The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-30 00:00:00

PROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

4datiralty-Oles, March 28, 1807.
'Copy of a Letter from Keay admiral Sir Alex:oder Cochrane,
L E. Commands, in Chief of His Majesty's ships and via
Gab at the Leeward islands, in William Marsden, Esq.
dated on beard the Northumberland, at Barbadoes, the 24d
January. WM
St a—For the information of the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty, I beg to inclose the copy
of a Letter from Captain Matson, of His Majzsty's
ship Venus, acquainting me with the capture of the
Determinee, a fine brig privateer from Guadaloupe,
pierced for twenty guns, having fourteen mounted,
and 108 men on hoard.
I have the honour to be, Esc.
*Aces. COCHRANE,

Ms Majesty's Ship Venue, Carll,lor Bay,
sfl, Barbado-s, Januarg 18, 1807
With great pleasure I report to you the capture,
ley His Majesty's ship under my command, of the
French privaterr brig Determiner, from Goada.
loupe, mounting fourteen guns, with a complement
of 108 men We saw her from our mast-head, ou
the forenoon of t'.e 161 h instant, about 100 leagues
East of Barbadoes, and she gave us a chase orsix-
teen hours. The Determiner is nearly new (being
on her :outth cruise only), and a remarkable fine
coppred af.d copper-fastened, out sixteen
days, and had not taken any thing.
I have. &c. (Signed) Haag• MATSON.
The lionourahle Sir Alex. Coch,ane, Rear-
Ad 'al •t the White, dm.

Cory of another Letter here ftvar Admiral Sir Alexander
Cochrane, datol at liartuine., January te, 111117.
SI a—The inclosed copies of Letters from Cap-
tains Selby and Sayer, of His Majesty's ships Cer-
berus and Galatea; }tom Captain Hodge, of His
Majesty's sloop St. Christopher's ; and from Lieu-
tenant Dean, commanding His Majesty's armed
brig Dominica, I request your will be pleased to
lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty. They give me an account of the capture of
two small privateers, a letter of marque, and two
other vessels. Considerable spirit and gallants y
were displayed by the officers and men in the boats
of the Galatea and Cerberna ; the loss in the lat-
ter ship has been rather great, and I am sorry to
add, that Lieutenant Coote's wound is of a very
severe and dangerous nature,
The Creole privateer schooner, of one gun and
twenty-eight men, captured by the Circe, on the
24 instant, is also arrived in this Bay.
I have the Honour to be, Esc.
Acex. COCHRANE.
Hit hfaj,tsty's Ship Crrherus, off Mar.
Slit, Unique, Janus. y 3, 1807.
I beg leave to acquaint you. that in pursuance
of your orders to me by Captain Pigot, 1 recon-
noitred the ports of Guadaloupe and the Saints ;
after having so done, and percei►ing no force of
any coniequence, except a brig, of sixteen guns,
lying in the Saints, f left Captain Pigot, of the
Circe, off that port, and was proceeding to my
firmer station, in further pnrsuance of your di-
reatons, when, on the 2d indent, as .I was beating ,
to wiAwAral bowies Martiaqua and Dominique,

and a sloop in company, standing foe St. Pierre's,
with Tr,* colours /tying ; I gave chase, and pre-
vemetithene front bathing that port, upon which
they all three ant:bored under a battery to the
Northward, near to the Pearl Rock, aid very close
to the shore.
It however appeared to me preaicable to cut
them out in the night. I consulted Lieutenant
Coote on the occasion, who. with Lieutenant Bligh,
volunteered the attack ; when, about eight o'clock,
they very gallantly boarded two of the vessels, un-
der a most tremendous fire of cannon and mus-
ketry from the shore, and bmt:glit them nut, not-
withstanding the enemy had taken the precaution to
unbend their sails.
Our loss, however, upon this occasion, has, I
am concerned to sty, been considerable. Lieute-
nant Coote has received a most desperate wound in
the head, which has deprived him of his eyesight,
and I very much apprehend will, eventually, his
life. One midshipman was wounded by a mus-
ket•ball in the leg. Two men were killed, and
eight more were wounded ; a list of which I here-
with inclose.
I cannot close this account without expressing, in
the highest terms, my entire satisfaaion of the gal-
lant conduct of Lieutenants Come and Digh, to-
gether with Messrs. Hall, Master's Mate, Mr. Sayer,
Mr. Carlewis, and Mr. Selby, Midshipmen, whase
bravery, on this occasion, could not be exceeded ;
and which I feel mitered will be the means of pro-
. curing them your approbation. Messrs. Horn, ka
and Rateove, Russian young Gentlemen, serving
Midshipmen, and Mr. Collins, Boatswain, are eig64)
entitled to my warm praise.
The Privateer made her escape, a ith her sweeps,
under cover of the darkness of the night. I here-
with incline you a hst of the vessele capturad (one
schooner, one sloop, Fiend)); and have the honour
to be, am W. SULEY.
Toe Honourable So' Vexancler

