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FLANDERS MAIL. BRUiAI.B, NOVEMBER C 9. We have the toll.awing from Ostend, of the 2Gth instant :—" Mr. Las Casas, the friend and historian of Bonaparte, arrived here last Sunday by the packet boat, accompanied by his son. Mr. Las Casas, it is well known, followed the Ex-Emperor in his exile; but was suddenly obii. 4 ed to leave St. Helena, and was conveyed "to the Cape of Go Elope, whence he is just arrived. H. contradicts all the anecdotes that have keen circulated respecting the fancies and ill. humour of Bonaparte; but lie agrees in saying.that he continu•s in tn ake those .about ham observe all the etiqiiette ot a Coa.rt, as at the Tuille: ie“ now, as formerly, he remains a my a few minutes at table: every evetong hr attea.ds readings of tragedies, co medies," &c.—M. Las Casas arrived on Thursday at Brussels, and setoff yesteid ty for Aix-I.l.Charrile. Coo.d of his Majesty the King of Prussia at'' Antwerp infor roc the merchants, that he has received Notice, with orders to publish it, that an Algerine squadvm, having the pl ague on board, was seen, on the 2inh tat October, off Cape St. Vis.ca•nr, steering towards the North, to pursue Prussian vessels. A letter from the Hague. wl:ich we have this mo ment received, contains what follows A report is generally spread here, that Count Goliz, the. Com missary General of War, is going to retire. No per sun is let mentioned as his successor." HAGUE. NOVEMBER 39. The news of thr retiring id Count Golfs appears to be confitmed more and mere ; it is the subject of every vitiversation. Tbete are different rep its csn tensing the choice of bib successor. Some speak of Geller .1 Tindal ; some of Dumonceau. People look with great snip tience for the issue of this affair. MUNICH, NOVEMBER le. Preparations are observed to be making at Court for a journey, which is positively atlitmed will be to Pr wit!, to have an interview with the Court of IVlott is certain, is, that orders have been scot tr .in Vienna to Prague to make the necessary arrangements at the castle in that city to fewer the illustrious guests who were to meet time. People syeak of the coronation of the Empress of Austria as Queen of Bohemia ; onr Royal Family will be pre sent at tells soltmoity. Well informed persons are persuaded that there will result from this meeting a new bond of union between the two august reigning families. His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Austita was born on the 9th of April, 1793; — their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Elizabeth Louisa and Amelia Augusta, twin sisters, Princesses Royal of Bavaria, were born November 12, 1801. rRANKFORT,NOVEMbEit G. It is known that besides M. liomshal, Professor Martin had also offered to take upon himself the de fence of Colonel Massenbach. The following is the Colonel's answer to this inter " You have been so gond, Mr, u to offer to charge yourself with my thlet:c.-; I am animated by the most lively gratitude at the generosity en your proceeding. I should hays esteemed my sell happy to be able to entrust my cause to you, 11, Sir, the in quiry which has taken place in my affair, if there bad been any question of my political views and opinions, and if the laws per tained to have recourse to a Counsel settled in another country This inquiry was entirely relative to a mule against the duties of the military wreies, and I have rendered myself *why of it, be. cause nut having been tor these ten years In move service, I did tot thlbk I could atwitter myself any longer as an Olizer. This inquiry has been conducted with justice, integrity, also haw pity, and doss honour to those who have calmed It on, a, well as to the Legislation and to the King. I shall always !eel the grati thde I owe you tor yobr offer, which is so Immutable to me.-.• 4kcclot the assurance, Sm. M MIAs. artsocu." THt EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER'6, 1817. PRICE Ur wrocKs THIS DAY AT TW ELVA O'CLOCK t iteductaf 22—Cons. shut—For Opening, 1141 4 prr CAM. 99, 4-4 per Cent. Navy shut Bank Long Anos. at 1-16—India Bonds OS 97 pr. Entwines bah 11 24 pr. FRENCH PAPERS. The four days' Paris Papers which have been in arrear arrived this morning. The Chamber of Deputies had a public sitting on Saturday last, when M. de Gouviou Sr. Cies, the sew Minister at War, brought forward his prolies of Law for the recruitrocut of the Army. It was. not, he stated, a pr ject which originated in any sentiment • of fear or inquietude ; it did not aim at arming or 'putting in motion the population of France, nor teen at