The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-16 00:00:00

America. The squadron which we were soil!, time
since assured was ready to sail, to decide the nest,-:'
totes of the 'Trans Atlantic Provinces, still remains
in the harbour of Cadiz, while the ship* composing
it are.repteseasted as (wing Better suited for the
dock-yprd, than to encounter the passege of the
. Allasit;c. Toie,Spartisli marine mutt, tattleed, he
reduced Aldgether to
.a most contemptible colttli-
trosi,.wheas two *Mall vessels, bearing the „indepen-
dent tisg, venture to hold the port of Cadiz in 1"
absolute state of blovitioir,boariliOg every merchant
ship that approaches, sod uniforseily seizing on thus
that sail under the fl.og of Spain. The activity of
.these indefatigable enemies harasses every part of
:he Spanish commerce; and even the fate of the
wrathy Havannals fleet began to excite the utmost
alarm Its Coedit, where it was known that the
independent cruisers swarmed in the track of
the fleet, Tor the express purpose of attacking it.
lioiws were rather expressed theta entertained, that
the dorernment would contrive th wipe away this
reproach from the Spanish flag, and we are toll
that the Diana frigate rill shortly sail for the pur-
pose of ridding the ocean of these pirates; hut the
power and spirit of the proud monarchy must alike
be broken, when even in its desperate boastings it
can mistier only sine frigate to achieve what has al-
ready 'Odra!' !ts utmost exertions.
But it is an thrioleoce of the Spanish Papers that
we filial most caret fur patisfactiou. They contain
no record of even a fabricated victory—they are
silent on the achievements of their warriors—and

our Treapury Prints must mill chew the bitter cud
of (hoop' • teil hopes mid falsi6rd predictionsp
The plague, which we stated on Tuesday at liar.
lug appeared with alarming violence at Tangier,
is menticiied in au article from Madrid as being
extended f Tunis to Morocco, sand over i great
portion of the interior. This dreadful scourge to
humanity is stated to have been communicated by
some pilgrim. from Mecca. who were incautiously
permitted by the Moorish Governor of Tangier to
disembark in that port. the Spanish Government
has adopted every iprecuittion to prevent the con-
tagion from commuuiCuting with its territories.

The King of SPAIN has at length published a
decree, opening the harbours of &intuit(ler, Co.
CuiLs, end Alicant, to foreign commerce,
from the 15th of July. A similar decree had been
'canted so long since as the 3011 t of March lust, but
was revoked in consequence, we presume, of the

remonstrances of the Cadiz merchants. These
inert:haute have, it is said, agreed to acquiesce in the
delimit) of I:. sp4oi.h Government, and to give for
sis months the sum of 500,000 reads (about S.OOO/.
sterling) • month. What equivalent they ure to
receive in monopolies or bounties, deducted Irons
the rights of other Spanish subjects, is not untie
boned.

The French Flee per Cents. on Saturday were,
76 tr. 30 e.

Large islands of ice have been seen so far south
as the West iodic*. A very extrusive one gave
rise In a great sen.atioii, having been seen in the
neighbourhood of the Bahama Islands.

The following is on extract of a letter from Hali-
fax; !Cosa Santa. dated 3uth June. 1818 :
Within these few days have arrived men and office►a for
molt of the Corps i• wrists. The Royal Engineers have
an accession of a cowpony of sappers and insignia, soil siva
officers.

"3d Batt. GOth Regiment, two detachments under the
command of Colonel !Buckle, C.B. iu the Anne mud Baum
Transports.
ss The 14th Regiment,
_commanded by Colonel Sir B.
Trench, came in on the 17th lust. in four !rapport', from
Cork. This distinguished corps relieves the 9816 Regime&
at Nro Brullllll Mk, destiued for reduction.

" The 74th is to be they distributed:—three eompsti!es to
Newfoundland, one to Cape Breton ; and six (Itestl-ciose-
tees) to New lii-osiswick.

"The Anne and llaru•sa return to England in a few
dayr, with the men or the late 7th battalion 60th Regiment,
to he discharged; and with intralidi, Ste.
" The season opened very early, and the crops and country
look will.

" Ships of war here Ri ar- Admiral Sir D.
K.C.B , Captain Chellism; Folds Sir John Loris,
Bart.; Opossum, Lord J. HAy; and Soracen, Capt. Gorr."

It is reported by the Pattie Papers of the I lih
instant, that the present situation of the Duchess of
IltustY promise* to yield, in due lime, en revel.* iiiii
of numltti to the llota.e of BOURBON. The reg.
nancy of her Hord lligltnesa, and the Journals,
will soon be officially announced.
Boils Houses of Parliattiesit are 1101,1 undergoing
the decorative repairs of painting and white.wHoliing.
In the House of Commons II flew stair, !wading from
the upper-lobby to the gallery, and parallel to the
former, has been constructed, and nil additional
small door has been iiiweiril in the centre of the
gallery, for the accommodation of the Gentlemen
who attend to report tete debate*. The•r improve-
ments will also Rave greater facility and dispatch in
clearing the g.illery on divisions, and to the strangros
its returning to their places.

It it sisial that the laudable ambition of Sir
ALEXANOER COCHRANE and Sir Alcattst MAX-
WELL to serve their country in Parliament, is to lie
grutilied by an arraligentelit which is about to be
made with two of the !louse-making Members, by
which these gallant Office's will lir returned for an
Adatirdtll Borough. They will thus find them-
selves more in their own dement thin iii the service
of the ihrlepeudent Etre/ors of Laualk and W est-
mitister.-1 Evening l'oper.)
The following I..iw iippointmenti have jolt taften
place in Scotland. They may be termed tile first
fruits of the Getitm.al ftlectiosi :—.ltatirt (lopi,
to be one or Ins Majesty's Advocate* Depute,
111 MC 1111 AI of Mr. NI'CUUMICK, appoiaited Sheriff'
of Bore Itoßutt BitticE, Esq. to be Sheriff of
the county of Arg)le; and Ttioslss MasTLANR,
to be Sheriff of the county of ‘l'igiusi. Our
of these appoiiitaneots, at is raid, took ,Lice ul cuss..
scquence of souse anal interesting z...aries
spondence between the Marquis of Bc.rat mid al
I.oursirol Lord of leading influence in the political
aria- trincalts of the tiortfilustut to Scutlaud: