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reel in Chief, Von Benningsen ; on the tin'', hr had audience of the King, and the same day dined at His Maj.aty's table. Among the troops still kept in motion, are those ~ f the garrisons of Berlin, Potsdam, and Branden burg : they may be in marching readiness at any tint_ in the course of three weeks. he Regiment of Urns d'Artnes has received or. dens to recal to their duty the surplus of their num ber, absent on furlough ; and the royal field-equi pat.'s is once more getting in readiness. is still said, that the Eleaorate of Baden is to be spun ilia a kingdom by a new acces,ion of terri tory ; and that the Crown Prince, after entering i,;to the nuptial state with a Princess of the Imperial Family of France, will be proclaimed the first thuien Monarch. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON i)ON, MONDAY, MA UCH 10. An express Wil received yesterday morning at tht. A•lmiralty, from the Port Admiral at Yarmouth, with intelligence, we understand, that the Dutch feet has saiLNl from the Texcl. Oa the receipt of accemnt, a Cahinet Council was held at Mr. S:crotary Fox's Office, LI Downing -street, at which most of the Cabinet NliniAers attended. It sat azatly two hours. Mr. Wouf.r.v, art Admiralty Messenger, was immediately dispatched to Lord Ksirm, at Ramsgate, with die infmrnation ; and a Messenger was also sent off to /lir :11AJ EST Y at Windair. The Ilamburgh mails due on Sunday and Wed nesd ty, arrived yesterday, with letters and papers to the f,.5.1 instant. We have also received, Br FtPe rss, Paris Papers to'th: 2Gtli last, and Dutch Papers to the Sth iustaotr. *I he Paris Papers contain an account of the surrender of the ci ties of Naples, Capua, Gaeta, and Pescara, to the French army. BONAPARTE was at the Theatre F. 0411. 4is, on the 24th last, when the dispatches, ervut :cing these events, arrived ; and, by his the celebrated a'lor, 'FAUNA, ce.msmuni ,':vd the intelliger.ce to the audience. We nauunced, in a former paper, the arrival of JOSEPH kONAPARIe upon the Neapolitan frontier, at the Lead of the French artny. In his progress into that kingdom, he divided his army into three corps. The right, commanded by General Rho Nils, marched by Terracina and Gaeta ; the left, consisting of the Italian corps, made its way by Itri ; while he proceed ad its person with the centre, under the immediate mentaad of Marshal islsssars•, by Gerrna:m and C log. Gen. iteossee, upon his arrival at GArLl t 4"lll'ossued Psinct of Hsi a , who commsnded the placc, to surrendcr. The Peirce notilled his intesition tieftildisla his po•t to use last EWE -I.tir• In consequence of this answer, General Rags! eft ordered All attack to be made upon the redoubt of St. Andre, which • he carried alter a 'light resistance, in Which the French General CII.:INV was kiried. 0:1 tlie en- • centre summoned Capita, and also met a refiral. On the I tth, boss-ever, D..puties arrived from `;.s pies, and signed the surrender of Gaeta, (.777..1, Pascara, Naples, ..14%d the forts that coalman I it The French Ge:ierai, PAR I OPINAUX, immediately entered Naples, an on the 15th, Josipii Boriar Artie set out from Capna tor the Sam: destinazi, it. 0.1 the 23J of J tnoary, the King of NAPLES embarked for Sicily, leaving his family behind, of whom the Hereditaty Prince was invested with unlimited powers to aft in his absence. Apprised of the ap proach of the French army, the Prince sent h's brother with propositions to JOSEPH BONAPARTE. which being rejected, the Hereditary Prince put himself at the head of the Lev:aeon/ ; and his bro ther, the Prince SAINT THEODORE, endeavained to raise the people of Abrazza. Their efforts do not appear to have been seconded by the Neapolitans in general ; and, indeed, the Paris Papers do not hesi• tate to admit, that the French had a strong party both within and without the city of Naples. Un der these circumstances,no effedlual resistance could be made, and the capitulation was signed. As farther evidence of the treachery and cowardice of the Neapolitan-, we find that the Neapolitan Officers had requested liberty to enter the French service. JOSEPII BON APA RTE had formed several Neapolitan corps. Of the fate of the Queer, and the rest of the Royal Family of Naples, there is no mention : it is probable that they made their escape to Sicily, as some frigates were ready in the harbour for their re ception. There is little else worth notice in the Paris Papers; but the Hamburgh Mail has brought se veral interesting articles of intelligence. 