The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-24 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL. DRURY-LANE.
By order of the Proprietor, Partners, and Board
of Management.
F any Author, Performer, Servant, or Tradesman,
belonging to this Theatre, through omission of application
..on their p.nt, hos any remaining Ch.im on account of the S.-a-
shn now conchded, it is ilesavd that they will forthwith send
in tit.: smile, addressed to the Board of Management.
RICHARD PLAICE, Treasurer.
Treasury-Office, 22d June, 1803.

TO 1 LET Oft SOLD AY PRIVATE CONTRACT.
AN El..EGAhrl' MANSION, recently finished
in the 13.4NIEDF‘TF. TASTE; containing a magnis.
cent Suit of Apartments on each of the principal Flours, toll
Retied by large Folding Doors; adequate Chambers, Dressing..
Rooms, and Domestic Offices of esery Description ; Skim,
Stair-case, superb Bulcorie, Coach-flume Stables, awl vvcry
requisite for the RESIDENCE of a FA.M`III of r.‘s:lloN
together with the magnificent IlotivAinld Furniture and noble
Pier GlAsses and Mirrors in every" respect appropriate to these
C.epit.d Bremner, situate in
IiORK PLACE, PORTMAN SQUARE.
May be viewed between the Ifyurs of EL.iven and Four.
For Particulars and Tickets anly to Mr. Claridge, No. 185,
Oxford-street, near Orchard street.

VICTUALLING OFFICE, 9TH Justi, 1803.
THE Commissioner, for Trietualiing Hit Alajetty't
Nary da hereby give Notice, That as FRIDAY the
eth of July nest, they will be re lily to receive Tenders in Writing,
(seakd up) and evretfor,tlic supplying on separate Contrails, of
Scot Provisions, Ran, and Fresh &ef; to leis bieslrsty's strips
and l'esseis at the Islands of Guernsey used Jerseys, con;ointly,
for Twelve Months certain, and
.fisrther until Six Months warning
shall be given on either side for the Termination of the said Conti-this.
?he Mode of Payment w be by Bills, payable with Intevest, Nioety
Days flier Date.
The Conditions of the Ctaaratis may be s-e, at the Secretary's
Of ce, at this (Iffice, or by applying to the Postmasters ut Guernsey
and Jersey respeakely.
And all Persans who may think proper to ousiie Ti.ndrrs ?To,. thr
said Occasion, are desired to take Notice, That no Ile,,,trd t ht lend
to any Tender that shall wit be delliered to the Board hetore Our
o'Clii k on the said Friday the Bth of July nest ; nor artless the
Pero,* who MACS the Tender, or some Perost an his Belted); attends
to wirer for hiss when called for : Aid that such Tenders as con-
tun extravagant Prices upon some Articles, and Prices much Wife-
rise to time seal Value upon others, will he considered as impro-
per to be admitted.

VICTUALLING-OFFICE, 2.2 D JUNE, IEO3.
THE Commissioners for Vittualling His Majesty':
Navy, do hereby sire Notice, That.ou WeAlso.clay, the 134 of
.tay ant, they will be ready to receive Vitelers, in writing (sealed
up) and treat fur the sapplainc a.. Sas p rotigi,ms, mat Fresh Beef,
zeiarate Coatraels, to his West?. Ships and l'eaeis ut
HALIFAX, in Nova Scotia,
QUEBEC, in Canada,
NORFOLK, in Virginia; and the

Iland of BERMUDA,
conjointly; for Twelve Months certain; and further, *until Six
Months warning shall be given on either side for the termination ej
the said Contracts ; the mode of payment to be by Bills, payable
with Interest, Ninety Darts utter Date.
The conditons of the Contracts may be seen at the Secretary'
05ce.
And all Persons Who may think proper to make Tenders upon the
grid Occasion, art desired to take Notice, That to regard will he had
Cl any Teridtr that shill not be delivered to the Board bifiire One
ei'Circk on the said Wednesday the 1344 of July SIM, nor sides; the
Person who makes the Tender, Or some l'ersan oh his khdq, attends
to a-mser fur bins ach:a called fort And the such Tenders as con-
ta;is eat, ar ~zant Prices :lon some Articles, and Prices much in-
ferior :0 the red raw upon others; will' not be considered as im-
proper 10 he ailmittcd.
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PROCLAMATION FOR PARDONING DEERTERS
FROM THE MILITIA.
‘Var Office, 14th June 18(11.
\IT HE RE A S it bath been represented to the King,
that there are at this time ono- mon, who having been
sworn and enrolled in his Alajesty's MILITIA FORCES, have
rri.nle default by not "appearing and bluing their respecttve tell;
rn..nts, balt.d iomrs, cOrlw, or indepeziden t co ii i pa t iies,w hen (altered
to be embodied. or by deserting or absenting themselves there-
from ; and who might be induced to return to their duty by an
otfer of his Majesty's (;itA,CIt)US PARDON ; and that such an
instance of h s royal clemency would have a due inquence upon
their future behaviour; his Majesty has accordingly been gra
eimisly pleased to grant his FREE PARDON to all MILITIA
MEN, h:tring inale defau't by not appearing, or by deser-
tion, or absence from duty, who shall return to, and join their
res,iectiye regiments, battalins, cores, or independent compa-
nies, 1011 or bi•fore the 14th day ofJ my next, or who shall deliver
themselves up at the head quarters of any other regiment, bat-
tatioa, corp-, or iiidependetit company of militia, or to any
dela ch erm t of his Majesty's other forces, or to any military posh,
on or befoie the ,aid 14th day of J uly next, and be from thence
searched t..) their proper regiments, battalions, corps, or lode-
peiident companice.
Any soldier who may d siert from the Militia after these his
biajtitv's gracious intentions are made public, shall not be in-
elnded.iii. the above pardan, but shad be proceeded against
with the utmost s verity ; as shall also all the said defaulters,
deserters, arid absentees, who shall not have joined their pro
p 'r regiments, battalions, corps, or independent companies of
Militia, or delivered themselves up to some other regiment,
leser. ilie:i, corps, or independent company of Militia, or to some
detachment of his Majesty's other forces, or to some military
post, by the said lath day of July next:
And all Judie.... of the Pears, Nlagistmtes, Constables, and
Peace Offic qs, and all other ersons whatsoever, are hereby
enjoined, and required, in pursuance of the Aet just passed
" for more seeeslily eonipletiog the Nlilitia of Great Britain,"
to apprehend, seta.; take, aunt detain, kuch defaulters, d eserters,
and absentees, for the purpose tif tHivering them into safe
rust sty at any Military Head Quarters, or into Gaol, near to the
place where they shall he .y14,400'1841, in order that they may
be dealt with aceonling to law ;and all such 'of the said de-
fanners, deserters, or absentees, as were curtailed at substitute,
or vulutiteers in the Militia, 'hal, upon being identified befote
any general, regiinental, or detachment court-martial, be forth-
with sent to serve in his Majesty's regular forces stationed
abroad, until duty discharged therefrom ; and the person or
persons, who 'hall apprehend and detain any such defaulter,
deserter, or absentee, trom the Militia, and deliver them into
safe custody as aforesaid, shall receive the sum of twenty.shilt
lings over and above the reward of twenty shillings, to which
such person or persons will also be entitled under the Mutiny
Act; and shall be paid time same in like manner as is directed
te respect to the reward last mentioned.
By His Majesty's command,
C YORKE.