The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

PIRACY.
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Extract of a letter from the AgeM to Lloyd's at
Vniencin, dated 10th August ::-- . • • .
" We have ju.t biros advised, that on the Sib
itistatit the boat of the !Littlish brig /fetes. Cold.
Richard Cornish, 'wised at Allcalit alter Idyl 'alma.
This weasel proceeded from Liverpool. and VMS
bound to Leghorn and Orem, with : s cargo of
merchandise; anti in the night of the !zit invent
forty-four utiles from Cape de Gatt, was boarded
by a brig of ,ixiet-o gusts. valid, appeared to be
Emiglissh. The Cammtims mod errs. were imme-
diately forced under the liatchea, which were
*lieu nailed over them ; but hiving begged of
the assailants to allow Illeaa Wile Veatllatina.
they cut a hole in the sleek, threatening its kilt
the first that attempted to look through it,-....
While they were employed in plundering lire ves-
sel, the Captain and crew reottired to look through
the opening. and observeel that its the furetonst-sail
of the pirate there was the mark, ' James Quillan,
Liverpool :' and lit the spritsail the same mask as in
the fore-mainanil, •S. A-liburn, Liverpool.' The
masts and yards a ere punted white. time hull iommg„
and the sides with two yellow streoka; Abe Orris
black, with two wiadows. Tire C;upinin, percent.
ing no noise for some time, and observing that
the vessel made a great deal of water, burst °pro
the hatchway, mit,ml sow the brig at shout three
miles &stool. 110 lime figglitg mid sails of his
vessel all cut. (Jr missed Isis small host, amid
roily found the large one, in which they saved
themselves, in a very bad stale. 'llse followitig
day they were taken up by a Greek vessel, which
conducted them near the island of Maus, *hence
I they went to Alicant in a boat."

By advice, from the 'Mauritius, dated May 11,
we hear that a Dutch ship, of 80 tun•, la,len with
spices, ha• 'wen hat on the island of Diego Gar-
cia. A CommisaaryGeneral, in Admiral, and 100
men, had arrived at the Mauritius, and 200 tutu
remained on the island.

The Duke of RICHMOND will return, after the
ensuing spring', from his cotnnuond its Canada, and
be succeeded by Lord D•Lttousts.
Lieut.-General the Linn. Sir EDWARD PAGET,
G.C.B. has been appointed to the Stoat of [rebind,
in succession to Lord Foals Es. who has been pro.
moted to the rank of General in the army.

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Mr. PBARCE, Chief Clerk of the Admiralty. has
retired on superannuation, after an able and honour-
able service of forty-two years; he is succeeded in
the office of Chief Clerk by Mr. DYER. and Mr.
Wn tame Currom has been appointed a Senior
Clerk, site Mr. Overt.
We have seen lettere from Kingston, in Jamaica,
which represent the island as being in a particularly
unhealthy state. The weather has been more than
usually hot, and, in consequence, the ytlltiw fever
and the typhus fever rage with great malignity.
The mortality has been very severe among the
troops. Of the 50th regiment, which had lately
arrived in Jamaica, and the artillery curial, the
deaths were very numerous.
An article from Stockholm of the 6th instant.
says—" The Swedish Consul at Tangier, C. J.
Gassatto, has communicated to our College of
Health a very important discovery, which will tend
to prevent in future the ravages of the plague. M.
COLACO, the Portuguese Consul at blanche, hay-
ing observed that in several parts of Barbary oil was
used externally to anoint the body :vs a preservative
against the plague, conceived the idea of adminis-
tering this simple remedy internally to persons ul-
ready infected. Numerous experiments have been
made, which have proved the efficacy of this re-
medy. Oat of 300 individuals already infected,
who resorted to this simple remedy, only twelve
died."

Friday the Ganymede proceeded to the Downs.
from Portsmouth, to take the service of the 'Nevem,
ordered to Leith. for Admiral °TWAT'S Bag.
The Coro/none/a, Mr. It. Dowwtz, Master, is
fitting in Portsmouth harbour, to take 300 convicts
to New South Wales. She will likewise bring
home masts and timber.
The ltussisn frigate Kamschatka, lately arrived
nt Portsmouth front kamschatko and the northern
regions, sailed on Saturday morning fur Cronsitult.
Th'e four Russian ships of war, bound on voyages
of discovery, remain at Spithead, taking on board

supplies.
• Captain THOMAS HARVEY is appointed to the
Northanabirlinsd, 80, wardship at Sheerness. vice
Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, ■ppo►nted to the Prince
Regent yacht, buibling at Portsmouth.
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The ship 80-trick, RoenaT SMITH. Mister,
from Fiume, with timber, for -Portstrinntli Dark-
yard, arrived at the I,lotherbank on Friday, 'end is
under quarantine. She left at Fiume the ships Ire-
gent and Sir Samuel Whitbread. loading with tim-
ber for Plymouth Yard. The Pori,. andrd with
the Barrick, for Portsmouth, but• is not yet ar-
rived.
The Woodland arrived at Portsmouth, from
Smyrna, on Sunday, s►ckly, and was ordered to
Standgate Creek to .perform quarantine; .sailed
neat day.
The Larne, 20, Capt. H. FORBES. went out of
Portsmouth Harbour on Thursday. She will.pra-
ceed to the Mediterranean station in it few• days.
The Tartar.and Blossoms are come into harbour to
refit.
On Tuesday the Dromedary, Mr. IItcpARD
SKINNER, master. arrived at Perytmtionlit kelp the