The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-25 00:00:00

111.11KAL INTELLIGENCE.

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DOVER, MAY 23.
Tins forenoon a large fleet of ships passed by for
the Westward, consisting of one West Indiarnan,
several American* and Swedes, two Danish prizes,
and a number of coasters which had been detained
wind-bound. A feW 'passengers were landed.
PORTSMOUTR, MAY 33.
Arrived the Superb, of 74 guns, Captain Jack-
son. from the 'Mediterranean, and is under quaran-
•tine. • Mr. Adair is en board her. It is believed
that she brings nothing new.
Arrived the Hardy gun-brig, from a cruise;
David. Walker; Catharine, 1•ouug; and the Per-
seus, Baynes, from the Dewui.-1$ iDd
Sailed the Eridynnim frigate, Hon. Capt. Cape!,
for the Dowus ; and the Boadicea, on a cruise: -
The Speedy has hoisted the convoy signal fur
Canada, Quebec, !Wax, and Newfoundland.

TORBAY, MAT 31.

Sailed the Daring with the transports, having on
hoard the .Wth regiment of fog, under convoy for
Guernsey.—Wind S.W. DEAL, MAT 23.
Arrived the Malabar and Druid from the west-
ward, and sailed' to the Northward ; also the Kan-
garoo from a cruise, and Eadystiots and Alert from
Portsmouth, with a. 'rimy, which are sailed fur
the River.—Wind Kontherlv.

i act Friday morning, a very melancholy accident
occurred, by the upsetting of one of the Portsmouth
coaches. near Kingston, through winch. we are
sorry to state, that no less than three of the inside
passengers lost their lives on the spot, and three or
four of the outside had their limbs broken, sonic of
whom are at present in xo deplorable a aituation,
that little hopes are entertained of their recovery.
The swallows were first seen this year about
Blenheim Lake, on the Bth of last month, and in
Berkshire, nn the lull. Near the same time, large
Becks of fieldfares were observed congregating for
their departure. It is seldom they mauls till the
return of the swallow tribe, nor do they usually ar-
rive till .me time after their departure.
On ftatunlay last, a-complaint ass exhibited be-
fore the Sitting Magistrates at i 41, charging sal
old woman, nearly 70 years of age, a ith keeping a
di,onlerly house; and amongst the evidence 1141,
duced in support of the accusation, was a drum-
boy, a recruit in the Radnor Militia, just turned of
14 years, whose teitimonv clearly proved the fact.
The Magistrates ordered-her to be put in the stocks
for four hours, and so indifferent was the venerable
"lame to the jeers and scoffs of the surrounding
multitude, that at the end of the first hoar she took
ont•her snuff-box and exclaimed, •• Come, now
'take a pinch in comfort::

litOM LIST Niqurs eirwiTE.

lIIIILITARY PROMOTIONS.

IT'ev-Qsre, Mae 11, tem •
loth Pegivatat of Light Draaeoua--Capt Ederaril Parker,
from the t tat LW Diagoeus, tube Tar, without pur-
chase, vice O'Neal, protneted in the Chuseetus

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6th Regiment of Foot—Major Alexandre WGresor Mornay,
front the ti7tb Foot, to i.e Lieutenant-Ostend, by pin-
atas*, vire Macberm, oho retires.
59th ditto--Drievet I.ieat•uant-Coluarl John Laing Wcir to
be Major, by poncho:it', vire Plryttell, rho retires.
ilath dittn—.lirevet Major George Ingot, from the nth Light
Dragoons, to he Captain of a Conipsily, vice Delancey,

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• ho exchanges.
Wit Ditto—Pre% et-Major Robert Vincent to be Major,

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o ithout purchow.
4th West India Regiment—Major Nathaniel Blackwell,
from the Ist iVrit India Regiment, to be Lienteuaut-
Cubmici, vice 6soith, dect,toold.
Utb I)ittu—klajor Dm R Parker, from Half Pay of Nu-
gent's late Recruiting Corps, to be lajor, vice Dales, who

exchanges.
ath Garri,ria Battalion.—Major John P Hamilton, from
Half.pay of Hunspetch's late mounted Riflemen, to be
Major, vice Sorrell, who exchanges.
Major Itradahau's 1d lery--Cisptaiu ThornAs S. Sorrell, from
the loth Foot, to be Major.
Bradidmo's 34 Levy—Captain Robert Henry Dick,
from the 7 alb Foot, to be Major.