The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-12-20 00:00:00

VIENNA, DEC. 1. 1 An English frigate has arrived at Triest, which will carry Mr- Arbuthnot from that plan, to-Con stantinople, whither, as is well known, he is going its Ansbassaaor. For some days past workmen have been em ployed in the metropolitan church of St. Stephen, in making preparations for the festival in account of the assumption of the Austrian hereditary im perial dignity, which will now be celebrated on the sth Inst and to attend which, many persons have already arrived from the provinces. As the accounu from Tuscany and Ragusa, rela. tits to the progress of the infeaiotis distemper, are .continnally more alarming ; besides the regiment of Infantry, which are already on their march for Italy, to reinforce the cordon, the fourth regiment of arta . laity has likewise received orders to break up for the tAustrian Coasts, islands, and harbours, in the Adria tic Set. CADIZ, NOV. 13. - The istelligence received here yesterday, from Malaga. of the capture by the English, on the sth of Olober, of four rich register ships, has caused harathnotost lively sensation. Ail business is entire. ly at a stand. The Fars, which, an the -th, were St SI per seat. discount, are now at 43 per cent. discount. At the same time, it is inraplicahle, that since the sth of Oaober, several rich merchant ships, from our colonies, have arrived safe in our rte - - ports, without any hindrance from the English.— Only three days ago, a very rich ship, the D.de. worth eight-hundred thousand pe , Is-duros, arrived. She had been detained by an DIOS.' frigate, which, after examining her papers, suffered her to proceed on her voyage. We, nevertheless, still hope tLat peace may be preserved with England. The contagious disorder 1,411 not yet entirely ceased but it is greatly on the decline, and sse hope it will soon be entirely at an end. Pails nec. 3. According to accounts from Madrid, the LngliOi Gorge l'Alraires has already left that Court, by which the hope of the continuance of peace between England and Spain is at an end. THE BISHOP OF ARR.IS. M. de Conzies, Bishop of Arras, exchanged his anhly mitre for an heavenly crown, last Sunday, the 16th instant, at eight o'clock in the morning. Born a nobleman, and educated fur the pi-they, he did equal honour to his rank and to his station. Faithful to his King, as to his God, a long life was never polluted with a single action that did not ' prove the stanclarJ merit of a good man, and of a *ere Christian. 'I he loyal, As well AS the religious, 111 iisitating his =ulna, may be suer to possess the lOW of their contemporaries, and the admiration pinerity. Ihst snch a charmer should particularly attiaft --• dee hatred of Bonaparte might justly be exp.lcted. The name of the Bishop of Arras was upon the same line at the same list of proscription with that of the hero of loyalty, Georges. The Corsican as sassin who pierced the bean of an Enghien, Piche gru, and Georges, has long pointed his dagger at the bosom of this prelate, who preferred poverty and exile in England, to th.• Roman purple, and the Parisian Arch-Episcopacy, both offered him i • 11$91, by the First Consul of France, and by the *ontiff of Rome. Unalterable iu his attachment to the House of Bourbon, His Royal Highness Monsieur, brother to the kiug of France and Navarre, made him one of his principal counsellors and confidential ad- k risers s tmproßtable offices, indeed, for those wh o , !: Fonfouading fortune with justice, regard mo ne y mare than honour ; but advant ageous to hi m w h o :flas a conscience , follows its diCtates, and feels the onour able difference between th e di s i ntereste d ounsellor of a lawful Prince, and t h e d es pi ca bl e 'accomplice of a barbarous Usurper. ' The Bishop of Arras had, from nature, a con tion strong enough to resist the ravages of to the farthest limits assigned to the life of Providence also bestrwed upon him a feeling to the highest degree. of chi isti.toty , the misfortunes the degradation of his country, which sieprived the world, puma ' best and brightest ornaments. dons journey of Pius VII. and the coronation of Napoleon the First, this - -- death-blow. He survived but news of the Corsican assassin's anointment and was one of the first horrible aft, which has opened a tomb well as for lawful monarchy. had been an example of fiery 1g hi short illness, he was a and resignat on. He exhorted tellow-surcrers, lilts kianeli, TI-IE BRITISH PAESS. LON DON, THURSDAY, Merman 20. The Hamburgh Mail due on Sunday arrived yesterday with letters and papers to the 126.—. The latest intelligence which it brings from Madrid is of the 15th of November. It states that the capture of the Spanish register ships, off Cape St. Mary, had produced a great sensation ; and expresses much surprise, that it has not been followed up by similar proceedings. The Did.,,, Spanish frigate, full of treasure, has been since visited by our squa dron, but, after the examination of her papers, per mitted to proceed without molestation. The fever is rapidly declining at Leghorn ; bat alarming accounts have been received of its progress in Tuscany, and new measures of precaution have been adopted to prevent its extension. France is likely soon to carry into execution her threat of occupying all Italy, in case the Russian troops should not be withdrawn from Corfou, and all cause of apprehension removed in that quarter. Naples And Etruria, we an told, will not be suffered to remain long neutral ; and the English in Rome and the Ecclesiastical States were for their departure. prtparing le Imp e rial , a i The ceremony of the assumption of title in the House of ALirki A WAS the Bth hist Ant. All those innocent persons, whom Rov ►4 au I's bandittis seized last spring, on the German side of the Rhine, have been released, after an imprison ment of nine months. The Duke D'E%G:I7I N, as the chief of these individuals, was treacherously mur dered. It any proof were required, not of the in nocence, for that is unquestionable, but of the purr virtue of this Princely Martyr, the release of every person arrested with him is the best that could be produced, and which, even the most eager of lio- XAr ART C'S defenders, as well as the most guilty of his accomplices, are unable to refute. This aa of duty, not of reparation, is the best possible answer tothc Russian Note presented to the Diet of Ratis• bon, on the 7th of last May. It is a tardy amend ierterald , of the Usurper, exposing equally his o•.cn atrocity, and the baseness of those members of tlry German Empire, who, from fear, weakness, or in terest, refused to join Russia and Sweden, in re venging this horrible outrage. %Ve must, besides, call the attention of our readers to the periods of the barbarous assassination of the I hake of ENG II I EN, and the release of the persons arrested with him, and the memorable occurrences, which immediately fol lowed. The DvK► was murdered on the 22d of March : six days afterwards, on the 29th, the Senate determined to confer the Imperial dignity upon the Corsican. The day before the coronation of this in famoas man, all those arrested with the Duke at Ettenheirn or Offenburg!i were set at liberty. At the former period, he wished to strike terror into the partisans of the Boor soNs, that they might not plot to oppose his nest assumed dignity ; at the latter period, the same policy dictated an attempt to gain those partisans by a pretended clemency. This conduct of Boa sr k are is nothing new. He aCts with Prance as with Europe. The farmer he tyrannises over by the terror he inspires, and the latter by the power which this tyranny bestows. A Morning Print of yesterday, in lack of in formation, took up the speculations of a rc:pe.ntble Evening P.tper of the day before, upon the proba bility of a treacherous otter from BOSAPALLTL of the olive branch, aad reasoned most astutely upon it as a matter perlealy new. That the Corsican is anxious to make all the world believe that he wishes to reign in peace, the history of his government, in every stage, evinces. Before the present war was three months old. be nude four several offers of a negotiation I proposing by turns the mediation of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, or'the evacuation of Hanover for the surrender of Malts. Not content with this, his crafty accomplice, TALL CYRANO, communicated to all the Continental Courts a plan for a conservative congress, the avowed oS jeet of which was to preserve the peace of Europe ; but by which he in reality intend ed to embroil England with all the continent.il powers. Not only his popularity, but his per sonal safety require that the people of France should be persuaded that their sufferings are not the consequence of his tyranny, but of the inveterate hostility of England. ‘Ve have lope.itedly endea voured to impress upnt the minds of our readers, that this is and has been the uniform policy of