The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-11-22 00:00:00

'CIE BRIT;$1-1 PRESS,
LON DUN,
4. SATURDAY, Nostmnait

The C,64rger gun-brig, Lieutenant Powet. t, the
arrival of which we mentioned yesterday, sailed horn
13::ngal the 4th of July ; touched at the Cape, from
whence she sailed, the 18tla of September, di:eft
for England.

The following ships were in Bengal, and were
to be dispatched fur England the beginning of
August, viz.—
Phan Ramsden ; Tvgreat, Graham ; Preston, Sturtozir ;
Sarah Christiana, Mackeson ; Anr., M ts.un ; Duns, ExiLforel ;
Glary, Bees°, ; UlllOll, Vouni; ; Noatianoon, Harker.
The Ca/eutta, Captain Rennie, was In dock, at
Ilengal, on the Ist of .;uly, to repair.
The Comet, Moe Imo, and lane, Diehers of G;r-
don, Cataracts, arrived at Bengal, from Madras ;
the former on the 14th, the latter on the 21st of
June.
The following ships arrived at Madras, and were
espeded to proceed for Prince of Vs'ales's Is-
land, viz.—
w.l:iaw rat, Ed rneges ; Europe, Gainer' ; and Streatham,
Dec
The Albion, RICRARDSON, on her arrival at Ben-

gal, from Pt ince of Wales's Island, was to be dies
patched for China.
The advices from RPnrd and Madras, received
by the Charger gun-brig, are perfcely satisfaCtory ;
they state, that nothing has occurred to disturb the
tranquillity of any part cf our possessions in India,
or that is likely to imprde the arrangements which
are in progrt-ss (or the rcduCtion of the expenditure,
and complete relief of the public finances.
The Arltannleie Preach frigate has been driun on
shore near Tranquebar, by the Russel man oT war,
but has since got into that place ender jury-mastr.
The llettriel'a. French frigateprivateer, is cap-
tured in the bay of Bengal, by the Amnia! mail
of war.
The helloes, French frigate-privateer, has cap-
tured the Oriasi, country ship, in the Bay of Ben.
gal.
Of the three ilarriburgh Mails due on Wednes-
day, none had arrived at a late hour last night.—
Many reports, however, have been circulated in the
absence of the foreign journals ; but some of them
are contradidory, and none auther4c. One of our
contempnrari.'s stated yesterday, that Host asr.opa's
corps has effettal`fif Vetii•eit acrd's the OcierlY+
Anodser stated, that it was riefirated on this side 4
4e Oder, and that Hoatst.orta was made prisonei.
• i The Right Hon. Sit Joan Newroar is returned
frit the city of Waterford without opposition ; Mr.
[lover,' Navin% declined an unavailing contest
tiitts a man so gniversally popular in Ireland, and
so jastly dear to the EleCtars of Waterford, his na-
tive city.
Those men cannot be friends to the liberty of
the press, who fatten upon its 4icentiousness ; add,
therefore.

as every Briton who loves a free Cotsti-
tution, must be anxious to proteft the press from
the attacks of its greatest enemies, w r mean those
who have through life evinced a determination to
abuse it, the judgment in the case of The Com-
monwealth of the United States v. Duane, inserted
in the last page, will be found interesting.

On Thursday, a Board of Trade teas held at the
friem, in Whitehall, Lord AUCKLAND, Sir JOltrn
BAINKI. arid Mr. V•NSt were present. A
number of merchants attended and prescuted pc-
imams for Licences to trade to vatious plates.
Tne Marquis of •Doueruas received instruetious
fmm Viscount Howlett, on Tuesday, to hold himself
jd readin^ss to sat off un his Embassy to Russia in
'U few days
. • The Ghtrgeva Porket, —, from Lab for Lon-
-don, is lost on the fitapks, and eleven people
• drowned.
• In the emirs* ofd few winks, His Maotsz v's First
or itayal Regiment of Dragoons, at present sta-
tioned at the liirracks of Peershiii, near Edinburgh,
apcbaePerfh, Hamilton, and Dunbar, exiled their
rdinty Si, march for,Port Patrick, to embark for Ire-
-bent; to do duty 'it 1:4161in, in compliment to His
Grace she. Duke of. BZVIORD, the Lord Limetn'°Phelan& This fine and well disciplined
rEgiMent eunatiti of ten troops of 100 men and
librserVir ttoap' The greater part of this regiment
id compelled uf young men, natives of Birmingham
akia its vicinity.
A few days since, a meeting of the Sierra Leone
'Cotnpan'y Cook place ati the New London Tavern,
in Cheap,ide, Mr. THollbli on in the Clutir ; when
that, Lion. Gentleman read a report of the state of
' The Company to the meeting. It concluded with
observing, that, in consequence of one of the oh-
lefts for which the Company hid been formed, viz.
The abolitiu4 of the Wave Trade, being in a fair
train et accomplishment 1 the Company being
considet Ably in debt, and the expences un-
avoidably increasing ; the Governors recommend-
ed the giving up the colony to Government.—
, On Thursday. Mr. 'II4OIINT ON attended a Com-
mittee of the Privy Council, and made an offer of
the Compwiy's Chatter Mr. TIViRS TON received
for amwer, that the offer should be laid before Ilis
NI Ai ass v. It it supposed wale d:Cictilty will arise,
rn account of the Company wislaih,, to retain some
t. power in Cr: C lony, although they g've up tl.e
ChArLCI.