The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-24 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL QF MESSERCiRS FROM
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is DEAL. OCT. 21.
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e' A Flag of Tntee arrived' in the Doyens
- morning from France. She came out of Boulogne,
last night, at tei, o'clock, and,tifter'aery boister-
ous passage, arrived in the—Dewiis about eight

'O'clock this morning. Two inesseingets have since

been landed from one a Russian Officer, the
other French, and ogee waiting on the Port Ad-
miral, the Russian courier set out about eleven
o'clock in a poet-chaise and four fur London,
ac-
companied by the Adiurral's Licutenaut.—The
'rench Officer was not permitted to go, and .Las
since been put on board the Princess of Orange, in
the Downs, till the pleasure of our Ministers be
known.—lt is, however, stated, that this was done
by order of Lords Hawkesbury and Castlereagh,
who are both it Weimer Castle, and were con-

a alted on the circumstance previous to tiwir hind-

t;. Such is the secrecy observed oa the occasion,
t tat not a word har tratispiied with respect to the
it'sject of their mission ; conjectures here are va-
rious, and some have ventured to assert that they
arc charged with overtures of a tiegociation for
peace; others conjecture that they are dispatched
in comegmence of the meeting of the Emperors at
Erfurth, with an invitation to the British Govern-
ment—but all is inert supposition at present.
" The vessel which brought them over is pat
tinder charge of the Clyde frigate, Commodore
Owen ; aud, it is ortpposed, IS to wait to votivey
her passengers bark agars to France, or, at least,
the disoisiou of out Government on the dispatches.
She is a French victualling lugger, waked No. 1,
oa her bows"
RETRACT OP ANOTHER LETTER.
" DEAL, OCT. el.
" I just drop a line to say that at eight o'clock
this morning, during a meat violent gale of wind,
a French fishing boat, with a flag of truce, came
to an anchor in the Downs, awl landed a Russian
Nublesnan, accompanied by a Messenger of the
same nation, anti • French Gentleman. The fur-
seer, with the Messenger, and one of Adm. Camp-
bell's Lieutenants. set off in a post-chaito awl four
for Loadon.--The latter was not seemed to make
any stay on shore, but was sent off on board the
Cipds.frigate, until commuaicatiou bas, been made
to Government.
Th e above personages arrived at Boulogne et
ten o'clock last night, and went immediately on
board the fishing boat that was waiting to receive
them, with particular orders to head either at Deal
se Dover, whichever they could first make. I
send you this in haste, having waited till the port
is just going out, hopiag to gain further parti-
culars.'

THE BRITISH PRESS.

- LONDON,
MONDAY, OCTOBER 44.

OPEILTURE4 OF PEACE.

We announced, on Saturday, excheieefy, with
the exception of, one ether moruing paper, the ar-
rival of two moseengers from Frence, supposed to he
the bearers of overtures from N a POLLON and AJAX-
ANDLIt at Erfurth. The following are the particu-
' hrs uuder which those foreigners ma.:e their ap-
pearsuice. At eight ,on Friday tuorning,during
violent gale of wind, a French tisliing-linat, with a
flag of triter, came to an anchor in the Downs, and
was immediately hoarded from one of our cruisers,
who took out the Messengers, two Ruisian and one
French officers. They were landed laid conducted
fel the house of the Port-Admiral, and at elesen
o'clock the Russian Officers, aceniupanied by a
Nara, Officer, proceeded in a chaise and four for
London. The French Officer, in consequence of
orders, it is said, front Lords illwersevev and
CAUTLIMLAGII, uho were at Widmer Castle, %:is
sent on board the flag-ship in the Downs, there
to wait till further instructions were received

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from town. Thu bout, which brought them over,
sailed from Boulogne at ten o'clock, nn Thnrr
slay night, with orders to land at Deal, an or-
der basing been lately issued which appears to
have been well known in France, prohibitiug.the
sending of Flags of Trace to Dover, and direct-
ing all such to be sent to the Downs. After the
Messengers were taken ont of her, she was pia
undue charge of the Clyde frigate, and nn commu-
nication persaittecl between her and the shore.
The Itussiun Officers, with .Mr. Ca*'un. one
of Admiral CANCIBELCA Lieutenants, reached the
Foreign Office a few st s i ttt stes before eleven o'clock
en Friday night ; and in css:.sequence of instruc-
tions prerinuily given, (Gov:rust:eta having been
early apprized by telegraphic su is Meat ion of their
arrival at Deal,) were immediately sent to Mr. CaN-
111freshothe in Bruton-street,wlsere, we understand,

arvend of the Calsitiet Ministers were assembled.
The Dispatches with which they were charged were
delivered to Mr. Caw sum in person, who acknow-
ledged the receipt thereof in the usual manne'

The Russia's Officers were iifterwinis conveyed to
the house of Mr. Susnc, oue of the Foreigu Mrs-
;yrs, in Pimlico, where they remitimil during
isiglit, and between seven and rigla Sstur-
usoriliag the) set off iu s chair end fuur for

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