The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NM TIMMr, MAY 23.

Extra& of a Letter from Cape Francois, dated
April 1, 1807—*, 1 he commerce of this country is
much more shackled now than ever it was during
the latter time of Dessalines' despotic reign. By a
decree of Gt7n. Christorhe, the price of coffee,
throughout his jarisdiaion, is fixed at twenty-
five sous, and it must be purc'aased from Go-
vernment only. The planters are not permit-
ted to dispose of it to individuals. Beef, pork,
wine, oil, soap, gin, with several other articles un-
usually shipped to this country, are selling for less
than they cost in America. In fact, Ido not see any
thing short of rain stathg those in the face who are
se wild as to adventure to this country in its present
distraatd state. The coast has been clear of priva-
teers of late, and vessels dropping in every few days.
Petion is much more favourable to commerce than
the prtiy tyrant who commands here."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17.

A Messenger was sent off last night, from Lord
CASTL far Ana', Office, with dispatches for the
Commander of the. German Legion, w th ori,rs to
sail from the Downs without delay. The Legion
consists of about 17,000 men. The wh. le fore; to
be employed in the Expedition, will amount to
40,000 men. The British troops will fellow the
German Legion as soon as possible. There is to
be a Brigade of Hussars, consisting of the 7th, or
Lord Paerr's Regiment, the 10th or Prince of
WAL If% and the 15th or Duke of CUICILaL AND'S.
under the command of Lord Pacer. A &tech-
meat of the Kiso's Oan (Blues) it is said will
form part of the cavalry. The whole force. we
understand. will be at the disposal of the gallant
King of Swans. Lora CATHC►ar is to be under
' the command of His SW/Lifilln MAJESTY.

The Freding packet is arrived at Falmouth. with
Mails from the Leeward Islands, in 2i Jays, from
Tortola. The letters will be delivered out this day.

We received, yesterday, New York papers to
the 24th of May. The only article of intelligence,
which they contain, is an extra! of a letter. dated
Cape Francois, April Ist, which shews, that Cmcis-
TOPItt and PLTIOIM enjoy a divided Empire in St.
Domingo.

A Tonningen Mail arrived yesterday, with
letters and papers to the 7th instant. The head-
quarters of Bow AP Aura still continued at Finken-
stein on the 28th May. The grand battle, so • leen
announced, and so often adjourned, was put oil far-
ther uutil the Bth or 10th instant. Weichselmunde
and Fahrwasser surrendered to the French on the
27th, the day after the French troops entered Dant-
sic. The garrison of Dantzic is stated to have
amounted only to 12,000 men. The terms of the
surrender are not yet given at length; nor does the
Berlin Paper mention any thing upon the subject—
but Tire Breslar Casette asserts, that the capitula-

lion is the same as that of Mentz. in the year 1793.
The latter was concluded on the I'.lltl July, 1793, and
contained fourteen articles. The. garrison. under the
command of Brigadier-General D'Ovcs, which
marched out for France, with all military honours,

engaged not to serve against the Coalesced Powers
within twelve months.

Neisse, after a vigorous defence, has offered to

capitulate.

The apprehensions of invasion gain ground in
Holland, and the Dutch are returning home with
all possible expedition from Hamburgh and Hano-
ver. The story of King Louts having eloped from
his wife, and abdicated his throne, appears to have
been a ridiculous fabrication. They are gone to-
gether to Bareges, a watering place, in the South of
• France, ter the benefit of his health.—King Louis
has been long an invalid. To leave his kingdom
however, at such a critical moment, shews hint to
be as poor in spirit, as be is feeble in constltution.
A letter from Warsaw, dated May 27, announces
the arrival of a Courier from Constantinople, with
an account the. the English, who had landed at
Alexandria, have been entirely defeated by the
Turks, and fired is re-eloberk. This account, we
are sorry to say, is very prebable.
Constantinople begins to suffer from a scarcity
of provisions. The Russians from the Black Sea
blockade the Bosphorus, whilst Admiral Si slay IN
blockades the Dardanelles, and cuts off the com-
munication between Constantinople and those parts
from whence that capital drew its supplies.
The 13erlin Telegraph, the Paper established by the
French in that city, for the purpose of propogating
error and delusion, contains a curious article, tracing
the genealogy of the Earl of Moi RA, with a view to
prove that his Lordship has claims to the Crown of
Zeeland. This article is, no doubt, from the