The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-29 00:00:00

FOREIG.V rauc PNCE.

TONNINGVN MAIL.
ParticulAts of ate. event% th.tt tffi.oi sae. 03 16 4t
Jumt, at the Fitt Curpe of the Grail Army.

Aviersaveors, Joist 9.
Oa Cie 4th of June, at threw o'clock in the morn.
in, the enemy made demonstrations to attack
Pettelkau and Itesern, by Braensberg. Part of the
9th Itcginont moved, accordingly, to the point
where he Attempted to cross the river, and coin.
paled him to retreat ; a cannonade ensued trots
both banks of the river, from Zugen to Pettelkis,
which lasted some hours, but produced no imponant
result.

At 11 o'clock, two columns of the enemy's trnor,.4
wereobserved from the redoubtnearapandan.
advanced on the roads of Milsach eel Vinnn ry,
against the bridge-%ead ; soon after, their tun ,
lumas, estimated each at 3)0 foot. ,
front of the bridge heal, and uamasted a its:,„
of ten pieces of cannon and two howitzers, mi.,.
immediately commenced to play on our entrench.
meats ; the fire was returned with great vigou. I
and *after it clilti:Et which lasted two hours, the
enemy was obliged to retreat, both on the rn td
of Milsach and .Wormditt. At three o'clock in the
afternoon, every thing was quiet along the line.
Ou the stla. at four o'clock is the rnorninf;, tie
advanced posts reported that a brisk cannonade on
heard on the right. and soon alter, intelligence a,,
received of a severe attack being made on the 411
and sth corps. The Ist corps took up arms, and
prepared for any event that might happen. TN
Prince of Ponte Corvo made the necessary dives:.
Lion for offensive operations. in order to make a
diversion when once the fire ceased on the rt:;,:t
wing. General Frere, who commanded at Ca
bridge-head of Spandan, reported, at 9 o'cloc:,
that two heads of columns were perceived on the
roads of Milsach and Wormditt. The r. etay
vaned with from 10 to 12000 foot, 3000 horse, and
20 pieces of ordnance, posted some battalious cf
light infantry on the Banks of the Passarge, on tit
right and left of the ide.slorpovi and his sharp
shooters took post on the basks of that river,
under cover of the wools which are on the right
bask.

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The Prince of Ponte Corm ordered thereurs
six battalions to match from Neumark to Dee:
schendort. and directed, at the same time, General
G:nerd's brigade to advance from the cam, u:
Carivenden, in the heights between Schlvdien
Spandan b the 63d regiment teceivrd orders also ‘,
support Spandan. The four regiments at dessiore.
under General I.ehouurtice, joined soon alter, and
were distributed on that line. The 17th repmel
were posted in such a manner as to be able at the
enemy's first retrograde movement to chance to
the right bank.
While these dispositions were carried into sees.
tion, the Prince passed the line on horseback, and
approached Spandau. in order to ascertain the
enemy's vi !as. The road which leads iron
Schlvdien to that village was rendered dangerous
by the fire of the Russian sharp-shooters, who were
post •.1 on tl e right hank of the river, and seemed
reedy to attempt the passage. The Prince ordered
t teas to be dislodged by grapeshot and howitzer
shells ; but, unfortunately, the pieces of ordnance
destined for that purpose did not arrive is due
time. 7•he Prince had proceeded to the bridg -
bead. and given his orders to General Frere.
On his return he perceived the 17th regiment of
dragooos taking • position under the fire of the
Russi.sn infantry. He was desirous to post it in a
less dangerous place, but while be was approachint
the regiment, l.is Serene Highasss was struck by a'
musket ball in the neck, under the right ear.
contusion was so violent. that he fell forwards wi!i
his head on the saddle. The troops. foe a momc:::•
were struck with dismay. they thought their G..
neral-in-Chief was killed. But this psinfel en
did not last long; the Prince raised his had alai•'•
and employed his remaining strength to itapi•,:
the soldiers to avenge him. An exclamation of rc
venge was their answer, and the Prince was enJe.t•
touring to avail himself of this favourable
position of the troops, when the blood urea
from his wound. and the weakness thereby
saved. compelled him to withdraw to a boos:
get his wound bound up. He therefore dir:a
General Maison. Chief of the General Staff, to cat: •
his seam to the different Generals, strenuously •
maintain their position.
The Patients absence did not last half
hour. His wound had been scarcely bound
when he received an account that the enemy w
attempting to eras the river near lioarden,
sa
immediately proceeded with the 37th Reginsrat
Dragoons to the heights of Datteckeedorf. So-
after Gen. Lapesse arrived at the head of three rei.
ments and a battalion of Light Ilfantry,and tuarc.i.
to the river to attack all those who should anew;
to cross it. By the presence of these troops. I
enemy's design was frustrated. The Pi

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY, June 29.

