Star.
London, England, 1808-09-26 00:00:00

RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE BALTIC.

The public mind was greatly elated on Saturday
in consequence of a report, circulated soon after the
arrival of the Gottenburgh Mail, that the Russian
Squadron, which was compelled to take shelter in
Rogerswick or Port Baltic, had offered to capitulate.
After the very faint hopes held out in Sir JAMES SAU-
MAREZ'S letter in last Tuesday's Gazette, we little ex-
pected that any attack sufficiently impressive to re-
duce the enemy to this humiliation could be made
upon him. It does, however, appear, as well from the
Gottenburgh Papers, as the following Letters, in the
correctness of the information contained in which we
place considerable confidence, that such expectations
may be reasonably entertained :

EXTRACT PROM A LETTER, DATED STOCKHOLM, THE
12TH SEPTEMBER.

" Lieutenant Colonel Gyllenschold sets out to-day
for London, to deliver the flag of the Russian man of
war Sew clod, destroyed by Sir Samuel Hood. Baron
Lajerbjelke is arrived from- the fleet, with the infor-
mattn, that the Swedish and English fleets blockad-
Isag the Russians in Port Baltic have fired on the bat-
es protecting the entrance ; that the Russian Ad-
-1 Kanikoff, after having moored his ships, in or-
to employ them as batteries, has sued for a capi-
tulation,
on condition that the Russian fleet should be
unrigged, and not serve during the war. This pro-'
posal was rejected, and in place of it the Swedes and
English demanded, that six of the Russian ships
should be delivered up, and the remainder be unrig- '
ged, and not sent to sea during the war. But as the
Russian Admiral would not agree to these conditions,
the fire recommenced from the joint fleets. It is
stated as a fact, that Sir James Saumarez has written
to Mr. Thornton, the British Minister at this place,
that he is almost sure the Russian fleet would surren-
der or be destroyed.
. _

" From Finland we have no certain news. There
is, however, a report that the Swedish army to the
north of Abo has suffered much in an engagement
and been obliged to retreat half a mile (three English.)
We have lately had so much success that we must
expect a check now and then. The Rmsians have
lost more men in this campaign than is generally sup-
posed. The Swedish General Vegesack is at Chris-
tianstad, and General Lanlingshausen at Kasko.—
Our troops are in high spirits. The Russians have
sent a reinforcement of '20,000 fresh troops into Fin-
lanzl. And private accounts from St. Petersburgh
state, that there is no likelihood of a peace. Alex-
ander is daily closeted with the French Ambassador ;
and it is said, that it is by the advice of the latter,
that these 20,000 men have been ordered to Finland,
It is really a pity that two neighbours should destroy
one another in this way, for no rational purpose on
earth. Russia will never be the sovereign of Finland,
but it is the policy of the French to keep her employed
in that quarter."

" GOTTENBURGH, SEPT. 16.

" Sir Samuel Hood, after burning one line-of-bat-
tle ship, has, in conjunction with the Swedish squa-
dron, been bombarding the Russian fleet in Baltic
Port, and has actually rejected the offer of the Russian
Admiral to lay the Russian fleet up until after peace.
He demanded the surrender of five ships of the line and
six frigates. This the Russians would not or could
not submit to, and so the bombardment against the
fleet and fortress began anew, the result of which
was, that a powder magazine was blown up. They
had received four Swedish fire-ships, and four more
were preparing, with all possible expedition, at Stock-
holm, to join them. Thus we shall soon have a good
account of this fleet."

His MAMMY, with his wonted beneficence, on hear
in g of the calamitous destruction of Covent-Garden
Theatre, sent Mr. BRAUN from Windsor, to Mr. HAR-
RIS, with a gracious message, expressive of the Royal
regret for his loss.
DRURY LANE THRATRE.—On Saturday Mrs. JOR-
DAN made her appearance in her favourite character
of Miss Peggy, in the Comedy of The Country Girl,
and was welcomed by the repeated plaudits of a re-
spectable but not very numerous audience. We per-
ceive no alteration in her person, excepting that she
is less en ben point. The melo drama of Ella Rosenberg
closed the performances.—Amongs the company were
The Countesses of Clare and Earrymore, Lord and Lady Hol-
land, with several of the Spanish Deputies, Viscount Petersham,
Sir Francis and Lady Burdett, the Honourable Wellesley Pole,
the Hon. Mrs. Stanhope, and several other people of fashion.

A new and singular conscription has lately taken
place in the Austrian States, namely, of old women,
for the use of the army, or rather, we should say, for
the service of the hospitals. Every district is called
upon to provide a given number of veteran females,
who, in the event of being wanted, may be immedi-
ately distributed in the several caserns or hospitals, as
laundresses, nurses, &c. The exportation of Peruvian
bark has been prohibited by an Aulic Decree.

Don ;Mirandas, and six other Spanish Officers,
chiefly of the regiment of Villa Viciosa, reached Fio-
nia after the departure or the Marquis Romana, and
seized a boat with a view of following to Langeland;
the French, who were apprised of their intention;-suf-
fered them to embark, but fired on them as soon as
they left the shore, and sunk the boat, when' they
were all drowned."
The Duke of Sudermania has acsumad the corn.
mand of the Swedish army on the frontiers of Norway.

N4fUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOU rH, SEP l'. 24.

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Ye3.er lay morning the CALEDONIA, of 110 guns,
A(.4znir.d Lord GAMBIER, came 1.,411 Earn .tze to
Cawsand Bay. Came in the LOIRE, of 38 guns, from
off Cadiz; ARIAZON, of 38 guns, from off Ferrol ;
CUCKOO schooner, from the Westwatd. Sailed the
NEPTUNE, of 98 guns, to the NVestw ird ; CHAMPION.
of 24 guns, on a cruize ; VALIAN r, of 74 guns, to the
Westward ; MORRISTOWN armed ship, with a fleet f r
Wales; INTELLIGENT gun-brig, to the Westwar.l, said
to be for Lisbon, with Capt. DALRYMPLE ; EN^OUN•
TER gun-brig, with a Beet, for the Downs ; tlia CON..
POUNDER gun-brig, and SNAPPER schooner, on a cruise.