The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1803-04-22 00:00:00

THE.irR E. OGYENT•GiaIItI. Their Majesties and four Princesses honoured th''s " i.eatre last night with their presence, to see. 7411 - Bull and the Dal Lowe. The Hone was crowded i• 1 every and never was more delilht express ed at presence of a Soven't's. foie staavat in the Epiloyue. sung by Mr..lohnuone, God Wm 'be A's-, of Tim lid!, was teceivea with four distivEl peals of applause. His Majesty was dressed nt Teri aat.T.tals. and appeared in high health and spirits. Her Majesty was dressed in white and gold, with an ariher train, black turban, studded with dia monds ; in the front a large diamond star, surmount ed with a small f.wcy white feather, diamond neck lace bars, ear-rir.r.s, &c. Her Majesty looked remark ai,ly writ Princess Augusta were white and silver, diamond necklace and ear-rings. with a pieture suspended from the necklace, >Z plaited Lice-tippet crossed on her bosom ; head-dress, white and silver bandeau, 3 diamond crescent, and one very long white ostrich f ether. Pr'acess Elisabeth had a blue and silver dress, made in th^ Grecian style ; head-dress blue mi -1 .u„bloe flat feathers and black tufts at the bottom at .lie feathers, in which diamond stars were placed, diamond ear-rings and necklace. Princess Amelia's dress like the Princess Au gusta's, with the addition of two remarkable long white ostrich feathers, and a lace-tippet plaited very full, and standing up high. behind, in the ./ 1 / a py Qwe, OS(011 style. Princess Sophia was in white and silver; her trek very much covered, and a very full plaited :la; diamond neck-lace and ear-rings ; her bead-dres, hair with braiding, and chains of dia. mond!. A. moat beautiful diamond crescent, with a. Bird-of-P:lradise plume. Her Royal I:i3hness looked remarkably well. The Royal isitants were attended by the Mar chioness of Rath, Countess of Ely, and Lady C. 11. Wynne ; and attended . ay the Marquis of Salisbury, as - Lord Steward of the Household, the Earl of Chesterfield, as Master of the Horse, and by Gene rals Manners and Gwynne. as Equeries. MRS. THELLUSSON'S ROUT. Mts. Tuft t.n,s- , y: gave her fir‘t grand Rout this season, on Wednesday evening last, at her house in Chandos-street, to :above doo persons of the itio,t fashionable circle of the metropolis; this beautiful mansion, which mid. ..I-went a complete alteration last year, and the vast iniprovemcnts made in all the To wns a djoining the g:1!"1• its, have addel much to its magnificence and splendor; the new gallci y ap pearrd moat I;*.utiful Tile company began to as semble as early as 8 o'clock, and at • 11 the rooms we re s, erauded, that no introduaion to the ele gant lu.stess could take place after that hour.— Thcre were present, Mootpenaier, St. Alhanit. Pfarp.orrr--Lont, Walerkort, I>oughs. a i.l lieadfort. L a .I,—llr Apr.:water, Carlota., W•stmoreland, I larcuurt, Foe. Swot. htunatisoorts‘ Stamford, Lgliutoune, Percy, Jersey, Ledrit, and Lila- rick. Fla vltsb—S .say, Fgaioutb,alievrark, Vitaliser:a, L..wthee, one utk:eye. I, w 1,......Wfy1eh0n0r, Tentpletown„ Stanley, Bay Mug, P.m 'beater, Kinisa ot, Barton, Dr Dunstan...ale, G. IT. Cavendish, H. Psuiett, Chetwytid, Willoughby, De Broke, Sheffield, arul W. La..ghatu. A Clarke, R. Carr. J Dish wool, angk„ IL Talbot, 11. Dalrymple, and V 4 illl;aw G c foreaap—Tl:t77% Thornton, and Loftus. Plafeirsh—.Lumlev, Clayton, and Fanny. Captinsii—Bererliml, ('.cold, Blake and Barker. Wen v's:r, Smit!., Babb, Langley, A. Stanhope, Willeaturee, Lovtu, II Las:elks, Gordan, st o pf,,,j, Kul- M i t i eoutbe, B urcrie, Anis!..y, Graves, Murphy, 111hythetil, Dynely, Burgoyne, SM'imard, Lotrell, hfarkhans, Ilaabr, Condon, lotnitr, W. ('rate r, Woodford, Ilarstitonsw. (realism, Pa;ret. san, Briton. Slierida.i, Covent:lr, Dant, Buter Chn I.: I t 1%011, ('onus, WOW. Flolll4d, 11.11.11.14, Vaughan, K. Gordon, Breuer, khampney, Hopkins Ilalliburtun, Paterson, Windsor, Faulkner. Pitt. bra,—St. Altana, Northumberland. anti Miuttroce. Ms PAMIR ptieisbur . Headfurt, Waterbed, Hertford, D0w..,,,:er of Bah, Wiuchest r. Mouotnurria, Jersey, Ken an-Ar.'s flrely.