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London, England, 1815-04-19 00:00:00

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SAN QT7IRICO, MARCH 46.
[PRIVATE LETTER.]
" I arrived in Rome on the 16th of this mor:
and learned, that the Princess of Wales !•-,
gritted it rn the 14th, by orders, it is said, of
Court. She went to Civita Vecchia, as she reeex,
information that a British frigate at islaplls vas e
dered to attend her there ; but after waiting a %vet..
in that miserable spot, tantalized uith hope,
afraid of the impending danger from the Neapo
tans, she was forced to send to Mr. Hope, of
dam, who was in Rome, and had a vessel lying
Civita Vecchia, to take him away when he felt i .
dined, to request him to lend her his vessel tossni
the danger that menaced her. Since she left, Al
Hope has been obliged to leave Rome, and rriv
post. I saw the Pope at his Palace on the Quinn
Hill, and heard him ce*brate mass. On the «C
nesday after (being in 1-I,ily Week) a grand ccr
mony was prepared in the Sixiine Chapel, in the Cain
of St. Peter's ; ,the grand attraction was the expect!'
singing of the finest choir in tht world. All was 3
ranged, the C4rdinals seated, Bcc. when a whisp
went through the church, that the Pope had fled,
consequence of the approach of the Neapolitans.-
You may easily conceive the consternation visible i.
every countenance. However, the ceremony proceed
ed. All Rome was in a bugle, every one anxious ti
save himself. The King and Queen of Spain, ath
the Queen of Etruria, had left a few days before
—All the vehie ?s, post horses, mules, oxen, an,
asses, round Rome, were in requisition ; nothing
to he seen but departing guests, a great part of wlicv
were English. Many were obliged to leave the':
own cart iages behind, and take a seat in an bomb':
voiture, to go at the rate cf 3O miles a day. I war
so fortunate as to get a seat in one, that left Rome 0)
Good Friday morning.
1 am now writing this at Saint Quirico, and
tend finishing it at Sienna."

• " SIENNA, MARCH 27.
" I have at last arrived here. Nothing can bt
more liklictous than the scenes around me : numeror'
carriages, contending with half.killed horses or undo•
to get to the little places where we stop, to have the
advantage in seeming beds, or something to eat :•-•
many are totally deprived of the former, and tinel
very difficult to procure the humblest tare. Six or
seven in °lie bed is no uncommon sight.; gentle"'
contending in the kitchen fur joints of meat, tv.fcil

. •
they watch whilst cooking, to prevent a canning ad-
• c7.-sirs- from securing. Some, by offering bribes,
,:c.;_re the suppers bespoke by others; chagrin and
nl;th no hand in hand—every one grumbling—
.whilst evt,ry one is enjoying the confusion and disap-
pa.ntment of others.
The Neapolitan soldiers are expected to enter
one today, and after, it is supposed, to go to An.
cola, it is said that an Austrian army is at Flo.
I,„,ce. Before the Pope left Rome, he published a
N,,t,tication, recommending his subjects to preserve
6.lelity to him, and inveighing against the con-
dAt of MUM(' • •
There are seven carriages just passing my win.
d,,s belonging to the King of Spain ; his domestics,
ts. are in them. He himself, lam told, is in 11).

LONDUA.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1815.
num OF < I'OCKS THIS DAY A r TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Reduced 38}/-4 per Ct. 72-5 per Ct. Navy adil
Consols 57U—for account 37;4—Bonds 7s. to Os. preni.
&chequer Adis 9s. to 10s. prem.

Mr. LYALL the Messenger, who arrived yesterday

in nine days from Vienna, has brought intelligence

that a skirmish has actually taken place in Italy be-
tween the advanced guard of MURAT'S army and

that of the Austrians. The fact is more than pro-
()Able, for i has also been mentioned in the French
Firms; but it may have been without orders on either
side, and may still admit of adjustment without either

party being committed. We cannot, however, dis-
guise our tears, that it will soon be put beyond dis.
puce that MURAT takes part with BoNaraltrz. The
Note from the Plenipotentiaries of the King of NA-

mu to Lord CAsuLttk.:Aon, given in another column,
slows th.tt so Lite as the 11th of February, MURAT's

