The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-01-15 00:00:00

010 low thr outi • anti mit ad hat th• ied of Ai- keit ted. 'plc Die- rim% Lu D I,t r the the m the ' the and ; dat m ach, received notice of this step of the Batavian ernment, than he found it repugnant, as well to ; i f s, as to the first rules of military hierarchy, to the regard due to his Excellency the General Chief; and therefore demanded, through his Am dor at the Hague, as a proper satisfaction, j. The rescinding of the decree. jl. !'he dismission of Messrs. Spoors., Iltzier, By cid, and Gockings. The decree which had been ;uspend.-d at the in no o f the G.sneral in Chief himself, and which preceded the official note, delivered by the Am_ 'o dor, has been definitely rescinded; and Messrs. s, Byleveld, and Gockings, have retired from e . G t .verament, and thus completed the satistac a which the injury had rendered necessary.— g o vary, Jan. 5.) PARIS, DEC. 30. In the night of the 3d, two English ships of war, listakiiig the steeple of Wissant for a merchant l ip, JpproArhed too near and got aground. The w of one of them succeeded in getting off, after ,•P 4 set the brig on fire ; but the other endea ..e.. I to get afloat, though unsuccessfully, and r ~, tw. consisting of 48 men, were compelled to •:::-...ier, being fired on by the fl oatin g batteries re. She proves to be the Maltaril, and carried 15-pounders. She has received but little da ge, and will be.got off. M De Souse, who has resided here for several vs in qua lity of Ambassador Extraordinary, and .aster Plenipotentiary from the Prince Regent of nigal, is by his Court appointed Ambassador to Emperor of Russia. Ile is on the point of ing oat for his nese place of destination, carry with bins the esteem of all %Om had the plea of his aequaintance.—(Sehadons Mercury, ~jt S.) 'HE BRITISH PREss: • LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUAIIY IS. resterday we received a series of the Pu6liciNe, m the .fish last to the sth instant nrcitenre, and 'cries of thrlimitere, from the Ist to the sth • also; The Publicist, of the 29th contains speech of Botaseses E upon the opening of the ion of the Legislative Body upon the 27th. It the.: a pacific spirit, and is expressed in terms of erasion which we were not prepared to expel. says, the revenues of the country are fully side- . to to the expecces of the state, and that he wants new subsidy from his people ; that he does not i to extend the territory of the Republic, nor e ambitious of any greater influence its Europe n what be already possesses ; that peace would erve grateful to him; but that be is aware of the cultic, which the political principles of his mies, and their recent condat towards Spain, ein its way. This maiden speech of Boaa, re, since his elevation to the Imperial dig , and sport this important occasion, is not gored by one coarse inveaive, one insolna et, or insulting boast or menace. A tune, , and lanetiage, so extraordinary, must Air all who know the man; and, it is not by any improbable, but that they may have produced ouraged the recent speculations upon peace, the consequent rise in our funds. The stock s must, of course, hare been looking out for the communication at the opening of tte Legisla- Body, and a little ingenuity, and a good deal of ce may have put them in posses:ion, long siace, what passed in Paris on the `27rh, the day on • h the speech was made. Bnt the conclusions h the moderation of this speech might justify, e mind of those who are sanguine for the at ment of peace, are completely overturned by avid exposition of the state of the licoublic, be:oie the Legislative Body and the Tiibunate, he 7,:,t, and published in the Moaiteur of the 1.. taut, concluding with this remarkable pas- %%Then Eniatal shall be cativiaeed of the vanity of her •• to 4itate the Continent; %she.. she shall know that she ii•allio.; but loqsssi to look to in 4 war without object