, but in the Duel which took place on Tues day last, between Mr. ALCOCK and Mr. COL CLOUGLI, the latter was shot, and died instantly. IT is a proof of the economical spirit of the late :Ministry, not very generally known in this Coun try, that they created no less than sixteen new Excise Colledions", and four new Commissions -Of the Revenue, in Ireland, during their short enjoy ment of power; and thus, in their proPensity for frugality, have loaded the Establishment of that Country with additional Salaries to the amount of above twelve thousand pounds a year in this single Dei'artntent. It is true indeed that they passed an A& of ?arliament to abolish six-and-thirty minute Otlics, not equal in the gross'to half these Salaries; which abolition is, however, not to take effect until after the deaths of the present possessors : or, in other 'words, while they filled twenty new . Alaces. with their own friends,. they have deprived their successors in office of the possibility of appointing to thirty-six. Yesterday the following dinners wee given in honour of the KING'S Birth-day —The Duke of PORTLAND entertained a party of forty. The Bishop of Losnom entertained the Archbishop of CANTER SURY, and a number of Bishops, at his Palace at FUIII3[II. The Foreign Ministers dined with Mr. CANNIYO. We have great reason to hope, that the intelli gence received via America, of the destrnaion of a number of Dutch shipping in the East Indies, by the Squadron anderthe command of Sir En- WARD' PELLEW, will prove well-founded. It de rives considerable authority from 'the following Ex traa from an American Paper received yesterday : " BALTIMORE, APRIL- .--On the 27th of No vember a British Squadron of seven Sail, under Ad-• miral PHLLEW, entered Batavia Roads, and..com menced a. heavy fire. on the Dutch shipping.- 7 Finding their guns could not reach the Vessels, which had been previously run on shore, they rowed in with their boats, set fire to and completely burnt eighteen Sail : one Ship of 32 guns, tone ditto .of 20, .one of 18, and a Barque (Prussian merchant man) were among the number. The remainder were Merchant Vessels belonging principally to in dividuals of Batavia. They continued at anchor in the. harbour until the 2d of December, when they got under way, and stood to the Eastward. Their particular destination was not known. When the last advices came away, it was reported at Ba-.. ravia, that the Squadron were still on the cost of . Java, about three hundred miles to the eastward of,. Batavia." EXTRACT OF A •LETTER FROM NORTH SHIELDS," ' DATED JUNE 1. " Lord PERCY, with that acclivity which is pe culiar to hint, has, since his Election 'for the County of Northumberland, called upon almost every Gen tleman in it to thank them in person for the oxen= . tions• which they had made' in his favour. - On Sa turday last he was invited by his Committee at Newcastle to partake of a public breakfast. with them at LOFTI7S I S, where he was met by the Mayor and principal Gentry of the place, who testified, in the most flattering manner, their attachment to the Noble Lord and the House of PERCY. From thence his Lordship proceeded, to North Shields, where a 43011 e splendid entertainment was provided . for him at the George Tavern, by WILLIAM LINSKILL, E. and his friends in that neighbourhoOd. His Lord ship was met on the road by a • body of the Percy Tenantry, commanded by Captain CowAt t 6 - ,:' with arms presented. His Lordship alighted his carriage and paid his compliments to the cOps. They then escorted him to Mr. Lttistur.es 114se, to which he was drawn in hig Carriage by the po- - Pulace. After stopping a few minutes ,there, he proceeded to lay the foundation stone of a new set of buildings, ere Ling by the Duke of NORTHUM BERLAND, at North Shields, for the improvement of thai town, Which it is said will cost . 60,0001.—His Lordship then, viewed the Life-boat, built by Mr. -. GARATHEAD, and presented by the Duke to the Port of Shields, for the preservation of lives from, the wrecks of ships.