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In additiiti to • the 'official Details which we have
already laid-before the Pithlic, respecting the action
wit* the Russian Fleet, now give another Letter
Roan tht British Commander to Sir Jam ES SAVIIMUtti
which will be read with lively interest :

LETtER IPROM SIR SAMUEL HOOD TO MR JAM= lAt7O

MAREZ, K. 3. AND VICE•ADMIRAL OF Tllll BLUE.
" CENTAUR, before Rogenvicilli Aagoot47.

• " You will have perceived by my letter of the 23th
instant, that on the 23d the Russian fleet was seen off
'the road of Oro. Preparations were immediately
made to leave that road after a junction hadtbeen
formed by his Swedish Majesty's ships, which were
lying in Jungtorsund, and Admiral Nauckhoff's
squadron : this was completed on the 24th at night.l
Early the following morning thelehole force put to
sea, and soon after the Russian fleet hove in sight off
Hango port, wind at N. E. Not a moment was lost
in bearing down upon the enemy, and his Swedish
Majesty's fleet stood on with a press of sail. On ac-
count of their superior sailing, the Centaur and Im-
placable soon shot ahead of the fleet, and gained fast
upon the enemy, who seemed to be in the greatest
disorder, and anxious to avoid a battle.
a On the 26th, about five o'clock in the morning,
the Implacable succeeded in bringing the leeward-
most
Russian ship to action, which she engaged in'
the 'most gallant manner, and maneuvered with so
much skill and precision, that the superior discipline
and seamanship, displayed by the Officers, could not
but become conspicuous to the Russian Admiral, who
backed sail ; and it was only owing to the approach
of the whole Russian fleet, that the ship engaged did
not then fall into our hands, because her colours
were actually struck. I then ordered the Implacable
to join me. Captain Martin speaks in high terms of
praise of the brave and steady conduct of Lieutenant
Baldwin, and the rest of his officers and men. Could
any thing that I might say, render more conspicuous
the merits of Captain Martin, that gallant, honour.
able, and excellent officer, it would give me the most
heartfelt satisfaction to sarit, but no words can do
justice to the sentiments of sincere respect which I en-
tertain for him, both as officers and men.
a The Russian Admiral, who detached a frigate
to take the disabled ship in tow, bore away, and while i
the Implacable was setting her sails, I forced the fri-
gate to cut the tow-rope, when the Itussian Admirall
immediately stood back with the whole fleet to assist
her. He now appeared determined to give battle,
but availed himself of a favourable wind to avoid it,
and ran into Rogerwick harbour. The ship of the
line„ which had been attacked by the Implacable,
falling to leeward, got aground while she was on the
point o( entering the port. 'As 'there was a great
swell in the offing, I hoped she would be de-
stroyed, but it afterwards appeared that she got afloat
and was dragging her anchors. The swell having
abated about sun-set, and boats being sent out by the
Russian Admiral to tow her into port, I ordered Cap-
tain Webley to stand in and endeavour to cut her off;
this was done in the most masterly style, and in a
manner Which did him infinite honour, as well as the
Officers and men under him. The enemy's boats had
already made considerable progress, and tbe:ship was
exactly in the chops of the harbour wheri we had
the good fortune of coming alongside. I ordered
her bowsprit to be lashed to our wizen tackle, which
I.was done in the most intrepid manner by Captain
Webley, Lieutenant Lawless; and other heave men,
under a heavy musquetry fire from the enemy, by
which 1 am sorry to add Lieutenant Lawless Was
badly wounded. As the ship was in 6 fathoms water
I hoped we should be able to tow her out, but one
oilier anchors being a-ground unknown to us, it was
imposeible to carry that measure into effect. Great
gallantry was now displayed on our side, and several
attempts were made to board her over the bowsprit,
but nothing could withstand the fires of the marines
commanded by Captain Bayley, and our stern chaces,
and within half an hour's time the Russian ship was
compelled to strike ; she did so -she very moment,
when two of the enemy's ships seemed determined to
make up to us, but they soon put back into port, and
the above named ship Lewalod remained in our
power; it was, however, found necessary to burn her.
(Signed) a SAMUEL HOOD.
Sir JAMas SAUMARIZ has, we understand, written
home, that with 2000 land troops he can take the
whole Russian fleet. But we are not without fears,
that, before even the King of Swaim can supply him
with this force, the Russians may have marched troops
front Revel, which is at no great distance from Port
Baltic, for the protection of their ships. It might in
many cases be extremely advantageous, if in seas like
the Baltic and the Gulph of Finland, where there are
a great number of small bays and ports which are not
fortified, but where an enemy's fleet may take refuge,
there were a sqtall division.Of lased trpop constantly

