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the WORTHY and INDEPENDENT FREEMEN of IPSWICH. ' ,GENTLEMEN, • MHE report of an immediate Dissolution of the . 4 V prtsent ParliaMent being generally accredited, we beg leave to ren ew our solicitations for the honour of rep resent i n g you in thenext Parliament. The recent elevation of two of our sincere Friends to the Office of Bailin of your antient and respeaable - Borough, gives us yery strong and flattering hopes. of your support_; and should we become the fortunate objeas of your choice, you may rely upon our most zealous attention to all your lo interests, as well as to our duties in Parliament, where you shall find us faithful guardians of the Constitutional *Liberties of our Country. • We have the honour to be, GENTLEMEN Your very sincere and devoted Servants, ROBERT STOPFORD, RICHARD WILSON, Oct. )6, iSo6. MAILS. ARittvo—t Jamaica, i Dublin. DUE—I Gottenburb, I z Dublin, 3 Waterford. THE SUN. soLaq QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDET ? LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1806. Tilts morning; we received Jamaica Papers to the 7th ult. They do not Contain any further intelli gence respeCting the British or French 'Squadrons in the. West Indies. It doeS not appear that MIRANDA, after hiS landing, had advanced with so much rapidity . as was expected. On t i he . 9th of August he dis Patched a 'Messenger to the Naval and Military,Corrimanders at Jamaica, requesting assistance... The Messenger arrived atjamaica oil the ibth, and on the 24th he was sent back with an answer, that the - Naval and Military' Commanders, at Jamaica, did not feel themselves authorised in sending him any assistance -without instruaions from Government. At -the, time that MIRANDA dispatched the MeSsenger to Jamaica, which was several days after he landed, he Ltd not advanced beyond Coro. The Diana Packet, arrived from Jamaica, touched at Crookeakind oh the lath September; and found Pitt's Town nearly demolished by - a dreadful hurri cane. The Speedwell, of Liverpool, was wrecked on tii s e North part of the Islan 3 . crewsa . ved 3 an -Ame rican- Brig, the cre%v and p;:ssengers, 14 in number, lost. Yesferday,T,,ord Rosstrg . , ,who has bop on a,spe pial mission to the Court of Lisbon, arrived in town. YESTERDAY a Messenger arrived at the Foreign 0,11.ce with Dispatches from St. Petersburgh. The Poissian Troops are adVancing, with all possible Epee 1, to the assistance of Prussia ; but we fear they not quite so far advanced on the road as has been stated. The following account of the circumstances that led to the Treaty signed at Paris by M. D'OUBRIL etas, been circulated on the Continent. It is not,. strialy speaking, an official Document, but . is sup, posed to have been drawn up by order of the E,..1- rEnot of RUSSIA, by Prince CZ ARTORINSK / circumstances in it, respeaing the motives which „ . induted M. D'Qt:BuTt. to sign the Preliminary Treaty 'at, Pacis, might appear wholly incredible if they related to any Government . but that of BONA PARTE. yOUBRIL, of course, was only provided by his Sovereign with the usual powers given' to a Minister in his situation, and they were confined within positive instrudlions. But fresh instru&ions, restricting his powers within closer limitations, were f4nt after him before he reached Paris : He was abso lutely forbidden from concluding any treaty otengage ;merit. But, according to the statement we allude to, BONAPARTE having resolved upon a measure which he thought necessary to deceive Great Britain;-resorted to artifice and menace, in order to accoinplish his views through the medium of D'OUBRIL's fears. For this purpose the Rupian Minister was earnestly required to attend a conference at two in the morn ing. The room was, it seems, crowded' with Bo ntiPAßTE's Diplomatique Instruments, and all sorts of arguments, expestulations, and threats, were em ployed, for sixteen hours, in order to induce the llusiian Minister to sign the Treaty. Weakness, terror, or the necessity of 4 temporizing policy, at length induced D'puna.n. to consent, well knowing, of 'Course,- that whatever he might sign would not be, ratified at home, and conceiving that the very extraordinary situation in which he was placed would operate as an excuse for his condu&. The objet} of France in this unparalleled mode of concluding a Treaty was obvious : It was to impress Great Bri toin with a persuasion that Russia had withdrawn from all co-operation - with this Country—Ahat the rest of the Powers on the Continent wouli bc in clined to follow her example—and that, con sequently, they, would not attempt to rise any ?rmilable obstacles to the progress of- his am ',bition. BONAPARTF., in six hours after the siznautre of Cie Treaty was 'thus extorted from b'QuEat . L, rat.itied it ; and in three hours after . the fia of hi.; ratification, tuanuscriptcopies of the Ar ticLs it contained were put loft) public circulation.