The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-11 00:00:00

TILE QUEEN.

The PastrcE REGENT received three communi-
cations from Kew on Monday respecting the state
of his afflicted Royal Mother. In the absence of
Sir HMV HALFORD on Monday night. Sir FRAN.
cts MILMAN was assisted in his attention's to the
QUEEN by Mr. BRAND, and owing to her Majesty
not having any rest till the morning, the Bulletin
was not dispatched till considerably past eleven
o'clock yesterday morning from Kew Palace, and is
as follows :

" Krw Palace, November 10, 1818.
" The Queen has sot rested well in the night, but her Ma.
jesty has had some good sleep this morning.
" F. MILMAN."

The PRINCE REGENT received a full report at
the same time, and there being no change in the
state of the QuEEN during the day, his Royal High-
nest dial not receive any other account, lint his
Royal nightiesr went to Kew in the evening, ■nd
remained till a late hour.

The recent arrival of dispatches horn St. He-
Iron, the immediate ineetiog and long-continued
sitting of the Cabinet Conned, have given rise to
many rumours and conjectures. That the di,-
inetches contained matter of unusual importance, or
at least such as his Msjest)'s \bolsters are desirous
of having so considered, we timely believe, because
we cannot think them such egregions simpletons as
to display upon this particular occasion an unusual
anxiety and solicitude., if the intelligence brought
by Captain BRINE were nut somewhat out of the
ordinary course of events that occur at St. Ileleo'.
We are, how . seriously assured by a Morning
Paper, iu oppositiou to the current conjectures, and
even to the positive information which we were en-
abled to present to our readers on Monday morning
direct from the Abigail°, that Sir Huosou LOWE
neither discovered a conspiracy for carrying off Bo-
N APATITE, nor intercepted any part of a correspond.
ruse of a dangerous or suspicious tendency ; but
that an individual in Europe hating, at the request
of Madame BERTRAND. sent out to St. fieletia a
parcel of books and newspapers, addressed to a
friend in the island, with a mite, desiring him to
seod theta to the " desolate party at Lfmgwood,"
the Captain of the ship to whom this parcel
was iutruated thought proper to deliver them
up to Sir Huosox Lowe, it with a great air
of importance." It must be observed, that no
mention is made of the sources of this piece of in.
telbgetice, the readiness of which at the present
moment is very suspicious ; but even admitting that
a circumstance may have occurred at St. Helena
such as is here stated, it by no means appears that
the narrative of it bears a very prominent part in
the dispatches brought by Captain BRINE.
Another Paper, nith a far Mill:rem impression,
communicates the following circumstance, as if to
give a colour to the statement respecting the exist.
elice and dtccutulitore of the conspiracy :
to the 44411411 e of Neptembe► a vessel WAR seen no the
windward side of St. Miens, which acted so suspiciva•ly
that she was chased, but in vain. Several timer Mure the
same vessel bas been uloweVert mad pursued, but her sailing
is 141 eacelleut that the lightest of the British erniseis have
nut been stile to approach her. This our readers easy depead
alma as a fact."

This story it /sought to be corroborated by
another Paper, which asserts, that several vessels
bad lately been obsessed hovering oft the Island of
St. Ilelenas, which on bring chased hastily made
their escape. These very appropriate and ready
facts on either side of the question we receive with
great suspicion. 'rhat persons in Europe sod
America are anxious fur BONAPARTE'S liberation.
that they would contrive plots for the attainment of
that object. and would endeavour to correspond
with the illustrious Prisoner, no one van doubt.
But who that considers the means of resistance pos.
sesstd by his gaolers to repel every attempt by
force, and the jealous precautions that have been
adopted both within and around the island to bottle
every scheme for the escape of NAPOLEOR by stnis
tagem, can believe it possible that this event could
be addeved by means within the power of even his
numerous and wealthy partisans

Paris Payers of Saturday have arrived at our
Office. We hive also received Brussels and other
Papers. A letter has appeared in a Brussels
Paper, signed by nu Ex-Officer of the Imperial
Guard of France, who represents himself as having
recently arrived in Europe from the French colony
in the Texas. The letter Jetties that the Colonists
have entertained the remotest isles of directing their
arms against Mexico, and gin, the best proof of

the truth of his assertion, by stating, that the
colony coosists of no more than 1,200 persons, of
whom 500 are capalrle of bearing arms. Their
military strenktli is, therefore, suit more than what
is necessary for self-defence against the Indians and
Spaniards ; they, therefore, entertain 110 other
thoughts of aggrandisement than such as are creat-
ed by their agricultural purloins,
The disputes between Baden and Bavaria are
said to have been amicably terminated. The
Grand Duke of BADLN has obtained his object,
and saved his priocipality from dismemberment,
The protocol of the Congo as will be closed, it is
thought, on the 10th of this month, and the Sove-
reigns and Nlitsisteis will have left Aix-la-Chapelle
on or before the A Treaty of close alliance
'between the five great Powers of Europe is said to
be concluded by the Ministers, and transmitted to
the several Sovereigns for ratification. %Ye do not
doubt this statement—but why should such a
Treaty be thought necessary, after the nume-
rous bonds of amity that have already been signed
by the great Sovereigus of Europe? Du their
51ajeities doubt the validity or bilidin; force of
the former pieces of parchmoit, Er iniagiiie that
the 'lapse of a few years weakens the aticct of a
diplomatic instrument ?
The French foods look upwards, and confidence
is said in one of the Paris Papers to be effectually
restored. A company of merchants, bankers, and
capitalists had emend into an etigkgeinent to pur-
chase when required several millions of stock, but
it was not found necessary to employ this resource.
The Five per (7cots. were 011 Friday 70 fr. 15 c.
Bank Stock 1,570 fr.

We hive received II ill fax Papers to the last.
The following are ext route :

MONTREAL, SEPT. 30.

Oa Friday last, about four o'clock in the after-
noon, his Grace the Duke of Richmond and suite
arrived in town from Upper Canada. Saturday, at
one o'clock, p. at. a deputation of the citizens wait-
ed on his Grace with au Address, congratulating
hint on his arrival. 'l'o which his Grace was pleased
to return an appropriate answer.

BOSTON. OCTOBTR 13.

An arrival at Baltimore, Iron) Rio J3iteiro, brings
accounts that the Matta' were fitting out a fleet to
gu to Lima.
THE FLORIDAS.—It is still confidently ted,
that the r. cent dispatches from Madrid contain a
provision fur the cession to the United States of
the Flot Was. The ['Alters of Cadiz and Bourdeaux
speak of the event as being certain, and that the
terms offered by our Government have been frankly
accepted by Ferdinand.

it appears from a private letter from Aix-la-
Chapelle, dated the sth instill,. that in conse-
quence of the coning' and alarm that prevailed
for some days among the monied interests of Paris,
the French Government has applied to the Allied
Sovereigns that the period appointed fur paying the
contributions might be extended front Mae to twelve
months.

Jamaica Ga:ettes to the 3:1 ult, have arrived in
town. The Douse of Assembly was summoned to
meet for the dispatch of business on Tuesday, the
27th of October. Two attempts hate been made
to set fire to the town of Port Royal, but fortu-
nately the design wits on each occasion frustrated,
nod all damage prevented. A reward of '2OOl. has
been offered for the discovery of the inceodiaties,
to whieli a promise of freedom is added if the
informal' should proceed fro►n • slave. The
returns of the slave population of the Island
lied been dispatched to England, conformably to
the Registry Act, in his Majesty's shit► La Pique.
The Slave Trade is carried uu at the flavantiali
with the must cruel activity—nearly 1,000 wretched
beings were imported there in one day, the 19th of
June last! These Papers give ■once intelligence,
Out not of much importance, respecting the opera-
tions of the Independents of South America. The
command of the seas seem not to be disputed with
them by the dispirited Spaniards.

Yesterday the Duke of YORK transac►ed mili-
tary husitscso wills the I'm NCE REG EN T at Carlton-
Hume.

VisCoUnt MELVILLE end Count MottaTEß had
audiences of the PaINCE licasprr yerterday.

Recent seconista fioin India state, that the
MUMMA, *show surrender to Sir JOHN MALCOLM
we have already announced, is to lie permitted to
retire to Bemire*, upon a pension of elk lac* of
rupees per annum.

It is true, as a'lllorning Paper states, that Fur.
O'MeAta hiss been removed from the list of Naval
Surgeons, and the 'pretext alleged, that sonic pew
sages of a Very Ilwriniti ',attire were contained in his
Memorial against Sir 11U DION hvening
Paper.
By the Etle sloop of war, letters hove been re.
criers! front Kingston (Jamaica), to the Ist Oc-
tober inclusive. They cootsaiss no Colonial infor-
mation, but, referring to advice* from Santa Martha
of iith September, they state, that the Spanish
Vireroy of Santa Fe had issued a Proclionstion,
conistiansliug that ten foreigners. chiefly British
merchants, should quit Snot* ,11,ortha immediately.
Their names are subjoined to the Proclamation, and
a special notice w.ss served oats each, with the escep•
viols of two who, were enabled to ',loam further in-
to depart liar conatty within tifiern days,

t‘,o

WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 9.
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On Wednesday the Duchess of YORK left the
Cootie for Ostlesids, after having been on a visit to
the Princess SOPHIA for a few &Is.
The restating or the late General Oz nuos werr
deposited oil titturnty, to Si. George's Chime!.
Hit Royal flightless the Duke of YORK
his !ruse of respect to the memory of the t1e,e4.e.1,
by otteoldioK at Chic!. Ntoorio-r. The 1.411 of
WINCHILSEA followed Itiv Itiiyill Diglinest•
The van was supported by Sir BRENT SPENCER,
Sir EDMUND A NTRODUS, Gelierill TAYLOR, M.
jor-General WYNYARD, Colour! STEr/tEesost,
Mr. GREENWOOD. and Mr. O'REILLY. The
PRINCESSES carriages followed.