The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-20 00:00:00

TI-111 BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY, JUNE 20.
It is now generally understood that a Negotiation
is carrying on, between this country and France,
through the mediation of the Em PEROR or RUSSIA.
The ESIPEROR OF RUSSIA has quietly seen Switzer-
land subjugate!; Holland over-ran; Hambergh,
Bremen, &c. usurped by the French troops. It is
the policy of France to endeavour to throw the.
blame of the war upon us ; but we d.) n::t censure
the English Minister for listening to the mediation
of Russia. Every refleCting mind, how,-..ver, mut
feel that it is only catching at a straw, and cannot
come to good. This is evidently the opinion of his.
MAJESTY'S Councils. On Saturday, a Message was
&livered to both Houses of Parliament, recom-
mending an additional force to be imn.ediately rais-
ed for the defence of the country. A Cabinet Coun-
cil was held in the morning, and Messrs. Guabitt
and Barra were sent off in the evening with Dis-
patches for his M %JEST Y at 'Windsor.
Yesterday morning the Royal Family, with their
attendants, went from the Queen's• Lodge to St.
George's Cathedral; as the carriages passed, the.
Bands of the Staffordshire and 13th Light Dra-
goons, played G 4 save the Xing, and the men
were drawn out as the Royal Party passed. The
Canons attending. were, the Bishop of Noll WICH,
Drs. LOCKMAN, WILSON, II ALAN!, and LANGFORD,
and an excellent Sermon was preached by Dr.
LaNcronn. After the Sermon, an Anthem was
sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir.


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A letter frOtn Madras, detect the 12th of ia-
nnary, says, 3 body of .5000 of the Cochin China
Rebels, having effeded an entrance 'into the Bur-
man dominions, a nephew of the King marched
against them, with a full force of 2000 horse- and
4000 foot ; the former were said to be headed by an
Emigrant Frenchman, who had disposed his troops
in an excellent position, in a strong hill fort on the
borders of the jungles, the western quarter of which
is defended by a strong barrier of rocks, above
a hundred feet perpendicular from the level of
the plain. The only mode of attacking this fort was
by marching the troops round to the eastward,
which was only accessible by a narrow defile. 'the
Burman force was divided into two detachments,
which were ordered to march under cover of night,
in order to meet at a certain hour, at the place of
destination, when the young Prince was to make a
feint in front, while theother division made good their
ascent in the rear. This scheme would have succeed-
ed, had not the guides who direeted the first divi-
sion lost their way,. in consequence of which,
they were delayed for many hours, and did not ar-
rive till the principal party had occupied the station
assigned It ; the alarm svgs spread in the fort,
and several large fragments of rock were hurled
from the heights; when the match-lock men began
to fire, together with two old iron field-pieces winch
were fixed on the ramparts. Considering them-
selves deserted by their °amr detachment, the Bur-
man soldiers were struck with a panic, and retreated
in great confusion. In this aaion a cannon ball
struck the King's nephew in the neck, and lie was
left dead in the field, together with upwards of 100
privates, and several officers.
Accounts have been received at Canton, from
General DOUDO PI, stating, that a body of the re-
bels, about 2000 strong, who had taken refuge in
the mountains of Quin Hore, attempted to force
one of the western phsses, which was defended by
the above Officer, with 3000 men. The onset was
exceedingly fierce and sanguinary ; and the latter
was obliged to retreat upwards of a mile, when the
enemy fell into disorder in endeavouring to pursue
the advantage. The General then taking his station
oa a rising ground, brought some small field-pieces
to bear on the rebels, who were fiaally defeated,
with considerable slaughter.

On Saturday morning as the Royal Family were
going to attend Divine Service between seven and
eight o'clock, Sir HARRY NEALE, Bart. and Capt.
GRAY, of the Navy, arrived and paid their respells
to His MAJESTY, and attended the Loyal Party to
the chapel. His MAJESTY was dressed in full mi-
litary uniform, with an intention of immediately af-
ter breakfast to review the 1 Ith Regiment of I.ight
Dragoons on Ashford Common.
At the time when His M AJEsT Y was about to set
off for the review, a very heavy shower came on,
and there being every appearance of a wet day,
His MAJESTY sent an express to put off the review
till Monday at twelve o'clock. When the rain ceased,
His MAJESTY, attended by General GARTH, and
Colonels SPENCER and FITZROY, took an airing
on horseback in the Park.

