The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

w-0 look upon such a route int much ton circuiloni,
and of too u,,certain a termination, to win caw any ion-
mediate depresttion Ofthe Nude. Our colic, Cats wit
the United States, and the affairs vi the liidepeu.
dents in the South, .aie•tind must be considered as
quite distinct, notwithstanding any perplexity that,
under present circumstances, away seem to envelope
them. Our Ministers, indeed, in their anxiety to
promote the interests of Spain, may take advantage
of this perplexity, to involve us in a war against iliF
South American indspendents; but the rehire of
the nation hilt hitherto been tot, unequivocally
eti-
pressed in favour of the l'ailiots to suffer Mini"-
ters, by any false pretences of punishing the crimes,
or correcting the ambition of the North Americana,
to induce us to become instrumental in repressing
the intlependeoce of the South Americans. Every
principle of generosity, and even of self-interest,
should impel Great Britain tosupport the Indepen-
dents; but if circainstances, Which it it now iinpoit-
sil'le to control, should prevent is+ from taking an 111.
tire part iii the contest in fsvnmrof the struggling Pa.-
ta iots, it is due at keit to our own character sod to
our commercial not to concur with Spain in
seeking to mature her hateful and gloterly tyraerey
Cater such extensive c votaries !ranting for freedom.
This bile of !Jolley may be very .0101 pursued with-
cut disconcerting oar relation's, whatever they may
be, with the United States. Vt'e trust that sill
cause of quarrel which mly arise between Crest
Certain and the Unitiol Sates will ever lit i;ti;!e
the people of this country into a league with
Spain for the pursuit of spilld' objects. A oar
with the United Stater would of itself lie a 1414. A.
calamity, hat its miseries would be greatly isicrearitl
were it waged at the same time for the restoration
of the Inquisition. he re-ettablisliment of the cluel
and 'partial andienzar, and for contleissideg one of
the fairest portions of the earth to linger under
the heilighting influeoce of a weak, be-rotted, anti
superstitious Government. It is ilispobbible that
England could conteod for such objects, and re
have no hesitation in saying, that the Nliiiitter %%Ito
should propose the commenceineut of a war ar;ti,t
the South Americiu lodepentleuts Would no longer
deserve the confidence of los Sovereign, or of 11.:
people of this country.

The Weyneouth Arrived at Pextttela•uth S durably
afternoon from the River, bound to Malta, a ith a
supply of stores. She t• ill proceed imtnrdi it. ly to
Cowes, to embark troops to join their regainviiti. In
the Mediterranean.

The Barrossit and Reptlus traninorte (under the
airency of Lieutenant T. STEWART), with stares
and troops for Gibraltar, remain at Spithead, wind.
boom'.

Lord Cortiu4Nr. was accompaided Goal Bou-
logne, in the British ship the /Cow, bra Ludy and
two patriotsc agents, who have lo VII some time in
London. There is no doubt he will I weevil roast
Cape Horn. The Spanish naval lore.. oil the south:-
west coast is pretty considerable; we believe they
have two 74's and several frigates.

At Spithead—Royal George, Tiber, Colflanee,
Leveret.

The Commissioners of the Northern Lights ar-
rived at Portsmouth in their yacht, on Thursday,
having visited the Breakwater at Plymouth, Nisi
the new works at Cheiburg. They soiled again
on the following day, on their return to Leith.
Captain the Hon. F. B. IL PEI.I.EW,C.B. is ap-
pointed to the Recoluliunaire, for the Channel mil-
lion. Sir WM. WisEmAN, Batt. to the Sophre;
Capt. HUNN, Redwing; Lieut. BEvis, Euryabis.
The flag of Sir CMARLFS HAMILTON, Bart. was
firing in the Air Francis Drake, Captain liowNtit
(not the Drat?), when the later left St. John's :
she is the stationary fiti;t-ship there. The Carna-
tion, HOll. Captain GUaLION, will return 110iiie at
the fall of the season.

The Rochefort, 80, was paid off onWediiirday, at
Portsmouth, and rv-commissioned Irr tlw Nlerhierra-
nran. The Prometheus and l'iirtoise ate timid oil; and
laid up in ordinary. The ister,Capt. Foaneirr,e.lt.
and IVasp, Captain W. Woi.atur., are Come auto
Portsmouth harbour to he paid oil; and laid up in
ordinary. The Diver, Captain C. H. RECD (a 1961
arrived on Monday from the Leith station). it come
into harbour to be paid riff and re-cuitiniiisriaved.
The Corittou Hurl arri6d in the Dorw
from the Cape of Good Mope, sailed from Tatt'c
Bay 18th June, and left the foliating *hips thtre,

nymph, Henderson ; Cape Patter, Agnes ; Ann, Colt I t:. ,
Leda, Stewart; Mary, AV Phersua ,• P rots. ranee, Arnim',
%torah Ann, Wilson Adolphus, Weaklier; Gaud Nov,
Stewart; and Isabella, Loot.
•

0,, led July, off S. Ile!ena, spoke tlw Racoon, ant/
informed, that they had board/id an Arneriem
which hail towed the Prince Regent. Witt rt:.
London, into False Bay. with Was of insninwt.
Left at St. Helena the Conqueror, Euridire, Ma-
roon, GrUroo, and Nusgaito ; ,coke ou 31 et
in hit. 13. 40. N. long. 5. 15. %V: the I ord
cart, TALBEILT, from Bengal ; and Orpheus, I' is-
LAY, hum Bombay, both bound to Loudon.

The Trafalgar, from P.m, suppn.e,l to low
arrived oft Falmouth, letters having been rectirel
from thence marked by her.
The New Albion, from London t • the Cape of
Good Hope, was spoke in latt. 4s. 40. long. 7. 341
all well.

Wymistay Agricultural Fete is Ai,. yea► two
ironed, in cuii.equeuce of Sir W. W. ii't it a's r•''
in Prance.

On the I st of March taut, there was • trensendou,
storm at Port Louis, Mauritius. flou-rs were hh.

down, Orel; torn up he thr route, plantation, 0.-
stroyed. and great 'lumber/I of I.r oplr butted u.Alrr
the rims or their mix dwellings.
A letter from Yarmouth, &Ara Amok .27,
" Mr. LACON hao nearly completed Mir r.iso,;.ss h •r•
The tither cmichdrie, the H nt. Mr. Amos.

as yet is‘ed soy personal exertions to setuir

elet7tioti."