The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-10 00:00:00

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market, at jd. to Id. per lb. The stock here is reduced very low.
Import since our last
From South Carolina . . 139 bales
Total import sine* lst inst. . 184
Export from Ist to 12th inst . 1246
New Orleans, lb 17 a 20, Upland 13 a IG, Alabama 13 a 16,
Tennessee 13 a 16.
1 gow.—We have no alteration to notice; there is a fair demand
for the interior, and:Pales of Swedes, in lots of the usual assortment,
are made at our quotations. English also commands our notice.
No arrivals of Russia.
Pig, English per ton 70. American 10 a 60, Bar do. 90 a 100,
flimia old Sable 195. new do. 102 50. Swedes 100 a 102 50,.Eng.
lish assorted 105 a 110, Sheet cwt. 7 50 a 9, Hoop American 6 a 6
73, English 9 a 950.
STOCKS.
United States Sizes 1813, 1001 offered, looi asked; 1314, 102 i
offered, sales.
United Sates Four and a Half, 1823, 100 offered, loot asked.
United States Threes, 85 bifered. 8414 asked.
• United States Bank, 116 j offered, 117 asked.

EXCHANGE.
Bill!. on London at r.O days 93 a 10 pm.—Franee 5 121—Amster.
dam 411—Boston aigla pu—Philadelphia do. par .a } dis.—Balti
more do } a do.—Richmond do 1a 1} do.—North Carolina do 44
a 4/ dn.—Charleston do. 2} a 24 do.—Savannah do. S a 34 do.—
NewOrltsna 2 a 25 do.—American sold 4 a 53 pm.—Engtiah do.
4 a 34 pm.—Sovereisna and heavy guineas lI a 9 do.— Spanish
lan 1/ a 2—Doubloops I i MI a 15 07.

By the Abberton, arrived from Bombay at Deal, with
ten passengers and fifty invalids of the 47th Regiment,
letters have been received from that Presidency to the 15th
of July, and from St. Helena to the 44th of September.
They notice the railing of the Ogle Castle, and state that
only two passengers were on board of that vessel, viz.
Lieutenant SITM. NOTON and Lieutenant Wm. How Ann.
A notification to this effect was posted yestenlay at Lloyd's,
but we have much pleasure in adding, that we have since
learned that Lieutenant Howaan had fortunately relin-
quished his passage, in consequence of his not being able
to leave India when the Ogle Castle sailed. The state-
ment that six females were seen to be washed from the
poop, must, therelbre, be without foundation.
The political intelligence, though it does not communi-
cate the occurrence of any material event of military im-
portance, is of the most satisfactory nature. Our hopes of
the entire any speedy subjugation of the Burmese Govern-
ment are strengthened. Nothing, apparently, could pre-
vent the advance of Sir ARCHIBA LD CAN esett to Ava.
Letters from Prome, dated the 9th and 10th of May,
state that perfrct tranquillity existed in that part of the
country. The Burmese reinforcements that were on the

road from Ava had retraced their steps with the utmost
precipitation, not was it known that any force of the enemy
was between Prome and the capital. The inhabitants of
Prom were returning from the jungles in vast numbers
Some loss had been sustained ou the ricer (Surrawaddy)*
by the oversetting and immediate sinking, in a heavy squall,
of two of the gun flotilla, the SJphia and Swift, the former
laden with native provisions, and the latter with ordnance
and stores. Hopes were entertained that some of the latter
would be recovered. The crews were all saved, with the
exception of one soldier of the 89th Regiment, and a fol-
lower.

A Proclamation was issued at Batavia by the Netherlands
Govermnent on the Y t st July, declaring the ports of Anjcer
and Rion, in the Straits of Sunda, free to all nations,
allowing them to bond and warehouse all description of
goods, not less in amount than 1,000 guilders, on payment
of one per cent.

