The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-23 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

APRIL 11.
Be•idee the line of ((trireme* which are electing from the
Mace to the North Sea, on the southern (strutters, et is to-
tended to raise the wreessary works to cover the Scheldt.
The east cud of Ghent win be covered to ibis god by some

twit, aiol it if rwen said that Ttren..n.le i• to I>e areovhen-
ail. In the fir,t hne (Nikon/11c ail! have an impottaat
place autwig the r 'Omits which are to ruver IVflbi Etruderi.

GUCCI, APRIL 12.

We learn from gond audios ,that a t•Jrl la to be elected
without line city, mar the Courtesy Gate. Oudenarde and
Dendermonde die also to Le strengthened.

1114 "MVOS.; APRIL 11.
It i. affirmed that all the young Russians wLu are now
studying in Gelman Universities, have received orders to
leave thi in and finish their sleuth, sin Friiire, the Nether-
lands, 'or Swilzeriand. It is supposed that this measure is
to be ascribed to what has lately occurred with M. Stourdsa.
immix, *Putt. S.

The Rhenish Papers huge reproached the l't 'titian Govern-
ment with having hitherto dune so little an the liquidation
and Ilse distribut ttttt of the 52 millions of francs whirls
Emote has to pay re the private C 141.111 of PrusiGus sub-
jrcts. The Stale Gazette has sit fools 11 our Government.
The Conuui►sion t•f Arbitratiois enet herr sap, this Ga-
zelle I. 01 decided lie five months above 1 hooded eases more
than that at Nos did in two yeast Of 34,153,826 fiaurs,
roptioing which the examinations have been on foot since
Novenae r last, 36,1'10,332 francs are already decided upon.
It is true that the al t•aal payment to the cla;maots Las hero in
some instatiet, delayed by mom voids ble circonisitances ; for in-
stance, by the net. .. .... y communications Isetwern various per-
anus lisinq at :prat distances from cads other, but no com-
plaint has hitt,e been made, and it may be "'scot d, post.
lively, llust the a hole affair with be terminated us Ilse course
of tits year.—.'thatch L'npe►s, April 17.)
sswitcts, APRIL 3.

The isshalsitaista of Nos emberit have delivered an addrram
ra inc.Cuambcr of Deputies, complaining of the decline of
Ditto matstifatt ors and trade, in which they Ante that in
former years that iaiusemberg exported to the atnunat of
above tied millions, and that now the trade has "learned
so much that the export. can hardly be estimated ut a mil.
lion and a half; that massy manufactories which employed 150
workmen can now scarcely Rod employment fur 60 or 60
mess, and that the manufactories mint soon cease iss n.
tirely, miles* tine importation and exportation is
The addrtss further requests that his Majesty may use his
iuAuenre its Mr Diet to obtain this freedom of commerce.—
Amsterdam C'ourant, April 17.)

AMERICA.

FROM THE BOSTON PAPERS.

NEW YORK, MARCH 22.

AMERICANS /N SPANIAM DUNGEONS.—Ciapt.
Swaim., who arrived in this port, reports that the
following Americas)* are imprisoned in the Castle
of St. Jim, de Luz, in Vera Cruz:—Edward La-
rogue and Augustus !hind, of Baltimore ; James
Lovegrote, of the State Of New York ; Sara.
; of Connecticut ; and Philip Chews' and Jelin
Meja, place of birth not recollected.

BO.TON. MARCH 17.

Accounts from Aux Cayes to the 20th February
that all General Nl`Gregor's troops had de-
serted Inus, owing to want of funds for their sub-
sistence.

MARC!' 17.

THE NAVAL DEPOT.—We. learn that the Navy
Corn iniv•ioners have combined in the eptahlishment
of the Grand Naval Depot for the southern section
of the Union, two distinct sites, Gosport as a fitting,
reirdring, and docking yard, and Burril Bay us the
y.ird ; the latter idace is in the county of
the l-le cif White, on the south side of the James
River, aril about thirty inks distant from Norfolk ;
it heads the long bar which extends from the %Var.
wick shore, front the bay of Hampton Roads, is
almost a straight course, arid the depth of water is
sufficient fir ships of the largest draft; at every
point u.ces•ary to erect works of delence, nature
has provided a foundation of solid rock, and the
entrance may lie so fo►tified as to render it impreg-
[wide to an enemy. We presume no public work
will be commenced there until after the next Sea•
mon of Congress.

