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tsnun ?ranee and Russia is stet only 'conclude d. t is already signed, and this cirminstance, it is , tvli accelerate the general peace. We are assured, that Gaeta has proposed a capi• talation, so that the English Expedition fitting our lot the•Meditertanean, will artist only to see that Dorms its our hands. They-rctite from Nip:es, that the Jesuits receit eJ n order, on the 3d of July, to quit that city in wenty-four hours; it is thought they will take re. ge in Russia. Notwithstanding all the rumours to the cnntrarv, thing seems to confirm the opinion more and that the Grand Army is upon the point of sting the South of Germany. ••• The Coarierviria having dec!ined to tnske his thr, at snail attack spun Mr. Fox, we are relieved front the necessity of giving him the dressing which we p,•mised. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, PRIDAY. AUGUST 1. A Gottentrargh Mail arrived yesterday. We bare received by it a letter from that city, dated July 81st, of which the following is an extrsel :- 4, Yesterday sailed the Lucifer, bomb-ves'el, and the Fir he, armed ship, with the convoys for London and Long Hope, which were obliged, by a gale of wind, to pat in here a few days since.° We received. yesterday, Paris Papers to the 23d, and Dutch to the 18th last. The Argue has pub lishes( an article upon the subjea of the Negotiation between this country and France, which has been copied by the other Paris Papers. The Arpre may he considered as at least denei4rial authority, andwe have no doubt but that the article bas been inserted 44 the elereaion of Government. his as follows : 44 W. have receiveffEnglish hatsnals up to the 13th of Soly. They furnish new particulars concerning the Etpedition which is to sail for Sicily; but it is well known these succours frequently take more time to -reach the place of their destination, than to return. As England is incapable of making sacri fices so considerable as to prated acaciously its Continental Allies, she will only draw down cala mities upon than, by prolonging, for some time, a useless and disastrous resistance. AU the benefit that Ferdinand can derive from these succours, will be to behold the effusion of the blood of a people , sacrificed in ♦ain. " In the pewit titsotivt of Italy, it is tessessary dlex Sicily skull k masted es the Kingdom of , Prnplee. They enema eruct slarately from each &Zee; if they were to belong to two Sovereigns, evho3e interest; are distira, their security would be disturbed, their relations would be interrupted by in telligence in the least alarming. If England appears to attich 63 much importance to the defence of Si. ci l .7, it is much more with a view to make it an Zugsish Colony, than to preserve it fox Ferdinand; for, in the state of imbecility to which that Prince i..reduced, he cannot be any thing but a vassal of tngland. Those who imagine that this Power ought to sacrifice every thing to preserve the island, greucd their opinion principally on this circum , seance, that Malta is thence supplied with provi- A -aims. But it is first necessary to inquire whether England is to keep Malta.? and, even admitting this suppokition, Malta might, in time of peace, eon• you, its relations with Sicily ; and, in time of war, .procus• provisions from Africa. At any tate, so mach is perlatly clear and certain, that it is of great iniportaace to Sic.ly, to Italy, and to the whole Continent of Europe, that Sicily should not be se parated from the kingdom of which it has always eonstitoted a part. Let England be contented with the Barite of India and of the Ocean; if she is de einem et reigning Wet the Mediterranean, it is less feed* peepele of making its commerce flouriih, thin of • else* the Levant against the nations is hatideg iie them, se those of the Adriatic. Italy, Wee mem the ppeettlion of France, and included 46 die henries system, might not to have at mould an enemy ever ready to disturb her rem% sir to set limits to the court* of prosperity Ike Dutch Papers mention, under the Paris as a report prevalent in that city, that a Treaty of Peace had been signed with Weds