The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

E AMERICA. lattN-Tom start. g. 'The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Tee/miry have rammed to the city of IVashington. Mr. Erskine, the? British Minister, arrived there on Aloinley enordisig. SEPT. I. Jackson (Copenhngen Jacky:lli) we learn has beets treated with the most deserved contempt by every gentleman of worth at Annapolis. Nu gentlemais paid any attention to him ; mod at Norfolk, it is *Rid, his effigy was burnt on the beach in his view." —f The above paragraph, from The Baltimore Wing, is copied verbatim from The Public Advertiser of this morning. Should any one be at a loss to know who are meant by the "geetleurea of worth at An impulii," he is reminded that this form of expres emo i. intended to include mine but Jacobins and I reach agents. Nose hut such miscreants could isi- prevailed ispou so far to violate the laws of na -1 and the rights of hospitality, as to treat may lerberredor (be he en Englishman or a Frenchman. on Algerime or I.lottemiut) with such marked ',Wig uity uud open contempt. lf, as is above stated, the e f f i gy of Mr..Tackson, '•burnt on the beach in his view" oit Nadia, wet greatly pity that weakness which can remain airy logger iesioreer as to the real views of (hoax Jacobins wh a committed this outrage, as well as 4 those, who, with an air of triumph, have pub lished the trausection.—lt will heist vain to pretend that they wish any thing like • treaty with Great Britain.--Should they ever so gravely assert, that any thing abort of open and direct war with that -notion would satisfy them, this very outrage will give this lie to such assertion. seer. 15. Ma. JaCutON.--Our Madcap will recollect, that, as mem as Mr. Jackson's appointment, as Minister to this costutry. was 10111141U1ae . 41. violent efforts were made, by The Armes, as well as by the miner prints of the French (actinic, to pretest his seerp. tiou on the part of our Hovernment. Clicieha gen Jaebou meet nut be meeeivcd," up the cry of the old cur Copenhagen .litekgmn ;awl cot be received," was echoed and re-echoed by every village whelp throogliout the country. In di rect coutempt, however, of the denunciations of these noisy creatures, Mr./de-Lea seas been received, and by the superoxide( toadied politely. It is said, to he sure, that he was insulted by the joresMai of toinospolis—and that, at Norfolk, his effciy was burnt before his face ! This may be very true.— Such cosidaet, fran jos:veins, might neutrally enough be expeetell.-14 is perfectly in diameter. More proll4ary.,—The two following paragraphs are from The Baldauwe Whtg, of Tibraiday last. They require no comment. N 1 'utterer. are ever afraid of Orions ; this ac conuts for .Jackson's mounting guards mid blun derbusses behind his carriage. He may be haunt ed by the rentemlnance of Copenhagen. Does Jackson's salary enable him to maintain servants by the dozen ; or does his quota of the plunder of Copenhagen make np all deficits ? Francis James Jackson, Earl. Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Bri. tannic Majesty to the United States, was, on Moo day hut, received by the Seisretary of State, as snecessim to David M. Erskine, hja. ) The Baltimore American, of Wednesday last, says, —" We use uuthonseil to .ay, that Americans ves. sels, permitted by the BritisliGovernment to go to Holland, under Erskine's arrangemeut, will not be permitted by thut Goverinneut to bring return cargoes." I BRITISH DES CRTERS. CAIC of the meta arrested as deserters (rim the frigate I:A fri clams, by Jobs. Hunter Esq. Sheriff of Baltimore, At the request of William Wu:4, k:4l. British Causal fur the port of Baltimore I An Imbrue Corpus was applied for to Judge Scott. late on Thiiniday evening, on behalf of seven men, arrested and held in custody by the Sheriff, at the reivie.t, and oh the stateineot of the British Consul that Biel were deserters. by their Counsel. The ilabens Corpus way issued as payed for, re turnable the next morning at nine o'clock. Ac cordiogly. this moriiinu. the nice were brought up amidst so iruitiewor nurse of eitisens, who tilled the court-home and the iteig.hbouring street, nod the Sheriff moat , return thut he had arrested and detsimol the- Invit ut euetady. in virtue a 14 fig turfing, from the Briti‘ll Cmt.nl ! •• 1111111111 CONIIVre orrice, PALTIINISS, star, G, mg. - - - Joan iivMeva , Esc. • Sr a—lltoing enema tithemot;rn Hat 131 steletal base ote•ortod from L'Africause frigate, alga lot lialr at Marti% I love to request tloot pm wilt be warted to mem. them Mt the) eon be sent os boar, —.I to, W3l. WOOD." dy virtue of this authority. t Mons arrested and put in prison the following persons. to wit :—Joha N e wl an d. %Villiers' %Visoites, I)enis Murphy. l( , eitard Hersey, John Earp, Joins Burwell, dud Jacob Louth. The Judge mill, that he lia.f conceived it his duty to give notice to Mr. •,the WADI, Conant) of the application, a) Om: hr migiit appear and Amer ensue, if airy he had, why the men should be .la lit the entirse of a few 'Mout,* Mr. Wont! came into Lauri. and the Courewl foe the Pt/wimp., Mews. tikale sod J. L. Douraidson ' moved the Court that the tore be dieettairel. ats4Ficient range fur Wet? detention hot on the returii,— Mr. %%snafu Couirerf. Mr. Welter Dorary, re. mucAotl to i•e ailtuaed time to ingutte limo the las.; end said. that INI Viollia i.e reedy to prove that these men were deserter. from Hie Britannic Me. jeaty's ship. 'ilte Counsel for therrisoners objected to the delay. The Chief Justice stated, that the opi. Mon of theSecretery of State had astistiad him, that deserters from Britiuli reverie ought not to be arrested or detained under the authority of t h e Goverument of the United States, for the purview of delivering thefts tip to the officers of the British Government, he therefore ordered the prisoners to be immedi ately dischisr4rd. The audience expensed their spprolestion of his decision' by three loud and tu tu hum.% and execratious of the Tories, and curried off the deserters in triumph ! carol IC. REPT. S. The British *frigate dfricaine anchored io Hamp ton I turs6 this looming, returned from Auuspolis. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. TUESDAY. °crones .4. A letter from Dover. doted on Sunday, says:-- " Last night there was a great deal of heuvy firing un the French coast : it is supposed to be a rejoic ing on account of Peace having been signed be tween France and Austria." IVe yesterday announced the arrival of New- York papers to the 19th last. containing an account of the arrival of Mr. Jscason at Washington, where he was received by the Secretary of State, RS successor to Mr. ERSKIN E. Mr. JACKSON is said to have been treated with indignity by the populace at his landing, and on his journey to the seat of Government. Another question has arisen respecting British deserters. Several sea men having deserted from L'Afriraine frigate, they were apprehended at Baltimor,! by Mr. She riff flutcrEa, at the instance of Mr. Wow), the British Consul, and committed to prison.— On the sth last they were brought up by Ha beas Corpse before the Chief Justice, who de cided, that deserters from British vessels Ought not to be arrested under authority of the Ame rican Government. for the purpose of delivering them up to the officers of the British (govern ment, and they were accordingly discharged. -.This case excited great interest ; the Court was crowded, and the Deserters were carried off in triumph by the populace. A vessel arrived at Falmouth from Rio Janeiro, has brought a report, that a/evolution has taken place at Buenos Ayres; that the people had de clared their independence, and driven away all lir reign vessels. It may be truly asserted, with the most perfect regard to historic fact, that all the changes, con quests, and revolutions, by which Europe has been afflicted, since the fall of the Western Empire of Rome, in the fifth century, down to the present lime. have been insignificant, when compared with that awful and complete subversion, which we have witnessed since 1792. Nor did the destruction of the Western Empire bear any resemblance to the rapid dissolution of the modern European fabric, which IIiONAPARTh has etrected. More than eighty years elapsed between the death of the Emperor Taco. 1:10,1119 the GMBAT, in 393 of the Christian era. and the final .leinalition of the Roman pi, • er, in the West. under AUGESTV LOS, in 476. The annibilA ti., or that' republic of Sovereignties. great and small, which eonstituted modern Europe, has listen produced in about seawater* years. A succession of gene barbarians. following on the heels of each other, accomplished the demolition of Rome.i• Axiom, Gansuatc, and 0110ACEIS, were followed by the destroyer Arelr.x. But one man may be said to have over-run, and subjected to his con trout, all the states, from the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, to the Atlantic. Ilia moral influence limy even be considered as at once more awful and more formidable than his apparent military power ; because Use latter is visible and tangible ; the former is dark and undefined. In France and in Italy, where his presence, his armies. and his energie., maintain submission, we can calculate his force ; but who can ascertain the extent of his command, or the limits of his intimidation, at Pe tershargh. Copenhagen, and Constantinople. These reflections derive double force, and act with doable impulse on the mind, since the fall of Austria : an event which, however it may be dis guised. and whatever nominal exterior of royalty Nan/Lyon may still leave to the possessor of Hungary ► or whatever other portion of the Aus trian states Fitsscts may be permitted to govern, completes the subjugation of the continent. That Botiairaaes so considers it, his measures and his acts strongly evince. He has already arrogated, and assumed the right of creating arid conferring titles. taken from countries over which he has had ou claim nor supremacy. except that of temporary occupation by the sword. Dantzic, Abrantes, Neufchatel, Auerstadt, and a number of other Ducal dignities. bestowed by this revolutionary Usurper. sufficiently manifest that he consideis Portugal, Poland, Germany, and Switzerland, as constituting only portions and provinces of his em pire. The Cfrinoinen of Aran. A scs, of Barraw wteus, or of Ganismitcvs, assumed by the CON SULS, or by the CASARS of ancient Rome, could not more forcibly or more contionselmudy denote the uspreasocy of the Republic. or of the Empire, over Africa, Germany, mad Britain, than do three creations of the Case' of the loth century display bis pretensions to distribute honours derived from every country to which his arm. have penetrated. Since the battle of Wagrain, arid the Armistice by which it has been follnesed, these iodic:idiom* of irresistible, or of unlimited dominion, are multi plied and extended. As if Austria were already merged and oink in his empire, he has given to his Generals, his Marshals, and his Dukes, new awl higher titles, taken from the 'places where his ar mies have recently triumphed. Thus, I'Vagram, Eckmuhl, and every spot signalized by his late successes over FRANCIS, have been selected fur the reward of those, whom lie considers as having most eiumently couttibuted to the advantages obtained in the course of the late campaign. In order, mere thoroughly, as he expresses it, to identify the achievement with the reward, and to make one a perpetual memorial of the other, he is Dot content with bestowing rank and dignity. He institutes new Orders of Knighthood, symbolically iuttuded, not only to announce the extiuction of the preced ing orders of Austria and of Spain, but to declara their resuscitation and re-creatiou by Lae The two most distinguished, those of " The Golden Fleece," originally *relish, as having been first created by hitter THE GOOD, Duke of BuRGUN DY, in the fifteenth century ; but which had been conferred both by the Austrian and Spanish Sove reigns, as equally the representatives of the founder, from whom both dynasties descended— these, BONAPARTE appears to have selected and to have appropriated, as an exhibition to the world of his paramount elevation and supremacy. It is im possible to carry further the rights of conquest ; or more painfully mid contumeliously to make the unfortunate Emperor of AUSTRIA feel—if any such Prince, so entitled, still exist—his own downfsl and humiliation. We shonld not be surprised, indeed, nor would Europe, at seeing FRANCIS deprived at once of his Imperial dignity, and precluded, or inhibited by treaty, frosty ever, in future, conferring the " Tuisoa d'or." It is probable that Nero time, though he may allow a demi-Asiatic Prince still to denominate himself an Emperor, will not permit a German Sovereign to designate himself by that august epithet, which seems still to piece him on a nominal equality with his conqueror. FRAN CIS has already, by BONAPARTE'S command, laid down and renounced the quality of Emperor of Germany. He may now descend another step, and only henceforward be recognized as King of Hun gary and Bohemia. Finally, to render, as far as human power, ability, and profound policy can render indestructible, the new aristocracy which he creates; this Mach iavelian tyrant cements the edifice of titular greatness, by solid endowments of territory, of castles, or palaces. Thus we see him distributing amongst his Generals, or hie Ministers, the