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After his Excellency had read his Answer, he took Alderman Nugent by the hand, in an affable and most condescending manner, and said— " Alderman Nugent, I am very glad to see you num" members of the I Proviiional Government to the peror, who, in dismissing them; directed the Du Decres to see them Got. This Emperor's brothers, Joseph, Lucien, and Jerome, were in►roduced fre quently through the day, and conversed with him for some time. Ar usual, there was a great multitude of people collected round the palace in the evening: their numbers were constantly increasing. Their accla mations and the interest skews for the Emperor creat ed considerable uneasiness amongst the different fac tions. The fermentation of the capital now became so meat, that Napoleon determined to depart the following day. TM* MINISTER OF MARINE COSIES TO DIALMAISON. 27th.—I went to Paris far a time with the Minister of kfartoe n who came 110VaMstaison on business re specting the frigates destined for the Emperor. He read me the instructioawdrawo.omt Comman ders--said his Majesty derilif er minded taking vies, wiiii,buits ilia j; take care of my 4i* 41111611,41114b010es- it t4' PiLICE 7d. to the maim that the enmities of the Conatitution sad not celestine upon him. , 4 incrELitinNcE FRoi lIPAIN AND /*it THE FRONTIIing. [Front the Draped** Plareel A letter from Bayonne of the 13th Direeenher keys. " Au individual who left Mtdria eight days ago assures us diet every proposition for modifying the Couttitistion ofllll2 will ,be reject e d, the land"- burian Club, i n i m it a tion of the Jacobins, gill soon lead bOth the Government and the Cortes." Ihring , t h e last this. day', Veit h:A;b:=Aii port laden with be ef y _ CS - poet gal i n . Ai othei kalbriniarlia inaliitylliii4lll44l4 ; the tiered lanallfdiris expessei z i o lt ip ttl O'Dounei • isitges oil ; for. cni *my THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, December 27, his liii,jisty's Servants will set the Comedy of • THE DRAMATIST. • Vapid (with the original Epilogue), Mr. Elliston. Mari alum, Mrs. Hughes. . 7`• oenciade with (t ith time), a new Farce, called OLD AND YOUNG. Mr. Wino" Mr. Terry ; Charles Mewbray, Mr. Mereer ; Peter, Mr. o t . Peggy, Mrs. Greer ; Matilda Mowbray, a Child (assuming the Characters of Master Rector Mowbray, Master Gobbleton Mowbray, and Mastic Foppington Mow. bray), M ias Clara Fisher. Atter which (td time), a new Comic Pantomime, called GOO AND MAGOG ; Or, HARLEQU IN ANTIQUARY. With new Steam, Mame, Machisery, Dresses, Tricks, and , mbeNishses ols. Robin Goodfellow, M N rteas ; Gog, Mr. agog, Mr. Initainisi Mr. Ridgway; or. Bartlett; t;lerni, m;r7. Columbine, Wks Tees. Sexes, re.• Seemed Potee;,m. ed.—Pit, ss. 6d.; Second Tribe. is —Lower fiellhervis.elbeemed Price, ts.—Upper Gallery, Is. ; Seemed Pies, Id. Places for the SMOG le tie taken of Mr. Ste, at the Boz-OMmi, la tbe.ltomais, from Ten till Fear, wbeeeregilig Boxes nay be esigagp4 and a P ri vate Men bad sightly ; lbw of Mr. flookbeo, OrWlaillaOset. Te.4, • Tlie Ugly Ildwirtso' Oa rbirvir: • ilkit tioned the subject again when we were et*Lonictrood. Napoleon drily . asked, " Does it annoy you ?" No, Sire," y e s the answer."—" Keep it then, said he. From wearing the. dl so long, the necklace became, as it were, identified with my person : and thought- so little about it, that it was not till seibe ,days after my being toga from l i ongwood, anti by the Ineerest accident, that it recurred to my memory, Before quitting the island, I had the inexpressible' satisfaction bi knowing that the necklace had reached the heeds of the.Emparor. . . I need scarcely observe that the. English are ac-1 customed to remain a long time at table after *des .sert, drinking and Conversing; the Emperor, already tired by the tedious dinner, could never have esiesed this custom, and he rose, therefore; (ram the first day, immediately after coffee had been handed lona. mad went out en deck, followed by the ) 19 4‘1 1 1 1 • 1 ,n .0 . , ; f . A ; /I vio-Jc - . TREATVE . ROVAI:, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, December 27, will be acted