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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cambers arrived, en Wednes. asy, at their house in Arlingten.street, from their seat, the donee, Kent. The Marchioness of Tavistoek arrived, on Wednesday evening, at her house in Arlington-etreet, from her sear, Ockley House, Bedfordshire. The Marquis of Chandoa arrived, on Wednesday evening, at Buckingham Howie, Pall-mall, from his seat, %Conon, Bucks. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left town yesterday, for their seat, Hatfield. The Countess St. Antonio has arrived at her house in Hanover. square. from Brighton. The Count is daily expected from Paris. Lewd Erskine has arrived at his house in Seymour-place, from a tour. Sir Thomas and lAdy Farquhar have arrived in town, from their out Roehampion. Sir Richard Carr Glynn and family have arrived at their house in Arlington-street, from their seat in Dee s etahhe Lord William Stamford has left Gould's (late Reddish's) Hotel, Jerniyn-street, for Oxford. Col. Rushbrooke has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's fiffel., from his eau in Suffolk. The Earl of Essex and the Hon. Miss Keppel have arrived in r u es, from their seat, Cashrobury Park, liens. Mr. and Mrs. George Byng and family have arrived at their house in St James's-square, from their seat, IVrothain Park. Sir John Byog, Bart. arrived in town yesterday, from Twicken ham. Colonels Henry . and Edward Lygon, M.P.'s. and Lady Louia typo, have arrived at their house in tit. Jamee's-squere, from their lest in Gloucestershire. Captain and Mrs. Parker have left town for Brighton. Departutes from the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover-square: —Lady Ashlnirtnn, for Tunb:idge Wells: bind Cranston, for ditto; John Conynghara, Esq. for ditto; David Halyburton, Em._ far his mat in Herts. W. P. Usoywood, Esq. 31. P. has arrived at his house, in Charles-.{stet, Berkeley-square, from his seat, Mark's Hall, EOM Dowsgur Countess Cardigan has arrived at her home, in Sea. moor-place from her meat, Richmond. Visaing Cadman, M.P. has arrived at his house, George-Mmet, H anoverAquare. Departures from Leag's Mud, Bood-street :—Capt. Latinos, R. N. for Partsmouth, and J. bans, Esq. fur Brighton. Mrs. Baryon entertained a peaty of faahionables yesterday even ing, at ha house in Grosvenor-square. PARIS. -+....-- (11111011 • COMITSPONDENT.) PAili t Fxs. A. Depend upon it, Old England enjoy., after all, a greater share of liberty—infinitely greater—than is retained in any other nation in this earth beneath. A state of des potism, even in the somewhat purified condition in which it exhibits itself here, is *till humiliating. But the Parisians present an odd compound ; a thoughtful and restless, mixed up and moulded together with a song-singing and submis sive population. But time and events, depend upon it, will ere long assort them and array them regularly to the right and left, in which cue, it is easy to prophesy what turn affairs will take. Messieurs Leliere and Jarden, proprietors of a magazine of Noureaat;s at the sign of the Iron Mask, Rue Coquil, liere, were yes terday brought before the correctional police, for abusing a lady, who presented herself at their shop; they were found guilty of the charge, and condemned to pay a fine of a 100 francs, and to pay for printing twenty copies of the judgment, to be pasted on Mr walls of Paris. It hat think you of this? If you were to follow this precious preceJent in London, what a fortune it would be to the bill-stickers! . . . The subject that principally occupies the attention of all parties at the present moment, not in Paris only, hut in all the departments of France, is the approaching elections. Ministers have sent forth their circulars, filled with promises, threats, and injunctions ; no effort to cajole or to intimidate is omitted. On the other hand, the Con stitutional party hove girded up their loins, determined to give battle; hostile preparations arc making ouboth sides. No means are left untried to influence the electors, and every obstacle is thrown in the way of those whose votes are not secured, by snaking frivolous objections to the , written formalities required from every elector before his vote eau be received as valid. It is for the purpose of re lieving the perplexities to which all this gives rise, that sn uses has been opened in Paris, as I told you in my last, le Boreaa de aanaltation, where every information relative to the certificates is given wall applicants, gratis, and all defects of omission are supplied. A letter inserted in 1' Ame de lu Charte, of Pay de D6we, remarks, that, " as for the Constitutional electors, their choice is made:" there is no occasion that they should meet to concert together for the purpose of Securing unanimity in this respect. Since the Jut elections, in, which they failed by one voice only, tl ey have firmly resolved to preserve their suffrages for M. GEORGE L• FAYETTE, the worthy heir to the virtues of the friend of the American Washington, and the veteran usertor of the freedom of the French nation. There 'ream nothing but counter-struggles going on in the political world. The shrewder part of my countrymen on your side the water will not, I think, fail to observe that the system of modern Princes bas taken a new turn. They were formerly jealous of each other's power, and took mums! precautions against any new accession of. authority and influence: but ever since the purlilion P:and—the most barefaced act of imperial tyranny, by the way, that history has upon record, and to which, be it remembered, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, were the par ties—the blessed members of the Holy Alliance! the three " Angels of Ldemption," that have bound themselves in solemn compact, by indenture tripartite, to give relieion and liberty to all beneath the moon—the three high constables of Europe, that are to prevent the lesser powers from breaking Me King's peace, in any of the po pular dominions within the reach of their bin+ and holy authority—but a truce with these potentates, for I should kni w no end of digression ;—I was saying, that it cannot hate escaped the observation of the thinking classes of men, that the Sovereigns of Europe have at length changed their mutual jealousies for a general collusion, and that instead of keeping watch over each other to pre serve the. holorree of power, they are combined for a general , elension of it. Their great obj of concert and co-ope ration is to keep down the liberty of Me people, and to afford to each other reciprocal military aid, when any attempt is made, In the respective dotninions of either, to establish anything like a free Cotstitution. This is the