The Sun. — London, England, 1817-12-02 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS. ROMR, Nov. B.—Lucien Buonaparte and his family suddenly returned this morning to Rome front their seat Rufinella, near Frascati. The foilo lug was the occasion of it :--Yesterday at ternoon, about four o'clock, Monseigneur Cunes, Eddare di Nicota, a relation of the Buonaparte fa . roily, who petal a visit to Lucien at Rufinella; went sto-take weralk toTtisculum,to view the excavations 'making there, when he was suddenly stopped by se veral men,and beaten and wounded. They consult ed together whether they should kill him or carry lam off, but kept bins in their power about half an hour after sunset. As Lucien's family were 'sitting down to table, Monsieur Cunes was miss ed, and servants with torches sent out in search of him. They went to Tusculum, and loudly called his name; mean time, however, the robbers pro ceeded against the house, and seized Lucien's Se• •cretary, M. Cha.tillon, and two servants (pro bably they took the Secretary for his master) and carried him off. M. Cunes had the good fortune to escape during the tumult. Thismorning it was reported that the notorious robber Barbone, of Villetri, had made this attempt with 27 of his gangi but .according to the testimony of some of Lticien's people, there were only six men dressed as peasants, without shoes, and with soles tied ott (Cioccie), such as the very poorest class -usually wear. The Papal Government congra tulates itself that Lucien escaped. What a Mass 'of suspicion woold have been raised against it, and what political conjectures would have been excited among the half, or ill-informed, by Lucien's dis appearance, and till he was found again. We just learn, that the robbers, perceiving their mis take-in the person, have sent word that they will be 'contented with 3,000 Roman crowns for the ransom of their prisoners. The Cardinal, Secre tary of State ; does every thing in his power to remedy this want of public security, hut he is not duly supported, and it is to be apprehended that the Grits d'Armes (or Carabiniers), who are still young, and the many raw soldiers, do not pro ceed with sufficient activity. VIENNA, Nov. 16 —We hear that Madam Mu tat has obtained permission from the Emperor to purchase from Count Fries the Lordship of Orth, three leagues trom this city, though it is a Knight's fief. It is said the purchase is made for her eldest son, Achilles, Count of Lipano, so that the Ex- Crown Prince or Naples will become an Austrian Nobleman Madam Murat lives very retired, and seldom accepts visits from the neighbouring No bility. She has been expecting Lucien Buonaparte for these two months. EAST FRIESLAND, OCT. 30.—His Royal High- Dess the Duke of Cambridge and Minister Von Bremer have this month visited East ki iesland," and seen much that interested them, partiett- larlyour Colonies, with their navigable eanals,Ste. their manner of digging peat, and cultivating the under-ground, so that it yields the finest corn and grass ; further the excellent marsh and clover dis tricts, true gardens of agriculture, with so many ' thousand beautiful homesteads,all inhabited by free • and often very rich agriculturiits ; the great and high sea dikes and dams, with sluices and constt do►►. for irritation, kept up at an yearly expense 'of 140,000 rix-dollars ; our method of cultivation ; • the threshing machines, &e. all which received the approbation of the Duke and the Minister. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, Nov. 28.—Yesterday, before mass, the King gave a private audience to the Baron de Vincent, who notified to his Majesty the death of the Princess ['entwine, of Anhalr, consort of the Archdulte Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, brother of the Emperor of Austria. The Pere Elysie, principal surgeon to the King, died at two o'clock yesterday morning, in the 65th year of his age. Arrangements are making in the War Depart ment for a new organization of the Gendartherie. Madame de Krudener arrived on the 13th in stant at Meinungen, in Saxony, accompanied by an officer of police. She continues Ler route by 'easy stages for Russia. There tvill be no Sitting probably of the Cham ber of Deputies till Monday, when M. Faget de -Battre will report on the Projet respecting the •Liberty of the Press. The Journal de Toulouse says, " We are'au thorised to state, that in consequence of further cominuni , ations hetweeli the English Minis , try and the French Ambassador in London, the Eng. fish Government will no longer receive in its ports any Spanish Refugees." The Councillors of State and Masters of Re quests asFembled yesterday morning, under the Presidency of the Keeper of the Seals. We learn front Rochelle, that on the 19th inst. at a quarter past three in the morning, there was seen, in the northern part of the heavens, a lu • miuous globe, which appeared of prodigious di mensions ; it drew after it a lung train of light. Five per Cents.-1 hursday, 63f.. 95c. • VIENNA-, Nov. IC—The Pm sian Privy Coun cillor, Jordan, has arrived here, and it is sup -0 sed his conferences with the Prince de Metter nich are of great interest with respect to the of - T fairs of GernnAny. At Pruth fot'ir of the principal commercial Louses have suddenly stopped . payment. BAI.e, Nov. 12.—Negociations a►e understood to he on foot respecting the employment of Swiss troops in the service of Spain. FOR THE SUN. CHALMERS'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Mr. EDITOR,—I was pleased to observe your just commendation of Mr. CHALMERS'S Biogra phical Dictionary, and recommendation of it to Your readers. It is a work upon which he ap pears to have expended much laborious and ac curate research, as well as to have displayed con siderable taste and judgment in compressing the history of each individual into a reasonable com pass ; and I certainly think, that in presenting the public with this collection of Biographical in formation, which is more extensive, varied, and interesting, than any that has hitherto been pub lished, he has rendered them a very acceptable service, and as its cheapnessireuders it more ge nerally accessible, I think it may also be consider ed as a national benefit, when we recollect the ittfl ience . which a contemplation of the lives of great anti excellent men has upon persons of every rank in society. Some idea may he formed of the extensive plan anon which this work is executed, when it is known that the mere re capitulation of tire names of the lives inserted in it occupies sixty-two close•printed pages of three colomes each; and, as it is a trot k of such magnitude, it cannot be surprizing if es-en the most diligent Editor shoidd leave some de ficiences to he supplied, sortie errors uncorrected, or should overlook the names of some men worthy to be recorded ; and accordingly, in turning over Mr., CHALMERs-'S Dictionary, I find several persons are not noticed whose names were in every re spect intided-to insertion. It most he confessed, indeed, that frequently an Editor,'after every pos sible inquiry, canton obtain any valuable or authentic information respecting the individual whose memoirs he is desirous of composing ; but this cannot have occurred in any inquiry respect ing the late Sir FREDERICK MORTON EDEN, whose name is one of thosv I find omitted, for the pro ductions of his pen are too well known and ad the literary world, and the remembrance of those amiable qualities by which he was so much distinguished in life, still dwells too strongly upon the minds of his friends, to allow such an inquiry to be fruitless. Mr. CHALMERS will not, 1- an sure, experience much difficulty in collect ing notices sufficient to form a very interesting arid useful memoir of the late' Sir F. M. EDEN, and it it contaios no more than the dates of his birth and death, and the titles of the various works which he published, it will not by any means,he devoid of interest, at least to those who delight in speiadating on the means of bettering the condition of the Poor, and of ally:toeing the internal grandeur and happiness of this Country. sobjects, per iaps, have been more canvas sed of late, or oftener excited the anstry feelings of the different parties, than those on the Princi ples o: Population, and the System of the Poor La's's, yet the writers on either side have univer sally titti ed in bestowing their respective tributes of praise upon the labours of Sir F. M EDEN, On these interesting topics. His 1 ‘ History and State of the Poor," indeed, is a book which must ever ho held in the highest esteem ; torming at once a hotly of valuable historical information, and a collection of curious anecdote, it reflects the greatest credit upon the literary acquirements and abilities of the author,' who was able, at a very early period of his life, to form and /arrange the plan of so intricate a work, and to execute it in a manner which leaves little or nothing to be sup plied by others. At the same time, I cannot but think it very honourable to the fk'elings of his heart, that at such an age he should so seriously direct his attention to the wants and condition of tire poorer classes of his fellow-subjects. I have 00 doubt that the omission of Sir F. 11. EnEN's Dante in Mr. CDALMERs's work is uninten tional ; and therefole I trust it will be supplied.in the supplemental volumes, for I am sure the friends of liierature in genet al, and particularly the in quirers into the means of alleviating tire miseries and wants of the Poor. would hereafter deprecate the writer in the department of Biography who should lose an opportunity of procuring any in formation respecting an Author who has so ma terially assisted their researches. I fear I have already trespassed too far on your limits ; but it may not perhaps' be improper to add, and 1 can scarcely deny myself the melan choly pleasure of performing the task, that the eld est son of this amiable and excellent writer died in the service of his country at the early age of six teen. He entered the A rm y w h en he was only fourteen, and served in the latter part of the Spa nish War, and in. France, and lastly in America; and even in this.short but active military career {for he joioed his regiment on receiving his com mission, and remained with it till his death, with the exception of a month), he gained the friend ship and esteem of his Brother-Officers, by his manly 'and generous conduct ; add in the attacks upon Washington and Baltimore, his cool intre pidity and ardour attracted the notice of his Com manding Officer, and he was to have been pro moted in consequence, when he was so severely wounded in the unfortunate expedition against New New Orleans, that he died. in two days. I shall add no more, .than that 1 am not insen sible to your goodness in allowing me to occupy so much space in 'your valuable columns and that I am your obliged 59th November, 1817. CANTUARIENSIS. A person intimate with LAS CASAS mentions that be acquainted him that previous to his leav ing St. Helen'a, his baggage was strictly examin ed by order of the Governor, and that a packet, containing the history of BUQNAPARTE, written by Las CASAS by the immediate desire of BUONA PARTE, and under his direction, was taken from him ; he made pressing applications that it might be returned, which the Governor pointedly refus ed : at length it was agreed that this most ex traordinary document should remain in the pos session of General Lows, and with his sanction Las Casa affixed his seal, that the packet should not be opened without his consent. Las CASAS ,States, that fie knows more of the history of 800- NAPARTE than any other person, being for a series of years his Private Secretary; and ,to no other person did BuoNAPARTE 'ever disclose his mind. LAS CASAS is a middle-aged man; his son, a youth of 12 or 13 years of age, accompanies ("Veining Paper.). HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO -MORROW. Morning, 4 minutes after 9. I Evening, e 9 minutes after 9. THE SUN. lOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM AU DEAT LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1817. We received last night the Paris Papers of Friday last, with the exception of the Journal de Paris: those of Saturday, which were due this morning, have not come to hand. It was doubt- NI whether any public Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies would take place till yesterday, when the Report was to be made upon the Projet re specting the Liberty of the Press. Some conferences at Vienna, between the Prince de METTERNICII and a Minister from Berlin, are said to be of great interest, with regard to the affairs of Germany. , Negociations are stated to be on foot between Spain aud;Switzerland, respecting:the Swiss troops in the service of the former. FRENCH rivB PER CENTS. Thursday The Elizabeth Hill, BRITTON, arrived yesterday in Margate Roads from Smyrna, in 10 days from Gibraltar, spoke, off the Cape de Gatt, the Mary, from Tunis to Barcelona, and vtas informed that the DEY of ALGIERS bad been shot, and that War was declaked against the Sicilians,,,Daneb, and Swedes. Extract of a Letter from Captain JAMES, of the brig Hero, from Zante, dated' Stangate Creek, Nov. 30 :—" On the Bth inst. we fell in with a squadron of Algerine cruizers, 3 brigs and 1 schooner, about 40 miles E. of Gibraltar. The schooner ran up alongside under American co lours, but we soon saw that they were Turks.— They hailed us, and ordered us to heave to and get our boars out and come alongside. I was lbath to comply with these orders, but being obliged, I got the boats out and went alongside the schooner. I was then ordered to the brig, which I supposed to be the Commodore. After examining our Mediterranean pass, I was told to return on board. They then hoisted the red flag. They had 3 or 4 prize ships with them, Swedes and Portuguese. They did not board us, but were very impertinent." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM SAVANNAH, NOV. 1. " The British schooner Two Brothers, Captain COPELY, from St. Mary's, arrived here yesterday The Two Brothers was from Nassau (N.Y.), bound to Baracua with dry goods : on the 25th ult. fell in with and was captured by the privateer schooner Sally, under the Mexican nag, and ordered for Amelia Island. The United States brig Saranac took possession of the Two Brothers off St. Mary's Bar four days since, and ordered her for this port, with an Officer from the Saranac, for adiudica tion. The letter further states, that the Saranac bas taken possession of the privateer Sally, and a prize of per's in company (the prize is Spanish). The Sally was detained in consequence of her commission not being considered genuine. The Captain of the Sally has made off." We have inserted an article from the Anti- Gal ican Monitor of Sunday last in our Paper this day, (see the first page) because it relates to a subject highly interesting to all Europe. The present French Ministry seem to be incessantly complain ing of the expence attending the AnmY OF OCCU PATION, and of the degradation of the Country by the continuance of tha; Army in the French terri tories. We consider the present French Mini stry as chiefly made up of Jacobinical Politicians, who have forced themselves into the service of the French Monarch, and would be glad to get rid of the Aillies in order to rise into higher power by revolutionary measures. The peace and security of all Europe therefore depend , MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND TICKETS WILL BE DRAWN NEXT FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DRAWING, AND EVERY TICKET WILL BE A PRIZE. 'ALL THE SIX PRIZES OF TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS ARE YET IN THE WHEEL. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURT-LANE.—The ',Castle Spectre: Os ' mond, Mr. Rae; Angela, Mrs. Robinson. After which, The Falls of Clyde. THEATRE RoYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—Venice Preserved : Pierre, Mr. Young; Belvidera, Miss-O'Neill. After which, Aladdin. MAILS. Due-2 Gottenburgb, 3 Haniburgb, I Guernsey and Jersey. I Dublin, Y Waterford. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT rwt.i.vF. o'cLocic. Bank Stock, 3 per Cent. Red....... 82444 j India Brouls 975. !,r. 3 per Cent. Cons 8341-14 j Exch. Bills.-- .18s. 255. pr. 4 per Cents. .... 99f I I Cons. for Account, 84i 83i 84 4 per Ct. Navy Ann.....108ii upon the continuance of the Allied Arm' in France. If the apeoce of mai►ttait► d them falls heavily on the Country, the ` c pa►r of the French people will reflect off ohieet of that expense, which is their preservail l i ~r otn all the tyranny of ambitious Upstarts, their possession of their lawful M nareh , Monarch why► has been severely tried it► the of Adversity, whose character is highly ainig l4 and who certainly has no object in view, .but honour and happiness of his Country. As I" as the Allied Army remains in France, that Mou►+ will be secure on the. Throne, and if they were be suddenly removed there would Must an end to the reign of the BfWRBONS, and • (night expect to see " confusion worse c tountled," and universal dismay and uncervii 41 over the Continent. We believe that GOLDSMITH means well towards the King FRANCE, but we conceive that upon his own I ,owing the Allied Army should reinain in Fr a ud . He says, " are the Allies never to leave Fr a ne' According to treaty they can Only stay two yesi l longer, and will tlie love for the BOURBONS 19 ' crease by that time ? I think not—quite the co' trary ; for the more you oppress the people d France by your extortions, the mote you d make them hate th e re i gn i ng family." To ( I ' / . we