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IMMF -" FOREiGN MTELLIGENCE. FROII Tut Din'Cil PAPERS. VIANICTOIIT, AL:GUST 17. The general attention seems, at the present inn. anent. to be fearfully dire:fed to the grand question: Shall thn Continent continue at peace, or not ? The answer to this question will depend, in a great mea sure, upon the system which the Court of Vienna may pursue. They who t :air, that peace will not be preserved, ground their opinion on the Conti. nuance of the preparations fir war, which are going on with greater aetivity than ever. The Camp at Pettis. in Stiria, is already complete, and another k forming in the vicinity of Cracow; in the Tyrol they are emoloyed very Adively in strengthening several military posts, and the levy of - Sharp- Shooters is organizing again, and proviJed with arms. On the Rill instant, a company of can. noniers marched for that province ; another com pany for Venice, and a third for Upper Anotia ; at the same time, orders have been sent to Gene ral Count Klenau, to march immediately with his Corps to Budweis, in Bohemia, there to await fur thee orders; this Corps is said to consist of this teen regiments of infantry, and two rf cavalry. Politicians assert, that the Emperor has returned a pointed answer to a certain tionand, made on the part of the French Government,• relative to the Austrian preparations for war in Italy. This latter assertion was nsaiahly occasioned by an article from Vienna, dated .11.0 s: 31, which has appeared in one of the newspapers of the Empire, in the following words :-- " Lately a note was presented to our Court by the French Minister, in which he asked for an es plAnatiun conceinin:: the preparations for war, and the umisual irvivements of trocps ? also, whether Austria wished for a war wiih France? Whether that Court h ali ea,iy fe , med an alliance with Russia, or intended to do it ? &c. &c. To which oar Government is asserted to have returned the following answer That the assemuling of such numbers ts( French troops in had rendved those measure , necessary; that the negoti ations which had hitherto taken place with Russia, had for their ihject an armed mediation; that some close, allinnees, which might still be (turned with ooh-r powers, would be no thing else but toe consequences of the circumstances which sberil,l render them necessary.- " As soon as this Declaration was received (con tinues that article), the french Minister, in the name of his Sovereign, gave assurances that the greater part of the French troops is Italy should be withdrawn." Those who cannot believe that the Court of Vienna will abandon its pacific system, assert, that the only obje& of th- Austrian prepa rations ifi , r war is, to enable that Government to oppose any of the Powers ar war, which would drag ft into a war ; and they positively affirm, that the Court of Vienna, far t:oni going to war with France, will step forward with a declaration of an Armed Neutrality, which, founded upon solid principles, will put an end to all the artifices of the enemies of France. _ _ - Ir is also thotight. that, so long as the Archduke Charles, and the Vice-Chancellor of the Empire, Count Cobentael, are at the head of affairs, a rup ture is not so soon to he apprehended ; although it is believed, that circumstances have occurred, which have occasioned more or less coolness between the two rowers ; but it is hoped. that this may yet be removed ; at any rate, it is Sethi, that a person of consequence arriv.•,l at Vienna on the 7th ;nst. as a negotiator sent 6,111) Yetis; and we are informed from the Italian frontier, that the number of troops in Italy, of the two neighbouring powers (France and Austria) shall, in future. be always equal, and that there is no reason to apprehend a war, although the troops on both sides were brought to that sys.em, •.• oomph'', plan of the battle of the 2 2. i 3u1,, between Cie !Smith Fleet under SIT ROStIIFT C %LIMN and the Coat tilted Fleets of FTII.;re and Spain, which wa announced yt,terdav, * given to tlic last page. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SlPTeMlltl 4. 