The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-07-30 00:00:00

BRIT.ISII PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. J,, .y 50. The following extraa turn the log-book of the Fair .Imrr•ce e , soured at Liverpool, W4S transmitted to town yesterday. v ale t from the westward, steering E S E.and r S. at 10 a. az. heard the report , if a inn to leevra-d. 'v .:ft A. a repeated firing took place, which was kept .• a! 'Tone; by the reports of the ead•ton it annc.i.e.! t • t iar off, but being very thick wea. ther we could not see them. Thu day ends with a heavy gale at W. Lit 39.:3, N —These )14 howl begin with a continua tion oftlie heavy ga:.. At halt past site a. la. brought her to gl foresail and clue rtefeil fare an d main top,ails, the b-fore men. Coned firing ceas,l tint until 4 p. ra. the weather praying very thick and hazy, diaappuiuted• ear hopes and expetheims a seeing Some persons considered this notice from the log book of the Fair American, as important news, jus tifying a confident belief of an stel;on between Lord Netson and the combined fleet. It is possible that the firing alluded to ray have proceeded from an engagement between the two fleets, but we do not think ourselves warranted in rating the news higher. We are sorry to -ay that experience does not allow tts to give implicit credit to the information of Ame rican ves;eli.—lt is confidently reported that Lord Netsoe has been misled by ;i:cb intelligence in his resent ehace, and indeed we scarcely ever read an idle rumour in an American newspaper that is not given upon the authority of some American ship.- - If then the most circumstantial and positive account (rem such source ought to he received with cau tion, much credit cannot be due where the re port is vag le, loose, and unsatisfactory.—All these objections apply to the above extraCi.—The atmo sphere is represented as very thick, and the firing not far off.—We may easily conceive, under such cir cumstances, is hat a tremendous roar must have as sailed the ears of the Captain, had it proceeded from an engagement between the two fleets. We believe he could not mistake, whether it was the firing of two vessels or two fleets, and yet no opinion is expressed upon this subjeet. The longitude was also material. in any disquisition of this kind ; but the extra& only mentions the latitude. Had we both data, they certainly would have gone a great way in ascertaining the point; lint the omission of the longitude leaves us, indeed, with a very lame case. The Cerise: passed the Combined Fleet on the z 0 .h of June, in lat. 33, long. 53. If the firing heatd by the Fair Amerieen on the 2Gth, proceeded from as engagement between the two fl:ets on the 2Gth, it would follow, that they made only six degrees of ISt. in six days, or at the rate of GO miles a day. Lord NELSON'S fleet we know sailed remarkably ; and therefore we must presume, from his making so little latitude in that time, that the fleets in that interval shaped their course Eastward, and would probably have been about long. .50, or one third of the distance between N.:w-York and Irance. Now, had an engagement taken place so near home, on the 2tith of June, it is not a little ex traordinary that Government should not have re ceived dispatches from Lnrd NELSON before this time. We received New-York Papers to the 29th of June, on Thursday last, and Charlestown Papers to the 20th, by the Otte:pia, on Wednesday. Surely then, a frigate dispatched by Lord NILSON on the 2fith, would have performed two-thirds of the voy age in the same time in which the Fair American and the (Maria performed the whole, having the benefit of the same weather and wind. Upon looking into the Liverpool Papers, we find two vessels of the name of the Fair American arrived there last week, one from New-York, and the other from New Or leans. The extra& quoted is probably from the log-book of the former. They arc both noticed in the Liverpool Paper of Saturday. The Fair .1~4444 from New Orleans arrived on Tuesday ; the other probably on Thursday or Friday.— This is another circumstance which must encrease cnr surprise at the absence of any account from Lord Netsoa, if an anion was fought in lat. 59. on the 26th. We must, however, observe, that the 2Gth was about the time in which we calculated upon Lord Net som's overtaking the enemy, and this, combined with the latitude, are all the grounds for supposing that the firing heard by the American proce•ded from his fleet. The Prim-es Augu.fa packer, Capt. THOMPSON,' is .arrived at Falmouth from Jamaica, which place she left on the 10th June. Ott the 14th June, she spoke, nff the east end of Jamaica, His MAJEST v's alory .Snate, which stated, that the combined fleet Lad sailed from Martinique on the 31st May, with 18 sail of the line, frigates, &c. in all 2S sail of square rigged vessels, and that they were gone on 52,10ng. 43, 33. a fleet of SO sail steering to the eastward, supposed by Capt. Tuosirsou to be the ! homeward bound Leeward Island fleet : a hijate from the beet chased the packet for a short time. It is probable that the 30 ships seen by the packet were the Combined Fleet. Captain luuld not, however, have any suspicion of the Liml, .e, he had been informed, the enemy had gone to the Brazils. The number nearly corresponds v.ith t::.it of the enemy, eighteen sail of the lib, and ten G i gates and sloops. It may he ohjeaed, that havi!.! been on the 2Jth in lat. SS, long. y :mist have made more way than lat. -It, ling. 45, by the 12th July. It is not, lio.vever, impro:),Able hut that they might have steered a ii. Vloll‘ course for some days after the 20th, to elude Lord Ni SON. If the ships seen n❑ the 12th were then aaually the Combined Fleet, we fear that they have succeeded in the objet of th it movement, and Lord NE' SW.: has misted them ; for, if he followed in the right course, he must, from his superior sail ing, have overtaken them before the 1211 instant. We should ,tope, however, that they hare only avoided Scylla to fall into Charybdis. The Voite, ELLIS, an open boat from the fleet, off BreA, ar rived at Scilly on the 2,1,1 instant, reports that the whole of the fleet, except three frigates and two brigs, had gone to the westward, under a heavy press of sril. in consequence of dispatches from Plymouth. We stated last week that Admiral Coaswattis had made that movement, in expecta tion of intercepting the enemy, on their return to Europe. The dispatches alluded to were pro bably those that were sent out after the arrival of the Curren r. There are several letters dated the 19th, from Lord Netsom's fleet. One of them states, that, by the account of an Amerie can vessel, his Lordship ss•as not more than sixty leagues distant from the enemy ; and that the latter had no ships with them answering the description of the Antigua convoy. It isprobeble, therefore, that they sent them into an American port, or to Martinique. Another letter of the 19th of June from an Of ficer in Lord Netsou's fleet states, that he was four days sail behind them: while at Lisbon a rumour was in circulation, before the last packet sailed. of 13 French sail of the enemy's line having got through the Streights.--We do not believe the rumour. The Volcano, which is arrived in the Downs, fell in a Inv days ago with fifty sail of the enemy's flo tilla, bound to Boulogne. She drove them into Dunkirk. It was reported yeAerday that a reconciliation has talcen place between Viscount Sr nmourn and Mr. Pirr, and that Mr. Vaasa r a sr will in conse quence go to Ireland. We hive received some sets of Foreign Papers. but none of a later date thin the 19th. We have made some extracts from them, which will be found entertaining. Government, it k said, entertain no doubt with respect to the recal of M. Novozi Lzosr, and be lieve that he has actually set out on his return to Petersburgh. The Polly and Befsty, .--, lions Virginia for Bermuda; and the Cyrus, from ditto for Ja maica, are captured by a Spanish privateer, and carried into St. Augustine. ' The Arcade, DALE, for London, sprang a leak in Montego Bay (Jamaica), when nearly fall, and will be obliged to unload to repair. The limeison lan American), from New-York, for Naples, is captured by a Spanish privateer, tarried into Cadiz, and condemned. A neutral ship from Martinique, we under stand,reports that the French had only 69 sick upon their arrival at Fort Royal. Among the numerous conjectures upon the course of the Combined Fleet, it has been suggeqed that they may have followed a course North about (round the North of Scotland}, to get into the North Sea, and join the Texel Beet. Should they succeed in effecting this, we have no force in that (loaner that could offer any effedual resistance to their passing the Straits of Dover and bringing out their flotilla from Calais and