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sea of which was magnificent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess
fjterry. danced with his Grace the Doke of Northumberland.
The C.,rts!ibitioutt..l in its Number of Mar 15, published under
he head of Florence, a letter written on octasion of the journey of
t„ Emperor of Austria to Lombardy. IVithout discusiiing the
sopoitions which the writer of the letter has put forth, we are
uutlictrised to declare, that all that is said in it, rclativa to the
orand Duchy of Tuscany, is • fiction and wholly devoid of
foundation.
The Archbishop of Polli% has just set out for Italy. accompanied
11 his (;rand Vcara, Messrs. flordert-s Mei Desjordina. This
joirtty has been judged necessary for the recovery of his health,
•hich Mr Nome time we have ha
nd the sorrow io see declining. It is
thought that this illustrious Prelate will be back towards the end of
M 44.4
tFrom the Courtier Premed's of Wetlnesday.l '
fteiti :11dimoutl is on the point of setting out. for England. It is
rob ibie that he will not hear a Panegyric on piracy pro ounced in
the llouse of Commons, that the Lord .Ilaycr will not ask him any
riviions about the ruins of Carthage. anti the presses of London
will not be employed to tell him, even in Arabic, that the first ma-
ritime nation in the world is proud of being placed in the tame
rink AS a people of pirates,
fas xcii FIT NM —PAR'''. JUNE 15—Fire per Cents. 101 f.
SO C. ; Three per Cents. 741. 0.3 c. ; Bank Stock, 2,190 1. Rentes
de Naples Cerif. Falconnett, 81i 25 ; Retie d'Eapagoe. 104 ;
'loyal Spanish Loan. :11. Exchange on London—One Month 25 ;
Three Ilonths, 24 83.—Coats Autheutique, June 15.

Yesterday we received New York papers to the 25th ult. 1
They contain some further particulars of General SAN..
TANA'S intended expedition against Cuba. It appears
that he was on the point of embarking at Campeachy
with 1,500 men, to capture the island, when lie was pre-
vented from proceeding by information of the arrival of a
reinforcement of Spanish troops. The Mexican official
paper, el Sul, asserts that he had no authority from the
Government to undertake this enterprise ; but though the
Congress was sitting, it does not appear that any inquiry
bad been instituted into his conduct. SANTANA is an able
and experienced officer, and would hardly have presumed
to act without orders. The military defence of the Mexican
federation, we observe, is maintained in every respect un-
impaired. This excessive precaution appears to us quite
unnecessary. Who that can, will attempt to invade
Mexico?

Bc!t.tvsa was expected to return to Bogota early in
31a:ch. Colonel CAMPBELL, the British Commissioner,
had previously arrived there, with authority to conclude
a treaty of commerce and navigation with the Colombian
republic. The Government of the Netherlands had de-
eared through their Commissioner, that the example of
.England had decided them to recognize the new State.
The following are extracts from these Papers:—

