The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-16 00:00:00

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CAPTURE 041..711E THETIS. AITDDLESEir SESII),V.g.i Seer. 15.
' Eitraet of a letter from Captain Alexindir *Far-
!This/JaN the Q;;:ikre4lo4."; for ?Pi, ''!'fin..y• elf
line, of the ship 7b.las, of Glasgqw, to his ft iendi
,Middlesei c,•trin.. nred At lilik"Fs El-1:j- 'leYkell-
in Port Glasgow. dated Antigua, lily 25 :—.6 lam well, before Isl; i•‘. i ant Iba lAWsg; s c . '4
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sorry to inform yon of ti.e capture-el the ship The- man, ansf anu a -toters'Bencli 'of thC' of astil'ifterf Ole'
eh, which was on the sth of July, , !wilt* morning peace for•the sai I Cbiniy. • ' • ' • ' 'ii en
I was up at the mast-head looking out for the land ; Thomas Burden, a young gentlytra of R:I.orl ''','' ~ ..:
at the same time, 1 saw a 'schooner a-bead of ns fashion, wis.im!iete3 far assaultisik his Ice Mu ;"••• , ;
standing to the Northward, and immediately called Mr. James 'Newman, lint:'- drapet. of Odle ' •
all hands to quarters ; the schooner still stood ond to ., . so-. : • :snit'
the Northward till we passed her. At seven o'clock It appeared that the i)efeirlani "!-.Ndllietf 'a". i,
in the morning she hove about, and stood alter us; short time as shopkeeper to tfie.'Proticut.4 ina ,
we still carried on as much sail as possible to get clear when he was dis Missed, went to irtroe as- tMe
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oilier. At a quarter before noon, she commenced Ito a near nelelihnur in issime• stier.tia'''l,.
It
firing at us. whichtve returned direelly. For one hour
happened tit; whenever tfn- Proseint:°#pist4"" ~
she lay upon our quartet, within pistol shot, and we the house where tae Defendant •I nod, or ?lift the/ ; •
very seldom enuld get our broadsides to bear upon as
sacrendant passed the Prosectitor's deft*, I,d• termer .I"
her, nor could we get any guns On our criarter•detk, treated the latter with the most apparent contempt,, ,
on account of the round house. We had one killed and sneered at hirn in the mc:: provek.di aid -In, • •
and three wounded ; two of them I did not true& 6u!ting manner. This was repeated tvi.soniver 'they' •
would live. The ship was a perfesa wreck bell; ewe met ; .and one day, in the month of June lait,'dihr" 'I;
struck. They were three hours before they could get 0
erosedutor was passing jilt as Om D:flislant ,wm •
any sail set upon the ship, the rigging and sail. be- coming out of his then ni liter's shoo; asii-looked if
ing shot to pieces. Ail on board did their utmost to him in his usual contemptuous and lbsblticig maces 't 4;
save the ship. At one o'clock, afternoon, we were ner, when the Prosecutor made: use ht.-prime v
obliged to strike, on account of all our guns being harsh and insulting tobservalons; to•vrttith tir
unfit for use, except the two 6-pounders The in i• fendant replied; that he Was a-liar ; th*Prri •
tatter proved to be the La freepcitolg, mowitirfi called him a rascaror scoundrel, or 'stunt mu
four Is-pound carennedes and one long 18-pounder. thet, in return fur which he received a bVlWiii,
She had on board 93 men, right of whom wife eye. Demurrii and rejoinder fialleweell and, rtf
killed. and three severely wounded. passengers
The
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and I got our pees to tome to this island. At the Changed, acid the Proseentor lett the deli, twisitaitb.
time we were capenred, the island of Antigua bore eyes site wince for• the rencontre.
W. by 8. distant about II miles."
On the part of the Defecd'ine, it appeernes• ti )
Xi. ''ehe thaiii tatesinell arms shines *oil two king the firnsaciator had. mom than ones. eions to
fie''''" an, •••"2 wetter " s'''''''Y "1"*. II" Iwo °r tb"e last iffr:q, Made use of similar epitliett to tit. .
perinairrs.
wriMmiilMM/miesse fendant. both while he 'was in his service, nitd•V 1.
