The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-11 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY. Avocir li.

A considerable degree of hustle prevailed yester-
day Morning at the Admiralty. The Portsmouth,
Deal, and Plymouth Telegraphs were at work, and
their communications were immediately sent of to
the several Ministers. Viscount Howard, who had
been a: Wiaildedoi, came to town at one o'clock.
Admiral Maacnar. Sir H. B. Naata, and Mr.
Writon am, attended at the Admiralty. Mr. Moi-
sten. a Messenger from Prance, and Mr. Ka va, a
Messenger from St. Petersburgh. arrived with
dispatches. at the Foreign Office. at six o'clock ;
and a Lieutenant of the Navy, arrived about the
same at the Admiralty, we believe from Ply-
mouth. His Dispatches were immediately taken
into considerat:on. and the Lono Mavens attended
twice, to learn their substance. but it did not tran-
vire. As silence is interpreted unfavourably in such
WO% it was immediately reported that Admiral
Coc ditaNt's squadron, of four ships of the liae, had

fallen•in with that of JSROSIL RONA 11, A• 1. R. in the
West Indies* and that three Of our vessels hid
been captured by the enemy. Adiniral CocN-
■ANt sailed from Carlisle Bay on the 2J 01
JalY. the day after the second division of the
French squadron left Martinique. The great in-
feriority of our force would not justify sanguine ex
pectations in the case of a reacontre ; and an account
of the result might probably reach us about this
time. We believe, however, that the dispatches
are not from Admiral CocaaaNi, bet fVom Sir
RICHARD STIR ACK AN...6Th! squadron of Sir
Rico Aao has not been heard from since the Slit of
May, and his station extends from the Canaries to the
westernCond.ient, in the same latitude. Unfortunate-
ly, out of the course of the enemy. The bustle and
aaivity that pievalled at the Admiralty, are all the
reasons which we have to presume that the dis-
patches woe of inspoeuuste. The arrival of the
Messenger front Fresco wee an tweet looked lot
with much impatience; but the contents of his dis-
patches could not be eepeaed to transpire. They
ceedd bring, however, little more than an account
of Lord LAUDIIRDALR'S reception at the French ca-
pital. Speculation upon the success of his miss'on
has become less sargdine at the Stock Exchange.
It is now found, that Ilea AAAAA may be, encou-
raged by his separate treaty with Russia. to rise in
►is demands, or recede from points which, at the
opening of the correspondence, he appeared Willing
to concede. We do not pretend to know the
foundation of these rumours ; but they have had the
effea of depressing the Hinds. The Consols left
on Saturday, at S4k. and the °minima at 10. 1-
'The VA) troops, so lon embarked at Porte=
mouth, sailed on Friday Morning for the tape of
Good Hope* with a fair wind, under convoy of the
Re:ideate frigate, and the leivrjeak store-ship. The
expedition from the-Dowas sailed on Saturday after.
noon, under convoy of the Detestation aid taro other
bombs.

We have received Barbadoes lame and ptpere to
the eth last. The Barb*does Paper, of the 51,
Contains the following intelligence t—
o Sir Alex. Cochrane has again put toms with hi:
squadron; they left Carlisle Bay on Widitiesday
night, but there is very little appearauce of any
chance of bit encountering the enemy ; fee, taking
advantage of the absence of our shipi, their squa-
dron has quitted Fort Royal !
By the o,erey sloop of war, which arrived on
Thursday, we first heard of the sailing of three of
then; ; and this morning. by a dispateb-bast (win
St. Lucia, the departure of those is not only con-
firmed, but the sailing of the remainder is alto com-
municated. On Monday morning, three of the
enemy's line were seen under the lee of Dominica ;
and at 3, p. oh on Tuesday, the three others, with
the frigate, were off the Diamond Rock, endeavour.
ing to clear the land.
•• We cannot but view this egress of the enemy from
Martinico with the same regret and astonishment
that we did their unparalleled good fortune in safely
getting in, frittered out into lo many detachments
as they were ; which, as well as their now putting
to sea in two divisions, tended the mote to encourage
the hope that some of them, at least, would tall into
our hands.' It is said that their destination is the
Havannah, where two Spanish ships of the line and
a frigate wait to join them; but if, happily for the
glory of our navy, the progress of their voyage
should be checked, and an &Mon ensue even after
these divisions have formed a junilion, the acknow-
ledged bravery of oar Admiral will teach the ene-
my, that it is neither needed fot him to be led on by
a superior officer, nor that his squadron be greater
than theirs (as occurred off St. Domingo), for British
seamen to triumph over the fleets of France, al-
though even the sei-disent Braperorie &foie fitother
be among the Velem. band I

