The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-17 00:00:00

BUENOS AIRES.

New Yoni, Jars' 2!.
We alluded on Saturday to a report that Bolivar had an under.
standing with the Government of Been* Ayres, and had testi.
gated the late commotion, there, for the Slept:tee of fomenting e
quarrel with his Brazilian Majesty, • It now oppugn that oa the
inth of May the Buenos Ayres Government sent Deputies to
Upper Peru, to congratulate the Liberator on his late successes,
and also to confer with him on the annexation of, the four Pro.
vines of Upper Peru to the Union to which they always be.
longed. It Is probable that this occurrence gave rise so the report
of Bolivat's meditating the ,namischeist submission of the Brazil
•
Empire.
From the New York Ereaing Post, July 181
MEXICO.
A letter trim- Tanipieo of June 2I says, that a project or a yes
has been brought up in the Mexican Congress to lay on an addl.
tional duty of 100 per cent. on Frinch brandy, and an additional
duty of 6 per c,nt. on all the produce of goods imported ia vessels
sailing under the Part of Governments who hare not recognised the
independence of Mexico.
GUATEMALA.
Accounts received at Baltimore from Purto Bello to June 29 say,
that disturbances had again broken out with renewed vigour in the
interior of Guatemala, and that an inveterate civil war was raging
in the Province of Grenada, which it was feared would produce the
most disastrous results.

Letters from the Pacific announce that the island of Chiloe still
adheres to Spain. The Government of Chili has invited that
province to attach itself to the Repuhlic ; but the Governor, in
reply, says he has communicated the Invitation to the people, and
taken their 'sense on it, and they have determined ro adhere to
Spain. The Governor proceeds to remark, "that the Governments
of Spanish America were feebly organized, and in a state of
anarchy, and that the Cabinets of France and Russia would restore
his august Monarch to his full powers, and the New World ;D
peace and prosperity,"
[The Archipelago of Chiloe is a cluster of islands in a large gulf
or bay at the south extremity of Chili. It consists of 27 islands,
22 of which are inhabited. Chile', the principal island, is between
lat. 42 deg. 13 min., and 43 deg. 47 min. S. and is about 133
miles long. It is 'quoted from the main land by a channel little
more than a mile wide.l
Chili is represented, in all the late accounts, u being M a truly
deplorable suite, and is daily growing worse.
The accounts already published respecting the prevalence of
sickness at Alvarado, we regret to learn, are too well confirmed by
}het/cent advice,, which state that from twelve to fifteen Americus
had died in two days of yellow fever.
The New York Commercial Advertiser says, the parting facet.
views between General La Fayette and the venerable Colonels
W'illett and Rutgers, of New York, and Generals Fish and Van
Courtlandt, and others of his untiring companions in arms during
the war of the revolution, after they had crossed the ferry to Hobo.
ken, are represented to have been metal affecting. They severally
and warmly embraced, and while tears rolled profusely down than
furrowed cheeks, the spectators untouciously wept from sympathy.
When the old veteran left the dock, the immense concourse of
people were as silent as death, and the solemn stillness was only
broken by the loud peals of artillery, as the !eat salute io New
York war fired iu honour of the beloved " Nation's Guest."

