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,neral residence of the Merchants, who, for verve. and we usenet every day to hear of
nience, had their houses in this quarter. If shells ,having been fought. Vitt
are thrown early in the morning, business is over for Letters from St. Petersburgh, of the
the day. Any one wishing not to pay money, maes state that a great sensation prevailed i
it
them as an excuse for not being at home. The gal- from which was feared that some bad
legos who were wont to be employed are not now arrived from our armies ; but every eterpea
to be had, to run about and take up bills and carry ing throughout Russia to continue the smr
money—they are better paid for transporting beds. last extremity. The voluntary contributions 7
&c. Them is an extreme confusion, as you may well succeeded beyond expectation, and them is 4;4
conceive, when I tell you that families eat here, sleep enough for the whole of the campaign.
there, and transact business elsesvhere,-ond that there Letters from Moscow, of the 29d July, ....e
is a total change of residence. All .who can afford the Emperor Alexander bad arrived there tabu."'"
it, and whose occupations would allow of it, have interview with the Archduke Constantine,
come out here, so we are throng with folk. Happily Accounts from Revel, of the 23d of &gip
as yet, few lives have been lost, but the houses have that 4000 Russians had cut their way theZ
been knocked about a little—very few shells explode* 12,000 Prussians, and got safe into Riga. TbsiZ
so little injury is done. sians, it is also said, have surrounded 15,000 N
In a military point of view, this bombardment sians near Liebau, and it was expected they
effects but little, but politically I think a great deal. be taken prisoners. nag
If it is continued through the winter, it will produce i I OCICROLM, AUGUST I.
great discontent. At this season of the year the peo- I (Extract's( a Private Lew.)
pie do not mind sleeping in the streets, and tents " Things are far from quiet in Oerm, yO4
have been pitched to receive the poor, in a quarter of friend arrived here last night from Ha
safety. In winter this cannot be done. lam only information distresses me much, and lateejte din
surprised that the enemy do not attempt throwing once flourishing city. They are creating arliko.
shells into the Isla, which they might easily do from tionale (in tile absence of the regulars) from aka.
many points. This would complete the Alarm. As bitants between 15 and 3.5; Count d'Aubigaan.c.d
yet, they have not molested the shipping. Their de la Police, is at their head ; the douaniers
tiring is most irregular—they throw just three or four the service, having no other employment. tin
shells then stop, for a couple of hours-11qt it is ge. 1809, after the battle of Aspern, all steam
nerally in the night. We foolishly answer eight for they are on the qui viva along the Elk, odwit'l
one, so there is a terrible expenditure of ammunition. right in Hanover. They even disused*
e Puntales there begins to be a sesious destruction I Altoaa, from the Danes having
of limbs, as generally there are eight or nine wounded force in Holstein, and augmented the rim
chiefly Spaniards, who mutually furnish the garrison, Rendsburg and Gluckstadt.- Our Crown Nub
and their battery is in tad order, having no shelter I who is as courteous as he is brave, intend;
for the men. Just now we are annoyed with 'de- cing his rupture with Bonaparte on the 16th,TIC
monstrations to please the Spaniarlis, who fancy, by pliment to the day. You must not expect *telt
stewing a number of men at the advanced outworks, between the Russian and French grand anniesiefos
to give alarm to the enemy, but who, with ourselves, our troops have reached their destitution, as sail
thoroughly understand the thing. We are out at done in concert with our brave Prince.
break of day, but more with a view to defensive than I "In every skirmish the French have felt the face
offensive measures—however, the Dons have crossed lof the 4ussians. There is no Ulm or Mack in 4.
at Sr. Petri, and are throwing up `a fresh work, but ) sia. We have just heard of the glorious battk d
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which the French will destroy-at -their leisure. Mt,
Ballisteros has been drawn into a scrape by.slitt:
French—why or wherefore he chose to make a mini.
nient upon Malaga, which he entered, but the Emma.
retiring into the Castle, which commands the town,lre
was soon driven out of it. Boulr, aware of his move.
ments, had withdrawn from the lines all his disposa-
ble force, and marched theiti to cut of hisJeturn to
his old ground : so Mr. Ballasteros, with 7000, has
been forted to Junquera, in the Sceria of the Ronda,
and whet* he is surrounded with 14,000 men ; Ge-
nerals Laval and Ney being at Coir, and line of sea.
coast, with 7000; Vilhte wish 3500, at Ardeles, and
Breton and Cruz, with 8000 men, at Los Barrios and
St. Roque. The French cut off some Spaniards who
advanced from Taiiffa—they entered Algesiras, but
after exacting 8000 rations, retired from it, as our
gunboats from the Bay immediately opened on it.
