The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-07-02 00:00:00

DIVACON. The sobjuptien of the British islands has been the favourite scheme of French politicians ever *ace the Edo of England lost dstir territorial pot- sessions is France. The civil wars between French •Roman Catholics and French Protestants. during the sixteenth century. and the rivalry with Spain. then preposderating power, wile. for a long tit% as iasurrnountable obstacle. But as soon as Carfaud Richelieu had crushed phe French Pro testiutts by the capture of La Rochelle. and humbled Art* sad Spain by the vi tones of Gustavus Adoipints. his plots and emissaries began to disturb 4111:issliga isr 'Marks L and &aims Britons became/ ilk his hands. the tools with which he in- tended to destroy the independence of the British empire. Charles I. perished upon a scaffold, and Nabobs' s died in his bed ; but his plans survived bids. Cardinal Masarine, his successor, as Prime _Olisiessr. added Italian suhtility to French sada• sir / . la bowing to Cromwell's usurpation pub is**, he secretly kept up the hopes, and en spossesd ties intrignes . ond attempts, of the exiled or iMmodbal Minds of the Smarts. After Charles 11. si anwestered to the throne of his ancestors, iv. =rid his sacceunr, Louvois, employed the • as the royalists had been employed grebe Cromwell, to disturb the internal tranquillity, W weaken the power of the King. and to undermine the resources of the nation, preparatory to an inns. 'ion from abroad. Any person who reads the Me moirs of Dikymple, containing the correspondence of the Trench Cabinet, at Paris, with the French Misters hen, may be convinced of these fads, and *at an political parties, and all religious serfs were enanted and paid by France, for no other purpose • tint the ruin of their common country. i 1 1 _ 0 se Id , . 6 A I • . 4 N 1 4 When the misled J unta 11. was obliged to seek a Otiose in France, Louis XI V. threw off the mask, mid threatened openly this country, as well as Ire , Ind, with invasiott. The fate of the Spatish Ar mada, and the repeated repulses of partial arma ments, did not deter him. The battle of La liogne eseeineed him, however, that it is more easy to mis lead Britons, by foreign emissaries, than to conquer them by foreign soldiers. Ineffectual and trilling osecoun wore sent by him to the Scotch insurgents of 1713, fihd by Louis XV. to those of 1745. Inva sions were at the samitime talked of, only to create a diversion upon the Continent, and, by creating a nommity, to withdraw the British troops.— During the seven years war, when most of our forees p z e combating in Germany and America, she Choiseul. Prime Minister to Louis XV. nallithed 50,000 men upon the opposite coast, and needs esrsgh to carry them over ; but the great • Cailthaut was appointed to the ministerial helm, audAnstead of waiting for thomemy, France was beaded, the fortifications of Cberbourgh were de noliehed, the transports in its harbours captured or • burned, and &Hide was added to other British nesomests. During the American war, the supe eine imunbined lint of France and Spain sailed tri. tampbantly in our channel, but retreated after only threatening our shores. Aker the peace of Campo Formio, the Regicide amatory created an Army of England. built some sus-boats, and published its intent of invading this nee nary, merely to mask its real *Ned, the expedi • das against Egypt. ' When Bonaparte had usurped the supreme power is Treace, and success had undeservedly crowned hits with 'Any upon the Continent, an invasion of this anuttry was more seriously • meditated, and a Cossmittoe of Naval and Military Officm was ap pointed to draw and propose plans to carry this in tim into sired. Boulogne was accordingly fortified, Its harbour enlarged, and gun.boats were built, but sat is Nascent number to create any real danger. The knows opinion of General Andreoesi, and Admiral Monet, both Members of the Commit tee. was, " that small craft alone, if ever so nu minous. *me inefedua/ to the ohje in view, be efless, though an army may be landed by them in Engload, a superior lien of ships of the line and of frigates was absolutely necessary to prevent its being left to its destiny, without any probability et 111CC011111 from France." 