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FRENCH PAPERS. PARS, JULY 31. The Duke de Berri will set off next Monday for London. It is supposed that his Royal Highness will be absent about eight days. He will be accom panied on his journey by four Aides-de-Camp. The Monileur cif the 31st contains a long report of a meeting held on the IGth July, by the Central Vac cine Society of Paris, at which the Baron De Chalrol presided in the absence of the Minister of the Inre riur. After he had addressed the Meeting, M. in delot, President of the Central Committee, declared, t'l.rt the results of vaccination in France had, during t'le last year, surpassed those of arty preceding ones. " It is now proved," said he, " by the correspondence of the Prefects with the Minister of the Interior, that groat contagions of the Small-pox have ceased, that the general mortality is diminished, and that the po pulation has considerably augmented in the depart- IllentS, in proportion to the more general employment of the preservative. 4 , The Committee conceives that it has now ap proached mach nearer to the object towards which it has been anxiously tending for 14 years, and the pros pect of which, more or less distant, has invariably sti mulated its efforts. This object is the total extinction of the Small-pox in France." M. Hasson, Physician to the Hotel*Dien, and the Lyceum of Lpriis le Grand, Secretary to the Society and.the Canard Vaccine Committee, read the Report of the Progress of Vaccination, in the year 1812. 'J'his Report is divided into two parts. The first explains the measures taken by the Prefects, Stib.Pretects, Mayors, Arcbbishopi, Bishops, and inferior Clergy, 'to establish the practice of vaccination in their respec tive krisdictiros. • It all!!Wil that all thepublic functionarinhave united their efforts, to follow the impulse given to them in 1312, by the Minister of the Interior, and that they have zealously vied with each other in fulfilling the intentions of the Government. In the second part the C( mmittee has collected am. pie proofs of the innocence and immense advantages 01 vaccination, extracted from the correspondence of the Prefects with the Minister of the Interior, and that kept 1 , p by the Committee %4 ith all the medical men engaged in the new innoculatiqn. 'Tice diminution if mortality has invariably been proportionate to the activity employed in propagating vaccination. Thus at Nantes there died of the Small-pox : In 1809 219 Persons. 1910 189 1811 77 1812 49 At Strasburg the number of deaths by the same disease were: - In 1803 518 Persons. 1807 284 • 18t1 14 1812 1 This dinsinuti. , n of deaths is always proportionate trithe augmentation of the number of persons vacci nated. In forty-three Cornmunes 'of the Dtpartment nt the Oise, it appear* that the number of deaths of children under the age of 12 years, during the ten years meet:int the introduction of vaccination, was 13,770, and in the last ten years 10,310, being a di vittiution of 3,?60' during the latter period. Thenatnral consequence of this - ditninution of the rn'rtality, is an increase of the population. Thus in ,the department of the North, the number of inhabi tmits, which 1806 was 839,838, amounted in 1812 to 871,657, being an incrase in six years of 31,821 re , eons. From the statements received it appears, that in 1812, 724,893 persons were vaccinated in one hon. Bred and six departments, and tf...t the total number who-hare tinet rgone this rperition since its lntroduc• tit* in France, is V 55,765. The Committee could have wished to propose in tl;e Minister, as in preceding years, to grant prizes and red th to those prat titicners,t‘ho have been so ze lott%ly engaged in propagating vaccination ; but the 'with allotted by the former Government in 1812 and I Kl 3, fur the purpose of rewarding them, having been em i sloyed, previously to the fall of that gnvernment, . . . . _ srir other services, it is absolutely impossible tit grant them this year the recompense so justly due to their etc; dens. lIAMBURGki, JULY 39. The Rossiln troops are penetrating into Holstein. Tire head-quarters of M. de Ilennigsen will be trans ferred to Neumunver on the Staehr, where also fifteen thoosand Prussian soliters are expected. AU these imps will observe Denmark as lor.g as the affairs of Norway are not terminated. V.