The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-04 00:00:00

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When be was driven from one shore, ite Pasted,
without complaining, to theanher : and, being often
persecuted„from both banks, he was obliged to cat
anchor in the middle of the river. He fi,lied for
rhe support of his family ; but men disputed with
him the relief sent by Providence, and grudged him
a few little fishes which bad fed his hungry chili.
ren. At night he went to colle& dry grass to make
. a tire, arid las wife remained in cruel anxiety till his
return. This family, which could be reproazheJ
with nothing but their misfortunes,. had not, on the
vast globe, a single spot of ground en which they
durst set their feet. Obliged to lead a savage He,
between four great civilized nations, theW only con.
solation was, that, while they wandered in the vi.
I cinity of France. they couli sometimes inhale the
I breeze which had passed over theirnative land.

The rattle snake vies with the crocodile in ro3„
ternal aff,,Elion ; that superb reptile, which gives a
lesson of generosity to man it, likewise presents to
him a pattern of tenderness. When her family is
pursued, she receives them into her mouth : dissa.
tisfied with every other place of concealment, she
hides them within herself, concluding that no asy.
lum can be safer for her progeny than the bosom of
a mother. A perfeB example of sublime love, aye
reuses to survive the loss of her young; for it is
impossible to deprive her of them without tearing
out her entrails. Shall we mention the poison of
this serpent, always the most violent at the time sLe
has her family ?
Shall we describe the tenderness of the bear, who,
like the female savage, carries Maternal tencterness
to such a pitch, as to suckle her offspring after their
death ? ;
Let us follow these monsters. as they are called,
in all their instincts ; let as study their forms, their
weapons of defence; let as pay attention to the link
which they form in the chain of the ercation ; let
us examine them in their pectsliar rolatiosis, and in
those which they have to maa ; and we shall he
convinced, that final causes are, perhaps, more
obvious in this class of beings, than izi the most
favoured species of nature ; in the same manner, as
in a barbarous poem strokes of genius appear more
brilliant amid the, shades by which they are sttr.
rounded.

t The rattle snake be mom aka fir* aggressors
See Cook's Voyages.
CORN EXCJIANGE, girr • 3.
Those a* bat short sappNis of Wheat here lassday, sad shill
tan- fully maintains the prices orowit,......•tary Stale &ride, and
fetzhes an advance in vireo—ME sod Whom Peas lure
iittte fluctuatirt. Reams, of each kind, continue to Such
better rice. There as. tolerable quantities of Oats, but the
samples WO chiefly of second and irniutor otielitits, sod kw at
ire highest prieels.a—Sew Rape Seed Is V. per last lower ; sad
Flour, before the clot* of Monday's Mart*, was as lass week's
prices, as under :
CURRENT PRICE OF GRAIN.
Wheat.. 57s 72.. flfts. Remo.. dd.. Ws. OIL
Fine 04. Tick leans 3as. 44,. On.
Rye 39e 465. 04. Oats .231 We 31s.
Raney Ms. 44e 111411safis 394. 340 Od.
Malt.. ..7016 76.. 04 Rap Seal new 271. 391,105.
White Poss.-70s. 7Ss •I. Floe Flour .6*. 701 04.
G.ev 3ls. 42.. 04. Gas fins O4.

COAL-MARKET, Sari. tit.
Ships at Market. SEAL Price.
45 ..Neiseastk
4 ..Sitadarlaad
1 —SUMO Coal — —

PRICE Of STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Sleek 9tll 1
3 per Cent Conine
5 per Cent. bao7 951 41
Short Annuities • 1 i
Imperial 3 per Cent. B9l 11
Dino Annuities
na Oisniu Gl 5i
India Stock
leMa Bone
Eechequet Bills
English Lottery Tjckets.
Consols for 69iiii
T BISH, Stock-benket,
Ne 4, C mnbill,ao4 9, Charingeross.

IRISH STOCKS, Aunt= 10116.
Cunt Steck S per Cent..
Rural Canal Leen,. per cent.
Debentures $ per Cent 7O;

COURSE OF EX
hrtstentstu 36 9 2 U.
Mtn at Sight 36
Rolterlart ..... 11 9 2 U
Hamburgh 34 4 21U.
Altos*
Party 54 2 Lis.
Ditto
a.urAaau= .... 24

:RANGE, SIMI% 2.
(Arno& Oil by. Pit.
Vanity n. C 60 ditto
611
Oporto 6ll
Dahlia 2l
.

Cork 1.3.
eoaatne. I. I of
Portlier Gol.l in Conn
a.. 4 Man per ore. 4--
New Double... E..
New Dollars 5 S
%Ivor in lan
New Lotus sae► ..
Ail's of the Bank .1 Hul.l. •
St per Cent
I. le I

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3$ efert.
Ditto

6111 ,4 3B
Leghorn 5l;
Naples
D4blin on London (A