The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-07-07 00:00:00

Sir Rostrorr BuzTow to move the Standing Ordey
fur the t xclusion of strangers. The gallery
was aco.rdingly cleared, and remained shut
during the debate. There is no ground 1,4
alarm is, this proceeding. It was merely a precau.
tiunary measure upon the same principle and nll,
tive which governed the House upon the night wily.e
Colonel Oust:Ts:no spoke in a former stage of the
Bill.

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We yesterday received New York Papers to the
28th May inclusive. The Americans were then U.
acquainted with the cession of Louisiana, but they
had learned that the conduct of the Cu zF. Co N il;
towards the American Minister has lately become
conciliating and pleasing, which was the more re.
rnarkable, as it had for some time been marked
by coldness and austerity. On the II th inst. the
American Ambassador at Paris, received a lever.
in answer to one addressed by him to the Ficsr
CONSUL, on the subjet of American Debts; in
which the most full and satisfaaory assurances were
given, that every letter of the Convention should
be pumFtually complied with.

On the Bth April, a Proclamation was issued :it
Jamaica, direding that no person, not a natural
born snbjed of Ilis MAJESTY, from any Island or
Colony in the West-Indies, in possession of any fo.
reign European Power, should land in the Island,
except in the City of Kingston ; nor there, without
having permission from the Police-Office, and
giving a Freeholder's security, to the amount of
Five Hundred Pounds, for his peaceable conduit.
The French garrison at Aux Cayes is closely be-
sieged. The Brigands commit great depredations
in the plains.

On Tuesday, the Duchess of YorK dined v.itS
their MAJI:ST lis at Windsor. About seven o'clock
the RIPY AL FAMILY left that place for Kew,
where they had a selea party ; the Countess of
MANsrict.o and Mr. GKEVIL LE were of the com-
pany. •
Yesterday morning early, MA; oz the Messenger
arrived at Kew with dispatches to his MAJESTY
from the Secretary of State's Office, to which Lis
MA lEST v returned an answer.

Soon after breakfast their MAJESTIES. the Duke
of Kea r, and ThttNeEssEs, took an airing in a
phaeton and two sociables in Kew and Richmond
Gardens.

At I'2 o'clock, Her MAJESTY, the PRINCESSES,
the Duke of KENT, Duke of GLOUCESTER, and
Princess Sopart of Ct.ouc FATE'', attended by
Countess of A VIASFWItV, and 4r. GittwiLt
took an airing to Sion-House, near Brentford, the
seat of the Duke of NORTNUSIDERI. AND, with
a view of honouring their Graces With a mornirg
visit ; but unt4tunately they were in Loudoc.
—The Royal Party, however, alighted and viewed
the spacious mansiun, and walked in the delightful
gardens near the river Thame,.
Yesterday Baroness lios r and Earl and Coun-.
tens CARDIGAN dined with Thuir MAJESTIES at
hew.

The Dutch Rag of truce that arrived at the Nore
on Sunday, came for the purpose of conveying to
1 loll.tnd the Lady and servants of the late Ambas-
sador. The vessel has been ordered to be detained
for the present.
Ihe garrison of Dublin, for the ensuing year, is
to be composed of the 16th Light Dragoons—tl e
17th, 2 Ist, and 36th Regiments of Foot—the Lon-
donderry and Longford Regiments of Militia.
'I he Rev. W. C. TA v Los, of Loose, is appoint-
ed Chaplain to the Regiments now encamped on.
Coxheath.

A meeting has been held in Kent by the LORD
LIEWTENANT, for the purpose of digesting and
adopting such measures as may be necessary for
providing for the defence and security of that
County in case of Invasion. The plan suggested
and approved of for Kent, appears to be most unex-
ceptionable in all its parts ; and it is certainly no
small recommendation to it, that it has the sanction
of so admirable an Officer as Sir D A YID DuNn AS.
Captain EsiiNGrom is appointed Inspeaor of
Marines at Dover.

Many of the new levies, as well as the regiments,
are to be formed into rifle corps.
General SMITII died on Sunday, leaving a very
large fortune behind him.
BONAPARTE'S Grandfather, it appears was a
Butcher. Hence he may be supposed to inherit a
propensity to slaughter.
No sooner was the CHIEF CONSUL'S hack turned
'Ton the finger-post that pointed the Road to Eng-
land ! over the pathless deep, than a 'Bri,ish seafar-
ing prisoner climbed up the post, and by an amend-
ment in chalk, made it a more true, and natural
index, viz. the Read to RUIN.

We learn, by a letter lately received from Bom-
bay, that the king of BURMA H is again assembling
a vast army. This is stated to he fur the expre-
put pose of expelling a strong detachment of Tomtit--
nese, who have enterred the King's territories, at:a
committed many .1,.(1s of depredation. The King
has sent a deputation to the King of St.+ st, to in-
form him of the state of affairs, and invite him, as a
colleague, to th against the invaders. The leader
of the Tonquincse army is named ONFOL, a man
celebrated for his enterprise, and long since bani.:!-.-
ed by the EM et non for his intrigues.
Yesterday the Old Bailey Sessions commenced hr-
fore Mr. Justice Rowel, and Mr. Justice LAWRENCE.
John Thompson, alias John Kelly, was capitally
convided for robbing Mary Hurst on the highway
of a basket containing several books.

OFFICL, 1110w.STLELT.
Yesterday, upwards of forty persons taken into
custody the preceding night, under authority of
privy-search warrants, principally at a public lions::
of ill fame in Tottenham-court-road, and another
near Leicester-square, were brought before N.
Bond, Esq. and Sir W. Parsons ; when several of
them not being able to give a good account of
themselves, and being able men, were oent on board
the tender, at the 'lower, to serve his Majesty.

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