roBElGJXEIFS: -
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' JVAr.V ifVj 19. .
Ycstcday. arrivd aj this port tht
thip jcnty.Capt. days, from
Uslvn. Uj ,n' atrival we hav- re
ctitcd thrcugh he po bfCapt.
triiLcm!on papets to the 3rd April1
nd dus o the 28ib ; from which, wr
b.te mdMht f Jkw Jt retracts :
IfliDON, APRIL 23,
j);ffctofbeauharno'tibif If Itlgtnsteiru
It ivas wr tufptcted from the, corf
icnit orih- Uit Psrs papm. Umu
lamcis change .cf posiuVn rtd mo?c
p eni acres? the Saafe on the 7ih, werr
H cwsequencefF tKe1 ckfeat exptri
ticed from Gen. Wittgenstein 2 Mays
befcre, This information we hsve rc.
c cive t cfficiiUf by the Heligoland mall
ihn iroin:Pr i: : ' ' 'li.'
On. Wittgenstein mcgutints us that
the Pfimisn Gen. Von I3ontc'! had
btrn srrt to surmma lagucuuipu, on
ihe f'Rhtbink of tke Elbe. On the 2d
test, however, bis fvrce was attacked by
a 'T superior division or the enemyi
tnd h ' bl eed to UW bat k to Ned
Ji t, tid aftewtrd-, on the, 5th, to
Gir,rn the rod 10 Gnrx. B eu
fca-r.ris, in c squrni e cf hh ticc ssji
ccncrivci' the project of roakinjj. an at
icrrpt j;aiDSt j Berlin. Of Wittgen
I'tiaN rht approach he seems tn hate
be-1 in r n , and, put'ing hime f A
ibx h-ad f ( 24 000 rr en ui h 40 pieced
cf 'tillry, he marched againsr the
Prussian Gen. Von Borste and But; w
Vt ftf.it'ir had, arranged hia plcn for
fl !i g wiih h whole forte upon him.
Ire bittie lock place upor the 5tb and
v; s t.bs'inate'y conttstrd, but the ene
cry were st 'cngth defeated, and night
jkue mid thtm fr ro exptnrnciog a
trrre v vre loss in;n lary ota expen
eoce. Howetr r9 thr? Ui 2000 in killed
Hid ntunrtd, and 27 i (Beets and 900
irfi made prisoners. , Gens. Gnni r
snI Hannltcr were woundtd. ,t)n
tie next morning Wittgenstein prepa
red to Jf How, up his advantage, ,but
Bcibbarms .had fctitfd. in the night,
iUidrned the defiles bf .Wahlitx and
Akct Cluts, destroyed the bridges and
crrtd he Elbe. ;Viltgrr stein iro
rrrfii!tly threw up cntrei.chments at
Utsi and other p rs, to enable Gn.
f ,7 It k itu
ttlycn the, right b.nk of the E'r
it rmsteirN head quarters were on
rmste' head quarters were
the 7 in, at "Zerbst,- rnidway between
Dcsau and Magdcburgh. t " '
Of ihi bti!e tf he 5 h and th ub
su.Ler.t moTemer ts of. Beauharnois,
ihe Mniteur give's the follciffng'ac-
taQn the 5lb, the 35th divison, com
resold b,Gn. G er.ies had. an r flair
of advanced posts, upon the tight btnk
cf ti e EUt 4 leagues from Magde
bt ij;h ; fmr ba;:.-lions of this divisron
cny were engaged. The fr.ffntry.dis
iiShr.fnrt' tK : hi i,V.
