The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-22 00:00:00

NAM INTELLIGENCE.

The Arachne lit gun sloop, Captain 11. D. Chads, sailed from
Portsmouth on Wednesday for the Cape of Good Hope, the Mau-
ritius, and-Madras, with despatches. She also.took out despatches
for Lisbon, where she is to call in the first instance.
The Hasty surveying vessel, commanded by Mr. Fitzmaurice,
sailed front Portsmouth on Saturday, to be employed in the survey.
ing service oT Dungeness, in conjunction with the shamrock, Capt.
Me-in White.

The Starling cutter, Lieut. C. F. Turner, sailed from Ports.
mouth no fl edneadly fur Jersey ; and on Thursday the Sparrow.
hawk 18. gun sloop, lino. Captain Pandas, baring been refitted.
weat out of Portsmouth harbour to Spitted, where she remains,
with the t;rasshopper, (*amain .1 plin.
The Terror brimh.vessel. ('apt A. D. V. Arbuthnot. is lifting
for sea with all possible expedition, and is expected to be ready for
service in the course of a week.
Lieutenants Thomism Robinson and Charles Thomson are ap-
pointed to the Bulwark; Lieut. C. Callecott, to the Cyrillic; and
Mr. Arthur Frame, Purser, to the Terror.
rORTANIOUTIT, ltd. UCH 19.—N3 arrivals or sailirga. Ships
in Harbour—Queen Charlotte. Victory, Bulwark, Jupiter, Tweed,
iSantarimt„ Aledins. Cyrene, Sparmwhawk, and Terror.
1 Frans ,he Jamaira Royal Gazette, Feb. 7.1 Remi nin run Royal Barbour thefollowing ve.seisuf vit.:—
I Forte, 44, Captain Sit T. J. Cochrane, lint.; Helicon (bri(t), 10,
I Captain %V. R. Dawkins; Assiduous (schooner), 3,31 r. VS wen,
Commkbder : and Serapis (deg and convalescent ship), Lieutenant
0. V. Jackson.

The following letter from Vier:Admiral Sir L. W. Halsted.
KALB., to h.s Honour the Mayor was received in this city
yesterday:— _ _

Scrapis, in Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica, Feb. S.
Sir-1 have the satisfaction to ae4saint you, for the informs-
lion of those intercated, that the authotilio4 at Pori!) Rico, yield-
ing to the recla:nationv of Commodore Sir Edward Owen, late
Commander-in-Chief. have returned the rum of 1,675 dollars for
the goods illegally plundered front the schooner Fait.Fan by the
Fortune privateer. The money is in the hinds of Captain Sir
T. Cochrane, of the Forte, and will be delivered to those who may
have a right thereto.

The A-tithorities of the above Wand leave alao ahewn • strong
disposition to retuler the same justice in the use of SW Eliza,
of this Wan& likewise piratically plundered by the Fortuna:
and I have every ressm to believe, upon receivinic further
proof of the sable of the goods taken, that thW claim will to Short
tirne be finally settled.
I have the honour to be. Sir, your most obedient Servant,
L. W. HALSTED, Vice-Admiral and
Commander-in-Chief.
Nassau, Dec. 17.—1 t is pleasing to see the officers of govern_
meat act in such a manner as to draw forth the 'probation of
all classes, and rewire the public thanks for the attention paid to
the security of trade in the Colonies. We have every reason to
believe that this approbation, and the thinks of the (louse of
Assembly of Jamaica, have been justly and deservedly given to
Commodore Owen, for his attention to the intekssts of that Colony
during his command in these seas. It is however to be regretted
that this Colony has not had a like opportunity of voting thanks
to the Gallant CAnnuidore; for our little tra.le has been lately
left top otett itself, when that with Cuba is generally to those parts
moat infested by the pirates. Some time ago the Speedwell was
continued on this part of the station, and was of essential service
under the command of a very active officer, Lieutenant W. H.
Geary, but latterly we bare had no vessel of war stationed here,
and seldom any look in on s

DFCEMPER 20.—We are pleased to learn that the north side
ot'Cuba, to which part the trade of this place is generally directed,
has not been negharted, as will be Peen bv the following extr :et of
a letter from Ragged Island, dated the 10th inst. re:vived here two
days ran :
" His Majesty's schooner Lion touched here yesterday, on a
cruise. Lieutenant Hobson, the commander, and Lieutenant
Manners, of his 31ajasty's ship Pyramus, called to see me.
These gentlemen state that they have searched the roast of Cuba
for some time, and can get no intelligence of a single pirate any-
where ; that the cow of Cabs appears to he tranquil. The Pyra-
mus is still there. Lieutenant Hobson wishes to acquaint the mer-
chants of :ssssau that the navy are using every exertion to keep
the pirates under, and that they have now nothing to fear fro:n
them."

On this subject we have been infrmned to-day, on undoubted
authority, that the l'yratints, Speedwdl, Lion, and Union, are
now cruising on the north aide of Cuba, between the flavannah
and Cape Maize; and the Icarus is to proceed immediately to the
in—^"

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM.IIOUSE, ALtica
zwrEar.n JXWAIDI.

Harard. Sony (Schofield, broker). from Dunkirk.
William, Nazeby (Jutting), from Harlingen.
Lady ltlackworth. Capes (Hughes), from Honduras.
Norfolk, (ireig (Isbester), from Calcutta.
31orley, Holiday (Lachlan), from Calcutta.
Mancti H).

ENTERED OLTTWARDS.—The Trusty, for Pernambuco; For-
titude, for St. Kitt's; and Oscar. for the Cape of Gond hope.
CLEARING OUTWARDS.—The Vittoria, for Trinidad So-
crates. fur Gibraltar; CntellGeßvoug, for Drones ; Julie, fur Calais ;
Courier, for Naples; George, for Cadiz; Peace, for Bahia; and
Barbadian, for Pietas.