The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-10-23 00:00:00

SONIPARTE A? sfryrt 6 rlse degraded German Prances, Nobles, and Clergy, wanted, as a cure for their ilonerpariemawa, the Unser of seeing the anions, and experiencing the condu& of the Revolutionary Emperor, so dif ferent from the contents of the panegyrics of flatterers air traitors, AU those who visited Mentz went there prepossessed in Bonaparte's favour, and de- terrnirsed to admire 2 great man ; all have left it, repenting of their folly, humiliated, insulted, or duped br the Corsican adventurer, or his accom- plices. Anecdotes, ridiculous and almost incre ' !fible (were we not accustomed to every thing from dm Usurper's insolence), are circulated every where upon the Continent ; and letters received by several members of the diplom 'tic Coro' ar e full of them, all evincing that Bonaparte's elevation has not been 1 Shin to change his natural mind and manners. Nearing of the popularity of the Eleetor Arch , Chaneellor, at Mentz, of which he was formerly a 1 Sovereign, Bonaparte ordered the guard of honour IS he reduced from 50 to 16 men, and his police ~ agbs es arrest all those people who applauded the 111010 v. Impressed with these ungenerous ideas, on 1111111 day of the grand presentation, when the Eledor, filer being announced, walked up towards Bona parte to salute him, the Usurper called out "Plus Los, Masseur i'.lb6e" (at a greater distance, Mr. Abbe). The Eledor, as a younger brother, was &wanly a reigning Abbe. The Eledor, astonished by such language, immediately left the assembly. In the evening, however, Talleyrand, by the pro sthe of some new indemuities, had calmed the Elec tor's resentment, and the next day Bonaparte graci ouslycondescended to speak to him for a quarter of an hour in a window, during the whole time of which *a assassin of the Duke of Enghien turned his lock towards the Elector of Baden. In his, public eanversation with this latter, Bonaparte said, loud enough to be heard by all present—" Your son-;n law, the Emperor of Russia, is a —; and y,ur eon-in-law, th:. Kiag of Sweden, is another —; Tour son-in-law, the IlleElor of Bavaria, is worth both the other, Lel he shell rep at of pot being ho, e, in compliance with my invitation." At the play one night, the Elector of Baden was standing for some time after Bonaparte's arrival, looking at the audi ence; to chew both his power and insolence, the Corsican called out aloud to Duroc—" Go and tell Monsieur Bads, that he may sit down." lie never addressed the Electors or Princes in any other man- per than Monsieur Baden, Monsieur Aschaffenburgh, Monsieur Nassau, Monsieur liesse•Darmstadt &c. Before the Eledors and Princes went to the theatre, they were informed by Talleyrand that the iitterial clique:fr was, that they should all stand up at the Emperor's entrance, and, after bowing to his Revolutionary Majesty. joi4 the paddle in attiore Tire curtain was never permitted to be drawn up be. fore Bonaparte's arrival. The play generany ')egan at six o'clock, and for the first three nights the Corsican did not let the audience wait lorg for him; • but, on the fourth night, he did not arrive before eight o'clock, and the play was not over until one o'clock in the morning, which forced the hiellor of Baden to leave it unfinished, being, on account of his great age, near eighty, unable to remain. On the following day Bonaparte sent Duroc, " to in form Monsieur Baden, that on account of Ars infirm,- ties, the Emperor would dispense with his company at Court, until farther or, rt." whichwere given only in 48 hours afterwards. Another night Madame Bonaparte came to the playhouse at half past six o'clock, and the audience called out for the curtain to be drawn up. The Direaor of the Comedians, after talc 7 ng the orders of the Revolutionary Em press, began the play. In three quarters of an hour Asmara, Ronapane arrived, furious at this rrimem /eta Westatis, he ordered the Dirc(tor ender arrest, and the p:ay to commence anew. The next day the, Director was deprived of his place (his privrte property), struck off the list of the Imperial .4. , ristr, and ordered to leave Mentz in sir :oars, riotw::h- standing Madame Boi:aparte's intt•rence. At the grand ball given