The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-27 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
GOTTENSURGH MALLS.
4TonilloLM, DEC. E.
No intelligence of a Liter date than the 20th of
Iramonth has been received from our armies. It
remains, r:tore, as vet uncertain whether the
armistice proposed • by; t.;eneral Kleclier will he
grained by the Emperor of Russia, or hostil;ties
recommenced at the expiration of 14 days, within
which the Russian General-in-Chief has engaged
not to begin any operation against our troops.
DEC. 11.
The moat vigorous preparations continue to he
mode in nil the Royal dock-yards, and in particu-
lar at Caelscroua, for the continuance of the mari-
time war. Recruits are also arriving in great num-
bers to consolete•the regiments which have suffered
arvott duriog the compa4u in Finland, although it
will hardly he possible to increase our armless in
each* manner as to citable them to recominvoce
offensive operotious against the Rii.,aiasia, on at--
. coma of their vast superiority in 'mothers. Our
exertions, therefore, for the present, ntitit be con-
awed to defensive measures, and in this point of
Meg the effJrts made by our Government are as
great as the urgency of the ease clettgatitl..
We remain still without from our
armies.

DEC. 1.1.
Out last letters freln Berlin advised, that Gene.
ttr<lSt.llilairt left that city with the last French
aesiment on the 10th of last month, and that the
Psliice is fitting up for the reception of the
Loyal Fannly, who are epeetc,l Otero in the
(curse of this *malt. (Stark/1014 Ca:me,
Dee. U.)
clorrvfnutt.:..tt, DEC. 16.
The first ship of the new Big India Comilany,
toiled the Hope, anti commanded by Captsin Au-
drew IFlosiberg, set sail the 12th instant nuclei
lEagti.li convoy, Wand for Bengal.-I,4Gotienhurgk
Came, !he. 16.) -
Sl'.4lN AVD AMERIC.4.
•

Mr. Smith, the Editor of The National/we/h.
arer, iu the following paragraph, vindicates
ikiruself •ud the Administration, in relatiou to
Prole :

'• Au impod.at tittesipt it, making in the federal
pipers to t.npreas the publu with au opiiiion that
the ',riots friendly to administration, as well as the
ilthainistration itself. aft hostile to the Anigigle nr
SOlSibli patriots. The diarge i• Iwiut+dl?
wade, among utlier.prints, against The :latemial In-

ttlfigerte?'r. AVe hare lwretofore perm we,l The
intriLigeworr to speak for ittixt. tital have
I treated the eitionmy, ne we hare clout n thousand
tolev.rv, with imattiapt. It way however he
staafai toot?, that IN) far as it applies to us, it

• trgutely usfsruoried. Our wishes hare been, from
the counsieneemelit of this contest, and ore still,
Most friendly to the successes of the Spanish pa-
coots. IVe have telt in the highest de :tree gratified
with their triunsplis, and we do nose most sincerely
hope that they will be eventually able to sistobli,h
ttie independeoce of their country. 'Wretched as
sse know the old system to hose been, we believe
gnat the work of reform, to be ettoctual, ought to
accomplished by thr,tirrives. .11-r• believe likewise
that Napoieon's vitiwr being vntirely personal, the
cougnest of Spirit, hy 11111 anus world issue in the
exchange of ono cfropotistu for another, chile it
would be but to consolidate • power already too
gigantic for the liberties of the world. These are
DO new opinions relative to the French Emperor.
They were entertained be us when he was the idol
of the federal party, and we hold thew still. We

have rushed at troy elllbrt of the oppre.srd to
throw otf their chants, and with such fueling; we
would not Let exult sit prosiwct, that the Spa-
niards, once brave and nobie, should again retrieve
the lofty character of their ancestor.. Such were
one (reline towards them ; tc,warils their inraders
they were directly opposite. As uothing can jus-
tly the invasion of a friendly mid iitioliesidirg
nation, we viewed the invasion of Spuiti Ia
France as an act of the EMS( un.errautable am-
bition.
'• It is trne wr hare not raisosi *clamour on tl.ls
bead, or eutleavourud to make it a party topic.
We have not snidetaken to pronounce the eslati-
rot:ration t.. the Spatted' rause. Eire if
tiler were iudiitslual!y so, such iutsrferenee in us
would be highly reprehrusible.and would hare been
denounee2 most bitterly hy the federalist them-,
selves. As as adininistnition, tt would he worse
than ab.ii for theta loony in! thing *boat it, as it
wsght trod svontiii.!y to eosnniit the prate' of the
iiatioo. But we (It Ircatid to know what niem,aire of
theirs %stores their hostility ? demand to know
tine Washoigtou acted sat the commencement
iriftlie French revolution F. And whether his prods.
%nation of neutrality, defended chili so snitch spirit
by flarailtoa, us inced his hostility to the revolatimi?
We demand to know phether the high whig senti-
ments, invariably entertained by every member of
tie ealmiet, is not a sufficient pledge fur their at-

taehtneot to the cause of liberty wherever it exists?
A candiJ answer to these inquiries will expose the
pitifulness of this attempt to serve party pur-
poses by means which ought to be totally discon-
nected front them."