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IplwiFtw . - FRENCH PAPERS. 'PARTS, DECEMBER 23. The King beard Mass in his apartment yesterday.. Their Excellencies the Ministers, the Papal Nuncin q Prince Talleyrand, the Marshals, many Peers, st veral Deputies, the Prefect of the Seine, and a great nunther of Generals, had the honour of paying their -*owl to his Majesty yesterday. FROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE OF MONDAY. The revolutionary patty commit the most horrible excesses. At Ronda, as well as at Nlanresa, in order to get rid of respectable persons, who did not concur with them in their theories, they had the villainy to infer that they were conspirators against the existing Government. They were committed to prison, and afterwards v,ithdrawn upon the pretence of condUct in.% them to the cities where they are to be tried. Scarcely had they proceeded a few leagues, 'when they were all inhumanly massacred. The reign of tenor has begsiii here; it differs, however, from that whi'cli prevailed in France, iiiasrouch as our terrorists dispensed even with the revolutionary tribunals; they do not give themselves the trouble to disguise their assassinations by legal formalities. All that they desire is to allay their thirst of Mood. Every communero is a spy, an informer, and, if need be, an executioner. In the secret societies, the victims are fixed upon; and some of the Members undertake to execute them. One of these cannibals lately proposed to massacre in the prisons, by assault, all who were in confinement for their political opi nions. The Inquisition, in its worst and most terrific era, never shewed such a disregard for the laws as do these modern inquisitors. The requisition for horses is enforced with the greatest activity in the different provinces. Two hundred have been collected in La Mancha. FROM L'ETOILE. MADRID, DECEMBER 14. MM. Pizarro and Jonama, both writers in the disgusting journal, entitled Zurriago, have just been exiled, the former to the Isle of Ivica, and the latter to the Canaries. They are both chiefs of the comma floes faction. The publication of an arder for the exile of the revolutionary Apostle, Romero Alpuente, is every moment expected in Madrid, whom it has been decided to send from the capital. The factious have intercepted a courier dispatched from Madrid to M M. Ardoin and Hubbard, at Paris, and tcrk from him his dispatches, because they con tained some Journals. BAYONNE, DECEMBER 12. Nothing is heard of at Bayonne but war, and we are on the eve of great events. Navarre is soon to be for the Army of the Faith what Catalonia lately was—with this difference, that it affords more re sources, and that aid can be obtained from the Basque Provinces, whose fidelity is invincible. We expect here another convoy, which, •it is said, is in the offing, but cannot enter in consequence of the bad weather. It is now six weeks since any ves sel could pass the bar. The horse artillery staff is under orders for Toulouse, to recruit and remount. Seveial Cabinet and commercial couriers passed through here yesterday. It is said that the Regency. which was at Urgel is coming hither to await an oc casion of re-entering Spain. Everything indicates that a serious engagement will shortly take place between the Royalist and Con stitutionalist troops which occupy Navarre. The lat ter have approached our frontier in several quarters: it appears to be their design to surround the Army of the Faith commanded by General O'Donnell, and to cut off all the passes into France. Fourteen hundred men occupy the town of Bastan, -and about the same number are distributed at diffe rent points of communication. General Assura com mands this division. It is supported by the garrison of Psmoeluna, which has lately left that fortress, and now occupies the environs of Roncevaux and Lum biers. The Royalists appear to care little about these movements. It is affirmed that they are posted in the most favourable positions, and ill:it their num bers are fully equal to those of the enemy. O'Don nell is actively re-organizing his forces ; it appears that his'preliminary operations will soon he termi nated, and that the funds placed at his disposal in furtherance of them are nearly exhausted. utsnoN, DF.CJ M rt:R a. We take no illusory view of things. Portugal must entirely follow the chance of Spain. She must con quer with her, or bury herself in the same tomb— consequently she is ready to unite armies, and to form a holy and sacred alliance, against which all efforts will fail. If the Treaty of Alliance between these two Powers has not yet been signed, we must rather consider it as owing to the incapacity of the negotiators, than a want of will on the part of the Governments. All is, however, terminated, and very soon the two nations will be only one. The Kings of Europe will shortly learn that the Spaniards and Portuguese have sworn to live and die together.