The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-03 00:00:00

AMERIC.4.

New York and Boston Papers have been receivs.
to the 7th ult.
An article from Savannah mentions various skir-
mishes that had t .ken place hei.erris the Lithos]
mid the United States' troops, but unattended with
mot decisive cousequenees. From Charleston, oti.
der site of January 21. there is snow intelligence
relining in the affairs of South A inenca, stating--
40 That site new Viceroy hid officially notified,
that he could no looker sustain the kingdom. in
cointeipie..cr of dili:111C191 experienced by Ihr parties
en the limos of Com-wire;
" Toon Morino haul threatened to execute one of
his nerves:ills. for havisig retreated with 3,000 men,
kern- 300 Indepei.dents ;
" Thai no the 6th October, the Independents
hod iLlented the Royalists, and captured the pro-
. vines. of Pamplona •
' " Thin in CavilAvosa the Spaniards were pre-
paring for on expected siege.
" News rue Mount Sea.—Gentlemen
• from I's .nina. inform, that the Independent Army
of Chili s..d landed in Peru, to join the powerful
armor. from Buenos Ayres; that the Royal Army
its l'ern had beets routed, and that the Patriot
Armies isere in triumphant march for Lima ; that
Casco had already become independent, which had
excited vest alarm in Lima ; that the ports of
lama and easyrguil were closely blockaded by the
Piitrinis, whose vessels hod appeared off Pauenia.
and it is supposed their Bag will fly in triumph
front Ciro Horn to the north point of Venezuela,
within six months.
46 Allowance most always be made in Spanish
acroinits for hyperboles."
These Papers contain no information whatever
radioing to the Florida% The United States' Bank
Shares have fallen from I 6 to 140; but the de-
cline appears unconnected with political events. as
• the other finds remain in the same state at before.
The correspondent of The Ilthiriore Patriot, in a
• letter from Washington. dated Jaiinary 20. gives
an dunning report of the progress of military pre-
parations on the northern line, and stating, that
'General Gillbee is actively employed towards the
•Floriilaa ; but as this was the person who spread
the report relating to the Protest of the British
Minister, we pay no attention to the contents of
'the letter.
New YOU, PEI. 3.
The following intelligence decisive of the fate of
the unfortunate Nlisia. is translated from the Mexi-
catii Gazettes received at Washington.
(realities Gaulle Sztabardlwary of Mexico,
of Norenhor I, 1517.
" Silas, Oetobarll7.

0 MN ExeeSeat Sir—lt is with the riskiest pleasure I
mate to your Ewer Henry that I have taken prisoner
11011.116.4 with 113 of his principal parties**, at the
pads, Bedilk *pre, ban brit to the Plastatian of Fische-
yarn, whereto was stational with two Winked new. Half
of she were killed, se welt es the ringleader Moreno, wbuse
heed I carioca to be brutakf to this place, where I have
joiga arrived. I will taniil it to General Don Famine! Linen
as soon as possible, sad I now anticipate this isfursation to
your Excellency on account of its importance. God pre.
serve your Excelleacy many
"FRANCISCO ORRANT lA.
" His Excellency the Viceroy Dun Juan
Reis de Apodaca."
FROM VERA CRUZ, SOY. 7, 1817.
Tleaille, the capture of Mina and the destruction
of nil his bend, 1 have to ebinmunicate to pit an-
other important event, namely, that the ringleader
Bergene has jolt delivered linnself up, with all his
mess, to the Royal troops at Puente del Rey, by
availing himself of the Indult° published on the
occasion of the Queen having been happily deliver-
ed of a Princess.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IMIIIART 20.
The message from the President yesterday, trans-
mitted documents relative to the imprisonment of
Richard W. Meade. our Consul at Cadiz. The
first is a letter from Mr. Adams, Secretary of State,
of the 26th of December, and the answer of Mr.
Oisis, of the slgrls. Mr. Adams says,
• es It was to have been presumed that, upon the
first moment that such a fact was emphatically
presented to your Government, an order would
instantly have issued from it for the di.charge of
Mr. Meade from his imprisonment. The President
regrets twit after so irony and such urgent repre-
sentations in his behalf by the Minister of the
Uoitod States at Madrid, it should yet be necessary
to 'Afros this call upon the most common prin-
ciple of justice tope. lam instructed by him to
say, that iii renewing this demoted for Mr. Meade's
immediate liberation, he coutitiently expects it will
not be its vain."
Mr. Outs replies
compliance with the wishes of the Presi-
dent, and yours, Sir, I shall, with great pleasure,
snake this request in favour of Mr. Meade, although
I am moot informed of the details of she suit insti-
tuted egoism him, uor of those which have pro-
duced his confinement.
" Confiding in the just intentions of the King,
and his high consideration fur the United States,
must hope that his Majesty will attend efficaciously
to this request, and use his authority its having jus-
tice promply done to Mr. Meade, that the leis
may he observed with the strictest impartiality, and
sin motive ar pretext left to doubt of the immacu-
late (menu/nubs) purity which has ever been ac-
ksiowtedgett as the particular attribute of the Spa-
nish ;Magistracy."
On the iiiii tom of %Is. SMITH, of Maryland,
" Itesuhred—That the President of the United States be
imperiled to cause to be laid before the Howse such iufur-
minion es be may possess, sail which gay be eoniatosicated
without injury to the public interest, relative to the daisies
of the without, of tbie Unitol States, for their property
pew., and cunenated seder the authority of the Kiug of
Naples."

