The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-08 00:00:00

TILE BRITISH PRESS•

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, JuNE 8.

Yesterday we received Paris papers to the sth in-
stant.—The ilioniteur of the 4th announces the
march of General I.IoRTILR from his head quar-
ters at Coeverden on the 26th, and the evacuation
of the Bishopric of Osnaburgh by a Hanoverian
battalion on the 28th. The entrance of the French
into the Hanoverian territories has been preceded
by a proclamation to the inhabitants. After an in-
vedive against his BRITANNIC MAJESTY, and an
eulogy upon the political and warlike virtues, the
moderation and humanity of the FIRST CONSUL,
General MORT MR promises the inhabitants safety
and proteftion, " If consulting their real interests,
they separate their cause from that of a Sovereign,
who, in breaking all the ties of good faith, has
thereby freed them from the attachment which they
might have thought it their duty to manifest to-
wards him !!" This Is the old Jacobinical cant,
of which Europe is going once more to surer an
inundation. The KING of England has not •
thought fit to evacuate the Island of Malta, in a
case between him, merely as such,and the Republic of
France, and by this act General No rtirt ik contends
th.tt the people of Hanover, who have no more to
do with the Treaty of Amiens than the people of
Otaheite, are absolved from the allegiance due to
their Sovereign.—The whole mass of French pro-
clamations, mani'.estocs, and addresses produced in
the late war, does not afford a more complete speci-
men of Jacobinical reasoning, 'or rather that absence
of reasoning, which despises moral reditude, and
would assume as truths, the reverse of all principles
established by long usage among the nations of
Europe From this it appears, that the account in
the French papers, received last week, of the entry
of the French troops into Hanover,*as premature.—
'I ature.—
hat such an event has taken place, is, however,
extremely probable, as on the ...:9th last a French
coy, of 10.,000 men had entered the Principality of
Osaaburgh. It will be seen under the head of Ha-
nover, that the most energetic preparations have
been made in that tledorate for resistance. His
Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE is ap-
pointed second in command, and an effort has been
made to raise the country en marse. But who can
be sanguine enough to suppose that Hanover, with
all its loyalty and courage, could, .tingle-haehd,
maintain a successful•contest with the Republic of
France ?—Had Hanover any continental support,
the issue might indeed be doubtful; but Prussia
does not appear to have made any objedion to the
admission of the French into the North of Ger-
many; and Russia has either not interfered, or in-
terfered
without effe&.
•
On Monday a Message was delivered at the Stock
Exchange, that the Minister would be ready to re-
ceive, on Friday next, proposals for entering into a
contrad for a Loan.
A report prevailed yesterday in town, that an ac-
count was received at the Admiralty, by the tele-
graph, of sevet4teen sail of French West-India mer-
chantmen, and one East-Indiaman, having been
captured off Brest, on their return to that port, and
that they were in sight off Tortamouth, under a
strong convoy of part of our set.
The Itirluss ctt B TX and fimily set off yesterday
fbr Long Witrazinster;

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Fire companies of the 95th regiment, or IliP.e
corps, lately stationed at Shoruchtfe and adjacent,,
on Tuesday last, arrived at their old quarters io
Bktchington barracks.
The same day the South Hants Militia quitted
their quarters in this town, and marched into bar-
racks.
. On Wednetday the 47th Infantry marched into
this town on their route from Portsea to Battle bar-
racks. The above re meet, about three months
since, landed from the West-ladies, where they heist
endured a service of thirteen years, and a very hard
one, if we.may judge from the tatu.red cor.dition
, of. their colours, and the tawny complexion of their
drums.
On Thursday the 91st foot, lately arrived in
England, from the Cape or Good Hope, ;ay..)
marched. into this town on their route to the above

barracks.

The Sussex Militia at Brighton, and the North
and South Hants, and Dor:Jet regiments stationed
here, arc under the immediate command of Major
General Lennox, who visited our barracks on Fri-
day.
On Saturday, Thomas Cecil Granger, E,q. of
Bridge House, Cuckfield, qualified as a Mag:s-
trate for this county.

