The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

THE GREEItS.

Lloyd's, at Con-

Extract of a ktter from the Agent to _
stantinople, dated 2Gth July :
" The latest accounts left the fleet of the Capltan Puha off Ali.
tylene, refitting for the attack, as it is sit pposcd,.of Samos. A de.
tachment of Idriut vessels, with tire ships, arc said to be in 'search
of him. The Egyptian squadron, with troops, is reported to liars
reached Rhodes, to co-operate in the subsequent attack of Idea and
Sperzia. The Ipsariots, who had escaped to Idra, returned, after
the departure of the Pacha's fleet, and put to death the Turks that
load been left as a garrison at Imara.
To John Rennet, Esq. (Sigrid) T. N.llt.ac IE, Agent."

Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Smyrna,
dated July IT :
Ills 3injesty's ship Rose tannins in port, and the town is per.
fectly tranquil. The various contradictory reports of tie affair it
Ipsara, prevent our entering into any details, for the accuracy of
I which we could vouch. The Capitan Paella, with about 200 sail
of vessels, of all sixes, after the Ipsarints t _fusing les offer to treat,
made his long-threuteNed attack up.) the Island, by landing about
15,0110 torn at day-light of Saturday, the 11 instant, who in a
few hours overcame all resistance. About 2,000 persons, chiefly
w, men and children, escaped in 14 of their vessels; of the rest,
few or no prisor.ers were made, and the carnage on both sides must
have been great. The Capitan Paella has actually vent bark many
of the numerous volumed" docking to his standard, saying, his
armament is sufficiently strong for the intended attack upon Samos
and other Greek Islands. They were at 3litylens a few days ago,
and have sent here fur all the small vessels the Pada of Smyrna
ran procure. It is reported dim the l'..cha of Egypt's tint, has
taken Idra and Spczcia, and that all the Islands offer to return
to their allegiance to the Grand Seignior.
(Sigpett) 11'mm, and Co. Agents.
" To John Bennett. lAti. Lloyd's."

By letters trim Cochin China, we learn, that the Go-
vernment there has made a great progross itt cratting an
intercourse with the merchants of Europe, by cpening
their ports to the goods of the different nations on payment
of a moderate duty. The French are stated to have taken
advantage of this, and to have commenced a trade of some
consegnence with them.
The following is an extract of a letter from a youry,
gentleman belonging to Greenock, dated Lima, April 1,
1824: _ _ . .

The Spanish troops, 3.000 strong, entered this city on the 22th
of F.bruary, mil immediately marched to l'allso to take lesssession
of the Castles there. 'I hey have since marched about 2,10M1 of them
to the interior to join the main body under Camerae, who is in the
province of Jugs, watching the movements of Bolivar ; 1100 remain
in the Castles of Callao, and there are about 200 here to keep the
city in quietness. Since their arrival they have not treated the
&hid', in general, very hospitably, and I am sorry to say that
their friendship towards ts does not improve; but. on the coot,' -y,
their conduct appears to be daily getting worse: they do every
thing in their power to cross us; however, we must bear their in-
sults a few months longer. It is toy decided ;Onion that Bolivar's
troops will be here in the latter cud of .May, or the beginnint; of
June, at:,: that they will ultimately free the e flurry front the yol•
of the Spaniard. No farther gt nc than last night, at seven o'clock,
Bolivar's troops (the Montanmus) were at the gates of this city,
but had to retire. They visit the neighbourhood twice or three
times a week, so you may judge how we arc situated. At present
there is nu business carries' on, every thing is at a wand—in feet
such is the state of things that the Englitn stores have cot been
opened since the the 221 of rebrunry. The inhabitants in general
are sgaitistt he Royalists. After eight o'clock et night there Isnot a
single soul to be seen upon the streets (in a city containing 110,00
inhabitants) —s sure proof of Vieir dissatisfatiion, This goes by a
sure person to sea, or I would not have ventured to say so much of
politics."
The new Netherlands Cotnmcrcial Company arc to
have facunies at Batavia and at Canton ; to pay par-
ticular attention to the East India trade, the South Sea
fishery, the trade to the Americas and the Levant; to
• advance the half of the value of any East or IVest India
produce lodged in their warehouses; and arc not to spun-
late in any description of stock or in exchanges.—A call of
10 per cent. on the subscriptions is ordered in six weeks
from the 14th of August ; transferable Scrip certificates
will then be issued ; another call of 15 per cent. is ordered
in three months front the lath, and the entire capital to be
paid up on or before the Ist of .July, 1825. The capital,
37,000,000 florins. An annual interest of 41 per cent. is
guaranteed by the King ; if there is any surplus profit,
one-third is to be kept in reserve fcr couthorencits; the
otlit r two-thirds divided as a bonus among the holders of
the stuck.
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The Brimmed, Captain Vernon, is now fitting for foreign
service, and it is reported will proceed, when ready, to Jaa,
maks, in order to relieve either the Bustard or Helicon,
both of which sloops have served the prescribed time on a
foreign station.
In one of the recent Sittings of the French Institute, a
member read a memoir on the history of cotton, in which,
among other things, he asserted the probability, that had
cotton not been discovered, paper would not have been fa-
bricated from it ; and the master-peso" of the divine
Homer would have been lost to the modern world I
The great refracting telescope made by Professor
Fraumbuttr fur the observatory of the Prussian univer-
sity at I)orpat, is now placed in St. Saviour's church, at
,Munich. This immense initrument exceeds, both in length
and diameter, the great reflecting telescope of Herschel.
It length is IGO Paris inches, and its diameter 10 inches.
The magpies and jackdaws of Milan were carefully
taught to salute the Emperor of Austria, on his visit, with
the cry of " VI via Chervil" or, " Get away Frank !"—a
circumstance which was omitted in the official account of
his Imperial Majes.y's reception.
Bonaparte, wishing to please Corvisart, who was his first
physician, offered him a good place: for his brother. " No,
sir, ' replied Corvisart, frankly declining the favour, " my
brother has not capacity enough for that post. I know
that he is poor, but that is my busines.9."—" Pray, gentle-
men," exclaimed Bonaparte, miming towards his Ministers,
are there many of you who would have so acted ?"
At Itosebark near Hamilton, a correspondent informs
us he has, through perseverance, succeeded in rendering
three robin redbreasts so familiar, that, on calling" Robin,
they immediately congregate from diffirent quarters in his
garden, and alight on his hand, where they pick crumbs
`till they are satisfied, and even though strangers should
happen to be in his aompany, they betray no a) reptant' of
terror, but hop mil cat with as much confidence as if their
lives were insured. . 1

