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in rentindieg him of the landing of this Sicilian in Dalmatia. " The Emperor had now an opportunity of shed. ding English blood, without being known to hare the least concern in it. He sent me back; hoviever, my report, wit: the following words written with his own hand in the margin of it : et Ma. LB Due DI 90111100.--Thill L a Very strange propos& d es , sa d lam muc h e ra sed with It. Prirscree a strict silence on the nature of this c ommunication, "Area ouebeco «war Its • author with intansy. Send the wretched beaver alt it to Vin cennes; and take care that he neither returns to taw depraved woman, nor conveys her any noedisente." ' " This order was obeyed. L'Auselia was confined at Vincennes, where he still remained, when the re volution occurred in April, 1814. He bad been im prisoned only ifew months, when I read in the Eng. lisb Journals an account of the discovery of an organ razed pint in Sicily against the English military, and that the Commanding Officer had made a severe ea ample of the principal agents in the plot. is Af.rr this tact is proved, how can it Ise said that the Emperor was so thirsty of English blood as to let slip no opportunity of letting' it flow l" , IMMI3IIIIGIf MAIL-. • STOCKHOLM, MARCH IS. The Gazette of the 15th contains the following official afticlet 14 Stettliolso, Marcia S. " This asticle states l e endhorn's denunciation, which, though (Maim Ito* a source deserving of little credit; was hoWever' too serious not to call for an examination into its troth. It then mentions the addresses to the Crown Nate, ia. which be was re quested to convey the untimenta of their loyalty.to his Majesty. All hive humbly requested, that the most energetic measures may be . adopted against those whom the law shall find guilty t and all'express their horror at those who, in their intßotent madness, should attempt to attack a Coisstitotton founded on thelove of the Swedish People, in their most lively gratitude for services performed% on die national Will, expressed by the Representatives of the People,. and with their approbation, is firmly secured against' all change of sentiment—against all the calculations of faction.' The Military Deputies were introdaced -by Coast Stedingk, accompauied by Field-Marshal Count Essea, who capreued their attachment in the waraseu terms. " His Royal Highness, in his answer, said, after thanking them fur what t hey had done—' What will this weak and contemptible handful of restless men have, who seem to conspire in the dark to distal!) the public tranquillity I If their plans have been merely against my life and that of my Son, I should not deign to pay any regard to thins. lam a soldier, sad have long learned to despise life; but they want to shake your fundamental laws, to attack your ho nour and freedom; therefore I mat rise to defend them. The tree choice of the nation has called me to the Throne of Sweden. The Army knows that I did not seek this honour; but I have justified it by defending your choice. I thereby at the same time defend 1 , -ur rights, and will continue to do, by es ening all the faculties which nature has given me, and which perhaps have procured me some feputa tioa. Truly, I did not coins among you to gratify a vain pride—for myself I have gained glory enough. The happiness of Sweden is the sole object of my sitertions, • the sole spring of my actions. I desire freedom for you, I desire glory fur you, I desire your welfare, and in spite of all the attempts that may be made I shall succeed in securing to you this most valuable possession to all honest men.'—He concludes by telling tlom, if ever he forgets his duty, to turn against him the arms which they now offer f 4. his defence. —ff Attempts have been made to make some of my brethren in arms suspected, far from me be so odious a thought. The brave man can never be perjured; honour and loyalty have their abode under the coats and in the breasts of the soldier.' .