The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-06 00:00:00


wilintrAvss, iAsu‘ay, a. •
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Thursday last, the Club, Number Eight, and
several other gentlemen, assembled at the t;ulden
Lion in this nvii, to celebrate the birth day of the
Earl of Loiisdale. At four o'clock, the company
sat down to a handsome and plentiful dinner, pro-
vided for the occasion, anal comprising all the
varieties of the season.—After the King and [loyal
Family had been givem,".. The Lail ,f Liausdale,
and musty happy returns of this day to him," was
drunk with three times three.—This was followed
by many loyal and appropriate toasts, interspersed
with several excillent swigs mid recitations; anti the
day passed with the gicatrst harmony and convi-
viality. lhi a motion from the chair, which wars
seconded by the unanimous voice of the company,
it was rewired, I hut the wish of the member. or the
Cluly N molter Eigitt. (anti their tirt••••itt goe,t.)
tie siguilieml to :%Ir. Kenai 'le, the Lounger of the
Throt rc--for tier performance of this C •tly
of
Erery Oar has his Inch, mid the Farce of The
Weathercock ;—which are to be presented next
usitluy eve g.
rarer f‘ ii(.L.

J S. 4.
Arrivill the lit!', croiu Gibraltar, la.t. 110111
YI mouth.
Sdilell the During, on a era's'''. : aii.l the GJM-
.firich, with u flea trmisporto for rit:luoilLlo.
Wind N.E. with thick ,iuuw.
PLYMOUTH, J AN. 3.

Soiled the Sallow, 74, Capt. Lord A. lkattelerk,
for Portsmouth and the Dowos; ah.o the prick
sioup a sir, Capt.Comle ; and the EldeUtilart gum.
brig, tor

DOVER, JAN. 4.
I am sorry to say that the late retort of the still-
ing the Flushing squadron was without I, el-
ation. It appears to have arisen from the ships
haviiig hauled further io, oat of eight, which
deceived the persons employed 011 the look-
out ; but whether no account of the ice, or
by way of deception. is not uscertairied ; mis-
sing the &ITV they were led to believe they had
pelf to aaa, partienlarly as the wind hutl been fa-
vourable for that ouroose.
Thi. day, the Master Of the brig Ekanor, of
"Bund.clund,.l lender:am, mentioned before to have
been stranded near SlialiesocuesChlt, was discover-
ed at low watei jammel between tau rocks.
Tliore is still, id colisegirnice of a long %nervation
of easterly winds, ir number of lihht north country
alsip. in the harbour.
'rlais afternoon, a lad belongitig to one of the
Irel.ore-nwationed testrels tell from the inast-head
of ooe of them, and was killed oir the spot.
PEAI., JAR. 4.
Remain in the Downs llia Majesty's ships Prin-
cess q'thange, Venerable, Hero, ionehay, Levia-
than, Illewrigno, Inciueibk, thriving's War-
spite, 111:frnce, Agincourt, 'frosty, tirmk, "mega-
run, Pandora, l'ertsvian, Indignant, and furioni
and 1 far issolgy, vietuallera.

DEWR 1"110.--iii1713.1G DA I%

C'aracluded front yesterday's Paper)
It now remains to describe Bagdad on the Per-
ohm side.
This part of the city has a very large citadel at
the west end .of the' town, which rent ises to the
banks of tile river, capable of containing apse:ails
of tire thoosaud meal in Ktlrrisou ; at preseid it laws
iii it upwards of three thousand. 'I item are forty
brass gulls mounted, eighteeti and tweet}-four
puusiders.
From the citadel the wall commences, which ex-
tends quite mutat, and terminates at a large castle
that steads on the banks of the river at the east
mail of the town. The walls an: upwards of thirty
from the bottom of the ditch, which.is
dry, and is Unity-live paces broad, awl thirteen
feet deep from the top of the glacis :it can be filled
with water ea lileitiPtlet.•
The Willi!: loon au irregnlar pentagon, with tell
bastions and four gates. Six of the bastions here
sixteen guns mouoted on back ; on each of the
other four are I.llUUNted ten; over each of the two
gates are mounted six, and over each of the other
two, are moulded eiAlit gnus ; the former vii tit.(
demi-hexagons, and the tat" latter on too detni-oc-
tagous ; besides these, there are upwards of thirty
guns, from twelve to twenty-foor pounders, round
the ramparts, sad thirty-six memithed an the castle
at the east roil of the town : till the guns are brass.
There are ten brass mortars, which, at present, are
in the useyilaii, or great square, where the horses
are trained and exercised. The ramparts are sit at-
ported by strong inches, built regularly the
walls, so as to have a very pea try Wi rt. lit the
walls, within these arches, are apertures, idiom
three feet in height, and • incises ita breadth ,
the same kind are on the upper part, or the para-
pet round the ramparts, but these are intended for
nansiurtry, as well tis afloat.. The carriages
the gams are many of them brisket', end the pat apct
walls are iu many plaeeti iii a shattered condition.
Near the west end of the town is the Pasha's si
raglio, a hich is It very large bnililitag ; and close
it in another spacians structure, a ithont window
dour, on the laud side, ashiela its the harem, or'
dies' apartment, having a go ttttttttt tication With
pithtee, or seraglio, through •it loin and—lofty- ,
vered gallery, supported by a range of arches.—
Between the batiks of the river and the seraglio,
a spacious garden ; the walls of which are so dose
to the river, that they may lie said to make a par'
of its hunks, 11% there is not room for a men to pass
the water washing them Aro tat the lowest. It
the centre is it gate with steps, to which the Pasha'
barge conies occasional:}. On the hind side of the
seraglio is a large area, suffiettait toi draw up three
or four thousand janissitriess; besides which, there
are a military school, offices, end a:iart meads
domestic Officers, the mint, stables for many by
Fired horses, with lodgings for the grooms and
dependents, several large grantoWs. au :asei..
with barracks for the foot mid !parse guards, all
closed with a high wall, with natty one gate liar
entrance. There are not ant houses or buil&
near to the walls of the seraglio I ladies, the
eumference of the whole is c than au En,
mile.
Aired half a mile from the sersglio is the great
momue, to elbieli the Pasha goes in great a
every Friday maw ll itt at, attended lam the great
fleets, both military and civil, all mounted out