The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-26 00:00:00

LORD COCHRANE.

Letters from St. Thomas, dated 24,1 i lent, brought
by the Leeward Mail, state, that Lord Cochrane
had arrived at Marguretta, in the biginining of No-
vember, with a squadron Or fire ships, which auLi
supposed to have joined him a few d is before. and
that lie had taken tine command of tine whole of
the Veriezuelan fleet, which was previiai.ly under
Adm. Brion. 1111 effecting this, lie found no ..iflit ol-
tyors the men had b'ee very bad]; treated lay Briton ;
they had received on revolar supply of prol/10111..1
for the last three n thy; and liru,h, for the greener
part, of British origin, they were happy to serve
uia-
der their countryman. Admiral Brion, of cont..,
is represented to hoer been much rouged at tins
open Mutiny of his men. A whetters, c ~,,, iniond
was offered him, which he rejected with indigni::-
lion, and expressed himself determined to proceed
forthwith to Angostura, to know by what orititurity
the English Admiral had taken possession of his
Meet. • The ships brought in by Loud Cochrane
were from three to four hundred tuns. They had
on board about two hundred aid fifty men each,
lend were armed with from twelve to sixteen gio 11:4.
It wins not known wi:11 certainty at Marguiette.
whether it was the intention of the new Admiral to
remain there ; it was generally lieheved that he wait
going to co-operate with General Pace, against Cu-
M• 1111. Lord Cochrane WaS preltimitv, a praclama.
lion, in which he would saisuale lie tale of Admiral
of the Venezuelan fleet.

THE ARMY.

GENERA ORDER.

Horse fitiarde, Nor. 'lB, 1818.
His Royal Maness the Commander in Chief is pleased
to direct, that the following copy of a Inter, which, by .....
maul of the Prince Regent, acting in the name wool on the
behalf of his Majesty, has bian addressed to the Gm 111 Int
Officer commanding at Portsmouth, rer peeling the room!. et
of certain Offer.. of the 25th Regiment of Pont, shall be
entered in the General Order Book, mid read at the head of
every Regiment.
By Order of his Royal Highness the Commander
to Chief,
HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant-General.
" Florae Guards, Nov: 20, 1818.
"MT Logo-1 have hiol !afore the Prim. Kelvin doe
proceedings of the Court of Imiuiry, of whir., yore Lord-
ship was President, held at Portsmouth, inn the 26th ti-
t:ember, 1818, and contimied by adjournments until the Irt
of Octube, following, for the porpcat investigating err.
lain rennin, y transactiens, and other ina.t. en, stated to
have taken place iu the 25th Regiment, by the Report of
which it appears, that Brevet-Major Collie and Paymaster
Smith, of that corps, have heed priocopally concerned in
very disgraceful impositions upon the bankers of Divettlry
and Portsmouth, by procuring money from theta owlet Nor
pretences; and I am to amp:tint your Lordsbir, that it luta
appeared to his Royal Highness, Hutt the whole teuttert(
their euaducr in these pecuniary :ransactions putalres so di.
redly of a swindling nature, as to resider them both mirror-
thy of holding Commissions in his Majesty's service, s telt:-
sive of all consideratiotts to their pr, jollier., an arising in
the prominent share they appear by the pruerediowo of the
C ot to have had Li the dissentious and insultordotoottiont
which have been so discreditable to the 25th Regimesit, toe
a lung time past.
" Under these circumstances, the Prince Regent has hero
pleased to commatal, in the name and on the behalf of his
Majesty, that Brevet:Major tVilliani Millie and Paymaster
Philip Smith shall be dismissed front the Set vice.
" It has appeared in the investigation of these hirline-
lions, that Captain Tripp and Lieutenant Hattitl!on, though
not implicated to the same extent, have t"ecetbehas been
guilty of aiding, encouraging, and abtitior the practices
which have enabled Paymaster Smith to commit, what the
Court have so properly termed ' his depredations' upon
those who have con Soled in the honour of Uri i isli Officers ;
and his Royal Highness remarked, that the conduct in whit'
these Officer* are iuvulred, as set forth in the whole of the
proceedings of the Court of Itignio y, is so di•eredi table and
injoirions to the character, honour, and discipline of his Mo:-
jesty'a Service, as to merit the severest punishment: hut as
there appends a distinction iii their favour, wbe a coinparrd
with the more heinous offences of Brevet-Major Mollie and
Paymaster Smith, his Royal Highness is pleased to adopt to.
wards them (Captain Peter Tripp mod Lieut. avant It Masotti.
ton) the more lenient measure of removal from the 2..:ith Re-
giment to the Half-Pay Establi•liatent.
" Lieutenant Kean appears to have advanced considerable
sum, of money to Paymaster Smith, atoll thereby In have
aided that Officer in his disgraceful irregolatitiea, and leis
name also appears implicated with the others tit ill, !party
dissentions which have au materially disturbed the harmoity
and discipline of the corps; but in consideration of the losses
he has sustained front being only the dupe of othas, the
Prince Regent has graciously commanded that no further
punishment shall be visited upon Lieutetian: Km than a
severe reprimand awl admonition fur the share lie has :old its
these tratetactions.

" Captain M'Hougall's name also oppeaiti in the prorrrd-
iugs, as having imprudently associated with the parties
un-
eerued in these irregularities, though nut acimii!v
cated in them, and bir Hovel Highness Iris comilianikod.thmt
ha shall be adisonialted in the manner best calculated its
make him feel the necessity of more circumspection is
future.

" You will, therefore, acquaint me with the day upon
which the Prince Regent's pleasure is made known lu Brevrt-
Major Baillic anti Paylllafill't Smith, as from that date they
will cease to receive pay in his M3jeatOi service;--alid
ala, iii regard to Captain Tripp and Lietiteuaut Hamilton,
who will accordingly be removed to the Half-pay Establish-
went ; and you will carry into effect the ceveie leprimaidi
and admonition adjudged to Lieutenant Kean for his con-
duct, and warn Ca pl•iiii Al'D.ougall how 111 calcu:eted the
inlintidence he has heels ettil:y (.4 is to posnote his future
success in the prefessiiin.-1 aus.
(Signed) " FREDERICK,
CusumaNder.io-Cbief

A copy aim original painting of Cofungta
been presented to the Pennsylvanian Academy of
Arts by R. W. MEADE,. Esq. During Ins rest.
deuce in Madrid, io 1815, having ascertained ills:
the Duke of VIIIIAQUAe. Ow descendant of Cot.uw.
WM. and the present possessor of his estate soli
titles, had an original portrait of his illustrious ao-
cestor. Mr. Wank-. obtained permission to Imre it
Copied.

Lotto MAYOR.I DONATIONS.—Yesterday beim;
Christina's-day, the Right Hon. the LoRD MAYOR.
ordered the prisoners iu Newgate, Ludgate, While
Cross-street Prison, and the Compter, rich to re-
ceive one pound of meat, one pint of 'totter, mill
half a three-penny loaf, in addition to the increased
allowances of bread, meat, and coals given by tilt
City of London.

Yesterday all the Catholic Chapels throughout
the Metiopolis we-re brilliantly lighted tip, and
tastefully ormunesited with odoriferous flowers, is
commemoration of the birth of our Saviour.
CHRIST CHURCH HOSTITAL.—To-morrow even.
mg, in iz o'clock, and every other Sunday evening
t•li Easter, the boys cdncattd et this Hospital will
sing au Anthem, uud sup in public.