•water, stinuramsd, Harcourt, Carlota, .r -ts.nie Caataniptow, blacele‘ield, Leitrim , Limer i ek. Gantry, I:fey, Marshall", 1%1- Inouth, Kesark, holkeley, and Lowther . M Coke, NT'. Taylor. E ▪ L Lie; Blackwood, tweliester, K B sugletm, Per coral. Biq 11, lig. Sehright, 'l. Somersett, C aft tor I se, AI oh ••ost, A (.tim"..-eland, two 'Thrones I)ouglas, Vortereue s War' gerniat, I Tareireitsl, Glyam, Harris Calthorpe, Cldford, Calder, V. Palke. Talbot, Yam:, Seymour, NVarren, Milos, Trollope„ Briscoe, Deerfttust, I. Villiers, Turner, Jab, Anew, Doliwoutt and Sheffield. rifer aMt •— ~ltetrt~t ++ Eiskinr, Wilmot, Ainslcy, Vaughan, Dew, M. liorroyu.:, ironer, Sherfivl4l, Tow's, Inro• ad, Brig, Johnston. Nide, B oiyose, Stodhart, V/a!puls_Fo.eittifirfr, Lung, Methuen, Doom Guseuigne, 'Brown. Clarke, usans, Dickens, Keith. 'Lase"-, Morton PM. A - oarlock., Fashugh, Montague, 'Weitaliant, Croorallis Crufte,Sta...iortlalTutke,Walkole Sutitli,Va• ghan. stul Butler. Mort --hleartiforth, Seebrght, Sonter rtle, Ilerreys. Pelham, two Markkasus. two 'Toy tashends Cherster. Smith, °Atone:lit, CL urAtti., kmoi, Cl are , fltarkliam, K. ffiroghron, Valet: 44 Butler, Briacue, ilidshous, two firocers, :".tiel!teid, Pitt, in,! AMaley. , The Earl of 'f .i.strar and family. arrived in town. list night from Holkfield in Kent. , Lady War.av's Rout, List night, in Argyle-street, u as both fashionable and numerous. The beautiful Mrs. Casey t. i, late Mt s. Olio, is about to deliver cards of invitation tbr a grand flout. Lord Howe returned to town yesterday from his beautiful villa at Roehampton, to his house in fiey- mour-place. Sir J. Ft.EttiNa I.Etc . r.sTER has just taken that elegant house lately occupied by tht: l)uke of KENT, in Park•lane. The Earl of Betur.ra ATER, who has beers to Lake possession of his estate at Flesniere, returned to town on Wednesday morning. Mrs. CUTILIERT, of Bedford-square, has issued 600 cards for het intended flout, which will take place in May. Viscount ALLAN, and his lovely daughters, took yesterday, for the season. Mr. WaKE's house in Grosvenor-street. 4 . Mr. CitAatEs M s N Nets, brother to the Duchess of Sr. At w as, arriv4l in town, last night, from Leicestershire. Major-General Barnors has taken an elegant house, in Harley-street, for the season. The beautiful Mrs. Dort, sister to the Duchess of Sr. At sAtis, is about to deliver 500 cards of invitation fur a masquerade and two Routs, in May. LITERARY FPNb► The anniversary of t'ais valitable institution was yesterley held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. — An institution like this, which has for its objeti the relief and proteitioa of those, who havinr , devoted their genius and abilities to the instrridion and amusement of mankind, find themselves abandoned to all the distresses which attend poverty, could not fait if the pneerful support with which it was ho nourei ; Lord Pelham Val the Chairman, and the Du!at of Somerset the President. Above 300 gen tlemen sat down to a dinner served up in the most splead:d style. Every dainty the season afforded was furnished with. profusion. 'l'hc signal for uncovering the dishes was accom panied by thateelebrated national air, " U the Pond Beef of Old England," which was played by the band, As soon as the cloth was removed, that delight ful canon " Non Nail Dwaine," the harmony of which cannot be excelled or too highly praised, was given, but we can only speak in terms of approval of the youth who sung the ttehle part. Toast-77x Ki-t , with three times three—(/our/ asptme. " God Save t' King," as a glee ; the same young gentleman, whose name, we understand, was Master Linton, sung the upper part, and with such taste, that ever• note he uttered was followed by the ap plause of the company. 