The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-27 00:00:00

LONDON,
TUESDAY. NI ELCII 27.

The debate upon the Expedition to the Scheldt
commenced last night its the House of Commons.
If we may judge from the beginning, it it difficult
to anticipate when it will end. Lord PottritasTea
.puke nearly five hours, and was answered by Lord
CASTIAREAUNI, in • speech of three hours and a
half. At half-past two o'clock the debate was ad-
journed until this day.

Mr. LETIIIIRID3C stated, last night, in the Hous•
of Commons, thut a letter, published in some of
the papers, by Sir FRANCIS BURDITT, denying the
right of the House to commit a person to prison, as
in the case of GALE Jnsts, was a high insult, sad
gross breach of privilege ; and gave notice of a
motion upon it fur this day. Sir FRANCIS BUR-
MRTT, in • manly way, avowed the letter, and the
comments upon it, which will be found in our re-
port. The motion is likely to produce a very ani-
mated and interesting debate.

Lieutenant Et.moT arrived on Sunday, at Ports-
mouth, from London, with M►. PINCKNEY'S dis-
patches, and the American frigate • meant to sail
the moment the weather moderates. She will pro.
eeed, in the tint th.tunce, to Morlsis, where Mr.
ELLIOT will land with his diapatches, intended for
General AaulT ao NO, at Paris.

We received, last morning, Dutch Papers to the
t3d instant, the contents of
.which are interesting.
NAPOLEON, it appears, has not only pardoned
Louts, but him been prevailed upon to spare Hol-
land. A Treaty is stated to have been signed on the
RIM at Paris, by which, with the exception of some
unavoidable pacrOccs, the integrity and existence
of that kingdom are preserved. A manifesto was
issued at Berlin on the i3th, prohibiting after the Ist
of July the importation of all East and West India
produce into the ports of Prussia, in any ship from
any port in Europe, and admitting it only in ships
direct from America, or from some port in the East
or West Indies in friendship and amity with France.
It is admitted by the French Central BONNET, in
his report from Oviedo, that the Patriots were in
such superior force, they meditated an attack upon
him, winch lie anticipated, by attacking them on the
14th. That the battle was renewed on the 13111,
and that it ended in the defeat of the Spaniards,
who were driden to the frontiers of Gollicia. Such
Wall the result of the action, as represented in the
Paris Papers, and thence copied into the Dutch,
but, we are confident, that it was much less f -
able to Central BONNET.

Mr. SHERMAN'. statement, last dooming, before
the Lords of the Privy Council, of the iirrtingcnieut
between t'le two Winter Theatres and the Opera-
House, gave him an opportunity of passing a warm
and well-merited eulogiiiin upon the conduct of
his Royal flightless the Piiiice of WALE% it, con-
descending to give it the authority of his Royal
Highness's sanction.
It is said, that there is to be a removal of some
of the flume staff Generals ; such as make • con-
venience of the service, who reside at Edinburgh,
when their Staff appointments are iu the North of
England; those Generals are to 1 removed
who have not seen any service; likewise those
that have been three pure upon the Stan; in
England. Ireland, mei North Britain; and the
Foreign Generals are to he dismissed from Staff
situations.

As Expedition, no a Ivr_ . scile, will, in a short
time, lie fitted out for South ittuctolt. It will in-
elude some cavalry and artillery, and not only every
effective r►giment so th.• kingdom, but likewise
several of the inefte.:tive ‘Valehrreti corp., as it us
thought that floor change of climate will promote
their recovery.
Friday. the Pint W..t York Militia enthorked
to do duty on hoard Ike prisms .bits in Ilaistomte. io
the piece ol the lint Devon Regiment.
The sth Regiment ha, mat. lied into I,,wes her •
rank., from prxhill.

Mr. BANNISTRIt opened his Budget, law night,
at Freemasons' 1144 Great Queen...ofeet. It is am
ant in financial affairs ; for, at the moment when it
was supposed the country had got to the cud of
taxation. a Citancet.t.oa of the EICIII.QIIIII hiss
started up in his perwois, toalsfied to levy very
large contributions upon the pwblic, without grum-
bling. The ittroutte of l'arlianiesitary Debate
obliges us to defcr our account of the opei.ing of
the Budget.