The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-11-27 00:00:00

LONDON,
THURSDAY, Homan' 27.
Mails

Five Hamburgh became doe yesterday.
This arrear is sufficiently accounted for by the ad-
,
rehe state of the weather. The state of the Ceti.
tinent may have also contributed to their delay.
The expedition which lately sailed from Fal-
mouth, under General Ca AUTURD, has, as might be
expeded, suffered from the late westerly gales. On
the 17th, one transport ran foul of another, and both
received considerable damage. On the 18th, the
whole fleet bore up N.W. They were then in lat.
47 14. N. and long. a. 2. W. The Priced:4a, of
Falmouth, bound to Lisbon, which sailed In com-
pany with this fleet, is put hack to that port. after
experlincihg nothing but adverse weather. She
lost sight of the Feet on the 18th, • and having en-
Jeavoured, in vain, until the 20th, to continue ;her
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voyage, was obliged to bear up for Falmoilth. The
Master supposes the whole fleet to have sthered
Ireland.
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A Mail from Jamaica arrived yesterday, wit!,
Letters and Papers to the 1I th last. It appears that
Mraststr• sailed from Aruba on board of the S•ire
frigate, with all his troops. It ii supposed be in-
tended to go to Curracoa, froM whel,ce he would
proceed to Earbadoes, in the hopes of obtaining a
, sufficient number of adherents to attempt once more
• lauding on the Spanish Main. These Papers also
furnish us with an account of a most gallar!.t
achievement by the Srpertrera brig, and the re,,,,g
F. 4 end' Ale schooners. They attacked and de.:
toolished a fort on the Coast of Cuba, and brought
out all the shipping that were in the harbour t con-
sisting of eleven brigs, schooners, and sloops. We
have inserted the details in a preceding column.
DMA Litite troops have had an engagement
with General F aaaaaaaa and been deleated, with
the loss of between 4 and 5,000 men killed and
a/waded.
A full report of Mr. Trimmer's interesting
speech, yesterday, at the London Tavern, is given
in our subsequent columns.
Yesterday, a Court of Diredors was held at the
East India House, when the following Captains
were sworn into the command of their respedive
ships, viz.—
costati, D'Euerre, liaised Kingdom, for St. Helena and
Madras.
Captain Scales Wood, *oftener. far ditto.
The Court adjourned, at siit o'clock, till Wed-
nesday next.
It is now fixed that ti.e Marquis of Matto LAS is to
leave town on Friday, for the Court of St. Peters.
burgh. A /Emu's Messenger is to go from Yar-
mouth in the same packet that is appointed to con-
vey the Ambassador to the Continent, for the
purpose of bringing back any communications that
his Excellency may deem it necessary to make to
our Government. Bast ttco, the Messenger, went
over with Lord flu reolostr, for a similar purpose.
The followiiig Gentlemen have been called to the
degree 46 earthtei at Law, by the Hon. Society
of Lincoln's Inn :
David Wilhani Garrote, IN. William Thomas Williams,
esq. John Frank itayley,
ham Cuallead nab awl Wdyun lidee,to„,
The Pomona Spanish frigate, of 38 guns, with
treasure. Ste. on board. captured on the 23 s of
August, to leeward of the Havannah, under a bat-
tery of sixteen 56 pounders, was assisted by twelve
gun boats, each mounting one 44-pounder, and
manned with lOn men, by the Arethrsa frigate, in
company with the WWI. The Pentme had 20
men killed aril 10 wounded, among the forme-, the
Caption. the .lert4ere had two men killed and 50
wounded, :voting the latter was Captain Ba isomer.
The Anson bad none killed or wounded. Three of
the gun boats were blown up, six stink, and the
other three wrecked, during the action. The Penrose
arrived at Jamaica en the I stb September. Also.
the same day, the firedisuar sloop of war, with
the brig Ireiaait, of 4 guns, from Africa for Li-
verpool, and two Spanish feluccas, cut out of St.
Martha, sio the Spanish Main, by three of her boats,
manned with thur:y men, under command ei
Lieut. Nat:carom. On the attack being made,
a trentendoits bee was opened from one of t..e bat-
wits mounted with 35 pieces of artillery, &imp
field pieces on the beach, and two guaitia costa',
which was continued vr:thmt inurmission ; only
ciao man was wcur des!.

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POETA r.

