The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-03-18 00:00:00

".. is,ian fivilnet lead it to Persist 1 ..:rilJiCl4ll to its true interests. v .rr:l ATM ,by reac:iing the banks of the i .avi ig conquered Virestphali t, Hesse, % Joy, Silesia, and Prussian Poland , cur -4.,1" 4 11,, .spectations even of those who had hoped mast irons its courage. Such labours would .he whole history of a Great Commander, and Ir e, buvicver, only two months cf the life of Icon. At this stage, the inclemency of the •, the difficulty of the marches, the scarcity of t:sce, and the advantage of the positions, pre- A.l a suspension of operations: the French r ,enied to have no more to do, but to con mate the conquest of Silesia and Prussian n J, to clear the left bank of the Vistula, and h'.zh fortified posts upon the right, to be able 341:11t the offensive as soon as it could be con- nt. Ibis als o . o , nppe4ret an o i . to he s th t e h aim oifilthe y informed 61 tnt IC on a their country with regard to l og, since the dismemberment of Poland, had OWe Pt tbSIA had only an ill.defeaded frontier, 1= armies, to be able to attack the Russians, epee datitugh a difficult country, Inuits':dal. , and impraetici.ble far six months in the year ; leas at the first signal, a itassian army might. 4 few days marc.l, take Fossession, almost with i;:lrimg a shot, of ancient Prussia and her Polish w sinces, as tar as the Vistula. This disadvanta nivais p, of s t i h ti c on cA b h a , s ue n t o o do t R ub er t it r n 4te t n o ii t i t fl o e p riced li the d seas tco ebetneen trance and Russia. It had been in 'canon t•i draw a defensive line from Warsaw as * Lsn'agsberg bat Ca. measure wntald have 14 ..al..ed a t ngerous war. It is very singu that this plan s• Jalol nave been p.trtly realized the !..,t *prat .tis cf stir Grand-Arrny. . 1" • ,nste.'e of tbit Eil ? eror, upon artivhig on t V..: Ma, eras to few!, himself there. rhe :issior. Genesi:A felt the ,mportance of his position, sta.:lira to .::.lodge n: a ; the successes of the 4 Paltuals anti G'.. -sum sethiered this bat tik:Apia:able, aid it because the centre of the essive tie :4: ::...to. It was a point from whence ~• Laipero: dirrUel the w . ..01e :Army, and a post- Ai estiail I : i..haant to observe tbs march or ti,e e,...:. •nd 0.r(.1112.3 attaie.i. which were ads ale ./ Vitae: , 1..., theatre cf the war. ..1:, t..:!. danget ems situation for them. thaßussian • Ali ...tempted a tiafeetiA diversion. Whilst were really Imes. the .iellessive, Wen an army ties sambas, desiwaruig of being We to deiced ,as beet is front, they d:terminini se attack the - the lr . Vistula, and dies Jisengage Dam:tick aud the whole counts y. which could s avoid beisig occupied by the lissimit army. lcut even iie iitspair ut beats able to defend them cheat with t.t.: audacity of attack -1.;;; and the ill success ut this attack, was a com. defeat. But a feeble division of the French • sufficed at fast to stop the unexpectel march • Itumians ; and being soon led ott by the Ern -I:ru. in person, it beat Me enemy, std ca:rie..l its silty leagues farther man his Sla;esty tlloul;ht of advancing betorz the 'rse actati: of ie.etJ re, com• petell tmoseriesi• To s:u ? , was to defeat them. delis:v./nee of 1) tat an.t Waa its objet; their .nor: t, th, mune - elate effect of this ex;i7istion, and the French army EA; acynred ti.ter Strom tt. NJ vta..iry C.esb could hive been attended with mote advan tageous results." THE BitiTISII PRESS. LON DON, WEDNiSDAY, Mmicst le. We Lave received Paris rapers, including a :writs of the 3loothotr, from the 6th to the Irks :..t and Dutch Papers to the 12th. The principal •Icatare is the 6-1 d Bulletin of the Grand Army. • t u dated Liebstadt. the 21st February, and con .sins an acccunt of the battle between the corps of Marsh.d LAIII.IIIII, commanded by General Ssv4eY, util that of General Vow Lunn, on the IG+ silt. at. Jninknka. The Itniiiat.s, it appears, were the 6 asilsut. , and attern;qrd to cairy the place uy storm I'be Bulletin says, they were permitted to adv..: cc tau way into the street, which, we pre,urne, of truly construed, means that they Greed into the centre of it. The French succeeded in beating rbeto nut, but it is evident that the Russians were ikan nor routal,, as they took up a strong , po.