and out loot:yes; when she shall h: e:invincesl that France newer accept any cantiaiens hat those of Amiens, and weer eswiseat to gite tap an Iler the tight of breaking ihes at pleasure, in aprolowtiag Malta :o herself ; England then begat to eatertant pacific sentiments. Hatred and last but fur a time." lere then we have a distinft and broad avowal, the Treaty of Arnica, and nothing but the aty of Amiens will satisfy this moderate man, sighs for peace, and that we must surrs.nder 'ta. These were the precise grounds upon h we went to war with France, and BoNA ir daes not ripe& that we will now relinquish , leaving !Um in possession of his undue in- Ice over the Continent, which he declares his rminatian to retain, witnaut the slightest dimi or. His professions of peace are, therefore, hol and delusive; but, for this affeeted tone of aro ion, the Exposition of the State of the Republic loses a very sufficient cause. We have not heie, n former occasions, * pompous exhibition of all Contineatal Potentates, as the liverymen and iites of the Corsican. Portugal. and Sweden not mentioned—Turkey is admitted to be upon ode.--liussia, it says, will cultivate the friend of France, if she knows 'her own interest.— La is represented as exclusively intent upon w i • the arts of peace ; and Prussia is merely glanced at as a power that has been always friendly, although it is well known, from the consequences of Sir Geoß,.c Bassi noan's seizure, that she is not quite pleased with her friend. BONAP AR TE used to paint the Continent in very different colours, but, finding the spirit which his climes, imults, and aggressions base excited, lie now feels it prudent to affea a tone of moderation, and to forswear all views of ambition and territorial aggrandisement. This appears to be the true secret of his pacific speech to the Legis- Ltive Body. It was Is, felt yesterday in the city, for the funds went back at the close of the market, when the contents of the Muniteur became generally known. It was reported yesterday, that His MAJL4TY will read his speech this day from a printed copy prepared yesterday, and that it states the receipt of pacific overtures from France, to which His MA• lasTv answered, that he must consult his allies be fore he could entertain any proposition to that effeEt. We are concerned t., state that the town of St. Thomas's, in the Island of that name, has suffered by conflagration. The people of Falmouth were, on Friday, thrown into confusion by a report of invasion; but it proved a false alarm. The particulars will be found in our Naval Column. SIT EDWARD LITTLEHALES has resigned his situ stimi, as Under-Secretary for the Civil I hpartment in Ireland, and sailed on the 10:h for England. He will accompany Marquis CORNWALLIS to India. Yesterday, about twin o'clock, Their M AJ IST I es and the Pat PI( ewes arrived at the Quark's I louse, from Windsor. `oon after two o'clock, Hit MaJesra , gave au dienses to Lord ARDEN, the LARD CHANCELLOR, and Lord MULOs AYR, who: delivered to His MA JEST v his resignation of the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the seals of of f ice. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (late Lord HORART) had then an audience of His MaJESI v, whenlHis Man:ivy was pleased to appoint the Nobie arl Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and deli vered to hint the Seals of Office. At three o'clock, I-lis MAJESTY held a Privy Council, which was attended by, - - The Lord Chant...ll°r. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Secretaries of Slate. The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. The finite of the Adiniraly. Tile Chancellor of the iluehy of Lancaster. The Judee Marrhal and Advocate General. The land CliambeeLsin. Doke of Montrose. Marquis of neared. Earls-.-Weatinreland, Dartmouth, Camden, Chatham, and Buckinghamshire. Viscounts—Castlereagh and S:d mouth. Lards— it,rl;m, lisyskesistiry, Eilenbur siigh, end Melr:ll*. 8,-ott and Morgan. Sir •tiverssur Corvine, a, the Master of the Ceremonies, introduced Mr. Fa ce t., brother of Mr. B. FR F RE, now at Lisbon, to the Council. who was sworn in a Member, and took his seat ac. cordingly. The Right Honourable Gentleman was then in troduced by Lord Haws: assult v. the Secretary of State for the Home department, to His Al AJUTV. on his return to this country horn his embassy to the Court of Spain. Sir STEPHEN COTTE•ELL then introduced Mesers. SERGEANT, V kIISITTART, and CARLW, Ye o were sworn in Members of His M AJISTv's most honoura ble Privy Oitancil, and took their seats accoraingly. VISCOUAL SIDNIOUTH (late Mr. ADDINCITO ) pre sided for the first time at the Council its the room of the Duke of PORTLAND, resigned. We understand His Wisest v's speech to both Houses of Parliament, which is to be delivered to day by His MAJESTY, was taken into consideration. After the Privy Council closed, His MAJESTY held a Cabinet Council, and afterwards gave au diences to Mr. PITY, the Lotto CHA.CIILLOR, and • CtI•RLYS MORGAN. We understand there are five vacant blue rib bons, and at the Chapter of the Order of the Garter, to be held on Thursday, at St. James's Palace, the following Noble Personages are to be honoured with kir of them : the Marquis of A Bea con to I the Earls CitISTERFIELD, WINCHELSEA, and DARTMOLTEI. dAy, at two o'clock, I liS MAJEST• will VI in State to the House of Peers, to open the Session of Parliament. Capt. PaTes Puocr holds himself in readiness for his departure for France ; he expects to sail in the course of fourteen days; his business is on the sub jea of an exchange of prisoners. A material change is about to take place at the Navy Board : we are in possession of the particu lars, but we forbear to mention them at present, from their great delicacy. The SPA/I'ISM AMBASSADOR received his pass• port yesterday at Lord 144m.6a.tvt's Oak:, Down ing -street, and is expeißed to set off from London on Saturday next. Lord 1-lAwc espy lir gave, yesterday, a Cabinet dinner, at his house in St. James's-square: among the company, we noticed Earl of CHATHAM, Lord EL LIN BOROUGH, Lord gILIOT, Lord CASTLE REAGH, Viscount SIDMOUTH, Lord MELON ATE, Earl of BRISTOL, Lord GW Y DE R, Earl of BUCILI • G MAMSIIIRE, EATICAMEILN, Earlof WESTMORELAND, Viscount MELVILLE, Mr. PITT, kc. ace. The Watley, BERTRAM, from Labradore, for Jersey, is captured by a French privateer. Captain MA LION, of the Aurora frigate, just ar rived from the Newfoundland :ration, is appointed to command the :.cw frigate, of 36 guns, building at the King's Yard, Deptford, which is ciliated to be launched this month. The Dale of Kent arrived in the Number on the 12th inst. from Elsinore, in eighteen days ; the Re in. .e, BELL ; Reltrest, Ettstai.v ; and the Delia, from Riga, for Hun, were with her. TIIE.4TRE, COV6): T-G• 'DEM . Their Mcirsxtes and the four PetINCESSES ho noured thii Theatr: with their presence last night, to See Mr. COL HA s'S Comedy of The Poo, Gra/E -tna". and the Neu, Pactomiste. They tv ere recei7ed with the usual enthusiasm. " God Sarr 'Le K;ng"wr, sang on their entrance. 'His MAJIIT V appeareA . mach entertained with 011 ewers description of the Review. Mr. Est Elt y's.-..oncluding speech :•." .Cl.f 'he King, " and "1) 'ma r.b.f Bogor/s," :ailed losth co:ir distina plaudits. Some allusions to the SpatsiarJs were also received with-. fervour. At the conclusion of the play, " Kole Drignmsia." was sung by Mr. INcLeisom, kc.; and nn the departure of the Roe. I. PANTY . , a Gad Sc 4. Me Kitty," was again sung; the whole house jo:n:og in chorus. His MaJesT Y looked extremely weli, and wore scarlet and gold. HER MAJESTY—,Srure a helmet turban, covcr..