Star. — London, England, 1826-12-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PROM TIM =Wm MADRID, DICZMIER 7. Yesterday (the Queen's birth-day) there was a grand gala and drawing.room at the Court. It was the most 'numerous we have seen for a long time; nearly 1,200 persons were present. In the evening the theatres were illuminated. A Royal Ordonnance of the Pith November fixes the names which are to be borne, in future, by the ten regi ments of infantry of the line, and by the seven regiments 'of light infantry. The first ten are to bear the names of the King, the Queen, the Prince, the Infant, Savoy, Afri ca, Sarragossa, Estremadora, Almanza, and St. Ferdi nand. The others are to be named the King's Chas seurs, the Volunteers of Arragon, of Gerona, Valencia, Baylen, Navarre, and Albuhera. The corvette Le Zafiro and the brigs Guadiana and Elampago, which lately left Ferrol to cruise on the coast of Galicia, brought into the port of Vigo, on the 25th of November, a brig and a schooner, under the English ng, which they bad taken as smugglers. We have had no positive information for several days of the movements of the Portuguese insurgents in the province of Tras-os-Montes. It is only known by way of Lisbon that they had entered by Chaves. If we were to believe non•official news, which have as yet obtained but little circulation, they have made themselves mas ters of Villa Real, and of the Bridge of Amarante ; and popular insurrection had forced the Constitutional troops to beat a retreat, and to give up the road to Oporto. It was stated yesterday that the insurgents who had entered by Beira had been beaten, but up to this time the news wants confirmation. It is not known whether the tefugees that had taken shelter in Andalu sia. had, Ike the rest, made an irruption into Portugal. The Editor of the Etoile subjoins to this account a very important note, in which he states, that 13,000, the number of the Guertillas who had entered Bragan za, was a misprint for 1,300. 'SOU TIM JOURNAL bEll IMAM LISBON, Di MAUR 5. The following is a copy of the note addressed by Don Francisco de Almeida, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to his Excellency the Count de Casa Flores, Spanish Ambassador is The undersigned Minister, Secretary of State for Foreign AffAirs, has the honour to communicate to his Excellency the Count de Casa Flores, that the Governor of the province of Alentejo announces, of date yester day, that a band, composed of Portuguese rebels, who had taken refuge in Spain, and who had been armed for the invasion, by the Spanish Authorities, had entered Villa Vicosa. From the report of the Governor of Alen tejo, it also appears, that 500 muskets have been dis -tributed to the Portuguese peasants on the frontiers, ■nd that a park of artillery was about to leave Badajoz by order of the Governor, for the purpose of joining the insurgents—the whole contrary to the right of nations, and contrary to the reiterated assurances given to-the undersigned, by the Count de Casa Flores, and to the C•'unt of Villa Real, and the Minister of his Braz;lian Majesty, by his Excellency, M. Salmon. In consideration of so strange an act, so utterly unknown among civilised nations, the undersigned is obliged to communicate to his Excellency the Count de Casa Mores. agreeably to orders received to that effect from her Highness the Princess Regent, that, until t':e Grrernment of his Catholic Majesty shall give clear and satisfactory explanations t•f an insult so unheard of, his Excellency the Court de Casa Flores, will consider himself as suspended from his functions of Ambassador. The undersigned has the honour to inform the C' urn de Casa Flores that every necessary measure has been tak. n to guard against any failure of the respect or re• paid due to the person of his Exceller.cy, and to his suite. The undersigned takes advantage of this oppor tunity t r renew to his Excellency the assurance of his high consideraion. (Signed) DON FRANCISCO DE ALMEIDA. " At the Palace of Ajuda, 27th Nov. 1826." In consequence of this notification, his Excellency deter mined on returning to Madrid on the Ist of De cemher. The people sheaved some disposition to insult the Diplomatist ; and, in consequence, a guatd of four Cavalry was assigned to him. The whole of the troops in garrison in this capital set out ter-day for the frontiers. It is asserted that the Marquis de Chaves is directing his march upon Oporto. It is now confirmed, that a considerable number of Spanish soldiers accompany our deserters in their attack upon the new order of things established in Portugal. The two Chambers held yesterday a secret sitting. We Understand that the question, whether some English troops should be requested to land s was discussed.