The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-01 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE BRITISH PRESS.

SlR,—Buenos Ayres Papers received in this country in
March last announced the revolt of General La Madrid,
who had separated the State of Tucuman from the Union
of the Provinct aof the Rio Plata ; and the proclamation
of the Government ordered the Governors of ali the Pro-
vinces to march their forces scainst Tucuman, and send
La Madrid prisoner to Buenos Ayrts. From that time the
Government of Buenos Ayres has not thought tit to pith-
lish a word more about it; from which 1 infer that they
hare been foiled in their attempts again • Tucuman. Can
any of your readers, who may happen to have come from
those pans, explain how the matter stands?
;You see•l told you right that Francis and the Indians
of Paraguay had placed themselves under Don Pedro's
protoction, and not under Bolivar's.
Yours, Re. S.

HAMBURGII, AUGUST 23.

(FROM A PR !VAT.; LETTER.)

It would he s;
must desirablemeasure, indeed, if your
Ministers were to avail themselves of the privilege granted
to them by Parliament, to admit 500,000 quarters of
wheat ; and, so far from its being my opinion that it would
operate against the exchanges, I think the effect would
prove to be just the reverse. Of the .500,000 quarters,
I suppose the half must be already in your stores, if not
more, already paid for, or drawn against, and the effect of
which, if any, is gone by. Suppose, then, you get from
51 to 300,000 quarters more, the amount f which would
not exceed from 3 to 400,000/., this could not counter-
balance your export, which must be considerable in this
season of the year, taking the aggregate of colonial pro-
duce and manufactured goods together. But the operation
of die 500,000 quarters would be of another material con-
sequence, or consequences, in its ramifications; orders
would he given to Danizic and other ports_ to ship off *hat
has been bought there on speculation, and the stores at
Bromic, &c. would he immediately replenished by wheat
sent there from the interior of Poland and Russia. The
Polish Jews and land-owners would take their ducats to
the fairs of Leipzic, and to Konigsberg, and lay them out
in the purchase of manufactured goods; and the stock of
manufactured goods being very light in both places, con-
siderabie orders might be expected in Manchester,
&c., and trade would, no doubt, resume a very favourable
prospect in the manufacturing distriets, and, cons quently,
both directly aml indirectly, in the colonial .markets.
I am confident that I am not over-sanguine in my prog-
nostication, and only wish that what is NO desirable in its
execution should not he delayed, so that the effect of it
may display itself yet in our autumn trade.
We are already improving here, in anticipation of the
great disideratum ; and there is no doubt about a farther
improvement, and -great activity in trade, if you give us
the impulse, by do: adoption of sound and rational

It is said that the fairJous Gat:moos, Bishop of Patras,
dead.

