The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-10-04 00:00:00

IT THE DANGER OP PE4CE /Pint BONA- P.4R7E. Many Politicians upon the Continent, and in England, ate of opinion, that Bonaparte, unable to injure ua by any offensive undertakings, will finally, and perhaps sooner than may be expected, bring forward such proposals as will be followed with impolitic negotiations, to be terminated by a more impolitic and dangerous pacification. The impatience of his own soldiers, now threatened with a second winter campaign, without any enemy to combat, or any country• to pillage, may force him to temporary sacrifices, as the only means of preventing the army, destined to annihilate liberty and happiness in England, from punishing an Im postor in dethr-ning a Tyrant. Malta may be given np, and Hanover evacuated ; France may consent to sign a commercial treaty ; and Holland may be forced to renounce some of its colonies; but, great as these advantages might be regarded in ordinary times, in the present relative situation of England and France, they are only the wages and allurements of bondage from the latter to the for mer, as long asa gim-boat exists opposite our shores, and the Corsican shall not consent to the destruc- vion of his armada, and give, if possible, security that no such means of menace shall be resorted to in future. While his flotilla exists, there uno secu rity against invasion, shelter from alarm, or limit to expence. In former treaties of peace, it has been usual to establish on each side of the disarming pow ers, reciprocal and respectable commissioners to superintend and effectuate the mutual disarmament. Heretofore such commissions were limited to dis mantling ships of the line and frigates ; but with these the danger does not now rest. A gun boat, as an unit of an armada of gun-boats, is an objea of more insufferable offence, than La rue de Paris of three decks. An assassin dwarf, destined and dis- posed for midnight mischief and murder, is more dangerous to the safety and san6tity of repose, titan the huge noon-day giant, capari-oned for undis sembled contest Let England poniard the Corsican dwarf of assassins, and ,he will remain confident against the giants of the world in arms Not only the quiet aucl inde v erdence of Great Britain, but ul Europe, require, Aeviously to the signature or ra tification of a peace, the destruction of Bonaparie's flatilla, either by battle or by compact ; it must be blown from the boson of the Ocean by British cannon, or blasted in its o ports from the face of creation, by the omnipotence of convention.— Were our enterprhing forces in the West Indies to continue the:r valottrous and victorious career, and be as completely and ultimately successful as their brethren in the East; were they to annex all the colonies of France aid Holland to our country by conquest, it would, in our opinion, be better, far better, that Gr. at tritaitt sla old return them all at a peace, without an equivaleto, without even the redemption of any thing los: in the course ani casualties of war, than to suffer Brmiparte's gun boats to remain in existence, even without masts, rigging, or Grimmer. Scuttling, swamping, even burning will not do, unless, by burning, is meant to be implied, the drawin;.; them up high and dry upon the beach, and reducing th:m to ashes. That 13:maparte will n.:t consent to such humi liations, a paragraph in the Mouarae, not long ago, declared,' when copying from the London prints some speculations concerning the necessary arrange ments, previously to a peace bring possible between England and France. It added, " that was even a victorious English army at the gates of Paris, the delenda rut podia would not be signed." That the subjugation of this country is Bonaparte's un changeable intent, only traitors can deny and fools doubt. Laying aside his proverbial hatred against the British etrire ; his safety, as a criminal ind.vi dual, and hi rank, as an usurper, require the ab solute remc,Fal of the only barrier, of the only ral lying point, around wh, ch the good and loyal may still assemble, and defe id the threatened independ ence of the world ; from which they may still issue forth and revenge outraged humanity, blasphemed reliAion, and insulted hereditary sovereignty. From what we hive seer: Lbese last eighteen months, but partictairly since last May, when Bonaparte offi cially