— After the sitting, a small vessel was sent to the Admiral's ship. The war is imminent. PARIS, Dualism 16. M. de Moustier, the Frenid Ambassador to Spain, has arrived at Paris. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—Sirrnat or me tam. The third scrutiny was entered upon ibis day. At hall -past foer but a Toy small number of voters were wanting. Pressing messages were sent to those of tke Deputies who lived in the neighbourhood, and who had not answered to their names. The lamps were lit upon the desks of the scrutineers, and the spectators, who were numerous, thought that something would result' from the meeting. After some conversation, M. Mechin said. u I understand we want but a single Member." Other voices---u Let us wait for him then." A Deputy, if Send to the house of M. Moustier, who is just arrived at Paris." The officer announced to the President, that a number of the tardy Members were not at home. At length, at five o'clock, M. Just de Noailles, who had just recovered from a severe sickness, entered the Hall, wrote down his name, and deposited his vote. The Paesmtur—We are very much obliged to you, Sir. The Scrutineers then examined the urns, and found that there were exactly 215 voters present. The suf frages were thus distributed :—Messrs. Raven, 170 ; De La Rigaudie, 170; De Montmorency, 157; the Bine, De Solre, 154. None of the rest of the Members had a sufficient number of votes to qualify them as candidates. On Monday, in consequence, there will be a second stititiny for the nomination of the fifth candidate. The Chamber rose at a quarter past six. PARIS, DICUIRIM 11. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1526. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, at 791 80, after which, twenty thousand were done at 801 ; but a report prevailed, no doubt originating from the Bears, that a Spanish vessel had taken two English ships, which imme. diately caused Consols to decline again to 791 j ; but the above report not gaining any credit, the market has somewhat improved, and Consols may now be quoted at 791 to SO, but no speculation of consequence has as yet taken place. An Express has arrived from Paris. bringing the Five per Cent. Rentes at 98f. 25c. and the Three per Cents. at 66f. 90c. In the Foreign Market little or nothing is doing. Current prices: Old Spanish 12 13, Mexicans 641 3, Colombian 3.11 1, Chain 36 38, Greek 17i 181, Peruvian 30 32, Russian 81/ to 1. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have remained steady the whole of the morning at 79j 80 for the Account, but within a 'holt period they have rather im- proved, and may be quoted at present at 80 to i, and Reduced 783. Exchequer Bills 12 to 11 prem. Most of the speculators In the Foreign Market are gossiping, for there Is no business doing. Up to the present time, we have no arrivals from Portugal, nor any reports. PRICK OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 199 1 k i.er Cet.t Red. 79 78 1 / 4 %* per Cent. Cons. Shut. 3.4 per Cent. 86 31 per Cent. Re 1. 84 , 7 8 % 85 4 per Cent. New Shut. 4 per Cent. 1826, 93% 94 1 ,E Lone Ann. um 1 / 2 India 13ond' 30 26 Old Annuities 78 3 / 2 £l,OOO Excheq. Bill- 14 16 11 £5OO ditto 14 13 10 tlOO and 1200 ditto 15 20 16 Cons. for Acct. 80 1 / 4 79% 80 1 / 2 FORRION FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Colombian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Peruvian Bonds,'" p•C. 30 31 Do. Bonds, 1824, 334 34 I Russ. lids, 1822, Sp C. 824 Danish Bonds,3 pa. 564 4 Do. Acct. 82 Do. Acct. 564 Span. Bon& 5 p Ct. 13 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Ditto Acct. 134 Do.Bonds,ltits,sp C. 171 Fr. Reines. 5 p C. Mex. lids 1825,6 p. Ct. 644 464 Ditto Acct. 971'. Do. Acct. 644 4 44 Exchange, 25f 50e BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK. SHA kr. PAID. 100 20 100 15 Brazilian Colombian _ Potosi La Paz and Peru. Au. So 5 - Royal Irish 6.5 1 9.16 Marine Alliance 100 5 Canada Company 100 10 30 31 14 11 s. 17s. 181. 