•tion behind she Sand Hills which cover the place. it was defended at the time of the attack by a hri hide rd ti•edisiiirott .74 General GALAN, commanded by Ctn. CAME area, and a brigade of Gen. Guns. Dior, cflnananded by Gen. Rut 5' Is. The whole divi. lion of Ow ••ov, with that of Gen. Simmer, com as:soda by Gen. Say , abcut 12 o'clock, attack- •-• ' e- • • e.'• c,r . ' --• oho, ea ar ORIGIX.II. POET/2Y. SONG ON TIIK BEMF.VOLFN I . SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICK ; Cumposed t,r VP..7 DO4Oll, and Sung by him, yesterday, at ' the Anniver * ary Dino, of tit. Patrick, at the Freemasons' Tetsuo. 1. Freon Atlantic's low/rule roman isle, in n alley, For besets. and worth famed, since N The WAS r,t f air srience And true I..)4iitalir , , Gad cell'd it Enn, and painted it green— Where t;ger or wrilf can't% ice pastures sonny, No..ern , nnus Septa!, its bermes owejoy, Wheie riches, einboweird, its race Oh, could the d.,v come, *hail each sect eta , united, The shads of old r Ads wool 4 them be At-tinted, And discord, fall pinion, at once be ..ffrisiited. Ua Patmles tray in tile fuwai,ig. 2. This maid has a s;ster, flies , call her Great Swain, Where srea!to., faith, and cret mere.% luxori int!). gn.w They agreed, mole or soils, `egoist the trite ro.k to tuition, sir roe both triumphant o'er liberty's foe; While Taffy and Sandy then briathert now stand, With Erin anti &Afro tne.r rigWs to demand, All semi, ing these Island. are Loberi's land, And prejudice foul near again shall come near is, Nor re x !tom Sweet ...Tiny tear us, For tiorgue &Milan say ewe world most fw.r us. Qs Pasick't 41, &c. • ed the Russsiabs in their peddle . The Litter give ground, and retreated fightioethree leagues. The battle was renewed nut day. and they were pur- sued several leagues farther. This is little less Yi than an admission that there was much and severe fighting, With unions success, but the remainder of the Bulletin removes all doubt. The loss of the 4 French Is stated at iio killed, including Gea. Car. pica, and ::Oil wounded, including two Colonels. The loss of tie Russians is stated at 1500 killed, and 121/0 wounded; but in this number we do nut find rr the name of one officer. The l)elletin commences with announcing that the right of the Grand Army under SA/ream has thus been as victorious at Ostro ri enka as its senate and left had been at TZyttu ; and concludes with stating, that the Carpet or has or. dered it into witaer quarters ; that the thaw is frig:aid ; that the season does not permit the doing anythlng great, that it it tint of repose." This is not the language in which the Frenei are used to promulgate their viEfories. With them it i; the language of disappointment and defeat. But if there be any obscurity in the French account of their operations, if any doub: flings over their boasted successes, Toe Aron would afford the but comment and elucidation. That Paper, which may be considered as de.ni-ollIcia: authority, in its Nurrilser of the 7th instant, speaks of the present campaign as merely preparatory to the next, should Russia persevere in the war; it states that the French army; by reaching the banks of the Vistula, ii s orpassed even the most sanguine expeOations ; that it was the Wm of BONAIPAII r a to draw a deli:lime line from Warsaw to Kouinpberg, winch he has partly realised ; that he stopped the Russians a from proceeding with their right to disengage Demote and Graudentz, and carried his coo- II It quests sixty leagues farther than Le inter Jed to advance before Spring. In the 60th Bulletin, we a were informed, that it was the iatention of Bona. to drive the KUMit.ll6 troni their position behind the rregel. had the over remained frozen. Baal etas had previously written to Madame 80. rrrrr e that he would be am Kuniagsbeig ou the Commissioner Stows and Lady, Colonel Clit• 9th. Since the flex 0: last months inn French orrnf I cumuli and Lady, and a number of Saval and has been retreatmo, and so far from twins decisive, Military Officers, attended the Assembly at Sheer. the campaign is described as merely preparatory to nv i s' ie on si l m li pl u e rs a d ir ay s i n a n s g t. so sweetly by Miss Tv age. the next. The battles of i'uousa, of islunringen, in MOITON'S Comedy, is the composition of v of Eylau and Ostroleuka, in watch 800 rrrrrr and promises to be highly popular. four 011ie' completely routed tile Rassiano and Mr. L ts i r OM and Miss Tv aea commence tho l with i th r e im e ly nt o er w o y : , o : i o tn anent of Matripay, four times slew the slain. we arc now &sired to Tnondth o f May th concludaeitw consider as mere skirmishes to keep the French Mrs. Rieman - 0 WALroLs will have a grand mu armysic party, on the 25th inst. at lin house in Grafton. in practice / rand &them toad the great scenes ' street. Rood street. which he meditates in the ensuing campaign. Prate, ; he witness in raoport of Mr. PAULO' Pe -ewe— ccibiaoc cowed sit " ° o tos n i ne o ' clock , t te itior„ i tynt A !wesk w hide it Ir a , —Some people hence affea . libido was attended by Lord thtsahrtis,z, Viscount Colonel Corevito.a, SAPIO, and YANIZWICZ, kilowicio, Lail of Moine, and several other Mem- C 411.11 CATAL etc TO C4I:IIIIGALVILLE she pro bus. The Roman Catholic Officers,' Bill is sup. poses r a cz N.). ;:.e . sends P o i ff ° with a is 4 B 4 ! po ' bum poor VA. posed to tie still an abject of difficulty and serious The following were among the company at the consideration with the Minister. • anniversary dinner of St. PATRICK, yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern: The letters and papers received from Scotland The Earl, oads Reber. %ttinroagh ,.. , P ,tar t l i ing:on, , and y d Robert . yesterday. contain no further particulars of the oimpersHat ; Sir John ' ins ." l4;son;;ble MonULis Dutch frioteate, on shore at the Island of Sarnia, of Matthew;Meese , Coco, Power, March,Cnaintrets, kc. Mrs. Roo ssow's grand Ball. which was to have which we gave a full account yesterday. taken place to-morrow, is postpooed until after Eas ter, son account of Mrs. Re al :au a's eldest daughter being extremely ill. Toe last arrivals at Bristol are— colonel ssit Mrs. Murray, Mr. 111111 Mrs. MILCItK , d, Captain httiregni, Mr. Persona, Or F , nard, Admiral Sir John C.a. pays, Rev. Dr. and Lady F. Fins!, iiensral Meyers, Colonel !tun, Coluncl and Lady Cheiheth Nif iginnis, MUM Boat, Mr. and N:ra Farnettanmii. Mr and :Ara Groves, Col Bulkaley, Mt. and Moss Dampwrs, _Lord and Lady Kilntorey, Captain Chillinkllo, two Camara, Mr.. Price, Capta.n Dr. Harvey , Captain Digby, Captaut Ma yo., and Ma.. Ludrard, A countryman coming into a Lottery Office. ex claimed—" Muster, I want to try my fortune."— '" In what scheme ?" asked the clerk.—" Why, in the ready mane:, scheme to he sure."