The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-21 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONIXIIt .
TUESDAY, Nowassitallt..
A Gettesburgh Mail arrived last night with let-
ters and papers to the t2th instant. At t.at (late
Pleniputentiarirchad been appointed, sod were ex-
pected to meet in a few da?s, to ibegociAte a peace
'between Denmark and Sweden.

We have received a series of -the Monism!,
and other Paris Papers to the".9tVistant. The
Gazette de France, of the 6th, gives the substance
of the article front Nisines, in the Dutch Papers,
which stated that two vlnitinut expleliono were
heard between ten and eleven o'clock, ;o4 the night
lathe 26th last, on the coo,t near A risquirres, and
that it was ascertained, on the Yeth, that two large
ships had gone on shiwe, and were blown up
about that hour. The Paris Papers do not con-
tain any other paragraph., that alludes, in the
remotest degree, to say naval action. The in-
telligence in them from Vienna is to the 30th,
and Madrid to the gist last. The latter states,
that the army of General BLAILL, in Catalonia, has
been defeated by General ST. CTIL. BLASE'S
army is estimated at 45,000 men, and its loos above
one-third, in killed, wounded, and prisoner., and
that the rest were entirely dispersed.
Bosiesave still remained at Fontainblems,
where lie continues to devote a considerable part of
his time to the sports of the field. His vassal Kings
and Princes ara crowding to his Court. The
Princess Aunusys, only daughter of the King of
SAXONY, is expocted to accompany her father, a•
circumstance which encoitrages the report that Bo-
lIAPARTZ means to repudiate JoscraillE and marry
the Princess.

The Bavarians entered Inspruek .n the 15th lust.
The Turks have been detested hy the Russians,
and the famous fortress of lamed tut, surrendered
without Ilritig a shot.

We vensaiu without any "wheat it intelligence of
an action i■ the Mediterranean, but almost every
hour produces some concurrent evidence in its fa-
vour. Ti the accounts brought Ly the For frigate,
from the Mediterranean, published yesterday, si-
cLustvxLv, i■ this Paper, we have now to add fur-
ther particulars oo the same subject, brought by the
Britannia hired-cutter. This vessel arrived, on Sa-
turday, at Plymouth, from Cadiz, with dispatches
for Government, end has brought an account, that
the French fleet sailed from Tuition ou the 24th
October; that Lord COLLINGWOOD was known to
be in pursuit; and that they expected every day to
hear of a battle. The account brought by the Vat,
stated, that it tailed on the 40th ; but the mistake
of the date does not invalidate the main fact of the
sailing. A letter fmm Scheidam also states that
accounts had been received there, from a French
ship of war arrived in the Bay of Magueloint, that
there has been an action bet tern the English and
French fleet and convoy from Toulon ; the result
of which is, that five Freuch ;nen of war and tire

frigates are taken; two French -men of war drive*
on shore and burnt, and the whole of the convoy
eitb•r captured or destro3ed by the
Fresh reeowirts from Cette, tie Holland. were re-
ceived in lowa yesterday, stating " the arrival there
of the Pautiwe French frigate, on the 44th
one of the squadron that sailed under the corn-
mead of Admiral Bovuta, which left Toulsu
on the !Ist ult. The frigate brings an Recount of
the fleet Arlin* in, onl the day after sailing, with
a )3ritish force.ol Hi sail tithe line, and that tweet
the wpiedren, namely, Le &knife, of 84 gangs
and L•i Lion,. of 74, had been driven en shore and
burnt—that it was hoped the remainder of the aqua.
dron escaped. The accounteroin Cette speak very
much upon this important business, and Seem to ex-
press much fear for the remainder of the squadron."
We gave an account from retie, yesterday, which
agrees in substance with the above, letter. and it
probably derived from the same source, but that
ehjectiou does not apply generally .to the various
reports that have reached us. They hare cane tbro'a
diversity of channels, and from several points of the
compass, from the North. and from thernith, fiat
from Holland, and now from tke Nlesiitetranean.
Under these circumstances, we must regard them
as so much concurrent testimony, and let as reser.
beratioas of one and the same report. There has
been scnrct ly time fur the arrival of offieial iatelli-
gence; arid, upon a general view f the case, we
may reasonably indulge an cs!,..ctatioti, that as
action has been fought, and that the ri hat, as
usual, entwined a sew wreath arouml the brows of
our gallant seamen.