We have received a Rotterdam Paper of Monday
Wt. by a vessel which left Katwyck on Tuesday
evening. The article which was copied from 7.4 e
Balsa Tekzrepd into the Hamburgh Paper, of the
late operations on the Passerge, received some days
since, is alluded to in this Journal, but no mention
is made of any subsequent movement on either side
Bow AAAAAA was at Liebstadt on the Bth, attended
by Bastentaa. and all the principal Officers of his
army.

The Minks Moran/ says—" No certain intel
ligenee is yet received of the English Expedition ;
but by the conduet of the frigates, which have
withdrawn from their stations, as well as from
the nelsons of neutral vessels, we have reason to
believe, that at least one pan of this Expedition is at
sea."

A British flag of truce arrived in the roads of
Rotterdam, on the Bth instant, with lIT prisoners
from Curacoa. The vessel WAS put under quaran-
tine.

At a late hour, lest night, we received Ham-
burgh Papers to the lath. brought by a Tonningen
Mail, which arrive.] yesterday The f1aa.6474
Correspondentes, of the 17th. contains a detailed ac-
count of the battle of the Sth, upon the Passarge.
The brunt of it was borne at the bridge of Spandan,
wbereßeanaaorre was wounded in the neck, and
carried off the field of battle. This is 41Iuwe.1 to
have caused dinmay in the French army. It is alsu
admitted, that the French artillery, ordered to dis-
lodge the enemy, did not arrive. These admii-
sions are sufficient to shew that the French bad
nothing to boast. But the affair of the Sth does not
appear to have been a general aSioa. It extended.
however, along the whole left wing and part of the
centre ofthe French. from Wormditt to Brauensberg.

Sir FIll•KCIII BUID‘TT'II Procession will seise
place, this day, in the form announced last week in
this paper. People were crowding into town last
night, pariicolarly from the vicinity of Btentford,
to see the speflacle.

The Newfoundland and West India Fleets sailed
from Portsmouth on Ptiday ; the Mediteir4nean
convoy al.o weighed, but brought.to until yestet.
d 47.

Cenral CRAV/VID'S expedition sailed from St.
Helena on the 27th of April Lott, for the Rio de
:4 Pitts.

t:•neral Baron Lieu MORN arrived, on Friday. at
to take the command of the second division of
Ezpedition in the Downs.
The tiring along the French enact. on %Varian-
• ,y. wLieh was stated to be in celebration of a se-
p irate peace cencleded between France and
:ruse's, and by others as rejoicings for a viflory
obtained by the French arms on the Passarge. is
ascertained by Government to have been in compli-
ment to the Empnis imams' ae. Wednesday be-
ing the am iversary of her birth. she b mug been
born on the 114th Jose, 17 SS-
A Issue from &. Helena. dated the filth April.
Kuno that at that period the disorder which lately
created such alsr-,ming ravages on the Island bad
subsided. No fears were entertained at St. Helena
fa! the safety of the Ilinalkah bowing 11" Baf of
Sir T. Tit OUill IDOL. ns it bad Wl° al"1481"'
that the Grp hoeimi, which had not been materially
damaged in the gale. was in moray with heron
the coast of Pda&gasear• and it so supposed they
have pat in there to reit. A like opioios is now
ahead at the Adrieiraltz.

POETRY.

THE PLEDGE of FREEDOM.

When first the royal pair cam* e'er,
With regal pow'r decreed 'ern,
Aloft the welcome bristles bore,
The orange badge of Fre•edn.o.
As waving o'er this ftvour'd
tiritaimm vices :4 the treasure,
Sh,., bail• the omen with a smile..
A voile of rapt,: pleastae.
The contest's o'er, the land is free,"
She cried, with exultation,
" Behold the ledge• •.f Liberty,
In trtunkrb greet the Nation
To after times thio pledge shad wave,
Its independent streamer.,
Re•toring freedom to the et .vie,
And balling venal schemer...
Supported by the noble blood,
IJ Lieltinghans and
Its close wove texture, firm and good,
Ni. traMars shall unrave.
Fee Westing* still, was head sod hand.
Shall guard C m•ti,ut Cm,
And spread the b:cesi.igs um: the land,
Of • iranee
Whilst free-born 1nt0.., with &light,
Ar . lid the staitlard clu,ter,
In %Into AI hand, ti,.. yi.rbnl bright,
Shall shine wits double luaus.
Shall east a nd,an,.4 round the youth,
Ili% country's firm defender,
Enthla:nning virtpe, honour, truth,
With iatrintte or."

