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which despotism, teasing to create terror) tnrf I Islandr. From
the arm ' 'lay tor Clue

nerves
_ tetengeance."
Such is the catalogue of woes which Continental
Europe is doomed to endure from the success of a
system that cuts it off frOm all the rest of the
world. A scarcity of bark, rhubarb. and other
drug", and a diminution in the spinhem-jer.na, and
the cotton and linen manufactures of France, con-
stitute. certainly, a very serious, but not a very
fsightfd pietere of a country so long steeped in
misery. St rely the paper to which we allude
cannot mean to make light of the ctlarnitous state
to which the Continent is now reduced. Upon this
subject, however, as also the crisis in which this
country is now placed, we wall make some observa•
ticns to•morrote.

Two Russian nu* of war, accnrding to report,
have been t.tken, and were carried on Wednesday
night ir.to Spithea,l. They surrendered without
any resistance. A frig tte, for some unseat Ports-
mouth, under orders for the MediterraneAng is
detained by the Ledr frigate.

The f01i0.% ing intelligence was communicated,
yebter dAy, irons the Admiralty, to Lloyd's r--
ithniralty-()Pc. Mr. 3.

Extiact nf a :titer from Captain Efate?, of His Majesty's
ship Vanoard, doled off Copenhagen Roads, Nryreeilier 19,
The F.asi.ily winds, which hate preaailed for .001Dtb
days past, have brought down a great number of merchant-
men from Petersburg and Riga, and al..rr many foreign alai"
laritn with helm', spars, Sc for the English ports; the num-
ber now In ilelsingborg Reads, win-re they are assertided,
AMMON to one hundred and thirty sail, including twelve
tail of Hattie ships, which went up under convoy of the Gen-
net, bat returned again, as I had foreseen, being informed that
an embargo was immediately to tale place at St Pt tersburgh
and all the ku !nail ports; upwards of Slit sail of Rogli•h

ships have arrived, and gnt safe through the Cknends, netwith-
standing the repeated arid PRIIII3/It attempts of Ihrt Danish
privateers, gun boats, and many laige row-hosts, to dote ceps
them, when mail! within the gamin( the Vanguard; but t'.e
vigilance and activity of Captaiu Plid:ittiore, of His Majest.'s
ship I trite, which, with the Safeguard and Tigress, and king-
guno sloop, form a communicatlon from rilsterbro' te the
Middle (.;round, have, in a treat measure, rendered their at-
tempts abortive; lam exceedingly sorry to add, that I under-
mild Sense Enehli %mods have 'seen captured off Eartholm,
and two or three to the Southwest( of Falseerisso', and rout on
shore in King. liar, though attacked by the Tit ms and Safe-
gourd ; Captain Stains. of the Cane, who i. at Ile'sinchorg,
with the ()testes and Ships, and occasionally passes down with
the lidos as the' arrive, • has formed, wish the assistance of the
Fpithre, f'orrhienee, and fiche, armed ships, a semicircle
around the fleet avisendalerl at lietsinglaing. The I.lrveleiice
iarmed ship has the charge of the If ull ships, and those to the
North Coast of England i and the S,yritfrre 'loop of war, thorn

fot tie litlvet Thome. AM parte adjueent Considering, haw.
evvr, that une mad iv not staeicut at thi. veavon, and watt
• Lovejaeonanv, to g.ve them loot,vm,,n, I have thought it

aheolotr•lt neee,oaty to add .• gon•bry t. each : got Cha•Yer
to the P•otidenc•, sod the St ,toe to the Spit hie. r have de-

hired Cesium Mains to send off both convoys the moment a
favourable opportunity ewn to make Gottenburgh,
relatre they condi at least remain 41 safety, nut,' an-Easterly
wind pe red them to proceed again. Lll,Ol kres, my
um, till the last moment direct. d by my orders, should the
setting-ku of Site frost not prevent mc, anishall takes the charge
of the homeward-bound trade then here. the lithe armed
shy is a.so its I lelsisigborg, and is to remain as long as the wets
the. wlll permit. to collect the shipping fin Leith, Liverpool.
the lush Channel, and those to l'Aularid Firth. The
1,-d., of and Co Louden, from Petenbufgh, ram wes
shore, en the I lloth instant, tan the Msdile Ground, when She
reinaireul thirty-six hours . the Dana/ showed a disposition
to attack her, but the berge'et the Vanguard, and her launch,
with a carronede, supported by the Quail, Leo tla. in in check
ill she get lofty 14.1 of tench aallc4 trum Cton•tadt,
the 4th of Novegulnr."

