The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-08-26 00:00:00

PAM SATURDAY NICHPS difirlE. Apia 22, 1805. to the Lotter of the G,wernor-Generai and Council, transmit• tang the tonegoung Accounts •, is the following Paragraph : On the 24th of February, the Commander in Chief took up a new position on the north-east side of Bhurtpore; and his Excellency is prepared to recommence operations against that place as soon as he shall have received supplies of stores and am munition, which are advancing towards the army from the stations within the Compa iy's provinces at which they had been collected. The Commander In Chief expresses a confident hope of obtaining possesion of Bhurtpore before the conclusion of the season for attire military operations iu that quartet of India. aftheir,lty-office, Arrest 24, 1805. Copy of a Letter from Ca:itain Mudge, of His Majesty's tatit Ship Blanche, to Williom Marsden, Esq. dated on board the French Ndtiunal Ship ToLiaae, 22.1 Jule, 11105. R.. 4 am sorry to inform you of the loss of His Majesty's ship Blanche, which was captured by a French squadron, as per margin t ; but, tha• k God, she was not destined to bear French colours, or to assist the fleet of the enemy. On Friday morning, July in lat. 20 deg. 20 min. N. long. fib deg. 'l4 min. W. (weather hazy) at eight, four sail were seen off the weather Cat-head, three ships, and a brig on the opposite tack, fin fer easy sail. I kept to the wind until we were near enough to distinguish colours. 1 then made the necessary signals to aw:ertain whether they were enemies. At ten, when a-breast, about three miles distant, they all bore up, and hoisted F.nglish ensigns ; hut, from the make of the union, and c lour of the bunting, with other circumstances, I concluded they wets French, and therefore deter mined to sell the ship as dearly as possible (for sail. ing ws out of the question, the Bla-,..ne having little or no copper on these last Line months, and sailed very heavy). Having brought to, ssitle the mainsail in the brails, at elce-en the Commod,le ranged up within two cable's length, shifts.. his co lours, and gave us his broadside. %V:teu within pistol shot she received oar's ;—the aftion warm and steady, the ships never without hal et each other, running large, under easy sail— Le Dt partement des Landes on the starboard - rte - , and the two corvettes dose at vent. . -five minutes past eleven the ship be 1-ne ung • anJ was reduced to a perf.B v t ack ; the sails to tally c ..roved, ten stet it. tiie foremast (eepeEting it to fail ev.ry :nir.ilti), the maiumast :sod rigging cut to pieces, seve guns dismounted, and t!. crew reduced to one hundred and ninety, and the rest falling fast, with no probability of escape, I tailed a council of officers for their opinion, who deemed it only sacrificing the lives of the remainder of as brave a crew as ever fought, to hold out loagee, as there was not the smallest proped of success, I therefore, re: twelve, ordered the colones to he struck. and was immediately hurtled on board the Commoddre. At six, the officers, who had charge of the Blanche, returned turd reported the ship to be sinkirg fast, on w:hca she was fir. d ; and, in about an - haur after, she sunk, for the m.tg :zinc had been some time under water. Thus, Sir, fell the Blanche. and I trust, the de fence made by her officers and gallant crew will meet their Lordships approbation. I have the honour to bo, kc. Z Act' ARV 11tl:DC2. P. S. Includ;ng every individual when the :lip I went into &dim], there were but two hundred and fifteen, thirty men bring in prizes, and eight left on board one of the frigates at Jamaica. I cannot exaEily ascertain those killed and wounded. as the crews were promiscuously distributed to the diffe rent ships of the squadron. but those that came immediately under my notice, were Kowa—Ube