The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-19 00:00:00

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GOTTEN SUOI-1, ITF•111 `Stocltholm
Post of te,dayAmi brnught,The-linvortant intelli-
r,-.nce that •:RUSSIA has DECLARED WAR
AGAINST SWEDEN ; and some accounts state,
that the Russians have already entered Swedish Fin-
hod: Both-Moms. ALorcUs, (the -ittissian
ter, and Count M:)41,1i.E, the Danish MiniSte-Were
about to leave Stockholm. The Orlieers!and Stall*
of the SWedfsh Aimy in Finland had-received order's
-to join with all possible expedition..
A Danish Man of War (zi 74) has been crnizing
off 'this Port for more than a, week 'past, but such
has been the'state of the winds, that althowrh'three
English Line-of-battle Ships are lying here, not one
of them haS been ableJo go in quest.of her.
The frost set in yesterday very hateusely, and there
is now every appearance of a severe winter.

STOCKnoz;m, JAN.25.—Her MLijesty, the Queen,'
and their Royal 'Highnesses .the Prince. ROM, and
',,Princess Sophia \Vac!mina, arrived here last Friday
from Gripsßolm. His Majesty the King returned
from the above !loyal Country Seat. the tad
COPEN/LWEN, JAN. foth of last month
a, ship under Russian colours wag • 'detained by our
cruizers and, brought into this port,' whicht, ac-,
cording to the ship papers produced, came fiom a
Neutral Port; but a Danish' seaman who Was on
board betrayed the secret, -thatithe Ship came from
London. The right Ship-papers were concealed in
an artificial ham Made of tin, with great art, and
found in a locker in. the 'cabin. The 'Asiatic, or
East India Company has still five Ships at sea, the
return cargoes of which are estimated at 2,155,600
'rix7do4ais (about 437,9001.) •

COPENHAGEN, JAN. Royol, Highness
the CROWN PRINCE Set out yesterday tsar Kiel, with
his Hi ILICS3 Bitted bums rIAN of 'Hesse, and

.euite: •
Prince Wti,LIANI of Prussia, brother of his Prus-
sian Majesty, is arrived in Paris, and has had a long.
private audience of the If
Sea-Coal, . fire-wood, and coffee are extremely
•
scarce in *this' capital.
GoTereNeunen, J. e.g.—Yesterday arrived at
Cladsholm, a harbour to the northward of this, His
33ritannic Majesty's Ship Vanguard. .11,assau
and Stately, of. 6.4 '-gnns each, together 'With the
•
Quetee Frigate and Lynx Sloop, yet remain here, as
wen as several small English Vessels of War; •
Three or four More English Merehants have ar-
rived here from St, Petersburgh, who, with great
difficulty; obtained Passports to depart from t hence.
They state that Paesporis were refused to the perset,is
remaining, of whom there.were severel.,
There is considerable demand here for colonial
produce. A number of foreigners have arrived to
purcite4e Sugar and coffee, winch articles have risen,
t 0.50, per cent. in Hamburgh and in the Baltic ; a
1 large quantity, it is said, .1.13 (in the present difficulty
of navigation) going overland to Russia.
GOTTENEUROft,' FEB. I.—Accounts received this,
day from 3tockholin announce, that a Russian Army
of 3e,000 men is on the Frontiers. of
There were at firseso,ooo, but as it was found
cult to provision so many, six regiments' were
marched home.egain.
GLISTAVIA, Ilfl ST. BARTIIOLMEIN, Nov.
Yesterday, between ewe and three o'clock in the
morning,. lauded in this Isl tnci, at a place called
Grand Galette,. a, Corps of about tOO French
sal-
diets; and took possession of the leatteriefi and guard-
house, on which occasion I Corporal and 2 Swedish
Soldiers were killed. They confiscated about 76,600,
bags of coffee belonging to an American house,
posSessed thenielVeseofa Swedish Brig of 16 guns,
and a. Schooner under Americen Cdlourse and then
left the Island.--(Stockheinz Gazette, Ea. 6).
Leoffaaw, Dec. inhabitants of all the
towns .a,nd provinces of the former kingdom sof
Etruria have now taken the oath of allegiance to the.
Emperor:and King Nsroenber. The Etrnriaos are
marching to Upper Italy, and this piece is occupied
by a numerous French garrison. Ja the Fort, which
cover the,City and Porte preparations are making to
receive the English with red hot balls, in case they
should :lucent.); ha attack. Whether Etruria is to
be incorporated with: Prance, or whether LUCIEN
BUONAPARTE is to be our Sovereign is not yet
cided,
STOCKIIOILAIi JAN. b.—The statue of the late
King, Gestevvis W. was uncovered on ,the 24th
alt. It is.ereetedi on the spot where, after the Peace
of Werela, the Xing landed from the Fleet which
had obtained the viotory. near Swensksand.
CoraernAGEN, FEU. Royal Highness the
Crown Prince arrived at :Kielson on the 4th of last
month.
H A NOVPIt, JAN. 24.—The fortress of Haineln,
17, (.eotge, itud Nieuburgh, will be dismantled;
rii.ntqlitiott of their fortifications. was began the
tl., v bvf, yesterday.
neeeOESßUßati, 2.5!---On the 16th hist'
their. PrUSSiart Majesties returned to .Konigsbuegh
from- ideate) Ili perfect :health, on which Occasion
• aim vapitai was illuminated in the evening.
eri4FOrve, 2 t .—The French Geteeral of
Division 41 icoetip arrlyecl hereyesterday,