*an bognil our Cruizing squadrons. In the peak
circumstance it would have given a wonderful fad.
lity to the operations of our fleet, and It is easy to
conceive many cases of a similar nature not at all tar
likely to occur.

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The articles which follOw, appear in the smut
Swedish paper' which snpplied us with the oaliii
details respecting the action in the Baltic :

VIENNA , AUGUST tf„,
The 31st of this month is fixed upon for the dep*
tore of their-M4iestiet. the Emperor and Impress, hi
Tiresburih, Where the Diet'srill immediately be hey.
on their arrival. in that city. Intelligence has Woe
received here that the Russian troops are 'in motioi,
to form three different camps of erereise.

FRANKPORT, SEPT. 2,
Accotints front Russia state, the Fteeck were in..
creasing their fortifications of the city of Neissa, of the
Sierick on the Narew. of Moan, and of Thorn upco
the Vistula.

PORTUGAL.

The Public have Vut 9ae sentiment respecting
the disgrace. brought upon Britain, by the issue of
the contest. with • JUNOT. The on!y point in which
there is any difference of sentiment is—Mbnther any
part of the blame ought' to attach to Sir A. Wain. -
LILY t and on this point it is but au act oilustice to lag
before our Readers the j ustification that has been offetei
of the conduct of Sir AIITHUR: •

se With regard to Sir A. WELL:sixes 'opinion, it
is known, that if his advice had been followed on the
21st, he would have pursued the routed army-oflth
NOT, and never have let hirit rest till he had destvoyed
it. When the line of pursuing the enemy was
dropped, and negociation admitted, he was then mu
perseded in commastd, and-had only to 'follow do:.
plans-of Sir Hrw DataYmPLa, for he had no pliniet.
his own to follow. This subject, however, lies in a:
short compass. Can Sir A. WattusLyr be brOught,
to trial, for signing a convention according to the in. :
structions of his Commanding General ? He•-tennOt.'--1
How absurd then to impute blame to an officer,. fee:
an obedience to the invariable rules'of (1L.% tp. line, an .I
far his submissipn to which it is not possible he cattle
! brought to trial!

Sir A. Wsunstar, in fact, privately mental
against the or:xi:tics, is the itrongat terntshe distincilr
declared his objections to the Commander.in:Chie4
and tried all in his power to prevent him from pita-
ing the terms he diu to the enemy. • Sir A. WIELLiSa
LEY neither approved, nor hal- auy concern whatever
in writing the Armistice—it Was negotiated with
KELLERMANN by Sir H. Dautaxne himself (iadee4
it was dictated and written in French by ILeaa.mt, ,
MANN), and was after.vi,rds signed by Sir A. Was
LESLEY, in obedience to t' e positive order of Sir H. Thel-
lrytnide, Me Commaseler-in•Chief.
"Itis a curious fact, not unworthy of remark, that r
!Sir H. DALRYMPLE had Mien lect in the first instance
to affix his own signatur! to the Armistice; but that
he refrained from doing so, and ordered Sir A. WILL.
LESLEY to sigh it, at the instigation of the French
General, whose views in such a requisition it does not
require much penetration to discover. Sir A. Wm.-
LESLEY, therefore, is no more responsible for the terms
of the Armistice, than Colonel Moaner is for the
terms of the Convention; or to carry the comparison
still farther, than an attorney or banker's clerk
would be for signing an obligation of his master. It
!has been urged, that Sir A. WectrataT might have
[told the Commander-in-Chief, that he would sooner
go into arrest than put his name to such an instru,
ment,. but under the firmest conviction in his own
mind 4-which, if coolly considered, will be found to
;•be the simple fact), that he ;teat merely acting under the
;positive order: of the Commander in CAief, he signed it as
he would have *done any other military order which
did not appear to him to be contrary to the articles of
war, or the established laws of Lis country, in prefer-
;
once to commencing open hostilities with his Conti
wander iri Chief—the very day ,*r he eifieretai 1 leo.
Sir A. Wea.r.r.si. ey's refusal to aign the armistice,
would by no means have prevented the conclusion of
it. but the discord which must hate ensued bereft*
him and the eottilnander in Chitfivould have unques.
tionably embarrassed all the future operations of the
army. These are strong facts, but they are most sub.
stantially and literally true, and perfectly corroborated
by numerous letters from the most distinguished officers
of the British army in Portugal. These letters also al
agree in stating, that Sir A.Viacutscay most distinoll
declared his opinion, that the expediency of permitting.
the French to capitulate at all, was occasioned solelf
by the dilemma into which the army had been brought
by its beivig prevented, contrary to his plans and wilhei
repeatedly urged, from following up the victory of
I the 21st, in which case, the whole hatch army otof
inevitably have beep destroyed, instead of being enable()
by that fatal delay, to retreat to the posses, and to ,
concentrate themselves in forts in their yeas, which it
might consume the whole of the winter months to boat
' them out of. At the conclusion of the action of**
2lst, the head-quarters of the French at Torres VG'
dras were four miles nearer to the right wing of the
English army, which had not Imelkengagecl, than UP
the French defeated army, in consequence of July r'l
having exclusively attacked pur crave awl left iris*
It therefore ameunts almost to a certainty, chat 411
, Aerisus wzazu.rc bad been pennitteti to Pg4h
ward agreeably to his. plan and reveal !lie into iat

