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| To.the Members of the Library Company of Baltimore. iGENTLnMEN, It is now eleven years since the commence- ment, of the Library Company of Baltimore ; intlfs short period of time, a taste for useful reading; and oolite literature, has .evidently spread" among- the young of botli sexes A progression so'pleasing in its nature, and be- neficial in . its effects, which the institution has certainly accelerated, cannot fail of secur- ing to it, a "continuance of protection arid pa- tronage. A Library, formed with a dun respect to Religion, and morals, which d>es not exclude works of genins, and amusement, w! ich contains the most esteemed writings of.ever country, and the best books on the. different ai ts, and in every branch of science snd lite- rature to whose" ample stores,' all persons inay have access at a trifling expence, must rank amongst the most useful, and laudable institutions in societv. To select a Library, in conformity with -these principles, calls for the Union ot diffe- rent talents, and various information. It must however be recollected, that although with a limited annual sum, all valuable books cannot at once, be introduced, yet, that in time and {successively, all of the greatest value, or im- portance, -which can be procured, may find admission. With such prospects, the Library company of Baltimore, was instituted, and under the influence of corresponding principles, ir KaS been uniformly and- steadily conducted down to the present hour. Believing it to be tho -wish of the members, to continue to society the advantages of tha institution, will it not fee considered indisp' nsable > -1. That the directors should riot b» obliged to apply any part of the rr.o nes now annually expended in the purchase of Books to any other object ? 2 That the weans be provided competent to procure a lot of ground, in a suitable situ- ation on which may be erected, when it shall become necessary, a commodious building, for the deposit of. the Booki of the Company ? With respect to the first, 1 he Directors ¦would lament the occurrence of any circum- stance, that should abridge the annual supply of Books, or the increase of the Library, up- on tfiis poi r.t, they fell assured1 they concur in opinion with the great body of Stockhol- ders. With respect to the second point, they also flatter themselves with a concurrence, for although fixed in their determination to retain the room now possessed by the company, as l<*ng(if permitted bv its proprietors) as it -will Serve to contain their books, yet, as the time Wiust come when it will be inadequate to that ptirpese, the directors consider it prudent and advisable, that the company should be pro&d- ell against such an event. A Let of Grirund in a suitable situation, maybe now had on reasonable terms. Should the purchase be deferred, who will insure to . the co'rnpsny, that we shall be able to get a Suitable lot hereafter > The probability is. if ¦we neglect to buy now, that we either cannot be accommodatedat market when wo cannot longer do without a loi, or must pay, for a "convenient situation, an extravagant price. 1 Actmg under these considerations, the di- rectors reccnlf-proposed to the company an ' additional contribution of two dollars per-an- num,to be paid cm each share, for. 8 successive years.' This-proposed contribution, so easy, and equal in its operation, which to each member would have amounted to sixteen' dollars only, was uniiniirrously agreed to, at a meeting of the company, convened on the 66th May last, hut at a subsequent meeting (the concurrence of two being required for its confirmation) from some members misconceiv- ing the objert of the measure, & the necessity of making tl e purchasc,att!ri3 time, not being felt, or but slightly felt by others, it was re- jected by a majority of the few who attended on that occasion The necessity of adopting the measure, stilt pressing upon the directors with undiminished i'orct-, they conceive it to be their