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FRENCH PAPERS. [From the Ltos le, dated IPednesday.l PARIS, JAN. 18. It is affirmed that the Duke of Northumber land will he the Ambassador Extraordinary of his Britannic Majesty at the Kiug's Coronation, and that he will display very great maguificence. VIENNA, JAN. 9. .The article whicl► apimared yesterday in' the Austrian Observer contains nothing but what was known some days ago from mercantile letters ; but, at least considering the official character of that paper, we have the confirmation of the com bat of the ;Isle of Candia, and the flight of the Egyptians to the coast of Asia. It is impossible to help laughing when we see the .4ustrian Observer make an Egyptian frigate es:ape which had some of its satls burnt, and was pursued by four Greek vessels. The fact is, that this frigate of 45 guns, which seems to he Swedish built, was taken by the victors, as the bulletin of the Greek Admiral has already stated. The order given by the Sultan to the fugitive ibrahini, to leave the Bay of Macri and attempt a landing in the Nlorea, likewise makes the render pile. l tlis very Posy for the Sultan to com mand the conquest of Greece; for these four year, and wore he has dour nothin4 elße, but the exe c-Ink!' is not so ra-y, and the rhodomontades of them, Mossohnans, who are always beaten, do not flighten omen, n omen, and children. ('From 'Me Moniteur of Tuesday.) MADRin, JAS. 3. Tassin, a French hanker, spews to enjoy ,rift favour at Court. Our King was very in tim:oe with him n hen he 11 . 114 at Vullencay. Be- sides considerable contracts for the epuipments Of our troops, he may place himself at the head of a loa,u, and enter into a competition with the Eng lish and the butch, who flock hither to offer large sews to our Government., with securities. ( From the Journal des Mbuts.) Put J AN. 18 —Our cunjrrlurt•s as to the cAose of the activity of the telegraphs betwe 9 eo rrance and `pain are verified. Spain seems to reepive conimultications front the FrPilch llinistry, and very extraordinary things are now.passing or preparing at Lisbon, capable of rousing the apathy and carelesnness of the French Ministry The weak state of health of the King of Portugal has excited the hopes of the different parties, and they are moasuring their strength. They are trumerons, without mentioning those who en tertain extravagant notions, equally contrary to the wishes and interests of Europe; or those who contemplate projects in opposition to the national opinion, such as the party of the Queen and Don Mi , nel, and that of Don Pedro, the Sovereign of the Brazils. The Frtnch Mi niatryt who ought to exercise in such critical eir , iimstances a Jalu,a y influence, appears not in a tit state to give onr Ambassador tho smalle,t instructions. II y de de New vine had obtain ed leave of absence, and without being warned, Cie) , art as if they wished him not to be able to lake advantage of this leave. The foilo%%ing is the sub'tance of a letter front Li.bott, dated the 'bland 3d instant : " The frigate Circe has passed off LisLon, at male n stay there. A second frigate, the Armide, entered the Tagus th., ::St of December, but the Captain, instead of asking orders of the Ambassador respecting his departure, after receiving private 'instructions, declared he was going to sail for the purpose of taking in at Corunna convoy of discharged soldiers. " We can easily imagine that the inertness of the French :, miaistry encourages and increases the boldness of the British Ambassador. We know for a fact, that in the latter days of Dec=tier, the English Ambassador, Sir William signitied to the King, what is impossible to call any thing else but a connuatul, that he should dismis . within three days, the Count de tiabserra, Minister of Wa:, - the onlv Portuguese Minister who was attached to the-inte rest of France. It lutist be said, to the honour of the King, _that he resisted this audacious attempt; but who can answer fur firmness of resolution in an afflicted Prince, whose family is divided, and whose throne, .lu:li:rated from every protecting institution, is thus ahandoned defenceless to the attacks of fac tion and the audacity of foreign influence. Will Brazil end by joining with the mother csaintry ? .The• men who affirm this: with th,' greatest contit.knce, are perhaps those who believe i They flatter themselves tritich more that Portugal wi•l J :sst. be united to Brazil.; this is the opinion or :the Hairs and what gives it weight is, that it is also the opinion of a great por tion of the wealthy me►chant+ of klurope. IVhen Brazil opens' a loan the prineipAl subscribers are to be found at Lisbon. It is tha gold of Portugal that nourishes and increases • the hide— pendence of Brazil. " The speedy arrival of bir Charles Stuart at Lisbon is snuken of M that capital. lie resided many years at Paris as Ambassador to the late. King. lie comes, it is said, for the purpose of declaring that Englund has recognized the Inde pendence of Brazil, and of inviting Portugal to do the same. . It is added, that after obtaining from Portugal the recognition, conmianded by his Government, he %Hi repair to Brazil as . Extraordinary, and after a short stay he will visit Ult.' ,-difK.