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London, England, 1806-10-27 00:00:00

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was
at
under King Louis, but General Lteoct is
the commander sent against his mock Majesty
His cot•ps marched on the 11th, in three divisions,
through Steinfurt, Coesfeld, and Dulmen, direct
for Wesel. Another corps, advancing still farther
to the North, had taken possession of !stepper'.
When we consider how much the operations of the
late war upon the Continent were misrepresented by
the Hamburgh Papers, partici:Wl), in the case of
the battle of Austerlitz, we must be slow to credit
the present accounts in their full extent. At the'
same time, we do think that the silence of the
Dutch Papers of the lath, respeCting the announced
victories of the French, is in favour of the reports
of their defeat. Dutch letters, also, of the
18th, state that the French had sustained a defeat
upon the Rhine.--The King of Pacssta had ad-
vanced his head-quarters to Blenkenhagen, and as
• the centres of the atmics were separated only by a
few miles, a general adion was expeeted on the 14th.
There is one circumstance in these details not easily
to be accounted for. It is the arrival of some
French Hussars at Lepsic, on the 131, who levied
a small cont-ihution. and went away. This can be
only reconciled with Hnlittl LOH s's success, by sup-
posing that they were some maurauders from a dis-
persed corps of the French wing.
Letters from Berlin of the 14th, assert, in de-
' eldetlterim, that the first Russian Army, comprising

itt first ropposed, that 1tt:612 es temps
dispatched ag.i'oist the Dutch Araiy, arrived
Weed,

60,000 men, had arrived in Silesia, and were to be
followed by IyO,OOJ men more.
As a set off, however, against this good news, it
is said, that the Emperor ist Aver are has declared
his determination to rarraath neutraL A favourable
oipportunity, we have no doubt, will induce him to
change his mind.

The mo,t extrAvagant reports prevailed yester-
day, in consequence of the arrival of the Hamburgh
mail. One of them stated, that BON6P•RTa was

taken prisoner.
The Am.kland packet is arrived at Falmouth, in
six days, from Lishon. She was not dispatched
with a regular mail, but was engaged by Govern-
ment to convey to England a secr►tary of the Rus-
sian Ausassanon, who is on a particular mission
at Mach This affair has er"ed much speculation
at Lisbon. &nee his Excellency's arrival at the
Conrt of tladrid, Spain is arming in all quarters,
and the Spanish Government is at this moment die-
play;ng an energy of which few could think it ca.
Fable.

A Hanovreian Messenger came over in the
packet which brought the Hamhurgh Mail, yes-
terday moraing, lions the Head-quarters of the
Prussian army, with dispatches for Ministers. He
brings the unpleasant information, that Messrs
Wacsr see and ‘I it. Lex, two of our Messenger.,
were intercepted, and taken prisoners by the French,
with their dispatches.
The Jamaica fleet, to the amount of above 40
sail, arrived on Friday afternoon, off Beechy Head.
I'hcy parted rash the rest of S.
Ten sail of the homewarJthnund Lisbon and
Oporto fleet have arrived at Kinsale. The remainder
were left under convoy of a frigate, at s•ime distance
to the westward. The wind being unfavontahlt to
their progress to the east card, it was probable they
would make some of the western ports. •
A iluisian 80.7.,wr shi,, is arrived at Neste from
the Black Sea, being part of a squadron of six sail,
full of troops, intended for the Adriatic.
It is confirmed, that a Russian Corps of 40,000
men has entered Wallachia.
Tire King of Serener/ has ordered all Swedish
sultj••ds to leave the dominions at France, under
penalty. of confiscation of property, &c.—His MA.
LSTY is tusking preparations to assist is the war
against the common enemy.
Brie AP ARTS, under the embarrassment to which
he Ends himself exposed, has ordered all the Na-
tional Guards (the Police in fall) in the Rhenish De-
partments, to march immediately to reinforce the
army of A int LaC Au, on the Rhine and Mayne.
Sir SA MULL Hoots arrived in town at a late hour
on Saturday night. Yesterday morning the gallant
Admiral had an inrerview with Mr. T. GagmvlLLT,
the First Lord of the. Admiralty, and Admiral
MAREHAM, at the Admiralty, for a considerable
time.
The Rometws, PRIOR, from Malaga for Tannin-
gen, is detained by a Spauish privateer, and carried
into Algeciras.
The /I,mareeer, Law, from London, stated souse
da, a since to have arrived at New York, on the I Rh
of September, had not arrived on the I 9th (the last
date.) She sailed from the Downs, en the 19th of
July.l
Yesterday morning, a Board of Admiralty was
held, at which Captain FSECM&MLLE and Mr.
IRAN it. AND took their seats, for the btu time since
their appointments to be Lords of the Admiralty,
in the room of Sir Puma Srernests. and Sir
CHARMS Pota, resigned. Sir PHILIP Sr Le take:s
retires on a pension of 15001. per annum. Sir
CH Aft Las Pota is to have a command in the Chan-
nel Fleet.
'I he list has been pleased to constitute and ap-
point the Right Hon. THRMAS GWITITILLR ; 3011/4
MARCH M, disq. Rear-Admiral of the White Sqtra-
deem t.f His MAJESTY'S Fleet; Sir MARRY NBA e,
Bart. ; Witt 1A t 4 Esq.. (coramrsnly called
Lard %Vitt' A M RUSSELL) ; the Right Hon. WIL.
Li A Mi Lord K INSISIGTON, THOMAS FRASCIS FILL.
ANTLE, and WILLIAM FRAMES. AND, ERTL 10
His M J [STY'S CO/EOMiSSIOIIIIII for EXC.:III in the
• Office of High Admiral of the Unit -cf King !on:
of Crreat Britain and Ireland, and the dominions,
• islai:i....li:d:trritories.therennto belonging.—(Gam )