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Royalists ; but th e y mus t yi e ld it b ar k aga i n on ,`' o first appearance of a compet e nt f orce , as a ll 1"lie A b atteries a n d wor k s o f d efence have been f aaStr oye. u All the accounts f rom C o l um bi a are to g able to the P a t r i o t s ,' w h o are lik e l y to fi ght t he great battle with a superior force, and with every prospect of success. B OLIVAR , un it e d w i t h , 44 5 is 9000 s t rong , near V a l enc i a. T he Roya lists are not near so many, and the old Spaniards are e very day flying from the M a i n , an d cons id er their cause hopeless. 84 " .. " 1 1%/Arr, JUNE 30.—A letter received from St. A ugustine, dated 21st ult., states that the cilantro alth of Government h a d no t vet t a k en p l ace, ougi, hourly. expected. from 1)4, I--k nELpmA,JuNE 30.—We have seen letters lust Angostura, dated 29th May ; the writer has visited t h e head-quarters of General PAEz, i s C " he represents as a most popular man; he stalkult sending two of his children to the United- S t ates ) to be educated ; it is supposed the Royal determine to deliver up the provinces of ez uela to the Patriots by capitulation. Ge tralLA T ERRE h as not an army sufficiently strong c' res ist BOLIVAR. • [Prom a Richmond Paper of July G.] Atnt, ooTn, wko makes his first appearance in p erf r ica this evening, is the Gentleman w h o h as 4th ° "ned Richard, Sir Giles Ov erreac h, an d er parts at Covent Garden and Drury-Lane. - n• great rise took place yesterday in the prices t S tocks, i n consequence of the supposed assur 4nce that peace will be i preserved between Russia " i d the Po r t e. The ground of this reliance on htte aMicable disposition of both parties will not, Pever, bear examination ; and the question of e ace or W ar remains as undecided and involved i4 s Much uncertainty as ever. The belief that a Pea ce will be p reserve d , rests on an assurance, ' t m to h ave been given by the R trs EFFENDI to JOra STRANGFORD, " that the Porte had endea -°t(red to avoid every thing that would lead to war "4 -R ussia ; b ecause i t was very sensible that as it t .„ --a s unabl e to repress the rebels, it was not in COMitient to act alone against that Power, and bell knew that in the present state of har :"a between all the European Cabinets, f ate would draw a sword in its defence." Now e would remark upon this alleged assurance, in t he tii first Place, that it is not very probable that t hat Porte would so-frankly acknowledge, either nat O it is unable to repress its rebellious subjects, r th a t a it is in a situation so utterly helpless, as "3 be incapable of coping with Russia, and to he t ingle ally, _ from whom it can h o p e f or assistane e I It may be very true, that the r , " -or ernment may be sensible of its ina st tt ° to Put do wn the Greeks,--that it may 'be tio c m lls , k us of weakn e s s , as t o f ee l th a t i t cou ld -a ' e any eff ec t ua l resistance to a Russian army, have nand that the c onsc i ousness o f i ts crimes may e ti; tau ght it t o l oo k f or no aid from any is Power. --I t may b e true that the Porte 41 ; er Y sensibl e of all this : but it must be aware, G°:,..tlt it wo u ld nerve t h e cause of the 114 , -e m) and infuse new vigour into their arms tl n ation into th e i r counc i ls, an d at the same ttoeuri Pronounce the sentence of despair to its own tif t Z s ' bY the uncalled for gratuitous admission titt e e l 'uPerio r it y of the Greeks, and of its own TN!' ivahi lity to r es i s t e i t h er i ts d omest i c or its lye enemi es ! On these i lulivie grounds , therefore ; ar e • k justified i n t reat i ng t h e pretended ac a Pt 4l3 "gments and assurances of the REIS EF- Til, aii 3 a fab r i cat i on. We may be mistaken. a map e , e ged d ocument may he authenticated. It kt. ' %e n arri ve b efore this paper is put to press. the its authenticity be verified beyond thi ak P t c ;: ibi lity of doubt or susp i c i on , we it will t ü blic will agree with us i n rece i v i ng I t shoqallepgreatest distrust. Even, however, if of the i n at 4 out that th e P or t e h as b een gu il ty 1311°11 1d 1 3 salle Conduct attributed to it,—if it C erit e Pr oved th a t it h as man if es t e d t h e s i n- Y of telf ' i n alit d esire f or p eace , b y pros t rat i ng it olascio 1 th e abjectness of cowardly t error an d It s us we akness and humiliation, at the feet of ' llis urgent s u bj ec t s , o f R uss i a, an d of th e att e .'"aad th at it has implored for mercy, in empi o itUd e and i n t h e language said to have been ed wha t in th e paroxysm of its despair,--Ivouldas re spects the question of peace or war, fact s el. " these singular and unprecedented c h at tharn°ant to ? No one has ever supposed e Ottoman Government, in the present criti al junct s i an Lre of its affairs, it anxious for a Rus ,r__.Wat• Even if it were disposed to make very tieucait• sacrifices in order to avert hostilities, the ways`3 on questions of this kind does not al ,r. res t with the Government, but with the istible will of its mutinous and ferocious P t tr : r 3 :!. , an d of its turbulent and ungovernable ‘,0:1311 subjects, who have more than once iltgudeked on the head their Sultans, when their ce or policy stoo d opposed to the impulses ()rant fury, Though the Porte, therefore, from consciousness of weak ness, is probably unwilling to plunge into hostilities, it might be hurried, in spite of it- self, into war, by the mere force of military and popular commotion,—by the commotion of a people and an army incapable of esti mating the consequences of their own rash ness and insensible to all considerations but the immediate , gratification of their brutal passions and insatiable thirst of blood and vengeance.— But even supposing that not only the govern ment, but the Turks themselves, are at present impressed with an unusual and salutary spirit of cautious forbearance, the knowledge of their sen timents, or dispositions, after all, does not in the least assist us in solving the interesting question which agitates Europe.—The war is expected to break out, not from any inclination for war on the part of Turkey, but from the well known policy and designs of RUSSIA ! The declarations of the REIS EFFENDI do not pretend to give any assur ance of the pacific disposition of Russia !—On the contrary, -he declares that " all the misunder standings were the consequences of the conduct of Baron Strogongif !" The acknowledgment of the weakness of the Porte, if such an acknow ledgment has been made, cannot, surely, be ex pected to divert Russia from her hostile inten tions. Such an acknowledgment is rather calcu lated to embolden her to advance her army under an increased assurance of triumph !—Those per , sons, therefore, who have suffered themselves to be duped into a reliance on the continuance of peace, by the real or pretended avowals of the REIS EFFENDI, have entirely mistaken the quarter on which the decision depends. The impending war will be averted or commenced, not by the will of Turkey, but by that of Russia; and we must look for the indications of hostility or of continued peace, in the declarations and pro ceedings of the latter Power, not of the former. SUN OFFICE, Two O'CLOCK. THE QUEEN.--There was a confident report this day that an Express had arrived at Messrs. COUTTS &Co. Strand, announcing the death of the QUEEN. This report is unfounded, but there is a general rumour in town that her MAJESTY is actually released from all human troubles. A Supplement to the London Gazette was pub lished last night, containing a detailed account of the Ceremonies of the late Coronation. DEPARTURE OF TUE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.— Yesterday, soon after three o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE left town on his return to Hanover. His Royal Highness pro ceeded in his chariot and four, attended by Co lonel PROT; over Vauxhall Bridge. His Royal Highness was followed by his suite in a coach and four. PRINCESS AUGUSTA.—GIIENT, JULY 30.—Her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA of Eng land, travelling under the name of Countess of Hoy A, arrived here yesterday with her suite. ROYAL EXCURSION.-011 Thursday his Royal flightless the Duke of Ironic dined at the Star and Garter at Richmond, with a party of Offi cers of his regiment, who had the honour of con veying him up the River from White-hall Stairs themselves, in a beautiful eight-oared boat, built expressly for their use this Spring. The follow. lig were the eight rowers on this occasion : Lord Saltoun; Colonel Brook, Colonel Barclay, Colonel lligginson, Colonel Grant, Captain Douglas, Captain Simpson, and Captain Long. His Royal Highness was attended by General Up ton and Colonel Cook. The Marquis and Marchioness of LONDON DERRY intend leaving town on Monday next for Ireland. Yesterday forenoon her Highness Princess ESTERILIZY and suite set out from Chandos House for Oxford, where her Highness will wait the arrival of the Prince.