The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-28 00:00:00

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" • 1414.
• TOc y, 1411 A hes Whit before the Pidgins's
atillt Of Lord Cktiratte and ("Austral St. Mon* is
Wr.g1.11140) 44 Peps, in, South.. America. It was
in; 535,by ,Frfiicil l'iz irro. and is situate
ql!allelightcul,and spomitus.valley. ,Its situation is
.Pf litte MOO s'ilsaptageous that rats he coo-
fri,llll., for. tieing iu the centre of the valley. it
slknitends the
.vahole Oil. It is the see of sti
krchtsispop. an d is divided into five parishes.—
" hie,contrents ire very uunierous. All the churches,
hOth coureatutil wid parochial.. and also the
chapels. aro large, cor.structeit partly of stoup;
stud.ftigmill with paintings sand other clecratiosis of
gtelt Inane. The riches Nod ;amp of this city,
especially on solemn festivals, are astonishing. The
*Jolts, from then very liners tutlie borders it f the ILaint-
ingi,
,ire covered with massive silver, wrought into
various kinds of ornaments. The wells also of the
churches are hang with velvet, or tapestry of equal vs:
Ine,osditrned with gold and silver fringe*, all of which,
in Oita country, are rrinatkably deur; and On these
ate
.splrudid
.pieces of ',Lite, in v.aitous figures. If
the eye be directed from the pillars, walls, and eeilL
isig, to the lower part of the church, it is equally
&Spied with glittering object., presenting them-
seleri on ad sides, among which are c‘millestiske
of Mamie* eater. six or seven feet high, placed in
two row; along the nave of the church ; emlsos-ed
tables of. the same metal, supporting smith+
candlesticks.; and in the intervals betwixt thiem,
pedestals on which stand the statues of angels. In
floe. the whole church is covered with plate, or
soineihing equal to it in value; so that divine &tr-
uce in, these churches is performed wish a magnifi-
cence. scarcely to be imagined; sod the ornaments,
tyros pu common days, with regard to their quantity
and richness, exceed tho.e which natty cities of Eu.
„ewe, snide themselves with displaying on the must
extraordinary occasions.

• THE SLAVE TRADE.
Extract from a Supplement to the Annual Re-
potit of the Committee to the Directors of the African
inetitntion, just published :
" It seems impormat to retreat, that while Great Britoil,
has beer waxiag this %lingual confltet with she avarice and
profligacy of the traders of so many other Slates, which have
ceetslaly rot *bear any extraordiwary ardour ia repreasiag
thaerposer of their own subjects, is has derived bust little aid
from dm reclamation. sad remonstrances of Austria, Rossi",
RIO Prussia, who stand equally pledged with Great Britain
to eafevat sod execute she mamma 'enterer pronounced upon
the alma Trade by the Powers of Europe assembled iu
eurgyemet neaten; and to provide that it shall rot be ren-
dered abortive by the arts or the isiflueoce of the "miscreants
who are esgaced in carrying it un.
. .. . . . _ .

, Arneri7laalons has Fractie:ally seconded our efforts with
eardinlity, though restrained by what she regarded as se-
rious cosislitutiowal diffwelties from acceding to one of the
raciest measures proposed by our Goverootent. The COlll.
sitter, however, have the high gratification to be able to
note, iron perfect authority, that the United states have
siffarified.the most nisequinsail Freda their ascent ansitay
19 Ettairty this commons evil by a Iroadatote iniactspest,
which ntanspp the Slave Trade with the brand of piracy, and
aeljects nary citizen of the United Stater, as well as every
&viper itelliog soder the American flag, who be sagg-
ed N earryiog it me, to capital pasisbainst. • euisdoet so
..his sod meiotic donne& the gratitude of every frieod
1•01149 4ed hanaoity, sod elevates the character of the
spline which has, set this bright example. Adthe Com-
mittee !mullet diibt that it is an example which Great Bri-
twig will be among the very first to imitate, and which most,
sopaer .or latter, become a part of the universal code of the
'ileilised world.”

On Thursday last the Qttassi's birth-day was
ushered iu by the ringing of the bells of Plymouth,
said in the evening ■ party of her friends dined to-
gether at Moan's's, King's Army.
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In the year 1272. at dm Coronation of Edward
the First, all who held of the King its cupite, were
invited to Aimee, winch consisted of 270 bacon
hogs, 450 hogs, 440 exert, 430 sheep, 13 fat golds,
nod 2'1,00 hens and capons. Alexander 111. King
of *lstland, wua at the solemnity, and .500 horse,
were let loose, for all that could catch them to keep
the —(Sperd's History of England.)
No leso thou 6,756 exotics were introduced into
England in the course of the reign of his late Ma-
joity.—These, with what had been imported in an-
tecedent reigns, make the total 'mintier of exotics
now in the gardens of this country about 11,970.
A number of ancient ornaments, among which
were a cross, a brooch set with stones. rod several
bead., were dug up last week near Guilton-wills,
in the parish of Ash, in Kent ; two g carte
also discovered, with the mouldred remains of the
persons interred. In pursuing the excavations
several spears we►e found, hut so completely wry-
dixed as to be incapable of being removed ; on the
attempt they crumbled into dust.
There was snow three inches deep at Middle-Imm,
in Norfolk, on the morning of Wednesday, the
16th instant.
A venires is directed to be made to the Navy
Eoard'ef all the workmen of all classes.employed
in Portsmouth Dock-yard, with their *gest. Hum-
ber iu family, &c. 'smiler to that made at the end
of the war. preceding the discharge* which their
took place.
On Sunday the Star transport, Lieut. H. Hies,
Agent, tussled from Portsmouth fur M■lta, with the
first division of the 51st regiment on board ; and um
Thursday the remainder of the regiment embarked
in the thapman, Lieut. COLA. Agent, and the
Thomas and Mary, and sailed iu the evening for
the seute destinatioo.
On Tuesday the Swedish frigate T►eye sailed
from Portsmouth for Havre-de-Greco —The '1 yet,
26, Capt. J. K. WHirs, fitted for the North Attie-
rice's statism, Saturday morning went out of har-
bour. Kroariu, derive, Iphigenia, Tyne, and Ned.
wirsg.—The Leversr is ordered to be sold.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 24.—A seaman belonging to
the Jesseur till from the topmast-head anti was
killed. In hie fall he struck again►t the sentinel
00 duty, and broke his collar bone.—The South
Devon militia is to assemble here on thu 6th June,
►he East Devon, at Exeter, 3d-July. ■nd the Royal
Earn Devon cavalry (Colonel Lord Hotta), at Ho-
uiton, on the 31st inst. for training and exercise.—
The 3d foot guards were reviewed yesterday by
Str Dauss PACK.

Thy smugglers have been very ruceersful of
Late toward,' the eastern extremity of Swot:: three
hundred tubs were worked last week at Hythe,
and at Eastbourn nearly 100 were carried off is
the middle the day !