The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-23 00:00:00

The House' met this morning at ten o'clock. Oq
the motion of Lord ‘VALSINGI-1 AM, the Mutiny.
;,:agar Drawback, New providence Trade, and Pad-
toe Coal Bills, were severally read a third time
111 passed.
The Irish Licer.te Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed on Mcnday, to which
day the Hoase adjourned.
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BARBA DOLS:

simsexTov.v., 1RC.424.
His Majesty's ship Circe, Capt. Pigott, from Tor-
tola, arrived yesterday. She has captured and sent
to that Island, a vat:sable ship of 700•toas. from
Cadiz, hound to Vera Cruz, with quicksilver, and
buPl'"'ed to be worth from 60,0001. to 70,0001.
stn 1!..g.
We lament to state the confirmation of the recent
destruOinn of the Tnwn of the Island of St.
Thomas by fire, for tbs. third tim-, as mentioned in
our last. It is represented to have been more dis-
...giro's% than the two former, only one mercantile
house having escaped, and property to a cunsider-
able amount being consumed.

Washington, dated the 221
mentions, that a rest toward hini been
offered for the apprehension of Burr, whose attack
upon New Orleans was to have taken place on the
90th of that month,

A Letter from New Orleans, dated the Vith De-
cember, represents all business as having been at a
stand for 20 days past, in consequence of the 1141:1,
at Burr's intended expedition down the rivet : the
planters are afraid to send dawn their produce, and
the dealers are disinclined to buy merchandise
Congress his passed the Bill for the Atten-
tion of the Slave Trade. by a majority of t:si.
The numbers being ayes 73, noes 49.

EXTRACT OV A LETTER PROM MONTITIDIVI, ON THE
RIVER LA PLATA, UNDER DATE OR GLIJUESI 3.

TO A GENTLEMEN IX 11101040 ND.
The evening we arrived here, we were bearded
by Its BIIITANNIC MAJESTY'S ship the Dionerd,,
who informed us of their having taken possession of
Buenos Ayres, and holding it for two months, and
the Spaniards having retaken it, as the English
had reposed much confidence its them, as they were
pleased with their Govern.nent, by falling on
them when they least expeaed it, anJ a low thou-
sand troops to contend with innumerable numbers.
Such was the English story. All the English
concur in blaming the General and Commodore in
not securing what money and produce they had in
possession, by sending it on board of their ships.
"We were ordered up to the Commodore, who is
now lying off this port, with one 6ls one ! 0, one
44, and a gun brig of 18, who detained us i 5 Jays,
and after he had taken what provisions we could
spare, he permitted us to come into this place, but
will not allow us to come out. This place is well
fortified wi h a strong wall round the town (which
is larger than the u. nd, hut does not occupy
as much grountl) with about cane bundled large
cannon; but the soldiers are wretched looking
devils, no clothes on their hacks, and misarable look-
ing fellows indeed, no Jibcipline Among them. The
English would t..ke the place with a thousand men,
if they could came nigh enough w jell their ship. ; or
if they would come in of a night. This ship
without leave or license, if the can escape a few
shot."

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IMPE RI If P A AI::24IENT. The General hid left Irinkfolt two days before for
St. Louis.
HOSIt OF LORUS...r.iITVISJA T., MASSY 21. U
Another Letter front Washington, dated the till
The Reuse met this mornince at ten o'clock. On of Jar.Faiy, mentions, entions2 thn! a vet! tewaril het}