The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-14 00:00:00

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4' Off Vstadt, August 91, 1900.
• The F1A.....111 fleet. consisting of thirteen tail of the line,
and au /soil Reinder of fester, were seen by Ilea Goliath,
on Ito 'cub at in linage Bay, a part iu Swedish Finland,
now et thew possrstmn ; the Swears, judging it o.lttsal•ie to
Met at, mot barike an fin,' 11141111.01. to tole With them, they
(the tivredes) hair t3A, •ii,dter in Ifseraster liar al,och
prier in inn e..c4ation foe the Russious to attack
them, though we Irani by an Acorn an, son Ia sight, that
sides: front Precipitous gh the day after the Russian /peel did
from Crii:atailt, emit their that obiert is to tagage the fleet
of Sweats) it, hat the aria ictetstioa us could not be ester-
tallied, bring kept apt donna arcret I however, he assorts
that Petersburgh is in a ilre.oifut 1.1-tutted state ; the store-
&toasts thll, awl the mt.' i hams analde to dispose this
voohinta i and that the a ith his Prime 31inistir,
}.at rstirtl for the present to scum r.laud. You ow deptiol
to the validity of the information, that the liussam det t, as
before mentioned, is authentic, an we hair it from Captain
Po;et, of the (;ol:atii, who saw theta; he has just suite all
soil to join tie . V dun. mil, who is m thsßelywith tour ethers
of the line-ofhettir ships, for etc purpi se of !Nokia' Isis re.
port. We ate now ;leering for Ystudt, to send else
• land to Admiral Ileitis:, lying us Are bosniii, with
sir %%oilman; and Orion. '1 hr supposition is, that SirJarses
aluuniar“ will cusceotraie his force with :;11 pwible iluipsfeh,
and pis veesl to mid another laurel. Oar %hide fair.- C01911!111
*Of eleteu sail of the tine, am) three or fuur frigates, hot be
we arc anharpily d'ot.iltd, it is not reasonable to expect a
lourtioa sooner than a wool', or at least three weeks, IN
e.bx vat-loos situations is which they are placed make it
impossible for duos is those stag siiliout • fair witt.l far
• slop."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESO.IY; SEPTEMBER 14.

The aural reinforcement flow proceeding to the
Baltic will be considerable. The order received at
l'ortsitteuth extended to all the ships of the but ut
that port, and in constquence the Canoeing four
inigrdiately prepared for see, viz. 77watkrer, 74,
CaptaTto.litrr ; Christian Iffith, 74, Sir J.l 0111:l; ;
Waraptte, 74, Hoo. Capt. BLACKWOOD ; St. AI-
&WS, 84 Capt. Au/Tex. On Monday an Admi-
ralty Messenger arrived at Yarmouth with dis-
patches for Admiral Russet., directing the Majestic,
of 74 guns. 'ice-/admiral 'testis). ; the Maul ear ,
of 74 guns, Captaiu THOMPSON ; and the- dlhookir,
71, Calaillit PAIIKER, to proceed to tea with sealed
orders. These also are supposed to lie destined fir
the Baltic, in tlllitseltUVllCC of the Russian fleet
being tit sea. l'lte Gate of the enemy is vurittasly
**tided. Some accounts rate it at 9, others at 11,
mid other. at 1.; sail of the line, besithe a large
proportion of frigates and light vessels. Erni at
.the lowest estimate it would he greatly superior in
manlier tattle Swedish Heat; acid eur force is this
' Baltic, which, if combined, would Wildly a match
for the Russians, is scattered in three *et end di-
visions, wider Admirals SAL MAREZ, HOOD, sad
Knees. It consists we believe of the following.
ships of the line, besides frigates autl other light
vessels 100 gnus, Rear-Admiral Sir
hafts SAVILIJILE Superb, 74, Rear-Admiral
KEATS; Centaur, 7.1, Reur-Atheiral Sir SAMUEL
1100 ; Branswiefe, 74, .Cts purl a Ur. i, Ls ; Gallahs
74, Capt. PACIET ; Implacable, 71, Capt. Nacres ;
Mars, 74, Capt. Lt: tux ; ()riot*, 74, Capt. Sir A.
C. Dscasoe ; 64, Capt. J a.ar t rr ; Dicta-
tor, 64, Capta:.: CAMPOSI.L. The. Itusshui. Beet,
when log seen, about the setls August, were off
Ileogo, at the entrance of the Gulf of Ft-island,
apparently its quest of the Swedish fleet ; but the
hatter had retired to Haeraster Bay, iu which they
were sccure from all attack.

