The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-16 00:00:00

Admiralty-Qpice, May 14, IsCs.

Ctolows of ittteis N 4 their berhoeurer. which *re been re-
reoptd at this office trout cwt-Adtw,:sl ihacteg, Cow

swatter la Mid at His MijeaaVs rb.pa sad airarla at
Jaaaaata V.:araa, Kai Royal, Marti 1
1110 IL
SIR-1 have the imamir to int:ionic pa, for the
inforina:ion of the Lnnts Coidrailiiiioners of the
Admiralty. t.e copy +,f letter troattnitteil to me
'by C.lntaio Sycno.ol4, 1, porting the eap!ure of a
Spe.M:u schouiter!ewer of ,klarque by tbi. Tp►eed.
I am. 4..(' J. K. Doicess.
To tias ELM. W. Pet',

Ili, 514..03% stoop Tweed, at gm, Man L 16, leas.
Slit-1 have the honour to acquaint you, that,
on tile morning of the 29th ult. His Majesty's sloop
Tweed, under my command, felt in Indiana cap-
tured Coe Spanish schoolier letter of marque San-
tissitria Truudud, from Puerto Cavullo, bound to
Cadiz. She is pierced for 14 guns, has four mount-
ed, with a complement of to men.
I have the honour to be, &c.
T. E. SYMONDS.
To Tice-Adoairal Diem, Colaraaarkr iuChle4 ire.
Veteran, Part loyal, March 17, ISM.
Sta—The inclosed is the copy of a letter I
hare i.reiveil t'roin Lieutenant Hone, acquainting
me of the capture of a Spanish felucca letter of
marque by His Majesty's brig Fortunce, under
his emu:timid. I am, &e. J. U. 1..) Admit. •
Tu tin: lion. %V. W. Pair, ke. i.e. Ste.
His 7.1 airsty% brk Morse Fortuate, Port Royal
Harbour, Jaanalca, March 16, 1808.
Slll-4. have the satisfaction to inform you, for
the infarinsttiort of the Lordi Commissioners of the
Admiralty, that His Majesty's brig under my com-
mand, on the 10th instant, white ol the south side
of the Pedro Shoals, after a chase of four and
twenty hours, captured the Spanish letter of
marque felucca Santo Christo, mounting one
100 g tivelve-pounder, with a courpleineut of fifteen
men, froin Cuba bound to Porto Bello.
- • I have. &c. (Signedy J. J. Roam.
To J.ll. Daores, Egg. Vico-Admiral of
dal White, Sic. Lc. roc.. ' • • •
Veterau, Rort Royal, March in, Iles.
Sit--Cup!ain Syalor.ds. of the Tweed, haying
acquainted me with the' capture of a French wrs
rateer schooner, I transmit you a copy of Isis
letter for the infolosation of toe • Lords Commis.
sioners of the Admiralty. I Jim, ke. J. H. DlCats.
To the Hoe. W. W. Pole, ice. &e. etc.

His Majesty's sloop Tweed, Poet Royal,
3larclt ta, mos.

Sts—l hare the pleasure to infortit you, that, on
the Itith instant, et eight et. IN. Aid Majesty's
sloop Tweed, under my commend, captured the
French privateer st:no.nter L'Aventurr, of three
guns and filly-two ovm. A few days prior to her
rapture we destroyed u small schooner, prise and
teudit.r to eie. priva:cer. . _

i.hire the honour to be, &e.

