The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-20 00:00:00

FORZ!GIq INTELLIGI!NCE.

FROM THE H4MBURGH MAIL
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PARIS, JULY 8.
The Queen Dowager of Prussia, mother to the
present King, has arrived • at Leipzig, ilrognioe,
under the name of a Countess of Hohenstein. 1 ler
Majesty was to continue her journey to Hanau,
irhzre, after passing some time with her daughter,
the consort of the Hereditary Prince of Hesse, repent
uyS, she intends to ♦isit this capital, desiring so
much to see and admire the great man who oc-
cupies the throne of the French empire.
Boron Ehrensvrord, the late ambassador of the

ring of Sweden in France, has been promoted, by
His Swedish Majesty, to the rank of a Lieutenant
General, as a reward for his eondutt in his diplo-
nieic post.
_ . .

The Prince of An Bernburgh has ereaed in
rout garden at Ballenstedt,'a marble monu-

mcnt is honour of the King of Sweden.
It is said, that the Court of Copenhagen, on the
Isth ult. sent to Chevalier Dreyer, the Danish Mi.
nister at Paris, new credentials, in which Bonaparte
is acknowledged Emperor of the French.
The famous Spanish Singer, Donna Isabella Col-
bran, is on her way from Italy to Paris. This
virtano, who is not yet twenty years old, is
already considered as the first singer of our times.
At three years of age, she sung very well, and
at six she was regarded as a wonder. The last
concert she gave at Madrid before her departure
brought her in 40,000 teals (6,0001.) She has, at
the requisition of the Emperor Napoleon, obtained
permission to travel for twelve months, eight of
which she will pass at Paris. On the day of the
Emperor's Coronation, she is to sing for the first
time. From the Emperor's private purse 100,000
Ernes (VW.) are assigned for her expences during
her residence in France, not including presents, and
what she will pin if permitted to sing before the
public.
It is spoken of as a fait, that a new trial of many
persons shut up for these several years in the Tem-
ple, and in other state .prisons, is to take place be-
fore the same tribunal which tried the late con-
spirators. Among the persons mentioned who shall
appear,' are Count de Bourdon; La Rochefoncanit;
Faucha.Barel from Neufchatel, with some others.
Besides the National Guards in the Isle of France.
amounting to $OOO men, there are 4000 regular
troops.
Some few days ago, a Russian Couriir arrived
at Calais with permission from the Emperor to em-
bark for England. Within six hours he sailed with
a neutral vessel. His dispatches are said to be of
the greatest consequence, and have caused several
conjeSures favourable to peace.
At Zouteland, not far from Flushing, several
dead] bodies were lately left by the tide : among
others, was that of an English officer of the navy,
dressed in full uniform.

Last week arrived at Flushing, with the mail from
Rotterdam, a letter, direaed to Sir Sidney Smith,
the English commander on that part of the Dutch
coast. The Batavian President delivered it, un-
opened, to the French commander, General Mon.
net, who convoked a, council of Generals, and in
their presence, broke it open. It was from a fana-
tical young woman, who offers the British knight
her heart, her hand, and her fortune, and calls up-
on him, in return, to deliver her country from what
site called the French yoke. She has been arrested,
and is yet in confinement.
An official correspondence is opened by the Pros-
aims Commercial Agent at Rotterdam, with the
Commander of the English squadron on the coast ;
concerning the several Dutch vessels and fishing-
boats captured by the English cruisers, notwith-
standing the proteßion of a Prussian flag. Had
Prussia such a navy as Russia, we should soon cease
to hear of these piracies.
A neutral ship was lately prevented by an Eng-
lish frigate from entering Ostend, because, as the
3"tith officer said. he had orders to bombard that
Imps and therefore could not admit any neutrals.
Thme English bomb.veswls were not very distant.
The King of Spain is folly recovered from his
late illness, but the Queen continues rather ill. The
Noce of Peace is very assiduous in his attention to
Their Majesties, and received, on the day of the
King's recovery. presents to the amount of 300,000
hot.' 2...500L).
The sew credentials of the Spanish Ambassador,
Crivitta• are dated June Sd ; the same day, the
Lug of Spain received the official information of the
toperor's sew dignity.
It it said. but not credited. that the Emperor has
Invited the Kings of Pruuia, Spain, Naples, Sir-
dol;l. and Denmark. to be present at his corona-
a ceremony. Several Eleaor,, and other sr-
"4ll Princes, have received the same invitation.
itePnet says. the coronation has been deferred until
tbeir answers shall have bees received.
le the night of the '2td tilt. General Moreau left
the Temple. under an escort of fifty geas d'artnes

d'Elite. His first destination was Perpignan, from
which place he is to go to Spain, and embark there
on board a neutral vessel for North America. Ma-
dame Moreau followed her husband the next day.
He is wily to travel during the nigh:, and to rest
duriog the day. His brother is goite before him to
Spain, accompanied by an officer of the gene
d'armes. His is to hire and fit out a ptiiper
vessel for his brother and family. All their property
in France is disposed of, and they intend to settle at
The new Inirrial coins are already in circula-
tion. They haw on one side the Emperor's head,
with this inscription : " Napoleon the First, Empe-
ror of the French." On the other side is a golden
lion in an azure field, with a crown of stars over it.
The Imperial mantle is of purple colour, lined with
ermine. It has several eagles embroidered on it,
with diamonds and pearls, to the value of four mil-
lions (I 60,0001.)
Portalis has laid before the Emperor, a long re-
port concerning new religious orders, which are to
be instituted every where, for both sexes. Besides
the Jesuits, six other religious orders are proposed,
and are said to have obtained the Emperor's appro-
bation. At Lyons, the Jesuits have already opened

a college.
Madame de Vaudemont is, according to report,
to be the Lady at the head of the Empress's house-
hold.

