The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-07 00:00:00

VENNZUELA.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF BAR-
CELONA BY THE ARMS OF THE REPUBLIC,
AND OF THE SIEGE OF CUMANA.

JL'AK Glinsuo. MAUD OF MILaGIaITA.
JULY Sis. itil9.

I now communicate to you intelligence of the
highly importimt achievement of the capture of Bar-
celona, by Gen. erdaneta. Oar squadron, COM pOl.
ect of fifteen ships of war, is at this moment block-
ading Cumin., in which is shat rip the Spauish
equadrou, of six large vessels, among which is the
IVttaph•, and also eight &chem. These ships will
all undoubtedly fall into our hands. The Spaniards
never could believe that such so expedition would
sail from Margarita ; but they hate been undeceir-
ed, to their utter astonishment.
TRINIDAD, AUGUST 4. 1819.
There is arrived here • haunch from Margarita
tin eleven days, which centrals the sews •f the cap-

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Commodore Perry, of the United States naval
service, has gone ■s Commiss;oner from that Go-
vernment to Angostura. From the mouth of the
Orinoco. hr sent hack hither hia sloop of war, the
Joh* Adams, and he ascends the river in $ schooner
belonging to the United Stater. It is certain thit
his commission is highly favourable to the cause of
Venezuela, and that he afterwards goes to Buenos
Ayres.

E 3RITIStI PRESS.

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tare of Barcelona by the troops which sailed thence , Limitary," thought proper Ilk to death ; not
'under the orders of General Urdaneta. The for- *gold we. with less admiration'sten to a Banister
tress of the Morro was taken by assault, on the I t.ti eg to the Coot an estimate of the differ-
Leith of July.•with all its garrison ; and three Spit: i lace is value, in the eye of the law, between " the
nish ships, Which risme with troops in aid of-the head of a constable" and " the head of a radical re.
plare, were taken. The capture of the Morro was former." If the excellence of rival heads, however,
effected by Colonel Ursler, with 300 British and i were to be ascertaino.d by Ilseir letavintst, we know
German trwops end with the loss of only two 01E- l of no radical, constable, or even M.gistrate, that
cent and eleven soldiers. Ole the 45th, the British could pretend to a much more valuable cranium
and Margaritan troops disernbsrked to the lee- than must be enjoyed by the writer of such obser.
ward of Cantons, which place they at this moment Tattoos as we have just quoted.
besiege.

The public begin to lour with anxiety for the
meeting of Prolitiment, in the hope that some steps
would be adopted for ascertaining the real state of
the country. If the Ministers really feel the alarm
which they and their partisans raret, it is sae.
prising that they do not solicit the assi►tance of the
great Councils of the reulan to assist them in such a
perilous emergency. From the experience they have
already had of the temper and disposition of the
present Parliament, they cannot apprehend any
serious opposition to any measures they might
think proper to propose; and undoubtedly in the
present frelitig of the country, the Ministers
would require every support that could he derived
from the Legislature. Never on any forme► occa-
sion were the remonstrances of the people at the
conduct of the Ministers ►n loud and nniverssl as at
present ; every independent man in England con.
demos them for their ready npprovul of the proceed-
tugs at Manchester, and earnestly demands a severe
inquiry judo the fatal events of the 16th of August.
This demand would un doubt he reiterated in the
House of Commons, but even this assurance ought

the rather to induce Ministers to sumni,in Parlia-
ment, as it it would afford them an opportunity of
submitting to the world the reasons that warranted
them in adopting a course that now appears mark-
ed with precipitancy and rsislinesv.

The Paris Papers of Sunday, which became due
yesterday, had not arrived when thw Paper was
put to press.

Papers by the Ilamburgh Mail which bar or.
rived. state that the rantieatirms of the Convention
for the arrangement of the iiilreitllCES between
Sweden and Denmark have bees. formally ex-
changed. The following are extracts :

lIAMISVP.ON, • EPTIMSTR 2S.
By private accounts from Stockholm of the 21st, we have
received the following authentic informatiou :
" Yesterday morning the Ratifications of the Convention
fur the arrangesneet of the differences between Sweden sad
Denmark, concluded by the negotiations of Lord Street-
ford, •oder the mediation of Great Britain, were formally
exchanged between the Plempoteutirates of the two parties,
in the bower of his Excellency in this city, and it is to be
expected that the Convention itself will be published is •
few days."
Msj•aty the Rise of Sweden end Prior, Oscar are
every where received on their tone in Sweden wish every ex-
preusiou of loyal enthusiasm. At Eaten, they descended into
the great mine, where the Royal Ball, as it is called, 100
fathoms 9indrr eruiniii, was illuminated with I,oon wax
taiars. On the 17th they left Etter°, and proceeded fur-
ther to the north.

OTOCII:1101,f. tgarrEmara 17.
His Majesty the Emperor Alt xasJer Las aertveit at Abot
os hie retsina (ruin Tomes.

11ANOVelt, surramurca 25.

The Prince Regent has had the Laud;eler in Hanover 'h.
rainiest(' by 18 battalions; each of the new frgimen to of ca-
valry which are still kept up costs aunually 150,000 rut
dollars.

C.otint Mauler is still et his seat of Dettabere. He will
come again to Hanover betty, he toluene he London.

Yesterday the VRiNCE REGF:NT brit ■ Court at
Carlton-Muse, which was attended by the Mar.
gins of IitADEORT, UP Lord of the Bedchamber;
Right Hon. Mr. Rut.t.ta. Clerk of the Council;
Right /I.m. N. VANstrcsac, Right Hon. Mr,
RYDER, Right Mr. I?Ano'r, and the Right
lion. Mr. l's:EL. Lord Sit:mouth and Lord nos-
LAND had audiences with the PRIMES RtGENT,
when Lord (101.111.4 tr presented a Petition to his
Royal High:Jets from Nottingliiim.
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire has acceded to
the Requisition ineserineel to him, requesting him to
call a Meetitig of the Nubility, Gentry. Clergy,
and Freeholders of the County, for the purpose
of demanding an inquiry into the transactions
of the 16111 of August, at Manchester, and 6zed
Thursday, the 14th instant. for said Meeting. same
to be held at the Castle of York. at twelve o'clock.
The Paris Papers state. that the port of St. Va-
lery hue sent out 22 vessels, manned with about
600 seamen, to fish upon the eastern and northern
coast of Scotland.

The following is an extract from • private letter
from Jamaica Two British subjects, John
Hudson and John Jones. weir turd tinder a Special
Communion in Jamaica on the 29ili of July last,
for having. in violas of the laws for the abolition
of the Slave Trade, brought some African negroes
to that island, for the purpose of disposing of them
as slaves. The prisoners were both found
and sentenced to transportation ; the former for
seven years, and the hitter 'Or three years. This
was the first trial of the kind that had taken
place in Jamaica ; and it scents but just to that
colony to publish the folliming extract from the
charge pronounced mime, this occasion to the Grand
Jury, by his Excellency the Lieutemint.Governor,
and of the dignified delivery of which charge the
Jamaica Papery spruk «nth great admiration :—'
cannot dmregerd so suitable an occasion as the pre.
rent, for declaring my implicit conviction, that in
Jamaica those laws have been stonily mud scrupu.
lousily fulfilled. The length of tune during which
I have here held it public station. must have allow-
ed me the means and opportunities for observation ;
and it is from the experience and information thus
obtained, that l feel a) self bound so =site this
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