Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-06-28
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
LONDON, Nay 4.

II 7uas reborted yesterday that accounts
from Holland sta ted an alteration Of a Very
remarkable nature 10 have taken place put
Hcly in the IhuHerieS, betzoeen the ruler O
France and the Russian ambassador. The
scene zuas similar to tha: in which Lord
Whitworth had TO sustain a part precious
to The rupture with this country; but tie
acting OF the great man, it is said, zvas far
mere violent Oh the latter occasion. It seems
that Bonabarfe the emperor has sill less
command oftember titan Bonaparte the first
consult!
1Eay6.
Theprayer for the kings recovery zvas
omitted yeSte, day at almost all the churches
and chopels throughout the Mes,opoHs.
Il letter from Cadtz states, that King
ToSebh and his Counci! had actually taken
the Rad to Bayonne. Another letter men
tions that Sebastian had been arrested and
! sent to France, tha. Massena is to haze the
chief command in Spain, and to employ the
farce he has under him from Portugal, for
the suyugation ofthat kingdom.
The Furious gun.6rig has detained, and
sent into Dover, a Vessel, having on bard
utruards Of 700 guineas, besides half gui-
meas, and even seven-shiHng pieces, sup.
posed to amount to 100000 She zOas taken
ofshe South Foreland. She has great
many gerry curious places Of concealment.
The Gibraltar Chronicle estimates the enc
my's troops 1vhich have entered the PENN.
suLa from 1907 to the end Of 1910, at
100000, ofzvhich number nearly 100000
haze died BY the sso0rd or by disease.
We have received the following intelli.
gence from the coast of France: An uni
versal spirit of discomfort prevails among
the French towards the government of Boz
nsparte. The bankruptcies, both at Paris
and in very large towns in France, have
been very extensive, and in the large mer-
camille houses, to a very great amount
The retreat of Massena from Portugal had
just been published. Figueras, strong
and important fortress in Catalonia, had
been invested by the Spaniards, and had
surrendered. The garrison consisting oil
5000 men, French and Italian, had been
made prisoners of war.
May Z.
A cartel from Molaix, arrived at Dart
mouth, brough, dispatches for Mr.. Pink
ney, from the American charge d'affaire:
at Paris. They were brought by Mr.. Smith
who is to remain in London to transact the
usual rotine of business which had beer
delegated to the Ame lean consul genera
Lyman. Mr.. Smith set off yesterday 70,
Portsmouth, where he will overtake Mr.
Pinkney, should not the Essex have pre-
viously sailed for America. The content,
of the dispatches have not yet transpired
BY this conveyance French Journals t.
the 1st inst. are come to hand but the,
are as completely destitute of information
as any which have arrived of late from tn,
same quarter: they maintain a perfect ST
lence on the affairs of the Peninsula.
Some letters were yesterday received
from France, which state, that a war wa:
certainly on the eve of breaking out be-
tween France and Russia. 1t is confident
ly stated, that Bonaparte is upon the poin
of setting out to take the command of the
army on the Russian frontiers, and tina
Berthier is to conduct the war in Spain
The retreat of Massena has at length been
made known in France, but the circum.