When we comider the formation of Boa ATMITEIII
mind and character, which usually act, riot by the
inert initmlse of vengeance or of ferocity, but on
system ; and alien we calmly weigh the exposition
which he may be said to have made of his Mien-
times ■ud determinatious relative to the Sisenish
Monarchy, in the Papers reeentlypermitted to be
poldissheil at Pais; we can no longer doubt, that,
notwithstanding all the impediments to the ander-
takitig, he is bent an reducing. Spain to his ais-
jection. Fur, us to Josses, though he may be de-
isonsiiiated a King. N•routott will be the only
Sovereign.• If, however, we could still question.
the resolution of the Corsican Usurper to extend
his slatninion over every part of the Peninsula be- k
your, the l'yressers ; the ►military movements carry-
ing' on throughout Germany, at thin time, would
satisfy the most sceptical prielitician on the subject.
From the Iron:rem of Poland. the French troops,
who Love so long retained Prudish' in subjection,
arc marching, or rather are cersveyed, in every di-
rection, at the expense of the nufortnnate coun-
tries which they have so long desolated mud plun-
.l.•red, to the Banks of the Rhine. From thence
they sill unquestionably be precipitated across
France, into the pros intws of Catalonia, Navarre,
and Biscay. tt is only lost time to attempt to
point the reflections, or• to direst the moral indig-
o:Mon of mankind, against the incoeceiralde tor-
pittide, atrocity, and, we might say. impiety;, of a
man, thin devoting calmly and deliberately to
death tbousarids of his fellow creatures, the sub-
jects of another Sovereign, whom he bolds iu pri-
son. That such things are. we see. Why they are
so, we know not; nor is it given to tic to weigh in
our seams the ways of Prolidenee. For his e•our-
moas acts of violence mid of Wood, the Corsican
Esuperor mint answer at another tribunal. We !
doubt not that Virlsen the measure of his ersorusi-
ties is fult. they will produce their owa mire ; 111114-
that he will fluidly pass through the same alembic
with the saaguinary monsters whom history. an-
cient, as well as modern. has consigned to infamy
arts! abhorrence. But his genius, his vigour, energy.,
and decision, more than all Isis cold. profound, and
persuasive range of thought, which may antuetimes
miscalculate, but which us Velr 1141116 ; and %hidh
admirably seizes on the means moot adapter' to
carry lute prompt execution his flagitious projects;
these 'qualities, which distinguish the Usurper of
.tjaccio from the cloud • of vulgar Ty rautit,
and justly excite, the utmost respect, as well as ape
prehension.
That he is about to transport, though probably
not to conduct in person, the greater Lart of his
immense military force into Spain, wit&int a mo-
meat's delay ; that be hopes. before Spain e•mn form
a strong central Government, mid before, by the
reduction of Junior. the Engiish troops in Portugal
can act in 'ou with the Spanish armies ; to step.
bear end reduce to obedience the kingthon of Ar-
men ; we am no longer doubt. Every thing
proves the fact. Convinced as we are, that, in thi►
attempt, discipline and tor:ties, however colisuia-
mate, will fail before such loyalty, constency, and
patriotism, as l'Ataroz, and C ASTANON. 1111S1 their
competitions, have nrattifested ; yet we are deeply
impressed with o aerie of the awful ceuflitt ;Aleut

to commence. For we regard the struggle tu
&Ay amyl beginning. Nltimiton , himOf states,
that is year may be requisite to effect the complete
subjugation of the Spain+ monarchy. But, if he
coutinuc the master of France, Ihrllaud. fiermally,

and Italy; it' no inteenel resistance or commotion
disturb his plaus ; we cannot doubt that so long as
those countries can furnish couscripts and victims;
so long will he persist its his purpose. It is obvious
that be 'outsiders the earth as a vast prison, or U
cemetery, which the Bgirdereaest family are in-
tended to coutroul. And it is !Uglily- probable
that he may deliberately lave resolved either to
establish that new order of -things, in the visions
of Isis brothers and Isis Gcneruls, or to perish in
the euterprize. Ile may. indeed, me the term
peuce. *as he Islay sgdopt the engine of negociatigni
for better effecting his purposes ; but neither trea-
ties, nor oaths, nor the solemn obligations of faith,
of gratitude, or of friendship, can chain his 'Su-
satiable thirst of empire. Tilsit, on the Niemen)
rod Baymme, ou the Moor, at the two extremities
of Europe, can equally attest this truth. Pro-
dergee may restrain, but morality can never check
his projects. They arc most progressigxe when
least avowed. It was iu HMO cud 1807 that he
got possession of Madrid, of Barcelona. of Ptimee-
lona, mid of the keys of Spain. lie has done no-
thing beyond the l'yreuees by the sword.
Ills evacuatiee of Germany, in ()Mee to subject
Spain, might well excite astonishment, at a moment
like the present, if it errs but obvious that he relies
on Itussia to hold Austria completely in sue. We
ought not to Winter ourselves to imagine that in this
expectation he assumes too inech. Doubtless he
is fully authorized by rwitILINCOVELT to count on
the implicit obedience and co-operation of Aeee-
ANDISR. Aed, as to the Russieu Notice or People,
he naturally mnieders them as null. Sts he did the
Spanish People. But he Inn found his ereor..iferey
do so in other instances. His atrocities, and they
weakness or criminal imbecility anti subsersiencerif,
Kings and Governments, will create a People in
every European State. It requires only time to'
awoken, animate, and or,;auise, the torpid masses
of population, frotn,Moscow to Lisbon, which have
slumbered for ages. They are awaking, though
slowly, end their recovery from inaetion will torus a
new ens iu the history of Luau. The press has pre-
pared the way for this great 'moral resuseitetton.
—Butetraays will ripen and Prodigies it.-711"Ity
has Fetgland hitherto presented ass insurmount-
able barrier to the antist to the wiles, awl to
the, jecohin plots of the teseletiegiary sub-
your of Thrones anti Governments ? IL:cuuse
/sere, CONAPAIITt meets, 110 t sou army, Or a sove-
reign,, but a people in arms. CHARLES and V.att
DINAND fell before him. while the Spanisleanisies
!saltine the iustruinents of his vengeance or his
anti ition. But iu the people of Arragon, of Va-
lenti*, and of Andeluetu, he has found oppuueuts
nut to be vanquished, or corrupted, or terrified, or
circumvented. We tally believe, that a peopk will
wise iu Austria, US Italy, anti, finally, though late,
in Franee. When that hour arrives, the Corsiten's
doom is pronounced. Rut we must meanwhile
coinbut, and hope, and persevere. Those are the
means by which Providence decrees that the be-
nefit is to be produced.
To-morrow we may, perhaps, endeavour to de-
!illogic the actual state and prospects of the coo-
tendittg armies in the North-Western l'rovioces of
Spain. It is a moment of crisis. - PALAFOI him-
self atigionsters it : Every tieing indicates that Arra-
gem will be the Kent: Of Slew combats. ,

On Saturday last a part of the 93th Rifle Re-
giment, about 430 men, marched into Ilaintigute,
and embarked immediately. Snipe day sesrral
transport*, with u part of the lit Battalion,Guards,
sailed from the harbour, for the Downs ; and on
Sunday the remainder of the lot and 3d Battalion
of Cuards went alt of harbour, for the Downs.

111ouday morning the 95th companies, with de-
tachments of the 9th, 53.1. mud Statf, also tailed far
the Downs. Sato artillery aml saggoss train are
expected 'at Ranargatte as soon as there are transports
to receive them.

The 4.1 d, 59th, and 76th Regimen:its of Foot. and
part of the 95th Hide Corpa, embarked on Isontlay
on board the trau,ports at thirwtels.

We noticed o:i Monday a rumour, that JI,NOT hail
capitulated, but that a inisanderstantling had taken
plum between the British General and the Portu-
guese. The report has since assumed si more view
euiustantial shape, and it is said that upon
Jusor's defeat by Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY,
or rather perhaps iu anticipation of such an event,
hr had entered into a convention, or concluded a
capitulation with the Portuguese Government,
composed, we anprose, of those persons to whom
the PatNeu REGEHT bwl consigned the direction
of the Government, upon his departure for the Bra-
ails—among the conditions of which is ooe stipulat-
ing that the Russian fleet was to be placed under
the protection of the Porttignew.!, into whose port it
had originally catered as that of a friendly power.
It is slot to be supposed that our coanuatulers
would sanction such a trick, and give effect to so
palpable ass Imposture. The l'roeisional (Liveru-
m•
or I'•ortugal was destroyed by the swords and
bayonets of JeVICST and its Member* can now be
considered as mere iustruments in his hands.—
Is is, however, asserted, that this coventiou having

Iwo) %ivied by the known Meniters of the Porte.
*nese Itegeuey, has produced a itatne,iu the lieu-
grese of our army. Upon the degree or credit due
to this story, we do not pretend to decide we give
it merely as a report.

Advices have been retAved fro," Si. Dosing,
to the Zd of August, they state that theft have be,.4
several severe actions between the Rival Chiefs is
the kingdom of Hayti, and that Patios has heel&
evesry wherr successful. St. Marc was still in pos.
geo.sion of CifitlaTOPHlS ; but how lung it would
continue appeared very' uncertain. A sortie had
been made from it by Cnetsroptieslnuops,
tasting of about 3000 ; they were opposed to iuc.i
only of the enemy, ort!o kept theta iu check uatil
reinforcements arrived flow. Port-au.L'ais, when
they drove its CeIRISTOPites torkti with grist
slaughter.
General Rost AIN hat lire,' alio: by the order of
Ciinsixorat4, in consequence of lie, supposed zt-
tachment to the 4:nose of Plat;),. ; and the treoil
who served under that (:enend embraced the iir•t
opportunity to desert to t'..e eurtny at Port-se-
Pain. PETION is atailit ki be such recovered Si
his health, end to have.quitted Port-au-Pr-wee aids..
8,000 men, to go against St. Marc sad Goa:inch.

The dual answer of aunaraara to the petition
of the Merchants at 13eurdeaux, relative to the re-
straiuts upon their errooeree, was for,!erded
from Parii en the i9th of August. It states,
(according to fetters from lloliand of the sth
steut,) 6, that iw consequence if t>te close ;d-
-hows ishich • exibt, betw;een France and Itns.
sir. it 1t nattily iulposible to comply astir
the prayer of the petition ; and cotteeiiiiently au
sidutraL eau be pet nutted to enter into or pixte: ci►
from lloontcaut or any of the ports of Franci ..•
such is the statentent.received (ruin Ifolland by the
last cot.voyauce, the accuracy •of %%bath we cannot
preteticito vouch: Tlie testes this close at inince
,we ettunot pretend to !mow but it appears tint
they ere not osutllal acid rl•CllMuvtsl, aS a IlUltlblf
of neutral snarl+ have, according: to the• very ht-t
sailvd front Itiga and l'eter‘hardl,

l'he trirkita. nritsrEn, from Jamahm, i> ar-
rived tlff flastittip. She left the fleet as Ikkll
the 10th lad.

