The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-23 00:00:00

A PANEGYRIC,

lACRED TO VII BLACKISEATII ASSEMBLY, I*o4.
1,
Attend, ye Nine, while I your aid implore
rot, *moon fancy's airy wing to soar,
Ana try in pleasing retrospect tb scan
The gay assemblage at BLld.Atoth's Green )tan,
Where blooming damsels, by pale Cynthia's light,
Sedurtivedance away the live long night.
With various elegance, with various charms,
They move their feet, and lift their Idly arms,
The Muse's province haply to describe
With just distinction all the beauteous tribe.
Scarcu does Apollo touch the tuneful lyre,
Scarce lively melodies the soul inspire,
When H—ltoesseacoMes floating down the festive dance,
And slily darts around a killing glance ;
Her glowing form, in flowing drap'ry drest,
Kindlier soft fires in the youthful b ;
But oh ! what envy torture, ev'ry beau,
To see her similes bestow'd on simp'ring S—w :
• Behold a brilliant train their entry make,
Whose charms have caused many an heart to ache;
Led on in pow'rful phalanx by their Queen,
The dread battallnn is no sooner seen,
Than bosoms heave with pain hid then unknown,
And raviih'd multitudes but gaze to groan.
From Greenwich scarce sin coaches can convey
The num'rous retinue to ball or play ;
To shine at each 'its their peculiar charter,
To gain all hearts the gift of lively M —r,
Whose kind at,entions warns the .acid smiie,
And gay festivities the hours beguile.
Round her what grace, what crowd of beauties throng,
What bard can paint them in appropriate sang
C•c-I.a firn With modest footstep moves,
Der face by the smiles and loves;
In her true elegance and case we find,
Her eyes expressive mark her polish'd mind.
Nor less does sprightly H-nsr-n enchant,
Whose flow of spirits Hoar', perpetual grant !
In search of beauty, tho' the room we pace,
We can't discover a m•ire perfect grace.
Who can behold unflawed the sister pair,
Or who their tempting blooming charms declare ?
Th' ashanish'd youth surveys with longing w es,
Doubtful which vint.a sister most to prize ;
Nue for 'El—a'a rosy cheek he brims,
And now to !sl—y's languid beauty turns;
Dniss'il to cooteisalate such bright profusion,
His melting s inf. distracted with confosinn.
But who's this stately sylph, this airy sprite,
Witco's fii • t inij•soie b upon the sight
On buoyant ether she app,mra to swim,
And moves a guelJent in the guise of P—om.
Let him, whoa.? breast bewitching dlotlales fire,
View the arch countenance of fair M—e,
Who rlatrfol oft the bashful prude will feign,
And sweetly blushing try ts sli rw
Still other nymphs there are of charms disiue,
Who equally with these superior slime;
Here K--,r with animated face
Dawes life and pleasure through the place,
And there A—e's—si'e winning smiles entrance,
Which innocence and spartive wit enhance;
One lawn t' enslae,, to conquer with a look,
The other gently 'taros us to her hook.
%Vila ecstaey my conscious bosom fil7e,
To meditate the pensive charms of
Sweet rousing Maid ! how oft my truant eye
Steals from tlic limy dance when thou art
To gaze with rapture on those downcast orbs,
Who's. humid lustre pity's dee absorbs,
And which so mild with modest radiance beam,
That, vi;.wing thee, of ileaen itself we dream.
Short, transient dream! awaken'd from the traioe,
Love adenoma us to juin again the dance,
Whets lovely Ch—e, vers'd in beauty's wiles.—
With sparkling eyes, and features (till of smiles,
Disperses thought, reflection puts to flight,
And lulls both mind and soul to soft delight.
Full oft have I the sweet delirium felt,
Oft has my stubborn heart been made to melt;
And when of fancied liberty most proud,
Full oft have I art humble suppliant boiled.
Let eery youth her Svren smiles 'Smears,
And timely learn to shun the •empting snare;
Can she not once eutra!t him in her chain,
She rut: his bosom with etemil pain.
has the Muse end oireued to pourtray
A few of those who mak.: Blackheath so gay ;
But many others still the grateful Muse
In fund remembrance and idea pursues;
Retrwmf,r.aice sweet ! which shall fur ever last,
ad.l new pleasure to the pleasures past !
Jurr

A swill tailing frigate was ordered to be in
readiness at Cronstadt by the 27th ult. Gar the
Purpose of conveying Baron Norozitzow to Lon-
41°U. ou aNeeial mission from the Emperor ALIA.
J.llDaa to IHis Tritaglllie MAJP.ITY.
Lord CAGE is appointed General of Brigade of
the Kent and Sussex Distrifts, between Tunbridge
and Lewes.

