The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-18 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to theitband I I th Regiments of Light Dres.nni
marched yesterday morning from Westminster, fur the Cleary Depute
Maidstone.
DAschments belonging to the 2d, 20th, 38th, and 44th &Osiers cf
Infantry marched yesterday morning from Westminster, for Castsraarl,
A Detachment belonging to the 54th Regiment of Foot =mind Fenn'
day morning from Westminster, for Chatham.

MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES TCRNER.
The late Major-General Turner entered the service on the :Ist of Otto-
ber, 1795, as an Ensign in the 28 Regiment of Foot; ohtainedom We 18th
of October, 1797, a Lieutenancy in the same Corps ; and was pn.a.utni,
on the Bth June, 1803,•to a Company in the Royal African Corps.' He
was appointed, on the ldth April, 1804, to a Majority in the said Itcft
ment ; obtained, on the 26th May, 1807, the Lientenant-Coloadry of
Royal West India Rangers, and was placed, on the 25th•1)ecember,1914
on Half-pay. He was made, on the 4th of Jo, e, 1814, Colonel is
Army; was promoted, on the 19th of July, le. 1, to the rank of )(err-
General ; was appointed, on the 24th of June, 1w24, Capta'n-Genern sad
Governor-in-Chief in Africa; and obtained, on the lit of Ju.y, le.q. the
Coloneicy of the Royal African Colonial Corps.
* The late Major-General, while serving with his Regiment in Ireland.
as a Lieutenant, took Napper Tandy (for whose apprehension awned
was offered) prisoner, but refusing to accept the reward, the Goverment
immediately presented hint with a Cuptain's commission its Me Rolli
African Corps. He last his arm while serving in the Portuguese mares
the siege of Hadaj or, and his valuable life on the 7th of March, 18:1,.3
the arduous nod zealous discharge of his duty to his country.

SHIPPING INTELLIGBNCE.

L TUMMY, fatLI*ERPOO 16.

Arrived the Helicon, Darwin!, from Wilmington, sailed bth April,
the 22d, in lat. 47. al. long. 34. 4.3. spoke the brig Nile, 2$ days from Pr- e
for Newfoundland ; on the Zlh, In lat. 48..38. long. 23.43. spoke the Snot
Thomas, Henry, from Liverpool for bilramichl, out three weeks. Itt
Agamemnon, Stark, from ROVWCS; ApettUlatfl, NOrdSDVID; ViCtorAr
Vu a, from Dantrig.
Seven help, two snoun, off at dusk.
The Diary ADD was to salt from Buenos Ayres for Liverpool on the :lb.
of February. A letter from ,the Captain, of the 11th, says, " I shsU"II
to-morrow."
Ihe Atlantic, Black, from Cam peachy, has aiiived at Cork. `hr 014
on the 2.3 d of February, and left loading the Idriss, for Liverpool, asaP'
bp wish ship.
HOLTHICAD, BIS v 13.—At 7 a.m. the ship United States, for New rtt
at 9 a.m. the brig Hope, from Sierra Leone ; and at 3 p.m. tis hill 0"
hernia, from Savannah—all passed the Head.

FALMOUTH, MAY IS.—Arrived the Sarah, Sumter, for Lomita ;Edward
Protberoe, Proper; from Limerick ; and Vixen, Post-office racket. from
lifilford. The two latter sailed again for London.—Varlable light witi&,
Ptymourn. MAY 15.—Arrixed the Friends, Dukes, from MeMeT in i'
days ; on the Ist inst. in the East Sea, fell in with the Argus, Porde, frost
Memel to Sligo, In a leaky and damaged state, and sew be safe into 114
mire. Sailed the Braack, —, for Rotterdam.—Wind
E.
Cowles, MAT 16.—Arrived the Leopard, Gerry, from charlation, lath
da-4; and Monmouth, Atkins. from Diatantaa.—Wind E.
PoRVSSI OUTA, AlAv 16.—N0 arrivals or saltier. —Wind
DOVER, MAY 113, 6 r.m.--The wind has just changed to S. "
Hon. Company's ship Vansittart Is now passing for the Downs, Witte
'Hellish IA in sight to the westward.
DEAL MAY 16.—Passed through from the Rivealsst
rick Curtis,' for Jamaica ; Posey Hall, Head, for 'it. Lutis ; Ala"
far
Dunlop, —, for Sierra Leone; and a transport b.uque,
Wind E. 0-,b
STIER/VMS% MAY 16.—Salled the Marquis of Handy, Ate .5
conviet4, for New South Wales. Boer, TTE.
GRAVESEND, MAY 16.—Arrived the Earl of tlancarty,
Rotterdam; Prince Frederick, Hart, from ditto ; and Attwood, SOW,
from Ostend. Sailed the Recovery, Chapman, from Bombay a"
Shaw, for Virginia.
DELI/AST. MAY 13.—The cargo of the Minerva, Brltay, on shore s
Strangford Bar, has been landed, and the vessel, It Ile expected, I 14
got off. with tig
The Black River Packet, Held, arrived at Plirootallgorted •
w 0 Lot,
Enterprise, Bridge, from Jamaica, for London, March ra" --
ig the Petit.
tutus.
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HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning Si attn. after 10 I Eveningln• after'

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