‘ One of the most remarkable speeches of his Royal Highness, is that to the Deputation of the . Citizens, of which the following are passages:— " ' For some months loose reports have been cir eplated in the country. Sometimes they said the• king was dead. then my son was dying. then my life was in dangers this was done to alarm the country. Some later denunciitioas have attracted the attention of the Police and of the government. Judicial in !pities are institeted, and the criminals, or the fakir informers will be punished. I could forgive the au thors of these reports, if they only aimed at my hie ; but they seek to overturn your liberty, your Coml. cation, your national honour, in short, every thing that is most sacred to the honest citizen. " ' They have ventured to mix the names of a Family which you have excluded from the Throne. You know yourselves, Gentlemen, - that I did not cause their fate. " " When in the distressed state to which a series Of misfortunes had reduced yon, you cast you. eyes on such Princes as were known . by she *vices they liad.dans their country, and yam choke was Said on .me, ..I. resolved to acceptit. —The meryidea of the dangen that surrounded' the made - me hel ape* greater, and-capable of the mistidegt . plias to your confidente. For you I cessruied to ram the tbo pleasures and tranquillity of private life, to. which I had destined the rest of my days. I gave myna wholly up to a people once so neowneel, then. so tan- happy. I came among you, and lownsight, as dde and pledge, my sword and itty deeds; if I•ceekl have brought yon a series of *swelters fro the don of Charles Martel, I would hate wished it only on your account ; for myself, I am equally proud et the services I have dose, anal of the glory which has' raised me. Them pretensions pe still Wafted hi the King's adoption, and t he ulumusous choice of a ili free people. " ' Oa these • nd . ' nireighta, ant oolong as honour and jtuti re not hithiabed from this earn, them rights must more legal and mead this if -St &seeded from Odin. History thews that no Primo eve; mounted* throne, temp by the choice - of the people, or by ilboquest. ' I did not open a way to the Swedish succession by arms. The ine . choice of die nail* caked me, and this is the right on whidi 1 kaa. ltemember our condition at nay arrival, and nee what we are now. • - • : There are (says his goys' Highness) ill-disposed then in all countrim, but in Sweden their number ts so small, that no es• unordinary numaires are necessary to repress diem. '' ..Tin intcrigppeacc of thc.country is sadists& ed t from witilbut there is nothing to few. We da l not meddle with the concerns of other vanities, and are certain that they will not meddle with oars.— Your rights ate therefdre secured within and without, and every thing announces that we shall sot - for a long time be obliged to defend them ; but should the honour of the nation require it, I will go at the head of a faithful, tried. and disciplined arrry, supported by the will of the King and the people, and accom panied by the omens of victory, to meet the enemy, and shed all my,blood in the defence of the country. I cannot express lays& as I could wish, in the Swe dish language, but my son speaks it for me; he is educated among you, on him your hopes must re pose: but I speak the language bf honour and free dom, and every Swede who truly loves his country understands me.„) 4011771 AMERICA' By an arrhal at a irrench port from the south side of _Hayti, we have received letters, of which the subjoined is u extract: • mfic CAYES. JANUARY so. "An Italian, of 'the Nam! of Gabato. who has for some time past been acting a's Commodore of a small Spanish squadron on the coast of Venezuela, fifteen days ago arrived at the City of Santo Do. mingo with fourteen vessels, three of which are oes kis of wan and the remainder transports. He after wards proceeded on to Puerto Rico, having on boatd the Bishop of Caracas, of course a Spaniard, and a large number of families, which, it is said, have left the above city, in order to escape from the hardships of a siege, as well as the dangerous and disagreeable circumstances which would attend a sudden and con fused evacuation. This would seem to say, that the Royalist troops and inhabitants are by no means in a tranquil state, or divested of the most serious appre hensions with regard to the approaching fate of the capital of Venezuela. " By Inters (rem Jamaica we are also informed, that General Morals left Santa Fe, about the 19th of November ult. with front 4 to 5,000 men to sup port the King's cause in Veaeetrela. We are also as sured that, in that desolated and unfortunate partsof the New World, this same Spanish Chief ) Morillo, has shot, Murdered, and destroyed no less than 600 persons during the time he has . been ire command there, all of the first families,' without taking into account those who have been hung 'and shot in the provinces of Popayan, Antioquia, Citara, Mariquita. Tunja, Socorro, Giron, and Pimplona. His sena less cruelty and barbarity have gone so .far, that he has even banished from•their homes all the widows of 'heat same martyrs of liberty. as well as the greatest part of the wives of numberless other perions he has banished. These fans would scarcely be credited in Europe, nor can it be supposed that such is the plan of pacification Spaniards have brought over to Ame rica." INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE. plait . 