not.ltowrver, find any notice of the kind in the Paris Papaws. We lately seated. that a proposition lisd been Tads at Paris to ere& a monument, by sescripies. to Bow a r arra. bat be has declined 411istiellonor. reserving it for posterity to pay that italmator they Ma death. Previous to the departure eCtitig Loots for %Vi4adea, he published a deers*, ben which at appears, that the anonal revenue of his new dmentione tappet exceed Sc millions, of which. -tae intermit of the public debt absorbs 3;. The residue. it iirpleinly mated. to be inadequate to the Gabor aapsokes. laws Oman am Ways .1W Means to be found to answer tht &Vida of 6 ° State? or, is the debt to be wiped off with a sponge? Gaeta is s.lid to bare proposed terms of capittda non. hut we do not believe the asset non. The Frtsch Funds do not keep pAce with ours They had been at 66, but,, on the Ylst, were only 64, 90. A Gentleman, just arrived from Viecna, states, that an account h:tcl been received in that city, of the defeat of the French army before Gaeta. Mar. shall Masses+ A, he says, despairing of carrying the place by force, tried to corrupt the Prince of firm, by offering him, in the name of BON AP A lIT E, a principality in Germany, as a reward for his sm.- render of the fortress to the French arms. The in• suiting proposition was rejeOed with becoming in dignation, by that brave and loyal Commander, who returned for answer, that in the event of a repetition of such a proposal. he should instantly hang the messenger. Finding fraud and corrup tion of no avail, MASSE** prepared to carry the place by storm ; but, we are happy to say, he failed in the attempt. The assault was made on the 3d ult. and was commenced by several thousand Neapolitans, whom Masse had honoured with this dangerous precedence; but finding them not over zealous in the service, several French battalions were placed in their rear, to stimulate their courage, v.-i:11 the point of the bayonet at their backs. At this critical m intent, the gar rison made a sortie, with the Prince of Hosea, in retsoo, at its head, and aided by our brave enun- Oryinan, Sir Sy ostee SMITH. Neapolitans losing themselves placed between two fires, and in 4ignant at the condo& of M ASSEN•, in forcing tbein on to the attack, imrnediai,ly j tined in the sortie from the Garrison. The French, thus deserted, • were totally route.% with great slaughter, and Mat. Stlt• was obliged to raise the siege, and fly to Ca pua, leaving the• loyal and gallant Prince of Mims crowned with complete success. The Gentleman who has brought this account, is of the int to. speelability. We yesterday mentioned the rapture of a French vessel in the mouth of the Garonne. She proves to be the French National brig Cow, mounting 18 guns, and 75 men ; she was cut oat of the Garonne, by the boats of Sir Sancti. Hoop's squa dron, after a most severe and obstinate engagement, in which near thirty men were lost en our side ; the slaughter on their side, it is said, is immense, but not aseertained.—Thirteen boats were manned for cutting oat the Caw, and a brig formerly be iongiGg to us, called the Teeter. Six boats attacked the former, which was fully prepared to receive them, and let off two blue lights as a signal. Seven boats attacked the Tram,, but, from the height of the tide, nothing could be done against her. The Ere of the enemy destroyed their oars and men ; they cot.ld not c eme up in time to assist in taking the Geese. The launch belonging to the Reveler,* was lost--I6 men were saved, and put in priion-5 still were missing. The French Captain, en board the Ceear, fou Ott nobly ; he had received four wounds, and, at last, was cut down with a tomahawk, ley the boatswain's mate. The men employed in this dangerous ger vita belonged chiefly to the Confleror and Centaur. Among the killed, on our side, is Mr. Het r A et, Master's Mate of the Coe! . Lieutenant Sts y, of the is wounded. The Cesar was stationed as a guard ship at the same place from which the Topereuse was cut out some time ago by the boats under the com mand of Lord Coen a A era. 