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THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
SATURDAY, SErn.mssa st.

We have sect' a letter from a British Officer,
dated Deleitosa, the Bth last, which states, that the
British army had been four days without bread,
while the Spools,' magazines were full. Yet, we
are told the Ministerial Journals, that Cum*
rim away from Talavera to give his assistance to the
British army, fearinx that SOULT might hurt it.—
" Credo Jaidents Apelie r Oh ! that Nlissisters and
the public would read the late Intimated Sirius's
Nonce's account of Spanish euthuriasin and co-

We have received New-York Papers to the ,t9th
July. The Paper of the Veth (-mammas!' account
of the surrender of the city of St. Domingo to the
British troops sent from Jamaica.
A Lecwaid Island Mad arrived yesterday, but its
contents are not important.

It wu reported yesterday that the Earl or CHAI-
R A had arrived 111 town. That is sot the tact; hut
his private Secretary did arrive with dispatches,
and it was this this. gate rise to the report of bei

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, Lordship's return. The substance of the dis-
patches was immediately communicated to the Ca-)
binet Ministers ; but as it slid Wet transpire, we
presume it was not of a nature fit fur publication.
--as.— -
We have received Dutch Papers to the 23J last,
containing the Paris news to the 19th. The Em-
press JosAPHINF. was expected at Malinaison ou
the 17th, and according to other accounts had ac-
tually arrived there on that day. The return of
BoNspARTE to Paris was also expected to take
plate in a few days. Thu event would be decisise
of the conclusion of peace between France sad
Austtia, bat the information upon the subject
in the Dutch Papers, is hot t.f su lute u date
as that already communicated to us through the
medium of die German Journal.. As far, how-
ever, us it comes down, and it is from Vienna
to the Bth inclusive, its character is pacific. The
Emperor of AUSTRIA was at that date at a country
seat belonging to Count COHENTZEL, ih Moravia,
and it is said that since the 7th, the negociations
wine carried on at Altenberg, a castle of the Duke
of SAIE-TESCHEN, on the Danube, in Lower Aus-
tria, near the frontiers of Ilistigary.
The Dutch Papers, as might be expected, abound
with accounts of the preparations made to meet
our expedition. At • meeting of the Senate at
Paris, on the 14th, this subj..et was stated by the
Prince ARCIS-CHANGEI.Lirit, in a speech announc-
ing the descent of the British troops, and the means
provided fir re.tstunce. In this speech he 'deka
that the Frviich troops are united at Bergen-op-
Zoom, with the army which the Kuso of

HOLLAND commands in person, and the left

wing of the army extends itself from Antwerp
along the Scheldt, to the island of Cedsand,
protecting the northern frontier of the empire.
He also ASIOUDIICCA, that the command of both
these armies has been given to the Prince of PORTE
CORY° (Marshal BERNADOTTE) ; and that the
two corps of observation, now at Wesel and Huy-
pel, are under the orders of Marshals K ELLER..
IRAN NMI MONCEV.+BERNADOTTE had arrived at
Antwerp, and the influx of French troops into Hol-
land was so great, it was thought they would be
sufficient to secure the Bunks of the Scheldt, and
the French squadron, even without the assistance of
the Dutch. A corps of 6.000 troop., from France,
entered Antwerp on the 15tit.
The lOCCOUiltli in the Dutch Pavers. from the
theatre of war in Spain, ore nut of a later date than
the dispatches recently received from Viscoont
%Yaw"( x.—The number of sick and wounded
which fell into the hands of the French at Tida-
-1 vent. is stated, we fear with too much troth, at 4000.
That we certainly know was the amount on the
Vith ; and the rapidity of CUESTA'S retreat, as well
as the deficiency in the means of conveyance,
does not allow us to expect that he carried tiff
many of them. We are glad to find that YEN soax•
who had advanced to Aranjuez, has extricated
himself from that perilous situation, awl retreated
to the south side of the Tagus, burning the bridges
bel • I him. The van of Vicrua's army had set
out from Talavera, fur Oropesa, in pursuit of
Cuerra, and with inteut alao to form a junctiou
with SOUL." as the 6tlt.

