The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-08-10 00:00:00

r!r r FORMAL DrtiIUANOCII. Eileen vie DVV4II ►e►ses.] Vast% MT SS. Very unfavourable reports have been emulated here sines yesterday. concerning our present rela tions with the Northern Powers. It is said, for Instaucia that the Itussias Cha►geds{ffeires, who was left here, has delivered a note, in form of an ultimatum, one of the objeas of which is the eta. cuation o Hanover; that he awaits a categorical maw within a few days, and has demanded his pemport to return to Russia, in the event of a refs ml. &c. But all these terrifying reports, and others of the same kind, find very little credit hitherto. and they are umbedwith die innumerable "on di'," with 'which the public will busy themselves, although they Were lately submitted to the severe lash of the Diesiteer. Nevertheless the gamblers in the funds, who hoped for a fall, obtained their objed ; since, in consequence (it is thought) of these reports, the funds fell from 591 to S 11. Those who find a pleasure in alarming their fel low-arisen', and in viewing every thing in a gloomy light. have not failed to magnify the damage said to be done to the flotilla at Boulogne by the storm, end at Havre by the bombardment ; but in letters from those places, the damage is not rated so high W a great deal. Six or eight gun-boats v..cre enaded at Boulogne. it is true, but the crews are mostly saved. At Havre the enemy's balls and shells flew over the flat-bottomed vessels in the port. and fell mostly in the adjoining plain and on the town, by which 13 or 16 houses were more or le , s damaged; but the flotilla has suffered little or no thing. During the bombardment, the enemy sailed up the mouth of the Seine : one of their vessels could only with difficulty get to sea again. The Emperor was expefted at Calais on the 25th of July. The Minister of Marine arrived at Ham on the Adth, and after inspeaing the port, the arsenal, the deck-yards, :cc. he set off again at two p. in. A statistical memorial of the department of the Um and Moselle has just made its appearance. It has been written by M. Masson, Correspondent of the National Institute, and Secretary of the Pre . Flaw*, according to the invitation of the Prefea Boucqueau. This memorial begins with a topo graphical description of the country. The depart ment of the Rhine and Moselle is composed, in part, of the former eleaorates of Treves and Co ? /arse, and of several other small states, belonging to no •teas than forty-eight independent sovereigns, of whom the principal were the Margrave of Baden, the Duke of Doitx Pouts, the Counts of Leyen, &bomber& De Metternich, Ikc. Ike. It is situated between ♦9 deg. 41 min. and 50 cll. 41 min. northern latitude, and 40 deg. 24 min. and S deg. 29 min. eastern longitude. Its form is a long square of fourteen myriansetres, and five myriame tres wide. Its surface is of 281 square leagues (linos caries), of nearly 1,086,750 acres (ex peres). M. Masson, speaking of the population, proves it has been augmented from 1769 to year 9 (1800), with 16,138 individuals, and that it now amounts to 230,601 persons of both sexes. In this number, the proportion of males to females is eighteen to nine teen. Births were, in the year 9, considering the population, as 1 is to 251; marriages, as I is to 981 ; deaths, as lis to 53. These proportions were still more favourable in year 10, and insure a rapid increase of the population of this extensive depart ment. Th. proportion of natural children to legi- timate gives a good idea of the morality of the in habitants, being only I to 32, whilst every where else in France it is Itol I. The towns of Coblents and of Bonn, the most peopled of this department, have no more, the first, than 10,691 inhaiiit.ukts ; and the second, only 8,833. The population of Cobleats has, since 1789, augmented 2,01 indivi duals ; whilst that of Bonn has diminished ; Relative to the extent, the population is A•2O inha bitants upon each square league, and I individual upon 41, inhabits towns and bourgs. Nothing better proves the relative and real situ . ation of Paris and London, than, whilst in the latter, old houses are falling down, and crushing scores to atoms, or yet standing, threatening, in the most public streets, every passenger with death and de , struaion, for want of money to remove those public nuisances. In the capital of the Frenc:i empire, the Immense expellees necessary to create a navy, have, • by the prudence of our ruler, yet left us mgh to continue all public work, for improving or decorat ing it. In the palace and garden of the senate, the work continues with the same activity, as during the late peace. On one part, a wall is erected in the garden round the inclosure, which is to form a nursery. On the other part, the base and foot of . a pillar are constrated, destined to support a beau tiful iron grille, which will entirely shut the garden, by the side of the boulevard of Most-Parnaise. A new fountain is construaed upon the place before • the Medical School. Upon the quay of