'The Pe tersbureh Court Go:eite, of the 7th of February, announces the receipt of authentic advice; from Vienna, which positively contradiet the assertion made in different pnblic papers, of the combining of some Fr.mch -and Austrian troops, for the pur pose of occupying either Servia or Bosnia; or Mol davia or Wallachia. The same advices assure, that His Imperial Majesty of GER ANy has not entered into any agreement whatever that might indicate hostile desigos against any of his neiglibaurs.— It became necessary for Austria to m Ike this de claration, as well for her own sake, as to dispel the apprehensions which the rumour had excited. The Emperor AL EXA »DER had assembled a considerable part of a Russian army, of 180,000 nien. at War saw ; and the Porte, taking, the al trm , had made extraordinary effort; to reduce the insurgent pro vinces to subjedion, We feel not a 1:10e pleasure in announcing this activity on the part of Turkey, as a London Paper of yesterday, in a revolutionau article on which we shall take an ea ;y opportunity to observe, has the audacity to represent that Power, the Ally of England and Russia, as uoviotthy of political existence, and only fit to he torn ia pieces, and divided among the other states of Europe.— We find that the French army, ulid.er- General Atics. Kau; has made an irruption i.-en tlessia, and has likewsse occupied the Prussian towns of Lipp stash, in Westphalia, and Dethmold, in the neigh bourhood of Paderborn ; and report states, that Heisia is to be revolutionized, and to assume its old title of The K ngdom of the Catti. The army of Lerevea is advancing to cover the movements of Accra EAU, and maintain his communication with the Grand French Army, which continues along the Black Forest. These important operations were known at Berlin on the C2l, and had excited the strongest sensation ; the negotiations at Paris were, however, continued, and the most cautious secrecy observed, as to its progress. The Archduke CHARLES, who was already Mi nister at War, and possessed all the influence and patronage in the military department, is appointed Generalissiino of the whole Austrian army, a charge confided to no other person since the death of Prince ELGENT. The report that Prussia intended to garrison 1 - lamburp,h, Bremen, and Lubec, has been friendly contradieled. The French and German Papers contain several vague reports of a nezociation for peace between England and France, to be opened at Berlin ; but no credit is attached to therm. The French Funds were, on the 24th, 6? fr. 40. c. Count Worrowzow arrived in. torn yesterday. He is said to be the bearer of important dispatches from the Emperor At ax A mina to our Cuurt. On Saturday, at twelve o'clock, the Right Hon. the Earl of St. Vitro sr arrived at the house of Sir Cooeoc Pitevosr, the Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth. His Lordship immediately called upon Admiral MON r Aov, and then went to the Dock Yard, to pay his respetis to Commissioner Sir Cil ARLES SAITON. After examining the various impr, , vements in the Dock Yard, in company with Sir CHARLIII SA% rON, Admiral MONTAGU, Admiral Matins, and the Rev Mr. PARKIN,. his Secretary, his Lordship embarked, at three o'clock, front the King's Stairs, in the Dock Yard, andwent on board the Id ii,erni lof 100 goes, at Spithead. His Lordship was. cheered by the ahnit thy yards being mtnned 03 his aaproach. llis Lori. ship's Rig, the Union, at the main top-Mast head. was hoisted soon after twelve o'clock, and saluted by Admiral Momr ";:fi s.'lip• The captains of the ships at the port paid L'o..ttr respefts to his Lordship, yesterday, on board the I Sernia ; his Lordship does not come on shore again. The f}ri4er•da, if the wind confirmed fair, was cape :led to sail yes terday. auFlor &len, inspeaor of lio-pica's for the' Western Distria, goes with Lord Sr. VINCENT