The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-11-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. I'RENCH PAPERS. 0cy.,40. They write iroin ar, thotVi;t4l4serch:ine vessels ofth n at leter t Uog trout Cie Levni3, bore been stopped hy toe k.Ogli4),mitookro,t uud.: Rear-Admiral Martin. Th,4 l : 4l4 tuitts of these alb Co e 1 , 4 ...r 0g yr5, were made to undergo a lout( exa sites alba It foet were rebli.ed. .Ir:cordial{ to t:ieir accounts, Rear-Admiral births has a squAroie of Ate or six ship:, and sonic fri &des and brigs. lie never apprutilies the e:,erpt at a great distance ; but lir de taches. fro,u time to tine, a ship or a frigate flow iliy symi• - on, to o:isiette a tat pisses there. This Adurtral has been recalled, .111li his successor, Admiral Purvis, is expected iiiiiiietli..tely at Nies uitl, to bile upon 11 - 114 the coon:Lida of that fleet. :a 3LLILS. GOTTENSIJI, NOV. 9. The •rmiptice in I:l,lldiid was broken by the Itussions on the It7th ult. anti bi severe emotgement 'lmmo!, the result of which is not yet knnwii. hut it i, fe4reil the Swedes have been worsted. The King is returned to Stockholm. 5T0C7.1101.55, NOV. 3. Royal llighoess the Dina of Sad,rsaiiia ha. received the tnilowing report : " The espreted large couvoy nos tint ilisrovered from the steLptes of this town, the day I•efore yes.- tertliy, at two o'eloisit *hi the afternoo.i. The gun boats had hero lying melv in the 1.1/.1,1 1.414:e all early hoar in the morning, but a hard gale spring ing up. :Oe gun-boats were (.o..l:tiled to leave the rood, lead put into port. " The m-n rem tined on hoard, and the gale abating, at 12 o'clock, tit midnight, the gun-hoists went out again to meet the convoy, whica hod not yet passed Dragne ; at break of ilivy the gnu-limits formed a hue of Drogue, nod dispersal 'mine Da nish and vessels, whiten hell ga thered ' round is ship r.t the VOATIIy %%hick had struck aground. The gnu-boats were ordered to aoii,t the above slop in getting off the ground ; in done ; which they were employed until yesterday, at four o'ciock iu the afterin,on, Cie Danish guu- Loats came out from Dragoe, Copentisivii, and other places, and fiemedi.in line op; *site to ours, with the exception cl 12 of them, w:ach stret , 7lserl along the (-oast to attack the E941:i1l Phil) (.0 . the hike. " 1 ordered cur gun-boats to be e?eared fin ae tion; but perceiving that five sail of the cantle,- were a-ground, eriviout any e Or proteeli.in, 1 resu.ved to sail to Malmo 11'n is t. c ....It ivit:i the Commander of tlii c uvoy, maisures to prcveut them falUng into Ilie hands.— Ilaviug fortunately soon after fallen in with I returned to Druire, and rejoined our guu-boats; at the ' , sine time pieparso inli• wet e stiaile to destroy such ships as could not be .avid. 1, slits tiny, or dered the gun-boats. in consequence of the convey safely reached Malmo, to r• titan to port, as, had any contrary wind sprung up, they weulti base teen exposed to the dauger of bring blown close Li with the Danish shore. " E. J. Iltrontrot, Listit.-4"01 and Adj -t.eis. of the That. s' Mime, October al, irnel." IbtotaWsulan Gaarite, Ado. 3.) THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, MONDAY, NuillittLl 11. A prosecution of the war, with i.ierensed riztre, artaturt Sweden, aopearr to have been one r f tlir us. 'wirer agreed' upon by NAeot.tutt and Ait..m- A % DER, at Erfurth. We find, fr 00000 tan ( burgh Mail., which hove arrived, will: letters and papm to the 10th iartouit., that toe litteriaier Inoke tire Arrasisuce in Finliond, nu 11w tt7th tart, a.irt t;:at a revere action ensued, the result of x%.ar turfavoiti able tit the itiWeiltie nig oi SW Lin N her returned trout liir e dition, and is arrived at No iteeuiniti from the theatre of war in Spain, of ■ later date t h an the .26th 1.0, have transpired.— it is suqieeted. however, that t:overthnent fire in possession or iiitelligeuce o 1 II liter date. IVe one is hourly expectation of uceouinv of a g•lseral ac tion. It is mu mailed that it coull pet have b e e n delved lie)oud the :td inntwit. It appears from Sea;st4l, papers to the CR+ lest, that the p.a. tone force in %id, hourly Lb creating. nnl by Obia tune it is prolmliie the French art mupletely skin up in (Imrelima. Thu ill tiliigenee is tlbe more ipaterill, as former seeniuts e:viteil an api.rehencon the Prtiiots - were that very important quarter. We have received lettere and papers from ILl land to the eth in,taut. The intelligence from irons is of moinent. It ammo's from it that the• R u p e es'. Ix s t is ss e not deterred by the pro. ; , eled merlin at Erfurdi fruit' etoitioniug„ and writ inerra.ing , hie military preparations. The lisnivir:aii Levy, that description of force, so for midable from its numbers, and the spirit by which it a animated, is established upon the most extc•ir sive plan. It embraces all classes of society, and is to hold itself in readiness to tithe the field at the alsottest notice, at any time during the three next year... The accounts, however. from Germany, received through Lioliand, do not trolley the ►u mour that Austria bad declared war against France, a n d it is sow generally discred.tesl.—They furnish, however, some Important commercial in- IForniltion. They state, that the I)uteh Govern ment in determined to enforce the recent de crees with the greatest rigour. They also men tion, that tbe decree relating to the iutruJitc- two of colonial produce into France., front Ilol laud. I. annulled. The Staffordshire ftleeting, upon the Convention of Otani, having produced a very strong de g ree of public expeetariiiii, it Gentleman, employed in Tug BItiTISH left tows early last week for Stittfind, to a, port the proceedings of the lileetti.g for this Paper. •13y this arrnogement, we are eti• *bled, this day, to lay the business of the Nleeting. on Friday last, ext LustvaLv, before the imblic.— In the c o urse of lust week. tile Marquis or SrA r roma witiouneed, b.; public notice, in all the papers, his intention to decline any part in the proAceedings. iu coosequenee of an irregularity in the mode of ;Ore:to:mg. the Meeting, with his sig,natare. The Mations mu! sin friend*, of course, did not attend ; Earl ST. who went down to TrrUillitUl Ilall, is the course oldie week, followed their example; and tyc rest of the frie.als to au Address, praying ametlr cient inquiry into the Contelition of Cintra, did not consider it proilent to perscsere under such eii eu•ii,tiences. No Adders. woo. , therefore.inoeed, and the friends,! Ministers beiei thus lett in excl.:sive possession of the beta, had an opportunity of some i.ig sumo le.,olistious of air advent description. which were of course carried nattnintuusly. It is matter of regret. th4t uny thing should have we muted to prevent the fwiends to no Adilrass from couliag forward with their whole undivided strength, and that the olifect si Id have been defeated by ~ucli nit occurrence; but. ou tbc other hand. the Ministers liaise nothing to boast of in the They cannot bolo that the sense of the county has been token, unit that it is with them. They do not One their success to their own streug•h, but to a circumstance which rendered thi-ir adversaries en able to brim; for.% ara noire than a part of their G,nce ; the iv holt . . of i.hirh, ii brou, ht. fully into itetioa, wo.dil have proce.l v ii•torioas. The Court of Inquiry neoll att.wit.• PLC, Will tfii41811 . 