Nichols, Quarter Master; William Marsh, able • Thomas 111utlint , d no; James Fooide, ditto; Fein. d tafairla. ditto; Nirtro.l Lillie?. NUM:: ; Williwt Jour . , Otto Mrii.nmer) ; ono'', th.s. 44 ~.soiled—Mr. William Moot, BaaliWain, with ten Sera il-la, and two marines. Copy of • Letter (thin Captain Marton, of flit Ma;e:ty's Ship Goliath, to William Marsden, E.q. .sated at Sea the 15th Listao.t. St a-1 have enclosed, for their Lordship's infor mation, a copy of a letter I have this day sent to the Honourable Admiral Cornwallis. I have the honor to be, ie. R. B A TON. GOiolith, al August 15, 1853. Sta—l beg leave to acquaint von, for the informa tion of my lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that agreeably to your order of the llth inst. !tending for Ferrel, this d.+7, at eight A. M., lat. IS deg. 32 min. %V., and long. 7 deg. 25. min. W., we fell in with Le Faune brig corvette, mounting sixteea guns, which, after a short chase, we captured ; she wa ; chased by the Camilla, who was in com pany, since eleven P. M. ; she was from Martinico bound to any part of the coast she could make ; she had on board et men belonging to theßlanche. I have sent the corvette in charge of the Camilla, Captain Taylor, who is bound to Portsmouth, and shall immediately proceed to put your order in exe cution. I Lave the honor to he, Sec. R. BA ill us. Honorable Adrr , rel Cornwallis, &r are. &c. N. B. Le Fume is perfectly new, this being her first voyage; she sails remarkably fast, and I think is a great acquisition to the service for this dace of ve‘sels. H. B. Corn of a Letter f,orn Captain Tayl..r, of His Maje•tt's Ship Camilla. to Wili6ais Marsden, Esq. elated at spiliteal .I..gust. 1805. Stu-1 acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Oimmissioners of the Admiralty, that we ar rived here this morning. and th..t a fine new French corvette brig. Le FAllise cf sii:een guns and ninety eight men, after being chaced nine hours by fits M...j.lsty's ►hip CATTIIIIA, WAS captured the 15th in stant, ar 8 A. M. in lat. 45 deg is ruin. N. long. 7 deg. 36 min. by her and Ks Majesty's ship Go liath, who joineJ in the low part of the pursuit. I have the honor to be, &c. B. W. TA Y t. ta. • The Accounts her.: relorrwl to are *sat copies ni Ike Ao. e"eutt4 of the %linear! (lprutions minaia, g , teit in She Is i• TISII Peas, nn Seonlay, 17th instant; of mune it is OISIMPOOS. awe in publish the foirg..ing p.,r , of the Glactte. t LA Top/2 , , of 44 guns, eighteen pounders on the main deck, 10 Thirty sin.poond carronades and i twelve pounders on the quarter-deck url foe-v:l4le, Caotain Bountat, C otinandev, 340 suss, lu o:fweis cud GO pmatu, Logos de • 410) f) , partement des Landes, of 20 rill', nin'N.Pellild.", and 2 ...e-pounthne on tlie Ca?tsin deg Hamel, 11 , 0 own, ere moi 90 pre l ates Legion dr. VI 2-4.) La • l of tC Kwon, Its •r tWei/lsrk, f. lett, c,c•tirl .r., 19.) teen, 3 an.' 2 / Fr.vetee, Legiot. de 1t::16 (y t; I. • Faun*, of tG runs, n.ne podnders, C..teia Demo, 123 0.1 Letevo de Math THE BRITISH PRESS. U)NDON, MONDAY, Avovsr 26. No accounts have beta received, since Friday, of the Combined Fleet. it is the genend opinion, that they were putting to 'ea, and not going into Ferrol, when seen, upon the 19th instant, by the Iris. Their destination is mere matter of conjeaure. They are probably gone to the Mediterranean. As we supposed, the report of their having been seen by the Naiad, upon the 14th, nearly in the same position in which they were left on the preceding day, is un founded. A 3 they had, at least, five days the start of Sir Ro ar CA LDER,we have no right to cherish a sanguine expenation that he will be able to over take them. In the mean time, great exertions are making to supply the deficiency in the Channel Fleet, occasioned by the detachment sent from it, in pursuit of the enemy. The