The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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ROUT!' AMERICAN SERVICE.

&From The lkaight Swathe, reel

Under this bead the subjoined Letter, ssid to
bee been written frosts Halifax, with the !Leidy
of Mr. *Namara, have appeared in the Morning
/Papers :
" liatinta, November 1, mat

e! Dims •'•.—Until nay arrival here with sieve•
sof brother °Scr►s, I hod no opportunity of giving
)00 su account of elar Expedition, which many, as
well as myself, ha►v been involved its by the artifice
of a few, squeal appear by the sequrl.

s Nothing worth notice occur►ed during the vet
age till • short time previous to our arrival at Mira:
patina, when the clothing for the privates was or.
dered to be brought on deck. whirl, caused much
insrmuring. and, I think you'll allow justly, when
you herr it consisted of old red jackess. of different
disboneled infantry regiments; those jackets, with
woollen ceps (such as leitor4 wear), and linen utili-
sers, without boots, matituted the uniform of this
cavalry ; the entire of their arms and accoutrements
tomprised s heavy dragoon sword and cariouch
tail; the contrail between their dress sad our costly
raid eupeseimea gfrell clothing, may be conceived
when we were **leered on deck. previous to our
:boding, with *4 officer, on the starboard, and 89
sorivates •n tbre larboard, the entire of our force.
Minch clandestine arrangements were known only to
a few concerned in the indite of selling comma.
;ont to brave, but credulous young men. who. on
arrival, were no way recogsitsed. and found those
tominissions to be namely 'sonnets!.
" On our disembarking at Kuwaitis, none but
those pressen, could conceive the consternation and
daniay of our party, at being informed. by four of
the officers who came out in the Counten. that
twenty-right of them had returned in the same
vessel, fiudiug there was neither pay nor provivions,
nor tiny arrangedn-iit made fur their receptnin. We
soon experienced the truth of it, and had it not
beau for some provisions which renvidued after the
voyage. those who had not money might have stare-
r+, or intruded on the natives. You will not,
therefore, be surprised at the 'amber of officers
which are abandoning this service, and many, for
warn of mesas to return, are scattering through the
globe.
" You conform an opinion of the matter. when
tell you. 1 couversed with gentlemen of credibility,
oho hail been in the service three or four years
with General Bolivar. who assured me they did not,
through any channel, during the time, receive ten
dollars fur such services; their finances being ex-
hausted, they were unable to procure a passage,
and some of them in the most abject misery. Such
as account blasted ■ll hope of the promises glade
as in Irelmid being fulfilled. Those in Admiral
Brion% fleet have equal reason to complain in re-
spect to pay; the Hight before we left Margaritta,
two sailors of his swam to our vessel, and rime on
hoard unknown to the crew, and remained hidden
until we got to are; they stated that none of the
isseu hail received pry for many years services, end
as for their ration., their wretched appearance
showed the insufficiency. In addition to their want
of money mid provision. the fever prevailed in s
gr at eaten!, and General English fell • victim to
it after his return from Barcelona. He was in.
hired with military honours, and I wisest* of those
who attended ; Colonel Aylmer succeeded in com-
mand. We had a favourable passage to this place.
which is Handsomely situated on the side of a hill,
itinl commands • delightful prospect ; the entrance
into its harbour is most picturesque; the houses
are built of wood. Like most other place,, trade
is nut so brisk here as it had beets in time of war.
I am undetermined at present what course I shall
pursue, but 'hull communicate with yon by the
Ent cpportunity
7 our affectionate Brother.

••. • •

'To Ms Editor of Carrick's 31orming Post.
"Sit —My attention has been directed to a let.
ter which appeared in pour Paper of Thursday last,
purporting to have been written at Halifax. by all
()Leer of the First Lancers of the Irish Legion, in
the service of Venezuela and New Grenada.—
flowerer. Sir, were it of any consequence, I could
prose. that ►he letter to which I allude, was never
Written at Halifax, or sent from thence, but was
quietly. and for o purpose, composed in Dublin.
its author bring here sob rota. The writer is known,
aid many. I find, are welt acquainted with kis Am-
meter.

" A !though, Sir, I cannot admit either the pro.
pray or the necessity of answeriog every charge
that anatyntous writers. Of, unpriociFled and dis.
appoi.tted wee may think it convenient to put forth
against the Irish Legion and its Chief. 1 shall, Sir.
for your satisfaction, and that of your numerous
traders, reply to the letter in question.
0 First--thelclothiog furnished to the privates.
previews to their landing, is objected to. To this
I awsecr. that the clothing, which was reek was. in
tray respect, as good as that supplied to the Bri-
tish troops. The objection made to the celeste of
the uniforms is really ridiculous. Military men
will laugh at it. The cleanliness. the comfort. sod
Leishb of the temps was the causs4ennims, sad uot
*ember they height io a red coat or • rem oar.
How often would the immortal Washingtos hive
twen delighted to have bad such clethiag for his
aruty, regardless whether the Maser was red, green.
black, or yellow. Yet we God one. who. wham
',ever *ow • shot fired. object so comfortable rod
&toiling, because, forsooth. it did sot moactly cor.
respead with what he had got on his sera back.
llama haws bow 1 _ _

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sad to hate sated in the Hassisai. I coo truly
tbet aciately on-half of shsss is beard
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tlieit appanage/to oithuot adasoebig a info
sod nary miss. as Comets sad Cede%
Not tsiakinif the cossoitia rapes'', of Woe two
"ace. The ilinisA cleared sot frees Diming
with 370 nets as heard ; bat 1 did hair, that sob.
',lariat is my labia. leave of the nod. the Cop,
cootrory 'to his orteetnia. pot forty aim is
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DOMAIN. JAN 11.1.11114.
ilia 'TAM COUNTESS TALI/Of.
Tito soeinits of this Must ileeply hilieletent Lady ars
to be rentoottd, on the wiorainic of Friday *eat, to tbs
Castle Chapel, where tiey ire in fie In Mate, preparatory
to their brio( conveyed, ow the next day. Sittord4Y. to En-
laud. The Royal yacht is ordered in be 111 reedit's., ow See
medley to receive them The cetneotery of ibis Noble
Hooey is at Yogestrie, in Stsifirdshire.
His Barellessey will, we Inhere immediately too the tip.
reistiewst of lairds Juutleia, and the istitaiairig of per-
mission fn. his Royal Highness the Prince &mew,
team this knave's; fur • abort period. The lesnamis-
ston of ;be gawps, of oor lamenied Vier-Adorer to Eintland
will peeve& his Secelleticy's departure by wily • few days.
His Igieellearyr will he absent abort six weeks.
Dr. Briideriek, the Arehliiehop of Cashel, who performed
the orrlasepiieupsl duties of Dublin, daring the twig illness
of Dr. Cleaverovill he translated to that Archlti."—
(Potrioti

CATHOLIC AFFAIR&
(Frew' `• ?h. Dablin !Craning Pagel

The following is given as the eatroct of a circu-
I lar Irises, fru•is Cardinal Fontana, the Prefect of
I Inc rropageutls„ to shr Irish Prelate., on the sub-
ject of the Bible Schools. As we base not sees. the
original, ar emnput curls for the fidelity of the
'•traiislistion, It is elesr, however, that there are
some ••i and, front the italics and other
typugrephi, al merits, there dabs sinfirvr to he • ma.
wrest th.posation. an the part of the treoslator, to
poirti wlsui Its cooceive• to be the lowa °booziest'.
• rod oiler, line oar's of Ins Haulm-gees letter
Me Lotto—The prediction of our Lord Jess. Christ,
is the parable of the sower, • that sowed good seed it ins
geld; but, whik people slept, his enemy cause, sad sewed
Nees upoil the Malt ass. 24, is, to the very meat
Misty indeed of the Catholic Faith, seta settled is• these
our eau days, particularly Id Ireland.
" For sofurrnatiuu has reschvd the ears of Lk More(
Cenrivai km, that • Bible Schools: supported by the feuds
a the Catholics. have brew established almost eves y pall
lelf Ireland, in whirls, seder fire prefers of CAorifir, the
IMperieiteed of bush sears hot particularly p la and
t pampers, oreallbred by She blaridistimesits sad eve. gifts of
site masters, and ravelled with the fatal roman of depraved
disetrisies.

