The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-07-30 00:00:00

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guns each, the building atirisich has hitherto gone
on but slowly ; and there are two sail of the line
a•ld two frigates on the t.tocks at [totterLin ; which
niebeti our fleet in all 16 soil of the line. • The pre-
parations already nude to give activity to our dock. .
yards, lead us to hope that we 511..11 soon hate,
the mull or the Text!l and the Meuse, squadrons
ready to join tot of Antwerp.
The Grand Duke of Berg has ariiind in. WS
city, acs.onspanied by his Governeme, Madatne de
800 bens.

The wife of General Sarrazin has sent the fut-
lowing letter to General Vandatnnte, doted Basle,
the :Nth ultitno:—

" Genet; • t.=l in your Excellency to excuse the lulled/
1 take in statiog to you my unfortuuate eitantius, out Lenin
you to grout ute your protettion.

" Fur upwards at two years past I bme been brier I.
Switzerland, my native country. silk tuy Iwo, now five yeses
of age. I was before sufficiently ooforiumair, iu ficiug
id, by Am bed trattorias of Genet at Sifl'43ll6, my husband,
which I can prove I sever der-reed, to be. at a Itistaxer fray
hiae ; and lam sow mach more aohappy in learning kola
the Mseitesr of the Wilt instant, the crime of whirls he has
been guilty. Since I have been is Switzerland, he has bre*
aceestorned to write to his son ; bet he has seal no letter
these fear mantlia rms. Isis letters, which I have kept,
peons his attachment to His Majesty the Emperor, and his
seal fir his service ; but at the same time strengthen Use
sospiciane which I had seven years ago, of bin intellects
brOssliwittlied ; and I am persuaded that his last materia-
-1 oats roodetioss proceeded from SG ether cause.

" I do sot harm whether wy heehaw) ►as kft soy pro.
perty in France if he has left wove, or Wry art and wy.
self be deprived of w►at he ray ►are left, we s►all he with.
set say roottme. I Oust in your Eacelleac)'s goodncr,,
sad 1 pritanse to beg of you to be kisal oriegh to interest
yourself is our (avow, sad to eases to be reserved fur oar
unfortuoideelsild. (who, although inneersit of his father%
fault, wiU bur t►e pusisisiownt of it daring Isis
shuteye, property the Gtaeral any hale lell arßoulogne,
" 1 beg, &c.
(Signed) " The Wife of Sarrazia, s saliva
of Schwartz."
• dattl.t,g, JOWLS.
The following is an extract from the daily orders
of the sth iostant

•• On the :6th• ul*. near five o'clock in the after-
noon, the Argoaanie hulk, having on board 650
sick and wounded French prisoners, drifted and tcok
the ground within 700 toises of our batteries. She was
closely followed by the enemy's gun-boats, and was
fired upon both by them and the fort of Pontales.
Our hoots were immediately sent out. but the wind
and currents rendered all damr efforts (tailless in
the first instance. Towards midnight, however; a
boat with some lightermen, commanded by S.:r.
jeant Deguilhern, got alongside the hulk, gave our
unfortunate coun.ryinen a supply of muskets and
cartridges, ■nd took six of them on board. On het
return she was attacked, and the crew, after de.
fending themselves for a considerable time, • by
means of their oars effected their escape by swim-
ming. The sea ran very high, and until day-
break, no fresh attempt could be made for the
relief of the unfortunate persons on the wreck.
Seaeral boats attempted to reach her ; four of them
were driven ashore. and only one of the lightest
got alongside. She carried back some of the peo-
pie, and male repeated trips. This operation be-
came insupportably tedious. The prisoiiers, though
all sick or convalescents, were seen defending them-
selves, as well as they could, against a swarm of
small boats that were endeavouring to board them.
whit• they were, at the same time, exposed to a
silo. • t of shells, and round and grape shot, from
the eoem)'s squadron and batteriea. wh ch *wall
every instant thinning their ranks. Notwitlistand.
ing the unremitting efforts of the sailors of the
guard, the lightermen, and sappers, we could only
bring off 150 persons on the i7tlt.
•• On the Ratio the weather became more favour.
able; ae redoubled our exertions, and by noon we
had in all got on shore 360. The enemy, finding
their prey on the point of escaping from them.
sent fire-ships against the vessel, and succeeded in
setting tire to her at all points. This melancholy
spectacle infused fresh vigour into our sailors and
lightermen, though already exhausted with fatigue.
They once more put off, and fighting their way
with ell the ardour of heroism through the English
and Spanish boats that opposed them. got along-
side the hulk, which was already enveloped "rich
the flames. It was no longer possible to get into
her by the gangway. M. Middle, Lieutenant of
l'ontoneers, drove large nails into the side of the
vessel; and. by tntuns of this ingenious but dew-
gerous ladder. sixty more Frenchmen a ere saved.
There remained only luOsick and wounded soldiers.
women, and children. who could not be brought off;
and who terminated their existence amidst the
most creel sufferings: their erica were heard on
both shorts. The Evltsh and Spaniards
maul-
rested a ferocious joy. like that of the Charihs
when they are preparing their horrid Felice.
Of thpse 4.i50 prisoners, 450 hove berm saved.
The rest perished in the flame•, or fell by the balls
at•d grape shot. The French, upon this occa.ion,
gam proof* of the most sublime ardour. All the