The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-14 00:00:00

sia, by means of the Bettie. with the Mooarcl.ict
_ . .

of the Metliterraneau. and of the Atlantic
objects ALEXANDER lays at the feet of hid cult-

,pietor. Ile even utolert,,kes, while NAeur.r.on
deposes and imprisons his ally, FERDINAND the
7th, beyond the Pyrenees, to expel the only re-
inaininr, independent Prince, Lis own brother-in-
law, Gustsvus, from the kingdom of Sweden.

Already, that geuerous, but tinforturmte Prioce,
has seen his provinces, to the east of the Gulf of
Bothnia, as far as Lapland. divrevered from the

Swedish Monarchy, and overrun by savage inva-
ders, who ought to have been his defenders. Of
it II the von*, front Archangel to Bayonne, only
Gottouburg and Stockholm remain open to the
approach of IP...English. Nor can we say, in dm
present state or things, how soon those of Cadiz, of
Lisbon, anti of Corwin*, may Le barred agaiust us.
In so unesso pled, and, we tiny in so awful
a position, expelled nearly flout the European
Continent, and excluded from that of America, it
surely is incumbent on our Government to weigh
must maturely the consequences of onr present,
' and still more of our future, line of co ))))) pu-
hey. Eveu admitting, for argument's sake, that
Our Orders in Council were us just nod us a ibe se
we always thought them to be the contra," yet,
mu), not policy, and almost necessity, now plow pt
a: to repeal theta ? Cau we devise any measure, or
any expedient, so well calculated to disarm and to
counteract the hostility of dereasson'amieff MA-
DISON ? Would any step, ip oar power; reef so
effectually strengthen the 'hands of B.Aiiiroten,
and of all those who think with him? If the Ame-
rican Legislature has„. Isy its impolitic and self-de-
nying act of prohibiting any commercial inter-
course with us, really committed a sort.Of suicide ;
as Mr. ANDOLPD wittily compares them
to Jerk, in the Tule qJ a rois,, Atiserica hes
hung herself with her • own garters, wintd it
mot be iniiels wiser in us to cut her loth!, and to re-
vive her, than to indulge the danger**, Vontwenleut
or gratification of seeirig her sysetindril. Can
BONAPARTE wjtuess, witli Buy einstions, except
of the most grateful nature, the contniwantie of our
mutual estrangement and renunciation of inter-
course ? Shall we net, by putting an end to the ope-
ration of the Orders in Council, induce those
Members of the American Confederation, who sui-
tes must severely by the Embargo, to exert every
endeavour-fie the renewal that political friend-
ship, between us and the United States, which lute
events have vunentled ? Is it of moreemereotience
ri tourinetional benefit that Mr. Canatesi's ma-
rooning should be acted 'upon, and quit is argu-
ments fur issuing the Orders in Council a.ould be
maintained; than that America should be placed in
hostile position towards France, and in an amicable
relation towards us? lu sugeestiag these ideas,we as c
neither stimulated by faction, nor Ly opposition so
Ministers. We see Europe enslaved, and nearly ex-
hausted. We may be 'compelled to couteed Jove
vrifip NAPOLEON. become SoreOign of Spain and
Portugal, in addition to ills prePidiug acquisitions.
Vet, while we retain ludia. our. commerce, and our
navy, we are not lost. lf, while with one hand we ex-
tricate Spanish America from Bo s APA WreS grasp,
we could find means to conciliate mid to gain. in
any measure, to our cause and interests, the l: sited
States, Great Britain Might still survive the wreck
of Europe, asst bid defiance to- the arts, as well as
to the arms, ofthe Corsictu Destroyer.

The Monkey grin-brig. we understand, k arrived
at I.vith, from otf Gottennurgh, from which port
she sans warned off by ritpayl. Thiseirrnaktturre
gave rise to a report that the Kitts of SIXEIniN had
shut his ports against all British shipping. It is
supposed, however. that the signet teas made to
warn his Mai nsy lI'S ships of their danger, it, coat-
saltsence of the quantity of ice in the harttottr.
11w. Tree Briton, IL'ollisrlis Scaleby Code,
Cusnlitrimid, and Lord Melville, outward-bound
Erist-Irsliamen. sailed on Thursday (rout the
Downs, for Portsmouth.
The following ships are thus stationed:—
The Henry Neptuse, Cumberland, Sculeby
Castle, and Tine IS, itun, fur liumbay and China.
The CatTnells—Nt I I demi, i!..tagah sad 11. bins.
Warren Hastings--teitgat awl China.
Lord Metville--Madras and Bengal.
The Fleet will he dispatched for certain this day.
A packet is making up at the India House for
Penang.
'Flie Union, winch has bad so many ig hair-
breadth 'scapes," we have the satisfaction to an-
nounce, was, on Timrsarty, I'2 miles below Graver
end, and wen expected to arrive safely its Long
llearli yesterday.
We understand, that accounts have been p-
eeked front the Brazils, of the discontinuance
the armament intended to enforce the pri.tentioi
of the Infant, Don PILDRO, to the sovereignty of
Swims Ayn s. .% negoviatiou with the inupie or
that Colony, for an amicable at rangement, unthr
the protection of England, was in very forward
progress. It wits managed by Sir S. SMITE!, who.
with a view to its cumpletion. we. about to proc.ed
in person to Rio de Is Pluto. The people a
Buenos Ayres exprewse the reatest respvct soyl
gratitude for the conduct of Enggland, ity the recent
circumstances of Spain. The arranuenient they
*might at emit was one of rrt.t.t.t. inalepeanieW:ea
bull of France and of the mt.'. ler conalr, ;
sad
though the stir eves of the Pattiok onny how- subs
queutly varied that plan, so t.r A, it reli TN: to
Ul
Spirit'. it is likely that t-will :era be reverise,l itf ii
full extent.