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[FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.]

[From the St. Louis Enquirer, of Oct. 19.]

"Sing all his talents and exertions with the
Prench Government to prevent a war with Spain,
in which he has every hope of succeeding,
although the Ultras are trying all the means
ill their power to counteract him. Never-
theless, it is thought by the well informed at Paris,
that the King of FRANCE will be governed by
the sound arguments of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON and Sir CHARLES STEWART, who have
impressed on the mind of his MAJESTY that it is
his true interest to maintain peace, and that it is
the determination of the British Government to
adhere to it if possible on their part. We un-
derstand that a hint was thrown out on the part of
the Ultra party, that England was not in a state
to interfere in the concerns of Spain, upon which
a certain Great Person answered—" If it came
to that point, England has both men and money,
and would not be backward if forced to defend
her rights."

The Ottoman dominion, as we have predicted
for the last 18 months, is crumbling to pieces.—
The Asiatic troops having been employed to quell
the refractory Janissaries, were repelled by the
latter; and a new civil war, therefore, may be said
to have commenced at Constantinople itself. The
heroic Greeks, meanwhile, are inflicting blow after
blow upon the tottering pOwer of their great but
enfeebled enemy; and have insured the triumphant
termination of the campaign. The designs of Rus-
sia, now so easy of accomplishment, have at length
determined the British Government to act
with vigour in behalf of the Greeks ; and if the
.following article in the Pilote, French Paper,
.be authentic, we may hope soon to see realized
our favourite idea of the erection of Greece into
. a free and independent Sate :—.-
" They write to us from London, that as soon as Mr.
CANNING learned the views of the Congress with respect to
Turkey, he sent an extraordinary Courier to Lord STRANG.
tro BD, at Verona. This Courier was the bearer of a letter
to the following effect :

" On receipt of the present, repair to Leghorn, where you
will find a frigate ready to convey you to Constantinople.-
-On reaching that Capital you will declare to the. Porte that
she must declare the Greeks independent, or that England
• will receive them under her protection. That measure is
indispensably necessary to take away from Russia all pre-
tence for a declaration of war.• "

INTER-OCEANIC COMMUNICATION•-A Corre-
spondent of the National Intelligencer, on the
subject of the feasibility of Intercourse between
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by means of a
Canal-navigation across the flat country of the
Isthmus of Panama, states, that he received infor-
mation, about five years ago, from two authentic
sources, as he then deemed them, independent of
each other, that a carriage-road was already prac-
ticable, good, and actually travelled, from Te-
hanantepec to the opposite shore, nearly along
the boundary-line of Gautimala, without a hill of
any consequence—so good, that a carriage could,
without difficulty, go from the Atlantic shore to
the Pacific in about sixteen hours, east of La
Vera Cruz.

SANTA FE EXPEDITIONS.—It is not true, as

published some weeks ago, that Col. Cooper's
party were robbed by the Indians on their way
to Santa Fe. Himself and the greater part of
his company have returned, having success-
fully accomplished the objects of their jour-
ney, which were entirely commercial. They
drove three loaded waggons from Boons-lick
into the town of Santa Fe ; a novel spectacle
to the Spaniards of that place, and truly cha-
racteristic of the spirit of the western people.
While at Santa Fe the American character
displayed another of its traits ; an expedition
was going against the Camaucle Indians; it was
a chance not to be lost ; and several of Col.
CoorEa's young men joined it. In the action
which followed, all fighting to the admiration of
the Spaniards, one of them (a son of Col. COOPER'S)
was killed.

The party report that they met with the best
treatment from the people of Santa Fe, who
chewed great desire for a commercial intercourse
with Missouri, and inquired for Mr. Baird, for-
knerly their prisoner, who had engaged to return
with merchandise. (Mr. B. left this place
about a month ago with a caravan of sixty pack

horses.)
These things compel the reflecting mind to
Pause and reflect upon the wonderful advan-
tages of our country ! Two years ago this
Paper laboured to prove that Missouri would
have a commerce with the people of New
Mexico for their silver, with the Indians of the
'lucky Mountains for their furs, and with China
and Spain for the rich productions., of the East
Indies. Such suggestions were treated by many
as chimerical. In the meanwhile the two first
are accomplished, and the third will accomplish
itself in the same way ; that is to say, by the
bold and silent enterprise of the West, while the

learned prejudice of the East is arguing that the
thing is impossible, as indeed it would be if such
writers had to do it.

LORD LONDONDERRY.-The continued attacks
upon the character of the late Marquis of LONDON-
DERRY are, as we before observed, as destitute of
reason and justice as of common humanity. It
must be obvious to every rational mind that the
Noble Lord, in all his foreign policy, could not
have acted from his own individual judgment,
and must have acted in conformity to the mea-
sures suggested by Ministers in general.—lt.
would be absurd to suppose otherwise, and the
charge against him implies a reflection upon the
conduct of Ministers, who must be lamentably de-
fective in good sense, and a due regard for their
duty, if they had committed the interests and
honour of the country wholly to the Marquis.
It might be hoped that among Englishmen, the
deplorable end of the late accomplished Nobleman
would have excited feelings to preclude all such
unjust and illiberal reflections on his memory.

