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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1815. , PRICE OF s rocKs THIS DAY A I'WELVR O'CLOCK: Reduced ehut—Conn money 6b{—for sec. S6jl 4 per Cent abut-5 per Cent. 84H—Boads MAIN dis. Onsidum 6.1 pree—Do. pay. di—Fatettequer ss. db. The subjoined private letter is in perfect unison with many lately received from Paris. We give it more to shew the state of the public mind, than from a belief that all the rumours that are circulated may be relied upon as truths. Their very currency shews that France is indeed in a most distracted state : the KING'S authority is almost every where despised, and the bayonets of the Allies alone enforce obedience to the necessary requisitions. It must, however, be a question with politicians whether the evils resulting from the continuance of the Allied Troops in France are to be ascribed to the ill judged clemency and tardy justice of the KING to the rebels of WAterloo, or to any serious intention in the Allied Cabinets to dismember France. When we find, as at Nismes for example, an out lawed General, with the most perfect impunity, head• ing an insurrection against the lawful Sovereign, qto firing not only upon the Austrians, but upon his own countrymen, the Royal troops, we do say that the personal safety of Louts XVIII. and the French Prlnces themselves, demand the continuance of the Allied troops until they bring their own army 'into proper subjection. The Ex-General GMT, whose achievements we mentioned yesterday, doubtless counts upon the KING'S clemency. Let us hope he has reckoned without his host : " PARIS, " The following fact is not withopt interest, and comes from a very authentic source. On the day of Sr. Louis, the Allied Sovereigns having visited the King, experienced a reception which they little tiought of. His Majesty, after having listened to the;; compliments and having answered very drily, added that the best proof which they could give him cf their good sentiments, would be to quit France as' speedily as possible. The Allied Princes looked at each other with astonishment, merely bowed to the King by way cf answer, and withdrew. 41 From that moment it appears that projects ruinous to France have been agitated in the Cabinets of clic Allied Sovereigns, and those who enjoy their confidence now make no secret of the matter. 45 All this, as you will observe, tallies perfectly with the Report of Fouche on the State of France, of which the English Journals have lately given a translation, and which is but too authentic. Even this disavowal of the English Journals devoted to the system of the Allies, aud which the French Jour nals have quoted with eagerness, only coa6llllll us bs this opinion, and gives us a just idea of the situation is which the King is placed with respect to the Al- lied Sovereigns. “ The entrance of the Spaniards into France is another fact with which you are perhaps already ac quainted. Perpignan was surrendered to them by orders from the Duc d'Angouleme s they had de mandtd rations at Montauban for 40,000 men, which is their number. “ What passed at Nisnies is known to you : free companies, formed under the auspices of the Duc d'Angouleme, have demolished sixty houses, after haviug pillaged and massacred the inhabitants. La Vendee is also completely agitated; the King draws no revenue from it: the douaniers and agents of the Fisc, the gendarmerie, and every in strument of political authority, are there umnercifully persecuted. " The troubles at Caen were provoked ►y acts of violence on the part of the Prussians the public authorities have been driven out of Orleans by the Ltrarians." Oa the authority of the Continental Journals we stated some time age, that a consi;erable portion of the property of Madame MURAT (the late Queen of Naples) had been confiscated by the Austrians. The correctness of this statement is questioned by some as being contrary to the spirit of the Treaty by which the Neapolitan ships, ace. were surrendered to the ; by others its truth is admitted, and the fact Is urged in proof of bad faith on the part of all or some of the Allies. Without pretending to enter into the meths of the question, we insert in our columns, for the information ofour Readers, an entire copy of the treaty. —By this Treaty the Quat was to enjoy the prow tion of the British flag to her private property. The landing of the Qum at Trieste, and the subsequent