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PAEIGN INTELLIGENCE. GERMAN PAPERS. Last night we received Nuremberg and other Gertnan Papers-tolrecent dates. It will be per ceived, from the following extracts, that the in telligence they contain relative to Austria and • Naples is 'of a pacific character : cc VIEN"NA, Nov. 27.—1 t is affirmed that Ala Pacha, of. Joannina, his succeeded in' escaping from the fortress in which he, had shut- himself Zip with his treasures, and he - has tateu,refirge Nvith part of his soldiers in Sclavonia. " it li.oW appears . certain, that the - affairs nego tiated at Troppeu, will not be, concluded there. The King of Prussia left it on the 21st ; and -vi:! That afterthe departure of the Em perer, :klexander,thi? Ministers of the Five Gieat Po‘.l'ers.aow aaroppau, will come to Vienna to coat fine the negeciations. It is not believed that there_ will be any war this - winter, and people yein now to be more then 'ever persuaded that the difference's with the-.liling - dOmof the Two Sicilies will be amicably adjusted by means of negocia- Count Capo d'lstria, it is said, has for mally declared in favour of conciliating measures, and against any open rupture. The journey of Count Bellegarde to Troppau, far from increas lag the apprehensions of war, has contributed to 4iminish - them. The Count was not summoned I. 1 rzi•tr.,44, -:1 W., „, to give an account of the army in Italy, or to receive Orders for farther armaments, but for a very diiterent !abject. It is said,'the CoUnt will immediately set out for Milan, not to take the chief command of the Army of Obtetvation,. but to reside there' as Gover nor-General. Others assert, that. .the Emperor has. chosen. this distinguished :General as his Nego:iator, with full power, and that he vial go to Naples: on an important mission. It is also added, that-a plan has been:feline& at Trop pan, for the•marriage of the Imperial: Prince of Austriatna Princess of the Two Sicilies, daugh ter of.the Duke -of Calabria. Thils 'all differences will be removed,' and the Heir of the. Throne of <Naples 3v — it' be,attaclred to the interests - of Au. 7 stria. It is now known, that it was after the third conference at Troppau, which took place on the - Gth of November, that the Negociations took a different, turn front that which they ap- Tea.red to takei at the commencement. In the first conference, on the 28th of October,.only the proposals an(i.communications of Prince Metter mich were !Jeard .; and in the second, the 1141- misters' of-fae lour.gr.eat Powers delivered their ,cpiniops (Jll tlise communications. of , •the Au *** ,It was ia.the interval between the',-so conferences, that the Ministers of Great Brain and Russia presented notes , to the Gongress. " NunEmazacr, DEC: 1.-Accounts from the ,frontiers of Italy, 25th November, say, that no-, thing is yet decided• respecting the commence ment of hostilities. It is even affirmed, - that. the. movements of the Austrian Italian Army,, which :'were already ordered, have been countermand ed, and that the . troops will remain for the pre ..sent in the same positions that they have hitherto occupied. It ,is further added, that overtures have been made to the Neapolitan Court, 'pro ;posing. various n3odiflntions in the new.Consti and; to the Royal Authority more-extent than it has on the prinaples of the Spanish Con st‘ittOlon.. The result of these overtures is ex , pected. It . is asserted With confidence, that :England and France are.'inclined to act as Me diators in the affair of Naples, and this in con sequence of communications from the King and Crown Priuce'of Napks to the Kings of France and En and, respecting which the Princes Ca riati and Ciiiiitille are stated to have particular '-inStructions.—Though they . were not recognized .as AmbaSsad'ors; they - did not ihinder .thern from having conferences.with the Ministers of troth Powers. " AuGsnußi.i, DEC.: Migenzeine Zei tung, states, underthe head of Vienna, Nov. 25, That theZinperors Of Russia and Austria, with their Ministers, and O t her MiniSte . rs of the Con gmss, are expected at Vienna in ten or twelve days, and that a Russian and an Austrian courier having been just 'dispatched to Italy ; it was pre- sumed they were charged with some communica tions to the Court of Naples,'" FLANDERS MAIL. . VIENNA, ' Nov. 26.