The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-12-28 00:00:00

pe or or GUI 3f N V solicited Ai Armistice, for the
perpos: of ncgociJting a aeprrate Peace...—Borra-
raarr granted an Armistice ; the terms are not
sta•ed, but one of them is, that the Russians shall
return to their own country.---The Bulletins occupy
four columns of Re Argiii.

As far as we are able to form an opinion, we do
not hesitate to pronounce the intelligence in The
to be a forgery, and one more likely to have
been fabricated on this side of the water, than in
either France or Holland. The boat might have
been carried nut to sea frnm our own coast, and
then sent adrift. The .411;tic ton, being primed in
the English language, could be imitated here with
more facility than a French paper.
T4e eirsate lays, that in consequence of the bat-
tle of the second, an armistice had been concluded.
Th.tt we know, from every aecount received from
the Continent, to be fake. If the battle of the 2d
had led to an armistice, would there have beets
fighting on the Id and 4th ? Yet we know, for a
faa, that, on those two day•, there were the most
obstinate and furious conflias.

The last Bulletin is darted the fifth the armistice
was sae Ito have been concluded nn the hth. How
comes it then, it did not reach Paris sooner than the
16th, eleven days ? It might have reached it in sir or
seven. The road from Vienna to Stra,hurgh was
not interrupted, and surely the Messenger would
be dire/led to make the grr.ttest haste with in-
telligence of such importance. M. Donna/tot re-
ceived his dispatch on the I ith, three days before
the account is stateil to have rea,hed Paris.—An-
other circumstance to he considered is, that the Bul-
letin is dated from Austerlitz. If the French had
gained such decisive advantages as to have forced
the Allies to solicit an Arniist:ce, how comes it
that they had not advanced further than Austerlitz ?
A decisive defeat generally prodiccs a retreat (1
the defeated army, and an advance of the vic-
torions army. But here is no ground gained,
though the Russians are stated to have lost between
30 and 40,000 assn, and the whole Allied Army to
have been nearly cut :o pieces.

We have been assured that M. e o al, the Pros-
slan Mi, later, has not received Ally account from
Berlin, of military operations in Gztrmtny, subse-
q•senr to the bottle of 2i, AS stated in some of
the paper. For the Authenticity of th•
.! foilowirg
letter, we will not vouch. k is capi2d from an
Evening Paper of yesterday, in which it is stated to
have come from a person of great respeßisbility, at
Berlin, addressed to a General Officer in His MA,
:Nsry's service:—

.. Berlin, Dec. 11, 1805.

" Ge sera)—On Sunday and Monday we were in the roost
.rmlent agitarion sod uneasiness with re.pet% to the r,suit of the
b.ttleswhizh took pace oil the 2d an.l WI instant, the details of
which were doadvanugtrins to the RiiisLails„ and which hail
endange:erl the Emperor's person, who charged at the heart of
ii t Guar Is. We were two days without receiving any intelli-
gence. The centre of the army whir:h he commanded was
broken by a masquedbmteir of 18 guns, which mote a shock-
ing massacre in that point-r-rlitYl men of the Emperor: (:noel
were killed; but, on the 4th, General KUSIIWW, the brave
Pangrathion, and Prince Lichteuidein, turned th,, right woig
of the. French, restored the fortune of efairs, and the Rum•
'nails, animated by the presence of their brave Emperor, and
by the linger to which lie was exposed, cat up the notch,
an:l obtained the most e-Ltiplete vitlory ; they retook the ar.
tillery and prisoners, which the French had taken en the 2,1
and rol.

We expect the dm•ils of these affAiri, which must neces-
sarily discourage the French, and send their Chief to the

" The Court was in the grratevt alum ; bat the Queen re-
ceived yeste,day, at eleven o'clock, ■ letter from Count
II sugwitz, wh,ch has quieted all apprehensions. We are as•
mired, that orders have been given to the Prussian Army to
attack the French." _ _

Yesterday a Court of Diredors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took their final leave of the Court. viz.—
Einhinnnne,Cri.t Craig—Bonibar and China.
The Winchei.ea, Captain 1V Uu n Moffatt—Bombay and
China
The Perseverance, Captain James Tweedale--St. Helena,
Ben • tq1en,.5041 China.

Tne following Captains were sworn into the com-
mand their respeitive ships :
1., iv Rule.. CaniAin T W. Swinton—Madras and Banal.
L.nd M. vdle. Captain lwnuue—\ladra► and Bagel.
foLowing alierations were made in the sta-
tions and times of the undermentioned ships, viz.—
.1.4 e Molar:la and Alexainler—.Madras and Bengt', instead
of I:Solana, and Mene.A.
The Yasuo to be aft at on the fool of Deeenib.r.
The Sovereign and Alexander to ire allqat on the lath of
J,r•ra V.

