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4EFII RS OF •RUSSIA. bTROM VIZ RTOILR. DATUM SATURDAY, JAN. 14.. PARIS, Jssv*u 13. Another letter from St. Pete:burgh, of the 27th, gives the following details:— The joy with which this capital yesterday saw the Emperor Nicholas accept the crown, has been troubled a tew hours by a melancholy event. All the Regiments of the Guards were to take, in the morning, the oath of allegiance to the new Emperor. At noon the General of the Guards and of the Staff came to the palace to announce that the oath had been taken by the regiment • of Horse Guards, by the Chevalier Guards of Preoba jensky Semeaoffsky, the Grenadiers Pawlowski, the Chasseurs of the Guard, and of Finland, and by the Miners and Sippers. No accounts bad been received from the other regiments, but this circumstance was attributed to their barracks being at a greater distance. It was soon learned that four officers of artillery had :hewn some opposition—that they hsd been put under arrest—and that the remainder of the artillery had takes the oath unanimously. News was brought that 300 or 400 men of the Regi ment of Moscow had quitted their barracks with colours firing, and had advanced towards the Place du Send, pr ' ing the Emperor Constantine. The people be rm stemble in that square and about the palace. 4 .a peter came thither without any suite, passing thr the groups, and was everywhere received with demweitrations of respect and joy. Thirtwo companies of the Regiment of Moscow per si..ted, however, id their revolt. They drew up in a square battalion before the Palace of the Senate, and vete commanded by seven or eight subaltern officers, who were joined by some persons in civil costume, whose appearance intimated their intentions. Individuals of the dregs of the people surrounded them with re peated lumen. The presence of a faithful and resolute military force then became indispensable. The Emperor ordered a battalion of the regiment Preobajensky of the Guards to march, and placed him self at their head, resolved not to employ force against the rebels till gentle means had been used in vain. General Milaradowitsch, the Military Governor of St. Petersburgh, approached the mutineers, hoping that his voice would suffice to recall them to their duty. A pistol fired by an individual dressed in a frock-coat wounded that brave General, who has since died in conseqoence. Even this crime did not alter the Em peror's mode of proceeding. His firmness and his good ness were shewn in the words of conciliation which he ad dressed to them.without,liowever,negotiating with them, and without concealing from them that their previous submission was necessary, and the punishment of the ugitors indispensable. Meantime, by order of the Em perm, the battalion of Sappers and the Chasseurs of Finland, who had reinforced the guard of the Castle, proceeded with the Horse Guards, the Grenadiers of Pawlowski, the Chevalier Guard, and the brigade of Artillei y, to join his Majesty, and begged him to per mit this mutiny to be put an end to at once. The mu tineers bad been joined by some soldiers of the grena diets of the body guard, and some marines also of the guard. The Grand Duke Michael, who had lately ar rived at St. Petersburgh, being informed that the regi ments which had revolted belonged to his division, took his arms alone, and without force caused the six cot* patties to take the oath, which had at first refused, but had not, like their comrades, proceeded to the square of the Senate-house. Nay. be even led them to his august brother, filled with the desire that animated the other troops, to put an end to this momentary deteliCtion of duty. Tpwards night, when every appeal made to them had Iproved fruitless, when even the voice of the Metropo litan of St. Petersburgh had been disregarded, the Le)- 1 peror resolved to use force. Sumo pieces of cannon were brought ; a few shots were fired at the rebels, and in an instant the square was cleared. The cavalry charged the small remnant of the mutineers, and pursued them in all directions. Patrols scoured ad the street?. At six o'clock not an assemblage was to be seen even of two individuals to gether ; the rebels threw down their arms, and begged mercy. Towards ten o'clock, more than 500 ii these unfortunate wretches had been collected by the patrols and the most guilty of the Officers had already been arrested. They have been placed for the present in the fortress of St. Petersburgh. At