putting the military system of the country nivel an equality with that adopted by other Powers ; it bad only for its object the savice of the garrisons, and maintainance of internal order in a time of peace. The question, he urged, was no longer whethet the people of France should go forth to attack, to ag grandise, or to defend other estates ; but whether they should defend their own fire-sides, their families, their King, their country—whether, in shots, they should establish that independence and that dignity, without which there can be' neither King nor nation 'The plan of retrenchment which he had to submit, was of a two-fold nature; it comprehended both voluntary and forced service. Experience, he stated, bad suthcieqtly :hewn that the departmental Legions could not be kept up by voluntary enlistment alone, and it was therefore a matter of necessity that, in as 'tar as that was inefficient, recourse should be bad to obligatory means; but with regard to the Royal Guard, the Cavalry, Artillery, and Engineers, it was not intended to resort to any other than the usual mode of voluntary recruiting. The total effective amount of the Departmental Legions, it was propos ed, should be restricted to 150,000 men; and that, Lowever the number of voluntary enlistments for that service might fall short of that maximum, not more than 40,000 men should be allowed to be raised by ballot in any one yea'. The duration of the set vice of the Legionaries (as they are termed) to be for six years—the first drawing to take place in 1818, ow of all those who have completed their twentieth pear is the course of the two preceding years—tbose only e to be excepted who.shall have contracted marri.tge before the presentation of the present Law, or within ten days thereafter. The project of Law having been read, was ordered by the Chamber to be printed, and taken into consi deration on'r hursday last. The Cliambcr afterwards resolved itself into a Secret Coroiniltee, in which M. DurEttclut D'HARANNa developed his proposition for determining in a precise manner, according to the text of the Charter, the age necessary for being a Member of the Chamber, and then adjourned till Monday. On Monday and Tuesday the Central Commission charged with the txamination of the Project of Law concerning the abuse of the Press, was occupied with the fr.iming of their Report to the Chamber. M. Fuxour ttx BAUM was appointed Reporter, bin the, day of the public sitting fur receiving the. Report has I not yet "evil fixed. An Ordinance of the 30th ultimo, nominates Mar shal the Duke of Rm.:obit to be a Minister of State. Enapertar and Empress of AUSTRIA, after an absence of tive months, during which they have vi sited tile greatest part of the provinces of the !do narcliy, returned to Vienna on the 19:11 ultimo. A gei,cral plan for the restoration of the Finances ii s, it is stated, been submithd to the EMPLItOIt by Count STADION, which will forthwith occupy his Majesty's mast earnest attention. Art article Irons Madrid mentions, that Lieutenant. General D. I. M. CAUIGAL has been appointed to take the command of tree provinces of Venezuela, in pl of General Moßiu.o. The silence of the Madrid Gazettes on the opera tions of Mourt.Lo begins thus it is said! to be explained, and he is now openly taunted with having more of ten Than was meet cothulted his safety in a precipitate flight. Another rumour ascribes this new appoint. ment of CAGIGAL to intelligence of the death of Mo. nat.° ; but to tins no credit is given, and from our own accounts it does not appear to deserve any. Moniu.o's vacillating conduct, and most revolting cruelty, are causes quite sufficient, even in the esti mation of an arbitrary Government, to have induced his dismissal and disgrace. French .5 per Cents. 2d Dec. 63 fr. SO c. PRIVATE LETTER. " PARIS, Diet Mani 1,1817. - - " The following is a copy of the Anthem, com posed, set to music, and sung, in the English Church, Rue St. Hunore, on occasion of the death of the lamented Princess Cult IMO rTz Heavenly Choir win our strain, Serapes, leave your blkelul throne; Wake the notes to thrilling pain, And embalm our angulehl rum! On your downy pinions bear CIIARLOTTeII spirit. we deplore; Beaming, now pour • brightest care, 1 Hover round us, opiros Shed the dew of Hawe'ra benign; Let the Cherub Babe at rest s Sweetly on oitr ►urruws shine. lo the ?Amber's' load embrace Waft from High tie Winn , store* - That Devotion may enctuwe Griefs our fervent bosoms pour! Hoar Coo! Acgitarre ICING ! • Moray pity shield our grief; Shade us with thy &Wring wing, And in mercy yield relief I Prostrate we thy will obey, And, with contrite team, implore Mercy's light to guide our . CIAARLOTTI beams OD us 110 MOM! 44 'The second Court Mourning (white) for the Princess commenced yesterday. The rapidity with which the British system of education is prosecuted in France almost exceeds be lief. No less than 250 general and central schools are established in the different departments. One at Bourdeaux contains .500 children. The Duchess of Duras has estall shed one in Paris for 1.50, and the Duke of Orleans another at Neuilly for 100 poor children, on their own private expenses. 