Mt. MA vsrz, the Austrian hlcisenger, who left
Doves on Motufay night, in a fag of trot•, sass
landed at C. 1.63 on Tuesday afternoon. The sloop
in which he sailed returned to l)nver
The Master reports. " that the rtuntwr of easels in
Calais harbour was so great, and they lay so clots
to each otker, it was impossible to form an estimate
of their masher. They were ail lyirg with their
yards and topmasts struck, and so thit.k, they re-
sembled a wocd at a distance."

We stout in a former Paper, that Admiral
ICIATS will not accompany the squadron fitting out
et Portsmouth. At present Captain Fla t ;ix rr,
his Captain on board the Gavin, is the ostenchle
Commander, as Commodor4. The "Alfred, 74,
Captain Susan ; the Aliwstar., 740 Captain BAa•
aIITT $ she Agewwwrca, 64, Captain Rosa ; and the
64, Captain De•rsil $ compose part of the
squadron, and bare displayed great atlivity in pre.
paring for sea. The military part of the expedition
consists of from orris to eight thousand men.
They are to be all assembled on Monday,
when the emberketion will commence, under
the command of General &Ponces. Brigadier-
Gencrals Aston and &Prig LANs will serve under
him. In the military part of the Expedition are
two Brigades of Germans, and by their capita-
',awn with this country, it is stipulated that
they are not to serve out of Europe. Copper
bottomed %oats Navin!! been ordered for the sera
sire, a cane: urn arose, that the Expedition was
bound for the Bra.l.;!S or the Danish We:to-India,

DOUltlf LANE.
Last night Mr. Kramer's favourite Opera fit
Faße AZarms i or. Mu COntio, was perfotrned, h:
the first time this season. ft retains all its osigirral
cast, and never did the several performers acqxi
themselves with more spirit. Mr. SitAli•M, in th
turd aft, introduced a eery beautiful song, co
posed by Mr. Aontsom, which he sang without
accompaniments. It displayed his fine voice an
exquisite science, to the greatest advantage, an
was most rapturously encored. The Snide and
Tear" watieceieed with enthusiasm, and was also
encored. Signora Stosace was in fine voice an
spirits. Mr. &tains:rut was encored in his comic
song. Miss DUNCAN looked admirably well, an
played with great vivacity. This Opera post:sa
so much life, hustle, and business, that is may he
considered a Comedy with soap,., rather than a
modern Opera. The audience hes:owed en it the
loudest plaudits. Lila &wider:. whose aurae/ion
increases with each performance, followed, and re-
ceived its usual tribute of applause.
Yesterday morning Has Madam► rode on horse—
back in Windsor Park, for tie first time for a fort-
night, accompanied by Princesses Aueststa. and
1 ,Issu.sa, Lady %%Nara's, Generalv
'm matey, andi
Colonel Dow.

Her Marisa and Princess ELIZA UT* toot a
airing to Frogmore, and inspeard the alteratio
anti imprcveatents that are making there.
Viscount MA YNARD has been dangerously
his house in Grosvenor-square ; we are happy t
state, his Liriftlitp was rather better yesterday.
The Marquis of HuoisLev returned, yt.attsclay,
to his house in Grosvenor-square.
Lord A MTH ea Swim LP arrived, on Wednesday.
at his mother, house, the Duchess 'Dowager of
13eat.sua r, in Lower Brook-street, Grosvesor-
Ware, from Yorkshire.
The Countess of BARRY woes entertained a seleet
party. lest corning. at her house in Seekville-street.
Sir thins, and Lady Woke bare taken elegant
apartments at KtAKHANCS hotel, for their daugh-
ter, Mrs. MALI so. who is lately arrived from the
East-Indies. Mr. MALisca is shortly expefted in
town.
Lswd and Lady FORLev left town, on Wednesday.,
ern a visit to Lord HSI: a Y FIT AGAR* L• an i Lady
Di House. at their seat, Hoyle Fenn, and fe-
tus:led to their house, in Hill-street, yesterday ; in
the evening her Ladyship entertained a seleft
parry.
Newcastle Theatre opens on Tuesday next.
Mr. H. SIDDONei OM Comedy of 11.41 's a
Tell I ale, will be performed, for the first time, to-
morrow, at the Bath Theatre.
As the season is now so far advanced, there will
be no more public days at Alnwick Castle, the seal
of ihe Duke of NORT NUM see LAND.

