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BATTLE OF NAVARIN. (Extract of a letter received in Glasgow last week, by a fatly, from her son, dated his Ma jesty's ship Genoa, in the harbour of Navarin, 24th October, 1827.) "Two or three days after I wrote from Malta we sailed to join the squadron off Navarin, where we cruised until the morning of the 20th, cleared for action all the time, but with very little expectation that we would require to fight. The -English Admiral, who had the chief command of the combined fleets, having waited long past the time that the Turks were to have given him a decisive answer with regard to their intentions, determined, after consulting with the French and Russian Admirals, to enter the harbour of Na varin and demand an explanation. The wind being favourable on the 20th, the combined fleet entered ; the Asia (our Admiral's ship) first, the Genoa (Commodore's ship) next ; the Asia and we took the principal stations a-breast of the Turkish line-of-battle ships; the stations of the other ships, as well as our own, I cannot pro perly describe without a drawing. " They allowed us to pass their batteries without firing a shot, from which we thought they were likely to come to terms; but we have learned since the action that they intended to have sent their fire-ships adrill amongst us in the night, and boarded us in the confusion with boats which they had on shore, well manned and armed for the purpose, but most providentially their plans were frustrated. While we were coming into harbour, one of the Bashaws came on board .to our Admiral to inquire his reason for entering their port. The Admiral stated his reasons, and said, that if they fired one shot at him, he would destroy their whole fleet. The Bashaw pledged his honour that no insult would be offered to the flag ; after which he was allowed to return ashore ; and it was observed, that as soon as he reached the first battery a signal gun was fired from it, which we at first thought was a signal to the Turkish Commander-in-Chief that a proper understanding had taken place between all parties,.but which in reality was a signal to prepare to destroy us in the night; and it is my opinion, that one of the Turkish Captains mistaking the signal was the cause of saving us, for we had scarcely dropped our anchor, when one of the Turkish fire-ships, which was within pistol shot of us, was set fire to and cut adrift ; and tier Captain and people were in the act of making their escape ashore in their boats, when the Dart mouth frigate commenced a fire of musketry upon them ; which they returned ; the most of them were killed, and their Csptaiti escape„ on shore, and had his head immediately cut off for setting fire to the ship too soon. The fire-ship was now drifting towards us, and a partial ex plosion took place it her about midships, when the French Admiral immediately fired his whole broadside into her, and sunk her. I was at this time on the poop, standing beside our much respected Captain ) Commodore Bathurst, who was mortally wounded in the action after wards, and died in about an hour after in the most composed manner ; and I believe, if ever there was a man with a pure and unspot ted character, and a true Christian, it was he. " The action now became general ; our men and officers fought with the greatest bravery, and the Turks fought like devils ; they would not strike to us ; we sunk many of their ships with their flags flying, and many were blown up in the heat of the action. Our ship was placed in a very critical situation all the time, and we suf fered more than any other ship in the squadron ; we had a Turkish line-of-battle ship on our beam, another and a frigate on our quarter, and two frigates on our stern, firing into us in every direction ; but we had the satisfaction of blow ing part up, and disabling the remainder. The action commenced about half-past three in the afternoon, and continued more than four hours and a quarter with the utmost fury ; their batteries were likewise playing upon us in fine style, and we were terribly cut up; our mizen mast was shot away, and our main-mast very much disabled, as well as most of our rigging. " During the action the French and Russians fought with the greatest bravery; it was rather a strange thing, by the by, to see the French and English fighting together in the same cause. The English corvette, the Rose, acted in the most gallant manner ; one of the Turkish fire-. ships was cut adrift and set fire to, and was drift ing down upon our Admiral and us, when she manned her boats, and towed her off' in the heat of the action, and placed her alongside one of the Turkish frigates, which she soon set fire to and blew up. " The day after the action the Turks, finding the most of their ships destroyed, and the rest completely disabled, commenced setting fire to them, and to see them blow up was one of the grandest sights 1 ever witnessed. One line-of battle ship and seven frigates were thus de stroyed."—Glasgow Courier. I n t h e garden of Harviestoun, in the county of Clackmannan, several hundred almonds have this year ripened, in the open air, upon standard trees. The trees are all young; and the fruit, which is now gathered in, is fully as large, and is said to be as finely flavoured as the best Jordan alinonds.—Scotsman. A GOOD STEAM BOAT.