The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

• enarsmouro, OCT. t 5.
'Sailed the Varna sloop, on a cruise ; and the Fury
born's, for the Downs.

Some ►spec were Pit •rt tined thin morning that
the homeward-bound Wet-In iia &et would have
sailed, as the wind ...rue round to the South, and
inclining to the S.W.; but it is now got round to
E.S.E.

This being the day for celebrating His Majesty's
accession to theihrone, all the Corps of Volunteers in
this county assembled together on Portsdown
where General Porter, their Commanding Officer,
reviewed them. The men of war at Spithead. and •
the guns on the Platform, fired.' salute. The Rus-
sian sqoadroa did not salute at the accustomed hour ;
but, about half-past one o'clock, they made a tre-
mendous report, which chewed their will to join in
the celebratioq. Several neutral ships also saluted
after our ships, with a dischalge of tyre sty-one guns,
which was heard with a gratifying feeling.
OCT 26.
Sailed the Champion and Minerva frigates, cm a
cruise —Wind, S.E.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. et.

Came in. the Ersairih, tiom Rotcolf,
having on hoard. Lady FAzin. ant Lord Elgin's Se •
crstJry ; she brings an Account of the Austrians hav-
ing hero defeated by th• Frcncn, and of the Koch-
fort squadron, with all their prises, having Arrived
safe At Ferrol.

Ile gales have been for some days so violent to
the E. mad S E that we hart. had hat few arrivals.

Sailed tar Viper cutter, and NI, lugger
As one of our Dock market-b' .ats was return;ng
up the 'lamer last Tuesday. it bi wing very hard,
the confident boatmen belayed the sheet. and refus-
ing ,the prudent way of holding it in their hands.
a sudden squall upset the boat, when six women and
one man were drowned; one an only was saved.

H•RWICII. OCT. 15.

The mails of the 18th and 28d. are still detained
here ; those of the 18th were driven back by stress
of weather. We have now a parted calm. The
packets will text week sail for Cuxhaven. Two
messengers are detained here with the packets • one
for the Court of Vienna, the other for St. Peters.
burgh.

SISAL, OCT. 25.
Sailed the Trish RI, for Y irmeatft.
Arrived the Venus and Vestal frigates, and seve-
ral gun-brigs, from off the French coast. and re-
main in the Downs with the rest of the ships as per
last.—Wind, Westerly.

OCT. 26.
Remain in the Downs, the ships as per Last.—
Wind, S.E.

novelt, OCT. 25.

On Monday and Tuesday, a General Court Mar-
tial was held at the Ship Inn here, ow the Paymaster
of the r tth Light Dragoons, now lying at Deal,
but the result is not known; and on Wednesday and
Thursday, another Court Martial took place, on a
gentleman's servant, said to be a deserter from the
same regiment; bur, after two days investiga-
tion, it still appears doubtful, if they are not mis-
taken in their man. The further enquiry into the
business, is put off till Monday next, to give thit
Prisoner time to produce more evidence in hi, ta-
voor ; lie has been brought here in the morning,
and sent back in the evening, ironed, and under a
strong guard, and has been under confinement
wards of ten weeks.

Yesterday the 14th and 23d, and, to-day, the
4th and 42th Hegiments of Foot, marched through
here, on their way to Ramsgate, for embarkation.
This morning, the purser's steward of the Dd.-
grace sloop of war, lying here, was found drowned
in the harbour. It is supposed he mistook his way
to the ship, owing to the darkness of the night, and
walked over the Quay.