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Extract of a letter from Heligoland; Sept. 10
" The same vigorous system continues to be enforced'
on the opposite coast, to prevent all intercourse with
England, or the sale of British goods. Bureau upon
Bureau has been established to accomplish this object.
and so organized as to be a check upon each other,
and to make every individual interested in fulfilling
his instructions. In D°nmask the public sentiment
towards the English is said to have become more fa-
vourable, and a regulation has lately been published,
permitting English subjects, who have resided three
years on the Danish frontiers, to travel in any part
of the country. The Dittish Government have lately
ordered a levy of 39 battalions, to augment their
Militia, and as such an increase could not he wanted
in warfare with England, it is supposed they may
be raised with a view .to an hostile attitude towards
France."
The St. Petersburgh arzette, of the
.21st Olt.
contains a list of various patriotic gifts in bullioo and
Na money, from the monastery of St; Alexander
, paper money, fiom the monastery of St 4lexander
• ewsky.
A letter of the 25th ult. says, " The departure of
tritice.E.uxusow, on Sunday fast, as Commmuler in
Chief of toe Russian Grand Army, leads us to ex-
pect happy results; we are the more justified in this
opinion, ftembis well,establislted sharacteyjor skill
and prudence. The exchange on London is a( TX"
The St. iletersburgh letters speak in obscure terms
of the battle of Valantina, on the 19th August; no
Bulletin has been published in the Court Gazette,
on account of the absence of the Emperor and his
Minister, who had not returred from Aho. They-
atfirm, however, that in that battle the enemy was
repulsed, and that his loss could not have been less
than 12,000 men, in killed, wounded, and prisoners.
The same letters add, that the embarkation of the
40,000 men, destined to co-operate with the Swedes
in the West, had already c(mmenced in Finland. '
Advice 4 from Riga of the 19th ultl state, t in.
telligence had been received there, that Al xcoov %Lis
was approaching the town with a considerable force,
and t;,at the heavy artillery which the enemy destined
for the siege had approached Mittau.
A Ilelirland Mail arrived on Saturday with Let-
ters to the 10th inst. The enemy had assembled at the
mouth of the German rivers about 60 gun-bolts,
which arc constantly on the look out, mitoiruvting,
and advancing within 20 miles of Heligoland. Their
shallow draught enables them to approach so near t';e
shore, that they are in no danger of the capture front
our cruisers.

The so muck talked-of Swedish expedition s►ill
continues to have different destinations assigned to it.
Instead of Pomerania being its object, it was the
neral opinion at Gottenburgh, that it would proceed
by divisions to Riga, to aid in the defence of that
place in the first instance, and suhce•quently to co-
operate. ;sit)) the corps under Count WITTGENSTEIN.
In the mean time, AUGEWE4V, neuter a belief taat
Swedish l'omeratsia would be invaded, had ordered
the inhabitants to be disarmed. Strangers were for.
bidden to appear in the streets after dark, or to
wear aide-arms. • d

It was rumoured open 'Change on Saturday, that
the first division of the Swedish expedition had ac.
teal', sailed from Carlsham for Riga.
A Danish flag of truce arrived at Heligoland on
the 7th ; several British who had been made pri.
loners were land,sd from her.
The Spartan igate, according to a private letter
from Pictou„ of August had taken nisi•• Ame-
rican privateers. The Dritish Admiral, at Halifax,
having nothing left in port hut a small tender, put
the crew of his barge and three midshipmen on board,
with one gun ; they went' in search of a privateer of
eight carriage guns and thirty-six men, which they
captured.

In consequence or the American war, the packets
are to !lure six guns and twelve men in addition to
their present number.

Letters from Jamaica•mention that Purim's bad
advanced to Cape Francois with 12,000 men, and
that that seat of his late rival's power had quietly
submitted to Ms authority. The garrison consisted ,
°ply of 3CO men, The treasure which CIIIIISTOPIIIE
had amassed by the most unjust exactions, to the I
amoent of seven milliors of dollars, had fallen into ;
his hands. PETIO4, it is said, had issued a Prods-
ration. declaring that this money should be applied ;.
in estaiill ping the alfairs of the Island.- He was ex-
timely popular. It was expected he would issue a
Proclamation, tecalli;;g all the former white inhabi-
taut;. Several vessels tilled with passengers had gone
from Jamaica 'and St. 'llamas's, under the persua-
sion that they should be protected by the new go-
vernment. Morn Nor, it is said, was the principal
fortress which held out against him.
On Saturday night, Master Ner.sost, whom we I
vaderstand to be a pupil of Mr. N %.111.A9, !seal in.
troduced to the public at the Lyeeuni Theatre. Het
sung Mr. BRAHAN'A celebrated Death of Aberciipit- 1
hie, between the Opera and the After-piece. Al.
though he is only between 12 and 13 years of age, I
his voice is a counter-tenor. His action and evpres.
sion were good, the cadences were well executed, and
he displayed great taste, promising, as far as we can
form a judgment by this first experiment, to be a
considerable acquisition to the stage. .
The new stair-case, at Drury-lane Theatre, is
spoken of as the most curious specimen of building
Yet exhibited, as it appears to support itself without;
any external aid. •
Tile Gazette of Saturday night eters a re;eaA et
2001. for the discovery of the persons who aided. the
crape of the French General Illanatt,t, and his
bro-
ther, Capt. Nlseats, who absconded from aiber:!.i
glrently, on the Ist instant, in violation of their pa-
ro:e of honour. The Gazette states, that these pri-
sorters are supposed to have embarked at Deal, or its,
nsichbourhood, on board a heat named the Star, JOHN
!Awls, master, and to hare been landed stliftelegues
about the 4th instant.
JEU D. ESPRIT AI
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Dundas (after.% ards Lord Melville) first obtlisselk
scat in Pail anent, his language was.strongly tiak
trod with the Scotch pronunciation. Having upon
some occasion observed, that he did not. conceit,' a
Ille!""te then in contemplation to be witbill the
p-..4er of the House, he pronounced the.wordpettgr
in the broad Scotch manner, the same
A Member sitting irest way as poor.
Mr. Sheridan, asked jibe
eihoneihir. Datdve etitihi peetibly mean by the poor.
of the House Why," replied Mr. Sheridan,
, he meant the forty five Scotch Members."