BONA ewarr. He has conquered mote by negrcia tioa, than by force of arms; and he never will re fuse to make peace, provided he can obtain his own ter 055. Yesterday, abcut thr e e o'clock, the SPANISH AM 11ASADOR had an audience of Lord MELVILLE, at the Admiralty, which lasted for a considerable time. Yesterday the Earl of Mot a A arrived in town, soon after which several letters passed between him and the Minister; and we understand the Noble Earl had an interview with Mr. PITT, about one o'clock. The state of our diplomatic establishment, with regard to Spain, does not appear to be universally understood. JOHN HOOKIIAM Fllk. RE, Esq. our late Ambassador at the Court of Madrid, returned to this country about three months ago, and is now in town. lle lett behind him his brother, B. FRUIT, Esq. as ('barred: dtrairr*, along with Mr. Mors , a, as Consul General. Mr. B. Fazes is the Gentle man whose arrival is hourly expeeed. A Court of DireCtors was yesterday held at the East India House, when the followings ships were ordered to come afloat on the 14th of January, sail to Gravesend the 30th of that month, and, after staying there 30 days, be in the Downs the 7th of March : Combedand, Warley, Coutts, Gauges, Dorsetthire, Exeter, and I lupe, for China direct. The following Commanders took leave of the Court previons to departing for their respeaive des tinations, as undermentioned Captain Archibali Hamilton, Bambay Castle ; Captain 4 William Stanley Clarke, Wexford; Captain John Kirkpatrick, I Henry Addington ; Captain Charles lieslie Grabble , }Loyal Ckiirge ; Captain Jahn Waihworth, Earl of Aberztvenny, for Bengal and China. Captain Thonfas Larkins, Warren Has tings, for St. Helena. Benc.olea, and China. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till :his day. An additional strong squadron is to be stationed upon the Irish coast: Lord GARI)NaIt is to hoist his flag on board the Ifidernia, Nu guns. Rear-Ad miral Dituay is to he second in command, and the Princess Royal, of 98 guns. Go/iata and 7'huntlerer, of 74. guns, are to be detached from the Channel fleet to reinforce the Irish squadron. An express was received at Plymouth on Mondays with respell to Spanish ships, and it was suirposed there that letters of marque and reprisal wobld be issued immediately. The Raver, 0+ troN, from Loadon to the Hal tic, that was on the Seine Bottoms, is got otr, and gone to Copenhagen to repair. lire Two .8,0/hrrr, A S DrK,IIK. from Liverpool, fur Pilon, is lost rNar Cape Breton. The Grace, Wlt.i.lAMs, from Linicr:ck. for Li verpool, is lost. The Raleepria,, Hit.L, from Knningsburgh, for Hull, is captured, and carried into Itotterda.o. The Columhof, Lee, from Liverpool, with a fleet from Cork, for Jamaica, has posed Barb/does. It generally understood that a limited portion of the Militia will be all•wed to extend their services in order to complete the battalions lately added to several regiments of the line, retaining the same benefits as if they continued to serve in the Militia. At all events a rechiaion of the Militia will certainly take place in the spring, either as above stated, or by disembodying the men comprising the fourth class. Since the latter end of last month, all the French emigrants arrested on the '.lSth of March. 1804, at Ettartheim s Kehl, and Offeaburgh, and detained as state prisoners, have been released. The Duke D' riiss's suite were conduaed by gter d'orrous to the right bank of the Rhine. They must hence forth keep at a certain distance from the French frontiers. All their eXeas have also been restored them. The Able lr.ai NI AR. being ill, has been al lowed to stay at Paris till lie recovers. General ILA N° v and three other state prisoners are, how ever, still in custody. Yesterday morning, a bookseller in St. Mary-la bonwi was apprehended by ADKINS, one nt the Bow-street officers, and brought before Sir it aa n Foal). being charged with having published a libel, intitided, 1. 1 A Letter from TIIORSAS PAINE, on the Subjea of the French Invasion." After undergo. ing a private examination, the bookseller was or dered to God bail. Estrafl of a letter horn Capt. WI t.t.tsw WIL. LI All', of die brig St 7)416, of 12 guns AiIJ 22 men, bound to Africa. to his Owners at Cork, dated at sea, 20th Ju1y.1904, lat. 4. S 4 S. long. 11. 53 E. : --" I take the first opportunity that has oar ed, to inform you, that in lat. 4ti. 