The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-12-30 00:00:00

1.7,7PC,'; The allied army is stated at 105 WI -nen, of whom, it is sail, 29,000 were drowned in a I,,ke, 15,000 were 'lelt demd on the fi-ld of bat:l-, and 20,000 were made prisoners, while the loss of the French only amounted to 809 killed, and 1590 wounded. Can it he believed, that 55,000 Russians and Austrian' sold their lives and liberties so cheaply ? Accord ing to this account, the Austro-Russian army lost more than one half of its number on the The fair proportion of wounded, upon this scale, could not be less than 20,000, leaving a residue of 'only 30,000 men, a force too small to give any farther resistance to the French army. Of course there could have been no fighting on the 3d and 4th, and BONAPARTE'S triumph was complete and decisive. If such w: re the event, it is strange that it should so long remain a secret. Captain VA! att.BURGH, of the Adda;r, from Rotterdam,which place he left on Monday se'nnight, and arrived at Yarmouth on Wedaesday, says, di it at the time he passed the Brille, the French troops there marched to join the French army in Germany, and that the sailors on beard the fleet had landed in order to perform garrison duty. The reports respreting the Brett Fleet, are various and contradiaory. Some state, that they have sailed, in three divisions, for Carthagena. Some say, that they are ,rune to attack Adniiial Lord Cott. tsq woon, off Cadiz. Others assert, with still greater confidence, that the most tecent accounts from our look-out frigates, off Brest, represent the whole of the Bsest Fleet, in a dismantled state, in tie inner harbour. In this last case, the squadron seen by the Ocean cartel must have been the Rochfort squadron. Those whu'maintain that there are two Ftench squadror.s at sca, appear to rely upon the accuracy of ate dates of the several reports of the vessels lately arrived in the Channel, from the South. But we know, from the history of the recent excursion of the combined fleet to the Vest Indies, and of its return to Europe, that such reports ate not infallible. Viscount CASTLEREAGH left tne►n yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, upon a visit to the Marquis of ABLICORH, at the Priory, near Stanmore. Shortly after his departure, an expre,s was dis patched to him from his Lord .hip's Office to the Priory. His L-rdship, immediately upon re ceipt of it, returned to town, avid dined with the Earl of CLANCARTY, at his Lordship's house, in Spring Carders. In the evening, he set off tor Bath: he was to travel all night. We understand he is gone to that city, to confer wish Mr. Parr, on business of importance. Two Messenger: were dispatched, on Saturday, to the Continent, horn the Secretary of Sta;e's Anlice. The Fledion for a Member for Bormighhridge, in the room of the Hon. Mr. Sco IT. is fixed for the 10th of January. Satin:lay was a liolielay at the Stock Exchange, Bark, &c.-3 per Cent. Consols were, however. done fir the opening at ; and, dining the latter part of the day, at an eighth less ; and Reduced at A report prevailed on Friday, at Deal, of the total loss of the if,i-dnt, and her Crew, except the Captain, who is said to have been ashore. I'he %Vest-India and Mediterranean convoys el rot proceed under the protedion of Sir Jet, irWea USN'S squadron, from Portsmouth, as was intended, but are ordered to remain for further orders. Admiral Sir R!CHARD SINCACIIIAN, we under stand, is to proceed to the West-Indies, with squadron of five soil of the line, and two frigates. In consequence of a report of the transport No. 11, one of the fleet from Cork to the West Itaies, having been spoken with by the Pel•vi, in quiry has been made at the Transport