duty,, tor-all the attention of the company again to the sub- ject, mere especially as they cannot permit , themselves to entertain a doubt that a revision by men, friendly to the extension of the artstand literature among us, will lead to a favorable result. The¦ following proceedings were ac- craingfy had, at a meeting of their body, held -the 1st July ins rant: Jiesolvea, Tlu't a general meeting of the members of the Library Company be, and hereby is requested, at the Library room, on the 17th of July inst. at 11 o'clock, a. m. in ..Order to determine on the following propositi ois, which', if then agreed to and confirmed by the company at a future meeting, will be- come of constitutional force:', 1'. That every member of the Library Com- pany of' Baltimore shall pay annually, in addi- tion ,to bis present annual contribution, the sum of tivo dollars for eight successive years, -which payments may be enforced under the regulations and in the mode prescribed for compelling payments of the said stated annual contributions : provided always, that any mem. ber shall be at liberty to advance fourteen dol- lars in one payment at, any time on or before . the first annual contribution becoming due, -which, advance shall be received iu lieu of his eight years additional contributions. 2. That the directors of the Library Com- pany of Baltimore, be and,are hereby author- ised and required to appropriate the said ad- d-'iliomil contributions or so much thereof as rfiav be necessary to. the purchase of a suita- ble lot of ground, on which may be erected a commodious budding tor the deposit of the books of the Library when the funds will per. mit. By order, ¦' FRANCIS BEESTON, See. B L.C. _ July 6. _____.______._. ¦.¦;.'M&Tfaaf_ .Fresh Lisbon Lemraons. .150 boxes in excellent order, just received ftom Philadelphia, and for sale by FITCH HALL, Jan. 81, Bowly's wharf. July 8.______________________ »18t LOST, * A Cornelian Watch Seal', set in GoUl, r.t tached to a hair string with a knot in the mid- die, supposed to be lost between M'Ginis'* . Stable?. Gay-street, and Mr. 'Nichols' country scut Two Bella s will be paid on its deli- very by the printer hereof. Tidy 8. d4t' Baltimore Price Current. , CORHEtltC HUK1Y, Prices. Per. cv:t. bbl. lb. bit. piece qui? bbl. (new) bush, csk. bbl. ton- lb. lb. ton. Articles. Buead, ship, navy, pilot, Beet, northern mess cargo, No. 1, --------, No. 2, Bacou, Butter,for exportation, Coitee, Batavia, W. Indiabest.gr. do. Com. - Cotton, W. Indiaisland, Louisiana, Georgia,upland, Sea-Island, Cowdage, American, _ Russia, Chocolate, Candles, mould . ¦¦ dipt, spermaceti, - Cheese, American, , English, best, Duck, Russia, Holland-, Ravens, Russia Sheeting, Fish, cod, dry, salmon, herrings, mackerel, shad, (new) Flaxseed, rough, cleaiised, *Flouh, superfine, liiie, middlings, rye, Gunpowdbk, Engl. 25 lb. Do. BaMfOiore mamifac, G11A1.N, Indian corn, bush. wheat, Virginia, .do. Marvland, Rye, _ Barley, _ Clover seed, Oats, Hem?, Russia, Country, Hops, (frcshj. Sloe's Laud, Iron, pig, Country bar, Russia, Swedes, best, Hoop, Sheet, Nail rods, , Castings, Leather, sole, $}Lumber, per 100ft. oak, titnb. & scant. boards, all sizes, pine scantling-, do. boards, 4-4 do. 5-4 white do. com. 4-4 do. clear, 4-4 Shingles, cyp. 18 inch M. juniper, 24 do. ao. corn. do. staves, w. o. pipe do. hhd. do. . bbl. _ red oak, bbl. do. bird. hhd. heading, Meal, corn,kiln-dried, bbl. Nankins, ahoi-t, pc. Naval Stores, tar, bbl. pitch, . turpentine, losin, -spirits turpentine, gal. varnish, bright, black, Pork, northern mess, Prime Cargo Baltimore navy ,----------Prime, southern, 2d, Plaister Paris, Fr Porteii, London, American, Rice, ("newJ per 100 lb. Soap, American, white, lb. do. brown, . Castile, .. - Saltpetbe, rough, Am. refined, Sassafras, ton S Finns, Brandy, F. 4th p.gal. Cognise, 4th p. ", Barcelona, 1st p. do. 4th p. Gin, H'ol'd, 1st p. do. American, Rum, Jam. 4th p. St. Croix, 3 & 4 Antigua, .3 & 4 2d S- 4 25 : 5 50 15 50 13 50 11 50 10 15 30. 31 27 25 24 22 16 10 20 19 17 45 11 40 S3 plenty do do. 11 18 35 23 none 12 SO - 20 50 ' 1:5 45 . 35 BY THIS .DAY'S MAILS? ib bu. ton doe. 15 22 23 4 50 plenty 16 4 25 dull 8 9 7 7 50 6 25 6 5 50 4 50 5 10 9 60 70 .1 12 1 25 67 1 12 47 300 plenty 9 15 dull 15 do. 35 40 115 120 110 120 173 220 225 140 150 80 90 13 19 2 2 25 2 2 25 1 12 1 30 2 50 2 O 2 25 2 50 3 50 2 50 3 50 6 50 8 50 4 - 5 65 70 35 40 25 14 16 25 30 4 85 87 2 2 25 3 3 50 2 2 12 3 ¦ 25 30 30 30 24 dull 18 do. 17 50 do. 20 do. 17 50 do. 15 do. 7 50 2 50 o 1 35 4 ¦ 10 8 17 18 12 9 18 12 none 14 Windward. Island 4th 98 12 85 90 90 76 62 67 75 47 48 14 10 25 12 50 11 50 10 0 10 50 50 20 18 45 40 35 43 CO 60 12 50 sy'th Regiment, . The CHizens recognized by the. Militia 'Xbtd residing en the Wert-sitle of Light- street and St.PduPt lane, to the extent-ofthe ' city, are "-espectfully informed that in a jfeo days they will, be exr-ollcd in. the %9t/t regi\ vu 'I,-to 'which tfity ore ly l,;-iv atttic/ieci, and '¦'- th.it 'which vug/a to clciiir. their particular attention. J A '.l/rW MOSflEP,, Lieut. CoL Cant, inly 3, 1807. American, Whiskey, Sttca-rs, Havana, white, enct. do. brown, clayed, white, do. brown, mvscov. lstqual. Louisian:; India, lstqual. loaf; ib. lump, ^Salt, St. Ubes, bush. Lisbon, , Cadiz, Liverpool, blown, ground, Turks-Island, Isle of May, Shot, of all sizes, civt. Tobacco, Maryland, 100 lb. fine yellow, \ 1st Upper Patuxent, 1st Lower Patuxent, 1st Potomac, 1st, East, shore, 1st Virginia, fat, do. middling, Rappahannock, 4 50 Georgia, Tallow, American, lb. Wax, bees, Wines, Madeira, L.P. gel. do. L. M. do. N.Y.M. _ Lisbon, Sherry, Corsica, Tene.'il'ie, Claret, ao?.. do. new, csk. Malaga, gal. Port, ' Stare prices- § Hoard measurement. t Cargo prices'. \ Second qualities of Patuxent, are 2 tst i Potomac is" Eastern-sjiore 1 ttwiqi 1 20 1 S 62 93 none 78 14 25 13 13 12 45 plenty 50 SO 50 50 14 40 2 50 1 15 1 12 1 10 1 20 08 80 42 5 33 1 1 GS 1 50 1 la 1 '25 1 10 40 95 30 1 35 dollar* fa From the National Intelligencer of Ju'y 8. THE PROCLAMATION. The measures taken by the <-*"CutWe are before the public. We are well aw.tre that among the unreflecting part of our country- men, or those whose feelings have for a moment usurped the seat of reason, they may be viewed as destitute of the-full mea- sure of vigor called for by the crisis. A de- liberate consideration, however, of the cir- cumstances of the case, of the peculiar or- g'tnization of our government, and of the powers vested by law in the president, will, shew that the course pursued is as vigorous as ought to have been expected. The lan- guage of the proclamation is decided with- out inflammation, and is the digniaed vehi- cle of earnest feeling and resolute purpose. It certainly bears no comparison with the indignant terms in which the feelings of our fellow-citizens in every, part of the union ara couched. Such language on their part is. appropriate and well applied, as it becomes them to demonstrate the 7.eal with which tliey.are animated to defend the rights and honor of their country. But from the g,o- vernmentwe have a right to expect decision tempered by calmness, even on the eve of certain war, and much .more so at a period when the occurrence of such an event is uncertain. In respect to style then the pro- clamation is unquestionably correct. Is it so likewise with regard to substance ? The outrage committed by the British commander is an. act of war ; and as such we have the right as a^ independent nation to treat it- Rut is it our interest to receive it in this light, without anyr previous expla nation with the government whose officers hive committed it ? We say no. It is the interest of.the people, and therefore the du- ty of the government to avert so great a ca- lamity as war by every honorable mean, in their power. It is their interest to try such "means before a resort to force that they may make every exertion to avert war, thereby . preserving the unrivalled blessing! we enjoy ; and that if such exertions fail to avert _ it, we may convince