The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-11-17 00:00:00

LON DON, THURSDAY, Novvmere 17. One of the most B allast and desperate naval ac tions, during the present war, was fought iiithe course of t -tatt , d, as ed Needs)/ . that of the Fmneli novel force in LOrierd, two frigates had hauled further out than the rest, apparently ready for a pus;i, as it wa, suppore4, for the Wi.st ',lid that the Amethyst frigate wa • left to watch m. On Thursday last one of the ,French frigates made the expected push, and the "./airdsyst fell in with, sad engaged her, about three leagues from L'Orieot. They fought, muzzle to muzzle, from seven o'clock in the even ing until half-past ten, when the enemy struck her colours, after having had her Captain and two Lieutenants killed, and two hundred and fifty killed and wouniled. The Amethyst is said to have had a Lieutenant of Marines and nineteen men killed, and 30 wounded. She mounts only 3a guns, the Thesis carries 30. The prize has arrived at Plymouth, under convoy of the Shineinne, and tie Amethyst was following them into that port. The mossy, besides her complement of men, had ion soldiers on hosed, of whom it only survive.— She was laden with , 2000 barrels of flour and a bat tering train. destined for Martinique. This is one of the most desperate action* that has been fought daring the war. The gallant Captain Szvstotta, of the Amethyst, was a Lieutenant of the Mar/Ito rough, in the glorious action on the first of June, in which he lost his right arm ; when he was un dergoing amputation, in the Cockpit, on that memorable day, he was told that the ship hail suffered so much, she must strike. The gal lant felow, writhing with pain, and fainting from loss of blood, answered—" an orJer to strike rosi be issued, but I say it will not be obeyed." It is a curious circumstance, that the most splendid of our naval heroes should have Inst their right arm, and be thus cowpellyd to fight Nagle-/waded against h Nxi.sox lust his right arm ; Sir Saretitz HOJD has lost an arm, and we have DOW to carol upon the list of fame another hero who bat DLO lost au arm. The Amethyst, iu which he achieved this gallant exploit, is one of the finest frigates in the royal navy. The wind having come round to the west ha 4 brought sevens' arrivals from Spain, among them are the Japiter and the Semiramis frigate from St. Andera, the latter of which took out the Marquis Dit LA ROAIA itA, and the /Viobe from Corunna. By these we have received pavers from Comma to the 10th, and letters from St. Andero of the 12th inst. The latter state that Genttral BLAKE was in pos session of Billma, and that an action had taken place, in which tlic Freoch were driven two leagues from that place. ft thus appears that the account in the Paris papers of the re -occupation of boa, by the French, awl of the defeat of Ge neral BLAKL. is CitirOiandell. This circumstance esicovages a hope that the account of a battle on the 3d, in which Nay NMI defeated with the loss of GOOO men, deserves credit. As to the reports of the French having pushed foraanl their cavalry to Bur , we do not see how they can be true, as this move ascot is said to have taken place previous to the 12 , ttii llctoher, whereas it hi :int even pretended i n the l'aris Papers, that the French resumed offensive opera films until the arrival of Bossirstra in Spain on tier 411 t inqunt. Before the French can advance to they must outflank the Spanish army, seal defeat BLAKE ; and should they so far suoreed, they will have completely interposed 'millets' Gs n-rt4l Nlociar.'s wan!, now marching from Porto g Ceneral BAIRD'S tr op. from Corunna.— The latter commenced their march on the t:lith ult. The fulioaiug is the substance cf the dispatches received by Government. oi Oen :Lyl%tiiiisters ifr their favourite prints of last night.