The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-27 00:00:00

VILLARET.

(Signed)

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27.

We yesterday received Dutch P.ipers to the !Ist
and private letters. The latter afford reason to ap-
prehend fresh exertions and aggressions on the part
of BON •s, A art to shut us out from the Continent.
Our agent at Husum, it is said, has docair.vd there
the Earl of Lezera.r packet, for the purix).e of mak-
ing his escape, should the French take possession
of that place, as was reported to be their intention.

We have received Paris Papers to the I ith inst.
They contain the last Sitting of the Court of Justice
for the trial of the Conspirators at Paris, with the
distintit sentences passed upon them. These are di-
vided into four classes :—lst. to suffer death with
confiscation of goods: 2d. To suffer two years im-
paiserunent : 3d. The sentence of acquittal: and,
4th. Such punishment as the Police shall think pro-
per to iefiia. General MOREAU is among those
who are sentenced to suffer two years imprisonment.
Of the ainzteen condemned to die, Ae sine° Po c a o-
ISAC, Dr Ravines, LAJOL A IS, and
Bove& r as Los, ea, have already received the Ex.
error's pardon. The other prisoners have appealed
to the Tribunal of Cassation, ss here the proceedings
must be revised before their sentence can be carried
into execution.—lt is probable, that only GEORGES
and a few others will surfers—While we rejoice at a
result so much more favourable to humanity, than
the cruel and sanguinary temper of the Corsican
taught us to expel ; while we congratulate so many
unfortunate men upon their escape from a fate
which was considered inevitable; the mind turns
with disgust from the canting hypocrisy and af-
feltation of mercy which the proceeding exhibits.—
One poor prisoner is pardoned at the intercession of
Princess Lovas BON•PARTL ; the Princess Mum ay
saves a second ; the Empress JOSIPHINE begs off
a third.—What an interesting, amiable family !
All the world surely must rejoice at beholding power
and empire bestowed upon persons who can make so
good a use of them.—ln all the Corsican's stage trick
and theatrical skill, we never saw better aCting.—
But it will not impose upon the world.—The poi-
WALT of Jaffa, the murderer of P/CNEGIV, TocIS-
SAINT, and KLIIIIIts and the calumniator of Mo-
at AU, will never gain credit for mercy. The world
will impute this seeming mercy to fear, to policy, to
selfishness. and security. It was the odium. the
horror, and the indignation, excited over 411 Europe
by the fool and atrocious murder of the Duke of
that saved Poidusac, LAJOLAIII. and

a few others of their eorpinic:•s in mhforttrie.
Who that ever read the circumstances of that mur-
der, who are in the slightest degree acquainted with
the history of BON AP A ter E, can tic stupid and weak
enough to believe, that he bears .t heart accessible
to pity ?--Ile may space the life of a leilow creature
for whim, to grAtify his ambition, or to advance his
policy, but he would take it away with the same
indifference, did the same motives require a con-
trary coaduEt.

The French 5 per Cents. were on the 15th-57 1.
60 c.

A letter from Sandgate of the 25th, says,—
" Some of the enemies small vessels have been out
along shore, and much firing was beard yester-
day evening ; and this morning, in consequence,
the Regulus frigate sailed from Dungeness,
to join the squadron off Boulogne. Today it is
uncommonly clear, and the encampments near that
place are perfeftly visible : our vessels appear
quietly at anchor, so that the movements of the
enemy could not have been serious.

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a Pi vv Council
WAS h Id at Lord HARROWAY'S Office, which was
attended by the Duke of PORTLAND, EAIIS CAM..
DEN, ‘VISTMORLAhD, and CHATHAM, and a num-
ber of others. Sir S. CUTTEILLL L attended as Clerk
of the Council.

New York Papers •hr 21st, 22d, and 23d uh.
(three days later than -eccived on Saturday)
have been received; from them we snake the follow-
ing extraas
NIM.YORIII, 114 V 23.
_ _ _

" A letter from Martinique, of the id inst. men-
tions that the friga es S:,3e.le and Didon had arrived
at Guadaloupe with twops, four hundred of whom
were immediately sent to Martinique. In conse-
quence of the arrival of these frigates, an embargo
took place at Guadaloupe. The greater part of the
troops had arrived at Martinique.
" Upwards of sixty Americas vessels have re-
cently been captured by French privateers in the
West Indies, most of them with valuable cargoes."

The Moniteurs are chiefly filled with decrees of
little interest, made in the ❑ame of 4. Napoi.ros,
by the grace of God, and the Constitutions of the
Republic, Emperor of the French." The attempt
to give an appearance of constitutional sanaion to
his title is as ridiculous as his making the Almighty
a party to his usurpation is impious.

It is mentioned, in letters from Ratisbon, that the
Direaor:ll Minister, in the sitting of the Diet of th
14th inst. has given the Assembly to undo-.t
that the totater respeaing the alleged vio; ~,on of
the German territory, by the arresting ut levet-al
persons on the right side of the Rhine by the French,
can by nit means form an oijid of ch akraoson fir Me
Diet.