—Letters from Copenhagen of the I.9th of 341 y, eoutirm the news of the returni of the Commis inners seht into Norway, iNIIO have entirely failed in their mhsian. This news has produced a vrry consi depresii. on in the cattle of exchange at Copen hagen. The Princeef Deomask, being the legitimatP belt to the Throne of Denmark, it is feared that his resistance-suay.bn_amencled Kith bad consequences to that kingdom. The tithabi•ants of Restock propose to erect a splen did mocument to the glory of Marshal Blucher, who is a Rat:te of that The merchants have already anlperibed considerable sums for that purpose. They isaie made an appeal to all the inhabitants of Meck lenburg. GOTTENBURGH, JULY la. Ml hopes of peace has vanished. The four Corn. svissionets. English, Russian, Austrian, and Frani:to, bate returned Ifun3 _Christian t, without having ob tained the least mecca- in their negotiation. The new King of Norway, Prince Christian, has resisted all the arguments and even all tie entreaties pressed 'span hips in the name of the Allied Powers, Uera is no longer any doubt that boitilities will commence. Tile P. ince Royal of Sweden pushes his prism-44ms with extreme activity. Pi ince Christian ss not idle on hi; part. All the fortresses of Norway srt put in the best state of defence, particularly that f it F r ederickslidli, which is impregnable, and defends the , kingdom on it.s southein side. People are now curious to learn what part the Al- Powers will take, and' whether' they will furnish succours to Sweden. Russia is bound, by the Treaty of Abo, to furnish an auxiliary corpi cf eighteen thou• sand men to assist Sweden to cOncpier'N 'sway, sate:. tregotiation shall have been exhausted. supposed that this kingdom can he only reduced by amine. Tt is true that considerable stores of provisions have been laid in, but these provisions will be consumed, and cannot be replaced by the next harvest, which will totally fail in that country, the summer there being very cold. ZURICH, JULY 20. A deputation from the town of Bade has solicited of the Diet the favour of having the sittings of the Ordinary Diets fixed in that place, as corresponding with the article of the federal compact, directing those sittings to take place in a situation in the centre of Switzerland, and not the capital of a canton. Yesterday the Diet resumed its sittings. The Pre sident, M. Reinhard, explained the pressing neces sity of completing the business of the reorganization of the country. The Cantons which have ratified the federal compact are those of Zurich, Basle, Apen zell, St. Gall, Argovie, Thurgovie, Tessin, and Vaud. Those of Berne ani Underwald have reject ed it. The others have neither decided for the ac ceptance nor for the rejection, and require modifica tions more or less considerable. The Council of State of Nenfchatel has announced by letter the con sent of the King of Prussia to the proposed union of that principality with the Swiss League, and has ient a copy of the constitutional charter granted by his Majesty. This business, with the documents con cerning it, was refetred to a Committee to report thereupon. The proposition for the union of Ge. neva is taken definitely into consideration, and in structions have been demanded from the Cantons. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, AUGUST '4, 1814. PRICE OF rook s THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Reduced 6S#;—Conr. 1371 6s—far account 641 4 per Cr. 6411-5 per Cr. Navy 961 97—Omn. 1111 pre. Bank Long Anal. 161 15-160%9—India Bond*, le& 110..pre. 'Exchequer Bills Ss. Ss. pre. A Gottenburgh Mail arrived to-day. Hostilities ha-re commenced between Norway and Sweden.— Mr. FonsrEK, the E►itish Plenipotentiary, is once more on his way to Ncrway, however, with a view, we must presume, to re-open the negociations. " GOTTENBURGH, JULY 26. " A heavy cannonade was heard on Saturday last in the direction of Inderecsvarn, which lasted from two till ten o'clock in the afternoon, Ind is supposed to be an attack on the Islands, at the entrance of which the Norwegian flotilla is stationed, as troops were embarked on Wednesday and Thursday last at Stromstadt for that purpose. 44 Two o'Clock, P. M.—lntelligence has just been received from Uddeswalla that Mr, Forster and the other Commi;sieners were to leave eat town at five this morning, to return to Norway." We have received Pais Papers of Monday. They contain a long Proclamation on the subject of the affairs of Switzerland. which states the leading points in dispute among the Cantons : all these will prtsba hly be set at rest at Vienna. The ATClidilditii MARIA Loutsn is expected, it seems, at Parma about the ISth or 20th September. She was at Aix, in Savoy, about the 25th of July. The exportation of corn and rther vegetable pro ductions is permitted from France. The Duke de BERRI, accompanied by four Aides de-Camp, may be eXpeeted in LondOn fn. a few days. His stay will not exceed a week in duration. -The Norwegians, according to ail accounts, still make a stew of resistance. BERNE, JUT Y 20. The followin;-; Proci.izi an has been pu!)1:shod: " We, the Avoyer ...nd Council of the Town and Republic of BA ne, assure our faithful and dear Sub jects of the Canton of our good Will, and we make known to you as follows: The Helvetic Body subsisted with glory for nearly