The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-04 00:00:00

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NAVAL IhTELLIGENCE.

toaTbmoung, iota 2.
The Antelope, with the East India eoavuy, couid
not get round St. Helen's hich they wete
attempting all l,y yesterday. After poet, tteyan-
chored at St Helen's. frnm whence they sailed early
thic thy, with a good wind.

Dr,pp..d down to St. Helen's, the I.:,..ararrvs,
Fame, and Antereee, fitted for the East In-
dies, under orders of Sir John B. Warren, who has
hoisted his flag on board the Evvirononi of 80 guns.
Admiral Purvis's flag was hoisted this day on
board the Ch !thane fraeate. He is to command un-
der Lord Collingwood, off Cadiz.
Arrived the Savage sloop, from Cork ; and the
Meteor bomb front the Downs. Also the ,laricc.
Hoop, from Barcelona, bound to Vera Cruz, de-
tained by the Saracen.
Calm. into Harbour, the Dreednotcrhi, of 98 guns,
Capt. Conn, one of the Trafalgar ships.
I,YM!NOTON, JUN? I.
Sailed the Ville S 11ilan trigate, Admiral Berke-
ley, with the fleet under convoy for Halifax.
141,M01;111, MAY 31.
Arrived the A ucklead packet, Schuyler, with Mails,
from Lisbon, 13 days passage ; left at Lisbon the
lireleingham packet, and sloop Scarfs, which was ex-
petted to sail from Lisbon the 20th instant, having
under her convoy the brig Hew, Captain Hehster,
with .Lord Robert Fitzgerald and family for Ire.
land. His Majesty's ship Star takes the nest con-
voy for England, which is expeeted to sail abent the
£oth June.—Also arrived the American ship Court-
nay, Bryant, with flour from Norfolk, for orders.
Danish ships Ekenezer, Wedsfeld, and Cbrisiien,
Rev, both from Norway with timber, for a mat ket.
Wind"N.N.E.
novel, suite 3.
Last night was sent in here by tl e lAtellirenre
kun-brig, a fishing smack, belonging to Rye; she
had on hoard fourteen casks of rum, which she
had taken nut of a Danish West Indianian, off
&achy Head, which the Captain of the gun-brig
had got informatics's of. hut, on boarding the smack,
could find nothing. until hauling the trail, which
was out, as if in the aft of fishing, they found the
above-mentioned casks fast to it. The Indiaman is
in consequence detained and sent into the Downs.
Pt At, Mitt T.
Arrived the Ant schooner, from Portsmouth, with
a convoy, which are sailed for the River.
Sailed the 844 gun brie, on a cruise; S;e.T. B.
Warren and &Pons cartels, with Dutch prisoners,
for Holland.
Arrived the Lonr,'•,n packet, Capt. 111,Dnugal.
from Philadelphia, in thirty-one days passage, aed
remains for orders; also the Arrays, schooner, and
latrilivare gun-brig, from a cruise, and remain in
the Downs, with the rest of the ships, as per last.
entre, MAY 211.
The convoy with troops for Gibraltar have not
yet sailed from Cnve.
Th.s morninga,the Eolut, Lord W. Fitzroy, sailed
bona our ha.' boar on a crake.
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FROM LLOYD'S LIST,
Geaverewn, Jert t o-Fassot hr the Snpply. Sehentoite ;
and the Mary Ann, Wilson, form Grntembiegh ; Zulu*,
bons Hanthiirgh ; Charlotte, Sinclair, Bre York;
Weymouth, Weldon, flaw Smyrna ; J.hawse. Veflien;
and the Ceeformia, Revd lissom% fmm Notes, orstilled the
Quests, Rental% fn. Gibraltar; James, Jame, 6* Dublin;
Mary, Morgan, for Riga; Ve.tal, roe Cettrltt.are,.
Barham; and the Ampeiest, Andersen, lee Elsinore.
FROM LAST NEGRI'S GAZETTE.
War-Orsee, Jane 3, 1106.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
4th 16-e:event of Oragoera Goardio-Lieeronant H. Le Grange
Goligan to he Camtaio of a Troop, wit,mut ptkehne.
Cornet R Pbibrw rii he Lieutenant, without percher*.
Ensign John Chambers, from the 39th Foot, to be Cornet,
vice Phibba.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards... Filer Edward ROL
kinson to be Lieutenant, without pore.hase, vice Lord Alex.
ander G whoa, appointed to the 59th Foot.
615 Regiment of Foot—Lreureriant-General George Nugent.
from the 624 Foot, tw be Colonel, vice Hit
,Hiehowe the
Doke of Gloneesier, appointed to the command of she 114
Riteimeot of Foot Guards.
Ills ditto—Lieutenant-Colonel John Stewart, nom the 34d
Foot, to be Ideutenans-Colonel, vice Miro*, deceased.
itd ditte--Major Rebel Barclay to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, vice Stewart, appointed to the Its Foot.
Csetaiii Henry Rid•wood, to be Wier, vise !!Heist.
62d dirt's-oLieutenentGegerial Sir Eyre Coote, IC from the
Ellth Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Nugent,
appointed to the comma,..' of the 6th Fstot.
19th ditto—Lieutenant-Geo-rail John Tlfbiteloeke, from the
6th Writ India Regiment, to be Colonel, sic. Si, Lyre
COON', appointed to the imminand of the s2d Foot.
96th ditto.-Adair Alexander Francis Taylor, from Half-pay
of the late 14th Girdles Battalion, to be Malec, vice Wee.
ton, who exchanges
6th West India Regimen!—Lie itenantGeneral Simon Fraser,
from Hal-pair of the 1114 Foot, to he Colonel, vice Lieu-
tenant-General nThiseteeke, appointed to the command of
the trear Foot. •
A Reeirromt of Istfanoy for service at the Cape of Goad Hope.
Maier SWVIII4 Graham, from the 08d Feet, le be Lieutenant-
Co;ein el.
Captain,/ yeah Glyn Culler, from the 59th Foot, to be Major.
Csetain-Cnarles Rapier, from the Royal Staff Corps, to be
London and Vreatinioster Light Horse Yolienteen.
Elbert ',fritter to be Lieutenant, vies Gil espie, who
reogri.
Maidlew Sh.b..pear, Gent. to be Cornet, vies leaner.
Ordnau're tl‘fee, Jane 4, 1446.
Cor,4 of Royal Artillery Drivers.
Second iii-.?aunt Coinntiostry Greg- lilockett Sr. be First
.Lieutenant Commissary, vice Ilinplityt, promoted; dated
&lay 11, tho 6.
Lieetsoant Charles %Vali'', of the East Middloaex Militia,
t.i be Second Lem:tient Commissary, vice Wicket'; dated
as above.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
George Arin.tionedyiho Swan, and John P. Baldry, Wap-
p;ng wall. copper and buss founders. April SO, 11106.
Robert Fas,bnither, William Marianna, and Jaises sailey.
of Lac Vlifyldeo.tniet, In the yari.h of St. Giles in the Fields,
in the counts Middlesex, leather-avers. Malt 14, 366
',Mina Matrons aid Josteph Achnoyd, of Illrailford, in the
entnity of York, (tomb. April 1), 1104.
Cassandra HAI ,nd Thomas Hall, of the cite' of Lincoln,
saerrhants. IMy IS, th,,G.
John Wood and Rnbect Wood, of Rottassall, In the county
of hlntti.ithans,faiesers Aire 11, !ISM:,
MCI HO. 'lltolues Stasp.on, John Hill, and Thomas 11111.
of et in the county of Li ctiln, raff and timber-men.
chants. May 20, 1806
John Lowe and Galid2l Srneer, bath of Manchester, la
the c 4,atp srf Lmaceihri brokers asd eimmoiskebers. May
I, 11101.