—Count Zichy, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Imperial Majesty to the Court of Prussia, is now here, having left Trop pan on the night of the 20th. Since his arrival the report is renewed, that the,conferences will be continued and terminated, here: Field-Marshal Count Bellegarde, President of 'the CouncA of. War, returned from Troppau on the 221 , The object of his going to that place, appears to be now less doubtul. It is affirmed, that this respectable veteran_ has just obtained' the honour of a mission to Naples, in the character of mediator; iti the mean time, it is affirmed, that our troops stationed in the several Provinces of ,Upper Italy, are going to occupy the cantonment's destined 'for them to pass there at least a part of the winter. The most entire understanding continues to prevail betweeu the' Sovereigns and their Ministers. It is ex pected that the Declaration will speedily bE .pub lished, which will make known the important ne.solutions of.the COngreSs at Troppan. 'the 4ustrian. Observer, *contrary t'o its custom, has . for some days preserved an absolute silence respecting.the affairs of the - Kingdom of the Two . _ Sicrlies. _- .LISBON LISBON, Nov. 26.—Extract from the Diario di Gavernu, N ov. 20 :—When we wrote the article in the Diario - of Saturday (Nov. 30.) we involun tarily omitted. the . essential circumstance, that the happy result which we witnessed on the 17th is in.a great mcasnre owing' to the patriotic zeal of the most illustrious Colonel ComMandant of the Light Legion Bernardo Coicia de Castrio e Sepulveda. This distinguished ocracer enlighten ing the minds of those who were deluded by a specious appearance for an ill understood pub lic interest; had the glory to—restore to the pub lic the tranquillity of which it was deprived by the events. of the - llth of thiS month, at the same time sho'wtng to the world that an army composed of Portuguese is not capable of deviating froih„. the paths of glory. . On the 18th, the most illustrious and excellent General Gaspar Texeira went Tto.the Palace of the Government, and being, introduced to the, Hall of the Sittings, made his respectful compli ments to the Government, which were avceived with the regard they merited. The Government commissioned him to form the project of a Mili tary Council, which shall have -to propose all that relates to the organization and discipline of the army, the Government reserving to itself as p well the app obation of the plan and of t he Mem bers of the Mid• Council, as' the decision on all the proposals which it may make (or the rorno tion.of so important an object,.and the expedition of the order, which must be transmitted by the competent office. LISBON Nov. 29.----The Military Committee is actively engaged in. the objects which are sub mitted to it ; it has already proposed to the Go vernment the actual distribution of the medals, which his Majesty has been pleased to order to be bestowed' on deserving Officers, subalterns, and'privates of the army, indicating the form of them, and all that is to be done in this respect in y with the Royal order. . The Govern ment adopted the proposal of the Committee ; and the distribution in question will shortly be made.' The Gazettes are nearly fffleti with the 'articles extracted from the Spanish Constitution, relative to the election of Deputies to the Cortes. in the instructions addressed to the Magistrates who are to preside at the elections, it is observed, that the articles. relative, to the transmarine domi nions are pot applicable till their inhabitants ,shall spontaneously express their adherence to the ge neral wishes of the Portuguese 'people.---The time being so short, it will not be possible, in case of any doubt 'arising,_ to apply to the Go vernment ; the Presidents must, therefore, take advice of well-informed persons, and take care That the elections are made Without fail' on the days appointed. The Deputies are to meet at Lisbon on the 6th of January, 1321, as was be fore determined. AMERICAN PAPERS. American Papers to a late date have come. to hand. The Norfolk Journal of the 9th ult. con tains the following paragraph : At this moment we have advice that Queen's Town is on lire ; and the calculation is, fr9m the winds, that the hole of the town will be de- stroyed. " Since the death of Tamahamaha, King - of the Sandwich Islands, We hear there has been a des perate battle fought, for dip right of succession to the Crown. It terminated in the dethronement of the young Prince, son of the King, and the Queen - -Mother reigns in _his stead. This Island was snbdued With difficulty ; and- though it sub mitted to Tarnaharnaha, never—completely subjugated. Its population is said to be 7Q;000." --_..