The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-21 00:00:00

ROWING mirrcff.

Yesterday afternoon. about two o'clock, a row..
ing match took place, 1.,...ween Abu Gregory, of
Vauxhall, and Jaw* Kir,T, of Westminster•b•i.'ge,
for ten guineas. Though the wager was only for
ten guineas, a great d-al of money was pending;
serne of the amateurs (knowing cat...! were taken
in. They started from the Old Sw n. London-
bridge, and rowed to the Old Swan. CLe sea. At
starting, Gre,;ory had the inside boat, but Ki.6l, got
the lead ; Grriory then fouled him. and got a-bead ;
and, on shooting over to the Surrey side. Kit'ely
touched him upon his upper quarter ; GrTera
covered this, and shot a-head. When they cams
into the eddy at Bankside, Clego.s, was about a
boat's length a-head, and kept that distance, with
gaining a {rule, till they came to Millbank, when
Kittry gave in. they, notwithstanding this defeat,
offered to row his antagonist, any time he might
think proper, for fifty pounds. It In;n7, a fine days
a vast number of boats were on the water.

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Yesterday morning I (is R...yal Highness the DO*
of Yoait inspeEte.t, tor the first time, since his sp.
point meet to the Colonelcy et the First Resins •nt
Geards, the whole of the second battalion of that
tine bod♦ of men. The battalion were &Emil up
upon the. Parade, in St. James's Pa►k, in ti,eir he*
uniform. The Dtme, mounted upon a grey
charger, passed toe line, both in ftcsnt and rear,
with his hat off, the Regimental Band playing,
and His Ruv at HIGHNESS receiving the sow
tomary salute. General I..i.st.st gave the word of
command, and the battalion perforated the exercise
greatly to the satislaAion of His ROYAL H,oii sees,
He was attended by General Lucie, Adjutant-Ge—
neral CALVERT, Cul WHITE, Capt. UPTON, Aids—
de-Camps, &c. His ROYAL HIGHNESS afterwarfis
ro2c to the sight of the line, and insp-ifted abou• 30
line young recruits intended for Me regiment. The
regimental buttons, which are now plain, are, by His
'West, HIGN•SIS'S order, to be ornamented with
star ; several other alterations in the dress are to
take place-

The Bororiglionians are well pleased to have an
Office estahlic'lei of their own, so conveniently
tu4te at St. Margaret's Hill, and are determined to
suppor t it ; not so much from li;euniary motives of
obtaining the great Prizes themselves, as they are in
hopes that they shall have theta sent to the adjacent
counties, an their side of the water.
OA ern describes " the hood.winked goddess, For.
tune," as sitting upon a wheel of amethyst; but.
since she has Liken her seat at Coopers' Hall, upon
two wheels of British oak, her favours have been
far more bounteously distributed than at any previous
period. In the present Lottery. however, she may
be said to outdo all her former outdoings ; as she
will draw forth, in Capital Prizes, no lees a suns
than 130,0001. besides 120,0011. in smaller benefits.
With what eagerness, therefore, ought every person
to make his purchases, considering that a feiv days
delay may frustrate his most ardent ezpeetations.
Whille the attention of all Europe was direacil to
the immense preparations of BON APART r, for the
invasion of this country, our brave coultrymen
viewed the formidable Armada with the gieatest
contempt ; not so with the ensuing campaig-, now
about to commence, viz. on Monday. II r 30th
instant. We allude to the Drawing of the i contri.
parable rich Blank and Prize Lottery, possessing
an unprecedented number of Capital Prises. and
every Blank, for the first 1 nree Days, will be intit el
to 101, an advantage that may, in some measiire.
account for the very great demand both of . iekete
and Shares, which are on Sale at the lowest prices,
in all the varied Thousands, from No.l, to 23.000, at
the old and truly fortunate Licensed State L.rtcry
Office of J. Jonasors, and Co. No. 3, Pope's Head•
Alley, Cornbill, London.

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