The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-06-02 00:00:00

PRTIUTE CORRLAPOITDENCI. L"CTSI. CT 1 , 1.031 • LZTTeIt DAT 7tD D•sal •P VIZ star, MAY ,I. On the 7th instant, the Admit...ley and Senate of HIM. t111:42 received advice, by express, from Cuxhaven, that an English figate and • cutter, that were is pursuit of some Dutch vases, haring been fired upon by the French Wine ries in Cuxhaven, the frigate returned the Ire, in conse quence of which several Looses in Omaha's% were danut,•eil, and a gill kilted on dm spot. Thu frigate sailed up the Übe ,- surly to Gisickstailt, to reconnoitre. is rumoured that the fortress of Gleckstadt will be shortly bombarded ; indeed, the conduct of the Hanes is most odious there, as they will not suffer a boat to pass ms lbolestcd, but search every thing coining up the Litre, with the view of Jimoveriag, they say, English jetters or Roods. Last week two letters, probably coming from Heligoland, were mind at Gleekstadt ill a turf boat, and immediately opened. In cessequence of this occurrence, several persona at Altos' have been arrested ; and the Daum now make all correspoodesee with England a crime to be puuished with death. The distress of t►e poorer classes of people at Ilarabargit hi -owes daily mare pitiable, as all teak is entirely soul bilated, as acli ^a aseiTatioa. The River Elbe, which used to apply the inhabitants of Ratubtorti with It-seals:at filds of every hint% by means of the Id and Blaukenesa fishermen, is now no longer neviested, as the French and Dares will suffer no boats to go out to t+..11, but stop them immediately at Gluclstadt, and enNinapar...- The hostile behaviour of Fraticeagsdost the United Statc• of Americo, and the stirure of the property of their citizens, CJlnpletcly destroyed all the hopes of the commercial men of Boswell soil Ilainliiir4h. It is a matter of surprise even to the Daces, tlvir the trade of Lubeck should still be unimpeded by F.oglaail, as the French and Danes alone are twee;a:c.l by this forbearance, of which they avuil thcetselres, to tin L, u irocut of Crest Drilain, hut particularly of Ss cdca, e.cains. .vhitit country they are preparin; embarkations at rage , . Restock, Wismar, Lubeck, mud in must other parts sot' the Italtie. •.• I•ur tbe Co 1.:.p1s or fbe Foreigu Papers see the last Pow • The Iv. athly Literary Catalogue is unavoidably postposed unt,l to-sterreet. .-. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY. Just e. It appears to be generally understood, that the intimacy bus not subsisted, for a considerable tic:e, between His Royal Highness the Prince of IVArts and His Royal Highness the Duke of CCnBraLAND, as between the Prince and the *theft Royal Dukes. The difference, however, we believe, was only of a Political nature, the Duke of Cemar.llLAND hating taken, on that ground, a course different from that of his Royal Brothers. The coolness, which *as the consequence, has, we rindet'strrnik - versed — to exist. On Monday the Duke of CUMBERLAND had a private interview with the Paine*, at. Carleton I louse ; and yesterday thePriaceand all the other Royal Dukesdined with the Duke of CUMBERLAND, at his apartments in the Palace. The servants of the Royal Hurt had all now state liveries, his band attended at and after cleaner, and the most tiplei.d;tl preparations were ID.UIe DI honour of the occasion. We have received Hamburgls and Alt ona Papers ftqln the 4th to the 18th, and Paris Journals to the :nth of May. They contain intell;zence of im portance. The King of SPAIN has renounced his Throne iri favour of BONAPARTE. and the act of renunciation is subscribed and confirmed by all the Members of the Itorsts FAVILY, who are to be sent it,to the interior of France, where— Thy weed forgetting, by the world forgot,"— these weak and feeble branches of the blouse of Pssavaticitt are doomed to wither and decay in soli tude nod sorrow. The ,ilotaitcur states, that all the official papers connected with this transaction hare been trnnsuaitted to the Conservative Senate at Paris; and that a general assembly will be held at [layouts.: to arrange definitively the affairs of this newly-acquired kingdom. - It will then be rola [Ay annexed, like. Italy. to the Imperial Crown of • Emoce, ass.l our looth-r-in-law, Muaar, now at the Iseai of the army iis Spain, be appointed Vice soy. It is of little smucqueasee whether these con cc.