~~a MCIINY Iv A RtiiSTAN. REGLMENT.—The fol lowing is an Extract of a Letter from St. Peters bur:th, dated the Ist ult., giving a more ; particular icount of this event than appeared before "l'he beautiful regiment of Semou6sky, which has always been distingniThed for its excellent discipline, is commanded by a Colonel whose extreme severity in the minute details of discipline the soldiers endure with impatience. For some days the irritation of their minds was increased by the punishment inflicted. upon a serjeant decorated with the older of St' George, for some error in discipline.' The discontent of the regiment was at the extreme, when, on Saturday evening, the 4rith; the soldiers were commonsted to hold -themselves in readihess fir a grand manivuvre on• Sunday morning. Com plaints arose in every quarter; it was said that the Colonel had no right thus to at ass the regiment, and to deprive I hem of rest on Sunday, which is respected throughout the entire Russian army. Their -spiritsAvere elevated, arrd the soldiers of the first company sent 20 of their men to the ('Torch's (piasters, to declare that they would not obey biro. Not find ing the Col One I at iton'e, they broke the windows of his house. Thi s st ,,t, of cuutinued during the whole iif - Sunday, the C.'9l h.' The General who'commanded the division of the Guards, not. being able to gain them over, ordered the soldiers of this company to a grand drill. They declared that . they would not resist, but that they preferred exposing them= selves to every pf.•,,i,b,..:nt • rather than remain under the' command of their Colonel. They Were ordered to the for tress, whither they went without hesitation. The remainder pf the regiment (prickly rare the satire exAniple of resistance, and the same resignation to punishment. Being . called together on the 30th to the parade; the soldiers went without their arms; and • in their grey capores.. General Polemson, their former Colonel, who-was very much beloved, proceeded 10 form them into Iwo battalions, but they immediately broke their ranks, and declared that they would execute no ma• nceuvres until they Saw the first company at their head. After three hotirs useless attempts: - they were ordered to the cita del, where they immediately stirreudered themselves pri soners. ,On the :rev day, the 3lat, two battalions were em -barked for Cronst , oit ; each of these will be shut up in a fort in Finland ; the third will remain prisoners ill the citadel until their fete stud; be dote, mined.'" EAnntousAKE. , --On Tuesday last, - .about eight m. a slight. shock of an earthquake .was felt at Leadhills and Wanlockhead, attend-: ed with a hollow rumbling noise. 'The miners, who were at work 150 fathoms below ground, heard this alarmino - sound very . distinctly, and being afraid lest the Works were rushing down, many' of them left their work and came above ground. In the, evening of the same day, about eleven o'clock, : a similar or still louder Sound was distinctly heard, at Leadhills and Wanlock-. head, but not accompanied by any trembling or motion of the earth. These phenomena have been ohservecr for eight or ten miles east ward, and three or four miles westward, of the above places, but whether they have extended beyond'these limits is not yet accurately ascer tained ; but.it is probable that the more imme diate effects of these awful convulsions of nature may have already been experienced in some dis tant quarter, particularly as th:. earthquake by which Lisbon was almost totally destroyed 65 years ago, was very' distinctly felt in the - dis trict of Leadhills and Wanlockhead, according to tradition, and in the' meMory.of several old. residenters still alive.—(Duncfrics Journal.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 11. LIBEL.