simple and the sole object of the Holy Alliance. That all civil insti tutions should be made practically subservient to the public good, is with them a sentiment not t.r be suffered. " Th' common faith of many mode for oar," is alone to be inculcated hereafter as the orthodox creed. I was present the other day at the trial of Broehetti, die Italian, who attempt/11 the assassination of the Greek priest [sachems. The ('ourt was crowded to suffocation. The --orseless PIRACY. at no great distance. nuatcd tin suspense show accident his On the 3d inst., after considerable hardships and suffering, the William Henry reached Port-au-Platt, where the Spanish pas senger% were landed. The Spanish passengers on board were to have been landed at Porto Riot). [From an American Paper.] Extract hem the log-book of the brig William Henry, Lester, or. rived at this Port on Saturday, from St. Domingo, owned by Mr. 31•Fadon, of Baltimore. Nov. 25, at 6 a. tn. Porto Real E. N.E. i lea. wind light. Ar noon, saw a small sloop coming out of the harbour at I;—ahe ap. poached us, under Spanish colours and full of men—we lying he calmed. When within about 800 yards, she gave us a shot from a small pivot gun, and when within hail, fired a musket, and cr d ere d • our boat on boa rd. Having no mans of defence, we had no alter. native but to obey. The Captain and two men went on board t • soon after, the two men returned with orders to bring all the passengers; the boat returned to the pirate with two of thank As soon as they got on board the pirate, five Spaniards lumpedinto the boat, came on board, : . reed with knives, cut. &c. and drove all hands into the forecastle, except two seamen, whom they kept an deck to work the vessel, and ordered them to steer for the Mora Passage, where we arrived and came. to anchor under the lee of the Island at 7 next morning. The passengers, men, women, and children, with the Captain and 31r. Brenan, agent of the owner, were then landed, after bring searched tOr money as they severally got into the beat. The pirates then commenced their depredations, by breaking open . the trunks of the passengers, and plundering their contents of mo ney and clothing, not sparing that which belonged te the women arid children : after which they took the cargo, consisting of hides, cocoa, &e. At sunset they left the vess el,i taking with thent the boats. On the morning of the 27th they retarned to finish tak. • ing out the cargo, tilling their own sloop, and another sloop, under the disguise of alisherman. This day our cook, a Frenahman, who shipped at St. Domingo, and Stephen an American, belonging to our crew, entered on board the virtue. At nine a.st. our Spanish passengers were returned on board, and the pirates I concluded their depredations by carrying off all but one cask colour water, spare sails and rigging, and all our provisions except half a barrel of beef and three.fourths of bread. At one P.M. Captain Lester and the other passengers came on bawd, except Mr. Brenan and 3lr. Scoville, who were apprehensive the pirates intended to scuttle the vessel, and ordered the boat to be sent =bore for them at another part of the island. At four P.M. the pirates hailed our vessel, ordering the chain cable to be buoyed and slipped, and the long boat to be cast adrift, and we got under weigh with most of our sails destroyed or damaged, and the vessel in st retched plight. Next 'Homing, at the west end of La Mona, sent our boat to meet one coming from the shore with Mr. Scoville. Be informed us they had balm In with another nest of pirates, and that those whocaptured us were but a small part of the immense gang who had established themselves on the tsland—that they were well sup. plied with provisions and ammunition, and that be recognised among them two who were engaged in plundering us; they had conceived there was more money on board, and had detained Mr. . Brenan till another search could be made. We were therefore obliged to lie to, till roar p.m. when a boat fall of men same off' bringing Mr. Beaten. W hen they were within pistol shot, we cut • the small boat adrift, with the hope they would put him into it and not molest us again, but they took no none; of it, and pulled di. ready fur us, ordering us to heave to ; believing their object was to get possession of our vessel, we declined doing so, and stood away, when they tired a volley at us ; but the brosse favouring us, we gut away, and they gave up the chase, carrying Mr. Brenan with them, whom we were obliged to abandon, or jeopardise the lives of all on board. I , and from that circumstance he had no doubt of th. The stern re morseless eountenanec of the culprit excited a treated the illustrious captive pith too much rigour. But ' w7ll " ac "`" qu ' e:in ' t7l :iTqhe moth e r, who :s ss a s v a er ball rue I was too now als° "mule ' roman. the deceased being Mr. Charles Pierce; there was no external ap- mein to steer tor tne Hors Passage, where we arrived and came to anchor under the lee of the Island at 7 next morning. The re ' strong fetling , but in which there was nothing of compas- it was not Michel le Tellier, as stated in some editions of The Cardinal de Richelieu, noiwithstaading very b ad wit, had often pearance of violence. passengers, men, women, and children, with the Captain and 1 ion. The venerable patriarch took his seat; his figure the SWele de Louis XIV. ;it was Pierre Scguier. This fits of distraction. sometimes he would hoc, himself a horse, Richard Edgell and John Sliorland, Dups., surgeons, p r o u d 11r. Brenan, agent of the owner, were then landed, after and run jumping about a billiard table, neighing and snorting; put external th a e l y m h a si s e: i e u x;t y i . oed the body, and could not perceive an bring searched for money as they severally got into the boat. Y The pirates then commenced their depredations, by breaking open . pts asd appearance was affecting and full of interest: be was inadvertency If having placed one for the other, is a fault this would last an hour, at the end of which his people woultl Arthur Palmer, e.sei.