—Griver 1111 l eni, they say, have received Dieiratelies from St. Amlero, dated the 7th November, which state that the French, having received considerable rein furtsements, attacked the Gallician Ainiy, under General BLAKE, en the llst of October, in their positimis, about a leave from Savareoso. The attack.corniniliced at six o'clock in the morning, uuder cover of r thick fog, and lasted till three in the afternoon, when the Spaniards, idler a most o‘istiruttely contested engagement, in which they h.O to contend with numbers greatly superior, and a formidable artillery, being destitute themselves of that softies of force, were obliged to retire. They effected their retreat in excellent order . to Bilboa, with a view to a further retiremei.i. upon Volinaseda. The enemy's force WWI romptded et 25,000 men, that of General BL Ala at 17.000. The bravery• and steadiness of the troops are ►ne•rtioned in the highest terms. In the course of eight hours most &pinnate and incessant fight ing, the enemy never gained wore than a quarter of a lea,oie. Subsequent letters, dated St. Ander°, the lith, state, that General BLAII6. finding the French were advancing beyond Valmaseda.with a view to cut off one of his divisions, advanced upon their nnny near Vidinasedia and Orontes*. ow the 4th of November, and after a vigorous and obstinate action, which lasted from one o'clock in the day till dark, he defeated the Frencli,• and drove them from Valina sada, with loss, taking one howitzer, much at►mn nit on, two provision waggons, and some poisoners. General BLALE was concentrating his army, and •n.wvtng his head-quarters to Reynosa. The Marquis Da LA Rowawa had arrived at St. Artier°. -to take the command of the Northern Army. 'rite nuke of Oars:Ass has been on a sit,it to I)itke of Keel. for sorne time prat, et hi, Royal ness's scat at Castle-Bar-Hill.--Ou Tuesday nig a Nlesseo .er tnere with letters for the Duke of Oat,. AN •; t contents of which %vete, we uncles-gaud, requesting inns to leave th.s equates as sons as possible, to-proceed to ("Moral r 'fleet his inother and sister, to arromr" l3 9 fl"" that place to Malta. It is utidenn,43d • . D u k. will complywith their wishes, ant sill shot. v set oft: One of the TfiftSUf . t. .14,11111a1.1 lately at.ootinced. that His : 1 1AJCSTY was t; sigll a Prisialegstion, yesterday, couveui.%; Parliain,•sit upini the Nth iron. for dispatch of business. sus Preciaination was signed. and its unouncetns nt L .wars to have. been a user...device, to slump the public spirit and demand for a speedy and efficient inquiry into all the causes and consequences f the Convention of Cintra. This device, however, we can forgive._ 'There is something is fidelity, when shown even is the worst of causes, that must disarm resentmeirt, if not command respect. But what shall we say of the renegade Print—The Coswier—hitherto one of the most abject and degraded .laves in the service of Minister*? Alluding, in its number of lest night, to their conduct, it says, What occasion is there for such a Court," meaning the Court of Inquiry at Chelsea, .• to sit in public at all ? None, except it be to delude the country with the slew of a trial, while, in reality, there is no trial ; and to afford a pretence for 'eying there has been an acquittal, where there could he no con viction." We do sot, however,notice this as a proof of the apostacy and tergiversation of The Courier, alternately the sycophant and calumniator of every part?: We notice it merely as a proof of the de clining influence of Ministers. It is no lorigercou vernent to The Courier to give a Lase unqualified support to Ministers. and vermin always desert the sinning vessel. Yeeerilsy s a Corset ihrectnrs WAS held at the East India Honor. when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, vi z .-- C. 