The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-11 00:00:00

BY TIIF. KING -N PLOCI.kMATP

FOR RECALLING AND Pawllnn ING SEAMEN FROM
SERVING FOREIGN PRINCES AND
,STATES; AND
FUR GRANTING RI:WARDS [mum-LAING SOCII
SEAMEN A$ SHALL GONCe;AL TiILmsELVES.
iftOfiG E R.
Whereas we are informed, that great ni.mhers of iNt
and S%-faring med, onr natural-born subject:, or., in the ser-
vice of divers forgign Ptinses and States, to the prejudice of o,si
Kingdom; we have thought it nnces:arr, by and with Hic ad-
vice of our Privy Council, to publish this our Rova: Prorlanta-
lion ; and do hemby 'strictly chard,- and caturnantl 11.!sicr,
of ships, Pliots, MarltlefS SealllVll, :MA other
sctfaring :41rm whoasnover and whet..sorer f being our note-a:-
barn subjects), who are in the pay or service of any foreign
Print.: or State, nr ds serve in any foreign ship or vessel, that
forthwith th•:y, and every of them, do i sre..rdicg to tluir
known and bontaden deny altrgitiotecl*itia!raw them elves,
depart from, and Tod such fo:e'go servi:vs, and r turn home
to their nativ: maintries : And forthao, we do hereby strictiv
prohibit and forbid :AI Master: of ships Pilots, Nlariuu.rs, Sea.
men, ails! otlwr ae.tfartng Mess whahmelt..e(ireing
our uatoral-born s ullies ts). Loin entering, and do charge nod
command them, and every of theta, frorrolienceforth to forbear
to sestet theimivoi into 'lie lay or !4:!11 ICtt 4 auy foreign
Prince or State, or to serve hi an:, foreign Ship or Vessel what-
soiner, wPhaut our lorcial licence I ad and sabtaMed in
that behalf; to all which we exocet due and exact
esitformity; and we do hesehy publish and declare, That O.:
offenders to the comtrary sb.til nut only incur our just dispiea•
sre, but ht- proeeeded ago;nst for their r',ll:tempt aci urliieg t.)
t 14:: etniost seventies of titelzw: And we du hetolef d Ll7,re,
That if any such Mast:srs of Ships Mariale;s, Szaia,cia,
ShLturighil, or other Seafaring Men, tiseing our iviliflvts),
shall 1"., taken iii any in' service by the Turks, Algerina
or any others, they shalt not he reektimed by us as Subjects of
:toe Uni•i'd Kingdom of Great Britain and helund : and we d
hervil further promise and declare, that a Re aan! of Twenty
S.•7::l:,gi for every Vale anal Ordinary Seamus fit to wive nn
~...a rd our ships shall paid any per..un who r4ia!! discover any
Seaman or 5..1111 who nu!, conceal him or theo,s.:lves,
su
tit:o a.c:i or S:arnen shall bc taken fir our said sun iC2
b.- ;stifle( our Sea Utticers ruiplovtal for Rising melt, on or
btoine iffeWth day of Ainit next ; the essid Rewards to be
d for allV 'seaman 9r Seamen so ilisclovvrerl and tik-ni in and
:mulct Lant.l.4%, by 1111 Oli.sers and Commisii ,n.ssa
of our Navy ; and at the Out-lents by the Natal
wintre there are env ), and (whale the re as nu tNa•ml Officers ,
tu. C ilk-tors of our Customs, ilniutdiatcly upon a Cyril-
lic ate produced to the 'aid pritteipal Otlic!rs and Com-
m Intoner, al our Navy, lsiovol OW:ccaa,ra; Co!lectir4
uy the pars as ono may make do:soy:lcy of any. Seaman or
S aman as airs-word, curash.mrl his Manor, aid the name or
snipes acd ouniber pf S aawil procured iii csn4cquouce• of
h s iliscoverv; the 44id c rificate to be given by mem 0.::ce:
as may taks; such S.•AnOill or Seamen for our S :ryie.:
Gitr -n at our C sort at the Quelea's Hsase, 7.;i day it
Nt.trch, loCc), and in the 4,31 rear of our it :10.
Gus save the klau.

Thttreday morning died at his house in Picea.
dilly, his Grace the Brake l,f QueLtiss. it av. This
Noldeman, timing a lung life, enjoyed the wcrld as
much as any who have ever lived in it. He was not
distinguished for talents, but he was by no means
deficient in good sens..i. He w.O vs,ry wa acquainted
‘sith mankind, and particularly conversant in all
that relates to Aim sporting world, In the earlier
part cf his lite he. w Is conTicuous on the turf, aad
once road-a sua;ch c,b the Newmarket t7ourse him-
self. brought forward a maci-ine, chiefly of
own construaion, run arairst time, and by
whiA he gained a very state. was very
ilind of music, and a v..ry good judge rf merit in
that province. it tlivre are nu strikiag proofs (11
record of his gerwrosity, it may, however, be said,
Curt few men haus; given I..ss ()fence, and those
who knew him best, thought best cf his intrinsic
charadler. .

