The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From Galignani's Messenger of Tuesday.)
The Augsburg Gazette of the 26th instant communi-
cates the following intelligence of the 22d from Vienna :
" This morning at five o'clock an easy death put an end
to the painful existence of the Duke de Reichstadt, at the
palace of Schoenbrunn. Already on the 19th the
symptoms of the last stage of consumption manifested
themselves, and the physicians gave up all hope of saving
him. The Emperor has directed that his funeral shall be
attended with the same forms and honours as that of an
Archduke. The corpse is to be interred in the imperial
family vault on the 24th instant. Preparations were
made immediately for the departure of his disconsolate
mother for her duchy. This determination was considered
absolutely necessary in order not to endanger her own life."
The Constitutionnel contains the following :—" It is
said that an extraordinary courier from the Hague ar-
rived on Saturday at Paris, with the answer of King
William to the last acts of the Conference, and that soon
after his arrival, interviews took place between the Mini-
ster for Foreign Affairs and several Foreign Ministers,
especially Messrs. Lehon and Rigel. After these inter-
views, M. Lehon, it is added, sent off a courier to his Go-
vernment with despatches of great importance. It is
said that M. Lehon, with the sanction of the French Go-
vernment, concluded his despatches in the following
terms I am happy to state that the French Govern-
nsent, in concurrence with that of his Britannic Majesty,
will transmit to the King of Holland a note that will put
an end to the stain quo of Belgium ; this note is to exhort
the King to ratify, and to enter into new negotiations
with Belgium, and to intimate, that if Holland should
persist in refusing to ratify the treaty of November 15,
France and England will be obliged to obtain the ratifica-
tion by force.' "—" A squadron is now fitting out at
Cherbourgh, which appears to be destined to bring to a
conclusion the affairs of Belgium. The MeMagre sloop of
war has sailed for Dunkirk, with orders to collect positive
information on the navigation of the Scheldt. The
squadron is to consist of the Ariane, the Resolue, the
Me'dee, and the Melpomene, frigates; and the MeMagre,
the Endymion, &c., sloops of war. M. Ducrest de
Villeneuve is named as likely to have the command of
this expedition."
'The following are further extracts from the Augsburg
Gazette of the 26th instant :—" The cholera had in-
creased this week to an alarming extent. On the 17th
there occurred 100 cases, and 38 deaths. The cause is
probably the sudden change in the temperature, which on
the 15th instant was 26 degrees, and the 16th 15 degrees
Reaumur. The disease, however, seems to be again on
the decline. The marching of troops in the Austrian mo-
narchy has of late been considerable. The troops are for
the most part directed towards Italy. A report is current
of the concentration of a small corps of observation in the
Roman Marches. Business on our Exchange is very flat,
and the prices of stocks continue almost stationary, which
is ascribed to the contradictory reports afloat relative to the
solution of the question between Holland and Belgium."
The same paper also contains the following letter, from
Leghorn, of the 19th instant :—" Accounts from Alexan-
dria of the 9th continue favourable with regard to Mehe-
med Ali. All the chiefs of the inhabitants of Lebanon
have declared for him. Ooly a few days previous to the
date of the above letter a son of one of the most powerful
of these chiefs, who had hitherto been faithful to the
Porte, arrived at Alexandria as a hostage for his father.
The Sheriff of Mecca, who had likewise declared for
Mehemed Ali, was also expected at Alexandria: it was
reported among the people, that he would, as a spiritual
Prince, annul the interdiction pronounced by the Sultan
against Mehemed Ali, and crown him King of Egypt.
A letter contains the following statement of the Egyptian
forces in Syria :—The army consists of 80,000 men ;
among them are 36,000 regular infantry and 8,000 regu-
lar cavalry ; the rest are composed of 23,000 irregular in-
fantry, 7,000 Bedouin horsemen, and 4,000 artillerymen.
The war stores found at St. Jean d'Acre are said to be
very valuable; it is reported that there were 1,700 pieces
of carnon, and a depot of 25,000 cwt. of copper."
The Echo de la Frontiere of Valenciennes, of the 28th
inst., states that that fortress, and several others in that
quarter, have, for some days past, been receiving supplies
of corn, which are chiefly brought from Dunkirk. De-
serters from the Dutch army arrive at Valenciennes al-
most every day. These soldiers are said to be natives of
Switzerland, who enlisted in the Dutch service. On their
arrival in France, they apply for a pauper's passport, and
an allowance to proceed to their native country.
