The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-14 00:00:00

EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived off the Start, 1 ith March, 1626:---The H. C.
ship Duke of York, from China 17th November, and St.
Hchma 411 February. Mr. James Mackenzie, 6th officer,
died at China on the 3d October.

The H. C. ships Canning and London had not arrived
at China on the 17th November ; all the other China ships
of the season had arrived some time previously.
The H. C. ship Berwickshire sailed from China on the
13th November, and was to touch at the Cape of Good
Hope with Company's stores; spoke her in lat. 11. SQ.
South, and long. 94. 23. East, on the 18th December, all
well.

On the 12th December, in lat. 8. 22. South, and lang.
101. 48. East, saw the American ship Superb, Captain
Gecrge, from China 14th November, for Cowes. This
ship has got a packet of letters for andon. At the same
time saw the American ships Caledonia, Beaver, and To-
bacco Piant, for New York.
The H. C. ship Duchess of Atholl was to sail from China
on the 25th November, and to touch at the Cape of Good
Hope with Company's stores.
The Thomas Courts was to sail from China 28th No-
vember ; Macqueen, Ist December ; Dunira, .sth Decem-
ber; Castle Huntly, 10th December; Marquis Camden,
15th December; Earl Balcarras, 20th December; 'William
Fairlie, 23d December; Lady Melville, about 23th De-
cember; General Harris 27th December; Sir David Scott,
lit January; Orwell, and Princess Amelia, about 13th Ja-
nuary ; Marquis of Huntly, 20th January; Thames, 25th
January.
Mr. Jacob Luyken, 2d officer of the Duchess of Atholl,
died at Penang.
Mr. Andrew Pitcairn, 3d officer of the Macqu,en, died
on board the H. C. ship Sir David Scott, soon after leav-
ing Singapore.
tMr. John C. Milward, 4th officer of the General Harris,
died a few days after leaving the Straits of Malacca.
Mr. Joseph. Hodson, Purser of the H. C. ship Sir David
Scott, was so unwell at Penang, that he could not proceed
any further in the shipp, and was left at that island.
Mr. Carnegy, Midshipman H. C. ship Berwickshire,
died at sea soon after leaving China.
Passenger per Honourable Company's ship Duke of York—
The Rev. Randal Ward, Chaplain on the Bombay Establishment.
The passengers expected fo scene home in the China ships are u
under :

Per Duchess of Atholl--Clearge Rest Robinson, Esq. of the
China Establishment ; Colonel John M. Coombs. 23d regiment
Mamas Native Infsntrv, attached to Prince of Wales' Island ;
Mrs. Coombs, and Children.
Passengers per Thomas Coutts--Captain Hutchinson, late of the
Country service.
Passengers per Macqueen-3lrs. Taylor, from Calcutta.
Passengers per Dunira—Sir William Fraser, Bart., Robert
Borland iludleston. Esq. (China Establisbment), D. Napier.,
Esq., of the house of Messrs. Magniac and Co., Canton.
Passenger per Castle Huntley—Captain Elliot, of the Royal
Navy.
Passengers per Marquis Camden—Mrs. Ibbetson, lady of Robt.
Ibbetson, Esq., Prince of Wales' Island.
Passengers per General Harris—William Edward Phillips, Esq.,
(late Governor of Prince of Wales' Island), Mrs. Phillips, and
Children.

Passengers per Sir David Scott—Mrs. Wallick, Lady of Dr.
Wallick, Superii.tendent of the Botanical (lards!), Bengal ; bliss
Stow, from Calcutta.
Passengers per Marquis of Huntley—James Thomas Roberts,
Esq., of the China Establishment ; Mrs. Roberts, and Children.
Passengers Fr Canning—Hugh Hamilton Lindsay. Esq. of the
China Establt%hment ; Charles B. Lindsay. of the 3d regiment
31ndras Cavalry.
The following ships had passed St. Helena :—Hindostan,
M'Cullum, from Calcutta, sailed from St. Helena 16th
Jan.; Henry Porcher, Thomson, from ditto, 17th Jan. ;
Sit odfrey Webster, Ronaldson, 19th Jan. ; Mercury,
from Batavia, Jordan, 19th Jan.; Asia, Lindsay, from
Madras, Slat Jan.; Simpson, Simpson, from Bombay,
36th Jan; Mellish, Cole, from Calcutta, Slat Jan.
Lying at St. Helena:—Dorothy, Garnock, for Liverpool
from Bombay, Rd Dec. ; Kombang Jattie, Stever., from
Batavia.

The Duke of York has made the passage from St.
Helena, to soundings in the British Channel in five weeks.

ROMANTIC CIRCUMSTANCE.

The following singular article is extracted from the Genoa
Gazette:—

" In 1773 a French Nobleman, Count L— J—, wu travel-
ling in Italy with his wife, and stopped at Mangliana, in Tuscany,
that the latter might lie in. His most earnest desire was to have•
boy, and hitherto his hopes had been disappointed; but u his per.
tonal interest was concerned in the event, he engaged with one
Chisppini, whose wife was to be put to bed at the sante time, that
if he should happen to have a girl, and Chiapplui • boy, they
should change. rids taking place, the exchange was accordingly
made, and the infant baptised as Chiappint's daughter, by the
name of Maria Stella, April 17, 1773. At four years of age she
was taken to Florence, and educated at the expense of her real
father, through the means of the Countess B. de Fsenut, his
friend. At twelve years of age she was obliged to appear on the
stag.: ; In which station she was sun by Lord Newborough, then
on his travels, who fell in love with and married her. lie made