The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-25 00:00:00

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About twelve o'clock. last evening, a fire busk
out in the office of Tie New.reri Gazette, the pet
perty of Monts. Lang and Turner. it is wide
stood to have originated in the lower part of Lb
house. The building was entirely consumed, tor
thcr with all the printirst apparatus, books, papen
&p, We understand the lase is estimated at 11,01
dollars.
The shiP Nese, Capt. OsNiue, bound from r
ladelpl.ia, for Cork, was driven out of the Del
ware. and has put into this pot is dimness.
' • IcLE OF FRANCE.
'Extraft of a letter from the Isle ot ranee, ait
May 1,180 H It is well that the Aalutican ins
char.tt sheule be informed, that the 'spruces of s
tering and clearing, port charges and office fees,
the Is:e of France, are increased nearly fourfold.
A ship of SOO tons cannot stop there for water, u
der an earner of 800 to 1000 dollars, and are ve
often detained by embargoes or dilatorioeu in t
officers in clearing them out. Indeed. for 'or
time past, trade meets with every kind of imp•
meat, and a complete military Government is est
blished. It would be preferable for vessels to wet
at Rodrigueie or Bourbon.
" Markets are stocked, for .15 mobtbs to sea
wills every article of consumption, and the Murk
vends have been making wretched voyages I
these twelve months past.
" Their i, a great stagnation in business, owi
to the British keeping up a constant cruise of
island, and preventing the small French vessels frt
trading to Bourbon, Madagascar, and the coast
Africa. '
.• nine successive gales of wind have nes
ruined the crops, and much produce cannot be
peeked for two years to come."
sett. 11
Extra& of a letter from Baltimore, dated Sr
8 :—" The gale which separated the French
commenced on the 19th ult. at which time they I
in tow an American schooner from St. Dustiir
but to what port belonging, or to wheae bound
not known ; a latitude was fixed on, in case of se
ration, in which the fleet was to is in. The Pea
cruised in the stated latitude fcr some time, but
ing none of the Hest appear, thought proper to

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at* tho Chesapeak to repair, w she aotneit oa
the Ws.
" Great fears are entertained iov the safety of the
flriiish West India Fleet, as it is eeatain they were
in the gale. The Comber/and, one of the fleet, has
been totally lost ; the Captain was arrived here, hot
can give no inforptation retpeaing the safety of the
rest."

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GENERAL MIRANDA.
Captain Brown, of the brig Ontario, who arrived
yesterday in SO days from Cnracoa, informs us,
that, after tatting Coro Port, Miranda was defeated
in an engagement with the Spaniards, and compelled

t 3 reinsbark•
FRENCH SQI.TADRON.
The French frigate Vderier, of 3S guns, now
refuting at Marcus Hook, is one of the squadron
known by the name of Jerome's squadron. This
squadron sailed from Martinique, took three British
ships at Montserrat, looked at the Tortola convoy
• and Admiral Cochrane, off St. Thomas's ; and as
Cochrane wanted a ship more to attack the French
squadron, while he was waiting they moved to the
westward. The French cruised several days off
Charleston, in hopes of intercepting some of the Bri-
tish convoys from the %Vest Indies; when finding that
they were still astern, stood to the eastward. About
the 12th or 13th of August. their look out frigate
La Iralrrres, discovered the British convoy of 40
sail, and three ships of war, acid immediately made
sail to return to her squadron ; on the 14th she took
the British sloop Heir. from Trinidad for Bermuda,
sad after taking oat the people, and such articles
as they chose, sunk the sloop, and brought the peo-
ple in. On the 17th of Ang. fell in with her squadron,
but at this time the ship of Jerome was missing, and
foe her they lay-to two days, but not being joined
by her, they determined to pursue the convoy with-
out him, but soon after. on the 19th% a most tremen-
dous gale of wind came on, which in the night WPM
rated them. and obliged each to seek a port of safety.
ILe Vakretta pushed for Virginia, but when off the
Chesapeak was i.bliged to bear away for the Deb.
ware. She was forted to cut away her m:zen mart,
eanied away both her main and fore top-masts, and
received other damages. The squiton had taken
le rites since they left \lartinico.—( Tree Amer).
F.rtrad of a Letter from a Gentleman at Natcbes,
dazed August S, 1606
On or ab at the 18th of July tilt. a detachment
of Spanish troops, consisting of 308, under the
command of Captain Viand. the Commandant of
Nagadoches. and isepollor of the troops of His Ca.
tholic Majesty in the Interior Provinces, arrived at
the Caddo village, near Red River. above Natal'.
races. demanded information relative to the ex.
Outing party, under the dinglion of Major Free-
man, which had passed the Caddo village some
days before, cut down, and carrie.toff a Rag of the
United States, which the Caddoes had hoisted in
their sown. informing them, that the flag of the
United States had no istniuess there, and that that
part of the country was within the dominion of
Spain, and torisidding the Caddo Chief in future frost
holding talks, trading, or having any intercourse
whatever with the Amerieans--after which, the
Spaniards took their disputer* in pursuit of the ex-
ploring party, aad informal the Caddo Chief, that
they were going to take. kill, or drive them back.
w We have likewise amounts from Bayau-Pierre,
of the arrival at that place of Colonel Errata, late
Governor of Mammy. with six companies of cavalry,
said to contain sea hadidred each,with several pieces
af cannon, and dot avowal companies of troops more
are on their way from St. Antonio."
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111ITIRMANE.
Eztrail of a Letter from Wilmington, North Ca-
rolina, dated August
We have witnessed the most violent and sle-
struilive starm of wind and rain ever before known
bore. On Thursday evening last, the gale com-
menced at N. E. and increased, by degrees, until
Friday about ten a. m. it then became a hurricane,
and blew with the utmost violence. On Saturdays
at day-light, the wind began to veer, and about seven
•. ra. settled at S .W. an d continued until twelve or one
clock,when it seemed to abate, but did not subside
until between five and six in the afternoon. The tide
rose to a height heretofore unknown; the whafs are
much damaged ; the loss in dry goods, salt, sugar,
rice, lumber,. it:. is beyond conception, and cannot
be ascznained. When the wind shlted to S.W.
It seemed to threaten universal destruAion, the gable
ends of three brick houses were washed or blown
down; niers), wooden buildings were considerably
wrecked, and some unfinished ones entirely elenio•
hared. Mr. Isaac 1/Caldwin was killed by the fall-
ing of an old burnt wall, and we hear that several oc-
groes have beers killed, and one drowned, on planta-
tions. in our vicinity. As far as we have been able to
obtain information, the crops of corn, peas, rice, etc:
are almost e;:tirely destroyed. The falling of trees,
and breaking up of bridges, have suspended the
communication between the town and country, and
the stair hot having arrived, we are unable to give