Board; and it appears that there was no transport in the fleet which sailed from Cork, on the I 2th inst. for the West Indies: the transport, No. 11, is the ship Jirkirb,,, which sailed from Cork oa the Slid of August, with the expedition. Extrad of a letter from Coree ( Africa), dated the 25d of November lie Helr ft igate, end the Fatwarde and drab sloops of war, were lately here ; the latter ship is stationed here, so that we may ex ped a clear coast. A large French privateer, named L'l,.'e de Feware, having met with a violent gale of wind, in the China S.:A, in which she lost all her masts, was obliged to bear away for Manilla, where she arrived after great loss, and it was supposed she would not be able to he refitted, as stores sere not to be pur chased at that pot t. The following privateers were exreded at the Isle of France, from lisourdeaus :—tine Jose/shire. of 44 guns ; the Madam* karat. of 3i guns ; and the Fahey, of 32 gulls, ail to cruise ii company through the Straits tit Malacca, and into the China sea. The 17th regiment of I.eght Dragoons has landed at Liverpool, from belated, and is marching to Northampton. The 54th regiment has artieed at Spithead, from Gibraltar, one t. ansport missing= this regiment went up the Mediterranean with Sir Ratites AIMS ,. CIUMIDY'S army, and bore a great share in the bat ties of the Sth, 13th, and 21st Match. On the dEh, s at the landing of the Troup., this corps distinguished its-lf in a eery particular mariner. The 5.h return-nt of Loyal London Volunteers, Lieutenant-( 01 noel Sutra, wiil mount guard this morning, at n rte o'clock, the grenadier company takes Ilse firs stay, to guard the client's of France and Spain. taken by the gallant Nelson, which were brought to Sc. Paul's, en Friday last. i PROLOGUE, SPOKEN AY Mr. I.EVESON VESNOIII, Son of the Bishop of Catlasle, Captain of Westminster School. previous to the late perrormaiee of the Corn,* of Kerma., at the I'Puratitery t by the Ovotlemen of St. Peter'. Collis... PROLOGUS AD PHORMIONEM, 1805. Sat patrium lusisse decus Galluam; saperburn Visa sibi leribut Mast proteiva muds, Crettite, nun: iterurx ph.ktre metuebat so lent Versa tam tuties trollied:are lyram. Sett dum Nelsooi resent vox putilica nomen, Eft nobia ettam tlOl3 me:Mouse puffer None uno si tout COilit gins ore triumphum, /lune super extinctum net taciturn& docent, Nos tauten Md., ruaimunia gaudia tangent ! Hine nobii lacrytna clung cadet! Ant ca, qua mert:4 Wolfius ohm, Absurnptus fat., victur ct ipse part, tpea ea tem, ma , : qua.tirit nittit amulandis, Nine gam; Ne:sono muse necare queat ? Nunc aliqua ea laws onset, tauten, quo Itomine Canto, Est, qua :it tat nxnia digna Togo Immo ant au, sucks lust stat memoranda futuris Isla nittd Hustle gluria vocis eget ; Nee deflesnlum adorn est, quo nun, si videret, ipso Optaret tato aplend,d,ore mnri. Au v,.ro quisquato est Brituoune, qui tanta Tmphaa, Tut litmus vita nun bone credat emi ? At tu qua uompa defunctum heroa tu; erba Exequiisq; ;Ms condermare was, Ponc mutilm lacrymis, Britannia ; flebilis i,ta Sit licit, at cladi, quo medearis, babes. Sato; superc; tibi reliquum cst virtutts; et ipso, Quern flea, yam OMIII ex parte eareudue exit. Vivet adltut vittuv, vivant infixa tuurusu Pertoribus cart just summit duets t Hue ducihus nautisq; , llXlA vox ilia triumphi, " Munere quisque stnn fungitor."