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tift% .. • ‘ s V 2- almost inexhaustible, traced from the silver found by the Muleteer. One of the mines was discovered by Mr. Daniel W. Frost, an American merchant, residing lit Coquimbo, and it was supposed he would obtain a grant to work it for his own benefii;es the other discoverers had done. The muleteer had been offered 30,000 dol lars for the silver discovered by him, as it lay on the ground.. People were flocking from Coquimbo to the sp•rit, in search cf so th.t it was extremely diffi cult to vet ant his.biess done at the time the Colon de pa r ed."—New Yor k tiaxelte. RUSSIA. TRIM TIE STOILZ OF MONDAT, JAN. 16. PARIS, Jas. is. The Stale Gazette of Berlin gives the following ex tract of a Private Letter from St. Petersburgh, dated 27th December:—"' You are undoubtedly informed of the events of yesterday, but cannot help adding some pariicidars of the admirable conduct of the Emperor in this critical moment. He :hewed himself worthy of his deceased brother. In vain the Officers who sur rounded him urged him to order the rebels to be fired upon : he refused, and continued to try every possible means of conciliation. Not being able to approach those deluded wretches, be turned towards the people, who pressed round him, and whom they attempted to keep off, and said, 'Let them alone, they are my chil dren, my good Russians. Hear me, my good friends ; you take r.4e for an usurper ; and yet lam ready to resign the crown which I have been forced to put on. I have'accepced it only to promote your happiness, and be: ause my brother has refused it; but if you will not have me for your. Emperor, there is my bosom, without defence, strike!' He presented himself to them un armed; but they answered only by cries of • Nicholas for ayer !" _ _ if the unhappy soldiers who were led astray by some Officers, could have heard the voice of their lawful So vereign, much blood would have been spared, and the public tranquillity would not have been troubled on a day, consecrated, W not to joy, at least to peace and hop!. The Jouried des Debate has just bee► prohibited in the Austrian dominions; it had already been prohi bited in the kingdom of Sardinia. Among the Officers arrested at St. Petersburgh is Colonel Prince Tronbatakoi and not Prince Gal—, as some Morning Papers say. FROM THE JOURNAL DU DRIATS 01 SUNDAY. Count Polydore de la Rochefoucauld, Secretary of . Embassy, arrived the day before yesterday irons St. Petersburgh, having travelled post. He may probably have brought letters of a more recent date than the 87th of December, and particularly dispatches; but nothing has been suffered to transpire on the subject.— Rumour, indeed, speaks of a movement among the Polish troops in favour of Constantine; but it is added that the Prince suppressed it himself. Several other re ports have been spread, some of them sufficiently absurd. Among these latter may be classed a statement that the Empress Elisabeth (the widow of Alexander) is preg nant; and another, that a party has arisen, equally hostile to Nicholas and Constantine, and demanding modifications in the form of the Government. illtolll Till QUOTIDIENII OW WIDAY. We are assured that the cause that retarded the ec*ltiers (from St. Petersburg))) was the impossibility of passing the Vistula, the bridge of boats over which had 'been carried away, and which was not yet frozen sufficiently to admit of a safe passage over the ice. 'Letters of the 21st December, written on the borders of Bessat abia, announce the spread of a report among the Russian armies of the speedy artival of Constan tine, which proves that in that part of Russia, and at that time, they were yet ignorant of the fact of the twice repeated abdication of that Prince. FROM THE CONSTITUTIONNIL. ANTWERP, Isavaay to. The Consul and other Russians in this city have taken the oath of fealty, according to instructions from St. Petersburgh, to Constantine I. The most afflicting and contradictory news is in circulation here about the events in the Nutt's. The merchants are alarmed, fearing a general disturbance. The Russians display openly their indignation at the bloody events at St. Petersburgh, and they attribute them to neglecting to insert in the Imperial Manifesto the renurciation of the new EPA peror. Not publishing the decisive act of Constantine's is ill may have made the troops believe they were m rching under the banner of honour against perjury and faithlessness. The bloody scenes