The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH. Juss 26.

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Oa Surgray tit e Hyperion, of 12 grose,Crpuln G. F. RI ob. arrived
from the Jainuica station (having bete reported to,lit for further
sersior) to he paid ME She left Pon Royal on the lab of )lay;
on the 12th the Forte, 441, Sit Tbosnas Cochrane. smiled for Vera
Crus, Haninnah, and Eniglatak; and on tt.e idth the Pyritous,
Captain F. Newcombe, wes to sail lc:- II avanr.nh, New Vort, and
England. The other ships of the syttailron t whieli were all heathy)
were thus stationed i--tian&s, Superb, Eden. Itingdove. Liellette.
and Scoot, at the Leeward sfaccia ; the hussar. Icarus, and
Speedwell, on the coon of Calle, .for the suoression of piney
Isis, game to Porto Bello and Chagrot, for the protection of trade:
Bustard, gone to Barbadoes ; t an.otion, to Campeachy nn l
Vern Cruz ;
,Heiions, with convoy to Ca-thaiena Rentgade,
to Saint Jog. de Cubs : Pyrantoi,.*4li:rinam, Seraphs, Lietl, I
Union, and Aisiduous, Iring at Port Royal. The following
promotiors had taken place Dawson. of the Thracian,
to be Lieutenaut of the Hyperion vice Collott, invalided ;
Mr. Marley, Pyramus, to be Lieutenant of the vice
Tinsley t Mr. Begot, of the Eden, to be Liewtenint
.pt the Su_
Fab, vice Cuomo ; Mr. Gregory, of the 'Forte, to the rank of
UOGlesant.
Mr. Cunene, Master of the Pyramus, died at Port RoYal, on
the likit of April, having previously had his leg am mated, which
bad boon broken by a cable. Mr. Donovan, Midshipman of the
Isis, died at Port Royal the 7th of My.
The following Oaken rune home poniengeri is the itypericm.
Lord William Montagu (sou of the Doki Mint/tester) aod
Captain Charles Cochrane, who had lately been deputed by Messrs.'
Rust and Bridge to examine into the pearl fishery; I seutenants
Cuppage and Tinsley, R.N.. Captain lima, R.N. and the Rcv. 1
Mr. Lethbridge (Isis), Mr. Ellis, Surgeon (Seraphs) • and fort).
four invalidtd mm of the Royal Artillery, 3Sd, iOth, Est, and
92d regiments. Two soldiers died on the passage of dysentery.
The Hyperion sailed on Wednesday for Woolwich.
Oa Monday the Medina, VII Capt. Charles M. Walker, sailed
for the Mediterranean, with 11 m. Turner, Esq. SecrePtry to the
Embassy at Constantinople ; on Thursday the intent! bomb,
Capt. Barclay, Industry usnsport, and the Hammer morrer easel,
canard for Algiers ;
.the Industry taking Congreve rockets, Shells,
and Taiiollll amintrostien stores, for the bontmrdinent of Algiers.
On Monday the Asper, 10, Hon. Captain Trefusla anima from
Guarani; and the ltailltk, Limit. Iloogh, from Ihe Dowai aid
came Into harbour. The Valorous (nil remains.
PLVIIIIOt/Ta. XE 24.--1514kd the, )leteor bomb. Capt. Jai.
3 fer Algiers ; and the Nimrod, IC Capt. Rochfort, for fire
Leith *tattoos she will call at Cowes to embark Sir John Beresfdra,
who will sutra his command ; the Newcastle, 00, Capt. H. Price,
foe Liverpool, to lie Mae for the reception of volunteer seamen ;
&OM Moden„ Lieut. Church, for Falmouth ; and the Swan
mar; with *Or* flout the Tower, bound to Dublin.—The
Jaime pm aminsiadoned on Friday. by C..pt. T. Martin.—Re.
trait—illasche sod Calliope.—The new Victualling Office and
Brew*, at Bralllllepeint, see to be commenced forthwith.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WIT!! AMERICA.
A Blertehrg the Noblasieuaodrrentlemen connected with Ire-
land WU had at tits City of London Timm on Saturday, fcr the
ssi=e of esteldiellieg a more direct comenueleation between Great
and IN and America.
At one Milli here were assaubled, the Marquis of I/ma-
dams, the Labor Meath and Ormond Lord Carberry. the Hon.
C. Heedimen,'M.P.„ the Right lion. Maurice Mu,
M.P. (the Inkght of Kerry), Sir William Adams, Mr. B. Bryan,
and swami edam Gentlemen connected with the South of Ire d
and the Attsttrieap Trade. Shortly shame o'clock, several persons
who were expected ant having unwed,
Mr. !teatime Freactxnatai addressed the Meeting, and re.
quested a sheet delay for the arrival of Mr. Randolph, who had
Jan sAved baps America, and who was capable of communicating
Nate lillonintlon which would be maul to the object of the bleat-
ing, awl Me. Spring Rice. wto was Interested in the project, both
of when vme shindy expected.
Tbeethet he wields the Meeting was convened was explained iii
a prespemes, heal which the following are extracts:—
" proposed to establish • line of packets, torill weekly from
the ezad- harbour of Valentin, in the South-west einemity of
1n:144 le she City of New York.
The harbour of Valentia is the nearest point of Europe to the
Attteeicap Gielisest. Frem the high lindi near it, and the new
light-hems en the Skellig Rock, nine miles :I) seaward, it is easily
mad* ham the tea It is perfectly safe; is capable of containing
large ressels; has two enhances in different directions, so that ves-
sels may enter and depart in all winds. Ballast =gam me; be
obtained there in slates, butter, and coarse linen, for the American
markets. There is a revenue establishment, and there are no port
Marrs. It is 202 miles more westerly than Falmouth, and may
be reseh from London in 10 hems, and 40 from Liverpool, by a
trareller, who will dids save all the disagreeable tints ot the chart-,
nel ifsvlgaeion. No delay PC arise in 'heading of the 'Make., in
say Mad, even those which shot die harbour)! In the West of Ens
-
land's and it is well *noire, that by far the greater part of the de.
lay and danger of thlb from Fa nioith or Liverpool, oc-
curs within the Oswald and the Bay of Biscay, which by this line
are avoided." ,*
The remainder attire prospectus Is taken up with pointing Mit
the local facilities which the pan of 'Valentin affords ; the nada.
and mail-cosch conveyances to all parts of the empt which open to
it, and other advantages, which are familypressed upon cousidets•
don. •

At two o'clock Lord CAnneneY look the cher, Mid opened the
Waimea ef rho JMMfrstg.- '
Mr. M. !swum mama then addresied the Meeting, and es-,
' plained the information which he was capable of ad tiding from his
locakimowledge of that part of the South of Ireland, from which
the proposed cominutiaititin with America was Intended to be
opened. It *as unpeasserYfor him to dwell upon the Very ha.
natant advantages tir American commerce with Great Britain and
lVeiand, and more particularly since the late changes which had
taken place in South America. The present omuniercial inter-
course was chiefly carried on by wet:furnished sailing-packets
from Liverpool. Well as these were conducted, it was :menthe-
less obvious that the prevailing impediments to sailing packets
were en injury to commerce., and that the cummuuiaition might
be better managed by steam vessels. In carrying into effect this
project they ought to be guided by two leading principles—the Rim
chit the line of communication should be funned between the
nearest convenient points of Ireland and America. It was quite
obvious that it was impossible for Any port connected with the
American Trade to enter into competition with Liverpool from a
prepooderence of erthweerrial intercourse, and that that port must
have a decided advantage in that respect, if personal intercourse
were inseparable from the business of freightage, but that was sot
in his opinion requisite ; and trout the rapid meant of personal in-
tercourse which the proposed plan would allied, be lead no doubt
that passenger would decidedly prefer embarking in their voyage
at the south-western coast of lreliad, to which they had at present,
by the Irish mail steam packets, so rapid and certain a coavey-
ance, than to embark in the first instance at Liverpool, and traverse
the narrow sea between England and Ireland, and expose them-
selves to the tartly coast voyage. The Right lion. Gentleman
pointed out in the strongest manner the advantages to personal in.'
