The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

FETI. 21..

Extract, of a Letter from Copcaltagen, dated January 19-
- It appears, that as early as the month of July last, it was
supposed in the Isle .of France, that a war must he unavoidable
between, England and Denmark, on which account an embargo
was laid on all the Danish ships lying there; a hope is thnrefore
entertained that by this measure of the French Government
there, many of the skips of our merchants and trading companies
o ill escape being raptured. By the fitting out of the Danish
fleet, orders for which have been sent down to Portsmouth, it
is very manifest what was the real motive for the robbery com-
mitted here ; could any doubt remain concerning it ? The Eng-
/1,11 at tirst boasted that they had ships enough. and only wanted
to detain ours that they might not be employed against them.
To encourage our manufactures, and annoy the enemy, the tat-
too ing three measures have been proposed as the most efficient :
first, The prohibition of the use and importation of an En-
glish manufactures—Second, The introduction of It national dress
,---Third, the establishment of a great privateering Company.
the privateers of which should keep at no great distance from
each other, so as to be able to crone to each others assistance,
and on the first gin tiring, by which means they might be enabled
to capture the convoy ing ship, and all the yes,els nutter its con-
voy.. This, it is stated, is a plan which taiOtt easily be effected
if the ship of war be attacked at the same time at the head, the
*tern, and on !loth sides, by the above number of privateers, each
baying from 20 to :it) gulls. The roast of Norway, and the West
Jndian Sea-,,, are the proper places for such privateers to cruizc
in. This plan comes front a Marine Officer."
Extract of a Letter from Gotteuburgh, dated Feb. 19.
The Stockholm post of to-day has brought the Important
intelligence that Russia has declared war against Sweden ; and
some accounts state that the Russians have already entered
Swedish. Finland. Both M. Alopeus, the Russian Minister,
and Count Miolke, the Danish Minister, are about to quit
Stockholm. The officers and Staff of the So etlish army in
Finland, had received orders to join with all possible expe-
dition. A Russian army of 55,000 men is on the frontiers of Fin-
land; there were at firstso,4Klo, hut it was found difficult to pro-
vision so many.—Six regiments were marched home again.''

Extract of it Letter from Petersburg!), Jau. 14.

" (laulincoUrt. , the new French Ambassador, has arrived in
this city accompanied with a guard of honour. On the same
day he was introduced to the Emperor Alexander, by whom
he was most graciously received. By the respectable part of
the inhabitants the honours paid to Caulincourt were viewed
with sullen silence ; but the reflections w hick have since been
unreservedly made throughout PeterstAirgh, are such as must be
far from pleasing to the Emperor, fur they are in direct hosti-
lity to what is termed " the new order of things." Bonaparte
hasreneteed his demand to receive in marriage a sister of the Em-
peror of Russia. tier Royal Highness received the first over-
ture
with indignation ; but the terms in which the demand was
made were so peremptory. that it was supposed the humiliated
Alexander, rather than risk the displeasure of the Corsican,
would force his sister in compliance with the demand. The
English merchants have been alarmed by the Swedish war. All
communications between the two countries being at an end, the
indirect channel of intercourse between Russia and England
must, in like manner, be interrupted. The British merchants
in St. Petersburgh are apprehensive they may ultimately be re-
fused passports to return home."
Lady Edward Fitzgerald, once so famous as Pamela, the
reputed daughter of the late Duke of Orleans, and the eli've
of Madame de 'Geniis, left this country last week, in rom-
pany with Prince }sterhazy. It appears she was narrowly
sought after, both at Dover and on board the vessel, by
Sheriffs' Officers, who had warrants against her on civil ac-
tions. She was concealed in the Prince's carriage among
his baggage, and,so successfully, that though the carriage
itself was searched, she remained undiscovered. Site had
previously escaped front shore to the vessel, in the dress of
a sailor.
The Dutch official Gazette contains the following im-
portant article :
" Abandon common speculations ; do not suffer yourselves to
be excluded with impunity from the Empire of the seas.—Fit
out privaterrs to wrest the prey from the enemy, to procure
provisions, become almost of the first necessity : it is in the
enemy's ships that you ought to seek for your Colonies ; it is
at their expence you ought to furnish your correspondents with
the merchandise they want.—Recollect the courage of your an-
tcsturz ; recollect •you are fellow -countrymen of Ruy ter and