..omen erit Ills iterum auspiciis, quottes coons:era husti Digiturn lice animum navita qui,q; gent t Hr quoquo, Ne:innes, Britannia, trade luturos Tot tibi, quot beat sts habitues duos. Saturday !mining, the PRINCESSES took their usual ride in Windsor Park. The Duke of YORK strived at Wind.or, on Sa turday morning, soon after nine o'clock, and return ed to •own at hail-pest tour. Yesterday, the ROY AL FAMILY, accompanied by •neral FITZROY, Colonel Countess of ELY, and V,scouirtess CS/. %ILLY, attended Divine Service at St. Gag's Chapel. and heard a sermna by Dr. Hs• IN, from the 4th chapter of Corinthians, verse 4. Mr. Fos' ea, the Chancellor of the Irish Ex chequer, is expeeted at his house, in Upper %Vim pole -street, from Ireland. on Saturday next. Several of the papers state, that ne rzu.:, of the 17rh instant, came 'deer in an randy boat. The Earl of Drumm stahr. dined, List Saturd ty with His Royal Highne.s the Duke of Ca staatoux, at his apartments, St. James's Palace. Lady Fuxxxscue, and the lirliourabie .`disc FOR.. TriCt:E, are expected, this week, fr.tru Btighton. "I" hi!! Duke of GOISDON is on his way to Bath, from Scotland The Earl and Countess of FABOROUGH will come to town, this day, front the Priory. In ihe even. ing, they will entertain a large party of Fashion utiles, at their house, Cavendish,quare Lard G Tay toe, we are happy to state, is re covered front his late indisposithin. The Duchess of GOIIDON entertained, at dinner. I last Saturday, at Nritor's Hotel, the Duchess of MANCHESTER, the Countess of Gs:K.4l.lllmo, Sir WALTat FARO:01141i, and Mrs. and Miss Fousas, from Twickenham. The Marquis of HEADFORT is expdted, to-mor row. from Brighton. The Countess of ANIS it:error+ had a small party of Fashionables, last evening, at her house, Stable yard, St. James's, amongst whom were, the Dn cliesses of GORDON and Marren ssexa, and Vis countess MiI.IOVRI4. Viscountess CASTLEREMIN left East Sheen, yes terday, nn a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of AII aIICORM, RE the Priory. Lady Louisa MANNERS is inconsolable for the loss of her daughter, Mrs Mr r. On I'ueJay last, Sir GlLissr Hrarucova's annual gift of one hundred stone of beef, and twenty sacks of potatoes, and Lady 1-laaviicores gift of sixteen gowns, were diktributed amongst the poor of Empingham, lathe county of Rutland. On Sunday re'nnight, the Rev. Dr. RcSN LL was installed Dean of the Cathedral of Winchester._ The Officers of the I3tribigh Militia,at Fort Pitt, Chatham, last week gave a most elegant bz and sapper, in honour of the late splendid naval viftories. All the Fashionables of the neighbourhood were present. The beautiful Mrs. Hessweirie, who shines so bright a stir at the Marquis of A aeacoPtes Theatri cals, is a resident to the neighbourhood of the Priory. On Thursday evening, died, at her house in Lin coln's-inn-fields, the I-lon. Mrs. EltaltiNE, wife of the Hon. THOMAS Easaterc, M.P. Died, on Thursday last, at Clanville Lodge, is Hampshire, in the 78th year of his age, after a few J.ays illness, General Mar my, Colr.nel of the 611 Regiment of Font, many years Governor of Grana da, and Commander in Chief in the West Indies; he died universally beloved aid regretted. On Thur,day se'nallit, the Judges in Scotland gave their derision in the great cause, wherein the Ladies Yea, MIMs to the late JOHN Duke of Roz- RYROH, were Plaintiffs, and Joan Wanctiors, Esq. the Trustee, the Rev. CHARLES BAiLLIII, Sir JOHN SCOTT. and Sir HENRY HAY, Bans. Legatee', were Cflendatits —Ti,. Plaintiffs tried to set aside the Duke's will, on the ground that his Grace was not of a sound disposing mind, at the time he exe cuted the will—The Judges unanimously faunal a vard4 fur the Deleaditats. • rrrE47l pS. _~_ TV EA TR L, rue...tastier?. SatOrday night, the gland serious opera of La ' Clemelza di S-inia,e, was performed at this Theatre. Mrs. Bit urricron, on her tare, Was greeted with bursts of applause, from every part of the tinuse, which boasted a brilliant audience. She was in fine voice, and sang with sturivalled excellence. Leery Air was rapturously received ; and her charming