The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-04-18 00:00:00

TRENCH COAST.

Mount Lambert, or Felt:inpi fiill,over► Deg. Mn.
Roul spiv S. 30 30 V..
The S,c ,s 1 House on Cape Grisnes . . . S. 7! 00 L
11'sneurt
F:NCLISII COAST.
Fweler.d L,,Lt Hours
Dove, Csql•
E.
Folitstorte Church'
Dungeness Light Irons. N 82 30 W.
T!we kltuot Bu.l, distant two toile . S. 48 00 W.
The Beacon is placed in three fathoms. at low
water, and about a cable and half distant from the
North side of the Bank, whereon there are only 12
feet water; this small depth is on the very North
blink of the Shoal ; from thence, to the Northward,
the depth suddenly increases to 5, 10, and 17
fa:hrims.
The ticprh from 14 to 16 feet on the North edge
of the bank, extends about 4 mile and a half to the
N.E. of the Beacon, and nearly the same distance to
the S.W. ; from thence to the termination of each
end of the shoal, is from 31 to 7 fathoms, very ir-
regular.
The W-st bony lays dose to 4 fathoms ; and the
East ei.d :his the depth of 31 fathoms ; hot within
those esti emities there is more water. The length
of the ridge is 9 miles, and its greatest breadth about
half a mile.
Tbe depths above-mentioned were taken at low
water the last spring tides.

The plan on which Bon* AAAAA now chuses to
eonduCt the war, is, we think, sufficiently apparent ;
and our Government, we trust, will be prepared to
meet the enemy on his new system. He will venture
out neither with his fleet nor his anvils. in the face
of the British navy. His small and detached squa-
drons can do us more essential miKhiet by annoy-
ing us in different quarters, and distracting our
attention. He has men in sufficient numbers for

any enterprise. He values them only as coun-
ters, with which be plays the grand game that is to
make him dictator of the wit, td. %t hen he has de-
tached them for a given purpose, he neither expects
nor cares for their safety or their return: all he
hopes from them is, that t..ey may do us effectual
mischief. With this view, we have not a doubt,
Lams was dispatched to the East Indies even be-
fore the commencement of the war, but in the ex-
pectation of it. Upon the same principles the
Rochefort squadron directed its course to the West.
BOS•I'A axe has no expedlation of making any con-
quests there which he can retain; enough is done
if he can distress our commerce, and arm the
Blacks against us In pursuance of the same
policy, he will probably send a reinforcement to the
EAU Indies ; he will endeavour to land a force in
Ep pt ; he will then make an attempt, or at least a
diversion in Ireland ;and when we are wearied
out with this varied and active warfare, the country
drained of its regular troops, and deprised, perhaps,
In part of its rroteeting fleets, then Sa.Boulogne flo-
tilla (which has never been diminished or dismantled,
but is increasing every day) will seize a favourable
opportunity of putting to sea, and the grand at-
tempt will be made. Such appear to us to be the
present system and Frojeits of our inveterate
enemy. In the mean time, we trust that the
Nation, and the Volunteer Force in particular,
will not relax in their vigilance and aftivity. It
Is possible, that at our last principal dependence
for the defence of the country may bean the Volun-
teers. We trust they will remember the magniulde
and importance of the cause they have undertaken,
and embrace the opprtut.:ty whirl a favourable
season will afford, of becomin as perfect masters as
passible, of that discipline on which their two safety
Let MO that the may. y, will depend.
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