Captainßowan n ELLIOTT is appointed to the
command of the Wails:tom armed ship.
We are sorry to hear that the Officers of the
g!lham Volunteers are about to resign their Com-
munions. in consequence of some disagreement
which lately occurred in the Commi.ter.
The Aar. JANES SAI T W ITN. Fellow of
.h.susCOliege, is presented by the Right Hon. Viscount
to. wrote to the redory of Whicham, in the county
• Cumberland.
On Saturday the 13th inst. Lord Viscount FITZ-
HAMM (son of the Earl of MALULSIVILT) was
470111 into offi:e as Mayor of Wawa ; alier which
Ins Lordship ga.e a public dinner at the Town
HtlL—Amongst the company were the Estl of
P"sitotta. gall Cowtra, Lord Caustics Srcs
cEtt• the Hon. MOLLY W APO, Hon. JOHN and
Viim.ia SPHNCL Holt. Roat•T /108•11.•11c'

lidrAL PAVA r.

WRY MOUTI, OCT ti
His hfAJZSTY was so well pleased with the Dor-
setshire Yeomanry Cavalry in their different evolu-
tions yetterday, at their review, that he has been
pleased to signify His Royal Will, that in future
thet shall be called the Royal Dorsetshire Yeomen
Cavalry.
Last night. General For arrived here, and in a
short time after had an audience of Ili, M A Esrv,
and continued in conversation with Ills NiAJEiTY
for a considerable time.

This morning. the ROYAL FA silty and their at-
tendants heard divine service at the church.

On Saturday night, the weather was ettremely
stormy off Portland I:land, dial the Master and
Roy belonging to a vessel lying oft that Island were
washed overboard. The Master was taken up by
a dumber of men in a man of war's boat : he ap-
peared lifeless, and very little hopes were enter-
tained of his recovery. It was four hours before
the body of the boy was found, and of course
lifeless.

On Friday, Their MAJESTIF.f commanded At.-
LING/lAM'S Comedy of Tie Marriesße Promise, and
The Prisoner of Large, for the benefit of Mrs. Nl•it-
°scum and Miss LOGAN : the house quite full.
Last night, a stock night, The iflhhinel Reel,
Love-a-In-Mode, and Iforh•quin MUM 1.1.7/. by COM-
mand of Their MCles ries : the house exceedingly
full.

On Monday. Mr. Mrs. and Miss DAwsoN's night,
Wild Oats and MUlnizht Hour, by command of Their

Arrived at the King's Head:
Mr. Hulb,che, tool Mrs. Night.

NORTILIMPTON, OCT. 20.

Our long expelled Musical Festival concluded on
Friday evening. The nigh patronage under which
these performances were announce.l had raised the
public expeaation to the highest pitch ; and we are
happy in stating, they were not disappointed. The
Stewards were, the F.atls of Northampton, Pom-
fret. Spencer ; Lords Lilford, Stopford ; Sir W.
Dolkn : the Attorney-General ; F. Dickens, Esq.
M. l . W. Cartwright, Esq. M. P. and W. Horn-
bury, Esq. The performances, in All Saint's
Clutch, consisted of two seleaions, front the com-
positions of Handel, Pergolesi, Mozart, Boyce,
Arre, and Haydn; and/ the Oratorios of The Mes-
siah, all of which were performed with a precision
and died, sAdom witnessed. The choruses were
particularly grand and impressive. The evening
Concerts were chiefly miscellaneous, and each con-
cluded with a national air, in honour of our Naval
and Military Heroes. The flak was tt God &IX
the King," to which were added the following
stanzas :

Thou who ruPst .es and land,
Stretch forth thy guardian hand,
Potent to st•z.
Lead sisal' wir Monarch's host,
Check proud Invasion's boat;
Cru.led 011 our warlike roast i
'Wh, lui'd by our wave.
Though Britain's haughty f
Threaten: her .m-throw,
SW, we will auk&
" Let hint his armies aend ;
Britonk will all slefedd
" Tneir Goantry, King, and Friend :
" God ..ave the Kul."

