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with the wind blowing strong from the eastward, and
which spread so rapidly, that within the space of two
hours, 125 houses were laid in ashes. The flame,
raged so dreadfully, that several people lost their,
lives in attempting to save some of their best effects.
BERLIN, AUGUST .6.
The yembers,clithe states who were lately arres-
ted are still in Spindan, Their detention is a cor-
rectional measure. The King is not willing to insti•
a criminal --,inst them.

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plying crews to these ships, severpl thousand reamer.
had been dread from the ports of the Baltic.—
Many of them had been marched from Riga, and
ether Russian ports ; and in order to equip this ar-
mament with greater rapidity, several ships of the
Toulon fleet had been laid top in ordinary, and the
men transported across the country to the Scheldt.--
Fifteen hundred sailors had been obtainrd from Den.
mark, which had previously been employed on board
privateers.
It was universally believed at Antwerp, that this
armament would only await the arrival of Bova.
PARTS, and then immediately set sail. The most
magnificent preparations were making to receive the
EMPILROR. Several vessels of large size were on the
Istocks, and others had been very recently launched.

tute process agin._
It is not true that General Rachel wrote a seditious
letter to the King.
WARSAW, AUGUST 6.
Extract of a letter from M. de Woyczynski, Gen.
neral of Brigade, to his Excellency General Fischer,
dated Dantzic, July SO.
•' I have the honour to communicate to you intel-
ligence extremely interesting to your country. By The Hoesetra frigate arrived at PortsmouthonWed-
order of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon, the port nesday, in a very crippled state. On Sunday even,.
in. g last observing seven men of war brigs, each moon.
u
of Dantzic is declared a free port, and completely-
ng three 21apounders with a mortar and small arms,
open to all commerce whatsoever, except with Eng-land a crew of 95 men, lying at anchor close under
land. The duties are reduced one-third. The King small batteries, in a small bay, a little distance from
of Prussia has, it is said, adopted the same mode for Cherbourg, Capt. PERCY determined to attack them,
collecting the duties as have been adopted at Dantzic, ' and instantly ordered the pilot to warp the frigate in.
in order to maintain euality in commercial relations. Having got within gun-shot, the crew, as is usual
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with our gallant tars previous to commencing action,
(Signed) ss WOYCZYNSKY."
gave the enemy three hearty cheers. At that =-
This letter has been inserted in the Warsaw Ga. ment, the HOTSP':R unfortunately settled upon a reef
none, and is quite conformable to the original. of rocks. The tide leaving her fast, 'she heeled en
VIENNA, AUGUST 14. her larboard side, her starboard being fairly exposed
Since the Russian arm , under the General-in.. to the united fire of the enemies brigs, batteries, and
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dying artillery brought down to the beach. But,
Chief Count Kutusow, has retreated over the Danube
nothing daunted, the gallant crew of the Homo',
at Rudschuck, after having blown up the fortifica. when they found all exertions useless to get her off,.
dons and burned the town, bridges, and all the ves-land that the ship was firmly settled till the return of
eels there, a considerable alarm has prevailed among the tide, turned their whole efforts towards the ene-
my, and commenced one of the most determined
Ithe Insurgents in Servia, as they fear a general attack cannonades that was ever recollected from a frigate.
from the Turks on their country ; and many of the The effect- was soon perceivable, as one of the gun-
inhabitants of Belgrade, &c. have fled with their most , boats was seen to godowp, two were drove on shore,
valuable effects over the Save into Hungary. Whe; the others were miserably shattered, and the houses
they the Grand Vizier. will pass the Danube with his of a small village near the beach literally beat about
the iehabitants ears. Night being now come on, Capt.
army, remains to be seen. Pence commanded the HOTSPUR'S fire to cease, as
It is generally reported that a new Imperial De- the flash of the frigate's guns was a mark for the
tree relative to the Finances will soon make its ap. enemy, who still continued to fire from their batteries
and field. pieces. On the rise of the tide the HOT.
pearance, but the nature and object of it are as yet
SPUR fortunately got off. Having sustained for tour
only matter of conjecture. I hours the united fire of the enemy, she was of ciairse
BOHEMIA, AUGUST 11. i severely cut up in her hull, masts and rigging, scarce
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The Ist of August was a dreadful and lamentable a spar that has not a wound. The loss of her crew,
day for the inhabitants of the town of Presnitz, in we are sorry to say, is very great ; having five killed,
the circle of Saatz. At eleven in the forenoon a fire including two fine young midshipmen,and 92 des.
, perately wounded ; among the wounded, nine legs
broke out in the house of the tanner, Mr. Franz and arms are gone. She will be obliged to come into
Hatin, situated in the centre of the town, which, harbour to be docked.
notwithstanding every exertion made, spread around , By an arrival from St. Domingo we have received
with so much fury that by two o'clock in the after. intelligence from that Island to the sod of July. A
noon the quarter part of the town was consumed ; gentleman who was present at the Coronation of tbe
but, by five o'clock, 314 houses out of 368, of :
iblack King CHRISTOPHS in'orms us, that it is not true
that his Salle Majesty gave as a toast—“My Blather,
which the town consisted, were a prey to the flames.
the Xing of. Great Britain."—He simply drank the
—Among these are the Church, the Vicarage, and health of his Majesty, .King Geoane the III; a toast
the Town Archive. Nine persons lost their lives, ^ which he has been in the habit of giving every day
and many others are so much hurt, that no hopes arel who
is our infor-
mant bit this occasion, adds, that the reports lately
after dinner. The same gentleman
entertained of their recovery. A woman, far atl-1
circulated in this country of depredations having been
vanced in pregnancy, was suffocated in a cellar with committed on the property of British subjecs by
three of her children, having fled there for safety. It CifIUSTOPIIIeS cruizers, are without foundation : it is
is entirely owing to the exertions of the inhabitants true that the Americans have suffered considerably,
of the adjacent places that 54 houses and only a small but such vessels only were condemned as were found
to have been carrying naval and military stores to
quantity of furniture were rescued from the devour.
ITION, CHIUSTOPHE'S
ing flames. Letters were yesterday received from Rio Janeiro,
ELSINEUR, AUGUST 25. but they are of the same date as those lately convey-
A galeasse was yesterday brought into this place ed by the Tortoise ; and, notwithstanding the delay,
by a privateer, which immediately proceeded to Co- were probably transmitted by the same opportunity.
penhagen with her prize. A ground of complaint had arisen among the mers
DROTTINGHOLM, AUGUST 24. chants in the English interest, in consequence of the
Nine o'clock, morning.—His Royal Highness's prohibition of India goods imported into the Brazils
by the subjects of great Britain, and the admission
health has been for some time past in progressive of such imports by the natives and Portuguese set,
amendment, and, in consequence, it is thought un- tiers. According to the arrangement in the Treaty,
necessary to continue the Bulletins. signed at Rio Janeiro, the 19th of February last, the
Government there had the power of imposing a duty
on such commodities, even amounting to I 1
tion, but that duty was to be general, both with re-
spect to the subjects of Great Britain. and those of
the Plumes RECENT, die former being by direct sti.
pulation to enjoy all the commercial privileges cons
ceded to the latter.
The clause of the Treaty regarding East Indial
merchandize is as follows :
" Arr. 21. His Royal Highness reserves to himself the AM
of intpoeng heavy and even prohibitory darks on all article,
known by the name of British last India g00d..."
We understand that two remonstrances stating the
injustice of the prohibition to which we have adverted
with respect to British subjects, have been presented,
the one to the Executive Authorities in the Brazils,
and the other to the Lords of Trade here. To the
latter we believe no answer has yet been given.
We have been favoured with some information
from an Officer Much esteemed in the service, who
has long shared its dangers, and who has very lately
returned from Portugal. It was understo..d in ri..r
army that the French were collecting an immense
force to act simultaneously at four different vitae
for the accomplishment of their purpose against Por•
tugal. The army under Bensuoura, it was conjectured,
would proceed by Tras las Monies towards Oporto,
a division of which, joined to another of the corps
under MAIIMONT, is to advance by Almeida: MAR-
hIONT, in person, to penetrate in the direction of
Abrantes, and &wee by the road of Estremos, mak-
ing, instead of wasting time in besisging, the fortress
-of Elves. Whatever may be the plan adopted. it is
considered that the year will terminate with a most
active and sanguinary campaign.
We trust the West India Planters themselves as well
la the friends to the Abolition of the Slave Trade,
!will think seriously before they acquiesce in the plan
',of eriesjsinr agreer. tinder the nurse of recruiting our
Nick regiments oq the coast of Africa. One of two
evils would certainly be the result of this measure—
'Other that them voloweers would become dewe Or
that by teaching these slaves the use of arms, they
,Would soon become our Inallfhlri urn OW lards they
was agpeissedi * *fend!

