The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-26 00:00:00

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The Foreign Legion in this country, which i,
10,000 strong, and consists principally of Hano-
verian% has received orders to hold itself in readi•
ness to march. It is supposed to be destined
for Hanover, under the command of His
Highness the Duke of CAMBRICGII. The report
of vie evacuation of that Eleftorate by the French
troops announced in the foreign papers, is con-
firmed by private letters, state, that the
French army had set out from Hanover, in three
divisions, on the Bth, 9th, and 10th instant, leaving

only a small body.of troops to guard their Ayr?.
in coasecprence of these movements of the F.ench,
orders have been received is Newcastle, to del.;
th • shipping of goods, intended for liamborgh;
with the expectation, that the re-opening of the
Elbe will be the nece►sary result of the evacuation
of the Electorate.

Baron NI co t. Al, Secretary to Count Wocohzorr.
the Russian Ambassador, attended yesterday At
Lord Mimi:to. art's Office.
Yesterday morning, Lord MuLceavr, arrived is
town,' from Weymouth, and trausafled business , I
h s office.
Mr. PITT arrived in town yesterday, from Wry.
mouth. He slept, on Tuesday night, at Mr. Can.
Nitio's Seat, near Windsor.
Baron CORM AN arrived ott Tu s lay in the I:i,,
George pAckci, Captain S, Y Y n CMS, at 11:trW;Ch, wi h
dispatches from the King of SWEDIN to our Cturt,
sail to he of ge eat importance. The Baron set iF
post for London imme.Aately.
A letter from Gibraltar, of the <lth inst. !fp,
that Admiral Ca t.ntAt had aeuaily joined AdinTt.l
COLLINGWOOD tiff Cadiz.

We understand, that Sir Eves Coors h.s
cated his seat for the Queen's County, and ti'. t Mr.
Pa RMEL, slzcond son nt the late Sir Jolla PA RN to
has Comm raced an aa.re canvas for that Cluny.
The last division of the gallant 42d Regiment
( mirched from Buw, on Monday. f
Portsmouth, where they are exist...tied to arnv,• this
day ; the regiment is 1,200 strung. They ate to
embark next week for foreign set vire ; their oroert
are, in the first instance, fir Gibraltar ; but awr
ultimate destination is los known,

A report WAS circidJod yesterday that
KTE had made ()remit es of peace, but no credit
WAS attached Itt the rumour.
The oe)jea of :he recent Corn spondence betlecm
B(14 APANI L and the l-nurt of Vienna, was I t

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mind of the latter that its troops shruld lse imt..7.•-
ly withdrawn frau nll the pnsitinns they had taken
in the Tyrol and on the Danube. The Comt rf
Vienna refused complyinz with the dem intl. lln.
NAPARTE insisted—the Court of Vienna 611
fused and in one of :hose tempes•-:aittlwilir!wild;

of passion which au:stimuli' with him, Sus A er •
immediatejt diaated and dispatched aaother N
to Vienna, in Mad' he threatened, d 4 that he wouli
mike Fa*t is the SrcoNri th,. /84 k..MPtl:Oa
Get NIANY ; t!•.tt he tr Wit not leave him an ,e•i rrrb.t
bereittaeo dmniaieus ; and that' he would re.fcce
ivies Afewher of. the Imperial q. .41 Wei 4
to the eery hurnb!. .t condd ion or price,
Flie contraa tar Irish Proviskins was settled ye..
terday, at the Vinualling Office. The principal
hi Hers were—
Frcneh. gorrowes sad Canning.
ionlan and ti•-.avr
Metrr4.'R...vcroli awl Flower.
Mr. Green.
Mr. Atkins.
Mr. rinkertm and Co.

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The tem; of Mews. BOGLE. rIiRSCH.
ROW'S. and C 4 %stria, were accepted, and the CJII.
trae was ratified.

Yesterday, a Court of Dire:fors WAS h• ld n
the East ludia House, which adjourned
o'cl,-Ick. till NVednesday next.
Yesterdav a Quarterly General Court was held at
the F.ast-lndia douse. After thri usual forms
Tile Chat Pt '4 N acquainted tllc Court. mar yea
Dite6lors had come to a resolution, that the Court
had reason to t:lievo, that t!,e persons who were on
board the Prince . (if dc,, at the time of her lesh.
had perished ; And that, being fully sath fled the ship
was stored ;t1 a orop:r maner, no Marne could a'.
tacit to the owners; •sn.l that, from the experi:rce
and ski'l of the commattaer and Offtcev, it w.a. to
be inferred, thAt no blame could be attached to

