The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-17 00:00:00

TIIE L.ITE SlYnt3l.

IoCT. It.
The tremendous Aorta which happened 011 SO.-
illrday the nth hoe. has uccusiou.d considerable.da-
'nage amongst the shipping in the Mersey. Two
large ship* were driee.t up the River, and now lie
on the Lancashire side, nearly opposite to Himont
Park; one of them, the Alexander, of Liverpool,
Capt. Wade, lsound to the Brazils, had proceeded
oil her voyage as far us lloylake, where site was is
the greatest danger of being lost ; in her atte:npt to
get back, she was driven to the place where she
time hes, iii the sight dummy persons osseitililed at
the E.r.thhhm ferry-hotue;,all her masts were blown
overboariLasal the water broke over her in torrents.
The :spectators trembled fur the lives of her crew.
Mr. S:nith iirstairly gave permissiois for the packet
to attempt their relief; his bon, the master of the
packet, flew to hi, hosit,joiued by the hardy boat-
mesa belooging to the ferry, quid displayed at once
his humanity and skill, loy robbing fearlessly
through the rosining surge; soon, to the ioltisite
joy and ad • Athol of the beholds:4, the packet
was seen stationary alongside the wreak ; great was
their anxiety till they raw her again move toaards
Rastliam, where, however, after a display of skill
seldom equalled in &lie navigation of the 3lersey,
•atie arrived, with 6of the ship serews (all on board)
whom she had saved from the moat perilous shoo-
tion. The poor fellow's, haMstarved with cold. and
worn out with fatigne, were greeted with the most 1
litany welcome on their arrival at the Eastbiun
Ferry-home.
A great deal of damage was done on the same
E.y to ths shipping at Parkgate, and in the neje_
b airlieorl. The sloop Kiag George, M•Carthy nias-
loaded with coal, for Dublin, burst her cables
Beer House Hole, and was driven on the back
opposite Parkgate, where she was soon tilled, when '
her people, live in number, took to the rigging, hut
were soon extricated by the laudable exertions of
wtverel bailors at Parkgate, and were brought bare
on shore. The snoop Ardrnt, Mar gun master, also
with cools, for Dublin, ran on a bank oppoidte
Fliiit, and sunk ; her crew, consisting of four Men
and two boys, and a woman passenger, (excepting
oto of the boys, who was washed overboard) were.
r •cued and brought on shore, but the other poprl
b>y soon after expired. Notwitbstamling the res,
sil was not snore than a mile from the llintshire
shore, and there is a niost excellent revenue boat
belongitig to the port of Flint, none of the people
there attempted to render any assistance to the un-
fortunate 'pilferers, otherwise, in all probability,
one or both of the boys might have been saved.
Tie Perstreranre, Evans, from this port for
London, laden with cheese, got buck lee into 110 -
Like, ir.:d arrived at Parkgate, on Sunday.
Tile following vessels are on shore at Parkgate,

DeVare, Par, front Lrinikmderrr, la ballast, for Chester.
—Be,v 'llionipson, with tirolwr for the Royal Durk-yard,
P!) month, elismiisteil, with the hiss ocher rudder —Ptineres
Reynl, f.ew is, from Belfast, with linen cloth for Chemier
if.dr, which is all discharged; and the Seditions, 'Morgan,
with coal, for Ireland —The Experiment, from Belfast, a tits
linen*, fur Cliestir fair, is np as high at Shotwiek, and inn►

414arbarasof her cargo—The Latttc of Athol, I,:r of 31au
rackrt, a, fired at Parkgate, on Sonday I at, aftrr riding
oat the 2„-i!e, and strut:4lg ilvre or four tom. upon Ilio,U.
Ralik ; ot,r left I.tverpood oa Friday last, 0111;13 twt ea f6rty
And aft,, pyquenpwa, who are all wow well and hearty.

- Primers, Royal, and Beslairough, Park-
vete !whets, male out the gale on Saturday last,
in a capital style, owing to their being; well
found. His Majesty's yiklet Dorset, and the
Loftus, Parkgate packet, which icft Palliate on
Wednesday Mat, aro arrired safest itelybend.
The Fenny, of this part, Capt. is ,ufely
ar,ired in Douglas Bay, all well, atter weathering
the late treinesilionst and te, many fatal, .corm.
On Sotnnl,tv inoraing!duriii4 a (Irv:Anil rtorm
of wind, a stuck of (Annm, wo% Mown down in New
John-street, Liverpool, and a man who was unfortu-
nately passing by at the time, was killed on the
spot ; *ud a fishing-boat, with two young men in
her was esr.et in the river—one of then, was saved,
hat the other was unfortunately druisued.—/ For
further partiettlars see the last page.)

The following is u statement of the artistl state
of tlie•uirplitai of the Consolidated Fund triiviirds
the current service of the year, in the half yew
ended 10th October, in 1807 mud 1805, retiwct-

• ively
ou the lath Octoher, 1.107 • . . I tpltl,floo
Dedtict deficiescy on the sus July, to be Ma&
good

141,4100

Remahtea *molten, appllc.lle to the service of
the rat a e, 6-2,00•
Sams, Ortubor, 18011 :. . L 4,7 t,'oo
Redact dakteucy at 3th Jul) 4.oo,outio

Itcundar torplas applicable to the
grant of the year
With respect to the War Taxes thy prtetpect ie
not less favourable :
Their annainet in the quarter liett 6,404 .71r,
In the corresponding quarter sri last year, it was 0079,073
Tile net produce of the Property Tax paid into
the Earhciteri, is: the year eink.d loth Octo-
ber, 606, ..

1 1.1151,t1G0

• roinua,•.Esr. PAPERS.

PIiteCLAMATION
BY LIEUTEnANT-(.LA ERA L DOVE, COIIMANDINIL
THE TROOPS OF Ills DAFT.% N NIC •PIAJCSTY, FOR
TIME ISIDILDIAT SLCURITI AND TRANQUILLITY
or LISBON.

INHABITANTS or LMON—Your country is Iva-
cued, and you are rrstorell to freedom : your na-
tional flap; is flying in every quarter of the king-
dom, and Ins Excellency the Generrl-in-Chitif of
• the British army is anxious to establish your Civil
Government upon the same footing in which it
was left by your beloved Prinee, when assisted by
constant friends, of his peram and his throne, ha
escaped from Ins most insidious enemies. Without
losing a moment, we are endeavouring to effect
this measure, and to substitute a Civil Govern-
ment for the Military ; to accomplish which, how-
ever, some days will be requisite. In order, then,
that the evil disposed (if such there be) may not
convert true liberty into unbridled licentiousness,
and in order to avoid, in the present crisis, the ter-
rible consequences of such disorder, it belongs to
the Commander-in-Chief, and to those to whom he,
has immediately delegated the snperintendence of
the public tranquillity of this city, to watch, with
all vigilance, over its peace and quiet, and to give
security to the persons and property of its loyal and
worthy inhabitants. To (dair' this desirable end,
it will be necessary, fora short time, to maintain
strong guards, piquets, and patroles, in various di-
rections, in order. to. seize and take iiito custody
every person who shall attempt to disturb the pub-
lic peace.
You may rejoice. Inhabitants of Lisbon ! You .
have great cause for gladness; !URI your En.,;lish
friends, tiurticipating in your sentiments, rejoice
equally with you. Never let it be permitted, how-
ever, that the Pill disposed should thereby have au
opportunity of promoting insurrectimi or confusion.
But let them beware of such a design ! 'the most
vi4orous and effective means are prepared for sup-
pressing any attempt or this nature, and all who
may be guilty, shall be punished, recording to mi-
litary law, iu the too-t prompt, rigorous, and ex-
emplary manner ; and for the purpose of removing
every temptation to interrupt the prime of the city,
I prohibit,. unclor the present circumstances, the
entering the city with arms, OMd the wearing them
in the streets. All ions and taverns where wine or
spirituous liquors are sold iii small quantities, are,
for the same reie-on. required to he shut up at six
in the evening, aad not to open before sum-rise,
under the pain of imprisonment to the dealer,,, aint
forfeiture of their liquors.
Finally, I invite all persinis who possess any au-
thority or influence whatever, and whether included
or not in the body of the Magistracy, and more par-
titularly the Holy Ministers of Religion, to assist
-the Military Power in preserving the tranquillity of
the capital, until the intedi wished fur object of
seeing the Constituted Civil Authorities in the ex-
ercise of their functions be obtained. God save the
PRINCE REGENT ! ! Vera!
J. Hope, Lieutemot-General.