'plain Wan. Campbell, Nottingham ; and J. Carnegie, Baneg ; for Madras and hingal. Captain .1. Mahirurtoo, Walton ; and M. lichen, Thames; f,r China divert. Captain We. Haliburton, Lady Castles-tick; for St. He lenaand Bengal. The uti.l;ttnantitnietl slips , talten up last week, WPIi tiltl4 katlnarti . Cwitts. Cape J. Hs), for China, direct. Metcalfe. Cie. hark. ; sad Sane:4CW. Camberley ; fur 31sdess sad Bengal. Devonshire. Capt;ift J. 11,rray ; for nrylea sad Bevil. Margpts Welkele7, Cartage Le Shim- for Bombay, direct. The demi.tatiou of the Cottle Edell. Captain Callum, was altered from Ceylon and Bengal, to Madras and Busgal. Tie Retreat, Capt. Wm. HAT, was taken up, and stationed foe Madeira, Madrosood Bengal. The Court stear ed. at wiz otlock, till Wed nesday net.►. _ . At a late hour on Tttesday night a Messenger ar rived at the Foreign Office, with Dispotcbe. from the French Minister for Foreign Atfairs. Ile was the braver of the Answer to the Dispatches of our Mi ni-try, in reply to the delusive overture of BosA PAtat, and which was lately Scot to Paris in the care of Mr. SHAW. The Frewb Messenger landed at Omer. on Tuevday. about 'mons from a flag of tiuce which had conveyed him from Boulogne.— The nature of the communication brought by him has not publicly transpired; but we believe the correspondence may sow be considered as brought nearly to a close. - . Asa Loam of respect to the memory of their late Colenti, Lord Vostem.sTaa, all the *Act r. of the 4th Dragoons, ita Canterbury, appeased in wilitaty tonaroing. at &today tart. • • ff,S • 4.2 POSIT' Mr. . . •• - -ME Orrlor.• ) YeAter alkont twelve iiis IMIA.JrVIT aeriveli et .the Qt:F.Em's ['Lance from where he wits received by the Dukes of NOtti. Kai r, mud liustattat.Am p, At two o'olotillt MetesTY held a private Levee, which wira ut. tended by.. • • The Arehli:,hop of Cauterlinry, thit LOrd Chancellor, the Lord President of the Conseil, the tirst Lord of the Trea sure, the t'haiirellor of the Fact...quer, the three Seczetaio." of *tate, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the 'Lord Clow( Justice of the Court of King's the lodge of the Ash suinsity, the Judge Advocate, Use Lord Mayor of Lembo.), the Recorder of London, his Excd:looey the Stoutish Asa.- bassador, the Spanish Depnties, the DoLe of, Ho:prior, Ear! Winelii!sea, Lords ,laden ;au ‘Vattint), Hratlifitid (Gulilltiek); Sirs J. Cro , li.n le end C. Ilrislouie ; Georitata if arcun rt, Jerome, Royal i aad Ile) nell; Messrs. Peirteetrer, Villiers, G. Villiers (Groom in 11'a atng),Suiteleyahlilattirru. The following had 1.44. honour of being peerreist, ed to Illic!'slAJii.reir Mr. Villiers, upon ha being appointed to a Special Hie• sion '0 Portugal, It, Hr. Canning. Mr. Sanyo, by the Spanish Ambassador. Lientruant-Colinirl Reynell, open his Wog Appointed to the Command of the 71st Rettioterie„ and IllhNe his prom.i.. toot ay.l appoitrtoseirt to the Staff in Portiogai • Nlirtur.Gerweral Hugooist, upon his being appoterted to to Conimani of tbe this Rrennenl of linkgouils. tier...ratJseoose,b l I lieSpauuh A flatus salor . Captain Sir Charles Brisbane It Is. upon his Iwirr flp. 1 poinseri Governor an d Couninsivier-in•Clituf of the island or' St. Vincent. Master . deceased. corder u. courieted SCSeiOllll ; graciously pleasure, ho was ma.— Manchetter-squiire, who! - him him next. proms: slings of SCHIIIe Courts-Martial. About seven o'clock H. MAitsTY set off Oti few return to Windsor. ni. Died, a few trays since. at -Gieeeestor. .Sir CRARLS4 SAITO., Bart. who was eighteen! years Commissioner of Portsmouth Dock surd. Ile has left a widow, three sons, and one danghter,.who it the wife of Captain Ottvxx i of the ItOrlll..l*Rvy• His eldest son, now Sir CIIARAMS, SA,IIIII, suc ceeded Mr. TRAIL, as one of the Secretaries to tlfe LORD LI£I.ITGRAIIT of Ireland. Sir MINIM PADLET ST:JOUR MlLinighTl MOr t • who died at Bath on Taay 'afternoon :last, wee only in the 44th year of his age. His . cpualaipt war a diseased