—Mr. Pierce was my partner. He had the trunks of the passengers, liabited in a long violet-coloured robe, his features were which must be correcksl. i him to bed and cover him up closely, to induce perspiratios • when and plundering their contents of mu - • in expressive and full of benignity, and his long white beard It is very remarkable that no one knows where this cele- he awoke the tit had passel , and did not appear again. ' person who was well served by 3d of January; he was in perfect sound mind and his usual cheer. ! and children : after which they took the carg o , consistie of hi VI his transacted business with me the whole of Saturday morning, the racy and clothing, not sparing that which belonged te the women .n... Slitilling over his breast, gave to his whole form an air of grated minister died ; not that it is of any importance to M. de Isouvois was the onl y 1 or Holland, as dancing or lancing rims. ( I n that day Mr. Pierce had received a checque for LA. odd, on the boats. On the morning of the 27th they reterned to finish oak. • m . impressive and solemn majesty. lie was seventy-ail years knew it, for his death, not having led to any event what - s pi es; i n d ee d, h e never s p are d his money. All the Frenchmen ful spirits: his cash and business transactions were quite correct.coffee , cocoa, &c. At sunset they left the vessel, taking with hid : are elf age. ever, is like all other indifferent occurrences ; but this who went into Germany esquires, &e. were paid by him, to g i v e him information of account of our partnership, and brought it to me as usual, as I A tterhide . ath ini this sters ty th e cashier. I have not the slightest reason to think lie was ing out the cargo, tilling their own sloop, and another sloop, under the disguise of alisherman. This day our cook, a Frenchman, Ito- The celebrated painter, M. Gerccault, whose picture of series to prove how completely he was forgotten towards ter , who shipped at St. Domingo, and Stephen --, an American, whatever passed in the several t ourts. are s c a rnbamissed, or the least affected in his mind. I have not found for the Wreck of the Ilfedosa Frigate was exhibited both in the close of life, how worthless dial worldly consideration tent was discontinued , and thus it is that the presen t IC • London and in the Louvre, died here a few days since of is which is so ansioudy sought for, and how happy so ignorant of the aff airs of other nations. any w d n et w ilcation in the partnership accounts, nor have I the slightest I belonging to our crew, entered on board the virtue. At nine a.at. in, a rornPlaint in his chest. His remains were deposited in they are who have no higher ambition than to live and Henry IV. had been one day told of the infidelity of one of his suspect any. I believe hint to have been a man possessed , our Spanish passengers were returned on board, and the pirates mistresses. Believing that the King had no intention of visiting of an honourable mind, and wieldy incapable of committin I concluded their depredations by carrying off - all but one cask of our 130 the Church of St. Jean; the hearse was followed by twelve die unknown. This knowledge is far more useful than her she made an assignation with the Duke de Micas/de, in her act to my prejudice. g any water, spare sails and rigging, and all our provisions except half a to *waning coaches , and by a numerous train of artists and that of dates. o wn aparun t gherring time of his rival's ' en . The Kin caused the • Francis J 4711113.-1 saw Mr. Pi e r ce a t h a lf_p a i t f our o ' c l oc k on barrel of beef and three-fourths of b rea d. ted wen of literature. He had only reached his thirty-first - coining to be watched, when he was informed of his being th e re S atur d ay , the 3d of Ja nu ar y h e was inAt one P.M. Captain spirits, and appoint- Lester and the other passengers came on board, except Mr. Beeman tip NC The loss of so admirable an artist is a source of Tits Flue Aars.—A remarkably fine Engraving of went to his mistress's room. lie found her in bed , and she cam- eel to meet me the following ' l , (la g Kid y, at the commercial Room s , a b out and Mr. Scoville, who were apprehensive the pirate s int e nd e d t o rut another h te vessel, and e bland. the boo the dr regret. Such men leave a vacancy in the world. and wanted some supper. She replied, " that she had not thought John Proudfoot (Clerk to 31r. Pierce}--I saw Mr. Pierce at the that eminent Surgeon, Sir Astley Cooper, has just been plained of &violent headache. The King said be was very hungry, one o'clock. bw fo as ur sa P. M be .tr s pi aabase rates hat fas led sb o s i a t; p d pdges- office shout nine o'clock on the Saturday evening; ne was in his vessel, ordering the chain cable to be buoyed and slipped, and ted ha widow M. Bigote, well 'known by the appellation of published by Messrs. Hurst, Robinson, and Co. The Q uit! he would " us u al good spirits and state of mind :he asked me to give him the • i tio , ut sup and believed she h e ad irry only a up co , t in t le ol the long boat to be cast adrift, and we got under weigh with moat 110 ' 11 ! Doyenne of Dijon, died a few days ago, at the ad- likeness is most striking, and the execution admirable, ry IV. disired they shoo Id b ed supper which she had prepared for Belle- Pagers now produced from the pocket of the deceased, which I d:d, of our sails destroyed or damaged, and the vessel in wretched plight. ' lu red age of one hundred years. I saw her a few months doing in fi nite credit to the taste and talents of the Artist, e a t en di wn with her. The tn. t _ t iltee, and she then told Inc that she never remembered to Mr. J. Alais. garde, and which coexisted of much more than two partridges, was and h e said, " 1 will look them through, and will call on Philip Next morning, at the west end of La Mona, sent our boat to meet less a we had, during her whole life, a single day's ill health. 1 CA Tri OLI Cl.—Bishop Fenwick, of Cincinnati, arrived then served up. The King, taking up a small loaf, split it open, and (icor P h withinto coming from the shore with • ge rot eroe than on my way town on Monday one 100 Pn her down forthwith as the eighth wmmer of the world, at Rome on the 15th October. The object of his mis- and st!ekinla th w e he t partr g i:l 6 tr e e d into i t t i thjew it under the laed. morning." He was to all appearance perfectly sober; he was they had tallen in with another nest of pirates, and that those Led a ed " worth all the seven." She was like a sample come sion is to solicit pecuniary aid for the Roman Catholic ,: s it 'ad aria c ",_,. the merry Monarch, n :each:" e w v hat are bodyou doing ?" always most punctual in business. er must live." y 7 The Coroner recapitulated the evidence, after which whocaptured us were but a small part of the immense gang who had established themselves on the island—that they were well sup. • the down to us ofthe •• ' her fines, her Ch hin the western stat es. The accounts from Rome li e t h en t ; o s t h is d e primitive ages ; voice was no, urc af- r l , dear, and her teeth good ;in short, she seemed to have state, that when the Bishop first commenced his labours lovers. Found Dr(nrued. among them two who were engaged in plundering us ; they had then Fe I Milled over 'rime to the very last hour of the contest. in the section of country over which he presides, it con- _ . ___ . _______ The sorrowin g relatives and friends of Mr. Pierce, and also the conceived there was moire money on board, and had detained Mr. . ite- ,l hest nothing from the English newspapers as to tamed only 25,000 inhabitants ;at present it has a popula- It is said that Lieut.