The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-25 00:00:00

.Tcse;>ll Ezingtoss, Esq.

In consequence of the above petition, and several
pr irate letters from individuals, the Gentlemen of the
Committee of the Russian Company also waited im-
mediately upon the Lordsof the Admiralty, to enforce
the prayer of it. Their Lords:tipsexpressed some sur-
prise, that Commodore Fa act a had net sent a convoy
for those vessels before he left the Sound; and a -
tuned the Committee of their desire to do sv
thing possible to afford them proteetion. It ri I
be a matter of some difficulty to extricate the ves-
sels in question. The two Danish ships of the
line, which were in Norway, had apparently been
laid up there for the winter; in consequence
of which, our cruisers stationed to watch them,
came away; and the Danes, taking the advan-
tage of this circumstance, refitted those abips and
proceeded to Copenhagen; so that to !Fins our
vessels through the Grounds, it will be necessary to
send some ships of the line, a measure which the
advanced season of the year renders bezardotts.—
Had the measure recommended to the Admiralty
some weeks ago, by the ship-owners at Hall,lof
stationing one or two small cruisers off Bornholm,
been adopted, few, if any, British ships would, in
all probability, have been captured.

In our Paper of Mor day we slanted, that Ma-
deira is the objeti of the expadition under Sir SA-
?suet. HOOD and General Battasvoitn. Our infor.
?nation, we are confident, will be found sorrea.—
General Beacsroan's Aid-de•Camp, Captain PLra.
D AAAAA TH, has arrived at Cork, to take his passage
to Madeira in the Virginie frigate.

An Order of Government has been received at
Dover, to fa out she Danish vessAs, lying at th
pl4co, and to send them up the Thames. Most cf
thew vessels having cargoes on boar.!, and all ship.
ping business being very doll, at D„ver, the inha-
bitants have prepared a Memorial to be presented
to the Ifon,'Mr. Jzsielosote;one of the,Representa-
lives of that town, requesting him to endeavour to
procure a countermand of the Order, and permis-
mission for the vessels to unload at Dover, as this
would afford employment to a great many petunia
of that place, who mast otherwise remain idle.

The following is a list of merchantmen that
salted from Monte Video, under convoy of Admiral
Mug r v's toviadron, Mc.
The Jam, Monday; Ocean, Crawford; and the Miner3l
Spring, Nevin. for Landon; Ca.tle, &Owl's. far Liverooor;
Sauey, Bated, for Guernsey ; Mary, Clark, for Ayr; Favo-
rite, Cleadaorl. and the Stirrer, Mack, for London; Attire,
Seale. for Belfast; Prinos Town, Fraser; !Imam, doll. ek;
Tagus. Conolly ; Ellen, Watson; and the Clarkson, Stephen.
am, for London ; Lancaster, Arms,rong ; and the Ilani,dt,
Townsend, for Liverpool; and the Prioco of Wales. Walker,
(or Falmouth. _ _ _ _ _

The five former.parted the 13th Oti.tober, unJer
convoy of the Steady gun-brig, Th.: four next
parted the 18th September. The Mali da, CAN.
for London, parted, the 14th September, in the
River Pinta.

A large prize ship, with prize goods and troops
nn board,wal abandoned and scuttled on the Brazil
bank.
A fleet was spoken with on the 25th nit. cif
Cadiz, supposed to be the Saracen's convoy from
Pisosmouth.
We, yesterday, announced the arrival of the
;Vintner Castle pack, t, with-a mail Com the Lee-
er-rd Islands. "l'he packet 1. ft fortula on the Bth
Admiral Coca,' A lit was at that island, wait-
ing for the arrival of a British force from Barba-
does, under General BOW Y Lk, for the purpose of
attacking the Danish islands. A part of the Admi-
ral's FquAdron had (seen employed in closely invest-
in r, the islands of Santa Cruz end St. Thomas's.
The squads on consisted of the following ships:-
64. a. Gina
Beleisle Si! Cygnet Si
A Innander 74 1-I,4bieux 16

