with all power in the Duchy of Bruns wick, issued the following declaration on the 28th October: "In virtue of the orders which have been given to me, I have the honour to announce to you, that the country of Brunswick being now conquered by the arms of his Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, I am charged to take possession of it from this moment in the name of his said Majesty."

Another report is the march of a French force to take possession of Swe. dish Pomerania, and that the Swedish troops which were in Lauenburgh were in danger of being cut off. The French had got between them and Swedish Pomerania, and they were too few in number (not above 1400) to attempt to fight their way. It became necessary, therefore, that they should endeavour to effect their retreat by sea: Accordingly they entered Lubeck by force, with the intention of embarking for Stralsund, which has also been declared in a state of siege.

The Elector of. Hesse, whose neutrality Bonaparte had recognised only eight days before the battle of Jena, has experienced just the same fate as if he had joined Prussia. War has been de clared against him, upon what pretence we know not; and the French have taken possession of Cassel.

TURKEY.

Dispatches have been received from Mr Arbuthnot at Constantinople. They contain, we understand, the important information, that the Porte, under the influence of French councils, has been in duced to dissolve its alliance with Russia. This renunciation of the policy, to the observance of which it is that the Porte owes its existence as a nation, cannot fail to terminate in a war between these two powers. It is indeed probable that it has already commenced; for, according to some accounts, the Grand Seignior, in the same breath, not only renounced his relations with Russia, but formally declared war against her. This event has not been unexpected by the Court of St Petersburgh. It has vigilantly marked the progress of the French ascendancy at Constantinople, and in creased its armies on the Turkish frontier in proportion to the influence which France obtained in the Divan. Notwithstanding the extraordinary exertions

which the Emperor Alexander is ma king to pull down the common enemy of the Continent, he has also an army assembled on the Confines of Moldavia, sufficient at least to restrain, if not to overwhelm, the Ottoman forces. SPAIN.

Letters from Cadiz of the 25th Oct. state, that the Spanish Government had declared the country in danger, and it was resolved to raise an additional force of 150,000 men. Cadiz was to furnish 1000 infantry, or 500 cavalry. The reason assigned for this extraordinary measure was the momentary apprehension of an insurrection. Proclamations, it is said, were issued in profusion to confirm the wavering, and rouse all the dormant loyalty of the country. It is however suspected, that the danger of internal commotion was but the pretext for this act of valour, and that the Spanish Government had no greater fears than those excited by their allies the French.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT MALTA. A most dreadful accident happened at Malta on the 18th of July. About six o'clock in the morning, some artillerymen began to unload shells in the magazine of Barmola, opposite the Valetta, without taking the proper precau tions. By some accident some of the combustible matter took fire, and communicating to the magazine, occasioned a tremendous explosion of 370 barrels of gun- powder, besides a quantity of shells. 14 gunners, 26 soldiers. (13 of which were Maltese,) and about 200 inhabitants, were either killed on the spot, or buried in the ruins of the adjoining fortifications and buildings, besides those wounded. A woman and child only were dug out alive. Besides the fortifications and military buildings, about fifty private houses were thrown down, or so much shaken that they will require to be rebuilt. No Officer of either the navy or army was killed or wounded. The shock was so great as to agitate the sea like an earthquake, for several miles round. A Mr Wode house, a wine-merchant, lost 250 pipes of fine Sicilian wine, which burst in his cellars by the violence of the concussion,

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE in Sweden.

The town of Udderwalla, in Sweden, about 50 miles from Gottenburgh, was totally destroyed by fire on the 29th of July. The following particulars of this

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calamitous event are given in a letter of the 1st August:

"We are extremely sorry to apprize you of a dreadful fire here. Every house in the town is on fire-You may easily imagine the sensation here at such a moment-we would not believe it possible that the whole town could be consumed at a time. Some particulars are really shocking. Such a furious fire, we dare say, has hardly been heard of: the people worked with all imaginable courage, but the fire spreading rapidly, and being carried by the wind to different parts of the town, by which means it burnt at several points at a time, and the bridges across the canals likewise being burnt, the communication was totally cut off, and thus the people prevented from working with success. Some build. ings, an English mile out of town, have been even burnt by fire, carried by the wind. In short, there are only four or five small buildings saved; all the town is gone, the church, iron wharf, dealyard, with about 15,000 dozen boards, the tar-yard, rope-work, all--all are gone; and about 5000 people are now in the open air (without provisions) watching the poor remains of the moveabies. A cargo of provisions has been sent by the merchants of Gottenburgh for the relief of the sufferers-but where to house them? We fear nearly every merchant at Udderwalla will be totally ruined by this accident-such an enormous quantity of goods are burnt."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Respecting the fleet under Admiral Guillamet, we have further intelligence. Capt. Hargood of the Belleisle, In a letter dated 15th Sept. off the Capes of Virginia, writes as follows:

