The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-23 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

We have received New York Papers to the 27th ult.
Mr. Clinton has declined the proffcred Embassy to Eng-
land, on the ground that, having recently accepted front
the State of New York the highest offer the people could
bestow—that of Governor, he does not wish to retire from
it until he has had an ample opportunity of evincing his
gratitude. The following are extracts

Nww YORK, MARCH 21.
• By a deem; dated at Bogota, ?fovember 4, the seat of the Co.
lumbion Government la waved to Ocana, until a town is tiled upon
to be called Bolivar.

Our late srenerable President was to hid farewell to \Washington
on the 231 We understand that Captain Andrews' troop of horse,
and some of the Independent companies, will escort him to the
district line, and that many cf our citizens propose assembling at
the Presidem's house, at ten o'clock, to take leave of this illus-
trious patriot, who, after half a century of public service, retires to
private life un his farm, in London county, in Virginia.
FROM IIAV*WNJH.
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We learn by the Fabius, from Havannall, that niattiallaWWax
declared there en the sth March. All nswspipers and letters from
the United States were closely examined previous to their delivery,
and passengers who arrived without passports were iannedistely
imprisoned.
_ _

Very heavy ntins had prevailel for some time; much sugar was
destroyed, and considerable damage done to the cof:lie plantations,
by a severe hail-storm, which occurred on the 3d
Freights were not to be obtained, and many vessas were leaving
for Mobile and New °dean,.

Niew YOU, MARCH 2:2.

We understand that several Spaniards have recently arrived here
from Cuba, in consequence of the establishment of a military corn-
mission in that island, after the plan of those lately formed- in
Spain, for the detection and punishment of all persons suspected, of
liberal principle*. Many of the arrests, imprisonments, dcc. which
have taken place in that cour.try for some months past have been
effected by assemblies of this description, anti similar scenes may
be expected in Cuba. Governor % has heretofore been can-
slifered a man of moderation and liberality t but in submitting to
be thz instrument for effecting the unprincipled designs of Ferdi-
nand, he appears to have lost his claim to such a charac:er.
General Lafayette arrived at Columbia, the capital of South
Carolina, on the 10. h March.
By an arrival from Alvarado. we are informed that the B • • h
ship Lizn' arrived on the 11th of February at Vera Cruz, with one
million of dollars, from Messrs. B. A. Goldselimidt and Co. of Lon.
do' for. the Mexican Government ; also, the November Packet,
with 50.000 dollars specie for the Mining Companies.
COMMODORE PORTER.-1I is understood, says the National
Intelligarcer, that a Court of Inquiry is about to be instituted, at
the request of Commodore Porter, to investigate his conduct in re-
gard to certain matters referred to in letters of Mr. Randall and
Mr. Mountain, officially transmitted to Congress at the last Session,
touching the transportation of specie, by vessels of the United
States, &c. We have not heard when or where the Court is to as-
semble. Concerning the Faxardo affair, which was made the occa-
sion of the Commodore's recall, we are not heard of any thing
further, except that it is to undergo investigation.
COLOMBIA,
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The Baltimore Federal Gazette, remarking on the article of in-
telligence that the authorities of Porto Cavell° had agreed to in-
demnify the French, for property belonging to them, carried into
that port by • privateer belonging in the Republic, says that a gen-
tleman in Baltimore, direct from Laguira, gives a very different
account.—" lie states that the Colombian authorities had resisted
the claim made by the French, and that General Parr had declared
that in the event of the French squadron touching a dollar be-
longing to Colombia. he would sequester all the French property
in
_carams.'9

The Ilarquis Marian arrived at Carthagena on the 14th. in the
French frigate Conmantia, and was to proceed immediately to the
capital, ft was said, to deliver to the Vice-President documents
from his Government of the greatest importance.