The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-19 00:00:00

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Sailed the Raiipr fevenun cutter, of 14 guAre
Capt. Frater, and thi Eagk, of 10 grans,, Caot.
Ward, on the Impress service, each of mem hav
on board a Lieuten-an:, two petty Otracersrand eight
seamen belonging to the Navy.
Remain in Cavrsand Bay and. the Sound, the
Coura:eux, of 74 guns, Capt. Hardy; the ./..isJdi-
cra, of 39 guns, Capt. Maitland ; and the jimattr,
of la guns.
Half past four, P. M.—Just arrived the have*,
of 18 guns, Captain Vauglian,, from the Cape of _
Good Hope, with dispatcheb. She sailed fronl
hence with dispatches for the Cape on the 30th of
Odober last.

Went into Cawsani Bay, pursuant to orders,
the Sirius, of 3q guns, Captain Prowse; she will
most probably sail to-morrow for Bristol to complete
her complement to the war establishment, or to
bring to this port such volunteers as may he ready
to embark.
. Embarked this forenoon from the north stairs
of the dock-yard, a Captain and one hundred royal
marines, for the 84sartiatt, of 71 guns, Captain G.
Murray ; and a Lieutenant of royal marinei aPd 'a
party of fifty men also embarked on board the Do-
ris, of 44 guns, Captain Pearson, both fitting in Ha-
moan,.
This forenoon a party of the Queen's Dragoons
marched through this town from Modbury, to do
duty at the Dock Lines.
By a new and useful regulation, all the men in Oa,
ordinary at Hamoaze, being prime sailors, are to as-
sist in the rigging of those men of war fitting iirr sea
in Hamoaze.
The crew of the Spire, of 2/ guns, is also to as-
sist in rigging the ships in Hamoaze.
This morning, at ten A. M. and at noon, two ex-
presses arrived at the Port Admiral's here, tile con-
tents of which have not transpired.
roirrsmosirii, MARCH 17.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Hydra of as guns, Capt.
Mundy, on a cruize.
The Pigmy cutter of 14 guns, Lieut. White.
commander, is under orders to proceed to sea.
Remain at Spithead his Majesty's ships as per
last, the Hydra excepted ; and at St. Helen's his
Majesty's ship Juno, of 32 guns, Capt. Richardson,
and Morgiana, of 16 guns, Capt. Raynsford. •
Re•nain in the harbour, waiting a wind to go
out, his Majesty's ships Diamond, of 36 guns, and
of 30 guns ; and, fitting out, his Majesty's
ships Dreadnought; of Sts guns, Capt. Bowen.; Rus.,4,
of 74 guns, Capt. Williams ; Grampus, of 'A guns,
Capt. Caulfield ; Castor, of 32 guns, Capt. Peacock ;
Chichester, of 41 guns, Capt. Spear • Arrow, of Si"
guns, Capt. Vincent ; and Starling, of 14 guns, Lien.
Guyon, commander.—Wind W.S.W.
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SHEERNESS, MARCH 17.
Sailed to the Nor* his Majesty's ship Albion, a
fine new 74-gun ship, commanded by Captain Fer-
rier. Sailed the Charger gun-vessel, Lieutenant
Blow, to the Swin ; it is supposed, to raise men for
the fleet, should a war commence ; but as several in-
timations have been received here to-day of a pacific
nature, the general idea seems to be, that the bustle
will soon be over, and the blessings of peace be still
preserved.
Sir Sidney Smith is not arrived to-day, as was ex-
peFted ; all which strengthens the idea of peace.
Sailed, the Fortune, a fine frigate, to the Nore.
DEAL, MARCH 17.
Arrived the Peterrel sloop of war, from the west-
ward, and sailed to the northward ; the Fame, Mere-
dith, from Waterford ; and the Linnen-hall, Leming-
ton, from Dublin,—Wind S. W.

DOVER, MARCH 17.
Arrived the "few passage vessel, I ledde, with
Major Henry, and a few other passengers.
Sailed this afternoon for Calais, the ./13:j; Balk,
with M. Le Comte, French Messenger, with dis.
patches. Also sailed the Auckland pa,keti with the
mail ; and Mr. Tyrrwhitt, M. P. Mr. Henning, Mr.
Gibson, Mt. Carpenter, and Mr. Frye.
Arrived this afternoon, the Parfait Union, Mascot,.
with Col. Crawford and family.
Press-warrants arrived here this morning, and it
is expelled there will be hot work with the gangs
tonight.
'Mr. Chazel sailed for Calais last night, soon after
his arrival, with dispatches, in an open boat.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH IG.
Arrived the Harriet, Crellin, from Eta wi)adoes.
The Helen, liaison, from Liverpool for Rotter-.
dam, is lost on the Lewises.

From the great increase of business in the Courts
of Law, it has been recentty proposed to augment
the number ofJudgcs from twelve to sixteen. The
Judges lately met.together to consider of the pro-
priety of applying to the Government for the pro-
posed increase, when Mr. Justice RooKE said, " I
see no reason for this increase; twelve is a very
good number; it is the number of the Apostles.
and I think we ought not to have it altered."--
" Yes, Brother," replied the CHIEF BA Ito. " but
it is also the number of the Plagues of Egypt."
It is obje.ted that the bounties to seamen and
soldiers are at present by far too small to induce
men to enter rapidly, while the expellee of presc
gangs, recruiting-parties, and the general cost of
procuring,' men, is enormous. The expenses are
said to amount to about thirty pounds per man, and
that if half that amount were given as bounty, Inca
would be obtained to any number with facility, and
the nation be put to a less charge.

On Thursday night, about twelve o'clock, a Gen-
tleman was attacked by two fellows, not fir from
Nicholson's square, Edinburgh. After knocking
him down, they robbed him of what money he had,
and then made of.
On Tuesday se'nnight, in the 4afield Park, to the
westward of Dundee, near the banks of the river,
some labourers, in digging, found the body of a child,
seemingly new born. The men, with a becoming
ewe of decency, but with little reikaion, interred
he bod y in a deeper grave.
On Tuesday last as a servant of Mr. Parsons, of
Old Shoreham, yeoman, was shooting a sack of malt
into a mash vat for brewing, the stool on which ha
stood gave way, when he fell into the boiling liquor,
and was very much scalded I but being mmmudi•
ately rescued from his terrible situation by the as•
sista:tee of a servant maid, there are bopos eatsoli
mined aE his recovery.

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