-ions were to.nwtary or riot. Ilosaraars hay- iu. got the i:ot,n3lni, iutu !..s IPOWer. reason must presume that they were extorted. A private kali vidual could not make out a valid title to a private estate under such circumstances. It is the con tract that passes between the Vulture and the Lamb, when the latter y its life to the talons of the enemy, who covi rs and devours B3NAPART6 Will now address the Spaniards us his lawful subjects; he will hold himself forth as their lawful sov,reign ; and those wlio resist Lis autho rity he will punish as traitor* and rebels. In this Mutter has already addressed the loyal ialribitants of Madrid, who remained true to their and Country, but with this exception, stud° not see any great advantaze to be derived from so bad a title. The weak and jareing Glen). hers of the Royal Family of Spain are on:winged to place themaulves iu his power, rind suh.ait their kilns to Ilia . deeisiou ; earl what Is the result The discord is all of his own oration.—His prefrered justice is the cover of a vile fraud, and the Judge appears an executioner in disguise. The Conqueror of Austria aid Prussia is here de graded into a cowardly poltroon, watching in covert for the prey which 'ale dare not openly seize. It may be also a question, how far the lofty spirit of the Spanish nation will brook to be thus transferred, like a phuitation of negroes, to a new toaster ? The romantic and chivalrous sentimeut of the country would respect a Conqueror, but this gross perfidy must excite its hatred and disgust. We fear mach that our Ministers have not foroseen this mutt, or, foreseeing, that they have act pre pared the menus of turning it to our advan tage. The last public Act of the King of SPAIN appears to have been a Proclamation to the peon le, urging tbein "to beware of the English, who are carrying ON their iatrives, which would involve Spain in years of trouble, or produce the lies of her colonies, and the separatism of her pro vinces." But this is a common and vulgar charge resorted to by the enemies of England upon all oc- . casions. The Minister ought not to have been content with intriguing in Spain. We ought to have a force on the Spanish coast competent to effect at least a temporary descent; a force not merely to avail itself of a party in Spain to sur render the Cadiz and Carthageua fleets to England, but sufficient to encourage the ris ing spirit of the country against the insidious foe. Sweden might have contrived to make her peace with her neighbours, and the auxiliary force now employed in her defence might have been bettor employed ou the coast of Spain. Where Boa APAtere is, there is our danger; but when he isin the South, the British Minister looks to the North. It is possible, and we hope not improbable, that something may be effected at Cadiz, but we hare no reason to expect more, unless it be to faci litate the escape of a few Spanish loyalists and patriots. The French army in Spain is from 60 to 80,000 men, and reinforcements are pouring in from all quarters. Fifty thousand French troops arc ordered from the kingdom of Italy, and there is not left in Belgium a force more than sufficient for the protection of the coast. But it is not Spain alone that is in the, last extremity. The whole South of Europe is going with a single crash. Hostilities have been renewed between Turkey and Itusssia, and the Jannissaries in Constantinople have declared in favour of England, an event which must increase the distraction of the Turkish Go vernment. Itome, long declining, appears at length on the eve of dissolution. In the month of March, the French General in that city lotted an order, requiring all the Members of the sacred Col ' loge to quit that city in three days. The POPE had spirit enough to protest against this proceed ing ; but, as might be expected, without effect. A letter from Milan, of the 20th of April, says : " The departure of sercral eminent Cardinals from Rowe, the regulations making by General Micah', the incorporation of the Rowan soldiers with the french troops, and vai ions other circumstances, all concur to prove that the temporal it of the court of Rome approaches its cod. It is said that the Pt °eject , of AIM)Ili will be tocorpursted with the hi/I:dont of Italy." Such is the treatment His Holiness has received from BONAPARTE ; and yet the "No Popery" Politicians are afraid that the Irish Catholics, from their attachment to the Pops, must be well dis posed towards BON APARTF. The Minister, last night, stated the Ways and Steens for the year, as will be seen in our report of the proceedings in the House of Connnona. lie stated the supplies, exclusive of lrelausl, at up wards of 49 millions. The Frenchoquadron in Flushing is represented in a formidable state of preparstion, and it is said that the Danish Officers and seamiest are repairing to that and other ports for the purpose of carrying troops to aid in the invasion of Sweden. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the ships Asia and Wal donating were taken up fur India this season, to be afloat the 24th of June, sail to Gravesend the 7th' of July, stay there thirty days, and be in the Downs the 13th of August. The ships Sir Stephas Lushington, Ocean, M egrims, General Stewart, Tottenham, and Union, were ordered to be afloat on the 7th of July, and sail from Gravesend on the 7th of August. The ship. building in the room of the Warren Hasliasts. Captain Laaatits, was ordered to he ready Is pitseeeJ with the Boiubay and China ships of next season. Captain M.Tsoosat was sworn into the com mand of the ship Ocean, consigned to IVlailtira, Madras and Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednes day next. "Fhelitegeraree, French privateer. of 18 guns and leo men, is souk by a British frigate, and all the crew drowned. _ . According to information contained in private Irtters from the Continent, the Grand Duke Cox !MARTINE is expected at Bavonoe, where also a Turkish Envoy, and other diplomatic characters, are to join the French Court. Orders hare been aent for the embarkation of Rona men at Cork, with directions for their imme diate sailing. Their destination is obviously for the tinanish coast, and we believe not as enemies, but POETRY. TIIE BEE: FA ILL.-MI FROM G VIM 1...N0me a htedflear here and there, Airr left, tbrunglunit the borders fair, Oue flow'r oubicled go " Swett insect!" slat the vullener's wife, Whweutiik'd now its Elay lifs 4 ' Thuu keffst nut sure, I trow, That tunny a thstmet ptAsoo bolds, Whit•PWithe thaw wirtton'st in it (cid, !" " Thanks for thy couusel kind Yet well I karmic" returned the gee, 0 With tare the poitan'fil (dam I .the, Aimileave en< elfd behind." Outlay, Ittus W. THltti. IRGYLE-STRFET DISTJTVTION. The above private Theatre *AI open be the Pu!die, this peseta Eveninit, fur the hid time, when, fur the Benefit of MADAME D'AUN AT, will be performed the re% Italian Barletta of " GLI STRIONJ." The thararten by Madame &Ansel', and Mrs. ASIIC... Signor Lauri, and Signor %enrol. Previous to which, A ORAN!) CONCERT, wbidt, In ad dition to the shore Perfuemed, will, be assisted by Signer helical, and Sigma. Naldi. Doors tube (Tested at half past Seven, the Concert to be. gin al half past eight precisely. Boxcs to be taken, aud Tickets, tosid. each, to be bad at the MEd of the Institution, in Little Argyle-street ; sad of Madame D'Annay, No. 9, !Bolton street, PiestuAly. Carriage% to set down with bones' heads towards Argyle %tint, and take up with horses' beads towards Swallow street. Yesterday the Prince of Warms, the Dukes of YOlll, CLARVICE, KENT. SUSILI. and CA?* aa:nue, dined with the Duke of CLUSEIP.I.IIIII at his apartments in St. James's Palace. The apartments in Kensington Palace, which have been for SOME time fitting up for the Prince's of WALES, arc nearly completed . ; some of her Royal Highness's servants have been at the Palace several days, making preparations for her recep tion. Her Royal Highness is expected to dress there on Saturday, for Court, on His 31.ussrx's birth-day, and to sleep these on that night. The Earl of Coverrax is dangerously ill, and not expected to live. lie is near eighty-six years . - °f ir retreat of Sir and Lady 80--.-wat. has been ascertained to be Lyndhurst. ou the New Forest. There they still remain. Pr. JIAINga is arrived in town, at FLADON'S hotel. The Duchess of GORDON left Landes, laat morning, for her cottage in the. Highlands. The Duke of GORDON arrived in town, on Tuesday. from Bath. The Ladies of the Royal Family of France are expected soon in this country, and the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM is constriscting additios.d apart ments at 6nstield, fee their reception. 