Star.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTER.

" The Duke of Wellington has narrowly escaped
being the victim of horrid and base assassination.
Yesterday morning, one o'clock, as he was •en-
tering his hotel, de Champs Elysees, a Man,
close to his coach, fired a pistol at him, but fortu-
nately neither wounded him nor any of hil suite.
" The Duke of Wellington has in his hotel a guard
of honour, consisting of twenty-four men, com-
manded by an officer—yesterday this guard was sup-
plied by the Legion of L'lsere. There are constantly
two sentinels at the outer gate, and other two are
besides posted during the night towards the Champs
Elysees. Notwithstanding these precautions, the as-
sassin was so daring as to slip behind one of the sentry
boxes, and fire his pistol so close, that the ball struck
the wall of the hotel, without, however, touch-
ing the carriage, which at that moment passed ra-
pidly into the Court.
" The sentinels gave the alarm, and the guard im-
mediately turned out : the soldiers and the servants
pursued the assassin, but, in consequence of its being
very dark, he succeeded in escaping, and hitherto all
attempts to discover him have been without effect.
" His Excellency had given a gland diplomatic
dinner, and had passed the evening at Lady Craw-
furd's, Rue d'Anjou. It appears probable that the
assassin had followed the coach from the neighbour-
hood of her Ladyship's house, for the driver observed
a man running with all his speed to get at the gate
of the hotel before the carriage.
" This event has made a great impression in Paris.
The Noble Duke has been successively visited by all
the King's Ministers and a number of other persons
of distinction have waited on him to express the in-
terest they take in his safety, after the danger to
which he had been exposed.
" P.S. The police, it is said, have already obtained
important information. A foreign officer is men-
tioned, against whom there are violent suspicions
but it will be proper to wait for something more cer-
tain on this subject.
" All the copies of the 3d number of the Stntinelle
de I Honneur, which was on sale for a few days, have
been seized. This political pamphlet is written by
M. Jouslin de la Salle, the cousin of General Ber-
trand, who is at St. Helena. The Duke of Welling-
ton is described in it as an insolent pro-consul, and the
most marked endeavours are made to direct against
him the contempt and hatred of the French nation.
The author, it is said, will be brought to trial."

FRBRVARY 12.
His Majesty held yesterday a Council of Ministers,
which sat from two o'clock till half-past four.
The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the
Budget approach the termination of their labours:,
they will immediately appoint two reporters, one for
the expenditure, and the other for the revenue.
The Moniteuv of Wednesday contains a Royal Or-
donnance, dated the 10th inst. repealing after three
months the bounty on the importation into France
of wheat and wheat flour, barley, rye, and maize,
which is to continue till the 15th of May inclusive,
and no longer:
The trial of Mathurin Bruneau, calling himself
Lattis XVII. charged with swindling, vagrancy, and
usurpation of name, came on the 9th instant, before
the Tribunal of Correctional Police at Rouen. M.
Daussier, the King's Procureur, was heard, andsome
evidence gone into, after which the Court adjourned
till next day, when several witnesses were examined,
whose depositions fully proved the prisoner guilty of
the various acts of imposition he was charged with.
Upwards of sixty witnesses remain to be examined.
A Belgic Journal states, that General Woronzow,
Commander of the Russian Contingent, had left his
head-quarters at Maubeuge to proceed to Paris with
several superior officers. It is added, that the Com-
manders of the Austrian and Prussian Contingents
are also about to proceed hither. It is concluded that
military affairs will be discussed, and it is presumed
that the Duke of Wellington is about to enter upon
important negociations with the French Government
on the pan of his Court and of the great Powers of
the Continent.

BANKS OF TILE DANUBE, FEBRUARY 3.
There is a report of a new and intimate alliance
being about to be entered into, under the auspices
and influence of the Porte, between the Barbary
Powexs, which will have for its principal object to
guarantee the Barbary States against all attacks.

MADRID, FEBRUARY 1.
The Infanta Donna Maria Frances, consort of the
Infant Don Carlos, the King's brother, was safely
delivered yesterday morning of a Prince, who has
been named Charles Louis Maria Ferdinand.
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VIENNA, JANUARY. -.--
It is still said that there will be negociations between
the great Powers to reduce, simultaneously, their
armies.

FRANKFORT, JANUARY 31.
There is a repert that the Allied Troops will oc-
cupy Strasburgh. It is expected that the affairs of
the Jews here will soon be brought before the Diet.

BALE., FEBRUARY 3.
The Council of this City have granted to the Dupe
et Holstein Eutin (ci•devant King of bweden) the
risks of Citizens*.

STATE PAPIR.

FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY.

