The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-06-09 00:00:00

of of and rem I ti lOC- .by THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THLTIigt)4Y. Joss g. Two Spanish Nobler:pea, Viscount • MATEREKA and Dom Damao De LA Vans, arrived hit morn ing at the Admiralty, attended by Captain HILL., of the Humber. They name over from Spain in the Stag privateer, Ind were lauded at Falmouth, having got on board that ship from an open boat that took them from Gijon, in the province of As turias. They offered .500 guineas for a passage to England. They have brought the following Intel- ligence: • They were in Madrid at the time of the insur rection, on the 2d of May, and report that 4000 French were killed, including a large proportion o f Officers. They contrived to make their escape after the insurrection, sod Li:trite:led into the pro vin,!e of Asturias, which they left about the 30th or filar•. They assert, that one sentiment of in dignation against the French pervades Spain, but particularly the province of Asturias and Gn lLicia. Gallicia hint a Este of insurrection, and even the women are, by their speeclie3 endemicity:le, animat ing the men to take up arms ...whist the invaders. All Asturias is rising, and has already oa foot an army of 40,000 men. There is no want of arms, but a great scarcity of ammunition: Asturias set the example of resist ance, and dispatched Commissioners into Gallicia, to invite the people to rise in concert with them. Mr. HCIITE% the British Consul, hating been sent prisoner by AIJRAT from 31Airi.l, with orders that he should be thrown lot.) pri,ton at St. A:idero, the people invnediately rn.a u i.l livra• J him, and put the French Consul in pri.o.i in his stead. A declaration of war against the French was tun israied at St. Audero. These Noblemen enta , tan little do: - .*.t.. that Bizseuy and Catalowa will itlllllo* (lately follow the example of Asturias awl Galli (la, and they desv.ibe aW Spain to be against the French. They have net brought any intelligence from Cadiz. From the great importance attached by the Treasury Journals to the intelligence received yes terday from Spain by the two Spanish Noblemen, who have come to England with Captain Hitt., we must presume that Government were very im perfectly informed, or rather totally ignorant, of the state of that country. Our secret service money is, indeed, very badly applied, if any this( in the story of these emigrants was Dell to Mi nisters. We fear, however, that the whoie &tat is to them a perfect novelty. The Troesury.laarnals represent them as taken by surprise. Referring lo the statement of the two Spanish Noblemen, tboy sag " There cannot be a doubt that a most favourable opportunity has occurred for this country to do something. What it may be advisable to do, we pretend not to define, but we understand that Go vernment bare nut lost a moment in taking such steps as they deemed necessary. It would not, we think, be impolitic to publish a vigorous Address to the Spanish Nation, offering them every assistance in our power, proclaiming our wish to make pm". a ith theirs, declaring that we du not pretend to in terfere in their intermit' Government, and that our sole object is to enable them to get rid of the tyranny of France." Such is the language of one of the lead ing Ministerial Prints of yesterr;ay! Alas! that all the wisdom and energy of the vigorous Espeditiou famiers should conic to this. They are said to know nothing of the recent events in Spain, until two Spanish Grandees escape, as by miracle, to inform them, and then it is proposed, in the plenitude of their vigour, to send out the all-commanding aux iliac) fosse of a Proclamation, with expedition fees to the l'rinters, to lose not a moment in the execution of this vigorous measure ! A Gottenburgh Mail arrived, last night, with in telli....ence from Oat city to the 31st last, and from Stockholm to the ~ :9th. The Expedition under General Mown remained in Gotteoburgh Roads en the 30th, waiting orders from England. The official accounts from the theatre of war, in Fin land, nre of the 12th. The Swedes bad obtained some trifling advantages, but the army remained in its former position. On the sides of Norway, the head-quarters of the Swe:lish army continued, so late as the 20th, at Holmedal, to which it had some time before effected its retreat. The Norwegians, now become the assailants, attacked its right wing, on the Isth, with a superior force, but were repulsed with considerable lose. The estimate of the Rus sian force, which landed in Gothland, at 4000, wes an exaggeration. It appears, from the capitula tion, that it did not exceed 1,13 i men, Officers in cluded. AU intercosrbe with Entri..old and Sweden is pro hibited in Denmark, on 1.4 a of death ; and the bearers of some Engli:-.h from Ilausburgh to that coistry, it is Ojai Life heen hanged. Sur.*lY after this lhawavorri will not charge His attliSli MAJESTY with being Inkriraren in the cans ; , . Three Eaglish vessels, belonging to a convoy, under the Tribune frijite, hound for the Baltic, have been taken by the Danes. Pru4sia can no longer be said to exist as a mili tary Power. Her once flourishing army is reduced to five thotnand men. The American Minister at our Court free re ceived dispatches from his Government. They were brought by the St. Miehnet, which sailid from America in the latter end of April, with two Nl:ssengers, one of whom the landed at L'Orient. charged with diNpatches for Ge!ieral at l'arie, and the other came to England, with dis patches.for Mr. PIRCUIIY. Report states, that they a/m.oa pacific tendency, and this eircurn *tauter coupled with the iatelligence received yes terday from Spain, had a very favouruble etruct upon the fupdr. T 11:: 3 per Cent. Reduced left off eft, ad the anxious at 4!. They had been higher is the course of the day. Is is Os intention at GorernMent to line the trout of Essex and Sage With Martello towers, in the same way u they have covered the coast of lieut. A ho-:; of 500 men are now employed at Grays, i■ Eetit:X, making bricks for the purpose. The P►inre Ernest Packet is arrived at Fal mouth, with Mails from Jamaica, in 41 (lays pas sage. General Sir ETRE Coo - rE, and some other Officers of distinetiou, RTC come home n. her.— The Packet, ill her passage out, on the vett. of March, fell in with a French schooner of In guns and 100 men, which she gallantly beat oil.— Tbs. t nemy fought within half pistol shot, and i. e attempted to board, but were repuh-ed. . The "adv. rigging, &c. of each vessel were completely tut aN ; the action lasted four hours, durin,; which they Were frequently alongside. At one time a seaman from the packet caught ►tc t reuch co:ours from the gait, sad tare them in two. Capt. Petri., with two of his seamen, (one siEce dead of his wound.) was wounded early in the active. The Csterrier arrived at Jamaica on the .IMb March, and the franchise, as the 14th of A pri I, with a couvoy iron Portsmouth. The Artthcsa n naiaed at Port noyal,when the Packet sailed.—The Prince Eruest .ailed from Crooked Island on the gth ult. The letters will be delivered this day. The Channel Flort bailed Torbay, un der the esaituand d Admiral Moisten, to resume iieetaliton ert :Johant, but the wind being adverse, it returned. Thr /wives Virate,_ with the feet under her convoy, which from Portsmouth 011 .4tll April, flys the West Indies, is arrived at Madeira. t mete accounts state, that the fleet io which has for some time been ready for sea, is ex pect*" to sail about the latli of the present mouth, tf the agate of the weather, and the ale-cure of our *Mai , 4 , squadrons, permit the enemy to eacnie from lert. Ihe