The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-01-02 00:00:00

•-, , 11,177 LE OF TRA IL 74(11- , The fall.‘isiao is a C a L .ttoLtoati.rti br a &nth mi n ht 1%••••, ono' m o;Ne,r of dostrott.no to Hy 114sert. 1'444 roT Catty II o , efi.alie• a •aer4l oboovattoogitoe Puce, tta.tt at, .Iv./ ; •.1.1. tie! p ~tor war r in:-...n,mra• 1- ought to Le cmeoroolo to it:', as tea4.l) two It a iaaro in oar ntsort tn that - Off Cwiss, November la, lir _ Melee —N• diu'", before you receive this. )) oh t.,:rt hear of Eh. ghirious affion of Test:alga., betweiris . the cnm'u ied duets France and Spain, consisting of thirty-three sail of the line, five frigates an I t,vn brigs, under the comma ti of the French Admiral (Villerseevi) ; and the British fleet, con- MAI .g tsf twenty-viven sail of ti'le line (three of which mounted only 64 guns), tiiree frigates, and a cutter, ceder the comm and of Admiral Lord Viscount Nei son.; an adion, to which the Annals of I history will Inn afford an equal. On the 41st of Oarsher, at break of day, nur im mortal Hero was gratified with a sight of his Sy'ng foe ; upon which he was heard to exclaim, " This will be the happiest day I ever experienced, end the Mist glorious for my King and Coantry ; I now have got the enemy we have been so lnag cruising for, elear of forts and anchorage." A little after ten in the mottling, the enemy formed their line, in the figure of a crescent, convexing to leeward. in order to receive the daring heroes then bearing down upon then:, in two divisions. The cote st between the two fleets began a litttle before noon. The enemy was determined and re solute ; they fought with a gallantry highly honour. able to their respective countries : but the attack on them was desperate and irresistible: every British ship as she went in, engaged the enemy at the nett:- ale of her guns, and there remained, until they were silenced. The British ships laboured under a great disad srantage, as the wind being light, prevented the heavy shids from getting close in for some time, by which they sustained material damage in their rig ging, as the princip it ohj ict of the enemy was to dis le our masts and rigging. The contest from one to ii tee was dreadful, but glorious to Old England: A few minutes past three, twelve of the enemy's ships had struck (three of there Admiral's ships), one of which was the Com mander in Chief. At this time, four of the enemy's ships were making riff, one of them bearing an Admiral's lag. No d in:A many more of them were wishing to make their escape ; but their line being broken in so many places, and surrounded t.y triumphing heroes, pte vented them. f" The action did nohstose till a few minutes past fin, when the fleets of France and Spain were com pletely d:feapd, with the loss of twenty sail of the line and thin Admirals. tut, lo I the visnory was sealed with the blood of the immortal Nelson, whose name will be ever dear to the British navy. The rerere, fieyel Severeirnireweroire, Celmost, Afeiea,Mers,Bdloslr, anditiiiiiie,were the most con siderable sufferers. To state the particulars of these, and many more, who behaved in a most gallant manner, would surpass the limits of a letter. I cannot omit relating to you the invincible r conduct of that cool and intrepid °dicer, Captain H. Digby. hs the Africa, of 64 guns; w..ose Situ/. tion caused him to run along the enemy's van line, vitiator 0114 , Illithiett (she was the third ship in ac tion). when lour of the eneery's slips hauled up, an intent to cu' her off, and opened a heavy ire upon her : the etfriesi very vanity glided along. !Mahe tame close to her apponents,when she opened * most tremet dons and well-directed fire on them; she appeared as in a perfect blaze for one hour and thirty minutes ; after which time, this daring and intrepid otfi cr extricated her from them, and stood along their line, engaging every ship in succession as he passed, till he came to the Sandutiele l'ihadede, mounting 140 guns, when he laid his little ship, in a most masterly stile, close und , r her stern. Imme diately the brave crew of tne .4frre4 gave three sheers, and then opened a most terrible and well_ duetted fire into the Sastintm, tem:dada, veiling broadside after broadside, and raking her from stem to stem. After lying in this situation for some time, this gallant British officer perceived a French two-decker making ~ B ; upon which he imme diately hauled his wind in chace, and set studding sails. and every other sail he could possibly crowd on his shatteted masts and yards (which was a leading example for his friends then disengaged, as well as a terror to his flying objefts), leaving the Sonliswww Trasidosla a perfect wreck, to the Nristrie, who had most terribly mauled her on her bow.