The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-12-02 00:00:00

tit y. The fa& however, has Lees otherwise
vty fest of last Tuesday's letters havt arrived
all those addressed to Merchants appear to
bees opened, and there is not a single letter of

day last, which has been permitted to escape
whole post has been detained, so that all you
receive on your side of this date, consists of some
dispatches from Mr. Tiioamros, and other com-
munications from the British Consuls. Several
circumstances. incidental to the present war, must
involve this venerable city in absolute destruc-
tion The general bankruptcy in all the com-
mercial towns of Prussia, Brandenburg, and Si-
lesia, are among the most conspieuons of these
causes, as this port was the channel through which
their demands were supplied.
It is expected every hour, that the French will
pass the Danish frontier, and enter Altona ; and it is
agreed by the Court of Denmark, that no opposition
should ba given in consequence of a threat from
General Mutat elt, that if a single trigger be drawn
by the Danish truops, that beautiful city would be
exprsad to pillage. From Altona, the design is,
to proceed through the duchy of Holstein to the
atreights of the Baltic, distinguished by the name of
the Bch', which during a severe winter can be
passed over on the ice, ■nd by this expedient, pos-
session may be taken of the capital of Cwatsrtsr
the SIVIATII. All them schemes ate auxiliary to
one grand object, the exclusion of the British tra-
ders from the Sound, and the complete establish-
ment of the authority of the conqueror from the
coast of Norway to the shores of the Bosphorus,
About scventy vessels, some of them drop.
ping down from Harnburgh, others detained
by orders from the Commodore, are now of this

harbour. They are to proceed to England with
the first wind ; and • gun was fired this morning
from L'Aimile frigate for their departure ; but the
wind shifting, they yet continue in the Roads.
Five Gottenburgh Mails arrived yesterday
The French have made their appearance at Arran&
in Swedish Pomerania, within 48 English miles of
Stralsund. The Royal Family o!' Sweden, and se-
veral Royal Fugitives from Germany, are now in
that' city, which is provided for a siege. Ba•na-
oorra was betvrern Gastrow and Radrock on the
IBth last. Marshal D VOUST, 1t is said, will be
created Duke of liauriswice. ' -•

The hinds suffered a further depression yesterday
morning. The Onsairs was down to ! per cent.
discount. and the other classes fell i■ the same pro.
portion. As they recovered' a little towards the
clo.e of the market, we have reason Is hope that the
disastrous nrws from the Continent, which was the
came of their depression, has spent its

:e.

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His Whams.? is ez;trited in town to-TINMO'ff.
Yesterday. the Duke of :one traniet,ed besieges •
with His MAJIISTY. for two howl.
'Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, Lords Hota tin:t-
end AVCRL•MO nset•Messrs. Muses MO PINCK-
NEY, the American Ambassadors, at the Foreign
Office ; they continued their deliberations till twelve.
when Lords Hot-LAND and AU-cittasi went to the..
bnatd of Trade Office, end held a Board. together'
,iliac the Esti of &care Gni nix: as,the Azto art ay.
at., Sir J Balm. and Mr. Y,ANIITT•IT.
Thirty Merchants attended for advice to know hew
to a,fl,; the Board, after hearing their cases and_,
deliberated for Tome time.; when Lord 7
tt t:c g LAFtr went to the Cabinet Council, erhieb was
siting at Lord 1)0st/ice's Office, and reported the
_proceedings. —.
rhe Palceosloop of war, with the 'rade from the
Elbe, is arrived in Yarmouth Roads ; as is the.
CeLclaisia, Capt. Pe•yr, from the Weser, from
whence she sails] on the Wits inst. with five brigs,
which she took tinder her proteition, and parted
from them in a gale the next night.
The Captain of a vessel arrived at Elsinore on
the 11th of November, And reported, that the
Thetis, Capt. Bin. asp, of and for Liverpool, with
half her canto on hoard, was driven nn shore 00
the 25 h of OR,lber. in Riga Sty, and became a
wreck—part of her cargo was expedited to be saved.
The Ann, NNW Ot.Ds. Irons Newfoundland, for
Oporto. has been taken by a privateer, near Vige.
re-taken by the Germ* sloop of war, and sent into
Plymouth. with the privateer:— • • '
The Sit Chad:, Hamiliee, of Liverpool, is seized
y she French. at Lubec.
Au English brig. without any person on board,
was carried into Regefiord. in Norway, o.t the 31st
of ()Sober, with her main-mast carried or cut away ;
no books or papers on board ; every thing cleared
off her deck, and her upper works damaged. On
her stern. between the windows, is painted J. S. in
white, and beneath, Sophia of 1 video.
Members returned to serve in Parliament :--
Coauty of Dui:cm-4Raton Hamilton sod Col. Frederic John
11Asiner.
Tam, Dingwall, Jec —Brie -Coen. J R kfaekencie.
Copse, Yak, Perth, om —g,r David Wedderburn.
Haddingten, Dunbar, &e —Hon. Was, Lambe.
Pinbabint.. Thomas Graham.
Cottony of W.gtosi--%%
Banff Cullen, &c.v.-George Skin,.
Irerrososin County -.General Cole and

A few years since, it was thought a mighty mat-
ter of artraAive adventure, to coustrua a Lottery
Scheme, even of Sixty Thousand Tuckers, with one
or two Capital Prizes of Ten or Twenty Tbousaad
Pounds. Yvt now, in a Scheme of 2."),0U0 Tickets
only, we behold, not alone more P:ites of 10 and
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rode as 50,0001. each. Can the Adventurous World
be sensible of this amazing ditizrencc, and yet be
remiss us embracing an opportunity, that will crown,
in a few weeks, 0 talifeill individuals with such
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