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FRENCH PAPERS.

[From the Courrier Fralwais of Friday.l
It] ADZ ID, JAN. 17.
In the short space of five days several couriers and expresms,
syirg from Yards, have arrived in our capital. Even yesterday,
Chorsti d'Affaires to our t'ourt, M. Bois le Comte, received an
soordinary courier, and who immedtatcly departed for Lisbon.
•nice the arrival of these couriers the Ministers have held
loccils, which have not been discontinued up to this day. With
/view of distracting public attention, t wenty different versions have
ten circulated of what so exclusively occupies our Ministry, and
•;,e uncertainty of the state of affairs contributed to render them all
re absurd one than another. I3ut the truth soon made its way,
p: it is no* known in such a manner that it cannot be doubted,
r 4: the business of the Council is on the declaration of England
tlt she is resolved to recritcr.ire the new States of South America,
,:cclaration which you must have krown long before us. The
Fp taken by the Cabinet oT St. James's has completely ruined the
gotC te of our Ockemment, which still flattered itself with the
lise of subduing the Independents, and who, quite recently, as
*mar have seen by my preceding letters, was occupied with the
anien.cal pruject of sending a grand expedition to America.

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PARIS, J• 11. 7.
The Colonial Board formed by the Minister of Marine has
stspted a project for the re-organization of the Isle of Bourbon :
its doubtless the result of the works set on foot for the general
!melioration of the civil amid judiaal administration of the Colo-
Om It is promised by the Charter that those distsnt possessions
Ohl be governed by laws, end not by simple regulations ; there
sat therefore be a Colonial Legislature. Ntithing better can he
*pied than the system established its that respect in the English
Dania.
[From the Cineitutionacl'of Fridny.l
MADRID, JAR. 17.
The Government has received the news'rif the acktiowledgenient
of the independer.ee of the Ameritas with its usual stoielim.
The news has not yet taken sir, and the .Minister for Foreign Af-
'.zrs has begged those persons who know it to keep the most pro-
aural silence until an answer is received from the taltivereigns of
e Hely Alliance, to whom notes of complaint hale been sent,
vhich is the only resource of the weak. In the mean time the
Ilinister fur Foreign Affairs, and Minister of War. have reeived
one allay for this reverse of fortune, in seeing themselves ho-
toured with the grand ribbon of the Legiun of Honour.

THE GREEKS.

