The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-25 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY, JAL 25.

We received, last night, Paris Papers from the
9th to the gist inst. BON•PARTE has issued
uao-
ther Decree against neutral cominis-ce, infinitely
surpassing all Ins former ineastires. In what point
of brirbarous atrocity the climax will terminate, it is
impossible to foresee. 'Phis Decree. which was
issued on 'the' I Ith. enacts, that when • vessel en-
ters a port of France, or of any country occupied
by a French army, any of the passengers or crew,
who declares that the vessel has rouse from
England, or her Colonies, or any country
occupied by English troops, and proves his
allegation, shall receive OND•THIRD of the net
produce of the sale of the ship and cargo; anti
any French (Meer, or Agent, convicted of fin our-
ing the contravention of the Decrees of the 224
November, and 17th December last, against
British commerce, shall be tried by a Special Tri-
, fans!, and, upon conviction, punished as if guilty
Ant !Jinn Tanason. Our Ministers have declared
their determination to abandon the old-fashioned,
just, moral, honest, arid honourable principles of
English policy, and to fight liansesirre with his
owe weapons. True to their wont, they began
with Cqpenliagen ; and they next proceeded to the
fatness Orders in Council, in retaliation against
blockading Decree. We wish to
know how naudifarther they mean •.a follow his pre-
cious example. Will they imitate this new Dc-
cm*, mid build new gaols, and erect new sc .tfolds,
in every nook and corner on the coast of Lugland

and her vv.-Atli-extended colonies and possessions?
They will not—they cannot apimisin
will not allow it. Weaaid, oergivally, that it wah
too late to rua a race of injustice against injustice
with France, when she had trot fifteen years
the start of us. We really, however, did not
think, at the time, that Ministers should have
Si) bOOll gut to the length of their tether.—
This comes of fighting BONAPARTE with his own
weapons. But how comes it to VASS that Mr.
Pirr, in whoseochool these Statesmen say they
were educated, er the great Lord CHATHAM, or
other eminent men, who guided the Councils of
England, have newer boasted of the vigour cud
clergy with which they adopted the commercial
system of the Dye of AtutEas and the Barbary
Pirates? This new Decree, it v. ill be sten, is framed
to embrace Portugal, and every nation where there
is a French soldier—that is, the whole Continent,
Russia, Austria, and Turkey excepted, which are
also ur war with us ; but this is not the only new
blow against our commerce, announced in the
Paris Papers. The King of SPAIN has adopted
the French system, and declared the British
Isles in a state of blockade. Among the causes
for this conduct, His MAJESTY declares that Eng-
land has declined all negociation for price, through
the mediation of NETLRAL rovvEns friendly to her.
The word several," we presume, must include
Austria. Russia is the only power, the proffered
inediatiiin of which has been acknowledged. The
menace of an expedition to India 6COTINI every
day louder. The Paris Paper, contain various plans
for the purpose. One of the most popular states,
that the invading force is to set out from two
points, Warsaw and Dalmatia, and rendezvous at
Astracan.

The Emperor of Austen WAS married on the
6th inst. to the Princess MAit♦ BRATRIX, to whom
be has been some time betrothed.
An article from Ancona boasts the success of its
privateering system. Should the war continue a
little longer, the whole coast of continental Europe.
emulating the Barbary Corsairs, will swarm with
pirates and prirateera.

We have received Alton* and liamburghlascirm
to the gth instant, from which we have made insese
extracts.

THE GLOBE, of Saturday, announced, zacLu-
aLv, the sailing of the Ruchfort Squadron. upon
the authority of tile following letter from its Cor-
respondel►t. at Turisay

" TORBAY, JAN. 21.

" Arrived, last evening, from Vice-Admiral Sir J.
T. Duckworth, with dispatches for Lord Gardner, I,
the Elareprenante cutter, Lieut. Williams, who
brings intelligence of the Rochhort squadron be-
ing at sea, consisting of one ship of lin guns, five
two-deckers, one frigate, and one brig. It is sup-
posed that they sailed from Roclifort on Saturday
last, and on Sunday the Eurydice frigate was champed
by them, and was near being taken, but fortunately
made her tscape, and on Monday she joined Sir J.
T. Duckworth,and gave him the information, who
made sail in quest of the Frenchmen, in the Royal
George, too guns, with the Temeraire, and Nep-
tune, 98 guns each ; Tolman', do guns ; Dragon,
74 guns, and two frigates, leaving the Dreadnought
off direst, and dispatching a brig for Sir Sidney
Smith ; the Are armed-brig, for Ireland ; and the
Eutrepresante for this port, • with the intelligence.
" The French fleet was supposed to be about 14
leagues from Admired Duckworth, in the South
West quarter."
The above account was copied from Tat Gimes
into all the papers of yesterday, by some of which it
was discredited ; alleging that no intelligence to
that effect was received at the Admiralty. We
know, however, that this important news was yes-
terday considered authentic at the Admiralty ; and
that memo rya were takes accordingly. AA express
was sent off, to hr forwarded with all passible expe-
dition, to the Commander of the squadron off the
South of Ireland. Mr. IVoottv, the Admiralty
Messenger, was also seat off, last afternoon, to Ply-
mouth, with dispatches, containing orders for every
ship ready for service to put to sea without loss of
time. Similar orders were sent off to Portsmouth.
The French squadron is supposed to have escaped
from Rochfort, and eluded the vigilance of the
blockading squadron, under Sir R. STIACRAM, iu
a fog. That gallant Admiral is also supposed to be
in pursuit of the enemy. An account of the sailing
of the French was sent off yesterday to His MA-
jam-, at Windsor.

