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tree:, u.hen .they should ir,ive T;ithio the ire if
the cannon of the fort.

. After au ictiou of
'corvette oere saved
vieff le itui Joachim,

frigate Laving entered
diately went on hoard ; it is difficult to oil
enthusiasm and joy which was spread throughout
the crew by this unexpected visit ; *Adler* and
sailors, all chewed their wounds to the king ;
and appeared no longer to feel pain. M. Alajesty
bestowed praises and rewards oil the defenders of
his flag and national honour. We are ignorant of
the loss of the enemy in men, hut it roust be very
considerable, and its ships have suffered much.
The frigate is disabled ; the Captain who com-
mando; it, lost Ins left arm by a shot, and his
crew have lost about fifty men; we have had on
our side fifty killed and wounded ; among the
former is wing Gressel, an officer full of courage
and talent. The English may now judge, by the
bravery and ardour of our little inariue,of the spirit
which animates the nation.

If General Stuntt ventures to land, he may be
awaired that he will, at Naples, meet with the fate
which Mammy:talons in arms late had iii Holland
slid Spain.
NAPLES, MINIS 30.
The English, unfortunately, have nut
barked; alter taking the island. of Ischia and Pro-
t:lda, with the exception of the castle, wlurh
still holds out, they have, in part, gone utt..-
They, probably, -have the intent:oil of disturbing
all Italy, and of endoivournig to excite t ble,
but they will disgracefully fail in their design.

BENGAL INTELLIGE‘CE. J►K. 30, 1809.

The embassy of the Honourable M. S. Elphin-
stone to the Court of Cabot 1., we under.taud, on
a splendid tooting,* th espect to reit:WV and dress,
iu order to consort with the pomp and erircelle of
that Court. We have heard that very sumptuous
dresses have heels provided fur the Ambassador and
bas suite, and forwarded from hence.

The ielebratesi Almtd Shaw Mummy was the
founder of the present kingdom of Cabot ; and its
military force, us Iris time, for held aervim, was an
army of 18,000 cavalry, 4000 musketeers, mounted
bit 2000 comets. 40 pieces of cannon, and a cou-
aidemble lowly of artillery, 1111 l tinted on citaAels,
eirryiu4 bwitele. not unlike the minderie horses
artillery. This was the force of the Snow's array at
the great bottle of Paneput. fought in January,
refit. We should suppose that the ti..ld army, at
present, is not so formidable, as Ashamed Shaw
was. gr,at c ander—hi, caviar: were the hest
in As:.,. ;laid perhaps not infernbe to those of any
ether ....wary.; they were celebrated for the celerity
of their Movements, and the personal prowess of
the to a, bores of Catudahar are of the larger
and ealculated for chargers; and the men are
portly. strong-featured, hut, ;e, soldiers, ferocious.
The earsirtrirs south of the Indus have often, at
different tunes, been overrun by troops of this
tountry, under various lenders ; but. sin e the Me-
' mumble amino of Prineput, their military euwry
mid enterprise li ,re hero dormant, or have berm
directed towards Persia.
We have much satisfaction in anon 1111 l ring the
safe arrival of the Hotiourahle Mr. Elphinstoile
and his suite, within the dominions of Sultan Al
Moolk, King of Cobol. Letters were received its
town, on Saturday, from bus camp, dated on the
90th ult. from near iihawelpore, oil tile lu-ft bank
of the river Garrali. They hail crossed the desert
of liaykaneer in a march of eleveii days; during
whielf tiraei the escort hurl undergone considerable
fatigue owl privation ; they had imflered snore
*specially from the scarcity and 'tininess of the
water, which is said to huve proved fatal to a con-
sidenilale number of the camp followers. They
had experienced a most honourable and li‘sp;talde
reception from the Rajah of kihavrelpore, a t-ibut-
wry of Cahill.
The Kiiu of Cabal is said to hove undertaken
an expeditiva against Cashrneer, a country which.
we believe, ignited, has always, at least rininally,
formed is part of his dominions.