Saturday morning, his Royal Highness the
PAINCE of WALES left Windsor for London; in the
evening the Royal Family walked on the Terrace.—
The Earl of Ux alumna was among the numerous
company attending the Royal Party.
Government has not received any official intelli-
gence of the embargo supposed to have been im-
posed by the Spanish Government on our merchant-
ships in the port of Cadiz. Mr. FR Ens has announced
to the Cabinet of Madrid, that his Majesty would
most gladly respect the neutrality of Spain, pro-
vided France would do the same ; but no satisfactory
.reply has yet been received.
The papers by the Hamburgh Mail, which come
down to the 7th, do not speak of the occupation of
Hamburgh by the French troops. Letters, however,
of the loth, brought by the Dutch Mail, positively
state, that this event has taken place. Other accounts
say, that the French troops entered the town on
Sunday se'nnight.
Accounts were on Saturday received in town from
the Master of a Prussian vessel just arrived at Leith
from Dantzig, which state, that he fell in with a
French ship of the line and a cutter, on the 4th
instant, off the Naze of Norway. He further states,
that the French Captain sent a boat on board with
an Officer, who, after examining their papers mi-
nutely, suffered him to proceed.
In consequence of the occupation of Hamburgh
by French troops, it was on Saturday determined
by the Post-Master-General, that, unless new cir-
cumstances should arise, the Mails now detained at
Harwich since the 7th instant, together with the
Mail of Tuesday next, containing letters for the
North of Europe, in general, will be dispatched in
a packet to Gottenburg (in Sweden) ; and those con-
taining the letters for I ligh and Low Germany, Italy,
Switzerland, and Turkey, in a packet to Tonnin-
gen, a town in the Duchy of Sleswick,• on a penin-
sula formed by the river Eyder, and 5S miles N.W.
of Hamburgh. 3
The Senate of Bremen, in reply to the requisition
of the French General, that they would confiscate
all British property, and imprison the subjects of
his Majesty, begged to decline the execution of a
measure 'so inconsistent with their interest. The
Republican Commander threatened himself to carry
his wishes into effal, and has probably kept his
word.
A Mail from New York and Halifax, brolight to
Falmouth by the Auckland packet in 16 days, ar-
rived on Saturday. The intelligence irons Halifax
is totally uninteresting, and the New York papers are
not of a later date than those which we communicat-
ed to the public some weeks since.
Additional bodies of French troops are daily
pouring into Holland r they are to be under the
command of General Dessoles.
Lord MONTJOY has made an offer to Govern-
ment to raise a regiment in Ireland. It musk be
fresh in the recolledion of the pnblic, that the father
.of this amiable young Nobleman fell in the field . in
the late rebellion. Lord MON TJOY is a young no-
bleman of an ample fortune and enterprizing spirit.
There was a very smart press yesterday, in St.
James's Park. Upwards of forty good hands were
picked up. The lounger: of course escaped.
The Mayor of Cork has received from the Right
Hon. the Earl of Coe K and Os Rk RS', 1001. to be ap-
plied, by his Lordship's direetions, with the bounty
given by the Corporation for encouraging seamen to
enter into his Majesty's service. . -
Twenty sail of Dutch Greenlandmen are now on
their return home, and some of our cruizers are
lading out for them.

rOREIGAr INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
PARIS, JUN! t 5.
TO BONAPARTE THE (.'EAT, THE LNIARSIONEB
110I.DIFEs, MEMBERS LC THE• SENATE, 01 THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND OY THE TRIBUNATE.