fleet in Flushing consists of eight sail of the line, three frigates, and some gan-briga. Two the line-of-tattle ships, we undersuuirl, aro mama* Lj Jauish seamen: but the crews of tile other shiEb are very indifferent, biMig chiefly com posed of Outer aim : boor , . Mr. Ftsiess•t RICK, *respect:o4e Attorney, was committed to the Yai.halsea prison, Dublin, on the let iustaut, ny the 31}ustee of the Rolls, for swetri gin an aids vit, that his Client had 10-t a vsniict at the late Astite,, for the county of Kerry, by reason of the ill-health, and the con sequent intemperance of the Judge who hied the can.r." Two new men . f war, the Royal George. of 110 Runs, and the 71wfaigar, of 74, are now building at Deptford. The) lie in two slips alonpide of each other. The Magistrates and Gentlemen of the baronies of Claamorris and Iraghticonnor, in the county of Kerry, were called together to meet on the 3d, at Listowel, for the plirpole of taking into con sideration the disturbed ,tote of those baronies, and adopting measures for the euppre.eiou of violent gating's.. A list of men who perished on the Island of Shelling. between the 19th and ei,tJanuary. Mea s _ belonginz to lb. litursrv'. lute ship Nora : Seaniew—Oliver 4rmour, John Rodeo, Alexander Wright, sod Charles Fiat-lett. Mali el —ll' . Whitelsead,i4lllel Dover, Jsreph Buys—Chaska Gerulaiu, 11. R. Cewpor, Pair brother. Died is Harlingen prison fu February, Islos—.Maurice Fitz gerald, Seaman, W.. I..4gclale, Marine. On Monday a Court-Martial assembled on hoard the Magnanime, at Shcerip:,, the lion. Captain Btat AN% 0 President, for the trial 41 Lieutenant N Pe, rommataiiiig the Turbuloit gun-brig; being accnoed by the Muster of a Da nish vesiel he captured, of taking from him four guinea,. his private property ; when, after a full iiivesticatieu of the circumstances. the money was proved u have been given to the o Pilot and Mas ter's Ante, and iso part whatever appropriated by Lieut. N °PPS to his own tire; the Court therefore ad judged him to male good the same to the Danish inastcr. and admonished him to Is more circum spect i.i future respecting the private property of our enemies. The Court then proceeded to try Lieutenant Emir, the Officers and crew, for the loss of 1111 MAJESTY . * sloop the Ilidgeon, at Banff, in Scotland, when they were all honourably acymitt..d, except the Pilot, who, being found guilty of uegi;. ; ence, &c. was sentenced to be mulcted of his pa), to La. itaprisoued six months in the 111arslialsea. THEATRi. DIORY..LA NE. hfisa RAT, for her own benefit,laWiiiibt,;n dertook the part of Julio, in the very interestin; pia! of I)c , / net/ Dumb, and displayed slick judgment and good sense, in her delineation of this diflietilt part, as called forth repeated plaudits. Miss RAY looked extremely well in male attire, aud was pe.fectly at ruse; her action was impressive and apnropriate, and it may be considered a most successful debut. Mr. 11. Stonoss was equally successful in the Abbe De 'Epee. He was inte resting and impressive. Mr. PUTNAM played Mr. C. Kt.mai.a's part of St. Alms, and was very wet received. Mrs. MOUNTAlteMsweet air, in Marianne, was rapturously encored. The ploy went aft with the happiest effect. Miss RAY also played the part of Christine, in Mr. Kennav's very popu lar Drama of Ella Rosenberg, and received the most unbounded applause. The Countesses of BESSIOROUGII and OamoNo, and several other persons ut fashion, were present. Yesterday morning Ilia MAJ STY, Princesses Soeutt, Accurrii,_aud accosalunied by Lady Gsmacts Bwa ULMELEY, Geiser*ls FIT6IIOY. GARTH, alitl ie ralirsELL, Hon. Mr. But,lt ELEV. and Colonel AYLOII, rode iu the Great Park, and returned at twelve. On Tuesday, Lord PAULORAVE entertained a numerous party to a sinuptuoas diarier, at his house in the Admiralty. The Duke of Poet-tau, will give a rand din ner, oo Saturday, to a numerous party. Mr. Junes, we understand, hds sold half the Dublin 'Theatre to Mr. Camsevnti, for twenty thousand guineas. Mr. Cuittivrow,it is said, will I,e joined in his peetilaticin by other essetairs of rank au•l fortnite, The suet-cgs of 'the Ar,Tyle-street Institution ap pears to have golitly ularrored the peop r of the Opera-house. Poor Mr. TATLOR ly reco vering from a billows Complain!. The Duke of LEINST: a, th. Margins of Exrr ea, Mostar Lord SI:NDENLANb, Lori: C. 