The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

'ME NAVY.

IThe list of the Royal Navy, inelmling the pro-
motions, enumerates the following Officers :-
1 Admiral of the . Flret

Red .. 2!
Admirals of the...... White
Blue
Vitt!
Yiee•Admirals of the-) White ..
( Wise
)
fled
Rear-Admirals of the White
Blue
Naperannuated Rear.Admirnls
Superanunated and Retired C.lptsiii 3O
Captain*
Commanders
toirramiaated Commanders .....
Lieutenants 3 SS9-397 employed.
Matters fir &invite
Physicians . 110
Burgeons for Service
Aino*tani.Suricenias
D•spensers of Hospitals
Hospital Males
Parsers .
Chaplains
Ship* of carious descriptions in cum
mission

NAVAL APPOINTNIVIITS.—Captain J. T. Coffin is appoint-
ed to the Fly; Captain A. Eliot, to the lean,., tire the
Hon. C. 0. Bridgman, promoted to the rank of Post-Cap.
j lain —[The pro ~,,, 'ion of Captain 'F. arrirrn, C It a. Gated
is the general list of Promotions on the Prince Regent's
bfrth-dny, has not been eoufanted.).—Dr. ti. knit is appoint-
ed ftiireon of Deptford Dork-yrird.-711r. J. Ballingitatl,
Naval Storekeeper, sod Surgeon, of the
Hard rod, at Trincomalee.--Nr. Meer is appointed
Master Attendant at Jamaica Yard —The Rev. John Kit by
is appointed Chaplain of the Ovrcn Glendower.—Mr. John
Witney Parker is promoted to the rank of Purser, and ap-
pointed to the Sappho, rite : there had been no
previous appointment to this rank fur tire years.
Gibraltar Chronicles to the 10th tilt. state, that
in consequence of the raoid increase of the fever at
the Isla de Leon, his Excellency Governor Dox
had issued a Proclamation on the c,.cl tilt. sonorities
ing that all communicatiou with Spain (except
through the customary process of quarantine)
would close at sun-set on the following evening.
Notice was also given to such of the lebouritig
classes as had not passed the fever, that they would
b# provided with tents, and encamped on the
neutral groom!, for their better security against in-
fection. Should it unhappily appear in the fortress,
they would he suffered to proceed to town and fol-
low their calling, during the day, but their return
to the encampment at night was peremptorily en-
joined. We are happy to learn also, by the latest
advice,' from the British fortress, that the garrison
and inhabitants were tiot at all infected with the
disease.
The diminution of the revenue in the article of
tea alone for the September quarter of 1819, corn-
pared with tie similar period in 1818, is estimated
at 165,0001., and this, notwithstanding the adds.
tioilal duty of four per cent., which was calculated
to produce 300,0001. per annum. The difference
in the quautity of ten sold in each of the ahove
named periods is 600,0001., but the price has also
mate' jelly fallen, a circumstance which hes equally
contributed, as the duty is ad valorem, to lessen its
amount.—/Sunday Paper.)
It has been stated that negociations were carried
oat between our Government and that of Spain,
for the purpose of supplying the former with
9,000,000 dollars from the Spanish South Ameri-
can colonies. These negociations have, it is now
said, terminated, and the specie sought for by this
Government will he allowed to he transmitted to
Eugland from Vera Crux in British ships of war,
as heretofore; but no part of the sum earlier than
the ensuing year. The payments are to be made
io bills on the English Treasury, drawn by Coro-
missionere appointed for the purpose of carrying
the agreement into effect.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of Rochester,
held on Thursday, resolutions were tressed iii re-
probation of the conduct of the Manchester Magis-
trates.
11' ATERFORD. SEPTEMBER 49.—fin Sunday the
ship Magnet. OGDEN, of rod Irvin New Yurk. for
Liverpool, out Ri days. landed at the mouth of
this harbour, through the Caroline pilot-boat, six-
teen passengers, part of a large number who, haw.
log crossed over to America in the spring to improve
their fortunes. are now returniug without having
seen any opportunity of making the desired pro-
gress. The distress is reported to be greater et the
other side of the Atlantic than at this. Let us at
last learn to he fonder of homr.
Gower 1111 l rot hese accepted the uffer of an armed
association to be r.•ised in Kinatsford (Cheshire) and
its neighbourhood ; bat the ettemrt made to ruble a
troop of yeontanry cavalry at Halifax has failed.

SHORT COURTSHIPS aPd HAPPY MARRIAGES.

It is well known that there are firing in Trinidad a num-
ber of free negriws, liriusght off(host juatly we do unt in-
quire) from the American clime, during the last war, by Sir
Alexander Cochrane. and whir lea On moiler% oil for hire,
I.ke the free labourers of any other riointry hot these
lwr`olls being men nod baclwhirs, a linLine wise wan appre.
beetled to the island. It happened, f.irionat.ly, that in
She last year a slave ship was raptured, enotaintug only
•yoting emit, f st chrn to twenty lea r• of :.;:r and
EwSe b,,WWWWC Incf by the rit,oo4.lz Aholomis Laws, were
sent to Ti 14.1. and beiisz lir the custody
*if discreet sisal,' us, the Arne...irate negra.s insiltal 101
nee them, moil a small portion of land offered to earls who
should Ms,, . The twwposil was btehlr strlsraltle lu the
torn. nor did their root/ ladies of (laded prnperly give
t hematites the anti Which are soon ti riles 034ef•;11114.10 Ihunt
Late 11.4 rumble potwodom in 11, a cuiiiiiiy. Th.
cOurtrlitp was brief and seuttmico,ll: have that little
.riyaiine of the notiei ; " have thou tall um.," says
another ; and thus the a lode wore Iwtrothed. When oho
stay of marriage arrived, %hull was deferred at team issmsly.
fuer boars, In monsideriii ion of the feelings of the lattice, it
happened sosinswirsi unluckily that tome of then, had slipped
fkrir rellars.4o.l 'he vstnntosired .r. 1 i 1 egrinirsts were tellable 10
SlSSliugnifsh their tespectivr charmers The cei towns ,
ornicerded. The clergyman was Maoist to make short work of
It, by rtgairine w these men" to lake •• three women" to he
Own' oosidrsi wives;" but the Guseinot, Fir R. Woodfoide,
CompiSli d him to timely each couple separate y. The cere-
monies limed shout Moe burrs, during which filme some of
the Isrisirtemoars ecolli rted the objects of their Ina.,, and
discovered that otheis had marrii .1 them. The the war,
however, east, end the exchange. made none unhappy. A
gentleman lately arrived how the island, who e 0,,, municals
ed she abase (set, say. that he saw them ifirionently, several
months tifterwaril., all apparently very happy and contented
wills slims lc* mail Miss of the ladle. kinking " as ladies wish
to look who lure their lords."