the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. C.Kamlie ; Count Wintersen, Mr. goo gol ; Baron Steisfert, 11k.ifortee ; Tobias, Mr. Chapala* ; &lonise, Mr. Herlihy; ?seer Mr. Meadows. Mrs. Helfer, Miss Lacy ; Countess Wilarsee, Mrs. Faucit ; Claudine, Mies Beaumont; Charlotte, Mrs. Gibbs. After which /Id thisc), a s e e w Greed Comic Pantomime, Ilea HAV.I.EQIJIN AND THE OGRESS; Or, THil SLIMING IBAUTY OF THE WOOD. Ogress, the Flairy4Blleimesais Tembilese), Mr. Barnes; Prises Ma (ailerweeds ilaeleigele), Mr. Filer ; Aboab, his Squire (afterwards 111111sNaigg), Mr. J. S. Grimaldi ; Grim Cribber, Porter to the Culla (afterwards Clown), Mr. Gri -1 maldi • the Bleeping Harogy ( sAgrwards Columbine), Miss Brissa. ▪ ra. eneead PWs . 111 - - Bd.- - Pil 34 - ad.; Second Price, es Gassy, se: • Second Price, is.—Upper Gallery, is. ; lamed Price, U. To-aserrew, Wald Ibe new Paistominse. Oe Moday ttta ar Rarl of liana i The Earl of Eames, Mr. ,Miss Lacy ; Rut land, Miss F. M. Kelly =-mid.7re PRIVATE TUITION, A is NOW OPEN in the FAMILY of a MARRIED CLERGYMAN, within a convenient distance of Londe., who prepares a few Pupils for the Universities, kc. man, of w ho a have Men of t be highest rank. Letters directed fee Use Rev. W. M., Mr. Reynolds, Rook- Seller, 137, Oxford-street, Loa*" will be duly forwarded. BRAMAH'S PATENT PORTABLE PENS.- A very inferior imitation of T ai rlar and useful In reptile km 1286103 isthohissal he ' sale, J. BRAMAH and SONS respectfully aiumemsee at every packet of their Oenuine lens isenclosedin a paper stamped with a fac-simile of the sly/nature (*the inventor, "Joseph Bramah." The Patent Portable Peas cotillions to be sold at the ori- Sinal Warehouse, 124, Piccadilly ; and by most respectable lat rs. N.B.—The prices have been lately reduced. THOMAS MOOSE, ESQ. riE NEW EUROPEAN MAGAZINE for De cessber, to be paMishodrois Use tat ofJanuary, pries es., Will contain a Pozirait eel Illessair et THOMAS MOORE, 141)111 1357011111 W cT ;-- mascara IT ainsuimrec - r:Tmemser ; the Emprovisabsre;' the Heart of a Lawyer ; with thirteen other original Articles in prose and verse ; the Theatres, Fine Arts, 14, A 2. Also just published, price Hs. halt bound, the First Vo lume of this NSW EUROPEAN MAGAZINE from July to Beeember, Int ; containing seven copper-plate Engravings, and upwards of lOU original interesting communications in the various departments of literature, written expressly for this Work ; exclusive of Monthly Reports of the Fine Arta, the Drama, Register of Public Events, Commercial Reports, and every other information necessary for present or future reference. Published by John Letts, jun. (late Mperne), Bible, Crown end Constitution, 3t, Corahill ; and to be procured of all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom. IRELAND. The following Addresses will be received by his Excellency, by appointment, this day, at the Phoenix Park : Address of St. Mary's Parish, at half past one o'clock ; Guild of Merchants, at a quarter past three ; Queen's County, a quarter past four. The Lord Lieutenant has appointed to-morrow, at two o'clock, to receive the Address of the Nobility, Gentry, and Citizens of Dublin, voted on Friday, at the great Meeting, convened by the Lord Mayor. It was at first his Excellency's intention to have received this Address in the closet, but, it may be expected that the deputation will be accompanied by a consider able number of our most respectable fellow-citizens. His Excellency, we understand, will receive them at the Castle in the great Hall of St. Patrick ; where he will, of course, deliver his answer. It is supposed that his Excellency does not mean, on this occasion, to confine himself to the limits of an answer, read with the usual official forms from a written paper ; his Ex cellency, we believe, will address the Deputation with out these formalities. Never was there an occasion of more importance to justify the laying aside, for the moment, of all official trammels—an occasion to which the particular circumstance to which we have adverted must impart an unprecedented degree of in terest. His Excellency being Irish himself, knows and appreciates the Irish