—Yesterday Prince NICOLAS and Prince Nur. ESTERHAZY had a long interview with the Marquis of LONDONDERRY at his house in St. James's-square ; after which a courier was sent off from Chandos House with dispatches for the Court of Vienna. The same messenger arrived on Wednesday last from the Court of Vienna.—Last night Prince PAUL Es- TERIIAZY set out to join the Princess ESTERIIAZY at Oxford, when they will proceed on their way to Ireland.--This morning Prince NicoLss Es- TERIIAZY and suite, left town, on their way to Ire land. His Serene Highness intends joining Prince and Princess PAUL ESTERIIAZY at Capel House. BRIGHTON, AUG. 2.—The disappointment felt here in consequence of the embarkation of the KING at Portsmouth, as yet has lost but little of its acumen ; it almost supersedes the disposi tion to be gay, and occasions dulness, more or less, to have dominion in all parts of the town.— The Duke of YORK is not expected to be at the Pavilion before Saturday evening. The turf sports yesterday, at Lewes, turned out very indifferent; to-day the weather has been bril liantly favourable, but the sports again have been but of a sombre cast. The Dukes of RICHMOND and ARGYLL, With their Duchesses, together with Lord and Lady G. CAVENDISH, and other noble personages here, have been included in the assemblage on the Down. The amiable Countess of MORNINGTON must have been highly gratified at the Coronation, by seeing three of her sons make so conspicuous a figure in the Royal procession, viz.—the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Marquis of WELLESLEY, and the newly-created Peer Lord MARYBOROUGH. Yesterday the remains of Alderman Rolm- WELL were removed with great funeral pomp from his late residence at Clapham to 13attersea, for the purpose pf interment, ORIGINAL LETTER FROM ISIS LATE MAJESTY TO THE LATE EARL HOWE The following very curious private Note is communicated by an authority which enables us to pledge ourselves for its authenticity.—(Gent. Mug. July, 1821) " Queen's house, Jan. 25, 1788, 10 in. past 7, p. m. " So very heinous an offence as striking a superior, is so total a subversion of all military discipline, that l should not have thought myself entitled to grant the mercy the Court Martial have solicited for, had I not maturely read over the Minutes of the Court Martial ; and I think it possible the prisciner may not, in the heat oi% dispute with another Marine, and the dark: ness of the place, have instantly known the serjeant who inter., posed ; besides, the evidences seem to cast a strong impression of the serjeant being none of the best, and therefore may not have conducted himself as he ought. I leave it to the discre tion of Lord Howe whether any punishment less severe can be inflicted, or whether, if it cannot, he may not be pardoned, with some assurance that it is a determination in future not to remit the sentence, if a.. superior is struck by an inferior. " G. R." 1 ",• " When we pass suddenly from the broad, day-light into a region of darkness, the discernment is not to be depended upon. I am not aware whether this can apply to the case in question, but I rather think it will." N. B. The remark which follows the "G. R." was in the King's hand-writing, but it was made in the envelope, and seemed to be the result of further reflection, after the Note to Lord HowE was written. The name of the offender was Edward Bitldoe ; he was tried on board the Carnatic, and Captain PEREGRINE BETLTIE was President of the Court. The man was pardoned of course. dERC..INTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Atm. 3.—Wind S.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Isabella, Wright, from Miramichi ; Mary, Briggs, from Jamaica ; Nimble, Begg, from Grenada ; Honor, Barber, from Cadiz ; St. Mar Burton, from J ama i ca ; D orothy, Taylor, from Quebec ; Mathews, Gordon, from Oporto ; Fran c i s Hen rietta, Dickin s o n , from New Brunswick for Rotterdam ; and Prince of Waterloo, Gray, from Bahia ; the latter remains.— Sailed the Martha and Pomona, for New South Shetland ; and Nautilus, Tripe, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 3.—Wind S.E.—Sailed the Matilda, Hamilton, for Calcutta ' • Golden Grove, St ee l e , f or Bilb ao ; Perseverance, Higgins, for Bourdeaux ; Venus, Candler, for New York 9 • and Tartar, Pottin ger , f or N ew S outh Shetland. COWES, Atra. 3.—Sailed the Isabella, Walter, for New South Wales. HARWICH, AUG. 3.