The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-15 00:00:00

IVAYAL INTELLIGENCE.

poarsmouTH, ins. J.
Yesterday arrived at Spithead his Majesty's ship
An ow, of 30 guns, Capt. Vincent, from the Downs,
and remains with the Neptune, Blanche, bit, Loire,
yiniaz,m, Dryad, Cerberus, orgiana, :Port Mahon,
and Krtr.
His Majesty's ship Calcutta, of 56 guns, Capt.
Woodruff, bound to this port, and thee to New
South Wales, having, from the late easterly gales
and thick weather, overshot her 4istance, bore up
for Plymouth, but is now hourly excected to arrive
at Spithead.
FEBRUARY 13.

Remains at St. Helens, his Majesty's ship Le
Hercule, of 74 guns, bound upon foreign service.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Ccrberw, for Chathatn.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Calcutta, from Ply-
mouth ; C.bichester from Halifax ; Woolwich, from
Jama;ca, and Starling from the 'Westward, and re-
main at Spithead, with his Majesty'L. ships as per
last. Wind S. W. thick weather.

The Cliche:ter has been put in quarantine by spe-
cial orders waiting for her at this port ; but we
arc happy to say she has no sick on board.
The following ships of the line, now in ordinary
at this port, arc ordered to be docked, and taken in
hand without delay.: the Magnficent, Vengeance,
Brunswick, Defiance, and Zealous.
It is reported that his Majesty's ship Diamond, of
38 guns, Capt. Elphinstone, is appointed to take
ont her late gallant commander, Str Sydney Smith,
to Egypt, ou a special embassy.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 12.

Arrived the Caryfart frigate from the Eastward,
and the Belroir Castle from Valentia. Sailed the
Grikagia man of war.

FALMOUTH., FEE. 11.
Arrived this day ihe jemmy and Sally sloop,
Young, from Liverpool, for this port, v‘ ith bale
goods, earthenware, &c. ; the brig Belvoir Castle,
}:vans, with fruit from Barcelona, for orders, eight
weeks passage from Gibraltar; and the Dide of
Marlborough packet, Bull, with Mails, from the
Leewards Island.—Passengers by her are, Samuel
Martin, Esq. Mr. J. W. Dort-, and Mr. and Mrs.
Sharp; they left Tortola on the 10th ult. and on
the 10th inst. in latitude 49. 28. long. 9. 13 west,
spoke the schooner Reherea, Sinclair, from Liver-
pool, bound to Lisbon, out six days, all well.
Yesterday arrived the aesenjeld packet, Blight,
with mails from America, after a passage of thirty-
one days from New York : left there the Leicerter
packet, Sharp, with mails from hence. Passengers
by the Chritecneld were Charles Williamson, Esq.
Mr. Richard Price and son, Mr. Aquila Brown,
Mr. Thomas Glynn, Mr. T. Cooper, and Mr. Xavier
Antonio Prince.

The Wahinghans and Prince of Wales packets, from
Lisbon, ,and the Princess Elizabeth packet, with mails
from Jamaica, are hourly ex-pdted.
The Prince Adeltbay, with two mails for Lisbon,
and. the Armband (packets), with mails for America,
sail the first favourable wind.

DOVER, FEB. 12.

Arrived the Two Friend, passage-vessel, Capt.
Gillet, with mail and passengers from Calais.: Also
the At passage-vessel, Capt. Bael, with passen-
gers from Calais.
Sailed this afternoon the Auckland packet, with
mail and passengers for Calais ; Cie brig Symmetry,
,of Scarbro', with.coals for liavre de Grace; and a
French ves.el, La Petite licking, laden with zish and
salt for Ostend.

FEBRUARY 13.

The Aflive passage-vessel, Capt. J. Hamilton,
will .sail early to-morrow morning with Mr. Chi-
chester and family, brother of Sir John Chichester.

DEAL, FEB. 13.

Wind S. W. blows hard, with rain.—Arrived and
sailed for the River the Brothers' Barr, from Jamaica,
and the Britannia from Cork. Arrived the Necersity
French man of war, from llochfort.
Passed by, for London, the Nile, Swinton, from
China.