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THE E.RITISH PRESS. IPN DON, THURSDAY. JULY 9.5. The Oaavia, an American ship, Captain Cot t tsc, arrived on Tuesday at Cow s, in the Isle of Wight, is twenty-eight days from Charlestown, South Carolina. At the departure of the Ofirseia, no accounts had he,Fri received of Lord Netsom, nos of the arrival of the Combined Fleet, on the coast of Amtnica. When the rut/ems reconnoitred them on the 10th of June. they were exatlly in the latitude of Charlestuwn, and not mote than five or six days sail from the Chesapeak. Had they pro sapded to tb•Chesapeak, they would probably have arrived, there about the tech. Th-• Odereo, which sailed from Charlestown on the 25th, could r.ot, of course, be espetted so bring any intelligence of the enemy's arrival in an American port, supposing such to have been its destination. This is the latest ip telligence from Americ3, and consequently leaves public opinion just where it was with respe9 to the course of the Combined Fleet. Every care, as we hays already stateJ, has been taken to bar its re turn to a pt•rt in E•irope.—The San ✓osef, of 110 guns, is arrived at Plymouth, from off Rochfort, and the Channel Fleet, together with the Neptune, of 9S guns, and the Thisime, of 74. They confirm the tccount, which we have alrea..ly given, of Ad miral COKNWALLIS having taken a great stretch from al' Brest, with a ♦iew to intercept the enemy. We understand his Flest covers the whole Northwestern coast of France, from Brest, to an extent of 100 miles across the Bay of Biscay. The fleets of Cadiz and Ferrol have been also reinforced; so that every principal part of France and Spain is in facct blockaded against them. It was reported last night, that they were seen in the Ray of Biscay, but no credit was attached to the rumour. The Ate/amp/a frigate has taken a fine Spanish privateer of 28 guns, and 192 men, and carried het into Plymouth. The Spaniard bore down on the alfehim,as in misty weather, having mistaken her for an Indiaman, but struck on finding she had caught a Tartar. She had been out seventeen days from Doardeauv without having made any captures, is a very handsome vessel, and is said to ha►e formerly met with great success in the Indian Seas. She is called the Fry,lra A fine lugger called Le neliseire, and a sloop, both with brandy, from Bourdeaux, have been also captured off the Coast of France, by the ifto , aqtr, of Iti guns, Capt MASEIIELD. Both these prizes have arrived at Plymouth. The Morisoo, we received yesterday, contain two carious Notes, one upon the ru moor of the Queen of foram A having been solicited to accept of Prince ECOCAZ BEAUHAallots in marriage, end the second upon Bos APAR res genealogy. In the first Note, it is contended, that the idea of marrying the PRINCe to the Quttei, with a view to getting possession of Etruria, is absurd, becaoce Her MAJESTY having children, cannot carry with her the kingdom as her dowry. In the second Note, the recurrence to 80. NAV A. a r's genealogy is ridiculed, and we are told, that we ought not to go farther back into the history of the BOIS A? AR rt family, than the 18th Brumaire. We noticed yesterday a report that M. Novo •riTZOFF, the Russian Minister, had aCtually re turned to St. Petersburgh. It ha, been since TR moured that he was to come from Berlin to Lon&n, tl.ere to await further orders from his Court.— These reports are probably speculations formed by those who cannot see for what good purpose the Emperor of R I'sll A can any longer inter fere as a mediator between F.ngland and France. All Europe knows that the Paris Papers dare not touch a ponticAl subjea, even in the most indirelt and delicate manner, without authority. When, then, we find them filled ari;h ridicule upon the mission of M. No vosi LTZ4I I F, we may presume they are not flying in the face of Gurernment.—French irony, and French wit, arc all exerted in deriding the idea of employing a Russian interpreter between the two countries. " If the English would have good translation of the French play of /pu t zrhir, would it not be foolish," say the Parisian edi tors, " to take it from an editioa in the Russian lan gitige ?" or, in other words, if England wants to know the sentiments of BONAPARTE, she punt / not consult a Continental expositor. No. She must Apply direelly to EON A PA RTC, and rwt dare to communicate with Russia upon the sub jet. Traces of the same system m.iy be found in every other political article in the Paris Papers. The mock Emperor of France no longer thinks it necessary to ext..l his moderation, and abjure his ambition, t!lrwigh the medium of his degraded Press. His PAK'S official and demi-official are now employed, not in acknowledi;ing the rights of pesulent oatio::;, but in discussing the question of how much mere of Europe BOMA.