—His Lordship was attended by the whole populace of Shields. His Lordship left Shields in the evening for London. A body of the Percy Tenantry esscorted his Lordship to the boundary'bf Tynemouth Manor, and then returned to - their companions to conclude the joyous day. It is im possible to give art adequate idea of the rapturous reception his Lordship met with on this occasion ; all voices were united in calling " Percy for ever." GOTTE,STVPGH and TOIVIVINGY 41L111,5, (FROM THE TELEGRAPH. BERLIN, MAY 26.—Yesterday official accounts were received here from the Imperial Head-quarters, at Finckenstein, stating, that at the , moment an as sault was ready to be made on the Hackelsberg, the City of Dantzic made proposals to capitulate it is, therefore, probable, that the ireti . clitroc)p. are nOw in possession of Dant z ic. The same letters mention the capture of a fine English Corvette; but, as they refer to other ac counts, not yei received, it is not possible to say, at present, how this Corvette fell into the hands of the French. We, however, can assure out readers that there is no doubt that it has been taken. WARSAW, MAY 20.—0 n the 12th of May, the enemy attacked the line of Marshal MASSENA, at Malga, Willingberg, and Dronzewn. The Russians, at the two first points, were without infantry, and were soon repulsed with loss. But the principal at tack, which was that at Dronzewo, xi'as commenced by the fire of 17 pieces of cannon, and the Cossacks were supported by infantry and regular cavdlry.— Notwithstanding the numerous force of the enemy, he wasdriven beyond . the river Winton, and pur sued to the' bridge of Ostfolenka; over which he passed in the greatest disorder. His losS is estimated at 200 killed, 30 prisoners, and 50 horses taken.--- Near Sierock and Pultusk strong redoubts were thrown up, to serve as bridge heads, and facilitate our ading again offensively. The General of Brigade (FISHER) writes from the Camp of Debou, of date . the 13th, that 2000 Cossacks passed the Omulou, near WiselOn, and at tacked a post of 30 men, who defended themselves till'only five remained.. They were then joined by 130 men from Ruda, who flattened to their aid, and fought so .bravely, against this very superior force, that the Cossacks lost one Colonel, several Officers, and 80 Ineo; and, on the appioach of reinforcements, retired. Our loss consisted of 28 killed, 21 wound, ed, and about 20 prisoners, among were three Officers. On the 15th, the Bavarian Colonel PIERRON, who fell in the first anion with the Russians, at Sierock, was buried with suitable honours. PULTUSK, MAY 17.—The following are some authentic details of the aEtions that have taken place between the Bavarian and Russian troops in this vicinity : On 'the 6th of May the 4th regiment and the i - iattalion of Braun passed the Nareu, 'at Sierock, and drove the Russians above four leagues. On the Bth, the Russians attacked (a or 4000 strong) the same Bavarian corps, which was obliged to retire to cover the bridge head of Sierock ; the bridge itself, however, is not yet finished. On the 14th, at four in the morning, we passed the Nareu, in three Ships, with five battalions; one Of Puysing, one of Duke charles, two of Lowen stein, and one of the 13th regiment, General WREDE, was at, the head of these troops With the Hereditary Prince. The Russians at our approach fled into the neighbouring wood, principally on ac tt count of our artillery ; our troops pursued the Ene my for a league into the wood. Our object in this Expedition only was to throw over a bridge, to• re pair the 'midge head, to throuw up 'a redoubt on the right, and make a strong abhatis ; which object we accomplished. 