FOREIGN NEWS. : tirely prohibited. St. Petersburgh, Dec. 2. By an ukase of the 29th October, the prohibition of the exportation of corn from the ports of the Baltic and the White Sea is withdrawn, and corn may be exported at certain fixed taxes. Hamburgh, Dec, 4. The conferences which are held between the French Mimisters Reinhard and Bourienne and the Deputies of the Hanseatic Towns, are still continued. The point hitherto discussed is merely this, how far the situation and constitution of the said citiesmay best be made to square with the general system of the Continent-the question, whether they are to be received members of the Confederation of the Rhine, is not yet decided, but it seems to be perfectly settled that they are to preserve their independence, under the protection of the French Emperor. Copy of a Letter from Marshal the Duke of Castiglione. 'Fornella, Dec. 8, 1809. 'I have the honor to inform your Excellency, that in the night of the 6th, the Italian division of the Confederation carried the suburb of Gironella. In consequence of this advantage, the enemy's communications were completely interrupted. On the 7th, at eleven in the forenoon, a general sortie was made from the town and forts, and a vigorous attack was made on the post they had lost. On hearing the brisk discharge of can- ron and musketry, I mounted my horse, and, accompanied by my staff, proceeded to Palau, where I found the General of Division Pinel, who had caused his reserve to march upon the redoubt, which formed the principal point of attack on the part of the insurgents. The two companies of grenadiers of the 5th and 2d light Italians, who defended it, made a resistance of two hours, in a style which surpassed all praise. The General of Brigade, Amey, who was posted below Monjui, made a movement in advance. The enemy being taken in flank, were obliged to abandon their enterprise, and leaving behind a great number of killed, to retire in disorder to the town. • Colonel Eugene, who also acted in the rear of the forts Connetable and Capuchins, with an Italian column, joined that commanded by General Amey, and they spontaneously carried the redoubts of Calvary and the Chapter.' This affair totally annihilates the hopes of the inhabitants of Gerona. (The sequel consists of recommendations of particular corps and officers.] The Marshal Duke of Castiglione entered Gerona on the 11th inst. He took eight stand of colors, 200 pieces of cannon, and 5000 troops. The following is a copy of the capitulation : Capitulation of the City and Forts of Gerona, concluded on the 10th of De cember, at seven in the evening. Art. I. The garrison shall march out with the honors of war, and proceed to France as prisoners of war. F 'II. All the inhabitants shall be respected. III. The Catholic religion shall continue to be followed by the inhabitants, and shall be respected. IV. At half-past eight o'clock, tomorrow morning, the gate of Secours, that of Arenuys, and also that of the Forts, shall be delivered up to the French troops. V. To-morrow morning, the 11th of December, the garrison shall march out of the fortress, at half-past eight o'clock; they shall file off by the gate of Arenus, and the soldiers shall lay down their arms upon the glacis. VI. An officer of the artillery, one of the engineers, and a commissary of war, shall enter the moment possession is taken of the gates of the city, to receive possession of the magazines, maps, plans, &c. Done at Gerona, seven in the evening, Dec. 10, 1809.' Paris, Dec. 16. Yesterday his Majesty the Emperor sent for the Conservative Senate, commanding thent to attend him at nine in the evening. They accordingly proceeded at that hour to the hall of the throne of the palace of the Thuilleries, and in a quarter of an hour afterwards were introduced into the grand cabinet of the Emperor, where were his Majesty the Emperor and King, with her Majesty the Empress, attended by their Majesties the Kings of Holland, Westphalia, Naples, and Spain; his Imperial Highness the Prince Viceroy; the Queens of Holland, Westphalia, Naples, and Spain; Madame, and her Imperial Highness the Princess Paulina; when his Majesty communicated to them the resolution which he and his consort had taken, seeing he could no longer hope for children by her, to dissolve their marriage. Her Majesty addressed them in a speech, testifying her full assent, for the good of the state, and to give to her Imperial and Royal husband the greatest proof of attachment and devotion that had ever been given on earth. An act, declaring the dissolution of the marriage, was then drawn up, and signed by all the illustrious and royal persons present; and the Senate voted, that the marriage contracted between the Empefor Napoleon, and the Empress Josephine, is dissolved that the Empress Josephine shall preserve the title and rank of Empress Queen crowned-and, that her dowry shall be an annual income of two millions of franes (about 50,000l. sterling) on the revenue of the state. Vienna, Dec. 16. The