The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

No. 1,241.—V0L. XIII.]

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, MAY 11.—The day before yesterday the
King sent for Mademoiselle, the daughter of the
Duke de Berri. The august Princess was conducted
to his Majesty by his Royal Highness Monsieur.
The Journal des Debates of Wednesday is nearly
filled with an account of a work recently published,
by Chataubriand, entitled '• Memoirs and Authentic
Documents touching the Life and Death of the
Duke of Berri." That Journal extracts a passage
in which an account is given of the assassination and
last moments of his Royal Highness ; but it con-
tains nothing which was not previously known.
Gravier was yesterday transferred from the police
office to La Force prison. During the hundred
days he acted as a police-agent under the disguise of
* beggar. It is asserted that various individuals are
implicated in the conspiracy, six or seven of whom
have been taken into custody. Petards, to the
number of 15, were found concealed at their
respective lodgings. During several days past ex-
traordinary precautionary measures have been
adopted. The night patrol service of the metropolis
is now confined to the Horse Grenadiers of the
Royal Guard.
On Sunday last, a. m. a grenadier of the 3d regi-
ment of the Royal Guard was accosted near the
market-hall by two individuals, who affected to
know him and invited him to a neighbouring
tavern to take share of a bottle of wine. The soldier
yielded to their request, but shortly after separating
he found himself attacked by violent retchings.—
He entered a house in the Rue de PUniversite, the
proprietor of which sent immediately for a physician,
(M. Pajot-Laforet), who discovered that metallic
Oxide had been administered, doubtless with a view
to poison him.
A private letter, dated Macon (chief town of the
department of the Scan and Loire), the sth inst.,
inserted in the Journal des Debates, after detailing
the welcome reception given by the Authorities and
inhabitants to the Due d'Angouleme,on his arrival in
that town, adds:—" It was announced to the Prince
that the Queen of England had arrived ut Macon,
under the title of the Marchioness de Bult. Her
carriage bore the device—Spe tneliore vehor."
The Constifetionel conspicuously puts forth the
following, which it states, it has authority to
publish :
His Majesty the King of Spain lately sent for the
Duke de Laval-Montmorency, the French Ambas-
sador, and addressed him as follows :—" 1 know
that there arc in France persons who doubt the
sincerity of my adhesion to the Constitutional
regime, and who announce every where that I
yielded to force when I swore fidelity to the Con- I
stitution. I recommend you, M. Ambassador, to
contradict these false reports, to give publicity to
this free and spontaneous act of my will, mid to male
it known to your Court and to your friends.
The Madrid journals announce that the commis-
sion authorised to investigate the circumstances of
the butchery at Cadiz have caused to be arrested
Generals Campana and Valdes, and the Colonels of
the regiments of Guides and Lealtad.
It is stated that twelve individuals have been
arrested in Madrid on a charge of conspiracy against
the Government. Orders have been issued to bring
them to trial without delay.
The negotiation for a loan of 40,000,000 of reals
has commenced at Madrid, at an interest of 10 per
cent.
In the sitting of the Deputies on Tuesday, the
law on the customs was passed with only one dis-
senting voice out of 186 voters.
The intelligence which has prevailed these few
days past respecting the fate of Lord Cochrane is
likely to be speedily contnidlcted. So far is he
from being discomfited, according to recent report,
flat he Las captured two frigat,:s, one of 38, and
oae of 2-1 guns. These capcw.e% have nearly
extinguished the authority of the Spanish flag
throughout the whole of the S:n.t....ra coast ; the
small remainder of the Spani.l. 1..1 al force being
blocked up at Callao, and the Sun The!nio, the
only ship that weathered the Cape our of the whr'le
Cadiz expedition, having been leg' Leni in a state
that left no doubt. of her perishing. TILL. intelli-
gence is derived from conimuniestions ina:le by
Lord Cochrane to his relatives, and onttof his most
confidential friends in Landon.