'roast-77v Qnera and Royal Farily. Air—Br/tom Strike Home. Toast—Prorto ill , to tGe Li - erary Fund, with three times three. Song,'hy Rilliam lloseawen, Esq. " The Fr lends of the Nine ;" this song was adapted to the celebrated Anacreontic air, and was much applauded. Mr. William Thomas Fitzgerald favoured the company b; the recital of an Address, written for the occasion. It was a most admirable composition, and throughout breathed tha spirit of a Poet, whose imagination glowed with the warmth of freedom. The following lines were received with enthusiasm : 'Fre I) spots triumph over Free-b , ra Men, They awe the Press and interdict the Pen, Fier no yet was Libzrty deNtrtiy'd, When 1t a this glorious Privilege enjoy'd. When Mr. Flugerald had finished, Lord Pelham, in the name of the company, thanked him for the manly and bold effusion of his poetic ardour, and he shook him cs,rdially by the hand ; the room at the same time rung with plaudits. Lord Pelham toasted the health of Mr. Fitzge ral,i, with thanks to him fur his recitation. Music from the Orchestra. '1 o ist-77.0e Dale of Somerset. Mr. Deputy Birch recited a poetic address, which afforded iiitinite delight. He received, in return for the pleasure he afforded, the thanks of the company. roast—Our Noble Chairman, Lord Pelham, with tbra times three. Lot tiAm Gentlemen, I return you my th. nks for the honour you have done me in drinking my health ; grid I beg leave to assure you, that I shall at all times be happy to contribute, in any manner in my power to the success and prosperity of this Society.—You have done me the honour of chusiug me President.—l fear, that in consequence of my public avocations, I siLll not be able to pay that attention I could wish, but the honour you have conferred upon me, deserves my warmest thanks. It is a mark of resped I shall be happy to avail my self of every opportunity of shoeing my sense of."— (Great applause.) A gentleman, of the name of Highmore, recited an ode whish gave great satisadlion.—His health was afterwards drank. Toast—" The Friends of Literature throughout the Music from the Orchestra. Toast. —Ala, the genius and talent: of all great and good nun be devoted to the interest of the country. The Treasurer reported the benefaaions received since the last meeting. Among them we have to enumerate the names of Lord Pelham, Sir Francis Burdett,G. Moreland, Esq. Adam Chadwick, Esq. the Rev. Dr. Nalpy, M. G. Lewis, Esq. Felix M'Carthy, Esq. Charles Riving ton, F.c.q..William Sotheby, Esq. ---- Whittle, Esq. &c. &c. Added to these, was a subscription received by the hands of Colonel Kirkpatrick, from several gentlemen of Hyderabad, to the amount of 4;41. 19s. 6d. • Several reports of furater subscriptions were Made in the course of the evening. Mr. Dignum entered the room, and sung a pa triotic song, which was loudly applauded. The remainder of the evening was devoted to that festivity and harmony which ever charac terive the meetings of this respeaable Society. _ _ World.:' Ye,torday arrived a Mad from the Leeward Isl i•rought to Falmouth by the Prince &nut Packet, in 35 days. Weinvsday the Gentlemen in the Direction of the East India Company were appoint;hl on the several Committees of Correspondence, Law Suits, Trea ',try. Military Fund, Shipping, Warehouses, Ac .counts, Buying, Ptivate Trade, preventing Growth of ditto, Guvernment Troops and Stores, and the flou The Rowel, Sir POPHLM, is ordered to be paid off Chatham. It is not Mr. Strwctr.. of Renishaw, I)crlsyshire, who is a Candidate for Berwick, but his youny. - ..tr brother, who resides near that place. At Freyburg, where the Landammanft, d'Affry, was insulted in his house, an order has been pub lished, that every person passing through the streets,; in dark evenings, after nine o'clock, shall be arrested; and that wherever more than four persons are found standing together in the streets, in the evening, they shall be dispersed. On Wednesday evening, about nine o'clock, as a gentleman was driving - his curricle in Lambeth mash-road, he met a hackney coach at the turn— pike-gate; but nut being able to stop his horses in time, they ran the role of the curricle into the chest of one of the hackney-coach horses, and killed him on the spot. The Eleaion for new Members of Parliament for Berwick, commenced on Nionday morning. At the adjournment for that day, Cie Candidates stood on the poll as follows : Francis Sitwell, Esq. (Mr. Hall's