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Irhich had been driven by our boats it*■
to bandol, and endeavor to cut oft the
Eoraylus and Shcerwuter. Captain
Blackwood, supported by the Ajax
and Conqueror, advanced in their sup
putt rot withstanding the great dispari
ty cf force, and by his undaunted bra
very disappointed he en. my, who re
tired into pert alter exchanging a lew
broadsides with our ship, thus ac
knowledging that three British men of
war,.cr.e frig;.teand abrig, were mere
than *qual to six Frtnch ship' of the
Hnx*y one three-decker, and four fri
gate?.
LoNbON, Oct. 3.
FROM GERMAN PAPERS.
In the Asiatic and European Turkey
the enthusiasm of the war is without
ex:.m|le. The rich people in the
country ^endmore recruits to the Pa
chas of the provinces than they are
bound to furnish, many of them take
v the field in person. Cypria, Candia,
and all the islands of the Archipela
go, have sent numerous contingents
to Constantinople. The resolution of
the Grand Sultan to take the field has
uiuKjuhtedly contributed much to this
enthusiasm. They ixp'.ct in Con
stantinople a fine corps of MameJukes
from Egypt, which the Beys have fur
nished. Thei e are many naval British
offierr? in the Turkish fleet iu the
Rkck Sea.
Constantinople, August 10.
Before the horse tails were raised
in front of the S-ral.go by the Caema
kan and the Mufti, as a signal that
the Grand Seignior would certately
leave the capital, and repair in person
to the army, the Astrologers, accor
ding to ancient custom, were consul
ted to point out a fortunate day for his
departure.-- The palaces at Dand,
Bauln, and another at Adrianop.’a has
been fora loi g time prepared lor the
reception ol the Grand Seignior, and
his numerous retinue’!•■> preparing to
accompany him. In Dand, Beschia,
the janissaries are collected, and after
the arrival of the Great Seignior, will
proceed to Adrianople, whither the
Grand Seignior will also go. A corps
ol 12 000 men, who were encamped
at that city have marched toSchumla,
and 1000 more fresh troops ate expec
ted. 1 he Tin kish empire in no pre
vious w ar took such vigorous measures
as or. the present, which has been Je
clated a war of religion. The ardour
of the people i3 truly extraordinary.
An accurate estimate of the strength
has not been m.lde public; hut the
camp at Sclui.nla alone, including the
netv reinforcements, consis s of 120,000
n en, without reckoning the camps at
Adiiunople, and in other places.
Frontier*of Turkey^ Sept. 1,
According to some accounts, some
vtry bloody scenes have happened near
S churn la, the 11th and 12th ult of
which the particulars arc hourly ex
pected.
Vienna, Sept. 8.
The reigning Prince of Lichten
stein has resigned his government ol
Austria and Vtenna,but still remains
I' ield Marshal and proprietor of his
regiment of ilussars. It is reported
that Prince Schwarzenberg, the pre
sent Ambassador will succeed him,
September 12.
Ofthe dreadful conflagration, which,
on the flth instant, destroyed a great
part of Buds, we daily receive more
distressing intelligence. Ti e nun ber
of buildings reduced to a heap of ash.
es, ninoumrf to -100, aud many lives
Lave been lost.
Venice, Sept. I.
The flotilla, tvlvicb, on the 27th tilt,
•et >atl from our arsenal, consists of
one frigate of 36 guns, three schooners
•ini t- her smaller vessels of war, in the
who!-.* svioe. It is cruising between
Malnmorv and Cheozza, and is des
tined to dr**, c the English from our
water*.
Frankfort on the Maine, Sept. 14.
We are asmrfcd that a triple alliance
is on the point of being concluded by
thiee great p"wrs.
Under the diccrion of French en
gineers, the f r ifications of the city of
Dantzir, which suffered severely du
ring the last siege, are not only re
paired, but several new outworn are
also constructed.
Stockholm, Sept. 7.
A part of the great English fleet it
yet in the neighborhood of Carlscrona.
where several of oar ships have laid
up.
From the Oder, Sept. 14.
Count Gottorp, (Gustavus Adol
phus) hrv not continued his journey
cvrr Col berg, hut has taken the way
to Hussis. Ht prsssed through Nor
e-nberg the 12th iDSt. at night, from
Stargard to Koniogsberg.
TURKEY.
Semlin, August 27.
