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

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
Wsicheren, 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 offices 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 ht• 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
Jews' Hoppiial. 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.-tos bensg
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..