-rent States of South America ; and, finally, that England, -.renouncing those . futlle,pretexts which :.eceive no person, will not hesitate to recognize and proclaim aloud the complete In . ti...fpentience of the .States of this vast Continen::" Cotatitutionnel. 111 tnnin, JAN. 6.-Our Government has re- -.ceived intelligence from the Consul .at Tanjier, - that a large number of Liberals were making ‘-rnilitary preparations in several towns on the Al giers coast. Their object is to land on the Pen insula, and he Int-s been unable, by his remon sirances with the Dry, to get a stop put these .preparationi. The Dry has always put hint Oil, 4 b y saying, these vessels were going to America, and were armed to protect than from pirates The Guerillas who traverse the conntry in the neighbourhood of the capital are all officers on half-pay. „ _ I , II EN CH F LIND& P .. stts, JAN'. 111.--Fire per Cents. 102 f. Gsc.; Bank Stock, 14414.; Neapolitan Five per Cents. (CLltilicitcs Falconnet,) tat 40.. nentei d'Espagne, 17 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 55i. • EXCIIANGE Olf I.°Nnom.—One ,Month,. 25f.; Three ..31anths, 24f. euurs Anthentique.) LITERARY NOTICE. " A BRIEF NA BRATTY!: of an UNSUCCESSFUL "ATTEMPT to reach REPULSE BAY, through Sir " THOMAS ROWE'S WELCOME,' in his Majesty's " Ship GRIPER; 'in caw - year •11124, by Captain G. F. " 14vos, R.N.. with'nChart and Engravings. London, " fivo. p. p. 193." When we fttrticed a few months sit'. the very entertaining atiti instructive -" Private J ournal" of C a ptain Lyon, during his residence with Captain Parry amon g th e Esquimaux, we did not inirtgi.:e our attent ion would so soon be called to any work from 'the pen •of this intrepid naVigator anti traveller. Such is, however, the fact, and seldom have we perused more disasters, and which appear to have daily accu mulated, than those met with by this Officer, and his small but adventurous crew. Captain Lyon details; in — a short Preface, the reasoiw for this voyage being undertaken, together with a list of the number of persons composing the officers and crew of the (;riper, amounting in all to forty-one - individuals. Th e vessel was burthen 148 tons, had been a gun-brig, and chosen to accompany Captain Parry in his first voyage, in which her dull sailing is noticed in that Officer's published account. Every thing that could at all contribute to the health anti com fort of those employed in the undertaking was provided bath in s!or,s, warm clothing, and provisions. There are also copies of Captain Lyon's Instruetions front the Lolls Commis sinners of the Admiralty, and from Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies. • On the 10th June the Griper, Capt. Lyon, was towed from her moorings otr Deptfind Dock ykrd by the Earl of Liverpool steam vessel, previous to which great part of the stores necessary for such an undertaking as was then intended were put on board the Snap. surveying vessel, Lieutenant Bullock. This measure was deemed absolutely necessary' for the safety of the (;riper; yet, notwithstanding this precautioa when Captain Lyon sailed firm the Nore the vessel was feet one inch abaft, and 15 feet 0 incites forward deep in the water. In this state they reached -Stromoess after having experienced a very narrow escape from shipmerek just previously to arriving there. Here they received their stock, as also two Shetland ponies, one 40 and the other 343 inches high, forcarryieg, stores front Repulse Bay across to the Polar sea, and for their use eight sheep and a fat cow were put on hoard Lieut. Bullock's vessel. From Stromness they sailed, July 3d, in company .with the Snap, but it was soon discovered that the sailing qualities of are Griper were of the worst de scription, anti that without being taken in tow would be unable to proceed. This occurred very frequently, steering their voyage across the Atlantic, when on the Ist August they fell in with a small berg of about seventy feet, and in the evening discovered the Labrador coast. On the 3d, all the stores were , removed from the Snap, and the two vessels parted the follow hig day, under repeated cheering from the respective crews._ Some idea may be formed of the internal state of the Griper. for Captain Lyon says (page 20)- 6, When our stores were all " on hoard, we found our narrow decks completely crowded by " them. The gangways, forecastle, and abaft the mizen mast, " were fille-1 with casks, hawsers, whale lines, and stream cal " hie', while on our straightened lower deck we were obliged " to place casks and other stores in every part but that allotted " to the ship's company's mess tables; and even my cabin " had a Taantity of things stowed away in it. The launch " was filled high above her gun whales with various