* ire may an nex with 'advantage to his already over-grown domi. lions. The only obstacle to the union of Holland A are assured is a sort of selfishness and national pride, but objeCtions like these must surely he gross stupidity in the eyes of every modest Frenchman. On the South Eastern side we formerly licard of the Alps and Pyrenees as forming a natural and insur mountable boundary. The Alps and Pyrenees hay., ims ever, since vanished before the ambition of 80. NAPARTS ; and the feebleness of Genoa, of Lucca, Parma, and Piacenza, is assumed AS a sufficient rea son for their annexation to hi: kingdom of Italy, or, which amounts to die same thing, to their union with France. Upon the same principle we shall soon near of the annexation of Naples, Turkey, acc. There is not a single state upon the Continent which is not weak in relation to France, and consequently affords the same invincible necessity for a consolida tion uith that power. It is a curious fan, that the only opposition which the Corsican has experi•:nced is the recent execution of his ambitious schemes, ins been manifested by a woman, a feeble and de fenceless woman. His Holiness the Pope dubbs him in his allocution, "the invincible BONAPARTE, the Agent of Goolon earth V" What blasphemy ! but the Queen of Erauat♦ obstinately refuses to Marry Eu- GENIUS BEAUISARNOIS, the son-in-law of BONA PA RTC ; a favourite point, as it would connect this upstart family with the legitimate Royal Blood of Europe. That Russia and Austria do not see their danger, and are not anxious to repel it, we do not mean to say. Such blindness on their part is impossible. But the great difficulty is this—To move, unless in one combined, consolidated, and well-concerted plan of operations, is certain destruc tion to the system of general confederacy against France ; and France is now so close to Prussia and Austria, as to be able to pounce upon either of them at a day's notice. Lord Nxisore, however, twice decided the fate of ►he Continent. The viCtories of Aboukir and Copenhagen were both gained at the most critical periods, and produced the most im portant results. Perhaps similar consequences await a third victory over the enemy by the same for tunate Chief. Tuesday the RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR transatled business at Lord Mut.oftava's Office from three till four o'clock. Yesterday a Court of Direflors was held at the East India House, when Captain JONATHAN Burro, of the Company's ship ibuinia, took his final leave of the Court, previous to departing for Madras and Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wednesday next. The Argo. HoLDITCH, for London ; and the of Dumfries, from Oporto, which was taken by a Spanish privateer, on the 4th inst. was retaken on the :ith inst. by the Naiad frigate. The 7ulia, VICKERY, from Virginia, is full of water, in the King's Dock, at Liverpool. Major-General Sir Cita airs Russ is removed from the Staff of Ireland to that of the Southern Mtn., and is arrived to succeed Major-General TiroaNx ors in the command of the troops at Ash ford —The first division of the Northumberland Militia marched into Faversham barracks on Thurs day, and the second division followed on Friday. No Member of either House of Parliament pos sesses so many lucrative offices, nearly, if not wholly sinecure, as the present Earl BATIIu am To the very lucrative situation of Teller of the Exchequer, are added those of Joint Clerk of the Crown, and Master of the Mint On Ivionday a detachment of the Royal Staff Corps, from Chatham, arrived in Canterbury; and, on Tuesday morning, took their route for Rye. The late Mr. JOHN PITT, Member for Glouces ter, was originally an attorney, and was possessed of considerable property, which, we understand, de volves principally upon a daughter. He was rather of an eccentric charader, but a man of great homely benevolence. ‘Vith respell to his successor in the representation of that ancient and respeaable city, the proiailities are in favour of Lord ARTHUR . SOMERSET; as the interests of the Dukes of Noe. rot. IC and BIM:TORT chiefly prevail in that quarter; and the other Member, Mr. ft. lion A RD, is heated through the influence