The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-13 00:00:00

EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.

" The rebel ALI I'ASII&W still holds out in his
strong fortress. the citadel of Jannina, and ■s he
has within the walls abundance of provision and
ammunition, lie will probably Wile the efforts of
the Turkish► army till the spring, for they are with-
out cannon, and the snow fallen upon the
l'inthis Mountains before the last accounts came
away ; it will therefore be impossible for them to
transport it by that route till the mouth of April,
and even then it will be difficult. Au attempt had
been made to land and fit up guns from their ship-
ping in the Bay of Bucintro, but the enterprise
was too much for the science of the Moslems, and
the scheme is for the present abandoned. Signor
CotLovo, A Les Chief Secretary, has fallen into
the hands of the Took', and his head bas been
taken offi This poo► fellow's civility and attention
to English travellers made hint a great favourite
among them, and his untimely death will be heard
with regret. He had been • Triestine merchant,
was of the Greek church, and went originally to
Jaunitia on • mercantile speculation, where ALE
persuaded him to enter into his service. He often
exisresseil his desire to get clear of the tyrant's
fangs, but whenever his wary master sent him on
an embassy he took his wife anal children as hostages,
leaving Signor CoLtueo the choice of having his
family butcheved, or of returning again to his
splendid bondage. It was on osse of these missions
that he was *rind by the native Albeisiatn, and
delivered over to the Turks."

Paris papers of Saturday arrived at a late hoer
last night, but they are still silent upon the rest
and interesting question respecting the probable
fate of Naples. The estroets from the Vienna
papers confirm the account of Count MILLS.
01111011'S mission, but they also add tbst be is
appointed to If conduct the military operations

J

agsinst Xrpies." iiis military duties will, how-
ever, he contingent upon the result of Isis diplo-
matic employment, for it is certain that Ise is
the 'wirer a some conditions trsnernisted by the
•Cangresoof Ttoppoo-oso ON CoWoos of Naples.
twins which the peace of holy ii said to depend.
, The 'precise sestu•e of these conditions or propoosts
is not enrissioned.

The French 5 per Cents. are 77 E 90 co-aank
Stock 1,415 f.

When the excitement caused in the public mind
by the. unjust proceedings against the Quxxx
shall have subsided, that is, when those who
framed the conspiracy and directed the mass of
perjury shall have received their merited punish•
mint, we may then hope that the internal condi.
lion of the country will be deemed worthy of tide
serious untetition, not of the Legislature alone, but
of the etilighteued classes of the communify
throu;hout all parts of the empire. IVe are tired
of bopiog that Parliament will s•riously undertake
a review of the stile of the tiafidad. Session *Ate
Session since the return of peace hire we trusted
that the wisdom and humanity of the Legislature
would see the necessity of forcing such an inquiry
upon the Ministers, but our confidence bas been
deetived. The Minister., as if delusion were ne-
cessary for their own safety, Session after Session
assure Pi:dim:wilt that no evil exists, no danger is
to be apprehended but from the rash and limpe-
t WOO VlOlCilet• of their proud and pampered people,
and at the moment that actusl starvation was
driving thousands or the industrious classes of the
State in'o madness and rebellion, these wise
Ministers declared that to the licentionsoess of the
press alone could the alarming state of the country
be justly attributed. In the mean time they main.
tam their war establishment, sod to prove their
conviction that want and misery could have oas
share in producing the irritation in the !public
mind, they impose new taxes to the amount of
three millions, and enact laws to prevent the people
from uttering their complaints.

To the resident gentry then of the several coun.
tie. alone do we now look witii any confidence,
and we are not sorry to find it intionsted, that at
wine of the county meetings now in die course of
being called, for the purpose of preparing Addresses
of Coograt ulation to the QUEEN, it is intended al.o
to notice the state of the country. The subject
will, no doubt, lie kept distinct from the question
of the Addresses to her NIAJLETY, but the oppose.
tunity afforded by the numbers assembled fiir the
one purpose might be conveniently chroo-n for col-
lecting the sentiments of the respective counties
tiq the other topic. The circurn•taoce that now
presents itself as most observable in the state of the
country, is the dep►e•sed condition of agriculture.
The discouragement of tillage is ao weaf, that ios
very many pirishes lands which bad been under
tillage almost out of inetwory have been re.
rived to pasture, and still the average price
or corn is not silt:66lA to ply the !wee or pro-
ducing the diniiiiished quantity. We ate, however,
far Gum thinking that ibis evil would lie remedied
by the soapr and obvious plan of excluding foreign
corn, or subjecting it to a duty amounting nearly
to a prohibition. The existing evil appears to us
to be a reaction foom the operation of the Coro
Lass, and would be most effectually corrected by
their mitigation or total abolition.