5 The Paris Papers, which reacted us last night, leave the question of peace or war, as it was; and there is not a single paragraph in the Etoik of yesterday, which we have received this morning by Express, calculated to relieve this suspense. We cannot help expressing our marked astonishment at this continued uncertainty upon a subject of such immense importance, particularly as it involves the intentions of the French Cabinet in great doubts. We wished to believe, that it received the inva- sion of Poi tugal with unqualified disapprobation ; but how can we express this belief any longer, without Int -1 peaching our own penetration or sincerity, whilst it main• flung a burning brand into the bosom of a neighbouring Power; and let us therefore hope, that it will put down these surmises with Out further los, of time. If France really disapproves of the inva.ion of Portugal, it is evidently bound, both by honour and policy, to express itself on the subject in a way that stupidity cannot mis take, or even malice misrepresent. It will not be able, however, to shroud itself much longer in mystery, as we find that serious steps have been taken at last to enable the Chambers to commence their proceedings, four candidates having already been presented to fill the vacant chair of the Chamber of Deputies. When the fifth candidate is selected, the King will immediately proceed to the nomination of a President ; and the extraordinary delay that has hitherto intervened, is probably a part of that suspicious policy, which the French Ministers, for reasons best known to themselves, have recently adopted. They seem afraid to see dis closures forced upon them at the present crisis; and, it is not too much to suppose, that they have used all their influence to put off the evil Jay as long as possi ble, particularly as upon their explanations will depend whether France and Great Britain shall remain friends, or become accessories, or rather principals, in the quarrel, which now rages in the Peninsula. The French Government seems to be in as little haste to proceed to the appointment of an Ambassador, in the place of M. de :Mustier, who has been just recalled from Madrid, as to expedite the business of the ta o Chambers. Tvio French Marshals have been spoken of as likely to be appointed to the vacant Embassy at Madrid ; but this repot t is placed by the Rolle amongst " the lies of the day." Moliter and Marmont are the Marshals alluded to; and we can only say, that had either of them been appointed, we should consider it as a defiance hurled at this country. The same Paper contradicts the arrival of two regiments at Lisbon from Gibraltar; and also denies that a schism has broken out amongst the members of the French Cabinet• To these contradictions the Reader will attach a hatever credit he pleases, or draw from them such inferences as he may think fit ; whilst to us they appear to paint the embarrassment, rather than disclose the real senti ments, of that Government. In the mean time the French Funds ate pacific ; and as they chew no tendency' towards a depression, it is but fair to infer, that the most enlightened, or at least the most sensitive people in France, look upon hostilities as improbable. German Payers were received this rooming, and we copy the following attic]e from them, as possessing some im, ortance, in the present very critical state of aCirs in the Peninsula : FRANKFORT, Decuarit 8. It is a long time since we have had so much political, discussion on our Exchange as within the last few dal s. Amply materials were, indeed, furnished by the King of En g lanu's Speech from the Throne, by the debates on the Address, the insurrection of the friends of absolute power in Portugal, and lastly, the affairs r•f Greece. The word anxiety, employed in the Speech, has not a little puzzled our etymologists; and as, according to Johnson himself, it is an expression for three or four emotions or states of the mind, similar indeed, but very different in degree, • the problem cannot be solved so as to satisfy every body, even on the authority of that great philologer, and the determination of the analogous sensation mutt be left to each individual,which, perhaps, was what the authors of the Speech intended. The various reports in the French Journals, respecting the events on the frontiers of Portugal, did ant a little contribute to keep up this feverish uncertainty. While some were filled with philanthropic apprehensions for the consequences of the civil war, which was on the point of breaking out in the west of Europe, others seem to be seized with real terror at the incalculable conse quences which the flames of war kindled on the Tagus might have upon the whole political and commercial world. In fact, it cann it be denied, that the British Mi nister's commentary on the King's Speech contains ex pressions which tend to cherish this anxiety, in the hypo thetical cafe of a civil war in Portugal. Happily, in this ct itical moment,we learnt that aßritishCabinetMessenger coming from Vienna, had passed through our city, travel ling s ith all speed. This incident led some person to con ceive the plausible notion that this courier might be tbe [seater of an official note, the object of which was to allay the