The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-23 00:00:00

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lICTRACT OF A LC'S? a AIOMAII oencut &OASIS.
ills ISAJEsir S SNIP GNU TIM AMA 01
itssee, :wen. 1, Dion :
-• Several Portuguese Officers harwtaken refuge
on beard this ship, intending to join their rnace
at Itio Janeiro.
" We have Liken it Portuguese brig, which
the Freoch frigate Caroline had taken sod plun-
dered, and iutended sending to Lisbon. The Cie-
wows sailed the ..!d1 of November, from Flushing,
and wrist North-about, bound Mike Islereffrence,.
with dispatches ; she had taken the C'eser 'priva-
teer long, of Plymouth, an Dee. 6th, 50 Papua,
to the West of Sently ; and p_resioui4. an the,Joh
Nov. the Charlotte, of Borroastowunests ankh
lumber, from Quebec. Thus much I could' wish
you to make public, as the families of intim,' of the
two vessels' crews are no doubt very iinhappy.dthe
privateer beinnged to a Mr. Illuet, at Plymouth,
and the second Officer belongiug to her was in•the
brig we took, with the carpenter and some others;
also one of the Charlotte's people.
" Sir George Collier took the former with hitn
be is named Richard Sandys. The carpenter is
one of Dartmouth, and is named Augustus Gill-
hatn—hasa wife and family there, and is very old
he is at present very well with us ; both •vewels,
after taking out all they could, were destroyed.—
The Antereen ship, London Packet, was.taken au
the 27th January laid, by two French frigates,
La Penelope and nowise, and are both ou the coast
of Africa. Mr.• Wells. an English Merchant,
sailed in the above vessel, January lath, from
England, and was sent iii aa Antere an schooner
to yo, arrived at Porto Praya, February 17th,
awl came on board with the news.
U'e are, thank God, here in want of nothing
the good people in England have seat us Rimini-
ance of bullocks and potatoes--half a bullnek, and
See thousand weight of potatoes, have fallen to
oar share.
" The Fretieh. General Jtinot has sent off, or
rather remitted to come off, a worthy Gentleman,
well known to some of us, to try to reconnoitre.
. He only came to leok about hies, and has been
-sent away with a flea in his ear. The General of-
fered to drive down bullocks to the-shore for us to
take off, but this sane person was fortunately ou
board as the transpnrts arnved, lull sits surprised
to see the half-deck hying rotund a ith fresh beef,
and bullocks going to all the ships. They imagined
in Lisbon we were all sick and starving; after this
Gentleman had dined with the .Idiniral, he desired
bin to give his comp/intents to the I' week General,
and to NI to him, when he return* all the provi-
sion:, Ste. he has taken from the Portuguese, there
will be is emit then aiinsaget thesis.
" The atm-noble reason was to request the Admi-
ral winild permit several vessels with flour, from
Cadiz, to enter the Miens, racing the Portuguese
were starviug. I met this pereei going off, and, as
I knew him well, he told me his mission. I told
him it was nun-ense to attempt such a thing, aryl
that I considered it as an insult ; for as he had the
French General's paeyort, it must be with his
cretwut and knowledge. This persou was Mr.
Setard, our lett Contractor: he is now the French
. and Commissary.
" They hate published a Manifesto in Lisbon,
eeying, that Eagtand is id suds u state, that We pro-
Ism carry on the war more than two•oreutits ; and
that we are ail *Wring, and trade totally- at a stand."

LON DON ,
srrCUDAY. APRIL 'U.

