The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-31 00:00:00

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THE ROYAL NAPY.
[trona the Plymonli
There has beer little variety in the marine 'department sinee ere
last.. During the. latter part or last week S.orod S.W. were ste
prevailing, veindr, from whence we had light breezes, accompanied
with rain and fog. At the beginning of the wawa the wind shifted
round from N. to N.N.E. in consequence of Alia& several sail. of
outwardthOund vein" left the port, and have no doubt cleared The
Channel, amongst whidi was the Doncaster. Church, for New
South Wale'', for which Colony she embarked several emigrants
from this port.
The Reynarrt, teenier, Lieut. W. Morris, came in on Friday
horn seri:Joe, having experienced eery severe weather it sea deli,*
the lairseale.
The Jays. 60, at this port, in ordered to be fitted for comgrisalon.
polleallghtingalc cutter, ,Lieut. Kitchen, sailed on.Monday.fot
lhrTob. Lyra, tender, retired here on tiatarday;',Brias trieerisaiL
Wilikiying in the latter tort, a seaman named Wilson asked
pentierton to go on chore. bet being drunk at the time, it wee
refused. Shortly afterwards he was observed to jump overboard.
with she intention, it 'misapplied. of swimming to the Imid. The
tide was then runnitv: it the rate of Site knota an hour:end be was I
swept sway by itt violence. A boat was immediately hoisted out
to pick him up, but owing to the darkness of the night, before
aostatattee ovoid be rendered him he win unfortunately drowned.
His shrieks for aid were truly dietresaing.
The Harlequin, 18, Captain Scott, arrived on Swards, from
Portsmouth, and sailed en Tuesday for the West Indies.
The Bittern, tender, Lieut. Dwyer, arrived on Monday from
Portsmouth, with Marines for the Superb, 78.
In Dimness—Britannia, Genoa, Windsor Castle. Shamrock.
Nimrod, Victor, Ocroclion, Beatable, and 'loyal Chylous and

CotninanierLefil, of the Pylsdea, is promoted to the rank of
Captain. Lieut. Alex. Robertson is appointed to the Mermaid
ion the Northumberland swim), vice Jones ; Lieut. N. C.
Prises, to the Sprightly, vice Robertson Lieut. S. Kentish, to
the krollita Lieut. Delme, to the Java.; Lieut. P. J. Blake, to I
be ag Lieutenant to /tear-Admiral Gage ; Lieut. R. Evans. to
the Jasper; Lieut. S. Smyth, to the Victoty ; Rev. 1. Byars, hate
Chaplain of the Spartiate..to the Dryad, at Chatham.

IN7'it'LLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, DEC. 29.

High Water, 42 m. pp 1. Calm. fair, but my dark fog.
Arrived, the Atlantic, Wrikht, from Bantsie; Miranda, —,
from St. Michael's; Oen. Bolivar, Atkins, from St. Peiersburgh.
The St. Vincent, Coupland, sailed from Cork fur St. Vincenes,
Nov, 24.

