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111111 --- ONC LUV ON OF THE INQUIRY AT ST. PETERS- Among the coespirators Steinhell env of those who wer e least infatuated. Aaordingty Reylieff said to him : " They wish for dernoetacy ; bat it is impossible, it in folly. We, for our per wish for a limited monarchy. On the other land, the saute Reylieff pretended that in monarchies there c o u ld be no great character' ; e. at no goodgovernments existed but in At that all Europe ti g• oaed in slaver gove y, and that Russia would give an example of free. Zorn. On the other hand he pretends that he did not know with certainty the resolution of the Southern Society to desttoy the Emperor and his family; that he did, in fact. ornsider the gov hers ; ern. mat of the United State! of America as preferable to all ot but that his intention was tOpreserve monarchical forms fo ra time Russia;in that he would only have divided it into greet povince., Antilat to the states of the American federations; emit° the question '• What shall we do if the Emperor do not accept our conditions?' he answered:" Could he not be transported." This opinion recelV. trig the concurrence of several of the ringleader', be had been personally charged to prepare means for employing the fleet at Crnnstadt for that purpose. The death of the Emperor Alexander only served to n t h at the sow the impotence of the conspirator.. Having learnt this eve some time with the existence of the Manifesto which fixed the sue. tension of the theme, and the taking of the oath of fidelity to the Grand Duke Constantine. they did not contest in their meetings the deep ?tweet which they felt. Italenkoff said on this subject, " T for he onnortunity which has escaped is will not p resent itself again fol years ; if there had been good heads in the Council of State, Russia would this day have taken ansth of fidelity at once to a new Sovereign and to new laws. Now all is lost for us, and be yond recovery. ' Fears were soon entertained of the dissolution of the Society; but the intelligence that Constantine persisted In not accepting the Crown, reanimated the hopes of the Conspirators. They flattered themselves with the hope , ' of being abl to Urs i ne ve the troops and the people , by persuading them that the Gra Duke had not renounced the crown, to excite them to sedition under this pretext, and thus to overturn the established Fovernment anti system. In sheet, the factious were to profit by this o o pporuldtunity, I. To ontehlish a provisory government, which w have ordered is the provinces the formation of Chambers charged with electing tiers. 2. Ti ur for the formation of two Legislative Chambers, one of which, the Upper Chamber, was to be composed of perma nent members. 3. To use fee the execution of this design such of the troops as should refuse to take the oath to your Majesty. Afterwards they were to proceed to the formation of Chambers in the provinces, who would have constituted so many local legi s . lemma—to the change of the military colonies into national guards to giving up the citadel of St. Petersburgh into the hands of the flittnicipality—Cfhia citadel, Ralenkoff, for this reason, has called the priladlum of the Russian liberties, and in it were to be plhced tube municipal council and the civic guard)—to the proclamation oft h independence of the Universities of Moscow, Dorpat, and Accomfing to another plan developed. by BalenkofF, the coml . moors were to separate. some proclaiming the Grand Duke Con stantine, and others your Majesty ; and if the balance had inclined Ifl favour of the first, it would have bee n necessary either that your Majesty should consent to a change in the public insti or tutions, you and to the establishment of a provisory government, that ahould defer your accession to the throne ; and then the consp to -a, declarin g that your delay was an abdication, were to ptoclairo the Grand Duke Alexander your heir. On the other hand, Belenkoff rammed that, at the time Of the revolutionaty explosion. an attempt would be made on the life of your Majesty, and Reylieff had said, on this su alone n the you ought to sacrifice yourself foe society ; assassinate the Em peror." At the same instant the other conspirators had seized him in their arms, and he had promised to obey. lie wished to penetrate into the palace in the disguise of an olhcer of grenadiers. UT to wait upon one of the steps for the passing of your Majesty ; but he afterwards proved that the project was impracticable, which the other conspirators also assented to. home of the conspirators advised them to confine themselves to arresting your Majesty and all your august family. This question save rise to a discussion, which Reylieff terminated by saying. that circumstances would chew what it would be necessary to do. They knew that the manifesto of your M ajesty, on your accession, was to appear on the 14th December. That day was to serve as a signal to the conspirators. It was resolved to lead the soldiers to revolt. by manifesting doubts concerning the resignation of the Grand Duke Constantine; to collect before the palace all the troops that should be gained over, and there to wait the farther measures of the Government. It was thought that your Majesty, far from employing force against the rebels, would itnniedtately renounce the rights of sovereignty, or would have entered into negotiations with the insurgent'. who would then have demanded.—l. That deputies from all the Governments should be assembled. 