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FROV iATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at tit. Queen's
N Palace, the 2Pth October, 1637,
• PlitEnET.
The KING% Most Excelkat Majesty in C,,uneil.
It is this day ordered. by HI Majesty in Casancil, that the
articut which stands tirueuguad to Tuesday tlso tenth
of N.), 91tber nt xt, he further prorogued to Thursday the se-
entituoth day of December next.

Ad; iiritky-Offce, Otioder 31, 1307.
Cons of a Leiter from Captain Verily, of of rim! shin
Thalia, to Vice Admiral Sir James Satin:lin:2. IC. B a Dte-
plicate of rltich
Thal has been usnitaitteil to this (Slice,
ufr the Isle of Wil,ht. Oet•119.
Sat—T acquaint you, for the information of my
Ciaknissioners of the Admiralty, that this
t'..ff Cherbourg, af:er a long chase. His
Ililajtsty's ship Th,LA, under my command, cur.
toyed the French lugger privateer Le Refloat. of
luurtent guns And torty-eight mem quite new, from
Fscamp two days, and made no captures.
I am, &c. (Signed) Tkoss•s Massey,
41r,
RI PISUMOTIONS,

IV ,f,Offee, _
Royal R•giment of Ilorve Goards—Chailes John Mereecir,
(;.nt. ri. be C.irnet, by purcha.e. vice Clayton, proreotA.
Teri:: sixth. Regiment of Foot—Major A. F. Taller, frost
in, gire,, haft, to be Major, vice Vreeth, who exchanges.
64th Litivi—Lieete,hint-Colonel G. K. Dana, fruits the ith
liarroon Kt•a;i•Ai, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir
Jon" War, law, deceased.
90th thtto—Nlaior Sant on Freeth, from the 26th Foot, to be
..
Mel•.,, vice 'Fayter, wl.o eerhanges.
Ilth l% tst 1111,4 Ritsintent—Catatatii H:nry Halton, front the
• Ist Dratons, to be Major, by purchase, vice Tily, appoint-
:.• *4 4. the 14.11 Foot.
aerial York Rangers--Majot Jcsper Nicholls, from the 45th
Feet, rob: LieutenaucCoionel, without purchase.
%mei w„ii India Rangve—.Niajor E, I. Ilitiggis, to be Liao-
, tenant-Colonel, without putchasc.
Rrevet.Msjor Archibald Ca mOa , hoot the 04th Foot, to be
Major, vice Iloggis.
lISEVET.
Captain Charles ICintsinger, of the 60th Foot, to be Major,
with temporary Rank, its Heligoland.
r2d Remant of the Royal East India Vol urdeerv.
Lieutenant•Colottei George Smith to be Colonel, vise Roberts,
who resigns.'

8.i.:51. Iso7,

r

Major James Pattison to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Parry,
who teL
Campbell lifrjorilmnits, Esq. to be Major, trice Pattison.
Ensign Edw. 4 Rouse to be Lieutenant, trio Sires, pro-
moted.
Ensign George Chatfield to be Lieutenant, vim Simons, who
ie.igns.
Charier Henry Winfield, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Rouse.
Joseph Maitland, Gent. to be Ensign, skis Chatfield.
PiIMOMANDUNI•
Captain Wainhouse, ut the pith Foot, is st,ierseded, being
absent itlio-t
ontriance-Offire, Oflinber 28, I fl'r 7.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Captain Thomas If iaaklin to re Majur, tries reti.of
dared June Y 7, 184.
Cowassaiiisis signed by tie rim Lieutenant #. the Coexty
Storey.
let Surey Militia.
'Edward Hervey Fester, Geer. to be Enrign..eidated September
di, 1840.
id emu ....ewe Sharp, Gen. to Le Eusign.—dsurdoctob.r 23,

Ca:sib-men Volition!".
Vincent Woneetrocnt, Esq. to bd Citiatatu—riaterl October 17,

