Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-08-28
EROM G0TTENBURG.

CAPT. Halkell, of the brig Ann,
arrived at Beverly OIL the Goth inf.
from Gotten5urg. which place he left
the 10th June. He informs US, that
they had certain advices there, that
tie Emperor Alexander had arrived
at Koningibarg, Gil wilt to the
King of PrulTia, wheee ne had been
a number of days Itwas conlider-
ed very uncertain what part Rutlia
would take in the preier' war =
whether to Join Bonaparte or the
Aufrians. Many reports were heard
OF infurre6tions in Germany, but
they could not underitand OF what
magnitude or importance.
Bonaparte had drawn away his
French troops from Hamburg and
Lubbock, and fen, $1,000 Danifh
troops to garrifon thofe places: The
exigencies of his war with Auitria no
doubt required this.
The reign of the new King OF
Sweden was very popular, as the PEG.
pie hid become tired Of The PATTON
Of the depoied King for war. 1t was
faid that peace was to be iettled be-
tween RulIia and Sweden, and all
Swediih ports fhut againlt England |;
and Norway was to be detached from
Denmark, and annexed to Sweden !:
commercial fpecalations were going
on, arifing out of this change.
Burr had LETT Cottenburg, and
was faid to be gone to Rullla.
Mutiny.-Capt. Haikell informs
US of a mott barbarous murder per-
petrated on a Respectable young man,
the Mate of the Tom, of Ponfmouth,
at Gottenburg. He knowsnot from
what caufe it originated bit on the
asth of June, while the Ca,tain was
on fhore, the Mate was attacked by
the crew or part of them, wno whip
ped AND f POWER s!m 81 re hf se.h anea
they left him fenfelels. Recovering
afterwards in fome degree, he crawl.
ed into the cabin, and poaeiIed him.
felf of his piffols. Finding he was
till living they purified him into the
cabin, and fe;zsd upon him, when
he fred piltol, and ihot off the
thumb of one of the mutineers.
They however, dragged him out, re-
newed their blows with handfpikes,
and in their favags fury totally beat
the head from his body, itamped up.
on him, and expoled bis lifelefs corpfe
mott horrid fpe6acle. They then
proceeded to the Conful's in body,
exhibiting the bleeding thumb of the
wounded mutineer, and demanded
)dfiJtdetisp. Proper fteps were how
ever taken by the government; ri-
al was had ; and the ring leader IA
Dane, who had been newly fhipped)
and another faiIor, who had an A.
merican protection, but inppofed to
be an Englilhman, were fcn,enccd to
be hanged, and execution was to
take place on the 2oth.
Gen. A,pyqreag. On the Ath OF
Auguit Caps. Haikell was boarded
from his Britanaic Msiefty's brig
Herald, from St. Thomas's, being in
company with two frigates, and 90
fail of merchant veiIels under convoy.
He was informed, in the frit place
by the boatmen who carried him on
board the Herald, and afterwards by
the captain, that the day before, :hey
had fpoken fhip belonging and
bound to Philadelphia, 10 days out
from Nantz, having the lady and
children of Gen. Armlfrong on
board (; and that the General had
gone from France to England. The
former part of this may be true, the
latter is doubtful. The Philadelphia
flip NUT have left Nantz about the
10th of July, week later than the
iaccoun,s by the Mentor, when it was
fald a negotiation was commencing
with Gen. ArmitIong,
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