—About mid-clay on Friday it blew almost a hurricane in this quarter. At the time the gale was at the strong. est, one of the passage boats was about mid channel on her way from Kirkcaldy. As the bow was bounding over a huge wave—the mast not " boring but approaching the moon, a stern sea tossed the small boat upon the deck, and next minute it was wash e d away b y a sea shipped a-head, which rushed across the deck with irresistible force. The vessel made the pier in fine style and landed the passengers in safety, a little sea-sick of course.—Scotsman. THE LATE GALES.—During the whole of the present month there have been strong gales in this quarter, particularly from the west and south-west. 1 hese, in various ways, have been particularly against the seaports in the Frith, and for a number of years they have not experienced such.a luckless December. Very little good has been done at either the white-fish or herring fishings. The Newhaven people have suffered particularly, for besides doing no good in the fishings, they have been very unfortunate with their oysters and mussels. On Thursday at three o'clock a number of boats from that town set off to try for herrings. After shooting their nets in various quarters, they fell in with a stray shoal beyond Inchkeith, and caught from 605 to 1,000 a boat; but when about to return home, a Strong g a l e came on, and it was with considera ble labour and hazard they made Kirkaldy Bay, where they were detained till noon on Saturday. Some fisherme n belonging to other towns on the Frith within these three weeks have been detained six, eight, and ten d ays on a run.--Scotsman. MEXICAN FINANCES. (From the El Sol, Oct. 17.) In the absence of the Minister of Finance, a question arose whether the Chamber should proceed to the discussion of the resolution of the Committee • of Public Creclit on the subject of the Loar pro• posed by the house of Wilson and Co., or ShbUld continue that of the War Estimates, the Minister of that Department being then in his place. The en trance of the Minister of Finance put an end to this debate ) and the resolution of the Committee was immediately read to the Chamber. Of this resolu tion the following arc the concluding propositions : lst.—The Government shall be authorised to ac cept the proposal made by the house of Wilson and Drake, or any other that Shall offer greater advan tages) subject to the following conditions :- 2d.--First, the Government shall receive in ready money, or in bills, payable in London, provided the contracting party can offer them with the necessary security, from one million and a half to two millions of dollars. Secondly, the Government shall receive the same amount in its own paper, properly recog nised and authenticated at or below the rate of 56 per cent. Thirdly, Tobacco credits shall, amongst other Government paper money, be also received in paynteht, proVided they be likewise property recog nised and authenticated. 3d. This Loan shall be repaid in the maritime Custom-houses, by the duties proceeding from goods imported by the contracting party, at the rate of one hundred thousand dollars per month, commencing from the Ist of January, 1828, and also by the pro ceeds of the tobacco revenne, in one of the States of the Republic, to be hereafter nominated by the Government. 4th. The Government engage, under the strictest responsibility, to apply the proceeds of this Loan exclusively to the following objects:— Ists The payment of the dividends and Sinking Fund in London. 2d. The payment of returned bills. 3d. Payment of arrears of salaries and diplomatic expellees. 4th. Payment of the Tobacco Farmers. The Resolution having been read, the Chamber proceeded to discuss the first proposition, which was, however, returned to the Committee for revision. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED MEXICO, OCT. 12.) A conducta will be despatched early next week for Vera Cruz, and will take about 500,000 dollars on merchants' account, and not a dollar for Govern ment. The Loan with Baring is off, and Govern ment is in great difficulties ; and unless a loan can be made with the Mexicans, recourse must be had to forced supplies, and we fear the dividends in London will not be paid. Barings have advanced 130,0001. sterling, and threaten, unless they be soon covered, to throw up the business; arid unless some improvement takes place speedily, I should not be surprised to see Mexican Stock fall like Colombian. Yesterday news arrived from Jalapa of a disturbance among the troops which have not been. paid, and last night the troops here were under arms, and a whole regiment in the palace. I have not heard of there having been any thing discovered calling for such a measure, which was, most likely, only pre cautionary; but iC shows that all is not right, and shews great distrust on the part of the Government. That some change will take place here, is, I think, certain, and, I fear, not without a struggle. Party spirit runs higher than ever, and the State of Mexico has passed a law against tilt Spaniards, but it is not sanctioned by the Federal Congress. A report has been in circulation, since the arrival of the news of Mr. Canning's death, that England was to join with the rest of Europe to give these coun tries solidity by making them independent and mo narchical, and for Mexico a Bourbon is to mount the throne. This cannot be true. England cannot forget her honour and interest so much as to assist in placing a Bourbon in power here, when, by call ing these countries into political existence; her ob ject was to curtail their power. Disturbances have taken place in the south-west, and few of the States can pay their shares to the public purse. There is no confidence, and trade is not worth ,mentioning. We all have our stores crammed with goods, but there are not any buyers; the Spaniards are afraid to buy, and the Mexicans have no money, and we will not give credit. It is horridly dull, and in six months more 1 shall be sick of this place. Six years' residence here sickens one of Republics. I have just heard that the reason for the troops being under arms was in fear that the York party would attempt to murder the President; but really this seems so wild a report, that I for one do not believe a word of it. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) VERA CRUZ, OCT. 17.—For some time past we have been troubled with political disturbances; we are, however, happy to inform you that these appear totally to hare subsided. Confidence also suffered a severe shock from some of the States having adopted measures for the expulsion of the old Spaniards. This step, in direct opposition to the Charter of the country, caused general disgust among the more sensible of the natives and the body of foreigners. We have much pleasure in informing you that the General Congress has con demned the same ; and we have every hope now of a speedy and perfect restoration of tranquillity, and, with it, a great amelioration in trade, which has been, for some time back, so far depressed. In about a month we expect a very rich convoy of specie from Mexico; the Government will then ship, by an English vessel of war, 500,000 dollars on account of the loan, and merchants he enabled to remit to their constituents. A new tariff, with modified duties, will, we think, be put in operation very soon, and will be of material importance to British Commerce. Our. 2-l~.—Owing to the new regulation of the packets going to Tampico, the presen one, which should have sailed for England on the 16th inst., only proceeds now, and has to call at Tampico in order to recover a chain and anchor, from which she was obliged to slip in consequence of stress of weather. His Majesty's ship Hecla was yesterday commissioned at Deptford, by Captain THOMAS BOTELER. She is to be employed in surveying the Northern Coast of Africa. Lieutenants TAMES and E. Roc isu are appointed. The woollen cloth trade, one of the great tap es of the country, is in a very steady, not to say prosperous state in Leeds and Huddersfield, considering the season of the year.— York Chronicle. Effendi, in the Turkish language, signifies Master ; and accordingly it is a title very extensively ap plied, as to the Mufti and Etnirs, to the Priests of Mosquott, to men of learning and of the law. The Grand Chan cellor of the Empire is called Rzts EFFENDr. SEPARATE MEETING OF CATHOLICS.- Monday, a Geparate Meeting of Catholics, to take into consideration the best method of procuring a simultaneous meeting of all the parishes in Ireland, on Sunday, the 6th of January, to petition Parliament, and, also, the propriety of sending a Mission to England, during the present vaca tion, took place at the Great rooms, Corn Exchange ; STEPHEN COPPINGER, Esq., in the chair. A warm dis cussion ensued, which finally terminated in the question being agreed to be postponed for further consideration to Thursday; after which, the former motion being carried, thanks were returned to the Chairman, and the meeting separated.—Dublin Morning Post. Among other marks of gradual, though slow improvement, in this city, should be noticed the commence ment of a hackney coach, a very neat vehicle, drawn by on e horse, and likely, if sufficiently encouraged at the out set, to prove an essential accommodation, in a place which stretches itself out (as VOLTAIRE said of Prussia on the map) " like a pair of garters." This straggling and un seemly figure of the city operates as a serious impediment to mutual communication, whether for business or pleasure, and is a great drawback upon the success of the theatre, assemblies, lectures, awl all public exhibitions whatever.— Any partial remedy o f th e evil will, therefore be w e l come d, and (as is to be hoped) meet with patronage. The de scription of carriages now started in Lincoln have long been known in the South by the name of "Flies," and at Stamford they have for a year or two been found a great oonvenienm—Lincoln Mercury. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Constitutionnet) , MADRID, DEC. 13.—(Private Letter.)--The Cor poration of Barcelona has presented to the King a etntiage, estitnated at 400,000 reals, abott 160,000 f. It is usual for the Kings of Spain to be the titular Canons of the Cathedral of Barcelona, And to take possession of it, when they visit that capital. The King accordingly took the usual oaths, and after wards received the revenue due from his Canonship, and a present of 500 ounces of gold fron the Chap ter. His Majesty received so magnificent a present With the gratitude such devotion merited. PARIS, DEC. 25.—AFFAIRS OF TURKLY.