Di. Royal Diglines the Duke of YORK paid s
.nit in hot MAJESTY )esterda), at

Vocount CASTLEREAGH had an audience of the
KING yesterday.

The East India Convent's ships Canninp, and
Lady Melville arrived at Ilnmhay afier a p:t.,..bge
of 1;0y-five a kys, from St. llrleua, MI the 27th
July 14bt. They were expected to sad about the
!Nth Anted, the former for China. the latter for
Ile g4l. The MiNird WAS at Bombay the _'sth
July; the trarreu Hastings bailed from Bombay
for China the 9th June.

The under-mciitiourd ships have left Bombay.
cold Warren !Listings, for
('hula (to touch at Penane) ; the konter on the
15th, the liner oti the 17th Munro anti
Marquis of fluidly sailed lur Calcutta on the `2stlt
July.

L-tters dated September 16, have been re-
ceived from Buenos Ares. The pride of that
city hail indulged the expectation, that, after the
advantages gained by their troops over thine frona
Santa Fe, under LOPEZ and CARRERA, the dissen-
lions between the two provinces would he settled by
a treaty ; but the terms insisted on by Santa Fe
being inadmissible, and the troops of the latter be-
ing reit:forced, hostilities recommenced. The first
act of aggression committed by LoPEZ was an ut-
tack sm the town of San Nicholas, in the hope of
surprising the garrison there ; but the attempt was
not only unsuccessful, but produced the most fatal
consequence* to the town of Sault' Fe. A large
body of Guaycaru Indians, who had been engaged
as auxiliaries, deserted LOPEZ on his change of for-
tune; and, taking advantage of the unprotected
slate In which Sint& Fe had been left, tittered it on
their retreat—plundering, bunting, and destroying
many of the houses. and committing the most
dreadful outrages. LOPEZ, as soon as he received
intelligence of them, hastened back to Santa Fe.
The Guaycaru Indians having been genet:illy at
war with Santa Fe. and the ancient animosity be.
tweet, them now rekindled by this event, it is feared
that some time will elapse before tranquillity can
be restored and the town placed in secutity. AL.
YEAR. it appears, it gone to Monte Video, WE
CABRERA remains with LOPEZ.

The following Bulletin respecting the Duchess
ef CLARENCE and the infant Princess was issued
last morning : _

" Palace, St. James's, 121 b Dec.
Half-past Eleven o'clock a. in.
" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence has passed
another good night, and continues at present free from
fever.

I, We still entertain great hopes that the infant Princess
will live.

" HENRY HALFORD,
" WILLIAM KNIGHTON,
"ANDREIV HALLIDAY."

After the Physicians had left the DUCIWAq, and
issued the Bulletin, they proceeded to the KING,
to make a report to his Majesty of the state of the
Dm.liess and ti infant Princess.

We are sorry to collect from the tenor of the
al►ove Bulletin, that the state of the infant's health
Is such us not to preclude all doubts respecting her
life. The health of the good Duchess, however.
*rents to be 141 well established, as to remove all
cause for anxiety._ _ . _

The Duke of Sussex came to town, for the first
tune since his indisposition, to make his respectful
impii,ies after the Doelies, of CI. ARENC E.-All the
lusnehrs of the Royal Faintly sent to make their
oftetionate inquiries.

THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

NORTHAMPTON, DECEMBER 3.

This evening a courier arrived at the George Inn,
in thi. town, with intelligence that his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Gloucester would strive tbat
evening (on his way to Earl Fitzwilliam's), in conse-
queoce of a hich the Into was illuniimited, and stye.
gal °Mtr houses in the Streets in which it was ex-
pected his Royal Highness would pa-s. In it short
nine a gre t number of prisons assembled, and
proceeded to the end of the tow ii, with a determi-
nation to draw his Royal Highness to the Inn; not
arming *l twelve o'clock, the multitude in a
great measure withdrew, except a great number
s,lio had taken their station near the Inn, deter-
mined to wait the at rival, which they did, and
bailed his Royal IfighlitPS with shouts of acclama-
tion. In the morning the hells rang ntsrrily; and
sit the time it was expected his Ris)srl Highness
would proceed on his journey, on mintellse COU.
course of people assembled to show their attach-
ment to the Royal Duke: the horses were pre.
vented from being put to the carriage, and his
Royal Highness was drawn by the populace, pre-
ceded by a band of music, to the end of the town.
The air was rent with Ituzzas and shouts—" God
Ideas the Duke cf Gloucester ! the friend of the
Queen."—" Gloucester fur ever ! the friend of
justice, the friend of injured innocence," &c. As
the procession proceeded up A bingdmi-street, Ins
"Royal Highiress pressed to have the horses put to,
hut was answered it was impossible they could, as
the people so much admired his private and public
character, especially on a late occasion, that they
were determined to draw him out ut town, and
would have drawn him still further, had he not been
in such great haste. At his departure the enthu-
siasm of the people was exceedingly great, when his
Royal Highness most contlescenditagly thanked the
inliabitsots of Northampton for the honour they
had done knot, us it was a mark of respect that
would not be erased from Lir memory. hits Royal
Highness's journey in the country will afford him
ample opportunity of svibies.ing the abhorrence of
the people at the unwarrantable prosecution of the
Queen, Hint experiencing the loyalty and attach-
ment to the Royal Family when acting with justice,
:nal in conformity with the spirit of our glorious
constitution. During his Royal Highness's stay at
the George Inn, every possible accommodation was
rendered by Mr. Higgins, the master of the inn, of
which his Royal Highness expressed himself highly
satisfied, arid said he niter had been better accom-
modated at any ion.

The Duke of NORFOLK it returned to his teat,
Forohem, Suffolk, from a tour.

The Marquis arid Marelliont!os Of LANSDOWN
are enteitainnigN large party of fashionable vit.iture
at their seat, Buwood Park, Wi

Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and
the Prior.: and Princes.; ESTERHAZY, leave town
to-tley on a visit to, the Earl anal Countess of
JERSEY, at their seat, Middleton Park, Oxford-
shire, and in a few days the whole of the distin-
guished party, including the Noble Earl and
Couiress, intend paying a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of BEDFOR.D, at Wooburn.

It is stated in o Vienna Paper, that a marriage
has .been projected at Troppait between the Impe-
rial Prince of AusTut A awl a Princess uf the Royal
House of NAN.Es, a daughter of the Duke of
CALABRIA. This is noticed us a probable means
of healing the different's now subsisting between
the Courts of Vienna and Naples.
Dr. W. CLARKE, who died last week in the
cloisters of IVitiiisor Castle, in the tt3d year of his
age, was formerly an admired singer of sacred
music, and a great favourite of his late MAJESTY.
Dr. CLARKE was Senior Minor Canon of St.
George's Chapel and of St. Paul's Cathedral,
Priest of the Chapel Royal, Vicar of WiWen, and
of the united parishes of Langley :Intl Wyrardisbury.

CAPT. MOLT'S MATCII.—This Gentleman started
yesterday hum Piccadilly, to go on foot 300 miles
in fire days, and to travel into eleven countiev, that
he may not pick his ground. Ile took the Bath
road, and travelled five utiles ati hour. The sea-
son is touch against Mtn. Time is backed at odds,.

A Luc JOURNEY.--A PosUnxster, well-known
in the county of Berk' for his loyalty and piety,
came to London to view the plocession of the
QUEEN to St. Paul's, when be was robbed of his
pocket-book, containing Bank of England and
Heading notes to a large amount ; and what was
more singular, in his way from Ludgate-hill, to
escort a young Lady to the Newbury coach, he
was robbed of his watch and seals, and also of a
handsome prayer-book, elegantly bound, which he
had purchased for his daughter,

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