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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VI BERLIN, DECEMBER S. In the order by which the Duke of Auerstadt nounced to General St. Bloke his departure from Berlin, the following zassages are the most remarka ble The last orders which I have to address to you, on my setting off from Berlin, ought to be a mark of respect for the glorious memory of Frederick the Great, and a proof of the esteem which our Sovereign and the French naticn entertain for his august bro. ther, When you are leaving Berlin, you will repair' at the head of your troops to Prince Ferdinand, and present to him the keys of this ,Capital."—" At Ber lin, Vienna, and wherever destiny has conducted the arms of our Emperor, it cannot be denied that we have done nothing to seduce the affections of subjects from their Sovereigns."—" Here, as every where else, there are enthusiasts and adventurers, to whom the subversion of all order is an object of hope and inte rest. These dangerous persons have been ketit in check. The nobility, landholders, clergy, citizens, and merchants—all the institutions which form the basis of social order—have been protected and de fended against the attempts of innovators. The French leave this country with sentiments of profound consideration for the Monarch and the people." The Telegraph positively states, that information has been laid before the French Authorities of a mys terious and romantic association, into which the young men are inveigled. The person who joins it knows only the individual who enlists him. He takes an , oath to furnish himself with arms, to attend to a sig nal which is to be given for their embodying, to re pair to his appointed rendezvous, to obey implicitly an unknown Chief whom he shall there find, and to follow him wherever he leads. The new member engages to enlist one -of his friends in the same man ner. The oath of enlistment signed by each indivi dual passes from hand to hand until it reaches the un. known Chief. This fact was long looked upon as incredible, but the numerous accounts which have been received from various quarters establish its reality. The French Authorities have also received denunciations against several societies, whose only object seems to be gene ral disorder and anarchy. The Marshal Duke of Auerstadt, on being informed a these things, confi ceived that the presence of his Majesty the King in his good town of Berlin would speedily put an end to all the efforts of the anarchists. PIP PP VIENNA, DECEMBER 14, The new Grand Vizier Mustapha Bairactar has finished his.career. Ever since the 29th of last July, when the good Selim 111. was barbarously murdered in the Seraglio, and his successor, Mustapha IV. de. throned and shut up in the old Seraglio, the Grand Vizier, under the name of Mahomet 11. whom he made Grand Seignior, ruled the Ottcman Empire with unlimited authority. By his determined charac ter, his severity, and his active as well as vigorous mea sures, he re-established tranquillity and order in all the provinces, kept under restraint the Pachas who were inclined to insurrection, deprived of their ancient extensive privileges the Janissaries, who had so fre quently dethroned and appointed Sultans, and in tended gradually to assimilate the Turkish troops to the European armies. But the arduous undertaking of acting the part of a reformer, among a people who detest every thing new and foreign, cost him his life. On the 14th of November, at day-break, the Janis saries were seen assembling from all quarters, and being reinforced by those who were in the vicinity of Constantinople, they fell upon the Seimens of the Nizam Gedid, and massacred all the partisans of the Grand Vizier that came in their way. The contest spread to every street in Constantinople. The Seimens long made a most obstinate resistance, but at last, they were compelled to submit. Many of their par ty deserted to the Janissaries at the commencement of the insurrection. On the 15th, the Janissaries as- saulted the high walls of the Seraglio ; and it was at this moment that the Grand Vizier, after causinn b the unfortunate Mustapha IV. who was a prisoner there, to be strangled, blew himself up in his own Palace with gunpowder, of which he purposely provided h large quantity before-hand, to prevent his falling alive into the hands of his enemies. On the 16th, when the post left Constantinople, the utmost confusion still prevailed there. A dreadful fire had broke out, and during the whole of the following night he saw a glow in the sky, from which he concluded that the fire was still raging. The fate of the reigning Sovereign, Mahomet, is not yet ascertained ; but it is feared that he has been the victim of the Revolution. Upon the news of the