six o'clock his Imperial Majesty had already rei turned to the Palace, and Te Deum, on his accession to the throne, was performed in his presence and that of the whole Court and the civil and military authorities. Tranquillity was restored in the capital. The Emperor has shewn on this occasion great cook 'less and elevation of wil; winch have delighted the troops and the oldest Generals. The agitators met with no support, except from drunken soldiers, and some of the dregs of the people. Many of the *evokers have already returned to their barracks, and manifest the sincerest repentance. The regiments which bivouacked during the night about the palace, have returned to their barracks. The Emperor h is reviewed them this morning, and his Ma jesty haying learnt that the battalion of Marines of the Guard, which had been misled tilt day before, by per fidious insinuations, :hewed the most lively repentance of its conduct, and had taken the Oath of Allegiance to the Grand Duke Michael, he permitted them to ap pear intik presence, granted them pardon, and ordered their colours, which had been taken from them the pre ceding day, to be restored. A letter of the 29th from St. Petersburgh, confirms all that we have said relative to the restoration of trail ° Trinity in that capital, and again overthrows all the conjectures of the Journals of this morning. We have not time to insert it in the .6toile of this day. FROM Till CONSTITUTIONNLL. PARIS, JANVAILT 10. The public funds have just been unexpectedly op pressed. We have inquired into the cause otthis retro.. grade movement, and have learned that it is ascribed to truly extraordinary news, of which we know not the origin, and of which we cannot guaranteathe truth. It was rumoured at 'the Exchange, that a misunder standing existed between the Emperor Constantine I. who wisf.ed to mike, as the condition of his abdication, that the kingdom of Boland . should be ceded to him, and the Emperor NiahOlas'l. who has been proclaimed Emperor of all ihe Russia:, and King of Poland. It is added, that the Polish army had declared fur Constan tine, and even at St. Petersburgh a regiment wished to follow 'this example,. but that - the revolt of the latter had been 'put down. These are the reports from the North now circulated in PAM. Had there been any foundation for them, it inay be supposed that the e Gov!ruptent would have - LtlN I 1011. • .....111111111m•mr MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1826. STOCK EXCIIANGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 811 for the Account, and for next time buyers at the same price ; soon afterwards, the market became exceedingly heavy, and Consols fell to 81i sellers—fifty thousand wai offered at $11; since which they have a little improved, and are now 811 t, with a very gloomy market. The depression is not owing to political information, but com mercial distresses and failures. There is very little doing in the House or in the Foreign Market : no person will buy Shares at any price, and all South American Securities are very heavy. Current Prises: Old Spanish 131 Russian 821, Mexican 65, Austrian 911, Colombian New 58, Brazilian Scrip 16 14, Greek Bonds 14 14. ONE O'CLOCK. The fall of Consols is attributed to a belief that the present will be a heavy Bull Aceotfist. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 214 1 / 4 215 3 per Cent. Iced. 81 80 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Cons. ex div. SO'/4 80 31 per Cent. Red. 89 1 / 4 SB 3 / 4 89 4 per Cent. New ex div. 97 3 / 4 3 / 4 97 Long Ann. 20 3 / 4 3-16 1.16 India Stock ex div. 240%, India Bonds 12 13 8 13 8 01,000 Excheq. 2 3 prem. 2 dis. par 1 - dis. £5OO ditto 3 prem. par. . ClOO and £2OO ditto 3 prem. Cons. for Account 8171 3 / 4 FRENCH FUNDS, Pants, JAI/WART 15. Five per Cents. . . . 98f. 35c. Three per Cents. . . 671. 115 c. Bank Stock . 90451. Arne. de Naples . . . 77f. 70c. Haydan Loan . . . 