"Yesterday morning, being in company with his Majesty's ships Bellona and Melampus, endeavouring to fall in with Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, I discovered a line of battle ship to the leeward, under jury masts, standing in for the Chesapeak, to which we immediately gave chace. On perceiving us, she bore up, and stood in for the land. At a quarter past eight observed she had taken the ground. Being then within one mile, I came to anchor in about five fathoms water, and immediately sent boats and took possession of her. She proved to be L'Impe

tueux of 74 guns, and 670 men, commanded by Monsieur Le Veyer Capitaine de Vaisseau, one of the squadron that had been cruizing under Rear-Admiral Willeaumez, having separated from him and four sail of the line more, with a frigate, during the heavy gale of the 18th and 19th ult. wherein she lost all her masts, bowsprit, and rudder, and otherwise much damaged. About noon, perceiving two suspicious vessels in the offing, I got under weigh with the Bellona, directing Capt. Poyntz of the Melampus to receive the crew, and set fire to her; which he completed before eight o'clock that evening."

The Cassard of 74 guns, one of Guillamet's fleet, has got into Brest, after being much damaged in the storm, but had taken a valuable ship from Liverpool bound to Buenos Ayres.

The Rose cutter, arrived from the Mediterranean, brings dispatches from Admiral Duckworth, whom she left off Carthagena, watching to prevent a junction of the ships at Toulon with those at Cadiz, which, to the number of twelve sail of the line, with 24,000 troops on board, were, it is said ready to sail, and no doubt for South America.

Under these circumstances, our readers will be pleased to hear, that the expedition under Col. Crawfurd, supposed to be also destined for South America, has at length sailed from Falmouth, Nov. 10. under convoy of four sail of the line, the Spencer, Captain, Ganges, and Theseus, two frigates, and smaller vessels, and having on board 180 artil. lery, 6th dragoon guards, 9th light dragoons, 5th, 36th, 45th, 88th, and 95th foot-in all about 5500 men. Long

too long, as the troops have been on board, we have the gratifying assurance that they are all in a very healthy state.

We are concerned to announce several late instances of Shipwreck, of which the following have been attended with circumstances truly lamentable.

On the 13th Sept. 1805, the Eneas transport sailed from Portsmouth for Quebec, with three companies of the 1oodth regt. on board, under the command of Major Bertram, and on the 23d October she was totally lost in the Gulph of St Lawrence. Of this melancholy catastrophe we have the following relation from one of the survivors. "On the 23d October, at four o'clock

in the morning, the ship struck on the rocks, about a quarter of a mile off a small island near the Port-aux Basques, to the eastward of Cape Ray. The strength of the wind at S. E. blowing in-shore, the weight of the waves dashing over the vessel, and her filling, made it evident that she would shortly go to pieces. On attempting to lower the long boat, it was carried away, and on this occasion Major Bertram, the Commanding Officer, had his arm broke, and was carried over board with the boat, and perished. Several who attempted to swim on shore, perished in the sight of their comrades. Nothing, therefore, could be done by those who still remain. ed on board, (and whose numbers were diminishing every minute, by being washed overboard), but to commit themselves to the will of Providence, and await the awful moment of the breaking up of the vessel. This took place about eight o'clock; at that time there remained little more than 50 or 60 persons on board. Thirty-four of these, principally from the quarter-deck, got on shore on pieces of the wreck, to the small island already mentioned, which was but ten yards from the main land, to which they crossed on a raft. Their situation was then, however, but little less desperate than before they reached the shore. Shortly after the vessel broke up, the wind changed to N. W.; their hopes of provisions being driven on shore, were by that means entirely destroyed. What provisions they had, when equally divided, amounted to about a pound of pork, and a few biscuits each; the shore, at that time of the year, seldom or never visited; the country barren and uninhabited; and the most inclement season approaching. The whole of those who got on shore (amongst whom were Lieut. Dawson and Ensign Falkner), excepting three, of which the informant was one, struck into the woods. The three just mentioned remained four days on the beach, when they were fallen in with by a hun ter, of the name of Michael Gillam, who, it appears, had occupied a fishing post near where the vessel was wrecked, in summer, but now had retired to the woods, where he was hutted for the winter. By this man they were treated with the greatest humanity, and taken to his habitation, where they re

mained in company with two of the party who struck into the woods, whom this man had also discovered and brought in, till the spring, when he conducted them to Fortune Bay, where they em barked for Quebec.