rant, R.B. ennunatider Um-,
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Jtc 3c. &co. Barbadoes.
A List of Officers and Men Soled and wounded on board His
lki4j• sty's ship Cerbei us.
Torbutl, ordinary seaman; Wm. Town-
'bend, marine.
Wounded—William Come, second Lieutenant, dangerous ;
George Sayer, midshipman, net had; Pete, Pipon, ordinary,
since dead; Smith, Wildman, 11.4 dangeinus ; John
Burke, quarter-gunner, ditto; John Tucker, la,idinan, dan.
gerous ; John Tesdale, corporal of 11111,111eS, tutu; Anthony
Marley, ordinary, slightly ; Stephen old, able, ditto.
Ma;ftty's Ship Galatea, off Cosadvloops,
• SIR, November 1.2, 18U6,
This morning I gave chase ro a suspicions
schooner, in the N. W. AnJ, after a few hrUrs. got
near enough to him, when it moderated by &gives
to a calm, and our boats were dispatched under
Lieutenants Gittens and Walker ; irr a few m;ni.tes
after, they reached near enough to tetur: hi, fire wrril
musketry, and were on the point of boa ding, when
his French colours were struck, and proveJ to be the
Reunion. a fine now vessel, of 10 guns, pierced t. .s.
14, cover bottom, from La Guira, boor d to Mar.
tinique.with a cargo ; she obtained some dispatches
for the French Genral-in-Chief, from the Spatiait
Government at the Car accas ; not a man of ours
was hurt, which I attribute to Lieutenant Gtr va's
judicious disposition of the boats, while nncle‘ e
enemy's fire. Our men confirmed me in ..,
good opinion I have so frequently had occasion
have of them. I have the honour to Ina, St..:
Gtoeuz SAYFR,
RearvAdmivil Sir A. Cochrane, &c. &e.

L Hi. M.jr:q'r i1..10p St. C risto:.ll-es, Ba.seterre
SIR '•1 Roads, St. !Can't, Jan. 3, i 8 /.
I have the honour to inform you, it, a at day
light on the morning of the 2d instait, St. 11.triholo.
mew's bearing N. W. distance about th, ee miles, I
fell in with three French privateers, ad to leeward
r.f us ; I instantly gave chase, but as they sepArAted,
we had only the gr•nd foe tune to capture one of them,
the other two hAvii g escaped into Great ElAy, St.
Morin's.

HaJ they united, 1 am happy to asstve yeti, from
the spirit and alacrity of the officers and ship'm com-
pany, we should either have taken or Jest& oyed the
whole of them.

The vessel 1 have captured is the Entrepreaante,
French sloop, of one small gun, and 17 mm.
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) A. [loom
Rear.Admoral the Hun. Sir A Cochrane.

K. E. &c. lic kc.

Hu Majesty's armed knit rmminica, off
SIR, Ilineau, Nov 19,
I have the honour to inftom you, that I yesterday
captured, to windward of Mariegalante, the Basilisk
lugger.rigged French tow-boat privateer, dm-led with
one brass three-pounder, and sixteen mvn ; she was
returning to Point a.Petre, from a three months'
cruise, and had made three captures.
I havethe hot .our to be, &c. (Signed) W.llsati.
To lb. Hon Sir A. Cochrane, K. 11.

See ..le. t e .

Mere follow, a list of twenty-four captures, roads by the
ships of II Mitl,4o squadr-rt in the 1,1..4 !tube:, ua.ler con)
sand of ItOor-Adroarat Sir Et:owasdllew, Bart sauce 1.4
return.)

