The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-29 00:00:00

MUTINY AT MALTA.

A serious mutiny took place in Malta, es* in
April. It was coi.fined to the Regiment oFfra-
berg, a corps composed almost solely of Gernsan
and Swiss malefaEtors. These ruffians, after mu-
dezing two of their Officers, and wounding several,
took possesssion of a strong fort, in which there was
a large magazine of gnnpowder. 1 hey levelled
the cannon and mortars on the adjacent town, and
motes unless their terms were acceded to. they
would instantly commence tb:ir fire, as well as
butcher all the British Officers in their hands. The
conditions they demanded were, however, of a na-
ture not to be complied with. In this state things
conti•.usd for several days, as, although the muti-
neers were overlooked by many strong batteries,
dread of the consequent should they be driven to
despera•ion, prevented our attacking them. A[ last
want of pruvisiosis obliged a considereable party to
desert their companions, bringing with them the
officers who had been their prisoners. The re-
mainder that still stood out, declared, should force
be used against them, they would Wow up the ma-
gazine, and overwhelm the fort and themselves in
one common ruin.
However, a determined German officer, second-
ed by some of his loyal countrymen, succeeded in
storming the fort; a few of the most hardened
of the wretches retreated to the magazine, which
shortly after blew up with a tremendon explosion.
Massy man were lost itt this calamitous affair; and
it is calculated that the ezpease of restoring the
works to their.original state, will not be less than
16,0001. independent of the quantity of gunpowder
destroyed. It was supposed that the remainder of
the mutineers had perished with the magazine, but
it was subsequently found, that before it blew up,
they made their escape; two having since been
brought in from the adjacent countly. Tnis
graceful business lasted nine days, and terminated
on the 16th April. Fourteen of the miscreants had
been hanged, and ten shot, when ettr accounts corns
away.

EXPEDITION UN/)C1: G-ZTCRAUFURD.

Account of the principal occurrences that took
place from the time the Expedition left England
The Expedition sailed from Pert Praya Bay. St.
Jago, in the evening of the Ilth January, under
convoy of the Spencer. 74, the Hon. Captain Stop.
ford, Commodore ; nieseas, 74, Capt. Hope ; Pau-
line sloop. 16, Capt. Lumley ; and the Bergh:if
brig, Lieutenant Mitchel, with SI sail of trans-
ports. as the following morning, the Capron, and
Gnsezes, of 74 guns each, Ciptains Cockhurne and
Halke, left the fleet, being ordered to England.
On the 29th January, the fleet crossed the equator,
in the longitude of 22 West.
The Expedition, after a tedious passage of Ge
days. arrived in Simon's Bay, at the Cape-Of Good
Hope. in the morning of the 20th March. On the
24th the Beet came to anchor in Table 14. y, for the
better supply of !voter and refreshments for the
troops. The ()hied and destination of this expedi-
tion has been so industriously concealed. that when
the fleet sailed from St. Sago, in January, no person.
'the Commodore and Brigadier General excepted,
was supposed to be inform.:) of the next rendezvous
of the ffeet;-onnty fru %Id 'Tape •teitorti traria%
hen industriously circulated for the putpose of
misleading those who were not entrusteci with the
.i.-cret. Tile force now under the orders of Briga-
dier General Craulurd, consists of the following
batralions, and detachments of Regiments :
Sorties. Electives. Cm.sascsaclisg °frees
Itor.l Artillery 2 companies 160 Captain Hawker.
riih Drat Guards x Squadrons 349 Lieut. CM. Yregten.
.th F.ot I &Wilton Ipoa Davie.
th Ditto Ditto 950 Sumo.
ith Ditto Ditto 925 Guar&
Ditto Ditto 'go - Duff.
tlsth or Rifle Regt. 5 Companies 314 hi' God.

Total 4630
The troops, ever since their leaving Falmouth,
have enjoyed an uncommon share of health, which
is to be aeributed to the extreme degree of eeanli•
ness and attention which was invariably preserved
on board every transport of the fleet. The decks
and sides of the smaller vessels were perforated, in
order to ventilate them etraually, and every means
used to preserve them healthy. Some of the mas•
ters of the transports were removed from their ships,
for insolence and unwarrantable conduZ.t to the niii•
cars on board ; and the Military Commandirg
Officers on board each transport were vested Wit;l
certain degree of corat..ul over each of the masters,
of much the same nature as obtains in the navy. This,
in all our expeditions, was loudly called I,r; and
we hope, that in future no unpleasant misunderstand..
ing can ever exist regarding the necessary pre-
rogative of Commanding Officers in Chief over the
masters of transports.
Although all the regiments of the expedition
have been embarked nearly seven months, and some
of them even nine, the degree of health which pre-
vails is unparalleled The loss by deaths has been
comparatively little more than thot of a single bat-
talion embarked tor a lung expedition in an un-
healthy climate. There is now scarcely a single sick
man in the whole IIVeL

