The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-17 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

STOCKHOLM, Now. I.
The English house of Barclay, Herring, Richardson. and Co.,
which purchased, through the agency of Michaelson and Benedicks,
the old ship of the line Forsigtiglietea, and the Camilla and Eu-
rydice frigates, has written to Michaelson and Co. that, on
account of the advanced season and other circumstances, the
commercial expedition for which these three ships were de.
signed could not be undertaken this year, and it therefore
desires them to request the government to annul the contract, and
to take back the ships, repaying the purchase-money ; adding,
that the English house hopes that his Majesty, graciously consi-
dering the delay which the expedition has experienced by some of-
ficers and sailors having been claimed for the Swedish navy, after
they had obtained his Majesty's permission to engage in the service
of foreign merchants, and that they were consequently obliged to
leave those ships, will think it just to relieve then) from the obli.
'rations which the contract Imposed on them. At the same time
they desire to be allowed to repurchase next spring all the three
ships, or at least the two frigates, on the conditions stipulated in
the old contract.

On the .29th of last month the house presented this petititio, with
the request for legal annulment of the contract, and referred for
other particulars to the petition itself.
His hlajesty has approved this petition, has ordered the
money to be immediately repaid, dispensed the purchasers from
paying the penalty tived in the contract, and ordered, besides, that
they shall be reimbilraed for all the expenses to which they hare
been put in repairing the vessels, as it is not just that the State
should profit by the improved condition of the ships. And his
Majesty has bees further pleased to promise that the house shall be
allowed to repurchase one of the frigates at least, if the royal navy
shall not want it.

The Editor of the Arras has been acquitted of the charges
brought against him.by the Chancellor, of having violated the laws
relative to the Liberty of the Presa, by publishing an article relit.
tire to the notes exchanged between the Minister of Foreign Affairs
arid the Spanish Charge d'Affaires relative to the above ships.
ST. PETVItSBUIGI3, OCT. 29..
OfFeal accounts from Taganrog of the 10th instant state that
the climate had a most favourable erect upon her Majesty's heslth.
The Empemr it expected to be certainly back in the capital by the
end of next month. About the middle of this month his Majesty
will go to the Provinces on the Don, and to Moldavia.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 6.
Many ships have been lost or winded on our coast during the
violent storms at the end of last month. •

There has been an active correspondenee between the foreman
ofSt. Thonnt4 and Venezuela, on account of a Danish ship vibieb
has been carried into Puerto Cabello.

HAY.BCBGH• Nov. H.
Hi, Majesty the Emperor of Austria has appointed Count
Antony Von Appony Ambassador Extraordinary to the Court of
Great Britain.

CTITITSTIAWIA, OCT. 28.
Count Sandels, Governor of the Kingdom, is gone to Sweden.
During his absence, M. Collett, Councillor of State, as senior
member of the Government, will preside in tilt Council.
General Stobell commands the land tortes, and Councillor Fasting
the navy.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.

HAMBURG'', Nov. IL—One month, 3frf. 2c.; two months,
341. 11c.

PETERCBITROH, OCT. 28—toy.
BERLIN, Nov. B.—Three months, SC 25c.
LEIPSIC, Nov. 7. —Three months, 6t. 14c.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. I.—Forty don 11 rixdol. 20 'ch.
CHRISTIANIA, OCT. Z.—Three months, 4 94.

COLOMBIA.

We have received the Caraccas paper, the Colombians,
of the 21st September. It contains, among other things, a
circular letter, dated from the Palace of Government, in
Bogota, July 28, 1825, to the Intendants of the Depart-
ments, respecting the encyche letter of the Pope, charging
the Catholic Bishops to recommend the union of the States
in which they reside, with the Mother Country. It sup-
poses this may only be intended to apply to countries which
have never declared themselves independent of Spain ; but,
at the same time, strictly enjoins,• that any of the Clergy
who, by word, writing, or other means, shall act on this
recommendation in the Republic of Colombia, shall be
fok iliwith handed over to the proper tribunal, to be tried
according to the " Ley de Patronato." The greatest acti-
vity and vigilance are recommended on this subject.
This Paper refers to the second letter received by Joseph
Lancaster from Bolivar, enclosing bills of exchange for
twenty thousand dollars, and letters of advice from the Pe-
ruvian Agents in London. The Lancasterian eelool, under
the patronage of Bolivar, was expected to be in a state for
public examination in the course of a month from the above
date. 'We perceive, however, by an advertisement from
Lancaster himself, in this Paper, that, "being much in-
disposed, he was reluctantly compelled to discontinue his
school till the 27th instant " (September), when " he
would be again happy to see all his highly-esteemed pu-
pils, and would then have a fresh supply of honours and
rewards for the most meritorious." Fifteen years age,
when this man was actively occupied in establishing his
schools in England, who would have been sanguine enough
to predict that he would be called upon to put forth such
an advertisement in the English language, in one of the
principal cities of The Republic of Colombia
We extract the following Decree, by Bolivar, relative to
Upper Pau