GENERAL,
ig We come to ask of you a favour, which yoit
will not refuse to our zeal and to our affection.
" Without wishing to penetrate the secrets of
your wisdom, in which we shall always repose a
full and entire confidence—if such be your design,
and in case you do not wish otherwise to dispose of
us, we entreat you to admit us on board the vessel
which will bear you in triumph to England, and
with you the vengeance and the destiny of the French
nation."
[A variety of addresses, full of scurrilous abuse
against England, continue to pour in from the de-
partments.]
HAGUE, JUNG 7.
The Note which Mr. Liston, the British Minister,
addressed to our Government, immediately after
the departure of Lord Whitworth from Paris, and .
which was transmitted to Citizen Vander Goer, Se-
cretary of State, was to the following effeet
" The King is animated with the liveliest desire
of being able to prevent the new war, which is on
the point of breaking out, from extending to those
countries which have relations with France, and to
preserve from its calamities the nations which have
had ski hand in producing the events which have
given rise to the renewal of hostilities. His Majesty
cannot, however, hold towards the Batavian Re-
public the conduct which such sentiments dietate.
unless the French Government is disposed to adopt
a similar system.
If France will consent to withdraw her troops
from the Batavian Republic, if she will free the Bata-
vian Government from the obligation of funiishing
her any assistance either by sea or land, if she will
permit the Republic to obseive a sincere and per-
feß neutrality during the course of the war, his
Majesty engages on his part to obsei ve with the
utmost strictness, a reciprocal neutrality; and in
that case, the vessels which may be provision-
ally seized, will be instantly released. But, if
unfortunately the First Consul persists in his
determination to occupy the Batavian territory,
and in converting the resources of that country into
the means of hostility and aggression against this
country, his Majesty will find himself compel-
-131, in justice to the security of his dominions, and
the dearest interests of his people, to have recourse
to the measures which Providence has placed in
his hands, for frustrating the designs of his ene-
mies.

" It will be with the deepest regret, that the King
shali find himself obliged to wage against the Bata-
vian Government, a war, which is as little con.
formable to their interests, as it is to those of his
Majesty. (Signed) " R. LisroN."
• RATISBON, JUNE 5.
M. Bacher, Resident Minister of the French Re-
public, has officially sent to the Diet the Corres-
pondence betwixt the French Government and the
Government of England, as it appeared in the
Moniteur.
HAGCE, JUNE 6.
The Government is preparing to lay before the
Legislative Body, of which an extraordinary meet-
ing is to he called for that purpose, a variety of im-
portant papers, relative to the rupture with England.
It will, at the same time, present different projets,
with the view of procuring supplies necessary for
carrying on the war, in which the English Govern-
ment is so manifestly the aggressor.
CONSFANTINOPLE, MAY 4.
The Grand Seignior has formally ratified the de-
termination taken by his Ministers, to observe the
strictest neutrality between England and France.
Extraordinary couriers have been dispatched to
communicate this resolution to all the Courts at
which a Turkish Ambassador is resident.
" BANKS OF THE. NIEINE, JUNE 8.
"The Hanoverian Minister furnished a commu.
nication to the Diet, that the Elator, his Master,
had determined to observe the strictest neutrality in
the war betwixt England and France, and therefore
calling on the Diet, in conformity to the Treaty of
Amiens, to interfere for the proteaion of the Elea°.
rate from the invasion of the French troops. The
other Ministers took this Declaration ad referendum.
It is, however, generally understood, that the Mi-
nisters of Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, and Wurtem-
berg, the Arch-chancellor, &c. have in private de-
clared that they regard the contest betwixt France
and the Minister of Hanover, as well as the neu-
tral occupation of the States of the King in
Germahy, as a matter totally foreign to the mte-
rests of She Germanic Empire, provided that the
French do not go beyond the frontier of the Elec-
torate of I lanover. They say further, that the
project of the French Government, not being to set
up any pretensions to that country, but only to
rule in depot till the re-establishment of peace with
England, they cannot see in what way the EMPE•
atilt and the Empire can interfere in the business."
It is now ascertained that the PORTE has deter-
mined to preserve the striectest neutrality. The
determination of the GRAND SEIGNIOR has beets
transmitted by extraordinary couriers to all the
principal Courts of Eumpe.
The French Funds are 49. 33.

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The report of its being BoNAPArtrE's intent,,,n
to visit Calais, is true; apartments in DESSLIN'i
hotel have been got ready for his reception. 1--lif
wished to avoid meeting any of the English there,
and has ordered them a'll to be marched into the in-
terior before he arrives.
La Reale packet sailed from Dover to Calais on
Thursday evening, having on board 20 cases, con-
taining plants of different kinds for Madame BONA.
I' RTE, to enrich the gardens at St. Cloud and M4l-
-
The Courier. de Londres of last night says, that
M. DE 80/SGELIN, DOSSIOND, &c. now Bishops in
France, men who had received the favours of this
Country after the revolution of France, will not
yield so far to the FIRST Comet. as to offer up
prayers for his success against the country that pro-
teded them.—For our part, we believe they will
pray as they are bidden, and we believe moreover
that their prayers will :wail little!
BLANCHARD, the aeronaut, announces, that he has
delivered into the hands of the Mayor of Cherbouly,
An instrument, by which he will make a vessel ad-
vance without sails, without wind, against currents,
without noise, and with a velocity double to that
produced by oars.