Friend) • 151 Sir John CAllavder, Bart. - - • • - 144 Biaiut !ant (Mr. Fursiyee4 frirnd) - - 139 -. AMERICA. t i vs..Yong, mArtit 21. Capt. Johnson ' of the brig Paidry, front ('ape Francois, informs us, that a 7 4 : gun ship, a corvette, and four transports, having ‘2.,000 troops on board, arrived there on the 2(1 inst. from Toulon ; making ' the French troops at the Cape 5,600 effeaive men, and that a considerable reinforcement was expeseted daily. Capt. Johnson confirms the account of the attack on the Cape by the Negroes. General Ro ch.unbeau arrived at the Cape from Port Republi• can upon the 2.1. Intelligence was received on the Gth of March, frtini Aux Cayes, stating, that the Mulaltoes there in the pay of the French had, re volted, and nearly exterminated the Whites. Th.: Gener.d in Chief inimediately dispatched troops to restore tranquillity. .‘t Tortuda, the Negroes had succeeded in'destroying the hospital, massacreing all the sick, and nearly the whole of the white inhabi tants. A 7.4 gun ship heal been ordered from the Cape to reinforce the French troops already upon the island. Business at Cape Francois is very dell, Colonial produce scarce and high. The Paisil sailed in company with a National brig, having on board a French Governor (or Prefea) for N.:w '-leans. • (OFFICIAL.) • . , ,• TR ANSI. AT:ON or A LETTYR FROU THE MARQUE DE I ASSA GaAJO TO THE SECRETARY OF SLATE. Sit, . Washington, March 10, 1803. When you represented, towards the end of November last, that the Port of New Orleans had been shut against the Citizens of the United States, without the assignment of any equasalent place of deposit for their merchandize, on the banks of the Nli.sissippi, according to the stipulation in the 22d Article at the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Nivigation between the , King, my Master, and the trnit2a states, I 41:(1 nut hisitate to de dare to you, that I considered this measure as flowing solely front the mistaken zeal of the Intendant of Louisiana, without the knowledge of my Court. I well knew the sincere desire of the King, my Ma-ter, to live in peace and good harmony with the United States; as I also knew well the scrupulous g.iod faith with which the Spanish Guveritinent fulfils the en gagements which a forms, particularly when they are t Jtlf:(taKt upon the solemnity pia Treaty. I have now the satisfaction of 'dimming you, that my first *pillion has been verified, aml of declaring, in the most positive terms, that the Proclamation ui the Intendant is an act purely personal, without the sanetion, and even without the know'edge of his Catholic Majasty. In reality, if the said Pnelatnatitui had appeared in an entire state, no doubt could have taken place as to the source of the pro ; ceeding. But the operate part thereof alone has circu'ated thro the United Stets, the preamble introducing it having been, pro bably witheut design, omitted. I have, therefore, the honour to communicate herewith, an entire and correct copy of the itfuresaid Prochunation, and by the expressions which I have underlined, it will be clearly seen, that the arrangement is alamletely personal, and has originated in the faculties which the Intendant supposed to be incident to his station. This as- seniors is not founded merely on the obvious inference from those expreasions. The Intendant himself declares it to me a the meet direct terms, in a letter of January 15, which I have just tived from him, and the Governor of the Pro. viurr confi I the same thing with the same solemnity, in another letter of the same date. Neither the one nor the otlit r, disput s the right of the Citizens of the United States to a place of deposit or. the Spanish banks of the Nlissi•sippi bur the Intendant thinks that the term of threcycatiallowed .or the purpose at New Orleans having expired, and much pre i milers to the royal interests being experienced from its conti nUatiCe its that cit . :, it was incumbent on him to suspend the de po,iethere, without venturing to take on It imi;elf the assii;nmett t of another equivalent pl .ce ; not becattselie doubted the neat of t he inhabitant% of