The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-03 00:00:00

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Dy the Antelope. 50 guns, Capt. MiLiton. which
arrived on Wednesday. at Portsmouth, in thirteen
days, from Cadiz, we have received several letters.
" The French-head quarters (says one of our
correspondent.) were still at Chicken', but it Is
very difficult to ascertain their numbers. At pre-
sent they are tolerably silent, and we know hot
what preparation. they are making. It appears to
be pretty certain that no immediate attar.: is to he
made on the Isla, as the enemy act merely on the
defensive, and, it is suppoted, they are entrenching
themselves at Chichewa. about stx roles from the
Isle de Leon, which is a at:sing position. More
English troops are expected ; if the Spanish troop
*ere well clad and disciplined. and would light.
there are already soldiers enough to defend the
place for ever; there are not less than 29,000
troops, including the English and Potturese, is
the Isla and Cadiz. The fort of Sass termi;,.!e.
which is on advanced buttery, about a ante and a
half from the glai:i, of Cadiz, is a molar said strorg
fortification, and there are mounted on it 28 guns
and 4 howitzer., all of large calibre. About 40
yards in front of thir battery. is the narrowest part
of the isthmus. and the English Engineers ells
that by removing the e:.vated revue/se. the St.
would rivet flow tht laud, and an island be formed
in a very short space of time. The Castle of the
l'uutale., and that of Matagorda. tvf
and the San Patel°, Spanish 74, (w

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the Sags ✓unto). keep up a warm tire
my. whenever they shrw themselves
dam. a here they are busily emplced
teries; but being constantly harassed,
not yet more than two guns mounted.
dreil men of the 87th are in Matagorda.

rapidly in repairing the lend front
which. from its flanking lire on tin
ries, annoys him very much.
are daily arriving from every part of
the price of every article r f life is
French are in entire possession of
Codaline. but which, from its distant:,

can do but little is.jury to ship. at
lase Spaniels Commander-in
We Slag. •od is .tseeeeded by AA,

ctot so, who i, moth more popular.

ne a.asim --
pith the launche..
rhich has relie,ell
lee open the tar-
es is the Truck.
ed in rautiug 1,,t-
-sued, they hair
ited. One bun-
dfe tnydb 1,
si4betate on
.•
,44ons of all sort*
of the coast, sea
moderate. The
the Castle of St.
✓use from Caih:•
any time. le:
• A Ev A • Ipustruck
dmiral
r. Cadis is fate,

va the Philosopher, Kill Joe, ain never see the
tsisini,li fleet its his possession.
The gale of wind from the S.W. which began
the 7,17 tin.t. continued, without intermission,
far days, and has done great mischief. The Por-
luguat line-of-battle ship, La Reyna, of 74 guns,
is co:monied to the water's edge. She was set on
tiro by the boats of the Invincible, after taking out
thc people. The Montane s and San Raymond,
tilyuush 74.M1, are stranded and burnt. Soule hope
ent,rtaincd of getting oti the Conceptione, of 120
wins, which lies dismasted on the beach; but as
s,.ie is nearly laden with guns and anchors, it will,
it is feared, prove impracticable, and that she must
share the fate of the others. A transport, with
shout ,200 soldiers on board, of the 4th regiment,
are all taken prisoners by the French. Several
small vessels foundered during the gale, and many
hoes were lost. The enemy have been very bury
/plundering the wrecks, and teasing the vessels
.shirh were sent to take out their crews, with their
sitkl-pieces. The French prisoners in the Pon-
are cruelly treated, by bring kept for two
mpt three days together without water and provi-
-rou3, or with very little of either.

The Duke del PAitiaug is arrived from Lisbon
In the :Vanilla. General %V. STEW ART commands
the troops, at Cadiz, which consist of the 79th, 87th,
it,oti, kind 94th Iti,,iriments, with some Artillery.—
There are eight tail of the line here--Atlas (Admi-
ral l'encts) ; romans, 80, Captain STACIPOIA ;
Trivtple, 74, Captain LlNzee ; Zee/wits. 74, Capt.
Bun; Achille. 74, Sir RICKARD tNet;
74, Captain HoLLINGWOrriII. acting ; Tenreraire.
98, Capt. CHANBERLATNE ; Bulwark, 74. Hon.
opt. Fi.tMINtI ; Erhatior and Minstrel. The Ma-
nilla and Undaunted are gone to Gibraltar, to refit.
Tor foil I+% mg is the state of the Spanish fleet at
:—Lyiug in the onter-road, outside the Eng-
Apisdron—El Reyna 1-evisa, 130 guns; Pris-
tine Asturias. 120, flag-ship of his Excellency
%we-mime:A Signor Doe JUAN MARIA VILI 4%1-
cr. %Jo; St. Anna, 120 ; Nephew°, 74, (French) ;
Flom (French); St. Peak, 74; St. Jtute,
74; ilrtivaala, 74, (French); Gloriosa, 74; St.
Vineenzo, 74 ; Hero:, 80, (French), late Admiral
MOM 's flag-ghip, now a prison-ship ; and Minos,
5,, A Spanish 74. in ordinary, at the Carraccas,
mole INlttiowtt ; live hulk,, 74'it, in good condition,
hwing onboard French prisoners; dud several Gi-
gots.'
We le.:111 from an Officer of the Antelope, who
left Cadiz the day after our Correspondent wrote,
that the Paristinta Conctptione, 114 ; San Rantand,
74; Montana, 74; La Reyna, 74; and Paz fri-
gate, were entirely destroyed. The Paten. 74,
had driven on shore near the Canteens. The French
burnt the San Rarnond and Paz, with red hot shot.
Oue of the Chiefs of the late Junta, who bad taken
refuge on board the Paz, was killed.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN
This must 1 orsday, April 3, vial he acted a Comic Opera,
called Tea Cartes wf •sj►. To .►ich .ill be
added, Hosstt• Tin awes.

LltEr X THEATRE —Tie pram* Tuesday, April
3, will be perianned, a New Series-Conic Open, called TH.
THE SWISS BANDITTI. TO which will
be a4Jad, HIT OK Maw.

hermit complaints having been made to the Proprietor*,
of ihe doEcsity of olataioung beats, without foetal the bee-
Meeprrs, the freqatenters of this 1 Imatre are respectfully re-
mease.l w 0/1611.41. (hot cedes basm beam Rime *miasma.
%mina removisg the itimatvectience oomplanioll 04 by futa. e
yam of glass is every bet-door ; mid that any lam-keeper
fabely avocet's% that places we taken, or eutivicteri of remit"-
Mg money for the deposal of places ant previoualy esgard,
vi he usautthattly discharged hose the service of the
Theatre.