—this was not so great a country bumpkin as some may ima gine. Madame C r is quite indignant that it should be supposed she intended to give Con certs with l'aeturicz ; and says, were the •• to give Concerts, the would have no occasion to associate with any body. The first artists in London would be as glad to offer her their as sistance, as she would he ready to acknowledge it." This is very fine , : but there would be no spurs, unless tabu Bail paid the piper. Last night, the comic n'iera of Il Principe di 7aratit7 was performed, at the Opera-House, and the favourite Ballet of Tamirlan et B4Jset, also the Divertisement of La Hasnows, in which Ma dame Paesat and Monsieur Musses, displayed their agile steps to great advantage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Vomit, the Duke and Duchess of Rica motto. the Duchess of GORDON. and the Marquises. of A @clown+ and Hues Lev, were present. inc' I. oly of General Dvor was brought to bed, last Saturday, of a daughter, at the house of Mrs. Titoursois, inGrosvenor-square. TMs Unlnit celnlirred nu Charity's centre, The Orphan, best ho,w, g -.rrow away ; Whin title and retie, watt Philauthpury enter, To 47 the eel, leer of Miefortiane thi.lay &hold litolug Chi r abs in ei.deettt I' o bie r s th e i r rietectrall of fleileti the chniee, Whdc Gratitaile's clue smart by each Infant •OiCt Tien the feelui,:a • ••• all are In unison blended, L4ce children of raJ•iy, by honour defendeit, . Comp ivially y!•iceil, - n Ou tarter, Day, &a. May oar great Gain& Sr., with true t.dirit ieTue Irmish Into;wanee, H ite, and Distrust! Vnele freedom eel Kretherty Lave eveVi , e er ! Such camps assure as that ennq.,er we mast I Tr s-ActM Nal rearate of "or fweisn fuss, N.w 4saa4 of 111.11. D our minds d,.suluposs, Ikea righted sad free, we'd the Gorki topples; Men *. garland of pease, with the showec enuNitag, The keened the hark. with the thistl.-aomMaing ; aetore--'iishti,anfg (It:sic:ll,lG On p_tntic a day iu tie mcuni6g. The Apollo, Whitetails, from Charleston, for Hamourgh. is detained by the (!lager gun-brig, and sent into Dover. The Canal Company of Gloucester and Berkley intend applying to Parliament for a Bill to make a rail road between that city end Cheltenham, which will be warmly opposed by the Land owners. The St. James's Volunteers will be inspeded to morrow, by their Colonel. Lntd AMHERST. Yesterday, the LORD M•V011 ordered the price Of Bread to be reduced half an assize, which makes the Quartern Loaf, wheaten, Is. Old. and household l Id. ; to take place to-morrow The Report of Sir Homit POPHAaes Trial. pub lished by Messrs. LONGMAN and Co. Paternoster row, is allowed to be the completest work of the kind that ever came from the Pres., and of t he greatest interest and utility to every Naval Officer. Our readers, particularly those devoted to litera. ture and the fine a , ts, will learn with infinite regret, that Hafod, in Cardiganshire, the seat of Taloa AS Jossts. Esq. Member for the county, was destroy ed by fire, on Frid.v last. We have not yet been able to learn the calm tsf this melancholy accident, or whether any part of the valuable Library, Pic tures, &c. which this elegant and classical mansion contained, was preserved from the flames. We hem the ',etiolation of stating that no lives were lost. Mr. Jousts himself, we understand, was in own, attending his Parliamentary duty ; Mrs. and Mias Junior. were at home, and very happily Mr. Hawes/Iry WILLI•Mi. Mr. Jurists's brother-in lay:. was en a visit in the house. The family, un der his protection, removed to the Hafod Arms, at the Devil's-Bridge, whither every thing that could he saved was conveyed. All P iris has been greatly alarmed by an accident which happened to Mademoiselle Melte. at the first repiesentairon of the new Ballet of Ulyrws, at the ' lniperial Academy offitu.ic. Mademoiselle Atincll played the part of Minerva, and, at the moment when slw comes to preside at the union of Mawr and the