The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-24 00:00:00

the British frigate La Piques. which sailed from
hoe for England pa the 19th, has been wrecked
on the Key called Cruz del Padre, anti some other
ves•rls lost on Florida—grarticulers not known."
Fame Sr. Caotz.—..By tin arrival of the ship
Chow, C;,pt. Annex, at this port, in 14 Jays from
'Et. Croix, we learn that the Government schooner
SG The ma had been attacked by ■ Mexican bri-
gantine, and being weak hand.d, ran into amend
harbour ; thit she was immediately reinforced by
tie garrison and by vtilniiteers, and sent in pursuit
of the brigantine; and that on the following day,
Captain Aimee passed them in pursuit of each
other.—(Charleston Courier, Noveratrer
troesmelieo, 1818.
=TRACT 0? A LIITTER TO ♦ MERCHANT IN THIS

CITY, DITIO CURACOA,
se It is ►eported that the Spanish and Patriot
Squadrons have had an engagement off La Gaira,
and that the former was defeated. Should Admiral
Brion have brew successful, General Bolivar will
no doubt gain advantages, and probably advance
with his army from Guayana, where he has been
some time quartered.
" Part of Brian 't squadron sent in boats to Li
Gums at night, for the purpose of cutting out
vessels, but they were obliged to retreat."
• This rrport of the loss of La Pique, we are happy to
soy, is incorrect, that frigate having arrived safely.

CRARLESTOW, NOY. 21.
The Ontario, it now appears. is bouud to the
Coleman a, as we formerly stated. accompa-
nied by the most friendly wishes of (brat Btltem.
So far from throwing any obstacle in the way of
our settlement, it is said that Captain Hickey, of
the British *loop of war Ellossors, goes to renounce
all claim to the settlement, iii the name of the
British Government. So much for wars, and rti.
'moor, of wary!

A triter from Baltimore, dated the 13th install:,
says—'s Our Grand Jury now in Session have found
belle of indictment against fire of our citizen', as
owners of the Patriot privateer La Fortuna."
The President of the United States has recog-
nised Jew Pm tugal Calhorda, as Vice-Con►ul of
the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and
Alipirres, for the State of North Carolina. Letter
patent, dated Na►. 10, ISIS.

(From the IVashinglon National Intelligencer," ftfov.l6.)
CH Ell A 11, 111SADYENTUKE.
The public „wee seen swill .heard cuing!) *f Cap-
Wu ()bed. Wright and it. celebrated exploit, to
desire to heir no more of it. But it is due to Go-
vernor [Lahti's. of Georgia, whose name has been
brought into the controversy respecting that melan-
choly affair, to copy the exposition of et. which he
bus given on the first public occosiou that offered.
We therefore copy the following :
Extract from a coinusimicatioo by the Governor of Georgia,
to the Legislature of that State, now in Session.
" The war which hail commenced during the last year,
betimes' the United States and the Seminole Indians, bor-
dering on our southi ru frontier, has been terminated by a
mutual cessation of hustilitice, without auy particular sti-
pulations fir peace.
" I should sot enlarge my remarks on this subject, but
for an event conuected with it, which has excited great inte-
rest throughout the State. The. circninstatice to which I
allude is the late expedition, undertaken to retaliate, sod
thus to repress sod chastise the atrocious audacity of the
wage inliabitauts of two hostile village., designated front
their chief men, Hopaunee suit Piwieunue.
" From these dens, it was ascertained, they made frequent
and formidable iuroads spun our defenceless Guiltier, mark-
ing their course with the butchery of oar women and chit-
dren, and the other teat(o enormities peculiar to their bar-
barous warfare. Afflictive and alarming intelligence of these
si•predations, accompanied by argent demands for protec-
tion from those whose situations were most exposed, reached
the Executive almost daily.