at St. Petersburgh offer a danger•sus example for the future, if ar.y faction wishes, either there or in any other countries, to usurp the supreme power. Constantine being ignorant of what was done at St. Petersburg's, might think himself pledged to the renunciation; but, on being proclaimed' Emperor, this *Rend the whole case, and a formal act of abdication, performed after his knowledge of having been so proclaimed, ought to have been pub lished to save the shedding of blood, and perhaps to avoid the danger of exciting a civil war in the distant Batts of the empire. FROM THE JOURNAL DES DEBATE. PARIS, JANUANT 15. The fitst renunciation of Constantine was occasioned by his divorce ; the second by his want of ability ; and the third, by respect for the orders of .he Emperor and his mother. These contradi:tions can do no good in an age which has seen fortune take so many shapes to ravish the sceptic front or regime Princes. Except the Bourbons, who knew host to die, but not to abdicate, almost all the Potentates of Europe have given up pro vinces, tights, and thrones; and it was marvellous to see the simple language in which their renunciations have been drawn up. Sometimes, however, it was a Despot dictating it, sword in hand ; sometimes it was a People, who, obtaining promises, words, and deeds, for three years, against which, however, in changing its colours, was obliged to protest. When such examples are be fore us, it is dangerous to omit the august forms which can 4,me save the fifty millions of men, which an all rim et will makes over from one master to another, boot inimical interpretations and factious protests. We say, moreover, that it is always dangetous to make any alterations in the rank of sovereign families, among a people who, having no other guarantees, look to here ditary right to secore them that internal peace which is the chief want of every State. The news that Constantine had hastened to make the army under his orders submit to his brother, dues not answer for the preservation of peace in Russia. There is no paitive news yet, more than the Russian Legation has not taken fresh oaths. The name of Constantine I. though it will be unknown to history, reigns among the Idoscovites at Paris. Yesterday the name was resounded in a hymn, in the chapel of the Ambassador ; while those, who invoke it on the ?Orders the NTeva tt , e she . u rebels by an artillery that w2sless murderods on ou own frontien. We do nut, anew* Cannot, yet know how the army will decide the fall of the - Empire, which has no other institntioss than the•thione and the camp; 'and the throbe is weakened by an interregnum, and the camp strengthened by the losses of the su preme power. THE EVENIN“ STAR LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1826. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Cuosol market there is but little doing as yet, Most of the Broken are making up their Accounts against to-morrow, which is settling day. The market still has a heavy appearance for although the Bankers are full of money, they are afraid to pur chase Consols, thinking there may be a further fall. Consols opened at 1111 for next February Account, and are now 81 a for this Account. As yet there has not been much fluctuation. In the Foreign Market, Colombian experienced a fall this morn ing of ik per Cent. _ _ _ The South American market is declining. Current Prices: Old Spanish 131, Mexican 63i 64, Russian $2, Colombian New so ex die. Brazilian lion& 65 66, Riche goer Bilis nothing doing. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 215 214 3 per Cent. lied. 80% % 34 3 per Cent. Cons. es div. 79% % 80 79% 31 per Cent. 89 88% 31 per Cent. Red. 88% 3 % V i 4 per Cent. New ex div. 96 Ys 97% 96% Long Ann. 201-16 Vs India Bonds 6 8 prem. £I,OOO Excheq. 1146 3 1 dis. £5OO ditto 3 1 dis. CIO() and £2OO ditto 1 dis. 1 prem. Cons. for Account 81 3 /. 54 5 34 EXCHANGE* VIINNA, JA/EB.—Metalliguest 92 5-34. Bank Shares 11751. 1 1 / 1 1SUVA, Doc. 1111.—On London, R. Leaman, Jas. 4.—On London, 49i. Oros. o, Jan. 11.—Da London, 53d. FRENCH FUNDS, Pass, Jamas' 16. The per Cents. . . . 911 f. 20c. Three per Cents. . . . 671. 10c. Bank Stock . . • 20501. Rents' de Naples . . . 771. 60c. Harlan Loan . . goof. • FORBION FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds 5 p Ct Mex. Scrip, Basilian Bonds, 16 sa Neapolitan Bonds, Ditto Aect. • Perim. Bds, 6pC. 43 iki.Scrip,spC.lB2s, Ditto Acct. Buenos Ayres Bonds 746 Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 p C. Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds 746 74 Colombian Ms, 6 p C. Pros*. lids. i p C. Do. Bds 1824, 57 66 76 7 Do. Bonds, 1822, Do. Ace. 57 6 76 7 Ruw.Bda,lB22, 6 p C. 816:22 Danish Bonds, Ditto Acct. Du. Marks Span. 5p Ct. C. 121 Do. Bds. 5 pC. 1825, 596 Ditto for Ace. 136 Ditto Acct. Ditto 510, 136 Greek Bonds Span. sp. Ct. C. 1825, Do. Bds, 1825, French itentes, 5 p C. • Ditto Acct. &change, Alex. Bonds sp. Ct. French Kontos, 5p C. elf ' 5C Ditto Acct. S p C. Exchange, 25f 20e 1. Do. 8d5,1825, 6 p C. 64636 41 4 Guatemala Beds, ... Do. Acct. 64} I I 34 46 4 I Ditto Scrip BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK VIA ILL ?AID: Brazilian 100 s C I Castello & Espirito Santo 100 5 3 1 * ' Pasco Peruvian 100 5 24 2 Potosi, La Paz, & Peruv. 50 5 24.4 United bleziean 40 20 Ditto New 40 10 184 18 British Iron Company - 100 45 16 British Hock & Patent Salt 10 6 7 4 4 Devon Haytor Granite 50 2 1 General Steam Navigation 100 5 34 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 10 764 .f In a preceding page we have given several extracts from the French Papers of Sunday and Monday, and we have since received the Etoile of yesterday. It contains an article horn the Austrian Observer, stating, on the authority of official intelligence from Warsaw, that a courier h:id arrived in that city on the Ist inst. bringing the decision of the question respecting the ac cession to the Throne. The Grand Duke NICHOLAS accepted the Crown; and had been proclaimed Emperor of RUSSIA and King of POLAND. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE imme diately assembled thegourt, and in presence of his wife, the Princess of LCCWITZ, and several Generals, read with a loud voice the Ukase of the new &Imams; he finished with shouting, Hurrah ! long live my beloved brother, the Emperor Nicholas the First, my gracious Emperor and master." The next day the troops were to take the oaths of allegiance. Sunday, Co t.te I'ozzo DI Bows, the Russian Am bassador, assembled the Russian subjects in Pads, and received. from them the oath of allegiance to the Em peror Nictior4s: - At six o'cl-ck the Comte gave an en tertainmenr, Which was attended by several persons of distinguished rank. _ _ . The Erode calls the new Govern^•r of St. Petersburgh General Kourousoir, and says he commanded the corps of cadets. The individual wbo killed Gen. Mr LARAPOWZTSCN is called GOLITOI, he has been arrested, as has also-AnAI.INSKI, the man who wounded General SCIIZNSCHIN. The Prince of OaAwoz, travelling under the title of Count of FLAND/113, arrived at Frankfort on the 10th inst. on his way to St. Petersburgh. His Royal High ness is accompanied by an Adjutant, his valet, and a Cabinet Courier who precedes him, in order to procure relays of horses. An article from Berlin states, that the Moscow Re. giment, which on the 26th ult. refused to take the oath to the Emperor NicaoLos, is the old regiment of Lithuania. Formed by his Imperial H ghness the Grand Duke COMSTANTINE, it was extremely .attached' to him, and manifested the most lively joy when he was proclaimed Emperor. It was one of the best Rus sian regiments, and greatly distinguis'hed itself in the last war. The plague is said to make great ravages in W.allsk chia and Moldavia. Acoounts from Greece state, the Seraskier RID 'WWI) tlsdus. had decapitmed Deattisctt CASsiui C.,idt of the Albani ,as. and SuLfzx CODJA ; this double event increased the tet tor of the Albanians,who deserted daily and fled to the mountains. cursing the Turks and the war. The Seraskier, instead of attacking Misso longhi. fortifies himself in his camp,where he is besieged by the Etolians. The Turkish divi►ion stationed at Salons, has been cut to pieces by PANORIAS and his troops. It is also reported that IBRAHIM PACHA has experienced a reverse near Corinth. Frankfort and other German papers to the 12th inst. reached us this forenoon. The Austrian Observer to the 7th has no accounts from Poland or Russia I neither has the Allgemeine Zeitung to the 12th, the latter however gives, from the Bolin papers, pat t of the official documents from the Russian Capital. The Emperor of AusTRIA has presented the bridge of boats erected in September, to the city of Presburgt The following ate the only articles worth quoting in these papers. • FRANKFORT. JANUARY 10. FROM THE ORIENTAL SPECTATOR. SMYRNA, DlVildiiit 24 On the 7th November, we had the satisfaction to see for the first time a Sardinian frigate and brig