e,,r,;; I; "
nVbe
the right leading on the mcun-
Uisof H..r TifitKT-..r 1
.2,,tt? ' de-r.e,"te l
ftaved If S uuj1 intrrnrcmv f the rnrmv II ttnn nnnn .Ihe nnwr with urhirh I.irH II
' . "r : . ZV; r : I" :i : I JL' " ir--" :: ; and sent their boats ahead to tow up
f -U VcTViceroy beinin- pafcn in-.Casule,. rj.ke. it consist of Sni
fo rredthat the eimyad pissed ibr 70,000 Epglisb and , Portuguese, W ".flD? m0cnl CW f c?c
FJU at Dessau, sVm thf Jth and parV of i 2000 Spaniards. ; ' . , d Tr !n
the itiKmA ' F ::-.:V- V gbn.shot .of the boats, and joined the sr;
ttni ,r nu Tn 1 - J ! lenced frigate; rAU "three of them o-j
(ctps, commanded by the. Duke of Bel- . . , 1 i 'o y ' . ;
Thr Viceroy himUlf look txt ' A P b'c.tn. .ftce"5d. ,he ! !. 'eB?, l,0?r -
tcnjiht P.,Jrh k V ,tnm piece. oleiinoni.nd the-whole coiroy dore conceived it netessa-y to rel ncjuish
'5 r cf the KinVof sxony. ' . wreS ) , T Craney -nd, h.v.nto. an how
. IV B,tt di.iica of,ihe'Swed!.h ofV M" " .' "f 5 KfJSf
."tnd4- retcbtd UoitzenburRh on '? ' tC1Ah fliW ' C, .k5.JW....M1;Si,
10 h.cr 1 1 th, nd .JoVnid tbc force -T!te2Sm SW;'
:rrtt t;, n nV . - tk r,u . b th f of the U Slates, Agem mcrr bagatelle,; Or board of No 36;
i15"" Pibce w'a expected iiBpitien- fatniihed '.i1y'y.w,i.rthe5--crti "'''AfP: ? ,.'Pe 1",n
the.'ltt';.-He-.M.:We of .thrU S-.i.Vho n, PP; tohi,nvro Vid fcM, AnMer,
U-Lj-o-, . ,. ' . . a. Tbitpplxruioitttiust be mais.br put mate.' N. I54,'SM. John iV.ntz one
. t.' '35 .. fee Ere-doUiV, (ibV e,: 32 ,p0Gnd bill be-ween ind ind Witer
ri,V u -I-T " 'tT: f'".L,??i2SS.!S.,a ?ii fii Pu :b instantly; Dligged
?Whe CrownPrince mav comr -nd rcikmf. fcihow o ase. will.furniUhU P, M P:?. Svpe
.rrnr ariinst him i wnh ibe matter, at w.ll enable-any d-screei of the othef ;l;ost.vWcrei a. little , tffca-
The Pmtii.n JILl rvi "hirT 'person,' who'can reid and write, to aecure hi WffflheirrifqgrlbottfiQt'roaq
tacr is idvS! ItMnV jviS own.famlly.frem tbtSmanWim killed brwobod; J,;excef.t the ..Hb be-'
WS tolrfurth tn w d , . Mentioned; Gftburse ama
'TKU expected lb Ml" ? Ve, med by .be U, SmaB W MBffliW
'Jscooonin- r; iiTSS Corsreu;-eotttledi An . Act. to eoeoutaje point tTrohl, and tbe.coolnestaodde.
' rw' KwnJ-with 100.000 ineo a "JoieSO. ' MUmm:r .?fM6v.c- ,.f AV?v.)
large parVcf "whom are Ural Comcki. i
i The Sixon and Bararian - Ministers
have lefi Breslau as well as the Ftncb;
The Austrian minister remains thefe
Vhcn trie Packet left Heligoland 3Q
sail .of1 transport. Vuh troops, arm',
clojhing, &c were proceeding up Ue
E be. .-''' 1
A large: body: of French cohscripts
-re said Co have refused, crossing ihc
Khine.r i . :,
Los do sr. C ciftcmocn) Aran. 23. '
"lhis mornine a mail reached town
from Htlrgoland, by which much tm-r
porttnt information is received Bo a-
pane, n is saio, nas,ucuicu
n We understand thai the Prussian En
DiiDms oi ine nansa. i uwu vu- .
