The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-12-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTFL LICENCE.

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Arrived the of rork. ctittn, Capt.'
Barmen, treim a cruise. On S.V tirday evening last,
at the back of the isle of Wigh., ,he fell in with the
homewaw-bound JitiDaitti ct.nvov, consisting of 70
sail, which, after making fur ;and, were taken shor
by the a ind suddenly changing to the S.W. and
they were in the most imminent danger (if all being
lost in Freshwater Bay. Capt. Sarmon states, tlait
a Swedish ship, laden with oil and brandyrem the
Mediterranean ; a Prussian boy, laden with feint;
wickets English brig, laden with iron, from Wale ,
bcnnal to London, are lost in Freshwater Bay, •bu:
the crews are saved. The weather was very thick,
and it blew hard. We understand that the above
convoy, went past this part for the Downs, last
night.
Arrived the Arica, of 64 guns, Capt. H. Dig-
by„ one Al the ships engaged in the great action,
from Gibraltar. She is under juty masts. She
taw the rietery and Belleitle off the Lizard.

The Liberty brig of war is appointed convoy for
Guernsey and Jersey. and will sail tomorrow, if the
wind is fair.—Wind N.W.

PLICIWOUTII, DIM. 2.

Late on Saturday evening arrived His hlajesty's
ships Cur/swear and I: if-idle. The wind bring
noithward yestesday. prevented others coming in;
two signals were flying all day for line of battle
ships to westward ; after beating about all day, His
Majesty's ship Npqrsiate arrived, and, to-day, seven
sail are beating up. The BeEerapioa has just made
her signal. The Agiuramie, one of the four prizes,
is said to be in fair condition for bringing home ;
. the other three are so badly mauled, that it is feared
ther will not he able'to reach an English port.
Sailed the Charlotte schooner and Aruba frigate.
Went down into Cawsand-bay His Majesty's ship
Po•cpre, after being doubled, and completely fitted
fur a flag-%:,111.
The cld Comb, age is ordered to be dismasted, and
fitted out as a prison-ship.

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Arrived the Prpirett ,liipmfa packet, Thompson,
from the leeward Islands, with Mails, in 35 days
from Tortola, hrings an account that His Majesty's
ship ftrasitires had captured a large French privateer,
of 2 guns and 2SO men, and cal ried her into An-
tigua ; the Beaulirts had also captured a French
schooner at the same time. _ _ _

Sailed Ili% MAjesty's 'bps Plantagenet and Malta
to join the Channel Fleet.

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The Orpheirs frigate. Capt. Hill, arrived yeater-
day in the Roads from the Continent, with dispatches
of great importance : it is said, that the French have
sustained a severe defeat by the Russ,ans, near Vi-
enna, and by the Archduke Charles. in Italy. a

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Sailed the Rare, sloop of war, for Portsmouth ;
and His httjestv's ship Rrgslus, for Sheerneis.
Arrived several sisal of gun-brigs from off the
French C.l4ft.

Came down from the River, the Cone store-ship,
and several outwarl.lxiund vessels, which remain in
the I)owns, with the rest of the ships, as per last;
alai about 300 SA *I of transports.

The brig
.Mortur, Capt. LE ATT UN, from Smyrna,
is arrived in the Downs ; she sailed from Mi-
norca on the 2d of Oftober, arrived at Malta on the
rlth, at Gibraltar on the 2J of November, and
aried from thence on the sth ' • on the 11th, spoke
MAJESTY'S ships Viclura,Bellthle, anti Bellera
phon; afterwards, fell in with the William.
Doons, and five other vessels in company, from
Jam-,ca, bearing up for Ireland.
Coll7ll Ds. Pekoes, and Connt Dc DVIEELDT, the
former of whom belongs to the Financial Depart.
meat cf the Austrian Government, arrived in town,
on 1 tvesday Afternoon horn the Continent, and ins.
ntediate,y w iitod on his Excellency Cuunt ST Aa•
El custom, the Imperial Ambassador. The parish
bells of *i w ckeuham, the country residence of his
Ex:ellency, rang a marry peal on Tuesday, in con-
sevenem• of the pleasing intelligence received from
Germany.
luesday. about five minutes before the doors if
Drury -lane Theatre opened, a very lusty man, of
the name of Hearts, situated in the first circle of
the boxes, on time Pam es's side, for time purpose of
keeping places for a company, by some unaccount-
s'ile circoot.tance, fell into the pit. Surgical as,ist-
mire Ass immediately procured ; but the uniortu-
ewe man expired bents he could be conveyed into
•. 4usic-mom' his neck being broken, and the
back part of his head much lacerated.