The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-26 00:00:00

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, Amt. 26.

We have received the Moniteur to the 19th, and
Dutch Papers to the 2.3 d ; two Gottenburgh Mails
have also arrived, with letters and papers to the
‘2oth inst.'; from all which we have tuade souse
extracts.

According to the latest accounts from Germany
the Archduke CHALET% had his heart-quarters at
Lint; and BON APARTE was expected at Munich.

In Sweden the Militia have been disbanded in
consequence of the certainty of a peace with Rus-
sia, and the REGENT has issued a Proclamation,
•rdering a thanksgiving for the improved state
of the country, which lie hays his been rescued
from destrnctiou by the measures recently adopted.

It will be seen by our report of the business in
the House of Commons last night, that only
Members voted for Viscount CASTLEREAGH ; and
Mr. C•NNINO'S Resolution fur his Lordship's being
acquitted, was carried by only a majority of 47.
The Duke of YORK thought tit to resign, although
positively acquitted by a majority of 82.-111.
Lordship is expected to resists this day.

Amidst the opposite and contradictory account.,
transmitted by the French and Spanish Generals,
or Juutas, relative to the late supposed kitties
gained by VICTOR, and by SEnasrllNl, at Medel-
lin, and at Ciudad Real, oa the some day end hour,
it may appear presumptuous in us to decide, which
is moat entitled to tx•lief. We eoutinnee neverthe-
less, decidedly of opinion, that there has been at
least, much exaggeration in the victories asserted to
be gained : nor is it physically positive that Sr DAS-
TIANt mild have defeated the Spaniards, as he
pretends, on the .27th, at Cuidail Real, and have
been on the Myth at SAllta Cruz, nearly a hundred
miles from thence., As difficult is it to conceive,
that ViCTOR defeated CURSTA, near Merida, mn
the same day; and yet that so decisive u victory
ails not known at Lisbon, on the pith of April,
that is• ten days afterwards. Indeed, if it had
happened, what Wag to prevent the French un-
der LASHES and VICTOR, from being at Lishun,
by the 6th of April ? But, we see, that the official
dispatches from Barlajoi, of the 28th March, the
dry after this victory, -positively declare, that the
enemy, who had entered Merida, precipitately
evacuated it again, and were retreating, instead of
advancing towards Portugal. Balancing those
circumstances, and considering how convenient to
Dote ArA *TA Was a pretended victory over the Spa-
niards, at the moment of u real rupture with Aus-
tria ; we OWN that n e doubt more then ever, of
SF.BASTIA::I'S, and of VteToa'r success, though de-
taikul in the " IMouiteur."—A vary short time
must put the matter out of all doubt, on one side

•r the other.
His MAJEITif expreed lia town this day, to
110 M aCourt at the gutigO.S Palace.
Yesterday
.the Princess MARV completed her
3:1t1 year; the same wok celebrated at Windsor.
The.Prinee or W ALAN, the Dukes of YORK. CLA-
RENCE, KENT, O:NIIIE2I4ND. SVSSIEZ, and CAM..
lINIDCE were present upon the occasion.
On Friday Mrs. Nawinna, one of the Bedcham-
ber Welllen to the Quitt.24, died at her apartments
in St. James's Palace. We understsoul Mrs.
GWV NNE, the Lady of the General, is appointed
ha her room.

The Lords of Adnivalty have appointesl WIL•
CUMISURLAN D. Esq. to the commaud anis
Marty's ship Saturn, of 72 guns.
Ve understand Sir L)s 10 BAIRD, Generals
Hors:, !..rinscra, and BECKWITH, are to be erected
Knights of the Beth.
The ri mains of the late Earl of IlsacouaT are
to be reinored from Cavendish-square to-morrow
morning to Stanton IllareoUrt, Oxfordshire, to be
interred thereon Saturday in the faintly vault. The
Countess has been dangerously ill simmer the death
of the Earl. She was sent for express from Wiod-
sor in consequence. Three physicians attend her.
The Nest India fleet, 4oissisting of 19 vessels,
under tonsil of his Majesty's sloop PArasant,
Capt, Palmer, sailed from Cork on the tails lost.
A vessel is arrived from NuhJand, which left 'he
Texel on the 22d. The Captain states, that while
lie was preparing to sail, intelligence arrived dint
a bottle bad token phase betneen the Anstriosts and
the French, in winch the former were victorious.
It was also reported, that the Austrians had eii-
errs! Simon!.
A messenger from the Spanish Junta arrived iii
the packet which brought the Mail reeeirisd no
Sunday from Lisbon, and he is reported to have
brought intelligence of a very favourable mature.
his said that Marshal Nut. from Commas, had scot
a dispatch for Marshal Sou LT, the bearer of which
was arrested in the port of Vigo, as he was eintea-
'envie% to make his escape in an open boat, and on
inspeetnc• the paiwre, it apptatred that the former
represented his situation as desperate, unless lie
should be immediately reiuforerd. '
A division of the 200(5 Frew+ prisoners, saved
from the several ships destroyed in Basque Bomb,
arrived at Plymouth. ou Suuday, in the Emerald
Iliote.—The rest are dai.lly expected.
Vesterday, the. Loan MAYOR, after examining
the returns of' the rnealweighers, ordered the puler
of bread to be continued the sitar as last week.
Often, very often, has it occurred, that the latest
adventurers in a Lottery have proved equally suc-
cessful as the most•early purchasers of tickets awl
shares. A very critical moment now depends fur
trying the esperiment.—To-morrow and Saturday
next will determilie the issue of the prosent *keel,
which yet possesses prizes of tiopuo,
glom), Soo, &c, &V.

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