heinara, is the second aft, was err are', wi h reite rated marks of approbation. Signior RIGIII sus tained the charaaer performed by rgitic,rVits A PIO!4 I List season, for the first time, in a very able style ; his duets with Mrs. Bert !nolo , ' received general and loud plaudits. His sings were executed with great taste and science The new ballet of La Sae p, Le de Diane, or La Teionetbe do V. 4 mow'. was re peated for the second time, with increased effe&__ lbe music is exquisitely fine, and the scenery beau tifully pitturesque. The dancing is new and elegant. The pas des deux, by Monsieur and Madame DLSN A YES, and :he admired par seal by the graceful Mademoiselle PA R lue, drew down thunders of ap plause. Amongst the most distingt•.ished pers•,ns of rank and fashion, we noticed lke _ _ _ 1).11e. of Cumbettal,.l, Ihsche.soi of Gn , dor, Devrn sihre, Mitwhoter, and Dowager Dothan of Nla r \ tireirrecter.t• of lleadtwt, and WMI4 , -416y; Cuunt!s4e, 1-12, , ingt• n, Clan, Iderymofe, aril Caid,gan ; V.s:ounteir SWley ; and Lord So:bet vOle. DlttlltY..t. ANL. The Scholl ter Friends suffered a considerable drawback on Saturday night, in the absence of Miss MELLOW, whose part was, 11(.1.TeVIT, admirably read by Mrs. SCOTT. Mrs. tilt 40 r was the suhui. tore in the Sleeping Meausy, f,.r PAKISOT, who per- I formed at the Opera.house, and acquitted hersAt with great elegance and taste. The house was crowded. Some disapprobat:on was sbewn when Mr. Etsisr on announced tsla.ter Berry in the part of Hassid to-morrow night. COVEN T-0 01 NOCII. The Tragedy of Gioia-at Vo,a was pertnrmed, for the first time, at this l'neatre. ou Saturday night, for the purpose of introduciug Ma.rer Be rry in the :draracter fiartavas rasa. 1 his piece was written in 1739, by Mr. BROOK e, the uncle of the present Mrs. Norms, the author of Screed 1,,,re, and a novel in the press, entitled Tbe Sirenerr. N e do not know that it was ever performed before. At its birth, in the administration of Sir Roaca T Wee /OLn, its representation was forbidden by the Lotto CH Ass east. A IN, upon the ground that it contained some violent political allusions, and sentirnents of liberty too exalted and ardent for the Government of the day. Until the present time, it has ac cordingly continued a favour.te of the lovers of li terature, in their closet, where it has proved a source of pleasure to every friend of genius and li bet ty. lhe sentiment and language are, however, its principal recommendation : it wants valiety of charafter and incident for the taste of the present rinse. Why this antiquated, long-nerleeed piece, has been brought forward at this moment, vie car. not conceive. it looks as if the Manager, availing hirasslf of the ridiculous vanity of the friends of Master Barry, who would thrust him into cha- rasetet fht which he is, hum hi, physical powers, and his stature, totally unfit to shiac, woi:I.1 gratify that to blist those laure's which he has sc fairly synn in .fehnsce, fetkeirk, and Domiti.ra. In these three charaat.s, he intone un riva!led by any performer on the stage, lasz season ; but out of them we Lever saw him in any part en titled to uniform prai•r. The frierds of Master BLIT 1 , , in their view t,f Costa's, ri:o, were, no dt.uht, d,trzled by the spl.nidour of the charaler, and the hne sentiments of the author, forgetting - - that a hoy could not possess a power of voice, or a majesty of mien, adequate to impress on the Audi ence, a just idea of the Swedish Hero. His voice was niorc deficient on the present occasion, than on .isiy former. He, knew well. that it was necessary to exert it, and exertion only proved its insufficiency. In the different declamatory speeches to his soldiers, the audience ih felt his want of powers, and many manifested their disapprebation by their his es.