The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-07 00:00:00

the present Istni.ter can pursue, not only because it
keeps the Chapter of Accidents open before him,
but with a view to the best yorms'of accommodation,
if fate so ordains it, that he must go out. The
Opposition were aware of this, when they wished to
fix this day as positively the last, for the Motions of
the Marquis of ST AF FO D and Mr. Fox. Although
the business has been thus protracted, it is the gene-
ral opinion that these Motions wilt not come on in
their order ; and that, as frequently happens in ne-
gotiations of this kind, when the last moment ar-
rives, a proposition will be made, that may induce
their farther postponement, or render them unne-
cessary.

We received yesterday several Dutch and German
Papers, some of se` late a date as the let instant.
One of them states, that the troops to be employed
in the expedition against England are now assem-
bled in the numerous camps between Montreuil and
Blackenburgh ; and that the attempt of invasion will
certainly be made in the middle of this month. The
promise of invasion has bein so often made, and so
often broken by the foreign papers, the London
IPrints are now grown tired of repeating it ; but we
must not suffer ourselves to be put off our guard,
however confident we may be that the present threat
is as idle as the thousands that have preceded it.
I The substance of the foreign journals will be found

in a subsequent column. We have also receivea a
private letter, cont.tining much interesting informa•
tion, upon the present state of France.

We have received Paris Papers to the 22.1 ult.
being one day later than those which arrived on
Friday. They contain no information of import-
ance, but are filled with contemptible iti.ve4li`ve and
calumny against Great Britain and its GovernmeAt.

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On Saturday Ili; MAJ EST Y rode in the Queen's
Riding Houses and yesterday walked in the Queen's
Garden.
On Saturday and yesterday His Marr.sry gave
audiences to the LORD.CHA NM. LOR. •
Yesterday, abhut twelve o'Clock, Lord HAW ES.
SOK Y had an interview with Mr. ADDING TON at'
his house in Downing-street. About one o'clock his
Lordship went to his office an transafted business.
The Baltic Fleet assembled at, the Note, sail-
I ed yesterday ender charge of the Lim armed-
shit Captain Da ant.ay.- 'rhe trade for Tonningen
sailed at thesame' time, under convoy of the Hixd

armed ship.
The West India flee, which is now colleSing,
will sail under convoy of the Antelin.
A gun brig, which. returned to the Downs on
Friday, states five small vessels to have left Bou•
logne on Thiw.day, when they ran to the westward
under cover of their batteries, and that one of out
cruisers ineffeivally attempted to intercept them.
The flotilla in the outer harlanni every day assumes
a different aspea, probably with a view to exercise
its crew Lights have been displayed for some
nights past along the coast, but the occasion has not
been ascertained.
Letters were on Friday received at the Admiralty
confirming the accoont of the loss of the If.dad..rs
store ship by fire. The officers and crew, except
four seamen, were saved.
The seventh bat, than of Reserve, 5,4 strong,
have volunteered to serve as a regiment of the line.
The fortiticatiens of Dover are undergoing ex-
sive repairs. _ .
Letters of yesterday from Dover, Hy the, Folk-
stone, and Dungeness, mention, that a heavy firing
*as heard in the direction of Boultigne during great
part of Friday.
The Flushing, Ostend, and Dunkirk divisions of
the enemy's flotilla, are stated to have joined "Ad-
miral Balm, at Boulogne, with the exception of
some heavy gun brigs, which continue detained in
the Scheldt. .
'the Royal Dublin Militia, quartered in Antrim,
have volunteered to serve in any part of the United
Kingdom.
This morning, the following Volunteer regiments
will march us Hyde Pat, for the purpose of beiag
brigadthi : Old St. George's on the right ; Royal
Westminster, left ; St. Margaret and St. John,
right; New St. Grow's, left; and the two batta-
lions of the Queen's in the centre.
A Court of is to be held at Guildhall
to-morrow ; and on Wednesday a Court of Com-
mon Council will.be held, to consider a Cill now
pending in Parliament, for the Relief of certain In-
cumbents of Livings in the City of London, and on
other business.
Major T. F•ocia a is appointed Assistant Barrack
Master General, vice ROBERTSON, deceased. Sur-
geon J. Dot zrt.t, from the Scl Dragoon Guards,
Is appointed Surgeon to the Forces in Ireland.
Captain LANSES.T BAAIIIIZON is appointed to
the coalman,: of the Bars r yacht. in the room of
the late Sir At ex toot a Sotto., ksan.
Capt. W. &lon, who distinguished himself in
the aftions off Copenhagen and the :Jogger 'dank,
has been appointed to the Werritor of 74 guns, at
Plymouth.
The Faoserle, now one of the finest sloops in tl:e
service, will on Thirsday be taken nut of Dock at
Sheernep she, like the Lass Piker, and some
other vessels of the same class, is competent, with.
out any alteration, to carry 1816. earronades, instead
of which site has only six pounders on her main
deck.
Nearly 3 millions eforangmWere imported during
the last week, chiefly from the Azores ; there wcae
also 340,000 oranges and lemons from Malta ;
the Lest repacked St. Michael's oranges sell at
from a to 9.1. 1.55. per Mx; repacVed Lisbon
oranges are as high as 51, per chest; and repacked
lemons (from 6to Son), nearly the same.
One hundred and ten convias, cm hoard the hulks
at Woolwich, have been pardoned on entering the
Army, and the Caren transport has received a mi.
.itary guard, and orders to convey them .rerand to
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