The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-08 00:00:00

SOUTHERN OR ANTANcrtc CONTINENT.
Tl 4 impartial diecovery; which will be &needed
brith inciteelablo admissive* to me wade in the
tgik Saw, was mode less year byelfe,amisige
Ter
of the Wiiiiete, of Blythe, is Natasstesiii,
blads. OW Smith Sea traders, who, dories Issaili
blabs between this country and Spain. hove beef;
Mitsjected to the greatest shiliceslties and privations,
will now be independent of Spain or any other
reser posseming South America. Mr. Smith ran
Fie loam Uwe hundred miles along this continent.
sabiseirthrosed largo bays, abounding with the
aper-
tllseeti while, seals, &c. The druggists and SOUO4I.
takeu by, the discoverer, use in the possession
of our Government. The following brief account
has been given of the elfocovery :
" A 111 c. Smith, ismater of the William, of Blythe, its North-
usaheelaid, and tradiag bets's*, the Rio Plata era Chili,
in eodeavouriag to facilitate his passage rowed Cape Mora,
last year, sua to a higher latitude sham is usual in sods voy-
ages, mid in Ist. OS. SO. end On. west long, discovered lead.
As eircumsteaces would not admit of a close eximissatioo,
he delivered it until his retorts to Iliseistie Ayres, when he
made ism* further observations as convinced him of the im-
portaiste of his discovery. the making it 'mown al doenos
Ares, speculation was set sio the alert' aid the American*
at that place became very anxious to ulstain every informs-
live Deemer, to their availing themselves of a discovery,
which they saw was pregame' with vast benefit to a emu--
r inertial people. Captain Smith wau however toy much of
an Eoglishnian to moist their speettiatiosie, by iteredirg
them that knowledge of his revel which items so necessary
for *heal to posses., sad was determined that his 1111111••
country oily shoold enjoy the advantages of his discovery;
sod us his return to Valparaiso, is February last, he devoted
as mach time to the developeneent of it as was eonsisteat
With his primary object,. safe end successful voyage.
" Hera., in a westward direction along the coasts, either
of a einitinent or momentum islands, for two or three hun-
dred miles, forming large hays, and abounding with the spec.
maceli whale, seals, &c. He took numerous sumadings
sad bearings, draughts, and chart of the coast ; sad, in
short, did every thing that the most experienced navigator,
dispatched purposely fug the object of soakings survey, could
do. He even lauded, and its the usual manlier tuck possession
of the country for his Sovereign, and named his sconisitiou
New South Shetland. The climate was temperate the coast
mouotaiuous, apparently sainhabited, but nut destitute of
vegetation as firs and pines were observable in many places;
in short, :he country had urns the whole the appearance of
the coast of Norway. After having satisfied himself with
seer, particular that time mad circeissiaoces permitted him
to examine, be bore away to the North sad pursued his
voyage...
. . . . .

"Ur his arrival at Valparaiso be communicated Ma disco-
very to Captain Sherriif, of his Majesty s ship dude/tamelse,
who happened to be there. Captain S. immediately felt the
importance of the coninsuoicatioa, sod lost not a monsest
making every arrangement fur following it up ; be imme-
diately dispatched the William, with officers from the
Auruntsche; sod in this stage the last ktter from Chili
Lft the expeditiou, with the must sanguine expectation of
success, mail ultimate advantages resulting from it ' • and, if
we are correctly informed, a fully al., .iled narrative has been
forwarded to Goverunteut.
" On taking a cursory view of the charts of the Southern
Atlantic and Pecifie Oceaus, it will be seen that though
Captain Cuok penetrated to a moil higher latiledrvaird
rotmitpseutly drew his conclusion from observing nothing
bat vast mountains of ice, it will be seen also that his me-
ridian was 45 degrees further to the west of New &mita Shei-
lard, leaving • rest apace unexplored us the parallel of 62.
between that and Soaditieb Land, its lungilude 28 west. He
again made 67. or thereabouts, bet in longitude 137. to 147.
west. Perouse &weeded no higher than 60. 30.; Yancoever
about 55.; other navigators passing iu the Straits of Ma-
genial and Le Make, and most of them passing as clue
Cape Hari as possible, in order, as they thought, Se albsollon
the pinimge to the Pacific., are circeirastateces that reassaably
account for the protracted period to which so inaportilst a
discovery Isas bees delayed."

