The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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KtIVAL / 'T•• Li. GENCE.
FLYMQVVI, SIAII
The Komori:, of 52 guns, Captain P. Somerville,
and the .itakosta, of 113 guns, Captain Griffiths,
which have been making a cruise of observation oft
Brest,. Usham, and the Saints ; during their cruise,
saw several French vessels, and one fine day in par-
ticular, at day-break, perceived standing diredly
into Brest outer road a French line of battle ship, of
tst guns, and between seventy and eighty sail of
merchant vessels of different descriptions, rippised
to have come coastw.ays from Brest, L'Urient,
Rochefort, &c. &c. The Neilleii• did not speak
them, not being near enough ; but the Johnnys rub-
bed their hands, and swore it woull have been a fine
hawl, had it been but a bit of a war.
The Nadi: and Atalanta were relieved by another
frigate and a sloop of war, who are left to watch the
motions of the French, both with respell to their
men of war and merchantmen.
Some well-informed French gentlemen who were
here the other day, bound to the Wev.-[dies, and
since sailed, said, the principal moon of flonapane's
delay was, if possible, to gain time tor the Do-
mingo fleet, and other fleets, to ai rive home in
safety.

POTITSMOVIIII, MAY IS'.
Arrived the ViAory, of 100 guns, Captain S. Sut
ton, from the eastward, to receive the flag of Vice-
Admiral Lord Nelson. She has come to at St.
Helen's.
Expresses were this morning received by Admiral
Lord Gardner, and General Whitelocke, from the
Admiralty, and the War-Office ;in consequence of
which, the Pliny cutter, Lient. M. White, sailed
immediately for Guernsey and the 31st and 40th
regiments received their route to march, on We,l-
nesday morning, for the coast of Sussex. They
will be replaced by the Gloucester, Worcester, ant
llerefordshire
The Pigmy, it is supposed, is goae with coders to
Lay an embargo on all French vessels lying at Guern-
sey and Jersey.
An order was yesterday received by the CoPeCtor
of the Customs, to lay an embargo on all vessels
belonging to France, lying at this purt.
Yesterday, conformably to orders received by our
Naval Commander in Chief, the seamen belonging
to the Excellent, of 74 guns, Cart. Nash, aid the
Penpiin„ of 18 guns, Capt. M.l arland, lately re-
turned from foreign stations, were informed, that
the prevent circumstances of the country would not
allow the Admiralty to grant them the usual prow
Legion of fourteen days, when they were paid oft',
when every man belonging to them determined to
enter on board those ships winch are fitting in the
harbour. As soon as the ships books are ready for
their discharge, they will be paid their wages, and
go on board the 13- ince of Wales, Capt. Giffard, and
the Windsor Castle, Capt. Durham. This spontane
ous aft spews the natural charafter of British sea-
men, and evinces that not one would refuse his ser-
vices when real necessity calls for it.
aitixnemaausv,roemav, MAY 15.
Arrived yesterday off the Berry-head, four fri-
gates, one of which, viz. the Naiad, hove to, and,
made a signal to Admiral Cornwallis, that she had
impressed men on bowel, when the lio;its from the
Dreadnnsgh were immediately sent to her, and vsok
out near .ioo impressed men fur the fleet, who were
first carried on board tile Admiral ; the frigasts
-ellen made sail instantly without comink in the Bay.
This morning the .darns luirger, Capt V.ales, ar-
rived from Plymouth with. iinpreased men, which
she delivered and went to sea again imme4iate;y. Ihe
Doris frigate also is just arrived, and remlins with
the rest as per last. Wind about N. and N. b. E.
moderate and fine weather.
sitesesess, MAY 16.
Arrived his Majesty's frigate Amlniecade from sea,
and the /nnoeta/ite from the River. he /Piaci/7
has come from Chatham, and passed the Nore with-
out anchoring. The Sophie was paid to-day, and
%sill sail to-morrow witn dispatches to Russia, with
two ships (the Neva and Nedesaa). The Mallard
gun-brig has arrived here after being out of port
four months.
Cowes, MAY 16.
Last night, at nine o'clock, the Collator and
Comptroller received an order by express to embar-
go all the ships at this port, which was immediately
complied with. No communication is now had
with the opposite shore, except by the vessels car-
rying the mail bags, or by small boats. The John
Morgan, American ship, Howard, which is engaged
to take to America Rufus King, Esq. late Minister
to this Court, is also embargoed, hut it is supposed
.141 be instantly released by special order, on appli-
cation being made for that purpose.
BRISVOL, MAY 16.
The impress-service in this port has been renewed
' with redoubled vigour during the last week, and
many useful hands obtained. Some of the Fill men
having been impressed, most of the men have left
that place, or secreted themselves ; and those who
remain have determined not to assist any vessel in
navigating the river, and to prevent any other per.
sons from rendering assistance. Thursday' after-
noon, as the Sturdy Eraar (Cork packet), was
coming up, the people on deck were assailed wirh
stones, by a mob assembled on the shore, and manyof them wounded; and the crews of three boats,
having boarded the vessel, prevented her proceeding
further than Pill, where she now remains. War-
rants have been issued to apprehend some of the
persons concerned in these outrages.
Last night an embargo was laii on all vessels in
this port.
A discovery of considerable importance has been
announced, with regard to the preservation :X corn.
'lO preserve rye, and secure is from inselts and rats,
nothing more is necessary than not to winnow it
after it is threshed, and to stow it in the granaries
mixed with the chaff. In this state it has been kept
for more than three years, without experiencing the
smallest alteration, and even without the necessity
of being turned,. to preserve it from humidity and
fermentation. Rats and -mice may. be prevented
from entering the barn, by putting some-wild vine
or hedge plants upon the heaps ; the smell of, this
wood is so offensive to these animals, that they will
not approach it. The experiment has not yet been
made with wheat and other kind of grain, but they
may probably be preserved in the chaff with equal
advantage.

