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',Audi hare been harassed—how many families
by the vile fabricaticreb of that official Journal.
although it might have answered the purpose .
angrier to support the Stock-Jobbers in London
Paris as a condition of its getting early intelli,
from the latter capital, free of expense, by means of
tbeifiebbriers,ft hever could have been the wish of the
Itinglieh Miabtry that its Official Journal should
drivtihose who have their income from funded pro-
despair, and induce them to make tremendous Ao
es under the influence of alarm and agitation.
any thousands in this country, French and Eng-
.,ecrate your Minisfry for the conduct of their
o. ... It will be long inched ere it can be forgotten.
4. the funds were decreedf to go down by the
•A. • , the Courier crie4 war ; now that they are to
ragipl, we hear of nothing but peace. Let us, how-
eigawithout attending to these " Joueurs a la hausse
ettlezboisse," as the French call them, form our
wan from facts. The'day before yesterday a con-
sowririved at the Minisfry of Foreign Affairs from
"Xrench Ambassador at Madrid. Of the nature
o e intelligence brought by this messenger
wr now. no more than* what the French Govern-
r
meek choose to tell their friends, which is, that the
Inwards are likely to consent to modify their Con-
a%,tion.
.0 igsecretary of Sir CHARLES STUART left Paris,
fq* Verona, on Friday, charged with an important,i
mown ;—report says, aremonstrance of the British,
gatyfet to a Northern Potentate. Twelve hours after
thibgentleman had quitted Paris, the Duke of Wax-
Liewron received a dispiach from England of such
nowent that a courier was instantly forwarded to
Secretary, whom by extraordinary expedition he
overtook at Tours. Such was the importance attached
britlig Duke to this affairithat the courier was desired
teleterrn as speedily as possible to communicate the
44'ot his having overtaken the Secretary. The,
Gamer performed eightein poets and a half in about]
nifigiours.
1,44 n will be surprised, of course, to find that, not-. 1
wi standing the favourable news from Spain, the,
t,if.
Fir. s experienced a very great depression yesterday;
tlia tall during the regulaeperiod of transacting busi-
Belt!, was only 40 cents. but after the close
treV were offered at a reduction of 2 per cent.
The amuse of this depreision is to be found in the
pgiler intelligence ftom Turkey, which states that
stapetith Russia appears inevitable, and also to the
reamissration of a foreign Minister, made yesterday
%daimon, that the King and M. de VILLILE had at
'Kook decided for war with Spain. I give you these
alflmours, in the course of the day I may learn some-
tilfieposi ti v e. Traveller.

'Tie Duke of WELLINGTON having arrived in Lon-
-464 ,-I,and M. CHATEAUDRIAND ill Paris, we ought
t.o..tnel some confidence in the pacific assurances
which a cool examination of the state of continental
affdirls, as well as every calculation upon prudence or
Wild to self-preservation in the French Government,
Must have uniformly suggested. We have reason to
• behave that the Duke of Wet.t.ittoTos had to fight
Ida list battle agaiust the Congress, when, of course,
he bade use of the natural argument, that France
iv,' tilt. only party entitled to feel alarm; and that
the _riles of Lis antagonists, who dexterously caught
at this advantage, and brought France into the field,
obliged the gallant Duke to retreat to Paris and fight
his second battle there. It is believed that his Grace
has.completely triumphed, to his own honour, to the
ertidit of the Administration of which he is one, and
to she great benefit of the cause of freedom and
ktfthanity in every country of Europe.
• "'Prom the Paris Journals of Saturday we give ample
gagacts, which require no comment :
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FARIS, DICES:RIR 21.
l'.The first Civil Chamber mid the Correctional Chamber
eLthe Royal Court will hold a 0010.0 sitting to-morrow, fur
trginitAwo causes relative to offences of the press. The sitting
pf iiritursday, the stitb, will be devoted to the affair of M.B.
cessj,iint and M. Mangle. The Court will have to decide
hilahqa M. Constant's appeal and OD that lodged by the King's
.Striey-General before the Tribunal of First Instance.
: pßlrem Forces.—Fire per Cent. Consols opened at Ita f.
et:Se.;ielosed at saf. sec.—Neapolitan 3 per Cents. 77.—EF-
t:ip on London, ono month, sal: Sac.; three ditto,
ta SOC.—Cour, Amtkestigxe, December 51.
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CORFU, ISOVEMBER 16.
.According to direct and positive intelligence from Napoli
fejltonsania. two Austrian vessels, laden with provisions,
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ied:from Smyrna, under convoy of the Austrian brig of war
Ode, for the purpose of 'supplying that place. These
free weasels were stopped on the 16th of October, between
Itfdrnand Spezzia, by the Greek blockading squadron. The
Atfiffian Captains at first made-a skew of attempting to pass
tif fo* ; but when they became sensible of the determination
of thefirecks, who fell upon them, they surrendered without
eestitheee, and were conveyed to the open sea, whence they
sailed for 'another destination. About the cod of October,
aimeral Maoremichale surprised, before Napoli de Romania,
misourier charged with a letter from the besieged Turks to
Momip Corinth. This Intim bore twenty-five seals, belong-
:4Eli ,the principal Heys end Agi, of that place. The follow-
log, were its contents, which put us in possession of the real
sitylation of the besieged :
You promised to come in the course of eighteen, or at
moattmenty days, with fresh forces to rid us of the Infidels,
by Nhom we are pressed hard on every point. Three months
Lase elapsed since then, and you have not appeared, nor
er6n sent provisions to this imperial place. The Ghtemsr
tthe Infidels of England) seem finally to abandon us ;
the Ghiauur Nemeth (the Austrian Infidels) promise much,
irriWaYe net capable of doing any thing; besides, we cannot
'Achim 'upon the latter; they are too tickle in their disposi.
