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London, England, 1810-05-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGEJVCE.

FRENCH PAFIRC

COMPIEGNE, *TRIM. 27.
Their Majesties left Compiegne at seven o'clock
olio meriting, to proceed to St. Quintus. To-
morrow they will continue their journal as far us
Cusabrei, elsosi; the line of the tms!, which is fi-
nishes!. The 39t:i their Majesties will arrive at
the castle of Luken, and the 30th at Antwerp.
',Ants. num. :27.
asPORT OF TIIII MINIIST6II or Gh.NLEAL POLICE
nit: emrcewit.
1‘ I kfcsrate.l your M'sje.sty, ttiat the Sieur Her-
tlitmy, Officer of the Staff attached to Prince Frt..
Ilium's!, and Cu'nrnaud•rut of she Castle of Va-
liasl reqtreinted me with the introduction

vita that castle of a Baron de Kolll, cnlliug him-
Nlinister of En4land to Prince Fer4iiiind, in
h-t: in...tended finality of King of Spain. This
ieilitidee!kirriint been hronglit to my offices I
statanc4Atyoirr Nlaieste, 1,4, the letter of M.
11krtitetokifoluanneing the wrest and forwarding
of Kizillf; 42, a copy of a lettcr from Prince E'er-
Jlistarrkto the Sienr Bertben,y, relative to the or-
' • rival of holli ;3, a copy of Kolli's examination ;
4,5, and 6, copies of three letters, of which Kohl
was the bearer. Two of these letters are addressed
Georg.: to Prince Ferdinand; one of
them it in Latin. Nos. 7 and a, are copies of a
letter from M. Ileitherny, and one from Prince

" 1 have committed Kolli to safe custody. He
dose prisoner in the camle of Vincennes. mid 1
trait the orders of your Majesty ut this affitr.
The diamonds and other elf ets of which this indi-
vidual was tie heater, depo,ited at the office or
tieotrol !Signed) " Fouuss."

N. I.

Copy a • Letter •d.hrssed to the Senator, the Minister of
General Poliet, by 11 Dertlatinv, announcing Kulles
arrest, ma bw being forwarded to I'm

rileocay, Al s il 6.

MONS6IGII6IIII-1 have tl%c honour to inform
your Excellency, by a courier extraoldinary, of the
event which has just taken place at Valour-ay.
M. LiAmeeistga, liittmilant of the floinclit.ld of
the Spanish Pr-hats, clime to alpine me, on the
part of his Ifiglinews Prince F:•rdin.ind„ that an
eimitwaiy had introduced himself into tlm
castle.. I eatently tet,Mreil to the Prince's apart-
lOttlis, and found him in a state of great emotion.

" Ths Etiglis%," 6,11,1 hr, aJ,l►et.rnl; himself to
hale done much injury to the Spatli:ll glu-
tton. They contillere to raw.r Mo.ol to Ile 01111 to
my TMOW. The rogli.h Miiiiiiters, dereivr(i

the fah* i<lrs that I bew detakisqvi iirre Ly

have propo.ed to lag %arras of esvape. They have
swat to we a's iudivklual, who. under the prer••xt
of aelhog tome art des of the arts, engaged to &li-
ver to Ina a tuctouge from Ilia Dlsjesty the King of
E.:kla•d.

