The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-19 00:00:00

GoTTENatac4r, A. A:report has been cur.--.
rent here to-clay, said to haVe arrived in private
tors' from Konigsburih, that Russia- is- about to join
France ia-a war against Austiia, and; that a large
Russian force is shortly expe6ted in the neighbour-
hood of Konigsburgh. •
ADG: 9.—Captain .Hops, Captain of the ViaorY
and of the Fleet, embarked in an extra packet early
this morning, with important dispatches from Sir-
j."l" SAUMARM, for England. He afterwarth left
the packet and went on board a gun-brig, 'in hopes
of accelerating his passage:

Head-quarters, Gralsby, july 27.

His Royal Majesty received yesterday the f&low.
lug-report from Field Marshal Count KLINGSPOR,
dated Head-quarters, New Carleby, the 20th inst.
touching, the victory obtained by his Majesty's
ziniiiii.Ariny, near Lappa, on the 14th inst. over
t 6 Enemy's troops, far superior in number :

My last report was of the gtb instant, and was
';Patolled by Messenger BRO.LIN. Major'FLEANDT I
k as si
nc e forced to retreat froM Perho and Kockon-
sari, and to fall back to Dunkas. By this retrograde
thovethent the rear of our-army was so much . ex-
posed, that nothing but a brisk attack on the ene-
rny's main force, near Lappo, could have warded off
the impending danger,. I therefore ordered Major--
General ADLERC4EUTZ to-take the command of the-
troops assembled near Lower Harma, to attack the
enemy, which was done o'n the 14th inst. with so
much success, that viaory, although dearly bought,
declared. in favoUr of your Majesty's troops. The
eddrny has retreated since that action to Salma, and
taketi.up there a strong and advantageous position.
"t,Betbre the-above Expedition against La.ppo was
Undertaken, a Swedish brigade, -with a considerable
Park of artillery, marched under the orders of Col.
Esstg, frani Sockloth to DtlukA, to- join
Major FLeai/Or's corps, and make .a diversion in
that quarter ;. but.the enemy's position was found so -
strong as to render. an attack in front utterly impos-
sible.. I accordingly ordered Colonel ESSEN to en-
deavour to turn the enemy, but before he was able
to perform that moviment„ he received intelligence '
that the euerny bad lett.the above position, and was
retreating, burning and destroying all the bridges
immedilliely after he had passed them. Colonel
VON ESSEy is in fill pursuit of the enemy, and I
entertain some hope that this operation will soon
force the enemy to quit ,Salt-na, and fall back to
I(nortane and Alawi. Colonel SANDALS has re-
ported from SaWolaic; ihat he detached Major Am:-
tiNKIITI. with. five hundred Men in about fifty
small iloats to make an attack on nine of the Ene-
my's Gun-boatt Which had sailed from Kuopio :.al-
though the objea of this attack, to take the above
t-itin'boats, could not be attained,. on account of the
znerny's superior weight of metal, and the Wind
.coMing fon!, yet the Enemy's Gun-boats weretom-
- pelted to make a,precipitate retreat to Kuopio.
" MAURIcE Iti.LINGSPOR,
H. Field- Maish:.l and tieneral in Chief of
she Army in Finland."

" Head-quarters, earlebY,
' July zo, k 808."

Hcad.quirien, Cralsby. july 3z.

" Ibis ItoyatMajestk, attended by General Baron
STEDINcK, and the General Staff, proceeded this
_morning at ten O'clock to the spot where the troops
- commanded iv MajorLeyeneral Baron VISGESACK‘
*ft".ericarnped. After his. Majesty had passed the
llne, he ordered thi troops to form by battalions in
close column, and after in open square,' in which
Jai vine Service was performed, and the Te Deunt
Ting in celebration of the vialory obtained on the
t4th inst. over the Russians, by the Finnish Army.
Lord
•,13MEATOWN was on the 25ih inst. presented
to the King, and still continues in his .Majesty's
4tead-quarters."—(Stockholm Gazette, Aug. 3.)

The Russians, we are sorry to find, still puriue the
Savage system of their ancient wars, burning villages,
and forcing prisoners into their own service, sending
them to the distant extremities of their vast Empire.
In the retreat, after their recent defeat by the Swedes
at Lappo, they set fire to the village of Leochstade by
"way of a diversion, and the prisoners of the garrison
of S►eaborg are forcibly sent to serve in the Russian
regiments on the frontiers of Turkey.

It appears by the accounts presented to the House
of Commons relating to the increase and diminution
of expences in the Public Offices, between the tst of
January, 1806, and the tst of January,. 1808, that -
theexpences of the office of the .Commissioners of
Military Enquiry were 19161.85. 9d. less during the
last year than in 18'06.—In the office of .the Pay-
Master-General the total increase in the amount of
salaries, &c. in 1807, was 262.51. to which is added,
a temporary increase of 17101. Bs. for eleven extra
clerks employed in bringing up the arrear account of
the Paymaster-General to' 24th of December, 1804.
.en increase in the salaries to the Officers under the
Auelitor of the Receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer
'llas taken place between the Ist day of, January,
180, And tne Ist day of January, 1808, to the
atrlctupt.of. 21101. per ann. pursuant to an establish-
ment proposed by the Auditor, and approved by the
Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury,. to

commence from the sth.of January, 1806.--No in- I
crease or diminution has taken place in the number
and amount of the salaries, of the rates of emolu-
ments and fees, or of expences to be borne by the
Public, in the offices of the Marquis of BUCICING-
MII.and Earl CAMDEN, Tellers or the Exchequer;
excepting that an allowance of 241: 6s. id. Made by
a debenture froth the Treasuiy to each Teller, order
the provisions of the A6t of thebth of Queen Anne,
for the,trouble of his Clerks, in the payment of cer-
tain
zxchequer Annuities forninety-nine years, from
170, create(' by that Aet, and the annual allow-
Ouces.. of 261. i as. Sid. and t.f 131. gs. 4d. made also
by debentures from the Treasury to each Teller, un-
,Oer the provisions of the 2kc't of the 6th of Queen
.Lone, for the trouble of his Clerks in the ,payment
of curtain other Exchequer Annuities tOr ninety-nine
years, from 1708, created by the last mentioned
,Aft, ban ceased in consequence of the expiration of
those annuities. The salaries of the four 'under
Clerics in the Offices of Earl BATHURST, and the
eon. W. F. E. EDEN, the other Tellers of the Ex-
chequer, have been increased, which is the only in-
crease since 18'06.
On Wednesday his- Royal 1-Tighne;s the PRtti cE of
• WALES arrived at Carlton-Bowe from Oatlands.