— Shortly after this, he brought the ship in ehace to action ; here a di eadful conflita ensued—the two ships appeared as one immense eruption of fire and thunder for ne irly two hours ; it was even im onssible to distingui h the rise from the other. lay ing yard-sum and yard-a , m. Rear the conclusion of the contest, the Origin was okeetved to get up in tier assistance, when she had hardly time to Kee. ',afore t h e Frenchman struck, and proved to Ise I: Lbapale, of sa guns, forty of which were dismouhted, 200 men killed, and a gloat !ninon wounded. I cannot refrain minitionirg the circumstances of that heroic I acer, t, apt•iii Ilarvey. after passing the enemy's lute. an! erg ig'ng -eve, al ships. lashed thereinto, re betneen two bench ships, and piped the eratboard weigh to board the ship on his star. lloisrd gunner, and she larboard wat‘h to hoard the ship on nis larbo ad quarter, %Fun her gallant crew cried " fisisze! staray7rd tontrA greargot lit tiriward 44," and instantly rushed I,lte lions r , n h.,art the two French ships, tare d we Shelf cdlourt, and hoisted British in their rime. It is inipossihle for me to look over the noble manner in *hid, that intrepid officer, Captain Basin tun, of the is, went alongside a S ianierd, bowled, carried, and had hint its low, su • few mi nutes. It wool.' he difficult to find language to express the merits ot the -riibetate And enterprising toa. daft of Admiral t:ollingwno 4, Right Hrn. the t %el e.l N , rthrsh, the Cipt.iins id the their Otfi..i.is. A"S te.peaive crews, in th;. glom. us netwo. It le.i.et to site nu uht, bits the kyalty eased totrovnity elf 4 itvoeviti• e.tiutty will ever pvi text the widows an) orphan. of th go who tell On • UISITIOLAbIe (ily . Lem your's, eery reipeetin:if. F. T. y' 4 1 I THE"tRITIgIi PRESS. 1•ON I )0.% THURSDA .T A NUA I Y By a letter from Calcutta, of the t kla of Ain we learn that t h e Theta, Capt. RICH 41I1),)N. HAS on the eve of sailing for the Isle of Fiance. as A cartel, with the gallant Capt. BERCERLT, Late of La Pioche, 35 Officers, and 15ca other French pri soners; to be exchanged for an equal number of our unfortunate countrymen, now iu close confine ment there, to whom the unexpeard arrival of a cartel will, no doubt, prove a most gratifying event. A letter from Dover, dated on Tuesday, says: " Some more French papers were picket up in St. Margaret's Hay, yesterday, and sent up to Go vernment ; they were packed in a tin case, which was put into a canvas bag, and lashed down to the boat's thwart." The next French papers for Go vernment will probably come over in a sailor's tobacco-box. A private letter from Holland states, that, on the Sth, the day before the signing of the Armistice, the Archduke FENDINAN o had given a considerable check to the French division, appointed to watch his corps, on the frontier% of Bohemia. A letter received at Hull, by the list Mail from Petersburgh, states, that a levy of 120,000 men had been ordered to be made early in the spring. Pe tershurgh appeared deserted, all the officers and no bility having kft it. A letter received at Hull, from Amsterdam, dams! the 2tith ult. says—. We are entirely sur rounded by armies, which may he daily erpeded to at in open warfare. In Prussia, Hanover, kc. immense bodies of Ru.%ians, &c. are colleting ; and the last Mail brought *deices of the arrival of 135 sail of British transports in the Elbe. The French seem to suspeet that the report of Prussia joining the coalition will prove true. At first only 23,000 men were destined for the defence of this country ; it was last week said, that as army of 60,000 French are colleting son the frontiers, under the command of General BERTHIEII ; and this num ber is now augmented to 1 10,000, with Prince Louts as the chief in command. 