The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1811-11-20 00:00:00

CArTURE Gl' PELICAN SCHOONER.

We have been favoured with the Marston Chro-
nicle 4,t the '2lst September, wlu+b contains the
tuil+.wing account of the capture of the relicaia
schooner

" The Pelican schooner, Captain Denham. ar-
rived at Port Royal late on Thursday night. On
Tuesday evenit:..4 In.', aloes! list k, she fell
in with a Fre: ch privateer to the eastward of
Alligator Pond, which first chewed British and
*ltem:mils French colon, ; on action com-
menced, which was severely contested by the Pe-
lican for three quarters of an boar, when the priva-
teer hating brought her how to bear ou that of the
Pelican, poured grape-,hot, together with their
musketry, into the latter, and then boarded ; at
which time Captain Denham and thirteen of his
crew were wounded, and the remainder were
compelled to give way to superior numbers.—
Captain Denham deft:tided his,veasel with the
greteest gallantry, and we lament to state that he
is &lE.:funnily wounded, hovisig received a ac
contusion on his heads ntseket shot through his arm,
cod one of Inc thighs broken. His crew consulted
of cif,. men and boys. cud there were also 11 port-
sellers or board—!he whole Spaniards, himself,
Mr. Middleton, and Mr. Shannon (passengers) ex-
cepted; the latter gentleman likewise wait wounded.
The privateer is the illinengo. of R guns, hut hav-
ing oily ti mounted. fuar 9 cod two I e-pounders,
the latter on pivots, aod having • crew Of 74) men,
French, Americans, Spaniards. aud•a few
men. file Morentro had two men killed and 17
wounded. The Pelican none killed stud 14 wound-
of whom several are rltileCtrii to 4w; they were
conveyed to the Naval Ilnpital, where every cafe
and attention has beeii paid to them.
The me,eese. after dark, bore mil with the
Pelican to the sorthwaid, and on Wednesday nowise
tog battled down the sods of both veserls, and orcu-
pied the whole of that day in plundering the Peti-
t a 14.. taking out all the specie on board, amounting
to 80,1190 dollars, of which cc fear little is insured.
Site also took two of her guns. 9-pounders, together
with her provisions, stock, and greatest part at her
reiiiipitirists,antlprewrinr Ina g 4-I,•under eirPtherrd;
snipped the passengers of the a note of their priperty,
not leaving them even • change of clothes. Oii Wed-
ne.day evening they gave eip the vessel when she p.n.
ceeded for this port. The 31arengu did nut INN kr
sail while the Pelican wapiti sight. They said t• at
they iiiteuded waiting for souther vessel, supposed
to he the Fernand,' Septaino, bin it is the mouton of
the passengers that she wrist to windward.
" They doted. that they had I..rt!v raptured •
packet born Crifizi bound to the I lava.naln, and
that tatty hod killed or wounded upwards of JO of
leer men."

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On Nlonfiny last. ■ numerous meeting of the
keepers of eating-houses sod cook.iliops. nes coo-
veiled. in comeirelice ill Olaf ZOO informations
hiring been I P ,Lt ARNIM ti.,10 for Wiling liter,
or priiiiitiing it to be sold to their houses, with.
not h•wg leceisred, thereby nicer/tog the p►nalty 4.1
2.)1. for each uffenee, which hot beets lately lesiril
oil Mr. An treason. of Drun••laae, in the mitigated
ltd. These informations orignisted from
•cent decmason of die Magistrate. es th► (•Isaac
in the Act of the 3;.h of hoi premut NlaJesty,
c.p. 1:3, the wettish,r or which rept ills ill pre.
rediag statutes. and enacts •• that from arid after
Ilse Guth of Sept. 1795, if any person shall sell ale
or beer, Or soy oilier eaciseible hipors, by re-
tail, or sissll permit or stiffer any ale or beer. or
any other esciteable liquor. to be sold by retail in
hi., her, or their house, Ike. 'whom tieing hectored
so to do. sod theveof be dilly convicted. every such
present so offending, shall for ree►m such .(truer.
forfeit sod pay the sons of twenty
From the statement of wrf (61 it...airmen, it ap.
pears. that in tome instances three end Mar infer.
muttons have heels lodged sg omit Intl 'ideals. .4
the ronsequenee hashers to dncnt•uou- the supple
of porter to their eo•tonsers, ell hough without prom•
to themselves. or ally edvai.ce opol the
price of !Id p.r pint. Mr. (:ate it the Chair-
man. sampsittsi the propriety al tniketts •p 1 •.
ti'. a the Treasury Board. to wont s easpentioe.
of •he powers of the Art eotnl the snettiali of Per.
Icemen, ; 'she's they sabred I. petition fee 'the lois
terferessee of the Legislature. to aleddy she elsoote,
%seers! resoled:non love sni,,ind
tote ter ewe eewev
•feeteal leeway altsiast the e►ils renl•sug hem
t►e late lertiecediar.

To the ED! 10,1,ordii BRITISH PRESS.

Six—l think it :tett tat remind year reader% that
vu Wednes bay ire lath. *Witt silt in the t venipg,
an approach of eo Ilatni to the Comet will be mot
oil worthy of attention. Mass is not far from the
saute po,ition. Tile vivid iiKhtning, on hide,. even-
inay hove induced spine to thiA fiat the
Comet w.tti I of it. I WOlll4l neither abfi,rts
our deny, that so,ne of the most pittitied part 01 the
hahl may hare met witit our atiti“apherr., and pr..
,illee.l auch corot:•ation.. flit Ido not think it
necessary to travel a.. 'cry for, and to 141, heyw.d•he
year. Leyund the S ilar way, ralra "'mu Sish.lque
vial, to account Cm.a r/le/iodietioll which. even at tills
part of the year, is cur from err) uncommon, and for
which we hate .orli abundant materials at bore,.

know not what use you may that ma Ir ..1 my.
former tuiunitinicatious, hot 1 might to r. r,
in calculating 'he attraction old Comet se hirve
the 5111011, at ten' milli us of tulle% I inailiteriendy
took the chtcs, itistead of the opiates, of the dii.
taster..

You will, therefore, he so good to ,ulaaitute the
square of 49, which is 1,60 u. The propowou of
this to one, represents the sotraction of the MID
compared with thst of • Coma of the fume iltaiwett c
and such distance from 134.

I apprehend iu about three weeks the Comet will
be v,ry near the Moon, at suti-se•. Ilut till • e
lose it ot,t of our latitude, I am lint uppirlw,tsi,e
of ally very considerable of !iris. tic-
yorid what has constantly been occastuurd by cite
increased light of the Moon.
I am yours, &c.
Frosty's, 17th Nor. tact. C t r rt. Lorrr.