1 his caused Bona parte to enter into a negotiation and sign A pacification with this conary. lie hoped to • be able, during a peace, to ratite a navy equal or superior to ears. But the passions of the petty individual got the better of the policy and prn dgice of the ferocious Chief Magistrate. At a sled most necessary to conceal it, his rage proclaimed his hatred against this country, and that the a mnia:au of the British hrnpire wa; his settleil deter osinatioa. Insufficient as Lis riii•ans ts,ii were, he declared, notwithstanding, to 1... rd Whitworth, that army should be sacrificed after arms., until the ob is& of his be:baron ambition and vengeance was obtained. When the last mpturrwith 01;4 country took flice, Bonaparte had the art to make the KAT p'puiar, by persuarling not only bis Lea the Igo-tans mass of the rreneh natio*, that the conquest of this country was as etsy as his former atchievements. &very body opened, or was forced to open, his purse, to subscribe for building gun-boats, flat-bottomed boats, &c. whole forests disappeared ; every river in France, Italy, and Holland, was revered with float ing timber ; and its banks were crowded with car penters ; all sailors, found or known, were put into requisition every where ; and, within some few months, we see opposite our shores an armament more formidable than ever Britons witnessed before, and, what makes it more so, is, that our security seems to increase with our danger. Ten months ago, when Boulogne harbour contained hardly vessels enough to carry over some battalions, the belief of an invasion was general, and the attempt was daily expeaed ; at present, when, according to the lowest calculation, vessels are colleaed at Boulogne suffi cient to carry over at least 80,00+.1 men; and, after experience has taught us the impossibility to prevent the junaion of so many gun-boats, flat-bottomed boats, cutters, prames, and transports, a fatal and impolitic disbelief has seized on our nation, though we In see to remember that the man, whom fortune permitted, in 1798, to escape our squadron, with a numerous armed fleet, and 400 transports, and land in Egypt ; and, in 1799, to return to France with some few frigates, through our blockading squadrons, on the coast of Africa, and our cruisers every where in the Mediterranean, may well expea to succeed in an attempt, for which it hardly requires so away heart of favourable circum stances, as it did weds, in his former despe rate undertakings. It looks as if Providence would blind us, and destined us to submit to the same fate, which has made wretched all other na tions surrounding revolutionary France. With an absurd and false alarm, last year, we aged the part Bonaparte then desired, in the same manner we do now, by a security dangerous in the extreme—and as blameable at present, as our different conduct was last autumn. That Bonaparte soon will, and must, attempt an invasion, fools only cannot foresee, and traitors only dare to deny. He has pledged himself to France and to the world—and, prepared as he now is, his own troops will regard a longer delay as a defeat. If we ate upon oar guard,and possess the same spirit and patriotism which we evinced last year. the sooner we have tried our strength with our irreconcileable foe, the better; because we are convint ed it will finish to his shame, and, per haps, make the first year of his empire the last.— With all his powerful means, the real and relative situation of this extraordinary man is as desperate as in any former part of his career. A defeat will inevitably be followed, not only by loss of rank and anthority, bat that of life itself; fur he owes every thing to uninterrupted successes, and, flattered as his soldiers have been, with an easy and certain con quest, misfortunes will soon annihilate the golden image, which prosperity alone has set up; Pichegru and Moreau will be remembered, and the universe revenged. Besides, detested and feared as Bona parte is, every where upon the Continent, a defeat would be now, as after the battle of Aboukir, a signal for a new confederacy; and while disunion, disaffeetion, and perhaps civil wars, raged at home. France would experience an invasion from abroad, and the discontent-J. /oilseed, and oppressed Swim, Batavians, and Italians, seize the first opportunity to throw off a yoke, which, notwithstanding com manded addresses and deputations, they wear with so much disgust. Upon our valour alone depend the liberty and happiness of Europe: our love of our country, and of mankind, calls therefore equally on us, not to disappoint such honourable espeaatinn, by an im provident security. In CO, the continuance of