The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-19 00:00:00

SILGE OF D4N7ZIC.

An official report of the operations of the siege of
Darlene, to the 10th of April, signed by the
Saxon Grneral Von Cenini, gives the following
particulars :
In the night between the 10th and 11th of April,
the French and Saran troops stormed a redoubt situ-
ated en an eminence before the Oliva Gate, which
might have prevented the advance of the trenches.
This redoubt was the next night res•ored with still
greater care by the garrison. In the night of the 12th,
it was again taken, and the troops which defended is
were made prisoners. Early the following morning,
the garrison made a sortie, and drove the Sazan
troops from the redoubt. Marshal Lefebvre hastened
in person to the support of the latter, the redoubt
was instantly retaken, together with 112 prisoners.
Amid such a heavy fire of musketry and artillerY,
the loss on both sides could not fail of being consi-
derable.

The communication between the city and the
mouth of the Vistula being yet open, the besiegers
resolved to throw up a fort between them at the
jmtetion of the canal of Laake with the river. Not-
withstanding the danger of the enterprise, it was
executed by the combined troops in the night be.
tween the 15th and 16th, and not only a covered
way of 400 paces was thrown up, but likewise a
redoubt. About nine in the morning of the leth,
the garrison of Dantzic made an attack, with 1000
Russian troop, on these winks. They were deiend-
ed by t5O French, Saxon, and Polish trtmps, wi'h•
out cannon, under the command of Geneva! Gar.
danne, who attaclud the Russians with such spirt
with the bayonet, that they were totally routed.
A reinforcement of 12 dr 1500 Prussians from the
city covered the Russians, who were totally dis-
persed, and renewed the atta:k. This conflict, which
lasted till four o'clock, was one of the mo-t obstinate
of any that have occureil during the s ege; hut
notwithstanding the uncommonly heavy fire, the
fort was maintained. Ihe loss of the Pru dans and
Russians, on the occasion, is computed at 400.
Redoubts are now eraticd on both hanks of the
Vitula, which can mutually support each other,
and render the passage impradlicahle. On the 17th,
three•masted vessel entered the Vistula, under all
' sail, and opened a tremendous fire on the stew re-
doubt, bat the heavy fire from it obliged her as well
as another vessel, to sheer off the same day.

FOREIGN IN rELLIGENCE.

rAIIIS, MAY 9.

The ALni:ew of this day contains thirteen new
Decrees, given at the Imperial Camp at Osterode,
on the .:3tii, VS h. 27th, and 2tth of March, consist-
ing of Military Promotions made by His Majesty.
Among them is that of M. Grabiniky, Colonel of
the fira regiment of Polish Infantry. at Naples,
who is appointed General of Brigade; and the no-
mination of a great number of Officers for the first
Legion of the North.

M. Ca:lard. who has iiled with distinftion several
diplomatic missions, and whn has been for some
years chief of the division of archives, in the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs, died on the 6th of this month.

The Minister Plenipotentiary from His Majesty
the Emperor Napoleon, to the Court of Denmark,
passed through Brussels on the 4th of this month, on
the way to his place of destination.
They write from Ait-la•Chapelle, that the Pre.
fea-General has announced to the Consultative
Chambers of that Department, that all English
merchandize has been prohibited throughout all the
Ottoman Empire. This measure, by txcluding the
English manufaaures horn the commerce of the
Levant, prevents any dangerous competition with
our manufactures, and secures to them the advan-
tage of supplying alone the Turkish provinces.—
Thus the threats and violence mocised by the
English Government towards the Porte, to force
it into the coalition. and ruin the commerce of
France, has ended only in drawing closer the bonds
which unite those two powers, to secure to the
products of our industry an important issue, and to
shut against the English merchants all she ports 01
A vast Empire.

CONSTANTINOPLT, MARCH 25.

The Grand Visier sets out on the 306 of 'hi:
month. The army islich he comm.in.!. in person

LONDON,
TUESDAY, MAY 19.

The Earl of Pcmaitoct left town, at eleven
o'clock last night, for Yarmouth, on his Mis-
sion t the Court of Vienna. His Lordship, we
understand, is invested with full powers to treat for
Peace with France, conjointly with our Allies, as
circumstances may arise. His powers, we are far.
ther assured, are seriatim, the same as those with
which the Earl of LAVDCRDALK was invested on
his mission to Paris.

We received, at a late hour last night, Paris
Papers to the 12th inst. including the Moil, str, and
several of the unofficial Journals. The Moniker
b msts, that English merchandize has been univer-
sally prohibited throughout the Ottoman Empire,
repeats the report of a mkunder.unding be-
ibsiesn the prins..ipal uffit-ets of the British squadron
:a the Mediterranean.—lt also et:m.lin' extracts of

letters nid to Iran been fond in the possession ei
two English Couriers arrested with the correspond-
once of the British Miniver, in which the Rua.
Irian army is represented to be SO a bad state.—
The Gentofte dr France contains an article, dated
fiamburgh. April 3r, in which it is averred that rEe
Xing of Senores has ratified the armistice goeclud-
ed by °went Von FISEVI with, the French.

it
app: an Itolll all the accounts brought by the
niutint Mails, arrived on Friday, an extract tt3t4
Wil;tli is given in the p•eceling column, that the
siege of.::antaic is prosecuted by the Freucl wiLb
gieat•a6tirity.

A vessel at at D-41, front Rio tie la Plr,t,
states, that General Btessroaa has elLfled Et;
escape, and juin2d the British forces.

