The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-08 00:00:00

DANISII ISLANDS.

intelligence was received, yesterday, of the ea
ture of the Danish Wanda, St. Thosuae, St. j 0
and Santa Croix, in the West Indies. Aho
eelnek, Captain! PAILNITISON and BBIKELC
arrived, iu a !Kist-chaise and four, with the d•
patehev announcing this intelligence, the substance
of which was immediately communicated to lin
MIL.ILSTY, the Prince of WALLS, and the Cab,.
net Ministers. In the evening it was commual.
coded to the Loan MAYOIII in tae following Baia
tins, which were posted without delay on the frost
of the Mansion House, for the information or Mel
Public :

Feb-7, IS

MY LORD—I have the honour to acquaint your Lerdstip, I
that Captain Parkinson, of the Ner2., has this wiontieg tr.
rtred with dispatches &via Sir Atexajider Cochrtre, Kitten,
dated St. Croix, the 27th of DeeeniSer, which contain the la
tetligence of the surrender of the Daniih Islands of St. Th.
nsan's and St. Jahn's, with thou dependaseipe, on the sue,
sad •.ie. out the 25th.

I have the become to by ay Lord,
Yaw Lordship's bumble sel non,
To the Right Hail the Lord Mayor. MI)1 GRAVE.

Downing-street, 7th February, Hos.

BF 1( LORD-1 have the houour to argusiut your Lard
ship, thlt Captain Berketey has them morning arrived with
dispatches fee= atellett Ditiyer, dated St. Croix, the 27th
of Dseenther, labia seething the inteltigence, that the
lalandeet ai: !rookies sad St. Joba's bad serreatlcred, by
capatoltion, to Iltio Majesty's arms, oe the tied of Decent.
"sr, solute head of St. Cr.ix u the 93th, eithout
;11164161111. I have the honour to be, my Lord,

Your Lordship's bosebie meant,
Totbe Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor. CASTLRREAGR.
These Islands have been long in a wretched
state, and were expected to fall an easy conquest.
It is grateful to think that the capture has bees
achieved without any loss. The Island of St.
Thomas was the only one competent to make any
resistance. The fall of the others followed of
course. The Capitulation is in the usual terms, and
consequently does not possess any interest. The
dispatches announcing this intelligence were taken
into consideration at a Cabinet Council held is
the afternoon at the Duke of —PIITLARD'IL con-
sisting of the Duke of PORTLAND. Earls WEST-
MORLAND, CAMDEN, CHATHAM. and BATHURST.
Lords Hawassavar, ELDON, and Moteaan,
Mr. CANNING and Mr. PLACETAL. Viscount
CASTLEREAGH wits riot present, his Lordship hay.
iag left town for Stairmore. The Dake 'f
PORTLAND appeared perfectly recovered from
late indisposition. The Council met at for
o'clock, and broke up at six—and shortly pile:,
Guiles dispatches wer: seat off from the Admiri:tv
and the Foreign Office, to His 3IAAC3TY at
Windsor.

We have received k•ttrr and papers from Lis-
bon, to the 18th last, from which we haveextracted
a Prociamation ibeitscl by the French in that city.—
It afford. a full ilea of the state of that place.

We have given in a subsequent column a report
G f the trial, by Court Martial, of Captain WOOO-
- FFE, for the lays of the Caketta.

The squadron which is mentioned in the defence
of Captain WOODItIf FS, is the same that escaped
out of Rochfort on the lath ult. with the excep-
tion of Ls Claire and L'Arsside frigates, which
were afterwards captured by Sir Sastust. Hoou's
squadron, and the salditicm of the Calcutta, of 54
guns, which was immediately refitted after her
capture, and now constitutes part of the enemy's
force.

A set of papers relatiag to the Bank has been
printed, by order of the House of Commons, and
laid before Parliament. It consists of copies of
all correspondence, since the Ist of May, 1807,
between the CHANCELLOR of the Exchsouea and
tie Guvsasoa and DEPUTY GOVERNOR of the
Bank, on the subject of the management of the
Nutional Debt ; the application of the unclaimed
dividends; and a loan of money for the publi,!
service. This eorres.ondence commenced on the
2.3t1 December. The previous part, consisting 0:
the proposal, on the Fart of Government, and
the answer of the Ba►►k, may be collected from
the re,uic, which is given correctly in one preced-
ing columns.

We are happy to Ind by the Swage, that the
report of the If'sy sloop, Captaiu HALL, bt.ing
lost, is without foundation.
Rear-Aiinairal SST issur: Cor►ts, Bart. returned
to his command at Portsmouth, on Iliday, and
rehoisted his Sag ou board the Gladiator. Limit.
paler.
it-4-7.4..1rniral Sir CHAILIS COTTON took the
command off Lisbon on the 15th ult. in the ;Slur
seer.

A- ship snivel at Liverpool, from re•
'ports, that Olt Icavit,t; the Capes on the 3tAlt
matter, a British friwAte sus gia-A. in, supen..e.
to be tic • le hiLls Me. !to*: ui, how-d.