'ti N. long 11. IS W. we fell in with a French brig privateer o f Iti guns, and apparently fall of men, which we en gaged for two hours, and brat her off; the Anion he pn at half past nine a. m. and lasted till halt past eleven, when the privateer sheered off, and made ail die sail she could from us. We received nn damage whatever in the anion, as most or her shot went over us. She received several of our shot in her quarter, and some through her fore and aft main sail, which we could very plainly see, but what -o:lier damage she received I cannot inform you. !Vie kept in sight I.r twa days after. but did not thi.:k proper to come within gun-shot of us a second time : ram was a long, lew brig, sailed remarkably fast, and apparently had besa out but a very short time : all the people I had on board, behaved in the aiioa as well its Peould expel." Yesterday RAY AL FA! the PR!NCES....._ by Lady CR AJ I ILL House, whereithey o'clock. His Mi where he w-- His NI A.leST' works, and ceeded to th,. riage, attended back, and a the Qc eves In A short MAJESTY gal Gt.oucerrta, the honour to ings of the ' CH ANCELLO:., wise private audiences of His MAJESTY ; 6 tidte after which His MaJzsTv. held a ;, r Levee, which was attended by his Exceli • Russfas Ameassama, the LORD CHA the CHANCELLOR of the Excncoues, th- TARI;:S of STATE for the War and Home . • ments, the JUDOS A DY,AC AT E and MAIM k SERA L, the Duke M, V; TLEREAGH, Lords Hawicessuav ; Sir CO TT ER EL 1., And 1 The following B. WARate4, on . Russia, by Lord Gentleman, cmiyent Count WO kI) zo. After the Levee ' Privy Council, which the above, who - nourable Privy After the Cow. audiences to the Eat Mr. Pus r, and Sir before His MAJESTY Court Martials. Lord Sal Nt IR Y 1 H►Ras' BURR AID last night, the Theatre with a visit, ra of Thirty Tlinsaftyd! Mr. EMeRY resumed his 7ohn Lump, and formers exerted ' pieces went off SIDOONS, in the , interesting. 'Die reiterated plaudits, and sung on their e Britannia, between ti— His NI•J EST V looked v... spirits, and much delighted xviih the music, and the Allusions to the navy, Sec. wi which the Oper4 t a Abounds. He wore blue And g . HER NtAJESTI"--Was itiver-d ii *bite and gal, • vet; handsome cap, and a protue i un a moutid,; white tippet mod. and gloves. ritiNcEss NUGusTn.—a mulberry round diem, dia. mend bandcaia, and four d:oupiii; , wbise &sulks. , whit, tippet, mug, and gloves. r . PRINCESS ELLLABET/Issis& yed ”sr era,* Jsuins whi t and siircr sit:eyes, with black eelvt t b.1114', sully urnani,in cd, and studd , d with dtairioncls; t very beemning ~p, N ail a quantity of clansonsilt, en itentatiar ;plume of ht. iutiiial wimp feathers; a mulberry handkered; cf. ttrovri ear-leislfr round her nick. t Royal flightless etas d'aligitted with the music. partiralarls the ov.rt me. PRINCESS MARY—.7,re a mulberry robe, VII white sleeves, di3mand 'beck !lee, fun 171,, frillurtnid h.:, •erk, ~n, l a white tippet. tin her lit-ad a broad black sio.vet batul, and three whit_ reclining f ..ithers. PRINCEsSSOPIII.kswA dark robe, diamond fearbsr, bile, velvet band, and a gre:n spray feather ; white muff, t1i.....t, ist.t: gl.is,.s. PRINCESS AMEl.lk—sWat superbly dread in white and gold s'crres, embnirdert-d in. stripes t a scares rnb.., tliamnail neeklie^, ear.rilizs, &e. her hair el.gatitiv dressed, (nein.: -4 with bawls of •,,,son•lo, and ornamented w.ch thraa 5..,.., white leathers. Her Royal Highness looked beautiful. Yesterday morning, the Princess lineal A 6fOr.oc cis rns, and several of the Female Nobility, visited Her :vi Loeser and the PRINCESSES. Yesterday the Dukrs of Cuss esitt.AN ts, Cs +(- Retinae, and Sussex, dined with the Roy AL FA 11,e Doke of CUSIRF ELAND hat been much posed will a pun in Ids chest, but %Ye ate happy hear Ili. Royal I I , ighness is much beuer. On Tuesday ausernuon, the Doke of Sussex ar rived at Windsor on a visit to The;r MasnuiriA.s. His Royal I lighness the Duke tit ".I..sssN .t • yesterday, at three o'clock. st C trleton Home, le his travelling carriage and four from ‘Vinils.r. The Hon. Mr. Wens's' RI, the son of the Mar quis, hAs had the humour l bring introduced to Her AilsTY, and of kissing ha hand, by Colonel Dei- SKOW, Her MAJesryis Vice Chamberlain, upnn paying his Father's dutiful respelta upon presmtini the ivory chairs sent by the Nvisie Marquis as a • present to I lei. MAJ.STY. The Earl Of 011idOND on Tuesday led iodic Hy- • menial Altar the amiable Miss Ct. A RICE, of Stittrei Hall, who is posses,e‘l ;if* fortune of neat 21,0601. per annum, besides near 1.'0,0001 in rea.iy cash. [curd and Lady