The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-03 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTff. May 1.

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On Wednestlay the Vibelia transport, Lieut. Jim. COle, agent,
arrived from Ilaniadom and St. Vincent's; ahe left the former
island on the 20th, and the latter the 27th of March. We are
happy to learn that all was tranquil in the Leeward West India
islands., and that they are all considered, with their respective gar.
risme, as in a healtilyatate. At Demenua, martial law has ceased
since the Ist of January. Colonel Blackwell had been appointed
Governor of St. Lucia. A French store-ship had, arrived at Mar.
unique, with nothing* for a a linC-4.battle ships, which wens
to be laid down at the Sainte*: but there were no French
ships of war on the station when the ibelia sailed. ?bit
Gangee, 74, Captaiii Edward Were, t:.13, and the Stterbs
74, Captain Sir Thomas Stain's, K.C.8., were lying at Bal-
badoes, waiting for Teri. The Athol had arrived with seamen
for them, from the Antelope, at Bermuda, and railed again.—The
troops were thus Aaiun among the Wands :—the 11th Regiment
at Grenada, Tobago and Trinidad; 3d Wait India Regiment at
Trinidad; bth Regiment at Dominica. and Kt. Lucie; Ith Roe-
imam at AntiguA, biontstvt, Nevis, and St.Kitt's; Vet Regiment
at St. Vincent a; Stith. yid, and Ist Wet India Regiment*. at
karbadoes ; 27th Regiment, and three Companies of the let West
India Regiment. at Dennensra. The folloling OMene eras past
vergers in the Vibelis :--
Capt. Chada, lot West India Jtegiment, Captain Fafrweatber,
121st, Capt. blibaughlin, Royal Engineers, Lieut.-St. John, nth
Regiment, Ensign Magee, lit West India Regiment, Assn.
tentlrommintry General Spry, and Mr. Milne, R.N. liiha.
1 bi'lizughlin died on the passage, and was buried at sea.
The Isis, Hyperion, Emulous. and Kangaroo. were lying at Pees
koyal on the 21st Vrbeuery.—The Pyramus end Icarus had enbal
for Havannah ; Forte, fur Porto Rim ; Relit-on, for St. Jago de
Cuba. .
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The mnion er of the With regiment has embarked, with Colonel
Gustavus Breen, in the Surrey transport, Lieutenant R. 0:1•41111.
agem, for Malta.—The Success, Lieutenant S. P. Pritchard, h att
take part of the 24th regiment from this garrison to Hobbit, and
bring back pie the 2d regiment. which corps if to take the (lug).
at Windier for a short period, previous to embarkation fur the East
Indira.—The Prince of Orange, 'deur, T. Williams. agent, and
the Ciao, Lime. S. Meredith, are ordered to Cork to tab, the 71st
regiment to Quebec, and to bring home the Ist battalion Ugh
regiment. —These ships will and on a change of wind.
On Wednesday the Sparrowhawk, la, Hon. Camain Dundms.
came in from a (mike. This morning the Basilisk, Licutensns
Hough, railed twin the !kilns station. Remain, at Spithend—
Terror, Sparrowhawk, Jasper. In the Haltom—Victory, Queen
Charlotte, Bulwark, Wtiltaley, Albion, Jupiter, Semarang, Me-
dina, Cyrene Arrow ; also the Royal George and %Valises and
Mary yaChtd..
The Rattlesnake, 21i, Captain ugh Patton, is expected bereft=
Chatham, premratory to peat ding to the 1i eat Indies.
Captain R. H. Barclay is apputnted to the Infernal, bomb, as
Deptford ; Lieutenant George 11. Martin, late Flag Lieutenant to
Sir James Whi,ahed. and Lieutenant ('harts Grahsm, late Flog
Lieutenant to Sir Alexander 'oelarane, are promoted to the rank of
Commander; Mr. J. R. I'. Ilay, Queen Charlotte; and Mesas..
Avame and Wilmot, Britannia, to the rank of Lieutenant. Me.
George Muorsom. Student of Naval Arthitecture, to be Foremast
of Portsmouth Duck-yard.