troubles in Portugal. The insurgents, it was observed, had undoubtedly been guilty of a great abate of the name of the Infant Don Miguel, by placing it at the head of 'her appeal to the Portuguese nation, though his Royal Highness, in a state of the most perfect liberty,had just recognised and sworn to the Constitution. A Procla- !nation of bis Royal Highness, directed against this appeal, and reprobating this abuse of his name, seemed to be the best and readiest means to prevent civil war, and to hinder all future attacks on the Constitution and the courier was, perhaps, going to take it to Lon don, Paris, or Lisbon. We have no news this morning from Portugal, either by the way of France, or through any other channel. The greatest activity is displayed in every department of the public service. Lord Mittvittt himself has gone to Ports. mouth, with a view, it is supposed, to expedite the equipment of the ships. Although no new ships are ordered to he commissioned, every vessel now afloat is ordered to be put in readiness for imme diate service.—About 12 o'clock on Monday night, orders arrived at the Arsenal, at Woolwich, to embark a quantity of artillery, in the first instance, for Portsmouth. Every thing, in short, indicates a determination on the part of Ministers to be prepared for the worst. ARMAMENT FOR PORTUGAL. DEVONPORT, SUNDAY EVENING, SEVEN °TEAM This port and arsenal is all in a bustle, and order, are hourly expected for the equipment of more shie s and the embarkation of mere troops. The Winnsr,n CASTLE, 74 guns, one of our guard ships, having taken out her lower deck guns for the purpose of .ecommo. dating the troops, yesterday fired the signal gun I, e departure, and went down the harbour with a light wind at north, near Devil's Point. The wind failed, and she brought to, but afterwards proceeded to Baru pool. This forenoon, by means of warps, she reached as far as the east end of the Island, and then came to; she afterwards warped to windward, near the cit4,:el, and sailed to her mooring, in the Sound. The troop., however, the 60th Rifle Corps, 600 strong, will not embark till to-morrow morning. DOVER, TUESDAY, THREE O'CLOCK, P.M.--Mr. Lay. DEN, the Austrian Messenger, arrived in Dover ;0.6,, and immediately freighted a steam-packet (txtr4) for Calais. From the great haste Ire was in, be was doubtle,s charged with important dispatches. An extra coquet from Prince Polignac also crossed to clAy. Monday evening, at half-pact sir o'clock, Sri Wv. Cutivou left his house in Queen AnnAtreer, and proceeded in Ats carriage and four, on his way to embark for Portugal, to take the command of the troops. The llosneat and PYRAMUS. which sailed from Portsmouth, G e Sunday morning s have had a fine wind. I'rince ESTERHAST and suite are daily expected at Portcnioult, to take leave of their friends, about to embark in the Foal a for Suu•!' America. Theiltur.wirr, M zrviLar, and SPARTIATZ with troops for Por tugal; and Foams, for South America, are the only craft at prey-ht at Spithead. We have already stated that the ant and second divisions of the 63d Regiment have sailed on board hi► .Majesty's ship Mitt.vti is, and the first battalion of the Grenadier Guards, on boird the Gaoucisaint, for Portugal. The first and second divisions of th, second battalion of the 3d Foot Guards have since embarked at Puttsuiouth, and sailed for the same destination. Lieutenant-General Sir G. L. COLE will be appointed Colonel or the 27th (Enniskillen) Regiment of Foot, vire the Marquis of Ha STING s. deceased. Lieutenant-General Sir THOMAS RRIMIAI42 will be appointed Colonel of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Infantry, vice Lieutenant-General Sir G. L. Cot.e, appointed to the 27th Fuof. Fur " Military Promotions," see first page. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. FASIIIONABLg A lIRIPALS. The Earl of Chesterfield, at Chesterfield Huse, South Andley. street, from his seat, Bradley Hall, Derbyshire ; the Earl of Char. leville, from a tour ; Sir John Harrington, at his haute in Berkley. square. from his seat in Berks ; Colonel Aitcheson, from a tour; Hon. C. Tollentache, from Uxbridge ; and the Unit. Capt. Clanet, from a tour, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street ; the Cuuntets of Pomfret, from i tour ; and James Hamilton, Fol. front Cara. bridge, at the British Hotel, Jerrnyn-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Crnrrp. ton, at their house in Grosvenor-place, front Paris ; C.W. Tupper, Req. from Oxfordshire; and Captain Johnston, from Ilerefniel. shire, at the Royal Hotel, St. Jantes's.street ; the Earl and Ow. test of Cassilis, at their house in Privy Gardens, from