The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-31 00:00:00

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Russian Commander its Chief, Cic-nerat katelltszolli
is said, with his centre and left, to have surrounded
the French right wing, consisting of the divisions of
Sour, Nav, and DAVOUST, and to have killed or
wounded 40,000, and taken 20,000 prisoners, in-
cluding Marshal DAVOUST. The French, it is
added, fell back, in consequence of this defeat, to
Warsaw ; but the Russians were prevented from
pursuing them to that place, by the want of pro-
visions, and the state of the country, between the
Narew and the Vistula, which is an entire desert.
The town last night abounded with rumours, still
more unfavourable to the French, than the details
received by the Editor of the Altona Paper. The
defeat of the enemy, of which they were the
subjelt, is supposed to have been that of the
Q!,tb, at Ostrolenka ; but the reports of last
teght added, that the Russians had crossed the Vis-
aud that an engagement had taken place on
the 7th, at Syachrchaw, on the road between War-
saw and Posey, in which the French again sustained
a severe defeat. The same report, however,
states, that Botta A RIB was still at Warsaw on the
Bth, a case not very consistent with the reported
defeat between that city and Posen, as, in that event,
he appears to have been cut off from a retreat. It
was also stated, last night, that a Messenger had
arrived in the course of the day from St. Petersburgh,
with dispatches for the Russian Minister, announctog
the destruaion of half the French army.—This re-
ylrt alludes to the battle of the 29th, and net o
Ghat of the 7th ; and we have further to observe,
that, upon inquiry, we could not learn, that any
Mestenger had arrived with dispatches• for the
Minister.

The new plan of finance, submitted to the House
of Commons, on Thursday citizht. by a.nrd Hewer
Fury, is une of the most im,'ortant measures of
that class ever laid bet ire Parliament, and will
form a.. tea in the financial ntsrnry thi, country.
As it is of that importance, that it s'muld be clearly
and lolly understood, we give the (..lowing correa
outline of this great mea.ure. His Lordship as-
sumes, that the public expenditure of each succeed-
ing year, shall be nearly eqiial to that of the year
18 lii, and that the annual produce of the perma-
nent and temporary tevenuer will continue equal to
the proJuce of that year Upon this foundation the
new system is raised, and by it the new system
must stand or fall. Presuming that it is solid and
substantial, his Lordship proposes, that the War
Loans for the years 1807,1808, and 1809, shall he
twelve millions annually for the year 1810, four.
teen ; aid for each of the ten foil.rwil.g
years, sixteen milions. Those several Loans,
amounting for the fourteen years to V.lO millions,
are to be made a charge on the War 'fazes, which

are estimated to produce taw, my-four millions aa-
nually. The charge thus thrown on the War Taw
is meant to be at the rate of ten per cent. on eau.
Loan. Every such Loan will, therefore, ple,tgo aii
much of the Wilr Taafa as will be PflUll tj m-e.
this charge :—that is, a Lien of twelve mill: .ns
will pledge 1,200,0091. o: :he W4r faxes Ani in
each year, if tile War ,h t :Id be continued, a furth
portion of the War far:: will, in the same manoer,
b pledged. And, convcitie-tly, at the end of four-

teen years, lithe. War should iast so long, twenty
one millienisohe whole produce nt the War TAxes,
would be pledged for the total of the Loans, wh.ch
would at that time have amounted to Q. I 0 mill.ons.

Tae,.ten per cent. cliargc thus acclmpanying such
Laws, will be applied to pay the interest of the
Loan, arid to form a Sinking Fund, which Sinking
Fuld veil', evidently be more than five per cent. on
such of the several Loans as shall be obtained at a
less rate of interest than five per cent. And 14 a
Eve per cent. Sinking Fund, aectursulating at cnm•
pound interest, will redeem any sum of capital debt
in fourteen ye irs ; it follows that tse several par-
times of the War Taxes, proposed to be pledged
fur the several Loans above mentioned, wili have
redeemed their respedive Loans, and be succesively
liberated in periads of fourteen years from the date.
of each such Loan. The portions of War Taxes
thus liberated, ra ty, if the Wat should still be pro.
longed, became applicat)le in a revolving series, and
mny be again pledged for new Loans.
But the charge for the interest and Sinking Fund
of the proposed Loans, being taken horn the annual

