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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-01-12

CORPOBATHIN OF THE AMICABLE. SOCIETY
FOR INSURANCE UPON LIVES;
Instituted W Charter 6f Qiseen Amer, Auno 171,6.
TAR' UIitECTOW4 hold a COURT :it the
alerwrfa Moose, In Berjeanrs-ton, Fleet atvert,
EVERY IVF.DNESDAY, ar Eleven o'Clock, fur the Ad-
mission of Members, smiler the additional Charter, lately
granted by Him Majesty, fur furtive extruding to the public
thebenetitv ofthia lustitutims. By Rsemlutieue of the last
General Court eft he Society, the claims arising se the deaths
of Members are now guaranteed to 'mature, et the lent,
Idol per Share to th. Families or Amiga. of the M. nibers ,
mail ally number or Shares, not exceeding twelve, may be
granted on each life. Mealsers ere now admitted, rt any
age, from a lv 67, for the Carious kinds of Life Insurance,
winsier for the whole life, or for any term of years, or sit
hut visorship, or on en% other euutiageuey respectingl4.
Dy Order of the Court of Directors,

JOHN PENS.43I, Retistrar.
London, England, 1810-01-12

1011 IN WALRAD, COUNT DIL WRLDERZN.

This Nokilernan, who was born at the Hague,
Assissry 19, Iris, was the last male Mlle Or a fa.
may, whose Nobility is could with the formation
tit society and states in the middle ages of history ;
and which, for many centuries back, wu seated in
the Duehy of Guelderlaail, which sftrrwards nude

put of t►e Republte of the United Provineft of the
Cosouies. When be ellabr of oar. be become.

,
is right of his birth, a weather of the Equestrian
seder; sad was, .sou after, Why States of Guelder-
bed, appointed oue of their deputies to theatricality
tot the States-Nlenersl of the United Provinces; in
which he cataloged ant the disastrous period of the
Prestellitevolution. Count W. was invested with
emend plates of trust and dignity in his own calm-
. =rd. in 176 e, was apprmwed Envoy Extrior-
sod Minister Plenipotentiary of the Statrs
Ito /Ss hisiesty ; and, dotting a residence of eighteen
rem gave many proofs of wisdom, prudence, ren-
al/600g' manners, and integrity, in the musing,-
smut of public business .between the two, coun-
tries. The war which broke out towards the lo-
am end of iret, put on end to his public mission.
lb sueciteed his Serene Highness the Prince of
Ashilt, shout a twelvemonth Were his decease,
se Greed Cometander of the Teutonic Order.—

Coma Welderen married, in 1759, Anne Whitv;ell,
who had been maid of honour to her Royal High-
ness the lass Princess of Orange,. and was sister to
the late Lord Howard de Walden and Bray brooke,
and Odle late Mrs. Griffin. wife of the late Wil-
.l6oPorter, D.D. By her he had two children,
who bath died infants. His Countess died in
April, 1796, at the Hague, in her seventy-fifth
year ; when domestic losses, added to public mis-
fortunes, prompted him to return to this cuuatry,
where he remained ull his death. His remains
were interred in 'the new Chapel of St. James's,
Tottenham-coca-row!.

Chi the morning of Sunday se'onigbt, • melao-
chop happened at Berrie. A LIZ ANIMA
PAWL. who drove the mail-roach from that place
to Stonehaven, had gone into ►he stable to get the
homes ready against the arrival of the each from
blontroae, sod having fallen asleep at the end of the
stable, his candle net Bre to the straw. On going
Is take sat the horses, the unfortunate moo was
fined bor•t to death ; and such was the 'drums-
thin occasioned, that it was with great hazard the
horses mold he got out alive. He had driven the
CIMICII for that stage since its first establishment,
sad has kft a widow std tame alsildraa to deplore
Ms loos
London, England, 1810-01-12

Had* been statjeeted to a monartii,
government, till *rise Corsican made them art,
another, as sheep, skew years agn. The Burp,
dish Princes, and their succebsurs, the
Kings, governed them under the title Lf Courrio
Holland. Even of Coat dignity, and
prerogatives, the Dufch were so je.dous, that
never would raise their deliverer, Willisavth, 1.;
Prince of Orange, to it, but contented ilieur,ch,
with eleireing him to the Office of Stadthuid•r,
When Philip the lid, a tyrant not less odio:i,,i4
placable, and sanguinary, than Napoleon, se,i
*tiredly not less powerful, attempted, in 15140
reduce them to slavery; when he sent the dig

pliued armies of Spain, under the Duke of Ai
soother Masseno, to exterminate them; they
as one man. The sieges of Leyden, of H.
sad of Alkmaer, are not exceeded by thou- of.
ragoasa and Gerona. After forty years of irarfi
the Spaniards were driven •ut. Again, in 1.67
when Louis the 14th, with his powerful, burners
and highly-disciplined troops, over-ran Ha
to the vet), gates of Amsterdam ; while Charier du
Ild. King of England, basely sold and betrayal

them ; when nothing, except
TIC uoconquerable skid, and freedors•s holy flow.
could have extricated them from so foul and ons
.whelasing a combination ; how did they act ? flay
took up arms, on 1 finally expelled their iurak
But they had then at their head • William, lino('
of Omuge, who, when presaged. as, we know, 4
Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the English Aa.
bassador, to say what he could do in so desperate,
criail ? replied, that "he could die in the lac
dyke." In 1810, the same people, without eflurt,
and almost without murmur, are extiagui•hed._
Such were the Romans under Seipio, sad the Ho.
mans under Honorius! I%lm we reflect on tie
Dutch of the present day, we blush for humaum
cure, and exclaim with Goldsmith--
London, England, 1810-01-12

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Miss KELL.: met every unpleasant accident dur-
ing her performance of Cinderella. 011 Wednesday
night. The trap-door was not closed when she step.
ped upon it. lifer foot was unfortunately caught in
the aperture, and severely lonised. The audience
testified the greatest concern and anxiety for her
suffering. She was yesterday so ill, that Mica RAY
was obliged to undertake the part, last night, at a
few hours' notice. This young Lady, tinder all
this disadvantage, acquitted herself very well.
London, England, 1810-03-20

BRITISH IYSTITUTION.

