The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-23 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, AUGUST 18.

The Marshal Duke of Reggio has been si
oiled by the King, with the Duke of Richelieu, to
be present as a witness at the accouchement of the
Duchess of Berry.
M. Rienzi. the Editor of the Renotnatie, who
was wounded in stogie combat by a garde du corps,
is pronounced to be out of danger.
An old woman of the village of Queynoc, aged
80 years, who had given up all her property to her
three daughters, in despair at the ingratitude of pier
children, who suffered her to want every thing.
threw herself, on the 25th of last month, into the
river Isle, and perished.

They write from Oporto, dated the 19th July :
" Our weather is at present very hot. The accounts
of the vines are very favourable, and if the weather
continues as fine as it is now, we shall have accord.
nig to present appearances, a very abuudant vintage.
Our wheat harvest has been extremely good, and
the maize has a very fine appearance. The impor-
tation of every kind of grain has been immense, so
that we have now in our granaries more than suf-
ficient for a year's consumption; on the represen•
tattoos of the farmers the Government has imposed
a duty on the importation of wheat and maize."

rAltli, AUGUST 19.
His Majesty gave audience to several Cardinals
yesterday morning, after breakfast.
The Prince de Talleyrand, Grand Chamberlain.
will arrive iu Paris on Friday next. He will assist
at his Majesty's fete on the 22d.
Lieut.-General Count Caesar Berthier, brother
to the late Prince of Vt'agratn, died oa Tuesday
last, at Grosbois, of a violent apoplectic fit, during
which he fell into some water. His obsequies will
be celebrated on the 19th, at Paris.
Marshal soult, Doke of Dalmatia, was received
yesterday by their Royal Highnesses Madame and
the Duke of Augouleme.

CADIZ, ♦UGUIIT I.

Yesterday his Majesty's ship of war the Asia, of
74 guns, from Vera Cruz and the Havaninsh, ar-
rived in our harbour, having on board 20,000,000
of francs, and a very cousiderable quantity of
cochineal, and other rich productions of those
countries. A courier transmitted to Madrid the
'news of the arrival of the Asia. It is thought that
the funds brought by this ship will be applied by
the Goverinueut to the equipment of aritianteuts
against the Insurgents. From thtee to four thou-
sand men will sail from this harbour in • few days.
Those who sailed • fortnight siuce conducted them-
selves in the must submis►ive manner. No further
opposition is apprehended on the part of the troops.

PETERSBURGH, JULY 24.

The Emperor sets out fur Archangel on the 3tl
of August, and will thence proceeds to Petrie.a.
workk, in the government of thonez, whence l►e
will go by Nita:and to Torneo. The Emperor will
arrive there ou the 28th of August, and will return
by Abo to St. Petersburgh. This journey in the
northern extremities of the empire Will retard for
some time the departure of the Emperor for War-
saw, which was announced for the middle of August.

SIENNA, AUGUST 6.

Four or five fortresses are now constructing in
Malicia, and the principal passes of the Carpa-
thian mountains are also fortified. These measures,
necessary in the relative geographic situation of
Prussia end Austria, have no reference to present
circumstances. Every thing indicates the utmost
harmony between these two great Powers, which
now touch on earls other to an extent of 200
leagues, including Poland. The Russian army of
Bessarabia, or of the South, is composed of three
corps, forming 100,000 men. It is distributed
in ntifitary colonies in the neighbouring provinces
of Gallicia and lialtourins. Austrian provinces.
The soldiers cultivate the lands where they are sta.
firmed. All the Russian army will be colonised in
the same manner in the governments which extend
between the Black Sea and the Baltic, from Fin-
land to the Crimea. Russia will thus be bound by
a military zone, and will have very few troops in

the interior. the army of Poland does not ettr%
30,000 men, hoot it is in excellent condition.
The plague still rages in Moldavia, and the fru%
tiers on our side are closed with the utmost rips.
IN Jassy the plague has been made an object n
speculation, mid the quarantine has been farmed tt,
a cuiropony of merchants for 40,000 ducats, Th,
company enjoy the exclusive right of declaring ~
place infected and in is state of quarantine. Tt 0.,
alio have money buy r.lf (Iris, but those who 4,8,
not money are treated with the utmost aeli.or.
They throw persons into infected prisons, air,.,,
they catch the plague, if they had it nor. The
plague is made the veil under which the amino,.
moos excesses are committed with ionpuii;tv it
a public functionary or a great man should k
a peasant, it is said that be died of th, pique,

CARLORUP C. AI. GI;IT
The Gruud Duke has published a.' Orfili,dr,(,
revoking the Edict of the 1811) of Ortulier, 1911,
as not being conformable to the spirit of Citrn.,
and permitting provisionally the publi,,itinu ,r
newspapers.. Political Journals, however, are lot:.
peur only in Carlsruhe, Manheim, Froliolirlord
Constance, and only one in each of these p!soi,
The Journals we subjected to the previous nom,
Ship.