The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-08 00:00:00

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'N TEL LICENCE.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 5.
Yesterdav, at noon, a signal was made front
Maker Tower signal-post to a niait of war in the
&Ting ; her ansicer per signal, proved her to be tlie
Hellos., of 74 guns, Capt. SKI est: v , from the Streights,
I.tst from Spichead, where she had performed er.u-
rantine. She ran in and came to in Cawsand Bay.
Yesterday, as a seaman was helping to fix a cap of
a topmast in Hamoaze of a ship fitting for sea, he
was so violently struck on the head by its jerking,
that it occasioned his death in a few hours. Can.
in leaky, a French brig from Havre, the master GI
which reports, the French people deprecate the idea
of a war.—Went down into the Sound, the bather,
18 guns, Capt. Delafons. Dispatches, with sealed
orders, were this day received here by the Port Ad-
miral, which were immediately put on,board La
Renard, 21 guns, Hon. Capt. Cathcart, lying in the
Sound. She weighed anchor, and sailed direetly to
the Westward: no probable conjeCture is formed as
to her destination. El Salvador del Mundo, 112
guns, has her masts all tamp, is rigged overhead,
and will be ready for the reception of either Lord
Keith's flag, or Rear-Admiral Dacres's, this week.
Le Tonant, 84. guns, Capt. Sir E. Pellew, warped
down to the lower sailing moorings, previous to her
going into Cawsand Bay. The other ships getting
ready will soon follow to join the fleet of observa'
tion forming there.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL G.
Remain at Spithead his Majesty's ship Dread-
nought, of 9; guns, Admiral Lord Gardner, and
Capt. Brace ; Russell, of 74 guns, Capt. Williams ;
Diamond, of 58 guns, Capt. Elphinstone ; Calcutta,
of 56 guns, Capt. Woodruff; limo, of 32 guns,
Capt. Richardson ; Aarora, of 28 guns, Capt.
Nlalbon ; Arrow, of 30 guns, Capt. Vincent ; and
Sylph, of 14 guns, Capt. Goate.
At St. I ielen's his Majesty's ship Amthan, of 32
guns, Capt. T. M. Hardy, and Pgmy, of 14 guns,
White.—Wind S. by and moderat.:.
In the harbour, his Maiesty's ship Putisa,a, of 74
guns, bearing the flag of Admiral Holicway ; Gram-
pus, of 50 guns, Capt. Caulfield ; Cast.", of 32
guns, Capt. Peacocke ; Orpheus, of 32 guns, Capt.
Charles Elphinstone ; Fury& c, of 21 guns, Capt.
Malcolm ; Chichester, of 41 guns, Capt. Spear ;
Gladiator, of 41 gun, Liout. Conolly ; a d Starling,
of 14 guns, Lieut. Guyon, with several cutters.
General Sir Thomas Triggge is expelled here
tliis day.
The payment of the officers and artificers of
his Majesty's Dock Yard, for one quarter, com-
menced this day.
His Majesty's ship Calcutta, of 56 guns, Capt.
Woodruff, is under sailing orders, and expeted to
proceed to sea, with the tirst favourable wind.
The revenue cutters continue to bring in good
supplies of seamen.
DOVER, Arm 6.

Arrived last night the Poi•conslazt and Hya-
cinth passage vessel, with a number of passengers,
among whom were, J. Pigott, Esq. and family.
Sailed the Auckland packet, with mail and fol-
lowing passengers : F. Gould, Esq. and family, Mr.
Impett, Mr. Clark, Mr. Hall, Mr. Isnard, and Mr.
Martin.

Mons. Parisot returned from London this after-
noon with dispatches, and immediately embarked
for Calais in an open boat.
lhe wind having changed to t eastward, a great
number of ships have passed by from the Downs
this afternoon.

SIX O'CLOCK.—The Renomm!e passa7te vessel is
just arrived from Calais with Mr. Cornier, Prussian
messenger, with dispatches ; also the Prince of
Watts packet, from Calais, with Mr. Gurnell, who
has dispatches from Lord Whitworth ; and Mr.
Catt, who, I believe, is butler to his Lordship.
YARMOUTH, APRIL 5.
Arrived yesterday the King George packet, Captain
Flynn, from Cuxhaven, with mail and passengers,
and fifty casks of money : the mail and passengers
landed here ; the packet will sail for Harwich the
first fair wind.

Remain as I,efore, the Lecla and Penelope frigates,
and Bold gun-brig.

LLOYD'S LIST.
The Hamilton, Holmes, from Barbadoes fur Liverpool, put
into St. Vincent's leaky, and is condemned there.
The St. Antonio de PuadA, --.., from St. Ander°, for
Li‘erpool, is lost near Liverpool.
The Dispatch, Harris, from Jamaica for Cork, is lust of;
Cuba.
Tile Alert, Brehaut, from the Coast of Spain, for Guernsey,
is lost oil the Coast of Spain.

ARRIVED.
In the Creek—the Matilda, from Leghorn ; Anti,
from Zante ; Iris Davie, from Messina, and the Flora,
Hawkins, from Smyrna.
Off Dover—the Recovery, Brown, from the Smth Scam ;
Britannia, Sewell, from Jamaica; Lord Duncan, MillPr, fir
Antigua; industry, Sowtas, from Cadiz; and Robert and Sa-
rah, Wilson, from Gallipoli.
At Bristol—the Victoria, Shelston, from Malta; Hop(
Richards; and Magnet, front Gallipoli.

MARRIED.
On the 27th ult. at Glcnkindy, P. Gordon, Esq. of
Ahergeldie, to Miss Eliza Leith, daughter of A. Leith,
of Glenkintly.
On Saturday last, at St. James's church, by the Rev. J.
Moore, J. Leach, Esq. to Miss J. Rush, second daughter
of Sir W. &atm-I:mice Rush.
DIED.
In the East Indies, in the aid year of his age, 11evi1!e
Port, Esq. of the 19th Light Dragoons, youngest son of
John Port, Esq.
At Brigiron, on Saturday last, the infant daughter of
General CG dine.
On Thursday, the :4th ult. at Exmouth, Devon, in the
53d year of his age, Mr. C. Iliffe, of Lambeth-hill, DLAC-
tore Commons.