2. That a mani festo should be published by the Senate, announcing that the depu ties were to vote for new organic Laws. 3. That in the mean time • new provisory Government should he established, to which n'eputien front the kingdom of Poland should be invited, in order to adopt such means as might be necessary for the reser vation of the unity of the state. If your Majesty took the resolution to send for the Grand Duke Constantine to St. Pctersburgh, the conspirators would have re quired that a cantonment should be assigned to them out of the city, to encamp there. notwithstanding the winter, and to wait for his Imperial Highness ; but they would still have insisted upon the convocation of the deputies, whether to supplicate the Grind Duke to accept the Crown, or to take a solemn oath to your 3lajesty. In if the Grand Duke Constantine arrived at St. Petersburgh, they hoped to make his Imperial Highness ta believe that this in. surrectinn was only in consequence of the atchment which they bore to his person. Such was the plan which the conspirators com municated to each other, according to Prince Troubemkoy ; but by admitting the depositions of the other accomplices, it would be necessary to make it undergo many modifications. This plan was to be executed on the 14th December, and on the 13th no doubts were yet entertained of its success. The Baron de flteinhell had already begun to draw up a Manifesto, which stated that the two Grand Dukes having renounced the glorious part of fathers of their country, it was for it to appoint a Sovereign; that the Senate decreed a general convocation of the Deputies of the empire. and in the interval a provisory Government. 511eanwhile, the nearer that the moment approached, the more impatience did the conspirators display, and the more irresolution. the more remorse and fear, was manifested by their chief. In spite, notwithstanding, of die uncertainty and terror which agitated Lim, it was agreed that he sould on te morrow roceed to the place of the Senate, to put hihmself at the h head of t he troopa who Waited to take the oath; bur the two Chiefs who had been named to act under his orders, had concerted together not to be found on the spot ; the one, because being but newly initiated into the con spiracy, he did not comprehend the utility of it ; the other, be citese the greater number of the Chiefs appeared to him objects of • suspicion. -• In order to commence these operations, Ileylieff sent to the (ratters of the battalions of the Marines, for the purpose of gaining over their of fi cers., who, after lung resisting , at length came to the sudden resolution of participating in the insurrection ; and the sai. lies, led astray by their officer', refused to take the oath. General sehipoff, who was charged to impose it, caused the Captains of Companies to be arrested, who were, however, speedily released by some of the coaspirators. At that moment these voids were pro -11106111 Ced. •Do you hear those volleys ? Those are your comrades whom they are assaavinating.' At these words the battalions sprung out of their barracks, and, while on their march , they met a Lieutenant of one of the Finland regiments, who cried out, Form a square against the cavalry !' " In the regiment of Moscow the rebellion had commenced at an earlier hour. Poinee Stchapine, after having animated his soldi-rs by his hara n gues, commanded them to take ball car tridges, and to load their muskets, to take away the colours of the grenadier.. and to drive them bark with the stocks of their pieces. He himself struck General Fredericks, and wounded hint on the head ; he struck Major hchenschint repeatedly with his sword, and several whet officers and petty officers at length he succeeded in seising the standard, and in putting the companies in motion to wards the Place du Senat. This conspirator, notwithstanding the violence of his conduct, had already begun to feel remorse, and in the morning, when getting up, he addressed the following prover to God :—' 0 Owl, if our enterprise is just, grant us thy aid ; if not, let thy will be done.' Means nearly similar produced revalt in the regiment of grenadiers of the Body Guard, who joined: the companies brought on by Stchapine. Several individuals, dressed in frock-coats, armed with poniards, pistols, and sabres, mingled in the ranks. Meanwhile the measures taken speedily checked the progress of the revolt ; anarchy already pervaded the ranks of the rebels, though most violent continued to signalize themselves by assasainations. It has been proved that rt was Kahoosky who mortally wounded General flliloratlovitch, whom Prince Obolensky also stabbed with a bayonet. Kahoosky, after Laying in a similar way killed Col. Stutter, threw away hi. pistol exclaiming, " 'tis enough, I have two of them on my conscience." It was Prince Stchapine who first gave orders to fire. A Colonel ands number of met were wounded, and William Kocchelbeker was daring enough to point his pistol against the Archduke Mi chael, but some of the sailors la!d hold of his arm. In the mean time, "[the conspirators who were to assemble ot the randesvous, in order to take command of the hoops, Houlatotl came as a mere spectator ; Yakoubovitch appeared only for a mo. meat; and Prince Traub...Amy came in a real hurry, and took the oath to our lilajesty, thus flattering him eelf to wipe out a part of his criminality. Having done this. he took shelter in the house of the Austrian Ambassador, his brother-in.law, where he was demaluled by Count Nessehode' by order of your Majesty. HalenkiW hastened to take the oath without farther thought of hie reforms of the State, nor of the glory of becoming one of the chiefs of the government, and thirsting alter nothing but the speedy arrest of the rebels. All the other individuals who, more or less, had shared in the rebellion, reciprocally denounced each other, and thus were speedily made kaown to the t:coomission. When ar rested, and questioned, some spontaneously pleaded guilty, and, among others. Col. Houlatoff, who was furious when he learned that yea name had been used in order to seduce his regiment to its ruin.... the ides that all the soldiers of this regiment who were found in the Place du Leval should be put to death had affected his reason, and lie in a letter to the Grand Duke Michael, ' Whoever sees my name at tits foot of the oath, sees there this name of a stilton. KY and by. the furious passions which agitated him by degrees subsided I Bout/doll was nut a villain, at Last he was