The Ami de la Charte of Nantes, of the 28th inst.,
has the following, dated Bourbon Vendee, July 26
" On the 23d a considerable number of Carlist brigands
proceeded to the house of M. Hion, at the village of
Boullaye, beat him with the but-ends of their muskets,
and, after having robbed him of 1,500 f., left him for
dead. On the same day another band went, for the se-
cond time, to the house of M. Mercier, Mayor of Chauche,
whom they ill-treated, and dreadfully wounded his
daughter. A third band, commanded by La Tour Dupin,
commit daily robberies round Herbiers. Lately they pro-
ceeded to the house of M. Amour, at Richeries, where
they committed the most atrocious excesses. The terror
which now prevails in the communes of St. Denis-la-
Chevasse, Chauche, Brouzils, St. Sulptce, Mormaison,
the environs of Roche Serviere and Vieillevigne, is so
great, that the patriots of these places no longer sleep at
home, and several have taken refuge in the chief towns of
their cantons."
A great number of crosses of the Legion of Honour
have just been granted to different civil functionaries. M.
Cahouet, Prefect of the Ille and Vilaine, is appointed an
officer, and M. Saladin, Prefect of the Saone and Loire, a
Knight of that order.

111-. Coate, responsible editor of the Temps, has ad-
dressed ,to the Procureur du Roi a complaint, in which
be sets forth, that having published an article upon the
crosses of the Legion of Honour granted to certain persons
attached to the police, he had receive,] a visit from six
individuals who considered themselves insulted, and who
committed an assault upon him. " About ten o'clock on
Sunday morning," says M. Coste, " I was still in my
bed-room, in my dressing-gown, when I heard an unusual
noise of confused voices, and the questions addressed to the
servants, one of whom came to announce to me that M.
Ma!level and several other persons wished to speak to me.
I replied, that I could not yet receive them ; but soon
after, six persons rushed into my room. After some
words, in which I recognized their intention of obtaining
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said, finally, If we have committed any error, we are
ready to ratify it; if you have to complain of a libel, ap-
ply to the tribunals for redress; if the offence be personal,
any honourable man will obtain satisfaction of the editor.'
Upon this, the words and gestures became more vehe-
ment, and these gentlemen approached so near to me that
I expected some acts of violence. ' What, gentle-
men !' exclaimed I, six against one, who is almost
naked ? Can you be assassins ? You public func-
tionaries, who ought to protect persons and pro-
perty, force open my door and threaten me in my
own house?' Then, amidst loud vociferation., and
at the moment I was replying to one of them
who bad pronounced the words " insolent fellow,"
another, dressed like a commissary
wear-
ing a sword, rushed upon me with his fist clinched,
and gave me a violent blow on the head. Not having
' any thing to defend myself against an armed man I threw
at his face a bronze paper-knife which lay on the table.
At that moment, M.
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room, earnestly interfered, and as the servants came in on
hearing the noise, the six persons withdrew. Soon after
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and expressed to me his regret at this lamentable affair."
The Memorial, containing the complaint, then goes on
to expatiate on the serious nature of the offence, not only
as
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tends to sue for damages.
The Memorial des Pyrenees says—" Private letters
from Spain afford ground for apprehension that insur-
rectionary movements will not be confined to Portugal.
They state that the Spanish provinces on the borders of
Portugal are disposed to take part with Don Pedro, and
that even the troops forming the Army of Observation
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manifest the same sentiments. The presence of General
Mina, whom they believe to be in the Pyrenees, has, it is
said, contributed to these feelings. They add, that the
cause of Don Miguel appears so desperate, that lodg-
ings are prepared at Badajos for his reception. Other
letters, however, intimate that Don Miguel is re-
solved not to yield without a struggle, and has as-
sembled around him, at the Palace of Queluz, 60,000
men, the greater part of whom are militia. A guard con-
sisting of 3,000 of his most zealous partisans, defend the
approaches to this fortress, which is mounted with innu-
merable cannon, and not suffered to be entered by any
one without the utmost previous Precaution. Notwith-
standing all these formidable preparations for his recep-
tion, Don Pedro continues to advance with confidence at
the head of his little army. The precipitate flight of the
Miguelites into the interior might occasion alarm, lest it
was only a snare, but numerous desertions are unques-
tionable. Lisbon is in a state of stupor difficult to de-
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Extract of a private letter of the 20th instant, from
Mad(id ;...." The reports which have been circulated as to

6alliailee between the eldest daughter of our King and
jDuke de Montpensier have, it is said, awakened the
ealousy of Russia, and consequently instructions have
been sent to M. Aubril, the Emperor's Minister here, to
for een with the Pope's Nuncio, and open a negotiation
Marriage between a younger son of the Autocrat
and the heiress to the Spanish thrown, giving a pledge
th t• • •
all
difficulties which may be thrown in the way of
the execution of the new anti:Salie law shall be overcome,
and relying upon the influence of the Court of Rome to
remove the objections which may be raised as to the re.
ligiun of the young Prince. The Prince in contemplation
awed Constantine, and was born in 1827 ; our Infanta
Isabella was born in 1830. A dispatch from the Captain-
General Don Juan states that the news of the landing of
um Pedro had produced such a sensation at Badajos, that
'it some time he knew not what would be the conse-
quences and was at a loss as to what measures he should
take. It is owing, perhaps, to this irresolution that the
tranquillity,, of the country has not been disturbed."
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