The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-06 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, M* 6, 1818.

We yesterday annosaced that Government bad
received intelligence of • gene& action between
the troops ender General litstor sod the army
of /lout**, in which the latter was defeated
with great loos. The details will be published in
an Extraoresaary Garai* this morning. In the
mean time, the entracte which we give from
the Bombay Papers will gratify the public curio-
sity upon this interesting and important subject.
It appears from them that there have been two
battles : the one on the 26th November, between
the division of the British army under Colonel
SCOTT, and the troops of the liejdh or Bane.;
and the seated, between the troops of HOLMAN,
and the Madras Army under General HISLOP
and Si► Jo** MALCOLM, the latter of whom
commanded the advame. The enemy were de_
(rated in both actions, but the spirit ■od obsti-
nacy with which they were contested were evinced
in the number of killed and wounded on our side,
amounting to 94 officers and 700 rank and 6k.
The enemy's loss in the second action is esti-
mated at 2,000 men, with the whole of his artillery,
consisting of 66 pieces of cannon.
It further appears, from the accounts of these
operations, that it is a fallacy to expect solid and
sineere friendship and co-operation from any of
the native Powers of India, sod that sooner or
later we most hare to contend with their united
st►ength, improved by discipline end experience.

We have received Perin Papers of Saturday
the 2d last:aut. On the preceding day the Chain-
her of Deputies adopted the project of the law
erecting 16,080.000 frames reales. for the pur-
pose of liquidating the feetign claims against
Frame. yin twain am residual credit of U
millions of mils, to complete the payment of the
sums dist to the Allied Powers, conformably to the
Treaty of the 40th of November, I 8 15. No Mem-
ber expressed a desire to *peak on the proposition.
bat the Chamber divided. 'lieu there appeared for
the law 161, spina it 17.
The 3 per Ceuta. are 68 f. 85 C.
The Chiming are extracte:—
ram% tire- t.
A knee from Albi, of the lith ult. says, " Two days slime
a thread, with • pedalos attached so it,! was received sus-
pended from the window vi the claindrer is which basil&
and Jaimion are confined; this immediately ceased am exa-
mination of the prima. We are also assured, that Madame
Pons, baititle's sister, walks every sight round the piss%
dressed like a rams; but the watehfatisess rum-deed over the
prietraere is au greet, tbat it is impossible to etleinat 'ay
thine in their favour.
" Ih.ude.ull affirms his innocence. After the Sitting of
the lath of April, in which the widow Basest had made
some dist orerter, Mons. Roatienleve, his Counsel, went to
see him. It was sutural to expect that the confestieas of
this MOM3II wunld have overwht hoed Lint; bet far (rent it.
&slide 'tidied with saimikthing radiuses* to his defender,
Mr, 1 shall sleep thie night with 'Ott enrage-n[oy Malt

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ever. It appears that el!, *Millie Malicia le he it-
plained, the oath will at Mattis be Moira, and my imam-
erect will become Juseikse.". •
The happy assoiverwiry tiCabis 1114rstre Mars to Paris
will be celebratesk.to.morrow,Afilley, lbs 311.i1st.
. Prince Maxineiliao de itessiiiid, who tri;relletlia the lets,.
ior of &ail tiWribg the years 1511, 18111, and 1817, hisses.
Aerated. lle has brought with him a imperil, cidlreuiun of
plants and mimesis; he has also takes Was his service, mad
has caused to be educated io the European manner, a piing
female savage, albs tribes( Boulouctindas, who would Mel
ea beater elle is prellairoareo any other, if she could pro.
cure it. The Prince is about le publish in 4 vols. eto. the rela-
tion °flag travels, ariompaiird by man Maps, views, and
drugs,. This relaiiiii• will throw a great light oh the interior
it Brasil, which the Prince has 'reversed with many &tilt-
ties pot to be enjoyed by all travellers. This country, fur
ten years the residence of the Royal Penal, of Portugal, is
still very little known. The Prince of Neuwied has tra-
velled it with particular attention, and the result of his ell-
artiess has been of the highest importance, especially for
natural history, which, by his means, is clinched by a great
number of discoveries.

