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MM LS. ARRIV ID—I Lisbon, r Guernsey', t jersey, 2 Heligoland, Dubiin. Due-1 Cadiz, t Guernsey, r Jersey, t Waterford. PRIC V, OF STOCKS. THIS DAY A r TwirLy o'etoeit. b 3 I Red. Ann. 63 Consols. Tll E SU N. SALEM QUIS DICIRAL FALSUM AUDEAT ? L 0 ND 0 N, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 181 2. This morning a Mail arrived from Heligoland : it brings the following important intelligence :—. HELIGOLAND, JAN. 3 4. - Tlm:latest accounts which we have received from.the-Continent state, that a war between Russia (inTronjunEtion with • . • Prussia) and Pra nce , i s more confidently looked for than ever, and hostilities maybe certainly expeCted to commence by the b eg i nn i ng o f next month.. The _ brave Prussian General, BLUCHER, is, it is said, to have a command in the Russian army. The batteries of Cuxhaven and other batteries on the Coast have been entirely dismantled of their guns, with a view, it is supposed, of preventing them faliinc.: into the hands of the English; should circumstances render it necess a ry to march off all the troops at those stations to the scene of the ex• pecred campaign. The hOspitals in Hamburgh are stated to be crowded with sick of the French army, consisting of TrO - Ops who have been marched thither from Spain, and who are dying from 20 to 30 every day, in consequence of diseases brought on by excessive exertions, fatigues, and famine. The dead are put in sacks, and buried on the shores of the Elbe during the night, to conceal their numbers from the inha bitants. Several regiments have lately been marched from liamburgh towards the Prussian frontiers. By every thing we can learn, the Danes have begun to lay aside their rancorous animosity against the English, wfich they have sheen on every occasion since the rupture, and to perceive and acknowledge that England, in the policy which led to a war with Denmark, was actuated by motives forced upon her by the insatiable ambition of the French Ruler, and the peculiar circumstauces of Europe at the time, and dictated by a wise and prudent regard to self preservation. HELIGOLAND, JAN, 13.-By a passenger just arrived from the opposite coast, and who had every means of procuring information, we have been in- formed that immense preparations have been mak ing by the French for some time, in the prospea of 8 war with Russia. Thty have purchased Or put in requisition in Holstein 6000 head of cattle, and immense quanti tie; of grain, which they are conveying into the interior, and have sent from Hamburg!) towards the fton tiers of Poland, a numerous train of heavy ar tillery. Every regiment is to be provided with 5 field- pieces, and the plans forcommencement of hostilities ate so formidable and so far advanced, that it is con fidently expelled BUONAt'ARTE will make himself master of the whole of Poland in two months, should the preparations made, not strike dismay into the Russian Government, and induce it to accede to the fishes of the French Ruler; every appearance jus tifies the opinion that BUONAPARTE had determined upon a win - %kith Russia twelve months ago, and that his negociations have had for their objea, Only to gain time and temporise, till he was in readiness to strike a decisive blow. We have received a letter from Cadiz of the 3 Ist tilt. which states, that General FRAZER and his suite arrived there on the 30th, in the Richmond, from Ceuta, to join the Army. The Richmond was to sail immediately for Lisbon, and bad on board 00,0(30 dollars for the Army in Portugal. The ‘ Ephera sloop of war was 1o:A on Christmas Day, on the Porpoise Rock. The,last accounts of General BALLASTEROS state, that he was at Algeziras, with three thousand men ; the rest of his arms• was at St. Roche. He came do .can there in consequence of a detachment of the French having visited the place with a view to prou der. Six thousand of the enemy were entrenched sv . thin 5200 yards of the walls of Taritia, and 4000 more within six miles; and 5000 more are ex- FeC.ted. TI.T. Darlington Packet, on Wednesday se'n bight, on her passage from Cadiz, in lat. 44. 10. long. lb. 30. fell in with two frigates and a cot - - tte ; one of the frigates chased the Darlington 12 hours. Two days after the Darlington fell in with his Majesty's ships Surveillante, *Sylille, and Spit fire, abd was informed by Sir GEORGE COLLIER, that a French squadron was at sea, and that they bad chased him a few days before, and that having fallen in with his Majesty's ships therein company, be was going in pursuit of the enemy; ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—Thi Surveilla'nte frigate 'iv 4s - chastd on the i .5111 instant, off Cape Finisterre, fellCn rrtgatea and a brig, supposed from the Loire. On the 17th, the Surveillante fell in with the Sybille frigate and the Spitfire sloop, and immediately went in pursuit of the French squadron, which, it is supposed, was cruizing with a view or falling in with the supplies for Portugal. Lord