the world of the sincerity, of our -wish to maintain peace, by doing eve- ry tiling in our power to preserve it, thereby making the world our friend by exhibiting in the most striking & contracted colors our ownsense of justice & the iniusticeof our i n- emy, tr. any of whose own subjnc; , we should in this way alienate from their goveinmeut & make our secret, if notavowediiiends ^advo- cates. There is, as we have remarked, to mean hope of the government of Britain giving us those explanations and that satisfaction that may preserve the peace of the two nations. The moderation of our government, backed by a peremptory demand of immediate ex planation, and supported by the spectacle of a whole nation ready to shed their last drop of blood in defence of their rights, will present our case before the British govern- ment & nation in diemostimposingform. De- manding nothing but what honorable men oughtnot tohesitatetoyieldunasked, &that, in terms respectful and dignified, is then not reason to hope that, when they are ap prised at the same time, as apprised they most unequivocally will be, of the temper ol the country, they will at length awaken from the delirium of passion and do us jus tice ? All these advantages will be gained by a deliberate over a precipitate conduct. Of this course it is a further recommendation that eur merchants will have an opportunity of getting in their ships, of repressing their speculations, and adjusting to a considerable extent their affairs before the eventful period, which shall make force the final arbiter. Our seamen, too, the sinews of our power against a maritime nation, will be, to a great degree, then safe in our harbors, and thus enable us, in case of necessity, to strike a a prompt and vigorous blow. But, if the soundness of these remarks should be questioned, still it cannot be deni- ed that the nature of our government and the peculiar delegation, of its powers, res- trained the executive from those measures which, in this view of the discussion, might be considered expedient. The president does not possess the power of transfering the nation from a state of peace to a state of war. That is the exclusive province of the legislature. The powers of the president, applic?.ble to cases like the present, are con- ferred by law ; and these powers have been exercised to the full extent, with a single reservation, viz. that of interdicting the en- trance of British merchant vessels into our ports, provided, after the previous prohibition of armed vessels, the latter do not comply with the irjunction of the executive. The exercise of this last power, it will be perceiv- ed, for reasons too obvious to be recited, is not called for at this precise time by any positive good it could effect ; while it would have the mischievous effect, in case of a re sort to war, of diminishing the vulnerable points of onr enemy, and impairing our means of retribution for.any unjust aggres- sions she might commit on our property in her own ports. The power, moreover, is one which may be exercised at any period here-, | £>r jAver after when its necessity shall become appa- rent. There is one further step which ihe exe- cutive may take, he may convene congress, with a view to the exercise by them of those powers atclusively vested in them by the constitutionsuch as the declaration of war ; the interdicting intercourse with Britain ; the enaction of non importation law ; the laying an embargo ; the betttr fortifications of our ports and harbors ; the increase of our regular force j and vai ious other similar powers. On this point there appears to be considerable public solicitude, which as far as we are enabled we deem it our duty to satisfy. From wh«t we have been able to collect, congress will probab- ly be specially convened, but not before time. shall have elapsed sufficient to receive an answer from the British government. The schooner Bevenge^will be immediately sent to England,- with a becoming demand on the part of our government, arid with ac.r companying instructions not to admit of pi¦>- crastination or evasion. It is probable that about three months will be taken up in go- ing to a^'d returning from England; to this may be added two or 'three weeks, which may be consumed in that country, as its go- vernment; may at tl|f aniva\of our dispatch- es, hi. enr/aged. on objects tltiat will forbid an instantaneous^ttsntion to our requisition-, and as sometime will probably be consumed in the consequent arrangement. This will carry us into thclatter end of October or beginning of November, at which time it is likely congress will be convened. They will then have before them the materials for the exercise of an enlightened judgment ; they will be able to ascertrin whether we are to consider Britain as our friend or ene- my , and by knowing the extent as well as the nature of the danger to be apprehend- ed, be able to take such measures, p.f war or commercial restrictions, as shall best promote our own interests, and most severe- ly affect those of the enemy. ALBANY, July 3. ¦IN A V-G V RAT 10 N. On Wednesday last, being the day ap- pointed by law for the purpose, the hon. Daniel D. Tompkins was sworn into oifice as governor of this state. It having been previously announced that the governor elect would com? into town on that day, the republicans of this city and vi- cinity made arrangements to receive him in a manner not only suitable to the dignity of his station and the excellence of his cha racter, but evincive of the joy and satis- faction with which they viewed his elec- tion AS T1IH TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLE. He was accordingly met, on his'wayfrom Schenectady, at the. turnpike gate, Jhree miles from town, by a very numerous con- course of republican citizens, who had rode for the purpose. When his carriage arrived at the gate, the citizens who were paraded before it, opened to the right and left,- form- ing a line to M-Clellan's hotel, and saluting him with three cheers as he passed through the line. In a few moments after, captain Brees's troop of light-horse, from Rensselaer coun- ty, arrived at the hotel, and the governor *lect, having received the congratolations of the troop, and the citizens assembled, was escorted into town by This civic and military corps in the following order : The troop of light horse, commanded by capt. Brees. The governor elect and suite. Officers of government ¦ and citizens, two and two. At the entrance of the city the procession was augmented by the accession of a compa- ny of infantry, commanded by lieut. Costi- gan, forming altogether as numerous and re* spectable -a procession as any ever before witn; ssed in this city. The procession halted before the state- house, on the porch of which the oath of office was administered by judge Spencer, and Daniel D. Tompkins proclaimed gover- nor of the state- of New-York fot'the ensu- ing three years. Three cheers were imme- diately given by the vast assemblage of citi- - zens who witnessed this interesting scene ; and federal salutes from field pieces stationed at different parts of the city, announced to the surrounding country tlijjbappy event, from which we venture to predict the most, salutary consequences to the commonwealth, in the preservation of its freedom and the promotion of its peace and prosperity. After tbe inauguratisn, his excellency re- paired to Gregory's hptel, where he received the salutations and congratulations of many citizens to whom it had not been convenient to join in escorting'him to town. He after- wards partook , of a collation in company with the troop of horse, infantry, and a large number of citizens, at Skinner's hotel, in Gresjne-street ; where, with the best of re- freshment, the utmoit harmony, hilarity and joy prevailed. Select parties enjoyed themselves at dif ferent places, and many a patriotic toast and song contributed to the pleasures of the day, which closed without, a single unfortunate incident to damp the general joy. Too much praise cannot be given to the patriotic officer^ and soldiers of the military corps which joined in the proceedings of the day. In the evening his excellency was serena- ded at judge Spencer's by the volunteer band of music attached to the Albany regiment, which is entitled to the thanks of all who felt an interest in paying due honors to the " chief who now commands." NEW-YORK, July 7. Arrived, the ship Jersey, Williams, 70 days from Sicily, and SO from Gibraltar. May 17, in the Mediterranean, was boarded by the Thunderer. 