to examine iirt , the state of the h:alth of the seamen in the Channel fleet. Our Government have shcwn a most laudable anxiety to conciliate the Americans. Twenty-five American seamen were discharged on Friday; at Portsmou:ll, from Ls Yule de Allan frigate, Sir Rositev La uRI r, lately returned from the Halifax station. An order, we understand, has been receiv ed, to discharge all American subjeifts from our ships. Saturday, Lord Sinm transacted business with Mr. WI hIDHA NI, at life (trace. Mr. T4O rTIER attended at Mr. WINDH A les Office, on Saturday. Saturday afternoon, the LORD CHANCELLOR transat2ed business with Earl SP EACRR, at his Office. The Commerce., G:1•5011. from Newcastle, for Guern-ey ; and the Dram, from Bridport, for London, have been captured by a French pri vateer ; the former retaken by the Diana privateer, o: Weymouth. We understand, that it is in contemplation to call a Wardinote in the several Wards, for the purpose of direerint; the Common Council to support the Motion for rescinding the Motion fir ereaing a statue to Mr. PITT. A letter from Dublin, dated March 4, says— ,. Lord Itedesdate, it is supposed, will resign the Seal: this day ; he gave an intimation to that efTeCt on Saturday ; and the Master of the Rolls g ire tv.tice this day in his own Court, that he will sit to-morrow in Chancery. I have just heard, all the prisoners confined is Castlebar gaol have escaped, by picking the ln:ks of the several doors of t're prison ; amongst them were, I understand, some l i persons who were charged with being concerned in the disturbances which lately took place in the coun ty o' Mayo, on the subject of tythes. The Amite-sir of the 221 of February gives seve ral extraet; of letters recently taken by the Roche fort squadron in the B:!/packet, bound to the East- Indies. They were written in the interval between the 15:h of Oftober and the 10th of November, and relate entirely to the state of continental and the commencement of the di sasters exper i enced b r the Austrian army. The letters, of which ex traCts have been published, were from General Miss to the Margolis Co R MITA LL IS ; to Mr. Cox, in Bengal ; from Mr. J. P. Grotto! to his son at Calcotta ;Jinni ?dr. WM. BURNIE to Mr. M ACA LIVCIIIM; from WM. SAUNDEN td a friend in India ; from Mr. EDMEADS to his brother in Bengal, and to Mr. Gt.ORGII BALLARD, at Calcutta. The brigade of Volunteers of the Portsmouth distria, are ordered not to parade again till further orders. The four East Indiamen which arrived, on Wed nesday. from the Downs, at Portsmouth, but were too late to join the India Rret which had previously sailed, remain a: the Mcalierbank. Mr. BEATTY, surgeon of the Vic!ore, has had the ball, which was the instrument c.f death to the late Lord Nunn', set in gold and crystals. The fringe of the epanlet is yet hanging to it. Two thousand guineas have been offered bins for it, bet he refused to part with it. On Saturday was held the Anniversary of the Medical Society of London, at their house in Bolt court, Fleet -street. The meeting was numerous and respeffable. A most excellent oration was delivered by Mr. H. FIELD, upon the prevention of diseases. He particularly alluded to the prevalence and alarming increase of pulmonary consumption-in this country. In the course of the oration, he ani madverted, with a just degree of severity, upon the dreadful ere% of the want of clothing of our fair females, lamenting the fatal complaints Coat arise, and the consequences that follow, from the present naked fashions. On Wednesday, an order was received at Ports mouth, from the Secretary of State's Office, to take into custody B'p/acta Vinreg t Salving, J. J„/car S,lv mi , Gior Prorrrio, Aliens, residing in that town ; and to require that all Aliens living in the neighbourhood, be summoned before the Mayor, that their licences may be re newed. They were all examined, and afterwards discharge,t, with leave to reside in the county ; but none of them are to expose their goads- for sale near the fortifications of that garrison, nor the works at Gosport. The Winchester Assizes commenced on Tuesday last, before Sir ALEXANDER Tirosirson. and Sir Samos La BLANC, when seven Prisoners we r e capi tally convitied, and received sentence of death, viz- Ann Kilhri, aged 22, charged with ciao:fig and stabbing ISA AC HART HEN; Francis Holt, aged its, charged with stealing a black gilding, the property of W. Cuttisr td AS: Themes liar4l, aged 19, charged with stealing a grey mare, at the pariah of Edmon disham ; Maria, the wife of 7. si,r,hda, aged 20, and Elizakth Davey, aged 18, charged with stealing two pieces of shawls, and four pieces of calico, from the shop of Messrs. BR ADLRY and THOMAS, at Portsea ; James &nett, aged 22, charged with cutting and wounding J. Betz, at Spithead ; J. Alorlev. aged 2.5, charged with having stolen one wether sheep, the property of T. I us, at Headley. Of the above seven Prisoners, only yaws SO.ort, and Francis Mali, were left ter execution : the others were re prieved. On Saturday night a tremendous fire broke out about ten o'clock, at the house of a Mr. Fist" a corn-chandler in Shoreditch, and communicated to A neighbouring house, occupied by a dyer. About twelve o'clock the flames were got under. „ur,„ S/ • 41; c jr-rs' PORTSMOUTH THEATRICALS. • The betfisfit in aid of the Patriotic Fund, on Tues day evening, at the Po-:;month Theatre, brought a very full house, at a very early hour. The receipts were above 1301. The Gentlemen of the ittrmonic Society had male an admifahle seleelion. the Va rious parts of which wctre pertormtd in a mangier that gave much satisfadion. Madame Dussaa d:st not disappoint the high -expedations that had been formed of her voice and powers of execution. " Soso of Al/i;0 um l o ves,;" and ••• fruit hon...tteetbi to the SAt. , ," were distinguished by uncommon l y fine touches of theart. 'lle transparency by Me al , Llets• v. was drasen and painted in a much more finished style thin is usual in such pizces that centre, a perm?) exhibited a main part of tle aftiesd of Trafalgar; in whiclt 'Were seen the aloubtohle, Beventatir, Siudiscimd Ttitytri Nrpluttei t t Temeraire. and Fousteux; wi h other ships io lance. Above was a pidure of great meths reerilltb• • senting Lord Net sox as borne up to H s'iveu SY Angels. Two Naval Pillars, of great beauty, gave an elegant appearance to this paieting. Mr. Fi TZsIM V ono. of Drury-lane Th• atre, gave- . all his songs with exquisite taste. In the fullest in dulaenee of that power of execution which surrisep so greatly, he never lost sight' ci the still more faci. nating charms of simplicity. • Saturday His Manare, P.tneesses AOCtU.TA. &WI lA, and A NIEL! A, rode on lif . isehack in Wi , l4- sor Park, attended by Generals Mammatas and Frei._ no V. Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY, Princessis Auousra, Ma ay, and Sotto ,with the same attend, ants, went to St. Gebrge's Chapel, and- heard a sermon by Dr. HALL., sa, fulls the 2rith Chap. of the 2d of Chronicles, and `2oth verse. His Royal Highness the l'rince of IVis Les dialed yesterday with the Marquis of Srarroto, at hit house, Cleveland-square. Her Royal Highness the Princess Cita a Lottc of W•LEII, arid Lady De Ca,rroars, dined yester day with the Countess of Attires are, at her house, Portugal -street, Grosverior.square. We are concerned to state, His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE is much indisposed at Bushy Park. Lord Getevi Lae gave a grand dinner, last Sa tnrday, at his house, Oxtord-street, to the Earls of FELIX, MOUNT ... P DGEDSIRE, and FOR TEScUI., count Eserseron, Lord /kaisers, Mr. Wtsataa HAM, and Mr. FAuLIINCR. Lord GRENTILLE gave a grand dianer, day,, to the Earl and Counte.s of C ore. Fart of Same, Lord Fusxesrosx, Captain WILLIAME . and Mrs. Hertecar, Mr. and Mts. Gaerermoi Mr- THOM As (.;•ativir. Le, and Mr.•Wtorowast Mr. Fox gave bis first grand 'dirtier, last &star. day, at Holland Horn:, to all the Foreign Anras.