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SOUTH AMERICA. The El Coffee National of Maracaibo, of Septem• ber 8, contains a Convention for uniting the province of Guayaquil to the Republic of Columbia. The fol lowing are the prinipal articles of this Treaty d The Superior Junta of Guayaquil, not being empowered by the Provisional Constitution to declare the incorporation of the province with the Republic of Columbia, according to the funda mental law, nevertheless engage to make manifest, and to re-p commend the advantages of that law to the Electoral Junta of the province, as soon as it shall meet, for the purpose of obtain 's: the free expression of the wirof the said Junta, on the sub ject of the junction in the form which may be most eerwenient " The Superior Junta of Guayaquil declares that the province Width they represent is under the anspites and protection of the Republic of Columbia. Wherefore the Junta confer on the Pre sident Liberator all their powers for providing fax the defence of the province, and maintaining its independence. including all the powers connected with negociatiens, treaties of &Mance, peace, and commerce, to be entered into with friendly nations, enemies, or neutrals. " The complete occupation ef the department of Quito being of the greatest importance to the general welfare of America, and in particular those parts of Columbia which still groan under Spanish oppression, Guayaquil, animated by the sentiments of union and fraternity, engages to cooperate by all possible means with the plans of the Republic for liberating the provinces of the said department. The Junta, therefore, promise to supply all the munitions of war as far as may be consistent with the relources of the country, and 900 veteran troops, to be paid and main tained by the province. The Republic of Columbia oars her troops, arms, and resources for the defence of Guayaquil, and all the department of Quito. " Guayaquil being under the protection of the Republic, and incorporating, by this Convention, the greater part of its force with the division of the south of Columbia, and under the cont- Stand of the Chief thereof, the Superior Junta, in the name of the province, concede to the said Chief the powers necessary for entering into stipulations, by any negotiation with the Govern ment of Quito, which may have for its basis the liberty of the country, for concluding any suspension of arms which may be • necessary, and fur extending to the Republic of Guayaquil the provisions of the Treaty of the 25th November last, in respect to rendering the war between Columbia and Spain regular. " The present Treaty, concluded by the Superior Junta of Guayaquil, in the name of the people whom they represent, and by the General of Brigade, Antonio Jose Sucre, commissioned by the Government of Columbia, shall have force and complete effect from the day of its date; and under whatever form the Province may constitute itself, its Government shall be bound to observe the said Treaty, as shall that of Columbia, according to its engagement. (The Signatures follow.) " Guayaquil, May 15,1821." GERMAN PAPERS. ST. PETERSBUR6II, NOVEMBER 03. --- The Court Gazette of this City has inserted the fol lowing article, taken from a foreign journal: 4 , It is affirmed, that the negotiations between Russia and the Porte have taken an Unfavourable turn ; but the Foreign Ambassadors at Constantinople do their utmost to remove the new difficulties. Divan had at first acceded to the evacuation of Mol davia and Wallachia, but suddenly changed its mind. The Ottoman troops in those provinces, which were on the point of retiring behind the Danube, not only remain in their positions, but are to receive consider able reinforcements. It seems that the Turks, re solved on war, no longer respect anything ; and being compelled to adopt extreme measures, treat as ene mies all those who are nut Mahumetans. The Eng lish alone have found favour with the Sultan !" FROM PRUSSIA, NOVEMBER 20. For some weeks past a Committee has been sitting in the Capital, of which the Prince Royal is Presi dent, to discuss and deliberate on the Constitution of the Prussian Monarchy. Among the Members are the Ministers Prince Wittgenstein, V. Voss, Schuck mann, Counsellor Albrecht, Privy Counsellor Ancil lon, and other tried statesmen. This Committee sits daily. It is believed that two Chambers, that is, a Cham ber of Peers as well as of Deputies, will be adopted. ODESSA, NOVEMBER 14. There are in circulation here, copies of the Note of Count