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IABIIIONARLE ARRANGEMENT'S FOR THIS WEER.

MONDAY.
Lady Warren's Rill, Ktnpton-house.
Mrs. E. D. Uturvenoe's Rout.

TUESDAY.
Duchess of Gordon's Grand Rout, Whitehall.
Fad Cower's Farewell Dinner, Arlington-street.
Eat Kenmore's Dinner, Portman-square.
WEDNESDAY.
Countess oT Portsmouth's Rout, Lincoln's-Inn-melds.Lady Shoff elirs Rout, Portlandplace.
Mrs. Coke's Rout, Hanover-square.
Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, Piccadilly.
Dowager Countev: of Essex's Rout, Curzon street.
Earl Fitswilliams Cabinet Dinner, Grosvenor-aquae.
THURSDAY.
Counter; of Galloway's Rout, Char:es-stroet.
L.ul of Mskintnorrw's Dinner Party, Ealing.grove,

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FRIDAY.
Ditcheeg of Gortlnn'a Grant' Dinner, Whitehall.
Earl of Dans ley's Dinner, Berkeley-Nome.

SATURDAY.
Duchess of Gordon's Grand Party, Whitehall.
suNDAY.

' Countess of K••nmare's Party, Portman•square.

THE DUCHESS OF ST. ALBANS ROLl'.

On Friday evening her Grace gave a most splen-
dil rout and supper, which were attended by more
than 300 persons of distindion. The rooms were
embellished in a most brilliant and tasteful style,
with all the contested beauties of artificial lights
and fragrant flowers in the greatest profusion. At
2 o'clock the company sat down to a most sumptu-
ous supper, served up in the most elegant style.
In the company were :
Marquitses--Worcester, Lont, Douglas, and 11 •rt ford.
Earls—Xeninare, M ,ant I..dgecumbe,Car-
Ede and Westmoreland.
Vismunts—.Rantlagh, Foley, Sydney, Courtenay, Bulkelk,
and Dungannon.
Lordo—Boston' Aughrim, Petrc, Osstslston, F. Bentinck,
14 Kerr and C. Manners.
Sir, .Gs. Ileatheote, G. Warrend fr, J. Shaw, 11. Dashwood,
Y. Riddle, %V. Milner, and A. flume.
Gmerals—Taltton, Grosvenor, and Pigot.
Colonek—Cooper, Latch-, Walpole, and Dillon.
CipkinA—Rennett, Singleton, and hartev.

Mesirl.—Fellows Thompson, Lawrence, Fremantle, Hare,
G. Villiers, Churchill, 0. Hunter, Lewis, Methuen, &takes, J.
hrlauner4 Angerstein, Latouche, Ruin, Diller, Hunter, Faw-
kener, Harvey, Hubert, Adair, Cunning, Debray, and Yie.re-
point.

