The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-30 00:00:00

iIEROST.I77ON.

Mr. Blanchard has' exhibited to the town of Va-
lognc the spectacle of an aerostatic experiment--
The follow ii is the account he has published of it,
in a printed letter :
VALOGNZ; MAY 1.

Yesterday at six in the evening I made a 53d
ascent in this town befbre• a
.numerous assemblage.
I had the pleasure of being. qccompanied by a young
Amateur. This brave young man, who WJS not
deterred b.,- the fall of Citizen Olivari from the
clouds at ( irleans, took his place with great gaiety
in the gallery of my Along()Mere, which is 70,000
cubic feet, and rose majestically in the midst of
unanimous acclamations. While my ardent com-
panion felicitated himself on his situation, elevated
as if it was on an island, I employed myself in re-
newing the experiment of the parachute, which I
inverted long before the discovery of balloons.—
The two worlds have witnessed my success. The
animal contained in the parac:iute, after floating
sonic time in the atmosphere, got saiely to the
ground, and we scan after descended without any
accident.

" Our course in the air was of vast distance ;
immediately afterwards arrived our good friends,
and amongst them, Citizens Duprees, substitute of
the Commissary of Government, and Le Muray,
the Receiver of the district of Valogne, who testi-
fied to us the sincerity of their sentiments. We
entered the town amidst a numerous concourse,
and preceded by sprightly music.
" Such, citizen, is the result of my fifty-third
ascension. I propose soon to make my fifty fourth
at Paris, with new experiments on the direction.
BLANCIIARD."

-.—. —
The undermentioned changes are ordered to take
place in the Quarters of the Troops in the Southern
Distrid :
Regiments Destinatinn. dier;rals.
Fifty-second Canterlitlr Nto, 19.
First Surrey 4.:lttord -- ~1.
Second Surrey.... Ditto - ...• I.
East Middle-r\... Ditto ...',i and 24.
NorthAmpum. .... Dover Castle..
I.eicestzr Ditto — tilj and 31.
Derby Tonbrldge — 30 and 31.
Denbigh W..olvrieh
Cardigan ll.tto —l.
Fiftv..ieverttli Carol. Hil May 26.
k.:*iity-elglith Ditto ..---• 27 and 23.
Welt NI iddles.:x .. Ashford ,----- 26.
IVrstrui.ister . .... Ditto •-•m•••• 25.
Berkshire Ditto — 27.
Raenorsiiire Sittinglonim June 4.
Oxford Dover Castle Maly 31.
Wavelet( Mailing Sr Weutham June 1 4n42.
Fifty-uititli Dttapauss May 30.

FASHIONABLE PICKPOCKET.--A person who has
hitherto borne a very respectable charatier, having
obtained the rank of Captain in:a Fencible regiment,
vas on Thursday last, on the race ground at Epsom,
detected in the very ad of picking a Gentleman's
pocket of his gdld watch and seals. Behind him was
a large body ofnotorious pick-pockets, with whom
he had associated himself. When he took the watch
he supposed one of his confederates was 'immedi-
ately behind hini.`and therefore pig it back in order'
that it might be secured. It was.howeverstcured,
not by an accomplice, but by Mr, Welter, a sheriff's
officer at Kingston, who secured the Captain at the►
same time. he is now fully committed for trial.



NAVAL INITLLIGtgCr.

