The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-22 00:00:00

4 ER7C4N PAPERS.

• 20112011, HIM 24.
PLOSIDA.
We Ism seen (aye the Alaimo/ Intelligence),
some corijectiatea in the asow...eisapers respecting the
441;r1y i the Sp Iwo to -Florida. Which it
lbee Ur. Ml eVaildged to the Spaniall
Giorevuouseet, the; he,, led a to wee, inquiry my, ,
the seiojeet. The teapots, we are induced to be.
lieu all hn'eerreedoreel seder mem circumv-
entor's. The pliet'sf St. Marks will net be stir-
tendered, bet to a foyegaterepeteet f. tlsid it. ~1t is
Ai military post, music fees soy popelutiou, Sur-
trododed of itypeiste tie-
gm.; is- is die. only Wain ugulust their ravages
std incursions. To eirirepite it oo the mere demand
meet dePoted to receive, or to a
tierce ineeeispetiiit to bold it, would be to evacuate
it to the linilini44.4for we have the aetliority of the
late Spaii;sh 'Conlosandet of it for saying. that
the gutters eontrolled hips, sod tint he them.
Fielf.prevervatiott is theirat dictate of notule, and
ilwri is nothing • in the law of Alfieris, attest
rigorously aunties'!. which requires a nation to
prostrate 11)7 part of its population at 'the suer-
fl of so iofnriated and savage enemy: We have
daily acrobat, • that the &Wool* Indians
g tiortabilued ere innhodied its force: this
Arch nithdranni• *MI they 'Witt sireep our bor.

ikr Ott the eppeeraoce .r a rove sdrepsite to

perrioon the pat; "it will be promptly given 'tan.
With respect" to tiensitiols. that post stands ua a
different footing. There are not 30 ',senors west
of the Appalsehicolii. and the popalattoo of the
f►ontier is suSeieut to' keep them ia awe. the

population of Mountie alone is abondmitly com-
petent to preserve it from fulling into the hoods of
• the Wien.. Thas post, therefore. will be sat-
rendered, without condition, to any spat of Spain
duly atithorised to retort it. It ii tbiss seen, that
the 'Jailed Stoics do not &biro to hold the Spanish
poste; one of which is earreodered, without any
coudition, but that it AA trot be serrrnderad to
a frame, otiatioally Spesise, under a control
tually Indian. In a4erd, it is to Spain, and not
to the Searisselea, that bash the poets are to be sur-
rendered.
, • ••.
•• The Woolliness Paper* assad••• that the Pre-
aideut has kindly interpottd'MS good Atm with
the Spanish Goverument for 'the liberation of Mr.
D. Heirlooms, 'whip was connected with Mint's
• :pedalo's, and is now.confimed as a prisoner ni Ila.
smash. He was formerly a merchant of Balti-
more. If this *stateinent is true, the fact iodinate
more sisicable state of things between the Spa-
nish mud American Governments, than the outward
aspect of affairs hos exhibited.
The Ihrtiatitelederil ffsisailieras informs, that
Si The )nirge of the Court of the United States for
Maryland District, ha issued warrants spied so.
viral gentlemen of that city, on a charge of being
concerned iri Siting out a Patriot privateer from
that port. Tht info motion was given on oath, and
the pitVfies arrested bare given bail to appear at the
next Court."
The health of Savannah le samewhat dubious,
the eanpe soy be'said of Chariesisis, as some addi-
tional disease has appeared is those t itiest but
from other places. Augusta and Hatchet. we hear
the mend state of health wee any greaten

SOITOW. 21IPTUIDIR 25.

RIVER !MATZ AMIRL-
We have advieis from the River Plate to the
last of June. They state that the Portuguese
forces at hldsite Video, ►t4nfureed to *ONO men,
had taken the idsportrut place of Colooia, as well
as Puriecatisin (she hssd-quarters of Affirms) and
Paysander, an'd lisleieft a flusasimd mem to prrison
Coluni■. Tlditihe Portuguese cavalry hod messed
the Uruguay:o:4ll6d ►the country under contrasts-
tissue, re-croseed, mud after *west* Pudecation,
bad taken pint between Uruguay and Palsmaili,.
It is added, that the Government of Buenos
Ayres per►uitted the Portuguese ♦essels of war to.
co-operate' with • the and 'fo`r6ee 'or the river ; this
tl►e Portuguese had threatened to take poksessio►► of
sfse ibleuttof Martin Garcia, which commends the

ehtretteeertlieltrisinay; sod if they succeeded,
%meld ant eitempt the wester° there. - •

lottoW. 5a14111161.1111.
EVBRYO INTASLON OF IitILICO. .1 .
A gentleman now in Washington, and bite from
New Orleans. recto % 'that the fortified i'aiitP esta-
blished rear Trinity River, in the province of
Teams, continues •US recilve. almost .daily,'
volno-
teer. ; that if the forte augments for One year
longer in the proportion 'it has for some time yogi'
there can be 'nn doubt they will have a eoncentra.-,
lion at this pmslt *delicate to strike at ence•for the
liberation of Mexico. and fully equal ie.cope with'
the Spaniards ; that doomed Calleoas& is chief in
command, and has ruder hies Many veteran Frfach
officers ; that they spend lave% time in the epee
sir. practising the use .04f emit and that they sr!'
well organised, inured is fatigue. and keep up •
very exact discipline. If this information is cor-
sect (.mnd we bare no reason to doubt its. Mexico
is droined. at no distrust dry, to sesame an imp
ing athletic. sod become • tossidable empire t
surd One. very probably, under the directiou of
wimp Mallory upirrut, who. with the sinews of
War at command. inight laughs to maim the powers

vi' combined Europe.
ot:w toaX. sarrasessa 24.
rIILACT ..-The British SCLOWDer /•oeurriter virlscb

Laa arrived at Charteston, spoke on the a I.;o,tant
the schooner OWE N', GI LIMIT. or Vortontaatii.
N. A. 1* eightera days from Trinidad (Cahn).
bound to &idol, IL I. and was informed that on
tile 21St of Jolt', on the enter ',amaze, the CA*.
Aid was boarded by the piratical schooner Ptikow,