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London, England, 1806-04-11 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

I.f /NOON,
FRIDAY. Aram 11.

Th.-. Prince., ,f,‘•-•,.1 has retiirned to Yarranni
from the Texel, to which she had CA ri .d a Flag of
truce, with dispatches for Admir 41 KIKKART. from
Admiral ItvssiLts. She st that tl.e Web
squadron, consisting of seven sail r.l the line, 1
frigate, and e brigs, was !Ong in the Nicu Dior),
all ready for sea, except one of the line of battle
ships, a hid] had her foremast out.

We lately stated, that an expedition was fittirg
out, and expeacd shortly to sail. We have since
learned that its destination is not one of those vul-
nerable points to which it would Le improper to draw
the public attention, by di,ciosing intelligence from
which the enemy could derive any advantage. The
milita. y force going out, consists of two parts. o.:e
comprising the 30th regiment, a regiment from Jer-
sey, and the 3.1, 4th, aid sth Battalions of the Goth
Regiment, is destined for the Cape of Good Hope.
The other is going to Sicily. It consists of the 21st,
31st, and 54th Regiments of Foot. The 6th Dra-
goon Guards, dismounted; and the 2.1 Battalion
of the 27th, Lord Nloirta's Regiment. This Batta-
lion will be 1,000 strong.

Our port letters anon:lnce tevnral vessels, under
Prussian colours, brought in by our cruis.rs. As
the order to seize and detain such vessels imp Grs an
authority to use force in case of resistance, we may
enon expel to hear of some Talent a of Ittn.tility.
The I:allowing is the Prussian notific rtion of the
measures adopted agAinst this country, published at
ll.tnever, on the 28th last:—

Ina Treaty, concluded betee•ii His Ntajetty the Kim; of
P.unia, and Ili. Imperial 114.iiefly the E.riperor of the Frenc:i
and King of Pals, it is determi,itel, Ilvit the rinds in the
Nnrth Sea, and also the rivers running into the sans., shall
be shut against the Keglith t•ad.• and nasigninn, in th, sea,
winter II when the Franrh troops were in powew;an of the 0, ri-
teranf Hanorer.
In erinverthence of the sup rint conliwt I h received, I here.
be make this known to the public concerned, in ordei that they
may 'reeve thomselve• agairvt any Artiatc ; as troops of
the King me \latter, have poetised enders to revel and prevent
the entrance of EncLitt ships any of **foe ports and rice,',
ant as cninomient meavires will be taken to hinder the •n-
-trance alid transit of Englnh wares
(Stifled) Cnunt SC'IIII,ENII7RG KFtINERT.

We have re-rived .w-York Papers to the 7th
of March. Th-y contain the proceedings of the
L-gislatttre, from the 18th to the 49:h of l'ebruary,
in which nor the slightest reference is made to the
&spore between this country and the United States.
This circumstance confirms the previons account
which stated, that the business will ise settled by ne-
gociatinn. A small expedition, which lately sailed
from New-York, has excited much anxious inquiry.
It consists of the Leander and two other yew+.
The military force on board is commanded by Ge-
nera Mitt AM tl•. This officer being a native of
Mexico, it is thence supposed that the expedition
is destined for South America. Other speculators
have sent it to Cuba. The Moe of the Flora, cap-
tnred by a Ft ench squadron from Brest, on the 7th
of December, in lat. 30. 27. long. eG. 30. has ar-
rived at Baltimore, in America. The French squa-
dron, which consisted of the Rezedls, of .84 runs ;
la Sybeflr, 44; Ls Pruden/e, 44; and tinrrrillante,
18, was supposed to be destined for Cayenne. A
F:ench cartel, however, arrived on Monday,
at Falmouth, with the officers and crew of His
11i *JEST% 'S sloop Farnurite, captured by the sasne
squadron, on the 6th of January, forty leagues
S.E of the Cape de Vera Islands, in the course
for St. I lelena, and the Care of Good Hope. The
report of the Mate of the Flora, confirms the ac-
count in our Falmouth letter of the capture of the
tiers, Rohe, t, and Bedtime, West Itultanaeu, by the
same squadron.

We have received Paris Papers to the 11, ard
Dutch to the Sth instant. They announce a new
batch of creations to titles, and grants of territories,
by Bort • PARTE, to his family and favourites. He
has created his elder brother, JOSEPH, King of Na-
ples and Sicily. To his yraungest and favour.
ite sister, Pt ot yr: t, ei•drrane Madame la
Ct►.sc, now Princess Boiinitese, and her hus-
band, he has given the Duchy of Guestella.—
The Principality of Neufchatel is conferred upon
his old and faithful companion, General Blts•
TRIM Massa, Carnano, and Cafarnano, are to
be united tit Lucca. and erefted into a Principality.
Parma and Piacenza are to he divided into three
Principalities or Duchies. Twelve fieti or feudal
Duchies Are created in the Venetian territories, and
six in the Nzapolitan. Tha Venetian Duelies are
Dalmatia, Is:rie. the FriOtll, Ca fora, Beliuno,
Conegliano, Treviso, lehre, Bassano, Vicenza,
Padua. and Rosily. The Generals and favourites
who are to enj ty these new titles and posses,ions, aye
not =motioned. So tootcll fur Lis ehanzes in the

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Sent!,. itererlo:innary spirit is not less ;nice, so
far as his power anA iplluente :s•end. in thi North
—Tie cold and heavy Germans ate mote 'to skip
about irsirli a:I the alertness and aiflivity of the Ita-
lians. The Archduke rEurais.ANts orss trans-
ferred. :)), the Peace of Prerburgii, horn Saliz:iiirgli
to Wtprzhorgh ; that arrangern.•nt has not been
found convenient. lie is now, it seems, to be put its
possession of the Principtlity of 1:1111.1 4, the last oc-
cupier of which. the Prilice of Oa seat. is to be
compensated with the Bishopric of Osnsburgh.—
There is something ludicrous in the title of king
of Naples and Sicily conferred upon lir ther
SEPH. Although by the last accounts Gaeta had
not surrendered, the Fiends army is no doubt be-
fore this time in possession of the whole of that
peninsula ; hut we have a coriderit expectation,
that he will not be able to effeEl the cowies, of
Sicily. There too is a narrow ditch which lis
hordes miss: srst pass over, and there ton they will
encounter British tars to interrupt their progfo<e.

--The roan who once dud ten the hun'i sk:n,wh.le the
Watt bred, was killed in huGtiog bias.
A great part of the Neapolitan army has pro-
bably effatted its retreat into that island ; and, as
we have stated in a preceding paragraph, a British
force will shortly sail for its pootenion and defence.
Rut his revol•rirn..ry spirit is not confined to Ger-
many. In his h,tindiess ambition he fancies that
he already grasps all Turkey, Syria, Egypt. and a
safe passage to India. For the commencement of
this career, which he is now ore; :firing to run, he has
colleted a large Arm) in Dalmatia ; but form.
irately the only Sovereigo up ,n the Continent able
to co.lo•nd with him, stops the passage. and a Rus-
sian A: nty must be overcome, before he can plant
ti:e walls of the Seraglio. 'l•he Em-
peror ALEIANDER, aware of his intsnAions, is taking
the necessary precautions to defeat his purpose, and
has already seized a very important port. By the
23.1 article of the Treaty of Presburg, the mouths
of the Cattaro were to be ceded to France; the
French troops were on their march to take posses.
sion of them, but the Russians were beforehand
with them; and, appearing suddenly before Rocca
di Cal ibro, which commands the months of the Cat-
taro, snmmoned the Austrians to surrender it ; the
Austrian Commandant immediately gave it up, al-
leging that he was not strong enough to defend it
this measure is attended with a two-fold advan-
tage. It not only stops the progress of the Fr►ench
troops, but it must also produce a coldness, if not
an angry feeling, brt••een France and Austria.

Marshal Nav's corps, 24,000 strong, has been
ordered to march immediarily to Stockach, ar,d
there wait for further orders.
The Datch Papers mare not Cie least mention of
th•.: proceedings of the Batavian Legislature. This
silence tends to confirm the report, which stated,
it the new plan of a constitutian, organised by
?I,ls Ar A RTC. did not prove palatable to the Dutch.

It was reported yesterday, that an excharlte of
prisoners was finally arranged and settled he.ween
this country and France.
A French privateer, on the 28th of last mrntli,
eaytured two vessels laden with corn, off the bar-
kmur of Waterford, one of them the Fa.-•u,11,, be-
longing to that city. A numb.r of other vessvls,
which had previously sailed from that harbour,
were in sight, and considerable appsehensions are
entertained for their safety.
Yesterday. a Court of Direetors was li-ld at the
KM India House. when JOHN BEM Esq. Sir Wag.
Bermes., Bait. the Hon. Wm. Erni-sax...Pr Er-
-I.IIINtrONE, JOHN INGLIS. Esq. JAMES Parr Isom,
Esq. and JOHN Taal/ xas, Esq took the oaths and
their seats in the Di.edron.•
The Hon. Wu. Fut.t.isavos ELPqIKSTOPIR, and
F.nws urn Near. 1-. sq. were unani:notisly chosen
Chairman and Deputy Chairman, for the year en-
suing.
The Court adjourned at fcur o'clock till Wed-
nesday next.
Yesterday. the LORD MAYOR, RACORDER, and
SHERI/11, went to St. Margaret's, in the Borough
of Southwark, where they held the Southwark Nes-
sions. After having gone through various necessary
ceremonies, they adjourned.

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and Iptsclnn, be-
rme the Right Honrurable Eorraass Lnrd Rs.cen.
801100011, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in And after
Eater Term, 1*416: