The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-06 00:00:00

1te4.4 7Y2'ZI4I4CENCE.

roaTatouta, JAR. 4.
The geles of wind from the wodaani seem to
have spent their strength ; the weather is inclined
to be trostv, and the wind is to the northward.—
The outward-hound Mediterranean and East India

convoys have now some hope of sailing-mprepara-
twits are making accordingly, if the wind should
come to the east of north.
The liesistance, Capt. Adam, is returned to her
station ; and the Alexandria Capt. Cochrane,
which brought Miranda hum Alexandria,
is gone
to Plymouth to be docked.
General Moore's Brigade are disembarking ; a
put of the Guards cause ashore this morning, and
marched on *al route toward Chichester.
Sailed the SAtterb, of 74 guns, to join the
Chanel fleet in TOYkay.
Arrived, the Cove, and the Pierson, Robson, two
of the fleet for the West Indies, which sailed from
hence on the 18th ult. having been separated from
the convoy, in a gale, on the 31st. Also, the Pallas,
Richmond, from New Brunswick; the Tiber,
Siinsou; Apollo. Chapman; and the Ralph Nichol-
son, Findley, (transports); part of Sir Charles
Cotton's expedition. His Majesty's ship Contest
has re-captured the Portuguese ship Venturia, and
brought her into this port.

TORBAY, JAN. 3.

The Ville de Paris sailed, yesterday morning,
for Plymouth, and returned again in the afternoon ;
and last evening, about seven o'clock, the wind
suddenly got mind 4een the Southwest to the
Eastward.
Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. Duckworth, with the
following ships under his command, Niz.—Royal
George, 110, St. George, Dreadnought, Temeraire,
and Neptune' 98 guns each, Turnout, 80' guns, and
the 'Vintrod and Adrian cutters, proceeded to sea,
about ten o'clock, to resume their station
Ushant. Also sailed at the same time, the Ville de
Paris, 110 guns, and the Betsey hired armed cut-
ter, for Plymouth, to refit ; the Saturn, 74 guns,
to join the fleet off Rochefort ; the Lavinia, Mi-
nerva, and Jamaica frigates ; and the Redbreast
gun-brig, on a cruise.
This clay the wind getting round again to the
westward, Vice-Admizal Sir J. T. Duckworth, with
the following ships, returned, viz. Royal George,
St. George, Dreadnought, Teaseraire, Neptune,
and Tommant of the line, Redbreast gun-brig, awl
Nimrod and Adrian cutters.

DOVER, JAN. 4.

Yesterday a cutter, called the industry, of Mar-
gate, with a cargo of spirits, was brought in by the
Tailor custom-house cutter, of Worthington.
The goods were lodged in the custom-house ware-
house here.

This day four of the Danish vessels, which had
been detained here, sailed fur the river.
The French privateer which, a few days since,
passed this place for the Downs,
. haring been cap-
tured the Westward, was this day brought into
thelaieboUr. She is lii.*,,er-rigged, and much the
maw seas as those which hare been brought in be-
fore.

DEAL, Jill: 4.
Sailed this morning, the East India Company's
ships, Ansiston, Cirericerter, and Persereraucei for
the river.

Arrived Ilia Majesty's ship Cayenne,' from
Portsmouth.

Caine down from the Nore, Ills Majesty's ships
.gclipte and Pestock, and remain in the Downs with
the rest of the ships, as per last. Also several other
outward-bound vessels.
• YARMOUTH, JAN. 4.
Sailed yesterday, p. m. Ilia Majesty's ships Flora,
iirindine, Sappho, Safeguard, Earnest, .Erertion, .
Cessae,nnd Snipe, on a cruise.
tHERRNEss, JAN. 4.
Passed by for London, the ship Three Sisters,
Capt. Wm. Trist, from Monte Video ; ship Free-
dom, Carr, from Tortola.
The Tartar revenue cutter has sent in a smug-
gling cutter, having on board upwards of 300
casks of spirits.
Two French privateers were off here last even-
ing, but made no captures.
fhe Cygnet sloop of war, arrived in the Downs,
parted from her convoy from Surinam on the 17th
December, in lat. lift:* 14. long. 43. 44. in a gale.
CHATHAM, JAN. 5-
i The Sparrotrhalekb4 Captain Pringle, sailed
on the 29th ult. The Asnekir, 74, was docked on
the 31st ult. and is to be surveyed. The Dictator
was docked on the Ist instant, to have her defects
Rode good.
The Gaterriere frigate, Captain Skcno, sailed, on
Saturday, to the Little Nore, where she wilt take
in her guns and stores, and proieed immediately
to Portsmouth.
The Glory, of 98 guns, Captain Macleod, ar-
rived on Sunday ; the Pamper arrived yesterday,
and is ordered to be paid off ; the Canada is ex-
pected to be paid off this Meek ; the Hyperion
lied her jury-masts taken out, yesterday, prepara-
tory to her• being dra ked and coppere,l; the Au-
rora is ordered to be paid off at this port ; the Vic-
tory was lin/locked last week, and has been masted;
she is ordered to be rigged with all possible dis-
patch ; the Resohstiun was also undoeked last week,
' and is to be fitted for sea immediately.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
• MIR I Vrll
At Dartmouth-41m Mary, Atiandem, from Neolonn.lle.na
At Liters's/I—the Charleston and Liverpool prize t, from
Illaarletteai ll•raett,•Thonirm, from limbitot Vmenelitir,
flardbekt- sad the Caroline, Greenleaf, from New York.
itt ../414-46t-Milwetilt, .•.—,, front Zsinte.
At Cad•-•tha Tomesmrome, Elliott, from Gibraltar ;
Sams, Clatithrb eon Haltedelmers ; and the Drina Ld-
eutt
lirarrir—,—, Rosa Anti
FV•I4I %Mule—the C • —, from Oporto.
'At Loelleyoi. —dm 14 , Neal, from Quebec.
At Chattestoo--die, ra—Phillipa, from Africa;
Baltic, —; liaseparee, ..--; and the Alfred, Fisher,
from Literpoul i god the Hamilton More, —, from
1...0114011.
At M. Hotniogo—the Rona, Thompson, from Leaden.
At light's-41e Hamilton, Gilehrist,,from Clyde,
At New Breeawielt--the Canada, Nevis, from Clyde.
At Barbadore—the George, /With, finis Clyde.
.1t Ik. Cape of Geed dope—the William, Cruniey, from
Monte Video.

-The Fanny, A•••••••-,, from &Wilson, for Biistol, is
Aramaic' in Carmarthen Bay.
v. The AyrAt; cow/km, front New York, is lost
,•owAlkeiTuttli Bull, Dublin Bay.
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