The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-03 00:00:00

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Onr private letter- frk.!tt New York, by the
Lord livlparg packet, disclosed an apprehension of
a war between France and America. We gave an
extract from one of them to this effect ; but al-
though we believe the policy of BON APARTE to be
calculated to eneeuri4.:e this speculation, we do
not think it probable that atiairs have come to this
extremity. That the Americans, however, are
resuming their old lCelings in favour of this coun-
try may be credited ; and, iu this sense we are to
understand the foliouirig letter from Deal, dated
on Wednesday :
" A boat is just landed from an American 20-
gun ship, and 1 have only time to say, that they
declare that the Americans have decided in fa-
vour of the English.-I'. ti. This is the report of the
boatmen who came from the ship."

We this day give the conclusion of the Offiaial
Papers respecting the Spanish Nlonarchy, from the
Paris Papers; and :.ho the Reply of the Danish
Government to the Atitacr of Sweden to tht•
Declaration, with other extract. froui the Ham-
burgh Papers. received on Weductalay; they art
given in the la,t page.

Yesterday oniiug tire PaitseLssEs visited Lady
ellra Al LOTTO kist•

Yesterday the Dukol of YORK. CtIARIRLAND9
CLARENCE:. Sims Ex, a. 14.1 CAEIBRIDGL, visited Their
MAJESTIES.

Her AlsirsTT and the PILINCFSIFS are expected
to visit the British rilusuein this mociiinq.
Ili. :11.4Jc..Ts %ill this day dine with the Prin-
cess of %VALE, and Duchess el Bacssoti.s at
Blackheath.

Accounts front Sicily, dated April 15, represent
tke Engli.b force in the island to be in perfect
herlth. They were about to change quarters, but
no apprehension was entertained of a visit from the
French. The corps of Menton, WAITIVILLE,
and an English regiment, which were landed in
Sicily some time before, had re-embarked, for the
purpose ofiiiing the expedition which was to sail
from Gibraltar under (Sentra' Spencer.
This John, Car. YATES; and alga D•tire,
4111ANAM, from New Providence. arrived at Ports-
mouth, soiled ou the 26th April. On loth May, in Lt.
41, long. 38, spoke the outward-bound deet for
Newfoundland, &v. ; mid on the 47th spoke the
Little Venue, of Liverpool, for Madeira, about ten
leagues west of Scilly.
The Aide's, —, from Georgia, for Woolwich,
is put into Sheerness, in a very leaky state.
The American ships Elite, Dunes., for Charles-
ton; and the William, RoceNeLi., for Savannah,
both (rein Liverpool, are taken and destroyed by
the French.

Saturday last, died, at llartlebory-castle, aged
as, the Right Rev. Ma'am; Huey, D.D. Lord
Bishop of `Worcester. The classical erudition of
this respected and Reverend Gentleman, and the pu-
rity of his manners, occasioned his appointment to
be tutor to the Prince of WALTZ", and his brother
the Bishop of Osnaburgh. now Duke of YORIC.-..-
This honourable situation he soon exchanged for
the mitre, being first promoted to the Seeof Litch.
field and Coventry, and afterwards to that of Wor-
cester. Upon the death of Prince Ociavius, in
17F13, Dr. Huai, delivered an impressive Oration
on that mournful occasion, at St. Georges Chapel,
Windsor, which deeply affected the Royal auditory.
The same year, on the decease of Doctor CORM..
WALLIS, Archbishop of Canterbury, His MAJILSTY
offered the vacant Primacy to the Bishop of Won.
crwrxg, but his Lordship declined accepting it,
alleging. "he was ea happy in his diocese, he
wished not to change." This is a trait in the
Bishop's character, wl.ich will not easily be forgot-
ten. He was the Reverend Prelate whose carnage
and person were ass4iled by the " No Popery"
faction of 1780, and only preserved his life, by tak-
ing net_i__Age in a house in Palsce-yard.
Ou Thad', two houses at Warminster were de-
stroyed by fire. isecasioueil by lightning ; and ono-
tiler wee pulled down to prevent further coeds-
ratios.