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London, England, 1809-07-03 00:00:00


TH E BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY. Jit.v 3.
We have received a series of the Moniteur to the
and Dutch Papers to the 29th last.—We
have made front then' some extracts, lint they con-
tain no intelligence from the Danube of a later
date titan the Nineteenth Bulletin. An Austrian
Bulletin notices a repulse of the French, in an at-
.teittpt to take the tere-ris-post at Presburgh.—
V tenter is represented as greatly distressed fur provi-
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Report states, that accounts have been received
by Government, of the French hiving been re-
pulsed, with considerable loss, in b s eral attempts
which they made on the 13th, 16th and 17th ult.
to cross the Danube. in the neighbourhood of
Presburgh. The details of these wpecitions are
unknown ; but the fart of the defeat of the Vfoelliy,
we understand, is so fur credited by Ministers, us :o
have induced their communicatiiin of it to Prince
STaiiimmesua, and to the Siratilsii Assiiass,:wmt.
The aliftank cartel, arrived On Friday
at Portsmouth, from Modals. Colonel W Assn NG-
TON MOUTON, who sailed in her from Portsmouth,
with dispatches frous the American Government,
for that of France. landed there on the 4lst last,
but it was with great difliculty that he obtained
permission to go on shore. A Gentleman who
came iu the Milbank, and was at Paris on the 9th
Julie, states that various private letters were ie-
(Aired from the French army, from which it a!,-
pears that they had 4.5,000 of their best troops lid-
rd and drowned in; the battle of the 2-1,1; and
their loss is so severely felt by the Estee:loft, that
almost every soldier in France, except some Gems
trdrates, who are detained to brim on the coo-
scripts, are on their march to join the EMPEROR in
Germany. About IJu,ooocouseriptahad hero
ed within the last .ix months. The seine letters state
that Itlassitn a, (Duke of Rtvott,) was wounded
in the action of the 22t1, ou the Danube: and that
four Generals of Divisions were killed, and above
'likely other Officers of rank were killed and
wiind..l on that day. Of twelve Aides-de-
Cusip, who attended Marshal Luxes, who was
Wavily wounded, cud siuce dead, only one ...-
taped tinhurt.-.4/01.4APARTE'i fsvoorite corps of
aniratuiers, (horsemen, armed with polished steel
stoat: of mail,) and Ou DINOT'S division of grenadiers,
were almost to a man cut to pieces. The war with
Germany, which was !wrote unpopular, is now cried
out against most violently. It is rather an extraor-
dinary eireuinotarice, that a grand expedition from
expected

England was generally _ to appear on the
French coast, awl was every where spoke's of. It .
was AU pposed to be intruded, in thefir,t inatance, '
for Flushing, and afterwards to go up the Elbe.—
Colonial produce is very high at Morlaix ; sugar
sells for five hyrea (4s. 41d.) per pound ; cud cof-
fee half-a-guinea per pound. The bravery of our
army iu Spain is highly spoken of in France; and
the death of Sir Joni( bloom' was regretted. Our
seamen, who are prisoners in France, are well treat-.
ed.—Sir JOH% NIokIIHEAD came passenger in the
Milbank : he was liberated by a special order from
B01111%1671: ; and has been chiefly confined at
Versailles, since the deperwre of Lord Witly
WORTH from Paris.
The Joseph cutter is arrived at Felinoutli, in SI
day% with Lieutenaut Guise, of the llarfloot,
with dispatches for Government. fWe have re.'
rived by her letters and papers from Lisbon to
the 7th last. At that date Marshal Vicroa had
,abandoned the Portuguese frontier, and Wile re-
treating into the interior of Spain. Acts of bar-
barity every where marked his route. In the North
'of the Peninsula the Marquis of Roma ma has
advanced to the eastern side of Lean, and
de-
feated a small French corps at Sahagun, the
point from whence the British army under General
MOORE commenced its retreat. Report states,
that the whole army of Soutix had surrendered to
him, and that the latter was shot in attemptiug to
wake his escape ; but this report does not appear
to rest upon good tuthortiy. It was also ropamos.
that cm tusotirrrcinsti si,diliat the french had broken
out iu Genoa.
The preparations fur the Greed Expedition are
earned ou with great Activity. A %cry large fleet of
men of war is collecting at Sirithead, to take the
troops on board ; the force being so great, that
transports cannotaire proeurcd to carry them. They
are to take on board both horse and foot soldiers.--
The following are the regiments which are to embark
there. Three squadrons, of the 9th Light Dregootior
two. companies of the ysth Rifle Corps gas Seth,
71st, and Bath Lo,iht Itifentry.—The sth, QS (2.1
Bat.),otitti.32ll. 36th, tits ( Ilat.), ti4.l, sod egi
Regiments. These troops are to encamp on
ground between Hasler and Fort Moukton, and
oi. Yore Common, near Gosport. The Royal Ar-
tillery, LOW strong the sci Battalion Rap&
Battalion Zsth Sd Battalion tat; ed Battalioa
14th, 51st, and Use ttd Battalion 63dRafneaul,
These Ite,4ituents are to eucalup AUSouth $. CORM
won, emit the *bole come in.—The ails, adh. ,
26th, and ntlr„ are in re e4.—Tbie whale of o'l2
troops will have inarultest it, by the pith
Sir ET= COOTS, Gets. Plena, and BeigarGell.

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