The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-07-31 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
TUESDAY. Amy 31.

FALL OF CWDAD RODRIGO,.

Portuguese Papers have been received to the :mod
inst. They antnounce the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo
on the 10th, after a most gallant resistance. 14
was attacked by the GA and Bth divisioos of
the French army. Duriag these rocee4ings
before that city, other detachments of the enemy
beat up our athanced posts, and noincruvred on
this tide the Agueda. On the 4th .they attacked
General CRAUFLIIII nt Almeida, ai.d the Portu-
gtheee General CARRERA at Guarda►on. They did
not succeed in driving theta from either of those
places, ■ad on the next dry resumed their position
at Gallegos. In one of those affairs, *NA took
place on the both, the day of the surrrender of
Ciudad Rodrigo, the enemy's cavalry debotic lied on
the plains of Almeida. and were• bravely attacked
end re pulsed by eight squadrons of the Rib and
16th Light Dragnets, under I.ieut.-Col. Tat NOT,
who charged them gallantly.. We lost two subal-
terns of the 16th,, anti eight of ten privates. Both
the fore-legs ofColooelTa 1.13 f/ horse were broken,
the animal plunged forward and fell ; the Colonel
fell o‘er over his head on the enemy's bayonets,
who instantly dispatched him. The enemy lost SOO
men in killed alone. Our loss was under twenty.
Lieut. Col. TALBOT was brother of Mr. TA Lou?,
the member fur the County of Dublin.
An official re port from Lord W ELLINGTON states,
that on the 11th the enemy advaticed, and obliged

thigadier-Ceneral CRAI:PIJIM to fall back to the
vicinity of Fort Conception. On the seine morn-
ing ■n engagement between the piepiets took
place, in which the enemy lost two <Accra and 31
men taken prisoners.
The following were the positions of our army at
the date of the lest aceotailts :—Our cavalry was all
10 advance; the Royals at Sabugal; the I tth and
and 16th regiments at and near Fuerte de la Con-
ception; the 3d and 4th on the Coo; the infantry
occupied a line from Celerity*, by the valley of
111ondego and Guardia no the one side, and to Fuer-
te de la Conceptinn on the other.

Accounts from Cadiz have been received to the
14th. They convey no information with respect to
the operations of the division that was attempting
to take the French in the rear from Ronda. BAL-
LASTCRUa has sustained a cheek, and been forced to
fall back. On the tith, General Kew.; ma attacked
General 1111 AZ, with nine or ten thirissaud men. et
Xeres de los Caballeros. The latter took up a
position Oil same heights, and maintained a gallant
action with the enemy till the evening, when he
retreated. BLGNIER hiinfelf fell bark after the
action.

Private letters from CAI: Ml'lololl the arrival of
Gen. FFItGl.$Oll tl.ere on the Hilt ; and add, that
no serious attack hail toren made by the enemy.
They ovcs.nonolly tired hum • new hatter) in the
Mr or 31.itagordr.

The fleet at rivrd from China I..iletl (corn thence
the stl. or Word] ; Lh Sr. Wiens the 2tlt :11.4% ;

off d a Cape of Good five, spoke the
ward-bound. The C'etthaelle proceeded
China sea7with the !Irv% when ahr parted ooli,
and proceeded to Bombay to be docked, lied,
leaky and incapataie of receiving a carp at
for England.

The passenger* by the Chma fleet are es f.i!o
Pe G!attou—Mr. Mary.
Per Warms Hastings—T3Tra. Gikhrist, Alm L
Onti Lieut. G. Nagle, 11. dl. 47th liegatueat
Pei Thaatial--31r. W. Brown.
Nepl•Oe--31r. J. Muluny, Mr. J. J. r,
tie, and Lieut. J. Du le.
Per Allman—Mr. Mack.

Per-Plotttoleiam—Mojor D. Morcott, Capt. J Cr„,
family, Master Cnelboru, and Mira r
Per Coutts--.M..ster Day,
Per Peraereraact-i-Lieuii
Surgeon Seedily.
Scaleby Caatle—Mr.ha Moo 31..t,a,fr 11„,,
piliohtune, Mr. C. Magnum, rind l..eut P.,lt
Pe. 31.iremis of Ely—Mrs. flutia.u.
The St. Aibans, which convoyed the fleet f
China, it is stated, has 011 board JohiL coos
to the EaPt lath* Co;uraoy, to tn,, uinvont of
hundred thousiud pounds, and upaac..l..

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We have sea iverl New lurk Paper, to tl'e
last. from which we hacr made bottle extr,
There will not be na extraord.bary niretrug ul Col
gre-44.

The Sandwie4 pachit, I.
at F,rl,iinuth on Thursir% • %,1111 111..11, 1100 the
Islands ; nod tiling., intelli,:eurc mhos
euribles Us to contradict the rnne.nrof
of:macre in the inland of Dominica, an nth al the
rumour of disturbances at Aluriiiiique.
of the Lind had happened in either of
A ship naraed the Soruss was brought lieu Hug
on Friday, loaded with wheat and yarn. She to
cat out of Ronne. in the inland of LOI'lli10!UI, ne
the 18th ult. by Its seamen and mimes, in the
boats 13,1ongisitg to Una MAJLSTV's
lurk, Ciptaiti IVATTS. The Success sem Laii4
front Milan to London, and had been capturtitiP;
the Danes, who had taken 4G lasts of whist out of
her. The officers and twit in the WoodiorCr hour
pushed boldly into the harbour. reserving char tire
until nearly ulonvide of the prize, when they lid,
and instantly boarded her. All the crew of ae
Success, except one mar, Raped overboard, ae4
swam to the ihore. The captured res,d ea►
nearly unritred, and 'pug with.o pis!o!..!.ni
of
two Isitteriers which cusurae•r,ced • hean he
upon her, and killed nue Gritinh seaann a.a
a amino,. and wounded four other, before rhq
could ,gat• her under way. Twenty.ton rit-
teeu of dillosient sires were at the taste lApel
higher up in the harbour;' *Fee of the neut.' of
them tired several shale. andssistiled in porsiit of
the Seeress. The Lupton waited their approach
with coolness, anJ when near enough, fired Iwo w
three sullies of small arms, and '4afe•d Los Dunn,
when the privateers•gare up the Owe.

