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MUTINY AT MALTA.
" ValETTe (Malta) April 16 1S07.
" On Saturday (lie 4th April, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, this city was alarmed by
a moat daring mutiny in there gimeni of Fro-
berg, consisting of foreigners of every des-
cription, (quartered in the fortresses on the
opposite side of the harbour of V alette, cal-
led the Ricasoh.
" Adjutant Swartz, or! being advised of
fehe intended mutiny, sailed out with other
officers, determined to quell it in its infan-
cy, but did not succeed ; himself and cap-
tain Whitfield fell victims in the attempt—
the major and others were wounded.
" In the fortress on duty, was a Dart of
the Royal British artillery, commanded by
.capt. Fade, who were immediately disarm-
and remained, under the control of the nm
timers, and compelled by them to load the
cannon and mortars, and point them to-
wards the city of La Yallette, or wherever
otherwise they thought proper to order
them. The soldiers of the regiment who were
not of the number of mutineers, embraced
the opportunity that offered to effect their
escape, and a great number accomplished
it, though many of them were shot at by
the mutineers in making the attempt; seve
aral of those unfortunate men were wounded
and others shot dead- The ringleaders on
the 3d day. possibly with a view to get sup-
plies of provisions, opened the great gates
of the fort, placing centinels in the usual
order, of which opportunity on the 5th day,
about 300 availed themselves, taking with
them the major of the regimeiifwounded,
in a litter, and the officers, together • ith
capt. Fade and the artillery men, and all
the English uomen with their children.
Th» two centinals attempted to oppose this
party, who were immediately shot dead by
them.
" In this fortress was a large powder
magazine, containing about 500 barrels of
gunpowder, at which an artillery man was
placed ceniinel, from whom the mutineers
demanded -entrance into the magazine,
which he boldly refused at the expence of
his life, as they instantly put him to death.
" The numbers of the mutineers in the
fort, in consequence of the continual deser-
ftans, was reduced to a few, and on Friday
the iofrh inst. at 6 o'clock in the afternoon,
they fired two bombs at this city, which hap-
pily did no injury. .It was resolved to
storm the piece at day break the next morn-
ing, and take them by surprize, ere they
could have time to put in execution their
threatened purpose of blowing up the pow-
der magazine.
" The walls were scaled- but a dog giv-
ing the alarm the plan was frustrated. Six
of the eight remaining, retired to the maga-
zine ; the other two were cut off from the
magazine. They, however, fired two
bombs towards the city, which providential-
ly did no injury.
" On Sunday evening, at 10 o'clock-
trie six resolved to blow up the magazine in
order to make their escape, which they ef-
fected.
" In the magazine were from four to five
liuncr-ed barrels of powder, which, made a
most tremendous explosion ; fortunately
the plan was suspected, and therefore only
a small number of troops were placed in the
fort to watch their motions and prevent their
escape, and to surprise them if an opportu-
nityjoffercd ; happily therefore, three two sol-
iliers became their victims and two or three
wounded.
" Tire shock of the explosion did infi-
nite damage to the windows, and one of the
shells buret in passing over my house.
" The mutineers fled into the inter! r of
the island, and are since taken. The last
of them, (a black man) was taken this
morning, disguised in women's clothes, on
¦whom fell the lot to blow up the maga-
zine.
'¦ On Monday last a court martial was
Jreld at the town house, on 25 of the mu-
tineers, supposed to be ringleaders, one of
whom at the gallows was respited, the o-
thers were executed, ten bunged & fourteen
shot.
We shall be happy .0 find that the late
serious insurrection at Malta, was confined
solely to the foreign.regiments stationed in
that island and was unconnected with any
latent cause or disorder existing among the
Maltese. The circumstances of the muti-
ny lead to the c njecttires that the mutineers
entertained expectations of support; The
attention of the late ministers had been di-
rected to the state of this island, and had
they continued in office, a change would
probably have taken place in the present
system of its civil govern meat, hy which the
tranquility of the island would have been
secured.