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The Peteeverzace, Armstrong, from Ricbebucto, has arrived at
%Varerford.
The Hope, from Riga for Liverpool, put into Norway leaky.
Sailed, oh Tuesday, the Leeds, Stoddart, for New York, with
steamboat ; the Magdalene, ---, for Smyrna.
Sailed yesterday, the Sovereign, for Sierra Leone ; Fairfield,
for ditto; Bounty Hall, for Jamaica; Fairy Queen, for (libral.
tar; Dee, for Demerara; Dawson, for Charleston ; Lord
Whitworth. for St. Domingo; Huddersfield, for Jamaica ; Julius
ezesnr, for Philadelphia ; Isabella, for New Orleans ; Atlantic,
for Alvarado, or Vets Cruz; Anacreon, for Savannah.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 28.—Arrived the Loyal Briton transport
(hue Putess) from Jamaica; sailed 31st of Oct.; several of the
crew and troops have died on the passage; the Providence, Noye,
from Petersburgh, for Malaga, with damage. Sailed the Zephyr
packet, for Buenos Ayres; the Jane, Silvers, for Lisbon ; and the
Eliza and Jane, Viner, for Oporto.—Wind E. to N.E.
PLYMOUTH' DEC- 28.—Arrived the Mary, M'Clure, from
Jamaica, in 42 days. The whole of the outward-bound hays
sailed, except the Atlas, Lougren, for Civita Vecchia.—Wind
N.E. and E.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Arr1ved the Ilawksbury, Begg,
from Riga. Sailed the Castle Forbes, Ord, for Madras and Cal-
cutta ; the Cato and the Vibelia transports, for Cork, together
with the whole of the outward-bound. except the Clydesdale, Rose,
for /Uadraa and- Calcutta; and the Cesar, Fisher, for Africa.—
Wind N.E. light airs.
DEAL, DEC. 29, 6 P.M.—Nearly calm, with a thick fag.—Ar.
rived the James and Mary, Woodberry, from ilavannah Land the
I Female, Chapman, from Shields, for Charente. Passenthrough
from the river, the Darius, Bowen, for Bombay; the Lyra,
Harvey, for Cadiz; the his, —, for Marseilles; the Prince,
George, Parker, for Jamaica; the Ida, Pasamore for ditto; and
the Ariadnc, Todd, for Oporto- The Arno, for Genoa, remains.
RA MSOATE, DEC. 29.—The Janus, A pplegren, bound to
Lisbon, it discharging her cargo to go into dock to repair.
GRAVESEND, Dge. 29.—Arrivod the George, Acbar, from
tgrlsla"ap, .'l'ottnwinionbP', hofmrolndlin"tori; Cock,
di"
from Riga ; Catherine, Atkinson. from ditto ; Four Brothers,
Rode, from Pillau ; and Jane, Walker, from Guernsey. No sail-
ings this day.—Wind N.E.
WHITEHAVEN, DEC. 27.—The William, of and for iVerking.
ton, Elliot, from Balbriggan, was lost in Wigtown Bay 19th inst.
The Mester drowned.

',wren, DEC. 213.—The Pacific, of Archangel, Smith, from
St. Petershurgh, for London. has put in here, in distress, and
must discharge. The ('arulina Frederica, of Dantzic, Reinirock,
from Liverpool, for Swinemude, put into Lerwick the lath lost.
leaky, with loss of sails and spars, and must discharge.
BELFAST, DEC. at —The Rambler, 3PGrew, got off yesterday
with trifling damage, without discharging, and proceeded fur
Dublin.

BaEar, DEC. 21.—The Marshal Blucher, late Edwards, from
Terceira to London, put into the island of Moline 19th inst. with
loots of an anchor, cable, and sails.

ALICANT, DEC. 10.—The Vigilant, Tooke, just loaded for
Belfast, has sprung a leak, and it is apprehended must discharge.
linisvor., DEC. W.---Arrived the John and Robert, Jones,
from New York; Maria, Tirek, from Antwerp; Chatlo:te,
NVltitenay, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; Alicia, Evans.
from Quebec. Sailed the Mary, Dalton, for Lisbon. The Lord
Melville, Coppinger, has arrived at Naples; Severn, Foster;
Hope, hovel', at Odessa, from hence.—Wind E.
The Pacific, Smith, from St. Peteraborgh to London, has put
into Leith in distress, and must discharge.
The Carolina Frederica, from Liverpool to Stettin, has put into
Lerwick leaky, &c., and must discharge.
The Emma mailed from Port-au-Prince 27th July. and the Jack
Tar, from Jamaica. about the same time, both bound to London,
anti have not since been heard of. _

Arrived off Dover the Midas, Blawer, from Quebec; and the
Dolphin, Sager, from Bremen, hound to London ; the latter with
damage, very leaky, has come into harbour, and it is supposed
must damage.