The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-18 00:00:00

Mr. Joie dm& lie bed ImilL 'maids to essisillie
payment of the prefamuses. The pz:metazal.
the husband of Mwslasse Catalans
anxiety, in several coavanstiows he Ittihad
Janes, that the performers should WOW f sad that
he was very much deceived in Mr. hisses camases;
plainly insinuating that Mr. Jowls hod been guilty
of an act of managerial swindling. Gentlest's. I
confess, that. for my part. if the contents of this
paper be not a libel, 1 caning conceive what a libel
is. If yon believe the evidence, I think it is clear
that the Defetidnut entertained en aversion against
Mr. Jones."
The Jury retired for about five minutes, and
found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages isol.
mumnommimisumwas
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSI4OI.I/11, DEC. 15.
Arrised the Escort brig, I.teut. Crosby, from
Guernsey, with the loss of her rudder.
A violent gale from the South-west blew last
night: the Clarendon, Bruce, West Indiatnan. and
the Pore transport, are un shore; the former on
the Kicker and the latter on South Sea Beach ;
fortunately, no lives were lost. The Royalist traits-
port was also driven on shore, on the Spit, but got
off; she, however, made so much water, that they
were obliged to run her ou shore again, en South
Sea Beach.
We have not learned that orders have yet bete
received here tin what day NehensioA 7itylur, late
Surgeon of the Jeweiee, is be executed.
TORSAY. DCC. 14.
Arrived the nerdy gun-brig, from the westward.
The Thames frigate, bound to Lisbon, with the
Spanish Ambassador ; and the Persian sloop, with
a convoy for Lisbon, still remain here wind-!wand.
Sailed the Daphne frigate, for Plymouth, and
Gambier brig, on a cruise.
ent.siotern. 13.
Arrived the Princess Charlotte packet, with a
hind from Lisboa, in ten days' passage.
suet., vac. 15.
We have experienced another dreadful gale from
the southward, with much rain and hail. Early
this morning, we discovered a ship on her broad-
side, on the Goodwin Stolid ; two on the Break ;
five An the Flair, and several in the Downs,
with the lam. of anchors and cables. and other
&mitre; one: of the ships on the Flats, is the
gingsbsts. "Warden. for Jamaica. The ship on
the Goodwin Sands is a foreiner, had two men
drowned. Three ships in the Downs have lost
their bowsprits. fore mid main-masts. An Aineri-
CMS ship sunk in the Downs, crew saved by the
Deal beats ....Several ships cut and run for Rams-
gate. YARMOUTH. DLC. 1..
The gale last night was heavy indeed; much da-
mage has 'well sustained here and along the coast.
The Camille, Stewart; Nancy, Pratt, from Sunder-
land. loaded oith coals; Ifliaorrae. Jackson, from
Quebec; Westmorland, Barrett. for Stockton ; 'hula.
Poppingwell, for Gainsborough ; Mery,Williontsoo.
and Success, Hunter, from Hull, are Ott shore near
Yarmouth. The crews of the two first ships were
meet by Captain Marrhy's inventieu ; the second
shot lied threw the line scrim one of the ships,
which they drew the cable on board, and made it
fast; it bring tightened from the shore. the slide-
boat was fixed to it, and hauled to the ship, into
*hid' the crew got. and were brought safe to lend.
—Several more ships are on shore.
EaSTIVAILIto SRC. 15.
Last night, it blew a terrible storm from the
Southward, and about two this mu g people
freest the watch-liouse observed light sliewn from
a Irenel apparently in distress at the back of the
rocks, but no boat could possibly get out to her
assistance ; some Insure were Teat in anxious ap-
prehension, when, about five o'clock. a large brig
was observed driving at the mercy of the winds,
towards Essivrars Bay. and, at last, under a coil-
fused move from the people on board, to strike on
' the rock. at the foot of the Cape Point, when
several of the effrighted crew endeavoured to sale
their lives. lay leaping (rota the bowsprit to the cliffs;
but, fortunately, some people on the watch disco-
vered her awful situation in time to prevent them,
by shouts and other rigouts. from litaphig upon
destruction ; in consequeuce of which the lives of
several were pored, fur the tide then ebbing, seine
time Interwar& left her dry. In the mesa time,
the sea fencibles. from Folkstone, were assembled
in great numbers, and their Captain and officers
having walked round her, to examine the nature of
the (Impinge, soon after daybreak, began to take
step, to secure the drifting spars and stores, (for
both masts were blown over the side) ; in this ope-
ration the sea limeades exerted themselves with
the greatest activity, while the Custom-House peo-
ple. under Mr. Dawson, stood as centiorls ; and it
is hoped, that if she Arnold go to pieces ou the
erred tide, most of her stores will be preserved.
The name of the brig is the Defender, and it is
said. that, long before. finding her situation hope-
less, it was deliberated whether or trot they should
run ashore in Ilythe Bay. Unfortunately they did
not; and when they anchored off Fulkstime, both
her Cables ported. and she drove as before stated.
Thee is two few of eery heel, being
COVE or Coax, DLC. I I.
Arrived the Fortune, of Workington, Hudson,
Havatmahs sugar. logworol. Sic. for order.