seizure of that property, are the facts alleged to have been violations of the Treaty. If the Queen was conveyed to Trieste by her own desire, it is plain that the violation of the Treaty, if any has taken place, was not the act of our Government ; but we have not a sufficient number of facts before us to enable us to corm a correct opiaion how far, or whether any, evasion of the letter of the Treaty has taken place. --- The Duke of YORK transacted business yesterday at his 01lice, and afterwards went out in his can iage for the first time since his accident. His Royal High. Hess proceeded at a slow pace through the Parks, the New-road, to Highgate, and honoured Mr. Courre with his con:pany to dinner. The Ream= or Loenotv has had an accident and broke his collar bone, which, it is feared, will prevent his attendance at the ensuing Sessions at the did Dailey. PAM PAPERS. • , At a late hoar thts afternoon we receivad the Paris Papers of Monday. 1 " have only time tti give the following selections . . • PARIS, SEPTZMIIIM The Paris diligence has been again robbed in the forest of Villers Cottereta. The magazine, however, was not forced by the robbeis, notwithstanding their repeated efforts. They only carried off the port manteaus which were in the Imperials: Two French 01Bceta of high rank were itrested and imprisoned at Montaband on the 27th of August. Their real names are unknown, as they had assumed fictitious names and disguises. Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum, has issued a Proclamation to the Army of the Loire. in which he commences by praising highly the clemency of the King. He informs the old Guard in particular, that they will be permitted to enter into the King's Body Guards. On the subject of the arrears of pay,.oe Marshal apologizes by the exhausted state of the finances, and states that prompt measures will be taken to make good all arrears. We are asap ed that after the review of the Russian troops at Vtrtus, the greater part will immediately return to Russia. . Yesterday the English cavalry performed some grand 'nano:lmre: in presence of the Allied So •ereigns. Count Regnaud St., Jean d'Angely, and his son, have embarked at Havre. Letters from the South announce that General Clausel has been discovered and arrested at Toulouse. Letters from Cadiz state, that the Spaniards arc preparing• another expedition for Mexico, so well satisfied are they with the success of the first. Marshal Moncey has serrendered himself prisoner to the Abbey. It was on the 27th ult. that the Duke of Angou. ieme had a conference with the Spanish General Cas tanos, whom he succeeded in persuading to with draw within the Spanish frontiers, which he did on the 29th, with his army. A letter from Rome states, that Cardinal FrCIIE and BONAPARIT'S Mother arrived there on the 15iIi ultim3, and expresses some surprise at the stile in which they mede'their entrance. They were in a splendid Berlin, followed by four other splendid carriages. The Council of War which is to try Ney will, it is now 'said, consist of Marshals Jourdan, Masseaa, and Augereau, with Generals , Maison, Vilatte, and Cla parede i and not of Marshals Victor and Marmont, as before mentioned. Yesterday Chevalier D'Angibsn, Commander of the third Battalion of the Royal Volunteers formed at Vincennes, presented to his Serene Highness the Prince de Conde, Colonel.Ueneral of the French In. fantry, the Officers of his Corps, and those of the 4th Battalion now in fall pay : "• Monseigneur (said the brave d'Angibau) I have the honour to present to you the Officers who have served under my orders: they glory as well as their brave volunteers in having re jected all the orders of Bonaparte's Generals, in having defended until they were certain that the retreat of his Majesty was secured, the positions of Charenton, and in not having dispersed until sate the capitulation of the Castle of Vincennes, on the glacis of whiLlt they were drawn up in order of battle." 44 I know. well (answered the Prince) the services which these brave volunteers and you have rendered: less could not have been expected from soldiers com manded by D'Ascis.tv : he has conducted himself on this occasion as he did at Constance." Chevalier d'Angibau had the happiness to save the lives of many of the Emigrant army of Conde at Constance, during the wars of the Revolution, and who bad been condemned to be shot. For . these and other equally honourable services, Chevalier d'Angibau received the Croix de St. Louis, and the addition of Constance to his name and armo- rial bearings. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY OF IffINDAY MOANING. During the few hours the Duke d'Angoultme re mained at Toulouse, OR the 28th, he gave audience to an AmbassAdor from the King of Spain, who pro. cceded on to Paris. A man of the louder class has been arrested near the Pont Ned for crying Gs Aroltokos n'en tar more 1" Napoleon .is not dead.—He was drunk, and several grenadiers of the national guard conducted him to the Prefecture. The Austrian troops in the environs of Strastourg amount to 60,000. Yesterday, after mass, the King received Prince Talleyrand, as well as the Members of the first Civil and Military Authorities. His Majesty also gave an audience to a Deputation from the Department of Calvados. According to advice, by the ships just arrived from Bengal, the operations of the war in the Napaul coun try had ceased by an armistice, for the purpose of al- lowing a deputation to wait on Lot d MOIRA, With the view to ascertain on what terms his Lordship would be disposed to withdraw his invading forces from the Napaul country, and to restore peace. Earnest hopes were entertained that this mission would be attended with a pacific result ; which was rendered matter of particular anxiety by the unexpected obstinacy of the enemy, and the unusually severe losses of the most va luable Bridals lives sustained in eausqueuce. JVJFJL ifeßrkt I , iia. Dia. Man . I Win' •. 0 0 9 / a terford .1 0 Males =- • 0 p Goartaey and Jersey France - - 1 Holland - - 0 0 Hinnburgh 1 Gostentnnift . 0 1 Flandars -• • • • Labia • ---0 I Comma-.-0 0 • . *EST-INDIA FLEE P. LLOYD'S, SeirEMBER 7.—Statement of the wmi aunt's Convoy from Jamaica this morning :-18 ar rived; 6 abandoned at sea, and supposed foUndered; S gone to Halifax is distress; 60 unaccounted for— making a total of 87 fail bound to Great Britain. FALMOUTH. SEPTEMBER 4. Arrived the American ship (packet) from Nor folk in 29 days, and sailed for London.—Sailed the CASTILL4i4 gun-brig, for Woolwich.—Wind W.N.W. • PLI/MOU rH, SEPTEMBER S. Arrived the Rambler, GoOrnEY, from London to Limerick.—Wind N. PORTSMOUTH. SEPTEMBER e. Arrived the Industry, Wrxrcustokx, from Wmss.— Sailed his Majesty's ship WA RRIOII. for the EAstward) Dispatch, for PI j mouth ; and Duckentield, for the West ladies. DEAL, SEPTEMBER R. Came down from the River, and sailed, the Bri tannia, LAMD, for Halifax. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 6. Arrived the Freak)); packet,.with a Mail from Cuxhaven. Sailed the Lord Nelson packet, for Hol land ; and Beaufoy packet, for Cuxhaven, both u ith Mails.—Wind N. GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBER 6. Arrived the Rose, Odle, from Surinam ; the Fergus - Trat ; Phoebe, Anderson ; Rachaal, Maxwell; and Charles, itnight. from Peteraburgh ; Emanuel, Lorenson, from. Norway ; Uover nor.Hartourt, Atkinson, from St. Domingo; Hannah, liens, from Charlestown; Maria, Bodman, from Amsterdam; Mi nerva, Hall; Commerce, Scott; Thetis, Wilkie; and Gallant, Blyth, from Arahangel. The Dulalus transport, RErcrun, from Quebec, arrived at Castletown, Ireland, 27th ult. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain WILLIAM rEli sox, of the Company's ship Thonup Grenvi:k took leave of the Court, previous to deputing fur China direct: The ships Surrey and Europe, of 800 tons bur then, were taken up and stationed for Madras and Batavia. The under-mentioned ships were taken up for one voyage in the Cumpany's service, viz.: Tons " 1200 Cabslira Lady Melville 1200 Mai quis of Huntly 1200 Castle Mindy 1200 Regent 9se Windham Site Larkins 637 Coldstream 693 Lord Keith Lord I.y - nedock libt; Marchioness of Exeter s Cornwall 793 lady Castlereagh SAO Surat Castle 1149 , Fort Williaut 12943 Ann Sovereign aw►ward' Providence Ladj Campbell 631 633 656 6W 681 liugb Inglis EV:Ono:nue Cumberland 1400 Marchloam, Ely 1V57 Weztar4 Ivllll Letters from Cadiz. of Anew 16th, mention the arrival there of a vessel from Vera Cruz, stating, that the news from that quarter was very bad tor the Spaniards, since the Insurgents in the kingdom of Mexico had attained such numbers and were in such 'a state of discipline, that great apprehensions were entertained of the capital being taken by MORELOS. The frigate Prueha was in the Havanna)); where she had gone in with the loss of her mitten-mast. In