voy Von Klost1, may be expected to ar
rive noriiY'in mia cuuimj . . ,
There is a report that the Hanseatic
Leeion hsd pained another victor o-
ver the f n ncn near jLunrourgnt . :x c
irgeof Stctlio is commenced., '
HAMBVBC)' A7BIL 13. V -
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,;Capt. Adam of the Brilish sloop of
war Rarger, convoys 150 00Q muskets,
with the ammunition for the same ; as
also clothing for Mbai number to Col
bi rg. The, leport of this convoy being
already arrived, and unladen in that bar
bor was i top precipitate '
The Newfoundland, Halifax, Sc Que
bee flte s mailed on Svurdny afternoon
under convoy of his Majesty's ships
Crescent, Sybdle, Armldt, Rosamond,
Cygnet, Conflict and Btl-. ' , t :;
Trantlutimi from Lhbou paptrt ft tht 15A
At May, rce J tkg lutw. '
, lowdok; afril 28
The Duke of Cumberland was' to
hate embarked on the 26th instant fur,
Germany. A gicat quantity cf arms
and ammunition have been sent to the
German Putriot. In a sortie made by
the garrison of Gioug u, 130 French
and two pitcescf cannon were Jiakeri by
the Russi ns. The Rbssiari 'General
Gu o witch commands 70)00 militia,
cncamjed part in Berdyrttw, part in
Zytonicr, J-Gen. JVlr rand died on the
5th of 'April bf hi wound The Rus
sun Gr. nJ A j my bl 45.000 men,, and
the Head Quar&f rs of the Emperor A
lexander on the 3'h of A ril kit Ka-
jlitsch, andthtir.camonmrnia for the O-
to- Another.body of 10,006 under the
mtd of GenIdbr dowixh also
. . . t n ... 1 u .i..
took their departure for. Poland; by the
same... road. ' " '
;.', CADIZ, MAT 4. ,
In the action with a division of the e
nemy, composed of 1200 grenadiers of
the Impertal Guard under u- neral Cau
din, on the 27 h Warth,' 64 prisoners
were ttken by Gtmral Mina, !the rest
left dead upon the field of battle. -The
General only escaped by the fleetness'of
his horse. ' ' ' ' "
f 5xAx 6- The most probable calcula-
uovemor irom urp. mino, 01 me rou c
of a French division composed of 10,000
niri rchowrds Castrc,
Ardis!esrw,th a considerable convoy of
provisions. ana-ammuninon, , in wnicn
Ihe encmvflo S000 in killed, woSrid-
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On Friday Uat the enemy s ships go
under way and stood up towards Hamp
ton Roads. The 745 and one frigate,
with ia number of srnaller Vessels came
to, and anchored ioffWilloughby -s point,
and three frigiies pfoceeded.intoVthe,
Rads Th headmost frigate came up
nearly as high as tht Qnarmtinc Grourtl,
when perceiving some vesself coming
down Ja nit a' R. v? r, sib. m'spatcb'ed ' a
couple? of barges to cut them bff..Fojy J
tunaieiy, nowever some ot ? the.,, gun
ooata tnat were ordered down' to Gran y
Island, go under way in time to defeai
I their purpose, and one throwing a tftW
uui Mi .uiem, 'ney pui oaca ro ine in
gate'. In he evening the two stern
most frigates rctrogated as v far as Old
ri ini.'unuer wmcQ ineycame; to anv
ch qt ; 'the heTad n)ost one a nchor ed about
two or three miksliigher-up -'The pbV
sition ;qfrhisahip afforded a favorable
bppoftiinity to thetgun-boatsfto proVe
their utility or useldssness, and either
to wipe away the reproach so generally
4nd'iib- rally bes'bMirfJ on them, or sii-k
into utter insignificance ,and disgrace.
, Comodorc Casein, a who commands
the Navy Yard and Ho tills a 'thls-piace
deternliiring to avVil himself of t his bp
pomimty mnstered.ftli the gun boa s
thM; couy be .manned, "amounting in
nunibe to I5f and yniefed ihem down,
to Cruney IUand on SaiuidayIn the
afternoon of thai day, it was pretty "gen
era Uy understood, that an attack would
be made by ihc gun boats on the ene
my's uppermost' f igatej in thev couiSw
of ihe nfght ; end as this'was the firs
time they had aitemp ed any thing, ar x
iety and eager ccrio-ity for jthe resclt,"
was depicted in every, countencriqe e -
very one was impatient to know hew
Mr. Ji fTerscn's bull dog would acquit
ineniseives ; ana wnemer me rniioiO
pher's system would prove upon trial, a
monument of his wisdom or' felly'.'