Toe Expatiate ,t to be afloat on tint lath of February.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Tuesday
next.

A raspeetable Mercantile House at Birmingham
received the following intelligence by the ll.tmburgh
Mail, which arrived an the 20th instant :
" Funstort, I), 4, 1805.
" T.ie French h?v3 hat, in the lett Weedy bailie, 25,00
man, and ei,re °Mist:4 to miceste I reams u. • greet keriy.
thanit the Raglans paid .teer fur their yicar y: their lac; is
eat hated at 16,500 in it."

A pawnorr lately arrived in the AO'red, Capt.
Anorasos, at Belfast, horn Tenerife, states, that
he left that place on the 26th of Onober, and the
Canary Island. on the 11th of November, at which
time thrre WAS no account of the Kochfort squa-
dron, nor of any prixes having arrived there.—
Tisis account contrachas an article, which we in-
serted some time since, from Bordeaux, sta ing,
that ?3 vessels had been carried into Tenerife by
the li..chtort squadron.

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THEATR LS.

°MIRY-LANK.
The Seifoo: i r F. Mid', and The St (plug !Traci",
attrAßed one of the fulleu houses n't the reason
last night, and were receivcd with loud and conti-
nued plaudits.

COVENT-04411MM.
Last night, for the first time this season, Master
&Tr v performed the part of Hone°, in the tragedy
of Romeo and.lu/ier. Ve have before expressed our
opinion of this actor, in this character ; and we have
now only to adJ, that he has not improved since the
last time we saw him. In the love-scene, which
;Ire so numerous in this play, he WAS tiosucce.sful.
He till possesses a degree of coldness, a want
of feeling. which deprived Omni of ail inter. st
In some oF the either scenes, he. however, received
considera'ale applause, particularly in that with
Friar Lawrence, after he had slain Ti6ait. His
death, io the tomb-scent., also received very ge-
neral approbation ; but the well•knowil line the
beginning of that scene, of
" Sh- I,vcs, eallws, and we s!ri!l I!
passed by, almost unnoticed by the audience.
5.1 i rss was the J../ire. In the scene in the
tourth ad, where she drinks the contents of the
phial given her by Friar Lar.e., e, she spewed
much ability, and during the whole night received
eon,iderable applause. The house was extremely
There was a party of musical saints in the
two shilling gallery, who sang favourite airs, gra:r.,,
almost without itnerniissinn, the entire night.

Yesterday morning, Ifer M ajr-s Iv, Princesses
ELIZA IGTII and ANI rt.' A, to. k an airing in a coach
and fnur, isnd honoured Mr. De !tart with a visit
at Bidwell. Princesses AUGUSTA. MARV, and So.
psis, took an airing on liorsebqck. in NVinlsor
Park. His 's AJI'ST v did not leave the Castle.
Their Royal 1-li!thnei•es the Dakes of Cum er
t•s o and KINT dined, on Thursday last, at the
Marquis of A stse.ori's, at the Priory ; and, in the
evening, the second performance of U h,..tlr 4r it,
was aged with double eel 4. In addition to the
company who were there last FriktAT, wrre, the Earl
and Countess of Eyre. Earl of &CT ITP, Lady
Malty TAT LOS, I'HOSI AS BUT. Esq. and his
Lady; and ANACUtJN Moose. Esq.
MI. Glt AST, who has been playing trith so ranch
success at the Edinburgh and, Liverpool Theatres.
is t' e Str Preiieur Meereeopitart of the Dublin st ige.
E icl Ns:suss. accompanied by hi, soft, Lord
Viscount Niel Tom, is arrived at his prebendal resi-
dence, in Canterbury Cathedral precinct.
On Christmas day, J. Peat. Esq. of Upchurch,
K.eut,accorciing to his annual ensunn, distributed a
large tin:unity of meat and ale to the poor of tbat
?as ids -

Sir Gix an? and Lady HEaritcorr weexpc,fled
in t•Iwo, next Monday. trom Carnhridgeshir...,
Duke nt MANcutsrst %via leave Kimholton
to-nu.now, on a visa to Lord Viscount Bitoaix, at
his seat. Brume Hall, Sof/41k.

ROlitft r Gttle Rars:'.•non, Esq. arrived yester-
day at his brother's house, Sir TH.,MAI GAOL. in
Edward-streets Pot tman-square. from Bury St. Ed-
mund's.

