The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-25 00:00:00

• Naftali, and a part of Lie rreneli and Italian Guards.
—.On Wednesday and Saturday last, ass perform-
ed, at the Court Theatre, the Serious Opera of
Lodoiske. M. Rireoni played the part of Boles/es.
and Mad. Balsamini that of Luerinski. His Ma-
jesty set out this morning, at three o'clock, to visit
the position of Simmering-Berg, a mountain which
separates Lower Austria from Stiria. After having
travelled 40 leagues going and coining, he arrived
Schottibruun at three in the afternoon.
IVe are assured, that the Gews-d grows. destined to
form the escort of His Majesty, the Emperor, from
station to station, set out for that purpose sonic
days ago. Every thing is ready for the departure
of His Imperil Majesty.
An order of the day, strictly forbids the soldiers
to appear in the streets, after They will
not be allowed to go singly to the Theatre, but in
corp. under the conduct of serjeants, who will pre-
sent at their entrance a list of the names of the ilet.
bons, and the permission of the Chief of the corps.
This order has been occasioned by some excesses
committed by persons unknown, disguised as sal-
diets.

►IADRID. SIFT. 29.

We learn that a numerous t.inforcemeut of Poles
hate =Wed Spain, by way of Bayonne. I".ey
are to be immediately followed by other troops.
It is well known that great discord prevails in the
Junta of Seville, and that parties alternately over-
throw and succeed each ether, according as they
are more or less blindly obedient to the Marqui,
IVellesley, Plenipotentiary, and, what id still more,
cashier of England, to the members of that fac-
tious agsembly. It is asserted, that, finding an ap-
pearance of resistance in some of those who posses?,
the greatest influence, and who have already sold
themselves to him, he has threatened to print a
statement of the prices at which he purchased their
subeervieuee to the will of the Cabinet of St.
James's. and their consciences.

Cho official Visectie has pahlidied a letter, which
oecurately delitseatts the agitated state of the Junta
of Seville, rid the extreme dejection of the people :
SZTRACT 710 K • LETTIR DATED CORDOVA, SEPT. G.
" Else dejection is general, my friend ; after so
many sacrificer, required from our provinces-in par-
ticular, for above a year. Distrust alone prevents
the people from loudly proclaiming what they
think ; hat finding theist-:lves deceived, they are
highly exasperated. It is chiefly iu the country,
and in the villages, crushed by the pressure of the
war, that they give vent to all the bitterness of their
resentment agtinst the leaders of Seville.
Aud do you suppose that the latter can conceal
from us the scandal of their debates? The Junta
if sidit into parties; be who can collect round hint
a number of puffers, who can get the lowest of the
rabble on Ins side, is sure to triumph. Infamous
deeds are perpetrated. More than one victim has
already been sacrificed by informers, who will fall
in their turn. flow, indeed, is it possible to find
a mediator among the factions !
" The military leaders share in ell the passions of
the Junta ; ap l each p irty iu the Junta alternati I'.
protects its faithful adherents. It bestows much
less attention on the establishment of discipline,
and the revival of the courage of the troops, than
on the support or removal of this er that General.
Hence you may know what has been the end of all
those magnificent promises. which it thought fit to
spread abroad, at the open ug of the campaign iu
July. But what you cannot reprkseut to yourself,
ens friend, is the confusion and terror of there who
fled back from La Mancha to their retreat at Seville,
which they ouly left, as they reported, to retnra, in
full security, tb their houses in the capital. Amidst
such disorder, it would be difficult to find pen.: hands,
to which to entrust the tnanagenieut of the piddle
money. C. and T. • are geuerally supposed nut to
have forotten them-elves; they are said to hate
transferred their booty for security to the Canaries;
and they are not the only ones. So much is cer-
tain, that nobody knows what has become of pro.
digitate some. But our faithfal allies have not
snore tit-voted partisans, or the French more inve-
terate enerisiew. Yon should witness their import-
ant air, thcir imperious tone, in the assemblies of
the Junta : though the members of the opposite
faction are not a whit less arrogant. In their he-
hasiour towards the people. neither east supple-
nen nor dexterity ; they know how to agitate, to
calm, and to make theinseire; feared.

Ali ! my friend, I *mild not believe you ; and
yet all that you predicted has Itippened. You
were not the cnly prophet. Hot, without experi-
ence, without a knowledge of mankind, could I
imagine that the name of patriot could be usurped
by those very perianis, who hurry their try to
the brink of a precipice, reckless of every thing but
to gratify their aridity ? I ani perfectly cured of
iny blindness ; hot how I deplore that of so many
of my acquaintance! Tne French, I see, hare only
to leave us alone, in order to triumph. I have com-
plied with your refried, and depicted, though in
very feeble colours, oar melancholy situation. Com-
pelled to emhrsce your opinions, believe me, I shall
willingly share yonr hopes, that we may soon be
released from so many calamities."
Ile a decree of the i7th September, all the con-
gregations and fraternities, known he the appella-
tion of Tereera O►dew, are suppressed. Their pos-
sassieas are declared to be national.
• Tbs writer somas Calve mai Tali.