The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-22 00:00:00

BY K OTZ EBU E.

Amon! the preferences which the enemies of
Frenchmen cannot refuse them, is even the lih•nu
enthusiasm with rabic!) they encourage and reward
genius and the fine arts. Music, painting, dramatic
and musical compositions, are not here, as in many
German places, wandering pilgrim's, who are only
endured, and have reason to rejoice when they are not
prevented front gaining their bread by their talents
and their industry. Here they are honoured, loved,
and esteem .d. It has even been thought worth
while to cre.re laws fur therm No literary robbers,
or plundering counterfeits, dare here encroach upon
the produlions of genius. Every one gathers the
fruits of his labours, and, it it be good, he may be
sure it produces hundred-fold rewards. With us it
is tpl;te the contrary.
Authors and composers for the theatre and the
opera are treated in the following manner ;
When their pieces are represented, each receipt is
divided into three parts, and of this third parr they
obtain a seventh part. This is, perhaps, thought a
trifle, but they obtain this seventh part, not once,
but as long as they live, and their heirs ten years
after their death. Th.y do not receive this only at
Paris, but from 'rely theatre all over France, not
only as long as the piece remains in manuscript, but
even after it is printed, b..cause nn direflor of any
theatre dates to exhi'iit their pieces without tiro
asking their perinissic.). They are even severe
against plagiarism, because the laws punish it se-
verely. It may be said that it is impossible for the
authors to know where and how often their pieces
' have been represented, and how great the receipt
has been, and that they of course are exposed to
imposition. But the laws have foreseen all these
difficulties. At Paris is an office instituted for no-
thing else. Here the authors present their works,
and have them noted or registered, and the office is
responsible for the rest. It has its corresponcknts all
over France, cash-keepers, Scc. and for the trifling
sum of two per cent. pays the authors regularly
their due. As in France arc found upwards of an
hundred theatres, it is dear that authors of popular
and fashionable pieces can calculate upon forty
thous old livn•s for the first two )noes. Alter this
time they may eve} less ; hut the French reliertuires
are much less varied than ours and the authors can
therefore calculate upon a regular yearly income,
teemed in the most independent manlier, and upon
the most ILIA basis, as the amount depends upon the
goodness of the work. Has it only qualities to glit-
ter for a moment. it is seldom represented ; but, if
it possess true merit, it is sure of being often exhi-
bited. An author. who has the good luck to have
received at toe roperfeiri of the Theelre Prevexi three
or four pieces, is not only certain of subsisterce for
his life, but leaves to his ciliation a certain yearly
mem*. Whit an hoot-astable pension; but it is
only in France where one has opportunity to me-
rit it.

M tclamc Mole, who. in Apr .es wearer, has ar-
ranged my piece of Misenthrhpie et &prow (The
Strehger, in v.:lg ich), has already received for it
60,000 livres (2.5001.), and the piece continues still
to be placed At Paris. often upon three theatres the
same night. For me, ts no am the author, it !moot
br, ught in two hundred tie-dollars (4.51.). The
known and amiable composer, d'Alayrac, receives
yet for h•s former works. besides the capital. one
hundred looks d'ors in the month from the provinces.
or 101001. sterling in the year, for which he does not
write a line.

With such regard are not only the authors but
the actors treated in France, that both, if possessing
talents, may hope for a fortunate old age; they are
rev.irded, or rather dismissed, with a trifling pension
of a couple of h•indred rix•dollars, upon which they
can neither live nor die, at least they cannot live as
they v.!. le used to do. Nu, they retire in a state of
rase and comfort, even surpassing that they enjoyed
when their strength suit health permitted them to
amuse the public. This happens in the following
mascot:or : 7 he Thefrire Francois is under the direction
of the Members themselves. Alter all etpeoces are
paid, thrproit is divided into twenty•five lots. The
first and oldest aeons and aftresses have whole
lot, others an half, It-. The persoit who has
wltnle lot, o;stains, yearly, from 25, to 3(1,000 Eyre.,
but ,bt tots sum, a little is retained every month,
amounging, however. in tlie year, to 72,000
Byres, Tr,is sum is lent 'Litt upon i:derest. When
one hu mimed years, he can retire with comfort,
if be is only 40 yea:sold.; because first is returned
to hint in rt .ady money what has beets retained,
which ant ,nntr to 30'0.00 livres. Then be receives
benefit At ;Ott grmil operA, which, if he is beloved,
I.ever is d.ns than 30,000 here,. For the third he
receive, from Ins lormer comrades an an y, dur-
ing has Id. 6 of 20th) litres ; and for the fourthi a
pell4oo to the sante amoiint, from the common
theatrical funds. lie has besides is right to preserve
his place among the attars, if he h.ti health and
yang.. Such wrs the case with the famous actor,
L► Hive. t imagined him to he a t old man. when
he is hardly past 40. To enjoy life, he has pur-
chased, in the delightful valley of Montmorency. a
small caste called ifeedignon, to which he has re-
tired in the vigour of life.

Two frigates, building at Plymouth, arecto be
launched in the course of the emuing weak.
Captain Wootoei nor is appointed to ihe com-
mand of the E//: sloop of war at Woolwich.
Captain Owen, of the Immurtaldti, lies displayed
anottitr example of his prowess: On Tuesday fact,
he made a very gallant attack upon a considerable
number of the enemy'q gun-boats and luggerq, in
their attempt to get into port, and there can be lit-
tle doubt of his having done them considerable in-
jury: he certainly threw them into great confusion,
and they mane little or no defence, but the batteries
employed the greatest activity, though without any
material effect. _ _

We arr sorry to learn that recent letters from It-
maiea state, that the horrors, which have so long
disgraced and desolated it. Domingo. are not yet
over. The Mulatoes, who, it is said, were the insti-
ratora and al-Ailments of the late massacres of the
%Vhites, have, in their turn, excited the jvaloustes of
the Blacks. who have begun to treat them as toe.;
ail many of them have been maisscied at the
(;,•owls inse, the place wlwrit the lit.W.lCreS of the
Whites commences'.

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Yesterday morning. the River Fencihles. ttniki
the command of ,CutuniodOre Incas, proceed-
ed up the Thames, to the Surry.side of Blackfride.-
Bridge, where the first Story regiment of Volun-
teers, the Christ Church, and the Sr. °lave's.
torming a body of 300 strong. and ~commanded by
Lieutenta-Cclonel 'Gaitskill, embarked about 12
o'clock, which was effeSeil in a Very short time,
and with the greatest regularity, notwithstanding
the roughness of the water, And a very strong
breeze down the river. About the same time, the
Royal Westminster Volunteers, who mustered near
100 rank and file, under Culanel Robinson, em-
oarked at Westminster-Bridge, on board of another
squadron of the River Fencibles' boats. Upon the
approach of the force from Blackfriaes-Bridge, the,
were saluted by a discharge of 21 guns from the Ri-
ver Fencibles carronades ; at the same moment, the
Lambeth Corps, under Colonel Edwards, embark-
ed at Lambeth, and were sa:ated by five guns
more, the bands, drums, and fifes, attached
to the several Volunteer Corps, at the same time
struck up " GiKl .rare the Kffig," which continued
to be played for a length of way up the River, and
had a very fine die& When this flotilla approached
Battersea Bridge, another salute of seven guns was
fired. The whole then proceeded in regular order
to Wandsworth, when the Surry and Christ Church
Volunteers landed, and were joined by their light
companies, who are at present on permanent duty
at Epsom. These Corps then formed together. re-
presenting the English army, which was to oppose
the landing of the enemy, and in a short tithe had
taken possession of the several passes, and stationed
sufficient dt tachments at each, in order to prevent
thcir marching into the country; the light compa-
nits were placed in the hedges, so as to annoy the
enemy's landing. The enemy now began to disem-
bark at Wandsworth wind-mill, during the whole of
which operation, they were covered by a heavy
firing from the carronades in the sterns of the River
Fencibles' boats. Tnis mainruvre e tabled them to
land the whole of their army, composed of the Lam-
beth and St. Olaves, with the Surly Sharp Shooters,
the whole under the command of Colonel Edwards,
without the loss of a single man; in the mean time,
the Westminster proceeded to Putney ; they soon
formed in good order, and obliged the En fish
army to retreat to Wandsworth Hill, where they
again formed, and attacked the invaders, who re-
turned their fire very briskly ; hut, being superior in
numbers, again obliged them to retreat from this
very advantageous situation. The retreat was made
in good order, notwithstanding a constant fire on their