-General Sir G. Drummond, G.C.B. public mind, will now be relieved from a painful state of suspense Brenan till another search could be made. We were therefore end !nether the v:teant see of Lichfield and Coventry is yet that of 60,000, of whom 20,000 are Catholics. Louis will succeed to the Colonelcy of the 71st (Highland light and agitation, as upon the Coroner's Inquest it is clearly mcer. obliged to lie to, till roar p.m. when a boat fall of men came otl - Mil 44d nlre Will Beata/ ' The Dean of Christ- Bonaparte arrived at Rome on the 15t h of October.—Neta infantry), vice General Francis 17undas, deceased. mined that he has not been murdered, and the circumstances show bringing Mr. Heenan. 41 hen they were within pistol shot, we cut get it . that this unfortunate and lamented gentleman must have accident- the small boat adrift, with the hope they would put him into it and ' tit It is stated, that Lieut.-Gereral Sir H. F. Campbell, ally f a ll e n into 'aV . • Web is well removed to the Deanery of Durham ;it Y en Paper. the Float. not molest us again, but the y took no none; of it and pulled di - and '''', every way convenient hiin, andwill be advan- l'ro Leo et Patric were the words proposed to Frede- K.C.B. and G.C.H. will obtain the Colonelcy of the tittth The remains rect yor us, eying us tocave to , believing t h eir object was to of the deceased • 1 f ordering ' to in, her t "wil ia ,.. , I hope, to others, as it doubles his income . The rick 11. to adorn his standard in the Silesian war ; but lie (Connaught Rangers) regiment of foot, vice Lieut.-Gen. family vault at Bristol. get possession of our vetted, we declined doing so, and stood away, ti c ' ``' 4 not au I • h • hwhich I I ent erased pro Den, saying, that it would be very improper to Sir G. Ihummood, who is to be appointed Colonel of the when they tired a volley at us ; but the brosse favouring us, we gut regn ar wit us as with you, - away, and they gave up the chase, carrying 41r. Heenan with bcsl f' d be b • ed before any account of confound the name of God with the quarrels of men, and 71st (Highland light infantry). Eni N 'vac!' RA e s.—l is now finally arranged, that in them, whom we were obliged to abandon, Or jeopardise the lives - s; , nen may urtof . au" a......tursth would reach one: this is a mise r abl e reflection. that he wall g oin g to war for a province, and not for ?T U.. The detachments helonieing to the 34th and 89th regis all times coming the Edinburgh races are to getl, commence all on hoard. tw at -I ' l4i ng of her Royal Highness the Princess dc gion. He then ordered the Roman eagle displayed in r.... meats of foot, which left the Isle of ) Night on the 29th upon the third Monday of June. The Stewards for 1824 On the 3il inst., after considerable hardships and suffering, te s d „ death , not irh , has since yest e rday fallen into a state of lethargy, licvo, and fixed on the top of a gilt pole, to carried be. - tilt! will itt arrive at C t irthaM...t.l i t tlaT: preparatory to their are—Lord Elcho , Lord Strathaven , Sir J ames Baird , S ir the Wil . ar lialn landed'. reached Port.au-Platt, where the Spanish pas. the ...:7 excites the most alarming apprehensions that her fore his regiment . of guards . . This novelty . of course ussi- l embar gon boar the 11 lam l'atrhe Indianan, for IJames Sunk, and Mr. Johnstone, of Stratoun.—Caledo- l e n r e ' Spanish passengers al d were to have at minted the necessity of its being invincible. . Madras. i ;aux Mercury. . Porto Rio,. a ' at no great distance. . 4 i'ORTR Y. ME THREE BLIND TIPPLERS. From The New Monthly Magaxiael Three sightless inmates of the sky, Whose names were Justico—Fortune--Cuj Finding thcir public life on high Somewhat monotonous and stupid, Resolved one morning to unite Their powers in an Alliance Holy, And purify the Earth, whose plight They all agreed was melancholy. Quoth Justice—Of the world below I doubtless have the best idea. Since in the Golden Age, you know, I ruled it jointly with Asters; While, therefore, we on earth abide, For fear our forces should be parted, Let use be your perpetual guide:— Agreed, went. C 0.,, and off they started. Love first, and Fortune next descends. Then Justice, though awhile she tarried, When Cupid cries--This flight, my friends, Has made my throttle somewhat arid: Beneath each wing, before our trip, I popp'd a golden rase of nectar, And I for one should like a sip, What soya our worshipful director P The proposition, 'twos decreed, Redounded to the mover's glory, So down they sate upon the mead, And plied the flagon ems assure ; But not reflecting that the draught With air of earth was mix'd and muddled, Before the second vase was guard, They all became completely fuddled. Now reeling, wrangling, t'.ey proceed, Each loudly backing his opinion, And 'stead of letting Justice lead, All straggle fierceli for dominion : . Whereat her sword is wrath she draws, And throws it in her scales with fury, Maintaining that the rightful cause Requires no other judge and jury. Fortune, purloining Cupid's darts, Tips them with gold for sordid suitors, Making sad havoc in the hearts Or matrimonial computer* ;- 1V hile lore on Fortune's wheel apain Plagues mortals with incessant changed, Gives flying glimpses of his face, Then presto ! pass !--away he ranges. Their pranks, their squabbles day by day, Gave consortia a better handle, Till Jove, impatient of their stay, Aud anxious to arrest the et-andel, Bade Fortune—Justice—Love return ; But to atone for their miscarriage, Lest men for substitutes should yearn, Be sent them down, Luck, Law, and Marriage. THE MAN IN 7'HE IRON MASK. The author of the Sit:We de Loris XIY. (Age of Louis the Fourteenth) is the first who has spoken of the " Man in the Iron Mask," in any authentic history. Hewn well acquainted with this circumstance, which is tbe astonish ment of the present age. and will be that of posterity, but which is only too true. He had been deceived respecting the time of the death of this unknown and singularly un fortunate person, who was interred, at the church of St. Paul, 3d of March, 1703, and not in 1704. He was first confined at Pignerol, before he was sent to the Isles of Ste. Marguerite, and afterwards to the Bastille, always under the care of the wine man, that St. Marc, who saw him die. Father Griffet, a jesuit, has communi cated to the public the journal of the Bastille, which cer tifies the (lake. Ile had no difficulty in • , btaining this