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SPANISH PAPARS. ' MADRID, APRIL TIIE CORTES. • In the Sitting of yesterday, the Presi4ent an nounced the approach of the Secretary at War, who came to communicate a piece of important informa tion. The Secretary entered. and read from the tri bune the following letter from the Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo to the Minister at War, on the subject of the entrance of the Allies into Paris: " Most Excellent Sir—l transmit to your Excellency the sub joined Paper, which is the translation of 1 Proclamation pub lished yesterday in Toulouse by the * Prefect of the Department, from which you will see that the Allies entered Paris on the 30th ultimo. I hasten to communicate to you this important infor . mation, begging at the 'same time to felicitate the Government, On so glorious an eeent.7 [Here follows the Proclamation.] • Senor REP.—Since the French have deprived us' of many valuable articles, both in the arts and in let ters, I suggest to your Majesty, though I know it to be rather the province of the Executive, that a Com missioner should go to France, for the purpose of re cognizing in Bourdeaux, and even in the museums of Paris, the articles of which the literature, and arts of Spain have been robbed, demanding them back, and restoring them to Simancas, the Escurial, and other places to which they belong. • Senor VARGAS supported this idea s which however its author did not commit to writing, satisfying him self with the zonsideratiori that the Secretary would announce it to the Government. SITTING OF THE 17TH. • The Report of a Special Commission on the ex penses of the King's Household was taken into con , sideration. " ART. . That the annual endowment of the Household of the King should be fixed at forty millions of reels." [N.B. Twenty reels vellon make a dollar." • Senor MoYANO.—I should be satisfied with the sum fixed by the Committee, if it could be altered during the life of his Majesty ; for should Ferdinand VII. marry and have children, as we all wish, then forty millions would not be sufficient. • Though the nation be poor at present, yet it is in a course of be coming rich, considering the impediments which have been removed from agriculture. commerce, and the • arts. For this reason, and because at Bayonne sixty millions were assigned to the usurper, I think that the revenue of the Royal Household should be more than forty millions. . Senor VARGAS.—I wish to know whether the Mat. terships of the Military Orders (Matrtrargor) are in cluded in these forty millions? for though I know not what they are worth, I am-sure they are very lucrative. Senor CANGA Annueuss.—The Masterships are' Consigned to the public account. Senor Vaacas.—Then I think the forty.millions snore than sufficient. Senor CEPERO said he was happy in having contri buted to the saving of ten millions , by demanding accounts from the Government. The Committee at .first proposed fifty millions; but afterwards; on hear ing the Regency, it agreed to the forty which the latter proposed. I rely, said he, on the Government, which possesses all the data • and believe the amount quite sufficient, even though Ferdinand VII. should marry and have children. The virtues of his Majesty, which a peputy has painted, and which no body doubts, do not come into cosuideratietc , ia this question ; for, fortunately, the nation has :leached that state in which its happiness does not so much depend on the private virtues of the King, as on the execution • of the laws. Here we are representatives of the people and this day exercise the highest act of sovereignty. .We must bete act for the people who have sent us hither, and confided to us their interests. 1 think the • endowment of 40 millions quite sufficient. The King of England, though the nation be most opulent, pro bably has not so much ; for though he has assigned to him by Parliament a revenue of perhaps ninety millions, yet he has to pay nut of it his civil list, - the Judges, and I believe even his guards. As to what has been said of the revenue assigned to the Usurper at Bayonne, that assembly was a complete farce, and the farcical Spaniards met there had nothing of the character of representatives, Senor CANGA Aiueuu.Les proved from facts in our legislation, that our Kings had often been urged to make reforms in their households—that profusion had been advancing-to such a degree, that even Charles IV. proposed to reduce some expences ; but it seas not accomplished on account of the want of 'character of those who surrounded the throne, or from the ge neral corruption. He then read a list of the expences of the kingdom in the year 1799, and proved that not even Charles IV. in days of the greatest pro fusion, had a greater revenue than that now assigned to the King. The above article was then approved of. as well as the following.: Art. 2. That with this sum the King must pap, first, all the ordinary and extraordinary expences of the household, chamber, chapel, and stables; second, these of tapestry, Ste. third, those• of the wardrobe and jewels; fourth, those of the palaces woods, gardens, villas, and grounds, which are assigned to his Frajesty for his amusement ; and fifth, those of alms, and penitons to ser vants, the poor, convents and churches. Art. 3. 