'L . :Pt-MUM, and Lord Crirrort, were among the most active perfw.kners iu the Eton Moutem, on Tuesday. Mr. DE CV.; r v its Edinburgh this after-season on the most termr. Mr. Joiscsi of Covelit garden Theatre, visits Glasgow; and Miss DUN CA N performs at Cheltenham. Viscount MILTON gave a gra,id dinner, on Tues day, to several of his political friends, at his house ill Arlington-street. Ilia Royal Ilizhness tbo Duke of GLOUCESTER gave a grand dinner, yesterday, to Earl Forritscu and several oilier Nobility. The spell by which a certain antor: , . , rat. , otet and a ills/dug Actress have been so lung eisiiind, at length dissolved,und the !way is °ace mote "free in the wanton Air." Mr. SAi.oxn'.'s third subscription concert was given last night at Hanorer-square iii•sms. Mu doraTICATALANI Wan in flue voice, ana' ling - two duets with Signor Sinosct, in the finest stile. Mrs. (YMARAIes isdlieu indisposition Made sonar change in the arrangements of the errating. The• moms were quita.full, and the Coucert was much applauded. The Ear! and Countess of DERSY left town on Moisiuy for their seat in Lanceolate. • Lady ailay 11611TilicK gave a grand bell • and supper, on Tuesday night, at Uur Hosavr, which was attended by upwards of twelve huttdred Nobility and amongst whom were:— . Their 'Royal Rigitneues the Duks7olClautheriind as J Oishektite,* Doke sea Dachrts 1). Castries, Daewoo(' of St. Albes'a and Rutland ; "Unpin of Stretch's and Mat latylflarl and Cautious Fortearste ; sod Theoust Castk trash. The Duchess of CHAN DOS gave a grim(' osU, nu Monday last, which was openrd by Lord MN-. XIECK and the Countess of Pomaasq, to the fa vourite sic of Tekeli. ALa!ait Countess of BUCKINGDA % ;Mgr, gave her usual inimical party, in holllll3' .1 HIS MA JESTY'S birth-day; hi, Royal Highness the Duke of Cemmattics was present, AO a OUOI1),1* of Nobility. The Haymarket Theatre, we understand, will open on the mil instant. Mr. Yoi au, Mrs. Gums, Mr. F•WCST, Mr. and Mrs. I.ls-rox, and MM. ST. I.t:.aa, are said is h.! cariged. WINSTON, whose eau divot management gave inch universal sati.fee tion List sea-on, we are happy to state. continues to preside in that department. The late Lord Llvi.a.:43. left a brother, EDW. Iit'SSLY DF.f.A.V Eni• to whom his estates de volve ; but on si hose decease, without issue, they will deseetin tii Sir JACO• ASTLIT, Bad. Wanste n il usieal Festival, at the Meeting of the Friciehy Societies, was held at Wanstead Church, 'all Tne,day last. A most excellent Ser ums was preached by the Rev. Doctor GLASSE, on the occasion, and a much larger collection made, than on any former occasion. An elegant cold collation was prepared in tents, on the lawn of the rectory-house, where the association were drawn np ; and, after the repast, aneiceellei:t a , y. opriate address was delivered by the venerable pastor, who, we have great pleasure in stating, was i.e good ;lealth and spirits. Amongst the visitors were The Duchess of Chsadiss ; Lady Harriet and Mies SW- Gnat on, Lady Nordirsk ; Mr. aisel Mos. Cackerell, Mr. aad Dawson 1 Gawp Sowleit, Esq.; atm w. 11. Glasse, sad Mrs. Gimes. On' Tuesday, a most excellent sermon woe preached at St. Andrew, by the Warlrobe, arid St. Anne, Blaarriars, by the Rev. Ttiamws Holum son, A.M. Vicar of St. Mary, Leicester, being the eighth anniversery of the Society for Misoioair to Africa and the East, instituted by Members of the Ed:l:dished Church. The text was taken fegini, the 10th Romans, 13th and I ith verses. After which a collection was made, andth;:. sum col.