The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

ntaibirs, prepared to cut off our commuoicatit.i.
with Portugal, acting in concert with Vicrott.
Our victorious, but starving army, which Lord CAs-
TLRREA6X and his colleagues already beheld iu
fancy at Madrid, is, it seems, precipitately retreat-
ing, while Joseen BON A PARTE is pursuing them.
Ms Gazette, dated from Talavera, which tsc.tcd so
much ridicule litre, some days ago, wag erroneous
only in the day ion which the French ‘l,,svrted ?that
they had re-entered and occupied that tam'. \Veit
may the Ministei tat Papers Say, that the prospect
which the brilliant victory of Talitecia had opened
to us is rather cloutlal. Very much overcast in-
deed ! But whe►e are VY.N EG AS, BOM .1 NA, BLAKE,
and M.11E51,00.9 We fear, far off. BON APAILTN9
though conmelled to go in person to encounter
Austria, has left behind him in Spins a Constella-
tion of talents, as we shall prolially experience.
The subject is certain'y just now by nn means ex-
hiliratitig. If, however, Lord MILLINGTON has
advanced with more rapidity than caution, it is not
so with Lord Cita-rusts'. Ile is slower in his move-
, mews, and does not precipitate himself or his
troops against Antwerp, as Lord WELLINGTON
has done against Madrid. Extremes, however, are
said always to meet. We trust that the proverb
will not derive confirmation from time two Expedi-
tions into Castile and Flanders, 141 3so9.

We have received American Papers and Letters
to thel7th last.—A letter from Boston, of the .23d,
is written muter the full conviction that no osr
would result front the impttliment to the negotia-
tion, and observes, that the ultimate arrangement
must be suspended until the arrival of Mr. ACIC
SON, as, under the torrent circumstances, the Go-
vernment could not renew thc discussions with Mr.
Ensxt F., both from motives of delicacy to him. and
from the proper respect to its own character and
dignity.
The KING lies been pleased to grant the dignities
of Baron and Viscount of the Untied Kingdoms of
Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honour-
able Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, Knight of the Mort
Honourable Order of the Bath, and Lieutenant-
General of His MAJESTY'S Forces, and to the heirs
male of his hotly, lawfully begotten, by the names,
styles, and titles of Baron Douno,.of Wellesley, in
the county of Somerset. and Viscount W I:l.l.tsts-
TON, of Taluver4 nod of Wellington, in the said
county.
The following ships are expected at Portsmouth.
in a few days, from the Scheldt, with prisoners on
board :—Rereng.e. illustrious. Ileum, Orion, A!-
fred, Hero, A amity., Mar lbortmgh:rud Rao/alio:I :of
the line), and Weymouth and Serapit.
The Georgiand packet, Capt. LEIGH, !Ong at
Portsmouth, for India, is expected to be thriat..llo
early in this week.
'That beautiful man of war, Le Scipian, 74, is
commissioned at Plymouth by one of her Lieute-
nants : she will be soon ready for sea.
Captain FARQUHAR is appointed to the Desiree,
and the Hon. Capt. KING to the Jason, at Ports-
mouth.

The Nimrod cutter, recently arrived at Ply-
mouth from off Rochefort, was hailed as she pessesi
L'Orient, by the Medusa, closely blockading that
port, in winch were two Freneh frigate% and a
large brig of 12 guns, 32-pounders. all completely
ready for sea, and expected to wish out every day.
The vrow Johnuouh, —, from Liverpool, has
been taken. retaken, and arrived at Dover.

On Monday last, two French privateers drove a
brig close to the shore, to the West of Little Hamp-
ton, and captured her; the people on shore could
discern them take out the crew: On the same day
three French prisoners stole a boat at Bognor, and
proceeded to sea, but were u►et by one of our
cruisers, and brought back. The boat has since
been restored to it's owner.
A great mortality prevails among the gil Royal
Veteran Battalion, which lately sailed for Madeira;
in consequence, the 37th Regiment is ordered to
relieve them. and they are to return to England.
In the Austrian districts, where the late battles
took place. :17 large villages remain desere:d. Se-
venteen of them are wholly ravaged, and the re-
maind;,r partially so. Many of the inhabitants
have taken up their abode in the woods, forests, &c.
Saturday night's Gractrit contaius an Order iu
Council, dated August 16. allowing ships beloieg-
ing to the subjects of .any State in amity with His
MAJESTY, to import into any of the Islands mid
Colonies hi the IV eat-Indies, including the Baha-
mas and the Bermuda or Smiler Islands, for twelve
months, certain erticice, enumerated in the said
Order, being the gri:wth or produce of the coun-
try to which such ve.sels belong ; sod also :lilt:ming
the exportation, from the said Islande, into %%Inch
the importation of ►taves, lumber, and provisions,
shall be made, of ruin, molasses, and of any other
articles, goods, and commoditiee, except sugar,
indigo. cotton-wool, coffee, end cocoa; provided
such ships should duly enter, report, and deliver
their respective cargoes, and reload at such poi is
only, where Kegular custom-houses should have
been established.

A further Order, of the 1141111 e date, directs tinst
nothing there'll* contained should he construed to
permit, idler the Iscof November next, the impor-
tation of staves. lumber, live stock, and provisions
of any kiud, into any of the said Colonies iu which
there should not be at the time when such articles
should be brought for importation, a tonnage duty
of not less than five shillings per ton on every ship
bringiug the same, ;according to the admen/imminent
of ship or vessel ; nor to permit. after the ist of
July 1809, the importation of fish into any of the
said Islands or territories in which there should not
be, at the time of importation, a duty of not less
than Is. per quintal in dried or salted end, or ling
fish cured or salted; and a proportionate duty per
barrel on cured or pickled sheds, alewives, ',melds-
rel, or salmon, so impotted ; and also a tonnage
ditty to the ',mount above-mentioned, on any ship
bringing siii.h fish.
The same Gftzetle Hilo minutes en order for re-
gulating the new duties oopogert by the 1..,..:141itture
of the Island of Jamaica, on the veesels acrd produce
of the United States of America ; with • tariff on
the articles, acirording to the current money of
Jamaica,