18 JULY 1829, Page 1
'Washington Irving has been appointed Secretary of Legation to England
by the Government of the United States. This is a woolly choice of the new President, and shows his sincere desire to cultivate our friendship. No American has shown such a predilection for.Great Britain as the author of the History of New York. •
The Congress of Peru has refused to ratify the treaty of peace with Coloinbia ; so at least say the letters by the Jamaica packet of the 10th ult.
An expedition of two seventy-fours, three frigates, and several smaller vessels, was, accordin!r to the last accounts, fitting out at Matanzas against Mexico. An expedition, with the same object, has been fitting out for the last four or five years.
