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.7ROII THE SIESSAGeII DES CHAMBRES, DEC. 31.
PARIS, DK. 31.
The Nurentterg Ccatrier of Peace and War contains
a letter from Bucharest of an uld date, for it is of the
Ist of December, but it gives some particulars not be-
fore published—
I. There are fresh symptoms of the pla., u• in the hos-
pitals of Dudeschi ; there are 32 perious'attacked with
•t, and 50 o:hers suspected.
" a:veral p.rsons are to be called to an account for
neglect or infidelity in their offices. Among them are
four persons high in rank in the Treasufy, who, it is
said, will have to give an account of a deficit of
7.000,000 ref piastres.
According to the measures that ate going to be
taken, it appears to be intended to invest Giurgevo and
Fouroul, all sorts of ammunition being collected be-
fore these fortresses; and the greater part of the in.
fantry which has returned from Shwa also marches
in that directioo, and to Krajova; whereas, with the
exception of 1,000 sick, there remain but a few troops
las Kalarasch. It is also thought that a Russian corps
will proceed against Savia, by way of Krajova and
Hiram, to attack the Turks in diErent points, and
thus divide their force."

Letters from Odessa, of the 11th of December, say
that nothing important had taken place at Varna. The
citadel and the town were amply supplied with
f•rovi-
sions and atnmunition. The (it and Vizier remains in-
active at Aidos, and his troops refuse to make a winter
campaign. Omer Paella is at Paravadi. The inaction
of the Turks is =muted for by the inclemency of the
season ; this inaction is certsin, and all the other reports
are without foundation. The Balkan is covered with
snow, as well as its renders all military
operations impossible.
Vessels laden with provisions continue to sail from
Odessa fur Varna.

The last accounts from Bucharest, of the 13th of
December. say that the epidemic was abating; but the
price of provisions is continually rising.—Augshurz
Gazelle.

Fumy Funiss.—Five per Cents. 106 f. ssc.—Three per Cents.
731. illte.—Bank Stock, I,lllloC—Napies Stock, 771. 50c.—ituyal
Spanish Loan. 78}1.—Rents Perpetuelle, 481f.—Sachanse on
London, one month, M. 45e. three months, 9.51. 10e.

PERUVIAN BANDITTI.

The vicinity of the capital is occasionally infested by
banditti, carryiug on operations in open day with so
much system, that all who chance to travel at that time
ate sure to be relieved of their valuables. Th. se robbers
I are composed chiefly of free mulattoes, and others of a
mixed race. The evil has existed from time iminemo-
rial, and is of purely Spaoish origin, for Indian honesty.
in retired villages, is so great, that when the family for
a time leaves its cage like hut, the latchless wicket is
left ajar, a brush is placed at the sill. and it would
be worse than sacrilege for any one to cross the thres-
hold under any pretence. It has happened, that the
brigands, sell armed and well mounted, have assem-
bled at distant and uncertain periods, within a mile
of Callao. Tney direct their course towards Lima,
stop all whom they meet, and having very civilly light
coed them of their purses, oblige the robded t laccompan!
the robbers until all arrive near to the city gate, when
the bandits disperse. Some ride boldly in.o the town,
many conceal themselves amongst wild cares; whilst
others cut across the country, and recut n quietly to their
nomes to enjoy the spoil, or follow other occupations.
The banditti, on such extraordinary re-unions, amount
to twenty or thirty in number, and it has happened
that they have had above twenty cart i ages, besi,les per-
sons dismounted, in their train, regularly brought up
by a rear-guard, whilst the advanced scouts pushed 4u
to secure fresh booty. They seldom commit murder;
and whenever it is possib!e, they avoid robbing offi4its
of the army, or civilians in the employment ot Govein-
ment. Neither do they, witen acting in smaller patties,
attack persons of note. Foreigners and strangers are
in general their usual victims. In 1822, two Ciiilenol
Gentlemen, named Errazuris and Maras, sere stopped.
Errazaris told the chief bandit that the horse on which
he rode was a borrowed one belonging to an officer of
the army, and so valuable that he could not replace it.
He therefore entreated that the animal alight not be
taken. Toe robber answered, g. We cannot give it
up at present, as good horses are exactly what we are
most in need of, being on the eve of a distant taut-
.ion; but say where you live, and the horse shall be se-
turned." A few mornings alter it was found in the
court of the house of Donna liosita Co, tes (a descend-
ant of the celebrated Cortes),where Errazuris had taken
lip his residence. The oilier Gentleman, from whom
I they took a tow thousand dollars, perceiving that the
ieque,t of his friend was so readily complied with, told
'the robbers that he had no mote money than what they
had taken, and begged them to return him enough to
subsist upon in Callao. They asked him how much he
wanted? He answered a few doubloons; upon which
the robbers refunded a hundred dollars; and all parties
took polite leave of each oth r.—From a MS. by Gen.
Miller, in the Ist N of the Ovited Setvice Journal..