Waldrop Castle, of 9S guns, and the Coptaig and Audacious, of 74 guns, have sailed to join Admiral Conrsw sttts. At Ply mouth, the San Josef, of 110 guns, is nearly ready, and will sail without delay. The Loa. a, of 98 guns, and the Malta, of 84 guns, are getting their rigging over-hauled ; and, at Portsmouth, the Vic tory, of 100 guns, with the Ildlona,Snturn, Hero, and R•-•• Ise, of 74 guns, will be dispatched in the course us a few days. ric intercepting of our homeward bound LA :mai:a. or Leeward Island convoys, has been stated as one of the probable objeas of the Combined Meet, in putting to sea again on the 13th instint. Our Weymouth 1. Lter announces the arrival of ne of th... t!,at har,, , nsi, on Thursday last. We ar,Ft..!tenti that this is a mistake. Our Poi ts moir.h of yzst: , r,lay does not mention the ar rival of either of these conveys. W.n,hor Caq'e Packet, Captain SUTTON, from Falmouth, for Nev York and lialit.ix, is reported to be captured and c.nn ! Curualia. The Ge:etie of Satur.hy night contains dis patches from the Mat qi•is W LI. LESLEY, 10 the 24 . 11 March. They consist the 4 counts of the mili tary , rrrations Again :he fortress of Bhurtpore, Paper .in jeurday, the 17th instant, from Ow C., fret, (lace.?.. 11:e roily new articl e in them, is a p Agr t , ,ti L:.e letter of the Governor General, transmitting the accou-ts. in which he says, The Commander in Chief expresses a contiiert hope of °Liu; mg possessicas of r: urtpore before the conclusion of the season for ye and miliary operations in that quarter of India" The Casette contains Capt. Munoc's account of the gallant aftian fought by the Blanche frigate.— The bravery of a British crew, although unsuscess fill, was never more brilliantly displayed.—The Blanrhe carried 36 guns; the squadron whit.. she engaged carried 100; her crew consisted of 184 efeftive men ; the aggregate of the crews of the enemy's squadron amounted to 962 men. The Ga zette also communicates the capture of the Fantle French ',rig, not Faint., as mentioned in this and some :they Papers, one of the above squadron which sunk the Blanche. The old rumour of an embargo in the Dutch ports, was revived on Saturday by the alarmists. It WAS refuted, however, b 7 the arrival of papers and letters to the 19th, framll.md. They state, that the Dutch fleet is still in the Texel ; but, according to all accounts, in readiness for sea; the troops em bartzed amount to 16,509 men ; those at Hi lvnet were reviewed on the 12th : trey have a numerous train of artillery, and it is generally supposed are destined for the East Indies. Several fresh batta lions are on their route from different garrisons for the c .np at Zeist, from which draughts are to be ma : to reinforce the army in Hanover. B. l Al'A*; 144 it is said, proceeds from Brussels to Luaernburgb, tin 2. thence into Alsace and Lorrain, to review the troops there. From Plombieres, EMPRtS% who has been benefited by the water, ac- comp.,nics him to Pats. The separate arrt.es of Generals Socrv, Nev, and DAVOL ST. on :he coast, have been united into one corp s , u .der the orders of Gclwral BF RTHILa. This arm receivej a Lew organiz Atari, As well as the artillery and the cavalry eader BARAGUAY The cuscussions which were carrying on between TALLIVRAND and Count coacurzet. :lave, we are assured by private letters from Paris, assumed a very angry aspeß. A war v. ith Austria and Russia is considered inevitalde, and the assemblement of troops on the Rhine rr.l in Savoy bespeak its early commencemmt. A dri.::4l Mac Elt has been respited till December, when Their Ilium Mic tart NESSoh, meet again. It is stated in the Dutch PApers, under date of Cenanna, 17:h July, that there were there Ahd at Fermi, 10 Spanish ant French sail of the line, and t fitgates,reaily for set:.