.4 This squadron of Guillomais is said to have on
board, in addition to the regular establishment of
their rates, ais light field-pieces, and eight 4%-pound
carronades, each ship, and carry from 760 to 800
men, Admiral Cochrane's squadron is well-man-
ned, and has an addition of 350 chosen troops
among them, from the garrison of St. Ann's. The
enemy are six sail of the line, one of tnern of 84
guns ; ours, only four, and one of these of 64 guns;
a great disparity this, where the state of discipline
and national courage are not taken into the calcula-
tion ; but not to be considered, when the one are
Inesparienced officers, and mere French sailors ; and
the other, British seamen and officers, accustomed to
conquer.
4. Relying on the zeal and enterprise of our squa-
dron, we can have no other wish than that they may
meet the enemy, who has been often taught by us,
that "the battle is not always to the strong ;" and
*pia would feel in the encounter that would fol-
low, what a British Admiral, in a just cause, can
infl let.
"The embargo has this day been taken of the
;hipping in Carlisle Bay.
•' The Expcdition under General Miranda lately

. ,
,t ailed rrnm hence, has safely reach n.• ,
open his an ivai, an embargo WWI itrartadutr.Y Liu!,
And he has been very succes.fil ie raVtwitilig
orces, which Art all in big!' si Wits, and, wit!
C.anntander, sanguine of succcs% in the -L.:trim:be.
“OFFICIAL cuMmk;NiCATI IN
N, JCLV 3, WA

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ig The merchants, ship- owners* And others concert,.
ed, are infor mli ei, that it has been notified to r Et.
cellen:y the G .vernor by Rrar•Adentral the iictr,
Sir Alt :ander Cochtine, K.B. Commander of tin
Majesty's ships and vessels on this canon, trier;
consequence of the arrival of a supettor naval faro
of the enemy b thew:soar, he Ilmle.it nee isaty.ra
order, that both convoys proceed mirth', t is, if
they saled separately, it would be inconvenient g
fuinish fuffirient strength to prose& • two sei ~,,,,4
convoys. The convoys will sail at the time iii,enicief
for the July Convoy, unless circurnuancei, at tiwi
time, should render it improper.'"
There can be no stror.gar evidence of Ite mei
and apprehension of the enemy, than the prticiog
don with which this squadron put to Ira, after s
cruize of six mouths, and distressed es the &Traria
" must have been in every respedi Adam-at Coils
1 A wets did not deem it prudent in iii/ail himself of
the security in Which he was placed for nwre tha?ti
few days. The last of the squadron hot in, *0 les
lieve, on the tech of June, and in a wuk Ishii tie
whole was at sea again.
It is probable that the French Admiral did rrk
learn the fate of the other squadton which sailed
with hint from Brest, until his arriaal at Maninigitel
and the apprehension of a similar terininati, a of E
career, should be loiter in the West Indi.S.thWtt
sufficient forte could be colleaed to encounter hoc,
may have contributed to ha ten his departure.