articles, and our chains and waist were lumbered with spars, plank, sledges, wheels, &c. Our draft of water aft was now sixteen " feet one inch, and forward, fifteen feet ten incites." On the sth, they made (tape Resolution, the weather severe and un pleasant ; the following day is stated to have been the finest since leaving England. On the Bth, abreast of Saddle-back, and the Middle Savage Islands, and about five miles front the land, the Griper struck twice, and heeled very notch, but fo , - tunately did not sustain any damage. The deviation of the canipaeses now became very great, notwithstanding one had been fitted with Professor Barlow's plate. Rain had fallen in cessantly during the last two days, and on the 10th, continued with fig until noon, when the sky cleared, and they made the Upper Savage Island. and making first to a heavy piece of ice, remained tonal the following neon—this proved of infinite ser vice, as from " the continued wet weather, the ship, and every thing within her. had become very damp. The ponies, " ducks, geese, and fowls, were put upon the is a which pre " seined a most novel apaearenc u." At day-light on the 12.11 the first Esquitnaux was seen, and battling his canoe on the ice, began to barter. Front Captain Lyon's knowledge of the language a conversation directly took place, and in about half an hour sixty more natives made their appearance in 8 kayacks, and three oomiaks, the latter with sails made of the intes tines of the walrus. As timed, they began to mike free with many articles, and one fellow succeeded in picking the Captain's pocket of his handkerchief far which he received it box on the ear. The others " traded fairly each woman pm " (Wein?. her stores from a neat little skin-bag. which was dis " anguished by our men by the name of a ridicule.' A new " variety of comb was was purchased, and Captain Lyon pro cured " a mirror composed of a broad plate of black mica, so " fitted into a leathern case, as to be be seen on either side."--- Some of the natives were admitted on board the Griper to see the ponies and pigs, at which they evinced signs of tear, par ticularly at the squeaking made by the latter, and considered theta as" two new species of Tooktoo (rein-deer)." Captain Lyon purchased for a knife the sail of a womans boat. " It " was nine feet five inchea at the head, by only six feet at the ▪ foot, and having a dip,of 13 feet. The gut of which it was " composed, was in 4 breadths, neatly sewed with thread • Of th e same material, and the whole sail only weighed three ▪ pounds three quarter ". Off the North Bluff another party was met with, and a siniiliar intercourse took place. On the 13tii, their " progress was painfully slow," and they passed much closely packed ice. The temp endure was *SO in the sit,rde, and the fog froze thickly on the rig ;ion. On the 15th the com passes were extrenily sluggish, and the one fitted with tlnaplate shewed as much deviation when the ship's head was to the eastward as any other. This cause I much anxiety. The 17th they unele Charles' island, and killed two walruses in shoal water. Before the evening of the 19th they were within ten miles of Cape Wolstenhohne, and the following afternoon off Ifiggea island, the sea full of ice. The very dull and bad sailing of the Griper continued ; add on the morning of the 22d part of the mountains of Sonata Upton island were seen. On the 24th Captain Lyon, accompanied by Mr Kendall, landed for the purpose of making observations. They saw some (leer and Esquitnaux summer circles moss grown and abandoned. They returned on board in the afternoon, and the point on w:•-ich they had landed was named after Mr. Leyson, the assistant Surgeon, and the inl at between it and Cape Pent broke, named after 31. r. Evans, the Purser.of the ;riper. This day is remarkable as being the commencement of constant la bour at the leads. On the 25th they made the high land at Pembroke, and next dayapassed abreast of it. The computeses had now become quite useless, with the ship's " brad south " erly, real that in particular to which the plate was fitted so ss, that its north point stood wherever it was placed " by the finger; but with the head northerly they all traversed " again." This, however, bulletined but little, for Captain Lyon says, " as our route lay to the south west, we were with '• out other guidance than celestial bearings. which could not "always be obtained.'' On the 27th they fell in with a na tive who, as lie approached, was observed " seated on three, " inflated seal skins, connected most ingeniously by blown " intestines, so that his vessel was extremely buoyant. Ile " was astride upon one skin, while another of a larger size was • secured on either side of it, so that he was placed in a kind " of hollow. His legs, well furnished with seal skin boots, " were immersed nearly to the knee in water, and he rowed " with a very slender soot stained paddle of whalebone, which " was secured to his float • by a thong." He exhibited some