The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-24 00:00:00

it endeavom ; to throw every other continentil '
print into di.repute, and represents itself as the
only one deserving credit. The Monileur is well
known in Europe as a mere instrument to serve
the purposes of the Government of France. If,
therefore, its chara&T of the other Contilental
Prints be true, we have little chance of receiving
any usefal information from the Forci3n Papers.
The Monitcrir of the I Ith has a supplement annexed
of five sheets. containing dispatches from the Mar-
quis %VE6r.EsLIY, intercepted by the Ilupe. We
shall give a sketch of them on the first open day.

We have received Antigua Journal+ to the 3d ult.
which contain a long, account of the invasion of St.
Kitt's by the French on the sth of March. extraded
from the St. Chrittopher Advertiser. There is no-
thing in it. however. of any importance that we
have not had before.

The Antigua Journal of the 21 ult. contains an
unanimous vote of thanks of the Council and As-
sembly of the Island, to General VANDELEUM, for
his conduit on the 15th of March, in parching the
troops and artillery to the vicinity of St. John's, in
consequence of an alarm arising from the appear-
ance of sever.l vessels, which, however, proved to
be American.

Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty
from Admiral Coeasar.e. dated the 9th of April.
We understand they state that he was in pursuit df
the French flee:, and expressed a confidence that
he should come up with them before they reached
St. Domingo. to which place he presumed that they
were bound.

On Tuesdty morning Admiral COLLINGWOOD
sailed from Plymouth with eleven sail of the line,
completely vinualled and stored for six monthl.
The Admiral is to call off Brest, and to receive any
intelligence or orders which Lord GA RUNEtt may
have to give him.

The orders and counter-orders issued at Ports-
mouth show the uncertainty that prevails with re-
spett to the destination of the enemy's squadrons. A
ft:et of transports under convoy for Cork, with
about 4900 men destined for Jamaica, had not sailed
many hours yesterday, when a boat was dispatched,
to order part of them back. Three only had re-
turned, and it was not espefted that the rest will
be overtaken. The Mediterranean convoy, laden
with provisions, also put back on Wednesday, to
Portsmouth, there to remain until farther orders.

A private I.,tter frnm His NlAjesty's ship Bien-
helm, Admiral Sir TIMMILS Tsov 'singe, states
that they and their convoy were all well on the 7th
instant, lat. It. long 21. The following were the
ships in company, viz. Earl Camden, Dcoonshire,
Castle Eden, Prelim, Admiral Gardner, Lady Castle-
reagh, htecalfe,Csyy" London, Cumbertn d, Worley,
Gotta', Ganges, Dorset:hire, Ertter, Hope, General
Stuart, and Reheat, all bound for India. When they
were thirty leagues S. W. of Ushant, the Admiral
!lewd of the departure of the Toulon fleet, and
shaped his course accordingly.

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY gave audiences
to Sir CHARLES Mortoara and Earl WaracutEsra,
at the Qu Eves /louse.
It was reported yesterday, with increased confi-
dence, that Lord NELSON had arrived off Scilly.
The Law Courts afforded nothing of any public
interest yesterday.
A letter from Dublin, of the 18th, says, ,‘ The
greatest aftivity, yet without bustle or alarm, t•re-
vaili throughout our military system. The Yeomanry
lave been served with 9.4 rounds of ball cartridge,
and are all on the alert."
Judge JOHNSON arrived in custody at Holyhead
early on Monday morning last, and, being still in ill
health, was allowed to proceed by easy stages for
London, where he is expelled to arrive to-morrow :
be has retained Mr. ERMINE, and several other
Counsel, in his defence.
On Saturday, in the General Assembly at`Edin-
burgh, the answer to His MAJLSTv's letter, aod also
an address to His MAJESTY on the present situa-
tion of public offal, s, were read, and unanimously
agreed tot and his Grace the COMMISSIONER, at
the Assembly's request, undertook to trarainft thorn
to His M Amy v. A petition, subscribed by Sir
HARRY MONCRIETi and Professor ANDREW HUR-
TLE, complaining of a sentence of the Synod of Lo-
thian and Tweeddale of the ith cart. in the case of
Mr. WEIR, was likewise read.—l'he Assembly op 7
pointrl Wedi.esday first for taking the petition,
end reference of the Synod, into consideration.
The three Regiments of Royal East India, and
the third Regiment of 1,121 London Volunteers,
tinder the cowman I of the Earls of HARED/OEOI4
and 11 %issues', an.! General PHIPPS, were reviewed
yesterday, in Hyde Park, by His MAJESTY. On
His M A) est v's arrival upon the ground at a quarter
hetore eleven o'clock, the artillery attached to the
East India Battalions fired a royal salute of twenty-
one guns, with great precision. His MAJESTY
having received their grand salute, passed along the
front and rear, round again to the front, where he
took his station, opposite to the rintre of the bti-
gade '['he movements and the firing were executed
with great precision and regularity ; but the races.
sively high wind raised clouds of dust, which almost
hid them from His MAJESTY, and caused the evo-
lutions to cease before all that were intended had
been gone through. His MaJut v, however, had
seen enough to induce him to pass a flattering en-
comium upon the steadiness and discipline of tha
Corps. 'the Royal Dow, sad several General
Officers, were present.