The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DriTUTIES.

The Chamber is still occupied with the discus-
sion of the financial accounts ..of 1820. In the
sitting of Wednesday,...-Casimir Perrier charged
the Ministers with preventing the Journalists from
publishing any.thitig favourable to the Neapolitans,
but when crews 'of their defeat arrived, the Minis-
ters were eager to annouace it upon the Exchange,
.as-had been done that morning. M. Pasquier and
M. Roy justified the conduct of the Ministers iu
suppressing such vague intelligence as could only.
furnish aliment to the passions of a certain party,
and at the sane time in giving the most prompt
publicity to the official advises of military opera-
tions, whether in favour of the Austrians or Nea-
politans. M. Roy having read the notice which
he sent to the Exchange respecting the affair of
Rieti, General Foy furiously exclaimed, " It
is a disgrace to humaniti. It is a foolish act
of the Administration. Never was it before
thought of thus to publish -the bulletins of
the enemy. It is • dreadful l" M. Chanvelin
observed, that the conduct of Ministers justi-
fied the distinction which the Austrian declara-
tion made between England and France, in
stating that the latter adhered to the system of
the Allies, though with certain restrictions which
had not been made public. General Foy, again
adverting to the notice posted at the Exchange,
said the account was false—it was a lie. Mili-
tarily speaking, it was topographically impossible
that an engagement of any influence on the ope-
rations of the war' could have taken place at
Rieti. But admitting the hypothesis of the Mi-
nisters to be true—that the Austrians had enter-
ed the Abruziia—so much the worse for them,
never would they get out of them again. This
extraordinary announcement of a victory on fhe
part of the Austrians was a departure from neu-
trality. Had the Neapolitans gained the vic-
tory, would. Ministers have announced it ? (M. M.
Pasquier and Roy exclaimed, " 'Yes!") Ile be-•
Belied the contrary. He then proceeded to de-
nounce that policy which led the Minist-ers into
a doublealiplomacy—to have M. Blacas, as Mi-
nister with the captive King of Naples at Lay-
bach, and M. de Fontenay as Minister at Na-
ples, accredited to that worthy descendant of
Henry I V., who was fighting for the-independ-
ence of his people. In the same spirit they
treated the Prince of Castel-cicala as Neapolitan
Ambassador at Paris, though he was disavowed
by the Duke de Gallo and the Neapolitan na,
tion. All this was unworthy of a great nation
like France. The events in Italy would kindle
a general war in Europe. The barbarians of the
North were once more pouring their, hordes upon
the South ; and the constitutional nations of the
South, Spain, Naples, France, and England, must
unite to resist the invasion. M. Pasquier de-
fended the publication of the intelligence, de-
clared the determination of France to maintain
a perfect neutrality, and justified the having an
accredited Minister near -the-person of the King
of Naples at Laybach,
.whilst he =was still ac-
knowledged as a Sovereign, and at the same
time having a Charge d'Affaires at Naples to
attend to the interests of the French nation. Iu
the Sitting of Thursday the conduct of the
French Ministry, with regard to Naples, was
attacked by General -Sabastiani, who inveighed
in strong terms against the ambitious projects of
Austria in Italy, as well aa against the confe-
deracy of, the Allied Sovereigns, comparing the
Congress of Laybach to the-bed of Procrustes, by
which the moral -and intellectual faculties of na-
tions, contending for liberty and fres constitu-
tions, were attempted to be regulated. •

PARIS, MARcu is expected that the
direst news from the Austrian aruly will no
longer be received by way of -Piedmont; and
that, in future, it will reach us through the Tyrol
and by sea. It is thought that all letters from
Milan, Florence, and !tome, are intercepted at
Tdrin, and that those only are suffered to pass
which centain intelligence propitious to the in-
surrection ; what proves that the news is not
favourable to. the Carbonari is, that none has
been receiveoi,in Paris. for three days past.• It
is, however, impossible but that some events
have taken place subsequently to those which we
recently communicated:--(Quotidienne.)
. It is confidently said, that commercial letters,
which arrived yesterday (Tuesday last) from
Qenua, announce that that City has hoisted the
independent.flag.
• PARIS, MAttcn 23.—The accounts from Turin
communicate several decrees Of:the Prince of
Carignano. One augments the number of, the
members of the provisional junta.; another esta-
blishes a national guard in all the cities, towns,
and villages ;, a third orders the publication in
the Italian language of the Spanish constitution,
provisionallyadopted. The second' article deter-

