The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-11-24 00:00:00

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Roessist.#ol ;t. I elltrald ilingipp•emy Mott ae
age of twenty-eight or thirty. Uprowillauca•
Sworn to and mbsoribed before as a jeistiptrif
the pedlar for A Ileghaarcounty, this leth of lily. •
eighteen hundred and seven-
Twines TtttsTLe.
State .f Mareland,
Atieobany county, et.
William Macneer being dtdy MOM on the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God, depos.th and sayeth.
ft is about twelve years ago, when he was employed
as an overseer by Upton Bruce. son of Normand
Bruce. who then lived with his father, on the larm
at Pipe Crock, of which he then had the manage-
ment, his father giving it into his hands ; and that,
among the lads under his diret ion. was one of a
very bright colour. like a very dark white man, anii
plainly shettrd the mixture, and as descending from
whits and black parents ; that among the female
Slaves was one called Phillis. who acknowledged
this boy as her child, and no doubt could be en•
tertained of the fa& and was so universally
knoxn by the whole family and neighbourhood.
His mother was a dark mulatto, and his father.
as was well understood, was Ans:rew Ware, who
I knew well. This boy was as much a slave
to Mr. Brace aa,anv other be had, and, no doubt,
was suggested to the conTrary that ever I heard,
Sot was his origin or birth questioned—that he is
by guess, five feet seers inches high, rather slender
Made, his hair rather co, ly, and is age, ro the best
of this deponent's knowledge, i; now ..boot thirty
years—that be understood he made some agree-
ment with his master, by which be was suffered to
to at large ; and the last time this depots nt reeol-
kas to have seen him, was driving a train on the
Baltimore road, between six and seven years ago—
that he then passed by the name of Romulus, and
this deponent understood, he aftewards took to the
WILLI•I4 NI'N•111.
• The within sworn to this 17th day or July, 1107,
Uric= me, arm of the Justices of the Peace fir Al-

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be 4111:y county aforesaid. Aeosew Barna:.
deposition of Greenbury Grin, of Talbot
4111 wit y, sad the state of Maryland,. aged about
• thirty-seven years, taken before William Lindsey.
Gentleman, one of the itstices of the peace for
ten Ann's county. July commissioned, and qua-
se such, this 4th day of August, in the year
Moor Lord one thousand eight hundred and revert.
smith, that John Strahan or S•rarrhan, the son of

Samuel Strawhan, of Q teen Ann's county and state
Of Maryland, was bound to him to the sea serrite,
about the year eighteen hundred and two. (as the
isidantine will show, which will he procured as pin
6f this deponent's information) that the said Jiihn
Jilt the said Greenbury about the year eighteen
Insadradand four, at Norfolk; at this time he was
Meg wilt a certain captain John Kemp. from
Teisidarl to Norfolk aforesaid—that this deponent
late sot seen the said John Strahan since—that the
said John Strahan /In a light sandy completion,
and looks older than he really is, and a pretty well
IpiaLman.
before me the day and year.aforesaid.
Was. Lirto,se.
Arhis indevure, made the 2 .dt day of March, in
**fear of our Lord, 1802, witaesseth, that John
Solawhoi of Queen Ann's etoonty, aged seventeen
yesrs a. ten months, bath. of I is own free and
voluntary will, place', at.d beittr.d himself apptcotice
Onto Greeoherry Gliffin, nt l elhnt county, water-
span, t• Lien the 'aid trade and orcupatvoi of a
eraterwas. which lie, the said firevnbet iy Grttliii,
DOW teeth, and with him as An apprentice to dwell,
coati fas and serve, Ir-at the dry of the date hrtent.
NUM tli full •nn and terra if three years and two
months Irom thence a.xt ensni.ig, Ste.
(Signed) JOHN blitailtHAM.
Ge.ssesiine Gairrin.
liffitness —John Merchant, Tnea. Laulodin, John M•Datiiel,
R.-seined, 3t.t March, ISUY
orphan'. Court, A 2,11 15th. ISA The within inden
!Iwo eras enameled and 3 p.,roved.
Certified psi J. Pace, Reg. of W.lls
Talbot Couto,. is.

Attested b'J Price, Rig of Walls
fur Talbot I,..ouoity
flotoskr:l, Nut Pub.
The deposition of Samuel Strachan nr Sir.swhan,
is generally calla hem, of Caroline Ccuuty, and
State of Maryland, aged about 56 yenta, ta,.en be.
fore VI re. Lindsey. gsralemar, one of she Justices
of the Peace for Queen Ann's Cut.nry, duly coin.
mistinned and qualified as such, this 4 1t day of