11CI: its Vittlllq, lit Chelsea Co:- lege, this morning, at elt ven o'clock. Its demo tion is; very uncertain. Should tfe Court confine itself to the points augv,estell by Ministers, it a ill Dot ezceed n day or two, its we understand they are very limited. Should the Court taker wider range, and go into the whole of the !Amine)* of the Cunv.ittion, with it. comes *HAI et:v.:meltwater*, it may occupy a commie-ruble lergth of time. !;“ troogly him the public mi.td bet n exciti .1, there are uo lets than six report. of the trial in contam platiou, by different Repo: ter. and Publidier, We have made arrangement. to giee the mood com plete repot' to he found in any newspaper, n* in the care ur Gen. Wlt ITEI.OIII r. Grsi. Sir A KIWI; it WILLESIAX, it Is 51h. , 1, will be the non *doe.* reit - mined ; and it is neolsonred that lie 11/4.1.11* to pro pose to call witueasea iu Lorrobw - ation of his te.ti loony. following definition of • Court A Inquiry is extracted trent Syree's Ali/dory G'oide L Gitrt of Inquiry is of u vv.!, delicate nature; a number of officers are asst.-lidded together to inquire into an 01ficer's srp,onseil niistsehatioer; and I hare known ',win ordered to give their opinions in . writing, to the iwison abo ortierid ikon to itssetalde, that he may judge, (rolls their ilvter tithiation, if there is a suaicient In a.vr to bring him to a (lenient! Court tiartiul. Tnere i. no Articte of Wire for this kind of proceeding; thou i4 h it has frequently been c unplained uf, be cause the Mciubers are not s,v,rn, and that its opi nion may influeoee a Getters' Court Martial, by pre jug4r4 the cause; yet reason has hitherto been ithonceessnil its its endeavour► to abolish this bi funitahlr enplane of the uritiy." ti Eis considered a good nut hority, and if he Iw bnituled in the ir 4 ,ore pre , sl7o., Nliiiisters them selves ore guilty of that prristlication, which they impute us a cruse to the public. The Lavinia, LorJ Wl►.t.tAM &NAST, takes nut Lieutennot-“eneral Sir JOWL CRADOcK, K. B. C•ontm.utdi•r-iu-Chief in Portugal, to ; MAITLIIOIIA, Den DILOO Da I.A VIA: t, and Co 'figary-Gruend MUYYAI', and suites, to Spain ; she likewise takes a million awl :I link nt dollars to Coruna++, and uteri:hauls' utuuL•y to Oporto, Lisbon, and Cadiz. Intelligence having been received of the return of the trotoporte from couveying the French trn , llllN from Pottugal to France. orders arrived nt Port.- month, on AVedneaday. for a cartel to be provided to take tiencral ItELI.t.NwAN and tune Gum Ride to 31oriai::. 'flue Lindy. Capt. WtAnta, of Sutith umpton, iu couse.inetice. railed with thee► on Fri day afternoon. Two tine French iorvettes, front Bostrdeanx, urrivett, la.t weck, :It Plymouth, hulen with claret And flour, bound for the rriief of Mar tinique, captor:A by the Indef4ligolds, Captain I:nun.--tVe learn by them, that lion APACTe. was ct Boortieottx, on the aoth ult. sending off all tle seriptiott* of persons capn'Jle of beat-tog urrua , to fain the French army in Spain. Th e Vkt or y, Capt. DLAciaLsQUE ; and ( 'calmer. Capt. W r.st.rr, are arrived at Portsmentle, the Bultie, to refits—Sir J AM'S SAUNA KI Z stru, k hir ftig in the Downs, on Leave.—ar SALM LI. I Juni) gtruik his lag at Cuttessinnsh, and %vat iu the Arid, Capt. T. MUTE. for Staitaml.--.The block ade of the Russian Ica was continued es lung as t:te season mull admit ; it was judged politic not to keep them there till they were quite frozen up ; in that Lase, they would be entitled to coin invtice operations in the spin's, six weeks sooner than they would 4 CronsLudt. into which port they escaped iu a tictuctulons gate of wind. It is stated in a letter from Charente, under date of the id instant, that several American's luoi been seized by the French elordrninent, iu eninietpiciice of souse of the crews, elio had been punished by imprisonment, for disorderly c luct, ha►iug im peached their Captains, nod thlcovered that the ships had come last front Englund. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having ordered I& Alanwre's lioni-vessel Jury. to be stittioned off the Seas, to carry it Dinning light for the safety of the convoys passing or fel11111• and the said vessel being directed to hike her bearing* as billow, viz. the Stow light-house to be brought to hear W.N.W. by c•nupus., miles, when the outer end of the reef will bear N.ll. by N. by compass, distant three miles ; notice thereof is hereby given, for the information of the 'meters and pilots of flis Nicrissrv's ships, and tine the be. netit of navigation ill& general. Notice is hereby also given, that my Lord* Colowissi ~,,, ut • the Admiralty have received information, that the ene my have sle.wit false lights on the coast ot . Jutland, with a view of deceUitis the vessels iimigatiag the Sleeve. A Gentleman. who left Gottenburgh on the 3d instant, states, that seven or eight vessels it .'e lost near Ostertrosen, and that by the report of u pri vateer, tire or six others are on shore on the coat of Norway. The (iertinin papers have contradicted the resort of the Empresses or jit • ssta hsrin txkrn ati im portant share in polities during the silpwiire of the F.mrximt. The reigning fe.meer..s lives retircit the Ileiuutage,sudthe LuritEsb MOTHER at Guts china. 'I he Royal Westtniii-tvr Aiilitia has marched from ith to ColchrN:t . The County of Kent, it is now said, will not meet oil the subject of the late Conveutio:t tu Por tugal, in consequence of Earl TuAN c having ob jet ted to sign the requisition to the S'acriti fur that purpo..e. Letters from Ifelqinburg •tltte, that the Coort of Deo atrirk had cospseoted that the I,lalot of Z. A land should be occupied by 441,001) Freoch, that the %hole of the 11.toish arum• bhuuld proceed to Svain 7 _ _ The Govvritinent of Spain having made a request of a *Akio') from thiv Country, for the Spanish armies. Dr. JAI Kiitto, formerly of lite I.le of Wight, has hven appointed Physieinu-ti.nterai to the Spa nish annieg. The American vessels Milani! Tratler,SuccLAirt; Neptune. O'Cirrou ; Tiro Brothers, GAM:OXL' Juno, I w Altos; ,41npltiJn, 1. 11.30 N ; and the Polly, !toter, ere embargoed ut Channite sail Roehelk—tho Captains rod crews of the two for mer %Iliad% are imprisoned. Coptam PETER lILYWOOD 14 appointed to the Dunn:al. instead ofCaptain P121.11.41VY MA1.4441111. C:lptuill M. commanded the men of war, and raper int..nded the disembarkation of the unny on the roaNt of ; he wits, therefore, we sappore, 1) , . a principal witness, on the Court of Itopiiry at Chd-ea. CiiLad PAIRS, of the Chatham Di vision of Royal Marines, is appointed to command the division at ooks:cli. vice FtrtcnEit ; Colonel LElvis, is to inieci•ed 'Moue' BURN, at Chatham ; Nlajor C•st P• HF.LL is promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Portsmouth Division, rem Lewis ; Captain Ftntzta it pminoted to be Moior of the Distant'', 'rice Major Boys, removed to Chatham. The Court-Martial held at Chaliam, on Colonel FLETCHMR, tounoranding the Woolwich Division of Royal Marines, upon charges of cruelty nail op pression, have adjudged him to he dismissed from any command in Ilis MA.I ZSTY'S Royal Marine Forecs; but, under the circumstances stated, most earnestly recommend that he may be placed on half-pay; and the Lords Commissioners of the AdmiruLty have been pleased to order, :e4reesble to the recommendation of the Court, that Colonel FLETCHER should he placed on half-pay. The Court-Martial sitting UR Paymaster Lr.wts, of the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, in Partstnonth Garrison, adjourned on Friday, till this day, when he Closes his defence. Major Wilt:TH.o6s appointed Brigade-Major to General WIIETHAM, Lieuteuant-Ciuvernor of Porta mouth Garrison. The Camilla, Otptnin BOWF.N, was to sail ye,- trrility morning, uith u con% oy for the Nlediterrs nen'', from Portoriantli. La Gloire, Cil!lt. CAR, Titywr, aill sail on this ettth inst. with the West India COIIVOY. A new mi:t seven...regulation