The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-11-28 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Lard Wodehouee and Family, (ruin Kimberley, Norfolk,
to his house in ffinwk•street.

Lord Bag d and Family, from Blyfield, Staffordshire, to kb
house in Upper Brook-wart.
Colonel Sparrow, (rum Brighton, to his house in Berkley-
square.
NVilliarn Iloare Hume, Esq. M P. for the county of Wick-
low, arid his new married Lady, from Ireland, to llotel,
DOM' street

Lady aid Miss Hartwell, t, their ►ouse in B iulton•street.
Crawfunl Bruce, Esq. M. P. front Tal.low, Bucks, to his
house in Fitzroy-square.
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, (tom Rath, to Wimpole•street.
Mr. Elves, bum Itith, to Nlillcr's Hotel
George Trope, Eq. and family, from Rutlandshito, to the
British Hotel.
Mr. Howe and family, from Hounslow, to Fittrorsquare.

Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, His MAJ arrv,
Duke of Kewr, Princesses Soria, a and A MALI
attended by General FITZROY and the. Hon. Mr
VIL LEHR, rode to the right of Ascot Heath Race.
course, where the E.trl of SANDWICH was waiting
for His MAJESTY, and on his arrival gave direaions
for the deer to be turned out for the day's diver,ion.
The Duke of LEST and the Pa INCFSSES returned ta
Windsor, and took an airing in the Great Park.
Yesterday morning, the Duke of CAM RR roof: in-
speßed the Berkshire Cavalry on Maidenhead
Thicket.

Lilly LOUISA MAK/SCIS is much recovered from
her late indisposition at ltAmsgate.
Lady 6..socu left town yesterday, from Miller's
Hotel, for Norfolk.
By the death of the Countess of SH A rrtssef
the Hon. Cwt. CV AsttLiv receives a considerable
addition to his fortune.

4r Hari tor and Lady ENGLISTIELD Set out
from Tinley street yesterday, on a visit to Lady
13i:etc, at her set in Kent.
The Dcwarr Countess of T.Err aim, and her
daughter, Lady --CLENLNTS, will return on
Friday from Worthing, to their house in Grosvenor-
square.
Lord Demur and Waits is expo led in town to.
moirow, from Himley Hall, Staffordshire, to his
house in Park-lane.

An Opera is in preparation by Mrs. Norf., the
celebrated painter, who has also undertaken to de-
sign all the scenery.
The soil of St. Domingo is more favourable than
that of France to the growth of E ••• Mr- rm.*. Di.ss A
LIN rs is now a full grrnOn Emperor, while Rot: A•
PA RT IS only our in embryo.
On Friday last, I .ord Do R FR, and the l Inn. Mrs.
PORT /41 A is, attired at Cheltenham, and touk up their
residence at Mr. Joires's, the Arch-buildings.
This day the first and light company nt *he se-
cond Regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, will
go to fire ball at West Ham, for two gold medals,
which will be given by their late Treasurer and
Quarter-Master. A cold collation will be provided
for them.

A vacancy occurs in the representation of the city
of Edinburgh in Pat Lament, by the Loins Aims-
CAr IA appointment to be Lord Justice Clerk. The
I lois. Gwent ABER:RU,IBV, Of Tullibudy, eldest
son of the late gallant Sir R 41.1.11 AntIICSIONRY,
and s- ;.in-law to Lord Viscount M s:i visas, is, it
is said, a Candidate for that honourable station.
The last accounts from Antigua state the death of
General Du ti sop.
Monday last, the 4th battalion of Carmarthen-
shire Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Wit-
t Lame, of Penycoed, assembled in a field, in the
neighboui hood of St. Clear's, where an elegant
pair of colours, presented to the corps by Sir HEN& v
Paornt Roe, were consecrated by the Rev. Wirt.-
I AM Davis,t Vicar of Llangathen.
A West Country newspaper contains an adver-
tisement, from which the following is an e‘traA
Wanted, an einnearosed Sarlihrrd, to marage a
flock of sheep, upon an enclosed farm, in a warm
pleasant situation, in the Vale of Glamorgan, near
the Bristol Channel, where all the neighbours talk
English ; and reasonable encouragement will be
given to an honest, sober, careful m in."—'rhe ad-
vertiser is supposed to be an unmarried ShepiSerdeu.
The bet taken up against Lieutenant FA intsAm.
oat his late walking match, was only to the extent
of one hundred guineas, and was shared by four
Officers of the Regiment; of course pecuniary emo-
lumer.t was not the objeft of that Gentleman.
On Thursday last, the 29th or Stirlingshire regi-
ment of British Militia, commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel GR•I4AII, of Gartmore, were inspeded in
the Links at Aberdeen, by Major-General the Mar-
quis of Hearer. After the inspeaion, his Lord-
ship gave an elegant dinner in Cleughs, to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel G tarsal( and the Officers of the
regiment, the Garrison Staff, and other military
gentlemen in town.

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LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Adrnirnity-Uptc•:, Ploy. 27,, Isoc
Copy of a L,•tter from Vice Admiral Sir John Thr,s.,
worth, K B. Commander, in Chief of Hit blaiNn7;
And V e.aels at Jamaica, t9.w,posvn hca,cle;;, L 6,4
Purr Rnlal, 3 :th Septenattts.
SIR, - -
I transmit you, for the information of the
Commissioners of the Admiralty, the c,.piei of
Letters from Captains Gordon, of the Racoon,
the Hon. John Murray, of-the Franchise, rely
the capture of L'Alliance and L'Uranie Frt
Privateers. I am, &c.

J. T. Duccwolsk
His 94,siest)% Brig Raccor,
SIR, Bird Key, Aug. 90 is 44.
I have the pleasure to inform you, that on thel
instant, in lat. 20 deg. 52 min. N. long. 7l ,
10 min. W. Sand Key, N. E. by N. distant se
or eight leagues, I had the good fortune t,) d
within musket shot, a large French private r,
struck after we had tired at him I r three
of an hour ; she proved to bc
for twelve guns, haling only -ix tiluun:e.l, iour
pounders and two nines, commanded by .14c...
JJunoque, manned wit!: sixty-eight men, ou: elt
days from Samaria, and had taken within), ; she
a fine vessel, but much cut in her sails and
and had only one man slightly wounded. -
I have the honour to be, &a.
(Signed) J. A. Gusto
Sir J. T. Duckworth, IC. K .tc. Arc. Arc.
Silt, Franchises xtsz., Sept 14,
I have the honour to acqnaint you, that gems
day, after a duce of eight hours, His Majestyl
ship Franchise, under my command, was forteui
to come up with and capture the Urania Frn.cl
privateer schooner, of three guns and sixty-f
men, belonging to the city of St. Dons.ngo,
thirteen days, and his taken nothing. the
is supposed to be the fastest sailing vessel in tho
seas. I have the honour to bc, 3cc.
(Signed) Jolt:, Mult:4l
Rear.Admital Darns, /kr. ,