events that have takm place at Constantinople, the pi ices of cotton rose a little here, it being possible, or rather probable, that circum stances may occur to prevent the transit of commodi ties through European Turkey, which has hitherto Leen entirely free. PARS, DECEMBER 20. His Majesty the tinperor addressed the following letter on the 7th, from the camp in front of Madrid, to the Archbishops, Bishops, &c. The victories gained by our forces in the battles of Espinosa, Bur-1 gos, Tullela, and Sorno:.ierra, the entrance of Our troops into Madi id, and the especial good fortune we have had in recovering that city entire out of the bands of the insurgent brigands, who kept its brave inhabitants under oppression, induce us to write to. you these presents. We desire that immediately on their receipt you will take the necessary measures to convoke our people in the churches, and to cause _Dann to be sung, as a thanksgiving to GOD for his protection of our arms, and that he has been pleased to put to shame the fees of our nation and of the peace of the Continent, who, constantly inflaming the spirit of party strife, seek to establish their exclusive corn rn?rce upon the general anarchy and calutnities of all nations." • A letter from Burgos of the 10th instant, says— .' This city, which, in consequence of its resistance, was severely deAt with, begins to recover itself. The phabitants are gradually returning, and are \veil pleased v, ith the conduct of the French soldiers.---. The peas_ntry of the environs come in, and bring with them a superabundance of all sorts of provisions. Gaieral Darmagnac, a ho is Governor of the city and rr ov evince _ of Burgos; Maintains the strictest discipline. M, General Matthew Dumas is also here on a parti conr pnisiion from his Majesty. -The Marshal Duke 14, 41 tvbello, and General Mouton, his Majesty's ' _i ._.. • ' Aide. -camp, arrived here eft the lth. Thtforre came from the vicinity of Saragossa. The Marshal the. Duke of Cornegliano. remains before that city, which he keeps under blockade, until Ms Majesty' gives orders for attacking it." DEC. 26.—We learn that M. Aldini, Secretary of l State for Italy, has received orders from the Emp e. ror to repair to Paris, to wait for the arrival of his Majesty. From this circumstance we conclude, that the affairs of Italy had made considerable progress, and that his Majesty was speedily expected in this capital. The Moniteur of the 25th contains several Imperial decrees issued on till 12th, from the camp at Madrid. The first declares the abolition of the system hitherto practised in Spain of alienating by donation or sale the right of collecting the public revenue, and orders the same to be paid in future to the King's Collec tors. The second abolishes manorial jurisdictions in Spain. The remaining decrees relate to the affairs of Berg, Fulda, &c. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. - MONDAY, JANUARY 16. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Consols 6511-3 per Cent. Consols, 6511. Ontnium It dis. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 65 0 i India Stock 18`.1 1 4 ex. div. 3 per Cent. Cons. 6511 India Bonds, Bs. 10s. prem. 4 per Cent. 81 11 Ex. Bills, Ts. a 9s. pre. 5 per Cent. Navy 971 i OIIIIIIUM Long Ann. 18 t-161 Cons. for acc. 661 A letter from Kinsale, dated the 10th inst. received in town this morning, states, that the Sally, Captain PEARCE, from Virginia, with 330 hogsheads of to baCco, for Liverpool, had put in there ; and that Captain PEARCE reports that the Embargo was mien 1 before the Sally sailed. The Kinsale letter adds, that the truth of this statement is very much doubted, but does not mention the grounds of this scepticism. ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN TURKEY. It appears by a letter from Vienna of the 144; ult. published in the Dutch Newspapers (of which we have received a series that comes down to the Ist inst.) that another revolution has been effected in'the tottering fabric of the Turkish Empire. The Janis. series were the principal actors in this scene. On the 14th of November, at day-break, they were seen as sembling from all quarters, and being reinforced by those who were in the vicinity of Constantinople, they fell upon the Seimens of the NIZAU GEDID, and mas sacred the partizans of the GRAND VIZIER that came in their way. The contest spread to every street in tit capital. The Seimens long made a most obstinate sistance, but were at last compelled to submit, many of the party having deserted during the conflict. On the 15th the Janis'saries assaulted the lofty walls of the Seraglio ; and it was at this moment that the GRAND VIZIER, after causing the unfortunate Mus- TAPHA IV. who was a prisoner there, to be strangled, destroyed himself in his