The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-12 00:00:00

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

TONTSMOOTR, Dec. 10.
On Sunday his Mejcety's ship Glasgow, 60, Capt. Hon. J. W.
llaude, returned from Cronstadt, having landed there the Right'
lion. Lord Strangford, who reached the Russian capital on the 18th
ult. On Monday, the Dotterel, HI, Capt. Edwards, arrived from 1
IVoolwich, fitted for the North American station. On Tuesday.
the Dromedary arrived from NVeolsrich, with 300 convicts, bound
to Bermuda, intending to embark 100 from the hulks at this place:
they are to be employed in improving the pert and arsenal there.
On Wednesday, his Brazilian Majesty's frigate Piranga, Captain
Shepherd (after being upwards of five months at this port), sailed,'
on her return to Rio Janeiro. On Thursday, the Superb, 78,
Capt. Sir Thos. Staines, But., K.C.8., came into harbour to be
paid off, all standing: she will be recommissioned by Capt. Henry
Hill. The Glasgow is put under orders to proceed to the Lisbon
station, to relieve the Tribune, Capt. Guinn, and will sail early
next week. The Spartiate is to be paid off, and laid up in ordi-
nary; such of her crew as have not served the usual period, will
be distributed among the Guarriehips at this port, and the remain-I
der will be discharged. The Harlequin, 18, Capt. James Scott, Is
going to the AVM India station. The Surveying-ship Mastiff,
Capt. Copeland, will sail shortly for the Mediterranean. The
Royal Oak, Lieut. Allison, will sail in a few days for Bermuda,
taking out Lieut—General Sir Hilgrove Tutner, K.C.8., Governor I
of that Island, family, and suite, the Lady of Commissioner
Briggs, and family, Major Blanshard. Commanding Royal En-
gineer, and Lally, and several other passengers.—Remain at Spit-
boa : Glasgow, Harlequin, Dotterel, and Dromedary.
On Thurtni ty the Egginton transpott, Lieutenant J. S. God.
den, arrived in thirty-nine days from Malta, and eleven from iii.
braltar, with mails, government despatches. 226 invalided soldiers
and seamen, women and children, and 236 tons of returned ord-
nance and naval storm. The passengers are t—Lieutenant-C,olonel
Figg and family, royal engineers; Adjutant 51•Fadden, 63d re- I
itiment ; Lieutenant Cosine and family. 96th regiment ; Dr. Hen.
nen, hospital staff. The weather at Malta had been unusually se-
vere; several days of henry and incessant rain, with cold winds,
having occurred. Sir Harry Neale, in the Revenge. 78. left Malta
for Naples on the 21st September. On the 27th September a
French frigate and a corvette passed up to the eastward. Two
Greek national schooners had arrived at Malta, from a cruise, to
ride out their quarantine. Strong suspicions were entertained of
their having plundered merchant vessels. On the 28th September
the Dutch Admiral Wattenbeck arrived from Minorca, in the Hol-
land, of 74 guns, with a corvette and brig in company, They vic-
tualled and watered, and railed again on a cruise. The Naiad and
Alacrity were at Smyrna; Sybille, at Corfu ; the Algerine had
gone to the Smyrna station ; the Weasel. 10, to Corfu ; the Serin.
gapatam, to Naples. The Lady Mary Pelham packet did not ar-
rive at Malta until the 27th October. On the same day arrived
, the Chanticleer, to refit. Toe Egginton spoke the American
squadron off Cape de (ha. under the command of Commodore
l'orter, beating to the eastward. The Colombian privateer, Gene-
ral Snublette, of 8 guns and 106 men, commanded by a Captain
Cunningham, was lying at Gibraltar, intercepting the Spanish trade,
and annoying them very much. On the 19th ult. as the Spanish
squadron, coasistirg of two brigs, 0120 guns each, and a schooner
of 18 guns. and a convoy, were running down east the rock, a
running fight ensued ; the privateer endeavoured to intercept the
convoy, but the dastardly Spaniards sheered. Captain Cunning.
ham received a grape shot through his wrist, and the arm has since
been amputated. Three days -before the Egginton left Gibraltar,
this privateer got under weigh, stood out, and captured a Spanish
settee, from Majtarca, and brought her in. The Victoria transport,
Lieutenant Grigg. arrived at Gibraltar from Plymouth on the 26th
November, having recruits on board for Corfu. On her passage
home the Egginton picked up a carvel-built boat, apparently a
Spanish one, but was obliged to cut it away in a gale of wind, 400
miles S.W. of the Llrard. The William Harris transport may be
shortly expected with a depot detachment from the lonian Islands.
On 61onday, the Jasper, 10, Captain Charles Howe Fremantle,
put into Falmouth, with contrary winds, charged with despatches
from Mexico. She left Vera Cruz the 6th of October, and soon
after fell in with the Mexican squadron, .commanded by Captain C.
T. Smith (nephew of the gallant Sidney Smith), in the Libertado
frigate (formerly the Surat Castle), having a brig and five schoo-
neer, in company, and in sight of the Spanish squadron, of two
frigates and two transports, bound to the relief of the Castle of St.
Juan d'Ulloa. They were within gun-shot of each other, and were
hourly expected to engage.
The Cato, and Joseph Green, transports, will sail on Tuesday
for Cork, to embark the 2d battalion Rube Brigade, for Malta.
Denachments of the Royal Artillery, 60th, 77th„ 92d, and 93d
Regiments, will embark on Monday, in the Magnificent, for Ja-
maica.—Hempshire Telegraph.

