The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-07 00:00:00

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TOILTSMOUTII, MAT 4.
Yesterday a Court-Martial was held on board the
Glddiefor, on Mr. .Inmes Morgan, Boatswain of His
Majesty's ship for le tying the Dock-yard, an
desertion. The charges being proved, he was dis-
missed the office of Boatswain, and sentenced to
serve on hoard any of His Majesty's ships the Lords
Commissioners of the Admi,alty shall think fit.
Arrived, the Meebir sloop of war from a cruise.
The Fa, sloop of war, lately launched at Bussleton,
will sail in company with the Amelia, to the West
Indies with convoy.
Rear Admiral Coffin arrived here this morning:
he immediately hoisted his flag oR board the Cilia-
dieser in harbour.
IYIYHA/t, MAY S.
Arrived the Nowis from a cruise: the Plitomnt
also stood in our bay, but went to sea again.
IALMOUTII, MAY 2.

Sailed this day the Vorrr sloop of war, of 111/ens,
with the following vessels wider convoy, vie. INlitY,
Hoke, Friend...hip, Svccess, Pickle, S; ed", Reeenrery,
Ba(ty, Pra.islever, Denid, Pitimeqth P,rka, D,,net,
Stecetss, Harmony, Bird, Quick. rare, Coliasa, Line,
and Lurii Nelson. Also sailed the Tevnsltend packet,
Dodd, with mails of the 17th and 24th oh. for Lis-
bon ; thl Lan Arekile packet, Pontius, with mails
of the 18th ult. for the Leeward Islands ; and the
American brig Awes, Waite, for Fyal.
The Princess Aerate packet, with Mails from
America, is daily expetted.—Wind E.
tivuourn, MAY 5.
Captain Jervis is arrived here to go nut to the
Tennant, of s+ guns, Rear-Admiral Sir E Pellew,
Hart. off Ferrol. Sir E. returns to this port, and is
to have a foreign command; he brings with him
two Lieutenants from Li Tennant, and Capt. Jervis
takes out two Lieutenants to replace them.
The accounts received here of the melancholy
lima of the clpella, of 44 guns Capt. Dickson, has
plunged several respectable families of this town,
mid 1)ock, to whom Capt. D. was related, in the
deepest distress. He was youngest son of the late
General Dickson, Chief Engineer of this Citadel ;
was an amiable, accomplished gentleman, and an or-
nament to his profession.
osavzsgen, MAY 4.
Passed by the Hoppe, HoJgson, from Leghorn ;
Wade, end Luny,—. —, from Mogadnre ; Swan and
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Sarjeant, from Lisbon; Charlet*, Morley, ltSt. Michael's ; lVii.iani,E lentiersen, and Frend-
ehip, HAmmond, from Embden.
DIAL, MAY 4.
Arrived the Besilial gun-brig (sore a cruise, and
remains in the Dawns with the tlenereh, threat,
Illsatranis, Trade, and Ardent, men of war ; Le
ristritit. Leda, Crescent, and L' Innnortediti frigates ;
CZ, Diaonitre. Perseus, Laurier, and Fink:ins
with the Stone ships, &c.

YARMOUTH, HAY 4.
The Bad gun-brig sailed yesterday, to convoy four
6. sail of vida.illers tor the fleet cruising off the Tem',
end Rader sloop of war on a cruise.
Remain in the roads, the Steely, 64 guns, Ad-
miral Russel; Ruh. 64 guns; Caampium cutter, and
iresau Num.—Wind E.N.E.

=TRACT CM A LEI TER OG DOA ID ENE rankest or
ORANOIL UAW Or WAS, 011 TUE !SESS..
w We have been several times close in with the
land, and have come to an anchor many times it
the mouth of the Tezel, close to the Dutch fleet, brit
they do not appear to have the courage to come out
and face us, as I rather think, when they see us, it
reminds them of the drubbing they got off Cam-
peedown, last war. by Admiral Duncan ; about a
week ago, whik laying off the Tete!, at an an-
chor, the wind happening to shift, the Admiral
made a signal to get under weigh, the wind blowing
pretty fresh, and while our men were heaving at the
capstan, which has 12 bars and 150 men heaving
at it, the strain was so heavy that it slued out of the
saucer, and all the bars broke close off at the drum-
bead, not a single man was materially hurt, only a
few were slightly bruised; A circumstance L believe
which never occurred in the Navy before."
LIT ;Lacy OP A LETTIIII TROY AN OPT ICIER OM ROAR?)
TN& MAGIC/ERIN& FRIGATE, CRUISING OPP NIL.
TOCTSLETS, DATED APRIL SO.
" This day week we arrived on our station and
joined our Commodore, Captain Manby, in the
Afriorias, whom we found at an anchor aeltially in
the entrance of the enemy's port. The enenly have
three large frigates, besides several schooners, and
other armed vessels ; yet with this superiority,
these dastardly fellows would not accept the
defiance offered by the affricoine; therefore I
fear we have no chance now of doing any thing, as
Captain Manby's squadron consists of three fri-
gates, a brig, and a cutter. We have daily inter.
course with Dutch boats, who report., that more
than thirty arrests have taken plate in the different
towns on this coast during the last four days : the
French are more oppressive to the Hollanders than
ever. Sir Sidn;ly Smith has again resumed his com-
mand off Flushing ; but as all the gun-boats have
kft that place for Ostend and Boulogne, and the
only frigate the enemy had has been dismantled
(Le Furies', it is supposed this alive officer will
be removed to icane other station."
Thclixperivit it from Demara-a is arrived at Liver-
pool ; she sailed from Demarara on the I; th March,
and arrived at liarbadoes on the 20th. Liar CHA ;sus
Glittti and Commodore Hour), were there fitting
out an expedition, supposed against Surinam. The
Experiment sailed from thence on the=d, and on the
Itstli, to the windward of Dominica, spoke the brig
Drake, Captain Live, who informed him that two
Tobago ships had been captured by the Grand De-
cide french privateer, and carried into Guadaloupe;
and that another privy had got into that port, which
having perceived, he sent his boat to cut her out,
which they were is the aft of doing, when a train of
powder blew the aftcr.part of toe ship up, by which
accident some of the Drahr's people lost their lives.