mines that no altera,tion shalt be made i 4 the
organization of the, authorities: and their restteC
tine rebrtions..with the goverf:.:nentti *,l
while repotted at Paris that, I;yons was
in a state..o complete iosnrrectioa, rumours gttli
more striitige were circutitedn,t,',lrlyons respecting
Paris. On the Itith it was reperted that a cotri,
plete revolution. had taken
.place in the capital
that the tri-coloured cociade was tnounted ;
that the. 'King had abilicate4 .Much att.
tation was caused by theoe rumours; several
groups of the inquisitive, witO,sought after Abe
details of. the news, -wore formed .ott tic. Place
des Terreaux. It appears, also, that die t6a-ival. of
a courier, and strange events of which he wasaup.
posed to have fit-ought intelligence, we' e anuou'ne,-
ed and attested in the most positive manner by
a SieurVinay, a physician, in one of the most
frequented collie houses in the city. But the
falsehood of these reports vas soon rude known
by the care.of the magistrates. The Sieur Vinay
was arrested and delivered into the hands of the
King's Attorney. It is to be remarked that these
accounts were circulated in Lyons on the same
day on which the official confirmation of the revo-
lution piedmbht Was received, which was on
the Sunday. This double+ circumstance was
doubtless considered by the agitatorS as favour-
able to their projects. The authors of these
criminal maturavres are blinded by their pas-
sions. They are ignorant that out of the circle
which 'they agitate, every thing tends •to
tranquillity) repose, and conlidence. They may
doubtless mislead some young heads; create an-
xiety, or even cause an ephemeral agitation.
They may produce a momentary depression of
the public funds ; but let them toot aspire to any
Other success. As soon as they are. obliged to
disclose their secret designs and criminal hope,
the whole poptilation withdraw from them. For
the rest, this event has not had the slightest con-
sequence, as -we have already said.; but it proves
the good spirit of the city of Lyons, the com-
mercial situation of which continues very satis—
factory.—(Journa/ de Paris.)
Letters front Germany, received by yester-
day's post,, notice reports of a pacific nature,
which had obtained sufficient credit at Vienna
to raise the Austrian funds, which were falling.
These letters go so far as to say that General
Frimout had recently received orders not to ad-
vance, but to concentrate his forces, and wait for
fur.her instructions.—(Constitutionnel.)
Al tr. tN, Manor 10.—His Majesty the King of
Naples passed through Mantua on the 6th inst.
at 8 o'clock in the morning, and was received
there with all the honours due to his rank. His
Majesty' instantly resumed his route for Florence
and expected to reach Modena that night.
Narr.ts,M en G.—The marching of troops, of
militia, and of legionaries continues on all the
menaced points. The Calabrias, though situated .
at the extremity of the kingdom, had already sent,
their volunteers. PatriotiC gifts, in arms and
money, succeed each other throughout all the pro-
vinces. Salerno alone has given 276 ducats and 25
centimes. Castellencio Valinaggiore is distin-
guished by a conduct truly patriotic. The news
of the departure of the militia and the legionaries
uso sooner took place than a subscription was
opened in favour of their families. The syndic
of the district distributed corm and money at his
oexpense, and afterwards marched with the
soldiers.