Some Gazettes were )esterday received from Ali-
cant, from one of which we have the following extract:
ALICANT, MIN ci.
64 A great number of coasters have arrived to-day
from Mataro, Villanova, and Arens de Mar. The
masters of the vessels from Mataro declare, that
4.000 knglish troops had disembarked there, as tdao
General Lacy, amidst the acclamations of the people.
Those from Villanova state, that the French have
fixed heavy monthly contributions in that quarter,
and that twenty sail of vessels, English and Spanish,
combined, had arrived there with troops and warlike
stores. The masters of vessels from Arens say, that
an English squadron, with Don Rovera on board,
were receiving men, &c. for an expedition, and that
it was repotted there, that Suchet had gone to Bar-
celona with a great escort of infantry and cavalry.
His Britannic Majesty's ships Invincible, 74, Cos-
sack, 34, and four transports, have just arrived from
Valencia, it is reported, on their way to Carthagena.
His Britannic Majesty's ship Alcmene, from Ply-
mouth, has 'also dropped anchor here, and General
Campoverde is about to depart for Cadiz."

The vigilance of the British squadron blockading
the Scheldt has been of late much increased by the
activity displayed in that river to prepare the French
Fleet for sea ; and it is generally believed, from its
forward state, that the enemy will ntAke an attempt
to escape from port very Shortly. Upon this subjeat
we have teceiyed some information from a gentlemai
who lately quitted the French coast, and who previa
ously had pAid a visit to Antwerp and its neighbo44
hood. ittilar, that there am !wary.) su of thst
line itstilLk most ofihtinAkeing obtained
;aim and Win fitted up with
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