answer, that if it be necessary for the welt's° of Europe that the Allied Army should remain i° France, we hope they will remain there for t wolf years instead of two. The word ertertion is 19 applicable and invidious. The Allies ha , e put to enormous expellee. They should be re' paid, and Matt France pays for their stwort only an insurance for its own protection against domestic enemies, who, if left at liberty to act 11/ they please, would soon involve her in bloodshd, and anarchy, and disturb't he recce of all surround' ing States. An article under the head of Rome, in the Gel' man Fetters received last night, gives an arroia ll of an attempt made by a hand -t robbers to .rite and carry off LUCIRN BU4iNAPARTE, iron' his sco t near Frascati. They carried al Seer,taryiti, mistake for his Ma s te r , an d wounded ti retitive°', the family who w a s t h ere on a v : s i t Luctf.l47 his family have, in consequence, reinoved into Rome. Two Dutch Mails arrivedye sterday. 11.• pegs by them mention a report that the Aral of Occupation in Fiance is ..expected to he re: duced in the course of the next sprine, go the there will only remiiin the contingents of Eogtiotio linssia, Austria and Pros•ia, those tit Wurtetnnerg, Hanover, Saxony -tint , D'nuost s ' returning to their homes. The Brussels Oracic mysteriously alludes to th e di sp itie ti,t.t.yn King of the NETFIEHLAMDS anti his son, Ow of ORANGE, but without giving any Nuttier cle' Recent accounts from Malta, state, thvt tiff Weymouth store ship, Mr. Tu RN FR . 1 1 ,4 ..;, 4 !ta from that island for Tripoli, to re•eire on ihoafil the curiosities collected at Lebida (he site the modem Carthage). and destined for the Ptillq - c% REGENT by the Bay. They are repreyiers.vd ds highly valuable and curious, consisting of smitOY colunnis of porphyry, statuary, aid other fraf4" ments of ancient art. This collection has beets mad°. under the directi o n , o f SMYTH of theltaY 3l navy, who has been some time employed iii sorver ing that pact of the African coast, am! is fregitentit with the BEY, by whom he is allowed a guard 4 4 janissaries in his several joaraies through tire country. At one of his audiences the .Bey FEZZAN was present ; and he related to Cap, sill SMYTH, that about 17 years shire, an .Eglisli,intia travelled with him to the southward of Fezzant and was taken ill on the road of a fever, virbic4 l caused his death, and he afterwards saw ftim twcw tied. This person, there can be no doubt, was Mr. F. Iloarit,stAN, the son of a German elergr man, employed by the Society for making d i sca's veries in,the interior Of Africa As in t tie case 0 1 PARK, no intelligence of this traveller bad :Urea received during the period before mentioned; ts crii as he was known to have been in the .direction stated by the Bey of FEzzAs, no doubt of death exists, especially as the period of his disap' - pearance exactly corresponds with the alleged time of his decease. Lord HOLLAND is arrived in town from Paris, and is very ill. His Lordship is visited by Lora LAUDERDALE and Mr. BROUGHAM. NOVA/len , They are certainty in a sad plight ; who ran wun.• der at their illness..? It is said that Lord 214t.t..argiv is very indignant at M. Da CAZ,E, the French Mi.' 'lister of Police, for not having wrested or exiled him ; which would have given the IV)tble Lord an excellent opportuni y of making tirades in the House of Peers against the Bourbon Government. Lord HOLLAND kid, certainly , rea.ou to e x pect an order for his exile from Paris, in consequence of the company he kept there ; hut, unfortunately for the Noble. Lord, the French Minister took no kind of notice of hint : indeed, whoever is well acquainted with Lord HOLLAND, knows that he IS a very harmless Nobleman. Alderman iVoon is also gone to Paris, ; he will, perhaps, return with the same disappointment as Lord HotLAND, Mr; BROUGHAM, I understand, is inconsolable at not having been ordered away front Pat is —Oh ! M. Ds CAZE, how ill you behave to the Members of our Opposition.—(Anti- Gullican, Nov. 30.) More than 6,000 Tickets will he drawn ott FRIDAY NEXT, the Second Day of Drawing, 5,700 of which must be Prizes of at least 121. ea. h. The SIX Grand Capitals of 20.0001. yet remain . in the, Wheel ; consequently Adventurers whom/ Tickets shall be decidcd on FRIDAY NEXT, will have the chance of obtaining the above Cignals, at the trifling risk of 71. * Wigiso, 9s, 4td. on a Sixteenth.