her, many respectable families of Mexico .had lelt the country, as well as in other vessels:. The communi cations of the Spaniards throughout nearly the whole of the Vicereyalty of Ncw Spain were intercepted by MORSLOS' troops, and such was the alarm among the Europeans, that all who were able mide u preparations for emigrating. On the one side all wa despondency, and on the other, nothing but the shout of indepen dence was heard. MORELOS had established an active and secure communication with the United States, whose intercourse and friendship die Mexicans consi der of much more importance than that of England, and by the way of Orleans and the Red River Ame rican volunteer parties are penetrating into the inte rior provinces of New Spain, which has given great activity. to the revolution of that country. Dos PEDRO Goer., Commissioner of the Indepen dent Government of New Grenada to that of the United States, has lately arrived in New York. We learn that the Washington Governm ent intends to give every facility to th e exportation of arms for Spanish America, and that the independent flags of that country are cordially received in the United States. . • Extract of a letter from Madrid, dated Aug. 15— " Here there is a great deal of conversation :about the King's journey to Paris, which, according to con jecture, will take place on the '4th ot ,the following tomcats f but whatever may be said, few give much crtdit to report, as they see no preparations for the undertaking. The news which it is supposed have reached Government respecting the transactions in America, and particularly of General nurillo's ex pedition, are little satisfactory. Desertion and epide mic disorders have caused a melancholy reduction in that body of troops. Nevertheless, the Government is not disheartened, and still entertains the idea of bending additional forces to America. But, to the accomplishment of all these projects, the first obstacle is the want of money, which on the present occasion will not be felt so long as commerce can supply it. " The Inquisition has just published a long De cree, prohibiting, under pain ot the greater mem: municetion, the sale of a considerable number of L The catalogue of books, the perusal of which is prohibited in this and other edicts of the Holy 01- lice, is so extensive that it exceeds the list of the non. prohibited, and would render it easier for an edict to comprehend the former than the latter. This Holy Tribunal, doubtless to afford a proof of its well-known impartiality, has put at the head of the prohibited list those various works that attacked its own existence. Among others of this character, I have remarked the *aches delivered in the Extraordinary Cortes by the Deputies Lerva, Villanueva, and Reuz, with the ap pendix to that of the latter, the Conversations of the Curate del 1 2 .117110 ) the eritieal Burlesque Dictio nary, Itc.", Tong. LV9 75C 850 200 , • •••• ••• •• i r • • •• of ~.4• • , SOUTH 411WERICA, A fl. • .TO TI EDITOR OF Tl 4 S+Alt:., ilii.4lattered by the interest You take in the ainfri of South Attie:ice, I resume MY pelt; Brat, hastily to delineate the 'political situation of that Continent. when the Royal Fariaily of Spain being arrested; end, conveyed prisoners into Prance, left the kingdom in that state of anarchy and confusion to well known to the English; their powerful supporters. It is generally known that the ;wide extent of Spanish territory 'comprised between the province of Texts; which forms the boundary of Maxie," and the United States, and that part which ..eparritea Chili from the country of the Aranticans in PAN: raja, is divided into four Vice regencies tind three 'Captaincies; Mexieo, New Grenada, Pau, gin de la Plata ; Goatemala;•Venezuela, and Cliiii. From the most exact halculations it is supposed that these countries contain fifteen Millions of inhabitants ; In. dians, Spaniards, Negroes, .and their descendants: —The Vice-roys and Captains of these distlicts 04.,,. sessed the entire executive power, ut.iting hi :hem selves and their delegates both the civil and milit tarn. The supreme administration of jostice was vested in Magistrates, their judicial Courts were known by the name of Audiences ; the Magistrates resided in the capitals; that is in Mexico, Lima, Buenos - Ayres, Caraccas, Santa Fe de Bogota; Quito, Goatemala, 'Venezuela, and Chili. Tliv s,ile Legislative Power rested,in the King of S2ain, who, nevertheless, consulted