Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-06-22
portlano,
Monday, Jitne p, 1907.
Foreign Meas.

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ON Thursday we received by the
John and Adam, capt. Knight, from
Liverpool, London dates to May the
5th.
40 No event of Importance has Ia
ken place between the Grand French
and Russian Armies in Poland since
the battle Of Eylau. 1t appears as il
each army were apprehensive of expo
sing itself to the attack ofthe other.
AZ The Emperor Alexander has
Joined his army and Gen. Beningsen
still retains the confidence and counte-
nance of his sovereign.
D0 The English Squadron under
Admiral Duckworth, has repassed the
Dardanelles, after having been unsuc-
cessful in their attempt against the
Capital Of the Turkish Empire the
feet in passing through the straights,
destroyed one Turkish ship Of the hne,
and five frigates.
While the English Admiral was en-
deavouring to regociate the Turks as
sisted by French engineers, erected
batteries, which greatly endangered his
fleet some Of which threw stones Of
500 pounds.
EP The Swedes,after having o5tai-
ned several advantages over the French
general Mortier, have, il turn, been
defeated by his diyision,and driven back
with the loss of 1900 men taken, and
several pieces Of cannon, After this
affair the Swedish commander proposed
an armistice which has been signed,
subject to the ratification of the King Of
Sweden, which, if he delays or refuses,
is to expire in ten days. The TWO
principal articles Of the armistice, pro-
poses thai the Islands of Weldon ard
Violin, are TO be taken possession of
and occupied by the Frcnch-and that
the Swedes shall not oppose the sieges
of Dantzic and Colberg.
Whether these events, if correct, win
lead to a peace between Sweden and
France, is impossible to say, 1t is idle to
suppose the former power, however
spirited, can long contend with the
later.
Dantzic is garrisoned by 10000 men
under the command Of Gen. KaIkreuth.
The inhabitants momently expect the
bombardment will commence The
! streets have been unPaved and strewed
with straw,&c, to prevent the balls from
rebounding.
! a." The Turks are making pre-
partitions to carry on the war with Rus
with an army Of French.
pE7 The most friendly understand
ing still subsists between the King ~
England and the Emperor Ut Russia.
81" 1t is stated that the King Of
Prussia has restored Observation-Disclosures,
an ayowed enemy Of Bonaparte, to ia
! vor, and placed him at the head Of the
war department this does not look
like peace.
- II England The approaching e.
lection OF members to the new Parlia-
ment engroSses the principal attention
u We do not find any thing official
respecting Sir Sidney Smiths HAVING
taken possession Of Alexandria, Eey pt2
The following were the positions Of the
hostile armies on the 10th A pril The Rus
sian headquarters were at Barten lin
Count Tolstry at Heilsberg Prince Bag.
ratlnon with the van near Cutstadf. Cen
Lestocq in Heihgnenbeil. Bonaparte had
ms headquarters still at Finkenstcin. Re-
nadotte's corps was at Brsucns6era. FIE
ing, and Holland Soult III and near Irib-
stadt Ney IN and near Gutstadt; Dayoust
at Dettestadt Massena in Pultusk. Thorn
was the grand dcPort Of the army.
The Emperor Alexander, on joining his
army, made numerous promotions, and dis
tributed medals, &c. among the deserving
soldiery-