Ilir Mi.Jr.lTY's ship Leveret, with about I.',u
of reads. unbar convoy Gutteubur 11 ar-
rnei iu Varmooth.

The Lftrking, FOSSTIM, inwit Jamaica. is sr.
tired.,' Ilitstiugs; left the tleet ail welt au the
10th inst.

A sloop bound to Gibraltar was taken, on Sun-
day 040,6 it logger wirateer, of 13 g 1010004(
1(Ji) Wydri oW I)iintwair.
The Aim, ettaisnum, is arrived at li.ortsmotith.
from Bahia ; kit there the Nrisvm, of Sarsey, aad
the Charlotte, frota Bristol..
Tito Rickard
.add Sarah. NEWtOII, tailed from
Weymouth about a fo.tuight ago, and has not slave
been beard of.

The Ceres, SCOTT, 18 arrived at Hull, with a
flevt from Stuckholm. _ _

That gallout and distinguished regiment, the
!Rai (or Prince of WALLIi.S) Light Dhigoons, was
inspected, on Friday last, at Deal, by the lion.
:Major-General CHARLES Hors, p.eiricurs to its
immediate eisiliaikatMo fur foreign device. The
Cietieral expressed himtelf pleastd with toe exact.
awe end degree of celerity with which this tine re-
&lrina pertunned all it, movements.
A French Gentleman of imi••, carte over from
Ilullsnd tu the ship that brought tile last Fr toil
rapers. He is supposed, itt klarwit.h, to be late
of Sox APutteett Field Marshals; he' remain, there,
under a guard, 'fitting for iiinspo#ts. The res.
mitt be came over iu is a small fishing boat, of
fen. than fourteen tons. SO bazanious a passiu,e
adds to the curiosity of cmijoeture, which,las
arrival hat ese.it:d. Ten wore passengers castle to
Harwich with him. A vessel ut a tanaller descrip-
tion pasted Harwich Ita Sunday erauinu; the weed
and tide were contrary, and the veseel, in cruise.
(pence, eoileavoured to make for Some other liar-
. hour. No less than it•venteen paskengero were ex.
pccted to come over by this conveyance.
The last Dutch papers stated that Marshal Nor
had passed through Bayonne on his way to Beego..
Flom this circumstance it is presdiucd that be will
have the essmasand of the Fretisittar-aay tholfined t•
make a great ciforti to establish Jessra on the
'Eh rout of Spain. 'he Spanisteds, aware of the
impending storm, we um/reptant,' no longer object
to the co.onen,tiou of the Brithili troops.
The master of a liretiten vessel, arrived at Cos r°.
bas funnelled wine new partieueirs excluding the
eastrauee of the Fronch into Hillier. Oa the a:-
proach or the enemy, tile people of the town, snood
with each sie-ipint at could, its the 'Aunt lime they
had for preparotma, be obtained, searched svit
to meet them The imperiontv of the French
we., however, so great, that the retinue howl
it 'lectionary to retire within the 1011911. Toe
French scot a trumpeter with a Hag of mice.
to demand the surretalcr of the place; but the
peoi.le acre determined to bold too commustill3lto"
with the enemy, and on the trumpeter's torsi-tint;
in ikhrering his message. he was fired on arm
A *rental meielinfer approached, and este-
r eocral the alms. fate. floe 11. rein+ Commander
then onlered his troop., to storm the *owe. and l'r'"
wised them to,. days pillage. Tie Patriots fougl t
with the mn4t determined resolutiosi. and defended
themselves long in the niorket !slave, but they sc•,'
at last urn powered, an.l a svelte of tooleseriliable
ror suceet.le.l the unforatimite termination of th'
contest. 'Flie French soldiers cmourintd the rti—
.shovkilig excesses iu LlKtr resit vli fue ',la./Jet, v. h'
they
.esnied oil; but th.n Bahl not been im:g
when the place one entered b. asicither ru-4•
for blotal and boon-. the lessei MLA 61041'4:
this iotelligeliee ewspe.l fecal. iteka.a
ut %%hid' vitae ihe
party reamiutil I,h pi-s• ts•