— Le Regulateur. We (La Ruclie d'Aquilaine) yesterday stated that movements had been made by the Royalist troops in Navarre ; the following is an official statement of the situation of the troops in that Spanish province : The army of the Liberate:, commanded by Ge neral Torrijos, was, at the end of last month, at Vit toria, and General O'Donnel had his head-quarters at Lumbies, five leagues from Pampeluna. On the 30th of November, Torrijos proceeded to the latter town, and posted his troops in the neighbouring villages : the Royalist General maintained his position, and promptly sent for a portion of his soldiers which he had sent, in two columns, to the five towns of Arra gon, and to the villages of Rivera de la Navarre.— These two divisions, which went to recroit, soon re turned, after having fulfilled the object on which they were dispatched. At the same time, Lieutenant-General O'Don nel ordered Colonel Don Juan Gonsalez to occupy Montreal with a battalion of twenty hoe se, to observe the enemy. In pursuance of these instructions, the talonel placed his advanced sentinels under the very walls of Pampeluna. Torrijos left Pampeluna on the 3d, with all his troops, and took possession of Aviz. On the sth, General O'Donnel quitted Lumbies, and precipitately took the road to Vittoria, passing through Estava, with three battalions of Infantry, and one hundred gild twenty horse, leaving three battalions and thirty NAPOLEON' Dragoons, under th e ordite-of Colcmel Nasser Abreu• l whom he directed to Naar Ati) position at Iso, one league from tumbles/ ithricfstitted Antis, wrens • • same•clay, and entered tuilt,bles; but he abandoned ...1114.011.1t0W BblIA it otethe 7th, and wfts ptirsued is far' as Pampeluna sphere, hut a by the Royalist troops." of the observer • The above issan nut reCial 6f the movements of greatest events the armies in Navarre up:tcrthe pith instant. We im- which he lived patiently await the result of thebperatina:of General Whatever, therefore, relates (Monne' against Vittoria. • • continue to excite great interest, That Interest will now, Ceftoht THE JOURNAL 1711,1PAntS. j howevea, ensure groat gratification front two volatile Weeks PAttl3, DECg 111 BEd 23. • which have just appeared, entitled . .Napokon'i ilfeamai and If people would keep in mind the only official pub. Les Caws Jo:mm4l. These Worits,wriuen undeF the leintediate lication which the Government have ye t A made with i nspect i on o f N ArocioN ,by -hi s cons t an t a nd most confidential respect to the affairs of Spain , viz. that • -Europe left attendants, shew not only the secret springs of thoset events to France the affair of interfering or not vrith S p ain, which astonished the world, but contain Much of the poi_ we should not see such eagerness in hoping or fear vate history of one of the most ettirsordinary individuals that ing a positive decision before France is in a situation • any age or country has produced. The following are extrastsi to take a . past—that is to say, before the result of se parate and direct negotiations with Spain, the union of the powers of the state, and the preparation of sub sidiary means indispensable on the supposition of war, enable us to form a reasonable and well-grounded opinion on this important question. The question is no longer European—it is French :it no longer be longs to Congress, but to the Councils of the King of France : it falls within the jurisdiction of Parliament as a matter of finance, and, in a political point of view, is an affair of Ministerial responsibility. Those Journals which dream of nothing but abgs lute Monarchy, announced decisive and hostile deter minations before the opening of the Session. It may not be now in the power of the Ministers to decide anything but peace ; but the resolution for war is too closely connected with the vote on the Budget to allow of its being adopted before the meeting of the Chambers, and before the ascertained certainty of a majority of votes conformable to such a resolution. We are far from fearing such a result : therefore we ate very cautious in collecting that sort of authen tic intelligence which certain Journals lavish upon those who gape for it. All the fluctuations of the exchange, the factitious and temporary rises and falls, produced by the insi dious circulation of mere humours, are, in fact, no thing more than the tricks of Stockplobbing,,by which cunning and party spirit lay the timid and the cre dulous under contribution. We cannot too earnestly warn the honest speculator, and, above all, the quiet Stockholder, against such deceptions, by begging them to consult, not the newsniongers of the Ex change, who, in two or three hours, reap the fruits of the lies which they have spread about in the morn , ing or the preceding evening, but the spirit of oar in stitutions, the true interests of France, the wisdom of the Throne, the silence of the Congress of Verona, the attitude of England, the moderation of the Spanish Government—circumstances which, to all reasonable men, are so many guarantees of a peace, which can cause none to despair but the enemies of Constitu tional Monarchy. We can warrant the news that a Treaty of Alliance, offensive and defensive, between Spain and Portugal, has been signed and ratified. This news is official. —Constiiutionnel. : • On our leaving die Bellerophon in the morning to virit the Superb, the Emperor stopped short in front of the guard drawn up on the quarter-deck to 'salute him. He made them perform several movements, giving the word of command himself. Having de•' sired them to charge bayonets, and perceiving this motion was not performed altogether in the French manner, he advanced into the midst of the soldiers, !Mt the weapons aside with his hands, and seized a musket from one of the rear rank, with which he went through the exercise himself according to our method. A sudden movement—and change of coun tenance amongst the Officers and others who were present, sufficiently expressed their astonishment at seeing the Emperor thus carelessly place himself' amidst English bayonets, some of which came in contact with his person. This circumstance produced a most striking effect. On returning from the Superb we were indirectly questioned on the subject, and asked whether the Emperor had ever acted in the same way with his own soldiers? while th! greatest surprise was expressed at his confidence. Not one amongst the Officers had formed any idea of Sove feigns who could thus explain and execute their own commands : it was therefore easy to perceive they had no just conception of the personage now before them, notwithstanding his having been so marked an object of attention and curiosity for about 20 years. - I was again sent for.by the Emperor; who, after alluding to different subjects, began to speak of St. Helena, asking me what sort of a place it could be ? whether it was possible to exist there? and similar questions. " But," said he, " after all, am I quite lure of going there ? Is a man dependent on others. when he wishes that his dependence should cease?" We continued to walk to and fro in the cabin ; he seemed calm, though affected, and somewhat absent. er My friend," continued the Emperor, " I have sometimes an idea of quitting you, .and this would not be very difficult ; it is only necessary to create a little "mental excitement, and I shall soon have es-. caped. All will be over, and you can then tranquilly rejoin your families. This is the more easy, since my internal_ principles do not oppose. any bar to it ;—I am one of those who conceive that the pains of the other vhrrld were only imagined as weounteipoise to those inadequate allurements which are offered to us there. Goo can never have willed such a contradic tion to his infinite goodness, especially for an act of this kind ; and what is it after all, but wishing to re turn to him a little sooner ?" MADRID, DECEMBER 14. (EXTRACT PROM A PRIVATE LETTER.) A Treaty of Commerce between Spain and Eng land, is more than ever talked of. I possess very certain information on this subject. It is impossible to overlook the injurious .effect it may have upon France, and particularly on the Southern provinces, which derive great advantages from their commercial relations with Spain ; but if the policy rif France is hostile towards us, can we hesitate in such a negocia tion, and will she have any right to reproach us, for giving advantages to a Power which refuses to unite itself to our enemies ? The Spanish Ministers have entered into a new contract with a foreign house, for the supply of 70,000 muskets. In the meantime, the manufacture of arms in the Peninsula is carried on with the greatest activity. Several of the richest London bankers have sent agents to Madrid, with full powers to negotiate the new loan of forty millions of reals vellon opened by the Spanish Government. Sir H. Cox is among the number. These Gentlemen express the greatest confidence in the affairs of the Peninsula, and in pri vate society readily state, that before they left Lon don with the view of engaging in this negociation, they took care to obtain positive assurances (torn the English Cabinet, that they might undertake it with perfect safety, in as far as regarded the hostile inter vention of England. As to war with the other Con- 1 tinental Powers, we in no way fear it. There is a report that General Morillo is about to be appointed to the command of an army of reserve, which is to consist of 36,000 strong. From the mo ment this rumour began to circulate, every one, at least all those who thoroughly knew the part Mo rillo played in the affair of the 7th of July, naturally asked—Can the Government have changed in any degree the plan•which it seemed, and still seems, to follow? Has it yielded to foreign influence? Or has it been found necessary to make concessions to the party which previously held the reins of the State? These are the questions generally put, but to which no one knows how to reply. I remonstrated warmly against such notions. Poets and philosophers had said that it was a spectacle ve o ,t h y of the Divinity, to see men struggling with' .fortune. What might not the mere change of a Mi nistry, death of a Prince, that of a confidant, the slightest burst of passion, or the most trifling dispute, bring about ? " Some of these suggestions have their weight," said the Emperor, " but what can we do in that deso late place?"