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The accounts brought home by Advuirstl Duce-
worm's squadron, of the hostile spirit of Übe A Jae-
riea,,s, have, iu a considerable degree, damped
the hopes of reconciliatiou, which prei•imis rermtr
bud tousled ro encourage. The last lent v.% apd pa-
per* from America *ere (lured the2tith of Febrnery,
at which time Mr. Rose had been admitted to ie.-
feral conferences team' the subject of his mission,
and het we find, that so late as the 17th of
the date of Admire! Dt b: Wearies 'departure from
the Clserapeaket the Proclamation, interdicting tbe
entrance Of ell British ships of ear into the waters
of the United Stites, and prohibiting ell intercourse
between them and the shwa:, was rigidly enforced ;
oar •verrels, during the eight days they lay
'in the river, not having been uhle to procure
a particle of fresh water or provisions.—Thu attack
upon the Chesapeake 11-agate, by the Leopard. was
'the muse of this measure, end the Minis-
tbrial- Prints. express their surprise at its cont Mu-
ince, conceiving that the explanations which we
bad offered upon that subject ought to have
been deemed perfectly satisfactta7. The conduct
of our Government is very ..ivatlequittely described
by the term ‘' explanatieats." Our high-soirited
Mibisters, whose toile awl temper tawardaAinerica
at one time might have subjected them to the
suspicion of courting a war with that country, did-
uut coutiae them elves to explanations. They
`area much more cuntleec'nding, and they deserve
credit for their complaisance.. They offered not
merely explanations, butt emple reparation for tile,
offence, by the recall of Admiral Bia ettv. and
the renunciation of all claim to search ships of
war. The first step which Mr. Rose would pro-
bably take, would he to demand, in consequence
of this offer, a subvention of the Prochuneioal; but
if such a request was made, it is now evident that it
wee not attended with success,. It does not follow,
however, that the apolory s as refused ou the ground
of insufficieuey. The refusal most probably has
arisen from the determination of the Americus
Government is abide by the demands whirls they
have made, of bringing the whole of their cola.
plaints forward together, and not to make the affair
of the Chesapeake • spotter of separate discurriou.
Besides, it was Itntlersthed, when the last stemmata
rays away, that no relaxation of the measurer
which the American Goserument had adopted was
to take place till an answer bad been received to
, the rfopatFbes transmitted to Europe by-the Osage.
It 'seems, therefore, to be toe much to infer, that
betweenihe two countries war iuevitable, hr..
rose oar squadron had not been furnished with
thestupplies of water and provisions, of which they
eliwid in nee& It is rather strattge the Osage is sot
arrived with the American Slessengee,illr. clot an.
She was understood to have gone itito L'Orient abort
three. weeks ago. She is prObably dettaiaed under
BONAPARTE.* .new maritime system for restoring
the liberty of tho seas ! !!

- Dispatches were received, yeqcrday, at the
Adasintlty. front Sir SAMUEL II rro, dated off
Gotteuburgh, the 11th instant. We do not IN-
demand that they brin4 any news of importance.
The squadron were all well at the date of the
dispatches. •

We have coi:ed, from a Va:ter of yesterday, a de-
cree of PETIO X, declarinL: that part of the island of
St.l)onsingo, in the pers,ee.sinn of his rival Emperor,
CIIRISTOPHE. iu a state of blockade. We cau-
tioned the public on Thurwlay against the atttnnpts
made in some of the 147ers to represt at every
thing in that quarter in favour of CIIISTOPItt,
thus exposing the person:s and µForay of British
subjects trading with inn's peopls to daalcr.
We cannot, therefore, voue:i for the aat:ientii ity
of this blockading decree. The- Agents of
Cuntsrorme in this country may ha e found it
necessary to justify Cs ptains tionost.t. and M.( 't
Locn, with respect to the part %thick they have
taken in the affair, of that island.

Orders have been received al natnstraf.• for the
folloaiti; reKintent3 to embark inioneghittly.—
They are to march raw that place oa the dap. un-
dermentioned, :-
4 Light Int Ante) of the Getman Legion, nth inst.
tot Ditto Ditto e .1h
lit Regiment or the Line Gcnma. ; sfantry

Ditto

stle Ditto

Dino

Ditto :;,h
j/!,ta
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The Ist Tyrttalion or the 52 1

al.ei

under etnbarbfatni3 II

immediately follow the al,ioe rei.tuni,ta ; ! JOO
picked win of the id Imvalion of Lt.-A.:a re4itiie:it
weredritiled o:lWeiliirmlav to coin

t,te I.t boot—

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to atitl itturclohl to Canttrlpurz,
markabl) tiu. iko4l) of active y0u.14 t 0... o:,,tr

Ditisli Infantry regiments are also mentioned as
'wing ender orders _for enabarling ; they are not
yet correctly known. The number of British iM-
fautry to embark is slid to he six regiments. •
We understand that only one regiment of ca-
valry (the 3d Light Dragnouss Geraian Legion,)
has u yet received orders to einhari. This is a tine
; it is commanded by Coloull Baron
Haden, and is nearly 8.10 stron.r. mul and
horses ure in .flue condition. They are at present
quurtsred at Itsins.pite, Stoner Larmekss and by
the roast. A part of the transports for infantry are
already arrived in Hainsgute liter!,our ; more were
e X petted from the Dow US. OliThumday and yesterday.
The horse-ships were lying ready equipped in the
Hirer, and a few hours sail sill take them to Rams-