%l with diamond:, and a white SUit•lll feather in front; her robe was nraw•eoloured, and g dd ti..ue; whip satin coat richly sm. ; A Plotitsiois of diaiiiiiiid• ; white muff and tippet. PRINCESS AUGUSTA'. robe, the .211.10 as Her Allitlesty's. whitesitin .I,eves, with dimitiond hiptd, ; ~ n her heed, a of diamonds, a large dainond nee io t• a front, and five very fine white teoltent, white muff, tipper, and gloves, diamond necklace and earrings. PRINCESS ELIZABETH—A pure-coloured and gt•l4 timme wh to satin And (runts to her Mlle, very richly sp.m,led; a t-yerh diainmal nock.i.rer, and ear.ri.iga. On he. Iroad , a bend btiek vrlr••t bendeali, r.cidy eirstirmdererl with gold ; a lareediam•urd cr.•+ceut, and a airy large iihune of vulture fe.ith.ve c a dirk muff. _ _ _ PRINCESS St)P111 A—The saw? dress as Princess Augusta. but a Bird of Paradise plume, and a lace ruff; also a white mull and twet PRINCESS MARY—A dark rare, a diaconal cord con hued her halr a sal three largo yelks, fathers, thaapeet nee:t ie, and ear lingo, and; %elute muff. Pft INCES% ELIA—Was beautifully dress:Nl : white raise, richly s;•angled, and tiiiiimed with amid, a laers tucker, a white satin turban, richly sriancled, and .0 diamond (ember in fruit, large plume of scaritt feattkiis, white mull tippet, and gloves. The house overflowed at an early hour. In the brilliant circle were: the Royal Dukes of Kerr and Sussex: the ;Jukes of MoSTROSI and ATHOL; Ladies SUDLEY, CALTHORPt, SHUCK. submit, and the Countess of Avtessuitv ; Major General BLOOMfIELD, Colonel M'Kettzic, &c. I ~. I , . .. • ; : NATAL INTELLTGENCI'L ?oarsstiacT:t, SIR. 13. Arrived the Reiter sloop of war from a cruise ; 4i ,J, Simpson ; Etira," Tupper; and the t, lie transport, with troops from Guernsey and Jer scy.—Wincl. Southerly. PLY MOUTaII,./.11t4. )2. • Arrived the Priner man of War from a cruise; the iiiraNg, --, from Bourdeaux for Tonningemr• in distress ; an.t the Spanish ship, di. An Leto, laden with sugar, indigo, cochineal, and 100,060. d illars, ~,isptured by the Luce armed lugger on lie' 30t'i " Sailed the Amphien frigate to the Northis'Ard.— Wind, S.E. raiosiorrn,J•s. Sailed last evening, the Quern CiSar!du Packet, Mudge, for New-York, aad the Cheep:Pk ptcitet s Blight. for J2Tll:liej, with the mails of the Sis inst. Arrived the ship Hind, Capt. Miner, from Ssint Thomas's, in 40 Jays; she beings an accotsat, that three ,lays prior to her sailing from tli e nce,.,he town had taken fire, . and, with several warel:„.) , :set adjoining, was totally consumed; a great gnaw . ..y of coffee, cotton, &c. was also burned; the inbahit aets were in great distress, having no place tOt:oel ter themselves. Arrived also th- ship Moe, Cap. Benno., fro; '; Honduras in 9( - ) days, for Hull ; tell in with 4 Vrcnca schooner privateer, too days since, whirls came up . with her very fast; hut on an English sloop of war coming in sight, she gave up the pursuit. Arrived the American brig Esira, Captain Brown, from Norfolk, with tobate , ..n, for orders. Yesterday and this day this town was thrown into , great confusion by a report of the enemy's flotilla . from t iarre, consisting of t... 1.10 soil, having made their escape from our sip -.dein, and *rye Weft to Our Westward of this, ste,ring a N N. 11". direetien ; in consequence of this report, Ana being Made from the signal post of a.l enemy's fl-et tieing iceu to the Westward, the troops .tation.,l here were ordered to hold themselves iu readiness to march at an hour's notice.—Wind S. E. • r • _ _ 71111.'20. JAN. 12. The inhabitants of this and the western towns were alarmed on Thursday WO terday, by a re port that the enemy's Reef were a: see, a. : 113411f in sight of our coast. Tne news was brought to Falmouth on Thursday evening, by an express sent purposeiy to General Wilford, from tl.r officer rf the signal-post on St. Antliony'c l:ead• (the south, eastero extremity of Falotouur bout). The soh. • diers and volunteers in i ,. almoutli Lid notice to hold themselves in readiness; and, during the whole of yesterday, all was expectation an i ataiety. Con ceiving it to he our duty to ascertain