FALMOUTH, MAY 25.
This day the Ilesolution cutter, Lieut. Groube,
sent in the French brig Le Vigilant, Capt. Rousse-
liii, from St. Domingo, fifty-five days passage, with
about a quarter of a cnrgo, there being no more in
the island, of coffee and sugar. Capt. R. reports
that a few days before he sailed, the French
ship Le Virginia, of Havre, Capt. Le No r, ar-
rived at the North of the harbour at Port-au-
Prince during the night, and, anchored about one
league from the city, where he was boarded by the
Blacks, who murdered the Captain and all the
crew ' • the lady passengers which were on board
they landed and sent into the country, and after
taking all they could find of any value, they set
the ship on fire. The Blacks are said to be 80,000
strong, and the most dreadful outrages are every
day committed ; scarce a night passes but the
plantations are in fkines ; the French troops arc
confined to the forts and seaport towns, and
cannot venture a quarter of a mile from either.
Several merchant vessels, with* cargoes, tiled the
day before Le Vigdaat for France, and about twelve
more remained at Port an Prince ; two French line
of battle ships were also lying there, and the re-
mainder of the fleet at Cape Nichola Mole ; they
were daily espaling orders to, return to Fritnce ; the
island is very healthy. Also arrived this day the
American ship Governor Strong, Captain Choat,
thirty-four' days pa.ssage from the Cape of Virginia,
with a cargo of tobacco, for orders; in lung. 40,
she spoke the American ship Hanah, of Philadelphia,
from Havre, all well ; on the 20th instant, off Cape
Clear, she spokt• the brig Sally, of Portland, Captain
Waite, from Charleston for Liverpool, all well ; yes-
terday .she was brought to by his Majesty's ship Re-
volsitionaire,which pressed three of her men. testerda y
arrived the transport ship Ann, Breher, from Gib-
raltar,2s days passage,havingon board as passengers,
Captain Gunter of the navy, and several army offi-
cers from EFypt. It is reported that a Colonel of
the army, with important dispatches for Govern-
ment, landed from her at Mounts Bay ; she put in
here in consequence of hearing of war off the Li-
zard. Also arrived yesterday the Townsend packet,
Capt. Dodd, nine weeks passage, with mail, from
Jamaica ; on the 20th April spoke the American ship
Amphion, from Charleston to London, in lat. 43. 4.
long. 51..0. all well. On the 13th inst. spoke his
Majesty's ship Camilla, of 20 guns, in company with
the Aurora frigate, in lat. 48.12. long. 19. 11. west,
all well, bound for Newfoundland; and on the 19th
inst. spoke the brig Priscilla, in Ltt..1.9. 14. i. west, all
well.
Arrived this evening the Princess Charlotte packet,
Captain Kerr, with mail from Jamaica ; left Port
Royal the 4th of April; left lying there his Ma-
jesty's ships Leviathan, Cumberland, Ganger, Theseus,
Goliah, Tartar, Xolus, and Pickle; on the 28th April,
in lat. 34. 35, long. 46. 40, spoke the French brig
Nabatta, from Martinique, bound to Havre de
Grace, out 22 days; yesterday spoke the brig Fanny,
John Prouting master, 22 days from Lisbon, bound
to London; brig Robert and jam, 50 days from Na-
ples, hound to Tlarnbugh ; and ship .elpaio, sixty-
five days from Jamaica, bound to London.
Passengers by the Princes: Charlotte are, Wm.
Bryan, Esq. and Henry Freeman, Esq. of London;
the latter died on his passage home.
Arrived also, the Walt ngbam packet,. Roberts,
with mails from Lisbon, seventeen days passage;
no packet was at Lisbon when she sailed from
thence.—The Dutch Minister and Lady at Lisbon,
Madame Von Grammet and family, came passengers
in her.
Ten o'clock, P. M.—The Dutch bark Fallor,
Captain Hoppen, is just arrived with thee Gantt
sloop of war, having been detained by oer this
morning, in company with the 'Wee cutter; the
Gantt has also taken another Dutch ship, from
Demerara, and sent her for Plymouth ; she has
also taken, in company with the Dolph n cutter, a
French brig, from the West Indies, for Havre,
and sent her into Mounts Bay.—Wind S. W.
Arrived the Quinette (French brig), from Croisie
for St. Vallcray, brought in by the Hind revenue
cutter.

PLYMOUTH, MAY.(26.

