The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-02-04 00:00:00

Mr. SHIIIIIDAII, Tree•urer of the Navy.

Mr. lIMIT MIDINGTon,
Pa
) puan. ef the Array.
Mr. T a LLLL a,
Earl efDeeev, t.:hancellor of Duchy of I..incatt-r,
Mr. Vann
Secretaries to the Ti-wary.
Mr. ELLIOTT, $
Mr. Titterer, Chef Secretaty i i Leland.
Mr N. lionise Julge Ad,ocate.

Mr. PIGGOTT, Alturnly-General.
Mr. Ramat?, Sohritor-Gentral.
Mr rti•KOI PONSOMNIT, Chancellor of Leland.
Fan Si. Vinegar, Commander of the CLannoi Fleet.
The C.-irtsrmander-in-Chief to be assisted by a
Boari of Geaeral Officers, et Military

lie IlamburgAßTalf, diSe ;.. •
yesterday. It . r•xtrer, • ' ' • •• • ..... -
The Emperor of Oast • • • .
16th, and WAS fallow; •.. • • • • • -
CH•IILCSoIi the 18th, a; the 15e1..1 I'.• • •-•
In thelatter end of Dec.:ober, 4 flt,!S t
Iransp:nts, with Russian troops .ni
the Dardanelles, for Corioa, to supply the place
of those sent to Icily.
. An order was expected at Hanover on d.c
for the Russian troops its that !nectarine to iwgin
their march for the Elbe. A Convention 'tad bee s
agreed to, according to which, liamelo wasp st to
receive any reinforcement of Fren-ls troops', an 1 the
Combined Army was to evacuate the cou.stry, in
the viciniry r.f that fortress.
The French troops are returning from 1-foll.tnd
towards France. The number of French troops in
that Republic, on the 2I at January, did not exceed
12tXX) men.

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We have received American Papers to the t;tli
ult. One of them contains a strong Memorial of
the Merchants of the City of New York to th •
President and Congress of the United abates, ccrn-
pluining of the obsfretions thrown by this country
in the way of their carrying trade between the co-
lonies of our enemies and the Mother Country,
which they assert to be just and legal, and to pro-
tea which th:y pray for the assistance of a per-
manent navy.
The only other article of importance in these Pa-
pers is the following ; which is ertrafted from TL-
NL:r-York Advertiser of the Gth ult. :
" Captain WELLS from Curacoa informs us. that
the Island of Aruba, about 30 miles to lesward of
Ctiraroa, had been taken from the English by a
i)utch sloop of war ; there were eight Spanish
Prizes at the Island. A 3ritish tender, of 14 guns.
engaged the sloop of war two hours, pot al
shot through her quarterr, and succeeded in getting
off a Spanish prize, worth 20,000 dollars : she got
safe into Jamaica."

Yesterd ly, an overland dispatch was received at
the Ea,t India House ; but as it left India a month
befere the Meisisa, it of course has brought nothing
new.

