The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-08-20 00:00:00

• • w^+ - Wir ; h ' r. (1- C. * •• • Observations upon India, to morrow. THE BRITISH PRESS, LONDON, TUESDAY, AVOUST 20. Lord Nacsote arrived on Sunday at Portsmouth in his own ship, the Victory, of 100 guns. accompanied by the SetnerA, of 74 guns, Capt. Ke•Ts, and last evening, at eight o'clock, he reached town. Rear- Admiral ST iattN o, in the Glory, of 98 guns, aecom panied by the Worrier, of 74 guns, arrived on Sa turday. at Plymouth, from off Brest, having left the remainder of his squadron, consisting of seven sail of the line. with the Channel Fleet, under Ad miral CORNWALLIS. Lord Netsores Fleet had also joined the Channel Fleet on the 15th. The return of these gallant Officers was the result of the escape of the Combined Fleet into port ; an event now ascertained, although there is some difference in the accounts of their aßual place of refuge. Some letters from Ply mouth, received yesterday, state, that the Com bined Fleet and Rodtfort squadron, to the amount of twenty-five sail of the line, have got into Ferrol and Cotunna. This account agrees with the pre vious reports, and has also, we believe, the prevail ing opinion entertained at the Admiralty, in its favour. Another report stated, that the Combined Fleet had escared into Vigo. It was founded, we believe, upon the authority of a letter received at Ls.° n's, of which the following is a copy:— Ex It CT OF A Lt TTER FRO/4 ♦ PORTUGUESE MEW. CSIAhT, TO 1115 PARTNIII AT VIENNA, DATED YROSI VIGO, JULY 29, *No RIECEIVISII AT OPURTO ON THE 31ST JULY, 180. " The Co Onset! Fleets got into Vl° on the 27th July, in the evening, consisting of 19 ships of the line, four frigates, two brigs, and a re-captured galleon, from Lima, leas,,g two ships at the entrance of the harbour to look out. " On the 22d, in the morning, 40 ingots West of Cape Ortega', they fell in with the British squadron, consisting of 16 -ad of the line, three of them three-deckers, who imme diately env i tei them in a thick fog The action la-t.. 1, it is said, %IN 11111111. Nine of the French sh p, were to leewa, , l, and :1,4 tmgegeJ. One of the Briton' three deckers was totally dwmasted, and otherwise much dam • gel. Upon the Combine! Fleet joining ne.tt day, they my, they chased the British, satin lefited to renew the action, and in this manner, they hash ra.sod the W.r.lcatle of Ferrol, as they soy. " Teo ands ships are missing, supposed to be taken; six of the Ircuch ships am very much damaged ; they reckon e+dy r 0 men killed, and JJO wouude I ; though quarters are o.dered for 1030 into, as they say, they had many suit before the a •tio.i. " A Nfessenger was di,patche.l from Vigo to Ferrol on the 16 , 11 of July, and it was expected they would be jo.nid by the Fero squadron, consisting of 17 sail of the line, with 1 1,000 troops no board, in the I.:4AITNe of a few days; though they express great appreh, usinn that Lord Nelson wool,' pay them a mit b fire this r.sinforccinent An attempt might be made to reconcile these two enntrachttory accounts, by suppo , ing chat th. Com bined Fleet touched at Vigo, and, having procured a reinforcement, steered again to the Ninth, and en tered Coruana, as being a better and more secure harbour than Vigo. Thir, sort of teasoning, we fear, however, is more specious than solid. Whe ther the anion of the 12,1 were glorious or ingloii out for England, certain it is that the Combined Fleet was a beaten fleet upon that Jay, and proved itself such by running away on the thith, instead of renewing the aCtinn after it had repaired its da mages. Cut up then, as it must have been in that altion, in which it lost two ships of the line ; haunted as it lilt itself by the spirit of Lord NELSON ; and dreading, as it must have done, the momentary ar rival of succours to Sir Roster CALDIR, we cannot conceive that the enemy would be hard to please in the choice of a retreat, and were not too happy. on finding themselves snug in port, to think of changing it, and running the risk of putting to sea again in search of better quarters. AS, however, the whole case must be known with accuracy in the course of this day, vie ate the less disposed to indulge in spe culations upon it, either in relation to the waft amount nt the enemy's force, whether it was or was not joined at sea by the Rochefort squadron, or whether the whole or only part of it may not have