The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

Ycetertlay we received Baltimore and Philadelphia Pa-
pa" to the 20:11 ult. The following are extracts :
PHILAIMI.PIIIB. JULY 16.
The Congress at Mexico has issued a decree, declaring that I)on
Augustin de Ilurbide shall be declared a traitor from the moment
he may appear in any part of the Mexican Republic. All persons
favouring his return are also to be declared traitors.
A letter from Curacua, dated 24th June. states, that considerable
quantities of mire gold have been found in a ravine near Aruba,
and large lumps have been dug from the cliffs on each side.
The Salem Gazette mentions the revolution which took place at
Maranham (Brazils), Ith June. Seven persons sere killed and a
great number were wounded ; among the killed was a brother of
the Governor of the province,
JIAVANN4II, JULY 6.

The English cutter Grecian, Captain Crawley, arrived here yes-
terday, from Omna ; she reports the capture of a piratical schooner
by an English brig of war. The Colombian squadron is supposed
to be still at Pensacola, and the Spanish frigate ft' bins, corvette
Carobobo, brig Volontaire, and schooner Andoi, sailed on the its
instant to intercept them ; and (says rumour) this fleet is destined
to San Juan de (Ales ith supplies. We have no direct commu-
nication with Jlexico, and no cessation of hostilities at Vera Crux
is looked for. The firing from tic Castle is continued. Business
is languid beyond example; there is no demand for the produce of
the island.
It is reported than a considerable French force lied landed In St.
Domingo from 31artinique.

A Dunkirk journal, anxious to prove that France pes-1,
sesses animals of rare merit, gives us the following ex-
ample:—" Mr. Jolly, a cloth-merchant of Abbeville, is in
possession of a beautiful drake, which he has, by perse-
verance for two years with a bird organ, taught to sing se-
veral diKrent airs. Ile intends trying the same experi-
ment on a turkey !! !" Should this friend of the feathered
race succeed, we shall, in a few years, find ducks, geese,
and turkies, singing in cages, instead of smoking on our
'tables.
The Ca st ON.—One of these creatures, which so
rarely live in our climate, and which, when not alive, no
longer possess that singularity which constitutes their
value, is now exhibited at the house of Mr. Dixon, a
baker, in Fleet-street. It is imported from Sierra Leone,
I and is' the only survivor out of a great number who were
I passengers in the same vessel. It is about nine inches long
1" from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail," and is,
in all material points, of the lizard form and species. The
first peculiarity which strikes the spectator is in the eye.
The orb of sight is encased in a spherical socket, moveable
in every direction, and projecting so much as to enable the
animal to see on all sides; and what at'.ds to this facility is,
that one eye has no sympathy with the other ; so that one
can be shut while the other is open, or one looking for-
wards while the other is looking backwards. The appear-
ancf, of the eye is very singular. It so completely re-
sembles a gem surround( d by a sligl.. ring of gold, that it
might well he suppos d to be really a piece of metal
and a precious stone. The variations in the hues over the
whole skin arc rapid and surprising. On a plant of deli-
cate green the Cam-leon is smteely distinguish:Ade from
the plant itself; on black it beemcs dinky ; passing over
grey it assumes again another tinge. It delights in light
and beat, and changes in form as well as tolottr when
warmed by the rays of the cult. The claws have considera-
ble power of tenacity, and are capable of being turned
round so az to embrace any object Kosmted to them. The
tongue is long and of such strength that the animal can
seize with it a fly or other insect at the distance of sewn or
eight inches. At the end is a division in the manner of a
forceps. As it is not improbable that the setting in of
cooler wcathur may be fatal to this very singular ptoduc-
. taint of nature, we would recommend all persona who feel
any curiosity to avail themselves of the opportunity now
I offered to them.