The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-14 00:00:00

I. INFANTRY-291,1171 min ; compni of

1. 'Troops of the Line, 63 Regiments, 194547
2. Grenadier,,
9. Jagerg, 1 Regiment, - 4,146
4. Frontier Trimm, 17 Ditto, . 5 ;,(40

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LON I)ON,
MONDAY, Ocroata 14.

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T 7.1: '.IIIITISH PRESS.

The. Foreign iiiurnuls, received on Friday last,
represented the French and Austrian troops within
sight of each other, upon the Banks of the Adige.—
iley also stared, that the Austrians had advanced,
by forced marches, across the Lech, the Iller,the Da-
nube, and even the Necker ; had occupied Stutgard,
and :he greater part of the Ele.torate of Wirtern-
berg, and pushed their advanced posts to Pforzheim
and Oppenan, withi ntwo days march:of the Rhine.
—Meanwhile, the French, who, from the 25th to
the 29th, were crossing the Rhine at Strasburgh,
Huningen, and Manheim, defiled along the Rhine
to the North and South of Kehl, and advancing,
occupied the 'milks of Kentzig, Cannel. Gengen-
bath, and the Kneibis Mountain. On the 9-sth ult.
Marshal Nev's division was at Carlsruhe, and a de-
tachment had been sent off to occupy Pforzheim
the night before. General Davoese was pushing
on to Heilbfon, on the Necker, where his outposts
arrived on the ,29th. The right wing having occu-
pied the Kneibis Mountain, had got to Nagold, and
Gillen' SOUL T's division was proceeding from Hu-
ieng, c , along the Ithine,to Luffenbergand Waldshut.
T .ese positions inspired a confident expectation,
th it the next arrivals would bring an account
nia battle, on the side of the Rhine, or nt theAdige.
We It eve, however, since received Paris Papers to
the tith, Dutch Papers to the 10th, and the Ham-
burgh M ids due on nunday se'nnight and Wednes-
day last, with k errs and papers to the sth ; hut, in
none of them do we find even a rumour of a battle.
On the contrary, the Austrians, instead of advancing
to the Rhine, have not only fallen back behind the
Necker, but they have also evacuated the left bank
of the Danube, and ate concentrating themselves be-
Mad the Iller, from Ulm to Kempten, a very strong
positron, certainly; the one which the Archduke
CH set as occupied at the commencement of the last
e Ir. the whole of the French army had passed
the 'Zhone on the Ist instant, and Boeae Amer a
had advanc,:cl, on the 2J, to Rastadt. This
rapid progress of the Fr. nch in such great
Lie-, piobah!y produced the retrograde move-
ment of the vaiii;uarci of the Austrian army
Is J the Iller, In this position the Aus-
trians will probably await the arrival of the Rus-
sians. It was not to be expected, that they would be
able to reach the Rhine in sufficient force to dispute
its passage with the French army. There has been,
indeed, a slight skit wish, of no consequence, upon
the Banks of the Adige ; but, this delay in coming
to any thing deserving the name of a battle, is by
some attributed to another cause. The foreign Papers
c•mtain various articles, which hint at a renewal of
the negotiation for peace. The grounds, however,
are too slight and vague to deserve much notice.
The report of Russia having declared her inter-
lion to march three armies through the Prussian
territories, appears to have been only one of the idle
rumours of the day, so far back as September 2 tat.
S Feral articles agree in stating, that Prussia is re-
solved to maintain a stria neutrality. The length
of eur tetrads from the Foreign Papers, prevents
from dwelling longer upon their contents. The
.tate of the Austrian Army, and some other inte-
rs tin articles, are copied fro:-.. some German Pa-
rrs, which we receive et•

A Mail from Li.bon, brought to Falmouth, on
ll ursdaY. by the Torv,remd packet, arrived on Sa-
t irday. The accounts by it reach to the 29th ult.
They afford no fresh details respelling the late corn-
rrtion at Madrid.

The Nemeth frigate, and the Weri:tle sloop of war,
the fleet under convoy from Portsmouth, were
all well on the `?lst of Sept. in lat. 47. 28. North,
long. 11. 49. West, out one month.
l.ztra& of a letter from Oporto, dated 26th of
Sept. 1805 :—" The Pomona frigate is now cruising
4' this coast, and I lezrn, we are to have some
schooners for the proteZlion of the coast."
Lord Nacson was off Lisbon on the 2lith ult.
with a fair wind for Cadiz, off which it is supposed
be 4rrived on the 28th.
Admiral Conow4e.f.ts, who had stood fifty or
Ott) leagues to the westward, with a view to pro-
ws/ the homeward-bound Leeward Island Fleiit, re-
turned on the Bth, to his station off Brest, without
meeting any of those ships, or the enemy. Ile, how-
ever, fell in with the Lisbon convoy, and saw it into
the Ch.snnel.

