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THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. Dccctiss• 4. The four Hamburgh Mails due arrived yester day, with letters and P.Ters to the 276 last.— Their contents are of great importance. We stated yesterday, that the a&ion at St. Polten on the 9th, was more serious than the French aCCOURt4 had re presented it. The French lost in it 6000 men. The loss, however, did not stop their progress, and they advanced 'Ton Vienna. That city, apprised of their approach, sent a deputation of seven per sons, with the Prince of ZINZANDORP at their head, on the night of the 9th, to BON AP ARTS:, to implore his generosity in favour of the city, and demand an armistice of 45 hours, in or der to prepare for the reception of the French troops. This demand was granted, and the ar mistice having expired on the night of the Ilth, the French entered Vienna on the 12th. Twenty thousand men were stationed in the suburbs, and 5.000 und a. Prince NIURA T. in the city. Botta- PART& had not entered that capital on the 12th, having es'ahlished his head-quarters at Burkersdorf, at a distance of about nine English miles. Upon this event hung the destinies of Europe. It has pleased Providence, we trust, to have decided in her favour. Foe a moment the constancy of VRANCIS yielded to misfortune, and his tender affeaion for his capit a l prevailed over his prudence. He sent Grunt GIRL* Y to 800 apaars, with a proposal for an a , misrice, but the Corsican, intoxicated with his success, demanded extravagant terms. The Easem ent, in ! is Manifesto says, that as a basis of a truce, for a few weeks, the Corsican demanded that the Al lies should be sent home ; that the Hungarian levy shialld be dish old id; and that Venice and the Tyrol should be surrendersd to the French troops. These degrading terms, amounting to little less than the silestruOion of the Austrian Monarchy, were nobly refused The Exegetes, with a spirit and forti tude, that must command universal admiration, and inspire all Europe with confidence in his cause, gave op his capital to the enemy, and Boa •r ass lost the glorious golden opportuni , y, of diaating Loss to the Continent, from the Throne of the C &SA as. After the battle of Sr. Polten, on the 9th, it appears, that the Austro.Rossian army separated, and the Russians, under General Koresow, grossed the Danube, on their march to Krems, having broken down the bridge behind them, to prevent the French from harraubtg their rear. This pre caution was the more necessary, as Krousow spe culated upon encountering the French division. ander Marshal MOILTILR, which had previously crossed the Danube, at l.in•z, and manoeuvred, as we stated in a former paper, on die left bank of that tie-r. On the 10,h, as AUTUAUW foresaw, MOR- Titlt's division came up with him, and drove in h s outposts, with such impetuosity, it WAS with diffi culty the hnssians sustained themselves upr.o the heights of Stein. On the morning of the 11th, the Russians, In their turn, attacked the French, and obtained a complete victory. Six thousand were killed, and between two and three thousand threw themselves into the castle of Durriensteiss, where they capitulated. The remaining few escaped in boats, across the Danube ; MORTIRA is supposed to be among the killed. The loss of the Russians is comparatively small. Field-Marshal Schott/7, an excellent Officer, we are concerned to state, was mortally wounded, and died on the following day After the battle of St. Polten, the Austrian army fell back on Vienna ; and the proposal for an armis tice having failed, they, on the 11th, left that city, and crossed the Danube, probably in the direjion of 13runn, to which the Imperial Court had with draws. The corps of MURAT And Lames, which entered Vienna on the igth, followed the same course. We hays, however, strong grounds of hope, that the French have not been able to make any considerable progress on the North side of the Danube. KUTUSON had formed a jundtioo with the second Russian division, under General Btu movoris ; and Pt ince Licntsmsretss was ap- pointed to the command of the whole Austro- Russian force, which appears to have taken a posi tion near Btuon. The report of the death of the Archduke CUA REIS, may be now set down as an impudent fabrication. 