A strong Turkish army is assem
bling in Upper Bulgaria, between So
phia, Nicopoli, and Widdin. This
army is destined according to circum
stances, either to take the Russian ar
my before Schuir.la,' or inarch to the
succor of Rudschuck, or even to pe
netrate into western Wallachia. ( Bat
what diminishes the danger to the Rus
sians fiom this army, is the sudden re
solution which the Grand Vizier Has
come to, to make the greater part of
it march to Adrianople, in order to
join the troops commanded by the
Grand Seignior in person. On the
other hand they have taken so little
care to furnish tlte necessary maga
zines, for th«j-maintaining their new
levies, who having arrived at Sophia
found themselves forced by hunger and
thirst to pillage the granaries and cel
lars of the inhabitants. The troops
coming f-.om Asia are badly armed,
and have in general but a sabre and a
poinard, or at most a pistol. f
The fortified camp cf the Grand
Vizier, near Schumla. presents a front
of four leagues in length, covered
with abattit, palisadces, and in part by
rivers and fosses filled with water.
I The communications with Adrianople
and Constantinople have never been
interrupted.
I'Ve Servian Senate, finding that the
ammunition and other stores which
they expected from Russia do not ar
iive, is torn by factions. Czerni
Georges, wi h great military talents, is
hated, on account of his rapacity, his
Lcn’don, Oct. 3.
We are sorry to state the total wreck
on some rock-, off Malta, of the Live
ly frigate, rear-admiral tiailis, captain
M’Kihlay. The ship is entirely lost,
but the gallant admiral captain M’Kin_
lay, his ship’s company, with a number
of boxes of dollars, arc all provident!**
ally saved. * '
German p ipers have arrived to the
23d ult. They talk of a tripple alli
ance between the three great powers.
This would seem to shew that there is
no foundation for the rumor of a mis
understanding between France and
Russia, because what other powers
can be meant than France, Russia and
Austria ? The plan of a triple alliance,
however, is not mentioned in a very
positive manner. All the accounts
from Turkey represent the govern
ment and people as animated by one
spirit against their invaders. Courier.
The accounts from Cadiz by the
last m"il state, that the Regency, in
consequence of authentic information
respecting the strength and condition
of the French force before the Isle of
Leon, had determined on offensive op
erations, and that in a short time a vi
gorous soTtie would be made.
From Caen, of the 20th ult. we hear
that the Decree for restraining the in'
gress and egress of foreigners, is not
near so severe as it was at first report
ed. Passengers were allowed to re
main at the port at which they land,
under bail of two respectable merchant!
until their passports are arrived from
Paris, provided they have given notice,
by letter, of their arrival. Passports
to leave Fratice are granted without
much trouble, under the tame kind of
security; but the want of these for
malities, subjects the cargo of the ves
sel to confiscation ; and this is the ut
most extent of ihe penalty. M. and
Madame Deshayes were still at DL
f_-.1. - • .__ ^ . r
» If iwi vitv ia pusouui \m JlUftll
Paris.
The accounts from the North of
Europe are of a very interesting na
ture : the intention ot Bonaparte to
get into his possession, by some means
or other all the ports in the Baltic, is
so notorious, that it has excited great
uneasiness in the Courts of Peters
burg and Copenba , n; and will in all
probability effect a change in the pol -
tics of those Courts. That the letter
of those Courts had refused to comply
with Bonaparte’s demand of occupying
Zealand with 30,(TOO men, there is no
doubt; but Whether it will have the
^firmness, or whether it has the pow
i«r to resist that demand by force
is a question Which we have not the
| means of answering. The military
■ force of Denmark has been estimated
at 40,OCX) men; tltis estimate is we
are convinced, much higher than the
actual force, but even admitting it to
be correct, it would be quite insuffici
ent to protect the Continental DomL
nions of D-nmark'. We trust, howe
ver, that the Russian Government will
feel the necessity of making some ef
forts to preserve the North of Europe
from fulling entirely under the vassal
age of Bon.-,parte ; af‘er what we have
seen, however, we do not like to in
dulge awry very sanguine speculations.
GOLDS VflDT.
The following information on the
subject has been received : “ W$ have
authority to state, that an official let*,
ter from the Chancellor of the Exchc
quer to support the house of Mr.
GoldsmiJt and Co. was received last
night.”
Corn Exchange, Oct. 3.
