The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-29 00:00:00

LIST OF FRENCH SHIM BUILDING.

A gentleman, lately arrived from the Continent,
has favoured us with the following list of French
ships of the line, and frigates, which he has sees build-
iag. er for which he hes sees materials for building
ready collgted.
In the different dock-yards of the Batavian Re'
public, eleven ships of the line, from 60 to 80 guns ;
and urteen frigates from 44 to 44 guns, besides
cutters, gun-boats, &c were in the dock; and the
arsenals and Tanis contained timber enough, an ived
down the ltfaine with the fleet to Dordrecht last
veer. to coverts net double the number he saw build-
log. Of these upon the docks, six men of war and
ten frigates were said to belong to France, and built
et her expenee. The Dutch arsenals and core-
limns were in want dug-cloth. iron, anchors, and
tars but by contraas concluded last year in Russia
and Sweden, by some French naval officers, the
Batavian government expels this summer to be
plentifully supplied by neutrals, should nut the Bs-
tavian harbours and rivers be declared by England
is a stain of blockade.
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At Antwerp, on 74 grin ship and three 44 gun
Sten, were nearly finis-hed, and keels were laid for
two 74, and far two 44 gun frigates. There was
timber enough for five 74, and as many 44 gun fri-
gates; but the Maritime Prefeel caused the people
to believe that he had materials enough to bold
twenty wv:mry-fours. Great adivity reigns at Ant-
werp, to make that city a naval station of equal con-
secrates with Brest and Toulon. Three thousand
watiCIIINI, besides four hundred galley slaves, were
icenpied daily, Sundays not excepted ; and timber
arrived from every part of Brabant and Flanders.—
Sit English or Scotch carpenters, and nine British
artificers, were employed there, but chained like
galley-slaves for fear of desertion.
At Bruges, two 16 gun frigates were Lunched,
and two others building.
At Ostend, one frigate of 40 guns, one of 32 guns,
and one cutter of 20 guns, were nearly finished.
- At Dunkirk, two 44 gun frigates were completed,
and three of the same size building. The dock
yards and arsenals there. as well as at Bruges and
Ostend, were ill supplied.
At Havre two 30 and three 44 gun frigates bad
been built since the w.tr ; but there were not mate-
vials enough to cc. toplete on of the 50 and two of
the 44 guns. Ur:7 warred only sailors to attempt
going to the westwatd and escape the British
cruisers.
At Cheebourg two forty-fours have lately been
laanc%ed, and two were building, but materials
were wanting to finish them.
At S:. halo one 54 gun, and three 44 gun frigates
were ready to be launched ; and there were mate.
vials enough to build as many more.
At L'thienN two 'reel-ATT.:airs had lately been
launched, and two callus were building, but could
not be finialied for want of materials.

At Brest six ships of the line of different rates,
Irons 74 to 120 guns, were building, but there were
riot euteriali surfscient to finish them.
At Kachfort two 50,1 and at La Rochelle one 50
AAA IWO 44, were, besides dwee 20 gun cutters
Aleilding. The armaals in these parts were indif'
we y eapplied.
At Beerdeau sit frigates, from 32 to 50 guns,
wen budding; aad since the war four 32 guns bad
bees Ltimehed.
At &yeas*, three forty gun frigates, and three
114 gun cutters had been built since the war. The
-arsenals in both these ports were well supplied.

At Marseilles two 44 gun frigates and two 1
sun cutters had been completed s:tice the war ; and
int 44 and two cutters were building.
At Toulon, ace AO and one 74 had been launched
glace the war; and one 110, two 80, and one 74,

vrefe building. The arsenals at Toulon and Mar-
seilles were badly supplied. It was repotted upon
the Exchange of this last city, in March. that the
Trench Government had eontrafted for tLe building
of six ships of the line its Span, and of seven at
Vows.

In Fran:e, as well as in Holland, iron, anchors,
rth, &c. were wanting ; but espeded from
saga, Sweden, Denmark, and America. The
at Toulon and Brest are bet ingiterently
lonanned, and the crews of the gurs-bmus are far
from baw complete, notwithstanding the utilors
who have been enticed ova or required from Italy,
Spaisli, end Holland.
As. Toulon, as well as at Bre:r. were be7erat
&kith carpenters and artificers, easily known again
wearing chains on one leg and otherwise treated
as she galley slaves. The Dutch carpenter were
-in the same situation at Toulon.

It was said that Bonaparte had sent Emi-saries to
Germany, Damask Sweden, and America, to
grocurs him nays Brim those countries.

IKE SIXTH REPORT

OF THE COINNISPONERS APPOINTED IT AN ACT OF
Till 101IFY-Telll4D TEtll OF THE ILION or
tem reeszvr INTITUELD,

" An At for 3rlv.intiilg Commis inners to inquire and ex-
amine int ,ary irre,;•eafitiel, frin?g, or abuses, which are
Or lure been tmactimd by pQr•ltia emphs end in the seven,'
naval ‘l,pa.tasews therein meutn,te.l, ani in the business
of prat agency, and to mood such n`Aereatiang as shall
occur to them fur tar:rent:mg such irolola:ities, frauds,
and an dies, and for the b, tier conducting and managing
the huginess of the said de..artmenti, and vat' prize agency,
na fututc."