The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-29 00:00:00

NiHAL PyrELucENCE.

IFORTSMOVTIPI, I/ARM .17.

Arrived the Atd, from a cruise ; Incoltstalet. from
Guarusey ; Areugrr and Racehorse, from Ply mouth ;
the Europe, Lord Castlervogh, Sovereign,
der, Lord Keith, tout the Northumberluod East
lioliausen, from the bow iud N. E.

PLYMOUTII, MAICII 24.

Came in the Swear, of cud fur New York, from
Leir.t. On the loth instant, in lat. 4i. it. lon*.
J. 0. she was boarded by the Staiiesioe and Ls Sl-
rote French frigates, winch lately escaped from St.
Maims, and were on their return from Martinique.
They put ou bnaid the Santos passengers, end the
crews of several vessels they had captured, of which
the following were part, viz. the Sappho privateer,
of Loudon. Captain Smith ; Sarah 'Ling, letter of
marqms Captain Gardner ; and the American
schooner Windham, Captain Payne, the crews'of
which are all on hoard the SUOMI, except part of the
Windham's. The two latter vessels they had burnt:
and were about to bunt the Sappho, the being a
dull Miler. It was their determination to destroy all
American vessel, they fell in n ith, that had been
previously boarded by any English cruiser. •
Arrived His Ma,jerty's ship Mediator, from a
cruise; Concord, smith, from New Orleans, de-
tained by the Argo privateer ; also o ship detained
by Admiral Cotton's s.quadrimi. About a fortnight
since, in lat. 50. 45. long. 16. 0. jaw was. hoarded
by two Ereneli privateers, who would leave cap,:
turgid her, had she been previously boarded by any
English cruiser.

•AI.MOUTII, MARI'M 25.

Arrived this day His .4ajestv's ,lily "Humber,
Capt. Hill ; the Act ire Excise cnitrefand eflemieme.
praio from a crone ; the Thartit-friiinte. 36
VMS. Ulf titternsey ; the ship Esse,r,,itoillivaii,:
tr
in
from •vevpool, Id .vitfit ...Ottvoy fur the Brazils i
the Cecilia tender. int/ u naval trawsport from,
Plymouth ; the brig Cosntopolite, Tlunupsouf from
Cadiz, with wine, for London ; whichisfacejjja
left on 27th February, and on 15th 'uistaiityinZia&„
46. long. 14. was boarilvd&by Avorikireirrrnefi'ff"..2
gateti;...p, Iwo Ake. Ijt' tends/ abewt Maio Frew%
werea ir tin It.. o days 'march of 614 place--11,000
troops wi_ I e expet ted there in all. Eleven sail of
the line and too frigates a ere ready ter sea. Ou
28th ult. off Cape tit. Vincent's, she spoke a large
convoy, consisting of about 60 sail from Falmouth,
and on 15th instant, in lat. 43. long. 15. saw an-
other convoy, about 14 sail.

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DE tr., MARCH ,27.
Arrived the' Ceisfaur and Euryslus, from PI)
mouth.—Wind N. E.

LITSRPOOL. DIAIICH 26.

Arrived the Esverimsent. Captain. Proctor, from
St. Lucia. Site sailed on the 11th ult. in company
with the Prince of cistarias, for Duhlin, and parted
from her on the 16th. The Barton, Ford, railed
from Barhadoes, fur this place, on the 7th of Feb.
The Francis Free:in.:4. patlat, from Falmouth, had
passed Barbadoes for Jamaica.

WHITSTABLE, MARCH 25.
A stiviek belonging to Queenborough, bound to
Faversham, laden with King's stores, was yehterilay
driven on shore on the Pollard (a bar that runs
out from Whitstable). The crew and passengers
consisted of four men, two boys, and one woman,
the Captain's wife. They got the boat out, and
the Captain, his wife, and boy got into it, and put
off fir the shore. At a stroll distance from
the vessel, the boat stove, and the Captain re-
pined the mark, but his wife and the boy
perished. He remained on board with the rest of
the crew until morning ; the vestal being nearly
dry, they left her, and walked ashore, with the ex-
ception of the owner, who perished through the ex-
treme cold. The woman and boy have been picked
up. The distress of the Captain has been great,
he was only married a week, and was briiiging hi,
bride to Faversham, to introduce her to his friends.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE., M•RCH On.

Wheat his arrived this day in tolerable supply, and in this
trade sales are fully at our last quoted prices. barley in
short supply, and tithe' higher. Fine Malt likewise. Peas
at sinall variation. Beans of the two kind rather dearer—
The supplies of Oats are also short, and this article is quoted
at better priests. Sales of flour in the terms of last week.