'On the 16th we were attacked on all sides with the greatest fury by a Russian Corps of about 7000 men, but the dispositions of Gen. WREDE were so well taken, • that the battalions came in the best or der - to the'abbatis, which was only half completed, and in this position maintained themselVes firmly. - The troops vied with each, other in giving proofs of their courage in the presence of the Hereditary Prince, for which opportunities were not wanting, as the Russians made several attacks with the bayonet at all points; but they were repulsed by the'fi'rni- neds and well-dire&ed fire of our' battalions. The brave General Wit Eng and the Hereditary. Prince were found wherever their fire-was hottest. In this a6tion, which lasted four hours, we lost, killed, one Officer, vie. Lieut. HENNINGEN, of the 13th Regiment, and 27 privates ; wounded, ; nine .officers,•and‘itio privates. Major SIDONI was taken prisoner, bUt not one private is missing. The Rus. sians must certainly have had 300 or 400 killed and wounded. ./ • . . CONSTANTINOPLg, Pruss i an En-. 'VOy SWIFT, who lately arrived here, took his de parture again' this day, it having been signified to him, on the part of our Government that, in the present circumstances, his presence in this Capital was superfluous. He has taken the road. by kin-. charest, and is gone probably to the Prussian head- quarters. Fifteen Thousand Troops will soon break up from the vicinity of this capital for Adrianople. The report that the Russians have left Tenedos requires confirmation. • The Fleet of the Capital] Pasha continually re ceives reinforcements. The Servians have declared, that they by no me.ms make a conmion cause with the Russians. AUSTRIA, MAY 1 9.---SCV'etal of the Public Sour .: cals say, the Czunisch Pala6; at Prague, is the place Where. a Congress is to be held for a General Peace. Count S rACKEL/3ERG, they 'say, will repair hither, on - the p„irt of Russia ; amend ZASTROW, on the part of Pfuisia ; and Co!it STADUJN, the Envoy to the Court of Munich, on the , Part Of Austria. tin happily, according to other accounts; there is no foundation whatever for these reports of a Congress. (BULLETIN.) " Vicad-Quarters, May 21. • " The desertion from the Dutch Troops, sta tioned upon our borders, icoutinues to be very great : almost daily, ten or twenty deserters arrive here. A few days since they amounted to eighty at one time ; and last Sunday one hundred and seventy-four came in withall their arms. "Stenant-General BaronWREDE, who is to take a command in the army here, arrived the day before Yesterdiiy from Sweden." MOSINA, APRIL 4.—Yesterday arrived here an Engligh Frigate, from London; is 34 days; she brought one Million of franks in silver, which were landed this morning. HAGVE, MAY 26.—M. MEYNERS, appointed. our AMbassaior at Copenhagen, and M. GROE . rENUS, who has. received the same appointment at Carlsruhe, set out yesterday for their different places Of destination. FitANKFOI:T-UPON-T HE-MAlNE.—Castel Kost heini, arid St. Peters Isle, in the Rhine, have bee❑ ceded to France, by, the Princes of NASSAU WEIL-. BURG/I, and NASSAU USINGEN. COPENHAGEN, MAY 26.—N0 English Ships of War have lately, passed the Sound ; the Ships seen from Aachuus, on the Bth inst. appear not .to be Ships of 419 Line, but smaller Ships. According to the, last accounts from Dantzic, the stock of ammunition was nearly exhausted, and no butcher's meat was any longer to be got,—(Ham turgh CorrespondeAtvi, of the 30th of May.) . COPENHAGEN', MAY 25.—0 n the 20th inst.. -ar= lived here M. DIDINOT,, who is appointed Arithas sador at our. Court. L appears by the last letters from Konigsburgh, that Baron HA:ZDENBERG has not only assumed the fori-eer of Minister for Foreign Affairs, but has also' been appointed Prime Minister by his Prus sian Majesty. The gallant General BLUCHER has obtained the Command in Chief of the Prussian Army. Gen. LEsroca is appointed Governor of Konigsburgh, and Minister at War. Gen. Rucnu. is to Command in Pomerania.. Letters from Semlin state, that CZERNY GEORGE, after having crossed the Morawa on the 2d of last month, attacked the Turks near Nlissa and Musta pak,. where they