12th, spoke ship Ven- ice, Bond, 34 days from the 3ulph of Ven- ice, /or Lisbon, 8 leagues from Cape-Pallas. 20th, spoke schr. Hannah, of Newbury- porr,-26 days from Messina for Boston, in- formed that a New-York ship bad been cast away at Algeziras. June 20, lat. 37, 30, long. 57. 30, spoke ship Winfrecl, Bennett, 10 days from Charleston, for Bordeaux. 23d lat. 33, long. 62, 80, spoke schr. Mi- nerva, 5 days from Boston, for Antigue. 30th, lat. 39, 40, long. 68, 30, ship Miner- va, of Horpswtll, 5 days from Savannah July 4, spoke schr. Atlan- tic, Butler, 2 days from New-York, for Curracoa ; and schr. Atlantic, Davis, 2 days from New-York for Antigua. The schooner Fanny and Catharine, Barnham, of New- York, was lost on the south nide of Sicily, about the 20th of April. Left at Naples, ship Lewis, of Boston, repairing for Triest ; schr. Fair American, Delano, of Duxbury, for Leghorn, in a few days ; Enterprize, Pratt, of Hingham, for New-York, first wind ; sfeip Juliana, Collins, of Boston, for Manfredonia ; brig Eclipse, of Boston, at quarantine ; ship Falcon, of Falmouth, do. ; ship Rachel, of Boston, do.; and brig Victory, of Falmouth. The new ship Bordeaux, Hulbert, from Hartford. Tbe ship Hannah, Goodwin, 11 days from Boston. 25 miles west of Montog, spoke ship Pennsylvania, of New-York, going through the Sound to avoid British cruizerSi" The British brig. Matilda, Graham,. 22 days from Antigua. Sailed with the wind- ward feet under convoy of the Canada. The Baitish, schr. Industry, Livingston, 21 days from St. Vincents. Sailed with '.he above convoy. The sloop Industry,.from North-Carolina. Cleared; ship Henry* Thompson, Amster- dam. The ship Uncle Toby, of itew-York, has arrived at Am-iterdam, lrom Chtui-eitoii. Xii«; ship General ii-i.vsv, **CPJ ^aifii, more, for Rotterdam, is lost at the emtiuice of the form'T port. jCaptiw Evans,-arrived at Norfolk, from. Bordeaux, left, May 13, ships Aurora, Su- therland, of New-York, for New-Orleans;,. Amerisan Packet, Morris, for New-York, in 8 days ; Exchange, Wilks, for do. hi i2 ; PliiUipsburg, Lefiingwell, for do. in 20 ; Ce- res, Greene, of do. uncertain ; brigs Betsyv. Johnson, of (To. discharging ; Olivia, Barker, of do. do.; Virginia, Ifowland, do. do. ; Mol- ly, Norris, of do. for Philadelphia, in 8 ; Huron, Hill, of New-York, at quarantine ; Deborah, Eldrid-ge, do. do. Spoke ship Mar- garet, Myrick, 29 days from New.?York for Bordeaux. 16fh, was boarded by the British frigate Indefatigable. 22d, was boarded by a 36 gun frigate with French colors, and spoke two British letter of marks, steering S. June 8, in lat. 39, 80, long. 44,.. spoftr ship Susan, Willoughby, 12 days from New- York. The intimation of captain Paddock's tleath (mentioned in yesterday's paper) is with- out foundation ; he is siek ;vt the lazaretto. The brig Margaret, Masserve, on her pas- sage from New Orleans, was strictly over- hauled by- the Indian sloopof war, mdst of the letters opened,.and several of therfTta- ken. Latest from London, The Editors of the New York Gazette receiv- ed yesterday a file of London papers to tht Q'idcfMay. by an arrival at fccw:B#ct* fordWhat news they contain follows .