The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-11 00:00:00

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1821.

No 1498.—V0L. XIV.]

FRENCH PAPERS.
The liforsitear of Friday. contains the following
statement
" The investigation undertaken to discover the
authors of the outrage which took place in the
Palace of Thuilleries, having excited suspicion
against an individual called Neveu, a warrant was
issued against him by the Judge of Instruction.—
He was met yesterday, about two o'elgek, in one of
the streets of Paris, in a cabriolet, and conducted to
the Prefecture of Police, before the Commissary ap-
pointed to draw up the process verbal of the arrest,
and to proceed to the versification and seizure of the
papers and other objects, which he might have
about him, to be sent immediately before the Judge
of Instruction.
At the moment when, escorted by the peace-
officer and two inspectors, this person was going to
enter into the office of the aforesaid Commissary,
and was passing into the narrow corridor which
leads to it, he cut his throat with a razor, which he
.had concealed about his clothes, and by a movement
so quick that it was impossible to stop him. He ex-
pired immediately."
in the ldositear of Saturday the following addi-
tional particulars relative to the above event are
.given, togethek with an account of some mysterious
attempts to produce a sudden depreciation in the
French funds :
" This person had been an old merchant : he was
Afterwards a broker, and has since been a bankrupt.
He is said to have bought twelve pounds of gun-
powder on the day of the explosion, at different
places, and in difkrent disguises. Several small
packets, containing a vhitish powder, which is sup-
posed to be poison, have been found upon him ; sad
a belt, which contained a considerable sum in gold.
He has concealed his lodging very carefully, and
there is reason to believe he has lived for some days
past with women of the town. He is a native of
Rheims.
" Some days ago several exchange brokers re-
ceived anonymous letters, requiring them, with the
most dreadful menaces, to sell the rentes, so as to
produce a fall in the course of exchange, before the
first of February. It is unnecessary to say that
these commands did not produce the effect desired -
by the writers of them. They then had recourse to
More efficacious means : this morning, Messrs. Per-
ronet, Beaumont, and Billet, exchange brokers,
received letters from the houses of Delessert and
Rougemont, requiring them to sell rentes to a large
*mount. This appeared very extraordinary, and
one of the brokers thought fit to apply to the person
signing the letter, who declared that his signature
had been so adroitly forged as to render it impossible
4) be detected at the first glance. The other firm
Ills made a similar statement.
" From the particulars collected as to Nevem, who
killed himself yesterday, it seems that he bas been
for several days concealing himself from the search
of the Police. It has been ascertained that several
gunsmiths and venders of powder have declared that
man, whose person they describe, had come to
their shops, where he bought about 16 pounds of
Jaw powder, and that at two of the shops he had
ordered the box containing the powder to be fas-
4cned in a small barrel, and scaled, it being intended
as he said, to be nut into the country In souse-
/pence .of this informatieu, the dwelling of the
purchaser, who was known to be Neveu. was dis-
covered. At the first furnished home where inquiry
waimade, it was found that he did not come there
regularly, and with some it was learned that he
frequented another hotel in the Faubourg Poisson-
mere. Au Officer of Police .on going there could
get no further information ; when, as chance would
•bave it, Neveu happened to cuter the hotel at the
moment the Officer i% us asking for him for the 3d
or 4th time. As he Lad ;rased fur a tradesman
Irma the country, the Officer put sonic quehtions to
him, which he answered vaguely and with clithar.
after which the Officer quitted him, but
remained upon the watch ; u few minutes utter he
saw him go out, and get into a cabriolet. lie then
went to him and acquainted him he bud a warrant
for his arrest. I le appeared quite confounded, And
offered him money; but the officer took him into
cuitedy, and carried him, without having bean
!:arched, to the tante of the Pretest et P.:11,, It

