The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-09-12 00:00:00

„k . l L.ll. 10 1 41 ;r4i id. girs LON DON, MONDAY, SEPTEMILZ 12. tett .ng• and Teat an that and hat md du g reatness snit interest or England, if peace dies not take place, will be to be attributed to that foolish obstinacy, to that blind sad furious policy, which, notwithstanding the union of great powers, places all its hopes in dreams of an impossible divi %ion, and a renewal of coalitions which can only exist against herself. We may here justly apply the maxim of Cicero, that the most political conduct is that which is most conformable to jus tice. The continuation - of the pence of Amiens would have left Europe in the state in which it was. The peace which Fox wished, would have prevented the ruin of Prussia, and the occupation of the cities of the North. The acceptance of the mediation offered by Russia would have prevented the present state of affairs in the Baltic and in Main ; and if peace is nit made within the year, who can foretel the events, contrary to the interests of England, which may occur before the year elapses.,• Lando* Paper.—" A letter from Amsterdam, of the date 29th July, announces the arrival at Vienna of an English Minister, who is supposed to be Mr. Adair. It is said that he has received a flattering reception from Count Stadion, and that he has had several cosfetences with that Minister, and with the Russian Minister, Prince Kurakin." Illoni tear—" What absurdity !—there is no English Ambassador on the Continent, and if there were one, he would not be with Prince Kurakin, who dews not receive the enemies of his master." On a paragraph in the same paper, containing intelligence from the East lndi s, the Monitcur ism in a note —g , We aro informed by accounts received overland from India, that the afairs of the English go on very badly, and that the Nast Eu ropean division would cause a complete insurrec tion." THE BRITISH PRESS. It is said that Government received dispatches from Sir Aninne, WstAxst.xx on Saturday night, containing an account of a battle subsequent to that of the gist, in which the British arms were again victorious over Juror. This success, it is said, was followed by a capitulation, in which it is stipulated that the French shall evacuate Portugal within a given time, and the port of Lisbon is now open, in consequence, to the English. If such intelligence has been received in an authentic shape by Government, it is strange that it has not been made public. An attempt, however, has been made to remove this objec tion, by stating, that a misunderstanding has taken place hewn.* the Portuguese and linglish troops, which Ministers do not wish to dlr.- close. This explanation dors not appear to ns satisfactory ; but still we believe that important in telli4ence has been received from Portugal. The house of his Excellency the Porroautss Alums- SADOR. in South Audley-street, was yesterday be set with ctawds of Portuguese and Spanish mer chants, inquiring the news. His Excellency, who was iuvited to dine with Lord HOLLAND, did not wait dinner, but returned, after a morning visit to his Lordship ; and Lord Carr LCRILAOII, contrary to his usual custom, remained in town on Saturday and yesterday.. We have received Paris Papers to the 30th 64, and Dutch to the 6th instant. It is no longer ne. ressary. as Miiiisters !trammed, to send balloons with London newspapers to France, to ap prise the people of 'hat country of BoaArAirra's defeats and disgraces in Spain. The fatal secret can no longer lie concealed from thy slaves of Bo- ArAim. The Moffitt-air, oldie 21th last, contains an article, in the shape of a comnieut upon the London news, in which the recent reverses sustain ed by the French arms in Spain are admitted.— •s Weakness and want of courage," it says " have Putted the Freud' arms to suffer some checks ;" anti TheArps, following the example of the No witeur. says, that " some detached corps of the French have sustained a check; but that as soon as Fronee shell attack the inaurgenta with her whole military strength. Ai! will bear down all app... sitiou." Here is a plain confession that BON A rARTE mesas to poor his whole force into Spain, and that the opposition of that country is suf ficiently formidable to require it. A report prevailed oe Saturday that he was at Bayonne, at the head of itio,ooo men, anal it:thetigh the Paris news in the Dutch palavers represents him hunting. on the Sath hist, in the vicinity of Pnris, we do not thiuk tt improbable. The force, ploy be exagger ated, and yet the Mo:i.iivur admits that sa,ooo troops of the Inns- have 'parched on that service. The greatness, the life of MINA eAsTE, depend upon the issue of the contest in Spain and Portia- Ktil• He has every thing now at stake, and it would be idle to suppose that the crisis will not call forth all his euergies and resources.