The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-23 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST ALGIERS.

In consequence of advices which have been received from
the Mediterranean, it has been deemed necessary by his
Majesty's government, to declare hostilities against the
Regency of Algiers. A notification to this effect appeared
in Saturday's Gaz• tie, stating, that the lky, having re-
fused to make reparation for an insult °Wens! to the British
(;‘"lalsitilr frontilatte anti
havingnsof aexpreau
treatybyalis
wticidet i
he had
determination a tiimonu
bound
himself not to retain any Christian captives, of any
cation, in a nude of slavery, war is therefore declared
against him.
We understand that the Admiralty will immediately pro-
vide due convoy for the protection of merchants' ships in the
Mediterranean.
The news was brought by the ('amelion, Capt. Burton,
which
arrived at Faimouth. It appears that the Naiad,
Capt. Spencer, and the Cainelion, were despatched to
Algiers to demand some explanations ; which being refused,
they ran in under the batteries, and commenced tiring on
an Algerine current., on board of which were some Spanish
1 captives, about to be carried into slavery. This was an in-
fraction of the treaty between Algiers and this country, by
which Christian slavery was abolished. The corvette was
captured, together with the captain, the crew, and the
seventeen Spanish prisoners, who were on board.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

We received last night by express the French journal
of Friday. The following are extracts:—
ll:tan the Cwarrier Francais:l
MAIIIIIIROH. lea. 12.
Several Greek merchants. who escaped the bloody proscriptions
of Constantinople, have arrived from Poland and Prussia, to this
city, whence they will embark in order to return to the Mores.
MADRID Fax. 12.
. .

It has been remarked that the Nladrid flume has not published
any of the addresses presented by the cities or corporations in which
the Inquisition wan spoken of. This has created a belief that that
tribunal will not he re-established, notwithstanding all the repre-
'citations that have been made by the clergy.
The following is the language whah in now held by the Servile',
on the subject of the mode of assessment of the tax sought to be
established by the Minister of Finance:—
They speak of a new plan of administration, according to the
modern system. It appears that M. Lopez Ballesterom is another
sray, and that, according to the latter's example, he will establish
a landed contribution. We would counsel him to act with refloat
Lion, in order to avoid the mint grievous consequences.
In the tint Ses.ions of the tones, the l'eputy Ca/dereo said, In
speaking of the direct contribution, that it had, in 1814, brought
on the destruction of the Constitution, and that the landed tonal-
bat on adopted from the plan of liarsy, cottoned, in 1820, the re-ests-
blishment of the Constitution, which had not met any obstacle, and
that it would destroy a second time the same Constitution. This
is the opinion of an enemy. Although it may be so, it would
be a very great error to give up to a nation which was ig-
nurant of the word slidislityte, on the correct perception of the wis-
dom of instituting a land-tax, the mode established for recovering
the civil fruits under Charles M.
ST. PETTIIPMYROH, Ja.x. 30.
According to the lists of the births and deaths In the Russian
empire, dunng the year 1821, it appears that—
'f he births were
Deaths

- 1,M5.579
V4S,OPI

Exem of births . - 6011,591
The r'. nber of births was however '27,720 fewer, and that of
ileatt, in more, than in 1320. Among the death were-
-17,530 - above - 80 120 - above - 110
4..175 - above - 90 70 - above . 115
1.0t19 - above - 95 49 . above - 120
724 - above - 100 16 - above - 121

above . 194
Ore attained the extreme age t
the decrepitude of between 130 sui
II the Eparchy of 31ohiluo, the

5 - above - 130
between 143 and 130, and one
133 years. The drat was born
und in that of Tambov.

I'.IRLI.I.IIENT.IRY PAPERS.

NEW SOUTH ‘VAI,ES.

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Establishment of
New South Wale•, from the Ist day of January to the 31st day
of December,
The following are the salaries of a few of the civil officers:—

Governor-
Lieutenapf-Goveraor .
Judge . - .
Attorney-General
Lteutrount-Gitvernor of Hobart Town
Judge of ditto . .
Attonow-licaaral of ditto -

.C. s. d.
2,500 0 *
two 0 0
2,000 0 0
OHO 0 0
1,400 • 0
1,200 0 •
2410 0 0

SIERRA LEONE.

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Establishment of the
Colony of Sierra Leone, from the lirst day of January to the 31st
dAy Oh December, Dt24:—V.4041.
SlLaies of the pnncipal civil oar... .
.C. a. d.
:W.., of the fleverssur - . 2,1100 U 0
-
Adossarsee for Table Mosey - - - 1,000 0 0
Prime Secretary to the (Jovernor . - 182 10 0
lhiefJustice and Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court 1,600 0 0
Sontary - - . . 140 U 0

An Evtimate of the Sum requirrrt by the Society foe the Propaga-
tion M the !Impel, in aid of the Lagenacs of the Society in the
under-mentioned Colonies, viz.:—

Cpper and Lower Canada
Nova Scotia -
New Brunawick
NtwfoundLual -
hate Eiraid'a bland
Cape of Good Hops

C. P. A.
7,1104, 11 0
4,333
2,661; 0 0
1,000 0 0
:w 0 0
21W1 0

15,532 0 0
An Account of the Expendi'ure of the Corantiaaionere of the
Royal Harbour of George the Fourth. for One Year, front
the flth of January, 1023, to the sth of January, 124:-
45,4421. I Is. 3.4.

Estimate of the Sum that will he required to complete the South
Pier of Port Patrick Ilarbourr—f4,2o3l.
Estimate for completing the Harbour of Donaghadce, including
both Piers :-98,9:171.

An of the iwohable Sum that may be required by his
Maitiey's Office of Works, fir the Expense of Ordinary Works
and Repairs at the following Public Buildings, usually defrayed
out of times of Parliament; ibr the fear :—.411,0001.

An Account of the Expenditure in his Illsiesty's Office of Works
and Public Buillings, fur the Year 1823:

. Whitehall
C. s• (I.
- - ..
617
Westminster - - - - 27,1 ,as 15 3
16 4
House of Parliament - . . 13.672 18 3
.
S'peaker's (louse - - . 3212 19 8
otrer - - 1.1065 1 7
Somerset House - 4.31i9 15 3
B
-
Mrintit h
Museum - - . Wl3 14 0
-
-
is . - - - - 1,496 17 8
Rolls House, Chapel, &e. . - 136 14 3
Fleet Prison . . - 653 15 111
King's Bench - - . . . 131 VII
• Alarshalsea Prison - - . . IN 3 3
Hum (hurt* including the Otliria of the Pay-
mastes-Gerieral, the Comptroller, the Judge .td.
rocats.General, the Army Medical Hoard, Re.
.
emit Houses 3 &e. - - 4,4941 13 1
Scavengers' M ork, by Contract, in the Pen-nil
streets and places in the abore.mcntioned De-
partments • •
-
Keeping In Repair, by Contract. 3200 as Lanterns,
Pipes, 0.e., in St. jaIIICS.I Park . 55 13 4

X it. 448 4 8
(Signed) D. C. STEPHENSON.