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GERMAN PAPERS.

NADER, JUNE 18.
Count Las Cases, who arrived here about a fort-
night ago with his son, and who hopes, by ti,iog
the waters, to recover his health, injured by his
long imprisonment, wearisome voyages, and various
arnictions, endeavours to live here very retired, and,
as in Frankfort, to avoid much company and ex-
tensive acquaintance. He is at present employed
in literary occupations, as far as a weak state or
health sod his eyes allow. The mintier in whir i
his aff,ur has been introduced into the British Par.
liainent, and the little delicacy with which a reridill
party treated him on this occasion, releases him
the tacit obligation of further observing on
this side that ►ilence towards it (the party in ques-
tion) which has hitherto guided his conduct. lie
thinks that he owes it to himself and his own ho-
nour, to refute calumniatory attacks, and he will
therefore not hesitate to nuke the public acquainted
with the truth, by the publication of a letter,
written by him six months ago, directly after hie
arrival in Frankfort, to Lord Bathurst, in London,
mid which lie has hitherto scrupulously kept secret.
This paper, remarkable for its contents, and nn
!lushly other accounts, will he very shortly published
at the same time, in the French and German
laa-
guages.--(Nareasberg Correspondent, Jane 43.)

SAXONY, JUNE 18.

The public observe, with much satisfaction, by
the last accounts from Mentz, that the Govern-
ment of the Netherlands has given up the point of
the 15 per cent. hitherto levied sit Arnheim and
Nimeguen, upon the navigation of the Rhine, by
which the principal difficulties in the discussions of
the Committee on the Navigation of the Rhine are
removed—since, by this concession, the staple right
of Mentz and Cologne is done away.
IVe congratulate the inhabitants of the banks of
the Rhine upon this remarkable event, since a
great advance is thus made towards the genetal
execution of the measures contemplated tor the
free navigation of the German rivers.
But the more advances are made towards procure
ing the free navigation of the Rhine, the more
remote do these Governments, whose interests is
connected with the navigation of the Elbe, see
themselves from these advantages, as long us the
stipulation of the Acts of Congress of Vienna tut
this head remain unfulfilled. With what disinter-
estedness the Prussian Government represents and
treats the advantages of a general freedom of pat
;paint) on the rivers, is sufficiently proved by the
protocols of Vienna and Mentz, where, first, the
Minister Plenipotentiary, Baron Humboldt, and,
lastly, M. Jacobi, Member of the Committee ou
the Navigation of the Rhine, have 'hewn the most
liberal principles, and all the Governments inter-
ested iu this important object, are agreed Oil oath
them.

It is, therefore, inexplicable why the Cominitt,e
fur the navigation of the Elbe has not yet begun its
operations, which ►s to assemble iii Dresden, not
only in conformity with the act of Congress, but
also with the 14th and 17th articles of the 5A71014
Treaty of Peace, lath May, 1815, and to which
the Goverontents interested were summoned to take
the proper measure' in October lust year.
We however hope with confidence, that this
affair, so important to the general interests of com-
merce, will soon be regulated.
WISBADLS, JUNE 19•

General Baron ‘Vinsingerode, whose suihiro
death we have before announced, had left his
rela-
bons in good health and spirits on the 16th, la
the evening, and went to walk in the cool of the
evening in the avenue before his house. Ile proba-
bly felt some sudden pain, which forced him to wit
tiOWII under the fruit.tree near the avenue where he