sought shelter in Vigo. The presence of Lord NELSON and Rear Admiral STIRLING will explain every part of a subject hitherto so itnperfeilly known in proportion to its importance. It has been reported that his Lordship's presence was not desired so much for information upon the sub left of the Combined Fleet, as with a view to the benefit of his Lordship's counsel and advice in some meditated enterprise against the enemy, in 'neje lurking holes upon the coast. Indeed, the very circumstance of the escape of the game, which his Lordship has so long and gallantly chased, would soffi:iently account for his return, particu lady wh. rs it is considLred, that lie has not been two t 1 ,471 on shore f•ir two years past. His Lord s'ii,,'s rerriri., and that of Rear-Admiral Sriecistu, it,. I.OM •r, he conneeted with the case of the escape of the Combined Fleet, in relation to the merits or demerit!. of Sir Roam Watt, and the tone assumed by a Ministerial Paper of last night. in its observations upon that subjed, is in favour of this opinion. We were among the first and the loudest in extolling the viaory of she July, considering it, as every account taught u' to exile. t, only the previous business to a Jecisive and gloriou s triumph ; but, when a different result was ascer tained, we did not vent any spleen, nor in dulge in despondency. We gave gre o credit. to the print to which we allude, for its candour and moderation, in stenuning the tide of popu lar clamour, and deprecating the injustice and ingratitude of condemning an old and merito rious officer in his absence, and without first hear t. mg his defence. We now find that, in the conduft of the Print in question, we mistook cant fir can dour, and hypocrisy for a genuine sense of justice. I , The more we consider," says the Print in ewes titan, " the circumstances accompanying the enemy's escape into port, the more arc we con firmed in our opinion that the country ceght nut, and will not be satisfied, without a thorough inves tigation. None of the events that have occurred since the enemy returned to Europe, have cor responded with those cam //rot dispositions made by the Admiralty, which afforded the whole country the most rational expenations of adding another liant viaory to the many that have already blessed our arms. The atlion of the 22J, the coldness of the dispatch in which it was announced, the ob scurity of some parts of chit dispatch, short as it is ; the contradilcry nature of other parts ; the want of all subsequent explanation ; the inadivity that prevailed after the aftion ; the circumstance of the two fleets remaining in sight of each other for four days, without any attempt being made to bring the enemy to a second ad;on ; the sailing off of the enemy on the I.6th, without our squadron pursuing them ; the determination of Sir R. CALDER. to resume the blockade of Ferrol ; and the detaching Rear Adm. Set moue tohis former station off Roche fort—a measure which kft him with no more than nine or ten sail of the line, at a time when, though it was generally supposed that the enemy were gone to the Southward to attempt to get into Cadiz, it was by no means improbable that they might again endeavour to get into Ferrol : the prevalent be lief, that the weakening of his squadron did ena ble the enemy to accomplish their objet ; all these are circumstances of sufficient importance to jus tify the Admiralty in ordering the conduct of the Admiral to be investigate/ by a Court Martial.— Indeed Sir. R. Caaosee himself should demand it." The annals of revolutionary France do not record a strorger illustration of Jacobin principles and Jacobin justice, than these observations. 'I - hey be gin with advising a trial as absolutely necessary to satisfy the country. They then proceed to pass sentercc of condemnation upon the party to be t;ic..l, and conclude with stating the crime in the enumeration of about twenty distils& sub stantive charges, of which we have copied eight in the above extra& Every charge in the range of possibility, that fancy could invent, or hostility devise, is assumed as matter of feet against Sir Ro Baal- CA' nee; and, with the same happy candour, es-cry thing that he might be able to plead in his defence is presumed against him. Blame, we arc told, attaches somewhere, either to the Admiralty, or to the Admiral ; bet, says this candid advocate," the dispositions of the Admiralty were excellent, and afforded the whole country the most rational erpeelations of adding another bril liant victory to the many that have already blessed our arms." Of course, Sir R. Causer, who did not execute those " excellent dispositions," is guilty of disappointing the public expedtation.