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111011 THE 1111MIAGEE DES CHAMBERS, JAIL 19.
ANCONA, Dsc. so.
A Ressian courier has arrived in this port, coming
from the Heat in the Mediterranean, and proceeded on
his way to St. Petersburgh. At the same time an Eng-
lish courier embarked for Corfu. The Plenipotentiaries
for the affairs of Greece must, by this time, have left
Poem for Naples, where they will remain for some time,
and then return to Greece. It is, however, thought
possible, that after some weeks' stay at Naples, Mr.
Stratford Canning may return to Colo.
Notwithstanding the bad. weather at this season of
the year, great activity is observed in the English fleet
in the Mediterranean, and every thing indicate. that
important events are at hand. It is said that a North
American squadron will appear in the Archipelago
neat spring—a circumstance which gives rise to all
sorts of reasonings and political cojectures. The
English who trade in the Levant, and especially those
who. are ready to freight vessels, are alarmed at
these reports. It would nit be at all improbable
that the Porte should concede great commercial ad-
vantages to the United States of North America, that
they might assist it in their contest with the G.eeks.
Those Englishmen who are su much interested in
the pre.ervatiou of t .e most perfect harmony between
their nation and the Turks, long for the return
of the Plenipotentiaries to Constantinople. The
French have philanthropic view., and cannot pe:suade
themselves that the most powerful fre, State in the 1.1.- w
World can consent to assist with its naval foiee in the
oppression of a Christian nation, even though that State
should derive the greatest advantages fromir. It seems
very certain that the North Americans are seeking
greatly to extend their commerce in the Archipelago,
and that with this view they are negotiating with the
Porte,without interfering in any manner with the affairs
of Greece; but it is not to be supposed that the policy
of the United States of North America thinks 1.1 coma-
teracting the projects of the three principal maritime
Powers of Europe. No:withstanding the dechration of
the blockade of the Dardanelles, numerous cargoes of
articles not contraband continue to be sent from all the
ports of Italy for Constant nople.
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 20.
FROM A COMMERCIAL LITTER.

Some French tramples have brought to this city the
troops which composed the garrison of Pattas. The
object of the Allies appears to be to occupy the island
of Candia, a very numerous European fleet having as-
sembled at Soda, as ii to invite the Turks to evacuate
Candia. Two French vessels sailed for Poros, escorted
by a Bench brig of war. These vessels had on board
900 Greek skeet, redeemed from the Tusks at the es-
passe of the Kiug of France. It has been discovered
mat these are at Cairo a great number of those onfor-
tunue people.

TRIESTE, JAR. 7.
It is but now that the bluckade of the Dardanelles
begins. North winds of extraordinary violence have
also prevented for some time the arrival of vessels in
the p lit of Norris.
(The Gazelle de France dated Tuesday, the 20th,
contains no new.).
Factor Funos—Pmus, JAN. 19 —Five per Cents. 10af. 50c.
—Time per Cents. 74f.70c.—flank Actions, I,7B7C—Neapolitan
agates, 7sl. 55c.—Royal Spanish Loan, 751.—Itente trEspagne,
46#.—Havints Loan, 465 f —Uachange oa London, one month,
115 f. 40c.—.11ter months, 115 f.

LITERATURE.

MEMOIRS OF JOSICPH I NF, Voi. ll.—Couwam.

We give the following extract descriptive of the
capture of Paris in 1814, from the English translation
of this very lively novel, which, although list pub•
lished, has, we see, Are dy reached a second edition :
" We were awakened on the 30 h of March by the
dreadful reports of cannon roaring near the heights of
St. Chaumont, at a short distance from the house in
which I resided. Unable to contain myself. I grasped
in my arms my son, who was fast asleep in the cradle,
and in the greatest agitation of mind. rushed into the
street to inquire the news. The inhabitants, with pale
and dejected cruntetiances, questioned the National
Guards, who were supposed to be better informed, and
who still maintained their wonted composure. "King
(Joseph is at Montmartre; he has just sent is word th it
every thing was going on well ; the Cossacks had been
driven back by the trovs which occupied the height.
The pupils of thePolytechilic School have offered to serve
the artillery ; their ardour will stimulate our soldiers to
fresh exertions and this defence will *fluid Napoleon
time to come to our relief; as soon as he makes his ap-
pearance we shall be saved; consequently you need be
under no apprehension." These words were followed
by loud cries of " Long live the Emperor r
Some hours afterwards a few howitzers fell into gm:

street ; the National Guards hastened to quit their. poq ;
they even threw their sentry-box into a well, and fled
to their respective homes, for the purpose of calming
the fears of their families, and proteCting thnirproperty
from plunder.

