The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-21 00:00:00

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LIMO/TON. NOTIMOgi.
106.
___eu with to..itsry 1M
A cutter from England,
for the ludepeisdents, was stranded lately as the
Gravid Bar at the isiosth of she Orissobs.' isPw's the
Coogrero shore ; crew saved, but cargo lust.
Letters from a respectable source state, that La
Torre, the Royalist General. bad been reinforced
by 2.000 troops, when he defeated Bolivar in three
successive engagements, driving him towards Smits
Fe, sod that La Torre was proceeding by forced
marches with • large body of troops to that capital.
Calsada bad also occupied is strong position on the
rear of the Independents, and with his troops would
add greatly to the success of the 'operations ..f the
Royalists. and the ultimate destruction of Bolivar.
The information of La Turre'a some*, arrived at
Carthagenit by an extraordinary di.petch, received
from him not long before the Swift
Accounts have reached this city from the Island
of St. Domingo. stating. that hf• Gregor. *nth
five of his officers, arrived at that ishand un the list
ultimo.
ILITRACTS OF LETTS!! "NOW CARTHAGENA.
DAVID ocroisa 27.
This moment au express has arrived from Desna.
bringing accounts, that in conseqaence of General
Ls Torre's hewing received reinforcements be 'had
three times engaged Bolivar, and obliged hits to
retreat towards Saute Fe, to which La Torre was
advancing with a strong division, baying Cucuta
'again in his possession.

ocronas 211.

In consequence of the detention of the Swift. I
embrace this moment of informing yob, that lest •
night an officer a►rived from blompoz. who coo-
firms the intelligence previously received of Eolivor's
having been three seeeral times beaten, and that he
had retired towardsSauta Fe.
Copy of a letter from Porto.Bello, dated the
9th instant the English prisoners (morning
those deserted by that worthless vagabond Al'Gre-
gor) or rather English slaves as he made them. are
in a omit pitiable state. nothing can be worse; they
work from *wise to sunset ; and. 1 mu sorry to
say, there hes been • great change for the wane in
the meaner of treating them ; their food consists
of a bullock's head, boiled with a little salt and
water. and this is the whole they have to subsist
on, divided amongst twenty-lee or' thirty, as Hie
number makes no difference ; they have neither
rice, bread, nor vegetables; and this scanty allow-
ance is served out once si-day, which the poor fel-
lows divide into two meals, that they may have the
appearance of breakfast. -or) dinner. With such

I treatment, awl working iu the beet of a broiling sun
all cloy. it ic impossible for them leag to *atm ;
deed they are dying at the rate of newly twos do/.
I Out of the original number of these itufediagess:
I people, wily fifty-five now remain olive, Slid 111011.,
bar of them are in the hospital."
I The unprocedesied Mat of trade at this mement,
is every quartet of thrombi. engages a eery large
share of public atteutioo ; the pressure.is universal,
i and yet there is no certain cause assigned for it;
there are. however, many specLlative opinions,
span it; but latherro all notions reipeetiog the diW
ordered situation of the commercial .world rest
merely upon conjecture. In this isisad we hews
lung cousidered Unit the elogootioo ow °maimed
by tlw operations of the corsairs, which at pre-
:. rent 'atilt torse ores. soder the pretest of actin
is kraut( of theAueurgeatklro-tlit'Spiabb Math.