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called "Gibraltar," situated st miles up
the Lake, to re-commence a spinet the
Royalist. ou the termination of the armistice.
Alrrived die brig Mete, • Columbian letter of
marque, from Angostura, with Generals Morris,
Goosea,usid a German Baron, and some other ('gen-
tlemen passenger*, on. their way to Santa Fe.
Yesterday orders were issued from the Government,
&t!11 the vessels in port
be held in readiness to
receive troops this morning for transportation. Ws
reonott.trated against this order as it respected our
vessel, she being deep loaded sad ready for see.
By this means we escaped the requisition. The
retorts in port taken up were the brig General
Marion, Stearns, of New bedford, one Dutch sod
one French brig, end two Swinish schooners. The
decks of these vessels are crowded with troops (fro*
It to 13,000), said to be destined for Gibraltar,
about twenty leagues up the Lake; uo doubt, to
commence offensive operations at: the termination
or the armistice. From present appearance*.
doubt not, this part of South America will become
free and independent.

BALTIMOMM, MAY 9.
By the schooner Harriet, Captain Murphy,
arrived here yesterday, in eleven days from LA
Guayra, and last from Cape Henry, we have been
politely favoured with the following informatiorr
relative to recent events at the Cape :

" Another attempt had been made by the Blacks
to throw off die yoke of Boyer—but this, like feu:-
mer attempts, had proved unsuccessful, owing only
to mismanagement, as a large majority of the
people are evidently opposed to a Republican form
of government. On the 11th April, General
Magny, Commander at the Cape, having received
isetimation that General Romaine had bribed the
two regiments to which lie was attached, to assassi-
nate the President, who was hourly expected, or-
dered the a tof the above General Romaine.
A guard only was put around his house, in conse-
quence of the two regiments forbidding their mak-
ing him a prisoner. On the 13th President Boyer
arrived at the Cape-14th, ordered General Ro-
maine to be embarked for Port-an-Prince. His
emb.irkation was too severs a trial for those soldiers
who had been his companions for many years, and
who had received many favours at his hands—se-
cordingly, same slay those two regiments revolted,
demanding the res►oration of their General. Pre-
sident Boyer treated their demands with contempt.
All the soldiery were called out, young and old,
anticipating a bloody scene : business was suspend-
ed. Sonic white families embarked on board the

shipping, and, finally, at night the revolters sur-
rendered, finding their force unequal, being only
600 strong against 9,000. Eleven officers, consist-
ing of Colonel+, Commandants, &c. bad been exe-
cuted; fifty more were under sentence of death.
Affairs were by no means settled at the Cape ; busi-
ness was exceedingly (Inn ; money scarce ; pay
worse ; p►uvisiova were the only articles that could
be sold at the Cape. The repeated commotions
had to alarmed the merchant., that they would
only buy by small quantities. Connected with
that, the politic proceedings of the President in
drawing every dollar from the Treasury as fast as
it was accumulated; all these things have a ten-
dency to injure the business of the Cape. General
Romaine's character was that of a brave, generous
officer, and said to be a good friend to the whites.
It was said the President would not dare to kill
him, as his influence is great at the north part of
the island. On the 27th the President left the
Cape. with 400 men, for Port Dolphin, to check
some disturbances there."

THE BRITI S FL PRES S.

LON DON,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1821.

In the Brussels Papers which were brought to
town yesterday by the Flanders Mill, we find a
singular article of intelligence from Lille respecting
the condition and state of the French army with
regard to its efficiency. " France," the writer
complains, " has not an army which she cats thew
with confidence, either to her friends or her ene-
mies. It is doubtful whether it will be complete
on the peace establishment by the end of the year."
Aud further, he remarks, that the only corps which
have attained their full complement are the royal
guard, the Swiss regiments, and the legion of
Prince Hotter+ Lona, forming altogether about
12,400 men.

if the picture given in the Brussels Paper of the
Fiench army he correct, the Government of France
will appear to act upon a system of policy very

ferent from that which influences the Governments
of Great Britain, Russia, Austria, mid Prussia.
To uphold the military power seems to he a pri-
mary object with the Cabinets of these States re-
spectively, although according to their mutual p►o-
fcssious of friendvhip, no danger can he supposed
to exist of foreign aggression. France was the
first power its modern Europe that instituted a
standing army, and the pernicious example has
since been imitated by every other Stale, no mat-
ter. what may be its extent or capacity. The ne-
cesvity of guarding against invasions from England,
gave CHARLES VII. sufficient pretence fur impoving
suds a hoiden upon his country, hut as the pre.