cur existence as a free people, can only be preserved b) a vi&ory, breaking the bondage of other nations. Txt ISRITIIOI PRIV. i. rlabilthilti every morning at 5 o'clock, except upon some extraoralinary °ermine, and even then it publiahed earlier than any other Morning TILE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, MONDAY. JULY 2. An excellent new Farce has been in rehearsal fnr several weeks, which we think it our duty to an nounce to the Public. ■ The leading Print of Government," and is the leading Print of Opposo ric•n," two distinguished and hackneyed charsiters, will shortly snake their re-appearance upon the Newspaper Stage. About two years ago, these parts were sustained by The Timm, and no Morning Chroaide. With the most generous condescension, each, from day to day, mutually bestowed and claimed these tides. The Clew:ids charged the le,icrng Print ofGovernment, and The Times charged the leading Print of Opposition; thereby holding themselves to the wools!, and encouraging a belief mr,itg the ignorant and unsuspeding, that these two ints were the organs of the Administration and the Oppositrun. and spoke the Lepage and essmitstent of the two grit political parties. About twd years ago, however, The Chronicle, that really bad some just claim to its tide, grew ashamed of paying this fulsome and tusmerited compliment to The Times, and the pratlice fell into disuse. Some attempts, we believe, have been lately made to revive it, but the courtship has been defeated by the amorous in trigues of The Oracle, which has had address enough to supplant Thereinto in the affection of The Chronicle, and to secure the place in the heart of the latter which The Times formerly enjoyed. As experience makes perfeft,thefarce, however, has been retouched, and is new performed by The Chronicle and The Oracle with more stage effea, and upon an improved plan. Instead of the old cant of the leading Print of Government, and the leading Print of Opposition, it is now the Rt. Hon. the Treasurer of the Navy, who writes in The Oracle, and the indiscreet friend of Op position, who writes such and such articles in The Aforning Chronicle. The Editors of these papers, we are assured by gull in its turn, have nothing to do with the " political squibs and humorous lucubra tions" of the one, nor with the " clumsy scurrility" of the other. Thus, those articles, which, as the prod uCtion of the Editors,would have passed without notice as ordinary stuff, the moment they are an nounced as coming from a great man, or a great man's particular friend, immediately change their qualityand complexion, and we find eloquence, wit, and argument, where we before saw neither sense, nor good writing. To prove the fallacy of these mutual compliments and pretensions, a very few words may be sufficient. The articles in The Oracle furnish internal evidence that they are not from the pen of the Treasurer of the Navy. Mr. CAN- Nll4O is a gentleman of literary talents, of which the writing in Tire Oracle bears no mark. It is im possible that he should degrade his chars ter and mispend his time by writings which would be exe cuted for a penny a line in a superior style and man ner by the humblest agent in any newspaper office in London. The character which it gives of Tire I/ern:lig Chronicle, as a paper favoured with the writings of the Opposition, and the organ of its sentiments, is equally false. The Opposition is composed of three parties, the GRENVILLE party, the old Opposition, and the turned out Ministry. Will Mr. ADDINGTON and his friends, upon whom The Morning Chronicle poured its torrents of scurrility . and abuse, favour that print with their literary lucubration', and honour it with their confidence ?—Will the proud and high-spirited Gatsvr tors call in the assistar.ce of The Morning Chroetiele, and solicit its support ? No man who knows any thing of politic, or parties will believe it. I —Of what political party then is 71i Morn ing Chronicle the organ ? Of a few men who have attached themselves to Mr. Fox, and have no chance of a place or pension but in his success; a number . not too great to break down a hackney coach, or sub jai it to the penalties of the GAMMON Aa. Of these The Mervin: Chronicle has been and will be the tried and steady friend and supporter, but we cannot . answer for it further. This much,we hope, will suffice to open the eyes of the public, and to put them upon their guard against a plan to catch their credulity. There was no arrival yesterday. except one Dub lin Mail; nor any domestic occurrence of any im portance. At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 27th of June. Iso4, present the Kisses Most Excellent M %- Jett v in council ; the Right Honourable WIL LIAM DILLTISSIOND, and the Right Honourable C. ARIUTHNOT, were, by ICS NIAJESTY'S COM. sworn of His MAJESTY'S Most Hon. Privy Council, and took their respective places at theßoard accordingly. By the late Overland Dispatch from India, we understand that the Governor General, after his visit to the Court of Hydrabad, will extend his jour toy across the Continent of India, into the Province of Guzerat.