I *loftily discovered and arrested this emissary,
who stated himself to he th- Baron de Kolli, an
Irishman, and Minister from Hi.. Majesti the King
of England to Prince Pyrrhus' d. I forward him
post to your Excellency, with the pretty numerous
papers of which he was the bearer. The extension-
lion to which you will subject him will, 1 hive no
donht, disclose all the details of his phi's, sod the
accomplices he may have had. A., wiling to the
preliminary inquiries which I hare nestle herr, I am
ioduled In think that hr has come alone, and that
he is totally misery" 'toted in this place.
I think it my ditty. Sr, Po *rail myself of this
oppoitionsty, to repeat to your Exielleocy eiint
hare already had the honour to conimunit low to
you. Prince Fer.licisoil is animated with the be
disposition ; he is profoundly itept.n.setl with the
"pinion that His Majesty the Emperor is his only
support end his hest protector. A prof I ',rime
of Kt:oiled., the wish and hope of being declared
the adopted son el his Mai- sty the FMlWtor—utidi
tire the tsentione•it, which fill the heart or his
nes, ; and und.r •iii h circonistances it WS4, and at
the time when the Prince hail assembled every
person of distinction in the prorinc- at the castle of
Volsoc.iy, to pattimpate in the Isrilliant entertain-
ments which he gave in relebration of their Ma-
kgioirentrriaze, that-the-Bowsnale-liireiti—orinso_tro
deliver hie wicked and rirlictilons nit !wages. Aso
-nerdly nothing could hare fort" mitre easily
ut-
ticipated than the reception he has experienced.
I request that your Excelleticy will transmit to
rae it detailed acloirealedenteot of the, receipt of
ths• carions oricles vtl!itti I hose adds-.. Jto p.a.
1 i ae r the hoarser to he,
(eiAntil) BKIIIII3III.
No. 11.

C.tin u Letter frnun Proaer Fcetlinvvl In Mr. lierilveney,
r,,n•etnee of the e.i.th. "f Valance', date 4 Aertl ti, appro.
iax ham of Me enudoet of KoWt.
Sin—An tinktiow Is•ra•nt havia.g Introduced
h.too-Cif into th;o1 Ida( v; nod& the preeno:e of wool,•

3 ig in the tarkii.ry hue, ho s sii.owquetitis ventured
t„ „wit" to U. D.A,arttoga, lIIIr Find Equerry 14111,
intendant. the yrnisiviatiti or enrol int..' me mff :rots.
V.laiiesy, of deloverinteles urr Wine 'rums which
he kid, and, in 'Mart, brinxitsit In its issue the
project snit phut al th!s horrid tuterpri.e.
Our honour, ,•nr it pose, the good opinion flue to
our principles. all ..,,old here been singularly Emir
promised, had not M. IVArtiess:4,t been et the tired
unr huusvtiuld, nod had he not. op this perilous oe-
esstuu. given s f!....11 !woof of Isis titieir; odd his

ii.violable attachment, both to Hi* INTaisty the Em-
peror and King, rind to me. This officer, whose first
step was to inforal you, at the very instant, of the
enterprise in question, apprised me of it immedi-
ately After.
I :•ni an‘ious, Sir, to inform you, personally,
th it I ant acquainted with this affair, and to take
this oce.t,ion ofapain manifesting my sentiments of
inviolable fidelity towards the Emperor Napoleon,
and the horror which I feel at this infernal project,
of which I wish the authors mud abettors to meet
with condign punishment.
Accept, S;r, the sentiments and esteem of your
affectionate (Signed) PRINCE FERDIN A N•.
P.S. I request emt you will come to M. D'Ame-
zaga's at half-past three o'clock.

No. 111

Copy of Exlminatiou at the Office or General of Police.
On the silt of April, isto, was brought to the
31i;iistry of General Police au individual arrested
at Valeucay, on the nth. who WAS interrogated as
follows

