The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-27 00:00:00

THE :RITISH PRESS.

1.0N1)(),
TUESDAY, AUG,:ST 27.

We have received Paris Papers to the 113:11 in-
stant. Bort Ar A ere, at length, despairs of imposing
upon the Continental Powers, a ,s 1 now 'eels that
they are alive to their danger. Ile bas, according-
11,laid aside all affeCtation of a conciliatory tone ;
aad deals out nothing but inveCtive and abuse.
Russia, Austria, and England, aro all treated alike
in the Monaee►. The articles in that Offic AI Paper,
from vat.rus parts of tile Austrian teiritiniet., speak
of nothing but war. Indeed, it Any evidence of its
approach were necessary, we might appeal to these
papers as decis;ve of the question. tleeitee,
also contains some official details of the battle of th
224 of July, and the su'sseq•,eat proceedings of the
Combined Fleet, which will tie read with interest.
It appears irons them that the Combined Fleet put
into Vigo on the 27th, from which it sailed again on
the 31st, leaving behind the French ship L' Wee.
and two Spanish ships ; accirding to the official ac-
count, because they were bail sailor', but evidcntly
because they were much dams4ed in the aCtinn. In-
deed,' in aa.tther part of the odici il dispatches it is
admitted that tour of the enemy's ships started
greatly, of which L'!:spala was one. A letter from
Rear-Admiral GoLenns, dated Ferr•i!, August e,
states, that Admirals Vir.r.ssEuve and GIIAVIAI A
had at that moment anchored at Corunna. It then
states that the English fleet ha 1 made its appearan,r
about two days before, but sailed away, although it
had nothing to fear from " the Combined Squadron
in Ferrol ; the wind," says Rear-Admiral Goes-
coos, " being west, and blowing fresh, which ren-
dered it impossible for us to set oat." The Accounts
given in the French Gazette of the movements of
the Combined Fleet, ought to be received with great
caution. There is no trick or artifice se lose, of
which the present Government of France would not
gladly avail itself. These letters inform us, that the
Combined Fleet entered Vigo, as we !lave already
observed, on the 117th—kft it on the llst—reach.'
ed Ferrol on the same day—sailed again, and
anchored in Comma on the 21 of• Augn st.
the Combined ,Fleet went back from Vigo to,
Ferrol, it must have been for the purpose of bring-
ing out the squadron in that harbour, and if, having
formed a junaioa, it went to Coranna, its des.
tination must have been for the South, leaving
Ferrol behind. If this account be true, what
are we to think of the report of Capt. Bit Ace, who
says he saw the Combined Fleet on the 13th off
Ferrol, apparently working nut of that harbour.
In cases so contradictory and irreconcilable, vie
have just grounds to apprehend that the accounts in
the Modem,. are fabricated in due and circumstance
to perplex and mislead us. At one moment Austria
is represented as pacific ; the next she is re-
garded as hostile. Articles written in the office of
M. Tai.i.s.v.aasn at Paris are daily insert•i.d in
the Monitor., dated from Berlin. Petersburg's, And
Vienna, and affeEting to convey the popular opi.
or the sentiments of g oternment in these se-
.l capitals. These tricks and deceptions prac-
tised by the French G svernment in the Mon:temr
are now become notorious, and it is fell time
to cloolst, whether it asserts a circumstance 31
a matter of lad, or declares an