Star.
London, England, 1817-01-04 00:00:00

SWI TZERLAND, DECEMBER 20.

Swiss officer, Captain Keller, who during t)
usurpation in 1815, served under Staffel, wishing it)
enter into the regiment of Bleut.r, applied to iii
Royal Highness the Colonel General. The Prince
charged the Commander of this corps to asstmfle the.
oldest officers of each renk, and leave the cecis".oll of
the affair to them. They declared that they had
' made a general rule not to receive iuto their regi-
I went any indivi,lual who had been in the pay of Bo-
naparte in 1815, that nothing could. ipree an calker
to deviate from the path of honour ; dotrLfr. de sel-
ler's duty would have been'to prefer all kinds 6f per.
'emulous, and even death, to a disgraceful Hill. 'nit
declaration was approved by the aince.

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EXPEDITION TO CONGO.

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"' ZAMA. ecronut 30, 1816
el I am extremely sorry to inform yon of the fai- I
lure of the expedition sent out by your Government,
early this year, under the command of, Captain
TIJCICEY, whose ohject was to explore the river Congo.
Like all former tnterprizes of a similar kind, and
nitwithstanding the presumed discernment and skill
oT Owe concerned in the planning and execution of.
it, there appears to have been a want of foresight
both as to the time and the 'means; however, as no
doubt publicity will, in due time, be given to all
their proceedings, it will suffice for me to acquaint
yeti, theft yesterday. arrived in this port his Majesty's
ship Coeoo, ;old Dorothy transport, front Cabinda,
in 23 days, iti.der the command of Mr. FIT/MAURICE,
farmerly master, but who succeeded in consequence
of the death of Captain Tvcicay and the Lieutenant,
both ef whom died at sea, the former on the 3d, and
the lam r en the sth instant.
a' It :•ppears that they arrived at the mouth of the
Cong6.about the Sd of July, and leaving the trans-
port (which only accompanied them an inconsidera
ble distance), they proceeded in the sloop (which was
built purposely to draw little water) up the river to
the eatent of 120 miles, when her progress, and even
that of her boats, •was stopped by insuperable diffi-
culties, principally, we believe, by the rapids, which
they describe as impassable. Determining still on
the further prosecution of the undertaking, the men
were landed, await was not until they had marched
150 miles (being 120 more than any white person
had been before) over a barren and exceedingly
mountainous country, alter experiencing the greatest
privations from the want of water, and being entirely
exhausted by fatigue, that they gave up the attempt.
Hope enabled the most of thein to retrace their rout,
and regain the vessel ; but, alas! nature had been
completely wont out in most of them, for I under-
stand twenty-five out of fifty-five died tvienty-four
hours after their return, comprehending all the scien-
tific part of the expedition t and I believe only eight
on board are now in a state to work the vessel ; but
as their thief want seems to be nourishment, it is to
be hoped the others will soon be brought round. Sus-
picions are entertained that many died by poison,
administered by the blacks ; and Mr. Frrauatnuce
laid me that he is persuaded he could penetrate an
intmenie sea), into the country without apprehending
(tenger trolls any other cause, as the people are very
pusillanine us, and easily intimidated. As a matter
of courtesy and expediency, they asked permission of
the IC ngs to pass through their respective ten itories,
• which was in general readily granted; at the same
time they were furnished with plenty of blacks oe
guides, &c. at a moderate charge, but latterly ad-
vantage was taken of their difficulties. Mr. 171TZ
lunatic, and the Surgeon are determined on a new
attempt, if the Admiralty will fit pot another expe-
dition, and as he thinks he can provide against all
sausa/sies, he has great hopes of attaining the de-
end."

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• use was awls et is in our Columns.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. 1817.
PRICE OF S roots THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'qt...oat
mama 630—Cats.lao. shin—Cons. for 0pe:6444
4 per Cost. —S per Cast. Navy shut
Waiver IMO. 4s. es. pr Both 17a. les. pre.

• FRENCH PAPERS.
Paris Papers of Ihe Ist instant arrived this
The (ono wine are the only “tracts worthy

PARIS, DECEMBER !N.
Depothiiins from the Chamber of Peers and
tmber of Deputies, bad this day the honour of
admitted to present to the King their felicita-
the New year ; after which, they proceeded
to offei similar congratulations to Monsieur, to the
Deans of Angonlerne, and to the Princes.
PARIS, JANUARY 1.
The Duke of Wellington has not yet arrived.
From Chamberry we lean that the Infant Royal
of Spain has arrived there from Turin, on a tour
thrcugh France.
Intelligence from Parma announces the intended
41tparture of the Archduchess for Vienna, to which,
it is said. she has been invited by her august Father.
The King of Bavaria id out for the sans, Capital
on the 44th. in order to partake of the pleasures of
the Carnival.
A violent fire broke out at Smyrna on the 18th
November. and the whole city would infallibly have,
become a prey to the flames. had it not been fur the
prompt and efficacious measures adopted by the Count
Montcabriz, Commander of his Majesty's frigate Ga.
latee. then lying off the port.—" The French," says
the Count in his dispatches, " Were seen every where,
and every one praised their .zeal in sucenriog the
ualertunate. and stopping the flames, whit& threa-
tened to reduce the city to ashes. Our conduct has
bad such an effect. that the people of. the country
obey us as if we were their chide."
SPEtZIA, DEL'EMBER ts. •

Tomo American veasvls, oae of them a vessel of
war, and also two English vessels, have arrived
-within dime three days in our Roads. li appears
tbas three weasels had a quarrel in the Sicilian Seas,
Which reariatted till their arrival here. The
• Ruttish pretend ',that the Americans have enticed
Away one of their uilcasortho has sold to an Ameri-
Ape peerdeiiinel arms beltieling to his vessel. The
Andantitiei fine have sent .to the respective Com-
; neamileth le rapt* that they will not send their
heoto4 shad at the mime time. in order that any,
as may be avoided.

HAMBURGH MAILS.

Two Mails arrived. this day, from which we shan
subjoin a few extracts. An article from Stockholm
details some particulars r:specting a late fire, which,
having been accompanied with several suspicious cir-
cumstances, had been followed by a legal investiga-
tion. If the statement be correct, it can hardly be
doubted that there was an intention to defraud either
the London l'hceniz Fire Office, or a London house
which had consigned merchandize to a person of the
name of Berg, at Gottenburgh.

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