The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-12-19 00:00:00

THE NEW (MYR A. hi a few ThiFs will be publith•A, by Harker and Son, Great oesell..neveg, Covritt .garden, THIRTY THOUSAND: a Comic Opera, i . se peei.brrne.l at the Three garden, with di.ti , .euisitpd St-eves. Written by THOMAS DI RDIN, Atithnr et Fatetiy Quarrels, F.ozgitslt Fleet, Catn , .et, Dodo , . Vlarutine and Arson, Horse and km Widow, Nlsal INN., Midi For the Deed. Fire Ti.nwanTs Year, S. , &c. As above may he had, a Gantnne Edition of THE SPOIL-'H CHILD' a Fa•ce, as performed at the Theatres-royal. Theatre royal: Cos e.. : Jun puldishel, price R EMARKS on a PUBLICATION of M. VOL NEV, call d the RUINS, Are. By the Rt v. WILLIAM COCKBURN, M.A. fellow of St. Juhii's Co loge, CamiiridLe, and Chiritian Ad 'mate in that Unitrer.tty. Biepake me ti; ‘unr.ts estat 0 sulagogen dia tea philm,phias kai ken,. a v ir e . Cel ii. 8. 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This Volans* will be found interesting to all disieriptions of Menders : It contains, inving nutty others, the following Par ticulars :—Anecilotes 04 Bonaparte'. early Life—vllis Exploit, during the three Camp nil), in Italy—His through Swisserland, and C niversation. with different 1 , 1.iiv.- dUes--llis haughty Belsavionr at the Congress at Rs..tadt Mk PrrseNtatiJa to the Directury—lli, Cruelties., his Letter., and curious Proclamations in Eityut--A tint Account of the iltvolution on the 111Ith Brumaire-4 his Conduct to Logi:owl, which provoked the present War—llia Cruelties, murder of Prat* the Doke and Pichegru-4 - 114 privileged Altera Police—The Chamber of Hell rhseri!ierl— Re .tons why we never ..in make Peace with him—llis Cha racter, and how it ch.fers from other Tyrants who have pre eeded him, more ravage than any that ever exiged in civilised Cno ke. Printed for and sill br J Ottelh Ave• Maria lane. . _ TO CORRF.SPONUF:NTS. AIM. IS to the Ladies of (ireenwich and Blackheath, shall appear to-morroM. THE WEPNESD Y. Dr.cssi ecs 10. It it teported, that some difference in opinion prevails in a certain quarter, with respell to the p guardianship of a certain Illustrious Young Female. We understand that the nearest relative of that per conage conceived that the law was the same with respel to her as with respell to the daughter of any comrenn sobj,et ; and that the care and disposal of her person were entirely under his authority.-- Another Illustrious Personage conceived, on the contrary, that the objea being one of the highest political importance, the law and constitution of the realm attached tri him the Jute of interposing his controul. A late journey to Bath was not, as Was generaily rumoured at the time, t l e Ignite the state of a venerable Peer's heakh, but to ascer tain his Lo,rdslip's upon this subjea ; and that opinion, we have heard. was clearly and d cisively that the law and constitution did perfraly puthorise dist Most Illustrious Personage's intsr iference.--iEut we trust that any misunderstaiding upon such a point will ..tidy be removed ; for both the Illustrious Parties can have but one end in view : Cie welfare ot the objea of their solicitude and affection. We understand that French Papers to the 10th hare been received in to,vis. Fines and shows, in honour of the Coronation, still continue their career in Paris ; and the :cc. :utt► ut them arc said to con s'itute the principal contents of these Journals. Amidst, however. all this apparent levity and titling, we know, from the charafter of the Usurper, that his dark and wicked political intrigues suffer no interruption. The French writers adroit the tho EL ECTOR ARCH-CHANC XL LOR of Germany has arrived at Paris to negociate a Concordat with the Porte, and probably a supplemental treaty of Ger man indemnities. A letter from Portsmouth, written on Monday tight, states, that orders from Government were •es.eived at that Port, by Admiral MoN - ract:, to mate apses of all Spanish vessels ; that the gallant Idmiral communicated the same to all the ships in hat harbour, and sent off the Ms Wig sloop with fispitches to that effe.l to our cruisers and squadrons .long the French and Spanish coasts. The above etter is trim an intelligent and highly respe:table •orrespondent ; but we must observe, that several etters of the same dare have been received from Nwtsmouth, which are silent upon the subjett. —lf the information be carrel, it is also some that singular that the Spanish vessels in the kiver, of Aida there were five in the Pool on donday, have remained free and ulanolested.— 'he Sea Nisi' Ausass t 130 k, who has bees re resented by some t'f our contemporaries, as ready .noted and spurred for a journey, was last night with is family at the Opera; and, though hehas made some 'reparations for his departure, they are only such .s the probability alone of a rupture would warrant. Ve own tha: these circumstances, and many others, rhich we forbear to notice, are not very consistent fiat each other. Not kuowSng how to appreciate he different degrees of credibility to which they are ;witted, it is impossible frt. us to veal( posi tively of the is;ue batween this country and Spain. The long patience and endurance of the British Government prove that it is not their wish to go to war ; but, it is impossible for then to remain, for ever, quiet spetiators, while the ships of Spain are ranging alongside the French n tvy, and the trea sures of Mexico fib vine, into the empty coffers of BONAP A RTE. Bu:, however confidently as imme diate war with Spain is spoLon of, we believe she might, by a moderate share of her ships or money, easily avoid a rupture with England. The ship under Oldenburgh colours, called Die Kleine Jacob, from Bremerley, was spoken by our blockading squadron off the Elbe, on the loth instant, near Heiligoland, the Master of which, PETER HEINDRICHS, declared, that the day before he had sailed from the IN - der, where he was driven by stress of weather on the 30th last month, in his voyage from Antwerp to Bergen : on his casting anchor near Bremerley, R French officer and ten soldiers came on board, under pretence of search ing for English goods ; but, in fatt, to plunder the ship and the crew of every thing valuable, with which they filled their boat, after ordering the Captain, under pain of having his vessel sunk by their batteries, to immediately cut his cable, and go to sea. The Captain represented, in vain, that both the wind and tide were against him ; he was forced to obey, without obtaining even a pilot as he de manded. From these causes, he had not made a mile before he went a-ground, and lost his rudder. In this perilous situation he remained during a dark and boisterous night, every moment expeaing to be lost. At Jay-light, however, some Bremerley pilots vtntured, notwithstanding the prohibition of the French Commander there, Major DACRAIS, to Sail to his assistance; and, after ten hours hard la hnur, succeeded in bringing the ship safe to Bre merley. Here, after giving the Commander a ' doucrue of 150 dollars, he was permitted to repair his damages. The pilots advised Captain Hum- Dawns not to mention, much less to complain, of the loss he had experienced from the French pi rates, as their officer was the Commander's Aide dc-Camp, with whom they had shared their spoils. During the time the vessel remained at Bremerley, neither the Captain nor any of the crew were per mitted to send away any letters to the owners of the ship ; and, before he was permitted to sail, the Com mander obliged him to sign a declaration, acknow ledging himself to have been treated with that gene rosity andhumanity which always accornpanyFrencla men wherever they command. These, the Capeain declares, were the very words contained in this cer tificate. Four French soldiers were quartered on hoard the ship as long u it was repairing, who ate it the Captain's table, and none of the crew were allowed to go on shore, unless accompanied by a guard. When under sail, but not out of the reach of the batteries, he was again, by a shot, ordered to bring to, when another boat, with another officer, came on board, and claimed forty dollars more, due to the fonr soldiers fur their ten days duty on hoard his ship ; and as he had not sufficient cash to pay this debt of honor, they carried away his watch, which the former pirates had missed. Na one can deny that these men are not worthy to salute the Brigand BUNAPARTV. their Sovereign. Captain CoLvti.L's letter seems to hive afforded the Dutch Government great satisfaaion, and they have taken care to rive an invidious kind of pub licity to it, which cannot be very grateful to their good friends and allies, the French Imperialists. It will be found in the last page. The Russian Squadron sailed on Monday from Portsmouth tiu Corfoue Admiral CoMIPITVAt LI% sailed on Saturday to re sume his statinn off Brest, with all the ships that had returned to Torbay. The FdIOMPI'S sloop of war has captured a French lu;ger, having on board near 60 men, the Captain of which is a Member of the Legion of Honour. Admiral Dacitv is to hoist h's flag at Portsmouth, and proceed horn thence to Cork, to be Second in Command on the lriih station, for which, we un sierstand, a very considerable re'eforcement is in tended to the squadron of frigates at present station ed on the coast of that country. The Juirs, Mt TCHLL 1., from Stockholm, for Hull, is captured, and carried into Helveot. Yesterday a Court of Direr ors was held at the Fast India Honse, which adjourned at six o'clock, till this day. By letters from Bencoolen, dated in August last, we learn, that the WG'.frr Card., Captain E. 11. Boer), had sailed from thence for China. • At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday at Guild hall, the price of Bread was reduced half an As. cite, or one penny in the peek loaf, so commence tn-morrow : the quartern loaf will then be sold for 16;cl. Mr. Alderman Newsom's* was elefled, by scru tiny. Colleaor of the Orphans' Duty upon Coals, in the room of the late Mr. Alderman H•iti deceased. The adjourned lippesl of the inhabitants of St. Michael, Crooked-lane, iiniinst the rate or assess ment, made under the late Aft or Parliament, for the relief of certain incumbents of livings, was quashed, iglu! new Asscsivrs were appointed .- • TiIEATRE, DRURY-LANZ. Yesterday, the following notice was posted up in 411 the avenues to the Theatre, ar.J in all the most conspicuous and best frequented parts of the town : Theatre-Royal, Drury-Laue, 'A Tuesday, 12 o'clock. " The Man Arr of this Theatre has just received the follow • lewiag Notes, which, with great respect, and the uttm•st toil • cent, hr I.ly. before the pub;ic ; it is imitecessary to .31.1, that the thatiee of the Pity is unavoidible, and he retiuts:s their indulgetke to the Comedy of The Wonder." " SIR. " Tuesday, Twelve e'C:uck I am extreimaly concerned that it was not in my power to Rive you earlier intelligence than the endorsed aililtes-ed to vou by Dr. Pearson now conveys. I did not conceive yeiterday„ that my $0,1 . i md..pootiun would h tie prevented his Appear :ince this evening, or my regard for the interest of the Theatre, ai i it my respect for the Public, who patronise hint with such un paralleled generosity, would have caused me instantly to have apprised you of it. 11l as ho i. , lie is even now desirous to play rather than be thought deficient in either of these re• streets but I all contulmt that nt Übe; the public nor the pro prietins would accept such a mark of his zeal at the risk stated by Dr. Peas,,. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, To R. Wroughton, Esq. " W. HENRY BETTY." " Sllt, " Tuesday , half.llo.l Eleven. . . • - . "Oir heing called in to Ma.te! H_ttr,s.ster dav, 1 did not consider his indisposition of such a nature a. to ,ustify my in terference with his earliest desire not to disappoint the pidalie, by changing the performance advertised fur this evening. But this morning, 1 am dzcidally of opinion, that he cannot, without the greatest hazard, attempt to appear on the stige this evening. 1 am, Sir, your:, itc " R. Wrenghton, GEORGE PEARSON." The effeCt of this notice wall discernible in the appearance of the house. The doors were not besieged at an early hoar, and the lobbies were not filled with the overflow of the boxes. The dress boles and pit were, however, all full, and there was, what is generally considered, a good house. As soon as the curtain drew up, Mr. Waountiros came forward, and thus addressed the audience : " I.ADIAI AND GAN LLLLL N, " Notwithstanding llut stray measure has been taken which the time would allow to apprise the public of the unavoidable change of Ilia Play this Evening, it is possible that many persons may have entered the Theatre onacquaiii ed with the disappointment I refer to. " I feel it therefore a respel I owe to them to read front the printed Niitioe which we have endeavoured by every means to circulate through every part uf the Town." Mr. WIOUGMTOM then read the two letters from the posting-hills, of which the above is a copy. The audience being prepared for the change, this intelligence was received with some plaudits. It was evident, however, that while the condu.l of all parties was approved, the disappoint ment had produced universal regret. Mr. IVitouuirroes, in continuation, " And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, in ursier go prevent un certain expectation., or iiiture disappointments, I am directed to say, that with a view to a perfect re-estiabhshment rif his health, the Yawn; fission will certainly not appear again at this 'rhea tre until after the Ch.istruas HoluLays ; the Propnetors being determined to look to his health as their first object. 