The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

COLOMBIA.

Extract of a letter received by a merchant in She City
from Colombia :
C AAAAA °Ewa, Dzc. 9.
I am happy to intro Tao that this coulter Is Warning more
and more settled every day, and that we have now a fair prospect
of enjoying a laming peace, and an opportueity of cultivating a
good trade with Europe. It must not be supposed, however, that
we owe our present tranquillity entirely to the patriotic feelings of
the Colombians, taken as a body ; their Chiefs have hid much dif.
fteulty to keep in them a sense of the advantages which they are
likely to derive from a state of independence ; and even now there
is an immense number of persons who, in their anxiety for repose,
would cheerfully hail a return to despotism, if they thought that
with it they could enjoy quiet. The poverty of this country, and
of South America generally, is much greater than you can
imagine. The merchants have had much to struggle with, and the
lower orders have been at times In a state of starvation; but the
prudence of nor rulers has kept pace with the exigencies of the
State and of the people. At Carthagena, indeed, the trade with
Jamaica has prevented any great embarrassments, but this is not
the case with the interior. The Congress will, I doubt not, take
' into consideration every point which could be suggested for the
amelioration of the State, and this expectation is amply justified
by the projects of laws which are to be submitted to them. They
are numerous, and many of them merely local of course; but
there are some of general interest even to you, inasmuch as they
show the spirit with which our rulers and representatives are ans.
mated. The following are sonic amongst them:—
" A project of law for prohibiting the export of specie from any
of the ports in Col.mibia for the space of two years. This project
is founded upon an idea, that with industry and perseverance the
produce of the country may be of sufficient importance to meet the
imports.
• A project of law for reforming the laws now in existence rela-
tire to the manumission of slaves.

" A project of law for conlineating and bringing to sale the pro-
perties belonging to Spain, which are situated on the countries
now made free.

" A project of law for the cultivation of tobacco, by making it
free to all persons who choose to undertake it.
" A project of law for the abolition of all the aristocratic privi-
leges granted by Old Spain to certain individuals.
.‘ project of law for superannuating all the incapable officers of
the militia.
" A project of law for reforming the mode of collecting the di- •
rect contributions, so as to promote the wealth and happiness of the
people.
• A project of law for allowing all the produce of Colombia to
be exported free of duties.
" It is generally supposed that most of those projects will be
passed into laws ; but great opposition will undoubtedly be offered
to that for abolishing individual privileges, as many of the mem-
bers of Congress are enjoying that sort of favour, which it is to the
interest and honour of the Colombians to remove.
" There is touch talk here about the new loan which Commis-
sioners are going to England to nogcciate; and, indeed, the money
is much wanted, for the troops are very discontented, front the
length of time during which their pay has been in arrear. We
learn from Bogota. that in many parts of the interior they have been
in a state of actual revolt, from which they were only recovered by
a part of the arrears being paid up, and the whole promised from
the first remittances on account of the new loan.
" The Report which the Royalist General Morales sent home to
the King of Spain, detailing his reverses., and communicating his
views respecting the prospects of the Royalists. is published in the
Bnenta Guzetie. where it occupies more than four columns. Mo-
rales reproaches Laborde. the Spanish Naval Commondcr, for the
slight co-openition which he ant-tied, and speaks at some length of
the efforts made by him to sunort the King's authority. Ile con-
cludes by expressing his opinion that, without large succours,
naval, military, and pecuniary, a footing cannot be kept against the
Independents.
" The public system of education) adopted in England and in
France, is likely to be discussed in Congress, and generally adopt-
ed, although the Priests here will do all they can to prevent it. In
Peru these people are, it seems, more liberally disposed, and even
imbued with a strong feeling of independence.
" The priests at Lima have sent in a request to Government to
be allowed to subscribe towards the support of the independent
cause; and they, with few exceptions. labour hard to support it.
Whether they are offering to give a little to preserve thr bulk of
their property, under a fear that some step will be taken against
them, remains to be discovered."

Lord Byron and the Honourable Leicester Stanhope
were recently at Zanic, on a visit to Sir Frederick Stovin,
the Governor. These intrepid patriots and travellers were A subscription has been entered into at Manchester,
then most sanguine in their hopes for the ultimate success which is making great progress, for a cup to be presented
of the cause of the Greeks. to Spring, as a token of regard for his manly and proper
We are sorry to learn that there is every reason to 5 F
- conduct on all occasions.
pose that the Lyme packet, Clarke, master, late in the LOST AND ouNn.—The landlord of the Coach and
wasting trade, has gone down at sea. She sailed from ii,„..„, s„„n_al ey. colemari.strect, while passing through
Cork about Christmas-day for Falmouth, and has not since Thange.alley on Thursday, was accosted by a friend, and in taking
been heard of. A vessel has made the passage to the same his hand from his pocket ?drew from it a fifty pound Bank of Eng-
port twice since that time.—SoNthompien County Chronicle. tgisn°wertee4 iibnumt nalctehlyhectitstrinbmuteir. wvheirchilmsrtheureseinereirecntant
Langan has challenged Spring to fight on a stage for
esterday morning Alderman Wood and his brother, Mr. Pllilip
.5001. a side ; to which Spring has returned a refusal, iVood, called on the loser, and returned him the note, which was
stating that his friends will not consent to his fighting but - found by :Br. P. Wood, at the very moment when a beggar was
in a 21-foot roped ring. in the act of stooping to pick it up.