— Of the magnitude of the prepurations, the confident tone of the Afoxitenr siffoi..lB an idea. It assert% that " before the aid of the year there will not be a village in. Spain in a state afinsurvrection, nor an Engliahmini its that count ry." After this boast in the ALostitelir, we may la.:,s u red that BoICAPARTE Sacrists to put Anti) all Lis strength in the Spanish war. the laxly of the man miry pos sibly Le hunting at Saint Germain. near Pa.. ris, btit the mind and spirit of the man are fixed in Spain. The sentiments of the Menititior; when it is allowed to speak out, for then welipnw it is •the voice of the French Ruler, if epAneal solely to Spain, would be of great interest pad im portance. But the article in the Martiteur is not confined to Spain ; it is, in feet, but in a new .shape and name, an E r p os i, or s t a t e o f t h e foreigirela firms of France, which the French Official Paper has been accustomed to publish. Speuking if Austria, it treats all idea of rupture with that power as absurd and ricliculoas ; but the pains which it takes to falsify the rumour only be tray the reality of its fears, and the bolinem of its assertion is badly borne out by the evidence.— The only proof adduced is, that the Emperor of Avant*, in his interview with BON APARTE at the windmill in Moravia, promised that he never would make war against him ; but if Box APARTE judges of the promises of FRANCIS by the good faith with which be has observed his awn, he surely cannot consider this a conclusive argument of eternal peace and fraternity with Austria. The article in the ithaiteetr next takes a view of the relations be tween Sweden and England, and last comes the im portant word " "What may yet happen on the Continent," it says, " contrary to the greatness and interest of England, if peace Woes mot take place, will be to be attributed to that foolish obsti nacy, to that blind and furious policy, which, not withstanding the union of great powers, places all its hopes in dreams of an impossible division, and a renewal of coalitions which can only exist against herself." This passage, rightly construed, means, that BONAPAILTE is beaten and defeated, and that he would gladly endeavour to extricate himself from his difficulties by a negociation for peace with Eng land. Such language could only be thrown out in the Moniteor to feel tla pulse of our Ministers. A few days will stew how they mean to receive it. At length we have received intelligenre . from Spain and Portugal. A Gijon Mail artided on Saturday, with Letters and Papers to the 2d instant it was brought to Falmouth, with dispatches also for Government. by the Albicore sloop, of 18 guns, Capt. Bonn, after a passage of six days. The inforniatioa recently received from Gijon and from Corunna, though by no means calculated to inspire any apprehensions respecting the final result of the contest carrying ou in Spain, yet is not, in some particulars, of that exhilirating nature which has characterised the late dispatches from that country. Bilboa, which, it was conceived, had only been attacked by the enemy, in order to pnnish the Biscayana bre their loyalty to Flaw. NAND VII. or with a view to pillage, seems to be permanently occupied by the French. This cir cumstance, connected with others, indicates no in tention of withdrawing their forces from the pro vinces that lie between OW Castile and Bayonne. B6IiSISREO, who had been rapidly retreating to ' wards the frontiers, encouraged by the Galli cies' army remaining stationary at the other ex ' tremity of the kingdom of Leon, when he ex pected that they would have pursued him into Alava, has again re-occupied Burgos. His forces are even admitted to have exceeded 60,000 men, towards the close of last month.