The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-31 00:00:00

(PRIVATE LETTER.)

ALTONA, MARCH 24.—LatO yesterday afternoon
the.arrival; of seven English Mails in Denmark was
announced on the Egohange of Hambro', together
With the intelligence contained in the London Ga-
zette of the 14th inst. announcing the most rigorous
blockade of the mouths of the Rivers Elbe, Weser,
and Ems, a measure which will completely fill up
the miseries of the Hanse ToWns, particularly those
of the city of Hamburgh, where it is impossible pub-
lic distress should go to a higher pitch than that to
Which it has aEtually arisen.
The Hanseatic Merchants look upon 'Great Bri-
tain as their guardian angel, but their. hopes; of a
speedy deliverance have hitherto' been wholly .frus...
trated. Every moment rumours prevail of .British'
Expeditions having landed in Cuxhaven, in LUbeck;
in some of the Ports of the Baltic, &c, The nos-,
arrival of the Mails far so. long a time seemed to 11
sakiiOn these reports to such , a degree, that the
French Minister BoURIENNE himself felt so
frightened that he hired carriages to pack up , his
valuables, and left orders to his attendant! and
Menials to hold themselves in readiness to set
out at the shortest nolic7, Even Marshal BRUNE
felt so awed, that he left Hamburgh for Lu-
beck, where he summoned the Citizens, and de-
sired the Magistrates to arm them for the 'de:•:.
fence of the City, in case of a descent on: the
part of the" British 'at Travemunde. So, far, ,were
NAPOLEON'S satraps and lictOrs frightened
quarter ; but the arrival of the ,Mails, alas !:nride-
ceived them. BRUNE is also going in a few days to
make a voyage of inspection at Brenien, and gite
orders of defence in case of a descent. • •

The Bamberg Gazette of thet 7th of March states,
odthe 4hority of travellets arrived from Brannan
at 'AugsSurgh, that that neighbourhood is P2r-
fealy tranquil ; the report which was spread, that
they Worked with the greatest aCtivity at the Idr-
tification9 of Brannau, is destitute of foundation.:
HAMBURGH, MARCH 23.—His Excellency Mar-
shal BRUNE. arrived here this evening from LU-.
beck : he was received with a' discharge of -art.:,
tillery.
ALTONA, MARCH f24.—On the l gth instant the
,French Toll-ship, stationed. at Stade, carrying .12
guns, and 75 men, (soldiers and sailors) was board-
ed by two boats belonging to the British 'Frigate
stationed at the mouth of the Elbe, and carried, with-
out the loss of a man on the part of the British.
EAST PRUSSIA, MARCH 18.--The Imperial French
head-quarters were still at Osterode yesterday. The
Corps of Marshal MAssEN.A. is in motion, and im-
portant operations are expeaed.
o.—Several families from Courland
RIGA, ItEB.
and Livonia have removed to St. Petersburgh, and
other cities in the interior of the Russian Empire.—

The fortifications here Will be repaired and 3tengtit
ened; the ,militia Will bc.i exercised with the utmost,
diligepce-; reinforcements are continually. going to
the

CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 19.—The English Am-

bassador, Mr. ARBUTHNOT, - having left Constanti-
_
!elm)* ~without taking. loave, the Porte cannot but
consider his departure as a Declaration of War, and
has therefore sent off Tartars to. Smyrna and,othec
Ports'', with orders to detain and take possession of ali
English Ships that may be found there.—(Hami,
Correspond. Mar. 25).
VIENNA, -MARCH 1.--4rhe Court Gazette ofthis.
day contains the following article, under the head of
Turley :

" The English Ambassador who has left Con-

stantinople on board the Frigate Endymien, sent for
Jam by Admiral Louts, still continues off Tenedos,
• whence he carries on diplomatic communications
with the Captain Pacha."

CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. B.—The Porte is taking

the necessary measures to prevent the forcing the
passage of the Dardanelles ; the Fortifications are
strengthening, and Floating - batteries prepared ;
while the Squadron under the command of the Cap-
tain Pacha is daily augmenting, Batteries are like-
wise erecting from the extreme point of the Se-
raglio to the Seven Towers. The same is like-
wise done from the Tower of Leander to the ex-
tremity or Scutari. Near -Gallipoli 20,000 troops
are assembled to.prevent any landing which may be
attempted by the English.

