The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-16 00:00:00

41f EX WAN DEURE E.

The following is a copy of a I .ttcr from the Agents to
Lloyd's, at 51..itieo, dated June 16
This Onvernment has issued, under date of Oat June, and
published yesterday, the following Decree :
" • let. The Executive I'nw,n will give letters of marque to
Mexican %obit-et% sod to strangers.
" • 2,1. The execution of this Decree will for the present hr
governed by the regulations contained in the Spanish law, Nu. IV.
e tap. It. book 6, of she newest compilation of Vestals-, with the
frit, 60. and Bth, as for as they are compatible with our present
lows, and grate► precautions may be taken wish regard to
w.ran}•rot.

" 3d. A net► regulation of the letters of marque will be mm.
piled u early as pusaible, and laid before Congress fur its appm-
bat ion.• "

......
We fear this Decree r ill ()prate hurtfully on commerce,
encouraging smuggling, withr pretence of bringing in
prise goo Is, atoll will very likely tend to a ri.ticwal to a
gecatte extent of piracies in the (kilt

RESIO.‘'ATIO.V OF GENERAL LA 5R11.V.4.
TO Rl3 EXCELLENCY THE CIENF.RAL-IN-CHIEF
OF THE ARMY OF TILE NORTH, DON JOSE
CANT FAIN *.
Lice t.t.r SIR— n g et:fleeted maturely since my circular
of the 6th of the month current, on the Itnyal ly^ercc of his
AllaiestJ. datni tioni the port of St. Mary, on the Ist of October,
11123 I undcn•nnil that es the King has 'teetered by article let of
the above•mrntioned Decree null and void all the ordinances, M.
IN Wien% &e., (tom the 7th of March, 18211, to the lit oft ktober,
JIM, I am justified in nut cont4nuing the charge of this high
which I acrepted against my will• and solely because the
genres' gaud moulted it t no other satisfaction having resulted to
Joe during the three years that I have 101 l it, but that of having
contribuiol, with my companions in inns, to the preservation of
this Integra/ pan of the monarchy. In support of this opinion.
which for me is an axiom, I feel compelled to make the following
oliaervat Moe

Ist. That I resige dila command without waiting fur an order
inns his Alajesty, to pass over to the Peninsula, because it may he
the most peaceable means by which tleneral (Sancta and his fol.
lowers can be recalled to order. %Mt equally to 'hew any iniquitous
mai who mar entertain doubts as to the rectitude of my intentions,
not only my obedience to the Sovereign will, but that not the
smallest idea of ambition Cs command has passed my mind in 1 c
rmnotest 111:411,1,T. of which there MT many proof,' in my repeated
at d earnest entreaties to hls Majesty, that he would relieve me
ficm this pni.fill service, and of this his royal 'lliad must be fully
ie ';meal,

74. That ewer ordinances issued by hi. Majesty from the 7th
Ili March to the Ist October 1823 being null, it Is evident
Wit my command should cease, and the (Willi for regolating the
tureession of commanders cannot include me in this Viceroyship.
Though, intluhitably. I am now the oldest general In these arum
Trt it is mai•li'rst, dm. according to the spirit of the above.
mentlisted Royal 11ecree, of the Ist October 1113. I ought not to
mein in P.m, because the o t.inances for my remaining, an well
as the approval Moly nomination of Captain tieneral 3r .d Viceroy.
were is.uod at the period of the Constitutional torm, which the
King A's thought proper to annul. If ibis salinity or no doubt,
tedielt I !relieve it does not, neither slitoild I hesitate to adhere
ti the Royal ( /Minnows of 18111, when his 31,ijoire thought
proper to accede to my resignation of rienit2l in l'hief of the
army Or UPpet Peru. and to translate me to the Peninsula, whieli
Is new the only ruling onlinsuee, it being ism 0,1 at the time thAr
the King was in all the plenitude of his authority ; and, according
bo this. I tannin consider myself as having any relation to these
countries, or as honing any right to enter into the enjoyment of,
the olle-• tor conoualid that precede the Royal ()filmgoers of the
tl.l of 11r!.!wr 18116.

