The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-04 00:00:00

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mace, the other a Physician at Paris, have discover.
ed, as they assert, specifics against intermitting
fevers, which will render the purchase of Peruvian
Bark iinuecte4ary iu fature. Experiments, made
by order of Government, in the hospitals, are said
to establish the proof of these sticerviamea, which
may be procured, and are produced in Europe.
But, tic moat important, and by far the most
elevating liscovery, which the French pretend to
have recently made, it that of a substitute for re.
gar. It is not possible to peruse the long, accu-
rate, and able account given of this matter, without
a/chilli:twin or concern. The limits of our pryer
do not permit in to cuter on it to-day ; but it is
our intention, with our first leisure, to present the
statement to our readers. if Prance, already
deprived of all her sugar coloilies, except Guaila.
loupe, fur the bloods of Mauritius and Bourbon
scarcely export any, can produce soy thing to sups
ply that ...Vet of ronsomptimi among a considera-
ble part of her ',ovulation, the injurious couse-
queuces to. Great Britain are incalculable. The
subject well merits thither discussion.
A letter, it is said, has been received from Guern-
sey, announcing the arrival there, on the 31st last,
lulu vessel, in seven days from Gijon, the Master
of which, whose name is Le PELI.LT, states, that
it was curreutly reported and believed. at that place,
that the united armies of Sir ARTHUR WELLISSLET
and Crucial CUESTA, had passed through Madrid..
atiil followed the French. combined force under
Jusi.PH Bott•PARTE and SJuI.T, which retired 1.41-
fore them to the borders of Castile, where a battle
had taken place, the result of which was, the de-
feat of the French, with great loss, and thecapturia
of a considerable part of Josi:Pit's baggage. The
latest accounts from Sir .4 lerniiit ‘VELLESI.CY'S
army, were given err/erre/4y in Tug BRITISH.
mi Monday last. They were dated front
Castello Branco, on the Eastern side of Portu-
gal, on the ,2d Auly, about twenty-four days before
the alleged departure of Capt. La Par.aa? front
Gijon. We know from the history of Sir JOH!.
Moolii.'s campaign, how slowly news travels in
Allowile.;, then, four or five days for the
transmission of the accounts of Sir A rautra WEL-
Lt:9l.ET's success to Gijon, there would remain
only an interval of less than three weeks, a space,
we fear, much too short for the performance of so
great a task as that which Sir ARTHUR is acid to
have achieved.

We could not learn, tiiTit any official intelligence
had been received Irons the Expedition up to a late
hour last night. A report, however, prevailed,
yesterday, upon the alleged authority of the master
of a vessel, who left Flushiag,ou blionday morning.
that tin debarkation of oar troops, composing the
Expedition off the Island of Walcheren, had taken
place, up to the time of bit 'departure. The bouts
belonging to the man of war, he states, were em-
plo)eil ill exploring and taking soundings of the
creeks and inlets, preparatory to a landing; and
the transports sere taking pOsitions contiguous to
the purl,* which he supposed to be the most seers.
bible. We place very little relieuee upoa this re-
port. Those speculators, who do net consider the
state of the wind an adequate excuse, when the
proximity of Flushing is considered, are busily
employed in sending the armament somewhere
rise.—Zealand and Cronstadt are both mentioned.

A letter has bees received in the city (via Ame-
riett;, dated Canton, the ittstli Feb. which mentions
that the homeward-booed China fleet was to be
ilispaiched for England, on or about the Bth of
March.
It is stated, on the alleged authnrili of private
letters from Holland, that iweliminariess of peace
have heed signed lay Austria and France.
The Limer.rk Paper of the 213th last, received
yesterday. contains the following paragraph :
** Yesterday arrived in our port, the Edward and
Charles, of and front Insiloth-lphia, she spoke the
ship Ana, BitAnrusti, from Liverpool, bound to
New-York, in let. 39. long. 69. out 132 days. OA
the Bth inst. in lat. 4b. long. 44. W. fell in with four
sail of men of war, ull.disistasted but one frigate,
then standing to the eastward ; one of the frigates
haeiug a jury topmast rigged, had a 74-guil ship iu
toa, ',ultimo/id to be French, a Ali her foremast oily
statitlitsA they were steering lit sat h a direction..
that the master states they were bowed to Ilalifax.-
liv the Pacific, returner, from America., we. have
received letters and papers, by the way of Liver-
pool, seven days later thou those which hail re-
viously arrived. One from New York, dated July
2, says, that notwitlistaiislong the long cessation of
inaports, on account of die Embargo and Nan-Inter-
course Laws. sales of dry goolis were very heavy.
This effect seems to be the neeemiary consequence (4
the immense supplies of PM rt:husttliza of this de-
scription, which were sent time' Esiglaud on &rennet
of the insufficiency of cleintsial in the markets of
Europe. Bills were extrimely scarce, and were
snit to be obtained tinder t I iwi cent. It was sup-
posed that no fewer then 40 vessels bad sailed
(rain New York only, mince the date of the nego-
tiation with Mr. EMI lg.
A requisition has beers matte to the SHF.RIPT of
Mionixsex, signed by a great number of Free-
holders, for a meeting, to take into consideration
the propriety of petitiomag Parliament for a Re-
form its the Representation. Wednesday next has
hero appointed fur that pstrposse.
tmaar Celery' yacht, with the worthy
Alderman on board, which accompanies the expe-
dition, is uudrr the orders of the Admiralty, that
being the only condition on which it could be per-
mitted to sail with the armament. The Marmites
dud several other General Officer,
are also osi board M., at the invitation of the wo -
de} Aldeiunitt.