F. ightened beyond measure at being so nliarthe scene
of action, I determined to solicit an asylum from some
of one friends in the Faubourg St. Germain. I. cau-
tioned the servant not to refuse anything to the enerny,
who would, no doubt, commence their measures of
violence by the suburbs. I left the keys of every place
after me, being satisfied that the least; iesistAnce was
offered to them the least violence they would attempt,
And I started off on foot, with a heavy heart, dressed
in a nightiowa and night-cePA add without reflecting
that I was going to ceass.the whole of Pair in this
trim, with a child in my arms; who appeared delighted
at the perpetual motion around him. In taking leave
of a spot where I had enjoyed some happiness, and
which' I espeeLed to find, on my return, a complete
scene of desolauoor I wept bitterly. My child attempted

to wipe away my tears s►ith his little hands; finding his
efforts were in vain, he joined his sobs to mine, and ex.
claimed, Minima, Goo is just, he will kill the
wicked; and our good soldiers will heat those mis
Ichievous Cossacks who eat little children.'t Just as he
was finishing the phrase we reached the rue de Roche-
, houard. where a most appalling spectacle met nut. sight.
'Our ill fated army was re-entering Paris. The vene-
rable countenances of the veteran soldiers bore the
stamp of the deepest despair. Wounded,and exhausted
with fatigue, they dropped from their horses ; they im-
plored a morsel of bread and a glass of water. Will it
be believed that some women were found to ri fuse them
that trifling relief, and to close their doors upon them ?
These heroes, who were just betrayed by fortune, tailed
to awaken the common tidings of hurnarrity, and their
very countrymen were instrumental in heightening the
bitterness of Veit defeat.

I now regretted for the first time having left home
with so much precipitancy ; a few pieces of coin would
have them appeased to me a perfect treasure, but I had
only tears to offer to misfortune; at all event, I was
impairing of them; a poor cavalry soldier lay exhausted
upon the ground, owitsg to theloss of blond, which was
flowing in torrents from a deep wound ; his white cl'ak
was Covered with gore. Hitherto my excessive weak-
ness of nerves made it impossible for me to bear the
sight of a wound without fainting ; at this moment, on
the contrary, I felt animated with unusual strength; 1
knelt down near the wounded man ; removed the hand-
kerchief from my son's neck in order to prepare a bas -
doge. I desired t'se poor child, who was trembling
like a leaf, to hold op the soldier's bare arm, which was
cut rpen in many places. and I was on the point of
deessing the wound to the best of my power, when a
man of a certain age laid hold of the handkerchief I was
about to use, saying in a lough tone of voice, 4. You do
not go about it properly ; I shall do it better ; this is
my province." Hie immediately cut off the sleeve, laid
a bandage over the wounds, made my proieje swallow
a few drops of spi ituous liquor. thrust a piece of wild
into his pocket, and disappeared as quickly as lie had
accosted us, with the intention, no doubt. of bestowing
his welcome assistance in doodles vaster. The dragoon
ooened his eyes, thanked me with a look for the com-
passion I had shown to him, and was pl iced by an offi-
cer's orders in a cart which was to convey hies to the
hospital.

I regret not having it in my power to give a clearer
description of the Surgeon I have just mentioned. 1
was too much agitated to ask him his name; and from
the abrupt manner in which he left us, when his assi.t•
ante wit. no longer necessary. I am coi.fident that hr
would have ief used to gibe his name. He WA.. sails& I
with doing good, without seeking to reap the reward
of a meritorious action. His example operated a change
in the conduct of many of the inhabitants who wit-
nessed his compassionate benevolence, aid, ptevionsly
to quitting such a scene of honor, I had the c ►u.olation
to find that relief and attention had already been be-
stowed to several soldiers.

I was scarce able to support myself through fat;gue
and emotion; fortunately I met a cabriolet. which took
me to my friends. I arrived there in a condition which
it would be impossible to describe, and so much fright
ened that I did not notice the calm th..t pervaded that
part of the Metro/silts. I was as little sit tick with the
composure of the worthy family of whom I came to
solicit an asylum. " What can have happened to yew ?"
asked the three daughters at once; e‘ you have %tains n!
blood on your petticoat, on your night gown, on your
hands ; you are extremely pale. Pray tell us what fia•
hap; ened to you ?" I li.teited without heating what
they said, lookeJ without •eeing anb object, and pies.ed
my child with such violence that they were unable 1.,
remove him from my aims. Failing to get any answer
tram me they asked the infant, who related in a childish
but expres,ive manner the events which had so much
terrified his mother. His innocent linguage informed
them that the enemy were at our ga es ; and a child,
only three years old, announced the bombarding 0'
Palk, the news of which had not yet reached the flue
de Bourbon!

The remainder of my family arrived a few mimes
afterwards, a'►d informed us of the prevailing report
that a capitulation was shout to be signed; that we
would, at all events, be p►ovided with details towards
the evening, as my servant was to bring me a letter
rrom one ►d my neighbours, who would possibly write
to inform me of whatever might transpire.
The whole day wa. pas.ed in a state of dreadful un•
certainty. Many reraons who came to see Madame
ll—, brought contradictory revits, CACI succeeding
oi.e more alarming than the first; they only agree.] in
one poi .t—the Meat of the French; this was quite
enough to justify tle state of despair into which we
were thrown.