-an embargo 'then prevailed along the Spanish coast, in that neghbourhood. Letters brought by the Gottenburgh Mail on Friday night, were delivered on Saturday. They state, that the defeat of the Combined Fleet, on the Sid of July, had excited the most lively joy throughout Sweden. A Russian Corps, the I uce of which is variously stated, was, it is said, on the 30th of July, on its march towards Austrian Poland. It was reported on Saturday, upon the authority of letters said to have been received from Dover, that neatly the whole of the Boulogne flotilla had come out of that harbour, with the troops on board, for the purpose of carrying the menace of invasion immediately into effe3. 'We always conceived that not one quarter of the flotilla could come out at one tide. As further evidence of the falsehood of the rumour, Rear-Admiral DOUGLAS returned on Fri day from his station off Boulogne, to Dungeness, with a part of his squadron, consisting of the Leo pard, 7 roan, Vesta, Vulture, Explosion, Alert, Wrangler, and Firm. A report generally prevailed yesterday, that His Royal Highness the Duke of Gcotrcisx Ea had ex pired in the course of the morning. We are assured, however, that His Royal Highness, though very ill, was alive at nine o'clock last night. The re port •f his death, we believe, partly originated in a request from his house to delay the departure of the Royal Mail for Weymouth. As soon as this cir cumstance was known, the delay was supposed to have been sought to afford an opportunity to com municate the ungrateful intelligence in the proper form. Mr. PITT came to town on Saturday evening, and dined with the Russian Ambassador, Count Woltol4ZOlr. Yesterday se'nnig:.t, His ?shiest v'i slip &Ter, Capt. Lord fir.rutv P•ut. ET, arrived at the Cove of Cork, from Portmouth. The 9th and 36:h regimens of foot marched ont of Dublin, on their way to the Curragh, on Wed nes-lay last. The .)9th Regiment, lately embarked on board the East India ships, at Cove of Cork, is above I ofifl strorg. I • French brig, Ld C.incorde, from Mar : Nlarseilles, -:ith a cargo, is captured by the Young l'haniz privateer, of Guernsey, and carried into tire Isle of Aladava. The GeOr‘re, R ?VICK. the Rom, Wtt.cussorr and a Fleet from the Baltic, are arrived in the R irer. The Ist Regimectot East India Volunteers march this day from !':ew-stceet, on their route to Maid stone Barracks, where the 2.1 is at present cantoned, for seven days permanent duty. The Eighth Regiment of I, , mdon Volunteers are to have aseneral muster in Draper's Gardens, this evening. A Russian Corps, of 44,000 mew, is stated to be on its route to Bruno, in Moravia, whence it is to advance into Italy. The Diqrate4 of yesterday, states, that 36 trans ports are to be immediately colleaed at the Ncre, for the purpose of bei.ig sent off to Russia, for the con veyance of Russian troops. About twelve have already arrived at the place of rendez vous. A letter from St. Hillier, in Je rsey, dated the '2oth instant, says, 1 , A vessel arrived here two da' since, the Captain of which reports that he bad spoken several neutrals from difror.:nt French ports, which had put to sea to avoid an embi.ro hourly expeaed to be imposed on all vessels in their harbours." The Gorate of E. aturslay night contains an Order in Council, for carrying into &led the Lefislative Restrictions lately imposed on the Slave Trade.— After December next, the anr.ual importation of Slaves into our Colonies, is limited to three for every hundred in the colony. providcd it shall appear that casualties to that extent shall appear to have taken place in the preceding year. The lion. Colonel Co . , and Lieut.