of die former Peer. The following is an extrail of a letter from an Of ficer on board the Anson frigate : '• In lat. 4:. long. 14. JO. West, the Malta fleet appeared to he chased by a large sail from the es-tward, carrying fo•e top mast studding slits. At ten Flu Majesty's ship An son, of 40 guns, the convoying ship, then ahead of the fleet, tacked, stood towards the strange sail, and made signal for an enemy I together with another, that the convoy should keep within 100 yards of each other. At Meridian, the Anson spoke an American, and learned that the strange sail (to which the private signals had been made without being answered) was the Gloriosa., a Spanish 84, well manned and appointed The Arson then spoke the Woodland Castle, Captain Llewell)n, aiiremted to carry a pendant, and ordered her to run down to the leeward, and make as many signals as she could (which she did, with all her colours, table cloths, and napkins),anill to bawl them down as soon as answcred from the Anson, arid to repeat them frequently ; which I:sanctum: was to give the stranger an idea of more armed ships being in the fleet This answered completely its intention, ae. the K 4 guru ship thereon bawled her wind. Ihe Anion then kin the whole convoy under her lea, add for two enCredays offered battle to theGlorrinn, which she very cautiously declined, refusing to bear down,and on the third day d.sappeared." The East Suffolk and Westmoreland Regiments of Militia arrived at Newcastle lan week, on their route from Hull to Berwick-on-Tweed. Monday morning, 2;0 French prisoners were landed on the Limiting bridge from the Sanduicoi prison ship, At Chatham, and 160 of the Guards were transported across the opening of the bridge to escort them (with a troop of horse) to Norman Cross. Fhe facility with which the whole duty was perform ed is (reserving of notice. The Guard. were not more than five minutes crossing the ricer, drawn up and loaded, an 1 the whore set off on their march in less than half an hour. Jen • 4.1 4 C .: .1111.1 • • • ROYAL F. 4 It ILr. WEYMOUTH, !VEY Q". We had a very heavy fall of rain last night, which continued till this morning, on account of which the Grand Review, which was to have taken place, was put off. About nine o'clock, the weather getting fine, His MsrES r v determined on taking a sail, and the Royal Yacht was ordered to he in readiness. At half-past ten o'clock, His MSi EST v. and the Princesses AUGUSTA, Sort': A, and A sr iet.A, attended by the Countess of M • NSFIELD, Ladies G. Be a es- Tii V NNE, G. MI/RR AY, Mrs. DR Al, *ltd Mrs. 1.) 1 GROSVENOR, Earl Wiarort, Lord DI/ND AS, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY ; Colonels TAYLOR. CA SIPES:Lt. STESTA HT, and How san ; Mr. PHIPPS, and Mr. GRevILLE. His MAJLSTY appeared in most excellent health and spirits. The ROYAL FA MILY set sail with a most charming breeze. The shore was lined with speetators, and a great number of boats followed the yacht. Her MAJESTY, and the Princesses ELIZABETH and NIARY , atten ded by the Countess of I t.c item re, took an airing in their carriages, and returned to the Lodge to dinner. Our company now increases daily. The follow ing list of arrivals will give a proof of it. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel-- Lady and Msi Ford, Sir Francis Ford, Sir flues Inglis and family, the Hon. Mr. Murray and. Lady, Mr. and Mrs. Me thuen and family, Capt. Corker, Mr. Kiimyles, Mr. b..rutii, Mr. euoke, Mrs. Ogkby, and Miss Dundas. Arrivals at the King's Head Hotel— John Stanton, Esq. W. T. Cake, Esq. Mr. Tomkio, Mr. Loud), Mr. Harrison, and W. Harris, Esq. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Last night this house was crowded with fashion The Burlesque Tragedy of Tam rhumb, which was performed for the first time, ci.nstituted the novelty of the night. The piece was extremely well got up, and gave general satisfaction. Miss TY *ER, as Quint Doltalolla, was a universal favourite. She was env arid in almost all her songs with uncommon applause, particularly in the first, which she sings from the throne. Mr. Maxtrews, in Grizzle, was also extremely well received ; when dying of the wound infliaed by Tons numb, his song was so much admired, that even after he was dead, he was obliged to rise and undergo the pains of death a se cond time. Though this in any other piece would have been a complete outrage to decorum, yet in Toss Monti it had a very good efrea. Master Wesr was the Tem numb, and very great in that Mr/r part. GERMAN THEATRE. Last