The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-05 00:00:00

stillrercr, fur she has lost not only her rommerce,
tier naval power, nod leer great political influence,
tut it is uncertain whether her very existence as a
nation iniAlit Hot be considered annihilated. The
revolutions in Germany exhibit the, desolating
progress of the general calamity. The wliale
fame of that country is changed ; and while each
unhappy portion Of it is oppresseil with etiur-
mous debts, taxes, and armies, the rulers of its
destinies have ingeniously emitiived 'to destroy the
feelings of pattiotioui and loyalty to their respective
Sovereigns, which hid previously ;listisignished its
inhabitant,. Italy has to mourn the extincti,ete of
its proudest ornaments, in the annihilation ut
Venice and Genoa. Spain groans under a
more aggravated despotism. and witnesses the de-
grading spectacle of the 'dismemberment of her
empire, without the power to prevetit it. Nur
is England free frotti its most pernicious conse-
quences; and in the enormous accurnialstion of her
debt, the immensity of her taxes, and the increase
of her standing army. seems to be approaching
that state Irons which France was relieved only by
the Revolution. That lesson was treinendously
awful—let us not lose its advantages, by atfecting
to overrate our own strength.

Our letter from Dover, dated Nov. 3 (Tues-
day), says—" The disembarkation of our army from'
France goes on very rapidly : twenty-one vessels
have arrived to-day full of troops, and some horses;
the infantry, except the Guards and the s,td regi-
ment, are all arrived, and all in perfect safety ; the
cavalry regiments continence embark nig to-morrow."

Last morning Mr. Justice ABBOTT was sworn in
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench,
by the LORD CHANCELLOR, in his private room,
in 'the Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn. Mr.
Justice BATLEY accompanied the Lord Chief Jus.
tice. Mr. Justice DALLAS will perform the same
ceremony this day, as Chief Justice of the Court
of Common Pleas.

The Duke of YORK transacted military business
yesterday with the Panics REGENT.
Yesterday the Hanoverian Minister and the Vice-
CHANCELLOR hid audiences of the PRINCE
REGENT, at Carlton-house.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Major-General the Don.
Sir CIIARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B. was appointed
Commander-iii-Chief of the Company's forces at
Bombay, in the room of Lieuten.int-General Sir
MILES NIGHTINGALL, K.C.B. The following
Captains were sworn into the command of ►heir re-
spective ships, viz:—Captain R.T. DALRYMPLE,
to the Vous/Hart, for Bombay and China; sad
Captain A. NAIRNE, to the General Kyd, fur
Madras and China.

Yesterday the Logo Meroa held a Court of
Common Council for the general dispatch of busi-
ness, which was numerously attended, but nothing
of any public importance occurred.

This being the Anaiversary of the Popish con-
*piracy, commonly culled the Gunpowder Plot,
the Park and Tower guns will be tired on the oc-
casion. The Yeomen of the Guard and his Ma.
jesty's servants will receive their customary gratuity
of wine, it being a pitcher day.
The Chapman, DRAKE, arrived at Gravesend
from Batavia, when at sea carried away her maw-
topmast, by which JOMN JONES and WILLIAM
RUBINbON, seamen, were utifortumitely drowned.
Extract of a letter from the Agent to LLOYD'S
at Aldbro', dated November 3 :-" A report having
prevailed that the Florida .loop of war him not been
heard of since she left Yarmouth Roads, on the
18th September, 1 beg leave to inform you, that
it may he consniunieated to the friends of the 00i-
errs and men un board, that the is now beating into
Aldbro' Bay."
The first arrival of British troops from France in
London, took place on Tuesday. They came, a
small party, over Waterloo-bridge—a must appro-
priate entry.

We have received the Bombay Gazeties of the
10th of June :—The accounts from Bengal men-
tion, that there has been a great fall in the price
of cotton in the Agra and Mirzspore markets,
of nearly two rupees a maund : this is -attributed
to the difficulty of negociating bills, in conse-
quence of the temporary scarcity of cash. The
tort of Malligaum has not yet surrendered, but
is still besieged by the detachment under the com-
mand of Colonel MacuowAt.: in the last at-
tack, the loss was severe, amounting to three
Officers killed and two wouoiled, with about e 9
rank and file. TRIMIUCKJES DAINOLIA, we &ft
informed. is still alive, and that the report of
his death origivated in a misapprehension of the
import of a Petsinu adjective. which, though
frequently used for dead, also ►ignifies much
hurt, or wounded. The intelligence from Ceylon
continues to wear the same gloomy aspect ; uo hopes
are entertained of it speedy restoration of tranquil..
Ills as the disaffected natives, owing to the peculiar
face of the country, still cot rrr i tttt to rltide every
attempt to bring them to action.
Oar late accounts from Sierra ',tone have been
melancholy in the extreme. The shite inhabi-
tants, exclusive of military, do not exceed 30 per-
sons, end of these one-third fell victims to the fever
during the rainy season; the Rev. Mr. JURNON,
chief chaplain, the wife of the Rev. M►. Cui.t.lEß.
assit•taut-chaplain, Mr. WarsaaL, a respecoble
rni►-
stouary. M►s. Mesta, wife to another roi+sionary,
Mr. Lxx, Mr. Hictsott. Mr. Sursumatio, Mr.
Jor.t.ir, Mr. Houowrom, and others, have died of
the malignant fever which preVails Normally in that
millorturiatv colony. Mt. and Mrs. Ctaxw, Mr.
and Mrs. OWENSON, and others, who have escaped
death, still staler severely from the effects of the
fever, which produces such extreme debility as'sel-
dont has been perfectly recovered.