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NEW-YORK, May z 6.
The schooner Betsey capt.
Psty, arrived at Plymouth, in
44 days from Malaga—the A
nierican consul handed the
following memorandum to
cept. 15,I 5 , before he faded.
“ By letters front Algiers,
dated Feb. 22, we learn that
the Dey has declared war a
gainst Tunis. Two Algeiine
frigates had tailed, and another
was to follow in a few days,for
the purpose, as was supposed
of blockading Tunis. A nuni
. ber of Xebecs and gun boats
were getting ready, artille
ry, (hipping, and acCornrrio
dations for troops preparing in
the veflels, from which it was
inferred that a very (pirited at
tack on Tunis was intended.
Late Foreign News.
The (hip Dartmouth, Sou'e
arrived here ydterday in the
remaikablc (hurt pa (Cage ol
25 days from Sligo —Capt.
S. having favoured the edi
tor* of The New Yo k Ga
zette with Irish Papers to
the 25th April, they have if
in their power to treat their
nutnetous readers with tire
following highly important
details—
Verbal accounts by the
Danmou h (la’e. that general
bailie had been fought between
the Ruffians and French n.
which the latter left 50,00 c
men This news would t e
nio>e acce| table ii it liood on
better ground
The London Gazette con
tains the appointment of Lord
Meiville, Lord Teignmouih
and Sir A. Welledey, to bo
incinhtTs of the privy council.
Sir Edward Baird has arrived
at Port. uuiuth from the ope
of Good
Several battalions oftroops
were ordered to be in readi
mils, and to embark immedi
ately (or Service on the conti
nent.
LONDON April 20.
It was reported last night that
the Duke of Portland hat! resigned
and that. Lord Sidmoiuh was
placed at the head of th’- treasure.
This event has not however taken
nlace,bt!t tli.it some change in the
Cabinet is on the tapis we r ut
hafdlv doubt, having had it stated
to us front tn.ioy qwarier*. There
are difficulties in ihe wav which
will not be easily surmounted.
Mr. Canning, it is said, rtsisis the
admission of Lord Midmoeib, as
does also Lord Melville ; while* o
thvrsot the C tbinct maintain the
measure tube’ indispensiniv neces
sary. We hope to be able > speak
owe decisively in a cay or tu i>.
uc are Assured, will
be dissulvctl after the close of the
present Sens'**n. Slur.
yl/ n / 2 I.
The Swedrs arc said to he advsreittg, S;
tt. ivave been j int,i by a ftrorj* It dv of
Germ n, auxtous to revet v* upou the
French the eroei.ies that liavc been mflidi
eu. It was reported that the Swede- bad
eat rut Stettin. The fivge of Dantzic it
fad to ha ;-e Been railed, a- well as the lieyc
of Sttalfimd. t.efebvi*e’a civ, hart, which
wo; beflegittg tire lo mer place, has been
ordered to join the Grand Army. Bona
parte feco-.s determined to ftrengtlten t.-imfeif
as much a- pofliblc previouflr to the j.en -
ral battle wliicii brS, in ail probability,
been fought ere this time.
Wc ore now aijnhled to inform tlie fu !:-
Jic.tf,m t’.c tall autiiority, that it i- fua,.
lv dcretm tied the p-eleut Pailiamei.t flia l
be < isl Ived the latter end < f May, or toe
bcgiiitucg of June. —
Fr-oui the Komngsberg Gazette ot
Mur lit : t.
Trat flati’ nos the tircur-.ftantial report of
his excellency tlie actnial in chief ila
ron Von Brnningfen,relative to tt;e ,;at
t e i rnulisn Eylau.
“On the.2:th Jan (cth Teb.) I broke
op lioin Ltu Ibe g, witit my armv, vvh.cli
in varit us dt.!a; hments macie fr ra it, was
emly ;0000 ftrottg. ‘1 he Freuch, whirl
coiifiltcd Oi five corps of f.latllia 5 Ar.ge-
fingeresu, Foit’t, Murat, ftiwnft,
Nry. which in the evening was j ined by
BematioMe, ernfiPcd of me- 1 , fol
lowed me clefely, fkitmifiiing contimjaliy
with my rear guard, which confided of
the brigades of generals MarcofF, Baga
vo ift and Rarcl.-.v dr Tolly, under the com
mand of prince Bagarthion
When I arrived at PrnlTi’n Eyl u, I
c -1 lift'd mv armv to t-kc a pi fit inn a* ‘ome
diflannr behind the town, hut ordered my
rear guard to take the puds afligned it in
ti e face of the enemy, to protect the
mach < f ny heavy ariifeiv. which I was
bring’ng from \v >rlfd of, by a private
ron'e cerfidcrahly cirenitnus, partly to a
void A me bad roads, and partly to facili
tate the march of mv columns. At the
fame time I cavfrd the town of Prufiian
Eylau to he occupied bv general Barclay,
and sent some regiment* of tin- firft division
to the fopport ot the rearguard; this re
inforcement cabled general MarcofF to
take a firm p> fition and eredt a battery.—
The enemv did not ncgledh to fohew geue
ral Merc* fF, ami while he Fent out Ins flan
kere, directed the march of three ftn n?
columns agalrft tie: feghts occtmied by
general MarcofF The latter sent hi lha r p
fi.onters againd t’ e e: emy, and fired on
them with Vs field pie'e-t hut a. th' wa*
found infuffc ent, the regiment of Hit fF.
and the regiment cf of Sophie, attack'd
the enemy with ti e b yonct. and dispers
ed a column. The second co utnn was de
feated by a regiment ol Peterfijurgh dra
goons, and altroft et tirely deflroyed Fite
third co ttnin >v is en’ rlown by thr fire
from rur artillery. urd<r t* e r* mntand of
the brave eal Jerrroh If 7he ervtnv now
began hi fire .it ntr lote with a: till* rv, and
r. ini-rl against it with totir ro’i.inn:.
while a fifth marched egainfi ou !e f t w tig,
and endeavoured to take it in ii nk. As
t c r- pint nr **f Plk fF anti >S* phir,
wete too weak to prevent t! i*, they re
ceiv'd o ders to retreat, while he reg-ment
(if Mi f> no grenadiers. n and the Z 1 it r cgi
ment of Yagera, (Chaflettrs) fnpnorted hv
the regimen’ of eu'raflt* t, the Krrgopol
and iovermaland regiment ol drago n< and
the Flivabeth-yrod hutF rs ad’ ancid to
the attack. I he four regiments of artille
ry attacked fwr l i hand, the enemy’s
cavalry, which tndeavo red to turn cur
tig t rving and kill’ and a grva’ number.—
The barterie rs t* eS- b thrift n 1 tld the
enemy in refpedl on our loft wi* g, aSidthe
fame regiment of In fiVs attacked at the
f me time with prest furc ft.
Though the *nemv wa repulfcd at all
po : >ts. he renin ccd Ii t fnlf one'erv ft e,
aid threatened to cut *fF thole of our
tr op, which had advanced fartln.fi. I
com: a ded th-fe to fall back, that they
as w. II as tl est h dtvifiot., and afterward*
tl e v ho!* - rear guard might retre t thro’
P r tifii * F.vlau, and jotn the main body,
which was ca rird into *J cotton in the
followin'* manner: 7 ’'t ;th,’7th, S.h, ISth
and ty'h, formed two line*, of which the
second wa* only a single Coinin'': the 4th
ard'iph formed the teferve The right
wing was commanded by L ent. Getural
7’on; irhhow. the centre by Limit. Gon
Baron Von Oftermain; and the whole
advanced guard by the Prince Ba, rathiou.
The whole of the cavalry, under the com
mand of I it ut. Gen. Piince Gallitisin co
vered til* two wing l , a part of it. howe
ver, was w.th the line. The height* in
front of mv Van, w-re occupied by cur
batteries gen. Barclay, and the flying st*-
til erv of col. Icnno'ofF, which had to ‘
vcred the retreat of the rear guard were
(till in Prvfftan Ii au; but presently the
enemy anvanced agait ft the town with so
great a for e, that gen Barkley, though
I e had arehiev'd prodigiis of valor, wai
c biigedto yield to fnperior numbets and
retreat. A fuon as I perceived this 1 sent
t 1 e Jth division to his supp rt It mareh
ed in three columns, i vciturned all be
fore them. and reto k the town by ftorra.
In this attack, the enemy fufFered a very
great h fs, though he had p'at ted cannon
in the streets of the town, and fired on u
on every fide from the windows of the
houses Gen Barclay on this cceaGon was
feveiely wounded iu t he atm.
after the night came on, and the ene
my had entirely ceaftdto (be, I withetvw
allthetrocps from the town, in order to
collect my whole to ce on the other fide
for a general attack the n> > trtay But to (e
---curemyultagainft anyalatm in the night,
I placed the a h division, reinforced by the
regimer, Arch-augel between the town &
the a rnv, at itic fame time 1 withdrew tl e
•lota, hid co-p,i f Gc-n. Barclay to the regi
ment under Gen Pagavouft.On the 27 hjan.
(7th Feb ) at fivr in the ntorning.T f rmed
two columns tn-the mi: ft of my pc fition,
and gave he command of them to Gen.
Doctor: IT, while on mv left wing I placed
a tid'd column, contifling of Gen. K n
cenlky, while the brigade of Gen Mar
e< fF liiltci the Ipae > in my lints which had
been left by the 7th division plsced 111
column, At day break the enemy ad
vanced through the town, and I sent fume
regiments of Yagers : gam ft him. At the fame
tune i obfervid that li.tween the tiwn
and the heights, on which were batteries
of the enemy; there w.re several French
colintKS which a= w* :1 a- the batteries,
threatened my centre, I immediately or
d red my b.tteries toditetft their fires a*
well agar ft the enemr’s artillery, as a
gainftthe troops defiling out of the town,
bv which the French columns were oblig
ed to bait.
On the ether fide the French Cavalry,
w i'h had attacked Gen Totitfrhkow on
i i. rgi t wing, was repitlfid by the fire of
the artillery of Count Siewers. The ene
my made Irmfelf maftcrid a vihage fi'u
atc on our vv : ng, and appeared to
threaten our right flank with cot lidtrab e
fotce: I. however, loon dtove him out of
the village with the 24th reg meut of Ya
gers, and famt other 1’ a-p fliooters. In
the mean time we f w other freflt co
honn, ot French guards come out of
PruHian r.ylui, which appeared to intend
an atu.ck or; mv ti ■ lit w;ng and on my
cer. re. Gen. Toutfchkow bad then or
dered . Major Genera! Fock to advance
with his brigade, which fepported by two
regiments of dragoaons, at'ackctl the ene- j
my w.th ‘he bayonet, repulsed him with !
great fl&ughter, ou which the enemy re- I
treated in great difoid'.r, lad left eight
pieces of cannon spiked-
Gen. Tapolsky, w ‘ lo vas P ost ’
eti behind the centre with one of
the columns of reserve, being or
dered bv General Doctoroff to
dep’.ov, received the enemy with
so ‘Veil supported a fire o! small
arms, that it forced the enemy to
retreat, and without giving him
time to rally advanced Q l ’ him
with die bayonet, took an Kogle,
and made 130 prisoners. At the
same time some squadrons of
French cavalry, supported by in
fantry, advanced against the left
of our centre, and endeavoured
to penetrate through an interval in
our first line, hut were received
by the Cossacks and some caval
ry with so much success that only
eighteen men returned, the rest
hying all cut to pieces. The e
n< inv’iinfantry which supported
thi'se squadrons was repulsed by
the regiment of grenadie.rs of
Moscow, under the command of
Prince Charles of Mecklenbnrgh
Schwerin, and the Schlussel
burg regiment of Infantry, which
had been detached by general
F.ssen, They retreated towards
the columns of the enemy which
had been repu sed bv our gene
ral Ziipol-sky, and joined them.—
At the same moment these co-
lumns, which had been joined bv
two other columns of the enemy,
began to renew the attack, but
were repulsed by generals Sornoff
and Zajfolskv, w ith two regiments
ot cavalry, which were posted
behind our front, and which at
tacked them with the gteatest
impetuosity. Count O’Kourke,
with three squadrons of the regi
ment of Pawlograd Hussars took
tlnse retiring columns in flank,
and pursued them until they got
under the cannon. The St. Pe
tersburg dragoons and the Wlade
mir regiment of infantry on this
occasion took two Eagles, and the
enemy in his retreat left behind
him twenty-two pieces of heavy
artil’ery.
The attack directed against
our right wing was obstructed by
Genetal Sacken’s flankers.—Ge
nera! Hagavoust, who had occu- I
pied the villagea of Strpallen
with a deiachmcnt of the advanc- •
ed guard, was attacked at break
of day, and merely defended
himself by his flankers. But as
the attack ng columns threaten
ed to turn the village, General
Kochowsky hastened to his as.
sistnnee with his regiment of Li
thuanian Uhlans, and the regi
ment of the Cuirassiers of Little
Prussia ; they drove the enemy
back, who retreated in the ut
most confusion towards a forest.
