Star.
London, England, 1814-10-13 00:00:00

PRAGUE, SEPTEMBER 25.

Our expectation of seeing the Crown Prince of
Sweden seems not likely to be fulfilled. Letters from
the North say, that his Royal Highness does not go
to the Congress, and that the Swedish army is draw-
ing together in very narrow cantonments. The
Active correspondence and exchange of couriers, be.-
tween Sweden and England, has been before men-
tioned.

Letters from Ghent to the Bth instant state, that
the American Commissioners were assembled on
Wednesday, -the sth instant, to receive the answer of
the British Plenipotentiaries. It will be recollected
that on the 26th ult. the Americans delivered a note
to the British Agents, which was received here on the
28th. The same day dispatches were sent from Lon-
don to Ghent, which of con!se were expected to reach
Ghent before the sth of this month, but either they
had not arrived by that time, or if received were not
conclusive. The notification of this circumstance was
of course all that could take place last Wednesday.

At this moment there is a great danger of some of
the States of Europe, in their exult.ttion at the deli-
verance they have just obtained from the chains of a
remorseless tyrant, running into an opposite extreme,
and attempting at this time of day to restore the Li-
stitutionsof ignorant and barbarous agss—institutions
which sunk the Potentates and Nobles of Europe
from the high dignity and power which belonged to
their rank and situation, and converted them into
vassals and slaves to an arrogant, presumptuous and
assuming Priesthood. Were not the symptoms vi-

sjble, could it be believed that any of the States in
Eurcpe (excepting. PETER'S pAtrimony !) should
again forge Ecclesiastical fetters for their Kings and
Nobles, and once snore transfer the allegiance of their
subjects from their rightful Sovereigns to Monks,
Priests, and Jesuits ?

The Inquisition has again been restored in Spam.
The Order of the Jesuits has been re-established, and
is organising wherever the Pore can extend his in-
fluence—and now we learn that the Knights of St•
John of Jerusalem are to be reinstated in more than
their former power, by ceding to them the Sove-
reignty of the Seven Islands ! The lonian Islands,
protected by Russia, England, And Turkey, re-
ceived an independent form of Government, and were
constituted a Republic. Russia ( which had not the
Sovereignty), by the Treaty of Tilsit, ceded them to
France ? France was afterwards compelled to eva.
1 cuate Corfu—and now it is proposed to transer them
to the Knights of Sr. John.
Already the fruits of such folly begin to bud forth
in Spain, with every prospect of an abundant harvest.
The priest-ridden " beloved Ferdinand" seems de-
termined to alienate the affections of every man of
sense in his dominions. What else could follow but
open insurrection against lawless oppression. The
weak man, judging by his measures, seems determin-
ed to leave no other alternative to the brave patriots,
who so nobly co-operated with the British for the re-
storation of the ancient monarchy, but either to be

immured in dungeons, as the reward of their loyalty,
or to stand up in their own defence against the foulest
oppression and ingratitude.
Ii we may credit various accounts that have reached
us, General MINA, who acted so distinguished a part
during the late struggle, apprehensive that nothing
awaited himself and his brother patriots but privation
of liberty, perhaps of life, has taken the field against
the priest•ridden FiRDINAND. The people in Na.

varre, Arragon, and Catalonia, are represented as
also ripe for revolt—and it requires no prophetic
spirit to foretell that the day is not very distant in
which FERDINAND will rue his proceedings and the,
folly which has guided his counsels.—The subjoined
accounts will enable our Readers to form some idea Of
the tempest with which Spain is threatened :
VITTORIA, SEPTEMBER so.

The letters from Madrid do not contain any news
of importance. The Minister Gongora has given in
his resignation. He is replaced provisionally by his
colleague, M. Perez Villamirz. Two Inspectors-
General, Messrs. Vll'alba and O'Donohue, have re-
ceived leave of absence.
We are more occupied in these provinces with our
individual affairs. The two Minas (uncle and ne-
phew) have disappeared. We are ignorant what they
intend to do. The dissolution of the troops which
composed the pallid's (division) which went under
their name, has thwarted the ambition or the self-love
of the Chiefs. The firmness of the Viceroy of Na-
varre, Count Ecpeletta, is very necessary to restrain
all passions within proper bounds.
The two Minas have many partizans in this part
of the country, where they organized these bands of

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volunteers who made so much noise diu:ing the last
war. Eerpoz Mina, who took the command 'when
his nephew was made prisoner of war, has given
proifs of bravery on many occasions, but his mind is
not highly cultivated : the younger Mina has passed
nearly four years in the dungeons of Vincennes,
where French Officers have improved his education.
lie came out of prison on the entrance of the Allies
into Paris. His councils will have great influence
over his uncle. He is a young man of an ardent
mind, and who would do honour to his country, if in
the present circumstances he does not take a wrong
direction. At present he is only twenty-five years
of age.

New arrests have taken place atMalritl. The
free-masons arc objects of severe pamphlets. Alter
all, political opinions have probably n9thing to do
with these rigorous measures; for within these few
years, the party of the Cortes, that of the French,
and many individuals who baunz, to neither, were
free-masons, particularly in the maritime cities.

It is said that the Province of Catalonia has sent a
deputation to the King, to reqtiest the liberty of such
of their Representatives to the Assembly of the Cortes
who were put in priscin.
We have received here a pamphlet of the Marquis
Almenara, which vigorously rebuts an accusation di-
rected against his son who died five years ago, by M.
Ccvallos. The latter was the agArcss)r, but he has
need of more eloquence than he has hitherto display-
ed, to contend against the adversary he has provoked.
M. Escoiquiz has also answered M. Cevallos in a
second edition of his work, entitled, " Sincere Expo_
sition of the Motives for the Journey of Ferdinand VII.
to Bayonne."
Thus the chief personages Of the state do not dis-
dain to appeal to the public as the judge of their indi-
vidual opinions, and endeavour to instruct the world
as to their con incr.

We wait most anxiously for a detailed history of
the illustrious personages for whom his Majesty in-
tends the first cordon of the Order of Valencay; in-
stituted expressly for them. In these times of waver-
ing opinion, every thing becomes problematical.—
The list alone of the faithfuls Spaniards whom the I
King shall designate as pure subjects, whose fidelity
has been ticsh.,ken, by fixing all the opinions around
some privile;4ed men, will establish reputations incon-
testably' immaculate. We arc very impatient, in
short, to know the names of the fist Chevaliers of
the Order rf 1 ty.
Some English Journals still slip in among the in-
habitants of the sea-coasts. Their prohibition having
redoubled curios;ty, the amateurs have discovered
that the measures of the Government were altogether
just. The English Journalists kaep no terms with
regard to our Ministry. The Times, in partici:ll:lr, is
a continual libel against the Government of Madrid.