Boa*, Karina atrivcd in town yesterday, at the Earl of WESTMI‘stt t s en's, ill list; ley.squard, it tint Salts-am, in Devonshire. Wr arc concerned to state, that the l'oNas Rotel. was not better yesterday. We are authorised to state that the cause of Mis- BiLt.itiroyors's indisposition has been much ex•r, geratecl. She his been in the habit for many yea; of taking, upon the appearance 0 a cold, or al. , * illness, a composing di aft of from fifteen to twenty drops of laudanum previotu to her retiring to rest. On Monday evening, finding bet self not pertedly well, she desired her mid to procure some of this her favourite medicine, and the latter incautiously gave ber mistress by much too strong a dose.. Dr. Yourso, of tit. James's-street, was inimu-eli•urel! called in, and the apothecary's boy, who s Id fe laudanum, was examined. as to the gnaw ity, wham I. declared the whole phial purchased did not cons lin more than I'4 drops. We are happy to state th Mrs. BILLINI7TON was declared, yesterday, Nit 31 danger. and is expeeted to resume her prolessioaal duties in a few days. 1 FORUGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE HAMBURG'? MAIL. I man, had not ProviJ ftaind virtuous and The deplorable state of his King, aid the I were the diber , ,e whic Piturely, of one of its I From the scandalous sacrilegious coronatie relate received, his for a few days the !lc ...and poisoner's anoint ( victims of this horrible for true religion, as w 1 : As, in hcakh, he h , land constancy, diteii. I of dev,iii.,n av • country's's& mkt • TilE CbUlt r. --4116rfnorning. soon. after Mee o'cinek, LY;:4sartAivitaittdievftthpe‘rVDocinuedkesde:oraf :ctiolts7r.x.,MQ:ttierr-st. the half -past tw. iis MAJRSYY slopped at Kew 4 4 ' rais met by the Duke of CtimIiERLAN ;TS, after viewing the progress partaking of some refreshment, p he QuEvses House in his travallim;c tiled by his German footmen on . party of the light horse, and arrive] 's House about half-past one o'clock. t time after His MAJRVre'i arrival,' live audiences to the Dukes of Yong :ft, and Sir CHAU, CS POW.R, Who 1 to lay before His MAAS I Y the pri,c c , Naval Court of Enquiry. The I. DR, and Lord HAwitEsstitiv, E hike of MON ritOsll. VISCO!Int ads bilits.vrttr., So. Elm LEL, Sirs J. B. WARREN, C. Niece Id H. B. NRALII, Ste. lg presentations took place : —Sir n his return from his Embassy ord SOMERVILLSO and a Itussis iinent in the la* in th:it country, b so. ree had closed, His MAJESTY held which was attended by all those n are of MS MAJesTY's Most Council. auncil, His Moamar v gave prirA e Earl of C snor, Lord Mir s I Sir CRARLCS MORG,AN,,wI•n L t i clew/ the proceedings of sever ci lAA was Lard in Waiting, and Si an NEALE, the Groom in Waiting. THAJTItE, • COYRNT-oAltrltN. the Itov at FAMILY hOlTOrned Zh visit, to see Mt. 1311104.i'S new Ole ascend! and the Farctif The tieetiiia sitmed his place ih Hie chittAaer ld was warmly greeted. Per themselves to the utmost, sad th. with, the happiest eireA. Mrs. charaaer of h arriet, WAR cm - easel, he Royal Pa I y were received with its, and God .sa.-e the Kin: was played rir entrance and departure, also Rale 'ems the Play And I'AVIt. r looked very we 1, was in excellent unfortunate exiles, not to deviate from that glorious, though painful path of thorn, they had dutifully and conscientiously entered. He preached submission to the decrees of the Almighty, in sheering the justice of that noble cause, to which they had sacrificed rank, property, country, and every thing else, except their honour. He told them never to forget the gratitude tilt.). owed to England, should religion and myalty once more prosper in France. ills con stant prayers were, on his death bed, that Christ may again save his Church in France, restore there the rightful and faithful to power, and convert, but not punish, the undutiful and unbelieving. It is often more glorious to deserve than to occupy a throne. His Royal Highness Monsieur, with an humanity worthy of better times and better fortune, refused himself even the necessary rest to attend this trusty and affationate servant, who had the conso lation to breathe his last in the arms of his good and generous Prince. Some few moments before he shut his eyes for ever, he pressed the hand of Mon sieur to his bosom, and with a faint voice faultered these his last words : My kind Prince, death is terrible to the wicked only!" lb tAught u: how to hve aild, oh! too h:;,h Th, pm.: of knowledge, tanht tts how to 'tie'