The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-08 00:00:00

.FOREIGN INTELLIqENCE.

PARIS PAPERS OF SATURDAY.
( From Me Etoile. )
" ARMY OF THE PYRENEES.
06 ORDER. OF THE DAY.
" Stealers !—I arrive among you ! I have been satisfied
'with the good dispositions which animate you, and with your
constancy in supporting the fatigues of a long march during
the inclemency of the season. It will be by the splendour of
every military virtue, that youwill soon manifest your devo.
.tion to the King and•to your Country. Fidelity, honour, dis-
cipline, these will always be the device of the white flag, under
which we are going to tight.
" 1 shall watch over all your wants.
(Signed) " LOUIS ANTOINE.
" Iliad-quarters, Bayonne, March 30, 1823." -
" By order of his Royal Highness the Commander-hi-Chief
of the Army.

(Countersigned)
" The Major-General Count GUILLEMINOT."
PARIS, Amur. s.—The Ministers assembled
yesterday (Friday) evening, at the residence of
the President of the Council.
Lord Fitzroy Somerset has. arrived in Paris.
•He will set off immediately for London.
Movements are beginning to take place among
'the various bodies of troops which are already
assembled in the Eastern Pyrenees. Each corps
has received orders which indicate that they are
.occupied in the forming of divisions. Lieutenant-
-General Viscount Donnadieu is expected every
moment, to take the command of one of these di-
visions. The regiments which are to complete
the corps d'arna6e of the Eastern Pyrenees arrive
successively.
The Baron d'Eroles has moved his head
quarters to St. Esteve. The Royalist troops of
Catalonia who are under his orders have en-
camped in the plains of that Commune. They
estimate at about 10,000 men the number of
troops of all arms which will constitute the
Royalist Catalonian division.
It is said that orders have been dispatched to
Mina and Ballastoros, to form a Cordon of Obser-
vation, which is to be placed near the Ebro.
3allasteros is at Tudela, in Navarre, where he
bas collected a corps of 5,000 men ; it is calcu-
lated that in Navarre and Galicia more than
8,000 conscripts have passed over to the Royalists.
These desertions weaken very touch the Consti-
tutional Army.
An article from Semlin of the 18th March,
Mentions that the Quarter of Pura at Constan-
tinople has been burnt. It says, 64 Pera has at
length experienced the fate with which it has
been long menaced, and we must expect more
disastrous news, The number of houses burnt is
stated at 12 and even at 20,00 Q. It is also said
that the Palace of Lord Strangfeld has been
burnt."—(Guzetie d'Augsburg.)
The report is general at Bordeaux, that the
French army will make its first movement about
the 7th inst.

The Duke of Belluno arrived at Bayonne on
;the 29th March.—Moncey is to attack Mina as
soon as the French army enters Spain.
CAAMI3ER OF DEPUTIES.—Symew Or SATURDAY.
After having
.disposed of some preliminary .business upon
Petitions, the Minister of' War ascended the Tribune, and de.
livered the following Speech t—
`‘etientlernen_Tho words which the King uttered at the
commencement of the Session, have imposed upon the War
Department the obligation of anticipating till the wants of an
army ready to take the field, and to provide beforehand the ne-
cessary measures for maintaining the different corps which com-
pose it utxin the full war establishment.
" An Ordonnanee of the King, dated the 20th of last No-
vember, already brought into active service the 40,000 men
voted by the law of the 10th March, 1818, upon the class of
1822. The incorporation of these young soldiers gave to our
regiments that full establishment which it was desirable they
should possess ; but the execution of this measure makes it no
longer available, for the purpose of repairing daily and inevi-
table losses, even in a state of, peace.
" With respect to the resources offered by the contingent of
the class of 1823. This contingent comprising all young French.
numwho had attained, the age of 20 in the course of the preced-
ing year, the Government could not proceed to the successive ope.
rations prescribed by Title 9 of the Law until after the expira-
tion of the year 1823; and it would not be before the first quer.
• ter of 1824, that the pen provided by this levy could be marched
to the army depots.
" This state of things presents inconveniencies which Must be
provided for.
"It is indispeneibly necessary, , create at the commence-
ment of a campaign reserves proportioned to the importance of
the operations which are about to be undertaken ; and, without
repeating the general observations which 1 recently had occa-
sion to develope on this subject, in the Tribune of die Chamber
of Peers, I shall simply observe, that
.prudence command us.
not to remain nearly a whole year deprived of the means of in-
creasing, or even maintaining to their full complement, our re.
spective regiments.
" It VMS therefore to provide for this necessity that the projet
of a law which I have the honour to present, to the Chamber
was prepared by the zeal of' the Marshal the Duke de Belluno.
Ilia departure for the army has imposedupon me the duty of
carry •
iter, into execution, the plans which he haddevised for se.
• curing the success and honour of the French arms,
"The examination of die only article of which this pro* of
law is composed, will prove that, the Government of the King
does not demand an augmentation in the strength of the anneal
contingent. It merely requires the power ofraccelerating the
period when it may dispose of the resources offered by the class
et' 11123, and I hasten to observe, upon this point, that already
it is pot possible that the calling out of these young men will
precede, by more than six months, the period fixed by the law
of the 10th of March.
Fat from considering this arrangement, dictated by a fore.
iiiight which should neglect no chance of' success, as oppressive,
these young Men will, doubtless, appreciate a Measure which
offers to them the possibility of being associated this very year
• with the labours of the army, and which will restore them also
so much sooner to the civil occupations of life."
The projet of law was then read, which enacts
- that those young men who, by their age, belong
to the class of 1823, and who, according ,to the
terms of Article 7, of title Law of the 10th March,
1818, would net be called out until 1824, may,
if it should be judged necessary, be employed
during the present year.
The Chatnber decided that this projet of law
should be printed and distributed, and fixed the
preparatory examination of it for Monday (this
day).

