The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-13 00:00:00

SONS OF THE, CLEROY.

The Anniversary 61 the Establishment of the
Soll► of the Cleria was celebrated yesterday.-.-
About twelve o'clock, the Artillery Company Vo-
lunteers marched to Temple-our, where they met
his Royal Idighusas the /Jake of. Voct, whom
they escorted to the Cathedral of St, Peal's, with
n. the military baud plityin. A% St. ihm
Royal llightless was met toy use I,.GRD MAYOR,
Sttsrarrs, ALDLIC4LN, and I..lj4alsviititir of
Lassnos,.liis Grace the Arclibi•hol, of CANTNIt•
IVRY abd the tilthop of N oawtco, Earls HAD-
soz, Nza,soN, tic. who servill iu person as
Stewards.
The &wheals and music composed and selectel
for this nceaston were sublime, and wider the di-
rection of Sir WILLIAM PASuONS, who, Avail etCcy
one concerned. deserved great posite.
The sermon was preached by the Ver. Faaitets
RattnoLta, D.D. Prebendary of Bristol, IXe.
His text was from the 65th chapter of Isstsn, and
gth verse—,' Aisd twill bring forth a saciuta of
Jamb, Ice."
After the service, they all went in procession to
Merchant Tailors'-hall, where a sumptuous dinner
• was provided.
Tile Loan )Isxoft filled the Chair, with his
Royal Highness the Duke of YoaK on his right,
an•l the Archbishop of CASTEZSURY on his left.
There were also present, besides those already
mentioned
Viscount 136.1p0rt ; Lotioi Arden, Filteiborovelt,
sots
Bolos, .irrliiiithops of 1 orb and Cashel ; BiSiwpil of Dar.
Luny Wilselawstcr, Liurolo, Beth and Wel4l, Salisbury,
Exeter, Ckiehmittr, Bangor, Oxford, Bristol, t:srlislc,
Doss,
Alter dinner, several appropriate toasts were
given, and sous sung, in which Mr. Firzstanone,
of DISEV•IaIIt Iheatre, diStiNtlialled self ;he
ant/tetra the notice of the whole company. Sir
Wit t.t sst PAnoss conversed a good deal with hint,
complimented him upon his v.wal talents, which,
he said, were of the first order. and assured him
of his patronage and protection. The amount
of the collections were—
At the Itellenesnl, on Tueuhy.......L..00 s 0
At the Cathedral • ass a 6
At Me Ilan s6s 16 0

Total s4o 6 6

A L.ll. till 't: 1.1 It E.

EXTRACT or A t.t.rrea, DATED Dorsi,, NAT 11.
" At the time when I closed my letter, yesterday,
the explosiou had just taken place, and the people
were flying In the hills. It was produced by some
barrels of gun-powder, to 'flitch the tire comumni-
cated io its pmgrees. Amung the itnincuse quan-
tity of combustibles in the store-housee were several
hundreds of Conereve's rockets, those dreadful en-
&nee, which spread such terror anal destruction at
Copenhagen, each of them weighing 321b.—Also
some of those device* calls d carcasses, invented for
the purpose of blowing up ships. and a large
quantity of powder in li..rtels. These cireum-
*tatters; were well known to most of the town's-
people, and to those who were me accurately
acquainted with them, rumour and their own
fears magnified the enuthustible and dangerous
4-entente of the warehouses ten-fold. The terror
and confusion therefore that prevailed from the
moment of the explosion, no language can describe.
If The consternatien was general, and mem women,
and children were mat fl} ing in all directions. This
was the state of things until about 10 o'clock, when
the fire was tolerably well got under, fig the
turpentine blazed with such fierceness, it was im-
possible to remove any thing immediately in
its way, and until that hour, another explosiou
was every moment apprehended. One-half of
the square of buildings is consumed, or rendered
totally toeless. The quantity of merchandise and
other property destroyed is very great, but no pre-
cise estimate can be yet formed of the amount.—
One Gentleman lost between 2 and JOOOl. worth of
eon', bpt it was insured. A Greek slip, which lay
opposite to the cellar in which the conflagration
commenced, and could not be removed. caught
fire, but although her rigging had been fresh tarred,
by real exertion the flames were extinguished. be-
fore she had received much damage.
" To the extraonlinitri activity and courage of
the military, under Providence, are we indebted for
the safety of the remainder of the square, and
probably of the towp. The men displayed the
greatest intrepidity. and the affirm directed and
kept them to their stations with an activity and you-
stoney that do them the highest honour. With all
those advantages, added to the vicinity of the water,
the arrest of the fire. with so little damage, is,
however, almost a miratle. The soldiers continue
to play the engines upon the smoking ruins at in-
tervals, but the danger is considered as entirely
over."

NAVAITINTELIAGENCE.

P,IKT,VOUTIt. war 11.

Art iveil the Crocodile frigatP, lien. Captain Ca-
do,•,an, in ten wyeks from the Owe, and brings
nothing new ; she sailed three weeks atter the Ma-
labar, which arrived ciu Sands.
Came into harbour, the Pheasant sloop, Captain
Palmer' to Ire taken into Dock.
The Flying-fish and Ant aro appointed convoy
for the Down 4.
The reverab/e. of 7 t which Sir Home Pop-
ham is appointed •0, is not the same ship as Lord
Duncan comminuted, but a new ship of that name,
fitting at Chathatii.—Winal S.W.
MAY 11.
Arrived this morning, and sailed for the ltiver,
the Eurydice, Compton, from Surinam.
ed His Ntajeitr's ship Ak.isadris, from Ply-
mouth, and retnaeus in the Downs, with His Ma-
jesty's ships. &c. as per List.
rimitotrte, MAY 10.

Last ereoin/ arrived the ekearly gun-brig.
Sailed Cie Alexandria, of 32 cells ; 111111 Rook
sehoosKr, to joiu the. Channel fleet its Torbay :
lelligenf grin-brig ; with the DeptAritelll4)(Prt, And
a couvey, to the Eastward.
A sisal is wade for the Mediator, 36 gnus,
Capt. Blarney, from the Westward.
Arrived also the Kingston, from the South Seas,
full of oil, after 11in/ three weeks for concur at
St. Helena; said order eouvoy of the )1,11.-bar,
and parted e. taptoy with her in 6ue weather, in
lat. 34.17, N. bug. 34.4, Si,.

LAW INTELIJGENCE.

COVET OF XING'S SENCH,Wssmonss,MAY

TIM NINO V. COLONEL WATSON.
The I)cfelidatit gas found guilty, kit term, for
sendiug several tlireatning letters to General
Gwvinie, of the Guards, under the siguatitre of
:shock Sam." Lie appeared this day to receive
the judgment of the Court. The affidavits being
read, he was committed to the custody of the
llarshal, mid was ordered to he brought up again
ea Monday tke'tinight.