-Col. Sta ITM, of the Loyal Worcester Volunteers, have been presented wtth the freedom of that city, The Rev. Mr. LAMBERT, a near relation to the Earl of CAVAN, has succeeded to the valuable Rec tory of Ardee, in the County of Louth. Ireland, on an alternate presentation by the Primate of Ireland, void by the death of the Rev. Mr. Hums. The Hon. Capt. Vi LIAM'S M A IiSLL. of the 17th Light Dragoons, set off in a post-chaise and four, at a very early hour on Friday mnrnin'r, from Ips wich, in consequence of an express having ari ived announcing the death of his Noble Father, the Earl of J LAS EY. The probable destinations of the Combined Fleet are accurately computed as follows, upon a scale of 20 degrees. TlCit they hare pet back into Fete.l - S Gone to Cad z - - . 7 T.. the Mediter.anean - - - 13 (Moe to re .•• toe I.lo,kade of Brest e To Meade liti...itt - - - j - Gone North aboot to the Tette! 4 • - If;moe back t. the Nett 'Mhos 2 - - T., intercept the Leeward island fleet - 1 To intercept the JAKIaICiI fleet - . 1 To intercept the flit huge the East 14.1. es - 1 Gout to the FAA Indira - 1 . . . ' - - . Ilk•otteti at a vet, place into several . 1 ",1, 0 „ 2 _ 2 It appears from the above scale of dezrees of pro bability, that their return to the Mediterranean is more probable than any other speculation. A false alarm of the approach of an enemy pre vailed last week in Yorkshire. in consequence of an accidental fire being mistaken fur that of a signal station. Several volunteer corps marched at amo ment's notice. The Earl of EFFINGHAM and the rest of the Officirs of the Sheffield Regiment of Vo lunteer Infantry, have returned public thanks to the Non-commi4sioned Officers and Privates of the re. g.ment. fur the alacrity and zeal they showed upon the occasion ; sod propose to themselves the plea sure of entertaining them at dinner. horsebAci the other ing _ very grand Esplanade ing, in consequence of the weather being re markably fine. he.ides the rtqYAL FAMILY, we noticed the Earls CHL,Takt MU). MACCLEIVItID. and Pouter, Lords Riveas and Hisrus, Count Muttsrxit,GeIIICIASCARTVAILIGHT,FITZROY,MS,P, MITCIILLL, and 1.11.411.1, Countesses MANSFIELD and R s rmso a, and 1....!y Pi:tours% They remair ed till the guns i r d, when they retired to the Lodge, and Iheir MAJtsriLs entertained them with a concert by Cie Queen's Wind. This mote' -R, at seven o'r 1"c k, His MAJESTY rode nut on liotsehai.k !or a short t m'. Pt ince sMA attended by Mis, PL•NTLY, walked on the Espla nade. On His MAJFCT 7 . 4 return from his ride, he con veyed wiei the E:irl of Do ircii es r The ROYAL FA MI Gl' did not go to sea this morn ing, as intended, on account, we understand, of His Maas:stir being suddenly attacked with a slight rheumatism. Early this morning, Mr. Lyre, the Messenger, arrived with dispatches from Ministers to His Ma. J Y. We had a charming sight of the fleet yesterday, as they were in view neatly the whole of the day. This evening the ROYAL FAMILY are expetied to honour the Theatre with their presence, to see the Comedy of T4e Anthony AGr.d.'"te, Mr. S. KIIMILE, who will, after the Farce, del;i A Cento, seleaed by himself from the works of An 1.- SPCARL, and addressed to the Army and Nam the threatened Invasion. Mr. BA TWISTS., who arrived yesterday, make his first appearance in Lingo, in the ilgrgtat;ee Surpriz. He is engagad for six nights. Nothing under full price was to be taken. Arrivals at Lt.c c's Hotel : Mr. and Mrs. Crew and handy, Mr. and Mr'. Butler, J. Stokei, Esq. Mr. S. Kenible, Mr. Smith, Mr and Mni s r , - car and famil►, Mr. a.. 41 Adm. Ciniat i , T. tilinarge, Vag. and Mr. G. Kerby and family. I.ord Poke gave a grand dinner yesterday se'n. night. at his noble mansion, Thorndon-hall, in filssez. The officeis of the Artillery at Waricy Common, and some of the first people in the neigh bourhood were of the party. A grand fancy ball was announced fi r las . Fri day evening at the Bowling-green Rooms, liinsake, Ireland. The Countess of Laiinrsoace has presented the Dunbar Volunteers with an elegant static, of colours. LAURtNT's Theatre was again crowded