The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-07-30 00:00:00

LLEDS, JVLY 27.

A most canons phenomenon occurred nn Tues.
day last, in the afternoon, at the newly•erefted Flax
Mills, belonging to Messrs. Benyon. Benyon, and
Bar, of Ors town:—During the thunder storm,
two bodies of fire. one from the S. E. and another
from the N W. united and spread themselves into
a large extended sheet over the roof of the Mill.
The top of the building seemed errirely covered
with fire for some seconds; but, we are happy to
state, though a great number of prisons were at
work in the different rooms of the Mill, not one of
them felt the least inconvenience or injury. it is
proper to observe, ;hat this elegant Mill is built
upon a fire-proof co• struetion—not vny wood is em-
ployed—and each floor of the numerous rooms is
supported by bnck arches and iron pillars—which
pi;lan communicate from top to bottom, and stip-
p-irt the roof; and whether the &cane fluid !Al
upon the Mill by auras/ion or accident, the fast is
certain, that the numerous uo•i plumb at the top of
the buildings supporting the roof and connetting
with the ground, by m-ans of the pillars, must
have si!ently conduaed the whole mass of elearic
fluid in safety to the earth.
On Fetid •y last, a most tremendous storm of
thunder and lightiong,accompanied with excessively
heavy rain, happened at Long Preston, in Craven
A fine li.tle boy, about nine rears old, was struck
dead by the liehtningt whilst working in company
with other children iii the large Cotton Faaory, Iv:-
longing to Mr. Robert Serjeantson, at the above
place A large quantity of cotton, which was de-
posited in a room above, was set fire to at the tune
time, and, had it not been for the laudable eserti,,ns
of the over-looker. who, at the peril of his owo life,
extinguished the flumes, the whole building must
have been consumed. It is somewhat extraordinary,
that, though several r hildren, and one man, were
close to tte child killed, yet not one of them was
bu•t. The lightning, after having passed through
ti e child, took its direCtion upwards, perforated toe
floor rf the spinning room above, and spent itself
op a small screwed nut in the bottom pert of the
enachtery. At the same time, a small cock of hay
in a field about a quarter of a mile from tl.e honor/
was ..•t tire to. and a barn at Nappa, in the pain?'
of ft-liurn. was horned down.

1- may be useful to semiod the public at this sea-
son, that the most secure satuatem ssithin door.,
&sing A thins tfrr corm, is in the middle of a room.
at A dista,,ce term ant metallic substance. With-
ow 414.1P1%, earr should be taken not to seek
*ad.
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7

N.iVAL INTELLIGENCE..

JUI.S
Arrived the re-ribie min of w.tr fr)rn off Ferrol.
Sailed the Pomona tripte en a cruise Wind, SAV

PLY mourir, Jt LY 27.
Letters were yesterday received from Lord Net-
,on's squadron, dotted the 19th of.lune, by the Lis-
bon packet : they were then, according to the ac-
count given by an American, only tiOileagues from
:he enemy. Previous to this enquiry, a general re.
newt W. 15 in circulation throughout the fleet,• that
the Combined squadron had captured fourteen sail
rf our West Indiamen, under convoy of the Miley
sloop ; but, by the American's account, the enemy
had no such ships in their company. -
Extras from one of the above letters, dated the
lOth of June—" Fell in with the Meth,/ schooner,
lar. 29. long. sff having lost her convoy by th:r
Combined squadron, which were 60 leagues from
Lord Nelson The enemy was then reinforced to
twenty two sin of the line."
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Sailed His fvlajesty's ships ►►hlernia and Zrnfnus,
also, Mur istmon, John ►3O.'t, Hornet, Po.:do4r, and
Insolent, gun brig.
Arrived His Majesty's ship Lntuno, of 33 guns,
Captain Gisselin, from off the Black Rock, ; and
ravtain Wolfe, from a cruise.

Admiral Cornwallis remains still in the latitmle of
fici,•hefort; the bulk 6-ads down and ships cleared,
all ready for anion.

Arrived th' Prussian galliot 'rem, Surawish Ala,-
ir,,rettio. C. Rifer, muter, from Boor&Aux for
Emb•fen, de•ained by the Lord 141,-Ison schooner pri-
vateer of this putt; the brig Eleonora Char'olta,
Capt Daktrom, from the Bay of Roses, last from
Ireland with wine: And the Danish brig Twe Amity,
James Janson, muter, from Dram with timber, both
for this port.

vat.stouru, JULY 26.
Arrived the Pornep,a, Let hbridg,-. from Liver pool ;
Town, Cundy, from London ; Excise cutter,.
Kinsman, from a cruse; I'ri,,t'a Au UStIl packet,
l'homnson, in 45 (inv., with mails from lam ;
Wa.6i •q'en, American schooner, Drat., from St.
S,fiastian's ; Williams co.,viel ship, —, from
PorNmou'h, having on bond 130 females for New
South Woks

Sailed the Townshend packet, Captain Dodd, for
with the mail of the 16th inst. ; the Va,-
ribetter picket, Capt. D.tvies, for the Windward
Islands, with mails of the I;th inst.

