The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-10 00:00:00

I .ON DON,
WEDNESDAY. OcroarA 10.

Yesterday, at half past two o'clock, the Purser
of the City t!f• Llido.: arrived at the India-House,
with i:.t..l:iget:ce that tits bllowing ships had arrived
off ‘Veyntouth. the Sth inst. under convoy of His
Maas,,rv's ship Cpar+.;c4tr, viz.—Cl...l/ Or Land,h,
Captain LANDON ; and Ctrivitott, Captain nAZWILL,

from Bengal; Ceylon, Captain Hensow, and Ina !-
ham, Captain GRA HA m, fru.n Madras ; Vulture and
Liedy whalers, and Rolla Botany-Bay ship, froni
China, in company ; alse, the American brig
Richmond, which had been detained at St Helena,
hound to the Isle of France, with naval scores
The fleet sailed from St. Helena on the 1.411 of
August. _ _

The Gem ral Mo sr Ist ER, sailed from St.
Helena with the above ships, and parted company
in a gale of wind off the Western Islands. The
24th September, a ship was seen off Portland, which
was supposed to be the General Sinai t.
The Dover Cosfic, RICIIARDSoN, and Lady 80.-
es, SWIN TON, outward-bound, arrived at St. He-
lena, about the lith August.
The Company's ships, Britannia and Marquis
Cornwall.. t, outward-bound, had sailed from St. He-
lena in company.
Na account had been received off St. Helena, of
the Prince qt. Miles, Capt. P:.icE, since she parted
from the fleet, the 2911 of May, off she Cape.
The E4pirutrt extra ship had arrived at Bengal,
frrm Madras.

The Prince of ira/es was supposed to have run for
the Mosambique.

'Die following is a come& list of PAssengers by
the above ships :

WIN OH .1 Y--. Captains Aisley, ITawkins, Ottley and Dunn;
is. M.xwell, M. Wilson, Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Smith,
Lo-rt..sant Salim; Cornet Jones; and MLs:r•. Parigel,
and Pellitier, French Prisoners of War.
CEYLON .neland Mrs. Stephenson; Mrs. Du Laurin
Mr. and Mrs. Carts, C.ptain Barnett, Nfaior Crawford, a •:I
Li,uterraist Follette, with General Dublin, ■nd Messrs. Do
Latino, Sauvaler, and Sau%ager, Jun. French Prisoners of
War, who surreinkred at Pondicherry.
CALCUTTA —Sir George and Lady Leith; MiStre<sel
Mitchell and Wren; Captains Moore and Rogers ; and Messrs.
Pri,l;.ot (late Secret..ry at Bengal), Mitre, Apliii, and B shop
Gls♦ or LooDolca-Genral and Mrs. St. Leger; Culonci
1 Mn. Pringle; Capt. and Mrs. Wyau; Mrs. Franco;
Ca •. Cummins, Mr. James Smith; arid Lieutenants Gregory
an Lau 1.

f'•* ig r, pew Gamtaat. STuA 11'001 yet allied, 1110-MN
Pa Poirisrs. G rdon, Kenny, Forderal, Wicket, La Mi
faer2, ChAwanode, and 1: Amy.

Letters were yesterday received in the City from
China, by way of America, under the date of Bth
March last. We di, not learn that they contain any
intelligence of imixmance.

We have received several of the small Paris
Papers to the 30th List, and Dutch Papers to the
4•h inst. Their principal contents are given in our
preceding columns. It is extremely probable, as
we have already stated, that Bi.NAP MITE was an
ryn witness of the late experiment to destroy his
lie was to leave Mentz on the 27th, and
to proceed direftly to join his 'army upoi the coast.

The rontia frigate, with the ships from Jamaica
o. Lin don. are arrived off Plymouth.
The Prilre of Wars packet, with a Mail from
Lishon, is arrived at Falmouth ; the Mail will not
he received in Lonilm till this day.
The Awilnai packet, which bailed from Fal-
mouth on the 15th of Soptemher, is ar;ivcci at

On Mouthy. about one &citric. the Duke of
Kris-robe RLSAIAR AMWSADOR, and Sir Baocot
WAT• sti. tr.insAded business with Mr. PITIA at his
house in Downing-street.
About two o'clock. the RUSSIA)/ AMBASSADOR
and Lori Mttvirte had audiences of Lord 1-lAl'-
Si/war, at his Oifice.

Mr. PITT and Iflt'd MELVILLE will leave town
this day for Waliner Castle

A Privy Council sat yesterday, upon the business,
it is supposed, of Governor Pic a or+.
Mr. WICKSTEAD, King's Messenger, after the
Council WAS over yesterday, set off with dispatches
for His Msarsr v a. Weymouth.
Mr. TIIORNTON anivcd in town last night, and
it is espcaed will immediately proceed on his dipl.)-
matie mission. AS Secretary of Legation, to Herlia.
Government, it is said, have received advices,
that the contagious fever has :mated its virulence
at Gibraltar.

An Evening Paper has contradiAed the report,
that Lard Nation has solicited his recal.

Lieutenant-General Sir CH A R I. LS ASHILL is g.);n7
over to Ireland to resume a miiaary command. 1-1*;
is to ILIVE Meath, Louth, and Drogheda, within hi,
distria Maiur-General ARCHER is to be s,xond in
that command. _

The Canadian fenrible regiment is ordered to
reduced A great na•nber of them have ent_•:e.l
into the 2d battali.mn of the 79th, and ocher corps.
It is said, on the authority of private letters, that
the negociations between Spain and the United
States of America have not taken the most favour-
able tarn. The cessation of Loui.iana to the latter
Power is by no means viewed with satisfaction by
dr: Court of /slash id

Mr. Bitoocz, of the Alien Department of I.,)rd
Ilawxcsauftv's Office. is ieurrned to Lon Inn trout
the Kentish Coa=t, where he has been es:awning (in
virtue of Sp i.rl Instrisaions from his Lordsl.i,.)
Foreigners of every elescription, for the purpose of
bringing to the not;ce of Government such as might
have resorted to the Coast without special authority,
and whose motives might he suspeEted.
Advicos received on the 22.1 March at Madras.
from I r wt.ux RAO SCINDI A'S c.,mp, represent tl e
army :t very deplorible situation. Provisions of
eve: 01 were exceedingly scarce, and the troops
riy unhealthy. In a morning's ride, it
otinsual to see upwards of twerny thal
• . s stewed around, without the means of either
•n; the bodies, or even of putting thew under
and.