The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-06 00:00:00

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PROM THE LONDON GiaL77E, yot 4.

At the Court of St. James's, the Ist day of June,
present the King's most Excellent Majesty ui
Council.
This day the Right Hon. George Tierney, Trea-
surer of his Majesty's Navy, was, by his Majesty's
command, sworn of his Majesty's most honourable
Privy Council, and took his place at the Board
cordingly.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JUNE 4.
Extraa of a Letter from the Hen. flint. Cornwallis, Ad-
ntiral of the Blue, Vc. &c. to Sir Evan Nejtean,
Bart. dated on board the Dreadnought, at Sea, the
24th of May, 1803.
Captain Pearson, of the Doris, has just joined me
with a French national lugger, which, 1 am sorry
to say, upon his firing at to bring her to, returned
'the fire, and continued a running anion, until the
French Lieutenant, commanding the lugger, was
killed, with several of his men ; luckily only one
man was wounded us board the Doris. I have the
honour to inclose (7aptain Pearson's Letter.
SIR, Doris, at Sea, May 23, 1803.
I have the honour to acquaint you, that while,
in obedience to your order of the 18th instant,
•ercsizing off Ushant, in his Majesty's ship Doris,
under my command, I fell in with the French Re-
publican lugger L'Afronteur, commanded by
Mons. Morce Andfe Dutoya, Lieutenant de Vais-
seau, mounting fourteen long nines, with ninety-
two men. As she made sail to escape me, I fired a
shot wide of her, with the hope that she'would then
have shortened sail, as I was gaining fast upon her.
As this was without effect I sired a second, which
she returned, and kept up a running fire, till the
instant 1 laid her along side ; nor did she then give
up a contest so fraught with temerity, until the first
Captain and eight men were killed, and fourteen
wounded, one of whom is since dead of his wounds.
I am happy to add, that the damage on our side
consists only in one man wounded, and a few shot
the hull and rigging.
I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.
R. H. PEARSON.
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Hon. Admiral Comma Commarikr

in Chief, :ec. tee. L.l;.
Admiralty o.ffice, June 4, 1803.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Man full, of hit Me t•
Jetty': Shp Minotaur, to Sir Evan IVepean, Ben t.
dated at Sea, 30th May, 1803.
SIR,

I beg leave to acquaint you, for their Lordships'
information, that I this evening saw the French. Re-
publican frigate La Francaise, safe off the Dodman,
agreeably to signal made by the Hon. Admiral
Uornwallis. She was captured by his Majesty's
ship, under my command, on the 28th of May, in
company with his Majesty's ship Thunderer, having
chased from the fleet, and during the chace was
joined by the Albion, which ship had parted from
the fleet some days before, in thick weather. The
prize proves to be the Republican French frigate
La Francaise, from Port-au-Prince thirty-five days,
Captain Jurien. She is pierced fur twenty-eight
twelve-pounders on her main deck, and sixteen nine-
pounders on the quarter-deck and forecastle, ten of
which were in her hold, and bad on board one buu-
dred and eighty-seven men.

BANKRUPTS.

John Cook, of Warreu-street---;iotienham-conn-road, linen-
draper, to surrender June 11, 13, and July 16, at eleven, at
Guildhall,. London. Attorirey, Mr. Adams, Old Jewry.
Peter Debbldeniuts Van Dyck, Arnold Juhn Gevers I.,euvens
and Wynand Adrtaen de Gruiter Vink, late of the Circus,
Nlinories' London, merchants, June 11, 28, and July 16, at
ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr, Walton, G;rdlen.-hall,
Basinghall-treet.
Andeew Thunipsirku and Bartholomew Whitt, of 800-lane,
London, whole-ale Loiters, June 6,2;), at oine,..Juiv 16, a;
twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs. •Crowtter
and Lavtr, Frodericle-place, Old J eirry .
Ba,thasar Giorgi, late of Ratcliffe Highway, Middleseat.
cbymist, June 7, 18, and July 16, at ten, at Guildhall, Lon-
don. Attornies, Messrs. Jones and Green, Salisbury-square,
Fleet-street.

• flab. Plowe, of Leed., Yorkshire merchant, June 29,
July 4, Irk, at ten, at the Swan Inn, Leeds. Attornies,
Mows. Buiiand and Atkinson, Leeds; or M,ssrs. Allen and
Exley, Furnival's-lnn.
William Drake, Ratcliffe Highway, Middlesex, linen.
draper, June 7, 18, and July 16, at ten, at Guildhall. At,
tor ney, Mr. Rua, Gold-square, Crutched-Friars.
William lluddleston, of Manchester, draper, June 13, 14,
and July 1.6, at three, ;it the Star lan, Manchester. Attur-
mes, Mr. Johnson, Manchester; or Mr. Ellis, Cursitur
Street.

• DIVIDENDS.

June 28. Joseph Green, Birmingham, merchant, at twelve,
at the Shakespt ar Tavern, Birmingham.
June 25. Sam Bright, Coventry, grocer, at eleven, at the
White Bear lan, Coventry.
June 24. T. Hurrell, Conduit-street, Hanover-square, Saylor.,
at ten, at Guildhall.
July 1. John N. Dutand, Milmatustiect, Bedford-row, mer.
chant, at ten, at Guildhall.
July 5. Christopher Alderson, of Beccles, Suffolk, shop.
keeper, at eleven, at the /,:g's-Hearzl lull, Jleccies.
June 27. J. Spooner Warren, Birniinghain, dealer, at four,
at the Sliakspeare Tavern, Birmingham.
July 6 sik, Eglouton W.dlis, no nr late of Colchester, mer-
chant, If ten, at the Three Cups Jnn, Colchester.
July a. gain. Turner, the younger, Layton tune, E.sex,
fanner, at eleven, at
June 2- Edw. Fenwick, inmkeeper,
at el c i en, at the Cro•s-Key s, Kingdon-upon- Hull.
June 29. J. Barnard, the younger, bite of Bedford, cornfaaor,
at eleven, at the Falcon lust, 4auni Necets.
June JO. Miles Burkett, Grd.ys Tharnsukr Essex, soap manu-
facturer, at ten, at Guildhall.
June 25. J. Scott, and F. Roach, Caitle-streer, teicgster-
fields, Middlesex, linen-drapers, at ten, at Guildhall.
June 27. C. Beasley and J. pale, Norwich, warehousemen,
at four, at the White Swan Inn, Norwich.
CER CIF ICATES, J ?5.
S. Wilkinson and J. Burrough, High Wycoinb, Bucks, baii
kers.
J. Barnard, the )'hunger, Litlford, dealer.
.1 Kemp, Markl.ane, London, wine-merchant.

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J. thichanan, Woolwich, pork-butcher.
M. Levy, Sumford-street, BlAckfriarv-road,:Surrey, merchant.
J. Y. Holloway, St. Swithiii,-lane, Lundou, wine-meichaut.
J. Brooks, Liverpook, porter-brewer.

,ale bp iludion.
By LEIGIJ, SOTHEBY, and SON,
At their House in. York-street, Cuient-Gartlen,
On TIIIS and Seven billowing pays, .(Sunilay excepted) at
Twelve o'Clock,
TENTPRE and VALUABLE LIBRA&Y
1. of fbe late PETER WOULFE, Esq. F.R.S. of Ber-
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sophical Putters, &c. &c. Consisting of a very 4outt
Son of Voyage;, History, Chemistry, Arts and
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