The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

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iota of e- "Cregneitiot -secoAly aiei u win tulket.
against OM milk of holding it, •
The fallowing paper has reef rioted and circulated in I
the City em the sebject of the Pantries Loift. We give ir,
wirpmet i4iwtifeiege oorwelves with its coitents.Trons oiir de-
sire to ream our feeders fully seirainted with ill that re-
lates to the t Putt. 'Keeursing the qoartelr'froin ulfienee
the paper proceeds, we may odd, that though the writer's
leeliogs May betnijitint Mtn neeletinind whitish, he Is fat
above the imputation of statist roe fact untruly:—
" THE PERUVIAN WAN.
-11 ume. reemerkible circatinstabeis biee allehaed tk ne-
gotiating fey Ibis Loan.
" Whet' strapper come amobg at Is, 'reit for large and
impudent tratasadiene, they (eight to onderamed eirusigh of
the 'whiner character to knoW that English 'merchants, act-
tag un thew pert with openness sod good faith, are mot fo be
met by enempg, evasTon,aud grace ; Wad if sack strangers
pretreat themselves here as the repreitematires of a timely-
funned goyeritrarial, they are especially Wend to feet
smelt are nut the means by which they can inspire eorifi tacit
and respect inwards the nation which has pieced its bonout
in.their keeping.
" O. Turstfey last one of Iht &jollies froth Peru AtreereteJ
ley appointment at the counting-house of a mercantile firm
in Broad-street, closely cooneded with Snails America. He
came through the intervention of a mutual friend, for the
purppse'uf being introduced to parties oho took • weird
interest in South American affairs, aid elan to have so e.
conversation abut it loan fur tens. %We 'fiettltemete met
him—a long conversation ensued—the nireitioia of die loatt
was doieusseil —be was asked the price they expeeiedteir it
His mirwer was, • We are standing out fo'r 75 per ceht net '
The intr. view ended in an appointment .io meet the next
snuriong this Deputy sod his cellenenet at their house at the
wed end of the town, for the purpose of conferring defini-
tively alemt the Loan.
"The pasties menthe next morninett. After a long cau-
tion bath the Di putieswere asked what price they ex-
peeled fur their loon; they both eisswereil; as one of them
hail dune the dry before, 'ts per Ceilf. net they did out
even mention it as their Molest prior, but said they had been
advised that their Loan was wroth that sum, and that was
the price they • expected' to gel. 'I h• Deputies were re.
quested to leave the poly from the City dune for • 1. w
mieuteie; they did so ; and on b. ing called in agvtiu they
iwrfe tohl, ' Gentlemen, wr wish to treat you liberally. We
do not In drive • hard bargain with you. We take yore
tan at your oats price, 75 per cent. net ; and we will cow
proceed to irrange the conditions, from the manner
"too hick we meet you, we expect to be made as favourable as
poesiule.• The Deputies seemed well satisfied : the articles
of the contend were then discussed, mud the beads of them
drawn out fur sigmatore: at the conclusion of which the
Deputies said • they had rather not sign any paper without
fimt sbewieg it to a friend whom they nasally consulted,
laying thensaelves not well versed in such matters that they
*wild see their fiend (who they *emu. eA site pieties web no
Way CwillieCit4 with luaus, and uteri y acted the part of a
'rivy -Counsellor towards thews) the same evening, end meet
thr party the next morning to finish the whole besinese. The
neeenny of u.er.r.y was strongly impressed upon "bens, and
they gave thel must solemn amerauree that every word that
erased iu that room would Ire held sacred.
"'t'he next morning. Thursdiy, the parties from the City
attended, when, to -their gnat mitootsliment, they found one
or the Deputies elm. nt, and the other tuld them very coolly
Ifiat, he was sorry his colleague had be.o (Asked to go out,
bat that they could give mu answer that day. They express-
ed their surprise at•thts—remarked that nu answer was ne-
cessary es to the price of the euetrart, that being agreed. and
that nothing remained hot the final anitogement of the sr.
titles. Only one of the Deputies, however, being present,
Jaicportim mid they week! 'weed Omer more in the litter
part oldie day, but that every thing must be concluded that
day. Eight u'tlock in the eveming was appointed for this
Ins' &ethic
rr In•the ermine the party 'Heeded iris lewd met both
the Deputies, from whom (hey learnt that ;hey hjd derided
Ms giloavd ' w Ile•Wer fpm the present.' 'lie party from the
Catg adverted to all that had paved—expressed their
onislisneat that sorb a association could be as conducted;
but, fiudipg the Deputies inereessible'to every argument
they (veld tier so to the inimapriely of the ntanner in
which they had dealt with them, they withdrew their offer
'mid. leis Ilyvnti, coodo4iog,flptir lekreie• *Jib this übser-
vatmo—• fly gashing use of our offer and our mimes, yes
may get 'sae or two per emit. inure fur your Lunn; but you
'*ill sink the rndral repatitiun trf year oestitilin telettfutd
proportion.' •
" The nest morning Mr. Theme, Kinder, of Basiulthall- ,
street, teas aituomieed 'as Inivoag nuntraeied fqr this 1.4.11.
" It is guile evident to the ;Arty oho bare been thus
treated, 11.81 a most disgraceful use has been made of their
Offee-. 'Pry CIWCWI •ppreheud list it CCU have proceeded
from any dawn of serrior ebeibilitybn the part of the ac-
ts.] contractor, the Di poty whom they firm met' hiving
voluntarily acknowledged that he esustlered the whole of
•South America to be largely indebted math.. foe their ex-
ertions is her favour—thet it would be korai satisfaction
'to him and to his colleague, to see the offal's of their coin-
try in such hands; eunviaerd that they were the MOO cum.
patent to advance the interests or the reentry in every way.
Eneuormted by the frooknew of this dertentioes, they met
the Deputies in the unreserved and liberal manner is which
they rlld,' acid they liaise had the mortilleation toned them.
selves grossly deluded, and the promise of serresy Made to
them violated by the exposure of both their names rod their
offer.
s Unioilloeneed by nay feeling efilimppointmest as to the
question of profit or laws in the peopasedtrawsoctioa, the
parties who. have been thus used, thlek it • matter of duty
to sore. these Deoi....s that is England good faith is not
to be violated mi.!. impunity; 'thet here, the tribunal of
public opinion is always open, •nd that thou, who disregard
its authority will soon lad their true level to Eoglisb
society.
• 12th 0et0ber,1522."
• Among the party from the City ••• • Diiector of the
Bank of England.

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