enter our port, being part of the division which is to be sta tioned in the Levant. The Sardinian Consul who is to reside here, is expected shortly, on board a corvette. The Turkish flotilla of Sao has just cleared these seas of 20 piratical vessels. The pirates having suc ceeded in seising on three Turks belonging to the island, had sent a Greek to the relations of the Turks, to ac quaint them with the circumstance, to fix the ransom to be paid, and to declare to them that in case of refusal they would massacre the three prisoners. One of the rela- tions went ind informed thePwcha, who took hi, measures s well, dim the expedition which he commanded had aft-the' success that could be desired. On the sth of November, the Riche being informed that twenty-one Greek vessels, large and small, were anchored in a creek of Scio, opposite to Ipsara, imme diately sent out his flotilla, consisting of a schooner and five mistics. It arrived off the creek before day-break, And immediately brought its artillery to bear on the Greek ve,sels, which sunk two mistics and burnt three. The pirates took flight, and escaped into the mountains. Tire flotilla returned to the port of Scio, and brought with it the other sixteen mistics, which it had taken. The P.4eha rewarded the Turkish Captains, by invest ing them with a cafton ; and, without loss of time, sent in pursuit of the pirates, viho sought refuge on shore. A body of troops met with them, killed five, and made twenty-two prisoners, whom they brought back to Scie. New York Paperszr " l77t h ult. have reached us, and extracts from them will be found i 1 a pieced. ing pas,. It is stated that the Embassy to ale Congress \of American St Sit es at Panama was to be offered to Mr. Mounot, the tat Pke4dent of the United States. In one of the Journals it is hinted that this diAinguished public character lies not retired from office with the poiteasion of anything like an independent fortune r and a suggestion follows; that Congress might to grant pen sions for life to the Chief Magistrates of the Union on their c et irement. One Journalist,however, calculates, that from his eco nomical habits during his double Presidency, he must have retired with a balance of 90,000 dollars, derived from his office, after paying 70,000 dollars which he is said to have been in debt when first elected. No pro ceedings had taken place in Congress beyond the pre sentation of petitions and the recording of notices for future •consideration. Among the former are many from the officers who served in the war of independence, praying for an equitable adjustment of their claims. The party of General JACKSON have given notice of their intention to move that the Cons itution be so amended, with respect to the eection of President and Viceßresident of the United States, that a uniform system of voting by districts shall be established by the States, and in such manner as to prevent the election from devOlving upon either House of Congress. Senor GuAL, the Colombian Plenipotentiary to the Congress ' at Panama, had arrived at Cal t lade on the 28th of October. DUKE OP YORK'S LEVEL—Yesterday, at half past four o'clock, the Duke of Yeas ' as Commander-in-Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by Lord Gaomsr, Lord TILTNHAN, Gene ral MAITLAND, Major Ge nerals S. Demur and &sorrow, and about thirty other Military Officers, Sir CIMILLIS Gomm, Mr. Serjeant Coss, The Duke of YOHK paid a visit to Prince LEOPOLD, on Monday afternoon, at his residence in Pall Mall., Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the CHAN. castes of the Excuses= arrived in town from Beckenham. in Kent, and after transacting business at the Treasury, and at Fife House, left town again. Monday afternoon, soon after four o'clock, Mr. Se cretary Pm arrived in Loudon from Brighton, abd yesterday transacted business at the Home Office. _ Po ItT PATRICK, JAN. 12.—Yesterday evening arrived from Donaghadet, his Majesty's steam packet, Aaaow, Captain Surrairrr, having en board the Marquis of Losnosozaar and suite, together with several other passengers, and three carriages, after a ene passage of three boors. His Lordship slept at Gordon's Hotel, and set out thh morning for his seat in Durham. KING'S TurtaTaa.