fire centuries, enjoying peace and prosperity at borne, and esteem abroad ; when, in 1793, a neighbouring Power broke the ancient and happy ties of that confederation ; at first, by spreading dis cord ard trouble throughout Switzerland, and after wards by crushing us with the whole weight of its forces. We made vain efforts to reestablish our liberty ; we yielded to necessity ; we were constrain ed to receive a Constitution calculated upon the am.: bitious plans of that Power : you know what the Canton of Berne lost by this change. " But the operations of force can never spstain .themselves. _When the High Allied Powers, armed , or the deliverance of nations, announced, in a note addressed on the Bth of last December by the Aus trian Minister to the Head of the Confederation, to be by him communicated to all the Cantons, that the re-establishment of the ancient order of things throughout Europe was the principal object of their generous efforts, then we declared nnlrthe mediation of the Li-Emperor of the French, re-established the legitimve Government under which we had 411 so long prospered, and all trite friends of their country rejoiced in the hope of seeing the ancient Helvetic Confederation arise, " Nevertheless, from the first measures which were taken to form this body, they receded from the an cient principles and rights of your Government, which in , consequence, cannot take any part in such operations, and it was only out of regard to the for mal wish of the high Allied Powers that it was de termined to send a Deputation to a Diet composed of the nineteen Cantons, established by the act cri mediation. But we have been deceived in our expectations : the new federal pact, formed without the participation of the co me:les which have been restored to Stvitzer. land by the generosity of the Allied Sovereigns, and which ought to be Members of the Confederation, confirms all the acts of injustice consecrated by the I celebrated pact of mediation. le It parcels out the Canton of B:rne still more than heretofore : it strips it of its rights justly acquired by our. and your ancestors, over countries which force has taken from us : finally, it separates us from our ancient subjects, whose fidelity and attachment to us were, until this moment, conspicuous. According to the same constitution, we must, in defiance of the ancient principles of the Confederation, grant to the Diet an influence over the Cantons incompatible with their sovereignty and liberty : we must sacrifice to its support what savings we have made to support ..you in your necessity. u We must make this sacrifice, in order that the burden of the Helvetic debt may press almost entirely on the Canton of Berne. Your Government could not have consented to such conditions without failing in its duties towards the town and the country itself. In consequence, our Lords and Masters have not adhered to the plan of the Constitution proposed ; but they declare that ►.hey are disposed to conform to a federal pact, founded on. just basest for in order to be strong rand durable, the Helvetic Confederation ought to be founded on law and justice. a The Grand Council of the Town and Republic of Berne did not rest here ; they took into conside- ration the situation of the country, and endeavoured to contribute to its welfare, by the greatest possible sacrifices. In a formal declaration addressed to the Diet, not only did they abandon all the rights of the State of Berne over the ancient common Setnories, but formally expressed it to be their intention to leave. upon equitable conditions, its liberty to the beautiful country of Vaud, if it did not wish to he united to Berne. The Grand Council could not, from duty and gratitude for the fidelity and devotion of its sub jects of Argovie, renounce the Bernese part of that country, but it opened its arms for its re-union to the Canton, and offered, in the most friendly manner, to share with it all the rights and advantages of Bernese subjects. It is our desire, dear and faithful subjects, to make you acquainted with these facts, in order that you may learn the truth from the mouth of your Magistrates, and that you should give no credit to the false and perfidious reports which may be spread. Your Government dces not wish to break the confederation formed by your ancest•rs ; but it de mands thst the new relations should be founded like the old, on justice : it does not wish for war, nor to trouble by violent measures the tranqui)tity of the country, hut it wishes to defend its Constitution and rights against all attacks. " This duty is sacred to us, and it is yours to sup port the Government with all your might. Your 11.21 conduct covers you with glory—continue to give us your confidence, as you possess ours : the happiness of the country will result from this union between ns, between a paternal Government, and the most faith ful of subjects.