with the Council of India, re sident-at Madrid. The Royal pleasure was I..xpressed by Reales Cetiultuqtrinciitiunt tlacita et rescripla ; though never united into a body of laws, and these laws fre quently revoked, still they formed the first Lei ; isla. tire Code. After this ranked the laws of India those of Castille, the Code of Laws called Parti.ias, :mil that of Fueros. Where all these proved deft c tire, reference was made to the opinion of law prat. thinners. It is scarcely necessary to observe, that this multi plicity of Codes, frequently contradicting eaclrother. the want of order and union of the Again Calulem, and the distance from the Metropolis, en.tbkd the Vice-Toys, the Captains•Gener4 and the Audience's, only to administer justice as suited their private in. terest, and the interest of the mother *country. The trade with America was carried on exclusively with Spain, and was entirely in the hands of the Spa niards. A great part of . the inhabitants Gf these im mense territories devoted themselves to agricul!ure, others to the care of cattle, while those of the several provinces, were wholly employed in working tl:e mines. The most peifect ignorance, even of the arts most necessary for lile, reigned throughout the country, with the exception of Lima, Buenos Ayres, Sant4 . l 7 ;: de Bogota, Caraccas, Quito, Cusco, Santiago de Chili, &c.; but .the greatest exception is to be made to Mexico, where even science dawned. Indeeii it was wonderful, in such a period of general darkness, to see a college in Mexico, where the principles w:re taught of all those sciences which seemed conneet:d with working the mines, such as chemistry, micera. logy, and some branches of the mathematic. , ; w! ale in every o:lier part of America, ho srudiys sere even permitted, but those of theology, I.lw, and, in some degree, medicine. The Creoles applied the: wens most earnestly to theology and law, for in those pur suits alone was honour to be obtained. All access to Spanish America WAS not m.'rcly closed to foreigners, but even the natives were not permitted to trim 1 freely from one province to ann. Cher. The Inclims were, by a law existing in the Indian Code, forbid to go on horseback, lest they should fall and be hurt. Althrio4ft the Court of Madrid supported long it; authority in America with very few Spanish troops, the revolt of Tupac Amaiu in Peru, of the Sneer,. regnos in New Grenade, and the conspiracy at Gual r in Caraccas, Ste,. gave the alarm at Madrid ; and in consequence in all the great cities, and even in the provinces, regiments were statiored, before the gene. ral revolution, to prevent rebellion, and make the people submissive to the governing power. They were idditionaity kept in subjection by the establishMent of the Inquisition, which, under the cloak of religion, punished even the appearance of a desire to rebel against Government. The ministers of religion denounced eternal daMnation to those who bat harboured :the thought of resisting against this oppression. Some few individuals were more clear sighted ; their minds enlarged by nature, enabled them to penetrate the thick veil of prejudice and superstition, in which their education had enveloped them ; but the too generally slumbering inhabitants of South America. strangers to every soil but that on which they had received their bit th. k'iew no form of Government but that established in Spain, nor any authority but that of the King, wlym they con sidered as the sole arbiter of their lives and of their property, South America might have existed in this burnt, hating state of degradation many years, perh a p s many generations; but Napoleon Bonaparte, who was in tact already sovereign of Spain, and posses. ' sor of the wealth of America, by the influence be had over the feeble Court of Madrid, now invaded the kingdom, and without being able to assign any proper reason for such an act, seized the royal fa mily, and thus were slackened those bopds which united America to the mother country. It, then, the French ;revolution should prove an indirect means for the emancipation of America, may we not hope that such an event, so glorioils, so bene. ficial to an immense Continent, indeed so generally serviceable to the whole world, will make some atone. tent for the torrents of blood, which this otherwiso sad revolution has caused to flow.—l remain, Sir, Your obedient and humble servant, VANWO 'CAPLAM. Sqtaaber S• I U I