'l'he Coarse'sr has ar rived at Plymouth with the prize. The aaion lasted two bout and a half. The fourth division of the Guards, which arrived at Ramsgate on Tuesday morning, sailed from that harbour at ten o'clock at night. A troop of Royal Artillery arrived there on Wednesday. also embark ed the same day. The 52d Regiment was espefled to follow the Guards direaly ; but. as there were only two empty transports left in the harlionr, it is probable that the Regiment will not arrive at Rams gate for mole days. Ihe first division of the Ent Battalion of it marched from Dover on Wednesday morning. The second division arri►ed at Dover from Brab‘orn Lees. is the evening; and the third division was expelled to tuilow yesterday. The three divisions, accord••;, to report. would remain at Deal until farther orders. Russia. I Wednesday evening, the Resists," frigate, Pre -1".V•1k sloteship, ar..l the tranipexte, with the whale of the yog i) . (w 3,1 wL t lately embarked at Portsmouth, droppei tit. A n to St. Helen's, to wait for a start of woad to take them to Plymouth, front whence Admiral Sr t c.t.to u, in the Samoa*. 64 guns, will convoy thews to their destir...t;uo. kis vs potted. that General GlifiT is to Jain the nossr eapedition at Myra .nth. foe which place he Ws towri en Wed-As.lay. General Gass is the brother of Lord Howse, and was Weil appoiaard Lima taws-Gent tier 44 Alls Capsad Gsoil f lepe, ne swe- card Lieut.aGeneral Sir DAV:D Bann, =1 to su. persesie him,, likewise, at C o mmanJer-in-Chief of the troops. He is Lieut.-Colonel of the 17th Dra, roils, and a very able Offizer. Sir Sto.tutt. AUCHIAVI V is an old officer, of great same and talent ; so that the country has reason to look forward with conlideac.: to the result of the retnote expedition. A detachment of the Artiliet y from the Plymouth lines, is, it is said, under orders for embarkation, to join the expedition:, v. lien they ..ppear a the Sound. We stated, yesterday, our reason fur believing, the report tot a serious affray at 'rullamore. There vete no arrivals from Dublin yesterday, but Government have received intelligence to th tt effect. It was be tween the Irish Militia and the Garman legl.m. The townspeople tools no part in it. The number of killed on both sides amounted to thirty. A great many are wounded, among whom are two Officers, one of them dangerously. Tranquillity, we arc happy to say, is now entirely restored. The Oniniam left of', yesterday, at 91, and the Consols at 631. The capon that the Eatl of LAL DEROALC and Lord HOLLAND are to proceed to Paris as joint Plenipotentiaries, was prevalent in the city, and to it was ascribed this rise in the funds.— Those who would discredit the report, state, that these Noblemen are pursuing their usqal occupations and amusements, and do not betray any symptom of preparation fir a journey. They would have but little address if they could not manage this pcint without letting all the world know it. It is certain that they both have had frequent conferences with Mr. Fox. Lord HOVLAND'S children, who arrived at Brighton only on Sunday, returned to town on Wednesday—a circumstance which shews that there is something unsettled in Lis Lordship's establish ment. _ _ A letter from Barbadoes, of the 29th June, Ames, " that Mariana had aaually proceeded to the Spa nish Main, with a fresh reinforcement of (native) co. lunteers ; and that he had been assisted by Admiral COCilltAtl6 with some ships of war." It will afford us the most sir.cere satisfaaion to hear that this in telligence is confirmed. An Opposition paper states, that there has been a division in the Cabinet upon a Maritime qiestian of the highest importance to the nation, upon which they divided, and that Lord was in a Minority--that it arose out of the present negotiations with France, and that it is understood to he a cen erasion on our part cf some Maritime principle. The Lanark Regiment of Militia, which arrived at Ramsgate on Tuesday, and remained in the bar racks the night, embarked on Wednesday morn ing, near 1200 strong, on board the transports which brought back the East Essex Regiment from Scot. land ; the Lanark are bound for Leith. Lord Boats ramie, Colonel of the North Devon Regiment, is arrived at Portsmouth, to inspea that regiment. His Royal Highness the Duke of Yoa* is expected there on Friday, and will proceed to visit the depot in the Isle of Wight. The following is a corral statement of the mill i . lacy forming the Plymouth Garrison and Distria s Lientenant General England, Major General Calera:l. Lime. tenant General Mercer, Major General Bright. *ripest 11118. neral St/phone...a Division of Royal Artillery. a = B 7 /. 