were 20,000 strong, aad defeated them; with the loss of 1500 men killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. The Servians took, on the. same Occasion, 11 pieces of cannon, 2 mortars, large' quantities of ammunition and provisions, and the . whole field equipage of the PASHA of NIsSA. Certain intelligence has been received, that the Russian troops which crossed over from Pillau to the Nehrung, in order to throw themselves into Dantzic or Weichselmunde, have been repulsed with the loss of 1500 . men. All the Turks, who resided in the Island of Te n'edos, taken by the Russian Admiral SINIAIN; have been rent to Natolia. General KELLERMAN,. who was hitherto Governor of Hanau, has received orders to join the Grand Army, with a corps of 6,000 men. PRIVATE ACCOUNTS BY'EXPiZESS. • " HAMBURGII, MAY 30-I,C O'C/Oek.—Advice has this moment been received by an extraordinary Courier, that Dantzie capitulated an the 26,th inst." MAY (.33.--The ci-devant Duke Dc LUYNES, SenatOr and Commandant of the Legion of Honour, di& yesterday in this city, agod - 59. He has left one son aged 2 1 . . While England is wasting her strength in vague and distant expeditions, which sometimes proVe successful, like that against Alekandria, only through cowardice and treachery, and the success of which produces nothing decisive with respect to the. grand :contesf; the Emperor of the French, fixed in his obje&, concentrated in a single point of his con quests, completes his preparations for the success _of the Campaign that is to decide the fortune of the War. The siege of Dantzic draws near to a conclusion. The glorious capture of the' Island by the, troops of Paris, in the night between the tith and 7th of Mil, for thL pu,rpose of turning the redoubts of the city, is an important operation, and the only viClory which, in the state of things and of the season, it 'was possible for the French Army to gain over the Enemy. The inactivity of the Russians, at the mo- ment when so important a place is ready to be bat-. tered in breach, chews how ti m id th e y h ave grown in the presence of our Army, and leads us to believe that they hid resolved to wage a defensive war. Pelhaps they might also reckon upon the effect of a dislembarkation, lot tbre they thirst attempt - any thing. But the 'fist Bulletin announces, that it was fore seen .by the Emperor, and proves, at the same time, the folly of our Enemies in depending for success on the improvidence of such a General. The landing was prevented before the Enemy were ready to at tempt it, and a whole French army, which unex pectedly left Italy, traversed Tyrol. and G erman y, and arrived, a s if by enchantment, in Prussia, where IVlarshal Bittnsin, at the head of a formidable corps / is ready to repel any attempt which Russia or her Allies may venture to make, with a view to retrieve her wretched aff3irs.—(FrOm the Argus.) &A%i AI, NEws. PORTSMOUTH, :TORE 4.—Arrived La Flecezc S: 'cif War, Capt. WHiri, from off Havre. Sailed the impetueux, of SU guus, 'Capt . LAW -FORD, for 3 cruize 'off Brest., The anniversary of the Birth-day of our gracis Sovereign was observed here with the.usuald:n.or.- strations of joy. DEALi JUNE ;L—Sailed the Musquito S 1 i.)j, of War, for the French Coast. Arrived His Majesty's- Ships Sizylark Sloop of War, and Thrasher Fire-vessel, frotn.a cruizc, and remain in the Downs. Arrived last night the ailders _Sloop of `4 ,P a from the Westward, and sailed.again this day, tv the Clyde Frigate, Commodore OREN, to ult....KJ:lh ward. This clay being the Anniversary of His 41faj-i y'3 Birth, at one o'elo6c this afternoin a Royal te was fired by the Ship; of War in . the Downs, a, d the different Cashes and Batteries. SHEERNESS, JII7NE 3.—Arrived His r+Lijesty.m Shp Devastrition, of .