The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-22 00:00:00

BRITISH COLONY IN VENEZUELA.

It was stated a few week, shim that application
had been made to the Einvevaasent of Venezuela.
by certain British merchants, foe *grant of laud on
the banks of the Orossoko, for the purpose of
founding a colony, and for receiving emigninta
from this country. The extent of territory applied
for was to be sufficiently large to entitle it to the
rank of a kingdom, and the title of Aew Aria. with
a capital to be called Acre Dublin. war intended
to be bestowed upon it. %Ve understand that the
visit of Gen. Ilergara and Sig. l'enalver, the Vette.
zuelan Deputies to this country, is 'nutty integidad,
and they have full powers for that purpose, to carry
this object into effect. A preliminary treaty has
been drawn up, and is now under consideration.
The land allotted is to be selected flout the missions
of San Miguel Purge, and its extent is to be :too
leagues square. It will form an integral part of
the province of Venezuela, and be governed se•
cording to its constitution, preserving consplete to-
leration in religion, and freedom f military ser•
vice for the settlers. Three men:hams of this city,
and one of Dublin, are engaged in the negocianno,
and a joint-stock company is intended to be formed
for regulating the concerns of the colony. The fol-
lowing description of the spot whereon it is to be
formed, is extracted from► a letter written by a ►;eo-
tlemau who lately visited Angostura, in order to
make a survey of the situation :
" From the experience I have hail of the climate, there
is nothing to fear mu the score of health. The thee 11111 l ne-
ter, it is true, has ranged daily in the shade (written in 'slay
!est) from 79 to 03 degrees, but the breezes have been re.
gular, and the sir particularly pure. Sickness seems to ori.
ginaie every where more from want, or intemperance, than
climate. The km., which swept away the Indians by hun-
dreds in the missions, is Lambing more, as I am told by me.
diral men, ihnit a quotidian ague, 'ally of cure; to s hich,
perhaps, should be added small-pux, and the dread of con-
scription, which drive them in families to the niouutstiois,
and deprive them of the cacaos of cuouteracting or prevent-
ing disease by the enjoyment of common comforts. Much
as this waste of life is to be lanirottil, it is a circumstance
which affords peculiar facilitii a fur the establishment of new
settlers, who will boil houses, and even towns, of cousidesa-
ble exteut, ready prepared fur their reception, with the
ground already cleared around them. Of these there are se-
veral that once contaiued a population of from GOO to 1,200
souls each."

General Devereux, we understand, is to be as.
striated in this new undertaking. and a grant of
land which has been individually made to hint by
the Congress of Venezuela, of SO leagues square,
is to be added to the general stuck.

A letter from Bombay, dated July 26, mentions,
that the expedition which was intended to sail
thence in October. against the pirates iu 11w Per-
sian Gulf, was to be commanded by Sir WILLIAM
K cm, and Captain F. A. COLLIER, C.B. in the
Liverpool frigate. The naval part of the last ex-
pedition sent against these daring marauders, it will
be remembered, was confided to the late lamented
Captain JOHN WAINWRIGHT. C.B. whop con-
ducted the operations with no less zeal and cool
judgment, than entnplete success.
Captain Geoace FOWER has succeeded to the
command of the ships in ordinary at Sheerness,
vice Captain T. BROWN, who has comuti►sioned
the Vigo, 74, for the flag of Rear-Admiral LAst•
BERT, at St. Helena.—Litutenatit W. MARTIN
has commis►ioned the Clinker, and Lieutenant
M [trouts, the Pelter (gun-brigs), at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant N. G. CottBETT is appointed to the
Dover flag-Mill). at Leith ; Lieutenants G. WELSH
(b), R. L. BAYNE', and F. LEWIS, and Mr. J.
TowN, master, to the Vigo, M►. LI PRAM), master,
Brazes, Mr. J. W. TUCKER, Carpenter of the
Prince Regent yacht.
The Owen Glendower, 42. Captain the Hon.
R. C. SPENCER, sailed on Tuesday for South
America. She took dispatches for Commodore Sir
T. HARDY. The Liffey, Captain the Hon. HENRY
DuNCAN, arrived hum Plymouth on Thursday,
and remains at Spithead with the 'lunar, 4.2. Com-
modore Sir G EO. It. COLLIER, and the Leander, 60,
Capt. CHAS. RICHARDSON, C.B. which ►hip went
out of harbour on Saturday morning. The Tartar
was to sail yesterday fur the coast of Africa, slimrld
the wind prove fair.

By the last accounts from Antigua, we are happy
to find that that line old diatingoialied cow., the
sth Foot, under the command of Colonel Cut•soN,
have been perfectly healthy taller their arrival in
that countiy. The regiment lately gave a grand
ball amid supper to time General Officers and staff;
and all the principal people in the i.laud. The
9th regiment, in the other ►slands, are also healthy.
It is stated, that the period for those excellent re-
giments to remain will nut exceed,three years. De-
tachments for those corps are likely to said for the
West Indies before the winter is over. Maur Offi-
cers are waiting at the depots to embark. Major-
General MAINWARI NG an ived at Cowes, prepuratury
to his sailing for Autigua, on time 17th Institut.

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DJ:OraII:D.I 1.:1-1:CTIO.Y PETITION. ,
A new and very important gnestion in Election
Law has arisen, we understand, in this case, and
one in which Ireland is particularly deeply interest- •
ed. A Comtuntsion had been granted•hy the Specisl
Committee, at the instance of the Petitioners, to
examine wit . in Ireland. The Commission pro-
ceeded. and heal been in progress from the sin Janie
last, when Petitioners closed their case. The sittlin4
Nlember was then respired to proceed its his case,
he having given in lists sl objected votes and %tat,-
mews siontist the Petitioners at the lime the Coin-
!mitre was struck. The Pitting Member's agent.
however, declared he was not able then to go into
lii• case, sod prayed time from the Commissioners.
This was protested against by the Petitioners, who
denied the power of the Commissioners to grant it,
and called on them to consider the Commission as '
slow closed, by the default of the sitting Mem-
ber, mid to make up their minutes, if he would not '
forthwith proceed. The Commissioners, however,
granted the time. asserting their right to do so, and
adjourning from day to d3y. pro formes. The
examination is now going on ex parte, the Prti-
tiowers having resolved to abide by their protest.
sod lay the decision of the Committee or of the
house... whether Commissioners appointed under
linuted powers to receive evidence as to particular
facts stated, and who are bonird by the Act under
which they are appnitited (the 42.1 of the King,
chap. 106), to sit every day from ten o'clock final
four, and never to adjourn for more than twenty..
Axe Asa/J, unless in particular cases provided for,
cast have such a discretionary power to suspend, and
thereby prolong proceedings at their pleasure, until,
perhaps, the Parliament itself shall expire ?"
The question certainly is of vital importance to
the right of Petitioners in Ireland, and must, we
understand, receive • Parlismentary decision the
clinking Session.
The minutes of the proceedings had already
ametu.nterl to 4,000 sheets, when the Petitioners
dosed their ease, end the Commission had been t hen
sitting Wise hundred and eleven days.
Qsserit.—Suppose by indulgence to the parties
(rote time to time, the proceedings mecum uhited to
12,000 sheets, its how many Sessions might a Com-
mittee be expected to decide on such materials,
amid when may en ultimate decision be looked for ?