The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTMLLIGENCE.

IFrom the Plymouth Journal.]
The arrivals during the past week from abroad have been limited,
and vessels from the westward have been kept out of the Channel by
strong E. and S.C. winds, from which quarter it came on to blow
violently on Monday morning, at about one o'clock (it having pre.
viously veered from W. to II .S.W.) and continued a hurricane tin
about ten A.M. Towards the afternoon it gradually subsided into
a moderate breeze at E.S.E., which caused several sail of home.
ward.bound vessels to put into our harbour, and spare their canvass
till a more favourable breeze at IV. should enable them to proceed
up the Channtgl. Amongst them was the fine American ship
Acute. one of the line of packets between New York and London.
The shipping in our different roadsteads rode out the gale in safety.
The Bramble cutter, Lieutenant Favell, which arrived here on
Sunday from Rio de Janeiro, left that place on the 26th October,
at which time there were lying there his Majesty's ships Welles-
ley (Sir George Eyre, K.C.B. Commander-In-Chief), Capt. Falcon;
Diamond, 46, Capt. Lord Napier ; Blanche, 46, Capt. Mends,
(which latter was to sail the same day with the Bramble, to go
round Cape Horn); Jasseur, 18, Capt. Martin ; Francis Frecling
packet, with the mails for England, via Lisbon, to which place Co.
lone! Fremantle was going in her, charged with despatches for the
Portuguese Government. The Bramble has come In with both her
mainmast and bowsprit badly sprung. She is only seven days from
St. Mary's, the easternmost island of the Azores (twenty.four hours
of which she lay to in a gale of wind), close by which place she
spoke his Majesty's ship Tees, from India, bound to England.
In Hamoaze—liritannis, Genoa, Windsor Castle, Druid, Sham.
rock, Talbot, Nimrod, Victor, Camelion, Nightingale, Bramble,
and Royal Charlotte revenue cruiser.
APPOINT NEN TB.— Captain F. Warren to the Spartiate; Lieu.
tenants Picking and Grant, Mr. R. Hanley, Purser, and the Rev.
C. Hardy, Chaplain, to the Superb; Jdeutenants Marshall, P.
Thompson, J. W. 1). Puget, H. Aeherley, D.Welsh, Mr. Hunter,
Master. and Mr. IV. C. Heiner, Purser, to the SNirtiate ; !Acute-
nuns C. Walcot, P. Blake, and G. Delme to the Warspite; Lieu-
tenant John Drake to the Albion, vice Servante, sick; Lieutenant
Peyton to the Glasgow; Lieutenant Arch. Sinclair, Dotterel;
Lieutenant Thackery, Ocean ; Lieutenant F. Jefferson. to be
Agent of Transports (in the Joseph Green).

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL. THURSDAY, Dsc. 22.

Wind W. High Water, II m. p. 9.
Arrived the Commerce, from St.. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; Kingston, I,l'onu, from Quebec; Lydia, Procter. from Ja-
maica, sailed the t2d October; Bohol, Knubley, from Bucktuah ;
Indian, Mathias, from Quebec; Belvidere, Alanbury, from
Charleston Clifton, Bushby, and Margaret, Porteus, from
Quebec; Rolla. Huntley, from New Orleans, sailed from Belize
3flth Oct. ; Sir Frances Barton, White, from Quebec; and Royal
Edward, Spurrier, from Miramichi.
OfF—One brig, and one snow.
Private signal—Murray Gladston's, for the Fiachett, from Per.
nau. Thomas Booth and Co.
HOLTIIZADi Dee. M.
Wind S., moderate, fine weather.
Arrived yesterday the John, King, from Newfoundland for
Liverpool. Sailed this morning the Elisabeth, Grierson, for Africa;
and Treasurer, Roberta, for Buenos Ayres, both from Liverpool.
The Belmont, Ferguson ; Brodie, Gray ; and Meredith, Kornai,
from Liverpool, arrived at Demerara.