ifdiroll of mules-hp?' Sea Water tataMe 1 washing
Ligen.—lt is well kno‘rn that sea water cannot be '
employed for washing clothes. ft r;:tuses to dis-
solve strap, and pr;s,...sst's the properties of hard
water in perfeaion. This k a great disadvantage
to seamen, whose allowance of fresh water is neces-
sarily United; and it prevents them from enjoying
many of those comforts of cleanliness which contr►-
bute not a little to health. The. method of remov-
ing this delea is exceedingly simple, and by no
means expensive. It has been lately pointed out by
1)r. Mitchell of New York, and ought to be made
as public as possible for the sake of our sailors.
It is well known that sea water Owes its peculiar
properties to several salts which it holds in solutiva,
The most important of these are common salt, mii--
riat of magnesia, sulpha of magnesia, and muriat
The earthy salts exist in a smil propor-
tion' etimpared to the common salt. It is to tuem
that sea water owes its hardness. decompose
common soap, forming vith it an earthy soap, in-
soluble in water, and encrusting the surtace of the
soap and the clothes like grease. Drop into sea
water a solution of soda or pot-ash, and it becomes
milky in consermence of the decomposition of the
earthy salts and the preeipitafra of the earths This
addition renders it soft and capable of washing.
Its milkiness does no injui y, and need not therefore
be Wilde&

,AGltltait7 tikt,

The hioll sly rit of commerce has on much enlarg-
ed our tov.T.s and their population, that it requires
vigorous and perseverieg exertions to pteserve the
aericelturel balance—the only support of popula-
tion, and the substantial strength of all countries.
The best theorists, and the most experienced prac-
tifioners, in every branch of rural economics agree,
diet the multiplication of onr population, and the
prevention of the frequent recurrence of days of
dearth, can only be obtained by the inclosure of our
immense tracts of waste land, which by the aid of
chemistry and mechanics, in the present improved,
state of agriculture, would soon be cultivated to the
support of a proportionable population. And also
to impeeve the culture of the common fields by in-
closures, and fair allotments of property, from their
present dispersed state, in small senior's, to the
great annoyance and oiscouragement of the skilful
and industrious cultivator.
No heretic teom this universal creed can controvert
the necessity of, or refuse his assent to a plan, for
the reduction of the present enormous price cf hay
in London : which can only be accomplished by a
partial adoption of the general measure of inclosing
all the wastes and common fields in Middlesex.
From the nature of the soil of the circumjacent
counties, the London markets have chiefly been,
and can only be supplied with hay from a few pa-
rishes in the north-west part of Michneeex ; conse-
quently, high as the price of this article is at pre-
sent, the price will advaace in proportion to the in-
creasing ceosumption of an increasing city. And
as hay is not an article of impoi tether, the only re-
source must be the conversion into meadow of all
the clays under tillage, between Edgware and Ux-
bridge. which would supply the markets willt many
thousand additional loads of bay, and feed, after
the scythe, an infinite number of sheep and. cattle.
:Ind the deficiency of the scatty wheat crops on
these extensive strata of clay, w,:uld amply be sup-
plied from land on Hounslow Heath, more: conge-
nial to this grain.
The course of husbandry on the clays of Middle-
sex hwe always been proverbially bad, consisting
of a fallow, a wheat, and a bean crop. The wheat
(from the nature of the soil), losing crop; conse-
.ittently, a bean crop, once in three years, the only
beneficiel return. The farmers are sober, diligent,
and skilful, but are confine,/ to thie mode of cul-
tivation, detrimental to themselves and the public,
by the persevering negligence of the proprietors, in
permitting their property to be dispersed in small
seilions, over large common fields, which will admit
of no feller mode of culture then the present.
I congratulate the enlightened proprietors of es-
tates, in the very extensive parish of Harrow-orothe-
Hill, and on the principle ef public good, wish suc-
cess to the bill whicli they intend to bring into Par-
liament this Session, for the inclosing that parish, ley
which means eight thousand acres at least of waste
and common-field land will be converted into melt.
dow, and an example given to other parishes of a
mode of cultivation, more beneficial to the propri-
etor, the cultivator, and the public..
London, a century ago, was described as a head
too large for the body. And bow doth it appear in
modern calculation ? And reev, by a happy effort
of the sublimest policy, become the seat (and may it
continue so for ever!) of the Imperial Parliament of
the three happily united kingdoms, whose prophetic
eye Will be able to ascertain its future dinieesions.
For the accommodation of the great influx of inha-
bitants consequently attendant on this measure,
buildings and gardens will greatly abridge the la-
bours of the scythe.
It is therefore a consummation devoutly to be
wished for, that the wisdom of the Legislature will
adopt, and encourage the enlightened policy of the
Harrow-onehe-Hill Inclosing Bill, as attractive of
imitation, from its demonstrated emolument, both
to landlord nail occupier—productive of ineffable
benefits to the metropolis—preventive of the annihi-
lation of the Hackney-men, and accumulative of so-
lid comforts to all temporary visitors from Cape
Clear to Pentland Frith. AGRICOLA.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Kra., we un-
derstand, visits England this spring. The corn-
mind of tl.e garrison will meanwhile be left with
Majrr-Clener.il BEUNAID, at present second in com-
m
At :t General Court held on Wednesday at the East
India House on special affairs.. After the usual
forms, and the accounts laid before_Parliament had
been read,
The Caste ',IAN (Mr. Roberts) stated that the ob-
jei% of convening the Proprietors was to lay before
them a plan approved by his Istajesty's Ministers,
for the relunion of the Indian debt, by appropriat-
ing, fir two years, four millions sterling for the dis-
charge of two m;ilions per .tnnum of debt, in India.
This was to be e.,YeZted in the following manner ;
and for which it would be necessity to apply to
Parliament fcr their salLftion to the Pin, to which
the Ministers promised their most cordial ea-opem.
tioa (here the correspondence between the Court
of Directors and Lord Castlereagh was read), viz.
To f .rnish an investment in ludic and China to
the extent of four millions in each year, as thus :