liver, with which he bald been alike ed for many years, and endured the sQlfering..of a long illness with manly firmness and paticia resig nation. Sir HENRY Won a Member of l'ailiausetst fur the extensive and respectable county of (lints. Sir HENRY generally resided at Dagmerstleld Perk s near Odiham, arid lived in a style truly maim& cent. His hospitality, like his intoner% wa. liberal and open; sod from his general condestmisima to his inferiors, and his munificent donations to the poor, is sincerely lamented. Sir HRXRlrbas left a wile and fifteen children. He is succeeded in his title nod estates, computed at the annual valise of 23,0001. by his eldest son, now Sir Namur Nitta sr, a young gentleman of 21 years of age. The principal executor to the will is the Rev. Mr. Sit.- Sto N, who was tutor to-the deceased Baronet. The present Lottery consists of only 20.00.41 Tickets, IWO of which the Contractor has permis sion to make into two Extra Prizes of 500 Tickets each; of course there are but 19,000 for ask, arij as there are greater advantages than in any former . Lottery, it is highly probable every ticket may be sold before tbv Drawing begins. At pits.sst, Tickets and Shares are to be had, iu great variety, at the old established ()filers of T. BUR, 4, hill, and 9, Charints,-crosa, where the fast 93',G001. and the two last 30,0001. Proses ever draws, were sold in Shares, and where all P.izes are paid on demand. To suppose the Public should lose sight of its be. tieticial an Adveistnre, as that now submitted to their attention. is to suppose they have not peruse) the Scheme of the Lottery : Only read, COITIM)111114 and j0 , 12r, between the present and former Lot teries, :,nti it will be easily perceived the athiantsges re.,ialt;ng loner so ialualsh. a Gift,'as 1,000 Ticks.... This loon is capable of producing an enormous sum of mosey ; the lowest Share, • SiNtientli, us,,y receive from 3 to 7.0001.; an Eighth, to to 14,0001.; a Quarter, un to ta.f.g/01.; an Half, 40 to 56,0001.4 Ticket, 130 to I It,oool. Tickets and Shares are selling by Floassao and CO.. 26. <..nrn bill and St. Margaret's-hill, Borough; where the last-drawn 10,0001., and the two first :30,0001. were sold and *hived. The Lord Mayor of Looth.o, 11.) he Reeorskr. Li.iiii.naut-Getseral Sir John Cnioluek, upon L. _heist opointed to the oomeasii4 of the forces in Portisigni. Mr. Bolkoley, topes his being appounvi s Moult of tisy fajesty's 114144sititakor, tu Use room of liners:l Marconi I, :s.ruoid. . , The Hon. Goners! Horeciirt, upon ibis being appaloosa rater of His htsjestAL.zobsi s , its the town of Lot Wow. ecsased. ": • 'ss.s His MAJostif held a Privy Crwittril,, at'lrhieh if CHAILES Ballston was introduced, ge . d11114,111 1 Governor of the Island of St. Vincent.: , .. en A Council was also held for receiyittg, • order of London's Itenurt oPthe courigtoss ouricted at theAlld ilailey"during tfieSeptc esaiolis; when we understand Ma YtfaJzial s is ......, pleased to respite them all, durin . , leasure, except R Man of the name of P , ho was found guilty of breaking open it hisiiptilit litachcater-square, during the Allow, of a mail oho had the care of it, and ms Ms, return vsnesded im with an iron ciow, and thramtrooit.te.esurdrr iin ; he was ordered for cxeculion eft Wednesday 'ext. . . His MAJESTY gave audience§ to the flew p( 'out -LANs. and the other Ministers PrstioDt e t e 4r. Rynno, who laid before Hi s Auger, e • r omit- I sense Colonel Bunn, of the Ch at h am Di v i s i on o f of our Royal Nlurines, is appointed Comaiandnd at Wool- wich, in the place of Colonel Frxrenrit. Mrs. Dickson, the noted •pugibstie baker, 'is this day .BWIS, to tight a Kentish maul. The battle ma take place near Acton. The bess-arein faronr of Darken& The workmen began, yeateMay, to dig the fowr ith th e dation of the new Theatre, in (rent-Garden. It ilty. is to he seven feet sad