The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIR BRITISII rytEss.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,

MONDAY, JANUARY n, ism

A Flanders Mail arrived last night, with Bros-
Pels Papers to the Bth instant. The following are
extracts:—

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ORUSIZI.S, JAMIAIRT 7.
His Majesty she King departed yesterday for the Hague,
but his absence from Brussels will only be fora few days.
Accounts from Valenciennes say, " A dreadful accident
has cauoml great regret in our city ; the Viscount de Char-
uaille, Captain in the heat regiment of the Royal Guard, and
Kikht of the Legion of Honour, has been thrown from his
horse upon a heap of stones, and died a quarter of an bout
afterwards. This brave officer had been fourteen years in
the service, hail heels in all the campaigns, hail returned
safe and 4ound from Moscow, and now bay lost bis life on a
pasty of pleasure"

SECOND CHANIRFR OF THE STATES GE AL.

SITTING OF THE 6TH JANUARY.

The Assembly met at noon in a Committee; at three
quarter* past Iw►ive the sitting became public; the process
se/bat was read and approved. The clerk then read the
process verbal of the Secret Committee of the whole Cham-
ber WI the 31st December and Ith January, which were
adopted. It appears from them that in the drat of these
secret sitting*, • project of law was presented, proposing
to lay • duty on potash, pod., and weed ashes, with the view
of taking off afterwards the ditty on manufactured soap.
The second Sitting was employed in reading the Report of
tln Central Section; and in the diseession of this important
law, the grounds and regulations of which were explained
and defended by Li* Excellency M. Appelios, Director-Ge-
neral of the Excise and the Export and Import Duties.
The law being put to the vote, was adopted by a majority
of fit votes to 2, and sent to the First Chamber for its sanc-
tion.

In the third Sitting a Message from the First Chamber
was conitnitiiicated, annuencing that it bad agreed to this law.
The lather then put au end; to ferret proceedings
a.itt:th 41 ou this subject, and nothiax else being on the Order
of the Day, the Chantbrr rose and adjourned indefinitely.

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Nofr.—The law which bas just hems passed is of the
bixliest impurtaiire to our soap manufacturers, and:cooricrs
were immediately dispatched to all pasts of the kingdoms, :u
oidrr to petn lit fraud and the introduction of sew Mate.
rills horn foreign count' ics. It is thought that the duty on
manufactured strap will continue for some mouths longer.

♦tesfA, nrcemsta 23.

The merch int Abraham Uffenbeimer, who had suspended
his payments foe suine time, appeared yesterday on 'Change.
1 Isis house, as wits expected, bad made an arraugement
wtili tea creditors. The eyelet has canted a great sensation
among the merchants. There is apin a great deal of busi-
uess doing on our Exchange, particularly in foreign paper.

We have ►eceivril Paris Papers of Wednesday
The Five per Cents. clo►ed on Tuesday at
67 1. 40 e. Bank Stock at 1,495 f.

To the many gallant vessels wafted from our
shores with the most ardent wishes ever breathed in
the cause of liberty, we have to add the departure
of the Ilero, 4.0 Thursday last, with veteran troops
for the Southern Sett. A complete medical staff
sailed on hoard the Perseverance, at the beginning
of this month, for the same destination. A body
of cavalry, composed principally of German
Lai cers, amounting to 500 met), is expected to be
ready in a few dap.

ritienos Ayres Ga:ettes to the 48th October have
arrived. That of the 9th September contains the
following account of the manner in which the troops
on board the Trinidud (one of the transports which
sailed from Cadiz in May last) were received by
the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres :
S On Soo.lay last the friends of liberty, from the Trini.
dad :so:oriole chip, made their public entrance into this ca-
pital. Toe troops of the garrison formed themselves into
colornits in the streets, from the gesidencia to the Place de
Is Victoria, and oar new pests marched between them. The
natimoil g;alidir! was carried by the famous Remigo Mar-
tinez, whom' the Olverninent has lately advanced to the
rank of Lieutenant of oar armies. This exhibition was
truly a greet triumph. The concourse of people, the sects.
ovations sod other ordiuroy and catisordinary dragomen:a-
twos of joy, were writ as can ,a.,y ha conceived on this
h.rpiry occasion. Our new cnniradre basin arrived at the
Purer de Is Victoria, the ILairsdier.Geoaral of the Staff,
Don inse 'louden'', addressed them. The harangue MU
I iced by oboists sad ecclansatioits in favour of the Su-
preme Director, of the Sovereign Cougrete, and of the mi-
litary force. Oar sew friends were immediately dirteted to
the habitations appitiotest for them in thee cantonments of
the regiinsmt of warriors to which they have been joined.
Alt classes of Sae people throng to satisfy their curiosity,
by view log the new comers, to whuat they shew every murk
of respect and attention. Messy Officers of this place have
gis•rit 1041akillare for the relief of their sew companions in
arms. We wish to make muttons understand that the people

