The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-26 00:00:00

BIRBADOES, Atm 21.

Hu Majesty's ship Niiarsai, with nine sail ender
moon sailed from hence on the I;ith instant, for
Tortola. to call at St. Kit's, 6S• Lucie, and Domi•
nits. On the 1 lth instant. His M r •sty's ships
itn,l Peri, sailed from Demerara. with the
Trade from that place, Surinam, and Berbice, con-
sisting of thirty-three sail, for Grenada. On
the 17th instant His Majesty's ship Yew sailed
from St. Vincrnt's, with nineteen sail. to join the
Demerars Trade, stc at Gren4da, and to proceed
from thence to Fonda. from whence the fl-et
ail be convoyed to England, by His Majesty's
ships Vow and °qui,.
French schooner I.IIP/air. of 14 sups and
r;.•.ety men I the Jame ifilelle, of IS gui:i. and cne
hundred and thirty men, with another, supposed to
tcole nallff, of 10 guns, are cruising to windward
If this island. A three-muted French lugger, of
and forty men, is cruising in sight of this
.stand, and fisquently in viten of the shipping in
t.:A.lisle Bay. The Saile schooner, tender to Ad-
ex 41 C.,chrane, is gone in pursuit of her. The
„;.,one, l e ik.nr. of three guns, and 60 men, was
t.) sad from ttf.srintiqur on the 25th instant, to
cru:,e to wind ar,l. Ihe .01noner of ;'1
• ros tt-e of Rocs, and two hundred and
fifty men ; and the I wpm ow, (late His Majesty's
1::rooner It/rffry.) intended to seil from Gnadalnupe
,11.• 2t tl. lastest t the former to cruise off Hayti I
and the two later, supoo.ed to dodge the home-
ward hound trade Le F,4,u, cf five Funs. (late
the Tr ago). ang another, (tau tho St. /.redo), were
to sad from Goadaloopt on the 30:h of April. to
uu.se to windward of this island, avid off Surinam.

EADIVL. CONFLAcatirn,v.

THE TOWN OF CIIUDI.EIGN DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Allots. 12 o'clock, en Friday, a fire hr., ke not ;n
$ baltehome, in the town of Chudle.gh, in Devon-
rtii•e, which raged with increasing fury, and, at
communicated to a boas containing two
barrels of guil•powder, which belonged to a person
irnployed in blowing up the rocks, which soon took
fii-, and blew up with a terrible explosion. The
wind being vTy high, and many houses on
each side of the street, covered with thatch,
the whole town became a general conflagta-
tion. Only one fire engine could be found in
the town, and that was soon after burned. Exeter
is the nearest place from which any assistance
could be procured, and that being ten miles distant,
there was nothing to stop the progress of the
Pones. The filatket.dsouse, and all the Jim's s,
accepting about seven, at the extreme ends
of the town, were consumed. Fortunattly, no
I were lost ; the church being a little to
windward of the flames, was saved, and proved
an asylum for the distressed it habitants, whose
situation must Ise truly deplewahle. At three
o'clock. Saturday morning, when the mai coach,
with difieolty, pasted tlruugh the town, several
houses continued turning, and many pigs and
liaises lay dead in the street. Mr. Weston, a re-
spectable ina-keep,r, it is reported. has lost all his
propeity, which, in cash and notes, to a large
.mount, Inethee with his books, he enttuved to a
temale servant to take care of, hist in her fright she
c irried them to a place she cannot now molls&
wid they ate mnst prnbaoly destroyed.