..iitland, Gordon, Montrose, and Bolton.
Mari:lnane ees--Bath, Downshire, Worcester, Salisbury,
Densagzr Bath, and Hertford.
Comite;aes--Altlisorough, Kenmare, Sefton, Euston, Clare,
Antrim, Westmoreland, Jersey, Liverpool, Besborough, Car-
Bale, Mount Edgecumb, Fortescue, and Dowager Talbot.
Yiseountesses—Sydney, Castlereagh, Sudley, Bulkeley, and
Ladies, I leathcote, Warr ender, G. Cecil, three Thynnes, C.
Carry, And.iver, M. Fordyce, Hargerstan, Milliier;Darhurst,
Fitzpatrick, E. Monk, G. Cavendish, Bigot, Paget, De Clif.
furl, T. Burke, Le Di.spericer, C Maaners, Mtichnoy, Corn.
wall, Amherst, C. Jenkinson, Bradford, Sinclair, C. Villiers,
Glynn, Bolton, M. Kerr, Auglimn, Petre, Stratford, S. Fane,
Crofton, Huutoke.
Mi-aresieses-.1. Wortley Sheridan, Sloane, Morton Pitt,
Freentande,, Tarletun, Hooke, Moreton, Whitbread,
ie, Wal,sile, Banker, Fordyce, Ciisnwoll, D. North, B.
North, D. Grosvenor, H. Grant, T. Grnsvenur, R Burgoyne,
Tbz:lusson, J. HePeag., Methuen, Egerton, Baker, Cron-
turd, and Clithcrow.
Misses—•liarvey, M. Burgoyne, L. Cowers, Byng, R. Mark-
ham, I lon .y wood, Williamson, Douglas, 11. Grant, Fordyce,
Morton Pitt, Tadeton, Thellusion, Methuen, Fgerton, Ver-
non, Monk, 2 Hueseys, 2 Momions, and 2 Croitons.

The Duchess of DEVONSHIRE left town on Satur-
day on a visit to her mother, the Dowager Countess
Of SP ENCER,at St. Alban's. Her Grace is expeCled
this day in town, preparatory to her second Grand
Ball on Wednesday.
Sir GILDERT HEATHCOTR gave a Grand Cabi-
net Dinner on Friday, at his house in Grosvenor-
square.
The Hon. THOMAS BLIGH, Lady THEW/031A,
Lady CA r HERM, and Colonel BUSH, with a large
party, left town yesterday, to visit Bognor Roclts
for a few days.
The 2cl of July is fixed for the Public Breakfast
to be given by Miss ANGENSTEIN at her beautiful
house, Blackheath.
Mrs. FRJREMANTLE intends giving a Public
Breakfast ottfthe 29th at Englefield Green.
Sir IVATicis Wiwass WYNNE gave on Satur-
day a public Breakfast at Cumberland Gardens, for
the benefit of the Orphan Children of that parish.
Lord ST. ASAPH and Family left town yesterday
for Barking-hall, Suffolk.
Mr. CoKE of Norfolk's Sheep Shearing will com-
mence to morrow at Holkhani Hall, Norfolk ; will
continue open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
---The Earl of THANET, and a large party of Noble-
men, left town last !tight to be present.
The Earl and Countess of DARNLEY and family
will return to town to-morrow from Cobham Hall,
Sorry.
The Earl of CARLISLE gave, yesterday, an ele-
gant Dinner at his house in Grosvenor Place. The
Earl of GOWER, Countess Of SI:THEItLAND, Lord
and Lady MORPtrii, were of the party.
Mr. Sr. G. CAULFIKLD and family moved into
their new house in Grafton-street on Saturday last.
Sir %V. W. WI.NaE gave yesterday a Grand Din-
ner, at his house in St. James's-square.
Monkstown Church, near Dublin, was so full on
Sundry se'nnight, a certain Rev. Archbishop, who
came a little late, could not procure a seat.
Mrs. BiLtitioroa, Mr. MustrEN, and several
other first rate theatrical chandlers, are expeled to
appear upon the Dublin boards in the course of this
3111111111eT.
On Friday night Mr. Coital had his Annual Be-
nefit Concert at • Hanover Square Room, which was
very numerously and fashionably attended. The
principal novelties of the evening were Master
HAVDN CORR!, a child only about nine yeats of
age, who executed a song of &We in such a style
as to produce an more. A plaintive Dialogu e be-
tween ;Muir and Margaret, set to music for the oc-
casion, by Mr. (loam, introduced Mr. WOODHAM,
a pupil of Mr. C. to a London audience ; he sung a
Brauvura song with great ability. Miss MoaTt.•
BEER, another pupil .of Mr. C. also made her debut,
and sung an Italian air very respettably. The other
performers, who assisted or. the occasion, were Ma-
dame DuiseK and SYORACE, and Messrs. Rove.
DRNO, C111:AD011, Ana BRAMAN.
Lady GsoguisA GoipvN will have twenty thou-
sand pounds for her portion, paid down by tbe Duke
of Goitoott. •
The Dutch Ambassador, who set off last Friday,
leaves his family for some time behind him.
No F. 0 tables of any description were• suffered
at Ascot Races,

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