right Rank, kept up by the Sharp Shooters, who
continually harrassed them, though very ably op-
posed by the Light Companies of the Surry and
Christchurch, who covered their retreat to ‘Vands-
worth Common, when they again rallied, and com-
menced another attack on the enemy, who had all
the time closely pursued them ; here indeed a very
desperate engagement took place—a heavy firing
was kept up by each party, for a great length of
time, and a variety of attempts were made by the
one party to out-Reek the other ; but, by thy judi-
cious manteuvres of the English, under Colonel
Crit.k.ll, th.s plan of the enemy proved abortive.
Atter a variety of marches, counter-marches, chang-
ing front, &c. Scc. both parties suddenly retired
from the field of battle; the English army took the
road to Clapham, while the invaders retired to a
distant pat tof the Common. There a new and se-
vere aChon commenced, upon hams, buttocks of
beet, ace.. ilte. and. the carriage did not cease
the whole were destroy-ed. Scarcely was thi
ended. when the ont.posts once more commenced
hostilities, id which the p;cquet guards, composed
of the light companies, were soon enga:-ed ; the
English army, iiiitimg themselves in a situation
where they could not ad wi•h effeS, again retreated,
! and formed in a strong position on Clapham,Coni-
i mon, wherethey awaiteJ the approach of the enemy
for some time with impatience; at last their light
companies appeared at a distance, closely en-
gaged, and shortly after the main body of the
enemy, in great streogth : the light company
of the Surrey, under the command of Colonel
Gaitskill, after expending the whole of their am-
munition, retreated. io.gooti order to the rose of
the battalion. A general engagement now took
place, and a heavy firing was kept up by both
parties; the English army determined to Wand their
ground ; after a severe contilft, which lasted a con-
siderable time, and during which, victory for some
time seemed doubtful i the invading army at last,
without waiting the tremendous charge of their
adversaries, surrendered themselves prisoners of war.
This result was made apparent, .by the meeting
and salutations of the. two Commanding Otcers,
and three cheers first given by the English army, in
which they were followed by the others. The whole
of the line then joined and passed Lieutenant-Colonel
Gaisskill, as Commanding ()ricer, with open ranks,
in ordinary time; This concluded the military
strehaele of the day. They then marched home,
and were dismissed upon their several parades.
From the first embarkation at Blackfriars Bridge,
until the arrival of the expedition near Battersea,
it blew a very strong gale, which caused a consi-
derable swell, and though very inconvenient to the
troops, yet it added much to the general interest of
• the scene. A great number of pleasure boats
filled with beautiful women accompanied them np
the river. On their landing, many more persons of
feshion, in coaches, charoms, curricles, he. he.
joined the cavalcade. It would be impossible to
convey, by words, an adequate idea of the beauty
and variety of the scene. No accident happened
Cu damp the pleasure it afforded.

Ou Thursday morning, at four o'clock, the party
of the Foot Guards, under the command of Sir
WILLIAM SRIRL&Y, which have been on duty for
some tune at the Barracks, at Wicdsot, marched
out for Lundon, and were replaced by another party
of the Foot Guards, under the couamaud of Captain
NILATIM.aI4D.

The Election for the county of Warwick is fixed
for Wedoesday next.
In the lax China ships, now lying at Blackwell,
there are upwards of 500 Chinese sailors on board,
discharging their cargoes, who Lave not yet landed
—when that is effeded, they are to be put under the
care of one of their own natives, of the name of
ANTUNI9.