The possession of this island is so im-
portant to Great-Britain, particularly after
what has recently occurred in the Mediter-
ranean, that we hope due consideration will
be given to the subject ; ;\; d we trust that
our providential escape from a loss of this
island, will induce the parlizrms of the new
ministers to forget for a moment their Lor-
lor of •' no popery," and their alarms at the
*' danger of the church," in order to consi-
der perils much more serious which await us
abroad, while we are occupied like the Greeks
of the eastern empire, in religious disputes,
amongst ourselves.
I tin; ft alludes, in strong terms, to the tut-
fortunate events of the late war. " These
events," he observes, " will prove to us
'¦ more forcibly than the longest histories,
I how greatly victories depend upon chance;
-and the fate of kings and people upon the
arbitrary will of tiie conqueur. There is
no peace, no degree of public welfare to be
depended on, if they are not secure'd by
forces capable of resisting an hostile attack.
In this consists the fundamental basis of
each state ; from this emanate external se-
curity and internal prosperity ; but these
forces, alone are not by any means sufficient)
nor can they subsist without a moral force,
that is to say a national character. We
Slave amongst ourselves one of the most
striking examples confirmed by a series of
ages.
* The courage and virtues of our ances-
tors laid the foundation of our liberty ; this
liberty dictated our constitution, and this
constitution rendered us happy. It was by
such means that Athens, Lacedemonia, and
Borne, attained their elevated rank amongst
nations.
" After having obtained a peace through
the efforts of the best of kings, we ought
more than ever to direct our attention to
the injuries which have been occasioned by
the late dreadful war, and the evils which
have resulted from it. Thus we have of
one accord met together in the diet, to in-
sure as it were, our very existence, as well
as that of our people, to maintain the honor
of the crown, the prosperity of our coun-
try, and the safety of every thing that we
hold most dear. Great sacrifices will doubt-
less be necessary ; but our ancestors, under
onviilar circumstances, did not hesitate to
make greater. It would therefore be a dis-
grace to have it now said, " the greatness
of soul of the Hungarians, for the preserva-
tion of their king and country, is vanished,
and their conduct is palsied."
June 2.
The Swedish gazettes contain a bulletin
from the head-quarters at Stralsund. It an-
nounces the honors conferred upon General
Essen, the person who negociated and con-
cluded the late armistice. This does not
look as if his SjwWish majesty was dissatis-
fied with that measure. A report, however,
prevailed at Gottehburg on the 22d, that the
armistice had been declared at an end.—
Rumors of the same kind were also in cir
culation f.t Hamburg and Altona. We shall
be happy to have them confirmed. The
bulletin states, that another Swedish envoy
is on his way to replace baron IViausen at
our court; and that General Clinton, who
was sent on a particular mission to his Swe-
dish majesty, was presented to him by the
British minister.
The list of noblemen handed about in the
ministerial circles, as intended to represent
the Scots Peerage in the new parliament,
stands as follows :
Earls Aberdeen, Ahoyne, Balcarras, Gafrh*
ness, Dalhousi"., Glasgow, l^»rtdingt?!n,Hurae,
Kelly, Selkirk, Strathinore, Lords Catcncart,
Forbes, Kapler Saltbon, Sinclair.
The candidates who are understood to be
in the opposite interest, are --
The Earls of Elgin, Northesk, and Stair ;
with Lord|Reay, Elphinston, Blantyre, and
Kiunaird.
LONDON, May 28.
The French agents havecausedthe speech
f the aichdnke Palatine to the states of
ungary, at their recent diet, to be publish-
in most of the continental piints, in or-
to shew the pacific sentiments of the
trian government towards Fnuce ; and
inly this addiess if faithfully given,
not contain-a sentence indicating a re-
ef hestililies. Thfi\ speech. i| iftW*.
BY THIS DAY'S MAILS.