There are large arrivals of foreign
wheat to-day, which has this week the
effect of a reduction of about 5s a Os
per quarter. Wheat 66h 80s to 90s;
fine 100 to 104s ; fine flour 8 Js to 90s ;
Seconds 8Q to 85s.
THE ARMY.
Theba tilion of Marines embody
ing for service, is in a great state of
forwardness—at present it is under
the commands of Majors Abercrom.
bie and Williams. They will embark
at Chatham. , „
There is now little doubt of Lieute
nant General Brownrigge’s going out
as Command r in chief to India. Ge.
neral Hewitt has been in bad health
for the last two years.
By the last ships from India, Ac
counts were received of Major Mc
Gregor, of the 11th Native Cavalry,
having been killed at Seringapatam,
by being thrown out of a gig.
Major Downman, with two compa
nies oi'the Artillery, is embarking at
Plymouth, with some other reinforce
ments, for Lprd.Wellington’s army.
The Honorable General Colville has
sailed with the Gordon. Highlanders,
to .join Lord Wellington’s army. ,
Three French Generals, about 100
officer*, and many privates, Trench
prisoners, have been brought from Ca
diz to Portsmouth, which make the
■ _c i._l : ...
ItUUIULI \Jk A. * v. ux.il V viiHk
place amount to nearly 20,000 men. .
Two hundred men of the 8th Royal
Veteran Battalion have embarked to
reinforce the garrison of Heligoland.
The 2d battalion 52d, Sir John
Moor’s favourite regiment, being now
700 effective men, expect soon to go
on service.
The six under-mentioned French
officers, prisoners, who broke their pa
role froha Thame, having been retaken
in London, were conveyed last week
tb'the prison ships at Chatham, by an
escort of the Guards, and several other
French officers have b.*en retaken on
the coast:
Henry Gamier, Major of land for
ces. j
Vallery Loriol, Lieut, ofland forces.
Fortunee Cersalle, Lieut, of Artil
lery. . .
J. C. N Billard, Li tut. of the Navy.
Ctlesiin Kerangoni, Ensign of the
navy.
Am. Hypolite St. Ahum, Midship
man.
Emigration of Lucien Bonaparte.
Since writing the above we are hap
py to add, that accounts have reached
us from our must respectable Corres
pondent at Gibraltar, which not only
confirm generally the report that the
Emperor’s brother is now under the
guardianship of the British, but enable
us to state the incidents that have led
to this singular event.—The letter al
luded to having reached us at a late
hour, precludes the possibility of our
offering any remarks on its contents ;
we cannot however withhold our tri
bute of just praise from the motives
which have induced Lucien to sepa
rate himself from the fortunes of his
august brother.
Gibraltar, Srpt. 7.
“ The event which I have now to
communicate cannot fail to excite as
much sui prize in London, as it has
this morning, spread through the Gar
rison.
“ The Salcette frigate has just arri
vcd hrre from Cagl a; i, with Mr Ad
air, British Minister to.the Ottoman
Porte, on board. The Salcette brings
intelligence that Lucicn Bonaparte has
arrived at Cagfia»i, with his wife and
family, and a number of his relations,
from Rome, for the express purpose of
Claiming the protection of Mr. Hill,
the British minister.
“ This singular event, as might be
expected, occasioned much speculati
on at Cagliari, as to the motives and
cause of so singular an occurrence.
From a source which you may rely up
on as authentic, I am enabled to put
you in possession of the facts ; which
are briefly these.
** Not long ago his Imperial Brother,
who is extremely anxious that all his
relatives should be matrimonially alli
ed to such of the old Royal Stocks as
can be induced to second his views,
scut peremptory oftlers to I.ucien, im
mediately to divorce his present wife
as he had selected for him another oft
rank suited to the dignity of the Impe
rial 1 amity. In tl>e same message he
ordered him to take upon himself (he
government of ihe ancient capi ol of the
world ; and to crown the whole, ac
aompaoied his orders with a threat
that I.ucien should be conveyed a pri
soner to France, in the event of the
Emperor's orders not being instantly i
jobeted.
