The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-01 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE.

PARIS, Dec. 28.--The profoundest Politician,
the person best acquainted with the secrets of the
Ministry, nay the Ministera themselves, could not
have predicted last Monday what would be the
events of the week. The Ministers have come to
an open rupture ; after smothering their differ-
ence of sentiment so long, mutual accusations
seent to have been the result. Were It possible
to credit the floating reports, or extract from
their mass any connected detail of the facts, I
would willingly give it ; but even LA PLACE,
with his theory of probabilities, and his maxima
and minima, would here be at a loss, and own,
for once, his science at fault. Remour states,
that the Duke tie RICHELIEU returned from Aix-
la-Chapelle imbued with different sentiments-of
the system previously maintained by the Ministry,
and that a Great Northern Power insisted on
and that this was resisted .by M. de Gazes, who
was accused of having inserted in the English
Papers libels against the Duke de RicueLIauJ,
which was.. denied by M. de C. ; and this, say
they, was the cause-of a quarrel between them,
and that M. Mots, The Miaisttr of Marine, in-
stantly took adviintage of it, and wished to send
off M. de CAZES to Siberia, bag and baggage, in
ihree days. This is too ridiculous to he true... The
Minister of Marine is always chosen for 'his in-
significance, as a Mall whom it is wished. to do
something for, but in whom nothing important
can be Confided ; and M. de Cazes, if true, must
have laughed heartily at the Frog who would be
an Ox. The Duke de Rico ELIEU was. then said
to be labouring with the Alibi MosiTzscanote to
form a Ministry without M. tie CAZE3. TALLIIY-:
RAND also, we learn, received proposals, but he
would not come in Without several of his friends,
and the Matter terminated by all the Ministers
sending in their, resignation ; some because they
were resolved to go out—others that they might
be 1.-chosen. Of the former class is, we believe,
M. de CAZES. lie is of opinion that France
cannot be saved from a Revolution, except by the
system he adopted, and he is resolved to sink or
swim with his. system; and being more attached
to it than to the rank of Minister, he resigns the
office rather than abandon his principles. This
is at least the conduct of an honest man--Whe-
thee his ideas are right or wrong time will skew.
His burthen as Minister was a painful one, for he
was incessantly attacked by all parties ; but he
kept the even. tenor of his way, disdaining to
answer any. It has always been supposed
that his Majesty entertains a warm -personal
attachment for M. de CAZES, and wishes to.retain
him, but that he declines every offer, even of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, report says,
the Duke de RICHELIEU would willingly cede to
him, to prove his esteem and his disbelief of the
rumours;invented by crafty knaves to make them
quarrel, but he is resolved to retire. The King has
not yet accepted the resignation of any of them,
as the Session has commenced. Several laws are
on the eve of expiring ; there is no money in the
Treasury; the Budget is not prepared ; no ac-
counts are made up ; in fact all is in as chaotic a
state as it is possible, and it is necessary to have
something cleared and in regular order, before
they go out ;' they have consequently agreed to go
on a little while, as they arc to prepare tor their
successors. I say such is the agreement of to-
day, but I do not answer for a, new arrangement
not taking place before this letter gets half way.
to Calais, for the political weathercock veers,. in
24 hours, to every point of the compass.
His Majesty is very unwell on account of these
intrigues—be is tormented on all hands—all- in-
sist on his banishing M. de CAZES. It is like the,
Sheep agreeing to banish the Dogs that pro-
tected them froth the Wolves. One thing in
all this imbroglio, therefore, is certain, via-. that
whoever stays its M. de CAZES pea out.

The mail from Rio de Janeiro brings letters
from thence to the Ist November, and (ron►
Buenos Ayres, to the sth October. The, latter
are silent as to disturbances which the reports
through North America had taught us to believe
had broken out tl►ere ; it was, however, thought
by some persons, that the Congress would name
another Supreme Director in lieu of Mr. PO EY A-
REDOM.

A letter from Rio de Janeiro contains the fol-
lowing, respecting the state offiffairs in the Banda
Oriental Monte Video has very little inter-
course with the country ; it is true that our
troops have obtained very considerable advan-
tages over the country people, wbo, without be-
ing properly armed and disciplined, wire opposed
to them by ARTIGAS ; but it cannot be denied,
that we have not followed up these advantages,
anti therefore they have been useless ; the conse-
quence is, that our troops possess the territory
only on which they stand. If, however, as we
are told, more active,operatinns are to he carried
on in the approaching spring, there is no doubt
that the province can be reduced to a state of
tranquillity within three or four months."
The health of Lord GRENVILLR has lately been
in a precar'ous state. We are happy to fiud, upon
inquiry, that he is recovering.