The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-30 00:00:00

CORONATION PREPARATIONS.

Though the Emperor is absent, the preparatiors
for hit coronation continue without interruption.
This men.oraile era will be celebrated by the most
brilliant fete ever seen in France. We are assured,
that the Senate intends to give a fete, which will
con upwards of two millions (22,(l001.), in the pa-
lace of Lusemburgh. The city of Paris will, be-
sides, as in the times of the coronations of former
Kings, give an entertainment in the Hotel de Ville,
never before surpassed in splendour. The Legis-
lative Body, the Tribunate, the Council of State,
the PrefeEt and Department of the Seine, the Mayors
of the Twelve Municipalities, the Grand Officers
of the Legion of Honour, the Ministers of different
offices, all intend to give grand festivities on that
day ; so much so, that every person of the capital,
ever so great or so low, may gratuitously enjoy
the treats and festivities. The Empress has al-
ready ordered five hundred tables to be laid
out in the Thuillery Gardens, and in the Ely-
sian Fields, each large enough for fifty guests,
all to be served at her expence, with the
choicest dishes, and finest w; .es. Should the wea-
ther be unfavourable, these tables will be coveted
as in tents. Freworks ere preparing, for which
the Emperor has given 600,000 lieres (25,0 01.)
from his private purse ; and, upon each bridge,
immense tuns with wine will be placed, and every
one passing by will drink as mach as he pleases;
on every square will be an orchestra, wli-re the
public will dance, and eat and drink at r . ban-
peror's expence. From his Majesty's private purse, '
six millions (250,00014 are already delivered to the
Mint, where gold and silver Coronation Medals
are striking, of which 1000,000 livres (75,0001.)
will be distributed at Paris, and the remainder in
the capital city of each d.epartment. Prisoners of
every description will be restored to their liberty,
and a new amnesty published, including all emi-
grated persons, with the exception of the Bour-
bons, and persons related to them. Each officer
will be advanced one step, and each soldier receive
from the Emperor's private purse one decade's (ten
days') pay. It is expelled that an emulation will
take place in every city, town, or even village, all
over France, which shall be foremost to chew its
greatest attachment to our beloved Sovereign. As

these feasts and festivities will cmtinue for several

Jays, all the theatres of the French empire will re-
main open sroris for the public, from the pth to
the 19th of neat November.—lburlal It, Spec-
tacles.)

THE BRITIbiI PRESS

LON DON,
THURSDAY, AtcLsr 30.

Mr. MowLE, the master of the Ceara:wise cut-
ter, which was sunk by the Boulogne batteries on
Sunday, arrived at Dover, Tuesday morning. l le
says. that be was within half gun shot of the shore,
engaging a gun-brig of twelve long guns, and two
lugger rigged yachts, richly ornamented, and sup-
posed to have on board some officers of distinetion.
When the cutter's guns were near enough to do
execution, the yachts lowered sails and masts, and
rowed in: the cutter followed them, and received a
IS inch shell, which sunk her. Notwithstanding
some thousands of shot and shells were thrown, the
damage done to our squadron wag not great. The
Istalor'ehte was struck by a shot, which wounded
three men : a shell fen on board the Horpy brig,
and killed one man. Other vessels received shots in

their sails and rigging, but no more lives were lost. •
The damage done to the enemy is believed to i
have been considerable. Several of their vessels •
were dismasted, and the slaughter, from the
number of troops on board, is inferred to have
been very great. But it is to be observed, that
oar cannonade has net, as on former occasions,
forced the enemy's vessels to return into port.
Stich is the sum and substance of the wonderful bu-
siness of Sunday a•nd Monday, off Boulogne, which
was sent forli by an Evening Paper of Tuesday,
embellished and set off by the fancy or fears of the
writer, as nothing lee than the admit commence-
ment of the execution of the long meditated threat
of invasion. Upon the first blush of the account,
it appeared to Os to be nothing more than one of those
skirmishes, which, for twelve months past, have
taken place almost daily between our cruisers and
divisions of the French ilotiila, made up with a good
deal of strong colouring and caricature, to catch
the attention of that mass of idleness and folly, who
do not choose to he at the trouble of thinking for
themselves, and areever ready to swallow any nonsense
that is offered to them in the shape of news. We
take some credit for having truly envisaged this
report, and put our readers yesterday upon their
gnat d against giving ten easy a belief to the story
of the Dover correspondent, in its full extent. It
now appears. that Baron :11,0;ciausen has settled
upon the coast. from whence he has undertaken to
astonish the world, and dissipate the stagnation
which generally prevails at this season of the
year in town, by a succession of wonders. The
Baron could count the grape-shot falling into the
sea, under the batteries of Boulogne. •he Baron
could see the men of the Iniororfalite holding up
their oars, and packing up the men of the Coassitu.
lion cutter, within half gun-shot of the French
coast. The Baron could see the mast of the Condi.
lotion sticking three inches above water. Had the
Baron been half nos orer when he saw all this, his
story would be feasible, and only common place. To
astonish the vulgar, it was therefore necessary, that
he should descry the whole scene through his glasses
from the heights of Dover. If any thing could
take from the merit of the Baron's account, it is the
close similitude, which it bore to Capt. Son x e's report
of his aerial voyage with Mr. GARNEIIIS, in 1502,
in which the Captain could perceive, at the dis-
tance of several miles above the earth, the ruts in the
roads, and could hear the dogs barking. The Baron's
report,even as an imitation, has, however, some merit,
and we flattered ourselves with a series of amusing
articles from his pen. It was, therefore, with a con-
siderable degree of regret and disappointment we
found yesterday, while we were gaping open.
mouthed for some new wonder from the Baron,
that, the atmosphere being cloudy on Tuesday, he
could not make any new observations or discove-
ries. This was a mortifying blow to our curiosity,
• and has greatly damped the sanguine expeltations
which we were beginning to entertain from the ex-
traotdinary success of the Baron's glasses. We
were beginning to hope that it would be tics more
necessary to send Lord KEITH and General Mooas
to reconnoitre the French coast, exposed to winds
and waves, and theire of the enemy ; and that it
would be sufficient for the purpose of the most mi-
nute enquiry and investigation, to order them to
Dover Cliffs with a note to the Baron, requesting
the loan of his glass. We had begun to hope that
it would be unnecessary to keep a cruising squadron
off Boulogne eluting the ensuing winter, for the
purpose of watching the motions of the enemy, as
all this could be done by the gond people of Dover
-without Stirling from their fire-sides, with only the
assistance of the Baron's glasses ; but, alas ! all
these fond, loyal. and patriotic hopes are fled. The
Baron says his glasses are of no use in bad weather.

We find ourselves, without any provneztion on our
parr, and much against our will, suddenly involved
in a quarrel with no fewer than three Newspapers.
One of these, indeed, the old organ of Jacobin-
ism, ought not to virprise us. It has never been
known to speak well of any of its contempora-
ries but with a view to injure it. For tisis liberal
and candid purpose, it has lately affeaed great
kindness for the Ct«ri.-. elr Lemires, and encou-
raged the sik Editor of that Paper to attack
Tau Bair cm' Pees. We have already given
a friendly hint to that poor man, against whom
we cannot possibly harbour any resentment.
Though it kas-not had the desired effea, yet we
do not consider him as absolutely incorrigible, and
t:ierefore hope a few words more may not be th...issn
entirely away. Boasting of this new ally, with
Which he now fraternises, he says he does not agree
-.with it in every thing. We have read nothing in
ikat Jacobin Print for a considerable length of time,
but the Brentford Eleftion business, and abuse of the
Ministry. These have been the two great, pr..mi-
nmt, and leading features of the Jacobin Print.
We should be glad then to know on which of I:le,e
two questions it has the honour to be supported
And applauded by the Cessi,cr de londres. Oat

Government has been tather unfortunate in its,g,.
nerosity towards French men of letters. With eh:
exception of Mr. Narita, whose loyasly is as nu.
questionable as his talents, most of this class of
Emigrants have
.proved e.lually disloyal and ins.
grateful. 'loyalists when in F. gland, and fed
by English boaaty, they have shewn themselves.
when retarned E.) Francs., the most abjeft slave,, the
panegyrists of Bos:kr. A tar. r, and the calumniator!,
England. FUNTANES, MEIIEE DE 1.5 TOUCIIE,
Mown:wive ir, now Placemen and Perssioner
BON ‘eARTr. arc all living examples, to sdicir
might appeal for the truth of this obseiva.a.sa. : .
MoNrioNsirat resided ten years in this country, :.

conducted with :slat; the rearier de Lma..,s.
successor, the present Editor, not having the
pretensions to talent, his loyalty is nSt in any Zr ,
Danger from the temp:a:ions the Use s e..a.
ire, therefore, not is the least afraid that he
ever make his appearance in the Legion of Hoorn:: ,
nor do we insinuate that he entertains the most dis-
tant hope of it. No, if the Proprietor of the Cumri...
de Landers 'offers no injury from its present Conduc-
tor, we apprehera! none that can possibly result lions
hislabours. Some portion of the bounty of Govern.
ment i s no doubt thrown away upon that imbecile Paper,
but it istoosmalltn arrestour notice. Thesetwo Prints
however, are not so much to blame as The Traveller.
To be attacked by The Traveller is to be wounded hr
an arrow feathered from our own wing. For It:
months past, that Paper has astually subsisted upon
Tun llamas Pscss. We have reckoned ;n its
pages, in one day, seven columns, all pirated from
Tux BRITISH Pass, and seldom does it copy Iv;
than three ; while, destitute of original sources of
any value, it yields nothing in return. It has
been suggested to us to take a regular accoui
of these piracies, and to publish them weekly, with
the amount of each day. This exposure would cer-
tainly be an aft of justice to ourselves ; but it m;ght
possibly ruin The Traveller. We cannot, howevr,
promise how much longer we shall resist the advice,
and exercise the same forbearance.

We this day resume our extraits from the French
Papers of the 10th, which we have rec,:ived
rerla-
sioely. Some of them will be found interesting, p.tr•
titularly the ankle which gives an account of the
preparations for the celebration of the coronation of
the EMPEROR of the FRENCH.

A letter from St. Petersburgh, received with the
last mail, mentions, that the division of the Itus.
sian fleet, which WAS to pass the Sound, is destined
for the Mediterranean, to reinforce the squadron al-
ready arrived there from the Black Sea, and to pra-
tes" Sardinia, Sicily, Morea, and the Seven Island•.
against the attempts of Fiance, it being yet doubtful
for which of these countries the French fleet at Tor-
lon is destined, should it, during the equinosial
gales, when probably our blockading ships will he
driven from the coast, be able to get to sea, without
fighting its way. This is so much the more prc-
bahle, as, according to letters from Loyd Netsoa••
fleet, the French ships at Tonlon have, ever sine•
last June, been in complete readiness to take adva• •
cage of the first opportunity to sail I,r that sect::
expedition, to which the French papers have a:.•
flounced them to be destined. The French ships
the Spanish ports are but badly manned ; but e.e
crews on board the Toulon fleet are picked me 7.
and the land troops, under the command of Getiet.,l
REGNIIII, consist of thou. Srit ades which d. -
tinguished themselves most under Bostaemsrs, in
his campaigns in Italy and Fgy pt.

A report is current, of an embargo havinE, be:a
laid in the French, Flemish, and Dutch ports. -A
we have had no arrivals lirce from these ports, it
&racially supposed to be the case and that
FAA!' Z, to prevent our receipt of any informs:":.
what is going forward in these countries, has 1,
an embargo on all the shipping. This is, no
the reason that we have been without French pap
for near three weeks, as the last, which we r:c.•
came only up to the 11th inst. thir • •
terrroraric. have none later than th-i!e of
We tth anxiety fOr the two lLsu
which we 7e due poste-iii.

A Court of Dire. ors was yesterd.ty hell a:
India House, which adjouracd at an early hour
t -morrow.

A Cabinet Council was yesterday held at
OtliCe. It was attended by

CA rLtaLAost, H OW BY, MELVILLE, RA' •
BERV, And the Lid o(CAmtnio. __ _

List Manday, about one o'clock.
Cliasicet Loa visited Mr. PITT. At two o'
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Cabinet Council was held at 1.114 11.4 P.,),+ 3
Office, which was attended by the Loll, Csik•••• •
LOS, Earl CS VDr.v, Lord HASA UWB Lord Mt.
VIL LS, and Mr. PITT.
It is strongly reported and :hi:
~laresrvwill not sleep any nvre the Q -
House, and will veto' rarely hold Levees,
wl.e 1 he clan hold any, they will be a: tne

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WEYMOUTIT, RCO.

Pfoucisy evening, the Rov•L FAM n. Y ho-
loured the Theatre with their pre)ence. The pieces
commanded were, the Comely of The S
11,,,!hgrr ; the Scotch Ballet of Donal, I and Pcuy ;
sld the Farce of Miar Od,her Terns. The part of
(;,,tirrnar 11.-wetall, in the Play, was performed by
Dawsom ; and that of the Ifrdrzv Cheer/n, by
;qrs. FAR a Kt 4. The whole of the charaEters were
extremely well supported, and this popular play
uent off with great eclat. In the Ballet, Mr. MlL-
:is, in the charaCter of the Dranken Footman, in-
-I.,!ticed a comic Pas Seal, in wooden shoes ; the
of this performance highly amused. The
FAMILY were received, on their entrance into
the house, with Gud Sa e she ?Go:, in which the
t':!lole audience joined, which was extremely crowded;
the came mark of respea was shorn them on their
'going the house.
The attendants on the ROYAL FAMILY were,
furl (Jinn tone, Geller:llf CARTWRIGHT, GAli CH,
, •d Firzso v. LidiesWirav ARo and TurNxt.
Vesterday the Ror AL FAMILY sailed in the Royal
,:•••(•,,a yacht : on their leaving the fort, and on
tide return. a royal salute was given. They landed
abut five o'clock.
. . . .

morning His Mss es r• was on horseback by
seven o'clock, to inspea the 2d division of the St.tt-
tadshirc Militia.
Between two and three o'clock, the Rov A L FA•
Silty sailed in the Royal yacht for a cruise : they
Bud a very fine breeze, and by three o'clock they
were quite out of sight.
The following are among the last arrivals at the
Royal Hotel:

Earl of Uabridge, Loot Lady Rid4lo, Sir Charles
Ilhinpfyldo. Colimel of the Sialf.a:itsliiro Militia, Culoitel Lee,
at the &inter-tot /4411,.ia, f .sne, of the S,merset,
en!onel Sneyd, and C.. 1.• lel St L -rr, the Rev Mr. and
Mn.t St John, Mr. Harria.i.i, Sir
Junev, Mr. and Mn. Wtr-
pa, Mr. Welsh, Mr. Whiteniol„ an l Mr. Somers C.z.