The National Register.
London, England, 1821-06-17 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PAnrs, JUNE B.—His Excellency the English
ainbas::ador had an audience of the King on Wed-
nes.lay.
Viscount Chateaubriand, minister plenipotentiary
of France to the Court of Berlin, is preparing to
set out for his destination, his health being per
fectly re-established.
The Count de Gultx, the Prussian minister, left
Paris on Tuesday night for Berlin.
Letters from Bayonne state that the ecclesiastics
flying from Spain continunc to arrive there. On
the morning of the 2.5 th six capuchins reached
that city.
Next Sunday, Baron St. Vincent, and on Monday,
Count Puss() di Borgo, will have an audience of
king.
We read in a journal of the day before yesterday,
that the King's Attorney General at London, in
compliance with the request of the Ministers of
Rus.,ia, Austria, and Prussia, was to prosecute the
editor of a newspaper, who compared the alliance of
Alexander 1., Francis 11. and I. nx3erick William
111. to the triumvirate of Octavius, Lepidus, and
Marcus Antonius.
We (Gazelle dc France) have received the fol-
lowing accounts from Valenciennes :—" A terrible
occurrence has spread consternation throughout this
town. On the 4th init. at a quarter to 7 o'clock
in the morning, a loud explosion was heard. It was
soon announced that the Lisle gate, under which
was a powder magazine, was on tire. Alarm in-
stantly became general, the inhabitants precipitately
flying in all quarters to avoid the danger. The gar-
rison mustered under arms, and the mayor and his
assistant (NI. Dinaux) and the sub-prefect of Douay,
_ repaired to the spot without delay, snd, by their
presence. contributed to maintain order. Some
bombs and grenades exploded from time to time.—
About eleven o'clock the four towers of the gate. in
tvhich were a considerable quantity of arms, gave
way. Happily, the flumes had not penetrated to
the subterranean magazine; from whence at this
perilous moment, some powder was taken out and
conveyed to the citadel. At the hour at which I
write this the danger is over, but not the alarm
One man only has been killed : it is thonght the
deceased is the individual who imprudently caused
the fire.
A thousand conjectures are advanced on this
point, The loss is immense. The lead, iron, and
brass, formed a frightful torrent of burning lava.
Of this immense edifice, there only remain the walls,
which are expected to fall every instant. Thus a
monument of the 14th century, which has resisted
several memorable sieges, has fallen in a few hours !
We learn from Stockholm that the son of King
Charles Juhn is attacked by a malady which causes
alannfor his life.

PARIS, JUNE 9.-I%4:At Sunday his Majesty will
give a grand•diuner to the diplomatic corps, at the
castle of the Tuilleries, at which the Duke d'Es-
cars, first Master of the King's Household, will
pt eside.
Letters from Naples state, that the Duke of Bla-
cas d'Aulps, Ambassador from France to the Holy
See, will prolong his stay at Naples, being charged
with a dip!omatic mission to that government.
Letters from Naples state, 80,000 Austrians are
about to embark for Sicily.
Very important intelligence has been received
from' Smyrna. Insurrect►ons against the Turks
have broken out in various parts of Asia-Minor,
which appear to be connected with the hostile oc-
currences in the Nlorea. They have not been
without much alarm at Smyrna for the safety of

several establishments, as very tumultuous scenes
have twice taken place. It is even affirmed that
conflicts occurred in some of the principal streets
of that extensive city; but the details are not
g.ven. it i. also said that very serious disorders
have taken place in the island of Cyprus, the ioha-
• bitants of which have hitherto been remarkable for

their fidelity to the Ottoman Porte. According to
assurances which we have received, two foreign
officers of artillery direct the operations of the

the Greeks in the Nlorea.

A letter from Corfu

announces that many English--enthusiasts in the
cause of the Greeks—have enrolled themselves
under their banners. lt is confirmed that the Ar-
nauts have deserted from the army of the Mucha of
the Nlorea to the Greeks. This desertion has con-

siderably weakened the Pacha's force. In fact, all
the troops in that quarter, with the exception of
the Turkish, declare for the insurgents.
:Jome persons assert that prince Alexander Ypsi-
lanti has fled ; but it is not said what direction he
has taken. His brother Demetrius is at Odessa.
The ex-Grand Vizier, Ali Jthiga Pacha, who
was exiled to Gallipoli, is appointed to the com-
mand of the force destined against the rebels of the
Morea.
1t:111.111liERG, Alta 3.—A confirmation has been
received from Venice that Ali, formerly Pacha of
Janina, has been strangled by his principal confi-
dants, among whom was Waga, his Secretary.

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TRIESTE, MAY 28.—Intelligence from Smyrna
states that several insurrections, which are in con-
nexion with the events in the Greek islands have
broken out against the Turks on the coast of Asia
Minor. Apprehensions are entertained for several
of the establishments at Smyrna, since there have
been, it is said, two revolts already, and some
bloodshed in that city. Some disturbances have
also taken place in the island of Cyprus, which
hitherto has been faithful to the Turkish govern-
ment. We are assured that two officers of great
ability direct the military operations of the Greeks
in the Morea. According to a letter from Corfu,
several English have entered the Greek ranks with
enthusiasm. The junction of the Arnauts with
the Greeks is confirmed ; the Pacha of the Morea
in consequence loses the greatest part of his army.
MADRID, MAY 28 —An amnesty is spoken of
for those condemned on account of the revolt at
Alva, and other provinces, where the insurrection
broke out before the passing of the new law against
infractions of the constitution.

The tribunals of Saragossa have given judgment
on the persons guilty of sedition on the 14th May,
1820. An ecclesiastic has been sentenced to two
years' seclusion in a convent ; a labourer to death ;
and three other persons to three years in the galleys.
M. Sacurino, lieutenant of a Neapolitan vessel,
wrote to the Cortes that he had entered the port of
Barcelona with a drip of war, armed with twelve
pieces of artillery, and filled with emigrants, He
offered his vessel to the nation: The crew and its
leader offered their services to Spain,
This petition gave rise to some discussion. The
Cortes declared that they had beard the sentiments
of the petitioners with satisfaction,
A new troop of Guerillas have shewn themselves
at the gates of Espinosa. Some companies have
been sent against them.
VIENNA, MAY 27.—1 t has been asserted during
several days past, that a Diplomatic Congress will
be formed in this capital, to deliberate upon the at=
faits of Turkey.
Intelligence from Lemberg, dated the 22d May,
states:—General movements of the troops have
taken place in the Southern Provinces of the Rus-
sian empire. The regiments of the Imperial Guard
arrived at Witepski on the Bth and following days.
The Polish army has also received orders to hold
itself in readiness to march. It is thought its des-
tination is for the frontiers of Moldavia.

NAPLES, MAY 22.---On the 20th inst. the King
went, in grand state, to the Church Del Carmino
Maggiore, to offer thanks to the Most High, for
his happy return. The people united their prayers
to those of the Monarch ; and, with an unanimous
voice, prayed Heaven to preserve the august dy.
nasty of the Bourbons.