The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-21 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.

PXIVATIL COI R IiSPONMINCE.
Dania, Umtata 19, fie, delft* p. se.
Yesterday, between one and two o'clock, the
Prussian Auetauwador and smite embarked for
Calais oil board u flag of truce, with a fair wind,
intending to return to Berlin through Fradee.
The vessel arrived off Calais, after a passage of J
hours, when a heat came oil to inform her dirt
she could nut be suffered to enter the bathetic,
as flags of truce had hitherto been, and that no
perms on board would be .altered to land, positite
orders to that effect having been received from
Paris. Those orders, the master of the hart
added, were so strict, that not eve:a a letter, papersot
parcel, bathe contents what they might, could be
suffered to he brought on shore. The Wife of the
Lieutenant of the Jackedl gun-brig, wrecked soros
time Dude upon the French coast, was one of the
passengers on board the fiat of truce. Raving
heard that her husband is dangerously tll
she bud procured * French passport, end
permission from this Government to suit lin*
but her entreaties for permission to land were el
no wail. The Flag of Trace returned with Ow
disappointed passengers into the Roads this moue
mg about 11 o'clock, but the tide beingout the/
were brought ashore in the custom-house boat. it
was reported that nu the arrival of the Flag d
Truce off Calais, she was fired at from the bane
tier, but that is not true. The Ofbser who cult:.
out from Callas behaved with great politeness. and
assured them it was not in hits power to grant tie
the least inaulgeuee, his orders being peremptory
and premise.
Two more of our over-sea Pilots, Smith and llow
who took ships into the Tesel, have been taken at
of them, and committed to prison.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY. Maui it.

COMMENCEMENT OF Hosnixnu BETWEEN

RUSSIA
.A N D SWEDEN.
Two Gottenburgh Mails arrived, yesterday, with
letters and papers from that city to the.llth instant.
announcing the (4.nninencement of hostilities be
tween Itursia and Sweden. This important intr~
ligenee is contained in two official reports from tl"
Swedish Lieutenant-General likccato. giving "
account of the military operations to the 30th le
bruary. It appears that a Swedish force was poital
near Fonby, in Vinland, in two brigades, one
which ras attacked on the 24th by the Itussisr%
and driven in. The Russians attacked the oder
brigade on the 25th, ai:4 again in the sight
between the .27th and 28th, but were defeat'''
The second brigade, however, notwithrtandin;
this advantage, was obliged to fall back 01
preserve • coinatunicatioa with the first.--in
these skirmishes, which were sharply contr.-Jet the

to of the Swede, is stated to have been ineor-
aiderable.—Oue of their •Lieatenant-Colonels was
taken prisouer.—The accoients from the Swedish
troops in Finland come down to the sth of Mart h,
at a hich date the arwy was concentrated in th.f
vicinity of Tawastchus, at which place the: Com-
mander in Chief had his head-quarters.—This
city is the sopital of the Ptot•ince of Tarnatland,
a welt fortified, and serves as an arsenal and Royal
magtaine.—A Spy wits apprehended ou the ,24th.,
an whose person were found several copies of u
proclamation for the Russian General Bt. xiroEV-
Pin to the Swedish troops of Finland, offering
dies protection, and inviting them to abjure their
allegiance to their lawful Sovereign.

We received, on Saturday, Hamburgh and Al-
tona papers and letters to the 13th instant, the
contents of which are important. The French and
Russians are advancing rapidly against Sweden.—
All the hopes of the latter appear to rest upon
England, but it is impossible that any assistaiwe
that could lte now seat from this country, could
arrive in time to save the fall of the brave and
generous CsusTAvus. In this extremity, it is
said, that he has sued for peace, and that one
of the conditions which be offers is an explicit
pledge, that not a single English vessel shall
enter the Baltic ; and should his terms be re-
fused, he threatens all the injury that a British
fleet eau infl et upon the coasts of Denmark and
Russia. The pressor Al toils and Ilamburgh being
under the controul of the [drench, this account
may have been manufactured to answer their pm-
pose. The Swedish Papers represent the Russian
Minister Ateraus under an arrest, and do not
Mice any attempt at negotiation.