1 hat gallant and sk.lful General had advanced to Laybach, in the centre of Carniola, with an unbroken army._ He has, of course, got the start of the French force that was advancing, to Clagenturt to inter cept him; and the most sangvin hops near now he e. tertained, that he wiit be able to elica his retreat. The Paris Papers *hie.: we have received, are to the .k"s'h, and the lhoch, to the 90t1: ; hut their account of military operations in German♦ and Italy, arc not of so recent date as that coutauud in the Hamburgh Papua. A repor► snaled Fut ' odsho p an Austr;an Messenger _ arrived, with an account of a battle, on the 15th, between Brunn and Olmutz, in whici the Austro-Russian Army proved successful. Three more of Lerd Neasors's Fleet have arriv ed ; viz. the Meer, at Portsmouth; and the Go quersr, and Acirlk, at Plymouth. --- Admirals Sir RICHARD STIACIIAII and Sir SID. way SMITH =elided, yesterday. At the Adrniraky- Office. Sir Rico' ano STRATUMS appeared In ex cellent health, and will shortly resume the command of his victorious squadron. I lig Royal Highness t h e D u k e of YoMt holds a military levee every Tuesday and Friday, at his Office. Monday, about two o'clock, the Lose Ma volt waited upon Lord CASTLERILAOII. At three o'clock, Lord CATMCAIT transaded bos'ness with Mr. PITT. And, at four o'clock, the RusslAa A siIIASIAOOI had an interview with Lord MuLoaavr. Yesterday morning. the Duke of Constar. as transatfied business with the Duke of Yosa, at his Office. At two o'clock His Royal Highness held a pu:dic day, and gave audiences to Earl Citarm an and a number of Officers. The Cork Aletranisk Cbrowiele, of the ilth of No vember, says, the Lotto CIIANC/LLLOII of ISLAND is so much indisposed, as to be incapable of traniaa ing business. On the 22.1 November, General Diatomic ar rived on the Continent, from England. On the 14th ult. the Chevalier Ds Rontioriv, the Spanish Ambassador, at Stockholm, died in that city. __ _ At midnight. on the 13th of Odober, three vio. lent earthquakes were felt at Naples. Capua and Aversa have sustained very great injury. Mr. a ARLIKII, the E.llish Ambassador, at the Court of Denmark, has arrived at Hambutgh, on his return trom England to Copenhagen. On the 26th of November, the King's Messen ger. Mr. EI.SWORTIS, passed through lian2burgb, on his way from London to Berlin. Mr. MUNRO& and Mr. PARSONS. two Messengers, arrived yesterday from Vienna. They left that city early, a few boors before the French entered it. A private letter from Rotterdam, dated the 29th last, says " It is today reported here, that Vienna has ca pitulated—that the King of NUAIA has declared war—and that TALLatf RAND is dead. 4 , The French Bank is now very hard run ; its paper is at a great discount." l'he following ships arrived at Bombay, the 20th of Jane, and were expelled to be dispatched to China, about the 10th of August :-- Wexfuid, Captain W. S etarne; Henri Addington, J. Kirkvatnek; Bombay Casale, A. Hamilton; sad Royal Geogr. C. The overland packet received at the East India House yesterday afternoon, does not bring any par ticular news either from Bengal, Madras, or Bom bay. The letters from Madras are dated the 3d of June, and those from Bombay 94 July. Extrad of a letter from Bourdeaux. dated Nov. 1, 1803 t•-•-" Twenty-three sail of vessels are carried into Toneriffe, as prizes to the Rochfort squadron." The bailments vessels *led from Jamaica, OR the 29th of Septemkm, ander convey of the Roses* brig of war s Tr,e Herres., Rising; Voluireev, William, Dodd; 11,1 m.„ Ring ; Ri- Nona, Liberty, Smith; Eennorny, Cook; 'fivicit, Lcqueet; and the r inetliuinberland, —, for •don ; ; Portland, King; Chiles. Cern*, i and the T ger, thtton, '.unwell, Richmond, lu , Le;tb, Pomona, Ml•Naiiitit, for Glastim ; Actiee, for Relate; and the ranee bitward, for Dublin. The Spit vemel, and lie too Latter veowl., are a.rived : the Volu:s leer hae foundered At ma, and the Northumberland bore up tor Charleston, being leaky. I.e Ssi lie and Orpheus frigates, from Sheerness, are arrived at Cuxhaven. The Pert as Priori., Duce, of London, was all well round Cape Horn, the latter end of Jane last. The Boasted, ---, from Newfoundland, was captured, on the 21st of N )vember, off Oporto Bar, under protediros of the Castle. The Rwsolia, Fatty/son, from Tobago, for Lon. don, has put into Lisbon, in distress. The Caroline. from Memel, is on shore at Elsinenr. The Predate, NICHOLAS, from Cadiff, far Lon don, is on shore on Fairness Rock. The St. Whorl, St()►r e. from St. B trtholemew's, for Stockholm, is lost on the coast of Spain. La Boone Rnelu ien , -, from Livetpoel, for Dantzig, is lost on the coast of Scotland. The Doh of Montrose. Capt. PATIRSON, about the 3d June, had been dispatched from Madras, to the