The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-22 00:00:00

THE HAMBURCH MAIL.

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• HAGUE, APRIL 9.
The. French F.nvoy, r+emonville, gave previous
notice to our Government of the placing the town of
Flushing in a state of siege, which measure appears
to have been hastened by the refusal of the English
to deliver up the island of Goree to the French.
The 7000 French troops which have entered
Breda, Flushing, . Middleburg, and Were, will be
reinforced with nearly an equal number, that is,
with four battalions of infantry, and three squa-
drons of cavati y, which will take possession of; or
have already occupied, Herzogenbusch, and other
places in our territory. To-day tioo men have en-
tered Nimeguen, where yesterday the gates were
shut against them.
All these, amounting to I'2 or 14,000 French
troops, which are well cloathed and accoutred,
come from Belgium, where they will be replaced
from the interior of France. A communication
will be established by telegraphs from the frontiers
of our Republic to Paris, which never was done in
the late war, for the telegraphic line only extended
to Lisle ; it will now be continued to -Brussels, and
so to Paris. The Telegraph-Direaor, Chappe, will
erea a telegraph on the church of St. Sudula, at
Brussels.
Citizen Michaud is arrived here as Cemmissehrt
Ordoilnateur, to superintend every thing relating to
the maintenance of the French troops, which, as
welt as their pay, will be furnished by our Republic.
In about ten days the couriers which have been
sent to Petersburg from London, Paris and the
Hague, arc expected back. The answers they bring
will decide the present crisis, and this decision, it is
hoped, will be pacific.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 9.
In case of a rupture with England, three armies,
according to our Gazettes, will be immediately as-
sembled on the coast near Boulogne, in Normandy,
and in Belgium. Moreau will command in a
camp to be formed near Brest; Ondinot at Cher-
bourg; Massena at Dunkirk; and Macdonald a
fourth army in 1 lolland.
The Batavian liescriptions, payable after the
Peace, are at 61L
The English papers have asserted, that a German
regiment, in Batavian pay at the Cape, offered to
enter into the pay of England : this is without
foundation.
SWARIA, APRIL 4.
Great preparations are making at Stutgard for
the three days festivities, which will be celebrated in
consequence of the elevation of the Duke to the
EleCtoral Dignity, and which will take place in the
week after Easter. The red uniforms for the atten-
dants of the Court, according to their different de-
grees, are sumptuous and elegant.. The armorial-
coat of the herald is of yellow velvet, richly em-
broidered with the Eleaoral arms.
A great number of strangers are expeiied at
Stutprd, among others the French Envoy, Dide-
lot, who has not yet arrived here.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL eO.
Remain at St. Helen's his Majesty's ship Albion,
of 32 guns, Capt. Hardy, and Pigmy cutter, of 14
guns, Lieut. White, with his Majesty ship Thalia, of
Sb guns, Capt. Moncur, from Barbadoes, and La
Mulls, of 44. guns, Capt. Adam, from the East-
rudies ; the latter, last from Lisbon.
Remain at Spithead his Majesty's ships, Grampsu,
Rissel, Nissans, Calesata, Acasta, Anrora,
Camilla, and Arrow; with the lion. East-India
Company's ships, Earl Howe and Lord Castlerragb,
the Oceax transport, several revenue and excise cut-
ters, and a number of colliers, bound to the west-
ward.—Wind N. W. and blows very hard.
DEAL, APRIL 20.
Arrived the Perseverance, Tweedale, from China,
and Industry, Ingraham, from New York.—Wind,
W. N. W.

novrit, APRIL 20.
Sailed this morning for Calais, the Britannia pas-
sage vessel, Capt. Vs hire, with passengers. ,
l'he Prince of Wales packet, Captain Sutton, will
sail either to-night or to-moiroW morntng with the
Mail, Charles, Hereford, Esq. and family,. Baron
Munchaussen, and several other passengers.
The following gentlemen landed here last night
out of the ,Inn East Indianian, Captain Scott, from
St. Helena:—Mr. George Harper, with dispatches ;
Ensign George Fry, and Lieut. .lohn Paul.
No arrivals from France. The wind' has blown
very hard from the westward since yesterday, but
is now more moderate. A Prussian messenger is just
arrived from London Witt) dispatches of importance;
he is very anxious to proceed, and, I believe, will at-
tempt to cross the Channel in an open boat, as there
will not be sufficiency of water for a packet to get
oat till very late to-night.
LIST.


The ridihern, Like, bound to London, is lost at Hon-
duras.
The Maria, ----, of Lotid"n, from Honduras, is lost on
t`te coast of
(:riactal Atsi•rcroothie, —.—, front Attica, is lost at
St. Thomas's ; most of the people saved.
Vie Expeditiiirt, L'Arcy, front St. Thomas's, is on shore
at Livurposol.
AkIIIVEo,
In the T)-was...the Anna, Scott, from Bengal; raphrolne,
from the Glr of ritpal Hope; Harriet, Hurt, from
110:84,tras; Ity an, from St. Thomas's; Polly, !la.
mock, from Clarkston; Aftna, Paymaster ; and Betsey, Hunt,
from Waterford.
At Raansgatea.sthe Betsey Caine, Wilmott, front New Provi-
*nee.
At Penance—the Nesbit, Wood, from Jamaica.
At Liverpool—the Shepherdess, Wills, from Virginia.
At Clyde—the Hercules, Crawford, from Jamaica ; and
Shepherdess, Wuud, from New York.
At Dublin—the Mese, from London.
At Bourdeaux—the Sally, Davidson, from Lutulon.
At New Provirleitm—the Pitt, Muutrie, from London ; and
Illary new, Irnolcfnun /lacanitalt.
At Donsinies--the Nysus,Sanillaild, from London.
At Tortola.-'--tho Maria, Rivkin, from Liverpool.
. At Dentecata-aicise from ditto.
At PhiLad-lphiii—stio. Forty-Second, Tyre, front ditto.
At Savannah—the llasen, Turner, from ditto.

Letters from Plymouth, by Wednesday's post?
contain the following information:—

" PLYMOUTH DOCK, APRIL 18.
" Orders were received here yaerday to stop all works in
the Dock Yard on Sundays, particularly those carried on by
blacksmiths; and this day the rigger fur the Ville de Paris of
110 guns, and the Prim.. of 91, were ordered off duty. No
further sktivitg,. it kg thought, will be used to equip either of
those *Of and our reparations, on tbc whole, appear to
have become far btu brisk within the last few days."