The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-08 00:00:00

(....leed o vnial.)

The evening Bslleitiy our raiders are seam has
been discontinued since Wednesdiy. Some of the
papers assign the improved mop of Ills %I IJEst!'s
health as the cause of this th•voutiuuancr.—We
wish Neat it was in our r seer to eutifi,in their awes
unlit ; but the Bulletin► of the two 14. t days are at
variance wiih it ; and we are Autry to add, that our
pirate accounts are to the full as utif.vonrable ns
the Bulletin.. Another and mere probable cause
has heirs assigned, and it is this:-The evui•,>;
Bulletin* were nut Oined at Windsor unlil after
nine o'clock. au hour ton late fur then. to reach
town in time for publication in the morning
papers of the following day. or confae none
but a few pcismi at iVin-lsor ha I the benefit
of them on the night of their signainre, and
they did not reach town until the next day. when
they arrived in company with toe Bulletin of the
morning. For any London purpose. therefore, it
is obvious that two separate Bulletins were un-
necessary. and that the contents of both might be
consolidated into ono. This, however, might have
beeu avoided, if the Physicians had condescended
to make their evening report at 7.instrad or g o'clock
at night : in which epee is (0,11,1 be received in time
for publication in the Morning Papers, end the
great mass of the people of this immense metro-
polis would not be left the whole forenoon totally
uninforined upon this most interesting subject
The alteration for only one Bulletin in a day to be
issued on the Case of 114 NI AJEMT T. was made by
Mr. Itvocit, as Secretary of State for the Ilwrie
Department. when he was at Windsor nn %Verities-
diy with the Docto7s. when he and the Earl of
Lteca,not, leaf ups ords of an hour's conversation
with them upon the state of as Majesty.

The Speculator is arrive at Falmouth, Roes
Lisbon, with an account, as we stateJ yesterday,
that Geueral CUT Coll had cut oft 3000 men, the
rear or Manitsrs's army. They are Stair.' to have
been boned in • wood, in • wretched condition,
and to have been taken without any loss on our
side. There is • mistake in the number. They
must hays been the 490 which were taken at the
cominencrinent of the etien”'s retreat. The Spe-
rutator sailed before the Jasper, which brought
Loril WILLINGTON's sad Admiral etaneist's
dispatches.

The brig Experiment, Captain DOTY, arrived at
New Verb on the 7tb of October, after a passage of
95 days, from Batavia. The Captain reports, that
two days before he sailed, the Commander of the
Spice Wend. (fiT7) was shot by order of the Go-
vernor-Grueral, for having given up those Wends to
the English. A number of Engineers had joust ar-
rived at Batavia from the I•Ie of France, fur the pur-
pose of constructing fortificatiens. The mat of Go.

tamest bad bass removed from &MA& to But.
Sestet, a place about 50 sass from Batario, where
the Governor-General bu erected a most splendid
palate. An English squadron passed up die Chinese
Seas about the 25th of :June.

We have copied from The Meniterr a philippic,
published by the French Go. ernmet.t in that I vet.r
against the conduct of Lord IVt. Lit...soros and the
British Army in Portugal.