own palace with gunpowder, of which he had purposely provided a large quantity, to prevent his falling alive into the hands of his ene mies. On the 16th, when the courier left Constan tinople, the utmost confusion still prevailed, a dread ful fire had broken out, and during the whole of the following night, he saw a glow in the sky, from which he concluded that the conflagration was'still raging. To reason on the probable consequences of this new revolution would be the extreme of folly. It holds out but one truth—that this once mighty empire is doomed to destruction. This event, and those of a similar nature, which have so frequently • occurred of late, may be viewed as 50 many unnatural con vulsive struggles inseparable from a state of hopeless debility and-approaching dissolution. No mention is made of the British Envoy, or other Foreign Ministers. AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. The accounts from Spain, in the Dutch papers, are not so late as. these received from the Coast of France. The latest Paris news is of the 26th ult. and announces that M. ALDINI, Secretary of State for Italy, had received orders to repair to Paris, there to await the arrival of his IMPERIAL MAJEaTY. From this circumstance it seems probable, that BONAPARTE does not intend to remain long absent from his Ca pital, as we should not think he would withdraw from his station so important a Member of the Go vernment of Italy, unless he contemplated an early return. Under date of Paris, Dec. 20th, is a letter from NAPOLEON to the Ecclesiastical Dignitaries of France, ordering Te Deum to be sung, for the protection af forded by GOD to his arms, and kis having been pleased 4 , to put to share (as the letter expresses it) the foes of our people and of the peace of the Conti nent, who, constantly inflaming the spirit of party strife, seek to establish their exclusive commerce upon the general anarchy and calamities of all nations." We have already communicated some of NAPOLE ON'S decrees for ameliorating the condition of the low er orders in Spain. The Dutch papers present state ments similar in effec, tthough expressed in a different mannet. These decrees abolish the system in that country as to alienations, by gift or sale, of the office `of Public Collectors ; and they order, that the dues be paid in future to the royal agents only. Another abrogates manorial rights and jurisdictions in Spain. We had many exaggerated accounts of the' successes of the Patriots against the Trench—we have cow to caution the public not to give too hasty cre dence to accounts of a directly opposite tendency.- 13y letters from Falmouth, we are informed of the as- rival of the brig Hird, Capt. BALL, from Corunna, which place he left on the 4th inst. destined for Vigo ; but was blown off the coast, and obliged to make for Fabriouth. The report at Corunna, when he sailed,' *as " that the British armies had been surrounded " by the French. under the command of NAPOLEON in person, who had with him an army of 190,000 " men, having been joined by the division under " Genetfal Souir."—That such was the report when Captain - BALL sailed, we have no doubt ; but we' do not believe it rests on any authority different from what has been already announced to us, that Sir Jonft Moors is retreating. We have to contrast with the above another report namely, that Sir JOHN MOORE has written home, that he did not retreat for the pepose of embarkation,but to attain a position where he could have the advantage of being only opposed by equal numbers. With this expec tation, he is stated to have occupied the passes in the mountains on the frontiers of Leon, and the defiles and ..- ,• .1., 1 ___, _ _...:,•:. - v-:. villagesfrom Poneabella to Luraba. We ardentlywish • mdfurlcia nviarziosnE. that he may find himself strong enough to make this •• .- .... _, . .-,--.-- ~.- - L OSS 6F THi eItYSCENT. stand; but we observe, with regret, that there is no- 1 ) The follow ing is an Extract of a Letter, received thing in his dispatch of the 8 1 st ult. to justify such p at Portsmouth yesterdiy, from Mr. THOMAS MAsoN, expectation. In this he states, that the advance of late Clerk of his Majesty's ship Cft ,relative to the British army was to reach Villa Franca, which is the melancholy loss of that ship. We' city for the satisfaction it publi. • ,- one of the extremes of the formidable position here of the friends SUrVIVOTS, and to terminate the dreadful state .of 'inepence m described, on that day ; that it was to proceed on the which many must be tin the occasitm*-0 1 — , "On the sth Wit. Dec. we Artie* coo:the coast of following towards Lugo ; and that it was his inters - tion to follow " that night, or the next morning, ac- : Jutland, near Robsnditt, and comPletily wrecked, cording as he should hear of the approach of the with the -less of 220 people. The survivors, 60 in number, were saved ; the major pa, on a raft, the French."part, ' remainder in the jolly-boat. Our situation was truly dreadful, even :win* th an at the:Dia*P's (Anson) loss. We have been removeOlviiii Rops i this place (Aalborg), in. wawa* aboit Stirdlet....At e have . as yet been treated-tory well—expect, soon to be released.