rroluce of th:t. War Taxes, a deficiency equal to
that charge will be created in the amount of the
temporary revenue, applicable to the war elpendi-
Lure. This deficiency will be made goad by Sup-
plementary L•wos. which must increase in propor-
tion to the increasing deficiency in the event of the

continuance of the War, but will never amount
even in a period of 20 )eats of %Var. from the pre-
sent time, to more than five millions, in any year,
beyond the amount to which the Sinking Fund of
that year will have been raised by this plan.
It is proposed, that the Supplementary Lune

shall be formed on the established system of a ttiak-

tit g Fund of one per cent. on the nominal capital.
...The charges created will be rrovided fur, during


re; •
the first threortars, by the expiring Antssitin ; anh

during that period the country will have the great
benefit of an exemption from all additional burdens.
From 1810, and for the six following years, a charge
must be provided for, amounting on the average 1
those seven years, to nut more than 293 OM.
Annually But even this comparatively small
amount may probably be much diminished by ths.
increasing produce of the aclual Revenues, and by

regulations for tacir further improvern:nt.—
And thuc provision is ra ide, on the scale of aftual

exp.ndaure, for ten ',ca►s +tf- war, it it should be

necessary, without any addition tl faxes, except to
the inconsiderable amount above stated. At the
close nt that period, taking the three per cents. at

60, and reducirg the whole of the Public Mks at
that rate to a money capital, the combined amount

of the Public Debts will be 337,360,0001. and the
combined amount of the several Sinking Funds then
existing will be 22.720.0001. ; whereas the present
amount of the whole Public Debt, taken on the same
scale of calculation. is 352,793,0001. and the pre.
sent amount of the Sinking Fund is no more then
8.335,0001. If the War should still be continue
beyond the ten years this; provided for, it is pro-
posed to take in aid of the public burthens eerie' o
excesses to accrue from the present sinking Fu-:d.
!'hat Fund, which Mr. PITT originally proposed to
limit to tour millions annually, will, with the very
large additi .ns derived to it from this new plan,
hav- a-cumnla•ed, in 1807, to so large an amount As
24 :nilliuns sterling. But it is not proposed, in any
ca,e, to apply te the charge of new Loans, a larger
portion of toe :linking Fund, than such as will al-
ways leave an ansroint of Sulking Fund, cilia! to
the inters:sr p eyAhle on such pact of the present
Debt as .I.l.4lireition unredeemed. Nor is it meant
that this, or Any iith- e op -lotion of Finance, shall
ever prey-n' the redemption of a gum, equal to the
j• present De•at, in as short a peeked as that in which
it would have been redeemed, it this new plan had
not been brought forward.
It appears, as Mated in our Parliamentary Repnit
yesterday, that the Ainister has been enabled to de-
vise and mature the plan, as a praftical measure, by
t.se flourishing state of the permanent, and by the
increased produce of the war taxes, particularly the
Property Tax, and by the high and accumulating
amount of the Sinking Fund, with some additional
assistan:e from expiring annuities.
Such is the outline of tnis great plan. which pro-
plies to provide for the public service for a series of
years, without the imposition of new taxes, or
pledging the Property 'far, in any poosiWe event,
beyond the period of the war, and at the same time
with an honourable adherence to the word and pro-
mise of Parliament, in respell of the people and She
public creditor.