of Buenos Ayres 'alms, u tiny ought to do, the meltt uf
such an action, sod that of the Premier uf the Trinidad."
The letters from Buenos Ayres confirm die ac-
counts previously received of the Government
having, on the application of Commodore Bowt.r.i,
exempted the British merchants from the contri-
bution extraordinary which had been imposed to
supply. its pecuniary wants. Attritiss's cruisers,
manned with subjects of all nation., but princi-
pally people from Bultiinnre, continued thrif csp•
tures on different !marts of the coast. A new brig,
teak-I►uilt at 114Itimure, called the IrreAiatible,wetl►
16 guns and 470 men, hail done much damage.

The following extract of a letter, just received
from Ceylon, is copied from the I lampthire Tele-
graph :

" Trincomalee, July2s, 1815.

" This has been a moat dreadful mason : among the death,
are—Colonel McNah, Captains Fitzgerald, Jones Langton,
McGlasben, and Dr. Hooper, of the 19th regiment; Mr.
and Mrs. ; Lieutenant Foote, of the Navy, and Mrs.
Frauchell. A sad mortality has taken place iu the naval
department. All the European shipwright*, except two,
have paid the iltbt of nature.
" In limply, and throughout the interior of the island, the
troops have suffered severely, and great numbers of them
have stied.

" The wit is now tarried on In the most inveterate way.
In exchange for the iron bullets which the Kandisus use, our
troupers furnished with buck shot.
“ Since the arrival of the Company's troops, the Officers
serving in the interior have been put on full bane. There
are now in the field three European regiments, viz. the 19th,
734, and 83d ; the Ist and 2d Ceylon regiment., the 15th and
18th Madras Native Infantry; and the Roth Bengal Native
Infantry are embarked, and expected here daily. Besides
these, several .Intependent Companies have been formed,
making a total, including Pioneers and Coolies, of about
18,000 men. The expense of bringing so many troops from
the coast has been enormous. The extra expenditure, daring
the last eighteen months, cannot be less than three hundred
and eighty dimmed pounds sterling, out including sixty-two
thousand pounds, the produce of prize sales.

. - .
" With regard to prize money, perhaps it is not generally
known in England that a partial division has actually taken
place. The distribution was made in the following man-
ner :—A notice was posted up on the doors of the Prize
Sale Rooms, stating that Officers entitled to share, would
be allowed to bid to a certain extent, according to their
respective ranks, viz. a Field OlScer to the amount of 1601.;
a Captain 1001.; and a Lieutenant 501. sterling; nr those
who preferred having the rash, were allowed to employ a
Native Merchant to hid fur them, having the arnougq placed
to their debit, to be deducted when the general division
takes place. As the reverses we have 'offered render it
doubtful whether all the property will be shared by the
army, the Governor, the Officers of the General Staff, and
those who happened to he at Head-quarters, and attended
the prise sales, are the only persona who have yet beuefited
—the common soldier has received nothing!"