Una

1407.
Henry William Smith. Gent. to be Lica'
ber 117, ISU7.
!Whiz. !Pavlov, Gent to be It n‘ign...olited et &bees.
tiantaiovi bugle French. Gent to be tsitto.—.4.i.4 u Mime
Contaistioas in Pie Royal LUDJoII Regiments et Militia, alsar4
irg rf Irirtutanardcy Jer tit: tAid
t tit E.rat Regiment.
R.suag.i Thames R. V. Sy .aes N. be Latastenauti vice
rrsign,d--lated October C., It .7.
Eisele.. Lase Uus to be Lieutenant, vice Vesie, reeigned—•
dAted Uet..b •r 7, 11167
Geurge Felix Gilbert. G tat. to be Eueign, vice W.:1", re.
stgilvd...4ated October 41%.
We.r
Henry Smith. bent tut ,e vice Duncan,
retipted—
dated Octane' 6, It 7.
Gruaninnin steed by the tun! Lieutenant of the Crecy /*Se.
warn%

gab V "lun t. Infantry.
Charles Sumldetert' Ea+ to be Lent itant-Colonel-Coca.
rummliipt, c,es 5za,,6% te.i.....1,1,41 June SO, 111 a 7.
Western battalion of the tshrod.p. Legged.
Joseph Royal., Eel. is be I...euk.tteno-Colut,eiel:adkrosnklanto
Idea Whalley, tackiest...dated Seiderukber 0, 1047.
Coellbsions eracd by the 7.0.4 Li stemma q' the Goats qf
UtlPUCtitt r.
Royal wistol Login flo.so Volunteer*.
I Si. Robert Ua.amlll. Bart. tone Niej4.3..ienneoandant„ V•;:f
Ako.t, Jaya 11146.

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11101711,flirtormos 6.
O 7 SATURDAY, OCTOCIII 31.

SUNDAY, NOVIIIIIER I, 1607.

Downing-street, Ocean. 31, 1807.

A Dispatch, of whith the .ollowing is an Extract, lr:s
been received from Lieutenant. General the Right lion
Lord Cathcart, R.T. addressed to the Lord Viscount Castle-
reagh, one of lies Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,
dated on board His Majesty's ship Afrie‘ine, the 21st Oc
robe', 1107.

As no sort of infraftion of the Capitulation had
been made by the Danes, who, on the contrary,
acted nsest honourably in the strid and literal ful-
ilment of their engagement ; with a ♦iew to the
fulfilment of the Articles of the Capitulation on our
part, it was decided to commence the embarkation
.4-the- army on Tuesday, the 13 h instant.
Accordingly, on that day, the eight battalions of
6: line of the King's German Legion, were em-
barked in the arsenal ; and, on the 14th, the twu
light battalions of the King's German legion,
together with Brigadier-General hlacfarlane's
brigade, •iz. the it's and Bth Ilfgiments of British,
which embarked in the same ships which brought
them from I-lull. These corps, with the d pot and
Garrison Company of the Legion, and the sick and
wounded of the army, completely occupied all the
troop ships, whether for home or foreign service,
which had not been appropriated to the conveyance
of naval stores.

These ships having been removed to the road,
were teplaccd by tl.e hor.,r ships.
On the same day the advanced posts were with•
drawn from 'haven, Werdenherg. Cvrrner.
lial-
lenberg, Fradericksberg, Hershoim, and adjaeentr,
and proceeding, through a chain of cavalry posit,
reached the environs cf Copenhagen in throe
marches

The embarkation of the Royal Artillery, with the
field and battering ordnance, having been gradually
carried on frcm the Kalk Braudetie, that of the
carali and foreign artillcty in the dock-yard, and
that of the Etitish regiments from the citadel, to
the nrzn cg war, there remained nu shore, on Sun-
day af!ernocn, the 18th instant, only the Brigade
of Guards, who mo►ed on that day tr}an the palace
cf FreJericksbeN, to the strand tsar 11.11erup,
with one brigade of British light warty. the 11r4
companies of the 3241 and 50th regiments, with the
SW regiment, under Majae-General Spenetr, is the
greens! i and the 4th regiment, with e detachment
lithe Royal Artillery in the citadel,. untierfleimite-
naut-Culonel Wyncit. who aced as Liesnrianit-Go-
vernor, the 44h, or King's own Regiment having
been in garrison there the whole time.
Limsteaant-General Sir George Ludlow was
appointed to command the rear-gland of the army.
In the evening of the 13:h instant, a gale of wind
caw. en wh eh lasted twenty-four bouts; and mai-
dered further embarkation impossible, and any com-
munication from the shore with the ships very
difficult.

As soon as it became evident that the evacuation
oi the island, on the 19. b, was impraaicahle, a cor-
responJence t.,ok place iretwren the British And
Da-
nish head-quarters, the result of which left no
season to apprehend that hostilities would teccm-
zbence on either side at the expiration of the term,
although the Danish General protested, in strung
terms, against our retaining the citadel, which,
on the other hand, it was not judged expedient to
eve CI. te.