character; they must have the hearts of tigers whom he cannot subdue by that judicious and happy admixture of coercion and kind um, of firmness and condescension, which distin guishes the character of his Excellency, perhaps above that of any other public man of our day. On Wednesday (Christmas Day), his Excellency will proceed in state to attend the solemnization of Divine Service at Christ Church Cathedral. A requisition for the county of Dublin, alreadrnu merously signed, lies for signatures at Mr. Milliken's, Grafton-street. The Queen's County Magistrates have already voted au Address, and sent it up to town. It will be_ime seated to the Lord Lieutenant this day at the Vice. Regal Lodge, in the Park, by a deputation, at the head of which is Lord Portarlington. The city of Cork, the capital of the South, has not been less prompt. Mr. Sheriff Besnard has arrived in town with an Address from the Mayor, Sheriffs, and inhabitants of the city of Cork, to the Noble Marquis, congratulating his Excellency upon his escape from the attempt on his life. The Galway Town Meeting will take place on Mon day next.—Deblie Aswan!, Dec. 23. °MD OF MERCHANTS. The Deputatjon from this Guild was numerous. The Lord Mayor, and several of the Aldermen, were of the number. Alderman Nugent, as Senior Master, presented the Address, which was read by the Clerk of the Guild. The Lord Lieutenant read the answer, certainly with more dim admonitory tone and manner than on either of the before-mentioned occasions. Alderman Noosicr.—" I hope your Excellency will not think me deserving of all the slander which has been thrown upon me?" The LORD LIEUTEN•NT.—" No, Alderman Nu gent; but, do your duty as I do mine, and I shall always be glad to see you. " The Guild were more favourably received than they had reason to expect. The Lord Mayor was treated with marked atten tion by his Excellency. For some time before the hour appointed for receiving the Address, he was en gaged with the Lord Lieutenant in private. ADDRESS OT THE NOSILITY, GENTRY, AND N a DITANTS or Dostiii.--This dal ; at half past two &clock. his Etesilent7 the Lord "eutanant will re ceive the above-mentioned Address, at the Castle, in die pan Rail et tit. Pariah.' We tea eon pssinvely state, hat it is gesedseers Writ*, te adelnes the Gentleman nebo "ehail be in attendance, unshackled by the narrow limits and official technicality of a written answer. No doubt there will be a large assemblage, composed of the elia of our fellow citisens.—Deblin Paper, Dec. 24. nensenanneememe ANECDOTES OF N4POLEON. • ...s.illelliMmomr. _ Mom Las Cases' Jsirasl, Just pulgishest.] " The genealogy of the Baena partes presents a I' which is certainly of a very sisonlarnature : it is that of the first Buonaparte having been exiled from his. country as a Oliibeline. Was it, then, the destiny • this family, in all tim e s, an d a t every epoch, • that it smun_yield to the malignant influence of the Gluey's? 4 fliany individuals, who knew him at an early period of life, foresaw his extraordinary career : and doily viewed the events of his life without astonish ment. At an early age he gained anonymously a prize at the Academy of Lyons, on the following sirstion, proposed by Rayne! What are the On sets and institutions calculated to advance mankind Indus highest possible degree of happiness?' The ymous memorial excited great attention; it was rfectly in anima with the ideas of the age. It began inquiring in what happiness consisted; and the wer was, ' In the perfect enjoyment of life in the manner most conformable with our moral and phy• Meal organization.' After he became Emperor, Na pleon was one day conversing on this subject with IL de Talleyrand ; the latter, like a skilful courtier, shortly after presented to him the famous memorial, which be had procured from the archives of the 410palmay of Lyons. The Emperor took it, and, after raiding a few pages, threw into the fire this first pro ction of his youth, saying, ' One can never observe every thing.' M. de Tafleyrand had not an oppor tunity of transcribing it. " It would appear, that from his earliest childhood whpprqfathe en ot li ts r ztt a be ll