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These Island., it was thosght. would not fall
without considerable•resietance. When the Mail
set cur, the West India fleet had not sailed ; it was
colleting at Tortola for that purpose. The August
packet was, we understand, taken by a paivamer.
There is one other article of West Loam intrili•
gence, the particulars of which are net yet wilic -
ently known to render the informs fin interestlig.
It reip:flf disturbances and an insuireElion in M.a -
tinique, the occasion of wiiich is not stated. la the
beginning of (.219ober, a nioniber of erecutions took
place. The c.rws wzit desisted from 11-minique:
A meeting of the Magistrates of the county of
Tipperary was convened at Clonmel, on Tuesday
week, from a former adjournment, to take the
slat,. of that county into consideration, and on this
occas on we are uncommonly •grati6A to observe
that the late violations of toe public peace, by the
deluded peasantry of that" cuuoty, had subsidid
in so conderab!, a degrey as to induce tlio.e
Gentlemen to adopt the follpsving reselotion r—
" That we, n'aserve with pleasure a diminution of
the system of outrage which originally called us
together ; and treat. that by the rztrtions of the
Wiritraey, with the military co-operation eft/piled
to us, it may be ultimately re fired nnnecessary
to apply to Government to resort to the Imo:calor:

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lame brother
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&my owls

Colonel •
at Kenyon
toner's HA
their iriend
Lord an,
day aikido
street, for t

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hunt the pt
forward wit
pren ice of
dance
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The Max
suite, passel
for &ottani
The rival
seat, at the
Gorge Lisa
POWeeLL re
Covent-Gal
to be bap, 1.1
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Ati►vcd,
burgh, the
Somata
piste, the I
Lord Bras
for Belfast

We r.gr
No a ro Lit
Greystock-

Mr. Ws&
Cie recover
ger. He ii

Lord G.
anti the par
c4iontss of
mat unforft
the Can't* c
The Edit
Jae, until t.l
where they
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would Banc
at the New
tier accom
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tpr plusuri

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party at h
hor itte4tri
81 t•''e,day.
prepared, s
Mr. WILL,
was admara
West Mr.
M cittwoc
IPL(Ist.
The broil
at the New
age of Mr
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iteighbouth
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combated
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mit Hatlet
toad, at bir
pate the i'
banterous
the two clut
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credit t
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Decembers
seeded to It
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Scceand.
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lass Issea ap
of Ws Lae
YIALTIIII 8
to this carp

ON AN OLD TOollf.
Punt wretched, discardel, unfortunate' Tait's,
S panned at once (runt the friends of thy youth;
it .w hard is thy late, in decay thus incanted,
,tt 1.1 thy (wow good service, so badly rewarded
1;„w often at Clinstesee, whilst feeding to gay,
Thom hest grind*, sad grihded, and grinded away;
II Y 4 greet was thy peewees in gualWing a bon-,
hitl in cracking of nuts, thou yieldndat to mane.
who- with thy companions, abhling in love,
Ida ;quibble or ittirrels thy firmness could more;
lien ',Ted in love, you 111,01111041 each day,
I all victual. that came Is your way.
I is the scene—yon no longer delight
...1 in strew, what ao gam Vies to make you look white;
T h surely neglected, you began to decay,
.-.ni in les, estimation washing every day.
Solt ingrate:el returns !named stony tir,
Ti Irak as White, you no lenge/could try ;
After bearing, with patience, the grunitiles, eac:t day,
Of your mistress, for being we muck in her way,
I silence you dropt, newer more to app.:ar
I et still there Yen. comfort to lessen your shame,
Taut brenren in tern will be all served tile lame;
Wlwtherdouble eriaingle, or little or great,
leery eases It. turn will share the same fats.