1.01116 XVIII. is et this tidea_eis • visit to the Prince of CONDI:, at Winstead. The late cecessious from the stage, and those still threatened, are all of the• comic cast. The tragedians consider it quite in character to die upon the stage. Epsom Races, which commence this day, will be brilliantly attended. Much sport is expected. The Gold Medals were adjudged, on Tuesday, as follows, at the Meeting of The Society of . Arts, at their Rooms in the Adelphi John Christiss Cone's, Esq. M.P. of Wortisgtos-Ilall, Camber's's!, fur improvements is the oakum of Vrge• tables. To the Right Hon. the Earl of Mansfield, for plastin; go,ouo Oak., at Scone, nraa. Perth—Class 3. To the Right Mon. Loi.l K,n io Jon , f..r gaining Land from the sea, at Cloken ttaN, near VI) (option, and at Charlton, Dear kingibridge—uChuui 17. To the Right Reverend Lord Fliskip of Laudaff, fur plant ing Jih).3oo Larch Tries, near Nee by Bridge, Lauca . Flkile--Class to. To .1 BIM, M.D. of Caren-street, for planting 33a,t99 Forert Trees, at Haßktou, iu Dorsetshire--Clase 14. To Robert liturrowes, Esq. of Great Viltehinellani, Norfolk, for comparative Calmly 10 bIIII,..CIaSS t 7. To 3tr. Charles Waistell, of High Holborn, for his Commu nication of Methods to ascertain the value of grimitig Timber Trees, at different periods. To George Whitworth, Esq. of Comeold, near Castor, I.in colushiro, f ur his exertions in manufacturing nova and . . _ • Sacking from Sheep's Wool, to answer tbe mitres cif simi lar Articles made from Hemp. To Captain George William Maaby, of Yarmouth, for form ing a rommnoication with ships stranded, by mesas of a Rope thrown over the vessel, from a mortar on the shore. The otfenwive sermon, which we stated in our I'a per of Tuesday to hare been delivered in the neigh bourboort of the Foundling Hospital on the even ing of Sunday last, was preached in the morning, in the absence of the appointed preacher. On Monday the Bishop of LONDON, as Dean of the Chapel Royal, was pleased to appoint Mr. CHASI.DS Evans, oue or the gentlemen of the Choir of His 1114.issrr's Chapel Royal, in the room of the late Dr. AVNTON. The Spectacle of the Brazils, and its interesting store, eontinue to move a load-stone of attraction at the Royal Amphitheatre, beyond any thing that his appeared for a series of years, while the eccen tricities of The Hinted railer convulse the house eith laughter. Every box was filled with beauty and fashion, at an early hour last night, and the uvidity to secure places, for several nights to come, chews a determination in the fashionable world to behold them prier to their leaving town for their summer retreats. We mention with pleasure, as a tribute due to the exertions of the present Stumm, that the metropolitan prison of Newgate May be quoted as an exam ple of cleanliness and good order to all the prison, in the kingdom. There has been no case of fever within its walls for many months, and there are at this time not more than one or two persons in the sick wards, out of five hundred pri soners. Hitherto Newgate has been consider e d as a /Um for &Owe fever 7 and in the %amain. of 1601, six or seven patients died if► it, per day. of a con tagious malignant fewer. rms RO?4L FAlffilt Yesterday, about t 2 0 dock. Fbr mi.myrr, as% void the Dukes of KcttT sod Can, anxious, loopoursta Viscount watt Viscouutess-Carr • bloats Ew itisra visit, at their TioUse in Chelsea, where an elegant refrashuseitt was prepared for them. TIM itov.tt. Purr walled en the delightful garde' . • attached tai the house, and returned to the QuEste's Palace about three o'clock. At two o'clock His MAJESTY heirt a prii`cte L. Tee, at the rr. P . al a re, w was attended by— The Anhliehops of reuteilmsry. sad Yark the Vint Lard of the Tressurv, the Lori Privy Seal, the 'Secretary of State fur the House Department, She Chancellor of the Se chequer, the Find Ltw,t of it* Admiralty, et& Muter &me -111 Ur I 6,. Onli.onfe, the Prouirient of the Board of Trade, the Lord (hatisbertata, the Lord Smyrna) th.: Bishop • of Doan ; Earls Nuetheak, Mexturrougti, Atl:lom Win chitsec, and Tyrcouisel ; Emsl Monet* • Aftetrala Dock worth, fiet:illt.r, and Fautrurt ; Gretna: Mather, Premier. tun, and Johlisou Culooeia Stewart, Berkeey, Dyer; Cof fin, and Toffees; 'Jajur Giukell; Captain, Procter ud . IVithey ; Mr. Sadler, The Cul lowing . had the honour of being present to Ilia MAJESTY : ' • Lieutenant-Colona Stewart, of the First (in-ricis, his pros..dium. lb , !fish," of Dust', upon Ids transtaticn to that See. . Admiral the Earl of Nortl.esk, upon his promotion. -Lord Muusun, by the Earl of Mc-thorough, upon his mar riage. Major-General Croabie, upon his promotion. Vier Mir Mtn Thomas Ducksortb, upon his see turn (roan the pursuit of the Itischfurt Syaadruu, and arm his marriage. Gear ail Moser, rpm his mago ti us , tieuerni Pennington, upon his promotion. Major Waken, of the Royal York Nugent, hy the earl of At him*. of Tyreounet. of the First Regiment of Guard% upon his being appointed Aid-du-Cusp to his Royal mess the Doke of YOI k. Capt. liteauchaisp, Proctor of the Rortt Nary, ttp.m hie promotion. • Capt. %Vithey, by rice-Admiral SirJahn Thomas Deck worth. General licnry Johosun, upon his promotion. Colonel Berkeley, of the M:u.:iies, tipou hist promo. Son. Colonel Dyer, of tbe Royal Marines, upon his prthnotion. 