The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-01 00:00:00

COLOMBIA.

The 11,11th/tore G;zelle of Monday contains some interestir
tracts of letters fromEorthagetia to the let instant. Mr. Rint;
the gentletnan to whom the Colombian Government had origia,ii:
promised the contract for opening the navigation between then
seas across the Isthmus, died at Carthagerta on the 25th of Aueue° He was on the point of proceeding to Bogota for the purnoiii
concluding his arrangements with the Government.
The British ship of war Scylla, Capt. Howell, arrived at earth,
gena, on the 22d Augtust, front Jamaica, with a million of del for Government. The yellow fever broke uut on board the
d,„
after her arrival, which proved 13,31 to the surgeon (Quin), t/4
midshipmen, and one seaman. There Were twenty-eight on Lk. nth 7itft on the Slat of August, most of whom would, it was alia-
point, recover, owing to the unreuutted attention tif Eyra;
bf the Colombian service.
We make the following extract front a letter of the 31st
August:—" Though generally hot here, the air is pure and teaser
with • refreshing bretize, which, in such • climate, is at one
anyx
tt.igmneornetnwdaertef; &inn htahgeet ivaixuinniht ealth
healthy and agreeable. It is only some special visitation of Pre:
There
vterha,toraafaresahr, or Y. Luigi on a
dry sandy soil, washed on one title by the open, sea, and alto-
Iroldneoncrie
gother surrounded by salt water, running rapidly, it is evident that it must be healthy, and that its inhabitants may well he tu reach, what they usually do, a ripe old age.' If furrigners
here, prematurely, it ii occasioned, in ninny-nine case. out of
hundred, to their thoughtless mode of living—not that T think the
mina extremely temperate—but then they are • only to bed, earl,
to tise,' aid the vice of drunkenness you never see among the..}
The city recovers rapidly from the effects of war and revolution,
as may be seen in that sure indication of returning contideace
and prosperity, the extensive repair and improvement of house.
The British man of war, Jasper, Captain Freernantle, arneil
here from England on Friday last, bringing despatches, with ter
nature of whith we are not yet acquainted : they have beta ten
to Bogota. The Jasper sailed from Portsmouth on Aix horn
notice, and it is supposed, among other things, that she brotio/
the ratification of the Treaty with this country. She metal,
direct from this to Mexico, having also despatches for :Le
Median Government. Whether they bear An relation too,/
reported movements of the French with regard roi Cuba, we Mk,
say, hut there are no fear* entertained here for the result. ce.
Marble feels confident of her soviet!), and should any power
Spain attempt to interfere with her independence, she may d
course expect a fulfilment or the declaration made by the Unit
States and Great Britain. The steam-boat built at New York in
the navigation of the Magdalena is on her list trip tip that r rff.
She was met by an officer arrived here, within five days sail tie
her destination. :rid hopes are now entertained of her complete sec.
teas, thungh hitherto many doubts on the point exi.ted, as the a„,
supposed to draw too much water, to be too long. and in coin
respects not well fitted for the purpose. Several gentlemen are here
waiting her return, In order to proceed in her for the capital. rhea
next she mounts the river. Should the navigation of the Msetialera,
by steam, be established, so as to give security from delay and
interruptions, trade with the inieriur wi:l increase rapidly nil
wonderful ; and should there be accompleihed, as contemplate*, a
water communication, on a sufficienly I.true scale. between the
harbour of Carthagena and the Magdalena, this mist become the
most important port. as commercial as naval, of the Colon Lin
Republic. '_ War York Gazette. Sept. 29.

MR. lIUME AND THE GLASGOW OPERATIrES

On Thursday last, a deputation from the Associat,d
Trsdesmen of Glasgow waited on Mr. Hume, in the Wa-
terloo Hotel, Edinburgh, in ender to present the piece of
plate which had been prepared for him. After being
introduced, James M'Aidan read an address, in which,
aftrr expressing the regret of the Associated Tradesmen
that Mr. Hume had not visited Glasgow, and irquirctl
into the disputes between the masters and their aor,m u,
he is thanked for basing been " a principal imerumeit in
destroying those records of barbarity," the 0;1111)4:aim
Laws. He is then requested to accept the piece of plate,
as " the humble testimonial of the unqualified respect,
affection, and gratitude of thousands of virtuous and indus-
trious workmen."
Mr. Hunt: then read a reply, in which, after thanlin
the operatives for their good opinion and offer of a piere of
plate, he declines accepting it, or any such tokens of esteem,
under existing circumstances. "It would indeed," sass
he, " have been most pleasing to me to base Received
them ; but I feel that I ought not to do so at this time. Su
long as any class of operatives consider rase exclusively as
their advocate, while their employers or any of them lock
upon me as en enemy, it" would be most improper for me,
conscious as I ant of the strictest impartiality in every am,
to accept tokens of esteem ft om the one in which the other
did not concur."

Mr. Ilt,rc---afterwaras thus advises the operatives—
" I mnst now tell the operatives, that
own bands; that, if iotituiel,ritut ....:.11/161"n"-toun ota7irnyle''.
mond°,anti prac metl—if they will enter-
tam erroneous and id-timed views of raising their wages,
by the means which the Legislature has given them to
resist injustice and extol tion, when attempted against them.
selves—then no feeble efforts of mine can avert the renewal
of the old restrictions; nay, more, such efforts I would
cease to make, rather than by making them hold out to the
world, that I piece confidence where confidence was net
deserved."

Ori- Friday a deputation of the Colliers from Lanark,
Renfrew, and Dumbarton, waited on Mr. flume, and met
a reception similar to that which he gave the Tratlesmn
of Glasgow on Thursday. Their piece of plate was al's
politely refused.— Edinburgh Ercni,g (outwit.