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London, England, 1808-08-09 00:00:00

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Lette• from Captain William Rye. of the Sy-ell.
o Lis Owilers,G. and J. Egzintan, Eetirs. of 'loll :
Cahoon. July it). Idll.l.

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"G WeN—la tinv last, albs lOUs admit, you were
aftwvert of our being loaded sad may fee wiling ; we sailed
SiOrkli,l4.ll, on the • oth of Jane, and went doves to
Debris, to juin convoy ; os the moor day I sailed, tic rimer
arri►ed Stockholm, with a convoy, and orikrril
rN the ships to go down to Drla u, sad there wait fur him to
Maim, and take as ui.der his convey, were there were Amin
fifty ships waitint to join Lim; hut, indeed of coming
n Demo, be writ oat at the Qaiiilbania Passage, sod
ink no sLips with lino. I thud: he Is:Laved very
If to order all the ships down to Pelona, and then to go
tit anal:oar way, which I believe was dom entirely to get
mar of the trust le of a roomy. I was then obliged to
mit fur the lbredish convoy, winch was to hare sailed on the
tstli of he% but did net sail until the 7th of July, and
!owe in here) esterday, to join some now* ships of war, but,
L 614 e Whig ,one is Carl.. ions, I eapect we 'ball sail opts
to-morrow, to get some from Admiral flood.
I rt 111•411, Gentlemeo, your most obedient retreat,

The above letter ex pintos the cause all the

from gtocklioita have been se detained ; and lit
some trWling degrer removes the master their non.
ariival has occasioned.

Dr:CU P 111:113.

Extrach gruel Rat:,,oics Anttlit 4.
HAMIMAION, JULY i 7.

We are RSSiltel, that intelligence has been re-
ceive.: at Copeilliveto, that the tins...van General
Boalsoirshou bad svu rvisnikid aud•eaptuyeil tit acre'
Kliugspor, with i-z,ntio men.—A rumour is also in
circulation, that the alliance between Sweden and
England r interrupted.
A Sicivish Regiment is encamped at Roschild, in
the Wend of Ceylon, auJ 9000 DS? Ls are en-
camped at Br 111 l ingen, in the county of llolbeek.
The dny before yerverday the Spanish Of&writ
and wildiers at the Y.iritary Deprt at Alton& and
in the iicinity, took the oath of allegiance to their
new King, after the new Constitution had been
read to them. Nothing was heard but acclamations
of " Long lire the King, Don Joseph Napoleon !"
The French General Dupes gave a grand enter-
tainment to the Officers.—.lfter the dinner, the
health of the new King was drank, and repeated
several times, with 01112000d1.411111111105e.

rAnvi. JOLT ell.

The pre:.arations for the celebration of Hi% Ma-
imty the Emperor's Birth-day are finished at the
Maivon de Vilie--anif different places. Iler
Highne,s, the mother of the Emperor. and
he Prineevses Boreiese, are .:ready arrivetrhere.—
!Gateau de France, J:ly
We learn that Her nijraty the Q•ieen of Na-
ha, and now Queen of Spain, arrived at Lyo.is

fin the !oth instant,-at oat o'cicck in-the tifirr-
uotsa. JULY SO.
'Ter. are atiskiu; east lieeparations fur the Mil
of Aogust, the birth-clay of the Emperor awl King.
Majesty is expected at Ratnhauliiet

on that day. All the Play-houses will be gratu-
itously- opened to the pithlic. There are to he
grand Nuati.: few Oil the Seine—and is the even-
ing theflittillerista will beitluinivattal.•
There is en amount under this head, of a dread-
ful hail %dor n at Tekay, where lua:stonea arc said
to hare fallen of the size of a hazel nut, and to
have occasioned much mischief.

Pm!, JULY 22.

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who
departed at teal o'clock at night from Bayonne, on
the 10th July, arrived here yesterday morning at
teal o'clork. The road on which they prised was
strewed with lmenuches of palm-trees, said duliag
the d,gimt the town was illumi.osted fly Imutires.
().t their approach to the town, they were met
by the Constituted Authorities and inhabited%
who went out to greet them. They left the.ir tsar-
roves at time Castle 0 m;3<, a quarter of a league
from. You. The 4tllile day. ayes o o'clock. His Ma-
jesty gave audience to Gwent, Lamartilliers, Qom-
mending the Legion of lteserye, sod, to the Major
of the l'ortuguese imolai, sad other officers of the
garrison ; as well as to time officers of the Guard
of Honour, lure:dry and cavalry, commanded Ly
Goutaut Biron. Ilia Majesty received the con-
gratulations of the Colleges and Clergy.
ltis Majesty afterwards rode on his charger to
view time Castle of Henry IV. and thence proceed-
ad ge Tisit the Lyceum.' lie aft: wards w..mmt to see
the Menagerie, snout a short league from the
tow n.

In the evening, the place wive illuminated.—At
the from of the Castle, fAcing the river, there tror
a cionetly rerformrd fot the entertoionient Of flie
Court.

Hi. Majesty departed tht next morning at five
dalock.—(!ioniteer, Judy 294

TOULOUST; JULY 23.

The wishes of the inhabitants or Toulouse, and
of the Department of the Cppeet Garroting., will et
length be Attended to. His Majesty the Emperor
stud King is expecte...l here ta-tuorrow (Sunday).—
Splendid prepuratinus are trunk to receive hint.—
We are assured that liis /Majesty will rciu:Un here
till the 28th.

The Archbishop has cotnnsunicabed to the Cleo.
gy within his province, a particular service, writ-
ten l•y himself, and to be used iu all church's+ en
the arrival of the Ernperer.—(Juarned ale VEIN-
Orr, July -23.)

ISA POW at LT Q 6.

Letters craw Constantinople, of the 34th Jinn*.
iiientirni, dirt an Lsiglish vessel, bearing a slag.
of triore, lir(' arrived, which was oot received, on
amount of the close alliance between the I'arte and
France.

11101/ItDRAVX. JULY 24.
The Mayor of this town has writtcn a later to
the Commandant of the flume Guard of (lonely,

stating, that he is acquainted by the Prefect, dint
His Majesty the Etavetor will. on Friday, the 29th
of this tuotitti, depart from Agen for Bourdeaux, and
that we sh>•t' have the happines.i, ou the 3011., be-
tween ni.be and tea o'clock in the moraing, to re-
tire His Aildiegty within our walls. The Mayor
ha. announced this to the Comminglant, that he

may hold his troops in rcudinem—aud itas required
that a party of foot may mount gaanl at the pa-
lace, and thlt a tivtat.hincitt of horse may be wilt
toward- Omura, to yet:vire anti colcurt Ilia Majettly.
—(Gazette de Fran t, July ,t4.J