.

"vitably have arrived .before them, occupied their
posts, and annihilated them as an army.
Sir A. WELLESLEY, who, from all the letters re.
ceived from Portugal, appears to be perfectly adored
by the -army, having been attacked with the greatest
indecency, malignity, and party virulence, it has been
deemed a justice due to the public, as well as to Sir
ARTHUR that the foreging facts and circumstances
should be clearly stated."

Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS'S expected Lfttill to the Li-
very of London will make its appearatice on Thurs-
day morning.
Along with the official documents laid before the
French Senate at their last meeting, by order of NA-
youtori (published in the STAR of Friday last) were
copies of the Treaties concluded with King CHARL/23
IV. and the Prince of ASTLRIA3 for the cession of the
Kingdom of Spain ; these we have this day inserted,
for the amusement of our Readers.
The Marquis DE ROMANA arrived in town yester-
jar ; he is attended by his Aid-de-Camp, Colonel
O'Dworm.. The Marquis is very short in stature, but
is an enlightened clever Officer. O'DoNNo. is very
tall, and of a commanding figure. They state, that
not more than 4,500 of the Spaniards are left behind,
who are for the most part in Zealand. Most of those
who had escaped were put on board transports at
Gottenburgh, and were to proceed north about to
Spain, The rema;nder were waiting for transports,
which were daily expected, and there is little doubt
that the whole are by this time on their way to Spain.
The Marquis had not heard from Spain for three
months previous to his escape with his army from
Fahnen, nor was he aware of the situation of his
toontry, until he was made acquainted with it from
England.
By the CHAMPION frigate, arrived from Cadiz, ad-
vices front that quarter of the 29th ult. have been re-
d/N.4m. They state, that on the morning of that day
a vessel had arrived from Buenos-Ayres with dis-
patches, after a passage of 84 days. The letters had
not been delivered when the CHAMPION sailed, but it
was understood that the Portuguese Government at
the srazils had sent a force against Spanish America,
and demanded the immediate surrender of Monte.
Video and Buenos-Ayres. Compliance with this
demand was peremptorily refused, and 11,000 troops.
under the command of the respective Governors rf
those places, were in arms to defend themselves
against the advances of the forces from the Brazils.
The accounts of the late events in Europe will of course
induce the Portuguese to forego any farther hostile
project against the Spanish colonies.
Other letters from Cadiz confirm the report that it
had been found necessary to confine DUPONT in the
Castle of that place, on account of his insolent de-
portment. The most proper mode of correcting this
Goldman, would be to present him with the French

