The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-10 00:00:00

ENGAGEMENT WITH IHE TOULON FLEET.

By the Lisbon Mail, we have also received ac-
counts of an aiion between Lori Nehon and the
Toulon fleet. The first accounts received of it at-
tached to it a considerable '•grey of importance:
it appears, how ver, by the lates, letters from Gib-
raltar, to have been of little moment—the French
having cauttou,ly Avoided' going to any great dis-
tance fmm the protedion of their own hAtteries.
We subj in the different accounts.
" MARIMIT LES, MAY 27.

We yesterday had some accounts of the Toulon
fleet, by an Imperial vessel, which arrived from
Leghorn, and which saw them engaged on the
evening of the 14th, with Lord Nelson's fleet, con-
sisting of seven sail of the line. The Captain and
two American Gentlemen, who were passengers on
board, say, that the Trench fleets consisting of eight
sail of the line, and three frigates, was steering
&lout E.S.E. under a croud of sail ; that the British
fleet, of seven sail of the line, appeared to be gain-
ing tact upon them, and four of the headmost ships
were engaged at sunset, and during the night thcy
heard a tremendous cannonade."
" onsat.ras, .1015 4.

" This morning, the American ship, the Heart of
gok, Capt. Jackson, arrived here from Marseilles,
in right days ; the news she brings is highly inte-
resting from Toulon.
do On do morning of the 24th of May, three of
our hue of battle ships sto.nl dose in with the bat-
teries of Toulon. and commenced a heavy file upon
them. Provoked at this insult, the French Admiral
(la Touche 1 reville), seeing that none of our fleet
besides were in sight, immediately slipped his ca-
bles, and pursued our three ships with eight sail of
the line, the wind blowing fresh from the North
West. After pursuing them about three leagues
from the land. they perceived the remainder of-our
nett coming along the shore, in full chace of the
French. About four o'clock a running fight com-
n-.enced. and, by sun-set, five or six of our ships
were engaged with the enemy, and, during tM
whole night, a tremendous cannonade was heard, u
if the Beets were in close anion. . .

" it blew extremely fresh at North West that
night and the two following days ; and on the even-
ing of the Qtrth, no tidings of the French Beet had
then been heard at Toulon. The utmost apprehen-
sion and anxiety prevailed there for their fate, as,
after tints cle:oying the French Beet out of port,
And getting between them and the land, it was not
suppzisci his Lords.iip would easily part with them
again.
it The above acconnts were fully confirmed at
Marseilles, by a vessel which arrived there on the
26:11 (torn Leghorn, .which saw the two fleets in
aaion at sun set, on the tith, the French steering
for Corsica with a crowd of saiL Either five or six
ships of the British were then firing at the enemy—
one of them a three-decker, with au Admiral's flag,
supposed to be Lord Nelson, was close up with the
enemy.

"JONI 11.

8, The GiGralier, of 80 guns, commanded by Cap-
tain Reeves, arrived this morning from the fleet off
n, whids he lef: on the 31st of May. By the
Gil n:har, we learn that the French fleet did
come out, as was reported, but did not dare to go
beyond the protection of their own batteries : Lord
Nelson, however, immediately resolved to attack
them dose to the harbour's mouth, and Admiral
c..mpriell, with two ships of his division, got into
allion with thetas, w:ten the whole !•tench squads on
immediately recited into Toulon."

Thursday morni.rg a detachment of the 4th Dra-
gnc•n GuarJ%, the Royal Cornwall regiment of
.411.! the PcnJcnni•, Penryn, and Truro 'uiun.
teer r,,iments, wrr brigaded under the command of
Major General WILVOID, OS Deunis down, about
three miles from Falmouth. Thu whole amounted
to considerably a►ove 2000 men. A well-planned
sham fight took place, and afforded much amuse
meat w a larzc ASSCLIabIaZe of sprctators.

LAW-17411LtLIGENCE.

GUMLDH..►I.I., JUL• 9.

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KUTCH'S/VWI v. TIIiNWITIDII.

This was an attlion against the Defendant as gua-
rantee of one Harrison, for the recovery of alrout
30001. being the amount of bills of exchange, ac-
cepted and paid by Plaintiff for Harrison.
It appeared that Mr. Harrison had been form Ay
a manufacturer of earthenware in Staffordshire, and
was also concerned in a banking-house: having_
changed his agent, Mr. Whittenberry, son-in-law of
the Defendant, the Defendant recommended him to
the Plaintiff, representing him as a man of very con-
siderable real and personal fortune, and assuring him
he might have every reliance upon his punctuality.
In consequence of this, the Plaintiff accepted bills
for Harrison to the amount of 30001. The De-
fendant then advised him not to accept any more
for him,informing him that Whittenberrybad entered
up judgment on a Waroant of Attorney, which
Harrison had given him. It then came out, that
Harrison was a very distressed man, and had be-
come a Bankrupt. T Plaintiff, therefore, brought
his adion against the Defendant, as it had been
through his false representation he had been led into
the business.

The Defendant sought to prove, that he had re-
ferred the Plaintiff to other persons for information
relative troche property and general circumstances
of Harrison, but he had declined such reference.
The Defendant also sought to prove, that the Plain-
tiff was well acquainted with Harrison's insolvency.
This, however, being secondary evidence, and
Lord ELI-EP:110V OLGIi observing to the Jury, that
the question for them was, whether the Defendant
made these representations deceitfully, and for the
purpose of leading the Plaintiff into a credit which
might be injurious, and to what amount.
The Jury found for the Plaintiff, 1,0601. Bs. Id.
being the amount of the sum proved. due upon the
bills.

OARRELLS r. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

This was an aftion to recover the amount of a
Bank of England Note for 10001. It appeared
that the note in question had been the property of
one Nowlan,a Bankrupt, who lia.l stated so the Corn-
mis3ioner s of Bankrupt►, that ).c had lost this note
along with several others to a very considerable
amount in a Mail Coach ; for this and various
other prevarications and miscondrift, the Com-
missioners committed Nowlin to Newgate ss here
he still remains.