The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-18 00:00:00

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ins a limg ‘,.i.h Lori fiAwittflusr,
and we underst.rd a prop—. tl is to he made through
his medium to •••:: Ft:st Cos,et. on the suhject
Orders have been issued to Admiral Compowetets,
di:veiling him to put to sea with all the ships ready
for immediate service. The fierce which in the first
instance he will have under his command, is rated at
fifteen sail of the hue and several frigates, aohl his
station will no doubt be off the harbour of Brest,
The fleet could be re;:-.l)reel at the shortest notice
by IA sail of the line from the different ports, but
to man them completely it would "e necessary to
take some hands from feigates. To even this pos-
sible inconvenience, however, we should hope the
service will be e,.posed only a very Icw days. Ac-
cording to tha returns made at the Admiralty

Board, of seamen, volunteers, and impressed, up
to List Thursday, the whole amount consists of
38,0 th) men. Oar rrmilitar• preparations fur land
service are also in the most satistaaory state. In
addition to the 40,,0 )3 m;:itia no ern'oodied, to,uou
ut ihe I),CrX) that remain to be called out, arc aElu-
ally •ssenrbling. A very large army is to he kept
up in Ireland. Its Staliwill be chiefly from the Foot
Given!). Of the spent's-a battalions will go to Chelms-
ford, and one to Chatham ; the rest will remain in
toW n. Some regiment, of the English Militia go to
rtiad.

The old Oppokion mustered C at the dinner at
PA astow's in St. Jame.'s-strect, on Nlonday. Many
bets were offered that Mr. PITT would never be a
Cabinet Minister. It is the opinion of many well-
informed pers.sns, that the present Minister will
endeavour to condua the War for some time ;
but conceiving him unequal to that arduous task,
they think it not improbable a coalition may be
formed, which will include Mr. Fox, Mr. Ga
Mr. SHERIDAN, and a few others of that party. In
such an event Lords Psu.uAM and HOBART, and
the Duke of PORTLAND, would be removed.

Yesterday vr26 a holiJay a: the Stock Exchanxe,
but several bargaills were made so 1,,w as 51. The
French 5 per. ( ent.. %%Tr.! un the 13tn, day after
Lord ‘Vnt twos ru left Paris, 51, 30.
Some fe.‘rs are entertained that the Duke of BM.
TOM) has been detained in France, by order of the
French Government.

Yesterday at two o'clock, a French Messenger ar-
rived with dispatches fur Mr. PON TA Ll.b, Secretary
to General ANDRZOSSI, who remains in town. A
Messenger arrived also is the evening in a coach and
four, at the Secretary of State's Office in Downing-
Street.
Late in the night of M'nday, Commodore Sir
Sinner SUIT!t set out from his brother's Mr.
Srtmet.it SMITH'S house, in George-street, I Tann-
ver-square, fur Harwich, to oin his ship the Antelope,
of 50 guns, lying in Hoasely Bay. Some of our
ships have been for some cruising off Brest to watch
the enem7's motions. A few days ago they saw a
Fteuch 84 gun ship and baween 70 and BO sail of
toasting vessels enter the harbour. Our sailors ex-
pressed great regret at not being able to pay them a

We are glad to fin.i that the K►xo's Message
Monday embraces a wider range than the Message
of the Bth of March, and that, making no allusion
to the armaments in the French ports, ►t stands upon
the broad and solid ground of the gener.►l condua
of France towards this country, and the spirit of
ambition and encroachme►►t w hick actuates her
Councils. This is a foundation w►•hich cannot be
shaken ; this is a principle, the strength of which
must be acknowledged by every power in Europe.
The papers which are to be submitted to the con-
sideration of both Houses will, it is contikntly
stated, be prefaced by a Manifesto, recapitulating
the causes for the renewal of the war, and appeal-
ing to the good se►ue, the loyalty, and spirit of the
nation.