...
By the Prince,. Atortatto packet,. we learn, that at
the time she left Jamaica (10th Jane), martial law
was in force, and a general embargo had -taken
place, and still continued. The Island was in a vets
good state of defence. The Packet was. convoyed
thretuzb the Windward Passage by His Majesty's
ship !i.e nx, in company wiih which, on :he 14:h
June, tuf the east end of Jamaica,. spoke His Ma-
j-sty's slooa Snakr. who informed Capt. Ayscough
(of the G •to). that the combined fleet had sailed.
from NI otinique on the 31st NI ay, with 18 sail of
the li c, I igates. &c. in all 48 sail of squaw rigged
vessels, and that they were go te on en espeditton •as
the Brazil. Tte Ca r. of the Snake received this ir.•
tel!ig nee f,oen Captain ftlutl3e, of His Majesty'.
ship 11-u rho, who had sisoken, and who was b
to Jam lira (Inm to Win, ward) with tFae toteli.-
truer. Or. the 12th inst. in lat. 40. 52 I ,n: 4 ;
SAW a fleet of SO sail ste-rlistf t,a the Eastward, sup-
p acrd by Captain Thommou, et the Pri.,rev.
t t hr the homeward hound Leeward Island
Beet : a frigate from tids fl-et chased the packet, but
won pave it:, the pursuit
; its 'slapeatr's ship See mar of 41 guns, and (.7,/abe
sloop at war, are captured by the cornioned fleet.

HANN ICN, JULY 113.
The .4arklood packet, Capt. flri.lge, sailed this day
with the Mails of the 28:h fax 1-lustim ; and the
biano, with those of th•• sarndat•.• f it Ciottenburgh.
Sailed the boort, Lieut. Garland, on a cruise.
DIAL, JULY 28.
Sailed the Trottprexte sloop of war, for Sheerness.
Put back the ZeG,a bomb, with the Eap4roirs
East Indiaman, and the rest of the fleet under con-
voy, which sailed yesterday for Portsmouth.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Fat:curt%
Captain Vallans. film Surinam. ,
Arri.ed the Goliath and Drfeare men of war, from
Plymouth ; also the Voievne bomb, Capt. Ktilnuck,
from off the French coast, having fallen in wt
about fifty sail of the enemy's flotilla, bound to
Boulogne, which she drove into Dunkirk.

FROM I.:A/IDS LIST.
Gm ...... D, Jute SS—Passed be, toy Friends, Mills,
from Afri-a ; ••tary, Fh,Li s, froin Teneriffe ; Plume, Furst
and the N..rsrav, Starlebock, from Nor .ay; Ni,,iWise...,:
and the Tailor, fn.m Dantaie; Otionr J',lon'on;
',rennin ,Stone; John, Ritchie; and the Adnatie, Bor•ha.ii,
(roan Riga ; Respect, Wi.s,m, from 0;i0,to; Henry, Smith,
and the Eildearnur, MuUrr, from Lola n; Eff in, T..ylor;
Trans et, Mn ire ; Georg,. Withal!: and Rocha), Carr, (or,
Memel; Amazon, IKm.hian ; MArrha, Forster;
; and the Yeats', Barber, from Potersbut eh ~Sn6d
the Ge,rge, Melo, f.a Earbadoes; A:aaandei. Vio-s, tor
New Yrirk ; Mary Ann, Tomas, lion; Mariner, Clinch ; and
the Aogua us, Sin.t.tar, for I...tersiainlh ; Livonia, Hind-
mar 11, for R.[4 Stadt Oldmilriorgh, Ifa.ison, for
; Venus, B,lLand; and the Jump. Reind4r, Min.', for
St ;tin.

!:arruca Imo elms, swy *coma pertorm at the open- or
1.- may oe 1/144.11 temsno the public at thn sea-
mg of the Theatr.-, and use every exertion to give an as
son, that the Most secure situats:in within doors,
I annual theatrical treat to the inhabitants of thst of
&song A thunder is in the middle of a room,
at 4 dtitallCe frrm .411 V metallic substance. N'sAsth- city ; a place to ve.sich they have both siiewn parti. w
our sinus., tare he taken not to seek shiskar cular attachment. A .um nearly adequate to the
und.: trees, as they I, „thiy .ssead she lightnieg, necessary expeoce was iminediatAy subscribed.