The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-15 00:00:00

isriLLIG.ENLE.

JUNI; 13.

The Ex4resev Captain Earns, arrived here front
.
CALM this morning, with eight passengers. He
brought the Paris capers, with an account that the
French have taken possession of Hanover. We hear
the Fienen have ordered a considerable number of
gun-boats to be built at Dunkirk; they arc to be 40
fort long, 12 teet wide, and 10 deep, clench work,
and upon a new construction. both to sail and
row.
A tine ship went past this morning for the
Downs, with French colours under the English,
supposed to be a French West Indiaman ; a man of
war brig was in company with her, whose prize it
is supposed she was.
PLYMOVriII JUNE 12.
Yesterday at noun came in a French cutter pri.
vateer, of two swivels and 28 men, and a lugger
privateer, of four guns and !2.7 men ; the first cap-
tured within the Ldystone, in sight of we trawl.
boats. who were out fishing ; and the second priva-
teer captured eight leagues from hence, from the
Ldystnne distant abota two leagues find a half,
both prize to the Boajirca, 14 guns, Captain Alait.
land. The masters of these Frizes report, that
thirty sail of this description of privateers sailed
footurSt, Maloes o* Tuesday last : their orders are,
that whttever vessels they board, toey are to take
out all English seamen or passengers, ertn from on
bo.trd neutrals, to prevent manning the British
fleet.
Arrived last evening, after eight o'clock, the .'Vey.
made. 22 guns, Cai.t.iin P. Somerville, with four
viz. two liench West-India ships from St.
Domingo ; a French brig, with cotton ; and a
French schooner from Cayenne, with sundries.
Atriv.ed a very valuable Spanish ship from New
Orleans, Louisi..na, bound to Bourcleauz ; evidently
consigned to a French house, with furs and cotton,
from a French house in Louisiana; detained by tie
Tkunderer, 74 guns, Captain Bedford. There is nc
doubt, but on his exaniination before the commis-
sioners, the Spanish captain, to save his vessel, will
give up the French cargo for the sake of being paid
his freight, and to get home as fast as possible for
fear of an einbargo.—Arrived apse a I)anish ship,
with a supposed French cargo, detained by the
Tlnadtrer, 74, guns.

Sailed this morning, the Cairo, 14 guns ; she
came to off Cawsand lkiy, but returned in the after-
noon between thc island and main.

Sailed the Naiad, :36 guns, Capt. Wallis, en a
cruise, and the Dragon, 74 guns, Capt. Aylmer,
to join the Meet. The Conqueror, 74 guns, Capt. T.
Louis, is to follow to-morrow, as the Commissioners
paid them two months advance yesterday. Arriyed
the Seagull, 18 guns, Le Loire, 43 guns, and Boli-
de:ea, 44 „nlias, from sea. The Irench prisoners
who have-hithato been onboard the Bitefaiiont pri-
son ship in Hamoaze, were landed on Friday last
at Jlill Bay, and marched into the Higher Mill Pri-
son, of which, and all the prisons, Lieut. Clements,
of the Royal Navy, is appointed Agent, fnd a
Captain's guard from the 'Jth regiment of foot
mounted the first guard over them this war.
Five p. Tht: fog has been so great within these
two hours, that it makes the streets almost impas-
sable.
Carne in the French ship Lackelle, Capt. Andrew
Hugucs, from St. Domingo, bound to Bonrdcaex,
laden with sugar, coffee, logwood, and cocoa, take*
by His Majesty's ship Sirius, of ..a.; guns, Captain
Piowse ; and the Danish brig Inehirtria,l captain
Echal Paulsen (late Jasper Jansen), from Cartha-
gena, hound to Rochfort, having on board three
boxes of St. Antonio's, or piaures, detained by His
Majesty's ship Sceptre, of 74 guns.

PORTSMOUTH♦ !na 19.
Sailed the Jupiter man of war, of 30 guns, for
Plymouth.

YARMOUTH, JUNE 13.
Arrived the Amethyst frigate,' from Cuxhaven.
with the Duke of Cambridge and Prince William
of Gloucester. When their Royal Highnesiel. left
Hamburg, the French troops were within three
hours march of that city.
Arrived this morning, from Helvoetsluys, a flag
of truce, the Diana (Packet) Capt. Stewart, with Mr.
Liston and suite.
Arrived in the Roads for Hudson's Bay, three
shijs under convoy of a frigate and a cutter.
DEAL, JUNE 13.

Sailed this morning the Egyptienne frigate, to the
westward ; Vixen gun brig, on a cruise; Scorpion,
Capt. Dagg, for South Sea. Arrived, His Ma-
jesty's ship Gelyiherei, Rear-Admiral l'hornborough,
front off Goree ; the Au/id gun brig, from the
'northward, and remains in the Downs with the Rai-
tonalte, the Lela and Inunnrtaliie frigates; the Lad
and Charted sloops; the latter has a signal for con-
voy to the westward ; the Tartar, Slag, Bound, and
Ranger revenue cutters, outward bound, as per last ;
Britema4, Capt. Brentwood, ti-orn Memel for Pool ;
Un;ty, Capt. M‘DOnald, for Carmarthen ; Mary,
Capt. Watts, for Portsmouth, with a fleet of coasters
and colliers, for the westward ; Wettrnoevland, pri-
vateer, Capt. Chaprr.an, cn a cruise.
SIIIERWLS., sum- 11.
Sailed his lqajer.ts.'s shi?. Cerberzu and .Egyptienne,
for the Downs. Lord Keith has hoisted his ria&on •
beard Utrecht in the harbour. (. very large feet of
ships is collet.Red at the Nore f-c the Baltic, but I.lle
convoy is not yet appointed.—Tae Unicorn is ar-
rived;

Yesterday morning Mr. Rots, or.e of his Majesty's
messengers. ar•fr'ved at Lord H swats so Y's office,
charged with :-Sspatches from St. Petersburgh, and
last from Hinmer. He fell in with his Royal
Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE at Altona., from
whence the Duke, attended by Mr Moss, proceeded
down the left bank of the Elbe, on the Danish side,
and embarked at a place called Stuir-head, at the
mouth of that river, on board the Amethyst frigate,
of 36 guns, Captain CA t 4 e3t LT.. His Royal High-
ness bad the satisfaCtion of finding Pal tiC6 NI IL-
LIAR( of GLOIJCZSTZR on board before him. After
delivering his dispatches, Mr. Ross proceeded to
Windsor to inform their MAJairits of iLe safe as:
rival of the Duke of CiiuBRIDOE yesterday at Yu-
mouth, and he acquainted the Duke of G oucisr.
rt:a of the arrival Of PRINCE WILIAM*. . .
The Maria, Rose, for Cayenne, and L'Auskiet
from St. Domingo, are taken and seat into ibe.
Downs.