FALMnUTIf . DEC. 2l—Arrived the Lord Sidmouth, Cates,
and William, Peen, from Miramir ; and the Dutch brig of war
De Zwaluwe, from Curacoa for Ilelvoet, with lo,s of sails. Sailed
the Eclipse packet. fur America ; and the Duke of Marlborough
packet, for Lisbon. The Wanderer, of Plymouth, which drove on
the Northern Bank, broke the ring of her anchor with a chain
cable : she was warped Into deep water yesterday afternoon.—
Wind W.

PLYmourit, DEC. 21.--Arrivorl the Acosta, Radwick, from
New York, and sailed again tor London ; the Mereurr, Stroud,
from Newfoundland ; the Lark, Paul, from St. Michael a. Seve-
ral vciotels in the Sound were preparing to sail this afternoon.—
Wind N.W.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Arrived the Cares, Poke, from Ca-
diz. Sailed his Majesty's shin Magnificent, for Plymouth and Ja-
maica ; his .Majesty's ships Bittern and Clio. to the westward ; and
the Heroine transport, for London. The Cato and Vibelia trans-
ports went nut of harbour, and remain at Spithead.—Wind calm,
DEAL. DEC. 22.—Arrived from the river and remain, the Ore.
clan, Smith, for Marseilles ; the London, Armen, for Jamaica ;
the Runnymede, Kemp, for Calcutta; and the James, Harris ; the
Inner, the Spartan, and the Northumbrian, for Jamaica. The out-
ward-bound remain, all well.—Wind S.W.
GRAVESEND, DEC. 22.—Arrived the Ocean, Topton, from
sea; Friends, Mitcham, from ditto; St. Charles, Cousins, from
Quebec; and Harriet, Anderson, from New South Wales. Sailed
the Panther, Cowing, for Naples: Clifton, Walker, for Ham.
burgh ; Adventure, Adamson, for Trieste; British Tar, Robert-
sin, for Jamaica ; Cameron., Todd, for Berlin ; and Volunteer,
Bell, for Cork.

YARMOUTH, Dec. 22.—The Lapwing, Conyers, from New.
castle, in coming for the harbour on the night of the 20th inst.
struck on the bar, and made so much water that she afterwards
sunk—crew saved. The Industry, Clare, which was on shore at
Lowestoffe, bilged this morning, and the coal washed out. She
will be sold immediately.
SUNDERLAND. Dtc. 19.—The Thompson, of this port, which
was on shore near Ryhope, has been got off, and brought into this
ha, boor.

Bitterne, Dec. 22.—Arrired the Christian Origg, from Tene-
titre • the Codrington, Illereweather, from Antigua. Sailed the
William Mike, Escott ; Clara, Thomas ; and Harriet, Emerson,
for Jamaica.

LLANNADOC, (near Swanse), DEC. 21.—1 t is feared that a
vessel Is arelccd near this place, as many oranges are washing on
shore, and on one box is marked M. S.

Ecetwonx, DEC. 13.—The gale continued all Saturday night
and Sunday; much damage has been done to the shipping in
Copenhagen inner roads. Two vessels ate stranded by the Cita-
del t two vessels are totally lost, with their crews, near the Scaw.
DEC. I.l.—The Lord Cawdor, Simpson, from Memel for Lynn,
was lost near Chri►tiansand 4th inst.; crew saved ; cargo expected
to be saved in a damaged state. The Minerva, Wilkinson, from
Riga to Glasgow, is on shore on Gothland. It is uncertain whether
she Denton, Demon, from St. Peteraburgh for London, on shoe
near Wisby, will be got off. A small desk, belonging to Captain
lAtlison, of the William, has floatod on shore near Fredericks.
haven. The wreck of a vessel, supposed to be the Susan and Ann,
of Newcastle, was driven on shore on Bornholm. The wreck of
the Richard, which was on the Middle Grounds, bait disappeared.
The Rcdligheten, Oelberg, from London for Stockholm, having
struck the ground in entering Frederickshaven,3oth ult. became
leaky, and would be obliged to discharge,

The Albion, Smithson, from 11l iramichi to Bull, was abandoned
on the 7th inst. in lat, 48, long, 32.
The Hannah, of London, and Lincoln, of Alloa, were on shore
at Miramichi on the 23d. ult.

