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I Rout that reentry to Naples, is Unhanded. Lida Joseph has written to his brother. Lucien, at Rome, intorming him that the English had withdrawn from Calabria, though their ships continue to hover about the coasts. rod freeptentlj land insurgents. At Leghorn, two English privateers, which were driven into the road by a storm, were compelled bx the tire of the batteries to surrender. The importa tion of salt fish, and other neceestries, even from English mimics, is now parnitted at Leghorn. analkaaPT. 2i. A reinforcement of 16,000 French troops has at.- rived. is this kingdom. Six thousand have taken OW riled of La Pou.ne, to preserve the coast of the Adriatie from any attempt; and the remaiader marches te the capital, from whence it is to pursue its routs to Calabria. This reinforcer:tent brings a atoetal Werra dee malcnntents, if they could have ostaiii#oad a hope of putting their sanguinary pro kb in exiscutien. The works ate pursued with vigour in the docks 9 Cartel le . Hare o they have Already launched atilltorrialavata, of a auw and excellent construe .* I : he - 18th of this Wealth they endeavoured inland it Vietry an hundred brigands. Thirty remained sisia.l on the &awe, and five wsa taken alive by a /mach dataahatent in that quarter. The English being no longer able to furnish subsistence to all the brigands who have thrown themselves under their prowlion, seek to get rid of than at any pi ice. and Us& them with the bayonet to let themselves be Loaded wherever they choose to throw them. sourness, cite. 11. It is nernitiboravitilit the French Ambassador - left Doke onshe nth, and that Tke I •••liv Court Cerireord the 'fits contains a %Vier Manitesto, soot. posed by Muller, the celebrated Swiss. The Cosmos of that day, however, not having come to hand, we cannot insist upon the truth of this asser tion. 'the dte is now cast l—Aceerding to a letter from Cashel elf the 9th, a Prussian F eld Yager had ar rived these on the peeceding night, with the im- Froant i'itelligence, that the Prussians had aflually atilond war against Franca ' • and that some skit se.iahes had already taken place between the ad treaded pasts. in which the Prussians reckon to have bad the advantage. l'he neti•tality of Hesse is said to have been admitted on the part of France: end the Commandant el Hannan is said to have re ceived a hater from Marshal Augereau, snoring bins that die French troops have received orders to avoid the Hessian territory as much as possible. YAM STAMM, oar. 7. With respedt to the Russians we are stall in un certainty ; three large arm es are still talked of, that are on the mach through Warsaw, Koningsberg, Alte. ; but as yet we have no positive information that th. y have arrived in these places. According to a public rumour, General Moreau has arrived at Lisbon; another report says. that Marshal Massena his fallen into the hands of the insurgents of Calabria. who have murdered him; but these manners deserve nes credrt The Swedes begin to withdraw farther and far. then drum this country, and to form a line of obser station behind the right bank of the Llbe. ;ANDES°. OCT. G. The French and Prussian tinnps are only sepa rated at p:csent by the Rivers Mein and Peignits. The advanced posts of 'with armies are so near as to converse with each other. /easterner, OCT. 6. The contingents of the Princes who form the Confederation of the Rhine, have begun to put themselves in motion. Thnse of their Royal High ways the Grand Dukes of Darmstadt and Nassau are in full march. WasTs, oCT. 6. Her Majesty the Empress is still here. General -e, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipoten •A Prussian Majesty, arrived here to. It is still hoped, that war will sot and Potosi*. uottekilman MAIL. oartINIUSGat CT. e• toibrriay arrived the Amity CET/ packet. with 1 Russian courier, who set off instantly tar St. Paties burgh an.l this morning . a Kiiisi tn courier arrived Isom St Peterslinrgh, with whom a packet sailed for England. The Russian new levies of trorips, which will amount to 2,00,000 men, are nearly com plete. The King of Sweden. by the last accolinti, still remained at Butcadril, in Scania, the country seat of General toll. •.• The htstory of the art, i 4 mystery of making esey f "'sign Neva, as prafti‘ed by a certain Morning Phut, •hall certainly appear on Monday. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DOS, SATURDAY, OCTOBIR is. The Earl of Rossr. vts Arrived on Thursday at Poi tsnsouth, from Lisbon, on board the Lavraln ftigatt. His Lordship came to town yertvrJay, and waited upon Viscount Howicit ; after which, he had an interview with the Duke f Yotc. We understand, His Lordship ha' brnugh. advic s of importance, transmitted to him by Gene:al Fox, from tne Mediterranem. V• Some Duch Papers of the 13th, eontainiltr the Part, news to the 12th, were received in .own ye,. terday. It is stated its one of them • the 14 that sore skirmishes had taken place ^n th. 5 , 11, between the advanced posts • f Ole Pru.cian and risnels armies, in which the former claimed the advantage.--'1 Hagar Courant of the 13th. how Ter, does nut nn ,, ce any such ejects nstanee. The authority. ierefore, of the Dutch Papers, goes a short .v in rem 'sing the doubts which have been enteitlined for sine days upon this sebjed. On the 7th, the Prussian head gnawers were still at Erfurt, the right being eatentied to Mulli.u•en, and the 'eft to lloff. The head-quay. tern of Bowarsara were, oath- 6th, at Baml.erg, tit which Jate,the right of the French, and the left of the Prussians, occupied the opposite hanks of the rivers :Hein and Pegnitz, within view of each other —lt was of course in the power of either army to have comment d hostilities on that day. On that day, however, we are told the Prussian Envoy, General Kr tektsnoitrr, arrived at Mentz, from Paris, and hopes were still entertained, that a war between France and Prussia might be avoided. A Gottenburgh Mail has arrived last evening with letters and Papers to the 10th. A letter from that city of the 9th, states, that the Russian new levies, which will amount to almost 200,000 men, are nearly complete. The King of Sectors, according to the latest ac counts, still remised io Scud+• . tiary (mai . 11ie Clay froen break aorbeal mi lar i rs Marshal' sops, we are assured , will take a position egg Lower Rhin.. The national guard is la lotion in all the departments ; 5000 rd thee alies & are assembled here. wuevzsusn, ocr. 4. His Royal Highness the Eleuctur of Hesse, upon hisareturn trout the prumian beat-quarters, has vi sited those oi His Majesty ia this thy. OCT. fi. The day before yesteday d . spatches were re ceived from the Inae-git irv.yrs or the erussiau army; and yesrarcay His Nlairsty left this place for Barn berg, where his head-quarters will be filed. This letter circomi:ance, which appears to have been a consequence of this first, has in a great measure ex cluded the Lopes of peace that have hitherto been siterished. Only a small part of the Military Ad ministrations remain in this city. In proportion as the French troops advance to the Zastward. the Ptusuans reinforce their corps of the army noar Hoff. The advanced guard of the hussies army, -atatier.ed in the environs of Culm• leach. is estimated at 10,003 moo, and other troops Lt are stiU on the march to join them, which is only attributed to their view of better securing a larger extent of the country. where the distance between the Freach army and Berlin is the least consider able. We learn that 10,000 of the troops of Wurtem- Bedew r - near Dualdepuhl li , hi; A MOO gams Ratios Was fought by the Constant-, (riga*. illr 111 gem, Captain ALLX4t4Dtit SAUN osasom liseascowss, and the French frigate Sao raewider, of 30 guns, on Sunday last, close to St. Mabee. Our readers will probably recoiled, that • the 20:h of September, con- Tis; Casette of Saturday tn.. mined a letter from Captain BURROWiS to Sir J A XII S A 3.1 A IltZ, dated on board the Constan-e, the 12th of that month, and stating, that he had, in company with the gun•brigs &reason, and Sho. p rowler, driven a French frigate. 