Though the Eng b Dud French merchants are
exempt
.from the forced loan of three millions,
M. Block, a Jew• merchant of the first class, has
volontarily paid the sum of 380 ducats, (about
1,600 fra►►'cs,)• and Mr. Graindorges, au English-
man, 10,0 ducats.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ITALY.
Letter, from Florence, dated the 13th, of
March, contain the following /particulars :
" Yesterday we had news from the Austrian
army. After the affair of the 7th, General Stut-
terheim made a movement. After having passed
through the defiles of Carniola, without having
mot a single Neapolitan, he entered Jagliacazzo.
Ile is ta2arching by Alba, Celano, Pescina, ou
Sulmona. if he does not find General Pepe in
the last town, he will proceed northward as far
as Popoli. During this march Count Walmoden
ought now to have reached Aquila. Rome,
which is uncovered by this march of General
Stutterheim, has not been diiquieted for a single
moment. The Neapolitan General Ambrosio re-
mains at Itria and Fondi. Carascosa, it is said,
is at San Germano. The Neapolitan Princes
hare not yet set out for the head-quarters. Every
thing that is reported respecting the interior of
Naples is full of contradictions,and incoherences,
amidst which it is impossible to form a single
rational rottjticture as to the situation of that city.
44 A 13u11ettn, dated Head-quarters, Antrodoco,
mentions that General Stutterheim has taken the
fort of Collo, and the passage of Cocca Cervo."

SEQUEL OF THE OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FROM THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. . .

" MEAD-QUARTERS, FRESCATI, 111.4.1tcm 12.
" We have neither space nor time to insert the preliminary
dispositions made by the General Baron Frimont to surmount
the obstacles which presented themselves on entering the
Abruzzi„ and we hasten to the particulars which are most in
temsting.
" The advance guard of the centre column under General
Geppert, h A orders to advance rapidly until it should meet a
resistance sufficiently vigorous to render it necessary to wait for
the etrect of the march of the centre columns. _

" Our chasseurs fell in with the enemy at Canetto, the en-
trance of which was barricadocd ; but it was abandoned with-
out resistance. Before the village of Borgbetto we found a
bridge on the Vellino. This bridge, commanded by heights,
whose successive summits might have favoured a brisk. and
murderous fire, was entrenched and was capable of an easy
defence. A Regiment of Light Infantry was posted there.—
Our chasseurs advanced boldly. The enemy did not stand
their ground, and a superior Clfficer was wounded and made
prisoner.
" The enemy, instead of retiring on Borghetto, and thus
defending the approaches to Antrodoco, threw himself into the
mountains, whither he was pursued. 'We therefore arrived
without any obstacle before Antrodocb. 'We there saw the
neighbouring heights covered with infantry; and some cannon
fired from the castle of Antrodoco made us believe that the
enemy WES there in force, and that he would defend a post
which nature had rendered- formidable. The movement of the
column was slackened, to wait for the,arrival of Major d'Aspre,
and the effect of his attack. Meanwhile we exchanged some
cannon shot with the fort of Antrodoco. We heard Major
D'Aspre's'fire, which was for some .moments very brisk. It
was late, and the enemy profited of the night to escape into the
mountains. Major D'Aspre occupies the abandoned fort, and
the advanced guard of the centre established postsin the town.
We found three thirty-six pounders and some ammunition
.in
the fort.
" Major d'Aspre proceeded in his march at 'one in theiiii;in-
ing of the 10th, and advanced towards ..I%ladona data. GrOtta,;,—

•
Ire found the road u.r.def:ad!ed, and .one cannOn in abad ed.
trenchment which commanded,the passage. ,
" At day-breakLieotenar.t-Cr'eneral Welhioctort_ tnoved for-
Ward : Lieotenstit-GRtietal Marc-bed die diVision of the
Prince of Wied. At; ten in the tnorning:Cieusral \'illata de,
3c.ended the mountains of the Pas de Como, bringing with.linsa
some ofgers and a hundred- adldiera prisoners- This. was a
very ; h niade the enemy, who Obtained infor,
illation of it, abandon the Madona.della Grotto. A rapid,marcli
was, then coniniepced. on Aquila., Major d'..).spre, •whn, in
consequence of his rated mOveinent, had with his corps-bAanne
our advahced guard, i'dond the enemy at the. posf,,.of St Tho-
mas ; bUt they withdrew; after firing a fcw muskets, and aban-
doned two field-pieceS. At seven in the evening ho arriyed
fore Aquila. A deputation from the town
.came to nit-It him,
to. infonn.him that it vas evacuat.d, and to • invite him to oc-
cupy it. He entered, 'receiving • from the inhabitants evident
proofs of their joy at being delivered from the intolerable yoke
of the'Undisciplined legionaries. • - •
The commandant Of the Castle of Aquila, an•old oft-ctr, ati
invalid oil faithful, opened the -gates as aeon as he received
Licutenant-OLneml Baron Mohr thS assitranee, that thia
Austrian army did not make war on the Neapolitan people, and
ad that it w acting according; to the orders and intentions of his
Majesty the Kink of the Two Sicilics. . .• •
" On the Ilth General Geppert, supported by the division
of Wahnodi!n, advanced towards Popoli, and the diviSion Wied
encamped near Aguas.. f
" V 4 hilst these movements were being exceutt.d,, Colonel
Schncder advanced prom Lornassa to la Porta, and thence
Monte Reale. In his march he inetionie enemies, dispersed
them, and took seine prisoners. On the 12th he -niarehed on
Totten.

" The division of Stutterhehii, posted at Tivoli, 'procc._.edet.l
on the 9th to Carsoli; attacked the Itillsi'and took • One piece of
cannon. Three battalions of infantry were detached from Ricti
by Colle-Alto on Capara d't)Sio and Carsolis with intent to fa.
your the rritivement of the division of Stutterheini, .and to fill,,
low the enemy on that roacl., by taking thedirec.:or. of Salrnouat
the rest of this division was to reinforce the main body of the
army at Valinontore.. , •
" The whole of these dispositions were made up,Miia calcu-
lation of the pompous words of ileneral Pepe, and cttnformably
to the efforts which he appeared to intend making, and 'which, iu
effect Oft did make.

"This operittion, began on the morning of the 7th, terminat-
ed on the evening of the 19th, by the acquisition Of Aquila.
" These facts, thus detailed, in order that their nature may
be better understood, prove more than all the speeches of foe-
tioun orators, what is the actual spirit of the NeapOlitian army
and people. The - soldiers abandon. a.eause which never was
theirs ; the militia, compelled to join through terror, have also
manifested their real opinion. The inhabitants 'of the :.I.bruzzis,
plundered by their own, defenders with the pretended design ot
stopping our marsh, received us as friends. •
• " One cannot but pity the fate of the peaceable inhabitants.
'he-guilty have not even known how to avail themselves of the
assistance of art, in addition to the natural diflii:ultiet 'which the
defiles of the Abruzzis every where 'present.
" General Pepe departed from Aqu'la, without an army, de-
claring that the sohliershad. betrayed him.
" The Baron de Frimoat, arrived at the passage of the Come,
has sent home a hundred of prisoners, and some Officers..
"On the. Ithh, at 3in the afternoon, he left-the corpS which-
had advanced to Aquila, to rejoin, and to direct thenaovements
of, the other divisions of his troops. . _
(Signed) " JOHN Baron DE PM-MONT,
" General-in-Chief of the Austrian Army."

PARIS, M tacit 23.—0 n the 20th inst. a much
more serious effort to excite disorders than that
at Lyons, was made at Grenoble. 'the most
false and alarming reports were circulated re-
specting the state of the capital. The agitators
spread a report that a courier had arrived with
the news of. the King's abdication ; that the tri•
coloured cockade had been hoisted, and the con-
stitution of 1791 proclaimed. The inhabitant
quickly assembled in different parts of the city
to confer together. The guilty authors of the
-reports and "their accomplices thought the mo-
ment favourable to their designs, and that a par-
tial rebellion might be excited. A tricolotired
standard was hoisted some yo•mng people, and
the most daring of the agitators, had the audacity
to utter tries of revolt. General Lacroix put
the garrison under arms. On the approach of
the troops the seditious dispersed. Several were
arrested. One of the most refractory, and who
wore a tricoloured cockade in his hat,was wounded
by a sabre. On the evening of the t2.oth tranquil.
lity was eutirely restored.
TURIN, 17.—The Prince of Savoy-Ca-
rignan has sworn to the Spanish Consti-tution, in
the presence of the Provisional Junta. Our city
is tolerably tranquil. The city guard is beiru;
formed. The Marquess de Breme has been ap-
pointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ile was
formerly nominated Minister of the Interior at
Milan, before the French restoration. We are
totally ignorant of what is passing between the
Austrian and Neapolitan armies. All the dig-
patches which arrive from that quarter are sub-
ject to a close inspection. The Austrians have
broken up the bridge over the TeSsino at Bussa-
lore, on the borders of Piedmont -and the .111i7
Lanese.

