The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-29 00:00:00

DU NI! OFFIcIAI. DISPATCHES.

I! With the severest 1,. lings of ailliaion, I have to
mention, that according to the late3t authentic in-
telligence here, upon the ‘2o,h July, 1801 S, in the
latitude of Saleyer Islar,ls, the Baravian ft igate the
Paris, and the corvette the Wallannr, coming from
Amboyna, and having under corm'', t:.e Prarwie
and the Sanwa, two very large ship , I.clonging
to the Company, completely left n %iris mace,
cloves, and nutmegs, had an engagemen: with an
English frigate and a brig, and the un:ortunato
issue was, that the frigate was fumed to sot render,
and both the C...apsny's ships are bee,rme the prey
of the enemy. We know no further particulars.

.'except ttat the 71%.7.4e: escaped by Right, and
got to Macassar ; but the intelligence has eaat um.
venal dejettion over eviry one here, and truly not
without reason, as the loss amoumi to full a million
dollars in specie, which C:e sale ni the spices was to
have replaced, and the blow will be severely felt by
the Treasury, the chest of which is already in so
&twisted a condition."

The value of the spices, on board the ViJorie and
BeJervis, was estimated at Batavia a: full 600,02C1.
sterling. The prime cost price, iu the Spice lalaods,
was upwards of a million Spanish duliare. is Wet,
The Captain and the First Lieutenant of the Dutch
frigate Pallas, were killed the first broadside. The
names of the English frigate and brig are not men.
tioncd. The IncLamen are new, and the largest and
most btautiful vessels the Dina Asiatic Company
possess. nese sl!ies contain the entire produce of
all the Dutch spice es,ahliqiments of the growth of
1805. Thus. should this precious freight reach lki.
fain in safety. they certainly will prove as rich prises
as ever rewarded the bravery of British Tars,
The Dutch Company are in the habit of employing
neutral bottoms to carry their coffee, &c. from Ila.
tavia to Amsterdam. We fear that this severe
loss may induce them to adopt the same fraudulent,
but successful means of carrying their spice; from
Ambcyna to Batavia.

Yesterday we received New Yolk Papers to
the Gth instant, the contents of which are of con-
siderable importance. Tuey contain the first sum-
mons of the Spanish Commander at Buenos Ayres
to General Benesroen, and the spirited refusal of
the latter ; with many other interesting particulars
respeeling that event, not to be found in the official
dispatches from Sir HOME POPM•M and Col. Brice.
noose. These accounts add, that of the four ships
of the line, that presented themselves before the
place, one was sunk and two were stranded. This
is not true. The sh;p lost was probably the W.!Ther
transport, as stated in this Paper on Monday. We
do not find in these papers any notice of the captnre
of Monte Video. reported yesterday on the alleged
authority of a Ncw York Paper, of the Seth last.
In consequence of an Address of the Governor
of the State of 0:iio, to the Legislature, that body,
on the 6th December, passed a law, ordering the
seizure of all vessels fitted oat within the jurischEtion
of the State, for the purpose of disturbing the Iran.
qnillity of the United States, and of all persons en-
listing man th it purpose. Ten boats have been
seized, in eons:evicts:T. and some per sans h
Time Grand Jury hare thrown opt tha
againrt Cal. E:trr, and Col. John Adair; but Judeer
Sebastian has be'n dismissed. It appears that he
was in the pay of the Spanish Government. Seven-
teen witnesses, mostly the intimate (rinds of Col.
Burr, were examined before the Grand Jury, and
it clearly appeared, from their evidence, that the
rumour, circulated throughout the United States,
that Col. Burr's objet was to divide the Union,
and separate the Eastern from the Western
States, is totally fats: and groundless. A letter
from Washington. dated the 27th, states, that the
differences between Spain and America are settled.
The Bill suspending the British Non-Importation
AB, has reccieed the assent of the Pam otter. It
remits all '...nalties, incurred in the interval, upon
payment of costs.

In addition to the ankles to which we have al-
luded, the New York Papers contain an Address
from the Governmein of Hayti to the merchants
of neutral nations, offering the most liberal encou-
rarment to trade with that ibland—Lut want of
room obliges us to defer it; insertion until to-morrow.

l'he report of the great defeat of the French,
subsequent to the 27th, has not received any addi-
tional confirmation. A Gottenhurgh Mail arrived
yesterday, with Letters and Papers to the 20th ; and
we have also received Dutch Papers to the 23.1, but
they contain nothing of any interest.

The Spider sloop of war sailed from Malta on the
lith of December. with the Mars, —;
Phenix, Eitto ; and the Albsom, —, from Loa.
don, under convoy for Smyrna.
The Derhill, —, from thenada for London,
is put is.to Ilfracombe, with damage.
the Mezert, S•NDALL, from Leith for London,
is carried into the Humber by some pilot boats,
baying bee:i found without any person on board. .
The Lise/y, Domovrix, horn London, for Buenos
Ayres. passed Madeira, with a fair winJ, un the
Sd of December, all well.

The sl.ip„Voirdaka, nt L.ith. Capt. WM. Ho,-
frt.m Mate to London, put i, to S..r.Jima.
on the 29 h et November. after beating shout
fifty-three clAyi, and wall proceed the fist oppor-
tunity.

An Olive canvass is on foot at Lancaster, prepa-
ratory to an exprited chains), in the event of the
disqualification of C 01011•1 CIiVI7IIORNR. ate of
the Candidates is Mr:Pars-se. who was Member
fat tie hmourth of Newtown, in the but Parli.t-
ment. The other Candidate is a ruti.e of Lan-
caster
It is reported, that the following Gentlemen ate
to be made lid sio's Counsel, aad to har.: parent% of
precedence s Mr. A. tiAkT, Mr.. LtACN, Mr.
end Mr. MARL se. They are all pleaders/
of coitsidesable eminence at the Chancery bee.