BOSTON, July 28.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
By captain Woodward, who arrived yss-
terday from Nantz, Paris papers to the 15th
of June were received. They c mtain bul-
letins of the grand army to no. 77. No
general battle had taken place, but the fate
of Dantzic will haste:, that of negotiati-
ons ; but of the latter we perceive nothing
which bears an official mark. The capitu-
lation of Neiss to Jerome Bonaparte is re-
ported. There are many accounts from
Turkey, which relate several successes ob-
tained over the Russians. The reports are
various and rather confused. It it said the
British meet with unexpected difficulties in
Egypt. The conscription in France for
1808, is represented as complete, and the
conscripts en their march. The emperor
still lakes unweareid pains to strengthen the
grand army. Accounts from London in
these papers are to June 4.
The following article is from the Paris
Argus of June 13.
Triest, May 17.
Intelligence has been received from E-
fiypt, which states, that the body of En-
glish troops which had lauded in that coun-
try were under the greatest embarrasment,
the greatest part of the beys, as well as all
the inhabitants having declared tor the Porte
and France. It is also known that after the
retreat of the English squadron v\ hich ap-
peared before Constantinople, different bo-
dies of troops which were in Syria, receiv-
ed orders to lerurn to Egypt, in order to op-
pose the English, whose designs upon the
possessions of the Porte were foreseen.
Hence there is every reason for believing
that the latter cannot long maintain them-
selves in Egypt, even when they receive re-
inforcements fr .m Sicilly.
The death of Elfi-Bey has deprived them
of the sole support they had in that coun-
try.
The French papers contain an official let-
ter to the minister of foreign affairs, dated
Sistow, May 6,—announcing the retreat of
the Russians from Giurdzow towards Buch-
arest on the 22d of April, and that on the
5th of May they were evacuating Bucharest
and Wallachia to repair to Moldavia. On
the side of Ismail tite Turks followed, and
attacked the Russians, 1100 of whom were
killed, 900 taken with a part of their bag-
gage and artillery. Two Russian generals
are prisoners. The Russians an; retreating
towards Bender. The Turks stilli pursuing.
FRONTIERS OF TURKEY, May 8.
On the 22d of last month, the Turks at-
tacked the camp of the Servians near Nissa ;
although the latter did not expect it, they
supported the shock with a great deal of re-
solution, and even contrived to repel their
adversaries to the distance of a league. But
the Turks having received numerous rein-
fweSttieptsj returned to the charge, and af-
ter an engagement which lasted til! night,
they obtained a complete victory. The.Ser-
vians were driven back nine miles ; their l"ss
in this battle was 4830 killed, 79^5 wound-
ed and 800 prisoners, besides 8 cannons, 2
stands of colours, ffiQ musjeets, and a great
quantity of stores. The Turks had 24£0
men killed, 3068 wounded, and iBt) prison-
ers.
On the 35th April, in the evening, a.corps
of Servians appeared before the fortress of
Oscrunk, whore they were discovered by
the advanced post* of the Tuiks. A part
of the garrison made a .sally during the night
and poured down suddenly upon the Servi-
ans. A great number of the latter who
had advanced to the first intrenchments,
were thrown into the fosses. Their coin
¦tnander Miloa, having concerted with the
general in chie'f, continued to fly, in order
to draw on the Turks, who had set oat in
pursuit of him. Arrived in another valley,
he made a stand and waited for the enemy,
who were not long ere they attacked him
with impetuosity. The other Servian co-
lumn then advanced unexpectedly and bore
down on the Turks, who being far interior
in number, were obliged to make their re-
treat, after a very warm engagement. They
left on the field of battle 420 men, in killed
and wounded ; and lost besides 700 muskets,
pistols and Turkish knives. The loss of,
the Servians amounts to j70 killed and 98
wounded.
WtnnF.N, May 5.
The Russians evacuated Giurdzow the 20th
April, Mustapha-Pacha sent forward the
Turkish cavalry to follow their rear guard.
Rumors are in circulation of the evacuation
of Bucharest, it is not yet, however, cer-
tain.
The evacuation of Giurdzow is not the
only check the Russians have met with be-
fore thetroops of the Porte. PeclivanAga,
governor of Ismail, has gained a great ad-
vantage over them. He has taken 6 gun-
boats, 13 cannon, and 6oo Prussian troops
who were attempting to penetrate into an
island of the Danube.
The Servians have been in like manner
defeated by the pacha of Nissa, who has
taken from them 6 standards, and killed 400
men, whose heads have been sent to Con-
stantinople.
Gen. Michelson publicly asserts, that he
shall be under the necessity of evacuating
Wallachia, unless he quickly receives rein-
f rcements. [_i\7oiu'n/r.']
Semlin, May 11.
Letters from Rervia mention as certain
intelligence, the taking of the town of Us-
chlza, which -.-as occupied by the Servians.
The Turks carried it by assault. The gar-
rison amounted only to 600 men, most of
the Servian troops who were to have de
feuded it, having taken refuge in the inte-
rior of the province.
Advices from Serajewo state, that ;-en.
Marmont had advanced into Dalmaiia with
an army of 20000 men, as far as the fron-
tiers of Turkish Croatia ; and should not
peace take place between France & Russia,
he will enter Bosnia m order to join the
Turks and march with them against the
Russians.
'Hungary, May 29.
The Turks withstand the Russians—and
indeed, it is said, make head against them.
Each Turkish commander has French offi-
cers with him ; and in every fortress re-
sides a French military egenl.
Bcda, May '>i).
Numerous corps of Tartars in the Crimea,
whom Michelson wished to join his arip-y,
have passed overto the Turkish camp.
Vienna, May ifi.
The French general, Manhunt, has gone
to Ragusa to form a corps of 14000 men,
to commence the siege cf Cattaro. Lauris-
ton is r,one to Bosnia.
The last messenger from Turkey states
that the Servian army has taken up a con-
centrated p.-siiion in the interior of Servia,
and that hitherto nothing denotes an inten-
tion on the part of the Turks to advance
so far.
May 28.
The affairs in Turkey have suddenly as-
sumed a very different aspect ; after having |
published that the Servians had obtained
great advantage, the Presburg Gazette says,
that Czerni-Georees was attacked nearWid-
den by a large Ottoman corps, that he lost
8000 men killed or taken prisoners, and
that he himself owed his escape only to the
swiftness of his horse.
Paris, June 5.
Intelligence from Janina, of the 26th of
April, received on the 26th May at Paris,
states, that the Turks have gained a signal
victory over the Russian navy in the Brack
Sea ; that the soldiers of the latter nation,
who had embarked at Corfu, in order to
make incursions on the territory of the
pacha of Janina, had been all either repulsed
or killed ; many heads of officers, it is add-
ed, were sent in bags to Constantinople.
Petersburg, May 10.
Our commercial affairs with G. Britain
are yet in an unsettled situation.
Bi-iklin, May 19.
A letter announces that the city of Leib-
stadt has been burnt to ashes by afire which
commenced in the house of marshal Soult.
His head-quarters were held in that city.
May 26.
Great interest has been excited within
these few days past by the relation of a con-
versation, said to have taken place between
his majesty the emperor of the French and
king of Italy, and Mr. Von Scbleinitz, pre-
sident of the chamber of Marienwerder.
Without vouching for the authenticity of
the fact, we shall state what is said of it in
public.
His imperial majesty said,,it is asserted,
to Mr. Von SchleinitZ, that the. Prussians
were placed under the sway of Russia, and
that Russia herself had placed herself,under
the sway of England, rather than join
France, in order to impost' laws on Great-
Britain, and deliver Europe and the whole
world from, the tyranny which that, power
exercises over every se-i ; that peace was
very difficult to be made ; that the king of
Purvis had only two means left for retura-
ing to °:;ii. , the first to be cohuuctec! thi-
the 1 mperor Napoleon at the head
of his guards, ; the other to enter it with
the Russians ; that the latter was only prac-
ticable in Case the French, ha vine; lost a battle
beyond the Vistfna, three between the Vis-
tula and the Oder, and three between the
j G ier and the Elbe, should withdraw to their
I own country, without being able to draw re-
| irtforcements from it. livery Prussian, a
fri< d to his country, may calculate what, it
j would cost him, should the Russians obtain
1 such successes.