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POLICE.
Moad4 evening a Mr. K. of the Temple, was
brought before Sir H. Folio,. at li:-)w-street, on a
warrant. wherein he stood charged with tiring a
pistol, loaded with powder and ball, at TitoxiAs
CRICK, a young lad, servant to MT. Ta Lacr, who
lives on the same si•airease with Mr. K.
Citicx stated, that on Tuesday night, between
ten and eleven o'clock, he had occasion to go down
stairs, when he perceived Mr. K. standing on the
stone steps at the door, and who looked at hint and
• laughed, but said nothing ; that examinant returned
in a few minutes, when he found Mr. K. leaning
over the bannisters on the stair-case, near his mas-
ter's door, which be shut on going in, when imme-
diately after somebody pushed several times vio-
lently against the door, which induced him to open
it, and he perceived Mr. K. standing, who presented
a pistol at him, and before be could close the door
discharged the pistol, the ball from which lodged in
the wall near the door.
Mr. K. in his defence, said, the defendant first
assaulted him, and, as he supposed, with an inten-
tion t) sob him, which induced him to fire the pistol.
But from what was represented by some Gentlemen
present, who are well acquainted.. ith Mr. K. their
is every reason to believe insanity was the cause of
Ins attempting so rash an a& being impressed with
an idea that persons were
w always lying in wait to
take him to a mad-house, here it appears hei has
already been confined. This, however, being a
matter to which the Magistrates could pay no atten-
tion, lie was commi:ted to prison, with proper or-
ders as to his treatment.
Yesterday several persons, apprehended the pre-
cAing; night, at a house under the nava, Covent-
' Garden, under the authority of a search-warrant,
against which an information bad been laid, as a
common gaminphouse, were brought befoire N.
BOND, Esq. and Sir W. PA usz.) s, for examination;
a haiard-table and some dice seized, were produced,
but there being no evidence of play going forward
at the time, the parties were liberated, on finding
bail for their good behaviour.