— The scene, in the latter end of the fourth aift, where he attains an interview with his mother, and infant sister, was feebly delineated, and des:itute of all in• terest. In the numerous al.erations which have been made in the play, this scene has suffered much ; and the audience, in general, were imaisle rightly to comprehend its meani..ig. Master Bt./ r v seemed to have a just concep son of his author; and, in some parts, was generally and warmly ap plaud-id. We think he most deserved it iii his scene with his friend druids, when that Prince comes determined to assassinate him. On the whole. how ever, we think his fmnids will consult his interest and his fame. by nut venturing him again in the eh:staffer, for some time. At the fall of the cur tain, and sor some minutes after, loud and terated hisses could be distinguished amslst the applause. Mr. H. Joisiss roe, 41 Atrida, engrossed the prin cipal part of the favonr of the audience. His de lineation of that brave and generous Prince, led away by his passion, was excellent ; and plainly sheaved the powers that this gentleman possesses when he pays proper attention to his charAiler.— Nlrs. H. .Ioar4STOM was an interesting Christina; hut, in supplicating her father to spare the mother and sister of Gittlovsos, she overaMted the part. The House was not full at any time of the uight. The Gazette of Satu,,Liy contain.; congratulatory addresses to Hi.. MAte-lr, upon the late glorious naval vitiory, from the county of Devon, c..u..ty ut Derby, borough of Ipswich, borough of Barnstaple, and town of fialilaa. The Gazette Also cont.tins the folli wing Order, from the SIC YET ANY of ST ATIt'S Othce:--• The 46,011alliainimi-OfSeege of ttorse Vultiutest Corps isthe MeteopeLs, and its •ic.ility, which are denroue of iiierinif their serribt , In atte:.dsn.3• at the (uncial of the Ist, Vice-Admiral Isucti Viscount Nelson, are requested to notify the was to the Adjutant-General, at lit; Office, Horse-Guards, un tor belt... Thursday, ths Vil of January next i Dimwit ttttt kg, at tbe sense tune, the probable efFeaies btraigth of their reipctiee Cure, on that uccaci.a. The body of Lard NIMSOM will be one night at the Admiralty-Office, but we he in state ; it is to lie in the Master's Room, which is the second nu the left him.% in the passage leading out of the 11.11 to the font of the grand staircase. The room is simply to be hung with black, and no persons ad. milted to see the coffin, but with tickets bum the Lords of the Admiralty. • • D9Ff:l7, Ilr.c. tr: . -~~ On Illsrsclay niprt, ab-mt eleven , h ;mei. on to blow very hard lion, Cie N.E. : . r soon incre•tsed tts a hurricatte ; A sets:incl, Vale / at a small dt.tance fr Ass xA-ittniiy VSith, Pier livad, for the plums:: of hailing vessel.; comiog • hi. was carried, by a su.:donsgust e ssisil ry , ie mm - , %%to the sea. The tide was in ; out being a: hand, be was picked up without havi:.g sts.tained ary personal injury. In consequence of the late frosts and ran:, the earth has fangs, its great qa sr into the shaft which WAS digging between ti:e tlwn and the heights, aqd which ope..s between the edge of the cliff and•the barracks. The shaft is, in lr.ng.h, about eight or seine toils '11:e damage is co great, that nsauv think it doubtful ...bt:titer the shaft CAR be completed, .4gs-steatitic to the or:sinal ioters;i 4 n. -.4 PUL 'CE. • • . • MARL gogo7o2.st On Saturday, a young men wno had i.