The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-29 00:00:00

RDTAL FA %IJJlj.' "

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srevastoi!in. Ate. It. -
We never had a 'more crowded Esplanade; 'so:
never were so well attended since His Maf 'ST? diva
its the honour to visit our town: the houses are let
at most exttavagant prices,'.and it is with the gre4i,
est difficulty a bed can tie moaned; but we lulls,
those who ask extravafrant prigcs, will be served' At
many have beer. in other towns, and not he able to
lett their apartments ; end the visitors, we have na
doubt, sooner than submit to the impositio:.s, wilt
travel mites oat of the town to sleep.
This evening the Roy A!. FAMILY will honor,
the elegant Promenade Rooms, at the Royal Hot.-:.
with their plesence.,...

The name of the Clergyman who preached
the Roves. FAMILY yesterday, at the church,
England ; he delivered a most euellmt sernicu.
The German Legion and the Somersetshire
litia will be upon the Parade this and every eveni: •
during the stay of the Ruvat. FA 7.1 t.v, and
hands will play for the amusement of the R.
Party and the public. Lord His tivr. cornr,v..
the Light Company of the Homersctsiata
Last night the lluvet. FAMILY honoured. ne
Rooms at the Royal Hotel with their preserur,
which were fitted up in the first cti iv of elepack
for the reception of the Royal Visitors, and ever.
respectful attention shewn them by the Master of I.
Ceremonies: the company conrkred ..1• between tin
and-four hundred. The ROYAL F I r kft
Rooms about ten o'clock.

At the early boor of seven o'clock I P. 5 rr
was on horseback, and rode on the Dorchess.r
road, where he met the Stafford Militia on
march' proceeded at their head into the tow,t, nn,r
marched with t'tern to the ground, which is nrokt-d
out for their encampment, and where they pitchc 1
their tents. Afterwards His Ma.issry rode L.)
where the Somersetshire Militia were mustered, and
ins them.
Last night the whole of the Officers belongiin
to the Hanoverian Legien were Presented to u
ROYAL FAMILY, at the King's Lodge.
The ROYAL FAMILY art received every where
with acclamations by the populace.
At three o'clock tins afternoon our fleet was cet
of sight.
Among the last arrivaL at the Royal Hotel
are—

lion. Capt. Stewart, Earl of Uxbridge, Mr. and Mts. Nee.
Molt, and Family, Meant, Mrs. Drax Gra.?llol', Mm lkat,
Mr. awl Mrs. Williams and Family, Mrs. Greetti, and Elwin,
Capt. Miller, and Capt. Delaney.

POETXT.

PROFOUND MELANCHOLY

FROM TUC TORII:GUESS Of CAMOC,II.

Ode eetarri toga,. Sc.w lSt

Where shall 1 mind a snot so set apart,
So hoe from all that soothes the feeling heart,
That it be not to Human Kiwi alone,
Wit to the 'trite Creation too unknown ;
Nom: frightful forest, fit for mai/respells,
Or solitary wood, where sadness dwell; ;
No fountain c:ear, no verdure there be teem%
But, like my mind, be an the scene around !
For in -stone walls, where busy mortal. hive,
Pead the living, and entomb ci
W.iat sots affl.ction dish my soul endnre
Then since my pan refuses eery el:: e,
There, joy will never chide my gloomy brow,
And days of sorrow will content me :Ism

1.1) NICE.
•Em 121.1110. Sepidiado em ; i Id. CAti, •

Co Saturday afternoon, about five o!tiock, His
Royal Highness the that of Punic arrived 4:
General Pt; LTENLY'II, at &Ist Bourne, from Brabil u
Lees.
• • The Right Hon. the Earl of Asa !imam pa,,ed
. ongh Aberdeen on Saturday for lleesiee.
4 EA etti. Er, who a few days ago passed
tilt. la Glasgow, on a tour to the Highland., has
\ geCFr usly given 100 guineas as a donation to fa:
Giasg v Royal Infirmary.
fhe ... {cake* of the House of Commons has
issued his` warrant to the County of Warwick La
return '.l Mimber in the room of the late Sir Gs a.
S. EVRLYN. ‘
GLOR(4 W. THCI.I.t3SON, Esq. is returned foe
the Borough of Tregony, in the room of th:. Wr-
quis of Bt.esineoao, who bas accepted the office
of one of the Commissioners for executivg the , Eee
of Lord I ligh Treasurer of Great Britain.
The Htlll. Mr. Cos ENTRY will shortly lead to 0 :
hymeneal altar, the beautiful Miss Loris:, M. •
uses, daughter of Lady LOUISA NIA,U4LII4. .
We cannot be persuaded that the French are 'a,-
filos as to come here in the harvest season, as si•-•":
Bali is sure to be then in a caning and Mr...,4.,:
humour.
Six 64,A-riders now at Margate have written
their wigs and gown., preparatoFy to Cie neat tr. •
querade.
• It.110t4E110:4111.AltrIt invited isoracers-..: !: •
to accom;,any him in a tour to S.-es: ,a - " • •
Tatter d :dined the invitation.
. ',A:Lawyer upon the last circuit in Irrlait,i. -
was pleading the cause of an infant Plain:lit, I -,
thltelstlct up its his arms and presented it t , t•
J& y, suffused with teats. This had a great 04.-. •
until %his poesite l.awyer asked the child what n; ..'
him cry ? " lie pi,eistri toy," answered thasAitt/e In.:"
cent. The whole Court wasconvulsed with laughte,