— We disclaim all idea of extolling the conduit of Sir RoIIERT CALDER, or condemning the dispositions of the Admiralty. We only de sire to be informed, by what right or autho rity the Ex-Jacobin Print anticipates the result of that fair and impartial trial which it implores, and I pronounces those dispositions of the Admiralty ex cellent, of which it must, from the very nature of the case, be ignorant ? In the whole condua of Sir Roster CALDER, the Print in question neither does know, nor can know what part of it to attri bute to the Admiralty or to the Admiral, what part resulted from Om excellent dispositions of his superi on, and what from his owe judgment ; how far he was bound by instructions, and how far he was left to his own discretion. These are points to be as • certained only npon a trial, and upon which no man is at present competent to decide. Until then, judgment is only conjcaure. The very circum stance alleged as blame to Sir Rueter CALDta, may be the result of positive instrudions, and some of those excellent dispositions attributed to the Ad miralty may be those only which the gallant Ad miral can claim as his own. Bet if Sir ItOleliT CAI DKR isto be thuscondemned, let us see upon what ground our usher Admirals can claim an acquittal. If any journal can "same that the dispositions . of the Admiralty were excellent in the case of Sir R. . !ALCIZR, without knowing what these dispo,itie.nl etually were. Admiral CORNWALLIS may be tried by the Larne rule. Admiral CORNWALLIS took a wide stretch with his fleet to the South West, hut he returned to Brest before the e.. 1 .5th, the day on which the Combined Fleet wit lost sight of.-- Had he remained there until thut time, lie had a chance of hearing of the enemy, which he lost by his return. Was the whole, or only a part of this, and which, the disposition of the Admiralty ? Sir Roacirr CALDER is also censured for resuming the blockade of Ferrol with only ei,;!it ships of the line; but what right has the Print in question to presume it was his aR ; and if it were a foolish one, how could Cadiz be considered as barred against the entrance of the Combined Squadron by eight ships of the line ender Admiral CULLING woon ? And yet this very print, that now boasts ere excellent disposition of the Admiralty for the interception of the Combined Fleet, only a few days back, gave the whole merit of the arrange ment to Lord Net.sos ; to him who hunted them from the West-Indies ; and gave timely notice of their return to Europe. We have pursued this subjeet farther than we intended; hut we know we shall be excused for marking with our dis approbation an attempt to prejudge a cau,e of this importance, and prejudice the public mind against a man who ought to ►e held innocent, until a fair and impartial enquiry shall have proved him guilty. A letter teceived by a respeetable German rionse in the City, states, that the enemy have Rattail,' passed the Rhine, and seized a quantity of English goods. The latter part of this statement gives a strong fe.tture of probability to the whole. The letter alluded to is as follows: nn the Rhine, 9th 1805. " An aecwitt to list arrived here, that the french have parsed the and occupied a c , insideraWe apace betas -it Manheith and Duo Idnrff, an: all the English zoods" An American vessel from Amsterdam, which ar rived at Dover, on Friday, states, that the troops are all embarked and ready to come ; but a large force of English men of war, sufficient to cope with them, being off the Terri, the general opinion was, the troops would be relanded. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, in conse quence t f the Arrival of Lord NILSON. at Ports mouth, Mr. E tSTWOOD. the Admiralty Messenger, was sent off with dispatches by the Lords of the Admiralty to Mr. Port, at his house at Wimbledon. A continn mon of lights, which had the appear ance of an illisminatioa, was seen from Dover along the French Co.tst during several hours on Friday night, and extended from the commencement of the Cliffs Westward of Calais to Boulogne Bay. Hlee lights and rockets were let off, at intervals, along the coast, during the time. It is said by some people who pretend to know BOSIAPARI L'S nativity, that it was in celebration of his birth-day—others, that they were trying the night signals. The Somerset-house Volunteers are to be inspeaed by their Lieut.