Mirtro is:ued a Proclamation on the I.lth of September, at Molenvliet, annexing the island of Java, and all the late French and Dutch possessions in the Eastern seas, to the territorial possessions of the East India Company. The expeaed dispatches from Lord WEL cr NGTON did not arrive at Lord LIVERPOOLA Office this day; and it is supposed, that, by some mistake, they had been left at Falmouth. By the Portuguese Papers which arrived yesterday, it appears that the division of the British Army under General HILL has again advanced, and' that it has taken possession of Merida, which the enemy abandoned, leaving behind them considerable ma gazines. . The KING continues nearly in the same state, with very little variation. The PRINCE. REGENT will hold a C ounc il at Carbon Palace this day, to prick the Sheriffs for the present year. The RECORDER of London will at tend, and make his Report. Ye,terday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, to arrange the bu siness to be laid before the PraNcE REGENT this day in Council. It was attended by Earls CAMDEN, WESTMORLAND, and 13ATunasr, Mr. PERCEVAL, Mr. YORKE, Lord MULGHAVE, Mr. RYDER, the Marquis WELLESLEY, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord MELVILLE, and Eat' HARROWBY. The Council broke up soon after four o'clock. The SPEAKER'S first Parliamentary Levee will be on Saturday, the Bth of February. The Duke and Duchess of YORK will give a grand dinner to-morrow at York House. His Royal Highness :he Commander in Chief has intimated his pleasure to be present at another trial of Captain MANDY'S experiments, for the improve ment of the means of discharging cannon. The ex periments of Captain MANS Y'S method of preserving the lives of shipwrecked mariners will be flied at the same time. The place made choice of for the trial is Hyde Park, where the water-experiments can be made on the Serpentine River. The day is not yet fixed. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, JAN'. 22.—Arrived in Cawsand Ba the American ship Maddock, Captain DUNBAR, from Wilmington, with a cargo of timber, for his Ma jesty's Dock-yard at this port. Came down the harbour and anchored in the Sound, after having been refitted, his Majesty's ship Rhin, of 36 guns, Captain MALCOLM. Sailed the Pickle brig of war, with a small con voy to the westward ; the Mutine sloop of war, that arrived here on Monday from the Brazils, for Ports• mouth ; the transport brig Golden Grove, HowE, that arrived here on the same day from the Cape, for the River; and the American ship Foster, TOBY, from America, for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Arrived the Hazard, Capt. COXLEY, and the Avenger, Capt. JOHNSTONE, with convoy from Newfoundland ; and the Tortoise store-ship from the Downs. The Coi?fiance French privateer, of i I guns, was sent in here by the Dasher, who captured her off the L'zard; she is a remarkable fine vessel. She had made no capture when the Dasher' fell in with her. Sailed the Violet with a convoy for Guernsey. SHEERNESS, JAN. 22.—Arrived his Majesty's ships Desiree and Diligence from the Baltic. CHATHAM, JAN. 22.—Carne to refit his Majesty's gun-brig Wrangler. Came up to Gillingham one of Sir THOMAS WU- LiAms's tenders, with Danish prisoners. YARMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Thrasher from Heligoland. FA'Lmourx, JAN. 21.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet from Lisbon, in 15 days; brings no news. DEAL, JAN. 23.—Sailed this morning the whole of the outward-bOund coasters and colliers, under convoy of the Speculator lugger, for Portsmouth ; and several ofthe homeward-bound for the River. Arrived the.Bellona from the Nore. A brig privateer, of 20 guns, was cruizing off Flatnborough Head the 14th inst. EXTRACT FROM THE CLONMEL TAPER. On Thursday night, between seven and eight o'clock, as Mr. Richard Branton, of South Lodge, was going from the dwelling-house to his staple, on openipg the back door, three men, armed with blunderbtbses, who appear to have laiu in wait for .t _ _ the purpose, presented then pieces at him, rnd com manded him instantly to deliver his arms. Mr. Bra nigan, who had no arms, returned into the house, pursued by one of the ruffians, with whom he had a scuffle, and finally succeeded in securing him. ON ?ND CADIZ PdPIERS. FRONTIERS OF GALICIA, DEC. Mara Of DoRSENNE from Burgos to Vittoria; appears to base been for the purpose of consulting with CAF FARELLI and OFFAREL. Nothing has transpired re-• speeting this conference; DoRsENNE returned- to Burgos, and BRIQUET continues in Vittoria; it is sup:• posed to have been to settle the march of troops - to Offerent places, left destitute in consequence of the succours sent to SUCHET. VALENCIA D'ALCANTARA, DEC. 26.