tercoorse with America, which the new plan or establishing steam
vessels between the South of Ireland and America would aford,
and the ready commercial intercourse which could be kept up by
branch vessels between the South of Ireland and the other parts of
the kingdom. lie pointed out the ready supply of coals which
might be had at Valenti& from the Bristol Clirar.el, and that by
the steam packets sailing from ‘'aleutia to the eastern noint of
Nova Scotia, they there were within the coal supply Crum Pape
Breton, to enabls them to take in a fresh supply for the voyage
home. Ile was aware of the objection that existed to the 'stab.'
lisbment of the place of sailing, nom a part of use country where
there was no existing commerce, but he combated this objection
by enumerating the local advantages which the place afihreled, and
the readiness with which the communicant as might be there pro.
vided, ter conveying merchandise to every other part el England,
Ireland, and Scotland. lie was perfectly aware, that however
desirable were the adoption of this plan to the local interests of
Ireland, however valuable may be the galena commercial ad-
vantages to which it uhimatdy led, that Unless it could be sheen
to possess the probable means of returoaig a speedy profit the the
investment of the capital requisite for the undertaking, it would be
idle to expect the assistarce of the British capitalist. But all the
details which he had seen convinced hint a the immediate profit
which must be realised from the establishment of the plan, and
on that account he tea ready to submit it to the public support.
Ninuno, the Government Civil Engineer, who was en.
ployed in various public works in Ireland, and who hail surveyed
the whole southern and western coast, would carobotete his men-
tion of the profitable prospect which the plan held out fur the in.
vestment of capital.
51r. N3llO then addressed the 'Meeting, and produced maps
or the coast in the p:at of ir,lar.ti where Valentin is situate and he
pointed out front them the geographical advantages which that part
of the country atlertled fur oirectly trading with America. lie
then enumerated the great impeoveman made of late years in the
application of steam to navigation ; and he estimated, that with
vemehi of one thousand tons burden (which would carry all the tie.
cessary coal), they could havitpite the Adantie fowl Valentin to
the most eastern cape of Nova Scotia in less than a fortnight : lour
hundred tons of coals would do for the voyage. Ile only intended
that the larger steam vends Mania sail o.tweea Valenti& and
fteva Scotia. At the latter place smaller vessels could be ap-
pointed to carry on die navigation throughout all the channels witch
rale open to all pans of Liou.da, New York, &c. and the sminivr
steam vessels which brought casts from the british Channel to
the South of Ireland for the use of the huger packets, could
also convey the merchandise brought in the latter to its proper
consignment in other parts of the kingdom. Ile gave in, at the
suggestion of 31r. Spring Rice, an estimate of the proposed ex-
pense of the outfit of the establishmehr, which was reterred to a
Committee.

Several gentlemen here entered into a conversation upon the
merits of the plan, and declared their approbation of toe outline.
Lord CARBERRY suggested that the port of Vi.eDllll should not
be tinaily hied upon WIMOSIt the concurrence of therm% comma-
cial Interests engaged in the American mule.
The Marquis or LAX SDOW x approved of Valentin as being free
from port charges, and not requiting any expenditure for local im.
provemert, it being eomplet;iy ready for every purpose of naviga.
non and security at present.
The Honourable C. H. Hrrenixsow enlarged upon the in.
estimable advantages which must scenic to Ireland from the invest-
ment of liritish capital, and argued that the state of the cpuntry ,
ought not to deter the capitalist Iron embarking his money in Ireland,
where he would Had the people grateful and kind, when they were'
employed end well treated. His desire to see English capital etu-
barked there eta so great, that he overlooked fur the Ili01111.11: the
consideration, whether Valer.tia was the fittest pert in the South of
Ireland us the print of sailing trout. This might, however, be
afterwards reeled.

Atter some :lather consideration, a Committee was appointed to
consider t."e vinn, and the liming adjourned at lalf-peat four.