—F. 1-1;.-;--.0 . J.' aeittimsuttfuted together. We have to console ourselves hy_ecpectatisis.of spee. day seeing yori again. - LIST OF SURVIVORS. ' NEILsoN WILLIAMSON, Master. • Joni/ WEAVER, First Lieutenairof,Merines: FRANCIS. Hoc llTON,MidShipnlant Late of his Majesty's sinp THOMAS MAsoN, Clerk ANSCR. I. R. LAVENDER, Midatipenan. J•HN MUNRO, ditto. MATTHEW WALKER, Boatswain. • -,ii COMPLEMENT-472 Men Lorr-211 r irs ; s. 1 Passenger ' 1 6 Women* ' ' ' e 'Women 1 Child 1 Child _ _ THE ARMY. Saturday upwards of 30 transports, with recruits and reinforcements for the regiments in Spain, sailed from Spithc td ; there will be nearly 3000 troops in them. Major-Generals FERGUSON and DYOTT, C o . lonel TUCKER, Major Tuoicza, and a great many Staff Officers, ,with Commissary General KENNEDY, sailed with them to join Sir JOHN Moons's army, Mr. KENNEDY goes out to succeed the Commissary General Assiorrt, Who died at Vigo. Yesterday •the expedition under General Stun- BROOKE sailed, its destination is reported to be Cadiz. Another expedition will soon start, there will Le a large force of artillery and cavalry in it, a brigade of Guards, a brigade from Jersey and Guernsey of in. fantry, and some corps from this country. General HILL, who has just got a regiment, greatly distinguished himself in Egypt and in Portugal. 260 Total. Iso Souks Lost. TORBAY, JAN. 14. This morning about halt past two o'clock, the wind being about north east, sailed his. Majesty's ships Caledonia, Royal George, St. George, Drealno4ht, Impetuez, Revenge, Achille; Indeflatigable, Pe meraire, and Shannon, to resume their station off Brest. Also sailed his Majesty's schooner WHITING, with a fleet of victuallers for Plyntouth. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 1 3. Arrived this day, the ship Canada, STARLING Masi ter, from London, for Surinam ; she sailed from hence on the 2d instant, under convoy of his Majesty's ship AEERT, and put back this day, having thrown her guns overboard 'in the gale, and received some miler damage : also arrived his Majesty's brig SWALLOW, of 18 guns, from a cruize ; the Townshend packet, Coca, from the Brazils, 42 days from Rio-de-Janeiro. Mr. Cocx, -on his landing, went off with dispatches in a chaise and four for London; nothing has trans pired relative to them ; the hire d brig, Hird, Car. tain BALL, from Corunna, which she left the 4th instant for Vigo, but was driven off the coast. — Sailed the Dispatch packet, HARRIS, with mails for Corunna.—Wind N.W. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 14. Came in the American ship Sally, Captain J. H. SHAW, from Tenerife to London, with wine ; Al fred, Captain BEATSON, from St:John's, with tim ber for this port. The Caroline, a very fine French brig, prize to the ECLAIR, of 18 guns, which arrived here last Saturday, was nfortunately run aboard cf this morning in Catwater, by a transport, and the shock was so great, that she very soon sunk in deep water, where she lies completely covered. She was from the Isle of France, and has on board a very valuable cargo of indigo, cotton, nankeen, tea, ivory, coffee, pepper, and sugar, the greater part of which it is expected will be spoiled. Sailed the GLUCKSTADT, of' 20 guns, with a fleet of light transports, said to be bound to Vigo, and not Falmouth, as they were first destined; ELVI of 18 guns, on a cruize ; Morning Star cartel, for M , f• lair, with 20 French prisoners ; Goldfinch, C.ipz.i.n SKINNER, with dispatches fof Spain; Rowexa, cif Iti guns, for Falmouth, to take convoy for Cork. Went up the harbour the GIBRALTAR, of 80 guns, to repair. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 15. Arrived his Majesty's ships ALEXANDRIA, MARS, NASSAU, and the ARIEL, with the True Briton and Cumberland East-Indiamen, and the rest of the out ward-bound, under convoy from the D owns ; LiN• NET, DEFENDER, and SPRIGHTLY, /TOM a cruize.---- Sailed his Majesty's ships NIoBE and Las, With a fleet cf transports, for Spain.—Wind E. Arrive& the OSPRZY sloop and BOLD gurt.brig, froficim m a cruise off Boulogne; DILIOILNICE store•ship, Halifax ; NAssAu, of 74 guns, from Sheerness; EPHIRA sloop, from a cruise off Flushing. — i the TROMPEUSE sloop, with a convoy for Portsmouth ;1 HUMBER armed ship, with convoy for Falmouth; INvitioisce, of 74 guns, off Cadiz ; NASSAU, of 74 guns, fcr Portsmouth ; ARIEL sloop, and SrmourLY cutter, for Plymouth. Last night the ZENOBIA slcop drove on board the TRIBUNE frigate, and carried away her bowsprit: the ZeNoutAreceived very little damag' FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVISIXD, JAN. 15.