The order of the day was then read for resum
ing the discussion upon the Finance Law.

[From the Drapeau Blanc Of Saturday.]
&letter from St. Jean de Luz says, there has
/been arrested in that- town an inhabitiint of
Bayonne, who followed the business of a le-
inonade seller in the Ace sgu Grammont. This
man was, it is. said, in correspondence with the
aid-de-camp of Gen, Guilleminotr
Letters from the frontiers of France under
-date of March St, say, that there have been re-
cently arrested an the coasts near Calais several
retired officers, who attempted to get clandes.
'finely to England, ,
[From the ConstitutiouneL]
PARTS, AM L5.;.--What have we said for seve-
ral month* en the war, on its inconveniences, on the Budget?
Have WC not maintaiued that the demands of the Minister were
only a veil for the actual expenco to which they were about to
expose Vranee?—thatr to-day they. demand 100,00000 francs
and 100,01/0- men, that in a short time several hundreds of mil
lions of money, and several hundreds of thousinds of men, would
be necessary ? We have said that it was useless to throw ob-

scurity over so clear a prospect, if, in fact, they would make
war ; that the rentes left in the hands of the Minister, and kept
in reserve to sell them at a moment of necessity, would cause
the public funds rapidly to Fall, which have already sunk very
considerably by the interruption of peace; that it was doubtful
if they would find a favourable moment for selling these rentes,
because it was to be expetted that the "trice- would fall still
lower every day, as circumstances bectune more difficult ; that
thus the capital confided to the Minister would fall very consi-
derably in value, and that it would be necessary to have re-
course to new loans.
What were these truths in our mouths ? Falsehoods in-
vented by hatred, perfidious insinuations tending to weaken
public credit, to discredit the Minister, and impede the actions
Odic' Governthent. However, what was condemned when we
said it, or when it was said by the Deputies of the opposition,
is now found wholly, and said .with somewhat less courtesy,. in
the speech of M. de la Bourdonnaye. * 'rhe manner in which
the has been led to make this avowal is very plain. The mo-
ment for making war is come—it is no longer time to conceal
the expences, and while the.. Ministers delay to avow them by
making new demands, M. de la Bourdonnaye thought it was
necessary to.state them to obtain every Thing ; and he has thus
justified every thing which we have said of the expences of
the war.
The And de la Religion et du Rol says, the Protestants
who cry out against proselytism, are however active in carry-
ing it on in their own favour. Some few. days ago a Protest-
ant Lady entered L'llotel Dieu, at Parisi under the name of
a Dame de Charite, and distributed books of the Bible Socie-
ty, and small Tracts, printed at Geneva and Basle, in the
spirit of protestantism.
The same Journal announces that in a neighbouring de-
partment a person by the name of Porchet, calling himself an
Envoy from a Committee, held numerous assemblies in spite
of the Pastor. The Tribunal of Correctional Police at St.
Quentin has condemneU him and a man named Mejanel, to
three months' imprisonment, and to pay a tine of 200 francs
each, and has, placed these persons at the disposition of the
Government.
One of our subscribers has written to us, complaining of an
article on this subject in the Journal des Debuts of March 29,
and he asserts that MM. Porchet anti, 3lejanel, Ministers of
the Gospel, are advantageously known at Paris. He adds,
" I should not have said any thing against this article,
if the Journal de: Debuts had confined itself to the judg-
ment of the Tribunal, which ought to be respected till
the decision of a higher Tribunal, but the Editor reproaches
these two Ministers with spreading doctrines condemned
by both Catholics and Protestanta, which are drawn from
the tenets of the Anabaptists." Our Correspondent says,
these accusations are false, and that the sentence in
question alludes ,to nothing of the kind. MM. Por-
chest and Majenel, he adds, " have always made a point of
not mentioning in their sermons any subject of controversy
among the different families of Christians, nor have they
made use of any political allusions, tieing wholly animated
with the spirit of peace."
On the last sermon of M. tie Boulogne, Bishop of Troyes—
The France Chretienne, Religious, Political and Literary
Journal of yesterday, contained a considerable part of the
discourse lately pronounced-by the Bishop of Troyes on the
occasion of the Sacrament. This Journal informs us that the
discourse was divided in two parts, the subjects of which were
—" Nothing is more beautiful than what charity teaches—no-
thing more heroic than her actions."
ho could have believed, that in speaking of charity, of
this Christian virtue which embraces all other virtues, the
Bishop would indulge in political digressions, anti would even
speak of war, which harmonizes so ill with the doctrines of the
Evangelists, and with the spirit of' charity. In the middle of
the faithful, M. de Boulogne ejaculated, " Rise, Princes of
tha earth ! arm yourselves and combat the Philosophers, who
desire to reform States without minding at what expence,—who
compel us to reflect by spoliations and crimes, and teach us
morality as they destroy our Otani! It is no loner time to
temporise," he adds, " the spirit of concession becomes every
day more mischievous, and it. is now more necessary than ever
to cut off the limb, for fear the gangrene may reach the heart
and corrupt the whole !"
Speaking of' the law relative to the liberty of the press, M. de
Boulogne calls it "a fatal law—the foe of every other law and
of justice !" and he hopes "it will disappear from the code
winch it sullies 2 !"