d ih at e . th . ou n gh is Joseph was beside him, spoke only 0:4 Napoleon, who was then at the military school. In the delirium with which be was seized in his last moments, he inces mntly called Napoleon to come to his aid with his great sword. The grand-uncle Lucien, who on his death-bed was surrounded by all his relatives, said, addressing himself to Joseph, ' You are the eldest of the family, but there is the head of it (pointing to Napoleon); never lose sight of him.' The Emperor used to laugh and say This was a true disinherit ance; it was the scene of Jacob and Esau,' " During the erection • - )f one of the first batteries which Napoleon, on his arrival at Toulon, directed against the English, he asked whether there was a serjeant or corporal present who could write. A man advanced from the ranks and wrote to his dictation on the epaulement. The note was scarcely ended when a cannon ball, which had been fired in the direction of the battery, fell near the spot, and the paper was im 'asediately covered by the loose earth thrown up by the ball. Well,' said the writer, I shall have no need amid: This remark, together with the coolness with which it was made, fixed the attention of Napoleon, and made the fortune of the serjeaut. This man was Junot, afterwards Duke of Abrantes. RETURN OF TELE EMPEROR TO THE ELYSEE, AFTIM THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. TUESDAY, Juuz 20ru, 1815.—Heard of the Em peror's return to the Elysee Palace : placed myself is immediate attendance there. Napoleon had just lost a great battle. The Emperor, still covered with dust from the field of Waterloo, was on the point of hurrying into the midst of them (Chamber of Representatives) there to expose our dangers and resources, and to declare that his per tonal interests should never be a barrier to the happi ness of France, thence to quit Paris immediately. It is said that several persons dissuaded him from this step, by leading him to apprehend an approaching ferment amongst the Deputies. THE ABDICATION. 21st.—The best intentioned and most influential members of the national representation, have been tampered with all last evening and all night by certain persons, who, if their word is to be taken, produced authentic documents and demi-official papers guaran teeing the safety of France, by the mere abdication of the Emperor, as they pretend. This opinion had become so strong this morning, that it seemed irresistible: the President of the As sembly, the first men in the State, and the Emperor's particular friends, come to supplicate that lie will save France by abdicating. Though by no means convinced, yet the Emperor answered with magna nimity s—he abdicates! The documents and state-papers, which have pro. such a powerful sensation, and brought about the grand event of this day, are said to be official com munications of MM. Fouche and Metternich, in which the latter guarantees Napoleon 11. and the Regency, in case of the abdication of the Emperor.— These communications must have been long carried on unknown to Napoleon. M. Fouche must have a furious partiality for clandestine operations. It is well known that his first disgrace, which took place several years ago, arose from his having some negotiations with England of his own accord, without the Emperor's knowledge : he has in fact always shown the greatest obliquity in affairs of moment. nit PROVISIONAL GOV EftXM INT ?RESENTED TO TIII INIPZBOR. 23d and 24th.—The acclamations and interest without, matinettl at the Alysie, I presented the accommodaL Re shortened the time of sitting - at table, ordering care for Napoleon and those who accompanied him, ens before the rest of the company had finished their dinner. illon . ti : , , 11 , is, peockusei .es ; pidis t ~.. _ .trotting maison, we saw the bridge laws : reeedr were peeled veto& ti ichmeotphilist totem& ediblille west•into ,the..Eosperee's room, end &Kiribati Wel Paris hatappeared to me ; stating the general opl-1 ' that Fouche openly betrayed the national cause; and that the hopes of all patriots were, that his Ms- jest would this very night join the army, who loudly called for him. The Emperor limbed to me with SO air of deep thought, but made no reply, end I lei& 'w soon after. al • NAPOLEON QUITS NALWAISON. Meanwhile time pressed. When on the point of setting out, the Emperor sent a message to the Pro visional Government, by General Becker, offering to place himself at the head of the army, merely in the rank of a citizen, adding, that after having repulsed Blucher, be would continue his route. On the refu sal of this offer, he left Malmaisou ; the Emperor and a part of his suite taking the road to Rochefort by Tours. 