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c.f France, Oil Majesty Frederick William King of
Prussia. the Duchess of Sudermania, and Princess
of Baden ; she received the name of Cecilia.—(Co.
ptishagers Gossetfe, July 17.)
NAGUt, JULY 14
Mr. Von Hooft, Commissary•Geoeral of the King
of Holland, arrived un the 2d inst. at Autich,
the way of Friesland and Jevern, and held his so!ertin
entry in that city. Oa that day the Dutch colours
wore hoisted. fur the first time, on all the step es
and public buildings. and the whole town resoan ed
with the accl unatiun—Long live Me King of ?Id.
land.

NOTTEIDAIII. JULY 4.

Intelligence has been received, that Mr. Antoni
Terry, of Cadiz. has been appointed Consul-Ge-
neral of Kiiiphausen and Varel, in the kingdom of
Spain, and Mr. John Frederick Fort ,de, of Lisbon,
as Consul-General in the kingdom of Portugal.
Letters from Dantsic, of the 7th July, state, that
a Polish kingdom is to be restored, anJ that the
above town is to be in future a free Hanseatic city,
under the protedion of Poland.

RIAD-QUANTRIS, STRALSUND, JUT.? t.

His Royal Britannic Majesty's Brigadier-General
Clinton, who lately proceeded from hence to Me-
mel, on a particular mission, returned yesterday
from that place.
His Royal Majesty' continues to enjoy the best
state of health. —(Stoeihdas Gast tie, July 9.)

IFROM THE FRONTIIII OW SWIDISII POMERANIAN
JULY 14.

The hostilities with Sweden have recommenced.
His Excellency Marshal Brune has removed his
head-quarters from the Castle of Brok to Demists,
and will be this evening at Grim.
The Swedes, with whom several aftions have
been fought, are retreating to Stralsund ; two pieces
of cannon have been taken from them.

General Blucher is to pass, the day after tomor-
row, with his troops through Anclam.
Prince Sulkowski, Colonel ot the first Polish Re-
giment, has obtained leave from His French Impe-
rial Majesty, to serve as a volunteer to the campaign
against the Swedes.
Bavarian and Spanish troops, and the Flu,sars of
the Princo ot Ahrenberg, &c. have entered Swedish
Pomerania. by Damgarten and Anclarn.

IOiTOCK, JULY 16.•
Intelligence is received here this moment, that
the French have advanced under the ftuns of Stral-
sund. The day before yesterday a severe conflia
took place near Pritt, where the French drove rile
Swedes from their entrenchments with considerable
loss. Some wounded have arrived here, for whose
accommodation a church is deserted. A Swedish
corps is said to be cut off near Andorra.

LUNISwieIIG, JULY 14._

We understand that General Bluc:ier has match-
ed with the Prussian troops under his command
from Swedish Pomerania to Colbetg ; his c• rps
consisted of 7000 men. Five thousand men of the
Grand Legion have arrived in the I,le of Rugen.
from England.—( Hansksegi6 Correqviedenisa, July
18.)
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AAA AA ORT, JUI. V 10.

There is talk of an approaching Marriage be-
tween his Imperial Highness Prince Jerome and the
Hereditary Piineess of Sairkiny.

PCI ERSIURGII, JUNI 2i.
On board an English frigate, arrived here, a few
days hack, sit millions of rubles in silver bars. They
are not subsidies; but the amount of the loan which
our Government has negotiEed in England. Lind
Gower embarked on board that frigate, and landed
in Palau.

TILSIT, JULY G.
Thep• Majesties the Emperor Alexander, the
King of Prussia, the Queen, the Grand Duke Con.
slantene, Prince Henry of Prussia, the Prince Rnyal
of Havaria, and the Grand Duke of Berg, shoed
on the tith of this month, with His Majesty the
Emperor Napoleon, at l'ilsit.

MASSAW, .IMLY 8.