Sot hardened in ceitto, and up to the moment when be died of a malady of lung Standing, he ceased not to be tattooed by the re membrance of IA horrible design. He endeavoured to appease his remeese by freak avowals of his guilt and, in dying, cemmitted ~~~ ~~~ i. with confidence his children to the care of the Sovereign*Yese ac' sassination he had plotted. By mid-day the arrest of the principal conspirators was erected, I se t 4eding to the orders brought f r om Ta g anrog, and provoked by the denunciations of Captain Alayorporda. Although Pestel had promised to make no confession, lie avowed every thing, and named his accomplices, who were sent to St. Petersburgh, at the request of the Commission. The troubles of Veaselkof sprung out o suf- the arrest of the brothers Nlouravieff, who, not being gutuded with ficient care, were set at liberty during the night. Committed to some officers who belonged to the Society of Sclavonians, they eon. ertived the project of stirring up to mutiny the regiment of Icherni. gaff. This project, which was actually attempted to be executed, was knocked on the head by • detachment of the Bassani of Gen. Geismas, and the whole of the conspirators were either given up by their men, or shot during the action. Having now pointed out the views and t'lie acts of these seditious amociatio is, it remains only for the Commission to call the atten tion of your Majesty to the part which individuals, Interrogated in the course of this inquest, have taken in the conspiracy. The Commission have endeavoured, in separate notices, to establish with scrupulous exactitude their degree of culpability. These to notices. with all the documents, more or less important, tasting this matter, accompany the present report, which has the honour of bringing them under the eyes of your Majesty. (Signed) 's TA TISCH EFF, President, Alinister of War. • AIICHBI., Grand Master of the Artillery. OA LITZIN, Acting Privy Councillor. 01./I.ON l'f SC H EFT KIJTOUSOFF„ Aid-de- Camp fit neral, Military llovernoe of St. Pe , tersburgh. CZERNICHEFF , t BE \KEN DOFF, Aid LEVACIIIEFF, PATEPOPP, essde.Cunip Genewal. PRICES OP BRITISH Sisk Stock per Cent. Red. 77) S per Cent. Cone. 77 Ditto Acct. 761 77 Si per Cent. If per Cent. 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Pero-Peruvian - United Mexican ....... ♦e.....Cn Protestor Firs ....... ..• •• •• IRON R Liverpool and Usnehester ._ . 1.1..........-.. ----- ..7a411. 10eari4p74 1 . _ W4D ' __Jf- - 1-1- • et' ' -,45,. 7 ;, - -,--, i ted is , ..., , ...,..._.,____,..... 5 ~ I ,lle *WOW Vreflo. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. This Keenlog, TUESDAY, July 2S, will be performed ;Ist time: a flew Operatic Romance, called THE. DEATH-FETCH ; or, THE STUDENT OF GOTTINGEN. The Characters by Messrs. Anher, Peannan, Bartley, and Keeley ; Masts Paton. Kelly, and Goward. To conclude with the Musical Entertainment of THE TURNPIKE GATE. Crack, Mr. W. Chapman ; Robert Maythora, Mr. Keeley ; Peggy, Miss Goward. - - - ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. Under the espeeist Patronage of Me Majesty. TWO ENTIRELY NOVEL ATTRACTIONS AT Tag ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL, In addition to the usual Entertainments. A GRAND GALA will take place TOMORROW and FRIDAY, 26th and 2Sth of July, 1826. The Proprietors respectfully announce, that anxious to merit h by which the most strenuous exertions the very distinguished patron'' , wit they have bees honoured, they have availed themselves of the Welds of that celebrated Artist, Mr. STANFIELD. who has designed sad executed so entirely NOVEL SPECIES of EXHIBITION, which wilt be thrown open to the Public on the above Nights. An Avenue of lofty Elm Trees. which has never yet formed part of the Pleasure Grounds of the Estatilishrnent, has been appropriated, under the direction of the above MGM, to the construction of a Building upwards of SO feet high, forming an exact REPRESENTATION OF THE RUINS OF AN ITALIAN ABBEY BY MOONLIGHT. The combination of the natural beauties of the spot with the Illusions of art gives a reality to the scene which has never been equalled. It will be exhibited after the First Act of the Concert, with the effect of light and shade, and remain opeu till Twelve o'Clock. Adjoining these Ruins is the Chinese Entrance. which has been coin. pletely tilted up with a DIORAMIC EXHIBITION, called the CAMBIA VEDUTA, consisting of the six following changeable Views : Teigninonth, in which Picture the effect of Lightning is sheen. White Abbey, Lake of Kil.arney, illumined occasionally by the Setting sun. Mont St. Bernard, during which In seen the beautiful effect of a Snow Storm. Pont yr Eden, Wales.mith the appearance of a Rainbow. Vesuvius—first, the View of the Eruption during the Day ; succeeded by the Night View, with the Fiery Liam rolling down the Mountain. Roslyn Castle, Scotland, a Picturesque Day Scene, changing afterwards toe Moonlight Scene. The Italian Ruins, as well as the Cambia Veduta. will all be open for the gratification of the Visitors, without extra charge. The other Attractions of the Evening will consist of — A GRAND CONCERT. In Two Acta. A new Ballet, THE VILLAGE DOCTOR. Mr. BLACKNOItE on the SLACK ROPE. Mr. WILSON, whose performances have been received with tact universal delight, will perform hi* astonishing EVOLUTIONS on AV TIGHT ROPE, varied each Evening. The F.ntertaioments will conclude with magnificent FIRE WORKS and TERRIFIC ASCENT. Doors open at Seven o'Clock.