The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-23 00:00:00

ALEXANDRIA, Jo►r 13.

Arrived last evening, the schooner General Nark.
?If V, Captain Barry. horn 'Trinidad. Sailed on the
14th ult. in company with the brig Sally, Todd, of
and for Baltimore Left several northern 'true's,
names nit recolleCted. Two days after leaving port,
in sight of the harbour of Grenada, Capt.tin B. was
hoarded from a French schooner privateer, by a
Lieutenant and six men, armed with long knives,
whirs eonduS and language partook of that bruta-
lity which is a general charaeteristic of these tree.
betters. The Lieutenant. after questoning Captain
B.'s people as to any money that might be on board,
rum:naged his cabin and Isold in search of it, and
then tabard him of a fifty gallon cask of rum (his
own property), and about 800 limes; he men-
tinned his iittenri,a; of breaking open a hogshead
of sugar, Ind taking out a barrel of it, as a hogshead
was ton heavy for his boat ; but while his hands
were putting the rum into the boat, the man at the
mast read announced a fleet to windward, and one
ship bearing down for them, when the Lieutenant
ordered his men into the boa:, telling Captain B. as
he took his departure, that he was then somewhat
in a hurt y, otherwise he would give him an order
on his agent at Guadeloupe, for the amount of the
rum he had plundered. During this time, Captain
Todd, mentioned above, was compelled to hoist
out his boat, and carry a barrel of flour on board
the privateer, for which he received an order on
Martinique. Captains Barry and Todd then made
sail, and in about two hours afterwards, Captain B.
was boarded by a Lieutenant of the British ship
Pnri.kr, of 44 guns, Captain Nash, and treated po-
litely. The Lieutenant informed, that the fleet
which was going in to anchor, were twenty-eight in
number, and from Surinam and Demerara, bound
to England, and that they and the loaded merchant.
men would sail the following day to join the wind-
ward homeward bound fleet at St. Kitt's. Captains
B. andT. kept company until the night of the Y 241 ult.
when they were separated by a heavy squall, about
three miles to the eastward of St. Eustatia. June
'3, at ten p. No. close under the lee of St. Martin's,
was boarded from a Dutch sloop privateer, and
treated politely. July 8, at two p. w. spoke the
schooner Doreheskr. of Vienna, Captain Philips,
front Guadaloupe„ for Baltimore. On the 9th,
they, with two brigs and four schooners, came into
the Capes together.

INF.Vf CROSS READii;G.",

It is thought that the Middlesex Medina has—
run' away with cash and notes to it considerable
amount.

The new Emperor still continues to inspea the
preparations for invasion—small hopes are enter-
tained °lbis recovery.
The tragedy of OtheYe was last night performed
by a party of amateurs—and run over and mangled
in a dreadful manner.

A French seventy-four lately attacked cre (lour
fishing smack,—no CALLS! can be assigned tot
rash anion.

Captain B.'s dispute with Major C. is said to have
originated in a Mose of ill fame—where he had
been for the recovery of his health.
The gentleman who was lately delivered pf
Church-street. White Chapel—has been committed
for further examination.

A po-r tradesman has lately had the misfortune
to be—visited by several people of fashion.
In consequence of the rapid sale of Packwood's
razor strops—a gentleman yesterday cut his throat
in a most alarming manner.
The drubbing Linois received from our merchant
ships in a late engagement is—tu be continued in
our next.

There will shortly be a grand dinner at the Man-
sion house—for bettering the condition of the pour.
Among the arrivals at Bath, arc two eminent
physicians—the following is a list of the killed and-
wounded.

The flame of an amorous Duke for a certain fair
syren—was extinguished without doing any mate-
rial injury. _ _ _

Mr: Pitt is said to have settled the Ways and
Means for another ten yeari war—which he per-
formed with apparent ease in two hours and twenty

minutes.