The Mrs. DAwsolt, whose name appears nn
list of Fashionubles now at Chekenham, is do r'. t"
ter of Colonel Moixcc, and aiece to the lam Mir
cinii of WA T CliFo 0, and was tine of the mo.t
mired votaries of f.ishion when th Doi.liess of R• (-
LAND As Vice Queen of Irchrul.
On Monday was „married. r i St. in t!'
Fields, Mr. RUM 114.04.11116C121, Age.i 61, (11 N:,
WILSONI. of Castle-street, Leicev.r-square; a ba:-
'Wu! and accomplished young lady cf I T.
*nese are thiee Charity ,So nil r,, anncyincei
Sunday next. two in the city of Gliitice,tet. .ind
in the vicinity ; thxt at St. Mars Cr, p: •
have a sele,ftien from Th, DR int : A.'
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6

DOTZ

The Frisch gun.boats have been coming out of
Boulogne ever since Friday evening, a few at a
time; and although they did not appear ft om our
ights to amount to more than a hundred, yet. by
a Folkstone lugger, which was off Boulogne yeste..
day, we are assured they amounted last night to
three hundred and fifty outsidtrthe harbour, besides
act immense swarm inside, the masts of which could
be seen. Our Dungeness letuadron, consisting of
about eighteen ships of war, was yesterday even-
ing at anchor to the west of Boulogne, and some of
our smaller vessels were cruising to and fro. Some
of the Fronch gun-brigs very daringly put off from
the rest, still keeping within cover of the land
batteries, and seemed to brave, to provoke our
ruisers firing at them. This enticed some of our
vessels to go to near the shore, to return their
tire, and thus they were brought within range of
the land batteries, the firing from which was tre•
inendous, covering the whole coast with smoke.
The Immortalite frigate went in and fired several
hroadsidet a: the enemy, and so did some smaller
vessels.' One of these was plainly seen from our
heights to be a black-sided cutter, supposed to be
the Caartiration cutter of Dover, ISO tons, 12 guns,
and 40 men. Suddenly the persons looking
throve!) glasses from our heights missed her, and,
en looking narrowly, they discovered her mast
::bone water : soon afterwards they saw many
a' oats put off from our other ships to pick
up the men, as they supposed.; and as the crews
of these boats held sip their oars, after they
had reached their objea, it was concluded that all
the crew of the cutter were saved. All this was
plainly seen from our heights about half past six last
night, and no doubt was entertained that the enemy
bad sunk one of our cutters by their land batteries;
bet the fait not being positively certain, as persons
looking from the heights are sometimes deceived,
aad the mail coach having set off, no account of this
min could be sent to London last night. This
niornMg, bowever, by the arrival of the lugger
at Folkstone, the whole of what was seen
from the heights has been confirmed. The
outer was struck by a bomb about half past
six o'clock. It heeled on one side. and took in a
(eel of water. but it soon after ri hted, when the
new got out their sweeps, and made signals of dis-
toss. 'The Immortal's frigate immediately stood
is between the tinter and the land, and fired several
broadsides at the French flotilla and at the batteries,
to cover the cutter, which was retreating with its
sweeps, occasioeally falling on one tide, and taking
in water, as if she had been struck and cut open by
the bomb on that tide., The I mtamlatits sent
oat all her boats to pie le up the crew, and other
bona were likewise sent "out to the number of
about thirty ; they were in a few minutes near
tie cutter, anci took out her men. It is sup-
posed the crew was all saved, as the boats held
up all their oars in signal that no man was lost.
When any are lost, one or two oars are held down in
proportion to the number who suffer. Soon atter the
men were saved the cutter went to the bottom.
When the Imo: waits weat in and fired, the blase
aid smoke, both from her and from the land
batteries, were dreadful. Many shots could be
siren to fill considerably on this side of her, and
mow bombs fell so sear as to splash her sides with
water. Indeed it is not doubted, that she received
several shot, and probably sustained some damage,
as the French gun boats were out in such numbers,
several of them in motion, and so much smoke and
firing. were seen. When the lanseeriaties and anoth-r
frigate under way, some persons on our heigh.b
el to see our whole squadron get under way
she, and that the enemy was altually about to at-
tetapt to come over. The vessels were full of sol-
ders. They remained, however, very snug under
aver of their batteries, when night tell, and this
awning they were in the same position. One of
tin frigates put into our roads this mot ning, and a
brat put to shore with two officers. The moment
dry landed they saw dig boat away, desirous that
tie crew thonld not communicate With the speaa-
tars. Persons who viewed Boulogne within a few
miss yesterday, and who have been at Gibraltar,
La:, it is fortified as strongly as that celebrated pr-
om, great additions and improvements having
loci), been made.