— the 141.1:1 , ,I) A jii): not ensfrat•;...'d by iris artltice--they run:lined f 4 in, and dcterrnin , :xl to have an authentic knowledge of the proceedius of Russia, unwilling to believe it possible that a Monarch whose condua had been so disinterested and magna nimous, could liave deserted the grAafcause in which he had so nobly embarked, and had supported witb such dignified energy and perseverance. Prussia was duly informed Of this insidious and violent conduct on the part of I3oN PARTE, and hence, ! finding that there was no. faith to be placed in such a man, at length prepared to defend itself by the sword, fi - Orn the farther encroachments of his artifice and his am bition.. The whole of the interesting article from whiCh these remarks are deduced will be found in a subsequent column. WE are this day enabled to lay before our Readers some further particulars respecting the loss of His Majesty's Ship Constance. By a reference to the Gazette of the loth ult. it will be seen that Captain BURROWES (who commanded a small Squadron, un der the orders of Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ) had driven a French Frigate, the Salamander, on shore near St. I. Maloes. Captain Bun4oArEs was unable at that time to destroy her, or to bring her off; but proposed making the attempt as soon as the weather would permit. The French Frigate, however, succeeded afterwards in entering St. Maloes. She sailed from that Port on Sunday, when Captain BURRO TES, with his little Squadion, again fell in with her. The Salamander endeavOured to,get back to St.,Maloes, but being closely pursued, she , took;shelter under the guns'of a Fort .on the Coast. A desperate adtion immediately . commenced, ,which continued, tween four - and five hours ; at length the S.q/a mander, though of much greater force than the Con stance, and supported by a very heavy fire from the shore, was compelled to strike her Colours : but she was so much damaged in the anion that she sunk in coming, out the prisoners, however, were all saved, and distributed among our Squadron. Un fortunately the' Constance, which a bad been severely cut up in the unequal contest, became unmanage 7 able, drifted on shore among the rocks, and was wrecked. A part of the ci evi were, made prisoners, but a considerable number of thein escaped on bOard the Brigs. The gallant Captain BURROWES was, as, we yesterday stated ; killed in the glion, and we feaf that our loss of men was very ' considerable. It is stated that 'the number of killed and wounded ' amounts to very near seventy. The folloWing Let; ters, containing an account of this anion, were writ-• ten by the Gunner of the Constance. " Ins Majesty's Sloop Sheldrake,.at' jersey, i4th 06Iober, 1806. • " SIR—I be leave to inform you, that on the milt inst. we felt in with the Salamander, a French Frigate, and chaced her under the Batteries, where we engaged her and the flat teries for three hotirs, when she struck to us. I am sorry to inform you, that our Captain and a great many of our men were. killed, and' a great number are wounded. Our Ship was so much shattered, that she drove on shore, and was taken possession of 'by the Enemy. We brought off the French Frigate ; but she ,was so much cut' tip by our shot,, that we were obliged (after taking out the Prisoners) to set her on fire, and totally destroyed her. All my books were lost with the Ship, except My certificates, which I happen ed to have in my pockets. . " JOSEPH COOI)WIN, " Late Gunner of H. M. S. Constance." Another Letter from Jersey, dated 14th, adds the following particulars : " On the 12th inst. a Frigate, armed en flute, the same which was drove on shore some time ago, came out of St. blaloes.