The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-24 00:00:00

GOrDEYBURGII MA.

GOTT ENBU R 6Fi , AU C-. IC. —We
here, but various reports, by letters, which sometilliO3
reach us from the Baltic, of the preparation of Att,
Aria for war With France, &c. &c.

—The folloWipg Emrau,''ut a Letter, dated
burgh, July 20, from a highly respeaable Cori-e-
-spOridrnt, we believe contatni a cUrrt...el acu.um ut
the state of atfair§.

Austria-, it is believed, is preparing for war,
and GOd knows what may happen, though certain-
ly, not 'only- froM the situation of tnings, but Oa:
temper of the people, little good is to br! expeaed
front it, and in the general opinion it is more de4ir,
able she should continue quiet.
" Russia continues firin to her principles 5 a eta,-
siderable army was said to be drawing together ,
the confines of this country towards Georgentict-g!::
thotigh there is I 10: the most distant idea of its b,atia
brought into aetivity, least of all for the delivery (..t.
this Country. Prussia is so much reduced, that it,
can make no resistance; happen what will; anti
even were its resources greater, the 'necessary on-
pulse Would be wanting. Thu Danes do not snrai
hemselves more your enemies than oet s every
Prussian Ship that has fallen into their bands, %via-
ther in ballast or loaded, has been condemned, and
where pretences are wanting, they baVe alledged
them, in affirming the Ships to be English, in &-
fiance of all proofs, by which the Country has suf.,
feted incredibly, and for, many' years longer than
we can hope to live its effects will continue to be
visible:" •
GOTT E SU RGH, Atro. t 5.---The Euryalus Fr I-
gatc, ,Captain DUNDAS, arrived. here this•niornitej
from the-Great Belt, and brought es the important
intelligence That Ten Thousand-Spanish Troops liAve
.separated from the . French Army: in Holston!, ;nit
marched to Nyburgh, where they embarke., assist-
ed by all the Vessels and Boats that Admiral ic.Lvi
could muster, and took-possession of Langeland, a
- very fine fertile island in the Great Belt, in whi,:it
•they will be protected by the British Ships till they
can be conveyed home. We have recei::ed ~ftst.ta
. accounts, that the Russian Fleet, consisting of nine.
Sail of the. Line and eight Frigates, hit‘..e. ltht Cron-
stadt,
,and were otf Oldeosbolm. the t'th of rths
month. The glorious news of the. surrender of
DUPONT and his army has just reached us. The
Marquis of .DOUGLAS has arrived at Stockholirn, and
. several more travellers from St. Peter,nureh,
have come hither., give dismal aceotults of the (its-
contents prevaili6g iu Russtr..-
AUG.. 'l7.7—The Spaniards took possession of Ltv-
land-as hell As Langeland. :t tie two islands are new:
each other': in: the Great Belt. *There were about
5000 Spaniards from Fubnen—the rest, atuountinq
to 4500 men, came from Helstein and other quar-
ters., Get-lend 'A 11 NS ELDT has given up the-coin-
:nand of the army ading against Nen-lay—General
CEDERSTR OM', it is said, has succeeded him. •

"Jleul-Quarters, Graisby, Aug. 5.
His Royal Majesty has received a report frOnt
gear-Admiral ElJlmyisTizaNA, and also another
from Colonel PuLEI., of the actions which took place
on the 2d instant in Sando River and on the Plc of
Kimitu, by which it appears, that at three o'clock in
the morning the Russian batteries in the said Island
opened a very heavy fire on our Flotilla of ‘Gtxn.
beats stationed at. the mouth of the river, and that
about half an hour after the Russian Fleet, comnos-
ed of 40 Sail, commenced also an :aitaek on the
'Swedish Flotilla, the result of ~which was, that our
Flotilla was obliged to. retreat, yet without losUw.i
any of the Gun-boats of which it was composed.—
. (Stockholm. .Gazette, jug. 9) .
STOCKHOLM, AUG. tu.—A letter has been re-
ceived here. from WaSa, dated July 1 1, stating, tli::t
after,. the battle which was fought near that town,
on the 25th of June, the Russian General DEtimm,
gave his troops permission to plunder the town, avid
encouraged them himself, with the Officers of hii
Staff,, to commit- the most atrocious ads ; in .conse-
--quence whereof. not only several houseS•were burnt
down to thegrpund,t2ut also 15 of the unfortunate
inhabitans most ba!barou.,ly, killed,and many other:;
wOu titled.— (Stockhplia Gazette, Aug. to.)
STOCKHOLM, AUG. p.77-According to .the last
, intelligence. from our army, in Finland, the vi&ory
lately obtained over the, Russians near Lappo has
been „pradnOive of the most important results; time
enemy : having been necessitated, in consequene
thereof, . not 'only to quit Lindulax, but also the
strong position .pear Salami. The head-quarters of
Field isi.larshal'Coant KLINGSPoii were, on the !1.4 th
• of.last nionth; at LappO, and our advanced post oc-
cupied, at that time, Knortanee and Tistigocki.—
(StachholmGaz.ette, Aug. 3.).
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Saturday one hundred. French Conscripts, most
them tine young men, who had effeded their eSejp:.
from Oporto,were received on board the several priso;
ships at Gillingham ; they were almost naked, and
gave a most lamentable account of the hardships they
have experienced. Being well acquainted with tl:e
reverses which the French have experienced in
they have communicated that intelligence amow.2.,
the prisoners 'of ail ranks who are confined at
barn, among whom a general and rooted
was established of the news we have recei7eu
that quarter. An incipient coolness towards 13%
•• kAturn has been thereby occasioned, and theV
appear to think he is not that great, and 'good,
invincible charader which they had hitherto -
ceived ,him to be ; and, when Sl•eaking
• ~iotne,-evenot the Officers, now that his sunappi,
declininu in the horizon, as,ert that ht is nor Nv•)! •
_thy of the high situation he has obtained,: and ;:rti
it is time France should have a period put to the
'Vation she has endured for the sole lam-pose of pro-
moting his ambitious views.
UNION-HALL.—John White alias Cpnky *Beau,
was taken iuto custody in the bustle at Catnbei‘te:t
Fairs on Saturday, and was cormnitted by
BowLEY, Esq. as a reputed thief, for want of
ties, to, the County gaol. On -MondaY he jut a
bail to answer at the next Sessions.

tt
-STE.EET.—Lst night, George AnderSon, a
lad about seventeen, was folly comtnitied at Bow-
.street, charged with secreting a letter from a two-
' penny post-office, containing a 51. note. We have
already mentioned the particulars.
I •
At the York Assizes, in the cause of Thornton
against Flint,'no datence was made, and a veld'.:l;
I given for LoQl. •