The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-11 00:00:00

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EARBADOES. NAWCiI 19.
" The Windsor Castle packet, Captain Sutton, ar-
s* d here from Falmouth a few days since, in 29
days; she would have been here sooner, had she not
fallen in with a large French privateer brig to wind-
ward, carrying 20 bun 5, twelves and nines, and 175
men ; she caine down under the packet's lev-lsow,
when she tacked Lhip, with Spanish colours
• keit soon after hoisted French, and fired a broadside.
• The packet continued her course, making rise of her
small arms only, as she could not get any of her
great . guns to bear on the privateer. She then
tailed ttp close tinder the Windsor earde's quarter,
end twice attempted to board, but was repulsed with
'Cie loss of several of her crew; at length the packet
skad the good fortune to get two of her guns, with
round and cannister, to bear on the brig, and car-
ried away her bowsprit and main-topmast, when she
dropped a-stern to repair her damage, which must
have been great. The defence of the Packet is here
woken of in the highest terms, as she carried only
eight gems, and 'had on hoard only thirty-two people,
including three passengers ; her loss is not great,
considering that she maintait,e,' a running fight of
fors hours continuance. One of her men was kill-
ed, and three passengers and six seamen were
Wounded. Great praise is due to Captain Sutton
and the Master, for their very gallant conduit, while
in the presence of the enemy ; and tbe animating
condesa of the passengers cannot be spoken of too
highly. It is with pleasure I can say, that the
wounded are all is a fait as ay, and will doubtless be
well again in a few days. The merchants here have
Voted a piece of plate, of 150 guineas value, to Cap•
gain Smon, fur his gallant defence of the mails given
into bis charge; and it is to be hoped, that Govern-
Ment will not let this meritorious aftion pass unre-
warded.
" Names of the passengers wounded :—J. Gra-
ham, a ball through the cheek ; M. Franklin, fleshy
part of the thigh, with musquctry ; G. Ledeatt,
calf of the ieg."

KIAG'S BIRTH-Ddr.

IDINIURGII, !UNE 6.

The celebration of His Majesty's birth-day, on
Tuesday, was attended with the usual demonstra-
tions of loyalty in Edinburgh and Leith. noon,
a royal salute was fired from the Castle, the Battery
at Leith, and the ships in the Roads. A military
parade, similar to what took place last birth-day,
commenced about nue o'clock. The troops were
drawn up in Queen-street and Prince's-street, and
proceding westward, entered George-street by
elearlottc-vilare, in the foll, wing order :-7th
Dragoons--Royal Artillery, with the Galloway
Militia attached—the 27th Regitneut—the Argyle-
shire, Aberdeenshire, and In vernessshire Militia—the
different corps of Edinburgh and Leith Volunteers—
the Royal Mid Lothian Volunteer Cavalry. The
procession closed with the London, Aberdeen, and
Glasgow Mail Coaches, each drawn by four horses,
the coachmen and guards in new scarlet uniforms.
and the tops of the coaches decorated with flags and
flowers in the shape of crowns. The troops marched
down George-street in slow time. saluting as they
passed the Commander in Chief, who was stationed
with his Staff at the head of South Frederick-street.
The spacious and elegant streets, so finely adapted
for a speetacle of this kind, together with the fine-
ness of the day, gave it the fullest effsiet. The
troops t%en proceeded to Leith Valk, where the ar-
tillery fired a royal salute and the infantry three vol.
lies, as direCted in general orders.
In the evening an elegar.t entertainment was given
as usual by the Magistrates in the F ettliament I louse,
where the health of the day, and other appropriate
toasts were drank. Earl Moira. attended by his
Staff, was present, and when his health was given,
he addressed the meeting in a short speech, congra-
tulating them on the spirit and unanimity which
pervaded the country ; so much so indeed, that
the thr :awned invasion of the enemy, so far
from being dreaded, was rather to be wished for ;
fur there could not he a doubt that the result would
he glorious to Scotland. He concluded with giving
the following toast:—
May that man never enjnv the land of cakes, vrly) i> not
walsag to shed his bin d in .lel,•ncv of it.
The Duke of Ruccletigh and the Lord Justice
Clerk, when their healths were given, also addressed
the meeting.
There was an Assembly as usual in the rooms in
George-street.
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A regular exchange of pritoncrs of war is to be
adopted immediately between this country and Spain,
f‘,r which purpose cartels are to be established. The
arTointment of Capt. PA•ur, as agent for prisoners
nt war in France, is done away, in con,equence of
the refusal of Boa AP ART g to grant the necessary

passppoorts.
The Ch:no, BUTTLIISWORTII, front Batavia, for
Philadelphia, is lost in the Delaware, part of the
cargo saved.

EXTRACT Of A LITTIII FROM AN Of TITER ON
BOARD THE faLICAN, SIR J. CRAIG'S SQUADRON,
DATED fllOll THE RiVill TAGUS, MAY 7, 1805.
44 We left Portsmouth on the 19th of April ; and
on the 23th met off Cape Finisterre, the Orpheus
frigate, with news that the Toulon and Cadiz squa-
drons had joined, and obliged Sir J. Orde to give
up the blockade of Cadiz. On the 29th we passed
Oporto, and sent in the merchantmen bound for
that port. On the sth of May made the rock of
Lisbon, and having further intelligence of the
strength of the Combined Squadrons, determined to
put into the Tagus. A tran,.port, the Erris, which
had parted company in the Bay of Biscay, was at-
tacked by a Spanish privateer, who, on seeing the
troops (a part of the 11th} sheered off. Our Ad-
miral dispatched a Lieutenant to Lisbon to demand
admittance into the harbour, and determined in
case of refusal to force a passage. Yesterday the
Lieutenant returned, and this day the whole fleet
transport and a vifteallrr excepted) entered the
river and moored opposite Belem castle. The ac-
counts we have of the combined squadrons state
frigates, and a number
re in Cadiz on the 221
.gs and a broad pendant
of our destination, but
until something certain
that of the combined

them at 21 sail of tb::, line,
of small vessels : they s ye
tilt. with two Admiral's H.,/
fiyil .7, We know nothing
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