The ru of Swiss troops in ocnc ply
;311101111N 110 W to 13,23 men. Greg e:xerti.ins aro
making,to procure, the 2,600 still wanting.
NArLEs, 3.—According to letters from Si-
cily, King 11.EriniNAim lives in a very recirea m in-
ner at Palermo.
The' Prince of Hesse Phillipsthal commands
the Royal troopi,- which do not amount to More
than' 6,000 me m,- The English and the Germand
in their pav are; not more than 3,000 men
:English have in icily, one Ship Of the three •
Frigates, two Corvettes, and five or six Gun-boat i.
COPENIIAGS;q, JAN. 23.—According to a notifica-,
.lion published by.
'to foreign
of Norway; by order
of the highest authority, the late Ordinance re-
lative, 'to Foreign Privateers is not to be in force:
when the prize is English. The principle laid
down—" Free . Ships make free G 0045," is' tO
be observed with respeel to all Nentral Ships, •
and those of friendly PoWers, which may put into
the ports. of Norway, 'and the cargo shall not ,be-
„opened or broken into; but if an English cargof
be fonud in a free Ship,- whether discharged:,
or transhipped, or a ship so laden be stranded; it
shall, with its cargo, be treated as enemy's property.

TORTPIOUTH, FEB. tB.—Arrired. La Coquette
Sloolit of War, Capt. FORBES, and Adonis Cutter,
Lieur. M'KILLor, from a cruize ; Mary,..l.\-hont,E-
-YARD (for Rio Janeiro); Co/unzints, VoLLAres, (19r
Surinam) and tkilliam Dent, MussbN, from the
Do: &; Jupiter, GRANT, ane.; Mars, SGARLE, from
Ilfracombe.
Sailed the Avenger Sloop of War, Carr. WHyra,'
with a convoy, for the Downs ; thu Margaret
Sophia, for St. Übe's.

DUBLIN, FEB. 12.—The Otyntpus, frop
is ashore near Dunteary, and full of. water ; the
Mercator, of. Portland, FaREMAN. Master, from Phi-
ladelphia, with flax-seed, the Jane, from Killongh,
viith malt, and the- St. Michael, from Wexford,
with barley, drove ashore in the gale of wind of last
night;at Dutleary ; the cargoes, it is feared, will be
very much damaged, but the Vessels are expected to
be got off: -
The Union, CRAIG, from Whitehaven, with
coals, a 136 drove as:iore last night at Bray ; and the
Diana American Ship, from,ew York, which
hiy Pnolbeg, drove from her anchors, and is near
the Southwall.
.•
A ballast Galleard, which was to an anchor off
the Pidgeen Houie, pealso a Fishing-wherry, .called.
the fain, of Rush,- both sunk near the Pidgeon'
House; two of the crew of the latter are drowne44

A Letter from Gottenburih states the rodowmg
0
most unjustifiable proceeding on the part of the
Dane 3, and winch for tlt3 information of all mari-
ners, ,it, is the more necessary to publish
**“ •
Near the Sow there runs a reef of, rocks
easterly.; about a league in extent, inV'Oe Categat :
to.guard :against which there vas unto' the rupture
with Dentnaik a light at the SC4W. The Danes
have now erected a light about a leave. to the
west of the original light ; thus dritwhlg.any Ship
unacquainted, with the alteration into certain de-
stru6;tion."

• N fr. ALLINGH 4i: is the author of the new Farce
whlch i. prepaiiug at Covent Garden thcalre, • .The
Public are indebted to this Gentleman for several
original and very amnsing works of the same kit+
Mr. CONDEt.L, it seems, has provided serve music:
particularly calculated to give scope to the grotesque
humour Of LISTON. The Farce is to be called Tho.
igdouls Choice
* -
CITY 131.til I N RSS—Yesterday the LonD MAyoit
held a Couit of Common Ctiuncil, which was very
numerously attended. HAnvisY CHRISTIAN-CO:1411E0
Esq. was re-ele6ted Governor of the Irish ;Society,
and the Deputy, and several Assistan.s of the said
So6iety wefts appoinfed- for the ensuing year. The
Loan "Ntsvkia laid before the Conrt a Letter he
had received from 'ThigadierGenerA LUMLEY, in
answer to the Vote of Thanks of the Court, of the
rsth.of September last, for 'his tueritorifais and gal-
lant cousin& at , the attack and capture of Monte
Video; which was-read and ordered to be entered ors
the Journals. •

The Court Mari) 1 upon Genera) IrVITITF,LOCKE
19. adjourned till Monday,.on account of the illnes3
of Lord LAKE. •

. The .Trustees of the Clrith.-Fiall ar Leeds havo`
'failed iwtheir attempt to persuade the TraSteCi of
the Bradford Piece-Hail , to follow their , example in
petitioning.at present for peace With a spirit that
does thenv infinite eredit,'they have replied to the
requisition of the 101 of January, r,;iying, that they
rely hilly on his
, 111,tigsty,
..through hii Ministers,
rr
seizinevery opportunity to snake pi:,•.ce on rea-.
sociable
sent now can haVe no efititt to accelerate so tlqint»
and honoticable terms, and that a Petition.
ble an object, but may increase the demand of our
Enemies.—(Leeds Intelligencer.)

SMITHVIELD MARKE
To
Fen.
r 9. 4.,
Th is.day'smarket had but a short stypik a dif-
ferent kinds at Cattle ; Beef and Mut! oi i are (313Ciirr
than our last report ; . Pork .i*dearer ;,Wal snfipokts.
last price; and the trade for the Most pa was not
over brisk.---Thesales in the Haymarket were some-
what dull ; liay and traw obtained 13st price; .010-
yer has got up in pricesinceMonday's market.—W(3
subjoin a correct statement' of the 'prices and ilOlll
tiers,: ' - _

, To sink the orra per stone f,rit h. •
Beef 3s. icd. to 4s. Sd. 9tt(itt .iS. od• to ~s• NI- —Vi23l
bs. ott. to tis. Qtly Linnb os. otl. to as. cd.-1),o;:. 6s. ed. to

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'iii.'atitti. 570.—Site01)/ 4500.---CaNCS, 2j0.---Iligst 4c0%
Flab sl. lo.li. to ,61. o/-. od.—Clover 01. os. ud. to i'l• 75'
I od.--Straw I. iBs. o,i. to zt ss. od.
...

CORN EXCHANGE, FEB, 19i-,-41'he Of
'Wheat, to-day, are rather large,;-which is heavy
sale ;. and second, with inferior (I‘,:ilities, are Iv-
ther lower; Barley and
.Malt likewise; e
in demand, and dearer; Beans of both, sot la are
cheaper ; the two kind of Pease, the supply. of
Oats; is large, and this trade is quoted cheaper ,
sales of Flour arc cheaper.

DIAD,
'On Saturday last, at Hare-lodge, essex, Mrs. Potts,
rife of lows Port,„ Esq.
SunclaY last, at tier house, Cadopn-plAcet Si"fle°
street, Mts. Rosier.

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