The Sun.
London, England, 1801-05-11 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF ISLANDS.

AN Officer arrived late last night with Dispatches
from General TRIGGE and Admiral DUCKWORTH
in the West In&es, with the intelligence of the
whole of the Dani,li and Swedish Islands having
been taken by the British Forces, without any very
great opposition.

These Islands are St—Thomas's, St. Martin%
St. Bartholomew's, and Savta Cruz..

• THE HAMBURGH MAIL.

COPENHAGEN, MAY 2.

ADMIRAL PARKER still remains with his Fleet
in the bay of Kloge.
On account-of the delays occasioned by making
out passes for Ships bound to Norway, with grain
and provisions, Sir HYDE PARKER has given orders
that all such Ships shall be suffered to proce-Cd with.
out passes, as it is not his wish, "in the present cir-
cumstances; to interrupt or disturb the trade, of
Russia, Denmark, or Sweden in the Baltic or
the Cattegat.

CONSTANTINOPLE, ArittL

•
- THE Ec gli h Ambassador here, Lord ELcrx, has
received the 'following important ageounts from
EgYPt .
" -After the alThir of Aboukir, and the severe Aaton of the -
r3tliiif SI rcii, Gen, 1.1114.40 u they., tpgetni:J his whole force
to oppose the progress Of the Epgli:thi who had advanced to
the vicinityr,ot Aleotandria„ •
" The English General Sit Rittrti Ar ER ekoNtaY, in this
situation, determined to attack the' French, .:and gave battle
to to Gen u on.the. azzi of March, defoatco him, and.
-conipelkd him to retreat.- About-zOOO 1 renthreinaiiied dead
on the tidd j. 500 were taken Prisoners, and Iticir CavalrY, j
consisting
.of 2503 tries, were- entirely dispersed.
.The re. .
mainder of the Troops of GeneraLiAt N ou-n.tired, Partly to ." •
Cairo-, and pertly to Alexandria. :The English Army on the
24th, proceeded on its. marsh Jot Alexantiri4, wriik. it was
expccted must speedily be obliged to surrender,

" ltis of the English in the battle of the 2.2 d was •
consiticr.tble, :is the french fought' with incredible bravery,
" FILt has chased a 1:1-Cuch Squadron, which
was coming to bring succoUrs to Egypt.

" On this occasion, the former.tvuk a cPnvPY of riartish
and Swedish Ships, ac‘onipanied by two Frigales. The
whole Consisted of nearly iqo Merchant Vesscls,,partly-latlen
with Corn, which the English Fleet inutts:diately sent lot
England. . -
• .
" Qeneral AiiEseltgllsv expel-don." the asth of -Match,
a Corps Of 69c,0 Annuts,,whickwastObe sent to hint by
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tilt: G!.t.A::D 71 it - •

•
. • VIENNA., APRIL iS•

Eng AtilbaSsador here., tOrdiMNT,O,
has received a Courier from the,Ereglish Ambassador
at Constantimo:pie:l- Lord. ELctN, with an =Dan':
that a severe aaion had taken place,- on:tbe.24(l of
March,-between General Aupsil.c R omsir! and Gene?
raLlVlzzaku...in which the English were vidorionsi
the French bein& compelled to retreat. General
ABERCRONiBi Was severely wounded iii Ite.4ctle.
On the. :13th tha Ertglieh tdolt:t4le Fort'

ST. PETERSBURGIL, Antis, 116.

AN Ukaie has been publishelhere, by tv*h,iri;
deruniry•is offered -to all fugitives:who haveenli-
grated from Russia, except such as have committed
murder, provided they return before tJe lit- of
March, 'lBoz ; or for those who are in very. distant
Countries, within two years.

BREMERLEHE, NAY 6. ,

THE preparations made•by the Prussians here are
of an extraordinary -nature : Along the banks of
the /Filer.; and on the heights across the Country
high poles have been . ere6ted4ith. materials tor
alarming . the Country by illuminatidn ; they . are
well guarded. ,They are intended to convey signals
in ‘s.ase of an hostile descent: being attempted
upon'the Coasts, in Which•event the different Corps
of Prussian troops dispersed throughout theConnity,
are- immediately to repair to a particular position,
where the whole Army is to be concentrated. The
Commanding Officers of the PrusSiana are using
every art to reconcile the minds of the inhabitants
to their presents situation. ,They assert positively, ,
that the measure by which, they are now in posses.
sion of our Distrit3,..has taken place in consequenco
of a previous understanding between the K. I NG. Of
ENGLAND and his PRDSSIAN MAJESTY/ and for-the
purpose of ,preventing any attempts of the French
and. of the Emperor 'They. add too, that
they expert, in Cr. e course of less. than a Month, to
evacuate the Hanov&ian Territory, •

VT