The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-08-25 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF THE BLAKE.

This grand, sight attracted, en Tuesday lad.
the greatest number of spectators ever known
on a similar is-casmit at Deptford. The holiday
folks, in digit way to Peckham Fair, all stopped to
clew the interesting scent. The Trinity yacht
was moored off the linig's Yard, for the re-
ceptirsa of the Princess of Wales, who was at-
. • tended by the Lady in Waiting, Lord Hon.',
and a number of gentlemen. liar Roy*. High-
.
we's came from Greenwich in Lord Hood's barge,
to the yacht. Admiral Stanhope and au elegalit
party were in the Admiral., ciarge. Two elegant
berths, decorated with colours, were fitted up for
the retention of visitors, hut these, thongh large,
se:.re not sufficient to contain the company, among
se deem were Sir Richard Biekertna, Sir Edward
Hamilton, Mr. Rose, General Fraser, and a long
list of fashionablee. The ship went off twenty mi.
mutes before three, in the grandest stile, amidst
the acclamations of the by-stan.lers.
The Blake is a flue 74, of the largest class ; the
.figure on the brad is a bust of the brave Admiral,
crowned with a wreath of lau-rl, and nn her stern,
beautifully carrel and coloured, is a line of battle
ship. her to:s.miasts all awl- iga.:ing a large
castle of great force. Sur is built of foreign oak.

Mrs. JORDAN. we are happy to state, it so inueh
recovered from her late inclirpotitiJni, as to i..ive
-. performed last Monday at Richmond.
The Mike of NOSTFIVIIIIIERC4.IIO iiirth-.bay will
be celebrate' this day at Castle, Sion
House, and Northumbei land H nite. St. Mar.in's
• Bells will riag a intr-y a eel u the occasion.
The 10th regiment of foot, .tat ed Colches-
ter, is going •or, have a new bawl, t.
PREVOST, tit the Pandettii style, the sa• s ther
fanner band, which went to Gibraltar wit . • ;camel
Fox.
Mr. Jews,. has commenced his ha ian sera', in
Dublin. Ors satarday lasi, Seisi:reei.f.: was to be
pe-itrined.
Mr. 111T•LaR PORTER his bee.i itttliiiptiSed, at
_ Ricantund, and is expectad to return to town this
day, and 11.:11 proceed to his seat in We:- -..iirr.
The Mart•hinness of Saatheuar grand
dinner, yesterday, at Hatfield. to the art sail
Countess of &sax, and several of the e.. :wilding
The Micheal Onwi..;er noTE•No will leave
IA nee IT Ali, in a fcw dars, for Belvoir Castle.
Lady E. IZABETII ,ORSISS/ has ben prevented
from leaving Welton Mowbray, for ltose Hall, ea
atecrotat of the inibt:wivition of her eldest son.
hit Aaiun tat gaol Lady Awed 4 Hues return-
ed, yesterday, to their wet, in Hertfordshire.
The Ugly. :tad Dichets of RUTLAND are gone
on a suit to the Earl and Countess of CARLISLE,
at Castle Howard.
The Duke and Duchess Us CASTRIES and the
Countess of BARRYAtIIta, left town yesterday fur
Ecll6.47.Diske ef PJIITLAKD gave a grand dinner,
yesterday, to all the Cabinet 'disasters.
Wsotss's Roams, in liiug-stress, St. James's,
ere undergoing cnteral material improvements, pre-
paretori to the ensuing fashionable season.
Arrived :it Swansea
earl Met ('erise, Capt. and Mrs. Patriarch, Mrs.
Ms.se. Miss Pwrson, Mir It.rbards, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh,
Mr. Pbilpott, Mr. amid Mrs. lAN-know! and lassilv, Mrs. and
Mles Res, Ser. awl Mrs. H. T. shewen, Me. sea Mrs. rad.
limo, Mr. awl Mrs. King, kr.
Arrived at Teubv :
Mr. Mrs. nail Miss Wood's's, Cape. Cr.,., Cut sad Mrs.
. a and Ewald), Georrat Mathew, Mr. M. Philipps,
11111:12.7.*1 Mrs. /stir 'lid Family, Mr. awl Mrs. Malting
sad Son, Rev. Mr awl Mrs. kuiphlem, Mies Paid, Mr. and
Mho Dseheaa, qn. mid Miss Dansey, Mi.. Magee, ke.
Lord and Lady CIEMoRM E are On their departure
for Worthing.
The Bishop of Los one leaves the Palace, at
Fulham, for his seat at Sisisdritlit,e, in Kent, this
day.
The report of the Bishop of LONDON having
presented to His :11.11311aTT a manuscript, is said to
have been an error.
Mr. W'tosetteoace and f.mily are rec opting
themselves nits' the sea air. at Eastbourne.
An article in one of die Dutch Papers, states,
that the Spailihh troops in Jutland. Fetich, arc. hail
taken the oaths of allegiance to their new Sove-
reign, Don joSlteel, and that urson that occa-
sion "their wiithusiasmMas univeivoll" It men-
tions particularly the regiment of &allure, the very
regioneut which, according to Admiral Lars
searched Ia Danish miles in ...tt hears, to elect its
escape.
CAIIIIACCIREs has liven created Duke of Pease.
sad La tiara Duke of Pi tcaeza.
Lecissi Bow •P %RTE. it seems, has left lasi:sue!
residence. near ltusie, supposed for I'aris.
Be the last accounts from Sir lIARRY BUIRIRO,
we learn that the expedition under l is command.
haired Cur ta on the 17th inst. wan a pretty fa-
vourable wind; but that it afterwards became ad.
tcrie : so that it is not expected the eepeilition
W 041.1 have reached Portagel before there'd or 2.1 d.
%Vitale the troops were to be disembarked, had not
Stialiv beets decided, beratow the point of landing
wuuki be regulated by tile itiatructious left by Sir
Aaron& IVad.stoce, or by the position which
that General may hive taken.
Lieutenan•-fienceal Sir I)AVIO BAIRD minutely
inspect's!, o.i the itith and 17th ilea:int, at ler-
MeV awl 111 lilletoa, the several corps to embark
under hiseoininanti. Lkali those stations are to be
rrudere.l inure infective for military purpates; at
the (*riper, grotiiid fur new cobalt, barracks has
bees marled out brorder of Government f and at
the latter. arrangements are on foot which it is said
will render that matteter extremely complete. The
el:motels aids eWich expeditions are. fitted and peu-
wet from the port of Cork, and the fiteihtie, it
•11.03. re• t!irinvistz trio:omin Ireland, littlh'iaitly
imri,..tse tit,. nhir, t tit (isicernou: at dusctieg their
eictothnit to that part of the blend.
TAP s.l ratitabetii of the iyth, or, Innittillitig
Maids Iferi-urti.t, is upwards-of 4100 eleoug.—
A .eels nettaiimi is spoken 64• •
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