At the date of the late Overland Dispatch from
a war WAS on the eve of taking place he-
tween Samna RAI) KISAMIS A, father-in.law of &IN.
bts, and the Rajah Of J•NAMIUR, which it was
elPened would involve Several other petty states in

Friday night Mr. SIMAIt left town, on his return
t 0 •he l'oart of Ilerlin.with the answer of our Govern-
ment to the itupoitaut dispatch which he brought
ft m thence about a week since and which was un-
Itistood to 'elate to the occupation of Hanover.-
o'r etpedition, consisting of the German Legion,
4.1 a body of Artillery, we understand, is destined
f. Stralsund ; but it CalltlOt Sail before the end
:Lis week,

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THEATRES.
MtWRY-LAKE.
The Renur Stratagem was performed on Saturd•iy
ni2tir at this Theatre. The principal novelty was,
Miss 801/Ca, in the charaeter of Cherry; Hs the re.
presentation of which she showed moch vivacity
and feeling, and acquitted herself in a manner that
reflects the highest credit upon her judgment and
abilities. Mrs. JORDAN played the part of Mrs.
Wee with her usual excellence, and Duriorda,
in the hands of Miss Met.cos, was lively old
interesting. Archer was represented by Mr. FA-
' IiT,.N ; xlthnugh not uniformly excellent, he sus-
tailed the charaCter with much spirit, and Archer
must certainly rank among the first pelformances of
this favourite ador. Mr. A i3Te a, in &rob, and
Mr. Jooss-romc, in Ftno!arel, exerted themselves
very successfully, and obtain,—.l rmieb applause.
The Farce of F,,rlune's Flare followed, with its
usual success.

COVENT-GARDEN.
A few seasons since, we had Mr. K F.M Ott and
Mr. COoKE the rival heroes of the tragic scene,
playing in opposition to each other. The contest is
now between Mr. ELLicrots and Mr. KEMILE.
The latter Gentleman played OV::-/A., at this Theatre,
on Saturday night. He fell short of hi; usual
excellence in the part. At the outset, he was
as much too tam?, as he Was ton boisterous in
the great scene with la/,.0. Misi Sutra's Dear-
:WOW was the novelty of the sight—lt was well
conceived, hut her voice wants that extreme soft-
ness necessary to a finished representation of the
charader. "1 he dying scene displat•ed too much
spirit and energy for the path, Desdrmona. As
first impressions are generally decisive, we are sorry
that thi; lady is not brought forward in parts exan-
ly congenial with her pee/di ir powers. In Calist
Alicia, and other such charafters, requiring force
aid nergy, she would appear to great advantage.
Mr. CO3lCR's lags has bni. one fault, he looks the
deceitful villain so completely, we wonder how
Otheila could call I,IEI honest Ingo. Mr. FARLEY
entirely mittonk Roderip, and made him
r. buffoon. Mr. CHAI,LtS KEMAC.E was extremely
happy in CUM.,, and, by his excellent perform-
ance, made it a prominent feature in the piece.
The diguity of the scene was much impaired by
the unbecoming etisrvetr of the male charaCters
(Mello, !ago, &c. w dressed in vests, like postil-
lions or jockies. The House overflowed with an
elegato audience.

C: FRICAst THEA T RR.
The favourite oo^ra of Dn SimrsPid, was per-
formed on Sielirday night, a,..1 received with the
most unbounded appiathe. The force n( Silk Shoes
followed. and Afaver Sciti LK, in the 0/Eeri and
FREDERICK, in the merry son of Crispin, di%pl tyed
their wonderful t i•, ''.7th the happiest cfreft
MI I. B rSI ‘N • one of the t.:otec, and ex-
pressed the w,t,:n.!st aporobati of the juvenile per-
i.`TlTltrS

On Prid'at, the Ilak-e, of YORIC and CvitrEn-
t also dined with their MAJESTIES at Ke..v. In
the evening they returned us town.
Saturday morning; soon after breakfast, His MA.
JCSTV, accompanied by the Duke of CAAIIIIIUGZ,
Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPPIIA, an.! AMELIA, with
several attendants, rode on horseback across :he
couittry from Kew, on the UAbridge Road. Her
NIA itsr v and Princesses ELIZAIIITH and Malty,
attended by the Countess of ILCHESTER, Viscount-
eSSCßANtev, aud Lady M. WINTAMD, followed in
two open carriages.
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Sttu-rdity afternoon, the Duke of YORK visited
Their MAJesrics.

Yesterd.ty the ROYAL FAMILY attended divine
service at Kew Chapel, and heard a sermon, by the
Reaor, from the two last vent.% of the tOoth Psalm.
The ROYAL FAMILY are expeaed at Windsor
this day.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WA/.es gave a
grand dinner, on Thursday last, at Brighton. to His
Royal Highness the Duke of CL A KLNCE, Earl of
BESIOROUGH, Count BICAOJOLAIS, Lord TMIJKLOW,
and ,everal other Gentlemch.

The Court Mourning ended yesterday, but the
day was most unfavourable for a display of white
muslins.

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The Duke and Duchess of MA lir. BOROUGH, and
Family, are expected at Marlborough House, in a
few days, from Brighton.
The report of the Cbicien having beat his men,
appears to have tempted several little girls to marry
their gran4rathers.
The Duke of BEAL:TORT is gone to Monmouth-
shire, from Rottendean. Her Grace intends remov-
ing in a few days.
llse Earl and Countess Coa•reß will enliven
Brighton with their prescnce.—They will reside in
Earl CRAVER'S house.

LAU& ENT'S Theatre of Mirth was honoured with
a brilliant :tudience on Saturday night. The enter-
tainments went off with eclat, And the sweet warb-
lings of Mrs. ST &MA It r were rewarded with rap-
turous applause.
The Earl and Countess of Bes no ROCCiu arrived at
rhi.ir house, Cavendish-square, on Smut Jay, from
Brighton.
The Theatres being overstocked with Rovrii and
Reels, the surplus of this young brood are now
crowding to the Temple of Hymen, where Miss is
ker Teens is got up in great style.

Mr. Mett.tsn haspropo;ed a match with Lnrd
DA k Lisa roN, for 5,000 guineas a side, p. p. which
his Lordship has promised to assent to, or decline,
within the course of this week.

His Royal Highness the Prince of WALTi has
declined the purchase of Mr. G. Jun•crom's
house, at Brighton.
Tuesday night, the Officers of the 7th regiment
of Light Dragoons, gave a most brilliant ball and
super in their mess-room, at Ipswicn Barracks.
The celebrated Pictures which formed the cieling
of the pielore-gallery at Fonthill, and which were
painte,l by Cass* Lim. and cost 20(Y)1. have (lien
purchased By' the Proprietors of the new Kith
TheAtte, and form as beautiful a froutispicce as that
of aLy Theatre in Europe.
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hUßLlN,..9crezza 6.
On Sunday evening, His Grace the Archbishop of
publin ;strived from England.
Accounts are received in town respening the
health of Lord Shannon, of a favourable natute.
We understand Col. Bagwell will shortly be ad-
vanced to the Peerage.
The report of a dissolution of Parliament gave
new life and spirits to the independent electors of
many of our counties and corporate towns. Had
►itch an event occurred, four can.s.l3tes would have
started for the county of Dublin, viz. the present
representatives, Messrs Hamilton and Falkiner, Mr.
Luke White and Col. Talbot.

Mr. Grattan, we believe, had it in contemplation
to stand for this city, and some persons think that
Mr. Ogle would have been solicited by his friends
to cnineforwsrd as a candidste once more.

All the State Prisoners, except 23,are:liberated
from Kilmainham Gaol.
On Saturday evening last, as Mr. S. Corcoran,
apothecary, of CapeLstreet, was returning from
Clontarf, where he had been visiting a patient, he
was thrown from his horse on the North Strand, by
which he received a severe concussion on the brain,
bled violently at his ears, and, notwithstanding
surgical aid was administered, died about four
o'c'nck the following morning.
The neighbourhood of Kildare-street has been
very much annoyed of late, by the inexplicable in-
flitence of a spra,,, and some of the inhabitants of
that street declare they have seen the vision of a
Lady, who lately resided in a house adjacent to the
Phusitechnicon, whose death excited no unnsuale mo-
tions, but whose subsequent appearance convince,
therurthat something happened in her lite time which
compels het spirit to torment so many honest
tnor-
tais, especially a poor servant who lived with her
during the latter part of her existence. Cr., .vds of
cittious and adventurous people have been to visit
the abode of this " airy wothir.ls" and thou"h they
individually contradia each other in their deseri;oion
of her person, they unanimously concur in
shat no Ghost ever made a mote trernendou,
Not having had an opportunity of behuldinc th's
fair “periarbee I spirit," it it nut possible we ea!: lay
any further patticulars before our readers, but we
have heard it positively asserted by per;ons of ex-
treme probity, that the servant above alluded to has
been Ile to very bad state of health ever since his de-
parted lady is arapposeJto have paid him a visit.
Friday morning, a King's Messenger arrived at
Cove, with dispatches for Lord Gardner ; their con-
tents have not transpired.
A ecmsiderable reinforcement of fr:gates is ex-
peCled so be added to the ships of war on the Irish
s!atinti, and the ctuise of the whole will be extended
as fir as Cape Finisterre, by order of Lord Gardner,
the Port Admiral.