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FRENCH PAPERS.
IFront the Contlitutionnel of Thursday, Nov. 31
trawl ♦ PRIVATE LETTER.]
ZANTE. OCT. 11.
Two vessels, from the coast of Laconia, give us the following
nein

After having assembled all his army, Ibrahim Paeha set out, on
the 9th of September, towards Sikhs, the issues of which were en.
tirely unprovided with troops. At his approach the peaceable in.
habitants abandoned the town, which the Egyptians, in their fury,
burnt. They then continued their march In the western valley of
Laconia, as far as Archangelos. Thence Ibrahim Pecha proposed
to advance by the opposite valley, towards Monensbasia, but he had
scarcely arrived at Mount Zagota, when Colocotroni, who had just
occupied the passage with 4000 men, made a valiant resistance.
During three days several combats took place, all of which ended
to the advantage of the Greeks.
Towards the end of the third day, the brave Nicetas, arriving
with a reinforcement of 2000 men, decided the affair. Ibrahim,
who, in these various actions, had just lost 3900 men, was repulsed,
and pursued as far as Pentalonia,a eery disadvantageous position,
because it has only two issues, which the Greeks have already
occupied. We expect with impatience further news.
According to the latest accounts, the Greek fleet had quitted the
vicinity of Omens, and approached towards Alexandria, waiting
for the sailing of the united Egyptian and Turkish fleets now in
that port.
LUBECE, OCT. 23.

The affair of the Swedish ships of war is so far settled that
Messrs. Benedleks and Michaeleattretain them, as nobody would
pay the forfeit agreed upon in ass the bargain was revoked, but
all the Swedish naval officers bars
.qeltsed the ships, and are re-
placed by others, who are no longer m the Swahili service, having
resigned their commissions at different times.
[From the Journal du Deists.)
PARIS Nov. 2.

It is affirmed that the first act of pt Ministry his been
to require of our Cabinet the read ef the Fronde troops. It tea a
17 right to clo so according to the ; but then who shall pay of
what is owing to us ? Shall we sew fortrases by way of
security ? Will Europe, and es ly Snetuad, have nothing to
say to these arrangements? a will become of tipain after our
troops are recalled ? &c.
This tam is the point to which the policy of M. de Villele
would have brought us.
We have pleasure in believing that this news is not such as it
is stated, and if it be true that there are restrictions with which we
are not acquainted.
[From the Journal de Paris.]
DRESDEN, OCT. 25.

(PRIVATE LwYTEtt.)
The Queen has been taken suddenly ill, and as the disorder ap.
peen serious, the death of her brother the King of Bavaria has
not been announced to her. The Court has not gone into mourn-
ing, in order the better to conceal from her the knowledge of this
melancholy event.
Letters received at Leipsie, direct from Corfu, state, that Redschid
Pacha having suffered such great losses in his several attacks on
3lissolonghi, has been under the hard necessity of retreating. His
discouraged troops have commenced their march to Arta and Janina.
The Sertskier had scarcely set out when he received the bad
news that a considerable corps of Albanians in the Turkish pay had
been attacked suddenly by the Commanders of the Greek partisans
in the rear of the Ottoman army, at a short distance from the Ache.
lons, and that, after a smart action, the Albanians were completely
put to die route, leaving 700 of their number on the field of battle.
[From the Consithaionnel of Friday.l
Pants. Nov. 3.

The Greek Committee have received letters from Zante, dated
20th September, from Captain Arnaud, intrusted with the care of
the expedition sent to the Greeks by the Committee. They contain
no further news than those given by General Roche of the 17th,
but they, in addition, relate the enthusiasm of the inhahi tants of the
lonian Islands for the heroic conduct of the defenders of AI issolonghi.
These letters confirm the accounts of the ravages occasioned by
the plague at Navarino, Motion, and Coron, and which has been
equally fatal at Alexandria. TJhe position of Ibrahim Pacha is
exceedingly critical, and his embarrassments must daily thicken
upon him If he does not speedily receive reinforcements.
'rhe Greek fleets are watching those of the Capitan Pacha and
the Egyptians. It was not doubted that they would soon meet, and,
judging from the past, the most favourable hopes were entertained
for tile Greek sailors.

Condunoms, who at the first refused to sign the act of Napoli dl
Romania, has resumed the Presidency, and Mavrocordato remains
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Captain Arnaud sends the Com-
mittee tile most positive assurance of the ardent desire of the officers
who accompany hint to devote elemselves to the sacred cause of the
Hellenists.