The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-22 00:00:00

F.l R E.

Yesterday uvening. at five o'clock, a fire broke
out in a house iu lienriettis-street, Covent-garden,
belonging to Mr. f4setton, ladies' aline-inaker. The
11 Imes were liist observed in • hack room on the
first floor, isa the (iv:collation of NIG Jenks, col-
lector of the parochial rates of the Parish of St.
Paul, who rented the upper part of die house.
The family were from home at the•time, and in
a few moments the whole of the bock port of the
house was oil fire, and no the wind wan math-west,
bloiviug fresh, it was feared that all the " .r* sirsir
Covent-garden on that side of the way would Ise
consumed; however, by the timely arrival of the
engines belonging to the different insurance office.,
and the exertions of the firemen, the conflagration
was got under at levels o'clock. with only 'lit house
where the fire originated being burned down.
At six o'clock one of the female servaiita of Mr.
Jenks appeared in the street in a distracted state,
and from her incoherent expressions it vent %Itiltunietl
that a child had been bunted in the house; but
from the twist strict inquiry we hive every reason
to hope it is nut the Cale. When the tire fist
broke out it was generally stippooed that it was St.
Paul's Church that was on tire. The evening ser-
vice was .Bmi performed in the church, 111 ettn-e-
-quence of Ole confusion and alarm productd by
this occurrence.

NAVAL INrruIGENcE.

FALMOUTH, PetMART 17.
Arrivol yesterday the Loyal Briton, Barns.,a, (Atwell, Mid
Repslas transports Crum Portsmouth with troop Cur the
Cape sot Good Dupe.

DRAT" VVlBltt•Aftv
Arrived this morning and remain in the Doses, the
ton. Dobotn, (cons Calcutta; *ailed 2414 Sept, antnr, lima
St. Helena,2Lb December.

ntorrow, rum:ARV 17.
It is Penrod that solar weasel Icia fnnudrt eel Wray II p,4„,
0. se retail twos." ..f . ms. k. (1 I Iv, k,d op,
ne..l /11.1 s h urte l,rud II 1• 1 anm it,, •t;, 011,, f
I rr►>.ll, but 110113111 by which her wani. r

VIALRICARY 18.
It blew a heavy gale last ought fl VW S. 11. t,st ji„bi es la
the Roads rude it out io safety.

MILFORD, FtllllllAry
A letter was received this day from Captain Ouoey, ul
ths
NOmon South seaman, dated tintinviva, December 4,
in which he states, that on the day before a poste a t,
tern guile entered that kir, hour, bud plundered every ship
that was lying there; they afterwards went un shore sail
rabid the inhabitants, and the tu,tfirc-{loss; thry alse
murdered some of the inhabitants and then left the place;
the Nclaun did not arrive till after the circiimstasee
Harriet, June., of London, bound to New Hullimel, bail h
there a few dais previous—crews of both resets all well.

THY DROPPED CHILD.—On Friday another
hill of indictment was found at the Clrkpnwell
Sessinio, at the suite of the put till of St. Andrew,
Holborn, against Ann .Symons, the ibidaife, fur
dropping the child in Task-sheet. e.
The first indictment, on which ills and thP mother
of the child are out on bail, and svhich thil have
traversed, charges them with a conspiracy ; and in
case the fiat rharoe should nut be established,
the cause of the second indictment.

- •
OTTER HUNTS SlG.—Last week one of three
midi woo token in Conrail Bropk, upi.ti the tot,te
of J. CRESsETT PELHA M. ESC!. and mon tie
So vein, of the weight of 39 Os,. and its lengt
Fiona t I.e toil to the mope, five feet. Thi. otter
token by Mr. EDWARD BENEOW, and is the Idre..;
of 33 which have been token near the spot *41114
tier years,.