The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-12-10 00:00:00

THE BRITISH P.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, Dicshinek 10.

ARMISTICE BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND FRANCE.

We have received Dutch Papers tot's:. 6th inst.—
They fully confirm the report of the conclusion of
an Armistice between Prussia and France. This
important event, as we mentioned is a former pa-
per, was announced in the thirty-third Bulletin of the
Grand Army, not yet come to hand, and is re- I
ferret.' to in the thirty-fourth Bulletin, in terms that
will not allow us to entertain any doubt upon use
subjeCt. Of the specific terms nothing has trans-
pired. Their genet al nature may be easily antici-
pated. They will be hard and grinding. In the
partition of Poland, FLED& BICE the GREAT was
allowed to have chosen the most valuable third.—
That third, his successor must now surrender, and
the Prussian provinces in Westphalia will be annexed
to the new kingdom of Holland. Fes/mime Wit.-
xi Am, stripped of these and some other parts of his
territories, may be allowed to retain the name of Kist,
but he will not be allowed to wield an independent
sceptre over the little that will be left to him. His
Ministers and favourites will, as threatened in one
of the Bulletins, be sent to beg their bread;
their places will be supplied by the agents and pen-
sioned spies of France; and to complete his humi.
liation and disgrace. he will be requited to enter
into the league of the Rhine, and become one of the
vassals of BON ArA WEIL To these hard terms the
King of PAUSSIA must subscribe in the first instance ;
but these once obtained, Bo will soon
prefer new claims, and demand fresh sacr fices.
A decree was published at the Hague. on the Ist
inst. by King Louis. extending the famous Pro.
clamstion of Bon A r•rre, for the blockade of Eng-
land, &c. to Bass Vriezeland. 01.1enburgh, Nip.
I hausen, Varel, and the whole extent of Holland.
This was expetled is a matter of course. The mea-
sure will be commensurate with his power and in-
fluence; and, the farther it travels, the more it will
proeldirn the malice and frenzy of the author. In
absurdity. it resembles the case of M Am:oder and the
mountain: Manom Er .gave notice, that he should
snake the mountain come to him. and the people as-
sembled to witness the miracle. The moo tai. , when
called, would net, however, come to M ANONET ;
" Well. then." said Massoss Ex. " I must walk up
to the mountain;" and, tussling to the people. be
added, "Is not the effeet just the same I" Bow a.-
aaaaa cannot shut England ih ; well, then, lays
be. I will shut her out. and that is to blockade her.

The report of the victory of the Russians over
the French at Posen, has lost all credit.
A Letter from Newcastle, dated December 6.
says:—" The Achilles. Capt. WIATtIFILLIF, is if.
rived here, laden with staves, fee. from Dantzic ;
he sailed from that port on the 24th Nov. arrived
at the Sound onithe 2Stli, and got into Shields yes-
terday. An intelligent Gentleman, belonging to a
Merchant's office in the town, is a passenger. Hc.,
Ares that the city of Dantzic was making every
preparation for defence; it contained 13,000 treopi,
but of these a number were invalids. They ex-
pelled daily the arrival of the French before the
place. The King of ['tussle. was in the aeighbnur-
hood of Graudeate, and had collelted about 30,000
Prussian troops, commanded by Count K•LsazuTA.
A Russian column of 16,000 men were arrived at
Warsaw, and other columns advancing into Poland.
It was supposed that the whole of the allied force
would very soon be upwards of 100,000 men. The
great bridge over the Vistula, at Thorn, had been
destroyed ; as also all the cratt upon that river,
which could serve the French troops to cross it.
" There was no account at Elsinehr on the 2fith, of
the French entering flolstein ; on the contrary, the
Danes were retiring from the frontier ; and, at the
date named, no alarm prevailed at Elsineur for the
neutrality of Denmark."

On Vv'ednesday last, the Cavan Militia, who had
been quartered at Mullingar, for some time, received
the route for Athlone. This is the regiment reported
last week to have Smen (pattered at Granard, and
to have had.a serious aaion with the Threshers. near
that town. The report originated with the follow-
iag circumstances :—" In ♦arious places," says
7ne Dahlia Journal, of the 4th, " near Mullingar
and neighbourhood, sightly depredations con-
tinue to be committed by the Thraskerr, and
oaths administered to the quantum of tythes and
priest's dues to be paid ; or at least this has been
the pretest for these nocturnal associations. Two
of these deluded men were killed last wetk, and
some taken prisoners near Granard, by a small
party of the Cavan Militia: A few nights ago,
a la•ge body of them entered the • village
of Daliinclee, in the county of Longford. They