1 he same regiments then attack,
ed with the same decisive suc
cess other column"; of French in
fantry, wniclr supported by ca _
vahy made a movement towards
oar centre, threw them into the
greatest confusion, killed 300
•and took 67 prisoners, among
whom are to officers —General
Pahlen attacked with the brigade
of cavalry of Gtneral Koiff, se
veral E rendt columns which
were marching against Gtneral
Lai km’s division, threw them
into disorder, and took one Ea
gle. Ihe regiment of Hussars
ot isun, and the regiment of
Dragoons of Courland, also at
tacketl the enemy with great
success. The enemy finding
themselves repulsed with con
t-ideutble loss, they united their
whole force, and formed in ,
strong columns, which moved j
towards our left wing with a
view of turning it. General Ba
gavoust being too weak to resist
a force so very superior to his
found himself necessitated to u- i
bandon and set fire to the village ■
Os berpaileu which he had hith.
erto occupied, in order to take
another position—His cavalry j
posted in front,attacked the ene- |
my several times, but was oblig- j
eti to iall back betiind our left
wing, in the mean time the c
ucniy continued to receive cob
sulciabic reinforcements pursu
uig his plan ot turning o ur J c f t ,
gcn.ivamcnskpy whohad already
sent some iciniorccnicats to
cnc *iiagavoust, detachtnenis
Ugiuzand Kosrwma to ttin
’°rCc “is felt v.icg, and ordered
the village of Klein-Sangarten
to be occupied by the regiment
of Resan. Count Osterman
finding himself opposed by a ve
ry superior force, he deemed it
necessary to reserve his left
wing, which was soon joined by
Gen. Bagavoust, against whom
the above French columns, pro
ceeded by a numerous artillery
and flankers, and had already
reached our flank. The enemy
had already turned our left wing,
and forced the divisions of Sar
ken St Osterman, to a retrograde
movement, by concentrating all
his attack against this point. I
now ordered my horse artillery
to advance. General Kutoysoflf f<
colonel lermois erected their
batteries on a height, and kept
up so brisk a fire on the enemy
that they halted a few moments,
abandoned the farm of Anklap
pen, which they had occupied, in
great haste, and fled in the ut
most confusion. At the same
time, general Tachaplitz, who
commanded a detachment of
horse, attacked the enemy in the
village of Kutschilten, drove
them out of it and almost entire
i ly destroyed the enemy’s cavalry.
; During these transactions, Lieu
* tenant general L’Estory arrived
[ m Acid of battle with the
Russian corps tinder his com
mand and two Russian regiments
of foot, and hastened to rein
force our wing. As soon as he
had formed a junction with the
division of general Kamenskoy,
& ihe detachment of gen. Tech*
aplitz, he marched towards the
enemy, whom he cannonaded
with a well-directed fire from
his battery. He then made a
rapid movement against the left
wing of the emmy, with a view
of turning it, and pursued them
until the fall of night, which
forced him to relinquish a fur
ther pursuit. The arrival of
Lieutenant general L’Estocq,
and the activity with which he
pei formed his movements, con
tributed much to secure to us
the fortune of the day. While
the batteries of our left wing
were then keeping up a brisk
cannonade against the enemy,
and Lieutenant general L’Estocq
pursued them ; the enemy, al
though they were in possession
of the village of Schwidilten,did
not dare to attack, our right
wing, merely composed cf the
division of general Toutfchoff,
on account of its being covered
by the fire of a strong Prussian
battery, which general Fock had
established on a height. At the
fall of night I ordered the enc
my to be driven from the village
of Schwiditten, where they sus
tained a considerable loss. The
Cossacks behaved with distin.
guished gallantry, during the
action, and took 470 prisoners.
