The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLNENCE.

►ORTSMuUTH, MARCH 10.
Sailed the 3Lp/in and distrera sloops of war on a
ind S. E.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 9.

Came in the Lady Warrrn armed ship, with a fleet
under convoy from the Downs ; Naiad frigate, and
He/eia sloop of war, from a cruise.
Sailed the Fuiaroyant man of war, on a cruise.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 8.
Arrived this day, the John privateer of London,
M'Pherson, very leaky ; and the Princess Augusta
packet, Captain Thompson, in 38 days, from Ja-
maica—left lying there the Prince Adolphus packet,
Bowuerson, which arrived on the .'".sth ult. with
mails from England, after beating off a French
privateer. Pas,enger per Princess Augusta, is Major
White of the 60111 Regiment. The packet brings
no very particular stews.
The Assembly at Jamaica has written a verystrong
remonstrance on the measures adopted by this Go-
vernment in not allowing corn to be imported in
American bottoms. The fever continues very bad
among the inhabitants at Jamaica, several of which
are daily carried off. The crews of the different
skips lying there are particularly healthy.

His 111.;jesty's ship La Franch;se, 44 suns, was
lying at Jamaica, as also His Majesty's ship Theseus,
74 guns, which had arrived a few days before from
a cruise, in a very leaky state. Several Spanish
vessels had been detained, and on the arrival of the
jam Ball cutter, in 30 days, from Plymouth, with
dispatches (supposed to contain a declaration of
war against Spain), the English flag was immediate-
ly hoisted over those of Spain.
A French brig privateer, of 10 guns, was taken
by one of our frigates, and carried into Jamaica.
His Majesty's ship Penguin sailed the sante day as
the packet on a cruise. The Bacchante sloop of war
convoyed the Prancers Augusta, through the Wind-
ward passage, and then proceeded for New Provi-
dence. A frigate was hourly expelled at Jamaica,
from Barbadoes, in which Admiral Sir John Duck-
worth takes his passage for England : Governor
General Nugent also cxpcks shortly to leave that
Island, having solicited leave from Government to
return to England.
Sailed His Majesty's ship Inconstant, of 56 ions,
Captain Dickson, with about fourteen sail under
convoy, for Ireland; and His Majesty's ship Aven-
ger, of 18 grans. Captain White, with shout six sail
under convoy, for Lisbon, Oporto, and the Medi-
tirranean —Wind S.

!MAL, MARCH 10.

Sailed the Hermes sloop of war, on a cruise, off
the French coast ; and the Bone ta sloop of war, to
the westward.

.
Arnved the Speedy sloop of war, firm a cruise,
and remains in the Downs, with the rest or the ships
as per last.
On the Bth inst. at seven p. m. arrived in the
Downs the LOCI{ it gun-brig, commanded by Lieut
Like, towed in by the Pincher gun-brig, almost a
complete wreck, with her foremast totally disabled
with shot; she having, oy a signal from L'lmmer-
talare frigate, run close under the batteries of
Ambleteuse, to destroy or drive on shore a number
of the enemy's small craft, coming from the east-
ward, which service was completely performed,
although a heavy tire from eleven batteries of
field-pieces was kept up, and, in the ad of lowering
the jolly-hoot, to take possession of a small cutter-
prigged vessel, a 42-pound shot struck her foremast,
which obliged the Lereust to desist, or the enemy's
vessel would have been in her possession in a few
minutes; she is going to Sheerness to repair da-
mages, being much cat in her hull.