The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-19 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARTS, DEc. 14.—Some persons spread, during the few last days, alarming reports of a rupture of Ott OCgociatiOnS with"the Holy See. We believe we may state that 'these rumours are without foundation. The (Way which .these affairs ex pcileuce is certainly troublesome, but far from despairing of success, We'contninally flatter our selves that 'the moment is not far off when the wishes of the friends'Of the Church will be ful- The delayiprohably only arise from private incidents, independent Of the hasis of the princi pal Convention, on which it 'does not appear that there has been any change of opinion. • PARIS. Dec. 15.--A Public Sitting of the Cham ber of Deputies is exPected'(mTnesday to receive she Repave cm the Projet respecting the Provi 'isional Collection of four-twellths of the Contri butions of 1817. • The proposition made to the Chamber of Peers regarding the responsibility of Ministers was de ' whiffed by M. Lally Tollendal. 'they strite from Havre, that five more vessels 'laden with grain have arrived there from foreign ports: ••• The Commission. of the chamber of Peers en trusted with the exatninstiott of the two :Projects of Law respecting Separations and Divorces, has voted the adoption of those Projects. Lott night the splendid shop for, muslin and shawls, with the'sign of La jkllc Onnide, rue Fey - dean', was the theatre of a most dreadful battle.-- Suddenly the whole shop front was driven in : WO champions, equally exasperated against each Bother, then forced their way through the broken 0:ore-glass. Its an instant hundreds of Pashemite end Merino shawls were strewed on the floor, troAden under foot, and covered with mud : the master of the shop and his men, ,armed with sticks, sought in Vain for several minutes to sepa rate the combatants, but et lctigth they succeeded. On beat* secured they proved to he two mon strous dogs, who had quarrelled about a hone. The shopkeeper has locked them up, in hopes ; that their masters wi!l pay the damage he has sus taitte4, and release them. Baron Pagel, the Minister from the Nether lands to the Court , of I.4ance, has returned to Paris from a visit lie paid to his Sovereign last month. ['Atm, DEC. 6.—A tempestuous wind has pre• wailed thiring the whole night in this capital, and must have ocealioned considerable damages. `The Seine has risen a whole metre (three feet) in three (lays. A boat carried away by the im petuosity of the correot , ft oat the port of Choisi le Rol, Was sunk, hot no lives were lost. Nothing worthy of notice took place in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. The plague causes the most dreadful ravages throughoot Altrania. Uotionibered are its victims. The strongest are suddenly attacked ; and those with whom you conversed in the morning have fallen in the ,evening under the violence of the disease. Dalmatia is etrally afflicted. The sa !wary preciitaions taken all along the Littorale, will, it is hoped, preveut the extension of this calamity. From the, Departmeuts we learn, - Ow the seed time has been eeery where favourably got over. how, Dec. 6%—Sir henry tVellesley, British Ambassador to Math id, passed through this town on his way thither oil the 2d. LRGMORN, Nov. 29.—The Archduke Regnier left our city, after receiving the marks of at tachment and re spect due to his august Two days after his arrival, embarked for '`'orto Peri*, where he visiteil,t he fortifications, and the works executed. in -1814, Many vessels arrive front the. coasts of Provence and Langue doc, avid all French goods find here the same ready market that the English had formerly. II is Imperial Highness, it is said, has granted to the house of Castel (a kirencli house) the pri vilege of establishing a woollen manufactory, in imitatiou casemirs, with the Title of the L u tpe tTat WI it is believed that the ar iaue.,,emetits are not ypt lermi . tiateit GERMANY, DEC. the Treaty of Vienna, tof Oct. 14, 1809, the Teutonic. Order was sup. pressed,, and the considerable property of which it was possessed in Germany became the property 1,1 the Sovereigns in whos'e dominions it was si tuated. By a decree of the Elector Of Hesse, all the state property sold doring,the usurpation, was reclaimed for the State in the cotirse of - three tuouths. - But as the property did not accrue it) the State till after ISM and (hiring the nista pation, the Elector bats restored the price of the sales to the proprietors who cut - prove their claims. The Journal de Paris publishes the following extract of aletter from New Orleans, tyitl►,:t view of discouraging emigration to America : " New OiteeAgs, Nov. 5.