The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-21 00:00:00

tom by a smack. It has blown dreadfully hard from W'
end it Is feared much damage is done. A brig. suppova collier, was seen drifting past the harbour this morning,
sigas nalW in the r
huigging, and rails stowed, ahandnned rn dou:
of the harbouro a rri
to rendcaneer a, so
s/Wa thane t no vessel could possibly
Fti P.M —Quite moder,te, W. by 8.
IlfaitErns. FEB. 18.—The Isabella, Richardson. from
Leith, ran upon Boulmer Rocks, nn Friday night, scud
wrecked. The Frederica, Heger, front Frederica tor Hull.
in g for this harbour. 16. h instant, got upon the Herd
tilled. Crew saved by the life boo.
BE LFAST, Fes. I6.—The Bedford Castle, from Whites*,
Cardiff, lost tier anchors and cables in Carrick Roads, hith i
and has coots to Garnioyle The upper works of a lay
discovered this numbing about three leagues east of 1),
Bay, have been towed into Newcastle. The Hope or 311
Blon
lioddarday d, was driven on shore r.eer Carrickfergus duziog a
night.
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Coal, Frs. 18 —The Denies. Hamilton, from LIN Behgal and Caine, has pat in here, having lost her mils And
MOMS, on Monday last.
A star MhaM, F Ku. Hernaters. Lutyess,
the Teiel from Batavia, saw, on the 11th Oct. theAnnuf Lou,
on shore on the strand of A njeer.
WivEnflok, FEB 19.—The sloop Charlotte, of and
Ipswich to London, got on the Maplin Sand, during a her
of wind, and has become a total wreck ; the crew and a am
of the materials saved. The Royalist, of and from Stint
has been on the Gunfteet, but was got off again by the
some salvage smacks; part of the cargo thrown overboard.
ALICAMT, Ira. 4.—The Nelson, l.etevre, which mei
ult. for Altai and Plymouth, put back the following day,
sprung her foremast.

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" RtO JANEIRO, DEC. 24.—The Lavaßega. Patriot prier
on the coast, and has captured several onaqtrs and riming

The °minium. Shadforth. from Memel and Copenhagen
was wrecked on Anholt Reef. 3lst olt. Crew Nal ed.
The Stade Von Linden, front Cork to Bordeaux, is OD
Tremflads and bilged.
The Hopewell, Goodwin, from St. John's. New Brunswi
Halifax to Londonderry, was abandoned st sea loth iota.
The Ida. Holtz, from Messina to :4to:kholrn. was wee
Penzance 6th lust.; the master, ore man, and part of thr
sated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSA LL'S, MONDAY. Fri. 20.
There was a strong muster of the principal betting men,
win between hors* little was done. till inwards the close
afternoon, when Monarch went back to 4 to I, and several
outriders were backed to a considerable amount. The Dri
the leading topi.: of the afternoon, very little being said at
other stakes.

HUNTING A PPOINTM EST.?.

The Earl of Derby's stag hounds meet this day at Si
bottom--at ten o'clock.
H. Jolliffe's, Esq. fox h muds. to-morrow at Box
Friday at Chipstead—etch ay at eleven.
The Surrey fox bounds, thur.dsy at Pratt's-bottom
turdsy at Liumsfleld--eseh day at half-put ten.

The two great Races came off yesterilay, one on Sunhat
moo, and the other at Crusade, Park, Berks. The Sunbui
mon match was for a blind home, 20 years old, the propert
Barnes of -the Stock Exchange, but late the property of t
in St. George's Fields. to trot in harness over five miles of
and tare, if) miles in 6 hours, in harness, for a great at
natue.t. A new vehicle, built for the purpose, weighing
was launched at Hitchcock's, in the ‘I runtinster.road, wi
securLd by whalebone, with 16-spoked wheels, axle-tree,
re•puuding. The match in itself was a play:hing to the ul
he secured it by performing each fire miles considerably wi
an hour, without fatigue, and won with more than twenty
to spare, to the arottishment of the backers of time. Tht
ing is the statement :

31in. See.
First 10 miles - 66 14 Fourth 10 miles
Second ditto . - 64 52 Fifth ditto - .
Third ditto 53 27
Total-4 hours, 32 minutes, and 61 seconds.
The other match was fur Slajur H. Ilallett's hum to trot
riewi 28 miles in two hours, round three nines of Cruwaele
Berks. The horse redigres wu matched lor 300 sovereij
did his work as follows :
Alin. Sec.'
. 12 14 1 Three miles
14 16 Ditto . .
I
. 12 17 Ditto -
12 211 Ditto . .
. 12 17 1 The mill
Total-1 hour, 64 minutes, and 32 seconds.
The horso broke in the fifth mile, and oretined upon the fret dur
ing the race; he was so truly beat that bis owner would not tn.
11::rt the last mile.

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