The report of Mt. roes health, on Saturday; watt
‘!' Mr. Foss is rather better." 'l be report. yaSterdiT;
was, " Or. Fos had a very composed night; and
much better." We untlerstand he. ate ;stifle az
laid eggs at breakfast,: .
PaYis Papers of the 2J instant were receiver! Litt
nighta We understand that t'tey contain an actOuot
of the military *potations in Calabria.
Three Houtsburgh mails became due yesttidaj.
A Lisboa mail arrived ; the latch brought by it
will be delivered out this day.
A letter from Philadelphia to a haus* in i.ivrit
pool. dated Philadelphia, July 3d, contains the
eatraB a--
r• Caputo Matinee seised it enitalk,in thirteen .two
A',"1"1 sari. that the FA O& Agent allele lancerast him itri
too French had taken Feminine et Is. Teernail, eatiht:o.
inee'i, and St. Martha's. •
• This report is apparently onfluindrol ; thE French
sqria Iron not having sailed final kiattiniith ea, d
the 2d July.
The troops so long,cmbarked at PortsnioUth fif
the Cape of Good Hope, sailed last osorn:rq. he
troops from the Downs Wave also. probably, pro
seeded down Channel, the wino being hair.
Baron JACOBI. the Prussian Ministkr, we uii4,l;
stand, raceiveu his passports on Sistaiday, sad aid
s t out to-rvorrow on his return to Berlin. •
Lord Ita osroc I:II town on Saturday billitd‘t
Report states, that his Lordship is g..ne to Paris. ,
The new a, A:A LIA V SIPLZ, sprung a leak at Sari;
nom, before her lading was cotnplete, and lea thf
nver in a very bad condition, and leaky:
l'he o.llm, W 41 HVIH..AL). horn Liv.iinri, Ist
Birbice. has been tak_o, retaken, and carried had
Sutinam.
The his man of war, Admiral Sir Estreil
Cowes' was within 13 *ivies of Newfr,tiadlandod
the I stbly. The Novo, parted on the Ist; node
the pi otca ion of the Jamair. frigate.
The AMU's,, CIMINO 11114 end several other yr;
sell, front Fubago, were at Grenada on she `dirk
June.
The Merchants of Liesetkk onettirnously 404
nn the Ist instant, as Address of Thanks to Sif
Jour Nz*i'osr. for his atteation to the enetat
interests of lrelan•l, which has been the distinguish-
ing cbatafteriaic of his publie conduit I and: re'
ocularly, for his introdatian into Parliament of ta
Oral* intercoarse Bill, which is likely to be pea
duAive of the most essential benefit to the stfrieo
tune and to this comtherce of that country.
Nearit the entire of the Army of Retereer
tachei to the 101 Battalions of the 61st and O 21:
Regiments quartered in Limerick, last week cheer-
fully volunteered into the Ist lststthlioree end 971 b
Regiinent, for rine,' service.
Mr. For has appointed Mr. Taos. r slt.nepitee et
his late beloved friend, the Bishop of Down, to
his private Secretary. Mr. Ts orris'. though *ter?
young man, has for some rime filled a coothtentiall
situation in the Foreign Otßee.
theses
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no.et
:Rae
erA:dentidhr hours.
0 express
Surrey
i hretrishHys i
hats been
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At a very numerous and -
independent Preerhen of
held at the King'. Arms '
on Wednesday fast, in support
able Gentleman, Colonel
nimously agreed to stand
the above Gentleman, at
A tenet from Dover,
" His Royal Highness the
here every moment from
white lie is reviewing the
bourhood of Deal. The
bR
reoenysiale,
'shire, West Essex, and Cornish
and to return
'llCalirtidenPrisk,stitcnebiterosn'sz,eniigigert,3 whlsiso
Royal
dispatched dispatched to tuna imatesiistel;

Jade.
dresi:Alehnio7titliegiofiba°
the
Tavern, Leadenhall-street,
opport of. that very tesple°
el Rasrues, It was %ma-
d the result of the poll for
the ensuing eletcliori.
r, dated Augun 8, says
ie Duke of YOTk is espeifteil
s Free Duarn, near Weimer,
,e troops lying In tire neigh-
le Grenadier company:
Mina, have been in waiting
Royal Highness is espeilea
o renew tlse Renfrew, fife
:ornish Miners (iying at tb
ion a plain between this a
is to raw Ship bur here t
been sent after Lord M° °i
was in waiting at the
toyal I-lig:l:less': suite, si?
ciliate') alier Lic 1.-)re/t..7.