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London, England, 1814-05-17 00:00:00

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3, MAX •fl.- .
6th a great eilitekrlntik
'city of gunpowderinek fire, '
ken, and blew up the arsenal .
of the Sambre, behind the
ustained little damage, but
yed, and several individuals
P, MAY 7.
Towns in Belgium and these
:aken possession of the do.
House, which had been se.
te's Government.
city has made of its recto•
to send a memorial to the
ig that the pictures which
ches may be again restored.
4.M, MAY is.
mention, that the commerce
Dtr.ction of the high Allied
'cred great activity. There
,nial Produce in the port of

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, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1814.
ruscass or WALLS 501N.H0114117 at the Steck Szelaeove,

FRENCH PAPERS.
We have to announce Paris Papers eetaktazday,
and we subjoin some interesting Aratracts. Botta. \
PARTE% adventures still amuse the pnblic—he bas not
landed in Elba, notwithstanding the statement to that
effect in one of the Paris Papers. , It is therefore
highly probable that Deis at Gibralra'r, as confidently
stated yesterday, waiting the pleasure Of, tl?ik Allied
Sovereigns, as to hi: furore dt7stith-e trick
throwing a garrison into Porto Funky_ pretiotti tat
his arrival, was quite of his own school. The letter
which we have litracted from llairGasasi. h Prase',
furnishes some curious, matter relative to BOILAPAIILTeS
voyage :

PAP.IIO4& rt.t
BONAPARTEANA; • "" : 4
" The Austrian Conimissary who accompanied.
Bonaparte to Elba is or his return to. Paris. Bona.:
parte, who embarked at St. Raphean, 'on the 28th.
April, landed safely at Porto Ferrajo, in the Is
of Elba, on. the 4th of May:. He imniecllitely caused
to be hoisted on the towers Clad walls of the managed
fortress, a white flag, vltiii4 itd border, with 'throe
bees upon a blue ground.
el It is not yet known how the Inhabitants of the
island have taken his arrival Bonaparte has given a
commission, we• are assured, for the purchase of otra
hundred thousand crowns worth of books at Paris.—,
Be • -to - himself Up to study, and pro-

purposes give .
-mites to' become-in a feiv year the iffisittlearned man
.in Europe.
He complained bitterly during the route ot•
Laving been robbed of four ailltion.s.• When,* wets
asked how this happened...A gave t4em,"'hie•ifald
.1 to procure the ;Levu, Wlfout I.-wished to can Teas
they took my. money, but 1-had no Regent.",
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" PARIS, MOT 14f
?RS 11111Telt- GAZETTE DE FRANCIS.' •
•• wind article inseCted in your Jnanial of yesterday,
which announces the snivel of Bonaparte in the. Island
of Elba, is no doubt oprisict, so far as it goes. but it
is not quite so ample' as 'the account I am about to
give, and which I dirk* from a very good source.
,• When Bonaparte embarked, he had 'the choice,
as you have already' stated; of an English frigati or
a French corvette 'for his cooveyeace. He preferred
the English frigate: but-* Cut not prevent' dui
Trench corvette from sailing insompany. The Com-i.
wander el the latter, M. MoUtcabrier, was. theretoit:
an eye-witirsa of every- material circumstance thit:
happened ditring.tbe-vtlage. He arrived in Paris
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three days ago, and se of again yesterday r and
those friends who were.nititt inti Mate with him relate
the fats tri'Whic!i yon-hrive•illudtd, in the following'
manner . • •
B^nifOrtti 1N0448-4.o*.bit•tmoseratt Zf hi 4
authority. previous ,to'hia Atbdititfoirilind
.eitat the Itland'of stssignediu.liiii oat the'
• -Phefilikii.retreati sent off orders secretifiti convey
.Reit a garrisoß of 2400 men. Under fairour of the
siiitarterress of the island of Elba,- added to the.tre:.
..C4l4onizalcen to intercept the communications, per.
haps-also bythe help of a little intrigue end cottni:
. vanes, omit ber of troops, ort the-sest".
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mation of the orders, Was conveyed over from !tali
to Porto Ferrajo. • . Tbe fact is, that they considered
themselves at still, to aft intents and purposed, nnder
.• the command of Bonaparte: they were totallyunit..
'quitioted with his abdication, and they did tat**
that they were released-fr Ont their moll of fidelity.
“ When Bonaparte landed, the, Englithbaptain
expressed his surprise, st.finding troops in the Islatid'
of FAba, whom he never expected, and esphinatiosta
wirethereupon made to bls4r wbich rendered him
totally uncertain as so,the.conduct• he ought to Pur-
sue. Not wishing to takdo atiy 'thing'oport.
begged the Captain of the corvettochlti idonteabrier;
to' come to Paris, in :corder, 'to itiiiiMiniCate to the
Fiench Government a circumstance of which be pre.
sumed they were ignorant,- And to receive new
:unctions on this Oast. /11.1 be Mean tune the
English Captain ‘Mediter-
ranean with Bonsparte'a istalcdii•
" M. de Montcabriere si* Waving tnlellect his
set off yesterday on his return to thesplace
of
rendezvous in the Mediterranean, where he expectatU
meet the English friKati.. His friends are ignorant
of the nature of the instructionid•Which lie is se
bearer : but the facti above communicated are by
them regarded as perfectly correct. I give you this
'version of the affair, without pretending to criticise
others.; only I pledge myself for the authenticity of
my sources of information.—l have the honour, Sec.
(Signed) ri Bowssaa.r,
toys IT TIE EDITOR 0? TIE IDAZITTE DI TRANCE.
" The writer of this lettes.is very wellikaown to us."
" PARIS, MAY 13.
Yesterday, on his return from Versailles, his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia stopped at St. Cloud ;
and after having visited the park and -apartments,
dined with Prince Lichtenstein. The Prince had
prepared a small fete for the Emperor, at which some
of the performers of the ThOlkire Francois displayed
their histriooic talents:.. . !•
44 The Duke of Wellington left: Pais yesterday to
"return to the South of France. - -
a MarshalSoulk wired ire raris two days ago.