The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-17 00:00:00

s At that time the Nereide was a perfect
.errecha Magicienue iu as bad a situstiou Sirius.
as possibility of Iphigenia closiug a ith the enemy.
the whole of the enemy ou shore iu a heap. %Ve
dm tried the last resource by 'earplug the Iphigema
to heave us off. bat could not get her in a proper
eiteetiee lentil the 25th in the forenoon.
I had a survey by the Captains, Minters. and
Carpenters, in which they agreed it was impubaible
to get the ship off I bad the same report yester-
day_ frail -Vapiain Curtis, and that his melt were
f& Wog very Fiat ; l warred her to be abandoned at
dusk end burnt ; and, as the enemy's frigates can-
entifet .1. 1 thought it most prudent to pr.-beer
Vs e di Paver. by warping Iphigeuio for its bop-
ped ; sod, having no prospect of soy othtsr name-
&ate support, 1 thought it most prudent to quit
awe* thee within shot of all the enemy's posts
owl elope. sad only being able to return their Fire
tritits two guns. After seeing every man bale from
the ship. Lieutenant Watling end myself set her on
Ars; arid 1 true, Sir, although my enterprise has
boos truly unfortunate, that no pedlar blame can
De attached to soy one ; and n ver aid Captains,
dios e. and men gelato action wins %greater cer-
tainty of victory ; sod, 1 do evert that if 1 could
hove get alongside the Belton*. all tile enemy'sships
would have bean in oar po-session in less than half
en hear. My ship being burin, I have given up the
command to Captain Lambert, and have recotn-
asandad his supporting suit protecting the
with his ship, awl ships' companies of Sirius and
Mogiciesino. Provisions and water will be isoinedi.
Maly wanted. I hive. &c.
(Alined)
Csammeilen lawny, he. leaseiees.
N. B. Br other dispatches rece'ivel at the Mini-
/shy. it appears that His Slnebty's ship Poashe ar-
rived at the Cape of Good Hor ou tli• 25111 of
September lest, and that the Menelaus sailed from
ilt. Helena for the Cape on the 16th of October.
.VieesArbnind Sir Edward Pellew has transmitted
to John Wils.es Cruker, E•q. a letter he had re-
gaied from captain Ida..layue of His slajesty's
ship Quebec, giving an OCCOUIIt of his having, in
cuapsay with the Kite sloop, captured on the sd
insi• the Enoch privateer cutter Le Renard of six
gusisitsid >t4 iamb
Admiral Hawley, Conimaader-in-Chief of His
itolojesty's *lnes *A mewls et Jamaica, has trams
jolted to John Wilson Croke., Esq. a letter fie had
peened from Captain Blurt,, of the Ssiraeen
Popertiog the capture. off Cube, on the 12rfl of Oc-
tober bast, of a French privateer, La Cleanse, of
leis gun and 42 m. o. last from Savannah. wahou•
gasbag soy raptor.

S. Nl[.

tory Watson from t, pion Horwsw, of Rio Mojeotjo sloop
She aseans, ailitrimerto Cock:oodont Owes, awl um's-
UAW to Join INSIDoo Crulccr, got
Nis RIO' 40 sloop_ Illooorio, et we off
Loostatoo, Ww.. is, is to.
Slid bave the honour to inform yon.thst eru:s-
Jew if Dosugene•a this evening. wind westerly.
blowing herd. I fell in wit.. two of the eiterny'slog-
Bye prosier% which erdetitly lariat to board no;
lemmas tbrie seperimil of muskeg. I immediately
me tlts wearsot oat eloa,;Ml sod Lteutentud Tim-
mins Dews with lb@ boarders in a short lime sue-
flooded Se eeer/ing bet ; we were then engaged on
die starboard auk wits the other bigger. whoeffect-
ed tior escape. having but our jib-boom in boarding
.111 monied ono. She proves to be Le blatueluuck
"roach lugger privateer, of aistesu guns awl to. ty-
ggin, eummandod by Norbes Leo recce,
bo* hem. Deologue„ mini had made no C.pt llre.-
3 bout 110 regret that we have tive wounded ; two se-
far* she messy wives wounded.
I have the honour to be, &e.
IL HASTILY, Captain.
(lbw Baskrapts, &e. are the last page.)

PORILIGA It TE. LIGENCI.

LISBON MAIL

ttspea, Du.. 2.

We are in the sane state as alien the pai.bet sail-
ed. Gen. Dread has joined blassvna with 22,000
ors, touch stores, &e. Mascot's is at &intently,
occupyiug • very strong position in front of the
town ; he has pushed ir. considerable force over the
Zfzerea sod occupies Punhets ; he will probakiy
attack Abrantes. as the possession of it would
greatly fscilitate his depeedatious in the Alentejo.
Ws have abort 3000 Spaniards and Portuguese in
h. Our head-quarters are at Ca/Irmo. C.eu. Hill
Ur cradled the Tagus with • large force. A div.siou
a the army. will, some seamen and marines. still
*wispy the lisesof Torres 'Vedras; and it is thou ht
prebeble we shell have the company of Marsens
Mutt no all the winter.

Lt•Sote, wo♦ 20.
Iltallmet of a Diorite! from hie Esteelimey Mania'. Goons'
Uri Vfolkogtoo N Ws Extollaic, Doe Miguel Perms
fides, Email Carlos% November 94.
" I have received arcouuts from General &Nein,
the damsel which come down to the 16th inst. The
advanced corps of the enemy liming reached Pin-
the aborequoctioned Getival attacked sad
iron beck their advanced posts an the lath, raking
♦ wllLsra s•d many soldiers primmer', and killing
sad wounding a great number. General Silveira
states that our lose coimists of about 30 killed. and
Dearly use same pusher wounded. Ile commends
is the strongest terms the good conduct of tbe Ai-
rier* mod soldiers, and particularly those of the
Psetuguesa regiment, No. 24.—lucloseil I trans-
mit to your Excellency • espy of she dispatch of
General Silveira, of the deco the 16th of the pre-
seat month."

Merl Eseaxxant Sea—l yesterday had the
bower to notonsooieete to your Excellency the re.
Nit of the action which I bad with the mow.
Omagh I am out able as yet to give you a more ar-
easosassitial account. as I hove not received the re-
tangs of the different corps engaged; bat I-ion
moor, ynur Eminency. that the lore of the ene-
my was greater than I stated it yesterday. and I
believe that °sirs don not exceed tweaty-bire or
Shirty Oen, and the nomlcr of the sociended