signs of•fear, but some beads being given to him he placed them " with trembling fingers, across a large bunch of hair which protruded front his forehead." Captain layout after wards larded with hint in hopes of obtaining sights for the in struments, and was then joined by six others, Who all appeared twist miserable, havingnnly a piece of " dripped flint" for a knife. They' afterwards visited " two tents, very small, and full of holes," in which were five women and six children." " One of fhe women by her appearance, Land , : have been " scarcely fifteen years of age, yet carried her own child, a stout boy at least twelvemonths old at her back." Her mother was with 'ter, and Captain Lyon adds,, " she squinted abomin " ably," a defect he witnessed but ire one other instance amongst these people. In one tent was a " little piece of deal, about " three inches in length, planed and painted black on one I ".sideg" and with three bows, made of many pieces, was all the wood in their possession. Knives, boarding pikes, and many other articles were distributed among these wretched beings. Each man was distinguished by " an immense " mass of hair, as large as the head ofa child, rolled into a ball. " and pi-ejecting front the rise of the forehead." Capt. Lyon. caused one of these to be opened, and adds, it "consisted of " six long savings of Iris own locks, originally plaited, but now " so matted with dirt, (leers fur, &c., as to resemble -a rough " hair tether. These extraordinary tresses were bound tightly " together at their base, and measured above 4 feet." An en graving of one of these people on his seal skin forms the fron tispiece to the work. On the 211th they again landed to procure water, and found some t:squimaux graves, of which a descrip tion and representation is given. In the afternoon it blew a gale, and the ship was put under t4ose reefed topsails, Captain Iryon adds, " A strong weather-tide rose so short, and a high " sea, that fora hours the ship was unmanageable, and pitched " bowsprit under every moment. We now found, that al " though with our head off' aus truly dangerous shore, we were, " nearing it rapidly, and driving boldly down on the shoal."— To add, if possible, to this distressing situation, " the masts were " expected to go every moment, and all hands were kept on " deck in readiness. 'l'lle tiller twice broke adrift, and two • men were bruised." In the morning the wind came round • seed moderated from soath-west, with a turbulent short sea.— The deviation of the compasses now increased, and with the lamentable sailing of the Griper, the strong tides, and bad weather, caused dwir situation to be most perilous. In this state they remained until the Ist September, when they ex perienced the most dreadful storm that can he conceived. It would be injustice to Captain Lyon not to give his own ac count of this perilous days Ile says, page 75, " Throughout " the night we steered N.W. by the pole-star, and ran under " easy sail. Our soundings at ten - P.M. were thirty fathoms, " between which and twenty-eight they varied continually until " 30 minutes after two A. Mt. on the lit September, when we "shoaled to 19. Fearing danger, I turned the hands up, but " havieg shortly deepened to 27 and 25, again sent them below. " A t SiZ A. m. having quickly shoaled to 19, running N. \. W. " from midnight, 1 shortened sail, but came to 17 at dawn, " when we discovered land bearing N.N.W.. and appa " rently not continuous to the tight, but a thick fog • which " hung over the horiion limited our view. As our run had " been about fifty miles N. N. W., and as I expected "to find the American shore East of its position in the " charts, I conceived that this would be Cape Fullarton of Middleton, and theretbre kept it on our larboard hand, in " tending to run past it at five or six miles, which was its dis " tance at this time. We soon, however, came to 15 fathoms, and I kept right away, but had then only ten ; when being " tunable to see far around us, and observing from the white " ness of the water that we were on a bank, I rounded to at " seven a.m., and tried to bring up with the starboard an " chor, and 7fl fathoms chain, but the stiff breeze and heavy " sea caused this to part in half an hour, and we again made " sail to the north-eastward ; ;nit finding we came Suddenly to " seven fathoms, and the ship could not possibly work out " again, as she would not face the sea, or keep steerage way " on her, 1 most reluctantly brought her up with three bowers " and a stream in succession, yet not befire we had shoaled to five and a half. This was between eight and nine A.m.; " the ship pitching bows under, and a tremendous sea running. " At noon the starboard bower anchor parted, but the others " held, " As there was every reason to fear the falling of the " tide, which we knew to be from twelve to fifteen feet " on this coast, and in that case the total destruction "of the ship, I caused the long-boat to be hoisted " out, and with the four smaller