The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-03 00:00:00

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DUEL IN HIGH LIVE.

A duel, which might have been fatal to one or both of the parties'
had the pistols used upon the occasion been pmperly loaded, di-
rected, and elevated, was fought within these few days by two
members of the ham trok nm. Some particulars of this alarming
affair have transpinal. We give them as the voice of rumour has
conveyed them to us ; and as Fame is not the most veracious of go..
sips, there may possibly be some slight mistakes in the story. Thus,
h.twever, it is :

A young tioblemsn, Lord II , who has lately figured as a
principal in an element to the t'ontinent with ■ beautiful married
Lilly. having heart at Paris that a Mr. , who was paying his
aihiresses to one of his Lordship's lovely *later', had lately sliewn
symptoms of coldness, and a desire to retract, determined to brave
4/ danger", and call the ungallant suitor to account llis lordship
according commissioned Colonel F— to arrange a meeting,
which took place, we believe, on Saturday lam.
liVhen placed upon the ground, the principals were desired by
their ',roads to stand back to back, and at a given signal toadvance
six paces and tire, which was done literally, and we are happy to
say, without mischief to either of the panics, the seconds having
prudently omitted a direction to the parties to face about previously
to discharging their pistols. A reconciliation immediately followed
this combat, in which we are informed all those concerned dis-
played ths utmost coolness and determination.
Another report of the affair has reached us, which states that the
parties did tire when at the end of six paces, and that Lord 11.'8
pistol was discharged in the air, and that of his antagonist into the
earth ; but we hope. fur the sake of humanity, that the first of:talon
of the story is correct—Star.

SHIPPING INTf LLIG RATE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE. APRIL 3.
ENTRILED INWARD/.
Mary, Murphy (Linder, broker), tram Hamburg'''.
Hazard, bony (Schofield). from Dunkirk.
Erizartlon (*made. Pittman (Thontroo), from Jamaica.
Royal George, Bider (Foster and Co.), from Canton.
Elizabeth, Blom (11'indle), from *tier).
Inclination, Iheljen (Cartendieek), from firemen.
Raabe, I%'s/re (Whittle), from Froderickstadt,

FROM LIAWIrS LIST.

FsLisonTH, 111ARctt 31.—Arrived the Pentbers, Fergueson,
47 daysfrom Pernambuco; and Levant, Freeman, from London.
Sailed the Isabella, Killing, for Ilamburgh.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I.—The smack Fly, flregory, from
London to this port, was run down yesterday morning, about two
o'clock, by a large smack. and instantly sunk. The crew of the
smack never spoke, or offered them any assistance. The crew,
with difficulty, got int 3 the boat, and were picked up by the Nau-
tilus, Tully, put on hoard a pilot boat, and arrival here this
morning. 'the brig Ilehe, 1/avison, from St. Kites to London,
got on the Kind '29th March, but was got off by assistance
from a pilot boat, nod proceed' d 6 p.m. Herald sail in sight
working in.

Dcm., runt I.—The Nestor, Weakner ; Demerara Packet
Ilaconslair ; Ogle 'astir, Brown, lost each an anchor and cable cal
the North Forcbuid yesterday, have put hack and remain, and '
have been supplied with others. 'rho Transfer, Doodsir, has also
been supplied with an anchor and cable, and remains in the Downs,
with the Columbus, Thomson; James Dunlop, Taylor • Sydney
radio, Alexander ; Navigator, Kann ; Layton, Miller and
fiche. The brig Thomas, inlet the Ilrasils, bound to Ilaniburgh,
has jnst been reported. Five, p. at.—The William Manning,
forS . Mu's, and several others from the River, are now coming
to the Downs.

D list. cat: tin, Aram I.—Arrived, the Hazard, Soli/ from
Dunkirk; Waterford, Hodge, front IVaterfoid ; John and 'Mary,
Wood, from ; and Alert, Rainer, from Dublin. Sailed,
the Ipthvich, Mackay, Mr Quebec; John Dunlop, Taylor, fut
ditto; Amity, Arromunith, for ditto; Scipio, Massengale, for
ditto • Aid, Palmer, for ditto; Sophia, Potter, for ditto; Crown,
Batik's, for ditto; Quebec packet, Atkinson, for ditto; Margaret,
Kay. for tireenlatul ; laird Nelson, Thomson, for St. John's, New
Biunswiek ; Hannah. Brown, for ditto; Holdsrnesa, Wilson, foe
du to; and Canada, Davison, ftw 3firantichi.