Various conjectures are formed as to the destina-
tion of this expedition. but we hope that will he
kept a profound secret until it hEs sailed. Com-
modore OWCLI. of the Clyde frigate, (late of the
Insitortalitc:,) has been called to town. from Rams-
sou

There are eight or nine sail of the fine in the
Dow nt, and two or three sags fi)ing, osse,of which
it that of Admiral Keats.

L'Aigle frigate, of 36 guns, has taken four
Freud) loggers, laden with corn, from L'Orieot,
our of which has arrived at Plynionth.

The Court of ilireetors of the Fast India Com-
pany, in conaidenitiou of the distinguiahed asiestance
rendered by Sir Geuece STA': Ivrea. from his
imps-ledge of the Chinese language, on a late OCI.Il•
situ:when a Native of that country was aceidentally
killed in an affray at ('anion, have appointed him
Chinese Interpreter to the Factory, with a liberal
salary, as a mark of their high approhation of his
conduct in that affair.
On Thursday, a Meeting of the regard of Trade
took place, at the Office in l‘;.'tehall, whiehvras
attended by Earls BATHURST atal CI-AS:CARTY,
Sir Jostens Be %as, ace. Ice. A tried:ter of Mer-
chant 9 attend...4l the meeting. The. Board sat
fret* twelve &viral till near bre.

- A French pccvateer has. recently mropeared off
Whitby, rood done with mischief to our coasters
off thee place.
The o;anicin already stated, that the ships seen
by tile Ale/Let, off itermnuJa. were Sir Joan UticK
WORTH.II, and not the eiventy's squadron, without
toeing decisive or free from object:mos. both arising
from the number of vessels said to be seen, and
the improbahility of • mistake. has revived time
controversy concerning the probable destination of
the Bischfurt ltkpiadroo, and speculation is +spin
artist Ireroployed upon the suhject. some of the
Papers are ambito( time's@ to the East lcnlies, mod
others think, thin Admiral Lituensswermt ought to
have gour on to the %o de la Plata, where he would
he sore Lk catch them. We will imot insult our
readers by such reveries.
By some of our cruisers, from off the coast of
Prance, we learn. that within the last fortnight,
two wore sail of the lice have been misled to •
strong force assembled in the miter 'harbour of
Brest, which Weal, in a complete 'condition for sem
and ready for II start the first fair wind, or any
such as may oblige our lmlco.:kaeliug fleet to mutt
its station.

While Admiral Ductworra'a squadron were
lying ia the C.iesapeake. they letrard that aerCral
hundreds of British seamen, iii the American sei -
vice, in consequence of the eintargo on all Ameri-
can shipping, had been ilischargcri. and now chanted
protection from our Consuls, at vario,.‘ ports is
America, as British subjects.
Adntirsl DUCKWORTH RAW expected in town,
yeaterthiv, from Plymouth.

The Rev. Joel bIiNbTFIITILLE, A.B. Chaplain
to the gallant Rear-Admiral Sir E. PaLt.tw, Bart.
has been appOinted Chaplain of Cannanore, on the
Madras establishment, in the Eat-lisslies, by the
Govv.attaa-Gcts BIS ; • which appointment had
berti cutiliruie4l by the Direr:tr. of the lion. the
East-ludic Conspany. TIM Rev. J. Dusstaa-
vir.i.s. is the eldest sou of B. lit tisteavit.t.c, Esq.
o' Plymouth.

In the Affeshany.MOßßlrs. which frotu the
Clyde last week, for New York, there wen., among
the e%ports, no less than :146,115 cards of cotton
good., Le.itles great quantities of vottno,and linen
goods, carpeting, hosiery, woollen., lutbertlashery,
stationery, &c.

