Star.
London, England, 1824-08-02 00:00:00

ANSWER.

Having submitted to the Provisional Government your letter
dated this day, in which you declare yourself, Monsieur, to be autho-
rised to contradict the reports that France was disposed to assist
Portugal against Brazil, which reports were prejudicial to the
French Merchants established in this Province, and having de-
clared that you know France, on. the contrary, wishes to
draw more close her relations with Brazil, I have received
orders from the same Government to reply, that such leports
have indeed been circulated, but no person believed them, sad
now less than ever, since they have been contradicted by you.
It never can be believed, that a nation so enlightened as the French
would contribute, in violation of the principles of, humanity, and to
the prejudice of its own interests, to the oppression of a country
which has legitimately proclaimed Its political independence.
I pray you, Monsieur, to receive, &c
PINHEIRO DE VASCONCELLOS.
Palace of the Government of Bahia, 9th January, 1824.
To 111.Guinebaud, Consul of his Most Christian Majesty in this City.

The very decisive denial of any such views as have
been attributed to France, in regard to South America,
by the French Consul, itone of the many proofs which
are daily occurring of the pacific disposition of our
neighbour, notwithstanding the reiterated assertions
of some of our contemporaries to the contrary.
The domestic intelligence in the French Papers is of
little interest ; it relates principally to the movements
of the Duchess de BERRI, who is visiting the principal
towns along the coast, and had arrived at Havre,
whence she would proceed t• Rouen. On Friday the
KING transacted business with M. de VILLELE, and on
Saturday his MAJESTY took an airing.
A commercial courier, arrived in Paris on Friday,
announced that on the 25th of July it was reported in
Rome that the Comte de Slams, the French Ambassa-
dor at Naples was dead.
A private letter from Constantinople, dated the Sd
of July, states that General Gumamttroi had had his
first audience of the Grand Vizir some days before, bu
he would not be received by the Grand Seignior untie
September. It was reported that the Capitan Puha had
attacked Ipsara and taken it, but it was doubted ; it isi
however, stated as certain that the Egyptian fleet had
burnt Cassos, opposite the isle of Crete, and had put the
inhabitants to the sword. The Turks, it is added, have
no doubt of 'the campaign : when the Capitan Pach;
4hall have been joined by the Egyptian fleet, 014'4..
dons will immediately commence.

On Saturday the Duchess of ORLEANS gave birth to
a Prince.

The Etoik of Saturday contains nothing but a long
article, in which it endeavours to chew the impolicy and
danger of recognising the independence of the Haytian
Republic. It boasts that two ships of the line before
Port-au-Prince would suffice to throw the Haitians into
confusion, but it admits, that 01 even success would not
restore St. Domingo to France, and that there would
remain for her only a heap of ruins."

The Journal des Debats denies that there is any truth
in the report that Russia insisted on a solemn and una-
nimous declaration being made by the Sovereigns of
the Continent in favour of the rights of the King of
SPAIN over South America, with a threat of furnishing
auxiliary troops. It states on the contrary, that the
wishes of the Emperor ALEXANDRA have been made
known for several months, and that they do not extend
beyond " sending a Commission from the Allied Powers
to engage the Americans. under the promise of an Am-

nesty guaranteed by all Europe, to return peieeably
under FXRDINAND'S sceptre.
The same Journal adds. that the Emperor of AUSTRIA
has indirectly taken part in the conclusion of an arrange-
ment by which Portugal is to recognise the independence
of the Brazils, on condition that the same Dynasty
shall be preserved on both thrones, through a mode of
succession similar to that formerly established between
Spain and Naples."
The following is from Galignasis Messenger of Sa-
turday :

PARTS, JULY 51.

STOCK EXCHANOX, Five o'CLocx.—A rumour of an
insurrectionary commotion in Spain, added to the fears
entertained relative to Settling-day, threw a depression
over the market, and occasioned a further decline in the
price of Stock. The Five per Cents. for money closed
at 98f. lOc. for the end of the month ; the price at four
o'clock was 97f. 85c.; at this hour it is 97f. 65c. with a
heavy market.

This morning we received ilamburgh Papers to the
28th ult. Dutch to the Slst, German to the 27th, and
Brussels to tbe Ist instant. It is stated in an article
from the Maine, that among the important subjects dis-
cussed at Johannisberg was the increasing injury which
is caused to commerce in general, by the various regu-
lations of the smaller German Powers respecting im-
' port and export duties, and the means of remedying
this-evil.

One of the Brussels Papers states that important dis-
patches were expected at Vienna from Baron COTTZN.-
eaLcs, the Austrian Internuncio at Constantinople, te-
specting a new and pressing note said to have been
addressed to the Reis-Effendi by the Ministers of Eng-
land, Austria, and France, and drawn up in terms
which left the Porte no alternative but that of com-
plying with the demands of the Cabinet of St. Peters-
burgh, or running the risk of a war with Russia."—
The Prussian Monarch, it appears, has assembled an
army of 100,000 men in Silesia, which he intends to re-
view on his return from Toplitz. The following are
extracts: