The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-04 00:00:00

CAPE OP GOOD HOPE.

Advises have been received from Cape Town to the 22d
of July. The colony was still much agitated in conse-
quence of the late Ordinance respecting the currency.
There have been several petitions and memorials presented
to the Governor. The following extract of a letter will
explain this singular state of things :
This settlement is still in a state of the greatest consterna.
Lion, In consequence of the Government Proclamation issued,
making eighteen pence of British silver a legal tender for one
rix dollar of that colony's paper currency. The following is
the statement of the rise and progress of this currency. About
fifteen hundred thousand dollars of it was created and issued to
the Inhabitants by the Dutch Government, at forty-eight stivers
per dollar, for which silver was received in return ; all the Go-
vernment lands aid buildings were mortgaged for this Money.
When the British captured the settlement in 1795 the paper
money in circulation was guaranteed by the capitulation. In
1797 the latter Government created and issued between three and
four hundred thousand rix dollars unner the same guarantee as the
former, which remained in circulation after the settlement was
given up to the Dutch in IEO3. In 1804 or 1805 a small addition
was made, and in 1006, when the British re-captured the colony,
the amount then in circulation was about two millions of dollars,
which amount was duly guaranteed by the capitulation; this gua-
rantee of course established the currency at its full value of cis. per
rix dollar. From the first issue of this paper currency in 1781,
until 1810, a period of nearly 311 years, the exchange between the
colony and every part of Europe was frequently at par, and never
exceeded 25 per cent.; but about 1810 or 1811 Government created
cad Issued eleven hundred thousand rix dollars mote, under an ex-
Iron guarantee that the whole, or a certain portion of it, should, at
ffated priods, be withdrawn and destroyed: the periods have long
since expired, but the paper is still In circulation. This enormous
addition to the currency, without a shilling of specie to represent it,
soon had the effect of running up the exchange between the colony
and Great Britain, and of depreciating the currency from its ori-
ginal value of four shillings to eighteen pence. the colonists,
however, consoled themselves, hoping that when Government re-
deemed its pledge, by withdrawing the 1,100,000 dollars, the re-
mainder of the paper would regain its original value; their asto-
nishment and disappointment must therefore be great on reading
the Proclamation alluded to."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

STII,—A crying injustice hit beet done to Mr. Julius
Millingkn by the Greek newspaper, which has stated that
this gentleman had deserted to the Egyptians, taking w with
him the instruments furnished by the English Greek'Clorn-
mittee. Mr. %Bingen was taken prisoner by Ibrahim
Puha at Navarino, acid forced to accompany him, after he
had urgently and vainly entreated the interference of the
British naval commander in his behalf. I have received
letters from him, bewailing his unfortunate fate, and im-
ploring the intervention of the British Government in his
favour. I hope that any lingliah newspaper, which may
have circulated this calumnious accusation against an
amiable, intelligent, and high-minded 4nglizhnian will also
insert its refutation.

I am, Sir, your most obedient errant,
Jefrey.square, Oct. 3, 1825. JOHN BOVVRING.

Despatches were received on Sunday at the Foreign-
ofHce, from l'aris.
Letters from Rome state that the Pope continues to suf-
fer severely, though he is somewhat better. A great crowd
is collected every day at the Vatican to read the bulletins
of his Holiness's health.
Letters from Paris mention the receipt of unfavourable
advice' from Martinique and Guadaloupe. The yellow fe-
ver had made great ravages in those islands. M. Cram-
mont D'Asle, Peer of France, and Colonel of the Cogs
in garrison at Martinique, ha►l fallen a victim to the dis-
tils?.