—Given at Berne, I.sth July, 1814, "By the Avoyer, Da WATTCVILLE," all Ptcam (41 1 • It is &ultra ily 4 , , FRONTIERS OF AUSTRIA, JULY vo. Preliminary conferences are spoken of at Schoen brunn between the Plenipotentiaries of the principal Powers of Europe, as preparatory to the labours of the Congress. ALTONA, JUI.Y is. There has arpeared here a collection of authentic documents Published in Norway. They consist of Speeches at the Diet, a project for a Constitution, and some elucidations of the conduct and rights of Prince Christian l" The latter is the most curious of all.— We there learn that from the first intelligence of the treaty of Kiel, all the Norwegians were in a state of insurrection, so that the Prince was not even at liberty to leave the country: ." The Royal law, the fundamental Constitution of the Kingdoms of Denniark and Norway, permit the King to abdicate the Thrr.ne, so far as he is personally concernei, but prohibits him, under pain of forfeiture,' to transfer it to the prejudice of the legitimate heir. Now Prince Christian, being tic legitimate heir, becomes king from the instant that King Frederick VI. renounces his rights. He had therefore the right to demand the crown as his imprescriptible inherit ance. He did not accept it, however, until the whole nation offered it to him. The nation, on their part, maintain, that no power on earth can annihilate the rights of a legitimate dynasty, while there exists a single desendant. There is only the case of con quest, when the King and the nation are both over. whelmed by a superior force: but Norway was not in this case, not having been even attacked." This morning, Mr. Hass, of the Bank, waited upon the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange who contract ed for the 14st Loan, to acquaint them, that the Bank would make the next payment upon the Omnium, and so on all the remaining ones, with the exception of the last payment. Yesterdair morning Prince FREDERICK of Ortamm, attended by Major D'Yttoy, arrived in London, and proceeded to the house of the Dutch Ambassador, in Curzon-street, May Fair. His Excellency afterwards proceeded with the Prince to Viscount Catmaavocti's house, in King -street, St.James's-square, to introduce his Serene Highness. In the evening they dined with the Noble Viscount. Yesterday. at tour o'clock, Via. count CASTLEREAGH introduced the young Prince, Who is about 18 years of age, to the Putstcx REGENT, as .trlten-House, on his arrival in England. The Earl of LIVERPOOL bad an audience of the Paivce Rvc LINT ye►terday. Yesterday Mr.AmsuTurucer gave a grand turtle feast to the PRINCE REGENT, the Cabinet Ministers, &c. NJIPWL lIIITELLIGgNCA. FALMOUTH, AUGUST t. Arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet, with a Iliad from Bourdeaux in seven days; and the Weynveutis store-ship, from Plymouth.—Sailed the Lord Hobart packet, with a Mail for the Leeward Is.ands and the Lady Arabella packet, with a Mail for Lisboa. —Wind W. light breezes, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST s. Arrived his Majesty's • ships SULTAN. from Ply mouth ; le Tlgita, from Bourdeauz; and the Plcztait schooner, from the Eastward. Also several trans. ports and - merchantmen from the Downs, amongrt them the Radnor East Indianan. Dropped down to St. Helen's the SMILING CASTLE man of war.—• Sailed his Majesty's Scums, for Sheerness. Ili , Majesty's ship MamrtccaT, and the West India co . : voy still remain, but will be off the first spirt of Maar. front the Admiral's Office, August S, 1811 : " Vessels bound to the ports in the 134 y are to pro. teed to Plymouth, films whence convoys willise ap pointed to protect them." DEAL, AUGUST 2.. Cams down from the River the Wild Man, bonnd to Lima ; and the Robert and Ann, bound to Triette. Sailed the Ot.vNtric cutter, to the Eastward. ke main in the Downs his Majesty's ships Mommouru, Jasow, Pitoit.stto, Reorota, GRIZTON, tend RosArao, and several transports under quarantine. The Queen CHARLOTTE, &Erma, and ZE \LOVS, are ordered to ChAthAnt, to be paid off. • CAPTURES BY fHE AMERICAN SLOOP OF WAR PEACOCK. !ayes poet, A uo.ll.—The Venus, Kennedy, front Bourdeatsx, bound to the Clyde, was taken tin Thursday last, about II at night, between Cork and Waterford, about ten leagues from the land, by Ote Peacock Antetican sloop of war, of 20 guns, r ounders, and twoJong t s.pouneers, and 145 men. She had alto taken the Adeona, Maxwell, from I.ietrpool co Quebec, and the esuter Fortitude, from Liverpool to London. Ihe Venus and Fortitude she destroyed ; the Adelina ?be plundered and gave her up to the crews on Frldiy last: sic tits since arrived at Dabilr. I he ADI MUD then went in chafe of a Beer sf twenty nil, from Bourdcaux; six of which were in sight when the Adeona was I let off. The Peacock had previously takes a ship Iran the Bre. ails, with hides and tallow. She sailed from Savatutab en the 4th of June, and was elated by two British frigates, bat escaped by superior sailing. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONET. Conqueror, Gange., Venus, Semiramis, and COMM for the detention of seeerat ships on the !ash of Jaoaary, 1106, will he paid on Tuesday, at 41, Norfolk•street t Strand; recalled on fliartdays sad Fridays. The Ccmtpissionets appointed by Great Britain et, treat with the American Plemipotentaries at Ghent, leave town This week to proceed oa their public duties. Lord Htta. does not take his departure, to assume the Command in Chief of the troops on the other side of the Atlantic, until the 3d of September. Yesterday some additional letters were receraed front Quebec to the Sd ult. The 6th and 82d Regi. meats had arrived the preceding Sunday; and in stating these reinforcements one of the letters adds, that so many troops had arrived that if Sackett's. IHarbour were not destroyed in six weeks, it wonld not be from the want of a competent number of as. eaves. Another letter 'gives no encouragement to any such expectations, and it is from a very respec table quarter it says, that Sir JAMES Yto was labour. ing under the effects of a paralytic stroke ; that our squadron had left the blockade of Sackett's Harbour, and had withdrawn to Kingston, where we, in our turn, were blockaded by the arrnamtnt under Corn. modore CIIAUNSEV. If such be-the tact, the proba. bility is that the second ship of the Americans, of 64 gun% bad been launched and fitted out for service, which would give them a decided advantage in weight of metal, until our magnificent floating battery of 104 guns shall have been completed, and then the superiority will be with the British Naval force. It is understood, that three Commissioners from the King of FIUME, left France for St. Diming° about a month since. These gentlemen, whose names are ' Messrs. LAVAISSE, MEDINA, and DRAVEMAN t came 'through England, and embarked on the 15th July, at Falmouth, for Kingston in Jamaica, whence they in. tend to open a communication with St. Domingo, and to proceed thither to complete their arrangements, if circumstances shall afford hopes of their safety and success. A letter received yesterday from an Officer on board one of the Indiamtn now ready to sail from Ports mouth, says—“ I we no signs of our sailing for three or four days, no convoy being yet appointed." It is likewise said, that the fleet has received orders to wait for the Radnor, Bengal, Merchant, Mnira, Halcyon, and other traders, bound for Bengal, Ba tavia, the Isle of France, !cc. Some of these traders have not yet left the river, and others will not have completed theist cargoes for several days. The home. ward-bound China fleet is expected to arrive in a week or ten days, and the Bengal fleet sbout the end of the present month. An Evening Paper of yesterday contains, on pri vate authority, a singular and improbable story, which, though hardly worth the while to copy, we here present : - " PARIS, JOLT 30. s" Saturday, the 23d ult. a General went to the Palate of the King of France, and requested an audience *law Ki n g. He was told his Majesty was then so indisposed is, SO be ui.able to see him, but that he might attend on the Monday following. Ihe General informed tme messenger, that be bad manse of great rnomer.t to communicate; and on being received, he acquainted the King that his life was to be attempted next morning at Mass, by two Officers of the Swiss Guards. His Majesty attended .lass, as usual ; and two Officers, answering the description given by S. having made their appearance, were immediately secured, and found to have a brace of pistols each. A similar comntonteatto . n was made on the Monday following (the 26th), that hi s M a j es ty 'a life would be attempted on the nest day by a person in the dress of the Legion of Honour. Strict injunctions were consequertly laid on the Officer on guard nut to 'slow any one to pass ; and a person presenting himself, answering the description which had been given, on being questioned, leaped over the staircase and made his escape, dropping a loaded pistol." That there are numbers of people in France, the remains of the old revolutionists, and the agents of BoNAPARTIIet vilanies, with inclination enough to commit the crime here stated, we have little doubt ; but what would be the use of such an atrocity ? The permanence of the Bourbon Dynasty does not depend upon the hie of the present virtuous and amiable Monarch of that family. There are others to succeed him, and in conjunction with the whole body of the French nation to avenge his death, and arrest the hopes of his murderers and their employers The Lt. port, therefore, is entitled to no credit.