The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-17 00:00:00

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pro% ed himself friendly to prize between the two
c•• Ile niu.t beattached to it, as the fruit of
his own Labours, and consequently would endeavour
to preserve it. AN thew circumstances combined,
gave to afairs ytsterdsy something of a snore cheer-
ful uric& although oar warlike preparations suf-
laird no rebtation.

When the Must kyr triumphantly announced, that
the " Emperor Pst L and BotteraterL were made
to esteem each other;' we certainly were not aware
of the boasted similarity in their charalers. The
Emperor PAUL challenged any Chief Magistrate hf
l'trope to Jimer coeskt. Bossr at re has recently
thrown down the gauntlet to England, sinj,le-
Ismael. This insult to a peaceful power, signed
with his own hand, and published in his Gazette,
we were aware, would be nude the foundation
of a thousand idle stories. When such extraordi-
nary conduit stood a recorded unquestionable fa&
it would be naturally supposed a licence for im-
puting every extravagance to the same quarter.
'lie Flair Coeset.'s menace, therefore, that he
would come over with 500,000 men, and overwhelm
England, and many such reports. we have never
noticed ; and from any thing that has since trans-
pired, we haee little reason to regret our silence.
There is no doubt, however, but that in the dis-
cussions relative to Malta and Egypt, he has used
very stroag and violent language to Lord WM r-
woarm. but certainly not so extravagant as report
• has set down fur hint.
An Evening Paper of yesterday contained the
1 flowing paragtaph :
" Last night (Tuesday) at half-past ten o'clock. a per-
'en arrived express at the Admiralty from lirighton,
with an account of a French ve;sel having drifted on
shore near that place : she had, it seems, been de-
serted by the crew, excepting a boy, and having
been boarded, was found to be laden with about
100,000 stand of arms. Before the crew kft her,
they threw a box overboard, which, however, Jid
not sink, but tlielted- on shore near Shorclsiui, and
was 6intid to contain Sundt of Gwyn Colours, suited
to the Irish. These colours had the word Union on
them, and, we have heard it stated, with a French
a:.3 Irish hand united underneath. There can be no
doubt but that this vessel was hound to Ireland, for
the purpose of furnishing arrn s to those misguided peo-
• pie of the country, who may still entertain senti-
ments bosule to the Government, and ideas of being
able to overturn it "
%Wham made particular enquiry into this crcum-
ttatsee, and the resole h:rs not tended to rcm:mc the
doubts, which ye entertained on our first perusal of
the ertick.-100.000 steel of ar.ns in z single
vessel, must be an esaggeratien. That all the
mee should ba% e deserted her, k swing a boy behind,
sod that there should be no account of them, is
ale, an estraoriliaary case. This internal evidence
of at least excessive misrepresentation iscorriiherated
by s very grog creumstance. Our Readers will re-
coiled, that a Featly vessel was forced on shore by
dutes• of weat'Aer, about a fortnight ago near Shore-
ham. Some nags, or other articles, may no d •übt
dye bees since discovered on board, which hare ex-
iled su,rwesce sod ue believe they were brought
to town as tested, amid submitted to insfellion at
the Admiralty.

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testerdav a Ceitirt of Aldermen was held at
Guildhall at which were present, the Right Hon.
Ow Loan Ma% on, 16 Aldermen, and Mr. It 1.-
Ittirttaan LEA. Fag. was swum into the office of
Alderman, for the Ward of Coleman-street, in the
room of GLOROIL MAcKINZIII MALALL•Y,E.Sti.
deceased.
Sever 4 persons were allovied of, and several
sworn into the office of Brokers.
The Right Rcv. the Lord Bishop of CHESTER,
and the Rev. I>r. GLassr., Ilcfk,r of I Lomeli, in
Middlesex, we:e requested by the Court to preach
the Spital Sermons oa Later Monday and Tuesday

rteit.
The vacancy of the Keeper of the Poultry Comp.
NI, by the death of Mr. TEAGUE, being declared,
his Lordship appointed the next Court fur doe ekc-
tior of the same.
Yesterday a Court of Di:caors was hold at the
East litif a House, wh-n the following Commanders
riot leave, previous to departing for their respec-
tive destinations. Cspt. EDA E 4.D E.-, Lai,
Giiu ACC 1(011/ TUNS, Lordeattlereqk
fir Mali ~s and r. ng.tt ; and Ta 031.11 LA a EINS,
'knit H.v.i.er,. for timigal. •
The Court adjourned .it six o'clock, tiil to-mor-
tow.

Orders have been received for embodying the
Suffolk Militia on the 2-ith iast. rt Ipswial and
Suffolk.
The Lord Lieutenant of Kent has received and
issued orders fur embodying both the regiments of
Nliiitia cit that County ; the embodying
Kent at Maidstone,
and the Litt Kent at Canterbury.
Yc aerday. in pursnance of the circular letter sent
b • Lord A ssisessr, the St. James's Volunteers, to
the number cf• 100 assembled on the Parade in
Broad-street, where they were met by his Lordship,
who addressed them upon the nce.v.tun; called to
their reculleftion the meeting of the Corps in No-
vember Istfri, at which time, they all declared them-
selves ready to risque their lives and property in
the defer.ce of the King and Constitution.--
yis Lordthip did not Lesitate to say, that the
women• bad arrived when it was the duty of those
at.:•.lird to the corps, nut only to come forwArd
themselves, but to bring as many gentlemen as they
possibly calla, to support the honour of the Com-
pany. Ws t.ordship's address as receive,' with
e'en' ma* of aprobation.

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