The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-22 00:00:00

FROM THE FRENCH ANC• DUTCH PATERS.

TRAINKTORT UPON THE MAIN, MAY 8.

Yesterday arrived here about I SOO French troops
from Mentz, and proceeded, this day, on their
march to the Grand Army.

The greatest part of the divi►ions, Bondes apd
Molitor, have already passed through Augskstrgh
and its environs, for the same point of destination.

MAlr_l9.

The Persian Ambassador artived tha 26th of
April, in the Castle of Finkenstein, the following
day he had an audience of the Emperor, who, on
the 28th, shewed him 20 battalions of infantry of his
guards, and ordered them to make several maneeu-
Tres, which the Ambassador contemplated with the
utmost astonishment.

On the 29th, he bad an audience of His Ma-
jesty, who conversed a considerable time with him
on Persian literature and antiquities. He is a gen-
tleman of much information, and assured the Em-
peror that there exist in Persia, Memoirs of the
War between the Partbians and Romans; and
also a History of Alexander, which does not agree
with ours. The Interpreter having told the Emperor
that the above history is found is the Library, be
ordered it to be translated.
'Ric Modulo., which contains the preceding ar-
ticle, gives afterwards a journal of the siege of
l)antzic, from the 223 to the 30th April. It
thereby appears, that, as is generally the case, the
works have been continued by the besiegers, with
more or lase success. The cannonade is kept up on
both sides with uncommon vigour, and serval
sorties have been made. Oa the 25th, in the after-
noon, Marshal Lefebvre ordered the firing to
cease, and sent his Aid-de-Camp to summon the
place; but General Kalkreuth replied, that he
should not listen to any proposals of that kind,
until a praaicable breach had been made.
In the following night the bombardment was kept
ap with great spirit, and several buildings in the
town were set on fire, where it raged for some
times the garrison attempted a sortie, bat was re-
pulsed with considerable loss.
In the night of the 2Stli, the besieged made
another sally, which was conduced with much skill
and executed with great courage. But our corps
of reserve at length succeeded. in repulsing the
eamy.

The S per Cent. Consolidated Annuities are,
inclu.ively of the dividend of tlset22.l March, at 74

francs. 25 centimes.

nausseLs. MAY 13.

The day Wyse yesterday, Her Imperial High.
mess the Grand Duchess of Berg. passed through
this city. Her Majesty the Empress is hourly ex-
paled here.
Her Majesty the Empress, according to report,
is gning to Berlin. Great improvements are making
in this city. The great Gothic tower situate be-
t wern tie gases of Namur and Halle has been taken
d)wn; the gate of Laeken is also to be demolished,
and the ramparts are to be embellished with pro-
menades.

MENTZ. MAY 4.

This city is so encumbered with troops, that there
are from eight to twelve men lodged in each of those
houses that had been hitherto exempted from billet-
ing. They set out in large detachments of 1000 men
each every day, for the grand army, and a similar
number arrives every day from the Interior of
France.

THE BRITISH PRESS.