The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-08 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, JUIUARY 4.

Yesterday, after Mass, which the King heard in
his private apart►ututs, his M ijesty received the visit
of his Seveste Highness the Duke d'Orleaws. The
King then proceeded to his great Cabinet, where
he received the Ministers of State, amonz whom was
remarked M. Lanni, the Marshals of Pralice, the
Deputies, &c. His Majesty Plltifequent ly transacted
business with the Baron Louis, Minister a►
and the Marquis Dessulles, President of the Counc►l
of Ministers.

It is asserted that Baron Louis, Minister of Fi-
mice, has recalls-11 NI. Jourdan to the functions of
Cabbie( of the Treasury.
General (Intlleininot, who succee,la Count
d'Ectitterilly its the Depot-General of %Vas., enter-
ed on his functions on the ht itobt.

In the streets crowds of people loess round the
public notices which contain the Ituyal Ordinance
for regulatiog the duties payable ou articles of sub-
sistence introduced into Paris. These duties are
considerably reduced, and the reduction is hailed
with the liveliest gratitude by the working classes.
A woman of the crowd expressed the sentiments of
th2se groups by calling the Ordinance a Christmas-
box It l'llenry IV.
The bases of the Prwsistn Constitution are—a
national representation, which will co-operate in the
formation of laws, and grsie taxes according to a
budget which will he submitted to it ; popular
elections ; the respoosibiU:y of Ministers ; the lu
berty of the press ; sod the publicity of jud►cial
audiences, civil end criminal. The Hanoverian

(7otistitiition will lie pnblished before the Ist of
Fi-bruary next, but it is generally thoity!..t that it
will be less liberal thou the Constitution of Prussic.
Amin% the Governments of Cerrasny M hic 1 have
hitherto arliieved nothing towards the esnihhshinent
of representative Constitutions, are those of the
kingdom of Saxony, of Mecklenhuigh 'Schwerin,
and Strelitz, of flas•e Cassel, and of Heise Deems

The nuke of Gloucester dined on Saturday at the
Thuilleries with his Majesty and the it,,ya! fttlide.
A letter from Bourtleaux of the 3fnli of 1).-cerr.
her, say—" A cabinet messenger, who left 111.4
&id on the morning of the 24th, passed thrnoo
this town on the night of the 27th, and falsified
all the mimosa which malevolence had halustris
onvly circulated relative to the fate of Spain and her
Colonies. The most perfect harmony prevailed in
the capital. A few d oss previous the festival of her
Majesty the Queen was celebrated in the roost
solemn mariner."

CONSTANTINOPLE, DECEMRER 4.

The fierce Ali(Wish, Chief of the Werliat,ite.,
is expected here with the 'nova lively impatience.
The Grand Seignior has caused a particular
be prepared for the purpose of exposing him,
his family, to the view of the people, *lon lie ire.
verses the streets of this capital. Tue fate reserved
for this prisoner is anticipated.
The Sults!) has granted a large recompenve to
the Viceroy of Egypt, and also to his son and gal..
hint army.

VIENNA, bECEIIIIER U.

The Emperor of Rus‘is, after hayitqg pripseti ten
chi) a here, ert t,fi yesterday, at 11,111-vast !tree Hs the
tooroiog, to retort. bl• way of Brunti, Ghats, and
"re%eheo, to hi own .Store.

The Eitnott,. Jew (Luker, A hrahgeo Illfrnhrisn ~
has again appeared no 'Change, to the great sots.
nislinittit of our merchant!. lle has obtained st
respite from his creditors for the poymvut of h:s
debts, and now seeks to ►wain some part of the
iufluence he °tree exercised; but the eclat of pub.
Itc opinion that once burrountleill him, appears to
us to be log fur ever.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 18i9.

New York Papers to the 11th of last month have
arrived at our Office. Br them we at length re-
ceive
unfortunate reportvatoheoflicial
of
countrymen, A
the :,u rNo
nceleidinr
soar
Am.
ilist
u
'MISTER, before a Court Martial appointed by
Jacgsov, the Commander of the United State+
troops in Florida. The documents telAtiog to this
unhappy case have been coinruunicated to the Con-
gress by the PRCSIDENT.
The charges preferred against A ROUTH VOT, alto
sea* the first tried, were three: Ist, Exciting and
stirring up the Creek Indiatoi to war against the
United States, the said ARBUTHNor being a soh-
ject of Great Britain, with which the United States
were then at peace ; id, Acting as a spy, and aid.
log, abetting, and comforting the.enemy, supply-
ing them with means of war; anti, 31. Exciting the
Indiana to murder Ws. HAsinLy and EDMUND
DOYLE, citizens of the Spanish Government. The
third charge, however, was nlmnstiat the corn-
mencerneut withdrawn, in consequence of a doubt
expressed by one of the members of the Court
respecting their competency to take it into .their
cognizance. We should therLfore nut have H,►
ticed it, did it not, its our opinion, *hew not
only extreme ignorance of the laws anal riglin
of nations iu those who brought it forward, lint
au over-anxious solicitude to preprint* their or-
vice as many charges against their victim es
pmsible, that the individual weakness of est‘i
might be compensated iu the usirs4leciing minds of
his military Judges, ley the general odium
from the itnputation of a!l. lo the first place, the
instigation to murder two into, if it lead really
Itm-
petted, was in its nature a civil, nut a military at.
fence; and, in the next place, the pererrwecontersi-
plated by the crime were siihject4 of the Spaia.4
Government, mid consequently did not require the
protection of an American tributes).
Witli respect then to the two charges brought
against A RiItrXIINOT, we cenCeiee Domeier* eiceinia
from the neeessitY of OrgUing upon the genrial
principle, how' far they *borsht be ensue

,irrrf!

. .
crimes ugain,t intertiatiolial law, until at lest
the ckarKes are sulsvtintiated iu :sects. The t%ert
act or specification of the tirat charge was, t.:it
the prisoner had written' ik letter to 44 the L:' 's
Prime," exhorting him not to coviiply with thP
Treaty of Fort Jackson, and mewling the Lipper
and Lower C.eeks to unite and he friendly. &e.—
(See the specification of the
,first charge./—Now
what says JOIIN WINSLET, the soli witness
itt
this specification for the prosecetion ? plc %taw'•
that this letter advised the upper 1)7..1 of the itstf"q
to unite in amity aetththe lower, slid recim.ll-1"1-
ed them to forward their complaints (complaints f
what ?) to the King of OttEsT flatTstx, by melts.
of the G ivernor of Providence. 1•t 01'4 etitlei,r'l
can there he found ant• proof that tie ithfrartahate
A R2LTTnNOT excited the Creek otli st.s•rn war
The man, with that enlightened principle at Inane