'That the domains which the Cortes may aealipi for the receeation of the King form an article entirely separate from the endowment of his household. Art. 4. That the public treasury shall be cbirged With the sole payment, first of the pensions of the Infants; second, of the Se cretaries of State and their offices; and third, with the pay attic chiefs, officers, and soldiers of the Royal Guards ; and with other s e rvices whic h do net properly belong to the Royal Household. Art. 5. That to each of the infanta be assigned an annual re venue of 1,650,000 reals, equivalent to the 140,002 ducats here tofore assigned to them. Art. 6. That an aid be granted to the King, by way of antici pation, for the er.pence which bit establishment in 'the capital may occasioe, to the amount of a third of the endo%nient as signed to 14m; 'lye distribution of the same remaining at his free disposal. Senor MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA thought beat the ex- Fences which would now be necessary for the equip ment of the Royal household, should be borne by the Treasury, without deducting them from the an nual 4.0 millions; for this expense would only happen once, and it would be indecorous for the nation not to defray it, Senor Vaaaas—The commiitee has aetekwith the greatest discretioti in this resolittion o. and I tup port it. This.third should sac 4nyanced,. end VIT. should distribute it in the way he thinks However, I was 50nd:dozed at Ain't - Which ' the othey day, and which' ' atone' be fqnlowat pf P 14 . 07 4e:r4s? OAP? and mules.. We knovithat, erdinand VII. is now coming very economically on his journen and I wish he would despise the barren rate of mules, and pre fer horses. I Also wish, thatobsereing the fields de stitute of labourers, he would despise having, such a multitude of coachmen, who are as unproductive and useless as mules, and would put his household on another footing. lam quite scandalized at the peti tions of these retainers of the palace ; I believe that if there are incorrigible sinners, they are these re tainers. Let us not give countenance to this extra vagance.—The article was then approved. MADRID, APRIL So. We learn that the NAg has arrived in Valencia. The Regency has ordered the Duke de San Carlos to take the oaths to the Constitution, in Valencia, that he may act in his capacity of Great Chamberlain. • It , ras the following :—For the stables, 3,878,000 reals, viz. 600,000 for seventeen coaches and 7 berlins, 3,304,000 to buy 206 mules, 479,000 to buy 109 saddle boric*, 1 36 , 000 for fourteen coach hones; for furniture, 3cc. 900,000; to clothe ten masters of the horse, 213 coachmen, boys, grooms, horse-breaker% runners, 3cc. 463,000 teals. nand , V IT. u s o h l ( pe i heard wed I glad to have 1 FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MAY 4. To-day, at two o'clock, the Emperors of Austria, Russia, and PrusSia, on horseback, followed by the whole of their Staff, paid a visit to the Kiag of France, at the Palace of the Thuilleries. A grand review of the Russian and Prussian guards, as well as of all the allied troops in Paris, took place this afternoon. At three o'clock their Majesties the t mperais Russia and Austria, and theaiog of Prussia, ar rived, accompanied by a numerous and splendid Staff, by the-quay of the Thuilleries, and entered: the court-yard of the castle, by the first gate of the Louvre. The Sovereigns entered the Palace, and visited Louis XVIII. At half past four a red velvet carpet was placed in the balcony of one of the win doWs of the Pavilion of Flora; shouts of " Vive le Roi" resounded in every direction. His Majesty the King of France appeared in the uniform of a French Marshal, in the midst of the Allied Sovereigns. Next to his Majesty were .he Duchess of Angouleme, his Royal Highness Monsieur, and the Duke of Berri. Immediately afterwards the troops defiled before the balcony of Flora ; they'were commanded by the Grand DOke Constantine. The infantry marched in• files. of 25 men a-breast ; and they were three hours in passing. They moved towards the Place Louis. XV. and filed off from thence to their respective can tonments. Their excellent order was pointedly re marked. i His Royal Highness the Duke of Berri walked for an hour through the courtyards of the Thuilleritbs4 in his way from the Pavillion of Flora to that of Mir san, where he resides. The shouts of Five le Rol loa. Vivent ler Bourbonil accompanied him the whole wii. Every day affords trash anecdotes of the gOodness of his Majesty. He breakfasted yesterday at 4t. Ouem with the Princes of his family, the Marshal l * . France, and o th er personages. On a sudden his it. tention was directed to the National Guard, wliiils bad