(Signed) •• • T. E. Smostas.
To Tire-Aiimiral Comma/Jet
is Chief, Sir. ice. ke. Jassairs.
Extract of a Letter from Rcat-Aiimital the Hon. Sir AleN•
seder Cochrane K. K. Cemosauder in Chief of His Ma-
jesty's stilio and VOW !tl, at the Lemrsz-d Woods, to the
Roe vy. W. Pole, dated ea Ward lits Aleicity's ship
BePeisle,MEne.. tia!iinto, April 7, lints. '•
bare the honour to inclose, for the informa-
tion of Cie 1...0?c1s Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, the CON of a letter from Captain Selby, of
His lajyuy's ship Cerherus, meg:minting me with
the eapt L:-.• of the island of Descailn, and of his
having c Lased all the batteries thercou to be de-
stroyed.
The inhabitants hare generally taken the Oath of
Noutraiity,.l have not therefore left any force on-the
Woods bet only • stationed a sloop of war and ia
brig there for its protection, and' to preveut the
enemy front throwing iu a garrison from Guacht-
loupe.
The neutrality of this island will afTord us greater
facilities it, annoying the privateers, and entting off
their prises front getting into Point a Peter.

His Itakiest)'s ship Cabers., at Dewdss
.larch so, JUNI.
SI hare the P4tifrfactisa to announce to you,
the cantiire of tire island of Deseada,- by the force
you did al the hominy to pisee under my orders.
On the I,9th itset int I weighed from Marie Ga-
lante with the vessels named in the niargiu• ; and
on the 30 b, at half past three p.m. the boats
under the vomit:mid of Capt. Shesrilt; of His Ma-
jesty's slo M Lily, with a detachment of liftmen
and marines from each vessel, under their respec-
tive Comaniers, (who gallantly volunteered their
services nu the occasion,) stood towards the shwe,
visit+ was defended by a battery of two uine-
pounders, cuinoletely Commanding the narrow en-
trance of the hurlw.iir, tn4rther with*the national
troops and militia. amounting to about 70 men,
who opened their tire npnn the boats, when I found
it necessary to anchor the iignadvon with springs on
their cables, and commence a cannonading. which
soon liiiinicerilbein. end et four o'clock the French
flag wei struck ; the boats Landed at huff past four,
hoisted the British d and the whole Island sur-
rendered without further apposition.
.

I hive the satisfactioa to aegnaint you, that this
capture has been effected without loss ; the Corn-
nsandant. National aid troops, are wade
prisoners of war, and the Militia have laid down
their anus.

I should not dn•justice to the merit of Captain
Sherriff, was I not to express in the highest terms
my entire approbation of ha conduct, together
with Captain Ward. and all the Officers sud men
employed on thisserriee. _

• •
1 have the honour to he, ike.
SEEDY.
Thr Ilweentab'e Iteur.*ehrtirel WIT Almwadrer
Codroure, K. M. Cewsraredrr is Chief,
ke. rat. he. Leeward ICaude.

P. S. Undermeatioued is a list of the Ordnance
and Military.Storrs found on the Island ; the whole
of the great gun. 1 have destroyei, as well as the
batteries ; and the small arum and other inahtary
stores I have taken of the Island*

lon Ordsbace.

At the principal batten tocot)-taut p•+aaders anti t

nine-pimmarM. At the Urausi Burirr--i mile pounders,
and I dismounted 6rpounders—:.o whole barrels of powder
—•.7m muskets. 11,.. SEI.BY.

• Cerberaa, Exprra•, Swinger, and Mosam-
C‘V of a letter tiNSI Captain Thotoa. 44eprit. Coernmider
of His Myest)'a •:oop the Gra•dhupprr, to the Hon.
W. IV. :ale, dated at Gibraltar, sorb April, bird.

Sta-•••Incloievl 1 scarf you, for the information of
the •LordalCortunissiotiers or 1.4.• ....Alois:tit), a copy
of a letter I transmitted, on the instant, to
Rear-Aduziral Purvis, acquainting hint of the cap-
ture octavo Si.nni‘li gun-boat., the 111-stroction of
two otter.. noel the capture of tnn valoahle vessels
from South .Ituerica, which .1 this day arrive l safe
&tit at their have the hoiioar to lac,
T. SEAR'S..

Ilia Maj:stOi sirup Csia.hvpper, II stay
Api
Slai have the imuuut to kiLlai:a voil. that
yevte.ednyu.'3"rvang, in mini:any witf H,, :.I..it•Aty'r
gun-tret t:ad the ',rod hotture to iu

with two Spanish vessels from South America, on-
der the protection of four gun-boats, alien, atter
a shore chase, they anchored under a battery close
in with Faro, among the shoals; 1 immediately an-
chored within range of grape-shot, and after a very
severe action of two hours- and a half, the people
on shine deserted their guus, two gun-bouts struck,
and the other two we drove ashore, and were de-
stroyed. The cargoes on board the two Spanish
vessels are worth thirty thousand pouuds each,
which we -alto captured; but am sorry to say it was
aot accomplished without loss ou our part ; we had
one man killed, myself slightly, and three seamen
severely wounded; both vessels suffered very much
in their hulls, masts, sails, and rigging. The
enemy's loss was very great in the two gun-hosts
Captured ; they had forty killed and wounded ; 14
of the lattdr I sent on shore to Veto, as I ha no
means of taking care of our own wounded men
and those of the enemy, which 1 hope you will
approve of.
It gives me pleasure to inform you that. I re-
ceived every possible assistance from Lieutenant
Baugh, counnauding His Majesty's guo-hrig Ra-
pid, who netted w ith great gallantry the whole time,
and speaks in the higlwst terms of the good con-
duct of his officers and men, three of which were
severely wo► nded. sad particularly of Mr. Bataan,
acting master. I all" beg leave to observe, that
Lieutenunt-Cutfield ; Mr. Henry Bell, master ;
Mr. Thomas .Bastin, purser, warrant and petty
officers, and ship's cow, paiw, under my command,
merit my wtnuest thauks for their gallant conduct
on this as writ as tbrmer act-salons.
Messrs. Bell and Bustin I het; particularly to re-
comineod ; the former for taking. the brig into a
very dangerous navigation, and is at all times a
volunteer on every occasion ; the latter has received
a very 'severe wot&nd since he has been with me, and
volunteered to command the after
.guns, baying
only one Lieutenant on board, and is a very de-
serving good officer. I have, &c. Tito. SCARLk:.
To Jbliu Child Purr* Faq. Rear-Adiniral
of the White, Le. he. Ste.
Copy of a letier from Charles Dashirteed; Faq. Captaia of
His Majirty's Ate intatelist, to the Eluouarable W. W.
Pule, aura os hoard that ship, at Hurbadoes, let of last
mouth. • . .

SIR—I bet to acquaint you, that the French
lugger priwateer Le Hazard, of four guns and So
men, coustuatiticd by Francois Blanchet, was taken
oa the of February by the Franchise, twelve
leagues South of Scilly, whilst hoveriug round the
valpabla convoy committed to my charge. She
sail h] from Granville three days previous, and had
not made any capture. I have the hono:ir to he,
&c. (Signed) C. DAsiiii oon.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—S.trunnay, MAY 14.

The Pause met this day at int) o'clock, aad proceeded is
the Appe.4 Cause Wein) ss r 11I'Queett.
The Irish Assumed Taw Kill, the MOM% mid a Half Ex-
chequer huh Bill, and the Three Nlalbras Exchequer am.
Bill, were read • second time ; and the Militia Pay Bill, the
Aisiitia Subtheme' 11tH, the Militia Adjutants Bill, the Irish
Militia Pay Dill, and the Irish Stamp Duties Bill, were road
a third time and plated.
Souse turthu mature business took place, and the Moue
adjourued.

MIZEIGY INTIILLIGENCE.

COTTLriBrlt6ll 11All

GOTTFAIIIVIIGH, *Alf G.