—After another -chace she was driven on shore under a Fort. The three Ships, Constance, Strenuous, and Shel drake, under command of Captain BUR R OW ES, engaged her, and after a severe conflia the French Ship struck. In at tempting to bring her out she sunk. The Constance struck on 3 rock by parting her cables.—Capt. ,BURROW ES was killed, and several of his crew killed and wounded. The first and second French Captains were killed. Further loss not known." Governineni yesterday received Dispatches from Mr. ELLIOT, at Palermo, and we are sorry to say that they do not contain a confirmation of the reports which haVe been so generally circulated, both in this country and on the Continent, of the complete de feat of the French in Italy. The Dispatches, we understand, are dated the 16th Ult. and at that time it is not stated that any fresh disembarkation of the english Troops had taken place in Calabria. There is, however, every reason to believe that the French Troops in Naples 'are in rather a preCarious situation : Even the French Papers, anxious as they are to de scribe their armies as .being uniformly successful-, sometimes inadvertently disclose the truth. We were told, a few weeks ago, that the whole King dom of Naples was so . completely subdued, tb.t orders had been sent to stop the reinforcements that were advancing from the Northern parts of Italy ; but in the last Papers we received, we find great ex ultation expressed that a reinforcement of .16,000 men' had reached Naples; Yesterday Lord' LAUDERDALE had an interview with Lord Howicr, at the Foreign Office. He had afterwards a con fen-nce with Lord OR stiylLLk at his official house in gowning -street. Yesterday Baron .1 - twain waited on Lord HoWtcli. at the Foreign Office. At night the Messenger' x'yhoaccorntrinied . the Baron from Beriin to Lon ' don, left: Ootel, 'buke-street, MancheS ter-square, With' bispatches from his Excelleucy to his Court. • • • NAVAL NEWS. FALMOUTH' ? QCT. 16.—ATrired His Majesty's Ship Gauges from a Cruize, 4nd the Diana Packet, bliteeN, fromßarbadoes and Jamaica, with Mails, in 35 days; PORTSMOUTIf, OCT. 17.77 Sailed the Adamant, of 50 guns, Captain STILE, with a Convoy for Africa, Igadeira, 2nd.Newfoundlapd arnong which are the Harmony, PAINE, for parbotrar ; Brothers, BESSANT, for Burin ; Concord, BALL, for Green- Pond ; Won, SAMPSON, for Neivfoundland ; Pe nelope, BILLINGS, for Buenos Ayres ; and Portsea, PLARK, for Berbice. PLymetnrui OCT. 16."-IntelliggilCe'llas been re ceived here that Admiral Earl Si'. VINCENT, in the Hibernia;of 110 guns, with the squadron that have been laying at Lisbon, rejoined the Channel Fleet on Thursday last, Arrived the Danish Galliot.Frau Dorothea, Capt. JUNT, from Barcelona; laden with brandy, detained by the ,Thornboiough Privateer ; and the Knyphau 7 . sen Gall* 4upa eatharina, Captain KloOr, laden with salt, from- Marennes, detained by the Vilify Privateer. The Fleet of Coasters, Which sailed yesterday un der ConvOy of the Plover Sloop Of, War, for the Downs, have put back again by contrary vvinds. The Frigate which arrived here yesterday prpyes to be the PoTona, and not the Minerva. Arrived last evening,, and anchored in Sallee Roads, the American Ship l'anie, Capt. CROGWELL, laden with brandy and wine, from Bourdeaui, boupd to Tonningen, detained by the Hero Privateer ; also the Ragusan Brig . Divine Providence, from the Streights, laden with wine, bkiund to Copenhagen, detainW by the Sarita Margarita Frigate. SHEERNESS, OCT. 1 5.-Arrived the Earnest Gan brig, Lieut. TEMPLAR. Our. 16.—Arrived the Boneita Sloop of War, Capt. PIIILLIPS, with a Convoy from Tonningen the Convoy have gone up the River.—Blows a hard gale at S. E. • Sailed yesterday evening the' Alund:ance Store ship for Portsmouth. Arrived the Stately, of 64 guns, Capt. PARKER, from Yarmouth. OCT. 17.—Arrived the Minx Gun-brig, Lieut MANDERSTON. This morning the Signal was made on. board the Zealiind (Flag-ship) for all Lieutenants ; when the Marines being drawn out on the quarter-deck, all the Officers present, the Ship's company and superm: meraries aft, and an Officer and two men from each Ship at the Nore admitted, the Articles of War were distin&ly read, and then the sentence of John Duggin, seaman, who was tried on the 9th inst. for attempting to desert to the Enemy, and adjudged to suffer Death,. .but recommended by the Court for mercy, in consideration of his former good conduEt. The Prisoner being on his knees, His Majesty's great clemency Was thus publicly made known, by a gracious reprieve. The Prisoner was accordingly re leased, having first received a 'suitable and very im pressive admonition. from Capt. H. L. BALL, of the Zealand. Snips at this Port—Zealand, Winchilsea, and Ceres, Re ceiving Ships ; Hercule, 74 ; Ruby and Stately, 64 ; Spartan, Fortuttee, and Narcissus Frigates ' Spy, Leveret, Falcon, Bonetta, Emulous, - Forreiter, and Recruit Sloops of War ; Ralentan, Earnest, and Minx Gun-brigs ; Projed Mortar boat, and several Schooners; Advice-boats : Sussex Hospital Ship, Magnanime Harbour Ship, and Alkmaar Downs Store Ship. HARWICH, OCT. 17.