—WRIGHT V. CORBETT. • This action was brought by Mr. Wright against Mr. Cobbett, to recover compensation in damages foKan injury hii.character had sustained from seve ral gross, false, and malicious libels published by t4e defendant in the Political Reois let's of the date of Jan. 4, 1817 ;March 6, 1819 and - Pan..6,1001. in which he described the defendant as a wretch whom he intended to hold up to infamy the first opportunity—an associate with Cleary -in fabri :eating letters and false vouchers----a person who he had often said would be hanged for forgery, and • whom he had cautioned to beware the jest did not become a prophecy, &c. The Jury Tits ing :been sworn, the defendant stated, that he meant to withdraw the plea of justification, and stand upon the g'eneral issue. The-CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that the plea could not be withdrawn in point of form, but the defendant perhaps meant to say, he would offer no evidence in justification. Mr. Cofteerr.—lf your Lordship wishes, I will state my reasons. - CHIEF JUSTICE.—R is nut necessary at present. You will have another opportunity for that. Mr. CtitTTY having opened the pleadings; • • Mr. SCARLETT as counsel for Mr. Wright stated the case to the Jury. The Plaintiff, Mr. Wright, was recommended to him as a person of the highest honour,-7-one who was esteem ed by all who- knew hint,--a person to whom in the whole course of his life,- cram! had never been imputed, except by the Defendant. Mr. Wright was known as having given to the, public several works Of great labour and utility.—TheParlia thentary Debates, Parliamentary History, and State *Dials. The Defendant, Ms. Cobbett; had been many years known to the public. He had become celebrated by his writings in all parts of the world where the English language was known. Whether his talents were' directed to good or evil, he should leave mankind to detectable, Under the pretence of patrio tism there was - hardly any public character who had not occa sionally been the objswt of his attack. To the lmens. of Mr. Wright, he was the first to bring this great libeller before the public. Mr. Scarlett then detailed-the circpurstances attend ing the transactions between the parties up to the expositiun of Cohbett's letter respecting limit. The Learned Counsel observed,' that he should make out the libels to the satisfac tion of the Jury, and then they would say what damages a man ought to receive for so gross an attack on his character. Thomas Halby proved that he published the Register for the defendant. An action being brought by Wright, the de fendant said he would justify all be had written. • Mr. John Reeves stated, that when the defendant was pro secuted fora libel in 1810, he authorised him to make an offer of giving up the Register, if he was not called up for judg ment. The witness did communicate the offer to the late Mr. Perceval, and Mr. Yorke. • • The Registers containing the libels were put in and read. Mr. Paul stated his belief, that the libel, speaking of a wretch whose infamy was not to he equalled by Jonathan Wild, applied to the plaintiff. • Mr. Adams, • one of Sir F. Burdett's Committee, saw the letter, written by • the defendant in 1805, respecting Hunt.— The witness recommended the reading of the letter by Cleary on the hustings, in 1818. The whole of the documents hav ing been read— • • • . Mr. COUBETT addressed the Jury, and after a long state meat of what he ternien fraudulent ungrateful conduct on the part of the Plaintiff, lie adverted to his own •attack, on Sir Francis gurdett. - He admitted that he was to blame in, that respTet, but Sir Francis Burdett and himself wet e public:cha racters, worthy to grapple with each other. Their differences wortid have subsided long ago, had it not been for the efforts used, by, dirty, low, meat) conspirators, to keep their diffe rences alive. Mr. Cobbett then proceeded to counnuit on the conduct of Mr. Brougham, and made sonic allusions to what had been said by that Gentleman as to breach of confidence, in publishing a certain letter Iron) St. Omer. • Mr. Bannon/vat, Mai was in Court, interposed, and com plained of 4reing alluded to in this extraordinary manner At the saute time, he declared the statement tuade by the de fendant as to what he (Mr. Brougham) said, to be wholly untrue. Mr. CrennelT then confined.bituself to the evidence, which, he said, did not prove that he was either the publisher or pro prietOr of the Register, or the author of the alleged libels.