The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-02-05 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.
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lON DOS,
WEDNESDAY. FEIIaCARY 5.

A Lisbon mail arrived yesterday. We have re-
ceived by it a letter from Lisbon, dated the 20th
last, of which the following is an extra.!l:—" A
vessel arrived here, on the 13th. in 6.5 days, from
Bahia, on thy coast of Brazil, which left the English
expedition. consisting of 70 transports, with troops
on board, under the command of General BAIRD
and Sir Yong POP!! A NS, taking in refreshments at
that settlement ; its destination was reported to
be the Cape of Good Hope, by others, the river
Plata. Two of the transports were lost in the shoals
near Bahia, and three persons drowned, one of
them a StafFOfficer. Only 400 persons were al-
lowed to land at a time, by the Portuguese. who
were become very uneasy at the arrival of so great
an expedition. It was reported. at Faro, that Lord
Cot I. IN,MOOD had captured four sill of French
men of war, but this report appears, by the following
arrick to he destitute of foundation. A letter from
an ofscer of La Saph.e sloop, says.--.. Lord Cot,
INGWOOD is arrived off Cadiz, from off Car-
thagena ; he has been looking. flr the Preach fleet
these three weeks. There are seven sail A the
line at Carthagena, commanded by an Admiral ;
their destination is not known ; they arc quite ready
for sea. We have captured a Spanish brig, in
c-unpany with His M.ijesty's ship Neptsv.e."—
Another account by the Lisbon Mail, from the
fleet under Lord Coxxisrowoos, states, that it
was cruising off Cape St. Vincent. The squadron
from Erest had formed into two divisions, of six
sail of the line and a frigate each. Admiral Duo a-
wORTN was in par-suit of one. and Admiral Lours
had been dispatched after the other. Jcnoass. Bo-
le A PAR TI bad his gag on board the cf '74
guns.

The Ibiiaimis (East India Company's
RI Reit, front London, to India, and the
transport, were lost the 4th November, in Ririti
River, en the Coast of Brazil ; two men are
be drowned: Part of the cargo will, it is exile
be saved. There has not been any int 11igni
of the above circumstance received at the East 1r.2
!louse, yet ths.re can be no doubt of the faa, as
has been communicated to Liu v o's by a very
to
spedable mercantile house. The Britannia had o
board, bullion to the amount of 100,0001, sh
sailed from Cork the 31st August, under conv,
of Sir HOME POPHAM.
Messrs. !)auto Scar? and Co. have received Irt
ters from Capt. Foca°, advising the capture
d.
the /lePe packer, in the Bay of Biscay, by di
Rochefort squadron, five days after she left Porn
mouth. We are sorry to learn, that all the Cot
pany's dispatches and private letters have titil,4
into the bands of the enemy. The prisoners hag,
been treated well, and were expeded to be removi
to a healthy situation. They were all blacks.

The list of the new Cabinet, which we gave ps
terday, was not comet in one particular. Tht
Earl of MOM*, and not the Earl of CwarN ‘x, h
to be Mister of the Ordnance Some days Inv
elapse before all the other offices are finally settled,
but the following ate said to be already fixed a—
nte Duke of Vogt, to continue Commander in Card, eh
a Council.
Mr. SUM DAN, to be TtriNtlttr of the Navy.
General Ft rSPAIMICe, Secretary at War.
Lord MINT°, - Board of Contnaul.
Earl Tem r Let ?Joint Pay n2a,tersof the Aral.
Mr. HALLy ADDINGTON,
Lard Sr. JOHN, JOifit
Lord C. Srancan, -
tart of Maar,

3 Chancellor of the Duchy if
Uneasier.
The Dula of Beor.ot D, I.nril Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. Tile/rev, - Secretary to the Lo-d Lieut:natit.
Mr. G. PONSONIIT, Lord Chancellor of I-Cand.

Mr.
Ireland
Mr. ADA ma, • • C4ancel!nr to the Pri of W-Irs,
Mr. PIGGOTT, • Atturnel-Grneral.