night the Musical Piece of Unrehnld crud Lids ((nuocenee and Love) was performed to a very crowded and elegant house. The great merit of the Pieces performed at this little Theatre are their simplicity. That of last night was founded on the following plot :—A young and beautiful female Peasant has of coarse a Lover, and that Lover is in possession of a beautiful Lansb, with a bell tied on its neck. This lair Dophese has another lover, Der Se/routs (the Bailiff, an old man, who, to gain her atielions, steals the Lamb from Ifitischea, Av. Lie3h4cr (Johony, her Locce ), who recovers it again, and, taking the hell in his hand, leads the old man a dance, who, suppos ing he is following the Leash that he thinks has s:rayed from him, pursues the sound until he arrives at a stable, where the Toung Pectant locks him in. A message then arrives from the Mayor of the Village, authorising the nuptials of the lovers. Master SCHIRMER was extremely interesting in the Tou,g Peasant, and loudly encored in his sonfs. Federici was, as usual, comic in the extreme. he pit overflowed at an early hour. In the boxes wi re Lord Gt.emieavi z, HALLS, Esq. and Fa mily, of the LORD CBAatnERLAtR's Office, and Captain BARRET. On Sunday the Duke and Duchess of Yoita s with a numerous party of friends, visited Windsor. They viewed Cumberland Lodge and Frograore. with which the visitors appeared highly delighted. They dined at the Castle Inn. Soon after nine o'clock they set off for Oatlands. The Parisian Ladies who sport the poppy ear-ring, are perfectly awake to the caresses of a lover. Tuesday morning Lord and Lady F..c.t.ior set off from their house in Downing-street for their seat in Gloucestershire. JAO4 es ADAMS. Esq. has left his house in Berke ley-square, and Laken up his summer residence at Twickenham, which, in beau:y, vies with Adam's seat in Paradise. F. G. Si4ITN, Esq. is goo* to Worthing,.for the season. The city of Gloucester now exhibits a Morris dancer, and a Somerset performer, both anxious to tumble into the place of a Pl. Her Grace the Duchess of ROSSURGII has an nounced her intention of visiting Vauxhall to-mor row night : every arrangement that liberality, taste, or genius can devise, will be made to receive such a visitor. Her Grace's Aims will decorate the Pa vilion prepared for her reception. The lire-works, Music, &c. will be on the grandest scale. Few vehicles belonging to the hurt ton are more generally exhibited at the West Fnd, than the Duke of GRAF LON'S family coach ; it is graced, howev, by the presence of the Duchess, and of her two amiable daughters, Ladies Hasitilorr aad Ise- SELLA Ft maws-. A publican near High Wycomb, Bucks, who, not long since exhibited die sign of the Weathercock, took it down, and replaced it by a daub-likeness of the late Marquis of La tquows, whose tenant I.e then was : But, lest he should lose any of his cus tomers by their missing his former sign, be had painted underneath, is the Old Weather. cock," which excited the risibility of the political evrieseeah who behold it. This sign has lately been taken down. DREADFUL C4TASTROPRE. At high tide yesterday, the water burst the daa 2 of the Canal, through the Isle of Dogs, commuai. cating with Blackwall. It rushed in with sti.h astonishing rapidity, that the river sunk aer-!y coo folt in the vicinity of the place. The acciden t hap. pencil between twelve an d one o ' c l ock, at which trrae between one and two hundred men were at work. are concerned to state that a great. many of t the Humo ur est i mate d the number lost ' at ninety. In so calamitous a case we are pani c , larly anxious to avoid mistatement, and the report reached us at too late an hour to male us to a,;ccr.. tain all the particulars. We shall give a full acccuat t )arnorrow. • INDIA. • CALCUTTA GAZETTE, JANUAR E 17, 1905. On the 26:h of December arrived. in Madras Wirth from Bengal, the Aria, C.tpt. Tremt.heere, alit' the Marchiunevs of Exeter, Capt. Nam. PASSENGERS PER ASIA. Mr. and tetra. Ilendr!t ; Mean. Dittrni, Dynir, gni Murr.iy, Cadets ; and Mr. Schneat, Chief Officer of the Mar quit VIP' 411 e y PASSENGERS PER MARCHIONESS OF EtETER.. Culiinel and Lady Clinton, Lieuteinrit Major J. Pliner, Ciptain G Cons'ahle, I a. Ma,cir O'Kee.e, Lieutenant J. Peckham, So..n \Active, Esa. ten. merishant, and Mr. J. E.si, Cadet Arrived in Madras Roads the 27th of Dec-m' ic -, the Company's ship Marquir Weti cs 4 y , f rom CAlcuria, and the ship Ptgeon,CApt. Barber, from China ; also the Gikell, Capt. Taylor. from Calcutta ; the bri g Georgians, Capt Anchant, from Vizagapatam : t h e .INtiama, Capt. Warricker, and Regina, Capt. Lyon, left Rangoon the 17th of December. BRIGHTON, Jut.