• lectol wag 3231. 144. eitclu.ire of a dotation, and annual subscription. . Last Saturday C a pt. Si t trrona' s troop of Yee nranry Cavalry had a field-lieetikkg at f.ewee, in honour of the Eines w!kere they prac tised many manoeuvre*, aid dined to gether at the White Wirt. ankl reinainder of the day with lo‘tkltv arid ( . 0.1, :‘ i ility. ETON MO ATEA: On Tueadey the triennial aseetint;, or ilfavatons. et the young gentlenset: of Loan Schott . ..took Over, previous to a uumher of them being elects d to Lot lege. thou this imeststen, they said the travellers aad others iu the neig urhonil tinder contribution. to make sap a purse lor those whi., ore going to sellege. Their performance at the S. honl was honoured with the presence of the Royal. FA , •ll.lr. IL.tr .VIAJESTV, the Prince of W .7 LS. I . -- re - ses ELIZABETH and MARY, went in Her MAJLSTICh barouches and four. In the end re, the OtfEEN. the Prize.., of 11 ALBS, and LLlZRibfr "Hi ; in the second, Pi !peel's M A ev, the Lae is, in ,* air ing, followed by the Prince of vas's araache, with Earl bloaros, and an Aide-du-Cam,* of the Parsee. to Eton-College, to 'se the p.ocesaion et the Mowteas. The Stalkaearers were very elegently attired, in• fan , , dreshes. The un g gentlemen were wrist of them dress ed in litary The !total. FAMILY alighted from their carriages and we•it into thi s College, where they remai.ied upwards of as hoot. At one o'clock they returned to the r carriliges, and immediately after the ~ ,rocessicei comm. ed through the young geotlernen's Sall hill. Her fils.test t's ClltTlßgt ie,i the way. W •on the scholars arrived at the Mount m. Salt-hi. , , en ele g ant flag was waved uy the IL sign, as a signal, and immediately after au Oration veui tlel.rered by the senior boy. They the,' retire,' to the Wind mill I u, at Salt-hill, where a sumptuous d . ler was provided for them by the ('aptain. At site o'clnek they returinil to the Colle !4 e. The Qet:EN, Pativecitstio, and Piiiiee of M . returned to the Piiiace to dinner. The Pitt s.t retnriied to London in the evening. In the afternoon there well a very foil Terrace; the Salt-Bearers. a their Morten' dwsses, went ti ere ; but neitseen - Their MAnSTI nor a.,y other or the Rots'. Fsset f Walked. So much coup,iany wee never koo4ii on a simile. *erasion; the carnage* Loam Windsor-bridge t Salt-hill. arto r • • • • %.eii k ..N;;.' • • POI.ICE. PICKPOCKETS. -- • Restated Snag time Mem, that Lieutenant Kelly lied been bustled by a gape of pickpockets io Holborn, ant robbed of 4501. in bank of Enema' motes, hasid-a other notes. leery possible exertion luta been made to receiver the propert!, and detect the robbers. Lieutenant Kelly offered a reward of 1001. for the recovery of the pocket hoot and the papers, without the notes, as the papers were of the atone import ance to hint, two sit them Wog certificates from Lord Nel son, of his ;nod conduct, besides some papers from tlie Tri nity-house, 6C. &r. About eight days since, a man called apes Lieutenant Kelly, pre him tke names of air pick. pockets, who had ?ebbed litre of kis pocket-kook, and told him, that mon after the rubbery was cameltied, ear of the gang, of the name of Bill & , fgerc, tout the mallets, ant ti rear the book away; he LCIICVId ever die wait, of the told Bath fields Prime 'nos gt.re hies such a demnpiiima of the cements of his knot, that he bad no doubt but be mast be ccreect, p trticulrarly ea to a paper sport OM* be had male a au iiiticata um of the Mimi* gtv , u at tie -tt.e of e:.falgar. Lieutemat Kelly, in ceps, queues of the circum• stance, cove inforinstioe to the °dicers. On Tuesday, Richard Limb( rick set off for Greensick Fair, expecting to find a man them who to charged , itk :thty; as he was poising din Deptfeed, he sere a maw stab:, :...hind to that place s who tole kite he was tuts to emu i, , some ,4 the °sheets to see a toss, atm was just Int into the watch-house, fur baring rescued another hill his costenty, aho had barn detected in picking • reale- Mio a's pocket to Greeewich Park. On Lim' trick seeing the ins% he identified him to he the nutertnas Sill S'aggoo.,, who was charged with haring ro bb e d Lieutenant Kelly of 4 . 