Sir RICHARD NI Vr, Rail. gave t grand dinuer
to a large ratty of fa.diionables, nn Christmas day,
at his ele^tot hous•, D,,gman Park, Essex.
rie Duchess of GoutN,a and Lord FitaNcis
MonvAriux, arrived at the Duke of NIA MC NES litlt'S
seat, Kimbolton, hat Thursday. from Cariicoo
Cottage, Scorned, and came to Meson's
e-ght o'clock last accompanied by the
Duchess of MA RCHIST from Kimbolton.
A Miss SHERIDAN ery young lady. has mule
her data on the Dublin ;•iage in the charactets of
Aluminise and Maria. She was vrry favourably re-
ceived, and most liberally applauded ; but has much
to learn.

A Rosciur, only nine years old, will make his
d,lut, on Monday next, at Wal.all Theatre, in the
part of Sir john te.,,,0r; in Ki•"g Henry fie ronith.
Captain WILSON left town ye,terday, for Wind-
sor.

Lady LOUISA MANNERS arrived at her ho.sse,
Pall Mall, at seven o'clock, last evening, from
Nloulsey Grove ; and at half-past eight the Duke
and Duchess of Sr. ALBAN*, paid her Ladyship a
visit of condolence on the irrreparable loss of her
amiable daughter, Mrs. Dcre.
The Play of £he Stoops to Conquer, and the Farce
of Nate Abbe,,, was performed by the Gentlemen
of the Apollo Society, on Tuesday night last, at
Cork, for the benefit of the Schools at Industry.
The receipts of the house exceeded 1501.
The brave Tar, who appeareJ on the stage at
Covent-garden Theatre, last Thursday, was with
Lord NELSON at the battle of Teneriffe, and like-
wise at the battle of the Nile: hi, name is 'ritual is
JACKSON. He lias been many years in the navy.
The last arrivals at Bath are.—

Lord and Lady Ilawkmbuav, Lord Melville, Lind and Lady
Ileitis, Lord [tonally, Lord Wades, Lord Lindiaav, Lady Neknn,
Lady Clerk, lion. Mei. and Mi.' St. I..aer, Sir Wilmot Pri.
cloaks*, Sir Wdlum Barium, Sir J. Giffurd, Sir Francis riird,
Col. Wynche, Col. Falkiiiir, Cid. luid Mra. Warnermd,
Col. Ff. a.id Mr. Cunningham, Lieut -
Col. Smith, Main, Spearman, M..,jor Cr infuel, Maio, Sulam,
Major and Mrs. Malkin, and Major Tay, .

On Friday se'nnight, a Post Assembly was held
at the Exhibition Room, in William-street, Dublin,
for the purpose of voting an Address to the Lord
Lieutenant, upon his resignation of the government
of Ireland. The address was moved by Mr. Sw
one of the city members; after which, the question
being pm by the Sheriff; the 'address was carrird
with a most cordial unanimity, and voted that it
should be presenten to his Excellency in the most
respectful and distinguished manner.
The Hon. Jona .'ictirx, son of the Right Hon.
the Loan CISAIICILLOR of England, and Mernher
for Boroughbridge, died on Wednesday last. Mr.
Scour was one of the most amiable young men of
the age; his manners were engaging, and his ta-
lents of a superior order. He had an unfortunate
hesitation in his delivery, which would hive pre-
vented him from shining in public, but his attain-
ments and judgment made h:sa Oily dear to all
rhs knew

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Ay letters received horn &mbar, dated the ;Inter
end of May, we learn, that the China voyage of
the ships lately arrived there, has this year proved
particularly advantage-us. Sugar was dear and
scarce, owing to the faiiure of that crop in many
pans of the country, and little of that article has
been purchased. Cotton and opium sold at treat
prices. It may afford some consolation to those
desponiing plaice! tr,unentiq., who foremld t'.at
China would speedily swallow up the greatest part
of the specie of the West, to learn, that this year
very great quantities of specie, both in sliver aed
gold, have been brought from Cantoio: The truth
is, that formerly we had few commodities toe 5..-std
the Chinese, which they wanted, and the bANnea
against us seas obliged to be disCliviged in bard
cash. The great increase of the cotton and opium
trade, with the diminished dnantity of sugar pur-
chased, has produced a co:iv:doable change; and
this season has turned the balance in favor of fo-
reign merchants. Should a similar circumstance
conti:me tonwerate for any length lf dine, i: might
perhaps produce 31 4:: thee dinainutidrt in the valdd
of the precious metals in Europe.
The following is from the Ceylon Gesenuart
Ge-
trtts, of March ti, 1805 :
Intelligence having been rev-lye& that the enenty
was colleiiim in force at 'lmamate, and in its
neighbourhood, Mai ir 11ui kin; of Hii Majesty's
5I sA regiment, W3ll di, patched to shit place, on 'is-
turday the 22d ult. with a force, consisting of 1110
&clocks, with a proportion of artillery.
Rrigade-Major Colebrook, of the Royal Artillery,
drew up the River, at the same time, two gun-boats,
carrying, the one a five and a half inch howitzer,
and the other a thtee pounder.