A vessel arrived on Sunday, at Dover, from the
Weser, with an account that our troops are ens- 1
barking to return. The country is so low and
marshy, and the road so much cut op, that most
of our troops lost their %hoes and stockings in land- 1
ing, the mud in many places being knee deep.
Bread is twice as dear as in F.ngland, an i very bad. 1
and the country very mach exhausted every where; '
the only cheap articles are liquors. They have been
very successful in recruiting the German Legion; '
and as the wind is now easterly, hopes are enter-
tained that the troops will arrive this week.
The Tor.a,be,d packet, with a mail from Lisbon, 1
is arrived at Falmouth ; she sailed un the `2.oth ult. ,
Extra& of a letter from Malta, dated 16•11 No- !
vember, 1805 :—" 'file general convoy sailed from
hence frit. Er•gland on the I0:11 inst. under convoy
of three friga'ec and a brig of war. Next week
another opportunity offers for G•br that, a nartial
convoy for those vessels which did not succeed in
joining the gereral convoy."
La ,f,retir, French Jagger privateer, of 14 guns, .
and 60 men, and I.' Va., 'vex, ditto, of 16 guns, i
and 6S men, from St. Nfalocs, are captuved, and
brought into Plc mouth.
The Jane, —, from Sunderland, for London,
has been t: ken by a French privateer c f 14 guns,
near th • Nnre, and retaken by the Feria, CtreitY, a
Berwick smack.
The Frenchmen, taken cm betted the impromptu
privateer, Vie capture of which we ann,,tint--d yes-
terday, state,thst they are very altive at Boulogne, in
getting the French gun-boats fitted and ready for sea.
Yesterday Princess Suemi a of GLOUCESTIR vi-
sited Her MAJESTY.
Lord 1-1 A RROVIIIY arrived. on Sunday, in Eng-
land, from his mission to Berlin, and is expeaed
in town this day. Mr. Hs sa Noy n, His Lordship's
Secretary, arrived in town yesterday, at Lord Mot-
o:Rave's Office.
Mr. Fox has taken a very handsome house is
St. James's.square.
FIRST DAY—The rucket,6s7, a Prize of 10241.
and the Ticket 1659. a Prise ofof 5221 drawn yes-
terday, were both sold in She-es at Btsm's, 4, Corn-
bill. and 9, Charing-cross, where 'indrawn •Fickets I
an I Shares are selling. The Public will please
to notice, that every ?tart drawn, on Friday next,
will be all Prt-re.
Number 1077, a prize of two thousand and
twenty-two pounds, the First Day of Drawing. was
sold, in %Quarter, two Eighth, and eight Sixteenth
shares, by It ,CII A 110Srs:-. GOODLUCK,IIIIdCIS. at their
°fliers, Cornhill. and C'•stine-cross; where Tickets
ar,l Shares continue on sale, warranted undrawn.
\o 8,839, drawn Cie srsr Day of Drawing, a
Prize of Ten Thousand and Twenty-two Pounds.
was sold by filittlSßY and Co. in the following
Shares, two Quart-t, one Eighth, and six Six-
teenth.—The importance .if the present Lottery is
manifest by the First Day's Drawing. The chance
of the Capital Prizes was obtained without risk. l
Every holder of a Ticket or Shave drawn on the
first day, will receive more 'flan the prime cost ;
and may renew the same chance foe the Second.
Thus'. Fourth, and Fifth Day: of Drawing, with
advantage. Morrissey and Co. 26, Cornhill, 52,
Charing-cross, and St. Margaret', Hill, Borough.
will continue to sell undrawn Tickets and Shares.
so lung as they can he proctored, in great variety.
and at the lowest Fritts. 41

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NZW SHERIFF
The Council procee, on Slturd.ty, to 'nick
the Sheriffs of the different countivs for the ensuing
year, as follows :
Itedierdshire--Wia. Long, of Kempeton, Ecq.
Berkylore—J.lnglebert I.lb,mtuotl, of Tileheot,
Muck.--.6.16e4 ►{a,:kwell ['reed, of Tyringham,
Ca•ub aul liont—Law. Reynolds, of Sturtrlow.,

Cheshire—Postpolied.
Cumberland—Joseph D)k•s Hal!amine Dykes, of Dovenby,
Esq
D,rlayshire--Francis Brad-haw, of Barton. Esq.
Desunshire—Wm.J4cks m, ot Cowley, Esq
Dorrtehire—r.lw. Williams, of tleria.igstone, Esq.
Essex—James Urinstuni of Chigwell, Esq.
tltourestershire —W. Lawrence, sf Shiirdiogron, Esq.
licreforildure.—Saitioel U.svies, of Wigiuorc, Esq.
Iferthrdshire—George Sullivan Martiu, of Saridnige 'Lodge,
Esq.
lient—Jotii Morrison, of Deane Dill, Esq.
Leirestershire--Frederick Wit. Wollaston, of Shenton, Esq.
Anshirs—Wm. Reeve, of too, Peadenhaiii,
isfortmourMhire-.-Win. Phillips, of Whitsoa,
Norfolk--John Movie, of Mount Ida, Esq.
Northamptoitshire--Thornas Carter, of Ed;cott, Esq.
Northumberiand—Wns. Linskill, of Ty neo.outh Lodge, Esq.
Nottinghamshire...Sir Thos. Wooll.isten White, of Walling-
w,lk Esq.
asoudsltire—Geo•ge Frederick Stratton, of Great Tew Park,
Fs+
Rutlandshirc-..Thrimas Hotc►kin, of Tixover, Esq.
Smoapriliire—AVoi. BotEild, of Mavlin Leo, Esq.
N.iniereetshire—Glifron litheate, of Citric, E.g.
StAllordsture—Win Pudt,pa Inge, of Thorpe Constantine, Esq,
'utility of Southanipton—Post;.oned.
Suffolk—Michael Wry. Lee Urn!), Esq. of Bury St. Ed.