crown lends and demesne of the CAPETIAN line. Chambord, the magnificent residence of FRANCIS THE FIRST, in which he re ceived and entertained the Emperor CH 4111. ES the ith, on his pa.sag.e through France, in 1:.2.9, has been given to Massex .1. How and in whet lan guage are we to express our astonishment, when we behold an obscure adventurer of a half-wage Me diterranean island, the scum of Italy, after plac ing himself en the Throne of Louts the lath, and subjecting Europe to his confront ; conferring on another ferocious Italian, who was once a serjelint in the guards of the late VICTOR AMADEUS, King of Sardinia, the title of Duke and Prince, by virtue of his usurped Imperial power, and accompanying the dignity with the donation of Chambord I—Nor let us suppose that it will stop here—Noiod.on erer progressive. The wants of the Spanish army in clothing are still considerable, and an order for i 5.000 pair Of shoes, fur the supply of the native army, has been received from the commercial Agent of the Junus. " The dirties imposed upon article* imported into [diem' are as follows: "On *mulish trines per tuu of 2 pipes—s florins on 1111. Foliation, ond 2 tiortus un exportation. On brandies per puncheon-3 florin, on impurtatiun ; exportaiion five. ' 4 autos per paucheon-3 stivers ou importation i export " Tobacco iii leaves, per cat —1 florin on importation, sad t sliver on exportation. " Tobacco manufactured in rolls, in rola, of too dorins— ▪ donna on importation, t done on exportation. " Coals from England, per fluidram of is sacks-1 Soria oe importation; ♦ dim • OU eapentatuni. •• These duties have been impoved, by order of Sir ETRE CoorE ; others are upon the point of being introduced upon various articles, of which 1 shall feud you information." A Court-Martial was held at Portsmouth, on Moods}, on George Dogherty. seaman, of the En eyafsis, for stabbing and cutting PHILIP Toatn. seaman, of the same ship. He was sentenced to receive 200 lashes.—On the same day, John Heron, alias Hermit, private marine, of the &Ilona, for robbing LILAC FRANCISCO and JOSEPH STONE, of •the Bellone, was sentenced to receive 300 lashes.— Sir JOSEPH SIDNEY YORE, President. Sittings appointed. in Middlesex mod London, before the Right Honourable Emerian Lord Et.- urannacrvars, Lord Chief-Justice, &c. in and after Michoi•lrma Term, 18.9: IN TISK. mooLassz. xatuitlity Nov 11. !tourday I N . Saturday ! LONDON. Monday Nog t 3. Mommy go. 316.45 y g7. lITLR TERM. Wedaruday Nay. ass. Thursday Nay. JO. The sloop Harriot, • trader. from Bristol to Mil ford, with many passengers oil hoard, was s few evenings since overtaken by a violent gust of wind oft the Crow Point: alien the boom suddenly swung round, end -truck Capt. Paossza overboard. and all attempt. to resider bim assistance proved inef fectual. He was a very industrious maii, stud has left a widow and four children. Col. Smut, on Nlonday se'imight, pot a period to his existence at Bray, mar Dublin. Ile had. for some tune pas►, with the corm he commanded, the 3(1 garrison battalion, been quartered in that neigh bourhood. and was much esteemed by the inhabit ants. It is said, a Court of Inquiry had been ap pointed to examine into certain charges alleged agalut him. and that from the moment he received intimation that this inquiry was to be instituted. he betrayed marks of insanity. Weapons of of fence had been, 1411 much 1411 possil.le, kept out of his way, but h► unfortunately got possession of a carving knife, with which his almost separated his Lead tram his body. - POETRY. 'IMF BATTLE OP PUT?iT.T. On Putney, when the seen was low, The misty vapours hoe'ring slow, %Te mark'd the chariot rattling p, Of Canning, driving rapidly ! Bat Patney saw a stranger sight, When Castlereagh burst forth to light, Who came clews-Award forth to fight His former frieud's siuree.t! The Seconds is d the rivals place , Each Statesman seised the deadly ease, Au.t one bad laugh'il to see tilt COT, Of Ellis, grinning horritils The dreaded sign the Srcinsom gave, Rot Doodle hit riot :Noodle grave, And Nolidle's shot at Doodle hi eve, %Thisked by right harmlessly. But once again must Putney's heath, Re-echo back the urine of death But neer before did history's breath, Record such deep duplicity ! true that Hot their euuntrs's weal, Or 31onarcli's honour, could unsteel, Or make the rancorous bosom feel, Of either Secretary ! The signal drops, the bullets fly . , " Haste, Ellis, baste, nay, do nut cry, 41 Ile yet owe roll tie Poet's rye, ,leel still nerty . rred Air rolatirrr ," But if befalls, will e'er be meet, A nation's woe, that solace sweet, When he beneath t►e winding sheet, flee sti.Sb'd a rafttier:s memory LYCEUM THEdIRE. Miss Duncan sustained here, hut night, the character of Mrs. Sullen..-. She looked and played the part remarkably well. It was a chaste and natural performance. Mrs. Salim is the wife of a Country 'Squire, and Miss Duncan did not aim at style or fishes superior to that station. At the same time she appeared with all the fascination of an amiable and lovely woman, thrown away upon a worthless husband. It is out of tins point the great interest of the piece arises. The husband and wile form a contrast, in which the brutitied coarseness of the one, imparts additional lustre and interest to the charms of the other. Miss Duscati employed ao artifice to heighten this effect. fler dress was simple, hilt elegantly appropriate; and, in the manner and evpresmin of the neglected wife, there was nothing unworthy of a virtuous mind. Mrs. ONOEIC looked beautiful, and played Dothan in very good style. Good sense is the 63411(11'6t0n of every excellence. Mr. HOLLAND possesses that great essential quality ; bet there is a solemnity in his Itl4llllCf, of which he cannot stiirt Ainwrefl wee of course too light for him ; and Archer was not more happy in Mr. WRENCH. The ease, stare, sold elegance of the guntleinnia should be discernible inArcher„at a glance, through his disguise of a servant, e v en to the wife of* coun try 'squire. Mr. WM:NI:H . 3 man of fashion war not so prominent. For the same reason, his scenes with Scrub were better supported than those with Mrs. Gallen. Ills performance was, however, respecta ble. Mr. Downers is sitinir.ible in old gentlemen of every class and quality. Last night he went out of his proper sphere to Rsouuse the part of Scrul,.— It is mot possible for.him to offend in any charac ter; but we think it would have been sustained by Mr. PENLET, or perhaps, by Mr. KNIENT, with more advantage. The play went iii' with east, auJ the house was filled with an elegant audience. Lotd tiossitavtt.t.k intends, to-morrow, to he at Nunehirm Park, Oxfordshire, the sat of the En: I of 11A/LCOEILT, where a numerous assemblage of Nobility, will repair, and partake of a grand dinner, in tumour of the day. The Earl and Countess of Essex will return to their house in Hill -street, Berkeley-square, to-mor row morning s from Cashiobury. The Earl and Countess of Amssuay return ed, rexterday„ to their house, in Seymour-place, from Tottenham Park, Wilts. The Duke of N ENT AST LS arrived yesterday at his house. in Charles -street, Berkeley-square, frutu Ramsgate. Lord ST. AIIAPII and family returned last sight to their house, in Berkeley-square, for the season. Mr. HART'S Mutual Milford ball, at the Nelson Hotel Assembly-rooms, on Friday evening last, wait honoured by the presence of Lady MANSFIELD and two daughters, the Ladies GEORGIAN& and Lot:10A GitEvi wt. Col. Gievixt.x, and most of the leading families of the guy and fashionable little town ttf Milford, who expressed theinsches lunch gratified by the easy and graceful performance of • va riety of cotillions, reels, Irish jigs, &c. by Mr. I faicr's pupils, and about nine o'clock joined them in country danees, which were continued with grest spirit during the remainder of the evening. when the company retired, highly di lighted with their entertainment. _ . The Earl of DERBY and family are expected is town. on Saturday. from Know*ley, Lotionslorc. —.His Lordship's hounds and hunter. armed. List Saturday, at the Oaks, from Lancashire. Arrived at Swansea, Colonel ;mil Mrs. Pater, Miss RICHARDS, Mr. B. PRICE, Mr. and Mrs. R. Giwwwws, dtc- The long-expected alliance between the Duke of DEVONSHIRE and Lady ELIZAISTH FORSTER took place, on Thursday last, rat Burlington-house, Ong wick. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Patautr, Chaplain to his Grace, in the pre orrice only of two Gentlemen from Doctors' Com mons. Owing to a blunder committed by a person who was sent express, in a post-chaise sod four. 1.. 1 certain necessary documents, the marriage cere mony was delayed until midnight. The intentions of the parties were kept so secret, that no blanch of , the Douse of Cavendish was prepared for the: et ent. Expresses were sent off onthe following day no di. - fereut routes. Sunday arrived in town Lord Lady Muarms, Countess of lirssosouon. Lord and Lady GEO. CASUR mom wcrs expoi4ett.