by Prefe!? in the arsenal at Mentz, Bonaparte Lat., and found his wife d.nicing with young Count de Lei- neoge. nephew 11f the Elector Arch-Chancellor. After regarding her with a futiou; look, which caused her to tremble, ke said, " Sit down imme diately, Madam l I forbid yet: to longer forget yin' tank." In vain Jil fvfld.tme Bonaparte explain that she had already danced with all other persons ai superior quality, and, as an apology, said, that abe had heard the young Count was presumptive heir to the ('.lector his uncle : her amiable husband, notwithstanding, wit:i a hoarse •oice, silenced her by excla;raing, a lairs row', ft roar l'orJox.e (I order you to hold your tongue)." In ten minutes afterwards he told her that her carriage was ',Ak in for her; she took the hint, and went away withertt staying to sapper, and when, half an hour afterwards, the sapper was shred, Bonaparie fol lowed liar, to the great disappointment of his Prete& and Public Functionaries, who had his promises to stay, and who had made great preparations an 1 expences. When the Emperor was gone, Talky rand sent his sect etary Durand to inform the Elec tors and Princes, &c. who had already sat down, " that he did not think it would be agreeable to the Emperor, were they to partake of a repast prepared for his Majesty, without his presence." They of course left the room, and the separate Imperial table was not served. The next day Duroc informed the Elector Arch-Chancellor, "that the further resi dence of his nephew on the left bank of the Rhine could be dispensed with " hough the charaaer and manners of Madame Bonaparte are more agree able than those of her husband, through fear of displeasing him, she offended those who paid their respects to her by an affectation of hauteur and dignity unnatural, unbecoming, and awkward. She almost weighed every word she said, and, under apprehension of not conversing as a great Empress, she spoke nonsense, or used impertinent expres sions. When the Princess of Hesse-Hombitrgh was presented to her, she said, "Madame Hesse liomburgh, have you any family ?" Upon being answered in the negative, she said, " it is very for tunate indeed for the younger branch of your house. At your period of life you could hardly hope for any." 'This Princess is younger than Madame Bo naparte, and has seen the Courts of VersailLs, of St. James, of Vienna, and of Berlin! Another time she asked she Prince of Ysenhtirgh, " Mon sieur d'Ysenburgh, how numerous are your sub jeds ?" After receiving a satisfactory answer, she said, c'eat Lien pea : few indeed. The territory of this Prince is one of the smallest of all those of the numerous petty Princes in Germany. It is said that Talleyrand, during his negotiations with the different German Princes and Nobles, has swindled more money than the German Empire is worth, promising every one, taking money from every one, and patting off every one, to obtain his desires, to some future period. His assistants, Hau terive, Massias, Matthieu, Durand, and Servin, are said to have pocketed each their 100,000 livres, (4,0001.) not to speak of the bribes given to his twenty tracclling clerks. But this plunder, which the German visitors so well deserved to submit to, was not enough, nor what they were forced to be stow in presents on the courtiers of the Corsican and his wife ; because the police minister, Fondle, sent to Mentz fifty of his most experienced Parisian gamesters, who took care to empty the pockets of the German Princes and Nobles of the remnants left by Talleyrand, Duroc, &c. The consequence was, when the last leters left Frankfort, thirty-two loans were negotiating in that city upon the security of' German principalities, counties, &c. This visit to Mentz has however been so far useful, that the Ger mans are now as fully acquainted with Bonaparte's induct as the French and Italians ! ! ! THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TUESDAY. (krona U. On Friday night part of the inshore blockading squadron off Brest. under the command of Sir T noitas Ga A VAS, consisting of the Inopearere, De fa•nce, Golian, Terra'', and L'.l,g/e, came into Torbay. Two large ships more, supposed to be part of the same squadron, made their appearance in the Offing, but were ordered by signal to re assume their station off Brest. At five o'clock on Saturday evening, the wind blowing N. E. by E. the whole fleet of Admiral CORNWALLIS got under weigh. It consisted of the Pile dr Pane'', rtmeraire, Prince, Prince Georg", San joirf, Glory, Windsor Castle, Princess Itnyal, Plantagenet, Mfrs, and Dot. Ora, and the squadron of Admiral Sir THOMAS GA A V F.S. which arrived on the preceding evening.