B oulogne, to attempt the long threatened invasion. On Saturday last Lieut. HARTLEY, of the Navy. and Mr. C. WILLIAMS, Assistant Surgeon of the lospital, went into the house of Mr. BAKER. grocer, at Portsea, and challenged Mr. Coorra, who was on a visit to M. BAKER, to fight a duel. They were both taken before a magistrate for the outrage, and bound over to keep the peace. The commercial advantages of Portsmouth will be much increased by the late privilege granted to it, of warehousing and bonding foreign goods. A number of storehouses are to be built, contiguous to the Town Quay. An Extract of a Letter from Bombay, dated the 19th of December, 1804, says : —.4 By Dow which arrived here from Maculla yester day, information has been received that a ship had arrived there, about six weeks ago, under English colours, whose cargo appears to consist of rice, bales of English cloth, Bengal silk, and piece goods, and without an European oa board ; such a cargo having caused suspicion, the Sheick took possession of the ship, and put the whole crew into confinement; in consequence of which, it is said, they confessed 4 offic and to have irst landed, ye been the here think Calcutta, bound P• 4 4 ••• IL 11 SAig, tney conres an riper/41er, to the Bra:ill. The S ai le received having murdered the captain and officers, and to h this intelligence from Captain Mu ooz, of His MA- carried off the ship; but at what port they - first lend Javres ship Illenebe, who was proceeding to JA- s i t c h n a n v e d o n - ut t i e r a d r t f r o „ r mt l h a i c s u dte se ri e p m t description, we here t ehre b e en make with this information. The Prinre,r Aeffeste this vessel must be the Alert, from Calcutta. bat packet afterwerds sew on the t2th inst. in let 40, hither, rad long Missing." 1 4 - 'Ts THEATRES. HAYMARKET. Last flight the Opera of The Spanith Barber wax performed forthe first time this season, and was re ceived with universal approhation. Mr. Ecsts ton, As Count iflnenuiva, pourttayed the I.vely enter pi sing lover with great success ; the scene between him and Mr. MAT News, as Dow Bar:boto, in the latter end of the second Aft, where he imposes on the old guardian, and contrives to be introduced to his Ward, was Admirably executed and warmly applaud ed. Mr. DowToN and Mr. Maritsa's contributed with great felicity to the entertainment of the night, in The Barber and Don Barloli. The Farce of The Jew and the Dollor, and the Burlesque Tragedy of Tom Thumb followed. Among the persons of dis tiation present were, the Countess of CLARE and her children, the Earl of WrsTsioacasn. Lsdv ANNE WYNDHAM, Lady COTTIREI, Lady Bovct, and Mr. WHITBREAD. The house WAS fun in every part. ORRMASI THRATRr. Last night the Musical Piece Dee Eit:vsuch6re, or The Jealous Hatband, was performed ; .1V Mande', Master ScIIIRMER; Floretlt, seine Grata/din (hi. wife), Miss SEMIRMER ; 7aeob., c/a alter taeher Be dienier an old deaf Servant). Master FREDERICK SCMIRMER. Master HORN. Pupil of Mr. MAYER, performed the favourite Air of G.a/ are the Ki l t, with variations, in charming style. The farce of The Druakard followed, in which FRFORRICK SCHIR Nita was uncommonly success ful, and the whole performances were loudly ap plauded. The house boasted much fashion: we ob served Sir THOMAS MUSBiIAVE, General STUART, and Baron NICOL•T. IMPRWIPTU. ON SIRING • PAIR OF STOCCS Lascrco ON • It•RILET CROGS. Fancy, in her diitemperM views of things, See' Kiwg. turn'd Beggars, Beggars into bongs-- Tie stately palace dwindled to a cottage, And for a banquet sers'il a mess of patine. But Fancy. in her .trangest, wild vagarieii, Her dreams of witches, riblins, ghosts, and fairies, Visions of present, or of future evils, Assas.ins, Robbers, French ir.vailerir. Devils, Never conceirl, what seems a paradox—. The Cro,o degraded to display the Stocks!' ! ST. COLMAN. On Friday last His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE gave a grand dinner to a large party, at the Castle Tavern, Richmond. 'The Dowager Duchess of RUTLANO is expeeled at Harwich, on a visit to her son, the Duke. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Fawcer were the .Irehee and ,the Scrub of the Liverpool Theatre, last night. Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH set OW UR Friday last, from their house in St. James . s-squaie. for Ire land, to which place his Lordship has gone to at tend the Elthion for the County of Down. The neighbourhood of Portsmouth is to he ho flOttred with the presence of Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALae, who will reside at the house lately occupied by the Hun. Col. Mono, at eadler• ingtOn. Apperitrin is the French for appearance. This accounts for the terror which the French feel at the sight of Lot d Nassoat. The ewer:lir:sof him Lord ship is to them as frightful as A shoit. The Duchess of Bee c truce is enjoying the beau ties of Richmond, at her delightful residence on ihe Bank of the Thames. Mrs. Aaxitis and Mr. Hat. are engaged to sing at HARPER'S Gardens, Norwich, in We ensuing assize week. Poor Mr. Helnlind, who used to go mad when ever he saw his wife, seemed to consider matrimony a crszade. Sir Joe x Jennison and family inhabit His Royal Highness the Duke of Cuts seat•tro's house, on Kew Green. until his own is ready for his reception. The Doke of Rur AND has joined his regiment, at Harwich. F.arly on Thursday morning arrived at WALat a's Hotel, from London, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. FRASER, of Lovat, on their way to Fort George. Mr. H. Jotiesom proposed imitating Ktss ate and Cooks at the Belfast Theatre. on Friday last. for his tens* ; for bit benefit it Jewell certainly he. The &skier at Brighton arc called ger-steles, Punier. Few of the fair riders, however, look a. if they were going upon a page:mane. Mr. Eraser closes his engagement this evening at Preston, in the charaders of Gilt: Iffitadotsic, in The Blind .417•61; and Jahn Lump, in The Review Edinburgh Races commenced yesterday, and this day will be held the annual competition of Pi,sert. Mrs. GLOVER plays the Widow Cheer!, and speaks Co tires's Ode n, the Pasco**, to-morrow night, at the Liverpool Theatre. for her own benefit. The weather turning out very fine on Sunday afternoon, brought a vast concourse of company to Richmond, by land and water; the river was cover ed with boats, and the inn yards were crowded with oompany. A trial tools place yesterday se'nnight in the Cour of Exchequer, Dublin, in which Mrs. AD:MSON, alias Mn.g Na,., of theatrical celebrity. made a pro. miu.nt figure as a witness, which made it pretty clear she had no A rais flesh about her. On Friday, the Merchant Taylors' Company went in their barge, to the number of forty. with a hand of music, in a separate boat, and dined at th • Star and Garter, on Richmond Hill, in great fes i vity ; the party remained tall a late hour, and re tu r ced to town in carriages. Mrs. YOUNG, late of Drury-lane, is engaged by Sr a Naos, the Preston manager, to perform with the Yearns Rewires. He makes his first appes.rance there next Tuesday in Desszfas. On Wed neadav will perform Frederick, in Lerer's Vasa; &shrift, Mts. Youso. On Friday he will perio:m Arkamet i , in Barbaro:in ; Irene, Mrs. Youtsa. On Sannilny. Onn#4 in Zara ; and Zeta, Mrs. Yotoso. • 411 NOVAL P WEI'MOCTO. Yesterday afternoon the Earl of CuLsrvertEl and family arrised, in good health, to the re J oy of the inhabit.ints. The Itny•t, P AN " . Larne ott shore about •ir o'clock from their co l , e , 4t seven theflov at FAMOI V went to the T,e4t. in their earri.iges drawn by beautiful hlanovilta. white horses, o tf their usual attentions, with ' addition of Furl CHEST O. *lts peered.. ces were Tire neaghter, and /4 s Sapp.- The Wakno t'lleert v WAS esti emely &, ported by Mrs. GiI•MT, from the Edirbtrgh acre ; as were Endies's by Mr. NL?(.O S , germ ~ by Miss NVLN t worrn, in the farce. The house was tolerably well filled, ton:;i4,, the thinne s s o f t h e town. in This morning, about ten o'clock, Their ilnui Highnesses, the Dukes of Cuss et st AND and Cam. eat one, went to the Camps to attend Divine Ser. vice, which was pelf°, med at the drum head (+4 ett4 regiment Their MAJESTI Es and Parsictt,sts %emit° Cbur6 about eleven o'clock. SOUTHAMP7'ON, JL, L v 27. Notwithttandtag the attraaion at Wernotnh, the lodgings are engaged here, on account if t Races, which commence on Wednesday next 'I he 40th regiment has been quartered h-re, he removed from Winchester on account of the ass,res. Next week the 20th Light Dragoons, cows g of six troops, are to form their head coal • a On Monday a cricket match was played 4 Weston, betwixt nine old women end sine rim : ones, which was well contested. The (Id w obt.tined the vi&ory, to the great satisfailinea number of by-standers. BRIGHTON, .11; L r 28, The