The accounts from the Spanish Frontiers add
little to the intelligence we have already given
respecting the' expulsion of the remains of the
banditti of the Faith from Catalonia, and their
taking refuge in the Erench territory. Mequi2
nenza is reported to be taken. The arrival of
the Baron d'EttoLEs at Toulouse on the 13th is
confirmed. It is stated that the Pyrennees are
lready covered with snow.
Yesterday the Duke of Yolti held a Levee at
the Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards,
which was attended by General Sir W. LUMLEY,
Major-Gen. FULLER, Lieut.-General S. MAttoN,
Brig.-Gen. WALKER, Major-Gen. AINSLIE, Col.
WALKER, Col. PENN, and a number of others.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER left town yesterday
for Bagshot.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, we are glad to
find, appears in excellent health, and very
hearty.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived
in town yesterday from Richmond-park, the re-
sidence of Viscount SIDMOUTH.

The remains of Baron W. FAGEL, brother to
his Excellency the Ambassador of the Nether-
lands, were interred on the 14th of November,
at Lisbon. The cavalcade consisted of the whole
Corps Diplomatique, numerous foreigners of
distinction, and the Dutch brigade, who were
stationed there, who fired minute-guns.
His Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT, it is
said, again intends to honour the Theatre Royal
with his presence on the evening of Monday
week. We sincerely hope we may be correct in
making this announcement. It is almost due
from his Excellency to the citizens of Dublin, to
the people of Ireland, that an immediate oppor-
tunity be afforded them of wiping away the stain
which now so lamentably fixes on the character
of the nation.—(Dublin Patriot.)
We are sorry to learn that Mr. WESTERN is
very dangerously ill at Felix-hall.
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths dis-
tributed, on Monday, to its poor members, up-
wards of 300/. according to annual custom.

The Bishop of Gloucester held an ordination on Sunday last,
in the Cathedral of that City, when his Lordship admitted
sixteen Deacons into Priests' orders, and ordained six Deacons.
Sir Davin MONCREIFFE, Bart. has presented
the. Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth,
with a very handsome donation of two beautiful
gold coins of Robert 11., two gold (St. Andrew's)
of Robert 111., and six silver coins of Robert III.;
two of the latter struck at Perth, and all in the
finest preservation. They were turned up by the ,
plough on the farm of Balgony, in the parish of
Abernethy, belonging to Sir David.—(Perth
Courier.)
THE KING.-Every day that has passed since
His MAJESTY'S visit, has confirmed us in our
opinions of the great benefits received by this
country from that memorable event. Faction
seems to have almost died away, in consequence
of the people's having had an opportunity of as-
certaining how much the KING had been misre-
presented to them. The impotent attempts made
by one or two sour and designing individuals, to
revive discontent, have recoiled on their own
heads, and they begin to feel the evils of
deceiving the public. The KING'S real cha-
racter, in his capacity of Father of his people,
is better understood amongst us, and more
highly and justly appreciated, since he pre-
sented himself here, in the midst of us ; land were
it possible to strengthen the feeling that now so
generally operates i❑ his favour, the following
fact, which we are happy in being the first to re-
cord, would unquestionably have that effect :
His MAJESTY has been most graciously pleased
to grant a pension of fifty pounds per annum
to FLORA MACDONALD, the grand-daughter
of the illustrious FLORA MACDONALD. This
was his own kind, considerate, judicious act.—
It will be recollected that one of the first
things his MAJESTY did, after his accession, was
to give a pension to an old man, who was recom-
mended to his notice as 46 the oldest enemy the
House of Hanover had." This pension proved,
that whatever feelings of others may en-
tertain towards his person or his family, he, in re-
turn, harbours nothing in his heart but good-will
towards all d escriptions of his subjects. The present
pension granted to FLORA MACDONALD corrobo-
, rates what we formerly noticed of his MAJESTY'S
anxiety to preserve every vestige of his unfortunate
ancestors of the House of STUART, and to mark his
compassion for the sufferings they endured. This
act will be acknowledged by all the kingdom as
a decisive trait of character, demonstrating the
excellence of our SOVEREIGN'S heart, and the
good taste and just feeling by which he is go-
verned.—(Edinburgh Observer.)
A Lady having asked M. tie MARCHANGES why
persons of her sex might not be electors ; he re-
plied, " Madam, you might be electors, but you
could not be deputies."—" Why not ?" said the
Lady. " Beca4se no woman would like to ac-
knowledge that she was 40 years of age."