ones, to be stored to a certain " extent with arms and provisions. The officers drew lots for " their respective boats, and the ship's company were stationed "to them. The lon;e boat having b ee n filled with stores which " could not be Put trelow, it became requisite to throw them " overboard, as there was no room for them on our very small " and crowded decks, over which heavy seas were constantly " sweeping. In making these preparations for taking to the " boats it was evident to all, that the long boat was the only " one which had the slightest chance of living under the lee of " the ship, should she be wrecked, but every man drew his lot " with the greatest composure, although two ()four boats would " have been swamped t'oe instant they were lowered. Yet such " was the noble leelirg of' those around me, that it was evident that had I ordered the boats in question to he manned, their " crews would have entered them without a murmur. In the " afternoon, on the weather clearing a little, we discovered a " low beach all around astern of us, on which the surf was " running to an awful height, and it appeared evident that no " human powers could save us. At 3 p. in. the tide-tad fallen to " 21 feet (only six more than we drew) and the ship having been "-lifted by a tremendoussea, struck with great violence the whole " length of her keel. This we naturally conceived was the fore " limner of her total wreck, and we stood in readineis to take to the boat., and endeavour to hang under her lee. She continued " to strike with sufficient force to have burst any lesa-fortihed " vessel, at intervals of a few minutes, whenever an usually " heavy sea passed us ; and, as the water was so shallow, these " might almost be called breakers rather than waves, for each " in passing burst with great force over our gangways, and as every sea topped,', our, decks were continually, and fre " 9uently deeply, flooded. •All hands took a little refreshment, " tor some had scarcely been below for 24 hours, and I had not " been in bed for three nights. Although few or none of us " had any idea that we should survive the gale, we did not think that our comforts should be entirely neglected, and an " order was therefore given to the men to put on their best anti " warniest clothing, to enable them to support life as long as " po ss ible. Ev er y man, thetefore, brought his bag on deck " and dressed hinis,:le; and, in die fine athletic forms which " stood before me, I did not see one muscle quiver, nor " the slightest sign of alarm. The officers each secured " souse useful instrument about them for the purposes "of observation, although it was acknowledged by " all that not the slightest hope remained. And now that " every thing in our power had been done, I called all hands " aft, and to a merciful God offered prayers for our preserva " tion. I thanked every one for their excellent conduct, and "cautioned them, as we should, in all probability, soon appear " before due Maker, to enter his presence as men resigned to " their fate. We then all sat down in groups, and sheltered " fran the wash of the sea, by whatever we could find ; many "of us endeavoured to obtain a little sleep. Never, perhaps, " was witnessed a finer scene that on the deck of my little ship, " when all hope of life had left us. Noble as ,the character of " the British sailor is always allowed to he in cases of danger, " yet I did not believe it to be possible, that amongst 41 person " not one repining word should have been uttered. The officers "sat about, whenever they could find shelter from the sea, " and the men lay down conversing with each other with " the most perfect calmness. Each was at peace " wit's his neighbour and all the world, and 1 " am firmly persuaded that the resignation that was then " shewn to the will of the Almighty, was the means of ob taining " already= received some very heavy blows, rose, and broke up ' " the after lockers, and this was die last severe shock which " the ship received. We Mond by the well that she made no " water, and by dark she struck no more. God was merciful "to us, artd the tide, almost miraculously, fell no lower. At " dark, heavy rain tell, but was borne with patience, for it beat " down the gale, and brought with it a light air from the " northward. At nine p. in. the water had deepened to five fathoms. The ship kept oft' the ground all night, and our exhausted crew obtained some broken rest." The next morning they weighed their anchors, and found that the best bower had lost a flake, and that the others were uninjured. This place, Captain Lyon adds, " in humble gra " thude tbr our delivery, I named the • Bay of God's " The latitude of it is 83. 35. 41., longitude 8f). 