August, in the- year of our Lard ISU7. saith,
• that he hag, or had a son, cried John Strahan nr
atrawhan, as they ate called here, burn about the
Stith day of April 1781, as well as he recollects,
that this son U'at bound Apprentice to a certain
Greenborgh Griffi , who was then a seaman, ar.d
employed in the West India business, as he under-
stood, that he has newel seen his said son since, nor
beard from hiss for I years, unti: the notifica-
tion frusta die Government of the United States—
drat this sot was pretty well made, and had a light
sandy crimplexicn, and that he was born at the tan-
yard, belonging to a certain Wrn. Tilgham, on the
pulli;c road hom Centreville to Queen's Town.
Sworn before me the day and year aforesaid.
Listossr.
I, Benjamin Davis, of Westport, in the county of
Bristol and Commonwealth of Maisachusetts, yeo-
man, bring legally qualified to give evidence, do
depose and say, that about fourteen or fifteen years
ago. William Howland, late of said Westport,
retainer, deceased, brought to Westport with his •
coloured boy, then about six years of age; that
We a.me of the said boy was Daniel Martin,
dud he was bound to the said Williatn as an
apprentice or set vent, under the authority of the
laws of tins Commonwealth, by the select men
and overseers of th • poor of the said town of
Weloport, and the indectures were executed at
the house of this deponent ; that die said Daniel
was afterwards, on his arrival at the age of tout teen
years, an apprentice or.sereant of Nancy Howland,
widow end fella of said William flow/and, and it
is now about seventeen years since I have seen the
said Daniel. fie was then of a common stature,
straight built, aid without any prominent marks by
which trade scribe his person. It was always under-
me, wait the said Daniel was from some
Spanish settlement is America.
Beritanits DAVIS.
V..ised State, k mice , Common w.mth et Mastarl..vm.
Ors this liin day of July, 11107. before use, Hi
Haskell, notary public, duly stetted sad quaii-
-111(1. aid titian:lg in the town of Nreranotord.
--„isesou.sity appermaeirikt4saia ;)Aluile E:941. told 814440

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LONDON,
TUESDAY, Novtu eta 24.

A Letter from Deal, dated on Saturday, says—
Dispatches came down this morning and were pot
on board the Flag of Truce at diy-light. The
schooner got under weigh immediately, and sailed
for Calais, where it is probable she arrived by this
noon. The nature of them is kept so prr,foundly
secret, that not a syllable is known here ; they are,
however, pretty generally conjured to ►elate to •
negociation with France. The Messenger who
Came over the other day remains in London.

We *stated, yesterday, that the Townshend packet
left Falmouth onWednesday, with a mail for Lisbon.
The mu Rated packet is under orders for the same des-
tination. This continued intercourse, and the for-
bearance with which we seem to have given the Por-
tuguese navy to " the cause of the Continent," fur-
nioh grounds for hoping that a secret understanding
still exists between Portugal and England, and that
some advantages may yet be derived from this se-
cret attachment.

Saturday rimming the Lavinia frigate. Lord W.
Sr u•RT. arrived from Oporto: she sailed on the Sd
inst. with SS sail ender convoy, and parted from
them on the 7th, of Cape Finisterre. Mr. WASI,
the British Consul, and all the merchants who were
left behind by the last convoy. are coming home in
this convoy. There is not a British subject now left
at Oporto.

Admiral KIATIIII'S squadron is still at St. He-
la's.—lt consists of
Superb 74 5 Rear-AdMral ants,
gape M•Cieod.
Minotaur 74 Mansfield.
Ganges 14 Hellcats.
Mars 74 Lukin,
Define*. "4 --. Eking.
Valiant 74 Young.
Hercule.. "4 Hun. Capt. Colvin.
Brunswide ..74 Grlves.
Alfred
66 Draper.
Agamemnon 64 Rose.
$0 Danes.
The last ship joined on Saturlty evening, soak-
ing a total of 12 sail of the line.
The order, for getting them ready for irmsard4re
service, was received at Portsmouth on *Way sc'n.
night. The most arduous exertions &ere conse-
quently made to repair their defe&s, and get their
stores and provisions on board. On board several
of the ships they were at work night and day. Such
was the zeal displayed, that by Wednesday noon I I
sail were able to drop down to St. Helen's.
This squadron, as we stated in a forn.er Paper,
is probably intended as a fleet of observation upon
the movements of the Russian squadron eapefted
from the Mediterranean. According to private
letters from Gibraltar, it had put into that place,
but Ouveroasent ban received no

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rotundas *ea the Italie& It etrtalaly IsM
not ba allowed to enter an eneeseet, port.—
If such were its intention, our bissebediag; lefts of
Cadiz, Itochfort, and Brest, would be able to de-
feat it, until its arrival in the Channet and if it *Sr*
not then disposed to enter an English port, Admiral
KEATS would be able to see it safe to the. Salttc.
Several frigates are on the look out to give this gal.
lent Admiral notice of its approach. There are se-
veral circumstances which encourage this opinion.
Two of the ships have only one month's provisions on
board, and two of theta are not in a sufficient state
of repair, for any long or distant service.

