The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-25 00:00:00

NAVAL hITELLIGINCL.
PORTSMOUTIT, JULY 23.

Arrived the Dryad frigate from Cork.
Came into harbour the Hind cutter, with the
Prussian ship Von EntArty, Capt. Tjakke Flyes,
fAsth Baltimore, detained by her.
This morning arrived the Pr,ogaia of IR guns,
Capt. C. Morris, from the Prince's Island, Africa ;
and the Caieutta krmed en flute, Capt. Woodrilf,
from New South Wales, laden with wood for the
use of the Dock Yard. Also the Scourge of tti
guns, Capt. Wooldridge, with a convoy from the
Downs.
The Halifax and Newfoundland convoys are col-
leaing at Spithead.
Came into Harbour the Gihrulinr of 80 guns,
Capt. Ryves, to be paid oil. The Hydra iligaw,
Capt. Mundy, is gone out.
The ['icon:taw of 3b guns, Capt. Dickson, sailed
from Prince's Island for the West indict, the day
before the Prnruin sailed for England. The Psyladta
had also sailed fur the West Indies.

YARMOUTH. JULY 23.

Sailed a large fleet of ships for the Bahie, under
convoy of the Fenn.• armed ship and Lord A'rison
cutter: they were joined here by the Mentor, Wells;
Fanny, Martin ; Calus, Codling ; and Ceres, Lewes.
Wind S. _ _ _

The renfure, Srale, from Newcastle, for Stral-
sund, with coals, put in here leaky yesterday, hay-
ing been un a sand. Wind Southerly.

re AL, JULY 23.
Came down from Sheerness, His Majesty's ship
Gir',, of ;if; gips.
Arrived the "Alums sloop of war, Bloodhound,
Sending, and Miring, gun-brigs, from off the
French Coast. .

P. 3. The. Orrves sloop of war is appointed • con-
voy to the Westward.
Arrived the Charlotte schooner from off the French
coast, in distress.—Wind

saistot., wry 23.
The brig fritnchhin, Capt. Ingraham, last from
Teneritre, has brought in here four men, viz. John
Sheldon, James Seeres, John Wade, and John
Emerson, whom she received from a Spanish brig,
being part of the crew of the American schooner,
American, Captain Henry Morfe. The said men
state, that they left Penobscot North Port, in the
State of New Hampshire, in the above schooner,
for Demerara, on or about the 27th Februas y. that
they met with such had weather, that the vessel be-
came a mere wreck, and was, for a considerable
time, on her beam ends ; that the Captain died of
fatigue, and two of the crew, viz. Ezekiel Wade
and Joshua Gi:chell, were drowned; that the
schooner afterwards righted, and they were 79 days
upon the wreck, living on raw potatoes, raw beef,
spirituous liquors, &c. not being able to obtain or
keep any fire on board ; when the Spanish brig
above alluded to, hove in sight, and took them on
board, about the 2tith of May, in the latitude of
Bermudas. The above account has been certified
by the American Consul at this port.

POOLE, JULY 22.

The &freest, of this port, Joseph Robinson, mas.
ter, arrived yesterday morning from Newfoundland.
She was five weeks on her passage. By her we
learn, that the seal-fishery has been tolerably suc-
cessful, though attended with very serious circum-
stances to those employed in it. About 100 of the
schooners were lost amongst the ice, and we are
sorry to add, that, en an average, one half of the
crews of them were also lost. file spring fisheiy
had begun, and there was a great prospea of 'flak-
ing a good voyage.

FROM LLOYD% LIST.

Caavtst JULY by th Prineee.
from New Poaridence;. Lewis Wilharns. Riitict, from
PhOottelphia ; Labelle, Green, from Chartewon, Mary, Wel.
kir, from Guernsey ; Ad-enture Cook, with prix • good., irnm
Pirnouth; Robert, Popplewell;from Petersburgh ; 1433 beth,
bt.oltnen, from Dantzic ; Vfoll kb, and V row Wal
helmina, Sewaral, from frntilen. Sailed the Restrev,
bun, for hialta ; and Jute Edward, ktra,,Ll:as, ter Eilmsauf re.

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EXTRACT OP A PRIVATZ PROM OLOCCUTEI,
DATRO JULY 22.

it About one o'clock on Tuesday evening last, a
young man of very genteel appearance drove into
Gloucester in a handsome qig, and stopped at the
White Hart Inn. After seeing his horse well taken
care of. he ordered a chicken for dinner, said he
would take a walk, and return by the time it
was ready. Two hours elapsed, however. and
he did not return. About half past five rumours
began to circulate that a Gentleman had de-
stroyed himself in a withy-bed by the side of the
river. Ceriosty induced me. among several bun-
dred others, to visit the place on my arriving at
the spot (which was with great difficulty, it being
several hundred yards in the middle of a very
thick withy bed) a most horrid speclacle presented
itself to my view, of a very genteel looking young
man, apparer.tly about Oil, y-four years of age,
lying quite dead. with Lis throat cut so as nearly to
separate his hied from the body; his cravat, coat.
waistcoat, and hat, which he appeared previously to
the commission of the horrid aa to have taken off, lay
by his side, as well as two razors, both of which he
had certainly used, o they were covered with blood.
By the appearance of the wound. the two first cuts
were not sufficient to deprive him of his strength, as
the third, which is by fa thelargest,is almost from ear
to ear. He was discovered by his groans. which were
heard by a labouring man passing by. On his shirt
is written the name of " P. Sarkh, Mame, 1,504."
—lt has since been learned. that on his way to the
White Han he stopped at a hair. dresser's shop in
this town and purchased the razors with which he
destroyed himself. He brought no lug,:age of any
kind with him. A considerable sum of money was
found in his pocket. A party arrived in Gloucester
late the same night, who remembered his person
at the ball, in Cheltenham, the preceding :
and. from the circumstances which lure beca c. I-
lc&ed, it appears that the tklpstate a.i was Cool-
mined in consequence of his violent attachment to a
lady from whom he bad'niet with a tzfusal."