The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-03 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPP.

A Morning Paper gives the following statement of Mel-
stirs pursued against the press at the Cape :
Ii hen Mr. Grigg arrived at the colony in lin, he found the
stare of the preas mesa degrading; not a single article allowed to
rearate hem any but the Government press. The inhabitants,
knowing it was .3lr. Greig's object to establish an independent '
jahrnal, el-Arrant Into to commence, a- cl promised him support.
lie Fres:lord a memorial to the Governor, and had ta.,) audiences,
at which his Excellency tried to persuade him to relinquish his in-
tention. This not haring any title', he finally refused his sanction.
Greig commanted the Nurri/s effrieue Coniatereiel Advertiser
early in January, Inf. The paper succeeded beyond expectation,
and was ratre.nised by both Dutch and English. Eighteen num-
bers were pubtsbed, and gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants
et Cape Town and those of the different districts in the interior.
This rising name's and fame gave great offence to the Goeemment
pry; and we are autbueried in stating. that various attempts were
111M2t to entrap the editor into the publication of libellous matter
rentr.deg the Government, and public and private individuals.
The moat notorious of three attempts was one from Graham's
Tess, relating a story of a riot at that town on the arrival of the
Coarnissioners, in which the Rev. Mr. Geary, &c. were said to
lone figured. This was seen through, and rejected. The Cape
Gez• Ns published the emeunt, which has been traced to an indi-
ri•bal, a.:31 .Ist whom an action has been commenced by the Rev.
Henry, to prevent the publication of which trial the journal
leas been suppressed. The editor commenced publishing the law
reeera, which exched the highest interest.; and it was known that
try much good untie ensue from them, as the secrecy of these
trisis far twenty years past has deprived the courts of law there of
fir ca tfidence of the colonists. The Governor sent to require the
r :nor email engage not to publish the trial above referred to.
This the editor refused to do. Gn the eve of the next publication,
the lierimor sent for proof sheets of the paper, also required a bond
to be non to the amount of tea thousand donee', not to publish
any article preview to its being inspected. and an engagement not
ten inektsh the aforemMtioned trial; all this being reused, a
riritrifreris,iah.reel was signed lir tie Governor fur the editor
N leave the Cape in a month. A garbled statement was published
to the rape Gazette, on which the editor circulated a notice that
he would immediately publieh a true statement of facts in answer
to it; I sit the titert,mor instantly had the placards torn down;
°dicers were sent to the printing-unite, and sealed up the presses,
and badly knocked up the paper. All this eras done on a Sunday !
withimt any tri d, or even a lieraMg of any kind. These events
have caused a great sensation at the Cape; the inhabitants are in-

tlignant et the Fiovi.vrors conduct, and Prepposevi a subscripion to
tlf!Vas thi expense of a-prosecution of the Governor. The editor
intended returning to Englar.d, to !ay a statement bcfore the Go.
strontent here."

.46MANTER WAR.

We lay before of readers the following official account
c the number of the killed and wounded of each lescrip-
tics' force, iu the engagement which took place with the
on the Stisteof May, near Cape Coast Castle:—