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adopted. • Vibes we goalie&
fortresses, some of them
pregnable, have surrendered, almost
and the numerous complaints
the ammunition, is some cases,
of the supply in others, we are
treachery and fraud have cos-
successes of Bon AP* It Ta, in the
sea the prowess of his arms.—
series of important battles,
26th, have been for some
lisrepute. We think than they
little, if any credit. The
,ale of Pultusk, as given in
C,erman papers, was not an ade-
lot; APARTI'II determination to
and send his troops into win-
Those, therefore, who believed those
lered it even as a drawn battle,
for other causes, and were, of
believe the reports of brilliant
by the Russians, subsequent to
result of the battle of PUL TUSK,
ties from St. Peterskurgh repre•
amply sufficient to account for
:ion produced upon the Con-
=ours that have been spread, nn-
French cause. A private letter
rm Saint Petersburgh says r—
riast:c joy prevails here, in con-
te vitlory of the Russians. They
abundant supp Les of every kind.
tilting is money. A liberal sub-
set on foot by the Russian Nobi-
ion, of ruffles have been already
is universally and cordially al,.
tritish merchants here have sub-
The EMPEROR was much af-
k of liberality, 'and expressed hi::
most flattering terras."
tetin, given in aaother part of this
us with the account of the brilliant
.ussians, ost the 2Gth. Thnugh dated
mein to that day, it mentions nothing
ign papers had announced long be-
!rious engagements taken place in the
cars would have most undoubtedly
it of giving an account of them in
The packet which brought over
id Mr. Damien, also carried the
fail, of the 23d last, the contents of
anticipated by the Hamhurgh and
received last we. f, to the 24th.

Ived a series of New York Papers to
iary, from which we have 'strained
sting narative of the operations of
am, in the river La Plata, from the
the 28th of ()Sober. The differ.
the Americas. and Spaniards were not
'A of November, at which date ne-

carrying on for that purpose.—
ISOK had moved the greater put of
ads New Oilcans, until the resalt
1. Mean time Congress have resolved
. city of New Orleans below, and
ipproachev from the East ; and that the
.horised to accept volunteer compi-
ling 50,000 men, who may associate
of the country, &c. In the House

Ives, on the sth of 3 nuary, the Re..
poet J mining* of the whole House, upon
the Slave Abolition Bill, vas brought up.—Mr.
SLOMIII moved to strike out the 4th setction ; three
Members only voted in favour of striki-.g out.
—An amendment was proposed by Mr. LA Lir,
which occasioned considerable debate. After
which, and without de‘ision, the Bill was postponed
till Wednesday, and erdered to be printed.

_ .
A letter from the I lavannah, of the 11th of De.
eember, mentions, that the British force in the River
Plata, had made a second unsuccessful attack upon
Monte Video, the consequences of which are re-
presented as highly disastrous. It is said, that one
of our ships of war was sunk by the Spanish bat-
feries, and that a second was subsequently lost in a
gale of wind.

- List of Sheriffs, and the Apportionment of
0 cOO men to be called into training, und.tr
the At for that purpose, are given in The Gazette
9f Saturday night.—The former appeared in Toe
BalTisn Pans of Friday, and the latter in that of
Saturday.

The following Gentlemen have been appointed
High Sheriffs for the ensuing year, in Ireland r--•
Monaghan—Tbornaa Chad's. Stewart Corry, Loy. '
Tioperary—John Pat of Sahborough,
Tyrone.—Wm. R. (..;:,odl.rtte, of Dorrygally, Esq.
Down—fte.s Thorhpron, of LIIIIIMSIOWII,
Wicklow—Jamas Wall, of Kweerieg, Esq.
The Westminster Militia have marched from
Harwich to Ipswich, and are succeeded at the for.
mer place by the 9:.'d from Wetly.
The Col,f4tsce, Fiend' privateer, arrived on Sa.
turday at Portsmouth, prise in the Pomona frigate.
The Sees Josef, Barfirtr, I.ondoi, St. George., Bei-
krophos, Collura' Prim-sof Woks, Gidraltar. 1110.
*ate* Pb..i and Rau, arrived ea Thursday at
Torbay, from of Usbast.


- -
THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S LtVEE.

The Loan CIiAIiCtLLON held his first grand levee
last Saturday, at his house in Lincoln's-lnn-ficld4,
which was attended by—

The Duke of Nortidk ; Es.la Da,tlll3Uth. Moira,
Nelson, and WaLingharn ; Lords, Henniker, MA., .11,
Marsham, Carrington, and FAlentrorough ; the Master of the
Rails; !sir J. Heath and Mr. B. Sutton; the Lord Adynette ;
Serjeante Shepherd, Haywood, Best, Onslow, and Marshall ;
General% Porter and Ferguson ; C dnncls Hewitt, Lloyd, Stan
ley, and O'Callaghan; Capt-in Gore; Sire J. Frederick, M.
Felkes, T. Liddell, It. Milbanke, W. Seiitt, and J.-Pulteney ;
Aldermen Comb" and Shaw; the Rev. Drs Adana and Beau-
mont ; Meagre. T Grenville, I) P. Coke, W. Manby, Legge,
Ainslie, Slurris, Stanhope, J. Jackson, B. Bathnert, H Ley-
easter, Freemantle, Perceval, Siinmenvls, Stratton', Swann,
Bruce, Ponthien, Mills, Moody, Walt-r, D. Giles, Beni.
morn, W. M. Pitt, J. Leach. Hare, Chapman, Cu,,, Tierney,
Caleraft, Vincent, Vane, Sheller, H. Martin, }Wiley. Wdber.
force, Corry, Brogden, Ward, I lialshonse, Keck, Itenynn„ Le
Maitre, Vansittart, Dickenmn, Manning, Athesley, John-
stone, Browne, Qo n, Ryder, Rntherioni, Mader,
Kingston, Baguet!, Parnell, Kei,rick, and ttareusrd.

M reigr.ers, would be adopt
go. bow many Prussian fort
01, deerr.td impregnable. hi
without any resistance, and
se,
de. of the badness of the am
and the deficiency of the
led to conclude that treat
tributed more to the sect,
rt present campaign. than ti
s:. The reports of a serif
1- subsequent to the 26t
ca. time sinking into diner
sow deserve very littl
tilt test& of the battle
the French and German
tTs tte:tre cause for BON Al
, •' •se the campaign, an
u iarters; Those, the
-its, or considered
unsay looked for of
disposed to belies
successes obtained by tt
26th. The result
ev which the dispi.ches fr
sent as a victory, is am
Nw the general sensation
bt tinent, and the rumour
favourable to the Fier
r•= of the 6th. from !
cgs (( The most enthusiast:
sequence of the late viel
have in Poland übund.
a The only thing wantinp
• scription has been set o
eY- lily, and two millions
raised. The war is u:
;411 proved of. The Britisl
kr, scribed 15,0001. The
• fected by this mark of
satisfaction in the moss
The 49th Bulletin,
paper. is in unison wit
rex success of the Rouiani
Ise 13 days subsequent to
but what the foreign p.
• fore. Had any serious I
rt et
interval, 800 A PA RTZ '
the exercised the right of
we, bis own way. The
red Mr. Basara and M
• Gottenburgh Mail, of
which have been antic
rel Alton Papers, receiv
Int
ani We have received
de• the 11th of January,
sera a long and interestini
-my Sir MOSAIC POP sAse, i
SW. 97th of June to the
snag between the AR
the settled on the 25th o
ILi goeiations were earl
+la General 'VLLRINSON
Ina, his forces towards
bilk should be known. M
to fortify the city
she guard the approach(
President be authori:
Acs pies, not exceeding
for the defence of tl
of Representatives.
twit port of the Com*