Star.
London, England, 1810-09-19 00:00:00

SCILLA, AUGUST e 5.

Our flotilla has this day supported a combat which
does it the greatest honour. Since tl:e 15th, the
greater part of the boats which were in the anchor ige
of Scala, had repaired to the left cf the Punta Jd
Pezzo. This movement determined the enemy to re.
inforce his line in the interior of the strait, with a fri.
gate, a corvette, and a brig, which had been before
anchored to the north-west of the Lighthouse of Mes.
sina. For three days inaction prevailed on both side:.
Last night; soon after midnight, his Majesty ordered
twenty armed boats to advance for the purpose o:
firing chain-shot into the enemy's camp, on the on.
.posite shore. They approached so near that the firing
commenced, which caused an alarm ; more than tar.
hundred cannon-shots were fired without effect, and
the. boats regained their anchorage having
sustained t u
sustained any loss.
1- This morning the enemy, wishing to act on the of.
fensive in his turn, sent towards the Punta del Pena
00 gun-boats, a frigate, a corvette, and a brig ; we
were prepared for the combat, and the king gave or.
ders to let them advance within cannon-shot, which
left our line-exposed to all the enemy's fire for tea
hours, without a shot being returned. His Make,
then perceiving that the enemy's vessels were &ivez
along by'the current, ordered the divisions of BOIIr
Bourg and of Cosa, to put out and attack them, al iie
the divisiott Bausan was ordered to make over to t
camp of,the enemy, which was deprived of its lined
gun-boats. At the first bullet which fell in the camp,
I all the-soldiers threw themselves into their tretchc4
and our troops were already under arms, preparediT
embarkation, when the enemy perceiving the mom
ment,, plied all their oars and sails to gain their to
of. defence, aid to oppose the threatened debarkation,
'whic'h Would certainly have been effected, if the car
tea hid been stronger. After this, the firing recou
- mewed With new vivacity,. and IS of our gun-ben,
protected by a single battery of three-cannon, sup
ported the whole effect of the broadsides of the
gate, corvette, and brig. This last vessel was struck
with more than 10 balls, and then. abandoned thi
.Combat. A boat, with the English Commandant a
tpl; was pierced by a ball, and sank before Gra
in the middle of the channel. Three cr foer d
the etnemy's gun-boats were Also swamped, and men
were got off by towing. The enemy have suffered
.cOnsidma,. big ; for during an hour oar divisions raked
their line in all directions ; almost all our gaga-boats
were strtick, but one only was swainped,:which box.
wvei•will be fit for sea tomorrow: Wehad a'ooeild
men.killed or wounded. This glorious combatlasted
six hours, during which more than 4000 shot: vet
fired on both sides. The whole Army, ,spectators ft
it, hate Jove justice to the marine : and such wart •'
enthusiasm which the marines- and soldiers recipro•
I cony communicated, eta whetr his Majesty pt.'
141nagaheline, on ell sides were heard a thousand
ri042,.“. For Sicily 1 -Fox Sicily I"
VIENNA, AUGUST 17,
Tlr new te4es, which have been announced fit
; some acme, vial shortly be exacted. All clas!a
society, with the exception of the indigent; Will be
stibjetTea to them and they will not only extend 10
I real property, but to p!ofessional income. •
Our huances will receive con‘iderable benefit five
the suppression of the Sd battalions of our Gaol.
They will be disbanded, and replace
by the Landwehr, (Militia) who in time of peattel
:to sti.evt without tray, and only to be ezercue4
1 Sundays and holidays.
• AUGUST 22.—The Sd battalions of infantry ife
be reduced, and the companies which reoutia Are
to consist of more than 100 men. The Austrian pe
t..establishment of infantry will then consist of 146
Ytitliting, amounting in the whole to nearly &VW
4which, with the cavalry, artillery; and other c.
will make a total of 90,000 men,. tit 4ime of peo•
Little alteration has been made in th4nettliery
valry ; and the labours at the fortresse,;eve. confute
AUSTRIA, AUGI.Ii
It is stated for certain that the Court fq.Vienna....7
concluded.a treaty with that of France, by wil.ns
stipul tttpd that the former shall be indemnified tIP.I
another side for all that she has lost.
SCHAFFtiAUAi4, AUGU•4I- 23.
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sensation in Switzerland. The differ
of. printing and bookselling are mil I°o
by licenced persons, .whose licosto
- renewed. No writing. book. of P 7.1;
to be sold, without tne authoritYol,,
nwf Censorship ; amino works oc
the Canton which have not beagl ir
by the same authority.

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pare of ar.d- maititalbed'at the eapenge of the Piench Army, and i 5
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tISENACH, SEPT. 3.
The-Jay before yesterday a calamitous event tool'
place here. About nine in the evening, a convoy of
ammunition was passing through our town. The
three first waggons, which were mostly laden with
cartridifes for cannon, took fire ; the explosion ,was
terribl,,. the adjoining houses were blown into the air
with dreadful crash. The fire caught both sides of
the street called the Monnengasse, which was wholly
deoroyed. Thirty-eight person' hive perished. for-
tunately the rest of the convoy was moved back in
time to prevent the spreading of the explosion..