56-7th.—At Rochefort, the Emperor no longer wore a military dress. He lived at the Prefecture : numbers were coostantly grouped round the house; and acclamation continued to be frequently repeated. The Emperor appeared two or three times at the bal cony. Numerous proposals were made to him, both by Generals who came in person, mid others who sent emissaries. On our leaving the Bellerophon in the morning to visit the Superb, the Emperor stopped short in front of the guard drawn up on the quarter-deck to salute him. He made them perform several movements, giviog the word of command himself: having desired them to charge bayonets, and perceiving this motion was not performed altogether in the French manner, he advanced into the midst of the soldiers, put the weapons aside, with his hands, and seized a mus ket from one of the rear guard, with which he went through the exercise Ininftlf according to our me thod. A sudden movement—and change of countenance amongst the officers and others who were present, sufficiently expressed their astonishment at seeing the Emperor thus carelessly place himself amidst English bayonets, some of which came in contact with his person. This circumstance produced a most striking effect. On returning from the Superb, we were indirectly questioned on the subject, and asked whether the Emperor ever acted in the same way with his own soldiers ; while the greatest surprise was ex, pressed at his confidence. Not one amongst the offi cers had formed any idea of Sovereigns who could thus explain and execute their own commands it was therefore easy to perceive they had no just con ception of the personage now before them, notwith standing his having been so marked an object of at tention and curiosity for about twenty years. I was again sent for by the Emperor who, after al luding to different subjects, began to speak of St. Helena, asking me what sort of a place it could be ! whether it was possible to exist there? and similar questions. " But," said he, " after all, am I quite sure of going there? Is a man dependant on others, when he wishes that his dependence should cease ?" We continued to walk to and fro in the cabin ; he seemed calm, though affected, and somewhat absent. " My friend," continued the Emperor, " I have sometimes en idea of quitting you, and this would not be very difficillt ; it is only necessary to create a little mental excitement, and I shall soon have escaped. All will be over, and you can then tran quilly rejoin your families. This is the more easy, since my internal principles do not oppose any bar to it:—l am one of those who conceive that the pains of the other worl4 - were only imagined as a counterpoise to those inadequate allurements which are offered to us there. GOD can never have willed such a contra- diction to his infinite goodness, especially for an act of this kind ; and what is it after all, but wishing to' return to him a little sooner. I remonstrated warmly against such notions. Poets and Philosophers had said that it was a spectacle worthy of the Divinity, to see men struggling with fortune. What might not the mere change of a Mi nistry, death of a Prince, that of a confidant, the 1 slightest burst of passion, or the most trifling dispute ' bring about ? " Some of these suggestions have their weight," said the Emperor, " but what can we do in that deso late place r-" Sire," I replied, " we will live on the past there is enough of it to satisfy us. Do we not enjoy the life of Ctesar and that of Alexander ? We shall possess still more, you will reperuse yourself, Sire 1 ."