9f SO guns, on shore mar Sr. ;Values, but that it coming on to blow bard, with thick weather, he had found it necessary to haul off for Jersey, meaning to go down again when the weather cleared, to look after the enemy. It appears that after Captain &meows% left the Coast, the frigate repaired her damages, and, on Sunday last, came out of St. Meloes, when she was again met by the Constance, in company with th e SiIIIVOYS gun-brig, of II guns, and the She/drake sloop of 1(. The Comity',a immediately gave chase, the French frigate ran under the batteries on shore, to which she was pursued by the Convener, when a terrible confli.l ensued. According to one account, the attion lasted three hours, and accord ing to another, five ; during which time, the Englidt frigate had to sustain the Er* of the SteLtssoader, and also that of the batteries on shore. The car of course, was great ; the gallant Captain berg and - . are assembling , in order to enacts for Franconia. . and several of his crew, were killed, and MIMEDVIN, OCT. 10. --. nf : i r a n i: ena many wounded. nded. But so much courage was not They write from Westphalia, that the advanced • exerted in vain, nor so great loss sustained without Guard r.f the Dutch army , consisting o f 7000 men, ender General Michanif, still remains near Werel. some compensation. The Salamither, though thus D tachmervs of troops arrive there daily, and some supported by the batteries on shore, struck to her of them are in motion to proceed up the Rhine. opponent, and was immediately taken possession of. t rovssetooar, uer. 8. She was, however, in so shattered a state, that the Yesterday His Majesty the King of Holland ar rived at Wesel. It is said, that the French and St $ and Shrleira4e, finding it impossible to Dutch troops are to pass the Rhine near Duisburg. bring her off, took out the prisoners, and set her on I ROTTERDAM, OCT. 14. fire. She was 'bully destroyed. The Captain and General Daendels is arrived at Groningen, to take Fi: a Lieutenant were in the list of her killed ; but 1/ . t he command of the troops in that qua rter ; since w hi c h there has been a good deal of movement the total amount of her loss in killed and wounded 11 warn them. Delray' and Coeverden are said to Will not ascertained iit is °nil known that it was lure been provided with necesaanes of every kind very great. With concern we state, that the fare for detente Bourrange and the New Schans are in a manner abandoned , while the troops are en g a g ed in working upon the batteries of Groningen. of the Celitonee was little better. She was g reatl y shattered, and having parted from her cable+, fetch en t tact, andiriltea where she was taken poseession of by the enemy. Th purser, and part of the crew that remained or board, were made prisoners ; the remainder 01 these gallant fellows were conveyed to Jersey by the Sirenraur and Skldreke. Captain B_ we acmes was the third son of ALEX &SOL( Bui:- *Gums, of Cavan, Esq. and cousin of Mr. Say:- rt2SUN, one of the Representatives of that county Ile had been only a few months promoted to the Constance, and made Commodore of a small flying squ idron, under Sir J AMCt SAVM %RAZ, on the Jerry station, for the purpose of scour ing the Channa in that punter. The squa dron consisted of the Contriver (Rig ship), the Strenaosts, Slinewhower, Shearoie, and one or two other light vessels.—An officer of greater gal lantry and enterprise coold not be chosen for this Aire service. He was in his 39th year, 25 of which were devoted to the service of his couritty. His merit was his only recommendation ; and had Ihi. been a little longer spared, he would prob.'. hly have ranked among the moat splendid warriors of fie British Nary,. We have been favoured with . . a .fight of some letters, giving an ac c ount of this a...aerate engagement. The following ate extra Els from tarn of them : His s.l3'esWireoop Shedrake, at Jersey. ,1 I I.iih October, Isos. .. . SIR-4 beg leave trs inf nisi y ,u, that on the ldth inst. we I fell in with the Salamander, a Vet ich frig ite, a•itl chased her under the 5a tenet. where we engag^d her and the batteries for three hone, when she struck to in. I ant sorry to inform you, that our Captain and a great mate men were killed, and a great number is wounded. Our ship was so mach shattered, that she drove on shore, awl was taken possession of by the enemy We brought otf the French frigate; bat sho was so much cut up by Ott( shot, that we were obliged (after taking out the prisoners) to set her on bre, and totally destroyed her. All my books were lust with the ship, except my tertifitatee, winch I happened to have in my pockets. J-- C,—, Late Gnaws of His Majesty's ship Constance. Jeffry, Oct. 14, 1006. I cannot pass onnoticad ono of our naval oogagoirianty, whic:t occurred en 1: . .e Igth inst.