32. Of the ap pearance of the Griper there is an - engraving' from a drawing, by Air. Kendall. They proceeded up The welcome, the compasses continuing useless, and " convinced by experience, that ltetship would " never work off a lee shore." On the lid, 4.bertvy gale front the E.N.E. commenced, which contirtna•'all the next day, and to add to their distressed situation, the allowance of water was reduced to a quart per then-1661y half a ton being in the ship. The two ponies were kingt; as they were reducing very fast front continued expoktire to the wash of the sea on the fore castle. The gale remained with undiminished fury all the sth, and they continued to ship very heavy seas. The nights be thn to. grow very long and dark, and in an unknown channel eir situation must have been very perilous. " The morning of the 6th was beautifully clear, bat the gale continued tin " diminished," anti at ihur p. in. on the following day, they " brought up . with two bower anchors, and 70 fathoms " chain, in fifteen fathoms from the land, of which the " heavy gale blew down." The Bth was fine and clear, the gale very strong, but moderating towards evening, a party landed for water. On the 91h they weighed, and the breeze " freshened to a southerly gale," with thick rain and a heavy sea. Fm the first time 'a few Whales were seen. At I I p.m. the moon rose and " not an angry cloud was to be seen." The Aurora appeared beautifully Ibr a short period. On the following morning the wind rather decreased, and a dry day succeeded. The night of the Ilth was cloudy, " but the moon " being occasionally seen was of great assistance, .the com e` passes having again changed their errors." The 12th the breeze freshened at . day anti soon increased to -a gale 4 with cutting showeris of sleet:. The gale continued with the greatest fury the whole of this day with heavy snow, and they were in momentary expectation of losing thebowsprit and masts front the heavy streams of ice that bore against them. Captain Lyon says, " the hurricane blew with such violence as to be " perklely deafening ; and the heavy wash of the sea made it " difficult to reach the maimnast, where the officer of the watch " tool his peoplessat shivering, completely cased in frozen snow, " under a small tarpaulin, before which ropes were stretched to " p•eserve them in their places. I never beheld a darker night, 'hand its gl out was increased by the rays of a small horn lan tern which was suspended front the mizen-stay chew where " the people sat." The gale contineud with terrific violence the next day, and the found the best bower anchor had parted, and by six, a.m. C.ty tAin Lyon says, 44 we were left helpless, without anchors, " or any means of saving ourselves, should the shore, as we had " every reason to expect, be close astern." it is impossible to far man idea of the situation the Griper remained in the whole of this day, which was the last they attempted proceeding up the Welcome.. Captain Lyon's reasons for returning, it would be improper not to give. He says. " In the afternoon, having ‘• well weighedtn my mind. all the circum s t a nces of our dis • 4 tressed situation, I turned the hands up and informed them, " that = having now lost all our bower anchors, and chains, •" and being in consequence unable to bring up in any part of 44 the Welcome; being exposed to the sets of a tremendous " tide-way and constant heavy gales, one of which was now " 'sweeping us back to the southward, and being yet above 80 " miles front Repulse Bay, with the shores leading to which we " were unacquainted ; our compasses useless,and it being im " possible to continue under sail with any degree of safety in " 4 these dark 12 hour nights, with the too often experienced -" certainty that the ship could not heat off a lee shore even in A' moderate' weather, 1 had determined on making southing, " to clear the narrows of the Welcome, after which I should " decide on some plan for our future operations." ' From this period the voyage may he considered as at an end, anti we regret that the return of Captain Lyon, occasioned by circumstances of the most appalling descr►ption, as also the bad sailing of the Griper, should hav,e lost the only means that may possibly ever be afforded of obtaining any knowledge of the country beyond Repulse [lay, and which there ix little doubt forms the shores of the Polar Sea. To many it will appear surprising, that the determination of returning was not earlier put in practice ; and to those it will prove, that the llritish sailor invariably pursues his course so long as a hope remains of success. The narrative is written in a plain and easy style, with a becoming and prai•c worthy gratitude to the Divine Power for the deliverance they experienced. fo the work is added an Appendix, by Professor Barlow, relative to the variation of the Compasses; and also an Abstract of the different day's work of the Latitudes and Longitudes, by Captain Lyon, and Mr. Kendall, Assistant Surveyor and Admiralty Midshipman ; and a Botanical Appendix, by Pro fessor Hooker; all of which, but particularly the frmer, are highly interesting, being, as the Appendix says, " made in the " ibctits of magnetic action." THE UNITED STATES. President AitusitoE, in his Message to Con gress, has given a highly