The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-06 00:00:00

NA/4L herr f. idENCE,
PORTSMOUTH, SEISE. 4.
Arrived tie Ace armed brig, with the Dotker
*Da Breve transports under convoy from Plymouth
Macee4. Higgs, front Guernsey ; and. the .llortha,
Mallard, from Waterfdrd ; also several outward
lewd vessels from the Downs.
Sailed the Plate sloop of was, on a cruise.
His Kajesty's ship Rattler is appointed convoy for
Newfounbland.
His Majesty's ship Racehorse is released from
quaraminc.—Wind S.W.
.s-rLYSIOUTH, SEPT. 3.
Arrived His Majesty's ship Niobe, Sti guns, from
off Brest, where she hat been stationed nearly six
months. By her we learn. that the Gibraltnr, of 74
guns. chased a French line of battle ship into
L'Orient, supposed to be Jerome Bonaparte's ; she
was within two leagues of ker, when her fore-top-
mast was carried away. and the pursuit ended..
Came in also the Plover sloop, Capt. Hancock,
from the Easters! 1.
Sailed the Sepp/y and Plynontk transports, under
weavoy of the Frisk cutter, to the Eastwards and the
44a gun-brig.
Yesterday, the Imprecate was commissioned by
Lord Cochrane.
vaamoera, SEPT. 4.
Arrived the Beattroy Packet from Husnm, with
Mails and passengers. The Mails were landed at
Caister, and the passengers at this place. They
bring intelligence, that the King of Prussia is form-
ing a very large army. and that another continental
war is looked upon as likely.
Artived this morning, the. Lahti Packet front
Hambro', bound to London with passengers. which
were landed here. They also confirm the above.
DEAL. SEPT. 4.
This morning, the SOO and Ml,sence, East India
pilot vessels. salted inr the River, with the home-
werd;bonnd'East Incliamen and Whalers.
Sailed the Naiad frigate, Otter and Tempe:rye,
sloops/of war, and several gun-brigs, for the French
coast ; and the itatiti.i, gun brig. for Sheerness.
Arrived the Dorados praam, from a crisis', and
the ihr.lffilq, armed ship from Falmouth, with a con-
voy, which are sailed for the River.
11, Came down from Sheernesss, the Glatton man of
PP war, having on board 300 supernumerary seamen,
around to Portsmouth; and remain in the Downs
with the rest of life Majesty's ships as pet last.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
• 01=.7e., Sim. a —Faired by the Wriforrl,
Mika • 'ne ,• L.nuita Marinette, Hulce*, from Daintily/or
owe, asthimilt. frs.n Gibtaltar ; Fox, Cot kerill, from Quebec ;
Lod Porten, Sisk; W iltisa4 sod Henry, Well • and tee Eli-
-1.1011121. Paw Jamaica. Sailed, the Hord, Leuehl,,n,
14‘1118- Demimr; Na Zepersesl. Laurens°, far Madeira;
1614.60 Jabott....rees flarC-ateecir.

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T NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINT.
MINTS.
- . TO to cowswintois.
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• ein. A. Maitland, Lieut. ER. Sibley,
i .-..-- Booty Harvey, --•••• Moyle.
' ....--...... Alien Alden,.
TO at LItUTINANTS•
Me. AsettiOnetv Chebb Mt. W. H. You,
.......- A. IleMicitan --.. Geroge Ninetieths..
Philip Wright, J. L. P. I,.anilietne,
Capt. V. V. llallsrd to the Mb..
Georgei
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to
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to
Hon. George Putnam to be a Post Captain.
Lieut. Tone.* to c••nnuatid the St. Chninonher.
' .;,.--i-. W. H. Ruddle to command the Echo Sloop.
...---- Silent so the Nereids.
Douatithor• to l'Aigle.
. ... Monism the Arisdne.
*l_ . •.....-. Mennen to tlit...Glory.
........—. Mitierl to the H.lse.
'' .--- Esealgette ici the Resistance.
• 11 AM Ralguarti to be a Lieutenant hi the Fiche.
i=IIIIIIM=IIEMISIMIEW
Sown Comex/MIT, ZLear3.--At this season of
Use year, no disorder is so common, and none more
Wit Plua and reaching is carrying off hundreds
of infants and adults. When this malady is once
begun in the stomach;where worms are en"endered
in bags. imam it is long and painful, if not mor-
tal. drs. I.—, Hampstead, was several days in
a dyirg state, but when all other remedies had failed,
'Dr. GA IMP; WS Worm Pills and Cordial Tiniture
safely cured her in a short time. This lady permits
)ter address to be given to any so *Shard. Pills,
4s. Gd. 10s. 6d. or 21s. a box ; and Cordial, 2s. rid.
to be had at Long Acre; No. 3, High-street, Shore-
diteb ; and 34. Bighltreet, Birmingham.
Dnrir g the thnn.k.storm onWrdnesdayse'nnight,
PAPIPII Bis.titee, employed by Mr. Folio, of Ray-
leigh, near Shrewsbury, in mowing oats, en per-
'riving the Storm arpr•tsehing, endeavoured to
tinker under an oak, which he had nearly reached,
.treelso was struck dead ; and, extraordinary as it
g.wear. we are informed, as an incontroverti-
lad, that a resemblance of the branches.and
a of the pat were imprinted on the breast
sad other parts rf the mat.'s body, which could
' int have been e &Med by the force of collision, as
stone of the branches were observed to have been
torn off. In a field belonging to Mr. THOMAS
"rtiaroso, farmer, of Eastwood, a shock of wheat
'twee traduced to ashes by the lightning; Mr. W.
. ' iirsito, of the same parish, had a lamb killed by
• 'dlar tune means.
• ' On Saturday, the sth instant, a negro man he-
: longing to Mr. M.CoaccE,WIS executed in Lint, In
• minty, for the murder of his mistress. He was
ltried on the 3d instant, when it treated in evi-
'Vence. that he had been rebuked cis V.:friday morn-
ing, by his mistresl, for beating his wife; after which
. be went to ploughing, and in about two hours after-
wards, returned to the house with a club, went into
the kitchen and knocked his wife into the fire, and
was panceeding to further ails of violence, when
Mrs. ki•Concce went into the kitchen, to save the
negro woman, if possible, from further harm; when
. the fellow immediately knocked her down, and beat
ber till she was dead ; be then rats off, but returned
•in the evening for the purpose of procuring a hor.e,
the more efteau:4lly to insure his escape ; he was
then discovered and apprehended. lie was sentenced
' in he burnt at the stake, which sentence war cxe-
• stated nu Saturday lase, in the presence of numerous
spreators, who bad assembh-d to behold the awful
and shocking spectacle. He confessed the murder.
and prayed with much earnestness for the Divine
forgiveness, until the violence of the flames untroy.
ed the powers of utterance.—(Augsure Chrontele.)

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