—A frigate, armed as flute, the same we drove on shore some time since, came out of Sri Maloes; the morning of the SIMi day, after a chase, she ran ender a fort; the three ships, Constant, Strenuous, and She. Idrake, under command of Captain Burrows*, engaged her ; rid after a severs condict the French ship struck ; in attempt i.ig to bhng Is, r oat sha sunk. The Constance attack on a ruck by parting toes her cables; Captain Barrows was killed. and several of the crew killed and W. 111111.6 A : the first and sea cowl French Captains were killed—further loss unknown. The Townshead packet, arrived at Falmouth, sailed from Lisbon on the sth inst. in company with the Lieel' frigate and convoy for England, and lost sight cf them the n:st d..ty. On the 12th, in Lat. 47. 20. passed to lecicartl of a convoy of nine sail standing to the southward and west ward (supposed to be the Oporto convoy) ; on the 13th instant, in Lit. 46. long. 6. 2t3. spoke the Ardent man of war, and her convoy, for Buenos Ayres, all well, dose to the Commodore. The following letter, respeeing the Convoy, was yesterday received at Lt.ovn's :— •' His Majo.ty's s•tip Renown, Falmouth, Oct 14.. " I beg lease to acquaint you, Inc the Information of the Underimiters at Lloyd',, that on the 10th inst. off Cape Flo+ torte, I in with tell tail of the Oporto convoy, which held separated (r .m the Richmond gun bog, Maiesty's ship Sybille was with them, aid in sight of Aoltniril Hervey, who, are patented, will take such stops as to inters t►eir safe arrival at Oporto. I am, ..tc. • ' (Signed) •s t. C DATRIIAM.". " To the Masters of Lloyds. A letter from Plymoutl. states, " We hear that the firzeies French man of war has got into Brest, and that three French sail of the line, and two fri- gates, have got out of Brest." It is now said, that Parliament will certainly be dissolved. on Saturday. the 25th inst. but the writs will not be issued till Monday, the 27th. A Prussian Memnor yesterday brought dis patches to Baron ?stoat. The Right lion. Danis Bowls DAL V, M. P. for the county of Galway, will leave town next Tues- day. for Ireland, to canvaikabat county. Ric lAA ILD MARTIN, Esq. intends(, give him h., interest. Sir ART HUM WiL LESL ZY has again come to town from Hastings, in great haste, at the desire of Go vernment. Lady Wattutav remains at Hastings. A Paper of yesterday says :—•• We understand that 20,000 infantry, and 5,000 cavalry, are spec , dily to be sent from this country in aid of the Prus sian, and other continental armies, who have or may take the field against the common enemy ; and the Transport Board has been direded to provide the ne cessary means of conveyance for this formidable I force." At nine o'clock. on Wednesday night, Mr. B sSI. taco left town with dispatches for our Minister at the Court of Stockholm. An extra packet was in readiness ; and, on account of that facility of con veyance, we understand that the Messenger was honoured with the company of Lord Gowaa, eldest son of the Marquis of ST•reono, who was, at the time, setting out on a tour upon the Continent. His Lordship will first visit the Court of Berlin.— It was stated, in a Paper of yesterday, that this young Nobleman was going on a d;plomatie mis sion, it was supposed to Vienna. This, however, is not the GEL neither could it be so, for his Lordship is not yet of age. - r- • POETRY. When hiaeed•alc to:ering soul, To wield the sceptre of supreme command. Above all social compaa's mild contralti, Attack'd, with lawless arms, Athenia's • land A name, which e'er excites the despot's bate, The sage's triumph, and the patriot's tear, Demosthenes, upheld the tott`ring state, And stemm'd, with Rellsoll . s arms, his mad career' Fair truth, with manly eloquence combiu'd, His words invested with her purest dye : The orator, by interest unconntid, Deserves the passing tribute of a sigh ! Such once, now resting in the silent tomb, Was F•ox, whose worth shall history's page adorn ; His memory lives in Fame'a perennial bloom ; We praise the hero, but the man we mourn! DMHORESAS. • Pallas. Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY, the Duke of Cksisairsoc, Princesses Avocet.' and Aureia, at. tr.nded by Leidy GRORGIAN• Buesadv, Generals Yrrztenv, Matitrimosram, and Haacourr, Co. lnnel sf AVIOR. the Hon. Col GREVILLE, and the Hon. Mr. lint.): etsv, rode in the Great Park, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace. Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to Fiegmnre. Princess SOPHIA, and Lady THYNNE, took an airing to Salt.hill. Scc. and back. Yesterday morning. the Duchess of YORK ac companied the Duke, on foot. from their house in Portman-square, to the Duke's Office in the Horse Guards. Her Royal Highness the Princess Climittorre of WALLIS has been at Hampton Court for this fort night past, and was visited yesterday by the Dow. nes- Lady Dr CLIPPORD. Lord Gamma Caveat:ma arrived, at seven o'clock last night, at his house in Sackville-street, from Newmarket. The Earl of H aIDWICKB arrived at nine o'clock last'higlyf, at Waaaaa's Hotel. in St. James's. street, from Witnpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. Miss bistnuos, who, according to report, bad broken the tendon d'Adehilk. at Weymouth, we are happy to state. is not so dangerously hurt as was represented. The Marchioness of Adams's' came to town yesterday morning, from the Pi Tory, near Stanmore, and returned in the evening to dinner. Lady Maav ERSKINE arrived, yesterday, at her house, in Curxon-stteet. May-fair, from Chel. tenharn. The Countess of EZNYAac was rather better last night. Mrs. CHOLPROPIDELEY, mother to the unfortu. nate MISS CHOLMONDLLRY, who was killed at Lea therhead, is as well as can be expeled. Mrs. C. K runes will be the heroine of Mr. Bev ot.os's melo-drama. Her part is very appro priator° her talents. Miss Boetas, the fair Poll!, of Covent• Garden 'Theatre, was equally successful last night. SAvetal attempts have been recently made to fill Mrs. JORDAN'S charaders ; but, though not destitute of m.:rit, they have only increased the rage to behold again that favourite child of Nature. Gamma Pococet, Esq. M. P. and Family, and Mrs. HENRY How •av, arrived, yesterday, at their house in Charles street, Berkeley-square, from their seat at flulwood, near Bromley, Kent. A sister of Mrs. CHABLES KIMBLE is engaged at eoventkOardan Theatre, whom report reprcents as a very promising young adress. Lady MORRIS Goes and family have arrived from Brighten. at tVaatie's Hotel, Conduit-street. The Hon. Mr. BENNETT ha, just sported a new curricle, built . at the Manufaidiary, Old Bond street. The Earl of BARR•INORR arrived. at sera o'clock last night. at his house in Sackville-street, from Brighton. JoHN RLAICIUDEO, Esq. (brother-ha -law to W. TIGHE, Esq. M. P. for tl.e county of Wisklssi arrived in town, yesterday, from Ireland. The Hon. dome Seaside, M. P. is fitting up an elegant library at his seat neat- Weymouth. The Duke and Duchess of Merriman's...so are expelled, nett Tuesday, at Sion House, Middle sex Bonn Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. The Duke and Duchess of M•siesciaouca, and Lady I'. Sr deem are expelled at Marlborough House ' next Monday, from Brighton. Mr. Roasos, after having anaounced an anonr mous Candidate for the Coe of Westminster. ost: town yesterday ; but whether this Enratlo Candi date, when hatched into lite, shall prove to be a Goose or a Porcupine, time only can discover. JOHN CATOC, Esq. of Beckenham, Kent, and hie beautiful bride, who i; niece to the Marchioness of SLIGO, arrived, OD Tuesday last, at Kiasii,u'e Hotel, Lower Brook street, Grosvenor-square. tr u e Ireland, and left tow, yesterday, fur Southend, to pass the remaind.:r of their hooey-moon. Mrs. EDWIN. who was ETIVIIROUSif said to be en gaged at one of our sinter Theatres, concludes her engagement at Bath this evening, and then returns to the Dublin Stage.—l-inenais also takes leave of the Bath audience this evening, and then returns to resume the management of the Dublin Theatre. On the lit instant, Professor Rossadois ascended in a balloon at Copenhagen ; his aerial voyage lase. ed an hour, and he descended about three snag. from the place of ascension, without th e lean acct dee. having happened. The R.;yal Family of Den marl were present. Next Thursday Dane Fortune will ?creams. for the second time this season, tint favour,: amusement of dealing out Capital Prises to her •0 taries, at her 'remple, Coopers' Hal; and from t " : specimen she gave the first day of drawing. these ' every probability that those who purehase fieket , S cares previous to wilt day, will be most Ithsrall, rewarded with her gnldrn ta-reuts. 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