The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-04 00:00:00

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FOREIGN I.I.TELLIGENCI.

FROM THE FR*NCH PAPIRS.

AeQUST 22.

The minister of Finance set out two days ago
to j Majetty the Emperor, who was to leave
Boitii.r.ie for Aix la Chapelle.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs returned, on the
19:h, front the waters of Bourbon-rArcharnhaud.
M. Lacepede, the Grand Chancellor of the Legi9n
of Iloncatr, has also returi,ed from R.ulogne, to
ollitAi he went to be present at the felt of the 15th

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A dis i inn of twenty-cne gunboats of the first
class, and pinnace:, arrived from Brest, in the night
of die Ifl;h, in the road of St. Maio, and sailed
the same day at four in the morning. The campy
not being in view, it approached Citetburgh alsout
one o'clock, p.,;,.
Upon the 16th August the anniversary of the
birth day of the Emperor was celebrated at Aisla
Chapelle. At six in the evening the Empress re-
paired with her wlscie Court to the Cathedral, where
Tr Draw was sung s after which her Majesty
distributed to the Members of the Lagion the Im-
perial Star, attended a grand artificial fire w
and then went to a Dress Ball giv, n by the Cly.
A person of distinaion, lately ars'ated at Gottin-
gen from I.;slxsn, states, that at the time of his de-
parture front Portugal. the Prince Regent was Opp
paring a magnificent present, srhisis he intended as
offer to the Emperor of the Fr:ll.h. It is, scoot-sl-
ing to r:port, a crown of gold, valued at a millign
of crensades ; which aus.aers to aLout three silk
lions of our money. •

•ectess 23.
The following supplementary accou it of the: late
festivalat Bonlope h given in the ..Ifooteur of the
td3.1:•.-84 Sesitsd on the .Throne of one of die
IC.niss of the'Srst race, the Emperor bad, insms-
dia:ely on his right. ;Mince Joseph, behind ifinit
the great Officers of the 'Crown, on each side tho
Ministers, the Marshals of the Empire, and the
Colonels General ; in front, and on the ster,
were his Ms..; Aides.de-Camp ; and on benches
..: the h Gf the throne sere, on the rights
the Conn.ellors of State, the Cer.erale arrived
ilk= the interio., and foreign o;licers; on t 4
kit, the- and Itelfglons Ante:llslqt: TlTe
remainder of the ,pace in the middle was 0.-cupiA
by the Imperial guard, and •he noisHans on
one side, and two thousand drumitters on toe
other ; at its extremities were the grand st..ff cif
the army, and the general staff officers the
camps. T..e Emperor saw on his right the two
camps and the batteries, the entrance of the pert
and a part of tLe roads; and oa his left, he has a
view of the port of i imereux and the coat, of E
land. In front of him advanced rio battalions formed
in twenty columns, the heads of them occupy i.g
half the circumference of the circle. In front and
in the interior part, still nearer the throne. were
platoons of legionaries of all ranks, and of the dif-
ferent branches of the service. The extreniiiies of
the columns advanced towards the heights, which
were occupied by twenty squadrons in battle array,
and which were cotr.pletcly covered and drcoratal
with an immense crowd of sillibililtoll, and the tent, -
appni..ted fr.r the ladies.
Never was there a disposition more simple,
nor one which presented a more imposing aspe.i.
But every thing. announced that the tempest, which
prevsiled on this part of the coast foreight ar.l forty
hours, sentflif also disturis the enjoymeGt t.f tll4l
splendid day. The south-wet wind accumidated
dark clouds, and agitated the waves. he Eng.
lish cruisers had retired, and appeared unly %rough
the haze of the horison. At noon t..e Emperor
left his hut, and a sa'..ne f:om all the batteridX
of the coast announced his at:issal. Tina instant
the sun illuminated the c.rennmy, an; there el.,*
no more uit..l than was atticrent to make the cu.
lours wave.

On the appearance of the Emperor, the
drums he an to beat, .tad scouts joy, on the
part of the army and the speaators, marked We
presence, anal the enthusiasm which it czcitesi.--.
The drums then beat a charge, and the &Greet
columns instantly closed their ranks. This fine
movement eleftrifsed all tic heroes with a military
ardour.

" The d rand Chancellor of the Legion of tie.
nour inonour.crl a discouhe ; and, after a ruff of
the drums. his tl.sjcsty recited the oaths all the
legionaries reclaimed. We sLi-er a! From a spon-
taneoui iml+alse. the whale army repented this rib
of fi lclity end attachment ; and vies of Lire rbe
Zmperarl ti.sountLd amidst all the ranks, wl.cs