The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-28 00:00:00

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11,:r.ing Star, C.l:.tain I.Lwts, • cart. ,
:.rota Vynlootlt, on Thursday last, ai Ii ta••
Frerch Captains, and fill: other French prisoner:.

who had their picisport, from this country to retina
to France : they proceeded to Modals.. intei.din4
to hind at that place, but at soon as Ilse vessel nested
51t from the battery. and

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t.ot ►;a•,tsiu of the cartel went to the siso7c in his
boat with her papers. He was not, however, pie--
witted to land. hut was ordered to sea again imme-
diately, on pain of being fired into from the batte-
ries. The vessel returned to Plymouth, on Soot-
day last. with the seven French prisoners :—The
Officers at Ntorlaix would not allow a letter to be
reeeived from one of the Frenchmtm. though it was
addre►:ed to the Chief Magistrate of the place.

Special orders were received at Plymouth, on
Sunday night. for all the chips in the Bay to pre-
pare for ail immediately. They are to be victualled
for six mouths. Report stateA, that Government
hare received frees intelligence of the course of the
R.ochfart squadron, and thattßie ships from Ply-
mouth are going in pncmit of it.

An interesting eoaversation took place last night
in the House of Coipmons, in which Sir Jona
NEMPOILT confessed. that he was disappointed in
the expectations which he had formed of the good
to result to Ireland from the Union. This was the
substance of the Right Honourable Baronet's de-
claration, end we were surprised to find it taken up
with so much warmth. When Mr. Pie? pressed
the Union, he declared that Catholic Eenan•
cipation,would follow of course. Upon. this
ground, the consent of four-fifths of the peo-
ple of Ireland was won to the measure, and
upon this ground %lone could their consent have
been obtained. Now, Catholic Emancipation, or, if
there be any objection to that phrase, the Catholic
claims, remain as they were. Nay, they are in a
worse state, for it is called faction and Jacobinism
even to mention them. Fedr-fifths of the people
of Ireland have been of course disappointed in the
expectations which they hail formed from the Uaion.
Seven years have since elapsed, and we wish to
know, what great measure, in the true spirit of
Union, has been carried tuts effect, except the
Corn Intercourse Bill ? and that was at the in-
stance of Sir Jo UN Newroar. The Right Hon.
Baronet, however, might have assigned another
cause for his di.appoiotment : all the Irish Repre-
sentatives have not his seal, his talents, his pa-
triotism and inter-ity ; were they all squally- atten-
the to the interests of Ireland as he has proved
himself. he would have reason to complain that
Ireland was only an object of secondary consi.
duration.

vesoel is arrived in the River, which let St.
LO(ATS early in the present month. By her, a Gen-
tleman of high respectability cause passenger, who
kife Sewiik so the lit ink. end who confirms the
whole of the intelligence we hare lately communi-
cated to'the public relative to the affairs of Spain.
The PetecE of ASTORIA! had, previous to his de-
parture, been formally proclaimed KING of SPAIN
at Seville, St. Lucars, and all other towns, from
whence intelligence had been receivvii.

We stated yesterday that two contiary opinions
prevail respecting the source of this revolution ;
sae set of speculators contending that it was the
work of BONAPARTE, and the other, that it is a
great and patriotic effort of the Spaniards to coun-
teract his views. The Spanish merchants in this
country are of the latter opinion, which is princi-
pally grounded upon the patriotic and loyal cha-
racter of the Duke D'IN FANTADO, the personal ear-
my of the disgraced fatter. of the Pat ncr.,aud who
bas been appointed to the high office of President
of Castile. But this is a light argument, when
weighed against the mass of evidence that may he
urged to prove it the work of BON•PARTE. The
Letters from the Prince of ASTURIAS, now 'into
FIROINAND the SEVENTH. to his Father, in the
first scene of this tragedy, would be sufficient in
themselves to sliew, that he is a very weak young
man, and a very At tool to bring about the catas-
trophe, which will make Spain • province of France.

His MaJsrrY's ships Penthpe and Banterer,
with ste sail of transports, under convoy, from Ports-
mouth, arrivedat Bermuda, on the slat of Alarch.
The West India Convoy was expected to sail
from Cork as the SPA instant.

Yesterday Court ijiiirectors was held at the
East India House, when the ships Ocean and Sir
Stephea Lirshispon were stationed for Aladeiras
Madras, end Bengal.
The Travers, Carries, and Ear/ Speneer,
HERING. stationed for Madras and Bengal, were
directed to touch at Madeira. The Court ad-
journed at six o'clock, tilt Wednesday next.
The Princess Wales, Hosnscn ; Sapp/y,
BlowN ; Queen, Timm ; Proritknee,lVterrLm;
Qiehee, BAT LET ; Jane And Elizabeth, Pow 'Lt. ;
and the LerthSlulfield, Hicks, bound to Quebec,
sailed Irons Portsmouth on the 16th instant, under
convoy of His MAMMY.* ship Nemesis; parted
convoy between Spithesd and Torbay, sad put into
Portland Roads on the 21st.
Lord PaasT passed through Chatham, on Mon-
day, for Deal, to join the Expedition in the Downs.
Souse horses belonging. to the German Legion
were embarked, on Tuesday, at Portsmouth, and
sailed for the Downs.

We naderstand that Mr. MILDNAT and several
other Gentlemen who have lately returned from
Ru-sia, received their passports from that Govern-
ment without any dilliculty ; the only moons de-
tained at Petersbargh are those imerethately con-
linseed with the mercantile interest.

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