The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-22 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

Letters and Papers were yesterday received from Rio de
Janeiro to the Ist ult. inclusive: The exchange and the
value of all produce were advancing. Letters from Montt
Video state that the Patriots under Fructuoso Riviera had
been defeated. They represent the Rio Grande Cavalry to
have advanced as far as Canetonea. The Patriot force is
stated to have lost from 400 to 600 men, and the Brazi.
liens from 250 to 300. The letters from Rio state that
the ratification of the Treaty of Independence by Portugal
was anxiously looked for. The Brazilians generally were
perfectly well satisfied with the result of the negotiation.
Some of the writers express a wish that Sir Charles Stuart
would interfere, and settle the incipient quarrel with
Buenos Ayres. Another letter, dated as late as the lit
October, has the following passage :—Sir C. Stuart is busy
in drawing up a Commercial Treaty, and a great (hid of
speculative opinion with regard to the nature of the im-
port duties is in consequence afloat.
The following arc extracts from the Dario Flunainere
of Rio de Janeiro:—

RIO DE JO, SEtT.2
We are at length acknowledged us an indepANZll endent nati 1,
on, ow
wishes are realised, foreign war is at end, and internal disturb.
:ince. calmed. The last accounts received from Monte Video (ibe,
only province where there is any disorder) give reason to hope thst
it will soon enjoy the same peace as the rest. MI the arts of pews
arc cultivated, and the most effectual 111011110 f ea Wowed by tße
Government, that we may attain the highest degree of prosernir
and civilization. The treaty of alliance and amity concluded rs;;t,
Portugal must Aispel even the
samsllest cloud which some imagi.
nations might still fancy is the horizon of Brazil.

SEPT. 91
The Senado da Camara this day presented to his Imperial Ma.
jetty an address of eongrmulation on the publication of the treaty
with Portugal on the 7th September.
file Majesty, by a decree dated the bth instant. onient that the
deputies to the future legfalstiye Assembly, who have sink,
arrived. or shall arrive in future, shall receive fesna the day of the
arrival a monthly aunt of one hundred milrees, it being mew/
that they should live in a manner suitable to Abe noble fungus,
with which the station has honoured them.

DUTCH POSSESSIONS IN THE EAST INDIES.

HAGUE, N0v.17.
The project of law for providing for the wants of the East India
possessions proposes to open a loan to the amount of 20 millions of
florins at the utmost. For the payment of the interest and redemp.
do of the principal a sum of 1,400,000 florins shall be annually lot
apart for the colonial service, commencing from Ist January, Ma
The above sum of 1,400,000 Morins shall be guaranteed, as tar r
necessary, by the State. for the period of 30 yearn at the utmost.
In a memorial, accompanying the project of law, the causes of
the existing emharrassments are stated. The extent and the onture
of the guarantee of the mother country explained, and, lastly, the
means pointed out which the colonies pores/ to pay the debt with.
out burdening the mother country. Theaters of the embarrass.
ments are the too greet mass of paper currency; the payment of
large sums for goods taken by agreement from the Bri•ish govern.
ment ; the loss of ships laden with produce, &c. ; the missing of a
ship from Japan with a rich cargo ; the great expenses incurred by
the erection of military works, and of a colonial marine. We find,
however,that these burdens would not have produced the present dif.
flculties, had not serious disturbances in the Moluccas, Sumatra,
Celebes, and elsewhere, broken out, which rendered expensive mih.
tary armaments necessary. To these were added failure of the crops,
and contagious diseases, which carried off several thousands of the
natives; so that many tracts of land remained uncultivated.
Till 1024, says the Memorial, the distress was ascribed in Nia
to temporary causes. With this idea, every thing was done on
a large scale, and even considerable domains, alienated in forma
years, had been repurchased s but in that year a considerable fell in
the price of entree taking place, reduced at once the large stock in
the fiends of Government to one-halt of its value; so that a great
embarrassment ensued, which rendered it necessary to issue paper,
bearing nine per cent. interea:, in order to support the paper
currency. _

All these circumstances produced in October the convicion thew
it was necessary to make great retrenchments, and it was re'olvtd
to negotiate a loan in Bengal, a project which was regulated by the
Government at home, partly on account of the high interest (pro.
bably 8 per cent.), and partly because it was feared that the inv.
duce might go to foreign merchants, to the detriment of the Nt.
therlands.

