The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-28 00:00:00

WHITSTABLE, SEPT. 15.

For near a week past we have had very squally
weather, attended by a r_markably high tide, which
is a very uncommon circumstance at this time of the
year. Yesterday afternoon a Marga.e packet was
brought into this bay by one of our yawls, called
the ildice. She had been driving about the whole
of the preceding night at the mercy of the winds
and waves, her mast having broke at an early
hour in the evenin:s,. The rds4engers were
all brought on shore. You may readily con-
ceive their situation, especially the fentsle part,
Some of whom were most seriously ill from
their fright, which was not a little aggravated
by the following distressing circumstance fine
little b,y, abeut seven years old, WAS leaning on
-the quarter rail, when the mat broke, and falling
oa his arm, shivered it to pieces. No surgical aid
WAS On board to ameliorate his stifferingi, and
wrortiricatien has taken place ; he now lies at
,Kitehener'e publweisouse, and I understand there are
little hopes entertained of his recovery. After
takipg refre 7ats here, :A the passengers,. ladies
as well as gentl-men, ventured on board the ye.: I
(that went to neir assistance, and brought them in
here) for London, where I hope they have arrived
safe.

Tbe Committee of Spanish Merchants waited,
on Tuesday, upon the Spanish Ambassador,
to ascertain, as tar as could be consistent with

propritty, his Excellency's sentiments on the ins
pending &lager ; and .parecularly to request,
diet he would favour them web .•n assoranee, that
ships laded with Ar. in from this country for Spain
woui 1 be protetf•A in the same manner a; thc,e
loaded with wool from Spain were by our cruis.
even in time of war ? The conduft of his Excellency
evidently proved, that he not only wished to avoid
say answer at Bair: time to questions of a public let-
tere, but that he was fearful of saying any taing
which might commit his authority, or implicate
precipitately in any degree the intereos of the two
conotries. His Excellency, however, went so
fir as to say, that to start a doubt on the sub-
joa would be to suppose, that the Spanish Go-
vernment were about to ac on a system dia-
metrically opposite Or that principle which had hi-
therto governed their intercours • with Great Britain.
The Merchants urged the propriety of assurances
from the Ambassador, in his official capacity, that
no sequestration of property would take place, so
far as regarded vessels laden with grain, for the
supply of Spain, and that such vessels would expe-
rience the same proteetion as those now experienced
that brought wool from .pain to this country.
His Excellency still waved any direCt answer or ai•
surance ; but when the Merchants said, that
such instruCtrons respeaing the wool ships had
been i,sued and santlionea by the British Govern-
ment, and 'hat they could produce such a paper
fo• the satisfaction of his Excellency, if he pleased;
the Ambassador at last observed, that if they
would f.‘your him with a copy of the docu-
ment ,inw des tilled, he would rake the particular
case wineli they revresented into consideration.—

Wednesday, the 9th and 10th Loyal London Vo-
lunteers had 2 brigade :!_ty. They marched from
their g: oSiads i . the city, about three o'clock, and
proceeded to the fields near Hackney, where they
performed the review maneeuvras, to the admiration
of every one. 'fie thing was, in general, excellent ;
and we never knew independent firing so well kept
1;1. Both regiments were highly complimented on
their steadiness and discipline.
Yesterday se'nnight, the annual dinner of the
Cone:wry of the Trades of Eshoburgh took place
in the great hall of the King's Arms "Tavern. An
elegant dinner was served op in Bar crtt. p's beg
snit', and the wines, itc. were excellent of their
lunds. Among many other persons of distinftion,
wh honoured the trades with their company to
dinner, were his Excellency the Earl of Mots
Lieut. General Fa , Major General hfa caa r,
Brigadier General 11i nom, and the other :Lim, at-
Lathed to the Staff ; the Loau Anvocar it, M. P.
for the city; the LORD PROVOST and Magistrates,
and a number of gentlemen belonging to the city
and neighbourhood.
The statement, a few days since, in some of the
Horning Papers, 66 that the late Mr Wav has lett
the Lock Hospital 10.0001." is totally mid of inund-
ation i that he has left large legacies to saline worthy
individuals, no doubt exis.s. Conside: iag the im-
mense fartime he died polar/lased .4, we cannot but
regret that som • of our chatiti:-. are nut be-
nefited by it. We trust the unexpea passes:or of
he principal pan of his fortune, which is tii4 to be
ACOOL will, in due time, consider them,