The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-28 00:00:00

1111'03MR.

Last week • woman in raga railed al a respectable labour.
lug mast', Mame, near fi.sliiiptun, aid said she was the sister
of an eminent engineer in Glasgow; that she had been etslit
yeses in Jamaica, had hero wrecked on her pastime home,
beer picked up at Den, earl ied into Colle, and had lately st-
rived at the TIOOP, and had travelled from it to Bishoptou,
on her way to her brother. The people of the house took
pit) on her dishes,. She then inhumed them ail she could
not appear before her friends in that d Pee; oho knew not
what .0 do. Mae was Pure slat any peiscie who ambled her
would octet need to repent is ; and thereforesbe would leke
it as a great favour if they wioild furnish her with clothes to
make a drew a poems tore. The kind hearted mistress dinned
her from top to toe in her lost garb; great part of it silk ;
sad, to crown all, adwraed'the buxom of the impostor with
an elegant gold brooch, paid her passage In the steam-boat to
Glasgow, and caused her husband to go with her in find out
her frit ads. The story was wion told, and reached the este
of the engineer, who, being partially acquainted with the
gentleman alluded to, questioned her smartly upok the point.
tier answers were far from being satiaittory, sad more so
when she said she was born in Holchesoutown long before a
alone was laid in it. The criestrynan, therefore, very once-
remoniortely got her brought into a tan en, sod slapped of
every burrowed al sirle, and turucd her adrift. ieing afraid
of losing time, he would not cuilarni to give kerb, charge of
the police. Thus she is win at liberty to Impose of she
unwary. She is a tall, smart, pulite woman, with a north ur
Zoeller, accent, and seems to be at I: acquainted wish the
people of eouseq i■ Gisagow.

TEI FUNDL—The market yesterday was very
steady, and very little doing: Consols fur A (Tool t
and Money 80f1; Reduced, 8111; Rank Stock
2515 252; 31 per Cent. 911 ; Lona Ant:tattles, 21 ;
4 per Cents. 991 f; New ditto, 99f; India Bonds,
46. Foreign Stocks still itnprbviug: Neapoliten.
76f 775; Prussian, 11,94; Speoist 644 ; Old, 65?_
A letter from Constantinople. dyed July 25.
says—i" The Turkish sod Egyptian fleets are said
to have joined off Scio, and to have taken a south.
erly direction."
New York Papers to the 4 h instant have artiref.
They contain intelligence float the Bra* la to air
20th of Jane, which chews that the PRINCE Its.
ogre. yielding to the impatience manifested by the
p•ople. is earnestly endeavouring to consummate
the independence of that teriitory. A depitteition
having waited upon him to solicit the immediate
orgen.ration of a Couocil of State, the Pat N C E, iu
• Proclamation; dated Rio Janeiro, Jour 29 "
flounced hie compliance with their regnert. The
followi-g is an extract from this Proclamation :
As the will of the people has hots most ottegnie..c.,: v
mansfeated, that there should be a General Constituent aid
Legislative Assembly, and not wishing to postpone for s
moswealk mar to abridge is the slightest deers • whit is chaired
by the people. 1 em convinced that I ought, thin very ility,
convene my Council of State, nolwithetaad.Pg tbst the Rs-pre-
sentative, of the three Provinces are sot yet arsemblid,
in order that, in eoniwaction with such illo trio's., worthy,
and lib,' 31 MIWC.PIitaIIYPII, I might 'MOW What was she
opinion relative to uor political rittustion, and in what the
salvation of our country, menaced by triennia', is interested.
I have allow eel myself to make this singletecommendation,
which is, to support the cause or the Ream, as they have
just sworn, even though ii should be amiss myself (which
I hope will FFFFF happen); for I am ready, for the sake
of the nation, to sacritice my own isle, which, to con,-
galloon With the satiation of our country, is nothing.
Illosttious Representatives, these are the oektiments that
govern my oust, mid that ore to govern you. Rely on Inc
nut only ais so intrepid warrior, who is our mostry'a cause
will defy all thrown. whatever, but also se your friend, the
friend of liberty, of the people, and of thereat, fertile, and
most rich Brasil, which has so much honoured and iflet•
me. DIP not think, stintiirious Representatives, that all that
I have said is the result of deep thought, expressed in ...-
died and deceitful *milk Nu ; it proceeds from my twee of
our cuuutry, expreiiied with the voice of the heart, Wish:

From all accounts the harvest goes on with the
greatest celerity. From every part of the lf.tided
Kingdom of Great Rotolo and Ireland, we receive
most satisfactory accounts of its progress. In the
southern districts of England the salient harvest is
Concluded.