their se St. Margaret's; Sir Thomas and Lady Bacther, from their seat. la Worcestershire, at Gould's Hotel..lermyn street. DEPARTURES. Prince and Princess Lieven and family, fur Brighten ; the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, for their seat, Woburn Abbey ; the' Mar. quis and Marchioness of Stafford and family, for their seat, IVer Hill, Surrey; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, for liathel.f, for the holidays; the Marquis and Marchioness of litisfol, their seat, Putney Heath, Surrey, for the holidays; Lord• Pal- I merston, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Hope, at their seat, Deep dyne, Surrey ; Baroness Willoughby d'Rrsby, from Cheltenh.on, for town; Lord Hervey. on a tour ; Sir William Ingilhy, l'orr. from Fenton's Hotel, Sr. James street, for his seat in Lincohl. shire; Lord and Lady F. L. Gower, for the Marquis of &Jodi seat, West Hill, Surrey ; F H. Green, Esq. from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, on a tow; Sir Charles Prooke Vert., from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Su:folk ; the Rev. Mr. Moleswortb, for Surrey; the Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. fur the Duke of Bedford's war, Woburn Abbey; the Earl and Canners of Clare, from the Marquis of Exeter's seat, Burleibh, Lincoln shire, for town; the Earl of Bracknock, for his father's, the Mar quis of Camden's seat, 13ayhain Abbey, Sussex ; Lord Althorpe, for his father, the Earl Spencer's seat, in Northamptonshire; Lad,' Elisabeth Calk, for her seat, Rectory House, Enfield ; the Earl Lauderdale, fnr Dunbar, N.B. Lord John Hay, for Scotlard, Lord and Lady Mill, for their seat in Hams; Sir Thomas and Lady Acland, for their seat in Somersetshire ; William Yates Peel, Esq. for his seat in Lincolnshire, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street ; Lord Charles Manners, fur Belvoir Castle; the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and family, for their seat, irons, Canterbury ; Lord and Lady Bradawl!, for Grantham, Lincolnshire, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets.—The Duke of Devonshire, from his seat, Chats worth, Derbyshire, for the Earl of Carlisle's seat, Castle Hoard, Yorkshire, for the holidays. This day, a Gentleman (Mr. BUCHANAN), arrived at the Colonial Office, with dispatches from the Earl of DALHOWITI at Canada. -- ----- Mr. DRAFFEN, a King's Messenger, arrived this day at the Colonial Office, with dispatches from the lonian Islands, Yesterday several official Military Gentlemen trans acted business with the Duke of YOZE. Monday and yesterday his MAJESTY'S royal Christ. etas bounty was distributed to 500 poor aged and infirm men and women, by Mr. HANBY, the Secretary to the Lord High Automat at the Almonry Office, in Scotland-yard. Yesterday afternoon, Prince POLfGhIAC, the French Ambassador, transacted business at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs for a considerable length of time. We regret to say the Earl of LIVERPOOL continues confined by indisposition at his seat, sear Coombe Wood. Sir Ante Coors& attends the Noble Earl. Monday evening Mr. Secretary CANNING had a select dinner party. The Duke of WELLINGTON is to be Constable of the Tower, in the room of the late Marquis of HASTINGS, and his Grace resigns the government of Plymouth. MATTHEW BELL, Esq.the new Member for Northum berland, is fitting up a spacious mansion in Wimpole-strset, for his town residence. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain &MULL UREA was sworn into the command of the ship Inglis, consigned to Bengal and China. Monday Lord MELVILLE arrived at Portsmouth, 10 inspect the Boys in the Naval College, previous to their Charm:at Holidays. The Bishop of OXFORD has had a relapse, and is very ill at this time. The rehearbals of "La Schiava in Bagdad,"of PAccol, are going on rapidly at the King's Theatre. the Opera,if welnai credit report, will be brought out about the beginning of January Monday, in the twilight of evening, a bat v..is e l " served on wing in the nelihbourhood of Edinburgh—a circt.r: stance almost unexampled at this season. WILLIAM DURWARD, Ecq. merchant in Montro,c, has distributed upwards of 200 barrels of coals amongst the poor h that town. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, in speaking of " 119 Inn //LI INDLIKLitII 1111SVULW, 111 ipCIIILIIIS ••• ; . 1........ ..... a %owe 'to Ir• as 1 .......