The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-15 00:00:00

LONDON,
TUESDAY, Deciumee

We have received New York Papers to the 10th
last, containing the proceedings of Congress to the
4th. On the 29. h of Oftober, in the House of Re-
presentatives, Mr. DAWSON moved, •• That so much
of the Message of the Pn 'SIDES T of the United States
as relates to aggressions committed within our
ports and waters by foreign armed vessels; to the
violations of our jurisdiftion ; and the measures ne-
cessary for the protection of our ports and harcours,
be referred to a acted Committee." It was ob-
jeded to this resolution, that it embraced objets
uncoaneeted with each other, of magnitude suf.
ficient to warrant t separate discussion ; and,
upon this ground, an amendment was moved,
o That so much of the Message of the Pawls noir of
the United States as relates to the attack made on
the frigate Cisatapeake, be referred to a 'deli Com.
mince ; and that the Committee lie initialed to
inquire into the circumstances of that attack, the
causes assigned (or making it, and the manner in
which it was repelled ; and to report the result of
such inquiries in detail to this House." A debate
arose upon this amendment, but perfelly free from
all violence, in which it was contended, that the
Commander of the Chesapeake was then upon trial,
and the discussion might tend to excite a prejudice
against him. The amendment was negatived, and
the original Resolution carried without a division.
It was supposed, however, that nothinginteresting
would be brought forward until the receipt of
patches horn the American Minister in London.
Mr. Ensues, the British Minister, and General
Tuaes•v, the French Minister, had arrived in
Washington.

I.etters hors Cork, dated the 7th instrat, state
thus-4, Sir Sastuat. Hoop, in the Colima., of
guns, put into Cove on Saturday last. The Tart
also arrived on the same day. The transports, with
the Akede and Sloven frigates, which had sailed to
join Admiral Hoop's squadron, were obliged to pt)
back. The whole fleet got under weigh yesterdai,
and had cleared the land before three Tile
wind has since continued fair, and blowing a fresh
breeze. There is little (Fab; bee Madeira is the
objet of the armament. The troops which ehsbaric-
od here were the Sd, 2bth, and etSd regiments of in-
fantry, and a corps of artillery. The 11th foot Were
on board Sir S. Hoop's squadron." •

It is reported that the Prince Bragg racket has
been captured, in the Wept Indies, by two French
privateers.

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A fetter from Penzance, dated December 11,
says, •" The Mary, Mono' ; the I londow.
LISM ; and the frronds, Matey, were loft near S!.
Ives, on Monday last. The jar skoceinb, We Lilo 61
from Bristol for Plymouth, is on shore on Hoyle-bar.
The Freon*, WILL', and the Marta, 'nista A ill. have
put into Sr. Ives. with much damage. There are
oily siz sail of vessels accounted for out of eighteen
which left this Bay on Sunday."
The Sevens, Scsitstvsta.s. from Palau for Lon-
don ; tioNriargh f'a• ; and Nrplsse,
CL APIL• M. of Hull, are captured, and carried into
Copenhagen.
Toe Jason. HALL. from Wyburgh for London,
is on shore on the Holderness coast.

The .1/satree, Cuaratats, from London for Bris-
tol, has been captured OF Beach)-head, by a
French privateer, re-captured by His M &PUTT'S
ship Kangaroo, and caused into /4,-whaven.
Captain Heuer Ds•cota, of Portsmouth, an old
and deserving Officer, is appointed to the impress
service at that port; Lieutenant .lona STOYLE,
and Lieutenant W. Rossow, are appointed to the
same service.

Friday morning about 300 of the Hampshire Re-
auks, having been regularly trained and clothed.,
marched from Winchester, on the rout for Ply-
mouth, to join their reap-live Regiments.
A new Candidate for the County of Donegal has
()Were,' himself, in the person of Chokes VAuottass
HART. Esq. 9f Kilderry.
A party of men of the 25th, sed, sod 431 Regi-
ments, invalids, embarked on Sunday on board the
transports in the Downs for Portsmouth.
A letter dated Deal the 13th instant, says :
" Observing in the Deal letters in the London pa-
pers, an account of the arrival of the ',pa frigate,
with an Austrian Messenger, landed here with dis-
patches. and also a cartel, I think it my duty to
coniradid the statement, under the assurance of its
being a false report. The Lye: did arrive in the
Dawns last week, and landed an English Gentleman.
She came otf from Heligoland ; and with respell
to the cartel, a transport came in from the eastward,
which hoisted a Dutch jack, on her arrival, proba-
bly as a private signs! fur a boat."
On the evening .4 Tuesday last. at so early an
hour as cis o'clock, three prisoners contrived to
escape from Perth gaol. One of them, a deserter
from the navy, having broken into the lobby, forced
open the door of the press in which the keys of the
debtors' apartments are secured, and opening the
door of one of the rooms. let out two of the pri-
soners. From the lobby they got into the Sheriff's
court 'room, and, breaking the passel of a door com-
municating with • rno:n in the Town Clerk's
Office, they dropy from the window of that room
into the close behind. This close being the entry
to private boosts, they came out boldly into the
street. without being unpaid by the motifs), eta.
dosed to guard the geol.