The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-25 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

ettrustott. Nov. O.
Accounts of the complete defeat of the I' tench
at St. Doiniiiio, and sithsequerit death of 1 4„;.eral
Yerrand, the h tench Commander there, lime been
received here by the Variable. On the !tell inst. a
flag of truce was discovered by tae oilier' s a that
vessel to be hoisted close along nire. The boats
were instantly manned, anti proceeded to the place.
Ou the be3suen landing, thaF were welcomed by a
Spanish Ureteral, with ISO men, who stated that the '•
.tipaniards had been successful in repeated intack*
against the Freiseli, having destroyed. upwards of
490 of them; and, iu a recent engm;cuietit, several
Spa:Medic, who were under Freuch vontroul, and
had taken up arms on their side, tired upon Gen.
Ferranti, and wounded him, in the thigh; when,
finding enemies mann; 'his-own troops, in a nt-
mein of desperation, he applied a penal to has head,
i icranuated, hi* existence. •
Tae decease of General Ferranti will be much
regretted. He maiutained a virtuous and honour-
able character during the whole of his command at
St. Domingo, If ever au individual tried to abate
the rigour of war, it was himself. Ferry English-
man wade prisoner and serkt to that Coloo), spoke
in the mast Ittitalsouie seamier of his eiwiliterested
moonset, as it was his invariable rule to act gene-
- rously to all under his authority.
We learn that the French, on being attacked by
the Sped:arils in St. ll ll go, had abandoned
ainl bet tire to a small villige they held a few
leagues from St. Doluiege, and retreated to that
city.
jiffs Majesty's brigs Reb.cker and Pert, arrived,
in Port Royal, bring us the tidings of the capture
of Stliliaria, that Nitwits re.nlearomi for u horde of
privateers, by His tdailsty's frigate* From/lase,
otarora, amid Datialas, and tteisileer and l'ert
Ou the 10th instaat these etasela anchored
off the town, when the ularin was moil spread ; and
at the sight of such a siipisrior Circe, the principal
part of the inhatrimnts, eniisisting of upwards of
gun men, women, :wail children, sought rctiogv
board rcAorqe privateer, of 14 gnus, itzsa Init
men, and a %other privateer 4yiug iir tiro harbour.
expeetier; they won't' ha able to etfeet their i.scape
to St. Domingo, with the asa;staner of their :sweep..
The then of war, perceiving their intenti 1111 l insert-
tately disputched four boats. well manned, in per-
suit of them, which roan came up with, and cap-
tured them. lu the tucam. time, sevend other hosts
proceeded to storm the fort. which was aecom-
plisbed after a slight reeistance. We regret, how-
ever, to add, that Captain Dyer, of the "hirers,
was dangerously wuencleil in the head by a musket
hall. while landing the party. Four ves..els, lying
in the harboar, lades, with coffee. &r. also fell in
the hands of the captors. A VINO.' was shortly
after dispatched to Porto En o with time
icltthi-
and reipiestimg a eafficieut number of tranps
tO be tit from Omelet to garrison that pl;tr.
The frig ite confirms the intelligence at the death
of General Ferranti It appears, that, on the first
attempt of the Spaniard' to gain poasessiiiii of the
city of Santo Domingo, the General did not com-
mand the tronna himself: but on the following dry,
when he understood that a large body of Spaniards,
flout Rico, had healed, mind things beetle to wear
an alarming appearan.ie, he marched riot at tee
beam/ of a very One corps, oil wirom he played the
, most 4raitidenee, tint scarcely had he pro-
eveileil, when the major part of Chem. who were
Spausairls, and. who acre exasperated at the out-
• rage committed by tie freuch against their
country. deserlid his ranks, and joined their
tmentryaiem Enraged to see himuself thus *Sian-
cloned by his only hope, ileuenil Ferrired termi-
nated has existence, by blowing his brains out with
a piste!. Still, however, the Spaniards, were un-
able to gain possession of the City, but retired to a
strong post in order to wwit for reinforcements,
when the attack wits to be renewed. On the 143 d
instant, oil Cape Tebeiron, the Ilehe spoke a
Spanish schooner, which had been at Santo Do-
UlitigO, as a nag of truce from Cuba, which con-
firmed the above intelligence.
Ace Quints from the City of Santo Domingo,
ails St. Jigs de Cuba, reached this City yesterday,
saying, that it must shortly fall into the hands of
the Spaniards, as the garrison and inhabitants were
in the greteest distress iningituffile, from the want
of provisic es; and no probability of obtaining& sup-
ply, the irons being blockaded by British vessels,
and all the communicative with the interior cot tiff
by the Spaniards.
11ajor Antameh, late of this eity, and formerly in
a roloirial corps in the British service. has become
Co-uniatuler-in-Chief at St. Domingo, since the
death of General lie is reprviseined to
he a breve and determitred man, and of an est. -
in Ade diameter.

- a't. 3.

On. Thursday last, arrived here the fasuithise
frigate of 3' guns, Capt. I)a,.hwoud, with the
Freuch privateers /:Exchange and Geterrier, of
Ere guns, and 100 men **eh, sad Le Brains mer-
chant ship, laden with coffee, Ste. which fell iiito
she hinds of the Britirh at the time Samna was
captured. The Fro:Aire sailed from Anomie oil
the' sth ult. et which time eery thing was pun-
lad. The fort was garrisoned by a detachment of
~canards, aided h part of the Aurora's crew.—
Colonel La Boulberie, late Commander-in-Chief
st ..`sintanit. with his Stair, mud a number of pri-
tomes. 'titre arrived in the franchise.

VITSACT FROM A PRIVATa
We lament to say, that ail unhappy rupture has
taken place between his Grave thr Duke of Masi-
cliestcr.' lovernor of Jauntiest, end the 'louse of As-
sesii!rly of that Island. Oar retsslera will recollect.
• that a mutiny woke colt in the 1%-r3t ludia Re-
gunent, at Fort irgusta, in the 'tomtit of May last.
islAsiebe Dailey and Licitt. Ellis were killed by the
mini:leers, and the other 011icerfs ewispid with dig.
its-silty. Many ustisleausit raruours having nu oo
this stisir, ia consequence these being-ha Coro-
ner's Inquest heki, nor satisfactory preeeedings
taken to inquire into the real merit, of the case, the
!louse of .I.:yesss illy at its oseetiag ted Com-
use tt est ta vie,uire into the affair; WWI they made a
Report, upau which a Meesege was sent op to his
Ciroce the Governor, praying that hr wouhl direct
the proceedings ou the Court Martial awl Court ni
Inquiry an he laid before the Aocullsly. To which
his (limit returned au answer.
" its.Sesratsla-1 a asaeassaarti by Ins Grace die