',ion' end seek after their own interest only.
people, in consequence of the long privations and
•fattgoes which they have endured fur nineteen months past.
mmembled on Friday last at the Mosque, and came to the
oceo)otion of collecting all the women and children in the
msionaJ, setting fire to the powder magusine, blowing
WAS place, and then saving themselves, each in the
bolsi...pray be could. We had great difficulty to make
gee give op this desperate resolve, and succeeded only
bg.,gisy,isading them that you were about to appear with
trash' (grew. Think, then, of the fate of this place—the moat
inipartant in the empire; think of the children of Islam, who
baveoilefended it fur more than a year and a half."—The'
Vail*. in Corinth, whether they bad received other advice.,
or were inclined to it themselves, undertook to supply the place
'Witt provisions ; but scarcely bad they arrived on the heights
of Wigton Oroa, who., they were repulsed with the lose of MO
seen. A report, indeed, has been in circulation, that the Turks
bad taken advantage of a disagreement amongst the Greek
litinlitrig' to penetrate as far as Napoli de Romania, and that
they were not attacked tilt they were on their return. But
IN I them dissentito.e. end the progress of the Turks, arc only
4tre.ifteentione of their friends. who give us their wishes for

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!# 'minds have been harassed—how many fat
i by the vilefabricaticreb of that official Jour
.although it might have answered the pu
Courier to support the Stock-Jobbers in
Paris as a condition of its getting early
from the latter capital, free of expense,
tbeiliebbrisrs,tthever could have been th
• Itiolelith Miabtry that its Official Jou
drivtthose who have their income from
o despair, and iadtice them to make
es under the influence of alarm ai
csany thousands in this country, Fret
s ecrete your Ministry for the cow
• . o. • ... It will be long inched ere it can I
, 1 4. the funds were decreedf to go d
••A, • , the Courier erie4 war ; now tba
requaL, we hear of nothing but peace. 1
eidowithout attending to these " Joyear
ettleguzisse," as the French call thet
vow from facts. The'day before yest
sagwirived at the Ministry of Foreign
"Xrench Ambassador at Madrid. 0
o intelligence brought by this
w meow no more than" what the Frei
moo choose to tell their friends, whist
Inwards are likely to consent to modi
atootion.
~,gsecretary of Sir CHARLES STUAI
fq* Verona, on Friday, charged with
mown ;—report says, a remonstrance c
Csatyfet to a Northern Potentate. Twelv
thigsgentleman had quitted Paris, the D
Ltuo•rom received a dispiatch from Engle
hunt that a courier was instantly f
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Aecretary, whom by extraordinary e
overtook at Tours. Such was the importa
i barikise Duke to this affairithat thacouriei
t toleturn as speedily as possible to corn
gigot his having overtaken the Sec
dewier performed eighteen posts and a I
nififhours.
• I,4ku will be surprised, of course, to fi
Nei standing the favourable news fron
Pit. , s experienced a very great depress
' Ui tall during the regular period of tran
tatfit,!.. was only 40 cents. but afte
t" were offered at a reduction of
Ike amuse of this depreision is to be
irgiy.,eate intelligence from Turkey, which
vievatith Russia appears inevitable, and
efiessissration of a foreign Minister, mac
ifllerroon, that the King and M. de Via
Iseigtia decided for war with Spain. I gib
•• aklftmours, in the course of the day I ma
thifiepositive.— Traveller.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1
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lie Duke of Wit.t.inOTON having ar
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acq,iand M. CHATEAUBRIAND ill PAT
wield some confidence in the pacific
a•' which a cool examination of the state a
fiffdirls, as well as every calculation upor
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1 Wild to self-preservation in the French
•fir deist have uniformly suggested. We b 1
• believe that the Duke of Wet.t.te Gus
• his Ihi battle against the Congress, wh
he bade use of the natural argument
t r :•' tra-S tile. only party entitled to feel alar
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the .priles of his antagonists, who dexter
at this advantage, and brought France i
obliged the gallant Duke to retreat to Pi
his second battle there. It is believed tl
4ias.completely triumphed, to his own hi
itedit of the Administration of which h
. to She great benefit of the cause of
katitianity in every country of Europe.
• "trim the Paris Journals of Saturday s
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fx,t4acts, which require no comment :-
11, ~)r_ PARIS, DEC
II l'abe first Civil Chamber and the Correcti
4.115 e Royal Court will hold a solemn silting I
tl trgivortwo causes relative to offences of the pre
Pi atursday, the 260, will be devoted to the
v 4 cassi,sot and 11. Mangin. The Court will I
i'l tuAli im M. Constant's appeal and on that lodge
IStiii,iley-General before the Tribunal of Fir,
imiesco Ft:NM—Five per Cent. Consols e
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t ee c. • closed at 83 r. 10 c.—Neapolilao 3 per C
Its . ~
grange on London, ono month, tsf. 435,
5.;..r..i1s c.—Courq imasentique, December SI.
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CORFU, NOVI
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.24ccoriling to direct and positive intelligen
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~.Rosnia, two Austrian vessels, laden w
isipfl:from Smyrna, under convoy, of the Anstr
Li *apile, for the purpose of supplying that
if:4e vessels were stopped on the 16th of Ocl
*atria and Spezzis, by the Greek blockading i
*Orion* Captains at first made a skew of Mt,
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