61 it was rather a singular occurrence to observe two ei-devant Lord Mayors of London at the same time in the Protestant church here—Mr. Wood and Sir Claudius Hunter. u Lavalette now resides six miles from Munich, under a different name; Fondle is at Prague; Beau-, harnoir resides at Munich; and the ex-Queen of Hot• land at Augsburg. " It is piobabry not generally known that young .B.inaparte, who is at Schcenbrun, font miles from Vienna, is actually receiving an education for the Church I" Yesterday, at one o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT held a Court et Carlton-house, which was attended by The Prussian Minister 9 the Lord Chancellor, the I.ord Press. dent of the Council, the Lnrd Privy Seal, the First Lotd of the Treasury, the Secretaries of state for the Horne. Fortixn, and Colonial Depannients, the F rst Lord of the Adni.raity, the Master of the Mint, ibe Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller ut the Household, the Judge Advocate Utusral, the Recorder of London, icc. Count HUMbOLDT, the P•ussian Minister, was in troduced to the REGENT by Viscount CASTLEREAGH. His Excellency had a closet audience of his Royal Highness, and delivered his credentials, and was most graciously received. .The PRINCE held a Privy Council, at which a Pro clamation was agreed upon to be issued, calling en whet :ere generally called the Old Tower Halfpence and Farthings. 'The Princess of WaLes's apartments in Kensing. ton Palace are getting ready for her Royal Hi g h ness ' s reception. • CONTINENTAL MAILS. Last night at a late hour a Mail arrived from Flan. dm, from which we have given a few extracts in another column ; and this morning a Dutch Mail arrived, and German Papers to a late date. Count Gourz, with whom the Prince of ORANGE lately had a dispute which led to a difference with the KING his father, is, it is said, about to retire from his office, that of Commissary of War. Their Majesties of AUSTRIA, after a four months tour through the Imperial territories, returned to Vienna en the 19th alt. LAs CASA* BONAPARTE'S Military Secretary, who accompanied his fallen master to St. Helena, who reached Ostend on the 22d ult. arrived at Brussels on the '27th, whence he has gone for Aix-la Chapelle. We may expect from him some particulars respect ing the conduct of the fallen EmPErtou in his exile. The Austrian Commander of the contingent in Alsace is exerting himself to get the troops into gar ris,in before winter, and already the cavalry are un der ci•ver. Prussia is following a similar plan, but with less promptitude. The King WURTEMEERG has just issued an Or dinance, by one clause of which he has for ever abo lished the vassalage of the peasantry. Thus it is that the disputes between Kings and the higher Or ders sooner or later lead to the amelioration of the lower classes, who are too often considered more in he light of beasts of burden than, as they ought to be, the efficient strength of a State. The richer in habitants continue to refuse payment of the contribu tions, on the principle that by the antieut Constitu- tion the KING has no right to impose taxes without the concurrence of the States. In a word, the dif ferences are far from being terminated, and it stilt remains to be seen whether the Kl%u can find sup plies for the public expenses without the aid of the national representatives—the very question that led our first CHARLES to the scaffold, and caused the ab dication of JAMES. Among the subjoined extracts will be found some other articles deserving attention : COBOURG, NOVEMBER IG. The Court and the City are plunged in the deepest affliction, by the unexpected and mournful news of the death of the Princess Chatlotte, which arrived here yesterday evening. FRANKFORT, NOVEMBER 21. The King of Bavaria has issued a Royal Ordi nance respecting the political rights his Majesty's son.in-14w, Prince Eugene Duke of Luntenberg, in his present quality of Prince of Eicbst.dt, and of his descendants, both towards the State and towards the King. The Prince and his successors join to the title of Duke of Luntenberg that of the Principality of Eichstadt, which has been conferred on them by a special Act. He follows in point of rank nest alter the Princes of the Royal Family, and has the title of Royal Hiphness. The Spanish Infant, Don Francis de Paula, has arrived at Vienna. Count Ugarte, the Austrian Minister of Confe rences, died on the 10th at Gratz. NOVI/48ER l7.