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Mcmco.—We have Mexican Papers to the 29th of March. A
communication in ene of them proposes that the Government
should 'censure General Sonoma for undertaking an expe,:ition
ag mist Cuba without authority from the Government.
A newspaper is to be published at Tampico, which will not a
little facilitate the communication of intelligence between that
country and this.
Serena projects for internal improvements were before the Se-
nate, such as the retosmation of the rules relating to the press,
simplifying and abbrevarting prosecutions, particularly for robbe-
ries, &c. committed in the streets ; for reducing the primary schools
to one system, in all parts of the country, and for the uniform re-
gulation of weights and measures.
THE AuxY or AlExtco.—The Mexican Secretary at War
states, that the estimate for the military service for the year
amounts to 16 011,000 dollars, and provides for 10,000 horse*. year
posts on the !nd an frontier are to be strengthened and encouraged,
and the whole co miry is to retain the attitude of preparation to
meet invasion.
HAVANNAH. APRIL 29, 1825.
An English schooner, arrived a few days since from Sacrificioa,
reports, that the Castle of St. Juan, was blockaded by a lIICEICAH
bng of 10 guns, two schooners of 12 goes, and four gun-boats of
two guns each. There is a garrison of 1,000 men at Sacrificios,
sod the place is well fortified.
COLOMBIA.—We have received fo n Laguira a file of the
earaccas Colorabiono to the 27th of April. The paper of the
latest date contains the prospectus of an Assoclitiep formed in
London by Messy. Herring. Graham, and Poiles, for promoting
agriculture, and opening roads in Colombia. The Editor remarks
that it is a fair return on the part of these Gentlemen, for the grant
of land made them by Government in several parts of the Re-
public, and teas a that ev-ry facility will be given by the local
authorities, in furtherance of the liberal views of both parties.
The t'olontbiano of ;he 20:h contains advice' from Bogota of the
7th of March, which state twat Bolivar was shortly expected in that
capital, and that General Sucre had been appointed Minister Ple-
nipotentiary to the Republic of Peru. Congress was mid is term
Session. General Soublette was daily expected at Bogota, to take
ehprge of the War Department, vacated by the illness of General
.Tries 0 Mendez.
A very smere shock of an earthquake was experienced at Caracole
on the itch ult. at hal f-nint 4 p.m.
the Government of Holland have distinctly stated, through their
Co anthaioner, that they have been induced to recognlet Colombia
by the example of England. The Bogota Gazette says, " probably
'we are not venturing too far, when we prognosticate, that not many
anoaths will elapse before this example will be followed by France
ant some of the other goverarnents of the continent."
Col. Campbell. the British Commissioner reached Bogota on the
ls of March, with authority to adjust and conclude a treaty of
C .111MC/Ce and navigation with the Republic.
NEW Yoxe. MAY 24.
We understand that Mr. Rufus King, appointed Minister Ple-
n'potentiary to the Court of St. James's, has positively engaged
Vie centre cabin of the packet ship Pacific, to sail on the Ist June.
111 r. King will, we are informed, be accompanied by his eldest son,
Mr. John A. King, as Secretary of Legation, his lady and family.
The Colombian frigate Venezuela, Capt. Navarro, arrived below
on Saturday evening, thirty days from Carthagena—passenger Dr.
Francis Lopez. bearer of a treaty of commerce, and an arrangement
lor the suppression of the slave trade. The frigate came up yester-
day and tired a solute, which was answered by the Fort at Gover-
nor's Wand. She is English built, carries thirty. two guns, and
213 mm.
BAHIA, MARCH %I.
Arrived, a Spanish brig of sear, from Arica; reports having come
wounded officer on board, and that they left the coast of Peru in
such haste that they wore unable to procure water; also reports that
Valdez left in the 74 which sailed in company.
Exchange on London from 5 to h.

We stated yesterday, from the Buenos Ayres Papers,
that Mr. PARIS'I, the British Consul-General, bad suc-
ceeded, by his remonstrance, in obtaining an order from
the Government of Paraguay that the British subjects
Aotained in that country should have permission to with-
d aw from it at their pleasure. The following is an official
lilt of the persons so %leased:—

BUENOS AYRES, Aram b, 1825.
LIST OF BRITISH SUBJECTS RELEASED PROM PARAGUAY,
imam:oll THE INTERFERENCE OF THE BRITISH
...oNSLL-GENERAL RESIDENT AT BUENOS AYRES.

Name.

Profesion.

La.taatme O'Rourke
!fun= Stewart -
Edward Costello -
John Iwirtaa •
John Robson
A leuader Wl:id& •
William Petty •
James Turner -
John Reed -
Michael D'Arey .
Thomas Wheeler -
William - -

Commerce.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Cabinet-31aker.
Alarioer.
Carpenter.
D.).
Shoemaker.
31 atiotr.
Do.

About 4 Years

5

Resident I Year.

Thule persons came out in the schooner Martha and a garan-
rhimba. Their cargoes consisted of .1Z tierces of hierba.mate, and
1,2110 aerobes of tobacco. The garandumbs left Asumption on the
lila of February. Two British subjects, John M•Farlane and
Alexander James, were preparing to leave with about 600 tierces
of lierba.mate and some tobacco. The smack St. Joseph, the
p opercy of 3lessra J. Parish, Robertsoo, and Co., Joseph Martin,
master, was waiting fiir a Ecenite, and Robert liibson, mariner,
would leave in her. There would then remain no British subjects
its Pnritgumy. (Signed)
CONSTANTINE O'ROURKE.

We have not been unax are of the great anxiety ex-
pressed during the last two or three days with regard to the
contract for the new Spanish Loan. In the few observa-
tions we made on Wednesday, we stated that until " we
had something to add to the information we had already
communicated," we should refrain from again adverting to
the subject. We now have some new facts to publish. On
Monday last Mr. GIEGOILT arrived in Paris from Madrid,
with the Spanish Commissioner, who is furnished with
fill powers to sign the bonds to be issued on accoul,t of
the new loan. This gentleman, who is a relative of one of
the Spanish Ministers, was so much exhausted by the fa-
t gue of his journey, that it was deemed advisable fur the