The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-29 00:00:00

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FRENCH PAPERS.

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PA R Is, JULY 24 Prince Tal:eyrand will set out
the day after to-morrow for the waters of Cauterets
(Upper Pyrenees.)
VI6NNA, JULY 13.—1 t is generally considered
that the commotions in the East cannot be appeased
but by the intervention of the Powers bordering
Turkey. Every one desires the prompt restoration
of tranquillity, as all trade with the Levant is lost.
At Constantinople cruelty knows no bounds;
neither age nor sex is a s►feguard against the fury
of the populace. The Sultan himself is exasperated
beyond measure since he learned the destruction of
the fleet.

'Anima:sr, JULY 9.—We learn from the coasts
of Africa that the Algerines and Tunisians are
arming, to aid the Porte against the Greeks.
SMYRNA, JUNE 19 --Extract from a private let
r. —" Fur tour days past the European consuls
and merchants, who have taken refuge on board
the ves.cels in the roads, have seen their houses and
factories laid waste by the Turkish populace, in con-
junction with the Janissaries. This undisciplined
race of men, atter having cut the throat of the
Mousseline, or Mahometan Lieutenant-General, who
opposed himself to their fury, used violence to the
Pacha of Cesarea, whom they compelled to permit
them to do whatever they pleased. Thus, in a few
days, the first seaport in the Levant, the opulent
Smyrna, its magazines, its riches, audits prosperity
will have disappeared !
" Every thing that bears the name of Christian,
Gm 1, Armenian, or Franks, is exterminated; the
Catholic and ot thodox churches are the objects of the
unrestrained rage of a people excited by the allure-
ment of plunder and by a fanatic spirit. I calculate
that upwards of 13,000 Christians of every age and
sex have fallen by the poinards of the Maltomeums,
who no longer make any secret of their design to
extirpate Christianity, and transform their empire
into another ancient Taurius, where Europeans will
only find admittance, as at Japan, by submitting to
the most revolting humiliations, if they be base
enough to endure such an insult. But without
anticipating the future, you may imagine the enor-
mous losses which the Levant trade will sustain,
and the bankruptcies which will inevitably follow.
" The town of Sidonia, which the Turks call
Ivalia, where there were computed to be 30,000
Christians, has just been burned by the Turks, who
put to death all the inhabitants capable of bearing
arms, and carried off the women and children as
slaves to the interior. The colleges, seminaries,
churches, the infirmary, and public library, are de-
stroyed, in fact nothing remains of this once-flou-
rishing city."
MADRID, JULY 12.—Their Majesties left this
capital yesterday morning for the baths of Sacedon.
A few days previously, the orators of the club La
Fontana Lecame so violent i❑ their invectives, and
excited so much suspicion of the King's conduct that
the Ministers, intimidated, presented a petition to
the King, urging him to convoke the extraordinary
Cortes before his departure for the baths. The
King wrote on the margin of the said petition as
follows:—" I have pledged my royal word that I
would convoke the extraordinary Cortes before the
Ist of October, which I will do. I see no motive
for hastening the re-assembling of the Deputies
The general opinion of Spain cannot be represented
by a tew individuals, whose intemperate conduct is
known."

Every day perfidious rumours are disseminated
from the club I.a Fontana; the populace reply by
cries of " 71w hammer," (alloding to the instrument
with which the Canon Vintt.sa was murdered);
and, as yet, the police have taken no measure what-
ever to prevent the consequences of such disorderly
proceedings.
Yesterday evening three assassinations took place
in the Rue St. John, of this capital.
It is asserted that a Neapolitan Revolutionary
Commi. tee is establiled at Barcelona, which main-
tains relations with the Curbonari of that country;
aid that at the cud of June, a ship, under Spa-
nish colours, laden with arms and ammunition, and
having on board several Neapolitan individuals,
sailed from that port. She shaped her course tbr
the coast of Naples, doubtless having in view to
foment some plot.
Coffins J t:Ns. 30.—We have this moment learned
that ail Thessaly is in a state of insurrection. The
towns of Volo and Zeitown, where the Turks have
been, are in the possession of the Greeks. Pharsalia
has been oceuritd by the Lieut. of the venerable
Gazi, Archbishop of Pam, who has put all the
Turks to the bawd. Aju and Ambelachia, inha-
Wed solely by Greeks, have organized a provisional
government, which directs ali the atiairs of the pro-
vince. In cons, gurney of these events, Ourschid,
Paella of Salunitn, has • been compelled to raise the
siege of Janine, to pn•ceed into Zvlacedonia, which
lie will not be able to traverse, that he may repair
to the chief place in his govitrument.