NAnts, MARCH B.—The departure of the
Prince Regent had been fixed for to-morrow,
but it is now said that it has been deferred in con-
sequence of the arrival of dispatches which have
caused the Parliamentary Secret Committee of
War to be convolimi.—The Neapolitan squadron
is cruising in the Adriatic. We are impatient to
learn the result of its encounter with the Austrian
squadron, which is at anchor in the bay.of Ancona.

FRENCH FUNDA.
March 21, Five per Cents.
22, Ditto ...,.
23, Ditto 75 f. c.
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DUTCH PAPERS -

[RECEIVED THIS MORNING.]
FRANKFORT, MARCH 17.—1 n the last Sitting•;
of th• Diet in the mouth of February, the
Assembly voted on the project for a Military
Constitution for the German Confederation.--
Ten voters were in favour of accepting the '24
Articles of which it consists; and six others have
reserved their opinion. On account of the urgent
necessity of the case, these have been requested
to lose as little time as possible. '

HEIDEBERG, MA RCM 12.—A report reapectiv
some alarming circumstances, said to have taken
place at an entertainment given by the Students
of this University, has been publicly contradintea
by the Prorector...
BRUSSELS, MARCH 22.—Many of the principal
inhabitants of Colherg have resolved to petition the
King of the Netherlands for the head of the ce-
lebrated Schill, which is preserved in sprits, in
the cabinet of Natural History at Leyden ; they
intend-to erect a monument at their expeuce to
the memory of this heroic patriot. -. •

The visit which the Princess AUGUFTI. NILS
promised to make to her Continental relatives
will be shortly undertaken. Her Royal High:-
ness will proceed in the first instance to spend
some time with her Royal Sister, the Margravitre
of 11EssE HoiiinEtta ; after .which it is supposed
she Will go forward '.to the Palace of the Queen
of WlRTEmitEno,.where she will make .a ,shore
stay. It is supposed that she will be .absent
about six months ; and as the' preparations Are
nearly completed, it is expected that her Royal.
Highness will embark some time in April. .

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

[DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS

[Neu' Times.]
Thee two great occurrences of the past week
were the arrival of news that Hostilities had com-
trienced between Austria and Naples; and the
Debate; in which the first clause of the catholic
Bill was carried by a majority of fourteen.—
The first .vague report was that the Neapolitans
'had beaten the :,....isttians, killed .5,000, taken
.6,000 more, &c.-&c. ThiS no4ody
The scales were then turned, and we were told
cf a great victory by the Austrians over the Nea-
politans. The circumstaric'es under which this
Express account was published threw a great
suspicion on it ;
%And though it seemed highly
probable' that some battle or skirmiSh had taken.
place, yet the magnitude of the conflict was left
pretty much to conjecture. The doubt, however,
is now removed •by the publication of the First
ilalletip of the Atstrian army: It appears that
the Neapotitans were the attacking party,; that
werd repulsed with loss; but that the num-
bers of killed or wounded on either side was not
1,-;ry. considerable.