Nesselrode icontaining the Russian ultimatum) .to the Reis Effendi, which was presented some weeks ago to the Divan. It may be called a master-piece of diplomacy. The assertions of the Reis Effendi are victoriously refuted, not by diplomatic phrases or subtleties, but by facts of which the Porte has hued, been guilty. The demands of Russia in Baron Sue. gonoff's Note of the 18th July are repeated, and this Vote adopted in general as the ally batis of an ar rangement. The Public is already acquainted with l Baron Stroganoff's Note, to which Count Nesselrode refers, and has seen from it that our Cabinet holds a firm and dignified language, as is becoming towards the Turks. But the conclusion of Count Nesselrode's Note is more threatening, saying—. l His Majesty the Emperor, if his pacific proposals were rejected, would .be compelled, though unwillingly, to adopt other !measures.* NOVILMBER 20.—The affairs of Turkey in Asia become daily more complicated. The Persians are advancing ; Armenia is in a fermentation, and as if to make that nation take a part, the Porte has just had the Armenian Patriarch arrested. He will pro - bably end as the Greek Patriarch, and his nation then do like the Greeks. The Reis Effendi, who was removed and sent into esile to Asia, was beheaded on the first day's journey. The Wechabites are in motion. The de:- caries are rapidly fulfilling, its last hour strikes and • Diplomatists are strangely mistaken, if they think to change the nature of things with notes and ia tions. We are persuaded that war is inevit able, to r estore order in some way or other. The Serrans are said to be likewise in insurrection. BARCELONA, NOVEMBER 14. • Public Health, including the 20th, 21st, and 22di of November.—The number of new cases in Barge looms, the City, and the Hospitals, in these th r ee days, has been 22, cured 44, deaths 23, convalescent 170, there remain 60. The Junta, to shew the real and good state of health at this moment, has the satisfaction to annoonce to the Public, that from the communications given verbally by all the Faculty, who were yesterday as sesnbled, it results that there are in she city only 15 h ick stf site yellow few. au ml 18 convidement. THE EVENING STAR. ' LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER IC 1821.- THE FUNDS. PRICES OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT OWE O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 237-3 per Cent. Redu. 76% % s/ s 3 1 4 per Cent. 87 1 ,4-4 per Cent: 96% 9 /s 34 Bank Long Annuities 19% 5-16 India Bonds 71 . 5. pr.—Exch. Bills £l4OO, par, 2s. pr. Exchequer Bills (Small) 2s. Ss. pre. Cons. for Account 78 1 /s 77% 78. By an extraordinary express from Path we hive received the Journals.-of Sunday last, the contents of which are highly important. Oh the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, the new Mi nisters made their appearance. and M. PiTRONNET, the Keeper of the Seals, communicated an Ordinance of the KING, withdrawing the obnoxious Project of Law o,..the Press. Of what nature the new Project for regulating the Press will be, does not appear.— These Papers, in addition to the list of Ministers given in the STAR of yesterday, contain another Royal Ordinance, promoting the Count de SERBS, the late Keeper of the Seals, the Marquis LATOUR MAUBOURO, Count SIMEON, and Baron PORTAL to be Ministers of State and Members of the Privy council. This we are sorry for, as we could have wished that the new Ministry had been untainted by any portion of the leaven of the old one. The follow ing extracts are from the French Papers of Sunday : CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, DECEMBER IS. At half-past one the Sitting commenced. The Chamber was very full, but no Minister appeared. It was observed that the centre was very thin. The business of ece day began by N. BAZIRE making a Report relative to the election of M. Du- RAND, whom the Committee had returned as duly elected. In the midst of a debate on this subject, a noise was heard in •ne of the lobbies, and imme diately the State Messengers and Ushers made their appearance before the new Mini,ters, who were intro duced in a body, and with the usual ceremony.