—Concert Admission 4. at Halt-past Eight. _ . The BtITJul Piss co ed mmenc publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, Jul., 25, 1826. We have received the French Papers of the 22d, and the Etude of the 2311, in due course, and subjoin borne extracts. The Indicateur of Bordeaux, under the date of Madrid, loth July, gives a sufficiently remarkable account of the conduct of the Court of Spain, on receiving the in telligence of the course about to be pursued by the Em-' peror Don Primo, with regard to Portugal. Both the ' Kt mi and Don Ca stos are said to have showed marked displeasure on the news. All the Ambassadors were sue. cessively invited to the Palace. They were told that a deadly blow had been aimed at the KING and Royal Family of Spain, by the Constitution conferred on Por tugal. The example-of a nation governed by such prits ciples could not fail to prove highly dangerous, and would soon excite the Liberalist party in Spain to attempt simi lar schemes, and bring about new revolutions. His MAJESTY even ventured to suggest, according to this ac count, that the European powers ought not to acknowledge the existence of any such Government in Portugal, adding, that for his own pail be protested most solemnly against every step of the proceedings. After these discourses to the Foreign Ambassadors, the KING continued to keep the Palace in a state of confusion, by sending his Ministers backward and forward, apparently without any distinct object. Next day a Council was assembled, at which Rtcac no was present, to deliberate on the beat means of securing the public tranquillity, and to suspend the in tended journey of the KING and QV E err. The latter pro position was opposed by the Police Minister, who is re ported to have said that he would . answer for the safety of Madrid with his bead. [From the Etuik, dated Monday, July 23. PARIS, JULY 22. Letters from St. Petersburgh inform us that the Supreme Com mission appointed to investigate the conspiracy of '26th December, had continued its sittings without interruption even during.the Whitson holidays. bloat of the persons arrested, who belong to the second class mentioned in the Manifesto of 13th June, appear to have made sufficient atonement for their fault by the imprison ment which they have already suffered, since many of them have appeared again in public at perfect liberty. We have received from Constantinople accounts of the 22d, which are consequently less recent titan those we gave yesterday, but they contain sonic new details. All that has pas sed would have appeared impossible beforehand, which make people believe that the Sultan will attain his object. In order to keep the people in the favourable temper which they have hitherto manifested, the Sultan has caused the prices of provision* to be reduced oar half. accusing the Janissaries of having made them dear. It is certain that some °nu had commercial privileges which easily degenerated into monopolies. Nevertheless all eyes are turned towards the provinees where THE BRITISH PRESS. troubles are apprehended. It is feared that the commumcsoo..• by land may be impeded, so that the arrival of goods that way may be stopped. Much anxiety still prevails at Pent, though no revolu tion was em seen at Constantinople less dangerous to the Chris tiana than that which has just taken place. The last accounts from Bucharest announce that the late events had not hindered the Russ sten post of the 22d from arriving as regular as memo'. The Monitetir announces that his Majesty, desiring to honour the memory of the illustrious Magistrate, whose recent death is so deeply and justly deplored, and to give to the Council-General of the department of the Seine a testimony of his statisfetion at the, honourable manner in which it has shown its regret for the Ims of I worthy President. has been pleased, on a report made by the Viacom.. De La Rodsefoucauld, to order that the portrait of Al. Bellart shall be painted at the expense of the Civil List, to be hung in the apartment when the Council-General holds its sittings. ROYAL COURT OF PEERS.—SITTI:4O OF JULY 21. The Court met at noon-116 Peers aneweretl to their names. Count Portalis gave the Report of the Supplementary Investiga tion, ordered by the decree of 10th June. The Court will meet tmenorrow at the same hour, to hear the opening of the Attorney-General. [From the Pilott.l PARIS. JULY 21. A Journal publishes the following resolution of the Regency of Portugal, dated the nth of April last. " The functions of Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to his Christian Majesty, confided to the Coun t Subserra, being end s ed, because his credentials expire in consequenee of the death of hi Majesty King John VI., sod the Government of this kingdom not thinking lit to give him new ertslentials, on account of he cir cumatancea in which the Count de Subserra has been placed during his residence at the Court of Spsin, his salary as Ambassador shall cease to be paid him from the 30th of this month of April." The fixing of the 30th of April, adds haveJo which fur nishes us with this document, seems to been done on per pose. for it calls to mind the anniversary of the plot of Bempoeta in 1824, when the arrest of the Count de Subserra was ordered, and d a reward set on his head by the very men whose projects he powerfully seconded in the month of May the preceding year 60c.; FRENCD Fonns.— , lse 22.--Five per Cents. V.O. Three per Cents. ; Bank Stock, 201. 16c. ; Nepatan Rennes; 72f. 70c. ; Spa4ish ditto, 7i ; Spanish Loan 45f.—Exchanee on London. one month, 251. ire. ; three months, 25f. 40e.---Coarrs July 22. We have received Hamburgh Papers to the Slist July inclusive, by the Hilton Jolitfe steam-boat, in fifty-four ' hours. Their contents are not of general interest. 