Last night, in the House of Commons, Lord
CASTLIRIAOII moved fur leave to bring in a Bill
coutinuing for two years longer the provisiosis of the
Act of 1816, commonly called the Alien Act—and
after a abort debate the House divided, when
there appeared for the motion, 55—against it, It,.
This inhospitable measure, to use 110 harsher epi-
thet, by which thoib foreigners whom commercial
view/it, the avoidance of tyranny, or any other con-
sideration, might induce to visit our shorts, are
placed under an absolute Government in the midst
of comparative freemen, seems likely to become an
integral part of our domestic policy. It is found.
ed on indefloite apprehensions, which may be at any
time brought forward to give it a semblance of
propriety, sad the usual mystery that envelopes
State alfAirs will wonderfully assist the delusion.
The measure is Dow required, as we are told, for
the sole purpose of maintaining the internal tran-
quillity of this country, end Ministers stoetly
deny, as did the Earl of LITIMPOOL in the House
of Lords, that they act with the remotest reference
to the policy of other States. But with the in•
consistency that must attach itself to duplicity
of every kind. the Ministers confess that the
principal advantage to be derived from the mea-
sure will be to prevent England from being
the scene for hatching conspiracies ardost
fb-
reign Govehtmente. To prove the of of the
Bill hitherto, Lord CASTLICILRAGM, lid night, drew
a contrast between this country and Belgium,
where all the discontented spirits of France seemed
to have collected, while none or few of them had
dared to visit England. We have in this an indi-
rect admission, that the deafer to be eppeebended
bears in reference to the temitillikity-4Aktwun-
try. but affects exclativeli tfie.***--of the
Bowmen.. The Bill, therefore, sus. be regard-
ed as a measure of French police, and as intended
for the sole purpose of assimilating the policy of
this country, in respect of aliens, to that of France,
and the despotic Governments of the Coutinelit.

There will be a grand naval review, at which the
PRINCII REGIBIT will be present, in the course of
the miming sonneer. The review will take place
off the Isle of Wight.
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR* Sir wit. CURTIS,
Sir JAMBS SHAW, Mr. Alderman krauts, and Mr.
Alderman WOOO, accompanied by several Gentle.
men, had au interview with Lord Livetrool. amid
the CHANCILLOR of the EXCEIRQUEII, on the sub-
ject or 'gushing the duty on Coals.

Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East
India Haase, end delivered to the Pursers of the
following ship•L viz.—Lord Keith, Captain J.
Finnan, sad Northampton, Captain C. TESIBUT,
for bilatinta sad Bengal.
Passengers pet Lent Keith—
For Modras--Captain W. Chatfield sad Mn. Chatfield;
Lingerer.. Foam sod Syme Mn. lower; wad Messrs.
Swath aid Seedy, Cedric
For Benal—Maps. Brown, Forbes, sod Wiffuella ; Mr.
Marquees, ; sad M. Slackeuale;
E. lAyton ; sad Messrs. Stiles and Brow., Cadets.
Passengers per Northaarptus—
Foe Iletspd—Mr. T. Bleebyndes ; sad Meows. Balkan
sad Scott, Codas'.

The Tortenkses East Indianian was yokel) with
on the 18th ult. in let. 48. 35. long. 8. by the
Cambrian, Jamstas, arrived at Scilly from the
Havauseith.

Yesterday Rosser MIGILAII, Esq. the so. of
Sir INDULT WiellAW, was totroduced to the
Poetics RBOINT, at Carlton House, and received
the homier of knightliegyi.
Joust Luaus Posts., of Culls% in i"io.itienty
of Louth, in Ireland. Eq. is retaped to serve• in
the; present Pierlisuient for tip& borough of Yar-
mouth, iu the county of Southampton.--(Geseite.)
The Booksellers hove submitted to the ctitiside.
ration of the Committee of the House of Consumes
en the Acts respecting Copyright, • paper witkihe
modifications they desire. The first is, that only
five copies of each work are to be given, vie. one
to each of the three kingdom', mid one to each
of the two English Universities. Or, if more, that
une-third or one-fourth of the price as published be
paid for the copies delivered. The minor Modifica-
tions are—the printer's copy to be the copy delivered
to the British Museum—the Act toltave no retrospect
operation,- uo books to be delivered but on demand--
bone where the copyright is abandoned—untie where
no copies are printed for general sale—no books
with coloured priats--notie with pritits without
letter-prerwsne tongs or anent—no newspapers—
nu books printed by subdcription„ unless afterwards
advertised or published for general lola—so re•
ping of foreign works-gem *oda ifbore ter guineas
selling price; unless bid( the price be rinfel, except
dietiou4ries—books to be demanded by the libra-
ries within time oisinths--the libraries to preserve
ihat they shalt de sod, and neither sell, waste,
nor give thew moroy...i.nopyi test to be mode tie years
.ebsetutely.