-1, fulfil with real pleaawe the promise wGich I made you of givitig , Solim , letaik respecting this country, which I was so curious to know. The capital of Louisiana is watch less considerable Onto 1 expected ; its Ito-, Hokin is trout 22,000 to 24,000 souls, of whom two thirds are negroes or mulattoes. " Its siruatioo, in retrard to commerce, is tin . rivalled. The Mississipi is navigable for an ex tent _of 800 leagues„ mid the Missouri, which empties itself into that river, has a course of • 1200 Leaves. The Red River- flows for 100 leagues on the side of Mexico.. In a worst, it is: the outlet of a country as extensive as all Europe; but it II only some lands- along the river that are ialtabited, ntol, perhaps, halsitable. All the tenor of the country is covered with impenetrable forests, peopled only with savages: atsi wild beasts. Tart savage tribes are even.in the close viei rtily of New OileitZte. Oa • the °dive a id e o f t h e fake, on the Florida side, we begin to fall in with them : thot south, at 30 leagues distimee, we - also tind another tribe„ 'use see theto daily coitY i?ttg here for the porpoie . skins, hail plumes o f birds : they are conipletcly naked, with the exce pti o n o f a alight coveriuig to their loins. " The site of New Orleans is in reality a filthy brim we are surrounded ctrl aft 3tdei by marshes, .re found at the depth of a and watt; is every w- t. eottpie of feet front the snrfitee of the ground.— This Water is, besides, fetid and nnwholvsome, and we are under the necessity of drinking river wattr,.ANhich is alw*ys turbid, and which the opnlent alone take mite ropnrify. The river and the marshes are full'of alligators, some of which I haie seen t 5 feet lung. They attack persons only in the water, which makes it dangerous to bathe in the river. " Our explinces here are three times greater than at Paris, and yet we lire much worse ; the sttuallest lodging casts 100 fr..a mouth, tinfurnish -ed. The workman's daily pay is 2 dollars, or 10 fr.: unfortunately merchandise is not sold here in the same proportion ; so great a quantity is brought front all parts of the world, and espe cially front England, that stuffs are at the lowest price. 1 have bought fine Englishprinted cottons at 121 d. a yard. if this glut continues, many mercautile houses will be ruined, for there is nu sort of proportion between the abundance of goods and the consomption." FItENC LI FUNDS. 5 perCctits. Bank Actions —.1153 1. 75c. DUTCH MAIL. E R ECEIVPD THIS MORNING.] neusseLs, Dec. G.--A Proclamation of his liejesty has been published here, of which the following is the substance : On the 26th of Fehrnsry orders were given to the Commissioners General of the War Depart ment, till a regular cartel for the giving up of deserters should be concluded with France, that all French deserters shall be detained who are met within the Netherlands, and - should be given up to the French Authorities, on condition that the same was clone in France with respect to the de serters from the Netherlands. The Commissioners having, however, stated, that though the French deserters had been constantly stopt and given up, this attention had met with no return, his Ma jesty revokes his orders of 26th February. AMSTERDAM, DEC. 9.—A notice published. re specting the appearance of the plague in the Laz zaretto of Tripoli states, that up to the 31st of October the population of the city had not been affected, but it was feared that there might have been some communication with the infected goods, consisting of carpets, &c. The Polacre was from Constantinople and Smyrna. BRUSSELS, DEC. 6.—Mr. St. Martin, Counsel- for in the High Court of Justice of Liege, has given this city (Brussels) a proof of his regard, by requesting the Governor of the Province to accept a certain number of paintings to serve par ticularly for the instruction of young artists. These paintings are thirty in number, and his Lxcellency the Commissioner-General of Public Instruction l e is authorised the Governor to oc coptthis patriotic offer, and to place the pictures to a convenient situation till the apartment in the 11 liversily which is preparing for them can be got r "%Ir. St. Martin bas exerted hirnsFif to get them removed hither. There has appeared in Germany an interesting account of the life of the famous Schnlmehter, who has so often been mentioned in the public papers as the most active agent and spy of Napo leon. This account throws a very different light upon his character. The author states that his account was obtained front pvracw.s to whose custody Schultneister was confided, and from a subsequent personal acquaintance with Seim!. tneister himself. So tench had been said of hini, that on the entrance of the Alliew into Paris in 1815 it was thou - ght proper to arrest him, which was accordingly done by the Prussians, and he was conveyed to NVcsel, where he was at first treated with much rigour; but it appearing after wards that Ithe accusations against him were ill founded, that his papers were of no importance, and the various examinations made having nt length convinced his judges of his innoc e nce, h e was set at liberty. Tile account of i l l s lif e i s ex tremely interesting, and in some degree romantic; it appears from it, that-his fiptelting the tr. vice of Napoleon was not owing % to Any previous disposition in his tave k or, but merely accidental, and indeed almost compelled. Mr. Wten, Consul of the United States at Riga, is arrived at the seat of Government, with Dis patches from Mr. Halms, Chargé des /Waives of the United States at the Court of Itus,ijl , S o much bad transpired, that the arrest, and confine ment of , Mr. liast.on , , the Russian Consuk Gene rid at Philadelphia, on a charge for no imputed criminal offence, had, under the influence of Mr. 