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Wrtsrau, JurS SI.
On the 12th of this month, the sepulchral vault In the Chateau,
containing the remains of the ancestors of his Royal Highness the
(hand Duke, was opened by his order, for .he purpose of removing
them to the Chapel which ha' been built for the Wand Dural
family in the New Camerae), out of the City. There were 201
coffins, the oldest was that of Duke William IV. who died in 1621
[From the Austrian Observer of Aug. 2.1
Co AAAAA TISOPII.E, JULY W.

(room A INTRCASTILZ I ETTER.)
All the inhabitants who were found at Ipsara have been mas-
sacred. A French Captain who was present at the enterprise, and
railed away the Sth, in the evening, relates, that pith the exception
of a fortified monastry, every thing was in poaselabon of the Turks.
We are, therefore, in daily expectation of further news about this
monastry. Another division of Turkish troops is said to have
landed near Athena, and to have taken pow:salon of that city.

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By the intelligence which we give in another .-
from the West Indies, it will be seen that the spirit of in-
surrection among the negroes is not yet wholly suppressed
in Jamaica. Symptoms of insubordination had manifested
, themselves in places hitherto undisturbed, and the King's
troops were in motion in several directions with secret des-
tination.. Piquets were stationed on the roads to intercept
the communications of the rebels and the dissaffected, and
every other precaution which the alarming condition of the
colony rendered necessary has been adopted. We fear that
there are good reasons for believing that the feeling, in
which this conspiracy has originated, is too generally
spread among the negroca through the West Indies. At
Demerara it has been judged necessary to impose a cen-
sorship on the press. Meanwhile at Dominica and St. Vin-
cent's the Colonial Legislatures are proceeding with the
work of practical improvement. What a decisive refuta-
tion is this of the imputed indifference of the colonists
foe the religious and moral welfare of their slaves ! In
the very midst, as we may almost say, of violence and in-
surrection, which if they wished for a plea to desist from
their labours, would certainly afford it to them, they

nevertheless direct their immediate attention, as soon as
they arc assembles!, to ameliorate the condition of their
slave population. By these bands, under the superintend-
enoe of the mother country, the foundation of much prac-
tical good may be laid: but if the planters are to be
thwarted and annoyed at every step by calumny and mis-
representation; if by the misdirected zeal of those who
officiously, and, as the result proves, mischievously constitute
themselves the guardians and defenders of the negro in-
terests, the slaves are led to believe that their masters, far
from being disposed to act as their benefactors, withhold the
bolas granted to them by the " King and Wilberforce,"
I dime latter of whom, with them, it seems, is a kind of royal
softer ego, we may, however fortunately the present revolt
may be brought to a conclusion, anticipate, at no distant
date, more extensive dangers and consequence', too horrible
to be calmly contemplated. The Times affects to sneer at
the " undue importance given to the late attempts at dis-
order among the negroes of Jamaica." Every rebellion
suppressed in the commencement by the energy of the
public authorities, might as well be contemptuously styled
"an attempt at disorder." But because " the disturbers
of the public peace," as thcTimer mildly calls the revolted
Negroes, " were instantly overpowered," does it follow that
in a community constituted like that of Jamaica no serious'
danger existed? Are we to be stigmatised as " alannists,"l
because, with the awful warning of St. Domingo before us, I
we have strongly expressed our apprelnnsions for the
wifely of the colonists? The Times, in all the plenitude of
ha tenderness for the negro rebels, says, that " the only'
proof of danger to the government alleged by the alartnista
is, that some of the most forward among these desperadoes
had resolved to take their men lives, miser than Le again
reduced to a state of bondage." This is no very candid
statement of the facts ; for we think no one, if be gathered
all his knowledge from the Time,, could read the para-
graph without coining to the conclusion, that " the state of
bondage" to which the slaves dreaded to return was some-
thing intolerably oppressive. The very " desperadoes'
themselves, however, confessed with their dying breath that•
they bad "'tofu:lt to find with Muir masters, for they had
always treated them well." The rebels had been rendered
desperate by delusion ; and when we find their enthusiasm
raised to that pitch which induces them to distegard the'
loss of their own lives, we confess we do not see, in that
state of feeling, any security for their regard of the lives of
others.

The liberality with which our 4 Mvernment took off the
heavy Custom Amuse duties on Freneh Fm,rrarivs, which,
without contributing materially to the Revenue, operated
vexatiously to the lovers and patrons of the Fine Arts in
England, has not been met with an ((Nally liberal policy
on the other side the water. Not only is 20 per cent. ad
rulurem duty continued on English engravings, hut one
out of every three is taken from every consignment of prints
sent by the London print-sellers to Paris. One of the first
of our dealers sent, a few weeks ago, sir engravings, the
prime cost of which was five guineas each, two were taken
from the number by the Supreme Public Functionary at
the Dor AN F, the value of which, addt d to the '2O per cent.
duty, forms a charge of SS per rent. on all English engrav-
ings exported to France. We believe the French Govern-
ment to he wholly unacquainted with this extortionate
proceed; fq.:- at their Cushm-hoNse, and we trust that, when
it reach the ear of the Authoritit s, proper means will
be taken to put a stop to it. It is extremely injurious to
British artists, and, if not discontinued, must be met
by not only re-imposing the former duty on French
prints (which is now reduced to a nominal impost) but by
an additional charge equivalent to this prohibitory duty
of .5:1 rr cent, as the Paris dealers have refused to receive
several consignments lately sent from this country, English
engravings bring thus raised to a remunerating price so
r high u to shut them out of the French market.

We have received the first number of a new Journal
published at Bogota, in Spanish and English, called the
Constatiamd, the &lino of which is saul to he a son of
the late General Miranda. It presents a very respectable
appearance, and promiscs to be a very useful publication.
e are glad to ace that it commences publishing what no
other Paper in Bogota has yet attempted—a regular journal
of the proceedings of the t.4enate and House of Represen-
tatives during their Session. It is also an agreeable cir-
elm:stance to see • familarity with the English language
thus spreading throughout the eNtensive Republic of Co-
knnbia. We perceive,* by this paper, that some motions
had been made in both Houses of Coop .'ss' for removing
the seat of Govrnment from litrrot a. The Editor of the
Ciwstitsiimio/ warmly opposes the project, as calculated
only to create confusion, and to impure Foreign Govern-
ments with a notion unfavourable to the stability of Col,vn-
his. Tlw alleged cause of the proposed change is certainly
frivolous enough, viz.—" The obstacles thrown in the way
of the proceedings of the Legislature by some intlividals of
the Clergy, who have seats there, conj intly with other,
who have preached to the people with inure fervour than
discretion. It is justly asked, in reply to this, " Why
should the capital be changed ? Will not the Clergy con-
tinue still for many years to have seats in our Coigress?
And will there not lie found at present, in every village of
Colombia, a fanatical or disaffivied priest who, either from
pure or dishonest motives, will preach another and another
sermon, until by dint of changing from village to village,
the Government at last will not have a place left to fis their
, residence ia ?"