arrived the evening before, and was doing'dttty. inside the Castle. Face Face about, Grenadiers, (144 his Majesty)—rest ! present Pems I That is right, my friends ; you must now be fatigued ; we arepre paring to set off ;go and take some. rest." ,• • On passing over.the Pont Neuf, the greziadiers is the procession, when e opposite to the statue ta = m 9f He'll IV. spon ' presented arms. I ' `The august Allies r '' wished to enjoy the beauty of the sizht, without depriving LouisXVlll. of a parti cle of the homage which at this time would be gene rally paid to him and the whole of the House of Bour bon. The Emperors of Austria and Russia stood at a window to see the procession. They took every precaution to prevent themselves from being recog nised, but they could not avoid the notice ola grate. ful people. They were seen taking part in the public happiness, and their voices were heard, mixing with the acclamations of the Parisians. The King of Prussia, with the two Princes, his sons, and his royal nephew, came into the Metropolis. They were simply dressed in bine, viith a white collar, without any other deccration.. It might have been supposed, that on this solemn day, his Majesty'slanly fear was, that he should be distinguished from French men. This good monarch gave lull vent to his tokens of applause, when the King entered the Sanctuary,, and during the religious ceremony, tears of Sensibility were observed to run down his cheeks. The repairs of the inside of the Louvre were begun to-day, and are to to continued with all possible speed. Detachments of grenadiers of the Royal Guard did duty to-day in conjunction with the National Guard and the Swiss, at she Palace of the Thuilleries: the latter occupy the 'exterior stations. The populace pressed in crowds round these brave grenadiers, who appeared deeply affected by the interest which they, excited. When they mixed with the Body Guard, which duty they are to partake in future, in common with the National Guard, they testified their joy at being united with them ' • they were heard to say, 440dt hut we snail all be haftlsy and peaceable under a pod Kiss." Several corps of French troops had received orders to assemble to-day in the Place du Carousel, to be reviewed, but the review is put off till to-morrow. Madame Blanchard, whose aerial ascension was not the least interesting part of the festival of yester day, descended at Gennevilliers, near Courbevore, at half-past five in the afternoon. The violence of the wind not having allowed her, though assisted by two soldiers who were on the spot, to keep down the bal. loon, she was obliged, to let it go, and it took the sante direction as when she ascended from the Pont Neuf. She was obliged to leave several articles in the ear. Amongst the illuminations which appeared on the grand quays of the Seine, those worthy of particular notice were opposite the Thuilleries, especially at the Hotel de Bethune Charost. It consisted of a trans parency, representing the sun rising from the horizon of France, at which was growing ,a bunch of lilies, with this inscription-4, It gives light to the finest of oar days." Four medallions also contained inscrip tions iu.thp French, Russian,' German, and Enlist' languages. In ate first were these words—,, Ti the glory of the Russian armies;" in the second—" To Prussian valour r in ;he thio-7-4 To ritslibti nanintiti';" and4:,11p.1990411-73." T 9 A 95,414% we IR CI aerosity." 4490Pisit the vagisrai ilkluguations, die most remarkable was that of his 111iallessftlisiltarl of Aberdeen, the English Envoy with the Emperor% of Germany. A vast portico orvases, luitres, gar lands, and variobt emblems. illustrative of this happy day, were formed of variegated lamps ; the grafi number of which, their tasteful distribution. aad bril liant appearance, produced as admirable and really a magical effect. M. Garnerin, the Aeronaut, was the designer of this illumination. We are assured that Lord Wellington arrived at, Paris this day, two hours before the review. Yesterday, after the troops had left the Thuilleries, a great number of small silver medals, of the size of a six sols piece, wire thrown on the Place de Carousel. These medals had, on one side, the effigy of our good King, and on the other, the monogram of Louis XVIII. entwined with branches of olive and fleurs de-lis. COUNTER RR OLtIFIONIN ITAI,r. MILAN, APRIL U. The intelligence of the important events which have taken place at Pans produced in this city a sud den revolution, which has been attended with fatal consequences. It broke out on the 20th. The peo ple rushed in crowds to the residence of the Minister of the Finances, M. de Prina, a Piedmontese by birth, dragged& him to the public place, and after inflicting a thousand torments, put him to death. They plun dered the Senate-house, insulted the Senators, and demanded the heads of the Ministers. They were particularly exasperated against M. Amoni, Minister of the Conscription, who escaped in. time. Their fury against the first