Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-04-25
DortIanO,
Late European Intelligence.
Monday, April %, 1908.

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In paper of March 18, brought to that bort
BY the arrival Of the ship Susan & Sarah. in
4 passage Of % days from DHbIiR
The Rochefort squadron which put 70
sea in January last, and Of which mention
has been made in late papers, after short
cruise in the Atlantic, has passed the strata
Of Gibraltar, and arrived at TouIon and ION.
the squadron in that port. 1t is stated that
the Spanish squadron from Carthagena has
entered Toulon, and that these combined
fleets intend to attack the English ship.
cruising off Sicily and at the entrance IF
the Adriatic, Later accounts mention thar
this feet sailed on the 9th Of February, ana
stood for Sicily. The number VI shiDs Is
the line amounted to thirty. The English
calculate this force not to exceed 2I efFrc.
tive ships Of the line, French and Spanish.
They also inform that Lord CsIi,ngzyood and
admiral 1HorH5orOaRh, in the Mediterrane.
an, command force Of fifteen sail Of he
line, and entertain no approximations Of any
unfavorable consequences resulting from 4
battle between them. Lord Collingwood
was in expectation of being joined by Sir
Richard Strgghda with seven sail Of the line.
There is an end to the Papal dominion.
On the I'd of February, Cen. A1i9LAs at the
heai Of 5000 French, entered Rome. and
took possession of the castle of st. Angelo.
the principal fortress. The officers and sol.
diers are quartered upon the nobility and
mOnasteries.
War between Russia 81 S7yeden.
Russia has at length commenced hustilf.
ties against Sweden, the real motive for
which appears to be, on account Of the refu-
sal Of the latter to join in a war against En-.
gland. The Russian army amounts TO be-
tween so and 10000 men, and is accompa-
MED by powerful train of artillery. Gem
eral Baxhoselen is commander in chief The
troops entered Finland near Abho-son, and
advanced within short distance Of Swea.
borg
The Swedish force in motion did not er-
coed $4,000 men, but they were marching
in two divisions to the frontiers Of Finland.
Neither the injustice of the emperor Of
Russia, nor his superior force, appeared to
shake the resolution Of the king Of Sweden,
who is resolved on disruting every inch of
ground with the ensmy. He had given or
ders for taking into custody the Russian
ambassador at Stockholm, and the consul az
Gottenburg -Considering the great ine-
quality of the contending parues, Il Is noe
difficult to predict the result even the
Swedes themselves do not expect to De able
to defend their country against the Russians.
but place great reliance on the suCcourS
from England
The French interest In completely triurn.
plant in Russia. The emperor Alexander
and his court join in all the plans and views
Of BonaParte- The French ambassador Az
St Petersburg, BY command Of his sove-
reign, has obtained the appointment of n
committee 70 inquire and investigate The
best method tor establishing a trade be-
tween Russia and Fgar since the former
had put stop 20 all intercourse with Eh-
gland The French are sending large bo.
dies Of troops iEto Holslein, and the Danish
Hotilla was engaged for the transportation
Of those troops into Zealand.
Portugal under Contribution.
On the 21st Of February, Gen. Junos,
commander It the French army in Portugal
published decree consisting Of twenty
tour articles laying the whole country un.
der contribution Of fsrtg iniLtcng Of cruz
sades, (about twenty two millions M dol
lars,) which is ordered to tie levied On
Lands Houses, Merchandise, Churches,
Clergymen, Merchants and Mechanics
and TO be paid in three instaNments the
last payment to b on the first day of Au-
gust next In many instances the Clergy
VIII nave 10 pay three-fourths oftheir living,
The owners Of houses which are rented,
10 appropriate one half the rent and if oc-
cuPiee by The owner, to pay half The amouns
1t would rent for BY estimation. An bro.
Prietors Of lands to pay double the amount
OF the ythes heretofore paid. All persons
who shall make incorrect returns Of their
income, shall be taxed double, and the
same collected by the most summary means
OF ezecution.-o! The 5lssse4 e5rftts y Fyeao5
FRATERNITY
The trial of Gen. Whitelocke had con.
o'uded' and in few days would BE- made
public.
We learn verbally that intelligence Of the
failure of Mr. Roses Mission To this coun.
tFy' had REACHED England previously u capt.
Williams leaving Dublin: that tie news
excited great interest and that On its To-.
ing known the English Ministry Immediate
~ summoned Cabinet Council ; II which
the King was present r,Ln. -. ;.,...L ~