— These events, serious in themselves, are rendered still more so by the inexplicable delay on 'the part of General BLASI:, who remained at Actorga, ap parently inactive; nor do the rumours of conspi racies at Madrid, with which the Oviedo Gazettes are filled ; conspiracies formed in favour of the French Usurper, tend to dissipate the concern is spired by the preceding facts. It is evident that YAPor.aox, amidst the amusements and festivities of Paris, has his eye constantly and invariably fixed on Madrid. Troops are pouring into Catalonia, by way of Perpignan, and all appearances seem to combine in proving, that he hopes to retain under his own, or his brother's dominion, the passes of the Pyrenees, as well as the frontier provinces. Of CASTANOS, or of his eatry into Madrid, we hear nothing. Patarox alone, while a temporary cloud seems to overhang Old Castile and &icily, still renders Arragon a scene of triumph. That extraordinary end illustrioiss Patriot, whose name will rank in distant ages with these of Petanivs and of Holmium x Da Sivatt, the liberators of their em . intry ; not content with six times repulsing the French from before Saragossa, has pursued them along the Bank of the Ebro, and compelled them to take refuge in the town of Alagon. If we may venture to believe the Spanish accounts, their es cape. or retreat, is even impracticable. It must be confessed that the Arregonese, from the com mencement of the present contest, have manifested the most heroic and unconquerable spirit If the Corsican had met with such oppowents at Mantua, eat D an tiir, or at Magdeburgb, his conquests would not have extended far beyond the frontiers of France. Uidess, however, more vigorous exer tions are speedily made on the part of the ether Spanish provinces, we cannot reasonably expect the expnbion of the French from the territory of Spain, before the commencement of the approaching win ter. Though Bilbao, or Burgos, or Vittoria, May be untenableigainat a superior army yet Pam pelune, and Atootifit, and Figueras, will de- ~~,..~, • .1 mod reg.llar sieges, etiginaerli and eanaidengtk liras, hefore they can be recovered out of the hands of BONAPARTE. A profound silence is of served by the Conti nental Gazettes, relative: to all the movements, or supposed inteutions of the Austrian Cabinet. They are probably still, if not undeeldild, yet ambiguous and undeveloped. That the Emperor FRASCIS could be prevailed un to accept the vast interior and barbarous pro►inces of 31oldavia, Wallachia, and Besserabia, in exchange fur the small, but pre cious tract of coast, which lie still continues to re tain on the Adriatic, whatever The Altona Met eery; or the otherenulaved newspapers of Germany may assert, appears.to us most improbable. He better knows his interests, and those of his subject% than voluntarily to cede Trieste and Fiume, the only maritime places which he possesses, to receive froth Huss& or from Turkey such places :15 13u cha;est or Jassy. By rendering the Corsican despot completely sovereign of every portion of the Gulf of Veuice, from Istria down to Corfa. Austria would moreover be for ever precluded from receiv ing iii future either succours or communications, except at the pleasure of NAPOf.EON, and by his express permission. Even though Austria were to have the months of the Danube, and a slender por tion of the shore of the Black Sea included in this arrangement, it could form no compensation for her losses in the Mediterranean, which possessions alone enable her to maintain any iutercourse with Great Britain, Spain, and the west of Europe. Nor does the present appear to be a moment favourable for compelling the Court of Vienna to renounce its last medium of connexion, and its sole channel of ne gnciution with that power which still holds NAPO LION in check. .We must see stronger proofs, be fore we can give credit to such assertions. lu what abject and complete subjection every member of the Rhenialt confederation" is held by their ferocious Chief ; and to what degrading renunciations or compliances every unfortunate Prince, composing that revolutionary association, is reduced, even in his own capital, we may see in the example of the Etecroa of Sa.xoev. He is not allowed to suppress a jaoohinical journal, set up for the most dangerous political purposes, by France, in the city of Dresden. A paper, whose very denomination, The Fireirand, sufficiently testifies its nature, character, and object. If Finn , ' DORIC AUGOSTUi, impelled by any sentinseqt of dignatiun or of independence, were hi retist thla mandate of his Tyrant, he might not. haptobabli be transferred to sonic pris4n in the intetiOt., of France, there to expiate in captivity his criminal disobedience. The Electors of WIII7EIIIIEIO, BA VARIA, and BA Des, will, of course, take care not to jeer such a puma:ammo*. Germany may, in deed, be said to exhibit, at this time, the most af fecting picture of spoliation, poverty, and oppres sion, which it has ever undergone at any period of its annals. The naval as well as the military hostilities carry ing on among the reeks of the Gulf of Bothnia, or along the desolated shores of Finland, are too inde cisive, and too remote, to affect the destiny of Eu rope ; that will be decided in Portugal, Spain, and Italy; if not finally, at least in the first instance. It is impossible not to look with considerable solici tude to the two former of those countries. Every thing is at stake on the Tagus, and on the Ebro. Our next accounts from both will be most interest ing. • A fleet, of near one hundred sail, arrived at Got teuburgh on the 118th ult. from the Baltic, and rc maiued there GO the sOlth. The Peruyiosoie, THouss, from London, for the ' Baltic is taken and carried into Copen hagen. TheVenae, PIIILIP3, frotn St. Kitt's, aiern, Lassie, from Demerara, are arrived at Bristol; parted the fleet on the '2Bth ult. in consequence of a sudden shift of the wind in the night. The LorAlsloop of war arrived at Portsmouth, on Friday, from the West Indies, with dispatches from Admiral RewLev. and also from the Gover nor of Curacoa. We understand they state, that the latter took the earliest opportunity of commu nicating to the Governor of theCaraccas the intelli gence which he had received from England, respect ing the important events which had occurred its Spain. The Governor of the Cameras immediately expressed his determination to support the rights of his lawful Sovereign, FiRDIN•11111 theirlith, and to Hitt in concert with the loyal Patriots in Spain, and with the British. He also issued orders for the arrest of all the Frenchmen within his Govern recut. • The Governor of Mamcaybo has also de clared a similar determination, and there is no doubt but that their exainple will be followed in every part of Spanish South America. Private letters from Biscay, brought by the Albicore, contain afflicting detail* of the excesses committed by the French since they entered Baby*. These :tre attributed. is some measure, to thedetermilied opposition which they met within half a league of the town, and the very great loos they sustained ou that occasion. We lament to state, that out of the 2000 brave fellows who en deavoured to arrest the progress of the French co lumn, there was hardly one who ass not killed or wounded. Letters from Gijon mention, that the gallant Pl• Laroa, at the head of the Arragonew wits 6. swurs ing at the heel" his old antagonist Larcavac, and that he had strong hopes of being able to cut hint off from Paint*lune, wider the walls of which he was endearonring to shelter the remnant of his jaded and beateu columns. This day the Quarter Sessions for the city com mence at Guildhall, and for the e tv at Hicks's Hall—The Old Bailey Sessious begin on Wed nesday. r t * 1!k aft .{:' .''' . • c0tir t ....... ' %, ,ONr 4 • ; • 46 7- - - • ~-.c`,...' '..." io ill ~ ,:•%,. N. , _ . TIJE:ITRE. nittitY-LANE. This theatre having undergone a complete re pair, will open, on Saturday nest, under tile nil. nagement of Mr. TitoSW StirtitnAN. Tim!. • new private boxes have been made, on I lest I the first gallery. 'Elie entrant ein Brydget..,tr,:st will open into a grand Saloon, in which ale erect dl Chinese shops, where the visitirA may be suppli'd with the most elegant trinkets, fails, opera-giant r, innsic-books, and refreshment/ in a snperiar Particular intention will be pa id to the li . Alitio; oC the house, and every arrangement hes been am& that can condilee to the pleasure or convenience of the audience. Several new engagements lune been formed, and several new pieces are under con sideration. When we add, that the Bight Hn. It. B. Sntnltisn will be the over-ruling power, we anticipate eli that taste and talents can invrid, MRS. JORDAN. This Lady has performed for some nights-et 11 a Richmond Theatre. this season. Me newer wits [perform there again. The transcendent merits of Mrs. JORDA Pi would at any ti eve produce en overlies ; but this idea, generally understood in the neigh bourhood, [ln doubt increased her attraction. 