" We declare," says .he Carrier, " that the ac-
-1 counts we have received from our Army, whether
official or otherwise, have less raised our hopes and
spirits, than the observations in our Opposition
Journals."—lt is a poor compliment to a man's
understanding, to say that it is impenetrable to
truth ; that it is en obstinate in error as to be inca-
pable of receiving a right impression; and that.
seeing only through the medium of prsjudice and
party, every thing unfavourable to it appears dis-
torted and inverted. The Editor of The Courier
having made this confession respecting himself, we
hare no right to question it. But perhaps we miss
take excessive vanity for humility; and that, in this
expression, he does not mean to acknowledge that
his mind is so pt ly formed as to receive from
arguments an ironic:aims the very reverse of that
which they are colculsted to make: but, en the
contrary, that the arguments of his opponents
upon themselves, and estaldisli the points which
they are brought to relate. Supposing then this
to be his meaning, let us see how the we stands.
The Treasury Journals represent the retreat of
Masse's& to Santarem us a defeat on his part, and
gloriois victory on the part of Loid WIII.I.InOToN ;
while the Opposition Papers consider it may a te;
moral to a convenient powition for the arrival of the
enemy's reinforcements end supplies, and • move-
ment that places the Albs d Army in a less adv4n-
tageous situation thou that which it lately occupied.
There is little room for sophistry in arguing this case;
(.call the points nee•loary to elucidate it are simple,
and stand admitted even by the Treasury Juorsials.
Santarem is one of the best and strongest positions
in all Portugal. During the time the French Army
lay in front of the Allies in their late strong lines.
Massexa was fortifying and improving it. Ile bas
now retired to it for the ecsavemence of obtaining his
supplies and reinforcement*, and may there a' it
their ariival in safety. It op. tor his communicas
lions with Rertural a,:l Spain, turf from thence
hr ran draw provisions ; and the convents and
churches of the place are sufVient to accommodate
his whole Army—while- the Allied Army most re-
main ben, it, hutted, and exposed t• all tio• priva-
tions and distresses of a winter campaign. The si-
tuation of the two armies is thus completely re.
versed. ASitENA. at Santarem, possesses all the
eviroisla:zes which Lord WELLINGTON enjoyed at
T,,rrea Ve Ira—he is within donee, the Allied
Army is witliont—the pursuer is become the pur-
sued ; the assailed most new in his turn become the
assailant. Wu are argniog upon thy state of things
of the dale of the last accounts, which are to the
2.11. What may hare happened since we do not
pretend to say. Masseaa may have since retreated
still farther. He may hate takes, Abrantes, or he
may hive fallen hack to Castel Branco. Oar arett-
'sent, on any or all of these events is not afficted by
them. The relative situation of the two Armies
will be the same as it was at Santarem. The ques-
tion then resolves itself into this—ls Lord Wee-
al N aro l'o sit tuition improved by the change?—or
has he let slip the glorious golden opportunitv of
fighting • battle with greater advantages than he is
ogsin likely to possess?—for the idea of destroyi g
the enemy by routine is, we believe, now given
up. Indeed, how the hope of being able to
reduce Mantua by famine came to be so confi-
dently mentioned by Ministers, we cannot con-
ceive, as he had it in his power to retreat when he
plea.ed, and to shape his course through an no.
touched country. Ministers may not be able to
live without Cabinet Dinners, hot more homely
and 'tensity fare will satisfy a soldier ; and of stil u. s
tione, the French can, perhaps, supptat nature with
less sustenance. and are most ingenious in the dies
covery of enbstitutes. Ewen men ass-t 1 to luxuries
OM learn to suffice privations that kipear interim-
StIaILsPEAIII6, that great master of human
nature, in his Play of Antony .Nd Cleopatra, puts
the following address iota the month of Casa&
" Antosy,
Leave thy lascivious vassals. Whew thou roes
Wait beaten front Modena—obey* thou slyest
Dirties sod Patna, eonsols—at thy heel
Did famine follow; whom thus fonittt'at 'phut,
The daintily brought up, with patiesee mart
Than "'air" could saffer...-Ilhou did,* drink
The stale of haws, sad the gilded paddle
Which besets would rough at I thy palate thou did dsige
The roughest berry ow the rudest hedge;
Yea, like time stag. when sue. the pasture sheets,
The barbs of trees thou breased'st —Os the Alp.,
It is reported, thou didst eat sraage Scab,
Which sante did die is Look as !—A eel all this
(It wounds thine lower flies II speak it mu)
Was borne so like • soldier, that thy chiefs
SO with as leak's sat l"
Masser • has also erased the Alps; and be suf.
fered. whea shut up is Genoa, privations little
short perhaps of those endured by A istwer. If
then Portugal is to he used, a battle mast be
fought. There is, we fear, no other nat of doe-
ing the French out of it. lite y triple rf Fogleaul
Dever expected soy thing else. 'Wlisn Lord Wet.-
LINGTUS begat; his retreat at Almeida, llinistera

tilt favourite
ju7sort'l. forwcie nt
"latiriello6be di6trnted hi.nsr I • e ith repultio4 the
en, et Baum, we ware desired to !wee pet
Le be meant to defend Coimbra .1-,1 the
the mender,: and when he sib,os.lo•reet
we were told that he did not mean to tight
had olit6tied still greater etlesatage. hoth
Lion and rcilifuroe tient., and reached Tom"
d.es, which he c insulered the kid on 1 oro
position in all Portugal.—Frota
MAMIE N A I sy before it, althorn ni,ks .g a, wt
it is pretty clear Coat he th.ruglit any *me Ity.t
be hopeless. Here then we hare a saca co..t
of hi. own ioferiority. The moment, the,
when he collator-need his retreat, was the very
meta in which Lord Wm.:Airman cart ht
availed himself of his superiorq, rid
the enemy with every prntpect or euee,,.
Lordship'. declaration, his conduct, the
history of his retreat from Almeids to Tarr-5
dram, distinctly sheer that this wits the n,tateht,
this the position, when and where he nt;4!it
risked a battle with greater advantages flesh he
previously possessed,' or cam now etpect. In
event of 111 Allaseea defeat, In all prcleilalit)
a man of his army would ewer reach Fi.kacr,
the event of his auscrea, and the lime„oi nr
the Allies, they had their emu.:
immtibutely iii their rent to fall back aA
If MASSE N a'il retreat to Santarem he poly
of position with a view to supplies and alai
menta, this revioning we conceive to Le Mt I: I
td : but how mach stronger Jars ii apply, if,
Toe t-tity J. urnela contend, lie be runin::.
tinder the pressure of watt, a *writ of elis;us.tnti
some other calamity?—for in this latter caw art
was not to a fl4:tting cJodution, and
tallest on easy prey to British phy.,/.41 str•-a:';1 3
relonr.—Although these obe.na.i.ins tray he
to diaaterestel persoiA, we can c.etty retry
why they do not taske any itopreti,iun or
creatives of Ministers-a-et !riot none that y
*limit. A brilliant terrain-16On of the yen ,n
they expected, would give the sprear.ince.Sowl
and suhrlity to their cu WIN its. In the 111 tre
IlllertSll of the Allied Arms in Postugsl, and
deliversnre of the eos.try front Frencn 1-
they hove.l to rind' au answer to the r hinge,
'grow the in of weak en and locals& illy. Lt
WE 1.1.1.4 GT., 14 their last prop—the if;ce of t
field, Ite!:i..ti si hose shield the li tie licco• cf
Nltaility call only hope to find 'motet teat. '
therefore, li;s Lordship, and to itirp
the pohlie mind aMt tritr4vsg.ot hope., a .1
even Ilse most brilsimot success totsl.l net re ti
i. the policy of t hasp whose luta-rests are cool
with the fate is the present Ministry.'