chaste Pefukee, !from some want of concert in the machinery, she was precipitated upon the stage from the cl mid in which she was descending. The audience thought she was killed. She has, however, only suffered a severe fracture. and some contmiaus, and her life is not considered in danger. Mademoiselle Aces? is, in feature anal pers•in, one of the Guest and most lovely women in Paris. The Duchess of Get 0011 gave a grand dinner, yesterday. at her Louse, i i Grosvenor-rquare, to their Royal Highneases the Dukes of Yuan and CAMIYIDOE; the Duke and Duchess of Rica- Noun; the Marquis of Hurivi.av ; Mr. WOOD; Mr. and Mrs. Durant Mr. Noarnv, and Mr. Foaorce. The company dared in We front drewing•room, which was brilliantly lighted by a Grecian lamp, suspended-in the centre of the room. and four gilt ornaments, each bearing three was lights ; the apartment was also decorated with she most fragrant Bowers. His Royal Highness the Duke el Vote sat to the tight of her Cream, and big Boy• 1 &other to the left. • ' . "...., THE ANNIPTPSARr OF IT.. PATRfC it The Arnoal Dome. Of tfe te.:ceplent 1:-.stitzt.irn "f t,,,Faufink, vas It 1.! yever.'. 7, at ee treems f . 4 ne:Tavern, (:Kan Onee-,street. At 'tali-pa‘t : Ise ct . e rrerif-tboffi woo . flowdrd. His R , "441 • n '.• i4vilitin the Mae" Or o! p icettet was lit else .zir. He wa , . is dled 'bidse g "Wel ul act! mations a prow I and gyrated attest My. When His Royal Highness WAS • e eed. the atter.; eon of fie ceriiii)i , "er,s n tural y ,‘ ireded to th: t enliAhteue - and . patilo".e c . r eta th Xi . ; i ri ~ . Henry Oil tan : In vein did h en I evepar to e... SAM' nnobsaff red t and !ions the m nun' of lis,ert. trance (for lie dosed the procestiiwi) the heartfelt feeling; of nearly fife Minded of • his entaltrlslialt, fully fettled the sincerity of t i ffeti ftiktd,?insl_ NI " 'vantage ginned" upon which/A:0 etiOstintftlend to hit csoiti.ry' will suet stets& l The' *anal and wines were excellewly seri eif.711 4 /.ea iheVbth was remcvz.i, the health' oi the Iffre. Qom's, and the , rest of the Roy.:! Family, %ter?, !rank with the L‘ik strongest effusions of loyalty afri atfaehnteet. Se- ppilli were' appropridte s , ngs were sung 's"ltfessfl. Ir.- clednn, Taylor, Lete, Dignum, and . ii-7.:., - .: and it is impossible fo overlook fle peculiar, end; perhaps, uniivall.d manner in which Tisee emends. . men esecitted Nee is,bu DlMilii. .- The health of the Prince of Wales was draol , i , with five, times three, and the feidingis seamed to besfiii amigo., with the expiessien. Kt Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence sad the Navy.—Thunders of applause followed this Waal. 1 he Earl og. l'tb as rem to :hank the company 'for the sine 'e and ardent manner in which tb, y drank the health of His kryal Highness the PIMA* •of Wales. He was sensible how 1:11ily his cone trymen valued the genarou crontenance the bent. vnient Institution of St. Pat. ick received from the • diffeien: parts of the Royat Family. He did net ,alone allude to the I.bsitality of their Inbacripticr. 6 antennae as it was, but he would advert to the proud prote&ion which the Irstitution experienced from the ur..tnrm support ot the branches of that . . illustrious Family. This day exhibited to the no- • mesons company assenibled, and to the country st large. the b. neveient feeliegs of the Noble Cha. raster who honoured the meeting with his presence. Much as Ireland WAS indebted to him for his bounty. the empire had to acknowledge its oblira. dons for the gallantry and manhood *twit+, in the faecal his country's enemies, he had displayed, to the admiration cif a gallant and applauding army I he shont.l, therefore, call upon his countryman: to jf in with him in drinking die heakh of His Kmal flightiest