The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-11-29 00:00:00

liel I: 11()IF SCIJOOL.

The following seroutit i. given of the late insnr-
rectsno so /Jarrow School

The head-master received an intimation on the
411. 01 November in,tent, that ins puitils.had form-
ed the intention of ettlehratiog the Anniversary of
(Jay 17.4mx, nit the following day, by en appropriate
"isch-irge of squibs end (7rackert,, fur winch purpose
their :itsses were umply stored with suitable ammu-
nition. Desirous to prevent their gun-powder plot,
he determined to seise on their niagnziaes, before
they were aware of his intentuins. he hour of
play was chose.. fll7 the enterprise, and he accord-
intgly fogy's' open their boxes ; but there were no
ileitis nor other combustibles found. The boys, on
their return, diseove-ed what lead taken place; and,
understanding that their master had (lone the deed,
presented themselves before him in a body, with all
their keys strung together, declaring diem to he 110
longer orally use us seenitog their property.—This
illril4llTe was, of vomit., Immol with stern reproof,
and • threat of correcting the whole corps, if
the ringleaders were tint discovered. The conse-
quence of this was, a dettrmination to stand to•-
ther, and invert the order of discipline, I() correct-
ing the master ; and they were pmereding to vio-
lence, when the tutors rallied round their clunk:
chief ; which seemed to irritate the insurgents still
more. The molder threatened to dispatch a servant
to town. for the aid of a Magistrate iiiel.some sol-
diers to quell the 1-v4016(11. in Lopes of bringing tlw
ifs-airy:tits to reason. Tut a party of near thirty
isouiedian h advanced to the nest turnpike gate,
aeizoil that pa-s, unit made the keeper of it their
priro:ier„ in order to Mb -twist the messengers on
their war to Loudon; amid no hotw. mom nor
ittaze-eoacli, or other vehicle, was allowed to pro-
ceed fora emisiihsrable tune. A negociation, how-
ever, tool; place. and peace was restored.

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His 111.1.1xerreo sloop Parthias. Captain Bit,'
DEllei.iih. Whie:l arsteeti. hint week With titspßtehell
1.'4.41 Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD, Mill lay under
qutirmitme till Tuesday had. . bad a fortunate
vocalic time three Fr.mch brigs and a corvette,
in the Bay of Biscay. On the Ath Nor. in lat.
414 N. long. 11. W. at four p. se. saw four strange
sail to the N. E. at six came up with them,
inipposinz them to lie Englioh. The Perthies,
beim( in the ItMidle of the four, fired . a musket to
I/V1141'40 one of the brigs, which was itaniech-
'Neely returned ; when three !fruits were pertwie-•
esl close alongsiele, iiitenfling to board, culling out,
.. Strike your colours, we are all Frenchmen."
The itartimui immediately made sail. Two brigs
on her lee beam, of it wino each, and a corvette of
./.0 guns, on her weather quarter, opened their
broadsides, accoinnabied with writhes of inusquetry,
cm the Partlaiam, who retained their fire fur about
a quarter of an hoof, and by her superior sailing
iii mile her escape, and :unveil safe with bar tbs.
patches. The 4th sail upreared to be an English
coifttire.
JOH% SIIADDOCK a1..4 30111111 POttIAN. two mint
fishermen, went out to din harbour's mouth of
ft loally, in Devonshire, in a rimill boat, about
t eirteen feet long. with their nets and tackle to fish
Aye herrings, on Monday nierning, the 14th inst.
. WI de fishing, a violent gale of wind mime on from
the„Suuthisiest. which blew then ant to sea f on
their icialeitrouring to pull in, they lost one of their
win, and having hat onedelt lite boot hecAtue iffi-
inanagettile..and they were left to.the mercy of the
sea. A llrr being out fiturolayor anal shcce nights. in
teinries.ll,•:l4 weather, without any Using to eat or
drink, the) avert taken tip by the Swift, Captain
Gw.oatis llonfLiou, bound from Dublin tp Bristol.
almost iwrishitig wish hunger and fatiurfue; their
legs were swollen to an amasing size, awl their akin
in setetal places was completely peeled off. by the
eilion of tile sea water. A quarter of au hour after
they were taken tip, tl.e bunt sus;., with all their
net, and fishing itnideulents, being the whole of
their little property.
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tura I.ITELLIGE2sCE.

PLYMOUTH, NOV. ^V,
Coma la the Mediator, from fit. Asidero, in flute
days.

DT:M., NOV. 27.
tame down from the Myer, several outward-
bound ves'wl.

Sailed His Majesty's i.hip Clyde, for Portsmouth.
The wind suddenly shifting to the North-East
,this afternoon, the outward-bound, S.e. are again
under weigh for Portsmouth, under convoy of Ills
Majesty's ships Humber, Cracker, and furiuus.—
Wiwi Aortherly.

CORK, NOV.
A fine French brig, the Lam, prize to the Dryad
frigate, Capt. I /multiunit], arrived in Cove yesterday
iu charge of Mr Smith, Master's-mate of the fri-
gate, and four seamen. Site was front 7%. ante, mad
bound to Cayeune with a cargo of privisions. wine
and brandy ; she left Lantz in company with four
sail of merchantmen, bound to the French colonies
in the West Indies, uuder convoy of a corvette,
and had on boors! dispatches for the French Com-
mander-tit-Chief at Cayenne, of such consequence,
as to make their destruction A wog tpecial point it
the Master's instructions, if .he should fall in with
a British cruiser. The dispatches were yester-
day lauded, and sent to Admiral Whitsited.—
W hen the Prod fell in with the brig, the latter
had curried away her fore-top-mast in a gale
of wind, which had not then abated and ,o
dangerous was the ser6ce of boarding her, that
Captain Drumtnond was almost inclined to ran-
mush the attempt, lest he should expose the lives
of any of his nthcets oral crew. Mr. Smith,
ever, very gallantly volunteered the duty, and in
imminent peril performed it. Ile compelled the
master and crew of 11w brig to return to the Dryad's.
boat, after they had, apprehensive of the danger,
made considerable rests:mice to it—they were, in Cwt,
thrown into the boat, and left no other alternative,
and they reached the frigate safe. When the brig
parted company, the Dryad was in ei:aae of the
corvette, which could be distiuguished front her
deck. The dispatches were preserved by the mas-
ter of the brig, not supposiie.; it possible that she
could be boarded—he at-last tried to destroy them,
but wits prevented by Mt... Stun from elite:ling
his purpose.