Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-22
GoreIglI 9iltei,wence.
RuNan Enrb1rgo.
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-
iels ~ this port, as well as on the
Engliih property on board, there
were but two vehels Of chat nation
here the ret having yeRerday avail
cd themielves Of favorable wind fol-
gaining The Baltic. There is every
reafon 70 believe that mott of thefe
vefiels will fall into the hands of the
Danes when they approach the Sound
Chap Defence of Nations.
Petey5Rg, N9O. 10. i His maieftv
has been pleafed to order that ali fol.
dleis who had diftineuinhed them
telves at the battle of PrufIi4n Eylau,
on the I7sh Of Jan. and had not vet
received the decorations of the differ
ent orders, fhould war at their but
ton hole decoration in gold, fur.
appended by a black RIB nd with a
yellow border, which diftin6tion fhalI
continue for three years. fervice, Ell
Their for the penGon or the military
orders of which their chiefs had
judged them to be worthy.
State Of Denmark.
Copenhagen, Mo- 2o.-Sea anna
ments are going on with activity =
All the timber in the kingdom is out
into requifinon. they are fitting
as frigates, eight large fnips of the
Eait-lndia Company and hey will
loon begin the building of :wo or
three men of war.
The Royal Prince had received 20
years ago, from the King of England
a yatch, adorned with beautiful fur
nirurs In the time of the CAPT, ula-
ton of Copenhagen, the DaniGh COM
miiiaries wanted 10 deliver faid veC-
iel to tie Englifh who declared that
they had express orders not TO take
her .-HoweVer, Sir Home Popham
CauEed \ sarr-1f tic rsr..-s---~
carried away On his arrival here
the Royal Prince has ordered that
fmall frigate TO BE- fired and carried
10 England by Englifh failors taken
prifoners, and whom he TENT back
without raoiom. He wrote at the
fame time 70 the king Of England
letter, purporting that after Sne per-
fidious conduct of England againR
Denmark, he as the chief Of the Dan
in nation, could not keep any longer
a remembrance Of friendlhip on the
part of the Epglifh King It is iaid.
the Prince Royal ended his letter
with laying, that if there were fome
articles of the furniture milling, the
King of England could ak for them
of Sir Home Popham.
Since the 18th, no vei1el has been
cleared out from our cufoun houle.
The EngIilh cruifers give chaft to AL
the merchant venels coming from
North Sea or the Baltic. they drive
them upon the coat Of Sweden and
do not allow them to pay any dury to
our cuitom houfe.
Copenhagen, N9U. 26.-We have
now in our seas only 7 or 8 EnglIth
vsaeIs, one of which is Of the line
Scarcely day pafTes bur they bring
in here, as well as Elfnieur, iEnghih
prizes taken BY our cruizers in fight
Of q: enemy's vellels,
NaU. II. Amicabie relations It'll
mbGR between Ruff and Sweden
II Is believed that the latter, with the
mediation Of Ruflia, win foon con
elude peace with France, and thai
the Swedifh ports will ioon be ihu'
Rgain1 the Engliih.
The amount OF the value OF tht
merchantmen taken by the enemy, 7
efiuated at a millions rlx dollars
he Dauith troops collected 10 II
land, will be augmented 20 26,oo'
men-They are ATTENDING 1900
failors.
II is forbidden in the Dutchles 0
.!utIand and Holiticn to make coffin
with oak wood.
There are already feven gun-boat
OH one of our docks. Il has bee
calculated the building Of 900 gun
Aoats would goa but 1900, 900 III
dollars.
RggTan AgaIt.
Petfg14yg, NoO IS.-Lord 90"
r. the Enghih Ambafador, deParte'