The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-05-05 00:00:00

MAMISURGH MAIL.

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VILNNA, AWL 17.
The Fiends, instead of evacuating Braunau on
the Ist of April, according to the stipulations of the
treaty of Presburg, continue to make it a place of
aims : 3,000 Bavarian peasants are continna!ly at
work on the entrenchments; and (hi pieces of c in-
non, of a large calibre. are already mounted on the
batteries. This hostile demonstration, to w!,ich
the occupation of Cattaro by the Russians has given
occasion, was expelled. In the mean time, the
French Generals have again declared, that they
will leave Braunau as soon as the Russian troops
shall have evacuated Dilmatia. The Court of
Vienna, in consequence, dispatched yesterday, the
Courier La Foret to St. Petcrsburgh ; but it is be-
lieved that it will find it difficult to extricate itself
from the embara.s:nent in which it is placed by the
late events.

A Courier from Palermo lately arrived here. We
are not without anxiety, on Account of the determi-
nation of Bonaparte, to seize on the island of Sicily ;
but all proper measures have been taken there to
oppose a descent. The whole Strait is.covered with
Russian, English, and Neapolitan ships, and the
utmost efforts will be made to prevent the island
from falling into the power of the French. It is at
this time, esprcially, that the English feel all the
importance of their possession of M 'lta.
We are assured, that the French have demanded
of the Court of Vienna a pas•age through Croatia.
M. de Mayer, quarter-master-general, :a out
lately to incise& the situations of Wels, Willach, and
Budweis, which are believed to be very capable of
defence, should it be necessary again to have re-
course to arms. _

A war between Russia and Prussia appears to be
considered here as inevitable.

AVOSSURC, APRIL 15.
Yesterday early, the nephew of the French Mi-
nister for Foreign Affairs, M. Talleyrand, arrived
here, and after a short stay proceeded to Mem-
mingen. He brings orders to Marshal Ney to break
up with his corps for the Rhine. Marshal Sonit, and
his corps will do the same. The Russi ins have era-
cuatedCattaro and Ragusa, and the differences be-
tween France and Austria are accommodated.
(The report of the eeaceabon of Cattaro, accord,ng to
other account', ts doubted )...Nete# the ilainbergh Ldator.

Some public Journals contain the following article
from Munich:—
" Our Sovereign hat received very agreeab:adispatrhet firm
Fetariburgh, front the Emperor Akira:him The regal rll,;.ii.
Cm el Bavaria and Wirtentherg, have :men acknowledged by
this klamareh ; rid he is ine ailed tu conclude a so:'d peace
with France, through the oretiati,n of (Ruda. The SW arlan
army will, AU cothaquenc.z, bit placed on the peace estalthsh•
rneut."

- LUBECK, APRIL 23.
To-day, at noon, a skirmish took place at See-
' dorf. between Molln and Ratzeburg, between a
small corps of Swedish cavalry, and a detachment
of Prussian infantry. The Swedes were summoned
by the Prussians to retire, which they refusing,
the latter attacked them. The Swedes being too
weak to make resistance, retreated to an eminence.
where the Prussians again attacked them, and forced
them to retreat entirely. In this skirmish, several
were killed and wounded on both sides.
ROME, UARCII 24.
The garrison of Gaeta amounts to six thousand
men, and appears to be well provisioned. It is be.
1 sieged by twenty-four thousand men, and fired
upon from sixteen mortars and howitzers, and thirty
twenty-four pounders. Marshal Massena is at
Rizzio, oppo,ite Messina, where a considerable
number of transports are collefled for the convey-
ance of the I. tench army to Sicily.
MARCH 49.
The several secret Consistories that His Holiness
has lately held, and the prayers he has put up at the
High Altar of St. Peter and St. Paul, in the Vatican.
prove that extraordinary events are in contempla-
tion. It is generally believed here, that Plus VII.
will resign, and Cardinal Fesch be raised to the Pa-
pal dignity, who will remove his seat to Avignon ;
in which case the State of the Church will be incor-
I porated with the kingdom of Italy.