The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-09 00:00:00

in France, and is only in name a Snell set of
retaliation. It is probable, that at the time whey
BONaPAatc issued Lis blockading Deere:, Le
hoped to commit En3land in hosti!ities with neu.
oats, by tempting her to reprisals. Our difErences
with America being settled, we have now little to
fear upon that head ; and it would be an insult t 3
the good sense of neutral natims to styposei that
they must not know to whom the blame attaches.
No nation ever exercised its power with more ten.
deration and fear of giving offence, than England.
Had France po.iseised the same superiority at sea,
which she now does upon land, we have only to leak
to her crimes and aggressions upon the Continent, in
order to form an idea of the injuries which she would
have inflided upon neutral trade and commerce.
Every letter and principle of the maritime code
Romp., a code saneioned by usage, to the pe,.
fedion of which, the talents of great men, a
every country, and of all ages, have contribute.,
would have long since ceased to exist, and in
place would be substituted thiestliim and caprice of
a tyrant, whose mind is in utter darkness widi re.
sped to the science of Trade and Cms mere,.

Some interesting particulars of the late oifcrtu.
nate occarience at V;:lore. are oven in a prcce,ling
column.

We this day resume our extraes ham the Cerms.l
Papers, which we received On WedlieS Jay. The Kint;
of Paessta's head-quarters have peen transferre.i
from Koningsberg to Wehlau. His army, combinel
with the Russian division under General Tot.sror,
amounts to 100,000 men. The Prussians are cent.
maned by General Ka uutatrru.

The Committee of the Privy Council met stria
on Monday, in the Treasury, upon ems charges pre.
ferred against Governor Pica-or:, by C.donel ht.
CARSON. The meeting was attended by the same
Members as the last.

A Gentleman of DistinElion in this country. who
has a brothcr of high miltary nark in the Piussian
service, who commands a Regiment of Cavalry Lat
has not yet been engaged, has lately received a
letter. stating that the King of PRUSSI A is at the
head of a fine unbroken army of 50,t;00 men, and
that Tolunteers ate daily flackinz ta the Royal
Standard.

We have been favoured with Tke Cape TOWN Co.
:Wes. to the 21th of Sewn:ELT. By thole, it ar.
pears. that on the 49th of Aura His Msissvv's
ship Lane e'er, Capt. FaTHEPGILL, sailed from S..
mon's Bay for Rio la Plata, with the fallau ing trans-
ports with troops under convey, viz. Alezenth,
HOWARD • Fey. CHAPMAN ; Nero' CAGEY; C 4-
doiid, J. 111•Ivt.ii ; Pretty Lori, C. Cs..st MING ; R 41.1
Charlotte, PORTO AI'S and FAINIPfr, MOM. OH
the 16th previous, His 1111A1SSTY'S ship Slalom, the
Hon. Capt. Bourtitts, sailed for the River Platt,
with His NIAJISTY'S goreship Cdpt• KU,
WICK ; Diane uanspor:, R. Home Adamant tram-
port, SPERLING ; and Cahr.nZine transport. Ki-.
LAYN, under convoy. The whole of the troors nn
board the two squadrons amounted to kbout. 2500.

A General Court Martial assembled. yesterday,
at Chelsea Hospital, of which Lieutenant Genera
Aitaatri is the President. for the trial of Capt in
Davis, of the First Lite Guards, on charges es-
hibited against him by Colonel BRADSUAW, cf the
same Regiment. The evidence, on the part of tae
prosecution, closed yesterday ; and the defence was
entered upon, which is elf-reeled to be clo'ed this
day. The Members of tLe Court arc composed of
the Household Troops, it being a privil-yr pecu-
liar to these Corps, that they can only tie tried by
Officers of their own estal.lisbasent.

The Cark:en?liALceoir, iron Liverpool to the
South Seas, was all well, at Van Dieznan's Land,
on the 30th July lat.
The Dryhardour, Slr.thoms, from London for Ja-
maica, returned to Port mouth on the Gth instant,
having been run foul of by the Silted', PLACOCt
for Surinam, which is also put back.
The Dean and Chapter of Ducn•st have en-
franchised the Market-place houses in Sala.'
Shields, by which the county of Durham acquit,:
an addition of about one hundred independent free-
holders.

Statement of the Quantity of Strong Beer. deno-
minated Porter. brewed by the twelve principal
houses, in the half year. between the sth Jul►, 180 b,
and the sth January. 1807 :

ELI rd..
111 aux
Bra* 11 AM Parry
llirr'ay 56.773
livoury . . . . 4%848
Wi1.,./,^A I . . . 47,906
F Cer‘:lt. . . . . 3.41.33

Elam:
Shum 24 I C
Gq.Kl . . . 40,047
Cloves . . . . 111,96:
Easmt 18 l.l
Tmluf
Ptckagil . . .

The brother of Mr. lb:Amos, hosier. in ti:e
Strand, recently attempted to escape from Verdun,
and had adually got 30 miles from that place towards
the Banks of the Rhine, when he was apprehended
in a cottage, hand-cufied, cotaduaed to a pris
callA the ltouad Castle. et Brach-bead, thrown
into a damp dungeon, under ground, without light.
and continued in that situation two months, for
breaking his paroles he still continues a close put-
soner. lit contrast to the :thrive. we have to state, th.t
a..veral hundred French pi ismer, were a few days
since marched through hasingstokie, at which town
they were halted, and regaled with putter and bread
and chee.e, nor had any or thane either band.culf ur
letttr.

The Rill for alvslishing the Slave Trade, brougl.t
into the !louse of Lords by Lord Gll/149:LLC. en-
act., that after a day (te be tiv'.l in the Committee)
it shall be unlawll.l 'or ar.y subj►,f rf this realm to
fit out, man or navigate, any ship or ves•el, for the
purpn•e nf carrying un the ri'rican ?dive Trade;
or forcibly to carry away as slaves any of tie instil'.
ants of auy island, cluntry. dtc. not being in tha
po,sess;on or occupation of KS NIAJESTY, or to aid
and assist in putting on board any ship or vessel any
.itch inhabitant►, for the purpose of deals With
them as sloes.