— Messieurs de VILLELE and CORRIERE, in Ministerial costume, entered first, and took their seats ; next . came the Duke of BELLUNO, in the uniform of a Marshal of Fran:e, and Viscount de Motrrstonexcv in the dress of a Peer; M. de PEVRONNET in that of a Deputy, his Excellency not having yet assumed the robes of Keeper of the Seals. The Marquis de CLERIIONT-TONNERRE was absent. _ _ This novelty interrupted the proceedings of the Chamber some time. The discussion then continued; the result of which was the admission of M.Dust.st4D, the proposition for such admission being supported by the whole of the left side, a part - of the centre, and a great number of the Deputies On the right: a part of the right opposed it. After some routine business, the Reporter of one of the Committees moved, that a Petition should be laid before the President of the Council of Ministers. Upon which several voices on the right exclaimed— • Is there still a President of the Council?" To which several voices on the right replied—" No: there is no longer such a functionary" (Considerable noise). M. de FLontac made a Report on the Petition of the widow Lesurque, whose husband was executed in 1796, though his innocence had since been solemnly recognized.—The Report was ordered to be printed. The order of the day in immediate succession was the Report of M. de VAUBLANC on the Law Project relative to the Censorship of the Journals. The Re porter had been in readiness from the beginning of the Sitting, and M. de Sr. AULAIRE and several Members of the left seemed already disposed to in scribe their names in support of the presumed con clusions of the Committee; but in the course of the debate, and after the arrival of the Ministers, it was cpread about that the Report would not be made.— This rumour had already gained credit, when the President announced that the Keeper of the Seals was about to speak (4 great sensation in Me Chamber, and then a prVound silence). M. de PsTiornizr, Keeper of the Seals, then spoke as follows '4...m. 14 Gentlemen, the King having ordered us to prepare immediately a new Law Project as to the regulation (la police) of the Journals, has also com manded as to lay before the Chamber the following - Ordinance"—(Ass almost universal movement of ,satia : &dim): " Loots, &c.—The Project of Law relative lb the continua tion of the law of March 31, 1820, and of July 26, 1321, is withdrawn. " Our Keeper of the Beals is entrusted with the meatiest of this Ordinance. Dated Dec.ls, 1821. (Sped) LOUIS." The reading of this document was followed with strong 'harks of approbation from the right side, rued with unequivocal symptoms of impatience on the left. MM. DIDEARSAIty MECHIN, den.--" By whom is this Ordinance countersigned ?" M. de PSIZONNIT (as he was descending from the Tribune) answered coldly—" By the Keeper of the Satier—Orete siSwe of imiatience)• Several voices- 4, Which?" Voices on the right." There are not two Keepers of the Seals." Voices from the centre." What l hare you not read the Moxiteur r M. de GUARDIIig This Keeper of the Seals 'weir has a name."—(liolent marks of distipproba., tioN from the right cad the cextte), In the midst of this confusion, M. de Paraottszr spawned his seat with an air of great indifference. The PRESIDENT, after formally recognizing the Ordinance just presented, stated that he had received the following letter : 4 4 M. Panuomm—Being called to the Miniitry since our ap- Pantment to be Members et the Capunittee on the Budget, we think it our duty to request you to desire the Committees who chose us to proceed to a new election. (Signed) "De VILLELE and CORBIBRE." M. de GRRARDIN....." These Gentlemen ought also to give in their resignation of their functions of Vice- Presidents of the Chamber." The PRESIDENT then invited the first and fourth Committees to choose Members instead of MM. Vil lele and Corbiere. There being then no further business before the Chamber, it broke up without any day being fixed for the next meeting. Notice of the day of meeting is to be sent to the houses of the Deputies. The Moniteur of Sunday contains Royal Ordi nances, announcing the following promotions : " The Count de SERB', the Marquis de LATOUR MAUBOORG, Count SIMEON, Raton PORTAL, to be Ministers of State and Members of the Privy Council. The Marquis de LATOURAIAUROURO to be Go vernot of the Invalids. " Count Samos, Baron PORTAL, and M. ROY, are made Peers. " Count PoaTALIS and Baron MOONIER are called to the ordinary duties of the Council of State, and attached to the Committee of Legislation." Whatever hopes or suspicions may be entertained by different parties of the conduct of the new French Ministry, it will readily be admitted that a change had become indispensable by the insolence and inca pacity of their predecessors. One good has already resulted from the change, and although the compo- 1 sition of the new Ministry is not such as to excite very sanguine hopes, yet we will accept their first act as an earnest of future good.—The obnoxious Project of Law on the Press has been withdrawn ; and M. de la BOURDONNATZ, M. DILALOT, and other Royalism, have declared their determination to oppose any law which fixes a Censorship. Such an avowal of the very party from which the new Ministry has been selected, is likely to have a wholesome restraint on the Ministers, did not the welfare of France urge them to yield to that more li beral spirit which has been generated. The new French Ministers are all of the Royalist party ; perhaps they might be called Ultra- Royalists, though they are more moderate than the Gentlemen of that party have generally shewn themselves. M. de Vna.m.s, who from his superior talents may be considered as the effective Premier, having the finances for his particular department, was the leader of the Royalists in the Chamber of Deputies, where he dis tinguished himself on financial questions. He was wholly unconnected with the French Revolution, having passed the greatest portion of that period in the French Colonies. M. de CORBIER; the new Minister of the Interior, with M. de Artu.zut, for some time formed part of the late Ministry ; they were not entrusted with any distinct functions, but had been taken into the Cabinet from a notion that their junction would have conciliated the Royalist party, of which they had been the leaders. Like all half-measures, however, this coalition impaired in. stead of 'strengthening the power of the late Minis ters ; fol. MM. VlLLeut and Coalman were coml.' dered to be deserters from their party, which, under a new leader, shewed itself more hostile than ever to the Government ; and the situation of the two friends, notwithstanding their acknowledged talents, became insignificant and almost ridiculous, as they held no places either of power or dignity. M. PZYRONNILT, who succeeds M. de SEM as Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice, is a lawyer, and was lately Procureur-General, in which capacity he conducted, last summer, the State•trial in the Chamber of Peers. The Doc de Ilau.tmo, the new Minister of War, is better known to the English reader as Marshal Vicrou : he was generally considered as one of the lowest of BONAPA RTE'S Generals, and was one of the first who declared for Louts XVIII. During the hun dred days he kept his fidelity unimpeached, which has made him a great favourite at Conn. Last year he was employed to repress the insurrectionary spirit which, during the first succers of the kali* Revo lution, manifested itself so 'unequivocally in the' Southern Departments of Fran Ce. He succeeded in his mission, without any measure of extraordinary rigour. He is considered, rather a man of honour, than of talent. The Marquis de Curamowx-Torrarinaz, the new Minister of Marine, is a man of practical knowledge, and of considerable ability : he was the Chairman of the Committee of Peers which was appointed to exa mine the propriety of abolishing the droit d'auliaine; and it was chiefly owing to his elaborate inquiry and earnest recommendation that the odious and unjust law was abolished. He belongs to an old and noble family. IYl.Lsuaisrow, the new Minister of the Household, is a descendant of the famous Mississippi Law : he was distinguished under %NAPA arz,both as a General and, a diplomatist; but, ever since the first abdication of his, old master r he has remained faithful Co go cause of thi Boassoin, thobigh he has been almo st i nvar i ably hos. tile to the KING'S Minirers. He is r ec k one d a man of talent, but of an impatient and viol ent temperament. One anecdote is told of him that redo un d s to his he nour. He was entrusted by BONAPAR TE W i t h several important functions, about the time o f t h e rturdet rf the Duke raucuins ; and soon af ter t h at event, in a conversation with CAULINCOUR ? , w h o had b engaged in that disgusting act of v i o l ence, he ex. clainted—" The First Consul knew me too well is propose so disgraceful a task to me." li e t h en pro. ceeded to reproach CAULINCOURT in lang uage so se vere as to provoke a challenge, which was readily accepted ; but BONAPARTR, in order to prevent ti le duel, sent him away from the metropoli s . . The Viscount NIONTNIORENCY, the ne v Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was formerly a D eputy to the States-General, and in that capacity was one o f di e most violent of the Revolutionary party ; but soon became disgusted with the