ort,ttid.s.
Swref—.Ke.inartt Smith, of Cheam, Esq.
Stwelt-.-Wan attune, .4 Kingston by the Sea, Eaq.
War, ...:kahttewetimamse Llmd, of Weilcomue, Eiq.
Wiltahire—Joht. Paul Paul, of ft,htnit 'Coyne*,
Wormatar.turo—Sir Thomas War h ington, of Stasu.ord Claw,
req
To rkshire...John Bacon Sao rey Marrita, of Rnkeby Park, Esq.

LAW MTELLIGLNCE.

COURT OF JUNO'S BENCH, WcarmiNsict—Ft g. S.

JU DGMENTS
ENE KIN• V. LOWAKD GOULDBOURTSE, ESQ.
The Defendant, in tins case, was brought up to
receive the judgment of the Court, being convided
the Sittings after last Term, upon three indidments,
for publishing scandalous libels against Lieutenant
Colonel Dorien. and Captains Abney and Bird,
all officers belonging to the Royal Reginient of
Horse Guards Blue, commonly called the Oxford
Blues, and the latter gentleman's wife, contained in
p pampi:let, written in, ver,e, by ti.• Defendant :
wherein these several prasectvois are turned into
great ridicule, under the titles of Numst&il. Tinto-
Minn or Suety, and Join Win:.
Lerd E.I.LENSOROUGII having reae. the minutes
of the Trial below, an ample report of which
we gave in our Paper of the 3d December last,
the joint Affidavit of the Defendant, and his bro-
ther, Henry Gouldbourne, Fsq. was put in ; ft um
which it appeared, that, t.he Defendant was, at the
time of wi iting the Libels iu question, an Officer of
the Regiment already mentioned, and then only IS
years of age. That being yonag and inconsiderate,
be had impropetly contra:led debts with several of
the Officers of the Regiment, and some of the
inhabitants of Canterbury, where he was then quar-
Tired, all of which had been sincedischargedb) inset-
der brother, who had lately attained his twenty-first
year, and came into possession of an ample fortune.
'Whiie in the regiment, he was treated with great
insult by LieutenantaCnlonel i)orien, one of the

