Star.
London, England, 1819-05-13 00:00:00

[chaiditer,of Accusation, appointed to officiate as
ap Indructeur.
'On the Ise:May and forkniing M. C A
Montarlot,

itltei:ipgpted M. o :tenet de , the Au►.
Editor of the Hoame Grii sued Liberal; M. Li-
*frare, Editorof the Bibliothelurßistoriqiee, with the,
other parties concerned in the publication. On the
7th, he Made his report to the Chamber of Accusa-
tion. which, on the same day, pronounced an circlet,'
for the prosecntion at the accused parties before the
Tribunal of Correctional Police-.

The Letter which we subjoin froth enr Private
Correspondent, will let Our:Readers a little mere into
thehistory of this affair.
FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.

" PARIS, MAY 10.

The Swiss troops are meritedly execrated by all•J
ranks and all classes. Those mercenaries who let them-
-1
selves out to kill for hire, commit the most deplora-
ble excesses every where. If they commit murder on
a peaceable citizen what is the remedy? What tri-
bunal can condemn the criminal ?—None. For when
they sold themselv cs to France they stipulated that they
should only be judged by the Grand Judge' of the
-Regiment—a deep-enough stroke of policy, inasmuch
as it enabled cne more Swiss to enter the French ser-
vice, and be paid for protecting his countrymen from
the just punishment due to offended laws. Whtt dif-
*ference is there between this and appealing to the
chief of a banditti td punish the crimes of one of ht 4
gang? Are then the laws of France, the Charter It.,
self, to be specially abrogated in favour of these fo-
reign mercenaries ? Are they to commit murder with
impunity, and offended justice behold it with indif-
ference ? It would even seem so. Nay more—the
Officers of the Regiment demand a signal punish-
ment against those who have dared to raise their voice
against such horrors; and what would appear strange
to those who do hot know the composition of the TO,
bunals, the Cour Royale has ordered ez-offeio infor-
mations to be lidged against individuals who have
dared to complain of these criminal excesses of the
Swiss troops. The reason is soon knosen when it is
stated that the Ultras, the Tribunals, and the Swiss
trcops, all hang together. Indeed it would be no
loss to society if this were literally carried into effect,
for if ever Marat's project could be justifiable on ac-
count of its utility, it is at this moment. One of the
accusations againit the Swiss is far their conduct at
Martigny, and for the publication of which the par-
ties are to be prosecuted;
" The Minerva, in spite of this threat, boldly stands
forward, and publishes the letter of the Mayor of the
place, in which he expresses his surprise that the
Journal of the Department, published under the in-
spection of the Prefect, should dare to deny the state-
ments in the Minerva, and affirm that it was only a
public-house quarrel, in which a Swiss soldier wound-
ed the landlord. The letter proceeds as followsi—
All the inhabitants of Martigny, as well as myself,
are witnesses, that on Sunday, the 11th of April, be-
tween five and six in the evening, the Swiss, to the
number of 100 and upwards, scoured the streets of

Martigny) sword in hand, striking the inhabitants
they met. I could not be deaf to their cries, nor re-
main an idle spectator of this violence: I put on my
scarf of office, sent-for the military force of Metz,
and went up to the Swiss and endeavoured, by prayers
and entreaties, to induce them to abstain from those
criminal acts and retire ; but they were so furious
and so violent that they seized my stick, the prop of
my old age, and beat me with it. My nephew, Do-
minique Remy, wishing to ,protect me from their
violence, had his head laid open by a sabre wound ;
the blow would have been fatal but for his thick cap ;
he is now lying in a dangerous state ; eleven splinters
of bone have come away already. Unfortunately we
were not the only victims : a woman of the name of
Steinback, and a Man named Louyot, were both se-
verely wounded; and the doors of the houses testify
the violence used to break in, especially that of the
blacksmith's, where they hoped to procure irou bars
to break open the doors:—This letter is dated Ist
May, and signed' Fridrique, Mayor:
And will these wretches still be kept to insult
the nation and devour the bread of Frenchmen?-1f
this be resolved on, another 10th of August is greatly
to be dreaded."

We have received this morning a farther series of
American Papers, hut not of later date than the last.
The following is a copy of two Letters from the Ha-
vannah, dated in the latter end of March:
4, I have just understood that Captain Belucoe, in the Gene-
ral Arismendi, is off the harbour, to the great annoyance of the
trade; although there are two or three corvettes much larger than
a2O gun port-ship, and several Consulado brigs in the harbour,
yet the trade is completely annoyed, and the Sag insulted, with-
out any effort by the Spaniards to drive them off."
Extract from another Letter:—" Since my last, a fine brig of
war, called the Amaranthe, commanded by an Officer of great
skill and bravery, went out to attack the Atistnendi, but kcpt at
a considerable distance, the latter standing in for the shore;
when they were pretty close, the Amaranthe tacked in here, her
opponent following, keeping up a smart fire; nor did the Spa-
niard delay until within pistol-shot of the shore, sad of course
out of the reach of the Arismendi's shot : the Amaranthe pre-
tended to manoeuvre under the More, as if to draw her into a
snare, but finding it would not answer, returned into port, hat-
ing o.vo men killed and as many winuided."

Intelligente from Nassau (New Prcividence) states;
that the inhabitants of that Island and Jainalcarliavo
transmitted strong memorials to Government, praykog
dig New Providence may be made a depot for a trade
bctween the British West India Colonies and the
United States.

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