The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-06 00:00:00

GOTTEN U 841! M %IL.

The gallant General Blucher has obtained the
weirn.ind in chief of the Prussian army.— Ge-
er Leste-cq is apportted Governor of Konings.
berg. and .41-lister at war. General Rachel is to
11110101111‘ in Pomerania.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

lAN DON,
SATURDAY, Ant it 6.

SURRENDER OF DANT7/C•

A Mail trom Tonningen, and another from Got-
tenburgh, arrived yesterday. with letters and papers
to the 30th ult. It appears that a force of I I .000
Russians had effaled a landing on the Neh-
rung, and attempted to cut their way to Dantzic,
but had failed. The French then prepared, accord-
ing to the Berlin Paper, to make an assault upon
the Hacklesberg, when the garrison sent out a flag
of truce, with proposals to capitulate. The follow-
ing account, received by express, states, that it capi-
tulated on the 426th nit :

PRIVATE ACCOUNT, BY EXPRESS

HAMOURGH, M•Y 20, 12 O'CLOCK.

" A !vice has this moment been received, by ap extrsordi
nary Courier, that Dairtmc Capitulated on the 26th inst.iiit."

It appears that the brave garrison was reduced to
this extremity by the want of ammunition and pro-
visions. Its fall has been accompanied with a fresh
proof of the cautious and prudent condo° of Gehe-
rAl BENIAIOS6N. BONAPARTE presumed that the
Russians would risk a general battle to save. it,
and laid his plans accordingly ; but he has been
disappointed. No other atlions appear to have taken
place, except those partial affairs between the 7th
and 17th last, which we have already noticed.

The Treasury Journals still continue to ring the
changes upon the " Grand Expedition." Lord
CATHCART is appointed first in command ; Sir
DAVID 11 t■n, second, &c. Not one gun, liow.
e►er, has been yet embarked, nor his one soldier
mo►ed from his quarters; but the officers and men
ha►e certainly recei►ed orders to hold themselves in
readiness to march at a moment's notice ; a ►ery
proper notice, whether an expedition be or be not in
contemplation.

The Perbe sloop arrived on Thursday, at Ports-
mouth, from Havre, has brought the report of au
armistice having been concluded on the Continent,
with conditions highly favourable to this country.

The Royal Pembroke Regiment marched from
Norman Cross Barracks, for Bribtol, on WrAlues4.ly,
at an honr's notice.

Extra& of a lever from Vieigapatam, dated fah
Nov. 1$06:—•• There is a dreadful prospect for the
natives, this year, no rain having fallen in this dis-
t, ia, nor so far to the Northward a, my informa-
tion reaches. What paddy was planted is binned
up, and the cattle are driven into th • fields to ea
the wretched remains. The inhabitants have flnck..d
to the banks of the Kiitnah, with their cattle, but
the river is nearly dry I May Providence relieve
us!'

The Elenion for Yorkshire terminated yesterday,
Unless Mr. Lascsiuts, finding himself hard
pressed. challenged Lord Mit.sos. and killed him.
in tiii Irish style, his Lordship's success may be
considered certain.

The intelligen::e we estraded on Wedneaday
from the New-York Papers, relative to the destruc-
tion of the Dutch ships in Batavia Roads, by Sir
Bow %RD Pttt.sw's squadron. is stated in a more
particular manner, in the to:lowing extra& from a
Baltimore Paper :

B+ltimore,..April 25

" On the 27th November, a Briti►h squadrun of seven sail.
under INl:ew, entered It.itavia roads, and co•nrnencrd
a helsv Brenn the Dutch ship.ring. Fooling Meir grins
could not reach the ve►sels, which bad hem perviously run
ashore, tin v rowed in with their boats, set ire to, suvl coin-
pleb ly bur riel, eighteen sail t. one ship of 32 guns, noe ditto of
20, 011, of Id, and a barque (Prus,tan merchantman ), were
among the number. Tire tern iinder were merchant ve.sels,
belongtng principally to in4l4indUAlt of It.tavia ...Tiler r “ola-
lietri author in the harbour until the t.l of O. tr m 4 r, hPli
ti ey got iii.der wee, aria stood to the Ettaard Pita. parti•
cola, destination was not known. When the last advert
we away, it was r.pn, ett at rhiAvri, that the •gnarlron
were still on the coast of Java, about 3,0 tidies to the east.
ward of Bessie "

A deputation of the inhabitants of the Isle of
France waited on General Dsc A t. r 4 , on the lota of
August last, requesting that the name of Port Nortls
West might be changed to Port Nqw,ienn; which
General Dscssa granted ; we must, therefore, ex-
peel to Ilea► of it by that name.
The negotiations for Peace with France, it is
said, proem! rapidly. Our alliance with Russia is
to be broken—for which purpose the Itiffit Hon. J.
Yllt.ttll is to proceed with all possible expedition
to Nlemel.