The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
reatattotrtn, JAN. U.
Arrived His Majesty's ships Canaberiaad, Dap-
per, and Sykin, front the Dowus.—Wind W.
PLYMOUTH. JAW. 10.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Erryalms, 38 guns,
from Portsmouth, to be docked.
Sailed Ilia Majesty's ship Pawnee, 40 guns ;
.biethyst, 38 guns ; Plover sloop, 18 guns ; and
ilkyon, 16 guns.
TORBAY. JAN. 10.
Last night, about ten o'clock, the wind being
inclinable to the Eastward, Vim Admiral Sir J. 'l.
Duckworth, with the undermentioned ships, gut
under weigh, to ernise off Ushant ; but this morn-
ing the wind getting round to the Westward, the
;ships returned again :
owes.
Rsysi Gnome tto ViceAdaa.Sir 3.T.Durkt, Fortis
Timinaut so Rear-Adm. Da Cowry.
St. George
Dreadnought 9g --- Leclunarre.
Terneraire - Sir C.
Neptuse 95 —Sir J.,Withallta.
Arn
Also arrived this day L'Aigle frigate from a
cruise Redbreast- gun-brig, and Easrepresamte
cutter.—Wiud

Dr.AL, JAN. 11.
Arrived the Fort Willisw, from China, and
a fleet of tram:ports from the Westward; His Me-
Hefty's AO kangaroo and Blazer, from fi cruise;
andminain in the Downs with the ships as per last,
a fleet of other outward-bound vessels.-IVind
W.S.W.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 9.
Arrived the Princess Mary Packet, Pocock, with
Mails from the Letivard Islands, thirty-three days
passage from Tortola. The Dakr of teat and
Queen Charlotte Packets had safe arrived at Bar-
badoea. The Princess Nary arrived at Barbadoes
on the 12th of November, and found lying there
His Majesty'sships Ramillies, Ulysses, Castor, Jason,
Cawilla, Hippomenes, Favourite, Netky, Wolverine,
and Dart. convoy from Tortola, tor Eneand,
wiled about ten days before the Packet. On the
7th instant the Princess Mary spoke His Majesty's
ship Nemesis, with convoy from Cork.—Pamengers
per the Packet, Means. Hill, Burke, and Bailey.
On Thursday evening the ships Oceme and Ilde-
lity transports, with troops, part of Sir Charles
Cotton's Expedition, put in here; the American
brig Betsey, Massy, Masten prize to the Active
privateer, of London ; the Hawk schooner, Pauly,
Master, from Portsmouth, bound to St. Domingo,

IS days out, very leaky.
Sailed the Cif atypic's, of 514 guns ; and Capella
schooner, on a cruise.
His Majesty's ship Misiottnir, 74 gang, Vice-
Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, sails on to-morrow
morning to join Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, off the
Tagus; the antelope will follow him with the
transports now here, as also those at Portsmouth.
TA...MOUTH, JAN. 11.
Arrived, yesterday, the Snoopy packet, from
Gottenburg, having on board Messrs. Elsworth and
Wagstaff. Messengers, and the Lark packet, with
mails and passenger*. Also L'iligk French big-
ger privateer, and another of the same description ;
sent in by His Majesty's ships Ariadae, Riairdore,
and Sapplo; the above privateers had captured the
Gabriel, of this port, in ballad, and dusk her after
taking out the crew.
Sailed this morning His Majesty's ships Nassau,
Stately, and Liar. supposed for Gottenburgh.
MOM LLOYD'S LWF.
Gaiissaso, JANUARY r`-Passed by the Zevair,
Jrffrrys, book lit.Mitlearr s • Osebec, Waimea, ken Quebec,
Yoga( Idarpretta, Classea:troai Rip ; Bear, Mina ; sad
Gawp, Price, tram Sariaass.
eaamissessommom
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The Hawk, Pococa, from Falmouth, for Hay-
ti, is put back to Fitlinouth, leaky.
The Alm and Isabella, HAYWOOD; Traveller,
Foos'. ; and the Sally, Jackson, have put into
Carishani, for convoy.
The Belfast, MITCHAM. from Sligo, for Dublin,
is lost near Sligo.
The Europa, STRACHAN, of Arbroath, is lost I
near Sligo.
The Thomas, MICHWIALD. from Demerara. for
Dublin, is pot into Liverpool, with damage.
Sir Eves Coors is to remain in the chief com-
mand at Jamaica, until Lieut.-Grnend Vtuartna
goes out. The Duke of NANcliv.sYcs, the Gover-
nor, goes out immediately, but Gen. Vataerres
remains till next fleet.
A melancholy accident happened on New Year's
Day, at the l'hurch of Painswick, Gloucestershire.
As the hell-ringers were ringing in the new year,
one of the bells broke from its station, and forcing
its way through three floors, fell amongst the
nogera One man was killed on the spat, and se-
veral others were dreadfully bruised and wounded.
On Friday se'unight, about tea o'clock, as a
young man was walking with a young woman along
the banks of the Clyde, he shpt from her side into
the water, and was unfortunately drowned. The
girl has been quite deranged since.
On Monday sc*iinight, the following melancholy
accident hap!: `IVA at a coal work in the neighbour-
hood of Rormwstoonness, belonging to the Duke
of HAMILTON :-JAMES LIVING*TONT, one of the
colliers, having mounted by a ladder, to perform
some repair on the machinery overhanging the pit.
by a amides failure of the prop which supported
the ladder, was precipitated to the bottom (nn abyss
of ninety-nine fathoms) and literally dashed to
pieces. Ile has left a widow and three children in
a bilge as situation, for whose assistance the fellow-
tatioureni of the deemed, much to their credit,
iminedishrly set on foot a subscription, they them-
*lves contributing according to their ability, rind
being zealous in their application to the generous
and humane in and about Borrowstounness.
On Wednesday morning, the Ist Regiment of
Royal F.ditihstrgh Volunteers petaled on Burnt,-
add Links. for the first time this year, when the
Loan Jos:rice ('l.ital (their Lieut.-Col.) after
psying the compliments of the season, addressed
them in yearly the following words :—" Gentle-
men. I hope we will continue to inert together,
as usual, during this eventful year ! firm and
determined to stand by our Kress, and by one
another ; resolved never to part with the glorious
independence of our country, bat with our lives !"
To sic that this short hat energetic sentence was
received with three cheers, is to say nothiii..4. the
*moment it move:red was universally demoust rated
to actuate the whole regiment.