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Ambassador to the Court of London. Baron
Vander Capellan, Governor Goneral of the East
will return. to take the portfolio for
foreign affairs.
NUREMIIERG, FEL 9.—(Corfu, Jan. 6.)—We
have this moment received the agreeable news of

the landing of the Greeks in the Island of Mity-
lene, an operation which has perfectly succeed-
ed. The Hellenists, to the number of 7 or 8,000
men• have planted every where the standard of
the Cross, and forced the barbarians to fly.—
The Turks will be obliged to evacuate the
Island. Other letters state, that the Turkish
garrison of Patras, having received information
that Patrns was to be assaulted, thought proper
to retire to Lepanto.
They write from Bayonne, of the 10th Feb.,
that Prince Angolina with 'lsis family, composed
of 20 persons, as well as Math Florida, have
arrived there, and have set off for Italy.

ODESiA, JAN. 2.6. According to the news
from Constantinople, of the 15th of this month,
the new Reis-Effendi, Saida, has not yet taken
Possession of his situation as Minister, being dan.
APrously ill. Another person is already named
to succeed him, viz. Ilayad Bey, who was exiled
in 1821 by Halet Effendi. The refusal of Persia
to ratify the Treaty of Peace seems to affect se-
riously the Turkish Government.

The news from Greece continues to be dis-
astrous. The Insurzents are decidedly trium-
Phant in the Island of Negropont, and are me-
'lacing several other points.

We have received the lifoniteur of Sunday and
the tioile of Monday, from which we subjoin
extracts. The former confirms, in its official
Part) the intelligence given in THE Sux of Mon-
-6Y last, and repeated yesterday in the extract
Which we gave of a private letter from Paris of
the 14th inst.,- relative to FERDINAND'S Decree
for sanctioning a free trade with South Ame-
tica- The statement of the Etoile relative to this
nfrair, and also to the convention for the occupa-
tion of Spain, &c. is almost verbatim, the same
as that of our private letter yesterday. But now
that FERDINANDVII. has been graciously pleased
to allow a free trade with countries which have
taken the liberty to carry on a free trade with
all the world without his permission, what, we
would ask, is the most probable motive for his
conduct, and what will be its most probable re-
sult ? It must be observed, that the free trade
°f the Decree, is to he carried on on " the foot-
tug of an equality of duties." Will not Spain, then,
se long as we acknowledge her Sovereignty de
Jure in South Aninrica, be entitled to declare all
our commercial transactions on which the contem-
plated duties are not paid, contraband, and will
she not thus be furnished with a pretext for set-

ling up a claim, at some convenient opportu-
nity, on the Btitish Government, for the amount
°f those duties which she will contend are due
t!) her Treasury ? This would be an easy and
"flyPnient mode of making up a set-off against
tllce forty millions of reals aisigned by the Con-
Inenti°flef 1823 for the payment of the claims of
"6684 subjects. It is true that this country
"'lid not tamely submit to such an imposition
Ling practised
Peirnitted upon it. But then, it will have
subject for hostile discussion to arise,
" 'she question might ultimately be between
:billittl4g to a pecuniary loss, or embarking in
- War. Tt... strait-forward course of at once
'lknowledging the independence of South Arne.
Iva, is the best aid safest policy for England.
[Prom the Afoniteur o
fWunday, Feb. 11—Official Part.]
PARTS, FED. 14.
A telegraphic dispatch trom Madrid, addressed
h; the Ambassador of France to the Minister for
()reign Affairs, dated the 10th of this month,
til'°unces that the King of Spain has just signed
dezree, which grants the liberty of direct trade
0 the Spanish colonies with all nations, on the
footing of an equality of duties.
( From the Etaile of Monday.)
FEB. 15.—A treaty has been made
S-Pain for the free commerce of all nations
the colonies. (See the telegraphic dispatch.)
,agp millions due by Spain to France are re-
sign {zed, and the treaty for the occupation
Fill It It is said that the Marquis de Talaru
d.oe arrival of
irL have
the Blue Itiband.
1,4 r
the Marquis de Mataflorida at
is is a
Minister for
n"tinced, on his way to Turin as
The Ist
the King of Spain.
tktarns regiment of Infantry, which is in
tpti,r 0: at Mont Louis, has received orders to
tho Pain : it is going to the Seu d'Urgel; and
the est,
"alton of the 40th of the Line, which is in
V' latter I.
1,414448 y dCe3 goes to reinforce the garrison of
~nR
9(.1, FEB. 6.—W
4 e are assured that the
tetsa °I r amnesty will be published. It is ne-
t‘Purnelit that there should be a fixed law of Go-
ut with the modification which the