projects of his brotlier Re formers, and withdrew to Switzerland, where he had the honour of the-intimate friendship of Madzirne 4 STAEL. The death of his brother en the scaffold, about this time, threw a gloom over his dlaractc which has never been entirely dissipated, and till lately he has passed his days almost entirely in whs. iron. BONAPARTE banished him in 1811, brat act * wards recalled him, taking care, however, t o i,„ t , him closely watched. lie seized the earlieq op p „, tunity of joining the BounsoNs, and on their :t:iora. tion became a Member of the house of Iw,, „!, ere, for the last three years, be has distinguished hirn• e if by a strenuous opposition to the Mini ters. In I* he delivered a speech against the proposed Latv c Censorship, though . he declared himself a f r i en d severe measures fa r the repression of the licebtin % character of the French periodical press, which, ho s . 'ever, he thought offended rather by its immoral and irreligious, than by its political excesses. He sta, one of the minority which voted that the Censorship should continue but for one year. He has ever pra fessed himself a steady friend to the Charter. He belongs to one of the oldest families in France: he is about fifty-two years of age. Such are the Ministers reluctantly chosen by Um XVIII. to succeed an Administration imbecile and unworthy of the confidence of any party. The chaise is one not likely to give much hopes to the liberal party in France; nor do we think it will long re..l any commanding inffuence in the Chamber of Dept ties. For although the Ultras and the Liberals united 'to turn out the late Ministers, yet, now that the for. mer are in power, h is not likely that the coalitia formed momentarily, and with but one object is common) should continue, when that object has bees accomplished. The French Papers of Saturday, which we receirei by the regular Mail, lose much of their interest fros the previous arrival of the Muni lvo of a day later by express. Only two of these Papers, the Gazette dt France and the Conditutionnel, contain the list cf the new Ministry from the Moniteur of that day; Wax one of them contains a single remark on the soiFt. The following are extracts : PARIS, DECEMBER 15. During the morning of yesterday the King trap acted business in his Cabinet; and in the mewl the day gave audience to the Duc de Richelint,r the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Ws, and the Neapolitan Ambassador. At four o'clock the Marquis de Lauriston tnss4. milted to his Majesty, who in the evening gaw* dience to the Keeper of the Seals. VIENNA, DECEMBER 4. The news on 'Change still continues to be in favor of peace; and it is generally believed, that should; rupture between Russia and the Porte ensue, hos& ties will not commence before spring. Our Cos: persists in its neutrality. STUTTGARD, DECEMBER 9. The German National Chronicle, in order to pro that the monarchical principle of legitimacy and& inviolability of Kings is not applicable to the Tar lii Government, remarks, that of seventeen Sultansvir have reigned during the last two centuries, nine la! been deposed or assassinated. FRANKFORT, DECEMBER 9. A letter dated Hermanstadt, the 23d Noverabs says, the cause of the Greeks every day becomes not popular in Poland. A young Gentleman belong to a most respectable family at Warsaw, is establid• ing a philanthropic society for affording all the' sistance that patriotism and humanity can extend,' such of the unfortunate Christians as are subject" the fury of the Mussulmans. It appears that the Persians continue their lewd with ak . success. One corps seriously threatens Diarb while another body of troops already occupied"' sora. The Pacha of Bagdad is preparing to Owl the western bank 6f the Euphrates. Other news confirms the capture of Erzertmai Melaskerd, in Arabia. French Funds, 14th December, five per C° 87 fr. 5 c. =TRACT Olt A LETTER, DATED PARIS, DECasamil6 "This morning great changes were expogd . appear in the different branches of Admiliello The Prefect of Police at Paris, the Director of Posts, the Director of the Customs, the Diiteror! Police, the Director of Registrations, will 111 ! changed. These changes will be followed br de appointment of new Prefects in many of the dee ,. meats. A change of Ministry in Franke infers a filL3 6., I.! T 1 TOR of a tow! T tow' heat even H sere in a itc. 1 the I IS til tors. post in to In lon Kra the nien Wnl vi this t the sti et Na Ott tt I] wh( sior renl libe of I the ' nea kf t ord anc Kii aye be St. ant