1411. i he in sous quence applied to Mr. Gooding', au active )fir:borate of that mighhourhood, before. shoat hr lied been c..areed, for prentission to take b. a to Boa -sire. t ttt}ice to ouster the charge, which the Magistrate readily vaad to. Yiuereay he uedvtrest an examination Wore Mr Gllt U.t9, toiretkir with another well-brown pickpocket of the mine of lib! Williams, apprehended by Limberick, yesterday murmur, in the neighbourhood of Old shalt, beteg of the name of use et the rubbers Lieutenant Kelly bad recetr:d information of. Lieutenant Kelly attended, ronfeurd the oboe. *tate meut, and swore Fictively to naggers bein4 the mau who trod open his 11(0 et the time he was sareni..dtd by a aura bet of men, sad lost a n pocket-hook ; lie immediately dis covered it, but was at, outused that he dA not Itt:tow wbiek way they made off. Ile did not recallett the region of the Fristmer NiUtsr a , who acs earsequeace chscharrd ; Wiiiiata. has hite'l retti...ed from transportation Si.gters u as isommittrd fee Author esaembadion • II AWPICIN-110E1111 remit Sn:;th, 014 lies Roger and Infect. Gowiaoin. three portrre ' in the ei..p'u„ meat of ilr. Lawton, mercmat and warebuuucrma, . 2, St. Marrs-hill, were charged • • -its pitting% of stealing 94 nettles ut port wise, if.e pm. , •ty of tia.s employer, being part of a quantity peeked up fur Lied l'orternutaii. Two unit r poi ttro de f used, tu they at diber..iit times drank wine given to tLe,n by tier, -wiers„ but the I tier %aid, in t brit 4.-fi...ce, it was some ...le they had (wind iu some half bottles. Ihe cvidemee being insufficient, they were ,I.4.llurged with a reprimand. The lied Meeting of the Whig Club, for the sea inn, was held on Tuesday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Alderman Conan in the Chair, and which was numerously attended. In the owirseot the evening. " fir rustiest ficant7T, and the Independent Electors of Westminster," as a toast from the Chair, wa. drunk with great applause. Major-Geueral Hewazt.t. has suceeedted Lieu tenant-General Tlioareon is the esintanid of the garrison and the troops at.llull. tin Thorniay ItVaurca KEM►, of Staplchurst, took ■ quantity of laudanum in lute t.lie for bat k, and died in six hours al terwards, A female belonging to a family of rank is row her truy from Edinburgh. to be embarked ow beard the Rubes, now its the Biter Thames, the ship hired by (;ovestirinent to catty oat a cargo of fair settlers for tirmuiy Tine b9A•u,.a for which • this lady was. scutrrics4/o.bietestisported, we be herr, W:I4 * ,l The young gardener, lobo' some time ago kil!ed his mister, Mr. WILLI/111 CHIV my, at Clapilim, by a blutx with a 'ob.. goes out to Botany Allay. y in comi,way with Bullude, the bankrupt, and others, 011 11( and ti.e Gambier. • Ao accident which, luck;ly, was not attended .with any serious consequences, hcfel Mr. At.t.►at, the brewer, of turf celebeity, on the last day of F.psnin Races. The• oboes tientleronis, who is considered one-or the A didrous whips of the day, wa., chieing a tundem from Epsom to the Race Course, when one of the wheel. droi ped into a rut, o 3 soe.-wisit 4 the bill, stelsith approaches the Riihbing-house, a,:d the lehiele* . :,.t. Up 1421; > IMr. A LLEN to t ired sonic ',naives, which iiitertopistd a tynaporar conlineLeent. los