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c.tivrr.RnurrY, SEPT. B 0.•
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'fester lay Tortaing, Cart Romney. Lord Lieute-
' •raint'iti the: de isms, arrived in • this. city, dna in-
Ilkie 1 Op lento ei,sq CA.rps, underebe•command ,4
blort4:l procred-:.1 to Barham now. ,
to review, the Corps of Yeoman' Cavalry arid 1.1.
fantry eteptnatuiesl by Brigadier tiimeral Mentre-
stye. About' twelve the Use was formed on
• the i ight of the -encampment, in the following order:
viz.:he N'ooingtook Barham Down, Denton, Brdge 7
Hill, and Isle of Thenet troops; Canterbury kifle
Corps, Canterbuty,, South Kent, and Waldershere
Volunteers, which were taisembled pursuant to a
previous arrangemeut Soon atter twelve
Earl. Romney arrived on the ground, and passed the
line in the xsual foram. from right to left ; after
wlich, the respedive Corps marched by him its slow
and quick time, anti resumed their former resrtions.
A variety of manceuvres were then performed by the
Cavalry, end Rifle Corps, in which they evinced
great agility; the latter cevering the hattalinns 100
paces in front, extended by files anSehain, and tiring
in the different positioes of lying, kneeling, &c.
Scarcely any thing could exceed the galianc mahner
is which the grand charge was made by the•Cavel-
ry, which reffeCts on our Yeomanry. thtehigheseette-
dit and the precision with which the battalions
fired, together with the appearance, correethess,
and steadiness of the while, mire satisfy every in-
dividual with the conduft, spirit, and, in general,
with the profic:eney ofthew nieriteriotss Corps': with
which die Lord Lieutenant Was h;ghly pleased, and
requested his thanks might be-in ide to every
indi-
vidual, for the epprnbatian they had given him.
Monday was inertiea at Sr. Peters, in this (city,
Mr. Tyra% aged 73. niuch deformed oy age, to
I.nmberton, age.) 2d ;—tile novelty of the case et-
cited a cons.derable concourse of apedators, many of
whom contributed to raise the mirth •af this happy
couple, by procatirig hand-4..11w &c. with winch they i
were ushered intochinch,accompanied- with npwar •
of three hundred pereiins. to view the ceremony ;
the festiv:ty of die monwat W hsweier, in-
terrupted with the lartiamations Of a fiermer. lov-r.
:de u: his own age, who reproached hit fickleness
with every expr• seunel grief that her tender passions
alloyed her ; this, however, had but hale weight,
and the bridegrotenlesthis nymph ei the altar : ,
ter which, they repaired home to celebrate the's*-.! -
ding with some friends—hut :glee ! soon after the I
nuptiel tie, fear, jettrusy, and revenge, maeein the
spartling breast of the bridegreom (rrom circum-
stances we know not of), so that tae attune eonfu-
'ion prevailed, in which the Miele low tier ring, aid
niarderl 4c. dc. was the order of the day.
Nicholson. was ois hioncky etch-
ed Mayor of Itochester, after a very long and spi- '
rited contest, at the close of wench he had porlcd
123 votes more than Alderman Thowneenn. .Alter
the numbers were declared, the freemen placed the
successful candidate in a chair pre /aided for th.! pur-
pose, and conveyed hias....with I iud and unreal AC•
donation, to the King's•heed.inn, where lefelenenc
supper was served up toil select parr of fieerlds."-L.
During the day he entertained, in the moat,
manner, at his hospitable 'table, not less thin 413)
of the freemen.
The itarfeelats and Maisie w% of f,4 guns each, fit-
erg at Ueptford, are ordered to proceed Immediate-
ly
ecethe Nore. •
The Adjourned Session; Itelim'enced. w•ri•„
Jay at CuildhalL•when the adjourned cast; ?cove. I
ral II solvents were heard, but none of theeterniseef
any interest.
ba ftali tre
Riebard Camden, and ,it others, lona
a Riot at s:. Odes's, on the eth inst. eirlirhe:
Jay senieneed at Hiek'i Glcricenwe egi slag
following ptini-liment:: tly two ropitliipz
pristahment ; butler ancVSlaine, ta4je.iMentlaia, as!
' the other throe, to twelve months.
Thausdely night a•Cnrener's Inquest was held ut
the Ipswici, Arms public-house,in'llumes-stryt, 4114
fore Tana ss Su CETOM, Esq. on the bade enrage".
'et,rl.e*. a soldier belonging.to the Is; reginicrit,94.
Guards. A man, of the name of POW. a pew.
Officer in the Customs, depowd, that on Wedhesdalli
night, at 12 o'clock, he went on duty et Vieuaa'al
Quay, and that soon after that time he saw the Aloe
ceased laying groaning very much, and thought b
was dying : he then sent for the night °Meets of
Dunstan in the East, who immediately attend '
and, with she assistance of the deponent, placed dip'.
unfortuaate 'man in the best situation they cpeldie
that thee then left him, and thought him much .
better. iPstet frequently went to look at him,
in about an liner after he thought he was getting •
much worse, and went fie the Officers *, second,. ,
time. 'they then removed him to tire workhouse
and sent for a surgeon, when every possible means
were used, but without effete. Tie witness under.
stood he bad drank to excess of whiskey. Verdict—.
pall from erceu if Drinking.
It is proper the Public should know that this is
the last day they can have an upportanity•oe -pure
chasing the few remaining Tickets. previous 1,. the
First Day of Drawing. It is pdmitted shatedelays
are dangerous. Put net that off till Mond gr. which '
can be more safely &see to Jay. •
Big rw is lei CAL? asst.
The original intention of litteries was certainly, is •
the first instance, to be a benefit 'to the goyernmeat•''
purse, and afterwards to afford as opportunity to
thilividuals, by a small adventure, to have the chance •
f amending or making thei. fortunes. The present
Letery amply embraces such purposes, anJ goes
beyond all its predecessors in these very material ,
advantages. : •
' There cannot be a Question but that the State.
Lottery, which begin% Drawing en Mossier Morn-
ing next, at Nine o'Cloek. is tar superior to eity
former Lottery —Hoarser and Co. are peculiarly .
happy in having sebniitte.l such an advantageous
Scheme Per the Benefit of every Purchaser—Only -
25,000 Tickets —S 0f.420,000. -S of
.0 0,0‘10,
S of ‘S,OOO--are capital Prices unequ*se:d in the
Annals of Lotteries. There is, besides. a saving
of Thirty Shillings in eves), Ticket, arising from
the Division of Z 40,000 Prize• Money mote than
in the last Lottery.
N B. Orders, by Letter or Carrier, for Tickets
and Shares, executed exaftly on the same Terms as
if present _ - . - -

