Star.
London, England, 1808-08-02 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

Yesterday dispatches were received from Sir hams
SAUMAItat, dated the 19th ult. off the Isle of Moe;.
They do not bring any news of importance ; but we
tutdostand they state, that the French troops in that
and the other neighbouring Danish islands conduct
themselves in the most oppressive and insulting man.
ner to the inhabitants.—They respect neither persons
nor property, seize whatever they like, without pay.
ing for it, and exercise a wanton and unlimited autho.
rity in the place.
By the Catvrxi sloop of war arrived at Yarmouth
with dispatches from the Baltic, we have received the
following intelligence from that quarter : The Go.
LIAR man of war, having previously reconnoitered
the coast of the Island of Rugen, was dispatched by
Sir S. HOOD, on the 26th of June, from Ystadt roads,
to strengthen, in the first instance, the light squadron
which was cruizing between Dantzic and the Gulf of
Finland. She was afterwards to proceed off Liebau
in-Courland, where the EURYALUS frigate already
was, to wait the arrival of the Duke and Duchess (1.
ANoovz.Zasr, and such of the French emigrants who,
adhering to the fortunes of Louts XVIII followed
him to Russia, as might be desirous to come to this
country, amounting in the whole to about 130 per.
sons.

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According to the latest accounts from St. Peters-
burgh, the influence of BONAPA RTC over the Em prawn
and his brother the Grand Duke CorrsrnwriNe, has

undergone no diminution. It was a prevalent opi.
nion there, that the adherence of the latter to the in.
terests of France had been purchased by NAPotcaN,
with the promise that he should be seated on the
Throne of Turkey, upon the dissolution of the pre-

sent Government.
At Stockholm it was pretty generally believed,
that BERNADOTtC had demanded from the Court of
Denmark the cession of Holstein, and moreover a
contribution of several millions of dollars. His Da-
nish Majesty, in consequence, it was said, had entered
into a negociation for peace with England, in which
Sweden was to be included.
Their Prussian Majesties, alarmed, it is said, at
some movements of the French troops on the Viltula,
have, we understand, removed from Koningsburgh
to Memel.
The cause of the peasants about Wasa rising en
masse is thus given, in a letter from Kasco, brought
to Stockholm by a fisherman Mr. FALANDINIUI
old and eminent merchant of Wasa, having been or-
dered to swear allegiance to the Emperor of ReSSTA,
refused obstinately, and even exhorted those around
him rather to be shot than to degrade themselves.—
This so exasperated the Russians, that they took the
worthy gentleman and sent him as prisoner to Fredni-
shamn. On the road he met mar y peasants whom he
knew, and he told them privately that he hoped his
old friends, whom he ?s p.l often trusted with corn,
salt, and tobacco, world assist the Swedish army, now
approaching, to drive the Russi..ns away, and to set
hint at liberty. The rum:ur of the good Falander
(as they called him) having been dragged from his
home soon spread about, and no sooner did the
Swedes land at Wasa, than these brave friends of
Falander fell upon all the Cossack vedettes and p
and made them prisoners. The bloody battle oi
Wasa followed, which begun with the slaughter of
the Swedes, but ended in the complete destruction .
of the Russians. The general rumour is here, that
when Colonel BaRGANSTROLT approached the short
with his squadron, on the 24th of June, a boat
carrie out from a bay, to inform him that the Rus-
sians had evacuated that part of the country. The
messengers, however, were no other than two Rus-
sians disguised as peasants. This stratagem succeed-
ed bat too well, for the first column, of 200 men,
ailio was sent to recor.noitre, and to occupy Wasa,
tinding no enemy, was led into a snare, and perished
every one—for no sooner were they come within the
town, than guns opened upon them frorn several
houses and avenues, so as to preclude all possibility
of escape, or to defend themselves. But this success
cost the Russians dear—for when the other troops
and those of Klalloseoa came up, no quarter was
given, and 50J Russians are said to have atoned for
:he massacre of the Swedes : the peasants could not
be restrained, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that C aonel eAsDLERCREUTS could save 590 pri-
soners from the hands of are enraged populace. The
official report is gone to the King, and you will soon
see it in the papers."

Last Tuesday barley harvest was begun at Stoney.
:own,. Rubieslaw, Aberdeen, in a field belonging to
Y Mr, ARQUHAR. •

At Forres the barley harvest was begut♦ upon the
19th tut, since which time, a good deal more has been
cut down.

On the 21st ult. there was cut down, near Canon-
mills, a small field of barley, completely ripe.
The pea harvest, which is generally begun in the
eastern part of Kent, promises a fair average crop.
Some tarmers have already hegun their wheat-cut-
ting, and it will become general this week. Hops
continue to look uncommonly well in the neighbour-
hood of Canterbury, and our accounts from every
part of the county are equally favourable.
ROWING Marcu.—Yesterday, according to annual
custom, six young men, the term of whose appren-
ticeship expired in the course of the last twelve month:,
started from the Old Swan, near London-bridge, to
row against tide to the Swan at Chelsea, for Dog-
gett's Coat and Badge ; when GEORGE NzwELL, of
Battle-bridge, having first arrived at the destined spot',
.was,declared the victor. T. LOWDER and J. KINOS
WWI of Bankside, who came in second and third,
received the usual pecuniary gratuity.
Boxixo. -.- Early yesterday morning, a pitched
battle was fought on Kennington Common, between
a baker named Smith, and one Johnnie, a butcher.
This quarrel originated in consequence of the im-
proper conduct of the former to the sister of the lat-
ter. Smith had the best of the battle until the 20th
round ; his antagonist then, who, notwithstanding,
had been much beaten during the fight, gave him
perhaps some as hard blows as ever were witnessed,
when he became the conqueror after a severe contest
of nearly 40 minutes. The baker was then obliged
to be carried off the ground, having received a roll
compensation for his former shameful conduct towards
the young woman.

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