The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLICEIVCE.

Poirismoven. Of:TIMM A.
Passed by for London the Prime Regent, Clifford, from
Bengal ; sailed 11th May; ea 4th June spoke ibis Mengel,
—, from Calcutta for Liverpool, all well; also passed by
Ike Under' packet, fr•im &Nina fur London.
Arrived Ike Surrey, Rains, from the DONISs with convicts
for New Surlb Wain.
PLYIIIOOTIC OCTOara 7.
Came in the Sappho, Hall. front Bombay for London, after
a passage of four month■ and 14 days; Minerva transport,
Jenson's, from Barbadues for Chatham, in 36 days, with iu-
valid troops...bulb are expected to sail Ibis everileg.

uvenvool.. ocvonas 7.
Arrived the Se•firrth, Crosby, from Bombay ; sailed 21st
May. On Aegest 26, in lat. 21. 30. N. 10ng.22. 30. W.
about an hour before daylight, when standing under easy
sail to the N.N.W. • vessel commenced firing •crosa our
hawse and over the mast heads; when there was salScieut
day-light perceived her to be • brig ; hoisted our colours, ou
which she made all sail fur us, giving as a shot occasionally,
but chewed no colours twill about six o'clock n.m. when
she hoisted an Enlists blue ensign ; coding that she
gained on tea, and that we could not evade her, we
shortened sail, and prepared the hest means for defending
the ship. She came up on our weather side, hauled down
the English ensign, and hoisted one resembling Spanish;
hailed us to kuuw from whence we came, and where bound,
both of which question., we refused to answer, and at the
some time told him we could nutrecognise his colours, and
that if be did Dot haul them down, we should fire auto him:
he did so, lowered • boat down, hoisted Portuguese colours,
and said he wished to board us; this we also refused him;
we edged away gradually, she up boat and hauled her
wind, and at eleven o'clock lost sight of her. Sbe is a
long low brig, about 330 tons, nine ports on each side,
and a lung gun in inidships; her larboard side painted
►ed, with two white usouldiurs, sod her starboard side •
brood yellow street. His Majesty's ship F lie, inform.
rd us, that five days previous the St. Helena packet had been
plundered near the Equator.-04 3d September, I. hit 1;4.
N. lung. 28. W. smite the Liverpool, from Calc•tt•' for Li.
verpoul--sailed 9th May: the Roscoe, sod the Fletcher, fee
Liverpool, were to sail iu 10 days.
DRAT, OCTOBER O.
Case down from the River and sailed, the Providence,
Moon, for the Cape and Madras.
Sailed the Dulpbiu Dutch frigate, for Africa and the West
Indies.
Remain in the Downs the Severn and *alert ; Thetis,
Yarrow, for orders; and Findlay, Harris, for Sierra Lowe,
waits for passengers.
lEvaiwau., SEPTZMBRI 30.
The Rate, Warren, of and for Bristol, from St. Peters.
burgh, was driven en abort on the island of North Ronald.
Hay, on the 25th instant : cargo expected to be saved, but
the vessel will be • complete wreck; the Mate drowned.

WORTH lIIIIILDI, OCTOSER S.
The Jane, Cattliness, that on Saturday got upon the Ruck-
bead, near to the Spanish battery, after casting nearly the
whole ..f her cargo of coals overboard, was, after great am-
tioas, fluUed off, and brought into this harbour.

The following were elected Magistrates of Ayr
on the sth instant :—_

William Cowan, F-sq. Provost ; John Aitken, Esq. and
Peter llPTaggert,inn. Esq. Rallies; lulus Sloan, Esq. Dean
of Guild; and David Gib..., Treasurer.

A letter from Buffalo, dated September 1, says—
" Lord SELICIRS arrived iii this village on Sunday
last, and will leave here in the steam-boat for Sand-
wich to take his trial. A number of the Stock-
bridge tribe of Indians passed through this plaice
last week, with their families., on their way to White
River, Indiana, where they awn a ine track of
laud, on which several of their tribe have already
settled."

Some of the German Universities have refused
admission within their walls to the refractory stu-
dents of Gottingen. Many of them have been re-
gistered in those of Jens. Leipsic, and Berlin.
It is rumoured in Berlin that the Baron Da
HUMBOLDT, the Prussian Minister in England,
purposes to renounce his present situation, and re-
tire to his estate of Tegel, near Berlin. The
Count Ds GWEISENEAU had been mentioned as
his successor at the Court of St. James's, but he
has been appointed Governor-of
Extract of a letteffrom Trinidad, dated 26th of
August It appears that the Spanish Royalist
cruisers, in this Gulf of Paris, having, for some
time past, given considerable annoyance to the Bri-
tish, as well as other vessels, trading between this
Island and the river Oroiroco, particularly from
Angostura; the Independent Admiral Batort, and
his squadron, had arrived at Gui►ia, a small town
-in the Gulf for the purpose, as it is said, of
6 muting out the gallant tars of the beloved Fawn-
NAND.' Guiria is, we understand, not more than
live hours sail from the harbour of Port Spain.
Trinidad has been the scene -of much bloodshed,
during the present struggle between Old Spain and
her subjects ►n South America; and is regarded, by
both Royalists and 'lndependents, as a place of no
inconsiderable consequence, eim •of defence or
strength, but as a depot fur implements of war and
supplies, whence they may be sent into the interior
wit heat any great risk."
There is a rumour afloat that the Emperor
A r.tsx.tN DER bin conic to an understanding silk the
French Government respecting the disposal of the
materiel of his army to France. lie intend., it is
said, to ►e-convey the men to Russia by sea, leaving
the horses, with their full mountings, aid hisguns,
&c. in France, where they are much wanted. Wish
all these he is amply provided at home ; and as he
receives a grand price for what lie disposes of to the
French, and the ciiiileynsice of his troops by sea
pill be less expensive than marching slit4u over
the arrangement is considered to be for the
adr.u,taie of both parties.