—" Be it so !" rejoined Napoleon ; we will write our memoirs. Yes, we must be employed ; for occupation is the scythe of time. After all, a man i ought to fulfil his destinies ; this is my grand doc trine : let mine also be accomplished." Reassuming from this instant an air of ease and even gaiety, he passed on to subjects totally unconnected with our situation. - . While walking in the stern-gallery with the Em peror, at the usual hour, he drew from under his waistcoat, still conversing on a totally different sub ject, a species of girdle, which he handed to me, saying, •• Take care of that for me ;" without inter rupting him, I placed it under my own waistcoat. The Emperor told me soon after, that it contained a diamond necklace, worth two hundred thousand francs, which Queen Hortensia forced him to accept on his leaving Malmaison. After our arrival at St. Helena, I frequently spoke of returning the neck lace, but never receive(' toy reply. Raring men- After the preliminary remarks on the weather, the ship's progress, and the winds, Napoleon used to start a subject of conversation, or revive that of the preceding or some other former day ; and when he had taken eight or nine turns the whole length of the deck, he would seat himself on the second gun from the gangway, on the larboard side. The midshipmen soon observed this habitual predilection, so that the cannon was thenceforth called the Emperor's yin:. A letter from A: of the 15th instant, coot‘ias the following important intelligence :-- •• I announced in my last that Mina missed his Ob. jectin the outset, and that he was oonsimisiendy in tit unfavourable position. My information was IleigaCt and the new check which he has just received wit( contribute, not II little, to augment his embar rassments." Last Tuesday, the 10th instant, Mina made Ms dispositions for enabling the division which blockaded- Seo to commence the assault. He directed the at tack upon the weakest point, on the side of 1 1 11rla. Romagosa, looking at his movements like a t'iil tactician, gave precise orders to let the 0011151itetion- ' alists approach within range of the JR she ramparts, and almost to their very f o ot ; illinal , diately a dreadful fire of artillery spiced 4 end , ce d4 terror among the ranks of the assailants : five hundred. of the enemy remained dead upon the field of battle, • without counting a considerable number of woseded. l ,, „gi The conflict lasted during the whole of the 101 h. astir' the cannon continued to be beard even on ate 11th. The rout of Mina's division was most complete, and his retreat was upon Arta and Beluer. It is said that Mina himself has taken refuge in this latter village. ' situated in the basin of Spanish Ceedegee. - On the 12th, Romagosa, atthebeeet debase 1.000 I men, made a vigorous sortie aqd perused the fremsti.: l tutionalists to Pla. He took from them sixties,' basd. i of flour, four of brandy, and. two of o il ; nollet,'o9- 0 rieges, &c. all fell into his hands. This I r ti o t t lertlifi - siegalarly disconcerted the Liberals, aad: 11111 21 hopes of d the Royalists. Mina ought to be oily Grand Purveyor of See. His position, as I hut*, already told yon is now much worse than it was , an d. - , hardly tenable ; and for this reason— Moue Anton is at Organ is with 1,500 men; Mirailhes, with a di v i s i on ' of eight or nine hundred cues on his right, maintains a position in a small village two leagues from the quarters of General Mina. If, as is confidently said, a division of twelve or fifteen hundred Royalists is at Labourcy, there remains no other path open to Mina but by Spanish Cerdagne, and it is to be pre sumed that he would be harassed in the rear, and that he could not throw himself into the plain, either by Rippol or 010, because he would be opposed by ... the brave Royalist divisions of Fleyres, Mims, tad ' Malavella. Mina, however, it is said, has declared, that, in spite of this first defeat, he is determined to take Seo by assault, at whatever loss,.even though it should cos; him his whole army. Should he again attempt it, there is little doubt l i e would sustain a heavy loss. [From the Etai4e of Monday.) • ENVIRONS OF PUYCERDA, DECEMBER 14. My letter of the 11 th informed you of