The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-08 00:00:00

zioirrn DAY—Ft.. s.

The Court easearibkd precisely at ten o'clock,
when Brigaslier-General Craufiird proceeded in
his narration of the operations of the Light Brigade,
under his cominiuid, from their lauding et the
Ensenada ; the march to Buenos Ayres; the engat;
merit with the enemy ou the heights aha;e dist
town, where he completely rooted them, and toot
12 pieces of cannon, on the evening of the a Jaly ;
and the furdwr pmesiedinzisitraviiimsAwAhaiaaaw

efther3tfl7-11e Wag then examined by the Judge
Advocate and the Court; but Gem iirbitelocka
declined crosadexamining him at prcseat..

Tie Court was :amid lot o'Cleek, upon
an objection taken by Brigader-Gen. Cranford to
part of his evidence, standing upon the minutes of
the proceedings: this was residted by the Judge
Advocate on the part of the prtnecutiou, and after
about 20 minutes deliberation, the Co•irt was open-
ed, and the proceedings continued. We ander,
stand the objection of General Cranford was over'-'I
ruled, and the evidence remained as originally
taken.

Inconsequence of the indisposition of Brigadie►-
General Lumley, who was the withe :4 in »•anon
to In exatnined, Brigadier-f;vtierul Sir Saltine!
Auchmuty was called, hut it heinz near three
o'cleek, he was not examined, and the Court a►l-
joun►ed until Monday.

New-York Paper. to the istli have reached
town by a vessel liLly arrived at Liserponl, fun,
nishing accounts of the proceedings of Con evert,
down to its close on the Yid. Con_grem had oat
committed into the hands of the rattlbtllT the
power of taking off the embargo: it will therefore.
contioue until Coors* shall reassemble, in March
next, after the election of a new Pitt:ST OE IT. The
Americans will, Viereicire, be enabled to c ipericnce
the furl effect of the iwissure !
It is said that Sir FRANCIS BURDETT means to
make a motion io the House of entninons respect-
ing the late improvements at Westminster. so far as
they have centributed to injure a part of his con-
stituent,.

The Commissioners of Military Inquiry are at
pment engaged with the &liminess% of the War-
OMeiN from thence they proceed to the Office of
the Comuarrinta in Quid-, next to Chelsea Col-
lege, and thee to the very extensive and elptutive
depaqinent of the Ordnance.
Saturday night's Gazette contain.; Addreene t
HIS Masan from the city of Aberdeen, the bo-
rough of Liverpool, and the Provost, Magistrates.
and Town Ceased of Inverness, assuring His
Waters' of their attachment and lerelty. and
eisogratulatmy upon the Annum and s►gner with
whim His fiLussir's Council& are now easidsieted.

DOWICAL ILLSCTiON—TWItLITN DAT.
Colonel Mood 1147
Omura' t .923.

Ihk
On Sittitrtlay a very numerous
me:till:2a Com-
mittee of the Privy Council took place at the Cock-
pit, Whitehall, to mow the subject which has
often been before die Right Honourable Board,
respecting the right d Bit TioXI: POPE; km sharing
as a Flag Officer in On rich prises taken at the first
capture of Buenos Ayr", whiskies strongly o:Toted
le: several distinguished 011irterio.eensrAuenee of
Sir Hoist's Commission, iwzitaty him Com-
mander, being antadetted. were prrent the
LeatiCasscasLon. FAA C essatt, LAMM ewsts-
SURT and Cortrauelt. Mr. PSIKIVAL. the
Meats of the Rottaithe Arr.:linty sea Sou-
crroa-Giseceat., Sir Breit Nurses. Ac. The
Committee (lid not come to any decision, hot are
expected to meet mein in a few days, when it is
'opposed the queettes will dank be dew-aim&