The R • ease French lugger privateer, of 16 inns,
and 4J men, is captured by His oloias-rv's ship
Croi:er, and sent into Yarmouth.
the Loth racket, &tomtit, from Leith, for Lan-
d rn ; the Soar, BILDLIOSON, from Grangemouth,
fir ditto ; the Laandirr, NicisoLsuor, of and from
Shields, for ditto ; the Commerce, CAuteartio. from
Memel. for II dl ; the Art. SANG:STU ; and the
r;ralrefiars, Gm eirowav, from Copenhagen, for Loo-
don, nave been captured by French privateers. The
s-st wit burnt, and the lour last re-taken by His M.-.
J 11% r v's shin Cno;ser, and s:nt into Y arm "sth.
31101 apprehension is entertained for the safety of
the Swift sloop of war. She sailed from the Nore
for Ers rut- on the 22.3 of November, witnout any
ship under convoy, and has not since been heard of.
I:se opinion of her having foundered a sea is much ,
strengthened, by one nt our cruisers having fallen in
with part of the wreck of an armed ship near Heli-
gola
N s wie,st anding the a ljournment of both Houses
of Parlia non until Monday next, the several Corn-
mirees ti?ois the Eledliero Petitions for the Boroughs
of Thetford. Weymouth, and Malden. sit as usual in
tbeir respeaive Committee Rooms. The latter Pa-
tit,ol, we unders,and, will be decided this day.
Yesterday, bein.t the Anniversary of the Martyr-
dom of King (NUR LIS I. the Sees Eea of the
Hotior of Commons. pursuant to a vote of the
H,,irse, went an state to St. Margaret's Chapel,
Westminster, attended by the Officers of the House,
and • -venal Members of ParJament, among whom
we ohs reed, Lord HOWICK, Lord Morale, Mr.
Hoanuuse, Mr. PARNILL, Mr. SHILEY, tic. Sm.
wrien a must excellent Sermon was preached on the
Occasion by the Rev. FREDERICK BARNES, Chaplain
to the House of Commons.
A letter from Bordeaux mentions, that an Eng-
lish frigate, of 50 guns, supposed to be the lispe-
riegar. commanded by Lord Cochrane, at eight in
th morning, of the 4th of January, detached 110
men and 3 .fficers, in three cutters, to take a bat-
tery. in the territory of the Commune of La Fete.
The eighteen men, stationed there, percerviag
that the enemy seem-of to manifest an irrention of
surrou rding them, abandoned the batter y. The
English has ened forward, burned several liu.s near
the battery, and spiked the guns ; after which they
immedratel ern:marked ; and when the national
guards of La Tests, headed by the Mayor, who
behaved with great bravery. repaired to the spot,
they found that the enemy ha/ already returned.
Many adventurers are felicitating themselves that
their numbers in the present Lottery are not yet
drawn, as the Two momentous Prises et ltd,oool.
each, with other Capitals, are still fcrthcoming. In
consequence of this great interest. many fresh ad-
venni: ers will deem themselves happy likewise, on
being able to obtain .thy Tickets and Shares, before
next Wednesday% drawing, for the rernaininz raest
import:4m Prizes.

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F.ISHIONS FOR FERRUART.
It 4/ so snort a tuna sirtce W 3 R.:donned oar dut► to the pub.
lie on this hea I, that we have now very hen. novelty to ofirr:
Tito Hussar cap still holds its place; the Tiorkish elastic bat.
made of velvet, is very el 4 ; the elastic rut turban, merle
of coloured v rivet, or whit-satin, ornam mtel with demo ids,
is very becnrning ; velvet or enlisurial satin heti, trimmer
with light swansd•ivrn, with pelisses to match, are very e-
cult ; end evening tresses, of white satin or valvot, but the for-
mer is more be-itriful, ifan'lyk d with Wives or gold ; sleeves
very snort, and finished with a point of silver. The full, or
dusting dresses, are melee( light silky inset, and trimmed with
silver rhbbo•s renal the bath) n. tit- sleeves, and tits Beek;
the sane &Then warn no the head, or a small vitget.h grf
flowers. BrIW,I and puce Chanahrav audio robin, with very
long trains, unsigned round with silver leaves, and alviff cares

and tis.el:„ ar worn. Torki,h silks. of ranoui cAluart, are
ea vele' to hm wore to ate C,,111.11e of the nonnth. For mow
tog dresses, sh•ert walking goo its, rrf ca ibric
fall trimmed with vat mu hit ; also dresset of corded mush.),
Vend., 'eed r ors I t re bnt lung aleeves, V iadrkel; high
pointed collar toold the th,..lat; reantlin and hats to match.
Scarlet vette' opera ttOprre, trirnmAd Ait serawdeen, are
mach worn; lw anoto en A. 14 tn.rt, al-o retain their
places; white gloves in I-I,e, and rtl ow r .1-,dres4, ate worn;
r-lk..R.ilered or entlicwsed h.lf ttauik •rchiefs, tied on the head,
pspoanxe. as A simo,e and ,neat half chats for youth and
im ; white vim rapt, wan stranidown, ti.zduodet the chni,
lark neat for ane age.