—His Majesty the King of Wur temburg has issued several ,Ordinances respecting the new organization of the kingdom, as I. Various changes In the Taxes. it. The Abolition of the Vausalage of the Peasants. 3. The increase of the Sinking Fund. 4. Ihe elselsion of the Kingdom into four Departments. S. The introduction ..f an entirely new Administration. 6. The introduction of a Board of Conttoul. 7. The in•rochietion of a General Ci;;;;herOf Aecompts. * and 9. The Payment of the Servants of the State, and dub future pensions. 10 aid I I. On the Payment of the Arrears. His Majesty has named a special committee to in. troduce all these regulations. It is also ordained that ♦assalage shall be abolished and cease in its whole extent, in every pan of the kingdom, from the Ist of January, 1818. Two Hamburgh Mails arrived at a late hour to. day, but the c9ntents of the Papers they bring are al together unimportant. Exchange on London, Nov. 25. SS 6 i Nov. 2s, SS 9. Mr. HUNTER, the King's Messenger, returned to town on Wednesday evening, after having made a journey of three weeks and a day, in conveying the melancholy intelligence of the death of the Princess CHARLOTTE 10 Prince I.noroLo's Brother and Mother ; also to the Dukes of KENT and CAMBIUM:IC, and se veral diplomatic Ministers. Mr. Mum, on his ar• rival, proceeded to Claremont, with dispatches for Prince Lvoroao. It is supposed that Prince LFOPOLD will depart for Weymouth on Wednesday next. General limas, Lieutenant -General of Chelsea College, gave a grand dinner yesterday at the College to a party of Military Gentlemen. Mr. Gnerswonn entertained the COMMANDER-IN CHIEF, and a Party, yesterday, at his house in And. ley-square. Monday se'nnight, Major BEST, of 13,ixley, gave to the Non commis' ioned Officers, kc. on the Staff of the West Kent Militia, a very handsome dinner at the Queen's Head, Maidstone. The Major was in the Regiment many years, and served with them in Ireland. It is said that, on board the vessel, which sailed lately from Portsmouth for South America, were a Colonel and his Officers, Non-commissoned Officers, and appointments for a Regiment of Lancers. We are concerned to find, from the Dublin Papers thattheityphus lever increases in pasts of Ireland. In the space of 26 days, 246 patients were received into the Fever Hospital of Limerick, which considerably exceeds the number discharged in that interval. Yesterday wits the Second Day of Drawing, and when this Paragraph was sent to the Press, tie only Numbers Drawn Capitals were.,.., Zito,ooo, Class A, Su&l by Bien, in Blares. Mb, 41000, Clase B, bold by Ble4 , In Marra. 020, WO GuioNab, aLo bold by lirsa , In abate/. IMIRE-DE-GRACE, DI.epuDFR PRIVATE LETTFR. " The report of an English Gehtlem an , o f name of Smilsi, having been robbed And nu m is, 1 am happy to say, incorrect As to I:,e Imes 1, 1 titular : he was, however, nabbed of hi, wa•t c h money, and put in great fear of his life, b,;t ba escaped without any personal injury. Th e who proves to be a soldier, is now in custody, will shortly be brought to trial." NArilL IMELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER s. Wind N.W. to N.—Sailed the Pilgrim, p., for St. Vincent's ; Louisa, Cook, and the Park, CL Into, for Jamaica ; the John, Smut, for Kitt's ; Charles, Cor.uk, for Bourdtaux i and Minerva transport, for Cork. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 4. Wind N.—Sailed the Crown, BLACKBURKI f or , sniica; and Nicholas, KIRKUS, for the Havaniph, POR FSMOUTH, DECEMBF.R S. Wind S. S. W.—Arrived the Lady Hamil l PRIV:HAM), from Cowes, where Ate had been tain-cl by the Custrlns ; Friends, DOD , fro a , for Rio Janeiro; Britannia, —, trcm th e 1 ) ,, for Grenada; and Crescent, —, from the for Leghorn.—Put back the Lady I iarr wi. d, George, Eoterptrze, Colonist, Dorothy Foster, Kinnersley Castle, Brailstord, and Albion. A man of war's boat ripsot htre to-day : tltsee men and one midshipman were drowned, DOVER, DECEMBER 5. Wind S.S.W. And blows hard, with rain.. last evening the Lord Duncan picket, Car l i lt coE, for Ostend, with a mail and passengers; the King George packet, Captain Kix.% irtti Calais Mail.