flattering and just state ment of our public interests. In no period of our history does the state of this country appear so prosperous. With the exception of the Cuba pi rates, we are at peace with all other people, awl, what is still more, without any of that oppressive debt on our shoulders, which. with other matioos in Europe, are the fruits of unhallowed ambition, and Si Inch weigh the people down to the earth. The blessings of this Govehunent wilt be handed down to posterity unembarrassed by any pledges to 1w redeemed out of the earnings of their in dustry. Our children will be left to use the means furnished by•their own tittles towards the still further advancement of their national inte rests. A few years more will find those on the stage free front debt ; a regular Government, still more consolidated by experienc7e and age, will ensure to them the permanent ana lasting blessiugs of freedom. The boundaries of state anti national rights and privileges will, in a short time, be ascertained and fixed as to all substan tial points ; our natiou increased in numbers,and its internal sources explored, may . bid defiance to all hostility front without, and a due appreciation of our blessings, it is to be hosed, may fur ever keep in check factions within the country. No stronger test of the high value put upon our pri vileges can be given than the hearty welcome paid to General LA FA YETTE as one of the great instruments of obtaining than. The canals al• ready begun and those now projecting will shortly form a chain of eti' ltn iction along the whole of our western frontier, and from them communicate with the seaboard. Although the fortunes of war might drive us front the ocean, the inconvenience would be light—the facilities of internal communication will enable us to ex change northern manufactures and products for the luxuries and other commodities of the south. Another important circumstance which may be mentioned as adding greatly to the strength of the country is the steam-thmt navigation. In a territory so extended as the United States, the distance is virtually diminished m proportion to the certainty and dispatch witlt which the com munication may be kept up between the extreme parts of the Union. In no country could this advantage be equally felt with our own, owing to its widely-extended territory and :he formid able current of its shores. in short, it is difficult , to point out any natural or derivative advantages possessed by any nation, which are not to be found here. Nor is it necessary to go abroad for a comparison to enable us to forma just estimate of the blessings we enjoy—they are felt uni ' sersally by our citizens, and envird by all fo reigners at all acquainted with this country.— ( .linerican Paper.) SPANlst' ANIERIC.I.—The substantial recogni tion by this country of the independence of the new powers which have risen up on this Continent, no one could' suppose to be agreeable to France ; and the remarks of the Coint Papers on this subject, full of spleen and .scarcely repressed anger, are in proof of it. 4111 . , yet, why should France, unless she were governed-.by' narrow views and an inverted ambition, be uneaSy at a step which it were her best interest to follow ? has France to do with the Holy Alliance any more than England ? Does she hope to - get possession of Spain •byit ? Tne example of Buonaparte might warn the Bourbon. Does she co-operate in putting down not mere revolution, but all rationally liberal principles throughout the Continent ? Why should the Bourbons make their own throne insecure, to prop up those of Austria and Russia ? The interest of the Royal Family of Franc 4 e so obviously lies in the middle course between an oppressive and a careless government, that nothing but a course so wise and moderate is necessary to erase entirely the memory and lingering inclinations of men to Buonaparte, his family, and the revolution. It was this opinion of Charles X. and a few overt acts, which looked towards a better system, though equivocally, which pioduced that marked popularity with which he commenced his reign, and which, though somewhat ebbing, has not subsided. Where arc the eves of the advisers of that Monarch, that they cannot trace the direction and bearing of so plain a path ? The com mercial interests of France equally demand that wiser policy, and that separation from the principles on which now the Holy Alliance has planted itself. So long as France remains the sub stantial controller of Spain, and that country is not restored to its independence, it must be an object of jealousy and aversion to the new States; so long as France stands openly to view, confeder ated with the other Continental Powers, against the liberties of mankind, in their soundest and most legitimate exposi tion, so long is she disqualified for forming any relations o f friendship with those new States, or acquiring any influence among them. In the degree in which this state of things prevails, her commerce must be restrained