The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-23 00:00:00

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Regesty, if hitt demands were not cotnplied•uith.
'Malley, tit length. relortantly c and the
joyful captives arm conveyed on board the Unny.
Ma& As the plague lied moat destructively pre-
vailed in the vicinity of Tun* it wit% arranged, that,
to prevent contagion, the liberated captives should

Ire stripped of every article of clothing, and in
this state they were received, end, en their arrival
at Malta, were put on board the Lazaretto there,
to perform forty days' quarantine. The Thomas
and Mary left the Ganymeile. Myrna:low, awl IVry-
-Wits/li. at Malta, silt the A/biorr, 74, Copt, CuovE,
at Gibraltir. Sir COLA RLEA PENUOSLIS Bag was
flying in the Myrmidon, at Malta. The Ireysnowth
was to sail for England about the Roth December.
The remains of the 14th regiment (about 140
Officers and it cu), are to hind at Portsmouth, and
march to the depot at Chichester. The Thomas
and Mary, during a violent gale of wind Saturday
morning, cut her cables and ran into the harbour.
Commissioner %VOLLEY lately vacated the Naval
Establishment at Gibraltar, and went up to Malta
iu the Glasgow frigate, to succeed Uo tttttt issioner
LARCOM, who comes to England with his family in
the Weywonth store-ship. According to Treaty at
the Congress of Vienna, the Wand of Malta has
been placed under the English Laws, and, in con-
sequence. three convicts who were sentenced to he
transported at the first Sessions held, have solved
in the Moan Old Mary, to undergo their sentence.

A Jamaica Mail has errived, with Papers to the
18th of January.—A Cinema Paper, of the 27th of
December, had been received at Kingstms, contain-
ing the following intelligence :—A French squa-
dron had arrived at Portobello, to convey specie
from thence to liaysfinalt and Cadiz. on account of
tlt Sprains!' Goverument. A dispatch of Mould.°
to the Captain General of Venezuela, dated Dec. 7,
states.' that he received a dispatch from LA Toting,
stating, that on the. 241 of December lie attacked
ZARAZA's force, which had been polite 4 un a height
near Hogaza, to the number of 1,500 men, with two
pieces of artillery. The Spanish force. which is
stated to have consisted of only 200 cavalry and
900 infantry, advanced with untlaonted courage,
amidst cries of " Lang live 'the 'Ring !" The
enemy were thrown into complete disorder, and
took to flight, leaving every thing behind thesis.
Pursed by the Spanish infantry, and having their
retreat 'cut off by A itlgotri, the whole of the
Independent Miaow, were killed, wounded, or
made prisoners, and the greater part of the cavalry
met with a similar fate. The loss of the Royalist:
is stated at only 11 killed, and 112 slightly and lG
severely wounded. Colonel LA Toting was wound-
ed by a musket shot in the thigh, as he was charging
at the head of the infantry, and eleven officers here
wounded: After the action a fire broke out in the
bushes on the field of battle, in consequence of
which a great number of the wounded on both sides
perished iu the flames. The Legislature of Jamaica
bad been again promgued, after a very short session,
in which the two Houses cow(Promised their dart-
cocci; u to the Solicitor' Regulatiou

The attention of our readers is particularly di-
rected to the advertisement in this day's Puper,
calling a public Meeting at the Crown and Anchor
on %V.ednearlay next. when the Committee of the
Society for the Suppression of Mendicity .will pre-
sent their Ripon. We uuderatand the Society
have bad the advantage of the personal attention of
many Noblemen and Gentlemen to this impoitasit
subject, and we hope that the details of the Plan
which it is proposed to adopt will be found not
only interesting to the Meeting. but adequate to
the purposes of the Institution. It is expected that
his Royal Highness the Duke of Vona will take
the Chair ors this occasion. The Duke of NORTH-
VlllllllMAlfp bats accepted the office or President,
and in the list of Vice-Peesidetits will be found the
Duke of GRAFTON. the Marquis of ANGLESEY,
Lords G ROSY F.NOR. SfIEFFI LLD, H Ain/WICK V.
SitowuLOlV, Ste. At,. Under the sanction of surfs
distinguished characters we cannot but wids suc-
cess to the Institution, and we hope that the bene-
volent public will cordially co-operate with the So-
ciety in its philanthropic purpose.

Saturday morning the Duke of Yonx transacted
military business with the PRINCE REUNNT. at
Carlton House.
On Saturday Lord STEINALT had an audience of
the Patrice REGRET.
The LORD CliawcatAnn had au audience of
the PRINCE REGENT yesttrilay morning. at Carlton
House.
General STPWAR? has been appointed by his
Royal Higlinemi the Duke of VoltE. Deputy
Ranger of the New Forrit,..acant by the dead, of
the' Right Hon. (lens= Rtisc.
Admiral Sir GRIIIIOR CASIERRER, K.C.B. is ale.
pointed Corninander.in-Chief at •Prietsumistli, which
Sir Gepuot will assume On the let May. next.
Letters from the Cape of quad slated
6th pecerOei, state. that fourteen of tae muti-
neers and convicts who soine.tinirago succeeded in
taking the English merchant ship Flireheth, and
proceeding to sea (afterwards wrecked), had been
taken by the native', and were sent to vise Cape'
prisoners.
A letter from Vienne says, thet.the Emperor
PRASE'S is to resume the titled Emperor of en-
MANY, the Hereditary Prince of igustatt to be
created King of CressAtiy, and the Archduke
Cu:sacs:a to
.be appointed .Fteld-,Marslial of the
Euspire.
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