13 eems to have serious apprehensions ; having drained France of troops, even to the Paris garrison, in order to complete this force." We stated, yesterday, that orders had been receiv ed at Ramsgate, for the empty transports, in that harbour, to sail for the Elbe, and that some of them had got under weigh at four o'clock, on Monday, for the purpose, as was generally supposed, of bringing home our troops now upon the Continent. Similar orders, we understand, have been seat to Yarmouth, and other ports, for every transport to put to sea as speedily as possible, to proceed ft the Continent. Admiral Russet's fleet has rt. ceived orders to accompany those which sail frost% Yarmouth, for the purpose of proteiling the whole. Consitterable apprehensions are, however, enter tained, that it may not be pos Ale, at the present season, for the transports to arrive in time to take off the troops; as no doubts are entertained, that, long before this time, ord:rs have been sent from Boa AAAAAA for the nearest French force to proceed, by forced marches, to the North of Germany. In the present circumstances we must rej4ice, that the remaining troops, which were intended for the Continent, had not proceeded for their destina tion. It was intended that this force should embrace almost the whole of the cavalry now in the kingdom ; and, at this moment, a great part of them are on their march for the ports where they were to embark. Every first battalion of foot, had either already bee■ ensSarked, is now on the march, or had received orders for their route. Orders of eonutermand have, however, been dispatched to the different Commanders, and each has received a new route. The whole will now be marched to those points w' ere their services may most likely he useful in the defence of the country. A Dutch vessel which arrived at Ramsgate, on Monday, frr , nt the neighbourhood of Havre de Grace, is said to have brought intelligence, that " two days prior to her sailing, great rejoicings had taken place in France, in consequence of the arrival of the Important intelligence, that a peace had been finally concluded between the Three Emperors." This news is extremely probable, as far as it relates to Austria and France. BON AAAAAA had ro . . to di,cuss the tei ms. He bad only to dtelate..— ritis was not a case that admitted projets and etmfre•pr,?, 1 , . The utv.elation did not proceed on the stew quo, or sla , aa ”nle, as the basis. The Fru pttror Faaticts must accept any terms which the Victor chostl to offer. but we do not Lind that the En.p.ror A LsZANDLII *as a patty to the Armistice of the 6th; nor.hare we ie,ont..l that Le had open. ed any rkego , iation. tte rmperot sarn hued, tate the Russian troo s should evacuate the Austria.' Steel. This vruild detiie the tmtin rim. the arrangements for the reconciltatio of Russia and FranCe migitt be made at leisure-. Great rejoirim K s have taken place at Flush:ng, but whether for the recent viSory, or for the sig•iing of Peace, we know not The public now look, with anxiety, to the new order of things which BONAPAKTE means to ea Nish upon the Continent ; for that his recent vi&ories have enabled him to parcel out a great portion of it, as he phases, un fortunately admits no doubt. Bavaria, he will ere& into a kingdom, and enlarge it by the annexation of the Austrian possessions in Suabia. But the revolutions in the heart of Europe are not those which we will feel most. The changes upon her coast are those that threaten us with the great est danger. Venice and Naples will be melted down into his kingdom of Italy, and a high road opened into Turkey. The facilities which he will thus acquire for the prosecution of his views against Egypt, and our possessions in India, cannot be contemplated but with the greatest anxiety. Admiral CORNW AL L IS, with part cf the Charme Fleet, has arrived at Torbay. The Adamant man of war, with three gun-brigs, and a fleet of transports. sailed, on Tuesday, from the Downs, for the Elbe. The 2d, or Queen's Regiment of Foot, and the 13th Regiment, have arrived at Spi.llead, from Gibraltar, in addition to the 54th, mentioned two days since. Extra& of a letter from Memel, dated November 26:—•• The large ship, Therhir, belongin,..; to Mr. Havaxoce ; a large ship, belonging to Liverpool, Dutch built ; and A I lull brig (names ui.known), are totally wrecked about two miles to the North of this place. The crews ate all saved by the Else boat " Report says, it is the intention of Government to increase the full and half-pay of that valuable corps, the Lieutenants of His MAJ EST Y'S Royal Navy, which every individual, who loves his country, must rejoice at. Their pay, at present, is less than the Masters and Surgeons. Major-General Lord Foe RES arrived at Canter bury, on Tuesday last, to take the command of the Southern Distrid. His Lordship will remain at Head-Quarters for a few days, after which, he will return to his residence near Dover. Lieut.. General the Earl of CHATHAM is appoint ed to the command of the Eastern Distiia, in the room of Sir JAMES Pi.xrasty ; and Lieut -General Lenox to the Su:sex Distri,2, in the room of Lord CHATHAM. The I reselkr, Fonsesa, is arrived at Hull, from I Riga. She sailed from Elsinore, with a