+NE FAIRY MINSTREL.
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Oh ! have you walked at reenlist hour,
By haunted Marga's • tufted peen;
When dew-drops pmm'd the closing Rover,
And silence hashed the fading mese ?
Oh ! if you have, then did you hear,
A witching not. mat/ seer the sky I
So gently loft, se sweetly Beet,
It seetu'd no Mortal melody !
Yes ! you have heard! then wets'd you knees
Whence mimes the soul entrancing sound;
That, Laming sweet, above, below.
Fills all with harmony merit
While listening tether, taloa one nlett,,
I heard some cottage maidens soy..
That 'tie a little Elfin sprite,
Who often pares by this lief; '
Who now • Sight arettlylkil'imar
That, oelming e'er shalli**o Flame
Thro' tonged bleak, or Hid/ 11.4
Stoke le • melting, dying *aim j
Now, Hein from the misty vale,
More loud, more varied, seems the ley;
Till, eharm'd by its tone, th' earierensr's gal.
Steals the enchanting nom, sway.
Oh! such an all-tintiteldrig *funk "
Sure ne'm bud,. met mortal as ;
E'en Seraphs, fries iheif arty revue,
Might stoop, &lona well pissed 4 hew.
• A ruined Abbey, la the neighbourhood ad Bellyeaseir% it the totality of Antrum.
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2E COURT.
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Yesterday morning, His Mature arrived at the
Queues Palace. from Windsor. At two o'dock
Ris Maisery held a Private LerMa which was at.
tensed by-Ss . .." • '
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The Arm's**, .1 Csaterisury. .. .
The BirelnaP•l4LA ..
IMP/I• . • . . .
The Lord cheap**. -.
The First Lord of stsa,Ttassury.
Tne etsaacetler of tbe !Exchequer. . .. - • ' '
The three Secretaries et State. .. . ... .
The MestelArleurnal of the oreisanos. '.l --• i' •
Tile First Laid of thaAdmitaity. . . -- 4
Lord St. Helen's.
The Comptroller or the Navy.
Admiral Sir John "whim Woven. • ' . I
The Rev. Dr. Cookies. • . .
&oral Harcourt. •
Mr. Fa. kener.
The following had the honour of being p**olll4
to His Kamer t— • -
The Rev Dr. William C 1....,, he Reif Sparsierle, epee hie
holm mutilated from the Ithilueptieli we renew to St. Aeeph g
when the Rev Prelate dad homage before His Muje.ty, with
the usual ceremonies.
Vice-Admiral Sir John Bodes* Warren, by the lion. Mr.
T. (ireasing, upon Os retorts to England.
Tne Rev. Metor Ca k.iiii, by Karl SpANS,,, upon hi. being
•Nwrinted one of she Ddputy Clerks belonging to the Chapel
Royal
Sir Thnmae Boulders Thotepetie. Comptroller of the Neer,
by the Hon Mr. T. Grenville, upon his being created &BOON'S.
His Meares. v held a Privy Council, and gave
'private audiences to Earl Stemma's, Lord Gate-
trate. and Viscount Howica.
At five o'clock, His MAJESTY se: off oa his re.
turn to Windsor.
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Yesterday, the Bishop of Sr. Auto, after as.
tending_ His hlarssry at the Levee, dined with
Lord Ga snot tut, and a sere, t puny.
This day Lord GRENVIL it gives a grand Mlle
feast; 'he Loa's Cumicetroa, Viscount Howtct.
and Mr. Tire N ay. will be of the party.
Last evening, Earl Seance's left tows for Baths
for a few days. -
The Archbishop of CAIITIIISORT arrived at
Lambeth Palace, on -fues.lity, from bit Brother's, in
Nottinghamshire. where his Grace had been on a
Visit during the last three weeks.
Earl Mots A spent last friary' and &rotary with
Mr. COES, at his vat at HnSthatax, in Norfolk and
took the diversion of shooting. On iltetsday the
Noble Earl Fr ,ceeded to Yarrn,,uth, inspeded we
fortsficcions, and returned to town on Tuesday.
Viscount Craton is expeeted. next Saturday, at
his house in DAvies-st,eet, Berkeley.square, from
HAftle7-Hall. Staffordshire.
The Marquis and Marehioness of IIiTII intend
passing the Christmas holidays at their beautiful
seat. at Lon;; .at, near %Varmiastrr, Wilts.
l'he venerable Bishop of Sr. Pat as Laos, died
Week- slay, sg'ea near eighty.
The Comic Opera of 74e Ils;enfus was performed
h'hteattorre. the brit
(r B thistrniAmHeam
p eserfacsror:,e at
j the Drury-
Lanepr
of Ced.a, and introduced the beautiful air of Jail
like tee, which WAS rapturously centred ; as was the
favourite air of Had I a /meet for falsehdod from dr.
Signora tiros act was in fine voice, and sang the
*harming airs of Clare with all her usual excellence.
Mr. DOWTON WAS a chaste and entertaining hoer.
The Opera went off wit', much spirit, and re-
'mired great applause. The new Melo-l)rarna fo'.-
knreil, and was honoured with reiterated plaudits.
Yesterday se'nnight. their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of WA Lis and I)uke of Ct•atsca. attended
•by their suite, arrived at his Grace the Duke rat
Qa CLI., Stint Y'S house, in Newmarket, on a visit to
Lord Y A SMOLTN. V:)1C:e their Royal Highnesses
hat
dined and slept.—. The nest day they looked over the
palace ; after which they went to most of the Ratio!:
Stables, to see the ho-scs in trainir.g. They expressed
themselves highly delighted with the visit, and set cli
for London on Thursday aftern.n n.
His V T has given direCtions that a retit•ri r f
the salary and emoluments of his livery sersarri
be laid b.-fore him, for the purpose of augmt-nttal
them; the deduelions from their small salary, in
consequence of the income tax, being so anormots<.
The rosal livery servants have uot received a-y.
augmentation to their salaties since he r•-S''
Queen .1s Ns