The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-30 00:00:00

A slack Itsgi if vic ; and misery watt di
Mhos-Halt. ) i—sti sturdy beggar, net
who envy tie Otis In earlude parts efthe salmi in
. a rador,eshilintring die stamp of a srestatallad ors
his inepoiteet and ismortituate appeal*. to law
the paseen;er fur relief, charged a wreathed M
the trete, adp, whose pertain displayed theltrui
of wretchedness, sod diseare, with have.: robbet
pounds, whilst he sad steeping is the tar-ruum et
twun publiceituuse, iu b ens-street..
. 'leo ince, alto rtpreereted themselves attic
and beluugieg to an lodiatuae, though tisetv-pisi
tiiet betokened them to be members of the 141
stated, that they wen at the Block l.ltits,sinf i
suuer take emsething net of thnwe's yoeket
peered to these to he bath suites ; their at.. nice
has so iucuusisteut with truth, thrt the Magentas
tech no CI edit to it.
The Prisoner wad he bad formerly servellooti;
Strachen, and, r hint on hererd that tallest dine
onturtruately lust the use of hill ha legs, bi'rht
eittentally crushed to pieces, *Jailor it, the
ditty, during a hot enge,:ensent. tie had. i e
been allowed a pension, which be aekauwledgi
suspended, owing to hie own iniptirpu cootiee
trim down to Greenwich, to solicit maw pores
there, to iuterest themselves in bin (mem; and, ti
shipped, with his wit: and children, at the Mac
denied baring any Ituawledge of Brown's sow
be was sure the 111C11 who hail represented II
bailors, were impostors, une of thew having i
there were no Mahn' braces us hoard a loan of le

Goff, the tamer, who Iltrooght bus spy slab
poor wretch's lap were la a Pate too enoeltioi
lion, and that hr had, besides, llorteeu orals ly
ferret parts of his body.
The worthy bilspettseo (Mr. CrAroma)
nion that so charge had Lean eabstastintai ago
wrier, ordered him to be diecharrd, sod I
where to apply for as order o!aileoission into se
AMERICAN IVAVY.

The 'United States have, at this time,
sine, the folios/me vested' of war:
FA I diITII Ih-47111111iiiirien, GM. Rtft:el.B , Pre
Buirbrutze; liti,testSlSS.CY,Capt. Decatur; wad
Smith.
snies—Joka Adams, Capt. Emir, sad 1
Laurence.
Delos—Siren, Capt. Gos Ion; Anne, tarot
net, Lieut. Haut; Vixen, Lieut. Ltedbrer; •
Lieut. Sweatt
Senna. %Lit—Enterprise, Lieut. Tripp&
Clort I. a--Ferret, Lieut. Galleries.
About to gun-boats and bombe at New-Orte
We understand all tile reports of war I
(exceptilig the Wasp and Eaterprise, ar
foreign service) are under petting order'
along our coast, and exaraioe its veriou,
harbours. Tines an opportunity is ea
cpbring a branch of professional knorole
ti trine of war, may be of euerdenlebt
.11.1 e, at the same time, the Commuter
tr.titittoz their young Officers, &send
crews, arid itcosretring them for the urea
vice.—!alele.York raper.)
DIPLOMATIC ANTERTAIN3
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As a odroher of British actors have Is
time employed in aniusiug au Aruent
with • sort of puppet.show entertains
not be improper to give the public sou
count of the performance. The first
bombastic pace, called The Irrety; ii
drds greet ones acre made to prnorui
roil teremousousi parts, something in
female children playing ,Weelowss.
pie.e, called ilesfittaims, was borrow.
farce of 'the l'ziluge L.atoger; iu wilt
pericrimed the part of Sheepj'are, SDI
bolt ! very-gracefully, to our dernandt
tion ro bre case of the Chesapeake.
part, denominated The krskisse Itugags
by the ,4 Joker of Jokes,' Mr. Caner.
necterrieed by the ieertitty and deprtivi'y
which was so outragi nun, that it woes
many that the audieerer would sot et
more of these vile degrading impositto
part, however, has just been eottelut
tosser upon kijery; in which • fern&
from Copenhagen, has attemp ad an
character, but has been deserieJly F
American stage. It is not expected, I
this will deter the sWasagers of the e
from attempting to carry on the perfeu
next part, very probably, may inn
Parespine, as linnet/ Envoy to Amor
afterpisee will certaierly the acted by
threnselves ; ire which the farce, cal
Yankee. may be repeated.—( vers. il
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The Marquis of W aesaioao's hour
street, lianover.square, was, on Wed
between ten and eleven o'clocli, eats
men. The porter, an elderly name
the house fur only Italian hour, retinal
the men in the second hall; they seised
and ordered him to chew them where i
property. There being no other servant
to assist him, he told them, lie was
wan, and hoped they would shot hurt
eared them it was the wrong time of
the family was out of Loon. and t
any thing worth their notice, arid if th
part quietly, he would not give any I
took hie advice, and went easy, slier
box. and turning every thing out ail
take any thing. The porter lodged a
at Murihorough.street. vesterdev.
Mr. D'Eovitto. Nir. and Madam
and the whole Corpe•de-Ballet, are at
to England. The merited reception
guished artists met with in the sister
lee truly gratify ing to their feelings ;
us great pleasure to say, that teal m
appsecioted is Ireland, as In England
A play set perfornied at the Chet
etre. on the 47ele instant, for the Isci
tressed couple to that town, which dr
very fashionable ood crowded audi
mously. unwed by the most 'mere
The characters in the play of Douglas
of Vie travel Windsor, were steppe
' ipeetably itsy amseteurs, who would It
considerable share of applause, ev
cisen not been disarmed by liberality
of Lady Randolph and Young Nora
ably sustained ; and the whole per,or.
to increase the satisfacttn which Me
charity towards two ilesertling object!
The &girth brig Sprecnew, and
vessels, have been euptuced by I
Frencb psivateers and carried lets C