journal, sin*: he exercisei the delicate office of confessor to the prisoners confined in the Bastille. The Man in the Iron Mask is an enigma, which each one attempts to solve. Sonic have said that he was the Duke of Beaufort ; but the Duke of Beaufort was killed by the Turkaln the defence of Candia, in 1669, and the Man in the Iron Mask was at Pignerol in 1664. Besides, bow ea:mid the Duke of Beaufort have been arrested in the midst of his army ? how could he have been transferred to France without some one's knowing something about it ? and why should be have been imprisoned ? and why masked ? Others have imagined that he was Count Vermandob, natural son to Louis XIV., who, it is well known, did of the small-pox when with the army in 1683, and was buried in the town of Arraa. It has since been supposed that the Duke of Monmouth, who was publicly beheaded by order of King James in 168 S, was the Man in the Iron Mask. But either the Duke must have come to life again, and afterwards have changed the order of time, putting the year 1662 for the year 1685 ; or King James, who never pardoned any one, and therefore merited all his misfortunes, must have par doned the Duke of Momnouth, and put to death in his stead some one who perfectly resembled him. In the lat ter case, a person must have been found kind enough to have his head publicly cut off to save the Duke of Mon mouth ; all England must have been deceived in the per son; thn King James must have begged of Louis XIV. that he would be so good as to become his gaoler. Louis XIV. having granted King James this small favour, could not have refused to show the same regard for King Wil liam and Queen Anne, with whom he was at war ; but would have been careful to maintain the dignity of gaoler, with which King James had honoured him, to the end of the chapter. All these illusions being dissipated, it remains to be known who this constantly-masked prisoner was, at what age he died, and under what name he was buried. It is clear that if he was not allowed to walk in the court of the Bastille, nor to see his physician, except in a mask, it was for fear that some very striking resemblance would be dis covered in his featurts. lie was permitted to show his tongue, but never his face. As for his age, he himself told the apothecary of the Bastille, a little before his death, that he believed he was about sixty : the apothecary's son-in law, Marsolatn, surgeon to Marshal De Richelieu, and af terwards to the Duke of Orleans the regent, has repeated this to me several times. To conclude, why was an Italian name given to him ? He was always called Marchiali. The writer of this article, perhaps, knows more on the subject than Father Grilfet, though he will not say mere. It is true that Nicholas Fonquet, superintendent of the finances, had many friends in his disgrace, and that they persever. d even until judgment was passed on him. It is true that the Chancellor, who presided at that judgment, SECRET MEMOIRS of the COURT e Loers , ea of the REGENCY. AAAAA CTED FROM THE GERMAN CORIMPONDERCIL or TUE DUCHESS OF , MOTHER or THE RILOWIT. The Duchess of Orleans, from whose papers this work is formed, was the daughter of the Elector Palatine Charles Louis, and of the Princess Charlotte of Here Cusel ; she was b orn at the Castle of Heidelberg, in 16" anti was the second wife of the Duke of Orleans brother of Louis XIV. whom she married in 1671. The , firit wife of the I Duke was Henrietta of England, who, there is no doubt, was poisoned. The persons who committed this foul mur der were well known, and it was first suspected that the Duke himself was deeply implicated in the horrible trans action. Be that uit may, the murderers were suffered to escape punishment; and it is said, that Louis XIV. when he had ascertained that his brother was not the accomplice in the crime, appeared satisfied, and thought more of pro curing for the Duke a second wife, than of avenging the murder of the first. The Duchess, it is well known, maintained a very ex tensive correspondence with her friends in different Courts of Europe ; and in this correspondence the follies and vices of the hypocritical and corrupt Court of Louis XIV. were pourtrayed in a strong and sarcastic description. It was not till 1820 that a somewhat authentic extract of the singular co rres p o nd e n ce of th e Duchess was pub behed, when it was &ought out at Leipsic under the au perintendence of M. Schutz. k'rom this last edition the volume before us is principally compiled, and we need hardly say, that such a production is at once both instruc tire and curious. It helps us totearth attaining a know ledge of the principal actors in a Overt, *lnch is remem bered only for its splentkw and its eke*. Some notion may be formed of the epietolittory industry of the Ducheiv, from the following passage One of the most singular habits of heel& was the indefatigable seal which she uisplayed is hew correepondetan P'n no pr. sun ever wrote so many learnt as she did t , it was het ordinary and constant occupation, in which she en as in the performance of a task imposed by some Itdispsnieble duty, and the dill net con fine haself to writing mere letters or notes. but whole volumes. The ordinary course of her correspondence she describes thus : " On Sunday I write to my coot, the der Edemas of Sumter, and to Lorraine; on Monday to Savoy and to the Queen of Spain; on Tuesday to Lorraine, on Mrednorthly to Modena, on Thursday to Hanover again, oo Friday to Lorraine, and an Saturday I bring up the arrears of the week. sometimes. after ho written in the course of the d a y t wen ty s h ee t s to the Prince s. Wales, ten or twelve to my daughter, and twenty to the Queen of Sicily, I am es tired, that I can hardly set one foot before the other." It is not dlscult to believe the latter fact. She does not include in this enumeration ha regular eorrespoodeoce with her old preseperess, with Prince Ulric of Brunswick, the Queen of Pivots, and many other persons, from which she a lso received very ihnodant effu sions. This rage he writing letters often took her flom the society of Monsieur her husband, which was truly not of the most en gaging description: debauched men and shameless women com posed it generally, and it may be easily conceived that a Princess, who was neither intriguing nor frivolous, could find little satisfac tion in such company. Saint Simon says, somewhat sarcastically, that " she passed her days in her cabinet, contemplating the pie. tures of German princes, with which she had hung st, and in writing whole volumes to them." This malicious description of the manner in which she passed her time is refuted by • passage in one of the Princess's letters : " Although I do not play, I am never