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London, England, 1806-08-16 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, I'Bo6.

Two 'Gottenburgh Mails arrived this. morning;
the following are the only articles of intelligence

they contain :

" GOTTENBVIMIT, AUG. I.—On the 29th ult. a
dreadful Fire broke out in the ToWn of Uddewalla,
about '5O English miles from hence, which in a short
time reduced the whole Town, together with the
Arsenel, Tar-wharfs, Iron-works, ?cd. &cl to ashes
not a single house remains !--Upwards of 4000 in-
habitants were burnt out, whose distress is beyond
description': what adds, to it is, that 15,000. dozen
of deals, with whicb they might have erected
temporary habitations, were destroyed in the Fire.
Very liberal subscription's have been entered into
for their assistance.'

" OTTENBUXIGH, AVG. 4.--Yesterday arrived
the Perreter Gun-brig, with an English Messenger
for St. Petersburgh ;• and this morning arriied .the
Amity Packet; with a Russian MeSsenger for the
same place ; for which they set off immediately."

ALTHOUGH the intelligence from the West Indies,
which was yesterday received at LLoyn7s, came
from a. very respeaable quarter, We are rather in-
clined to doubt its accuracy. .it is, very likely that

Adtn. COCHRANE, might not feel' himsilf justified in
' engaging the Enemy, considering their great superio-
rity of force ; but it seems_impr9bable that he should
haw gone to Tortola, and suffered the Enemy's Squa-
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dron quietly to 'pursue its course. Adm. COCHRANE'S
chaiieter tbr. ,skill,and•cdtrageis..so well-established,
that there can, be no doubt but that if he could have
engaged them with any'Tair proipeEt of success he
would not have missed the opportunity ; but the
superiority.
.0n the paft of the French; both in num-
ber of Ships and in weight of metal, , was-so great,
that it would have been'subjeaing himself to great
responsibility in risking-an engagement; particularly
if he -did not knOW that Sir jointß. WA-PIEN was
on his passage to the-West Indies. ,

We have received American Papers to the 13th
tilt. They contain a variety of reports respeaing
General MIRANDA, which do not appear entitled to
much credit. One of them, indeed, is upon ,the
face of it evidently untrue. It is stated that Admiral
COCHRANE had given to MIRANDA 40 Spanish Pri-
soners, being equal to the number Of Ametidans cap-
tured by the Spaniards in MIRANDA'S two SCIIOO-HerS.
It can hardly be necessary to state, that no British
Officer would transfer his Prisoners in. that way.

WE have made some extraets' from some French
and Dutch Papers, which reached us,' last night,
but they are not of a later date than those which
we had previously - received. It is singular that
no official account has yet been published respe&ing
Cataro : it is stated in a Letter from Trieste,' that
Generals LAURISTON and MOLITOR have taken it by

storm.

The gallant Prince of HESSE PHILLIPSTHAL was •
wounded by a cannon-ball as .he was examining
a breach made by the fire of the'Besiegers. , His
wound, we are happy to find,. is nOt ,dangerou,,
but it compelled him to quit Gaeta,, and, no-d.oubt,
hastened the reduaion of that important place.

YEsTERDAT morning the Carysfort Frigate ar-
rived in the riu*ns, with 16 Sail of West Indiainen.
Several Vessels belonging this Fleet have arrived at
Bristol and Liverpool. . They sailed on the 2d of
July, and were chaced for a short time by Ad-.
miral GUILLAUNIEZ'S Squadron, but escaped by carry-
ing a press of sail. -

Mr. BASILIC°, the Messenger, who left Town on'
Thursday night, -arrived at Deal yesterday morning,
and immediately embarked on board
-the Specukitor
Luger, and sailed for Calais.

b is now confidently stated that, a copy of the
Report, upon a certain mysterious and delicate
in-
quiry, was presente4 to the Illustrious Female prin-
cipally concerned, an the itth of this Month; The
Report is dated the 14th of July. The Report sub-

•stantially nullifies all the weighty charges, and only
' animadverts ,upon some peculiarities in. manner
which might appear as levities in women of this
country, but which are the ordinary habits of Fo-
r.eigners. It is,needless for us to express our high
eatifiCation at this'result dap Inquiry that haS ex-
cited so much attention, as it must be the common
feeling o? every tender, generous; and manly heart..

His Royal highness the Dllke of YORu . left town
yesterday afternoon fOr 04tlands.