The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-30 00:00:00

DOE*. Atm. ta.'
Yesterday evening, At lots water, a very fine 93
gm frigate, from the Downs, came
into our roads
rant name of wh;ch I was not able to ascertain), and
ran so close in-shore, the greawst apprehensions
ere enteit,,inad for ,note moments of her taking
the gown I. hot, by making a judicious tack, ,ha
got eke off, and then stood on her course to the
v.estwarsh
List night. and a great pait of this morning, a
repert,that the French inteaded paying, us a visit in
the *nurse of this day, was very prevalent in this
tarn There can be no donna. but that in a quarter
like this,' in very near to the enemy's coast, every
ouch report roust he alarming, not merely to this
eeighbottrbooci itself, hut more particularly to dis-
tant parts of the kiugcliwn, who suppose we must be
peifeetly acquainted. from local circumstances,
wth every movement on the opposite shores ; how-
ever mistaken they may be in this last respeft, as
;ram the wind. the weather, and various other cir-
cumstances, we may not always be able to observe
t:.e motions of the enemy. there ic no foundation
o‘a the rumour, as the wind has continued to blow
iT 'nl the S.W. and S. and by W. which is adverse
nte sailing of the French Fleets horn Calais,
platkitk, Boulogne, or any of the adjacent ports.
The commanding officers of the several regi-
ments composing the Brigade of this distria, yes-
terday received respectively a letter from His Royal
kliehness the Duke of York, expressive of his saiis-
fiflion at the soldier-like appearance of the Brigade;
and returning them his warmest thanks for their
very steady contluEl in the field, and the able man-
ner in Which they performed their various evolutions
cn Saturday last ; recommending an uniform perse-
velance of the ,acne, as the stuest way of defeating
ti .c attempts of the enemy.

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Twelve o'clock, noon
The Forieute gun-brig, has just sent into this
hirbour, a very fine American ship, on su-p;cion of
having enemy's property on board. She is laden
with sugar, coffee, &c. and is last from Cape Fran-
coif, in St. Domingo, bound for Amsterdam. After
leaving her safe in port, the Ferias-se steered to the
westward.
A few colliers, and other coasters and traders,
have passed by, but not a single ship of war.
Two rev, one cutters have sailed on a cruise to
, the Westward after smug,glers, and an ordnance
sloop, with gores, to the Downs.
Three o'clock, p. tn.
The Archer gun-brig, Captain Price, one of the
Boologne squadron, has anchor-J, about a league
to the westward of these roads ; she is come shred
from Boulogne, where she left our fleet all vt ell.
A boat has just come on shore from her, with a Mid-
shipman, Master, and Captain's Mate, :1 a fo-
reign Gentleman, who was put on board ;!;t2 r,
from one of the frigates on the B s!;ne station,
said to have come ei to .hem from tae branch coast.
The crew with whom I have converses!, state.
that every thing remains quiet on the opposite
shores ; there has not been a single move:roost
for several sf.tys past, owing to the South West w in.'s
which have bees so prevalent. But they do, in the
must positive an ! die& terms declare, they have no
d subs, hut that th' moment the Easterly winds set
in, the enemy will make the attempt at a lansEng
upon tt,ese shores. Titeir preparations, they say.
are aims! incredible. About nine days ago, our
squadron perceived the exten:ive camp along the
hills of Boulogne, to be struck in a few moments ;
immediately after '20.0 sail of the enemy's vessels
came out of the harbour, and were attacked by our
cruisers ; they were full of troops ; and even the
smallest boat had as many on board as she could
possibly stow. The wind, however, coming about r^
the westward,they all returned to theharbour, and our
ships were not -fillet() make any impression upon them.
They furth-r state, that, from the number of brigs.
praams, sloops, schttyts, gun-boats, and loggers
which ate no v stationed at Boulogne, and the adja-
cent small harbours along that coast, the enemy's
ships in that quarter, cannot amount to less than
two thousand, all ready fir sea at a moment's no-
tice; the. loggers are particularly numerous, and
they are well-known to be the most convenient for
the debarkation of tronps. The enemy's camp, they
state, extends in a line of at least seven miles along
the hills near Boulogne. They can perceive OA-
tro:sps still d lily increased by numbers which arrive
both by sea and land.
Our Bert now off Boulogne eoosists of the He 4
frigate, Captain Owen ; bilmortalite, and :snot! er ;
three sloops of war, seven gun-brigs, and some
smaller ships.

Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, BROUGHTON,
Messenger, belonging to the Lord Chamber-
lain's Office, way sent off by Mr. CILINLar, the
secretary to the LORD CH MBIEILL•IN, with dis-
patches to the Earl of DARTMOUTH, the Lord
Chamberlain, who is at Birmingham, to require his
Lnraship's attendance is London, by command t I
His M AJZSTY.
The Duke of YORK, in consequence of the death
of the Duke of GLOUCESTER, becomes the senior
Field Marshal of Great Britain. The other three
Field Marshals are the Duke of ARGYLE, Marquis
TOWNSHIND, and Duke of RICHMOND.

The Leonora, Capt. Dxr Ries, from St. Thomas's
to Copealtagen, arrived off Dartmouth on the 13th
inn A passenger by her is arrived in London, and •
reports, that on the 13th ult. in Lit. 40. long. 421.
they were boarded by a boat from two French Ili-
gates of 4.4 guns each, who had been out three weeks
tram Name ; they were cruising, and had two boats
for the purpose of extending thrtr view, and were to
cruise six weeks on that station.
Wednesday, Lord Hood, Turd Braybrooke,
mid the Rev. Dr. Nelson, attended upon Lord Nel-
son, at Cordon's Hotel, in Albemarle-street ; and, at
bclf past twelve, Sir Richard Neave, Mr. Longs Mr.
Manning, and twelve other Gentlemen, as a deputa-
tion from the West India Merchants and Planters,
attended arm his Lordship, with an Address of
Thanks, for his manly and courageous perseverance,
in the proteflion of their West India Islands, against
the enemy, upon a late occasion. The Address be-
ing presented by Sir Richard Neave, his Lordship
expressed I^s sense of this mark of approbation ; and
observed, that his country might always rely on hi
servicris and fidelity, wherever His M sty bbaUld be
pleased to appisiut him.