- sadors and Ministers. Mr. Fox gave a grand dinner, yesterday( ' at [IOU land lions". _The Duke of- Someasee gave a grand disarm* yesterday. at his hou.e , Piccadilly, to the Memoir Of Dotast.as, the PORTUGUESE AM OP is ANOR, CODA' ST AHKEMISERN, and several other Nah lity. Lord and Lady Srartage ale expected in town,' to-morrow. from the Oakes. The Marquis of AIIERCORN left town, yesterday, for Staamore. The Marquis of SALISBUCY left town on Saw. day for Hatfield ; and the Marchioness, at two o'clock yesterday, went to dine with his Lordship. Her Ladyship will nat return until next Thursday. The house in Downing-street, lately occupied by Lord aloe, was purchased, a few months since, by Governmen t . O n S aturday the workmen began . repairing it by direction of the Board of* Works, ' for the residence of Lord H. PRTTY. • It is supposed Lord Gee.vi tax% house will not be ready for his reception for these two months. The Earl Of CA nninAN gave a grand dinner yes. gerday, at his house, Upper Grosvenor -street, to thee Earl of SANDWICH, Lady C aro li ne W•Losotare, Lords WA LUNCH Anl and GLasroraistia•. Genera% Gaseviat.e and Burn, and Miss BRUDENILL. The Countess of CL AHEM ASsit.„ and a large party of Nobility, dined yesterday with Sii G. Ossoktie, Bart. at his house, Charles -street, fierkeiey-square. The Dowager Countess of Elsie had a small party, last evening, at her house, Curznn-street, May Fair; amongst whom were Viscountess CiAts- Lev, and General and Mrs. ST. JOHN. The Duchess of Goanors gave a rand dinne r . yesterday, at h er h ouse, St..lames's-slitare, to Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and Cam as tone. the Duke and Duchess of BrDTORD, Earl of CIIATHAM , COUnIeSS of ilasaikoruts, Lady M• 111• Seamen:tea, Sirs Joi n s SHRLEY, F. STAN- D.SH, COI. SMITH, and Mr. Gaes.mwoors. On Saturday night, the new eniereatement. of Die Geferlielte IVachogrtcb.tl t 7 . he Dnnseretis lieighlwithoud ; was again performed at the Ger man Theatre. Master F. ScHIRMEN, in the 041 Tudor, kept the House in a continued burst of laughter. The Earl of MISSY had a grand stag hunt, on Saturday ; the stag was turned out in the neigh bourbons( of Wallingliam Common.—Hi s Lordship will hunt again to-morrow. The Right lion. Lord Duette, we arc happy to state, is recovering item his late indisposition. We are happy to state, that Mr. HISRY THORN ruts's health is considerably amended. His Royal Highness the Prince of \VALES, Doke, i.f KENT' Suss's, and CAMIRCD;E, Dacless of Yost K, Duke arid Duchess of Bsoroata. Duchesses of DLYOsSki RE and GOR DON; D u k e of Arloereose, Marquisse s of Bassioroso, LORNE, and BOLTON ; Marchionesses of HEADroRT, SALISBURY, LANS- DoWN, and DOWNSHIRID COUTHellei of BARRY MORE, CLARE, and HA it RiNDTON ; YiSCORTHeRs es CASTLEREAG H and CREMoRNE ; and the Soli of Cecil-moss DLLS v and dEnsxv, honoured the Opera, • on Saturday night, with their presence. Boa HAM sang with uncommon energy and effed ; the beauty. fel duet between him and Madame GRASsINI, in the seeestid ad, was loudly tesortd. ~~J British Press Office, Three o'Clock. We have just received, By Ex P RESS. Paris Papers to the 2d, and Dutch to the 6th instant. We have only time to extra& the following articles:— PARIS, FEB. 28. _ - Letters from Anspach state, that the King of Thu la has entered into a treaty with France, by which His Prussian Majesty has consented to cede that territory to the King of Bavaria. The French troops, under General Bernadotte, are expetild to occupy Ancpach, provisionally, as soon as the Prussian troops have occupied the Electorate of Ilanov.r. PARIS, SICICH 1. Letters from EiAst.isit state, that 40,000 French tronps are going to concentrate themselves in its vicinity. The corps under Marshal Monier is to b e in the upper Palatinate. The corps of Marshal Ney is in Upper Suabia. The central point of our forces in that c vuntry, is Frankfort. They extend between the Lahn and the Necker, along the Banks of the Main. The ft irate in which the Queen of Naples sailed from that capital for Sicily, suffered muck from a storm. The Alonitear of the 2(.ith contains the ceremn ilia! :or the ope:,ing of the Session of the Legislative Body, on the 21 inst. FEB. 20. A French detachment of 300 men has entered Bamberg. It is probable. that Nuremberg will shortly receive a French garrison. FEL 21. It is reported in Germany, that the Russians have taken possession of the Republic of Ragusa, which has been for a long time under the protedion of the Ottoman Porte. • •.• For the Law, and the Ctitilee on the ntw Play, toe the la.t page to•mturow. fe Menne. N., 11. h unavoidably deferred until