The principal vocalists were. Mrs. Second, Miss
Monday, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Battle-
man, who enraptured the audience with their de-
lightful powers. Mr. G. Ashley led the band,
which comprised Chas. Ashley, Griesbach, l lolmes,
Learders, Hyde, Smith, Dr. Clarke, &Ice, Mar-
shal, Jenkinson, and John Ashley, who presided
at 012 organ: in such a constelftion of eminent per-
formers, it would be invidious to particularise any
one ; suffice it to ssy, excellence. pet varied the whole
orcoestra. The company was very numerous: all
the prismpal families in this and the neighbouring
counties graced the performances with their pre-
sence, the receipts of which will amply remunerate
Mr. Ashley fur the great treat he has afforded to all
lovers of harmony.

Yesterday the St. Ge age's Bloomsbury, the St.
Anirew's Holborn, an.i the Clerkenwell Volun-
teers, were inspeCted by Colonel ..ILMKINION, in the
fields behind Copenhagen house. After the in-
speCtion, they went through the different brigade
manceityres in a style which would not have dis
graced any veteran corps, and publicly received the
thanks of that experienced inspeCting officer. The
officers of the sn'eral corps afterwsrds dined at the
Freemasons' Tavern ; Sir Jona lite:sit presided.
The following letter to the Mayor of Hull ap-
pears in The Ha Advertiser of Saturday :
•• Admiralty Office, 6.3. 13, 1804.
" Sir—Having laid before my Urals Colllllllt.ioller, of the
Admiralty, your letter of the 19th instant, including one fr .nt
several Merchauts and Ship owners of Hull, relative to con-
voy fur their ships bound to Spam and Portugal ; I am com-
manded by their Lord.liiiis to acquaint you, that ordershave
b.Teit given fur protntnig them vessels round to Spitltead, and
that there is no tottntion of delaying the sailing of the General

Convoy. I
(Sienzd) WM MARSDEN."
Our readers will observe that the letter is dated
the 13th, and that the capture of the Spanish ;6-
ga:es was not known till the 18th. That circum-
stance will probably occasion fresh instruSions to be
sent to the out ports.
The Russian Government has ordered an addi-
tional levy for toe land forces, of one Tll.lll in 5(0 ;
and every ezertioa is making to place the Ru,sian
navy on a formidable fott:iog.
A letter from klamburgh, of the 9th of o:tober,
says,-.." Accounts received here from St. Peters-
burgh, of the 44th ult. state, that the reports which
have been circulated all over the Continent, of a re-
conciliation bein; on the point nt taking place be-
tween France and Russia, are totally destitute of
foundation. Proposals for that purpose were cer-
tainly made through the medium of Prussia ; but
they were not listened to fur a moment. 1 can po-
sitively assure you, that the paragraph relative to
this satin% which you will, no clouts% see in the
Hinabarib Correifroa 'din, has been inserted at the
express desire of the French resident in this city ;
aid hence there is every reason to conclude that the
paragraphs of the same kind which have appeared
in several other German Journals, have had a simi-
lar origin."

Mi!)hLESP.Y SESSIONS.

&fun WILLIAM MAINWARING, Esq. and thrift:tier:
of the Peace for the CJunty of Meddles ex.

Jame' Fair, a mister of a press-gang, was indiifled
for assaulting John Nugent. It appeared that the
Prosecutor, who was a labouring man, was going
down Ratcliff HighwAy early in the morning, wita
a load on his shoulders, when he was overtaken by
the Defendant and his party, who insisted he should
go with them, as he happened to wear trowsers.
Upon his telling them that he was disabled, the
Defendant desired he would produce his protection,
and on stooping down to shew his bad leg, without
any provocation, the Defendant knocked him down,
beat and abused him in a shocking manner.
He wa, found Guilty; and the Court, in passing
sentence, observed, that, although it was a very un-
pleasant service, and it was necessary some persons
should do it, yet it should be executed with great
discretion, with great moderation, and with great
patience : the Defendant, on the contrary, had
acted with great violence and oppression. lie was
then sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment.