The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-27 00:00:00

Mr. Cies° w s vpoved the thanks of the Meeting to
Mr. Henry Maddocks, Jun. for his hold,tMt modest
offer of standing forward as a candidate, in cue
ne
other Gentleman should be fo•aud to oppose Lord
Percy, which was carried imanimously.
Mr. SMITH, one of the former Committee, then
rose for the purpose of declaring that he, with Mr.
Gibbons, had protested against the proceedings of
that Commit:ee ; when
A strange Gentleman, whom it was general:y
supposed was not an EleEtor, rose, and proceeded
with some violent and persona: observeioos, which
obliged the Chairman irequlntly to i!.Nrfere; but
although the majority of tic Nleetius were adverse
to hearing him, yet he pers;sted in endeayouring to
gain their attention, until the whale ass.mbly were
put into the utmost contusion. After near an hour
had elapsed, trying the question, whether or not he
should be hoard. tranquility was restored.
Ar vote of thanks to the Chairman, was carried
unanimously, and the Meeting was adjourned until
Tuesday, the 2d of Olober.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONE ON; "
SATURDAY, "-Seer cra sax 27.
The Funds yesterday maintained their ground.
The ['wash left off at 651, .oarcuoe at 7i.
This improved state of tlwrifin 'ippoviti in to
the uniform tenor of the Conticent4 pews, and the
warlike symptoms at home, evinced by the sailing of
the Sicilian expedition, from Plymouth, appears to
he the result of an expenation of peace. now gene-
rally entertained in the city. the precise founda-
tion of that expectation, we do not pretend to
know. It certaiply.is not warranted lsy we gene-
ral aspen of :41445, and we still coutiouc
that th:i. Lail of LAUDERDALE.% negotiation
come to nothing. We could not learn, at a late
hour last night, that any &spa:chef had been
received fr.•m his Lordship. Mr. BA:it:co, how-
ever, was hourly doe:lPd.
The Expedition for Siady has at length sailed
from Plymouth. On Wechizsday miming. the
transports, amounting to 60 in number, got under
weigh, under convoy of the Royal George. of 110
Stns, Rear-Admiral DUCKWORTH. At five in the
afternoon they were between the Ram head and

Qadman, and were expefle.d to be clear of the
Channel on Thursday morning. The force, as we
stated in a former Paper, is 4,103 men, all healthy.
and in high spirits. They were to ba jrioed off
Falmouth by the sq•sadron of Admiral Loot. ••
The 6th, 7th, and Bth battalions of the King's
German Legion, sshich were on their passage fur
Cork, hare returned to Portsmouth, in consequence
of the counter-orders which we noticed yesterday.
Ten sail of transports, which sailed on Sunday last
trove tie Isle of Wight, have alto put ind
troops from the interior continue to proceed to
Portsmouth. Yestertiay the yth Dragoons marched
through Lewes, og their way to that port, there to
embark for forei,;n service. They halted last night
At Brighton, and were to proceed upon their maffh
this morning.
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It was reported, yesterday, that: Lord MORIZTH
was to set out immediately for Berlin, for the pur-
pose of ildjusrii,g the differences with Prussia.
It is reported, that the/la-I/Woe, from Demerara,
and another of the Agamemnon's convoy, have
foundered at sea.
The ItUwe cartel arrived at Dartmouth, on Wed-
oelay, irons Mgrlajx, with 2: English prisoners,
all women.
Capt. WAltr, of the American ship Tim. Sa,b
(which ship was I.ttely lost near Liverpool), spoke,
on the 10th August, in lat. 35.40, long. 6910, the
French squadron, under command of Admiral
Gurt.t.ouats; and, on the 27th, in lat. 42.16,
long. 44:31, spoke the squadron under command of
Sir .1. B. Waimea. '
Thel.eander., of 50 guns, which arrived lately
from Halifax, is ordered into harbour at Ports-
mouth. Captain Warr sy, who commanded her
on the American station, is waiting there is expeCta.
lion of having a Court Martial held on him fur his
conduit on that station. Captains Wipsir and
this wa, of the navy, and Lieutenants COWAS and
Lawatec a, who came from that station, to be wit-
nesses on the Inquiry. are also waiting at Ports.
month. Captain %Vatter WAS not on board the
Leander when the shot was fired that killed Psalms,
the American seaman.
Tie Glasgow Courier, of the 23d instant, contains
the following article, dated Greenock, September
'23d Arrived, on Sunday. the Atihre/, MATIMIL.
WA:;E, from Li.bon; left the Earl of St. Viisernr,
with six sail of the line. and a frigate. His
Lordship was living on chore at a seat near Bellum
Castle. It is not true, as stated in some of the
English Papers, that he bad draws out the
Portuguese men of .war; and Was rigging them;
one Portuguese ship of the line, however, had
sailed a few days before tl.e Ade and eowerta
for Algiers General Mortartu, under tlsd.' cha.
raper of a West India planter, an Aid-dc-Camp
and servant, landed at Lisbon on the 13th or lith of
last menth. To the Captain of the ship (a British
Tes'el) that bro.:ght htru there, he repeatedly said,
during the passage, that the reign of Bou•e•wra
would not he of long duration."
The sailors of the IVareasso. whir came to town
with the treasures brought from Buenos Apes, have
so entirely rua-a-gr sand in the article of money, since
they have been here, that they have left themselves
without means to return to their ship. Several of
them were at the Admiralty, yesterday, applying foe
money to defray the evince of ret.trning on board.
and were referred to the Regulating Captain, who
A will 144 cue to hare them curtseyed to the ship.