body, of the state was occasioned by. M. Paradisi and M. Dandolo, two ea.apothecaries, at the head of a cabal, having required, in an Extra.' ordinary Meeting of the Senate, on the 17th, that Prince Eugene should be proclaimed King. The re gister in which this requisition was inscribed was torn in pieces, and the Municipality, in conjunction with the majority of the Senate, sent a deputation to the Allied Sovereigns to reject the Prince Viceroy. Tran quillity was restored, a Provisional Government formed, and the Electoral Bodies convoked. Prince Eugene is at Mantua with a few trusty adherents. Accounts from Turin state, that Prince Borghese has been obliged to conceal himself. The ferment in that capital is 'at its height, and be was obliged• to avoid the fury of the people. APRIL 25. The Regency of the Provincial Government has just published the following article : u People of the kingdom of Italy—The distur bances in the capital have rendered it necessary to in -stitute a Provisional Government ; it congratulates itself on having already contributed to restore tran- 44 The combined Electoral Colleges have given their.consent to this Regency; it is aware that in se veral parts of the kingdom Eirs have arisen respecting the commotion of the people which has taken place ; it will endeavour to prevent those evils which always arise from impetuous resolutions. The Regency has, in consequence, declared, that the proceedings of justice and of the Government at large shall not be interrupted. The diminution of the public expences 'hill be extended to all the Provinces. 44 This fact will convince every good Citizen, that the Regency is occupied in consulting the public weal. The excesses which have taken place within the last few days, are disapproved of; we shall endeavour to repair the distresses which they have occasioned ; and the errors of those, who, by their actions, or their writings, have excited a vengeance fatal to the tran quillity which ought to form the basis of a well regu lated Government shall be forgotten." The Electoral Colleges, which were resumed on the 23d of April, have declared that the Catholic is the prevailing religion; and that the , following pro. positions shall be submitted to the generosity of the high Allied Powers : • 1. The absolute independence of the New Italian State, which is to represent the kingdom of Italy, tinier the same denomina tion, or any other, which it shall please the high Allied Powers to glie it. 2. The extension of this new State shall be made conformable with the interests of the Allies, and of the new political balaaoe of Europe. • S. The formation of a liberal constitution, to be founded on the division of the executive powers, legislative and judiciary, with the total indepeadeace of the latter; a constitution which admits of a national representation, whose office shall be to make the laws, regulate the taxes, and insure individual property, as well u that of commerce and the press. 4. The Electoral Colleges shall have the privilege of drawing up this Constitution. , S. The Government shall be monarchical and hereditary, . according to the order of primogeniture ; and shall be headed by a Peipee who, by his origin and virtues, shall be qualified to obliterate the evil* which the people have suffered uede the late Government. The Colleges appeal to the generosity of the Monarchs who have given back her warriors to regenerated France, in behalf of the Italian'prisoners, victims of an unjust cause, and trust that they will also set at liberty those persons detained for defalcations in matters of finance: A select deputation, chosen from the most distinguished chi zeils shall , set out immediately fur the head-quarters of the Allit4 Powers, for the purpose of explaining to those Monarchs the wishes of the Italian national representation. This deputation is to consist of Messrs. M. A. re, Count F. Confalonieri, J. Cleat, A. Pitta, Count G. 'frivulZio, P. Ballabio, 9. Somme, and L. Sommaglla. cockade adopted by the Provisional Govern ment is composed of white and rose colour. The Provisional Government caused the following notice to be stuck up the day before yesterday 4, A column of French troop/ which war at Pavia, was about to march to Milan, to restore tranqui ll ity. The Commandant of these troops his, however, since been informed, that the pub lie peace is entirely restored. The necessary measures have there fore been taken for those troops to return; but if they should have adraaced too far to go back without a difficult and Inconve nient march, the inhabitants must make it their duty to receive them with that hospitality which their good intentions deserved..? AnoTherilacard states as follows : .4 an the . 2 th of this month, a, corps of French troops arrived in thi! who will set of to-morrow on their march to Purr. The Regency exhorts ail the Citizen' to receive them wkh that hospitality which is deserved hy the soldiers of his Ma jesty Louis XYRl.issks leas so happily ascended Ulf /nrPo° of Pointe." • THE EVENING STAR. LO N DON. MONDAY, MAY 9, 1814. SURRENDER,OF GENOA. T In every quarter of the Globe the War has termi. .flated with a Victory gained by the British Arms.