The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

JA,VA7C.rPAPA-RS.

The following is from a Jamaica Paper of the 13th of
August :

We have received Panama Gazettes to the 2th uk., by which
it appears, that suspicions being ent rtained with regard to the
tranquillity of the Republic, in consequence of the operations of
he enemy at Cuba, the internal theiurbeiice of the Isthmus, and
the exister.ee of suspicious characters therein, the Asaenthly tea
convoked, in Panama, on the 3d July, to discuss the necessary
'measures to be adopted for the defence of the Republic, die result
of which was a Proclamation. These suspicions of alarm having
subsided, another Proclamation Irot issued, on the 25th, to that
effect, and by which it appears that the military con.inard re.
ferred to in the former one, tressed in the exercise of its ex-
traordinary functions. The Fiscal's (or Attorney-Getierars)opie:on
on these reports, is, that ati eseentbly could not be convoked on
more equivocal and unfounded information, elating, in support of
which, tint every one is aware that the forcer in Cuba were not only
insufficient to &lark Colombia, but that they we e incapable to pro-
tect the very Island itself—that the Spanish squadron that was
ploughing the coast of Colombia had no troops ot disembarkation,
and that the Tay sailors were novices io the art of navigation—that
in the Ilavannah they were compelled to burden die inhabitaats
with heavy texes—that they neither had tratesports nor merits to
carryon war, and were compelled to station three divisions of 6,000
each in Cuba, tlavannaii, and Puerto Principe, to defend the At-
te ks of Colombia, which were dreaded; aid that, however bit-
harJus the Spaniards may be, is it consistent with human reason to
suppose that they would embark into such gross errors, when they
consider the power the former posses. in the Isthmus, the incon-
veniences in the Pazilic, and, above all, the decided deterotinatioa
ul the l'utriots, to die or to free (florin i see likes).
The Fiscal admits the pessibility of the existence of disloyal Co-
lmnbians, but he elertha the eeistettee of any in the Isthmus. In
referrirg to the disturbances in the interior, be observes, " that is
inhabitant., are always ready to sacritice themselves for the public
cause, and will ever sustain their honour against those who dare to
impute such infamy to them as alluded to iu the first Nocturna-
don respecting toe interior insubornimaion."
The following, cononunietion from Admiral Heisted, to his
Honour the .Mayer, was received on 11'eil:m.3v :
Isis, Port Royal Barbour, Aug. 9.
Sir—Cal. Campbell, his 31ajesty's Charge d'Affairs a: Bogota,.
having forwerded to me the eitclo.ed copy of the :oh Ar.idc of a
decree. issued on the Bth ult. by the Government of Colombia, in
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hams. seed also that I :wine time eince directed' the
senior officer to wirelwerd to pay every attention to the preteettot et
the persons and properties of the British werchante resident iu the
same province.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your moat obedient servant,
L. %V. EALST ED, Vce-Admizzl.

To his Honour the Ithyor.