8001. FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Ms S p Ct. Me:. Scrip. Brazilian Bonds, 68 Neapolitan Bonds, Ditto Acct. 671 61 Perue. lids, 6 p C. Do.Scrip,spC.llllls, Ditto Acct. 1 t Imam Ayres Bends 7S Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 p C. Chili= Elonds.6 p Ct. Portuguese Bawds Colombian Bds, 6 p C. 604 Pruss. lids. C p C. Do. Ilds 1814, sok 521 e so ssi' Do. Bonds, 1122, Do. Acc. 601 5111 1 160 581 Ituss.llds.lBlll,6 pC. Danish Bonds, Ditto ACCG 112 i f Du. Marks Span. 5p Ct. C. 131 4 Do. Ilds. 3 pC.. 1825,61 60 Ditto for Ace. 131 14 131 Ditto Actt. Ditto 510, Greek Bonds Span. sp. Ct. C. 1823, Do. Bds, 1825,131 French Reines, 5 p C. Ditto Acct. Exchange, Men. Bonds 5 p. Ct. French Renter, 3 p C. Ditto Acct. 5 p C. Exchange. Do. Bds, 1815,6 pC. 661 41 51 'Guatemala Bonds, Dn. Acct. 661 4/ 51 11 i I Ditto Scrip BRITISH AND FORKIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK. FHA AL FA 111. Anglo hie:lean 5 pen. 100 40 474 Anglo eltilian 100 5 31 Pasco Peruvian 100 5 3 United Mexican 40 20 22 Ditto New 40 itt 111 14 161 12 Wekh Iron & Coal 2S 20 13 British Rock & Patent Salt 10 6 71 The anxious attention of Europe is naturally directed at the present moment to the original causes, - and the probable future consequences, of the late astonishing events in Russia: much of the facts influencing those causes remain shrouded in mystery; but, by an attentive examination of the:points already disclosed, in the order of their occurrence, they may serve perhaps as land-marks to guide us in exploring our way to other antecedent circumstance:Anna which they are necessary and consistent results. From among the impo►t ant State Papers published on Saturday, the first docu ment, in point of date, is the letter from CONSTANTINE to the late Eursitott, of 14th January, 1822, abdicating the succession: a measure of such paramount import• ance, cannot be supposed to have originated in slight motives. That it was,at the time stated, the voluntary act of the writer,is sufficiently clear from internal evidences,as.may be gathered from the construction of the letter itself, no, less than from that of the reply. He fervently 'supplicates' andwith the utmost earnestness in the power of language to convey,that the Empress Mother,as well as the EMPE• non, may sanction the renunciation of the succession Which he was about to make ; and ,yet the thing meant to be resigned is alluded to (not expressly specified) with singular circumlocution ; neither is his younger brother, in favour of whom he thus renottnc.l his birthright, mentioned in the usual affectionate terms which even the ordinary courtesy of sove reign intercourse prescribes ; but, on the contrary, it is very remarkable that he is not named at all. As I do not lay claim to the spirit, the abilities, or the strength which would be requited, if I should ever exercise the high dignity to which I may possess a right by birth,l most fervently supplic lie your Imperial Majesty to transfer that right to him who would inherit it after me."—That is, the right to exercise the high dignity alluded to, which might, by possibility, mean only the dignity of Regent during the life-time of the Emperor ALUANDICK, in case of his inctipacity ; and it appears that this limited sense was applied to the words both by NICNOLAI and the Empress Mother. The motive for this extraordinary act is, that it will "secure the stability of the Empire." "It will add a !' new warranty and a further power to that obligation " into which I entered voluntarily and solemnly, on " the occasion of the divorce from my first wife. All " the circumstances of my present situation induce me " still more to adopt this measnte, which will prove to " the Impirc and the whole woad, the purity of my sentiments.* From this it is clear that the Grand Duke CONITAN. TINS contemplated the immediate publication of his • abdication in the form of a Itw of the Empire; which foimality was nut, liSwever, adopted by the Eurenott, who on the contrary, required secrecy during his life time. The want of Otis publication is, however, de clared by NICHOLAS, in concurrence with the Empress Mother, to i have taken away the validity of the act of abdication, and rendered it not irrevocable. This was, in the sequel, another reason for prolaiming CONTAN TINE Emperor, notwithstanding the hue EMPEROR'S act of succession in August, 1823. In ALEXANDBR'S reply of 2d February, 1822, he affectionately acknowledges that this is a new proof of the Grand Duke's " sincere attachment to the State," and of his " care for the preservation of undisturbed tranquillity." In his subsequent manifesto, giving validity to the abdication, which is not perfected. however, until nineteen months afterwards, the late Eli - nowt states, that, by this act the Grand Duke CONSTANTIN& declares his consent to the Suppk mentor, Act respecting the succession to Me Throne, i which had been granted by him (the Emperor) in the year ' 1820, and [then] acknowledge) by the Grand Duke voluntarily