The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-16 00:00:00

tention.

The following ships were at St. Helens whn tl,e
nelle packet sailed from that island on the 2jth mf
June last :

King'. Ships-.. Trident, Admiral Rainer; Mediator,
Compant's S,ii;ks homeward boned—Cireneester, Ca:aain
Roberts° ; Marquis of FIT, Canino, Lushingion;
Glam.'s, 1) waspmel ; Winelkelsea, Campbell; WAltel
tle, F:. 1i.11m41 ; Thames, Skottow-; Ntardsioneas of E.:rt r,
Nash ; Lady Jane Dandas, ; Lunt NLlay,.----;
Dlver Castle, Rirharrlsoo ; Lady Burgett, Swinton ; Itergai,
Cumin; Asia, Tramenheere; Waltharostow, ; Rid
St. Vincent, Samson ; Marquis Well,4lev, -; I..ret
Castlereagh, Roberson; Sir Wm. Bentley, Rhorl • ;
meld, Campbell; Franeklm ; Fame, 11.ker ;
M nards, Hivrvs.

Outward hound-. Calcutta, Reddie; Phce:iix, Ram( ;
Warren Having,

The Re r saw a fleet off the Cape, supposed to be
the second China fleet.

PASSEP.GERS PER ACM E PACKET.

Mn, Austrita Btilkeley, Mr. Arthur li.tgue, Mr. R. W.
W.aker, and Mr. Walker.

Four ships were in sight of St. Helena, when t. 14
ileac Packet left that island.
Extraft of a Letter from an thlcer on Doan) one of the In.
dianien at St. Helens, d ited J roo 29.
" A !mind Ranter ~rriv,e4 here on the With of Jun.., with
*boat 6fteen Indiamen from Bengal, Mad as, 3.1 1110-nb3v.
The Zell Packet toothed here on the filth, and gives an cc.'
count of three loddtinen from Bengal, that pastel coraptny
•ff the hi turitius, which are daily ea oeaed ; they also 31e the
seeotid divison of the Coota filet off [h.. C ape,
Of a man of war, su;tposed to be liu Majesty's ship
ntenne, Capt. Fayerman.
" The Bellotia, a French privateer, ha cru'aieg of St.
Helena, for near two months, keeping in sight every 4.01 ii
whale boats arrived with the Captain, and twenty of the crew
of a ‘Vltaler„ which she had captured ; ,he was within test
leagues r.f the island, and sent them on shore in the sit
the Mentor frigate cruised (or her for a auk, hat ass In 1111.
fortunate as not to till in with her. The enemy had not quitt,4
her etateen more than twenty bur hours before one of Ce
ships canter in sig'it ; she only captured two Whalen
while erthstag no thi. atittime."

Letter, lions our fleet off Brest, dated so late u
Sumd sy last, stare, that there is not a doubt of the
squadron seen by the Naiad, off Ushant, having been
that which escaped from Rochfort dun lg the sti-
sence of Admiral STIE LING. We are sorry to add,
that it is said the enemy have been able to return to
Rochefort.
The Itnorroau, PARNELL, from Memel, is lost
on .‘1,,0n Island.
The Materve, a Swede, from London and Poole
for Leghorn, is captured, carried into Algeciras,
and condemned.
The schooner Rove, —, from the West Irdiss
for Liverpool, is captured, carried into Mal tioiqw,
and condemned.
It is 3 MCI that our cruisers in the North lea are
to repair. in ease of attack by a decidedly ,uperior
force, to the Wa kit. and thence to the Nore.
Lord PAGET had his brigade out on Tuesday is
regular marching order for many lk
miles along the
Essex and Sussex coast. This movement caused
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great cunstern:stion among the inhabitants. W
supposed that tb- enemy were in the as of lending.
A letter from Colchester received in town yester-
day, represents that place all in a bustle, and the
ins;
of the distna in da ly expeetation of tic•
I mg volt noon permanent duty.
On the 113 d of June attired at St. Helena, tier
crews of two Whalers, which had bean captured by
the Brame privateer, of 36 guns and 214 men. She
had been cruising off that island for two months,
but it is supposed had then quitted her station.
No order whatever has been issued either by tier
Council or the Admiralty relative to the detentiet!ol
American vessels bound to the enemy's ports. 1114
rumour is supposed to have originated from a late
decision of Sir WILLIAM Score, founded upon a
resolution of the Privy Courted, that the produce
of enemies colonies, carried to America, there al-
tered and subsequently transmitted to the mother
country, is still cc transdu, and the entry in Am
rice, not changing the destination.
can only he re-
garded as a deviation in the voyage. An 0.1‘144
vez understand, Is about to be issued from the Coun-
cil Office, declaring that neutrals laden with the
produce of the enemies' colonies, and bound to the
United Kingdoms, shall not be molested by our
cruisers.

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