--- , 'We have now to announce the Surrender of Genoa a combined military and naval force under the direction of Lord WILLIAM )?IINTINCIC and Admiral ROWLEY. The troops opposed to them were French, and, as usual, they seem to have received no supporc horn the inhabitants. The British' were of course I hailed as deliverers. The loos:cm our part has been A trifling : the Sicilian and other Italian troops in our service exhibited the most wsdauoted courage, and co-operated most cordially in the emancipation of their country. The official details were published this morning in the following GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY : WAR DEPARTMENT. • zsOWNINa-STREET, MAY 8,.,1814. Captain MILNES, Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-Gs ceral LOYd.WILLIAIt BENTINEK, K.B. has arrived at , this Offise, bringing a Dispatch, addressed by his Lordship to Earl BATHURST, of which the following is a copy : Gams, April 20. • - M v Lotto--My dispatch' of the 6th instant will have made your Lordship acquainted with the occu pation of gpezia, and with the movement of the troops dovis to that period. Upton my artival at Leghorn, I learnt that there were only two thousan'd men in Genoa. The pos session of that harbour and fortress was of such very great importance, that I determined to move on as rapidly as possible, and to take advantage of its de. fenc - eless state: not succeeding, 1 had 4 safe retreat -upon Spezia, from whence I might advance the in. fantry by Pontremoli towards the Po. Upon my arrival at Sestri, I found that the enemy had been reinforced at Genoa. The garrison consis ted of between five and six thousand men. The roads in the mountains being very bad, and the means of transport, as well by land as by sea, being limited, I was not able to concentrate the army till the 14th. On the Bth, the enemy was dislodged from th; strong country near Sestri. On the 12th, Major-General Montresor's division drove the enemy from Mouot Fascia and Nervi, and on the 13th established himself in the advanced posi-- tion of Sturla. The country was extremely moon• tainous and difficult, and the troops met with consir derable opposition. - , On the 16th, disposkiena were made fqr attacking the enemy, who had taken a very stronkposition ices front of Genoa ; his left upon the Forts Richelieu. and Tecla, his centre occupying the village of St. Martino, and from thence extending to the sea, through a country the most impassable I ever sew, thickly covered With country houses, only communi cating with each other by narrow lanes between high walls. • On the 17th, at daybreak, the' attack began. The 3,t Italians, under Lieutenant-Colonel Cern vignac, attacked with great spirit a height in front of Fort Tecla, drove away the enemy and took three mountain guns. A part of the 33 Italians rpoeed up the hill towards Fort Richelieu : while Lieutenant-Colonel Travers, descending from Mount Fascia, with the Calabrese and Greeks, got possession of the highest part of the hill above the fort, and some of his men pushed for ward actually under the wall, when the garrison, afraid of being taken by escalade, surrendered. Fort Tecta was hastily evacuated, and the greater part of the enemy's force made prisoners. The fortunate possession of these strong forts, to gether with the heights, completely esposed the ens mp's left, which in consequence retired. The attacks upon the enemy's right were made in three columns by Major-General Montresor's divi sion, supported by that of Lieutenant-General Mac farlane. The troops advanced with great vigour, and astiliough the . intersected state of the country enabled the enemy to maintain himself for a consi derable period, his left being turned, he was obliged at last to retire precipitately into the town. The ism. possibility of making use of • artillery; and the cover every where afforded both to the attackers and de fenders, prevented any serious loss on either side. At noon, the army, under cover of the houses. took a position within six hundred yards of the narrowest and most assailable front of the town, from whence the very bottom of die wall was discovered, and the defences could be easily dest royed. Preparations were immediately and with great ac tivity made by Lieutenant-Colonel Lemoine, com manding the artillery, and Captain Tylden, the prin cipal engineer officer, for the construction of the ne, cessary batteries ; and it was ht ped that an assault might have , been given on the following day. On the same day Edward Pelkw's squadron came in sight, and anchored in front of Nervi. In the evening a deputation of the inhabitants, ac companied by a French officer, came to beg that I would not bombard the (awn ; they urged me to agree to a suspension of arms for a few days, during which, from the accounts from Franc { it would M r r I 7 7