— It k, therefore, probable that they are now off Brest. The Fair Spanish frigate, laden with treasure and valuable merchandise, were stopped by order of our Government, in consequence of the dispatches brought home trim Itcar-Admiral Coemitatca, env the 15th ult. by the Nur sd, 33, Capt. WA LLIS. and forwarded by express to the Admiralty. In four days after the arrival of the express in London, dis. patches were received at Plymouth, and were im mediately put on board the Indefistizelde, 44, Capt. G. Monet, who sailed direelly for the Channel fleet with dispatches for the Hon. Admiral Cr.sx. W It'll. From Admiral COSNWALLIS the Inde. I;eigoble proceeded with the Lively, 36, Capt. HA SI• Al 0 N ca, and off the coast off Spain, fell in with the theca, 50, Capt. Coax, and AreapAi.m, 40, Capt So rrow. It ass upon the sth instant these four fiigatcs fell in with the Spanish squadron off Cape St. Mary, within four hours sail of Cadiz. A rumour pre vailed yesterday, in some well-informed circles, that the dispatches sent home by Admiral Coen itANc contained an account of new sy.nptorns of an hostile i mention on the part of Spain. Indeed, it was even said that Govan.= bad rcceived irtformation that the Triumpi man of war, and several Englie vessels from the blediterraaean, of great value, were detained in Cadiz, and other ports of Spain ; and that the detention of the Spani,h squadron was only an aa in ret..liation. Should this report prove even partly foundei in Ltd, the panty writers, who confound them:elves and their readers with their learned arguments ‘lrawn from the law of nations ; frum Gratiuv, P tilfindoPi. and Barbine/ui, have been labouring to little purpose, and fighting only a shadow. We have heard that it is reported in our Minis terial circles, a small squadron, with three thou sand land troops, will immediately sail upon a secret expedition. Its destination cannot be exadly known, but the common opinion is, that it has the occupa tion of the Island of Madeira for its objeet. Should this be the case, little doubts remain of the certainty of a war with Spain, and that BONAPARTE will force Portugal to shut her harbours against us. Dur ing the two years which preceled the peaceof Amiens, the island of Madeira was in our possession, because Government had then received information of BO- N APA E'S attempt to sever this island from the Crown of Portugal, and that, without waiting fur the consent of the PRINCE lixoEux, the Usurper had an expedition ready to sail and to make that conquest ; a point always regarded by TALLCYRAND as highly advantageous, not only as depriving us of an usual place of relay fur our fleets, but from which, on ac count of it situation, French privateers may. with great ease and certainty injure our trade. We were then beforehand with BONAPARTE, and we hope that we may be the same still, though recent letters from France state, that some of the ships and troops under GANT NE•UML are intended to add Madeira to the other acquirements of France. At the late peace, by restoring to Portugal this valuable island, we proved to all Europe, that we only occupied it to preserve it for the lawful owner; had it been in the posses sionof DUNA? arc's satellites, it mighthaveremained so yet, or Portugal would have been obliged to pur chase it back again, either by new territorial indem nities from Br azil, or by some great pezuniary sacri fices to augment the resources of the Usurper, or to enrich his relatives. A Gottenburgh Mail arrived yesterday ; but being of a late date, its contents have chiefly been anticipated by the recent information, which we ob tained by the Damburgli Mails of last Saturday. It confirms, however, that orders have been given by the King of SSA EDEN, for the two regiments of infantry, of Cronenberg and Calmar, together with the dragoons of South Scania, to embark for Stral sund. When these troops shall have arrived at their destination, the following will be the strength of the forces in Swedish Pomerania German Regiment of the Queen Dowager, 1,200 men, infantry; the German Regiment of Essen, I. men, infantry. The Regiments of Cronen berg and Calmar 1,000 men each ; 500 men dra goons of South Scania, and two companies of ar tillery 100 men each, making in the whole 5, Ioa men, most of whom are necessary to garrison the city of Stralsund, of which the fortifications are very exten sive. Twelve Swedish gun-boats, having 300 men on board, are at anchor mar Stralsund, or by the island of Rugen, lor the defence of the coast of Swedish Pomerania. Letters were received yesterday from His Royal Highness Nlonstaua, dated Gottcnburgh, the 3d inst. Alter a very boisterous passage of nine days, this Prince landed there on the 2d, and was shewn all the honours usual in Sweden to the Princes of the blood. Letters were waiting for him there from his brother the King of FRANCE, who invited him to hasten to Calmar, for which city he was to set out on the kh. The English Minister to the Court of Stockb. , lrn attends at present the King of Svrzots. at Stral sund, where he has been honoured with daily invi tation to His fitlaJ EST v's table. Eight frigates with specie from Lima are daily expetted to arrive in the ports of Spain, for which, no doubt, our cruisers will keep a good look out. The Wasp aim, of war, with a convoy from Lisbon, consisting of twenty sail, has arrived in the Downs. They sailed from Lisbon on the 2.nit The 11, tse , ,,Qoustori, and Rise: Packet, being the only ships bound to London, are arrived in the River. The remainder of the convoy parted on the I tith inn. hound up the Channel. The French Papers give an account of an attempt made by two English frigates and sloops to capture A corvette, and a gun-boat, going from St. MAIN but which nut-sailed the English vessels, and after war:hi got under the prates tion of the battery of K.. rotrec, which tired grape-shot on our ships. The Leyden Ga fur, which is now again prohi bited, was stopped once before in aqoher 1797, after the revolution of the lath Ft itaidor, or 4.1 i September preceding, and obliged to change its name from the Leurien Gazette, to lot ,von t diet Palitgres. Thoug h the name of i ts h. rmer a bl e ed.tor, Professor LUZAC. did nut ap,aear under this last publication, he continued always t condo& it with his usual judgme nt, and it was con.itit•red one of the best written Newspapers upon the Conti nent. The last prohibition took place in conse quence of the special demand of 80., AP Aof I's committee for the liierty of the press, of which the Police Ministcr, Serlatal FOUCIII I / 2 was Pleaiiknt. THEATRES. OrMR, LARIR. Miss Dune AOS Lady Trade ataa.Rcd, last night; a crowded house. It was the same elegant, finished, and fascinating performance which has been alread; so much admired and applauded. The piece went off with extraordinary Mai, and, thus sup ported, can never cease to please. Miss Durcs, is already an established favourite, and, has com pletely taken possession of her audience. Mr. E L . LisTuN's Charles was excellent. COVENT GA EDEN. One of the loudest uproars that ever shook th walls of this Theatre took place last night. M. Cooke, who was to play the Ghost in Homkt, w, is ovettaken by some evil spirits. " Alas, poor Wog/ !" In the first scene of his aprarance articulation r fused its aid, and the solemn stalk was lost in a re'r irregular and unsteady motion. The anthem. soon perceived the cause of this falling off, ..m; assailed him with a storm of hisses. Shouts te or. o of!" issued from every part of the huu,i., with all the horrible noises within the comp, : o f discord. For a long time, he braved the the pitiless storm ; but was at length oblig..,y yield to its overwhelming force. Mr. Kest the, al Ilemlet, exerted himself in an extraordinary degree to make amends for this deficiency, and w.f.; reeeried with thunders of applause. Mr. Cringe thought himself sufficiently recovered to attempt the last scene of the Ghost, and accordingly pr,i , ented self; but the audience would not suffer him ur speak, and he was oSliged again to retire. In c'a.