The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGIENCE.

IAI.MOVTII, JULY E.
Arrived off this harbour yesterday, the outward
hound Mediterranean and African fleets, the former
under convoy of His Majesty's ship Forzard, 44 guns,
and the latter under convoy of the Squirrel, 24 guns,
and the Lark, 16 guns. The brig Echo, Capt. Wil-
liams, for Lisbon, sailed from hence to join the
Ettgord's convoy.
The I),•inee of Wat packet, arrived from Lisbon
on Wednesday, and the Diana yesterday, the former
IT days passage, the latter 9 days. The Dieu left
at Lisbon the Anckland and To:: nshend packets ; His
Majesty's ship Peedette,, 20 guns, Capt. Dunbar, had
sailed on a cruise the 15th ult. Also arrived His
Majesty's ship Nishe, 40 guns, Capt. Scott, and
Humber, le guns, Capt. Hill, from a cruise.
The Akrt lugger, of Iti guns, came in this after-
noon, but sailed- to the eastward again immediately.
It is reported that the Chesterfield packet, Captain
for Jamaica, is off the harbour, coming in,
but will not be in time for the post. Wind %V.
P.S. The convoy for England from Lisbon it ap-
pointed to sail from thence on the Bth inst.
A packet is ordered to get ready against Monday
next, to take the Mail of the 3d inst. for Lisbon.

PLYMOVTII, JULY 7.

Arrived the Majestic and Coiassas Men of v.-.sr,
from a cruise ; Porky Las, sloop of war, from Ire-
land ; and Svorrei sloop of war, with several out-
ward bound South seamen, under convoy for Ports-
mouth.

Letters received here from the Courage:ye, of 71
guns, Capt. Boyles, state her safe arrival at Madeira,
with the East India convoy under her care, on the
16th of May, all well, without having spoken any
vessel on their passage. They were taking in fresh
stock, wines, wood, and water, to proceed on their
outward voyage.
Sailed the Sirius frigate, on a cruise.
Yesterday sailed the La,ly Ira/ Fen, of IS guns,
with a fleet under convoy, for the Downs.
'litre are now in the different prison ships in Ha-
moue, 115 U French and Bat4vian prisoners. Seve.
ral officers of the former nation have lately been
permitted by our Government to go on parole.
Rear-Admiral Domett came passenger in the
*wide, of 74 guns, Cart. Sir F. Laforey, Ban.
and goes to town, and from thence to take the com-
mand of the squadron off Ostend, via Sir S. Smith,
K. it. ashore for his health.
Remain, in the Sound, the Becm'icee, of 44 guns,
Captain Maitland; Sirads, of 3t; guns, Captain
Prowse ; Brilhaet, of '2B ns. Captain Vesoy; and
Roca tender, Lieutenant Mercer.

DEAL, JULY R.
Arrived the Ciraer,,r cr and La Sr i,e frigates, Bala
sloop of war, Fasts and Lacijir bombs. Mdlareah
schooner, Blazer and Braaer gun-brigs, from off
the French coast. His Majesty's ship Also, from
the Westward, also His Majesty's ship the Magna-
aim', with a convoy from the Westward, which
are sailed for the River.

Sailed the Mix, gun-brig on a cruise, and La Si ;me
frigate for Sheerness.

:ulnas:us, JULY 6.
Sailed the Kitty armed ship, with the Rose cutter,
and 22 sail, under convoy for the Baltic; another
convoy is appointed to %ail from the None, for the
WSW place, on the IGth inst. Wind S.

reezawer, JULY 5.
This day a packet arrived from Scilly, in which
came the Mate of the late ship Shtaanah, of Liver.
pool, Capt Wade (one of the ships under convoy of
His Majesty's ship .Ipaie), wrecked on the coast of
Portugal, whe landed at Sealy from the Portuguese
schooner iltotorto, from Figuria, and also a Porto-
geese merchant, who landed the same day at Scilly
from the brig Dorothea LOMILIe, of Bremen, Capt.
Daniel Probst, from Oporto, with sugar, hides, and
fruit, front Tonningen, all well.

CORK, .111. V 2.
Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the Beet for the West
Indies, under convoy of the Dirac, King's-fiwirr, and
Siivire, got under weigh. The fineness of the %%Ta-
ttler bestowed considerable effeet to this pleasing
scene ; and the beet haying got outside the harbour,
came to anchor in the calm, waited for the flight
breere, with which blowing from the N. N. E. they
stood off, and were this morning out of sight.