The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-17 00:00:00

PORTSMOU77I, SATURDAY, APRIL 15.

Monday last, Lieutenant Robert Lowe, R. N., landed here from
Rangoon, Calcutta, and the Cape of Good Hope, charged with
despatches of great importance from India, relative to the resump.
tion of hostilities with the Burmese, in the territory of Ava, and
the commencement of a war, of • very formidable nature, at Mort-
pure. Lieutenant Lowe, left Commodore Sir Brisbane on the 13th
November at Prome, conducting the naval part of the operations
against the Burmese, with the utmost energy. He had armed all
the boats of the squadron, and taken them up the river, to be em.
ployed in co.operation with the Army. The Champion. 18. Cap.
tam Studdert. had arrived with despatches from England ; as had
the 87th Regt. from Calcutta, and the Golconda, with a reinforce.
ment of troops from Madras. Capt. J. Alexander, C.B. of his Ma.
jest'', ship Alligator, died at Prome on the 11th of Nov., after a se-
vere illness. produced by fatigue. Lieut. W. Duke, Mr. W. A ys-
cough, Purser, an Assistant Surgeon, • Midshipman, and I I sea-
men of the Boadicea, had recently died of cholera morbux, and foray
seamen of that ship had been removed into the Lord Lynndoch,
convalescent ship. The Boadicea, in consequence of these casual.
ties, had removed down the river. Captain Chads, of the Arachne,
had taken the command of the Alligator, and Lieu;. J. F. Daw-
son was promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to
the Arachne, but was afterwards killed in action with the enemy.
Gen. Morrison and Brig.. Gen. sl'ltea, had been obliged by ill
health to leave the Arracan division of the army to return to Eng.
land. Commodore Hayes (of the Bombay Marine) was collecting
a flotilla of gunboats at the Sand Heads, with which he was to
proceed to co-operate with the Arracan army. Lieut. Lowe brought
accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the Rth of Feb. Lord C.
Somerset was preparing to return to England ; the Rainbow was
daily expected from England, with Gen. Bourke, the Lieut.-Go-
vernor. The Owen Glendower (Commodore Christian), slartin,and
Helicon, were at the Cape.
We have not only to notice the rupture of the armistice, and re-
newal of hostilities by the Burmese. on the borders of the south-
east part of our Indian territory, and the commencement of a war
at Bhurtpore, in Central India. but, we regret to learn, the appre-
hemtion that another powerful enemy has started up at Cutch,
which is northward of Bombay, near to the I'ersian frontier. Fite
ship Britannia, Capt. Wm. Bourchier, arrived here on Monday,
which voided from Bombay on the 25th November. Previous to
her leaving that settlement, a force under Col. Napier, of the 6th
regimer t of foot, consisting of six regiment, of Sepoys, one regi.
ment of native cavalry, anti a troop of horse artillery, had marched
to Cutch, the Ameers (or Chiefs) of Sind having evinced the most
turhulent and warlike disposition.
The exneriment of a steam-voyage to India. as performed by
the packet Enterprise (Johnston), has not answered the expecta-
tion formed of it. The Enterprise arrrived in Sauget Roads,
Calcutta, in 32 days from the Cape, and 115 days front Falmouili,
/18 days of which she was actually at sea. The Medusa frigate
(Sir J. Gore), performed the distance in 81 days.
Wednteday the Vittoria transport, Lieutenant J. C. Grigg,
arrived from Malta, in 32 da7s, bringing a mail. The Reveng-,
71, Vice-Admiral Sir H. Neale, had left Malta, for Naples,
accompanied by the Sybille; the Naiad had sailed fur Corfu, to
take Lady Adam to Ancona; the Cambrian, and Gannet, were in
the Archipelago; the Rose was tinder orders for Smyrna; the
Chanticleer and Weazle were at Zante. We fear that the loss of
the Algerine, Capt. C. %Veymss, may be considered as confirmed
the wreck of topmasts, empty casks, &c. hail been picked ap near
Hydra, off which island it was, nine wades previously ; she was
met In a sudden violent squall of wind, by which, it was supposed,
she wan upset, and every soul perished. A King's Messenger had
recently arrived at Malta. in only eleven days from London. with
despatches for Sir 11. Neale. He was nine days reaching Zante,
and 'he Naiad took him thence in two days to Malta. The arrival
of the Marquis of Hastings was daily expected at Malta. The
Sovereign, Cato, and Vibilia transports, may be daily expected
with Ordnance stores from Malta. The Rgginton arrived at
Gibraltar on the 21st ult.

Monday the Speke transport, Ir;eirnant G. Gecourdesux, ar.
rived from St. Licht, with the Ist division of the bth Regiment.
under Major Symeockes, having completed their seven years'
service in the West Indies. The Iris. 64). Captain Patton. had
arrived at Barhadoes from Jamaica. The Rev. Mr. Jeston and
family, front Barbadoes, came passengers. On the passage the
schooner Jane, of Plymouth. laden with oranges, ran under the
bows of the Speke, in the night, and went down. She was from
St. Michael's; her crew (six men) were saved, but one was severely
hurt.

On Sunday the Borodino transport arrived from the lonian
Islands, with detachments of rainotin regiments, and the following
officers :--Captain Caims, 3fith : Captain Durie, 12th ; Captain
Hawley, 51st ; Lieutenant Skinner. 7th ; Lieutenant Liardet
and Doctor Scott, 36th ; Ensigns Griffin, 32d, Webster, 34th,
Dtinsmere, 42J. The Borodino has since nailed for Chatham.
The Dryad frigate, Hon. Captain R. Rodney, arrived on Mon-
day from Chatham, and has been ordered to be fitted to take to
Rio Janeiro the Hon. Robert Gordon. his 31ajesty's Envoy Ex-
traordinary mid Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil.
Captain R. Tait has commissioned the Heron, 1/ at this port,
for the South American station ; and Lieutenant C. English, the
Contest, for the North American station. Lieutenant St. John is
appointed to the Dove packet ; Mr. panther to be Purser of the
Ordinary, at Chatham ; Mr. Corbitt to be Boatswain of the Dock-
yard at Antigua.
Remain at Spithead—Dryad, Jasper. In the Harbour—Victory,
Ganges, Melville. Spartiate, Ariadite, Heron, Espiegle, Pnilornel,
Contest.

On Thursday Intimate convicts were transhipped from the hulks
at this place, to on board the Earl St. Vincent. for Van Dieman's
Land. T. Savage, late a publican at Milton, transported for horse.
stealing ; and Vigar, a young medical student, for shoplifting, are
among the number.
Detachments of the following Regiments have landed this week,
front the West Indica :-9th Font, and proceeded to Stockton ;
35th ['lot, to Winche.ter ; 27th Foot, to Govan ; sth Foot. to
Fort Cumberland. A detachment of the 36th Foot has sailed for
Chatham.

The first country bank is said to have been established at
Gloucester in 1714, by Mr. James Wood, whose son, an
eccentric individual of great age and immense wealth, still
carries on the same.

STEAM Vessei.s.—ln a Court held on Tuesday, by the
Baillie of the river Clyde, several persons, masters of
steam-boats, were fined for contravening the salutary regu-
lations lately enacted by the Magistrates and Council.
Two were fined each in the mitigated penalty of W. 10s.,
for having, on Thursday morning, failed to stop the en-
gines when the one boat was attempting to pass the other,
on which occasion the boats came in collision ; and two
were fined for not putting off the steam when passing the
dredging machine then at work near Renfrew ferry.