On 'the ith inst. several.per-Sons. belonging to the
ID4lornatic body received" letters from - Mr. ARBUTII:.
NOT, datedirom on board the Admsiral;s Ship Oa-
(lnc in 1
2101-#S, . off which assigned tho
'treasons already alledged for his sudden •departure,
Ind declared that he had no other motive for it than
.to :place hiniself in _a situation in which' he cQuld
carry on his Negotiations with security. • These are
in fad still continued 'liar the intervention of the
•
Captain Paella: . - -

Tri the meaty.: titne;;a ~Circular -Note, which has
been published, affor& little hope, that the Ottoman
Alinigtry will. accept the Kopositions made to th4n;
and to7day we undeistand that an ultimatum lias
been sent to the English Minister to the following
purport

" The Porte finds it unsuitable to continue offi-
cial Negotiations with an Ambassador who haleft
his post ; it is. in consequence resolved to send -the
eltpi#nations required-by His BRITANNIC MAJEATX
dire& to London."

In the beginning of April the grancl Vizier will
set out, with the standard of MAIIOHJET, to take. the
command of the Grand Turkish Army assembled cir 4
the Left Bank of the Danube. The Persians will
enter Georgia at' the. same time. A Treaty of Al,.
liance has been concluded beteen the Porte and
Persia, to which France will accede.--(Hamb. Cora
11;arch 24.)

A Private Lotter frOial gamburgh, of the 24t11A
says, " I cati-assure yoti,.fir a certainly, that Dut
ruc is gorie to. St. Peterseurgh.!'

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROvt LISBON, MARCH 18.
" We 'are all quiet here, and according, to 4,•p•f
pearances likely to remain so ; for the French go!.
vernment,. instead of pressing Spain to march troops
against Portugal, is requiring most urgently that she
will send a reinforcement to France. 1 ova may soon
expeet.to hear of some naval news from Cadiz. The
Enemy is quite ready for sea, and will certainly make
an attempt _to sail." '

We have received Boston Papers to the 15th tilt.
We extract' the following .Articles' respecting the
'Treaty between this Country and Anieri, a
BALTIMORE, FEB. Glieral, SMITH has this
&y received Positive in6irtnation Iron) Washington,
that the Treaty between this Colin:1-y. and G,leat
Britain has been sigoed. air. I\l'oNuo will be the
bearer of it, and he may be soon expected."
. •
The following has transpired as part of its con-
tents

". The India Trade is placed on the same footing
as it. was in JAY'S Treaty, and. the West India Trade
I. we are to enjoy on the footing of the most favoured
1 'Nations z; importers of produce from Enemies' Co-
lonies will be allowed to export in another vessel,
I after the duties have been secured, and thepropeilY
Lstored for one month. What relates to the seamen
is not !Iluded to in the Treaty. itself, but given by
way of Appendix.", lam inOlined to believe that
i?gland will not resort to a general blockade of the
Idliorts of the Continent, now that they have come to
1.•-_a proper understanding with this country ; at least
1 I should suppose our ne,otiators would not have
conceded what they had done, if.they had not been
pretty certain that our trade to Europe would be left
•
'unmolested.

(ANOTHER LETTER).
BALTIMORE, FEB. s:*" Accounts from Wash-
ington state, that the Treaty with England has been
received, and that Congress have been deliberating
upon it with closed doors, it is said to contain
stipulations of a most favourable tendency to Ame-
rica." •

• Amongst the new Clauses in the Mutiny ACS',
there is oue which imposes a penalty of one hail-
dred po.unds,On persons, not authorized Agents, ne"
gociating for the purchase and sale of Army Coal-
missions.

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PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—.-S iiiea the Safeguatd
Cull-vessel, Lieutenant BALFOUR, oh a Cruize off
Havre.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 36.—The Spy _ Sloop 6f
War; Capt. Hubsorr, has made signal for Cothroy to
the Baltic.

Arrived from Harwich the Bonetta Sloop of War,
Capt. PHILLIPS.

FALMOUTH, MARCH '2 B.—Arriired the Willstize
ham Packet, Capt. GREY, from Lisbon, in 24 dayS.

YARMOUTH, MARCH 30.--,This morning the
Brig Nelly, of Sunderland, T. WATsoil Maier,
with a cargo of coals, bound to Colchester, sprung A
leak at Sea, which obliged the Captain 'to run her on
Corlon Beach, a few miles to the Southward of this
place, she having 'six feet of water in her hold ; the
cargo is likely to be saved if the Weather proves
ihoderate.