ie All Prises, whether of £2O or
.C4...),000, pai I
on Demand at the eLI-estabstshci 'tare-Leacs,
Othee of HQUISIT sod Co. SW, Cesithill.

MILITARY COLLkGt

The late mutiny among the Cadets at the lleyal
Military ("Act. at Great Marlow, and for which
tine of them have been since expelled, although
deserving of being considered as nothing more
than the ebullition nf juvenile effervescence, mani-
fested a spirit of insubordination, which, whenever
it appears, cannot be too rigorously chastised.
We have always been ci opinion that epirings out,
rebell,mt, and the other names by which the oppo-
sition of school boys to the authority of their pre-
ceptors is occasionally designated, cannot be too
severely repressed. They are no better than inci-
pient alts of rebellion. The boy who has been
successful in resisting the legitimate and parental
contrast of the person to whose experierce his
morals, his mind, and his understanding, are com-
mitted, will, in any probability, carry the same prin-
ciples of opposition into the conduCt of his future
life We are no advocates for a system of severity
towards the rising generation ; but, considering the
principles that have been in the last few years dis-
seminated throughout Europe, we see more than a
common necessity for returning to that discipline
in our seminaries, and public institutions of every
hied, to which, in a great degree, may be attribut-
ed the patience, the harcbhnnd, and the forbear-
ance, which have placed the Navy and the Military
of Great Britain above that of the public force of
any country.
It appears that some of the cadets who were dis-
pleased with the discipline exercised over them by
a new captain, had determined to resist him. With
a predileftion for military stratagem, which may be
naturally accounted for, they commenced their ope-
rations with placing some powder under a hay-stack,
with intent to set fire ni n at a cnnvenirnt opportu-
nity, in hopes of drawing the great body of cadets to
the place, while they, the mutineers, were to he em-
ployed in :mother quarter. They intended to get
possession of the arniory, and after having secured a
sufficiency of muskets tw arm themselves, to throw
the rest into a pond. The time chosen for the grand
attack, was that when they are usually assembled at
players. Hoping to Surprise the Commandant, it
was their intention to offer conditions to him, which
if refused, they were to firs upon the College, and to
do all the mischief in their power. What those rx-
yertenred commanders were further to do after they
had effelted all they bad concerted, never entered
into their consideration.
The desiAii, however, was discoveted, and all the
circumstances were laid by the Collegiate Board be-
*teethe Commander in Chief. His Royal Highness,
ies was his duty, submitted them to His Majesty,
who immediately ordered, that the juvenile culprits
should be expelled with every mark of military dis-
grace. Both departments of the Royal Military Col-
lege were assembled, and the offenders, having first
bad theft' monis broke', over their heads, were siripped
of their uniforms, and turned out of the College—
." The wash! was all before them,
7 %nitre to chase their pLce of rest, al vl Prottitlenc, their gui.!e.''