ThefollowistF are extracts from the Calcutta Papers:
- A molt tremendous hurricane has been experienced at Chitta-
gong. The damage done to the houses and bungalows is very ex-
tensive. Scarcely a native house was lett standing. Four brigs in
the tiVniweredisttasted and driven on shore, and most of the small
craft sunk. The rain fell in torrents and has inundated the coun-
try, 'destroying many head of cattle, and, it is feared, done Meal.
Culable mischief to the growing trope. On the shonl off the mouth
of the river, is distinguished the hull of what pas been a tine enact
—the turrets have been cut sway, and she hes on her side. The
oldest inhabitants of Chittagong recollect nothing equal to this gale
in fury. John Bull, June 8.
We hate been favoured with the following additional particulars
respectiN the fall of Donabew :
" On the morning of the 2d of April, shortly after clay-light, an
extreme silence was observed throughout the whole of the stockade,
and a little before sun-nse two Burmese were observed running to.
wards the breaching battery, which had opened the evening before,
who reported the place to have been deserted by the enemy, leas.
ing the whole of their artillery, a number of jinjals, ste. in the
place. The whole of the guns were left loaded, and the general
appearance of the stockade Indicated a hasty and confused deeer-
non of the position. Pegu horses and other cattle being left run-
ning loose about the interior. Several wounded men were found
within the stockade, and it was deemed expedient to have them
conveyed into camp.
" The cause of the evacuation of the place appears to have been
the death of the !%leengee 3laha Bundoulult, which was occasioned
by the ex plosion of a shell under his cot, which had been placed upon
the N. W. angle of the stockade, under a matted canopy, for the
purpose of enabling him to view the operations of the Britialt force.
the event* is stated to have occurred between eight and nine o'clock
in the morning of the lot, that he was immediately carried to his
house, and expired about two o'clock p.m. on the same day, with.
out uttering a syllable, and that during the early part of the even-
ing the corpse was taken outside of the stockade, and consumed
by hire.
" The circumstance of the whole of the M aha Bundoolah's per.
%oral props rty. war drums. musical instruments, end hat of state,
liattng been found in his dwelling.house, together with articles of
Erglisk military accoutrement's, collected and deposited themes
trophies, goesstrongly to establish the above statement, especially
as the customs of the Burmese in relation to the appropriation of
the erects of any individual of high rank, by one serving seder
him, subjects the person so acting to death."—Government Ga-
zette', June 9.

The Duke of HAMILTON, with a liberality worthy of a
British Nobleman, has forwarded his valuable library of
scarce books to Ashton, a seat belonging to him about two
miles from Lancaster, with a permission, conveyed with
great delicacy, to Dr. LINO MID, who resides in that neigh-
bourhood, to avail himielf of its contents in any manner
that might assist his researches in the progress of the great
historical work in which he is engaged. No one has yet
been at this seat of the Noble Duke since the death of his
father. Among other articles, a small manuscript volume
has been found, containing the letters written by CHAULES
11. to Ai; Onsets, aboUt the time of his flight to the Scots,
the contents of which fully confirm the assertion of Dr.
LING MID, that the Royal fugitive was not enticed by the
Scotch to the camp by promises which they refused to ful-
fil. It must be gratifying to our northern countrymen to
find themselves thus clearly exculpated from the charge of
perfidy with which they have been so long branded in his-
tory ; and this, too, by the impartial researches of an his-
torian of whom the Edinburgh Review, with a malignity
made ludicrous by its excess, affirms that " he seldom
names the Scotch without some disparaging expression, or
some insinuation to their prejudice." The conduct of the
Duke of HAMILTON on the present occasion evinces a ge-
nuine love of literature and science, the example of which
will not fail to be estimated as it deserves.

CITY, IVEDNESDAY EVETZINCI.

In the absence of all real business in the Funds this morn-
ing, in consequence of the customary civic pageant in
honour of the new Lord Mayor, an absurd rumour was set
afloat, that a Russian army had crossed the Pruth. This
report, however, though it could be traced to nothing like
ri spectable authority, had an effect upon the 1005,3 bargains
that were concluded by the few speculators assembled upon
the /loyal Exchange; and Consols were reported fur the
November Account at 87k, buyers, which, our readers will
rectAlcet, was rather worse than the closing price of yester-
day. ItuFsia Bonds alio declined frem Wel to 91!.

We arc sorry to state the failure of the first !loess con-
nected with the Cape of Good Hope trade, and we a-c
much afraid the effects of the mewing taktn with regard
to the wine duties, and the chlnges in the currency in that
colony, -sill hul to further couvulaiona.