The accounts we received by the post, from
Carlacrotiu and Calmar, on the ea iutt. respecting
the lauding of the French and Russians, an the
island of (land, appear to • hare been esagge-
rited ; from the lust letters front thence we leans,
that instead of iO,OOO men, 3,000 only were lauded
on the island, who were all Russians. They sailed
fretnliebau on the filth of April, in nine ships ;
oflthe truth of this, a Captain, from Liebau, has
made oath before the Government of Setockholta.
This morning arrived • the Enryalms frigate, the
llon.Capt. 1)a. abs, having on board his Royal
Ilighnessi the Duke D'Augouleme and snit.
There is nothing new to-day front Norway;
report was current yesterday, that a considerable
busby of Swedes, Six, had been snrroonded by
3000 Norwegians, and taken prisoners, but.thia is
not yet contained, _

MIL i 7.

A messenger who has just arrived from Stock-
holm, brings intelligence that the Russians hnve
already retired from the Island of Pothland, after
plundering it; and aie the island
_was rich, taking
away a considnrable booty.
a A Beet of seven transports, with arms and am-
munition, have arrived here from Plymouth,
bound tur (iifle.

STOCKHOLM, MAT 2.

By a report made bv Lord Lieutenant Flint. on
the 33d of last nimith, Ills Royal Majesty was
informed. that on the preceding day, the Russians
made good a landing on the South East con.st of
(iuthlaud. in the parish of Grottinglxis Their
•trmtek js e►titnated at about 2000 met.
Are•rdlug to interit flee received-from Oland,
that islapd was taken inosession of. a month ago.
by some Rus.3an troops, who were, however, sron
after recalled in the greatest hurry. But ti)ey
hare now bawled there a second time.

Reports lira curmit in that island, ancontrs-
dieted by the Rt.-inn Officer:. that their army in
Finland has sustained a considerable loss, ha an
attack made nn the fortres% of Sweaburg.—(Siock-
WM GiIWM of May 3./

STOCKHOLM, APR! L '29.

Hi. Alfaje,ty received yesterday the following Re-
port from (leneml Baron Artnfeldt, dated the 2311
April, 190 a :
Ply oar but Report I informed your Majesty, that I bad
passed the Mielooins, and nuilered myrelf Easter of the
pa ors between Koaiugarringer and thiehridge.
The enemy, who made no considerabte resistance in the
Tountains, escept at Lice, seems now to hare recovered
from the Prat Impressions, male by my operations, is Nor-
way and begins to attack say troops IN sous as they make
their appears:lee.
Count Meru', of the Life Crumb', was attacked near
Tarervid, and °win:: to the enemy's east superiority in num-
ber, surrounded, aril talcs prisoner, with abort no rank sad
tilc. and 90131 C OfhfCrll. _ - _

•711tiieuelt we bare siis!aised this loos, ■ad besides lost
sheet 90 112C0 11.1 lii J ar.d • mailed, yet the .tats
is this euinitry, in a general point ut view, reissius sos;tereil.
Held quarters, Pi limbos, the 21d April, 14,1*,
M. AR MI
General is Chi, tin %Veneta Army.
41,

THE BRITISH PREZL

- LONDON.
MONDAY. MAY 16.

MENACED INVASION OF IRELAND.