•...... .Ji /1111%.V1 II y , lIIIIIIIK IL insane PARIS, Declaim 11. By the Leeward Island Mail, Papers have been re- Letters from the frontiers of Russia, of the 4th inst. rains its present suspicious reser v e. Unless it lay aside, ceived from the Islands of a late date. The Houses of like that irregular offspring of fire, the Potheen of his native Inc. Tales of the O'Hara Family," says, '' that the genius of the val•e• give the following :—The news from St. Petersburgh of and that speedily, a circumspection so unworthy of the Legislature at Grenada had met, and the B lls regard- . it would be in vain to look for in productions more amen • the sth November, bear that the Marquis de Ribeau- occasion, and so unsuitable to the character of a great ing the amelioration of the Slaves had been rejected b a; has not only a strength, but a wildness of flavour about it, ,b w ie l y J :he gauge of criticism. The Author is one of the most mast , . pierre, who, along with the Count de Woronzoff, had Power, we shall begin strongly to suspect, that its pacific a large majority, chiefly on the ground that the Bills the management of the conferences at Akermann, had were unnecessary, and their introduction unconsti u- this assertion will be fully borne out by the evidence of ta . let. in professions are merely a pretext to gain time—.a cloak, painters of national character that have yet appeared in Ireland . ; ir arrived in that capital with the Act of the Convention • •tional. A similar fate had attended the introduction retified by the Sultan. It was said that he was imam- to conceal the secret and active workings of a perverse of a like set of Bills in the House of Assembly in St. vhich, ren ind us of the early and best days of Mis s ili E tw 'uG h v o w ai n , r o ll ,. he Second Series of these Stories, the powerful deli:nation , ; ,n4l the " Aby Nowlan ," in the present work, .. , ~ ~.L , (barely to set out again for Constantinople as Ambassa- ambition. It will also most assuredly incur the sus- Vincent, and7the Planters appear jealous of the attempts hink, at least equal to the measurable "Ms Candy, 0l ' doe; on the °Reiland, to press the execution of the Con- picion of being at the bottom of an intrigue, which h made to legislate for thenrby the Government. as , Rack-rent." .... ... vention—on the other, to open negotiations relative to , the pacification of Greece, in terms of the treaty con cluded on the 4th of April, between Russia and Eng land—or rather to join in the negotiations already en ter/16 into on that subject by the English Ambassador at Uonstantinople. - The protocol of the conferences of the 4th April, between the Duke of Wellington and Count Nesselrode, to serve as the basis for the negocia don of the two panics. and we have the greater reason for expecting a favourable result from the circumstances in which the Porte is placed, and which will compel it to accept of the propositions made to it. If it should refuse, there is no doubt that it will be menaced with a new, and, it is probable, on this occasion, with an European, Ultimatum. The last news from St. Petersburgh speak of a hurri cane which had nearly renewed the disasters of the last inundation. The Neva, and three principal canals of the town, being driven back by the tempest, which con tinued all night, overflowed their banks, and many quarters of the City were exposed to the greatest danger. The light houses of the Admiralty were lighted up all night, and numerous discharges of cannon were made from the furtress.We have heard, however,of no accident. We announced yesterday the arrival of overland dispatches from India, with accounts of a signal defeat sustained by the Persians, in a severe battle whic% had been fought with the Russians. These dispatches, which are dated Tabree, October 3, state, that a division of the Persian Army, detached by his Highness the Nitwit REGENT, under the command of his eldest son, MA. , HOMED MEERZA, and his uncle, AMBER KHAN, was de feated, with severe loss, on the 26th September, near the village of Shamkhar, five turseekhs north west of Georgia. 'fhe battle was fought on the banks of the Yez in, a second stream of which divided the contending armies. The Russian force amounted to about 6,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, with a proportionate num ber of guns ; that of the Persians, to 5,000 infantry and 5,000 irregular horse, with six fichl pieces. After some hard fighting, the Persians were com pelled to retire, in the utmost c ; and it is supposed that nearly the whole of their infantry were either killed or taken prisoner s. Three field pieces tell into the hands of the Rus sians, and Asserts KHAN was killed by a Cossack, when in the act of rallying the troops. The young Prince,MAHOMM MEERZA, was taken prisoner by a Cossack, but was afterwards rescued, and borne away in triumph, by one of his Surdars. THE EVENING STAR.