The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-14 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY. JuNE 14.

It is generally understood that the present Sta-
Won of l'arliament will close in the.finst week of
July.

A report prevailed in the City. yesterday. hut we
know not upon what authority, that a Treaty is se-
gociating betwuen Sweden. Russiu, and France.—
This may account for the inactivity of our Expe-
dition.

The Ereekerorr, Cowan, from Demerara, iwarriv-
ed at Cork; she *Ailed from Tortola with the fleet
(193 sail) for Great Britain, oo the 3d May, and
parted an the 13th.

Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock, a, Messenger, ac-
companied by a Spaniard, ode of the attendants of
the Spanish Noblemen who lately arrived in Lon-
don, left town in a post-chaise for Falmouth; they
were the bearers of dispatches to Commie. The
Tower
exertions possible are making at the
Tower for the finishing of muskets. The men
work night and day.
A Privateer is arrived at Dartmouth, the Cap-
tain of which says, that on the 10th instant, he
fell in with a victualler beloogiug to the squadron
under Admiral Pvavis, by which he was informed
that she had left the Admiral seven days before, at
which time the transptransport., under Gen. SPSNtrit,
i
were at anchor close n shore ea Cadiz, and that
they were immediately expected to laud. The vic-
tualler said that she bed dispatches on board, both
Irons Admiral Punvis and General SPL% C ER.

A schooner came into Torbay, on Saturday, un-
der a heavy press of wail, with dispatches, said to
contain an account of the Brest flret having put to
sea. The Channel Fleet sailed from Torbay ian-
mediately.

The Select Committee, to whom was referred
the Report of the Commissioners for the improve-
ment of the access to Westminster Hall, and the
two Houses of Parliament, have recommended a
grant of a um of 275,250 Vs. to complete the
purchases to the Evvt and West of the New Ses-
sions Route, and that said purchases be carried
into effect without delay.
Captain ilecusesa, who has so long command-
ed the Sea Pencil:ries, at Ilythe, is at length re-
moved to the cotinnand•of the 17rehe, corvette, and
leaves that place universally respected.
The following Proclamatioa is said to have been
written by the Prince Of ASTuitl AS since he fell into
the fangs of BON A PAUTF., atki has been since pub-
lished in this ernintry :
N Noble Astorianst,
. .

" I tun sus ronntli d on all airles--1 am the etetim of perfidy.
ion oiler sarta Spain ander • orsa. circumstances. I ant now
a prisoner, and du nut mak of ..0 the Crown of Spain, hot
that i.on will arrange and organise a plan with the Province-1i
which are hutucchately near yoa, hr which )ou may vindicate
your litwrty, sad out admit a foreign yoke. You must aut.
dna the perildions ~my, who despoils of his rights your mu-
fort unmet. Prince, " FERNANDO."
" Bayonne, 3Tay 8,1809."
. _ .

No One Sires the Prince credit for the spirit et-
pressed in this article. It is probably m (tinier of
his enemies, mud the Agents of BONAPARTL, to
justify the fate that awaits hint.
. .

On Saturday last a meeting took place on Epping
Forest, Isetueen Capt. 11.--Di, of the Northamp-
ton :1111itta, and Lieut. of the I.lth light
dragoons. The potties fired together, and exchang-
ed three shot. (the scrotal pistol of Capt. H. nu..
sing fire,) awl in the third shot rapt. N. received
his adveran's hall iii the leg, which shattered this
shin bone ; and although it w.is immediately ex-
tracted, it is apprehended It must sitfii:r ammitn-
tion.—They were attended to the field by their se-
conds and maigeollS. The principals were a short
time ago quartered together in Woodbridge Bar-
racks, when ills intimacy ensued ; and the Callsc of
the meeting was produced by ( 'apt. 11. having lutely
suspected that Li•mt. H. had been•eurrving on an
improper correspondence %%kit his a ife, the particu-
lars of which, we arc .;ivrii to understand, will be
very soon dist:lo,4-d by a legal investigation.

f.ast morning. as Mr. linntn-r irootiEs, son of
Mr. linunrs, distiller, r.f Iliillrank, was driving
in a nue-horse chaise, he sits thous n out in St.
Paul's Chun k-yartl, by which unfortunate acci-
dent his collar-hone W:1,1 unt-•h hurt. Some tvoinen
who were passing that way to market, huntan..ly
carriei the gentleman to the Tcibit's Dog, public-
house, frotn whence he tea. conveyed in it hackney
coach to Mr. Surgeon Cr %N. in Great George-
street, Weeminster, who rendered him the neces-
sary aisistauce, and he was eaaidetl to walk home.

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P.ORTIII'

♦RACRQO\T!C TO JUN!.

Lovely June! beyond eompare,
Fairest of the hloomiug fair,
Thakeoinpose the tkothrg train
Of delightful Suininer'il retail :
Welcome to our lolling sight,
I.ov is Child of life and light !

Ri.ii (rum th.•ir Orient
See, th.. rissy-Sseer'd hours
Haste a Cs-age:me wrath to twine,
At thy intense-bresaisur shrine :
Fumed of Wry brilliant hue,
Balled in purest lymph of dew,
With fond aLidinty
They present the giftto thee.

Plitt likewise, from afar
Posting on. doming cur,
Pram the azorc 'caws above, •
bends thee totem of !delete :
Rays of chastru'd splendor shed
Gratefid warmth around.tby head,
While hie fan young Zephyr plies,
Lent um, sunbeam from the shoos, •
Shot too ardently withal,
Os thy infant temples full :
Or, rel!zeted from the plain,
Give thy Leader optic pails.
Lovely Heir of !mums May
Nature greets t►y natal day,
in the ace-cloth'il wood,
Beaming from ihe crystal flood,
Oo t►e barr.•n mountain's brow,
In the (maul vale
Beatit, Music, Mirth.
Hail, delightful June ! i!r„ birth.
And, scent to is)—
" lVould with us thou still couWat stay I"
11 FIZ

CORK. Rails 6.

Friday night a most earuptuous Ball and Sup-
per were girea at the Mansion-house, in honour of
His Majesty's birth-day, which. nhether we regard
the number, rank, aid respectability of the com-
pany, or the elegance of the entertaiutneut, it *mild
be impossible, in this city, to surpass. In short it
equalled, for it could not exceed. the,tuanner in
which the Queen's birth-dny w.is lately celebrated
in the same place. The Mayor and the Mar-
chioness n 1 'Fhoinond opened the Call. Amongst
the company were.
The Marquis mad Marching's. of Themond; Leal Ban-
try, Lord mud Lndy Cathery, Lady aiversdate, di* Hon.
Mr,. St. Lawrence, Ladles Deon, Dixon, Roalaud, and
Cotter; the lion Yin. Rare ; lb, :limes Cotter ; bent. Gen.
Floyd ; Majur-Generals Frnostm 3114 Hill; Brigadier-Gen.,
Brewton ; the Mon. Colonel Panrouby, Colonel raki, and
0 she Field Officers; ke. Ice.