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AAVOLT , ":, GoVrtneStiaon, MAy.'23.--- . -A•• Gentleman Who left 'Liebatf. on the Y'th; inst. .brings the following .-i. authentic informaticiti:--JThe Russian .advanced .?:'' ' army consists of 300,000 men in excellent condi • _ • tion, and large feinforeements . are daily. arriving. - 6 Whilst he was • at Dubno,. General.Bagrathion's head4juarteri, • 3000 Don Cossacks arrived there, ' .* anti he Was inftirmed that immense numbers of ,• - troops werellocking from all parts to the frontiers. - - . The Emiieror . • and his•"august brother take no - , -.'particular_ command (although the latter is Com _ madder in, chief of the Guards.) Ilis. Imperial • Majesty intenUremainingin the star of the army i . _ . with a council .of seven, of Which-General Ben ,„.. • ningsen is to be at tine head.- 'The right Wing of _ - the annyis to 'be , commanded Ity 'General Kutti -- Sow, the centre. by General Bar'iay de Tolly, and, _ - ' 'the lefebY General BagrailiiOn. Mina is at-pre= sent the. he•ad-quarters,* of which , place General Essen is GOvernin. Kamenski and Arinfeldt are 'Generals of Division. His' Imperial Majesty's . ,-- . 'brother-in-law, the Prince of Oldenburg, is* ap pointed Commissary ‘ Pinerat. '-• '. - * M. Signetil, S.wedish Consul-General in. France, Arrived at Orebro a few days since. The nature . of . his communication has 'not transpired, butit is - -• generally understood, that very considerable oaers • have been made to induce Sweden to jam k rance. His conjectured, 'and with much probability, that ''.. Finland and Norway, together with a large sub sidy, havelieen proposed. M. Signeul Was, how t t ' ever, dispatched in two days with a'positive refu ...,_ sal, on the part of : Sweden, to enter into any ne gociation whatever. .. -Notwithstanding Buonaparte's flattering ac counts of the facility with which supplies 'for his army are procured, it is very certain, unless . ' a blow is struck in a.* few weeks; and he becomes master of the Russian magazines, which are lin r.ense, they_ having transported all the grain and forage into the rear of . the army; the whole of Prussia and Germany will be in a state of starva tion : the scarcity of forae, in particular, is such, t• that they have been obliged in many places to 1 unroof the thatched houses to get food for their ' lorses. .. • ' : , • • Letters from Colberg, dated the 4th ins' t. state, • that up to that time no French troops had made their appearance in that city ;. but that a Colonel and three other Ofiicers, engine.4rs in the service of France, had arrived there; for the purpose of directing their means of defence, in the event of an attack fromtbe..British. - . OREBRO, - .74.1AY .12.-His Royal Highness the crown Prince has, good nights repose, and-although lather WCali..., is otherwise perfectly well. COPENHAGEN, MAY 14.--His Majesty has, by • rescript, published on the 11th inst. graciously authorised 'the CoMmissioners for enemy's pro perty, and the neutralization of gOods, to de liver, within the present week, statements in writing, on, . Ist. The kinds and qualities :of goods which they have commissioned from foreign countries, 'ad winch,- in - consequence, may be expected to arrive at the Custom-house here in the course of the H next eight weeks, with notication of - the amount of such goods in aniburgh bane°, and likewise what 'part thereof has or has not been' - 2dly. The quantity and quality of fOreign goods Which they have now lying 'here in, the Custom-, house on their own account, With a statement of the amount Of the same in Ha in h ur gh b anco , an d Low much thereof is not paid. .. ~ . 3dly. The quantity and , quality of foreign goods Consigned to them, and now lying, in the Custom- I lonse here, or which, by consignment, may he expected to arrive here inthiCourse of the next four weeks, with . .a statement of such consigned goods in Hambur.Th - banco, and also to what amount there may already have been made remittances or advances on such goods. VIENNA, MAY 2.