restoration requires. The men who were faithful
till the forced oath of his Majesty, and afterwards
behaved in a prudent manner, will obtain his
Majesty's clemency, and be restored to favour.
The convocation of the ancient Cortes is spoken
of. This national representation is not to the
taste of our Liberals. Its sole right is to grant
or to limit the subsidies which the King asks : in
all other respects the King is Legislator. The
Cortes hav• only the faculty of requesting him to
issue such or such a law, to make such or such a
necessary reform, &c. The oath of the Grand
Justiciary of Arragon, and so many other things
which the democrats have vociferated to give
strength to their popular sovereignty, were only
vain forms. The Cortes made laws, and even
regulations, but according to the will of the
Sovereign.
To prove that there was nothing popular in the
Cortes, the most ancient of which we have any
knowledge were composed only of the chief no-
bility and superior clergy : they made the civil
and ecclesiastical laws. Such were the Cortes
under the Gothic Kings. The introduction of
the representatives of cities is of more modern
date ; and this right of representation was pos-
sessed by sotne cities only, to which the Kings
had granted this favour with a view to counter-
balance the power of the other two branches,
which went too far, and wanted to eclipse the
Sovereign.
(From the Constitutiormol.)

ODES/A, AN. 21.—The European Consuls at
Smyrna hays written to the Primates of Hydra, Ipsara, and
Spezzia, declaring to them that the security of their national
establishments at Smyrna required that the Greeks should un-
dertake no hostile enterprise in the Gulf of Smyrna, including
the island of Urlas and extending to the north ts.nd south points
of the Gulf. It was signed at Smyrna, Dec. 12, 1823, by M.
David, Consul-General of France ; J.Merry, English Consul ;
J. Hochpied, Consul of the Netherlands ; and A. Dellegracci,
of the Austrian Consulate. In this document they remind the
Greeks of Count Orloff having done this, in 1774, by an ex-
press Convention, and Admiral Duckworth having done the
same in the war between the Turks and English. The Con-
suls also requested the Primates to inform all Greek vessels, by
a Proclamation, that they were not to molest the Gulf of
Smyrna, as, otherwise, the Euroyean inhabitants of the town
might fall a sacrifice to the Turks. The Answer of the Senate
of the island of Ipsara is dated Dec. 18, and is as follows :
" Gentlemen—The Captain of the galliot Amarante has con-
voyed to us your It tter of the 13th instant. We observe by it
that our countrymen have caused some loss to the Turks, our
enemies. This loss, on the one hand, excites their rage against
the Christian Rajahs, and on the other lays some restraints on
the European trade, and has therefore induced you to beg of
us to give the necessary orders that our vessels may make no
attacks on the enemy in the Gulf of Smyrna. We wish we
had it in our power to comply with this request ; but our duty
to our country, the laws of war, and the orders of the Greek
Government, will not allow us to do so ; we are even obliged to
add, that we will never fail, according to the laws of war, to
attack the Turks on every part of their country. If in con-
sequence of their hatred to us they persecute the Christian
Rajahs and Europeans, this will be the result of their savage
state, which leads them to trample on all the laws of humanity,
and to outrage the practices of civilized Europe, which, if it
would, might protect by its power the existence and the
honour of every Christian. We are convinced that it will do
this, without demanding the sacrifice of us to cease being the
enemies of the Turks. lie assured, Gentlemen, that our
countrymen respect the Europeans, and that we should
not disturb Smyrna nor the adjacent waters, if the flags
of Europe were flying there, and we no longer saw the
Turkish flag. But Smyrna is an integral part of the Turkish
Empire, against which we have now carried on war for 3 years.
and which we must continue to assail by every means in our
power. If the Turks desire not to be annoyed by us, let them
resolve to pay to the islands a tribute proportioned to the loss
they suffer, and will continue to suffer, if God favours our
exertions. If they will pay this tribute, they may enjoy full
security, without any fear of being annoyed in the gulf or
waters of Smyrna by our vessels. You are not ignorant, Gen-
tlemen, how much we desire to be again numbered among the
civilized nations of Europe; but you are also not ignorant that
our war does not at all resemble the wars carried on by Great
Britain and by Russia against the Ottoman Porte, for ours is a
national contest, which theirs was not. As we are now convinced
that you are not ignorant of our rights, we beg of you not to
make a request to the island of Ipsara which is contrary to its
duties, and the rights of a national war. No doubt you will be
more disposed to assist the Christians than the Turks, and we
hope you will accept the respectful homage of our countrymen,
and particularly of their Chiefs.

" Your devoted and obedient sErvanti,
(Signed) " THE SENATE OF IPSARA."

A letter from Smyrna of January 14, says, that a squadron
fitted out in great haste at Constantinople at the beginning of
December, to come to the assistance of Smyrna, has been near-
ly destroyed by a violent storm in the sea of Marmora. Five
frigates and six brigs were driven on shore, and the rest ren-
dered unfit to keep the sea.

Crrr, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this
morning at 914, got up to 91i, and up to this
hour they are 0114. In the earlier part of the
morning some business was doing; but the
Money Market seems to be heavy at 91-ii Money,
owing to a scarcity of cash. By the Expresses
from Paris this morning, we have received the
price of the French Reines, which were
100 f. 35c. after 'Change ; Spanish, 264 to 261 ;
Ducats, 85i to 86.
Folutics MARKZT.—Spanish Bonds opened
this morning at 25 to 8, but lowered to 248.—
The private letters from Paris, by Express: state
that several good purchases have been made
there in Spanish Bonds, owing to the general
opinion that the Old Loan will be acknowledged,
and a composition at least entered into. The

chief businesi doing in the Market is in the
Northern Loans. The Southern Securities have
not improved.
11-of-past Twelve o'clock.--Within this half
hour 200,0001. Consols have been sold by a great
Bull, who is supposed to be making up his Ac-
count, on which Consols fell to 91-i- i•

German and Lisbon Papers have arrived, but
contain nothing interesting.

Public expectation is much dissappointed by
the debate of last night on Lord NUGENT'S motion
respecting the conduct of Sir WILLIAm ..k'CounT
in Spain, &c.—His Lordship's speech, with
scarcely an exception, was a mere repetition of the
common places of the newspapers for the last six
or eight months ; and he so entirely failed in
making out a case, by a plain and direct refer-
ence to facts, that Mr. CANNING felt it to be un-
necessary to reply, except upon a single point.

Austrian Scrip has fallen very little, because
the prospect of a Christian Empire being raised
up in ancient Greece, adds strength to the
dominions of his Holy Apostolic Majesty. It has
given great satisfaction to the friends of civilisa-
tion this day, to learn, that the Greek Loan has
been completed out of applications to double the
amount required. Some ask where is the security
for the performance of the terms of this contract
on the part of the Christians ? To these it is
only necessary to answer, that their situation af-
fords the best security, for they must either be
victorious, or perish. There is no medium for
them—they have only one road to follow ; but
it is fortunate, that not a doubt can be enter-
tained, that it leads to the emancipation of the
most productive part of Europe from the
deepest state of degradation and oppression with
which the page of human history is polluted. The
land of philosophy and poetry, of commerce and
of the arts, is a sufficient security to the pro-
prietors of this Loan, for it will soon be blessed
by a Christian Government, by laws which en-
courage industry, and by the renewal of the
institutions which were the glory of the ancients,
as they will be the pride of the modern Grecian
name•—(.'horning Chronicle.)