1 Royal Engineers, a Detachment 41 the 34 Dragoon 111411eMeliew of the 544, or Cornwell Regiment. a IbMilitee otiogol Mariam, Capt. MilleeTroop of Detwitelette Yoombey, the Royal Cornwall. the William*, with the lit and Sd ßego met., of Lancashire Militia, 3d Roral Veteran Battalion, Prim* of Welfe's Volunteer infantry, Duke of If ~ rk'a Volun teer A flitter, Ply reoetli Volunteer Infantry, sod Loral Dock Volunteer lu ' fastry womerirg, tom isistWitle, about UM eff-riitves. Wednesday morning, the left wing of the Cold stream Regiment of Condi marched from Deal, on their route to Chatham. We understand the Kivio's ADVOCATE, and other Officers, hare fettled the prize money. kc. of the prizes taken at the celebrated battle off "Frefal gar, and that it has received the saaftios of the Privy Council. The widow of the late gallant Ad miral Lord Num'', and all his relativesoire excluded, it being the opinion of Government,rhat sufficient Las been dime for the family. Lori CoLiaucreon is to have the distribution. The naval returns. up to this day, state the nnm !see of ships in eomrniistrm to be—of ine line, 132 ; fifties, 17; (iigates, 1651 sloops, &c. 196; gun brigs. &c. 242; making a to:.il of 7 51 ireuels.— There are, besides, in ordinary—of the line. 79; fifties. 16: higstas. 61: slop., Sec. 66; gun brigs. SM. ; being, in the whole 1003 vessels. An Ems& of a Letter from lieutenant Dsv of the Illissehs frigate. to his Aunt, resident in Bath, dated Le titterrtsve, July 43, says, The Gamier* arestad assataesast4s, Wham I are same On Wan% she 4•1 at a wretched saw; ...gist B ra. 4ssamautssa4, and issasg's.learcaw. bins a. all 41rystassar Char .is have Anna° anehrs *tab Qat, brie" what they A. 4 thrown ever Ilsenssels•l an the algae. 'nutty reamiss4 se Waal du. ma a wheat* * ).41, wean 1.1, sofa • et sr/seas bame 1 ••••141...44 ss•sy 4sy. In 0 oar, stsir h a. rot a snag etwasolkie aaas4llse I Mse Ms woo , zes4.6l- that 5. to ash asyschilif .amid he drat 1a vs abort • isms. as, oar rod., swsd to Unit an lais.`e. it is was 1.11 1 6 1 1 mon , ir anal the IlleatlVP 111.11b1111:s Pt 14.44 no sisp's coat pA fly Assn eat pet bona Goss terPll4.t. *lse owasilevrig. 1 4. say, thanes I onglel net. that 4 al as amorous ass askew as loss loci Isrogbe by soy suns:, Our doss *sr." "strap of a Letter, dated ramp at 144alarao. in Si:ily. May IN. 1416 t—•• We have a: present titoe Regiments of In( .ntry ariT flue Troops of Dto sg.yon. ; on tbst Idtirtiattili is in a fair nay of setting a limn reception. shoeld he iti.Ortpt kn iftit IN* ~land. We yesterday heard. that Sir Smear Sui t • hal taken the Wand of N C. a a r t width Sys at the opetrith of the hathrwr 4 so time the teed. of that onfaamomoso city grill lee amtiosly Ow of out films. lifintatite Peak aia irosobnitts. rani with supplies so tic arty as the ("porky *dr, oho eases • trentda MN, • t stantriaa a they sit little or oodstiso hot olio they p:ondor f and. car . the Calabrions shalt tiles wisoever ibe) ae rr i th i sis is ass. pasies." ~" e tt , cla etii THEATRE. TIA7MARISET Last nlvht this Theatre Arns honeured by most crowded, brilliant, and (ashiona');e * t idi er have wi!neised t' is mason ; when the fAvr. o Comedy of Wawa cad Wow, Mr. DIEM N's new t medy of The Fiver Prat; anetEs-sti.