'as Unmade of 50 guns, Capt. Dowiam A ft, with the Britorreza, Ewphrobs, and Nortlarrubrrland, East- Indiamen, under convny from Tort,mouth, arrived on the 28th at Cork, with several transports full of temps. On the same day, the East India fleet, compriiiing the aliove, and also the Indiamen pre viously colleEted in that harbour, with the trans ports, having cia board the troops udder the COT rnand of Sir 1/Avao BA lan, got tinder weigh. The entire fleet consists of the Diadem of fit guns, Sir Howe Poriisu ; Belli 7 rea.r, 64, Capt. BYNG ; DiGNltele; .50, Capt. Duwom au ; Nursing's, 31, Capt. Dostccv ; Leda, SS, Capt. Homy SI AIS ; 38 trans ports, 19 East InJiamen, and two Botany Bay ships. A letter from nn board the Strtothy. East India min, one of the fleet, dated on the same day, says -44 The ENFOpe, one of the nett, has just run foul of us ; hut has done us no injury. The Earope has sustained much damage, has lost her sprit-sail, flying-gibb, and has broken most of her ropes on the gib-boom." The fillowing notice was sent at eleven o'clock ye:ter:lay, from the Admiralty to lanyo's, for the information of the gentlemen of the city Admiralty Office, S-pt.s, MS. d. Information is rertnved from Adreirat Cornwallis that on the Memnon of the 10th ult. Ills Majesty's fr gate the Me(smolt:, w•th the Wasp sloop of war, and a goo-swig, cruising nfr this pannia-ks, were chased by II 4qua.lren, con,;asJ3g of ten gi o. of Aar oent d,scriptiroi:, which sworn! S.S.E. and 'opposed for wlsfwt. A s ItlVir.llll of four lino-of-bettle ships, four fri g sees, an.l two hr.gs, are stated to have sail..nl from Vag*, on the I.lth, tinders sismeisert to be the above." We stated yesterles, that the Roe Wort sqnadron had kin; into Vigo to ',tin the Combined Fleet. but not finding them there, had sailed again. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, we think that the fleet seen by thd iManippis must have been the llozhiort Squadrm, and that it has long since gained that port. As long as it remained at sea, and neither its place, ci•urse, nor destination, were known, our apprehelisions were co-extensive w.th our commerce and foreign pos‘es.,ions That it was cane to ti.r. Fast In.liet, to reinforce Ad miral 1.,•,:)1s, or to the West Indies, or WAS cruising .11' nit to intercept me of inir Iminewar 1-h iun,l ticets, were Al probable speculatainc. Rut now, even in the event of itc n it h .ving put Mto poi t, tl.ese co• p2ames arc narrowed to :Almost .t single point. From the silo rtion in which it was seen by the He lampur, it corld not he descried for any remote en terprise. It c• -, u 1 ,1 only have for its ohjea, to mike some nethboitiing put, or to annoy our commerce. The latter purpose wA should hope Admiral Co it•I•• IV ALLIS will be able to prevent. It is said, that the Combined Fleet might have taken our little squadron off Cadiz. Tie Eu ripriiii igwe sailed from I.isbon on a cruise, and direded her course to the northward. She fell in with the Iris, who gave her the informa tion that she had been chased by the advanced squa dron of the Combined Fleet. The Eurjaists then altered her comae, and made all sail to apprise Admiral Cot( itinwoon of the enemy's approach. She fell in with the Dision frigate that had been cap tured by the Phenii, which had her in tow. She also had been chased by the same squadron. On the 19 h, the Eurvatus saw the enemy steer ing E. S. E. and was chased by a frigate and a line of battle ship. She found it impossible to get between the enemy and the shore. Fortu nately, the morning of the 20th was very fire, sn that at siz o'clock they were perceived by Admiral Cot.- ctsiowool's squadron, who thus had the first notice of their approach. Eleven sail of the enemy then gave chase. Admiral Cos. rimewoon made signals for the Mors and Arhils to reconnoiue them. Ihese two ships hove to under their top-sails. when the enemy immediately left off chase. They were within gun-shot of the Tiessler bomb, but did not tire at her, or she must have been taken. The enemy then went into Cadiz without making any farther effort The Townsend and Assehland packets, from Lis bon, are both arrived at Falmouth ; neither of the Mails are up ; the former sailed on the 21st, the latter, on the 23d ult. The IVolsingiam packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Lisbon on the 23d ult. The Goadle of last night contains a letter from Captain BANTON, of the Goliath, giving an account of his capture of La Torrhe French c svelte of 1 8 guns and 196 men, one of the squadron that cap tured the Bla,she. Lo Torrhe had fifty-tyro of the Blanche's crew on board. Captain arum adds, as we stated yesterday, tbat the repast, another of the enemy's squadron, escaped in the night. We have eztralted from the Ontch Papers to the 29th last, an ankle from Frankfort, which re commends that the French and Austrian forces, upon their respedive Italian frontier, shall be re duced to a perfed equality, as a mode of accomo dating all differences between the tw•o nations Sir Rosso r CA! eta, we understand, was steer ieg to the northward, upon the presumption that the enemy were gone to Ireland, when the Eurualus fell in with him, and put him in the right course. 'Phis happened on the 24th, and, as we stated yes terday, he would arrive off Cadiz on the 26th, pro bably sooner. The Victory, Lord Ntoom's flag-ship, is fitting out, with all possible dispatch, at Portsmouth. His Lordship was expelled there yesterday. The KING has been pleased to appoint Sir SA wt:ti. lion°, Knight of the Bath, to be Colonel of the Woolwich Division of His MAJESTY'S Royal Marine Forces. The Lords Commissioners of His MAJISTY'S Treasury have declined listening to any application for the establishment of a separett StarnfrOfce at Edinburgh. The LORD MAYOR, on examining the Returns of the blealweighers, ordered the Price of Bread to be reduced an assize and a half, or 3d. in the Peck Loaf, which will take place to-morrow, when t he Quartern Loaf %Theaters will he sold for Is. lid. and Household, Is. In the late movement of the Brest Fleet, the crew of the lisdrrni4 cheered en the appearance of their coming out. Admiral DOUGLAS, who had just hoisted his flag on hoard of her, addressed the men in the most exhilirating manner, and encouraged them to continue their cheering, till they came alongside of the French three-decker then in sight, when, he said, he would join in the exultation. Admiral Cos erwa Lt.is, by tl.e unremitting and astonishing exertions of the Admiralty, will have, in afew days more, upwards of thirty sail of the line under him ; a fl7et so much greater than he stands in need of, that he will he able to detach ten sail of the line to any point which it shall be deemed ne cessary to send them tn, and yet retain a sufficient force to blockade the enemy in Brest. Thursday sailed from Leith Roads, the Aflortee armed ship, Cap7ain WATSON, with a convoy for the Baltic, and WooJ:nrk gun-brig, Lieutenant Imam with the trade for Toningen.—Also arrived in Leith Roads, two neutral ships from the Baltic, detained by His Majesty's sloop alssamorshe, Captain BRISITOM. R."' - - WEYMOUTH, !:PT. 2. Las! evening, Their MAJtsvias saw a few seleel friends at the Lodge. This morning, sooq after six o'clock, t'le Duke of Suss): arrived. His Roy AL H: Gll ess went to Mr. Svrwa RD'S house, where he will sleep during his stay here. The Prince of WALES will likewise sle-•p there. At seven o'clock, His M AJ EST V , accompanied by the Duke uf YORK, Gen. CAR TW MG r, and Col. TA V I.olt, took a ride on horseback. Early this morning the troops in Camp were bri gaded under the command of the Dukes of CWM BERL AND and CAMBRIDGE. After breakfast, His MAJESTY took another ride on horseback, accompanied by the Duke of YORK. Princesses At OUST A. SO ►HIA, and Am Kula. at tended by the Earl of CH esTeR r tri.o and Colonel Dcsattow. Ills Royal Highness the Prince of WA I. Es arriv ed this Afteinoon, a few mitaites before fuur u'clock. ORIGINAL POLTICY. EPIGRAM, /ROM THZ GRIME or ANTIPHILUS. BY OLD NICK. lung, 11,a. poor, but now I've gold; Both caw•. crostly ru■ , To u•e it now, I am too old, And when I could, I'd none! EPIGRAM. OF A HAN WHO WAS 71.0001 D THROUGIN ♦ TOWN. BY OLD NICK. Lim fit, pied butt feeler tits. OVI D. One, seeing Job minter, criml out, 't Flell r , mater ! If I were in your place, methinks I'd move tar.'• Saul Job, " when you are, you may do as you please, Bu•. I mean to take it l ust my ease !" IMPROMPTU, ON LLAVINO Tilt CONCLRT-ROOM AT CH IMTNNNAN, I ID . 1 . . 14 ROYAL F.4%imr. ON •DD DD U3ol' EVINIVG. 'Mn , kmateurs oft has sprung up a dispute, Whrch w sod was the Wird for making a Flute: Some Cr; Itratii, while others pref:r The CJII-sounding Ebon, or silver-ton‘l Fir ; But I will maintain, and be tried by Apollo, The Alec is the hest, and beats all the reit hollow! aurr's se•nirou.luesssa. FLAGEOLET. Literature has lost one of its brightest ornaments, and society one of its most amiable members, in the death of Dr. CURRIZ, which distressing event took place on Saturday morning last, at Sidmouth. Lately died. at Bray, near Dublin, Mrs. OIPAS iv, Lady of the Rey. JANIS WILMOT OlMilllV, and only daughter of Sir Huai/ Dt t.s.on Massy, Bart. Her death is deeply lamented by her friends and acquaintance. Arrivals at the Hotwells of Bristol : 1.nr.1 and Lads Leven and Sleladle, Sir William lienvlev, Sir Chtiotripher Hale, Lady Eli&a eth Ashbourne, Rey. Itr. mot. To .kitte, Mr and WI. Touchet, Mr. and Ws Harvey, and Captain Percival. Drury Lane Theatre will open on &turd ty week, under the management of Mr. IlettouGuTow, and