The Swilhatrepton Herald, of Saturday, statra, that at the
Guildhall, Newport, W. Munson was fitted loot. for having
in his possession two tubs of foreign spirits. Lord Yar-
borough, in pronouncing the sentence of the Court on the
prison •r, very kindly told him that an application should
be made to the Board of Excise to mitigate the penalty.
Another man, named Moorman, was also fined Via for a
similar °Weller, and both were committed to Winchester
gaol.
Yesterday morning, aslartain Dawson was quitting
his tenet at Stone to go on shore, his foot slipped, and lie was Fed.
',dated into the River Thames, where he found a watery grave.
J'lie body was instantly drifted untir the vessel, and notwithstand-
ing every effort, it has not yet been picked up.
On Sunday evening, as a boat, containing three per-
sons, was passing under London Bridge, it upset ; it being, how.
ever high water, they fortunately contrived to get on the starlings
without further dimmer. than a soaking. They had to remain a
long time (the turn of the tide) before they could be libe.ated from
their periltnts situation.
On Saturday afternoon the wall on the cast end of the
manufactory fur sawing wood, which was burnt down in the morn.
tog its Gravel-lane, lloundselitch, fell with a trensendnos crash.
partly demolishing a house opposite in its fall. Fortunately not
any person was hurt ; one moment before, that part of the lane was
full of persons looking at the ruins.
An awful instance of sudd. n do ash occurred about nine
o'clock on Smithy evening. at the Police-office, Hatton-garden.
The wife of ( 'lntrlt.4 Brown, one of the officers, and keeper of the
strong rooms, over which they reside, brought in a pint of porter
and • dish of oysters, for supper, to which she, Inv husband, her
son, and two slaughters sat down ; she took the loaf, and was butter-
ing a round, when she laid it low n suddenly, and clapping her
hand to her face, excl. " that, what a !vain I have in my'
head !"anel beinre she could utter another word, site fell down and
expired. Surgical assistance was Firmed., but to no purpose.
Mrs. Brown was hott forty years of age, and enjoyed remarkably
good health up to the moment of bur dissolution. She was a tall
thin woman. She has left a son and two slaughters, all grown up.
Cs nit o N 111 I'l' ULICANS.-011 Sunday, Mt. George
Bart (landlord of the Alline Bear pulsli.,limose, Barbican). azd his
wife, went to si christening, leasing !lien house in the C. 47.7 of
younger brother of 31r. I l.,rt, when a fellow, of the rame of Pot-
tinger. who was drinking in the Tait-room, watched an opportunity
to goon stairs, and stole the abet:. and pillow-caws ott their bed,
and effected his ese..pe. Ile a•ss met by a man In going out, who
noticed the linen d..egling under los coat. who afterwards gave in.
filmset:4n, and the fellow seam )•eNtyrilay .•.to custody, anti se.
cured in the Conquer. Ile will be brought tip this day for mind-
n.stion before the Sitting Alderney,.
Ito a X Sunday afternoon. a gentleman from the
country pot up his horse and chaise. at 31r. 31organ's, the Rain.
bow public-house, in the Back-road, Islington, whilst he went to
pass the day at the house of a friend in the neighbourhood 4 about
half.past nine in the evening, two persons called for the horse and
chaise, which they said they left in the morning: the hostler, sap.
posing the horse and chaise belonged to them, let the mem
have them, on their paying the expenses' and they drove ofil
The gentleman called shortly after and was inhumed that
two persons hail called Mr and obtained them. It.ouiry was yes-
terday made at the different turnpikes, but no tidings had bean ob-
tained of the men.