A requisition is prepariug in Dublin, to he pr•
seated to the. High Sheriffs of that city, fur toe
purpoae- of coiling an Aggregate Meeting Ue
Citizens, to frame a Peution to the king and fa-
hatueut fur a Repeal of the Umos. The dilferest
Castile ate Ilrifußing Post Halls, fur the Kyrr
of peetiiiiiing separates sod distinct Petiticus furs
Repeal of the Union.
Swint doubt has beet) entertained respecting
tuthriiticity of the A.clitness of Ding 1.01.1% to U.
fiutth Legislative,Bedy. in etwarequeuce of it, rat
liavipg appeared in the. Dutch Ita,,ers. The onrs
siosi to thus rept shied. imprisatt letters frisu 11,
state that it ea& huendc I to hive trei
p_riuted sit the /pie!! Currant, on the day that the
French triSpe,gused Anist.rdain and tool.
et pgion of the Got ernment ;Iwit the pithlicatiou am
prohibited by the Duke of liactau.
On Monde,' the cutter belonging to Colc Purge
of Roue/ Flintshire, struck upon a rn. lt on
the entrance into the Sw illy, in the titer Men 6, sod
almost immediately sunk. By the exertions of the
Banger Ferry boatmen, who observed the accident,
Colonel P. and his auite sere providentially rt•
beved hum their very perilous situation.
A detachment of the Durham Regiment of n•
litia has marched from Nilsen to Porchister.

Deputy Commissary-Genera MAsay 15 :Ip.
poiuted to the liump.hire District. in the ro
Deputy Commissary-General Co,.s reinute.l
the Keitt District.

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A role leis been made by the Irish Jude's, 141
they will not in future travel en 5111411414 but amg
Divtne Seri ice in their robes. /kr. wherever tiri
may halt the day previous to the Sabbath.
It is mentioned f.om ‘Vashingtoo, that de
French Ambassador has been extremely indiguao!
and his remonstrated with great warmth against the
seizure of some privateer* under American canto.
but supposed to be French, tilted out at Nes Or-
leans ; and it is said. he her required the dislue.,ll
of Commodore Potttq who is in continuum' fuer,
for the part he has taken in the affair.
Extract from an American Paper of the 11th of
May last:—" We are happy to hear that it ilia em
temptation. by the I nsunincr-officesof this city sud
New York, to presoit to Admiral Pvavis a VII
medal, iu testimony of the Orbit they eatertou of
his sonnet", disinterested, and humane exertiosis•
assisting the distressed American vessels and cry*•
in the storm of Mari h, iu the harbour of ()oh:. -
This testimony is a be accompanied by a hatu!sosa
cont. ibutiou for the relief of the families of linti4:
seamen, also were sacrificed in that ineritonous
vice."—Norfolk Gazette and Pubhe Ledger.
The question, whether the Rev. CILIRLEfHtf•
Lev had a right to appeal !against his expalswa
from All Souls College, Oxford, in July iso9, 00*
heard on Friday at Lambeth, before his Grace
Archbishop. Lis•Visitor. Sir IGSAPT andqtr
lYsi. SCOTT. Lola; his orresamas on at exclOwil
taken agaiost such right as exercised by the Orelra
and Officers of the College ; when, after a rr,iler
learned"litatohtflty the Counsel on both sales 1..
Visitor derided (moor of the right of apriho' ,
ordered the Warain and OR to 'notion,.
grounds for the expolstoo, within a muth.

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FASHIONS AUGUST.

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A white robe of French cambric er jammed muslin, hot.
toord torrent from the throat to the fca ; SPECMIIII cape, sad
1.4. slate ceffsedttt.lwith sandtke lace; a plaits muslin short
irmq
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ki.
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1 trimmed with the manic.' Cottage cap of late, de-
misted on ant aide with a French bow and ends of violcceo-
honed ribbon, and tied across the crown and under the chin
with a silk handkerchief of a lemon colour. Hair in di-
a►erelkd cm Is. Lemon-coloured kid slippers and glores.
CHILD'S DLLS/.
A Highland jacket asd frowsers, with cambric plaited
tarter; sliperrs of purple or black kid.
PROPItS ADP', OR Pr• -BEACH CORIUMI.

A iambic or Indian militia() frock, with long skives,
Spanish cuffs, and high Gout and collar, trimmed with double
p',loins of French net. An Arabian vat, or tunic cent, of
apple-peen crane, trimmed round the bottom with two rows
sf violet Cos binding, and tied down the front, at regular
with bows and ends of viulet.colowred ribbon.—
Unoilstal bonnet of straw, or primrose chip, ornamented
with rialettoloured ribbon. Slippers of green kid Parasol
of morn Chinese silk, with deep awning. Gloves of prim-
rose Ind.