—This is the way in which the Monitcur, on tie 18th De cember, expressed itself with respect to . he affairs of Greece :—" We have said it, and refeat it—the battle of Navarin terminated the affair 3f the East. The relations between the Porte and tic Ambassa dors of the three Powers which signeC the Treaty of the 6th of July, are resumed on precisely the same footing : that was what we foresaw, and that was the meaning of our words on the 10th oF November all is ended in the East.' " Six days had scarcely passed, when we find these words in the seine Journal : " 'We have said it, and repeat it—the battle of Navarin complicates the affairs of the East in the most serious manlier. The relations between the Porte and the Ambassadors of the Three Powers signing the treaty of the 6th of July are definitively broken. That was what we had foreseen." On comparing these two versions, on which side must we say that the truth lies ? However ac customed France may be to be impudently deceived by men, to whom falsehood is ,not less a speculation than a habit, it was really difficult to imagine, that they would thus far carry the audacity of deception. Who can believe that our Ambassador at Con stantinople, the witness and the judge of what passed before his eyes, could have inspired our Mi nistry with such a confidence as to the re-establish ment of peace as that sounded by the official trumpet ? What, then, has been the object of such fabrications ? The Exchange alone is in possession of the secret of it. The day before they were pub lished, they were in circulation among the higher stock-jobbers, and they produced a considerable rise in the Three per Cents., which allowed the con fidants a privilege to free themselves from the danger of losses with which the approaching fall of their patrons threatened them. The manceuvre succeeded. At London the Ministry did not proceed. with such bad faith : it did not promise peace in its Jour nals, when it believed that war would take place : it did not call those the enemies of the Throne who believed in the possibility of a rupture. It is, however, time to cease to render the Official Journal an instrument of stock jobbing : it is time to return to the ways of public morality and ho nesty—it is time for the Ministry to retire. (From the Moniteur, Dec. 25.) PARIS, DEC. 24.—The abuse which the opposi tion journals do not fear to make of our explana tions on the affairs of the East, cannot divert us from the duty of scrupulously enlightening the pub ' blic on such important interests. We continue to oppose facts to passions, and well supported conjec tures to foolish illusions. Peace and order are so intimately connected in Europe since 1814, that we need not be surprised at having to defend them al ternately against adversaries who are always the same, who on their side understand too well that wars and revolutions are also intimately connected. This double situation explains their language and ours. It reveals the secret of their fears or their desires, and at the same time of the foresight of the Cabinets. Considering, under this point of view, the general affairs, we understand the part acted by the Opposition and the wisdom of the Governments. Men who have any memory may judge whether, during the last 14 years, nations have been deceived by the organs of power or by those of its adver saries. Thepast advises them to place all confidence in the future; events are in our favour. This elo quence is much better than phrases. It is thus that, taking care to place before the eyes of our readers the news, more or less favourable, which we received from Constantinople,' we have taken the precaution to warn . , them that it was a d v i sa bl e to expect' in such negoctations, on such grounds and with such adversaries, numerous alt ernat i ves wh i ch might delay the denouement, but cannot prevents its mind aAtktaeirnmmaetni,t.falllierf et e toits of in t d he th same e coafer e U ces at , kind potent resistances, of false sallies, of hesitations of every kind, and which ended abruptly with the complete acceptance of the Russian ultimatum. i Those must know very little of the history of the Ottoman diplomacy, and the character of the Tur kish nation, who have not foreseen all those diffi culties (Moms), and show some alarm or surprise at them : it is the nature of things and places, the want of foresight in those who are surprised at them. At the moment when we speak, the Ambassa dors have not quitted Constantinople; thus this argument fails those who make use of it as a presage of Ivan But we 'gill not even leave them a pretext. Let us suppose with them that the Ambassadors have departed. What is this departure, according to the terms of the treaty of the 6th of July, which is the only certain and invariable basis of all possible conjectures respecting the affairs of the East ? For the Powers do not and will not ever desire, jointly or severally, any thing more than they have already desired—viz. to succour humanity, to stop the effu sion of blood, without expecting any indemnity be sides the gratitude of the victims, the tardy admira tion of history, and the protection of him who watehes over kings. In what manner does this make a war ? Where is the field of battle ? What is the territory in dis pute ? What are the pretensions to be maintained ? What are the cases which hare not been foreseen, and more than foreseen by the treaty ?—a treaty of intervention, not of conquest ! The intervention is declined, the mediators retire, and they will doubt less not wait long before those who have refused to hear them will wish to be heard. As for the object of the intervention, which was, and never will be any other than to stop the effusion of blood,—this object will certainly be attained de facto, if it is not yet de jure. The armistice will exist by the fact that the channels through which reinforcements can be received are closed, the com bat will cease for want of combatants. This is the object of the treat• : the triumph of Navarin has in no manner exceeded it, but it has entirely fulfilled it; and it is that which made us say, and which makes us repeat, that it has terminated the affairs of the East. We persist in believing it, and we have some right to maintain it with confidence, in the same spirit, in the same terms, against those who an nounced to us in 1820, that the Constitution of the Cortes would make the tour of Europe; in 1821, that the Austrians would not come out of the Abruzzes ; in 1822, that France would not dare to offend Spain; in 1823, that its armies would perish there, as ►n the war of independence; in 1824, that the Russian army had crossed the Pruth ; in 1825, that England would take possession of St. Domingo ; in 1826, that Austria, Great Britain, and Russia, had concluced a treaty for the partition of Turkey, to the exclusion of France; and in 1827, that the Cabinet of St. James's was to bring back Don Pedro to Lisbon, or to conduct Don Miguel to Brazil. This is the programme of the external policy, and of the diplomatic foresight of the Opposition for these seven years, day by day, and with the proofs in hand. Against such adversaries, are we wrong to show some assurance,—to trust to the event, and to appeal evert now from their doubts and their attacks, not only to our readers, but even to their own ? Assuredly our perseverance in reproducing the same principles, in supporting the same guarantees, and in employing the same words for the same cause fatigues our opponents; this may be conceived; people are not always in the wrong with a good grace ; accordingly we grant them much indulgence, for the forms of their polemics, which cannot affect ours in any respect. The Moniteur precedes and prepares history, it must adhere to its language, always be grave and moderate. Nothing will make it renounce it. B r ut our indulgence for the words of our adversaries cannot extend to deceitful doctrines or false assertions. Our duty is to point them out Mid to refute them: We shall always do it with as much moderation as gtlod faith. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) MADRID, DEC. 10.---The First Regiment o the Guards has set out for Barcelona. The Minister of War having to send to Catalonia three Regiments of Provincial Militia, three others arebeing organized, and are going to be placed on active service. The million of iiiaStfes front the llavannah, which are ex pected from Cadiz, will arrive very seasonably to cover not only this expense, but also that of a little flotilla which is to convey a reinforcement of troops to the Isle of Cuba. Nothing is yet decided respect ing the return of their Majesties to this capital ; but the general opinion is, that it will not be before the month of March, because the Queen is to pass through Saragossa, and before that time the season will be too severe, and the roads too bad, for the ac complishment of her vow to the Virgin del Pilar. The Government of the United States of North America, knowing how much ours is in want of ready money, and what sacrifices it daily makes to obtain it, offers a certain sum to our Cabinet, not by way of loan, and still less as a present, but in ex change for certain privileges for its merchantmen in the Isle of Cuba. Our two last Gaweites make no mention of the insurgents in cttalonia. PERPIGNAN, DEC. 15.-- p dels Estangs has been at Perpignan for these tOO days. He is a man advanced in years, in complete despondency, without any thing in his external appearance corresponding with his reputation, and he appears destitute of all resources. The official part of the Moniteur contains two Royal ordinances :- 1. " The rates of postage drawn up by the Di rectors of the Post-office, according to the law of the 15th of March, 1827, are approved. " 2. The Departmental College of the Jura is con voked for the sth of February, 1828, to choose a Deputy, in the room of Sieur Nicol de Ronchand, deceased." The Gazette de France mot published. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cott. Red. M I A 3a 4 3 per Cent. Cons. 3V, per Cent. Ditto Red 4 per Cent New• shut Ditto, 1826 - Bank L. Ann. l9 India Stock shut Ditto Bonds 81 pm. PRICEY OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds, 5 percent. Brazilian Bonds• Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds? Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. 59%% Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 116; I7N Guattrnala Mexican Bonds Do. 1825 46 53i PRICES OF SHARES TII/S DAY AT ONE O'CLOC7K. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min: Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) AB5 25 Brazilian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 20 933 98 99 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 20 21 General Mining Association Hibernian Mining Co. 8 (I 4 Mexican Mining Co. Real del Monte Mining Co. United Mex. Min. Co. 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Neapolitan, 1821 Peruvian Bonds 25 Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New — Russian, New 9 1N14 Spanish, 1821 10% i 82.3 French Rentos, sp, c —f —e. —Exchange —t.—c. 3 per cent. 671.;75c. -- Exchange 2sf. 20c. *llll* -- f LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1827. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 21st. inst. has been received this forenoon. It confirms the account of the rupture of the negociations at Constantinople, and the demand made by the Ambassadors for passports. An article received by express from Bucharest, dated the Bth inst., states that they received for answer, that on ac count of the upright intentions of the Divan no passports were required. Private letters, how ever, from Vienna, to the 16th inst., state, that the Ambassadors were still at Constantinople, on the 30th November, up to which date news had been received by couriers from thence ; but every hope of an arrangement appeared to be at an end. The Austrian Funds declined on the 15th ❑st. to 88j. The following are extracts : CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. 