7K4 IRANI= 04,4CiAL moans* re TS& *At tttsLsTll tll AlAlllllbi Head• Quarters, Monspali March 7, I ell. (No. I S—Private). MOIST EICILLANT Eke—Front the neilistent of my fine as rival in the waters of Venezuela, I have indeemedfde Majesty of every thing I considered conducive to the end se curity of them dominions of the King; lately froze tNuthagiets I gave due notice of the wants of this Viesroyaky, aid now I consider it my duty again to insist on the urgency of aid being sent out, especially to Venezuela. " in ptomains as I have been sending troops to Farb sod Ps. erto Rico, and the King's army has been weep*, the points evacuated by the rebels, . the army has been weakeeed by being to much scattered, whic h, added to deftness and reductions of every kind, has now chtrindled ft tea mere skeletal; compared with the latent of °sentry it covers, and the enemies braving it in from, especially in Venezuela. " At the time Margarita was taken, the fugkrvee went to Car thagena, and to organise troops in the kingdom of Sams Fe, another poraou of them remaining in the foreigs islands, waft ing for the opportuesity of a dinsioution to the forces of this army, as well as its other attention, In order to revolut'onise Comma, Margarita, and Guayana, united with the malcontents from France, and speculators from Englund. " Carthagena hes been taken, and they have all run away to dux Cayes, with a view, from thence, to attack any of the weak points of the coast, follow up the attack as much as they an able ' and if they do not succe e d, to plu n der sad mbendsorb- By the plundering of produce they pay for Aar muskets, of which, at the presets. Inatome, there is in Port-ace-Prince a de pot of at least 11,e+00, as I have alreidy manifested to your Excellency in my last dispatch, on the authority of intercepted letters. " By this heW detail his Majesty will me, that If the rebels lose ground, they is concentrate, and are stronger in the point which they attack, vibes we in ftality arsfweeker. " For a mint= I request yew Excellency to cm a glance ever the statement of feren Venezuela had when the inhabitants were attained to the deminlen of the Meg, and yes will And that they were more than double the number now siting there, when, at chemise time, they are contpelled to be fighting every day. The mete de I say with Regard to this Vieneysky. and accortlng as I pores** on my march, the prelim of Carthage s* • may mann faithful, but the other towns and people wait only for an eppertesky to parses their criminal designs. and particu larly die cameo, of whew not a stile good one is to be found. " I requested =Meanies of his Majesty, and I now add, that le will also be advissble to send out Europese curates sad lawyere, fort( this is tO'be carried op. It ninsc bedew 111 esaedy the Mae manse' as la at Int &lief the conquest. * The rieqeMap Si tangs, which have already Informed Ms =Zin g" , " fte4t - t e it V iet i r:= l seer thi wide el this pert et she co chi is net tD have the Millen Siet Colonel Canada. nor the van guard es tkeVight side et the dyer Maidalmts, for- they would ge of to Veneamii, to iscromeans nundien of the enemy; but if it wen possible Maim to be maltiked to Peru, it Is there they would be of the seemen serene, as duty are warlike and smseeptible of good diellis. *sigh, for the present, they will limeemigh to do la Aediquis, Popayan and Chaco, (Murillo • line seldse to Crab deeps). * 411 Ir ci thes far MI is seder eh. impiession of the early aerialist bat if Masan delayed, I cannot interns your Excellimy W will be she amber required. At present la Itmande taws are nes palms threatened, and they are et the panne icapnnence, els. Mrprita and Guayana. In the ant paint ehe labels an Wdiddliestal, supplied whh every thing, aid ROMs in a bloody•ariamen The of the Mug have bead themselves Crisps I to an es the Isfesive • and if Bo livar sectto that with the expedition he is for ming at Aux Cayes, I do eft knew what will be the Tate of Margarita, and afterwards of Caimans. '1 he attack on Margariut is eastableed with that of Guayana, I .ellsere the theses. numbers Mame; they occupy a large circle hired the capital, hamar the cattle, and without lighting they vell compel