The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

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.iaa 3i the troops which Sir Jong STUART had sent
to co-operrte with the Patriots in Catalonia. The
transports were tnet on their passage by a frigate,
tri,ll fresh instructions front England, in colts.-
(invitee of which they returned, and the troops re-
,. .m. 41 their former quarters at Atign.ta, &c. Sir
.taus SrliAar. we 'War, was preparing all expedi-
ton fur the re-capture of
M. Datisolown has been I:Catted from his em-
im,s) at Palermo.

%%re have received intelligence from the Islam' of
St. Domingo to the latter end of October, by which
it appear,, that the army of CUCISTOPUE has been
reduced by his neap PETION to a very inconsidera-
ble force: CIIgItTOPHF., it was supposed, intended
to escape, with the treasure he had amassed,
but there was little Five of his effecting it.
On the itidi of October, Captain ImoLsnaLo, of
the Dcedalits frigate, was off !4t. Marc, and went on
shore to consult with Preto zr, who was in person
before thut fortress, with soot) troops under his
command, preparing to take it by storm. On
that morning Cll4lSTnelle's troops, being nearly
destitute of provisions, inade a ,orttc, but they were
repulsed with cousitlerable loss.
The Dadelui captured, a few days before, the
Lord .Malgrave, Capt. GOODALL, carrying a flag,.
as Admiral of flay ti. She had oa board a quan-
tity of provisions,und 150 of CHILISTOPUE'S troops,
proceeding to St. Marc, for the relief of that place. '
The reason Capt. Isiaturtel.o assigned for the
rapture of the Lord Nolgrove was, that she ass
found cruising on the high seas without having any
papers on board. The English sailors were im-
pressed, the black soldiers put on board a vessel in
tem pally, and the ship, with her Captain, sent to
Jamaica. With respect to the remainder of Capt.
Csiousi.L's squadron, consisting of three ships, it
was generally belicvtd they had been captured by
Pt: men's naval forces, as they were not to be seen
in Conuivka. Port de Paix, or auy of the harbours
belonging to Cimino/qtr., where they had been
previously at anchor ; besides, three vessels of their
description were seen iu the Mole, the rendezvous '
at PF.TIO N'S squadron. The Pert brig was dis-
patched by the be dales to Cape Francois, front
•hence the ilhigrere had sailed, to inform Canis-
sonar of her capture. The Black Chief wail ex-
tremely indignaut at hearing the intelligeare, and
inquired of the Master if he come there to mock
him, by first capturing his ship, and then coming
to tell him of his misfortune.

Fourteen French privateers, fitted out and be-
. tonging to the port of Samane, an that part of St.
Domingo oreu!iie..l by the French, had of late
eonimitied considerable mischief in the seas in that
quarter. They had captured 9.4 British vessels,
and carried them, irito SWUM& The Iliretalns,-
Pert brig. Flying Fish schooner, and some smaller
ofrips of war, were preparing to storm the place,
fur the purpose of recovering the prizes. It had,
however, been made very strong, the crews of the
privateers having raised batteries upon the heights,
to oppose any attack made upou them by the
British.

♦u expedition vras fitting oat it Jamaica far the
'rinse of going tikhits.t the rite• of St. Domingo.
isnsommossomooims

The Channel Fleet, wilier Admiral Lord
Stet, has sailed from Torbay, to resume its station
of Brest.

His Humes ship Prawn, with a fleet Luder
convoy, from Porutuouth, :.r,i►eJ at Cadiz ou the
Cid November.

The Neptaae, —, from London, for Hull, has
put iuto Yarmouth Roads, diswasted.
Letters from Stockholm mention, that the Kist)
was in negotiation with the merchants for a loan of
15 million. of enable him to com-
mence the next campaign with effect.
Ge nem .Count Tu cast) , late Russian Ambas-
sador at Paris, and who *sternly(' the EMPERORS at
Erfurth, is named to the command of the Rini:ion
armies in ‘Vallsclita. It is uniler.tood that he ne-
wk:kited at Paris the plan, for the dismemberment
of Turkey, afterwards agreed to at Erfurth ; and
that he is now appointed to carry them into execu-
tion.

!Views. J. 04IIIPZIL. J. Banns, and W. Bun-
/ELI., were returned, on Saturday, as COM U3Oll
Councilmen for the Ward of ramngdon Without.
We have received a letter frets Heligoland, a
the 17th, with the Hambitn4li and Danish of the
V.4th, and several German tjazettes. The news by
them is of a pacific nature ; Saxony is red.icing her
military estahlishment, anJ the recruiting sertice
iu Bavaria, which had been pressed with great
activity, has been nearly suspended, and the errant-
ing parties recalled, partii.o.irly from the Tyrol.--
The French troops to remain to Germany are stated
at 100,000. Of these.

vorpw- rrit rt.".
Friday, Mr. —, a Jew, arrayed hie serval, Jose ifs.
Meter, a very pretty interesting gide 19, with having paCene4
lais property, to the amount of eel. The girl, on twirl; inter-
rogated for bar detract, replied with much pandas and rs-
prew.on—" Su ninny (:entleioen being present, It caret nor
many straggles before I tan dare to bring forward the only
plea I have is extenuation of levy efFenee I cease ta Mr.
--, a tinniest, virtuous, and iimorent Mere she aurpt
Ait(er4 )--Ile seduced ow. I afterwards retired to Croydon,
where I mixarro d."
Mr. " This is utterly fake ; 1 never had any connec-
tion with her."