with these rising Powers; and just in that proportion must they identity themselves with Great Britain and the United States in a common cause. The true cause of the whole of this blindness to large views and permanent interests in France is the influ ence of Popery and superstition. The religious reasons tOr keeping America subject to Spain surmount all • political con sideraf ions, and these priest-ridden Ilionarchs must still be faithful to the church, though at the expellee of misrule, and poverty, and ignorance, and wretchedness among their subjects, and at the hazard of future Revolutions. The impression made upon the commercial community of Great Britain, by the late wise proceedings of the 3limatry, has been'eihown in the honours just paid to the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Canning at Bristol. The Ministry, we are persuaded, never stood on ground so firm and so flight ; and these two distinguished statesmen have especially the ap plause and gratitude of the empire. As firm in difliculty, as energetic in availing themselves of every opportunity of pro moting their country's interest and glory, they have weathered the storm, and now spread the full sail to the propitious wind. The character given of the prosperity and prospects of the empire by Mr. Canning, with his usual felicity of expres sion, is certainly not exaggerated ; and it is, nor will it be for gotten, to the right principles and firm minds of the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Canning, and not either to timid or to fac tious Whigs, we owe it, that such congratulations on the state of public affairs arc grounded on the happy sobriety of truth.— (Liverpool Courier, Jan. lw.) ENGLISH OPIMA-HOUSE, STRAND. EAN HENRI, Tambour-Major to Napo-• Icon, will have the honour of Performing (for the first► time in this Country) on MONDAY NEXT, January 24th.. —The Public is respectfully acquainted ,that the Pr ItFORa• A NCE of JEAN ENIZI is not the mire noisy and mono• tonna% beat of the Drum, but that he has raised it to a Mu.. sical Art, by playing on Fifteen dirt rcntly toned Drums, in re, soft and harmonious style, at one time forming a novel audv complete Instrument. He accompanies a full Military Hand, and goes through various unrivalled evolutions; particularly, in beating one rapid March, he causes 28 Drumsticks to fly irr • the air in all directions, catching then) in a peculiar manner.. under his arms and legs. 'He will be dressed the Uniform he wore with the lat:.! Emperor at Elba, and will beat Napo. Leon's Entry into Paris, as performed by him on that occasion- Ile plays on his various Drums, passing from one to the other with such astonishing - rapidity that the eye of the spectator.caa scarcely follow his hands. The whole performance- has bean gr.tatly admired on the Continent, at all the principal Courts. anti, lastly, honoured with the approbatim hi n Majesty the King of Prussia.—Doors open at Half-past 7, bq,in at 8. Pilicc or STOCKS is it,tia k Stock i pe . r Cent. Rect. 9l,i 9, t per('ent. I 'on‘. 94j4 91 :1 'per teat I)itto Heil 101 101}, I)istitl 1 per t eat. 1 N ew lot; 53- 6, 3 / 4 Han', Lon: , .lno. 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NVe hate received the following important telligence from our City Correspondent, respoci lug a battle between BOLIVAR and CANTERAC, but the information differs from our previous ac- counts iu many essetrial particulars m ith respect to the positions of the armies, the number of the opposing forces, and on other points, that we deem it our duty to remark, that the intelligence is not entitled.to much credit. There is one part which tends more than any other to cast dis credit on the whole, which is, that the Spa niards were superior in cavalry, because it is well known and authenticatA by official do, cuments, that in the action of Junin, the cavalry of CANTERAC was put quite hors de combal, and that the superiority in this arm_of the Royalist army was destroyed on that occasio% NEW YOnIC, o'Cr.ocK, DEc. 21.—1 have just received the follo‘ving from Boston : PANAMA, Oc • r. t/f). DEAR SIR—No doubt you have hen: di (ire of the dreadful battle which has been fongt,t I - tween the Spaniards and the Colombian misty near Truxillo, on the 17th of last month ; 1)-1: inn happy to inform you that the result has not been near so disastrous to the Colombians as had been at first represented. The schooner Libertadora arrived yesterday from Gunchalo, by which we have received further dispatches. It appears certainly that the action was most sanguinary. Both Bolivar and Canterac eornr manded in person, and the Colombians would have no doubt gained the day but for the trea chery of one of their battalions, which, in the hottest of the fire, shamefully passed over to the enemy. The space thus left open was taken ad vantage of by the Spanish cavalry, who imme diately charged and made a dreadful haves amongst the Colombians. Bolivar in art instant rallied them and made good his retreat, keep-