The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-13 00:00:00

LOSSES AT SEA.

It is with regret we state the loss of the Vigilant cutter,
commanded by Lieutenant Nazer. She gut under way in
Torbay, un Sunday sennight, half-past one a at. wheel the
wind shifted to the E.N.E ; she attempted to work out till
three a.m. thinking to weather the Berry Head, but such a
tremendous gale aad heavy We came on. as had not been
known for a length of time. Oa wearing the Berry Head,
they were obliged to bear up fee a brig at anchor; hauled
their wind, and stood on a little way; hove her in slxys,
Mimed, no room to wear, let go both anchors, maimed the
large boat to take out a kedge, for the purpose of canting her
to go on the other tack, sad then eat; she boat in such a
heavy sea was capsized—all hands saved. The vessel then
begun to drift; struck betweea the Berry and Military
Hospital, tired guns of distress, with sky rockets. blue
&c. but could get no assistance. Wood, the chief
mate, was the last to leave her, and in half • minute after
she sunk in deep water; not a siagle article saved hat the
mast and yard.—Crew all saved. The Cameleer'. Captain
!gimpy, sailed from Spithead nn Tnesday, to pick up the
stores, and bring Lirat. Neter and his crew to Portsmouth.
le the above gale the Cameleer' cutter, Lieut. Powney,
was driven on the bar of Bye harbour, but fortunately sus-
tained very little injury.
The hull of the smack Brothers, of Colchester. wills her-
rings. was towed into purl on Tuesday, having been wrecked
near Sekey. The crew got on board the Owen' light.

On Monday last the Lapwing. GaaTLE, from
Smyrna, for London. was driven into Portsmouth
by a strong easterly gale. During her stay at
Smyrna no case of plagut was known in the city
for 37 days ; but two days previous to her leaving,
three cares made their appearance. She was con-
sequently placed gimlet strict quarantine un her
art ival at Portsmouth.
Ships in ;tort
A t Spilhead—Leander. Tamar, Pioneer, and Grecian.
In Portsmouth Harbour—Queen Charlotte, Ramifies,
Albion, Vigo, Phaeton, Brazes, Raleigh, Redpole, Choker,
Petite, and Weymouth.
In Gm Sound—Lacy, Lee, and Vanderwerf, Dutch
frigate.
in Catmater —Prins Frederick, and Courier, Dutch.

A novel mode of disposing of an estate has been
publicly announced in Suffolk. A house with
garden and orchard. at Thorisdon, near Thwaite,
is to be raffled for by one hundred subscribers, at
five pounds each. Should the nuusher he -
pleted the winnbr is to pay twenty bounds. and the
present proprietor ten pounds for the good of the
company.
On Fridge last the Ilev. GALE TOWNLEY. of
Tollthorpe. Lincolushire„ was in seriously hurt
from a fall in hunting with the Cotteamore hound.,
near Uppingham. that he was obliged to be felllOV.
ed to that ',lace for surgical assistance, and has nut
yet beets able to return home.
A brother of Baaay, the celebrated painter,
is at this time a common beggar in the streets of
London, suffering under the accumulated evils of
poverty, old age, and total blindness. He Ilse led
• wandering and adventurous life, having been a
sailor, a corporal of artillery in the service of the
East India Company, and again a sailor. He was
struck blind by lightning while on board a West
dismiss). Its persons and features lie is said to bear a
strong resemblance to hie brother, and his manner
of expressing himself is very superior to the ordinary
language of low life. It were to be wished that
regard for the memory of a mats of whom Ireland
has so much season to he proud. would induce some
of his noble and opulent countrymen to provide
this pour creature and his wife (a very d. cent
woman) with an asylum from the danger of perish•
mg with cold and hunger in the present inclement
season.

Tim STOLEN CHILD.—In our Paper of Satur-
day we mated that a child had been stolen front a
person at Deptford. We are happy to state 'that
the little sufferer was found the sane evening,
stripped of its clothes. which were not worth hall-
s-crown.

A labouring man, from Petwott h, in StliWIN was
found frozen to death on Thursday morning near
Portslade. A companion of the deceased, nearly
stirred the same fate. Both had intoxicated them.
selves with spirits on the preceding evening. and
'had loin down to rest on the bare ground. expoord
to the dreadful severity of Wednesday night's frost.