Jane Illsthsws--" How mach worse Mr. -- (steads be.
to lee, I ant at a loss to karts. Notwithstateding the
teudersinis of osr conitectiou, he Las repeatedly abased and
beaten me—(lad eroureseav from. Genihtwiee pewit.;—[
have been his slate, washed (ordain, and ckane I his boots.
I have provided dinners, which I sin out now paid data
and it was under the impression that I m.gbt be allotted
to • reimburse layout-, that 1 pawned the property iu ques-
tion."
Mr. tt She never provided a dinner Ow sae i 1 dragr
the seduction, but eoefess 1 have been acquainted troth bet."
Mr. NAOMI, the Sitting Magistrate, expreseed WNW
with sus prise--tt Astonishing ! Five minute, wince you di-
aled any tiounectiou with bar whatever ! What ant Ito thnilt
of such inconsistency ! If One should be perwhtted to go
VA trial, you may justly anticipate a assure reprillna..4 instal
the Judge on the Bench. Men who connect illmuntelvea
their maid servants must expect to he robeisid. hidecig,
your case none, 1 would, rather than appear is
graceful situation, coast ut to loss, mil °sly the Of
my house, but the tumor itself. 1 clatild My .it awe, •
but the task is too illumine. Let the girl be sitschtrgalnew
Which was accordingly done.
BRITISH SUPPLIIS TO SPAM'
The following is an acvount of the total Stillovlies
(sent and ordered) of the d..scription uodetsine6-
tioned, fur the Spanish armies, as trun.initted
the COA NCR!. Los of the liseu NQUItIt to the ',oats
MAYOR, and revl at the City Nlecting, yeatterda,,,
by Mr. RowcaorT
Suits of Clothing for 91,400 men
Cloth fur l3w,oo', do. g 141,400 ns.,
Great Costs
Cloth fur Great Coats—. .......
Shirts
Sheeting .... tara,oseryare.
Calico - iteu,ntalt
Linen
Shoes as assay as can be procured.
Or the above articles, the following have been ere.
toally forwarded to Spam, at ditiereat tones :
Uniform* complete fur
Cloth for ditto somata,.
Linea and Calico ooo,oo. yards.
Great Coats • 3;790
She. to • sa.uoa
Shoes 750190 Pair-
state,

Letters from Kosiingisberg of the bth
thin the furniture mid other property of His Pastas'
sus MAJtorre, *hid) We, on it. way to Berlin, is
conscynersor of the French having promised to
witlidrue their troops from the Prussian territories
W la. brought hack, the French haring declared the*
thew do not intend to esite.vite then immediately..
The Diana, ; and the Ann, --, for Lotto
don, have returned to Diamond Bengal.
leaky'. The Cee/on, frour Bengal, got a-
ground, and ie.'
Mr. Cut,
mowing /
lint ht•

new-horn - ......
bald-street workhouse.
Friday t...niug, about o'clock. one of Mr:
Plialvan's was.get., witi4:ll had just arrived att
the me, ill IVued-street, was robbed, while ilk*
sasvoner was making some adjustment 111 the
front or the w:lgun, by a thief cutting open the
back part of Ki attsl. stealing thereout a package
of ruosideraLlaealue. with which he got oth uts.
rercabed.

Ahont our o'clock on Saturday a how war Odes
ont of the shop in Addle-stree', where parcels are
booked for the lireastearl errand-cart ; lerst which,
fortunately, did Lot contain articles of any caul.
derable value.
A gentleinan of great taste, who has repeatedly
visited me. laut.sistr's inimitable and unparalleled
performance at the Lyceum, in the Strand, thinks
it is but common justice to thus publicly declare, that
of all the enternii ttttt mots and agreeable alusesw•
meate in this great city, his stands toreenoat—shia
Sleight of Hand is beyond any other yet exhibited;
and as to Mioi l'ouso, her agility on the Slack
Wire•surpasses any thing before done in t. et rays
alarms, as well as please., in the highe.t dgr dhe
whole c pany present for her safety.
Thursday evening. between the flaina of wiwe
and ten, as Mr. of Webber-row, Clack.
friars, •iais returning home, he was ttrippiril as the
wall of the Asylum, by two footpads, oaf! a • keno
held a pistol to his head, while the other robbed
him of his watch and money. Mr. Hut. %olive the
alarm the moment the villains had quitted digit.
hold, by calling out, " Stoo thief," but they sm.
vertheless Irfrected their escarp*.
To-morrow Morning, Nine o'Clock, the Lottery
bqins Drawing. There never we. so intereaf:ng a
Chance in any Lottery as the present. 110 a x,tvir
and Co. have experienced an extraordinary destin•rtl
tor Tickets and Shares, and presume there wit' be
very few (if an left for Sale after To-rnorrow.—..
If a supply is iobe procured, the Public will be
Sure of receiving the same at HORNIBT and Co.',
Offices, itli, Cornhill, amid St. Margaret'.

nd, and Ina hack.
r. Canis, a baker, in Mount-street, on Friday
ins lass, found a Wombat At don,. wiliph ,gt
he intik-fined had been left by mime of lig
and contained some hot rolls ; but to *
surprise, upon examination, lie found lira si
Dorn child, which lie safely deposited
iit-btreet twarlthninr..