Dessair, 116, the works are continued with an aaivity, which an- semen that they will soon be finished. It is may waited till the achievement of the quay to a certain height, when all the old stone buildings in the neighbourhood will be taken down. In the same line with the quay of Dessais, other houses by the side of the river have been bought by Government, and are taken down, and preparations are made for cenarating another new quay, which will go as fax as the bridge of the city. This quay will be called the Quay of Napoleon. The two bridges will 1-4 finished before twelve months, and the place be fore the Louvre will be completed before OUober. When all these improvements are atchieved, Paris will be the most beautiful as well as the first city in the world. Upon the complaint of France, the Grand Bailiff at the Hague has received orders to carry away, from all the booksellers shops, the work of Mr. Le Frank de Berkhey, called De Beteafeedie Men schtpkbrid ; or, TAe Batavia,' Homianiey. The expences which the English have been ob. liged to be at in transporting their goods to the last fair at Leipzig are incredible. The principal com• missary and factor for the Scotch manufafturers, Mr. Humphreys, has paid ahsurd prices /a.s prir jou) to receive his goods first. They were all car ried with extra post horses. But he was amply re paid by selling far upwards of 300,000 dollars. Those who received theirs late were losers. A young man at Leipzig, lately established, made a great fortune by smuggling a w 17gon with English goods through Hanover, which is the nearest way, and in which he succeecLd, though our troops and Custom-house officers in that country are very vigi lant. A Lieutenant, of the 108th regiment of infantry, was lately condemned to twelve years imprisonment in irons, for committing a rape upon a girl four years and a half old. He was first publicly de. graded upon the Grand Place at Brussels. This is the first crime of this description committed by the military, which the Tribunals have noticed since the beginning of the revolution. The Prefeft of the Seine and Marne, La Garde, formerly Secretary to the Executive Direftory, has been appointed by the Emperor a Member of the Legion of Honour. The crop of bay has this year been very abundant in the south of Prince. and has therefore expe rienced a :uprising fall. What lately sold for eight lines, now only costs one Lyre, or one livre five cents. The departmental direllions in Holland have re. ceived orders from the Batas•ian Government, at the regulation of France, to find out Ph. Verbrugge, the author of the suppressed Gazette, called The Menu, which contained several injurious observa tions against the Emperor, and the Imperial Fa. wily ; and besides attempted to accuse France of bad faith and oppression in her political and mili tary connetlion with the Batavian Republic. VIENNA., JULY 18. The last letters from the Turkish frontier st ite, that the Porte has sent the silken string to Bekir, Pacha of Travnick. The messengers met him be fore Zwornick, and acquainted him with the sen tence of death, as he was going to proceed on his journey. His Royal Highneu the Arch• Duke Charles leaves this capital the sth of August, with intent to •isit the different camps formed in Hungaria, Bohemia, and Moravia. His brother, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Arch• Duke Anto ny, will accompany him in his journey. lIAGeE, JULY 31. Yesterday the ceremony of the presentation of his new credentials by the French Ambassador took place. Before twelve the officers of the garrison proceeded to the Hotel of the Administration of State, which sent two of its membars, in a coach drawn by six horses, escorted by a detachment of cavalry, to the hotel of his Excellency M. de Se monville. where every thing was ready for the grand procession, which went forward after the Dutch Commissioners had waited some time at the door. MIST, JULY 2. Another French privateer has entered this port ; after passing before the English ships laying here, it cast anchor at a short distance from them, and saluted the fort with five guns. It afterwards want to the place where quarantine is kept. We expe& several more privateers of the same nation, intended to °borne the English trade in the Adriatic, lately very flourishing. TifiE BRITISH PRESS LON DON, FRIDAY, Avausr 10. It will be seen, in our account pf the proceedings at Brentford yesterday, that Mr. M•usw•RINCI is re• turned by the SHZZIFTS, Representative for the County of Middlesex. This defeat of Sir Fa ANCIS Bogner r has taken place under circumstances that greatly ag- graeate his disappointment. The expetations of his most sanguine friends began to flag on Monday and Tuesday. All the usual symptoms of defeat began then to skew themselves. It was said, that his Committees had mismanaged their business ; that they had offedned the Eleetors, by aegled, and in many instances by personal rudeness. Its short, we observed all that crimination and re crimination which disappointment engenders among :nen, embarked in a lost