DUCHESS OF GORDON'S GRAND RODT

Her Gran gave a grand rout. last Thurs.iay
tight, at her }louse in Grosvenor-squa,e, winch W4l
a; uswal attended by the first /sloS'lty Dunog the
tvp.:ing, several Italian ails wet VI which i.e
lovely Misses GUN rendered then p...ver•ill Ai.), and
eni;vened the cnmpany •voth • .eir us voices
At nine o'clock. the company brgaa to as:en.hle,
a.nongst whom were—
If 140;41 : I ygnaa* ,•• 1).3k, of Camb•..lg. ; the Da .e a,
Bern ; : Dactie**...4 .r 4 and MI kcYy,:aly•r; sYytt \t
q ils eililllrli'ti 01.• CJII4}OS-..1 of Meett•nresin, Ue Vau-
dreuil, Fan-x, Mahler S-Aayny ; rtlbot ; Viacenante,..l
Hampden and ; HarrEltott, S S or!le,
H. Cavaridish, Ala!*. Ann.:, W. 4 1.1. i%
Perth; Lot& Primrose, k, De
and Vlountioy &u• i P •Illi •V. Sr.
Ml)lfeiG/:// Orhy .
and Jrkyl ; the Hon. Mi Drotemora; ' P yr*,
Franc's, and Ereemaotle; the Mimes Oar, Mfor:
and Henrys; and Dear two Itehot.e4 °war Fashtusaablza.

His MAJasTY left the Quessi's Palace. on Friday
morning, arm ten o'clock, for Windsor, in Lis
travelling carriage.
Pluday, Her Marasrar. Princesses &manila.
Amu's*, Sorpo•, and AMELI A. r't Prrnce•ea
WALES. Dukes YORC An., CAMBRIDGE. aCC0111.•
pani- d by the C. umess o Cissumari, Lady C.
WRI.DEURAYE, Lady D* x Gaosvemoa, and Lady
C. TIIVMIVE, visaed Mr. limas Pri.ron's Mena-
psi.. Kai Wire Manntadory, in the Lism's Private
Road, Chelsea, where th.y spent a considerable
time, in viewing the colledinn of Foreign birds, and
in inspeiling the different works ia the manufaaory,
and particularly the improvement made by Mr.
11.1.r,0r, in iron fences for inclo..;ng
grounds, with which Her Kamm, was mac):
pleated. and gave diredions for a considerable ex-
tent beinz ereacd in the Grounds at Froginore.
Her MAJICSI if and the ItilT•L FAMILY appeared
in good health and spirits, and seemed hignlv en•
t-rtained and gratified in viewing the diff,rent
subjeds of Natural History, and were graciously
p1.a.e..1 to express their highest encomiums on the
judicious arrang:ment of the whole of this
esla-
bliishment.

Her ht 4.8 ivy v and the Pentecost, then proceeded
on their road to Ntadvw, and the PRINCE and
Itnv AL Duxes returned to town. after taking a most
affedionate leave of thee.

Yesterday morning His 141AJassr, the Princesses
Annus' a, So/nll, and AmELIA, attended by Lady
if ‘III.LL A r11T14111119 and Mrs. DRAX GaaLlrabioll,
Earl Nolcravots, and General FITIMOY, rode to St.
George': Chapel, where a sermon wa. preached by
the Rev, 13,160 r Cooasoe, front likh Psalm and
12th verse. They afterwards went to Frogusure,
and returned about thirst o'clock.

Her MAJESTY and the Princesses ELizsaarn
and Maav had divine service performed In the
Palace. End Eltervisr IS rode to Frograore. I'h-
Terrace, irk Os. ..evening, displayed a brilliant com-
pany.
The Earl and Countess of CEIDIOAM left town.
on Saturday. for their seat at Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. THosas Hove lett town, on Fri-
day, for Gatton-bouse, 'War Ryegate, which they
have taken for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Itionasanum left
town, on Saturday, for Ireland.
The Marquis of HusrLav left town, en Satur-
day morning. at four o'clock, fur Scotland, to ar-
range his affairs, previous to seuing eE fur the Con-
tinent

Mss. 81616,0110, lady to she Archbishop of
TUAM, is seriously indisposed ; her consplaint is
bilious.

The Bishop of Maava and family will leave town
this day
The Bishop of !tuna's left town on %Veda's-
daylast._

Mr. Toms. on Saturday evening. in the part of
Oihrsun, at the Haymarket Theatre. Lulfiiled tht
most sanguine expectation of his friends. Neve.-
was wild and impetuous hew better delineated
in the tuelanelvay coutemplaties of his wasery h_
was equally successful ; and was cheered with re-
iterated bursts of applause.
On Satur.lay night, Madame Car *Levi appeared
in th.. Cons-: Opera of it Potable per Is Motte.o. 1111 d
was 13 fine voice. Ni aim was extremely c quit.
and rieureed his lull 'hereof applause. The Mons.wss remit -kably tell. The Pelee& and all slat
Fwasituseb•... fII•••••

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SONG,
Sung at the Denote of Lord Mdion's Poiesdi, lut weak, at the
Red Lion len, in Doncaster.