[From the Courier Fran(pis.]
The Memorial Bartlelais announces that a subscription has
been opened at Bourdeaux to offer a gold medal to Serjearit
Mercier, and that each subscription is limited to 50 centimes,
which supposes they' will find a great number of subscribers.
The same Paper says, M. S—, a Spanish Colonel, was
arrested yesterday morning, but was set at liberty after a short
time.
The greater part of the fanatical. Journals have stigmatised
the reports of General Guilleminot's recal as false and seditious,
—the Gazette, however, announced yesterday, on the faith of
a letter from Bayonne, that this General is recalled to Paris.
[From the Journal der Dibats.]
PARIA, Aram .4.—The Duke of Angouletne arrived at
Bayonne on the Mat ult.
An extraordinary messenger from St. Petersburgh arrived at
the Russian Ambassador's yesterday evening at five.
(EXTRACT or A PRIVATE LETTER.] •
" ZANTE, MARCII I.—Lord Strangford, in his way to Con-
stantinople, has caused to beyrofusely circulated in all the islands
of the Archipelago, with a Declaration of the Congress of
Verona, in which it abandons the Greeks to the chances of war,
and says that peace is about to reconcile the Porte and the
Emperor of Russia. This news, which allows the Hellenians
to hope that they shall liberate themselves, and have no species
of patronage to dread, has filled all minds with enthusiasm.—
They know that the Sultan may send new armies, and, if be
thinks proper, fine fleets to sea, but, accustomed to conquer
the Turks, they foresee with
tlnguishing themselves. pleasure new opportunities of dis-
" Last year an army of 32,000 Mahomedans was buried
between Argos and Corinth, after a series of combats from
the oth of August, date of Dram All's entrance into the
Peloponnesus, till his deatti in the month of December.—
Of all this army only 400 men remain, who are at present
blocked in the Caravanaera of Acrata, situated at the mouth of
the Crathis.
" Rechoub Pacha, persuaded by a detachment of Greeks,
who had left Missolongo, after losing the magazines he hail
established at Hypochort, ascended the Evenus, in or by tra-
versing the forests of Xodouni to reach4he camp of Omar which
he supposed at Vrachori. When he thought himself quite safe
he was suddenly attacked by the Greeks of Cravari, Cossina,'
and A oocoro, put into confusion, and obliged to abandon his
wounded, baggage, and unununition, and to submit to a consi-
derable loss to reach Vrachori, On his arrival there he found
Omar Pacha, but defeated at Straits and at Curacos, he was
only a companion in misfortune. After their union they tried
their fortune again, and were again beaten, as well as the traitor
Varnakiotis Who, with them, is„ surrounded at the bottom of
Vlocti whence they cannot escape, at least, unless heaven
rain down manna to subsist them,' and giver them wings to fly
over the mountains."
[EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.]
" LEGHORN, MARCII 20.—1 t does not appear that the
Div .in intends at present to send any notification to Russia
rel....ive to a new organization for Moldavia and Wallachia,
it w ill rather wait for the arrival of a Russian Minister at Con-
statitinople.
" The war with Persia continues to form a very favourable
diversion for the Greeks. Mora troops are, required at Bagdad;
for the Persians have received considerable reinforcements,
and are on the point of opening the campaign with superior
forces. The principal body of their troops is moving at. pre-
sent on the Euphrates and Tigris, while in Armenia they re-
main on the defensive ; and it does not- appear that they have
augmented their army there. At present, therefore, the Porte
must send troops into Asia, while hitherto it has brought Asia-
tic troops into Europe. The Turkish army of the Danube has
already receivedurdera to march into Macedonia.
" In the neighbourhood of Constantinople there, are still a
greater number of Asiatics, who have not yet received a final
destination.
"'!'here is news from Candia to Feb. 20. Several European
officers had arrived front Hydra, and artillery and ammunition
had been sent front the same place. The Greeks go on well
there, the TUrks having evacuated the level country and shut
:thernseves up in the forts, of which some will soon be besieged.
The Greeks of Hydra anti of the Morea have promised the Len.
dints to assist them hi completing the conquest of the island.
" Since last autumn more than 70 vessels have been fitted out
and armed, at Hydra, Spezzia, and.lpsara."