declared, that his armada had obtained its completion in men and vessels, it is not probable, notwithstanding his audacity and confidence in for tune, that he se:lle:pose his great plans and greater boasts, to be overturned, and their fallacy pub lished, by an attempt o s this country, which, in his own mind, he must be convinced, will meet with defeat and disgrace. On the other hand, unlimited as his power is, and heavy as the fetters of his slaves are, it is neither probable that so many mil lions have been expended in building vessels merely for a shew, nor such expellees submitted to in keep. ing up armies only for a parade ; should it be dis closed to France and Europe (and that it must be so soon, is little d , übted), how desperate and despica ble, because imprafticable, his schemes and means to conquer this country are ; num.:tons internal THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4. We have received Dutch Papers to the 30th last. They state the arrival of the E‘trratoit and EM.- r aess of the FRZNCII at Mentz, upon the 2.lth. It is also stated, upon the authority of Coe Italian Newspapers, that Malta is to be given to ossia, in pursuance of a treaty concluded between that power and England. We have been favoured, by our correspondent at the Hague, with the following particulars, in a let ter dated Sept. 23. " Our Government was in daily expel:dim of a courier from our Ambassa dor to the Ex, stout of the Faaitcm, M. SCIIIM• MaLPIPISIFICK, who attended On BONAPAILTR, at Aix-la-Chapelle, where, unexpededly, he arrived, having left the EMPaROII, the Euless's, and the Imperial Court at Cologne, last Sunday. Imme diately after his arrival, he waited upon our Di reaory, and had a conference, which lasted five hours. When it was over, the Dire,:lory sent cou riers to several of its members, who were on their estates in the country, desiring their immediate re turn; and SCHIMMILPII4NINCIL dispatched a cou vier to M. de SimotiviLLE, the French Ambassador in this country, but who now accompanies BO NAP ARTE in his journey on the banks ofj the Rhine. Some few hours after, the French Charge des A tredve! received dispatches from TA It, LY- R A SD, at Menu, which he communicated to our government in the presence of the Prussian Charge del ,Vainer ; and in the night two couriers left this place, one for Mentz, and the other for Berlin. The cause of this political bustle is the source of various conjedures. The most common opinion is, however, that it concerns some imme diate change in our Government; and if the French Republic has an hereditary Emperor, the Batavi.tn Commonsveaith will soon have an hereditary King. Others pretend, that to prevent a rupture with Rus sia, 130 N APART! has, upon certain conditions, pro posed to evacuate Hanover, which is to be oc cupied by Prussian troops ; and that, in addition to our other burdens, we are to take into our pay the French army now in Hanover. There is no truth in the report in the German and French Papers, that Count DE STA LK EL BERG, the Russian Ambassador, intends to leave this country. As late as yesterday, we are certain, his Excellency had received no orders to that efreEt. Neither does the Swedish Ambassador, Count LOWENHJELM, expeEt to be ordered away, having, last week, re newed the lease for the house he occupies. It must, however, be acknowledged, that BONAPARTE does not see with pleasure the continuance here of di plomatic agents from countries which have none in France, and that probably lie may insist upon their departure." fhe Lisbon packet, which has been permitted to sail, carries out a Messenger from this Government, with dispatches to Mr. Parse, the Secretary of Le gation, who remains at Mai.!tid. These dispatches, it is understood, contain the points on which Mr. FRF.RII is instru;Eted to obtain a definitive answer from the Spanish Government ; and if it be not satisfaaory, war will immediately be declared. A Spanish Messenger likewise carries out dispatches from the Chevalier d'Alsou AGA to his Court. The sailing of the Spanish and Portuguese convey is de ferred. Spanish vessels now in our ports, however, are allowed to clear out. Two small French vessels, one from Hourdeaux and the other from Quimper, have been sent into Plymouth, laden with wine, brandy, and wheat, for the French fleet at Brest. They were dtiven by the. Pie Ale schooner into a bay, and were boarded and brought out by the Pickle': boats. The names of the two vessels are the Marie _ . raiweat . ,e and die Desiree. A Court of Dire tors was yesterday held at the East-India House, when the undermentioned Cap tains were sworn into the command of the following ships of the ensuing season, viz. C,ptnin Charles &NIA. (:,,b14,2 (in the room of Capt Tim rnina, re*igne,l), to the Royal Goarge ; an.t C yt. Nrchibald flantilton, to the Wital,, , o Caole, for Bombay all,l China. Capt 'AMA JOhe Wilitatilion (in the roam of Capt. Pat ton, rlecwseit), to the 04:,!.111, fur Madras and Oahu' The following ships were ordered to be afloat on the C2d inst. and to sail to Gravesend the Silt of November ; they ate appointed to remain there 40 .lays, and to be in the Downs on the 21st Decem ber, viz. B nnbay Cast. A. IT onilton ; Henry .kll.lin Ann, C.tpt.J..mea Kirkpatrok ; Wexioni t C.tpt. Willtaob Stanley Clii km ; aod Royal Geoige. CI id. Cliarlea B. Dribble, far Bum Earl of Abergavenny, Capt. John Wurdtworth, jun. for Bengal and China. Warren , lianings, Capt. Thomas Larking, for St. Helena, Beaconlen and China The Court adjourned at an early bout till Friday next, when a ballot will be taken for permitting Mr. CASA MAJOR, of the Ma.tras Civil Service, to re turn to India with his rank in the Company's service. Tuesday the LORD MA vow held a Wardrnote for the Election of an Alderman for the Ward of Bassi shaw, in the room of GROROZ CLARKS, Esq. when CI. AV 0113 HUNTIR, Esq. of Spring Gardens, pro posed by Mr. Deputy 801.0b1011 W•DO, and se conded by Mr. Gtoacie LERRLY, was unanimously elected. The following is a List of the Commission?» appointed under the Property AR, for the City of London, for the ensuing year P. Sansiene, Fsq. Chairman. Jacob E ak, Esq. I). Jonuuoe., Esq Deputy. Henry Weidman, Fat.' Alderman 1. J. S'inith 7 Llaisie - I Pinder, Lag. Deputy Hncl.rood. Thomas Poymter, Esq. James Nucli, E.q. Benjamin liarri=on ' Thomas Plummer, Esq. Join C. Powell, rut. Stephen Conley, EN. 11.•iiry Winstead, Eel. James 1 1 .i!mer, Robert Precious, Esq. James Doom, Several of the Merchants of London have remon stratel against the removal of the Harbour Master's Office to Limehouse. The ground of their remon strance is, the unavoidable inconvenience that must aut , sd their daily intercourse with that Office." On Thursday next, the Books for receiving the Subscriptions of those holders of Loyalty Lian who intend to take the benefit of the late a& will finally close. The short interval that has elapsed since the declaration of the option of the Lords of the Treasury may possibly have been the means of preventing some of the parties concerned from con senting to the proposed arrangement, not having had time thoroughly to understand the nature of it. For every 1001. of Loyalty, the Holder is to have tOOl. in the Navy Five per Cents. receiving half a year's dividend on the same on the sth of Ja nuary next, in addition to that which will he due on his Loyalty Stock on the 10th inst. and further, is to have so much Three per Cents. Reduced as is equiva lent to the difference between the value ,tf 10',1. Navy Fives and 1001. Sterling. The Subscriber, diet elate, gets by this arrangement a e:tur • (lat ter's dividend ; and instead of 1001. to he received in April, has the value of 1001. in on whidi the Interest commences immediately, althonh the principal cannot he transferred till the period - when he would have, in the case of his not consenting, been entitled to his money. ROY4L FAMILY. I c • wEYMOUTH, OCT. The ROYAL FAMILy were so late before came on shore last night, that the pickets writ dismissed by the Officers. Their Maitesr Its attended the Theatre last nig' to see the comedy of The West Indian, the ne plus nth of Mr. Cum BLit L AND'S genius, and ne. Jew, and * Dodo,. ; Ildeour, Mr. ELL IST / Stec-Lilt, Mr, Haut F. ; Variant!, Mr. NAT Mi n R„, p , Mrs. FA ar.x.:4 ; and Lady R us p or t, Mrs. NEN' In the fitrce, Mr, Exits] oN played :Wargo, with his usual excellence. The house overflowed at Re early hour. Indeed it is the case every night Their MAJESTIES command. To-night The Jew and The Deaf Lower ; Shraa irna Cap fain :Ntradoset, Mr. ELtivro To-ril.)rt ow, Th e Wonder ! and Raiving Me Wind ; Dun Felix and Diddler, me. ELL i STON. 'Thursday, Mr. ELLISTON'S benefit. The Lay:, Bine Devils, and Catharine. and Pe.',en bio4 rnan t Megran, and Pefrachia, Mr—EL LISTON ; uncj his last night. Their Wain's command every night d;., week. This morning His MAJESTY was on ho-si.hisil between six and seven o'clock, and returned soon after eight to the Lodge. Soon after ten o'clik, the ROY AL. Faulty, attended by the Countess .df I LLUESTER and daughters, Mrs. DEAE, Mrs. Desta Gensvemost. Lady G. BULKLEY. the Hon. isksi. ERSKINE, Earls ROSELYN. PGULETT, UZEITO474 Lords WA I SINGIIA M, and Rives% Geneials GAHM% MANNERS, MANNING:OA x i and Aid-du-Lamp, went on board the Yacht. This morning, Princesses AUGUST a, and Soissa► of GLOUCESTCR, bathed. enemies may take advantage of the impatience, of the disappointment of his soldiers, and of the com plaints and sufferings of the people, and stir up re volts in his camps and rebellions in his provinces, whilst his external enemies, who, notwithstanding his late acknowledgments, are as many as there are continental nation:, may unite and encourage the disaffeaed Frenchmen to throw off a degrading yoke, which they wear in common with all other continental people with so much impatience. Who can be imbecile enough to doubt, that a legitimate Prince, a loyal subjea, or a good man, exists upon earth, who would not more rejoice in seeing Na poleon the First upon a scaffold, rather than upon a throne. The compliments of Foreign Ambas sadors, as well as the flattery of Prefeas, and the adulation of Bishops, are all commanded. Bona parte's reign of terror extends as much at present to the capitals of Austria, of Prussia, of Spain, of Naples, and of Portugal, as to those of France, Holland, and Switzerland. Take away the sup ports of the terrifying tyrant, let mutiny break out in his armies, and he will soon witness the prepara tions made for the coronation of the barbarous usurper, serve as torches to light his funeral pile ; and the guilty despot perish as he has lived, with out pity and without a friend. To preserve his life, as well as authority, Bonaparte has no other choice Mt an invasion of England, a negotiation with Eng land, or a continental war. On his present friendly terms with Austria, Germany. and Prussia, these countries have nothing to fear ; and the winter must at least pass over before he can march against Russia or Sweden ; and, as long as the Emperor of Germany, and the Kings of Prussia and Denmark, continue their present neutrality, he has not even then in his power to carry on an offensive conti nental war. Of the danger and the consequences of invading this country, he is well aware; nothing, therefore, remains for him, but to try to gain, with his political incendiaries, what his military satellites are unable to conquer—a PLACt with Great Bri tain. We know, that with us, many great military chataaers are of opinion, that during a war, we have little or nothing to fear from Bonaparte's ha tred and power. Let us therefore remember, that his treachery equals his ferocity ; and that by him and his accomplices, dorine e lime of prier, the Re publics if Genoa, of Venice, and of Helvetia, were invaded, conquered, and ruined. II lime of peace, he attacked Egypt, and captured Malta. In time petee, he made the Grand Duchy of Tnscany a revolutionary kingdom, and the kingdom of Sardinia some departments of a re volutionary republic. In tune of peace, he planned a war in India by his military emissaries, and en couraged insurreaions in Ireland by his commercial agents. Had he, in 1892, possessed his present armada, the tri-coloured flag on Dover Castle would have informed us of his perfidy, before we would have known his perfidious intents from Lord Whit worth's dispatch. But it is not only the destruaion of his flotilla, but tl,e restoration of the lost balance of power, which is absolutely necessar►, before we ought to listen to proposals of peace. In twelve months, two thousand armed vessels have been built. Suppose them destroyed, has not Bonaparte, as long as he can dispose of the forests, the rivers, the carpenters, and the sailors, of Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Holland, the same mean to repair the same losses in the same shoot period of tine.? Much move might be added to prove, not only the ir. iminent danger, but the certain ruin of this country, was it in present circumstances to sign a peace with revoluflo,ary France, had we not already passed the limits which a political dis cussion admits in a newspaper. MRS. ,CIIOLLET. This Lady, so well known in The faeltinesibit world as the friend and fashionable rival of Mts. Oieav Hest la and Mrs. ilironniskatti has had a most fortunate escape from the treachery of her slaves, in the Island of I himinica. About four years since, after an estrar gement from Mr. Corn, LIT, of fifteen years, she exchanged all the fuscioat ing elegancies L: radon, in which she was designed by nature to take so consoicuons a part, for the mote solid joys of conjugal life with her hush= w'ao resided in the Island of Dominica, where be en joyed all the colonial grandeur that wealth and large possessions bestow. An attempt had heel made zome time since to poisan Mrs. Cuoexer, in chocolate, but without success. Mr. Csentte hayiag lately gone from home, some of her slava took the diabolical resolution of strangling their Mistress, and enteringher room in the night while she was asleep, fastened her to the bed, and fixed& noose round her neck for that' pnrpose. The person whose part it was to pull the c caught hold of the wrong end, and awoke Mrs. Coot LEW, whose screams raised the family, who instantly came to her assistance, and extricated her from her situatior.. The wretches effedled their escape. There was large quantity of dollars in the house, %which :pro bably was one of the temptations to thee *mold atten.pt. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS IN TOWN. Lord and Lady Villiers, from o.terley Patk, no a vet trey Countess of Jersey in CuiWieriand.place. Lord Grey, frum Ch The Countess of Deaborough, and Lsdy Ponsontri,frams Roeharoptoti, t r Cayandish-aqua re Counsellor Curran, from Sriglitiiii,.to St Jani,'.-atreet• Marchioness of Heading, and Lady M. Taylot, lovas B ightoti, to Stanhope-street. Arthur Stanhope, 'Esq. from Margate, to his Mule in nepatreet. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wows, In arc happy to say, was much better yesterday, and I not likely to suffer any permanent injury drom lac crrmi late accident. Her Royal Highness being 'id that the footman, who had closed the carriage d upon her hand, had absented himself, and was ceedingly distressed in his mind in consequence the misfortune, desired, with her character's= ki n . tuns and benevolence, that he should return to h duty, as it was a mere accident, and no blame couii attach to him. Her Royal Highness the Princess CHAILOTII of WALES paid a visit yesterday to Carlton lloin where she remained for a few hours, and in ti evening returned to Shooter's !Till. On Saturday, Mr. Paint gives a grand (etc his house at Portland, and it is expeded the II"' FAMILY will honour it with their presence. The Hon. Mr. &mit, brother to the For' DA IN L CY, Will. it is said, in a few days, lead ti , r Hymeneal Altar the amiable Dowager Comm of GUILDFORD, daughter of Mr. Cot:yrs, t banker. Admiral Sir JOHN OREM. Ban. his lady ar family, left town on Muodity, for Crrysbtoe Castle, Isle of Wight, where, it is expetei, he WI wive this day. The Dowager Marchioness of Srarroao meg to remove from Whitehall to the loose now occu?iii by General Sr. Joon, in South Audle_Laureet. Mr. and Mrs. STEERS left town on Tuesday IA Eastbourne, upon s visit to Lady G. H. Caroline Mr. Jeasonouahl, son of Sir WILLIAM /ERNI/PI HAY, Bart. will shortly receive the fair hod Miss MIDDLETON, eldest daughter of % 41 DLETON. Esq. who was a principal witness oa tl trial of WARREN HASTINGS. Miss MURDER/ /OS amiable, accomplished, and just seventeen. The Bury Theatre opens, next Monday, with popular dramatic pieces of The Seidler's Da.i and liaising the {Fwd. The fisscenating Miss DUNCAN will mate eutri on the boards of Old Drury, in the ch.tra of lerdy Trade, on Monday next. The veteran ador, JxrrcasoN s, annual b at Plymench produced a bumper; it was patror by Lord MOUNT EDUCUIREr• Mr. PA i. M is engaged for the Hay-Market , a ti;ing salary. Th.. Duke of Giot,cisria's Volonteeri, col manded by Lord Cusrw vu, had Yelter•lgi Kr. nd field illy, in Hyde Park. We unckrsta.l.! that Niv ea, whose low come humour bids fair to procure him gr eat thea reputation, is now in treaty with the Bath M in and Kill, no doubt, be a most valuable acqu:o - 1 tit an an Pu wl i..n tY( eha Pre' Jeri is ti ins, of to it we /rim, Tn and t Er bitut• Brce Iwo( An perre, Afisgr. ,cordin Lis tro them, dresse, Pri Theft Diarch e Lig IV A Upon Colon e l of Guy it th e jai The Pos T , the ..ccal