On Satur day nigt, the performances were much applaudLd and the company very elegant. Tuesday las!, an elegant silver cup, presented by Captain Stnasaav, was shot for by the Norwieli Riflemen. It was won by Mr. Luxe Pe es e, of did Second Company. Viscount Roysrom, eldest son of his Escellene, the Earl of Haanwic Ca, on hi, coming of age, has paid one hundred pounds into the hands of Alder man Isitsvtitt a, Treasurer of Addenbrooks's Hos- , pital, Cambridge, at a benefanion towards the sup port of that excellent institution. I-, At an ear nu:s to ever an excecs. faccinating m any Pe°l ll vial ewer were p:ecedence nunterou d r i s al M it! were sheet t here. .1 111 11,tatowe , Ty r Sadirt' brtween Matta, 11 . 1 t h e none with the he Th e proem A T . ELL' ;hi, km.l. 0 0*. S m. And A.tdri .' I. vi'M reltds I t will )e a ; own j • . 40 0, • f 4 0 A • - • . POYaL tuner. a v oi TN, ACCIIIST '2l Last evening we were kept itt the greates t for the bAiety of the,Ro FAMILYaan till ten &aid ; they went on board the Royal yacht about I I in the n't; ruing, and they in general return to slime about five ol,piv. Their M ‘JESTIESIIAti emu mandel Cie C imady of The !Groh, to see Mr. &rustic& t BL e in .lir /1111houy A Gou;wit. At seven o'clock the I heatre was filled,and Their MAJ Y.ST I ES beingSOße r y punctual to the time of their :attendance at publi c place: of amusement, by half past seven the audience beg:in to express considerable anxiety to know oh- cause of the non-arriial of th e 'toy". FAMILY ; when Mr. Hoonrs, the Manager, cattle forward, and informed the' , that Thei r M &fur i t s and the ROYAL AM!' y had not ri turned shore from their cruise ; and, as the Royal \rade ,•• not appear in sight, he offered to proceed with . 1 play, but this was opposed by the audience. ; Manager repeated this offer in die course of t! evening, but the audience said they would wait till the Roy AI. FAMILY CAT?. it being t o'clock when they landed, Their MAJESTIES Mit to the Manager to inform him they should attend the Theatre, and commanded the sure play for Saturday evening. This being commu- nicated to the audience, the play began, and it was midnight before the curtain dropped. The Pier was crowded with Nobility. persons of dtssincti- n, and the inhabitants of the town, waiting the return of the Roy AL FA VIE r to shore. The first svmpiona of their return ss As the tiring of some curs, and their distance was ascert.iined by the fit: h. On their stepping on shore, they were received with three cheers by the populace, which was continued as they passed in their carriages to the Lodge. The Cane, we understand, of their being so late, was, the R0y..l Yacht having Wen in whit the homes ivaabound West India fleet, which, being a onset anti grad sigh% it engaged site attentis n of ti:e ROYAL. FAMILY fof two or three hours it was re- ported here they consisted of I2ii sail. There were six armed vessels with them. On their eomirg is view of the yacht, a royal salute was fired, which WAS answered by the frigate attending Their M AJLOIILS. The same eremony was oh ;erred on parting. His MAJESTY conversed with several of the Officers. Early this morning His M walked on the Esplanade, attended by the Equerries in waiting, and Colonel Dtsgapw. Princess MANY bathed this morning before break- fast. After breakfast, His MA, csvr, the Princesses AUGUSTA, Sorel a, and A IIILLIA ? the Dukes of CUM BVILAND and kt.nr, accompanied by Earls MACeLLSTIELD, t H esT ems.] &to, Generals CART-. WRIGHT and Etna& v, Count Muts.irc“, Colonels TAYLOR, CAMPRIELL, and several others, lode on horseback through the Can:ps. Her MaJesry and the other PRINCESSES went in their carriages. Mr. Dims's°, the Messenger. arrived this morn- ing with dispatches to Ills MAJ &sr Y. AVOUST 2F. We had a very grand Esplanade last even. ■ pers eau . %tot • the PA ele x 1 hei . 1*