The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-16 00:00:00

BRITISHE PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1822.

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We lately announced the arrest of • British sub-
ject, Mr. Bovratno, at Calais, from which pltsoe
he has been transferred to Boulogne, where he has
been committed to solitary confinement, his frienda,
and even the British Consul, nut being permitted to
see him. His arrest at Culeis was in consequence
of an order by telegraph from Paris. The alleged
ground is a charge of being the bearer of letters to
the revolutionists in England, which is strengthened
by the circumstance, that, at the time of his urrest,
all his letters and papers were taken from him, and
transmitted to Paris. AU the documents which
have appeared upon the /abject are given in another
part of our Paper. We have hitherto abstained from
indulging in observations upon it, because, in
fact, the whole of the case is not before us, and we
may run the risk of inflicting censure where it
may eventually ;nova there was no cause of blame.
The arrest of Mr. BONUS° prima feels is, un-
der all the circumstances as related, a violent out-
, rage upon the person of • British subject, which
the seizure of ordinary letters or parcels open his per-
son for conveyance to Englood will oorj111.11q; bit

that may not prove the actuol case, sod the Frew?,
Government have evidently proceeded upon rt,t-
ground of his being the conscious channel of a 'toil*.
tionary correspondence. By the truth of that charge
the French Government must nand or fall ; but let
the merits of the case be what they may, we do
not know how it can justify the refusal of the
civil authority at Boulogne to admit the British
Consul to see him. The respectability of Mr.
Bowatso, and improbability of his being impli.
cated in a criminal correspondence, are well known
to his numerous friends in England; the French Go-
vernment, however, cannot be so well acquaint•el with
hischaracter, which we confidently expect will come
pure oat of the present trial. Bat we cannot be
so easily reconciled to the charge of m018'149,144
in England, which is confidently assumed against
that gentleman. We do nut
.believe that our own
Government are aware of any such pennons in the
country, and we cannot suppose, with all its sine.
and informers, it is not as well at qusinted with
our internal affairs as the French can pretend to he.
With respect to the treatment Mr. Bowatoa has
received, mud is likely to encounter from the persons
in civil and judicial authority with whom he has t*
deal, it is indeed matter of regret that any free.bor
Englishman should be exposed to its severity, its
utter irreconcilableness with all English notions ~f
justice; fur what can he more abhorrent from sll
idea of the kind than the mode of previous ex
iu which the Magistrate, who is in
country the counsel fur the prisoner, should in Fran ce
be constituted his adversary, labouring to pin. de
him by question►, and to betray him into ► D.
ewers to be used as e►idence against his life up, au
his trial ? But here again we ate met by the vvlg sr
adage, which says, " If you go to Rome yen tor Ist
do as Rome does." Li France au goglisbe as
must conform to the usages end laws of Frau re,
and hoe no right to compleia that he is treated e if.
ferently from the practice of England. It is Ihe
great advantage of travel to convince us of the
superiority of our own country, or teach as to i.
prove it. Some public benefit may, /hereto re,
attend the present hard case of Mr. BOWIRIN a:
it may induce some of oar rich emigrants to till nit
they would be es safe and well at home.

The Paris Papers of Sunday have arrived. In
uniform series of accounts respecting the defer its
of the Turks in the More*, has already rem.. tri
any doubt that their friends may have been amid ed
to raise upon the subject. The present Papers ct
lain, under the head of Constantinople, a ford ter
confirmation of these defeats, in which their losses is
the Peoinsula are estimated at 20,000. Corinth r tea
the Duly piece in their possession, bat so deatit ate
of the Necessary means of defence, the garrison, it • ose
repeated, most speedily surrender. To this as its
or their armies is to be added a waste of the airs ors
of war. Their military chest, hitherto supplied 4
the plunder of the rich Greeks, is exhausted, and. is
order to supply the deficiency, a Firms. his b tea
issued, requ' g all individusis to remit to the Tr,
eery all articles of gold sod silver is their possessio a.
Thus from plundering the Greeks, the Musselan
are 4:propelled to plunder themselves—a violent e!t-
pedieut, that osometisog supply their necessities, ar
fully establishes the desperate state of their affait a.
The Irma of the Greeks at sea, we rejoice to Ind, s re
not less prosperous than on land. Au article fin
Corfu gives • detailed account of a new victo ty
over a Torkish squadron off the coast of the islet ad
of Negropoat. This squadron, called the Seemed
Expedition, au composed of 40 transports,
ponied by three frigstes and a three-decker, wish
8,000 troops oa board, destined to hurl no the
coast of Napoli di Rumania, and form •j uuctiou wish
the Turkish army. After a short engogemerit the
Turkish squadron fled. About three-fourths el
the troops fell in the action, or were dames,.
and not ouch more than a fourth of the transports
effected their escape, with the loess of one of the
frigates. This new proof of the decided superiority
of the Greeks at sea, inspires sanguine hopes os
their complete sod final success. The Turks, coo.
scious of their inferiority, are panic struck at the
sight of their enemy. They are thus half conquered
before a shot has been fired. A letter from
Cyprus gives a detail of cruelties exercised by the
Turks in that Wood, not less horrible than those
which made ScM the abode of misery and de-
spair. That island. the birth-place of Vast:se
and the abode of the Graces—Cyprus, a name
that associates itself with all that is mild, rink.
and delicate, innocent and happy, is uow a scene ..t
desolation, and • prey to the most ferocious sod
barbarous passions that disgrace human nature, and
place man below the brutes of the field.

On Monday a Board of the Lords of the Tre;s-
atiry was held at the Treasury Chambers, at which
the CRANCELLOK of the EU:REQUIRE was Psescut
after which he krt town fur the tesideute of Mr.
Sumitee, at Hutchlands.
The lion. THOMAS FILANILAND Lim. and
HENRI' BERENS, Esq. two of the Commissioners .1
Inquiry into the Collection and Management of
the Public Resenue arising in Scotland, arrived at
Morreu's Hotel, Dundee' on the 9d instant. They
had Inng examinatioos of the Collectors of Customs.
and Excise un the business of their several depart-
ments. We live heard that, besides practical
reductions tu these establishmeots, one object of
their inquiry was as to the means to be adopted for
the sepprersiow of foreign smuggling sod illegal
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