1 THE CA4lofa. '
On eradpl last. a Court Nadia ,was b
et kortstnnath- en board !le Gliedintor,zen. Cap-
tale WArdriff, late of Ilis Majeaty's Ca/-
tiara, to seennef thy the loss of that chip, hi
being captured by the enemy. •
'lie followiu
letter trern Captain Woodruff to the Secretary of
the. Admiralty, relating the circumstances which
lad to his being taken, was read to the Celia :
Ali/estrus, Truer*, November 7, 1503.
Ill.obediente to the ceders of the Hight Ho-
sou ra ole the Louis eommissioners of the Admiral-
ty, I i.vaited at St. Helena with His Majesty's ship
Cdcatta, tie:a miler my command, until the
noraieg of the 341 of August,, , collecting such of
t..e Hon. Company's, and other ships, as might
arrive, and were willing to take the protection of
His Maiv.gy's bhip.-00 that morning I sailed,
haviug under my convoy the Company's extte-ihip
Batts, from Madras; the African, routhern-w haler.
from Desolation ; the Fos whaler, from Marlon,
bique Channel ; sad the GreadSeeliess whaler, from
the cost of Peru, boned to Milford--all full ships;
the Wilheintina, under Prussian colours, detained
by the Calcutta en her passage out ; and the Caro-
lina, a large Swedish ship from China--which
claimed my protection.—Nothing material hap-
pened during the pumice, until the 14th of Sep-
tember, when I Ell in with the ship Brothers. of
Londou, from Tobago, being one of a very large
convoy from the Leeward Islands, under the re-
teetion of His Majesty's ebiyallisistriemei and, •
wtltch the BAIT:Sere bad eeparateTiu a gale of w ,
with many other ships.—This ship being very leaky,
and in much want of provisions, the Master claim-
ed my protection and assistance.—l accordingly
gore him instructions, and sent two men to mem
at the pumps; but mt.! was so ill-found, and sailed
so -heavy, that she detained me, and my origi-
nal convoy, at least one third of our daily distance.
—On the evening of the tAtb, the Grand Sachem
requezted corlnk.fion to part company—being
bound to Milford, which the did accordire;ly the
next morning.—We were then to the Northward,
in the stream of Sicily, and in long. It W.—At
noon we sew several ships to the W. N. W. it
being . then newly calm.—But a light breeze
springing up • from the We:tward, which they
broiight up .with them, enabled them to near us
fast.-1 coniidered them in pursuit, but they were
still too di.-taut to form any positive idea of their
being friends or enemies; arid night coming on, I
kept between them and the convoy.—At day-light
(on the 26th) they bad neared us colwiderably,aud
the Brothers sailing so much worse than the 'rest
of the convoy. .kept me coneiderably astetn.—Had
I not been unfortunately detained by this ship, al
would have been well.—At 6 a. et. observing the
number of strange ships itterrased to idlirteeta, ap-
pareptly large vessels, closely connected, and 4.Vl-
deatly in chase of us, I made the nee r. ar-
rangements for the escape of my convoy,. Should
they prove an eaemy's squadron.—At 11 I made
the private signal, and waited until noeiVpi
being answered. which did not take phase.--ti
hailed the butrs, and iiiformed the Caiwain; time
it was an enemy's sguad?en ie arre2 of us, end