Q. Mud are your name, surname, age,place of
nativity, profession, and domicile ?—.t. Chadea
Leopold, Baron de Koili. aged 32 years, born in
Ireland, Misirer thou Ili. Majesty King George
111. to the Prince of vie Asturias, Ferdinand VII.
Q. To whom d d ym apply at Landon to pro.
pose, and to proctor the acceptance of, the pro•
ject which has brought you to France To his
Royal ll•glouras 14:Ake of Kent, who mentioned
it to his faller the King. The affsir afterwards
conducted by the Marquis NVellesley.
(4. What were the means put at yoar disposal
for executing this enterprise?—A. There were de-
livered to one, I. A letter of credence, to remove
all doubts as to my person ail my mission to
Prince Ferdioand. 2. Two lectors front the King
of England to the Prince, which have I.p•en found
anion;; my papers. 3. Forged passports, rourci,
orders from the Ministers of Marine and %Var.
stamps, seals, signitures of the Officers in the De.
pertinent of the Secretary of State, all rif them
sc;zed at the time I was arrested, and which I car-
ried with iti-, to rouvitice the Prince of the means
I had. I. As to the funds requisite for the under-
taking, I about 200,000 francs, and eventually
sit uuhmited cre tit on the bowie of Marmara Rook
Clumsy, of London. Finally, the vessels that were
Demo:ay. iz. the Inroinpol able, of 74 guns, the
Dedaigmen ve, of rou guns, the Pigasnie gallioot, and
a long.—This squadron, which. is victualled for fire
months, watts fur my return on the coast of Quiberon.
Thus provided, utter taking leave of the King void
his Munster, 011 the 24th of January, I left Loudon
on the 26 h for Plyournstli, with Comnsialore Cock-
burn, to whom the command of the s..poadron was
confided. M. Albert de St. Bonnet, to whom I
communicated my place, remained in Loudon to
reCelYr the passports, itineraries, stamps, arab., &e,
that wee" ordered. The departure of M. de St.
Burma! was delayed by the indisposition of Men
spoils IVellesley; I.e did not join me lwfore the end
of Fehritary, ai.d wet sailed some days after. I
landed at Quilorron the ;lit of the filth of March.

Q. What precautions did you adopt on tar
landing to conceal the documents rapt tilling thin
ohjtct of your jolts ney ?—A. I put the letter
credence I luentioned in my awe. The two letters
of Ilia !%lajesty the king of En;...i.tud were concealed
in the lining of :ill,. cum ; pert of the diamonds
were seta d tip in the • ollar of lily PO I t oist and the
waistband ..f iiiy small ebitlir.. M. de St. Bonne,
had the remainder, which he secreted in the barite
way, end in his i-ra‘.tt.
Q. Before your Departure from Frenre for Em:-
land, had your rot•hlished .toy communication auk
V 111.4114 lit ?—A. None.

Q. Where did you go after you loaded
To Pens. I travelled with the help aims of the
Itineraries, which was given ate is Emsload, and
which I tilled up.
Q. Ihd you remain long at Paris I was
employed in selling the diamonds which Marquis
%Velleidey gave me. I hnught a hominid cabriolet
from ..041. the Convert, who verities at the Hotel
d'Ant:h•ttvre, in. the ptrre• Filly* de St. lhoonso.
Mr. she tit. Bounel purchawd tea ti wirers, persons
whose names I do not rm.idle,.t. Ile was to buy
our finrn Franconia, 'feet I oet out-for Valeta:ay.
and :iimiher from the Priliceit4 of Carignln.
Q. I luw did you gain uil.siitt.riine into thy Castle
•of 1 Amway ?—A. Ijotler 'pretence or hating count
curious articles to 11.11. I w.s ut hopr4 to have
been stile by the., torsos to deliver to the l'inwe
the letter-, with whirl' I was eutruste4, to put lion
in possession of my I .I:ffi, mill to obtain his consent.
I could ally corniniiiiii•ate with the Prince I)on
Antonio and the intettuot. Prince Ferdinand

refused either to hear or see me. lederd, I have
mesa to believe, from the ►trange manner in
which in proposols were received. that he vent
information to the Gove,mor of Cite Castle. in con-
sequence of which I wn► arc.►ted.

Q. What means hoot you prepared to convey
Prince Ferdinand to therein*, its raw he con•euted
to uccompuny yots!—A. Tiro (object of my Let
journey to Vshowdy was to impart my plan to the
['note, arid in cane he tweed to it, to fix with him
a time when I avail ! return to take him up. After•
wards I would hate proceeded to the etri..t, to
apprime the tominastal-r of my squadron of the
day appoin►ed. I would then have retorstrd to
Parisi to pcocury the meta and horses ucceisary

the relays on the road. On the 'veiling of the
day aplaun tad, the Prince would have left his apart-
ment, and by the help of the relays we would have'
proceeded to a great distance Isom Valancay before
KJ
he was award. '

