The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-23 00:00:00

lATELLICENCE.

Poictsstotren, noloara 211.
Arrival the Regalia transport, Dixon, from ti.yhin, sailed
211112 Api ; from the Cape, tid July, and from St. Helene,
13th Septentlier ; eleperieneed a dreadful shuck of thunder
and lightning whirls struck the ship, and knocked down
ever, maw that wall uu deck, our of the crew, John Martin,
was killed nn the spot, the main ruyal.miniv.liesil was split,
the royal and tup•gallaut masts rehili rat useless, the top-
mast 'haltered, and about two-thirds of the main-rna.it ear•
rigid eirtirely away, and the ataibuaril pump split ; for Roane
time the Hi-gulls was thought to hi. MI fire, being enveloped
in "mike, and smelling strongly of sulphur.
Arrived the Mary, Ford, from Sierra Leone, out 48 days,
sailed in company with the Dart schooner, from whom she
parted in a gale of *hid oil the Westeru Islands; also the
Seitossnder, from the West

Sailed the Vhslton, fur Bengal.
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Arrived the Partridge, Clarks,,,,, from Bombay ; sailed the
2d of July. The Cal YU, fur Liverpool, was, to sail on the
3.1 of July. The Columba, fur I. km, smiled 25th June.
The Partridge sailed from the Isle of France the 24 of
August, end from Cape of Good Hope Ist Sept. Al'.. ar-
rived the Jane, Rickards, from Harnham ; sailed Ath Sept.
On Nth Sept. ia lat. 15. 11. long. 4S. 15. experienced
a
ends fur a considerable time, on the 6th October, in Int. 41.
42. long. 30. spoke the Hope, Steele, (rum Liverpool to New
Vronswick, who supplied her with a tierce 0111014. The
Hope 'pole on the rith instant, a Danish brig horn St.
'homes s fur Copenhagen, who bad experienced a severe hur-
ricane, which laid the vessel on her beans ends and kept the
pumps going fur eight hours with four feet water io her hold.
Cm the 15th instant experienced a severe hurricsue from
S.S.W., a sea struck the vessel, which wished away nll the
Yuarter.deck rails, seamen's chests, the steering wheel, and
the man at the helm, leaving the deck a complete wreck.
IPALSIOUTIR, ocroeve 19.
Arrived the Lord Hobart packet, with a mail froM tie
Brasile last from Pernambuco, in five weeks.
The brig William, Pollock, which in ou shore near the
Manacle Rock, has nut been got off tu.day, notwithstanding
every exertion bas been used with empty casks, &c.; teid it
is feared, should it blow fresh from the southward or south-
east, she must go to pieces: stogies, &c. saved.

Nonni simian, ocroartt 19.
This afternoon, in a thick fog, the Union, Wright. of
Whitby, got upon the rocks trader Tynemouth Castle, and
bilged. A part of her sails it lauded, sod it is expected the
principal part of her materials and stores will be saved ;
but as the wind blows fresh from S.E. and a heavy sea is
coming on, It is doubtful that the vessel will become a
wreck.

BRI@TOL, OCTONIR IL.
The WOO., Phillips, from hence fur Barbados, gut on
shore in going down the titer this morning, shortly after
leaving the basin, mid is upon her beam-ends.
IPCNSANCR, OCTOBER 19.
The French chasse-marte, L'Olivier, which put iii here the
15th, is discharging ber cargo, being leaky.

NOWTROSZ, OClVialt
Arrived the Acorn, Bernie, sod the Levine, Born, from
Rim with wart of the crews of the Experiment and Rollos-
=amebas, lately wrecked in the Baltic—the crews saved, as
also the cargo aad materials of the Experiment.

DELL, ocrosett 21.
Sailed this day, at 1 p. n. the Lady Buringduo, Liriug.ton,
fur Buottity, &c.

Cause do-s;ei from the River. and sailed, the New Phoenix,
- for Trinidad ; Robert, Wrightson, fur Seville; Janes,
Postlewai te, for Jamaica ; Pilgrim, Proper, fur St. Viucent'v;
Equity, Starr, for Leghorn; Merry, -., for Barbadors;
Alexander, Cummias. for Marseilles; Richard and Johu,
- fur Trieste; Lord Cochrane, Ardlie, for Bombay;
Arundel!, -, for Grenada; and Catharine, Waller, for
Sierra Leone.

AMERICAN NAVY.
[/ROY LW 41.111lICAN TAM.]

As same inaccurate statements have been made of the amount
of the United States' Navy, we have extracted from the
Akita list, published at Washington daring the last &I.
111011 of Congress, the following:—
.

There are four 74's uu ebe stocks, besides 'frigates and
smaller vessels.

Those ',hips iu Italics arc nn the Lakes, and are nut cou-
vidercd as making a part of Mr Navy.

The Regent, JAMESON, of London, was wrecked
the 4th September, on the island of St. Anna,
•on her voyage from 'Pernambuco Tar Maranhao',
the Ppecie and two men lost.

Noires-WELT EAPEDITION.—EIttriet Orli letter
from Mr. WI1.1.1&14 HURST. Molarr of ti4e ahip
Arid, to his owners, Mesas. HAMMOND cud SMITH,
dated Stronstiesis, October 8 :-
44 A beat, gak`ranse on on the Oth of Angina from the
southward, sad we got close beset amongst heavy flaws of
tee, where we were detained till the 3,1 of September, with.
out any possiblity of getting out. The ship was in great
danger while we were beset. but happily we escaped clear
off; and I observed in tat 76.8. N. and there found an open
sea. We stood off to the westward fur 12 hoar'', and met
with Ito fro. The Discovery ships got out of sight of us
about the middle of August ; and, from the appearauee it
had when we left the ice, I doubt sot but they may And their
wished-fur passage."

When
Naas: and force. built Where built. State 4. condition.
V' cap-
tured
independence.. 74 1814 Roston
Franklin
Washington-- 74 181 Portsmouth..
Chippewa 74 .... Sac. /hr..... On the stocks.
New Orleans 94
Plattsburp .. • •1
Constitution 44 1797 Belton Hull in good order.
Cuerriere ...... 44 1814 Philadelphia ln service.
Java
United States .. 44 1797 Philadelphia.. la service.
Superior ...... • ... Sae. liar.... .
Constellation 1797 Baltimore,— In service.
Congress • .... Ports. N.
Macedonian .... 3 1812 England ..... Hull in good order.
Mohnich 32 1814 Sac. In good order.
• Condance 3 e. 1814
General Pan.. 24 1813
Saratoga 24 .... Vergennes-- In glond ardor.
Cyanne 24 e. 1815 !trot:Ale.
Lawrimef 21 1813 Erie Sunk.
Detroit 1
Erie l. .... In sorties.
Hornet
Jo:firms 1$ .... Sac. Har...... lu good order.
Jones 18
Madison lB
Oneida
Niagara lB 181 Erie Receiving vessel.
Ontspie lB 1809 Baltimore..... In service.
Peacock
Fulton Ist .• I 481
J ordinary.
Boner 1 1815 Hartford .... In service.
Linnet.
Saranac
Sylph l. 1813 Sac. Har.....
Orson Charlotte 14 e 1813
Ticonderoga ... 14 1814
Alert, moreship. c. 181 . ......' In service.

The Asp. Dispatch, 2 guns; Enterprise bowb; Firebrand
rick 41; hornet sch. 6; Lynx, b; Nonsuch, 6; and Purcu-
pine,l, are in service. The Lady of the Lake, 1, in good
order; the Spiithe suit Vesuvius bombs at e condemned. The
Vengeance unfit fur service.