-.:n ap. prenticed to a respeftable jeweller in Cie Strand. *sal brought before the SITTING MAGISTRATE, charge of robaiog his master of a quantity r•fpreper. tv, in the line of ins business. It appeared in evidence, that this young seran,Svior was not rnore than eighteen ye.irs tit age, had been decoyed into marriage with a wurnan of the town. Her ascendaecy over him iris so great. that, at her instance, he was induced to commit, lately, repeated depredations, thOugh, in the early part of 'his apprenticeship, he had c oo. &tiled himself with the grea-est propriety. TI . ' discovery was made by means of a Tronbroker. wlrs apprehen led a little girl, Wno came to pledge A several valuable arti.les at 3-is surf. "rho young man acknowledged his offmce ; but ? being of re. sprftable parents, and promising to relinquish all CO.e ectioo with his wire, the Moots reek a dwt ch raged him, with the consent of his master. • HATTON-GARDEN. Saturday last, two men of the names of Cray.ky and Roder, were brought ber-re the Si 7' GISIRATE, charged by Mr. bird, aziftioneer, of Newcastle -street, Strand, with a felony. Mr. Bird had made a distress upon some premises belonging to a publican in the neighbourhood of Hatters- Garden and, riot fi nding su ffi cient furniture to cover the distress, he took a butt of beer. which ne WAS obliged to draw ' , if in bucketi, and fill into a cask placed in a tart in the street; he eni:sloyed Crawley at night to wat,th the premises, 1- tv'ng in I his charge the buckets, wad several otl:er artiOes; bur, instead of observing his trust, he acually broke into the cellar, through a window, and took some of the articles out, vthich were a'lersvards traced to the possession of the other Prisoner, I Ro.-he The cLarge being fully made out against both, the hl AGM-RAT II Was 44011 t t commis them for trial, when Mr. Bird intercvlei f ir them.— Roche, it appeased, had a wife and severs' children. and, un.tl this transaftii.n, bore an csccllent die , rafter ; and Crawley woo Found unfit fot the sea service. They had both made ton tree with the beer that night. and, up .n a peimii - e of malting a discovery et where the buckvs, and other articles, I were to tse to in., they were L'entenant J. Pairoco, was CrWtS marder of :he joys ; and Liantenant l'lrocitua 4. who commaol.d the 1 tumater, in the uct on off Cap.! a rAfAgar ; Captain DIORY, of thc &ark, and tbc First of V.itsran have keen made Post Captains, The First Lieutrnams of the ..then ships engaged on the 4 21st oCluber„ 4.11 ISavembei, have been raised ,o the rank of Masters and Co.nmanders. One of the Lieutenants of the Spencer, and Capt. DIC3Y, ate the only Wirer* ?minuted who were not i:: the above aslions. The snot upon which the duty was paid on the late Lora Slei..oti's property, on ptoving his will, was 30,00a1. Daring the late engagement nff Trafalgar, a sailor on board the Coloisva, whil,t doing dutl at a Kin, had his body cat in two by a ball. After the aflion, his waistcoat pocket was searched (a small part of one being remaining), and the hal of a seven-shillings ph,ce was di,covered itt it ; the other half was carried away by the ball, and ap reared .1. Watt in two with a pair of scissars. It is now in the possession of L rut. Hawn's, of we above ship. On Fr; ay, the 20th inst. was decided an im portant claim loag pending in the High Court of Admiralty. 'nut Spanish ship La aro' her cargo, wale both restored the violaticii of .'ie Portuguese trrritory, at Fayal, been ..it against the captor, the HMI. CH A REIS Tit assav, Commander of His MAJESTY'S frigate, the Ur t. A at eunsideraile interest h he or some chys before the hiagistra.es at Uttinti Iwo women, a Mrs. Hotio as a Mrs. Nos r, claimed fie saute ct.ild. On Friday it was proved, that the shi;d, the objea of dispute, is the child atf Ma. Flo pains —The Magistrates left the race to be de-idt.d :It the Qii met Sessions, tuaess Mis. 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