It is already known that by virtue of one of the ar-
ticles of the 'Treaty of Peace, concluded between
France and Russia, the late Polish provit.ces that
have been conquered by the viitorious arms of Napo-
leon the Great, will not tall again under the dominion
of His Majesty the King of Prussia. It is said that
their Imperial Majesties will go from Tilsit to Ko-
nigsberg. The squadron of Polish Guards, under the
command of Colonel Krasinski, has already arrived
in the latter city, where he will wait the orders of
the Monarch. who has permitted him to serve near
his person.

BANES Of Till ELIE, JULY 16.

Brilliant preparations are making at the Castle
of Dresden for the reception of an Illustrious Guest :
there will be on this occasion, tars, illuminations,
Ice. Since the Armistice, two French officers of
distinaion have arrived as couriers at Pillaitz, on
the Sd and 4th of this month, and delivered their
dispatches to His Majesty the King of Saeony.—.
There is a report that a courier dispatched tram the
field of battle at Friedland, carried to the Court
of Vienna the demand of the cession of Gadicia,
betthat the Austrian Cabinet is not dispo.ed to
consent.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
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PORTSIIIOeTIf, JCLI el.
Sailed the Promohnit fire-ship ; and the Hardy,
with a large convoy of transports for the Downs.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 22.
Yesterday the Hon. Captain Gardner went into
Cawsand Bay, and hoisted the flag of Admiral Lord
Gardner (white at the main) on board La Ville de
Parts, 110 guns, Captain Bedford. His Lordship's
flag was first saluted by Rear Admiral Dc Courcy,
with 15 guns, which was returned with 13. After-
wards by Admirals Sutton and Duckworth, in
Hamoage, with 17 guns each. and returned from
the V,ik de Paris with 1.5 guns. This day she is
paid wages, and is rape:tad to sail to-morrow for
her station off Brost.

TORBAY. JULY 23.
Sailed the Hibernia, Dseadnoushi, fousfroyauto.
Drozou,, Alo.sor,h, Colossus, and Chaurpios, from
Torbay, to resume their stAtion off Brest.—
Wind S.E.

DIAL, JULY 13.
This morning sailed from the Downs His Ma.
josses ships ivykrpi, Hussar, Le Syittle, and Mande,
to tit Northward.

COURT M4RTI4L..

TRIAL OF CAPTAIN LAROCHE, FOR COWARDICE.

►OLTHNUUTH, JULY 23.

On Monday, and the three days, a
Court Martial was held an board the Gladiator, to
try Captain Laroche, l rte commanding His Ma.
jesty's ship Uraive, for not doing hi. utmost to
bring the enemy to aftipn on the 15th of May and
the 51-2. d of June last. The M...7.0ets composing
th 6 Court were—

Captain arse!ley (eemmanding the Plantagenet), President.
Captaio Irtstn Captain 110410
Vetham
- Scott %V,Koleoi.sike.
Lieutenant Morrison, Pint Lieutenant ei the: Uranie, was the

Prosecutor.

The Admiralty Order for the Trial was read, and
then a letter from Lieutenant Morrison, and other
Officers of the Uranir, and also a letter lion) part of
the Petty Officers and ship's crew of she Uranie, to
the Lords of the Admiralty, suiting the conduit (as
they alleged) of Captain Laroche, and 'he reports
which prevailed to the disc vantage of the charada
of the Ursine, imputing cowardice to her on the
above days, and demanding a Court Martial on
Captain Laroche, to clear their lame, were several),
lead.

The Cnnrt being then Ewers. they proceeded to
the examinAtion of the witnesses.