We are sorry to state the death of Lieut. Peter Mears,
of the Royal Marines. He was on guard at the Dock-yard
on Thursday, and yesterday went out shooting, on Hayling
Wand; dined with Mr. Hopkins, a farmer In the Irian&
whose house he left at ten o'clock last night, intending to
return to his home at Southsea by the way of Fort Cum-
berland. Early this morning he was discovered by some
labourers, dead, lying by the side of a hedge in the path-
way. It is supposed be mistook his way, and walked
throu7h. or fell into, a pond, as his clothes were thoroughly
wet. Ins dogs, though he had only borrowed them for the
day of Mr. Burpek, of the Norfolk Anna (and they must
have well known their way homeward) were found watching
the body ! Lieut. Mears was married, but had no family.
He was a native of Swanwick in this county.—PortsmottfA
Paper of Snit. rfliy.

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Witdcd or The GREEK auto CnitOdZ.—Wit harts much
satisfaction in punishing the folio clog
Weymouth, Dec. 3.
" H. M. revenue cutter Tartar. commanded by Lieut. Bisset,
arrived here last night, after a passage of tat hours from Guernsey,
and it gives us much saisfsetion to learn, from undoubted autho-
rhy, that the acc.nants which appeared in many of the newspapers
respecting the plunder of the unfortunate Greeks. wrecked in the
hrig-of.war (Amalie, at Alderney, hare been much exaggerated.
llts Cxcellency Sir J. Colborne, when he visited the island about
ten days since, took much pains in inviting into the transaction,
and had very ludo cause to find fault ; indeed the disposition of the
inhabitants seemed very favourable to the sufferers. The Greek
Officers were accommodated with it passage to Guernsey in the Tar.
tar, which vessel, at the some time, convoyed a vessel hired to carry
the crew. 44 in number, to that Islind. Much attention was pata
to Captain Misuli and his Officers, end the Cour Royale haying
genemosly offered a jacket and tmusers for each seaman, they were
comiert.ibly lodged in barracks at the mule Cornette and received
soldiers' rations. The various articles saved have been brought to
Guernsey, and are to be mid or retained, at the option of the re-
spective owners."—'f be officers and crew of the Ciraonc have since
arrived at Portsmouth to await the arrival of a Ore* Teasel from
the River, which Is to carry OPT to Hydra. A man-of-war hulk
Hai been ordered for cholt•trenyorary accoornodationr....llampshlre
Telegres.