the military operations which had taken place before Sea ma dim Oth and 10th, down to three o'clock in the afteeweem,, ' at which hour Romagosa was forced to abandon the position he occupied at the Font de Nesse, and to re tire within the fort, I have now to announce to you, that t w o ho ur s , after the entrance of Romagosa, the Constitutionalists' again put themselves in motion, and made prepara tions for attacking the citadel. A column even ap., proached very near a tower which is called La Lenpm., de Serp. It was by this tower that the Royalists entered the citadel last June. This column, upon whom a heavy fire was opened, was forced to retire, after having sustained a loss of thirty or forty men. The 11 tb, at daybreak, all the troops in the neigh bourhood of the fort were on foot; the same move ments, the same evolutions took place, as on the pre ceding evening. The garrison made some sorties during the morning, at no great distance from the fort ; that which took place in the afternoon, at Arabel, about three-quarters of a league distant, ou the road to Pailhas, was attended with succeu : the Royalists • captured fifteen mules laden with flour, [From the ColostitvtionrieLJ LISBON, nEcamalig R. (By an Extraordinary Courier.) Among the topics which have most occupied the attention of the Cortes, is the project of a Decree pre sented by M. Correa de la Cerda to augment the army,. which, said the orator, was considerably diminished. by the dismissals given to soldiers who had served their full time. The orator dwelt upon the milita, attitude of all the nations of Europe, and especially upon the French army cantoned along the frontiers of Spain, whose vicinity, according to the Spaniards, in. spired the factious with the strongest hopes of suc cess, and which were so disposed as to be able to' enter Spain at the first moment's notice. We seeat • added he, a Congress at Verona, of whose **ewe, we are ignorant ; but the designs of pow GpasciT meats against other Governments are well house, Piedmont and Naples are wimples held out to Spain- Suppose, said M. Correa, that Spain should be in.. vaded, and that unjust Governments should asemeibq the mid project of dictating the law to it, 00111111 be delay, for an instant, to run to arms, to partake 6, 7 the struggle; we to whom it is so important, both as friends and as allies, to see Spain triumphant? lam convinced there is not a single Portuguese who would not be impatient to take the field, to preserve the rich inheritance which expiring despotism has left us. But it is not by wishes that victories are plod. Our army is reduced; I propose, therefore— '. That the regiments and_ *Mahone Sr the ♦ lnt lieet should be completed te the tqN strength they hW Imo,' _--- -- went out on deck, followed by the Grand Mar* array, ir the Em .He 11 177 .- jot k iwi, the cowman. and myself. This disconcerted the Adtai ra l,*ltook shy. e t 't on • it i ; f or. nu yes . I no t.,,, seal , ' sod in _ occasion to express his surprise to his offi•m;. but fi st alid! , • wilinbor iti i, l a gi r that he „ did Madame Berubncl, whose Maternal ladi iu Fag- mend bis amp; sod '', . 46. 1 *beret. list, warmly replied, '' no Not forget; INglig, , that *meat 0 hi s t r o o p s , asp" been by your guest is a man gibo.bse gemp011...21r. 40 _._ crick mil salibmoser acesticegyieire • ' • "Pr P?, - hue eriiseee4etige to atteciwiertie. the Legisistare • at the world, and I hearty- isereatto horiour of being adm i l li t i rdt i rs . t i a l fleary trim, 1 :0 been considerable gleeertides from the troop of val., in consequence of discontents &spr i t lit the ga t "' . un rejoined the Admiral ;ad this ofiker, wile passages officers. The Army of the Faith 4. r , • , I bridge of Chatou io good sense, a becomin pl i ability of &antlers, and g* , °lt ' d the palace , and sometimes much elegance, did his utmost from that i ncreased. intim park walls. I moment to accommodate the Emperor in his habits. A 6 , and described how u • ' , t • .. $ • • I • aftor 0...••• ... ...5.1.- I rAt_ !__ _.__.' -...._u_ _ -a• _ .1._.....