narrative of the occurrences in Spain ; in which is
contained his Master's judgment of the skill displayed
by him in the battle of Audujar. If this does not,
pacify the indignant warrior, he ought to be sent
home to Frances,
JunoT was certainly wounded on his cheek by a
drairun, who was ignorant of his rank, in the battle
of 14 AY:tire, and was only preserved by the fleetness
Of his horse ; hut, after the engagement, he conduct d
himself with the greatest insolence, and treated the
negotiator with the utmost contempt.
Captain BRADFORD, who was unfortunately Idle d
at the battle of Vimeira, is not, as was erroneously
stated, the son of Mr. BRADFORD, of Ashdown Park,
Sussex, of the 4th or King's own Regiment ; but
Captain BRADFORD, of the, Third Guards.
By the Manchester packet, Captain Davtes, in 17
days from Halifax, we are informed that upwards of
1000 seamen have arrived at Halifax from the United
States, since the laying on of the embargo ; of whom,
as many as could prove themselves British subjects,
have been received into our navy. Thirty-four pas-
sengers ca•na over in this packet. They represent
the trade of America as quite at a stand, the labour
ing classes starving and discontented. Yet the same
mistaken notion prevails ill America, as BONAPARTE
has laboured to impress upon the deluded people of
Europe, that England is starving for want of trade,
though at this moment the trade of the whole world
is is the hands of the English. The Americans col -
so`e themselves with the hope that our want of their
flour and rice will at length compel ns to submit to
their terms ! •
The crew of the Dutch frigate, taken by the VIII..
GIN'S, give a fair criterion of the present spirit of
their countrymen. The Captain, at the beginning
of the action, intreated his officers and men to fight
net for Bonaftarte's Government, but for Dutch Icascoar
They appear confident that a counter-revolution must
take place in Holland. It is that alone which pre-
vents them from entering into our Navy. This fri-
gate could not easilyegoosd her fate. She was in the
track of the.- MOBS and the VIRGIN'S. The former
passed her in a fog ; E. latter was more fortunate,
and acquired well merited laurels.
Cheltenham never vms so full of company as at
present ; the Notaries are well and the board-
ing houses crosnded to an overflow. Bath and
Dublin Hotel, although of recent t, bids
fair, from the unremitting assiduity and po ite atten-
tion of the host and hostess, to rival the first establish.
ments of. the kind.
A peney started from the Plough, Cheltenham, on
Wednesday last, to go to the Bell Inn, Gloucester, a
distance of nine mires and three-quarters, in half an
hour, which it accomplished in 45 seconds within
the time, carrying Mr. Kingston, a gentleman riding
15,1 -stone. Considerable bets were depending: 25
guineas to five were betted against the pone), at
starting. The original bet was for 100 guineas ; but
the rider declared that he would not perform the task
again for 1000 guineas !
A foot-race for 100 guineas was run at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, in loord's Cricket-Ground, be.
tween the celebrated Coolc, the soldier, and a young
man of the name of WILLIAM& The distance was

200 yards, and betting was 5 to 4 on Coox, although
WILLLAMS beat Gnnaiy, the celebrated 100-yards
'runner, fait Summer. COOK had the best of the start,
which however his adversary eacovered in the first 80
lards ; but his strength was not attificient to maintain
the superiority for the whole distaice, and WILLIAM,
log the race by about 6 feet. The distance was per-
.
formed in 24 'seconds.

DRLIDIrIa Pill(11 410.ENT GARDEN.
It is our painful to no coMnamticate one of the
most awful calatnitiftd6t ' has occurred these man?
years. Covent Gar. Theatre is a smoking beep of
ruins t not less than twenty human beings have War.
tunately perished in the names, and upwards of
twenty have been, carried to various Hospitals, so
dreadfully mangled and burnt as to afford slender
hopes of their recovery ! We shall now detail the par-
ticulars of the fatal catastrophe as correctly as tie have
been enabled to ascertain them.
The Play of Pisirro

uncommonly brilliant
retired at the usual hour,
servants of the house '
and nothing whatever

