The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL lINGISTER.

DEC. 4.

FROM TUE UOTTE.‘BUI:Gii MAIL.

SToerinoc,i, NOV. 11.
Ilk Royal Majesty has received the following report
from the General iu Chief of the Finnish army, including a
report from Colonel Sandels, Chief of Brigade, touching a
4esere battle, which has been fought in the vicinity of
ldensalini
Since the armistice concluded between the Swedish and
Russian armies was declared to be at an end, arrived yes-
terday a Russian Officer from Lieutenant-General Tot-
schkia, w ith the intimation that hostilities would be im-
mediately recommenced.
" Soon after l received a report that my advanced posts
had been attacked by the Russians, and compelled, by the
cainny's great superiority in number, to fall hack to Wir-
da-bridge, which was soon after broke down after the
troops hal crossed it. A violent cannonade was imme
&del). commeaced by the enemy from the neighbouring
heights, heights, which was vigorously returned from our side, and
Prince Oolgoruski, who commanded the Russian van, was
mortally wounded at the beginning of the action, and ex-
pired soon after. In the meantime the enemy's chasseocs
and infantry crossed the bridge, which they had repaireil,l
formed in line, and advanced against our troors, notwith-
standing the vigorous cannonade which was kcin up from
our batteries, which they attempted to. carry, but were
repulsed by our troops with the utmost intrepidity and
valour, and pursued as far as Wirdn-bridge. In this action
the enemy's loss consist in 360 men killed and wounded,
aid 70 taken prisoners, among whom are two field-
oaicers.
" According to the account of the prisoners, the enemy's
force in the above affair, which lasted six hours, exeinnicil
6000 men, cononanded by Lieut.-General Totschkolr, and
under inin, by Geuerals Itackmanotr, Prince Dolgoruski,
and Alexeijeif. At the close of the action, the Russia'.
commanding General proposed a suspension of hostiluie,
for .1).4 hours, to bury his dead, which I was the more ready
to grant, as on,- loss was also considerable, consisting ni
30 killed, and '5O wounded.—(' toekholin ('uzent.)
44 .1. S.J.vntaq, Chill of Brigade."
" Brigade-Quarters, Idrnsatml, t)rt.2M, Pies."
"STockßoLw, Now, 17.--.1 few days since was publisbee
in this capital a French translation of the statement of Dot.
evallos, wherein he exposes the treacherous conduct of
Bonaparte towards the unfortunate It oval ramify of Spain.
It is read with the utmost avidity, and is likely to he
circulated from hence through a great part of the Ciinti

pent,
" The utmost activity prevails in all the Pock-yards,
and several skips ;ire On the point of being launched, ano
filled out for immediate service."—Stockholm Gazette,
Nov. 17•

PROVINCIALS'.

NIONTIILY Wit ICULTUR 11 REPORT.

The weather for the greatest part of the month, has been. co
eery fine, that all the ditrerent operations of husbandry wlnch
are necessary. at this season, have been carried on almost Nil hunt
any interruption. The late wheat grounds have been ruin-
Pirlrly prepared, and the seed put in, in the best po,sible state.
file early nheats now in many places almost wholly cover the
Pirface of the island, and have a very fine, healthy, green, ap-
lie:nano% In partictolar instances they are perhaps too lot s art-
ant and forward, but this only regards a few situations, where
the corcum.tanees are peculiarly favourable for their vigorous
rrowth. Wheat averages 925. 741. per quarter; Barley, oths.
lad. ; Oats, m. Mil.
The taking up of the potatoe crops has now been every where
completed, and these were perhaps, never, upon the whole,
ulorti full and abundant, in all the northern districts of the
kingdom, especially Lancashire, and the neighbouring counties.
On thrashing nut the oats and harless, they are in generai.
r"ni"l 34+1 much better thnn was supposed at the time of
'harvesting diem, affording, in most caws, a fair produce.

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The completing of the fattening stork ha; golle (Jo well since
Our last, mid much meat has been brought to the diligent markets.
Aud the bite of grass. for the stoie stuck has continued good un-
unutlly lon;, on account of the fineness of the season. flux has
probably been one cause of keeping tip the prices in the northern
parts of the island, though the demands of the midland graziers
have not been so considerable this bear as forinfrly.
The tarnip, cabbage, rape, and other green crops, all pro-
mise well at present, for aliording a full supply of that sort of
food, which is so essential,4especially in the tiorthero districts,
for the support of livestock.
The operations of repairing fens, and forming under-drains
where the wetness of the land demands them, have in puny eases
been performed to a considerable extent, from the unusual open-
ness of the weather, especially in the northern counties.

Fox Coxer.-011 the 29th of October in the afternoon, a
fox was seen crossing the fields of CaMpton, in Bedroll sdire,
followed by a sheplwrd's dog. The fox first made his aay into
the groutuic of the Rev. Mr. Davies's bteit ding-school, at Camp-
ton, where toe boys were at play. !try laird was no s ter in
the mie..l ..f this
,joveuile assembly than a tumultuous uproar
assail .d him, from whith, however, he hastened with all
:peed, through a border plantation into the road, and crossin4
to the Rev. 'Mr. house, the minister of the parish,
he botted through the glass into the library. Herr a female ser-
vant was cleayiug, Cie room, and who, by the sudden and imex-
peeled appearance of the new visitor, was thrown into fits. On
some of the family entering, the apartment, Key Hard was fonthl
skulking in u corner, and the poor girl extended on the fios.r ;
with some difficulty she was recovered, and the fox, who FT!
been cut by the glass taking his leap, bagged by a person w
saw him enter. When or where toe chace commenced, toe-
certain; bin the dog is known to belong to a shepherd at Ater-
pershall, the adjoining parish to Campton.
Early on Saturday morning a lire broke nut on hoard the ship
Devonshire, lying in Cares-dike bay, Creetiock, but by Cie
active exerli sof Mr Smith, pilot, aided by the crew and -e-
-vertl other persons, it was soon got under, without diving env
very material damage to the vessel. The tire, we toiderstai
1,
commenced ti dr the nmeazine, in sshiehthere ss as a considerah!..
quantity of pow dt r. but sshigh, fortunateF it did not rea.
,itherwise the vessel 'mist have been destroyed, and pertn• ;is
several lives lost, as the Captain and er..w acre 011 board acid
asleep at the time the alarm was given.
I.::st week, the workmen in cleansing some ut' the ancitot
geysers, near the Cross. lta,h, met with a few Rontao
amongst is high is one of the Emperwa Vu spasiati. in excellc
preservation : the head and inscription almost as perfect as id
modern date.