At the Court at the taitorn's Palace, the 25th of March,
1807, PRESENT,
The KING'S Most Lacer's's' Majesty in Council.
His Majesty basing been pleased to deliver the ciisoirly of
the Privy Seal to John Earl of We,tin..rland, K. G. the oath
of Keeper of the Privy Seal was this 'lay administered to hint,
and hit Lordship took his place at the HAMM accordingly.
His Majesty haiiog peen ple.tied to appoint the Right Ho-
nourable Robert Banks Lord flevrkesburv, the Right lion.
Robert Stewart (commonly celled Viscount Castlereagh,)
and the Right lion George Centring, to be Hie Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State, they were this day, hy Hta Ma.
jesty's command, sworn His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of
State accordingly.
At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 26th of March,
1807, PRESEN r,
The KING'S Mint Excellent•Maimity in Couoril.
His Mije.ty' in Council, was this day pleased to declare
John Jeffreys Fad of Camden, K. G. Lord President of Ili,
alajesty's Moat Homorable Posy Council, and His Lordattip
took his place at the Board accordingly,
This der the Right Hon. Spencer Pereeval, Chancellor and
Under Toa.urer of His Majesty's Exchequer, and time K
Hon. Roliert Dundee, were, by He Majesty's command,
sworn of Ills Majesty's Most Honourable Pnvy Council, and
took their places at the Board atcordingly.
His Majesty, in entilleil, was this day pleased to appoint
Henry Earl Bathurst, President of the Committee of Council
appointed tor the consideration of all matters retatutg to trade
and foreign plantatious.

MILITARY M.RoNIOTIONR.
.o.l7;fficg 14 Volunteer Curb♦ Sig,® *.Hu lbjegie COPS.
s nf linstroartfry for Cht ON of Loudon.
fah Regiment of Loyal London Volunteer..
Jyiejor Jo. ArooY, to be Licatobaut-Coltagal. Tics Sig

Captato Jute Tooes to be Maim, elec./a! no.. ptewriitel.
loeuteliant Thviii Smith to Le Captain. ciLe I A•lei, vroli•ottol.
Emir' William Wake t, be I,ketlicuoi.t, mien Smith, pro-
nimed.

Rnsigrtllos ha Viven tr. be Lieutenant, rice Perrin, recigned.
All dat-d Septernb• r 17, 1807.

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N'ul water.
Thomas Monis, £•q to be Captain, vac* re•igned.
Owed SoptetitLver 17, 180 G.

Comntiview in the Royal London Regiment( of %Willa. s;,:ued
bu flu Illaje3tg's C,"*.481;.•04r. Limatimadmey /or Me ,g,g
aty. EAS Regiment.
.

&loin William Best to.be Lieutenant, vice Stanley, resign-
ecl--Isted•Feb. 6, 1867.
John Deschamps, Cent. to be Ensign, rice Rest, promoted—
dated Feb. 8, 1807.

William Onclii;aii, Grant. to be Eus,gp, vice Sinclair.. resigned
dated Yeb. 2% 1607
West Regiment.
Eepig4 William %launder to be Licotenant, vice Tarratt, re-
signed—slaterl F.-S. 5, 1607.
George Alexander Trnese, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Matuider,
prnm.ited—dated Feb. 6, !got.
Thoma.Crtimp, Gent. w be Ensign, vice Nellear, te.gned..-
dated Feb. 7, 1407.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
James Napper and Charles Jacob, of in the
county of Middlesex, surgeon' and apothecaries. March 251,
18417.
James Ashworth, Martlis A-liworth, and William Ash-
we tii„ hatters, of liaughton, in the county of Lancaster. Jan
31, 18117.
Georges Hirst, James Bridget, add Jonathan Piieolev, of
littnAt t-Moor, in the parish of Leeds, in the county of iork
linen yarn spitinets Match 21, 18 57.
John Nicholls, the eider, and Thintla, Nicholls, the younger,
of Bradford, in tit-. county of Wilts, linen.drapers, grocers, and
bakers. Droarn.her 22, 10146.
Abrsham Less. and Arista Knopp*, tailors and sloprellers, of
Sr. Cartisrjne street, in the precinct of St. Catharines, in tne
county of Middlesex. March 28, 11102
Thomas Wethetlwad, Jilin Butt, and Thomas Turner We-
tberheart„ of Wapping, Middlesex, tOftWO•r4. Feh. 1806.
William Wells, Benjamin Gilchrist, and William Neville,
threadmen and iiaberdasners, of Fleet street, hi the pernli of
St Dunstan in the West, in the city of London. March 26,
1807.