26. (FROU ♦ MERCANTILE LETTER.) We continue to enjoy the greatest tranquillity, and the removal of the embargo has rather increased the hopes that a general war will be avoided. The expectations of new proposals from the Porte has induced the three Ambassa dors to defer their departure for the present, and on this the decision probably depends. It is said that the Austrian Internuncio has now for mally come forward as a mediator. Nov. 25.—1 confirm the news I sent you yesterday morning by express respecting the state of things here, and regret to add, that a breach between the Porte and the Allied Powers now appears inevitable. The Ambassadors required their passports this morning at eight o'clock, after the Reis Effendi had refused to their interpreters an answer to their note delivered in the after noon of the 21th, saying that the Sublime Porte had agreed to every thing which did not violate its most sacred rights, but that it never would so far debase itself as to sign its own destruction, and that it preferred a glorious overthrow. This categorical answer has cut off all further negocia tions, and if even the Austrian Internuncio and Count Guilleininot entertained up to the 26th great hopes of the preservation of peace, they are now convinced that ami cable arrangement is not to be thought of. M. Ribeau pierrc will go to-morrow on board a ship of war which is lying here at his disposal, and will proceed to Odessa. Mr. S. Canning and Count Guilleminot will embark in Sar dinian vessels for Corfu, where they will wait for further instructions from their Courts. Every body here is in the greatest consternation and trouble for the events that may soon be expected. BY EXPRESS. BUCHAREST, DEC. S. We POW ! mu that the he Apahateadote tlcalauded their passports on the Q6th of November, because the Porte gave no positive answer, but only endeavoured to gain time, they were however, answered that on account of the upright intentions of the Divan, they did not require any passports. According to private letters from Vienna, of the 16th of December, the Ambassadors were still at Constantinople on the 30th of November, up to which day news had been received at Vienna by couriers from Constantinople, but every hope of an arrangement appeared to have vanished. VIENNA, DEC. 16. Metall iques BBl Bank Shares 1,031 Dutch and Brussels Papers to the 26th inst. have also reached us this forenoon. A British Cabinet Messenger is said to have passed through Brussels from St. Petersburgh on the 22d inst. with despatches supposed to be of the greatest importance, as a Courier went before him to order horses at every stage. The following are extracts :-- NACUE, DEC. 23. To-day, we understand, by order of the Vice-Saperior of the Dutch mission (Aamberlanis) the Concordat was proclaimed in all the Roman Catholic Churches of the Northern Provinces. BRUSSELS, DEC. 22. A British Cabinet Messenger passed this evening through this eity, coming from St. Petersbargh with very ur gent despatches for London, a courier going before to order horses at every stage. (The Dutch and Brussels Papers contain no accounts from Turkey, except those given by the .Allgemeine Zoitung. We have received an Extraordinary Supple ment to the Journal of St. Petcrsbugh, of the 11th inst., containing news from the Army in , Georgia, and a confirmation of the preliminaries of peace having been signed between Russia arid Persia. We have not room for comment, but subjoin a long extract : NEWS FROM THE ARMY IN GEORGIA. ST. PETERSBURG'', NOY. 26. The Aid-de-camp of General Paskewitch made his entrance into Tauris on the 19th of Oct., after having left the Regiment of Infantry of Kabarda, with the baggage and heavy artillery, at the siege of Maranda ; the superior Persian Clergy, the Principal Beks, and the Elders of the town, had come mit to meet him, accompanied by an im mense crowd of the inhabitants, who strewed the road with flowers, according to the custom of the country. The detachment of Lieutenant-General Prince Eristoff, which was drawn up in order of battle before the town, and the troops which had arrived with the Aid-de-Camp of Gene ral Paskewitch, filed off successively in his presence. On the 24th, amidst a salute of 101 guns, a solemn Te Deum was performed for the successes obtained during the campaign. All the troops were ranged in order of battle, and tiled off before the Commander-in-Chief. On the 17th, Pet Ali Khan, Military Governor of Tauris, came to make overtures of peace on the part of the Schah of Persia, to General Paskewitch, who charged Pct. Ali Khan to inform his Sovereign and Abbas Mirza, of the conditions on which Russia grants the peace solicited by the Court of Teheran. On the 2 tat, the Caimacan of Abbas Mirza, one of the principal personages of the Persian Ministry, signified his arrival in the environs of Tauris, and by order of General Paskewitch, conferences were opened between this Pleni potentiary and the Counsellor of State, M. Obreskoff, in a village seven wersta from this town. They soon led to a satisfactory result. The preliminaries of a peace both useful and glorious for Russia were agreed . upon, and the respective negociators decided further, that these prelimi