The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-11 00:00:00

near hat been considered a% posessing aanare am-
ple provision than any other of the Royal Dukes,
and the preoent is a nintuelit of severe and heavy
pressure upou the people; schen, if His MAJESTY
had an; thi lig to ~pare; it. is .et iiecte.l that he would
apply it to the purpose of reducing that preemie,
and alleviating the burden of the countriy. This
area, surest, however, does not touch or affect the
right of Ibis ar tare. It is only saying, as might
be said u, the case of any man in private life pos-
v.essing property, that lie might have made a more
popular, a more Literal and titter use of it. So far
it goes, and no Farther ; and therefore as the right
is undonbted, we cannot presume that Sir
FRANCta BURDEIT means to controul Ili, MA-
JiSTV in its uppliention. The object, therefore,
of Sir FRANCIS lie worn, as he stated lust
night, is to ascertain the amount of this pat.
ticular fund ; and if it shall appear that the
protlnee of these droits of Admiralty is enor-
mous, and greatly exceeds any thing that
could or have been in contemplation at the
origin of this right, itmey then bc, leitt every other
extraord:aary or unforeseen case, 6 proper subject -
fur the interference of the Legislature. Of the
Particular amount in the present reign, tewiltattnott
form any idea, but it must have been much greater
than in any previews reign, and infinitelyAreater,
within the lust t 5 years, than in any equal space of
time since the foundstino of the English Monarchy.
in former reigns there hose been long intervals of
peace; but the present reign has been little inure
than a anceession and'extension of wars. England
within the last dfteen years, declared war
against every maritime state in Ronnie, and twice
againWFrance ; and ns it is very well known that the
Activity of speculation has, in must of these M-
iasmas*, taken greatly the start of the letters of
filarque and reprisals, the produce of the drat,
af Adrniralty must have increased is proportion.

The public cannot be surprised at Lord Hoy-
aittssos's anxiety, tkat his official letters end eons-
antniceticlas should not he misrepresented or di.-
toiled. It is a latrialde and natnralfeeling. dal
Lardallip K.man of a nice renae of honour, and
has g high public character to maintain. lie has
a character to maintain. .it only in his own coun-
try, but upon the Chiniessit. He must naturally
wish to stand astrue and hi, man in the cies of the
King of. Pitussix and the Emperor Hess's, as
iu his own. A inaa of his principles and feelings
will never pervert diplomatic eonvetsetions, or nano-
represent offi:•ial letters, to gain the smile* of a
We .shoald hi hippy to sec Sitek-10.04116-
Lord literentason drays employed on foreign
missions. It is true they will not help the Minis-
ter out of a serape at the expense of truth, sod
therefore they may sometimes emhernass him ; bet
this inconvenience is more thaw compensated.—

Tbey uphold the honour and the dignity of the
oouSry ip the eyes of (amigo oatious.

A letter is reported to have been received from
Naples, which 'orations an *tempt to have been
*lade upon the life of ..10eilaPH BoRAPAILIE, 'ay he
was Warning from his country seat to Naples.—
A party of men surrounded the carriage, and sere-
sal shots were tired at him without effect. An ac-
tion than took place between them and Josten
BaiIIATA.STea titian* in which 1.5 of the latter
were killed. 'they siteccedeil, however, in me-
at* hun..--The kingdom of Naples is represented
to be in a state of march Assansinatiown multi-
ply ;-ii-tha public tribunal are occupied daily with
the trials of political of ;--occusation is sure
to be followed he conviction; and denunciation
and death go hand in hand.
Yesterday, on the Vial of General WiIITTELOCIER,
Sir SAMVIL AUCIIIIUTY nos .rtataiti,tl, relative
to the operations of the main body et* the army,
from their embarkation at Monte Video to the
termination of tbeic march in the euhurbs of
Buenos Ayres, on the night of the 4th July. At
one o'clock he concluded his narrative, and was
than aosevesainined by General WRITILOCILL.
A why important question of opinion was put by
General Sir Joint Moose, with respect to the
urraisgemeata and the deficiencies of the British
army. The Court was unusually crowded. A
greater number of ladies graced the assembly than
on any former day.
Advice.' have been received from Sit RICHARD
STSACKAN'S squadron, dated the' d lust. At that
time the gallant Admiral was totally at a loss what
cosine to steer in qua* of the Boclefort squadron,
being without any tort of information relative to its
track ordestination, and being only assured that it
bad put to sea.
Several vessels are arrived in the 'River from Lis-
boa, which place they left op the 17th last. The
following is the only intellieenee they afford :
Tbe mew Deereei sad Orders of the Preach Gwent
Isnot, had been regularly transmitted to the Regency, sad
b;
-them pot Imo remotion The foraitnre of the British
Assembly Room had luau sold by Jnout for tionl. sterling ;
the lower apartments were immediately afterwards directed
to be esaverted istoatsaks. nod the ;roper menu, winch
we very eirgootly tstesteurted and furnished, were presented
Besulonons, who has takco up his residence there.
" The sum of British property, which, by vague of the
Decree of the sib of Deetniber, had been emend with May.
Leetoy, did not mount to itO.rpol. st, ding, and sa efforts
un the part of the people were somata-4 to be made to
Memos, for austrunt. The twals had not beat mud trout
the doort of the Offices of easttons; hut this war daily ex-
tweted, gorier the soperiateadacee of offict ts, who have been
erteged to inquire tato the statue and valet of the proper-
ty. Fitch as Jambi animal to be is any manner connected
with gr,tolt aubusts wu to he contra/tested as Vratal re-
pray, 4114 /0163 OS 44;01 eiratly armor to behrog to Om
sohierts of Perttkol was to be minute I, and Mused to he
4014 for their begat."