The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-19 00:00:00

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Lord COLLIN4iIVOOO hus been. a ireOlPri time
on shore, to partake of a splendid entertaitimeid,
givca on his account, prior to his drlisrtoire for
Toulon. Every possible honour mud riisircet were
paid to the Admiral. The streets were lined with
the military, on his landing, and the bands played
seve►al of the most poptdar airs.

Amidst the variety amid importance of the matter
which presents itself to our consideration from so
way quarters, the Convention mule with the
Treads General in Portugal imperiously demands
ear attention. We have seen several letters written
by military and naval officers on the spot, coming
&mato the sd of Septt;mber, relating the series of
events that preceded the final agreement with
Jcsier and Se/suet's. ThroUghotit all they com-
amialicutioesi, Winder sentiment* of iudignation mud
dirs;+p:eiutma•ot reign witlmout disguise. Even the
French, uo less tb.o the English troops, partici-
pated• in, and loudly expressed the feelings by
which they. were respectively agitated. When the
former, on the gml ot September, marched out of
the forth. Julien.aed the othet fortr, sees, wind,
they were to evacuate, their lesimiage, demo-mow,
and every thing mecum:wain ing the act, bespoke ra-
ther conquerors than a vaoquoshettairmy. Many of
the :repireinns tittered on the occasion by them el e
of a nature too painful to relate. The forces,
on the contrary, when drawn up in presence of their
late enemy, mud revicaed by Sir Hew DALRIN-
PEE, on the sums day, manifested corresponding
dissati.faction. • Many of them, Conscious that their
Officers participated in their sensatioos, threw up
their caps, vicifensting; Shame Shaine! a dis-
griedul treaty !!' They ever. proceeded to hisses.
Na: can we, when we tonsider the nature of the
Coavvimiion, be surprised at the different emotions
that it ha» relmectively excited in the two armies.
To us, it produces neither honeer, emolument,
nor advantage; for we were already masters
of the crintey, a-id of the entrance of the Tai-
gas. Joetre, on the contrary, cut off from earn
time hope of assistanee, defeated, surrounded,
and destitute of all resource, except in his own
character, has not merely extricated Ids army—
he rat.rea with all the insignia of success—with
all the honemins and boobies of war—loaded with
plunder, and satiated with the spells of Portugal.
BONAPARTE will knew how to distinguish between
the Convention of Lisbon and the Capitulation of
Andujar. Ile will never mistake DALRYMPLE for
CASFANOS, nor JUNOT fur Denise. The Moni-
ker will .not blush to announce the evacuation of
Portugal. It is in fact only injurious to our brave
allies in Spain, JUEOT will speedily re-appear in
Biscay, or in Navarre, mand may, by possibility,
occupy Lisbon anew within the revolution of a
few months. If, after sacrificing the substance,
it were worth wlsite to quarrel about the form, we
would even willingly inquire bow, cued by what au-
thority, one Couimaiiders in Portugal have pre-
sumed to recognise and to treat with JUNOT, as
Duke of Abrautes P Our Government certainly
einem recognise or admit any such title. Can
say act be so strange, as to allow JUNIOT to qua.
lify himself thus is. a pelshe i•sstrument, when the
SECtrrALY of STATE, only a few weeks ago, de-
nominates the man alto created JUNOT a Doke, by
the titie of e, the atrocious U»nreer of France ?" As
well might time Generals under Gtoau U. have
recognised the dignities a isl honours conferred by
the late Chevalier Du S. Geoesse on his fol-
lowers. The very ntammuer and terms of Jumor's
Rattication are offensive, ■s well as completely
improper. To us he mild not have been known
under Inch a desigeatioti ma l►e there assumes,
which was in itself an insult.

