The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-13 00:00:00

SALlalit Auovn I I.

On Thursday the N in-commissioned Officers and.
Privates of the Salisbury Troop of Wilts Ye. :nanry
C r Ors, are a sumptuous dinner to their Officers,
C.t;x. Baker. Lieut. Pettit. and Cornet Weeks, at
the Parade Tavern. in this city. the iovitation was
extended to Brigadiers General Mich. li and Slade,
and their Brigade fvfaprs, to the late Captain Of the
Troop. H. P. Wyndham, Esq. M.P. and to the Rev.
F. Baker, a near relitive to the present Captain.
The two General Officers were detained at Wey-
mouth by the reviews and other professional Avoca.
tints; letters of apology were read, stating the re-
gret they felt that any circumst ince should have
deprived them of the pleasure of meeting the troop
on this occasion; a sentiment which was felt by the
whole company, amounting to about 60. R. B. Cote,
Esq. of the Old Warren (4 private Gentleman in the
troop), was in the Chair: turbot, venison, and the
various other delicacies of which the dinner consisted,
were s:rved up in a style that did great credit to the
Stewards, and to Mr. Webb, toaster of the Tavern
(a trooper). A delicious desart succeeded; and the
wines (port and sherry only) were eccellent. The
worthy Chairman pushed round the 10)41 toasts, the
jovial song, and merry tale, with his accustomed
spitit and good-humoured eccentricity: he was well
seconded by his friends, none of whom felt any in.
clination to retire very early ; all united in praising
the arrangement and conduti of the entertainment;
and certainly no one ever passed off more ple:.santly.
Our Races, which begin ea Wednesday next, have
the promi .c of great sport. Three horses, well
matched, are expeSed for the King's Plate. Mr.
ltichardson's Lemmiurezer is entered for the City
Bowl, and two more are expetied to enter at the
Post. Lemansqueeser is also entered, with Whirligig.
for the Members' Plate; and it is supposed two or
three otherborses will start with them. 31 irete. La
Mancka, Yaws: Eclrpt., and Lerida', are arrived
for the Sweepstakes; Mr. Sutton's Betsey, and Mr.
Sadler's Per,st in: PieL ft, for the Maiden l'late ; and
many other capital hones are saki to be on the road.
Several farmers in this neighSbur hood will begin
reaping in the course of the present week, with the
prcr.peet of a plentiful harvest; and we are assured
thakthe Wheat is of uacommoply fine quality, even
where lodged by the storms.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

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DIAL, AUGUST
Sailed tbeCalais and Boulogne squadrons for their
respeaive stations ; Volcano bomb, fur Dungeness
Polyphemus man of war to the Westward ; Zr.ei and
Veswestic bombs with a convoy tor Portsmouth.—
Wind E.N.E.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 11.
Came into harbour, the Amphitrite fa igate, and the
Freedom transport, lately ai raved from the Mediter-
ranean; the Greiner and Ceres transports from ditto,
are out released from quarantine.—Wind N. E.

1 ALMOCTK, ALGIST 9.
Arrived the Afar,/ Rime and Trimmer cartels with
Spanish prisoners Irorn Portsmouth.
Sailed the Lady Warren armed ship with a fleet of
victuallers for the Channel fleet.

TORBAY, AUGUST 9.
Yesterday put in by contrary winds, !lit Majes-
ty's ships Orion and Zea/ova, of 74 guns each, the
former having sprung both top-masts, by strung
westerly- winds, working down Channel from Ports-
mouth, to join the Channel Fleet of Ushant. They
will be ready to sail again this evening, if :in oppor-
tunity offers.—Sailed a gun-brig, with a drop under
her convoy, with part of the late ;filterable's stores
for Plymouth.
PLYMOUTR, Ave. 9.
The Triumph, from Admiral Sir R. Calder's fleet,
arrived yesterday. She was detached by the Ad-
miral on the Ist instant, in company with the Glory,
errior, and Rsissmi64„ for the purpose of cruising
off Rochfort ; but the masts of the Triumph having
been all wounded ia the late anion, she was obliged
to repair to port to relit : brings no account of Lord
Nelson's fleet : —left Sir R. Calder with tea sail of
the line, cruising off Ferrol.