dull, because I can always find something to employ me in my cabinet. I peewee a fine series of medals in gold ; my aunt has given me an equal number in bronze and silver; I have front two to three hundred canines in stone, end a eollection of engravings, of which I am very fund ; besides which, as I love reed'm . the time never seems bog to me." Occupations so wholesome might appear ridiculous at the Court of the brother of Louis XIV., sod it is not surprising that Saint Simon, although he did not entirely postale of the -general frivo lity, should join in the simian of the amnion. From the Historical Anecdotes of various persons who moved in the Court of the Fourteenth Louis, we make the following esti-sets : The Chevalier de Saint George is one of the best men In the world, and complaisance itself. He one day said to Lord Douglas. " What should I do to gain the good will of my countrymen ?" Douglas replied, " Only embark hence, with twelve Jesuits, and as soon as you land in England hang every one of them publicly ; you can do nothing so likely so recommend you to the English Pet2Ple." he King of Denmark has the look of a simpleton; he made love to my daughter while he was here. When they were dancing he used to squeeze bee band, and turn up his eyes languishingly. Ile would begin his minuet in one corner of the Hall and finish it in another. He stopped once in the middle of the hall, and did not know whist to do next. I was quite uneasy at seeing him ; so I got up, and taking his hand, led him away, or the good gentle man might have staid there until this time. Hs has so soups of what is becoming or otherwise. Cardinal Mmarin could not bear to balm asiornicate potions about him. When he was requested to take any one into his service his first question was, "Is he lucky r The English gentlemen and ladies who are here tell horrible stories of Queen Anne; they say she gets quite drunk, and that besides • • • • but that she is in constant in her affections, and changes often. Lady Sandwich has not told this to me, but she has to my son. I have seen her but seldom, on account of the repugnance I felt at learning she had confessed she had been present at such orgies. I do not know whether it is true that Louvois was poisoned by that old Maintenon; but it is quite certain that be was poisoned, as well as his physician who committed the crime, and who said, when be was dying , " I die by poison, but I deserve it, for having poisoned my master, M. de Louvois; and I did this in the hope of becoming the King's Physician, as Madame de Maintenon had promised me." I ought to add, that some persons pretend to think this story of Dr. Seron is a mere invention. Old Piety ( Maine*. non) did not commit this crime without an object ; but if she really did poison Louvois, it was because he had opposed her de signs, and endeavoured to undeceive the King. Louvois, the better to gain his object, had advised the King not to take her with him to the army. The King was weak enough to repeat this to her; and this it was that excited her against Louvois. That the latter wan a very bad man, who feared neither heaven nor hell. no man can deny ; but it must be contessed that he served his King faithfully. The Duke de Nnailles' grandfather was one of the ugliest men in the world. Ile had one glass eye; his nose was like an owl's • his mouth la rge , hi s t eet h ug ly an d decayed ; his face and head very small ; his body long and bent; und he was bitter and ill tempered his name was Gluinel. Madame de Cornuel one day was reading his grandson's genealogy, and when she came to Ins name, exclaimed, '• I always suspected, when I saw the Duke de Noailles, that he came out of the Book of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. When James 11. took refuge in France from England, Madame de Cornuel went to Saint Germain to see him. bOMO time after wards, she was told of the pains our King was taking to wows his restoration to the throne, .Madame de Comuel shook her asatt, and said ••I have seen this K;ng James; our .Monarch's earls are all in vain ; he is good for nothing but to make poor man% sauce, (la sauce as plover koorter..) The elder Hargrave of Anspach was smitten with Illadetnei. aelle d'Armagnac ' but he would not many her, and said after. wards that he had never intended to do so, because the farniv liaritin which had passed between her and the Marquis de Ville. quirr (1718) had disgusted him. The lady's mother would have liked nothing better than to surprise the Hargrave with her daughter in some critical situation : for this purpose he had suffi cient opportunities given him, but he was prudent, and conducted himself with so much modesty, that he avoided the snare. To tell the truth, 1 had given him • hint on the subject; fur I was too . • • TffE WEST IArbIES: Letters were received yesterday from Demerart of the , 23d December. They mention that the colony still re; mained in a very agitated state. The events of the Christ= mas holidays (t he negroes being allowed eight days of feasting and i leness) were so much dreaded, that the Governor had prohibited the negroes on the east coast from engaging in their usual sports, and had recommended the planters to withhold their allowances of runt, &c. The fears of the colonists had, however, in a great measure been removed, by the arrival of some troops, a detachment of the 23d regiment, from Cork. The following is an extract of one of the letters : " Demera " Martial law is expected to be discontinued after the ra,Dee. t E st:in If the present alarming and agitated state of this colony would allow at &jest, the following is one very current in George Town! The Negroes being on the wharfs, seeing detachments of the Scotch regiment landing, stated, that • Their friend, King George, must have been in a great hurry in sending out the @oldie», es they had been sent off in such baste that they bad not had time to put on their breeches.' " Yesterday we received the following intelligence from Jamaica: as it is not of a later date than that previously received, it contains nothing further relative to the recent insurrection : JA MA ICA, ec. Admird Sir L. W. Halsted and family, and Iris D Majes U. ty's Commiverunera, the Coaeul.tieneral, and some of the Consuls foe Colombia, were entenained during their stay for one day at Dar_ bb at a Otani a ids jourdiette, given by Mr. Cavan, of that Island. The edict produced on trade on the Swish Main by the arrival of the Commissioners and Consul- General at Jvmaica, has been of a most favourable kind ; houtes at this Island are pre• = to establish branches in Colombia, and the influx of trade through the Atlantic ports alone of Colombia, is expected some to reach four or dve millions