The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-04 00:00:00

SHIPPING IVT4IIIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, Fes. 2.
Wind S.S.W.—High Water, 39 m. p. 7, evening.
Arrived the Vulcan, Taylor, from Savannah ; Meredith, Ken.
nan, from Demarara ; Fame, —, from Leghorn ; Cherry,
Dibble, front Cadiz.
The Itlary Cumming, front Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, was
spoken Jan. 9. in lat. 43. long. 11.
The South Boston, Carder, from Cbarlston, has arrived at Clyde.
The Waterloo, ilawley, from Pernambuco, bait arrived at Ma.
ranitam.

PADSTOX, lex. 30.
The Vigilantia, Smit, from Liverpool front Antsterdaut, has
been brought into this place in a very leaky state, and I am appre.
hensire that his cargo must come out.

FALMOUTH, Fen. I.—Arrived the Lord Hobart packet, from
Rio Janeiro—sailed the Ilth December: on the 13th December
spoke the Bolivar, for Valparaiso, in lat. 20, long. 37. Sailed the
Emulous steam.packet. for the East Indies; the Providence,
Nave, for Malaga ; the George Canning, bong, for St. Michael's ;
and the Mary, Quick, for Cork.—Wind S.E.
PLY3LOUT 11, Fro. I.—Arrived the Three Brothers, Woolscott,
front Messina ; the George and Thomas. Prate, from Genoa ;
the General Brock, Lund, from Cette ; the Lord Coilingwood,
liewson. from 011=1; and the Nymph, Watkins, front Smyrna.
Wind W. _ _

1:;0Wr:S., FEL. 3.—The Bremen s:iip Augusta has been con-
&tuned and sold.
rotursmou 11, FED. 2.—Arrived the Commodoie, Bond, from
Oporto; the Bienfaissiit, —, from ditto. The Diadem
transport nas come into harbour. Sailed the Circassian, Douai-
waits. for Madras and Bengal • the Sovereign, German. for lan.
don ; his Alajcsty's ship Talbot, for Scotland.—Wind S.S.E.
to S.S.W. _ . _

DIAL, FEB. 2.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Ellen,
Arbroath, from the Mediterranean ; the Friends, of Yarautanh,
from the westward ; also, the Perseus, Jackson, from Shields for
Bermuda. Arrived from the River, the Zeeman, foe
Bordeaux.; the Alexander, Martin, for ditto. The Juliana,
Sarah and Elizabeth, Ow, Allies, Alexander the Great, and the
suit:l:Wu turned away upon the ebb about IL a. m. The rest of
the outward-bound remain.—W Ind S.S. W.
GRAVESEND, FEB. 2.—Arrived the Prince of Waterloo, Pe-
trie, and Alfred, Maddock. from Oporto; Netley, Vivian!, from
(Gijon ; Isabella, Wallis, from Bengal : Lord Nelson, Wilson,
from Fayal ; Aurora, Hallett, from St. John's ; and the Mel.
pomene, Johnson, from Honduras.—Sailed, the William and
Decry, Panchard, for Buenos Ayres ; Amazon, Holder, for Ja-
maica; and Olive Branch, Anderson, for the Cape of Good
HoAN.
peT
trErtr, JAN. 31.—The weather has become very mild, and
It it expected the navigation will be free in a few days.
ROTTERDAM, JAN. 31.—The ice decreases very fast, and if
the thaw continues, of which there is every appearance, the river
will be navigable in two days.
Ilastuutturt, JAN. 27.—We have had a slight frost since last
night.
MESSINA. JAN. 27.—The Matilda, Moore, and Dispatch, I
Crabb, arrived from Liverpool, are landing their cargoes, consider.
ably damaged.
LESINORE, JAN. 24.—The Mary, of Lynn. Stoakley, from
London to Lubeck, arrived in these roads to-day, but will not
proceed at present, although the Sound fs tree from ice, with little
or no frost. _

LISBON. JAY. 20.—The Fanny, Stone, from Bristol, which was
on shore, is much strained, and has sustained considerable other
damage. Much of the cargo it is supposed will be found wanting.
His Majesty's ship Aurora lost a launch, two hawsers, an anchor,
&c. in getting her off. The Experiment, Coulthard, from London
to the river Gambia, put in here yesterday, totally dismasted ; she
had been out sixty days. The men of war's boats not being able
to tow her up against the fresher in two days, a steam-boat was
hire) for that purpose. The Edward, Fairclough, from Liverpool,
(out seventy days), bound to St. Michael's, arrived this day, leaky ;
also the Manone von Blucher, Scliewannen, from Hamburgh to
Alvarado, with loss of bowsprit, &r.
GIBRALTAR, JAW. 14.—The Cora, Coaker, of and from Liver.
pool for Naples. was wrecked 10111 inst. about 12 miles east of
rangier. The master and crew arrived here this day in a fishing.
boat; much of the cargo hasbeenlrdedt and more expected to be

miff, The Jeune Lim, from Marieities for Martinique, which
was driven on shore during the gale on ths 3d inst., has been got off
by assistance of his Majesty's ship Thetis.
Si. THOMAS, DEC. 12.—Sonic Spanish cruisers have appeared
in these seas (said to be tour) all from Cadiz. The La Guayra
packet, from IA Guayra for this place, has been captured, and it is
said many other vessels, arrn-agst which is the English brig Union,
from Tobago for Halifax, with hides and tallow. The La Guayra
packet was a Colombian vessel.
Rio Jaxnrao, Dtc. fi.—The Emperor has equipped a naval
force, destined to place in effectual blockade the ports belonging to
the Government and provinces of Rio de la Plata. The Maria
da Gloria sloop of war, which came in last night, retook the Sin.
nem, which hail been captured by the Sverallija privateer, on
their passage from Rio Grande to this port. The prize.maatcrs are
brought in here in irons, and are said to be French.