ficet of ten sail, under convoy of the Prison. Walliato armed ship. and parted from them off the Scaw. The Captain supposes they have put into Norway. The Nancy, th e W,dire, and the Kantapburg, of Hull, are part of the fleet The ship Sally, Capt. Mix, an American, from the Isle of France, on the 20th of March, arrived at Bombay on the SOth %lay. stares, that the Sewillante frigate had sailed for Manilla, with an account of the war with Spain ; and the Belliore privateer was on the outside of the liar boor, ready to sail on a cruise on the Malabar coast, and Westward of Cey lon, every privateer out. The Coroneadd. from China, had arrived at that port, and a captured In:iiaman was reported to have arrived at Bourbon. A letter from the Coio-ard, frigate, Capt. WOOO, which convoyed the Bombay homeward-bctind ships to 10 S lat. and 83 E. long. states, that on the .ith of April an immense flight of locusts settled on the rigging of some of the ships, where they remained anout five minutes, and then flew off to the west- ward. It was coojeetured that, at that time, the ships must have been 800 miles from any land. A letter from Cork, dated December 27th, says, " We are eoocerned to state the dispersion of the fleet, which sailed from this port for England, on Sunday, the Bth inst. under convoy of the R acaan sloop of war, Capt. Caorrost. The night of their de. parture it blew hard, and the Lomita tender, Lieute nant Nor, carried ■way her main-yard in three places. On the 9th, it settled into a heavy gale at S. W. by W. and the ships were scattered. The Louisa at night lost sight of the Commodore, and at one, sa in. she was close u:tder the land, from which ske made several unsuccessful attempts to extricate herself. At day-light, Lieut. Hoy discovered tbat he was embayed with five sail of the convoy in sight; and upon a reference to a draft of the coast, found himself but a small distance from Padirow, on a bad coast, with an ebb tide, his vessel. unable ti car: ry any sail, and a dark and stormy night appreachiug. In this extremity, the guns were thrown over board ; the water started, and every expedient resorted to which a skilful and intrepid Officer could adopt to save the vessel, or at least the lives of the crew. The knowledge and seamanship of Lizutenant Hov were not unsuccessfully exerted—for observing the people from the shore making signals which inti mated the proximity of a secure anchoring place, he pursued, by the most persevering and indefatigable efforts, the direr ton pointed out to him, and at length observed a n arrow opening, his only resource for shelter, with a tremendous surf breaking through it. For this he direeted his course, and succeeded in getting into a secure good anchorage. In his passage the most trifling deviation, or the least in capacity in the vessel to obey the helm, would have heiin inevitable destruaion. The Racoon was stated to have been put into Mount's Kay with the loss of her foremast, and her guns, which she was obliged to throw overbi,ard. From the severity of the gale, much apprehension mast exist for the security of the other vessels, none of whom, when we received nur in-ellig:•nce, had b...m h••ard of. This evening the •6th Regiment marched into this city tram Fermoy " V A IA ibu6at": ;fa 44) 4 THEATRES. covEur-osaor a , 's Surrii, for the first time, sustained th e carer of Jane Shore, at this Theatre. last nio t. Tragedy is certainly the line in which the ablitiee of this Actress appear to the grettest advantage. —There is a solemnity in her vs.:ce and atho e and though in Comedy she m.iy put on a well. dissembled gaiety, yet every one .an perceive apparent constraint with it, which diminis the efTeCt Her performance of Jane Store rein a just conception of the part. The applause she's. ceived was considerable. In the scene in the fore% act, with the Dade of Gloeter, when ske hears that Lord Notelets.* is the supp-uter of the infant Princes, her eulogy on him, and prayer for his success, wu e pronounced with a degree of energy and furrow, which drew forth the warmest approbation. Th e last scene with Dumont WAS also particularly into resting. Mr. COOKE played the part (,1 1 here was a degree of harshness in his vii: r; in the first few sentences addressed to his wile; but those addressed to the Officer of the Guar e,‘ reflc'hing en the crimes of the Court, wit: delivered in the most masterly stile. Mr. Kees:, per:tamed The Date with his usual excellence, a 1.,: NITS. LITCHTIELO'S 4101er WAS much applauded for its energy and spirit. The house was well attended, L , rd ,is , ed, I lis F