Prosecutors, who not only bestowed on him the ap-
pellation of a swindler, but had inserted Us the Or-
derly-book of the regiment, some words alluding
to his debts, for the ps:rpose of insulting him ;
and when be sent Captain Miller to him, he re-
fused to give him any explanation upon the sob-
He farther stated, that he had been treated
very ill by the other Prosecutors, particularly Cap-
tain Sirs!, with respel to the s.sle of some horses,
into the particulars of which it is not necessary for us
. to enter ; all of whom being his superios s its rank, he
could not call on them for satisfaClion in another
way. Ihe two latter gentlemen, as well as several
other officers of the regiment, had encouraged him
Iv write these verses, and he frequently repeated
them at the mess, at their request, and to their
apparent satisfaction. He was not yet nineteen
years of age, and, being a younger brother, not en-
titled to any fortune.
The affidavit of one of the officers corroborated
the recital of the verses in the mess-room, and the
approbation testified by the gentlemen of the regi-
ment. By the affidavit of the Solicitors for the De-
fendant. it appeared, that he had offered to go before
the Master of the Cant, and make any satisfaction
the Prosecutors, or MT. Erskine, as their Counsel,
should direct.
Mr. Setjeant Besr, on behalf of the Defendant,
had hoped the Prosecutors would have accepted of
the oar! made to them. The provocation he had
received, though, he admitted, it did not justify the
libel, yet, he trusted, would be, with the ',oath of
the Defendant. considered.
Mr. Justice GROSZ, " What provocation did the
Lady give him 1"
berj:sant Besr answered, that his Client wis
ready to go down on his knees to beg the Lady's
pardon; he further pressed the provocation he had
received, OK encouragement given by his brother
officers, and the heavy expence he should be put to
in defending these three indisiments.
Mr. East:int, for the proisetasoo, lamented, as
he had done on the trial. that a young Gentleman of
so much genius. should have mired so much ma-
lignity in his disposition. His clients had no wish
to press fr,r a heavy punishment; but, he observed,
if such proceedings were suffered to go on with im-
punity, there would be an end to all order and sub-
ordination in the army; and, therefore, for the sake
of example, they is shed to leave it to the Court to
inEiEt such punishment as their Lordships in their
judgment should think tit.
Lord ELLINBORt,C4.I4—" Let him stand com-
mitted, and be brought up ti r judgment on Monday
sett."

THE KING r. ROBERT BITCH, I.IQ.
The Defendant was b: ought up for judgment, on
a conviainn tOr assaultinc the Earl of Darnley, at
Eastbourne, in Sussex. The particulars are already
before the public. The I) •feidalit was ordered to
give security to- keep the peace. himself in 100()I.
/tend two sureties in 5001. each.
,"--utitisart.El. ThORNTON AND MR. FLINT.
t o ~. •
.• ', Tilt RING V. FLINT.
..
. ,Itulg . diechiuged, with Gusts.
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ImirAL MrELLlozscr:

PORTSMOUTI, L 3. C.
Sailed the Clusnce cutter, Lictueuent Bremar, on
a truise.

Several vessels, which came from the Downs,
After the Mediterranean convoy had sailed, will sail

'n a few days, under convoy at the Amon frigate,
Captain Lidiard, which ship is to be stationed at
Gibraltar.
Rear-Admiral Martin has succeeded to the com-
mand of the ships in this harbour, by Sir lilac
Coffin's removal ; and Rear-Admiral Georgia Mur-
ray, who was Captain of the late glorious Lord
Nelson's 'let.% is appointed to command the squa-
dron which will annoy the Freuch gun-boats, in the
summer, which are lying at Boulogne.
The last accounts from our fleet in the East In-
dies, state Sir Robert Pellcw to have gone on a
cruise, with six sail of the line, in the Streights oC
Malacca ; and that Sir T. Trowbridge was at the
Prince of Wales's Island. The Medusa frigate
spOke the Psyche frigate, which was captured by
the Si. Ficrrazo, cruising in the Bay of Bengal.
The Honourable F. North, Governor of Ceylon, is
coming home passenger in the Baring Indianian.,
which was left at St. I lelena by the Medusa.

PLYMOUTH, FE/. I.

Came in the Endeavour and Atari gun-brigs.—
Sailed the Staaw.h brig, and the Charlotte schooner,
in the night ; sailed also, His Majesty ship Fenini-
dahie, Capt. Fayerman ; and Gannet sloop of war.
The Canjfanee sloop a war was commissioned

this day, '
and the command given to Captain
Vaughan.
L'Achille. of 74 guns, Capt. king. is expetfled to
sail tomorrow for Portsmouth, with French pri-
soners.
His Majesty's ship Inapetueur is come up lia-
moaze to refit, and the Ni,be frigate into Barn-
pool. The iNtpertruse frigate, (late Mrdee, detain-
ed at the commencement of the war), is hauled
don to the Jetty head, preparatory to her being
docked.