The", ebb tide making about 2, blclock
-n Sunday mornif g Cap Taroorouih
towhom the command was given, wa;i-
id until then' b-. fore he got under way.
There c old not hove bceu a more fi-
voi-able time for the. enterprise ; there
was not a breath of air stirring, and
the water was perfectly 'smooth, Un
der cover of night they-swept down to
within a mile and a half of. the object
of atiack. At half past' S , they;; com-
menceq tne action, ana naq two good
fires at the Frigate, beforrshe returned
a single sh t- But, after .sli pping her
cable and seeing all ail she opened a
fire on ", the;b ats The c?inon.uing
thus commenced on both sides, wa
kept: up j. with; irery little intermission
for about an'hour.and a quar-er, wln n
thb frigate .ceased firing 'and our4nx
ious tara were cheered with the brillr.
ant prospect of a coin pie victory.. Much',
however, to their mortificatibn,('he t?d
lowe r shifts, which at the oeginning of
the engagement bad croudedall sail
to
ue arroaaa wnicn iney: reiurnea-.iu a
spirited style for ''half an hour, when
ring the enemy fa v.uper,-
omy 01 iorce. ana mc wmu ims umc
hatini: Wyt,htcliiiiilV.ifcre.
It is 'bexpinioftofall thetTicer
that thfefiigatetbeattaji was firtmad'f
ori,' rnust jhave'lbeeaxompletely, cut ip
her.'hu"I,vthey'could crceve manyi
prevent thejicormncrup outhe
Inn.' frfrv a -4: tK nflHtlrT ''SfVf
have' fallen into cuf andsV.'ai if i?, hbw
jevery weave Abb consblatlon' o( know
ing, ; thatthe little naval orce'piVcejtt
the disposai. of Com. Gassing has beip
emplovedih a manner creditable tothe
or aye ry.a na enr erprrze or, i.p e a me r icsw
f succeeded op tbis occasionas it gainii
cuitvici,. - ; jl lie uuii uunis uat, w iai
ta,voraoie opinion, even upmuieir,jnoi
viuieni opposcrsi c . ' ' i
t i The cahnnnadinitwas dis'inclly beard
id lowri frnm itV commencement to it
cfcsVV'jBnd, vast ci owds of itins: bur,.
Vied downtto Lambert's and Seweli's
Poirjts,"1 the Quarantine! Hi usef, Sec. to
oenoia tne tq tnemj noveirspeciane,
wnicn, to one wno nauneverfcwunessea
such(anexbibitoni was awfully. ob ime
The darmg; provoking -attack, has,
no doubt' enraged the prtuq spiriroi th
enemy to its highrst pitch, and as he
notorious vocKousn is cniet 10 corn
mind, he will pr ,bab!y at tempt ' tb a
tia'V h;s yerig ful malignity by the 'per
formance of scenes similar, to tboseof
Havn -derGface, r. Sv- but he may be
assured,; that he will meet with a far.
difTbrent reception Evy SoMr, and
every Cwizejf, will be athis post iiwll
meet him ri the strand and dispute eJ
very inth of ground.: Nothing serious,
nowever, is.appreneroeq uy any one. '
, An official letter from Com-, Gasrsin
o thV Secretary of the Navy confit bs
the above particulars.3 ; ' c ' -
-A BEINV01.CEMENT.
. A fiet consisting of 4 Seventy, fourv
d l0C MyTe rh:cc5fnga?es remain-
irg infihe,roads after; the. attack ef ihe
cun Doaes we e rineu cv seven o n ri t
bve the upper point of,Cray-; Inland
-fbout 400 effected thu landing wuh
obt ariy oj position 'or loss,' hepe' being
no. lorce ooppose intra, ana(Dt;ingrp
oi" reach i of thenar; ill, ry n Crny. Island
-i-outiinoiner oetacnmeni wiucb pul:n
.directly'fo'rtQr'jnyJsland met,"whr a dif.