14emeuant•Caunel PilIC Cuain, upon h. appointment to Ito Depttly-Quartse.Mnater-Gencrul w ells forma in the Me. tliterrtscan. Lieutenant-Colonel Tome', upon hi:: being appointed Assistant-Military Secretary to the ronttn ,nder-ilatinef. Bear-Admiral Gambler, tr..nr leis promotion, and ars lanistin his Rag. Rear-Admiral rancourt, upon hls promotion. Hie MILIESTY Wave utiii.Alter to the Duke of PoITLAND and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers . prevent, which epgaged His MAJE*TY till about seven o'clock. THEATRE. OIU*T•LAWL. For the h.enefit of Mr. Revlntt. and Mr. Gt.- sus, oat last ui.ht produced a new play ` that excited considerable interest in the fitArlonahle world. It waa the first serious skeet of the Author Muse, who is Mr, Scerrianros, entitled The Mysterious Eride ; the characters of %%Lich i,ere thus repreiented:—. Aseptic Omelet Antssarli Kuril • • .. Eyes. Jame &ha& BY A • DOC //L Ode Coosa. , Daman •••••••••• PALMER. Mime 41(bido MASLOW'. .. Gert.si. SPAIIIILit, Neriss , . BLAND. The *gene lies in Transylvaniu, and the interest of the piece arises out of the intended union of Eli. soul, daughter of the King of Beheads, and starie, Prince of TrantylvaLia. to whom she is betrothed. The purpose is prevented by the in trigues of arioedif, an ambitious favourite of the Prince, who seeks to substitute his own sister for the Bohemian Prioress who is carried of and de. graded into a servant at an inn, in a remote part of the country. The Priam was enamourml of the portrait of the Prisms, whom he had never wielY, and meeting bar by chance in her huinlvle Kites. tion, his passion is increased, although he is ig norant of the identity of the object. The Prince and Aida. the sister of his false favourite. who imposts her upon him as the Bohemian l'rairess, are on the eve of being muted. when the impos ture is detected; and Muria, after much suf fering. is happily united to the Patncir..—. From this story the Author has produced a three act play, of considerable merit. The language is elegant and classical, and the interest supported with ingenuity. The Overture and Music are by Mr. Barer. with the exception ef a beautiful airs in the second act, suns by Mrs. Steen, which %411 loudly and deservedly applauded and rapturously encored. It is a Neapolitrui air, selected by Mr. SRUFFI MGTOII, and arranrd by Signor Mosso. u. The prologue was written by I‘lr. SzarriNGTON, and spoken with considerable effect by Mr. NIT. NAM. The epilogue is by Mrs. Plinat. proposes a scheme foe a grand matrimo• nial lottery, spoken by Mr. Rrstett.—Mar. Swoons is always interestinK ; on the pre sent ()cession,. she was every flung the author could have desired. Mr. PISTI.4 AS was oleo ec tremely succewful. Mr. 11. SIDDOXII appeared to great advantage, and was spirited and inipn ssive. Indeed all the performers exerted themselves to the inmost, and were rewarded with the most unbound ed applause front one of t:!c most crowded and brilliant audiences of the season. A more atten tive or successful hearing no piece could receive. The Indsitry, BALL, froni Malta for London. is captured. acid carried into Seine. On Saturday next, the 4th of June, Only will be, in honour of Ills Ma.; Levee hiith-dity, a lig.ide ui the rollou ing regiments on Clapham C 0 .1.111011 . Meat. I caster. I sErr . Clpham, "" 1 CauNrnell, 3o Wautletwurtm, VA) si c , Athim, g.le Battersea, Urn Tv,,,,,,g, lull flays:wadi, su let &Web 400 lambal, auo 809 CJO 6,0 The total force of the brigade all be about tao thousand three hundred. The Old Bailey Samions caramel:red yeatercLy ; ao cave of interest oecorml. _ (larks and Johm Brotsa, brotl.crs, two g.•ctcel lo9l:iiin young men, stem yetitertley fully coin. tnitttal at the bleu-ion-Iloup.,chnrged with roblniii were, jewellers of ring* and ether I r :La i; i~ ~' . i