—The Pr.isnwa and theGutc*was are said to be making arrangements fur his reception. His Majesty's sloop, the Spojf,e, Capt. Kerns, arrived at Cork on Saturday se'r.night.—She spoke the Lapwing at sea, which had chased the Gen. As :crews French privateer, bu: was not able to ccmc up with her. The lapavi .g also chased a French cut tzr privateer, wllich escaped by superior sailing. A letter from St. Andero, received by the San Ju teph, arrived at Bristol, states, that the Spanish Go- vernment has issued an edict, forbidding prize goods being landed in any Spanish port. Ellis order is rigidly obeyed. to tile great inconvenience of the French privateers. _ _ A lettr from An Officer of L'firrfr rsi ;cr. one of the in-shore squadro n n of the fleet off Blast, (Cited on Monday last. announces that the French fleet in the outer harbour, apparently ready for sea, comprikal twenty-two sail of the H a p and ten frigate., with several transport,. An opinion prevailed in our squadron. that the enemy would take the first fa vourable opportunity to put to sea. On Saturday the Pursers of the &rev and Un.bd Knelaws, for Coast and Bay ; and Aro, Cartir, frcr cater, Lord fla---itslorry, and Dade tor Mohtrw, for Madras, attended at the India-House, to receive their final dispatches. A Court of Engairy, composed of the Officers of the First furry Regiment, under Colonel GAITS. KILL, has been sitting for several days, upon charges of a very serious nature, considered in a military point of view, preferred by.a gentler-ran of Christ church. against a gentleman of Bermondsey. The prosecutor and de.endant are both rnembrus of the Ride Company. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REEt TUIS DAY. DaTiger Counter of Albemarle's rout. Barkley Mrs. Durs rout, Grairerset-squu". TO•111011.20M. Lori Cirleton's dinner, Genrge-street. Fad of Dartmouth' , dinner, Ber►ley.sgwre. Mrs. Malculm's rout, Mansfield•street. Id w ED N ESD AY. Duchess of Bolton', iwsti, Grus.enor•qqoare. r. Walk.ri roat,Gewge-greet, Harwver•square; Duke of Montrose. cfaLier, Glosvewit•square. THLRSDA Y. Duke of St Al tun's dinner, Stratford• place General Grosvenoes dinner, Lower Groavenor•ati FRIDAY. Mn. Lowther's grand public broakfast, Richmond. Mrs. Duff's rout, Grosvenor-square. Boom's rout, Berkeler-square . Lord Flarrowby's dinner, Gruasenor-square. SATURDAY. Qen. Greengages dinner, Lgt•er Gloseener-street. Saturday evening, His MAJESTY, act by the Dukes of Cu as ea a L AND, KENT, CA , and Princess AusErA, took an airing on through Anon, and on the Uxbridge-n MAJESTY, the other PalucEssts, and followed in three phaetons. Yesterday morning, the ROYAL FAMr ed Divine Service in Kew-House, and walked in Kew-Gardens. Yesterday, Kew-Gardens were opened ception of the public, and will continue the season. The Gardens were yesterday Nobility and persons of distinaion. The Duchess of BOLTON gave yesterda dinner to the following Nobility At Ler Grovenor-square, viz. the East and C( DAR LINOTOrt, Viscount and Viscountess I two Miss LOWTHER., Lord Viscount Lord STAWELL, Sir F. ST Atroisit, Mr. C Mr. Pecs' •PA, and Mr. RAM{DLN• The Duke of Sr. ALDAN'S gave a very dinner yesterday at his house in Stratfe Among the company, we noticed the LEINSTER, Earl of MOIRA, Lord E. BI Lord J. MURRAY, Sir Ws. Kate, Mr. Hon. Mr. Coves+ T R Ir, and Mr. and Mrs, Miss MANNERS. Yesterday, General Glosvrtros em large party at his house in Lower Grosvi including-- The Earl of Chatham, Duke of Rutland, Mi C. For,ter, Cnunte.a of Chatham, Ouches Lord C. Manner..., Sir S. Glynn°, Mr Cheater. ton, Mr R.Grosrenor, Mr. Cholimm.dehay, and Earl FITZWILLIAM gave an elegant tetday to a large party, including Cal Lauderdale. Lords A. Ham , Pon, Vn Cox Hipee,ley. Dr Lawrence. Elliot, Fr. 11166, W. Lamb, Rob , nwn , trßryr Sheridan, I'. Sniaidan, C. Siaervian, Sbo