G. R.

Colonel Tnoaaros and Lady have just arrived
at Kenyon.honse, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. from Fal-
coner's Hall, Yorkshire. where they will receive
their friends. during the Christmas holidays.
Losd and Lady KINAAIll• arrived. on Wedoes-
day afternoon. at Clem house in -Lower Grosvenor-
street, for the season.
efdelgalas was performed at the Bath Theatre on
Thursday last. and on Saturday Ike lining Heuer,
arum the pm of Ms. piatoress, junior. was brought
f.rward with great. slicer's. Master AsIILST, ap-
preii ice of Mr. M 222 2 COUNT-, (Sy particular de-
but). danced a hornpipe on the same night, and re-
ceived the most rapturous applause.
The Marquis and Marchioness of A ssacostt and
suite, passed unaugh Belfast on Monday sennight.
for Scotland, on theit way Is London.
The rival Pantomimes come forward on Monday
next, at the Theatres: L wraissGair•tor.
Geri, Barnwell precedes at each house : Mis.
Powane rer.ar Miss SMITH. the Pantomime at
Covent-Garclun is called 7ke /wee I /meats. It is
to be tiop‘d they will not jar. That at Diury-lane,
Earlpin Aggro.
Arrived, on the Slat, at °MAWS Hotel, Edin-
burgh, the Earl and Contacts of Rossi. st, Misses
Dovetails and Haessoes. Set cff tom the tame
lace. the Marquis and Marchioness ut Doti tGai.,
rd Srsseca Genelissts", and Miss Lies 'ORD,
for Belfast; and Glen:rat it. Sr (via ar, for Lou,
don. _ _

We Int., t to learn, that h s Grace the Duke of
N 011101.4 is at present staii.posed at liss
Greystock-caitle.

Mr. W coal ro act, we are happy to state, is o-,
the recovery, though not yet declared out of &Lu-
ger. lie is attended by Doet,.l- Pascaten.
Lord G. 2%i-color being seriously ill at Oxford.
and the parental solisittule LA the Zssartps s and Mar-
c.ooness of Bocasoun ore painfully awake, ro by
blat unfortunate circumstance, the ratenoed
the Comte de 1..r..ta has been necessarily put L•tf.
The Edinburgh Theatre aas to close ..;•1 M.4l,:ay
laws until the return of theeCompthy froth Glasgow.
where they are going to per.urui. Alt. and Ars.
Yonora were to play tne Dike and sisaiiilds, in tiii"
Afooll, Olt Dighr. Tie Enter tamment was
t, be Paid 4114 Viquiea a Peat, 'Mts. W. PaNsos ;
Mitt L.artras j Who bas'played
in 7 he Qqa4er. sock, great success.
Three or four Cainkridge bear, sea Thursday
seshiAilt, node a %yaw for.kiigaineas, that they
truuld dance at the ball at Huntingdon, and a 1...
at the Now Flooms, in bury, the same night; which
accomptithed, although a dreauce of ,8 nnles,
:rho participate!. for LOOM huurs, at each place, 11.
We fie:acute.' of the dance. •
Si, Jawas KMOWLCS is eitertaining a splendid
party at its magnificent seat in• Cornwall. Am.-
Par hheatricals, as we before stated, are the order
of VelLiay. Un Vuesday last the gr..it hall Wit,
prepared, and A play. wrote., hr fhe occasion ti)
Mr. WILLIAM VOttej anti caoed Lcve's :7d, tors
was admirably performed by toe tollossol Fashiou-
artless Mr. Paints, Hon. Mr. Kano &or, Mr.
Macuisocnts, Miss 'Mrs-coact., Hon. Mrs.
PLOMS.

The ball and stir per, oa Tuesday the 15:1i inst.
at the New Room., Newmarket, under the patron
ego of Mr. and Mr,. 2•PITOM, sere las y unmet-
eddy attended by the Nobility and Gentry in that
neighbourhood. at most elegant cold collation was
provided. of which DM persiars partook, and cx-
pr.•c td :orir approbation in very strong terms.
',h; la,t, by order of Jona CORSET,
1•rl. a ii:ge fat cow and four fat sheep %VIC
teJllgh.ited at SLAcro, Shropshire, and on Monday
Lialf 'bated to the pod: in that ncighbourl.u•rd.
here was a grand rehearsal of she new Christ-
mas Halle quizaoc, yesterday evening, calls.: F targ
ignpi, at Druz }-lane Theatre. We shall not antici-
pate the pleasures of the public, by describing its
numerous and excellent tricks, or' the cholkries of
the two clowns. The scenery is beautiful, and there
is much humour in the changts, which relied great
credit on the sevewaes. We have seen tew ra-
h Is ct a new pantomime mote correa.
Died. at KiettElllll Castle, Scotland, on the 12th
December, WILLIAkt Lurd is suc-
ceeded in his laic and e►tates by his only brother,
the lion. FRANCIS (=RAY, Postmaster-General tor
u:Wand. iiis Lordship was in his fitty.third year.
We uoderbutad that HLNRY Dec uracinu, .trq•
has brea ■ppoiated Lieutenaot-Colonel of the Prince
Wacire's Corps of Volunters, in room of Sir
W*LT as Brtsciao, resigned. Another resignation
is this corps is talked ot.

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FRACAS Ili NIGH ZIFF.
EsAAdrys gum dirinei gien by the
Itt the court:amino buried upon the late
&Wien for the City of Westminster. partieulfrly
in relation to the most distinguished of all the Can-
didoes, Mr. S sad the Amman with. which his
contest was attended. . In the course of the con.
vetsation, the Noble I lost, turning to Mr. J. a par-
'titular !steed of the gentleman, whom some of the
company appeared ready to set down to a very large
extent on the debtor side of the account, said, "Mr.
S. owes my friend Lord P. there, poiuting to a
Nobleman at the table, 3001. advanced on bit be-
half, 'will you give your note for the amount..pay-
able at twelve month. ?" Mr. J. answered, that. be
had no right to intermeddle so far in the affairs of
his friend, nor did he think any man had a right to
put such a question to him. He did *believe, that
his friend had been much misrepresented; that many
dehrs were imported to him which he never owed :
and that any that he did owe were greatly wig-
gcr a.ed. With this impression, he meant nothitig
more than to impress on the company the proprie-y
and justice of not advancing any charge of this
kind against his friend, unless they were con-
th.‘t they sp,.ke upon certain grounds.—
On the near day Mr. .1. met his friend Mr. S. and
communicated to him the charge that bad been
made against him, in the preceding evening, :it the
tahle or Earl H. at which Mr. S. expressed great
surprise, and declared that he had not the slightest
recolleittion of any such debt. Thinking, however,
that some of his agents might have received a loan
to that extent from Lord P. he made diligent in-
quiry among thein,when they all denied that tney had
ever received any money from hfs Lordsoip, for
Mr. S. or upon any other account.
Things remained in this state until Tuesday
last, when several of the same company. including
the Eat! of B. Mr. S. and .Jr. J. dined with the
Marquis cf H. Atter dinner Mr. S., who felt
• much hurt at the trot v. took the Earl of IL aside,
and remonstrated with h iu on the unfounded charge
which he bad made. The Noble Earl denied that
he had ever said any thing to that tiled ; and add-
ed. " that what he hAti said was private, and ought
not to have been mentioned our cf doors" .1 nix
answer, however, was not considered perfeelly
satisfaCtory, and cuter many more words urors
the subjelt, the Noble Earl left the room. Mr.
S. aad his friend Mr. J. withdrew shottly af-
ter, and coming down M 'ont-street, went into
the Mount Coffee-house, • wh:re they met the
Earl of 13. The latter, on seeing Mr. J. started
up, and putting his hand into his waistcoat pocket,
exclaimed, " I'll shoot you I" Mr. J. seized a
poker, placed himself in an attitude of defence,
and equal:ed. " Come on." Lord S. and S. tufo.
petted wbe present. and with Mr. S. interposed, to
prevent the parties from coming to blows. A meet-
ing, however, was fixed for the nest day, Wednes-
day, at two o'clock; and it was agreed, Lord S. and
S. and Mr. S. the former as the second of the Eati
of 15, and the latter as the sece::d of Mr. J. were
to arrange all the preliminaries. On Wednesday,
however, Mr. S. was indisposed, and confined
bed, and Lord S. and S. politely waited repo'
when a conversation took place, which • d
them to remonstrate. with their principal., • era 1
-
&savour to bring about a recrineilintion
unoertokmg they lu.ppily sue. - :ed, the
lsaclot B. cosseetinig to make an arolc.gy to Mr. J.
and all the parties, save Lord S. and S. agreeing to
apolowee to the Marquis of H. for disturbing the
1.1: attires of his hospitable table, by any thing
apron iconic to a quartet.
e rejoice that the affair has thus ended ; but
at the same time we hope that it will operate as
catrinn to many. who, snore from levity than ill-
will, are apt to propav,ate stories of this kmd, to the
disadvantage of their 'friends and neighbours.

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POETRT.