To THE uolsmltlon AND DlRECrofts OF and, at the time charged in the iltdrltment; -.4',
THE BANK OF ENGLAND. lore any blew was struck, the P. elicirtor hid', le
- tip his hand in a menacing positinnintitif'd --1;
Gi .... New—there ever entertained a high opi- to pull the beteg:lanes nose. When they (14.-
sib;
don of the integrity and seal of that ritspeEtable to lows, they made a fair boxing tiratch of It:-
Body who cosiduft the affairs of the Rank of Eng- The La• *NED Ctliilln•tr, th ells ifwg• to mr.'
land ; I cannot, however, feel satisfied, that the plan Jury. observed, with much impression. malts ,
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which has lately been adopted, of givillg llonosei, want of retried which was sti frequently
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Is referable to an increase of Dividend : and, as the parent in the condutit 6r young men !.• war-....e e.- ' I ••: •
pine for declaring a Dividend approaches. I shall masters.—:l want of due subordination in!.
take the Minty of offering you my sentiments yowl mily must ever leave an (Tulin,- f-r Mehl
it. as an old Proprietor, who cannot, conveniently, tines. This ease he consid-re-d -ninch -
attend the Court ; which is, indeed, but ill fitted ,to vated by the cindud of the D 4eu !ant himself,
discussions of this kind. on his trial, who, notwiihssandip,i,tbe respeptnvii*
In the first place. I thir.k it objeetiocafile iv was Jae to a Court of Justine, could-not nefritis; •
'itieff; to d;'vide the profits, by sums casually diStri.. repeating these conttnitnuous look* and.etteers
bated acnotyr the Proprietors, as being a measutst IMe allii.red tn.
unauthorized.in that mode, by the Charier, v.hich The Jury inirne.iiately fanndtheDrfetid-n- .
Ili: es:6 all
.pro6ts to be distributed in the shape of Red the Court sentence! him to Ore:Alfstalta
:•I;:liviJetuti. ' • ' 4071/IlrYi Mlle tioute.of Otereetion. . •. - a 1
I. In its rursrenerrrrs it is prejudic;al. both as : tend. ' • .... _-_-__ 2,4.1_ Ps ' :441
ling to disturb that arrangement of Interests which • LO NBON SNSS 10 NS. • I .;:uto
Fame out of the Settlement of Trusts in this Stork ; ••••••••••••4-. -4
larsd as tending to promote a:so a spirit of g trobling., These sessions :mete helievesterdag in the Conetele..
ilFor the truth of the former assertion. I need only to Common Pleas, Ginidhall.koe' i-
fore she ---naDAL.--:aaed-ail
'p peal to the recent litigations that have arisen in
tale Court of Chancery, respelling the right of le-
'taint for life to the capitol of these I:limit/es, or
only to such Dividends as may arise from their in.
vristment in !hock For she truth of the latter as-
sertiots, I m.)" appe.4l to the pre.ent price.a Rank
Ili/pig, which. re evidently a vice of ,ing. yielding
to e. puecharer little more than three per coat. iq-,
pllllillt for his money, exclusive of the thane e de;
Ftt benefit. An increase of Divklerd, pre-
y made out of accumulated profits, would cere
t illy offer a much less frequent opportunity ,a(
speculation. I say. out of accumnlat •-Vpr.sfits..
because 1 cut no more agree with those who would
Invidsly divide every shilling yearly, than with those
18his wonld parstuionioesly, and, as I think, opit-.
lessly, accumulate mote than contirgencies require.
Both are, in my opinion. contrary to the spirit of the
statute of Queen Ann, which, ia &reeking all the
profits to be divided, no more meant to preclude
a prudent reserve for contingencies. than to ins-
tify large accumulation. Your d'scretion. Gentle.
men, is to regulate this line, subject to the opinion
of the Proprietors, whether it is well drawn, or not?
Upon this question, I offer, with proper deference.
My opinion; that the-Directors have erred, though
ma the sate side. arid with the best intention. •
That error, it it has been nue, must be productive
of profit to the present generation of Proprietors ;
by enlarging either their Dividend or their 110.
tnes. The evil of Bonuses lies been enpetierced.
What *bier/ion there can be to such an increase of
Dividend. as the accumulation and 11.nirishlbg state
of the BMA may justify, I cannot see. Ihe 30g-
WI estation of Dwideod, in 1788, has been productive
of no evil ; and although we find. that improvi-
dent Dividends were made at. early i vriods of the
Institution, which were afterwards redsiced, we are
not, with that experience, likely to fall into the same
error.
I think I can deafly thew, that the affairs of the
Bank teillyustily, upon the most prudent manage-
ment, a rise of Dividend. from seven to nine per
Pont .in addition to the payment of the Income
Tax, out of the Corporate Funds ; and that such
addition is called for by the pr:sent price of Bank
Stock, which may otherwise fall back, to the no
small prejudice of the Proprietors. But as this dis-
cussion will run into some length, I shall reserve it
foe another letter. I am. Gentlemen, k:.
