The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-25 00:00:00

24 sweet of eh* extensive *3 cnstr4ss;4B,l"l"'
ineeitehlitkoughout the efuniel, and, we feat, the
whoa! *tea
The following vetoes were driven Mons their
anchorage and fasts, and have gone on shore : the
'Matilda, with the loss of her masts, which went by
the board the instant she struck ; ship Cape Fear,
Bernard; brig Matilda, Hunter; brig Pollp, owned
by Mr. Howell, of Rhode I,land ; brig Susepinah,
of Charleston ; brig Sally, of Troy ; schooner Regu-
lator, M.llbenny ; schooner Liberty, Randelet, of
New• York ; and a schooner belonging to New

River.
The brig Efiram. Church, of Hallowcll, from Bet-
hke, with a cargo of sugar aad coffee, homeward-
bound, is ashore on the beach near Deep Inlet ; and
the schooner Two of Nvw-river, he, on the

beach near Barren Inlet.
At Smithville, the damages were severe.--The '
wharves are completely destroyed, end chimnlas
and fences blown down. The ship Coninoirt, of.
New York ; brig Ranier; schooners Clariva and
Eliza. of Norwi:h, with outward bogus' cargoes,
are on shore. Iwo pettiAugers stove.; all the
small craft and pleaspre boats are At a v.sst distance
on the land. the revenue cutter, Gurt rner Wifliarns,
of Newbern. eujptoyed on the survey of the coast,
by cutting her mists and slinging her guns, and
heaving them air, to a-sit her anchors, rode ogt

the gale. No tiv s were I set.
The gale comm need at Smithville, on Thursday, '
at N. E. and increased all Frulay ; between 10 and
12 o'clock on Fnday ~i4ht it sioVed 4uddenly to
S.W. and hl .se a hur,i .ane until 10 o'clock, when
it shifted to W. The vle was higher than was ever
irsown since the year 1762 kriS, when New.
Inle• br, ke; she sea was u. comaronly agitated.
The brig Peil of 40 rays from Jamaica.
in balast. with a pilot no board.WAS seen at anchor
off the liar on Thursday, with topmasts down.
Great apprehensions are entertained for safety.
SEPT. 13.
EatraB of a ktter from Norfolk, dated Sept. 1 ;
" Yesterday morning the French frigate Cybele,
mentioned in our last, came up into the harbour ;
on passing fort Nelson she saluted with 21 guns,
which were returned by an equal number of guns.
" Recoefting this ship, we learn, that on the 19th
ult. in compa..y wish the Revilers, of 84 gnus, and
the Prestd.4 t 44. they were encountered by a
violent hu,rica• eat 5.1.: to S which compelled them !
to scud test nearly five days, in which they lost their
miz..n-mac.. main-top mast quarter pieces tore off,
and the s'.ip generally injured. The last that was
see. of the itysila; and fireside:lt, they were scudding
before use g de.
" From infrmation, in which we place confi-
dence, we can sty. that thi; squadron has never
jainel the liAet, cmn Anal), callfd Jerome Bona

pane's.
" On Friday last, a Ftench 74. gun ;big came into
the Capes, and proceeded up the bay. She was
seen on Saturday morning, gni, g under New Point
Comfort, to anchor. This ship has lost all her top-
masts. aril appeared to be otherwise much injured.
There has not been env person tr•n her, but we
understand she is thell4inal,onc uf the R:et to which
Jerome Bonaparte belongs. 44er accounts say she
is the Regafar, which, from compa:i..g every ac-
count, we should think most probable r we shall
probably know certainly in the course of the day.

rQBEIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FROM THE PARIS PAPERS.

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OCT. 10.

The detachments of the Imperial Guard which
were at Milan, set out on the Ist of Oaciber to join
their corps in Germany. These detachments are
numerous, and remarkable for their excellent state,
and the spirit by which they are animated.
ocr.ll.
On the sth, the Emperor was still at Wurtzhorg.
He did not feel sty iil consequences from latiguct
and enjoyed the best health.
General Knobelsdoiff, whom several Journals
had pretended to have quitted Paris only to ism
His Imperial Majesty, passed on the Noel &rem.
her, by Cleves, on his way to Berlin.
OCT. 12.
Oa the morning of the Odle a courier of His 1
Majesty, the Emperor, passed through Brussels,
an his way from the head varlets at Wurzburg, ,
proccding with all possible haste to Paris.
Lord Lauderdale has left Paris upon his return to
England.—( Gamete de braace).
The state of the public mind at Paris is truly re.
markable ; from day to day its inhabitants await,
without anxiety, the intelligeree that hostilities have
commenced, and yet reports of peace are stronger
than those of war: every ore seems to be aware
what are the *..: ae interests of Prussia. So late as
yesterday, we ware assured that very recent letters
from the Grand atmy, stated it as certain, that the
troupe were in sight air ends other ; but that the
King of finssia had ant one of his Off zers to the