The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

LONDON.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18.

We remain without any information respecting
the rumour of an action in the Mediterranean, and
the longer we are without such intelligence, the lees
confidence can we place in the report.

Several vessels arrived on Thursday in the Downs,
from Walcheren, with sick soldiers on board.—
Among them was the ldos hired transport, which
also bronAht a Messenger with dispatcher from
Flushing. A report, it appears, prevailed at Dover,
on Thursday, that the French had made an attempt
on Suod.~y week to cross from South Beveland, in
which they sustained a loss of 5000 men ; but
as accounts of a subsequent date do not notice
it, the rumour must be false. Several of the
, Thames and Medway canal-diggers sailed on Wed-
: nesday from the River, for Walcheren, to assist iu
razing the fortifications, cm the tinul evacuutiou of
the Island.

We gave, yesterday, a cop) of the Treaty between
Sweden and Runic The substance cf it has been
for some time before the public, in which shape, its
merits have bee■ more than once the subject of
discussien in our columns. All the Swodish- tern-.
tories and dependencies, on the eastern side of the
Gulf of Bothnia, up to Tonics, at the head of that
Gulf, are surrendered to Ru,sta, with that portion
of the duster of islands round Aland, at the mouth
of that Gulf, .which lies to the East of a middle
line, drawn between the main land of Aland and
Finland. These cessions, when incorporated
with Russia, and organized, will enable her,
in any future war, to penetrate, in. a few days,
by land and by sea, to the very capital of
Sweden. The Article in the Tteaty relating to
the British flag and commerce, which contains 6111
CNCliptighli in favour of salt and colonial produc-
tions, might inspire a hope that the trade between
the two countries would still continue to a very
considerable extent, but that hope is extinguished
by the subsequent articles, from which it appears
to be the evident intention of Russia to force Sweden
into the pro.criptire system adopted by France
against British commerce.

It is unquestionable, that no event, except the
decease of Box trxierz, 0411 be imagined, which
would be probably productive of consequences so
r east and complicated, as any attack of his intellect,
either tending to debilitate, or to alienate those aw-
ful energies which have spread desolation over Eu-.
rope in every direcion. Those, however, who, even
on the realization of such a circumstance, can build
counter-revolutionary or Bourbon dreams of restore.
titm, must have stinted to little purpose the histoty
and transactions of the last twenty years. As weU
we fear, might theklerovingian line of King+ be re.
stored, as the Capetian. Between CROMWL Li. and
Bo:strums ; between CIIARIAII 11. sod LOUIS
XVIII.; between ititin and the present times, there
is only a general, not a specific analogy. Cunt-
WILL was the Protester of England, Scotlaud,
and Ireland. BONAPAIITIS Is the Protector, and
has been the Conqueror, of all Europe. °Livia
was fifty-three, when lie.usurped the government:
NAPOLSON little more thau SO. The first reigned
only five, the latter has already governed ten years.
Caoswet.t., master of the Parliament, of the ca-
pital, and of the soldiery, could not controul or
dichite to his own Generals ; he was compelled to
renounce and to refuse the very crown and title to
which he aspired. BON A r MTh coerces 1114s6stis,
and BERNADOTTE, and BLRTHIIII4 with the MOM
facility as he does the private dragoon. Ile amal-
gamates and blends their interests with his own, by
all the ties of mutual interest, dignity, power, and
crime. Even in the very title that he has assumed,
consummate ability is displayed. A King of France
would always have reminded his subjects of Louis
XVI. But, an Emperor of the Fretteh, was at once
new, imposing, and calculated to gratify the national
vanity. It is not, however, to France that his tin-

pire is limited. He has overturned, and recent,
structed Europe, upon pew bases. All the tiggie-
gate changes, by which this portion of the glohe
has been KIP, t.,1 sum, the time of CHARLEMAGNE,
do not equal those ehich Europe has endured since
1792. ‘l'e wi4ht uhnu,t Buy, since 17D9. He has
struck his roots too deep into the soil, to be over-
turned, even by his ileetli.e, or by the loss of his
faculties. Will the Ji ings of
B %VARIA, SAXONY•
and WIIITEMBERG, fall hack into Electors and
Dukes • Will they cede the territories given to
them by ? Can they get back, their
daughters. 'unmet' to EVOENE BILAVMARNOIS,
and to JERONE BONAPARTE ? Will the Princes,
Dukes, and Dignitaries, whom he has created,
euricled, and decorated with orders, ever resign,
or lay them clown ? W•ll JOACHIM MURAT re-
turn to his occupativa of a vine-dresser in the
Quercy ? Or will MAMIENA quit his Principali-
ty, his Palace of Chambord, and his immense
plunder, to become a Serjeant in the Guards of
as exile King, who snbsists by charity ?—No !
these things may nut, and cannot be. But, the
subversion and renovation of Europe, on revolu-
tionary bases, though it can wo longer be altered,
may he arrested in its further progress towards com-
plete destruction. Austria and Prussia, the' crushed
and fallen, are nut extinguished; nor annihilated.
!lassie, Sweden, Deninark, still exist. gees Spain
and Portugal are not reduced under the quiet do-
minion ofJusson, or tranfornsed, under new names,
into provinces of the French Empire. Were the
great animating soul of the machine withdrawn ;
were a sot. or a child, or a mild and pacific charac-
ter, placed! in NAPOLEON'. room, he would be sus-
tained in it, by ull France, by Italy, by Flanders,
Holland, and at least half of Germany. Ile would
therefore probably be maintained in his actual ele-
vation. But be would probably cease to be pro•
gressice and Europe, by such an event, 'night yet
avoid a complete metamorphosis.

On Thursday, the Lords of the Council met for
the first time this season, at the Council Chaiul.er,
IVliitehall. to bear and determine Prize Appeals.—
The Court was composed of the Maeren of the
Itut.t.s, Sir W. Wyatt it, and Sir Julie Nte HULL.
—The Counsel attending, were, Sir t:BII.ISTOPHER
itostrisox, the KING'S Advocate, Mr. aat.r..ts.
Mr. STEPII6II3. and Doctor, Anateand ARKUI.D.
In addition to Mr. S. Du N DAS, Lard PALIAZI•
stow has been added to the Cabinet.

That excellentregiment, the Hth light dragoons,
are ordered to embark immediately fur foreign
service. The nth regiment of. dragoons have re-
ceived a similar order.

A general court-martial is ordered to asmaable,
for the trial of four officers of the 13th regiment of
light dragoons.
Letters of the Eth inst. from Paris state, that Gen.
Aauseauva has lately received lucks of atteu-
non front the French Ministers, ter:which he had
not been steno umed fur some time before.—
The negociatious between him and M. CHAIN..
PAGN Y. after a suspension of many months,
were suddenly renewed, oud it wee supposed
would shortly be terminated to the satisfaction of
both parties. The French Minister is understood
to base streuuomly urged the accession of America
to the system imposed by France upon the Con-
tinent, for the re-estalilo•hunent of " the liberty
of the seas." A vessel lately sailed from Dieppe
with dispatches from General Amis•rtonc, relative
to the state of the esego'ciation, and'detrounding fur-
ther instructions.

There is reason to apprehend that the French
influence is once more predominant at Constanti-
nople. It is reported, on the authority of some pas-
sengers arrived from ll.oltind, that Mr. A DAM, haul
received orders from the Turkish Goveramtent b
leave that city in a few days.
Letters from Petersburgh of the tsth ult. state,
that there was good rru.•su to expect that no tame-
rial change wouhi, take place in the trade of the
Baltic, in consequence of the peace between Swe-
den and Russia.

Applications are itaily made at the Tridlty.Hnuve
by waterineu to be made pilot.; for, by the liberal
price. Siren in the late act, it has now become a
ucrative employ.

Within the fast mouth, so great has been the
number of vessels from Sweden, Hamburg'', and
other parts of the Continent, which hare entered
the Thames, as to 111.11,4•4 silly thing of the sort in
the recollection of the oldest person. Nu custom-
house officers or pilots could be found sufficient ;
the Pool is quite full.—A reduction in pnces of
man% commodities has already taken place; • spar,
which a few months sinew east 101. has heen offered
this week for 31. Fir hoar!. of course will fall, but
large fir timber will keep up its price until niter-
mune is had with Russia, because much of that
article MIMI from Archangel.
Shipments of linens, dienutsk, and large qnsnti-
ties of Irish calico*, hare taken place to Rio Ja-
neiro, and Demerara.during this mouth, from Bel-
fast, and also of linens and calicos to New York,
hut by no meims.iii such large quantities as usual
to the latter place..

Tlwe Henrietta, of Baltimore, from Bremen, that
was captured *a the 19th ult., by the French pri.
vatrer, Deemle, was musket' the 4th itist., by the
Helena sloop of war, and arrived at Corkers thw t l th
instant.

About seven o'clock. lad evening, a square of
ea., was cut out of the shop-window of a silver-
smith, at the corner of George-coin', Piccadilly.
Some passengers ulmerving as tiny close to the win-
dow, instantly seized him. Several men, who had
the appearance of accomplices, interferid, sod in
the scuffle the boy threw the diamond away.—.
It was picked up near the spot. The boy was
searched, and set at hheoy, 11.1 they (-fluid nut find
any thing on horn to corroborste the charge.
Tuesday evening. between 7 and 8 o'clock, •s a
cart was going into the 'White Bear 11111, Basing.
hall-street, some thieves stole nut of it a ti nos of
right pieces of woollen cloth, triage 80!. They
dropped two pieces in Addle-street.

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CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday the LoRD MAYOR proceeded in State
from the Slansion.tionse to Guildhall, to hold a
Court of Aldermen, it being the first of his Yrayne.
silty; which was attended by the Md.:linen, the
City Officers, &c.
The minutes of the last Court of Aldermen, as
also of the Court of Common Council, were read
and maimed.
The Attorney in waiting, reported, that Wm.
JACOBI, Esq. was riveted Alderman for the ‘Vard
of Lime-street, in the room of Joit tr Put nsr.r, E..q.
resigned.
The Court voted their thanks to Sir CiYARLEI
FLOWF.R. Bart. late Lord 3biyor.
A dividend of 3 per Cent. on the r'rohans' Fund,
was ordered to he paid on the 5111 Jann,ry next.
Wardinote precepts for the election of Common
&c. on St. Thomas's 1) iy t.rit, were
ordered to be issued.

It was referred to a Committee. to prepare a pe—
tition to His MAJEiTY. to re tore the city rights of
the office ofGauger, which were infringed by the
passing of the bock Acts.
Several persons were allowed and sworn Brokers
of the city.

Yesterday mooning. His MAJESTY, Princesses
AUtiIUSTA SoeutA, accomps Died by Lady CAA
LEY, Generals SPIiNCER and FrrLaoY, and Col.
Tsvuott, rode io IViodsor Great Park, till lt
o'clock.

Princess MOM, we •re happy to say, is con-
sidered • little better. flee Royal 'Highness re-
mains et the house of the Princess Cusat.orys of
%Yet.•s, where the Princess 111ARY alsu resides, t.
keep her Royal Sister company. Dr. POPS coati-
:tires to attend her Royal Hig!ine-a.

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The Duke and Duchess of BeoroaD returned
on Thursday to Woburn Abbey.
Toole AS !lure, Esq. and family. left their bower.
in Duchews-street, nu Tuesday, for their *eat, at
Deppden, near Dorking, where they intesard to re-
main until January.
Lord and Lady K 611211 retunred su Wednesday
to their house on Harlerstreet. Her Ladyship's
acconchemm is daily expected),
rashionalde report states, that a matrimonial
alliance will MioriTy take place between Lord
Levi:sox Gow En, son to the :Marquis of STAFFORD.
and Lady H•RIIIIFT CAVENDISH, daughter to the
Duke Of

Lady Somas has been, for several months, with
her father, the Reverend Dr. NASH, at his seat, in
Worcestershire, accompanied by her two daughters.
They intend, in a few days, to return to their seat.
near 11.yegate, where his Lordship arrived yester-
day, from town, to give orders for the house to be
got in reit.liorss for their reception.
The Marquis of LANSDJWN'S funeral will take
place on Thursday next. Her Ladyship intends
retiring to Southampton Castle.
The Countess of Weirstont.attb arrived on
'SLnrrd 117 nigh b ut KIELICUAss's hotel.
The Earl of Ornee's stag-hounds were prevent-
ed from throwing otf, yesterday morning, by tl.et
frost.

Mr. S. Dunn is is expected to lease town, in a
few days. for Sc•otLind, to take possession of the
place to which he has lately Iwea appointed, in the
room of Mr. ROBERT AIibTRUTHIM

Miss TAYLOR, the friend of Mrs. CLARKE, we
undentand, is in a state of the most deplorable dis-
tress, never having received a single shilling of the
subscription levied from the public, us was alleged ,
at the time, for her use and henefit.—Su mach for
humane subscrip: ions
The celebrated Orange Knight of the City, we
regret to state, looks very blige.
Jlis Grace the LORD LIEUTENANT, Sir CMART.PII
SYRToN, Mid a select party, have left Duhl:n for
Port Limo°, in the county of Westmeath, the se it
of Inn! Dc BLAWAERE, wiser, they will remain
for a few days.
The first lire nights of Mr. 11. JouNsrom's per-
formances, at the ifiiyal Hibernian Tmatre, to
Dublin, ■re said to have produced, to the Trea-
sury, 2.5001.

To-morrow the Rev. Mr. MURRAY will preach
at Mercer's chapel, Chesp.iile ; prayers begin a
gunner before thiee ; ant every Sunday. at the
same time. till Easter.

Those persons who, from the great demand for
Tickets and Shares in the late Lottery, were dis-
appointed in obtaining a chance fur the smiles of
isotonic. sill be gratified to find that the' Tickets
for the New State Lottery are already upon sale at
the different offices ; the more particularly so, 'la-
the scheme is steady the some as the last, which
was so generally approved of, and which had the
good effect of totally cloin.c: awe) all insurance, the
whole Lottery being to be drawn in one day.
An officer who Km Mr. Reatsinspect the mons l-
ed parrole, was much surprises: that they had sot
sword-knots ; a., in the event of their receiving &
revere blow usli the wrist, they would, in all preht.-
tidily, drop their sabres, which the sword-loot,
would present, if used.
Dr. Sonar, the late Principal of Pembroke Col-
lege, Os ford, and one of the Prebendaries of Glou-
cester Cathedral, was one cif those characters wl c
blend deep erudition with social ease and chrei-
fatness. lle as free isi hi, tr.acoers, hot never
coarse; run of mircdotr, and well acquainted aim
mankind. lis the tattier part of his life he sees a
greet admirer of the drama, and always fixed him-
'elf in the pit, near the stage: never g•ig-
19CK, if its luau, a hen that great actor performed :
and he often went irons oxford to see 'lino act. Part
cr the year he devoted to the shuns of .his calling,
and the rest to the social and rational enjoyments
of the metropolis, generally residing at the Orford
Call. e•lionse.—There sus a rvegh dig.viity its his
person, and his chars. ter 'corresponded ; buts
though open and nweily, lie alww. a..neared the
scholar and the gentleman. The pads a
train is felt by 3 t‘ I.le tut* of tr,l calsobsisog
of the into' ,berate. d ItirmiWto for the th, a,,d
tarts of die highest gaols su the Sta t.

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