On MOOday evening last, the Commander of the
Shark cutter, in the Ktuo's service, at llarastapla,
received information of a resit' being iu ('lovelly
road, within the port of Biddeford, laden with
susurtled stilt; upool which he sent off a boat,
manned and armed, which, io the course of a few
hours, succeeded in arising the *loop Venters., of
itlinehestil, fully laden with bass of salt, which has
been brought into the port of Banco:vie, and se-
cured in His M warehouse.
The lnte arriial of the East India fleet has en
tirrly destroyed the *mall hopes that sure enter-
tained of the sat'ety of the Skelton Castle, which.
sailed from 'England in the summer of 1806, and
was seen for the last filar in the middle of Decem-
ber of that you.. In the list of unfortunate pas-
sengers who were proceeding in her to India, we are
extitmely sorry to ohiserve the names of Mr.
Cnactes TEMPLER. mot Of JAMES TEMPLER, EMI.
of Stover; and of Mr. linger Floinsivoarn CA-
Ran. second sou of the Rev. J. W. Caten, of
Bickteigh, both in Devonshire.
As many persons, for ...ant of duly attending to
the lia!nre of tin. Selo-nip of the City Lottery, have
e”..,•eived that the drawing will extend to several
it im4y not lie improper to inform this. Public
iu st,nerill, tkat the entire of the many capital
I oleo constitute. the Prizes of thi, srheinr,
will peremptorily Ire determined on Tue.dry ut at.
Eve's moment's delay, therefore, at too-AA:M. i•i
purAineiiug Tickets and S'.ares, is obviously attend-
ed two ri4o.--tilAt of a corenderaFde
of pricis--a:.d that of lisvitie, 110 importu-
nay to i.m'Ae At:y inti.:(,‘Je: of them wtratrier.

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ROY.fL !WWI:

On Monde? sserwieg s hce shrig wee tweed oat at Stoic
COMMoti, Backs, by Moires, His DovAl Hlgtesese the Duke
of Car I: ER L• n, tube Lasted by Hui M•rterr's
Sunie hundreds of sent!imen ettendeit : be was taruid
about ten o'clock he took his course tbrotigh Riekmmu
swat, and Nlr. Du Par% park, t.. Daistrode, &rough the
Duke of POST • LI.S parks C KNOW several plou t..,1
leWs, aadsleeweA great spurt far wry new Ave hours. sod
Was takes between Wattierd hid Banat. %rely ftw ur tti
spertimies were ni at the time, being komked up, and
thrown out. It is tie same stag that Aileen' such mat
sport with the Klares Loomis, some time since, tad se,
takes at Hendiss, llidJtrua._

The Kurd Lllke kit the chase at Buhtrude, sod rttareed
to VI iodsor.

The following accident happened near Rickmanswarth
It beiug holiday time, the Climb of • iheu et in ilindms,
umlauted h!. Ft.vaamte, and Mused iu the chats; %kilt east-
Main Lie equestrian skill, the animal stumbled :Twin a
post, and, Is the fall, this pupil of Geravioo reCCITCII
enterable wound in one of his legs, which obiige.l
merely to She ap the day's sport, but toJeclim, perfui sa,st
a juutoey tints %%lobar to Great Marlow, cu hoiseback,
al.iich ass tit hive taken place in a few days, fur a cinnks,
able sous of money, is as hour and • halt.

Yesterday morning! the Duke of COMBEIL4.ND
rode ou horseback in Windsor Park, with die
Pam:amts.

• 11is MAJESTY'S hounds will not hunt this des, as
intended. owing-to the excessive long run of Thurs-
day ; the next end but hunt ter this woes will be
on Tuesday.
Lady L. MAN axes arrived. en Thursday alery
at eleveu o'clock. at hpr house is 'iota
a visit to the Earl of DYSART is Suffolk.

Lord and I..ady PAGET'S children have been veil
ill with the auensie., six ass quite reetw area, but
two .611 remain ill. •

Earl I'ufTLac:.c Will giVO a grand dinner, ant
WedsiestioT, at his house a Grosvinor-square, to
the Directors of the Anviat Concert.
Lord and Lady Gigintic are expected, ea
Monday, ad-Camelfard-house, from Dropnwe.
The bin,cleioneas of BLICSINIGUAM iris an-
noanced a grain' rout fur every 11 eduesilsy is
the animus month. _
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• Mrs. Oisaus Rost sad Mai Jewiiiims ars
expected, to-marrow, at their house in Groeveta.r.
'square. from 11. upsi ire.
Lord and Lad eSimsEtishouse,in Lower Grosve-
nor-street, hi* 'herd fitted lip in an elegant stv!e,
fur the reception of the Tamil:. %vim are especied,
nett well, from their seat in ft,ithardsire.
The Earl of DUIDY'S hnuter, and stag honed:
will leave the Oaks, on Monday.next, for Lawn.
shire, afterw most active cansiasiso ; they ass la
fine condition.