----- •
The Baron d'Anstett, Russian Envoy
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Confederation, has transmitted to the Dieti
ing letter from the Emperor of Russia:
.4 We, Aurzaxore I. by the grace of Goo, Erpc
toerst of all the Russiae, &c.

" Most high and serene Confederation, we have rc
the most lively satisfaction the letter which the Dist
sed to us through its President, in the name and on t
Sovereign Princes and free Odes of Germany who
rated conformably to the 53d Article of the Act of t
of Vienna, of the isth June, 1815, and by which d,
rene Assembly announced to us that it was fortnallv
It is a sincere satisfaction to us to testify the value
tact to that notification, both on account of tic
which is the object of it, and of the consequences, t
ment of which is promised by that desirable Act.
results, under the auspices of the most solemn engze
fil the leetimste wishes pithy German nation, and a
time those of all the nations of Europe, who are cm,
by the indissoluble bonds of peace and paternal once
on the basis of the imperishable religion of our Sal
tranquillity, welfare, and Independence of the Geri!
deration will form in future a new rampart 1,..r th.
Europe. In directing all its efforts to the zeroing'
salutary an object, the Dirt will effectually contribut
date, the work of the Azimonrr, confided to the co:,
all Suvereigns and of all States, united for the sarrt c:
is solely the consolidation of political and social O'dt
liaised in Europe by the negociations of Vie Tr.:
tiog our wishes to the wishes of so many Soverriccv
hope of seeing realized those important results. we
ourselves on being called upon to enter ir.to Trianon
ship with the high and most serene Germanic Cori.,
presented by the Diet, towards which Ire think
press by these presents our constant and invari4c c
" Given et Moscow, the I;th Noverr.ber. r.
Grace, 1817, and of our reign the tat
(Signed) "
" Count de NI.
The report is revived, that a propoi'll.
made to the Diet for the purpose of eslal
Supreme Tribunal of the Germanic Cc's
with troops attached to it to enforce its ,::c

HAMBURGH MAIL.

MOSCOW, JANUARY C.

Its Majesty will come to review the seeo
at the end of the month of April. Tnii
be divided into two camps, the 7th corps
Constantinow, and the 6th at Tiraspol.
His Majesty has been pleased to appi:
mittee, the object of which is the amelinrai
situation of the Colonists, particularly of ti
Emit-rants ; Coant Arakeschegew, Count N,
and General Kisseleff, are Members. This'
Ordinance determines the aids in money,:
of lands, and the economical superintendi
German Emigrants, who have sought in
a second country, and who %sill not be d'
in their hopes.

FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY 4.

It is expected that in one of the next Sit
Diet a very circumstantial and important
respecting the representative Constitution
livered on the pan of Prussia.

HANOVER, FEBRUARY 6.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Curb:
ved here on the 4th, accompanied by Princo
of Hesse, brother ,to his Royal Hishness's bi
will both return to Cassel next %I edneulrf.
ST. PETERSBURGH, JANUARY

• The Grand Duke Nicholas will soon mai
through Europe: he goes first to England.

THE EVENLNG ST AF

LONDON.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, IS;
THE FUNDS.
PRICY: OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE (
Reduced 230t—Cons. 793 80—Cons. for
4 per Cent. 9.4—Navy Annuities 106 V,
India Bonds 96 97 pr.—Exchequer Bills

In part of our impretsion of Sartird
flounced, on the authority of private intellil
Paris, that a diabolical attempt had been
Wednesday last to assassinate the Duke of '
Tom. The fact has been fully confirsned b)
Papers of Tuesday, and other private lettc
arrived in the course of yesterday ; and in a •
part of our paper we have given a variety
from them relating to this disgraceful

The French Police, our Readers will be hal
ceive, has obtained some information '
hoped may lead to the detection of the inf
sassin. The sensation of indignation whici
has caused throughout Paris, can only be
by that which it has excited in the Briti:.l
lis. It is not, all the world knows, in tho
of Frenchmen to resort to assassination

those whom they consider to be their enemy
ever they may be in other respects, they 1=
and gallant foe ; and we fed well assurd
cere anxiety they must have to bring ;el,,
crable author or authors of An attempt
possibly tend to throw a shadow of imp:
that French honour under the zgis of
lustrious countryman is placed, while

amongst them.
The Paris Papers of Friday have also
morning, but they do not furnish an
particulars on the subject. On the after
same day as the attack, the Duke, accui
his Aids-de-Camp, prdmenaded the
horseback, and in the evening he was v
by most of the Great Dignitaries *1 .S:A:
many of the Marshals and Nobility.