The Commander of the lose., being desirous to
see that. part of the frontier, lett Colombo, attended
by his Staff, on 'll.lndey morning, the 25th alt. and
joined Major Durkin's detachment, at Sellasrack,
on the 44th ult.

That detachment reached Rnermelle*, without op-
position, on the 2.5 th ult. and the gun-boats, without
any molestation from the enemy, hot considerable
impediments from the lowness cf the water in the
river, on th-• 26th, at night.
The Candians had already evacuated nricianellee;
and fallen back to the mountains, between that
place and Candy ; hut Major Durkin, by a night
march, succeeded in surmising an advanced post
d the enemy. at the distance of about ten miles
from llosanellee.
Mr. Ewer. the Governor of Fort MarNW, wAs
expeded to he recalkd from that settlement, when
the bar ships lett that island. as Mr. Parry, a civil
servant on the BengAl rstabirsbment had, it was :c-
-port, Al, been appointed to that station.
I'he spice plantAtiiin, at Fort Mailbro', by the
fittest accounts, were i t a high state of cultivation
and lusoriance; and it was expeCled, that in two
yeas-s. At fartiv.ct, there srould be a sufficient mum-
tity of niPmer, S:c. in perfeftion. to export from
thence to this Country, which might be sold at it.
very moderate price, and prevent to nee-nary an
article from being inenopoiised by foreigners, with
a view of enhancing iis value. in one the Banda
islands should erer continned in possession of the

The Mir& of the expedition being thus answered.
by driving' the enemy troth our frontiers ; the army
returned. without any loss. to Columba., on the Yd
:nwant ; and we trii,t, lrom the excellent care taken
of the soldi.rs, and their he4lthy appearance, that
few of them will suffer from the fever. which is p- e-
ralent this season in the inteikm of the comply,
but not by any means with the same tioknce as in
the two iast years.

The Duke of YURK will anted His Ma.mrro
this morning. en some military arrangements.
His Majesty's' frigate, Hobe, Captain Maumee,
arrived f•fl Corer, on the Clst of November, all well.
The .lays•ix, from Stettin, for Oporto, has
been takes, retaken, and carried into Viana.
The unusual interruption which has lately taken,
place in the communication between this tour:try
and Holland, is, we are informed, thns yr he ac-
counted for. The Batavian (or rather the French)
Government, who have the supreme direetion of the
affairs of that country, are taking uncommon pairs.
at this moment, to prevent any intercourse bctwei n
Holland and England. The Packets, which have
been allowed to pass freely between the two coun-
tries, during the most rigorous and unaccommodat-
ing periods of the war, have been lately gypped.
Th...last of these vessels, on its arrival at a Doter
port, was immediately seized, and the Master put
under arrest.

Ameticans, or persons belonging to any other
nation not at variance with Trance, are not 4110%.
ed to quit Holland but by the way of Embien.
Thirty Americans, with regular passports, in en-
deavouring to obtain a passage to England from
Rotterdam, were taken into custody, and detained
for some time at Helvoetsluys. On the 15th in-
stant. t.n of them, by means of a bribe, obtained
permission to proceed to sea in an open boat. in the
hope of meeting with a vessel that they could en-
gage to proceed with them to England. After buf-
feting the winds and wares for a length of time, at
the imminent hazard of their lives. they had the
gno.4 fortune to fall in with a Prussian vessel, the
Captain of which they prevailed upon to take them-.
to England. Before they left Helvoetsluys, they
were furnished such intelligence as had dale
transpired at Rotterdam. Nothing beyond the
was mentioned from the Grand Armies, at the tiro
they sailed. _

On the Isith. an American vessel sailed from Hela
vactslitys, the Master of which (Capt. L.) states, that,
in consequence of fresh orders lately r?ceived Rom
Pari!, no passenger;, in futore, will be permitted vi
sail shred fur Eugland, or suffered to come hum
thence. He heard the Rotterdam papers r f the
15th read to him. befnre he took his departure.
'lnc details of the battle of the 2.1 were contained
in them. It was stated. that the Alli-s were com-
pletely defeated on that day; but 4,Marissinerc
std r were mentioned to have been taken. Nothing
was stud of an armistice.
About the 12th, the greatest exertions were made
to called all the troops that could possihly be
spaced front the garrisoned tosens, and the armed
ships, in order to sand them to the army with all
possible dispatch.