The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-16 00:00:00

LIMERICK, APRIL P.
—ma.—

forreet particulars of the tumor a Portuguese schooner:—
" The Pordencia, of and from St. Übes, Jose Curvello,
master, bound to Limerick, with a cargo of salt and some
fruit, on coming into the River ou Tuesday night was
stein k with a sea off Rehy-hill, on a most dangerous hank,
called liollstoffeen, which hove her upon her tram-ends, and
washed the men overboard, two only excepted, who clung
to the rigging, and were saved. She drifted about iu this
situation until daylight next moraiug, when she was per-
ceived from the allure, mill immediately surrounded by nolo-
inerable hosts, that sons. divested her of every thing above
water, that could be taken away ; and it was not until the
appearance of the Revenue and the Police, that those base
and guilty plunderers, who stigmatise society, gave up
their devastation and dispersed. The revenue barge, on
Nearing the vessel, found a few boats, as it were, render-
ing her all the assistance in the world—some dragging
her one way, and some another; but those that could
be of no service were immediately sent adrift, and the
barge, assisted by a boat, in which was Mr. Borough, of
succeeded in lowing her past the rucks and within
three miles of Kibosh, when the tide of ebb made against
them, and she sunk is despite of all their exertions entirely
tinder water, with only part of her sows to he seen. It is
II ght, with some degree of credibility, that the plunderers
on boding the Resemie approach, scuttled the •easel, to se-
kure a completion of their detestable purpose.

The Endeavour, of aud for Liverpool, William Lloyd,
master, came into Dingle Harbour uu Tuesday, after ■ pas-
sage of 27 days from Leghorn. Sbe hoisted the yellow or
quatantine flag, but her crew have been all healthy during
►er passage. Her cargo consists of horse beans. The
James, of and from Liverpool, to Nova Scotia, l'esin, masti r
was left by ber crew, 17 in number, off the Steligs, on the
31st iustaut, is a slaking stale.—The crew arrived is
Dingle.

A very unfortunate circumstance occurred at
Bridlington on Wednesday se'imight. About seven
o'clock that evening, Lieut. GRIFFIN, commander,
Mr. HALE, clerk, JOHN DILLEN, rind J. PRINCE,
a black seaman, belonging to the Swaa cutter, were
drowned in attempting to go on hoard that vessel.
Being near low wider, and much sea, the boat was
upset, and striking against the stones et the back
of the Ndrth Pier, was dashed to pieces : four sea-
men were providentially saved by a rope bring
thrown to them. The body of Lieut. GRIFFIN
was found on Thursday morning near to %Vilsthorp.
Accounts from various parts of the country state,
that there is every appearance of au abundant har-
vest 11,1, year. The wheals in most places are well
forward, and, generally speaking, too much ad-
vesiced to be much injured by any of those sharp
night frosts which may happen during this and the
ensuing mouth. lis the counties of Kent, Surrey,
and Sussex, the corn already has a luxuriant ap-
pretence, and the straw is uncommonly strong sod
14rite. In fruits and vegetables the prospect Is
ritually cheering, owing to the genial mildness of
the reason. Potatoes,
that most important article
of wholesome and nutritious fond to the labouring
classes. are expected to turn up much better than
they did last year.