Saturday morning, James Tilley, for a roillsory
in the home of him WATsoN, near Petworthoist-
tended with aggravating circumstance., and Henry
Durant, alias Hoed, for rubbing suid cruelly beet.
ins MARY Aurram. on the highway, io the pariah
of Ticeliurst, suffered death at fforshaw, pursuant
to their sentence.. They behaved with much pro-
priety. Barnet is reviled for a week.

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GREENOCK. AvgVsT 28.

OF lONA.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

Correspondence between Sir Charles Roriley,
commending the British nevi& forcers iu the West
Indira, awl Don Pedro Gas% the Constables' Se.
cretory of Suite for Foreign A frain
OFPIOU'L CORRESPONDINCIL

M4R'TRM MOTT lIRCELLIIRT SIGNOR DON lIIIMOR
MOLITOR, PILIMIDEIT OW COLOMNIA.
" On board his Britannic Idajosty's ship Sybilir, In Oro
bay of Porto Real, io lb& Wand of Jamaica, No-
weather 20, 102 t.
0 11 ►as coats to nay knativirdite, ►hat tirefotat of wag has

pieced the Portuguese telinstio stastml Nieves, in the
; Fo
lamb of Gee. Arismemdt, one of year Bseelteery's officers
• .. When Nieves eensamodeel ea armed force, esseistigg of
foot gun boats, fitted out in Cargoes°. under the fipsoish
flag, be murdered, in the mouth of October Intl, in a
otsneer fr Mal kable fur its barbarity, the Begitshmasi Georg*
til'arthur, waster of the British seheogee Bogie, wink us

s►e high atm, trading peaceably from St. Viscera to Angell.
•• tu►a, the master sot bowleg offered the slightest lusul, or
JITOTOCA t 100.
" 1 base requested of the Gruen' to have Nieves deq►erri
op le the commander of his &hassle Majesty's sleep
11:41mosib, that be may be judged fur the crime ►e hes rum.
muted; his Eacelkery being perfectly tolerated of all the
ciersoutancer, having un his staff Captain Fraser, who
vise OM board the Eagle at the lime the amassisetter tusk
I free.'
'• The high character. of year Beallesey, ond the just
horror your Etrelleacy maid feet os Iretag informed of such
as stardoms action, relaters it slaty neersaary es my pert to
miming the murk-tips l reel, that year Excitor, will im-
mediately issue the secessary eerier, for the fallateat of she
amused stated Owe,.
• t have the herrour, Rh., of Wag year Escellesey's de.
vet. d and humble set vast, •• CHARLES NOW LEY,
•• Rear-Admiral mad CrtaissesdereiseChief of all hie
04144unie Majesty's Naval Voices is t►e RIM Who,
Knight Commander of the Most Honourable mod
Military Order of the Bath, sad kaight of the Most
1114016es' Almeria"! Order of Maria Thereat."

ANSWER.
" Department of State. and of Exterior Ili Wiens.
"Palace ot Government in Sb. Capital of Bogota.
"Mans Sib, DM.
"To his Eseellenry Sir Chunks Rooky, Admiral sod Com-
vooder is Chief of Lis Britannic Majesty's Naval Fortes in
the Weal holies, &e. &e.
' "Yost Excellency's conemookatioas ROA November

hist, sithrsiterl to the Fast alsgistrate of the Republic, dis..
rusiodiutt the perms of the Portuguese, Reieauel
•furrrierly cussooirler of a Spai.ish flutille, Is cousequeisee of
his 'hieing is the south of the Orsrocu, iu Orsuber 414.
year, astaissinlited George M'Aribrie, loran of the English
eche:Suer Eagle, only c,toe to ray hands by the troy of Carac.
'cat, on the bib ',stout.

"As yogi, Excellency meatiestd Captaia Frase►, sod as
lids gmitlengait is at present IN shit city, Aide-ile-Camp to
G I LVEveteax, 1 thought It right to gegen* of bun a
aided of the transaction, i■ artier to instruct my Govern-
mcnt in all that maialtl wad to t►e foimation of a correct
',pintos ea so lamoutable an accost nue,.
. From this,:clad, and alter information ohieb 1 have
obtained, it appears, that Nievis a to (eel guilty of the homed
crime of iihltb ►e steads accused. It aloe appears, that he
wra'ales mintier by one of oar fleekeras, end that same-
qui-atly, at the time 'then Comeau surrtodered, be wan ad-
mitted Into the Colombian service.
• 11%es the Gencral-in.Chitf of the 011111111WII provinces ad-
mitted Nieces amoug the d•feaders et the Republic, be was
undoubtedly *onset of the crimes which repotted him un-
worthy of being, the companion of Wave patriots, she, dur-
ing the spatted elereis yeast, have given such noment proofs
of Mises modermium. _ _ _

'1 It is not by soy Insane the wish of my Governmeat to
tee is our cionatry awn of this elescriptios, whatever is other
respects may be their p-rsomil qualities.
"Nieves was made pri•oser by the sans of Colombi',
and consequently most be respuniiible berme the tribuna's of
this couitiry, rota the condign punishment due to Its afro•
otitis shall he tuateted un him, as an enemy to homes laud.
66 The better to cony this item eft*. ei, I have us this date
commuicated to the Signor Intendsot of Vises*,la, by
orJer of his Execlicucy the Vice-he slake!, orders to have
the piesou of Nieves savored mid deliver.d up to the am-
plest authorities, to be tried aid judged, s.stie aod
secoidisg to the lairs. A• soon or I .ball be iataisial
. of the issue of alums orders, I shall communicate at to your
Excelltiwy fur your satisfaction.
•' I dere anticipate, that yver Excellency sad the British
nation will rest folly sollalled of the promptitude and illll.
',malady with slich justice-is asheisistered Columbia.
Permit, me, b4inievir, to add, that if Nieves bad sot here
t ken pi Woiwe, a ciream-iixece that his placid his fate at the
d .cietlots of this cutiotry. it would time been very difficult
to have accomplished the desire of your Excellency, for our
rinwititutiem sod our lass preecabe to us an isvielable oh-
00000 nce of the right of asplain towards all foreigner. lino
Like shelter nada the prot.ction of ibis Republic.

•• Mei Oise coustitutims and tue laws) seaside► as in-
nocent any individual who may come from other remo-
lds, to establish himself among us, and without inquiring
into his waterier moral actions, bis present conduct W only to
be *arched. ■nd punishe•d or rewarded, according to bls de.
M. 0., is the same mimics as those abo eojay the right of
citizensbip by
bly Government is fully resolved not le deviate frosts
This path, traced, as it is, by Imasauity, which cannot but
be agreeable to your Exrelleuey as a friend to onankisid, and
as a member of a magazeshuows and generous Datum, in 'sleds
ins reached of countries Itas fortuuate have always fused
en
iindastribril asylum.
I base the b of mewing to your Excellency the
must eidetic ezrcssions of my restect said coesidevatiou, sad
am, Sir, raw Excellency's very devoted bumble servaus,
" PEDRO GUAL."

SUFFERERS ON RHARD THE KATHERINE

Since the list last published of the presses belonging to
the smack Katherine, there were got os the Seth, wad be-
sted ou the 21st—Jobe APCorseirk, Jobs 11PKillop, Catbe•
sine Livingstoe, Catherine 3PDosald, and Mary 111`Canem,
13 years old.
Gn Wednesday, the 21.1, three were feeed—Donald
BllCecina°, Aim Slack, Mary APDageld, Sinclair Stout, or
Toes, Mary Livings:tow, Mary ill'eallum sad Flora Weal-
wattra„ and Aou Lamont. l'ln se sere lettered yes-
terday furentooo ; the three fist have left eighteen children
to lament their fate; the other lee were interesting yueug
eosins. The slumber new got and busied twee is Mt.
These bodies bate btu raised from a depth of 120 feet
water, by the uoremitting sod laborious ratlines of of
Site relatives who came from Mull, assisted by the wasting
people of Geurock. The conduct of a female relative, Mrs.
APDosigald, who his loot a sue and daughter, is certainly
calculated to impress with Ocher led something more thee
astonishment; elm is constantly is owe of the boats *bleb
ate employed Swingeing, sod only seises the remains of her
ts loved daughter were for ever closed from her sight, uo
calling dove the coffin, has she bees observed to be relieved
(rum tee weight of bee semen by a loud of tears.
A member of the ladies **divot:tines resithog at Goorock
tine, wilts a prompt and cosalderate huesseity,subsesibed
and deposited a small sum of mosey for procuring rehash-
Manta to those engaged in the occupation VIM alluded to.
The prOCCI.II.III of the funerals of she five prisons .on
Wednesday, and of the tight yesterday, primeted • ape-
men of truly mercersl istettat to - the inhabitants of
Greenock. Sech a eumber of coffins carried together, sod
accompanied by the female telaitees, could nut fail iv recite
an the bosoms of all who witnessed the scene mullein of the
node' est sy. mpatby.( Greenock Paper.)

Of the five criminals capitally convicted at Clots.
cesier Assizes, four hate been reprieved; but
Sanaa Barrett, for horse-stealing, is left for exe-
catsup, sad it is expected will sutler ou Saturday
nt zt.

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