The opening of the gallery of this elegant and patriotic
Institution, we are pleased in find, tins attracted public
eur,tosity iti a very muisiderable degree. The attention of
the aniatrais soil elegant coiapam, which daily crowd Ilse
gallery, ste‘ot to be needy divided between the pictures which
form the lixhilrtion, mad the model. for the monuments
that are placed in one of the rooms of the gallery, as repre-
sentation% of the monuments to be erected in St Pant's
Church, to the intanowies of Sir J. Moore and Captain Har-
dtop. Much coiritisity has also been excited iu the sitialrers
pf the Fine Arts, resproting.the distrilastion (Witte Prises of
VW hundred griwny, and Afty ptiOaat, sabred by the (lover-
nom of the olio°, fur the two best pictures in Histori-
cal or Poi ticaltomposition.
This part of the plan of the lustitation is particularly en-
titled to commendation. It bait hats be ;n regretted, that
the cultivation of the higher alert/tumid of Paiutiug, should
be almost wholly neglected in this country :—" To the sub-
ordinate classes of art," au)s an elegant writer of the pre-
sent dee—. the tutu uts of our artists are already too much
devoted ; the peculiar taste of the country has necessarily
driven them into that threCl ion ; bat Ihn great end of au
establishment, like the British lustitiiiiitu, is not ha coupe-
. rate with that taste, hut to correct it. The first object should
be, to mei, in the public u.iuJ a MIAs for the higher efforts
.4 the petal', tool to /annotate the abilities of the time, by
honours and rensrols, to the pa a tuctiuu of such works as as-
same a poetical laid Itednrinal dud, , and exercise a mural
intimate over the iniuds and main.* re, of oven"

As soon es less enteot matter will admit, we propose pub-
lishing • few stricture• Gm the principal works hi this rote.
resting Exhibdwa.

ORIGINA L. POETRY. •

•N SEEING THE NEW OPIR t 07 TEL IH•NIAC, AT rne
London, England, 1810-09-11

'siifficiently strong to allow of their pushing on•that
way, trod parrying the blows that are aimed at them
in other quarters, and which roust increase in many
more, if the successes of Tabouda and Siltriera give
s relish for fresh attempts.
Deserters or prisoners are arriving every day for
the purple or embarkation ; and most of theta, no
doubt. indeed Ell the Swiss, German!, etc. will en-
list into our foreign corps the moment they arrive
in England. Bonaparte is obstinately torrsi.tiaig in
bis scheme in lhe'renismda, and the tonicee he pen.
sues it the worse it will be for him. Every day
strengthens our confideOce in the ultimate result ;
when once the invaders are on the retreat hi real
earnest, the whole country will be put in arms
against them, and suffer but few to reach the ry!
'trenees.

The disposition of the people 14 excellent every
where : there appears to he a proper 'underataniliiig
in the combined operations of the different mimes.
Treachery is no longer to be dreaded : those who
would have practised it have gone *bendy, and
there now are few left who. a.in the LP/Sin-
ning, will take up the French side from motives
of speculstion. and upon the calculation, o Welt
every our is at preseat convinced is false, viz. that
Spain cannot resist France, and that therefore it is
wise and politic to yield et once: this nisy hive
Men the conscientious belief of some few observing
persons at the outset, but experience has destroyed
'the illusion, used Spaniards nre now convinced that
a Frenchman is no more invincible than them-
selves.
London, England, 1810-03-27

as unju-t, that Ministers should he censored
fur die [adore of Expeditions, undertaken under an
ordivary de4ree of risk, and that varioud calami-
ties conspired to render the late one unfortunate.
If sa many things concurred to rendereheie failures
of great magint tide and affliction, might Ministers
to have undertaken an Expedition which promised
no benefit, but insured innumerable mist... Mines?
But the Noble Lord's orct failed in the outset,
front Fortune (which he had an uf,trs cursed) on uue
aide, and from the prudence of the enemy ell the
other. Watchmen was his great object. Where
was the nee silty of sending such a force to
such a place P But it had Ines said, that proof
should loe given of the power of the country.
This was a noble mode of giving the testimony of
its mighty power to a people who had reviled us ae
a nation of shopkeepers, unpossessed of military
strength and activity. There were here frequent
cries of Adjourn ; and Mr. Ponsouby, having ortatei
that he had a great deal to say upon the subject,
and that the hour was far advanced, the question
of adjournment was put by the SPILIKKIL. and
carried in the affirmative. The House was of
course adjourned, at HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCI, to
this day.
London, England, 1810-03-27

wErmoufff, Matt■ e 4.

List week we were in daily expectation of a rt.
camy in the ttepresentaUnn of this Borough: Sir
Johnls:mimic was actually on the ere of canvas,.
mg the freeholders, and his friends were most
cos-
lid tut of his tieing returned, in case an election had
taken place. Tile reports which have appeareti
the London papers, respecting Mr. Yorkesolf,,i,.-
himself for this place are wholly destitute of trun
I.ast evening a ball took place at Harvey's Morn:
whirls were filled with all the ran! and fashios
act the place, and was equal n splenduar to any th4t
had taken place for MP! mouths. Lady Jea.
40,1„nd Mrs t'clond Vivian take the lead in
foriiiin4 fashionable parties; the former of whom
(after the Agee a most elegant sapper, at her
house in St. Thomas-street, to Colonels
lierrison, and Officers of the 7th Ilu•sars, M.
Steward, and a large party of Nobility and Guitrr,
the choir of which was displayed in her Ladyski:'.
usu d stile of magnificence snd profusiso•
company did not retire till a very early hoar
the ft stirs scene, highly charmed with its 6i.01 -
cation*.
London, England, 1810-01-15

duple, oils of every kind, Loney, perfumery, ant, tarpeo-
tine, Spanfsh liquurtcr, pitch, rosin, juniper berries, I,oa.
wo.1; hhies and alms sauna.' and tau rrd, hues of arnauay,
novae!' clash, Gad woollen shies of nil kinds, velsets Sad
cotton staffs, silk, worsted, and cotton huoirry, cutlery,
trionninsa, porcelain, works in leather.
The al:orr articles tali only be shipped to the
amount of one-fourth of the cargo, the remaiuing
threr-futirtlia of the loading must consist of seine of
the principal' productions of France, as corn, wine,
brandy, and fruit.
London, England, 1810-01-15

RAIIZZIN I'S BEN EFIT.