alarm. Soon after four

ever, the surrounding
simultaneous bursting ,
flames and smoke, acconwanied by she cries of Fire !
Fire! resounding from the doors and windows of the
neighbouring streets.
The scene then became truly iswful—miseribb
naked beings, male and female, were seen running is
every direction, carrying their children and valuables
to places of safety, while the furniture of the sum**.
ding houses was indiscriminately thrown into the
streets. The arrival of the various fire-engines, with
their attendants, increased for a moment the uproar
and confusion ; but they speedily succeeded, by the
skilful management of their engines, in considerably
allaying the apprehensions of the inhabitants in ad.
joining streets. The engines played with the utmost
possible effect for upwards of an hour, when the roof
of the Theatre fell in with'a dreadful crash, and thus
announced the destruction of the interior of that ele-
gant building. On this occasion no individual re-
ceived the slightest injury, but we now come to the
most painful part of the detail. The engines con-
tinued discharging their liquid torrents upon the ruins
left by the devouring element with unceasing activity,
n order to save as much as possible of the surrounding
:)uildings. For this purpose a large engine, belonging
to the Phoenix Fire Office, was stationed in the vaulted
passage leading from the Piazzas in Covent Garden,
to the various vomitories of the Theatre. Eleven fire-
men, belonging to the Phoenix establishment, three
labouring people, and a generous-hearted private of a
Volunteer Corps, were at work upon this engine.
—About seven o'clock, a dreadful crash, resembling
an explosion of gunpowder, was heard to proceed from
the spot where they were at work; and upon the mul-
titude in the Garden running to the place, they found
the engine, and the miserable beings who surrounded
it, to the number of twenty, buried in a heap of ruins!
Upwards of fifteen, who stood near them, were
dreadfully mangled and scorched, and carried off in
coaches to the nearest hospitals. The lifeless trunks
of the unfortunate assistants at the engine were dug
up about eight o'clock, and carried to Coven: Garden
Church-yard, to be owned.

Nothing can exceed the alacrity with which the dif-
ferent firemen did their duty. Companies of the
Foot Guards, and of the Royal Horse Guards imme-
diately attended, and were of great service ; nor were
the different Volunteer Corps of the Metropolis back-
ward in contributing their assistance, many hundreds
of whom turned out on the drums beating to arms.—
The crowds flocking from all quarters, to witness
the dreadful scene, are immense, and have continued
increasing since the first moment of the breaking out
of the fire.

At one o'clock this day the ruins were burning in
various directions, and thirteen mangled bodies only
had ban dug out of the ruins.
The total number of killed, we are sorry to add,
amounts to twenty at least; among whom is a Mem-
ber of the Bloomsbury Volunteer Corps.
Six adjacent houses are totally destroyed, and
nearly four more are irreparably injured in various
parts. The houses opposite the great door in Hart-
street are much injured from the flames bursting
across the way with great violence. The greatest
mischief seems to have been done towards Bew-
street, in which street alone the six houses first men-
tioned were situated. The back parts, and roofs of the
houses situated in the Piazzas of Covent Garden are
much injured, and the damage in this quarter is not
so great from the circumstanceof the wind being west-
erly. Among the houses totally destroyed are the
Strugglers' public house in Bow-street, and the
house of Mr. JOHNSTON, the fruiterer, adjoining the
pit door-way from Bow-street.

It is scarcely necessary to add, that not a vestige
of the valuable property in scenery, dresses, and de-
corations, music and musical instruments, belonging
to the Theatre, remains. The loss to the individual
performers is also immense ; a great part of their
dresses being their own property, besides the incon-
venience they must suffer from being thrown out of
employment.

The flour and barley mills, with the warehouses, in
Burntisland, belonging to Messrs. imam STRONG and
Co. have been entirely consumed by fire, and about
twenty quarters of grain destroyed.
On Saturday morning the 10th instant a duel took
place near Whitchurch, ten miles from Dorchester,
between Major J—s and Lieutenant G. B----w,
of the sth Dragoon Guards. It was agreed by the
parties to fire on a signal being given. Major J.
on receiving the fire of his antagonist, discharged his
pistol in the air, when the seconds iatetfecing, the
affair wilt amicably adjusted.

ro was acted last night to an
t and crowded audionis 'who
or. The Peri'miners, O.other
had also retired to , kfirees.
r occurred to (mite 04.11ast
Kir o'clock this haw.
inhabitants were by the
forth of Lumen* volumes of