naries should be immediately communicated to Abbas Mirza, who should have six days time, to expire on the 24th of Oct., to give his assent to them. . The answer front this Prince reached General Paske witch on the 28th, containing the assent desired. In cossi- sequence the preliminaries of peace are now solemnly agreed to on both sides ; and to arrange the terms of a treaty, it has been decided, by common consent, that Abbas Mil za should go to Del Karghan, sixty wersts from Tauris, on the road to Maraglia ; that about the 2d November this Prince, accompanied only by his suite, to the number of 150 persons, should arrive at Teherister, a place likewise about sixty wersts from this town, on the road to Khoi, to which two divisions of the regiment of Nishni Novogorod dragoons, with two pieces of artillery, should be sent to escort him ; that a division of Hulaus should go to meet him half way to Dci Khargan, and that all the troops of Abbas Mirea, about 2000 men according to the latest ac counts, should be sent beyond lake Ourowinia, in the in terior of Persia, while ours should occupy the whole of the province of Adzerbidjan. In consequence of these arrangements, Aid-de-camp General Benkendorff has been sent to Tehevistcr with six companies of the regiment:of infantry of Narchebourg, a battalion of that of Tiflis, the Schanisceff regiment of Don Cossacks, and twelve pieces of artillery. Major Gen. Pankratieff. is to occupy Dei Khargan during the con ferences, with the regiments of the guards, that of infan try of Kozloff, six pieces of artillery, a regiment of Hulans, formed of two divisions, and that of the cossacks of Leo. noff. These two divisions set out for their destination on the 28th. General Benkendorff has orders to wait for Abbas Mirza at Tchevister till the 3d November, and afterwards to advance to take possession of the district of Salinas; Major General Lapteff is at the same time to oc cupy Khoi, where it is affirmed there remain only 200 men of the suite of Bagrare Mires, son of Abbas Mirza. The provisional administration, appointed by General Paskewitch, for the province of Adzerbidjan and the town of Tauris, entered on its functions, on the 22d of October ; it is composed of Major General Baron Os ten Sacken, as Chief Director of Tauris; of Major- General Prince Tehestehevadzeff; of M. Toakousy, act ing as Intendant General ; of Baron de Renne, Colonel of the Shirvan Regiment of Infantry ; of Colonel Schebek, of the Grenadier Guards; of the Beglerbeg, of Tauris Fet Ali Khan ; and of the Mouscheteide, of Tauris Aga Amir Fata Seid. The latter, Chief of all the Clergy of Adzer bidjan, enjoys the unanimous confidence of the people. While Alair-Khan was exciting the inhabitants of the town to fight, Fata Seid exhorted them not to defend themselves against the Russians. General Paskewitch is convinced, from the reports which were made to him on his arrival at Tauris, that the magazines of this town and the neighbouring villages were !Sufficient to secure the subsistence of his detachment for about five months. Major Koschlionsky, of tke Narchebourg Regiment of In fantry, who had been sent with a company of this regiment to occupy the fort of Alandji, a bandoned by its garrison, reports that he entered it on the 14th, and found in it four pieces of cannon, and above 2LO poods of powder. This fort is almost impregnable, situated on the summit of very steep rocks, which can be approached only by very narrow paths extending to the distance of a worst and a half. According to news from Karabagh, it appears that the Persian troops which were there dispersed ; so that Has san Kkan, of Gheria, has only about 300 or 400 horse men left. Lieutenant-General Prince Vadbolsky, who commands in this province, writes on the Bth, that he was going to proceed from Akh-orglan beyond the Araxes, and make two or three days' march in this direction, to facilitate the movement of Prince Eristoff towards Tauris. The latter has received orders to march to Ardehil, and take possession of that fortress, where he is assured that there exist im mense stores. The reports of Lieutenant-General Krasovsky, dated Erivan the Ifith, state that the inhabitants are returning in crowds to the town and the neighbouring villages. Risa Konli Aga, son of Akhmet Khan, of Maragha, has come on the part of his uncle, Djaffar Kettli Khan, Commander of the Sarbares of Maraghen, to request Prince Eristoff to take that town ander the protection of his Ma jesty, the Emperor, as a proof of their submission. Their Chiefs sent hack to Tauris some days afterwards 52 pri soners, mostly Russian civil officers, whom they had res cued by force from the Persian troops, just as they were going to take them further into the interior. We received last night the Paris Morning Papers of the 25th inst. The Gazette de France was not published in the afternoon, as usual, on account of the festival of Christmas, for which reason none of the Morning Papers would be published on Wednesday. The Papers which we have received contain 11() news whatever. The Moniteur has another long political article on the Turkish questiolV which it again strives to prove that the SULII will, as on former occasions, submit at the P moment ; but that even if be should not, and Ambassadors should quit Constantinople, the' will be no war. The Constitutionnel, hoiveo points out the inconsistencies of the lifonso4 by bringing together and contrasting some ()f ill ' recent assertions, which are completely at 1% 68°14 with each other ; and attributes this inconsistenel to causes connected with Stock Jobbing. The articles we refer to, and same ° the extracts, are given in another column. I% o ' l there was no business done on th e Excll B 4 B Paris on Christmas Day. ar i s By communication re ce i ve d t o -d a y from F • we learn that letters received there from 14s di Romania announce th a t, o win g to the OP re, it sentations of the Allied Admi ra ls, the O rli orti Government are going to send to sea f national ships, to put an end to the pirac l the Archipelago, and to protect the commal It is said also that, according to letters frB Corfu of the 27th November, Patras has 511 r rendered to General CPIURCH, but the 1()° , had not been given up to the Greeks. D I were only waiting for th e ra tifi ca ti on being sigile( Up to the hour at which we went to Vr essn : further advices from Constantinople had r eached our Government. • Mauritius Papers to the 23d of Septet)lberf , at!' have been received at the North and '- Orb American Coffee-house. They contain e d nance of his Excellency, the Governor , olet the the 12th September, at Port Louis, fo r establishment of a Chamber . of Commer ce ' cjs hi that island, under certain regulations, ill "' lit by such an institution, it is added, the Ge lerf ment will be better enabled to inform it self °f . the wants, resources, and commeree of the island' t h is A letter has been received in the City -is morning, from Marseilles, dated the 20th in st. which states that accounts had reach ed that place of the PORTE having acceded to the de, mands of the Allied Powers. This intelligeece' however, obtained but little credit in the city. Our City Correspondent informs us that $ l.- counts have been received by the Dutch trail °I this morning, that all the Foreign Funds at All y sterdam had considerably lowered in consequenc e of anexpress having been received there fro° Vienna bringing the Metalliques 2 per C 64. lower. The Journal of Toulouse states, 130 up°" the what ground is not certain, that, according t ° new disposition, of the 55,000 men called ou t 91 the contingent of 1826, 10,000 will only destined for the special armies, the rernail lat ' will have permission to retire to their Wo es. The several corps of troops which compose tb , r division of Barcelona have repaired to the destinations. It is positively asserted that G ai, neral CLAUZEL will be employed on an 01'8 Lion against Algiers. Demerara Gazettes of the sth ult. have b ee° received at the North and South i tulericar ; Coffee-house; they contain nothing worthy extracting. We have inserted in another column an "" t he resting letter, which we have received , on subject of the conduct of the PACHA of EGl rl. ' The intelligence of our Correspondent seen' t° receive additional confirmation by letters re' c),.2a ceived this morning from Lyons, dated '— inst., which we have seen, in which it is stated; that M. DuovETTI, the French Consul-Geu er3 in Egypt, has just received orders to depart fof Egypt on board a ship of war, and it: t,affs with him all the presents which ha(l.bccu in" tended by the French Gcycrnment for the before the affair of Navarro. The letters ',14, " that this happy circumstance completely dioi' pates the anxiety which before pxistcd respeetir; our interests in that quarter ," and coneloe, with the following observation :—,‘ formed a just opinion o! . the Paella of rO rl. ; his conduct has b een so noble {t,s to t_77pa' o'oo • most favourable expectations." - AO The honour of Knighthood hat 13v 9 7 conferred by his Excelle , icy the Lottp TENANT Of IRELAND on JOHN LEE, Esq., of Crescent House, Brompton, of the Magistrates, &c., for the county of Mid; iex, and other counties. FROM TILE ARCIIIPELAGO.—We have given '4 °4l6' of the number of merchant vessel , . of different mtions by the Austrian squadrons from Ihe Greek airates ( 10 wh. the months of August, September. and October. 1 D%.,- lowing are details on the subject .—The pirates, have nifested a more serious character since the pron_liga ti /' the Treaty of London ; and most of the robberi es hale d committed by ships of 12 to 1S guns, manned with of from 45 to 100 men each. Independent of the eoro_rsl of pirates at Egina, three others have been forol7' Scardamula, Carabusa, and Castilopo ; these three r ot panics possess each of them several large ships, ths:f r icP to scour the lonian Islands, the second the coast oil, and, between Candia and Malta, and the third sy_ari;nitea Copyt. The small privateers pay a tribute to the o rb companies. The Bridge erected over the Severn lit $lO Fleet, a few miles above this city , will be opened 'O.OO public on Tuesday (New Year's Day ), and by c e . - ts ( coincidence, the tolls on earrisges and horses, at W• r bt ,./ Bridge, will cease at twelve o'clock on Monday o ' s Worcester Jeurnal. , this A person called at, a bookseller's shop 111 t hug city a few days ago , for a boo k , the ti tle of which ° Ire ,. written down " The companion to th e h alttr.' center Journal. tlatipp tio 1 01Itw...1 S EC p oR fa a tr p ; 411'11: es:rmul:4l 1:14 41 o i 'dIL-11 )1e: t Liee: 1: t a":14P. Pr ( )1 nt i81.1:1.1 1 1:4:dP9i :l flight in 4e11: 31°.nttaey 1 (arena V seniu7:Etii 1 I F tx ,, ri p g w Mlyrth is .rouaß s star 41 Yined. ZroitD, of whiteh thi s a E 1 441 4 -h aruot and i! THE C o cl % , 4 51 s a St cet e44 them i, th e ''')titin, t h ej fxtin cti°' 4 holiday 114,1 8 Fp C 1 . 1 11 t o listit t ra ° ' t 't h s t " t ueh i4 an Co AYr i„ 4l n, Po met n Pe l e? 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