- Loi-JBON,'May 18. The transports that were at Portsmoutsh, have- been ordered to tbe Downs to receive troops irrrnediately. Ten thousand foot, it is said, are to be embarked, and four thou- sand horse. Four companies of artillery liave been embarked at Woolwich. Three troops of yunner drivers art* alio under or-j ders for embarkation. . The letter which the King, of Sweeten wrote to General Essen, refusing to ratify the treaty which he concluded with the- French, is said tohave commenced thus,: " I iearn with much displeasnrsyUutt yon ' have concluded an Armistice,with Napoleon, Commander of the French armies, Sic. I contemn his proffer*d friendship, and con- sider that my own honor, as wett as the in- terest of my people, impose on me the ne- cessity of treating him as an enemy.*' The French succeedediately in gaining possession of the beads cf one of the ca- nals, near Dantzie, which -would have con- siderably facilitated their operations if they could have retained it ; but the Gai i iso.n dis- lodged them from it, after a very severe and; obstinate conflict. One of our gun brigs» lately disguised as ajnerchantman^sail^d-up- the Vistula, near Dantzic, and. op»-n'ed'a hea- vy fire upon-a Firnch ctlnmn, winch jmme- diately, m-oke anct £cd in every tlireci ion,, leaving-bVhind them a great number killed and wounded. . - ¦ May 1&. Last night we received Foreign Journals to the i4th inst. They contain nothing of importance. May 21'. , Letters from Rotterdam, dated on Monday last, were yesterday received. Intelligence from Dantzic, of the 5th inst. had reached Holland. At that time the siege had, net been raised, hot there was an evident relaxa- tion in the operations of the eneiny. Tbia was attributed to the via;or with which .-.be reiterated attempts of the French to carry the town by storm, on the night of the.gSth of 'pril, were repulsed. The -.garrison made sorties almost every day, most of which,are., represented as having been couipl.v.tely suc- cessful. These letters state it to be the general opi- nion in Holland, that the cot.rt of Vienna was on the eve of declaring a£a*tisi France. It was even reported, on the 18th. inst. that such a declaration had actually btfen. made. We do not bel-.we that Austria has yet gore so far.. The intended interview betv. een tl.* two emperors will, however, produce some- thing decisive ; it will either terminate in confirming Austria in her system of neutral- ity, or making her a party in the war. Captain Baker, of the Tribune frigate, has destroyed a convoy of Spanish, gun- boats and coasters, in a very spirited action, but, unfortunately, in the contest he lost r6 men killed, wounded and missing. Captain Baker had a very narrow escape j a ball struck the flint out of a musket which he was about to fire. His coxswain was one of those wounded. ¦ - The combined fleet tailed from Torbay on Monday imderthe command of sir James Saumarez, to resume its sjation off Ushant* Admiral Russel is appointed commander in chief of the North sea squadron*. May 22. Yesterday we received Dutch papers tQ( the 2Cth inst. and Paris Journals to Sunday- last. The'Only intelligence contained in theirt relates to the progress of the Russian army.. General Michelson, it appears ha3 crossed the Danube, after having carried the for- tress of Giurgewo by storm. Czani Georg- es has also lent his powerful aid to the Rus- sians; We are Itappy to state that our commer- cial relations with Russia, which were like- ly to have been interrupted, owing to some mismanagement which it would be altoge- ther needless to state, are in a fair way of being placed on a solid and permanent foot- ing. Matters were lately so circurostaficedj, that a passport could not be obtained for an Englishman, without its being sent frcui St. Petersburg, which was attended w-itli much trouble. We no\v bave good authority to announce that his excellency the Russi- an ambnssadot is authorised by his court ta grant passports to ail British subjects who may be desirous of entering the Russian, territories, provided such persons be pro- perly recommended to his excellency by h'.s majesty's gevernment. The war in Poland having nearly ex- hausted the stock of provisions, we under- stand that government is aboi't to send up the Baltic, for the use of onr allies, a large quantity of Irish bacon, and othsr, artivte, '4£'dtpiestic jfonsumptii '.. |