The last D'iSpaiches from Lord HUTcHiNSON were
accompanied with a part of one of the French Ea-
gles or Standards taken in the dreadful Battle of
Eylau : it is numbered on each side " 44." This
trophy was accompanied by a medal of the French
Order, which was taken by a Russian from a French
Officer of distimaion, whom he found dead on the
field of battle. It was suspended from the button-
hole of his coat by a crimson ribbon, and is about
the size of .a half-crown piece. On one side is the
head of BONAPARTE in gold, encircled with the
words, " Aapoleon Ertzp. des Friutcais," and on the
Other, a corresponding medallion, with the inscrip-
tion, gt L'Honneto de la,Patkie:'

A curious Clicurnstaneci occurred tespeeting these
French Eagles which is not unworthy of. notice.---
A party of Cossacks having obtained a pair of these
boasted Standards, not conceiving that their value
was beyond that of the silk that belonged to them;
stript off the latter, and sold it to a travelling Jew,
who dealt in remnants of all kinds. The French
were much mortified when they heaid of this de-
grading late of their soaring and terrific Eagles. _
Oh:NV.2AL BENNINGSEN.—ThiS General .has done
So much in opposing the arms of a Military Despot
who aims at the overthrow of all civilized States, that
.every thing relative to so heroic a charader must be
interesting to every friend of order and humanity,:
The following anecdote, given in a very respeEtable
quarter. is said to have occurred about two years
and a half ago :.--General BENNINGSEN dined at
'Wilna, with Dr. FRANCK, a celebrated Physiciau
residing in that city: The conversation having turn-
ed upon the abilities of BONAPARTE, General BEN
NtNO4EN observed, that he had attentively studied
different campaigns, that he had traced that Ge-
:al through the plans of all his battles, and that it
to him they were generally almost the same.
----c‘<Te copies himself too much," said BENNING-

SEW, " aiid were I ever to command against him, I
myself (without incurring the imputation of
anity)
It.is athat I should be able to contend with him.—
circumstance which can never take place ;"
82'd be, « I shall never be In that situation ;
uut 1 feel a conviaion that I should be able to
"0-eat this terrible antagonist." That this was
110 t an ebullition of rashness,
,or presumption,
the events of the last three months- have well
proved. During the greatest part of that'tirne Gen.
ENNINGSEN has ,been frequently engaged - with
130NAPARTII, without suffering the latter to obtain
_any advantage. His ablest manoeuvres have been .
counteracted; and,at Eylau, where he attempted to
put in pra&ice the
~grand tnovtement, to the' guccess
of which he owed his victories at Austerlitz and
Jena, namely, that of bearing with irresistable force
Upon a particular point, it was rendered abortive by
the vigilance of the Russian Commander, and the
unexampled steadiness and bravery of his troops.
it is well knOwn that BONAPARTE made six or eight
'i'igorous, though ineffectual, efforts to burst through
the centre of the Russian army.

An account from the seat of war, received through
a Most respectable channel, adds considerable weight
to the statements we have already given of the de-
plorable situation of the French army. It is de-
scribed as retreating.with great rapidity,,-and in much
confusion ; and so daily harassed by. the Cossacks,
that numbers continue to be made prisoners. It is
added, that when BONAPARTE'S proposal -for an ar-
mistice was rejeEled, he really sent to Gen. BENNIG-
sEN to request a species of warfare less severe might
be adopted. This extraordinary message is supposed
to have originated in the remonstrances of some of
his'Generals, owing to the French army having been
no less than eight days without bread !
One"of the PruSsian Papers mentions, that as a
French regiment of foot was marching up to attack
a Russian regiment, the- latter, as soon as they per-
ceived•the Enemy, set up a loud laugh, and stood
at ease; at which the French were so much struck
with surprise, that they turned about immediately,
and were not, only. pursued by the brave Russians
(who set up a shout) but alsb mostly cut to pieces.
GALLIC CONTAGION.—A terrible distemper has
lately spread. among the French troops the 'most
dreadful consternation. Already many thousands of
the hardiest and best seasoned veterans of the invin-
cible 110NAPARTE have been swept away from Po-
land by the ravages of this contagion. It is even
apprehended, that the sacred person of the Emperor
and King'is already dangerously infeaed. The pi o-
gress of this disorder is so rapid and destructive
that it threatens nothing short of annihilation to the
Great Imperial Republic, and to all its Dependencies.
the &vans of the National Institute, and all the
most experienced Generals and, Constitution-mon-
gers, with SiEY,ES at.their head,,have been studying
t° find some yemedy for this deadly scourge. Till
new, however, all that they have been able to dis-
cover, with much labour and assidyty, is, that the
seeds of the distemper originated worn where in the
country of the /Incient Scythians:,; and hate:there—
fore very wisely decreed, that, it &all' henceforth he
culled the Kosakophotia.