"Accounts had been received of the escape of two sailors of the large party which struck into the woods. The rest, it is feared, have all perished. The total number of souls on board the vessel was about 247, thirty or forty of whom were women and children.

"The names of the persons known to be saved are Edward Cornwall, corporal, James M'Garnie, John Crosier, John M'Dermond, and James M'Kennah, privates 100dth regiment; Daniel Denovan, and Thomas Robertson, sailors.

"The following are the names of the Officers who were on board: Major Bertram, Captains Enright and Sherrard, Lieut. Dawson, Ensigns Falkner, Cooper, and Ormsby, and Assistant Surgeon W. Hendrick, all of the roodth regiment."

On the 14th of Sept. the King George Liverpool packet, Captain Walker, bound from Parkgate to Dublin, sailed from Parkgate at twelve o'clock at night, and in two hours after, she struck on the Salisbury bank, and was totally lost. She had 110 passengers on board, mostly Irish harvestmen returning to their own country, besides her crew, all of whom unfortunately perished, except four men and a poor Irish boy, who got into the boat, which drifted by the tide into Parkgate in the morning.

The Glasgow Packet, Moses John. ston master, sailed from Leith on Sunday, the 16th Nov. at five o'clock in the evening, with 21 passengers on board. At two o'clock next morning, she struck upon a sunk rock outside the Fern Islands; the water immediately rushed in: Seeing there was no possibility of saving the ship, the Captain ordered the boat to be got out, and two men to get her to the lee-bow, to save the women, if possible; but the wind and sea being so strong, and the rings with which the boat was made fast giving way, she drifted off, and the men could not regain the ship: they therefore rowed to land, and saved themselves. The stern boat was stove in pieces. The ship being now full of water, the sea made a fair

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passage over her; guns were fired so long as the vessel was above water; there being no appearance of any assistance, every one had to catch the rigging, or any place where they could hold themselves fast-They continued in this state till day-light, when five of the passengers were missing.

At this time three Holy Island boats appeared, but could not come nearer the vessel than twenty yards, the sea running so high; they were called to heave their fishing lines on board,which the Captain fastened round the passengers, who then threw themselves into the sea, and were drawn by the fishermen into their boats. Captain Johnston was the last that got off the wreck, except a man, his wife, and child, who could not be got at; they, however, a little after, were got out. Other three passengers, and one of the ship's servants, were lost after day-light, and before any person left the ship, the rest got safe on one of the Islands. The vessel remain ed all day on the rock, and went to pieces during the night. Only a very small part of the cargo is saved.

Captain Leslie and Captain Campbell, of the 91st Regiment, two of the pas sengers, are among the saved. Owing to some cause, the Life-boat at Holy Island was not brought forward, or, it is supposed, the whole might have been

saved.

About 10 o'clock on the night of the 2d Oct. the Lavinia of Dundee, Francis Drummond master, with a cargo of hemp, &c. from Riga for London, went on shore about a mile and a half to the eastward of Crail. The sea running very high,and covering the vessel every moment, the crew, Captain excepted, for safety took to the rigging, and remained in that perilous situation till eleven o'clock next forenoon, when they were taken ashore. About six o'clock in the morning the crew saw the master washed from the deck, and drowned. The cargo has been mostly all got a shore, although the vessel is completely broke up. The hemp is all in a damaged state, but, notwithstanding, sold to very good account. Great praise is due to the Gentlemen of the town of Crail and its vicinity, for their prompt and zealous exertions in collecting the inhabitants, and saving as much as possible from the wreck.

The Camilla, Foreman, of Dundee, from Petersburgh, was lost on the 28th October on Iceland Reef. She was upset in a heavy gale of wind, and both her masts broken; at the same time three of the crew were washed overboard, and drowned; the rest remained five days upon the wreck, from which they were taken by a Swedish vessel, and carried to Gottenburgh.

In the end of October, the Mars, Caithness, of Dundee, from Riga to London, was put into Christiansand in great distress, having, during a very hard gale, shifted her cargo, lost her boats, with almost every thing else upon deck, had her hatches burst open, and the vessel very much strained and damaged in the hull. The mate and a seaman were, at the same time, washed overboard, and drowned.-The vessel being on her beam ends, the main topmast was cut away, with the topsail and rigging, and after five days of great hardship, the remaining part of the crew got her into Christiansand.