" 3d. That independent of the reasons I have here exposed, my
"tin dchmey requires that I should not continue in the command.
trunvinced or thin, it follows that your Excellency. being the senior
General in wive service, should assume the command; taking into
eonsidtvation, on that brad, only, the 110)al Orders not appertain-
in tr. de r. nod of the Constitutional system. It thus results.
Oat that aco Brigadier of old, r standing than yourself in Peru c
because, tliciugh General D. Pio Winton is of the year 11110, still I
insider hint an having retired front service. I desire to give a new
pr'otrt I.ia 31sicuty, and to the universe. that I moreover now
sallies all to obedience to liia sovereign will, as well us to the good
of these corctries they always having been object,' of m cares
a'•'l7ll2,tic,.. I think it rev...airy to Gnusta% OM to the preamby le
n''''',lee'r• The reasons I have stated, and my declining health,
"'t etnring me to labour as 1 wish, and an hen-tame. jmnify and
pre weight to the 'notice% which actuate me to Yet* this high
th,",ro,c 1 Finite no doubt that your Excellenry, your
P.,41 (Kens of this army, will agree to your Excellency's
taro ;• the rommawl, as your knowledge, political as well as
in,lependent of )our other qualities, its so well known, that
will her nothing hy it; on the contra:y, I am prrsuaded that
••il gun much by the change, under every consideration. •
Wnh this statement, I transcribe this to the General in Chief
40e Army of the -iotith, and to the principal authorities of the
l'ovinces to whom I have thought it necessary to communicate
thr
* step. I expect that your Excellency will Pend me a reply
*them delay, and by an express, being convinced that my own
41, rat/ require.' me to resign this command immediately, and that
14'4'11.1 PM over to the Peninsula, t• present myself to his Ma-
01' I onumonicate this to your Excellency, that you may bear
111 mind in the answer that you will give me. and particularly
~...innaly to my above-mentioned circular of the folt.
hat I copy fur you. eir (General Valdez), is for the same
reermintendirg you again to send me an answer by an ex-
,. wording to try circular of the rith.
1:1" I espy for you, Sir, (General Olatieta) Is with the same
desiring you not to fail to answer legally and confortnuhly
ate laws on the tints question stated in the same circular as
' c l is my decree of yesterday.
Ono°, March 21, 1824.
(.t cony)

VALDEA.
OLANET.t.

'll4oul a week stnt' ..A1111.4c s man I l'atrlck Doyle, wh"
atm porter to
Mr. Crowe, grocer, of High-street,
show.tl symptoms of insanity, and got so outra-
n on Thurstity nioltt, that it was found nectssary to
conveyed to %Vcrburrh's watch-house. whore lie
at limn o'clock on Satunbiv morning An inquest
bold on the body—Vcrtlict—'• by the visit:lU( nof

THE :rrsT INDIES.

By different eonveyahces we have received a mass of
Colonial _

'file two Houses of Legislature of Antigua met on the
iStli of July, when numerous resolutions were adopted
by the Assembly—" on the &premed state of agriculture
—the apprehension of the injury from the measure in agi-
tation of admitting into the British market the sugars of
the Mauritius on the same footing with these of his Ma-
jesty's Colonies in the Weat Indies, should it be carried
into effect ; and that, 'under the pressure of such accumu-
lated difficulties, the House feel. itstif called upon to an-
nounce its detenninstion, se one step towards the alleviationl
of the public burden, nut to grant a larger salary than,
3,0001, currency to ■ny future Captain-General. It was
also resolved, that the Speaker do, by thy first
tunity, transmit a copy of the sail r lotion t•r the
Colonial Agent, for the information of his Majesty's Go-
vernment."