The Kim° has been pleased to ri-ant unto the
Right Honourable RiGna ID Earl olCAvart, Major
General of his Majesty's Forces, his Royal Licence
and Permis-ion nat he may receive and wear the
Badge of the Order of the Crescent transmitted to
his Lordship by the GRAND SEIGNIOR.
VITO are sorry to say, the aczident which Mr. Sti.-
srtsr ea the Nlessenger met with, when thrown from
his horse in Whitehal), on Monday morning, is of a
more serious nature than he at tint apprehended ;
cue of the bones of his leg proves to be broke in a
in a manner very difficult to set.
Admiral TllORNennovoil, on the loth, stopped
two Dutch West Indianan, from Surinam, but in
consequence of orders from Government, he released
them on the 11th.
The order for laying an embargo on the ships and
vessels in Newhaven harbour, was received by ex-
press, by P. &mom, Esq. the Colleaor, on Sunday,

at noon.
Bosarairra cannot now maintain his armies on
resources drawn from his armies' territories, but
must, like ourselves, find real and proper funds to
maintain the expence of the war. Should he attemrt
to make Germany furnish resources, he must first
make the Emperor his enemy, and probably, also the
King of PRUSSIA and the Emperor of Rosa
iill_•td, we should not be surprised to see, all the
Powers of Enrope involved iu the coula before it
be terminated.
There is no longer any doubt that an attempt was
made by BONA, A UTE to prevail upon Lord WHIT-
woRTH, when on his journey from Paris, to return
to that capital.
By private letters, it appears, that the Custom-
house General Loxes, has proposed to the PRINCE
REGINT of Portugal to admit a garrison of twelve
thousand French !
Government has, we understand, received intelli-
gence that Holland has been rewired by France to
provide subsistence for 50,000 troops, and to provide
twelve sail of the line, to assist her in the war against
Great Britain. She has not vet complied, and
wishes to avoid hostilities; but she will be unable.

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COLVAAPS THEATPY.

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VA ARKET.
" TA. Jere" and " ihr Agremlle Sorprize," were
i ist night performed at this Theatre, by command of
their Majesties. As it is unusual for them to honour
any public aoluitment sA calls, as on the night
after its openin::, there was :t great pressure fi.a-
places. .1 he House presented a vary okgant and
crosede.! appearanee before the curtain rose. Their
Majestic. W,,re greeted with due loudest acclama-
tions on their entrance. God Jove she Ki,g %Va.; as
usual sung by the theatrical corps, v. ho in the verse,
" Confound their roiitirm,
as rruptr4to Cleir trick.,"
were joined by ahrost all the audience. Indeed no
opportunity was nmittad, duriup:, the evening, 61 te,-
tifyirtg tit:: warmest attaclotanit to his Majesty and
his cause.

The INo ani Qrtl:N at in the stage-box. It
was covered and lined with straw-colon:ed_ satin,
with a semi-circular canopy of the same colour, yin-
mounted by a crown. The box in which the Prin-
cesses sat, as it did not project, had a snuffler ca-
nopy of pale pink, the bo:. lii:ed with white, and
ornaithfisted on the outsill with fringed drapery of
the same. The five Princesses NV ere prest•nt ; the
Prireess MARY for the first time since her illness.

His MAJEsTY was as usual in regimentals.
Her MAJLSTY was dres,ed in white and gold,
ss kb a dark rube, head-dress black, with a prtfusian
Of diamands.

The Pa iNcLssrs were dressed alike, with the dd.-
fereace of feather.; three wearing long ostrich, and
two bird of paradise plumes; white dresses spangled
with silver.

Their MAJtsrms were much pleased with the
amusement of the evening. The performers ex-
erted themselves much, and the 'Alaniigers seemed
highly senhible of the honour done them. Two lines
were added to the prologue, expre.sing a hope that
the ISri:ish public would sanaion the efforts of the
aCtors—

" Stace thcir loy'd, g lerotis Munatch, pi ioti the way.''

-FAS II 10 V.

COUNTESS OF DERBY'S MUSIC.

This lady gave an elegant musical party to 250
amateurs of the first distinction, at her house in
Grosvenor-square, last night. The large drawing
room in the back part of the house was appropriated
for the concert room, and an orchestra ereeted for
the occasion. This superb room is decorated with
Wahl pillars, gold mouldings, panneis and ceiling
to match. 'I he furniture corresponds in magmih.
sense. The two front drawing rooms, and the
double glass room, which are equally superb, were
laid out with refreshments. AmJng the cumpany
were—
Mavicse:—D"thtias.f

Lojs—Poriesctic,lk.At!), Briftgewater, Gower, Jersey,
Muunc Edgreumbe, Manstield, Euatoll, Nloirr, T. 4

Vi.e,tiints—Courtenay, Gosford, Sidney, Bulkeley, Greaves,
Rautlagh, Cole, Foley.
Lords--Pctre, Amherst, Binning, Bradford, Vii. Krrr, North-
wicice, Aughrim, Lowther, Lil ord, Isluigrase, Villiers, Lo.
swine
Bishop of Winchester.
Paims,, J. Hope, G. Cornwall, .1. Riddle, G. War-
render, 11. Poston, G. Heathcote, J. Wrott.z!ey, C. Wino.
Generals—Lennox Fits, act irk, Tarleton.
Colouel.--Scauley La I f awad.
C iptatin &nom.
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meurs.—.Gasasigne, Harvey, Whitehead, Dent, 1-Teatheote,
Ord, k. Markham, Bennett, A. Grey, Barham, Hope, W.
Skeffirtgton, J. Smyth, W. Egertd:t, R. Adair, M. Burgoyne,
Creeery, Fitzhugh, Aciteson, Dutton, De Gray, B. North,
Fitttikoner, Gray, Mailing, Mem: rs, Moore, Stanley, W.
Gdsling, Ridley, Locke, Elackbunte, Bellasyse, Villiers,
tell, and WmnitYley.
Marchintlysws—lteadford, 'Hertford. and Dowager Bath.
Ctilliten,-,—Furte•ette, Dalkeirit, Bridgwater, Rothe:, Cu-
!tampion, Jersey, Mornington, kfoulit-Edgecumbe, Learun,
Ma.:sfield. Eust.tn, and Tank...y*4lv.

igrnunt.mies—is3oeforil, Sylie, and Wilke.ley.
Lathe!—Cidthorpe, A. Harvey, Dow...eer D. edfrord, M.
Taylor, Petre, H. Leslie, Dow:..ger Petre, Amber.; C. Barham,
E. Villiers, C. Lennox, Binning, $r It Ord, Ellenburough, M.
Kerr, L mtner. Mu:grave, three Thyimei,
C. M. Fita,o, C. IleilA4yse, C Kwder, 112.athcote,
ILnirt-tt, and Lou. ante.

Miwre-ots--Gaseoigne, Weddle, Rice, Harvey, Whitbread,
Dent,Ool, Marahaiii, Law, Barelie, Smith Crewey, Fitz-
hugh, Thompson, Do Gmtv,S,anley, W. Goiling, Black-
borne, Tit!ems, Lrck.:, Malmo P.u, Villiers,
S. Wortley, and Leigh.
Nlive.--Mthtw!we, Willisntwut, Courtenay, Markham,
Scot, 14-wd, !immerse, Stanley,Cornwall, Smith, M.
Burgoyne, tif-1, Tadooptain, North, Lowther, Blackburn,
Tmietoa, M. Pia, wail Wortley.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS EVENING.
Countets of Portunnoth's Rout, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
Mr.. Duff's Rose Manche:ter //Owe.
Mrs. Wedderts iout, Upper Ro/ok-stneet.
Mrs. Dupe's Rout, Grafton street.
Mrs. Trepaud's Rout, Mansfield-street.

Lord C.-umber:lain': Oiice, May 1:i.
Notice is hereby given, that ther_ will he a Levee
at St. James's, on Wednesday next, the ISth inst.—
(This day.)
Yesterday morning at ten o'clock, his MAJESTY
and the Duke of CUMBERLAND, attended by Ge-
neral Gwv sac, left the Queen's House, rode
to Kensington Gravel Pits, and returned by the
Edgware Road.
Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess of
W&LILIi completed her thirty-fifth year. Her Royal
Highness was honored with a vi;it from her 3/14-
sxsTv and the PaiNct:ssEs about twelve o'clock, to
congratulate her Royal Highness on the return of
the day. An elegant collation was prepared for the
Royal visitors. Her Royal Highness the Prindess
CHARLOTTE of WALKS, attended by Lady Elute,
arrived sosni.after her MAJLSTY and the Patacessts
from London. Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES
returned to town about half past two.
L::st night Lord IsTut.sos left London for Chat.
ham, where his Lordihip's ship, the Victor, is lying
ready for sea.
On the 2tlth inst. Mrs. Hatt.t K gives a grand
Ball, at her house in Upper Brook-street ; a .large
pavillion is erecting for the occasion in the garden
behind the house, forty-five feet long and twenty-six
wide.
Lady CAILLTON gives a splendid party 'on the
27th ; site hundred cards of invitation have been
gent out.
Yesterday the Master and Wardens of the Baker's
Company waited upon the LORD Nisvott at the
Mansion house, to set the assize of bread.
Lordship, after examining the Mealweighers' Re-
turns, ordered the Assize of Bread to be continued
the same as last week, viz. 9d. the quartern leaf
wheaten, and 7ld. household.

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