•02.) guns, Capt. SMITLI,: frQ it.e Downs. • Came down from the River, at tint ward-bo Ind East Indianian. • The Pandora, with Convoy for tll. to-morrow ; and the Alert, for IVEII/ PARLIA4IIi ; T; 'MEMBERS ELECTED. QUEENSFE Rl' BURGH—Lieut. General 1113Kar • er • Campbell. BANFF, &c. BURGH—,Right Hon. Archibald CaMp bell. STBA:RAER BURGH—The HOD. F. Stewart. SUTHERLAND COUNTY-"TLC Sigh Honourable W. .Dandas. • FORFAR BURGH—Sir atv4lWedderb; ra. CatiptGAN,,-The Hon. John Vaughan. YORK COUNTY—State of the Poll. Wm. Wilberforce, Esq. 11, t 75 Lord Milt(?n - - - 10,3u6 Hon. Henry Liscelles 0,254 IRISH ELECTIONS. WEXFORD.—At the close of the Poll on Wed3.,s day se'nnight, the gross numbers were - Alcoa, Esq. - -37 G Col. Ram Colelough, Esq. - 323 R. B. Sheridan, Esq. - - 'al 2 COUNTY FERMANAGH.—At' the dose of the Poll, Wednesday se'nnight the nuinbeis were— Gen. Cole Gen. Archdall - - 513 H. Brooke, Esq. - • • - *47 CARRICKFERGUS.—State of the. Poll on Twesday se-linight - Craig, Esq. - - - SOB May, Esq. - - - 3(17 - Extra& of a Letter from Monte Video to a Mer cantile House in London :—" It cannot be unin teresting to you, as-mercantile men, to hear, that although .the British Government is not yet extend ed to the South side of the Rio de la Plata, it al ready commands that immense tract of country corn prehended between this river on the South, thz South Atlantic on the East, the Portuguese re' ritory on the - North, and the country on tLe Western Banks of the river Uruguay on the East ; an extent that produces more than three-fourths of the Tate! materials exported from the porn of Buenos Aytes and-Monte Video,. It should be known; that the former market for exports was :4,1.1n05t entirely sup plied from the Northern" Banks of the great de la Plata, Rio Negro, and Uraguay. In the e\- tent of country just described, may be killed an nually, and without lessening the present stock, at least seven millions of bullocks : it is said even ten ROYAL ACADEMY.—The Annual Dinner held by tkeMembers of this Institution, took place y6tt:r dak, at .the , Crown and Anchor Tavern. The Pat:- SU/ENT and a great number of the Members, with their trkends, were present. When the cloth was removed,' Won Nolis Domine was given Aith eired TURNERELLI and some of his friends. The company received with enthus)asm "THE KING," when given as a toast from the Chair. " God .See the King" followed ; and the company zealously joined in the chorus: The Royal Fa:ni;y were given in • succession, and received with great applause. The President addressed the company on the propriety of drinking the health of those dis,- tin„cruished characters who do honour to themselves and their country by their patronage 4/ . l'llE ARTS. .He then in succession proposed the health of Lord MULGEAVE, Sir G. BEAumovr, Sr J. LEYCESTER, and other Gentlemen of wellknown taste and libera lity, and the company loudly testified their approba tion. CALEB WHITEFOORD, Esq. atter a brief compli ment to the President, proposed him as a Toast, and the company assented with very warns applause.— The President thanked them in a suitable speech. When' Mr:WEsT rctired from the Chair, he was re speafullv saluted by the company, and Mr. NORTH COTE was required td take his place.—Mr. NORTH COTE observed, that the health of Mr. \VE.sa- had been given in his , capacity of - President ; bit he conceived that he might properly be given again for the merits of his , private charaCter. Great; plause followed: Mr. NORTHCUTT then gave "11 , e memory of Mr. OPIE," which was received With bursts of applause. The day was enlivened by,se veral humorous songs from Mr. T. DIBDIN and Mr. NixoN, and some charming glees - were given by , Mr. TURNERELLI and his friends,. with the accom paniment of a piano forte. The whole pssed off with the utmost festivity. SMITHFIELD MARKET, jursz 5. This day's market was but thinly supplied with different kinds of Cattle ; Beet, Mutton, Veal and Lamb, are dearer than' our last report, and alit riv'e fur the most part-was not over brisk.—The sales in the Haymarket weresaroewhat dull ; Hay, Straw, and Clover, have dropped in price since Monday !s market.