Minister at Vienna had not received such an answer

as he was solicitous to obtain respecting the guarantee

of his master's sovereignty.
We yesterday mentioned a fact, which sheers that.
not in Italy only have the outposts come to blows.
We have si,ice got more full particukrs t—The 11th
Regiment of Light Dragoons, on their march along
the rroni-r from Ostend towards Lisle, were sur-

prised by x party of French troops, which had con•

eealed themselves in the woods by the road side, and
several were killed and wounded on the first onset ;

but the British recoveling themselves, became in
their turn the assailants, when the French fled, were
pursued, and the whole of them cut to pieces, no
quar.er being given. •
These little skirmishings are in themselves of no
importance—if on both sides they have been the un-
authorised act of the military. But, on the other
hand, it they have been the effect of Orders from
either of the Governments, the die is cast, and Europe
will again be deluged in blood.
The private letters received within these two days
from ditlerent parts of the Continent are interesting.
It appears by letters from Italy, that the news of
boNAi'ARTE's march to Paris had created much
alarm. This, and die movements of Mve:ves army,
WAS soon followed hy the flight of the Pope and his
Cardinals from Rom* in quest of safer quarters.—
Among those put to much personal incoa:venience
by the late events' we have to mention her Royal
Highness the PRINCESS of ‘VALES.—For the means
of removal—a parlay little vessel, she was indebted
to Mr. HOPE.

Our Correspondent at Leghorn, it? letter tl4cal
the 30th ult. states, that a line of battle ship belong. 11
ing to the King of NAPLES, having 1000 troops on
board, WAS laying in the roadstead, and it was gene-
rally suspected th it an atieinpt would be mAtie to
laud them, and take i,osseasion of the town ; a British
74 was also their, watching her 'notions, and an
action was expected btawcen them every moment.
We are concerned to state, that, according to let-

tern froth well inhumed persons in several parts of
Germany, the populace are far from exhibiting that
aVersion to the French that might have been ex-
pected.—This feeling is ascribed to the taxes which
have necessarily been imposed to windy the French
dilapidations when they were in the country : besides,
when the French were among then► they lev?ed the it
contributions only directly on the rich, and Made the
odium of the collection fail on them ; and Vk e believe
that in some places those of the rich who have the
power have been, as might be expected, endeavouring
to recover a part at least of their losses from the gi
neral community. The effect of this on utenfot tiled
minds is what might have been anticipated, had the
possibility of such a crisis as the present been con-
temphated.
On the other hand we know by authentic accounts
from France, that in France also the popular feeling
runs counter to that of the rulers respecting 'Mihaly
services. in many districts the Decrees for calling
out the young men of 1813 and 1814, are openly
set at nought. The youths do not, as formerly,
abscond, but they positively refuse to Match. We
are assured, by a Gentleman who left Calais only
on last Sunday afternoon, that whilst he was pre-
sent on the morning of that day, seven gen-d'atmes
arrived, to aid the pol►ce in compelling the young men
of that town (upwards of an himdred) to join the
army, in conformity to the decree just published.—
Their names were all enrolled according to the cus-
tom of the French, and many of them were at home
and easily found, but not one of them would consent
to proceed with the gen.d'armes. The Mayor cf the
town sent for the parents of the young men, and in-
timated to them the ill consequences that might at-
tend their refusal to march ; •but all remonstrances
were in vain, and not a soldier was obtained. Gene-
neral VANDAMAII, who had come from Dunkirk, was
•m the spot, and reviewed at Calais the 56th regiment,
which is well clothed and equipped, and comprised
,t tine young men. This regiment, which consisted
of 1200 men a fortnight ago, has now been reduced
;o 1050 by desertions alone, notwithstanding the
gates are lucked every evening, and that it would ap•
pear they !Lid no mc.ins of. escape except by sea.
BoNApAirre will, therefore, experience great difli-
_ulties in bringing troops into the field. However, he
s very active, as also his adherents. The French are

now collecting a large :wimp at Amiens—forty thou-
sand Men are assembling in the neighbourhood of
Valenciennes; and at Strasburgh preparations are
making for the reception Of eighty thousand soldiers.

By our private letters we fini that a prActice, which
we thought had been confined to our own gambler
in the public Funds, is not uncommon, on the Conti-
nent. Bets have been taken At some of ihe Continental
co

urts, that before the end of September next the Sd.
vereigns in Europe will, in Congress, acknowledge
NAPOLEON as Sovereign of France.

A file of Philadelphia papers to the le2th ultimo,
reached our Office at a late hour this forenoon. The
extracts from the Washington and New York Journals-
have been anticipated by preceding arrivals from those
places, and the local articles of intelligence are nut
worth extracting.
Private letters, brought by the same opportunity,
mention, that it had been deemed expedient to send out
a larger force against the Algerines than was at first
intended. The expedition has of course been delayed.
It would appear that the Algerines. apprised of the
meditated attack upon their shores, had had recourse
to formidable precantionny measures—their fleet is
strong, and their forts and castles along the coast
in a better state irt defence than was at first supposed.
The Americans seemed to t ntertain confident hopes
that they would be joined in their laudable attempt
to crush the pirates, by several European Powers.