By a person lately returned from Flushing, we
learn that a vet,' great slaughter toe': place on
hoard the enemy's flotilla that Levi' engaged Sir
SIDSZY ; one of the large I'man: h.ii above 100
killed, and a very consideraV.e Lumber wounded.
Ihe preparations for invasion go on without inter-
ruption, and are very considerable ; the soldiers in
general are very eager to come, in hopes of enrich-
ms themselves—the officers are not quite so san-
guine.
The declaration of Pi COT, the servant of G to cats,
that he was put to the torture to force him to con-
fess, affords us en additional triumph, on a compa-
rison of our judicature with that of thz country
which was to have diffused the spirit of freedom
over Europe ! We have heard it confidently ajiromi,
that the brave and meritorious Pic a calm was ac-
tually road so ekath in the Temple, in order to
make him confess ; and that the body which was
exhibited at the Hotel de Ville, was not his. It was
surrounded by guards, who cautiously repelled the
intrusive curiosity of the populace. We heard, at
the same time, that no confession cluld be extorted,
even by this inhuman means, from the gallant ve-
teran.

A private letter from Berlin, June 9th, says,
" Our politicians retard the rumour of a triple al-
liance between RUSNIA,ItChrId, and Turkey, not
only as probable. bat as certain ; and that when the
time comes to put this treaty into execution, or
to make it public, other powers little suspected will
accede to it."
A Russian Chambelau w s the Minister whom
ALt:allora I. sent to condole with Loins XVIII.
on account of the murder of the Duke of ENGNISN
and a French Nobleman, possessing, and worthy of
the confidence of his Sovereign, was expedited at
St. Peterslotugh, to return the compliments of Louis
XVIII. and his thanks for the generous share the
Rt.SSIAN EMILROR took in the mi,fortunes of his
house.

The Commissioners of Naval Enquiry have made
their sixth report. It occupies 539 folio pages.
Yesterday the Luau NIA roe ordered the A.size
of Bread to be contiueed the same as last week, there
being very little variation in the pi ice of wheat and
Bout last week ; viz. the Quartern Loaf Wheaten
and Household 7d.
. .

'The celebrated JOHNSON, the smuggler, has
given his j tilers at Middleburg a specimen of
wonderful dexterity. After being confined in pri-
son ever since May 91, 184)9, I.s broke throigh
every impediment and made his escape. He has
not since been heard of.

Sunday seennight, as JCIIIN Gutman, of Lan-
madock, near Swansea, was walking on the sea-
shore at Whitford, be perceived a package floating
on the water, which be of course took up. and upon
examination it was found to contain vouchers to a
very large amount, letters of advice, various drafts,
and notes of hand. apparently cancelled, abetraas of
renders, and other papers, mostly dated Fort St.
George, Bombay, and Madras. They appear to
belong to the executors of the estate of ARI lIVR
CUTHIERT, Esq. and, are conjeaared, had been
bit from on board an East India ship, but notwith-
standing the long time they must have remained in
the sea, the papers are but link injured. A descrip-
tion of them was forwarded this week to a house in
London.

411.-7120
COVENT (iADVIsI T:',FATRE.
Last night, The I)4enna and The Devil to pits
were performed at this theatre, for the benefit of Tki
Lning-in Chwity rt which is under the
patronage of Her MAJS.I r. The great novelty cf
this ev:ning was Mr. Miitiov in the charadter of "Is.
in the farce. It is ten yeas since this ailor quitted
the stage. When hiscorre,fl and admirable style of
is acing recolla led, it tt ill not be surprising that
he Ve:ss received wi.h great and reiterated applause,
The veteran was for a nrmsent of ercome, no doubt,
partly by his lively sense of the kindness of the au.
thence, and partly, it is also probable, by the re.
colleaion of former days. Notwithstanding Mr.
Moon v's age, and although his voice was tremulous,
his pert irmance was much more firm, consistent, and
equal than is usual in similar attempts. Indeed, the
lovers of the old school of aeling had their former
and favourite yotvey before their eves, however the
vigour of his representative was fled. At the con.
elusion, he was dismissed with the same applause at
on his entrance. Mr. Qeicc played Isaac (in 71,,
Dwane) with as great vivacity as we ever witm!stelt
we should be happy to hail his return to the boards
of a winter theatre. Mr. Bean AM sung in a pecu.
liarly fine manner. We never knew either his voice
or stile better. He introduced The Thorn in the se.
cond ad of the Opera, and was encored in that, and
indeed most of his songs. There was a crowded
house. Many persons of fashion were present; among
these, were the Margravine of ANS, AC m,with a !ale
party, in the Prince of Vs Airs's box, and the Dukes
of C /4 a ;no c and Ctataua L A bID in another. The
TI:R!...ISH AstsastUADOl, with his Secretary anj
suite, WAS in ()Ile of the stage boxes.