•
" An early application was made to the commanding
General of the military district, fur a force competent to the
derelict of our frontier; but it was several months before it
was cvt•n noticed. Under these eisetonstances I should
have Ghetto culpable iusensibility to the Pulicrings of my
fellutv•eit.gens, and to the duties of the high mud impur.
Out trust with which you have honoured me, had I hesi-
tated what course to puraite. 1 determined to organize a
force sufficient to •colign punishment ou this mis.
errant toe, and snake them feel that the frontier of Georgia
was not to he devastated with impunity. At this juncture
Cain Wright presented himself, as a gentleman recently bold.
lug a cum AAAAA and in the service of the Villitil Stales, and bear-
ing recommendatory tesiimoniala frum persons of high sod
einquest 1111 l able rc.pectshility. This is rson, by ■ General
Order of the 14th of April (it copy of which, and copies of all
the documents relative to this subject, w ill be t•aid before you)
was authorised to collet. the troops, and march opens the
two villages notorions as the residence of the murderers and
illaraUllel a. Oa nearing the amino town, they acre inform-
ed that oue of the hostile chiefs was harboured there, and con-
ceiving the spirit of their histrnctions warranted the noes.
sure, they attacked the town, and siting with the recollection
of the rneseiless balharities exercised on their neighbours
tool inatives, and their supposed perfidy committed in har-
bouring the enemy, proceeded to extlemities, over which hn-
moony weeps, and which I deeply sud sincerely lament.
" In the General Orders, it will be seen, that Captain
Wright was directed to call on Captain Bothwell, orate mi-
litia .if this State, then iii the service of lite United Slates,
cuinnisioling at Fort Early, for part of his force, if tieces.
miry. I was not certain that I hail the right to call un these
troops, but the emergency of the case lift on my mind no
i,oubt of its propriety. On the return of the troops, aud the
report of the c mandisig officer, whose sisteniesit was cor-
roborated by the testimony of Other officers of the detach-
ment, some of whom ate gentles.. II of high standing and
elsarsrier is the State, I felt a,tisfiel that, although the or.
deo* given had been manifestly violated, yet, that the motives 1.
which influenced the cuudnet, hulls of the troops and their
officers, were more the result of s sincere desire to prevent a
recurrence of the distressiug 'tette* which hail recently been
witnessed on the Goodin., than any deliberate cruelly or pre-
meditated seedily. The siihject, however, became a theme
of animadversions arid a windier of opposite statements he•.
ing made, both la the Exec move mid iu the public pi in ts, I
deemed ol necessary, for the purpose of doing justice to the
Indians, as well as to the eltaracier of Captain Wright, lu
have biro arrested. An order was secosehugly ISSllell on the
20th of May, directed to Colonel Marshall. at Serino:llo he
late residence of Captain Wright, mid to which place it was
supposed be would immediately return. Before he reached
there, however, he was overtaken by an officer, sent by Ge.
went Jackson, who lest him On their way to Flo t
Hawkins, pas►ing through this place, Captain Might was
released from the tuatudy of the officer by a Witt of ll:abide
torpus, before the tuff nor Court of this county.
" On the sante evening, I Wooed an order to the Adjutant-
G I, to arrest and confine him, determined to refer the
mode. of stylise him to the reeiddent of the Coined States;
which c.,urae I was the more willing to pursue, as it seemed
to hav► been the our contemplated by General Jarksou.—
Ent before a proper warrant could be obtained Wee:olle the
Maishal 111 take him (naively, by mails of a pre. simple
iw 411.1 r of the Savannah paper., lie teseettaintel that the Presi-
Ann bad directed him to he prosecuted for the murder of
friendly Indiana, before a special commission to be ism,
ii
for that pose pose,conformably to so Act of Congress of the
Snits Islarch,18011; mid being unarmed, I pre some. al this
hot oration of the danger that twilit result to him (sum such
trials effected his escape, and has nut vet bons apprehended.
" l have felt it a duty 10 the outiazed char& ter of the