Northern ports, for a cargo for England. The beautiful Artillery Barracks on Chatham Lines, a part of which is ROW completed, are ordered to be prepared, for the reception of eight hundred artillery. Yesterday the LORD MATOR ordered the price of Bread to be continued the same as last week, viz. 11. J. the quartern loaf, wheaten, and 10 0. haus'. hold. Ile dam tge which happened to the Canal across the isle of Dogs, from Blackwall to Limehouse, in August last, hewing been repaired, it will be opened on Monday nest, the gth instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon. The ship which is to go through, is the DNehris of ro.k. belonging to JANIS Amer, Esq of Blackheath ; it will be dressed in the co lours nf thy different nations, and preceded by the Loan MAY oft, in the city state barge, accompanied by the Ai DARWIN, kc The committee who have superintended the making the canal, will be on board the ship with a band of music. They will afterwards dine at the London T , to which se• vend N .bility, and the Great Officers of State have been invited. On Wednesday, came on at St. Andrew's, the eledion of a Representative in Parliament, for the borou ) ,hs of Perth, Dundee, Forfar, St. Andrew's, and Cupar, in th- room of the late them Sewer. Esq The candidates were, DAVID Scorr, Esq son of the late Nlember, and Sir DAVID VVCODCR BURN, Bart. Use Delegates for Perth, St. An drew's, and Cupar, voted for Sir Davila Wsooae sues, who Was. of course, declared duly eleked ; but a protest was taken on the pan of Mr SCOTT, on the grounds of bribery and corruption, alleged to hare been practised at Cupar. • DRURY-I.4NR THEATRE. Mr. Cisraer's Opera, in fire at', called The Tr, ,vetlys, w n rehearsed. for the first time, yesterday mnrning. It embraces the whole musical strength of the Theatre. The subjeet is the history of mirsie, which is supposed to I nye been discovered in China, 200') years since. scene of the entire first Aa is I ad there, aid afFor 0 ; an opportunity for brilliant @athlete, scenery,and music. with annbaiga to accompartiment, called the gong, an Indian instru ment of great power. The second a.f is laid in Tur key; the third and fourth, in the mild clime of Italy ; and the fifth in England. Mr. Bean Ass and Mrs. MOUPTAIn hare some beautiful song., adapted to their superior talents. Mr. JOI4IIiTONE his a most liitmourous song. His koyal I lighness tae Duke of Yo.! it's late Band will be iii the processin-s The liberality of the Proprietors will be manifested in the srendour and magnificence with which it will be brought out. The music is by Mr. Coast. I BRIGHTON, ihc. 2. Opposite to my winslow is the Victory, with the remains of dear NELSON; sbe fired guns for some boats to go to h►r ; she wanted provisions, and is ve r y leaky; the weather being so bad, prvvented bar making for Portsmouth ; it is supposed here she is making far Greenwich Every one seems to look at the Victory with silent grief; the Cliff WAS full of people, to cake a last look at what contained the remains of so great a man. Yesterday morning, Princesses AUGUSTA, So. PHI• and AMELIA. with several attendants, rode on horseback in Windsor Park. Her MAJEST Y, and the whet. Palen/nes took an airing by Wingfield. l!is Royal Highness the Prince of WALE, has not been at Petworth. '1 he Earl of EGaessoer has been on a visit to the Potiont at the Pavilion. Sir Cm Arita& Gketto, Bart. is very much indis posed, at Gat At.ort's Hotel, Allsematletotteet. Colonel flour:atom will leave Nattor's Hotel this day for Deal, to meet his regimetit, the sth In fantry. The Earl and Countess of CARDIGAN, and Lady CAROLINE WA I-MORAY', arrived yesterday at their house, Upper Grosvenor -street, from Richmond, and entertained a 'mall pzrty to dinner ; atnoligst whom w,e. Lady C A 110 t I t DAMIR. We are happy to state, that FRAME( Airier, Esq. of Duckenfield H.. 11, Lancaboire, is perfealy recovered from 114 late dasigeroes illness. Lady MADLLINA PALMER arrived, yesterday, at Gosport's Hotel, Albemarle -street, trom boltot.. The Earl of CLANCARTY gave a grind dinner. last Monday at his house, Spring Garde to the Earl and Countess .1 Ca ss , ,arr. Vlenuit. :Id VIM ROHnteSS CAS I.t R CAOH, at 4 eider The Duche.s of Banroati will give a , querade, at Woburn, on Tweittit Night; it is ex pelled it wilt 'lupus, in splendour, any hitherto given by her Grace. The Marchioness of A "section has ;rued above two hundred caris of invitation to the Nobility who are expeßed to partake of Summate f..stivities, at Christmas. The grand Saloon is fitted