The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-06 00:00:00

PRESENT TO GENERAL BOLIVAR.

The National IntelligTorcr gives the following account
of a present which is preparing at Washington for the Li-
berator Bolivar. It will be confided to the Colombian Mi-
nister, through the hands of General Lafayette, who will
shortly visit that capital :
This compliment will consist of two articles—a medal, I
which was given by the city of Williamsburg, the ancient
capital of Virginia, to the ancestor of the present donor, I
the Lady of ‘Vashington, in commemoration of the
cues and services of her illustrious husband, in the war of
independence. The medal is of the purest gold, weigh-
ing upwards of an ounce, and has ern;,-raved, on one side,
the genius of American liberty, represented by Wisdom I
and Valour: legend " Virlate et Lahore
.florent Respobli-
ow." City of Williamsburg. On the reverse is seen an
armed warrior, who has thrown aside his shield, and is in
the act of piercing with a lance a crowned lion, which
rushes to destroy him. Above the warrior appears the
American Constellation of Thirteen Slits, with the legend,
" /a hoc sign() rinces."
There is added to this memorial, a portrait of the great
Chief 4 largest sized miniature, executed by the celebrated
Field, in his best style, from a painting by Stuart. In the
back part of the picture is enclosed a lock of the Patri-
'arch's hair, of the same description as that now worn in
the ring of Lafayette, and encircled by a wreath of the
Roman laurel, the legend sitrply " Paler Patrice ; and
the inscription—" Auctoris Libertatis Amcricante in Sep-
tentrione bane imagincm dat Filius ejus adoptatus. Ili qui
gloriam similem in Austro adoptus est."

His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived at
his residence in Park-lane, on Thursday evening, after
staying three weeks at Cheltenham.
The Icing of the Netherlands has appointed Mr. John
Mildest to be Consul for that country at Alvarado and
Vera Cruz.

Letters were received yesterday by the Licn schooner
front Alvarado of ltith 3une, and from Mexico of 4th
June; they contain nothing political of much interest.
Trade was extremely dull, and the exchange rising, at 50d.
per dr. At Alvarado had arrived the Netherland vessel,
Koning der Nederlanden, Capt. Landberg, from Rotterdam,
on account of the Dutch Trading Company.
A letter from Lima states, that the Liberator has opened
his trenches at Bellavista, a small village within range
of cannon-shot from the Castle of Callaa, and succeeded
in planting a considerable number of heavy ordnance.
This leaves little doubt that Rodil would be compelled
to surrender.

Letters from Barbadoes state that a public company was I
in agitation, for the purpose of navigating through all the
Islands, and to the coast of Colombia, &c. by steam.
Letters from Barbadoes state, that they have now too
much rain. The coming crops, however, look very pro-
mising.
From St: Thomas's, we have letters of
July. A report is current there that at Martinique a French
fleet had arrived of twenty-two sail, amongst which were
fourteen frigates, and had again set sail for a destination as
yet unknown. Many reports of this sort have been floating
in the West India Islands without any foundation.
The letters by the Malta packet that arrived yesterday
are of an old date, and consequently bring no political in-
telligence that we had not previously received.
Extract of a letter dated, dated Malta, June 21 ;—" It
is understood that Government have determined on abo-
' fishing the custom-house, and placing the trade of Malta
on the same free footing as that of Gibraltar. Various
other changes which have hitherto pressed upon the com-
merce of the island are also about to be reduced."
His Majesty's ship Andromache, which ban arrived at
Portsmouth from the Cape of Good Hope, brings accounts
to the Ist of June. The Samarang sloop of war had arrived
from England the preceding day, bringing 300,000/. in
specie, with despatches for the Governor. Their contents
had not transpired ; but it was generally believed that Lord
Charles Somerset was recalled. On the 23d of May a fire
broke out in the stores of a Mr. De Smitz, and consumed
the whole, with a vast stock of pitch and tar contained
therein. The fire also communicated to a store adjoining,
and destroyed a larve quantity of wine and brandy. A
new dock and breakwater" were immediately to be com-
menced, front a design given by Captain Knox. A sargo
of convicts was daily expected at Table Bay, to begin the
works. On the iStlt of May the Margaret arrived from
England,w4ll accounts of the reduction of duties on foreign
wines, which imagine had caused in England a total stag-
nation in the sale of Cape wines. Tile news had caused
the greatest consternation among the Colonists, the stap'el
conanorli:j of the Colony being wine.