ferent reccptipn. The' batter1es'cwei
mannctj with Ihe. troopsl'statjoned orj
(he Inland, 'aiid a de'tachmeht of seahien
comp tiled theWenemy"tb retreatv"wiiH
great loss". t Three barges wereVsurk :
one was jtaktnvwith -1 8 men on board j
belongirg io is foreign Vegiment' )0u
orBcers, seamen and marinei'ehibited
ihe utmost coolness and enthusiasni.V 1
VtFoHed-inihe attempt ,W-Crany:Islr
and, the enemy has landed the whole bf
,we; iorce , ernoarxeQ oouij,inree crones
abb ve t h a 1 1 si and; wh er e he remained
when this? article was writing.' T 5, ' .
k , 1 ne prisoners svate inav iqe expeoi
tion -was commanded by Atlmiral Coek
burnl Th also, repo
received 9 ;bo. in her hull.' had man?
wt-ather 'cbntintied, calni : W little Id.fterM
sb-ks tr nt-evcntUm! conncfdiVoKthal
Saturday under a press of sail, and pr- - that thev will hc sikrUktkrS '.jA
cetded up as btgh as C-urapV -HA. bwell 'defended; v ' ;v : V f?l-
when ihe,; wind commencing-to' Mow a -;Si. SO -jprtnciiperj In th enemV'rf
smart , gale f from r the westward 'they Wvicewtio' tJescrtel s:;Vdir'h-V:.'
fd.-epped anchor, tor. the dy.
and in ihe course of thi .riav ehrht sail ,rr n..u..'-ry : I
m.,re moved .'up above, Willoujhby ,t hat Cockburn, odertu injure 'their
makirg m all six 74 S, af,d 12 f.rKateS fidelity tb hitriitod them;th ,t iUy ccuWC Hrt "
ahd loops of w,r j th.y are moored m very easily get pionVCrny
ma hne from Wdlghby'j up. to and, and . tQap then, there ;wobrd 4teo ,
Hampton bar. 1 wo frigates left the other obstadefp cbhsequinpe ito pre;
b1ifvca"VVcni 0lSea- vent their k,n4erwb,whic5ne: ''i
For the present there can be no, com-, premised Jfiem'the vpRhge?of $&tiSicVS
munition by water between James & s sterhbger month etra, if 'iji W
Nansem.d ijv-rsand this place, with-, woujd exerthtmseVreJ Neither ?the ' ?r v
cut imminent danger. ; , Herald.: t f Sonera ;nbr"deeVters can RiWsSnV :.-?vW
V ; V : Tuesday, 10 o'clock si.' l0lhc?Brltl IattvMh)cli' they say' J '
Aboutiday bretnVenemy we T iWP"'
rovered wih their -biftfra nulllnc, ackntSwM mornlng,hey Pnk
bbuttrw.. Sc a-h.lforhrerT.liU "V lt' bear-ssyiand their :informVVo:
.,-- - - . -7. 1T''"T-. I
mert kilted and her 'igging-niucbda:
,majd;i,v ?'
. The erremybTew many rockets, but
Withbut 'effect. l'-
;Tbe mfantrv arid. riflemen have' 'not
had their share of the, -action, as ihe e-
nemy twas so roughly,, handled by,. the
artillerthaihe did ;no't come1 withib
threacn of strjall arms. !ciAn attack.is
expected Ab nigntr" but'th'e' Island will
Dt aeitnaeq to mc iascxrreroty.. y 11 ,y miiucujcui vvw whii.u ma;- , i .
T; 5JCbe number b( troops, ipduding mi- tinea and rac rocket. men--i2r aa ; f T 'f i
fees (be llaiidin arb satdrlo be about 2600 7Tttack ;as rii&Mite&Xffi
thK'tbbbsand hro'se Already fianded Pf land and' wat 1ag,i?Vng':? -vj
fomltX)Old;( 1300--TJaU h give beep.tffected a1rout it; rxyeCra4';iv;:,
wrrtwK 'nyIslarM,ld;wastot bycJrbpitVM:'
JMe rbe?b4eswerer 'sunki , uf;
considerable number of men killec4, and . .