'We have alas received a Hamburgh Mail to the 22d July, from which we give a few extracts:- 3ULY IS. U. °limns, agent from Co'ombia, arrived here yesterday, from London and Copenhagen, and set out to-day for Berlin and Dresden. • Corr trttaostr,d'irmr 18. His Majesty. .has lMely given a fresh proof of the constant care with whiih he .rattands to the welfare of those who are confided to , his sway, by oriesing that the recruits, so long as the heat ex ceeds 15 degrees. shall be exercised only from four to six in the looming , anal/too six to ten in the evening ; a beverage, consist ing of vinegar sal water, is also given than, at his Majesty's expense' The 4v der, Captain Rabin, bast just sailed for the East Indies, mit of Messrs. Hall and Gordon. F IAN SPORT, JULY 15. On the Itth of this month there was published at Munich, a ge neral prohinitinn of all duels between the military, and between them and civil officers. destitution, JULY 21—Exchange on London, 37 r 2 ; Two Months, 38-11. (The Hamburgh Papers continue to give long extracts from the Report on the Russian conspiracy.) Several of our Contemporaries are urging the necessity of an immediate appeal to the wisdom of Parliament, under the national embarrassments. We, however, think that there never was a period when less advantage could be gained by assembling the Legislature than at present. In giving this opinion, we are influenced by the consideration that no solid benefit could be derived from it; and that, consequently, it would, so far from allaying discontent, in crease it by creating disappointment. On all occasions where Legislation can reach the evil, we are desirous that the country should have the benefit of the deliberations of so perfect an epitome of the good sense, Integrity, and in formation of . England, as the second and third Estates of the Realm have presented, notwithstanding What Palace yard Orators may say to the contrary. But can Parlia ment, we would ask, however intensely it may apply itself to the consideration of the sulj(et of our existing dis tress, give food to the hungry, or work to the unetn ployed, under the present circumstances of the Empire ? It could only apply palliatives, which would increase the evil. The extrusion of the free system to the Corn Trade might indeed receive the sanction of the Legislature ; but, with all our anxiety to see that sound principle adopted, it would be dishonest in us to assert that it would afford immediate relief to the sairings of the Manufacturers of Lancashire and Yorkshire; because, previously, means must be found for them to purchase it. The fact is, too large a proportion of our population is engaged in Manufac tures, to the neglect of our Agriculture, Fisheries, and other departments of national industry ; and until we repair that evil, by turning a portion of it now engaged in manufactures to other pursuits, the body politic cannot become in a !healthy state. This operation, it is admitted, will take time ; but the crisis is arrived, and we ought to take ad vantage of it, not fight It off by palliatives. But this I must be done by the enterprise of individuals, encouraged and assisted by the Government, and not by Acts of Par liament—at least Parliament could do but little in it at present. The privations of the manufacturing population press as heavily on our mind as they can do on those of any of our contemporaries - but we Cannot so far forget our duty as to urge the assem blingi of Parliament, when we can see no immediate advantage to arise from it. Ministers, much to their credit, wrung a boon. from the landed inte rest, although it was a small one, before the dissolution; and the effects of that will be felt in addition to those of the harvest, which always have a tendency to lower the price of the corn. In our consciences we believe that the operatives would not be in the slightest degree relieved by prematurely' calling Parliament together, and upon every other consideration of the question, we deprecate the measure as one ft aught with many evils; one of the prin cipal of which would be, either the adoption of palliatives, or the infliction of severe disappointment to those who are certainly not now in a condition to bear it. Upon the same principle we would oppose any relief from the Government, which would engender high expecta tions, and ultimately bitter regret. CITY, AJONDAY EVENING. It is impossible to conceive a duller day than this has been in every respect. In the absence of all news Gen. Omen endeavoured tolnalllnftiefure some, but their piece of journey-work was of too clumsy a nature to pass muster, and was discarded sans ceremonie. Consols varied very little during the day, not above an eighth, and finally closed at 77. In the Foreign Market eves, thing was equally unin teresting; Colombian closed at 3 4 24, and Mexican advanced a shade, leaving off at 47j. In the absence of business, 'the subject of the late rumour* as to the arrival of the Tweed, with the Colombian Dividends on board,waspretty freely discussed, and some merriment excited at the ex pense of a numerous drove of minor Bulls, and one super latively monstrous Bear. The Share Market presented the only novelty of the day, which was the rapid advance of Brazilian Mining Shares from 8 to 12 premium, at which latter price there were buyers at the close of the market. It is understood that the communications from the ma nufacturing districts are of a nature to requite an interview on the part of the London Committee with Mr. NEI., which is stated to have taken place this (lay. Letters from the Levant describe the very precarious state of trade in that neighbourhood, from the circumstance of the daring attacks of the Greek Pirates. It appears that his Majesty s frigate Sybille had suffered considerably in men and officers, in an attack upon a piratic fleet in the neighbourhood of Candle.. The-thing has now become of so serious a nature, as to all for the active interference of the British Government, for the protection of the trade in those seas, and for the punishment of the aggressors. The Corn Market shows scarcely more activity than the Funds in operation to-day. Wheat, from some cause, not explained beyond the factehat it will not be parted with at a lower price, shows an advance of Sts. per quarter. Oats, also, are a shade higher. Qther grain the same as last market, and very little doiPg• CAPTURE OF BHUR7'PORE. (From die Inverness Coserier.l The following interesting extract of a letter relative to the capture of Bhurtpore, written on the 22d January last, by Captain Grant, commanding the Palace Guards at Delhi, has been kindly transmitted to us by a much esteemed correspondent ; and from the same source of in formation we are happy to find that our