The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-06 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

By the Florida, from New York, which arrived at
Liverpool on Monday, we have received American Papei a
to the 2d ultimo. Their contents are uninterestirlg :
New YORK, FEB. Nit.
Rumours from Washington soy, that the Cabinet of Mr. Adams
will be composed of Mr. Clay, as Secretary of State; Mr. Rush.
as secretary of the Treasury; Mr. Barbour, as Secretary of War;
Mr. Southard, of the Navy and Mr. Wirt as Attorney-General.
It is said the situation of 31inister to London has been of to
Governor Clinton.

Fltlll. 24.
The principal topic of conversation this day has been the offer
which Governor Clinton received !apt evening from the President
elect, of the situation of Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of
St. James's. " Will he accept"—" Ought he to accept ?" are
questions in the mouths of every body. Upon this point I have no
means of forming an opinion. Mr. Clinton, like Mr. Adams,
keeps his own secrets. It is unquestionably the most flattering ap-
pointment that Mr. Adamscould bes•ow, unless it be that of be.
cietary of State—the post to which, from every consideration, he is
entitled. Were it not that his absence from the country might ope-
rate to his injury, in regard to the past to which it is ern now d,.-
tennined by the great body of the people of the free staten to call
him at some future day, I should be rather pleased to hare him ne.
cept it. There is not a men in America who could represent this
country to the first Court in Europe so advantageously as Mr.
Clinton. But it is not for me to advise. The selection is credit-
able to Mr. Adams, and flattering to the people of this State. In-
deed, with very few exceptions, the most lively satisfaction has
been manifested to-day by the citizens of Albany, aid the great
number et strangers and gendemen from other ciues, now collected
here.

Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Boston Patriot, dated
Lima, November 10, 1824:
•• Commodore Hull has experienced a great deal of difficulty in
his intercourse with General Radii, the Royal Governor of this
province. His communication with the shore has even been in-
terdicted by the Governer, and the consequence has been, that th 3
Commodore has left the port of Callao, with all the American
shipping, for the port of Ancon, where they will probably remain
until the occupation of Lima by the Patriot forces, which event
is daily expected. There exists a diversity of sentiment among the
American cairns in this city, respecting the propriety of the Com•
moalore's conduct in relation to his correspondence with General
Radii, and his leaving the port of Callao. I defer to another mo-
ment the relation of the circumstances which led to the adoption
of this measure, presuming that the despatches of Commodore
Hull to the Secretary of the Navy will detail the causes which oc.
casioned his departure from Callao; and the letters which have been
written to the United States, by American citizens totident in this
country, will naturally lead to an inquiry into the same in the
House of Representatives."
We are favoured by Captain 111Therson with a St. Thomas's
Paper of the 2d instant. Private letters received there from Santa
Martha state, that the Spanish line.of.battle ship Asia, and cot.
vette Achilles, were included in the capitulation of Callao.