,
Mr. Roe I car, - Solicitor General.
Mr.VAltal ' Secretaries Joint Secretaes to the T is.
The Second daohtful, j sory,
Lord A. 11111111.T0/1, 5 Two of the Lords of the TPII.
ELLIOT Ir, • fury.
Mr. Bose, - Judge Advocate.
Dr. LAU aaNce. - Ring's Advocate.
Sir FRANCIi Views's, Under See. of State to lidr Foe,
Mr. C - Ditto to NV WIIIDH Ali.
The KING'S Household remains. We shall be
able to state the other appointments to-morrow.

The Lord CH A ricaLLoß took leave of the Coon
of Chancery yesterday. See the last page.
No Privy Council was held yesterday, nor were
any of the new Ministers sworn into office, as stated
in some of the venint papers
His Majesty will bold a Privy Council to day
at two o'clock.
The Marquis of Bucks NGITAM, Earl Motßa,Lord
Gazvvis.mandMessrs. Fox, SaraioArs,andGity,
had an isverview yesterday, at three o'clock, with
Earl SP LtiCER. at his house in St. James's-place.
The m'st disp•stches from Sir HOME POPOSAII
Will, most proNshly, announce the capture of the
Cape of Good Hope.
A Coon of Aldermen was held, at Guildhall,
yesterday, at which the Luau MA Yilft presided.
.JOHN Pe CER HANILEY, Esq Citizen and Gold-
smith, was sv:orn into the office of Alderman of
the Ward or Candlewick, in the room of the late
Alderman PERCUA AD.
Notary FENTON, Esq. Deputy, and Mr. Ro-
-1
star FISHER, were •worn into the office of Coal
Meters, in trust for this City. SAMUEL Hiszcairs-
lON, Esq. Deputy, Mr. Jostro Attoim, and
Roatur ATKINSON, Esq. Deputy, were worn
into the office of Corn Meters, in trust for this City.
The several bills and salaries, due at Christmas,
were ordered to he paid.
The Thanks of the Court were unanimously
voted to the LORD MAYOR. ( for particulate, 4ec
the front 'a" the Paper.)
A Court of Common Council will be held to-
morrow, to consider a Motion for ereEting a no,nu-
ment, in Guildhall, to the Rotaiory of the late
Right Honourable WILLIA.ss PATT, and on over
business.

DAVID SCOTT, of Dunnicald, Esq. is returned
to serve in Parliament for the bosough of Yar-
mouth, in the room of Sir Honk POPII AY, Knt.
who, since his eleftion for the said borough, bath
accepted the office of Steward of His M LS
Manor of East Hendresl, ir. dor comity of Bert/a.
The Honourable Writ:to 61 La a, of %A bitehall.
in the County ut Midalesex, Lag. is returned
serve in Parliament for the Borough of Lenaninater,
in the room of the Honourable CH aa Las 11.1 NO* t at/
(now Lord KINNA I It 0). and One of the Peers of rite
I`nitel Ku:gdom.
Paris Pagers, to the 46th ult. have been receive'.
The Alonitc.ar contains no news ; but some of the
minor Paver., without statittg the result, went ni
that the hrench army, commanded bir General St.
Cr a, after having pas.i.4 the Neapolit an territory
had an adios with the army under the orders of tie
fansous Cardinal Burro, in which his heroic emi-
nence was alangerously wounded. Otior accounts
state, with every appearance ul truth, they the nary
bare possessed themselve, of the ('it, f N
ysleL
These Papers contain no tritier hurlligence worthy
of notice.
The Ga:ette of last ri;tr,ht centains an order in
CouLcil, allowing the importation or bread, door.
pease, Indian corn, butler, and live st. ~, into the
Island of Newfoundland, from say of the Terri-
tories belonging to the United Sates of Americs.
by British subjects, and :n Amish-built ships, to
the er.stpag seaoaa.