1 am confident that a generous Public, whatever may he their tem porary disappointment, will approve and sanction the motive which ingests this precaution. "l have rattly, Ladies and Gentlemen" obtrude for a moment more, to reluest your indulgence to the substituted Ciini.,ly, tit who h Mr. Ellistrin and %Ili...Jordan, and the other Perform ers, with the ut.nost chearfolneo, undertook their parts At the shorted notice" The audience applauded ; Tne Wunder vat sub stituted ; and Mrs. JOID •li, Mr. Exxicrom, And the other perkrmers, exerted themselves in a manner that proved their zeal to compensate for the disap pPintment. Messrs. JONAS and Ptpt.ey, for the gratification of their friends and the public, have been very alive and liberal in their endeavours to engage the Young Reirrat to perform two or three nights at their the atre in Lewes; but, unsuccessfully, as appears by the following, which :s the copy of a letter received by Mr. PEN icy, from Mr. HOVGI4, his Preceptor : SIR, " Imiadm, Dec 13, 1504. " Mr. Blanchard /hewed me a letter he got from you, respect ing Master Betty. 1 have conversed with Iris father upon the subject,-..the ri:sult is, that as he has been highly blamed or suffering his son'a playing six successive nights in Covent garden, Ise Matti del irr,e pow polo, .fer, which, he confesses, is very liberal.-.-The ynit.ig Gentleman has gm a fresh cold, wit , ' in these few days, which must be very detrimental to him in ills performance tho evenin: at Drury lane. " 1 Alll, Su, TOW'S, obediently, (Signed) . 4 W. 110(3011" Mrs. Br Lt. isiocors, the public win be sorry to hear, is at present seriously indisposed. She was on Sunday ordered by her Physician to take 25 drops of laudanum for her cough ; instead of which the whole contents of the phial (at least 300) were, by mistake, given to her. The consequence was, that the was in the greatest agony during the night, and lies at present dangerously ill at her house in Bolton -street. Mr. COOPICII.—A letter lately received in this city from a gentleman in England, gives some in formation relative to the visit of Mr. Coos sit, the tragedian, to that country, and the prospe.l of his returning his station on the American stage. Ac. cording to these accounts, the death of a sister, im mediately upon Mr. Coorte's artival at London, prevented his entering upon his professional duties till the return of MIKE from the continent. A negociation with that gentleman followed, which, though it did not terminate in his renewed engage ment at Drury-lane, produced a warm disagreement and quarrel between Coast and the Managers. This was succeeded by the death of the partner (Ricissanson), whose• invitation brought Coors, from America. The AffAirs of that theatre thus falling entirely in the hands of persons unfriendly to him, the pro jetied plan of a conneetion was, of course, defeated, though he had received a very flittering reception from the public ; and, though Lhury-lane WAS ob liged, daring that se ison, to play agiaow Covent garden, with only Port as the tragic hort, opposed to both K Z 74 IRK and Coo Kr.. Since that period, negotiations have again b: en opened ; bin a difference of opinion, chiefly with respeet to the line of business to be sustained, and a division of the principal charaelers, prevented any agreement ; and the company of Drury-Line being now strengthened by the addition of EL Lis rum, a valuable and popular performer, all idea of COOTLIIIS engagementat London is done away, at least for the present. These negotiations, it appears, have had the etre!, of delaying his conternpleted return to Ame rica, until so late a perio f, that it is probable he has made arrangements for the winter season at the Liverpool Theatre, though his arrival here this autumn had been confidently expeeted.—(Nrae Cbronic!e, t.; rR CO On Monday evening, the certs commenced, under Graces the Duke and Duchess the Assembly Room, to a • Subscribers, and their friend' WILLIMA LAWI., and Jot Miss MtaDAv still retains chestra with increased etieft. ed, fir the first time, at this and deservedly applauded. air of Mnzars's in a style assisted in the charming with great correTtni The Concert commenced grind of Hoymes, which was pelf:mined ~ie ' precision and died c T ; the uther Instrum enta l l ' ie were a Concerto for twu Horns by the Pcrsinr, and a Violin Concerto by Mr. G. Astir,- v. Band is, as usual, seleO, and comprises, besid e , above, C. Asiiscv, Haim Ls, GillE4S ACK. MA R. Asiii.s.v, Wsavnis, FossvTa, lion-!., •Ir., sos, and J. ASHLEY, who presided At the „ For te. Yesterday, on account of the frost, Hi, NIAJET Y did not hunt as usual. Soon after breakfast. His MAJESTY, and the Prir. cesses SOPH I A and AMELIA, with their ti,ual attend ants, took an airing on horseback through Eton. Her MA,I EST Y and the Princesses . A vtasTA, ZAIIETH. and MARY, with their usual attenslaias, took an airing to Frogmore. This day the Rost •i. Fnaatt.v ate expelled at the QULFN's House. On Monday-the Prince of NV Ai. es, with his suite, arrived at his Pavilion, Brighton, in perfe& health; and we understand it is