JLucien, unwilling to repudiate his
wife, and bastardize his children, and
at the same time well aware of the im
petuous overbearing character of Na
poleon, instantly adopted the only
means that were left to him to escape
the vengeance and dishonor with which
he found himself threatened, embark
ed with his family, and what valuables
he had at hand, on board an American
vessel, and effected his escape to Sar*
dinia, for the purpose of claiming Bri
tishDrotection against thp lawless and
unprincipled tyranny o/ his own Bro
theit*' Jf
44 X)/course this dPotection has not
been denied to \^\m. For the greater
security of these ^oluntary\ixiles, Mr.
Hill gave directions that they should
immediately proceed to Malta, under
the convoy ot the Pomone frigate ; and
there they are to remain till the plea
sure of Government is known as to
their future disposal.
44 As the vessel which carries this
letter is on ihe point of sailing, I have
only this time to'Udd, th it upwards of
eleven hundred French deserters have
arrived in this garrison wi.hia a month
past.”
Trieste, Septenp.b&r 1.
Several loaded ships lie here at pre
sent destined for'the Levant j'but as
*!?e .English privateers render**the Ad
r*a.t^4s4fea unsafe» and appear almost
daily |U^nght of our hatbo^ the Regen
cy.haji refused permission Tor those
shij^To tail.
t Copenhagen, Sept. 15.
The following has been published on
the 14th inst.
PATENT.
u Concerning some exception from
the general -thbargo of all vessels along
the Elbe and West coast ot the Duchies
of Schleswic and Holstein, with respect
to the coasting trade.
“We, Frederick the Vlth, by the
Grace of God, King of Danmark,
Norway, &c.&c. publish herewith that
we have been pleased, in consideration
of the pressing wants of the interior
trade, to graut the following exceptions
to ships and vessels that were uSi’der
the general embargo :
“ 1. All vessels carrying inland pro
ducts, manufactures, Sic. from one
plact of our Duchies to another, with
a counter-certificate, provided it is not
prohibi^d in the Decree of the 9th
AujSjpflast, are exempt from the gen
eraKrtbVgo.”
2.1 hose vessels and boats of which
it is known that they are only used for
fishing, are likewise exempt from the
said embargo.
S. Such ships, vessels,and boat?, ex
empted from the embargo, must upen
no .account, or under any pretence
whatever, be used for the transport of
prohibited goods, or those not of Euro
pean produce,
«1. SVhoever acts against this prohi
bition forfeits the detected goods, and
the vessel used for such transport; half
the value of which go a to mirtreasu
ry^pnd the other half to th^fcwformer ;
bfe 8hall besides be punnhed with
<«V2 months imprisonment in
tft**»us#of Correction, according as
th^|^u*w of the case may require.—
Given at our Castle, Fredricksburg,
Sept, 14,1810.
“ FREDERICK, R.”
Heligoland, Sept. 27.
Our latest accounts from the conti
nent speak in terms of confidence, that
a war between France and Russia is in
evitable.
Deal, Oct. 2.
The 15th Dragoons, now stationed
along this coast, have, it is said, receiv
ed orders to hold themselves in readi
ness to embark for foreign servtee;
YARMOUTn, Oct. 2.
This forenoon the Calypso gun brig,
and upwards of forty sail of ships bound
to the Baltic, sailed from these Roads,
wind S. E. fine moderate weather.
London, Oct. 3.
A letter from Lisbon, dated Sept. 15,
says, “The news of the fall of Almeida
begins now to be somewhat less
thought of, but it had a great effect on
the Portuguese in general. The 83d
regiment ma-ched a few days ago for
the army; the 79th Caneronians are
now going. Our army has retreated
a little ; the head-quarters are now at
Gouvca; marshal Bercsfor 1 is at Mo':
manta de Serra; our cavalry, under
Gen. C 'ttoii, are still at Ctlerico.
1 he country from whence our army is
removed is deserted by (he inhabitants.
From Spain the accounts continue to
be very favorable ; there are very for
midable bodies of Spaniards all over
the kingdom. Some Portugiirse ca
valry have been sent to B*d,ij'»7Jf and
are now united to the Spanish army ud
der Roman*”.
A* »«*» i_L
^^
PLOT IN PORTUGAL.
From the Siaresnutn—Octobcr 3.