Db:SC The yresents Irth;ein urn, sp ate Int in Tr ••t c raith kure, )w al OERMAN-THC•TRE. List night, for the fourth time, the Comic Opera of Der ,Warktribrei,r (The Mainland), the Muec by SUESIVEYER (Diretrior of the Imperial Rani, and composed for the Theatre, at Vienna), %vas per. formed at this elegant little Theatre, and received with the most unbounded applause. The perform,' ante of Master FREDERICK SCHIRMER, in The Mountebank Defier, who dispenses his nostrum, amongst the peasants, was replete with archness and humour ; nor could he have had a better assistant in his pranks than Master GLISEIER, as his man Gabel; they kept the house in a continued burst of laughter, The favourite dance of PllO tort, and KOTZEIM:E . I inimitable Fatce of The Drunkard, followed, in which Master FREDIRICE SCMINMEiI performed with his usual excellence. The whsle was concluded with the beautiful Ballet of Aerial Figures. [he house was full, and sin. played much fashion. - - - The I head. Trop Ti the I Stray lid li Yesterday morning, Their MAJESTIES, Prioresses ELIZA 111 Id, MART, and SOPMI•, toot an airing to Frogmore. The Duke of Kt /tr. with the Princesses Auot.s. TA and AMELIA, attended by Colonel TATL4a, took an airing on horseback, in Windsor Park. The Hon. Mrs. EGIATOM accompanied the PRINCISSES in a chaise and pair. Yesterday, being New Year's Day, the Royal Dukes and Duchess of Yosit dined with Their M JESTIIIS. at Windsor Castle. In the evening Their MAJZSTief had a select Party. Mr. PITT is now able to walk daily to the Pump Rooms at Bath. BOsAIAIIT/. it is supposed, has given the Eleetor of Ida•A via a crown, for a new !,ear's vit. The subscriptions at Glasgow, fur Lord Ncs.- SON'S Monument, amount to 1,551. " nit Address to the Peale, rerieessio, she Char-es of Lord Metortie," is reported to have come from the yen of a Gentleman at the Bar ; by the severity with which he attacks the heed of the accusing party, it seems clear he is not of Council fur the Crown. The funeral procession of Lord Nst.sors is to pass on the north side of St. Clement's Church in the Strand, the passage on the south being cod nIITOw. The title of Mr. A !transm ' s n'w Comedy, for Covent• Garden Theatre, is reported to be " Tee Thoutandr:' There will be a grand Ball this night at the New Rooms, Bury. The Ste•vards are—the Earl of BRISTOL, and Census Corms, Esq. Though Mr. {Poser has been for this time on successful in his canvas for Common Council-Man for the Ward of Farringdon Within, yet, consider ing the present time of the year, it cannot be said that his auempt was altogether unseasonable. The Lotto LisureNasT honoured the Dublin Theatre, with his presence, on Saturday se'nnight, sod appeared very much gratified with the per form ince. In the Farce of The Liar, TA Lao r intro duced an happy allusdrn to the glorious battle of Trafalgar, which was instantly caught by the au- eience, and rapturously Applauded. The CoM as•ti nes of the FORM, pre tenrpore, sat in the box r opposite his Excellency. On Friday last, AlletlT UPCHILP, Esq. gave an elegant bail and supper, on his coming of age, at she Hell, on the Quay, Yarmouth, to about SW Ladies and Gentlemen of distinction of the town and county.—Every window was ornamented by a transparency, exhibiting emblems of Music, and I of the Arts, surmounted with tasteful and beautiful wreaths of flowers. The floor was handsomely chalked with various devises. On Saturday last, the eroh ult. at the advanced age of 81 years, died, at his seat at Muntham, in Sussex, Wi AND, Esq. the only sur viving brother of the late Admiral Sir Totore•s FRANKL *pot). Bart. arid unc'e to the present Sir THOMAS Fearset. awn, of Thirkleby Park, near Thirk, Yorkshire. The early part of his life was alively employed in the East-Indies, and in tra vels through Arabia and the Holy Land ; but, is his latter years, his habits were recluse and studious, and his attention principally direfted to improve ments in Science, and the application of mechanics to the purposes of manufacture. On Thursday last, as Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALLS was passing through East Grill stead, on her way to Lord tinerritt.D'S seat, a se rious accident was likely to have taken place, frees one of the horses proving restive, and getting his leg over the pole of the carriage ; bur, by the assist ance of Capt CA4lill.l), of Tunbridge (who ii,,r pened to be on the spot ), and that of her attendants, Her Highness was handed out of her carriage and, when all things were properly atijusted„.l ceeded on h.r journey without any injui Nell Pau ' iWIII 6 II