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his part or the systttkia only to be acqUired prac-
tically, and after he leaves school he will be taught
it fast enough. As the Romans, during the first
Panic War, learnt navigation by erecting benches
on the shore, so these young Gauls, in this puny
war, improving upon the hint of the Romanis, to
whom they are so vain of comparing themselves,
will, double's, not only erect benches on the shore,
but launch tubs, buckets, deals, and rafts, on the
smooth surface of the inner-harbour, reciting or
singing, with all the gaiety and couvige in the
world—

llli robur et ire triplex

Circa pedal eras, qui Pagano truci
Comrui►it pelagu rateas
Prituny nec tiinuit!
Rot after tel these exploits. like the Roman
Reuther*. they cannot expect to be at first very
cesalul on a larger scale. It was a long time before
Duibus obtained the first triumph ever receit ed by
Roman after a naval victory ; and the Historians of
Rome themselves confess that tt the successes they
wet by sea were trivial, and little adcantage could
be gained over an enemy that were sailors by actual
practice, and lung experience." It may be observed
by tha way, that this period of Ancient History hears
a very striking resemblance in many points to the
present era. We are not without our modern Moment,
tini, in Sicily ; and we trust, that the fate of Regu.
lus' descent un Africa awaits (very threatened ex.
',edition of our enemy, who endeavours to ape the
Romans of that age in sixty days cutting down
timber, building, manning, and provisioning a fleet
of 120 gallies--about us complete') as Boney him-
self can accomplish
But to return to oor juvenile heroes of Marine,
and their accomplished preceptors. The Brest and
Toulon Fleets, which they will have continually
before their eyes. and indeed near enough the
shore to admit of their sometimes going on board to
make experiments, will furnish numerous topics
for information. The Infatigable being laid up in
dock, and rotten for want of action, will, by con-
trast, elucidate the favourite theme of the ruinous
waste anti expellee of the blockading system to
which the excellent manosavres and policy of the
grand Napoleon has reduced his enemy. The Bel-
liqueur clismasted, and warlike no longer, will serve
as a hulk for the salt-water school-room ; and
though education on board the hulks is a system
not much admired on this side of the Herring-
pond. who knows but it may answer better
on the other side. The Raisunable may he their
logic d its-rotorn, in Which they will acquire the
salience of writing bulletins which may give all the
features of victory to a defeat. The Invincible, the
Adaptable, 'the 'Redoubtable, and other vessels of
equally formidable nature, will inspire them with
ardour and valour to realize their heretofore ima-
ginary baptismal sites, and render theta, worthy of
their appellations'. The ci-devant Commanders of
these ships will explain the causes why, up to the
present inoinetit, the Invincible hats been beaten,
the Indomitable compelled to seek safety iii flight,
or the Redoubtable to remain in port under the pro-
tection of batteries; and from these lessors. will de-
&ice theories how the same may hereafter be avoid-
ed. Being fully instructed in every thing pertain-
ing to the sea service; to the sailing of vessels, to
their trim, to breaking the line, to manoeuvring. to
tacking, &c. &c. which may most easily and con-
veniently be done in a harbour, our young ■lde
seamen will then be handed over to other pre-
ceptors, to be taught the higher elements of their
profession. Ties* whose rising genius leas been
remarkably displayed in the earlier part of their
ondious course, will be accomplished as Marine
roltigeurs. Others, who have ,hewn a profundity
of acquirement, will become equally firinJus Pion-
gears, and have the direction of Iwferna/s to blow
the Bri:ish navy out of their own element. and try
to beat them in the air since they cannot heat them
ill the water. Leap-frog will he the chief study of
the former of these cla.ses—Pope's Dereciad of the
latter, nod from him their motto—

" Here snip my ' lit ie at once leap in !
And piove selin b• at tin da.l, thrnagb thick and thin."

After these " cold lung-winded natives of the
deep," others of more aerial mental powers will he
consigned to teachers of Gaveony, horn whom they
will be completed in the logic of which the first ru-
diiiierits were taught in the Ilaisonable. From
these, in future wars, g.sconading accounts of their
aelliterineirtN and poetical details of imaginary vie-
torirs, may be expected. As they will surpass the
present race iu naval skill, so will they be eminently
titted to surpass them in description■

Of tenet dinattreatq deafen,
Of naming neridtato by Am/ and Geld;
Of heit•breedte 'teepee.
Of &nag taken by the Weird fee...
and such like adventurer to which they will be ex-
posed in their sea-faring career. Those of a more
mechanical turn will be int.tructed in the art of
notehia; ballets, that they may meet on equal terms
those 'Manaus English. of whom this notable dis-
covery has been lately made—this they practise this
murderous art !!

Thus variously and wonderfully accomplished,
there 600 pupil, of the Schools of Brest and Tou-
lon (who shall he. sccording to Article 3. "of a
good constitution, owl trithcait bodily deformity")
way be expected to put to mcs, like another Argo-
nautic Epedition against Colcbis and the Golden
fleece, or rather against Britain and her staple wool.
Yet, with all their learning, we do not feel dis-

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
FRIDAY. Ocrossa 12.

Four Gottenbargh Moils arrived yesterday. One
of the articles brought by them affords a sufficient
commentary uoon the blessings of BONAPARTE'S
Government, and the boasted happiness of those
who live under it ! The einigration of whole fami-
lies from France into Germany, for the purpope of
trying to 'get to the sea coast, and escaping from
the Continent, are so frequent, that the Grand
Duke of FIANNFORT has been obliged to revive
severe Decree upon the subject.
The intelligence from Orebro, the present seat of
the Swedish Government, is of so late a date as the
29th lust. Count Rosen, one of the Members of
the deputation sent to Paris to announce the elec-
tion of Bees ADOTTI as Crown Prince of Sweden,
had returned to Orebro. 11e are gravely told,

%el. the beputies were Feet iced in the Enlist
guished manner !ty both those illustrious
BoonPatirs art 4 BERN A DOTTE ; and that
former not only expres.ed his awent that !.
Duren should 'ilecept the dignity offered hits,
has also written a letter to llis Swedish
wishing him any upon the happy event.-.Bt
norm;, tmr, not to he outdone in COREtray I
Master, had also crinden..en led to address a
to the silly old Klan upon the same -
hich, no doubt, for thegoml news the.,
he wishes his Majesty long life, healthond h.,
The latter, who we must presume was sfr
illustriuus BERN ADOTTE would decline',
hotiour, was so much I with the answers
dissipated all his fears, that, to nick hit -
awl joy, he convened au extraordinary meat'
Chapter of the Seraphine Ord-r, at which
DOTTE was created a Knight of the same,
rested with the right to wear tl'e Grand 1
the Order of the Sword and North Star.
BERN A DOTTE was to set out fens& PROS for
den in a fortnight after the departure of the!
lion. Soon alter his arrival we shall hear
creasing years and iafir tidies of the old King,
the Illustrious Crown Prince will kindly fr:
from all his Royal cares ! !

The long•expected advices from Pork
not arrived at a late hour last uight.-..
expectation is iu consequence v,reatly
but, putting that consideration aside, we
strange that some extraordinary means of
municatiots have not been adopted,for
tnent possess every pos4ihle facility. Th.

so arrangement of this kind. went,' *mina.
we possess no ill I l neihate means at home to I
success, or relied), disa.ter. The tunst serer
vices from Portugal are those brought br ti
tertat, winch left the Tagus on the 46th Lot.

Our Port letters received lag morning,
announce a single arrival from al). pan •'
Portugal. •
By a vessel which arrived OR Wednesday from
coast of Portugal. a letter has been received •
Viiins. dated the qatteult. in which it •

the esti' there was a sm trt skirmish 'between
glint, of Lord WELLIsCrom and the ran 01
firSl

We have also received. through Porto;al,
count of sorne military operatious in Spain,
winch the Fre ich abandoned Daroca and
tayud.

The French who were in Castorin and its
hourhood assembled at Zarea Major, when
Anti.), and cavalry tiled off for Forterd,
artillery by the rite of Peiales--all

the army under NIASSENA.
The French troops which occupied Llerens,
venida, bc. have withdrawn by the road

canal and Constaintilo.

Letters from Madr.d state, that btu% hatl
from thence to Saragossa.
Near Mimics, 11 Spanish
themselves in some eon), unit from ttb it .
attacked to French, out of olio:a they ku
and took u eauiil number of prisflflr.TM.

We have some lot • letters from :llalagi,
of Gibraltar, of the 16th September, which
diet the statement that SCOASTIANI had on
any past of the gsrrison of that place, for I
pose of reinforcing hinuelf to meet Bi.tai
Patriots, on the ground that the people of
were virtually Frenchmen, had plundered
villages in the neighbourhood, and moor!
Velez Ilnliga, about live league• from
whence the letters are dated. No new
tions had been raised since the date of the last
nitinications, %Melt were of the Bth alt.

The Swe.lith Pooers contain the folio
count of the cAptme of the Allmos cutter :
" His Najest)'s r.bir
Sound, septrobra

**The Alban cutter, of I. grins, wits owl
the Nth jai.' air the 4C.11V, by six Mini
boats, carrying 10, .2.1, and 18, arid 8 61
after an victim' of fists. hours, in w:iich ti
tensnt ana one m.tu were kilitd, and three
ed. Onilig to its brio;; a dead calm, tin
could riot chose with the enemy."

Last morning, the Committee slipo;nted
vestigate the affairs or Mama. Chmossitrr
gave notice on the Stock Exchange. 0141
bargains of the house for time would be te
day, which is settling day.

Our Plymouth letter contains en semi
gallant achievement, near Rochelle, by
f oar equedron cruizing off Ba•gae Rooth
British Officers were wounded in-this affair
them, Lieutenant LITT Las is recovering.

His SICILIAN MAMTV has instituted a Thai
Class of the Onler of Ferdinand and Merit, and has
caused it to be intimated to Sir Jou.; Sly Aar, wait
• request that he will particularize all the indire
duals of the British nrmy who may distinguish thew
selves arinst the enemy. A similar comma:ora-
tion was made to the Admiral cronialanthog the,
British Naval forces upon the station.
A letter from Koninusberg, of the eed
states, that on the arrival of GUSTAVUS Amu riivi
in that city, the Swedish Consul paid his reirrip
him. and was informed by his Ex.Majesiv that he
was proceeding to St. PeterAurgh, by invite
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