—Passed by the Proteus, frc • Malta ; Hope, M‘Gnlier, from Jamaica ; Betsey, Bladen, fro. Alicant ;, Summer, Wane, from Lisbon; Graces, Coughey, fro,, Belfast • Levant, Carron, from Niigata ; Flora, Wilson ; acd th Mariner, Ryde, from Gottenburgh. Sailed the Anderson, derson, for Hayti ; Sovereign, Smith, for Jamaica ; Snap pri gon, Anuant, for Trinidad ; Charlotte Ann, iturett, for Ma'o Favourite, Liddle, for Oporto ; Symetry, Dykes, for Li,bon Admiral Gardner, Lasdisid, far India; Ploughman, AntlalA f Mogadorg. AUSTRIA. A Flushing paper, of the 28th ult. states, that the progress of the French arms in Spain had excited the strongest sensation at Vienna. The result of the bat tle at Tudela, and the dispersion of the Gallician army, ' appear to have been known at the Austrian capital on the 12th, and the Flushing Editor observes, that " the . intelligence had spread dismay and despair amongst the senseless advocates for a rupture with the invin. cible NAPOLEON."—Baron VINCENT, who has beei employed on several missions to Paris, was about to leave Vienna, on an important embassy to Petersburgh. The private letters from Holland are, however, of a later date than the papers, and give a different ac count of the disposition of the Court of Vienna. One of them states—" that Austria had recently made some military movements that excited strong suspi •cions in the army which BONAPARTE has left to ob. - . serve her. It also adds, that the latter was concen trating itself to guard against surprise, and to be ready to act either offensively, or upon the defensive, as cir cumstances should require." SWEDEN AND RUSSIA. The letters from Holland mention a rumour, that ! Peace had been concluded between Sweden and Russia ; and that the exclusion of British vessels from the Swedish ports was one of the conditions of the Treaty. On the other hand we ought to mention, that by the Jane, arrived at Leith, letters from Got tenburgh, of the 3d and 4th instant, have been re ceived, which are entirely silent respecting any ar rangement having taken place between GUSTAVUS and ALEXANDER, as to the exclusion of British com merce from the forts of the former. THE BRAZILS.' Yesterday a Messenger arrived in town from Rio Janeiro with dispatches to the Portuguese Ambassa dor. The same vessel also brought a mail, by which several private letters, of interest to the commercial world, have been received. Accounts from Rio Janeiro of the end of Novem ber, state, that two British vessels, laden with goods of British manufacture, have been received by the Spaniards in the river Plata. Yesterday being the Duke of GLOUCESTER'S birth day, who enters into his 34th year, it was celebrated by the Officers of his Royal Highness's regiment, and several other persons belonging to his household, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street. While every eye is turned towards Spain, other vulnerable parts of ths French empire are overlooked. During the present situation of the French armies,' a great blow might be struck, which would effectu ally cripple the French resources for annoying this country. The plan was mentioned some time ago to the Ministry, but unfortunately disregarded. We think it would be indiscreet in.us to mention it ; but we solemnly warn Administration not to reject a po sitive certain advantage, in order to prefer doubtful and dangerous measures. Advice has been received of the loss of the whole of the baggage of the 10th and 15th regiments of Light Dragoons, which, with seventy soldiers' wives of those two corps, were cut off' by a party of the enemy. On Friday last, the CHANCELLOR of the Exam', QUER received the biddings for a new Lottery of 20,000 Tickets, to be drawn in four days, 5000 Tickets each day, and to finish in April.—The Bid ders were Messrs. HENSLEY and PULLEY, BISII, RlCii- ARDSON, SWIFT, COPE, strtwELL, &c.—Messrs. HENS LEY and PULLEY being the highest bidders, the Con tract was taken by them.—Tickets will commence delivery at the Bank of England to-the Officekeepers on Wednesday next ; to.whon an immediate applica tion must be made to procure any particular number. CORN EXCHANGE, MA RX•LA NE, JAN. 16.—This day there are very large arrivals of 'Wheat, and sales thereof rather cheaper than on Friday—Barley in large supply, but a great demand, and is rather higher—in Malt and White Peas little variation— , Beans of the two kind are in plenty, and cheaper— there are likewise large supplies of oats, but this trade is named at little 41teration.—Flour as our last. H .0' ib tF