7he Theatre ass crowded to excess on every night of her performance. This night, this fascinatiag vo tress will take her leave of it for ever in the Widest Beleitier. The ♦isitors of the Theatre. of the su perior classes, have expressed a wish to see her mark the event by so distinguished a part. Every box has been, in consequence, eugsged for some days. and the Manager anticipates a most brilliant re sult. Yesterday morning, His MAJLSTY, MeIia SOPHIA, AifiU6TA. AMELIA. and MAIM. OCCOUL. totaled by the Marchioness Hover, Lady Torsos, and General Frrzaoy, rode to St. Georges Chek, and heard a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. GOODALL, from Proverbs, chap . . v. to, sod afterwards returned t o Wi n d sor Palace. Her Royal Highness the J'rincess of WALES gave • grand dinner, yebterdav, at Blackheath, to a numerous assemblage of Nobility. The Countess of CitARLITILLE gave an elegant Concert, at Weymouth, previous to the departure of Lady DOIAI.I.II', who has beep owe vita to the Countess. 'Mr. T. SACRIDAN if expected in town, this day, from the seat of Earl Caave tr, where he . has barn On a shooting patty. The Right, HQ°. RICKARD BSI/MKT DAN left town, yesserriay w for Oostende. Lord Hsu Lass ICI kites towit, titir•deiy, for Coe shiobury. The Earl and Countess of Jean's left lowa, es Saturday, for Orterley Park. The PORDWOUILSE AIIiBMIPADOS. 111 eqincto4 11* tame town, tb-niorrow • for Plymouth. Lord Lavas,* Gowan left town, on Saturdsy, on his way to Litchfield. dr Lordship intends beiog present at the races, which commence to• morrow. The Earl and Countess of Batooxwerea, we bear, will honour Shrewsbury with their preemem at.the ensuing races. Tto Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm?, and Miss WM. DIATOM, are arrived at their seat, Chirk Call • Shropshire, for the remainder of the summer. The but Bath arrivals are— Dowager Entrains D'Altoo, Countess de Lille, Lard and Lady Harrowby, Lady Eyre, Sir Francis and Lady Mild pima, Sir Vcre Hunt, Sir Charles Hallett, Sir A. Cook, Sir Charles W. Bampfyide, Him. Mr Noell, Admiral Christie, Admiral Philips, CM. and Mrs. Rogers, Col Darman, lasjur, Mrs. and Mina Brows, Major.(rs. Richardsost, Rm. 1)r. Jones, Dr. Webb, lk. Aliailtir, Dr. Jobe Cllnciester, sad Mr. Norris. Recent arrivalt at Aberystwith:—. Cohnei Price, Duke of Devonshire, L or d George GM- Mr. hail :Wrs. Martion, Afr. Mrc sad the four Maces Joan, of Derry Comsat, Lord wawa, Cohed Charlie Willie Wynne, &e.&c. Lord HOLLAND gave a grand dinner, yelgentay. at his house at Kensington. to their Royal Higria nesse. the Dukts of CILMILENGE, KENT. Sesser. and CAMBRIDOIN ; the SPARIM DEPUTIaII and suite; Lord Kamm's, Mr. Ticasay, and needy the whole of the Nobility who dined at Bushy House on Sunday se'unight. The company dined in the grand dining-room. which fronts the lawn. The table was set out for twenty-five persons, Sad magnificently lighted with nch gold branehes, beuring was lights. The dinner consisted of every delicacy of the season, and was served at eight o'clock. The inhabitants of the sillage of Hanmer, Flinkshire, and its neighbonrho‘d. tesified t. ssr joy on the marriage of Colonel and Mrs. Hahssi.. and their arrival at Bettistii•ld.park, last week, to the most exhilirating and feittve manner; the merry peals of the hells were heard repeatedly for seven.[ days, and music and the dance diffitserf their jnyoi influence in numerous dwellings ; sheep and oxen were roasted by the tenants. and barrels of ale dis tributed in most copious libations. Thursday se'nnight, a sumptuous ball m u d so n . per were given by Lady Dxs fir, at her house is Camden-Place, Cork. The company were very numerous. and consisted of all the General and other °Akers of rank is that garrison, and of the most distinguished personages in that city aii,l neighbourhood. Above two hundred partook of the ' supper, which afforded in profusion every delicacy of the season, with • variety of the most costly wines. On Thursday evening, about seven o'clock, a dud took place in a tield near Primrose Hill, in consequence of a rencontre which occurred in the morning between Capt. M —so, of the Guards, and Mr. P----a, in the Strand, the former Ceti deman accusing the latter of pushing him MI the pavement. la exchanging shots, Mr. P.'s ball p:r forated his antagonist's hat. The nest shot Mr. P. was slightly wounded in the wrist. The Aerontis then interfered. and the dispute was amicably ad justed. Captain 11-0, of the Dragoon., was second to Captain M—s. and the H•uoure.'.c to lir. P—r. _