The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-03 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LISP.

SCILLY, Dec. 23.—This morning, was picked up on the Island
of Sampson, the stern of a boat, on the outside was Flora, of
London,' on the inside Alex. Crustie.'
SCILLY, Dcc. 23.—0 n the 27th inst. was brought into this
harbour the barque Janus, of North Shields, timber laden, no
yawn on board, full of water, all her ataunchions and bulwarks
gone. the sails all blown off the yards. '
1:/.1.. mourn, DEC. 30.—Arroved the Roily Child, from Got.
ten,eurg,h, for Baltimore; and the Levant, Meer, from the Downs.
Put bare the Augustus ('rear,—; Lord Wellington, Richards;
Julius, Jackson; and Dove packet, for Rio. Sailed the Lord Ho-
bart packet, for Buenos Ayres.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 38.—The cargo of the Ilamburgh bark
Valletanie, °brans, is this day discharging for the vessel to receive
the necessary repairs.
PoarsatouTo, Dec. 31.—Arrived from the Downs, the Donor,
Decker; Herald, —; Johanna, Catherine; Suffolk, t
Dope, Forbes; Smyrna, Plain; and Rapid, Miller, with several
ethers, names unknown. Wind sesult.west. It has blown hard the
whole of the day.
Leas., Dec. 31.—Arrived the Hero, Jenkins, from Cephalonia
sailed the Itith of November; left loading there the Matilda, of
Plymouth, anti Aurora, of London; Ben Lomond, Styles, from
St. John's, New Ileunswick. Arrived from the River, and remain,
the Sultan, Yeoman ; Navigator, Logan; Swiltsure, Telly ; Essex,
Apnieten ; Mercy, Iltsuley ; Golden Spring, Spencer ; and
itgepha. Davison. Wind W.S.W. with strong breezes.
Guar MIEN ci„ DEC. 81.—Atrived the Celerity, Dickenson, from
Jersey ; Duke of Arcllington, Hive, from St. Michaels; John
Deuran, Leggette, from Smyrna; Rising Sun, Stokes, from I.is-
bon. Sailed Windsor, liar:side, for India; Reward, Terry, for
S•rna Leone; Dorothy Foster, Honey, for Jamaica ; Nautilus,
II 11, for Jamaica.
:Soars Su titan, Dec. 30.—The Mary Ann, Hall, in corn.
Ing down the River, on the 25th inst. ran foul of a vessel, hauling
set the there, which sprung her mainmast and damaged tier hull.
;AV RPOO L. DEC. 30.—The Osprey. Porter. from Alexandria,
E. is on shore in Bootle Bay, and biigcd, haring been on the North
Bank last night.
Liveaeool., Dec. 30.—Arrived the Silas Richards, !Told-
ridge, from New York; sailed December 8. The arrival of his
Majesty's ship Aurora at Rio Janeiro. front Valparaiso, is incor.
rect. The report arose from the circumstance of letters having
hem received through Rio, which had b,.en brought by the Aurora
to Valparaiso. The Hiram, Gibb, from hence to Buenos Ayres,
was spoken with on the 30th October, in lat. 20. S. long. 27 W.;
out 117 days, very leaky, and short of water.
Pwcneci, Dec. 30.—0 n the 211th inst. three hogsheads were
cast ois shore on the Peninsula of Lleyn, fifteen miles from this
town, containing linen and cloth, also one or two hogsheads, eon.
tainiog saddles, bridles, and harness. A piece of board, likely to
have been part of the round top of a vessel, marked Rebecca' was
cw.t on shore at Crickuth, ten miles the other side of this town, in
Cardigan Bay. It is supposed that an outward-bound vessel must
have been wrecked in the late heavy gales, on Sam Baprick Cause-
way, Cardigan Bay, and all the crew drowned.
QUEBEC, Nov. 22.—The only vessel in port is the Mary Jane,
for London, and she will sail to-morrow, (slem. arrived in the
River) The Union, Dysart, stranded at Point St. Laurent,
Island of Orleans, has been surveyed and condemned, and will be
sold ; a considerable part of the cargo is arrived, the whole in a da-
maged state. The Emma, Reed, dismasted, and lying on the
rocks at Kamouraska, has been surveyed, and will undergo the
necessary repair, and is expected to be got off next summer.

Extract of a letter from 91r. Hodgson, Master of the Vibelia
transport, arrived at Portsmouth, 2tith ult. from Barbadoes, from
whence she sailed 14th November, dated Portsmouth, Dee. 91 :
" it was reported at Barbadoes that a Meet of 22 or 23 sail of French
vessels had been seen passing the island. Two officers and myself
went on shore at St. Eustatia, and waited upon the Governor, who
'stormed us that a French fleet had called off Martinique, and
landed letters, but did not come to anchor ; and he had heard that
thee had made good their landing at St. Domingo, on the east end,
end I think he said the Blacks had fallen back on the heights. lie
mentioned the day it took place, but I have forgotten it."
V791E1.8 sroirst wrrw.—Wellesley of London, bound to
Jamaica, 19th ult. lat. 40. 90. long. 20.40. all well, by the 31aria,
trom St. Michael's, arrived in the Ricer.

VNABRI. ON SAONE AND DFSERTED IN BOOTLI BAY.—
On Wednesday afternoon a vessel was driven on shore in Bootle
Bay, without a soul on board. The following letter will explain
this singular circuinstAnre:—
•' Ship (}prey, December 30, 1821.

" 111 ersm Due and .14r:m ne.

" Gentlemen,—l am sorry to inform you that we no on shore,
thmugh the negligence of the pilot, on the North Bank, at 54 p.m.
e.-oerday. The ship soon began to surge very heavily, at the same
Time the sea breaking over her. The lorg.boat was got out with
Cie intention of getting out our anchor, but it blew so hard that it
was quite impossible. The crew determined to abandon the vessel
—went into the boat--all except the second mate, steward, pilot.
anti myself, and said they would not stop any longer. As we, of
ourselves. could do nothing with the ship, we were obliged to go
along a ith the nit, and were picked up by a fishing-smack. 1 beg
you will send a copy of this to Messrs. Buchanan, Brown, and Co.
•Glasgow, as I am very unable to write, through fatigue and from
bruiser. I intended to have gone to Milford Uaven, as I have a
foul bill; but, having no observation of the sun, I ran up as far
Bardsey Island, without seeing land ; the wind then west-south-
wee, blowing a severe gale, determined me on proceeding to Li-
verpool. with the expectation of being bent to Boylake to perform
quarantine. I am, &c.
" JAMES PORTER."

When the tide again midis, the vessel bestOvertliel;a7k.and
was driven on shore*. Bootle Bay, where she now lies, with her
stern-post broken in two, and very much bilged en the larboard
shit., and the water making a complete ebb and flew into her. The
(-sprain and crew went on board the yew), this morning, and are
wing every endeavour to save the cargo, by 'Jutting it into tints—
Litt-Tool Mercury.