The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-27 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY. Dumas' 27.

The town of Windsor was in a state of great
alarm on Tuesday morning. between foar and
five o'clock. owing to the departure and arrival of
espressos. The Prince of WALBS and Duke of
Cures LL iced about that time : their Royal
Highnesses immediately sent off several expresses :
daring the whole of the day expresses were going
and coming io quick succession.

The Kteo's pulses at tee o'clock on Tuesday
eights was reduced to 75. and was at about the
sew state yesterday asocnieg. The Comp'sink
which caused se unfkrourahle a change on Mon-
day sight was an attack in the bowels. of the same
kind. it is said, as that which proved fatal to the
Duke of Quaressaaar. Although the disorder
has since abated. we are concerned to state that His
klaJcsev continued very ill at the date of the last
accounts.—The Mowing is a copy of the Bulletin
exhibited yesterday at St. James's Poiret:—

" Winlser Caulk, Dec 26.
" His MAJUTT. since the abatement of hi•
fryer, has continued nearly in the same state.

• H. It. REYNOLDg,
▪ M. 'MILLIE.
0. W. 114CRERDEN,
I, R. WILLIS."

Since the relapse of the X s NG' a Bolletin every
evening has been sent Irons Windsor to Mr. Pau-
CEVAL. It is written by the Physician wile is in
clue attendance open Ili, MAJFSTY. *WI id in
'general an enlarged statement of Dis klussre's
situation during the day.
Yesterday the Prince of WALIS and Doke of
You left Windsor, about twelve o'clock, for Lone
The Panics wu expected to have returned
•n Tuesday. The Duke of CLARLNOR was in
town yesterday. sad called et Cattetoadouse about

twelve, expecting that the FILMS had retina
from ‘Viodeor. ;

An interesting debate itexpectedinsbeliouse of
Lords this day. upon the Regency Question.

In oar Paper of the 19th last, we g•re, az.
CLUPIVELY, an account of as attack made by the
Donegal ■nd Revenge of the line, and the Diana
and itiiobe frigates, upon two French frigates of
44 guns each, the Amason and E/i:et, part of the
Havre squadron, which they drove on shore be-
tween the batteries of La Hogue and Tatihou. upon
the French coast. It has been since understood,
and so stated in the Paris papers, that all our at•
tempts to destroy the two frigates had proved in-
effectual, and, the enemy had succeeded in getting
them oft.—We, however, now understand that the
Eli:ee has beers attacked by the boats of she Diana,
under the batteries of 'Fatihou, which succeeded in
setting her on lire, and completely destroying her,
without the loss of a man.

We have more than once held up to public con-
tempt and reprobation the odious and disgusting
attempts, tuade by sone of the Minsterial Journals,
to excite a prejudice and suspicion against the
Prince of %tuts, with a view to reconcile the
Country to Mr. Peacevat's plan for loading his
Royal Highness. es Regent, with chains and fet-
ters.—.. Is it (-ay. The Courier of last night) no
ground of suspicion, that we see Sir FRANCIS Belt-
on% for the first time in his life, standing
forth an every-day debater, starting up at the first
opportunity to advocate the cause of the Regent
in the most vehement manner ?"—Again—,. Is it
no ground of suspicion, that we find The Weekly
Itegister, seditious and revolutionary to excess in
its general conduct, also advocating the cause
of the Regent with unremitting zeal ?"—., The
restraint" (says the same paper in the same
article) " against making Peers, experience has
rendered much more necessary than it was in 1789.
A few years only have pawed over our beads since
Sir CERISTOENER HAWILINS and ALEXANDER
DAVISON found themselves in most awkward
scrapes respecting the election of Menthers of Par-
liament. Between them it appeared they hail en-
gaged to influence the return of about 20 Members.
Report said, and we believe truly, that 411, al.ese
Members were to Inure rotated a perry. witlstothera,
in favour of the friends or the Prince orlfiliest,_.#loo
give his Royal Highness au influence in -Pauli!.
ment. If that report was true, as we believe: it
was, is it not probable. nay alinnat certain, that
the same men who advised such prneeedino,
would.adviee his Royal flighntsc as Regeta, to
create'. large batch of Peers for the same purpose?
flowerer great she reliance that may be placed on the
loyalty and patriotism of his Royal Highness, it is
insufficient to guard the Nation against the designs
of the evil Conesellure by wham it is feared he
would,e. Regent, be surrounded. When it is eon
aidered that some of the Opposition Leaders seem
to think the Km should be set aside; that the
gang of Buitnirr. CORSETT. and Co. seem to
expect touiethiNg is their way from an unlimited '
Regent; and that the recent attempt to establish
a squad in the House of Commons for the support.
of the Parsec's friends. renders restraint against
making Peers more necessary :when all these new
facts are consideted, in addition to the general
reasonings of 1789, we agree that the° circuity-
staoces Aare chengett, but the change is isstritvosi
of the necessity of restrictions."—Such is the'
angusge of a Print professing to state the-soar
timenta of Ministers upon this 'important subjeCe!
—We have quoted the words. because it must
appear altnost incredible that any writer should
be so destitute of regard for himiW, or respect
for the rank and person of the Heir Apparent, as
to use such language !—The Paper alluded to is
in the habit of tepresenting Sir Famous HURONS?
and others, whom it has leagued with his Royal
Highness, as men of revolutionary principles, the
fomenters of anarchy, and little short of traitors.—
Combining, therefore, this circumstance with the
insinuations thrown out in the above passers, the
attack thus made appears to US one of the most
vile and audacious that ever came from the pen of
the ipost desperate libeller!—" These new facts."
says the Writer in the Courier. (that IN 1111 own rile
insinuation.) •• shew that the change. since 1789.
is in favour of the necessity of restrictions :"—that is,
that a necessity now exi..s to restrain the Prince of
WALKS from confederating and conspiring with Sir
FRANCIS BORDZET/ COSIRET, and Co. to overturn
the Coustitution!—Such is the drift and meaning of
the argument, or it means nothing ; for rarely the
Prince of WA LSI cannot prevent these persons from
advocating the principle of as. unlimited Regent if
they please; nor can any blame attach to him on
their account, unless ha be is some w ay connected
with them, and likely to he directed liy their in-
fluence nod counsels.—Upon the whole, this is the
most base and unfounded attack ever made upon
the HEIR A PreateT ; sad if the enormous extent
to which libellers have been tempted to abuse the
generosity of his Royal Highness be Considered,
this is certainly saying a great deal

The Basilisk gaa-hrig is arrived with dispatches
from Ceiba. By her we have received Papery front
that city to the 95th Nat Nothing of any import-
ance bad taken place is that vicitrity 'up to that
date.