-”TseNsirettstFA ttag,:dy of Tim Ttautt6, were .performed with greatest applanse. In the circle of rank, bonny. and fas-.ion, ob•etved the Dttehecs Dowager of liuTr., C9untess of 14 A 11:11IN GTOW, and i.:l!'y ST A /MOVE, Lord and Lady ANNA IP n, M trTli Huarroan, Lady il•av Ross, Hots. Mr. 6T HOPE, SCC. HASTINGS, JULY r. 9. TN OWn is now quite alive, in concertene , the fair held chile to this place for these last days ; and lodgings are, in consequence, *wren scarce. The pe• formances at the Theatre, on Seer night, were, Tht floncl,-maen, and Of Age I u-wrr The part of Mari, was extremely well repre,er by Miss BARRY, who sang the Airs very respeCt For this niYl t the play is, Tie Castle Spare. Among the recent arrivals are, Lord W! wottr, H. the Duchess of Doasar, Sir A. WeLi LEY, C. &c. . On Wednesday, His MA.lasts and theParract dined at Frogmore. Yesterday, His Marssry did not ride, tie m ing_thrcatening rain. Princesses AUGUSTA, Soess i•, and the Duke of KENT, rode out in Windsor Great P &c. attended by Lady Doastea, General Ce waiour, and Colonels DISZROW and TAY L and returned about one. Her MAJIST v, Princesses ELIZABETH and MI and Lady Maar BOOTH AT, Sod.. out in her rouche, in Windsor Great Park, Winkfield P Ike. and back, to dinner. Last night, the tragedy of Jane Share was a at Windsor. Alicia by Mr. Powei.t, Janr .S by Mrs. Mutsu, and Dumont by Mr. BisowNt. The answers to the numerons inquirers after Fox's health yesterday, was, that he bad a night, and was a great deal better. Mr. MELLatta upaned the Ball, at Brighton, Lady EMILY Bur, daughter of the Conine! A Lnaorroticn. The Duchess of Bos.Tort will leave town week. The Hon. Mrs. LUDILIT SAvttrt has rut to her house in Upper Berkele).street, for a days, in her way to Yorkshire. The charming Lady HIATISCOTZ is preparii leave town. &bonsai) DAWSON, Esq. M. P. is gone to ton, previous to his return to Ireland. We are extremely concerned to state that Parsow av, Viso has been ill sometime, was worse last evening. T:te Master of the Ceremonies, at Brightoi Monday evening, did net dance, he alined the the fatigues of the evening. Edinburgh Races will commence on Mc next. The Stewards are, the Earl of Rita Lord Viscount Parssaose, Sir Groaoir Wi ' DIM Dart. and liseas Daw•a, Esq. Of Vogr The last arrivals at Bath are— Earl an! Counana of Cark, Lot and CO9IIOIIIII of Ca Baron Wolff, Lord Clonbrock, Lad Carson, Lord I Ladies P . . and G Pratt, Sr Henry Pratbero, idniinl Coterie! Jaques, Colonel derkelee, Catena Charlton, Parrett, Major Cameron, Majar Balfour, Dr. Storm. The Earl of ADO YND, the Countess of Z WILLIAM Hastitsuri Kismet. Esq. and Lad Countess of Launsavate. and Lady Awe I LAND, have arrived in Edinburgh. The gold medal, given by the Honourable pang el Golfers, was played for on Leith Lin Saturday, the 19th instant, and gained by ADDER MUIIIIIAT !Gurwitz, EN. Miss Smiler played BeleiJera, at the Edi . Theatre. on Tuesday; Mrs. Haller, on Wedni and, last night, dm**, to close her engagems her own benefit, in the port of beigar, in At. rear's tragedy of Edgar; or. C.:thole+ lead Mr. Hitt and Mrs. Aviles succord Miss: at the Edinburgh 'Theatre. Mrs. Eowiti, who has performed at the and Cheltenham Theatres, with so much a succeeds Mts. C. Kmasta at Drury-lane lir Mr. bisection emettained the Of JP. ono Edinburgh, on Monthly last, with lourttol ae one old song. Ihe Marquis and Marchioness cf SI-areal Marquis of Twisoa ta, the Karl :ifoaos Dot so and Mr. Carats s.. of Darcaldine given their gefor in Scotland a holiday this s Mtis LAIN* •111. who comes forward at Theatre. on Saturday night. in tba part of is a fair drimente of much promise. The or of bee voice. and gentleness of her manse melee her a most interesting Rov•on Mrs I bur graadsootber, u the authereu of the itiei &snack Curer t acs. who is sail to e more el the higher qualities of vocal es.eilen say Performer wh. has been beard for ave period, is to he the substimm for Gamstar n sem m the Opera Haase. Her k•iowlv•lir'e ',knee of music. however. is rot, it ieenss, In respnident with h-e grest silt:lel powers. chiefly distioguisbu'd herself at Lisbon. bc.' at Madrid. We base the pleasure of stating. that eh* Waits, who reserved sn math lopey by tin of the her at Bridgwater, on the 9th month, is too is a for way et recovery. Valuate:l Cron/rms. out Weise/ay ',Toth' crew d-d with bratty sad teshien. Leery I WTI' the% hDiTII.II end tame a seld,,erne es /De the e”res , einotonst of the viestate. monism were —the Earl on Cosaussol bs.s , •a ol arid Cwoons Coirerta. Lewd H. retry. t Onsvaircev. Irrd and tidy Matmives l C l k. • In, Loft C. Le mt. ice.