On the 20th the morning was calm, and. as soon
as it was light, tl.e drums a all his Majesty's re-
giments on Amt beat the General ; and the Dock-
yard and htrbour being entirely cleated of trans-
ports and British vessels, the corps commanded by
Maps-General Spencer rowed out of the Arsenal,
under the guns of the Citadel. and proceeded along
the shore to Hellerap, to be in readiness to reinforce
the Guards. His Majesty's slocp Rosamond having
bees also towed out of the harbour. and the King's

ships within reach of the Three Crown Battay
bevies got under 'high, the 4th Regiment marched
out of the Citadel. and proceeded to join the
Ceara!, covered by its own Flank Companies, and
by a piquet of the Guards.
As soon as they had marched, the bridge was
. drawn up, and the British Fott-Adjutant was sent
to the Danish head quarters. to acquaint the Ge-
neral, that he was at liberty to send a guard to take
charge of the Citadel; accoedirgly. a small detacl-
meat of the Itnyel Artillery, and of the 4.h Regi-
ment, were relieved by a guard of Danish troops.
aad the ordnance inventories and keys having been
given over to the Officers appointed to receive them
by Major Bodetker. the Fort-Major, and Captain
Patterson. of the Royal Artillery, the British de-
tachment embarked with those Officers. at the
Ci-
tadel, and procooled to Heilerup.
As soon as the 4th Regiment bad joined the
Guards, Lieutenant-Geaesal Sir George Ludlow
began the embarkation. whieh was conspi.ted with
great expedition and regularity.
No troops al the corm/ appeared, str.d there wit

..1,

no concourse of inhabitants. People of all ranks
in the city, in the villages, and on the public road,
were ex•remely civil. Had any disturbance been in-
teflded, or had any been accidentally excited, the
embarkation would have been equally secure from
insult, the place seleded being open and level, and
out of the range of fire from the Crown Battery or
Citadel, but commanded by Hi; Maj :sty's light
ships of war.

The brow, or stage itself, from which the troops
embarked, was judiciously and ingeniously contrived
by S:r Home Popham, to answer equally the por-
poies of eashr kation and delenze.
A small vessel, a praam, and a floating battery,
were fastened sucus,ively to each other on tte
beach ; the two tint being planked over, and the
last beyond them having several guns of large cali-
bre prepared for anion, in an oblique direaion, and
manned hy seamen.
The flat boats drew up en the two sides of the
praarn, and the gon-boats, which also received
troops, were placed beyond the Boating battery,
so that, as soon as the brigade of artillery was em-
barked, the troops marched to their boats, and
the whose pot off to their respective sh;ps ; alter
which the .4i:7-sA:try and praam were de-
stroyed.

iimicatty-VE, q Oct. 31, 1807.

C. of a Letter item Admiral Gambier to the Hon. Wi;liarn
Welestey Putt, date•l on board If is Majesty's ship the
P. tote of Wale., off Certenttape, October *O, 111102.

St a-1 have the honour to acquaint you, for the
information of the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, that the whole of the Danish fleet being
equipped (escept two unserviceable ships of the
line and two frigates, which hare been destroyed),
and the arsenal cleared of the stores, the army Las
been re-embarked; and that I shail pooceed,
the first favnurable wind, to carry into execution the
instruCtioni I have received from the Lord Viscount
Castlereagh.
Having so far accnmplished the service on whic',
I have been emp!o:ed, I feel it my duty to stab•
the great aftivity, energy, and zeal, which have been
shewn by Vice-Admiral Stanhope and Rear-Ad-
mi,al Sir Samuel Hood, in superintending the
equipment of the Danish ships, and the embark-
ation of the stores from Use arsenal ; nor lino the
same spirit been len manifest in the Captains, CM-
errs, &arms, and Marines, who have all executed
their respettne parts, in the general exertion, with
• promptitude and alacrity, which has not only
entitled them to my warmest thanks and praise,
but will. I doubt not, abets the arzregate result of
their labour is cir.sidered, obtain for them the ap-
probation of their Sovereign, and the applause of the
nation.