-Colonel, Sir A. S. HAMMOND, at nine o'clock on Thursday morning next, when that gallant officer will address them on the subjeet of the threatened invasion. The striliest orders have been issued, no member of the Corps is to be absent from the buildings for 12 hours, without notifying to the Commanding Officer where he is going, and where he is to be found ; and no member is to leave London upon any pretence whatsoever, without leave of the Commanding Officer. NAVAL APP.IINTSIENIS PL ALI,IN. to the Preverfed; Capt. If. Beazessy, to the A tree lope Capt. Bosvorr, to the Firgard ; Hon. Capt. BOUVIRIR, to L'Ami.ahle; Capt. PELL y, to the Met (airy ; Hon. Capt. Woutuouse, to the le rreeid; the Hon. Capt. Duenss, to the Queb,.r.; and Captain MAURICII, who so gallantly defended the Diamond Rock, is appointed to the Saca L re sloop. Mr. BR Essex is made a Lieutenant, and ap pointed to the Captain, of 7.1 guns. The Tire Friends, MbNci sr, from London for Charleston, is retaken by the Hunter gu..-brig. and sent for Jamaica ; the Hunter has also captured the privateer which took her. The outward-bound convoys yet remain at Spit head. l'he Diomede s of 50 guns, Captain DOWN. MAN, is appointed to convoy the East Indiamen, since our last / and the Nemesis frigate, Captain So aseavissz, is to take charge of the ships bound to Newfoundland, Halifax, and Quebec. An extract of a letter from Dublin says—" Lord ATONSIORR has arrived from England in a very dangerous state of health; he is dropsical, and it is feared has an abscess in his chest ; his lire is despair ed of. The Connaught Circuit has in consequence been fixed so late as the 30th of September. The Gazette of Verona has, by authority no doubt, contradicted a number of lies in the Attnitrur, the ohject of which was to make the world believe that Austria was perfectly content with the fate of Ge noa. The article in question complains of the gross impropriety of publishing the letter of the Genoese Secretary of State to M. the Baron GIUSTI. an nouncing the termination of the latter's functions, the re-union of Genoa to France, with Baron Guisres reply, and the Gr.noese Secretary's rejoin der. It is utterly denied that M. GUIST! took his leave in the watal liwmf: or took the imperial arms from his hotel ; bPCAUV. as is very justly remarked, he could not get back his credential, from the Cc aoese Government. as its form had been completely changed. The fati is stated to The Baron Goisrt asked of his Sovereign, the Estereon, " perrnission to absent himself from Genoa. This " is the only (eve which he could have. The calve " he took of the Genoese Government estended no " farther than obtaining of passports, and his pay " ing the honours due to the representative of so " great a monarch as the Emperor of the French. " wish respe& to the termination of his mission, the " Baron declared at the beginning, that that de " pen Jed sJlely upon the will p his Sovereign. He .• continued, therefore, till eh _ moment of his " stay at Gepoa, to le eve the arms of his Imperial " Master on his Palace, to give passports, and to " perform other fanctions within the orovmc of an " Arutrassadur." norm. MILT. way mourn. accuse tr. Last evening Their MkJ zsr sEs gave a gra, lin hnnour of the birth-day of the Duke of y, to the javamii , ! inhabitants of the town aid t neightsoarhood, as well as the company here at season, to the numb , .r of upwards of doih entertainment WAS callA the Crilidten's Ball. whole was under the direaion of Her %reit Vice-Ch unherlain. the hall-room, and th e r „,,, aljoining, were most brilliantly illumintrted. R fresliments in great abundance were served ap, a Their Maya<rras and the llovat. FAMIL Y Appe ar highly delighted at the amusement of their guests. The dancing continued till halt past tier o'ciock. when Tlleir MAJESTIES retired, sim i youthful guests retired highly delighted with Royal ente rtaioment. E ar ly t h is rimming Ms MAJESTY took 1111 tan w:tli sev.ral attendants. After breakfast t whole of the Roy al. Y went on board r Royal yacht, accompanied by Earl Curstrarti. Lords De sna I POWILT, (1E11(134 C/11. WRIGHT and Fr TZR Y. Colonels T snow, C 5l DELL, SrLwan r, How•rio, and STEVE/45,0nm of Iten ssr err, Lady lkut LEY, !dr!. Wax, a D. C'eriosy saws. and a number of others. l'h2 Messenger, with dispntches from irlr.o.ni not arriving in time from London, for His MAJII Tv to inspect them, and give his command s 1, 1 4 1 lie went on hoar.