The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-03 00:00:00

EMPEROR OF FRANCE.

Every circumstance conneled with the political
(bargees and condud of this most extraordinary
men, indicates the most imposing superiority of
mind ; not, however, of an enviable kind. It may.
indeed, excite the anonishment of the wise and good,
but Is in no tespeß calculated to secure their esteem.
In many cf his persons! habits. Bonaparte carries
his temperance and self-denial to an almost unparal-
leled extreme. it is well known. that at Tilsit be
did not sleep more than two hours r the twenty'
four. Night after night, a: twelve o'clock, he went
alone to the residence of the Emperor Alexander.
and continued with him until four in the mottling.
In this case he was his own Negotiator ; and when
two such heads corn* into collision, it is easy to pre-
diet the result. Bonaparte, oa every public occa-
sion, manifests to the world the most profound
knowledge of human nature and national ellarallsr,
sad never fails to tura this kuowledgs to his own

advantage: it is the corn: ass by wl.ich he gout sr
his political progress with undeviating ,access ask
the Continent. Surroande Iby an army, ves-ft ins
terests and views he affeets to assimilate veido
his own, by a singularly-anomalous policy, ne
ger-monkey management of stripes and caresses.
eaaaly adapted to the circumstances of the time
and temper of the people with whom he has had t‘
do, he successively wins over their besotted asquie...
cence with his ambitious schemes of universal &a
minion, and rivets their chains is the face cl-
assy.

Darin tho lat.! nerciations, the kmperor
and .r and the King of Prussia rot onl7 graced bit
rides, the one no his right, and the other on
hand, but an express was dispatched for the I,>:fte'
of Prussia to attend at Tilsit : she obeyed, a. •v„
escorted by two ±French Marsisals; and on h r
rival on the opposite side of the river, ll:snap:urn ,:.-
nsediately sent a message, expressive of his
that he could not wait on bur personally, as st-,e
on enemy's ground ; but if she would CT, !!7i
bridge to Tilsit, he should be prrud to ;ay her
repeal: this she did, and he was instsctly in
presence, and manifested the greatest politeness and
attention to her. In his exterior appearance, he
feels the utmost simplrcity and plainness, and siailtt
his Marshals are tricked ollt in the most gently stile
that can possibly be conceived, his own dress is
plain green coat, without ornament or insignia, add
a p!.sin cocked hat, with the tri-coloured cnckt.le. In
his person, he is about the middle sift, and tenet
inclined to be stout ; his countenance exhibits a sickly
appearance—the natural consequence of hit
and exertions, which ate such, as might be very
sonably concluded, no physical constitstion eCtl;4
saibly sustain.

From statements like the Foregoing, Many ar4,
highly important and useful inferences might lit
drawn; they tend to prove, in the first place, trig
there is a God that judgeth the earth, and that
is most assuredly the moral governor of tht am.
verse, and that when nations cast of his fear, and
refuse to obey the calls of his mercy, they snail
termer or later feel the dreadful egret% of his offend•
ed justice—What t►inking man, who believes tits
Bible to be the revealed will of God, witl hesitate
for &moment to admit that the hand of the Almighty
has been in the late awful calamities on the Conti-
nent, especially when he is assured of the extensive
spread of infidelity, the systematic profanation of
the Sabbath, and the almost universal licenti3us.
nest of manners—a licentioasneus at which few

Englishmen would not blush ; and whey he is fur.
titer told, that blasphemy. lying, thieving, .
nest, indecency of every kind. and suicide, are the
order of the day, and that the inhabitants of
Continent, are, generally speaking, not only en.
tirely destitute of religious information; hut also
manifest, on almost every common occasica, a to•
tal dereliCtion of moral principle.
We may, in the second place, infer, that Bona.
paste. with all his ingenuity, cannot destroy the
trade of this country with the Continent. When a
nation has been the seat of war, its own nianufse.
cures (even the most necessary) must be at a stand;
with these it must be supplied from other coon:rico,
and England alone has the mean: of supplying such
demand, through the numbers and excellence of her
artisans, and has the poser', through the vast pre-
dominance of her maritime strength; and so long
as our grand enemy has not subdued and enslaved
the wbole of the Continent, our meaufaehure, w:11
find their way thither, either through a di:lC "
circuott.us route. Should Denmark prove rtier.d:y
to our views, Zealand aiil be one of the gran'
depots of British merchandise; and if the Kirt3
Sweden continue firm, his country will fornisk

ther.—We are confirmed in this idea by the

deration of the nations of the Con!i%ett

far behiad us in the useful arts; for it is

blished fait, that almost every thing Caere,
useful or ornamental in the arts, is the p

our own COMM].

Thirdly, Should the Head of the Frent
persist in his plan of ez,luding our mere
from the Continent, we probably shall, in
defence, seize every ship that may be found

and cut off the supplies afforded by any other
which might be friendly to his views. in
promote their own.—This opinion is sireni
by its correspondence with those of tlx

lightened foreigners. Our informant was
Prussian gentleman, that if Elsland aaee
t• &Jut • rigor••• avast •f gnreral bloc

especially if dm pt . step lii the issoyertalion

prodmee, the whole Coaliment, is three moo,

is in wN generaijame.—This ought to teach

rica a lawn of prudence and caution in
doe towards this country, against which.

cote declares war. ber incalculably profitable
name with the French colonies will be ruined
single blow.

Lastly, It is highly consolatory to such
beyond the fl.:eting events of the ;moment,

the corn; ass by which he govei s,tic
gross with undeviating 'access crFbs
Surro.ande I by an army, w't-se
ire lts
sirs he affects to assimilate with
vsr
pt
iinguemlarelnyt of stripes-anomalim and
s policycztit7:
ag
wl
to the circumstances of the times
ed
Ite people with whom he has had to
ly wins over their besotted asqltiek. 1^
nbitious tchemes of universal do. T
eta their chains is the face doper, In
sr
nerciations, the kmperor Ale. li
ng of Prussia rot onl7 graced Lis is
his right, and the other on his !•rt
weis was dispatched for the 1,):•,,,• 4
end at Tilsit : she obeyed, a.
french Marshals; end on h .•
kite side of the river, ll:snapsrtr
ermine, expressive of his
t wait on hot personally, as at-,e
iund ; but if she would CT,
he should be prrud to gay her It's
did, and he was iastintly in h:r
inifested the greatest politeness and
In his exterior appearance, het!:
iimpheity and plainness, and walla
tricked out in the most gandy
be conceived, his own dress is 3
without ornament or inrigeia, ad.l
It, with the tri-coloured cocks.2e. In
about the middle sift, and ratites.
set ; his countenance exhibits a sickly
natural consequence of hit
skh ate such, as might be very
ed, no physical constitution ecti;d
tuts like the foregoing, many ar4
it and useful inferences might Ile
d to prove, in the first place, teat
at judgeth the earth, and that 'es
y the moral governor of the se.
rhen nations east of his fear, and
the calls of his Mercy, they snail
iel the dreadful egret% of his offend-
s thinking man, who believes the
revealed will of God, will hesitate
kiosk that the hand of the Almighty
ate awful calamities on the Conti-
when he is assured of the extensive
ity, the systematic profanation of
the almost universal licentious.
t—a licentioasneus at which few
Id not blush ; and whey he is fur.
blasphemy, lying, thieving, kwd.
)f every kind, and suicide, are the
r. and that the inhabitants of th
generallyy
safost religious
every speaking,
cicm information;
oi ocnncoi
ihcouant:
a alsoen.
to.
moral principle.

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rnish an
t iseing
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prod a
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orchardist
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her pore:
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erw.hentc
roust t^.
told hy
disisrainei
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te4otimitt:
the, trona
ach Arne-
I her eon-
lich, if she
cable.com-
Gioia at A
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ant, to re-

that Mai psi sell viaallony • resigt float
the
for (henget Which have, within the
last felt PIM Olken plate ou the Continent ; pre.
'ions to gritigh 11 contained C,3 th4o 303 petty
i„ 9U9of
whom were bigatted Catholics ; but
wherever tits °toques's of the French have esteed-
ed, popery, although it has not been destroyed, has
band its level, and a system of universal religious
Toleration has succeeded its powerful ascendancy.
Ta the political motives of Bonaparte. the world,
inieeJ, owes no thanks ; but, at the same time,
we are warranted in the coaclusion, that under the
guidance of a watchful and gracious Providence,
toss ameliorations, although founded in mere
vorhily polity, are pregnant with infinite advan-
aage setts best interests of mankind.

1;11E BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, Sarraum 3.

We yesterday announced the arrival of the long-
expeaed oticial dispatches from Admiral G/114111111.
mg were brought by Mr. HILL, our Charge er,v-
[ins. SJon after they were opened, last morning,
the following communication was made to the
Los o .vIA volt, posted upon the front of the Man-
•.irn-liouse, published at LLOYD'S, and communi-
sat-d to the public is a SECOND EDITION of this
rap

ADMIRALTY-OfIfICSI .111 PT 4.
-

Lord Mutonsys has the honour to acquaint the
Loan ‘.lsvoa, that dispatches have been this morn.
ing received from Admiral GA salsa, with an ac.
cunt that the troops, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-General Lord Ca TIIC•IT, were landed
Wm-lour OPPOSI I'ION Wibecit, in the
land of Zealand, eight miles North of Copen.
tarn, at five o'clock cat. on the 16:h of August."
...re the Lehi lion. the Lod Mayor."
At the rime time a Bulletin, of which the fol.
lowing is a copy, was circulated among the Mi-
nisters:—

" ADI4IIALTY•OFIICI. sIPT. 2.