EARL OF nriturs HUN!:

The Earl of Draw( turned out a deer yesterday,
at Caterham Comarnn, and not at WaLitiaham,
as was expeilled. The der went off at I I o'clock.
and took a chrellim for Chaldon Court ; he then
beaded and returned to the spot from whence he
started, to the great surprise of those gentlemen.
who. from the hange of ground, had ant arrived
until 20 minutes after the hounds were laid on, and
who then joined in the chase. After a run of an
hour and twenty five minutes, the deer was taken in
a pond. at Cul.lson; it was near an hour before
the poor animal could be gmt out of the water.
which WAS at last effeEled by tying a cart-rope to
the end of a pole.

'The Countess of Ccostwttaraw, on 3 her fait
daughter. Lady M*e i• Alarm, are gone to her
Ladvehip's seat. Gill Hail. in the North of Ireland,
for some weeks.

The last arrivals at Bath, are
Lady WiWants, Hon. Mn Corn.*ll and family, Sit J ohn,
1.44., a id Met. smith, Sit F. Stantish, Mut Alm nal Sir loaac
CoNit, Raat-At•lmi.a. Waittrey, Gmetal and Mrs. ?analog,
Gen rti Thn as., Cathr ow, C. 41„ and Mn. llyka, Cot,
Joh.iam, C d MJean, en' and Mrs. ht•Clhry„ Cal. and Mrs.
Sestlr, and Col and Mrs Ansley.

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The Midas° at Cork, on Monda♦ se'nnight, was
unmerously attended. All the rank and tasnion of
th at great city, and its neighbitrrh-:od, were pre-
sent. The decorations were siilendid--i-taste, lane j,
and elegance, were combined to their arrange-
ment.
Mr. Di siones's play of Adrian and Oreilft, has
been got up with great splendour at the Belfast
tnearre. Mrs. M► son has perforrne I the part ot
~duke tderearst, Art. Ha. came, Orilla, and Mr.
Hot. can 0, , 'rr ace .41tfeher,e1r.
Master Bar r v w is to pray Teter•ed it the Shrews-
bury Pheacre, rid Wedsies say I.st ; an! was to per-
form there twice more this• w.•ek, and fchrr trines
10 the next.
The Earl and Countess of CARDMAN gave a
grand droner, Tests Tilly& at their house, in Upper
Grosvenor.str ef, to the Lir) of Doacntstair; ti
Countess Dowager of !Assuir-ED'excest es, the
Countess Dowager of Ccessionr, Lady CARO-
Lint Deltas, Losd Gcartonevitv, and Generals
Gaessiii.xt and Buotti ' '
We understand there has been teed'ln the Green.
room, at Drury•lane l'heatre, a new play, from the
pen of the late Mr. Toter, which, for interest, pa
thus, and beauty of completion, exceeds any piece
presented to the public, ler some years. Mr. ELL is-
Ton, Mrs. Powecc, Miss Di/scan. Mr. BAHNISTaa,
and Mr. BAItRYP43IIA, have the principal parts.
Mr. Josses, the Pro,.tietor of the Touts es Dublin,
Cork, and Limerick, also Master of the Revels in
Ireland, is now in London, recruiting fur his after
season, and the summer months.
A very splendid entertainment was given by Mr.
C. 'Pnaccussow, on Thursday evening, at Brods-
worth, near Dencaster, at which all the beauty
and fashion of the rseghlvnithooi wete present.
Nothing, we understand, could exceed the clewslce
and taste displayed ins the decorations ot the ball-
room. The tablet set out for sapper, furnished a
profusion of the choicest delicacies. Atter tetir. ng
from the festive bo ad, dancing re-conimessccd,
which continued tall a late hour in the morning.
Mr. FLETCHER READ, a gentleman well known
in the sporting world, pied suddenly on Thursday
morning last, at Shepperton, in Sauey. He had
spent the previous eves,ing with some convivial
friends, and was found dead in his bed the erasing
morning, by bis servant.
The eve is fast approaching when some one must
enj iy the stunt of 50,0001. Neat Wednesday
morning, Tess o'Cluck, is the app inted hour ; after
which they will draw 50,0001. 20.0J01. .5,0.10 i.
1.0001. and 5001. Prizes. These treasurable armies
are not to be had every day ; as such, apply q sickly
at Hos mmmm and Co.'s (Hies, Nos. '26, t ornhili,
52, Charing Cross, and St. Margaret's Hill, Bo-
rough, for Pickets or Shares, warranted URAFAIVII,
which are sen' g on very reasonable terms.
Thirty Thousand Pssuods entails for the First-
& AVM I Lket the next trey of drawing, Wednesday,
4th February. There us ho insunee to be found in
the History of Lotteries, of so rich a Wheel as the
present, viz. rwo Prizes of 30,0001. each, 90.0001.
and Two of 5,0001. each; also Fear of 1,01101. and
numerous other Capital', &c. The undrawn tick-
-1
ets and Shares are on sale at Howl's and Co.'s
Oakes, Conga, Oillt4-street, awl St. James's-
tract.