Toe 1115110 P OF CA'. TTTA.—The Right Rev. Regi-
nald Heber was a man not has distingtfahed as a scholar
and a divine, titan for the aodahle qualities of his heart,
his piety, and Ida zeal in the cans.• of his Divine Master.
During the short period he had tined the See of Calcutta,
he had unremittingly deveted himself to the most active
performance of his sacred functions, and bad proved him-
self worthy of being the successor of the late Dr. Middle-
ton, the first Prelate of oar Indian possessions. Dr. Eleber's
loss will be deeply and universally felt throughout the
whole of his gigantic diocese, and lie will be regrettetS alike
u the pious and zealous Bishop of the Christian Church in
India, and as the learned and accomplished gentlenAn. It
will be difficult to select a man so well possessed of the
various qualities requisite for the Episcopal See of Calcutta
as this eminent and amiable Divine.—Leening Paper. •
EXTHAORDISAAV Marit.—A letter front Ilavre, of
the 27th August, mentions that the Alibi; Paris, Curt of
that town, died the day before in his pulpit.; He was
preaching on Death. In the middle of his di !course he
stopped short, saying, " 1 am ill, brethren !" atd fell on
the side of the pulpit. Different persons ran up to him,
and gave him every assistance, but in vain—hv was no
more.
Pinar ca.—MARSEILLES, Ana. 23.—Several osercbant
vessels coming from Italy have been visited by three Al-
wine pirates, who treated the captains as eon/ Ate-: fede
(infidel dogs), and did not let them go till they had ascer-
tained that they had neither subjects of the Pope nor Greeks
on board. Iris said, and we tremble lest the news should
he confirmed, that one of our ruands which sailed for the
Morea from Marseilles has been taken and destroyed, along
with the crew and passengers.
FRENCH SOLD' Eits.—On the '26th August the regiment
of Cuirassiers of Berri, which forms the garrison of
Amiens, exhibited to that city a specimen of what religion
can effect in hearts truly French and Christian. More
than eighty of' these brave soldiers being prepared by the
care and zeal of M. l'Abbe Vigne, their Almoner, were
rendered worthy, by the Sacrament of P‘nut.,nce, to gain
the advantages of the Jubilee. A great number of them
made their first communion ; and this afFecting ceremony
took place in the Cathedral, in the presence of their Oflicers.
Their gravity and thoughtfulness was admired by
Efoik.
In the Sitting of the 13th of June, the Congress, at
Buenos Ayres, passed a financial Decree, consisting of one
article, ia the following terms:—
, " 17etil a Board tor the administration of the national debt he
I constituted, the Government is authorized to invest in Etiglaial the
sums necessary for the payment of the half-yearly interest, -and the
redemption of the capital of 5,000,000 of dollars negotiated under
the law of the 28th of November, 1821, of the Junta of Represen-
tatives for the province of Buenos Ayres."
Letters have been received from Mexico of the 26th
June, via America. Considerable sensation bail been
created at Mexico by the arrival of an Agent of the Co-
lombian Government, who had attempted to seize the pro-
perty and effects of the firm of B. A. Goldschmidt and
Co. in the hands of their Agent, Mr. Tute. Our Minister,
Mr. Ward, had promptly interfered, and succeeded in
preventing this sozure, and secured all Mr. Tote's hooks
and papers, for the protection of that Gentleman and his
lemployers. Trad.: was improving at Mexico, and many
kinds of goods were becoming scarce. It appears that the
treaty between the Republic and England had met with
many obstacles, originating in that which had been coo-
-1 I eluded with France. It was, however, ultimately expect-
ed that the whole would be overcome, and that a relative
of our Consul may be shortly expected with this docu-

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ment.
Accounts were yesterday morning received from Port-au-
Prince (St. Domingo), to the 17th ult. The Papers were
only to the 3d. '1 hey contain a decree for raising a na- '
tional guard, consisting of cavalry, infantry, and artillery,
which is immediately to be put in force. There is also a
proclamation respecting the intersiourse with other nations
, and their colonies, but the latter is looked upon with in-
difference at present, till the final result is known of the
negotiation with England, which is reported to be in such
a for ward state that a vessel of war was expected to convey
the brother of the English Consul to this country with the
treaty. It is stated that great difficulties have occurred in
this negotiation, on account of the privileges granted to
France in commerce, particularly their vessels being ad-
mitted at one.half the duties imposed on the flags of other
nations.
Letters have been received from Port-au-Prince to the
17th ult., and Papers to the 3d inclusive. They contain a
Proclamation, dated April, taking off the restrictions on
1 their ships and commerce with foreign countries, in conse-
quence of the independence of the Republic having been re-
cognised. The restriction is however continued on their ships
trading to the Colonies of other Powers, and to North and
South Carolina, Curaeoa and St.Thoman excepted. A decree,
dated Stli May, is also published, giving directions for the
organization of the National Guard, to consist of horse,
foot, and artillery, and to be composed of all persons from
LS to GO years of age; the articles are 2‘2 in number, and
give directions fur the equipment and uniform to be worn
by these troops. The superior officers were to be in the
appointment of the President; exemptions are made in
favour of persons, cultivators of the soil, who have seven
, legitimate children, aed to Ilaytians who have returned
from foreign countries, until they have resided one year,
unless the country is in danger.