The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-09 00:00:00

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o,NitsCIT Ole, NOV. $O.
OA thu-silay the citix,its of ‘Vasliington
gave a dinner, in honour of General Eaton, who
has justly obtained the unqual tied praise of every
Erna and true A mei atm. A numerous and respect-
able company weie Assernble,l, among whom were
members in Con tens, and OlScers of the in my and
navy, who all s highly FgatifieJ at the oppor-
tunity they enj“iyed of expressing. though in a small
degree, their ii sense, in favour of distinguished
t)nerit. Ot,ler, h.o molly, and conviviality, marked
; the proceediogs.
John Ta7lor, Esq. presided, and Wm. Simmons,
Esq Colonel Wharton, Major Brent, and Elias B.
Caldwell, Eici officiated as Vice-Presidents, all
graced their appr.•priate se.its. Toasts were pre- •
pared for the 0cca..1.17, which were succeeded by a
number of volunteers, indicative of a true patriot-
ism, and real independeace, and arising from indi-
iidual, honest. and glowing sentiment.
• 1 The people of the Litit,:d States—himeit, intelligent, and
bti.e. Too happy theinselves to disturb the h. pines of
Others.
2. The President of the Unind Statps—.Allay the millions,
whose suffrages have raised him to tonor.r, and their rewaid to
the unrivalled inosperity of their etiontry.
3. The Cnng,-., of the U..;tei States—The depositaritN
of national confidence, way they be the organs of national
spurt.
4. Our

in peace, but n ,t unprepared for

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I. war.
b. American principles—may they never cost virtue a blush,
Or innocence a bar.
6. The Airiericari Nlavv—in virtue and valein unstir; asstd.
7. The American F;ag—may it command respect in can,
lea.
S. Washint",), Adams, eel Franklin—NtAy the gratitude
ad their comely be :IN immortal as their fame. Three Cheers.
I. The spirit ot a flee pn.yle—Let the injustice of foreign
Ipowers of awakening it. •
• 10. Prehle—shis c.ruistry'a praise, the brave man's. glory.
Three Cheers.
11. The States of Barbary—May th Immeis they have re-
cently receive 4, teach there, that honesty is th.• best policy.
Is. Our late captive Corintrvinen—whn coined glory in the
Midst of danger, and displayed fortitude in the midst of suf-
fering.
IS. Agriculture—May the sons of freedom venerate the
plough.
14 Commerce and Manufactures—May the unrestrained
freedom of the was expand therm', grad the spirit of indurtra
invigorate the other.
1N Genius, Learning, and Patriotism, the surest passports
to the respect or a free people
16. The Army and Militia of the United States—Ready at
a moment's warning, to maintain the rights, and avenge the
wrongs, of the count•v.
17. The district ,1C.1111111bie; advancing with steady steps,
in prosperity and numbers
On General Eaton's retiring—
By the Prcsiderit—General Mason, wrote heroism sunlied
the place of legions, in warm{ the mercenary bands, and ap-

palling the corrupt council, of Moult. So: Cheers.
By the Vice-Pri.sitlent.—Comniodore Boren, a speedy resit,-
ast.on of health rri our e, dlant counti y man.
By the VH:4E-President on the right--rhe brave Decatur.
By tbeViee-President on the lett—. file young heroes, rßan-
limn and Mann. May the laurels of a desert be refreshed by
the gratitude of a tree People. Three Cheers

NAT4L INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, lAN. 7.
Arrived the lime frigate. from the rAst. Indies,
hiving the Marquis of Wellesley and suite on board.
Sailed the Sny; 'ward gun-brig, on a cruise.
Put back the Metre. bomb, and the Speedwell brig
of war.—Wiud W.S.W.
PLYMOt; rir, Jan.
Came in tl.e Danish East Indianian, !forge, Capt.
Frost, from Bengal, for Copenhegen. %iir.np4
and Warrior men of wan, flour Torbay ; .IAVeZ94
frigate, from Portsmouth ; Raver, Frazer, from
Scaly ; Capoos armed brig, Atalanta, dl/6seore.
and L' f‘v.evlc sloops of war, from a cruise. .1 he
Golpoea has re-captured the Swedish brig A.llll
Marzaretta, Durance, from Leghorn, bound to Got-
tenburgh. She was captured on the 12th ult. by
French privateer.
DEAL, JAN. 7.
The Venom frigate, in coming from Cuxhaven last
night, ran on shore on the Goodwin Sands, but is
got off by the assistance of the Deal boats, and is ar-
rived in the Downs, with the rest of the ships as per
last.—Wiud S.W. foggy weather.

FROM I.LOYC'S LIST.
ilita•tssw o, Jas. 7..—P.o.sed Isy the Hope, Conk, from
Re.ipl ; Lawson, from Quebec; Anna, Swani.on,
from Seville; blephinirs, ?twill'', from Leghorn; Robert and
S4faii, Tdrlak, front Curk ; Princess Royal, Richards, from
Y. uirtudi ; Ne,eimos, Heath, from Norway; Alhimr, C..ck ;
and the '.l4.sria, Hanson, tram St. Michael's—Sailed the
Charlotte, M War, lot T..nef.le; Chasiestun, and the
Quinn, fur Poulc and Naple+.

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Saturday last, a serjeant of marines. belonging to
the Vichay, and a waterman, of the name of JOHN
Kuwait, were drowned along-side the above ship,
wile endear, ))))) ing to get hold of a lighter ; the
eerjeant missed his hold, and, in his fall, caught
of the waterman be the collar, and the tide
running stt ng, they both disappeared before any
assistarce could lie afforded them.
On Friday last a waterman, of the name of Gt Les,
was whipped throngli the streets of Sheerness, for
aiding an! Ihetting in the desertion of a seaman
from His lisaesev's ship Afavnanim,. After lie
had received his punishment, an Officer, with a
party of marioes, took him on board of the flag-
shitto serve His MAIUTY.
The following tails respell ng an event that has
ex.!ited much interest in Suffolk, may be relied on :
Mr Bar:Yee, haying made the attempt to starve
himself to death, t k his abode at the White
Horse, fieninghal rsclay, the 2ith of Nev.
wl;erelse remain Dec. 90, without taking
any nouri,htnent, t about one pint, or a pint
and a hair of water every 24 hours. It having
suggrsted, that he mast have privately taken
some otter nuirment besides the water, persons were
alterna,ely employed to watch him, all of whom
have declared, in the presence of two medical
gentlemen, and oth.rs, who scrupulously examined
theca, that he never received from any of them, or
rook, err- least morsel of food driving the above
period ;fl in, in ipite of all intreasies, • persisted in
his rash design, which being conceived to border
eureigly on ittni.cir, it was at length determined to
Kid to Norwich, for the keever of a private mad-
- whose appearance,- it is believed, induced
continued
of doing
to have

house, whose appearance,- it is believed,
him res.inie takintfacisl, which he has cr
for bolferm -41=1 D. now in ■ fsir way c
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