The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1810-04-03 00:00:00

v a the Philosopher, Kill Joe, ain never see the tsisini,li fleet its his possession. Th e g ale of wind from the S.W. which began the 7,17 tin.t. continued, without intermission, far days, and has done great mischief. The Por luguat line-of-battle ship, La Reyna, of 74 guns, is co:monied to the water's edge. She was set on tiro by the boats of the Invincible, after taking out thc people. The Montane s and San Raymond, ti l yuush 74 . M1, are stranded and burnt. Soule hope ent,rtaincd of getting oti the Conceptione, of 120 wins, which lies dismasted on the beach; but as s,.ie is nearly laden with guns and anchors, it will, it i s f eare d, prove impracticable, and that she must share the fate of the others. A transport, with shout , 200 soldiers on board, of the 4th regiment, are all taken prisoners by the French. Several small vessels foundered during the gale, and many hoes were lost. The enemy have been very bury /plundering the wrecks, and teasing the vessels .shirh were sent to take out their crews, with their si t kl-pieces. The French prisoners in the Pon are cruelly treated, by bring kept for two mpt three days together without water and provi -rou3, or with very little of either. The Duke del PAitiaug is arrived from Lisbon In the :Vanilla. General %V. STEW ART commands the troops, at Cadiz, which consist of the 79th, 87th, it,oti, kind 94th Iti , ,iriments, with some Artillery.— There are eight tail of the line here--Atlas (Admi ral l'encts) ; romans, 80, Captain STACIPOIA ; T r i v tple, 74, Captain LlNzee ; Zee/wits. 74, Capt. Bun; Achille. 74, Sir RICKARD tNet ; 74, Captain HoLLINGWOrriII. acting ; Tenreraire. 98, Capt. CHANBERLATNE ; Bulwark, 74. Hon. opt. Fi.tMINtI ; Erhatior and Minstrel. The Ma nilla and Undaunted are gone to Gibraltar, to refit. Tor foil I+% mg is the state of the Spanish fleet at :—Lyiug in the onter-road, outside the Eng- Apisdron—El Reyna 1-evisa, 130 guns; Pris tine Asturias. 120, flag-ship of his Excellency % we -mime:A Signor Doe JUAN MARIA VILI 4%1- cr. %Jo; St. Anna, 120 ; Nephew°, 74, (French) ; Flom (French); St. Peak, 74; St. Jtute, 74 ; ilrtivaala, 74, (French); Gloriosa, 74; St. Vineenzo, 74 ; Hero:, 80, (French), late Admiral MOM 's flag-ghip, now a prison -ship ; and Minos, 5,, A Spanish 74. in ordinary, at the Carraccas, mole INlttiowtt ; live hulk,, 74'it, in good condition, hwing on board French prisoners; d ud s eve r a l Gi gots.' We le.:111 from an Officer of the Antelope, who left Cadiz the day after our Correspondent wrote, that the Paristinta Conctptione, 114 ; San Rantand, 74; Montana, 74; La Reyna, 74; and Paz fri gate, were entirely destroyed. The Paten. 74, had driven on shore near the Canteens. The French burnt the San Rarnond and Paz, with red hot shot. Oue of the Chiefs of the late Junta, who bad taken refuge on board the Paz, was killed. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN This must 1 orsday, April 3, vial he acted a Comic Opera, called Tea Cartes wf •sj►. To .►ich .ill be added, Hosstt• Tin awes. LltEr X THEATRE —Tie pram* Tuesday, April 3, will be perianned, a New Series-Conic Open, called TH. THE SWISS BANDITTI. TO which will be a4Jad, HIT OK Maw. hermit complaints having been made to the Proprietor*, of ihe doEcsity of olataioung beats, without foetal the bee- Meeprrs, the freqatenters of this 1 Imatre are respectfully re mease.l w 0/1611.41. (hot cedes basm beam Rime *miasma. %mina removisg the itimatvectience oomplanioll 04 by futa. e yam of glass is every bet-door ; mid that any lam-keeper fabely avocet's% that places we taken, or eutivicteri of remit"- Mg money for the deposal of places ant previoualy esgard, vi he usautthattly discharged hose the service of the Theatre. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TUESDAY. Aran. 5. When tie hat of the Majority who voted in fa vour of Nlinisters, on Saundray morning, is ex amined, it will be found that the advisers of the Expedition have no taipe for triumph. The num ber of persons holdin•,z pf,litteal offices, those who held similar offices, *lnn the Expedition was un dertaken, together with persona holding places in the hou,ehold, during pleasure, or 'relatives of the four adri+ers, amounts to SEVENTY-THREE. There are also to he added to them, Generals on the Staff, and pe-aons holding offices immediately con nected with Government ; and the number of whom, as will be seen by the list published yester day, is c, ry considerable. It wilt also be recol lected, that the friends of the late Duke of PORT LAND, Of Lord CASTLRIE4GII, and Mr. CAN also, all clip:tiered in supporting General CRAL- Lcao'l Resolution, approving of the policy of the Espedition, and none of whom can be considered a, •uoporters of the present Administration. It cannot bs 'unposed that any of those persons 11 " vq;ed fir Lord PORCHESTER'S censure on the n.h, , y of the Expedition, or on the retention of W sicheren, can consider the swim., of these mea nies as persons by whom the Gove , ripoent of the country can be safely or wisely conducted. If Mr. Practrat. does not now take the hint, and retire too office s he will anon receive a more powerful dituouition, either from the Ilouse of Commtp.a. or from the general expression of tht feelings of the country. Tat Hamm Pam oi.ituinily devotes more of ill caimans to Parliamentary Debate, than any seer Daily Morning Paper.—Thu day •e eisilea taar is discharge part of the an ear due to Aaver- Um, A firing on the French torsi was heard in the Downs during the whole of Sunday, the lot of A parsenger who arrived at Deal in the e "esing in the Sweili‘h bric Pomona, captured by the Valiant French p•ieatr•er off the Galloper, but retaken and sent into the Di.wilq h t • the Bloodhorind ma-brig, reports, on the authority of the French 4:aptsio, that Vie firing was in hot our of UOlllll !Attlee marring., took plan en Ihtt &q.•— We always su'p tld that in marrying a young wife, that brrat man would woke an April Jed et himself. The nccnunt of the capture of a French vessel, by the Emerald Erigate, which we pee ye.terday. is incorrect, as to the name of the prise. The paper from which we cowed. has stated, ist • subsequent number, that it sas not the Laurel. but the Belle Etude, letter of marque, with merchandise on board, for the Isle of France. Sbe was taken on the tlicl last On Thursday the Lorre trigate,Capt.A.W,Scttost- BERG. arrived at Portsmouth, from Gtradaloiape, having on hoard Captain-Gviirral ERN OU F. the late French Governor of that idand, with all his Staff; guard of honour, and several other officers and men, prisoners of war, their wives and families. The Loire sailed from Guadeloupe on the s4th of February, having in company the iikractre frigate, Captain AI7DE ; Savage sloop, Captain Flme, and nine transports, with the principal part of the garrison of Gaudaloupe on board. The Alcmene parted com pany in a strong gale on the 9th instant, between Bermuda and the Banks of Newfoundland. On the 14th, the storm increased to almost a hurricane; it lasted four days, during which the transports were all dispersed. The Loire did not fell in with any of them afterwards. The Pont* (Admiral COLII• It• XB) Scept►e, 211elompos, Thetis, and Blonde, were Left at Guadeloupe. The Neptune and Daneotark had arrived at Bubadoes, wilt a large coavoy from England. A Jamaica Mail arrived last morning, with ac counts to the 11th of February. They do oot con tain any intelligence of importance. The meeting of the General Assembly had been deferred till the 6th of March. The Lady Pellew packet, Captain HARVEY. ar rived at Fa'mown na Wednesday night, in 45 days, from Jamaica. On the 14th or February, off Cape Tiberoon, His MAJESTY'S sloops Rainbow. 24 guns, and Aeon, 18, fell in with and engaged a large French frigate, carrying Jo long t 4 pounders on the main -deck, besides in smaller ones above, and full of troops ; supposed to have been destined for the relief of Guadaloupe, but returning to France ou finding that island in our possession. The Rainbow and Aron were touch damaged in their hulls, masts, and rigging, and had about 40 men killed and wounded. The frigate escaped. We have received the following letter, of • very late date, from Heligoland, giving an account of the French having taken 'possession of the Isle of New work, at the mow of the Elbe, for the purpose of preventive' an intercourse with Hamburgh " HELIGOLAND. MULCH 27. We have joist received the unpleasant news of the Freneh having taken possession of the Isle of Newwork in the river Elbe, which will cut off coma inunications with Harnburgh: the French Officers are very thick all :don the coast." A vessel, arrived at Liverpool, from St. Domingo, saw, in lat. 51. 30. long. 11.0. an English frigliti., having a Freacb frigate, her prize. in company.— She is probably the frigate that was descried off Guadeloupe after its surrender to our troops. The 2J battalion of the 634 regiment marched from Chelmsford, on Saturday and Sunday, in two divi►ions, for Portsmouth, there to embark for Guernsey. Captain J. N. Motets is appointed to the Fermi dabk ; Capt. HAL!., to the Royal William (the flag ship of Admiral Sir Rouaa Cu arts. Bart.) ; Capt. I awa te. to the Puissant ; Captain Burrox, to the Primrose. Yesterday se'nnight a Court-Martial was held on Joke Carry, alias John Pearce, a seaman of His Mantere's ship rktery, fur deserting from her and entering into the Duthim Miiiiia, and rere vinyl part of the bounty. He was sentence.: to receive 500 lashes. Rear-Ada:find OTWAY, President. The 63d Regiment will march into Port.mouth on Friday nest, and embark fur Guernsey. The number of newspaper stamps for England, Scotland, and Wales, issued from the Stamp Office (the account made up for one year. ending in 18091, amounted to upwards of twenty millions and a half; when the advertisement duty is added to that of the stamps, what a h indsome sum, we may con ceive, these useful vehicles of knowledge and enter tainment bring to the revenue. The anniversary of that excellent Institution, the Jew s ' Hoppii a l. for toe reception of the aged poor, and the education and employment of youth, was celebrated, on Thursday last, at the City of London Tavern. ABRAHAM GOLDSMID, E.. 1. Presidente--- There was no formll collection, but the voluntary donations amounted to near 30001. The lambing stetson. iii Siissea, is, this year. no commonly favourable, the number of t.- t os be nsg greater than ever known. The reports from Lei cestershi,r, Suffolk, and other parts, ore equally gratifym At a General Court of Proprietors held at the India house, on Saturday, the Chairman, Mr. GRANT, so answer to a question from Mr. K. JACK SON. respecting the ~stem of building Teasels by public contract, answered, that though, perhaps, all the feelings which the cliumssion of that im portant question had orc-isioned, had not entire ly subsided, he had no hesitation in declaring hie full and perfect conviction, now confirmed by several yeara of experience, that the plait of pub lic contract hail completely answered the end predicted by those who brought it about ; it bad produced very vest savings, rod was not, in the re motest degree, connected Isiah the loss of the ships which had taken place; he should hiinself always reflect, with aatiafaction.on the part which he had taken in producing sodcairsble a change. NI r. Git Aar proposed the reading of • report on the subject, which was reai accordin. Mr. JACKSON neat asked, if it were understood that the Charter was to be Knee-de/I upon this Session ? The Chairman said the Directors had beep desirous of proceeding upon it without delay, but though they had no positive information on the subject, he rather concluded that the sitlijact would not be taken up this Sessions ; the situation of the C.mapany anul,l. nevertheless, make it necessary for them to go to Parliament be fore the end of the Session.. FASIJIMM FOR APRIL. . .4 7 0 Z: • go From " Arkrrimare's Reporir,,ry of Arts, Fashions, Pc" RVENING OR OPZRA imams. A robe d Is Rum', of Ppring green velvet, with appliqued stoniselwr and slashed lung sleeve of white satin, ornament ed with pen I. A Miles turban of frosted satin, with large pearl crescent in front —White satin mantle, trimmed with gossamer down, and confined in front of the throat with a diamond broach. Diamond necklace and ear-rings. White satin slippery, laced and bound with silver. White kid gloves, and fan of carved ivory. A white satin slip o l'alslivw, trimmed with Gothic lace : long sleeve, full at the top, with cuffs to correspond a itb the style of the dress. Laced stomacher front, peaked hot b behind and before, at the bottom of the waist. Hair in the eastern style, confined with a comb urnaateuted with pick topaz, and flawing in loose irregular curls ever the bands in frost. Ear-rings and necklace of pink topes. Pink satin slippers, with silver Gothic clasps. White crape fan, wrought in silver jessamine. A Grecian frock of Aurora pose, worn over wbite satin, laced from the bosom to the feet with 1111,e,. A nun's veil of gossamer net lace, thrown over a ►ead-drew, consisting of e silver trustless, confining the ►air, which appears beneath in thekevelled curls. 7'4IE PINE 411T.Y. If we look at the progrese of modern art, as if is impelled by the patronage of its merits, and see how its appearance is favoured by the countenance of true taste, we hare great reason to hope that certainty of reward will be always at tendant on the exertions of Genius. That this result is mani fested in the sale■ which hare already taken place in the Gallery of the British Institution, requires only to be exa mined to be confirmed. Haydun, ()lieu, Hilton, Chalon, Agar, Sharpe, the Barkers, Woutlforde, Ward, Collins, Rey nolds, and others, hare not had their talents tner.luuked by supercilious indifference The eye of mate has felt their attractions, and appreciated their deserts —lt has been wertained that the 'egoistic powers of correct judgment, have been actively stimulated by the ispnlvesent progressively evinced by the artists, and reward has accom panied approbation. Hence are the names of the fast friends to the talents of British art, found on the honourable list of the purchasers of their productions. Hayden's Dinstatus Mated by his soldiers, is sold to Lord Mulgrave ; the Cottage Door, by Owen, to W. Chamberlayne, Esq.; Lord Riposted is the purchaser of Sharp's highly &Risked picture ; The surrender of Calais, by Hilton, has been selected by Thou Hope, Eag ; The Woman cured of the issue of blood, by Apr, is purchased by Lord Hampden. The Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Blandford, are purchasers from Reynolds, and the Earl of Essex, Lord de Dunstanville, and Sir R. Hoare, have shares is the works of B. Barker, which Dever erase to attract. The Ferry Boat, by I. 1 Cha lon; is bought by the Earl of Egrewunt. ISIPROM PTV UPON Tilt MINISTPIIIAL MAJORITY IN SUPPORT •P AAAAA L CIL4CVVAD . II RUOLVTION. - Ey foul wind, and foal weather, success was defeated, And from certain destruction our army retreated, lot Ministers tougher, still stick fast together, Nor will they retreat, spite of foul wind aad aeatber The reason is plain, for the Treasury BeseAes Afford better shelter, than Waleheras Trenches. ET. NEW MUSICAL IWND. GREAT ROOM, KING'S THEATRE, RAY-MARKET. The Aniversary of this lendable Fund, which is under the patrouage of their Royal Highnesses the Pnnce of Wales, Dukes of York, Cumberland, Sussex, and Cambridge, and his Highness the Duke of Gloucester, was held lag night ; and was attended by a numerous and elegant assemblage of Nobility. The relection was from the works of Handel, P. Anfossi, Dr. Clarke, Bianchi, G. T. Smart, Rauzzini, Mozart, Guglielini and Brig ham. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan performed a daft, "Then ask the groves and ask the v o ca l b owers ." which was very much applauded ; Madam Bianchi's song, s' Sweet Helen, say not with a sigh," was executed with her usual sweetness; and Mrs. Bil lington, Messrs. Goss, Vaughan, and J. B. Sale, in the glee of My 'satire land I bade adieu." were rapturously encored. A new concerto (M. S.) bat soon, by Mr. Baerngan, musician to the King of Prussia (being his tint performance in this country) received the well-deserved plaudits of the company, amongst whom, including the Royal Patrons, were : The Doeltesea of Nostra+, and Donet ; Marchionesses Salisbury, Dowsahire and Beth ; Comatose* of C 1,4441..