This destructive battle com
menced on the 7th at three o’-
clock in the afternoon, and end
ed on the Bth at midnight. The
loss of the enemy consists, by
their own confession, in 30,000
killed and 12,000 wounded; 2,
CCO Frenchmen have been made
privet ers of war, and 12 Eagles
tak n. Our loss amounts to If,
000 killed, and 7,900 wounded :
14 French generals were killed
ot wounded : nine of our gene
rals are wounded, but most of
them so slightly that they have
already joined the army. To
bear testimony to the signal and
persevering valor displayed by
your Imperial Majesty’s troops,
and to assure you that your ar~
my, while it has thus acquired
immortal glory has given another
memorable proof what a nation
may achieve, which fights in de
fence ot its native country and is
ready to sacrifice its blood and
life for the attainment of the no
ble purpose ot an adored mo
narch. In vain did Bonaparte
lavish with tne utmost proluse
uess all his vast resources ; in ;
vain did he incite the courage of )
his soldiers; and in vain did he j
sacrifice so great a part of his ar>-
my. Ihe gallantry and perse
vering valor of the Russians
withstood all his efforts, wrested
from him a victory long and se
verely contested.
j Having remained I
*~ e fi ® l ‘ l °. f batt K f continu]
‘ re that night weighed then J
sores winch I should further h‘3
to pursue ; and I have reason 1
eonoratukte my self on the d e J
minatton f rook to march to Koi
mgsberg, I was there able to sul
P’> ny army with every thiii” 1
stood in need of ; after lon® ‘LI
glorious exertions it found t!-J
relief and repose while theFrenl
army weakened & dispirited col
tmued under arms. 1 hoped J
this retrograde movement toindul
Me hrenen army to follow me, fal
twelve regiments of horse onll
made tins attempt, under the cal
rnaiid of marshal Murat, and v; J
amiost e nirely destroy-d llH l
Mansfield. After this fresh loss
enemv began to retreat |
BARON BENNINGSF.NV’I
CHARLESION, Junes!
By the arrival of the
Northern Liberties, weh a l
been favored with Glasgow pi
pers to the 19ch April, f arjl j,|
ing London accounts to the
April. I
The most interestiag articl
we nonce, is, the passing fl
Dardanelles bv the British (hi
under Admirals Louis, i) jr |
worth, and Sir Sydaey Sail
on the 19 h February. The I
veil forts or towers which protl
the passage, were soon silencl
The 1 urkish fleet consisiil
of a few ships of the hne, cl
several frigates, (no certain I
count is received of the prdH
number) were destroyed. Cal
stantinople being sunvnoatl
the Divan concluded a pcac|
upon the terms dictated by il
conquerors, the principal arl
cles of which are, that tilt lil
glish are to keep possession I
the Dardanelles until the col
elusion ol a general pence ; ail
that certain of the Turkish fol
trcss.es be garrisoned bv Ivj-.-B
troops, as a security fur the bill
lity of ihcPorte. In constqitnß
of this event, the Russian troojß
under Gen. Mich-hon, iv!)B
were advancing against ifi
1 urks, would, it was
immediately join the* mrn rjnß
under Benningsen, in Poland. ■
The laiest accoun s from tH
Continent state, that the freifl
head qnartera were at Ostcroß
oil the 22d March—scvtß
smart actions had taken
be tsveen the advanced
the hostile armies, but no roH
of great importance had bfl
obtained—The Russian trofl
are reported to have aihanß
beyond the Passarge, while jH
French are said to be ictraiß
across the Vistula. I
In England, the new miniiß
have succeeded in obt linir-g “B
jorides in bo>h Houses ot ihrH
mer.t; in conseq ience of “'hiß
it was supposed, there would B
no dissolution. B
The trial of strength *B
made in the House of L.O'dß
the 13th April, by the iM; r qß
of Sin ford moving tire fullowß
resolution .* Bi
“ Retained, That this H
“ feeling the necessity es a B
“ and stable government, at B
“ most important crisis
“affairs, is impressed with Bt
“ deepest regret at the
“which has taken place is B
“ Majesty’s Councils, and <B
“ such regret is greatly ircrcaß
“by the cause to which ’B
‘‘ change has been asCt! ' jC
‘‘ being the opinion of
“ House, that it is contra*
“ the first duties of the
‘* of the Crown, to r e<tl ß|]
‘‘ themselves by any pledge,
“ pressed or implied, from
“ icg to his Majesty any
“ which in their judgment,
“ course of circumstances
“ tender necessary for ‘he Bi
‘‘nor and security oi his <°HSi
“ nions.” Bb
After considerab I ' s dt
motion was made fur n and ‘jßjj.
mer.t, when the House tbvl 'lßL
For adjournment, 9
Against ’B,
Majority for the New Bd;
Ministry, f |A
A similar resolutiau I' 3 ® U B