The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-03 00:00:00

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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FRENCH PAPERS.

?ARM SEPT. 19.
Letters from Cassel, reeaieed at Frankfort on the
1904 state, that the Kin,glof Westphalia has set out
for Hanover. It. is thought that His Majesty will
go to Brunswick, and perhaps to the coast, isi case
it should he menaced with invasion.
Accounts from Antwerp, dated the 15th instant,
state, that the Pritioe of Ponte Corvo (Marshal
Bernadotte) set out that morning for the fort a
Bata. Alarshal Duinooceaa arrived on the same
morning at Antwerp.
Accounts from V►enos, of the. itth inst. state as
follows the hope of a speedy peace still main-
tains its ground. Some changes have token place
in the positions of the troops : but the camp of
Spite, placed in front of the head of the bridge of
Tabor, is still occupied. The French Government
has caused to be re-established two bridges of the
city of Vienne, which hail been destroyed by the
Austrians. The arm is near the palace of Albert,
and the second is that of the Dduanse. M. De
Iltibita, Aide-tile-Camp of the Emperor of lustria,
is still here. It appears, that lie will remain hare
some days longer, with the consent of the Emperor
Napoleon."

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Some of the principal persons employed iu the
department of foreign affairs. passed throogh Strait-
burgh on the 17th inst. on their way to Altenburg.
to attend hull:lc:el:rimy the Minister Count Chang-
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AMSTERDAM, es:Pe. 12.
The inhabitants of Ziriczee, and of the I,le of
Schowen, have received, with every mark or joy,
the troop sent by Marshal Werlitiall. Au enemy's
cotter has been taken cod citified inns Rotterdam.
With the exception or the Isle of Walcheren, all
the Islands of Zealand ere occupied anew by the
Dutch troops. Maishal Verheull has •tanrsuvre,l
with his squadron, to cover and facilitate the pa,-
sage of the troops.
ARTWERIP, 'RFT. 8.
We hear no more of the English. There is
new at the fort of Ili% a Dutch garrison. The
enemy blew up a s•iuttl powder magazine, but, for-
tunately, the neighbouring houses have not suffered
by it. The inhabitants of the Isle of South Beve-
land have been reduced to famine by the English.
The citizens of Flushing have made co nmon cau►e
withthe French. They formed a company of gun.
ners, who served the batteries to the last moment.
The inhabitants of the countries evacuated by the
English are furious. They say, that if they should

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1 dart to appear a„pio, they should find, in their
hatred and their courage, a sufficient force to repel
them. MIT. 9.
l' The English continue to embark. All the fu.
gitives who arrive from Flushing, state, that the

enemy has little hopes of keeping that place. In
the council of war, held by the Chiefs of the Eng-
lish army, to discuss the question whether a gene-
ral attack should be made on Antwerp, Lord Chat-
ham was the only one hostile to the measure, and
constantly rejected all the proposals that were toads
to him. He declared that he hail reetered erru
intelligence that a numerous army of troops of the
hoe, reinforced by 40,000 national guards, was as-
sembled in the environs ; that the people were run-
ning to arms in all the French provinces ; that fresh
troops were every day arriving ; that it was impru-
dent to sacrifice the flower of the British army, and
to risk au engagement, with such a doubtful chalice
of success, against a force which appeared so for-
midable, and was besides commanded by such •
man as Marshal Bernadotte.

strr. 14.

The works foe strengthening this place are con-
tinued. The Battery called Imperial is completed.
It would reduce to dust any thing that dare to ap-
proach it. The Dutch have erected a battery in
South Sereland. They found this island totally
abandoned by the English, and have picksd up
only about a dozen stragglers, whom they made
prisoners.

SEPT. Ui.

The Prince of Ponte Corso this morning visited
our Citadel. A battalion of National Guards of
111.irlie this day joined the contingent of that De-
partment. The trai+iof artillery increases daily.
SEPT. 14.
The brave Capt. Aiitoui Balidsr, commanding
the privateer Le Pourvuyeu►, fitted eat at Dieppe,
has been a.tiseked and taken, after an obstinate
engagement, by the English cutter John Bull,
with ten c.uronades froni to ts-pniti.ders.—
The privateer and her prize have entered the roads.
In this affair, CIA. lifilidor had only one man
killed. The English had 14 killed and wounded.
Captain Balidor nay gallantly supported by his
treW.

FRANKFORT, SIPT. Y.
The conf.•rences of Commissioners appointed by
the Priuce Primate cud the Grand Dukes of Deese

and Namsau, for the introduction of the Napoleon
Code. commenced the tat of this moutkat Giessen.
VI:IMM SEPT. 4.
The state of the expenses contracted by our city
in the late law has been They amount
to the large sum of 7,260,0t/u rix dollars ; about
three millions of *bleb have been bnrrowed,
and two millions fornidied by the inhalntants.
The City is now obliged to pay about 1,309,u00
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