Emperor and King arrived the day before yesterday from Presburgh. His Majesty enjoys a perfect state of health. The troops belonging to the Landwer are returned home to their respective districts, and have been received with all due military honors. Gottenburgh, Dec. 16. Gustavus IV. with his family and attendants, arrived at Calscrona on Monday last, from which place they will embark for Stralsund, on board the Swedish frigate Camilla. After a few days stay at Stralsund, they will proceed to Baden, the place allotted them for their future residence. Stockholm, Dec. 19. His Royal Majesty's health is daily improving, and likely to be shortly perfectly restored.. Vienna, Dec. 20. Our Court Gazette contains the following article: • Constantinople, Nov. 15. On the 1st of November, the thunder of cannon from Tophana announced to us a victory gained on the 22d of October, not far from Silistria, over the Russian army besieging that fortress. The battle, according to the advices from the Grand Vizier, lasted from ear' in the morning till night, and the Russians, who made their attack along the whole line of the Turkish army, lost more than ten thousand men-both armies fought principally with the sword, and the fortune of the day was decided by the coming up of Muctar Pacha, in the critical moment, with his Albanian cavalry. The Russians, after the battle, retired to their entrenched camp before Silistria. Two days before the garrison had made a sally, and killed about 1000. On the 8th November, the Porte received from the Grand Vizier a more circumstantial account of a general action which took place between the two armies, in which the Russians suffered a defeat, and were obliged entirely to evacuate the right bank of the Danube; that is to say, with their infantry, which passed that river at Wirsova, while the cavalry which covered the retreat had no other way, as the Turks had broken down the bridge, but the road to Babadaz, and to pass the Danube near Watschim. This cavalry was, however, closely pursued by the Turks, who, at the time the dispatches of the Grand Vizier came away, had taken many prisoners. Paris, Dec. 20. Their Majesties the Kings of Holland, Westphalia, and Naples, set off on the 19th, on a visit to his Imperial and Royal Majesty, who has invited them to pass some days with him at the palace of Trianon. Bayonne, Dec. 20. From 300 to 400 officers and sub-officers arrived here this merning from Arragon, to complete the training of conscripts; of whom 15,000 will, in a few days, begin their march for Spain. Badajos, Dee. 21. It is said, that a considerable part of General Mortier's division is marching for Castella, and that the General himself will proceed with the rest to Talavera; with the intention, probably, of forming a junction with other troops, and of then attempting to resume their former positions at the bridges of Almarez and Arcebispo, and watching an opportunity to pass them. But all this will, we conceive, terminate in empty wishes; for our illustrious General, Seignor Albuquerque, only waits for the moment of the enemy's appear ance, to lead on his soldiers in the path of glory, and to give the enemy a proof of Spanish valor. There are between 6000 and 7000 men at Yevens, under the orders of the Duke of Belluno. There are 3000 men at Mra. The garrison of Toledo is very considerable. On the 5th inst. 400 cavalry entered Urda. They asserted, that owing to the total want of provisions, it would be impossible for their troops to remain at Madrilejos, Consuegra, and the neighbouring places; and that it would be necessary to take other positions affording them the means of subsistence; for they carry no supplies with them, and must, therefore, rely on the resources of the territory they occupy. Poris, Dec. 21. The King of Saxony reached Strasburg, on his return home, at one o'clock in the day on the 17th. Dec. 23. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bavaria arrived yesterday at Paris. They allighted at the Hotel Marbeuf. His Royal Highness the Prince Viceroy went to meet their 'Majesties. His Majesty the Emperor and King came yesterday to Paris, to visit the King and Queen of Bavaria. He returned afterwards to Trianon. It is supposed that his Majesty's residence out of his capital will not be of long duration. Berlin, Dec. 23. This day, at one o'clock, their Majesties the King and Queen reened to this capital, in perfect health, after an absenec of more than two years. His Majesty entered on horseback, and rode along with his brothers, between the horse-guards and the regiment of footguards, which was followed by the jagers, fussilleers, &c. The burgher guards lined the streets from the palace to a considerable way into the city. Several of the corporations also joined in the procession, and accompanied the coach and eight in which the Queen was. Banks of the Elbe, Dec. 29. On Christmas evening, the strange news of Napoleon's divorce from Josephine reached Hamburgh, and naturally excited the greatess astonishment. The conjectures upon whom his new choice may fall are endless: some say he will take the Queen of Holland, who is also to be divorced from her royal consort; others name the Princess, of Saxony; others again mention à Grand Duchess of Russia as the newly-intended bride, and some persons pretend to have received private letters, which hint that a French young lady is, the object of the fickle Napoleon's new passion. All persons however agree,, that it is cruel he should have repudiated, after an union of fifteen years, the wo man to whom he owes his elevation and all he is. The Viceroy of Italy is, we Iearn, also to lose his adoption, and the right of succeeding to the throne of Italy after his capricious ex-father's death. He is to receive another diadem. The Ex-queen, Josephine, has received as a present the palace of Laken, near Brussels, in the neighbourhood of which her old friend, Barras, still continues to reside in disgrace. Paris, Dec. 50. The English Papers are filled with accounts of the festivals, given to the Persian Ambassador, as he is styled, who, however, is neither more hor less than an officer of the household of the Governor of Ispahan. His name is Mahomed Hussein, and he is not invested with any public character. He was merely sent to England by the Go vernor, on account of some commercial relations which he entertains with respect to the English East India Company. Mr. Adair, however, received him in Con stantinople as a man of vast importance, and in London he met with distinction for which he must himself be at a loss to account. Rotterdam, Jon. 4. Letters from Hamburgh, of the 26th ult. state, that all goods which are dispatched from Tonningen must be furnished with certificates of origin. Hull, Dec. 19. LAST Friday, the guard and coachman of a stage-coach, having stopped at the beer-house, in their way between Beverly and Hull, went into the house, leaving the horses without any person beside them. After standing some time, the horses at length set off at their usual pace, passed several carriages and waggons, came through the turnpike gate at Newland, and into Prospect-Street Hull, in as regular a manner as if under the guidance of the driver. The passengers in the coach, a gentleman and lady were perfectly aware of their situation, but confiding in the sagacity of the ani, mals, made no attempt to get out, until the coach was stopped by some gentlemen opposite the infirmary. Dec. 26.-Last Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, James Leeson, representing himself to be a labourer from Buckinghamshire, went to the house of Mr. Bos well, gardener, at Enfield Chase, and asked for a glass of water; while in the act of doing so, he drew a pistol on Mr. Boswell, which flashed in the pan; he drew a second, which also flashed in the pan, and all the while demanding the money of Mr. Boswell, who knocked the desperado down with a chair, and with the assistance of his wife secured the felIow, tied his hands behind him, and kept guard over him till Sunday, when he was brought in a chaise to Clerkenwell prison. Dec. 30.-Yesterday a court was held at the East-India house, where all the Direc. tors were assembled to receive the Prussian Envoy Extraordinary, Mirza Abdul Hassan. The passages were covered with matting, and the stairs with green baize. At two o'clock his excellency, accompa nied by Sir Gore Ousely, Mehmaander, Mr. Morier and suite, was received at the portico by the Hon. William Fullarton Elphinstone, and Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, Bart, who, with Colonel Smith, in command of the flank companies of the Royal East-India brigade, conducted his excellency to the court room, where he was received by the chairman and deputy, Charles Grant and W. Astell, Esqrs. After the forms of introduction, his excellency engaged in conversation with the directors, through the medium of Sir Gore Ousely, for near halfan hour, when he was attended by the court to the Museum, where Dr. Wilkins, the company's librarian, exhibited the various curiosities, and scarce Eastern manuscripts contained therein, with which his excellency appeared highly gratified and greatly surprised., He then proceeded to the committee of correspondence room, in which is the picture of his Persian majesty, presented by that sovereign to the East India company, which his excellency perceiving, instantly made a profound obei, sance to. An elegant collation was prepared, of which his excellency and suite partook, the band playing several military airs in the court adjoining, to which his excellency paid the most marked attention, it being the first time he had heard European martial music. On his excellency's return to his carriage, at twenty minutes before four, he was saluted by the troops lining all the passages, and repeatedly cheered by the numerous spectators which the splendor and novelty of the scene had attracted. Jan. 1.-Last night, Mrs. Vanryne was burned to death, at her house in Prince'scourt, Duke-Street, St. James's. An in |