the city to serrender, and be theieby greatly bene fited. I esseidered this proviace to be of so much lapsrtanc., Chat I. Mid* I dared to tell his klajetty, that if keno lost and ampled with a strong form, Caracas and Bann I. would be is danger; and I hawse your Excellency to can a glance oil its go dliest. and rework that the rivers °hook. Apia; mad Meta. use navigable sad navigated to a greeter disclose than I was then in goy way aware of; look Me to the plains which the rebels cammed, and k is there that the cattle of all 'dada are bred. • Ike rebels of ifenesecia have adopted the system et having awry and strong Guerrillas, which fellow the plan of those we bad* Spels ; and Henke the Weenibing et them alias nen se I thief Ike Bolivar nukes his appearance, or any other of repo t:Moo, and if they then think we have been wea►tned they will act with their whole fortes. " to Spain It is generally believed that It is only a few Chiefs who hold the country In a state of insurrection ; but, most Ex. eellent Sir, is Is high time for you to think otherwise, at least with regard to the provimes of Venezuela. There the Clergy, with the whole classes of Society, are urged on to the same ob• jest of independence, though they are blinded enough not to see they are working for the people of colour ; a blow which they would already have struck, if our expedition had not made so timely an appearance. This same set of people are vigorous, brave, eat any thing, sad use nu bospitab or cloathiog. " I do not believe the same obstinacy exists in this Viceroyalty, bet it is at all times necessary to increase the troops, for the gar then of Carthagena consume. a great number of men, and It is necessary for it to be ISUISMOIIb, since, according to what I can observe st present, the military force of the whole of New Granada must be superior to what it was In the middle of the last century. " If Margarita Is lost, the Insurgents will fortify it, and to re-sooquet It would require an expedition, whilst in the mean time the trade from dime. to the Mexican Gulf would be lest exposed to dangers. If Guayana should meet with the same fate the re cooquest would be still attended with greater dull. conies; and it at the same time there should be a Chief to direct the forces of Camara and and combiue an attack on Pa raguana, a province of Coro, 1 should anticipate nothing lavour- I a bl e to the arms of the King. But all these evils, on the eve of coming upon us, would be avoided by an increase being made to the existing forte of infantry and cavalry, and fresh supplies coming out. The expeditions ought to touch in Margarita, and thee proceed along the coast. " By the picture I have just drawn, I do not, however, wish your Excellency to believe that it is my intention to sadden the heart of Ids Majesty, but rather to double the blow, in order not to lose the baits of such great reprints as have been incurred, as well as the centre of America; for now, if through the protec tion of Ventre PIitOVIDItI4Cit we are enabled to obercome the übstacles of hunger and a total want of means, no one ought to be so hardy as to garter bhuselt that the same could happen every day; soul now since so much has been done, let us have men, muskets, and ammunition, in order that his Majesty's dominions may at axe be consolidated in these vast regions. Great attention ought to be paid to Venezuela, which in revolutions furnishes all the other Provioces with Chiefs and Officers, since they are more daring and better informed than those of the other parte, for which reason greater strength is requi.ite in that Captain Getieralship, tram whence the troops now su Vannes may then come on to tianta Fe, by the roads which are frequented, though extremely bad. " GOD preserve your Excellency many years, &c. &c. &c. (Signed) " east° nottitiso" THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1817. •II(CE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK s Coss. nOthey, 731-4 or am 731—for May 73;* Exchequer 13614 6.. to 17.. pr.