The brig Unity of Teignmouth, Stephen Burn master, from London to Belfast with cotton, &c. was wrecked on the 3d Nov. in Ardmenish Bay, Island of Jura. The Captain having applied to Mr Campbell of Jura, he immediately sent his overseer, with boats and every necessary assistance, by which means 326 bags of cotton, and some other articles, have been saved and secured in his storehouses, in the small isles of Jura, but it is feared in a damaged state. While the cargo was discharging the Captain and crew absconded from the Island under very suspicious circumstances. Mr Campbell ordered a sur. vey of the vessel to be made by some Shipmasters and Carpenters, who reported, that they thought the vessel might be got off with litle damage.

On Tuesday, Aug. 19. an alarm of fire was given on board the Dover of 44 guns, which had been prepared as a floating barrack for the Woolwich division of marines, and in about an hour after she was in flames from stem to stern. There were on board about 120 men, 50 women, and 25 children. The scene was extremely distressing. Men were seen dragging their wives out of the port holes, while mothers were heard screaming for their children; others, half-burnt, were seen leaping from

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the ship to the shore. All, however, got safe on shore, but one man, return ing to save something, unfortunately perished. The Dover was burnt to the water's edge.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

A few days since, a meeting of the Sierra Leone Company took place at the New London Tavern, in Cheapside, Mr Thornton in the Chair; when the Hon. Gentleman read a report of the state of the Company to the Meeting. It concluded with observing, that, in consequence of one of the objects for which the Company had been formed, viz. the Abolition of the Slave Trade, being in a fair train of accomplishment; the Company being considerably in debt, and their expences unavoidably increasing; the Governors, therefore, recommended the giving up the colony to Government. On the 20th Nov. Mr Thornton attended a Committee of the Privy Council, and made an offer of the Company's Charter. Mr Thornton received for answer, that the offer should be laid before his Majesty. It is supposed some difficulty will arise, on account of the Company wishing to retain some power in the Colony, although they give up the Charter.

DIVING BELL-By means of this ingenious contrivance, a Mr Braithwaite has been so successful as to recover, in the months of June and July last, the whole specie from the Abergavenny Indiaman, which was lost off Portland in Feb. 1805. He was down frequently at the rate of six hours a day. The specie was contained in 60 boxes of dollars, and amounted to 24,000 l. A great number of valuable articles have also been recovered. A Mrs Bennet of Colchester had the courage to descend in the machine on one occasion, and remained forty minutes. She has since obtained the appellation of the Diving Belle.

At Lancaster assizes, in August last, five persons were tried for an unnatural crime, and capitally convicted, viz. Isaac Hitchins, Joseph Holland, John Powell, Thomas Rix, and Samuel Stockton. Sixteen others were to be tried for the same offence at next assizes, but six of them have been admitted King's evidence. These persons pretended to hold a Mason Lodge, and took a house to carry on their diabolical purposes

at Warrington. They were almost all young men of fortune.-Hitchins was worth L. 60,000. Holland possessed a fortune of L. 2000 a-year. The agitation of this poor man, when sentence was. pronounced, was shocking in the extreme. He wrung his hands, beat his bosom and forehead, and shewed all the symptoms of the utmost extremity of despair. A rich Lancashire attorney, worth L. 40,000, implicated in the same crime, has absconded. On Saturday Sept. 13th, three of these unhappy men (Powell, Holland, and Stockton,) were executed on the drop behind Lancaster castle, alongst with two others for forgery, and one for a rape, amidst an immense concourse of spectators. Hitchins and Rix were executed at the same place on the 27th of Sept. They all demeaned themselves in a manner becoming their awful situation.

IRELAND.

On Tuesday Nov. 4. a most daring attempt was made to rob the house of Mr Jones, Patentee of the Theatre Roya!, Dublin. Mr J. having had notice of the intended attack, had procured an officer and nine men of the Tipperary Militia, who were stationed in an upper room. About ten o'clock, one of the company going to the hall door, five armed villains rushed by him towards the parlour, where the foremost of them discharged a pistol, and wounded the Officer severely in the shoulder; the shot was instantly returned, and the robber fell dead. The soldiers now rushed down stairs, and in the hall killed two of the villains who were retreating, and made prisoners of two others.-A sixth was found dead next morning in a ditch, having been killed. These ruffians be longed to a gang of thirty-five, which it is hoped, by similar measures of prudence and fortitude, may soon be extirpated.

At the fair of Glanogta, county of Limerick, on the 28th Oct. two parties, the name of whose principals were Blake and Quaine, met to decide an old quarrel. The former were so well armed, the latter declined meeting him. On their return, the Blakes called at the house of a man, whose name was Quaine, but who was not at all of the party, shot him dead on the spot, wounded his brother desperately, set fire to his house and haggard, and remained until the whole was consumed.

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