The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

B(1114 P.IIC I' K.

On Monday the Redwing, of 18 guns, Captain
"Fred. Hann. arrived from the St. Habra station,
having been relieved by the Bearer, Captain Mar-
tyutti which arrived out from England after a long
passage of 128 days.—The Redwing left the island
ell the Bth of March, and Ascension on the 1611:
of that month. Bonaparte had not removed into
his new house. The usual telegraphic report con-
tinued to be made, of his being, in health and
safety ; but we are informed that he has become
dropsical to a degree that prevents his taking car-
:tee exercise, and which may terminate his life in
a very short period.—The shops on the station were
thus employed :
vieo, 74 guns, Rear-Admiral Lambert, Captain T. Drown ;
Voranm, 24, Captain Versos; Heron, 18, Captain Harmer;
Sheariwat,r, 10, Captain .1. W. Roberta; BelllCf, 10, Capt.
literrfalt, lying:end guarding the island; Brazen, 2Q, Capt.
W. Shrpheerd, at itr Cape; Menai, 211, Captain F. Moreiby,
C. B. at the Maurine'. Thr Tees, 18, Captain Rennie, had
liren ordered from the Mauritius, to Ragland. The Red-
wing
.brvitgbt a Mail from the Cape and St. Helena. She
L. ordered to St for Channel service.
Tie nedieing was detained four days at St. Ile-
!eve, when quite rrinly for sea, by • most tre-
mendous surf, or rollerr.whieb let in,early the
musing of the 4th March, so suddenly as to
dangsr the lives of many persons who were upon
rind employed about the landing places. The pas-
sengers olthe India ship Lorttiliingerford were in
the act rd ensbarhing when assailed by this awful
visits:firm, the Arst_surge, of . which washed off two
children and one woman, sod twiny of the Lascars
who were engaged in various duties nurrowls.
eticisped with their lives;, the sentinel and two.
Laws were severely maimed; the woman was
dronued,lbut the two babes were most ',minden-
tisfly 'saved by a boat from his Majesty's ship rryo.
Tholiansagednee is these four days to a rock which
yea: apparently unassailable, is incredible. The
piers end road-way fimn the eastern steps to the sea-
destroyedt.aud nothing ilk. the
aver hasimr bean there remain..
the .custottislinuse receiving-.houre

`141.1',. 1)11ESS.

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LON DON,
MONDAY, NIAr 7, 1821.

Paris Ripens lo the sth arrived la►e last night.
It i. stated in one of them that the army of Prince
YPSILANTI amounts to 50,000 men. This is a
rapid augmentation imirrd from a few thousands.
Would that it were real ! We fear it is only the
creation of some lively fancy. The following are
extracts :

NAPLES, APRIL 17.
We learn by arcounts from Mesainu that Gen.
Roteirol has been forced to abandon that city. The
Prince of Co&reale, who is appointed by the King
Governor of this division, has addressed a Procla-
mation to the inhabitants. The Provisional Go-
vernment is at present engaged in disarming of the
inhubitants, and in winching the Cat bonsri. The
execution of the first measure is rather difficult,
mo.t of the inhabitants of the kingdom have hither-
to shewit no inclination to comply with the order for
giving them up. 'flie Austrians canoed the adop-
tion of this measure, b-eatt.e many of their soldiers
bad been assassinated. The regular troops obey,
sod deliver up their arms; they are quite resigned
to the order for dispersing of the whole army, ex-
cept the national guard.
The Journal of the Two Sicilia says, that the
Austrians are beloved beyond measure (dire modo)
by the Neapolitan people.
PARIS. MAT 3.

According to accounts from Temestiar of the 6th of
April, the army of Prince Ypsilanti isstated by the
news from Moldavia to amount to 60,000 men, and
that they have reached the banks of theDann he, where
they are stopped by the inundation. This delay,
however, enables many voltinteeni to join them. The
Prince, it seems, has publiklwd a proclamation,
coached in very modest terms, in the Turkish lan-
guage, promising the Musseltnett security for their
persons and property if they are quirt. It is said
that the Turkish farmers are inclined to favour the
Greeks, being, subject to the sante tyranny as they
see.—(Courier Francuise, May 4.)