The people of Thames.street cannot be permaded
that Admind l)t:ctwotrti si squadron could pro.
cure uo water in .he ricer Che.apeeke.
Scare milyeet, from Lord CIATILERIAOII.II weal
11,:awa babas. unit his Local Militia weans •, bot
of soldiers in place.
Pimass are to posnteased from the I _oral Militia,
who are ',revealed by se y arrears ba.;imu. Thu
is very cousottog to lavers. Trutt's". Slues:, *says
there is go bab4lleS• ILIUM arifolll.

The following is au extract from it critique in a
Morning Paper of 3 *teak,. upon the peritorinams
of Tie Gest/mew sf l'eretea,at Covent-garden
Theatre :••••" litarmit Nod Poet: gave ip The Taro
Geadeasen V Verona their appropriate tints of sen-
timent and minister. 't he forme:, who always sass
tains his dignity. last night gave a looser rein thins
usual to the softer emotions ; and the tatter was sass
less sticcessfit 1 in the rapid exprataou of varying
pima - laad quick sensibilities."
Mntlttute CITA L AN ell NtlIWAt..Olll Tillifettil• ern-
ing. attracted a mast brillisdt, fashiottabie, sad
crowded audience. The }performance was
LIN I'S Pease d' !side, • in which Maclaine (;ATALAIIII
perforused the part of Sesostris, king Et, ligot.-7-
She sang, with great taste sad sweetness. " ;largest
a.Ateati. alas "i. ?Thome /afar &Ice jolts .lel
core," tai given with tell her unrivalled talents.—
lt was the most "poiverfal effort even :tiladaine t•x-
TALANI csitlti make ; the did not sing the ILkrz-
rina, by silvive of her friends. Her dress ass se-
.propriate %rand ; it was a beautiful criutrus
select, with p-milaint Meet!' ; white satin
loons, Malay t mbrunlered ; with a be Le.in
feather on her head, shich cost 200 guineas. 'lite
glass lustre was near falling On the car ; part of the
ornaments were broken off. The appitette,, wbt.
unbouildal, and her bowing, niter the falling it
the curtain, was most "grateful, and received IL!
wannest acknowledgment. The veteran poet. its-
is t!V tin A MO% /IS drawn forth from his solitary rely.-
. meat to item her mellifluous strai•vs. The scenery
was chaste and clitsiteal,porticularly the Poterkeres
in the second Act; Her Hoysl Highness the
Princess of Wm's*/ Sir P. said Lady Beans. I.
Lady Guttlieottb, lalld7 Dc DLAQUIEIti, sad the
Duchess of ST. ALSAN s, were proteut. 500 fur
fleas in the . .

The last Ealing Ball for the season took place
on Wednesday. It was opened by Lord Ilas DO-
NALD and the Hon. Mrs. PIKE, to.tbe lively tuoe
of" Peily(rllti#rty." Among the caimans) st-re,
Ladies liannuay, %ViNTIRTUN, and lisext..r
GILL; Mrs. Ht: ; Misses BARNWELL, L.
BERT, CARR% and DEVIIS)IIES. The
•. is kept tip with spirit until a late hour. The so; -
per consisted of es ery delicat.7 the seston could elf,:
The grand battle between Gre,:soa sod GaVe •
fixed for the loth of next month. The odds 4
two :0 one on (;regson's party, aril the
Those two heroes to,erl r,p f..r the
of the gin ttttt I mid site of the ring. I w
the latter. anal intends hat itiz a 40 feet •1-e
grotind will be ke;.t a secret.
The ptilirc• mina has lean
bra preva,:iiez, report 11.4 t (.attn‘Eß.. of I
AVM, we. J. ail ! ‘Vc are ':teppy 111 being at,
ea!, that the mistake 3,0.0 float, his faaioy
in Shnreditch Chord
whit it the ft.llkoi he; vit:6l4 ale
Garb:tr.., ZaAt and h,.1 bre-

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