'Lord Cot.Ltanwoon's force, at Sicily, wl ea the
last accounts kit him, was ten sail of the line, viz.
AtSyrscine--Oreax, (flag-ship) Canopus, (Admiral
MARTIN), krp:sise. Malta, awl. Afoutagese. At
Palermo, Royal Sovereign, (Admiral THORN 80-
DOUG II), Formidable, lied, Eagle, and Tkinseirrer.
Slautil,i Sir RICHARD STRACHAN be so fortunate
ar to join him, his force will he increased to seven-
teen sail of the lime, Sir RICAARD basing with him,
the Casar, Colossus, Spirant', Superb, Ceasbe►-
land, Renown, and Warrior. When our cruisers
last reconnoitred the euemies' ports, in the Alediter-
renown, there were--et Toulon, five ball of the line;

at.Carthagena, eight rail of the line ; and at
nne bed oflhe Intr. But the French papers
say, that four sail of the line have heen'tately built
at Toulon, and equipped for sea. Admitting this
to be the awe, sod that the whole of these squa-
drons have combined with the lloclifort squadron,
and hare sailed from Toulon, their united force can

be only 23 sail of the line, and net 30 sail, as the

?Foreign Papers state. It w:ts understood, that the
at Carthagena, were greatly in want of men
Sod stores, and that not more than two of them

put to see. We are persuaded that Lord

COLLIIIGWOOD Will not hesitate a moment in at-
tacking their united forte, should he pe joined by
Sir RICHARD STaicnan, and fall 14 with thrm.

• His Lordship hid received undoubted iolormation
that it was the intention of the enemy to wake an
attack ou Sicily, and it was therefore his intention
to continue at Syracuse, and not resume the corn-
amid off Cadiz. Admiral Puevis had ten sail of
the line off Cadiz, before the Sakfe and Belleide
sailed from Portsmouth to join him, on. the 17th
and 28th► nit. •

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From a letter from our Correspondent at Dover,
it would appear that the frusNian Ambassador was
not permitted to land at Calais, but as much con-
duct to a Friend and Ally is too extravagant for
belief, we malt presume that the prohibition was
coultued to the other passerixers.

•••ng

We have received Philadelphia Papers to the 22d,
Charleston to the 23d, and Boston to the 3oth of
Jaimary last. Mr. Ross: arrived at Washington
r *lithe 9th, and was formally received by the PRE-
SIDENT on the lith. Every thing in America beam
the aspect of conciliation with thit country. Even
the late Orders ia Council had excited no hostile
feeling.
The reception of Mr. Ron, at Washington, and
the result of his conferences, were of so favoutuble
a nature to Great Britain, that the Fee sea AK-
sumsoott gave in an insolent note, in which he
threatens to demand hi passports, if Mr. Itosc is
continued to be received as the accredited Minister
of Greht Briteiu.
The Official Paper, published at Washington,
formally contradicts the reports that any indignity
was offered to Mr. Rose, on his arrival in America,
and assures its Readers, that every poss.ble respect
was paid to him, iii coulormity to his rank as a
BIMINI AMBASSADOR.
The North Carolina Price Cnrrent says, flour
is down to 4 dollars 2.5 cents the barrel, and to-
bacco to 2 dollars and 50 cents the cwt. S.rch is
the beginning of the Embargo measure, but whiv
will be the and
There is an Insurrection in the county of Ken-
arbeck, Massachusets, and the Militia have been
called out.
Mr. Jefferson has declared, that if there
should Le a war, be will accept again of the Pre-
vt, Pw sideuct. •

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GRAND 13,1P775M.

On Saturday evening, the infant daughter of
the Right Hon. the Citawczt.t.os of tit Exciti -
4uss ass baptised at his house in Dowiiiitg-street.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Was.es, cud
His Royal Highness the Duke of Ccsinuni.ssn,
were two of the sponsors. The ceremony nag per-
formed by his Grace the Archbishop of CANTER-
SUM The Princes was accompanied by her
mother •the Duchess of IIkUNSW lOU Wk. PER-
CEVAL received Her Royal Highness on her arrival.
The passage an I stairs were covered Kith the finest
scarlet cloth. Mrs. PERCF.VAL 1110 A superbly
dressed in whit! satin, richly embroidered with
silver : the Children were also superbly dress‘.(l.
After the crtrenimy, the com_pany sit down to a
most splendid dinner. Mrs. YERCEVAL is sister to
i THOMAS WS LSOI4. Bart. of Charlton, in Kent,
whose child Her Royal Highness was sponsor to,
by pral:y, soma time since.