NI/11711 AIARCH 31.—Vesterday morning the ship
Elizabeth, Slade, bound to St. Yetersburgh, in proceeding to Sea,
struck Oil the Itar, and made on much water dirt she put back, and
it is supposed must discharge to repair.
x tiny Es, 51 *nun 28.--The l'ailicrina Elizabeth, from
Ilimiburgh for Lynn, was brought into this harbour yesterday, by
Illankancse boats, much tiamagnL

The Unanimous. Mimic, from Sligo to London, Is totally lost
in the Sir in, ansi of the cargo saved.
The Ileitipseed from illessina to Liverpool, was on
shore at flibraltar the 11th March, with seven feet water in her
hold.

Bug Stet', 31 ' nomad, from Prtnetara, for London, while
ruling in the lower part of Margate Roads, in the gale of 3lst
lost an anchor, cable, and boat.

The sloop liucker. got on 'horn in working out of Granville
Harbour, in Grenada, on the 9th lfebrusry, but was got of with
loss of rudder, fake keel, and other damage, after cutting away
her Mani, 6.c.

The 1•ro;11C7i113. .lann, master, from Lubeck, with a cargo of
seal, for I:timidly, was totally lost on Lund lisle, on Tuesday
night, the 23.1 tilt., and the crew, consisting of a father and three
sons perished.—And on Thursday night, the 23th oh. a Dutch
vessel, boutal from .Intwerp to Hull, laden also with rape-seed,
was stranded on the North Someremes coast, and became a total
wreck. l'he crew lent.-I.lNerolo l'apd r.
We are sorry to learn, that the sloop Speedwell, of IVigtown,
Graham, master, has not been beard of. She sailed from
l'reu town shout three weeks ago, with a cargo of timber for ldver-
pool, stud it is much feared that she has gone down, and all on
bran' (the master, two men, and one paseeng .v) perished. Should
this tot lancholy supposition prove true, three women, all In Cree-
town, will be bereft of their husbands, and fifteen children will
bare to lament the Ines of their fathers.—Dantfrics ('courier.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at 31crusina, dated
March 6.--" We bare had tremendous notth-west gales from the
night of the sil inst. till last night. The shipping in port has not
suffered, hut .there an bad accounts just arrived front Calabria, ,
where it is said nine vessels have been driven on shore, or lust be-.
*seen Pizzo and Scylla, viz. two English, one of them from Alex-
sliders; four Sicilians, two Genoese, and one Itussian."
Eyeract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at 1 iihraltar, dated
11th March:-.-'Convoys are appointed to protect the trade both
eastward and westward. His Msjesty's ship Ranger sailed this
morning with eight easels under her convoy, for the eastward ; and
his Majesty's ship Alacrity, which arrived on the 9th Mat. with
four veasers from Malta, will sail with the trade bound to the west-
ward as 11000 as the wind is fair. There is no news respecting the
Algerines, but a report prevails of their having all returned to
port."
Extvset of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated
20th March :—•• Captain langniaek, of the Alexander, arrived
from 51essina, whirls he left the !left inst. states, that there were 13
British vessels, laden with fruit, there, which huended to proceed
to Malta for convoy. to protect them ihrough the Straits of Gib-
raltar. lie saw three vessels on shore outside the Plcaros, near
Scylla; they had been strimiled during a severe gale the 4th inst.
Ott, was an English schooner, with her sails set (hail the appear-
ance of the vessel commanded by Capt. Britten, of Plymouth). A
letter from 3lessina status, that the I'lyssus, Consigliere (Sardi-
nine), from Alexandria; an English vessel from Alexandria, with
pilectins; a vessel with oil barn Tunis; and an Altai:llM vessel,
had been stranded on the coast of Calabria."

An official defence of the loth flown, bats appeared its
print. It serves their cause but little. The amount is this—that
Battier was a nervous and indifferent horseinan.—Dubin
Pest.