The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-15 00:00:00

MRS. JORDAN

Was pronounced, last night, in a progressive state
of recovery, from her lets alarming indisposition.
—A Paris paper, of the 30th last. observing upon the
present state of the French Theatre, says, 6. Au-
Train, which has presented herself at Paris, in the
livery of WI area, appears to bare conspired with
VICTORY to assemble there, two months before the
usual time. the most brilliant and polished society.
T• e Theatres are crowded every night. Ta
Madame TALSI.S, Mademoiselle Itaucousr. have
resumed thew places, and every Theatre boasts its
overfl ler "- All rnat Vicroav and A.vtuuss, clad
in the livery f Murat have effetted in Pars, Mrs.
Joao All his been aisle to accomplisn in London. It
oennot, therefore. be m I ter or surr•rise that the
public should feel se lively an interest is her wel-
fare.

GRAN()

Aim, stp r. 22.

Their Rnyal agnnetses the Grand Dike and
DuChess of B. g. yeiterday, give a brill:alit fete to
their Majegiei .he King and Queen of Weaphalia,
in rite gardens and interior nt their mageificer.t pa-
lace. All the Prince‘, all the Foreigners of distinc-
tion, all the pers .ns present-4 to be Court, more
thin three hundred private petsuns of the capital,
were havited to it. The illumination of all thefer-
cede, ef t"::e palace eshihirci :he elegant designs of
its architeaure in a tull blaze.

At eg:l. o'clock tae company met; a flourish of
trumpets annou.,ced the arrival of their Nlajesties
the Emperor and Empre a ; they appeared in the
midst of the assetuhly wah the young couple, in
honour of whom the .eee was given, Maddme,
the mother of the Emperors the Queen of Naples,
the Queen of Holland, the Grand Doke of %Vona-
burg. and the Hereditary Princess of Baden. ' The
garden g rtes were soon thrown open, and the rtas,t
delightful speetscle was presents(' to the astonished
beholden. 'Ph. usandsof coloured lamps, distributed
with art, diffia.ed amid the foliage a mild light,
which illumined the most ingenious devices on every
side. Groups of musicians played enchanting sits.
Here was seen a temple, in the midst of w!:ich was
the bust of the Emperor, crowned by Han and Mi-
nerva. There appeared an alley decorated with
trophies cf Egypt. Italy, and Germ my. Hus,cians
in gondolas, on a beautiful piece of water, played
on the pipe and tabor. Near a h-idge, appeared a
transparency, representing the Arms of France and
Wittemberg.
In traversing this scene of enchantment, the
young Qdeen of Westphalia wog:due:l the imita-
tion of a vildge in the dominions of the King Inv
fat'mr ; she advanced. and found herself in a farm
perfealy resenshling one in the environs of Scut-
gard, to which she had been much at:ached from her
infancy, and which she often visited.
The company approached the pal ve ; a thousand
instrum-nts sounded; droops of dancers, of both
sexes, issued on all sides from the ham;et, to joia in
a rustic dance on the immense carpet of vet du:e.
Bengali:: fire-works. successively kindled, disci arged
light clouds i ito the air. act refl^led no use Seine
a lot illiant light, en ich grew gradually stranger, till
at length it equalled the lustre of ih r nriglrest day.
It then decreased. and was at length totally min-
goished. Darkness sum eded. The dances ended.
All at once fite works, which filled almost the whole
area of tl-,0 garden, :swatted ev ry eye. In the (Is-
tanee was perceived the lever Fort .so, rising in the
midst of a shower of fire, and dancing upon is rope
up to the top of a pyramid. The cyphers of Na-
poleon and Josephine' and of Jerome and Cathcrine,
appeared in letters of fire.
An immense crowd of people. cofleeted in the
Champs tlyttes. enjoyed with transport this part of
the Fen, and made the air resound with shouts of

View L' wpm,.
The fire-works were scarcely over before the
ball began in the apartments ; all hearts were open
to gaiety. This company exhibited the rare com-
bination of all the splendour that becomes a Court,
and of the heart-felt juy that can embellish a family
entertainment.
A splendid supper, served up with equal taste
and magnificence, suspended the ball for some
time. after which it was again prolonged till the
dawn of day.
The strangers could not sufficiently admire the
manner in which this beautiful Fete was candutted ;
but what constituted the most affaing charm, was
the affability of the Emperor, who several times
went through the apartments, addressing obliging
words to each, and communicating to every ►oul the
satisfaftion which beamed from his smile, and from
his looks. The King and Queen of Westphalia
seemed to enjoy, with sensibility, the homage offered
them by every heart. and every thing in them seem-
ed to declare their gratitude. on beltolding in the
general juy, bow gnat aa interest was taken in their
happiness.