We have accounts from Washington City (says
The Stiewough Republican of the isth) to the Bth
iiistant, flout a highly respectable source, from
whence we learn th it our Councils are undecided
whether the occupation of Amelia bland shall be
eonlioued or not. Mitch will depend on the course
which the negociations with the Spanish Ministers
►nay take there. If nothing favourable results from
it. the troops will he withdrawn, because it is el.
ready discovered that Congress will not support the
Executive in the measure. We also learn that
there is no other subject calculated to excite any
sensation.. and perhaps none likely to occur at the
present Session of Congress.

FOREIGN 'INTEA,LIGEni.
414
FLANDERS NAILS.

WAGUr. Fn. 23.

Nis Modesty signed, on the 16th of this month,
• Decrier, by which the Administration of the Do-
mains is united to the 1/overhand of the Finance ;
the general direction of Convoys end Licenses united
to that of the Indirect Taxes, and under the admi-
nistration of the CousiorllorliState, Appelius ; and
a new organisation w be introduced in several
Chambers of the pdblic Administration. The Mi-
nistry and the Administration of War will he sup.
pressed, and replaced by an Antic Council of War.
at the head of which will be ;diced his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Orange, as Presidents having for
Vice-President Mr. Pipers, and fpr members Lieu-
testing-General's Janssens and Tindal.

VEIIIII A Rif 25.
By • Decrei 'of the 241 inst. his Majesty sc.
ceptedthe resignation offered by his Royal Highness
the Prince Of Orange, of the functions of Minister
of War. His Royal Highness raisins all his othett
tailitary employments.
By a Decree of the 23ii the Ministry and the Ge-
nersi Administration or War are united.
Count de Golfe, late C ))))) misaary-General of
War, is named Member of the First Chamber of
the Stares-General. Mr. Pipers, Ea-Intendant-
neueril of War, is named Secretory of Slide. hav-
ing the, War Deportment ; mud Major-General
d'Aubrense, Commander ut a Division of Infantry
at Amsterdam, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-
Genet.), is charged with one part of the War De-
partment, and will work immediately with his
Majesty.
'Russets, res. 21.

In the Sitting of the Second Chamber of the
States-General on Finley, the 20th. the debate*
began upon the project of a law winch enacts pe..
Deities for insults to Foreign Powers. His Excel-
lency the Minister fur Foreign Altair. spoke first.
Severe! Members spoke both for and against the
project. The debate being adjourned and resumed
in the evening, several other Members delivered
their opinions, and his Excellency the Minister of
Justice simile a concluding speech to defend the
necessity and the object of the law.
The President having declared the discussion
closed. the question teas put to the vote, the result
of which was, that 36 Members voted fer and 39
against the project.
It war consequently resolved by the Chamber. to
request his Majesty to take the project in question
into further consideration.

VIrIINA. PEE. 11.

A report was spread at the beg' gof the
week that thee, had been an istsurreciirm at Naples,
and that the Royal family had quitted the capital ;
we have just learned with certainly that these re-
ports are greatly exaggerated, anti that the whole
is reduced to an affray which took place its a
little town some miles from the capital. betwe►n
the militia and the regular troops ; they fought
with great fury on both soaks ; night !sanity sepa-
rated the etnithatanta. The following day order
was perfectly re-established.