The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-09 00:00:00

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perhaps to the frontiers of Russia. bne of the
r. chief r hjeas of the Archduke Palatine's journey to
Petit; burg, is supposed to be a definitive arrange-
:flea, for an interview between the Emperors
Francis and Alexander. This interview is to take
place on the kinks of the Dniester, and most pro-
bably at liaminieck Podolski.
ST IIIA4BURGH, Arm 30.
Yesterday there arrived here two French pri-
sOPerttof *NMI the Imperial Court caused to
be arrested in the hereditary states 'of the Austrian
monarchy, at the particular request of the French
Ambassador Charnpagny. These two prisoners
were brought here, and lodged in the hands of the
officers of police, who will have them conveyed to
Paris by the Gendarmerie. The Austrian detach-
ment which escorted them to our town returns to
Vienna. We are assured• that these prisoners are
suspeaed of having deserted from the army of
Egypt with a considerable quantity of money, during
the period that Bonaparte was at the head of the
french army in that country.

DUTCH AND HAMBURGH MAILS.

ttAnue, APRIL 20.

Troops still continue to pour into the Jsle of
Catband. Never during the late war were prepa-
rations of defence carried on with such activity in the
Isle of Walcheren, or the opposite island. A great
• quantity of heavy artillery has been taken from the
arsenal cf Hu: sling, to be placed on the batteries
estaldish:od 0., tile coasts and the heights in the inte-
rior of the country.
The number of English cruizers in our roads is
is about thirty; they generally cruize betwixt Dun-
kirk and the Mou:h r,f the Meuse.
Our funds yesterday experienced a rise of two
per cent.
11111.7.:SELS, APRIL 421.
The preparations for establishing a line of tele-
graphs are completed. It is to extend through
ci-devant Flanders, and will extend to the frontiers of
the Batavian Republic. No new French troops are
to enter Holland unless war is declared.
ROTTL:RDA.M, MAY 3.

On our Change to-day, the apprehension of ap-
proaching hostilities rose superior to the flattering
hopes of a continuance of peace, occasioned by the
fall which the French funds have undergone of
nearly two per cent. Colonial Products continue

No alteration for the better has taken place in
our Funds : the Batavian Hescriptions left off at
62,; a 01.
itallovEtt, APRIIL 2)2.
His Royal Highness Prince Williani of Glouces-
ter i. 41 expected•here to-day from Brunswick. After
staying here about a week, we hear he will depart
for Berlin. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, who on the 19th departed for Brunswick,
returned from thence yesterday.
From Berlin we hear, that a Courier has arrived
there with dispatches from Paris, and which dis-
patches are of a very pacific tendency. It is said
that the Fren.:h Government is singularly satisfied
with the measures which his Prussian Majesty has
adopted under the present circumstances.

0140 A, APRIL 2. '
They write from Leghorn, that in the beginning
of the list week, an English curvet arrived there
from England. As soon- as the dispataes which it
brought were known, all the English merchants
hastened to carry their property on board the .hips
lying i:: the road. Two days afterwards, however,
these vessols entered the port.