We received, on Saturday, New York papers
to the Isd last, including the proceediugs . in
Congress to the irfth. Up to the 17th. inclusive,
Cnirfreies were occupied with the measures for the
deretio: of the ports, &c. of the United States,
fur which purpose it has Seen agreed to apprn-
priete a stun of 1,000,000 of dollars; and on
the 1,,,11, Congress deliberated with closed doors,
uo klual,t, upon the differences with Eaglaud.—

Mr. MONROE arrived on the i.itht at Norfolk,
ou the next day, after receiving a compliui.
Address upon his return, from the citizens
place, proceeded to Washington. It Wad a!
on the Isth, that Mr. !toss was in the river,
ing op to that city on that day. Upon 'the
jest of war, the perseverance in the inn-Aires
the defence of the country, furnish no
its favour. In the House of Represent:Lilies.
the 37th, Mr. GARDINIEN. one of the shun,
advocates for these ►measures, expressed liiinst-If
the following effect :—lie said

" Every view of uur present sitnattoa erdiest span
Hotta to put the nation iu a perftet state of drfeure,
meet any event ikon milt ucctx. In case tie
war with (heat Britain took place, we *humid
bare to mourn in the boor of trial; because the
we humbled her pride, by ►ambling bar power, the
we should subject ber to be barulded by tisr
peror of France; ♦ND SHE WAS THE OYl.lf BARR

•ILTWEEN lIIN •!.• VIIIVERSAIL DOVINII4/1. Bye

eirennuironces slunild reader It Doreen/17 to .
national lonour, where would we WWI Great Britain;
might, to be sure, take Canada and Nun iieotia, seed
privateers, and, in time of war, prohibit aft Mrererniree
her. which last measure would probably injure her
all the rest. But though we could injure her, we
expect to escape unhurt. The first shuck -.-.
be calamitous: oar commerce and our cities would lie at
mercy. The situation in which we should place her by
would render it Mermen for her to musks that war a tin
tool one. We should therefore he prepared to mire what
bore."

Us the other hand, it is stated, that ,
was every umou►eut expected at Baltimore,
18th, and private letters from Washington,
date, confidently assert, that the
Ills BRITAN NIC MAJESTY, renouncing
to search neutral ships of war, had
the desired effect, that the Parsinf.sir
heads of the departments, had declared
rights which it maintains, inadmissible,
Mr. Rost would not be even suffered
the British ships of war had withdrawn
waters of the United States, in compliance
ate order of the PRESIDENT. The
Papers contain a letter, dated the
the Secretary of the Treasury to the
the Committee of Commerce, pointing
in the Non-Importation Act, but a*
since brought in to amend it, we
the letter. It appears from the
JETPERSON to an Address of the .
Pensylrania and Maryland, that he
determination to retire from public
piratian of his present term. Mr. ,
his Answer, which is dated the loth
cause for this resolution, his advanced
the spirit of the American Constitution.
haps," says a writer on the subject,
termination may be considered as
ILLUSTRIOUS ACTIONS of him ptifitico/
A French force landed at the Swedish
St. Bartholomew's, and plundered
outrage is said to have been committed
English on an American vessel, the
timore, in which a seaman belonging
was killed.—" The next day," say
Papers, " a party of Americans assembled
shore, and paid the English handsomely
unprovoked and cruel attack"

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case the thaeu.sur
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that an embargo
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ihriagton, of that
Proclamation of
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related the ether
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(drawn from the
apliance with tie
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ten o'clock, lilt
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Dr. Locama N.
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LESIVILLS. A re-
le next page.
r of Leeatrou to
1 Mr. Ctismsca-
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ern Portsimouti..
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marred with di.-
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and for the I'ol-
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loan of 10u,ittfol.
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nate(' his Seete-
mound as Lien-
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