The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-08-28 00:00:00

• ISOREIGN nlntusmcL HAMkitl it.Jci MAIL. ColosTmcrimont, itiNs 10. The Wechabis, whom we believed entirely die.. perstd, have again nude their appearance, miler • the command of the young Abdul Wechab in Ara.' 1).4, and have iindertaken the siege of Bussorah with out effeet. Afterwards they turned towards Ma mai, and made themselves masters of the country and all the sea-ports situated between the two cities. Their Adhe.ents have obtained several advantages over die Pacha of Getida, who had with some troops advances to oppose them. This unexpetted news hat made the greatest im pression upon the Grand Signor, who has written a letter with his own hand to the Grand Vizier, re proaching him for not havin; secured the cities of Mecca and Medina against another attack of the . . Weck7his the sworn enemies of the Musselman faftidn. i-le orders him immediately to male effec tive preparations to support a former Pacha, who now resides at Akppn, whom his I lighness has ap pointed Pacha of Geddes, and Commander in C hief over the troops issembling in this neighlsourhood. The Paella of Bagdad bat received positive order; to unite his troops with those elder this commander. New troubles have broken out in Syria. Ismael' Pacha, who, since the death of Ghezzar Pachk t i ad, e . d r•iteeini, the comitswfd at St. Jean d'Acro a to resign his power to Ibrahim Pacha, ap pointed by the Porte.' The Deputy Pacha of this b;t, oriGted 6y M.., to at D 117121, has beet expelled by the people. FROM THE rumaw rAnis. —-- taint, loom. 10. The viaotious armies of Louis XIV. during the first twenty-five years of hi. reign, made foreign na tionsacquainted with our language, with our man tic' 5, and with the high degree of perfeEtton to which sciences and the fine arts had arrived in France. The brilliancy of his court, and the hos pitality and pnliteaess of our nation, engaged fo teigeers of rank and di.tindion to come among us, to admire us, and to try to imitate us. His liberal pensions to men of letters of all nations, made the world acquainted both with the glory of the king and the grandeur of his subjeCts ; and ever since, no man of education abroad is unacquainted with our language, and no person is regarded of elegant and accomplished manners, who has not travel led in France, and learned among us how to unite dipmity and delicacy, to be sociable with his equals of our see, and amiable with all classes of the other, to make his inferiors happy without be coming familiar, to he condescending without de scending to familiarity himself. It is therefore to the reign of Louis XIV. that we are indebted for that enthusiasm with which our revolution has been kailed by all people, already loving, esteeming and admiring us as the most civilised nation upon earth. It is the acquaintance with our language and with our amiableness, that makes ell European nations, with the wee exception of the English, anxious to be united, nay even incorporated with us. The best propagators of what the British insolently call Gal lumania, besides the writings of Voltaire, Rousseau, Raynal, Helvetian, and Montesquieu, have been the French Theatres established in all great cities on the Continent ; and our Government cannot better employ the superfluous treasury of the State, than to support these establishments, and to eree' new ones of the same description every where. That such is the wise and generous intent of our Emperor, the decree of Field-marshal Bernadotte, our commander in Chief in Hanover, communicated to the executive commission of that eleetorate under the Ist inst. evinces, by which our countryman, the comedy dirednr Peyre, has obtained exclusive pri vilege of the use of all the theatres in Hanover, so that, in future, and as long as that country is occupied by our troops. no German, but only French plays, will be represented. This is so much the wore politic, because, of all the