The Commercial packet, Major, from St. Petasburgh to Lon-
don, put into Hatic Port about the 26th ult. very leaky, having
been on shore, and would be obliged to discharge.
The St. Peter, Robes, from St. Petmburgh to Lwerpool, put
into Revel Ist inst. very leaky, having been on shore, and would
be obliged to discharge.
The Caroline, Taylor, sailed from Port Jackson in November,
1624, fur Macquarrie Island and South Sea Fishery, and by ac-
counts frem Sydney, dated Gth August last, bad not altos been
heard of.

About 140 firkins of butter, branded " W. White, Cotterel,
M`Namara," etc. have been picked up at sea, and are supposed
to be part of the cargo of the. Paris, Moore, from Limerick to
London.

The Neptunus, de Jonge, front St. Petersburgh for Guernsey,
is lost between Revel and Nerve.

A letter from Liebau of 2d inst. says, that the Zephyr, Mess.
man, from Gefle for Leghorn, and the Hoffnung, Lange, from
Pernau for Settin, had stranded to the north of that port. The
captain and one sailer of the first were drowned, as well as two of
the country people, who went to assist The last is gone to pieces,
and no part of the cargo saved.
The Victor, Schultz, from Stralsund for Gibraltar, has put into
Fahrsuncl, leaky, and must unload.
The Esperance. Nielson, from Bergen for Barcelona, has put
into Arendahi, leaky, and with loss of boats.
The Juffrou w Al rca, Doornbos, from Antwerp fur Leith, has put
into Osterrisocr. leaky, and with loss of sails.
The Sexes, Bergeson, from Gefle for Gibraltar, and the Cltattn.
eey, Aloffat, fmm St. Petersburgh for Alalaga, have put into
Christiansand, damaged. The first may repair without unloading,
but the latter must unload in part.
The Betriebsamkeit, Hoeft, from Riga for Antwerp ; Venus,
Dindeved, from Ferrol for Copenhagen and Fredreneelandet,
Lefoing, from Abo, were lost Ist inst. near Skagen ; part of the
cargo of the first two saved. Great damage has also been done
near Frederickshaven, and the coast was covered with wreck.
Accounts from Aalborg,of 7th inst. are as follows :—The preced-
ing day the Gute Eintracht, Kroger, from Riga for Schiedam, and
the Twe Gehroetiers, Luckan, front Danteic for Hull, arrived
there, having struck upon Lessor, and become leaky. The late
storm hid done much damage in the Cattegat. . The Swedish ship
Fame. Hellion, from St. Chat for forgo, stranded on the 27th ult.
on ltaborg Strand. Part of the cargo and tackling saved.
The Betsey and Caroline, Schroder, from Batavia for Amster-
dam, arrived off the Texel lflth inst. after four months voyage.
A thick fog and rain hindered the light of Kykduin from being
seen, and the ship stranded at balf.past seven in the morning on
the outer corner of the Noorderbasks, and went to pieces; 14 of
the crew were saved front the wreck. The Captain and the rr.
mainder of the crew, together with all the passengers, were

drowned. A small box for the Government, and a few wee
goods have been picked up. The ship is totally lost.
CoasT BLocaaut SEnvitt.—lixtract of a letter from me
Agent to Lloyd's at Rye, dated December 17, addressed to the
cretary :—" With reference to the communication made to on' the 14th inert whilst I was occupied in the salvage of the Burl, of
London,' and her cargo, I have now to state that the vessel has been placed out of the reach of the sea, and the cargo secured in
warehouse at Rye. She was, upon coming on shore, taken chugs
of by Lieutenant Edward Griffiths of the Sussex coast blockade
the master and crew having taken to their boat ; and I sin ma.
vinced that, from thejudicious arrangements adopted by him tie
vessel was prevented front falling utt to sea, and thereby sueed'e,th
bee cargo. lie was ably seconded by Lieutenants Mott and licli,.
of the same establishment. Lieutenant Henderson, stationed
No. 38 Tower, Fairlights, affunlad to the Muter of the Buoy th,
most humane assalstanee after the boat upset, when foto of tl e
crew were untortuuately drowned.