The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-26 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAresvcrL APRIL M.—Arrived the Henry Cox, Sergeant,
from Jamaica : Penelope, Roberts, from Alexandria : Sprightly,
I Newton; Brothers, Randle; Henry, Cowell; and William and
Mary, Way, from Lisbon ; and Royal Essle, Partridge, from St.
3liehaels.—Sailed the Lady Illarkwortli, Capes, for Honduras ;
and Leander, Forster, for Jamaica.

IVIIITSTARLE, APRIL 2S —The Friends' Regard, of Sunder.
land, from Wales, is on shore on the Middle Sand, and, it is
feared, will not be gat off.
Listiriiica, APRIL 21.—The Lively, Kate, from this port to
Belfast, foundered last week off the ti&lters.—Crew saved.

CONK, APRIL 19.—The Lively, arrived here to-day from Brid-
port, was hove on her beam-ends in a gale of wind, from which si-
tuation she was relieved by cutting away her mainmast ; she
' lost an anchor and cable overboard, sod sustained other damage.
Nasssu, hR. }L-..TA. Perla, Intsitaala, hom klisositaiiis to
Puerto Rico, was lately wrecked at .Mayaguaaa.—Crcw and pas-
sengers saved. The Laura, Palmer, from Port nu Prince to
Wilmington, N. C., was wrecked at HeLesgs, on the 6th
Crew saved.

FEB. 21.—The ship wrecked at the N.W. point of Eleuthera,
wu the Failus, of New York. Dickinson, master, from Modals, in
France, bound to Mobile.—Crew saved.
FEB. 23.—We learn that the schooner Zanga, of this port, was
taken possession of by some piratical boats, on the coast, near
Nuevitiut, and plundered of every thing of any value which was
on boar..

JAMAICA (Kingston), FEB. 21.—The Spanish brig Numan-
tino, having sprung a leak, was compelled to put into Port-Royal
to refit.

FEB. Majesty's ship Isis is now refitting, and will be
ready to sail from Port-Royal on the fitli proximo for Chagres.
She will also call off Santa-Martha and Carthagena on her way
going and returning, and will see any vessel which may be ready at
that time safe into both ports.
MAacll 6.—His Majesty's ship Isis will sail positively to-mor-
row morning for Carthagena and Cliwres : the Thracian on Mon.
day morning. for St. Jago de Cuba : the Kangaroo on Tuesday
morning, for the Havannah and as far as Cape Florida : and the
Helicon on the 14th, for the Bay of Ilonduras and 011101.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Bombay Merchant, from Liver-
pool, 14th Feb. all well, by the Princess Charlotte of Wales, ar-
rived off Margate.—Palm, of Liverpool, from Jersey all well, by
li
the Francis Ann, arrived at Plymouth.—mma, Reid, and the
Lovely Maria, Smith, front Trieste for London, and the City of
Genoa, from Marseilles for Greenock, 9th inst., by the Gotner,
Pritchard, arrived at Liverpool.

IVe are most happy to hear, that his Majesty entertains
some intentions of embarking in his Royal yacht. this sea-
son, for aquatic excursions within the Wight. The Royal
Sovereign yacht, Captain Charles Adam, lying at Deptford,
will be ready for the reception of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Clarence on the ;30th inst., and .his Royal High-
ness's present intention is, to embark with his Royal ('on-
sort, about the 3d of May ; but his excursions will not ex-
tend beyond six weeks, should the King wish the Royal
squadron to be assembled this vear.—Horiquhire .rgraph.
Captain Donald Nl`Letxl, C.B. is appointed to Greenwich
Hospital, vice Arden, deceased.
We are informed that a promotion of Admirals will take
place on the celebration of our Gracious Sovereign's birth-
day, on Thursday next.--liamnahire Telegraph.
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On Saturday the despatches were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships,
viz. :—The Orwell, Capt. Wm. Elisha Farrer ; and the
Marquis of Huntly,Capt. J. S. H. Fraser, for China direct.
A discovery has been made of an intended revolt among
the Blacks at Trinidad.

By a Decree of his Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse,
the 10th of this month, the Neckar Gazdte is prohibited
in his dominions.

ELOPEMENT FROM FLEET-lITREET.—At an early hour
on Friday morning a young gentleman connected with a
well-known tavern in Fleet-street (where the great moral-
ist, 1)r. Johnson, spent many happy evenings), and a very
accomplished young lady, the daughter of a professional
gentleman living within one hundred miles of Salisbury-
square, started unperceived on a matrimonial excursion to
Gretna Green. The lovers bad not consulted their respec-
tive parents as to their intention ; and the match being far
from agreeable to them, they, on discovering the flight of,
the votaries of Hymen, agreed to follow them, Cocin-y-
-ike, to Richmond, expecting to find them at the star arid
Garter; but the lovers, true to their intention and wishes,
were at least 100 miles from town, towards that country
where marriages arc soletnitiztxl more promptly than in
this. The lady is a ward in Chancery, and from her
father's profession, little doubt remains that the affair will
ailbril some little employment to the gentlemen of the long
robe.—Sorulasi Paper.
Chews►. Rim): wo.—On Easter Tuesday, April 20, was
rung, at the church of St. Paul, Shadwell, by the Junior
Cumberland Society, a true and complete peal of Gramisire
Major, consisting of 3,161 changes, which was completed
in a masterly style of execution in three hours and three
minutes ; it being upwards of gn years since there seas a I
peal rang in the above cramp method ; it was perfonnod
by the following prolicienta ;—Samuel Feecluun, treble ;
Samuel Thurley, jun. second ; 11'in. Williams, third ;
James Blacklock, fourth ; Samuel Austin, firth ; Thomas
Betts, sixth ; Stephen Wedge, seventh ; John Mersin,
enor ; and was conducted by Mr. 'Wm. Williams.