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Sir SauuaL HOOD'S squadron, at the same port,
consists of

Centaur 74 f Rear-Admiral Sir H. Hood,
Capt. Vitt)ley.
Captain J. Walley.
'sit tepid 64 Woetley.
Altacaine

Sucens st Ayscough.

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This little squadron is destined for a particular
ser►ice, in which some troops, under Gen. BEE rt.
/OR D. will be also employed. Each of the ships
has two flat•bottomed boats on board.
The Caplaiii, Afiicoiae, and Seam, sailed on
Saturday. Sir SANWA L HOOD was expelled to
follow with the remaining ships, last morning.—
They proceed in the first instance to Plymouth,
where the troops will joist.

The American Government perseveres in con-
tending that the three seamen taken en board the
Clesapeair were native•born subjeds of the United
States. Some official documents have been lattly
published in support of this assertion. We have
given a copy of them in our preceding columns.

The late storm appcars to have been ♦ery gene-
ral. The letters from Scctland, and all the Eastern
and Southern ports of England, abound with me-
lancholy accounts of the damage which it has oc-
casioned.

The Getrrier, now one of the finest frigates in
the service, is fitting out with every dispatch at
Chatham; the command of her is given to Captain
&ESNS, who proceeds, as soon as ready, with the
Duke of blancassrta and suite, to Jamaica. His
Grace is going out to that Island as Captain-
General.

A telegraphic order was received at Plymouth on
Monday, to apprehend a man passing through that
place. supposed to be a spy ; but he could not be
found. A letter from Marasion iodises us to be.
liege, that he has passed through Cornwall unsus-
pelted, and escaped to sea. A man of genteel ap-
pearance arrived at Marazion on Tuesday List, and
hired a small sloop, for the ostensible purpose of
conveying him to Cock, where he said he was going
to join the expedition under Sir S. SXITLI, and was
charged with dispatches for that Officer. He irsoke
English fluently, but with something of the Irish
accent ; his person, however, appeared to resemble
the French. He got clear off.
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The Bla:er is Lid to have sent into the Downs
some privis from the liAstwarJ.
The Alpha, Siva*loar, liflrs. CAI/14MM, the
nephew; C A I/M4.31, from Riga. and a Beet from the
Baltic. are arrived off Lowestoffe...

The itiossiir, a fine 74 gun-ship, which was
launched from the Yaid of Messrs. BRINDLIST. at
Rochester, on Wednesday last. is found to hive sus-
tained no damage from the accident that °toured
on Tuesday. She goes into dock to be coppered as
soon as the Warspite cnmes nut.
The Charles Witham, KIRBY, from London,
bound to St. Petersburgh, was safe in Copenhagen
Roads, on the 30th of Oaober, under convoy of
His MAJESTY'S ship Vanguard.
The Norditern, !Amino, from Plymouth, is de-
tained at Copenhagen.
Several persons having been deteeed in conveying
away the stores of the Danish ships arrived at Chat-
ham, the respeftive ships of war at that port keep a
guard-boat continually on the alert during the
night.
A physician, of some eminence in the metropolis,
has received authentic information ,that Box AAAAA e,
with his accustomed alacrity, has issued a decree,
enjoining that all persons in his dominions, who have
not had the Small Pot, shall immediately receive
Vaccine Liondation, and that the names of such
medical men as distinguish themselves in the cause
of Vaccination, be reported to him. The deaths by
Small Pox in the metropolis continue about SO per
week. _ _ _

The :hotting of the ports of Portugal, at this
period, will be severely felt by the merchants of
Exeter, Poole, Dartmouth, ate. who are engaged ge-
nerally in the Newfoundland trade.—A frond, who
is well acquainted with the nature of that trade, has
favoured us with a few observations upon it : He
says, " In the late proceeding of France in com-
pelling Portugal to shut her ports against us, the
craft of BOaAPAuTt to injure the British commerce,
is evidently seen, in the period chosen; he nu
doubt is acquainted that. after the fishing season is
closed at Newfoundland, nearly the whole of the
shipping would be laden, and many of them on
their passage to Portugal; suld that the remainder,
after being cleaned from the fishery, would soon
follow for the ports in that kingdom ; for they
generally arrive at Lisbon, St. Uhr'q, and Oporto,
about the latter end of November. He has thus
nicely calculated the time when it would be most
distressing to the English commerce, to shut
the ports of that kingdom against os. The period
of servitude ends in Newfoundland on the 20th of
Oilober, when Bills of Exchange. at two months'
sight,ate given, for cargoes shipped, wages paid,
ah.i supplies served. for carrying on the fishvy.—
Tais will prove exceedingly trying to the merchants
engaged in that trade ; those bills must, of course,
be paid. whilst the ships, with their cargoes, will be
obs:ged to run for a British port for shelter, owing
to tits ovideatias idiotic' at Franca." •

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