'DASCHOFF'S representations, created some dissatisfaction in the Imperial Uovetntuent, which manifested itself in the temporary prohibition of Mr. Ilattats from attending the Russian Cowl, and in the orders which, it is'already understood, have terminated Mr. DAsctixopr's mission to Americ a . So soon as the Government of the Vnited States became acquainted with the tlilipleasure of the EMPEUOII in the affair, ncr small alarm was evi dent at Washington ; attcqthe late Secretary of the PRESIDENT was sent in the Prometheus with Dispatches, containing unequivocal 113$11,ValICCS the friendly disposition of the Americart,Govern» meta towards Russia, and proposals ,which it ,was fondly luilled ‘l'Pktl4 Lit entirely sitistaftory.to the offended Monarch'. - "THEATRICAL ItEGISTER. Performed Last Night. .DitURY-LANE.—Ramill Drang: Captain Sidney, Mr.T.Ceohe i Eliza, Miss Mangenti. After which, What Next? - COVENT-UA KM:N.—The Slave : Gambia, Mr. Macread.y 1, Ze• linda, Miss Stephens. After which, Woe Beard. • MAILS. ARRIVED-4 Lisbon, 1 Holland, I Dublin. DUE-9 Holland Gutienburgl►, 2 Ha►uburgh, I Guernsey and Jersey, 2 Wu. terfuril. PRICE 0 STOCKS TIM DAY AT TWELVC O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. ... 3 per Cent. Con; . shut .1 per Cents 71i 5 per Cent. N. shut E. ETTCO 2, Corn Bank L. Ann...... 161 3-11ittis India 110nd5,....._..... I ss. pr. Excl.. MIN, ~......4s. its. pr. Cons. fur - January, ....... 6.31 i ki, Stock-Broker, ►trill, and 18, Coventry-street. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 11oritiiig, 31 minutes alter 3. Eveniug, SR inittutes alter 3 THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE PALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1816. The Paris Papers of Monday reached us this forenoon, at an, hour so near that of our publica tion as to preclude our doing more than taking a brief notice of their contents, which are of very trifling nature. Mention is made of considerable landed purchases in several Provinces by Bri tish Settlers in France, and that a Broker in Paris has purchased 500,000,000 of francs in the three per cents. for English Houses. This of course from apprehension of a Spa-fields Re volution, and confidence in the greater stability of affairs in France !---The hurricane of Satur day has done a good deal of damage to Paris. The following are the principal contents of another Ditch Mail, just arrived : " linusseLs, Dec. 12.-1 t appears that the Rnssian General-in-thief Count Woranzow's joutney to Paris, is caused—by-the necessity of taking measures fOr the supply of his corps, as provisions become daily scarce in that part of France. We expect this General in a short time in this city. " The Duke of Wellington, during the time he remained here, was present at all the grand en tertainments given by the Count and persons of distinction. He returned with General Murray to Mount St. Maine. Several soldiers of the Army of Occupation, some of them belonging to the British Contingent, have been severely punished for irregular conduct. young WArsoN is still too well concealed for the activity of the Police to discover him. This, by the way, in the face of the temptation offered for his apprehension, while it does credit to the fidelity of his associates, affords a melancholy ex ample of the coherence of the infamous party to which he belongs. The investigations at the Mansion House still continue, and more anonymous letters are daily published. We confess our dislike to both these exhibitions. The vapidness of these protracted examinations begins to throw an air of ridicule over a very serious and important transaction; and the attention bestowed upon a►aauthenti cated communications gives a sort of sanction to that species of intercotme which is always unsafe, and generally scandalous and infamous. Whether the writers are playing upon the consummate ego tism of the Magistrate, merely for the sake of a silly jest, or aiming at the more useful effect of misleading enquiry and diverting pursuit, it is high time to terminate this absurd part of the business. We would also recommend, that an end should be put to the public conrersoxicne's bete een the Lora MAYOU anti Secretary PRESTON or any of the other crazy orators of the faction. It is utterly impossible thlt these collo quies can conduce to promote the cause of justice, and at this distance of time front the commission of the offence, it seems clear to us, that the persons, at least those originally charged with being guilty of it, ?botild have been either finally conunitted for ttial or discharged. We by no means intend to question the Logo MAYOR'S Magisterial activity, or his sincere desire to come at the truth ; but we leirnent for the sake of the matter in band that Eiji lat ter conclusion has not been touched, nor seems likely to be, without occupying as many columns in the daily Newspapers as would serve for a history of all the rebellions awl riots t England since the era Of JACK CAD E. l'her'e is more of vanity than of wisdom in this course, Lot we would pass that circumstance over,"cvere . it not that there is also much public danger in - this folly, which is utmost an encouragement to mis. chief of the kind, which judicial interference ought