The Stanmer packet, arrived at Falmouth. left At Lisbon his
Majesty's ships Ocean, Albion, Glasgow, and Aurora.
The Unanimity, —, from London to Newcastle, laden with
brandy, and supposed to be lost, is arrived safe at the latter port.
The Henry, Hossack, arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 25th of
October, was boarded on the Equator, in long. 22, by the Romans
privateer, of 14 guns and 73 men, belonging to Laguayra.
A brig that had been abandoned was fallen in with off the coast
of Holland by a Dutch fishing.vessel in December, and after tow.
log her for fire days, she foundered. Front some papers found on
board, it is supposed she was the Duke of Wellington, of Peter.
heal, fl'm. Jaffrey, master.
VESSELS SPOKEN wren.—Shannon, from Gibraltar, 31st ult.
by the Osborne packet, arrived at Falmouth. Bolivar, bound to
Valparaiso, 13th Dec. pat. 10, 15, S. long. 37. 32, W. by the Lord
Hobart packet, arrived at Falmouth. fluke of Manchester, Lon.
don for Jamaica, nd ult. 1at..45, 40, N. long. 13, 30, W. by the
Agnes, arrived at Southampton. Norval, of Aberdeen, Liverpool
to St. Thomas, 30th Dec. lat. 49. 313, long. 7, 30, W. by the An.
drew 314lieen, Irvine, arrived at Leith.

Desirous not to increase an alarm already too genesalaart
injurious, we have hitherto abstained from particulariiting
the symptoms of mercantile and manufacturing &presides,
but too visible of late in this town and its vicinity. It is a
duty, however, to the public, and especially to Parliament,
to let our true situation be known, when unhappily no im-
mediate prospect of improvement opens, and it may require
combined as well as energetic measures to moderate the
sufferings of a considerable number of the lower orders
of the people. It will be obvious that in an extensive
manufacturing town like Leeds, surrounded by •many
smaller, and, if we may use the expression, tributary,
places of the same description, the state of all ranks
may be accurately estimated, when that of the maim-
factures is known. Upon the latter point we have accord-
; ir.gly made inquiries, and vie find that for s 'rural week
past the greater number of mills have been running but
four days per week. In some besides, the hands have been
ditninisbed, and we think we are correct in saying, that
consideration for the sufferings to which the workers would
inevitably be doomed, if knocked idle, is with most of the
masters the sole object for not discharging all their men,
or at least still further reducing their time. The four days
per week, mentioned above, are made by cominencinr.
worli, every morning at eight instead of five .o'clock, ard
quitting at four in the afternoon, instead of eight or nine
o'clock. But notwithstanding these laudable endeavours
to soften the rigours of a period of stagnation and adversity,
we grieve to say, there are at this moment hundreds or
men in Leeds alone out of employment, and lanai lc to
earn any thing by any honest means. Tbe amount of
victuals comprising the families of these unfortunate people.
who share their hunger and wretchedness, is necessarily
great. We have, indeed, highly respectable authority tOr
saying that many persons in this town are literally starving.
and that there is every appearance of additional number;
sinking into the same deplorable condition. It would b
erroneous, however, to ascribe this melancholy state or
things to the prudent restraint which our bankers may
have been obliged to put on their accommodation to custoM-
ers. The tact is, that the warehouses of the manufacturers
arc choaked with goods of all descriptions, for which they
can find no market on almost any terms. Whatever goons '
can be disposed of, we understand, are sold at 2's or :;ti per
c.nt.uneer first cost, hut even at this rate there is centipara-.
tively no demand. These statements will apply not cn'y
to Leeds, but to the adjacent villages, and the elle ct which so
universal and grievous a stagnation must have upon ev. ry
connected interest, whether commercial or trailing, need net
be described. 'cheery with all persons is, that us bu sines-.
is doing, no money to be had ! We are at the same time
happy to add that th-re are no failures of any cons quenn,
ard that we frets; all respectable houses in Leeds will be
able to hold their gr !and throughout the present trial. Bat
in the mean time the poor must endure horrors, unktis
prompt and effectual measures be organised to search out
their distresses in time, and administer relief. We feel,
indeed, that it is only neceassary to make known thus the
misfortunes and hardships of the humbler classes to awaken
i ito active commiseration and charity the warm spirit of
benevolence which animates their superiors. But no time
should be lost, and as an encouragement to others to come
forward, we are authorised to state, that there is one gen-
tlemen in this town ready to co-operate at a moment's
warning, and in the most liberal manner, with such es may
be desirous of alleviating the miseries of the poor at this
inclement season, and during this period of unexampled
depression.;—Leeds I ntelligencer.