is said that 1,500 francs in gold, two razors, and a
packet of poison were found on his person.
PARIS, Fan. 6.--Certain Journals for the last
month repeat every morning, that the Duke de
Gallo, Minister or Foreign Affairs of Naples, who
followed King Ferdinand to Laybaah, had received
an order to stop on the way : that he had been in-
terdicted from passing the frontiers of the Austrian
territories ; and, finally, that it hai been indulged
to him be must not appear at Laybach. All thus
assertions are alike cuutrary to truth. It is true
that the Austrian officer who commands at Mantua.
prevented the Duke de Gallo frthe continuing on his.
route ; but upon the complaint Wrestled to Lay.
bath by the latter, a courier catraordinary carried
lack to the Commandant at Identua an order to
mar the Neapolitan Minister to pass. At Gotha
the'name difficulties presented themselves. They
wore removed in the same manner. Thus the Duke
de Gallo is nosy with the Kin, of Naples at the
'Congress of Laybach.
Prince Rufib has not resumed the portefeuille, as
the same journals have stated.
In the Chamber of Deputies a petition ass pre-
sented from M. Simon Larieres, chief of battalion
at Paris, who complained of being discharged with-
out allowance, and of being stuck off from thy' list
of the army. He prayed that the Chamber might
take steps to have him restored to his rank, or put
him on his trial. half-pay at
the disbanding oourteen
yaw of active campaigns,
a step in rank i 1814,
gave him, he i , the al-
lowance which had re-
ceived a letter dated

Sept. 16, 1610,
notice--" that
to the King of
principles in

p rofetied, his
without allow
rolls of the officets
be reinstated in -

him
. made
4 of the
,hich he

diseharge
from the
efforts to
and

The
Pro'

he now applied
petitioner tulded--
perty, and as long as . not expr:._ in ex-
ternal sots, nobody has a righr to be offended with
them, even although they any be in opposition to
those of the government: Opposition sentiments
belong to the ea ence of a representative govern-
ment." A lung debate ensued on this petition, in
which the ultras on both sides took part. The speech
of M. Etienne, egaintt ministers in this affair, wee
in general lively and spirited, and in some passages
highly striking and eloquent. He argued that such
treatment as this officer had been subjected to, was
to render the disbanded troops dangerous. " Will
you,' said he, " permit him to wear epaulets of
honour, or the tits of poverty?" The order of the
day was passed on this petition.
• The French Five per Cents. 83f. 20c.—Bank
Stock, 1,4971. 50c.

GERMAN PAPERS.

....olfip..m.

'kr/ENNA, JAN. 26.--The Austrian Olnerver has
again a lung article under the heml of " The King-
dom of the Two Sicilies," dated Naples, Jam 13,
the general spirit of which may be been by the fal-
lowing pages
Eveu brio's( the iovitatiew of the Savereivit to the
there was only our opinion oil Ilse impossibility of
maintaining the present order of things among all who
had any monis of Juilgilig of the signalise* and the wows
of Ilic country, whatever their views hl oilier respects
might be. • * • * • MINI the pal bran lit of the 811 t
of December was to decide upon the royal message, not
21i incmours—perhaps nut 10—would have 'ruled for
rttaittinit the Spanish cuuslltuUuu, lad laity nut hl rut
tea-tined by the threats of the Cat boner( and of a small
tier of desperate ;lentagesses. One timid hase beau
d'u•agultl":•• 01,e nnod babe Bern a tentless to the
scoot so the form ally adequate tiles of the confusion, the
rathakrasmsrui, the shame of all !hose oleo, alio, front
mole cowardice, siipporied laleitiole which they
IthraCouoidertal if ituisreuee, .lid eves ISMl*ate.
" Since that day the stall( of affairs lies became more
desperate. Van of talent. who .r number wab never
euosidelable, bare been all seaweed from public
La bats v01411(464 withdrawn. The civil and (Initial)
whom,. tiwl (if WC witty speak of admiuistlauun ill
1111+11141e tie perfect &hardly) ann the hawk of the twist
isitrompenutt men, who p,qut not Now ou help thetuseltes
front tidy to day. atAi do not Ft,jux the roufidesiee
4,641./ liaa vaed eau:tents. 01.a..1.41 F., 411 d.

Pit M.

. -
tether desperate Republicans who surroutd and direet
Wet, arc masters of the country, and their power Is
'founded on terror alone. The sittiugs of the parliament.
which feels its isepotence and nothingness', are intended
sandy to bold up to the people the shadow of govern-
ment, which, in fact no where exists : and to supply the
journals front time to time with mate patriotic assert..
rations, which the speaker. utter meclusuicully, and the
audience hears with indifference. • • • • I •
" Dylpondeney has reached its height, since the pelstl-
cation bf the letter of the King of -France, urging the
King of Naples to accede to the invitation of the Save-
rent's* ; for, before this, a general hope seems to have beet&
eutertaised that France would not act will' Ilse ether
Powers, but rather oppose them.
" A great deal is spoken, written, decreed, mad pr °-
claimed, about measures of defence, bet in fact little er
nothing is done. A few days ago it was affirmed that
IV,OOO men should be assembled at several points of
Abrams"); but. besides the garrisons of Peltcera,Cleitelle.
and some small fortresses, there are not perhaps V,OOO
men collu.ed any where. Great dependence is placed en
the militia and rulunteels, but there are neither arms nor
money to put Went in motion; and the patriotic seal is
much too lukewarm to supply their wants. Gen Pepe
bad reckoned on 30,000 erect in Abrumo, but when he
arrived there he did not find 1,090. The Abruzsos de-
clared they did not wish to expose their lives fur the