them.
A Ballot for the approbation of the Resolu:;oa
proposed by the Court of Dircaors, and apornved
by this Court, was fired for the drub °joker,
agreeably to the Ads of the 39th and 13.1 G coitus
111. caps. 6S and 89.
Mr. RA SI), e .I.scnson moved, that the Co-re-
spondence, rylaiire to the Brig rcie of Royal East
Indi.i V-Iltinteers, ism ween the Court of hicelors
and General 1-1.%•:, should he read. IVh..n Mr.
3 acKsoN 7,ave mule± that, at a future Court, lie
should bring farward \lotion of 'Pranks, to this,:
Brigade in particular, and the Volunteers of the
United King Inm. for their eze..tions, which had
enabled the Government to send so large a regular
farce from this country.
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The Court then adjaurned .inn ,fie.
A Ballot took place at the Bank on Tuesday, oo
the question respec;ing the dividend of 8! re, :e1.,.
propos-d at the lest General bleating, when l-e
proposition was carried
A very unpleasant dispute has taken place kr-
tween the Captains of the .fam tica fleet lately ar-
rived, and the Captain of l-lis M ..i as r v's ship The-
'rte., one of the Convoy. Five ships belonging to
the &set having been ca.stored by two of :he ene-
my's in ivateets, on thee voyage home, .3;1 enquiry
WAS set on foot at to the cau,e. The Captain (ii
the 'Newer gave inform ition to the Admiralty. tliat
very few vessels of the meet paid prises' attention to
his signals, or deemed his prow:lion necessary.
As s, on as the several Captains were apprised
of the circumstance, they recriminated on the
Captain of the 17.,..eu., and clanged him with en-
tirely negleife.4 tlikm, and that he paid not tlu..
least attentiiia to that safety du:iog their voyage.
Tuesday afters ion, numerous meeting of the
Captains WA% held at he lam tics Coffee-hottse•
tOr the purpose of encl. ring into the real eau •e of
the capture of the live Jamaica ships, and to take
int., consideration the Captain's letter to the Ad-
miralty. The result of the meeting was, that a
Committee was chosen to draw up a entree, state-
ment nt their proceedings during the voyage, and
to lay the same before the Lords of tht Ailmi city.
WEST INDI• Doc' GENERA!. COVRT.--Ac a
General Meeting, held on Tuesday, the CllAlilidail
said, in a few words, that th- bus.ness of ;he day
was to consider of A divideod, and mat he shcluld
have the pleasure of pr:vssing the usual aid full
dividend of .5 per cent. fir the last halt year, which
the Dream's ...cm of oeitiion trei.;lit be pa.d with
perfeet propriety, considering the tdetrishing state of
their affairs. This welcoMS 'notion of courig cas,e I •
unanimously.
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ROYAL F.4.111Lr. .
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WP,THOOTH, SEPT. 24.
Last evening, the Rove,. FAMILY honoured the
*etre with their presence, to see The School for
kodd, for the benefit of Mrs. Ctstastes and Miss
Feeeworro.
This morning, about seven o'clock, His MA-
hisTY took his usual early ride. Her MAJESTY
d the Perecessrs weet, soon after„ in two car-
to Mrs. Beeroa's house, on the Pier, to see
s.hip launched from Otkeo's Yard ; the Dukes of
wince and SLASET followed, on horseback.
temporary platform was prepared for the ROY A F.
oTy. Soon after they bsti taken their places,
ship went off the stocks in a very grand style.
.r.ye eras a number of persons or board, who
I the ROYAL FAMILY as she wa% entering
....ter, which was echoed by the *rowsls on the
The Duke of AND arrived on
just in time to see the launch. She is a
',vessel, to eatery 400 tons. She is the property
Mr. Witt's, of Sutton Points. On her main-
k reparations ate made for twenty-two 6-pound-
s. An nfrr:et's guard attended round Mrs. Brx-
o's house, during the stay of the Roy At. FA-
tLY. Mrs. Bl'vroti nrepared a sumptuous break-
st fur 'NE II iv a,. Gets rs, of which they partook.
her chic:., Her Manses, and the PI incest VIA-
-IiFTH, attended by the Countess of ILCHEST ER
Lade Bu, KLCY, returned in t heir carriages. The
.L.er Plasm's', and the Dukes of CAdlasruntand
tsars, walked to the Esplanade, where they were
tby the Qum( and Prince s Eta/n-Fn. His
LIJESTY coming in sight, from his morning's ride,
e stlio:e of the ROYAL PA uI v went into the
Nige.
it, on after eleven o'clock, the ROYAL FAMILY
:a on hoard the Royal Yacht.
The Earl of CHESTERFIELD and family leave us
morrow.