,
G 0.44 atNl StafiN Z.l,* e,900
11.$11 .tOV,I.KA)
14014000
and Chilll '

4,otio,1;oo
Two millions of debt to he liquidated after the
lint year, by bills on the Court.
Mr. Cu APM AN made a motion to this effc6t, viz.
44 That thii Court approve the plan, and t..commciai it to
the Directioi to carry it into immediate etflct."

Whidi was seconded by Mr. Brickwood, and sup-
polled by the Deputy Chairman (Mr.. 11(IsanT.aq),
Mes:a.s. ilialiestone, Moore, Pi insep, Sir . Wring,
and Mr. Atkins.
ML. HENC mAN moved an amendment—t. That
the Court adjourn to the ‘23d inst. and that the
papers be printed," which was seconded by Mr.
Rock.
The Amendment, after receiving powerful sup-
port from Alessrs. Johnstone and iLal,er, was with-
drawn by Mr. Henchman, and the main question
was carried by a decided majority, only four hands
being held up against it.
A subsequent Motion for printing those papers laid
before Parliament, was negatived without a divi-
sion.
A Bill to enable the Company to keep up the Bri-
gade of Royal East India Volunteers, on a reduced
scale, was read and approved.
The Court adjourned at a quarter past tWQ O'CICCk,
Rs die.

NAVAL ntI7ELLI9ENCE.

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PORTSMOVik, MARCH 9,
Sailed his Majesty's ship Amazon, of S 6 guns,
Capt. Parker, supposed to be found to Gibraltar,
and La Deka-Rorer, of '24 guns, Capt. Becher, to the
westward.
The following of his Majesty's ships remain :
Neptune, of 98 guns, Admiral Milbank, and Capt.
Drury ; his, 50, Capt. Lobb ; Calcutta, 54, Capt.
Woodrilfe ; La Loire, 44, Capt. Maitland ;.%.7sono,
32, Capt. Richardson ; Aniphion, 36, Capt. Hardy ;
Dryad, 3s, Capt. Domett ; Castor, 3'2, Capt. Pea—At
cock; Morgiana, 16, Capt. Raynsford ; Port Mahon,
18, Capt. N evile ; Kite, 18, Capt. l'ipon ; Mills ook,
14, Lieut. Starck ; and Monkey, 14, Lieut. '.
—Wind E.N.E.

In addition to the orders received at this port, for
every ship and vessel of war to proceed dire fly
Spithead, and also at head-quarters, to send out par-
ties immediately to recruit the Royal Marines,
reiffions have been given to impress men for the
Navy ; which latter older was kept a Most profound
secret until the monrient of aftion ; when, between
the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, last night, the
press was very rigorously put in force on the water,
and in all parts of the three towns of Portsmouth,
Portsea, and Gosport, and their vicinities, and con-
tinues to this moment. It is believed the numbs[
of men already obtained exceeds four hundred.
FArmouTll, MARCH 7.
Sailed this morning the Lady Hobart packet,
Captain lielhnves, with mails for Nov York and
Ilalilxx ; the English ship Ain (transport, No. IS),
Smith, with provisions and stores. for Gibraltar ;
the Robert, Thorn, with bale goods, &c. and the
GriFn, Hayward, with wheat, sugar, &c. ti:r Leg-.
horn ; the Lrvant,-Miller, with bale goods, for
Venice ; the American ship Warhingion, Liddle,
with ditto, 14 New York ; the ditto ship William
and Hnry, Jcppe, for Norfolk; and the Date of
Teri cutter, Captain Salmon, on a cruise against tire
smugglers.
Arrived yesterday the Lady Aryls& packet. '
Capt. Portcus, with mails from America, L 4 days
passage from Halifax ; the Hope, Lawson, trona
ymouth ; schooner Love amid Friendrbt, Barker,
from Cork for Guernsey ; brig Robert, Ilalmone•
from London for Tenerille, with loss of anchor and
cable; and the Inolus:ry, Wright, from Ipswich for
Liverpool.
Passengers by the Lady ilraklla packet, Mons.
Perrin, with dispatches from St. Domingo for
France, which were conveyed to Halifax by an
American schooner.
The Duke of Marlborough packet is detained by
an order from the General Post Office till Fri :ay
next, with mails of the '2d inst. for Jamaica.—
Wind N.