and solemnly ; and [by this act of abdica tion he, CONSTANTINI, nowD gives new force to it [the former act 3 as far as the same concerns him." The Act of 1820 is spoken of as a public recorded law. Its effect must have been to cut off from the succession to the throne the childyen which might have been the issue of the marriage then in contemplation, between the Grand Duke and the Lady to whom he was so much attached, but reserving, nevertheless, the succession to himself in his own person. Within two years after this marriage, however, when the Grand Duke had probably the prospect of chil dren, he conceived that. ibis, their exclusion, might en. danger the tranquillity of the Empire at a Muse period, unless he himself should make a sacrifice of his right to the Throne, during his life time—and the probabi lity of such danger was admitted by his Imperial brother, and the resolution applauded. But when the Grand Duke NICHOLAS was apprised by the Senate of the secret act of abdication, of which it appears he was not jnformed, either by his brother or the Empress Mother, until the death of the Excretion, he, as well as the ESIPRZSS, conceived, for the reasons before stated, that it was invalid, and proclaimed CO*. STANTINE without delay, and took himself, and re quired 'all other persons to take the oath of alle giance, accordingly, on the 27th November (old stile). Two days before then, however, the Grand Duke Con- STANTINC had received at Warsaw the news of the demise of the late EIIPSROR, and was consequently ignorant that his previous abdicat!on had been passed by, and that he had been proclaimed at St.Petersburgh. He, therefore, on the following day, commissions his bro ther, the Grand Duke MICHAEL, to carry immediately to the capital the two documents confirming his former abdication, and he salutes the Grand Duke NICUOLAS as Emperor. The latter, however, is still uncertain how far the measures which bad intermediately been taken, of proclaiming CONSTASTINS, and of taking the oaths of allegiance to his authority, might not have had in fluence oa his decision, had he been aware of them when he dispatched his youngest brother from Warsaw with his renewal abdication. Ile hesitates, therefore, to avail himself of the latter documents until he should again learn the repletion of COWSTANTINE. In his manifesto of the 12th De cember, the Emperor NICHOLAS, on ascending the Throne states, that he had also received this further most inipos tont document. But no copy of it is made public. It is not stated by whom it was received, nor is the fact authenticated in any manner whatsoever.— We need not, therefore, wonder at the hesitation on the part of some of the troops, to believe the assertion, nor at the scenes which ensued. Could there have been sufficient time between the arrival of the Grand Dike MICHAU. at St. Petersburgh, who left Warsaw on tt.e 26th of November, to dispatch an Envoy to Warsaw, and receive an answer back by the 12th of December, that is sixteen days for the quadruple jour ney ? Of this we are uncertain. The motives for cutting off the succession of Cow srawrtms's future issue in the year 1820, afford much room for speculation, into which we are unable to eater on the pi estnt occasion. This forenoon we received Brussels Papers to the 12th inst. ' and the Allgemeine Zeituag, to the 10th, has reached us. The affairs of Russia form almost the only subject on which they contain any intelligence. One of the Brussels papers, alluding to the events , at St. Petersburgb, says they have everywhere produced, a great sensation. Letters from Frankfort in the Bins. sets papers, state that the mutiny at St. Petersburgh, was much more serious than the Berlin Journals repre sent it. The conflict is said to have been sanguinary, and great agitation still prevailed in the capital. It will be seen that on the day that Russian subjects were taking the oath of allegiance to NICHOLAS, at St. Petersburgh, at Odessa, the civil and military authorities, ignorant of the 'vents in the capital, were going through the same ceremony to CONSTANTIN& It appears, by an article from the frontiers of Poland, that so-late as the 28th• of December, three weeks after the news of the death of the Emperor ALIXAWDIR reached Warsaw, that capital had gone into mourning. It is said, that Conteranrint still signs himself as Grand Duke. It is also said, that he refused to see the Procurator of the Senate, who had arrived at Warsaw from St. Petersburgh. The following are extracts from the Allgenwine Zeitung : ODESSA. Dictum 26. All the military and civil authorities here have to day taken the oath of allegiance to the Empetor Con. stAntine. The numerous Greeks residing here are de lighted at the accession of the Emperor, whose name , they consider as a gaol omen : h.,t p•rons who pie tend to be acquainted with the C.