" By dispatches reamed this morning, from
♦dmiral Gambits. dated August 16, brought
so Scarborough by the Syiero cutter, it e prears the
British Army, under Lord CATIIC44T, hurtled at
\\Tiber& • village between Eisineur and Copen.
Garen, about eigtit miles from the latter, on the
hid+ of August, in the morning, without opposi-
tion. The Lieutenant of the cutter reports that a
Danish frigate. of S 2 guns, was taken by the Coatis
so the 15th. alter au lithos of SO miasma. lite
Danish frigate had 341 mat killed and woundeA ;
OMNI one wounded."

In the cource of the day a further communication
WAS made to the Lord Mayor, to the following
tenor :

MT LORD, D•waistatiews Supt 3
I have the honour of loclosing, for your Lord-
iwormation. the suostai.c! of Dispatches
which 1 have this day received from Admiral Gam-
bier and L. !rd Cathcart.

I have tie honour to lw, my L-rd.
1 our L odutip's most nb •Ltinnt Servant.
CASTLEREAGH.

ss Dispataiss have been received from Lietee- I
giant-General Lord Cathcart, sad Vice-Admiral
Gambier, by which it appears, that Lord Crhzii t
joined the Admiral on the 12th ult. that on the 13th,
Mr. 'faylor, His Majesty's Minister at the C.)nr t of
Copenhagen, having left that city, upon Cie Danish
(.I,,vcromunt having declined to enter into an ami-
cible arrangement, it was determined to land the
army early on the morning of the 14th ;hut owiog to
the contrary winds, the ships of war anJ transports
could not be brought up to the place of debits katton,
rill li,!e in the ev. ning of the 15th. Early, how-
ever, in the morning of the l(hh, the army was
ditembarked at the village of Vedbech, about
ten mi!es north of Copenhagen, without any oppo-
sition.

" Lord Rosily% with the troops front Beralsond,
arrived, on the 14th. from off Hwen Island.

"Upon the deturkation of the troops. a Pinelama-

tion by the Commander of His Majesty's Sea and
Land Forces was iscuad, declaring to the lobe-
-Kant' of Zealand, the cirt.omvances under which
They had felt themselves compelled to proceed to
the debarkation of the army.
4' By private !octets of the 17th, it appears that
Copenhagen was then completely invested. The
alonsion of troops from Stralsund hid anchor-
ed in Kioge Bay, on the preceding day. They
were lied upon, without are, from the Danish
batteries."

The :shove, we believe, constitute.; the substance
of the whole of the dispatches received by Go-
vetnisseat. It accounts sufficiently for the pro-
crastination of hostile operations so many days
after all attempt at amicable arrangement had
f*iLd, and al.o for the delay in receiving the
0f64.41 accounts, the wind being almost uni
iotmly adverse, and Mr. HILL a fortnight oo Lis

passage. The cireurnitanee of the troop* having
ant with no opposition, encourages a hops that the
Danes will not make the obstinate resistance to be
dreaded from their charaEter for courage, and the
threats held out in the Foreign Papers. Had they
resolved to defend themselves with all their ener-
gies, we might have expeiked to see the garrison of
Copenhagen meeting our army on the shore, in-
stead of shutting itself in that capital, where, in-
vested by sea and land, there appears no alterna-
tive but defeat or capitulation.

Hwen, the island off which Lord Rossora sr.
ri►ed on the 14th, with the troops from Stralsund,
is a fertile island, situate in the Sound, exaelly oppo-
site Wybeck. the little bay in which the troops ef-
freed a landing on the 16th. It seas granted to
SWCDCN by the treaty of Roschild, in the year
1658, It is about 8160 paces in circumference, and
at a distance has the appearance of a high moun-
tain. The island was granted by Fitweatca 11.
Ring of Denmark, to TYCHO Bemis, the cele-
brated Astronomer, with a Castle, called Uranien-
burgh, netted for the purpose of making astrono-
mical observations, in which he resided upwards of
twenty years. The whole Wank sesestahn but One
parish or village, containing about five houses. It
is about five leagues N of Copenhagen.
Kioge Bay. in which the divisions of troops from
Stralsund anchored on the 16th, is a hay of Zea-
'arid, strerchrog South West from Copenhagen.
No further intelligence from Admiral GAst Rita
had arrived when this Paper was put to press. An
Officer with dispatches was hourly expeeted.