The rejection of this loan in Bengal naturally brought with it
an obligation togive assistance from the mother country, and that
for the sum proposed, 16 million, of Sicca rupees miBicia to
florins), a sum by means of which it is hoped to reestablish the
finances of India. where 9 millions of paper currency are shady
in circulation, and specie beet:tines more and more scam.
Respecting the second point, the M tutorial states that the annual
sum of 1,400,000 florins. will suffice at the present rate of interest,
to pay °lithe 20 millions iu 99 years. if not earlier.
Respecting the third paint it is observed, that the guarantee of
the mother country is requital only for the sallsfaction af Pe
lenders, but that it is to be confidently expected that the Indian
treasury will b.: able to provide for the annual surer of I.4useou
forint., for the payment of interest and capiial. poem WI;
the revenues amounted to about 132 millions, end the espeothiete
to about 151 millions. The estimate for 1824 was 21 millions fir
the revenue, and 211 for the extiendi, we, but by the falling of the
prices of coffee there was a deficiently of Dearly a million and a belt
in the first six months of 1824.

Till 1819 the revenue exceeded the expenditure. At that time,
the troubles in Palembang, and the choleia merino. had a visible
effect; the establishments remained on too expensive a fneting,
and the expenses were too great. When the causes are removed, to
which end his Najesty has adopted energetic measures, the dein will
cease. Theme measures— the determisati.tn of a quinquennial budget
ler India, from which no departure shall be made; the suspension
of public works for Live years; the abolition of expensive bwua
for civil works, &c. ; simplifications of the administration;
r.ution of the number of itersoos employed in most of the eke:,
and windrowing a number of payments; nslathsap.
la ths
pnintment of °dicers, of whom no more are to be sent from kelt
till they are asked for front India, will give great relief [oda
century.
It is calculated that the Board of Works costs annually eight et
nine bund•ed tl•nusand florins; that the interest of the paper cur.
rency, which iii to be called in, is 400,bM), so that the sating of
these two branches will nearly amount to the 1.400.000 required,
at.d that the ocher measures will produce such a salutary effect that
it a probable the gua-antee of the mother.country will nest/ be
required.—Amsterdum Paper, Nov. 19.

If we may give credit to the great preparations made to
send reinforcements to the Mores, the cause. of the Greeks
is not so hopeless, nor are their efforts so feeble, a: the
French Papers report. The letters from Aleund .s
(Egypt), received yesterday, state that a most extensive ex-
pediuon from that port is about proceeding to sea, to tea-
force the Turkish armies in the Mores ; it consists of about
300 Mil, of all descriptions, including transports, &c. yid
10,000 men. The reason assigned for the great nutalw
cf vessels is, the necessity for sending provisions both for
the present expedition and also for the army already in the
Mores.

The letters received from Hamburgh yesterday, state dlrt
the value of money, which formerly rated so very low, lias
advanced to 8 and 10 per cent. per annum, according to the
securities offered.

The Frankfort Papers received yertntlay state that It=
formal transfer of the fortress, a of Mayence and Lox,- •
burg, to the German Cour( deration, .rill shortly 1e
to Commissioners appointed by the Confederation for lie
purpose.
A resolution of the Council of Stat.-, confirmed by 0:
Emperor of Russia, allows all me rchants who hare reren
Orders of Knighthood, either for public service; or. it
ttiotic sacrifices, to enter into the class of Russian NJ'lsicl•
even if they continue their former protessiens.-6sttt-•
Paper.
.
The French Minister of Marine his lately
upon an expedition, in which we rd nice. tta
from the national honour it confers, as by its
with the interests of the sciences and commerce.

expedition is to be sent to examine the suss where. te:o'
ing to a conjecture at present alinost raised in..,
of an t'stab!ished fact, ;be two ships of the •

unfortunate La Perouse wt r^ «•r• ckitil. In ad,

above object, the expedition will examine ile• -:-1 •
New Guinea, a large and firtile conntiy not le.:,
by the Aborigines; but it is thought that rtinrt.;,
cloves grow there spontaneously : there may, perhl:s.
he orbe.• precious aromatics, as sandal wood, al.:I trf,
(viler of of a lueraLive commerce ; and it may
.e"
(~ccortling to our Wilt) he the scene t•,f a flourishing eer.‘•:••
carnplc:ien or t' c knowledge of that cult ,try 5
•,"
most important probhan whi.ht to be FO•
Oceanic llydreerapbv. The ..klin;ster has ai•iv;yr:t`• •
Durville, the Captain of a frig:iv, Commando-el r!et \:•••
dition tl gentleman has ly distinguished !nose.. •
the important expedition commanded by M. Ihipelt(---
Jmnsal drs DeLais.
Willi Ile A sr.—On Saturday evening a boy
his fatlur to Mr. James's Imam, tie, at Stathatl. at,tl t
an opportunity while there to tease a ring-taik! liecy••
which soon gave him full proof of its displeasure by (-a.:
lug its paws through the bars of the den, and ;er.:Eg
part of his left eve-brow. With such force
strike, that the boy fell to the ground as though
been shot. No blame could he atta, dto th,,
as (vet y necessary precaution had I.:e,m talLt• •---,
ham Journal.