Juba Batman., John Leven, and NV:lliam Sergeant, sugar_.
nskeis, of t`ver l'hatnes.strert London. Deeernher Jl, 1900
Jame• Jr.& and G-orge G.tbstan, of Holborn, its the comity
ot Middlesex, tattler' and harnessernakets. Jan. I, 1807
George Wilson, decoyed, and Itibert Smith, ,both of Br-
tn.netiatn, in the °minty of Warwick, lactate November 4,

Jamet Davenport, hones Gee, and John Mellor, hattrta, of
11.01Lnwond, near U,,Jliout, in the county of Laucaatez. Mardi
¶A, 124.
Julio Disbury, G orgy 0-ant, and George Dolsbury, mole-
sters, of Wickeraley and Datton, In the coiirty of York.
Mao h 28, 1807.

Charles 4rel:et :nd Samuel Winter, of Litvrence-rettotr.el-
lamb, Loudon, mercLante. December JI,

BANKRUPTCLeS ENLARGED.,

Thomas Harding and La yrence Ora:), 1st:: of Orklircv•
court, Mil:swat, in the city of London,
dealers Ltd chaprnen, from March 2S, to April 4, at ten, at

George Pa:it .-Jon, of the city of London, wareheoiernln,
muslin onanufael.vnr, dealer and .shapman, horn March 31,
to April 21,11 ten, at Guildhall, London.

Tiinraiet Clark, of Chatham, in the county of Keut, corn-
dcaltn and eliaontan, Goat Marcb 25, to May 16, at ten, at
Lon ion. •
%NK RUPTCY SUPERSEDED._

John P,urgt.ali, of Great Surrey street, Bla kfoiars'-rftd, in
the r w..• 9. Surrey, cSeeseinonger, dealer and claapman.

BANKRUPTS,

ljichar! 1-Inntntiry the yiwager„ nt lioniton„ in the county
et It, luelt,i-fic,nr, to @chewier, Aprd 2t, 22, and May
9, At , .it t'n. Dolphin Inn, an Ilettito.i. Att.aresjs,
rearm, in tionitun
. _

George Sy moos, late of Plymouth dock, in the county of
G-von, twocar, to Amender, April 3,4, and May 9, at elev.-o.
at the King's Arms Inn, in the borough of Plymouth.
nes s, Meters Julian and Cudlipp, Plymouth, alvon And
Mt Nath•niel Mires, Lothhirry, London.
Jam Mit.ins.l, of %Immingham in the parralt of Btadford,
in the loom! of York, worstedfmartufeeturer, to surrender,
April 14, at siv, 14, at eleven, and %tar 9, at eleven, at the
house of Mr. John Wood, the Talbot Lou,, to Rtadiord. At-
torneys, Mr. F.dge„ of Kings Bench-wa!lts, Liner Tvinple,Lori-
den ; and Mr. Srogden' of Bradford..
Richard lowley, of Kinsale, in the county of Wartack,
eorn.factor, dealer and Chapman, to surrender, Aprn IS, 14,
and May 9, at eleven, at the Black Swan, in the borough of
Warwick, in One county of Warwick,. Attorney, Mem:,
Smart and Thomas, Staple's Inn, London ; and Messrs. Tomes
cud Heydon, WarwiA.
_ . . _

Stephim Timothy West, of Castor, in the county of lin
coin, sviren,r. to surrender, April 10, at three, 11, and May
at ten, at the Talbot inn, in Castor, Attorneys, Mr..loaciih
itilbarn.court, Gray's Inn, I.,milon; and hlrvis.
Turn*/ an I Sulmer, at Castor.

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James Shyun, of S:r_tford, is the County of F.s.en,vietuall,..,
dealer and Chapman, t. ',mender, %Larch SI, A:mi 14, ant
May 9, at ten, at Gu,llhal, Atsorn M 4.14
Smith and Mon, Chapter-11.)use, St. Paul's Churea..3 ardi
London.

John Howe, late of Castle-carnet, Falc,n-square, in the city
er f.nndnn, maicliant, dealer and chairman, 1.. sorrendin, April
4, 16, and May 9, at ten, at fintielhall. Attorneys, Mysirs.
Swain and Steven,, (Ad Jewry.