The Danish P,cket, F tares Monde, from Bengal,
is arrived in the Downs. She parted from the
homeward-bound Beet, consisting of 13 sail of East
iodiamel, two whalers, and the brig fly, about a
month since, in lat 18 N.

Yesterday .ilter eight o'clock,
Lord bilvcisaavc disp•tched Mr. CLINIL, the Mes-
senger, wit;heen particulars which had arrive.,
troth Copse , to Lite 7.1 aJes Y, a' W.n Isar.
"rye billeseeoger nut ,iii MAJZSTV arson Egharn
Heath, stopped His ",lascsrr's carriage. and de-
livered to him Loris Mut. aaaaa s box, His
MAJASTY then perKeeded on his Way to London,
and arrived at the QUILM'S Palace about twelve
ecia4L where, after having interviews with c .e
ROYAL. DUAL,. and partaking of his usual early
dirtier. be iteld a Ir.-..rate Levee soon after two
o'clock, which was attended by—
The First Lord of the Erearolini, the Lard Proaidott of the
Counqi, the threw Seereta ;es of State, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, ate First Lord of the Ad rurally; Lords wail-
Geis. Arden, Glenberaw, and G. Branford ; the Bishop of
Itafftwn t Sir. S. C and Stewart , Admiral Drury ; Cot.
Murray • Major Murray ; and navy Rydria arid liasehener
The iollowing had the honour of being presented
to His NAAJCITT
Mem?, upon his twins promoted to that rank hi
die ltd liniment ..f Lie ;wards
IRear•Adanind Gram, 1.111011 hie hnillti a his lite, sod he.ni{
appo goodie Liu wesomand of tile hart lad a to [ion, in tne
sworn of iLlmiral Sir Thomas Trershn.r.;•
%hit,' %tunas. up* his proosetto.. is that rank in the 26th
Regrosont of Foot
Lord Gower. Si. •.forrt, ripen his beiny, t-rns at 4 the
Marlow e. of Cork and R is to the See of •..
Lo.d Gienheesse. upar. hi. o on a.pant d Joint COM-
11111811100e. forth. Odes of i/IV, .4. a .4 Rifest*.

Tits H et, Mr.ltyder ul try/Geri .J a Lord of
the ir•wury,lsp Parreral
Sir John Stuart, upon ho .reeirins a rntto
His MAJISTY held a Privy Cot cd, and gave
audience to the nuke ot P . ohll, • so, Earl Cllasoss,
Lords HAWKILSBURT. CIISTLItat•GIit and Wm-
Geave, and Mr CANNING
At sic o'clock, His Maasitv set oS on his re.
turn o Wi .ds
Mr. It r zok R succeeds the Marquis of Tioistiat. •
as t Lod of the l're.iitiry.
r I Gi.esesavia, it is understood, is to be
ist.Cornioissioner over the Woods and Forests,
with Lord Rosser Sec.cca.

Admiral Dative is rz,,eit.4 to sail in the Mea.
mouth, for India, nn Sunday. _

The army under the command of Lord CAT*.
CART wont! hare made their landing good on the
14th of August, but was prevented by contrary
winds
We hear that it is in contemplation to met a Te-
legraph near the King's Chair on this side Newmar-
ket, for the purpose of communicating with the
North Sea Fleet in Yarmouth Roads
Letters received from the coast of France, state,
that on the 96th ult. an order had been issued for
laying an immediate embargo on all Portuguese
vessels in the ports of France. which order had
already been very generally carried into effeß. If
this statement be cornet. the measure described was
probably resorted to by BONA aaaaa , for the pur-
pose of inducing the protnio compliance of the
Portuguese Government with the demand lately
made upon them, to exclude all British commerce
from the Putts of Portugal.
The Kepi.? troops are to do the duty of the
coast this winter, as after the volunteet;og from the
Militia, those regiments will be sent into t'.eir own
counties to receive the recruits which will De obtain-
ed by tho ballot.
The Helen, Gasses, is arrived at Liverpool.
from Demerara. from whence she sailed )n Ithe
80th July (a single ship). On the 6th August she
spoke the Not, CLARK. from Liverpool—all well.
On the Bth spoke a ship from Liverpool. belonging
to Poole. bound to Newfoundland, but 30 days, but
could not learn her name. it blowing hard. On the
18th spoke the brie /Arad. M,Kisucc. of and from
Greenock, for Newfoundland. out 11 days—all
well.
The brig Dees. of Weymouth, laden with Port-
land stone, has been retaken on the coast of
France, and brought into the Downs on 'rondo
morning, by His MAJIITY'S ship Sued. Lieute-
nant CATIICART ; it appears this ousel had been
taken some time since, and was removing from one
port to another.