The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-04 00:00:00

NOUSE Or COMMONS.

The Donegal Election Committee being to be
balloted for this day, there wen. found to be only
111 urembers eligible, out of 163 present, at four
o'clock. The ballot, therefore, could not be
tlfected, and consequently no business could take
-place. Adjourned till to-morrow.

FROM LIST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

.44wienfti.,(tfire, May 3, 'Me.
Cnrc of t lever from Re,r,tdiniral the fleasemble Sir
A.raucricr Coehrane, K.A.Coromandel. in Chief of His
Mss .iy', shirr and remelt at the Letaird Island, to the
Honourable W W Pole, tlztett ea board His lealeatia
ship Belleiale, Iterie Galante, Mare% lt, ISGe.
S have the ho.iour to incluse. for the in-
fonnatitia of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
slinky, the copy of a letter from Captain Selby.
of. ills IhNesty'e ship Cerberns, commanding the
hiorkading eqinidron off Point-c-Petre, Guatle.
leapt. who, finding the total impossibility of pte-
reatiog the enemy's pnvateers and their pnses from
gnimng that port while they continued in possession
of Marienalente, as thee constantly took shelter
under the batteries of that island, from whence
they watched a favourable opportunity'tii run over,
he snme to the resolution of attempting the our-
prise of t :mud Bourg, the principal town, in which
the (I,:acianent sent on this service, under the
commend of Captain Pigot, of the Circe, coin-
teletely ; a hose report is also inelmied.
The manner in which this service was plumed,
and. the promptitude with which it was effected,
reflect the highest credit on Captaiii Selby, the
other Captains. offieers,aud men employed thereon.
I hare the honour to Ise, bee.
(Signed) ALEX. CoCHRANE.
His Majesty's ship Cerberno, at anchor, of
Marie Galante, March a, nos.
• Flnt-1 beg to acquaint you of the surrender of
Ow island of Mane Umlaute to Flit' Majesty's arms.
Pinding the island etforded a shelter for the
enemy's privateers with their captured vessels, and
dist it interfered couselerahly with the blockade of
(;,hytaloupe, I considered it expedient to stack it ;
whereupti.i I Captain Pigot the command of
*bout two hundred seamen and marines fors the
*Sipe mimed in the. margin ;* and, on the nd in-
...ant, we weighed front Petit Tette, and, a little
after daylight, effected a landiu4 about two milts
from the town with little opposition, and soon after
the o..lanti surrendered at discretion, and the Com-
mandant. with the national military fore , arc pri-
soners of war.
I bind it a very valuable idalti, in the highest
state of cultivation, and a huge quantity of coin-
. • vial produce in the stores. I have disembarked the
marines and garrisoned the place. and shall remrin
with the furry under tiny o•Aers for your further di-
. rei•iinos.

1 herewith inclose Captain Pigot's letter to me
on the ecrusion, (wherein I am happy to observe
the high terms in which he speaks of Captain
Bowen, and the officers and men nailer hai com-
mand; together with • list of the anus and
mill-
ttiry stores taken on the Island.
! have the honour to he, &r.
(Signed) W. SELINT.
To tore Hee. Air Almunader CochririeY.N.
Comoreeder is Jae. he. 116.
His Majent)'s ship Circr, nOr Hoke
Galante, Steed. u, inns.
Stn—Yen having done me the honour to give
me the coniaisnil of the debarkation of the seamen
sad mai 'loos of His Majesty's ship* (7ertienis,
Om. and Camilla, on the Island of Atari,: Galante.
I have the pleivare to inimin you it was 'greeted
without lows, and the only olipositiois. a fen shot
from a small bonny to the Nnrtimaril : and that
notwithstanding the badness of the roads 11.-ougli
the Cane Patches, I have infinite satisfaction in
adding, that the good miler said cool conduct of
both women and warers. went the higliest pr • Se.
From our esd7 appearance st the end a the too
we found but little preprations for re.iatatiee, ex-
cept a tield-picce, placed in the centre of the prin..
tied street, on approaching. which a flag or truce
WHO sent, and the Island surroadered at discretion.
I cannot close this without expressing the support
I 'had in Captain Boren, of Majesty's ship
and all the Oaken employed on this ser-
vice. 1 have the bourne to be, &e.
• (Sivied) it Pi GOT:
To Captain StiSy, His :%lAjoey's .hip Corkers/.
A Haters 0. &aura. fond in she la:aail of 4Ssie
!Unruh .s,
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Tama d Greed Wart, I eia-porader IleM pier. —rort,
liglinel•pr.7.1:111401.11 NW ens-poalli.r —Vieux Fore.
I.oa IS,
111warball. a bra:Ay-Car •pouader. Fla%, 1 taaaty•limr-
ipamodar..-.Cap r attn.., 4 tuelre.pausaers.—.luo small arms.
IN bomb of pimairr in thr mad Ineruitte.
PICOT

••Ceerera., Firce; amt i'.mii

FOREIGN ISTELLIGENCE.

14031 THE DUTCH PAPCRS.

• PARIs, APRIL Ns.
•
A Ifctter from Marseilles, dated the 11th instaiiti
crotiifitns the following :—" Yesterday afiernoeii,
at three o'clock, the 'quadri:pi under the COW-
wand of .Idtainal Gaidlieunine, consisting of 10
ships of the line, five frigates, and several brigs,
arrived in the harbour of Toulon, after having re-
leased the Seven Islands front the bloc: aide of the
English, and freed the lIR% iglition of the Adriatic.
A letter from Venice of March .27 says, "At length
we have received official accounts of the arrival of the
French fleetat Corfou. M. Hobert, who is tO. e French
Consul-Gcueral ad inuring liere,yesterday received a
letter, dated the 4th inst. from M. Bessieres, the Im-
perial Commissary at the Seven Islands, informing
him that the united squadrons from Toulon and
Rocbfort readied the Road of Corfu the ,21sth Feb.
They amounted to ten soil of the line, and several
light vessels. On their appearance the enemy's
squadron sheered on; and the Adriatic was at that
time perfectly free.
According to reports, the French force, at the
Seven Islands, is to he farther increased by a Rus-
sian squadron, which is arrived in our seas. It is
aiserted, that this squadron, consisting of three
ships of the line, eight frigates, and eight other
'resorts of war, had received orders to return to the
Seven blonde for the purpose of protecting their
410Penoterce.
.. APRIL 21.

. According to reports circulated in Spain, the
following statement of the soots placed by the
'Prince of the Peace, as well in Eagland as in Spain
and other countries; has heat found among his
papers :—lrt England, 40 taillious of piastres.—la
France, in the hands of private persoaa, 10 millions.
—At Genoa, 20 millions.—At Coronas and Ferrol,
10 millions, destined for England.—ln the hands fo
the Inquisitor-General 1 million and a half.—la the
hands of Madame Todo half a million.—ln the
hands of Espinosa, eight hundred thousand. la the
public Exchequer 600,000, making a total of
83,300,000 piastres. To the above sums nutsteike.
wise be added, a great quantity of gold and 'Ryer in
bullion, a great number of diamonds,and other vs.
(trebles. ,
On the 10th and 14th int. three vessels arrived at
Borden:we Rochelle, and Nantes, having on board
417,74541 b. of coffee, a great quantity of sugar,
indigo, cotton, and other colonial produce.

vIENNA, MARCIA `26.

The day before yesterday a state prisoner of dis-
tinction, double-ironed, was brought hither from
Bohemia, ib his own coach and four horses, under
an escort of six hussars and a staff officer. Ile
covered his face that he might not be known.

BRUM LS, APRIL 43.

A Courier from Paris arrived here on the 21st
instant, on his nay to Holland, with intelligence,
that He► Majesty the Queen of Holland was deli-
veritl of a Prince on the night of the 19th instant,
in Paris.

MADRID. M ARCM 30.

This morning, one of the King's officers delivered
ts the Grand Duke of Berg the sword of Francis I.
His High:wow on this occasion deli% vred a flittering
enlogium on the Spanish natioa.

Government paternal towards its 1a41.1.11 bed obedient sub-
jects, but brus,jost, said inflexible for eras lb.:guilty.
['Chill follow tile usual (onus.]

notice to the public calls upon every one possessed of
effects belonging to the Prince of the Peace, to discover such
property, under penalty of twiug proceeded agotnat .with the
eatmt t ;goer.
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BAYONNE, APRIL '2.

Of the three Deputies arm by the new King to
meet the Eippi...or and King, two have arrived here.
One of them, the Count de Fernand-Naitez, set
out three days ago fir Park Tin: Duc de Trias
arrived here yesterday. The Due de Nledina-Coili
is expected every moment. The pm inces of Na-
varre, Guilin:won, and Biscay have sent orders fin.
Cornier* to be dispatched the moment his Imperial
Majesty arrives here. It hi said that the Portu-
guese Loops are to proceed to Valladolid.

The Prince of the Peace is said to have been
transferred to the Palace of the Admiralty, which
is at present occupied by the Grand Duke of Berg.

SOURIDLILIX, APRIL 7.

The Emperor and King arrived here on the ith,
at eight in the evening. He was expected in the
morning : the people assembled in crowds, and
the troops were drawn up in front of the triumphal
arch ; but a report having been spread that he
would not come till the sth, they dispersed, and
only a small guard of honour remained when His
Majesty arrived, who conducted him to the Palace
of the Prefecture. On the sth, at noon. His Ma-
jesty received the Constituted Authorities ; he con:
versed With the Members of the Chamber of Com-
merce. to whom he gave great hopes. lie then left
the Palace escorted hysti guard of honour, and pro-
ceeded to the Champ-de-Mars, where he reviewed
the troops. His Majesty afterwards embarked iu u
yacht. and took a visa of the port; he lauded op-
posite the magazine or prov:sions. mounted his
horse, traversed the court of the fortress of Trom-
pette, and returned to the Palace. In the evening
there was an illumination. Yesterday Ills Ma-
jesty held a levee, and is the eveuing went to the
theatre. APRIL P.
Yesterday the Emperor visited the Lyceum, and
the different public establishments.

THE BRITISH PRESS.