— ' He ceded— . M. Clement, who stated.that iu 1816 he rublished the Re gister for Mr..Cobbett ; lie hod the defendant responsible-- Ile•advanced a considerable stun tv Cobbett, jun. in 113-17, for the use of the defendant previous to his going to America. The edtries Tram .the Stamp Office were put in, by ,whkh it appeared that Cobbett, Jun. in 1816 and 1817, was named -Proprieter of The:RegiVve. • • Coblie ll ,•jtili, stated,,that in 6316, be was•proprie - tor of The , Regiatr,' and he gave his father 301. a week as Editor. In 1817,- he gave him 401. a .week. He continued a proprietor until his father returned to _England in January or February of the present year, when he gave it up to him again. The copy received from America was materially alter ed by himself and his brother before it was inserted. • John Caliber corroborated the statement of his brother. Mr SCARLETT reelied, after which, The Ciller JusTiCe summed The Jury, after deliberating an hour and three quarters, found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, One Moiled/al Pounris.• OLD BAILEY.—In the course of the afternoon of yeSterday the Grand Jury for the City of London came into Court, aid having presented their bills, the Foreman addressed the Court, stating, that Mr. Brown, the _Keeper of .NeW oate'•had refutied them the right olyisiting - the Gaol. Mr. Baron Garrow informed them, that right, as formerly claimed, had been considered by the Judges, and that,, as the subject would,. in all probability, be bronght before them in their ju dicial capacity, they did not think it right to give an extra-judicial opinion. lie would there fore suggest to them, if they thought it necessary, in the perfOrmance of their duty, to visit the pri son, to consult proper persons, and adopt means to have the case legally decided. STREET 1101111 — E — HT.:LASM-1. W:WEBI3, robe maker to his MAJESTY, Ivas' passing along Pall mall in the middle of the day, yesterday, just as some of the proceSsions were going to the Queen, he was hustled by a gang of pickpqckets, close to the gates of Carlton House. One of these thieves had succeeded in cutting open Mr. W's. pocket, and extracting his pocket-book ; but Mr. W. detected him almost in the fact, and seiz ing him by the throat,.grasped it witlrsuch vigour, that the half-choaked ruffian let fall his prize, and it was ilistantly restored to Mr. W. by some of the bystanders.. We regret to add, that Mr. W. having recovered his property, thought no more of the thief, and he escaped. A fetter from Whitehaven,- dated Nov. 29, contains the folloWing lamentable_ intelligence "'There is great mortality at Saint Bees, about four miles,from Whitehaven ; it-is said to be the Yellow fever, and, the infection : is supposed to have been conveyed. in a person'S clothes from the West Indies. The scholars at the academy are all sent home." SHOCKING EVENT..--On Saturday last the son of Mr. Hesse, of Argyle-street, was accidentally shot by another youth, sixteen 'years of age, in a field leading from Uxbridge towards Rickstnans mirth. They ,were shooting small- birds, when the gun of Master Smithers went off•accidentally in going through a hedge, and lodged the con tent's in the body of young Hesse, who died yes terday. . . PRICE 0 STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. 6911 5 per Cr. Nary Ann ..... shift 3 per Cent. Cons, 31 per Cent. 4 per Cents B7n Cons. for Opening 70i 71 70i HIGH WATER AT LOICISa Morning, 45 minutcs after 7. •. frN BRIDGE TO-NIORRO W. Evenitm, i ttituutcs after a. IR T 4 --CtRl3-1\7.- • SULEM QUIS DICERE FALSCINArDE.IT? LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 12, 1820. We are again without any arrival of Paris 'apers : two days' Jam nals are due. We have the pleasure to receive from marif places throughout the kingdom assurances of $ spirit of loyalty which is likely to produce & powerful re-action against the attempts of Fac tion. The excesses of the seditious Press have justly alarmed all reflecting _men, who plainly perceive that endeavours are incessantly makios to undermine the glorious Edifice of our La ' 5 and our Religion. It is, therefore, full time for all men, who are theoretically convinced of xhe unrivalled excellence of our Constitution ill Church and State, to support it resolutely i 3 practice ; to rally round the Throne of an in` jured and insulted Monarch, and, whatever they may think of the character and conduct of Mini 4.