The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-18 00:00:00

LON DON,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER la, 1811.

. New York Papers is the 18th last have reached
town. They state that the province and city of
Mexico are in the possession of the lodepeodeuts.
This news we fear, however, is premature.

The Paris Papers of Sunday last hive arrived.
They contain several detached notices of the Ktsn's
progress in his journey to Hanover, the interest of
which is diminished by the account previously re-
ceived of bis Msanvir's arrival in that city. It
appears certain that the oegociations between Tur-
key and Russia have nut suffered tiny interruption
in consequence of the departure of Baron STROGO-
NOFF. With this exception, the intelligence re•
specting these Powers is of do awl vagutl and
uncertain character. r it .......
A copy of the instructions of Louts XIV. is
M. CHAIIILLARD, appointed Minister of Finance
on the termination of the war by the pow* Rys-
!irk, in 1697. is given in our preceding columns.
Those ituuructioas, although so very old, are not
unsuitable to modern times. The instructione
Riven to our Ministers by the Kisa, on his
departure for Ireland, have not trentpired. Per-
hops, as they are old in office, noue were coo-
sidered neceassry ; but if they received so specific
instructions on that occasion, we would recommend
to their perusal those of Louts XIV. to M.
CH4MILLARD. They will find in them much
wholesome advice, which, if adopted, will tend to
their own fame and the benefit of the country.

Among the recent regulations in the army, the
Gazette lately announced an extensive promotion of!
the English Commissariat officers. In this of.
rangement seven Assiefaat Commissary-Generals
were peosnsienirat,lffie rank of Deputy Commis-
sary-Grit:nth, MI dile of whose commission. run
from September, 1806, down to August, 1811.
Now there are in Ireland seven Assistant-QM. I
missary•Generalr, the dates of wheoe cossalsiim
rue from- the Ist of January, 1798, dowel' tor
•t
November, 180tle„,osiase of whom consequently 1.
are near tosestphosir year. Assistant-Comraissary.
Genera', while'itveral of the English Offices. of
that class, .prontoted to the superior sank of De-
puty Coniminary-Generals, ore not of more than
tea years itooding. 1n addition to the claim des
rived from length of service, may be added The
undoubted mails of the Irish Assistant Coatutis.,
sary-Generale, it being well known end universally
admitted that the business of thee departmes is
conducted with the most exemplary correetilesol,
We mentistAtitia case thus circonseautieljilip-;
cause persuaded that tbeseellmialaskln!
which •hpriiimade between these' MO yeti of
mentalism4km must be the mutt of Mavens
tense. The character of the Commstider-in•Chiql.
wiU not albw us to presume that the initiation of:
the Irish Assistant CommissarysGenetals root&
hue been. present to the mind of his Royal
Highness when the late promotion was settled.'
We, therefore, hope, that it is in the contemplation;
of his Royal Highoeas to do equal justice to the
officers of that branch of the military service. The
KING has *hewn that the interests of behind are
equally- dear to him as those of any ether port of
h:s kingdom, and the same spirit airy be expected
to actuate sill those who remise his 'loner and
authority.

The extraordinary expenditure induced by the
Coronation hits been twice(' us one of the means
that contributed materially to the excess of the last
quarter's revenue above that of the ro►reapetteli«g
quarter in the last year. Another circumstance its
mentioned as having contributed to the increatred
produce of the gout►►. The Recei►ers General
of the Assessed and Laud Taxes owe, previously to
the 10th October, required, lor the liras time, tom
into the Temmatty 1,700/. of the regular balance of
6.5004 hitherto allowed to remain iu their hands,
which sam furnished by the whole number of it"-
•etivers-General. amounted to sopwards of 100,01001.
, Letters of administration of she personal •rate
and effects of the late CHRISTOMIL. King of
Hayti, were, on the 3d irotarit, gemmed try the
Prerogative Court to his widow and relic,. geoid..
ing at Osborn's Hotel. in the Adelphi. l'tie pro-
perty within the diocese of the Archbishop of CAW-
, =LIMIT was sworn under 9,0001.
General Sir Geotax WALICS, who lately met
with a severe accident by his horse tanning away
with him. continues in a dangerous state. lois
shoulder bone being fractured in two places ; in-
dependently of which he received such intermit
bodily injury, as causes him to emit M quantity of
blood. On Sunday hot his Hopi flightiest the ,
Duke of Sussix paid a long visit to