The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A detachment of men belonging to British Regiments in
India, is ordered to proceed from Albany Barracks on the
7th instant, to Chatham, for the purpose of embarking on
board the Herefordshire East Inthaman, for Madras.
The 21 (Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot, embarked
yesterday on beard the Nellie Castle, and Inglis, East In-
diarnen, for India.
The 31st (Htuttingdonshire) Regiment of Infantry, will
embark, on the 6th inst., on boat(' the Kent Indiaman, and
another vessel, for India.

Letters from Guayaquil, dated °doter 14, state that the
reinforcements of 4,500 men, sent to Bolivar from Panama,
had been ordered forward to Lima, the Liberator stating
that his force in Upper Peru was quite sufficient for the
conquest of that territory. There was a report at Guaya-
quil, at the date of the letters, that Bolivar had entered
Cusco, but no official news of this event had reached
Guayaquil.
A private letter from Jamaica. after noticing the two Bills
passed in the House of Assembly for ameliorating the con-
dition of the slaves, observesi-e
" Neither the House of Assembly, nor the Planters in gene-
ral, are actuated by any selfish motive; on the contrary, they
are ready toconeur in my measure emanating teem the Throne,
through the Constitutional authority of his Grace the Governor
of the Island. Indeed, the tau Bills above • alluded to clearly
evince such a disposition.
"That the House have not thought it safe or expedient to
) farther is, because., upon an investigation by a Committee
specially al pointed for that purpose, it appears that there is
still a great deal of misapprehension, as well as irritation, in
the minds of the negroes, as to the views of the British Govern-
ment respecting them."
Porrsmourn, Fin. 3.—We have been so little ac-
cuatomed to receive any orders for sudden preparations,
that we Icon all in a bustle ; while a thousand Turnouts
arc afloat, in consequenee of his Majesty's ship IVellesley
hying ordered to be completed to 600 men, and to be at
Spithcad forthwith. The Gauges also is ordered into (lock,
whence probably arises the report that she is to accompany
the Wellesley. They are both guard ships. Among other
reports, we have it that the army is to be augmented by
2,1,000 men. The 97th and 99th Regiments are at Gosport,
waiting for orders.
HIGH SHERIFF OF L•NCASHIRE.—The Liverpool paper
of Thursday says—" IVe understand that J. Hargraves,
Esq. of Ormerotl House, will be appointed High Sheriff of
this county palatine for the present year.
Captain Lindsay, of the steam-packet James Watt, was
lately convicted by the Magistrates at the Town-hal!, in
the mitigated penalty of five pounds, for taking Owen
Roberts, a branch pilot, against his will, to Greenock.
Yesterday he appealed at the Sessions against the convic-
tion. It appeared that Roberts went on board the James
Watt on the 27th August last, to pilot her to sea ; that
when he reached the Reck-perch, Captain Lindsay de-
sired him to steer dOwn Formby Channel, which he hesi-
tated to do, on the ground that there would be no pilot-
boat to take him out at the north-west buoy in Formby '
Channel; however, lie diel so, and no pilot-boat being
within eight or nine miles. they went on the voyage, and
arrived at Greenock with Roberts on board. It was agreed
on the one hand, that the Rock Channel was the safest
paceage to sea ; while on the other, Formby Channel was
preferable, being about three miles nearer to the point of
Ayr, in the Isleman. Several master pilots, Captain Haw-
kins, and Captain Askew, the harbour-master, gave their
opinion, that the Rock Channel was the safest passage out.
1 he conviction was confirmed—thus establishing the right
of a pilot to take a vessel to sea by whatever channel he
chooses.—Lieerreol Advertiser of Thursday.
On Monday forenoon a distressing accident took place
at the mill in Tureen-street. A married woman, who was
on her way to seek work for her niece, was entangled by
the main shaft at the back of the mill, which drew in her
clothes, and dreadfully bruised her before the machinery
could be stopped. Her niece gave the alarm, and by hold-
ing her firm, prevented her body being dragged round;
but her clothsi were either torn off, or so closely coiled
.round the shaft, that had not an active young man come
to her relief, and with a knife cut off her clothes, her body
was so twisted at every movement of the machinery, that a
few turns more meat have proved fatal. She was
carried in a fainting state to an adjoining house, where
clethcs were sent for, and medical aid procured. She was
far advanced in pregnancy, and liai since been in a very
precarious state.e-Waserots Chronicle.