The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-03 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

Last night we received American Papers to the 9th ult.
They contain no political intelligence of interest. The 9th
of February was fixed for the two Houses of Congress
going into convention, in order to ascertain the votes of the
veers! States for President and Vise-President of the
United States. Mr. Clay, owe of the candidates for the
Presidency, and Speaker of the House of Representatives,
has brought before that House the conduct of Mr. Kremer,
a Member from Pennsylvania, who had published certain
statements reflecting on the character of Mr. Clay. The
latter, in his communication to the House, prayed for the
anointment of a Select Committee to itivestiete the
charges, and which was accordingly appointed. fhe fol-
lowing are the objectionable statements published by Mr.
Kremer, in a letter to the Editor of the Colombian
05serve :
III"Fer some time past the friends of Clay have hinted that they,
like the Swan, would fight for those who would pay best. Oyer-
urn were said to have been made by the friends of Adams,
. ‘ to the friends of Clay, offering him the appointment of Secre-
tary of Stitt, for his aid to elect Adams. And the friends of
Clay gave this information to the friends of Jackson, and hinted,
that if the friends of Jackson would offer the same price, they
scald clove with them. But none of the friends of Jackson
mid descend to such mean barter and sale. It was not believed
by say of the friends of Jackson that this contract would be ratified
by the Members from the States who had voted for Mr. Clay.
"I woo of opinion, when I first heard of this transaction, that
tom professing any honourable principle could not, nor would not,
be transferred like the planter does his negroes, or the farmer his
team and horses. No alarm was excited—we believe the Republic
vat safe. The nation having delivered Jackson into the hands of
Cmpess. backed by a large majority of their votes, there was on
no mind no doubt that Congress would respond to the will of the
Orion, b 7 electing the individual they had declared to be their
"Ails. Contrary to this expectation, it is now ascertained to al
• "'lint! that Henry -Clay has transferred his interest to John
Q .itri Adams. As a consideration for this abandonment of duty
to his Constituent., it is said and believed, should this unholy
coalnion prevail, Clay is to be appointed Secretary of State."
A letter from Washington of the sth says—"'That it 1
14 the prevailing opinion at the seat of Government,
tliat nothing of importance will result from the investiga-
tion of the Committee appointed by the House, and that
the affair would terminate without personal injury to either
InrU."
The Secretary of the Treasury has given notice, that the
tie Per cent. stock of 1815 will be paid off on the Ist of
April next.
lFrom the New York 3fercantik Advertiser.]
A letter Was received at New York on the 4th from Baltimore,
written at the moment of the departure of the mail, stating that a
7i"t had just reached there that Mr. Clay had been shot in a
vel with Dr. Darlington, nf Pennsylvania, formerly a 31ember
''' Gruen. The Philadelphia Papers of the 4th do not, however,
l'ilide to any such occurrence.
tame idea may be entertained of the prostrate state °Commerce
i! tipa.n, when it is known, from the authority of the Cadiz
6:'-ults, that the insurance premium at Cadiz, to the West Indies
a d.iiie Mexican Coast, is 40 per cent.; and the mere coasting
toadto Benicia, the Asturias, and Biscay, is as high as 26 per
nett
Mr. Appleton, Secretary to the American Legation to Spain,
rived Li town last evening via England. in the packet ship
knells, from Liverpool, with despatches for Government.
)
A letter from Chili, written in October, states that the Pope's
,
_, 'ili'llii, dissatisfied with the late measures of Government, in
'77: to Friars, Convents, &c. and despairing of being able to
7t e in that country any longer, even spiritually, subject to
Me Pnre his master, had asked for his passports, which were
Erich aid he bad departed to resume his functions near the
.rir Allis:we,
..the Covenment of Chili, in order to raise money to meet the
Hires! a ibeir loan in London, have granted a monopoly to a
Company for the term of ten years, of tobacco, spirits, wines, tea,
7!.!ilrite cards ; mine of these articles can therefore be imported
, T ture except by the monopolists. The act has caused much
ale :aasfaetion.

The Foreign Money Market was yesterday very buoyant.
The south American Securities, as might naturally be ex-
Prtad, in consequence of the surrender of Cantarac, all ad-
,_.'"ced in price. We have seldom seen more business
'airlic• Colombian Bonds went up to 911 New Mexican
4113 1,23 as high as 411 ; and Brazilian Scrip recovered
rn nit decline of the previous day, and took its old sta-
k,4anjf New Greek Scrip was I and the Old
17'0"us SII 44. I. The buatle in the Foreign Market caused by
success rendered the business in English Secun-
JWa mare than usually dull. Consols for money were done at
• and the account pri were 9 t and 93i. The
"arts, particularly those connected with South America,
IZlnnsed yestenlay :—Pasco Peruvians were at 374, and
asZereTe'Y ghbd to see the Irish Bank Shares at a pre-
mium 9, and the Hibernian Joint Stock Company at 44.
Th—
shaernew Mexican Company came out yesterday, and the
d?
w were very soon done as high as 12. They after-
reached for a short time 15, and subsequently con-
-0%4,1 steady at 14. The applications for Shares in this
lt "'cern were, we bear beond precedent, even in
Lese times
or speculation and enyterpriallse. The number of
err rr:e:ved would not, if the request of all the appli-
;l4 had ball complied with to be enrolled as shareholder+,
~zr4r,1,4 more than one share and a half to each indi-
!h. .•, rhe Shares are very much sought after, even at
• premium they now
_bear. We understand that
s
iplation. _ There

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LIBERATION OF PERU.

At lengtlt all doubts are removed respecting the successes
of Bolivar and tile fate of Peru. The Lion cutter has ar-
rived from Uartliagena at Plymouth, and the Captain set
off immediately rot London, where he arrived in eighteen
hours. By this euniteyance a letter has been received from
General Souhlette, dated Carthagena, Jan. 13, enclosing
the Official Gazette, of which the following is a transla-
tion :—•