—A1l the outward-bound Packets, with the Hamburgh, Bremen, and Gotten burgh Mails, are yet detained here by a strong east wind. Lord GOWER,, son of the Marquis of STAFFORD, arrived yesterday with Mr. BASILICO, one of His Majesty's Messengers, with direelions for a Packe: had the wind been ,favottrable.—Mr. SYLVESTER, another of the King's Messengers, with DisFatelies, is also detained here on..account of the late unfaVour able weather. There has been no arrival from the Contipent this _ _ .Upwards of thirty Ships, bound for the Baltic, part of the Fleet under. Convoy of the Star Sloop of War, have parted from their anchors in Hose 4, Bay, and run tbr this Harbour. The Amaranthe Brig, of 20 guns; arrived last night. The iloy Cornelia . Chi istiana, of Oldenberg, PRTER JACOBS, lately .detained by the Aggressor Gup-brig, is released, and will sail for Bilboa as soon as the weather will permit: Remain Le liscort,-. Ferriter, Aggressor ? Centinel, Ant, Charger, and Vixen Gun-brigs ; Argus, Hun= ter, and Iris, Revenue Cruizers. Arrived the Kurin swartz, -, from Ham burgh to America ; and tbe Alexandex (American Ship); rapt. LEYTt4, from 'Hamburgh, •bound to Norfolk, in Virginia: DEAL, OCT. 17.—N0 communication from the shipping the, Downs with the shore this day. This morning, in a high gale of wind, a Danish Sloop (name unknown), front' Bourdeaux to Chris tianstadt, laden with brandy; wine, &c. drove on shore on Deal Beach, and was wrecked : the Mas ter aria crew, with great part ^ of the cargo, 'are Saved. YApMOUTH, PCT. 17.--Yesterday, at 6 P. M. a large Portuguese Vessel from Oporto, bound to 1 - I..7inty ! :o', with a cargo of fruit and wine, ran on shore at low water, in a gale of wind, and in a very short time went entirely) to pieces.•, Of her-crew, consisting or 22 mere, 14 sayet. - 1 only were • .0 groni the FRENCH and :DOTCH PIP2RS. LEYDEN, OCT. 'ls.—The post from Hamburgh not having, arrived to-day, we cannot take upon our selves, with sufficient authority, either to contradi& or confirm the report that the King of Prussia has .a6lually declared war against France'; or that'the account said to have been brought from Cass - el, in the night between the Bth and 9th, by a Prussian _Field Jager, of the commencement of hostilities be tween the advanced posts, can be relied upon, All these particular's require further confirmation. The Negotiation between. France and England has failed for the present, as letters from London of the 7th mention that Mr. BASILiCO had been the bearer of an order to Paris, for the return of Lord' LAUDER DALE. HAMBURGH,' OCT. 1. (By way of Trance.)—lt was reported here, about eight days ago, that the King of aweden would very shortly return to his German dominions, with very respeCtable reinforcer ments ; and that, in the interim, several Swedish corps were to proceed from Pomerania, to Lade& burgh ; but more recent, and it seems more accu rate information, states, that the King of Sweden has refused to take any part in the Northern Con fekleration, and his no inclination to intermeddle. with the d'Opute between Prussia and France. WURTZRURGH, OCT. 4.. 7 -This morning dispatches from the Prussian Reqd-quarters were delivered to the French advanced posts at 13isch(ffsheim, and from thence conveyed to his Majesty the Emperor. People, who pretend. to have very good information, assure its ihat . these dispatches brought the King of PRUSSIA'S ultimatum. PARrs, OcT. 10.