The nese Loser of the Tilt/M.IV has g:sm
rrstice to the Gentlemen who mean to Lid 1)r
ensuing I.lttery, to send in their bil!ings
row, and that he will b> read, to see the ;14:•,,
upon the business on Thor-idly. The gross aa,
of all the prizes is t?..0.40J01. TLe nurnSer u
Tickets will be only

lie? Royal Highness the Priacess CHAttLeTTY as
WA L ES. doled on-tiunday with her Roy AI. KCJI. es.
at Blackheath, along► with a cornpaay of trent,.
five, to celebrate Her Royal Highliess's Birth-day,
Her Royal Highness'. tradesmen displayed, h.!
night, splendid illuminations on the joyful occasior.

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A letter from Dublin, dared May 14, says—" A)
American ship, the Penntt.l.ante. Capt. Tsto),is,
hound from New York, put into Cove, duel from
Rpurclesaix, last Saturday week. She was hoarded
by a boat from the and her crew we►e e-_-
autistic!. In the scrutiny, three Foreigners of cre.
ditabie appearance were di.covered, and were met-
tajed to be Frenchmen, directly from France. Passes
were found in thr:r possess:on, recently furnished
by the French Goverrirnent.—lha singularity of
the lid attracted observation : and iso satisfaition
:is to their destinntieu and views being obtained,
Cast. BRACI had them sent ea board the Amster-
dem store-ship, until he could learn what Coverc-
ment might ebrefl to be dose upon the inahjedt."
Admiral NI A ItTll4 is going to the Mediterranear.
Cminotfore Kea? is is about to sail with a aqua
ton from Pr.rtsrrsouth.

Mr. R.OIIe.NT.OPI. brother tO Lord ORRNT■AN.
left town, Yesterday, for the Continent. on A setter
sion.

I.ord Levssot: Gowan will leave town at ten
o'clock this morning, for St. Fetersburgh ; part of
his Lordship's suite set off at Ave o'clock dos
morning.
The Na 64, CIAKIMLL. from Portland. arrived
at Liverpool, sailed on the I ith ul:. fell in with a
frigate in lat. 48. long. 20 the Captain of which in.
formed Captain CRAM/ILL, that he had retakes,
from a French privateer, an American ship from
I.ivwponl, and sent her for Halifax The crew of
the ,privateer had taken out of the'Anaerican two
boat loads of goods, sad the long boat.
The Betsey, trawl.boat cartel. arrived on ditto•
day, at Plymouth, from M0e144, which the left ot
Friday. The Busty carried over, a few days ago.
the Lady of Colonel HALL. of the 9th Regiment.
wrecked near the coast of France in the winter GE
1805. He has been a prisoner ever since. It is
stated, upon the authority of the soldiers who were
put on board the cartel, during her stay in the hm-
bout of Morlaix, that last week some men of war,
with troops on board, got nut of Brest; but they
did not know whither they were bound. On the
cartel's passage to Plymouth, she fell in with ants
spuke the Jarea:ea frigate, all well, standing el.,
channel. The Jamaica had detained and sent le;
Guernsey, a neutral, laden with a cargo, supposed
French property ; and the Jamaka's boats, close in
shore with the French coast, had cut out a French
lugger, a chaise maree, laden with brandy and
wine, which the Jamaica had sent for an English
port.

On the 30th of April, Major-General Count Von
iILRNSTOI7, youngest brother to the Danish Prime
Minister, was arre4ted at Hamburgh, by sore
French ;:en,d'etries, by order of Marshal Banat;
Out was detained only till he was informed of the
cause of this insult, which was his having neglefteJ
to poi: off his hat to the. Marshal, as the latter was
passing through the ladies' walk to his head-qua:.
sets. It is reported that Count atiIISTORI has
sent him a spirited challenge.
Yester.lay morning we received letters and papers
from Gibraltar, to the 21st last, and from Malta to
the 15th of March. A letter from the Utter place,
dated March 13th, says:—
" It appears, that after our Ambassador had rs.
turned to Constantinople, to open a new conference,
he gained the information that the Pears intend.d
to seize him, his family and suite, with all the Eng•
lish residents (together with the kadimsaa frigav).
aid to confine their persons in the Seven Tower.,
a. hostages for tie tontine of our squadron. It.:
therefore daermined to quit Constantinople,
fore the Turkish Government could be a.N.lre
of his intentions, and prevent his depart,:r:.—
This resolution was sudden, and he manat..el IP
get the fadory on board, without any of ti;c:
being aware of their danger. They were 4•
assembled by dusk in the evening of the 29th
January (except Mr. Moons, who, on accow
of Mrs. Mood's pregnancy, could not leave) ; t! e
frigate slipped her cable. and Itot out of their reach
Before sailing, our Ambassador sent in a Note t!
the Poem holding it responsible for the Englisn
property left behind. He also requested Barci
Ht I.SCH to use his influence with General SZBAS.
I A tit, in favour of Mr. Moons, and the
of the Failory, (which were all left behind), pin-
t/Us-rig, that for any protedion granted to thew,
would willingly make a rettrn, should the kntu l'.
of war give him that influence which SIBASTIA•:
appeared then to have. They afterwards learnt.-
that Sr SASTI• NI. the day following, bad senttr IT';
to the English dependants, to say, that their p. -
sons and properties should be protected. The Akio•
wren reached the squadron on the Slat of Jemmy.

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