Yesterdav afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke
of I.°llK, as Commander-in-Chief, held a Levee at hix office
in the Horse Guards, which was attended by General the lion.
Robert Taylor, Lieut.-General Spencer, Major-General Sir
Thomas Bradford, Major-General Sir P. Ross, Major-Gene-
ral Ramsay, and about twenty others.
Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA, visited the
Duke of YORK.
Last night the Duke of YORK honored Drury
Lane Theatre with his presence, to see Ladoiska, Simpson and
Co., and the cataract.
Last night the Duchess of KENT honoured the
Italian Opera with her presence.
Mr. WYNN had an interview yesterday with
Mr. Secretary cANwiNG.
Yesterday Mr. IlusmssoN had an interview
with the CITANcEra.on. of the EXCHEQUER.
The Marquis of Turcurtv.r.n, we are happy to
hear, had a good night, and was considered much better.
The Hon. Miss Fox, who has again been much
indisposed, is getting better.
THE DUKE Of 1i ENT.—The Monumental Statue
of his late Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, erected by
special permission of its MAJEtiTr in Park-crescent, Portland_
place, will be officially opened for public inspection by the
Kent Commemoration Committee on Saturday morning next,
at ten o'clock.
Ewz ELEcTrom.—On Friday last came on the election
for a Representative in Parliament for the Borough of Eye,
in the room of Sir ROBERT Grrroan late his Majesty's
Attorney-General, and now Lord Chief Justice' of the Court of
Common Pleas, when Sir Envy. Kratitrsox K.C.B , was elect-
ed without opposition. The chairini* the new Member took
place on Saturday, when the town presented a scene of unusual
festivity, the value of which is enhanced by the steady loyalty
of the electors, and the credit reflected on their judgment, by
their approbation and support of a
qualified to do honour to their gentleman every way so well
judicious choice.--We under-
stand that a celebrated Radical intended offering himself, but
not an individual in the whole Borough could be found either
to propose or second the gentlentan.—( Bury Gazette, Feb.l7. )
The Lords of the Admiralty visited Chatham
Yard on Saturday, and after inspecting the works
carrying on there returned to Rochester.
The new Tragedy which had been presented
to'the Managers of Covent-Garden Theatre has,
according to report, been refused the sanction of
the Dramatic Licencer. This circumstance has
drawn the following remark from The Times :--
" The new Officer (Mr. C-....,oLmAst, we believe),
appears somewhat eager to shew his authority."
If the writer of that remark were aware of the
duties of the office, or of the disposition of the
new Officer, we presume that it would not
have issued from his pen. The Dramatic
Li-
cencer is merely the Arbiter Morunz of the
Stage, and has nothing further to do with
its merits. —As long as Dramatists abstain
from moral, political, or personal offence, they
may be as lively or as dull as their talents will
allow. Their real dramatic merits are not within
his jurisdiction. If the Tragedy in question has,
indeed, been rejected by the new Licencer (for
we know nothing of the fact), it is probable that
it was rejected on some of the grounds we have
mentioned, for Mr. COLMAN, we are sure, is too
just to refuse his sanction to any work of genius
that does not offend in the particulars which we
have noticed, and too liberal, even if he had the
power, to reject mere dulness, but would readily
assign it to the decision of public taste, which'
has long been known to be infallible on all oc-
casions.

SINGULAR EVENT.—They wiite from Antwerp,
under date of the 10th February, the following :
—44 A most singular event took place here,
which is attributed to religious motives. A fo-
reign musician resolved to amputate his left hand,
for which purpose he procured a carving knife,
and placed himself on his bed, in a room where
several others of his profession were assembled,
who did not pay attention to what he was about.
—He cut a deep incission all round his wrist.
This operation at length was perceived by one of
his friends who immediately threw himself on
the bed, and prevented the amputation of his
hand. He was immediately carried to the Hos-
pital, but the fever took place, and to prevent a
mortification the lower part of his arm was
obliged to, be cut off, which he bore with great
courage.—(From the Etoile of Monday.)