The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-02-12 00:00:00

ADMIRAL LINOIS.
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The last overland dispatch has brought some
new particulars respelling this Admiral. An Ame-
rican ship, which entered the Bay of Bengal, in No-
vember last, reports her having fallen in with Li-
neis's ship the Abrengo, off the Laccadive Islands, in
the preceding month. The Marenso fired a gun with
ball, to bring her to, under a suspicion, as they after-
wards learned, of her being an English vessel. On
heaving up, they were strialy interrogated respell-
ing their cargo, destination, and whether titey had
fallen in with Sir Edward Pellew's squadron ? They
were then compelled to furnish various articles of
which Linois stood in great need. The crew of the
Marengo had been informed of the death of the Go-
vernor-General, and expressed a hope that war would
be rekindled in the Southern Provinces, in the event
of which they should find friends among the natives
on the coast. The American vessel learned that a
serious mutiny had broken out on board the Mereego,
which required all the address of the Admiral to
quell. Some of the mutineers had been put in irons;
but, on consulting the general temper et the crew,
who began to question the authority of their Com-
mander, they %vete relerNed, and cajoled wit:, flat-
tering promises (.f gre.:t hooey from the capture of
some of the next homes „&bound Indiarnen.

Eit.ra9 of a letter from a,. :ifficer on board the
Carl ie Men East Indianian, to his friend, neat
Gloucester, dated Madras Roads, Atigu,t IS:—
'‘ On the 7th of August, the weather clearing up,
after a squall which had continued all dal, we de-
scried to windward three stranga sail, bearing- N.E.
standing. towards the fleet. We were, ten sail of
I odiamen, nnder convoy of the /Pe/the/in, of 74 guns,
Admiral Tanusainur, who immediately made
the following signals in succession, viz. an enemy in
sight—to prep ire for battle—the fleet to make all
sail a-head—and to close and steer N. N E. We
inst.:ntly cleared ship, and piped to quarters. At 5
p. m. two of the strange sail came up with our
rear ; when we descried them to be the Marengo, of
84 guns. Admiral Lisolis, and a laige French fri-
gate. An engseinent then commenced, but did
not continue long. A brisk fire, however, was kept
up on both sides; and many of their shot passed
over, and some very near our ship. The ekvider-
14nd, Gave, and Adarral, were the only vessels
that suffered ; the two latter lost one man each.
The enemy kept to leeward the whole time, 'and
sheered off in a squall. They left one ship astern
which we suppose was a prize, as she slid net come
into the engagement. Abdut 9 p. m. we saw them
bearing on our lee-bow, about three miles distant.
They kept in that position till about ten, when they
crossed our fleet to windward, joined the ship they
left astern, and held the same course all night. At
6 a. in. Admiral "FROUSItIDGE ordered the Prey:an,
nesonslure, and Morningtom to pass within hail of
him, and prepare for battle, as at this time the ene-
my were bearing down. At half past 8, LiNois
hauled his wind, and kept at the distance of
7 or $ miles all day; but, during the following
night, he sheered off, and we saw nothing more of
him. He was, doubtless, not a little disgusted at
the reception he met with from a fleet, the immense,
value of which he had alone contemplated, without
taking into the calculation the inherent valour of
British seamen, whether they are doomed to assert
the naval renown, or to defend the commercial pro-
perty, of their much loved conntry! The whole of
the convoy are now safe in the Roads."

The following extra& from the letter of J. WEST,
a sailor, on hoard the Btitaunic in the memorable
battle off Trafalgar, is a proof of the warm work
that took plate on board that vessel I am
sorry to inform you. I am wounded in the left
shoulder, and that WILLIAM HILLMAN was killed
at the same time. The shot that killed him and
three others, wounded me and five more ! Another
of my messmates, THOM As Cans • v, was also killed;
they both went to their guns like men, and died
close to me. Cnosnv was shot in three places. Pray
inform their poor friends of their death, and remind
them, that they died at the same time as Nzesos,
and is the moment of victory I Remember me to
all my relations and friends, tell them I am wounded
at last, hut that I do not much mind it, for I had
my satisfaelion of my enemies, as I never fired my
gun in vain; I was rue to hit them, I killed and
wounded them in plenty. Should have written you
sootier, but the pain in my shoulder would not let
me." IVesr, the write, of this letter, and Hit L-
UJAN, were both from Leaves; and CAOSIIIr, from
the perish of Beddingham, near Lewes.
There were I ttcly apprehended in the town and
Peigh4ourgood of Stozkport, by that olive dicer.
Mr. W. khowtzs, no less than twenty-two boys,
twelve of whom were last week committed to Ches-
ter Castle, to take their trials at the ensuing assize ;
the oldest of this number, we lament to say, is only
sixteen, and the youngest eleven. Such a nurnerutis
~o•ang of depredators, of such an early age, we be-
lieve, is without a parallel, and the crin.es alleged
against them are of considerable magnitude, such as
pocket-picking, shop rcitiag, &c.