Msncx 18.

'file Chevalier de ()nis, Spanish Minister to the
United State., has obtained leave to return to Spain,
d will prob.ibly leave this country iu Alay next.
Ms successor has not been named.

MARCH 26.

STOPPAGE OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.—We have it
from the best authority, that all the Kentucky
Banks have suspended their specie payments; and
we are further informed, that these Banks will not
resume the payment of specie until the Ohio
Batiks shall have done so. This information may
be relied on.

WASHINGTON, MARCH

Mellish's map has been referred to in the late
negociations with Spain. riom that map it ap.
pears, that the whole domain of the United Sister,
extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,
is about equal to two millions two hundred and
fifty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty-five
square miles ; of which that part lying East of the
6lusis•il pi, and including the Florida,, is equal to
nine hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred
and thirty square miles. If the whole domain were
as populous as Connecticut at the last census (1810),
it would contain a populetiou of one hundred
and thirty-five ►aillions four hundred and seventeen
thousand three hundred persons; and, if ns popu.
Isms as Italy now is, the number would be five
hundred and one seilhons forty-four thousand and
ten ! Give but the imagination play, and there is
no limit to the grandeur we may anticipate for our
country. Noy, ►f arithmetic be true, a very few
brief years will find this the must powerful nation
on the globe. We have only to wish that it rosy be
as enlightened as it will be puwetfal.--(Nuinntal
Intelligencer.)
COMMERCE OF CHlLl.—Letters from St. Jsgo
do Chili state, that iu consequence of the success-
ful operations of the Patriots in that quintet, trade
has revived in a •u►prising manner; it enumerates

aminvz other articles that would entnnlind
;nice. and ready sake, India cotton goods of I riv
and middling ; German, French, 4101
Irish linens ; and cabinet furniture.

From the Charleston City Gazette, of March 16.
C.ipt. Ilauschililt, of the ship Gertrude, err
yesterday from St. Utos, states, 0111 the ddy pre.
sinus to his sa;livig, a Portuguese t)ificer
him, that accounts had been received I,l' toisuii.
derstanding which tuck place at a ha:l nr Paris,
lativreen the Portuguese Minister, avid the British
Mini,ter. Lord Stewart, in consequence or which
challenges passed ; the parties met and fought with
small words. Lord Stewart was run thrwegb the
body, and immediately expired.

"Captain Moore, of the Jane, •irri, ~1 st Norfolk
from St. Bartilolornevei, on the IO 6 Ma.o4 in 30
days ; reports, that the lociargents had been fr.
ceii,ly reinforced by the arrival of a considerable
slumber of troops from England, who had been
landed on he Ormioko. That part of Biioo's
iviadrun, tioler the command of Commodore
Julie, coitsisiii.g of one 10.011 thy, an 14.4;13
brig, and four large schooner', were contiu.Py
cruising between St. Martin's and St. ii.irtholn.
mew's, against vessels bearing the Artigan flag, kc I
were very successful.

The trig Republican, formerly from
pierced for 14 guns, and under the Aitigaii fh,r,
ran into St. Bartholomew's, where she was seized
and sold by the Government.
Rumours were various as to the direction thn
sylvadron under Julie would take; some wu(l they
would cruise off Cadiz, others that they would pro.
ceed off the O►onoko.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FItIDAY, APRIL 23, 1819.

THE PRINCE REGENT.

Sir MATTHEW TIERNEY continues irl Colioane.
attendance upon the PRINCE REGENT Ht Brighlmi,
and on Wednesday issued the fullowing BuHenn
respecting his Itoyal Hi4liness's state :
" The Prince Regent suffered considerable pain in the
right foot during the early part of the night, but his Royal
Highness had some refreshing sleep this morning, cud is in
all respects better.
" Pavilion, April 21. M. J. TIERNEY "
The private accounts of yesterday were very
'mumble.

We have received Boston Papers to the 2701
last. Congress being closed, they contain no poli-
tical intelligence of any interest. and any 'WWI
which they afford relating to South America, does
not hear an authentic character.

A very extensive fire had taken place at Sava.
nab, on the 17th of March. Several lives e'er!
lost. and property to a large amount was destroyed.
The private corresponderv'e from Europe men-
tions a duel between the Portuguese and English
Ambassadors at Paris. This i. the first intimation
of the quarrel received iu tils country; but we
have uu fight to complain of this mistatement—tt
great deal of the Paris private correspondence in
the London Papers is not better entitled to notice.

The Paris Papers of Suriday and Monday, which
have arrived at our office, notice a rumour which
prevail:fit in that city respecting a remarkable
occurrence which was said to have taken place in
Berlin on the 2d or 3d of this mouth. This ru-
mour rests, as it appears, solely on the authority of
a letter inserted in the Gazette of Augsburg, of
the 12th, and is stated iu the following words in
the Journal des Debar :
" The rumours %%Inch have been circulated re-
specting an attempt at violence against the person
of the Kiug of Paussta, appear to have had some
foundation. A letter, inserted in the Gazette d'Augs-
burg of the 12(h of April, says, that early in April,
a crowd of persons, about 1,500 in number, sur-
rounded the King's carriage as his Majesty
was airing in the Park, arid presented to him
petitions, signed by each perscu, all having for
their object to demand a Coustitution. His
Majesty patiently read a great number of these
petitions, but seeing that there was no end
id them, the KING wished to proceed on his way.
The lwtitiouers threw themselves before the horses
of the carriage. The KING then sent an order to
a neighbouring post of the Landwehr to di,perse
this crowd, which was done without difficulty, the
petitioners retiring peaceably, and protesting that
they entertained no bad intentions. The circum-
stauces of this event are varied, some making it to
have taken place on the 2d of April, others on the 3d,
other. affirm that the Landwthr evinced some hesi-
tation, and others that the Petitioners threatened to
appear again, to the number o 30,0u0 men. The
Gazette of Augsburg filially sers the whole
of
account as apocryphal, or at lkast as very much
exaggerated." 1.

Iu this latter supposition we are inclined to con-
cur-40f accounts from Berlin. not oily by the
public papers. but in private letters of dates tVCII
to the 10th of this mouth. are utterly silent respect-
ing this occurrence; and it is quite impossible l
believe, that an event so remarkable. if it had oc-
curred, wou!d not have found its irsy into seise of

the Pallid., of Germany. The Prussians who are
oo,iu Pans, without any reserve contradict the
rumour.
it, the gittina of the Chamber of Deputies on
sotoriby, 11 cle Csscitiotor.t.Es reported from the
committee appointed to examine the second prpirt
Ar ist on the state of the Press, relating to mode of
rromention, ■nd of sentence. The Report stated
tint the six tire articles 'raced the general rules fur
the prosecution of offences committed by the Press.
The five following point out the mode to be pursued
Ls the provisional seizure of publications. In the
mhos the Trial by Jury, so justly and so ardently
desired, is made to take place in certain t uses of the
Tribunals of Correctional Police, and determine
the Nies of proof. The Reporter then entered
iota a brief ►ante'' andsach article, at it appeared to
be f importance, noticed some verbal amend.
menu proposed by the Committee, which shon:•I be
distributed to the Nlembers with the Report. The
Chamber resolved that the discussion on this sub•
ject should be commenced on Wednesday.
The discussion on the first project was then re-
sumed, commencing with the sth article, relative
to outrages against public morals. On this article
AL B. CONSTANT proposed as an amendment, to
suppress the words " public morals." After some
discussion on this proposition, the amendment was
withdrawn. 11. LAINE proposed as an atnetid-
igen', that the words " to religion" should be
inserted. On this a noisy conversation atone, but
the amendment was negatived by a tinijority of
110 against 9.2. The further proceedings were then
adjourned to Monday.
The French Funds on Saturday were-Five per
Cents. 661. 95 c.; Bank Stock, 1„5321.

The East India Company's ship Bsiaing
shire arrived off the Wight on Wednesday. She left
China in company with the Sculeby Castle, on the
sth of December last, and St. Helena, with the
Orwell also in company. on the 16th of February.
The Orwell separated from the Brain ghanesh ire
on the 18:h March, in let. 20. 39. N. long 37. 30.
W., and the Seek!, Castle on the 4th April,
among the Al'estern Isles.
The Marquis of Handy and Thomas Colitis had
passed the Straits of Sunda, and w.•re all well on
the 26th of December. They sailed from China
the Bth of that month.
The Marchioness of Ely and Prince Regent sail-
ed from Bengal the 4th Decemtwr, and were all
well on the 16th January, in let. 26. 35. South,
long. 59:21. East.
The four last-Mentioned ships were to touch at
the Cape.
A large ship, supposed to have been the Mirk!
Graft, outwArti-hound, parsed the Buckinghamshire
on the Ist March, in lat. I. 37. N. lung. 20.37. W.

Oar letter from Dover, ddiell April 41 fWednes-
da)), say%--,' The Lord Duncan parte( arrived
this day from Calais with dispatches; and L'De-
sirie French packet with the mail. The Royal
yAcht and the Pioneer schooner are both yet unable
to get out of Calais harbour, and their Royal High.
nerves the Duke and Duchess of KENT are still de.
tamed for more favourable wind and tide, as is oho
the PERSIAN AMBASSADOR, from the Was cause,
the Pioneer being intended for his conveyance."

The Funds continued yesterday in nearly the
same deuresiied state io which ►hey left oft' on Wed.

'today.
'Letters from Bombay of the gist November
mention, that his Majesty's ship Conway. in going
into the anchorage at Bahrein on the 15th October,
grounded on the South-east pert Of the Arad reef,
but soon Hosted off without any &usage. Captain
Basil MID saw nine large Towels iu the inner bar.
.boor, and three others iu the roads, which latter pot
to sea before the Conway left the island. The pirates
ere said to have been in considerable force in the
Gulf of Persia ; Aghtero sail had left Rasalkhima
together. Ste were known to be cruising ow the
Persian coast, having each 150 to 250 men, com-
manded by the notorious Chief Samsa Hoostsn
ma Baia. The pirates bed also appeared in
considerable force off' Porebunder. and the neigh-
houriog coasts of Guseret and Catch, and plun-
dered several of the trading boats. Immediately
after this lamination reached ere Preeitlency, the
Hon. Company'. cruisers. Teigynnouth and Arid
pat to sea iu pursuit of the plunderers.
Charleston Papers have brought the outline of
the Treaty by which the Florida. have been ceded
to the United States. By this cession, the Republic
has acquired all the Spanish territory, from the
river Mississippi to St. Augustiu end the Gulf of
Florida on the east; and from the same Mississippi
to the Saltine river, on the west; including the
islands along the coast dependant on the Florida,.
The western and southern boundaries of this new
dominion are, the Sabine river to this 32d degree of
latitude; thence to the Red river; sad aloag the
mid river westward, to the 100th degree of longi-
tude west front L mdau ; then due north to the Ar-
Immo ; along the latter river north-west to its source
in lat. 42. cud along that parallel to the Pacific
Ocean. The other articles are of inferior motnent.
The Osmin, Kay, front Bengal for London,
leak sprung a leatlthe Cape of (Send Hope, '27tli on,
and.' was abandoned by the crew on the 31st,
who took to the long-beet, and arrived at St. Helena
13th February.
Letters from Port-amTriiive, dated March 4,
state, that Sir Gilioa Nl'Gestioa sailed from
Ans.Cisos no the fletb of February, in the Hero,
-and that the place of his February,
destioation was understood
to be Santa Martha.
Wethinday the Grand Jury for the County of
Middlesex littiol true bills of iodic:burnt for wilful
and corrupt perjury, against live of the principal
witileinev produicrit in behalf of the Petitioner, who
were examined before the Select Committee alt.
pointed to try the merits of the eh ctiou for Penryn.