Admirals Thornborough and Smith still remain
in Cawsand Bay—they ateexpeCled to sad far the
Nlediterranean to-morrow. An accident occurred
on board his Majesty's ship Keof, which has de-
tained her :—As the men were hauling tip her
main-top mast, the top-tackle pennant gave way,
and down fell the top-mast, with such incredible
force on the quarter-deck, as to break her breast
beam and tank ; fortunately not a man was hurt.
The P‘ tepee, has been paying these two days ; some
of her men, who were turned over from the Van-
gu,rd, have received upwards of I SOL each.
The Erphoon bomb. Capt. Ellient, which a-rived
here front St. Helen's, had a narrow escape on
Monday last, in beating out o: that harbour, a
heavy squall came on, accompanied with a tremen-
dous sea, which broke in her bow, stove her beats,
and laid the ship on her beam-ends, nearly three
quarters of an hour, on a lee shore; in this perilous
situation, nothing but the wonderful exertions of
the officer; and men could have saved them from
being lost.

rarunorn, JAN. 31.
Arrived the Primer. A Joijihur packet, Bouldersou,
i:h a mail from New f ork, in 21 days—no news;
the igenrrour Planter, Reatty. for Jamaica,
ouc of the West India convoy, with loss of main-
mast, and other damage, being run foul of by
one of the convoy ; also the brig Chance, Capt. Silk,
from London, for Berbice, with stores, likewise run
foul of by one of the above convoy, and received
much damage.
Sailed the Morristown, armed Wig, with a fizet of
coasters, for Wales.

The outward-bound Mediterranean and West In-
dia fleet appeared off this port yesterday evening,
and were joined by the Pyials sloop of war, and
%everal vessels from hence.—Wind N.W.

DEAL, TLI. 2.
This morning arrived the Gallant gun-brig, with
the Niger, Herald, habelia, Harmony, and several
other transports, under convoy, tram YartnJuth,
which remain in the Downs with the ships as per la,t.
Sailed the Con+ halo nt praam, and several gun-bt igs,
from a cruise of the French coast.

Arrived and sailed for the River, the
Herbert, from Chester; Stems, Richardson; Per-
severance. Evans ; Bailin ; and the Fat kinds.,
Pemberton, from Liverpool.—Wind S.L.

The Yennie's eli.entieet, of Sunderland, and the
Jessie of Newcastle, have foundered oil. Hambro'
Head.

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The Play, Moo RSON, from Guernsey, fat Top-
sham, is .reeled on the coast of Dorsetshire.

The Cares, MORT I ).1 Ell. from Liverpool for
Africa. which was on shore, is got off, Anil put into
BCAUMATii.

The Caren (a Swede), from Penzance for Ve-
nice. is taken, and carried into Leghorn.
The Erperiment, from Limerick, for Liver-
pool, with corn, i. upset in Limerick River.
The A'cle /art packet. from New York, for
Spain, is lost on the coast of Holland.
The ce„/„,,„ front Philadelphia, for
Limerick, is put into Liscaner Bay with damage.
The Berw rk Merchant, Tu await, irom London,
is on shore off Berwick ; part at the cargo saved.
Tie A 'tree, IV is sow, from Riga, for Hull, which
was on shore near Dragoe, is got off, and pat into
Copenhagen.
.1 he Iris, —, from the South Seas for Lan-
don, is condemned at St. Helena ; the oil is put on
board the Cratien East Indiaman.

The dimity, Pa t.sf rit, from Philadelphia, is lost
cm the coast of Holland.

The.feremmh. I)onArnsoN, from Montrose for
Newcastle, and the lYirmen•, of Aberdeen. %Vat-
Lis, from Newcastle. have foundered near Holy-
island.

The neighbourhood of Abehu'rch-yard, wars, a
few evenings since, on a sudden, thrown into a con-
siderable state of alarm ; a young citizen of conse-
quence, and a volunteer of the second Loyal Re-
giment, having met there with their seconds, to set-
tle an affair ofhonour by moonlight ; sso precipitate
%%ere the parties, that before timely interference
could take place, the former had snapped his pis-
tol, which having missed Ere, his antagonist dis-
charged his pi►tol in the air, when the seconds in-
terbred, and tne affair was amicably settled. It is
said to have origirdited in a tams.