The Times.]
A warm discussion arose on Wednesday last
in the chamber of Deputies on the propriety of
M. Ray's conduct, in posting up what was noth-
ing. less than a bulletin on behalf of one of the
contending parties, in a quarrel' with regard to
'which the French Government had pledged it-
self to observe a strict neutrality. Much light was
thrown, during this discussion, on the feelings
of the French opposition towards the Neapo-
Mans ; but perhaps the most interesting cir-
c-imstance was the avowal of Gen. Foy's opinion :
Ist, that.no action at Rieti could havebeen of a so-
;was character; and 2d, that if the Austrians enter-
ed the- Abruzzi not a man of them would ever
.get back. General Foy, in-politics, is a party
man ; and on a question purely political' the
weight of his sentiments must be qualified by oar
knowledge of his connexions ; but On military
points like these, which few officers in Europe
are more capable of determining, we conceive
that no man would be less forward to cornpromise
his reputation, by pronouncing a judgment that
that was either inconsiderate or insincere.—
The GazTite de- France of Thursday and' Fri-
day last contains the copy of a State Pa-
per, which it calls " Instructions to the Mi-
nisters of the three Allied Courts, subjoin:
ed to a copy of King Ferdinand's letter to* the
Duke of Calabria, bearing date Jan. Bth." We
rate read this paper, which presents nothing
more than a repetition of the vague 'abuse to
whiCh We have 'wen accustomed, of the origin'
and character of the Neapolitan RevOlutian
and panegyrics, equally vague and trite, upon.
the motives and policy of the three armed SoVe-
reigns, 'in undertaking to'Put it down. There is
nothing in this Paper, either as to sentiment or
language, which would make -it worth the 'notice
of oar readers.

[Morning Chronicle.]
The Paris Papers of the 22d fully justify our
atiticipaticins respecting the pretended battle of
Rieti. The Moniteur contains an article, which
we have literally translated, and which would
appear to be given out by the French Govern-
ment as an official account of a battle on the 7th.
Some of the minor journals give another version,
in' which the advantages gained by the Austrians
are somewhat magnified. On the other hand;
the Constitutionnct affirms, that up to five o'clock
on:the evening of the Bth, a single shot had not
been fired, though the rumour -of an affair at
Rica had been circulated 'at Florence, and
that the Austrians were concentrating them-
selves in.-the environs of Terni, and seemed pre-
paring to give battle. M. Pasquier, in the Chant-
bri- of .Deptides on Wedne".4day, stated, indeed,
that the Government had' comattinkated that
morning a piece of news, such as they had re
ceived if, literally in a Bulletin published irr
Italy. -But,the terms of the article in the Wo-
rtiteur hardly lead' to the' cOnclusion. tat it is
ffi l
an Austrian ocia-account. However, assuming
the article in the-Moriteur to be an official Re-'
count from the Austrian army, what does it amount
tot It amounts to nothing more-than an account
of an affair of outpots, which has been ridiculous-
ly enough magnified into a battle. G-,n. Pepe is
said.to have athanced witha body of 10,000 men
upon Rieti, to ha.ve Maiiiivied 'on 'the heights,
threatening-6 turn the ad vaucedguard of the Aus-
trians, while they,••poor innecent 'souls, having
e.npressed Only the words Of 'Peace, suffered
themselves to be approached, t' not yet beliesving'
that they Were .enemies who were marching too--
wardS "Tholigh the.movernents- of the
NeaPiilitonS .were jiitliciously conducted, and
the fniints of aftack well elipsei:, they were
driveribaCk into the Mountain*. In this
.affai'r,
it.it• said, the Sustrians lost' '5O
I killed or wound
ed—no mention is"thade of the less of the Nea-
'politaris: Another attack s stated:6 have. been
made on Colonel Schneider; 'Who Was'p4ted at
Pie di LUgo,'Who repulSed if with the loss.of se-
-veral •W-OUrnted.- 'ln' the course of the
day," concludes the Bulletin, '< we took severe
pilSOners; and atuotilthein a Captain of-Genera
Pepe's. Stair."

[Morning Post.]
We have already stated that the success of the
Austrian army bad. produced the most beneficial
effect upon the French Funds; In the debate on
tie expences of the. Year, in the. Chamber of
Deputies oh' Wednesday, the -Minister 'of Fi-
nance 'stated' that 'he-had communioted.a-Bul-
letin of the advantage...gained by the Austrians
at.llieti, which 'had had, the effect of ,raising the
public ftinds. This ..was Severely reproved
the. Libetili, particularly -'General Foy;' lOW
contended that it was 1, breaCh of the neutrality
protnised•To -be observed towards Naplei, as' it
showed a spirit 'of partiality whiCh the Govern-
ment ought not to display. This charge was how-
ever repelled -by the Minister of Finance,
who explained that the only anxiety of the-Go-
vernment was to give correct information to the pub....