The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-31 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Ss. Ivr.s. AIARCH 2ti.—Arrived the Catharine, Bryant, from
S•wdiea, with damage, having run foul of the Speedwell, Han-
oi-loon, on entering the pier.—The Nowway brig' wo Brothers,
Lsr been got off and carried into Hoyle.
FALMOUTH. blaacit 2H.—Arrived the Margaret, Ceres, Johan,
Christian, and Benson, from Norway.
PLIFYOUTH, Dimwit 211.—Arrived the Sidney Packet, Dime.,
film the Louth Seas for London; Industry, Neilson, from Dram.
Off the port, the Alexander, Just, from Jamaica. Sailed the Prin-
cess of Wales, Lethaby, for North Amen= ; Wellington, —,
tor ditto.

POITS11011:TII, Mallen 29.—Arrived the Jan Cornelius, fresh
Bantria, in live months, with loss of anchors and cables. Sailed
•.he Catherine, M'lntosh, for Madras; Two Catherine,, .111`Gee,
to: Amsterdam; and his Majesty's ship Rochfort, for Chatham.
DEAL, NIALICJI 49.—Passed through about noon the following
outward-bound vessels, AZ- Maria, Donets, ; I'4'w,
ft-tilzmyne; lEireretta, Furze; Robert and Ann. Jefferson: and
St-w.gcr. —,forßt. John's, New Brunswick ; Edward, 112nro,
Halifax Mho, Ske:ton, for Jamaica; and Barbadoes, Lee,
to- Nemo.

ORAv LSE:VD, MA*CIII=.—ENTERED I xwattos.—The Le-
ander, Forster, from Jamaica; and Cyrus, Hall, from the South
Sees.

Et stsrr.R. MARCH 211.—The James, Laing, front Newcastle
tc Memel, has got ot Lessoe without damage, and proceeded. The
o cean, Heron, of Shields, will remain a wreck on the Scaw ; mate-
rials saved—The Births, Anschlag, from Pillau to England, got
ezund on the 19th inst. near Dragnet but will begot oft again.
CADIZ, Mstek-9.--The Mary Kitty, of London, Hicks, from
Malaga to Homy_ put in here leaky ; cargo discharging.
GIBRALTAR, AiARCH 6.—A Spanish squadron of two or three
corvettes and one brig, sailed yesterday afternoon from Cadiz, on a
ruic! axsinst independent privateers; a frigate, apwentlyFronch,
Is cruising in the Straits; an English frigate and a brig of west
seen miring off Cape de Gan two days since.
N EIV Yon( FEZ. :N.—During a heavy gale of wind some days
since, several ;easels bound to and from this port, were stranded in
and about the mouth of our harbour; amongst them, the Favourite,
Beans, from becce to Greenock, and the Draper, Thornbaye, from
Leone to Lotdondczy —the former vessel Is entirely lost, but most
'of the cargo saved, a large part of it materially damaged. Most of
the cargo of the Draper has been landed with little damage, and
exertions are making to get tha vessel ot

The Governor Tionk ins, —, from New York, ran on shore in
Galway Hay, the 22d Wit.. but was assisted off by his Majesty's
ship Plumper.
The Cygnet, of Philadelphia, from Maracaibo to New York, tax
totally Lit, on the 3d ult. on the Isle of Vache.

The Mite Matter, Berk, from Riga to Londonderry, is totally
loot os the coast of Norway.
Th. Teßasis, Thomas, sailed from Liverpool to Terceira, Oct.
Sle, mid Ira sot since been heard of.

The Itatefewe, Deka, sailed from Newfoundland for Naples
N0..99, sod Ms me since been beard of.

LOSS or Trtr LONDON.—EXOTet or a letter from the British
Consul at Caen, dated March 22 :—Sta,—lrr addition to the many
distressing communications I have this season been called on to
make to the Committee of Lloyd's, I have to request you will in_
riirm them of the total loss of the brig London, of Newcastle,
Charles Bourn, master, and the loss of seven of the crew. The
brig sailed from Newcastle on the 7th instant, for Guernsey, and
having made the Casketts Lights on Wednesday jut, was, during
a calm, carried by the tide on a rock distant about one mile frost
the lights. She struck about eight o'clock in the evening, and
almost immediately went down; in doing which she upset the boat
with all the crew in it: they all perished but the mate and one
...arnan, :lowed James Mackay, who, swimming about, caught
Ct.! boat again, and clung by it until they were picked up about
tr.e!vc o'clock the next day, near Cape La Hogue, by a French
Milting boat, and brought to Caursenlles. near this port. They are
r rw hero, and shall be forwarded by me to England as soon as
am, ice.

WILLIAM OGLEIT, British Consul.
T John Bennett, Esej. Secretary toLloyd's.

Wll.l LC FISH tRI CC-Thirty-I x ships are already fitted
out, or in preparation, for the Axis' Straits and Greenland
fisheries, frown Hell. Nineteen have already sailed for
Davis' Straits and one for Greenland.

.hrvowro RT.—We have beet informed that our good
neighbours of the above town Nitre, within these few days
past, been brought acquainted with the trifling expense
arising from fees, &e. to the various officers, in conse-
quenee of their new naming their town, and which amounts
to the moderate sum of 3,5001. !! ! This is, indeed, as
poor Richard says—" Payingdear for their ‘rhistle."—De-
awishire P'recholder.

VAirs or Jvsrtc►..—An attorney in France having
bought a charge of bailiff' for his eon, advised him never
to work in vain, but to raise contributions on those who
wanted his assistance. " What, father !" said the son in
surprise, "would you have me sell justice?"—" Why
Doti" answered the father; "is so scarce an 'article to be
gifen for nothing?"