►urt, acid the persuai about ConstAntine, affiim, that whin Grand Duke he fully approved of the system pursued by late brother. The German Papers cont.on some intelligence re specting the affairs of the Greeks. An article flu n Trieste states, on the authority of letters from Hydra, of the 18th inst. that Napoli di Romania is in a good state of defence—that Missolonghi holds out bravely, and the Capitan Pacha had not effected anything.— Imtmuss PACHA has everywhere laid waste the Mures, because not a single district would submit to him. Tnis circumstance, as is well observed, clearly shews the disposition of the people. It appears that the greatest activity prevailed in the Turkish capital, in order tn, give a character of additional vigour to the war. OA the other hand, the Greeks are represented, in the Austrian Uosenier, as so hard pressed, and be.vildered at the same time, that they have withdrawn the m ost effective part f their forces from the Yl.,rea, for the defence of the islands, particularly Hydra and Spezzia. The extraordinary mission appointed by the Porte to proceed to Greece, had nit departed at the date of these advicet. No conjecture us to the object of this mission is hazarded ; only it is inferred, from the high rank and distingu;shed abilities of the persons appointed to it, that it is one of verb neat importance. In a preceding column we have inserted some extracts from the French Papers, relative to Russia; we have since received the -Voile of yesterday. It contains a letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 29th of December, which states, that the mutiny greatly affected the Eu 1.21101 11 and lavishes great praise on the nugaani. mity and song froid he displayed in suppressing it., His conduct is said to have been admired, not only by the troops, but by the oldest Generals. During the four hours spent in endeavouring to bring the troops to submission, it was constantly declared on the part of the EMPEROR, that he would grant an amnesty to the soldiers, and pardon the Officers. Count4Comeser is appointed Governor of St. Petersburgh, in place of General litt.mcaoowtrscn, who was killed in the mutiny. Letters from Warsaw of the td instant, announce that the Grand Dubs Conseannua bad caused all the troops in the Polish capital to take the oath of allegiance " to the Emperor NICKOLAS and him lawful heir the Grand Duke ALmumbea." Orders had been sent to every corps of the Army to take a similar oath. The report which prevailed at Berlin MI the 6th inst. that two regiments had refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Em peror Nscrot.as, and that Cessratrrum had caused several Offic.ers to be shot, is without foundation. A report was ciradated at Frankfort that the King of Saxons was dead, bat letters front Dresden, on the contrary, state, that his MAJIMITY was in dee d health. The passage of the Vistula is so impracticable that Couriers were detained three days before they were able to cross it, The plague has broke out with great violence in Wallachia and Moldavia. _ Aerostats frost Tino, of the 12th ult. KM that Zeeman( Pacer. after leaving 1000 men in garrhen, at Tripoliza, was proceeding towards Leindki. The Tiniot Greets are said to have committed great excuses in the Latin Chapels. CAumits bad repaired to Tin., to suet 25,000 piastres. in order to buy a fire ship. It was reported that the Turks had defeated the Greeks in CAndia, losAnnt Pace♦ is said to have devastated 300 villages in the province of Gastouni, by fire and sword. been apprined of the fact, and would hare announced it in the journals, wiat the precautions neces,ary to avoid giving a shock to public credit: What we know for certain is, that in Russia there is at present two interests—the nati nal interest and the foreign interest. Nobody can, as yet, till whit will he the result ; but the result, whatever it may be, will have greitintluence on eiropean TOE CVEMM; STAR NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. T • FALMOUTH, Jan. 14.—Wind SAlL—Arrived the queessberrg [ packet, from Jamaica; Uninn, Comae, from Lisbon; Lavinia, &EAST, from London for Carthagena ; and the If.xpedition, son, fir Jamaica. 