CHILD SraA,.txo Yesterday evening about
seven o'clock, an ellerly woman was deteCted
is
Berwick-street, Soho, in the ad of stripping, a child,
not four years old, which she had stllen. he joy
of the parents, at the recovery of their child, was
absorbed in their resentment against the woman ;
so-ne of the bye-standers endeavoured to take Her up
to Mal llioro ugh-street, but the revenge of the populace
ouzstepped all bounds of decency, by stripping this
wretch naloN.l; and were it not fOr the interference of
the Police Officers who conveyed her to St.James's
Watch-house, it is very pre.bable her life would
have been the forfeit of her crime. She is to un-
dergo an examination this day, and there is no
doubt but some severe measures will be taken to
put an end to this most horrid practice.
I Thursday last, about ten o'clock, a
fire suddenly b:1. ke out in a windmill at Nether
W.:11op, the property of Mr. B. COWDFRY, jun.
which in two hours entirely consumed the same,
torrether with the stock, implements, Scc. The
damage is estimated at upwards of 6001. but the
greater part is covered by insurance. It is supposed
to have been occasioned by the friaion of some of
the wheels.
On Tuesday morning a fire was discovered in a
malt-house at Stocington, the property of Mr. Sand-
!lain, but let to another person. So rapid was the
progress'of the flames, that the whole premises, con-
taining a large quantity of malt, and an adjoining
:Iw-fling-house, with part of its furniture, were en-
tirely consumed before any effeaive assistance could
be rendered. The occupiers had but just time to
escape with their lives, in almost a state of nakedness.
A child, whom its parents in their fright were about
to throw out ..f the window, to be caught by some
persons below, was rescued from the peril that
thteatened it, by the humanity of two young men,
who rushed through the flames to its assistance and
thus preseried it. The maltster's proprty beim; un-
insured, his loss is very considerable. The is
supposed to have been communicated to the pre-
mises from the oast for drying malt for porter.

FROII LiAll US UST.

• AlMillrED.
In the Creak—The Lion, Teesdale, from Venice ; and the
Fr:sl,l.!ii ~ ---.., from fle.seilles.
In the Downs--iiilhaa, P. met, from Bourdeaux•
At Cow ••-•AViiltitia, —. from Charlestott.
At Dublin—Conf.:dem. y, ----, from St. Kitt's.
At Jersey—Dili d.,,-- —: , :loin St. Croix.
In 10e Texell, Louisa Hcortetta, --, from Surinam ; and
Catherim. Henrietta, --..., from Demerara.
At Barbadoes, litlam,,Rantsay, from Liverpool.
At Bahama, Vtienta, Carrick, from Africa.
At St. Vinci-ors, Favourite, Bunched, nitro London.
At Biatisl.-Ah.• Charlotte, Davis,. from Cad s. st
At Leith—Alentor,.Bari ivr, from Megaton.
At Cork—Elisaerb, 1‘11:,..ty, from Cadiz; and Mary Ann,
Taylor, from Baltimore. •
• At Loridiinderr..--taeorge, Simpson, from New York.
At Antwerp—Coittmhm, Smith, from Charlcuctit ; Nancy
and Kitty, -, Front P .il,tdpipliia ; ilopo, Smith, and the
Sea Nymph, —, from New York
re.irtv doily rrpected to aoriut et Bvarifeaur.
Flow Cape Nicolas Nick lt
Vizi an Prince
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nu:: .....iyea
icrenti-
A, :. I,tittini•l•ie
Guadeloupe
j ,St Thitittas
Tither,
1,,1es of France
,:1 , • Car enne
• ;-, t Louisiana
• . . I Char! ton
...yew York 1
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BIRTH.
On Wednesday last, in Portm..n-s•reet, the Lady of John
Wylubore Smith, Esq. ot a (taught, r.
MARRIED.
esterday, Mr. Arlon; son ot Dr. Ayrton, of James-
street, B c,k.ingom-Gatt• to Nlimi Arnold, daughtv of
the lie Dr. Ainold, ot duke-str,et, Westminster.
Lately, at Limerick, Bat. De Burgh Ferguson, E.q• of
the s 7th foot, to Miss Ha.risun, daughter of Lharlcs Har-
rison, Esq that city. me cram.
Lately, Thomas Going, Esq. of Moneyquil, county of
Tipperary. to Miss Rehecca Going, second &owner of
Richard Going, Esq. of Bird-hill.
DIED.
On Tuesday the Jodi instant, at. Mitilingtnn-place,
Hams, IVirs. Bartoot, wife of Peter Birtoot,
On the ilth instant, at Chelbra; Mt*. Draper, wife of
Mr. Draper, ot tne Navy Pay Office, Somriset-place.
On Saturday, at '..ilourester, Mrs. Sandiford, wile of the
Rev. Chat** Sandiford.