—Arrived this rimming the LCH ' mouth, Captain PEAKE, with a mail and pe.sseugi from Ostend.—Arrived this afterno..“ the Lord L): can, Captain HAMILTON; Lady Castiervagfi,CipL. M.,WLL ; Princess Augusta, Captain BLAKE ; 4r French packet—all from Calais, with passeig DEAL, DECEMBER s. Wind S.W.—Put buck the Wellington, fir 11,;!: Carl Johan, fur Marseilles; and John Shand, fr; • maica—the latter with loss of anchor and Sailed the Eliza and Phee.tiz Indimen, with whole of the homeward-bound, for the River. SHEERNESS, DECEMISER S. The Wilton, Pore, from Leghorn for on shore on Gram Spit ; and the Brit,n, from St. I'etersburgh fur London, is on shore le. Nore Sand. The tides are patting in, dind it i. both vessels will be got off without damage. CUSTOM HOUSE. DECEMBER. SIM'S INTIRED INWARDS...." he Harrier, Hormel, Countess of Lieven, Melville, from Oporto; 1 hrc B Spauli; Active I.angdon ; and ‘Vadtllngton, Fleck, tr..ct John, Muirheall, front Rostock ; Canada, Cummings, fru:A angel; Rover, Gila.on, from 13orlortie; Jonathan, mod r . Kiel; Amiable Charles, —, front Calais ; Lord CaasAr., from Bombay; Duke of Kent, Feather.tone, {rum • Creek; and Dawn, Raud, from I'etersburgb. On, waitos—The Ferguson, Capps, for Mar.eiltr., Matbevr, for Jamaica • Hunter, Ambrose, for S t . Th ema .% Sally, Markham, for Ostend ; Fountain, Mills, jun 1.. , and Leghorn; London, Duncan, for fno; Vier G. Prins for Rotterdam ; and Messenger, Finlay, for ;t. Th. Jamaica, and the Havannah. BATH, D ECAMBER 4. Notwithstanding the contemplated arrAngo of yesterday, the Pump Room was excess this morning. Many hundreds of most spectable people were assembled before the J long before they were opened, and it war fain) unpleasant a service to exclude them, that they again admitted, and by the time the Quixx anJ sa: arrived, there was but little ro,•m lat for their commodation, although the Masttri of the Cr; sties are indefatigable in their endeavours to att. and restrain the company. The Queen appears to improve in health and sr , ' rits daily, as do their Royal Highnesses. CCU ELIZABETH, in particular, seems to enjoy that • of blessings in a supereminent degree. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at :he India House. when Captain Wurre w.ss swnin the command of the ship Phoenix, consved gal direct. DIWRY-LANE THEATRE..— Last night Mr. Fic. came forward in the part of King 1ti..h.0.1 the and followed up with some advantage the meas.+ of applause he had received in Afaeketh. We ohm . or in the twines: of the stage, as it is technicaily term with which Mr. Fiona appears to be pcitectiy? quainted, a variety of alterations, rather than it provements. The principal fault, however, of tk young actor, is a false intonation that intrudes and spoils his elocution ; and, until this is correct any pleasure he can give ns from mere stage act! must always be of a very inferior description. T: performance, on the whole, went off with general probation; and, notwithstanding a good many . sensing voices, was announced with acclatuathn,r. repetition this night. Mr. KEAN'S indisposition arose from a vinklit Cu' caught in consequence of not taking due care .+1 the administration of a powerful medicine tor liver complaint. MATHEKA, and his dicier of All Woe!, are tow their way to Dublin, wh ere h e i s engaged ter a lin e ; number of performances at the Theatre. The Choral Music Nights for this Term at 0:1 were on Wednesday and Thursday last. The pl. • pal singers were Miss STEPHENS and Mr. 13w. ''• The room was full on both evenings. The of MAnt.noaousat, anJ many more of the Notihn;', were present. The performances gave the bigni' l satisfaction. Friday vennight an Inquest was taken at lirtx t stairs by the Mayor of Dover, on the bodies ut t!.' four soldiers who were buried by the falling is of ta Cliff, neat Dumpton stairs. as related in a 16 " 1 " . Paper, and a verdict of Accidental Duni record.xL7 4)1 the bodies presented a most Inn rade speaJc.: figin most of their limbs being broktn, and die b!. , ' being driven from other parts into their ii"' l s• weight of the overwhelming fall h.id pruned chalk so closely, that it enclosed the b./J;(1 44 CC. pletely as if poured on them in a liqt.id complete moulds of the twtus ul Usti! . 4 .V‘ l ^ lll c .d' • t o, of it e niirdr., Anti' (i,e it hi4pr, e r^teLr ody, PitEes re, araltahoi Ft, for and 6 1 for t y armpit. fantilto; h , rn d e , rt l l 1-14 le 1) , :1r 4 1)0w. 4 I, !:, Qat, it tit: tr. ; 4,1 v;e Id I; , Cipt F.; and a : g . is. 1 tt, ir; .. 2 I catle. with tt 1 r. ire tII I I F 1 1 ?1, rd 1 ii. 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