Star.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

RIOT AT OmAorf.—.Extract of a letter

COTTENBURdH MAIL

We have received two Gotteaburgh Mai
which we have subjoined some extracts,
sounte the capture of the ALERT sloop of
Baltic, by six Danish gun-boats, after a

rate action. There are strong grounds f.
that the important Island of Ertholm 11;1!
pied by a British force landed from his M
DICTATOR. The harbour is described as
excellent rendezvous for our shipping
the Baltic. The late unfortunate King
and his family are about to be remove,
Kingdom, and a pension is to be allc,
the Diet.

LOUISBOURG, AUGUST 7.

A Courier from the head-quarters of
tart' Prince of Landau has brought intell
on the 6th his Royal liighne,:s occupiek
the insurgents, on hearing of his appro:
abandoned that town at three in the mi
retired precipitately on Feldkirch.
bergers experienced no r.:sistance, and I
inhabitants.
The Austrian troops, in the Voralber
ing in consequence of tke suspension
Memmingen and Augsburg.

GOTTENBURG, AUGUST 18,

A merchant vessel, named the Provide
this morning, and brings the account of
his Majesty's ship Alert taken near th.
calm, by six gun-boats, after a desperate

A letter from Carlscrona this mornin:
they had just learnt of the island of Eri
been taken possession of by his Majesty'
for ; should this account be correct, it
great importance to the British navy
and harbour will fully protect the Bala,
should occasion require it, twenty sail of
conveniently lie and winter there, as
40 feet water and a good anchorage.

The fortifications of the coast as far a
still continued with great exertions.
Admiral Bertie has detained a large R
laden with timber.

STOCKHOLM, AUGUST is.

His Royal Majesty has sent to the DI
ing message relative to the pension whi
are to allow to the late King Gustave
his queen and children " The period
approaching when a Prince, who lan
Sweden, but whose claim to the Swedit
been solemnly cancelled by the unaniml
of the States of the realm, must absent
this country. Their own spontaneous \VI
this point with what the public tranqi
,curity requires.
" His Royal Majesty has taken the
Secret Committee on a matter of so
ante, which, however,the state of pub,
not yet permit his Majesty to commi
Diet, and he therefore confin es himseli
the question—What pension, yearly a,
the States of the Realm willing to gra/
King, his Queen, and Children ?—w
being answered, another will occur ri
country which it will be most proper to
residence of Gustavus Adolphus an,l hi
His Majesty does not deem it super;
some observations, which the States al
mind, in their deliberation on this subject
cannot but be aware, that their slecisi
stamps of dignified generosity which bel
minded nation ; that misfortune craves
that humanity itself commands forgive/
vion of the past.
II His Royal Majesty is anxiously de:
States of the realm, by dividing the subjl
cussion on these principles, should meet I
thus give a pledge to Europe of the purl
tives which induced Sweden to revive i
Government, and renew the structure oi
(Signed) tl

A report was circulated yesterday in
Lord ST. Fiat aN's was about to leave ti
attend a Congress for a general Negociati
The report has no foundation.

killen, August 15:—
" I hasten to inform you that i am compelle(
course, in consequence of the state of the country
where, last Saturday, a terrible affray occurred bet
the Limerick militia and the Orangemen of that
of the latter, three have been killed, and seven desperso
The Orangemen are said to be the aggressors—th
in the insigatia of their order, before Sir J. Stewat
those men, who had volunteered into the line, wt
armed into town front Strabane, wearing gre
their hats—the Orangemen immediately called
upon which, the militiamen rushed into the
another regiment of militia lay, who, on the pi
July, had likewise had a party dispute with
people, and were now doubly enraged at tin; fresh
to their brother soldiers—the volunteers immedi
arms (a serjeant is accused of having furnished
and, upon the Orangeists returning into town
Stewart's, the aforesaid execution took place. It ._
fired from the windows of the barracks. 'l'he artillery
called out by Sir John, and some pieces of ordnar.
the gates; all the yeomen of A ughnacloy, &c. asset
length the militia were compelled to surrender.
" On marching the prisoners to gaol, it is said.
Orangemen wounded them with their bayonets.
body of the Enniskillen Dragoons in tull march
it is reported, that the country people had riaen i
Militia, and that the troops were then Dna! ehl
Orangemen from destruction. How far this la(
founded in fact I cannot say ; I should hope it is
events it is a bad business, and what may be hot
happen, so long as party distinctions are counter
at once put down with a strong and firm hand, and
lighting their country's battles, supported against
the ban

sloop
MAlL.itr goi s Mails, from
war in
the
tfter a most d
esp;!.
Funds for belierin:•
olm has been oucu".
n his Majesty's
bed as afford.- _ Lgan
)ping employed is
King of S'.5l:LaN
7ernoved from that
be allowed by
.;ST 7.
:ers of the I-leredi.
it intelligence, that
,ccupied Dregen7.—
s approach, having
the morrirr, •
• •,..0 act
11. The
and disarmed
Nalberg, are retire.
:nsion of arms, b y
UST 18.
Providence, car,;;:
ount of having stet'
rear the Slaw, in a
:sperate action.
norning states, that
of Ertholm having
[ajesty's 514 Vet,.
:ect, it will prove of
i navy, as the fer;
Baltic trade, a-ati.
r sail of the line nial
re, as there is above
age.
Ls far as Malrneen.:
as.
large Russian vessel
IST 15.
the Diet the folk:T.
ion which the St7.re.,
3ustavus Adolphus,
period is now fast
ho lately governed
Swedish Crown has
tnanimous resolutica
absent himself from
neous wish agrees c;
tranquility and se.
:in the advice cf
of so much import.
of public affairs dc,:;
communicate to the
himself at present t)
,arty allowance, art
to grant to their
n ? —which questicri
iccur relative to :ht.
>per to assign for
and his family..
it superfluous to acid
tates are to bear is
; subject. The Stat!.i
r decision must Lin:
hich becomes a nebie
craves respect ; and
n-giveness and obli.
asly desirous that ths.
Ire subject under dis-
i meet his wishes atti
he purity of the mo.
revive her system if
cture of the State.
ss CIIARLES."
Jay in the City, that
[cave this cowl try to
.gociation for ik.ace.
a letter from Ennis•
compelled to ales my
r country about ()mar,
curred betwen a p.-.• of
of that toss :1, in •xhi.:ll,
ven desperaie•le wounilei
tors—they were parodic/
Stewart's house, when
e line, were marching ue-
lrillB green branci'lo in
ly called them I.,bels--
Ito the barracks, v-ker:
in the preceding 1.2:h oi
with the same class at
t this fresh insult offered
irs immediately received
furnished amnanntior%
[to town from Sir Joho
olace. It is said, that ecT
The artillery were now
If ordnance piaN d before
y, &c. assembled, and al
render.
I, it is said, some of the
yotoets. To-day 1 mess
11 march to Omagh. ardi
d risen in st,;.;.ort of the
marching to save the
or this last part nay to
ope it is Ler true ; at 311
y be hourly expected to
e counteranced, arid 04
ed against the Mtge 01
hang, and those who are