The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-08 00:00:00

DONCASTER, Oct. 5.

At the General QuarterSossione of the Peace, for
this Borough, held yesterday at the Town Hall;
Charles Smith, found guilty of regrating in this
marke:, was fined one guinea.—Georgefo.r,of Rother-
ham, charged with stealing two ducks, the property
of Mr. JAhn Robinson, of this place, acquitted
Joke ihmki,,s, for assaulting a constable on the race
ground, whilst he was taking the said Mita., into
custody, he being charged with picking a gentle-
man's pocket, to be imprisoned three months in
Wakefield house of Corredion, the last month in a
solitary cell.—/taint Rnf.ad, charged with attempt-
ing to pick a gentleman's pocket, discharged.-
- if Itameots, charged with assaulting the con-
stables, by riding furiously amongst them, whilst
they were conveying ilepiisr and BOtSefd to gaol,
and who was afterwards bailed, did not appear.
The above Willienoon, in endeavouring to es-
cape on Thursday seek, rode over a poor old man
of the name of Osborn, by which accident he had
his leg broken, and was otherways much hurt.
The riders thrown from their horses during our
Ra:es, are so much recovered as to be removed to
taeir respedive homes.

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NArAL INTELLIGENCE.

TOITSqOCTH. OCT. 5.

Arrived the Mosey cutter, with dispatches from
Gibraltar, and the brig ?endemic, --, from Lit-
Vat, bound to Cherbourg, detained by the Dub of
admen. Cutter.

Dropped down to St. Helen's, His Majesty's ship
Su.4l7sm re.

The Ant schooner is appointed convoy to the
I )owns.—Wind N.W.

TLTYOUTN, OCT. 4.
Arrived the Moffat sloop of war, from a cruise.
Sailed the Alvategne man of war, on a cruise.
Wind S. W.
or tr., ocs. 5.
. . . _

Arrived the Leopard man of vr.sr,
Louis, with the Amnia/us frigate, and several gun-
brigs, fife ships, &c. from Dungeness.
Arrived L'Elergk sloop ofdivar. with a convoy
from Cork.

Also the Ilannitini armed ship, with a convoy
from Plymouth, which arc sailed for the River,
with the Gold /stew, Bennett, from Cadiz.

P. S. Just arrived V. 14; ;ail, frigate, from a
cruise, and rem.tins in the Downs, with tilt ships
as per lass.—Wind W.N.W.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

01Artatwo. Oct. 5.-4004 by the Thromer, ginaolom,
from Mahe; Clarendon, Harriaon, from years ;
Sarah, from Charente ; lkiaer, Newland, 1.,.t0 Cork ;
Nicholas and Ann, Goyim, from Norway ; Detuh,ston,
Darker; Young Hamm, Milt; Bums ; Vrow
Catharine, Leister; sod the Newman, Retinas (non Latbd, n
lia,led the Rose, Role; for Ettlboll Jamey, (near, for Gov.,
; and ilia I laallunger Brise, Hormeslge, for Toustulgen
a Off Dover—the Venus, Coughey ; and the
%ttCrea, from 11:Ifna, Imund for Londm.
At Scatborenigh....the Dose, Told, from Memel
At I)nutee—the Alexander, Neuter, front Memel.
At Cork—the Nelson. Halley, bum London.
At Guerime)—the Chmktte, ..sacburgh, (rum Oporto.

trai-Oire, Odober 6.
25th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major Richard Hawing
Vivian, from the 7th Light Dragoons to be Lieutenant Co.
lonel, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires.
tat Regiment of Foot-aßrevet Lieutenant Colonel William
eissitorn Hamilton, from the 4th Battalion of Reserve, to be
Major.
18th Ditto—Captain Charles James Dunlop to be Major, with-
out purchase, vice Needham. promoted in the 12th Battalion
of Reserve.
26th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Erskine Hope to be
L!cotenarit Colonel, without purclia,e.
Captain Coristopher Davidaun to b: Major, vice trope.
30th Wk.—Lieutenant Colonel William Mine*, from tile
Ytuk Rangers, to be Lieutenant Colonel.
31st Ditto,-Captain James Money, from the 8211 Foot, to b,
Major, without purchase.
bath Ditto—Captain Thomas Lyster to be Major, without
purchase.
bath Ditto--Captain Alexandev Henry to be Major without
purchase, vice Wallace, promoted in the 10th Battalion ut
Reserve.
87th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Metier, fmm
the 81st Foot, to be Major, vice Sir E. Butler, promoted.
Captain William Augustus Blakeney to be Minor, vice Gifford,
promoted in the 434 Foot.
Captain George White to be Major.
711 Battalion of Reserve—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas
Bradford, fro it half pay of the late Nottingham Feneibli s, to
be Major, rice Fraser, removed to the 6th. Veteran Battalion.
4th Ditto—Captain John Dalrymple, from the 42d r‘a,t, be
Major, vice Hamilton, removed to the Royals. •
6th Royal Veteran Battalion—Major Simon Fraser, from' the
Oil Battalion of Reserve, to be Major, vice Roe, who retires
on half pay of the late Naar:gimes Foneibles.
York Rangers—Major Charles Doirilan' from the 62d Regi•
'Tient, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Minet, removed to the
ZlOth lout.
Major Lowe's Corps—Captain Paoli Morati, from half pay of
the late Corps, to be Captain, lie* Lord Pelham Cliutun,
remover( to the 10th Foot.
Commissions signed by the L. d Lieutenant of the County of Kent
lath of Ss ray Volunteers.
Benjamin Walker, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dared A ugust
1813.
WilLam Birch, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated as above.