sterling. It will re uue u wards of thirty days for the Commissioners and Consols to get up the Magdalena to Hands. The stream sets down very strong, and the sails are furled up the whole way, a Imes. scarcely ever prevailing on the river ; the heat is very excessive, and a species of hard.biting mosquito infests the river in myriads. The usual mode is to encamp on sand-banks every night, with ! mosquito-nets suspended over portable beds, or cots. The Consul. General takes his Lady and family and the sufferin gs they will have to encounte r i n the Mare of no ordinary Lind. DOMINICA. The following is an extract of a letter from Dominica, dated De cember t t--" An emissary told the Castle Bruce gang, that their freedom was strived—that they had only no days to work for their masters. The consequence a this was, a combination of the whole gang to come so the Governor; and that they might have some pre text for such an set, they committed several petty thefts on the manager's stock and that of the estate, and cut a great many of the ,t yo ung i outer, merely to irritate the manager to inflict punishment, (h at th ey might found • complaint. They were, bonier, in some degree, dieeppeinted, fur he only took away their woos (leisure after dinner time) for line days. This mode of punishment did not Wit their putpOse, and a difference in opinion, in consequenc e, arose among than, and th e y determined, instea d of coming down in a body, only two should be sent to represent their grievances. A man and woman accordingly appeared at Ooveroment House, when their case wu referred to a Magistrate; they were in cus tody till the manager was sent for to explain, who came to town; in the meantime four more came from the same gang. They were brought before two Magistrates, and behaved in a most insolent and provoking manner; yet these negroes had received more Indulgences than any gang in the colony, end nearly double the privileges the law allows, having got, every Saturday since crop was finished, in sddition, a regular allowance of fish and salt„ when it could be got ; and instead of any severity, they had experienced the utmost lenity and comfort. This wn proved by the driver, and some of the people themselves; and die driver distinctly and manfully stated, that for some time past he could not get the work of the estate done as usual—that the negroes were sulky, and insolent to him that their constant conversation was about freedom, which he supposed some persons had put into their bean. He said he knew the same ideas prevailed among all Use sage to windward. Our garrison altogether does not consist of more than 100 men, as whew not men than BO are effective, and about as many of the U West India regiment; how far the latter can be trusted on such a service as they are likely to be required for, is a matter of doubt, particularly then at Prince Rupert's, where there is not a single white soldier to control them. We have applied to the Com- mander.in-Chier for 1 reinforcement, but 1 tear we shall be die-' appointed. Our population, you know, is upwards of 16,00 it slaves; our militia, small in number, is dispersed over the island ; hence the difficulty of assembling them to act efficiently upon an emergency, and, even in the case of concentration, the eatatsa must be left unprotected." MR. PIERCE. After the numerous conflicting rumours respecting the i disappearance of this gentleman, his fate is now too tr r uT te tu ria wer tained. On Monday morning last the water was let out of the Harbour, and between eleven and twelve o'clock • body was seen floating upon the surface, which, upon examination, when brought on shore, was discovered, by the watch, money, and papers, to be Mr. Pierce; and no marks of violence about his person. We sub join the evidence given upon the Coroner's Inquest, taken on Monday last, which leaves no doubt that Mr. Pierce met his death by accident, arising from the foggy state of the night of the 3d of January, when be fell into the Float. The Coroner, Joseph Baker Grindon, Esq. held an inquest at the ltownham Tavern. Upon the Jury being sworn, they took a view of the body, and on their return to the Inquest-room declared that no external marks of violence appeared thereon. George Protheroe sworn.—Mr. Pierce dined with me on Satur day, 34 January, at five o'clock, and left me about seven ; he re turned shortly after nine; he was sober when he left me at seven o'clock, and quite so on his return ; he left my house about half pat twelve, and was then also perfectly sober; he was in his usual spirits, which were invariably good. It was a tine night, but rather foggy; I went to the door with him, and wished him good night; I have not seen him since alive. Ann Bailey, invert to Mr. Oeorge Protheme—l waited at table when Mr. Pierce dined with my master, on Saturday, 3d January. I did not observe an 7 thing strange or unusual in his conduct; I met him on the stain about half-past twelve, when he appeared perfectly sober. Thonias Charles proved that he this day saw a dead body on the water, in the floating harbour, which was picked up, and that be had since assisted in stripping the body, which the Jury had viewed. There was no hat on the deeea.sed. _ John Powell and John Thomas proved that they picked up the Richard Washer proved the bringing the body on shore. Joseph Pope proved that the following..etieles were found on the deceased :—A diamond breast-pin ; gold watch and chain ; two seals and key; a silk handkerchief; several business papers and letters; a snuff-box ; gold pe:icil.case; penknife; five keys; latch key; eight shillings and two sixpences; three one-pound and two ten pound Bristol bankers' fish -notes; a promissory note for 3111. comb and pocket-book. The letters were addressed, Charles Pierce, Esq., and others Messrs. Palmer and Pierce. All these articles were produced to the Jury. His linen was marked C. P. William Protheroe, Esq. proved that he dined on Saturday, the 3d of January, at his brWler's, with Mr. Pierce, who left about seven o'clock; showed witness the letter now produced and found on the person of the deceased. This witnns also identified the gold pencil-case, chain and sods, to be Mr. Pierce's. Dr. Wallis knew Mr. Pierce during his life-time, who had a cut on the left hand, between the thumb and fore-finger, which was now also visible, and from that circumstance he had no doubt of SHIPPING INTEttiGtArCit CUSTOM-HOUSE, FRB. • • ESTIZED INWARD*. tastiaa, B olen (Hatton and Co., brokers), from Romania's' . Jorge Annette, Hocies (Norman, broker), from Rotterdam Palm, Ricke (Ho(olam, broker), from &lank. Yrouw Elisabeth, Sterne (De Hie, broker), ,from Antwerp. Vriewllebap, Plo ( tkar (Batten, broker) from Rotterdam). Wellman, Groot . Orman, broker), from Rotterdam. . Willem, Mere (Simon, broker), from Rotterdam. Meng and Ural, Barden (Hoidens, broker), from Pars. Florida, Hawkins (Lortgridge, broker) from Smyrna. Ann, Barfiild (De The, broker), from Harlingen. Delight, Frame (Eastman, broker), from Solou. lit. Domingo, Yarrall (Matsetti, broker), from St. poMbigo. Sans, Clidtmay (Taylor, broker), fr om CepbOonia. Hope, Page (De Die, brat?), from St. 3liehaers. • FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Fka. 3.