up as a Theatre, and Mr. Sneer n n's admirable comedy of The Atwell will be the first piece performed by the awarear Company. Wednesday. Lord and Lady BROWS and family arrived at Edinburgh, from die North, and set off on Thursday morning on their way for Lrini'on ; also. Colonel and Mrs. Bascoss, of Invermay, for Bath. The Rail and Countess of Cayenne's set off en Saturday, on their way South. horn Edinburgh. A treaty is on foot to engage Mr. Coos s fur this winter, at the Dublin Theatre, but the result is doubtful. One of the last battles fought in Germany was the fat& al' Levers. It does not, however, appear to have produced the renewal qf lore. Monday night, the Dublin Theatre was to open for the season with the comedy of Tka Wo,der, dancing by the Misses Arians ; and Mr. Ksmsv's admirable farce of Raising the Wind. Mr. Hot.. MAN and Mrs. Eosins, were tin Den Felix and the Violanre of the night. It is said, Mr. Pore, late of Drury lane Thea tre, has been offered the same salary he received there, to visit his native land. and pesio:m in I hiblin. kSetiJ 34131 Wssr, Esq, has resigned his situation as eresideat of the Royal Academy. The Worthy and Rev. Dr. ItCONILL is appoint- 1 ed to the Deanery of Winchester. The slew comedy at Druty-lane Theatre, is the produtlinu of a Lady. Mrs. JORD A N'S part is Se rious—Green-room report speaks in high terms of it. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOIJCZSTIO will review, in a few days. Col. Hansom's Regi ment of Riflemen, consistiog of 500 men, at E'er selmoere. near Manchester. Col. HANSON has provided a new band fur his regiment, to consist of twelve bugle borns. The Ktmo has been pleased to invest General the Right Honourable Lord CATHCART with the golfing of the most ancient and inns; noble °tiler of the Thistle; his Lordship having previously received the bonne of Knighthood from His Mai err v. As Sir G Boise's carriage waited, yesterday. op posite Messrs. HOOKII A IR and Etna's, in Old Bond street. one of the horses plunged, and getting en tangled in the traces, fell to the ground, and was much cut ; Lady Baas' had alighted a few minutes before. but Miss Barba remained in the carriage ; her Ladyship was much alarmed for the instil of her daughter, who, happily, did not receive any injury. Monday next is lied for doe Brighton Ball. tin der the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Watts. The whole receipts will be presented ro the Patriotic Fund, for the benefit of the widows, orphans, at.d relatives of the gallant men who fell at the gliatious eidory obtained by the British Fleet, under lord Nelson, over the Combined Fleets of Franee end Spain, at Trafalgar. 11171 ft E IIIMCr. • ...ram.. • &WM Of fflrifts.BENto! Oraseitossraa, Dee. S . iittorgr at Nisi Paver, kfere Lord EtcaNaoaotron. DErAatAT. Cot. a. 11 , ,51t SS. This was in attion broaght in the name of the Plaintiff (being a you-ss man solder age) by his rext friend, against the De! ',.taut, "r,: peaking sod pub lishing certain defarnetnry and daorierous words and expressions against the Plaintil: by wn an, o f which he was injot-d io his good 'tame, tame, and character. Some of the pr ticular, of this case have al•eady been before the public. neon an examination t,, the parties, before the Maoris s at Bow -street, upon a charge of felony, be-slight h/ the Defend ant against the Plain sried in a former Paper. Mr. G*RKOW, th• Pt. stiff. of , creed, that this was a case of the most n...levole-s xi id. The Defendant eras a pr , car in "h'-Yoditch, and also kept a shop is Drury-lane, of the ame d -ription ; where the PlairrifF, ailing as a shopotaii. was e.,n• slim.' by the Defendant to conduct hinwelf with so much propriety and in.:grit', aid knowing him to he cidtled to abolt 1.0.111. and, fur ther. finding it not coaverient to alter .1 both houses himself, he proposed to gist t share io the tosinees to this young man ; but ;. • par oes nit agreeing upon this subjeft. the Plaintiff left in. goon atter this, the Defendant vent to toe Plaintiff's in, !her. and, finding he could n:w get him back. he told her, that her son t' had emhezzl el his property, w s living on his property, and bought his cloto is with his money." Not satisfied with this, he also went to Mr. Waterhouse, a gentleman, wi h whom as Plaintiff had formerly ived, and who was his par •- cular Irk ..1; he here addle 1 to his other aspersions on the young man's charades., that he dad robbed him ;" that " he was a thief. and he could by no means give him ' a charafter ;" renewing, at Cale