countryman, Lieut. Carmichael, of the 59th regiment, nobly distinguished himself at the fall of that celebrated fortress. He is repre sented, along with Captain Davidson of the Engineers and ten men, as having ascended a breach before the storming columns moved off —reconnoitring the defences beyond the breach—and after throwing a few hand grenades among . the enemy, returning with his report to the Commander in-Chief. Lieut. Carmichael has since been promoted, and appointed Aide-de-Camp to General Nicholls. We understand that Captain Carmichael has seen much service during the Peninsular war, and distinguished himself, in a manner similar to the present, with the utmost bravery in the storming of San Sebastian. This promising officer is a son of the late Mr. Carmichael, South Kinrara, in Bade noch. tXTRACT OF CAPTAIN ONANT'S LETTER. Our minds have at length been made easy by accounts of the downfall of Bhurtpore. It has long been a thorn in our side, and would have been the means of raising the whole country against us, lam persuaded, had we failed before it this time. The natives in the town here will not believe that it has been taken ; and my royal friends in the palace are sadly disappointed at the turn al. fain have taken, for they fully reckoned on our being beaten, and hoped to regain their former power by our downfall. But I question very much if their situation would be bettered by our removal. They pretend to be mightily pleased at our success. The old King has ordered a royal salute to be fired on the occasion, and the Heir Apparent gave me a shawl all for announcing the happy news to him—but it is all deception. The siege has been conducted remarkably well, though slowly ; but, eat. sidering the bad feeling of the natives maned' us, it was best to risk nothing that time or patience could prevent. Our suc cess ultimately has been most complete, and our loss by no means so great as was to be expected, or in proportion to the object gained. We have not yet had correct accounts of the killed and wounded ; but I believe the outside of our loss is about thirty officers, and four hundred men killed and wounded. The fortifications are represented as extremely strong. The walls were found so tough that our artillery cool make no impression on them, and recourse in consequence was obliged to be had to the slower but more sure operation of mining. T he grand none, which was charged with 14,000 barrels of gunpowder, and sprung on the morning of the lUth, just before the storming party advanced. was heard here, at a distance a 100 miles, as the crow flies ; and I am told was a most magnificent spectacle to those in camp—blow ing up fragments of beams, stones, and earth—with numerous human bodies—to an immense height in the air. Our brave troops gained the tops of the breaches without a falter, orfiring a shot, but had great difficulty in descending on the other tide, ()wing to the stockades which the enemy had constructed. And here, I lie- Beer., the greatest carnage took place. The usurper was seized, trying to make his escape after the storm, and is now a prisoner in our camp. The young Rajah, for whom all this has been done, is also safe in our camp, and will be reinstated in his right—hut I I hope not before he has agreed to destroy the fortificario•is of his town, or we may have to act the same play over again at some future time." Letters of a more recent date from Bhurtpore mention a large quantity of treasure as having been found—not less than ninety lace of rupees ; and these letters speak of an enormous piece of ordnance (102 pounder) which has been captured. _ GREEK PIRATES. Extract of a letter from Malta, dated the 26th June : " Business is nearly at a bland, and the constant piracies committed by the Greeks will soon put a stop to all trade with the Levant. The Sybille frigate arrived on Satur day, with about fifty men killed and wounded, two lieutenants being among the latter, in attacking a band of pirates, near Candle." REVOLT AT CONSTANTINOPI.E.—Letters from Smyrna of the 22d June state that several ships coming from the Dardanelles saw thousands of dead bodies floating in the sea of Marmara, s•rpposed to have been cast in in conse quence of the revolt of the Janissaries.—Augsburgh Gaz. Dutch Papers to the 23d inst. have arrived. They fur nish the following paragraphs : Mout, JULY 20. We learn from Amsterdam that Lord Maryborough has arrived there with his family. These distinguished travellers are expected at the Hague. HANOVER, JULY 15. ' The prohibition which has subsisted in birch rincipality of Lune burg, since 1767, to export tan, oak, and bark, is revoked, We have received Hamburgh Papers to the 20th inst. The return of Captain Kotzebue from his voyage round the world is mentioned. From Copenhagen and its vici nity the accounts of the harvest are unfavourable. We have received German Papers, which shew that the drought which we have lately experienced has not been confined to this country. In Denmark the hopes of a good harvest have been from this cause destroyed, and fires in the woods, to which the great heat has rendered them liable, have been extremely destructive in Stockholm. Specula tions on the deficiency of the harvest in England, and on the probable opening of the corn trade, have already given rise to purchases in some of the northern ports. STOCKHOLM, JULY 11.—The Government has lately called on the Directors of the Bank to bring silver into cir culation, in order to prevent the rise of the rate of ex change. Our city has been in great danger from the fire in the woods, especially from the fire at Erstanio, half a mile distant, The King repaired to the spot in person, sent troops, had the peasants assembled, and by judicious measures averted the danger. But all at once the wind veered to the south, and caused the fire to spread with such violence that it extended over a lake 3,000 fret broad, to the Island of Siklo, and happily it stopped there • only a small house was burnt the first day. The part wh ichi the fire has passed over in the forests and the mountains may be about ten English miles in extent. ST. PETERBIIIIIIGII, Ju t.v B.