- 1104, Cholmoodeley, Spencer, and seedy the whole of the Salmorthaaa• COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Last night the new Comedy of How to Tease e nd h ole to Mate, was again represented ; and, notwithstanding the highest efforts of the Per formers, it seems still to labour under the public disapprobation. During the second and third acts a great part of the performance Was inaudible. The conclusion of the fifth was hailed with intermingled groansand applause.. Mrs. Johnston, without diffi cultp, obtained attention during her recital of the Epilogue, but when Mr. Young appeared to an nounce the play for the ensuing evening, the noise of discontent and disgust was greater than it had Wen before; at length Mr. Young was heard, end, by announcing the Castle of Andolosia, relieved the audience float their ap, r hensions. Countess Net.sois gave her first grand rant, this season, last night, at her elegant house in Comber. land-place, winch was attended by all the Nob.lity in town. The Mehra of NEWCASTLE gave a grand ball and supper last night, at ber house to Charles-street, Berkeley-square. which attracted • numerous and ♦legant company. The last drawing-room ihr the moon, at Dub lin Cagle. was on Thursday last. The Vice.riiy..l party remote immediately to the Mews-Park. Madame CATALANS has 'wire thau a tempo rary inducement to leans the English languaze. This fascinating woman proposes to reside perma nently in this country. F.Ol CIIOLXONDILLET 14111 ,'iv. a grind dtnn•r. to-morrow, at his house s in l'iL rad tit %., to in. Notrsi Highness the Ponce of WALES, &c. Lady CANIPIEI.I. gavr a siiiruidid rout last roght, at her house to Wlnspole-str• et. The Nlarchioness of Btcarsaxass, will coin utenee her fatenotsahle pants., tur the See-un. the 39th of this mouth. Crft BUSMEN. A Court of Common Comical was held, yesterday, I: a r the dispatch of public butane. The Committee fur imp-Wring the port of London pre sented a Report WI the Petition of ',radii Wurehevac keepers, &c. against the Rotherbithe sod Gumienriel Lomb rcronaim siding he Caen 4A p.dittue tLe Howe.. of Contmonangainst the said ; wbi. . h sraa agreed la, sni petitious being prepared accordingly, were ordered to I,c forthwith yweseuted by the tiheridli i attended by the Ku nembrancer. A petition Loin the Governnrs of St. Ba►tholomew's IL pital, apihat the Bill in Parliament for the r►moval 411 field market, wag sealed with the hospital 'seal A Resolution of Thanks f the Cliaritahle fot the donation of our Ito ridred poutiels, was read, and ordtg , d to be entered un the J our Lamle. A motion was made t;;;esctudiag the itteoding order dig qualifylug such mashers of the Court from serving 00 Cps, - mit teez as here bees Isankrople, cad sot paid twenty ebt.lisse ot the pound, holt wee peptised. Pio other busiuees of coneequenre te... transacted. SPORTING IN, LIAM:NCI. EXTRA. BETTING FOR THE OAKS. The late Sir Hedworth Williatosua's Echo, !sister t , , being named by Lurd Barrymore does not exclude lue hunt ruuning.—Tbere are loamy who Pike to to I on Ler. Sir S. Sitwell's Aerus, by Shuttle, was the third favourite. She has game down Nine tot against the Duke of Gra/lutes Pledge, (owe sis ter to Pope ) _ _ The Derby remains as before. The CLARET STAKIRS . --4 great Betting Race to I 'spatial Lord Firley's Spita , O;d. S to I against Mr. Mitosis Wizard. 3 tot swim Sir C. Banbury's Thunderbolt. s to I animist Sir John Shelley 's Cods-robin. tun to 5 against Mr. Lake. Britannia. Lord Grosvenor's Plover ia backed at evens to win the G .. _ Stakes. Vandyke a. ruing down, something is anoisa.—He was lbe feat &wawa.: i.r the first class of it* Oatlauaa HOME CIRCUIT. SURREY ASSIZES. xl tisTO W. Millen 31. John Moore, a lad of 13, was capitally come/tied of setting fire to • rick of barley. the properly of Mr. Haws, at Ewell, in del, county. 'lle Prisoner confessed that hr took • candle fi om the lantern and set tire to the straw surroundii.g the batley stack, and the only reason he for this conduct was, became hi. master kept him late at work. CIVIL SIDE. One special Jury cause occupied the whole day. which was the cane of minims* V. THE SOUTH LAMBETH mart:monks. The action was brought fur a compensmion for the damage done to the Plaintiff's brick-fields, in consequence of their having been flooded by the water being penned back by the Defendants' works. A great many witnesses were examined cia n both sides, as to whether the damage was done By the • water being penned back, which was sworn tr. by the Plaintiff'. witnesses ; or whether it was in con sequence of the extraordinary flood which eusued the sudden thaw in March last year, as was cated by the Defendants' witnesses. It was admitted that the ID , fendostits had laid down culverts, or cylinders, in the old ater course. which upon ordinary occasions were sufficient to earry elf the water. It was also proved by the witnesses on both sides, that there was at the time of the damage done a most extraordinary flood ; and it also appeared, that, by some negligence. one of the sluices was down, which stopped one of the cylinders ; and the PI 'ff's witnesses awed, that although the flood was great, and might of itself have done some mischief, yet it was conaids ably aggravated by the watercourse being morrow. ed by the Defendants' works. The Jury found for the Plaintiff.-.-Damages to be referred. The Court adj btrned to Monday morning. STAFFORD ASSIZES. On Friday morning an action to recover a wager upon a horse race was tried, in winch Patti, lc Macalister, a hawker, was Plaintiff, and Mr. Wits. Hadon, of Bromsgrove, was Defendant. Mr. DA 11 NCET stated that the het for which the action was brought, was one of six guineas to fniir, taken by the Plaintiff on Bob Booty, %moo the field, for the King's plate, at Litchfield. n WS.— What induced the Plaintiff to make the bet, was, that he and Bola Booty belonged to the same coun try—they were both Irish. and he had invariably observed that there was something in the con stitution of an Irishman that made him back his countrymen wherever they met. He rectiiiectr.l having heard of one of that nation at a horse rat e, who during the running appeared so much &raster' that the gentleman next him inquired the crow. "Och !" said be, "and don't you know the raison do you see that little horse there ? lie belongs to me—Little Botker'eas is his name, and he is dri ving all before him."—" And true enough it 1•14." said Mr. Daumcce, " for all the other horses had run away from Little Botkeitee, and yet the Irisin. man would not believe but that Link Buther'en would win. So, in this instance, lid client bad ba , k ed Bob Booty against the field, though there wt it live to start." After snaking other hunaouruus sernitions, be stated, that Bob Booty won, and ti se Defendant having refused to pay the wager, tii action was brought to recover it. The lot was then proved to have been laid at the Golden 1.4,i, .it Stratford . and that Bob Booty wo n th e ra ,. e . h.• De • by a cross-examinatinn of t.i.- Plaintiff's witnesses. endeavoured to slit t tii•L C;O: wager was off by consent, but this turned out to have reference to another, respecting the tn.,n-n 4 of Bob 800/o'64ler at Warwick, *nether it was Beast er Bounce. Mr. JERVIS then addre►sed the Jury, rt.it;ng that his Learned Friend seemed to be in ssllu , +tam► of walking the course, as both the Defroddia mid th e witness bad disappeared. He however tiler wsrds made some play, bat his ground being bad, Vat. :iltt Uia harm he had backed, iu the anti won d rase. A decent lookmg Will Lai beca committed fer ut Plymouth, stmoding (hared. on hta awa erlafe.soyn, with having innrilered a perwou near Nocluury, to Devon, emus eight year, &nee.