lo the space of six week,. sixteen sail of the line,
nine frigates, fourteen sloops of war and smaller
vessels, besides run-boats, have been fitted for sea,
and all the large ships laden with masts, spays,
ti.n'ier, and other stores, from the arsenal, from
whence also ninety-two cargoes have been shipped
on board transports, and other vessels chartered
for the purpose, the sem.of whose burden exceeds
twenty thousand tans. A considerable number of
masts and spars have been put on board the Ley-
den and I tAexible, which were well adapted for this
purpose, a‘:sl some valuable stores on board His
NI-jesty's ships; nor can I forbear to remark, that
such was the emelatMn among the 1 ships of
the fleet to which the Danish ships were respeCtively
attached for equipment, that within nine days tow-
ten sail of the line were brought out of the harbour,
although several of them andvrwenr, in our hands,
considerable repairs. Of the three ships on the
stocks, two have been taken to pieces, and the useful
parrs of their timbers brought away ; and the third,
b‘ing in a considerable state of forwardnses, was
saacd in various parts, and suffered to fall over.
On a revi:w of the whole, I think it may be
asserted, without derogating from the merit of any
former service, that the ehararaeristic ailivity of Bri-
Oh Officers, seamen, and marines, was never more
zealously exerted than on this occasion; but I must
not omit, at the same time, to inform their Lord-
ships, that a very considerable proportion of the fa-
h itse of the arseaal has been performed, with equal
teal and eneTy, by large working patties from
the army, whose exertions entitle them to the same
praise.

I beg leave to express the great satisfatlion I
have klt from the aealaus and attentive services of
Rear-Admiral Essington, to whom the general so-
perint.md.uscoof the numerous transports, ani the
re-embarkation of the army, o ids all its artillery and
stooge, has be. committed,

I embrace this opportunity to make a particular
acknowledgment rrt the very able and judicious dis-
positions which illewi.dm.ral Keats has made.
from tirr.a to time. of the force under his command,
for guarding the Belt ; and the vigilant attention
which his whole squadron have paid to this import-
ant branch of the service.

Sit Hume Puktual has not teased to manifest his

LON DON.
MONDAY, NovEssua 2.

The offizial =out of the 'vacation of Zealand
was published yesterday in a Sepp!.m.nsary Gs-
:ale, a faithful copy of which is given in oar pw
ceding columns. It consists of two letters, one from
Loral CATIICAST to Viscount C ASTLltitt AGO, and
the other from Admiral GAINIVEI. to Mr. Putt,
the Secretary of the Admiralty.—The former com-
mences with saying, " As no sort of infrallion
of the Capitulation had been made by the Danes,
who, on the contrary, aged most honourably in
the stria and literal fulfil:neat of their engage.
ment r with a view to the fulfilment of the Ar-
ticles of the Capitulation on our part, it was
decided to commence the embarkation of the
army on Tuesday. the 11;:h instant," and then
proceeds to detail the particulars. The question bas
been argued in this country, and with much appa-
rent fairness, that the Ceowa PRINCt Navin? re-
fused to ratify the Convention of Copenhagen, it
became, by this refusal, a mere nullity, and conld
not be bind;ng upon this country. Lord CAT N.
however, appears to have been of a different
opinion. Although the CROWN PRIP.CI; refused his
ratification, the Danes aced most honourably in
the stria and literal fulElment of their engagement;
and this rig'd observance of the Convention, on
their part, his Lordship conceives to have required
an equally faithful adherence to its stipulations on
the part of England. We are glad to Slid all casu-
istry and nice distinlions, however nsaintainabte,
thrown out of the case, and the cause of the eva-
cuation of Zealand avowed upon a broad principle,
and in open and frank terms, worthy of the British
nation. It is pretty clear that the Dani.h Corn.
hander did cape& nothing less; and this expedation
could only arise from a consciousness that he had a
tight to agree to such Convention. and that it
having been ob,erved on his part. we had no excuse
for violating it upon ours. This feeling of the
Danish General manifested itself pretty clearly on
the 19th. when, as Lord CATHC•RT observes,
it having become evident, from the adverse state
of the weather, that the evacuation of the island
on that day was impradicable, a cortespondence
took place, in which " the Danish Commander
pretested in strong terms against our retain-
ing the citadel, which, on the other hand. it was
not jodged expedient to evacuate." The mons
terms are net mentioned, but private letters state,
that among them the Danish Commander, General
!qv a as, declared, " If an English soldier rerrained
on Ante after the expiration of the stipulated time,
he would commence hostilities." This Lord
Caemearr appears to have considered an idle me-
nance, but fortunately there was no opportunity of
putting it to the test. as the weather became fa-
vourable, and the evacuation was completed on
the 20th. Ti.at business appears to have beets cat.
rated with great judgment, skill, and aaivity. It
was, however, particularly distinguished by • an
eLtreme cAution, highly to be approved, but which
the acknonledged "honourable cendua of the