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CVLLY-AND OREGSON.

The rnatzlubetsiern these two candidates for pas •
gilistic fame todk plassi.festerday, in a valley near
tee 8-mile stone, on this side of Newmarket, in the
county of Cambridge. Wily is well knowi in the
sporting circles, and highly respeited for his fry in-
nastic taste and prowess. He his been long consi-
dered a first-rate man in his professiou, ssod sup•
posed to he now in his prime. Gregtan, as we
stated in a former paper, is a Lancashire
man, of fair report. His most sangtrne admi-
sets d:d not claim for biro the science of Gul-
ly, but they ils:tered them:elves, that any d. -
ficiency in skill would be more than made up
by the superiority of his phys'eal powers, he
being some inches taller thus his adversary,
and a stone m -re weighty. Added to tnis, he
has always prorel himself a man, of undaunted
spirit, and a dealer in as clean, hard, and weight/
tames, as might sati.fy the must fastidious cu,tomri.
The match, therefore, was nut an or.lioaty Mr.!, and
it accordingly excited a very gr, at expeaation At
an early hour the town of Newmarket was all
bustle and confusion, and all sorts of vehicles were
put in requisition to convey the company to the
wished-tor scene. The assistants ernpbyed to mark
the ground, rods tni en itab..mt 8 o'cl .ck, and being
well supplied wico ropes and stakes, soon com-
pleted an excellent ring in the valley. At nice
o'clock it was surrounded with a numerous
circled' spectators en font, and an exterior circle of
cariiages, of every •it,ctiption, filled with c-rnoany.
At twenty minutes past Olfle, tho two pugilistic he-
roes entered the ring, bath in good plight and con-
dition, full of spirits, and each coClident of weeet,s.
Criib ofEciated as second to Gully. niche/Ned, ter
Back, was second to Gregsun. Ja.ktes and Ward
were also in the ring, to ass'st if necessary. After
the usnal etiquette, the parties set to, with the odds
twenty to five up:m
fir•t Rouen. The Combatants axed each other with a
steely •P'3 A paws Some olicellent souring ensued. Gully
• put in a well-lirectod blow eh Givcaut's face, which was re-
paid with interest iip.sn Ma left aide of Gully's head; both tell.
2. Gully seined to lee that he had got an ugly juuot work
in hand. Ile wa. much upon his guard, and prod..ced air uu
sei,:rice. A .mere blow, well planteri upon the Irft side of
Gevon's face, was the result. It drew tie fir.t blood, which
run ecipiourdy, and Grecian fell Odds, 100 to 20 upasi Gu.ir.
- The 30, 4th, Alt, and 6th refund.. all interchange of weli-
threrterl hint's, with gent spurring trim t both sides; the result
hearty eitsal, but ratites ie favour of
7. After some liritt sawing, Gregsoir broke through Gaily%
gnarl, 1r.,/ in a straightforward blue upon sus right eye, which
ee vie ea,rert it, and drew hlowel. (billy fell, and lay sium the
ground. co.iarertily qii.te abnuid, Sro u early three sezonds„ The
bh.e struck to the i.e.rt of Gully's triend•—green anxiety pro.
tailed •zong them for the monsent-...1e odds tell us 3 to 3.