flame ti rte. the words lie had made use of se the Pla.nto.;'s mother ; and desiring Mr Waterhouse would call on him next day, and he wl.uld rep , at them. Finding the present aftiots was hrong' t, the Deiendant since exhibited a charge f felony against him, before the Magist-ases at Bova -street ; and, by sera apron, contrived to have a waistcoat of ois wen, co..veyed in a bundle. to the Plitie.ors mother, for the purpose of si,,tainine that charge again , . Min. No jastification was put tram) the record; tha young ma i's h trad r was St Lake. for the remainder of his life; .n 1 he lose ded the Jour would consider this a case h;ghly ...Tying theit serious consideration, and such as der.a..ded front their hands exemplary damages. The first witness WAS MA hodger, the mothe , - of the Plaintiff, by a former huthansi Having m. •d the words before stated. 011 .ter emir -examine in by Mr. Easittaa, she said, her son v. h . a yr.,- Nosey lad, but admitted. h • sent :id on board ship, because he was, to tir idierit and tint on account of a felts y ..!.• a watch, as i• 41- Laated by the Defer• t. 0 fir se-examins don, she said, there were no grbs- wh t.c.er for such an insinuation. Mr. Waterhouse stated. that the Plaintiff had been three tires in Hs service, and always cos. dudetl himself pro- -r y ; somethiose had !en said about a seven...4llolgs piece having beef , usp=sing, hot the Plaintirr, who. ac aped, denied all Loaf ledge of it. • air. ERSICIPIe, in his defen .4)..t...ed. that * master always had a cis ht omen he thought he sad gro'snds r it. r ) . t. e agent rno ment, he bad an i d ea t h at t i le goods were eon esxl and, therefore, had a right to hring he Plaintiff be fore the Magistrates. Men a shin 1-I er • 'shed au malevolence should take efed, he lawns we, t se cretly to work ; but, in the p. rse t case, the a fend- Int went openly, first to the ii.otber, and mat to .he friend of the boy. .4 Lord Es.aentmeouse thoutot that the rernta- Lion of a young man, in his first outset in life. must always be of very considerable importa: , ce .o him; but as no special damages were laid in this ease, it vrould be for the Ju y, under all the en-co iisiances, to consider what reparation tb- Plaintiff was en titled to. Verdid, 401. damages for the Plaintiff LIBEL, *ILIA AMS v. N 0r.41 J. S. TAYLOR. This was an aftion oar printiag, publishing, and circulating. a scandalous and defamatory against .he Plai. iff, tendini to injure and Jetems him in his trade an.: Ousiness. Mr. Eitscime, for the PI iiar R , stated that truth narties in this ale were sir - hat and shoe mann. fadurers ; a hien& of business in which a great number of fern mi., it. em,.. ; an,: pew,. of such a trade, the many miserable objects which ore daily meet is .1w streets are les .nt 1. T27`4 LAS. • was not, like the last, confi •ed to i :eW i11.1iY1411./4; hut, in ceder to roil itme : .stiff his tri4e, the Defendants had cirri. • d several him .Ired c 'es of ,1 advertisements . t at • all over the 'Yu. These advertisenie t, were :e to the manut ic ture of split straw shoes ; t .-ro acre of feet enough in this con-try to em i o. y both, .e De fendants got jealous that ani• body should share in the business but themselves, and t:• L.:mined .be Plaintiff should sell no more. Th.: Defer haute carried un their trade in Gracechureh. , tove, Cheapside, and the Phi miff in Oxford-street.— In June last, the Defenda.its pu ilisned and et. Ara lated a hand.bill ibtougn all parts of the town. under the title of a N0v.41.;' infurtning the no• bility, gentry, &c that they had now brought to perfed!on their invent/ .rt of ladies' split straw shoes, under tie patronage of Her 114.•jesty, the Prias:esseh and rest of the Roy Eaton A41..4 after dating upon the beauty, dur. , bili,y and excel. ' holed view-shoes. the o ant on to c liolt the public against " a atiser ible imitation ex- Whited by a persun in Oxfotil-street, Warne etfrom- Airy was • Illy equalled by the baseness the des. Elsa, And w .1%, upon a comparison would (witty ex. pow the cheat." This bill we.n turther to pub in the puhl;c bow they said straw shoes ! say where rife thal at the Defendants'. a their penises were broken open ; cad, arm. ng ri - ber !,thlhin, they were robbed .4 tire or six J. zen of f straw *book The bani-bt:i appearea !Shand Fee the pigpen of Trio esenting the Plain tin as a gooplass Man 4EI !re, alid tending to ruin and ifintrey bkei in is trade and business. These bills wets circulated all over the town by wiworfm. - "wimeiow , ''''WlNF"'"wwffllafiangn