Covent Garden Theatre the Monday following. The Countess Dowager of Dewitt4o, and Lady ELEANOR Buyt.ta, have returned to their seat at Castlecomer, from Limerick. Mr. JONES, of the Royal Circus, has joined Mr. company at Bristol, for the Fair. Fourteee /Lieu and Rauh, the baker's dozen, are announcssii fut debuts at the Bartholomew Fair Theaues. Vars. SA Dist:t will conclude her Readings at Ed.,Ant . rgli, wit. the Comedy of The Merchant of ring". • Sir W..V. Vi vomit is now Ynnpleting the hand some stone wall, on the road side of Wynnstay Park, its extent will be more than four miles. Mr. Cooce will close his engagement at Birming ham Theatre, this night, in the gallant Henry the Filth, and Dona!! Mackintosh; and, on Monday next, Lichfield Theatre will open with Mr. Cooices Man tf the World. The Dowager Countess of LEITRIM, and her amiable daughter, will set off, on Monday next, from their house in Grosvenor-square, for their neat at Manor Hamilton, in the county of Leitrim, Ire land. Taira races in Ross-shireowill commence the 24th ; among the Stewards are, the Hon. A. F , Sir Genitor %Mama, s, Brigadier-General Mc:rim' e, and Lieut.-Colonel Jolim Ross. As the remains of His Royal Highness the late Duke of Gi.oucesr ca will be buried this day, the Haymarket Theatre, and other places of public amusement will, of course, resume their operations to-morrow. The salary for the Professorship of Painting in the Royal Academy, to which Mr. One has just been elefted, is 601. a year, but it is to be raised to 1001. When Miss M at.t.ote made her entre at the Liver pool Theatre this season, she was greeted with eeoen distin& rounds of applause. Her feelings were so much overcome, she nearly fainted away. We stated yesterday, that the crew of the Fox, in the E..ht Indies, h.ad joined the Pat. All crews must he fond of "the Pilot that weathered the storm." Friday last, the Loan Pitovostr and Magistrates of Edinburgh, gave an elegant entertainment at For. tune's, to Lotd Viscount MELVILLL, and a number of Noblemen and Gentlemen, among whom were, as we stated yesterday— Ins Duke .4 Burcieugh, Fart of Ilopetoun, Fad of Hod dtngt..n, Lewd Napier, Lord Jamey Murray, SIT J shn Stuart, Lord Ju tice (Ink, Member for the Com ty and City, Seen , tali at War, Sheriff of rile County, &c. We do not find the Earl at Notaa's name in the list. ••• • I THE DM; OF GI OtICES7I.I:. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, th e t . procee led to the opening of the vault in • George's Chapel, Windsor, for the interrem S4 y, ' remains of the Duke of Ganicesree. arhi o . b ni „• - ex peeled, will rev there abort. twon'elock 1 1,; • &- aid u for a few limns, lie in State in the - PeCbC:l: • CII.OrI'iCT, the Royal Apartment, uell:d the canopy ; which apartineirt was y e ' st hung wills black cloth. The mourner's - t-ndarits will assemble in the Kele% D a . 'ld - Room. at the top of the grand sta'r•cashe " ree patsy be admitted te. the private stair ca , e t avoid confusion, will from thence proa,s e ! ' . Giratal t lumber, their into the Presence rigor, and from thence will en out through the t2 , F , , Audience Chamber, dosvn the staircase in John's Tower ;by this. a ll confusion o f '- meeting will be avoided. According to the riN e arrangement, before the (orese is removed prin t ‘Vitt.la M will seat himself, f or a f ew mirtiles the head of it. The procession will then se p , r 7n c t e o d' t the quadr h angle, n i; g ght l an d , • • ahou;t sa th 'c e lo s c r k th tl d rie st n a ir r h -c r a , tlre west door 'of St. George's Chapel, sv‘ hers. it el . be met by the gentlemen belonging to the ' Prince WILLIAM will foll o w as c hi ef mettles.; The outside coffin of the Duke of Cio:e ls ; did not arrive at Gloucester House till past twelve o'clock. on Monday night, from the Undertak e the ornaments not being finished. The body is to be conveyed in, and taken out of, the hearse, by eight Grenadiers, belonging to do first regiment. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, Hare, belonging to the Loan Cs; siestntairsi Office, gave notise, that the hour of the hineral procession of the Duke of Gtouctetaa biiginal eg to move from Gloucester House, was altered roan six this morning, to ten—this is the secnne k has been altered. It was originally fixed at c.rre o'clock this morning. Yesterday morning, soon after nine Grenadiers belonging to the First Regiment, tered in Knightsbridge Barracks, and the 1, . Infantry, marched from Hyde Park for to attend the funeral of their late Commander. At two o'clock yesterday, Gloucester House was thrown open for the adrniss , on of the public, to see the body lie in state. The avenues had been crese..ed for some time previous, by persons eager to we the scene. The pressure at the moment of opening the doors was excessive. The rain soon after began to fall, and probably prevented the crowd from is creasing to an extent, which would perhaps have other wise been intolerable. At seven o'clock in t'-e evening, the curiosity of the public appeared to have reached its highest ferment. The line of Cat. riages extended to Grosvenor-square, and as no person, even out of mourning, who had strength and nerve to make their way to the gate, was re fused admittance, some taint idea may be formed of the crowd and pressure. The Horse and Foot Guards, stationed to preserve order, had not the least difficult task to perform. They conduced themselves with most exemplary propriety. The Court-yard before the house, and the steps and hall-door, were divided by is temporary railing. for the convenience of persons entering at ()me suit, and going out at the other. This ront• Muted consi• derably to prevent confusion; but, though every pre caution was taken, the pressure was so vtry great, that many persons were bruised severely in attempt ing to obtain admission; and some of those who were fortunate enough to obtain it, were in such a state whin they got withinside the outer gate. that they would have been very happy they had never true the attempt. Exclusive of the heat and pressure. many ladies thought themselves fortunate in getting in and out with the loss of a shoe, and perhaps a part of their g.ovr s. Aire i stemming the torrent, the visitor was admitted at the eastern or left hand gale, from which he passed into the parlour, at the left hand side of the hall door. This apartment was in its usual style. It is ornamented with crie son hangings, and was lighted with wax tapers. —Some of the ge.rtlemen belonging to the house hold, who were stationed at the different doors, were in mourning. From this room, the visitor passed into a hack room, a irom that into another. and then came round into the back parlour on the right hand, all lighted up, but not hung with black. or in any manner differing from their usual appear ance: a melancholy silence rc gned throng:mu% From this apar.ment, he entered t; e right-hand front parlour, hung entirely with black ; tapers burned at equal distances along the wall. Tire coffin, con taining the remains of His Royal Highness, was placed on a stand, under a black canopy, on the right-hand side. It was covered, except at the estre may, with a black velvet pall. On its upper end was placed a black velvet cushion. bearing the ca rone: of His Royal Highness. The escutcheons of the family were hung below. At the tont of the coffin, a Yeoman of the Guards was stationed ; two mutes, dressed in black. stood, one at each side of the foot of the coffin, each having a hand on it; and two more sat, one at each side of the head. Tapers, of :a very large size, were burn ing at some distance, at either side of the coffin ; the whole exhibiting one of the most awful and im pressive sights that the mind of man can possibly conceive. As soon as the visitor had time to gra tify his curiosity, he was harried out of the patl.ur door, into the hall, as quick As possible, for the pur pose of accommodating those who were waiting !or admission at the outer gate. He then passed with ease, at the opposite side of the paling to that on which he entered, hut, having gained one street, he found again a considerable difficulty in getting through the crowd. This scene continued urol nearly ten o'clock, when the doors were closed. The following General Orders wire issued to the late Duke of Gtoucesrea'sVolu. teens on Monday: 44 The Regiment will have the Mawr of paying its tribute a reeve. to the memory of Hu Royal H One , . the late Duke id Glotireati-r, by attending at the rmin.al of His Royal Hien nees's Buds, from Gloucester House, on Wednesday muning next (this day). : precisely, arid theTit.eßdeimcatwil attendance ..f e will muster eight member is mi it eticiekia the manio c. p. puiteleady, MOW hour, fo, ma previous iligtrilas.pit m tee l• • Ceinary fricmcm.riti. Toe Pefaj.4 trusts be eyed not upon the Corps the iuspurtance of the occasion, and the ores t which will b.• attaelied to a full attendance, both to the R,[•• anent at large, and to every individual who is demote' 9(.6-- ing attachilatut Yis Knyis , Patron. " T.,e Cor.l will attend in Wile pantaloons and gaitersi duet to be tined ; a d no waist -halts to be worn "