that day, lie 'carried the Austrian entrenched
the 7th, and
sueceseive aad
say; terminated
Their fuss is
300 officers, 40
pieces of cuimen, and an • immense tinnier of
standards; their killed tied wounded are. not
mentioned, but were great.—thi the 9th, the
Austrians were at Latent, in Movavia, iu full re-
treat. The French entered the same piece on
the 10th. This battle was witnessed by the Em-
peror of Aus rata, at a pl ice .called Belvidere.
Such is the substance of the .2.stli unit itith
tins, and news more discoaragiu; awl alarming
we lime never read. That the lois. of the French,
is storming an entrenched camp, fortified, es the
34th Bulletin described, by redoubts, and, as we
may presume, by every possible means that military
skill could devise, bus lien very great, trust be 'ul-
ulated; that it bore &Item proportion to the loss of
the Austrians, in the seriea of satigninary battles its it
followed, we may also assume; but the retieat of the
Austrians, closely pursued byt he French, decided-
ly proves that the victery was with the French, and
lot of a doubtful nature.—ln thl case of is reverse
of this description, we always contemplated that tile
Archduke Cuefteas would endeavour to with-
draw into Hungary, which we consider the great
source of the remaining areagth of the Austrian
Empire. We therefore presume, that hi, retreat
was cut off in that direction, and that he was oblig-
ed to fall back upon Zinnia in Moravia. To what
point he means next to direct his step:s, we 11111110 t
soy.—lf lie proceeds by Briton and Oboutz, lie
approaches the Ittissiati army, that may advance by
Erakau awl Troppatt.thus placing himself between
two titles.—lt is therehire probable, that hr means to
retire North, through Bohemia, by !glen, but taith
what hopes of finding a place, or a force to enable
him to make a stand, we cannot discover.—The
and 21ith Bulletins, contenting this ungrateful
news, were found on board a smell opera bait from
Boulogne, which- was picked up by one of our
cruisers.—We stated, yesterday, that Lord :Mu
oaavitoind several Member.' of Administration, were
to leave town. last moruilig, on an excursion down
the river, to the Downs, to wituem the departure of
the Expeditions The arrival of the Bulletins ar-
rested theit progress, and they returned to town,
lad evening,
thought, that, instead of wiehieg to see it es 4, they
now mein to countermand it. Never did the Mi-
nisters of any country present such a spectacle.—
Their rapid return to town iu their gala-boats, re-
mind,' us of CLF.OPelta rnnuiug away in the battle
of Actiunt.—Oh ! that the energies and resources
of a mighty Empire like this, the first in wealth,
in ant, and arms, upon which the sun ever shone,
should have bevel entrusted to such feeble airti—
me', who, at the death of Mr. l'iv r, confessed
their total itscapluity, and recorded it, by resigning
their places.—ln domestic intrigiee, in contretil-
mg public opinion, through the medical of the
public press, in every thing little, they are great;
hut, in wielding the strength of this mighty
Datioa, and in every thing else that is great, they
are little. Front the battle of Aspern, on the 2iti
of May, to the late unfortunate battle, eumistenc-
ig the sth inst. was au interval of six weeks, and
veitat etas been their boasted assivtance to Austria
in all that tune. They fitted out u great expedi-
t:on, at an eitormotis expense, but, se we antici.
listed yesterday, the Austrians have been defeat-
ed upon the Danube, before it hat left our stores.
Well, but then it may be said, it was only intended
as a diversion, and, as such, it has produced an
adequate effect. by alarming the coast of nature
Lind Holland, and detaining there, troop. that
would have otherwise been sent to the Danube.—
We do not pretend to ray that this is the fact, and
that the tromps will not sail; but most certainly
there are some circumstances which would induce
at opinioii, that a favourable diversion was
the principal, if not wily, object. The part of
the expedition littejl out at Portsmouth might
have sailed several days since for •the Downs,
acid had nut left that port yesterday.—lt is sow
said to be wind bound, and, most assuredly& it
could expect no othet fide, milers !Whist**, ilk!.
/kisses, have the winds confined in a bag, and
may let them blow at plersaire.—But what is a di-
version, in the military verse of the term —lt is a
Movement that may distract the euemy's force, so
as to disable linn front pfireiling a favourite abject.
If it doeY not attain this cud it is useless.—The Ex-
pedition to the Heisler failed an its avowed (deject, but
its A uthor, Laird SI e BAAL then Mr. Pi: ebas, de-
fended it upon the geuund that it operated as a di-
version. It would not eurprise us to find the mete
General, behind the s. weans, in the peoient instance,
and that the CANNINGS, and fi•WittglWILYS, and
C.SiTLLIMAGIti,are only his Aid-de-Camps, as some

of iliem were once the Clerks of hi• Allininistra-
tiou. ‘Ve also sea, in our extracts from the Mona-
lair of the tuth, received yesterday, that the de-
scent of the English on Ischia and Pri.,:ida, near
Naples, was considered as made, mint with a view to
penuaurw conquest, but for the purpose of alarm-
ing and disturbing the cou4 and country of Italy.
Supposing, then, our expeditious to hare been
all meant as divers►on, they have all failed.—
Tlwy could have only succeeded by distracting
, such a force from BuN.SPARTIS, at Viewer, as

t. camp. The contest was reheoed on
four h'outo, the frig iiuld the hth, through tt serieti a three si
; shouts of eke i'Eatterehrs sitniguinary days; aeil,.we lament to as
announcol their arrivul ; our io de elaseololitue* of the Austrians.
t.lajesty intone- estiutateil at 1J,001.) men prisoners, 3(