The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-14 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

SCILLY, MARCH 7.—The Lavinia, Mason, has proved so leaky
that she is delivering her cargo to repair.
FALMOUTH, 211sucx 111.--C:sided the Britannia, Ruby. for
; Louisa, Barnard; swift, Pvne ; Providence, Wilson;
and Active, Mathews, all for St. Michael's; Fanny, Ilookenshire;
and liero, Dye, for London.
Postramouxtr, Maacir 11.—Arrived his Majesty's shin Bit.
tern, from Plymouth; and Thetis, Rubarth, from Stockholm.—
Sailed the Ebland, Smale, for London.
DEAL, MARCH 11.--Arrived the Latona, Johns, from Demo.
ram--sailed the 26th of January; the Nile, —, from Berbice.
The Victory, from Portsmouth, passed through this morning,
under jury masts, for the River. Came down from the River,
and remain with the rest of the outward-bound, the Britannia,
Bradley; the John, Hutchinson • the Tropic, Brandford, the
Heighington, Wilson; the Llfleda, Norfor ; and John Dougan,
Fleggitt.
naVESEIeM. MARCH I.—Arrived the Alliance, Wayton,
from Jersey ; Vine, Edwards, from Cadiz; Viscountess Ex.
mouth, Tyack, from Genoa; Felicity, Pearson, from Memel;
Edwards, from Pillau; Wilhelmina, Fotheringham, from
Antwerp; Rosetta, Gros, from ditto; Zealous 8011, from ditto;
and the San Repos, Peters, from ditto. Sailed the Mary Russell,
Widths', for Cape Coast Castle; Commercial packet, Collins, for
Bilbao; Acorn, Christie, tor Spain; Saxony, Palmer. fur Ham-
burgh; Perseverance, Maugham, for ditto; and the Bee, Ilud •
son, for ditto.

Liviapoot, MARCH 10.—Arrived the lialsena, Ilowland, from
New York—sailed 10th of Feb.; and the Heroine, Tapley, from
Alexandria.

HOLYHEAD, MAncri 10.—The Elizabeth, Simpson, of and for
()Lugo', from Demerara, was driven ashore this morning. near
Abertravr, in Carnal-von Bay, bilged, sod will probably be totally
wrecked.

Aliteoun, Maacn Io.—The Mercury, Iltamm, from Bide-
ford to Charleston, missed stays in beating up the harbour on
Tuesday, and was driven on the Stack Rork ; she has received so
much damage. as to be obliged to discharge her cargo (timber).
The Quebec, Julian, from Bangor to London, has put in hers,
very leaky, having struck yesterday on the Hats and Barrels.
BEirarr, MARCH 9.—The Hope. Porter, hence to Trini-
dad, struck upon the south end of Ballywalter Long Rock yester-
day. She has made a good deal of water, and it is feared will fill
next tide.

PETERHEAD, MARCH B—The Fortuna, Alward, from Wismar
to Leith, is put in here leaky. Carr discharging.
CANPRELTOWN,',tacit 7.-1 he two Sisters, Kairns, of and
from Newry to Glasgow, during a gale of wind last night came to
anchor between the main land and Island Davar, and from the
heavy sea, bear so violent'', that she soon filled with water, and
now lies in that state, but it is expected the cargo will be saved and
the vessel got OW.
NEWHAVEN, Few. 11.—The Antonio Ulric*, Osterban, of
Amsterdam, from Rio Janeiro to Antwerp, was driven on shore
this morning, near Biding Gap, during a thick fog; the cargo
(coffee and sugar) discharging, and should the weather continue
moderate. the vessel may be got off.
HAVANNAH, JAN. 12.—The Woodburne, from Alvarado, is
arrived in ten days. She was boarded off here by a British squa-
dron. consisting of the Dartmouth frigate, Carnation sloop, Lion
and Union schooners, cruising in search of pirates. They stated
that an English ship of 700 tons, an English schooner, and three
American brigs, had been taken three days before by pirates, be..
tween Matanzas and Ilonda, and that they had retaken the ship.
but night a steam vessel arrived here from Alamo:as, with the
cook and a boy belonging to the American brig Harris, which had
been taken by pirates, and the rest of the crew murdered. The
Kitty, of Boners, from Can:peachy to London, has put back here,
leaky, after being repaired, and is discharging. Part of her cargo
will he sold to defray the expenses. The Hope, of Guernsey, sails
to-morrow. There are upwards of one hundred vessels here waiting
for cargoes.

VESqEI.II SPOKEN wain.—The Australis. from Liverpool to
Trinidad, 213th ult. ; City of Genoa, Clyde. to St. Domingo, Ist
inst., by the Thslestris, Wallace, arrived at Portsmouth.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
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Yesterday morning, soon after one o'clock, the horizon for a very
considerable extent was illumined by the sudden burst of a body of
fl...nes from the extensive timber and deal-yards belonging to 111 r.
Vixen, in Little Queen.street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, immediately in
the rear of the same houses which about a fortnight since were de.
stroyed by fire. Scarcely had the alarm caused by so sudden a
burst of flames taking place, when its appearance led all to believe
that every house in Newton-street, behind the timber-yard, in a
short time would be included in the burning pile. The watchmen,
with the assistance of some passengers, burst open the gates of
Mr. Viser's yard as quickly as possible, but from the intense glow
of the flames they were only enabled to advance a few pacts. The
parochial engines of St. GilWs and St. George's, Bloomsbury, and
those of the united parishes of St. George the Martyr and Saint
Andrew, Holborn, were the first on the spot in Little Queen-street,
and fortunately plenty of water being obtained from the main
plugs, the IOACTI of the engines were put in' full requisit'ol,
but the *tines extended with awfully devastating effect, and
were apparently not in the least checked. The fire-engines belong-
ing to every office in town were quickly in the vicinity, placed
in the best points in Newton-street, Holborn, and Little Queen-
street, and a great body of water wu thrown upon the fire
from wary directions ; the firemen advanced with great intre-
pidity into the timber-yard, which in all parts was in flames,
each pile of timber burning with astonishing rapidity, and
the flames produced a spectacle fearfully grand. About half-
past one o'clock the devouring element communicated to the
premises that surrounded the yard. At half.past two the
flames seemed to receive new vigour, and the spacious premises of
Messrs. Bentley and Wood, drug grinders, became included in
the general ruin. The warehouses and machinery were in flames,
and such were the dreadful appearances of the conflagration, that
under the full impression all the houses around would be de-
'Toyed, the inhabitants commenced removing their goods and fur-
niture, and the streets became choaked up with piles of goods;
and strong bodies of patrol were stationed to keep off the immense
throng, and to protect the property. At three o'clock the pre-
mises on fire were those of Mr. Virer, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Gosnell,
printer, Messrs. Bentley and Wood, and Messrs. Scales and Co.
the coachmakera in Ilolborn. The flames continued to spread
their devastating effects till six o'clock, burning with inconceivable
rapidity, and threatening destruction to the neighbourhood. By
nine o'clock the fire was completely subdued. I% e understand that
most of the sufferers are insured to the full amount of their low.
The scene of devastation was awful at three o'clock, at which
period nearly the whole of the interior of the quadrangle, formed
by Little Queen-street, Holborn, Newton-street, and Parker's-
lane, presented one vast volume of flame. It was seen to great
advantage through the ruins of the former fire, which contributed
to heighten its appalling effect. A survey of the ruins will show
the devastation to have been immense. h included the total loos
of the Ipowerful machinery of .Messrs. Bentley and Wood, which
contained a 20-horse power steam-engine, and all the apparatus
- for di grinding: the ho-- used by them