„ . a I I A 1.. ~ _. . • • PARIS PAPERS. [most vim Journal de Paris or Dec. SC] PARIS, DEC. 24, Yesterday evening the Marquis CLERMONT Toll e sane, Minister of the Marine, had au audience of his MAJESTY. The Journal of Toulouse of the 18th December, contains the following information, which gives new hopes that peace will not he disturbed :—" We an nounced in one of onr last numbers that this town was going to be occupied as a park of artillery, in which were to be placed three trains of artillery and a bridge of boats. On the 15th inst. accounts were re ceived from Government, ordering the suspension of the works on the bridge of boats. The Baron d'EttoLas was still at Toulouse on the 18th, and it was not known when he was going to take his departure. A letter from Saint Beat of the 15th Dec., that 1,200 Constitutionals dislodged the lissagustifin the Valley of Aran, and caused them to Most WO France. The courier from Mahon brings intelligence of thc 20th Nov. that an American arrived there with info-- 'nation from Algiers, stating that before it left, fist Algerine squadron was on the eve of sailing to sot against the Spanish flag. The ex-French General Sauitazte has embarked at Antwerp, on his way to Lisbon. A letter from Trieste states as follows :—" The towns of Coron and Motion have offered to capitulatk provided the Greeks will suffer the Ottoman garrisons to retire into Thessaly; but the Chief of the Greek. would not comply with their request." On Sunday eveping, before the performance of Divine Service, the King transacted business with M. the Count de Villele, President of the Council of Ministers. This afternoon his Majesty successively transacted business with M. the President of the Council, M. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. the Keeper of the Seals. The health of Marshal Davoust, which, during several days. has given cause of serious alarm, is greatly ameliorated, and it is to-day thought that be a nut of danger. The Baron Eroles has not quitted Toulouse. He is the object of general interest. Ile has had several conferences with the President of the Regency, who receives frequent dispatcbes from the frontier.— The time of the departure of this brave General is not known. The Zurriar enumerates the shades which discri minate the friends of the Constitution; they are thus classed : _ 1. The aanilleros, or members of the society of the ring, who are, it is said, federalists; 2. The pastekros, or pretendientes, who are the cordeliers ; 3, The coin. muneros, or the pure patriots, that is to say, the Sainte Montagne. A great number of superior officers of various ranks, belonging to the Army of the Faith, have proceeded towards Toulouse, in order to pass into Arragon or Navarre. At the same time that these movements tire carrying on in the department of the Easter► Pyre nees, we see successively arrive at Perpignan, officers' of the Constitutional party, who come from the neigh bouring departments, or are conducted as prisoners of war by Royalist columns. They have been set at liberty, and have received passports, with means to defray the expenses of the►r journey. Among them are the prisoners who were taken at Seo. MADRID, DECEMBER 15. It is stated as positive, that a Treaty of Alliance between Spain and Portugal has been concluded. Eight thousand men are to enter Spain forthwith, and to be placed at the disposal of the Government. It is even said, that a commercial treaty has been ar ranged between these two Powers. The same Pleni potentiary would not be charged with it, according to rumour, for it is affirmed - that he is recalled - to Portugal, General O'Dorinel has concentrated his forces at Puente la Reins, and Torrijos has left Vittoria, at the head of 3,000 men to give him battle. The manner in which the Ministry treat General Morillo gives reason to believe that they are desirous of being reconciled with this important individual ; important from his military renown, and whose prin ciples are thole of a moderate Constitutionalist. It is said that some of the principal Genera)s, such as Lopez LBanos, Ballasteros, and Quiroga, have expressed to the Minister at War their desire to see Morillo invested with some considerable command, in order to prove f • .271. • I I