a half 'dipper than•the old par t y) , lon nriation. The Covent-garden Convene have it in content ;ening plation to remove to the Little Throne, in the Hay.. Ken-, Market ;wltere they will be at'inuch less expense, tot ta- and not evaram wOb_silter ticketyl e as they are at present, to the exclusion of money. We ander- xi the • stand that many of the old proprietors hate 11OP t thew their boxes, for the iwason. relying on the contiani dial, ance-of Mr. HARllllb . a company at the King's Then. tee, for which that generous turA lits:l l :rhur Runs. man. Mr. TAYLOR, reCtiVIS Iskeetens -per Or the (Night. will tremble and yield to the yoke of servituile.l' But, correct as Mr. Arndt was in hiq prediction of the revolution in Spain, being a native of Swedish Pomerania, he is not miliiosised enough to judge fairly of the ability of Sweden effectually to op pose, in addition to the Russian forces, tin artily composed of men every way as hard• eV the b-ave warriors of Sinaland. Warne, Warmeland, and Jemptland. The Norwegians, in particular, are as little degenerated as the hardy inhaiiitants of these Swedish provinces They still are, like the ancient Normans, so handsome, strong, brave, and loyal race of men. They are not, indeed, over partial to the Danes, but they are firmly attached to the Danish Goveraraent, which treats them more as an independent confederate Power, than as subjects of a subordinate province, bur dening them with no more taxes than the States of Norway think proper to accord. As it is not likely that they would be indulged iii the en joyment of the same advantage., if reduced un der the Swedish sceptre, they may be expected to co-operate most vigorously with a Danish army, should a frost enable it to invade Gothlund agd Scania, whilst Russia pursues her conquests in Finland ; and it is more than probable that the en wing winter will enable the King of Denmark to execute the plan of Bonaparte, and to indemnify himself in Sweden for the loss of Hol'tein, which, probably, w II be soot) followed by the additional cession of Jutland." THE BRITISH PRESS. TIIE4TRE-ROY.4L, DUBLIN. • DUBLIN, NOV. 10. 011 Tuesday night were performed The Way to :et Married and %he thud tO Puy. The novelties were Air. Lewis,in Tsiotgent, :nut 111ni. KtNNLotr, in Miss Allspice. The former is eon of ,thr.cele. heated coinediau of that name, and the latter per. bulged here about ten years since. 11r. Lawts, though by no niesuis,so gouda figure, resembles his rather very much. He has the face, the voice,• the action, the bustle, and the business of Mr. W. Lewis. So close an imitation of bis points and inimiser would not be sufferable in any other per. I/011 ; but in the Gentleruftu now tinder consider ation, what in another would be justly condemned a, a fault, becomes in him extremely pleasing, for in the son we think we behold the lather.—He performed Tangent- with spirit and success throughout the piece tneaUdience liberally bestow ed their favours on him, and at the close, his bow was retunaml by au weenineous peal of applause. We recollect Mr% KI.NNEDIf making her first appearance on the IJ7iiliii hoards, fifteen years since, with much interims, in the parts or Lady Bel Swinge, Mrs. Candour, &c. &c. ; she was a very excellent actress. dressed extremely well, but had something unpleasant iu her voice.—About the same time 111iso DuNCAN made her first appear ance, in the patt of Priscilla Tomboy, in the Farce hi % he Komp. for the benefit of her father. The Poor Ginitlentint, on Thurad4y night, afford ed another opportunity or observing Mr. LEWIS, and, we are happy to say, the iinoreskion made by his sprightly and hustling performance of Tangent, wan rather increased by his animated sod agreeable delineation of Frederick.