—On Sunday' last, the sth inst. about noon, the first of the horse-races, instituted by the Imperial Decree of Erudidor, in the yea 13, was run near this City. This institution is a fresh benefit conferred by his Majesty, who, in the fstablishment of these races, wished to hasten the progress pf the amelioration of the French breed, and to restore to it, with promp titude, that degree of - celebrity which it justly roe , lited some years since ; and also, to dire& the emu lation Of the owpers towards this objea, so interest ing'to commerce and agriculture. A numerous list of names had• been given in tq rtin upon the course of Champ-de Mars. Each of the riders was to make the'circuit twice 3 . a distance supposed to be equal to four kilometres:, or one mea sured league. Four umpires; over whom M. LE PiErEcT of the Seine presided, were appointed to regulate disputes, and adjudge the prizes: Twelye horses were presented to run ; and after the usual precautions necessary 'to ascertain the Weight of the jockies, and that of the 'saddles, Bz . c. they were divided into two parties of six. each. Two prizes were assigned to each party ; the first 2400 francs, the second 150 Q.. The first priZes were won by mares, the one belonging to M. VAN- Hoo'RicK, in tie street of the Capuchins, and the other to 'M. FRANCODII, a riding-master. The se cond prizes were 'won by a horse belOnging tp M. _ . . Stmotv, a horse-dealer, and by a second Gorse be longing to M. CAR . IlE.,lTlFTt,anothr dealer in horses. The races drew a vast concourse of speQators toge ther, and the best order prevailed, 'without being in terrupted by any aecident.-L-Mcmite4r. We have already stated that the 17th Light Drar goons, the 40th, commanded by ColOnel BROTIN, and 87th, or. Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment, commanded by Sir EDWARD BUTLER, sailed frun Falmouth on the toth' lust. under: - convoy of the Ardent Man of War and a Sloop. • The 17th Dragoons are intended, it is said, foz the Cape; the 40th and 87th proceed to Buenos Ayres. The Fleet of Transports which left Spi head on Friday, under convoy of the Ntreide and Thiste Frigates, consisting of 30 Sail, arrived at Falmouth on the day followirfg. The Transports had onboard four troops of the tith Dragoon Guards, or Carabi peers, the sth, 36th, and 88th Regiments, anti: company a the Royal Artillery, There' are now lying in Falmouth Roads the folf lowing Troops, ready for sailing immediately, viz. Four troops 6th Dragoon Guards ; 9th Light Dragoons ; r,th Foot ; 36th ditto ; 45th ditto ;- 8.130) ditto; and gsth ditto (Rifle), live companies. Except the gth Dragoons and 45th .Regiment, the whole of these troops are supposed to bo destined for the same Expedition, and are expected to trail trom Falmouth the moment that Colonel CRAP-, i?URD arrives there, and as soon as some of the small, Transports are changed .for brger ones. Dr. TIIONII'4OIV,. Deputy InspeEtJr of Hospital:l, the head of the Medical Staff of Lis EXpedition, with a long train of the medical' followers, is also arrived at Falmouth. The 9th Light Dragoons are to be removed into larger Transports,. and probeed immediately to Bue nas Ayres. It is also rumoured, that none of the Gth Dragoon Guards will go abroad, and that part of the gth Dra goons will go on the Expedit,on fur which the Ca rabineers were - first destined. • • • The wind has been so favourable for several days past, that we are truly concerned any circumstance should for a moment hinder the sailing of the fl e et from Falmouth. The Medical'Department of the Army is expeded to be soon farther improved. Among the improve-, ments now in view, it is thought the tbllowing are some of the principal :—The rank of Physician to the Army, it is thought, will either be completely abOlished, or filled from the list of regular Military Surgeons. The gross ig.. - iorance of some of our late Army Physicians,. in mil.tary knowledge and •economy, and their ahnost total want of experi ence of army diseases, and of the constitutions, manners, and habits of soldiers, both in camp and garrison, are . said to be among the reasons for abolishing this • rank: It may be stated, ft; addition to this, that with often little besides patronage to re- Commend them, they are generally regarded by the other Medical Officers of the Army as intruders in the' service, and held as objects of jealousy, 'although they are not in the line of pro Motion. the pay and allowances of the Inspeetors and Deputy Inspectors of Hospitals, as well as of the Staff Stu-guns of the Army, are to be issued to them either quarterly or Monthly. We hear also that some addition to the full and half-pay of the Medical* Officers is also' in agitation, together with a more ample provision for .the widoWs of thedical men who die or are killed in the service. "