Those persons who conceive that the Austrian
Monarchy is destitute of means or resources for.
continuing the contest with &MASAICI:, must be
eery imperfectly acquainted with the prodigious
faculties cf every kind yet remaining in the hands
M. the Emperor FRANCIS. It is true, that NAPO-
LEON has subjected, and holds in his possession,
the finest portion of that P..itice's dominions—the
moat populous, commercial, and civilised. Car-
uiola, and Istria, as the only maritime
tract winch was still held by Austria, since the loss
of the Netherlands and the \earthen territory, was
Moreover of inestimable %slue ; because, through
the two ports of Trieste and Fiume, situate at the
head of the Adriatic, the Court of Vienna might
still communicate, and receive supplies of men or
of money, from the British Government. Nor can
the conquest of Carinthia, Styria, and Salrzburgh,
contiguous provinces, lying between Carniola and
Austria, be considered of inferior importance.—
When to these acquisitions we add the capital, and
the whole Archduchy of Austria, extedding nearly
from the gates of Passau to those of Presburgh, to-
gether with the whole coarse of the Danube be-
tween those cities, we must confess that the de-
falcation is immense. NAP.ILCON 4sa inov.over
possession of a great part, if sot of the whole, of
the Imperial Poland, in which are contained the
(Mira of Cracow and of Lemberg ; tooher with
the valuable salt mines of Vielicza, by which the
Polish provinces are supplied with that necessary
article of consumption. A small part of Hungary,
including the country to the banks of the river
Real), with the town of that name, is likewise re-
duced under his authority. Lastly, by the terms
of the armistice, Brion, a city and fortress of Mo-
r„,a, together with Presburgh, one of the capitals
of Hungary, were pot into his hands.
Vast as the aggregate of these looses are, they
unqueetwonbly do not exceed one•third part of the
territorial dominions belonging to F tie %CIS the
11d.,*110 still cottons a population of at least fifteen
millions of people under his orders. Neither can
the capture of Vienna be regarded as entailing any
irretrievable calamity on the AUSTRIAN Soya-
w, Like Madrid, Vienna was the residence of

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this Court, and the seat ofGorernmeni'; hut Pinot,
which at various periods has eiljnyrd ilia same ho-
Lauri, may become again the central point; us
Kimingaberg is at present iri the Prussian states.—
Kbould war be resonant, two di k•inirt armies, acting
in different directions, will he riluisite,ati order to
fedor- Bohemia mi..: Hungary to the obedience of
ItlAPoteurt. In both kingdoms, a wise, provident,
and energetic Government, would dud incalculable
supplies. as well as endless resources. Prague,
when protected lry- an army, is capable of mating
a long defctice. Olmittz, which covers Nloisvia ;
(for &bur is of no comparative consequence or
strength) ; may be esteemed one of the stronitc,t
font.. abets in Europe. Cowrie, regarded a, im-
pregnable, placed m au island Aurromiderl by tie
thumbs, may hold out ngrinst any ...ie..,
forces, mud ',lotto§ thingaiy. To sums.se, that
during so many months us have etrem iy
since BON •P A R io ed birsteit•.rt at
bun; provisions, ir I/I int Mt), 01.4.1 novo, h e riot
been thrown into throws, or lino morn, is to
accuse the Anstriaa Cabinet of the must treaanii.
able, or imbecile want of autotimer to 1111 own pre.
serration.
It may nevertheless be objected, that after the
battle of Auer-tailt, though the Prussian Moir:achy
still possessed immense capacitier ; anal though, as-
sisted by A LENA PI DEN, FREDERiC WILLIAM pro.
tracted his surrender ; he could not avert his Moll
destruction, or humiliation under the aid of the
Conqueror. But we must likewise recoiled, tl sit
N APOI.LON had then no enemies to criosbsr m. the
Contineist. Austria retnaired a passive spectator.
Spain was ill alliance, and in co-operation nth
France, while Great Britain made no effort in E-
nmity, in Holhaul, or in Flanders. Spaitt„ us will
as the Netherlunds, is now the theatre or war.—
Even Naples lias been invaded, though, we Gar,
to little purpose. Aostint, Louts, and
all demand the aid or !mare:: of BON APAR't E.
We may judge by the reports millistriously elven-
Wad at Bourdeaux, of NAPOLEON'S expected
proach, and by the preparations affectedly made for
his reception, as welt as to accelerate his Preteuded
departure for Bayoune and Madrid ; bees mach it
was deemed necessary to hold out the prospr.ct and
prouarae of his re-appearance Ia person beyond tiro
Pyrenees. If our Expedition tinder Lon' CMAT-
MAIA, iuMentl of losing Gve weeks before Flushing,
and in sisbjecting the defenceless bilasids ml Korth
and Solids Beveland and Schovreri ; hail rapidly
ascended the Sclelilt to Antwerp, and Mind or
brought away the fleet lying near dint cih ; such
an enterprise would have spread alarm and producid
euabarrassnient at Sawn tilirtnin. It would have
alone mote, suite it must have re.auimated and
Ye-invigorated the Air.itriair conusets, at the must
crilical juin:tole.
Situated a. thieg. now are. what can we reason-
ably hope, even it war should be renewed in Mora-
via, Hungary, mud Bohemia ? We confess, thlit
our expectations do not lead Hs to any sangniati
results. It is not the numerical superiority of
NAPOLEON above his antagonist, which dialierirteue
and depresses us. If the mass of the Austrian
Monarchy were al i i iii ate& with any ray of wisdom,
prudence, awl energy ; if the soul of raft:Mali;
TEN GUS; AT roahl be infused into that vast and
torpid tnnchine ; if our coati 'eortirsels were dictated
by capacity, mature./ alai judgment, and entrust-
ed to Generals of approved talent ;--then might
the career of the able and flagitious tyrant, who
tow oppresses F.iirolie, and desolater the earth, be
wrested. But, how 1-211 we expect these glorious
and beirtfieial courequeisces to arise, from measures
planned by Mr. CA !rata tr, or Lord CASTLYIILA ;
submitted to the revision and approbation of the
Duke of PORTLAND, or of Lord CAMDEN ; said
finally entrusted to the execution of the Earl of
CHATHAM ?

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The Emperor At.c.x•PlDElt is said to hare ex-
pressed innrh displeastne at the circumstance of
BoNs/osier. a's having taken possession of Austrian
Poland for Itinniell. The following extract of a let-
ter from Memel, of tin loth ult. mentions this cir-
cumstance, and hint> that Prussia is to take part in
the war :--•• An eilafetic 1, just arrived from Berlin.
with accounts, that banalities are to commence
with Austria and France out the 13th inst. and it is
said we are to tale a part in the war. The Em-
peror Ardistshosta M eura•aed at the Poles taking
Powirval on of Galiicia is, INiseoLcusi's namesiind
this is in some degree eel& n.ed by an eat cue
just come in from St. Patershurgh, ordering relays
of thirty horses to be ready at all the post station.,
for a great personage, said to be CauUsisoursis
the French Ambassador at St. Petctilmerl,ll,"
Letters from Vienna, of the 811 the
Emperor of has tail, comitistui cr
his army, utd stitrumided himself till'the par-
tisans of war. Griiervil BIKLUMAADZ commands
under him. H a Imperial Majesty has called to
his Couociis Generals CIUATIILLAS.KISII3I.IIIfII,
and DucAs. KI.K.Natl has the command Whit:4
BICIARGAIiDIL had formerly. Among the Arch-.
dukes, the Arelieloke Joss and FIEI9IIIAIIn ouly
preserve their command.
Upwards 01 IJO wnuuded soldiers were landed at
Deal, un Saturday last, from the Engle mous of war,
and carried to the hospital. It blowing a fresh
gale frotn the S.S.W. and a strong Hood-tide run-
ning, many of the boat. gin to leeward ; which be-
ing observed by Inc Di-al boatmen, they imme-
diately voluntarily maimed and launched their go:,
lies, took them in 1;,5., Mill es tieilitiously conducted
Them to the hospital. About eight wounded Of-
ficers have been landed ; tonging them are Colonel
PETTIT. of the 35,11 tegimveit, in the hand, awl
Major Terourrox, of the loth. in the arm.