The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-11 00:00:00

Lir IL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSIJOL. a 0. JAN.
Orders were cent off last night, at twehe
to Sir John Warren, at St. Helen's, desiring Lim
not to proceed to sea till further ciders ; as the
Brest squadron had been :eft in char by Sir John
Duckworti.'s squadren. cif Palma, one of the Cana-
ry Islands.
Arri"ed the Am•rcan frigstP, from Plymouth.
Went out of harbour the Luryalus and Entere/d
frigates.

PLYMOUTH, JAW. 8.

Last evening arrived Ills Majesty's ship.4wer4tre.
from off CaJie.. Flue brigs an account of Sir John
Duckworth having fallen in with a French squadron
of six mil of the line, after a long chase off the Ca-
nary Isles, with only three of his 11, ips, the others
were ont of sight ; and Sir John thought it not
prudent to hazard an engagement. Report says,
they are returned to Admiral Collingwood, to be ex-
changed for swifter sailing ships. The enemy is
supposed to be a detachment that escaped from
Brest, seven weeks ago; they were evidently bound
for the West Indies.

VALMOCTH, JIM 7.
Arrived the Danish dogger, Agatha Dorothea,
Birch, from Lisbon, with oranges, in 19 days;
His Majesty's ship !lumber, Hll, from a cruise.
and Frisk cutter, --L. from Portsmouth.
nitinam, JAN. 8.
Arrived this morning the San gavel; Sir Charles
Cotton, haring parted with the Channel fleet list
night in a gale of wind ; also, the Diamond frigate,
from a cruise, and remain with the Plato frigate.
=Wind West. •

DEAL, JAN. 9
Yesterday evening, the Ire/areas praim, and the
Spe, uletor lugger, sailed from the Downs, in quest
at A erench lugger privateer, said to have captured
some Enelish vessels yestet day afternoon, off Folk-
stone.—Wind W.

CIIATNAM, Jan. 10.
For this week past our Police Officers have been
sedulously engaged in the pursuit and capture of
pert of a gang of robbers, who have for a long
time past infested and been concealed in this neigh-
bourhood—and the most adive.of Magistrates in
their examination.
On Monday morning, Danis[ Wird and William
Much-gen, were brought before the Reverend Dr.
Goeidenough, charged on suspicion of having en-
tered the counting-house of Mr. John Hooker.
timber-merchant, Cha:liam, on the night of the
7th, or the motriag of the Bth day of February.
11'05, and stealing therefrom two 10001. Bank of
England notes, sundry 101. and 51. provincial
notes, kc. a quantity of gold, save', and copper
money. A long examination took place, but some
circumstances: appearing, which required the evi-
dence of persons who were not known, they were
remanded. They were again brought f-orward on
Tuesday, and remanded. On Wednesday, an or-
der was given for a general search in the house of
Daniel Syfieet and 'William Huckstep, for the
property of Mr. Hooker, none of widen property
was discovered. Warrants were also issued for the
apprehension of teeter, sen. Huckstep,
sen. Mary, his wife, William Plummer, and Les-
ter, junior. The whole of whom were examined
on Wednesday, and were again yesterilay brought
before the Magistrate, but nothing of importance,
which had a tendency to criminate William Huck-
step, Mary, his wife, and William Plutimer, oc-
curring in their examination, they were discharged ;
but Lester, stn. and Thomas Huckstep were re-
manded for further examination. This day, ir. the
house of Lester, was found a letter from a person
in London, to Thomas Huckstep, the contents of
which appeared to have relation to business of a
'mysterious nature, and known only to themselves.
Persons have been sent alter the writer of the letter,
which we hope will lead to some important dis-
covery.
The circumstance which first led to a suspicion
of the persons who have been apprehended on this
business, appears to have originated in a quarrel
among the parties concerned, in winch they mu-
tually accused each other of :salons that would en-
danger their necks. Francis Fruits, having been a
witness to some of the conversation, and having
taken a 101. note, No. 545, of William Huckstep,
one of the notes stolen front Mr. Hooker, gave Ms.
Hooker information, when immediate steps were
taken for the apprehension of the parties.
In searching the hoes, of %Villiam Huckstep.
there were found, in the room occupied by Sydeet,
who lodged with him, several pick-lock keys, and a
brace of pistols, loaded with balls ; also, in the
bou.e, a quantity of furniture and linen, which ap-
peared to be too tiod to belong to persons of their
eircumssAnces, acid which, on stria examination,
proved to be the Froperty of Mr. Read, of fweciale
Farm, which had been stolen from him in Odobei,
1804. Mr. Read identified his property,and swore
to the robbery : in consequence of-which, William"
Ifuckstep and Daniel SyBeet were fully committed
to take their trial at the next Maidstoue Assizes, for
the rabbet y of Mr. Read.
A further examine" reseeding Mr. Hooker's
day.

• property, will take place this day.
The most indefatigable attention has been Oven
by Dr. Goodenough, in the course or the different
esaminatioi.s, to search to the bottom of this intri-
cate and nefarious traiisaftion, and to promote the
ends of public justice. A large number of persons
living in and about Chatham. are supposed to be
coneteted with the robbers, and the gang has been
said to amount to neatly forty people.

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