The witnesses in heli.slf 111 the prosecution were—
the Second Lieutenant. Master, Master's Mate,
Carpenter, Pant, Surgeon, Lieutenant of Marines,
and a Seaman of trie Uraair; who deposed, that
four of the inam-deck guns *ere in the hold, when
the enemy was first seem (no the Sat of May, when
a corvette came out of Cherbourg, and having look-
ed at the ran in again) ; that they were not
mounted on the main deck till the day after the
enemy was seen a second time, (on the 15th of Nlay,
when t'.l! corvette and a frigate came out, and, after
a few movenwots, returned to pat) ; that on the 22d
June, the frigate and corvette came out, and stood
towards the I/armies and that the 11,enie wore from
the enemy for some time, and was an hoer before
she was ready for anion ; that there was great con-
fu,ida on board the Uraiie during that time; that
Captain Laroche betrayed symptoms of azitation,
fear, and (one witness swore, to a question put by
the prosecutor,) of cowardice, that he trequ•ntly
shagged ; and was agitated in a mincer that
he never betrayed before or since that t e Urania'
did not car; y all the sail she could have done; that,
if sit had, and Captain Laroche had done his ut-
most to bring the enemy to teflon, he must have cut
of the corvette. and must have brought the rrigate
to 4a. .n, if 'she did not abanlon the corvette ; and
that he passed the enemy's frigate within gun-shot
(giving a broadside), and wore, and must have been
in close att•on within a few minutes, if he had
chased the frigate, and carried all sail.
The Surgeon (on cross-examiaation), said, that
Cape. Lamest, had been ill three or four days, of a
bilious fever, and had taken medicine that morning,
calomel anJ salts; and others admitted, lie had no
diaed with hi. officers, from indisposition, for three
or four days.
All the witnesses for the prosecution said, that
Captain Laroche had lain at anchor close in the
„lore several times, and for a long time together ;
and had, on one occasion, when be enemy's frigate
was sainting the Governor of Paris, stood close in
to the works, hove-to, hoired hiacolours, and fired
at the frigate, by way of defiance. The witnesses
admitted. that Captain 'Laroche and his Officers
were on ill terms: one witness said, that Captain
Laroche was in ill terms with all at times, and
with some at all times.

The case for the irnsecution closed at ten o'clock
on Tuesday. when Captain Latcche requested a
short time to prepare his defence. In about two
hours, the Court again opened, and Captain La-
roche's friend read a very ante defence, which insist-
ed that his prosecutors were,n a combination against
him from personal prejudice; that he had watched
' the enemy at anchor (except when the weather would
not permit) iccessantly ; had frequently defied him.
and that wneii uie enemy came out. he had endea-
voured to decoy him further from under the batte-
ries. and that the enemy's °Wed was to decoy the
Uraitie under the batteries ; that the enemy's fri-
gate carried fitty 19-pounders, the Urania only
thirty-six I?-pounders; that the Ihersia was foul
in her bottom, and she enemy's frigate was a faster
sailer, and could bring him to Minn when she
pleased, arid avoid an atlion at her pleasure; that
he carried all the sail he could with safety to His
Majesty's ship then on a lee-,hare, and close in with
it; that caution the more behoved him, as, dur:ng
this war. the Ali frigate had been captured by
running on shore at this very place. The defence
paid a most elegant compliment to the bravery of
His Majesty's Navy at this day; expressed a confi-
dence they would but lightly believe evidence to
prove cowardice against an Officer who had the
honour to command one of His Majesty's ships; it
concluded by saying, Captain Laroche would call
witnesses, that could have no bias, to prove,
that he had done his utmost to bring the enemy
to anion, and had in no degree tarnished His Ma-
jesty'. lag, Sr dishonoured the corps he was proud
to belong to.
The witnesses for Captain Laroche were, the
Lieutenant commanding the gun-brig Defiler. (in
company with the Maus, en this occasion) and the
odur officers of that brig, and several of the Urenie's
seamen, among which last were Captains of the
tops and forecastle ; they all deposed. that Captain
Laroche did his utmost to bring the enemy to ac-
tion ; that had the rramie carried all the sail s.s
could, and done every thin that could be suggest
ed, it was impossible for her to bring the enemy to
aElion, while he avoided it, which he did—that the
enemy could bring Captain Laroche to anion when
he pleased, and avoid it in like manner; that both
forces were dose in shore, and had Captain La-
roche continued the pursuit, when he firccl and tack-
ed, he might have fallen under the batteries, and
greatly endangered the safety of the MOAK.
Two military 'officers, who had been on a cruise
with Captain Laroche, as visitors, deposed that he
had always displayed the most undaunted courage,
and tried every means to provoke the enemy to try
his strength. Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin deposed,
that Captain Laroche bad, verbally and by letter,
reported to him officially, that the Urtnaie's bottom
was foul, and that she wanted to be docked; Mr.