,22 wnd survived Ue wrejtkf came ashbre;. . Ivf
,Wom. the;wret'cned fare of l3ri:isiirpri;
sum nips aim anven ,1050- ine service 01- - r' - u
themmypurtionpsbehaVed "hot?y A V-;
tbe Vinve1e v1' V.i
til stWe intd Thfe" wattr. to et ; vif hiii . fc "
strlldvgf (drstaf6e oft'lidf ; tnemy r-'! but i b -X :
cbuld not t "&ecl thteir wisheyeryman J -.'1 ;i
wasnxiouH to?igiiizetimseM.bur
8 J 1 g m r w o u " 0 e a lii er ; j. n r e w ? a cou -ple.Jof
foctets, af jotij 1 tro&iy but theyl
-elthVr fell too sh'orttbr oretnbf. their l
'.mark..-,. .sr . .l-gn- 'i.'i '.A .
-A The ehemy, hed 'tbeirf fosiiio9 on
shore i until the- afteinniherr they
'er'i were, am6ng the1 number. Ths mon
ster-, .Qorkburn, whois7disgrace tbor
only, to hisatiqn but to tbe whole but
maniracei wli the leader of -this bardhfi
pihg-before their jrHreatrteiftbvrnt 'rfii
seyeral dweilrng-houScsVf pNvate; gfii-' . t M
Jlemmn ihevicinty of their Jahding , V
placet' ' b6uses ;Wise,-; ' : - r
Lacefrouse and SaVcctfk; we are Ifiform : t-Kl
Aa the troops passed CraVyTblah they '
were' honrtredjivitb,! 1 federarsut? frbrnj : iTf l
the batterier, rot exactly as harmless aV ,r ' ;
,those:fired:in fi bf 'public rfeiotcinir t ' Vij'r-,
taticn tWjrrktpttultcTi safestance;'' rj ':
" In drawing bwtnejr forcesYfom thi'i ' . ! f
qu-irterj wthmk.it (probible Ihaibe 1
-enemy in,fendi seedyatf a;ckp sme j ' -
'Othtr place Vtindfr6m1he rirrVtmfnnr H ' A' '"
pf their' shipping ' navinrfrdVonriedl : iyV'
;downinto,th'e roads again,' itWhleblr -probabIe
they will rrtake an attempt sa ' v 4
ixiipir;u-ranuuin mis oe ine cserbovf i..r
w?re about 600 Frencg trodpV landedr
the creater bar! of whom thWnJ i ' :V
rcv ua' li. - r r
ttpn is quite coniradiciory;VvTheib7 - t:
rity ofthem acree tHat'fthft-Jnnon lV,5 I-
tipivards 6t6b weti khled anS wbobded,; J VZ
among the formetheaptainfa,bd tfcat V Tf;
irom u to-.a-esnoi struct behulL but
utauy ui uur, umcers .wno could easily ' , -1
distinguish, when .shbrvWa "'v'
struck the 'shideclari that to their e'er-' "i
tainTkuowledger'from fonb. io6( shbVH r v
;took;effccUTilI igrec hoVcVeril pV
in-statinghtf nu ruber of the enemy's J 'F.
iroopa to .between 4and5b6o.':: :.vt; 'ViJ
hUVclockAIrbrormtW ,
.Newport ewF,7 miles cbbvrr?btbn ; : ??f
Reports fwhich safeviiotatHory
state, thati'tlie IrdoDs are iilao landing U .
v uucui tiiavj 111c cutriiiv i . i
uvyjH wiw vuumry niuiua are A.Jv -5,
Ordered under arms.; Eyerj man abloV " , S :-
ib bear arms mrnpfl rni - ttftk iu-l. 7 -mr '
Hito!k,t :not Conwaered.i.teVieed'V 'fl
town.' ( Otir.tfoops; areffullof ardofuridiX? ij I
high pitit.vK ?' .-i-. ;?: -;: - : it
;At tftee VM
to his',Excei-.; IK
lency Pv.rtof with the-following . Vt:Vt
nonces rdrW Official . Disparcn.'" f (i ;V-' i
ceited fromrbrfolk toTfab ah.ek nCl i ' ,
Crahy Island was cdmmarided by (ierii
Sir Sydney tckwiih ar consbtedii bf i, r : , , ,
the fblibwing corps, zV battalions, '." f V 1
y;Coi; Williams,,
of;heri02gi SOOf .cdames --
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