The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-01-31 (London, England)

ISLANDS.  Coarn, l/w. 27. Sir Thomas Maitland, the Lodi High Commissioner, hascwind here from 111..tlus, in 15 days 3 during his voyage he touched at tie islands of %ante and Cephalonia. Ile has this day published the following proclamation : " Inasmuch as, upon the 10th or 12th of the month, one of the most flagrant violations of territoryhas taken place in the Islands of Santa :Haunt and Ithaca, upon the part of certain armed Greek vessels, under the command of a person nyled Prince 31auroccodato ; and this has been done in opposition to every acknowledged principle of neutrality and the law of nations. His Excellency, the Lord High Commissioner of his Majesty, Kies himself most unwillin,„•ly compelled, by a sense of duty, to order that the above-named two Islands be immediately placed, with mama to the other lonian Islands, in a state of quarandas for thirty days. The Inspector-General of the Department of Health of Corfu is charged to issue the necessary orders forthwith. " His Excellency feels real sorrow for the inconvenience and losses that must result from this measure. What renders the matter still more afflicting, is that he never expected to see the government of the lonian Islands placed exclusively under the protection of his MajFsty, attempted to be insulted by men who declare they are combating for their own liberty, and to render that Government (if the affair was passed over in silence) an accomplice in these abominable massacres and odious atrocities, which, upon this aaision, and upon several others, have distinguished the conduct of the panics engaged in this warfare. Palace of Corfu, December 20."  PERPIGNAN, lax. 19.  The people, in the vicinity of Barcelona, are not satisfied with the conduct of the troops of Baron d'Eroles : the take all and pay for nothing. The in..:abitants of Sonia have, in particular, experienced the greatest annoyance; they, however, hope that the presence of the Baron will cause some improvement, and that the greater part of the lopulation will not be put out of the protection of the law. Upon the night of the 15th, some soldiers and the Lient.-C,oloal of the regiment of Leon, cantoned at St. Feliu de Guixols, after the capitulation of llostalrich, were murdered in the streets of that cite. Toe Colonel received many wounds, and he was plundered dem, thing he had. The inhabitants hastened to give assistance to the unfortunates, and they would have taken the assassins, if night hail not favoured their escape. Upon the same night, at Mame, a Frei.cll soldier was murdered by two of the Spanish Royalists. (From the Conatitstrioont.A Pants. The reports circulated in the English journals, that naval steak. menu' are preparing in the French ports, arc not entirely void et foundation. The Ministerial Journals admit that 1,000 inn have sailed Imm Brest, in frigates and other vessels of war. It is believed that further preparations are making at Toulon and Rochefort ; and some tegiments stationed at the Isle of Rile are to be etc. barked. Other regiments are, it is said, to he embarked at flees. Arc these troops destined for our Colonies, like those who have s• ready sailed ? They cannot, in our opinion, have any other imeSiete destination ? But do our garrisons abroad require itch reinforcements ? We think not. We do not suppose that our b•+ veminent has any hostile intentions against any nation of the earthThe South Americans alone, or the Mexicans, can occur to Ili; but we are tens n that there is no idea of waging war against the,' people. What din can be the object cf sending such a niihite of traps to the Antilles? In our judgment, negociatioss will b opened between the King and the new Republics of Smith rice; anti these troops, placed In the neighbourhood of the Arno-can continent, are merely destined to facilitate these sae the object of which is to obtain from the old colonists of spar, rcuniary concessions to a greater or less extent, and also woe 'Pr: menial advantages. There is also a report of the cession of • to France, but it does not apoear well.fOunderl.