The ship Kingsioit, Bowser, Master, arrived at
Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon from Batavia
and St. Helena ; left the former port on the 14th
of September, and the latter island on the 22d of
November, bringing dispatches from Sir HuDSON
LOWE to Lord BATHURST. BONAPARTE. at that
time, was well and safe, but living in Mb secluded
a manner, anal being in as morose a temper as ever.
The Conqueror, Admiral PLUME. Eurydice,
Captain WAUCHOPE, and Dotterel!, Capt. GORE,
were at St. Helena ; the Faminrite. Captain H.
Rostasox, had been sent to Ascension with pro-
visions, that island being in great want, owing to
the non-arrival there of the Sappho, Captain PLUM-
RIDGE, which had been sent thither some time before.
The Barton, Standard, and Prince Regent, traders,
were at St. Helena when the Kingston left, but were
expected to bail on the same day.—The Phaeton,
Captain DILLON, with specie, for Calcutta; Tartar,
Commodore Sir GEORGE COLLIER, for the Coast
of Africa; Fly, Capt. TOMLINSON, for Barbadoes;
and the Coromandel storeship, for the Brazils, all
arrived at Madeira on the 4th of November, after a
passage of thirteen days from Spithead, and encoun-
tering a most severe gale of wind of Cape Finis-
terre. They were to sail again on the 6th for their
respective destinations.—The Creole, 44, Captain
W. B. DASHWOOD, was spoke on the 23d Novem-
ber in Ist. 7. 57. long. 22. 59. bound to the Bra-
zils. to relieve the Amphiole.

in another part of our Paper will be found an
abstract of the. net produce of. the Revenue for the
year and quarter respectively, ended on the sth of
this month. It thence appears, that, during the
last twelve mouths, the Revenue has been pro-
gressively increasing, and the total amount received
in the Treasury daring that period, exceeds, by
nearly three millions and a half, the amount re-
ceived during an equal period immediately pre-
ceding it. This circumstance would seem to prove
most satisfactorily the elastic vigour that distin-
guishes this country, when, notwithstanding the
unrelenting severity with which its industry has
been oppressed, notwithstanding the unwillingness
uniformly manifested by our present Minister, to
afford any relief to the necessities of the peo-
ple, by reducing the general expenditure of the
Government, the people were still enabled, by
their unassisted native energies, to raise so large
a sum in taxes. We most not, however, suffer
our self-love so far to overcome our better kid'.
meat ; for it cannot be denied that DO small
portion of the applause we have so lavishly be-
stowed upon the energies of the people, is more
properly due ►o the eminent services of the to:-
gatherer.. The result, however, in a inencial point,
is highly llatteting, but we fear that its no futon

year cottla • higher arnoweit be esperttli from die
same impositions than has been obtained in the year
just terminated. The people then having dime
their pain IllObt nobly towards equalising tine incume
'will, the expentlitoire, something is clue from the
Ministers towards equalizing the espearlitisre with
the income. It has indeed been said, as we stated
in a bonier number, that the Svrecli whirl* will he
dilivere,l to built flou.es of Pailiument by the
I.Orols CouittlioUourtb, will bold out 110111 r 1111111116 C
of relief to the country in the way of a of
taxes, but this can be effected solely by means of a
diminished expenditure. In our existing financial
embarrassments, it would be little short of madoess
to think of removing any portion, however small, of
the taxes, unless retrenchment to a greater /infanta
were introduced into the several departin,nts of
State. That the country expects some important
relief from the new Parliament, is very evident,
from the tone 4114 temper displayed by the people
throughout every part of the United Kingdom
during the late elections. The Members of the
House of Commons had then an opportunity of
kerning the actual sentiments of the people, and
Lt the same time of appreciating the good and evil
effects of obeying or neglecting the expression of
their wi.lies. Au opportunity will be afforded in
the ensuing Session of proving with what &Silo-
sition these lessons were received, and whether the
Members of the House of Cormnons will follow
the example of the majority of their predecessors,
in preferring the " loaves and fishes" of the Trea-
sury to the holiest fame of serving their country
fsitlifully. .