n4aiiist the clandes tine introduction of foreign tnereliandise is still in trailed to Like place in Holland, on the 30th inst. It is something in the nature of an Eseiste. Offi cers. we understand, are to he appointed in every port, to take an account of the various articles in the several shops and warelioscies, and also of all those sold and deliveied. Should it appear, that there lies, at any time. been au increase of the stock, the introthsetion of which cannot he sliming 's(' by legal and snfficient vouchers, such surplus is to he subjected to confi-cation. The Office in (Irma (;eorge-street, Westminster, fur conducting the business of the woods and fo rests, is about to be milled down, for the improve ments currying on in Witstininster, and the Mime for that busmen in future is to be irarrieeloa at one of the new louses opposite the Ationiralty. The Ilinabarg4 Correspoadentem, in announcing the passage of a ',lessen'? from Erfarth to Lon don. through Frankfort, observes-46 IVe hare rea son to believe, that he carries with hint the basis of the peace to lie Del:echoed, and the generous offer of the Emperor Atexattore to become the me diator between Frame soul Englan4l.—Thus. after the long and terrible storms of war, the son of peace 'Welll.l to smile attain on humanity. With rapture stir posterity shall !wain. N AP01.6041 the GREAT, as the restorer of peace, awl dedicate to him, in the Temple or (ilory, the -most honourable of names—. that of I i e liles„r If Mankind." c „,, ... 4 ~,,, tip\. - :: -• -?' • - -7 . • yil+ !l 0 , i - - „,....7:4......... 4; 4 • .-,,-,, "...tn z- i'" DUBLFN TIqATRE. This Theatre opened on Illoielisy List, for tha mason, twofer the management of Mr. t'cA!teroe, geatlentasm well known in the pate eirck s London and Madill. Mr. CRAMP SS N., from his connettioAs, mid the variety hr !pro. P 1 1.19.1. the public with, will restore the Theatre tons tw iner popish': stale. lie is much isoleLtemi to Alr. %lONE% for having enga, t ed no& SMITH. MN. St DDONS alone in jtifigment /1111/ di.erimisl3- tim i , with the advantages of youth &hid persq n ...... The Dike • g pieces were Mr. 1..1.3% th's i.tay or TA, Castle Spectre, and the farce of Lore lavish of Locksmiths. Miss listrrit was the Arwelo of the night, which she performed with her usual excel lenge. Mr. ilcot,AßT Made his debut, afte r ai , absence of some years, in the part of Ormond; w 1,,,, with Mr. Shom.es, we believe from the Minds*: Theatre, who made his dthut in the port of sm. Lob, in the Farce, were the only hi:wellies,- Mr. WILLIAMS is Stage Manager. Mr. eZAIIT wiII be assisted by ii!l the ametruts 1 ; ? 1 : ;ler it K is said,i:lesiiy Theatricals. Mr. J. ATl:l , 4* r a will invoke his dramatic mire. mind AN AIR:AM MOGItE his on the Oeras.luit. 1114,11.131 E MAIRA ANI).11.0R10, This neer-cerebrated singer has, according to the Cermet papers, retired to an estate which she has perehr,ed in Pr. laud. Daring her late resideace at Mavens, her eurN,5..,,,„ , Florio, was hart/level in a eery unpleasat.t atti-i.. A 4 ors, signed Richard tlurio , written iii Friends, auJ fiilsd anti a,- vnetives against the Haasinu Gowen...oaf, was pat 6,t a t h e post-Wire Cl St. Ptters:miner. The peruse It vas uldrrstra to handed it over to the Plice. Florio war apprehended at Muacow, and cuatesed pruourr to St. Pe rerwhorth. Heir e however, be was speedily released, his vain, being r..: Richne4 hat Choir., and it arpearing that he .4,6 an,... ignorant of the Frenrit language. Tire Eloperto era hearing.of the eirernstante, auntie norm a pie •at a earn ,‘ nas al , bte.r 314 a a:J(3lc ihr eal.eases ht L. 4 hero pal to o. i.e is.ari.a. Iluscroa. :see _ _ _ YeNterttay mei stiug Ma.v.s - rv. SoPIIIA. A VW:STA. allll AMELIA. aCCOIDINiniai 17 Lady CAROUSE W.u.ot:ttatve, Major Paw., and Cuinuel nt.sattowE, vr:mt tO Ml. Gorge's and !ward a strmou reached by the Mr. etwartusv, from lt-t Diessa:imintm, v. rear 17—afteruar:la returtuld to the Palau. The Prim:ear Sorsa* of Gt.uccacratt l‘sd in the Governor's yacht, under a .mate (loin C..: Cawle, at Cowes. in the Isle of Wigin. fur South auiptun, Tuesday last. of Mega* arrived at ten ec:ork, lad night, at his Louse, in Sr. Jaunt place, Flom Deo- Lcicestershire,ahrre his Lorth.liip I It the Coontess of l.,,unutit and the family all at tl. Mr. Ht nptrr, who has retained to the Duhrta stage. is a Gentleman of entlSiderahie talent, Hmi modest and unassiming manuers ; he is married to Miss GOLIGI4, yonogest sister to Mrs. Galas nu, late of the Dul)I it) Theatre. Ludy ELIZAOEII. Noamax arrived on Sidorday at the Dowager Ducl64 of KIITLAXIA hoWlae, is Stti I:vine-Art-rt. flow Milton Mow 'may. The Enl of Y t amou ru is expected in town, this day, feous ltugley I lasi. lUarlaine CATALAN! has attired in Eilialntr;h from Cilusgorr„ The North, Shields Theatre opened about a fortnight inner, and is going uu very succeiisfulli Mr. Faut.ii *Ea. the Manager, is the priticipAl performer; he has played Ocrariax with much success. a. Friday the Counteu of CAUDEN and daft:4.li ter% left Coon's liotol, for their brat at the Wilder ness, in Kent. Earl Cestot:t followed them OM Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, the Duke of MuNTIOSE lied a se lect party to dilter. The Cita Nt:Et.i.ott of the EICBEQCEt male to toivit, on Saturday, froin his villa. et ILimeated. anal atter traireteting lita4nebs returned to diai.er. On Saturday, the liticlifts of Ilkunsietta tl:ne a dinner to the Princess of WAt.e.s, a:al a si party, at her houhr, on Blackheath. The Cuw pen sat down to dinner, at three &duck. On Friday, the Countess of Cala-rue:it arrived ;:i town, from Colchester. fur tn. dkal advite, WOO hiving been taken extremely ill. Thy Duke and Du. Isesa of 31a11.11011.0t.Gat are expected in town, in a few days, from Blenheim. Lady CAA ntas Haan Nett intends leaving toe c. on Friday, fur Beth, for the recovery of her beach. Cuniivss CHuLatuNael.EY arrived, on Saturday. ut her house in Piccadilly, front Sidtnouth•De vortshire. The remains of Mrs. JEKYLL were ea Saturday interred in the vault underneath St. Martin's in the Fields Church. Wr are *wry to hear Mr. J. is encondoWily 'afflicted in consequence of his severe The Right lion. WtLI.I4III WINDHAM, we are glad to to ar, is much recovered from his late at tack of the rheumatic gout, which hi tint felt whilst on a visit to his brother-in-law, Mr. Dts- NRY, near 1:iligoon ou Thames. . - Lord awl Lil;ly (;cortras, CAVF.NIIIOI left t, Lit week nil their way to his Lordship's ben' Litootbhire. The Marquis or fiIIDTINGTON iv ou n ut Earl of CAltasse's seat, Castle Litman], ia E.iut Itidia.R of Yorkshire. At a pitidic d Cl 111 few days since at Irm the Gentlemen prevent unless:6l*d i,.5001. for erection of. an Assembly Room, Hotel, &c. r. snbseriptiou they intend to continue to an aulow adecinate to the purpose of eretling a Itaitikot boildine. The Emperor ALEX Illarlt appears to have bee , desirous to contribute to the Moo main" ammonite at Erfurth, and carried with him thither s cc bratcrl player nn the violin. Owned RHODE. Ilt ever excellent Mr. RHODE may he, it it. allowed Box APARTZ played first fiddle. Mr. RACZZI cmscerts, ut Bath, COITIMPIICe the 340tii instt.nt. Tim folios; int; are sonannict peiocipal prrformer;:...alis. I'ARILIK,IkIiws!• 4 IIAR Mrs. WIND.OII. add ASHO.; Mr. MAC I:' Mr. Baslikt r. Mr. Sigosar NA for ene .arcr (for 0 , luivi and . fr. tia I'm nu.' COlbrat • of the mai:esti. c• PIO 40, r .1 .10 M M 1 on OA Y 44 EN Freri !Nati Meet k4ge birth iiklu' vior of 111 et/ am i app sow 'lit 6.1. 1r Jr I.t r for 611 rnwtl Teti been cet to onto frn relc- Prt loge- I that oti exi M on r 41141 firr. ATM eit It Pr• • ..t t... n :nom th 4