people in Ger many, the Hanoverians are still the only nation manes attached to England than to France, and re quire therefore to be informed of the vast difference between the hardly half-civilised islanders, and a nation of which the lowest me chanic possesses more real pelitenen and god 'II/1- furs. than the first Lord in the British empire. Should, therefore, at a future pacification, Hanover be given up by us, we may rest assured that we shall leave be hind us a memory dear to all enlightened minds, and a remembrance, which will be highly advan tageous to our grand-children and to our govern ment, for ages to come.—( . 7orenal de Pant.) The six first representations of the Opera Les Benin, hat produced to the Administration a clear profit of 53,000 livres. The Parisians continue to fight by the entrance every night it is represented, so that the Police has been obliged to interfere. Some person's cupidity has taken advantage of this public curiosity. and sold tickets which cost them only six Beres, as high as two louis-d'ors. Though crowded houses are at this season not very pleasant for the spedators, the Opera mania was never greater ; and our Bellew and Beaux prefer to breathe the pestiferous atmosphere of a playhouse to imbibing the healthy air of a Tivoli, of a Bois de Boulogne, of the Ely sian yields, of the Thuilkries, and Luxemburgh gardens. It is reported that a list is made up of two hun dred and twenty foreigners of distiniflion, whom the Emperor intends to nominate members of the legion of honour. It contains the names of several sove reigns, their relatives, their ministers, and generals. The Eledor of Wurtemburg has made a journey eo Upper Suahia, and even to Constance. His son, the young Ekdoral Prince, continues to reside here, and to receive the most liberal' and hospitable atten tion from our Emperor, and from the different branches of our imperial family. At a fete lately given by her Imperial Highness the Princess Mutat, fe was seated on her righthand, and opened the ball with her. Every one who saw this Prince some months ago, is surprised to see the improvement of his manners, and with what attention he has studied the ease and elegance of the members of our court. Should his stay bees little prolonged here, he will soon serve as a model of good breeding for all his countrymen. The report was very prevalent last week, and be lieved by all our principal Literati, with Citizen is„. a, their head, that the famous Vesuvius had, during a violent earthquake, wally disappear ed. Their speculations were, in consequence, as numerous as violent and contraditiory. Some pre tended that another volcano would soon appear in semis other part of Earope; of lets, that this sur prising accident prediCted a total overthrow of our globe, and a physical revolution more terrible than the political one to which our Emperor has just g yen the coup de .peree; others again affirm, that not withstanding what our physicians and astronomers say to the contrary, a dire& and invisible commu nication' exists between our planet and that of the moon, and that the mountain which for some time has been observed burning in the latter has extinguished the volcano in die for mer. Our amateurs of extraordi.!ary novelties improved upon the meditations and conclusions of our Scavans, and pretended that upon the spot where Vesuvius stood, the ruins of an ancient city had been discovered, totally different from what has hitherto been found or read of in the oldest history, and which, therefore, must have been inhabited by the antideluvians. Human bones wet e said to have been dug up, which proved that men were at remote periods three times as tall as in our times, and the bones of other animals were great in proportion. Medals corresponding with the circle of our largest soup plates, of an unknown metal, weighing twenty five pounds, had been found, and were said to be en the sire.Y fee our Museum, and which, in most of our literary societies and Lycea, were conclude-I to have been only the pocket-pieces of our tall anti. deluvian forefathers. The Seeatorial Bishop Gre goire had, to all these specidatimu, neatly finished a treatise, proving the height or Adam before his appetite got the better of his duty. and the gradual diminution of the human species, which, he said, probably before the day of judgment, will he a race of Lilliputians; when the Gazette of Naples ar rived, and informed us that the Vesuvius remained in seam ?me ; and sic welter, rtdotalut mar.