When it was known that the Grand Jury of
Westminster had found the bills against fifteen of
theCovent-Garden Rioter*, the disturbance winch
disgraced that Theatre immediately subsided. We
noticed, at the time, this fact, so congenial with the
good sense of Englishmen, than whom, there are asi
people who more sincerely love the laws. The
happy change, however, only continued until some
very acute and learned leaders of the populace, and
instigators of the riots, contrived to persuade their
follower', that there were certain species of riot, awl
breaches of the peace, perfectly innocent, and is
which they might iutlialo with safety. 10.mi/slut
of tins doctrine, the billstehtoien out by -40. Grand
irireie adduced as eviignee, and tive.ti&* were
masurerd to repeat time sameprts. Thiet with the
otherartitites for the purpeie,we reglt to
prayed beet.° successful; fin♦ hence thrirepetitieit
Of 'those event* Which have Oolong disgraced the
nsetroporm, We trust, liceireeer, that the• proceed-
itioin the Court of Bing's Bench, ye:Pterday.
completely open the eyes
.of those thoughdem
and ignorant people, whose eredistity has isren
abused by q few artful and mischievous intriguers.
.If they regard their lives or their fertunas, their per..
social literty or their purse, their children or them-
selves, they will learn, from toe many judicial ware-
ings which .they have received, to demean them-
selves according to the laws. The appearance of
the house, last night, we are happy to find, justifies
this expectation. Although the proceedings of the
morning, in the Court of Kill's bench, could not
have been universally known in the evening, time
spirit of disorder had greatly subside!.

His 111AJESTY Is expected iu town, to-ifOrrltsr,!•
hold a Private, Levee and Privy Commit at, due
Qur.xx's Palace.
Oil Saturday, the Lords of the Privy Connell
poet again, by ailjnurnmeut, at the COUMEII
htr, upon the Artatanta prise cause.--
The Lords preseut wire, the Martilta of the
Rom.% unJ Sirs Int...lAM! WY NNE and Joey
NICHOL Mr. ST1;1411'11. commenced the reply
to the litues Auvucarx, and he was followed by
Doctor, *DAV aIKI AENUI.D.

Although Earl BATIUR9I' has not resigned tho
Presidency of the ISoird of Trade, the Nable Earl
has not attended the Board slime his appointors%
to be Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs. Mr.
Root. the Vice-President, has transacted the ha.
sines.

' The Britannia is arrived at Plymouth from Ca-
die, with dispatches for Governnwnt ; and the
Orestes from Lisbon.—The former ha., brought as
account that the Toulon il,et sailed till the 14th
last.

The following eliiimr will, we understand, meet
tire sneaker' alb,' tiou,e of Lord+, iii the ensrsios
:

Lieot General Enoßit to be Earl of Bantiney.
11,truteneat Booth
Eirut •General Johnetooe Maripiie of Amno!late.
Lieutenant {lame

Orders hare been issued to supply the troops in
Sp oin and Portugal with a Isrgeas,ortmeist of stores.
Captain Jars Wassest, of that tins regiineot
the t.oth, is appointed Brigade-Major In this eoth
brigade of troops in Walt:herrn. Hs is Use boss of
Major Wiasess of the Marines, who lost his 111131 in
the ever-nieniursblo battle of Trafalgar.
Mr. MOORS, brother of the late Sir JOHN Mssoars
is now at Fort Monkton, settesiding the sick soldiers
Gout Walchereu, and. by his great sineistiuts and
kindness to those brace felluas, has rtstoied most
of them to health.

'the corps of the Duke of BRUNSWICK-OELS has
been taken into His 'ilda.triTy's pf %ICC. and is to
cnrapreie nix troops of cabsity anti to tire compa-
nies of infontry.
Oil Toroth', about 6no Officers and men. be.
longing to tune different regnormi from Spill. ago•
who had lauded at Portsmouth, art red in
bury ; and thi• day they will 10:1101 from thence to
join their respect's e regiment..
In the course of lost wr..k, fifteen &Mors arm
di,eharged from the 111orsliiii4r• wtson, t”: the im-
mune interference of the l'lolauthrovie
Society ; their families were ako rolicted by the
tame SJitiety.