We do not think that the Marquis of LONDON..
DERRY received Mr. HUTCHINSON'S motion on
Friday evening with the fair regard to which,
from its importance, it was entitled, or that he
acted wisely, with reference to the interests of the
Allied Cabinets, in not taking a liberal advantage
of the opportunity it offered to him of relieving the
public mind front the atixitty that is now gent rally
entenmined respecting their future projects. We
are of opinion that, generally speaking, the Ministers
of the Crown ought to feel a certain degree of obli-
gation to those Members of Pat liament who, acting
with good faith, and in the exercise of a sound dis-
cretion, afford them the opportunity of giving to the
world explicit information upon matters of great
public in►erest : whenever the public mind is
deeply agitated by the contemplation of pasting
event•, rumours arise either from the ignorance,
the
,caplice. or the malice of individuals, which
teuircoasiderably to alarm and disturb society, and it
ought to be as much the duty of prudent governments
to suppress such idle or malicious notions, as to guard
ugainat the occurrence even of a substantive evil.
It is now very well understood that the people of
Piedmont in general were induced to regard die
late 'revolution in the form of their government with
iodifference, if not complacency, from the previous
belief that the King of S SRDI N IA had consented to
surrender all the fortresses in Piedinout to Austria,
and to exchange a considerable body of Ins troops
for an quid number of Ibingiiirmi, who were to
perform military service in the place of the native
troops within his dominions. The nation felt in-
dignant at such an arrangement, and saw with-
out regret the departure of a King fur whose
perilousl qualities they bud entertained a sincere
respect, hut whom they had been taught to regard
as a. traitor to the honour of his kingdom. It mat-
ters nothing that such an opinion was erroneous,
we notice it solely for the purpose of illustrating
our remark., amid of ',roving the wisdom and expe-
diency of giving an early arid official contradiction
to erroneous report., when they relate to maws of

