The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-30 00:00:00

FETE AT PARIS.

Paris Papers to the 23d instant have reached us.
They contain no intelligence from the seat of war ;
but are filled with details of the fetes which have
follovk`•ed the christening of the King of ROME.—
The following is an extract that may give an idea of
the nature of these entertainments. Their chief
object is to divert the attention of the people from
the events of the war in Spain, and, in this, the
characteristic levity of the French insures complete
success.

'• PARIS, JUNr 22.—1 n the fete of St. Cloud, to-morrow, pro-
visions will be distributed by lotteries. There will also be foun-
tains of wine. The inhabitants of Paris, Versailles, St. Cloud,

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and the adjoining Communes, will be admitted to draw in the
lotteries. The drawing for Paris will take place at six this
evening, at twelve different places. The prizes will be paid to-
morrow, at four P. M. in the park of St. Cloud. The fountains
of wine will be opened at the same hour and place.
44 The public will enjoy the park, walks, games, &c. a!kl
every thing is arranged to give a succession of amusements with-
out confusion ; so that his Majesiy's intention of having Y day
consecrated to the joy of his pecple may be azcomplislied. The
Orangcrie is to serve as a banquetting-hall. The fire-works will
be let off in the plain of Boulnne. At sun-set there will be a
general illumination, and the dark woods will be lighted by a
profusion of variegated lamps. The castle will resemble an en-
chanted palace. The grand cascades w ill play. Upon a theatre
in the open air will be given The Fete da Village, and a Ballet
by M. GARDE:L. Madame BLANCHARD will ascend in a large
gilt balloon.
46 French funds, 79 f. to c."

It appears by the proceedings of the House of
Lords, on Friday night, that the claim of the eldest
son of Lord BERKELEY, by MARY COLE, since
Countess of BERKELEY, has been disallowed. •
Licences have been granted by Government, we
understand, to permit French vessels to export Mar-
tinique and Guadaloupe sugar and coffee from this
kingdom to France.
Letters from Memel, of the 9th inst. informs us,
that the French are busily employed in fortifying
themselves in all the towns of Prussia of which
they are masters ; while the Russians, on their
side, are not less active in completing the defence
of the Polish frontiers. It is from these demonstra.
ti ens chiefly that the public form their opinion,
which are of a nature unequivocal enough ; but nil
official declaration from either of the Powers has a‘
yet taken place.

They write from St. Petersburgh, that the Em-
peror ALEXANDER had sustained a serious injury
by a fall from his horse. The blow which he re-
ceived was on his head, but his life was not consi-
dered as in danger.
All the Russian seamen belonging to the men of
war in the port of Riga, to the aniount of 20,000,
have been sent to augment their army on the ft Wl-
tiers of Poland.

According to the last accounts received from the
North Sea, Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ and Admiral
GRAHAM still remained with the British &et is
Wingoe Sound.
BERNADOTTE is using every means in his power
to augment the Swedish army, which will perhAp,
in the event of war between France and Russia,
be employed against the latter on the side of Fin.
land.

The latest accounts from St. Petersburgh which
had reached Gottenburgh, are of the same date as
the letters from Memel, namely, the 9!.11 instant.
From these we learn, that an affair. of a peculiAr
nature had taken place at Riga. Three persons of
a suspicions appearance had been arrested there by
order of the Russian Government ; two habited like
Monks, and one professing himself to be a music-
master. They all proved, however, on examina-
tion, to be French engineers, and of course spies in
the employment of BuoNAPA RTE. This is esteemed
a strong indication of the views of the French Go.
vernment at the present moment.