The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-27 00:00:00

LONDON, '
FRIDAY, Wino' 47, 1818.

The Paris Papers Of Sitiolay contain the Report
of the Committee on the Budget, relative to the
expenditure, which was rend by M. RUT, to the
Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday. The Report
relative to the Ways and Memo, was defersed until
Nlond.:y. The estimated sum which will he re-
quired fur the service of tile present year is
993.244,022 francs. al»nt 41,380,000/. sterling.
This sum exceeds the expenditure of the preceding
year by thirty-three millions of francs; but to
counterbalance, hi some degree, this excess, the
Committee sitg.,,est a ►eduction in the propo.ed
expenditure to the amount of 22,291,0001 r. and
conclude their Report with these words: " The
resignation of the nation in !brie times of calamity
has been great and admirable ; it had its source in
love for the King. but although this love will never
change, the resources of the nat. are exhausted ;
and we cannot conceal from you this terrible truth.
that, Ville extraordinary charges vehicle press upon
it are not terminated is She course of the present
year, it will be impossible fur you to establish the
Budget of 1819."

The Report was ordered by the Chamber to be
printed. It will give occasion to very long okkates ;
for no less than fourteen Members have inscribed
their names to speak against it.
The Committee of the Budget has assented to
the proposition of the Ministers fur negotiating is
Loan for the present year, eqslivelent iu its amount
to 16 millions of renter. This will form a proini.
cent feature in the Report of the Ways and Means,
which will be read on Monday.
The conclutliog sentence of the first Report is
said, by the ✓onraal des. Debais, to have produced
a lively sensation in the Ch:m►ber. The words of
the Reporter evi,leutly alluded to the uzpeoses in-
curred by the Army of Oresqvition, and will
doubtless stin►ulate the Ilini•ters to snore 'olive
endeavours for removing that cause of expense
and mark of humiliation.

We have received a mars of Ain Priest' Papers,
including naltisisore to the 2211. Boston to the
Philadelphia to the c!..tth, and New York to
the 26th of February. In addition to the ex-
tracts given in our preceding columns. they con-
tails the following account of the defeat of the
Patriots in Mexico :
DEFEAT OF Titr. PATRIOTS IN 3trAtco.

Translated Gum the tinraPonA Diar,, of Jakteary 25,

rt <Tired at the (Mite of the Mafia° re Patriot.

DISPATCH FROM COL JOAQUIN MARQUEZY DONALLO
TO THE VICEROY OF MEXICO.
GLORY TO TH► GOD OF ARMIES!

Fort of Corpora, Dee. 1,1817, 1101.11pait Seremr,p.ms.
MOST EXCELLENT Slit—Last night I advanced my bat.
teries within pistul.shot of the enemy's fort, and there 1
erected another battery opposite the principal gate with two
pieces of artillery. At five o'clock in the notroiog, the fi.e
begun thronzh all the line, to which the enemy answered as
they had dune before. This last battery /led them a great
deal of injury, opened a large breach. and ilismonoted one
cannonade. When l perceived this,l disposed myself to the
assault ; and for this effect, at dark, 1 united the three rum.
panics of grenadiers of °Menem and Alobero, and marched
with them to the breach, having !ensiled by some deserters
that the enemy wattled to escape on account of the
great injury he suffered from our artillery. After bar.
iiig 611.51 op the trenches, I placed myself at the head
of the colonise with my Adjutants, Captains Marlines and
Guerrero, and Lieutenant Margret, having ordered ►efore
the Captain of the regiment of Mexico, Don Ramon de la
Madrid, to assault in the left, with 4th taco of the batta-
lion of St. Louis. This was so promptly executed, that
an enemy's rimier was surprised with the match in his
hand ; hr hall no time to fire a gun which was loaded with
grape. The enemy began to throw themsrlvee Hwang*
a narrow pass, called Las Cuevas de 1/4stiana, for
which reason 1 ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Barrettes
assisted by Captain Rayon, as his guide, to follow them, by
which movement we look 95 rebels, With their arms, and
a great number of WUIDPII. Amongst the prisoners are Col.
Piedra &Arline*, Major lemons Balsa, and the Adjutant
of the (Wei Bravo. We have found in the fort six pieces of
artillery, munitions, arms, and Rem! other effects. A
miti.thei of one enemies were lying, some wounded and some
dyad. God preserve your ExCelleacy massy year%
JOAQUIN MARQUEZY DONA LI.O.

The Ilm;amoth Papyri of the 27th and 9. e 3 t h ult.
are filled t‘ith portico' trs of this capture, which, us