the United States thereto, but because it sp_ Neared to his to be nu act exceeding hit authority, and whic it he ought to leave to the royal det..rmination of our Sovereign. The Governor of Louisiana saw the subj eft under point of view more coned, in my judgment, and more favourable to the in habitants of the United States. Front the whole it results, that the, suspension of the deposit trot being an act of my Court, and no person ever disputing the right of fhe American Chi torts in the case, I shall now take upon myself to adopt mea sures which must ensure to the United Stales the enjoyment of all the rights stipulated in the Article of the Treaty, on the arrival at New Urleans of the dispatches which will b. fur warded under that date. On Saturday an express was sent off with dis patches to the Naches. The Administration express great reliance on their effed in opening the naviga tion of the Mississippi. They have, however, caught with such eagerness at every shadow of jus aitication for their condu:t, that much reliance can dam be placed upon their expedations, however sail „loll4.=. —New Toni Gazette. EXTRAcc QE % LETTER, DATED CAPE FRANcOIS, TED. " On the 19th instant this place was attacked by the Negroes, who got possession of the fort that comunuuls the whole town, but could not get the, guns to work, as they had been spiked before they were abandoned. A great number were killed on both sides. On the f.19t11, 900 troops arrived ; about 2000 mote are (-tally expede . J. They are much wanted. 4‘ The brig Irill'am arrived on the 17th of March at New York, after a short passage from the Bay of Honduras, states, that the new Governor, Barrow, arrived from England about a week before she sailed. Capt. Howland, the commander of the brig, contradias the information recently - received from London, of the Spaniards at that place having prohibited the English from cutting mahogany, &c. in the Bay of Honduras." The Governor of Louisiana protested against the • , :t of the Sranish Intendant in shutting the port of , , New Orleans, and lad sent off dispatches for Spain, complorntittg cif It. it traf erpearti in the United - - States, that before ;.a answer could be received from. turGrz. the difficulty wobld he removed, either by the restoration of the old place of deposit, or the ' suhstituticti of a new one. Letters from New Orleans, of the 17th Feb. state, the arrival at that place of the baggage of the French Prefeet, and of sederal of his officers. A Savannah paper of the Ist of March says, an express has arrived ht this city, in 17 days over= land, from Pensacola, announcing the arrival of tl e French troops, to the number cf 4,000, under the conimand of General ViClot, at Louisiana. .....-........ - ' -- - .. . - A STATEAIENI . - or THE (3111HARY K.EvEsol. , Es AHD ExTRAdilDINAkir itrsonac vs, Conilitutilig the Public Jncoine of Great Britain ; fur the Year ended the sth January, &c. Jtc. .rice Ito the Hawk of Collet-torsi ;fib !"rit 1.:7411 the stll Jannory, 180" ':.a.-. 283,264 I 71 'lt I:Alamein the Ilan& of Receivers-Who. ral, 011 the Oth January. 1801. v.... 812,8 It 3 91' .• • B 1 arising kilA of the Reveline• tr 101;, .• remitted to the Iteceivers.Cei;efai ••••I', -'+ London, but which trot beeoinidg due Ili . unt i l after the sth 'annoy, 180 t, Were ca nett to•account of the talc.' year. ~. 122,215 11 lov Gross Receipt within the year 6,937,093 12 10 4 • Total . Receipt lo be accounted fur a 48,165001 18 i• Rtripetitg Oft account of Militia and De- o • 9 wrier.' Warrants; Provisional Cavalry ; Def-nce of the Realm, and other Sr-r -tricet Bontftirls ftlr r ornotih jr--F uheriei, Litton Manufaftures;Stc r. 1 ; 4,9,276 4 016 Pensions out of the Hereditary Revenue,- and perpetual, Pensions and St.pendi charged ou the Land Revenue • 37,313 11 101 Towards Fxpencas incurred iu scenting and improving his Majesty's WatAs and Forests By Virtue of Warrants of the Barons of the Es.crtequer in Scotland, under the Authority of different Arts of Parlia. 'c 7 . l'i.