—The cordon in Transylvania a mounts- to 30,000 men. ' Sik- regiments of in lantry have • just received orders' o proceed from loravia to Hungary. A large . corps of reserve 'is tssembling in - the - environs of Caschau. The rinccs of Hesse Homburg - II and Phillipsthal have l'eeeiyed orders' to _go there. The skeletons of three•battalions o f litingarian' infantry, and the 4 1_ th divisi o n of the regiments of Hussars, are gone '') Hungary to recruit : all soldiers absent on a furlough are ordered to join. The Hungarian aff a i r s a pp ear t o -have taken a f avourable- turn,. the principal . difficultteShaving b een vanquished by the zeal a nd a ctivity. of the . ..'Archduke Palatine. The int erru pti on o f. mar iti me "onerce having deprived us of many kinds of Roods, we continue here to replace them by the l'r nduce of our soil. The works executed by our , t , Pestry-makers, locksmiths, and joiners now, for 2'e manner in which the finish their respective ,ork s , rival the English.. - Thousands of persons a re occupied in' the manufacture of silks ; wo- Z` L en of the superi or classes begin to sew. In fromort, Turkey r ecei ves f ro our commercial houses N irrors, portfolios, gold chains, &c. ' t They write from Hungary, that the heacl-quar ej of the Arm of Observation are to 'be esta, "shed at Stanis y laow, a town of Lesser Poland, lil qallicia. . • thPublic report has named. as General in Chief 'of 1- s army the Archduke Charles. Alusfc.—The musical season may be said to k a ''e oncluded on Friday last- at Hanover-square l'oins, when the Annual Benefit Concert of the OltvETTs took place. The first act consisted of i`e first part of Le Nozze di Figaro, an admirable li t 'rk of MOZART, which had all due support from (lbs, FISCHER, TRAMEZZANI, Mrs. VAUGHAN, (j. The second act commenced 'with t the first O r gan Concerto of HANDEL, performed._ by i hs t • C. KNYVETT *in a very masterly and t: 4 f Pressive manner. The act itself consisted kjieces from HANDEL, Dr. CROTCH, R. COOKE, q 4 W. KNYVETT, &c. A new Song, 'by _W. LIN )11'. Was sun g w ith grea t t as t e by W. K NYVETT. 1, 4 11 AM sung with his usual skill in this act. ' l ,e Room was crowded. % he inhabitants of Northampton have, as expres- Qof thei r gr i e f f or t h e foss o f M r. P ERCEVAL, I g With bl ac k th e Ch urc h o f All S a i nts i n t h at the • it L, Vot e d a mcnuinent to be erected within it to ,f 9 '"erncry, and agree d to 4 - ear mourning : fora ttui z h t, CER44Y PAPERS. • . PEftRSIVEIRG:I„t/PRIL 26.—The nobility and mast wealthy inhabitants of the cliffe,rent cities cf the ErnpiPtt have given a new proof of their zeal for theinterests of the Crown. Therhave offer ed to raise regiments of cavalry, and infantry, and to equip them from head to foot at their own ex.-' pence_ This liberality has obtained flied' the thanks of his Imperial Majesty, who has promised. if circumstances should render it nectisary, to avail himself of their offer. The contribution authorised by a special Ukase, of tett per cent. upon revenues of all charitable foundations is now leVying. Russians, who are in foreign couneries, will pay 20 per cent. upon the rental• of their estates. VIVSNA, MAY 12.:—Comte de Gottorffe has ar rived here. It ir, reported here that . orders have been issued. by tile Atdic Council for augmenting the regular army with tw e nty thousand infantry and ten thousand cavalry. A gratification of two months pay was, by order of the Emperor, previously to his quitting <his ea pital, advanced to all officers, with - out distinction of rank, in.the regiments forming the cordon,; to ' the privates, Was given fourteen days pay besides it and provisions at a loW , price. CONETANTINOPLE, APRIi, second' heir to the Ottoman throne was born on the 23d ult. This event has been celebrated •by suitable re joicings. - LEIPZIG, May 14.--Tharmistice between the Russians and Turks has expired ; but we have not heard whether the Plenipotentiaries have quitted acharest. • General Kutusow has established his head quarters at Giurg - ewo : it is 'believe:l that - he will act on the defensive until be is reinforced. The Grand Vizier, ii is •said, is preparing to Advance upon lindschuck, with fhe greater part of his ar tily : his progress has.been greatly impeded from the exhausted gtate of the country. If successful in his first operations, he has sworn to erossthe left bank of the Danube. Great events may shortly be expected iirthis quaater ; Several waggon loads of rice have passed thro', this town, destined for the consumption of the ar mies. It has been sent from Italy. The Russians are about to evacuate Servia.— The greater part of their troops have been with drawn from Belgrade. Extract of a letter from Copenhagen, dated May- 6 : The Danish,Ea.st India Company, whO se char ter expired the . 12th of, April, has obtained its re newal for thirty years, calculating from the next peace that may be concluded. The, Company hare agreed to pay the duties of importation and ex portation as they now exist. Saturday a. mail from the Brazils reached town, brought to Falmouth in 7:5 days by the Aon pac bet. The letters of the 13th March, after noticing that the inhabitants of Monte Vide6 had, jay ‘ the .assistance of the . Portuguese'- troop, possessed themselves of Maldonado and' Colona, state, that the property of native Spaniaids at : Buenos Ayres had been seized by the Junta. We 'learn from these letters that the .Portuguese Ambaador the British Court / Don Souza (Count Fanchal),. has been recalled, having been 'nominated rrime Minister at Rio J2.neiro ; and.that he will be .sue=.. ceeded. by Count Palniela, who is now on his Ivy -age from Cadiz to this'c6untry. Saturday we received : New York .Papers to the 26th, tilt. brought by the Lady Madison. In, order to evade the limhargo Act,:a niunber : Vf 'vessels had arrived in the ports.of,the United States from Amelia Island, with Britislimerchandize, butthey had all been seized by the'Collectors of the Cus toms', under the Non-importatiOn law;;The Aine ricanJournals contain a confirmation of the death • of the Vice-President Clinton, who ' distinguished himself (hiring Revolutionary War. The dis= avowal, by the President, of the late proceedings' of General MatheWs and Commodore Campbell, in East Florida—und the withdrawing of Mr. Lowndes'ss Dill for permitting the importation of. merchandize from Greatßritain, purchased. ante rior to February' 2. -Mr. towndcs said; he should decline calling this bill, because he - lineNs , ' that - .it would be so strongly opposed that it would not pass. Ile made the declaration, that people might not enter, into speculations, from - a hope of its, fi 'nal adoption. The Government of the United States are re polled to be assembling a military force on the frontitrs of Cana . da: • Saturday, the 30th of .Iklay, 'being Si. Ferdi mind's day, (the Patron of Spain), and the arini: versary of the unfortunate Ferdinand Vlith; his Excelrency the Conde de Frenan'oNunez,., Duke of Montellano, Spanish. Ambassador at this Court, the persons connected with the Legation and' the' Consulate, together with. other Spanish Gentle men of distinction, all in their respective uniforms, attended High Mass in' the Royal Spanish Chapel, according to the custom' of their country. His pxcellency afterwards gave an _entertainment to the same Gentlemen, at his house in Spring-gar dens, in celebration of the clay. The Duke Del Infantado, though- on the, point of departure for Portsmouth, which took place yesterday morning, was present at 'this entertainment, which was conducted with the greatest dignity, and in a man ner becoming the circumstances in which the Spa nish nation and its unfortunate. Sovereign are nlaced. The Duke Del infaniado gave the health . ' of King Ferdinand VII. which was drank -stand ing, with a decorous silence suitable, to, the oc casion. In a moment, the enthusiasm of all pre sent was strongly excited, and their cheeks were moistened with a tear on the recollection of his unhappy fate.. -The Duke himself, who was one of the most intimate personal friends of the King, and is now President of the. Counsel of Regenty of Spain, was peculiarlyaffected on this occasion. We cannot omit to express our regret at the de parture of this,, ditinguished personage,. whose health was next proposed by the Conde de Fer nan Nunez, his Noble Suc,cessor at the head' of the Embassy. Among other, toasts were drank— " The generous Ally of Spain, George 111. and his recovery.''_" The Prince Regent "—"'Sile. cess. to the, Regency of Spain, in union with Great Britain."—" The union of Russia with the Powers at war with the. Tyrant of the Con tinent," '&c. - POLME.. - IBOW -fiTRSET.--On Saturday . a than, was Om mitted or .further examination, on a c h arge o f uttering a forgeallnikof England Note to a con siderable aatcrunt, the partieniarq of which it would be improper to make - public atpresent. . lim:oN-Triir.l---Jag. Brodie, Robert Brodie, and James Brodie, the latter eleven years of age, were,on Saturday, .app re h en d e d b y G o ff, and Clark, on suspicion of having been- concerned in breaking into the dwelling-house of ---- Hudson, Esq. near Ryecrate, • and stealing- a - large quantity of plate, all of which . was fonntlin their possession. On searching them - , the officers also found,sevcral picklock-keys.. The prisoners refused to tell their names„ nor were the officers- able to obtain this information, tillthe boy:. (who appears to be very expert in the art of housebreaking) was sep - arated from them. Hethen, On being,. closely interro gated, told the names of his father and - uncle, and that they , occupied a stable- in a yatd in, Oxford ..street. There the officer's itnmediately went, and '. on searching The, stable,' found a number of pick- '. lock keys,- centre bits, iron crows, dark-lauthorns, and other implements of house-breaking: They then went tQa. house near St. James's Church, of Which the boy had also given them information, where, in the course of their search, they found.a bundle of skeleton keys, a large quantity of trin kets, _some curious. French and Dresden lace, and several. other" valuable articles, 'of of which the pH goners could give no . aceolmt. There is some rea son to suspect that theseTersons Were concerned in the robbery of StfPauPsCathedral, some time since. They were committed for re 7 exornination On Thursday 'next. ATTEMPTS AT ASSASSINATION.--We have the painful task of recording two 'premeditated at tempts at assassination, On e. o f which took place on Vridaynight ; At a Gentleman's- houSe at Hani, near . Richmond; anld the other at the village of Appleton, ,near Narrow, on Saturday morning. The following are the particulars of the latter case, froM depositions taken at the Marlborough street PoliCe-Office, on •Saturda.y•eyening :----Mr. BurroWs, -hay4alesman, residing at Appleton, was suddenly attacked in his chaise, near his re sidence, by Bowler, a,neighbouring farmer, who discharged a blunderbuss at him, and lodged, the contents. (slugs) in his neck ... And body. The following testimony of a blacksmith, at Appletdn, give the whole case. • The' assassin, who is a man 70 years of age, called at the smith's shop, on horseback, at five o'clock on Saturday morning., accompanied by his grandson, and produced a. blunderbuss, the lock of which ) he asked leave to .make sure to go off, as he we.4'ed to shoot a mad dog. ,After he had done something to the lock, he left the piece in the, shop, having described it as being ,loaded, and walked -by the side of the canal, whilst his grandson led his horse about the road. The canal path commands a view of BurroWs's residence`; and after walking there nearly two hours ; he returned to,the cmitli's shoji, when Burrows was approaching it ; and having taken up the' blunderbuss, he met him, and pre sented it, when Burrows called out, " For. God's sakey don't shoot me," and inclined his head upon' his legs. The assassin, .however, pulled the trigger; and . .l.lr. Burrows fell, when the for mer mounted,his horse, rode off, and was not se etired yesterday. - The situation of the wounded man is very precarious. Four slugs have been ex tratted front his neck aid head; .but•there' are others in the body, one of whicli is supposed to have lodged in the shoulder.. Some hopes are en tertained that his.life will. be saved. - Mr. Wood, a coal-merchant, • pursued the, assassin as far as Bushey Heath; near 'Watford, and Pollee Officers 'have scoured the country. , The' cause of the. dia bolical act is said to have arisen froM some family jealousies.. The parties had a 'litigation about a month since, when high - Wards al•oe; but they since—bees apparently gOOd friends.. The woltaded man was Perfectly sensible and composed at two o'clock , yesterdayafternoon. In the case bf . .the other atteMpt at murder, at Hain, 'of - whichjealousy appears - to have been'the cause, the assassin iS in custody; and was examin ed at Kingston :on 'Saturday. - He was a footman in a- Gentleman's' family. at Hani, and the object of. his ..rancour was the Lady's maid.in the same family. - friends from London?ealle&onlier on Friday, and she:.accoMpanied.them to Ham fair, where she is said to have taken the. arin of one of the company... Themssassin-had previously given her to understand he would shOot her if she took the arm of any man andon'her entering. the . house, he 'verified the threat, by discharging a .pistol at her, loaded with slugs. The young wo-, Man received - the_ charge chiefly in' her arm, but , her head and sidehave also sustained injury. 'She is expected to Survive.. The assassin is, lodged in Kingston Gaol. ' SMITHFIELD MARKET, •JUNE 2. This days Market was pretty well suplied with prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in general was 'rather considerable Beer, Mutton, Pork, and Lamb were cheaper, - Kea' ~ 3 4-14 at last price, and the trade for the most part was plerably brisk.---The sales in the Hay-market ware some mhat lively, Straw And Clover flare dropped in price, Hay fetched last priee v —We subjoin an accurate statement of the prices and numbers : To sink the 01E1, per Stone of 8111.' Beef, ss. 4d. to Gs. 4d. Mutton, ss. 4d. to 6s. Bd. Veal, Gs. Od. to 7. 6d. Pork,, ss. 4d. to 6s. Bd. Lamb,, is. to Bs. 4d. Beasts, 1610. Sheep and Lambs, 14,700. Calves, 96. Pigs, 280: SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 41. 155. to 51. 10s. Straw, 21. 3s. to 31. Os. Clover, 51 105. to Glb. 15s. CORN-EXCHANGE, JUNE I.—The arrivals of Wheat to-day make but an inconsiderable supply, not much in demand, and sales are dull, at little variation in price ; 'the same may be noted in Barley, but higher prices are asked ; Malt heavy sale ; White Peas rather, lower; Beans of each deeription likewise ; there is a tolerable sup ply of Oats, and this trade, for second and inferior, is named some What cheaper Flour without alter- ation, Wheat - = 84s. 108 s. - 128 s. Fine ditto - - .1325, 138 s. Rye Barley - - -58 s. Malt - -87 s. 945. White Pease (boil.) 80s. 86s. Grey ditto - - - - 745. Beans - - - r 703. 765. Tick Beans - - - Ges. .Ditto (old) 7.`35. i4s. Oats - • - - - 435. 54. Poland ditto - 55? -. . 57s Pototoo ditto - - 555. —s. flape,Seed - - - .741. 'BOl. Fine - Flour - r 105 s. 110 s. Seconds - - -100 s. -105 s. front the LONDON GAZEPTE, May 26, PBl2 1 dmirety Office, May 30, 1812. CopY of a Lettt-: front, Adniirrl Lord.. Keith, Commander irx Chit 4 of hi r s,,Wjesty:T, Ships and Vessels in . the Channel ' Soundings, Wilso!.'„ Croke:, Esq. dated ()11 bard the Caw Sand Bay, the § . 7th inst. _ Sal" . . _lu my letter, of the, 16th instant I ► acquainted you,. for the information o;.; the _Lords Commis=- sioners of 'the Admiraltv, .with.-! the disposition which Iliad made for intercepting a French squa, drop, repOrtcd . to be: on its':w:ay from the - West Indies to softie port in the bay and I have now the satisfaction to acquaint you that that arrange ment has bee i attended with complete success, as their Lordships w;.ii,observe.by the enalOsed copy Of :a letter wilich I have received "from Rear Ad-;. miral Sir Harry Neale,,transmitting one 11. om Captain Henry liothant of his Majesty's ship Northumberland. When the gallanftv of the action with such a force, nuclei' numerous galling batteries, and the' intricacy- of the navigation amidst . dangerous rocks, in the very entrance of the enemy's har bour, are taken into consideration, the per forniance of so important a service, while it re flects the highest honour upon the courage, skill, and . extraordidary thanagement of all concerned ; adds fresh .lustre to the naval annals of the country. The selection of .Captain Hotham for the sta tion off . L'Orient does great ciedit to the judg ment of Rear=.Admiral, Sir Harry Neale, for no officer lout one who possessed great local know ledge; could, under such difficult circumstances, haye'ventured,to undertake the service that Cap-. taro. Hotham has so bravely and so effectually performed. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) KEITH. J. W. Croker, Esq. ' Boi-fie; ofttsizant, MY LORD, Itia.y'2s, 1812.. ~Agreeably to your Lordship's directions to sentl= a ship of the line L'Orient, to intercept two of the enemy's frigates and a brig that 'were sup posed-to be on their return to some port in the bay, I selected Captain llotham, Of his INTajesty's ship Northumberland, for that service, as anotii cer whose local kniwledge of the coast, ability, and zeal, well qualified him for the service he has so ably. and gallantly _performed. I..hprewitti inclose for your Lordship's inform- , don, Capt. Hotham's letter to me, detailing the particulars of his having destroyed the enemy's , two frigates and brig on the 22d instant, when literally. in the mouth of the port of L'Orient, uni 'der a heavy fire from the numerous, batteries upon that part of the coast, and during a-warm contest with the frigates and brig, which were of the largest class. In transmitting these particulars to your Lord. , ship, I cannot resist adding my testimony to the ability and zeal with witch Capt. Hothani has, .upon all occasions, .distinguished himself •in the discharge of his professional duties 5 but in tic Present instance, .from the force. of the enemy's ships, supported by the batteries upon. the shore, and the judgment displayed in the' able conduct , • ing of the ship, they are,eminently conspicuous, and will, no doubt, _meet the applause and consi= deratinn he has so liihly merited. I must Tefcr .your . Lordship to .Ca tfr pt. Hothain's rater, as the strongest testimony I can offer of the good con duct and gallantry of all the officers, seamen, and marines • upon this occasion, and of the assistance he received from Lieutenant Weeks, of the Growler gun-brig, after the .enemy frigates and brig had grounded. .- - I have the .honour to be, Sze. (Signed) , 11. NEALE, Rear-Admiral. The Right Honourable Admiral Lord . ' Keith, K.B. &c. &c. &c. . • • Northumbgland, off the,Penmaiks, wind S.S.W. Licht , Breezes, and 'fue Vica- SIR, t4er, May 24,.1812i I have the honour to inforni you the object of the orders I received from you on the 19th instant, to proceed off L'Orient for the purpose of inter cepting two French frigates and a brig lately seen .at sea, has been accomplished; by their total do struction, at the entrance of that poi 4, by his Ma. , jesty's ship- under nay comthand (the Growler gun brig being in company), under the circumstances I beg leave to relate to you. Od Friday,, the 22d inst. at 'a quartet . after ten A.M, the W. point of ,the I s l e Groa, beating froth thethem Nortlihmberland north .bycompasS, test miles distant, and,the wind 'very light frortr W. 4 . - S:they were discovered in the N.W. crowding all possible sail before it for L'Qrient My first en 7deaVonr was to cut them of to windward of the island, and a signal was made . to the Growler (seven Miles off in the 1.3.1 , 1 7 .) to chase, but finding I could .not effect it, the Northumberland was pushed by every exertion round the S.E. end of Groa;, and, byhatling to the Wind as close as I could to leeward 'of it, I had the Satisfaction of fetching to windward of the harbour's mouth, be fore the enemy's _.ships reached it. Their com mander seeing himself thus cut, off, made a 'signal • to his consorts, _and hauled to the wind on the laP. board tack-to windward of Point Taleet, and they appeared to speak each other. I continued. beat ing' to windwardhetween Groa and the Contitent to close with them ; exposed to. the batteries on both sides, when I stood within their reach, which ' was unavoidable. The wind had by - this time freshened considerably, and was about W. N. W. at forty-nine minutes ,after two. P.M. the enemy•, (in force as aboVe described) bore up in close line ahead, and under every sail that could be-set, fa- , vOlsred by the fresh wind, made a bold and deter- - mined attempt. to run between me and the shore, under cover of the numerous batteries with which it is lined in that part. •' I placed the Northtunber .land,to meet them as close as could to the Point de Pierre Laye, with. her head to.the shore, .and the main- \ topsail shivering, and made dispositions for laying one of them alongside ; but they haul ettso very close round the point, 'following the di rection of the cbast to the eastward of it, that, hi my ignorance of the depth of water so near the shore, did not think, it practicable, Consistent with the safety of his Majesty's ship (drawing near twenty-five feet) to prosecute that plan. therefore bore up and steered parallel to them at' the distance of about two cables' lengthy, and opened the broadside- on them, which was return ed ty a very animated and well directed fire of