S. The s trees. or the :in:ceding wend intoned °region
with (resit co .6dence. He summoned all tin stiength, aryl
deve:oued all his science. Gully had also rallied. 3.1•10
'pl.ce, "and several well-diteeted blows
were stopinal nu bath aid.. At length, by a ervideii soing,
and a great ellen at strealth, Gregsoi caught up Gudy in hrs
inns, arid dung ham up hi the ground. A lees generous antes
gunist would have fallen upon him. The spectators expected
it, and trailed his (orb. arance with elleorin,:shootsof •• bravo!'
1.114 round, one of the Guest that ever was fought, soewed
non nothing but his requisite SCICLIL• enabled Gully to stand
before such a power' .1 antagonist. The cads cheagol is
consequence. 11341 cna 18.3 ri in favour of Greg-on, auntie Lila
flth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th and 14th round., in which several
knock-down Wows were given, and great skill end intrepidity
were displayed on bah
The loth, Roth, 17t.i, 18th, and 19th round,, though at-
tendol with no material advantage io trolly, shewed that he
was able to bear a'anort any quriitits ui beuilog, and that in
wind and unto.. he had resources not to be enlace d. Liao
Antonia ofold, he appeased to a. quire strength from every
fall, tie raliol wan greet spirit, and nen, inito his man nothnig
loth. Ghegasit also. altliongh somewhat call tested, strewed
• great deal of blued, and fought in the must honest mad downs
fight style.
so. Greven aimed a 'powerful straight-forward Mew, but
mined, arid, at he ca. felting with a!, Gol y hit bun A loud
cry of " foui," from one - de, and of • isle. Uri," trots
the other. The latter speared In be right G:eglon not hav-
ing reached the ground when he ri.cchred die tore.
Die 21st, f 24, £3d, 24th, 2Srli. an 1 26.11, were admirably
coatested. Great hUlto.A w evident on both sitteq but the
advasitagn of Gatts's4u,..erior science were dearly %lent'', and
he appeared to be eta trig 4 ten :lit anti' mist.
27. (Indian had recourse in his tesourite niawizuvre; he
anainhed u,i G illy in halo arm., and &mg him, as a rdti:d wound
het Jon, upon rho ground, with greet violent Gusty, tight,
errs, and 44411:W, ruse like • bel ieniunding tram the earth,
tallied with great spirit, gni. Wine no condition of the
round. put in ser..tal severe Muria triton Ortvg-uit's head, and
various parts of his billy.
The simceedieg rourols, to the 35th, In dusive, were well
stooteslrd, arid man, seer a bl .as were give:. nn both sides.
St Giresun now speared greatly extrao red. . A stesight-
froward well-directed blue bh.ught him to the ground, and
victor: war evidently deciared in tavour of Gu:ly. Go ;sou.
however, whose ..,unit was twieWilCitieraie. 11/.1i141J Ulbow
idea few more rounds; but he hero iie ar.iduatly weaker, and
w. firisby obliged to yield the pa m to t'u:iy.
The battle lasted 42 minutes In hard and honest
fighting, it is allowed by the 4.:sriatcenri, not to
have been exceeded since the faaratis battle between
.7.hnsem and Rag Bea, in 17n9.--Gregson is a man
of great muscular strength, blood and bottom.
He also fights kindly, and with great temper. A
little more science and training would place hint
at the head of the protection, should he be
dirpos:d to make it his pursuit lie lost a
good deal of blond, having received as nrich
beating as a man 'Kish to carry away.
Gully did not appear much psitiahed, but he cer-
tainly received a very handsome share of the day's
work. Capt. Barclay brought him to the ground
in his carriage, and took tutu back in it atter the
battle.
All the London pickpockets were present, and
made a very good booty. Captain Wh'tley
pxbct-book. coataininaq 3,5001 m hank
&alto, and bills, for which he offered 2001. reward :
but those wh i had it in their posse,ston though: that
they could pay themselves better, having taken
1.3001. our. and put the pocket-book, with the re-
ma.a.:er of the property, into the post.office. Se-
veral other depredations of less note were also com-
mitted.

A watchmaker of Vienna, of the name of Droste,
has announced, in the German Newspapers, the dia.
cuvery of a new method of mounting into the Air
with artificial wi.,gs. He exhibited his machine to
the curious in the Hall of the University et Vienna,
and gave a specimen of its powers, by raising
self 17 tees in the air.
The Comet appears to be retrograde in its orbit,
and in be passing to its perihelion witis cossifereble
?fortis declension. After its perihelion, it is likely to
be very conspicuous, and seems a!: it It would return
from the Sun southward, by Bootee, and past near
Arcturus.

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