•••:• rt• • • 'tient, toward; the Stinpurt of the Civil Government of that Country im, rest in the Hands of different a rm fit Vsnur.s, and advanced on Account of the Redemption of the Land Tax 74,315 2 101 Total Payments out of.the net Protitice Parn•nt: Into the INefirripier • 00,567,033 9 41 Balance in the Hai (4. of Culls/coots on the 5t.: January, 1603 Balance,iti the hands of the Receiveta-Ga- • nerd, on the sth .laiaa-y. 673,080 6 8 art - tog out of the Revcone 1802, remitted to the Receiver-Gvnelai in London, but which not beceming.dne until after the sth January, 18077, are therefore earned to account, of the latter year Total discharge of the net produce • 03,g45,554. 4 8 • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINGS BENCH, 011,9.091 . 44 LI" Apart. SW Before Lord Etteta noitoudiftraii a SPECIAL JUR IL Yii * HUNIRLE V. HAMILTON. Mr. ERSKINE said this was an. aaion.brought by the Plaintiff, Mr. Humble, who was the proprietor of a ship called the his, one of the extra ships ;at the service of the East-India Company, and which he had chartered to a Mr. Charnock, Who'had entered a number for the purpose of putting them as extra ships in the service of the Fast Inclia Company: There was a priwkion in the charters of extra ships, Which differed, in come respeas, from the prov?sions in the charters of the general ships ; if this t.. als received sea damage, the party was not entitlei to the full freight—but only up to 30001. aad ,ta far ther. The general law with regard to freig'it was, that where a persait hired a ship, by which he un dertook to deliver goods, if he delivered them, though deteriorated,the party was entitled to freight; fOr he might insure and receive an average loss from the Underwriters. But in ships taken up for the East India service, the party was not entitled to his freight if he delivered his goods deteriorated by the perils of the sea; at least not to a greater extent titan :30i /nl. Tile East-India charters differed from the charters of private men, and the circumstances in which they did difFer were well known to all traders. A private Underwriter, wha underwrote an India ship to Bengal and back again, was upon the ship during the whole course of the intermediate voyages. It had been long since decided in Guild hall, that a person who put his name to a policy, such as he had described, at and from Bengal, was liable to the risk, although the ship insured should go to Madras, Bombay, or perhaps with military stores through an extensive and perilous navigation; the Underwriter was not allowed to say there had liceti a deviation, and he was not on the polity He should proceed to apply these observations and rea sonings to this case : this was an insurance on a ves sel called the his,. which had been struck by light ning she underwent great perils of the sea ; her sides opened. in various parts; and after she was in this situation she had a severe conflia with apriva-- leer ; she fatight with great gallantry, and what with thiS, and the pressure of the weather, she suf fered so severely in her hull, that the sea damaged the rice oil. board. Lord Etta:it:lo itotadit interrupted the Learned counsel,' observing, that -it appeared to him that the policy did not refer to any special contrast; he would not look out of the policy ; he would look only to the common law upon the subjeft, and that said, if the goods arrived deteriorated, freight should be allowed. It,was a mere dry 'question of law ; there was no lift in it. ft was a simple question, whether freight was referable to a special contra& between the parties of which the Under writers had no notice. There were several other Special Jury Causes tried, but they were of no importance to the public. Mr. Ca ANT. Who war apprebendikt on Friday af ternoon lot shooting at S. G. TowatssND a Esq. nearly opposite to hit bouse in t levelarat-court, James's place, will undergo his bad exiTaina4on i Tues day nett. • a • • The number of French trobm' either quartered in, or on the point, of entering ante Itatavian Repub lic, amounts to nearly twenty tilusand men. Thev are, withoutexception, to be,pild by the people of that ill-fated 1,441,'301 k 2t , . . .. , •~ ~ *ow, 'AM • • , t. ~_: