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THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON, .
MONDAY, OCTOBIR

The Expedition has sailed from Portsmouth,
escorted to Falmouth by the Curies:l.
The GJZfile of Saturday night contains the official
account of the capture of the tour French frigates
off Rochfort, by Sir SANIDeL HOOD, on the ‘24th s
and of Le Prreident, another Fs each frigate, off Belle-
isle, on the 27th last, by Admiral Lours. ally
three of Sir SAIMUIL Huoo's squadron were en-
gaged in the former capture, viz. the Monarch, Cot-
tJtir, and Mars ; the others were too much to wind-
ward, and did not sail fast enough to be able to as-
sist in the action. The Centaur, Sir SA mutt. liooes
and Le Gio.re, of 46 guns, the French Commodore's
vessel, have arrived safe at Portsmouth. The other
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three French frigates, taken by Sir SAMUIL tiooo's
squadron, and also la President, prize of Admiral
Louis, have arrived safe at Plymouth, with tare Mare,
Monarch. and Acidic. It appears from our Ply-
mouth letter, given in our last page, and which
supplies many interesting particulars, not noticed
in The Goseue, that the troops on board the French
squadron from Rochfort amounted to about 1,000
men, and had no ofßcer on board above the rank of
Colonel—lt is probable, therefore, that they were
not destined for Buenos Ayres, as some supra',
being unequal to its re-capture, but were intended
as reinforcements for Martinique or St. Domingo,
perhaps both. Upon the first blush, the result is
only such as might be expetted from an engage-
ment between three English ships of the line,
carrying 74 guns each, and four frigates, one of
them of 46 and the rest of 44 guns ; but the dispa-
rityof form was by no means considerable. It has
been the praCtico of the French to seed out their

troops not in transports as we do, bat in armed ships.
Sir Sweet Horse's prizes appear to have been
built large and roomy for that purpose, and are
in size far above the class of *curls of that force.—
The gallon Commodore, in his modest letter, says,
that when first discovered, he considered the enemy's
squadron of seven sail, in part, line of battle ship' ;
and our Portsmouth Correspondent, who, probably,
did not take a skiff or a cockle shell for his standard,
describes Le G;sire as a " tremendous large ship."
'They appear, also, to have carried very weighty me-
tal, proportioned to their sine ; le-pounders on their
main-decks, and 30 pound carronades on their
qaarter•decks and forecastles. The sea, also, ran
so high, as to prevent the Afrosnrch, the ship prin-
cipally engaged, from opening her lower ports, and
the troops on board the French frigates, added
much to the weight aid severity of their Ara.—
Considering. then. that the three English ships
As the 'Sion, were only 74's, the enemy cannot
be said to have been over-matched.—The French,
with a view to diminish the eclat of this achievement,
may say, that their frigates were opposed to ships
of the line, and, had viSory favoured them, might
boast that their frigates triumphed over ships of a
superior class. We do not believe that these fri.
gates were built of such large dimensions. in con-
templation of such events ; but it is tight to guard
against the erroneous conclusions which might
be drawn from the false idea of force an-
sewed to a vessel. which, though frigate-hunt,
is, is faa, equal in metal and size to a ship of
the line. Sir S•rutt. HOOD'S arm was shattered by
a Wile when he was in the aft of extending it, and
giving orders. The amputation did net take place
for two hours after the wound, the Surgeon hoping
that be should be able to save the limb. On Friday
he arrived at Portsmouth. in as favourable a state
and as good spirits, as could be expeaed. Soon after
his arrival, he was landed at the Isle of Wright, and
continued the remainder of the day at Ryde. Let-
tars were on Saturday receive,: from him, and as he
signified his intention o! proceeding by easy jou:nits
to London, he is expeaed at his house, in Wimpole.
street, in the course of this day. His letter to Ad-
miral COTTON was Sin'S ed with his left hand. The
slight manner in whit h he notices the loss of his arm
is a noble proof of his heroism.
Le Prr,i lost, the frigate taken by Admiral Louts,
was one of the sqoadron consisting of the Regales
of So guns, and three or fout frigates. which has
been so long cruising upon the coast of Africa.—
She separated float her companions on the 20th
Aegusts proh.eny in the hurricane which did so
much mischief in ihe latitude of the Leeward
Islets!. about that time, and was steering for L'O-
tient. Hops art entertained that La Teetriii, of 44
guns. nod the ts a brigs, 1 yes and Srdthi which
eica,red from Sir SA MULL HONO, will ultimately
share the fate of their compauioss ; as all our crui-

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am are upon the alert, ana the iedrfaign6l4 Ms'
zard, and Avotante, are closely watching for them
at Bordeauz and Rochefort, conceiving that they
would he likely to attempt their escape into one of
these ports.
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We seldom see the name of Sir done Newroar
in the Irish Papers. but he may be traced in eve' y
part of that country by his good works. and his
zeal in forwarding the plans which he suggested
last Session, for the physical and mental im-
provement of that part of the United King-
dom. Among many abuses of long standing
in that country, none has been more flagrant
than the misapplication of the funds, most of
them flowing from the Royal bounty, for the
education of the poor, and their diversion into
the pockets of individuals for their private uses.
—We may now congratulate the country upon the
speedy dissolution of that system, and the happy pros-
pea of better times. A letter front Dublin, received
on Saturday. says, " Under an Alf of last Sessions,
twelve Commissioneys are immediately to be ap-
pointed to inquire into the state of education in
this country, and the funds applicable to that pur.!
pose. Of these, seven are to be named by the Lomb
Lieutenant, and five have been already eleded
the Incorporated Society. The latter are the Ambit
bishops of Dustily and Carnet., the Paovost of
Trinity College, the Dean of St. PATRICK'S, and the
Reverend Mr. WHIT IL ASV, Vicar of St. Catharine's."
Society does not afford five individuals mote com-
petent to this laudable task. The Reverend Mr.
Wu I TELAW is a Mau whose mind has been directed
to the subjet of education in a peculiar degree.—
At a very early age, he wrote an iateresting little
work, iatldetil. Patent el Solicits& ; and, with the same
laudable intention, he has recently published, 4
7 realise ~we the Popolotion of the City of (Pullin,
the materials of which he colleted at great ex•
peace, and mach personal ibeonvenience and
boar.
wwwweimayeremerbsoort
Yesterday morning His MAJRSTY paraded the
Royal Horse Gourds. Blue, and the Ring's Own
Royal Stafford Regiment of Militia, in the Palace
Yard, Windsor, attended by Generals Fit:toy,
and M•striiirom•sa. Colonel tattoo, aad Lord
WALSINGISAII. His Maatser afterwards walked
to church, accompanied by the Princesses SOrlel es
AUGUSTA, aad Avec :a , attended by Lady Isa-
mu. t• TNT ass, where a serrnoa was preached by
the Rev. Dr. M•asuase, from the ISth chapter of
Jeremiah, 9,Scl verse. After divine service, the Loyal,
Parry went to Frogmore, and returned to the Pa-
lace at three o'clock.
Her MAJESTY. Princesses ELI and
Maay, had divine service performed in the Palace;
they afterwards went to Froginote, and returned
with His Majesty.
His MAJESTY is expeted in town on Wednesday,
to bold a Privy Council.
A Messenger arrived on Saturday afternoon at
Viscount HOWICK*B Office from Russia.
Lord Stoaratii arrived at Yarmouth, on Thurs-
day evening, on his way to Berlin, and embarked,
next morning, under salute, on board a frigate in
Yarmouth Roads, and has proceeded to the Elbe.
It was reported, yesterday, that a French Jour-
nal, La Publicist', had been received, of so late a
date as the 49th ult. which states, that hostilities
had commenced between France and Prussia.—
We have reason to doubt this statement, as letters
were received on Saturday. from Holland, of the
29th. which ate entirely silent on the subjet. Had
it ken a feet, the intelligence would have reached
Rotterdam some days sooner than Paris.
The friends of Mr. Ti aaaaa and Sir Thomas
Tuatort have commenced a very elite and spirited
canvass in the Borough. The opposition to Mr.
Manse, in this contest, will be much stronger
than any he has ever met with.
The Herbert. Geotoa, from Grenada for the
Clyde, is lost near Strangford, crew saved.
The Racers, (an American), Nt sisto, from Lon-
don for L -shorn, is captured, and carried into Alge-
siras.
The Casette of Saturday night contains the ap-
pointroent of Brigadier-General A.WOOO, from the
Home Staff, to be a Brigadier-Oeneral to the Farces
serving in the Windward and Leeward CharrbSee
Islands station, ewe Sir Rica •ID Basset, deceased.
Be ta, MDo days previous to Ilia depar-
ture from Paris. resented four beautiful Hano-
verian horses to the Prussian Ambassador, Crucial
K troaatsooter. In his last interview, however,
with the Corsican Emperor, in which he delivered
the ultimetres of kis Court, BOO•O•li lIL &F.-

played that angry and intemperate folly, which, on
some former occasions, has betrayed the weakness
of bis understanding. While the veteran Minister
was repeating some of the narisitians of his Court,
Do AAAAA a contemptuously aserrupted him, and,
after a violent apostrophe ageism the Prussian Go.
vernment, added, •• Prussia is merely a watch, and
whoever winds it up, will set it going.'—" Prue,
Sire," rejoined Kilo estsociast, my country is a
watch ; but pirate to observe, it is a repeater. end
if wound up, it will strike."
A report prevailed on Saturday, and gained
ground in the course of the evening, that Govern-
went had received intelligence, upon which they
could rely, of another great vihory hewing been
gaMed by the British troops in Calabria over the
French. It was added, that General R tan ic a had
been once more defeated, and the vinery was even
more desperate and decisive than the battle of
Melds ; that the bayonet charge by the Briti,S
again decided the fate of Ile day ; that ('.enetal
Rigouts was wounded ; and that we took VIIr•
session of two wrong towns. We regret to tan that
there are no satisfaaory grouads Is. give credit to
these %tenements. We ea:l po•iiively state, that fir)
such intelligence had • c....1.ed Government up to a
late hour last uight.