—lndia Bonds 52 pr. We have this morning received the Paris Papers of Wednesday, and their contents are more than usually interesting. A spirit of persecution appears to have seized the French Ministers, which must tend fast to suppress every thing like freedom of opinion in France. The Pa pers teem with nothing bat prosecutions and convic tions for pretended libels ; and with punishments which in point of severity have seldom been exceeded is the most arbitrary add despotic Governments. A M. Rintut, formerly chap Lu► to the unfortunate Louis the 16rh, a moo as he describes himself " who before the revolution enjoyed an ample fortune, fad had ob tained success in an honourable career, who is now poor, bat feels pride in the reflection that he is not' one of those who thrive is the midst of troubles, like insects in the midst of corruption"—had written a work entitled Coma, with the following motto, suf ficiently indicative of its contents—" Fraitur lama sal." 1 1 Agreeably to the law, he sent five copies of his work, to the Censor of the Press, &fors publication; but, in stead of receiving the necessary license, the whole impression of the work was immediately seized, and a prosecution commenced against the Author and Hater, in the Court of Correctional Police. M. Rioust pled his own cause with great ability sad eloquence. lam accused," he said, Hof en deavouring to lessen the respect which is due to the person and to the authority of the King. And how ? By soliciting his clemency in favour of an exile•—by recommending the exercise of the noblest prerogative of 'monarchy, that of pardoning At the age of, s ixty years, alter having escaped by a sort of miracle, during twenty-five years of civil broils, every sort of proscription, I am at last accused of failing in' respect to an illustrious dynasty, to whose glory my whole life has been devoted. Oh, calumnious chirp! The venerated shade of Louis XVI. has not in vain hovered around me for so many years. I have at tached myself for ever to it t it is from under its shel ter—it is from behind it—that you would drag me into chains." And what can our Readers believe is the judgment which has been pronounced on this ge nerous and loyal suppliant for exiled greatness ? The seizure of hit *oak has been confirmed, the.whule of the copies ordered to be destroyed, and the venerable author condemned to two year: inytrissaatrat, to Sea thounnuifresc, of Jag, to deprivation for two years of all his civil and family rights, to the surveillance of the Police for five years more, and to bait for his fu ture good behaviour in the sum of ten thousand francs ! I Was there ever persecution—oppression greater than this ? Imprisonment, confiscation, fine, deprivation, utter ruin, for advocating the cause of humanity aid justice-4ot writing what was never published—what the Officers of Cliovernment would n.e allow the author to publish, and yet hold him guilty of publishing The venerable, the unfortunate Rioust is not the only victim whom the Papers of t2-day announce. One Simon, a merchant of Troyes, has been found, by the .Court of Assizes of Lyons, guilty Of distributing, not writing, a work, entitled, 4 , An swer to Chevalier Alphonse de Viggier," in which sentiments- of a republican tendency are said to be broached, and condemned to kusidsalog for jve year:• to the surveillance of the high police for five year, more after hi return to France, and besides; to find security for his subsequent good behaviour, in sum of ten thousand francs. Another individual has been put on his trial writing " A Letter in answer to the Discourse of de CALM on Individual Liberty."—M. de Cases, seems, had himself determined on not noticing this work, conceiving it ungracious to make pubic cause of what might be deemed personal to him se lf ; but the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, from a superior regard to the honour of the KING, which is said to be to less impeached than that of M. de Clezes, has relies ed the Minister of Police from all delicacy on that head by taking the prosecution into his own hands. The Journal General, which had been suspended for several days, re-appeared yesterday se'nnight.—. It is usual on such occasions to furnish the subscribers with the Papers not &livered du:ing the inter:ening days. The Mercury, remarkable for the boldnoss and talent of its political speculations, has had its priti. lege withdrawn, but is allowed, on cettaiiii cnnditions, to take out a new one. Should not this niinistetial determination be changed, Mr. Dm:Jason DE Co`:. 