Arrived the Trent frigate from Jamaica ; Ranger
cutter from a cruize ; and the Doris frigate from a
cruise, and has brought in the L'Effrauteur lug-
ger, of fourteen guns, whicli she took on the
twenty-second instant, off Ushant ; she has also taken
La Poulain, from Havre for Martinique.
PORI SMOUTII, ALAI

This afternoon at two o'clock arrived at St.
Helen's, Sir Roger Curtis, Bart. Vice-Admiral of
the Red, in his Majesty's ship Diomede, of 44 guns,
Capt. Fothergill, from the Cape of Good Hope, last
from Lisbon, with a squadron of four other of his
Majesty's ships, viz. the Jupi:er, of 50 guns, Cap-
tain Losack ; Hindostan, of 54 guns, Capt. Le
Gros ; Braave, of 40 guns, Capt. Gifford ; and
Maidstone, of 32 guns, Capt. Mowbray.
The Vice• Admiral and his squadron wero pre-
vented gaining this port last evening, in consequence•
of its coming on to blow strong, accompanied by
thick weather and rain, and therefore kept the sea
during the night, beating to the westward.
Also came to St. Helens a French East Indiamano
which Sir R. Curtis took this morning, and could
have taken several more, had he known the news
sooner. Sir Roger was informed, by La Minerva,'
that the Hazard sloop of war was taken by the
French.
Anchored at Spithead, a ship (name unknbwn),
from the \Vest-Indies, and remains with the squa-
dron as before, several revenue cutters, and the two
transports, No. '22 and 23. Wind W. by S. and
blowing very hard.

DOVER, MAY fc,'S.
The greatest aaivity prevails here, in making
every preparation for war : a great number of very
large armed cutters are already prepared, some for
his Majesty's service, and others for privateers.—
The Northampton Regiment of Militia march into
the Castle to-day ; the Leicestershire and Derbyshire
Regiments are expeded next week.
We have now every reason to believe, that the
communication between this port and Calais is stopt,
as we have had no arrivals from Calais since Tues-
day list, although the wind has been favourable.
The King's packet sailed yesterday with a flag of
truce and the mail ; but we are doubtful whether
any vesiel will be suffered to leavecCalais for some
time.
DEAL, MAY 27.
Amvea and sailed for the river, the Thrcuter—.—t
and Lively, from the South Seas.

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rEog tiorDl
PLY/CM:Ill, MAY /7.
came htlia P4ulamy Theme, front Havre. fur Niarniiique.
prize to 'the 1)ork ; La Ba;ite, -- front Havre, fa
L'Oriuitt, prize to tho- Naiad frigate; the flattialithip Fortin
Brigetta, from Rotterdam, for Bordeaux, detained by
the Naiad frigatn and the Planter,: Wench, Took, front
Demerara, fur Amsterdam, detained by the Eagle, Excia‘t
cutter.

Sailed the Ranger cutter, on a cruize.
TAAL, HAT 28.
Wind W. S. W.—The DOlll4lBl •••••• from Cadiz, for
Hull, which was on shore on the Goodwin Sands, is got off by
the Dealboats, and brought into the Dvwes with little (la-
lutived the Ranger sloop of war, and Anchor gun vessel,
from a cruise.

The Far'tor, Hopper, from Demerara, for Michileburgh,
sent into Falmouth by the Gannett sloop of war.
the Dauro; -, front Cadiz, fur Hull, is on the Good-
win Sant:,