• 23. Last evening the Stein was crowded with coin. pany, as was the Library. This morning is a delti l e of rain; the sea runs mountains high, and affords no possibility of bathing. The water runs like river through the streets. Godstone fair commented yesterday: it had crowds of visitors from the ad. jacent country. 1 have this moment heard, the Pfti IiCE will not be here until Thursd iy. Every thing is vapid until his arrival. We have receive,' no increase from London this day, but the risJus concerned in She races. The booths and :ents are all in preparation; the flags are hoisted on the race. ground, and happy is the person who can secare rye most indifferent bed at half-a-guinea a nigh', for the races. Twenty guineas is asked fur a sit-stall stable. —indeed, stables are finishing at every corner of the toad. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES% magnificent stables are just completed; they reernble the building at Ranelagh. Lewes is filling fast; all the lodgings are lett, and never did expe:qation run higher than on the entertainmer.t which our races will afford. They commence on Friday. A splendid Ball is erpeded at the Castle, on Monday. I/4.)T/NOS, Ji•i, 1- 23. • This place is full of company, and if all that are expe&ed arrive, we shall be crowded. The Library is very extensive, and the Reading Room delightful. It is close to the sea, and over looks the Parade, where a band of music belonging to one of the regiments plays every evening. The troops in camp and in barracks near the town are, His Royal Highness the Prince of WA uts's regi ment of Cavalry, the 88th, 40th, and 30th ferments of Infantry, and the East and West Norfolk regi ments of Militia. The Theatre is about a suede from the town ; the Performers are very respe&able : the Mayor will rot allow their performances within the limits of the Corporation ; they pesfora four times in the week; a Mr. Wu. Pent av, who was so jostly a favourite of His MAJCSTY last summer at Weymouth, is the principal pert. riner ; we shall very soon lose him, as he is . to return there. The weather has barn very unpropitious for excursions. I am very anxious to reach the summit of the hill from whence you may discern Boulogne. The last arrivals are, Sir ROIMIT and Lady CII AWFOND, General and Mrs. Pit tscor, and Dr. MuasaY. WIIITS7ABLE, Jucy 22. Having seen tan accottnt of the - arrest of a person in this town, in the London Papers, I send you what particulars I have been able to coiled relative to it. Mr. Sanders brought this person anti his par cels to the town in his waggon; a parcel was lett behind : and ir. Sanders, steing the name of 1-I.:h on it, deiiveteJ it to Mr. Hail, the Master of tier Custom-house boat, who, on examining it. found it contained newspapers and letters direered to the French coast. He consulted with Mr. &ticket. the other Revenue Officer stationed here ; and they very properly lie:ermined on. detaining the passenger — whom they found at the Bear end Key public house; from whence, in the custody of a constable, they removed him to Mr. Baidoek's house. where he took the opportunity or throwing away his pock, t book, which was fonnd the morning after he had departed for town by Airs. Baldock, who sent it after him ; and on Saturday morning Mr. Sanders and his son were arrested and brought to LOW' dOll. It must be to learn Irum them %there thc/ took up this passenger, to trace his connectioc'i as the Sanders' are very respea ehle worth}' men. The father has for forty years been the proprietor and driver of the only vehicle to coover passengers and parcels from Vs hitsrahle to Canter bury, or from Canterbory to Wiiitsiable ; and a man of whose good condo& the whole ci.untry :1:- jAcent would bear testiaiony : every person here trill be extremely anxiorrs to see him r. turn, thnugh well assured no blame can attach to him more than ttre proprietor of any stage coach that may happen in convey an improper passenger. It is a curious cir cumstance, that it was at the King's Head public Louse, within a sew doors of the Hear aid Key. tint O'C nnnr an. his party wet rip, an.! Irons whence they proceeded for Margate wi h th ir baggsii•- Car, guides, Ste. a, d were discos eted by its appeal log when they is .L 1 ;titic way along the sh iier that they were beats acqueiassal wish it than their guides. Ve.l h2r' T O' Mr