— (Jeritril. des Spectacles.) THE BRITISH PRESS. lON DON, TUESDAY, Avvsi- 2C Private letters with the iLamburgh Mail of yes terday, mention that the division of the Russian fleet, consisting of nine ships of the line, and seven frigates, cruising before Bornholm, are those fitted nut at Cronstadr, and the division of seven ships and nine frigates', in Kioger Bay, are those that sailed from Revel a month ago. Report says, hit 10,000 land troops are embarked on board the tormer, but that there are none on board the latter, of Which part is destined to join our squadron in the German sea, though, at and near Revel, 30,000 men are still assembled, ready to embark. It is supposed upon the Continent, that these ttoops will not be em barked, until every thing is finally settled between the Courts of St. James's and St. Petersburgh, which is thought not to be yet the case. The Russian armaments, though great, do not cause the least uneasiness to the nations round the Baltic ; not a ship is fitted out by them, nor a sol dier ordered to take the field, either as a measure of prudence or safety ; while, if a French fleer, even in the time of the profoundest peace, rode without opposition in any of the European or I,I• dian seas, every neutral island, every friendly state, would apprehend a visit from these marauders ; since But: rrrrrr , in 1798, witbert d dectaration war, attacked neutral Malta, and friendly Egypt. Such is the difference between a regular and revo lutionary government. The verbal assurances (if the former dismantle fleets and disband armies, whilst the must sacred treaties with the latter can never be regarded but as a temporary truce, which arms alone can oblige force and fraud to respell. Not withstanding what the Jacobins say to the contrary, all other European nations must either submit to be the tributaries and slaves of France, or they must with arms in their hands defend their threatened in dependence,as long as usurpers rule over the French Republic. As long as France continues under a revolutionary government, all other neople must, for self preservation, continue in a state of war, or at least of armed neutrality. A letter from Vienna, of the 10th instant, says, . 1 The French intrigues have hitherto failed to obtain from our Sovereign the acknowledgment of Bo , in Lis imperial dignity; though nei ther offers nor threats have been wanting to induce lir court to consent to such an ad. This is so much the more humiliating to the Usurper, as the French Minister, CMAYPIONY, immediately after the arrival of the courier who carried the remota. /nu, which proclaimed the Corsican an Em peror of the French, began to make great prepara tions for a pompous audience in a new charader ; at the same time that his hireling Gaxettects in Germany announced, that our court would send Prince D'ESTAAH AZI as an extraordinary ambas sador to congratulate Bon APART E. iince the de parture of the Imperial Family from this capital for their summer residence, and the silence of Count Co arterze c at Paris, announced to all Europe the impertinence and imposture of the Usurper and of his emivary, the latter has not been able to shew himself any where in which he is not laughed at for the ridiculous presumption of himself and of his master. Ile therefore demanded Lis recal ; and BUN r Aft vr, as a reward for what he has suffered on account of his ♦anity, has appointed him a Mi- Mater of the