—The Joseph and Dorothy, Merton, from St. Petersburgh for London, has been brought in here by a Salvage smack, leaky, dnd with loss of anchor and cable, having been on the Shipwash Sand. Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, with a mail, from Holland. FALMOUTH, AUG. W.N.W.—The Urania, Heesch, of and for Hamburgh, for Bahia, ran on shore in a thick fog at Kyman's Cove, near the Lizard, yesterday, but was assisted off by a Revenue cutter and other craft, after unloading 54 chests of sugar, and brought in here very leaky, both pumps being at work. Her cargo (nearly WOO chests of sugar) will be taken out to repair the damage. THE DUKE D'ENGHTEN. (mom A PARIS PAPER.)--...L0U1S XVIII. learned at the same moment the death of the Duke n'ENOUEIN and that the Order of the Golden Fleece had been conferred upon BuosA PARTE. HIS MAJESTY instantly returned his de coration of the Order, the investiture of which he had received, being a French Prince, to CHARLES IV., with the following letter:— " Sire, Sir and dear Cousin,—lt is with regret that I return you the insignia of the O r d er o f t h e G olden Fleece, which his Majesty, your Father, of glorious memory, confided to me there can exist nothing in common between me and the great criminal whom audacity and fortune have placed upon my Throne, which he has had the barbarity to stain with the pure blood of a Bourbon, the Duke d'Enghien. " Religion teaches me to pardon an assassin ; but the tyrant of my subjects ought always to be my enemy. " Providence, *mu inscrutable motives, may ordain that I shall end my days in exile ; but neither my contemporaries nor posterity shall ever, even to my last breath, say, that in the hour of adversity, I shewed myself unworthy of occupying the Throne of my ancestors." Madame CATALANI goes to Brighten for the purpose of sea bathing for a few weeks. Expecta tion is anxious for the exertion of her musical talents at that place ; and she then is, it seems, to proceed upon an extensive musical tour in England and Scotland, accompanied by Mr. PIO CIANCHETTINI, who recently returned from Italy, as the conductor of all her Provincial Concerts. GRATIFYING IMPROVEMENT IN THE TRADE OF ScomAND.—The general trade of the west of Scotland is going favourably on. The Cotton mills are briskeriust now than they have been for a considerable time. The manufactures car ried on in the country towns are (Whig well ; the Wool manufacturers in Stewarton and Kilmar nock are in good spirits, and the work people are at present more comfortable in their circum stances than they have been since owto Chronicle.) FIRM FOOTING IN AMERICA.--A traveller, on his return from the state of Ohio, where he had been to buy a farm in that " land of milk and honey," gave this account of the state of promise :—Sir, as I was driving my team, I observed a hat in the path : I reached with my whip stick to take it up from the mud. "What are you doing with my hat ?" cried a voice under it. I soon discovered under the chapeau a brother emigrant, up to the ears in the mire. —" Pray let me help you out," said 1.-- " Thank you," said the bemired traveller," " I have a good long-legged horse under me, who has carried me through worse sloughs than this ; am only stopping to breath my nag, as this is the firmest footing I have found in fifty miles!" The election for Physician td Westminster Hospital took place on Thursday, when Dr, BOYTON was declared duly elected. The num, ber of votes were—for Dr. BovroN 109, for Dr, VETCH 45. The venerable relic of antiquity, the l3urgate at Canterbury, is destined soon to disappear, and already the turret is nearly demolished. The removal of this ancient gateway is in consequence of some modern improvements intended to be made on the spot. Saturday last a horse, the property of Mr. We bber, of Sydney Wharf, was seized with a At of apoplexy, and although prompt assistance was rendered, it died on Sunday. On dissection, two substances, each as large as an egg, were discovered formed in the lobes of the brai❑ ; the substances had become- so large as to interrupt the functions of that important organs they are in the possession of Mr. Maggs, in the Saw-close, 1 3 0 E T It Y. LINES SUGGESTED EV THE SIGHT OF SOME LATE AUTU FLOWEIIS. Those few pale autumn flowers, How beautiful they are Than all that went befOre, Than all the summer store; How lovelier far ! And why ?—They are the last ! The last ! the last ! the last ! Oh ! by that little word, How many thoughts are stirr'd That sister of the past ! Pale flowers ! pale perishing powers Ye're types of precious things ; Types of those bitter moments, That flit like life' s en j oyments, On rapid, rapid wings. Last hours with parting dear ones, (That time the fastest spends), Last tears in silence shed, Last words half tittered, Last looks of dying friends. Who but would fain compress A life into a day, The last day spent with one Who, ere the morrow's sun . Must leave us, and for aye Oh, precious, precious moments ! Pale flowers ! ye're types of those ; The saddest ! sweetest ! dearest ! Because, like those, the nearest To an eternal close. P ale flowers ! pale perishing flowers ! I woo your gentle breath- , . I leave the summer rose For younger blither brows ; Tell me of change and death. Blackwood's, July, 1821. REGISTER OF FASHION. CHRISTENING.--The Duke of SUSSEX honoured Mr. and Mrs. BRAHAM, by standing, in person, sponsor to their youngest child,a son,inTavistock Square, on Thursday last. The child was bap tised by the names of Augustus Frederick, by de sire of his Royal Highness. The other sponsor and godmother were Mr. Mitchell of Bank-build ings, and Mrs. Masters. The sponsor for the female was Robert Morris, M. D. of Liverpool. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Masters, after which twenty six persons sat down to an elegant dinner, among whom were the Duke of Sussex, Earl Pomfret, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir Francis and Lady Desanges, Sir George and Lady Pocock, Colonel and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Eliason, John Soule, Esq., - Foster Esq. &c, &c., R. Morris M. D., Mr. Mitchell. In the evening, the company, , consisting of a very numerous and elegant party, were highly gratified by the vocal performances of Mr. BaAnAm, Miss Goodall, and Madame Catalani. Madame Catalani sang some Italian airs with exquisite taste, and was admirably supported by Mr. BRAHAM. The conclusion was " Goa save the King," sung by Catalan; and BRAHAM, in the most impressive manner. The company did not disperse till a very late hour in the morning, after a delightful harmonic treat, and the most liberal hospitality. AllltlVALs.—The Earl of Jersey, from Middleton Park; Sir Henry Vanc, Bart., at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, frpm Kent; Edward Darvill, Esq., Mrs. Darya], and family, at Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from York; Mrs. Stiteman and family, at ditto ;- 'Wilkinson, Esq., at ditto, from the East Indies; - Oddwell, Esq., at ditto, from the West Indies ; Colonel and Mrs. Kenah, at ditto ; Captain Price, at ditto. • DEPARTURES.—The Marquis and Nfarchioness of Cholmon. deley, for Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire; Earl and Countess Bathurst and family, for Cirencester, Gloucestershire ; Hon. Col. and Lady Charlotte Seymour, for Cholmondeley Castle ; the Earl of Rocksavage, on a tour; Lord and Lady Dylievor and family, for Dynevor Castle, South Wales; the Dowager Countess of Dartmouth, for Kent ;, the Lord Chief Baron of Scotland and Lady Shepherd, from Warren's Hotel, Regent street, to Edinburgh ; Colon e l an d Mrs. Campbell, from ditto, to Kent; Lord Harris, for Belmour, Kent; Sir John Harring ton, Bart. for Bognor Lodge, Sussex ; Lord and Lady Am herst, for Montreal House, Kent. the Right Hon. Sir E va n Nepean, Bart. from Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, to Loders, near Bridport, Dorsetshire. BATH ARRIVALs.—EarI and Countess of Cork, Earl and Countess of Waldegrave, Lord Mount Earl, Lord Elgin, Ladv Elton, Lady Smith, Sir W. Hotham, Sir J. C. IlippesleSir C. Hawkins ' Sir M. Ximenes--Major-General and M rs . W ar -, ren, Colonel Pepper, Colonel Serle, Colonel Halford, Captain Fenshaw, Captain Hamiltou, Captain Mason,--Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Luders, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Stone, Rev. Mr. Hawkins, Rev. Mr. MacdOnel, R ev . M r . Shi pton , R ev. M r. W a l s h , Rev. Mr. Winglass. The COURT of the FISHMONGER'S COMPANY had their Annual sumptuous Dinner on Wednesday last, at their Hall : there were present, the Duke of Su, sex, Duke of Gloucester, Lotd Darnley, Lord Erskine, Alderman Wood, Mr. Denman, Mr. Hume, Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Grey Bennet, and many other public characters. SPOR -7 1TN - 6-jisTMLIGENCE. EDINBURGH RACES, JULY 30. These races commenced on Monday, over the New Course Musselburgh. A Produce Stakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. for 3-yr olds.