Augsburg, May 2i. .
Teuton Fleet.
Letters which have been received here
from Leghorn, confirm the intelligence of
the French fleet having sailed from Toulon.
It is now cruizing in the Mediterranean, and
will, it is thought) set sail for the \driaiic
Gulph, in order to drive the English and
Russians from thence, and raise the blockade
of Venice. It has already captured the
English frigate'and brig which were cruzing
off Toulon in order to observe its motions.
Other intelligence states, that the Spanish
squadron of Carthagena had likewise' set sail
for the purpose of joining the Toulon rleet ;
should this be the case, the allies will have
very respectable forces in the Maditerrane-
an.
PHltA^ErPHFA, July jf.
No arrivals .» this port yesterday.
Arrived at the lazaretto, schr. Milfbrd,
Sayres, Point Petre, 17 days.
Cleared, brigs* Sophia Arundle, Saint-
Thomas ; Tarantula, Riley, Barcelona ;
Nancy, Mitchell, Bordeaux; schr. Wiliiam,
Sturdivant, Eastport ; Young Carpenter^
Fisher, Norfolk ; Happy Couple, Allen,
Boston ; sloops Jersey, Cooper, Charleston j
Union, Whiton, Boston.
Hague, May 2i.
Arrangement; are making at Flushing, as
if the town was actually beseiged. All the
trees in the vicinity except fruit trees, have
been ordered to bs cut down, that they might
not cover the approach of an enemy.'
Paris, June 13.
The capitulation of the fortress of Neiss
is announced as official.
Gen. Lefebvre has becm appointed here-
ditary duke of Dantzic, with an endowment
in lands.
H. M. the emperor arrived at Dantzic
thefirstof June. He slept on the preceding
evening at the Abbey of Olivia. On his
arrival II. M. reviewed different bodies of
troops. \_Momlcur.'\
The Orient, with 23 men, has beat off
the boats of the Spartan British frigate.
There were too men in the boats. The
Englishmen were nearly all killed—but one
Frenchman perished.
London, June 4.
Sir Sidney Smith is on his return home,
on board le Pom-pee, of eO.guns.
Gen. Berresford has arrived from the ri-
ver Plate.
The grand expedition i-j delayed sailing to
a vait the arrival of Lord Melville from Scot-
land.
Ad. Duckworth and Mr. Arbulhnot have
been introduced to the kino-.
NEW-YORK July 30.
Arrived, the ship, Fair American, Ha-
zard, 5 days fr m Philadelphia, with bomb
shells, &c. for our fortifications.
The brig Eliza, Johuson, 11 days from
Rags-ed-l.-ind.
' The brig Paul Sherman, Sterry, 17 days
from St, Jagp de-Cuba. The brig Ceres,
Dayton, sailed in co. for New-York. Left,
6cb,r. Jane,- Barlow, of Ne-v-York, to sail
in 4 days ; schr. Minerva, Soriiisoii, for
ill * .5 slobp Laurel, Baird, do.
in 8 ; schr. Lynx, Hall, of Norfolk.—
The schr. Little Sam, under Swedish co-
louis, for Porl-au prince to Philadelphia,
with a cargo ofcoilee, &C. was taken by a '}
French privateer, and carried into St.
Jago—the capt. thereof drowned.
The brig Astrea, Cottrell, 16 days from
Point-Petre, Gua.laloupe. The biig Peggy
Teubfler, had just arrived from New-York
in 18 days. Left, several before reported.
Was boaided on tlie passage by a transport
brig of 8 guns. Sailedjn co. schr. Milford,
for Philadelphia. Markets very low.—
About 60 sail of American v^sels in port.
