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mean or the war, and was distinelly heard along the
coast frail Dungeness to Margate. AU the inhabit.
oats on that long line, but particularly those of
Dover, were upon the alett, and many supposed that
the enemy were attempting to carry their menace of
invasion into execution. We understand, however,
that the flu ing proceeded from a.t engagement be-
tween our cruisers and a division of the enemy's
flotilla on its way for the grand depot at Bou-
logne. The latter is said to have consisted of
GI. stout praams and gun vessels, of which it is sup-
posed several have been destroyed or taken ; but,
from the state of the weather, it was impossible to
make any accurate observations from our coast, and
at eight o'clock yesterday none of our vessels had
returned to Dover.

We have received French Papers of the 3d inst.
and sever al sets of Dutch and German Papers, some
of them eiebrsi:•e/y, down to the rich. We have
translated from one of the latter, two curious
State Papers. One of them is the Letter of the Kiag
of PRussia, dated the 27th May, t 301, in which he
acknowledges Kos Al' A arc Emperor of the French.
The other is the Letter of the King of SWEDEN,
dated the 5d of November, 1804, thanking the
Governor of Calmar for the attention shewn to His
Mzjtsty, Louts the XVlllth, during the residence
of that illustrious personage in that city. These
two documents contain the principles and policy of
those two Sovereigns in relation to France, and have
been published at this particular time, no doubt, to
contrast the generous and noble condrsel of G es r ay us,
and liis attachment to the established order of things
in Europe,' with the ready acquiescence and homage
paid by FREDERICK to the upstart and revoluti-
onary power of BONA I' A ItTE. Ho'me's two pic-
tures are not more strongly contrasted than the cha-
rafters of these two Princes in these two letters.--
The German papers continue to announce prepa-
rations for war by Russia, and Austria. The army
of the latter, on the frontier of Italy, is estimated at
oo,oon men. All private accounts from the North
of Europe corroborate the intelligence of the public
['riots. Capt. Lay's, of the roma/ Thiliam, arrived
at Chatham on Friday, from Riga, laden with tim.
bee for that Dock-yard, states, that when he leis
Riga, in the middle of last month, a large army,
infantry and cavalry, was encamped there. He
adds, that he saw the detached portions of a bridge
of very considerable extent, drawn by upwards of

ion horses, which was said to be destined for the
purpose of crossing the rivers of Germany, to af-
ford a passage for the Russian troops, who were
very shortly expelled to be upon their march. It
was supplied with grappling', anchors, cordage, and
every rtquisite for its sectuity against the violence
of the weather, or the impetuosity of the strongest
C urrents.

The r 1-I.e r i.lvrrsation at Rila tern.l upon the
present squatiun or ~alitical ,frairs, and a war with
France was supposed to be decid•Als fired on. The
master further stated that if the Xiig of PS VSSIA
would not accede to the demand which would be
made for a passage for the troops of Russia through
his territory, it was said that the passage would be
forced.

The Paris Papers confirm the report of Rcm a-
P /I Ta's arrival at Bruilegne. The Moniteur states
that he left St. Cloud at three o'clock in the morn-
ing of the 2J inst. for the coast, where he was to
remain a fortnight, reviewing the camps. M.dame
BONAPARTE had ptevi usly set out for Plombieres.
The lfoniterr contains nothing else of any interest,
except a paragraph. in which it vents its spiteagainst
Russia, by assuring the world, th it M. Novosi LT.
zorr's Note is a ftlsehood of that Minister, or a fa-
brication of the English Government. This impu-
dent assertion will not deceive any power in Europe,
nor any well informed MAP.

The town of Deal WAS on Monday thrown
into a state of dreadful alarm by the following
eiteuns,:a:,:es

The mate of an American vessel, that had ISO
barrels of gun-powder on board, attempted to set
fire to it whilst lying in the I) swns, but was fortu-
nately discovered before he had been able to put his
infernal intention into exenstion, and was immedi-
ately carried to the flag-ship at Deal, where he at pre-
sent remains heavy ironed. Had this diabolical at-
tempt succeeded, the danger suffered by the to vn
would have been incalculable, with the probable
I,,ss of many lives; Out Providence happily inter-
posed, and frustrates, the scheme of thi. wretch, al-
most at the instant he was about to commit the
a6tion. lie had stove the head of the barrel in, and
was just going to apply a lietcd candle, when his
arm was at that critical instant ted by one of
the ship's crew. It was the general opinion at
Deal, that the Mate was not insane, and that, in the
event of explosion, he had provided for his own
safety.

The following extrad A a k tter from an Officer
on board the Conqueror. of tins, one A Lord
Ner.sos'4 fleet, dated of Cape Spartel, July eithi