To revert, however. to a more important object
of attention, tine Convention itself: Indignant as
we are on rerusing it', and naturally as thut indig.
▪ 1,0.04tts kalif to the Coesineutler in Chief, as
its author, yet josticecompels us to admit that the
•djEsiiisc Coliventioa, of die zoth of August, re-
poses on the first Convention of the 44.1, as its basi..
Nay, it is evident, that the artislcs of the first Con-
vention are even more dishonourolde or disadvan-
tageous to us, than those ultimately settled. Sir
Cll.laLvs Carrow positively objected to the 7th
Article, as inad.nissible. and the Russian fleet was
therefore given up to u 4 as a deposit. But our
• N is tatinitely atgmeoted, w lien vse see that
bir Astruna Wns.t.tattv, whose supersession we
so much lament, the Conqueror of Vemeiras sired
the Coaveotiou of the Saki with ILLLLitaI•PIP....
How are we to explain this extraordinary fact ?
How are we to exculpate a general and a hero, so
deservedly dear to every Britoo ? We will state
what his come to our knowledge. through high and
aatiientie channels. Sir Awenoa Wimestre hen
written home, end hes enjoined, as well 22 so.
ised, his friends.to declare publicly, that " he
Li.;atly (L.A.:proved of the whole negociation and
ti.st oe icu not even present at the conference held
on the 221 of Aligns:, between Sir Haw Dater's-
ri.r, Sir flatly Ullmann, and the French Gene.
• Ki.t itaxmitit. when the proposal fora .ospen.
▪ of arms was taken into consideratana. Nor
%., is: fillies even sake-) upon the propriety of
t •r trnms pro..,io.ed by the French General. But
:ir AR reit. s ire, called iu, the paper, contain-
the terms as they now appear, was produced.

encl. his il,eitied gAa sew
Amu, I,B' :14 rafientandedi by Sir H •Diti 1111'•
et.ttto nito the ostitr."
. Such is-the &twice tita,le by Sir A 'intuit Wet.-
Ltsice, for having niyareutty agreed to a Cameo-.
..:ion so inadequate. we might almost say, so igno-
minious... Flow. far it exculpates him, we *do not.
',rein me to insert. The limits of military t;
we well know, are necessarily iudeliuite. llut,
whether they cats include a right to exacta species
of moral approval, or, at limit, apparent consent sad
ItCg:tirycetwe, fusel act, of which the GVIIE cal sigu-
ing it did not approve, and which disapprobation
he expresstAl, is a question which must be decided
by the tribunal of the public. • We tnist, however.
that some mirk, of royal, or of ministerial disap-
probation,.will speedily be inflicted on a Corn-
wander-in-Chief, who, col • g alter the victory of
Vimeira, could either propose, or could conclude.
such a Cooveistion. The nation loudly demands
it; ands we believe, the Soverei;u fee!. in comnion
with his subjects ott tl.e poitatt
The following article has been distributei in the
Ministerial Circles, as the justification of Sir iltw
D.II.IiYMPLIS :
" Ti.. public seem much disappointed that the Irrns of
Capitulation granted to Jvnoo anti his forces hinie Lemon
disailveutagious to our interest% and perhaps justly, one
it not aria there might have heen soma *curet norms, end
vi•ry mies—Simpose, t*.,r hunter, Jr YOT had psis.
salon of a strista. pivt, .u 4 it was doubtin: if he isoxlit
pare &feuded it fur a los :MAL% three week., or a mouth;
or perhaps much longer, teas it no object turtle that time
in the situatimi that Spin is, with reinforcements pooriaZ
down Gold :di quarteni of Frauce, to streagthen the t,.csay
in Biscay mid Navarre, and to haven dieposabie f T cte
large as abut which would wherein,' be kamkive.l Pur
tagal, to throw into the assistance of the Spar:ard: is that
sweeter ? Were they able by oar 'Desistance to drive the else-
IISI) beyond! the passes of the Pyrenees, haute be has tune
to collect his facia; weirld not that be • grimes object ii, the.
ultimate 'deems of the war ...old does it not ntato:alh add
to the probibility of donne this by msiatint theui‘‘;tle this
force three necks or a month sooner than we could have
io.d se not accepted of the terms su complained of as
;ranted to Jt NOT •••