The brig Deborah, Eldridge of Newbu-
ryp-rt, 45 days from Bordeaux. Met go-
ing into Bo.deaux June 11, ship Aikno-
mac, Maine, 25 days from Ne-v-Yoik, go-
ing into quarantine for 10 days. The Sa-
lem, ol Boston, had just arrived at quaran-
tine. June 17, lat. 44, long. 7, spoke
schr. Eunice, of Portland, from Lisbon.
July 4, lat. 42, long. 52, spoke >hip Tem-
perance, 20 days from Tonningen for'Phi-
ladelphia. 20th spoke brig Ruby, from
Portland for Guadaloupe.
The schr. Good-Intei.t, Meder, of Balti-
more, 9 days from Havana. The brig Ade-
line, had just arrived from New-York.
Thej ship Henry Hughes, for New-Yoik,
sailed in co. and parted the 25th, in lat.
28, 30. The brig Black Walnut, was to
sail for Ne.v-York in 2 days. Saw 2 brigs
going into Havana.
The schr. Walter, Bernard, of Hartford.
14 days from St. Croix. Left at West-
End, brig St. Croix Packet, Da Coster, to
sail for Philadelphia the 20th ; and a schr.
for Philadelphia. In lat. 38, long. 72. 30,
spoke schr, William 20 days from Boston
for Charleston.
The sloop Fanny and Sophia. Kearny,
14 days ftom Marigalanta. Left, brig
Commerce, fir New London, 1114. days;
schr. Independence, Patterson, tor Wiscas-
set, in 14 days. July 23, lat. 33,4c, long.
72, 30, spoke brig Rulus King, £4 days
from Portland for Havana. 26th, lat. 37,
44, long. 73, brig Harmony, Congleton,
3 day from Philadelphia ioi Curracoa.
Belo v last night,-—two ships and a brig.
Wind W.
Cleared—ship Isabella, Higgins, Bor-
WASHINGTON CITY, July 81.
Captain Decatur arrived in this city on
; the 29th iastant.
1 Arrived here on Wednesday, the U. S.
schooner Enter-prize, captain Porter, in 35
days from the Mediterranean. Captain P.
left the frigate Constitution and Hornet, at
Syracuse. He states the information of 11
rupture between the Harbaiy Powers and
1 Great-Britain to be unfounded. Capt. Porter
furnishes the following intelligence :
Some time in May, a deputation was sent
by the Bey governing Bosetta, to the com-
mander in chief of the British forces at
U xandria, inviting him to come with his
troops and take possession of the place ; and
stating that on his appearing before Rosefta,
the keys of the city should be delivered him.
The British Commander, pleased with the
proposal, marched next day with 3000 uieii
for Hosetta ; and, agreeably to the promise*
of the Bey, received the keys, marched into
the public square, and was about allotting
quarters t ¦ the different officers, and inakinjr;
arrangements for guards, Ac. when, at that
moment, the tops of the houses were covered
with Turkish troops, who commenced a
heavy fire on them, and killed great num-
bers of the British. The British commander
s.-eing his men fill in every direction about
him, without a possibility (from their crowd-
ed sit nation, and :".o;n the secure position of
the Tiui-s} of defending themselves, ordered
a retreat. They fought their way to the.
city gates, through a tremendous fire, bt.t
found them in possession of the enemy,
with whom they had a severe struggle before
they could gain .possession of .them ; they
a length succeeded in getting out wheie
they found a body of between" 4' and SWO
horse ready to attack them. Ttiey then,
formed a hollow square, fought tlu-ir way
down to Alexandria, and of the .8000 men,
iSOO were killed, among whom were two
general officers. The Turks shewed them
no quarters, and as they were unable to biii-:-
off their wounded, they all fell a saeii.ee to
Turkish fury. The bodies of the two ge-
neral officers Were, however, brought off, and
sent to Malta to be interred.
Admiral Louis died about the middle of
June, at Malta.
About the 15th of June, a great battla
took place in the province of Constahtine,
bet.veen the farces of the dey of Algiers and
the bey of Tunis, which was said to termi-
nate in favor of the former ; in consequence
of which there were great rejoicings at Al-
giers. The v |