Brirhsim harm% be. II (tenanted in Ireland low Arr
than was eNpireteil, Palazzolo's Concert wee post-
poned from it, imial period to last Wednesday, to
order that he might avail himself of the services of
that di•tinguislird Singer. The *rats were arranged •
so as to accommodate many more perions thKn 1):-
fore, but notwitiommilitig; the throng waii so great,
that the orehe,.tra was crooded with fashom.aile•,
land the gallery, and even the slim, leading in it,
were 4:0111pirlt1) Nllrd. Those who were lortii•
nate enough to priPCUre comfortable seats, hail
rich treat indeed., Brahma gave The Balla 11.11aida
(by R4112r..11) a Cie.lrinmg new ballot I •iin Sir J.
St, and the heath of Alfterstumbie. with
that our, s•ive effect which can alone be produced '
by his own mom wonderful voter, relined tame, and
matchless execution. Isl the ballad, he was Ily-
ttaroligly encored. Mrs. Diekons imparted to ad
Bess, alteroately the plaintive tone, of haplis.
melancholy, and the frenzied note, of wild despair.
Mrs. A•he warbled with that soft, plarione
which at mice vibrate* from the ear to the heart.—
Mr. Vaisiewires Concerto on the violin was a
masterpiece of •cieilee execution.
London, England, 1810-12-01

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
SATURDAY, Maxima I.

We have received Patio Papers to the 26th last.
If entitled to any credit. they confirm all our fears
respecting MASSEV Vs army. It appears that an
Officer whom lie seat off with his dispatches to
Paris, ',sired safe at Alinei !a with an escort of
20(1 men, and found his way (ruin that city alone.
U a courier could thus tray 1 through Portugal and
Spain. it is idle to pretend that MA,11t114.9 corn.
ionniciniuns are cot off in either country. It is 0.11
asserted that the French found provision fur five
months in the. valley of the Tagus.

Greet itit.,rest was excited yertsrday by a report
erf. the snivel of Dispatches front ifirti WetArica-
Twit, with an account that MAs•Eoa heel coin-
sonrod his retreat, and tit it his Lordship was left
in chew pursuit of ham. l' ;cmiiry, however, we
ere concerned to state that the twhowttag Niter, re-
ceived at it.uvu'a,wee the wily foundation for thus
rumour :--

" Matol,2ntis Nov Ma.

" Arrived this day the Mart. Itu.n Lisbon. Let. 1
ten are received by her, dated Lamm nth, stat-
ing. that ou the night of the lath, the French broke
up their camp, anti began to retreat in the dine-
as it sat suppored, of Santsrein ; that Lord
WeLt.tai.-rns was in pmsuit of theta and that
500 boats were seat up the tigus.—The Captain
of the Mary adds. that it oas reported at Lisbon
that a heavy firing had been heard In the French
camp two nights previous to in having bees
broken up."
1 Lipp) shall we I•e in Soil this report is founded
t; but we inioit wait for Inca e authentic ad-
vice. brrine we pi. ce mil reliance upon it.—
The accounts from MAISEN A in Ole Pslllo Papers
are tint our only gno 's'''. a doubt mid hesitation.
The Bazar schooner, Captain Wont. attire., On
Thursday at Deal, *.1:1 fruit, Art a pay.'ge of 11
day. from Lisbon. Of relieve .he rams have Ws.
the Tagus as late a. the Mary, and yet we do net
learn tiait Ate WS brought any such iutelligenee.—
Ilail so important a chimge taken place so far hack
as the iiight of the 11th, surely out only the Moe,.
hut every other v.ssel iu the Taws must have been
seipi ttttt ed with it brlsire the 17Th; and can it be
suppcseil that Lord %Veg.:Alm/nu would not have
numeilintely rhipatelird a vessel with the intelli.
gen: a—y. tup tea late hour last night Government
had received tin adviccs on the sailiert.

The inik.stin.t Bulletin. were phew■ yesterday
et St. James's Pal we:—
" w miser CgMle, Nov. 49—Tine p. me
" Him MAJVIII, le not quite so well as he was in
the inurumg."
London, England, 1810-01-23

OPERA MWSE.

The discontent of the public at the miserable
4Pkre provided fur them at this Theatre, broke out.
on Smartie), night, with all the fury of the O.Y.
spirit. The inoment the certain was drawn up fur
the Ballet, an universal cry was heard tor Des Hayes.
Hewitt loudest said most distinctly frown the Boxes,
and was accompanied with the shout of OFF l ore!
They would not stiffer the Ballet to proceed: • The
fieriates, with becoming respect, obeyed the call
and stopped. After a time, Mr. Reid cause forward
on the store. awl addreassesl the company. atatiug,
that the Manager* had offered to Mr. Des Hayes
the same terms which he had had last year ; bat
he had rejected thew. That the Manager was most
earoestly desirous of providing for the cuttrtitiouseist
of the Suhscribers and the public. He was litter-
rupted by the univets,l hoai that took place, and
he withdrew. The jigarantep were still standing
iu.‘tiouless on the stage, having fiiiished their ',re-
knit to the appearance of the principals, Ve!oriss,
and his puniest Angiolini; hut they did not up-
var. Mr. 'Unreal's, oat again, and begged
leave to assure the Laelievand Gentlemen, " that
the utmost pains had been tak. a to bring the urge-
elation with Mr. Des Hayes to ass amicable con-
clusion; and that it had been seferred to two per-
son. of the. 'aghast respect to coals.." This did not
satisfy she compauy, mid he again a ithdreo.—
lit was wlsisPerett, that the two pea ions who had
been the neoriators were, Lord Bruce and William
Ogilvie, Esq.; but that it had conic to 110 thing—
. csrtaiu was lowered, and the company conti-
nued waiting for the result of the deliberations, be-
him' the scenes, with the utmost patience, but with
the certain expectation of victory.
At length the curtain rose, and Mr. Reid ad-
vanced again, and intre.ited, in the name of the
Manager. that they would hare the indulgence to
permit the Ballet to go uu for that night, on she as-
surance that a full and plaiisstatement of all that
bad peered for the engagesstent of Mr. Des Hayes
should' be proposed, mid submitted to the Sub-
scribers and the Public, before the next eight
of vepreematution. With this the House liberally
arptimiced, and the Ballet was permitted to go on.

COURT OF SESSION—FInST DIVISION.
London, England, 1810-10-05

EXTRAoRDINARY INSTA.Vi•t OP 43117NZNCE.

The following extraordinary instance of absti-
nence Ku recently occnrred at Chelmsford. iu
Essex. On the 4th of September last. a man,
named James Jackson, was committed to the House
of Correetino at that place. us a vagrant ; for the
first fire days after his commitment he was not.
perceived to take any sustenance whatever, or once
to open his eyes: on the sixth day, however, he
walked in the prison yard, and drank plentifully
of water at the pump, awl continued to du so till
the seventeenth day, buy °fluently refused to take
any kind of food wh ever ; and from the seven-
teenth day of his corlinem.4it, to the day of his
death, happened on Tuesday last, he even
dacmienued to take the water. The Constable
who had him in custody three drys previous to his
being rommitted to the House of Correction.,
states. that during that time he took n.oh n{ but
one pint ut twee: Pi that it appears, from hi- lit of
Septeinher, •n the day of his death, o:. the 2d of
October, he wait o 0 otker nourishment than • iie
pint of Leer, except water, of which it a state.' r.-
drank plentifully florin? Mllve days o. toe tine he
was in the House of Correction.

IT tls• RUT IT MVR!!!!—lfthnhe
fru', what wonder. ..t.y not ;.•• •••tiorcted Cali-
Tile!, 8, Chorin4•Crosi : tot lost ',noel', rintiltbit
SHUW t►D down her farour4 on hwerawiriers, ind
therefore it map lie fairly I %vette.' *4! there trill
be, from the prt.ent Drawing. a DLit as of Sue.
eats ! _ _

The itd battalion sad, Sir Jost Mootta's fa-
vourite regiment, being arm 700 effective moo, ewe
sweet aeon to go On service.
Eitroet .1 a letter from Malta, dated a4test 23,
1110 Lucien Bonaparte and his lawily (Ma-
dame Bonaparte, seven children, and a r-sit.ae, al-
together upwards of 40 persons) were brought bete
on the 13d oust. bv Cape. Berrie, in the l'ovione fri-
gate, ano found them uu board en Asuericau vessel
orf Catalan, in Sardinia, a few do), back. where
they had been eight or num d ors endeavouring to
be allowed to least I.ut which thee were iwrempto.
ruiy Infused. It seeeia they embarked at Cu its Vee-
dna in the Haman St um. &boot three week. ago.
He gives out, that as he had refused to divorce in*
wife, hvetaine King or Rome, and marry his slaugh-
ter (.nowt Is rears old, and now h r. with the re-t
of his e'.iletreai to Ferdinand VII. r.f Spain. lie •
has been *sited ban the Continent of Evitii-; and
that he intended to nr •esill to Anterice.—tit oerel
Oakes waited on him yeaterdey furenaati, and so.
formed hnn, th it sie he wished to land. he -s:soeld be
provided with aceainmedatimas in Post :Ismael%
oh„, both st.tt:-, family svoisLi be' in-sited
with every awn. ; but that. of (view. he coral,'
uot trot be erst.sideted as a prison. rof Ivan He Is..
we learn. to remain Item until thosellies. Irons Gs-
vrtatlitut at bows shall he tsevivad tb-70 Wm."
London, England, 1810-10-05

111 L NCHO I.Y CATASTROPHE.

The Hero. Captain Newman, having lately ar- '
rival at Purb.ll,o,llh from her 6tatiois in Baltic,
brings with her the intelligence of the folluwing
distressing evei.t, which lately happened to a part
of her errs :—Tso loafs of the AtiOve-Inelliinned
slop were ordtrrd to cruire agatorat the Datiuth •
privateers sod row-huatt, OR the 13,h of Angina.
Ouse, *Rican sae commanded by Lieut. Jenks. upset
in a violent vipaall, but, by IDe great exertao:•2 of
Nlr Henry Witteitoom, the Officer in the other,
Lituit..leiik., and seven of Ina men, were waved,
and nine •irottlie I. In this deplorable stale, ai 1.
• hoe ton deeply laden in nottacque.,ce of this
inerrurie, tit- y re,niseri to attempt to SHIT their
Ave* by (Willing their host on shore at Rostock, in
*filch they succeeded, though iiearly exhausted,
amid lands..? in safety. At that awful period, the
engirt co.otua ou, and the storm increasing, they
were (tertiort.le Se relive, and scarcely will it be
believed in chill=ed F.urupe !) agate Arced to 111.4
by the Meehtenhereh soldiers, and atoultioned-to
the fury of the elements, which their boat being
nimble to c0r...11.1 with. west/lon after 'frock by a
wave. which title I her, atA went in
the linit-itn, three only of her craw being washed
ashore by C 611.1111 to a-sioe spars,. and the two
OtS, ers its I filters men we.e tbosise.l:—The stir.
eavo,g- three declare, every appear was aside to the
Officers' humanity to let theta st4v tin tie pie
Aimed. tied they off infr7 eller thinThiriin •
prisoners of war ; but All to no purpose, fur they
actually drove them to their fate with the point of
the bayonet! Such an art of inhumanity, in a
civilie, d country, is meAretly to he rreaited....
C.piain N. upon hearing this, iormintly sent in •
flag of truce, with • letter to the Male of Meek-
lenhorgli, to demand justice nn the hesda of ihosel
u4rahug brutes. anti in request that if ere bn4ii.•
were fuutut they might he deetustly ititerred.-111r.
Wm.-room was just eotering into his 71st year,
and au, en the eve of promotion. for hrsvely cap-
turing, with an inferior force. u few days before, a
I)•iid.h privateer aird her prise.
London, England, 1810-09-20

ESTREMADURA.

A Spanish division commanded by BsMadero.,
slramity driven hack several times on the frontiers
of P..rtagal, thought it hail found a favourable op-
portunity fur %housing ii*,ll upon Cordova, while
the sth corps was on the Guadiana.
lirueral Gerard received orders to advance rapidly
against the enemy, with Ina dtviaon, so as to cut
off their retreat. This in,iveinent was' executed ;
liallasteros, at the head of 6.0u0 men, was attack..i
no the Hilt, bill a league to the left of Villa
(lama. General Gerard routed him completely.
took all his artillery, and after having killed grill
iiimoiers„ amid snide litany prisoner., pursued bias
to Zsfra, to complete his destruction.
London, England, 1810-09-20

FURAIGN IN ELLIGE.VC.L.

tRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, SF.FT. 11.
MOOS OP ALMEIDA.

The Prince of &sling amamd the tr.ncheti to be
ripcord liefore Al or, 18 0.1 the night of the 15th of
Att.itts: : a false titbit* direettd againgt the north
of the toad had drswir the attewbott of the besiegesi
to that quarter. 'Two thousand workmen took ad-
vantage of that circumstance; teilig-Tbe irat p
rAllel to a depth of three frt.'s *lose • line of more
than 6110 totes, in omits of the chMeoltivs arising
from the reeky nature of the Tumid. and the ne-
cessity of every instant cosenng themselves by
glancing.
Between the 18th and the lgth, though the Ike
of t•se enemy was very brisk, and the obstateles which
the works presentrd to the enlargement of the
tictiOhrs appeared insurmountable, the parallel was
Awaited, and th. rocks blown up by the petard.

Between the god, and 25th, eleven batteries were
erected. Darius the night .4 the 44th, the second
parallel was opened iu the reeks as less thee
tomes from the place. The terrible fire of the for-
trees did not permit us to mientiiiii it during the
day ; but on the hollowing night the miners finished
deepening end enhancing the trenches with the per
turd. The mounting mid snpplying the batteries
were finished the sense night.
On the ithia, at lire in the morning, eleven bat-
ten... mounted with lid pieces of cannon. tilivemd
their tire on the fortress, which returned it with
vienur ; but at hour in the afternoon their lire
slackened ; at seven. one of our bombs exploded
the principal powder niegiesioe of the place ; the
explosion was terrible* At the departure of the
courier. the tire of our batteries was redoubled with
activity.
London, England, 1810-09-20

BLOCKADE OF CADIZ.

The works of the Woo:kink! are actsv.ly continued ;
the monating sol of the immense batteries
of the rimd are completing; heats and other vessels
ire ince-manly constructing foe the flotilla. The
delserketimis made by the el•niny to recite risings
in the tni tains of Ronda have been driven beck.
The inhabitants of the kingdom of Granada them.
1411,1 e% make war npon the longitudes wham they ligive
fer trout their Inene% General SeNittani has
pbsrert the lost of Ashigs in the best sharer de-
fence.
London, England, 1810-12-08

PRISMIERS OF W.M.

The following is s Copy of a Letter which the
British Goverment has ordered the Commissioners
of the Transport Huard to send in reply to all the
demands of French Officers here to be released.
It proves that, although the negotiation is broken
off, our Government will still soften, u much at
possible, the misery of individuals, and exchange,
on the principle of man for man, and rank for mask,
such of the• French prisoners as may obtain the
consent of their own Government for their release.
Tramport.Offics, Landow:
“Sta—. The Commissioner' of His Majesty's
Transport Board have received your letter, dated
the —.and they have directed me to inform you,
that it is the determination of His Majesty's Go-
vernment. not to send back French Officers to their
own country, until the French Government here
'timed some English Officers, in exchange for the
great numbe► of French Officers who have obtained
this favour from the British Government ; or until
the French Government have consented to a cartel,
upon the fair principle of man for man, and rank
for rank. conformably to the constant usage of ci-
vilised nations; which His Majesty's Couitunisioners
have frequently proposed, though their ettirts to
accelerate en exrh,nge have always been ineffectual.
" ono, however, to inform you, that if the
Presich Governmetit will send back to England en
Officer of your rank in exclisti4e for you, or even
ceri.fy officially to Ili• Britaunic M3jedy's Coin-
missiu: ..... And, upon your arrival in France, an
English prisoner of your rank shall be released,
you shall instantly lanai', yaw release.
You must see, that in the present state of af-
fairs, your Got ernineut alone is the cause of your
detention in this country ; bat if you think prier
to make any represeutitions to your Government,
you may rely upon it that His Majesty's Com-
will faithfully transmit them.

I vin. Sir.
•• Your very humble and ohedivnt Servant.
" ALux. 11.Ccm. Secretary."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

lON DON,
SATURDAY. DECZYIIII S.

The following Bo&tin was silent, jcstenl ty at
St. James's Palace :

" Wiad•nr Castle, Dee 7.
• I. I4s Ittist.ave'A iutlispets:tian i reia.ra t:troligh
the day )evterilay ; but hr has had some hours'
sirep iu the uight, v.. 1 is ti-t.rt this =suing."
London, England, 1810-12-08

vows%

WSW OTIIItILT.