3TANT has signified his determination of no longer concurring in its Editorship, because he is not willing to enjoy by favour, what he conceives himself enti tled to by right. In addition to these literary persecutions, we o h. serve that there have been also several arrests on p , . litical charges. Among others an Englishman, settl-ii in Paris, was interrogated f .r several hours at tie Police Office, ender a suspicion that he was c,,ntinted with THISTLEWOOD, the associate of young Warsov. Our countryman fully justified himself from all par ticipation in the designs of Thistlewood ; whom, it appears, lie was led from humanity to assist rith money to a considerable amount, and which he has I riever been repaid. Vigilant as the Civil Authorities have been in re pressing the party spirit lately excited by the tragedy of Germani:ut, it continues still to betray itself is new instances of violence. A Mr. Buo, whose wife wore some jonquils in her bosom, was insulted by a sentinel at the gate of the Thuilleries, and the Odicer (Captain LALLEXANDE of the Royal . Guard) struck the husband on a very slight provocation, and had him thrown into the mi. litary prison for some hours. When his person and respectabiEty were known he was liberated, and de manded satisfaction of the Officer who had outraged him. He was accompanied to the field by M. Petit. row, the Banker ; his brother, Colonel Bao, Et. Commander of a Regiment of Lancers ; and two other persons—four shots were exchanged at eight paces without effect. The parties then precipitated themselves on each other from a given distance, when Mr. Bao received a ball, which broke his ancle bone. It is just to state, that Captain LALLEMAND expressed much regret at his vivacitp, attributed it to the notion that it was generally intended to insult the Gat& Royal, and infinitely lamented the necessity (both before and after the affair) of raising his band agairst Mr. Bao. They were unable to fight with swor Is, the latter having had a severe cut with a sabre on his wrist. The King. it is said. has felt of late rather an ac cession of gouty symptoms. The report of his in tending to spend the summer at• Versailles, proves to be unfounded. The Palace at Versailles is not, the Moniker says, in a habitable state. The Duke de Laval Montmorency, died at Paris on the Ist instant. The Funds on the Ist insiant, were as follows : Five per cent. Consols 61.60. c: Bank Actions 12401 r. A Hamburgh Mail arrived last night. Its cal tests relate principally to the Swedish conspiracy, of which we ye►terday gave some details. The extent of the conspiracy is not known : indeed the infor mation on which all the proceedings have been loon. ded is not acknowledged to be deserving of unbcur.- ded credit; but on such occasions nothing but obsti nate blindness would neglect to adol•t those prec4- titans which prudence calls for when a Government— that is the public peace, is threatened. We men. tioned yesterday, that all the public bodies and tune. tionaries had been forward to express their attar - meat to the KING 'and to the CROWN PruNcr : to-day we give two speeches delivered by the PRINCE on tl.:: occasion—the one to the Army, the other to the De putation of the citizens of Stockholm. His Royal Highness states what is cerrainly correct :—tha: tFe late Royal Family was excluded by an act of Nation ; that be was not even accessary to the fall ct GLEITAVUS ; that he did not open a way to the Swe dish Crown by the sword—but was called to the sac. cession by the free voice of the nation. " This is the right (says he) on which T lean."—No extraordinary measures have been resorted to, the number of the ill-disposed in Sweden •being so small as to tenet: such measures unnecessary to repress them. Yesterday, being Good Friday, the Duke of Yoe; the Duke and Duchess of CUUEERLAND, attended b/ Madame Dusounu, attended Divine Service at t'..e Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, when a S a moa was preached by the Rev. Dr. laer.Axe, the Dom of Westmintter. The Anthem was aprroeiste to the day, a solemn solo, from the MesstAti, He vis despised," which was admirably sung by Mr. W. KuvvErr, and accompanied on the organ by KNYVETT, sen. The arrangements at present for the departure from England el the Duke and Duchess of ORLEANS are (provided the health of the Duchess will re.Tmir , who is slightly indisposed) to remove from Ts ickere ham on Tuesday morning. They will sleep st cheater, and on Wednesday proceed to Dover, who' they sleep. The Duke's carriage and horses left Wednesday for Dover. His Serene Highness' , die hones will follow him to France. t!,e for M. CI it a /his ;1 tyt and co •'s , T. e !' at • !ed .31 • T CT'S Le 1.! TIT, Is ial K. ;es. ti. .1 1,• • r is i.e , ed 1.,1•! S• 03 ! it ui th as •e- -he dy sp. :se WI IM 111 he ry to I ,i. nd ' 4 4 sr• ie- r. d lc •rt- .c. 1170 ed en ed a on Nit ath rst 00 IC- la. to the trit • 1 0 a r , or- of eat or. • •4' I in • ir.- tti- CTI• ne• 1:;; )e- -rat IFe ;te ct ve- , sc. I [ he • he se's b 7 tit iota of the alt ‘ .‘ s . A 1 911 are Nl* to. 1 cre 3'•