The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-30 00:00:00

II %LLOON.

On the 21.1 May, Madame Garnerin, with a Rus-
sian WY, aseeaded in a !salon at Moscow. These
Ladies did not desist from their bold enterprise,
thoatrb at the instant a thunder storm, with hail and
liOtning, made :t vet)? hazardous. A quarter be -
lam eight in the evening, they ascended
5,500 feet. ',ley heard is the .sir thundering every
whe.e round them, and felt the effea of the electric
fluid in the atmosphere, which was full of clouds
and rain, and agitated by wind.
Th-y descen led twenty werstes from Moscow,
not without great danger ; the Rusiian lady received
a severe contusion, by corning against a tree. As
the balloon was become very heavy from the rain,
the female zronauts had been obliged to throw
away all their inwurnents, even the parachute, and
when they touched the ground, only ten pounds of
ballast remained.

Thursday evening, at six o'clostk, His MaJzsvv,
accompanied by Princess AMELIAI took an airing
on horseback thron,h Richmond. Her NlaJesTY
and the Pitt scastrs icillowed in two open carriages
Yesterday morning the Royal Fate ly walked in
Kew Gardens.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Ptrt had an audience
of His MAJESTY.

On Thursday evening last, W. DLVA VIM. Esq.
gave a grand dinner, at his house, in Dover-stt et.
to Sirs JOHT4 CR ,1131)0CK, F.DWA NO BMWS, HOR-
BA CS MASK, WM. ELFORD. and WK. PAITOM ;
WSW/. NILSBITT, 8A1.1101,11. 131.111110M14 TYRWIII To
Cocatatts and HIFAKITM.
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The Duchess of Sr. Atlas's IS making wary
splendid preparations for a M isquersde. which she
listen is to give in the course of nest week.
Sir JOHN lsiswtoas leaves town this day for
Irelsrd.

t FRANCIS Si rWCLI Esq. MP. bas left town for
Ittinnoie Castle, Bernick upon-Tweed.
General Vsa NON and family are now enj,ving
snvets of rural retirement, at their beautiful seat
near Hampstead.
Captain Cooky, of the Gray's Inn Ril.. Corps,
was yesterday thrown from his horse at Dulwich.
but did not receive any serious injury.
The six waggons full of orange and lemon-trees,
ke. on their way from Sion Hill to Marlharourth
Wow. on Thursdays excited as much surpri.e
among the simple rustics as seas fel: by Martial,.
Thenhe saw " Birnam-wood coming to Desa•inase."
The Pa EMIER is now nicknamed Pariah Bill, in
allusion to his last military hantlir.7.
Lucas Bon AAAAA c, although not made a Prince
of the Blood, will not go without his share of the
depe pipings. He is to be King of Italy, including
the Parmezaa.

M. Lt Forrsl, the French Envoy to the Court of
Bern', has, no doubt, carried the Tree of Liberty
to Prussia.
The Felir schooner which took the three French
loggers, tadden with Spanish dollars, is ce►tainly a
ACP,/ vessel.
As Lord CAcTLtit 1.A6.1 can shoot in every direc-
tion. we wonder be has not more than " two strings
to his how."

ibratherhard to tell Mr. Witstaroqcx, who
intro Juced the slave trade question eighteen years
ago, that he has brought it forward hao
Bom• r saTI having exhausted all the great titles,
it is said be means to apply to the King of Fuox•
to make him a Knight of MALTA.
If the question of the Stare Trade is to be tried
by its Aers, BOISAPAITt has provided Jrres.s in
abundance.
Mr. Coos's made his second Appearance at the
Rumingham Theatre, upon 1 hursdly night. in the
charade.' of lees. Mrs. LITCHFIELD played
and bliss SMiTR, De:demons. Messrs. SCUT, HILL,
ASCII/IRO, and Mrs. Argolis, are also playing
at Birmingham.
The Grand Square. at Dijon, the name of
which, upon the tenth of August. 179'2, was
changed from the King's-square, into that of Pa
ride-square, iq now, by the order of the Prefed,
called, the " Emperor's-square."

•
The Surrey Corps' Review and Sham Fight, which
were to have taken place ye►terday, have been
countermanded, and the following were given as the
teasen

lentViatinant Teigniwmth, Afting L•wd Lieutenant A.,
the County et Stn,e, , dean( the nide...wan of F-4,1 0.1%
low i hat ttenilted to the Eid of Hariol6ton and G merai In t.
toettuanding the home district, nit intenti.m to review UM
wh.de of th, Cmpa 04 that 4..triet on Monday the
Idt6 de; of July next."

Thursday the baptism of the infant daughter of
totil and lady Mos PET il took place at the Duke
Dtvoissitiac.'s elelcant villa AL Chiswick. The
sponsors were the Prwce of WALLS, Lady RA IL-
Ili! CA V SADISII, and Lady CA ADOI. Tot
christening took place in the driving-room in
the presence of the Duke of D LVONSII I kE, trio!
Bcaoaution, Lord asd Lady CA *LISLE, Lori:
"d Lady Mearcrus Lord and Lady C•PDIO AP.