Danes, in the stria and liter., f•.lf late•
Ankles of the Capitulation," d,•i net
have rendered necessary. Circumstances,
ever, had taken place in Zealand,
warranted this caution. For soma weeks
the evacuation, several bodies of Danish
assembled in the islands of the Great Bel;
was in consequence judged expedient to
of outposts from. Callundborg, along the ,
coast to Wordenberg, to prevent them fro:
over and annoying our rear, during the
the evacuation. The two battalions of
Rifle Regiment, with some troops of the
Legion, and a battery of artillery, were
duty, but while the troops remained stationed
not the slightest hostile disposition appeared
part of the Danes. And upon the evacr
right wing of the outposts, under the come
Lieutenant-Colonel Danny/is. si,assembled
on the 15th, and the Wit, under Lieutenant•
Wain, at Nestved, whence they mar/
Copenhagen, and embarked on the "
report prevailed, as we have already
the whole of the German Legion were
Sweden. It was understood among the
fore the embarkation, that three English
would alio be stationed for the winter
country. The report has since proved to'
without foundation. Private letters st,t
was circulated for the purpose cf preventing
sertion amongst the Germans. The only it
desertion that happeoed amongst them, since
arrival in Zealand, was at the town of Rim
when a serjeaat and two privates eloped, the
before the embarkation.
The following ships of war, with their
and upwards of noo vessels of different
sailed from Copenhagen, on the morning of the .
in three divi:;iorta--Ist division, the Pri,lec of Walt
Mars, O►ion, Goliak, Tr ole. and thrridr, line
battle ships, Afriraine, Cambrian, Freya, Perlin,'
Nola, with the mires lirdsfrisar. Faen, Cry:011
Maria, and Odin-2d division, the Minotaur, .
Agamemnon, and Nassau, lice of battle ships, the
tale, Iris, and Nov FIONtII, with the prices
Span, and Priaceu Carols/is-5d division,
:ear, Brunsmie, Alaida, and Ganges, line aft.
the SesrveXemstr, Fr. dere, Wein, Hussar, and Vene,,,with
the prizes Nine, ileirApparestFrod risk ,Crouto
Frederick, Princess Sophia Frederica, and ,stain.
each of the line of betele ships passed by Elsifl
where the King of Sweden is at present, she died 2s.
guns. The Afiiraisso frigate anchored off the town,
and Lord Carstcaar and Admiral GA Mil ea went
on shore to pay their frepeal to MAJIIT v, with
whom they dined. On the opposite coast, at -Elsi-
neur and Cronburg Castle, the ramparts were lined
with soldiers, and all the gums on the batteries man.
ned, it was apprehended that they might be induced,
from indignation and resentment at seeing the but.
work of their country torn from them, to fire upon
as as we passed by. To avoid any accident, tba
whole of the fleet stood close to the Swedish shore,
but not entirely out of the reach of their guns, were
they disposed to annoy us. Amongst the vessels
captured, there were about 21 gun-boats. Each
man of war tonic one of them in tow, but after they
got into the Cattegat, it began to blow se hard, it
was found most prudent to scuttle them. Three ad
them, however, weathered it out.

The reception experienced by Loots XVIII. er
more properly speaking, by the Comte Da Luce,
on his arrival at Yarmouth, on board the Swedish
frigate Freud, Las been the subject of much spree.
lation and difference of opinies. One report states,
that in consequence of previous intimation from this
Prince to the Swedish Ambassador, that it was his
intention to come to England, the Swedi.li Vice-
Consul was sent to Yarmouth. to await his arrival.
and afford him every facility and assistance for
which he might have .station. As woo as the
Freya arrived in the Roads. the Vice•Conwl
attempted to go on board. but was prevented
by the Colleaor of tits Customs ; who inform.
ed him, that he had orders not to oiler a y
son to Lind
.frons the frigate. or allow any comme-
nication between her and the shore, except with the
Custom House. Thu Colleaor immediately went on
board the Freya, when signals were arranged for
obtaining supplies of provisions and any other tie.

cessary accommodations. Another account states,
that this precau:ien merely arose from the anxiety
of the Custom Hooke officers, to prevent the in•
t►nsion of idle and importunate visitors. —We
incline strongly to the latter opinion, for the
determination of His MAJasT Y to come to England
has been for a long time announced in the Foreign
Journals, and if Ministers meant to rouse him 2a
asylum, they had full opportunity to save kat the
mortification of being placed und:r varacoinc. at
Yarmouth. as a man infeited with the plague.—
Some, however. incline to Wirt, that ha is in a
tuation which they account for in the fi.llowing
manner. They say. that there was nu dire& ap•
plication by the Coarse Ds Litt.' for minis,

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