Ballasteros writes that he can maintain himself, but
I think he will be obliged to disperse, and if so, it is
my opinion. the French will again turn their attendee's.
to Tariffs, and which mou probably they will now
,take; as ow works on the isle are not near finished,
and the Spaniards have been: constructing works
they cannot defend, and which facilitate the capture
of the town. lt is quite nonsense to say that the
French have. no force in Spoinal. We are rather in.
kilned to believe that the grasullicilian expedition is
all over; as Mr. Roche, who had embarked 8300
men, and had arrived at Mahon, has been sent Duck
and disembarked, and the Ist division of 4000
English who sailed at the same time have gone God
knows whither. We are most healthy, but I think
the fever must break out at Cadiz, from the pigsty.
crowding of the lower classes."

Salamanca, which will add one laurel more to die
,brow of your immortal Wellington, and inspirehetb
ardour into our brave troops, who will Mull:gems
and the Spaniards. Too much praise cannot he
stowed on Mr. Thornton for his frankness in acipak.
Ling our Crown Prince with the peculiar situates of
your Government. No money was demanded by
Sweden; she wanted ammunition and stores, ad
they have already reached their destination. It
rumoured here, but I cannot vouch for it, that 14,.
Thornton is charged with an important overture
the Court of Denmark. •
66 In our new commercial regulations we couldn't
exclude the Americans ; but the four per cent, Air
rican • there not being many articls imported of AIM
rican growth, wilt stop their great carrying trades
66 The ferment in Hesse, and along the Rhines
now a matter of public notoriety, although I hops
our friends at H. B. C. will not be too precipinh,
Advice.' from Stralsund are very flattering to err
fondest wishes. Every thing portends that we al
on the eve of great events.'
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OOTTINBUROH, AUGUSTe.
The Gazette of the Court of St. Petersbargh brive
the ratification of the Treaty with the Toth, 04.
status that the Auesian armycen-the Danube inset
irk Maras to join the grand army under the Cur.
The Crown Prince of Sweden wab daily myseisll
at Gottenburgh, and great preparations femme*
there to receive him. ..che expedition writ rhea
with zeal and speed.
There was a report in Sweden that the Nan**
pinion, nudist making his junction with the pet
army, cut off 11000 French troops. This affie I
however different from the combat at Mir, when*,
nine re.ziments of cavalry were sabred.
There was a rumour at Hano, (near Carlshes4
that the Prussians had joined the Altai.= t
doubt it.
Aram 10.--When the news of the cm*"
peached Copenhagen, it caused great alarm ; andtke
French Minister there intimated to the Gownierain
that it was the intention of the Swedish Governing
to invade the island of Zealand ; in consomme sp
which a camp was ordered to be formed between 14
bkilde and Sorroe, to consist of twenty thousand is.
&tiny, two thousand cavalry, and fifty piecTs demo
non; but by accounts since received from Coped**
gen, by express, the alarm has subsided, sad she
troops were ordered to remain in garrison sad quo"
ter' till farther notice.
A convoy front Leith arrived in the roads ea 3a.
turday, and one from London yesterday, under rwr
tection of the Aggressor Fun.brig.
The Captains of the English packets bare bees
ollicially informed by the Governor of Gostenborgar
that they mat come up the river to their hailer 411'
cborage.

uurrENIIIIIOH. AVGIUST 11.
tarv4l,l is r ran.
64 I arrived here yesterday evening ; novae
to my - hasten to sketch yrulbe informado