Interior. His successor is not yet known, and many think only a Miry tallairts will remain here on the part of France ; that Co DENTZEL will return, and a person of the same rank take care of our interests in France ; until, by some arrange ments, it is finally determined upon whether we shall make common cause with Russia and England, or follow the example of Prussia. A courier is daily expelled from Paris, with dispatches, which, our politicians pretend, will either callse us in a few weeks to acknowledge the new Emperor of the French, or to sign new treaties with the Courts of St. Petersburgh and St. James's. The Prussian Ambassadors here and in Russia do, however, every thing in their power to prevnt the explosion of another continental war ; though at the same time they have declared, that no new tre.tties have been concluded, nor are there any that bind the Cabinet of Berlin to that of St Cloud." Yesterday the Dispatches by the following ships were finally closed At the £451 India House, And de livered to their respetrlive Pursers, viz. Trav•in. taps. Sauntms ; ud Unio;), Copt. M ,ckintoch. lb SI. ll,,kna m. 4 is •otgal. ita,ia, Caps. Lynch ; and ilividart t Capt. Eattield, for Ma deira, Madr.s, an , ' 'knot. PASSENGERS PLR TkAVERS. g..,,ga.—%fr K. Smici, Cadet, and Capt. J. L. Catitcto, C,.iialsorter of the TIJr. Pat.ILSCLRS ►►R UNION. Si. Helena —.ir A. Braid, and Richard hkottowe, Lieute !taut. of Amu ry , and Mrs. Skottuvre aisl Child. A. Burgh Mews. W. I.a•khart, I),uag.,, 1.. Convoy, E. Murray, N. Daviikno, K. M'Kenti T. F. Huichtubun, A. I‘l'Leeid, J. T. Baldwin, T. J A igu•i.tb Cadet,. D Painter, Free Mariner. PAULNOEtf PER If •RRIET. S Rate,llan, Mr. J. Bunt, Ass istant Sur. Mean J. Ciiok H. M. Wheeler, R. I.lmnmsre, W Jmne., J. Med-Cu*. T. Robinem, H. T. South, .1 ▪ I C Campbell, T. Fieekeray,J. H.i.tliorne, J. G • in, J. F Saul Med, aittl R. Hornb,', Catlett. M.vlr.v---Memr, G Uptluiliaud H. Varlets, Guide; Tho- • MA% &AA, Lieut. Iluntlmy Marius. PA‘SZKOZRII PER 111:IMARP. Bengal.-/illea.ini. E. Lechmere, .1. Greene, Walter Reeling , A R. r. Ludt, T. Baldwin, .1. Anguelit, W. Tur .ser„ AM .5 Serielhara, Cadets. Mean. W. Napier, an H Gro wn , Free M.11.11C111. Horatio Turner, Esq Mrs. Turner, anfl Mies Arabella P.llll. Maik.e-- r. C. Harding, Civil Service, and Mr. G. Ander vim., .ii.inni. The Biter, Capt. Bonn A St, arrived at Madras on the Ist, and the Ann, Capt. T. PRICE, and Giur;, Capt TA v 1.0 R, the 241 of Fehreary. The Euphrates. Capt. WELsTL A El, arrived at Madras on the 20th of February, and the Windham, Capt. GRAHAM, and Cetdon, Capt. HUDEON, the Vat of that month ; the two last, with the Gem rot Stnart, CAIN. 1W kr 111 ER, and Prince of Irate:, Capt. J. PR mt. were to be dispatched from thence to England. The Worm, Capt. T A VLOR, was to proceed to Clumho to take on board cinnamon, and to return to Madras in time to admit of its being put in hoard ships to be dispatched foe England in that seit•nn. Ilse Ei.er, Capt. Bosttass, sailed from Madras for Ceylon. the 14th of February. The LlpAinihae, Capt. CRAIG, and ESNS. Capt. Bo NII A 14, were to be dispatched for England horn BmTlll.ty. Toe Admiral Apli r was captured by the French privateer La P•, the, the 9th of January last, in O deft. A south Lat. The Stithrrtani was captured a few previolls to the arrival of Li Nous% siviatiron off Fort Marlbro', which was on the Ist of December, 1003. Brigadier General M.l.eon left Woolwich latt week with the Royal Artillery Band to join tt.e Camp at Cozheath, as did also the Earl of Cita t it Au and suite. Extraa of a letter from Malta, dated sth Jul}, fhe AgliorOn4 man of war, with the fleet under convoy for England, are vetting under weigh, and in x few hours, I hope, will be all clear off." A new eetiois of the city of kVashington has been taken. It contains 4352 inhabitants, including 717 slaves. In 1800, the population was 5210, includ irk; many workmen, who have since removed. A letter dated Leipzig, August 14, says:.. Ac cordintt to the latest accounts from Warsaw, the story of th a tempt to poison the Count Dx lot I. I: ald h i s family, on a more stria examination, proves to be the invention of the billiard table• keeper, CoutoN, with a view to obtain money. He and his wife are arrested, and we shall probably soon learn more of the particulars.'' Note.