The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-08 00:00:00

TILE GREEKS.

The Greek Chronicle, published) at Nfissolonghi, con-
tains two official documents. The first is the amnesty
published by the Greek Government after the fall of the
party which attempted to seize on the supreme authority.
The second is a decree in favour of the commerce of neutral
powers. and is to the following eKet :
The (Ireek natioft has taken up arms solely for the ptirpose of
recovering its existence and -political indepentler.ee, and of restor-
ing that civilization which is enjoyed by those ninnies with which
it desires to form amicable and commercial relative:. The Govern-
ment has heard with regret the complaints made by some Captains
of merchantmen belonging to foreign powers against some of our
privateen". Them: complaints allege, that the privateers have un-
justly molested them, contrary to our intentions and orders, and to
the principle' of neutrality ; and bare deprived them of the al-
vantaFee resulting from commerce, which ought not Unite diverted
front its natural course. In order to remedy such abuse., the ti, .
remittent hereby make' known to all ship-owners in the seas of
ireece, that if any one shall unjustly interfere with the commerce
of re:male, he shall not only find no protection from the Chiefs of
the llaritte. but shall be severely punished. Though the unitippy
steoe of war renders orienteering necessary, in order to deprive the
enemy of all means of resistance, our privateers must, however, be
furnished with licenses and ineivactioes from the (farms:tient. If
they have not these documents they will be punished.
•• Nauphon (Napoli di Romania). Aeg. 28. 1824.
(Signed) " G. CONlfi"lt [OTIS, President.
" P. RlllOl/IflS. Secretary ef State."

CANADA.
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[From the Qrgeber Gazette nf tile Bth Nov.l.
The following information has been handed to us far Insertion :
A meeting of the Caninittec. of the inhabitants of the district of
Quebec, appointed in 1822, to take Millilra in opptisitiun to the
!fill for arming the Legislatures of the Canada.% was hied on Fri-
day last. the sth inst. at the Court-house iu this city, when nearly
41 the Members in town attendi.d. .

A letter, dated Greenock, August 17. MU. was communi:ltted
t• e Committee from one of the Members, stating, in substance,
that he had reason to believe that the measure was again in tacit».
than, and was likely to he carried at the ensuing tzession of Paella.
meet. The Secretlry then laid livfiire the (:ounniittee a c-rsided
copy of Mr. Papineati's letter of the 23d Itecember to the ('leek of
the House of Assembly, stating, that in his interviews wilt Mr.
W. Horton and Lord Bathurst. t►ey infumu.4 him that if tn.•
measure was renewed by Government, the (loternan of the colo-
nic" would have timely notice, so :bat the mimic% might be hcstd
by Parliament against it. If they were so disposed. A deputation
was then appointed to wait en his Eacelleoey the Governor, to pray
that he would inform the Committee if any such information had
been received by his Exeellency ; which deputation ruing returned.
they ►epotted that his Excellency had been plew.cd to acquaint
them that he had received no information on the subject.