The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-11-10 00:00:00

LONDON,
SATURDAY. NOVTblatk 10.

Private letters from the army in India, recciired
by the late overland dispatch, state, that negocia-
tifms for peace had been commenced with HOLKAR,
vho was willing to accede to any terms proposed
ny the COSISSANDS.R in CHIEF.

The Medusa, Capt. Goss, arrived on Thursday at
enrtsmouth, with the Spanish frigate Matilda, of
36 guns, taken off Cadiz, without any resistance.
The Spanish frigate was ontwat d bound, and
Laden with quicksilver. Captain GONE LAS
brought dispatches from Sir RICHARD STA A-
CII A !L, but WAS prevented from landing with them,
on acccunt of the quarantine. Mr. T. Mor r-
I. EY, the tide-surveyor, however, with laudable aili-
vity, took out the dispatches, fumigated, and for.
warded them to Lon ion.

We mentioned some days ago the probability of
the Russian squadron, which last summer sailed
from Revel, being destined for the Mediterranean.
From our port letters of yesterday, we have every
reason to believe that our supposition was just, and
that we shall soon have a strong Russian squa-
dron in our ports. Three ships of war of that
nation, with a Commodore's broad pendant,
have arrived at Portsmouth, and one arrived the
day befllre in the Downs. These ships, we be-
lieve, will take in stores and provisions, and then
proceed to the Mediterranean.
It is rumoured in our diplomatic circles, that the
Russian troops already in the Mediterranean, as well
as 50,000 still on the borders of the Black Sea,
were destined for Spain, to liberate that kingdom
from Ftcnch tyranny. Though Bomar ART dic-
tates to the Cabinet of Madrid, his bandit:is do not
occupy strong places ir Spain, as in Italy; nor
do they spread desolation, as yet, from the very
heart of the kingdom, to its extremities.—

France is besides more vulnerable upon the Spanish
frontiers than any other side; and is less fortified
there than on the side of Germany, Italy, or the
coast. Should this b.: the real plan of Russia, the
capture of the Spanish frigates is an unfortunate
occurrence, if not secretly and Willy permitted by
the Court of Spain.

The Ilainktrgh , :,:en of the 2d stated,
that the king of I'RO►SIA had sent orders to his
Ministers of State, flaron 11A ems cLec, and Count
SCNOULLI41101:11011, to join His MAJIsTY at Pots-
dam. This circumsunce, connected with the arrest
of Sir Gnomes RU At BOLD. and the presentation of
a memorial upon the subject by our Ambassador,
Mr. JaccsoN, to the Cowl of Berlin, has encou-

raged one of the inferior morning prints of yes-
terday to announce a change of politics in the
Prussian C,bine.t. That this is nothing but an
idle speculation, the whole history of the councils of
Berlin bears ample testin:ony in every pa.4e. We
have seen the King of Pa essi A a passive sp.!,!Ator,
while the Family of OR •:GF., to whom he is so
nearly allied, were driven from their country, strip-
ped alike of rank and property. The neutrality oi
the lianse 'fawns and Imperial cities, which he
was bound to prote&, has been violated by
forced loans and requisitions, with impunity, at
his very door. He has seen Hanover cover-
ed and devoured by a merciless banditti ; the
constitution of the German Empire broken and
destroyed ; and the horrid murder of the Duke of
EKG HIEN, by the ferocious Corsican, not only with-
out resistance, but without remonstrance, or com-
plaint. Is it then probable, that a Prince, vho has
swallowed such a mass of insults and aggressions
under the most aggravated circumstances of provoca-
tion, will strain at such a gnat as the seizure of Sir G.
Ito so eu ? The King of PRUSSIA has hitherto dis-
played nothing of the Don Quixote; and we must
presume that he has undergone an entire revolution
in politics and passions, before we can believe he
has taken such a lively interest in the case of a British
Charge des AlTaitess
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AVe have received, we believe, cxclusialy, some
small French Papers up to the 29th, being one day
later than those from which we lately gave several
interesting extraias. The Swedish Commercial
Agent, SIGPEUL, remained at Paris on the Cith.
The paragraph, mentioning the recal of the Rus-
SIAN AMBASSADOR from Vienna, and of the Au-
STRIAN AMBASSADOR from St. Petersburgh, is, we
believe, a mere speculation of the Paris Editor to
keep his countrymen in good humour, under the
circumstance of an almost certain rupture between
France and Russia.

