The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-20 00:00:00

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

doTTENBURGH MAIL

GOTTENBUMGM, MAY 9.

On fiaturclny last arrived here, His Ilfitusinic
:11ajesty's ship Victory, Vice-Admiral Sir Jame*
Saumarri. Colonel Murray, who cause in her,
set off immediately for Stockholm.

MAT 10.

The post from Stockholm, which has justarnvrd,
has brought us the unpleasant intelligence, that
the fortress of Sweaborg, in. Finland, has beim
shamefully given up to the itussiaiis. The King
limidismisaed Aihnirul Croustedt, mid ull the Offi-
cers who were accessuries in this affair.

irroCKII4)LII, MAI' 6.

Lieutenant Callerstedt, of the life guardsarrired
here on the ati inst. ut night, with the following re-
port, haring been detained by the mealy 19 days,
between Swenborg and the head-quarters of the
army in Finland, which, ow the isth of April; gill
continued at I.innijocki :
The massim fr vnnd, ova the 2d March, driven iu our nal-
yawed poets. MA arlesseed swami the wren of Itcicritthes,
which wasocespiedlair uae haittaiiuu of the regiment Lit
Interims, our troops were obliged to retreat auto the fortress.
All communication with the teen wee iuteteeptest by the
enemy, and the fortress surrounded en all sides.
The i;th March the enemy opened a well-directed fire
from a !ninety consuueted on Illockelms Cliff. The ist%
sgth, and dotli, the enemy continued a !risk fire a^ainst
the fortress, and threw uutueivus shells and' rssi.hut balls
into our works.

The stoat 31aech an officer arrived with a Bag of trace, and
required a conference; the principal object of which oar,
that the town un our side should not he fired upon, in order
to prevent the 'mischief which might otherwise be dune to
the distressed inhabitants ; and thit, on the other hand, the
eoeiny should nut erect any batteries n tthio the hum.
The 21301 31urch we discovered that the enemy was con-
structing a battery on the heights, in fruit, of I Iricaborg
our her was immediately directed spins' that point, and
answered hr the enemy with bonito, shells, and halts.
The Igtii, mth, and :asst March, the enemy captioned to

Cannonade and havoihard the fortresss, w ithout *doing u, tunes
mischief as might hare.been expected; 1 ulticer nod 3 rank
and file of the garrison were killed, and Jj woonMd
But is toosequeacc of the V3IC,IbiVIk fati;ues ot.tahlei by
oar troops, the neutber of sick ainomited, d the es/ d
March, to 315; sad although we husbanded oar inures will
the almost cant, IN ow-third of sat put-powder was spell
at that time.

Ou the nel of April, anodicr officer arrived with a flag of
truer, w►o was t►e bearer of a proposal from tke Unman
General, to turreader the fortress in clew that au sJccoors
should arrive, and alter several couferemes held oa that salt-
jeet, I that day ecnicleded the tout ration, which I respect-
fully take kart to sum% to this report.

Your Majesty i ill most graciously be pleased to tuasidar
the bars-feet state of this fortress, ishicts eau utsl:e but
a very feeble defence at winter, when it is liable to Le attack-
s%in ad no all sides, the este of. the wks, and the cam.
partitively small uutobr: of she sere able to tiefead
than, and from the.e cons' . bataility trust sal sot
thaapprove of a measure so I thought it may dimly,
altt...sti very reluctantly, to saldlidt.
'lungs), Aped 7, Lao'. C. O. C*ONSTZUT.

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1806.