" It It further stated, that the Directors of these Schools
I are, generally imalting, Aleshoilima. who introduce Relates,
translated tato English, by' the Bible Society, aril alioasid-
Mg Menses, *oh .he sole view of make op the youth, and
entirely eradicating friss their made the limits of the Or-
tbasilux Faith.
" Dueler them circumstances, your Loral.hip already per-
ceives with whit solicitude and attestino PAIGIOIO are bound
to watch awl carefully protect their Rork from thetas's", of
wares who cone to the clothing of sheep' If the Pastors
steep, thermal' will trickly creep to by stealth and sow the
tarra--soun will the tares be mils growing amen the wheat
, and eh..ek it
i Every possible exertion must therefore be wade—lo
keep the youth away rams them destructs,. schmilm--tu
wars permit■ mania suffcriog their children' ow nay et-
avail whaler r, to be led into error. Rat for ase pair-
p.m of escaping the ' snares' of the ad its, no plan
Minis awe appropriate limo that of estsblishiag *sheath
wherein miliitery instructive* may be impartial to the
polaris, soil illiterate rusestly perms.. • • • •
" In she same, then of the motley of our Lord Inds
we exhort and beseech your Lordship to guard your
duel cub diligence and all due diatraiou, from those who
see iu the habit of thrustial themselves imitations', into the
fold of Christ, is under sberroy to lead the unwary sheep
away ; and aslailail of the forewarnilig of Peter, the
*pima*, civet. three wordy"there shall also be
agMeg waders awsong yew, who shall bring is seeds of per-
Won," it Pct. ii I. Do you labour with all your might to
keep the orthodox youth hum Gettig corrupted by Ileilli.lllll
aMji et which will, I hope, he easily effected by the est.blish.
lug of Catholic *beide throughout your Piocime.
" Asd, coolidessily trusting that, in a matter of such
east iwspartauce, per Lordship will, with umboasded and,
esidesvour to preveut the wheat from being choked by the
8•4"•• I pray the all good sad Gasaipateat. God to guard
sad Ipliellef ve you sate assay years.
Your Lt idsbir's esM4l obedient bumble Servant.
F. CARDINAL FONTANA, Prefect.
C. N. PEIIICINI, Secretary.
Rome, Cord of the Sacred Congregation
for the Propagation if les faith,
HUAI sepressiev, NM.
AVe Isom., how very difficult it is to interfere
in matte's of lists kioil; and we are quite aware
that it would he hopeless to conduct a discussion
without offending the feelings, the interests, or the
prejoirliirs of some, perhaps, of both patties. All,
therefore, that we shall say on the subject io, to
recommend that part of C.irilinal Fuutroi s lei-
ter to the cosistderet ((((( of the Catholics, in which
Ins Ei tt itt ence insists WI site necessity of rstablash-
ing Catholic Schools. \Ve die know that a very
strong feeling exists among the Catholics, parts-
culerly of the west, on this subject, and several
documents to that effect are fpeig on our table ;
but we du also know, that a greet portion of the
gentry of slit west of Ireland, and perhaps sill,
cetlimily the greater past, of the fanners are Cm.
tholics. instead, therefore. of complaining that
the Education of the lush pour is takrti out of
their banns, they should themselves establish •
fund for the purpose of spreading ins bleseings
among the youth a the coinitty. They should
recollect diet though the Bible Societies con.
lain many members closely connected with the
Government, they are, aotvrithstesidiug, supported
by private contributions. Why then will the Co-
tholics of Ireland allow a monopoly to the Mem-
bers of the Establishment ? Why will not they
putt their shoulders to the wheel ? We hear from
"every side that cleiptioesi of the establishment Bien
,imaimeuced these schools, sod why, we ask, have
age similar schools been established by the Catholic
Clergymen ? We cannot, for a moment. bring yin-
, @dem to thiak that the Catholics of Ireland. who
Seim such • predominant portion of the middle
seders of society—end who compose such a re.
append& part of the landed and niercauttle juiciest,
would refuse their mite is the foundation of Grassi.
series for the education of the poor. Tu us, not-
withstanding all dial Mr. Bunke* has stud against
Ohs policy of the plash it sprain that education
OWN extend—and if the Catholics of Ireland do
eel undertake the work, we know enough of the
iteseoutry of Ireland to be certain that they will,
eilimever they can, give their eft:prin., the benefit
etf soy school, that may be established in their
comity.

W4llOllOllO, Jaivaat 3.
Between seers end eight o'clock. on Newsday cerium',
tins city was Owe** into (rest contusion by susite eery au.
pleasant oorterreares Ohmic* piece in ibilimisueadetirees,
Illeoseldireirs, sod blicheet.striers. The matter is setypdarly
Survived io sopsinty, and as It is wader rigorous mortal, and
as we presses ow heowledge that tan promote elocidetios,
we shall for the palmist soy as, snore Ilona that townessoo
were itspowetesi by moat soldiers of oar rareness', the 111th
Foot. awl that the soldarrs orgy pelted with stews. Newlin.
err Iscrlieet. dsorteem to 1* was sulleeed at either side.
Itaterchay Maystrater and Ulleent were frottlrseby actin to
• odesvoosiog to trend agate. the origin of this sully ale-
shirt ; their twins are w be mewed this Jay.--(Waterford
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