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London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

Austrians entered it, protect Only the tiesperate pfe-
cition with which the Neapolitans are determined
to execute every resolution calculated to defeat the
projects of their enemies. Thus it was that the
Spaniards during the French invasion pillaged
their own towns, and in many instances left them
noiseless and desolate upon the approach of the
enemy; and so effectually was this system of de-
population occasionally accomplished, that, as we
are told in M. de Rocca's lively narrative of the
campaign, the invaders on entering several towns
and cities, being wholly ignorant of the names ofthe
'3treets, were obliged for their own convenience to form
new nomenclatures, and to distinguish the various
places by the names of the Generals or Colonels
to whom they were assigned as quarters, or by the
numbers of the regiments and companies.
A private letter from Terni states, that the Aus-
trians took one piece of artillery and two tumbrils.
The Bulletin being silent respecting these trophies,
we shall withhold our belief from the private letter.
Advices had reached Paris from Turin, dated
on the ifith, is the evening. The most perfect
tranquillity then prevailed in that capital. At that
date they were still without any accounts from Ge-
noa of the effect produced there by the recent events.
The Provisional Junta had met, and entered upon
their new functions.
The account of the victory of the Austrians at
Rieti, although doubted by many in Paris, seems
to have exercised a very beneficial influence upon
the state of the French funds. The Five per Cents.
which closed on Tuesday at 74 f. 80 c. opened on
Wednesday morning at 77f. 25c. and finally closed
at 77 f. 60 c. Bank Stock remained as on the day
preceding at, 1,470 1.

We last night received Spanish, Hamburgh, and
Flanders Papers to a recent date, extracts from
which are given in our preceding columns. It will
be seen in them that a Russian fleet may be shortly
expected to appear in the Mediterranean. Its pre-
sence will put to the test the report which we
lately noticed, of the views entertained by Russia
with respect to the Island of Sicily.

A Flanders Mail arrived last night, with Papers
from Brussels to the 23d instant. The following
are extracts :-
1110111 ELS. MAUCH 22.
Accounts from the frontiers of France. dated the 18th,
say, 0 The extraordinary events which have just taken place
in Piedmont excite at this moment the wines attention of
oar Government. Under throe circumstances it amnia that
It has been judged necessary to assenalele a corps of olmerva.
lion at the foot of the Alpe. leveret regismiets are already
mentioned (including troops of all arms) which are to leave
the northern frontiers fur this destination. This news has
caused a great sensation here."

Within these three days ars nstsANiias►y number of coo-
ties have passed between Paris sad Aasetertiam.
NAlten 10.
The preparatioos at the Palace are continued for the
Emperor Alexander, who, it is said, will not remain above
live or six daps with us.
A treasure has istat been takes which stews tbat.it is in-
tended to push tbs war with energy sad vigour. Many yosog
tarn, in order to avoid the military conscription, bad en-
gaged iu the service of the convoys sad transports. Orders
have beta given to incorporate the in the regiments.

Since the arrival of the Hyperion, it has been
stattd in some of the Papers
.that Lima was taken
by Lord Comeau& on Christmas Day. This
statement we c-onsid.r preassitrre, for two reasons:
first, because it is almost impossible soy accounla
can have reached this country subsequent to the
14th of December, the date the Hyperion
sailed from Callao ; and next, because at the
above thee it was not General Sr. MARTIteII
intention to attempt to effect the capture of the
place by ■n immediate direct ■ttat•k. lie found
that his proximity bad the effect of daily dimini►h-
ing the military forces of his adversary, by exciting
disaffection and desertion, whilst by the rigid
blockade kept up by the Chilean fleet, and his
own active exertions on shore, he gut off the regular
supplies of provisions to Ilse city (for which it is
entirely dependant on the distant provinces), and
thereby engendered discontent among the Peruvian
populace against the Royal Governmsio ; and these
combined circumstances, he calculated, would ul-
timately either cause the voluntary surrender or
she place, or render it an•easy conquest. The ac-
counts from Lima via Buenos Ayres, received this
week, do not come down later lbw, the 941 of
November.

The Hyperion smiled on Friday from Portsmouth
for Sheeroe..„ to be pesd off. She lira been two
pun and r 1151( in cosumission ; and, fiorn her first
*Airing from Spithrad, November 97, 181$, to her
hind triton till{ lief from South America, Meech 17th
last, she was 490 days at era, mod run thy Itip) a
distance of 37,499 miles.
His MAJKSTY'II ship dadremerke, Capt. SOM.
AM, sailed from Valparaiso on the 34 Decenibrr
fur Lima. thence fur Rio Janeiro and England, to
be paid off.—The Owen tdendower. Hon. Captain
Spence'', was daily expected iii the South Seas,
from the River Plate.

Ou Wednesday the Satellite, 18. Capt. Coartv,
sailed for the East India station ; •ial the Athol,
CAP% I3oUIcHIER, end Niemen, Capt. SISLEY, Oil
cruise in the Atlautic, to aacertaiu the respective
qualities of these neve ships.
lhe Vengeur. Active. awl Liffey, are on their
pasvage from Naples Bay.
The Medina, 0, Capt. ilecititios, and Tyne,
Q 4. Capt. KEARNEY WHITS, are intesided for the
IC,orth Americus' station ; to relieve the Phaeton,
Capt. WW. A. MONTAGUS, and CalitatioSi CaO*
ROGER HALL.