Gazette Of The United States, & Daily Advertiser

From the Boston Mercury.
Late from Russia.
On Saturday Oct. 25 arrived at Newburyport ship Essex, capt. Jenkins; Through an obliging friend, we have been favoured with the following information drawn up by capt. Jenkins.
Sept. 6, several English ships sailed from Cronstadt, early in the morning, but being becalmed in sight of the Guard Ship, were sent after and brought back, an Embargo laid on all English ships, and they placed by themselves on the western side of the Mole. All English property was arrested both in St. Petersburg and Cronstadt, including all the property brought or shipped by Englishmen, (it being immaterial for whose account) and all goods bought of Englishmen, it shipped by them:—They were forbidden to pay or receive money, and ordered to give in a statement of all they owed and to whom, and of what was due to them. 25 ships of the line and 10 frigates were ordered to be got ready for sea immediately from Cronstadt. besides those from Revel and Archangel. No English Officers were to go out in these ships. 'Although many of their vessels were before dismantled. by working upon them day and night, the greater part had their sails bent. and were nearly ready for sea, when I sailed, (Sept. 10.
Sept. 9, the English Sailors were taken on Shore, leaving the Captains, Mates. Carpenters and Boys on board to take care of the vessels.—All the English resident at Cronstadt were put on their parole. All the other merchants in St. Petersburg were directed on that day to give in a statement of what they owed the English and what the English owed them. It was momentarily expected that a general embargo would take place, and remain till the fleet had sailed, and war was declared.These severe measures were said to be taken in consequence of the dispute between Great Britain and Denmark ; and the reports, that the English had taken Elsinore, and were bombarding Copenhagen, &c. It is impossible, however, to say precisely what effect the news of the accommodation between those two powers will have.
Sept. 22, I arrived at Elsinore. Every thing there was quiet. Two fleets of merchant ships from England had passed up the Baltic ; but in consequence of the news from Russia, a sloop of war was dispatched to order such back as were bound for that country.