The trial of the sham Dauphin has ci
before the Tribunal of Correctional Fo is
and a great many witnesses have been rl.l
tenor of whose testimony goes pretty d
establish the fact of imposture against him.
It now appears that the discussion of the
will not commence mstit towarela the egel

If the ..)linister submit Law Projects on the
(On of Departmental and Communal Coun-
on Public Education, to the Chambers,
nt Session will not end until the month
and in that case the Chambers will have
months. The persons who, it is said,
e immediately created Peers, are—Mar-
MUST, JOURDAN, &WHET, MORTIRR, LA-
aleoutto, (who was a Member of BONA-
Chamber of Peers), Monsieur LAFITTE,
RIFFOHL, who is one of the richest Pro-
f the Department of the Seine and Marne.
he placed in the hands of the Prefect of that,
nit, 18,500 francs, a sum equal to that with
was charged for the forced loan of one
millions, which the Government made after
d return of the KING, to supply the urgent
the moment. The Ordinance by which the
rsons are to be raised to the dignity of the
will be a new proof that Ministers remain
in their system offusion, union, and oblivion.
letters received from Genoa are said to
the report, that the Court of Sardinia is
)reparations fora maritime expedition against
trs of Algiers.
h 5 per Cents. Thursday, 66 fr. 10 c.

DUTCH MAIL.
fail from Holland, received this morning,
that the Austrian Government has sent 60
I of papers and documents relative to the
Austrian subjects upon France!

LAS CASAS continues at Frankfort, under
a protection of the Austrian Plenipotentiary,
the papers taken from him by the English,'
.ter from Frankfort, " are six chapters on the
ns in Egypt and Italy, written by NAPOLEON
LAS CASAS protested to the British Go-
, against this seizure."

Its from Vienna, of 2d February, say—" In
of the 14th ult. a Courier arrived at Bu-
bringing the news of an uneipected change
inistry of the Sublime Porte. The Kiaja
ister of the Interior), the Tchauschi Pacha
of the Empire), and the Grand Vizier, are
from their Offices. In the place of the
late Pacha of Drusa, Dervise Pacha (famous
sterity) is appointed to the highest dignity
spire. The Selihdas Aga is also dismissed
)ost, but without falling into disgrace."

AMERICA.
iming we received New York Papers to the
They are chiefly filled with verbose state-
ecting a fact of which we were before in-
he occupation of Amelia Island by a fore
for that purpose, by the United States.
document deserving particular notice is an
.er from the Secretary of War, dated the
cvember, addressed to Major BANKHILAD,
ing at Charleston. We copy only the first
which is as follows :

" Department of War, Nov. 12. 1217.
appearing to the satisfaction of the President, that
who have lately taken possession of Amelia Island
without the sanction of any of the Spanish colonies,
rganized Government whatever, and for purposes
a, and incompatible with, the interests of the United
ad decided to break up that establishment, and take
mullion of Amelia Island : for this purpose, the
ad to assemble at Point Petre, will co-operate with
rce which has been ordered to St. Mary's, under the
Captain Henley."

st of this letter is merely an order, on the
Captain HEoll.rt, to dispatch an officer to
L surrender, and in the event of refusal to
etnandina with a sufficient force, and to as-
sin HENLEY in his operations, &c.
this document, it appears that the PRESIDENT
se orders on a conviction that the persons
military possession of Amelia Island under
Id the same without the sanction of any or-
iovermnant whatever. But it deserves parti•
ice, that the Committee of Congress who
orted on the seizure, placed the exercise of
[DENT'S power in taking possession solely on
of 1811, which authorizes his interference
he happening of one of two events, namely,
voluntary delivery of the island by the oc-
Lo the United States, or in case it was about'
osferred to aforeign power.
ty cannot be very distant in which this piece
rag will force itself into discussion, whether
'esters wish it or not ; for the capture can
feet the interests of any Power but Great
We need not add, that Amelia Island is
if the Gulph stream, and its possession gives
command of the whole of the Bahama
Ind the whole coast of the Gulph of :I.lexico--
r, with or without the existence of any secret
me, it may appear convenient to the PAESI-
-0:1 compatible with the interests of the United
employ a military force in that direction,
urpose whatever.

MR CHANCELLOR, Earl BATHURST, and the
sse Ambassador, had audiences of the PRINCE
yesterday, at Carlton House.

lay Divine service was performed at Carlton
r the Rev. W. Btox BERG, Clerk of the Closet.
:v. Dr. PERKINS, the Chaplain in waiting,
I Divine service yesterday, before her MA-
I the Royal Family at the Queen's Palace.
'TAKER'S Parliamentary Levees commenced
lay evening, an half.past nine o'clock.