—Orie mile. Sir Alex. Don's ch. f. by X.Y.Z. out of Agnes Sorrel - 1 Mr. Bogie's br. c. by Stamford, out of Diana - 2 Mr. Batllie's ch.. f. by Viscount, out of Salamanca - 3 5 to 4 on X.Y.Z.—A good race. A Produce Stakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for 2-yr olds.—Half a mile. Mr. Baird's ch. c. by Stamford, out of Clementina Sir D. .Moncrieff's ch. c. by Colophon, dam by C a l e b 2. 2 to 1 on Mr. Baird's ch. c..—Won easy. The Gold Cup, value 100gs.—Three miles, Mr. Rogue's ch. c. by Stamford, out of Ayrshire Lass, 3 yrs 1 Sir D. H. Blair's b. c, Milton, 4 yrs - - - Lord Kelburn's.b. h. Chance, 3 yrs - . 3 GENERAL MONTELEGIER AND BARRIER DLTAIi: PARIS, recently announced that a duel was expected to take place, between Colonel DUFAY and Genera! DE MONTELEGIER*. In- fact, as was anticipated, the affair becaine serious. The General, as may easily be belieVed, felt much repugnance to place himself upon a footing with a man, who, whether justly or not, has acquired such an unfortunate celebrity.—lt will be recollected, that the point in question was a passage of the deposition of M. de Mon telegier .in his quality of witness in the trial of the conspiracy of August. His deposition was inaccurately reported in one paper only, (The Journal des Debals,) the Editor of which would willingly have corrected the error; but Dufay, in his brutal fury, preferred provoking the Gene ral, his former companion in arms. His gross insults left the latter no alternative, and on the 23d instant, he resolved to give a rendezvous to Dufay, and sent, him a letter to that effect by an orderly (ordonnance), with an in junction not to leave it without a receipt from the Colonel, . who, after some hesitation, gave one. The meeting was fixed for tWO o'clock, at an ap pointed spot in the " Bois de Vincennes." The orderly had scarcely returned ten minutes, when Dufay presented himself, 'in a mdst violent manner, at the residence of M. Monte legier: The latter called out loud enough to be heard by Dufay, that he could only meet him at the appointed rendezvous, and not at his house. Dufay insisted upon entering—Montelegier per.. sisted in his refusal, and caused it to be notified to Dufay, that his servants should close the door upon him. Upon this intimation, the natural tiolence of the Colonel knew no bounds; the domestics thronged upon the staircase, where, in struggling 'to pass them, he hurt his hand, some what grievously. Montelegier proceeded to the rendezvous, where he remained two hours. Dufay did not make his appearance. The former says that he will not now hold himself responsible to Dufay ; with respect to Dufay, he is more irritated than ever, and affirms that he only went to the General's residence to get the place of rendezvous changed, on the ground that the General com mands a' brigade of the Garde composed of two regiments, who are in garrison at Vincennes. It is not probable that the affair will end here. The following statement has been printed and circulat, ed by General de Montelegier REPLY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL VISCOUNT DE moNTr. LEGIER TO A LIBEL. It is always painful to a man of honour to intrude himself upon the public. I find myself, however, driven to this sad necessity. SuMmoned as a witness before the Court of Peers, I did not, as the proces verbal of the Court, and the - official Journal prove, even pronounce the name of the Sieur On the 20th of ;flay I received from him a menacing letter, written in the coarsest terms. (The samelwhich he has since published.) I despised too much the writer and his insults, not to consider it beneath me to take that notice of it which I would not deny to a man of honour. I therefore merely signified to him, that if personally attacked, I would take summary jus tice on the spot. To this declaration, I however added, that I had never spoken of him. I was bound to expect that I should never hear more of this man ; but he has dared to publish, two days ago, an infamous libel, with a view to incite Me to a duel. I yesterday wrote the following letter, which 1 sent to the Sieur Dufay this morning at six o'clock " Paris, Sunday Evening, July 22. " A wretch covered with disgrace, who has been condemned to the galleys, exposed in the' pillory, and implicated in the crime of Louvel, has no right to demand honourable satisfaction, nor even to spimk of it. But one may meet him in a wood.