011.11110t1T11, JAL 14.---Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Orb, Boa oars, from C adiz; George, Batas, from Bourdeauz; and the Henrietta, GOWN from Seville. Divon'Ost, Jax. 14.—. We have Alb arrivals, easterly winds bar, ing prevailed during the past week..—The Dante will proceed to Sp!thud, when she is manned. POIMItig7K Jaw. 14. RearoAdmiral W. Mu. GACI. mh , at appointed Comettander.ln.Chief in the Rut Indies, hoisted his lag on Tuesday last, on board,the WASSMW, 74. Captain W. Fatasartnna Cannot', C.B. in this harbour, atm: d d with the customary salutes. The Rear-Admiral will sail in the e mote of the present month to assume his command. The VOLACIF. iS. Captain the HOO. ROIIIIIIIT SAUNDISS DUNO4II, will proceed in company. Yesterday the Colonial steam vessel Africain, Lieut. Austin, arrived from Deptford, bound to Sierra Leone. be was formerly a gals brig, is of 300 tons, has two forty. horse power engine (which are found not sufficient) and thirty men. She must be taken into dock, having sustained damage by getting en shore off Ramsgate. The Couto'', Scoanox, and Ansow, have uile.l on cruises. Remain at Spithead—Twun (for &. D omingo and Vera Cruz) and ARIADNI. In the HarbOIIIIViCTOILV, GAPOrI,WAIISPITL Su rtas,SrAatuta, ,SIMMILOV/Hiok.harts. Nov. Is.—Wind E.—Arrived the Thorney Close, Ave', front Sunderland for New York; and Caroline, TOME?, from London. Passed by, the Abercrombie, lissusson, for India. DIAL, JAY. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived from the River, and remain, the East India Company's ship Berwickshire, Suerttan, for Ch ina. The Admiral Cockburn, from Batavia for Rotterdam, sailed yesterday fur Harwich, is consequence of the ice. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JAIIVART 11. Sines Immo Imams—The Edward. from Pillau ; Emperor Alexander and Edward, from Dantsic; Junge Hendrick, front Altana; Dispatch, Mary. and Rotterdam, from Rotterdam. Enesauto OgrwAsuss—Thee London, for Hamburgh ; Marquis of Huntley, for China; and Skeleton, for Trinidad. Crusts. Owrwriaos—The New Nimes, for the Cape of Good Hope; Eliza, foe Havre; Ganges, for Calcutta; and Elizabeth, for Smyrna. Wlrtosoa, JAN. 15.—The Kim% this morning, sot withstaading the severity of the weather, heard Divine Service pertotmed at the New Private Chapel, by the . Rev. Dr. SUMNeR. Tfie Kiss's present intention is to open the Rolla meat la pettoo. Preparations are matins in all the streets and avenues leading to the Nouse of Leeds to receive his iblavarrvl_ Th t Duke of Moirruoasncy has been named Go vernor to his Royal Highness the Duke of BoaomuN. Yesterday morning, Mr. Secretary CANNING, lICCOMI panted by the Earl of Cumuca am, left town for Windsor. The Duke of Sossitasar, his Graces daughter, the Duke of Sr. Axmat's, Viscount blet.vit.t.e, the Hon. JOHN Tot.- 1431•0111, and the Hann Towns Minister, were among the pro nseuaders ou the banks of the Serpentine, on Saturday. the domestics of the Russian Ambassador all appear in deep mourning for the late Emperor ALBIAMS. The Marchioness of HASTINGS, the four Ladies HANITINSS, her daughters, and Colonel M•Casw, Military Secre tary, are espected at Portsmouth to-morrow, to embark in his Majesty's yacht the ilsaat.o, Captain Lams, for Malta. The Russian Ambassador received di-patches, ye-- rerday, from his Government, at St. Petersburgh, brought by Courier to his Excellency. house in Dover. street, Piccadilly, which were considered to beef muck importance, which caused his Ex cellency to proceed to the Secretary of State's Office for Fo reign Affairs, in Downing street, for the purpose of communi cating with Mr. Secretary CAssiso, but the Right lion. Gentleman having some time previous left town for Windsor, experienced a disappointment, but engaged himself for about half an Your, be tween two sal three o'clock with Mr. PLatira, the Under Secre tary of State. THE ITALIAN OPERA.—The King's Theatre was well and fashionably attended on Saturday night. Vitt.t.tri was in fine voice again, and . made every exertion to . produce those charming effects which are peculiarly his own. The Trumpet Chorusses were admirably exe cuted, and the canone 4 i Sogni Ridenei," as well as the last duer, claimed the usual honour of an encore. This forenoon the Metropolis was visited with a very dense fog, which rendered the general use of candles, necessary in all the shops, offices, &c.