The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

irCKY THOUGHT.

Oa Twelfth-day, loaf Year :;fe74 frieoda, choice andfro%
Met o'er a good cake, where they sat m fud glee ;
The Lott'res new chairoctcra sent for the night,
Were draws, send excited meek mirth and deiight
The fair-orw, whom Fortuse crewa'd (down of the jeet,

Soon made a pi ormal, embraed by the milt, -
To pnrehme s Tircket ; she did as the thought,
And Teo Thousand Pounds use the Prise that the honest.

One of the greatest of all plawnes is the incutn-
brance of an infirm old House, of which the ar.
anal expense of repairs frequently exceeds its
value. Not so will complain the fortunate,. who
are to possths the many Capital Houses in the pre-
sent City Lowery. Ntw, ae,d substantially bnilt,
they will stand for generations; and each be,
tamed for a stake of adrentore of legs amount d
it would cost tapprop an old building.

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INTELLICENCIR.

PONTONOVTIII, JAN. 15.
Arrived the Polyphemus titchnir4l Marra) ;
Africa, 64 guns ; Daphne frigate ; and the l'ro-
.teetor and Flying:fish from Cork.—Tbey cannot
route to Spithead ; they anchored at ile.r Helen's
late last night. It has blown a gale of wind all day.
' JAN. 16.

Arrived the Fly bloop. from Ireland.—Wind

DEAL, UN. 15.
All last night and this day it has blown a gale
or wind at North-wenn, aecompaMed by 'the most
tremendous surf and flow of the tide ever wit-
nesse4'.. The fleet of outward-hound, which put
hack and anchored in the Dowus yesterday, we
fear, as well us liis 'Majesty's ehilw,•have suffered
much damage ; but, in consequence of the surf,
binds tune hot been able *to land. The Ifilliaks
aid Henry, Capt. Silk. bound to the Cape of Good
Dope, has lust her foreirra.vt and bowsprit. One
vessel foundered at her anchors in the Downs;
crew saved. Two vessels are on shore near Wal-
ther Castle ; several went to the Westward, and are
riding under Dungethos.
flaf-pas: Fair. p.se.—The weather s now more
niodenite.—Wind Vt. JAN. 16.
.Arriied His Ma;esty's ship Osprey, from a
crane; and the Jame, Gott, from Boston.—. Wind
N.W.

FROM SAVRDAtY mars GAZETTE.

Admirety-T fire, January 15, 1808.
C of • letter tram Rear-Admiral Sir FAMILIA Pellew,
Beet. Commander in Chief of Majesty's slops and
weasels in the East lu.lies, to Witham Musdeut, En 9.
'dated ma board Hie 31:!jesWs ship Culloden, .31adres
Roos, September 4P, Iso7.
Star-1 have the honour to inclose the copy of a
letter from Captain Lye, of His Majesty's ship
Bombay, stating the capture of La Incur French
national corvette, which you will he pleased to lay
before the Right Honourable the Lards Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty. 1 have the honour to be,
&c. EDWARD PEL LEW.
Has 'Majesty. shin Pumbae, at sea, July It, 1507,
Carnicoleu 14; leaves, tat. 1). R. to.
. 8. N. long. 93. 1(3 K
Ste—l have the honour to inform you of the
capture, yesterday evening, of the French national
bog Le Jascur, of twelve guns and fifty-five men,
mid commanded by a Lieutenant de Vaisseau, (the
Little Andaman N.W. eight leagues,) after a chase
of nine boars, by His ildajesty's ship Bombay,
under my rominand.
The brig left the Isle of Prance the I.7th
mid had not made any capture.
1 have the honour tote, &c.
(Signed) W, J. LYE.
Rear-Admind Sir Edward Fritter, Rut.
es. k. &e.

datiralo-Office, Ja?wary 16.
Cory of a letiker frown ♦•ice•Alliuiral lluualis, Ceotonawler
in Oat of His Itakaty'a AA*a and crasela at North Yar.
aweth, to the Hunourablc W. W. Pole, dated the nth
imatuat.
-For the information of . the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty. I tmatonit two letters
from Captiia Farquhar, of His Majesty's ship
Artadoe. static. the particulars relative to the cap-
ture of the two French privateers Mate et Qua-
noo and L'Egle, which are arrived at this port,
vrably to Captain Farquhar's directions.
I have the honour to be, &c.
B. Doucits, Vice-Admiral.

HO Majesty. stop Arian., Jan. 7, 10044
Huntly Font W.S.W. t t leagues.
75411-1 have tile honour to acquaint you that this
morning, being otb Iluutly Clitf about four
IMignes, I observed one of His Majesty's ,brigs to
tge Southward, at.ten a. as. she bore up and made
Mil to the Eastward, and we perceiied herto be iu
pursuit of a lugger.
lit'e immediately joined in the chime, keeping
tie wind of the enemy, and at one p. as. lmving
slimed within gun-shot, we had the pleasure to see
the lugger surrender to Ilia Majesty's brig Ring-
dove, which was nearer to the chase than the
Aziadne, and had tired several shot at her.
She is a. French bigger letter of marque, (Le
Treute et Qualante) eisinnianded by Mousieur Fan-
queux, carrying sixteen guns, six and nine-
pounders, fourteen of which were mounted, with
a complement of sixty-six men. Oxty-tive on board,
hys been siiteen days from Dunkirk, and hail not
made any capture. She is one of the largest lug-
era out of 1. canoe,and a very tine vessel, only
three months off the stocks, well found,
think fit for Ilis Majesty's service. 1 have sent her
to Yarmouth, and have the houuur to be, Ike.
(Signed) A. FARQUISAIL
Billy rice-Aelosiral of tee
, at. a.. ac.
His Majesty's ship A rili4ne, Jan. a,
Handy Foot Iti
11.1111 t—I beg to inform you, that, afier the cap.
tare of LI Trente et Querante, we *total during
the eight toward, Ilainliro' I lead ; end at daylight
this monnag another lugger was divan ceed in the
W.N.W. to which we iiuwediately gave ehrive;
bevies., at the wee time, made the sig!itil, No.
to the itingdoce. which was in tempany. Soon
alter eight we telcrvell the Tugger aaa chased by
two brigs, one of a hieh proved to be His Majesty's
brigSsippho, and the other below-ing to the stelae,
called the Royal George, cominaoded by Mr.
Corry, and to whom the lugger surrendered at
about a quarter before ten a. m.; and I have
satisfartion in adding that credit is due to Mr.
Curry for thecepture, although, from the situa-
tion of His Majesty's vessels, her eseupe wag im-
possible.
The prize is a French lugger L'Egle, com-
manded by Mons. Olivier, sixteen guns mounted,
Osmond lour-pounders, and a complement of 5b
men; left Dunkirk nine days ago, has made one
capture, the brig Gabriel, of Y arrnouth. (in hal-
last,) which she took last night otf Scarborough,
and mottled her. I sew her still above water this
morning, and ordered the Riagdove to examine
her; and Captain Andrews has since reported to
me, that the Gabriel was sinking, so fast as to make
it impossible to save her; the master and crew
were found on board L'Egle lugger, which I have
oldered to Yarmouth with the other prize, and pro-
pose seeing them in safety to that port..
I have the honour to be, lAm
(RiKllea) A. Ffs woman.
ipy Doti glaN, Ewa. Vice-A4laisie ides e
Blatt d.r loc. &v.