The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-01-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTIILLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 3.
Arrived the Ant schooner, Crum Guernsey.
Dropt down to St. Helen's Ills hlsjesty's ship
Dufflegal.—Wind S.W.

DEAL, JAN. 3. .
Arrived His Majesty's ship Steely, of 64 guns,
from the Baltic; and the Hun. I.:mg-India Coin-
paiv's ship Ocean, with several merchant vessels,
from the River, and semain, thy wind continuing
from the S.S.W. 1101111, DEC. 29.
Information having been received by the Mayor
of Cork, that James Honstan, charged with ksv•.ng
committed many forgeries in Scotland, had Pikeu
his passage from Greenock for this port, on hit way
to Jamaica, he immediately took such measures as
appeared to him most likely to lead to his appro.
liens-ten ;in consequence of which, immediately on
the arrival of some vessels float Scotland, on Friday
Win. Cole and B. S. Bill, Surveyor* of Cove,
hoarded them, and in the Robert, Capt. Black, dis-
covered rm.:apprehended said Houston, whom they
safely lodged in the guard-house at Cove, from
whence he has been transmitted for trial to Scot-
land. samor., JAN. e.
Came in Graces,-m—, and Friends, 11 oriel!, Iron
Neu. fouiidl tot

Armed. at New-York. Ceres. Taylor; at Phila-
delphi.t.ikarta/4, Ridge; at Baltimore, Georgiama;
at New-York. Bristol Trader. I'ibest ; Mercator,
Joara; and !Coda and Betsey : at Lublin, Venus.
Gardner, Stout Bri.tol.

FROM 1.1-01'D/4 LIST.
GR VFME D, JAy 3 -...41T1Ved the George, Rushton,
Onti %$11114.11, 711wn, from Flashiug.—Sailed t►e
Ilockiug, from Gibraltar.

" In • the quarrel of England with France, in
175(1, it was remarked by all Europe." says Fee-
DERICK, the then King of Prussia, " that every •
wrong step was on the side of Engle:Pt" ' At that
time, an Englishwoman had discovered a pretended
remedy for canine madness ; and FREDIRICIL ad-
vises a French correspondent to recommend this
medicine to the use of the Parliament of England,
is they must certainly have been bitten by a mad
dog. flow far the reined} would be well return.
mended to the planners of our late expeditipos to
Spain and ‘Valcheren, the public is copulate of
judging.
A small fire, secured with hoops of iron, which is
generally suspended front the cliff at the bottom of
West-street, Brighton, when any of the fishing-
boats are at sea in a dark night, as a guide for theist
to return to the loan, was supplied with fuel by
two fishermen, of the timies of ROLFE and BARTON.
though the expense of the fuel is defrayed by the
fishermen generally, and the above-Darned persons
of course paid for their trouble in attending it.—
Some words, it appears, boils place I.•tvreen these
men, between fire and six o'clock, on the evening
of New-Year's-Day, the result of which that
It.ol.re deterruihr4l to attend to the titaht-tire him-
self, and therefore procured a new iron frame for it,
and suspended it accordmgly. This, howl v. r. he
had no sooner done, than Buirrou cut the fi,teu-
tugs. and let it over the cliff; soil, as ROLF+. el.-
deavourtd to present his eerrying his illmatu red d,•-
sio into rtert, BAKTON thrust ri knife into his eh-
domes), soil literally let out pert of his bowels.—
Poorituare is at this time it a state of such dan-
ger and paw as almost precludes the possibility of
his recovery, perticulsris as it is apprehended that
some part of the iatestiries are lacerated. BARTON
has hitherto vicaperl detection, Oinitel 201. by the
Town Cryer, has been publicly offered for hi. ap.
prehension. - . _ __ . •

• A melancholy Instance of the efferts of frightoc-
cnired in Salisbury-square, en Monday night. in
Consequence of the tire. A v.A.man, who appeared
very much agitated, sot down at the door of Mr.
Jones; upon inquiry Into the CMllde, It was under-
stood from her, that her daughter was mis-log in
the dreadful fire th..l took place in Water-lane.
She was hunted into the house, hut hating refuted
repeated rolmitations, the door was A &hurt
time after, one of the servants opened the door, and
discovered the witartutiate person dead on the
step'. It afterwards proved that no accident hap-
pened to the daughtee.
Last week, an eagle was shot in a field near ms
merfield. by Mr. AttPeatow. of Ullserater. e
singe ff this royal lard measure. when ex
from point to point. lie yards ten inches. tis
likely to live, having het° anti slightly wounded
in one of his ruions..

roues.
.—lng tow-IT Att, lit, t
ATTEMPT TO DEST442I;
.AN:ILLEGITIM A re
CHILD. . •
Information having been received at the above otfiee, IhK
female servant in the family of I gentleman, Mr. 1'0,4;
residing et No. t 6, Walrot.place, bad delivered hers,;({
an illegitfigilit Add, in the watmyeloset, which
attempikil tcrilelVoy, Collinghottrff and Wortley
dere to go 4til'itd verilki.Aei the business. Ofi 7
it Abe house, thOke. aiv
ritilfected the following
from Mr. F. the .getrtliinan in whose fatuity the
wont*, saa!irelois, it appeared, bad ekiateti is 14
intuit* ofmay of the family, that the woman was in a sin
of oregnancy, even so recently es Nlonelay last, aim, NI,.
I' had a large pnity of friends, and slut wait. d at table,
is
usual. On Tuesday interning, however, about nine u'e1.,04
it gentleman who is or. • aiett to Mr. F going to the van?.
eluset, which is at the bottom of the garden, lit title dw
leotu the house, was surprised by the faint cry oftv y.
font, apparently proceeding from the vault ; and en ad
examination, he discovered (lie little innocent i)ing in oil
ed!, penvideatially with its face upwards. The gentlenxi•
immediately returned to the house, and proper assist net
being procured, the infant was (placidity released tebe
its periknis situation, cud restored to its rnoto,
cm being guestioued, had acknowledged it to lie h..
Mr. E. with humanity which sluts him hinano, you. ry.y
stely ordered medical assistance, and a nurse to I, D.,
mired fur 'nether and child, who are bulk in • wee 1,4
well. As soon as the a linen is sufficiently recovered on
will undergo an examination hrfore a Magish.ste,
some farther light inn) he expected to be thrown ens the try
action. Mr F in *hone fined) she has beet l for e 41.
three sours, give* her au. excellent chaineter. A yen
%
butcher, of property, in the neighbourhood, is snipe-cwt.
he the father of the child.