The sloop Sandwich, from Cardiff for Lor.don, i; hest oft
ditto.
The Diana, Pcirara, from Oporto, for 1 laarl.iii, is lost rat
the coast of Sussmi.
The Merino, Kohn, :lon, Boonl saitx, for Copenhagen, it
on shore at the back of the Isle of Wight.
The Eliaa, Intlans, from New Yolk, for Belfast, was lost
on the 21st of March.
ARRIVED.
Off rkiyer—the Ida,--, from Rhode Island ; Mentor,
Christie, from Oporto; Severn, Way, from Smyrna; Co-
ntopolite, Sparks, from Genoa • Apollu, Goodwin, from Ja-
maim; Fanny, Matthews, from Dominica; I)evonshirc.
Cornett, from New Providence; and DMigt.!, iron%
Waterford.
Oil Portsmouth—the Saffolk, Robinson, from the Cape of
Good Hope; and Minerva, Thompscrl, from Teneritfe.
At Dartmouth, the Defiance, Nitkoli, from Oporto.
At Falmouth—the Gaede Strong, Roach, from Virginia.
At Liverpool—The Margaret, Condor, from Barba-
does ; C yda, Weal!, front Charleston ; Meant, Hook,
from Lisbon; Nimble, Cargill, from Oporto; Nancy,
WelLstood, from Cadiz; Eolus, Bunker, from Demerara;
Mary Ann, Roach, from Amsterdam ; Christopher,
from Georgia; Packett, Sampson, from Philadelphia; Ame-
rica, Stover; Ann, Bradford; Bath, —.--., from Massachu-
setts; and Thomas, Wilson, front New Orleans.
At Clyde—the Hope, Jappie, from Virginia Oughton,
Stewart, front Charleston; Fame, Killaik, front Sas aimalt;
Ilr beets, George, from Grenada; and Jamaica, Wylce, float
Ja:naica.
At Dublin, Triton, Been, from Bordeaux.
At Oporto—The Alfred, Rawlinson,lnam London.
At. Charleston—The Clifton, and Washington, Scott,
from London.
At Barbadoes—The Aurora, AnSell, from London.
At Grenada—The Britannia, Dalrymple, from London.
AtJamaica—The Porseous, Cinmbell ; Jamaica, 11Tarshall ;
Reliance, Harvey ; Juno, Rose; Dorothy, Forster ; Somdcn,
Pallas, Chambers; Eurydice, Compton; Williams ,
Wanstead, Sherry, from London; and Atlas, —, from.
Liverpool.
At Baltimore —Anthony, Afangen, Arm London.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL.
TO MORROW.
Robert Redhead, of Mark-lane, London, liquor-mer- •
chant
Jacob Nathan Barlcly, of Tower Royal, Budge-ro*, mer-
chant • 10
R. James, late• of Size-lane- London, but now of the
bland of Toba.:o, West Indies, merchant, lO
Janus Half hid..., sen. James Half hide, jun. and Ed-
ward flalfhi&-, of Merton, Surrey, calico-printers lO
Benjamin Lane, of Baker-street, Middlesex, dealer and
Chapman
Joseph Benjamin Lemuiu, and Wolff Rissun, Fen-
church street, merchants
James Manning, Thomas Heaviside, and Thomas Bore-
man, of Bargo-yard, Bucklersbury, London, Manches-
ter -

1 10
Richard Courteen, jun of Great Bell-alley, merchAnt
John Deese Reilly, late of Bond-court, Walbruok, in-
surance-broker. 1 10
Thomas Bayley, of Bishop gate-street Without, liquor-
nierchalit .
Macall Mi.elford, of Finsbury-square, London, merchant 2 10
Samuel Maydwell, of Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, si.k-
er 2 10
Edmund Fanner the younger, of Stratford, Essex, but-
cher
Joseph Littler, of St. Clement Danis, Middlesex, gold-
smith and jeweller
Janus !lustier, late of Weston-Colville, Cambridgeshire,
farmer 3 10
• DI ViVENDS.
J. Lambard, of Fenchurch street, London, flour-mer-
chant • •
T. Hurrell, of Conduit street, tlanover-square, taylor 10
CERTIFICATES.
Francis I.arard, late of Manchester, Lancaster, wine-merchant.
John Barran, of Wakefield, Yorkshire, seedsman.
John Parker, late of Birmingham, Warwick, plater.

Thomas Rochester, late of Cauterbury-row, tiewington, Surrey,
coal-merchant.

BIRTHS.

On Tuesday evening, in New Cavendish-street, the Lady
of Sir John Murray, Bart. of a son and heir.
Yesterday marning of a son, at their house in Piccadilly,
I%s. Mackay, wife of Mr. John Mackay, oilman.
MARRIED.
On the a4th instant, at Bermondsey-church, Mr. John
Milner, of Morley, woolstapler, to Miss Mary Harding,
daughter of the late Mr. John Harding, woolstapler, of
Market Harborough.