We announced, last week, the arrival of La Re
neauswe frigate, Sir Teases LATINGsToIIa, f
the fleet off Cadiz, with the account of the enemy'
movements in the Mediterranean, brought to 41.1
aural Powers by the Spartan frigate. The fi:.
lowing is a more correct account of the iteelligce
brought by the Spartan than any that has yet ni
peared. On the tat nit. ahcfell inaith the co.
bincd Rochefort and Toulon squadrnis, eomisfing
of two three-decked ships, eight and Noting.,
steering to the westward, with tlx wind eanteift,
and aometenes variable. On the Stli of April, tie
Spartan parted company wit!' them, and hastened
to join Admiral Purvis with the information. I;
was afterwards understood that they bad appeared
off Mahon, Minorca, but net finding the Spa.
ajar& ready, they had. gone to Carthagenu.—
Lord Cot/am:avows was hourly expected off that
port, tiro Spartan having sent her launch awvy
the firnt appearance of the enemy, and a brig of
war also was dispatched to his Lordship. The
enemy's fleet, when seen by the Spartan, .were es
their return from Corfu, inhere they had Linde♦
troops; and in effecting this object obey had bees
so successful as to puss and repan Lord Cos:Asc.
wooo's fleet, which was off Maretimo, net
one of his Lordship's cruisers had seen ti:etn, ifp
they were fallen its with by the Siartan. Sietly
believed fa have been Box APARTt's I,,rour;tc 41,-
ject; but an attack on that Liland not appearing
practicable, the information received by asa
squadron off Cieliz, fann Spain, says, orders hare
been given for the unwed French and Spanish
squadrons, which will make a focce of :20 sad 4
the line, to raise the blockade of Cade and Lids',
and join the squadron at Brest, where a ,Cage Isrif
of troops trill be rf.nly 1,. on Curti
and then the whole posh.;::!. Irefagri. lloettyr
bold this plait ttnikebtsuly erp;,ears, it is experts:
by our squadron of Cadiz, that it still be attempt-
ed, should Lord C. not appear with his fleet in tine
to prevent it.—The s:edit are all rowdy fn
sea, and lane eisleorkedliggage, ?cc. for 10.000
Since this information had been received, our
squadron were keeping a close look-out, said it e
the intention, if possible, should they heave is
si ht, to eudeavour to get between them and five
laud, and engage them before the others esn get
out of Cadiz. Admiral Puavts bas lit sail of the
line off Cadiz, viz. Atlas (flag-ship), ealtrark, Re.
renge, tureen, Windsor Castle, 'Leaky,
Magnificent, Terrible, Sultan, Fame, and North's,.
berland ; rind Mercury frigates. Tle
Spartan, nftnr giving the information to Adan'
PILVIs, sailed immediately tejoiu Lord Cot ttsv.
noon, and to look into the ports is the Mediter-
ranean as she went up.
The Wel:higher., arrived at Falmouth, left
Gibraltar three days after La Benzoate. St.!
brings information that the Phwbe. Captain:
WALD, had arrived there, having left Lord Cot-
tazawouto off .Minorca ou the [sth ult. with 11
sail of the line.' His Lordship was going off Tou-
lon, where the enemy's squadrons had put ia.
The Spanish squadron remained at Minorca. F:r
MAXASDLS BALL, at Malta, had received the
Sparteres information of her having Mien in weds
the enemy on' Sardinia. The E.lsetra, Capt. Tam-
LOPE, has been lost off Sicily. The crew were
saved.

We have reeviv?il Dutch Papers to the loth.
French to the 5t h , and German to the 7th iostan,.
The most interesting part of their contents c,ll
sista of a r.-port made to the Grand Deft
of Beau, the Commander of the French army
in Spain. It is slated Aranjutta, March R 3, 0..1
inclose, two letters from the Ohl King of Se .+n
to Boa APARTE. in which that unfor;co,ce
Sovereign declares that his abdication of
Throne teas not a voluntary act, but a Incas,.
to which he was eotnpelled, in order to pre,
grtater calamities, and throws him'elf upon

pmtectiounf Has sr.twrr. The deposed PE IN.
the PRETUNDER, his son, anti tyre
the PEACE, are now at Bayonne, tirynie '' •
spective claims, like so many eavals Own,'
tee from their Liege Letd, and ready to atonic
his decision.

The French appear isrcinse;l to reilve t'e C.,
of invasion, and ire accordingly find nuniemo-
ticles in the Continental prints in allusion !••
The FltrAilig i*per tells us, that the aravi,
there and at Antwerp was part of the system
aniniate4 the whole roast from the Tes••l to 13... •
A Paris payee (the Jo :trued de Commerce
that such are the comprehen•ave Leta:tie,' of •
VoLLON, a- net ashy to t ntbrara r. 1•11 • •