The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-14 00:00:00

CONSULATE OF SPAIN.

NEW TORE, AUGUST lb.
Don Thomas Stoughton, by order of his Catholic
Majesty's Government, communicates to the mer-
chants awl the public the lollowing Royal Decree :
" His Catholic Majesty, wilb a view to encourage and
promote domestic and foreign trade, has been pleased to de-
cree, that in future the price of every modin of salt of 24
faunae, that shall he exported from Spain, front the well-
known factories of La Mata, Torreviija, and !visa, either
in Spanish or foreign bottoms, of srlusiroever denomination,
shall be 50 runts vellum, instead of 60 runts S marseedis the
price formerly paid at the aforesaid factories, and that a
bounty of six fanegas am& for every 100 fanegas that shall
be exported, shall be allowed to the Captains of till furls
vessels: it being well nntherstood that under no pretext
whatever they shall sell said salt within the kingdom; and
in case of contravening this order, the Captains, vessels, and
cargoes shall be liable to the penalties therein made and pro-
vided."
In spite Of all the efforts of the Government to
break np and punish the pirates which are conti-
nually hovering on our coast and committing every
species of villainy, it would seem they increase in
numbers. They now appear in fleets, instead
single vessels, with boats and crews well equipped
for running into our bays ..sad sliaibours and plun-
dering every thing they come across. Until our
national vessels are sent in pursnit of them, clothed
with authority to hang up to the yardarm every
piratical scoundrel they fall in with, we despair
of seeing tin effectual cheek to their career of wick-
edness.
BALTIMORE.

Within the last twenty years events, have oc-
curred in Baltimore not calculated to create favour.
'hie impressions, hut which have been, nevertheless,
unnecessarily exaggerated and discoloured ; she has
been called mob town, the depot of pirate., bnc-
carriers, bunk speculators, and the head-qnarters
of foul spirits and daring adventurers ; attempts
have been zealously made to prejudice the whole
Union, if rot the world, against her. This unite-
tural warfare is discreditable to our country. Bal-
timore has hail ins errors ; has any city been
exempt ? She has had batik speculeto►e—so have
we, and very corrupt ones ; she has fitted out pri-
vateers—we have detected our merchants rag
in the Slave Trade. Let us be true to ourselveo,
and we shall trot misjudge others; and, above all,
it is incumbent upon us to stifle every attempt to
injure the reputatien of a sister city either in the-
racier or commerce. Iliiltimore is the most enter-
pri,ing city in the Union, and inferior to noire in
public spirit : this is attested by her public work.
Sixty years ago there were scarcely sixty houses
in Baltimore, which now has a population of sixty
thousand inhabitants. With a spirit and euterprize
hotiouruble to our country at large, the citizens of
Baltimore have tiot only encouraged what is useful,
but have equally pot • ed what is ornamental.
The %Vashingion monument, uhiele when com-
pleted, will probably cost 150,000 dollars, is a
proof, at mice, of taste, liberality, and patriotism.
The battle meat, gratefully erected to coin-
memorate those who fell in the defence of the city,
is Another evidence in favour of the -arts and their
ritcogiagement. The Cathedral, the most splendid
arid costly in she Union; a rich, though simple.
(lispel of the Unitarians ; several elegant churches;
an extensive and well-endowed hospital, and other
charitable institutione, evince how much has been
dune for religion and benevolence.
In relation to commerce, there is no Exchange in
this country equal to the new one in Baltimore;
and, for comfort and convenience, it far surpasses
the Royal Exchange at tondo's, and is equally as
light and beautiful as the Exchange at Boisidenittx.
IVlieu we see a young city making such great •t=
forts, and evincing a zeal so liberal in favour s•f
arts, science, relig• . charity, and commerce,
every hand should be stretched forth to encourage
and mist. not to impair or destroy.
It is also no small credit to Bchirnorte that while
surrounded by splendid won ks of art, that there is
no unmeaning pride and pomp—no emit, boasting—
no puffing men annul things—as in other places; their
pipers are remarkably modest on this point, and al-
though New York is not deficient on public spirit,
yet if the commercial emporium of the Union had
an Exchange lake that at Baltimore, we aboold
laud it "to the wiry echo." Let es then mid