-tiii6ilie—c-o-ii-VoY ; and at t. 4 same time the signal -I
was made to them.. that an enemy was in iklit.'
—The enemy nominees twit, I soon percei their
fide, to be a three-deaker, and four dii ps of e lint,'
will) frigates and "tuts vessels; WA ON I 114W4 wee'
netit to impossible for, both His Majesty's ships and
the eonvoy to escape, I determined to Potect the
latter and favour their escape, at ull events.—My
Own convoy havii.g made all sail a-head, I again
diroPped alto a to speak the Brothers, and recoup.
meaded him to haul upon a wind to the northward,
which he immediately did.—l then made sail to
interceP a lunge frigate, which was then drawing up
fast with the convoy. At threep.m. this frigate being
on' our starboard ht. a, having passed me out of gun-
shot, began firing her stern-chase guns, winch we
,returned with a bow-chase.—This continued, until
by the frigate's shortening sail, we got abreast of
, bet, when both altips.opened their fire, but without
1 any material effect—in consequence of the distance
the frigate preserved by her superior sailing, and
my leading off to the Southward to favour the con-
*lvy ear:Ur:l.—This distant cannonade continued
upwards Of an hour, when the frigate hauled en- I
tirely out of gun-shot: dining all this time, I kept
mining to the Southward, in hopes of drawing the
enemy squadron after me; and I ant happy to find
it had due desired effect; for this partial action
brought the svhole of their "quadrats down, except
thoWirlidi brig, which was detached after the Bra 7
"hers.-.-At five, Ike headmost line-of-battle ship
began firing her bow-chaser, guai, which was return-
ed by the enleittta's stern-chase guns—still run-
nin„., to the Southward, under all possible sail, but
with very little wind. On the line-of-battle-ship be-
ing close upon our starboard quarter,and the Thetis
about a quarter of etude oa oar larboard quarter, I
was of opinion the sooner I attacked the line-of-
battle-ship the better, as disabling her was the cosily
chance remaining of escape.—l immediately pet the
halm alsort,and when within pistol shot, commenced
the acti o.i,w Lich was instantly returned by the en ern y ,
and continued without intermission for au minutes.
As I was under the necessity of bringing the ship
to acti•• under all possible sail, she was eastin-cotrt.
pletely onrined by the enemy's fire.—Finding
ths ship totally unmanageable, and our escape
rendered impossible, by the near approach of. the
red of the enemy's squadron, I saw that it would
he only sacrificing tkelives of my people to contend
any linger; and I was therefore under the painful
necessity of ordering His Majesty's colours to be
hauled down. At dalight the neat rimming I
had much satisfactiou in finding that His Majesty's
skip had not been uselessly sacrificed, for the ships
of the convoy being all out of sight, (exceia the
Boothess, which was brought in by the SytpA) I
trust they will arrive in safety. I am further gra-
tified, that in consequence of their escape, infara
matins will be given of this powerful "quadrates
crafilne immediately in the track of our home% ard-
!mend trade; and the certainty, if m 7 convoy ar-
rived safe, of a superior squadron being immedi-
ately sent atter them, determined the Cornmecriet
to quit that -latitude, and run to the S.W ; but
not till he had captared 7 sail of the Riezricstis
coavoy, and destroyed 2: sifigtals in the coarse of
the cruise, to prevent information of his satiation.
Daring the action kali with L'AtrinAvie V sue, sod
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'EltlitAsiiste line-of,hartle-sliip, though in the
ot ,:_ifil,uadron. the'officers antl tuen I had
'lliindur to ceminiuid did their duty like men ;
rter
truly ansingenus, that no superior force had
toregAss them. Much praise is due to my
• 'Lientemint, Mr. J. Turkey, to Lieutenant
Richard Donovan, and Acting-Lieutenant John
Cella', for their spirited couduct lad active exer-
tions during the pursuit by the enemy and sub-
s•Nquent action ; and though His %tied y's ship
bus been captured, I trust the countryhas book,
materially benefitted by the escape of my convoy
and its subsequent consequences.
List of the Enemy's Squadron.
Gnus. M.
•
La Male/deux Ito, and 6 brass 60211119 r 1380
La Mugnsantie 74, and 1 ditto /OP
I 4 Lew 74, and 4 ditto • • 1064 i
La Jcsauppe 74, and 6 ditto ...VW
1a fioullrein 74, and 4 ditto 700
•L'Ariside to, sod 4 ditto uto
La Clinic 40, and 4 ditto ' 350
La Thetis 40, and 4 ditto ' 350
Le.B7lph brig Ira, 120
I e Pakacare brig iti, Ito
• This ship first engaged the Calcutta; afterwards La
Thetis ; and then La Maguanimc envy,' and took her.
Evidence having been heard in support of the
above letter, the Court agreed, that the conduct.
of Capr. Wciodriff was that of a 'brave, cool, and
intrepid officer ; and did adjudge him, his officers,
and sh?'s company, to be meat Aareetrably acquit-
tel. Capt. Hargood, President.

LOSS OF THE LEDA.

The following particulars of the loss of the Led*
of 38 guns, Captain lioneyinan, are given in the
knowing letter:—" Milford, Fri. t.—The Leda
frigate, in coming into this harbour last night, in
thick weather, got on shore iu West Naugle Bay,
nearly opposite the light-house. Her guns being
heard, several boats went oil to her, and the Cap-
tains of the Cockatrice and Peacock, the Offitim
of the Impress, the Commanders of the Reveal*"
Vessels, with the Officers of the Dock-rust; mewl
now en board, with craft and boats, rendering their ,t
essistance in lightening the ship, and conveying
the men on board the Quarantine Hs*, &c.. 1
Some hopes are entetaiiied that she may be iist
off, provided the weather continues moderate. Hos
masts are cut away, shit is bilged, and the prineipal
twat on which she- rests has not more thats three
or fuer feet water round it at low water."
s=imenasasi=e
RIOT AT RONSEY.

On Thursday, 64 Volunteers from the kit
litia, for the 11th Regiment of foot, mired st
Mousey. on their route from Ireland to the isle oti
Wight. In the evening. quarrel ensued betotoutlP
some of the soldiers quartered at the *worths
Lamb, and several penman* frequenting the hotiersz?.
which proceeded to Mows. This.asighbleitheadla
were greeds shinned, and the;inhalliettabeltate. sult •
with pttelaferks. pokers, and whatever (AO iallist;.4
reenni.thej. mold find. The Lamy at WWI raw&
so Arias* the Magistsetas ,thoutik- et otitis-
itbie to ea and the VittentealLsah&AssMrsaspreiret-
-btedilatitledthi *irate* sad to* moat atikt a
most active late custody ; whose they left till. 844 Jr
turday morale* An investigation than took plearsi
when it appeared that many of the sotdien madi
townspeople were • dangerously monocled in Althl
6414ay. Hos/elle, a compromise took pkire baler
the Magistrates and the Offe er eornmondinei,
when both parties were released from custody!' wade'
the soldiers were marched to Southarnoan,arthede4
they embarked immediately for the islaud.

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