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ti? MARKETS.

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CORN-EICHANGE, F. 3.

Tire Market to-day is b;it scantily supplied with Wheat;
early in the forenoon, rather better prices were made, but sa'us
general, are at about last currency. Rut few arrivals of Bai-
ley', and this trade is at small advance. White and Grey P.•as,
likewise. to Malt but small fluctuation. Beans, of bosh
sorts are rather dearer. There are but few cargoes of Oat, ar-
rived, and this trade is quoted at rather higher pike. Flour
without alterat'ion.

CURRENT I:RICE: 'OF GRAIN.
Wheat 47s 60, 68$ Beans (Old) ...51. 56. Od.
Fine do. 7os 734. i d Tck Beans (.!e) 44. 50.. (),
Rye 4os 445. (ol Oats "S. 26. 30.
Barley "es 334 61. l'..lands 31; 32. Od.
Malt. 62s. 6d. Od I Rspe Seed .:O. 451. Od
White Pas.... Se:. 41s. 01. Fine Flour .60. 65s Od.
Grey PE :1% 30s. 345. OA. 5ec0,..11 sss. 60s Od.

MICE OF SEEDS IN MARK-LANE.
Caraway 7O, Od to 761 Od per cwt.
Coriander l4s 04 to 15s Od
Trefoil
_ .

Bed Clover 4B; Od to 76; Od
Fine Old . 92;
White ditto 65; Od to Oft Oa
Rve-Grass 12; Od to 264 Od
White Mustard Seed. 9s Od to ISs Od per bushel.
Brown ditto lOs Od to 16s Od
Turnip --s Od to
Broad Beans . 215 Od to 36s Oil per quartet.
Long Pods 24s Od to 324 Od
Tares
Canary 8 sOd to 481 Od to 525.

PRICE

HOPS.

SAGS. roCICITS.
Kent 61 Ils to 71 tis Kent .61 --s to 81 84
Sussex .61 —s to 71 Is Sussex 61 —. to 71 15s
Essex 61 —. to 71 —4 Farnham... 91 50 111

PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
IA Ti; ■ DAV.

IT 14U11.1.
Oi a4l 7; —4l I Hay 31 3s a4l Ps
Stsew..ll Ls a :11 Gd New 01 Os a 01 0.
Clover 41 Os a 51 Of
I Serer .11 lOs a II 18s

SMITIWIELD, MCPIIOAV, Frs. 3.
To souk the Oa-al—per Stone of alb.
line! 41 44 to 5. Cot I Veal . n 6,1 to 74 ad
14.4ttun,...44 8.1 to 9s ad Pork „Ss OJ to 5s id
Watt of Cattle thi, Day,
Rotas sh,ot 1,1100--Sheep and Lamb% 11,000.

NEWGATE AND LE:MANN/ILX MARLETS.
By the Camase.
Beef 3s GA to 4. 64 I Veal 5. 04 to 7s 01
Mutt.m....4, 04 to 4. b 4 Pork 04 to 51 b.!

PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James% Market 4s 3d Yellow RU,Sia.. 69s Od
Clare Market 4s 3.1 White dim) .... 67s Od
Whitechanet IMArket. 4s Soap ditto .. 67s I d
Per s:ore of sib. -- Melting Sitio. —.a 5:: Od
it's Si Ditto roach —s 40d
Average Price... 4a 21 (;rave. —v 11J
Town Talk,. --• 71s 6.1 Good 0weg0.... --s 10i1
Yellow a 764--Mottled,R6,—.Curd, 90s.
Price of Candles, per dux. lls. W.—Moulds, I:2s. OJ.

RAW HIDE.S.
Be•t Heifers and Steett, per stone, 3s. td to 3.. 4.1.
Middhogs St. 10d. to Ss. OA.
Orrbn try
Market Cif —1?.. 61. each.
Enghth Hone Ys —1 to Ift. —l. each.
Sheep Skin. .....3.. 6d. to 7s. id.