Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-06-05
LoNpoN, April ia.

We lConrlefl had the SATISFACTION 20
announce nc -.rday, the glorious intel
!igence receised from the Dardanelles.
Government have not yet received the
official dispafcRes from sir John Duck.
worth or Mr.Albuthnot but now they
are id possession Of other advices, to
which, sw4 understand, they attach i'm.
plicit credit indeed, the Ouch papers
TO the 9Th, which have arrived, render
die intelligence very probable. The
Vienna Conrt Gazette of the 21st Of
March, contains the following para
graph -
q Admiral Louis's squadron, cruising
OF Tenedos, was reinforced between
the 1yth and Tie 18th Of February, by
four three deckers, and several frigates
md corvettesi and on the 21st the
|. English forced the Seven Forts which
proSecttne passage Of the Dardanelles,
6ufrka ship d DE fine, and destroy.
ed some T arki,h frigaSes in the chan
nsa In eohseS dehes, freshnogociations
md proposals. for accommodation, took
place, and were continued when the la
test accounts came away"
v The intelligence which government
has received Is more particular, - well
as more recent. Admiral Louis remain
ed of Tenedos, cruising between that
island and the island Of Lemnos, till he
was joined by Sir ]: Duekworth-they
then forced the passage Of the Dardan.
elles amidst tremendous Are, which,
however, did little damage to our ships.
. The FIRE from the Old Castle on the
north side OF the Strait, is said to have
been for short time, peculiarly heavy,
but it was sobn shenced by the British
thunder, and The fort is said to have
been reduced almost to = heap of ruins.
The Turkish squadron opposed an una
vailing resistance. II Is said that the
number Of ships taken or destroyed was
much Ereater than the# Vienna Gazette
sta.es--the number is reported to have
been ten sail Of che line. The vigour of
our proceedings, in onjunetion with the
Russian squadron, spread universal con-
sternation and dismay. Proceeding
through the Dardanelles into the sea Of
Marmora, We prepared to carry our
toree before Constantinople, but before
any thing was attempted against that ci-
~, . messenger, vAs sent OF to the Di-
van, Offering terms of peace. The Di-
van, after q short CONSULTATION, acceeded
to them, and the following is the sub
stance of the conditions We dictated in
concert with cur allies to the Porte.
That the English should retain pos.
session Of the Dardanelles till q general
peace.
"That Russia should also keep pos.
session Of certain of the Turkish for.
tresses till a general peace, as sec urity
for the fidelity of the Porte.''
The 6Fst and immediate consequence
Of this act Of vigour, was the dissolution
Of, the French influence. Sebastian
was ordered away from Constansinople
in - hours. = >+fa
sTATEsMAN-oFFIcE, 2 O'Clock,
- Pm.
We stop the press to announce the re-
port Oh Sue aIttNAA o. WSSSenRef at the
admiralty from admiral Louis, fully
confirming the accounts relative to the
forcing the passage Of the Dardanelles,
and the subsequent treaty with the
Porte. -
The Park and Tower guns are exp.e.
ted to be fred on the oecasiou.--We are
sorry to state the loss of his msiesty's
ship Ajax, which run aground, but all
the crew saved. =
- s,.~a. SvA,- - Pc IT, ~
WGRsiw, MARCH ~.
An officer bsloaging to the Polish
suardsof MOBILES, with his majesty the
emperour. arrived here yesterday, from
the. headquarters. According to his
report, the evening before'his departure,
had been receivedt that gen.
Dombrowski's division had made itself
master of one Of the suburbs Of Dant.
zick, known-by the name Of the Fair.
Wassers Two thousand cavalry Of thar