— To-morrow, Monday the 23d, Monsieur de Montelegier will choose to wall; in the Bois de Vincennes, near Vincennes, on the road which leads to Nugent; he will there only appear to suit the occasion; he will be there merely in the character of his first step in life, that of a private huzzar, and armed as such ; four of his friends will walk with him, " There it will be seen whether courage can dwell in the same breast with infamy. (Signed) " 31ONTELEGIER." The above letter was delivered to the Sieur Dufay at a quarter, past six in the morning. At ten o'clock he presented himself at my porter's lodge, with a letter to state that he would not re. pair to the Bois de Vincennes. Having signified to the wretch that he had to meet me in the Bois de Vincennes, at two o'clock, that I should positively go thither, and that it was only on that occasion that I would so far degrade myself with him, I caused him to be throst out of my house. I went to the appointed place, at the hour fixed, accompanied by four friends, who enjoy, as they merit, the esteem of Paris and of the whole army. We waited there two hours, and the Sieur Dufay did not make his appearance. I feel, and I declare, that I have acted wrong, thus to forget for a moment, the rank which I have the honour to hold in the Army, and also that I should so far have lost sight of the noble character of a soldier, who ought never to compromise himself with a man lost to every sense of honour. Henceforward, I shall submit to the cognizance of the tribu, nals any molestation which I may experience on the part of the Sieur Dufay. (Signed) THE VISCOUNT DE MONTELEGIER. ‘f We declare, that at the invitation of .11. the Lieut.-General Viscount de I'llontelegier, we, to-day, accompanied him at half-past one o'cl9ck to the Bois de Vincennes ;we there wait. ed, at the entrance of the road leading to Nogent, until half_ _ past three, and that AL Dufay did not present himself. (Signed) " Count BOURKE, Lieutenant-General. 0 L. SPARRE, Lieutenant-General. " A. LA ROCHEJAQUELEIN, " TOURTON. '" Certified to be an accurate copy, " Viscount De IVIONTELEGIER. Paris, Monday, July 23, 1821." * The Viscount de Montelegier is a Lieutenant-General and a superior Officer in the Royal Guard. The Colonel is the same person who killed M. de Saint Mous in a duel, and who during the Revolution had, been condemned to the gallies, and exposed six hours in the pillory for theft. Some days ago he wrote to N. de Montelegier that he was a liar, a scoundrel, and a calumniator, for saying that he was engaged in the pretended plot, and demanded satisfaction for the calumny by a combat "to the utteranc e." Al. de Montelegier, in a card without sig. nature, answered that he would not fight with such a man.— Dufay, in fury, sent another letter, in which he threatened to publish his refusal to fight. M. de Montelegier replied, that h e had nothing to say to a man who had figured in the trial of Louvel. The Colonel then published these different letters, which contained- terms the most offensive to his antagonist This led to the proceedings above detailed. 2 to 1 On Chance, The grand Cricket Match between the County of Kent and the Epsom Club, was played on Pennenden Heath, near Maid stone, and terminated on Thursday in favour of the Epsom Club by forty runs. Even betting at starting. This match excited great interest by its being strongly contested until the final issue. The spectators assembled were uncommonly numerous. A splendid dinner of r , and ale, was given a few 25 of the most aged pool town, at the Fleur de Li the names_and ages of tt united ages amounted to John Prole - (16 Mary Ann Gray - 91 Sarah Stephens - 88 John Hawkins - 87 Mary Cornish . 85 Hannah Smith - . 85 William Smith' 84 Joseph Johnson 84 Betty Bryant - Joan Pursey - 83 Mary Collard - 83 Joseph Falkner - 82 Henry Bere_ - 82 'oast beef, plum pudding, days ago at Taunton, to r men and women of that 's Inn ; the following are le- happy guests, whose 2,045 years:-- Elizabeth Potter Mary Tucker Thomas Floyd Grace Buncombe Ann Lake William Webber Thomas Meckridge Mary Johnson Ann Virgin Mary Pearse Mary Goodman illiam Weecb 82 - 82 - 80 - 80 • BO - 70 - 78 - 77 - .10 ~ 72 Yesterday morning, at halfrpast eight, a man of colour, pursuant to his sentence, was publicly whipped from the Obelisk, Fleet-street, to Black friars-bridge, and back, for being found concealed iq a coal-cellar under very suspicions circum stances. Sheriff WILLIAMS, the City Marshals, and a numerous posse of Constables ; attended.