The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-03-01 00:00:00

LEWIN. Wm. SY. _
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what m— h
bow lei j•
Fiance, and contrived to leeks theii SecaYe at It.
Nodose, in • small !pin beet, ultimo the it
feet long, arrived safe in Newhaven amid
two o'clock oa let Wedaesday.. seeming. These
poor fellows, iu the aceotaplishment of their design
had to combat no inconsiderable share efdanger and
difficulty, having tugged two days and two sights
at the oar, without` any thing more than about a
pound of biscuit, which they possessed at their mt.
harkation, to support them alder their ardeons
task, which was rendered the more excessive, frets
one of them being extremely ill. They laded the
master of a teasel lying in the harbour, wire teak
them on board, and rive them every necessary re.
freshinent. One of them is a native of Poole is
I)orsetshire, amid was raptured on board • West
Indiaman, of which be was the mate. They stated,
that the country through which they had topes ea
their way. to the coast, in extent some hundreds of
miles, exhibited strong symptoms of dissatisfaction,
and that they met with but little molestation in
the pursuit of their object.
On Tuesday, a division a
the sth Infantry. which had
gate, on their return from
Spanish expedition, marched .
their route to join their regituAil
Three hundred were landed, I'
than two-third" of them, *wit
cigar, were enabled to reach
were in a more wretched
seen ; and. it is said. that
delivered of a child on the
Last Saturday * division
lieu of the King's German
this town, on ita route to Bexhill
The Prince or Wales's, or F
teers, on being airaembled
:r4aimit the Local Militia,
consented to transfer their services.
we tonclerstund, has in convey,
siginit ion.
About a week since, as
funding on the Downs, between
ton, they observed three ravens, ,
in furious combat. pretty high
over where the sportsmen ire,
taming the conflict fur some
birds alighted on
they continued to tight, seisiub,
gaine-cocka, till the gentlemen we.
yards of them, when one of the coup
the third bird, which wait supposhd to female,
took to wing...Weil% the other Meer .
which was sullen op and given up a person at Al-
friston, where he new remains, nearly recovered
from thei wounds lie received in this extraurdiaary
battle.
FROM TILE LSlT7=;u3ftimM(MZll77E.
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LlStotte Psi. 14.
With the moat sincere and lively pleasure we
announce to the public the following tutelligirace,
which is this moment received:—
" nosaapiereses,Cbams, Feb. I.
Yesterday 1 woewilt%tbellsetzelt: Ibetawo4,, wbo boo
eullected his sruiy, sad I bud awl able SINN* IM
higbett spirits. He it !is m• that trivet•
and that withiu these few days stool 4400 0401141h16601060100
him, that he expects his sway will soon he es,oso slew%
and (hit he intends to admire hdo the interim of lie e~
—The inhabitants of that. Itittt, eves May
_of ,
who received the Frosts, ea w "uscr, bowMOM SOSO
them, and joined sortie of the glispersed tarp albs may—
I% idea these few days they tont •B thu lump
Hanliside.4s.
Geueral Ma hand's army, which easerewitelity 1410
tbe *bole of whom were killed or takes, except deem
took place at the village of Vidilures' seer Omit, Mel the
French military oasts, and even their Secretariats All kite
the hands of the assailants. This owemipla Iteseeelkamasil the
people of other districts, suit they WSW set wkbrat fksr of
the French. The enemy arc dying is meet cambers, is ewe
sequence of disease in !pain sad %ha wlltisunselem thud
the planer bas been introduced into their sissy. The rester
part of the divivious of (outgo troops are pet as half
of bread, w hik the French themselves receive tell allowance.
The day before yesterday • spy arrived from Stedrid, who
asserts that the armies of the Duke del lufautado and the
Marquis de Palacio are already belies that city, and that
the Freoch have taken their pueithine without the city fur its
defence. It is the opinion of the Marquis de l VI:M1101,
that Madrid is at this 'eminent either token or evacuated
One thing is certain, that the peat.", part of Boutiparte's
troops errs deceived, when be brought them to Spain. The
Contingents ref the Rhine and ltaliso troops were taught to
heroic that all apes. waa under his doseheims, end that they
would wily have to occupy eniqucred provinces, • here they
would bud cousfurtabk establishments. lie eves ordered the
words Legieli of Andalusia, Legion of Cicada, he. to be 'a-
scribed all the imifeein bottom ef severs corps. Finally.
the 31arquisiequesleil, that I sharkl make knows to all the
Gemini* Uts 11,41 reftllpleM, armies, lles necessity of estate-
fishing military posts of COMMIllbeteaNDS: with theinseives
and the Spanish armies, and, In parties's, between that at
the %largo's and onr apay at Provioce of Moire Douro it

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of the first battalion of
d been landed at Rams.
rn the late unfortunate
hed into this town, es
egins..ht at Steyning,—
ed, but Dot many
min to sickness and •
Ai this place. The i
state than any we had •
one of their women wps
r baggege-waggoo. t
i of the :int light batts.
ii Legtint marched Into
lexhill.
or South Lewes Value-
d on Monday, derideil
as not more than forty
services. Cul. Graham,
lICCqUeIICC sent iu his re.
s some gentlemen were
ietweesi Firle and Alfria. ' _
aeons, two of which werW
high in the lair, nearly
were ridtag ; alter sti
istime on the wing, the
on the ginned, wise
'citing each other lilt' •
ernen were within a fin
of the combatants, ma
mipm.md to be a female, 1
other incapable of eigl.4.