—The Opera of 11 Glaciate in Egitto was repeated last night at this Theatre. The performance of Mademoiselle 13oxtut was last night extremely good throughout, and her execution of the bravora. d'Una Madre iventurgta was very brilliant and effective. Her concluding duel with Signor' Vsr.Lurt (11 teneio it, was aho very beautifully executed, and received a unanimous encore, as did the ',crone sagni ridenti. The House was well filled in every part. The " winter of discontent" has become 66 glorious somata" to Mr. KEAN in the United States ; he has played at Albany to good houses, and the Daily Ad vertiser of that city says, 66 It is out of our power to ' describe to our readers the electrical influence which this man's powers produce on the audience. It is in firkitely superior to anything we ever saw. 6 He is him- self alone r Owing to the absurd prejudicevagainst *vaccination. upwards of 200 children have died of the small-pox at Rotterdam, within a very short period. moiv. . . It was s ated in the STIR of the 13 th instant, that the Detitit the 67th Foot, which consiits Of nearly £OO rank and file, ha been ordered tti march from Gosport to Chatham; they march . in two Divisions • the Ist Division commenced its maryk.tin Mon s day, the 16th ins t ant, and the second Division testerd4 Forty-five Recruits haye joined the Depot of the sad Font, at Glasgow, within a feW days, and SO Recruits the Dept* of die 77th Foot, at Paisley, within the same period. The lit and td Divisions of the td Battalion of the Rill 110- gade embarked on the 10th ikst. on board the Cato and • Vibelii transports; and the 3d Division of the earns corps embarked on the 11th init. on board the Sovereign transpoit, at Cork: fOr Melia. A Detachment, consisting of Officers and privates beicitiging i 4 different Regiments in the West Inilies,emberkod, on the IStk at Cowes, fur the purpose of joining their respective Capt., - ' The lit Division of the Depot of.the 19th Regiment of Infiniti ,/ has arrived, on board the Zephyr transport, at Chatham, front Tynt mouth. The Magistrates of Hams are taking Counsel's opinion to aster= . tarn whether training and exercising. the Militia be that " active . service," which entities their wives end fernlike to the County allowance. Mit.tria.—A circular letter has been addressed to every Militia Regiment from the War Office, desiring the Colonels to direct the &aff Officers to have every Fart of the clothing and bac essa ries iri stores immediately sorted into lots of serviceable and unserviceable, with accurate returns, Sac. in readiness for the inspection of Officers specially appointed by the Board of Ordnance, who it appears are to be sent all over the kingdom upon this service. It is also con templated to embody the Militia for training in the present year. ORDNANCE-OFFICE, JAN. 14. Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners.—Second Captain Mtwara Matson, of the Corps of Royal Engineers, to be Adjutant, vice Jones, who resigns the Adjutantcy. COURT-MARTIAL. At a General Court. Martial, held on the 4th and Sth instant, at the Men Room of the Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, com posed of Gaiters of the Line and Royal Marines, a private marine named Foster, was found Guilty of striking Ensign Burnam, of the 19th Regiment. The prisoner having no witnesses to call, pleaded intoxication ' and handed in a written paper , containing a strong appeal ro the feelings of the Members of the ourt, and submitting himself to their mercy. He was sentenced to receive 600 lashes; which sentence was carried into execution on the morning of the 9th instant, at the Spur Battery, near Fort Amherst, in the pre sence of the whole garrison, with a view of deterring his fellow soldiers from the commission of a crime, the most subversive of all military discipline, and which not unfrequently subjects the offender o capital punishment.—Rockener Oazetts, Ja*. 17. THE INDIAN ARMY.—GENERAL ORDER. Head-quarters, Calcutta, July 27. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Major-General Jams Nzenouo, C.D. to.the Staff of the Army serving in the East In dies,vice Major-General who has resigned. By Order of bis Excelleacy the Commander-in-Chkf, THOMAS MiIdAHON, Col. A.G. THE OFF-RECKONING FUND. Fort William, July 29, 1825. The Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct that the following extract of a general letter from the Honoarable the Court of Directors, in the Military Depattment, under date 113 d March,. 1825, be published in General Orders: " Para. 2..