The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-01 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

NEW vomit. JULY 23.
The Wushisgtox Gaulle bus the following com-
ment.:—

yell--at last Nee*paper Ediffist bed their seribblieg
satellites, have got a fruitful tip* of dilscussise in the
Iriresactions of so less a personage than the bete' of !Ow
Grimes, General Andrew Jackson. Afiet reaping a full
liertert bf glory, and receiving the antimitted praise sad ad-
*Armies of his countrymen, he is at length doomed to the
deeneciations of the pretended (tirade of republican adsei.
liberation, who Peens to pride thenssolves on their cwoetry's
honostr, bet who, is reality, • pie it se their sleeve, for
dews to peck at.' _

" It is said that Gee. Jackass has exceeded his puree,
sad that, during a profewsd-peact, he his dared to mike on
a neutral territory, thereby arrogating he himself
thy which alone is vested in Congress. Cam it be possible
that set+ a sweepiag accusation is sway of a moaner es
reflective to develops the jaundiced parries of such writers ?
If the President dud nut call upon the Vatted States forces
Of authorise the militia to tore out for the purpose of pro-
tecting the frontier—if General Jack. did sat led in the
enemy's possession bleeding scalps .f mothers and infants,
kept as awful trophies of betchery---if be'did sot Ind that
this same enemy was protected within the walk of our writ-
trot neighbour, as friends sad alliew-mid that au express
mipulalion, manifesting their guilt as instigators la the
murderess acts that led to the war, formed one of the artt-
cks of capitulation at Pesisacula—if all these facts were not
autorieiss is Ike face of the world, the., indeed, we might
confess General Jackson to blame.

" It mattes not whether Spain is is prosperity or adver-
sity ; whether she may resent it, or submit to oar ilicluss ;
she is equally liable to the penalty imposed upon her ror
thisbresch of faith. We may expect to see Vallel, Mittyns,
and IPo, quoted at large, and the laws of nations ransacked
forleol opinions on the subject in creak to ; bat still there
is • higher authority—self-defence. The experience's( years

has waver' that no security ran exist whilst a door is lift
open to furnish Indians with supplies, which they meter fail
to appropriate to the purpose of Irwin( war stalest us.

" %Tr should conceive, then, that Gen. Jackson ban only
fulfilled his orders, in enlensio, by taking the must elteclual
means to follow up and expel from the frontiers au enemy
that might have kept our army employed, fur years to come,
at an immense expense of blood and treasure, without ■ny
chance of closing the contest, and • ruinous proeva•liss-
lieu must bare been the conscrpience. The Florida.,
therefore, having come into our possession, by the *on-
fulfilment of the Treaty of 1793,. it remains for the peo-
ple to Artermine whether they are to be inirreudered back
into the bands of an imbecile neighbour, to order that
we may fight oar battles over again with •n implacable
enemy, and tamely submit to their posado asentren: fur
fourteen years longer. No other alternative is left ; we mast
(Ishii' ►tick to the Florida. and the policy which led 10 their
eccupalion, or the people in the Southern States will again
be thrown into the hands of a savage foe, emboldened by
posillassimity in reinstating the Spanish Authorities of Pen-
sacola."