The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-04-19 00:00:00

CONVOY TO ARCHANGLL DELAYED.

Intimation t hemby given, teat uwing to the White Sea not
being cleared of ice, it ha 4 been judged proper to delay the
saili. g of the convoy to Archangel, advertised fee the 20th ins*.
until the 7th of next month.
Council Chamber, Edinburgh,
April 13, INS.

The following important intelligence is contained
in a letter from an Officer on board His Majesty's
ship lac/12441e, dated
" Off tttttt aHIL 2.
" Every opportunity that occurs, we make it our business to
sail in and off the harbour's mouth of Ferrol, to reconnoitre the
French and Spanish squadron, laying there. They consist of
six sail of the line and one frigate French; and eight wail of the
Tine, two frigates, two sloops, and une brig, Spanish. At Co
runna, there i, one French frigate, making altogether fourteen
sail of the line, two frigates, two sloops, and oft, 6,4.
" The French are already manned, and have a great number
of troops on board, and are expected to sail hourly. Toe
Spaniards are not sufficiently manned ♦s yet. Yesterday we
boarrrerl an American MO that had just come oat from Ferrol,
and the Captain assured us that the French would is the course
01 a few days put to sea, andtthat they were supposed to be doe-
ttned for the West Indies.

" This day we were becalmed close in with the harbour's
mouth. off Ferrol. The Spaniards immediately on seeing this
came out in twenty-four large gun boats, and commenced
iery heevy cannonade on us. We took it coolly, and got our
bower cable arranged Maim the deck, with springs on it, all
ready to anchor, but a light breeze basing sprung up, we
were able to bring our broadside to hear on them so completely,
that they soon ridged it expedient to sheer off with the greatest
speed:,

The last letters received by the Lisboa Mail from
Cadiz state, that Sir Jaen Osot continued the
blockade of that port with the utmost rigour ; yes.
sels freighted with corn only were allowed to pass
unmolested. His refusal to permit neutral vessels
to leave the port of Cadiz, had produced several
applications from the Neutral Consuls. The follow-
ing is Sir Joutes answer to the American Consul
on the subject :
" fits Majesty's Ship Glory, at Sea, March 11, 1805.
"Stu—lmperious circumstance.. compel me to oilier the
blockade of Cadiz to be strifily mit-reed i.trin this time, which
deprives me of the gratification 1 slinuld Alves wise have hal r.
complying with your request.
" You would oblige me by communicating this ;nforination
to all whom it m,y concern, as spec h'y aad e-verally as con-
venient, in order that none may suffer from cairn im-
prudence. . (S81"01" ".1. oJkLII.."
in the America., Consul at Cada."

A ship privateer was cruising "ff Lundy as Sun-
day last, and detained a brig, bat beir in ballast,
suffered her to proceed.
The iivscaio, Spanish ship, from Montevido,
(Sr Cadiz, is detained by tike iv err kuer of
marque, aad arrived in the Clyde.


AMERICA.
tNutv,VORI, MARCH 5.
Yesterday being the constitutional 'day fur the in-
augtfration of the President and Vice-President of
the United States, the same was ohserveu with the
usual demonstrations. The bells were rung at.iroon,
and salutes were fired from the battery, Fort Jay,
the John Adams frigate, and the revenue cutter.
General .lackson, on Mon.lay the 25th, laid she
following Resolutions before the Senate of the
United States, which were committed :
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States, in congre.s aa‘embled, that Congress are highly
impressed with the gallant :slid meritorious services of Commo-
dore Edward Preble, during his command of the squadron of
the United States iii the Mediterranean ; where ability and pru-
dence, intrepidity and caution have been conspicuou•ly joined
in all his operations against die tyrant and barbarians of Tri-
poli, with whom the United States are at war; and whereby the
naval character of the American nation and people has, in the
infancy of their national existence, acquired a respect and rank
among the nations of the earth highly honourable and exalted
Resolved, Tht.t the Thanks of Congress be therefore, and
they hereby are presented, to the sdd Edward Friable, as the
most durable monument of the affeCtion and gratitude of his
country and also through him to all the officers, petty officers,
seamen, and marines, attached to the squadrun under his
command, from the 9th of July, to the 10th of September,
11104.

Resolved, That the President of the United States be re-
quested to cause a gold medal to be struck, emblematical of
the attacks on the town, batteries, and gun-boats, of Tripoli,
by the squadron und,,r Commodore Preble's command, and to
present it to Commodore Preble in such manner as, 6t his opi•
nion, will be must hOlIOUrAlle to him, and that the President
be further requester' to cause gold medals of less value
to be struck, with the weld TRIPOLI, on one side, and, ell
the other, the name of PitEBLE, end to present the same to
such offieers as may have most gallantly signalised themselves
in the different att.cks.
Resolved, That one month's pay be allowed, 'admire of the
common allowance, to all the petty officers, seamen, and ma-
rines of the squadron, who so gloriously suiworted the honour
of the Araeric.iii flag under the ord.ns of their gallant com-
mander, within the period before mentioned.
Resolved, That the President of the United States be also re-
qrteited to inform the patents, or nearest connections of those
gallant departed heroes, Captain Somers and Lieutenants
Wadsworth, Dc.atur, Caldwell, and Israel, that they will ever
live in the recollection 'and affection of a grateful country—an
example to future generations, and an ornament to the his-
toric p.gc.

EITRACT OF A LITTILIL FROM CAPT. HOLIDAY, OF
MC ■RIG FAVOURITE, OF WORKINGTON, TO MR.

HATSTON, HIS OWNEN, DATED TERCARA, IN THE

AZORES, MARCH THE 2D, 1805.
" Sir—You will be surprised at my being in the
-Western Islands, and still more when ycu find the
unfortunate circumstance of my being obliged, for
the preservation of our lives and your property, to
harbour here. I sailed from Liverpool on the 27th
of September, with a fine wind from the E.S.E.
which continued for three days, and since that time
we have not had 24 hours of easterly winds. On
the 4th of December, we lost the main-mast, in a
gale of wind (the mast gave way six feet above the
deck ), together with all the sails and rigging.
" We were then in lat. 38. 30. N. long. 56. W.
We got a jury mast rigged, and set a top-gallant-
sail for a main-sail. On the 9th of December, we
were struck by a sea, which took away both boats,
all di- qu.trter rails; carried away the jury mast,
and unfortunately washed the cook overboard. We
continued beating to the westward until we lost the
foresail in lat. 39. N. and long. 67. W. Being then
four degrees to the westward of Halifax, we at-
tempted to get there, but the N.W. winds prevailed
so much, we found that impradicable : we then
lay the ship to for four days, without a stitch of
canvas.

"On the 7th of January, the vessel rolled the fore-
top-mast over the side, and the tore-mast head, two
feet abase the rigging. Finding it then fruitless to
resist any longer, we bore away to the southward,
and on the 10th Febt nary made Fayal ; but coulo
not fetch it for want of sails; so ran for Tercera, and
arrived here on the 12th of February.
" For fire weeks previous to our arrival, the
weekly allowance of bread, for each man was `21,1b.
and Ilb. of beef per day, and one pint of water ;
but, thank God, we were a strong, young crew, and
I heard no complaint. I haye got a mast and some
sails here, and expea to leave it in the course of ten
days from the date of my letter."
The Favourite was bound to Philadelphia, and had
been given up as lost by her owners for some time;
as there had been no account from her, since the
27th of September ; the time of her sailing from
Liverpool.