We stated yesterday that the Quebec Gazette announces
the arrival thereof two vessels laden with tea, the first that
ever entered the St. Lawrence direct from China. Thu
Journalist observes, that this occurrence forms an epoch in
the history of Canadian commerce: it does more; it forms
an epoch in the history of commerce in general. It unites,
after the lapse of centuries, the discoveries of Marco Polo
with those of Sebastian Cabot. Polo first made China
known to Europeans, arid Cabot carried the English flag to
the northern coasts of America. hitherto the Canadas
have been chiefly supported with tea by smuggling from
the United States. Of course the price of the article must
have been such as to cover not only the freight in American
ships from Canton to New York, but the land cartiage to
the frontiers, and the profit of the contraband trader, a
profit necessarily augmented by the difficulties which he
had to encounter. Now there is only one profit to be added
to the prime cost and freight, namely, that of the importer.
A reasonable expectation ts entertained, that as the price of
tea in Canada will thus he lessened, the consumption will
be increased, and thus an opening will be made to a new
and growing uade with our factory at Canton.
TUNNEL. UNDBR THE TIIAMEB.—We yesterday no-
heed an unfounded report of the falling in of the Thames
Tunnel. Two former attempts to carry a tunnel under
this river did however fail. The first, which was pro-
jected by Mr. Ralph Dodd, in the year 1708, was begun
under the river between Gravesend and Tilbury Fort.
The plan was to form a cylindrical tunnel, 16 feet in dia-
meter, and 30 feet under the bed of the river. This plan,
if carried into effect, would have saved a distance of fifty
miles in the intercourse between the counties of Ker.t and
Essex. The plan however failed; for the tunnel had not
proceeded far under the bed of the river when the waver
broke through in such force as to render its execution inn.
practicable. The second attempt was made near Rotherhithee
in 1609, and proceeded much farther than that at Graves-
end. 'I he tunnel was carried to the length of 930 feet, when
a great body of quicksand gave way, and choked it up. The
engineer, however, was not disheartened, and the workmen
succeeded iu clearing the drifts, stoppihg the water, and
making some advance, when they were stopped by a second
breaking in of a body of quicksand. They still persevered,
filled up the whole, but finding both fractures giving way,
the project was abandoned.
NEW COMBINATION LAR.—A conviction under the
new Combination Act, took place at the Public-office, Bir-
mingham, en Thursday last. William Cross was charged
before the sitting Magistrate, the Rev. J. T. Fenwick,
with having endeavoured by threats to force another jour-
neyman sawyer, in thg,..employment of Mr. Maurice
Shipton, of this town, to leave his employment. The
charge was fully proved by the testimony of the man
against whom the threats were directed, and by another
workman who overheard the conversation; and the pri-
soner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for the space of three months. The prisoner had
previously used most insulting and threatening language
both to the workmen and to Mr. Shipton, in the hope of
compelling him to employ none but men belonging to the
Combination club.—Birmingham Gazette.
BIIOADSTAIIIB, MONDAY.—" Last night the decks of
the brig John, Captain Dawson, from Jamaica to London,
wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, blew up ; the tannin
that had been to her were in hopes of saving some of the
ruin, the coffee and sugar being destroyed, but they are now
of opinion not a vestige of anything can be preserved. She
was a very fine vessel, and nearly new. A printed notice
was this morning circulated at Deal, Ratrisgate, and
Broadstairs, offering the customary salvage for the preser-
vation of any part of her cargo, stores, or materials, but,
from their present dilapidated state, it is supposed the
would not pay the expense of breaking up ; she struck at
nearly the north end of the sands; and both lights were to
be distinctly seen at the time."
It was recently announced to the lieges of Perth, hr
hand-bills, that " the Duchess of Atholl starts from the
Duke's Arms, in Dunkiehl, every lawful evening. at cis
o'clock."

On the Ist inst. the little town of Dulverton was thrown
into great consternation, in consetp elm of an adjoining
wood having taken fire, caused by the imprudence of so
old woman burning weeds in her potatoe garden Jost
above it. From the dryness of the weather it wu.
feared the fire would communicate to the town; and tho
was the more to be dreaded, as most of the inhabitants
were in the harvest fields. About an hour after the tint
alarm, the men were seen returning from all quarters to
the scene of action ; when, after cutting several pathwr'
through the wood, on the town side, and the wind veering
from north to south, it was happily extinguishedit? 1114
direction. *Attention was then turned to the other sub' of
the wood ; and after [cutting a path completely throOgb
the coppice, they succeeded in preventing further devolu-
tion.

On Thursday the 4th inst. an inquest was held at Lill,'
waleg, in the county of Cardigan, on the body of It°
Evans, who was killed by lightning. He and two other
men were mowing hay together, and there was also a git',
'eking hay within a few yards of them. They were di
struck down by a flash of lightning, and followed by the
loudest peal of thunder ever heard by the two last mentioeu'l
men, but wonderful to relate, the girl neither saw
lightning nor heard the thunder! Two of the men and
the girl nnmediately recovered, but Rees Evans never ou
again. A large hole was perceptible in the crown of the
hat, opposite which his hair was much singed. There ur
no other mark of violence on his body or clothes, but I°e
part of the handle of the sidle, to which the whetting board
is usually attached, was much shattered, and some Wei
of it were found at a great distance. One of the sutu"
was ninth stunned, and found he bad an excoriation of the
size of half-a-crown on either hg. A button of PI
breeches-knee bore evidence of the action of the electric
fluid, and his hat had a fissure in the ccown Ogee
length.