cause, and seek ing to throw the blame from themselves, upon their neighbours. From this state of despondency, al ' most bordering upon despair, they were suddenly raised on Wednesday, into a confident belief of suc cess. The procession of the Baronet to the Crown and Anchor, on Wednesday night, was condufted with all the mita of viaory. The public at large certainly considered his success as complete, and even the few who knew the real state of the case, entertained very little doubt. From this elevation, to which they were suddenly raised on Wednes day, they were as suddenly cast down yesterday, by the declaration, which announced Mr. MAIN.. WARING the vielor. We own, that from the heat and animosity with which this eleZtion was con. duled, we were not without our apprehensions, that some serious mischief would ensue. We are happy to find that they have not been realised to any considerable extent. About half-past ten o'clock last night, about 200 men,several of them armed with bludgeons, and others carrying links, filled the street in front of Sir FRANCIS BURDETI% house in Piccadilly, where they stopped every carriage, and made the company declare themselves the friends of Sir FRANCIS, upon which they were suffered to pro ceed. There was, of course, much noise, clamour, and tumult, but we did not hear of any violent outrage, or personal abuse. Mr. MAINWA RI a G's carriage, we understand, WAS broken to pieces early in the evening; and it was feared that the populace would attack his house. A party of the Life Guards were therefore sent to Ilan over-square, far its proteaion, where they re mained at a late hour last night with the St. James's Volunteers. Sir FRANCIS Buenas's., we under stand, will contest the validity of the return. We have received some Dutch Papers to the Id, from which we have extratied every article that deserves notice. The most important part of their contents is an article, which states that the Russian Charze-d'Alfairis at Paris, M. D'Ousstr, has de- livered an ult,matudt, in which he demands the evacuation of Hanover by the French troops, and presses fur an immediate answer. 'the French funds have fallen, and their depression may be fairly attributed to the encreasing probability of a rupture with Russia. Rumours prevailed at Paris, that the flotillas at Havre and Boulogne have suf fered considerable damage. BON se•art was ex petted at Calais upon the 25th last. We have received a letter from Emb len, of the tOth ult. which in some part exposes the intrigues of France in Prussia, and the selfish policy of thi! Prussian Cabinet since the present war. " You know," our correspondent says, " that wren the King of ESGLAND'S Message of the Bth of Mardi, 1803, was known at Paris, BONArAHit., to gain time, first resorted to the mediation of Prussia, and afterwards to that of Russia. The former was justly declined by the British government, which oriended our Minister Hat:owErz ; who sent orders to our Ambassador at Paris, Marquis Luec is FA'S!, to propose to France certain arrangements in case A . a rupture ; the principal of which was the occnpa ' tion of Hanover by our troops. To this Fra: c: consented, upon condition that England should agree that neutral ships, under Prussian colours, should make free goods of every description belong ing to a neutral nation. As this proposition reviv ed the old question of " free ships make free goods," and was contrary to the maritime laws of nations, it was refused by Great Britain, well knowing that this was a clumsy attempt of Fiance to embroil the British empire with Russia, Sweden, Denmark, and America, neutral states, which would of course claim the same rights with Prussia, or resent a re fusal. BONAP twirc then proposed to occupy Han over with French troops, to which the Court of Berlin so vwc:: the more willingl) .assented, as it was promised by France the exclusive trade v. Great Britain, and the north of Germany, by the exclusion of all British commerce on the Elbe and on the Weser. The consequence was, that this town became the depot of British produZlions and industry, and, within six months after the war, it increased equally in population and in riches. This excited great jealousy at Bremen, and at Ham burgh, which, with some intrigues, and perhaps pecuniary sacrifices, effeifted the removal of BONA' PASTE'S commercial agent, LA CHEY %RD: from Hamburgh to this town, where, soon after his arri val, be began all kind of chicanery to impede or obitrat the passage of British goods from this place for the interior of Germany. Unable, however, to effea it, without some new invasion of the German Empire, he alvised his governs ent to take pos session of Meppen, a neutral toWsl, b.longing to the Duke of Ahrenberg, which was efiled. though not without representations from the Court of Berlin. This was the cause of the late scarcity of British merchandise at the fairs of Franckfort and Leipzig . and of the momentary disgrace of Haut/Taira, who desired his Sovereign to support, with a good grace, even this insolence and encroachment of Francc, which