—His Majesty has addressed the following gracious letter to M. Alinziacky, dated June 27 : The zeal with which you have performed your duty as our Ple nipotentiary to the Ottoman Porte, and especially the success of the late negotiations in Constantinople, from which Russia is en titled to expect a renewal of its intercourse with Turkey, on a basis suitable to its honour, have attracted our attention to you. As a testimony of this, and as a reward for your services, we graciously appoint you a Knight of the Order of St. Anne of the First Class, the insignia of which we send with these presents, ordering you to wear them according to the statutes. We have received Charleston Papers to the 28th ult. They contain no political intelligence. A tire broke out on the 2 ttli June, which destroyed thirty houses. MARTINIQUE.—A valuable cargo of slaves, to the num ber of 640, has been landed at Martinique, from a ship •under French colours, of only two hundred tons. The in dividuals concerned in this transaction cleared a net profit of 300,000 francs (20,0000 This vessel, in the course of her voyage, was boarded by a British frigate and sloop of war, the commanders of which took cognizance of her cargo, and made notes upon her papers, which will prevent her returning to France, but offered no impediment to hew proceeding to her destination. VERA Cauz, MAY s.—The French frigate that brought out M. Martin has been ordered by Government to leave this port, and to return to Sacriticios. It seems to he sup posed that your Ministers had some secret views, by sending out this frigate to this port ; hut this measure of ordering her off suddenly is against all diplomatic rules, and may had to serious explanations. MEXICO, APRII. 29.—The French Envoy, Monsieur Martin, is at last arrived, and was presented this day. and, according to report, was very well received, but nothing positive is yet known respecting the object of his mission, which is said to be merely commercial, and not political. M. Martin appears to he a very clever man, and perfectly capable of doing away with the bad impression produced here by the Charge d'Affaires, M. Schmalz. Before the arrival of M. Martin, the party opposed to the French in terests gave circulation to many absurd rumours, which gave reason to apprehend a misunderstanding with that Government. A Mr. Saint Clair has been arrested here, as a spy of the Spanish Government, and has been con demned. The arrival of M. Martin gave rise to a report that he came to claim the liberation of this man, as well as to a thousand others, to prejudice the Government and the people against the French Envoy. Letters from Calcutta, dated the Bth of March, were de livered at a late hour yesterday, supposed to have come overland by a despatch to the East India Company. No "•ical intelligence transpired. - ,rg • „JAI° - ;15 91g • . 74 / A 1 - v • V - Vo AS . `"•- •-e - • 444 : 1 7._:,-- - PART!Eize The Duke of Grafton entertairied; select party at dinner yew ? , day, at his house in Clarges-street. Piccadilly. The Slarquis of Clanricarde had a dinner party yesterday, at hie house in St. James's-square. Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. entertained the Duke of St. Albany and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Piccadilly. MOVEMENTS. The Dowager Duchess of Rutland hat left town for Belmh Castle. The Duke of St. Alban's arrived in town yesterday, from the seat of Sir Gilbert East, Bart. in Berks. The Earl and Countess of Sefton, and the Ladies Molyneue, arrived in town yesterday, front their seat, Stoke Perm, Bucks. The Earl and Countess of Hardwick and family left town yes. terday, for their seat, Wimpoie Hall, Cambridgeshire. The Earl and Countess ilowth arrived yesterday at the Cl em . don Hotel, Bond -street, from Worthing. Lord Glenlyon has left town for Pans. Her Ladyship hat left for the Duke of Northumb. rland's seat, Alnwiek Castle. Sir Turner and Lady Burton have arrived at the Lawaion Hotel, Albemarle-stre e t, left, t 'fo r r n ret Ir ßnu t se j l. tocke A r i ton r. :. a ti MrL rs il 'h2 . "4 and Colonel Rigby left town yam' erday, for his seat, Mis lay Hall, Es. sex. . Colonel Fitagibbon left town yesterday, foe his seat, North Wales, F. Walker Drummond, Egg. has left Hohnes's Hotel, Perlis. went-street, for Tunbridge Tells. James Apinall, Em. left town yesterday, for Liverpool. H. flammersley. Esq. left town yesterday, for Eastbourne. Mrs. Coutta arrived in town yesterday, from Salthill. Mr. and Mrs. Turton arrived yesterday, at the Puttees, Hotel, Albemarle street, from their seat, Brestead Park, Kent. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street;—Mks Stretab from Hantpton Court. Departures:—D. Lynch, Esq. for Dublin; C. D. Radcliffe, Esq. for flitchen ; ff. Bova, Esq. for his seat at Warrington. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-otreet :--.Colones Latouche, from Brighton ; Captain Beresford, from a tour ; Henry Gaiter, Esq. from Andover ; Hyde Parker. Esq. from his seat in Becks; H. S. IVaddagton, Esq. from Suffolk; Captain Edgard S•turin, from Bath. Departure from diuts—J. Brown, E.q. for his seat in Suffolk. Departures from Long's Hotel, Borni-obut :—Mr. and Mr.. Morley, for Cheltenham; Wiilirsl Ponisalt, Ben. foe Paris; Stephen, Esq. for Brighton • Captain OrifikilL N. for Plymouth. Arrivals at the Brunswick . Hotel, Jermas-atrawt(fato Blake's) Colonel Podisjiaky and the Countess of Resatemoltaky and suits, from a tour; William Hay, Eso. from *rattail -on-Avon. Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military busi ness with the Duke of York. The Royal Duke afterwards took his daily ride as usual, on horseback, for some time. which The Princess Sophia Matilda visited the Princess Au gusts on Sunday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Princess Augusta took an airing yesterday in her n a in C g a . b s i t n re e e t t, Council carriage and four, and paid a visit to the Duke of York, atw was Mr.he held Yesterday Greenwood'satt he afternoon,Fo r villa, eign a tcoaffit threecß e o oi m n. c Downing-street, was attended by the Lord Chancellor and all the other Cabinet Ministers. The Cabinet Council continued in close deliberation till 20 minutes peat live o'clock. The Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Secretary Peel, and Viscount Melville, came to town from the Priory, near Stamm, the seat of the Earl of Aberdeen, to attend the Cabinet. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town from Charlton, Kent, the seat of Lady Buckinghamshire, to attend the Cabinet Council. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Mr. Secre tary Peel, at his house in Privy Gardens. The furniture in the King's Palace, Pall-mall, has been removing out, within these few days, to the Riding House, at the back of the Palace. Yesterday the furniture in the grand hall was removed. The King of Sweden and Norway has recently trans mitted, through his Minister, Baron Slerneld, the sum of I 3001. to the Society for relieving distress:A foreigners in I this country. The Due de Montebello, Le Comte de Mesuiers, and other French gentlemen, visited Chatham Dock-yard last week, and afterwards went, on board the Prince Resent and minutely inspected that ship. Mrs. Kotzebue, mother of the famous Augustus Von Kotzebue, lately celebrated the 90th anniversary of her birth-thy, erjoving good health, and in full possession of all her menu,' facultit s. It is stated in the Cork Southern Reporter of Thursday last, that intelliAence had been received there of the death of the lion. C. El. Hutchinson, the Member for Cork, and that the Hon. Mr. Moore,the brother of Lord Mountcashel, had been invited to stand for the vacant representation. We are happy to announce that there is no truth in the state ment of Mr. Hutchinson's death : that gentleman, who has been for some time indisposed at Hampstead, was alive yeet relay, and the account of his health then was more favourable Clan it had been.—Evening Paper. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL. Fearivat.—Under the pa tronage of tl.e King.—We understand that the arrange• melts for this Festival, which takes piece early in October next, are adv racing most favourably, and that a number of important . ngagements have been entered into. Among the celebrate.l continental professors whose services are al reedy secure I is M. de Beriot, Violon to the King of France, and suppe old to be one of the finest performers on the violin in Hu: ope. This distinguished artist will vis't England expr s-ly to give his assistance at the meeting. We hear alas d at much of novelty is intended to be introduced into th performances, and among the most prominent, a new Oratorio, adapted to the music in " Joseph," composed by Mehul, is in preparation; the managers are ikewise introducing additional parts for wind instruments to some of the best works of Handel, Gratin, &c. The ric:lness and grandeur produced by the vat ious wind instt umet t now employed in a large band were but little understood until the time of Mozart ; since that pe riod, it is wet known, all the great compositions are in debted for their finest effects to this aid ; no doubt call therefore exist but that the old music will be greatly im proved by a judicious arrangement of these additional parts. Ma. FARCICHAR.—When the rich Mr. Farquhar first came to England froir the East lndics,he took lodgings at the house of one of the beadles of Mary-la-bonne parish. H spartiner.ts consisted of two rooms, o ie of which contained his boxes; his rent was was 85. a ye k. But Mr. Farquhar: thrush rich, was not to be done, and lie insisted that five shillings and sixpence was quite enough for such accom modation. The beadle, however, refused to reduce his rent a fracticn, and Mr. Farquhar removed his boxes to another place. Tl,e first speculation that Mr. Farquhar engaged in was the purchase of six carcase houses, that had stood a long time at the extremity of Gloucester-plats, mar the New Road. These Mr. Farquhar fitted up and dim used of. He was most attentive to the workmen, and from sun rise to sun-set was to be seen, in a stabil coat, wt h a carpenter's rule in his hand, attending to what was it( ing on upon the premises. Those who came to purchase or rent the houses were shown the pre mises by Mr. Farquhar , in 'person, and little could they imagine from his appear ance that they were bargaining wit h a rich East Indian, worth more than a million sterling. When Mr. , a surveyor, died, Mr. Farquhar purch ased his smlrrsouse, which is isolated by a little garden , and stands in conti guity to the north-east corner of the New Church of St. Mary-le-bonne. A hatchment is now upon the front of this house in honour of the deceased. Some doubt exists as to the manner in which Mr. Farquhar's property will be divided among his heirs, in consequence of his dying in testate. We are not sufficiently acquainted with the Eng lish law to solve the question, but have been informed that the whole heritable property will tall to be divided between the sons of Mrs. Mortimer, who was the elder sister of the deceased, while they will also be entitled to their share of the personal estate along with their sisters and the chil dren of Mr. Frazer. Rating Mr. Farquhar 's property therefore at a million sterling, Messrs. James and George Mortimer will each succeed to 250,000/.; while Mrs . Aiken, Mrs. Lumsden, Lady Pole, and Mr . Fraser, sl receive about 100,0001. each.—Aberdeen Journal. WATERSPOUT.—We learn from Kit*, in Juliana, that a waterspout has entirely deluged several new b u ildings In the neighbourhood of that town. &man and a horse wet ! killed. Last week several dreadful' thunder storms, with hail and high wind, did great damage in many plates. SRI I rely wit sea he pill we alt set is set Os let tL Ti cm it 1 t al hi ST SI lt a a II 11 w II 13 v ' I 1 : 1 1 1 1 I I E I 1 I C 1 r f r 1 1 11 3 i