The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-29 00:00:00

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DUTCH MAIL.
r.evareir; marten Q. 3. •
We are happy to he aide to.dispel the atoprelaers;
Lions which we lately raised in the winds of o
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readers, by no assuring them,. that OW French - -
troops are not to enter the comity unless hostili- ,
ties are renewed ; their march is already suspend'
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ed. Every thing-proves that the First Consul is anxi-
ous to add to all his other claims to glory, the praice '.
of moderation; and that he is fully decided to let
fall Upon others- the entirelblame and reproach of
hostile proviiaition. These appearances give rra m
td hope that the two Governments will itrosecure
with success the negociations for a perfect teem:
ciliation, Which they are naw carrying on.
onion, r en. 25.
It is remarked here as a singular circumstance,
that the Eeglish squadron under Admiral, bicker-
ton cruises at present in the waters of Corsia, aa.l
that, ships arc continually ch.patched to varioni
places .to reconnoitre. Some of these crude off
Toulon, to observe all that is passing there. The
destination and objets of this fleet remain as yet
a political mystery. •
ELAN, MAUCH 11.
One of the first ads of the new Landanman was,
to dispatch an officer of the Staff, with a corps of
.chasscoars, to affix the seal of the Republic oo the
cannon and arms which had been transported from
various Cantons to the Waad.
It is said that the principal archives will continue
here, sealed up. The others will be sent to Fri-
burg. .
On•the 10th, a grand feast was prepared here :
.howe',,er, as several symptoms of misunderstanding
and irritability appeared, the President of the Muni-
cipality kid:zed it adviseable to postpone the festi‘
vityl and strong paroles shortly afterwards paraded
all the streets. From the same day the French
troops are to be paid by their own Government.
At Basle, all the Members of the Cantonial Com-
mission, nominated by the First Consul, have ac-
cepted their appointliwilts. At Zurich, one has re-
refused.
MADRID, FEB. 11.
By the Royal Ordinances of Illy 1, 1761, and
Jan. 8, 1802, was decreed, that books arriving
from foreign countries, written in whatever lan-
guage, or on whatever subjed, should not be sold
i i Spain, till a copy of all such books WAS de-
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liv,!red to the Council, of Castille, and permiss'ou
obtained from thence for exposing. them to sale.
—Since the period of these institutions, great
numbers of this article have arrived at the custom-
houses on our frontiers, where the most part ce
them has since lain. Several of the Proprietors of
them have lately requested the Council for leave to
import them, but obtained fot answer, that they
must be first sent to Madrid to be inspeded, ‘vlien
they might expert either to receive permissi.-ai to sell
them, or a refusal.—So much for the progress of
illumination in this country !

HAGUE, MARCH `22.
We have very little news here at present. Tat,
great question- Shall we have Peace orWar ? it t :e
subjea of general conversation. All ardently A% ish
the present differences may be accommodated in
a friendly manner; and if credit can be given to
the assertions of many persons who pretend to be
well informed on the tubjeet, all hope is not yet lost.
On the other hand, should the flames of war, con-
trary to expthation, be again kindled up, a con-
siderable body of French troops, it is said, will
march hither to cover our coasts against any hostilo
invasion.—The report that 15.000 French troops are
already on our frontiers, is not yet confirmed.

In the winter in Russia this year, it has been nn-
ticed as a remarkible circumstance, that the wea-

ther has been much more severe in the Southern
than the Northern Provincec. The same has been

the case in other parts of Europe.
On the 23d of this month a person precipitated
himself from Port St. Dennis at Paris. He called
out to the crowd below to take care of themselves,

as he had no wish to du them any injury: He was
killed on the spot
Citizetis Marat dnci !Aeratelle have been eleaecl
Members of the National Institute, in room of

Lambert and La Harpe. There was a very sharp
contest, and the candidates were numerous.
Garnerin has passed throtigh Berlili on his way
to Petersburgh, where he is to make a variety of
aerial experiments.
The celebrated Professor banzell *lately read a
memorial to the Academy of Sciences at Berlin, on
the mechanism of his composi.!..m for dire ding the
course of balloons. The demonstration which he.,
gave was followed by general applause. At Berlin it
is confidently expelled that by the union of the theory
of the professor, and the pra.aice of the zronaut,
means may be found to dired a balloon to :In im-
mense distance.
The Protestants of Paris were, by 'drtue cf art
arrete of the Pre fed, to take possession, on the
of March, of the Church of St. Mary, in St. An-
toine-street, which had been granted to them by
Government, and to perform their service there on
the succeeding Sunday; bet the former Curate of
that parish, alio was still officiating thne, having
represented to their consistory, that the consideration
of the Feast of Easter, and the apprehension of in-
terrupting the divine service on that solemn occa-
sion, induced him to wish for the possession of tho
church till after how Sunday, the consistory dean-
ninein compliance with this wish, not to take
polsseds;ion of it till after that period.
The famous PaswAN OC Lou appears to be on the
point of again commencing hostilities against the
Porte ; he has advanced with 5000 men to the fron-
tiers of Wallachia; but the Hospodar, Prince Yam-
Nri, has made the most formidable preparations
for his reception, and has confided the command of
his troops to Count BELL ava t, who was formerly a
General in the Polish service.
On Tuesday last Thomas Hilliker was executed in
the front of Fish!rtcrn Gaol, pursuant to his sentence
at the last Salsbury Assizes. He was one of that
mistaken body of men among the working clothiers,
who had associated to overawe the manufadureri
and compel them to abandon the use of machinery ;
and in pursuit of this objet he had joined the riot-
ous assemblage by whom Littleton-Mill, in the pa-
rish of Steeple-Ashton, was wilfully set on fire, and
property destroyed to the amount of szvtral thou-
, sand pounds. I'l was only about nlnetto years of
age, and bcr.: 'a good charaaer in the ordinary re-
liktiont,of life.

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