The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-04-18 00:00:00

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'AIM ITIS 14-1.1 it ESN.

Lt )N DON,
THURSDAY, APRIL 18.

It is said that the place of Lord of the Admiral y
has been severally refused by Mr. Voice, Sir C.
Mionccrot4, and Earl FITZWILLI• M. Lord
Ilawassauav is now mentioned as the person likely
to fill that high and important office. Another new
rumour afloat is, that Viscount SIDMOUTIS is [0 suc-
ceed the Earl of He a owicct as Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. This state of suspense and contrariety of
reports demonstrate how great a loss the country
has sustained in Viscount Met.vit.t.a, as a man er
strong mind, great talents, and indefatigable in-
dustry.

We have received some more Paris Journals; but
none of a later date than the gth. Some extrafts
from them, which may be found entertaining, are
given in our preceding columns. The affair of the
late conspiracy at Wirtemberg, against the life of
the Duke, and some other persons of high distinc-
tion, is in the course of legal investigation ; but
s ,me delay has occurred, in cOnsequence of an ob-
jeetion to an extraordinary Committee, appointed
b. Gwernment, as unconstitutional, and contrary
.he fundamental principles of the German

A lettcr fmr.l Pcrtsmnuth states, that the expe-
at that port, has been counter-
We bw-ever, ccittinue to tv.lieve,
that it has been only waiting for a fair wind.

It was last night reported, w do not know upon
what authority, that the Brest fleet had sailed.

Tuesday dispatches were received at the Admi-
ralty from Lord GA it ns: ER, dated the I Ith inst. off
Ushant, stating that 14 sail of the line had got under
weigh in Brest harbour; and it was the opinion of
his Lordship that the enipny, intended to put to sea
the first favourable opportunity.
A detachment of eighteen Artificers of the
Corps of Royal Engineers marched into Canter-
bury on Friday last, from Woolwich, and on Satur-
day continued their route for Dover, where they are
to be employed. under General Twtss, on the works
now construlling at that place.
Capt. SHIELD, who for some time past has com-
manded the Sea Fencibles at Harwich, is appointed
to the Hfusitiout, of 7+ EDWARD
one of the Channel
Fleet. in the room of Sir EDWARD HAMILTON, W.?o
takes that situation.

Tne American ship Mion, Capt. Jac° as, arrived
at Philadelphia from Batavia, was boarded an the
29th of January, in lat. 13. S 9 N. long. 43. 2.-t. W.
by an armed brig under Spanish colours, said to
be from Cadiz, called the Santa del Coreinsia, which
had captured an El Guineaman, a few dare
previous. The Spaniards robbed them of all their
live stock, and, in return, abused them in no small
degree.
Several Recruiting Serjeants have arriv.-1 At Hull,
in order to enlist such of the privates it the Militia
Regiments • stationed there as mar he eel ved vo-
lun•arily to extend their services under juAt
passed for that purpose.
The Stafford Milis4 march from Windror to-
morrow, for Henley. . . . .

Mr. Lo t , who lost his eleCtion for the
county, at the last general elenion, opposes etc
Hon. Mr. CAPRI., Lord Essex's b;uther, for the city
of Hereford, in the room of Mr. Scu o

Nothing can be mare laughable thin the mann•r
in which the party Prints.have attempted to prove
that many of the Members cvh > voted for Lord
Mstvit Le, voted under a dirrd inflacuce. Oar
readers will smile to hear person.; classed under that
head, merely because they once pos,essed places : as
for instance—Mr. N. llotro, fro: Lot d of the Trea-
sury ; Mr. HILSV Anutaprom. late Paymaster of
the Forces; the Hon. W. k;Lor, late Lod of the
Admiralty ; Mr. Hosnouse, late Secretary to the
Board of Controul ; Mr. SARGENT, Idle Secretary
to the Treasury. But perhaps the most remarkable.
AS well as the most ludicrous, is the classification of
two of the sons of the Earl of thinatoor, a man of
50,000 k a yesr, who are supposed to have been en-
tirely itianeuced la their youls, with respea to Lord
hlcLv tits, because their sister has a penven of
3001.. a year !—a pension not during pleasure,i tot
liable to be taken away. not at the command of an,'
Minister ; but upension for life! l •

Bra letter received Sam an Officer of the 16th
regiment, dated Surinam, December 3, we are in-
formed, that from the arrival of the rigiment at
that settlement to the above date, five of its Officers
died, viz. Lieutenant-Colonel teUTII &ALAND, Cap-
tain CalLaross, Lieutenants COITALLO and Coast.
WALL, ant Dr. FITAGIBIAOM-
Lithlrs Were received on Tuesday from Antwerp
ol the 3d inst. which give very.distressing,accoluus
reseeding the state of comuseresal Melia there, and
which convince us, that the French "arf 'determined
to aft with the extreme of rigour, in all cases where
the interest of the English tia;losi is concerned.
Some time in the month of March, the bane of a
dealer in English goods at Antwerp' was fbrellisly
entered by a party of French, who randickid it trim,
top to bottom for English merchandise. 'Mr/ WU"
successful in their search, Carl the goods they foend
were insniediately confiscated.. No farther notice
was taken of the dealer till About the latter end at
'the same month, when three sew gr•rosi arrested
hint, and carried him and all his papers to France.
Several merchants haveheen• mewed et Braseels,
charged with trafficking in Englishr and have
been also conveyed to fin ii, Wing me all helm
in the same panic of confinement. y mem who
waßitrehenstve of being arrested, haveledisom.
and left behind them the whole of their
prorwty, to the discretion of the plunderers.

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