general importance, or are calculates to eleste •
painful interest in the public nuod. With this
impression we think that the Marquis of Lou-
)loo•Deattv did nut act wisely on the occasion of
Mr. HUTCHINSON'S motion respecting the affairs
of Europe, when, instead of laying before Parlia-
ment an explicit avowal of the sentiments enter-
Urined by the British Government upon the
general aspect of the affairs of Europe, as they
are affected by the conduct of the great mili-
tary Powers of the Continent, and relieving
the public mind, not in Great Britain alone, but
throughout all Europe, from the uneasy, and
we may add the dangerous feeling that prevails
with regard to the ultimate views of the Allies—
the
Noble Marquis was pleased to taunt the lion.
Mover with not having been admitted to an tan-
g, mate acquaintance with the politics of the several
CaliEts, and contented himself with noticing the
chara., sainst the ambition of Austria and Russia
by some very vague and unmeaning interrogatories.
We certainly do not believe that, whatever intens
liens Russia and Austria might et one moment
have entertained respecting an attack upon the
Government of Spain, these Powers now have any
serious notion of actually invading the Spanish Pe-
ninsule. The unwillingness of Frauce to concur
in such • project would render success utterly
hopeless. Still, as there are many thousands of
persona in various parts of Europe who believe that
Amalie and Russia still entertain the design of at-
tempting a counter-revolution in Spain, we think
it would have been wise in the Marquis of LON-
DON DERRY to have taken advantage of Mr. HUTCH-
INSON'S motion, and have satisfied the public mind
upon so interesting • matter.
There are circumstances in the present state of
the Continent which are calculated to awaken in
this country a lively and anxious solicitude. Italy
has ceased to boast of independence in any of its
States. Naples and Piedmont have become what
Tueeany, Venice, and Milan already were, namely,
Austrian provinces. The three Marches are gar-
risoned by Austrian troops ; so that although," the
Eternal City" itself is free from Austrian soldiers,',
the Pupal dominions are absolutely subject to the
power of Austria, and the Pope, as • temporal
Prince, enjoys as limited • share of independent
sovereignty as the Grand Duke of TUSCANY or
the King of N•etes. Italy has become a place
des wales far the empire of Austria, where the
Cabinet of Vienna not only maintains without ex-
pense to the Imperial treasury, 150,000 troupe
ready for immediate service, but where it also
may recruit the Imperial armies, and even obtain
a very considerable revenue. It may control upon
ally emergency the political conduct of the whole
Peninsula, confine to its own subjects the exclu-
sive advantages of the commerce of Italy, and
shut out all the other people of Europe from the
extensive sea coasts and markets of that beautiful
country. Does not so great a change in the poli-
tical aspect of Italy, reducing, it to the condition
of an Austrian province, tend considerably' to en-
danger the balance of power in Europe ? Is it not in
its stature far snore serious, and likely to be attended
with dangerous consequences to Europe, and per-
haps more evperially to Great Britztio, t bait the
capture of Oczakow by the !Navin's, whirls
seemed so alarming an event in the eyes of Mr.
PITT, or the possession of the Island of MAlta,
which was the ostensible cause of the renewal of
war bets eel) Great Britain and France after the
peace of Amiens -
The events that are passing in the dominions of
Turkey are also fraught with important conse-
quences to Europe, and deserve the most earnest
attention of our Government. Should the Greeks
under Prince Y PSI I.A NTI succeed in wresting from
the grasp of Turkey ally portion of those extensive
dominions that once formed the Greek empire,
and have so long groaned under the horrors of Ma-
hontedan tyranny, the neighbouring States will
affect to believe that the new Power will be unable
to maintain the relations ofpeace and commerce with
Europe, and will, in their generous solicitude for the
common welfare, undertake to share the territories
between then,. Austra and Russia ore both pre-
pared with considerable armies on the frontiers of
Turkey to take advantage of every occurrence,
and their almost proverbial ambition will feel
lint little 'temple in appropriating whatever part
of the Turkish provinces may seem to become
dismembered from the main trunk. Should Eng-
laud then interfere to prevent the further catesnion
of three already overgrown empires, how shall she
be enabled to give effect to her remonstratices ?
She has looked with indifference or with tipproba-
twit upon the destruction of Italy ; she has not
uttered a word to prevent the sudden and violent
extinction of the brilliant meteor that seemed for a
moment to shed a gleam of hope and liberty through
the gloom and despondency of Italiao slivery ; she
has suffered Austria to monopolize that fairest pot.
lion of Europe, and. with Russia, to hurl anathe-
mas against all who dare to talk of freedom ; and
how shall she hope to collect around her the moral
strength of public opinion, or gain credit for her
professions of regard to the welfare of Europe, when
she shall find herself at length reduced to the tie-
cessity of checking the ambitious career of Austria
mid Russia, and of Riving the balance of power from
bring disturbed by the accession of any considerable
poition of the Turkish dominions to the strength of
Ihrse two empirts, already too formidable for the

tarty of the rest of Europe ? The foreign policY
of the British Cabinet ever since the capture of
BONAPAILTE, has effectually robbed Great Britain
of the proud distinction she once enjoyed among
the people of the Continent of being regarded as
the champion and aJvocate of freedom. By this
policy her statesmen have, no doubt, obtained the
smiles and approbation of foreign Princes,
and have in delighted complacency exchanged
snuff-boxes with the Ministers of for•:ign despots;
but it should never be forgotten that it is from these
very personages that probable danger is to be ap-
prehended, and that we hare increased the chances
of incurring it by the conduct we have pursued in
endeavouring to render them independent of public
opinion. 'rhea• may lowa at their pleasure or
caprice the link that binds us to their Cabinets, su
anon as they shall find our friendship irksome or
unprofitable. but for its to regain our place in the
estimation of the world cannot be the work of a
moment. Then shall we mourn over the fatal
policy that severed our national interests from
those of mankind in general, and taught us to
purchase the friendship of Monarchs by flattering
their passions, and sacrificing the liberties of half
of Europe to appease their liars or gratify their re-
sentments.

The following notice is copied from the London
Gazette of Saturday :

Carllon•lfouse, May 4, 1821.