General Lahorie, formerly at the head of the
Staff of General Moreau's army, but now accused of
being implicated in the late conspiracy, has burn ar-
rested in Germany, and is now shut up in the
Temple. He is to be tried by the same tribunal,
which condemned Moreau.
Count de Beush, the Minister of the Eleetor,
Arch-Chancellor, ei-devaxt Ele!tor of Mentz, was
the.first of the dipleinatic agents here who received
his credentials and orders to acknowledge our Em-
peror in his new dignity.
At Brest, are evrenty-tbree ships of the line ; at
Rochfort, tour; and at Toulon, nine; all fully
manned and equipped, and ready to put to sea.
*lhe population of the Russian empire is calculated
to amount to upwards of forty millions of both
'mats. The Emperor's revenue is said to be yearly
109 millions if roubles.
Prof.:sirs- Pallas, famous for his history of the
Russian empire, and his travels in Siberia, to visit
the mines, died lately at Ackmetschet, in the Crimea.
He was born at Berlin in 1740, where his elder bro•
ther, Professor Ang. Fred. Pallas, yet resides.

TROIS THE DUTCH PAPERS.

Kora' cowir, JULY 10,

On Sunday afternoon last, a melancholy acci-
dent happened on the Macse, off the Pest House,
or Hospital, near Rotterdam. A small sailing boat,
in which, it is said, were four women, two men, and
two children, in all eight persons, was suddenly
overset, some say, by a sudden gust of wind ;
others, that every one leased over one side of the
boat, in order to recover a chili that had fallen
outs when all were unrirtunately drowned, except
one man, who, by great exertions, swam on shore,
bringing with him one of the children : his humane
solicitude, however, was not crowned with perfeS
success, the child being past recovery.—None of
the bodies have been found as yet.

On F,iday last the Legislative Body decreed an
extraordinary loan, to be raised by a tax of one per
cent. on property and ino-me, in proportion to the
several classes, which are divided into fifteen, to
make good the deficiency of this year, in pursuance
of a proposition made to it by the Government of
State on the 11 instant. A regulation was at the
same time adopted for the speedy payment of pre-
•ious taxes. The first instalment of the new tax
is to be paid on the 15th of September next, and
the tecond on the Ist of Match, 1805.
On the same day the L•gislative Body decreed a
tax, for payment of the interest of the late volun-
tary loan, which falls principally on the raw mate-
rials used in the making of candles in this country,
and also on candles, and the so called English lamps
impotted into this country, to take place in Janu-
ary 1805. A tax of 33 gilder: per iuolb. is to be
laid on all wax candles imported.

LOW [Lm[, JULY 2.

The lightning lately operated in A singular mAn-
ner on a fir tree, in Bohemian Kauai's. Fiist it
bent its top, then tore it op by the roots, and CV-
tied it along the highway, without injuring one of
its branches in the least. The same flash struck
several persons near the spot, but without injuring
them materially : and curs horses were knocked
down by it without being hurt.

An extra/I of a letter from Lord NsLsos to a
friend in London says, " 'll.e good people in
England are totally mistaken in supposing that I
wish to blockade the harbour ut Toulon. On the
contrary, it is my wish, and the wish am), brother
sailors, to catch the enemy out of that harbour,
that we may once more I t:CCiTC the thinks of our
countrY

FIRE.

CIMP, EASI 8 8./FIN.

EXTRACT FROM • PRIV4IE LATTER, JOLT 18.
" This morning, about nine o'clock, whilst the
troops were performing their accusiomed exercise.
on the right of the lines, an alarming fire broke out.,
in the centre of the camp, which brought about a
great deal of bustle. The conflagration commenced
in the temporary mess room, ereted for tha officers
of the 48th regiment, and as the fabric was com-
posed chiefly of wood and straw, it was soon re-
duced to ashes. The contiguity of an ammunition
tent, and the very inflarnm story materials of whii.h
the huts are composed, which, in the vicinity, had
been built by married soldiers, caused a great Ile-
gree of anxiety. Fortunately, however, the fire
ceased where it commenced ; and as the mess uten-
sils were saved, little damage was sustained.
This accident excited a lively sensation in the
surrounding country, and elong the mast. The fire
and alarm beacons, on all the different bill;, were
immediately seen on fire, and a considerable de-
gree of alarm must have been the consequence.
"The firing heard here the day before yesterday
continued without interruption for ten hours, but
no certain information is yet arrived what could
cause it. Towards the end, the report was not so
well heard, which makes us believe that our cruisers
pursued their combatants towards the French
coast."