Tins statement dues not contain matter of miti-
gation, much les, of justilieation or defence. The
first division of the French troops was to have been
embarki•d within seven days, or spoiler, if posiible,
and IL:NOT we tied bad actually sailed. These
identical troops may therefore return to Portugal,
or enable BONAPALTE to push forward an equal
force, which he could not otherwise spare, before
our army shall have marched through the Iberian
Peninsula to the Pyrenees. Besides, it was not ne-
cessary to detain 30,000 British troops to blockade
Junois 10,000. A very small proportion of Bri-
tish force, aided by the Portuguese troops and Pa-
triots, would have been sufficieut fur the purpose.
It is aho to be considered, that tise return of the
French army, covered with disaster and disgrace,
wo•tld have had a moral edict in France, infinitely
more advantageous to the Spanish cause than any
impulse which it could receive from the eccebsioil
of the British troops.
The Armistice signed By Sir A. Wrt.Lest.re
was accidentally omitted in our paper of Saturday.
It will be found in the last pass.

The East India Beet sailed from Portsmouth. Pn
.BsturiLy, uadcr convoy of the Rereosge, of 74 guns,
the Hon. Captain PAI.ET.
LieutensatZinseral Sir 1). 1141111V3 army was on
board the tramiports at Cork, on Monday last, and
ready to sail with the tirst fair wind.
The division of traiiiports recently assembled in
the Downs, with troops ou board, sailed on Satnr-
day for Falataatb, under convoy of the SS. if/Lea's
and 'Frosty Oa Tue‘day last, tic, stst
MAIPIR•III,44. 700 *bong, sailed f.ous
Portsmouth, for the same destimnion.

There is-no truth el the report Ministers
mean to `!store Mr. WisittLocks. the el-derma
Gener4l,, to his military rank, and to appoint hint
!MRCP-690f to Sir Haw DALRYMPLE.

Messrs. Joan•tre and SRAM'. J 0114: GREEN,
ciente FLowea, and Timis 43 ROM. ROFT,
have taken the Provision Contract this season. The
quantity. Ivo learn, is much less than on fhrtner yews.
Gentrid D.croxr, in consequence of sonic irri-
tating and intemperate behaviour, is shut up 'in tile
castle of Si. Selustian.

Orders were sent down, on Friday, by'the tele-
graph, to Des., for Admiral G•sonaa's squadron
is the Downs to sail to the Northward. It was
supposed that their deetination was the Baltic.
Jersey au4 Guernsey Mails were received, on Sa-
turd,ay, at the Pot-once; the former to the filth,
rail the latter to the 14th instant. A letter from
Guernsey, dated the I.3th, says--
" This morning an Au-lent:an Captain
with four of his crew, who made their escape from
St. Dilator.: in their long boat, ill Coll4tAlleller of NO
order having arrived at that port from the French
Government to imprison all Americans. The Capt.
(Foi.ora) avers, that thty were oblige.} to 6.41tt
their way.• in order to get off. The ver-el he coin-
metaled is called the Acorn, and sailed from hence
to St. ,}}aloes a short time ago."
. Captain Foi.cas• is the Mare person alio iuserte,l
a letter in the London }Papers, about twelve mouths
ago, on the subject of his conduct at an entertain-
ment 011 board of • French ship of war at Cher-
b•lttrgh. His report has not obtained much credit.

An account to the same effect was on Satiirdor
received by a Gentleman in the city, and read at
8411104'6 coffee-house: It stated in addition. that
iritellig,:uce has beep received of an actual Deela-
ratiou of War by France a•nriast America. The
Captain of one of the Quebecn fleet arrived at Mil-
ford. state% that me of that convoy (the Mare-
Ana,/ spoke a lishin;; vessel an the Banks of New-
foundland, from New York. which had a New Veil:
piper on-board. i p which it was stated that Arne.
rim had d,'tlar • S war airsin4 France. lIIs a:-
coma also is raera ly discralsted.