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shot. They INTO accordialey turroundeJ b 7 seve.
ral other qv giments, and every nian of the two
regiments was put to death. The Russian Officer de-
dares, that be svas told this anecdote by a person oho
declared that he had been an eye-witness of this
shocking sc,m-. Though we do not credit the rela-
tion in its full extent, we may presume that it is n t
entirely without inundation. The Russian army
AMODStili to 2SOMO men, exclusive of 30,000
i!Fussians who had joined them ; thet mops were full
of confidence and well appointed. They were still
under the command of General BEMNINGSZN, on
the 22.1. The French army was equally numertnti,
but sickly.

Our naval column contains several particulars of
the damage sustained by our shipping, in the late
storm.

His MAJIIITY has made the folluvring alteration%
in the List of Sheriffs for the Present year. 'I hese
alterations will appear in this night's Gazette. 'I hey
are as lollow :
~icectersisere—Edwspi Dawson.
of Whitton 'House. Esq.
11
is the rums, of William Button, of 11i ken, E.g. deceased.
Staftedihiressnlohn Line, of King'. Bromley, 1... q. in the
room 4 George Briscoe, of Suatinerhill, Esq.
Carmarthetishire—Ssekville Greene, of Glenbrane, Esq.
in the room of John Morgaii,of Furnace, Carmarthen, Vie.
An Estitmde of the produce of the Duty on l'ro •
perty ; f.r three years, commencing the 5:1, of
April 1804, sth of April 1805, and sth of Aptil
18Zti: •
F oint 'ith April 1404 /.11nder the Act of 49 Geo 111.
to sth April 1805 at le. in the pound. 1. 4,658,000
1
Ac
Fmni sth April 1805 Under the tof 45 Gee. 111.
:o sth Aped 1606 at Is. 3d. in the poun 5,937,510
'ir•ini sth A ,ril 1806 / Under the Act of 46 Geo. 111.
to sth April 1807 5 at ts in the pouod 11,5.;0,000
I The Srfren, of Hull, Witt o HT, is upset off Lowe.

'toff ; Crew saved.
The LtherSPs, of Sunderland, STORY; the Henry.
Ga•sioe ; and the Mary and LiCarJr, JACKSON.
'from Newcastle for London, are stranded, near
Yarmouth.
The Palmyra, from America for Liverpool, is
lost near the latter place. C.,rgo exprEhd to be
saved.
'llse following, with several other vessels, arc •
shore near Yarmouth :
The Tartar, Graves, iron Shields, fog London; the J-tr,
Allen, from Alterdt en, foe Lond-st i, the Aba, Reynolds, tr
Neweast.e, far London ; the Pothook, So....mime, frith S
tl—latsl, for Plymouth ;te ho, Ham, uf Sields
Dundin ; tho Ceteth and th-• Indunygy, Norh
th Co.ntry

The Mentor, Yet.s.ownv, with cotton and storm
from the .c pr. dwell, is lost nn Crooked island.
The HsNter, lie.r.nue Curer. is lost off Harsbro'.
Some papers have b,en taken up at Yarmouth,
belonging to a vessel called the Heart 4 OaA.
Mr. Pitt clots, of Bridle-street, has given Mr.
JANIS W r Ifs roair:, Four Hundred Pounds for
the Copyright of the Cua few, written by his late
brother Josue Toms, Esq and the publication wiil
take place on Monday morning.
The following is an extra& of a letter from an
Officer at Maldonado, to Lit friend in Minter, dated
Maldonado. Rio de la Plata, Dec. 8, 1806 :
After giving the particulars of the captirre of
Buenos Ayres by Gen 'lustrous, and its subse-
Trent sceapture by the Spaniards, which have been
already detailed in the Government dispatches. he
stir The Spaniards have di-persed Gen. Bre at.
roan and hi; men all over the country, three or four
at a place. General BACK HOUSE. who commands
Maldonado, received a letter from Gal. BEASIFOIIII
a few days since, in which he says he is very well;
he is about 64., miles distant. The Spaniards com-
mitted the most horrid cruelties on our men, such as
cutting off their ears, and wearing them as cock-
ades ; stripping a man naked, And putting him in a
ring of forty or fifty, so that each might have a stab
at him This we learn from those who have made
their escape.
',There are now 6000 Spanish troops encamped
evert 1 a miles from this place, commanded by
Gen. Pivots°, who are expefted to attack this
place every day. The troops here are only 2300.
The Spaniards are all mounted on most excellent
horses, of which there are thousands in this coun-
try, and the best of them may be purchased for
two dollars. They have a most curious method of
fighting. with a long rope and a noose at the end,
which they throw with the greatest nicety to the
distance of 30 yards, it is fastened to the saddle,
and, as aeon as they have caught their ohjAt, they
gallop off, and drag him to death in five minutes
several of our men have been taken in this way.
4. Admiral STIRLING, it is suppesed, is waiting
for a reinforcement from England to attack Buenos
Ayres again ; it is expected to be very easily taken.
but the difficulty will be keeping possession of it.
•. The foraging parties that are sent out for cat-
tle, generally bring in ahem two or three hendred
at a time. A cow and call clay be porchased here
for two dollars, which is 3io per teat. dearer than
they usually are; meat we get at one mewl per
pound, very excellent tender beef—but nu mutton,
as sheep are very scarce."
Some Paris Papers, to the 11th, have been
received, but they -are of little interest. Au article,
dated Paris the 10th, says, Since the ie.
turn of the Empress, this city has recovered its
gaiety. Yesterday, the Princess CA canAN IC A the
Countesses of MIITTEIINICH-W A LSISCRO, 7 YITI7II.
SElS.MOlitosstA, and Mrs. Ai usTotosu,
then Ame-
rican AillbASSACifill 1.1141. were presente t I ler
MAJzst r.'"llleCapt3:n of the frigate f;ciett at, has
transmitted a report to the Meritime n
B
Prefe at rest,
stating, that on the 30th lan.haviee rit snider weigh
with the intention of sailing tar Brest, with a con.
voy of 2t; sail, from St. MA°, escorted by the
Prieremps cutter, and the Run-b• ats 262 and 21,
the gutter was attacked by six or seven En glish pin-
naces, sent from the ships nt. war stationed vff Brest.
which shipped almost all their crews on hoard, armed
with pistols, pikes, and rut:laws, with the design of
carrying her off. and seizing the convoy ; but the vi-
gorous resi•tance they n.et with, in a brisk engage.
mart, which lasted about shier quarters of an how
and during which two men belonging to therrietemps
wre killed, and ten badly wounded, obliged the
English to sheer off, leaving the Master ot one of
0-e pinnaces on boats!, mu tally wounded em
eifferent places, besides losing most ot their nice