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

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Lately pursued them, and that they constantly de-
clined the atlim. I cannot too highly praise my
Captains aid Crews.
" I have the honour to be, Ecc.—Vt ES EVVE."
Then follows an account of the IC:led and wound-
ed, amounting to 35 killed. and 116 wounded.

4/CE-1.1)1lITAL VILLENEUVE TO THE biiNurity OE

11ARINZ.
vig,,,3,tly

" lam tow under way. I leave her` two Spa-
nish ships, and the French ship l' Atlac. These ves-
sels have not suffered much in the aaion, bat they
sail badly, and I consider them as rather likely to
delay the squadron than to reinforce it.
" I have disembarked here my sick. The length
of the voyage, and the bad weather has caused a
sickness amongst the trocv, but those who have no-
thing but the scurvy are in no danger, and will
soon be restored by air and fresh provisions. I shall
set out with 15 ships, of which two are Spanish,
and if we have any aff.tir on our voyaga to Ferrol,
with the squadron which we have already fought,
we have nothing to fear. VILLENEuvi."

RIAD ADMIRAL OOURDON TO THE MINISTRY OP

(MARINE AND C01,13141E9.
" MY I.OW, !1/411rit-t 2, 1905
" I have the honour to announce to your Excel-
' lever, that Admirals Villeneuve and Cravina have
this moment anchored at Cnrunna. The English
squadron re-appeared two days ago ; it consisted
of thirteen ships of the line, but immediately on
seeing the squadron of Rear Admiral Villeneuve,
it sailed again. It h td, however, nothing to fear
from the combined squadron in Ferrol, the wind
being West, and blowing fresh, which rendered it
impossible for us to set nut. We are all animated
by an ardent desire to give hi. Maj:sty proofs of
our devotion for him, and our desire of enterprize
• for the glory of his flag.
" Receive the assurances of my respeß,
(Signed) " GOURDON."
••••••=...
The frigate La Presidente is arrived from Mar-
tinique, and brings the most satistanory intelli-
gence respeetiog our establishments in the West-
Indies.
A circular letter to the Magistrates has been
published at Vienna, ordering great circumspeetion
to be used with respeCl to foreigners, the Govern-
ment having reason to believe that foreigners were
concerned in the late disturbances in that capital.
A long Note is inserted in the Moaitvsr of the
15th, in answer to the English Papers upon the sub-
jea of the Invasion. It boasts that the _Shannon
is blocked up by a fine squadron,—that our Cello-
ties had draws up their articles of capitulation, and
sent agents to Villeneuve to treat with him, but that
was not his object. chat the invasion will take
place if we don't make peace. It will take place in
a year, perhaps in two, perhaps in three. Tho
whole N ate is curious, but we have not room for it
to-ii iy.—Are shall insert it tn-m•trrow.
All travellers from the Tyrol and Austrian Italy,
speak with astonishment of the quantity of troops
and waggons that block up all the roads. It is dif-
ficalt for passengers to travel, so covered are the
roads with soldiers and artillery.
A dreadful earthquake has taken place in the
Is-Teapolitan territories—eight hundred houses have
been destroyed at Naples, and 4000 damaged-40
churches have been shaken to their foundation. In
other parts sshole towns have been destroyed, and
all the inhabitants. The little town of Isernia is a
heap of ruins, and 1500 persons are buried under
them. The greatest terror reigns in every part.
NOTICE FROM THE MONITEUR.
"The commerce of one people prospered. Re-
mote from Europe, strangers to the present war, that
people were exercising the free industry which be-
longs to an independent state. England is at
length tired of forgetting with respect to that pea
ple the naval superiority which enables her to op-
press all nations and all seas, and the American
trade is at length aimed at. Sugar and coffee have
just formed pact of prohibited merchtiodixe—it is
quite as culpable'in the eyes of England to convey
sugar and coffee as arms and warlike ammunition.
It is not sufficient that by corrupting som► faithless
Ministers, she has imposed upon several powerful
Princes a barbarous legislation ; that she has dic-
tated by menaces, the same laws to weaker Princes,
whose Ministers she might disdain corrupting; she
now p! ices no limits to her violence. Nobody
hereafter shall navigate but upon :ter account, and
to sell her articles alone. And this order of things,
so humiliating to all States, does not fix the atten-
tion of the powers of the world ! It is that which
England wished when she precipitated Russia into -
such false steps. So long as the Northern Powers
had any sentiment of their commercial indepen-‘
donee. the English were forced to keep within en-
tabs bounds ; but when the Court of Peterstough,
influenced by corrupting intriguers, or &rated by
corrupted intriguers , carried its condescension so
far'ssio give an official charafler tosthe most con-
atittible pamphlets of the worst iQttllisb Gazette

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writers, the Cabinet of London no longer doubts!
that its eyes were shut for a long time. When
England thought too she was sure of Austria, wit oss
SHE IS PRECIPITATINO INTO WAR BY rsoucissi
it ea TO MAI:E IN THE TYROL AND IN ITALY AR.
!.lAMENTS WHICH CANNOT BUT BL CoNsiDERED as
a com siciaccivicwr or Rosa- iLir its, she ceased
to fear that any State would return to the scnti
meat of its di pity. She threw off the mask
immediately and it is by the American that
she has begun the application of her new pre-
tensions. Oppressed Europe has but one rea-
sonable desire to form, and ought to place its
resources in one single hope, the re-establismete
of the naval power of Frimce. Before a few
months are passed, the outrages done to the
commerce of nations, whose pacific dispositions
were best known to England, will be quadrupled.
That is what Sweden will have prepared by her
aatrihrs and her childish policy, that is what Aus-
tria will have gained, who shews herself so little
jealous of the honour of her flag. Since the
Venetians have displayed the Imperial Eagle, they
have experienced more outrage than when they
navigated under the fallen sign of the Lion of St.
Mark. The Government of Venice was weak, it
had reached the age of decrepitu fe, yet it sill pro-
tected its commerce. But England has the fatal and
temporary advantage of blinding all nations to their
own interests. The more she opdrcsses, the louder
the cry again,t the op; cession Of Fiance. Happily
Fiance does not suffer herself to he imp ised upon by
those cries—she knows -he impotence of them."

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