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The Spirit which lately conjured up rebellion in
Ireland, and 30,000 armed traitors on Leighlin-
Bridge, in an evening paper, has not relaxed its
laudable exertions, but only changed its scene of
anion. A Morning Print of yasterday, under its in-
fluence, contains the following article:

" ousuic, Nov. 2

" Several meetings of the disaffected have been held in t
Counties of Carlow and Kildare, since Friday last. Nuinerod,
Ada, its, assertiog this fart, have been sworn before the Ma-
gistrates in th,rsd parts of the country."

That there are disaffeded men in the counties of
Carlow and Kildare, we never doubted; but we do
not believe that they have lately held g. several
meeting," nor that any new symptoms of treason
and rebellion have shewn themselves. This we
affirm, upon the authority of many letters of as re-
cent a date as the above, from several respedable
Gentlemen in that part of the country, and not from
the Leighlin-bridge Correspondent. We shall take
an early opportunity to expose the objed and views
of these attempts to misrepresent the state of Ire-
land ; for they are not wrapped up is impenetrable
obscurity. The Leighlin bridge Correspondent adds,

" It is reported (I do not know on what authority) that Mr.
TianNar is to succeed Sir Evar, N , as Chief Secretary,
and that he will curve here alter Christmas."

Now this report is, at least, four months old.
The place was offered long since to Mr. TIER:CV('
and afterwalds to Mr. VA SITT A ItT, and refused by
both.

Yesterday the RUSSIAN A'seASSADos transaFled
business with Lord H.uiauwav, :It his Office, from
one o'clock till two. The PO a tIGU ESL Ast 8 ASSA
DUN WAS with his lordship from three till five
o'clock.
The Packet that sailed from Dublin on Saturday
was wrecked near the Pigeon-house : tl.e passen.
gers, however, got safe en shore, and the letters
were all saved.

The Hugh Inett. —, from Benzal, for Lon-
don, has put into Polo Penang.
The East Kent militia have beon relieved by a
detachment of the Ist Lancashire, and have marched
from Dungeness, &c. to Braybourn Lees barracks.
According to the return made from the Corn
Market, it appears that wheat rose yesterday eight
shillings per quarter at Mark Lane.
Lord M with his accustomed liberality,
preferring meritorious services to every other claim,
has, in the handsunr..t manner, appointed Most.*
ti .r Errrt AN, jun. E-q to succeed the late M. Bui-
s' as o, in the office id lodge Advt,cate of the Fleet.
The arrival of the following ships is daily expea-
ed at the India House—
Wi.oat.rst . trora - China.
Hugh - K .I.Gal.
Prince of Wales - - NIJATAI.

It is said that 99 schuyts have left Ostend fur
Boulogne, and that there now remain at the former
place three praams and fifteen schooners. It is ge-
nerally believed, that our blockading squadron has
quitted that station for the ss inter. If so, the ene-
my will have nothing but the elements to contend
with in coasting from that port.
Ihe dreadful malady, which produced such me-
lancholy ravages in Malaga, and other parts of
Spain, has, it is said, in spite of all the measures of
precaution, ext •tided its influence to Madrid. The
utmost alarm is therefore said to prevail in that
capitals and people were flying from it in all di.
reflions. Not less than eleven servants of the Da-
nish Minister to the Spanish Coot t are aaeaed by
tins ten able disordei, and that Minister has applied
fur passports, in order to hatsLeir room is see** of
impending debt: uftion.

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