—With reference to our orders on the future succes sion of Officers to the benefit' of the Off-reekoning Fund, we find it necessary to direct, that the amount of the annual advance to be made to Officers who may succeed to half shares between the lit of May, 1824, and the Ist of May, 1828, shall be the same as they would have received on the old system, namely, p 543 from the Fund, so long as they would have continued on the junior list, and that irrso shall be the amount of the advance from the date when they would have passed through this list ; of this last advance, 4001. is to be made by the Fund, and 3501. from our Treasury. " 3. These who succeed to half-shares after the Ist May, 1826, and who will not be 'added to the benefits of compensation for the difference between half and a full share, are to receive an advance from the fund at the rate of 4001. per annum. " WILLIAM CASEMENT, Lieut.-Colonel, Secretary to Govt. Military Dept." SALE OF INDIGO AT THE INDIA HOUSE, Yesterday being the day gppointed tot fife QJarterli Sale of Indigo, at the Company's Sale ilooms t In Lead enhall-street, a numerous assemblage of the trade took place at an early hour, for the purpose of endeavouring to induce the East India Company to postpone the sale until March or April. As soon as the Chairman had taken his seat, and before any of the lots were put up, Mr. CHRISTIA said, that in consequence of the late convulsions in the money market, the dealers in Indigo had expressed a wish that the sale should be postponed. There might have then been grounds for the refusal, which had been given, but now that the Catalogues had been issued only on Satur day week, there had not been sufficieot time to take a proper inspection of 6000 chests of such an article as Indigo. Several Proprietors consented to withdraw their lots, provided those belonging to the Company were withdrawn also. The Chairman said, that in his opinion the sale could not be postponed. Some persons had come a considerable distance for the purpose of attending the sale, and with what justice to them could the Company postpone the sale ? He thought there was sufficient time for inspection, and, at all events, no Gentleman would be so careless of his own interests as to purchase without having had a proper inspection, and . if there were no buyers there could be no sale. Alter some conversation, the Chairman was requested . Hto retire, and consult the Directors, before he ventured to decide upon the sale, which was so important to the trade in general, as well as to the Company. The 'Chairman then retired to get the sense of the Court, ;Ind he returned with the decision of the Directors, that the sale should be proceeded with. Mr. JOHNSON said ) that such conduct was not be coming (to use the most gentle expression) such a body as the East India Company—(Urest cries of Shame, Shaine). They ought at once to have stated their deter. ruination to proceed with the sale, and not to delay their answer until the private Proprietors had with drawn their lots, on the presumption that the sale wuuld be postponed—(Hear, hear). The principal traders then left the room; sad those who re mained, as it appeared to us, did so rather with a view of ascer taining the lots which were withdrawn, than with any intention of purchasing; for during the time we remained In the room, we did not hear a single bidding. The trade seemed generally Flu 'died and dissatisfied. Monday a Special Board of the Lords of the Trea• eery was held, for their Lordships' decision on the important ques tion respecting tbeDeccanprizamoney. The result didn't transpire. On the 15th December, New York was visited by one of the most disastrous fires that has for a long time been experienced in that city. It commenced in a stable, into which a cartman had gone with a light to feed his horse, in the rear of the square fronting on Thompson, Broome, Spring, and. Sulivan.streets. The greater part of the houses, many of them valuable, facing on these streets were destroyed, leaving from sixty to eighty families without a shelter. The value of the property lost is estimated at from 70 to 80,000 dollars, upon which but trifling insurance had been effected. There were two unfortunate circumstances that conduced to the conflagration reaching its alarming height. The one was the culpable neglect of ringing the city bells— the other the great scarcity of water. The pumps and cisterns in the vicinity were speed.ly drained, and the distance from the river rendered it intpracticable to derive much aid from that source. Thursday night last, four post•horses were suffocated in a stabli., at the Cups inn, Colchester, supposed from the litter ca cliieg fire.