Extract of ■ Letter trona en (Meer in the
riven (.; bralter. %TV. 7. lei

" The fever which made its apitratahte here,
bee., al ito.t emnieet-ly sob hied, and I do
think we have tine thing to diesel. lam cousin
1114 ereiy pestileutial di.ea.e et this nature may
checked, by the saute UMW, on its first app.
mire. The sirk have instantly be removed out
the gar r imin into the hospital fitted ty for them, a
all who ere7e in the house were 11;ar removed in
lassies's of oinicircatinst fur a certain, period. to
CertIVII wlu thrr they hal caught the contagion.
AlJvib; .ti cases urthe fever appeared, of which
have proud fatal. In mar of the transports whit.
came from Carthagemt with go men on board, 111.
man las fi.st taken ill—two the second day—tit
the third—thirteen the fourth—rod thirty-fire
the fifth day after its appearance. The affair..
Spain are gradually hienditig, and the Catalowso
are carrying on the war with great success. not • .1•
in their own country. but they have made 'tiro"!
into France. and destroyed fifteen villages,
brought off immense quantities of cattle mud min
plunder."
The following is an Estract of a Letter from
British Officer. dated off St. Dotniagn, the 1:1•N
Judy :—•• To shew you what a derided char.ei.
Cnitearrient I', and what examples he malty.,
few days agri he beheaded a Colon,l, and decima
ed • whole regiment • upwards of eighty wet
either shot or bayoneted. TM' was done in rouse
(relict of an action a short time before with the 1,1
swell, in which this regiment dnl not behave *O.'
It is mid that Central Ams,carract has wsittru
the American Secretary of State, that Boasessti
has offered to restore FIRDISAND to the Sp
throne. provided he will accept it as • grant fro.
him,rlf. and consent that the country betseen
Pyrenees and the Ebro *ball remain to France.
We have authority to state. that Lord BAlfsix.l
and Viscoant Fit isonen both ems(' eu Thenolet
the 29th last. in the House of Lards. against Ea
S 'a Amendment. These two Peers were
intentionally omitted in oar List of the Majority 0.
that occasion. .

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held et !IA
East ladia Honer, when the extra elsipe—
• eambeiefee n.d Lord Wellington, foe Mackin,
sod Dengal, were ordered to ie siloet the eel Iv of J 111.10.13.
ISM

David Stott, Marian aed Renal; mew Ship brill
at Chester, far Madeira owl Usbay i •111 i Moffatt, CH B,
; to he allow oh of March.
. .

'Uranus Pitt, '1..001y Logibiaataa, sad Lard Forbes,
Dosed diseet, to he afloat sth of April seal.
The ship Warren Hastings as taken up. s:'
alalittord for China direct.--The Court adjoartu,
at six o'clock till Tuesday next.
' la cos-equettce of a Petition front the Contr
tors fur the I..sn, auJ Holders of Ossalas. to '
Governor 113/11 Dtrectors strike Bonk of England. :
extrud the periad of the payments for snooty a
vowed by the Bank on Oansissat, SIC. Hits C.
inunicated to the Stu. k karltange Thursday.
the batik afoul.' accede to tht if mildest ; and 81"4
of the 1110/.ICO he sad repaid on the nth Jtouarl .
tis..l, the poyasint• were to I,e
fallow per coat. on the •Ict of F. lon
i.er test. ou the 13th ditto ; and 40 pe► not. v .
h vi Islastb.,

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VIE KING.

we oated about a week since. that the King
iwie,.,„ssed his commands of ha intention to re-
l.". Windsor to the Queen's Puttee. Os
Icsday we reported that every exertion was mak-
p•rpire spurtments, by the workmen. for
lob reception. All this is strictly correct. Since
gin, some of the most extraordinary Ws. and
reports base bees circulate.% both in pri-
we and so newspapers. SIX. that His Majesty was
mang to term to a few days ; that his carriage.
oh hula it, bad been seen to arrive at the
Queen's pal Ice ; Isar. to each an elicit had fabri.
trio,' been estead. that it was actually asserted
idle Palace. that the King had been seen in the
Queeti.•Palace. The correct case. we believe is.
gist greet exertions are making in His Nlajedy's
se„,„rnis. which are to be fornithed with an-
tique furniture, bat it will be three weeks before it
„,,, ne manufactured, sad of course Hut Majesty is
isperted till the latter end of this mouth, or the
ipeguiunig of Jammu-v.