' •
'sent Government of Frinee need no longer aPPre-
leend danger from abroad, it would displerits wis-
dom in a 'cry edvantsgrons light if it were, to re-
lieve the peOPle from the wasteful extreurklore €4'l
mere military parade, by limiting the numbers of
the army ,to
.the met:millet of ipteynal guards and
garrisons. , We do not, however, believe that
France will otfer so wise an example to the rest of
Europe, or that her army is at this Moment Moo
inefficient a condition as the writer of the article
from Lille represents it. Were the, funds voted by
the Legislature for maintaining the army not ap-
plied to this purpose, the Deputies would not fail
to complain of the ci;carnstatice, but as yet we
have not seen in the reports of the debates, sny
charges of this nature preferred against the lituo's
Ministers. In the discussions upon the several
chapters of the law of the budget, the Opposition
Members in the Chamber of Deputies have shewn
,theintelsrs very active, and its no instance well-
'thsposed to pass over the errors of their rivets. The
state of the army will, in its turn, be exposed to
:the view of the public, and then we shall be able to
appreciate the value of the remarks Contained iu the
article from Lille.

The Brussels Papers contain some reference to
the insurrection of the Christian Provinces of the
Ottoman empire. It is stated that some of the
Servians have taken arms against the Tu►ks, but
that the latter hold posseasivii of the fortresses. We
are further informed that the insurgent G,erks of
the Mores were found by the Packs of that pro-
vince to have received considerable support and
encouragement from the lonian Islands; that the
Pacha threatened reprisals against the persons and
properly of the English, wherever he might chance

to meet with either; and that he transmitter! to
Constantinople a circumstantial account of his dis-
covery and conduct. The Government of the
lonian Wanda immediately issued strong injunc-

boos to all the inhibit: nits of the islands to abstain
from interfering in any manner in the affairs of the
Continent. Should the Greeks unhappily foil in
their attempt at independence, we hope that an
asylum will not br refused in the lonian Islands to
such of the inhabitants of the Continent as may
find it neeeswary to retire from the dominions of the
Turkish Government.

The Paris Papers of Saturday last have arriv-
ed. The debate on the budget was resumed in
the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. M. LABBCY
DE POMPIERES moved a reduction of 750,000
francs iu•the sum proposed for the expenses of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Gen. For supported
the amendment M speech, in which he censured
the foreign policy pursued by Government. Ile com-
plained that no disposition had been shown to Cul.
tivate a connexion with South America or St.
Domingo, although with respect to the latter ill
opportunity offered in the friendly feelings of Pre-
sident Box ER towards France ; that in the Mediter-
ranean, which was before the Revolution a French
lake, the French are now nothing, and the English
are all powerful; that no preparations have been made
by Frarice to mail herself of the results of the present
confusion in Turkey, while the English have sent
a fleet of five ships of the line into the Mediter-
ranean, and reinforced the garrisons of the lonian
Islands ; that foreign influence is become so power-
ful in France, it has hceu able to effect a change
in the system of government ; that, iu the case of
Italy, France took a subaltern position at the tail
of the great Powers, instead of an independent
position worthy of I.er ; that it did not belong
to another Sovereign to regulate the police, and
put things in order in Italy ; that Russia had no
more right to descend into Italy, whatever might
be the revolutions a Inch deranged it, thud Italy
had a right to declare war against Russia, when re-
volutioos more or less sanguinary stained the Palace
of St. Petersburgh. He concluded with stating
that he considered the ',resent course of its foreign
relations humiliating to France, and dangerous to
its existence as a nation. M. BASQUIER replied.
General SEBASTIAN! supported the arguments of
General FOY, and complained particularly that
Austria was become mistress of Italy. After a
discussion of considerable length, the amendment
was rejected. Another 'intendment was proposed
and met a similar fate ; after which the first chap-
ter of the budget of foreign affairs was adopted.
The Chamber then proceeded to the discussion of
the second cliapto, in which M. BENJAMIN CON.
STANT complaioed that prior to the revolution
in Spain, the English and Rassian Ministers at
the Court of Madrid insisted more than once
upon some mitigation of the oppressive measures
which brought about that event, but that the
diplomatic agents of Franca did not exercise a like
influence at that Court. He added, that France
pursued the like course in the case of the Neapo-
litan revolution. The second chapter was then
adopted, and the Chamber having made some
progress in the third chapter, the debate was ad-
journed to the following day.
The Five per Cent. Consols are 87 fr. 10 c.
Rauh Stock, 1,590 fr.

New York Papers have strived to the 13111
tilt. and Boston to the ;7th. The only intelligetice
which thvy bring of any interval n-liars to St. Do-
mingo and South America. It is given in another
part of our paper.

Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
Constantinople, dated May to :
41 Though some most misruling disturbances