The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-06-05 00:00:00

ARMY OF ITALY.

lirartassrters, at. Daniel, May
All acrouists concur in assuring us thut the los.
of the Au.triurs, ins the nth, exceeded 11,000, in
killed, %%flooded. and taken prisoners. it is not
tieneral FisAmust who a unsong the dead, but
Field Marshal Wa.strelt, Commander-in-Chief of
the Cavalry.
The army has 'allowed up its wirework—Nes-
teirlay the enemy endeavoured is defend tlw heights
of St. Daniel. The Viceroy, at she head of the ads
vassr•ed guard. attacked him. All Isis positions
were iii.tantly taken by the bayonet, and the ene-
my tied in the greatest disorder. The result of the
action tote the obtaissiog of 1300 prisoucrs, aisinit2
wham ore yti *Nicer*, one colonel, mod one
A whole battalion of the regiment of itiesky, with
it. standard, was surrounded by our roltigeurs, and
e pellet) to surrender. Our troops are at Udine,
and the blockade of Velma Silva is rinsed.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
MONDAY. Jui &

The following letter dated I..ivbots, e2sth Niay,
contains, we believe, the latest intelligence from
that city:-.." The Phenix is going to England.,
lint I suppose not with dispatenvs, becan,e they
must be oleo unfavourable nature, as we know of
nothing particular that has est-curved between the
two armies since the French were driven out of
Oporto. licassTtaat• (who commands the force
which Vitro* did) has cross.i.: the -Agra, above
that part of the river (Villa Nova) deksaded by
the English gisti.busts; but he lo,t, iu killed and
wounded. neatly 1,100 /alert. The l'ortuguese
fouglA like brave fellows ; a wnuaded English
officer. in tlic Portuguese ser&e, we, brought in-
to Lisbon yesterday, by the country people."

That the recent accounts received from Sir All-•
tuurt WELLESLEY Imre not altogether fulfilled or
realised the sanguine expectations too lightly en-
tertained by the public, relative to Smite, whose
capture was fondly anticipated by everybody, is
unquestionably true. Sir AITIIOIII himself, as we
may perceive by the 'letter ui The fia:etto, address-
ed from Monte Alegre to Lord CASTLERIAGM•
was well aware of the degiee of disappoieduisiat
which it would lambert in St. Jaeries'swetreet,
well as on the Exchange. When Lord.Dencse
and Lord Isixtris, after the victories of Camper-
down and of 'rrafidgar, allowed the Dutth and
French Admirals, WINTER /Ma VILLE/4EIIIE, le
visit London. on their paro'e, no other witnesses
were required. The Duke of DALMATIA "may.
live to fight another day ;" and he probably will,
for he is one of the Corsican's most able Generals.
Yet could not Sir AATema, even his enemies must
Mn, have done more, without ineurriag, like Prince
loesae in nor civil wars, the imputation of par-
ling his advantages ton far, and thereby exposing
r ruining the cause, by his ardour and temerity.
'so the paucity of his military means, and to the
try of Vicroa into Portn,;al, (if, after all, we
may assume that he, or the 'army lately under his
command, have actually penetrated to Castel
lranco), we must wholly attribute Sir MITER/MI
retreat, or rather his suspension of lovelier pursuit.
truth, he has followed SoULT to the very edge
Guthrie, obtained every sort of advantage over

im, estaldivhed the superiority of our vohleers
the French, aiewii the Portugue.e tbat they too
mary vanquish the invader, and driven this R-

IA I. DUKE of BONAPARTE precipitately to fly
ihrough defiles and precipices, without artillery or
baggage--assailed Ly Lonnie, din si tt belied in mini-
leers, and destitute of every means to re-appear
speedily, at least, on the scene of war. Let us not
lent that this is a great and a meritorious service.
Hut will it, or will a similar success, if it were.to
he obtained over Victors army, Usually establish
the independence, or secure the emancipation of
7ortugal ? Assuredly not. There is no man so
weak, or so ignorant, as to expect it. The fate of
the whole Pyrenean Peninsula most be determin-
ed, nether on the Douro, nor on the Tagus, nor on
use Ebro; but, as every body knows and feels, on
the Dautibe, and on the Moldass. if NAP4iLEON
succeeds Mere, whatever ascendancy we mei ino-
nteuterily acquire, either in Spain. or in Por-
tugal; even though JOSEPLI shmild again re-
Jr* to Burgos, or to Parnpelustis ; unless we OM
retake the keys of the Pyrenees; does any per-
son doubt that whet. Austria, i Geremisx, ausl the
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Exit of Europe are on subju;,ated, the cotiqaeror
will return, and sweep ua again jute our ships ?
Why, then, instead of directing our efforts to a
quarter where they might torn the scale, at a sea-
son, too, when all the riven and ports of Germany
are accessible, we not rather endeavour lo aid
Scut hi., or to r oter the Elbe or the IVeser, than
exhaust our strength, where ultimately it eau be
of no !utility ? We hope this question will be put
home to Mr. CANNING, or to Lord CAsTLERLAGH,
before Parliaineut is prorogued. Eery day and
every hour are invaluable. E% en Catalonia would
be a better theatre, and far more distressing to lio-
NAPARTR, from its ♦icinity to Fringe, than Por-
tugal, for our military exertions. But, Lisbon and
Oporto, wine and commerce, govern our policy,
mare than enlarged measures for the salvati 4444 of
the world. NAPOLEON was not altogether wrong
when liecharacterized tis as a " ;Valium bouteguiere."

%We have received Dutch paper* to the ttl in.
stunt, containing the NIX BC LLKTI N of the
French army in Germany, dated the 19th of May.
--however vaunting or insolent may be the lan-
guage that it assumes, it leaves the great N A PO LEON
*fin stationary ut Vienna. Though we dare isot
Kay with the Roman Poet—