The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-07-16 00:00:00

Play the best sentiments. By the I»li►ked pert,
we are to iiiiderstiind, some supple courtiers,
some corrupt play...men mid pensioners, who
would sacrifice llm. it country in the hopes
of retaining their places mid their pensions. This
polished part, boa cver, can bear but a salad:
proportion to the great masse of the population o,
time country. We do not envy the French thi.
polished part, the spirit of which is so congenial
with their own, while they give to the canseof liberty
the masse of this population, while they give us th►
rough soldier and the hardy peasant tbroughou•
Spain. The people of France must be surely sup-
posed to have forgot the lessons of their revolution,
when the Child and Champion of Jaeobinistn
%woks if. his journals with contempt of the common
people of Spain, and congratulates himself on pos-
sessing the good will of the polished part of the
nation. But where has this boasted tranquillity
been restored ? Why in that part of Arragon and
Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro, a part of
Spfain immediately on the confines of France,
and nailer the impression of the French armies;
and in winch. so far as respects Navarre. we could
not have hoped that the people would have strength
and spirit to rise. flow small this tranquil spot is,
compared with the disturbed part of Spain, a
glance at the map will chew, cad even this little
tranquillity may be well doubted. It is, perhaps,
such tranquillity as that which prevails at Cadiz.
where the French and Spanish fleets are upon the
best terms. Nor is this all ; although only the 4. com-
mon people''arragaiitat the French, und tranquillity
is said to have been restored in parts of Amon and
Navarre, all the French troops in Spain, aided by
.‘ the polii.lied part" are not sufficient to preserve
the peace of the country.

Strong reinforcements are marching to the fron-
tiers of Spain, which is the best proof of the serious
liKht in which the insurrection is viewed. Con-
siderable discontents have broken out among the
French troops in Germany, particularly the Con-
scripts, who are with difficulty retained in subjec-
tion. This may be gat'►ered even from some
statements in the papers, but private letters leave
no doubt of the fact.

The Russian Gazette, we perceive, i 4 forced to
confess, that an " unfortunate accident" had hap-
pened to their forcer iii Sweden, having " been taken
by surprise by the Swedes."

A Messenger left town, la.st night, with dispatches
from the Foreign Office awl the Admiralty for
Deal. We understand thnt they were intended for
Sir JOHN Moons, iu the event of his arrival idsthe
Down,.
Yestenlay, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council
wns held at the Foreign Office, which sat till half
.past four.

Nearly 5000 Spanish prisoners. who have been
released, soiled from Plymouth on Wednesday. As
they embarked, they poured forth the warmest
wishes for the happiness of this country. Many
of them look up the sand from the heath, kissed
it with reverence and affection, as the sand of a
free nation, and put it in their pockas, to exhibit
it to their countrymen upon their return.
A report prevailed nt Plymouth, ou Wednesday,
that Bo T E had set off from Bayonne fur
Paris in great haste, and that the Southern pro-
vinces of France had deelarcl their inability to
comply with a Decree fur calling Hut the Conscrip-
tion for the year 1810. We did not know that
any such Decree had been passed.
By the Mails from Malta and Gibraltar, which
arrived on Thursday. we have received Letters and
Papers from Gibraltar to the 19th, but we were pre-
viously in possession of more recent intelligence.
The particulars which they contain of an action
between Duroar and the Spanish Patriots, evi-
dently relate to the first action on the Bth, in
which the French were successful, but from later
advises from Vigo, brought by Lieutenant LEACH,
which we have mentioned in a former paper, there
i, little doubt of a second action, in which the
Patriots were triumphant.
We are informed that Sir IL DALRYMPLE, the
Deputy-Governor of Gibral'ar, when the tinit ap-
plication was made to him by the Patriots of Spain,
instantly supplied them with 10,000 muskets, 3000
barrels of gunpowder, a variety of entrenching tools,
and 100,000 dollars iii money, without waitiiii; fur
the orders of Government.
It is confidently statedlthat Lord Me LVI r.t.a is to
have's sent in the Cabinet. He Caine to town, it is
said, in consequence of an express sent for him to
Scotland, and immediately after his arrival waited
on His MAJESTY at Windsor.
His MaJeerv's ship President, with the feet
tinder convoy, from Portsmouth, for the Brazils,
is arrived at Madeira.
His MAJESTY'S ♦hip Leopard, with the fleet for
the East Indies, .which sailed from Portsmouth, on
the 6th May. arrived at Madeira un 30th Noy,
and sailed on Ist June.
IVe hear that Government intend, in the course
of a few weeks, to order another volunteering from
the Militia regiments in this kingdom, to complete
the regiments of the line.—(C'ork Mercantile Chet:.
pair•/e./

On Wednesday a heavy Ilring was heard at Do-
ver, which shook the houses of that town very much.
The wind being Easterly, some apprehended that
the sound came from Flushing, and notwith•taaM.
ing the {rest distance, thirty 'eagutti, mitlntained
their opinion on the ground that the firing was
}ward at Dover during the bombardment of Valen.
ciennes. Others feared that it was a rejoicing on
the French coast foe some important success. The
cause, however, has been expleiiied in the most Pa-
thiartary 111711111er, hy the arrival, o . Tlinnidav, at
I)over, of • I)iitch sehnyt, prize to the Clioliererr
gun-brig. The schuyt was chased along the French
shore, under the hattecips nese Csisis, • lien she got
aground, mud thessiew ofthe Chiftenvh vo-
!ante...mei their werricias in rot her nut, three boats
were immedintele w:•ut in, and inonglit
het off in triuinidt, without ar.y kiss.