—N0 event of importance has taken place in this Province, ex cept the new violences every moment committed by the enemy, and fears on the part of the unfortunate inhabitants who are obliged to suffer them. The intelligence received from the Asturias and Gallicia is as follows : The usual garrisons remain in Leao, Astorga, and Orbigo, &c. We pay no attention to partial movements, which never cease. The• walls of Astorga are daily, of themselves, falling to decay, for which reason the repairing of them has been desisted from, and it is indubitable that the winter cannot frail of completely destroying them. The enemy continue to construa forts up on the neighbouring heights. The OtEcers who have deserted from the enemy to us are a Lieutenant and Ensign. They assert that BONNET has orders to maintain his position in the Principality as long as possible. It is asserted for certain, that the Imperial Gua!d is to quit Spain. The force of the enemy in the Asturias is estimated at from 12 to 13,000 men, of which some have already returned to Leao. OR ENSE, JAN.4.--Gen.HILL'S corps, composed of 5;000 men, and the troops of MORELLA and PENNE are going to establish their head-quarters in Llerena, a movement which must cause an alteration in the operations of SOULT, MARMONT, and SCICHET. The army of Lord WELLINGTON has also made a movement, and is establishing bridges 4n the Agueda, preparatory to blockading Ciudad Rodrigo• Some Portuguese corps have already passed that river. INFIESTO, DEC. 18.—The battalion of LAREDO has burned the wood the enemy had prepared to construe a bridge over the Deva, and afterwards continned their march towards La Montana. The enemy in that province have united in Torre la Vega, Santander, and Reynosa. TERAZO, DEC. Io.—Gen. PORLIER has marched from the vicinity of Infiesto towards Gijon, to draw the attention of the enemy, and attack the garrison of that place, shoUld citcumstances admit of it. OPORTO, DEc. 28.—The day before yesterday we received accounts here of the gallant. ESPOZ and MINA having, on the 3d instant, attacked and de feated in Borgeois, Kingdom - of Arragon, a French corps, with the loss of from 6 to 700 risen. Two days ago all was tranquil at headquarters. The Guards are at Pinhel. Every thing is excessively dear in the interior, owing to the whole of the boats, oxen, &c. being employed by the Commis sariat. The weather is very fine. PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL BALLESTEROS gg SOLDIERS, " The campaign you have concluded does the greatest honour to your services ; the constancy and patience with which you have supported the intem perance of the rigorous station under the rock of Gibraltar, has exasperated and filled with admira tion the enemy * obliging them to desist from a plan they vaunted they would persevere in till you were compelled to embark, by forming a blockade with 15,000 .warriors, Neither the engagements in which you have been, nor your innumerable particular battles, place your merit in so conspicuous a light, as what you have lately performed. Nor have the results been of trifling import to the nation. Our valorous van guard, composed of the first light battalions of Cata lonia, volunteers of Barbastro, Cagadors of this camp of Gibraltar, and second of La Sierra, had, during this time, manceuvred with the enemy to my satisfaction, and in Estepona and Manilva, and other places, gave evident proofs that their soldiers are worthy of being your comrades.— The forces which were to have reinforced SUCHET at Valencia, and all :hose which the enemy had ma nceuvring in the middle of Spain, have come against you. Marshal Souur, who, by his precipitate re prehension, caused General GODINOT to destroy himself, gave a plan of the operations to be carried on to Gen. LAVAL, who commands the said forces. This paper, a triplicate of which was sent, was in tercepted by a good Patriot, and conveyed to me ; LAVAL has. assuredly, In every thing, ,anted agree ably to his instrudions, " Soldiers, I am persuaded that neither SOULT, nor the Emperor of the French himself in p,Tson, are capable of obliging ,you to quit this teiritoty wider my command ; our noble allies, the British, are as much interested as I in its preservation, and the death of us all alone can prevent us persevering in a design which is confirmed by the experience of having gained three battles in three mouths, one of them against at least tom:) men. " BALLESTEROS." " 'lead-quarters, St. Rogue, Dec, 13, ;811," POE7RY. THE TkANSFORNIATION OF ECHO, From oRGER's Ovid. I3y chance Narcissus, in a lonely place, Had diFtiinc'd all his followers in the chace, Who's thew exclaim'd the youth ; the am'rous fait Caught his last accent, and repeated—There. Arnaed, he casts his eyes the hills around, And cries—Come hither ; —she returns the sound. Again he stopp'd, again he thought to find Some fellow sportsman in the vale behind. Whither so fast ? he cry'd—shetatrght the:strain, And wry word sent back to him again. • Once more he listens to the vocal cheat, And cries, again deluded,—Here we :neet Wit' inviting note her stint with transport fills, And, Here we meet7resounded from the hills. Swift front the copse, enamour'd Echo sprung, Embrac'd his neck, and on his bosom hung ; He struggling said —Thy