The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTKLUGENCE:

LIVERPOOL. WgtomEsnar, JAW. 18.
Wind S.W. to W. Thaw.—High water. 26 m. p.
Arrived the Spartan, Carman, from New Orleans and 'tetanal*,
Christopher Columbus, iberi, froM Sicily ; Belem Castle, Jones,
front Lisbon ; Junon, Nannings, from Ostend ; Aciere. Jervis,
Rom tit. Michael's; Mary Gatharme, from cisadelton •
Apollo, —, from St. Michael's; Arabian, —, from Savannah,
sailed 17th of December; Algonquin, Dixey, ifom Philadelphia;
anti 't'rident, Collin, from Charleston, soiled 29th Alec, . •
Off, at dusk, four ships and six brigs.
Private signal—. Alessi... Tinley and bolts, for the Arcturus.
The Mery Ann, Adams, from Liverpool, for. Leghorai was
spoken 7th inst., in lat. 48, 35. long. 11, 20.
The Vrow Maria, Myers, from Antwerp, for Liverpool, has
arrived at Scilly.
The Vulture, Holmes, from Liverpool, for New York, was lost
the lath ult.,' on` the Banks of Newfoundland ; the crew (except
one) and the passengers were saved by the Plitebe, Tisdale, upd
arrived at Portmagee (County of Kerry).
The Trim, Hooper, from Malaga, arrivcd at Baltimore the 9th
of I)ecember.
The Itosalind, Arbun, from Honduras, has arrived at Scilly.
'Phe Rochdale, —, from Liverpool, has arrived at Oporto.
The Jane. Russel, from Limerick, for Liverpool. has• asiived
at. Baltimore ( Ireland).

FAUIIOIITII. JAN. 17.—Arrived the Duke of Merlboroughi
packet from Lisbon ; sailed the Ist inst. On the 12. th Inst. in la;.,
19. 47. long. 8. 40. fell in with the ship BraUsford, Of Plymouth,
Wilson, from St. John's, New Brunswick, out 54 days, twenty-
nine of which she has been water-logeed ; supplied hes with pro-
visions, water, &c. the people being in great distress, frid
almost starving, but the crew would not abandon their ship.—

Wind S.W.
COWES, JAN. in.—Arrived the Tiger, Kent, from Calcutta—
Sailed the 17th Sept.; left at St. Helms the 11th Dec. the Re-
covery, Chapman, and the Asia, Pope, fromdiotobay, for Lou-
don. kill Majesty's ship Liffey had sailed tram St. Helios the
118th Mir. for England, which vessel has not yet •orrived. The
lloyne sailed the 211th Nov., and the Mary, Swig, sailed the 3d
Dec. for London.—Wind S.S.W.
PORTSMOUTH. JAN. lU.—Arrived the Jane, Hicks, from

Cork.—Wind S.W. •
Dger., JAN. 18.—Several vessels, and an American ship, have
come down from the River this afternoon, names not reported, and
remain. with the Marlborough, for Jamaica, and the Despatch,
for ind W.S.W.
ORAVLSP.ND, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Ahrinca. Street, from
Lisbon ; Maria Lavinia, Schipman, front Faro ; Fanny, Donald,
from Charente; Cherles, Mestnel, from Ilavre; and Union,
Darthang, from St. !Haloes. Sailed the Thames, Ilaviside, for
Chia; Lord Lowther, Stewart, fur ditto; and Times, Clark,
for St. Helena.
Pants, JAN. 13.—Advices from Perpignan, of 7th inst. men-
thin several wrecks to have taken place on that coast; among them
a Swedish vessel from Buenos Ayres and Malaga to Cette; crew
saved ; the 'Dealer's name Bohr. The Oscar, Holtz, from Buenos
Ayres, arrived at Gibraltar 16th Nov.
'1".11;GlIALI., JAN. 14.—The Two Brothers, Pearce, from Li-
verpool for Cork, has put in here, hating shipped some heavy
seas, and the cargo is supposed to be damaged.
Ll:emit:x..las. 4.—A large ship, supposed to be a foreigner,
was wrecked 2tl instant, on the Island of 3lonsa, and all the crew
drowned. The cram consisting of wood, is scattered along the
adjacent shores. A letter has been found addressed" to Capt.
Gabriel Hanson"; and dated 13th Feb. 1822.
Lisuox, Dsc. 31.—A smack, of about 70 tons, with yellow
siJcs. painted ports. and blue counter, without any person on
board, was passed 23d instant, by the Venus, Andrews, arrived
from Poole. The Fly, Farrant, which arrived yesterday from
Newfoundland, has thrown about 300 quintals of fish overboard,
and lost boat, bulwarks, &c. with other damage. The Arethasa,
Mant, from Bamburgh, for Malaga, put in here yesterday, with
Loss of bowsprit, foremast. sails, boats. bulwarks, &c. and leaky.
GIBRALTAR, Dgc. has blown a fresh gale from S.W.
all the morning, is More moderate this afternoon, but still wears a
threatening aspect.
Flout:lnas, DEC. 2J—The Revolution, Norman, from New-
foundland, was driven on shore near this port 21st instant, but has
been got off without any material damage, after discharging her
cargo. The Joh)) and James, Parker, from Newfoundland, which
ran on shore 12th instant, iu entering the harbour, was sold, and
bas bees got of without any Material damage.
NEW Yonx, DEC. 10.—The Gustavus, I,angdcn, from Ha-
-1 vannah for Buenos Ayres, put into Cl"rleatou 27th ult. leaky.

By letters of the 12th inst. from Rotterdam, a thaw had com-
menced, and the river was nearly open.
The Resolution, Norman, from Newfoundland. was driven on
shore near Figuciras, the 21st ult. but was got off again after dis.
charging her cargo.
VESSELS aroatm WITIL—Hero, of ViThitchaven, lat. 23, 30,
N. long. 30, 30, W. all well, by the Tiger, arrived at Cowes ;
Brallsford, of Plymouth, from St. John's, N. 8., 12th inst. lat.
49, 47, long. 11, 65, in great distress, having been water-logged 29
days, and the crew almost starved, but refused to abandon their
easel t supplied her with water, provisions, and necessaries, by tbs.
Duke of 31arlborough packet, arrived at Falmouth t Porter,
Callao, from Liverpool for Lints, 25th Sept. lat. 56, 22, S. long.
$3, In.
NO2.THERN LIGHTHOUSES —The Board for Roads, har-
bours, and Lighthitouses in France, has with much liberality
runtish:A the Commissioners of the Northern or Scotch Light-1
houses with the principal parts of a lens-apparatus, similar to that'
introduced by M. Fresnel, of Parts, into the Tour de Cordoitort,,l
situate at the entrance of the Darrinne. :Mr. Stevenson, engineer, I
I has since exhibited the apparatus to the Commissioners, with a
view to its application to a. new lighthouse erecting on the coast of
Aberdeen. The lens raerred to measures thirty inches, has
a fecal distance of forty.fbur inches, and when illuminated
by a point—lamp with tour concentric wicks of a curious cos
struction, recommended by M. Arago, President of the French
Institute, it exhibits a very powerful light. This description of
lens was originally proposed to be made in one piece by the cele-
brated Buffon, but was found impracticable. Dr. Brewster, how-
ever, In his article •' Burning-glass," in the Ed;obitret Enrutio-
polls' published, in the year 11111, suggested the building or these
grestlensea in compartments, a principle which has been applied
at Cordouen with much effect to a revolving light.--E.dinbargtt Slur.