PERU.—DEC RE C.
Simon Bolivar, Liberator, President of Cr.lombia, Liberator of
Peru, and charged with the supreme command of it. Considering
1. That the -aivereign Congress of Peru has manifested, in its
sittings, the greatest disinterestedness ih every thing relating to its
own policy, and that of its neighbours;
2. That Its resolution of February 9.3, in the present year, clearly
manifests the respect which it feels for the rights of the Republic
of Rio de la Plata, and those of the Provinces of Upper Peru ;
3. That the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, Commander-in-Chief
of the I,iberating Army, convoked on his entrance into the ter-
ritory of the Provinces of Upper Peru, an assembly of its Repre-
sentatives ;

4. That' the Grand Marshal, Don Juan Antonio Alvarez de
Arenales, has communicated to me that the executive power of the
United States of the Rio de la Plata has prepared to place those
Provinces in a state freely to deliberate on its Interests and Govern-
ment
5. That it being the object of the war of Colombia and Peru to
brettic the chains which oppress the American people, in order that
they may assume the august functions of r.overeignty. and decide
legally, pacifically, and competently, on their own tate ;
I have decreed, and do decree—
Art. 1. The Provinces of Upper Peru. formerly Spanish, shall
unite themselves, conformably with the Decree of the Grand Mar-
shal of Ayacucho, into a General Assembly, to express freely in
it its wishes on its interests and Government, in conformity with
the desire of the Executive Power of the United Provinces of Rio
de la Plata, and of the above-named Provinces.
Art. 2. The deliberations of this Assembly will receive no sanc-
tion till after the installation of the new Congress of Peru, in the
ensuing year.
Art. 3. The Provinces of Upper Pent will remain, in the inte-
rim, subject to the immediate authority of the Grand Marshal of
Ayacucho, General-in-Chief of the Liberating Army, Antonio
Jose de Sucre.

Art. 4. The resolution of the Sovereign Conrress of Pent, of the
2.3 d of February, above cited, shall be fulfilled in every respect,
without the slightest alteration.
Art. Fr The Provinces of Upper Peru shall not rerognite any
other authority for the present, nor unt:l the installation of the new
Peruvian Congress, but that of the Supreme Government of this
Republic.
Art. 0. The Secretary-General will remain charged with the
execution of this Decree. To be printed, published, and circu-
lated.
(liven at the head-quarters of tbak;cneral, Arequipa, May 16,
1823.
SIMON BOLIVAR.
For his Excellency Jose Gabriel Perna.

THE laws COURT.—Cards have been issued by their
Excellencies the Marquis and Marchioness Wellesley, fora
dinner party, for Friday next, at the Vice• Regal Lodge.
The Patriot says, " The gratifying anticipations of the
public, we venture to, predict, will not be disappoiated as
to the increased splendid hospitalities of the Court during
the ensuing winter."—Dahlia Frrrourn'i Journal.
In a case which came on yesterday in the Insolvent
Debtors' Court, an insolvent, in his schedule, described
one of his creditors as residing in Newgate prison ; the
COmmissiomr inquired if be were confined there? to which
question the insolvent gravely replied, " yes, Sir, 'tis his
usual place of abode."

Sine Liaawitizs.—The managers of the Port of Hull
Society have issued a circular, soliciting donations of books,
towards the formation of libraries on board of merchant
ships.—Of the utility of this plan, under proper regula-
tions, there can be no question.
Tits DECCAN PRTUt Itioxrv.—The rehearing of the
claimants to the Deccan Prize-money i% to come on before
the Lords of the Treasury on Tuesday, 6th Dec. next.
Berkeley Frampton, Esq. apd Captain Cobb, of Ship-
lake, near Henley-upon-Thames, undertook on Tuesday. for 290
sovereigns, to kill 70 head of gsme within three miles of Shiplake,
in the course of the day. The gentlemen shot over the Oxford-
shire on the north side of the road, and their principal sport
was with pheasants and hares, the partridge being very wild.
Each bagged as follows :—Mr. Frampton, pheasants., 17 ; hare,
14 ; partridges, 8 ; total, 39. Captain Cobb bagged, hares 13 ;
pheasants, 19 ; partridges, 9 ; total, 34; making 73, and winning
by three. The parties shot at every thing, and had gt►rken and
fetchers to attend them.