the truth of a report of so much importance. winch the signal posts, the mail, &c. have doubtless C. , 61 lied to a civ,. siderable extent, we yesterday sent exotesst s to rifif. fere= quarter obtain all possible inf.serr.ation oft' the subjefl ; and the result of our cape-les reduces it to this: an express from the signal-post at the end arrived at Penzance on Thur..day about two o'clock, and informed that a lar?e lui:ger • privateer was off the Land's end ; that she hf cured a brig, and was in ehace of another. I.t the mean time, the signalps,ts,enveyud the news to each Other till it came to St. Anthuay's head. fry this time, a single privateer (likr the story the three black crows) wts magnitied into a flee- of men . • of war; and, wh'n the rumour reaches Lund. a, which it doubtless will do. it wit probably be said, that fifty timecard Frenchmen h ivellatia-a in • - Cornwall, and eaten up all the tin and c.lpzse. e s -- &c. Arc. We ltursw that Admiral Cornwallis was at his post, off Brest, on the tith instant. ARRITID At C.,wfs—the Pste, CiSo.n , from Ititttemap A' P- , .le—the Le.ter, Walker, n ,at Need em...!..nd. At t ~enth—Atte Dan, from c1,t,0 Tottny— , ll.• 86.4 ,w, (101E1 At Pen7lne. Dnke nP K.'nt, frovi At Falmouth—? ' Ilrvte, Btr , t,t, from Madera; and OW Hind, tenet St. TlineLeit. At Lit •r;, ,o!—the 11-trottoi.ia, ! w ry. Eittra B,;,9 0 1 Dav, final Slaty44.l and the Pluto, Steven;, (toot M Jtaehet-tt. At tiorlak.....the Omni, WNieol, f on. New hrt. At IA et•etord —the t:eres, 1181441 e, Soon Cedis ; Serhevs. 11 , 114101.3; Rang •r, Phelan i and the P. grf, Rut:dock, trial teeefoulodland. At three ti . 'clock yesterday. as Inquest was hell before AINTIIONY GE , t., Esq. Coroner for West minster, at the Bell public-douse. in Mount•stseer; on the body of the young man who was drowned on Banda) , last lk Ihe Serpentioe River. It appealed th it he RAS the son of a very respeEtalsle trld sman, • a Mr. Odell, in Comroa-street, a youth jos: seem:- teen years of age, of the best morals, and most • amiable manners, and passionart ton,! rf t:.e rx erase of skaiting. On Sunday a ..4-notot. t • left home, his parent: Mtleated i.:l • 1..1 •i on the ice ; and, his Path-n- t):.t• ruitig • , h•m•to etie Park, and arrived at ti e in :lot the body stas take., out of the %%der. Tut July r.rurned .t verdia—.feriffemitri bee,k. T L•mu ws LINN IN, " will evt-r prove a good toast: and An effort to prosper in that lAA is equ-1- ly good ant 1 mdable. %.'ide, it d•eat is the ficd of happy t).,1 Ergland„ for the attainment of pro sperity. Yet, there is a farnous T t , t. whose diloell-• sions are but a few square yards, which is so 47,th . ..4 dandy rich and ft.rzitr. that it tall spcenily a harvest, even in the depth of winter, worth oft less a sum than Two Hundred and Fifty I•hottsatt4 Pounds. This precious •pot is-Coopers' Hall-- where a very considerable number of those, who are so wise as to become the reapers of its golden- harvest (that commences the ‘2Bll Jannat r), will have to bless the le:a of the New Ycat's Lottery of 1805. There never was any period wherein a !venturers pursued Dame Fortuna with greater avidity than us the enacting Lottery ; under inch citeurnatsmeess Steens J. Jotesso% and CO. No. 3, Pope',-head l.nntic,rt, take this opportuuiry to request of their numerous friet.ds ilted the public, who have not yet purchased, to ln-e no time, as, from the very great demand foe tickets and Shares. they have every reason to teuppose there - will be , lut few left (and thine soLl :•t a much higher pric; than they are at present) tre the Drawmg rorornen:es. They tulther beg leay. to Say, that Trkets and Shares are now, and will he, on sale at their truly fortanate Office, so long as any remain to be dis posed of. 411 lOW i¢. led red by te7- 124 I FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, from Oadands, to her hirtiae in Portrniut•square. The Earl of Uxlnidge, and