The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-04 00:00:00

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A: St.rernts—lilt Providentia, Genoa: mg.
At Urlitul—the Nutt, Louse. —, groin Attio.
At Ilikeasouth—ttle y, H fr nu Cads.
At Litcrpooi—the.Juliti, Vickcrs, frooto Pactun.
At Cork.--the Acttve, I.untlu:s Patket, Robcris ;
and thy Sussex, clubby, frwm Lonitun.
At Alleal.t..-:lte Nestor, ROM 1.11,111 ditto.
At Newfwm.ll4lll4-the 1.., Milk, front Livrrpool. •
At Rio JalteClV.•••ltie 3toitor, Briar, 411,41 the (.:31)P
Guori !lupsz.

The .I.lyrnidos, CLAIM. sod the At:wet/der,
BAATLLMAN, of North Shields, ire hallast, are uu
shore imar dlakeney ; the Janus, of Sunderland, is
List near the same place.
The Neptune, Slimy, of North Shields, is lost
on the coast Liavolnshire.
'Die Lady Jan, C.) Lus, from Neu foimilland for
Poole, acid a Guernsey brig, with cyder, fur Brio-
tot, hare been captured by . French privateer;
the former is re.vaptured by His 111.usierv'a ship
Lavinia.
The .Yancy, Isi.l.orr, from Malta, for I. lon,
was lost on the coast of Gallicia, on the Ist Nov.
The Captain and one nran drowned.
The .Iricl, CaosaY , from Nova Scotia for hull,
is lost on the I.lund of Rathlin.—Crew saved.
The Johns, llctiori. from Leith fur Got tenburg,
is lost on the co.st of Norway.—Crew saved.
The Santissiara Sacramento, thi. Sikes, and the
Princess V Para, PEIRCUO. from Periminhu.co
for London, (out 67 days), were spoken with oil the
26th nit. in lat. 46. 47. north, long. 9. 47 west, by
llis M Este's ship Lavinia, steering for Corulinit
or Ferrol, in consequence of being leaky. their
masts sprung, and the wind at N. F. Lord W it-
LIAM tiro lice, Captain of the Lavinia, states, that
tney were under easy sail, and not taking the eel.
vantage of the wind they ought ro have done.
The Rug and the :t/antic, from Jamaica, for
London, captured and carried into Spain, a, e en
np by a compromise of 50 per cent.
The Johanna, Swam, from Carishain for Dull,
has been captured by a Danish privateer, re-vap-
hired by the Chnrgcr gnu-brig, I carried into
Ystadt ; near wie.: place the Catharine, I Lei:Alum,
from Stockholm, for London, is stranded. Three
other vessels are onshore near Ystailt.
A Swedish ship, of 300 tons. laden with deals,
pitch, tar, and hemp, was towed en shore near Low-
estotfe, on .29th inst. by soma fishing boats, having
been found at sea without any persou on board; she
is supposed to be the Maria Ckarlutta, Captain
111.0stsg. from Gottenburg for (Aibraltar, which
was deserted by the crew near Yarmouth, we loth
instant.
Two Gentlemen, Mr, of Norton-street,
and Lieutenant A—, a cavalry officer, met to
tight a duel on Monday enoruileg. in the fields near
Chalk Farm, but information haviiiit been given to
the Police, the parties were waited for, and held ui
sureties to keep the peace. They were apprehend-
ed whilst the ground ass measuring. The quarrel
originateil at a card-party. in Cliarlutte-street„ on
Saturday night. • '
Two ao Wen's, of a similar nature, have happen-
ed to vportginen, in the neighbourhood of Salta-
tion-, within these few days. Mr. STCIDI,of Wood-
ford. and Mr. ltownes, jou. of Wisliford, whilst
out shooting, had the mislOrtmie to have their gnus
burst, and each of them had a hand so muds shat-
tered, as to be obliged to undergo *input:l6on....
The latter is a young man, a!yout twenty-three
years of age.
At the sale of the late Mr. Wooutes furniture,
in Fenzauce, a chest of drawers ass pie:chests& b)
Mr. Moot.'" of Marazion. dui Brun. Upon "a-
mining his purchase, this (lentleinan discovered a
secret drawer, eoutaiiiiiig 100 guineas, which be
very honourably returned. The proprieton., to
testify their sense of this truly delicate conduct,
have prisesatial that Gentleman with a silver tank-
ard. on which a memorial of the circuaistaace is
aus‘sitmed.