The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENUE.

JAS. 45.

Arrived the Shipley, Afonerief, fr,itti Batavia, for orders;
•ailed 12th October, in conipaity with the Morley, of Lon-
don, and an America,, •hip and brig bound to Hatband.
The Ocean, Captain Johnston, sailed two days previous for
the Isle of France, with a cargo. Ikrt at BALIVIS the I'oll-
- ships, viz. !Niter' •ut, Dames, Wellitectuti, Tot-
ham, Broatborneberry, and Ellagil. The Toile:ion was
ehartereal fur Europe at 71. per tun; the Broxltornelperry
and Enna were also chartered to go and Wail at Saws.
rang. The Shipley spoke on J4th November, off the ('ape,
the Friendship, front Ltniton, hound to Now South Wales,
with convicts; also the St. Aim, Crosby, from Loudon to
Jamaica, all well.

PLVMOUTII, JAN. 23.
Arrived the Aheona, Main, from Portsmouth, iu ballast ;
and the Charlotte, Barnet, Ginn Falmoiath.
JAN. 24.
Caw iu the Dutch ship Java, bound to the East Indira.
PALMOUTIt, JAN.
the Duke of Kent picket, for Lisbon, and Speedy packet,
for the Brazils, have gone into the roads.

HARWICH, JAW. 62;..
Folded the Prince of Orange packet, with a wiati fur Hol-
land.

MAI., JAM. er,

Yesterday the wind got round to the northward, and the
whole of the ositwartl-boond have sailed, except the Queen,
riolt, %Lich %hip reinaiiis to repair her fure.yard.
('ante down from the River, the Juliana, --, for Retavia.

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Arrived to-day the Louisa, Pearson, from Medina ; nud
Wslam, Ilohio►ou, from Naha.
S.,kd the Queen, Fiuti, fur Jamaica.
t.sucetPool., JAN. 24.
Arrived the Ganges, Clapham, at Calcutta, from this port,
in 101 days.

ILFRACOMBE, JAY. 24.

The Lora Nelson, 31as, from Cork to Pens:Hire and Fals
mouth, with a general cargo, was last night lowed into this
harbour by a pilot skiff, with loss of her mainsail, foresail,
and other damage.

PORT fiLASGOW. JAN 23.
Arrived the Aurora. 3'K fruw Howikwas,
been fired at, and detained live lonics on the 29th of Novem-
ber, in lat. 29 N. long. 7.5. 3n. W. l.y the Patriot privateer
slexirim Congress, Comm idurc Parker. alio pot uu hoard
the vino rcargo, mower, and mute of the Spaususlo brig Ma_
Ilona Mercura, from Santa Nlarilat, for Barcelona. which they
had captured two dart pri ',ions, and scot for Amelia bland.

An official document by command of his Royal
flit ht ,s the PRINCE REGENT, and signed " PAL-
MERSTON," is HOW issued 1.1001 the. War-Odice,
authorising the provision of the hollowing articles of
necessaries for regiments of infantry, viz.
one shut, one clothes brush, one button-brush and stick,
knife, hick. and nr with ease, nacsii.dish and cover, in
addition to those already rcquiri by theirs to he furnished;
and the said additinnal articles are to be considered as form.
inz part of the in ceasarics with which soldiers of infantry
are to he provided. and slur same to lie paid fier by stoppagi-J
for that purpose out of their pay and allowances.

Ite;tort says it is intended, we lied, not only to
reduce the lemaiiiirig Second battalions and Co-
lonial regiment,, bid in addition to florin ten re-
gimenta of the her, fire of cavalry, including the
'24th and .4.5t1i regiments Wore ordered home Isom
111111il, two battalions of artillery, mid one of eh-
glovers; lieenles which, there will be !mind re.
duct in every regiment sit home, both of the
men and officers. In the Medical and Ordnance
Departmentb Wpm there will be considerable re-
ductions, as well its in the different Staffs and
dorms, SO as to snake a total reduction of molly
thiPy Unmeant! men.

ISH EEP SKINS.

Polka
.. ...... 5% 6.1 to is Oa

COAL MAttfiliT, tNl:alti '2l;.
ipp at Market. Shoos Sold. Price.
761 Newcastle ...... 14 .... 31i. 64. to 44a 03.
13 Sunderland

AIiRICI!
t.Tvor.--The state of the country is evi-
dently improving very fast. The inquiry after farms
that are not very much rack-rented has left not
many fattens utile', and the present prices of grain
are such that no reasonable farmer can complain of
his profit, ; while the state of the founts hal infloced
numbers of monied men to become put ciiasi rs rf
land.