Dispatches have been received from
Lord Wellington, bjt ministers buil'er
as little us possible of their contents to
transpire. Their partizans, however,
have acknowledged that his lordship
has made pnother retrogade movement
and we suppose they have let thus much
out, by way of preparing the counties
for news they may have reason to exa
pect, although they will not go so far
all at once. The dispatches, are dated
the 14th ult. from Gaveia, which is on*
ly twenty miles from Viseu, to which
place, it was reported lord Wellington
had retired. A letter, dated Lisbon,
September 15, says—We have this
moment learned that general Rei»nier
has crossed the river to the southward,
and proceeded towards Badajoz. The
divisions of generals Hill and R-*nana,
are advancing after him to watch his
motions. Part of General Cotton’s ca
valre, remain at Celerice.” Meantime,
while all this doubt and anxictv remains
respecting the operations and situation
of our army in Portugal, it appears
pretty certain, that the English are ha
ted by the very people they are fight
ing to jasotcct \ and if ministers do not
withd^/'the British army Iro n Por
tugata^ith all the speed they can, they
will shew a contempt for its safety, sur
passing all their former tcm< rity. The
discovery of the iniquitous scheme wo
announced yesterday was made onlfte
11th of last month, and the 29th was
the time fixed for its accomplishment.
The follow inn- lp.ftpr fmm -rr.
cer, contains important particulars, re.
specting this tearful conspiracy against
the English
“LISBON, September 15, 6 p m.—
A plot of a most sanguinity nature has
just been found out. Above one hun.
dred most respectable inhabitants have
been apprehended, among them the
marquis Abrantes. On the 29th of
thi;- month a general massacre of the
British Was to have taken place. The
! conspiracy extends throughout the
country—at Tomar, Coimbra, ando*
ther towns in the interior, depots of
arms hive been discovered. In conse
quence of the number of prisoners con*
fined, I have just learnt from good au
thority, that the Regency expected a
rescue, and which was to have taken
place or may take place this night. It
was arranged in this manner : This
day the cathedral it being the anniver
sary of the expulsion of the French frr.rn.
Lisbon, turned out a grand procession
of priests, Stc* .This evening they are
to go round again. About 600 of the
rebels were to he clothed in British,
uniforms, and which have this day been
j foundj|Bie priests were to be fired on,
in ordi^o make the po.iulnce imagine
that^p^is by the British soldiers: o
thers were to cut ofF as many as they
could find, and others to release the
prisoners at a small insulated fort near
Belem. In order to be on our gura],
officers are ordered up to the castte,
where our men are quartered from
their billets in town. The business of
the rescue must either take place to*
night or to-morrow, as those prisoners
are to be embarked for Brazil on Mon
day. It is a most vile conspiracy ; a
Portuguese Lady in rried *.o a French
General made the hap 'y discovery.”
Another letter states the following
names among thoae who are arrested.
We shall not at present follow this me
The Marquis of A'rantes ;
—Batson, a Fi t nth merchan", and
menTeoofthe board of trade; Van !eL
li»s^Wlncipa‘ house of trade, and mern
h-r of the same hoard ; Samlrayo, a no
bleman ; judge Marcarenha ; (iambi*
aso, employed formerly by a late de
faulter who lived in his house ; Du
Irurcq, a Frenchman ; Mordant, an
English merchant; fnarehioness D’
Alvito ; Jerome Estaves, and son of
the police officer ; Dr. Almeida, a
Pn*. sician, in the firaj practice ; Bren
camp, a merchant much respected;
Pelligrini, a paint r. not long since in
London; Morell; Estaves; Joseph
Sahlfr^ Sic. #
^pJjKph.ive inserted Some further par
ticulars relative to the detestable 'con
spiracy lately discovered at Lisbon. It
was Confined to the.hrglier orders; the
hearts ot the propl\,bein^sound and
unanimous against iHytfench. The
i obj^^S^f die con was to*mas*a
cIMh« British, jjntl ti^leliver up tho
capital to the MRtny, ^Tourier,
Massena*9^mng unctiiniy is now at
tributed to this plot. He wished to
wait till it bar! been carried into exe
cution and Lisbon had become a pr$y
to all the horrors c »nsequcnt upon A,
Lori^Vellingtta woj/<J then have b^rv
betv^n iwo *«•**/» ut he his defea
| ted tjffc* C'Mtipirac^flnd, w- trait, r*.aa
ilcfeaVd the (icrArahky t^ltom it ^
| promoted, j %
LlSSow, Scp\ 1J{
‘•Qnth1* courier’s airivnl vrsttrUy
j from Badajoz, we had an accouut of
I the French reappearing there. To
make amends, we received accoiy.t* •