The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-14 00:00:00

LONDON,
SATURDAY, SEPTUM! 14. 1824.

A Journal of last evening, which has the re-
putation of • demi-official print, sap, " We have
rte►y reason to believe that the Right Honourable
Geogna CANNING succeeds the lameuted Mar-
quis of LONDONDERRY in the post of Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs." What is meant by
" every reason ?" if it have every reason, the fact
of the actual admissign of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman into the Cabiuet is established. It is no
longer matter of doubt or conjecture; but it his
been justly observed, that " quad volusius facile
e►idirtrs," and we dare say that the " every rea-
son" of the Ministerial Print resolves -itself into
this, and nothing more. That Mr. Ciinnimo is
trying to get lute the Cabinet, we have no doubt :
that he will alicfletd, we are equally certain.
The persons who effect to speak the feelings and the
sentiments of the Cabinet have, since the death of
the Marquis of LONDONDSRRY,hung out the flag
of distress. The ship is among the breakers, and
must go to pieces unless aided by the friend of
the Pilot that weathered the storm. Mr.CANNI NG,
and nothing but Mr. CANNING can save us, is the
common cry of the crew that have uufmtunately
been so long permitted to carry the vessel of the
State out of her course, and endanger her safety.
That the Right Hon. Gentleman will gladly under-
take the task, and feel the imperative duty of using
his best exertions to bring he► about, we are certain.
It would be • reflection upon his loyalty and love
of country, and of place ton, to doubt it. The
spirit will come from the vasty deep, obedient to
the cull of the great magician; but the spirit knows
the quicksands and dangers of the scene to which
he is invited if lie should come aloue, unattended
by • retinue of conntlential dependants. The
Right Honourable Gentleman is preparing to de-
part on his oriental missioti; he is not, however,
so young or so shallow • politician as not to have
a look out for the hereafter. Should he set
out for India, leaving behind him a Ministry in-
capable of standing without his ustestance, surely
he must expect to be culled !tick before lie was
half seas over after leaving the country. In the ranks
of the Mtuistry there is nothiug else with a shade',
of pretension to the foreign post ; and yet his long-
winded, inflated, and verbose discussions, so dif-
ferent from the logical preci.ion which belongs to
the diplomatic schooli when he formerly held the
pail fertile of the ulfice of foreign affairs, do not
augur much in favour of his resumption of that
uffice. This, however, is not his affair. It is for the
country, which in the preseat►tate of things appears
to have no other choice, to look to his competency to
thesituation. Into the Cabinet he will come in spite
of any antipathies in soy quarter, and the delay may
be fairly ascribed, not to any objection to himself
personally, but the difficulty of making appropriate
arrangements for his followeni, for the little coterie
of private friends, flatterers, and followers, with
whom every man in power finds it neceaaary to his
place and pleasure to have himself surrounded, and
consequently accessary to any man occupying the
centre of so large a circle as the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.

We last night received German and Dutch Pa-
pers of recent dates. The latter give a new edition
of the military operations of CHOURsCHID PACM A.
in which it is stated that he had passed the Straits
of Thermopylae without opposition. The foreign
accounts upon this subject resemble the works of
CALYPSO—they contradict at night what they as-
sert in the morning. The Emperor of Russ! A at.
rived at Warsaw op the 26th last, on his way to
Vienna.

Paris Papers to the 11th instant, extracts from
which are given in our preceding column., contain
further evidence in confirmation of the defeat of
Cuouttsculu Paces. The doubts so long enter-
tained on the strbjeet appear to have arisen in part
from the confusion of dates, in not discriminating
between the old and new style. "I he difference is
exactly twelve days. The battle, therefore, fought
on the ath July in one account, is the same stated
in another account to have taken place on the Will.
The present Papers add, that another battle was
fought on the IA of August, in which the Greeks
were equally successful us in the former.

Brussels Papers to the 11th instant state, that the
Duke of W ILt.lNoTow was every moment expected
in that city, nn his way to Vienna. It was reported
at Frankfort that a pert of the Austrian troops bud
marched from Italy to reinforce the snairary tordos
on the southern frontier of France. This news sp.
Peon to have obtained credit, as it produced a full
in the funds. The following are extracts :

naussEr.s. st:PTglista 9.
His Grave the Hulce of Wellington is expected
every moment in this city, whence he will imme-
diately proceed to Vienna.

A report is spread at Frankfurt that a courier his
brought the news of the march of a part of the
Austrian troops which occupy Italy, and which are
to pass through the 'oath of France, to reiufutce