rude embrace remove, Death be my portion ere I yield to love. I yield to love—reje6led Echo cries, And to her green recess indignant flies ; Where, hid in caves, the solitary maid Conceals her crimson blushes in the shade . . Yet love remains ; his darts her bosom goad, And gnawing cares the leepless fair corrode. Her waning body sickens in desp Till all its juices dissipate in air Her voice alone survives ; her fleshless bones Cling to the rocks, and harden into stones ; The phantom flits the hills and in&untains round, Heard, but not seen, a discinbody'd sound. OLD BdiLhr. Yesterday 22 prisoners were tried. S.lventeeti were convicted of Felony. The Sessions having ended, sentence of Death was passed Thomas Kite, for stealing goods in a dwelling house; George Lester, for a like offence • Thomas Wells, for a hi g h way robbery ; Wm. Fowler, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house ; Edward James, for returning front transportation ; Thomas 1 - ftihr, for a highway robbery ; Mary Carroll, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house ; George Skeene, for forgery ; John Clayton and Wm. Jenkins, for bur glary ; John Catherwood, for a like offence; Ti,o rnas Wood, for stealing in a dwelliog-h3use; John Butler, for burglary ; Robert Leach, for house breaking; Philip Barnard, for srealitrg goods pri vately in a shop ; Richard Woodhatch, for return ing from transportation ; Charles King arid Tho mas Culliver, for stealing goods front a birge on'the navigable river Thames ; Giovanni Astardo, for tor privately stealing goods in a shop ; Sarah Slitter, for selling counterfeit money, having b4ore been conviEted, and hal the Benefit of Clergy. Two to be imprisoned in Cleikenwtll Bridewelt for two years ; six for one year ; one for nine months; and 15 for six calendar months; 13 to be imprisoned in Newgate for various periods; eight to be privately and two publicly whipped ; seven teen judgments were respired; three tined - one shilling each, and twenty were discharged by pro eta illation. George Davey was ordered to be transported for 14 years ; 31 for seven years. Tt.e Sessions adjourned to the lgth of February next. POLICE. Bow -STREET.-00 Wednesday evening font men, who are charged wiih uttering forg,•ri cert , fi r cates of the number of years of their set vie,: in the Royal Navy, and by that means obtaining latter pensions than they were entitled to,-and dctrouding the Commissioners and Governors of Giotnwiclt Hospital, were brought to the Office by Vick.-Ty, and admitted to bait, thernselt es in 501, and two sureties in 251. each. James lloa:ard, charged with a similar offerc._., who had only served six years, but passed a cett:-fi cate for twenty years sert ice, and be that mvans ob tained a pension of 201. a year, and there being se ven Cases ag a i ns t hi m, h e having uttered six °rheas besides his own, and not being prepared with bait to answer each charge, he was committed, James Ponten, the agent of . Gawler, was present, in the custody o f Lavender, but was not examined. Mr. Marter, the Solicitor of Greenwich Hospital, attended the proceedings. A deserter fr o m the C,lds!ream Regiment of Guards, charged with the murder of a woman near Watertmd, in company with whom he hall bees previously seen, has been arrested, and has confessed the crime. He said lie had net the woman on board a ship on his passage from Bristol to Cork, on his way to visit his ftiends on a furlough, and formed an intimacy with her; that she induced flirt") to desert, promising to put him in possession of so:ne property left to her by a relation in the Norco of Ireland ; that he ha I accompanied her so far on the way, when his mind being tormented by re, fle,':ling on his desertion, he reproached the woman as being time cause ! An altercation ensued, in which he gave her a blow with a stick, that brought her to the ground, and then, as he expresses it, 110 seas te mpte d t o finish her," and effected that horrid purpose with a s•one. AboAt three or four months sines-, Colney House, near St. Alban's, the residence of Patrick Hadow, Esq. was rubbed of a quantity of wearing apparel. The robbery wag committed in the night. Ou the morning foilowing_ it was ascertained that the house had not ben, broken into, but that soma person had broken out. It afterwards appeared, that at an early hour in the morning,- a girl, who had formerly been in Mr. Hadow's service, was met with a bundle, going to ,cards London, On Tues• day evening a man net this girl in a lane near Cohey House, and informed Mr. Hadow's butler of the circuit stance. It being supposed that the girl had got into the house, a general search took place; when they cure to the door of a spare bed-room, they found tire door fast, and the key not in the door. Ti.cy forced an entrance 'into the room,„ when they found the suspeded girl sitting by the bed eryiiig,,with the key of the room in her band, She was detained there all night, and brought to Om Office ou Wednesday. Lavendo - aad Vickery wp4