The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-08 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON LRLN ,
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.

We have to record a most gallant action fought
by the Ai4/e frigate, of 44 guns, Cspt. ‘VoLFE.
Our readers know that the lidienue and Seine
French frigates, of 44 guns eir:h, were on their
return to France, after hating carried troops-to
Martinique. In the night of the ::6th ult. the
.4igic, one of our ships off L'Orient, fell iu with
these two frigates, and most gallantly brought them
to action. The conflict was an obstinate one, and
the enemy were at last oldigcd to seek fur safety
by flight. They got into L'Orient, The Aide
was very much ent up, and had one man killed in
the action : Captain IVoist: and some of the sea-
men were wonntletl. Tins intelligence was brought
by the Cuckoo ►chooner, which arrived on Tuesday
at Plytnoosh, from off I.•Orictit. We have not
heard that she has brought any other news.

A Morning Paper of yesterday announces the ar-
rival of Paris Papers to the Ist inst. We do not
believe that any Imve been received of a later
date than the with last. The Grand Duke of
BERG, One of the brothers-in-law of IIoNAPARTE,
has arrived at Burgos, where he has taken an early
opportunity to assure the Spaniards of the great
love which the Easpecor bear,. towards the Spanish
nation--a love so great, that it will, no donht, in-
duce him to take that country under h:s parental
protection.

Dispatches were received, yesterday, from Ad-
miral Vasitox, on thit I btution, annointeinw
the capture of several Danish privateers ; the par-
ticulars of which wilt appear in 17sa Ga:etie of
Saturday.

Duipaches were received, yesterde'y..at the Admi-
ralty, front Governor BUCK, at New South Wales.
They do not, we undenitaud, contain any thing of
iurportance.
Capt. l'►rin RA,INIER, of the Diadem, wh•)
just arrived from the Cape, attended on Wetine,—
day at the Admiralty, and reported, that no intel-
ligence whatever had been received of the 11/eit-
hei,e or the Java frigate.
Five men have been found guiky of mutiny in the
Ether, and sentenced from ino to 700 laidies each.
Pour of the men of war, lying in Torbay, drove,
on Tuesday morning, in the avail, for near a wile,
but we,-e brought up again; it is liclieved they har•e
lost their aneleon.

If 1. Royal Ilightiess the Princess of Wears ho-
nottred Mrs. Bun we's rout, last night. :with her
presence. The Duchess of NorritVSISEBTANDs
the Lathes Peace, and Lady PKRTII, were present.
The Duchess of Goaaox is indisposed, at her
how,* in 'W impnle-street.
Tiw Dvirh,•*4 of MANCIIVITICS is very ill. at her
hearse in Old Buffington-street.
Sir Taustas ACKLAND was married, vestenlay
=omits at Mitcham Church, and nut East Sheen,
to Miss Huta n. Immediately after the ceremony,
the bridal party set off for the Isle of Wight, to
pass the. honey-moon ; their favours enlivened the
Went-end of the town yesterday. Mr. WINDHAM
wore one in the 11011Ae of Commons, lest 'sight.
The Drury-Lane World was a blaze of find •
last Hight. The Theatie was quite fall, and the
applause unbounded.
Yesterday, in the Court of Chancery, Mr. RICH-
ARDS and Mr. M'ETIICRALI., Couwiel far Lady
AGHILIM, were heard, and stated affidavits of per-
sons of the greatest respectability, in proof of the
affection and tender attention her Ladyship has al-
ways sines to his Lordship, even at the worst of
his insanity, and that she continues that attention
to him, and is with hbn at the present time.—
Sir Samurt. Itostrity is to reply this day, on the
part of the Earl of Arui.osc.

No trial of public interest incurred, yesterlay.
at the Old Baiter.

The following. is the lionse List for Governors
and Directors of thy Bank of England, for the
year ensuing :

For GOVERNORS:
J4IIIN WHITNIORY., Esq. C;osernoe
Pgausr, Isq. Deputy tioversor.
For DIR ECTORS
Alexander Baring, rem Ebenezer Maitland, Esq.
4,„„n„Brn!dini(tnn,q.William Mellish, Esq.
Alexander Champion, En. Sir Richard Near., Barr.
James Campbell, tam Jerean,sili (Save, Emu
Bicknell Coney, Esq. Charles Pol., Esq.
Ilene, Dm Wilton, Esq. Thomas Rink. s, l',sq.
Gnome 1/oreen, John Baker Richards, Esq.
Jeremiah Esq. John Staniforth, Erg.
John Josiah Radford, Lag. Sonanel Thornton, PAq.
Thomas I.an;le., Esq. Stephen Thornton, Fol.
Boston Long, Esq. Robert iVigrain I:sq
William .Mannin;, Esq. Benjamin Winthrop, Esq.
Election for Governor and Deputy Gover-
nor will he held on Tessa:ly, the 1.1. th, and for
I)irseturs on Wetliiecdar, the I:1th instant, from
ten in the forenoon tat f;iur in the afternoon.
Six days' drax‘in~ are over, and Seven Capitol
Prizes have been already cola and shared sit Ittsit%
truly fortunate Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Ciuir-

ing:Ci os.. VIZ.
I.t hay..

1P,600.
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l'intrawit 'rickets mut Shares tie» ..e:tin; at the
above Oilicol..—To-morrow will be the next Dar of
Drawing and the Lottery tiiii,.hes next
Tit kits awl Shure, urr on Sale.
!•11X711 DAY OP DRARING.—NO. 2,•214,
Prize of el,lloo, WI:1 sold in the f.,llow.ng Shares ;
One Half. Eil;th, and Su< Sixteenths ; also,
on the Fourth Day, 151,570, a Prize ...." t':,,tion, in
One Quarter, TWo Eighths, and Eight sixteenths;
and fu,:;;l7, a Prize of .e.. 500, in C true half, tine
Eighth. and Six Si,oeenths, by IlettN,,BY and tn.
Cornhill,(l,aring-Cross, and Dorongli.—The Lot-
It ry draws 're-intwrow, and finishes Neat Week..

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