—No arrivals or sailing& PLYMOUTH, FEB. 3.—No arrivals or aailings. PLYMOUTH Fill. 3.—The Rolla, 'f hursby, flan Chien's, vast 'yesterday released from quarantine, and is gone up the harbour W. deliver. - Tl;aisseowril, Pea. 4.—Sailed the Caroline, Trinity, fee London. Dalt? Nauru ' FEN. 3.—Arrived the Joseph Orem tmospert, from Portsmouth foe Cork ; and Commerce, Steer, from Gibealtsr and Seville. Cowes, Fen. 4.—Sailed the Marquis of Anglesey, Willies sad Princess of Wales, (Abbe, for London. lbe Louisa, limidc, from Hull to Madeira, Milli a cargo of wheat, has tome into has very leaky. Meat:tare ' Frs. 4.—T`te Diligence, —, of and from Wax toed, west on shore this morning no Yoeeness Rocks, but having lightened into some aaft employed for the purpose, she hes hem got off again this afternoon's tide: DEAL, FEB. 4.—No arrivals or sailing.. The Alfred, Odell* and Boainiea, made their numbers at noon, all well, and temsia,• with the outward-bound as before. finarrtairet, Fen. 4.—Arrived the Caledonia, Memat Aquaas ; Hope, Cook, from St. Michael's • Delight, from Seise ; Triton, Baker, from Ostend t and Orpheus, from Smyrna. Sailed the Nicholas, Corbin, for St. Thome* 4' Promise, Glasgow, for Cadiz ; Diann Marsh, fee Persamimas and AMilne, for Tenerife ; Wtdlington, Also, fee Jeinaiss ; nts of Orange, Blake, for Rotterdam. 01AVEIEWO, es. 4.— Sailed the Nicolas. Calked, for Thomas's ; Wellington, Allen, for Jamaica • Promise, 01= for C:adiz ; Diana, Marsh, ter Pernambuco ; a ndi Preceptor, for Tenerife. Livearoox, Fen. 3.—Arrived the Ann, —, from Aftsam dria ; Henrietta, Buckford ; and Pretty Leas, bowl dee Mediterranean ; and the Isabella, Nichols, from Lisboa. Livearoox, Jas. 29—Loss or THE lax•ac..—The R. Higgin, master, which sailed hence to Barbados* ea Thaw . day, struc k Blackwater Bank, nine miles E.N.E. of iW et, of Wexford, about nine o'clock on Sunday MlliEff, with water. The new and passengers saved, and •712; Wexford. Should the weather prove favourable it is expels& ties 'matte part of the cargo_ end materials will be saved. _ Garr/SOCK, JAW. MY Arrived here this moral the ammenee France*, Drysdale, from St. Vincent, sailed thence th uh. The Margaret, Law, from Poet Glasgow, had arrived four days plevices.. Spoke no vessels. tirnowis es', JAN. 95.—The Merle Sophia, Bovgatirosa,, bound to Liverpool. left this place some days ago, put bask . day with loss of both anchors and cables, in Cat:sten mid the pilot has run her on shore, where it is expected she will set re- , mire much damage. The sloop Mayflower, Davidson, from SW land to Dublin, was driven on shore yesterday at the astrance el' this harbour, hasi sustained damage, and must discharge pen d . the cargo to be got oft'. ALTCANT, JAW. 20.—There was a severe gale of wind ban eta the 17th and 10th instant from east, during which the Atomism ship Reaper, Pedrick, parted her hemp and chain gbh', aim! war run on shore at the bottom of this bay, where she lies without damage, but is so high on shore that it is tb ticable to float her again. Two Spanish vessels ure t er wadi coasters were driven on shore at the same time, but the net of the shipping in the bay, upwards of thirty in number, rode est the gale without sustaining any damage. MALAGA, Jaw. 17.—From about ten o'clock last night till six this morning we have bad a most violent gale of wind hem dm eastward, and the greater pert of the vessels broke hem their . moorings, and five or tux have been lost. The schooner Lion, under Brazilian mimes, hoot Lisboa, ie. cap4ured of Pernambuco by the Bahia Imperial brig et war. ' The Eleanor, Lamb, (ruin Newcastle to Boardman, was alma. dotted 24th ult. off Cordouan, being in a sinking state. The Factor, Floyd, sailed from Savannah ad inst. in emptily with the British ships IViUlam anal Elirs, and American ships Dorothea and Amethyst, for Liverpool. Le ft loading, the donia, Lindsay, for Clyde, and Bellflower, for Lingua. Spalo t. on the 25th ha, off Tuskar, the American ship Thema, f3i. son, from Baltimore for Belfast, all well. The brig Miss Aaa, Baird, sailed from Savannah for Clyde 17th December. Captain Patterson, of the Brig Francis, arrived at Cosh en the 27th tilt. reports having boarded, about nine leagues SW. of Head, a waterlogged umber.lade n ship, with the alma most bowsprit (only) sonding. The letters Q Cif coaki be died on her stern, which would induce die belief that she was the " George, of Shields," lately abandoned at eau It is that some of the cruisers may fall in with her, and tow Me into the bawl. Extract of a letter from Model: dated 29th January It it feared that some vessel has lately been lost on thin coast, thereinto ing been picked up a mahogany box, containing many papers, and • amongst others a correspondence of Mr. James Penny, of LilleT.A pool, who appears to have been established at Oporto in 182- 3 many of the papers arc partially bum!, and bills of exchange drawn by Mr. Barker on Mr. Janice Penny, at Oporto, were in the box, and some of the paper allude to consignments of wine, pe r the Betsey, Captain Joseph Martha, from Op or to t o Li 1. " An express was received on Monday moaning from Boa mahon, stadng that a vessel had gone on shore in the night near that plate. It was at tint reported that it was the brig Maria, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; but we are h a ppy to be able to relieve the anxiety of the friends of those on beard of this vessel, by informing them that she arrived safely in this harbour ye ter. day, after a severe passage of 25 day s . rhe vessel on shore, we understand, is a ship of above 400 tons register, called the Doro tiles, Michael Clooney master, from Savannah, bo u nd t o Liver. pool, with about 1000 'bales of cotton on board. We regret to . learn that there is no hope of saving the vessel; bat it is expected, if the weather continues moderate, that part of the cargo will be preserved. The master and crew, 26 in slumber, have all been fortunately saved.-1147:rford Chrovirle. VENSELO SPOKEN WIT H.—lsabella, of Maldoci, for Liverpool, list ult. by the Queen, James, arrived at Pensence. Odessa, Jackson, London to the Cape of Good Hope, with the lass stern boat and bulwarks, on the 10th Dee. by the Royal George, strived at Deal. i