His Royal Highness's Ultra. tion to spend the ensuing festival of Christmas, at that place. The Royal presence has given to the circles of fashion, an air of gaiety, and cheerflalstei,, that, we believe, no watering place but Brighton can boast of, at this dreary season of the year. Colonel M.:It:NON, and his fair bride, are game to Rochester, where the Colonel's regiment is quar tered. The Russian General Novastrstorr has re moved from Bentinck.street, to a mote spaciotn house, in Wimpole-street. Viscount GUSFOUD has taken a house in Sey. mour-street, for the winter. The Countess of POMFRET has taken an elegant house in Portman-square, fur the winter. Lord DurisaNY is arrived in town from Dunsany Castle, Ireland, and has taken an elegant house in Portman-square. The Earl of Wrsr mr•r H left London yesterday for Ireland, where he will remain until the meeting of Parliament. • Lord Lamaroan returned to tpwn.ye.terday from Summer-Hill, in Ireland. GEORGE JERNINGHASI, Esq. has left Sir W. JER. NINON•M'S scat, Costeuey, near Norwich, for Hatsghley Park, near Ipswich. On Monday night, A Cure for the Heart Ache. and Of Age To-morrow, were performed at Lewis theatre, by the desire of Captain Snstrsza, and his troop of yeomanry. The Saud t.r Scandal, and The Review, are to be performed, by the desire of Major BESTeLLOTTI, and the Officers of the South Hampshire Militia. The Earl of CIE:RYON r is indisposed at his house in Berkley-square. The Dowager Countess of CLONMEL does tot intend visiting London this winter. The third representation of TERENCE'S 44.1: I by the young Gentlemen of Westminster &hoot, took place last night. The several pertotmers et ceeded even their former exerziorn. The Epilogue, which is a beautiful composition, WAS admirably delivered. There was a grind Concert last night at Coaat's Rooms, in Edinburgh, patronised by the Connie.; of MuHs s. The SRLEaiIIO was from die most fa vourite composers: KSNG, SHIELD, HOOK, BRA HAY, KELLT. &C. &C. The remains of the late worthy Alderman Boy will he removed, with great funeral pomp, this day, from his house in Cheapside, for inter ment in the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry, Catea ton-street. Several Aldermen will join in the pro. cession, attended by several of the Loyal Lomeli,* Volunteers. The Bishop of Ramses is dead. It is said that a nephew of TALLEY ItA ha is tosucceedhira. At the Chester Theatre, on last Friday sennight, the Managers, WARD and BELLAMY, brought for ward a boy of only ?Ma years of age, in the diifici.lt charader of Cirononiotontbotnyos, which he suppoi 7 d in a stele that astonished not only the o her pea - formers, but also a very crowded aud . tdry. F.stra,t of an advertisement in an Edinbu::: Paper.—" do in. Bray.— I hose Gendemen who attended Mr. Cu a por ISON'S School, when at Dal keith, are to dine at Morison's fun there % on nuts day, rit7th December inst. at half past three rislock ; and such AS mean to attend will leave their DAtlit% with the waiter. •s I.nt auld acquaintance be for " And never brought to mind ; " Lees meet unit tak a 'iliac naught " ►or meld lamisanc." On Monday last, the Loyal Islington Volume. • assembled on their parade, and presented their Ad jutant, Mr. Dixon, with a most elegant sword, .1 a testimony of their resped, and as a memorial 14 the high sense which they entertain of his talents, as a military Ot'ricer ; for which, alter having re ceived it horn the hands of the Lieutenant-C*okm', he returned thanks in a neat and appropriate speech. Aft.ir going through various evolutions, in their usual style of superior excellence, they adjourned to Highbury Tavern to dine, and celebrate the anni versary of the presentation of their colours. After the cloth was removed, the health of the Ktso was drank with those rapturous plaudits, the effeets of those sentiments ..hick reside in the breast of every freeman, %vim is duly sensible of the excellence that government under which he lives. After va rious other loyal toasts and patriotic songs, the heal:h of the Colonel, Cuaeses WHILP.LVIRV./11, Esq. was proposed, and drank, with three times three, amidst the most flattering marks of admira tion, excited by his vinues as a man, and rep' for his abilities as Commander of the Corps. W. have only to add, that they stpatated at an tar' • hour, with :he greatest harmony and d•Scotunm rt. 11 ; 70Art;E RT.?. eaSove Suhscription c„ 4 the patronage of th e i r • chess of Ifty.sssinet, a . fturnerons party or tl.e nd,, The Stewards Wert. us her sta:inn in tli, ,Et. Miss l' y R tit arptar. S concert, and wit f. Mr. FA:tlttS stir.?, le of great pronth.., glee of rite lt Cr4c, :ness. .1 with a grind ti% rnnh..ne Tformesl with the ',;:,,tet