DOll6Oll, Kinitaild, Maddocl.a, Horner, St J Creevey, W On Siturday last, the Duke 3f nue t.. grind dinner to the fallowing_ Noblemen . tlemen. at Piastow's, St. James's -street, whom were z-r- Earl Poulett, bor4 Rouc, Lord De Dunetwwit. wynd, Lord Edward Son.ertct, Lord Wentworth, mondrly, Sir W. W. Wynne, Sir Willoughby At Mottyn, Mr. Champion Druciek, Mr. Lau"' Mr. Northey, and Philip Metcalfe. On Friday last Gen. Gasenrstroa gave dinner, at his house in Lower Grose( The Duke of St. Alban's, lad Wineheless, Earl and Countes. of Cholrnondley , Lord and Lady Sir S. plynne, Mr. Burnell, Cot Turner, Cul. Dalrymple, Mr. Duff, Mr. Chesser, um Fr Masters, and Mpa Seamore. Sir THOMAS Sr•stast is the happy . to be honoured with the fair hand of the Miss HAOGLIISTOMB: The Hon. Mrs. Cots will in a few , .500 cards of - invitation for a Grand Massy her elegant house in Hanover-equate. Mr. W. Pots, son of the Hon. Wit., s. ev Pots, and Member of Parliament County, Ireland, it appointed private s Mr. A ant TiINOT, and will accompany etnbassy to Constantinople. On Friday last, the eleflion of a Secretary Royal Free Mason School. in the room of ths Mr. CUPPAGII, came on, when Mr. Dramas chosen Secretary to that Institution. Among the late arrivals at Bath, are, Lord Boyle, Sir J. Andrews, Rev. Su Rkhard K 1 The Duke of BCDVORD, Earl of Datums Soutav I L La. and a large party of Nobler. Gentlemen. returned to towaso Friday. from ham Hall. Lady HARE WOOD is recovered from her late dispusition, and returning cards of thanks. The Earl of CHESTILRVICLD if much I from his late indisposition. The Earl of Letssu is gives over by his slcians This morning the Clerkenkrell Regiment 114 lunteers will muster at nine o'clock, to re their colours, and present an elegant savor mark of their esteem, to their Adjutant, Ci MtlittELl. ench ' ime Con E liis MAJLSTY, on Thursday last, reit , se: tence of it General Court Martial, held at sea, in February. for the trial of Major Jona owe, of the late Bth West-India Itegimee'. icharges preferred against him by Colonel C% 'SANE Joitissross, late Governor of D o minica.. The sentence acquitted Major Gommicso of all tat charges. Tae Opera was crowded with fashion on Sato. day night. The head dresses inclined to the f' ruvian style. The Haymarket Theatre overflowed oa Satur.to night with a fashionable company. Captain Tor H ass attra.ied much notice at Vie hail on Friday night, by the singularity of his drt He wore a dark col iur e d co at , covered %ib :cast fifty white metal ball buttons, about the of a large pea. Whey ran up over. each shoulie. Etch cuff had e ght n it. His hat was tied ribbon ; and he wore t...) the knaes of 1.15 d iutsle strings. His whiskers were, as 1ia. 141 • menduusly large. sow curl Ca ..in deco mrPi it nti g ra 1 le ley ' , loam. 1.114 Corre is II at W 4 heath • joy,• a square! alsvAy re. ine•lts { pc RA) ot-stmet 1 WTI ing thel Itrutud.pa.k ameba Lime Run* forty street. not a buses and a ccomPani4 squat .‘ ,,,, AttsainGi, rent ; on hot kbact vtilit ;e-road. seta td attends,;, walk shear X IL Y nd after war, 4 the Ibis !ned for the re dery tue so du r ; 3 , of .day filled c it Sow shah ;erday a gra i n her hou se I Countess ci wid l Less Lou :nu, MD tnt CRANIA?, 1 : 11 : 4 r.C•RPENra, GO( and nry degas T i ja tratford haft heel the Dule ¢ rip' S. Bac VC!. Eli, seat • WAIIID, i.e you Irs. Derr, a-4 e d g fli entertained a wag rosvenor-stray, judj my 1, Mr and i. had :,es of k t. , cite ;ter, Co: . 1, r t h e and Nt:ss r. ads Ant loner ;4. end gra Folltstme. t• I 10 I Inc Bryan, C .u-. 1 car rte. G a e , t, SOli it Juan, Itsrs, !P c asi iTL 11/40 gale ernen and Ger ant Hemet, MI an mirk, LuldOss Z ,srarelt, WC* Use dby Aston, sat' me, Kr. Chau eb he rave an of rent-strus, a rim ON Lord Gat cir, Ia 1 Lady J. Tt be • Capsit.C., Ea as Man% eb py man Wll3 I the channi:g ari few days isss fu Masquerades .mm Lt rILLIAN WEL!. a ent for Que::'s tte secrete/ to any him oa ku i E l. Secretary m tbe men of the an cc • 01011411 ab gm re, CI chard Kays, glis as ki /aarstav, Loa st Nobkmea ell 'Ay. from halt- at am her 'ste n rt tanks. nuch recorertd nr by his PI, .egiment of Ve Mk, to r ecent ant swot*. ecs juearl. CAP . a It, ratified tie held st Chd sjor ions G.. 1. ;censer', - 4" Colonel Cac 4. tf Doentnics.-- a DOM Of all Cot a shion on Sca• ned to the ft• ed ca Satur.to s A n a a o tvoY ai N tw et c s r o i : l , 2 . ufe uis d : s: a t 4it ja i : 6: 7 1 :tAcii,tl.