—" Sire," I replied, " we will live on the past ; there is enough of it to satisfy us. Do we not enjoy the life of Cesar and that of Alexander's. We shall possess still More—you will re-peruse yourself, Sire !" "Be it so !" rejoined Napoleon ;" we will write our memoirs. Yes, we must be employed ; for occupation is the scythe of time. After all, a man ought to fulfil his destinies ; this is my grand doctrine: let mine also be accomplished." lie-assuming from this instant an air of ease and even gaiety, he passed on to subjects totally unconnected with our situation. While walking in the stern-gallery with the Empe ror, at the usual hour, he drew from under his waist coat, still conversing on a totally different subject, a species of girdle, which he handed to me, saying— " Take care of that for me :" without interrupting him, I placed it under my own waistcoat. The Em peror told me, soon after, that it contained a diamond necklace, worth two hundred thousand francs, which Queen Hortensia forced him to accept on his leaving slalmaison. After our arrival at St. Helena, I frequently spoke of returning the necklace, but never received any reply. , Having mentioned the subject again when we were at Longwood, Napoleon drily asked, " Does it annoy you ?"—" No, Sire,'• was my answer; " Keep it then, said he. From wearing the girdle so long, the neck lace became, as it were, identified with my . person; and I thought so little about it, that it was not till some days after my being torn from Longwood, and by the merest accident, that it recurred to my me mory. Before quitting the island, I had the pressible satisfaction of ]snowing that the necklace had reached the hands of the Emperor. I need scarcely observe, that the English are ac customed to remain a long time at table after the dessert, drinking and conversing: the Emperor, already tired by the tedious dinner, could never have endured this custom, and he rose, therefore, from the first day, immediately after coffee had been handed round, and went out. on deck, followed by the Grand Marshal and myself. This disconcerted the Admiral, who took occasion to expresi his sur prise to his Officers; but Madame Bertrand, whose maternal language is English, warmly replied, " Do not. forget, Admiral, that your guest is a man who has governed a large portion of the world, and that Kings once contended for the honour of being ad mitted to his table." " Very true: rejoined the Ad miral; and this officer, who possesses good sense, a becoming pliability of manners, and sometimes much „elegance, did his utmost from that moment to ac• commodate the Emperor in his habits. He shortenci Ithe time or sitting at table, ordeting coffee to Na- A letter of the 11th inst. received yesterday from Vienna, says—" The loan meditated by this Govern ment for the amelioration of the paper system, and the payment in part of the debt due to England, for it embraced both those objects, is indefinitely post poned. The motive for this is the decline of the funds, assisted by the re-action, of the alarms of the Paris market, but chiefly caused by the sales of the leading capitalists intending to contract for the loan, and willing to do so with the greatest possible advan tage to themselves. The houses which have con ducted the principal operations are those of ROTHS• CH I LD, PA KISH, and GEITMULLEN, but whose objects, by the procrastination of the measure, are wholly defeated."—The metalliques are quoted on the 11th inst. at 83k. Letters trom Copenhagen communicate the extra ordinary fact, that the merchants there are shipping barley and oats to the port of Konigsberg, the late harvest having proved so very unproductive - for these sorts of grain. As a proof of the enurishing state of the cotton trade, we need only state that W. Futuaitti, F.ss, has contracted for the building of a factory in Blackburn, which, it is said, will oontaiu about 36,000 spin:lles; and Messrs. I.teesiv 'and Co. have also determined upon erecting another spinning.factory, ca -1 gable of holding about 20,000 apittdles. INE4VOIRS AND LAS CASES JOURNAL. ' IPA Rrs;wip 004- mien, in shfil tai lti t kl i ts fixed star wisieli muse At age. luso ,104 bat 3te Per. His stanistAs cormecte d sleith stitielse is thatlfiatory *work l . e nisch! Alln . ‘ ed an sera, and Ms deeds belong to posterity. ierefore, relates to such an individnal must long • poleon, and those who actotnpaniedithn, even before the rest of the company had finished their dinner. After the preliminary remarks cm the weather, the ship's progress, and the winds, Napoleon used to star; .a subject of conversation, or revive that of the pie- Ceding or some - other former day ; and when he had ?taken eight, or nine turns, the whole length of the deck, he would seat himself on the second gun from the gangway, ou_the ierboard tide. 