The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

SPANISH SOUTH 41.11ENICA.

vrirzu ELA.
Tl►e following is the Address of the Field Of&
cers belonging to the Irish Lesiva, rimmed to
Admiral Brion, and requestiog him to take the
command of their corps, then ready fur service.
Brion had endeared himself to the Butish, who hail
arrived at Margarita, by his affability, his .peakirg
their language, end sympathising with all those
who, in au stew a theistic ol• life, were compelled to
endure piivations mid hard.hipo they did nut
titivate when t►ey kft their native cousitry. Sucit
an Address must have been highly gratifying to
the prrrional feelings of the Admiral, than whom
nu one has made greater 'scam or exerticus in
the cause he supports, but of course it could not
be complied with. Brion wu in eomosacd of the
Navy, and this he coul►l not give op, nor wu it
possible to real•ze the object of the Address in
another point of view, viz, a junction with the
in tin army under Gentral Bolivar, owing to dis-
tance, and the difficulty of cuinniunicsiion. The
Irish Legion, evidently limiting to signalize
will soon have the opportunity of so doing befor
Commits, and vossibly afterwards before Curaccas,
and no doubt the men composing it will there
evince the same ardour and fir►nness that have al.
way. distinguished them in front of their enemies tit
Europe. lu the subjoined document, the Irish cha.
racier is evinced even under a tropical t famine.
ISLAND or MARGARITA.
To UN EXCELLENCY ADMIRAL Bases, Communal' us-
CRls►, ke. lie
THE ADDRESS OF THE FIELD OFFICERS
OF THE IRISH LEGION.

reminder, November 5,1819
MOOT EIIetLLRXT SIR— We, the tee& sorted, impriemeci
with a !silica liberty, have came hither to ai.l a peop:e ant_
feria; under the )ukr of despotism, ha►ing I• ft our waive
country unirely (mum a conviction of the ju.tice of their
cause, that by lending carom/fiance we might be instrumen-
tal in its general enema. _

We couceive our destination to be the fhaeLguarrers
the Supreme Chief and we are satisSed iv Psis swpyssitin
on
the authority cif General IT Evereum, as whose saggenevi
we have enrolled stir names in the service cif the Republic
and amen pn.mice to an was, that ae should serve sa.der
Ike rothissed of Me rimpresseChicf, Xiamen liedirar.
%Yr have heard with findings of the grtatrirt surprise, that
oar destination is *Ow IU be altered, and olio se are Se i.e
'dared id the disposal of miser Chiefs, fur Shags Wins. and
military Interim we lot the highest esteem, bat who com-
mand promote,* tyros( Crust the upiratuma of the
Army.
From the high character your Excellency holds among. t
all rooks of men, as well in Europe as in the W. M., .1
Weld, sad kale our high sense of the Itioduess and molt!. -
seem of mind you have um w sway occasions inawitested
towards us, for which we should he •ograteful anA
walrus thy, were we nut forward in ufferiag 41..
lives to you; we make this application to your E.r I.
leery, that you will he pleased to lake us umbir-yesir.pro.
teirsius, to take she coniniaail of our and that you
will conceit the brat mean. for e....veyoug your Mob I.egion
to theireain, with • view of sawing rhino to the Grass& Army,
CuiletiVlog as we do, ilia such a inaction would be usual
tetiolloriVel.. the 11111;1,011 of eke Republican arms.
Your Excellency will he pleased to relied on the evil
which inlet* weer hum allowing Wily of ems to be Of.
detest lisle a part of a country destitute of every prodoc.
lion sireirmary for the sir ppnri of meo not many weeks eh.
grid (ruin she must fertile stand of she world, shine y
had berm accustomed so all the conduits of life, and sin
• service to which th. y were given to undcvdmid they
w. re nut ilestiord—!bat **eh • 11111.1150fe mast he mt.
ed with diematesit—that if any assistance is rspectell
rims the I.i.b troop., the bel4 way of wen. isig it is by taking
ilo rii *here they cast toe most effective, sii.4 *here it. kr :pints
oil be raised at the siOt of stir aims, of whop. &An at
home, they had heard so much, mud so helot uadtr MINIMS
etamteed they have sincbmtakes • lons mud ti..xardeows voyage.
Ws Mart thee your Bucrlssrey will take this subject inter
yam oissi serious cousichwation, particularly as it is rut
el elated W sees isexperiested Is warfare, iiimo by addierr,
aims of them of long gremlin in the army, who
thus to appromit your Excelksey from a wt. Lnweiglic d mom