this Doke of Glomming"?' The toast was• most rapturon:ly received; and His Royal Highness rose, amidstrecrated do wns of approbation, to return thauks. H- Was unable to find - - - - - - . that made the United Kingdom the hope and envy of the world. " The health of the Earl cf Moira was received 'with the accustomed warmth of feeling a3d Ake. *a. The gallant Earl returned (banks in the most energetic and eloquent terms. He knew hishmen would appreciate the force and sincerity of these sensatinas which the approbatirn of his countrymen could not fail to produce. He revered the Insti to ion of St. Patrick as ; charitable one, but hi. iii..w took a mote extensive reach. He liked tn. tional distinction, where the ambition was to impa.t happiness to the unfortunate, avid to keep alive II or most honourable feelings of our nature. Such a charity not only rescued the helpless children of his poor countrymen from vice and misery, bet generated the feeling and means by which those who were indebted would feel it their duty to re vim the obligation. From tl.e Shamrock they re ceived, in the hour of distress, the kindest sup. port, and to the Shamrock they would make a ten told repayment. In the annxis of our history, never d.d so black a cloud hang over the country, and consequeotly never was the necessity of union •• amoogst all descnptions mere commanding. lie did not speak to estate apprehension. well as be knew that fear was not the charteleristic either cf Ireland, or any other branch of the British empire. Tne feeling was that of competition, whose heart swelled highest for the emanate?. and whose hand was most ready to engage with the enemies of the country. The feeble leaves of the forest may. in the rupture of the whirlwind be scattered ; but the daring attack would only tend to strengthen the root of the British nak, which, thisegh fed by the shamrock, compensated by its proieeti , us for the sustenance it received. The Noble Ltd concluded by giving as a toast ' Prns. wit. ha every man, in **err teanelt of the Enapite , heart folk the sent,.nents which ha has pretattlialed. It was drank with three t:mes three. The Sprig of S4.ilels gad Shyness so Greets, was sung by Mr. Webb. of the Boruugn. He was loudly and deservedly encored. The Children, the nbjefts of this &Tee°lest Ina,. tution. were next introduced. ['heir general a; pearancc fully evinced the atteritiin paid to thew. They consisted of 'ti boys add 34 gill.. and a waker. ed a lively interest m the „r.:i;. of their bcurfaaors, as the subscription amounted to 13001. and up wards. The health rf the Right Him. Henry Grattan, wail twice drank, with slicers arid rapturous appro batioa. rebutted thanks to a few words. The Earl of Moira reured early. The Earl of &t -borough succeeded to the Chair. on the departure of his Royal Highness the Duke of Glouceattr. abeam halt past nos. Tile festive scene was prolonged ce a late hots. re find language to express his gratitude ha the too il r. tering manner in which his NoLie Filen:, hasi .pokes 01 him. To serve the charity of St. Patrick. be +Quid ti 'ever be happy to testify 114 rerna for the inte- rests of irelan I. he would eouit an opportunity._ Ha never bad the gond fortune to 'Lit that pass •e . the United Kingdom, bat his oireOiott for . $ people was not. on that ac.:ocint. diminished. it I was impossible for him. or any Lis' or true Brir'!h subjeft, not to feel interested for the w.ltue erf 0 at denillsllllo/ 1 1.10V c514044p. rho wick% lesteed - .., had rendered, the sacrifices it bad made, the pries. tions it was willing to endure, to support the oft*. neer and security of the British Empire. I: was the conscious feetittg of integrity and fortitude, which both cauntries exhibited towards each other. . . T .P I