Encamptnents are talked of at Roborough-d, wn
and Maker-heights. Twelve regiments of-foot are
to be stationed this summer in Devon and t'ornwall,
w;th six lieutenant-generals and major-generals, and
their staff.
A letter from an Officer, dated Po:: Royal, J. -
maica, 3d March, says, It is with pleas :re I in-
form you, that our squadron, consisting of eight
sail of the line, six frigates, and six sloops, is is
the best state of health, and, as far as I can ascer-
tain, without even one case of fever on board.
We have sent home forty
invalids by this ship (the
Trent) which reduces the number elk day in the
hospital to thirteen, which is below wh«t it ever
was, even when there were only five pendants iu
country."
A letter from Plymouth of the sth says, "Anong
the passengers on board La Francaitc, 44 guns'
captured by the Minotaur, 74 guns, on the 2Sth'ult.
is a French General in Chief, from Sc. Domingo;
he is lodged at March's Hotel, attended by two gre-
nadiers from the picquet from each regiment for the
day and night. He tAked very confidently of over-
running this district with 10,000 men; but yester-
day being his Majesty's birth-day, he had an op-
portunity, from his situation at March's Hotel, of
seeing four' British regiments march in grand stile
from Mill Bay Barracks and Frankfort Barracks
(three of which were militia regiments), on their rout
to the lawn before Government House, to form with
the Royal Artillery, 9th and 2dth regiments, a lint
and two flanks, to celebrate his Majesty's Birth-day,
they passed his hotel ; their military appearance
surprised him,particularly on being told there were,
of those that were passing, three militia regiments
only embodied two months, and mostly recruits."
On Saturday last at noon Rear Admiral Montague
hoisted his flag on board the Salvador d,l Mundu,
112 guns, as Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
ships and vessels, and Rear Admiral Dacres shifted
his flag to the St. Josef, 112 guns.
A vessel from Jamaica, which arrived off Dover
on Monday, has brought some details relative to the
state of St. Domingo. She left Jamaica the begin-
ning of April, at which time the accounts from St.
Domingo were very unfavourable to tho French g
the Blacks were very strong, and well supplied with
arms and ammunition, and kept the French troops
from advancing into the country. The French
men of war are coming home, it is reported, singly,
with part of their guns dismounted, in order to stow
cargoes. Since the treacherous conduct d the
French to Toussaint, the Blacks have refused all
offers of settling the dispute,• and are determined to
perish to a man h..fore they will submit to 0 e
French Government: they are•reported to be
twcen 80 and 90,000 strong. French frigates' are
kept continually cruising oil the Cape, to intercept
the supplies of arms and ammunition, which low,-
ever they are constantly receiving, .
Extra ti If a Letter from Trinidad, dated Port Spin,
24th April 1803, to a Genii/man in Glasgow.
" Inclosed is a copy of a proclamation isrued,la:t
night by Governor Maori and Commodore Hood,
excluding Colonel Fullarton from the office of Com-
missioner. "I hat gentleman has been absent on a
tour through the island for some weeks, and, pre-
vious to his departure, disputes had gene a great
length between him and the. other two Commis-
sinners. Commodore Hood sailed last night' for
Barbadoes, and Colonel li'ullarton is hourly expelled
here ; how he will be received, and how the matter
will end God only knows ; certain it is, that the
militia have just receiv n.l a supply of ball cartridve,
and orders t be ready at a moment's warning ;
expesfled insurrestion of the nef.roes is held oat as
the reason of this, but veri little believed."

TRitfipskr.—A PeocLaI.IATION.
By their Esectlenries Brigadier-Cycneral 'flutioas Picton
emaciates, e Samuel }loud. his M.,,csty',, Comm ',loners tin
executing the 0thr....:•0f Governor of Tri..id hl. itrc.
Whercas it now • appears that Coloacl Will .in Fullatton,
his Majesty's first Commiesioner fur thin Goyerontefit, has
withdriwit himself therefrotn,• and 'fawn the duties thereof,
without Ins Majetty'S.,loave, and without permiw.on from us,
nr any consultation wittsnut his Matestv's Council Of this
isl..nd—We do, theifore, by and with the adisice of bit Ma-
jesty's said Council, iiertiliy and d. dare, dud z can-.
slur and deem the said William Fultarton nli Ifingsr effici4log
as one of lois Majetav's Comuliawioners in the Gsrvernmgi t of
and we require all persons, ciyi.ltsl mifitary, to
govern theiusalves accord', gly.
Given tinder our bawls and seal", at the Counci.t ehanilier,
st Port this twimty-seienth day of Aptil, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and throe, and hi ilia
forty-third year of his Majesty's reign.
"Priam ss PICT4tN.
SAMCIL HOW).
By command of their Excellencies,
Josern M. WOO AAAAA Sec.
Mr. Vander flare, the Amerman Consul* maw Pen, hat
distributed the following important document t
Extraa front an At t, by Cocizress, imitULtd, s An Act slipple•
eatery to tee A- t concerning Consuls. and Vice COOllll6,
and :et the fui Qui t foe/twin American Seamen"'
" Sec. 9 And be it farther enacted, that alt pbwers of utter-
uey executed after. the ,IGth day of June nest in a foreign
country, fur the transfer °(an! tack of the United Scats.- of
Ann-tit:4,ot for the retletpt of interset thereon, the I he vivified
by the certihcalt;.. and seal of a consul, vice-cons I, wogs-
atenialarn., or vileieo none:tit, agent, if any thetelgy at tht
roar a where toe mine shall be executed
The hoy sent into Yarmouth by the Lailev4. is
the Reiderpri, Hoittitg, rro;• Pinurtlettor to Bremen,
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hart/11)0e
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Jagger. tram China.