The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-16 00:00:00

LONDON,
THURSDAY, JuNs 16.

The commercial aspect of the city was yesterday
very gloomy ; the hope that was entertained of a
renewal of the Negotiation, having completely died
away. Last October, when our remonstrance in fa-
vour of Switzerland was supposed to afford a chance
of war, it was the common conversation of every
coffee-house, that things were beginning again to
look lively. The very same Politicians, however, now
that the die is cast, affect the greatest alarm, just as if
France had been induced to alter, for' a single mo-
ment, her attitude and disposition towards this
country, and abated one particle of the most ran-
corous hostility. Among the new subjects of con-
dolement, it was reported that Ilamburgh had
been taken possession of by the French troops.
We believe, however, that the extreme probabi.
lity of that event is the only foundation for its

announcement. The occupation of Hanover and
Bremen being ascertained, the fall of Hamburgh
becomes a safe speculation. If its wealth were
not sufficient to attract the notice of Boon en are,
its conduft would afford him pretext enough to
satisfy his notions of the public law of Europe.
Hamburgh offended his Consular Majesty in the
case of /Carrels TANDY ; and the Neros with
whom Providence occasionally visits the world for
the. chastisement of its sins, never knew how to
forget or to forgive. Rapine, cruelty, and injustice,
"are their peculiar attributes, and estimating by them
the merit of the man, we may appeal to Egypt, Jaf-
la, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, and German).
whether the world ever before suffered such a
scourge as the Flasr Cossto. of France. Amidst
this gloom, which may be fairly described as partly
real, and partly artificial, we must of course expert
a depression of Cie funds. The new O,aaium, which
opened on Tuesday at a premium, fell yesterday to
'3l discount. Another efficient cause for the dete-
rioration of funded property, may be found in the
present rude and indigested state of the new taxes.
They are generally considered in the city, as heavier
than the present crisis, however important, requires ;
and there is scarcely one of them, which some Mem-
ber does not stand pledged to oppose. Mr. PITT,
who is looked up to as an Oracle in Finance, is un-
derstood to have many objections to the detail. Ma-
ny modifications and changes may therefore be ex.
petted, without any objection to the principle of
the measure, or to the extent of the plan.—
The result however of this unsettled state of things
must be a stagnation of trade. Unless in articles of
the.first necessity, commerce must remain in a state
of obeyance until the financial plan shall have been
completely settled. The seller until then cannot
know the fair price of his property, and the buyer
purchases only upon chance and speculation. The
number of the latter is, no doubt, considerable, but
it bears a very small proportion to the consumption
of the country in its regular state.

No foreign intelligence had arrived when this
Paper went to press.

An officiA :Schedule of the New Tares will be
found in the last page.

The King has been pleased to grant the dignity
of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, to the following Gentlemen, and
their heirs male, viz.
Richard Brooke tie Capel Brooke, (of Cront o.lley, in the
County of Northampton, ;And of Altzd4e arid ituxholough, in
the County of Cork, Esq.
The Right Hon. John Stewart, of Athenroc, in the County
of Tyrone.

The Rev, James Strong, Clerk, NI A of Tyll4ll, in the
County of Armagh, nrul of Thorabsq, an the i:ounty of