'The Midship. men soon obserred this habitual predilection, so that the canna WM thenceforth called the Einperoes gun. VENINCir LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26. 102. ST. Fornentses Day.-lloliday at the Bank. THE FUND& STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST TWEI.Vit Though this is a holiday at the Bank, the Stock Exchange is open. Consols opened this morning at 80 (sellers). but after. ward's were done at •0 to I. Four Expresses arrived from Paris early in the morning, with the French Papers and Private Lit ters of Tuesday afternoon six o'clock : the French Funds kit off on that day at 80f. 30c. Spanish 55, but were done at 56. FORMIC N HALx IT. New Spanish Bonds opened this morning at 533, hr go• up to 54i after is was known that nothing of a decisive natuie on war had arrived from Paris. The fall of the French Funds is owing to stock-jobbing speculations at Paris. Current Prices :—Chilian 72, New Spanish 541, Old 60, New Prussian 86, Old 8:4, Ruisian 82/, Danish 91, Colombian 68 Peruvian 78, Neapolitan 761 (Scrip), Spanish Scrip 10i. This forenoon we received such of the French Journals of Monday as had not reached us yesterday. .We have given a few extracts from them in a pre ceding column. The Journal de Paris has a well written and temperate article, which, it will be seep, is decidedly pacific, resting the arguments for peace , c on the spirit of the French institutions—on the true interests of - France—on the wisdom of the Throne— on the silence Of the Congress of Verona—on the at titude. of England—And on the moderation of the 'Spanish. Government" An'dofficial Decree has been priblished by the Spa nish Cortes, which enacts, that all Convents and Mo nasteries which are abandoned, or which are situated in places the population of which does not exceed 450 inhabitants, are henceforth suppressed. The Constitutionnel announces, as official, the in ,telligeme given by the STAR on Tuesday last from the Spanish Papers—that an offensive and defen sive alliance had been concluded between Spain and Puttugal. This forenoon we also received the French Papers of Tuesday, by express—they are pacific. It wculd appear by an article in the Journal de Toulouse of the 18th inst. that the French Government has aban doned all idea of war. Private letters from Pas iv are all of the same pacific tenour.—The following are extracts: PARIS, DECEIIBER .2z. 'Yesterday evening the Marquis Clermont Ten nerre, Minister of the Marine, had an audience of his Majesty. The Journal de Toulouse of the 18th December, contains the following information, which give; new hopes that peace will not be disturbed :•44 We an nounced in one of our last Numbers that this town was going to be occupied as a park for artillery, in which were to be placed three trains of artillery and a bridge of boats. On the 15th instant accounts were received from Government, ordering the suspension of the works on the bridge of boats." The Baron•d'Eroles was still at Toulouse on tle 18th, and it was not known when hi was going to take his departure. A letter from Saint Beat, of the 15th December, announces that 1,200 Constitutionalists dislodged ti e Insurgents, in the valley of Aran, and caused them to retreat into France. A Courier from Mahon brings intelligence of the 20th November, that an American arrived there with information from Algiers, and states, that before she left, an Algerine squadron was on the eve of sailing, to act against the Spanish fleet. _ _ The ez•French General Sarrazin has embarked at Antwerp, on his way to Lisbon. A letter from Trieste, states as follows: " The towns of Coron and Modon have offered to capitulate, provided the Greeks will suffer the Ottoman garrisuiti to retire into Thessaly ; but the Chief of the Ci:cc . ..s would not comply with their request." MADRID, DECEMBER 16. The two last sittings of the Cortes have net bees of any consequence ; the discussions still continued on the Military Ordonnances. Daily reports are re ceived of the different victories obtained by over the insurgents of Catalonia. It is rumoured that an Independent Menthe' t 4 Parliament intends early in the next Session to for the abolition of the Assessed Taxes, and has ('- Bested a plan to make up for the deficiency, bet whether by a Property Tax or not, we have not ,heard. It is said that two millions can be saved in Ireland by a reform in the mode of collecting the taxes, and by other arrangements, and a great savi:g can Also be made in Scotland. These and other 11 , - cessary retrenchments and economical airangernei , ; s ha England, would amount to as much as the Ai , sessect Taxes.—Mr. MAIIRRLY, we Utitlergarhf, an important financial plan to prorose to the 01 Commbils when it meets. I \