The Proprietor of the Windsor Theatre has en-
gaged Mr. Ca areEtt )311010Ne, a very excellent
performer ; Miu floury, a pupil of Mr. Coast,
who sang at Vau-.hall last season, and who is said
to sing nearly as well as Ku LYON; and Mr. DAL..
con, who performed wish such success, for two sea-
sons,
at 'Brighton, will be the ailing Manager.
The DLAN and Cll4l/TER. of Ovarian, with a
munificence worthy of their exalted station, at their
last tealing-day made a very handsonse addition to
the salary of the singing men of that Cathedral ;
they also doubled tl.e salary of the boys, and pro.
posed a considerable reward for those who stay s
catsin number of years io the church ; one of them
i already in possession of that emolument.
The elegant and interesting Meler-Llrema of Ella
ReirovSerg. is preparing for representation in all the
provincial Theatrest and will amply repay the at-
tention and industry of the Managers, It will be
performed ales the new Play of Fadiwr. now in
preparation at Drury-lane Theatre, which will be
foil Ayes' by other novelties, immeJiately after the
Iholidayi.
The Non-commissioned Officers and Parrots of
Captain Timm rsiara's troop of Cavalry, belonging to
the Loyal South Tyne Legion, have presented him
with an elegant silver cup, value fifty guineas.—
`On one side-is a dragoon, in the ad of charging,
with the patriotic motto of " England expels every
lean to do his duty ;" and on the reverse the follow-
ing :—" Presented to Captain Timm •s Tnomisow,
of the Smith Tyne Cavalry, by the Non-commis-
sinned Officers and Privates of his troop, as a tee
airway of their regard and esteem for his inde-
fatigable perseverance in their foil:nation and dis-
cipline. Nov. 23. 1507."
Tuesday, the DireClors of the Eagle Insurance
Company had a meetiag at their Office, in Corr.-
hill, for the purpose of electing a Deputy Chairman,
when Mr. Alderman Pitt ais, and J•I4ES Bacwss,

EN. were put in nomination, and the latter gen-
tleman eleEted.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this
week, was held at Hetling-house, tne anniversary of
the Bath and West of England Society, for the en-
couragement of Agriculture, Arts, hlanufactures,
and Commerce; which was attended by Benj. Hob-
hous.t, Esq. M.P President; the Right Hon. Earl
Poulett ; Sir Richard (hare, Sir J. Cox Hippisley,
Sir Charles Mallet:, Barns. ; T. B. Lethbridge, W.
Dickinson, Esqr.. Members for the County ; W.
Gore Lingtun, John Billingsley, Richard Bright.
Chas. Gordon Gray, Rd. Astley, R. W. Hall, Johts
White Parsons, Robert Barclay, M. Birkbeck, Benj.
Roach, Esqrs. and Messrs. Ransome, and numerous
other gentlemen, farmers, am. from various parts d
the nation.
The chew of cattle, both fat and lean, was not
large, hut the samples were excellent. Different
kinds of useful articles in the agricultural line of
mechanics were introduced with approbation ; par-
ticularly a valuable chaff-cutter, and some newly-
construfted plough-irons. Large exhibitions of
super fine cloth and kerseymere, made from the im-
proved Anglo-Merino wool, were distinguished, as
highly creditaWe to that species of improvement.
Much unanimity of sentiment for the promotion of
puuiiic ohjeas prevailed both in the meetings of
business, and at the White Hart, where the cornpAßX,
dined together each day.

o. this cireurristance, however, we 1 t" 3,41,
ilia( this eonjedure is iu-aandipt. ! ak .
yen Islands, is, proSsiely,,lba objet, 1 , '7
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