The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-25 00:00:00

A Cottenburgh Mail arrived yesterday, but it
brought no news.

Government have received dispatches frnm Gib..
Talus., dated the sth instant, at which time the
garri,on w, in perfea healtli, ,and nn syniptwn
of
the return f the yellow fever had made its appear.
ante.

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We yesterday inserted an extra& of a letter from
Oporto, brought by the Lisbon NT4II, stating, flat
a lugger, and two nrthree Spanishiow-bosts, were
cruising off that Bar and Coast, which was unpro-
tened, and that 'several neutrals had been stopped
and plunderartay them.—The faft is, that Captain
Lois, in La PAN,,,,, of 40 guns, with anther fri-
gate, and four brig: and other light ♦essels, has been
sent to cruise on the Coasts of Spain and Portugal,
1 pith the most po itive' instrunions to guard the
trade of I lis \West. y's stihjeets in the most cssen.
fiat runner, for which his light cruisers have been
purposely selefted.

We are assured, that the Appointment Of the Eta
of Wiitcultl,LA to the place of Viceroy of Ireland,
was one of the arrangements which took place, on
sAturdAy, at Weymouth.

Mr. PRINGLZ, Commissary-General to the Secset
Expedition. has sailed from CnwPs, in the Isle of
Wight, on board VEepeir sloop, Captain En ao os.
L'l6lmir was under sealed orders ; but, it was ge-
nerally supposed, that she is destined for Made ra,
Which is :aid to be the rendezvous of the Secret
Expedition nnw ii‘ding out. The report, that the
Es edition is to proceed against the Cape of Good
Hope and the Mauritius, is agai t revived.
Mr. Fosf Ez retain his situation of Chancellor of
the Irish Exchequer. • .
*Yesterday morning, at six o'd•cl, Sir S'it:.itY
SMITH, set out fro:nib:3 brother!" .(Mr., Sinsuzit
SLITH) house, in Conduit-street, Hanover-square,
for Dover, to assume fhe command of the; root:lope
and. Dungeness squadrons. •
Yesterday, a Ccurt.of Direnors was held at the
Est India House, which adjourned at six o'ciock,
till this day.
Yesterday, the Dispatches by the ship Albion; for
14engal, Madras and Bombay. were finallt o.osed at
the East India House, and delivered to the Par w.

tassentreas reit ALRtull.
75F1FF.11, I—rergrlrie Treeee,leti Frq Senior Merchant ,
11/41,4 E 471111.11 TCCILIS ; OSMUId A.s.etant-Surgeon;
Mrs, Ranter; Messrs Itandall, Milne, Lloyd, and I leery s-
ter C.llet-„lnfrntry.
.Fee MatrisiAlexander Surely% Egg Senior, Mershant ;
Capt. Dorr4lll,44.keltor ; Mr. C W. II W nohy Free • Mari.
nn; M se s Crowe, sid•wley, and cotton. Cadets, I,itentry.
For Ennibey—Mr. Patrick Salter, rie4 Mariner; Mr.
Aaron Lido, Cadet, Infantry.
The Ocean, a second-rate man of war, which has
been on the steaks upwind.' of thirteen years, is
now completely finished, and will be launched.
neat month, from the Kiso's Yard, at Woolwich.
She will be taken into dock immediately, for the
purpose of being coppered, and prepared for service:
The Fame frigate. is to be launched the 24th• of
next month, from the Kilo's Yard, Deptford.
Yesterday, the Loan MA you', on examining the
Returns of the Mealweighers', ordered the price of
bleed to be continued the time as last week, via.
Is. Qld. the quartern leaf wheaten, and 114. house-
hold.
On Saturday next,Jortm Austur and Toostas
Surto, Esqrs. Aldermen, Sheriffs elect, will he
sworn into office, according to annual custom. at
GiuldhaU ; after which, a Sermon will be preached
by the Rev. MA ti Icy Wool), M.A. Chaplain to the
LORD MAYOR, at the parish church of St. Law-
rence. Jewry, when the Loan MAYOR, and Court
of Aldermen will return to Guillboil, and hold a
Common Hall, for the eleftion of a LORD Mayon,
for the year ensuing (instead of Michaelm is de:,
which falls this year on a Snnday), the Id.: men
gible for the office are, .1A saes Sour, Esq and Sc;
i-
vener ; Sir W. Lucky's+, Knt. and Fishmonger ;
CHAR. Fs.i.wsa. Esq. and Framework Knitti.r;
Sir NI ATTHIW 1/1.01411, Knt. and Stationer ; arid,
on Monday, the new Sheriffs will be presented to
the Cour roe Durosia.of the E;uturuss, at West-
minster.