Chapel Roy it was very numerously atkohd this day. Duchesses , of Kans'i ~roA s ittrm . .o gt the ,cii n oL s tojn.:4e,s,s Nobility anadidßtiviipruaa rn :rr ii:c4r e, t Exnt: • 744. and Lady l‘it Lela At one o'clock, the South Gloucester Alifiteia, dressed in lull uniform, assembled on a.Vx pars ground, and formed a circle two deep. Mare. , ees were pitched for the accommodaam .01 the La. dies, who attended divine service, white wos mot aUnrirably pe:fot med by the Ch.iplain cf roe Erty went. Several hymns and psalm tunes was played by the hand, accompanied by wind insrru'nents,arj bad a most delightful efltid. The Pewee waked on the Steyne, , tressed in en Egyptian brown coat, and was in conversation with the E 11 tsf Toil and Lord Feetsr. At three o'cErt His Royd. klighness wee.: in his baroetche„ drawn hyfour bright bay., and driven by Sir Jortti LAP( to Lewes, .aid returned at six to dinner. Th • Jill , - an i Duchess of BEDFORD, iu their curricle .od filar bays, &rat to Rottendean ; as did the Fan and Countess CLER MONT, General J.NhSIOsE. and Mrs. Fire- Hertel:RT.—lt Was a syring tide TN's morning ; slat fishermen say it has not !let SO t,igh these twi years. The water W.is eKtrL :05:y reugtis a bathing machine oppmite the marine patate, belonging to Sumatra, was literally dashed to pieces le excited great interest, the beach was Cited grids spc&ators; it was four hours before ,r was totally demolished. A poor little boy is this inimerit brought in with his hack broken, by attensptieg its stop the swing an the race gr.arud. The castle has been like a citadel, besieged all day. to learn the decision of the Committee on Saturday's races, which was not known when 1 sent ofil my letter this morning, as the Committee sat for four hems upon the business. lam assured that the frllwr;:g is the result. The bets for the Somerset good, but the prize is taken from il , '“Uvri, whocaxe in first - . and given to Orville. The second year of the renewed Petworth's Stints of 10 guineas each. Your miles Lord Egrets .nt's b. f by Precipitate . • the F. of Wales's R.ltel, reel . Mr. 11.tro,th's Villeatear, h yrs old . . J A very good heat—Rebel the favourite at start , ing. Won by Lord Esremones b. f. by about Ufa length. r The third and last race of the day was sc!. ftt 3,4, and 5 year olds; and it, with all het.' upor has been declared •oid. It was decidtd in the first instance thus:— Mr 14 , 9w0rt14% b. e Przylird, 3 vas old . • • Mr. I.aJbroke's h. m. Dora, 3 ytt oldS 1 H. It. N. tlaeP. of Wales's r. e. Perm:hit, 4 yrt *lit , 3 ce The hi st heat being won by Prodigal, an objeglias arose to Petruebio's starting a second tiore. in COW' quence of his net having carried hi, weight, mistake, the first heat : for this lure having h previously the winner of a plate, he Mould have r. vied an eatra weight of throe pounds. Petratelot+, the end, was drawn, and the race was now betsv . . Proii•gui and Mr. LADIROKei mare. After .`it severe heat, Prodigal was declared the winner ; as error was the order of the day, on resorting untie scale:, the rider of Prodigal, ;t was proved, did s , :t bring in his proper weight; and Mr. Lataa!to , Dora was, alter much and warm disputing, adjudri the winner. The match on Tuesday. between Merryoes ant .. Cardinal Beireilt-t, is for erA) guineas, and not 1, 0( r .t. as rated in a fat mer letter. Sancho and Pavilion are matched to run At Lava , The o4s.is are 10 to 8 against Saoe.i.i. Arrivals at Harrowgate. Lord Callen, Lady Dourlas, Air E. Lady., and Idig. row/to, S.r J. Lady, and Uwe Ilrzgvald, Kam J. ~, 4 1 Temple, Dr P;rockanl, Proks.of Youna. Hen Mr. Cr..nr.en Hen. Mr 11 , 114. Hen. Mi., I, Maj... Qs cull Dret.4441.• Col M .ctllotrr, Lietit •Col. maul Captain Daly. Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, is At ,present xonv full of genteel company. Among the l.ttest Airia.46 •ro t Mr. P•as v, le.mot lnJlr Di t enor, mily, J. fitmsruc, Esq. of the Court 4 Cutncifw Pleas, J. Wi ILI A MS, a Bank Dirdlor, Rnd &C. SANII:ri WHITIIRIA D. Ni. P. is etpcifted arcs~ week —Lodgiiips are enga..eci for him and fariail: . . Yesterday luitig the annivei - sary of Sir Fal.st , " Buitossreseledhon fur Middles a, a gArdener rd ear name of Round. at Fulham, sent a cal khla,nl Xtso rygulds aniSiock-giityflawers4" owl. and pert the colour, 0/ the Sitroile,'s favours. town, whcis they were d vd wags among ,the populArs• b • is d co, tei tin n 4 ROI