The following is a copy of an order from his Majesty to
the Ittarquis of Winchester, Groom of the Stole, which, in
obedience to his Majesty'', commauds, has been COMMlllli-
called by his Lundship to the Lords of his Slajeriy's Bed-
chamber :

The honour of Knighthood having, in two recent instances,
been surreptition►ly obtained at the Levee, his Msjesty, fur
the purpose of r ffecinally guarding against all such disgrace-
ful practices in future, has hers. pleased to direr,. that hence-
forth no person shall be presented to his Majesty at the
Levee by the Lords in Waiting, to receive the honour of
Knighthood, unless his Majesty's pleasure shall have been
previously signified, in writing, to the Lord iii Waiting, by
one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

Being ignorant of the two cases alluded to in
this extraordinary communication, we do not know
how to appreciate the motives of delicacy which
'have induced the suppression of the n•nnes of the
parties whose extravagant vanity has placed then►
in this awkward situation. Are these unworthy
persons to retain the honour which they have thus
surreptitionsly obtained? or can they be stripped
of it P There is a story of a Lord Lieutenant
bf Ireland, who, iss his travels through that coun-
try, conferred they honour of knighthood on
the landlord of an humble inn. His Excellent,
.proposed on the next morning to ryed the boon,
but tionffece would not consent to relinquish it. In
some of the late batches of Baronsts, it is thought
there were, some loaves which, if duly examined,
would be found rather light and gritty. The
patent of a Baronet is, hoverer, subject to revision,
and may be rescintkd if obtained or conferred un-
worthily.

HIS MAJESTY'S yacht, the Royal George, corn-
maotled by Commodore the Hon. Sir Cuaaties
I'AGET, WaS on Friday taken out of the basin at
Portsmouth, having had an alteration made in the
stern, which gives her a more frigate-like appear-
ance. There have been Ito °ldris yet given to fit her
for his NIAJEsTY's personal service.

On Saturday his NI AJEthTlf heir' a Cou►t at his
Palace in Pall-mall, which was intended by
1 lie Lord President of the Council, the Lord Pricy Seal,
the Eirst Lord of the Admiralty, the Master-General of the
Ordnance, the blast' r of the Mint, the Lnrd Steward, the
Judge Advocate, and the Treasurer of the Household.

Ilia MAJESTY brit! u Po ivy Council, at which
Sir EDWARD PAGET •cAS Fs/10M in a Member. and
took his seat on the Board accordingly.
A Proclamation was agreed upon respecting the
coin of Sovereigns.
Mr. BULLER attended as Clerk of the Council.

HIS MAJESTY glove audiences to the Esti of
lIARROWSY, Viscount MELVILLE, and Mr. WEL-
LESLY PULE.

The JunoE-ADVOCATE laid before WS MAJESTY
some proceedings of Courts Moroni, to take the
KING'S commands on them.

The Court broke up about four o'clock.

Yeoerday the LORD CRIAN.CEI.I.OR and the Mar-
,quis of ANGLESEY had audiences of IRA MAJESTY.
A serjeant, two corporals, and a private in the
marines, were in att•iottance on Saturday, in new
clothing, at the King's Tulare, under the (hire-
lion of Viscount MELYILLE, fur his MAJESTY'S
inspection, and to take his commands.

una►tachrct pay to Genrral Officers and the
retired full pay become in cuuise of payment this
dsy.

In consequenceof Mr. Ilust x's exhibition of abuse
in the Ordnance l)epartment, an order has been
received at the Ordnance Office, Dublin, from the
Muster General and Board in this country, to sus.
prod all gratuities for length of service till further
notice; and similar orders have been forwarded, it
is 14110, to other departments in Ireland.

The period of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT% imprison.
ment expires this day.
Saturday the dispatches were closed at the East
India House, and deliver, d to the Pursers of the
following ships, viz.—thonios Gyearille, Captain
W. MANNING ; and Marquis of Wellington, Cap.
twin J. BLANCHARD, for Madras and Eciigal.

...
Ships at Spivhead on Saturday—Came/eon, Ac-
tive, Itedicing, Snap, Grecian, and Hound.
Copt. LILLICRAP and Lieutenants It 0. Lova,
J. G. GRAHAM, and I'. MARRIOTT, ure appointed
to the Hyperion, fitting at Sheerness.
A correspondent states, that, from the average
price of beef in the markets, it might not to ex-
ceed sixpence per Ih. to the consumer.

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