[From the Erele of Saturdey.)
PARIS, JAN. 23.
Letters from Constantinople of thel sth give accounts from Syria
el heath, which speak of the two factions in the Morea. Colneo-
nei, Froilanti, IVarwack'y, and Nitro 111,y have armed 6,000
on, and fought the army of the Government, said to be 15,000.
Vise four Chiefs have rebelled, they UT, because their adversaries
h.l sacrificed their country to England, had efldwed that Power, of
sdiflere::t religion, to interfere in all their affairs,and had borrowed
ocney at high interest, while IVaraacky engaged in writing to
fireish the same sums. The two parties call radii other Russian
fel English.
Later accounts say, rolocdtroni being defeated and obliged to
treat to the mountain of Arks, saw ell his tillttp2l desert his cause
sal his standard. In this extremity he wrote to the Greek Go-
ramment—
I believed the cause I defended to be the best; I thought, in
fehting eft it, to fight for my country, and to obey the decrees of
Heaven ; the unhappy death of my two sonses a sufficient proof of
My error.
I beg the Greek Government to see in me only a true patriot,
misled by love of his country. I desire to return to the condition
clan obedient and faithful citizen, and I swear to unite my ef.hrts
and my means for the union and prosperity of my country, as my
meet ardent wishes have been for her alone."
It is not known what answer the Greek Senate had returned to .
this enbmiseion of the rebel Chief.
16th..-To-day there was *retuned at the Porte, to provide, it is
sod, for the pay of 40,000 Albanians, whom the Government in-
tends to send against the M ores-
For some days past a new sgitation is observed among the Ja.
remarks; thaw that *ere at Negrnpont end Athens have been
severely reprimanded for their want of discipline and their robberies.
It was affirmed at Napoli di Roumania, that, in the action off
Candia, Ibrahim Pacha would have been burnt but for 27 Cassiots
an board his ship, whose courage and iddress saved hint Each
has received 1,000 piastres; all their property in the Isle of Caesar
is festered to them, with exemptteli from taxes for ever.
IFtemen the Constftstionue7.l
IrEDIIA, Me. it.
The two divisions of our fleet Which Admiral el iaulis had kept in
the neighbourhood of Rhodes, to watch the movements of the
Egyptian feet, has just entered the port of hydra, lifter having
crowned the expedition of this year by a final victory, more import-
ant and more decisive than all that have preceded it. After the de.
feats he hail sustained before Ilabearnassus, in the waters of Cos,
by the headland of lcaria, and lastly, between dlytilene and Sclea,
lbohim Pacha bad retired into the port of fPoudeottn. Slate then
the rejects of that young commander by sea and land, were
bounded to the Modest 'enterprise of victualling the forts of Candle,
and reieforcing the garrisons with his regular troops. Tor a year
Tut, his father, 21eherned Ali nicht, particularly affected to count
teat island in the number of his possessions, arei as an Integral
part of his vice-royal. Ibrahim Prelia brad therefore thought it
des duty, by his es ition, to preserve to his father the new ntle of
Lord or Candle. Being defeated on the 14. h of November, on the
shores of that island, he took refuge in Meal or Mermarimia, a
rent of Asia opposite Rhodes. After having repaired the damages
I.e had sustained, he again set sail on the night of the 2.2i1 to the
11th November, with the film resolution to land at Candia. Being
attacked on the 25th, by the headland of that islatd, by the Greek
feet, he lost twelve ships of war, among which ie reckoned one of
the most beautiful frigates belonging to el ammo! Ali Pacha, which
became the prey of the finites. His loss of transports =cunt. to 15
mauls, of which seven have been destroyed ; the other eight have
been brought into our port. The remains of the Egyptian fleet has
Men pursued as far as the Alexandrian sea. Our d eet has taken
front the enemy a tolerably rich booty in provisions, mostly of
coffee, rice, &c. These were the provisions that Mehemed Ali &s-
-teed for the fortified places of Candle, in which want of provisions
vas already felt. Three thousand men of the regular troops of
Egypt. that were made prisoners in the battles of the 14eh and 23th
November, have ulse been conducted into our port : they ere going
be sent to different places.
Such is the issue of the Muuulman campaign of 1:124, in which
tie ilahometans of Asia and Africa were united to those of Eu-
epe to stifle the Greek Revolution : three hundred sail, composed
4 the same of Egypt and Barbary, and of European transports,
et out from Alexandria under the command of Ibrahim ruche ;
tee Capitan Paella sailing in the Archipelago with more than two
landred sail ; the numerous Asiatic army assembled on the coast
emosite Samos ; the regular army of Egypt ; another army AA'
ambled under the orders of Deryisch-Pacha, in the plains of Thee-
wly : the whale of this mass of combined forces have only served to
prceure new triumphs to the Greeks.
Coney. Dec. 26.
It cannot be denied, and it would have been miraculous had
it been otherwise, that Greece has internally had numerous die..
I
orders, to which none but feeble repressive means had been op-
posed. One of the first cares of the new Government has been to
seek an efficacious remedy for those evils winch compromised in.
terns! tranquillity, gild which might have become fatal to the
cause of independence. it has, is consequence, published the fol.
lowing Decree:—
The Provisionary Government of Greece, thinking it to he fee
duty to be mindful of the interests of the nation, and of the in-
ternal and external tranquillity of the state, have resolved, after
mature consideration, to adopt a special military law to prevent. for
the future, any irregularity en the conduct of the efficers or soldier*
of the Greek army. It has in consequence decreed, and sloth de-
cree as follows :
" Am 1.--Every military Chief, from the commanders in chief
down to the officers of the lowe,t degree. having separate corn.
wand*, who, after having received orders to march against the
enemy, shell abandon his post. or shall not punctually obey the
orders which have been transmitted to him, stall be &Tiered un.
worthy of being intrusted with any command in future.
2. Every officer having received orders to put himself at the
held of a division under the command of a superior officer, who
shell abandon his post without the authority of his Commander,
shall be also deprived of all command fee the future.
" S. Every officer who, abandoning his post, shall go about the
zeighbcuring towns or villages, without the express order or per-
aliallieta of his superior, shall not have the right to claim his pay,
and shall be accounted unworthy to occupy any poet.
" 4. Every officer who shall enlist a greeter number of soldiers
than shall have been prescribed him, shall do it at his own cost.
'• 6. Every officer or other person whatever who shall levy sol-
diers without the authority of Government, shall be regarded as a
disturber of' good order, and a pest to society.
"f,. Every soldier who shall follow a military chief or any other
person whatever, not authorised by Government, shall not be able
to claim either pay or provision.
" 7. Any man of colour invested with military authority, shall
not be able, after the publication of this present, to prevent himself
in the place or swat of Government without the authority of the
Government itself.
" 8. The competent authorities are charged to cause this decree
to be posted up and published.
"At Napoli Romania, the 12 (24) September, 1824.
(Signed) " The President of the Executive Government.
" G. CONDURIOTTIS.
" The First fi.eretary of State, "P. C. ROD 10."
bwrawe, DEC. 20.
The Austrian Admiral, Accarti, sailed, with the thug-ship La
petiole which he commanded, to Napoli de Romania, to require
from the Greek Government indemnities, the justice of which have
been acknowledged; but the payment being always evaded, and
fatigued with the interminable delays, the Admiral summoned the
Greek Goverament w satisfy him in 48 hours, informing them that,
without they did, he should know bow to insure himself by seising
the first Greek armament he might meet. This term being ex.
pired, and not having received any satisfaction, M. Amami imme-
diately manned two boats to make prize of a vessel which happened
to be there. The Greeks tired on the Austrians, and dangerously
Wounded two sailors ; but time others boarded, and took possession
of the vessel, whose crew saved themselves by flight to shore. The
Austrians carried off the vessel ; but as this pledge was far from
being equal to the worth of the indemnities due by the Greeks, M.
Ace trti provisionally took possession of a Greek brig of war, after
havirg disembarked all the crew ; and it is with these tee. prises
that we have seen the Admiral Wee the Pell of •%u'itUa""inrnai
tr.


PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

losnow, JAN. PI
His Majesty has issued an Order (Alvaro), containing farther re-
gulations to enforce a preceding Order of September 1905, by which
a copy of every book in %citing, printed in the printing.oMces of
the kingdoms of Portugal and Algarve, whatever be the subject
and size, shall be delivered to the public library : the former Order
haying been generally neglected, it is decided, by the present, that
the copy is to be delivered by the printer within a certain time, in
default of which he shall be liable to a fine equal to the value of 20
copies of the book, etc.
" Office of the Minister of Justice.
" To the Intendant-General of the Police.
" The King having ordered, by a notice of 21st Nov. 1823, that
the Periodical called 0 Padre Antaro should be freely circulated,
as long as the author followed the principles which belied hitherto
adopted, and it now appearing by the Report given by you on the
3d instant, that the said author has deviated from these principles,
publishing inflammatory articles, which may contribute to exalt
people's minds, and lead them to anarchy, his Majesty has been
pleased to order that the said Periodical shall be included in the
dispositions of the said Decree of 13th Nov. 1823.
(Signed) " The Cardinal Archbishop of Evora.
" 4th January, 1825."
JANUARY 13.
His Excellency Baron Hyde de Scoville, Ambassador front the
King of France, having been elected Member of the Chamber of
Deputies, sailed for France, on the Bth inst., on board a French
frigate, leaving his Secretary, M. de Merona, Charge u'Araires
during his absence.
A Royal Decree, published the &11 January. contains various
regulations fur favouring the trade between Portugal and the
countries of Angola and Derguelle, by allowing a very considerable
reduction on the import and export duties for ten years.
DECREE.
" Taking into my Royal considercion, that the clandestine and
illicit importation of colonial produce and merchandise front Asia
and other parts has lately been made in mall vessels, which were
not formerly employed in this traffic, and iu vessels not corning
directly front the ports assigned by the laws, to the great injury of
sty Royal treasury, and it being my will that the said laws be
stticly observed, 1 hereby ordain—
' "1. 'fhe present laws remain in their full vigour, which pro-
hibit the importation of merchandise and colonial produce from
Asia, unless direct in vessels under the Portuguese flag.
" 2. 'fhe importation of these goods is prohibited, when the
Portuguese ships which bring them are under eighty ions burden.
" 3. The first article relates only to goods for consumption, as
foreign vessels, above eighty tons burden, laden with such goods,
and coining either from Portuguese ports, or others, may be
cleared, transshipped, bonded, and re-exported.
• 4. The second article is relative to those goods, whatever be
their destination, and every Portuguese vessel of less than eighty
tons, which shall enter the ports of these kingdoms, or be found
Within three leagues of the coast witb such goods, from whatever
place they conic, shall be colt fiscateel, with its cargo ; and the same
shall be the case with foreign vessels under eighty tons burden,
which shall be found within the said distance, unless it can be
shown by authentic documents that they were bornd for foreign
ports, and that they have been compelled by circumstances to ap-
proach the coasts of these kingdoms. This Decree shall begin to
take its full effect in the time of one month and a half from the date
of its puhlication for Portuguese vessels, and of three months for
foreign vessels. The authorities whom it conerrns will see to the
execution of this Decree. (Signed by his Majesty.)
" Palace of Alfctie, Jan. 3, 1825."
John Antonio Juliao da Costa, his Majesty's Consul at Liver.
pool, has sent word in a letter, Dec. 28, 1824, that by an Act of
Parliament of the sth Geo. IV. the prohibition of the importation
of foreign salt, ceases from sth Jan. 11125, from which time it
may be itnrorted, duty free, into Great Britain.—Liabon Gazette,
Jan. 15.

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