—Should his performance lie of other characters be equally happy, _ may anti cipates much favour from the public. After the Play, a Ballet, of considerable merit, introduced, for the first time, Mr. Girtoux and his three sisters to a Dublin audience. We hay. not before seen, on our stage, so interesting and accom pltm hed a groupe. They ate of the first class iu thew profession, and, in the course of the Ballet, we disco. ered that they are by no means deficient in other polite accomplishments. The perform ance of Mr. sod Miss Gianva, on the piano -forte, was much admired, and throughout they received distinguisled and certeinly Well-meritedapplause. 9n Pride, aig..it the ashes was repeated, and the ores , alter ,lion that appeared in the least necessary wits mats'—tale exhd.ition of an explanatory scroll st i Ie clorte!issiou of t ite piece, was judiciously omit ted ; thi- r. a proof" ef the taste and good sense which n.y.y prusides over the entertainments of our • Theatre. On ._ Saturday, Miss SNIIITIV was to plaL Mrs. Pd Oaddy—-. iivvosar, Oa/dry—and Mr. awls, Lard. Trinket. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Doke of Poarbsa is, at his house in Piccadilty. Visoorntes SUDLEY had a select e.irti pertly IMF at her twos. Dover -street. SNAIL RSPCA a's traged : of King John is getting up b' Covert-Garden Company.—Mr. Ki sma • %. Cumin will unite their powerful kilts ....adossersok The Earl sad Countess of tit.ftevricas.aod Lushes Yoncs, arrived on Tnesday night at ' house in St. Jamas-maitre, hoot Wimpol,e Cambridgeshire. Sir A as. Lady Esitu•. 5.1 , 4 Miss FIUME, left town at Monday evening for Rath, for the recovery of her Li.dyship's health. The Earl and Counters of CARDIGAN intend returning. this week, to their house in Upper Grin•vcianr-street, from their seat at Richmond, for the 1e56012. Lord mid Lady GEORGE CAVENDIQH arrived, or. Tuesday afternoon, at their house iii Saville row, from Latiiners. The Paris Papers state, that Madame BONA PARTE will, %ith the Queeu of liOLLAND, inhabit the Hotel de L'Elysee, init . .' the return of NAPO LEON. It it not the first time she has been in lifters daring her husbaud's absence. From a late decree of Buis AAAAA e it appears, that all money coined in France, subsequent to the ht of January next, is to be insenbed on the re verse with the mods French Empire, instead of French Itcpuldic. Sir THONAS CVATTENTON, Bart., and Mr. Lest.tt, have arrived in town, from Ireland. Mrs. Eossi is, the comic actress, of to much cele brity, will leave London, in a few days, to com mence her engagement at the Edinburgh Theatre. We have lie reason to complain of the com plaisance of Sir ARTNUE WELLESLEY in adopting the French language in his Armistice. The French Financiers, not to be outdone in courtesy, have adopted the word Brdret, a term rather barbarous, but one with which Julia Ball is very well ac quainted. M. and Madame TA, sit, and Mademoiselle Duciessents, were to take their leave of the Stras burgh Theatre, on the - 26th last, where they had been performing for several nights. Mr.CANUINO pre a grand dinner, on Tuesday, at his home in Bruton-street, to several of the Ca binet Ministers. Motssieur Dc Souza, nephew to the Porn'. OULU A Id sAs4A Dolt, left town, on Monday evening, for Port.motith. The Dashers Doweget of RUTLAND arrived, on Tursdav, at Bel volt Curt flout Lekertershire. The karl of FORTES& Ct% 111010 w, w Graivenor square, is under a tharou l ei repair, and will be ready, by (lit:stinee, for the receptiuts of hie Lord ship and &nail ) , who are at their scat in Devon shire. Lady Hr s: pores had seltet party, on Tuesday 111011, At her house in Crinvenor-siluari.. rht !tight Rev. the Lord Bishop of LONDON ha. returned from his seat at Sandridgr, to his Palace at Fu haux, where. we are happy in stating, he is ur gomi health, hiring ootniderahly lwnetittcd by his summer oteursion. The Illo'mumble; and Reverend the Bishop of DCZNAZI will split Ancl:Laul Castk t,r his town residence in a fen days.