% he gave directions for the 114 senger to attend him on board. A uarsT The Roy Ar. F sr tsy landed last evening a • six o'clock. after a most charming crntse. T whole of the Family appeared much pleased their excursion. At seven o'clock, they west to Theatre, to sc.! the Comedy of "rid Oats, Lr.e, Irrels, and The Deqf Liner. The novelty of ' evenirlv:ai I.Jvcr's Ositerels, which was p er f orm as an interlude ; and - the ptincipal charaLrs we supported by children ; the Manager, to as. the puldic rage. engaged the four young Ds front Exeter Theatre. The charadters of Coe by Miss I) sursou ; Savehe, Master Dawson; L fore, Miss S. I) ssysost ; and jarintlar, by bliss D•wsorr. Their performances were received unbounded applause, particularly by Their MAJ ries, and the whole of the Roy AL FAMILY. Mul IIA wsou, who is only six years of age, was p. cularly noticed for his corredhress, as well as L's cellent pronunciation and good adl:on. This itti has acquired considerable tame at Exeter. The Bishop of LONDON arrived' here early :I morning. Mr. Fiscu ea, the Messenger, likewise atri with dispatches to His MAJESTY from Ministers. The state of health of the Duke of Gsner le rt arrives here every morning from London, which r. who of the Roy AL FA MI LT receive wuh tb.7. antinas erpelt.trion to Dear of their Royal recovery. Esrly this morning His MAJes r v walked the town to his stables. At eleven o'clock, the Rov As Proms- •.1 church, and heard an excellent sermon prear.....a by the Bishop of Los Dora. Th: Princess MARY bathed this meaning. Arrivals at LUCE'S Hotel— s r Poor and family, J. Farquharson, El. Alden.' 14•140ry and lAlnily,Colutiml lane awl family, 'i.ba pantry E. , ' Mr. W. 14.itniltou and family. We are extremely sorry to state His Royal lL ness the Duke of GLOUCESTER was not better at very late hour last night. BONAPARTE, by deferring invasion un it t' harvest, means to reap some benefit from the at tempt. Mr. BANNISTER played 011opod and Peeping 7" at the Belfast Theatre, on Wednesday law. by e.e sure of the Hon. Col. MRADE j and his benefit w. a inounced for Friday, when it was erpe&d parties would unite in giving him a leampee. On Sunday sennight the Earl and Countess n, HOOCH and suite arrived at Donaghadee in North of Ireland, from Scotland. The Right lion. JOHN Sea &setter and 1070, and WILLIAM FON T amt. Esq. one of the Knigh - s of the Shire for the County of Lowth, arrived rus Wednesday se'nnight at Donaglaadee, in the North of Irtlane. from Scotland. Colonel MEADS'S motto is an escellest one for a ,ohlarr— foujorirs prrxt. The Earl of Mc,' RA gave a grand entertainotent at Doddingston Hou.e, Scotland, to the 06oer commanding corps, and several Noblemen and Get tlemen, in honour of the Prince of WALrs's day, and in the evening there was a grand pf nade at CORRI'S roam, ia Edinburgh, ti t Lordship's patronage. As an inducement for young ladies to became if" preetieet, at Sali , bury, they are premised Yak Figes, every hour in the day ; those being the oar's of the Ladies who have advertis:d for them. Mr. INCLIDON !lolls his Country Cita at 1.4E1- . ... MAN'S Hotel, Liverpool, nest Saturday, ands"! properly opens the businetar with the Exordium, ptie menthe's seated, and concludes as Cluis genesis! do, with a .Sfurno. Mr. DWYER. lee rf Drury-lane Theatre. ' going through the raige of Mr. I.swis's parts Cultsle Theatre, Ireire, Gossamer, Lc. Mr. A r.O Fiscus, who c a rnet° E n gl.suel with Ma. chn.e JP RON/ IiON , embarked on Sun,!.iy at I)over, in the liarrt brig. and smiled for Ai" rica. The beautiful And intereiting ROM; Bon APARI c will remain in Elglitud. This day, the Newbury Races commence , Eriboon Heath. ne.tr Newbury. The sport for -I.i• day is two .501. 'Aires; ant to..roorrow A Iland;: ).4 plate of .601. for Alt ages—two mile heats. ards, the Hos. G. 1 1 call , .RT. an.l C. Duxoss.U.l. The death of the amiable Diwager of Sr .s.r rout) has WCOIWTI a clan! over every fashion able pl.tce. The hcme of ST A Fr ORD is Crilreattbl Wit almost every n-ble how, in the kingdom. l';'t nearest rclatises are the Bea rioRT, Hassitvoei. STOPCORD, CA it tAcce, G•LLOWAN, ISLAnarnt% Dor:mums, Macoosiaso, and Flansuwif 1.1E6' I