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NEW' MUSICAL FUND.
-testerday, the Members of the above Inst:tutrns
itel4 their anneal Feast, a! the Crown and st chor
Tavern, Li the Strand.; at five o'clock, upwards of
30i) of the Member. of the Society, professors and
lovers of Natm iny, sat rr,vn to a most eacel:ent
dinner. The 11 an. Jon,' Seencsa was advertised
rn ,e in the Cha;r, but on account of the .• •
lion of his Lady, he cou'd not atteod; and Mr.
SMAKT, the treasurer of the Instnution, being in•
di.p•sed, Mr Coarse, of the profession of toe law,
and one of the Launders of the Society, took it at a
few hours notice. Previous to the commencement of •
the dinner, the Chairman gave a Grac.r as a chaunt,
in which he Arai. jlinecl by several of the coin ,any.
Al, er ,he cloth was removed, "Non nadir Demi ,a" •
was sung with very sublime efeB by the whelk
comp my fhe Coatam is gave " The Mother of
ftwoony ;" af,er which the invocation to harmony,
" Corneal Hate Soils,” was .0 ig by Messrs. ELLIOT,
Wasik. And Dasav, with charming cleft.
F. King, Queen, soil all the ttayal Family," except
tic., errs given weir throe.
"The ProMe of Wt.'s and Is Ares/ York, the Patron: of
the 1 &an two," van three, (.1! mod.
" 'Ft- New MUsteal Fune, end vestal to the roaring OM-
C.trt," viii. Om.,
fhe Cast areal, addressed the m-eting, et coesi-
dera'oletength; and said, he had the honour of bw
one of thz tounders of the S aeiety and circetved.
that, without she additiettal rid of boaoraty
sae-
scribers, they shoold not be ab:e to g• on with the
relief of the distressed members, their widows,
and nrpba S.
Mr. C T. SMART'S celebrated Glee, 'kr
Grasshopper's Jai/ ; Cr, Ihe Bottryty's Fight, was
called ler, and he iris regoested to read the words.
He addressed the Meeting, a..d s lid. he tonic 'hat
opportunity of correcting an erroneous aezottnt
that had appeared in the public p Vert. of the words
being ch.- procludion of the Princess yl a av. and otter
bistiliguished chat-a:Teri; but he had lately been
at-
formed, by Mr. Ro,cue, the Membcn f t
pool, that the words aver? wriginalay oftrittrit by
him, merely for the amuserocn. of has family. It
was most admirably sung by Mr. A.srio to, NIGH.
Suisse, and Mr. W CLMtI.Lv.
Another new Glee, the words on a squirrel, by
Mr. Roscoe, the music by Mr. G. S.ie sit r. with an
Ohtigato Accompaniment. fora piano June, wea
sung by the same Gentlemen, with universal ap-
plause, and extremely admired by the Pro7essors and
Amateurs.
Mr. FITZSIMMONS sang Ba•eialei eel-'rated •
Song, from the Opera of The Travellers, •• Dap es ,
Me loontoia," in such a superior style, as would •
not have discredited the original, and was descry. -1
edly encored.
Mr Mixaouies and Mr. ELLIOT gave a Net, • 44
with great taste and execution, which was, naives.
sally a,:enired.
The Comic Catch, entitled Tie Aldermen's
Tho:46, was sung wit% so much humour and charac-
ter:- by Messrs. Sawria, Dtains, and Extior,
that it produced un versaLlauglitsx, arid an ini-ire.
The ft'es.ival concluded, as it aught to do, with
the greatest harmony and vinvirriiksy.