promptly, vigorously, and deddedly ti repress. , _ The accounts from Glasgow, which have ap , peared in some of the public prints, have mud exaggerate,: what really occurred in that place As some discontented spirits seemed inclined tt proceed to unruly acts, the Sheriff, with laudabh promptitude, called out•the Militia, which he ltac full authority to do. - The Provost also collectec the civil power, but these precantions•effectually checked all disorderly tendency, and no overt act rendered it necessary to adopt further measures. The garbled Extracts which the French obtain of the proceedings of the • late disturbances in London, has given a remarkable fertility l ot in vention of dreadful reports of murders, the erec tion of their favourite Tri-coloured standards, of a complete Revolution in England, and the most remarkable, that the rioters have sedt•a deputa• tion to the Island of St. Helena for BUONAPARTS• The resident English at Rotten are note considered as refugees,—and several Gentlemen have lately been insulted, and ill used, because they have ridiculed these notions of infatuated French po. liticians. From the concurrent testimony of two English travellers who have arrived from France, the fol lowing particulars are stated to have taken place at Rouen : " On the Sib instant the festival of the Con» ception of the Virgin Mary was observed with its` usual solemnities among the French Catholics. On this occasion, the figure of the Virgin Mar l vas placed in the open Court opposite the Museum , at Rouen, according to immemorial custom, to which the people flocked in numbers. But, CO the astonishment of every worshipper, the Statue had been decorated, by some unknown pers° lls ' with a beautiful Tri-coloured cap, anti the sa sh which NAPOLEON MIONAPARTE usually wore Sus pended over the shoulder. an electric sensation throug ri l:o h u is t some time no one would dare to remove the rc vog ' lutionary emblems for fear of defiling figure." tt le il v e ie c e it o y e , c a ss o i d on f e u d r the sacratl From tl , e Paris Papers of Sunday We le arn ' bat our gale of Saturday night was equally felt n that City. American Papers to the 26th ult. repeat Well of what was already known from those to the 15 th, received 'last week. Wl►atever scented new, nr gave a new t►ccolint of affairs alrzady be lure the Public, we have selected for our other columns. ec altl Seneet By a letter from Sierra Leone of Septe m ber 10. we learn, that the islands of Gor bad not then been delivered up to the Freaeth Orders from home for the surrender had been ► re ceived, but there were no transpor ts (0 ca"/ away the troops and stores ; being in daily expectation of them, was to incur the great expence of hiring vessels or: and the Goverrwr' the spot. When the African corps quit Gor i i and Senegal, five companies will be between Sierra LeOtte and the new settlements 0" the River Gambia ; the remainder will go t° Cape of Good Elope. Governor M'CanTof is beloved in the civil and military &O r r " ments at Sierra Leone, and by all classes. P et ; cotton, and co ff ee, are raised there in' niocit w p e- ; fection ; the latter is much better than the we g i India co ff ee. Lieutenant Wooos, of the Roi l ' distrihutto African corps, and Mr. ilocti.Lev . , the Chief h i " eineer, had fallen by the diseases of the climate. The French, who were eat a place called pacer, on the Main, were very sickly; they had 120 Men in the hospital, and had to“ their olonel, F3NCIN, who was to have been Comman C dant 31 Goree.. An Expedition had sailed from St. Doming o to South America, according to the last acconn ts trout that quarter. Monsieur BERNARD, late Lieutenant-General in the French Army; I 11 ; .1 been appointed to the E n g ineer Departeoo t n i u the American Arm Ty. his O ffi cer served in fie is the late campaigns under BUONAPARTE. ) enly ad dle. fi rst foreign Officer who has been ni Tlll . mitted. _into the "unitary service of the. -I bee States. The people of, Charleston had alarmed with n report of hostilities, which te lls probably altogether unfounded. The master of merchantman which h*d just arrived from Tenc rifle, stated, that he had spoke a Spanish schooner, front Cadiz, bound to the, Havanna') with d" patches, announring the declaration'of war by Spain against the United States. , WORCESTER BLECTION.--001011e1 DAVIES ila 4 declined the contest with Lord DEERHURSTI ff lr the Representation of that City, which his Lor a " ship will of course be elected to represent with' out opposition. Thus has Worcestershire, 1 111 1 to its loyal principles, and faithful to the pitlitic system r which has saved England and rescued the orld, returned Pittites for both the vacancio in the County and City. From South America it is stated, that josorg. MANuEt. 1 - IP.KRERA, in the name'of the M el"' can Republic, has issued a ProciatiOn, stating, that Matagorda had been taken ; that the OW L " sire province of - Texas had also yielded to their' ; surgent cause ; anti in short, that the flag Spain would float no longer in the Guild) of ?fit: co.—There is so much Bobadelism in these heroes' that there is no believing a word we hear fr° hem. -001 Mar Som.? is at present on a visit at We— il' SiaproN's, in Laucashire.—(Morning paper.)