The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-08-18 00:00:00

117PWENEICTS 171 ST. J.4llErli PALACE.

The Royal Palace ofSt. James's it every clay
isupr ming sit convenience. The apartments of the
Royal Dukes, particularly, will shortly display a
degree ssf elegance, with judiciously-blende:l com-
fort. in which they have, heretofore, been very de-
fective. The alterations mai additions to the Duke
of Clarences residence, already ass usne an iin ,osisi
appearance. The house has been excavated, and
raised a story. A suite of rooms, of elegant pro-
portions, is added, together with a kitchen, and
other offices, which aid complete the internal ar-
rangements. The whole are expected to be titisshvil
by the Ist of November.
The Duke of Cambridge, (vdso, of all the Princes,
has the worst accommodation) is shortly to be more
comfortably situated ; his rooms arc to be consider-
ably enlarged, and a kitchen is to be built at the
easteru ongle of the Palace.
The Duke of Cumberland has built a most coin-
plete library and a servants' hall; the latter is a
subterraneous apartment. The Duke of Kent,
who ranks as the first amateur architect in the king-
dom, is so muds pleased with the style of interior
decoration, iutroduced in the Duke of Cumber-
land's library, that he has ordered one exactly simi-
lar to be furnished for him in Kensington Palace.
Mr. Lawrence, of the Stable-yard, St. Janics's,
has the credit of that, as well as massy other im-
provements made in the Palace. Since Mr. L. has
been iu office, the numerous dilapidetious have
been made good, and all the roolis, water pipes, &c.
&c, have been placed in a state of perfect security.
The introduction of the ;latent:letting has tended
not a little to resider these improveineuts desirable.

NAVAL LvrELLIGENCE.
PORTI'MOUTN, AUG. 16.
Arrived His *Majesty's ship La fiedic, from a
cruise.—Wsurl N.W.

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 15.

Arrived the C'ariline Spanish schooner, from St.
Schastota's,l•oulid to Buenos Ayres with dispatches,
captured by the Phcrui.e; a1,,0 the Comet, from
the coast of Spain, with the Sylph French corvette,
which she captured on the 10th inst. after on en-
gagement of ,20 minutes, in which the corvette had
MATO killed and lire wounded ; the Comet none.
The Dingenee corvette, of 20 guns and 150 men,
and Espeigk, of 18 guns and 160 men, were in
company, but ran away ; they were hound to Mar-
tinique a ith flour. Arrived the Decade frigate,
with about 3$ sail of transport* from Portsmouth ;
also the Alenietia frigate from the coast of Spain ;
she spoke on Saturday last the vanguard of the ex-
pedition under Sir H. Burn►rd, about 120 leagues
S. W. of Scilly. The Pickle schooneris lost at Ca-,
di:, crew saved.—Wind W. S. W.
DEAL, AUG. 16.
Arrived the Mary, Fossick, for Boston ; Kitty,
Marlingwell, for Liverpool ; and the Fortune,
Crawley. for Cadiz.
hailed His Majesty's ships Nassau, Majestic,
and Aboukir, to the northward.—Wind

YARMOUTH, AUG. 16.

A fleet is arrived in our roods front the Baltic,
under convoy of His Majesty's brig Piercer, coin-
minuted by Lieutenant Sibrcll. They sailed from
Carlscrona on the 41,d of July. On their pasting
through the Belt, attempts were made by the ene-
my's row-boats to cut off t port of the convoy, .but
they were frustrated by the vigilance of the Pulver,
and the Sscrtium guiAirig, assisted by the Hope
schooner, of Berwick, armed with six-pouud car-
rousdes.

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