The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-14 00:00:00

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BRITISH PR SS OFFICE,
iihadery Alerniv,

GOTTENBURGH MAILS.

GOITENSUSGH, DEC. 7.

Various travellers, chiefly English, have this
week arrived from Russia, who all report, that a
large body of Russian trope are marching to the
frontier of Swedish }inland.
This morning arrived a Clurier from Helsing-
borg, with dispatches from the King, fur his Mi-
nister in London. He will sail to-morrow morn-
ing by the packet. Several Couriers have lately
passed between St. Petersburg and Helsingborg.
Another Russian Mail has :strived this day, but
no post from liathhurgh.
The King and Queen are erpeled here from
Helsingborg, on Saturday next, and yreparations
are making for their reception. It is said, that after
Ia short stay they vi ill proceed to Stockholm.
By the post of Stockholm, of this day, we have re-
ceived information of the arrival of Lord Leveson
Gower, and his suite, from St. Petertburgh. It
has also brought another Mail for England, from
Russia. Three Hamburgh Mails are now due.
On Thursd sy last art ived here, the English sloop
of war the &late. after having been chased off
the Schaw by two Danish 74-gun ships, which
were on their passage from Norway to Copen-
hagen. Tiba flivranth sloop, and Cersiott gun-
brig, are like sire h...re, with convoy.
It is reported here, that the Crown Prince of
Denmark ha. been over at Helsingborg, and had an
interview with the King, but this wants confirma-

3VTL AND, NOW. 10.

Major-General Waltersdorff, according to ac-
counts lately received, has died suddenly at Alborg.
The Military Connell, at Copenhagen, under the
Presidency of Prince Frederick of Hesse, has al-
ready commenced its sittings.
Major-General Peyman, Rear-Admiral Letker,
Adjutant-General Kirchhoff, and Colonel Bielefelt,
are under civil arrest, until further orders.—Orecl-
holm Gases(' of Nor. 2S. ),

COICIIIIIAGEN. MOT. SO.

Since the Bth instant, the Sound has been so
blockaded by the English ships, that no vessel can
go mat or enter Clonenbutg, to pay toll, Without
being obliged to come under their guns.
On the lOth, somc boats which went out from
the harbour, took a large three-masted English
ship. and brought her into Kalletostranda
On the clay before yesterday. a privateer from
Elsineur took an English transport, laden with va-
rious kinds of provisions for the English sbips
of
war cruising in the Sound.—(Storilisin
Lr• I I

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
MONDAY, D►cea+let 14.

Just as this paper was going to press this mornint.
two Goltenburgh Mails arrived with letters and
papers from Stockholm to the 4th, and Gotten-
burgh to the Stlr instant. A very .rsaive corre-
spondence is carrying on between the Swedish and
the Russian Governments, and a large body of
Russian troops are upon their march for the frontiers
of Swedish }inland.—The Chows PIIIPCI of
Dttal MILK is also said to have had an inter-
' view with the King of Swings, at Belling-
borg. The ohjea of these proceediags is, no
doubt, to force Sweden from her neutrality into
the coalition against England. Lord G. [Avows
Gowan, our Ambassador to the Court of St. Pe-
tersbargh, arrived previous to the 7th inst. at Stoti-
holm, with his suite. on his return to England.
A Swedish Officer arrived this morning with
dispatches for the Swedish Minister. He came in
the packet which brought the two Gottenburgh
Mails.

A Gentleman just artivcd from Cadiz, is an
American vessel, states, that at the time ot hit de
parture, barracks were preparing at a place called
La Isla, for an immense body ot French troops, in-
cluding 10,000 miners. to be employed iu the siege
of Gibraltar, on avast scale. The people of Cadia
ionaideved the projea as wild and romantic. There
were dem sail ut the line, six French and five Spa-
nish, in the port of Cadis, all ready for sea. So
early as the litter end of October they were every
moment is eapellation of being joined by the Rus-
sian fleet. (a proof that a secret understanding did
exist long 'Jetta( between France and Russia.) The
,
\Rassian fleet was only prevented by the presence of
Admiral Pu It Ilis's squadron Iron entering that port.
Oa its arrival at Gibraltar. a telegraphic conunani-
cation was immediately sent to Cadiz. The drums
were heat, all Officers were instantly ordered on
isn,,rsi the ships ; and the very same military core,