- sequence of this inter: uption and delay, the per formance was not over until a late hour. FASIIIONABLE ARRIVALS. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and Count Bean. jotais, at Caltun House, iron' Bmentun. The Earl and Countess of Berkely, and family, to their house in Spring Gardena from Brighton Mr. Frere (late Ambassador to the Court u( Nfalri ,to 3t. James's Hotel, Jerrnyo Street. Mr. Cumberland (the Author), ant family , from Tuabrilia Wells, to Miller's Hotel, Jermyu Street. The lion. Mr Cowper, from ho brother's seat, to Albany. Lord Craysm, fr o m B.tglitutt, to Charles-street, &Ale), square. . _ _ • Sir R. C. Ilture, Birt. from Stow near Salisbury, to Miller's General WHITLUCILL arrived in town on Sunday from Portsmouth. His Lady is expeEted this day. Mr. TIERNEY pail a friendly visit to the Prince of WALLs, at Carlton House yesterday, where ha had a long audience with His Royal Highness. The Earl of Sew rom will tam possession of his new purchase, the present Marquis of ST•:raeo's house, Arlington -street, on the Ist of am Nu vember. The Right flan. Viscount FAL uourvt has be^ri pleased to appoint the Rev. Wii.L; %IL f10CKE1.,.;:,. Recor of St. Mews's. in Cornwall, to tie uie ui his Lordship's domestic Chaplains. Taw( AS G. filsvcouirr, 6sq. and Family, !wit left New Park, Devizes, Wilts, for Tetbury, Glca cestershire. The Marquis of AEERCURN will take possession of his new residence, late Lord if Astro rS, i:i Green-street, Grosvenor-square, on Thursday and on Monday the family will return from the Pt iory. Miss Buantrr, sister to Sir FR A %CIS BUIDLT r, has taken an elegant house, for the se.tson, in per G: o venor-street . It is reported that Sir GEORGE BOw v it, Bart. is shortly to lead to the hymeneal altar, the he.iutitut and Honourable Cults to t TL St 4 it, third daugh ter of Lord C A RRINC; FON. The Bishop of KILDARE, Hs Lady, and family, arrived it 1)u:111:I:ECK% llotel, Ediaburgli, on Wed. nesday last. _ . . 'l'here were last night a ball and concert at Amt ver, and a county ball at Dorchester. The gentleman, whom we lately mentinred to have passed through Carlisle on a metilmenia! tip to Gretna Green, was Mr. CLAIWZN, son of J. C. Cußw►N, Esq. M. P. with Miss JANE STANLLI (his cousin.) A Mr. Afoun is amusin' the town of Sherhnrne with vocal talents, the brilliancy of which has never been a bpsrd. _ . The condemned farce, intitlecl The Dash, pro duced nn Saturday right at Drury Lane Theetre, is from the pen of Mr. Larnora, author.ofszver4 l novels. Hull Theatricals commence on Mmday with Mr. CHERRY'S popular Comedy of Tae.S../da , 's Daughto Mr. FISHER'S dramatic corps is now perform nit at St. Columh. The new Theatre at Falmouth wilt open in the beginning of nest montit. The Marquis of Ifravrono left his Seat in Suf• folk, yesterday se'rtnight, on a visit to Lady !awls (his mother), at her seat, Temple Newsams is Yilkshire. The assemblies at Winchester bare commenced, and Are brilliantly attendud. The Duchess of DIVUNSUiIIt patronises the Chi.- wick which commence early hi the eo , :ti".; month. Miss NIORTINItIeS mast pass cut rent 4 e.":: : " ampton. I lis Royal Highness the Prince of Ws Ers's h.i• lien have commenced their sport for the season.- - They throw off on Mond i ys near Portslad.: Wind' mill, on Wednesdays near Patcham. and on Fri‘ l4 ` on the Race Hill, Brighton. Rents)Los's new Comedy will come forward fr. morrow night at COVetit•GAlNJellTilCdttre, tinder name of Ths Blind Bergeis, yr, Peer Ulm Or/. The Caledonian Hunt commenced last week it Ayr, and it was expelled that the company wo" be numerous and splendid. The Noblemen and Gentlemen who had come up, were out every day with the hounds of the Ayr and Dumfriesshire Hunt, and had good sport. A superb gold said to have cost 40 guineas, was to have been run for on Tuesday last. On Thursday last, JOSEPH BARKER, Et Mayor of Winchester, gave a grand dinue , John's Home, Winchester, to the Corporate Clergy, and Gentlemen of that City and bouraood, at which nearly Son persons pnrti every delicacy of the season. His Royal Ii the Duke of CustasaLanci htmoured the ct frith his presence. lAri readin pimp° , don, I •NOtl t )e Ko and L Cap comm, We Fulh ai saissioi which The Je sus ( Lpwr " ft E oCti Esq. late ou •ARIII iNpra