The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

the Ministers of War and of Finance, Marshal
GOUVION ST. CTR and M. ROT, will continue in
their present places. The composition of the
new 31inistry has not as yet transpired, but it
W believed that the place of President of the
Council, which in France is that of Prime
Mini.ter, will be tilled either by the Duke
DE Ittcueuctt, or the Prince DE TALLETRAND
(the former is the more probable), and that
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nisn oht•sin sets in the Cabinet.

Tilt (;aret►e de France repeats this intelligence
3 postscript, as of eleven o'clock at night. This
paper says--
1, It is certain that the Count DECAZU is no
longer Minister. This morning he sent in his re-
signation to his Majesty, who accepted it. The
p•ecedency of the Ministry is floating between the
Prince De TALLETRAND and the Duke Dc
Hiss usu. Probably the new administration will
he formed to-morrow.

" The Count Dic*zu was this evening se-
riously indisposed.
" The present circumstances of the country
are serious, hut the people are wise. They are
weary of revolutions. People of property are %mi.
led in a conformity of sentiments, wishes, and ex-
ertions. The necessities• of the Monarchy mark
the line which the Government will follow."

Vce have received a series of New York and other
Ariterican l'apers to the 97th ult. No subject of
importance has yet been discussed in the Congress.
The'ehief attention of both Houses has been di-
recrott to the means of putting an end to the
Slase Trade iii America, which continues Still to
he carried on in defiance of the existing laws.
We are soriy to state that great losses at sea are
anticipated in America, on account of the gales.
that had been experienced. The New York Ail-
aertiier of the 19ili of January, after giving a long
detail respecting the damage sustained on shore,
states--g, Tbe office of the steam-boat Nautilas, at
the foot of Wlsitehal I-street, is raised from its founds.
liar. About 1,000 barrels of naval stores were wash-
rdlroin wharves at Brocklyn. Great anxiety is felt
far•the vessels that may hive been near the coast,
and same fears art entertained that the fleet which
sailed on Sunday did not get far enough out of
elaingcr."

tStitsegnent Papers give melancholy details re.
11,i-cling shipwrecks on the coast. The gale appears
to Have been felt all along the American coast, par-
tit:ir4s:ly at Boston and Philadelphia.

.:esiet day, at four o'clock, the Duke of YORK
held si Levee, us Commander-in-Chief of the
t his office in the Hone Guards.

Dochess of KENT received the Addreti of
Con* slence from Viscount N14314E111 and the de
ymt:tic.st of the Members of the !burg of Com.
moat, rt ith her infant Princess, ALEXANDRIA. in
her.statt., at half-past twelve o'clock on Monday.
11;r ?Royal ifighnesa received the Addl'eas from
YeutwYt MELVILLE and the deputation of the
'Witte vr Lord,' at one o'clock of the same day.
• Thelta yal. Duchess was attroded by the attend.
Anus of her late beloved and muds lamented Duke.
(*.airs CON Env', General Monte, General
.:WirsteitaLt. Colonel DRINEWATEE, and Dr.
ihe Duchess ',cents(' the Addresses iu
cherwing.room is the King's Palace, at Ken-
..
mimeo&
'ate :fallowing is the Answer of her Royal High-
iteis,dte• Duchess of KENT to the Address of the
'llpiato 4 f Commons:—

, "%Instil r eery sensible of the feelings which have inslweerl
the Dust .e of Commous su condole with me on the .calarai-
Suits. weJ untimely death of his late Royal.. Highness the
Deke.of Kent ; and 1 request that they will accept my
gratekt s chaos It (figments fur their Message, as it shews me
shablesy ilerluse.l Hissbanit's memory will be preserved in ibis
ovonstur„, now, I ant proud to say, become mine, by @free-
tisivan.l incliitaiion, as well as from my cutsurelion with it
by 'arrive to a most amiable and excellent Prince, whose
hiss iris. me irreparable."
It qr, Is announced in THE BRITISH PRESS of
Feielas , the 4th instant, that M. SICARD had sailed
from .over fur the Cutaiteent, with dispatches for
her All JESTY ; and we understand the arrival of leer
netsurf, announcing the course she means to adopt,
iv hunt ly expected.
A totter from Dover, elated February 21 (Mon.
o4s).!;io,ya—e Three of his MA J messenger.,
MreirNl4 HUNTER, SYLVESTER. and MEARES, cr.
lived t his dcy from Loudon, and sailed iinmedi-
iit47 r Calais."
Ail harp contest is likely to take place it the
fiVoisior election fur Dover ; she candidates ate
At: •ILBUAHAIII and Sir JOHN JACKSON, the
flCelPeile Members, and Mr. Burreftwoutu, late
Menke r for Coventry.
Lest, Ts have been received from Valparaiso to
DRS ti s cli..tobtr; At that date Ito information bad
been ut Inherit of the Spanish men of war being in
the Pao itie, no vessel having seen them, nor bad
any nerve been received from Lord COCHRANI.SIIICt
lilt Fero masee.red die blockade of Callao. If the
Spuseislte ships appear off that harbour, it was ex.
peeled they would Pall into the power of the Chili
fleet,

Chetit Mon inat.vis liatre orriveil to the i 6.11 Ja-
tits..ty, 'the lulluirtstr. is NH extract of a letter
incur sa• :
" I wro 'e you yesterday, giving yob tn account of the
e: dimity. Arbich has befallen this city, which will
„„ts,„iiir itn outset:arm fur many years. The melanooly
which Ibis city presents, huudreds of persons being
wigwag home.,• and dristianteof *very runifort, calla loudly
for relief un tbe different cities of the Union. The deafest-
6,,cce ihosses a, vd property of every kind is prodigidlesly
/mac It h reoor,'rd that the km sustained is upwardaof
youooloo dollars. 'The Pbeanis Cobipally,:of Losidoe, are
in laraf9,ooo; and the Marine anti Firs Insetwate Ws,
panytisaree, whose WOO% is burnt, 70,000."
Vpwatds of four tuns of dollars, suit as moony
tows .af bars of silver, which strived on bloushiy
40or tang at the house of Mews. lioTkictutias sod
4:0. awe oeot io the furenoou to the llolliotooffice
al tin nook.