6' Even arere there means to raise an army, it would be
impossible, under present circumstances, to restore ovdee
and discipline. The best Generals—Uraseesa, Fakes-
gieri, reared : most of the good officers bay!
followed their example, nod Pepe is not the mass to create
an army out of discontent, ill paid, Old disorgmased
troops. Mistrisat and suspicion prevails anion* the
officer* mad soldiers, and even hetweeo the officers,
neither knowing what side the other world take in case
of actual liuraililies; and accounts of troops mutinying
against their officers were daily received.
"It may be i Anted what impression sal this makes on
Sicily, and how ardently the pentacles to be delivered from
so disgraceful a y0k.,."
Well-meaaing people, but %imam not qualified to fore
a right judgnient of great 'yews, tat the P•treittn Power,
bad better Wks'u trsugail r the whole is ripe for dolts*.
teen without them.' Lt is here time the pretest ediSee most
shortly lull into ruins, whether the For,ign Powers interfere
or not ; but it is by no means indifferent how and guider
what cireuinstance It falls. If Naples is left to itself, so-
'woe Armors certain than that. in 64115 e form or other, lbe
whole power will full into the hoods of s rota number of
the most furious demaboosea, who will choose their. Matra-
Monts net from the great body of the Carbons,' but from
the select body or the sect • • • ; the knights would,
therefule, be fur a time under the dominion of a troop of
banditti. With such prospects, wbo would oat prefer, how-
ever hard and humiliating the restoration of male, by foreign
interference hips ht appear to him, the small evil to use in-
calculably greater.

Notwithstanding the late arrests in Spain, and
that another apostolitsil junta had been formed, after
the suppression of the first, all is tranquil, and so
determined is the Constitutional Government to
fulfil its pecuniary engagements, that the promised
interest on the old debt of Holland and negotiated
here, has been punctually paid. This:circumetance,
so bonourablc to the national &muster, has been
productive of the best possible, eiKct on public credit,
and will no doubt greatly serve to consolidate the
new system. It is much to be deplored that there
should be so little cordiality between the two parties
of mittisterialists and env. 7esades. But we cannot
expect the
_politicians of Spain to be exempt front
the weakness of their contemporaries in the rest of
Europe.
The following is an extract of a letter fromOporto,
dated the 14th ult,—" The fleshes were never
known to be so strong here betbre, as they are at
present Seven vessels have gone over the bar ; one
of them is a brig from Dublin, bound to London,
with four men on board. A great deal of flowage
has been done. About 15 miles up the rivet, a
great number of houses, and a small village, have
been washed away, and 7(i people drowned. At
the bottom of the river a great cumber of bodies
have been washed on shore, which came down with
Cie flood, It is stated in a newspaper published
here, which I have just seen, that 15 miles up the
river the water has extended 140 feet, and that a
mountain has burst in two places, from one of which
an immense body of water has issued, and from the
other sand and smoke. The ii.jury done along the
river must be very great."
By an official account published at St. Peters.
burgh, it appears that the number of British ships
which sailed from that place in the year iB9O was
356 ; of American ships 66 ; and off the ships of all
other nations 442. The trade of Great Britain from
St, l'eteniburgh thus excted,d that of the WWIe
werld by AS vessels, without any allowance for the
es:ierrior bulk of the sloes ass:.

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riIMINI

al. He had hen. put pa half-pa
gof the army at Ow Loire. Four
e service, and IS years of campai
gained on the field of battle ia I
said, an inoontestible right to th
h was then given 'him. He had
or from the minister of war, d
10, in which IthiAseellency gave
at according to representation r
f his.repeehensi4le conduct, and of
opposition to ravommerit whirl
Majesty had prnbounced his clinch
vances, and stone him off from
fleets of the army." All his effor
in his rank had proved abortive,
d to the Chamber for redress.
led—" My principles are my own
long as I do not express them is