now began to intrigue at Berlin, for a permission to have a (reach garrison even ;we. About this time, the Corsican became Emperor. mad, and Baron HA aDEVIBBILO, the successor of H•ucworz, ad interim ; removed all difficulties, bi persuading our KING to acknowledge the new dig, nity of the Usurper, who, in return. removed his soldiers from Meppen, and recalled his commere.al agent. This di/inieresred republican made, hour. ever, a handsome sum of money, during his st.v, by his certificates, that British proclaaiont Uteri Prarrian property; and which, though fined :It a crown only, were seldom obtained under Louis d'ors. In justice, however, to this citizen, we mnu• 21. mit, that for money he refused noth:ng, and 5011 even French passes to British subj !as, with which they and their goods passed unmolested through Hanover, Holland, and even the French side of the Rhine. .0 We have now got ent:rely rid, at leas: for the present, of French intrigues and vexation!, aid out trade is very flourishing ; many capital mnchant!, not only from England and France, hat from land, Bremen, I-iambi:ugh, and Ly'rieck, have set. tied here ; and should the war continua 1 . .:r same years longer, and BoIdAPARTZ respect oar neutral ty, this town will be one of the richest in the nary of Germany, inferior neither to Bremen nor Ham burgh." A Gortenburgh Mail arrived yesterday mnre:tty, but its contents are anticipated by the last c nrtyr s cations from I lamburgh, France, anJ Holl.vd. It confirms, however, the report that the R • :3 i l l:et has sailed from Revel. One ..is ;4.m is to cruise off r.irnholm, to proteel Hoist-in from C.e attcmpts of d'e Fre , •ch, whilst the other is sut.- posed to have salled for the North Sea, prnbahly as in the last war, to iss:st oer squadrons in blockad• ing the Dutch ports. Yesterday morning Flis NIA,/ LGT v., and the Prin cesses S'PH I A and Ast ct A, with tbe:r atte Man& took an air:ng on horseback in Witni•or Grea , ParL Her lislaJzars- and tha otherPa:rclsustook.&a airing to Fro7-nore. Yeveriay, two o'c'ock, the Ne A POUT Art SASSADOR and Lori HARROIS BY bad an aadie:,ce of Mr PITT. _ _ • B Eon Papers have been received in toy n nat'e 7th of July. The chief information is 'hat respetti a misunderstanding which •se.e.ns to have taken pla e between Mr. MERRY, our. Ana Sass Oar, and the Untted States, relative to 'the Caorbe do frigate a New York. The whole, however, is a E ortjuttati%)3 of the news lately received by the last New York Pa pert, with s ime additional par iculars, hire not yet appeared in the Lion Pei:its. As Mr. Nlcauv had very properly adopted c , -ttciliatary measures, no doubt can remain :,itt th it lo', ere now he and the American Governmen: h :re r...rnt to a pr. per understanding on the sill jest, with , : wounding or implicating the boas u f eit:..: country. Admiral CORN W AEI. rs has been f 'reed r.,•• trary winds to return in the .=t. CrANTHCAVOIS had CffYit d his? 'turn :- p• last Saturday. He remained in tan.aret Bar,: whence it was suspe3ed he would at tem first heavy fog. His force es:mists of mit , ern decker, five two-deckers, four frigates. arm :it vette. Camaret Bay is very stiorgly priLeacd batteries up , n the ceast. By accounts received by the Leeward Island S e. it appears that an extr me degree of si,:knes: vails in the Leeward Isla d.. ihe Ca, 4t7,0-1 f: 4:e. having sustained same damage, w:r.t into to refit, and in the space of a few days, C q , !.3 FAraaiAw, Mr. Sateen ors, pu.ser, six mid,hi‘,mce, and about sixty seamen. fell vi Rims to the fee.:. Letters from the H is- rd. of 18 Rand. !save, sated at sea, MC ed by the Dare, per pa , arrived at Plymouth, st rte, that sl.e spoke wi:h , her cruise, an America ship from St. Derni•go, for Boutdeaux, with 14) French 'niche. ts. their families, fugitives from the mis s :l ce cf Dri• SAL INES, which they es:aped by a mira.le and rot aboard the American ship, ti,eugh very little of their property. They say :he massa: 7 = 4 and murders were dreadful, in the highest d:.,pie of atrocity. Letters, dated a few days since, were en Wedvs' day received Prim Captain Lcwts, of the Rnsai ‘lr rines, of L'hapeur, at, of 84 , guns. stating I i= safe and well on hoard that ship, after gear t . from the Glenan Islands; so that the azcauit being made prisoner was premature, though he:4+ a very narrow escape. In consequence of a misunderstanding ,;eilentl Gov.. sit, and some of the Officers '1 if e First Royal Cornwall Nlilitia, on the regirrerti P ing the encampment last week at Woodbury D,A _ Lieutenant-Colonel Per ea, Maj or Fox T ESCUF. tt; tains Waisiwitiona and Ilzaatc, have res their commissions. Yesterday, the Sd Regiment of Royal I.ct , ° Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Kis 51 - and the fill], commanded by C:oloc,el II had a field day, on Kenningtr.n Cornrion..! were inspeaed by Colonel Haiti:an r. through their mansauvre. wth usual They mustered between 1411 i and S(X) men ei,;••• cnrsC Thi tained omen aor G sot fa ho and C WILIGI VtLii LA Mr. lA. lita Vef the Bt. sec 13.1 He ma MI big Pt Jo