NAVAL .

INTELLIGENCE.

ronvorto99B, AUGUST O.
Arrived yesterday Ow A, Vibert, from Petershwrgh for
Bristol ; Crocodile, Belts, (ruts Gibraltar; mad Maria, Hed.
men, front Nassau fur Plymouth.
Arrived to-day the Active, from Gilboa ; aad tk London
Packet, Tracey, from the Downs for Milos.
PLYNOUTM, AUGUST 5.
Arrived the Caroline, Taylor, from Losidou for New
South Wales.
Sailed the Amphitrite, Dabletrom, for GM*.
Rained dorm Channel the lido, Maxwell, fur Philadel-
phia ; arid Canton Packet, King, for Canton.
FALMOUTH, AUGUST 4.
Arrived off the port the Norfolk, Richardsou ; and
Helen, Gibson, from Quebec for Loudon.
Arrived the Astrea Wilson, from London for Virginia Sylvan, Noble, from 60 for St. Ander° • Helm, Welker.
all, from London for New South Wales, wills 159 convicts ;
Lord Hobart packet, with mails from the Brazils; sailed
I,* from Rio Janeiro 4th June, Bahia 20th, and Peritanibucu
23th ; and lord Sidutuuth packet, with a mail from Malta ;
sailed 29th of June.
OVAL, AUGUST 6.
Came down from the River yesterday Ike British Colony,
Scott, fur the Cape of Good (lope; sud Walkouts,
;rum Shields fur Demerara.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Aruudel, Bainbridge,
from Grenada; Parihian, Mat hw in ; 1/orot by Foster,Sow deo ;
Loudon, Duncan; Rosin; Castle; Waterloo; and Vigilasi,
from Jamaica; Alfred, Trial, from Tobago; Fanny Vosor,
Lester, from ()pork); Vittoria, Tate, from Trinidad; Geor-
gians, 31`114e5 from Virginia; and Helen, Gibson, from
Quebec.
Arrived to-day and sailed for the River the Warren. Perry,
sad New Zealander, frum the South Seas; Aguilar, Robert-
son from Jamaica; Severn, Smith, from St. John's, N. B.;
Itieisard and Sibella, Read, front Barbad.wa ; Lord Welliug-
too, Water, from Calcutta; licks., Hellman, from Virginia;
Rochester, from Trieste fur Haniburgh ; and some inure,
particulars unknown.
CAMe down from the River and remain the Harrington,
Melon, fur Demerara; sisal Sarah and Elisabeth, Saud/ere,
for Sierra Leone. - •
The Lord Welliagton still remains.
HULL, AUGUST 4.
A letter received yesterday from Captain Rom, arrived at
Hanabro from Greenland, wills four fish, seventy tuns (left
the country 4th July), gives the following account of the
ships, belonging to this port :
Alfred: 2 9,15; Albion, 1, late; Cato, 15, 80 tuns—
July 4. Cicero, 1, late; Cyrus, 3, 45 tuna—Jose 29.
Dordon, 3, 6410 seals; Dunrumbe, 3, 40 NMI, Isle; Eliza.
bath, 4. 411 tuns—June 20. Elmo, 3, 37 tress—Jove
Eagle. 5, 35 tuns—Juue 14. Exmouth, 8,80 trots—June 9.
Fame 7,40 tuns; Gilder, 6, 45 inns; Hightlyer 1, 15 tens
—4ll. June. Jane, 3.25 tuna-4th July. Laurel 2,19 tuns ;
Loral Welliugtuu 3, 50 tuns-12tb June. Menclosir r (Ash)
14, 130 loos; Illauchmter 4, 30 tuns; Mary and Eliza.
hear 1, 6 tuns-12th June. Mary Frances 2, 20 tuns;
Mercury 10, 90 loos; Nephrite 14; 110 tuns; North [ld-
iot. 2 ; Perseverance 9,58 trona; Prince of Brasil 1; Richt!
sad Ann 2; Shaurrou 2-15 Th Jose. Trafalgar 8, 50 taus;
Unity 10, 60 taus; Vesemble 19, 110 tom; Walker 13,
102 taus-45h July. Margaret 2, 20 tuns. The Abram,
Harmony, Tlaoratuu, GArdintr, and Joseph, no accuaut.

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