Yesterday Thomas Carpenter, Clerk of the Works of Co.
•intal-Garden Theatre, :Melded at the alone ttirs,e, and
claimed several of th- articles wised a few days since at an
old iron shop in Crow,oircet, Lung Ares. They were ac-
cordingly delivered to brine
Samuel Brigs, of Prithmtreet, Solmarmare, plitnilrer„
likewise attended, and identified four bars of solder to lie
his property, either either stolen from his house, Or by sonic of ills
vuelsaten. :They were is coarse delivered op minas
On "inorsdny evening, about seven o'clock, a Gentleman
who resides in Store-at.cet, went ism bra yard, or garden,
at the back of his house, and it being moon light, on look-
ing to the rout of kis house, he ',arrived something move,
and at length perceived a man endeavoming to conceal him-
self. The Gentleinaii told him if he did not comedown and
surrender himself, lie would rhnot him Notwithshroding
the threat, the fellow made off across the roofs of si viral
houses: the Geollernau thmi alarmed the neighbourhood,
and numbers were im pursuit of him at the hicks of the
lonises, and he was seen to get over the walls of several
yard' ; he was at leugtn secured iu the yard of a plumber,
and conveyed into the workshop; when liromplireys, of
How street Office, ass sent fur. On his arrival he searched
him, mid tonsil a head...pine parse, in which was a goldring,
silver bottonso‘c. lionvbreys then proceeded to examine the
homes, to ascertain where be had gained an entrance, 111141
discovried that be had gain-3! merese ti the area window of
uniuhabtted house, which he hail left open; sail in that
house be found a large bag, iu which was it black-silk go, it,
and several snooks Of WOUrell.ll wearing apparel, slack, no
doubt, bad been stoles from sours house he had eutermi 17
the upper windows He *as taken to the Office by Slam.
phreis, and underwent so examioallon before Hr. MUD,
when no person eittendiag to ow• the property (mind by
Humidor, a, lie was committed for further examination. He
said his maim was John Williams, but it is suspected to be
Niglitiog4;e.

INQU sr.

An 'wriest was held yesterday forenoon, by.
ANTHONY etc!. at the Barley-mow ittinltc7
house, in INlouot•strettot 1 the i.otly of Mrs. Jousts,
wife of Mr..lone apothecary, in t.t.• same street.
appeared in rettlenc•, that the deceased had been
io a very h%.1 state of health for some time past;
and Mr. Jones's datEchter, who was very much
afflicted with the rheumatism, hail bees in the ha-
bit of taking latutioniss one of the • wants in-
advertently rernove.l the bottle to her mistress's
chamber, whichon the coarse of the night, the
nom gave to the deceased in a mistakes Instead
of (he regular medicine. The Jury misused a
verdict of Accidental Pea& -
London, England, 1810-10-02

711 E NEI" sIIERM 9.

Irt.ter:loy the 1..0:ti Mayor. several /Women.
and the ret,ruit and with the Recoil-kr.
and the u City 4/44esobled at the Lon-
' elool'avei'd in Ilis!ioiogme•street. end rrsint Iheiwe
proceedfr,i to Mat kfiinte-Leolge. where
they enti•ol Led 00 Irtortl the csty I Palace-
! yard stan 4. 4)4 ir arroyo', ...It.), poet. eded to the
I Court of I.:xi:upset-, t the Reennler intro-
; duced the Nem hiseriffi to the Cursitor Baron, in
the followilo.; terms:—

44 MY L'0111)--i have the honour of presenting
at your Lordship's liar, Sir William Plomer, Kut.
Alderman and Vintner, anti Samuel Goodbelief,.
Esq. Alderman and Needlensaker • on whom the
Livery of Louth'''. in Common ;tall assembled,
have conferred one of the highest masks of their
approbation, iii electing them to fill the important
office of Sheriffs of Lundon and Sheriff of Middle-
isev. In one. of these Gentlemen they view the
descendant of a Magistrate, whose upright conduct
has justly endeared his memory to the CIiSZCII3 of
Loudon; in the other, they behold a Gentleman.
who has been raiaed to the huuour of the Magis-
tracy for his approved services amongst his I.llu
citizens; in both they exuect to find that loyalty
to their that regent for the Coustitution of
the. Loon rya that tv.l vititrlitelts over the peace mad
tr empull.ty of th,! coy, att.l that doe splendoisr and
is...pilau) in vispouriiing the dignity of their ele-
v tted situation, %tech well crown .their exit from
•Sce with the approb Pion of their fellow-6C'.
tens..--My Lord, the late Sherds, John At-
krt., Esquire, solid Nlatt!iew Wood, Esquire, at.
tend to tender to our Sue •reign Lord the King
an account of the issiteis of their office. After
a year ef duty, iu obieh the wild spirit of disorder
and insubordination threatened thy most dangerous
consequences, and which required all the exertions
of the Msgistretes to rrprt•s, tl:ty Lase given up
the.r office: 11l whet light then feilow-tltizeits have
view. al their eery:a:es. sill appear batter Irons the
laugionge of the it.n.olution of tissokii, noanin,uualy
voted to these Gentlemen at the lest Common 11.11,
theta Croat any expo's...ions of mine."—[The tie-
corder here read the Itessolutton of Thanks toted
by the Livery, on Saturday last, to the late She•
The CUMITOR r ARON signified his approval of
the election, on the part of the Crown.
The ceremonies of eouuti 'g the six horse-shoes
rod 61 tails. and breaking the billets, were the
performed ; arid the custoutsry oaths were tajici
by the late and present Sheriff*.
The Recoups* invited the Cursitor Baron to
dime with the Corphration in the City; hes Lori-.
ship, however, declined, in consequence of a prior
engagement._

The Lord Mayor. Aldermen, Sheriffs. &c. then
re-embarked. ;•inf w are Linded at 11144:kfrial...
bridge; from whence the:. proceeded to the L00d..0
Tavern. Bishopsote-stror-t, where a so aptaous
bilibirie had been prepared for them, at the ex.
pease of the Juuior Sheriff.
London, England, 1810-03-16

WRITEII/117E11 COAL WORKS, 4.e.

WI Lid A ft- PlT.—Ott the fortunate event of com-
pletely reAnring this Pit, which had, from unfore-
seen Caill*CP, liven inundated since about the middle
of November last, an entertainment, Ist, order of
the Earl of Lansdale, was given at the Castle, on
Saturday last, to the people employed in that
work—whose exertions the :Coble Proprietor was
pleased to consider as highly meritorious ; and,
consequently; in his Lortl7hil's opinion. deterring
of particular notice; exclusive of the general fes-
tive alerting of the Oil' of January.
By the persons empliryrd in this work--ss above
mentioned—is to be understood the Engineers,
cod those connected with them, viz. the Engine-
men. Engine Fire-men, &c.—the Machine-men,
Martyrs, (or Stone-workmen) Water-strikers;—
Coal-viewers, Over-men, &c.
The your:Moments or treat, as it was Called—
to which the wicks of all the workmen were also in-
vited—consisted of a most plentiful Old English
dinner ; of which upwards of eighty persons par-
took.---During dinars.. a hand of music played
several popular airs—God sate the King—Role
Britannia-- Britons, strike Home—Hearts of
Oak, Ike.

Dinner being ended, after an interval, in which
the Ours was freely and cheerfully circulated,
the dance began ; and in it ,o many joined as
could ;—to sit, all th,it had fret utiplagued with
corns ;"—Mi %hoot ealiulet's tc,taf•• she that makes
dainty, I'll swear, bath corm."—'Phis was con-
tinue ',until the clock gave warning, that the
" inidgn,ght hour" ow •• on the point of time."
The music ceased—and the company retired to
their respective homes, preserving the same deco-
MOD which had heels so eonoptesies daring the
London, England, 1810-03-16

B4RS4RIS.ii

NVednesday, the Swift, Hawkins. of Poole,
American built, with wire and cork, leoin Oporto
to Newcastle, in taking Tynernouili bar too far to
the south, and with a strong ebb tide, got amongst
the breakers on the outer eud of the Herd. The
ship beilog 0,14 y-bottomed, soon began to fall on
her larboard-side. The life-boat saved all the crew.
On the flood, seveTal pilots got on board by the life-
boat ; but neOecting to secure the pander, the
bJat broke adrift, and began to drive out from the
breakers into the Tyne: another gang of pilots
picked her up, and, getting into the same, pulled
to the ship again (then breaking fast to pieces.)—
After taking the others in, they bad not quitted the
wreck five minutes, when it separated into several
pieces. Without such im:nediate aid, and in this
invaluable boat, those du ho ird must have perished.
Now began * scene of plunder and confusion ! 170
pipes of wine, much cork-woA, large floats of the
wreck, drove iii atuoNgst the ships and keels in
Shields harbour; some were picked up by seamen,
keelinen, scullenuen. &e. After genial; them to
land, gimlets, axes, &c. were applied, and several
pipes drank by trimmer*, sea-boys, blacksmiths,
cart-men, eyprianii, sad blackguards. Pools of wine
stood upon the Low-light Qoay, and were scooped
up iii jugs, gallon-pots, &e. 31 pipes are now in a
good state upon the above quay, some on board the
tenders; and, upon the whole, only about 30 are
missing.
London, England, 1810-03-16

8d771, MAiul 10.

We are happy to tul.rm our readers, that the
noted George Allen. who hav, tor come months past,
been committing repeated depredations iu the diii-
sion of Satieforuni„ is at last secured, and, after un-
dergoing ■ long examination, was committed by G.
Itoetnsoe, Esq. to llchester gaol, fur trial at the
ensuing as.izes. Ile confessed basing broken open
Farmer Giffoni's house At %Yellow ; Farmer
Hockey's at N'rithlisigton ; Mr. Poltiors, of Fox.
cote ; and Farmer Ox.'illiain's of Wallow ; the two
last houses were broken open on Friday night lest.
Allen was discovered by Mr. Jacob Bailin, the high
constable of Wellou. an Sunday evening twit, us a
large cavity hollowed out from the centre of a hay
mow in Willow parish; in which pier, acre found
with him. about 501 b. wt ielit of raw lot f, ti or 7164
of butter,. 18 large sacks, some trucks af.ti petti-
coats, struck frock, &c. which several nr• airs were
sworn to by Messrs. Pcb...iny and Oxen,' no, fruit
whose houses they were stolen on Friday night last.
Allen was quite it totutor to the neighbourhood, sad
his apprehension seems to give universal satisfac-
tion.
London, England, 1810-03-16

FIRES.

A dreadful are broke out, at two O'cloeke ymr-
tettlay movie* at the bou-c nr.Les.
chandler. su liolies.stre.•rt Liwe..iiiierket. which
burned with great liirj, an.t c,io.intirtielited to the
adjoining house, belougnig to ilr. Smith.' hum.
dresser, Which was also tutirel!, witted. 0, the
first alarm being giver', The weiclirrylei had the
greatest difficulty to rouse tie uei.;ll The
Hope engine-, which WWI wing td another hie- in
the city, came to the vot, and there bei ig A good
supply of water. the flouts were Irt,g,
One of the men belonging to the Hope riirhed
into the second floor of Mr. Col-,'s h4ta,e, trod
discovered a young wmuerir with her heed nearly
burned off—he lowered the body by a rap,' Irma
the second floor window into the street, Brad it was
taken to St. Clement's bone-himse. A ruin,
lodger to the sewe house, was 111111,11ig list ulKbts
and great fear is entertained he is ainotigst the
ruins.

Another alarming fire broke out, at half-past one
yesterday mor JJJJJ g, st the house of Mr. IVoy r. Ice.
thereiler, in Duke-ttreet. Aldgate, which roil.
sinned the whole of the premises, and I: )11111111.1.•
cared to the corner house, belonging to Mr. itieftehs
h iberdisher, which was entirely burn.d to dui
grouad. The fire was first discosr red in Mrs
Noyes's stonid floor, and a servant and a young
child, it is feared, are burnt to death, as they *erg
missing, and the cryer eras employed the whole of
yesterday to ascertain if any sue had bilteu them
in, but there was Ho account of them given. last
London, England, 1810-03-16

DASHING SWINDLERS.

Friday sennight, three notorious swindlers. of
the names of Dixon. Jones, and Graham, arrived in
Carlisle. Their arrival exhibted all the exterior
decorations of a Gretna marriage, rather than the
subtle and concealed movements of people of then
description. They arrived in tap pow-chaise', the
driversand horses ornamented with white ribbons.
As soon OA they had procured • lodging is
Botchergate, the ladies set out upon the prowl.
and were extremely succemiftil in their depredatiosiat
they stole a quantity of printed calico front Mr.
Rose, draper; several pieces of thread Wee from
Mrs. Dent ; and some dre.is trinkets from Mtg.
Sewell. Mr. Rose, soon after they left the slow
missed the calico, and on •pplicatinii to Thomas
Blsmire Esq. mayor. ke obtained • search warranty
and found the calico he bad lost in toe hoods of •
tnantuarnaker, which was given to her by the
in question, to be made with the utmost -dispatch
for dress gowns. They have been appreh. tided sail
committed .to gaol for trial at the next Stlll/404.
During their exinnie anon before the Mayor. •
gentleman of the name of Ilardiug. from Newmos
de, made his appearance. and lodged a complaint
against the pretended huslmudll of the three womeo,i
charging them oath having swindle t. him oat it
951. at • public-house in Newcastle. Due of the
sharpen went into the house under die pretext of
business and soon after ws. joined by the other two
apparently strangers. A di.pulr took place between
one of the sharpers and !larding, which of (boa
could produce more money, and on irritating lan*
goers eamsengs it was agreed tiot itivltiog mod it
should determine their quarrel I-y single combat.
The dupe placed his woke of 951. in the hoodoo(
one who appeared to be strenuously his friend. oho
soon disappeared with the cash, and was followed by
his companion ; and on Ilinitng going in search of
his money. the man he was engaged with also do*
camped. They not having met with do good a
pigeon for some time, entered Carlisle iu triumphs
in the manner above stated.

However. as soon- as they found that their Idiot
were doomed to stand their trial for the ff 101 l with
which they were charged, and hat ine. no doubt, r♦
mired intimation of being pursued ff urn
tle, they mounted their horses, impatiently their
own property, end set off, full gallop, duo H Botch.
ergate. As soon as they arrived at Hurts
they dismounted, tied their hours to a hedge.
and ran different roads through the ileitis. By
the vigilance of Mr. Park, the High Constable,
Jones was apprehended at Wragintre; but tin..
fortunately he was not the man that had rubbed
Hord:lige of the 951. and of course he -11/ libets
rated, there being no substantial charge isg uinrt
him. Jones had in his possession, when seine:mt by
Mr. Park, a quantity of blank cash not• s, value
tier guineas each, with Fort Montagne Bank beau.
tiredly engraved at the top, ■nd we have no doubt
that many frauds are peacti-erl by this mats upon
the country.
London, England, 1810-03-29

allow a sufficient time for deliberation, considering
the important discussion that was to follow ; this
was not received with the unanimity that the Right
Hon. Gentleman expected his acquiescence to a
similar tnotion would have been received. ( Hear.)
I would recommend him not to rile this side of the
Mouse too low, or that which he sits on too high; for
although no defeat of the Right lion. Gents could
be thought a triumph to them, yet he ought not to
shew he tottered—l/rear, hear ;) for, whenever
one of those lion. Gentlemen, who had been in the
habit of acting with him, differed in opinion from
him, he got frightened, and, by a feint, attempted
to shew be complied with the wishes of the Hous•.
I am not, nor are my Hon. Friends, to be deceived
by tricks of Cabinet finesse—they may have
held hini in his post, hut this bide of the House
cannot be longer deceived.—(Hear, hear.) I
should feel ashamed, if any point gained over the
Right Hon. Gentleman should be considered as a
triumph by me—(hear, hear for, high as he may
think himself, I should be sorry to be so low.--.
(Load shoots °pear. hear.)
Tim lest amendment was then withdrawn.

Mr. LETHIIIIIOO6 said, •midst loud cries of ad-
journ, that the speech of the Right lion. Gentle-
man had been a sort of abuse, and not argument,
and brought no conviction with it ; if it did, it was
high time that there should be some alteration In
the rules of that House.

Mr. Th..1E11E0111) said, that a grand conatitu-
tiutwl
quesiimi of that kind ought to take pre.
erdence of eiery Loud crici of adjourns.
al4iftient.)
Mr. Mats Bitowou thought it highly incter
coroir4 that Hon. Nleilibers should be interrupted
while. on their legs, in the mariner they had, by
Gentlemen walking on the floor of the House.--
(Haar, hew.)
The Stmacca then put the question on Mr.
Brand's amendment, to adjourn the debate on the
merits of the question, to next Thursday, which was
agreed to.
_• _ . _ _

-The other Orders of the Day were then dispo4
of, and ;he House adjourned at lIALF-PAST Two
o'Ctocc.

NEVER ACTED.

NV! THEATRE-ROYAL,EtiiENT-GAR
Tibia Evening, Thursdays March 99, will be pealrined„ a
New Comedy, called How To TEASE •ro How TO
YLe•se To whirls sill be added, The Q

LYCEUM THEATRE —This Evening, March 29, will
he performed, a hew Syria-Omni( Opera, called Inc MA-
alit on, Tut Swiss BANDITTI. To whirls will be
added, MIT OIL MISS.