The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

is se peliCelOe ma unobjectionable as not to alarm
the most timid. To be useful, however, it must
become general, anti we strongly ire .41 to
every town and populous ni the kiitgiloin
to set cm foot • similar Record. Ministers have often
said, that they refuse to entertain any pins of Re.
form, because the people, properly so called, have
never yet expressed their dissatisfaction with the
preient stile of the represents*. . Here the tie.
claration that the present constitution of the !limo
of Commons is inadequate to the representation of
the people, is distinctly made, and the consequent
cessity of Reform is insisted upon, will t eratis.r.
fussing the question with any specific plan, ••;;;„,
which those who are folly aware et the nere..ite
the proceding might probably differ. If thes,t
cords should, as we confidently hope they oil, hr.
come general, the ulterior proceeding may I,
petition to Parliament. of such a nature as to In-
come irresistible. Whatever may lie the reed oc-
this measure, every man who signs th. Rerord, aitii
a conscientious conviction that the 11-fount it 1.01,••
templates is necessary to tie ptiLlic weld, a ilhlrire
the satisfaction of feeling that Ire his rincharged
imperious .;•
arrest the
dhthal,tril, gieressof that overwhelm.
has, by effort, el,-
dieaung system of profuse expenditure which is dein/
ored dutyt
om r ;
r
siuking the middle into the lower ranks of socoty.
and reducing the labouring classes to the degradaig
and demoralizing situation of paupers.
" For a few days the Bonk of Record will re-
main at the Office of this Paper, and afterwards
will be placed in situation, to receive inure general
- let."

It is said that our ships of war on the IItICP eatu..
blishment are in future to shift their otatimo, so an
not to remain more than a year on one atation.
Thus, if they begin in the Channel, they ate to
serve one year in the West tunics, and one year at
St. Helena; or one year in the Alediterraliesti. and
one year in South America. fly this regulation
our officers and seamen will he more inured to the
different climates. and obtain a inure perfect know,.
ledge of maritime geography.
Ships in port
At Spinout —Liffey, Spartan, Caaseleon, and Cypiet.—
The Spartan will sail fur Plymouth en Tmtstlay.
In Hrerboar—Qatari Charlotie, .5.!!,;,,u, Len.
der, Tartar, Phaeton, Blossom, R..aart..,t,a,trat.del, Wey-
mouth, and the Royal George yacht.
On Thursday the Russian sloop of war If'Grs,o,k,
Captain BELLittosuouses, accomp4iiiril by tire
store-ship filirrior, Captain LAZAREFF, llra frnm
Portsmouth on a voyage of discovesirs totlo.
Pole. Yesterday the Imperial sloop of war 01,:ru-
tie, Capt. WAZILCEFF, accontpauted by the owe-
ship Blagonamirettee. Capt. SHICKMARErF, +.111.d
on a voyage of discoveries to Blierin,g's Straits, via
the Sandwich Islands.

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The Dromedary, with 300 convicts on board, I
sailed on Saturday front Portsmouth fur New South
Wales. She will proceed front that colony to New
Zealand and Norfolk Island, to ship timber for the
home dock-yards.
The following is an extract of a letter from W.
H. READ, Esq. Consul General fur the Azure-, cod
Agent to Lloyd's, dated St. Michael's, July e!,:—
s, The Portuguese ship Priuceza do Brazil, Capt. B. P
Araujo, has put into Fayal, after baying fought two s. rev
actions on the 2d and Stb inst. with a large brie, are hour-
gent privateer, which was twat of in a most patina' sooner.
The Portuguese vessel, the Hercules, which as, iti Cola-
puny, fell into the hands of the privateer, having only two
guns and 30 men on board ; she was bound to Oporto, tailfrt
with sugar, coffer, hides, and some specie. The proateie
having the advantage of sweeps, towed the ship Hercules
out of gunoilitit of the Princess de Brazil, or there if hale
doubt but she would have lard re-captured. The Captain
of the Princess belongs to the royal navy of Portagi!, and
has conducted himself in a very gallant 111111111er, as also hie
crew, of whom he had 9 killed and It wounded; among-it
the fanner is a second mate. By the report or the Master of
the Hercules, 'II he was taken on board the privateer, .1w had
24 killed, and a great many wounded, including the Captain.
The privateer's crew would nut tell her name, but arktiow
bilged they had left Baltimore about 20 iblyS beture, and
that they had captured the Portuguese ship Flora, beloul-
ing to Oporto, bound to Rio Janeiro."
Another letter front the same gentleman, dated
the 2d ult, says—
" Yesterday the United Slates' sloop of war Die, pried
through this anchorage, to obtain information relit/tins an
Insurgent privateer, stated to he a twig schooner, whir:.
boarded and plundered au American East Indiamau of
12,000 dollars, se well as Other property. The prissier,. be-
ing supposed to be off Fayal, the Erie went immediately
iu
quest of her. She arrived here in eleven days (ruin Gibral-
tar, and has ou hoard the mate of the American
man, to identify the privateer iu the event of falling in
with her."
Letters from St. Thomas's, of the 29th
corroborate the report of time fall of Barcelona to
the mins of the Patriots. They further state that
the expedition from Margarita, unilf.r the com-
mand of UROANETA, had effected a lauding, and
advanced to the attack of Coinana.
The Dublin Commercial Gazette of WedliPillaY
last says.--.. Oil Sunday night the guards at the
Castle were trebled, the pieces of artillery ou the
spot were prepared for any emergency, wed a
strong body of horse was ordered to penile eta the
Naas road. Similer precautions were taken at tie
last-mentioned town, the guards were heir doubled,
and the staff of the Kildare militia was ordered oat
duty. The gourds mini:tie doubled at all the
principal posts in this city. It is also positively
asserted iu Istters from the Queen's County, that
several nightly met-flogs have taken place in the
neighbourhood of Mount blellick of person' in
arms."
The erection of the semaphores from Beachy.
head to Dungentiess, is to tato place directly
they are to he under the charge of Lieutenants of
the Royal Navy, who are to have parties of for"
under their orders, fur the suppression of reap'
filing.
NVednesday night an experiment was tried en
board the flag-ship of Sir Jun si Goer., at Cliathatr,
of several newly-thventril lanterns, to be used oil
board ships at sea. 'Hie Board of Admiralty,
Sir WILLIANI CON Garvv. and several other dattin•
tinguished per-olis weir ii,e?•ent.
Generals STRICKLAND and WINTER, of the
Royal Marine forces, have retired upon fall p 1:
owl Major-General TENcit his been appoint& t
the cos ttttt and at Plymouth, and Major-(.;insist
1369110 ROUGH to the iOUIUMIIad at Chatham.