Family, from their seat in Anglesey, Wales, to Burlington Gardens. Earl Romney, and Lord Marsham, from Maidstone, to Ar lington street. Sir F Evelyn mad family, from Wooton in Surrey, to Picea. dilly. The Far' of Provis and family, to Berk lee•aquare. The Duke of Beaufort and family, (rota Vliroodvock, to G- a. Tenor-square. Sir Gilbert and Lady 11.:atheote and fam:ly, from Normanton I'ark, Lincolaihire, to thea house in Gru.venor•syuare Lord Carrington and family, to St. Jones's place, from High Wvcombe, Bucks. Lord Longu:Tille, Viscount Boyle, and Mr Loneeltl, from Ireland, to Bennett street. The Earl of Bristol and family, to St laq:es's square, from Bury St. Fdmutes. £4,1 of airunouth, from his scat in Staff irchhire, to B^rke!ey• ihuare. Hi: Royal Highness the Duke of YORK. and Mr. Pier. held yesterdq a long conference in St. James's Park. This day will be married at Haggerston Castle, Northumberland, Sir THOMAS ST ANLIY, Bart. of I Incites', in Cheshire, to Milli HAGGIRSTON, daugh ter of Sir BURNAay Hacueasron, Bart. and niece to Mrs. FITIMERINCIIT. Last Tuesday's Go :Tile mentions, that the Prince of WALLS has been pleaied to appoint THOMAS CIIEVALIII, of South Audley-street, Esq. to be Surgeon extraotdinary to His Royal Highness. I.ut night the Portsmouth Theatre opened with Lair and Verify, an 4 the farce ni Reising Irk Wind. Sir W ATT WILLIAMS WYNt4C ggar» a superb Ball, at his vat at Wynstay, near Wrexham, last week, to all the neighbouring Nobility and Gentry. The Poaruouass AMBASSADOR., and Lord and Lady }torus, are ansongsr the last arrivah at Bath. We are sorry to state, that-Sir aICILACD HERON lies .langerously indisposed at his house in Grosve nor-square. OnMontlny ‘e'onight th. poor of the parks' of Berwick St. John we: c pleatil ully fed with good hot beef and vntp, by tio. bounty of the Right Finn. Lord Rivers, in the vicinity Gf his Lordship's Lodge at Rushmore, in Wilts. Salisbury Theatre will open to-morrow: Mr. PA Leta from the H tv-ma.ket Theatre, and Mr. and :qrs. SIMMS 110111 filch, are announced . On Friday next, there will be a grand bill at COO RI'S Rooms, in Edinburgh, at the desire, and under the patronage, of the Right Hon. Countess Of Bnceas, and the Right Hon. Countess of DA On Wednesday died, at his seat at Stamford, in Worcestershire, Sir Enwaan Wi ssiscr rori, M I' for the borough of Droitwas h ; be is suc eroded in his title and estates by his eldest son, now Sir THOM AS WINNINGTON. This family is of gi cat antiquity in Cheshire. In the reign of EDWARD 1. 1275, they were Lords of the Manors of Winning. ton, near Nastwich, where they continued to reside until the beginning of the last century, and inter married with the principal families in that county. The late Baronet was married to Anita, aunt to the present Lord Foley. She died in 1794. Sir ED• WARD was inbis 6tith year. Gl , r Club had their fourth meeting this sea son at th., Crown and Anchor Tavern on Saturday evening , . ti r Grano N411%1110E. Esq. the Pre sident, in the chair. Afte- the cloth was rern.wed, the Scotch Glee of Gleriont Apollo followed the Grace of A'on Dentine, which was most admi rably sung by Messrs. EVANS, V AUGHAN , an d Leave. The new Glees produced for the appro bation of the Society were, Health to 11,/ / Drar , com posed by Mr. SPOFPORTH, and sung by Messrs. GOSS, VAUGHAN, I.E.ETE, and SALE. What shall it le? composed by Mr. GEORGE SMART, and still by Messrs. WLEIBIi, Goss, VAUGHAN, and J. id. SAI.I:. Virtue, in!, Entire, composed by Air. A Tl. worm, and sting by &trusts KELLNER. r Ls*, and Messrs. VAUGHAN and J. B. SALE. This is a most charming composition, and was rap turously encore J. A new Catch, composed la ) , the Hors. JOHN SPENCER, WAS likewise introduced, I en ettair/r, whir II Was Stan with much hOTISCHIP, and very correctly, by MC:slf. GORE, lions, Sem-- roara, and S• 1.1. A number of much-admired Glees were sung in the course of the eveasug. • ••