The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-02 00:00:00

THE"tRITIgIi PRESS.

1•ON I )0.%
THURSDA .T A NUA I Y

By a letter from Calcutta, of the t kla of Ain
we learn that the Theta, Capt. RICH 41I1),)N. HAS
on the eve of sailing for the Isle of Fiance. as A
cartel, with the gallant Capt. BERCERLT, Late of
La Pioche, 35 Officers, and 15ca other French pri-
soners; to be exchanged for an equal number of
our unfortunate countrymen, now iu close confine-
ment there, to whom the unexpeard arrival of a
cartel will, no doubt, prove a most gratifying event.

A letter from Dover, dated on Tuesday, says:
" Some more French papers were picket up in
St. Margaret's Hay, yesterday, and sent up to Go-
vernment ; they were packed in a tin case, which
was put into a canvas bag, and lashed down to the
boat's thwart." The next French papers for Go-
vernment will probably come over in a sailor's
tobacco-box.

A private letter from Holland states, that, on the
Sth, the day before the signing of the Armistice,
the Archduke FENDINAN o had given a considerable
check to the French division, appointed to watch his
corps, on the frontier% of Bohemia.

A letter received at Hull, by the list Mail from
Petersburgh, states, that a levy of 120,000 men had
been ordered to be made early in the spring. Pe-
tershurgh appeared deserted, all the officers and no-
bility having kft it.
A letter received at Hull, from Amsterdam,
dams! the 2tith ult. says—. We are entirely sur-
rounded by armies, which may he daily erpeded to
at in open warfare. In Prussia, Hanover, kc.
immense bodies of Ru.%ians, &c. are colleting ;
and the last Mail brought *deices of the arrival
of 135 sail of British transports in the Elbe. The
French seem to suspeet that the report of Prussia
joining the coalition will prove true. At first only
23,000 men were destined for the defence of this
country ; it was last week said, that as army of
60,000 French are colleting son the frontiers, under
the command of General BERTHIEII ; and this num-
ber is now augmented to 1 10,000, with Prince
Louts as the chief in command. 13 eems
to have serious apprehensions ; having drained
France of troops, even to the Paris garrison, in
order to complete this force."

We stated, yesterday, that orders had been receiv-
ed at Ramsgate, for the empty transports, in that
harbour, to sail for the Elbe, and that some of them
had got under weigh at four o'clock, on Monday,
for the purpose, as was generally supposed, of
bringing home our troops now upon the Continent.
Similar orders, we understand, have been seat to
Yarmouth, and other ports, for every transport to
put to sea as speedily as possible, to proceed ft
the Continent. Admiral Russet's fleet has rt.
ceived orders to accompany those which sail frost%
Yarmouth, for the purpose of proteiling the whole.
Consitterable apprehensions are, however, enter-
tained, that it may not be pos Ale, at the present
season, for the transports to arrive in time to take
off the troops; as no doubts are entertained, that,
long before this time, ord:rs have been sent from
Boa AAAAAA for the nearest French force to proceed,
by forced marches, to the North of Germany.
In the present circumstances we must rej4ice,
that the remaining troops, which were intended for
the Continent, had not proceeded for their destina-
tion. It was intended that this force should embrace
almost the whole of the cavalry now in the kingdom ;
and, at this moment, a great part of them are on
their march for the ports where they were to embark.
Every first battalion of foot, had either already bee■
ensSarked, is now on the march, or had received
orders for their route. Orders of eonutermand
have, however, been dispatched to the different
Commanders, and each has received a new route.
The whole will now be marched to those points
w' ere their services may most likely he useful in the
defence of the country.

A Dutch vessel which arrived at Ramsgate, on
Monday, frr,nt the neighbourhood of Havre de
Grace, is said to have brought intelligence, that
" two days prior to her sailing, great rejoicings had
taken place in France, in consequence of the arrival
of the Important intelligence, that a peace had been
finally concluded between the Three Emperors."
This news is extremely probable, as far as it relates
to Austria and France. BON AAAAAA had ro.. to
di,cuss the tei ms. He bad only to dtelate..—
ritis was not a case that admitted projets and
etmfre•pr,?, 1,. The utv.elation did not proceed on
the stew quo, or sla,aa ”nle, as the basis. The Fru-
pttror Faaticts must accept any terms which the
Victor chostl to offer. but we do not Lind that the
En.p.ror A LsZANDLII *as a patty to the Armistice
of the 6th; nor.hare we ie,ont..l that Le had open.