According to the report ul Gentlemen who have
inspected the ruins of the late beautiful town of
Chudleigh, the whole town may be termed de-
stroyed, as there is not a trade or occupation re-
maining ; neither baker, butcher, public in, inn-
keeper, or shopkeeper left in the place—all destroyed.
Not a yard td cloth for clothes, not a rag of linen,
not a medicine; in short, the whole that are shut
out of home and shelter, amounting to above a
thousand souls, are fed by contributions of bread
and provisions from the country. On the 2ith, a
east was sent from Exeter with ten poditals worth of
bread and cheese, which came very seasonably ;
and in the evening arrived teal, an.' marquees for
the poor saner., also ten guintaf worth of bread,
sent by the Chamber. Two waggons followed the
next day, and on the Stith. subscriptions were to be
made throughout the city. The Fire-Offices lose
about 26,0u01., but the total loss exceeds 80,0001.
Both inns are burnt; and from the entrance from
Seeger (where remain about nine houses), the eye
sees only Mr. Bond's house, and the Church the
whole space between is ono heap of ashes down to
the gardens, and they hterally scorched ay by the
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.'PORTING INTELLIG.

YORK SPRING MERTINo,

Trtsonif —11• T 96.
Stand Prate of 501 for all Ages; Ciro...rear
year 041 a, 7.t 911,.; fir'. year olds, Sst.
rod 'col, au. lOrb. Three and kw-yours,
4% --Four mile+.
Mr. Wentworth', bay colt, Centurion, by Boni
4-v r, old
Mr. tg-ttria Frander, by Delpini,6-yrs old
Mr G al...Tines bay filly, by :1 Acanthus, out
g. yr. old
Mr. Joonson's bay hone, Sir Andrew, by
t0n...0, 5 yrs old
Mr C1...h.s bay colt, Codield by C"'"
Mr. ‘Vhae's bay hors!, Morinn/an, by St GI
tilt H T. Vane's bay Atli, by Sir P -ter, dyrs
Duke of Hamilton's be. born, Gurornor, by
Siva old
Sweepstakes of rigs each, for strew-year aids; c'.
illioa, Ear. One mils and dare. tisesere.
Mr. Hinton's bay colt by Sir Pr.r, wet of Sato.-'
Mr Garforth's bay cell, by Beningbrowgboossi
Lord gv colt, Knoer•ley, by Sir'
Mr. Morley's bay colt, by Hyacinthus, darn /
Sir W. Gerard's bay omit, Wrestle, by amain)
Mr. DoneorabeN bay. oar, Eusaingion, by Stat
Sir H. T. Vane's bay Illy, by Patriot, dam by
Sweepstakes of 10.gbsich, far throe years
e last Milo NW a Half.
Sir T. GaYeoigne'y chow ut, by Timothy, out --
Lord Pirawilliara's +iloll to Sir Paul . .
Mr. Wentworth's Margaret, bg Ilkloingbrough, oat of
ROXIMA .
Mr. ficiteriota bay, by &nine/rough, sit MSc' Ana
lEirby's pay, by Enchanter, out of Vetharlando
Mr. Garf.rth% etmlut, by Hyacinthe., out of Yarieo
Mr. T. Duncombe's bee. by Expectation, est of hi
Sister to Maid of all Works
Mr. Melhart's brown, by Harobbabseion, dam by
Trompator

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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eonsevaee, SAT U.
An answer to His Majesty's letter was reed sued
approved cf. and his Grace the Commissioner maw-
tqnk to transmit it to Lard Hawkesbury, teiat7
Lim presented to His Majesty.
The draught of an address to His Majesty ea die
present situation of public affairs, was also reads end
a motion made, and seconded, to approve of it
An amendment Was proposed to the followise
paragraph of the add: ens
tl It is the happiness of your people, that, Aorta. waettlii6
crow reign at fwty•ftves years, the corehoct of Your Majesty
has been Uniformly governed by ,the prieciplee which elected
ihe House vi -Brunswick unrin the throws of 'theft Orahos:
And the Ministers sod Etant of the Own* srf Senerad,
emerged •to thee* prideiples flour eeetvietiest,:: es well' ate by
their kah:ts and tersutationas reieben, with rethaliger Spas
!action, that Your Majesty h.e exhituted Wei tolfitifet 11111$1.
pie of a• saerert regard' Si. The ProtesdanrlOStowed rd Von.
While, in the seriei hi imletyvykee le ?wet Ream Ca.
t.:ohe %Mimes, which hew, seared Your a‘letwo eery%
we tseopiiLie cue onligateoeil operation of a ratel and set&
rant spirit. we Kaye hJoaYe found Ydar Maiessy eas, enteral
;uaritlati of the Protein( iistabiishihent. We have lately
~ tee Out esnrtil Wasters( yheitt by the Arm sad 41,064 it,,.
Ma of the conatintinnal preennatirseell thiseeelessoilley hie-
ing the iseueny whiche oh ovr shell fee rootage, beige
Gann the solkitwte welt whith yew Sielesty illoc.wees the
dairies of to, Soeereigri of a free people, os to *Alt wee
f.4!oe settj,7l. offfeii,g the affection.de tribe* jestry.4lllo
toe -oral cares foe the pehlie wetter...

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The amendment,• which was also -seeoadet was
as fctittlyst--.-
a. Mrs retterts. the egmeernortabh Mil*Mop billiNssaalb
WI Ma camases, sad at all UMW* tae the whew** bassostr at
the people; yes coasimently with nes -psinqdis • essalty-
terians.vid at Members if a Natiseal Chinch, !bid IND She
wane legal estabEshment with the Church of Salliami.
• eztritun but emetentplate with regret The continuasee at them
circumstances who!' exclude Presbyterians fres civil add !mi-
litary othcskwishout a public profelsion of tplamesey; and
we trust, that the time will axle name vibes She Member, ad
the Presbyterian aid Episcopal Churches will b. placed es aa
equal bating In all parts of Ilia Majesty's duraissiniss
After long reasoning, a vote was put, end the roU
being called, there appeared for the address, 158 ;
for the amendment, 53—Majority, 105. The ad.
dress was therefore approved ot.

Sir Henry !donor-44 WelWood entered his ses.
sent ; and those who should adbese to hint were al.
lowed to do so at an after diet. Sir Henry Mon-
crieff then proposed an address congratulatieg His
Majesty upon the final Abolition of the African
Slave Trade, which was approved of.

The PSenir, BIIOAD. from Sinyna, is arrived at
Malta. A fleet from England, was eapeded to sail
from thence about the le :h ult. under convoy of
His Niamey's ship Aneption.
On the arrival of the news at North Shields, on
Weduesday, of Lord Frac y being eleded sMem.
ber for Northuseberlarid, the bells ware sat a ring-
ing, and a number of Gentlemen. accompanied by
the Volunteer band, paraded the MOM. A dis-
charge of cannot, from the new quay, aid the Vo-
lunteer drums, roused the sleeping multirude at one
in the mirnieg from their repose ! Every individual
seemed highly pleased that I.ord Peace' was chosen;
but the general joy was much clamped on account
of the loss of their late worthy and esteemed Mem-
ber, Lord Bowies.

Mr. Omits, the dincinfited Candidate for Bed-
tot dihire, in his Address to the EWEdors says, his
" state of the poll at the ti gal clue. wilt be record-
ed in the annals of independence, to the mod of

Mr. R. WARD. Lord MULORAVeS praler, n•
ceired a pension of 1.001. per annum, horn a food
oeve: before applied to rich cases. Pretty good
payment it is for the composition of dine or fourbel-
ol notorious memory 1 And yet we have that
opinion of our country, that even in this age. in free
ilorarli, we su.peek there are few who world do the
job tor tl.e money.
StaCrdshire returned the same ten Members to
Parliemcit as before ; most of whoa were in the
minoriPy on the late dwi•ions.

We h47e Authotity to St/te, that Mr. WlLLtax
131.A0u. of Grosvenor gate, was trot oae at the
party in the boat that was upset in the Paddington
Canal. on Sunday. That Gentleman did not 'rare
his farher's house unt•l Atter the accident had Dap•

1 he Tuesday's state of the York POI beat CM
Mr. WILISICIATOICF; 1.:33. hit. Lascit.s.as 1139 r
and Lard stn Tot/ 94i. I. Avini the oral nulleher of
the 6th day tor Wtt.a. itruac.. 7163, Lasctt La*
6455. and Lord MILTON 6138. leaves no doubt of
t:ie retain .4 Mr. Wt ; indeed, it would
be a refledion to the enlightened Frrvbolders of
York had it proved otherwise. after his trinit
re-
presented them with a* meth Fidelity for

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