The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-02-09 00:00:00

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Vestimlay se'lim,tilt, as a CINISI named Green,
Isclosiiiig to !seamed, was thwersitig the beach of
that t in order to nick up frugine:.ts of the
Malta hr observed &tiling ery near the
cie.k, icialcreil conspicuous by a aril Bag,
which he secured mid took home. This tittie me—
srl hail, no doubt, been • launched, by order of
floimpa,te, from the fiencii coast. to convey in.
formation to this country, a. the cargo consisted of
two packets, with French ~aperscriptioas, in pint.
They were delivered to the Rev. Mr. Evros, who
immediately transmitted them, miopeord, to Mr.
Leach, in London, in order that lie mi4lit forward
diem to tioternowist. They probahly contained
the ltot4 end Snth 4tuaeGna, as they hues been
since published in the Loodon pape.s. The casks
which was much larger thou an half tinker. was
ersotrived tor the purpose.. The flag-
-11140 was secured by bcing driven tit4htly into the
arsug•hvJos which MU4 Ceilitlited round with a coin-
position quite impervious to water. end to the
trottom wes affixed a bag, coistaiiiing tem shot% to
give it a proper degree of buoyancy. It is now in
the possession of Major i'i'raut, of this town.

Extract of a latter front a Serjeant of the 6th
regt. of foot, dated Plymouth, Jan. 30—" The
Ithtttl,hips I went throng'i in S;etirs are such as 1
hope never to meet agion.--Alarchilig night and
day for some time, and when we did halt to refresh,
it was is the fields where the water was r ttttt hog
under us. Sometimes our provisions would be
issued out in good time ; we then would prepare
to cook, but at the moment our fires were wade
anti, our kettle* on, the bugles would snood, and
we were compelled to mareliiinsuediately 4ii or 50
English miles without Isahtug again, leaving our
provisions behind its, and the Fieocli (At:Log up
our rear, and taking most of our
stn ~lrr.—lu-
deed the fatigues the Army went thritigh were
such as I thought no men could ever undergo ;
some did not reach Comma ; for both soldiers,
Wg1.11.11, and children, died on the sites or the
road or in the li4 iirs ; horse', mules, asses, oxen,
dogs, &is sharer' the same late. 1 ito not
know what this expeditioii must have rust Eng-
' land, for every thing that was IWO to Spain (even
the rneney) was thrown away, destroyed, or taken
by the eiemy.—The company I !Alum; to lest in
missing I serjeant and 35 privates."—(Bury Post.)
When the late Ministers were in wince, it cir-
cumstance occurred respecting the office of King's
Advocate, which was highly creditable to Dr.
Lawrence for his disinterestedness, as well as to
his feeling's and attachment to an old friend. The
King's Advocate was offered to the Doer-, when
he very honourably observed, that the then holder
of the office, Sir John Nichol!, had a large
and stood 10 wed of it; lie was a single man, and
was not in want of it; and lie requested that Sir John
might be allowed to retain his place.
The ship Robert, Capt. Tunas., one of rho
transports which carried a part of Jutsor's array
from Lisbon to Rochelle, an camaequeuce o the
Cintra Convention, was taken on her return from
thence by a French privateer, and carried into
Calais, where she was detained some days; at
length an order came fur this vessel and sill her
crew to he released and permitted to sail, and she
is now arrived in the Downs. The Captain of the
Robert reports, that he was very civilly treated by
the French, and that after thin order came for re-
storing his ship, lie was furnished with an anchor
and cable, and other cordage, and had given to him
besides 701. in cash ; and further, lie states, that the
Captain of the French privateer who took the Robert,
was committed to prison for his conduct. However
ditfereut this may appear trans the general conduct
hitherto practised by all those under 800 APArtre's
cuutroul, yet this unecdote may be depended on to
he a fact ; and no doubt lout the handsome treat-
ment experienced by the Robert may be attributed
to the exact and honour:aisle h ue of conduct *hewn
by this country in fulfilling the terms of that un-
fortunate Convention.

FLOODelftt allrriir WENS.
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teuaensa mart a.] • r
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The west and moth sides of Downham have the
appearance of seas, there b:•iiig about tivu feet
water on hundred. of acres of law!, whereon from
sixteen to tweot.: coorobs an acre of nets were grown
lust season. The gulls on the new Bedford Bank
are not yet taken, and it is feared the fanners will
not be able to get the Ludo ready for cropping the
approaching season, however favourable the spring
may prove.
The water M the litnidrAl Feet Washes was
higher than rive was knor:3, being six feet six
inches deep on Mepul Cilll,.:Wily.—There arc also
! two breaches into Burnt Fen, one nut of Brandon
River, the other out of Mildenivill River ; one into
Lakenticelli Fen, and one into Wereham Fen.
I About .500 sacks e ere tilled with cartn, and laid
! en the banks of the Old Bedford River, on Friday
! soil Saturday se'liniolit, at various places where the
, waters were then frowing over. This proved ef-
' fectual in saving that part of the country from a
general deluge.
It is estimated, that the inundation has extended
mom than 15 miler in length. and that above.
150,000 arm of land are completely flooded.—
The
injury to individuate is almost iucalculable, es
'the quantity o( stock kept on these fens is far
greater than no the uplands; nunincre of sheep
have been Mt, and the difficulty of hinting food
fur the preserved is each, - that many persowg have
been compelled to sell them at a certain loss, ;bar-
-tieularly WI it is so near raining time. Should the
water not he drisined oft hefure beer, time? the lose
to the occupiers throughout the several districts of
the fens, will 1w little short of it million of money.
Many persona removed their stocks of oats from
the lauds CM to the einbankinviit, but their had: iurs
proved ineffiectaill, as the high wind of Son.lny
se'nnight corapleiely dispersed them.
Mr. Little, an opulent farmer of Welch's darn.
fortunately weird 700 sheep, by driviin: their out
of tho few to uplands, out above an hour before
the Dank gulled.
The coaches from London to Lynn, through
Downham sod Ely, , have not travel4•rl since
Thnrsdav su'onight, bat were expected down se,din
on the 711, ;mt. as a great nambar ni men sic e
I employed on Littleport Bank. in order to render
it p.n.s: Vole, who worked all Sunday last.