On Friday the Earl of LivEitroot, gave the
first Cabinet dinner for the season, at his house in
Whitehall, which was atteuded by the Earl of
H•OROWIllf. the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
Viscount MELVILLE, Earl MULGRAVE, the Duke
of WELLINGTON, Viscount SIDHOHTH, Earl BATH-
URST, Mr. CANNING, Mr. C. B. BATHURIT, Mr.
W.WELLESLEY POLE, and Mr. ROBINSON. Tl:e
Earl of HARROWCY cause to town to be present.
The Earl of WESTMORLAND was out of town. The
LORD CHANCELLOR Slid Viscount CAITLEREAGU
were absent, owing to their continued indisposition.
Earl MULGRAVE was present, being still of the
Cabinet, although not in office. The Noble Earl
was also present at the PRINCE REGENT'S Court,
as such, on Thursday. This was the first Cabinet
dustier the Duke of WELLINGTON has been pre-
sent at since his appointment to office. The Cabi-
net is now probably the most uumerous that it has
ever been, being fifteen.
The following regiments are under orders to em-
bark at Cork for foreigu service :—The 27th for
Gibraltar ; 50th and 92d for Jamaica; 82d for the
Mauritius ; 20th fur St. Helena ; 45th for Ceylon.—
The 3d %Vest India regiment, at Jamaica and the
Bahama Island*, and the 4th %Vest India regiment,
at Gibraltar, are both to he taken by the transports
to Sierra Leone, to be disbanded.—The 221 regi-
uncut is to return home from the Mauritius. The
20th regiment is all IOdditIMINI corps to be atationed
at St. Helena (the 66th being there), owing to the
reduction recently made in the number of men in
each regiment,
The Liffey frigstr, lion. H. Dutscssi, is ordered
to Portsmouth. to be fitted to take Field Marshal
Lord BERESFORD, Commander in Chief of the
Portuguese forces, to Lisbon,.
The Kerolutionaire, 44, Capt. the lion. FLEET-
WOOD EELLEW. is fitting for the Mediterranean.
The Nautilus, Capt. CHAPMAN, is to be fitted fur
foreign, service. The ftevalutiortaire is to come to
Spithead.
The Shamrock, Captain M. WHITE, sailed on
Wednesday, for Ireland, to resume the survey of
that coast.

The Rosario, has been paid off, and re-commis-
sioned by Capt. W. HINDRY. The Harrier is
paid off and laid up in ordinary.
All the storeships are in future, in every respect,
to be considered all navy transports, sod are to wear
the Navy Board vane and ensign.
The following ships are under immediate repair
at Portsmouth Dock-yard :—Boyme, 98; ktlin-
burgh, 74; Benbow, 74; Trine*,lo, 18; Brazen,
18. The Medi, 80, and Scipion, 74, are break-
ing op.
The Active frigate is ordered to be got ready for
commission.

.....
Lieutenant SOUTHEY is appointed to command
the Sealark schooner; Mr. R. OicroNb Master, is
appointed to the
During the last month four vessels belonging to
Plymouth, having valuable cargoes un b►.nd, the
property of tradesmen of that place and neigh-
bourhood, were ouforiunately lost.
The transport., to take the 4th and 2lst regi-
ments, to the Leeward Islands, and the 541 h regi-
meat to the Cape, are daily expected at Ports-
mouth from Deptford.
The Mi Maas Pill Indiamaim, with Government
stores for St. Helena, from whence slit is to proceed
to Bencoolen and China, was obliged to cut her ca-
ble on Thursday, at St. Helens, and run up to the
Moilierbank. as, in endeavouring to purchase the
anchor, her 'messenger parted, by which nine turn
received various injuries, but it is hoped 'toile of
them will prove -minus.
The Ca/odorrien, Captain (/ it.t.t es. which arrived
at Greenock on the 4th 1111.1.11. t. has brought Cal-
cutta Papers of the s'h of August. The Asiatic
Mirror, of that date, in reference to the speech of
the Govaaxon-GEbiZRAI., says—" We cannot hut
smile at the ignorance of the people at home, whet,
they tell us, that 6 even our victories, by creating
an oraly of interests among the divided and scatter-
ed Powers of India, will increase the difficulties of
our situation.'—The late exposition of the Noble
Marquis will inform them, that he has dated an
indemuification of these interests, and permanence
of the British power: and that the alliance which
they deprecate, and would hold up as forcibly im-
posed upon the Native States, were courted by
these States. and bestowed upon them, muter the
conviction, which experience ►most have imposed
upon every Englisman in India, that the soundest
policy ond the best interests► of hanuanito dentist.d
thew."

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