Q. Whither did you intend to entry the Prince
aft. r you, gut on hoard It was Meryl's. %Vet.
leslcy's int e,.tuni to send him to Spain. 'I lie Duke
or Kent was for seiiditig. Into to t;:braltar.—bus
this plan di.gusted me; it was, in fact, sending bitn
to prison. I intended to propu.e to him to make
his own choice, and to carry him wherever be
pleased, for I was informed that Captain Cockburn
had orders to obey my directions.
Q. Who are the persons you intended to employ?
—A. Al. Saint Bonnel was the only person ac-
quainted with my design. I did not intend to look
out for anyone t iuesist me iu executing it, lentil I
ht•cante acquainted a ith the Prince's determination.
I should have employed but few persons.
Q. Are you acquainted with the neighbourhood
of Valancay, and the country you were to pass
through Not in the least ; but I purchased
some excellent maps at Paris, on my arrival, which
would have afforded me ample information.
Q. What was your reason for forming such
design ?—A. It appeared to me an honourable one.
Q. Do you know this parcel ?—A. 1 do. It con-
tains the documents, stem ps, seals, and othr.rthing
1 have mentioned, and which were found upon nut
when I wis taken up. (Signed) lint.t.t.

No. IV. Is a letter front Charles IV. addressed
to the King of England!, in 1802, anli•ntucing the
marriage of the PI ince of Asturias. It was 6iveit
to Kolb, with u marginal note by the !Martinis Wel-
lesley, to be used as a credential to Prince Ferdi-
nand. On the back of this letter the following was
written in the hand of Marquis Wellesley :
•• The undersigued Principal Secretary of State
of His Brita.inic Majesty for the Foreign Derirt-
ment, declares, that this litter is truly the ti.iine
that His Cathulie Moje*ty (7harlra IV. atlilresiird tat
Ilia Britannic illaje4y George 111. on oectecon of
the marriage of the Prince of Astoria., now King
Ferdinand \ 11. This authentic document is con-
Ailed to the persons who will here the honour of
laying it before His Catholic Majesty Ferdinand
"VII. to verify their mission.

Dueruing street, Feb ..2b, Ist*.
No V

Letter from King George 111. tigned in his proper hand,

to h Mee Ferdinand, Intl wiled to Kolli.

SIR, KY PROT hart lout; wished for an °ppm.-
toady to trunknot to your Majewly a letter sward m Noy pro-
per twirl, expres►ing the lively interval and profound regret
I have felt ►inee your Majesty bus been renamed from punt
Lingduni sod loyal subjects. hotnithadasuling the violence
and et sielly with whirls the L'►arper of the throne of Spain
overt swhyleas the Spanish nation, it must prove a great con-
solation to your Majesty, to learn that your people pre. ere
thew loyalty nod attweltisieut to the pi icon of their lawful
king, and that Spain makes eviiii.itial efforts to uphold
your Majesty's rights, awl to re-esialilish the independence
of Ike Monarchy. The resources of my kiagilion, my Sects
and armies, shall be employed to assist your Majetill's sub-
kris ist th, prat cause, awl my ally, the Prince Regent of
Portugal, has also contributed to it, with all the zwil and
peraeverant r of a faithful friend.

To your Nlsiesty's faithful subjects, as well as your allies,
youi presence only is wanting in Spain, where it numb' in-
spire a new energy.
I therefore entreat yonr 31ajcsly, with a'l the frankness of
the alliance and friendship which bind Inc to your Slaj,sty'.
interests, to consider of the oust prudent and effectual weans
of escaping (ruin t►e indignities you experience, and of *Lev
yourself awing a people who are unanimous in their
Wishes fur your Majesty's happiness and glory.
I annex to this letter a cup) of the credeilliels which my
Minister In Spain is to present to the (enlist Junta that
goirerue there in the name, nail by the iiiithinity, of year
Majesty.

I entreat your Mitijeaty to mat uninared of my sioccie f iend-
and of the trill attAtlionent Moth uhich I am,
Sir, any lirotlier, your Murtby Brio
i'osord)
(Counteropi.it;
At the Queen's Palace, Loudon, Jan. ii, Itl in.

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