The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-24 00:00:00

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" 1106nT4, %wn 14.
"BRITISH COMMISSION, _

On the day after :lie ;.rrival of the Commissioner% of his Bri.:
tannic Alejesty in this capital, they paid a visit to the Minister for
Foreign Adoire, ant' expressed their satisfaction at the condition of
the ewitirry. I lit the 3.1 they agnin called upon him, and deliveeet:
to hill) a letter tram his Excellency Mr. Fanning, aceediting them
:al' the confidential Agents or Commissioners of his Britannic Ma-
je•toy to the I; ov.roment of Colombia. Being acknowledged by his I
Excelleiley the Vice-President, in his character, on the Gib they re. I
voted to he prt sent t.l to his Excelleney the Fire-President, I
x inch was effer!til oa Mti:,tiity, the rob instant, at half-past eleven.'
At that ho-r the Secretary for Foreign AGM, conducted them to I
Ow audience Coin her. 'n❑il intemlticed them to his Excellency, who
.ens toirrottnileil by the other Secretaries of State. and several tic.
n:mi 4 1111111Ce.l.ittly on their heittg presentott. Colonel tI a.
o', the head of the (' inimissino, addressed the following sitecch
to hi. Esc:Haney the \iice-President
Lillis speech we toed not repeat. It appeared id the 13,;ii0: Pros
of the lii.ll instant.]
is i:xceilc 'cv. the Vice. President, in his reply, expressed
consi on the the leire of tbe Kingdom of
• Peitain 1t..1111.1, and the great esteem in which Ivt held
the British natioa. • Tins importain coninii,otton„' it t said, • which
has been conlithal t 0
.tersoos of so est charity r, cannot be
inberwise th:in prt,do:tiye of the grows; tenant to I •olesohis. and
to the interests, of I i eat Itritaio. The 01.: Colom-
bians hare been crowned with victory, and the assurinces of friend-
sliip which you ptotTer to us, merit our particular acknowhilga.ent.
The Republic has nova' created to itself entani,,, which, by
keitirg us in-1 state of warfare, would present a to• the nu.
racoons means of prosperity which we possess. But if Spain
tetnuld find Franr:, or an other power, willing to Iteetone her amts
or co-operators ill interrupting the internal tranquillity which we
have mu:lilted, at the eitet of so notch blood and so litany sarriticcs.
the resolution and constancy of the Colombian, will prey: them-
selves co less fano than donne the fourteen t ears which they have
eote^ in ecoilytting writ Spain. The Constitution prohibits my
aczeptiort presents from any foreign King or Prince—you will,
there:ore, licollemen. encase toy not expr,eing the feelings of my
heart Mr this rota- of tile esteem: of the Kirg of England, until
the Congress shall approve of its accept:ince.
tt The Commissioners or his Britannic Alajestv then remained
for a considerable time in amicable comers:Mon with his Excel-
Izncy and the other persons assembled in the salami. Onring this
agrevahle entertain/mint, his Excellency the Fiat-President passed
a high eulogiuni on 31r. tanning. the liberality of whose stnti.
silents., in his opinion, entitled him to the gratitude, not only of
Colombia, but cf fit.: whole of Steal America. Shortly aft( r wards
the British Commissionets took leave of hit Excel:et:c.v, hiving
impressNt the minds of til/ who were present at this interesting in-
terview with Eke joyful hope of soon witnessing the establinhinent
of the otos, intimaie lariats of friendship and goad undesstantling
between the Republic of Colombia and the Brush empire. The
amiahle, trank. end sincere character of the Commissioner.* has
greatly contribu eel to this hope, and we numkes venture to anti.
ciltate that this oumnssion will be productive of the most favour.
abie r.sults to the cause of knout') nature. to America, so long
afflicted by the cilionities of a p-utracted war, and to the peace and
tranquillity of the civilised world."