—Phis paragraph is evidently of French ma nufaaure. The examination began on the 7th, and could not have been known at l.eipzig on the 14th. A lett.tr train Dunkirk, of the 14th, states, that on that day BON APAIe rx was at Dunkirk. He luau sent for General MsRM on T howl the camp at Zu, st. which has been i.n:.l.irciA by more true s, in tile contemplator', si c ha ano doubt, of an immediate war with Russia. Accounts horn Gottenhurgh, of die 20th, state, that a Itussian fleet of three sail of the line, and three frigates, is expe.tted immediately to cruise in the North Sea. Orders had been received there, to shew them every attention and hospitality, should they at any time mate that port. Ever since the svall about a month ago, which wrecked several French gun-boats on the shore at Boulogne, and threw their whole armada into con fusion and dismay, they have ventured out in but small numbers, not more than thirty at a time. At Dover, Folkstone, Hyth, and all along the Kentish coast, the people laugh at the idea of invasion, and cannot believe that any preparations are made, fur carrying it into immediate execution. A le:ter from Yarmouth, written on Sunday, says, 44 We are informed, that the KUNG of Dvs m mix has been desired by Bo AAAAA r a to shut up the Port of Husurn from the English ; and that he has intimated his intention of sending tr,sopa in case of a refusal to enforce obedience. We are also told, that the Rebel Turks have entered Belgrade, and pit al; the inhabitants to death." MRS. THORNTON. The beautiful and sporting Mrs., "Noitwvost is the subjed of general conversatiaa. Every on e seems to regret that she did not win ghe race; and ex claim that the " age of chivalry is gime." Seven cities claimed the honour of being each Use birth plac e of HosiE R. A similar celebrity awaits Mrs 'rum( wren, S•ime say she is English, some WelFh, and some French. We are assured, however, that she is * native of Ireland. Her defeat is not likely to damp her spirit, as it is universally allowed that the horse and not the jockey was to blame No less char three matches have been spoken of is which tbh Lady is to ride. We understand, hoviever, th.o none of them are likely to take place; but that -. new match will grow out of the last, no one dow, t . as Colonel THOM N 'ION is in high spirits, and full w confidence in his fair jockey. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. AR BATH. Admiral Gambier, General Hopkins, Lieut -Gen Jnbast ai, Coot. Cial. s uit, Cret. Elwin, Lieut e n ants L yster sad nil-. ROI. Mr. an.l Ma. Garden. Mr. a-cl Mrs Drorhill, Mr al, M. Browne, Mr. Daly, Mrs. and Mu. Alen, Mrs Fudr: &c. &C. AT COTTON AM!) THE MOTWELLS. Sir John mil Lady Mordamit„ Sir Francis and Lady F..d. Cnl. Airsick, Hun M. Alrock, Hun. Mrs. St Ledser,Co. and Mr.. Biiley, Capt. Room, Mrs. and Mit, Troks, Mr. Aid Mrs. Essil, dm. &c. AT CHELTENHAM!. Hon Mom. Wallop, Rev. Mr. and !fro Knapp, Re• t; Knight, NI, Mrs. and Miss Morris, Mr. and Mr/. rm , & ♦T SWANSEA. General Craig, Cnl. and Mn. Lloyd, Lieut -C4. Gawp', Capt and Mrs. Pr,Wott, Dr. Elliott, Mr. mod Mn Cf 14.0,1, Nt.' s and Met. Rahone, Mr. Pttridge, Mn Gallove anal Yawl ly, Mr. Plsilpot, Mr. Mot. and too Milt: MdtonS, &c. &c. ♦T TENBY. Lord and Lady !Aron! and Family, Bishop of St. Dewier, and Family, Mr. Coleman and Family, Mr. Pell, threw Phelps, Mr. and two Mival Allen, he. .1:e. AT BLACKPOOL. Isaac Blackhunie, EN. Mr. Black/ionic and Family. Mi. L. Pet', Mrs Atherton and Fannie, Mr. and M, Booih, Lieut. Stuckla, John Trafford, EN. Mrs. Trafford and Faintly, kc. Thursday last JOHN SIMEON, Esq. in