The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-29 00:00:00

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INITLIGENCr.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL f 27.
Artived the Susannah, Estill, fm• the West In-
dies; Dasher nod Phoenix transports, front the
Downs.

The whole of the fleet for the East Bodies have
dropt &au to St. Helen's.—Wiod S.S.W.

PLYMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL ,27.
Arrived the Arethosa, of 39 guns, Capt. Mends,
with Le Niemen, of 44 guns, prize to the Amethyst,
in tow ; they have been beating about for a consi-
derably time, in the Bay of Biscay, through ad-
verse winds. Arrived also the Plover, of IEI guns,
Capt. Browne, from the westward ; Morriston
hired armed brig. Lieut. Barker, from Swansea;
she spoke the homeward-hound Mediterranean
convoy all well, under the protection of two
frigates.
Came in a French logger privateer, of 10 gaits,
prize to the IVildboar sloop of war, with fifty
Bpassengers on board from Comma, -hound to
ayonne; also the French' schooner Resonate('
from Guadaloupe, with sugar, coffee, &c. prize to
the Naiad; and the North. Star, Moore, from
Wexfortl for London, with damage, having' been
run on board on the lath inst.

The Arethaue has captured a fine Danish schoo-
ner, which is hourly expected here.
This day Rear-Admiral Dixon arrived here, and
hoisted his flag ou board the Temeraire, 0198 guns,
wits the customary iodate..
Sailed the Parthiax, on a cruise.

DEAL, APRIL 27.
Arrived the Beagle, from the westward.
Sailed the Royalist and 'frompeuse, on a cruise.
—Wind S. DOVRR APRIL .;!7.

Lost night, bout eleven o'clock, a 3i-ponnder
was tired from the battery under the Castle, as a
signal of alarm; the soldiers on duty having seen
lighta in the Roc.,:; for a considerable tiine, from
whirl they anpp.,:.•l an enemy was on the coast.
They proved. ime.ever, to be only signals froM
Immo gun-brig'', lying in the Roads. to a convoy
which was passing. the weather at tl.t ...tee bring
very hazy.
A pany of the bOtb Regiment •I I marched
in here taper, In; linkboiirii Lees, out • r route to
Ramsgate, for embarkation ; they are said now to
be 1,000 strong.

EXMOUTH, ♦PRIL 26.

Attired the Nancy, Founder ; Watson ;
and the Thomas alai !Je3othy, Bowser, from Sun-
derland, with coals; Dart, Jarmond ; Matta;
Aludge; Elisn, Bichard; 'Matchless, Litters; Busy,
.Weeks; John, -Parker; and Dasher, Dully, from
Neath, with 'Min ; Aau, Shears, from Plymouth,
with sundries; Rehecea,•Whittara, from Portland,
with stone..--Sided the Mary Auto, Raw kins; iwo
Friends, Aldridge; and the Po, Meson, for Ply-
mouth ; and the Widdirotake. Smith, for Dart-
mouth, with timber; Elise, Betts, for London,
with sundries; and Three Brothers, Luckey, i‘ith
cyder, for Portsmouth.

FROM LIA/TIES I.IST.
GRA.Ttillif APRIL the Union, Cham-
ber., torn 211elts.; and Ural*, r, Gov en, Cure Belful mauled
the Demi, Thornhill, foi to.itteistiore„.

Recent ad►ices from the MA onnomire, that
ell the Cuatom•hou►e Officers at St. Petersburg!),
Rito. Revel, ArchanwA, &c. lone been removed
,fruni their posts, nod their places lilleil liv new men
more acceptable to the agents to wh. n liow*PAarg
has entrusted the tuperinteudance ul the execution
of his commercial decrees.

The Drury lane Performers, it seem% are so well
satisfied with their present Theatre, where they are
it4ll and heard ilistinetly, that they wish for no
other. At first they were under great easbarrass-
menu for want of dressiel rooms, and many awk-
ward shifts took place behind the artlltb, taut tiny
hate riuir engaged a house in Exeter-strect, and
male a palmate to it, and are now well accommo-
dated.

CAUTION TO COACHISEK AWD HOMEKE crEao.—
Os Sunday morniog, the 16th inst. as the Exeter
and Plymouth coach was preivaiing to leave the
Angel Inn, at Bridgewater; the hones being put to,
the passengers in the coach, and the coachman
having taken the reins, (which he was just gather.
ing up), and ou the' point of ntraintiag the boa :
the horsekeeper left the horses' head-, for the p!tr-
pose of shutting the coach-door; when one of the
outside passengers removed the why which had
heendeft on the roof or foot-hoard of the coach,
and incautiously threw it on the wheel-horse's back.
lo coesetpieuce of this, they gave a sudden end
violent plunge—both coachman HMI horsekeeper
instantly hastened to the horses' heads, to prevent
their progress, when one of the animals happening
to tread ou the coariisuin's coat, be was thrown
&mil, and the coach and horses passed ever I .
The horsekeeper's exertions were insufficient to
check the horses, and he shared the same fate.
The spirited animals then set off at a great pace,
an their usual road to Taunton, ttirtiiiti; the sharp
corners or the inn-yawl, street, &c. at if under the
guidance of a skilful driver; and were not OVefr
taken and stopped till they had proceeded 7
OA their journey. One of the passengers, in joint,-
log •‘it, fell against a stone, and itufortuaately
fractured his leg. bat We are happy.to liar, he is
doing well, and likely to recover very speedily.
'l be coachman miraculously escaped with only
some severe contusiniis, owing, it is surpoeriii' to
the quantity of claathing he had on. nit horses
keeper it is feared t survive.

Seldom, at this season of the year. has so heavy
a fall of snow helm seen in thiarlintate, as was ex-
perienced ma Thai-table mud Friday last, in Glen-
cester. Bath, /kr. The stories wits sitreatstat fur
nearly 12 hour,. and the g:vund was in • glare.
coreird to the depth of 12 inches. liu• roads, ii,
consequence of the melting of the snow, were again
partially. immilated ; all coustautsicatios between
those Ames was impracticable through/nit the day.
It was hoped, however, die, water would run off,
without the inconveniences being felt which were
wee.tsiorted by the destructive flood in. January last.
At Ellesmere fair. on Tuesday, .a bull of the
Yorkshire kind, bred by Mr. Putt tril, of Week-
key. excited particular atteistnia, lit weighed twit
tons and a huff (six score to the cwt.), and fur fat-
ness, symmet►y, aid beauty. is supposed to•be nu-
nvalleit. He was ptwebased l,t• %tr. Ritosti.ET, of
Baselturch, sad was so none. that a boy led hint in m
clt tin.—At this fir, horses, cattle, sheep, sad Or,
had a ready salt:.