The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INT ELLIGENCE.

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PLYMOUTH, JUNE 6.
Caine in his Majesty's ship IrLootour, of 74 guns,
Capt. Mansfield, from a cruise, fee. the purpose of
colleting her officers and men, sent in her prizes ;
she might Noe taken a great many more, but had
not the power to board them.
Came in the Grace, of Foamy, Captain Pearce,
from Ancona, hound to London, laden with hemp
and other goods.
Yesterday the Crain Fast Indiaman, Captain
ThomaF, from Bengal, passed up channel. P. Evan
Baul landed here from her wi.hilthspatches, with
which he set off for London: they spoke a frigate
in channel, which informed them of the war, and
that they had taken a French frigate, but have not
yet learnt the pat ticuiars.
Arrived also the following prizes and detained
vessels :--

I. French ship fa Terek-n, fmm Martinieri, fatten with rum
and sug-ir, tilt* by the Minotaur, of 74 guns, Captain
Mansfield.
2. Swedish brig Newdsttirner, from Alicant for. fla•re, laden
with wine awl brandy, detained by the Atalante, of 1/1
guns.
S. !hitch ship Vreede, from Malaga for Lubeck, laden
with wii.e awl fruit, detained by his Majesty's ship 11Iino-

taut, 0(74 guns.
4. Dutch sin,o L..ai Stfoom, from Smyrna for Amsterdam,
laden with silks ..,nd cotton, detained by the Minotaur, of

74 mins
b. Dutch ship Anna Sophia, from Surinam to Amsterdam,
laden with gnu and coffee, des aned by a tender to
the Canopus, of SO gulls this vessel te-itii; fired at af-
ter caigist--, to bring I,er to by tl,e Seagull, of 18
the 'hot utifiatiinwely struck the ship, ai,,l killed a Mr. Ba-
ker, ofCawati.d
G. fren-h ship tl.apeninee, from Gitadaloure, brier) with cof-
fee aud mum), taken by hi, Majesty's ship Doris, of 36

guns, Captain Pearson.
7. French brig Neptune, from Marseille', letlen with soap,
SOS •;ulpliiir, 3,:c • .ken by the thwis 0i66
$. Dutch ship Niiwrc F.Mfltrata, Capt. Eng'ernail, from Suri-
nam for 6tiviterti•lti, laden with sugar, coffee, and coton,
di Tahiti, by the noris, of :36 guns.
9. Proud' brig La Pain, of outdo-aux, Cette to Havre,
Itniun with brandy w ine, and soap, taken by the Rambler,
of 14 guns, Capt. Innes.
10 Dutch ship Vont Emerantia, Capt Baker, from S nyrr a
for Amsterdam, laden with silks and cowl), taken by d.rt
Thisher, of 118 guns, Capt. Delafons.
11. Dutch ship Maarstroom, Captain Hansen, from Suri-
nam, boriod to Antatiorlam laden with sugar and cotton,
detained by a tender to the Malta, of 80 guns, Captain
Who
12. French ship i.e Clia.seur. from St. Domingo, laden with
coffee' sugar, and Cotton, taken by the Naiad, of 36 guns,
Capt. Wallis.
13. Fielich sliip,L'Aigle, cif 45118nns burthen, from the Isle of
Fran.' fur Soiirikaux, with a very valuable cargo, taken
be the Sir on, of 36 guns, Capt. Prowse ,• she has many pas
'engem on board, going to France for theft education.
14. French berg La Niniplic, fresh Martinicoa laden with su-
gar, coffee, and cotton, taken by the Doris, of 36 grins.
Came in La Pique, of 40 guns, Captain Cumber-
land, from cruise, with the loss of foremast, bow-
sprit, and main-top-mast, occasioned by chacin
a French corvette, uzsder the guns of a French
battery.
Sailed the flnverte, of 18 guns, Captain Vaughan,
for the coast of ; also the Banizer and Hind
Custom Cutters ; and Eagle and Reuotens Excise
Cutters, on a cruise.
Several Tenders to the ships of war in Hamoaze
are gone on a cruise, as the sea is swarming with
French and Dutch ships.
The reason for Bonaparte's wishing to prolong
ele negotiation is now pretty manifest—ie month
more would have been the means of his secur-
inz the property which is now finding its way to
the British ports.
Sailed the Cvr,reeit, of 18 guns, with a fleet un-
der convoy for Land,"