• ters e to leave the Sovereign to the full exercise of his own judgment and conscience, and not to disgust him by proposing such as their succ es sors,who, to gratify the impulse of ambition and the spleid of Party, seem disposed to hazard the peace of the Realm, and the very,-existence of the 1140.- narchy, in order to possess themselves of the power of oppreSsing their ftrilow-rountrymesi) and revelling in the sweets of Office. THE DUCHESS OF CLARENCE, &C.—The fol lowing favourable Bulletin respecting the DuChesc of CLARENCE and the infant Princess,•was issue 4 his 'morning : I BULLETIN. " King's Pal..ice, St. James's, Half-}"`' Eleven o'Clock, " Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence has pas4e4 another good night, and contimics at pres:nt free from fever. We still,entertain great hopes that the infant Princro will live. " H. HALFORT), " W. KNIGHTON, " A. HALL IDATt After the Docters had left the Duchess, ana ssued the Bulletin, they proceeded to the KING:. to, make a report to His MAJESTY of the state of the Duchess and the Infant Princess. Letters, dated Sept. 16, were received yestcr day from Buenos Ayres. The people of that city had indulged the expectation that, after etc advantages gained by their troops over tholi! from Santa Fe, under Lopez and Carrera, Ow' dissensions between the two provinces would be settled by a treaty ;. but the terms insisted pithy' Santa Fe beinginadmissible, and: the troops if the latter being reinforced, hostilities recora-. menced. The first act of aggression committed. by Lopez was an attack on the town of Sat' Ni cholas, in the hope of surprising the. gafrisost there ; but the attempt was not only unsuccessfu . hut produced the most fatal consequences to the town of'Santa Fe. A large body. of Guayearot Indians,' who had been engaged -as auxiliarieff deserted. Lopez on his change of fortnne'; and, taking adyantacre of the Unprotected• state ia which Santa Fe had been left . , entered it on 'their retreat, . plundering, burning, and ,destroyin4 ,many of the. houses,, and committing the 1110 1 - 4 dreadftil outrages. Lopez,, as soon as he.receivett intelligence of them, hastened back to Santa Fe.' The Gnayearu Indians having. been generally at war with Santa Fe,' and the ancient animosity between them now rekindled by this event, it i; feared that 'some time will elapse before tray' quillity can be restored and the town, placed security. Alvear, it , appears, is gone to Monte Video, but Carrera remains with Lopez.--(Lunt' ing Pa . por.), • , It appears from the Quebec Papers that the Merchants of that Colony, connected }fitly the timber trade, had held a Meeting, and resolved to send .a Deputation to London to devise ,song - means of avoiding the evils to• be apprehende d ' from the contemplated measures affecting tb.! staple trade of the .Qolony. His Royal Highness the Doke• Of YOnx, 'and; the Prince and Princess ESTEIpIAZY, leave twill to-morrow, on a visit to the Earl and-Countess CC JERSEY, at their seat,, Middleton Park, ,Ox:fortl -. shire, and in a few days the whole :of the dis.• tinguished party, including the Noble Earl and , Countess, intend paying a visit to the Duke and Duchess of B r.nrd aD, at 'Woburn. Yesterday. Baron PAGEL arrived at his bous o at Whitehall-place, from Dropmore, the scat of Lord and Lady GRE'SVTLLE, where his Excel. lend• has been on a. visit. DUEL,—A duel was fought on Saturday, on Blackheath, between Mr. a Gentlemao of fortune in Kent, and a Mr. S—y—u, a mer chant, in ,consequence of .a diEpute at a coffee house in the city, when some blows were clr changed. Mr. S. was 9110 t in the shoulder in the first fire. and the ball, which had lodged, wa s extracted in the evening, and he is u'oillg well. We have authority to.,state, that there will be a Musicm. FESTIVAL on the grandest scale, at Chester, aboutthe latter end of September in the. ensuing year, los s q.L to ' 41 cl k 110