commemn. ration of having filled the Recorder's Chair at Reading, twenty-five years, gave an elegant and sumptuous dinner to the Corporation of that Do. rough, at the Crown Inn. Mr. ADDINGTON, AC High Steward, honoured the company with h's presence.. Miss Mit. ss, late of Covent Garden 'lleatre, an,: Mr. MIGGETT. and Miss FITZJIik A CD, Are the he roines and hero of the Suck and buskin at Wakefield Theatre. Tewke,sbury races commenced this day ; :Lich sport is expelled. A correspondent upon the coat says, that wi:h good gloom's he could perceive the slat from the teries at Boulogne, fall into the sea. We shoJi call them radical glasses. Notwithstanding the scarcity of game on the Moors, we are informed, that Lord Viscount L o a. t Ala, with the Earl of WESTWOR V. A ND, and his natty, have been very successful this season. The l met Nobleman killed twenty-five birds at twenty six shots, on the first day, on Shap Fells. Blackpool, like many other bathing places, is now becoming famous for its annocememli. as well as 114• turf! beauties and advantages. A Theatre has been lately erected there, in which several plays Isaac been performed by a respectable company. Tin ) have also there public news rooms, concerts, ball,. &c. &c. Mr. Port, after his engagement at Derby, wilt go to the Nottingham Theatre. Miss MaLLON it captivating the Lancashire lack She was announced for yesti-rday, in a Bad Strwa fd. a Hasdaiid, and Lady Contest in The Wad's' Mr. and Mrs. H. Stoooro, are to perform at t‘te Luicaster heatre to-morrow night, in the chant.- ters of Skaoci and Porta,. 1 hey ate also an nounced for Rolla and Cura. List week two persons of genteel appearance were seen taking sketches of several parts of Gower, near Swansea : the loyal inhabitants were immc,i ; • ately alarmed; but, upon inquiry, the stispeStri diameters proved to be the two eminent arti , t., Messrs. Guar' PI and BAaßri 7k, who stopped a nie.t at Kilfrough F lutist, on their fray to the Lakes of Killarney in Ireland. The death of the gallant and humane Captain BAKEIt, who lost his life in attempting to save life of one at his sailors, who fell overboard, will long continue the subjeft of universal regret. Among the new articles of jewellery at Paris, the clasp for the cestis is remikable. The chain of gold which connells the two pieces is as S, in imitariG:. of a serpent. Only six weeks ago, the I trhirvio was reckoned 4 rare shrub at Paris. It is now quite common, so great is the progress of Botany. Mademoiselle Sr. Auni::, daughter of the actres. of that name, has lately made her appearance upon the Parisian stage, as a singer. She is said to posse , a finer voice than ev:n Maelemakiale Nits% _ - proprieto:s o•• the Richmond stage. pr. • -; to Lunch a boat on Nunlas next, upon the ; • ple of the Gravesend boats, ha- the conveyaacs.. passengers and parcels. It will sail daily irol • town, at a given hour. Letters from Torbay, Portsmouth, and PI) moat! . give us an account of the Burn hlruext. N e exPF.' that the next letters from Northampton will gt‘ us an accurate account of our AO arrival!. Letters from Hanover, of the 9.1 i inst. ment-am that the College of Deputation of the States i t country have presented General BIAN A DOTTL pith an equipage and six English bay horses : this cat riage is built in th e capital of the Electorates the English fashion, with a coat of arms, on whirl ' are represented two Marshal' s t r o il cheons , entwule' with a crown of laurels ; on the top is the cypher s. M. II." The Electoral Palaca of I Icrrenhausca is fitting up for his residence. Several young men of rank are to make then dell”, to the Royal Navy, on board Le Tsjirs-, whicl is now ready for sea at Plymouth. b.arl Spas cLit has br '. ught down hrn o Aftliorpcs h i s 4.11 C 01 his sons, who is going as :t volunteer with Capt. Ilstaowetx, with several WWI Of ihr yclingei branches of the Nobility. WIN tin o'c du RA nu cesi of 1 all 15t 1r 6. %hid: S PeCU 'LC ill