The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-11-11 00:00:00

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time ant this plaee,until the Indians ate dispersed.
I expel to have the command of one brigade of our
detachment."
Extraa from a letter dated Lexington, Kentucky.
September 1 By a gentleman from the Sate
of Ohio, we Iran, that a number of the neighbour-
ing Indians have come into our settlements. and
ciaim the protettion of the United States, having
been threatened by the Northam Indians on the
lakes, that if they did not unite with them in a war
against the United States, they should be attacked
by the said Northern Indians."
A Quebec Paper of Sept. 4, observes. 4, that the
whole of the Indian nations have offered their ser-
vices to the British Government, in case of a war
with the United States."
Extra& of a letter from a gentleman in Detroit,
dated July 30, and bearing Detroit post-mark of
August 7 :••." My situation at present I esteem cri-
tical and uncertain—it is very possible that we shall
be obliged to throw ourselves upon our friends be.
fore long, without resources to help us. We have
n• thing seriously to apprehend in this quarter from
t' e British themselves, or from the inhabitants of
their adjoining province. I think they would not
move against us at all. Indeed I have good rea-
son to think, that four-fifths of the inhabitants of

Upper Canada would instantly revolt and join the
Americans, or declare independence for themselves.
They are mostly from the States, and hare not for-
gotten the lessons of liberty, nor lost the proud feel•
inks of freemen, which are rather exalted than other-
wise, by every attempt of their own Government is
subdue them. Our only dancer is horn the world
Of Indiana its our rear, and against these we are now
Fortifying, or rather securing °undies in the best
Manner our feeble ability admits. Thaold fut t, now
in tolerable repair, stands on an eminence 60 cr 69
rods ►ack of the city, which, with the aid of bat-
WIN sow erefting on the river's bank,mac comm4nd
r AM. Adjoining to the fort, on each we are
*Wag a time of pickets, from 12 to 13 feet I,igh,
to be extended found the city, till each line rner:s
the river's edge, forming neatly a semi circle.—
Block houses will be built, at proper distances, en
these lines ; but we shall want men to defend and
do the necessary duty. There are hut aboot
regular ir.zes in the fort, and the militia ut the town
do not exceed 200.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, Not 14 lift 11.

Yesterday rooming an express arrived at the
East India House, from the Company's Ageot,
advi►ing the arrival of the following Indiamer,
of Plymouth, and in the ahernOun an Ofce►,
from His Marasev's ship Ardent, brought a packet
from the Guvarnor of St. Helena.
Lord Eldoo, Captain Yaung,.and Fortune, (Botany-Bay
slhop,) frown Hanoi.
Otran, Cats sod Lord Re:th, Cart. Ramage,
from Reace..l.l,.

The asor: :Lips sailed froth Si. We 3. the t'd
ef Septcmbe4 with a fleet of transports. under con-
voy cf His M /kJ &LIT% Alp 4rdemt.

As the Pursers did ow arri►e in time, yesterday,
the packets will not be itrened "until this morning.
The letters, of course, 1011 not be sent to the Post-
Cffice, for delivery, till the afternoon.

A rcp nt prevailed, last morning, in the West end
of the town, that the Cadiz laet had put to sea with
int. nt to seize the Portugicae shippiug in Cie Tars,
sad that the British Raet, ualer A liuiral Puavr,
had fallen in with therenemy, and taken twelte sail
of the line. It will be re:oiled:a, that on Lord
Cowen:swamies departure for Constantinoplr, with
a detachment of the tut, the conl:ls ind devolved
upon Admiral nuts, Ent we do not believe
that the ships that remained with him off the
*mast of Spain, amounted to more than eig4t
or nine, and the whole Combined &et in Ca-
diz, according to report, did not exceed twelve
sail of the line. The report, however. of this great
viantry, was very general, particularly at the War..
Office, where it was vouched upon the authority of
several Mica,' of distinlion. It was also so gene)
Val in all the Courts nt Westminster Hall. one %Quid
suppose it bad been briefed to all the Lawyers of
eminence. with their pleadings. We ensierstand,
however, that no accounts to this etre& %serer,-
served at the Admiralty, and, before night, the
aeon Was onivenally _discredited.

A Prnclavation. it is sail, rill be immediately
by H s hi • v. declaring France. and
•very other eonntry unler her c►ntroul and in-
f. more, in a state of siege. pr.hraiting all intercolu sc
with her er them. and forbidding aU ships to enter
bar or their harbours. except sash as nave cleared
last tram a pert in Great Britain, or a port in the
Coknies belonging to Great Britain. This is the
stir, t g IMAM:I which the present CNA NC IL LOU of
Excurouse frequently urged daring the late
srillininisoath-n, as alnolorely necessary to meet Bo-
st tr aere's blirchading decree. We may therefore
presume, that if it did not appear to some of his eo.
a..liututs as a ineasute of doubtful policy, it would
have h,en long since adopted.—lt will, nu doubt.
cut off Fiasco boas all intoreoutee with three quar-
ters of the globe, and prevent her from receiving
xe of Asia, Africa,
to the measure,
Ide ; but .this oh-

a y of the commodities or I:m4.h:cc
ago{ Am rice. Toe cooly obj.filiou
to the cousectuat .yo'7 to our tried
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