A PrOPRICTOK•

uu: frois ago's.) _
endeavoured to pet soa a tSe ley irt,j,oo On-
ver's coach ; bur she not being irieln.ed to wasidt,t
the Defen.tint him,-if, who overheard the couni.l
sation, came nut, and aster abusing the Proarestali
in a scandalous manner, strwk lam a violent himei
in the eye, and knocked him up against the whew,
of the coach. The illenclaint dice took the bundriis
and the lady into his own yatd, and, sent bereft id
his coach. • • .1
The Learned Qonnsel, on ese part of the Defend;
ant, began by stating, that he-could not justify the
assault ; but. tie hid nn daub', from The triages
he hacrto offer,end from the tnnsideratioh Oral this
matter arose rom the circumstance of • the coaches
being in opposition, that the Court, is casasbill • -
Client was fournjgnilty, would dot impose an eiro y
severe penalty.on Lire,
Mrs. Johnson, the lady abopt wi.mm
arose, deposed, that when she stoned in Willeyeigirte•
street, she intended vs gn in the thifendant's edicts,
as the Was lifitl4;7l"ed s'i'll him; but the Prodlicaralr. •
coming up, seised li&hriAlrff.'afidie?titd it, azalea
her inclination, to the ni'ier coach, fihe
him, and desired him to bin* it 'beet, bet WIWI. I
persisted ; the Defendant then came ent,iiteAkk
endeavouring to get the bundle. ,a welle
but she could not say "'his !eve the first ..biols!. iasa
The Rtclatiaa tidd the.; ire. as the issatlit'llerilin
proved, and not ier.olutely denied, 4bey suss lSid ..
the Defendant Ralik?.
This was dune accordingly, and t'se'Cb#t .55'.
towed him to pay a fine of one shilling, nerd he
discharged.
wereweamsteesseee . .
Capt. STUP Art is appointei to the Ent.toar;
Capt. W. Kisco. to the Pro.pero; Lieut. J. Geo-
%vie, to the FlyingE;44; and Li. ut. W. Satrotarts
(of Portsea) to the command of the Demerara
Urrilt. Lewis P. Mann: sr,.of the Royal ;Marines.
ton of Capt. M•onsei, of Portsmouth, -is apprehend
Secretary to Sir Hoses POViii4, at Buenos Areas
Ge eral Lord CATHCLIrr, His Me.iiKey's Cidess.
marider-in.Cfsief in North Srltails, with his ooa, tho
Hno. Capt. SCH A w ; Sir JalIN Amsraternaa„ late
Chief Justice of the Surreaseqiuyt at Calcuait, and
.ttwo Misses Misr sure's, atrived last week at
inistsrgh. On Thursday his ip inspeaed
e Welt York Marti% on the Castle-hill.
Earl Fr reels t.r A r arriwit at tow o'clock on Sa-
' titrday at Chiswick. in contecrience of an eapren
transmitted to his LArdship the ~,sing betsre of
the pzrilnus simation of Mr. Fox. it being his pani.
cular wish to see his Lordship Wore he died i but
the weak siivatton id Mr. Foxs at that hour. prevepto
ed any conversation. Mr. Fiit, en seeing A s Le.rd.
ship enter the Palm, stretch..) forth his hand to him.
His Lordship remained till he was informed of
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death. when he fainted, ancl remained speechless or
a quarter id at hour.

Earl &Pitmen came to town yesterday morning
from Wimbledon, and transacted business at his
office.
Mr. Norms, late Member of the county of
Donegal!, means to offer himself a candidate for
the representation of that county, upon the first
opportunity.
The el, or Queen's Regiment, marched, on Sa-
turday, into % inehester barracks, to relieve the
Ceranne. They marched throughout from Potts-
mouth 19 the day.
The 14th Dragoons received orders to march, yes-
terday. for Dorchester barracks ; it is expeted they
will he replaced by the I sth, the Duke of Cumber-
land's reKiment.
'Me Public may now have the far:incite Numbers
already bespoke in the present State Lottery, by
applying at the Licensed Orfices. It is necessary to
observe, there are only tO,OOO Tickets, and the
Scheme contains Stlre Capi•al Prizes. and Le .s
Blanks. than the last Lottery.—The Drawing com-
mences the 13th of twat Month. and the First-
drawn Ticket is ;nutted to 10, 001.


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the Iticiiinta, and several Aitsaasske. -
Mr. Waver, the owner of the rafts% peaky";lik • •
Bishopsgate-street. vrai irierkled foe-ssifresalisdallidel
John Milton, a_ forier, helonging to Abe& ~Ca •
Svi.cns Ihn, irOWieditftt adjointng the former.—
It lopeared from the fevidencit Ow eloarassiit; •
44ftsratednaverricarforveRmt iSf Afire x'svitteorsis4::: .
to %Valtham Ab`try, an Apposition ifs 'habitat
the Defepdam was the owner. ", .• •f• •
On the 3 13 ot- May ybfrir *boat ihalf an hdefesilk
fore the eo.tch went out, :en.tdf-dcove to the iMIIII
' gate, aid Mquirett for • W ifitham Abney Illadelfrf :
Prosztitor told het 4sie niAseefiwwesiti affedir •
in about haff an isivtr, en-4 sbe g-teellins blmsitisVs
and ag Pest to go in. A ..erv.int of -the DateolderiV
then came dot fire the Green pragon-y.F4, and