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0 o Stindsy meriting I
Lsa ?shorn. us heist. ties
D.,,ss, relict of TIIOII
Hey, in Hertfordshire.
v;.s. Her Ladyship sui
Wu. CkAacts "CIIEVOR
Daggs Ju1y,1194 ;ss
for cutest woo. the floss.
in. Hertfordshire. No
!rutted the keo of an is
her Littly,ship.—Whett
erenisK. 'matte:tiled, visi
see, to his snetuory. I
won of 11.11e0lensie and
slit loafs lr .cleoished Is
rkto ; she was in her bat

V i4cottotess Sect FIJ
for LoughborotrAl
re:waiting then+ six wevic

V tecotritest titteroit
days for Ikrr scat io Glow
The POlrvuuEgec ANL
o'clock lo,st night for Ply
The EMI I .or Oster** hi
nest Nlowlay, aortal-A
d ; caul halt 'oda si
bout or the slay upwori
use imittAi.

Earl of tutviwi
teeileaa at 11:s ana-sit in
11'anpale 11411, Catubrid,
li~nl 1h t.sy will ill
Kura 11 Farm. ticur We
(losers! line,.
The Vivi of IN EST*I.I
his hoiue lit t;ro.avetio

Mr. i101.M.( 11 to
Therire ; be is asuintiii
Duke I)'Aram:ts iii The

The 11:minis and M
arrived, last night. at
house lir Groat fitat►ho
take Ckeir leave of the C
previous to her Ladjalnir
erpttlia LtONEL HER
pis a visit to leis itruthar, I
present pattered at Ipeni
MrallaYano was to p
meta at. Brighton, lamt
perform &tater Aofleld
16) Etni
Just Haar. Frq. r
!!orris, &c. died at .!‘
amt. the Seth real
Jut►v Eq. of
over tSe M ta t of Vrrar
t-t, oil the third day'r
brace f partridges, 10
eittiiie of rabbit, : c
with the thou; sail, and
his servants, aWI font b
him. What mikes this
traaniinary, the whole
9,400 acres.

A very severe battle
week, betweea two coon
Clayton, Sae.rx, the nu
and the other 8. eoker, u
born coated of nearly t
fee natl..

A splendid dinner and
tat Turoday re'unighta
Newport, Mounniutlishi
the successful exertions
Esq. living some fate
1)otk Company, email
interests of that town an
BERT SALUmBUZY Jid th
On Isis right wit his
CiliaLill 110CGAIg, wh
sent from his l'.ieli4,new
therefore uortfile persona
in the ardour of fibers,
proffered the resources
if necessary, to the truce
left of the worthy 'tarot
SablUgL 1141MFRAT, Ear
tnhifory address from th
forth a modest reituncia
'misfit. applause from
reittr this nisseutldy had
',went of tippropr:ate
trading interest of the c
rout, as im tin:nide t,
c!, pion of their eel f,
(gotweater Music Me
been more numerously
io the mornings, and th
vi,ye crowded to an etre
Friday—to the redid
Ile it spoken—supwrirds
lit the Hall, on Tittered
present.

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Di;WILEY, and the Bit
among the cumpour I
Iklett.iig lire, the bean
Mr. Ly*oteg, Kee. Mr.
Mr. Sum. and Mr. N
The Earl 4 Let DAP
Povid-itrert, was. on St
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t'4.drapnias. out of chi
I.ntel thew a eurio44
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