The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

(From the Amboy Gazette of WiducsJay, July 6.)

The grandson of the late Rajah Raglinjee [boos%
was placed on the Mumit'd of the itStli June,
and has assumed the title of Rajah ltagliojee
%Ye are enabled to presetit our readers with the
following articles of intelligence, received from an
authentic source, per his Majesty's ship Clingoay,
which arrived from the Persian Gulf on the tith
iu-
staat :
The provirice of filimassan has thrown off the al-
legiance of the King of Persia, who is preparing to
Weisner against it.
The accounts of the fall of Drriyali, the Walla-
bre capital, were premature ; their Chieftain, how-
ever, Abdudab, is closely besieged by the Tails
now before this place.
Overtures of a pacific nature have at length been
made by the pirate tribes to the 'motion of Muscat,
but without success. Ile is again on Ins way, ac-
companied by his whole fleet, to undertake Ate
blockade of Bahrein.
PAK miler Khan, a Persian nobleman of the Court
of the Prince of Fars, attended by an Arab Shaikh
of some influence, bearing an honorary dress and
sword from his Royal flightless to the Shaikh of
Bahrein, lately returned, disgusted with their re-
ception, and wholly unsuccessful In the objects of
their mission. The Shaikh accepted the dress and
its accompaiiituent, but declined acknowledging the
supremacy of Persia, by either paying the most
trifling tribute, or allowing the colts of the island to
beau the titles of his Persia', Majesty ; uo gift was
made in return fur the Royal donation, nor were
the hearers of it, as is usual, fed, during the period
of their residence, at the public expense.
The Prince, enraged sit this spirited rej,ction of
his intrusive and ill-timed demands, breathes ven-
geance imainst these idsiolers, and is endeavouring
to bring about a request on the part of the luta ttttt
of Muscat to be aided in his hostile views by a
Persian force. 13ut die limium, who has already
paid too dearly for their hollow friendship, has
hitherto prudently rejected their offers.
Sir Robert Krt. Porter, the 4115 Ce celebrated Pa-
noramic artist, who since married a Russian Lady
of rank, purposes, in the course of his travels in
Persia, to visit Uushire, for the purpose of examiti-
lug some remains Of ancient architecture in its
vicinity. Ile has been favoured with an audience by
his Nisian Majesty, and has been permitted to take
likeness of that august n.(111;011121 ; lie
will shortly return to St. Petersburgli via Tabriz.

COIONBO, JUNE G.

Onr accounts this week from Candy do lint com-
miiiiicate any iiitelligence of much comequence;
we are, however, happy to hear that the sickness
begin. to diminish ; fewer cases are admitted into
the I (*spits% and the convalescents are considerably
incrrosed ; they are quartered in the spacious airy
house lately occupied by 'Eyheylapola : the sick
officers also are all improving.
Letters from Colonel Spawforth, dated Parana,
the ed inst, on the frontiers of the 4th and 7th
Korles, give a very good account of the disposition
of the people there, who have resolutely withstood
all solicitations and threats of the Rebel Head-men,
and received Lieut.-Colonel Spi*iortli with every
mark of attention and respect.
We are happy to announce the arrival iu the
roads, this day, of the ship Eclipse, Capt. Winter,
from Portsmouth the 4th of February, mid the Isle
of France the 14th of May.

The lietiti of the co-operating parishes of the
City of Dublin. for the repeal of the Vt'ihrlow TINX
Typhits). is Ode( almost ready fur sigoitt lire.
A Manorial. by one Coisuoellor CLAVEAU. at
behalf or M. Camisllon, long inirritsoried, hut not
tried, as the ciiminal who tired at the Doke of
WELLINGTON to Paris, has beau published nt that
city. It insinuates that Can ilhin i.c 'deftly
io-
noceut; it more thou laminates that mr shot was
fired with a view to tvasassireate the Doke of %Vim.
i.tricTu•; and it directly thierr,rs his G'Ser With
waist of generosity for not interposing oil behalf of
the iDef Inn soused. In one point we a.tree with
.i. CLAVEAU—we tiliuk that Ctioiffiltsit ought, err
00w, to leave I►etii I.brratc4l or /mined to trial.