I received at last, about eight o'clock, the following
note from my obliging neighbour, which 1 copy with-
out any alteration—
•• There is no probability, Madame, that Paris will be
given up to plunder; every thing is calm around us :
it is asserted that the Duke de Raguse has signed an
advantageous capitulation with the Allied Sovereigns;
Montmartre is covered with their troops—we see their
fires and hear their houras. 'fug have sent to ask for
fiddlers, in order that they might enj.l a dance; they
pay for every thing, and it is said that they are enjoined
the most strict discipline, under pain of the severest
punishment. There are 25 Cossacks stretched on the
ground before your door. M. de Fontvanne,who came to
'night to inquire after your health, accidentally struck
some of them; they quietly moved out of the way. A
cannon has been placed at each end of the street, pointed
towards the city. in order to intimidate the people; the
latter are endeavouring to recover from the intense
alarm to which they had been a prey. It is al o said
that forty thousand men are to enter Paris to-mrrow
morning, with the Emperor Alexander at their head.
repeat to you, Madame, that all is quiet ; your ser-
vants take proper care of your house, which you will
find in the same condition in which you left it. Return
t -morrow to your friends, who can well account fur
your maternal apprehensions, which are now happily
unfounded. My wife has already returned, and expects
to see you.
" Pads, 30th March, 1814, at night."
This lever calmed our fears, and we accordingly re-
solved to return to the suburbs on the following morning.
The following are some additional particulars re-
specting the same event—
Josephineoften sought opportunities that might af-
f words were to be found In many pmelentatlona of the
period.

cord her the means af being useful to persons in the
greatest distress; delighting to be of service, she after-
wards derived enj intent from the reflect on of the hap.
piness she had conferred upon them.
We had now reached the end of March, 1814 a feu►
tti)S ptel1;011$ to her journey to the palace of Navarre.
Happening to be one mining its a pavilion of the palace
of Malmaison, which runs ah-ng the window, she saw
passing under her n indow one of those generrus unman
who make a vow to immure themselves in an hospiPl,
for the purpose of consoling the poor and relieving ti•e
sick. Josephine beckoned to her to come near. 6. &s.e•,
where are you conic from at this early hour r Finn)
S. Germain, Madame," replied the m .dest religious,
holiing a chaplet of large black beads, which she ap-
peared to be counting with great fervour. 4, Iglu ha• e
already had a long walk, have you much further to go?'
I intend to go as far as Paris, though I mar possibly
stop at Nanterre, because! fear that the step I proposed
to take might be unavailing, as I am not acquainted with
any one in the direction." What direction ? have you
any business to transact with any chief directors ?•' m M y
business relates to our hospital, which is in great wart
of everything at this moment. 1 have heard our phy.
sicians say that English linens had been sr izeJ, and Oat
they were to be distributed amongst the agil.tary hospi-
tals by the order of M. Cougars' Saint Go; I ah•.uld be
very glad to procure a few pieces to camgrert into
sheets fir our hosp;t al ; our sick age tinerovided
willi any." •' In so doing you would perform a very
bud act; but you are not acqgtai,gted wits M. Coos.
tard ; it you wish it I will take charge of your com-
mission for him." as Madame, I dare Lot venture to re.
quest you would do so; and yet your recommendation
would no al gubt have more effect than a y arplrc ation
•rum my self, and you would confer a great favour upon
our wounded; we are daily receiving an increase of
them." " Well, then, you may rely upon it that I will
•instantly attend to your wishes, and to the wants of the
hospital."

The religious proceeded on her way, penetrated with
gratitude towards the amiable unknown who had just
shown her so much kindness; she had scarcely walked
on a few steps when she reproached lier•elf with having
failed to inquire her name; she turned back, Sam Jose-
phine, who had rem loci at the window of the pavilion,
and was looking der her Pardon. Madame, said the
•bister, the feeling of curiosity that brings me hack to
you; I am :moms to know the name of the Lady who
is honouring us by her generous prat, ction ? I think I
can guess it, but," Y-s" interrupted the Empress,
with a smile of benevolence. " it is poor Jasephine....
but do not mention it to any one." " Certainly not,
Madame; we hive long been aware that y. u do not
with your generosity to be made known. Since I am
addressing the mother of the afiNted I no longer feat
my being indiscreet in any demand I may niake for
suffering humanity. We are in great want of lint; if
your Maje ty would condescend..." "I p•onsite that
you shall have some; IVe will make it ourselves."

From that moment the evening, *re emilnyed at
Malmaismi in making lint, and tne E-npiess y elded to
none in activity at this work.
J.&sephine had been many dats witheut receiving a
letter from the Emperor ; she anticipated every kind of
mi.fortune, and made the must anxious inquires of
every person coming from Paris, expecting to tece ye,
th•ougii their means. s •me imporani in!ormation. She
asked unconnected (p.m-banns. gaze n•to reply to thoe
that were asked of herselt ; her mind was a pity to the
deepest .notationiand her lace has constantl batt.id in
tea.s. When she became acquainted wish tie ptepara.
Lions which were making by her brother in law. Joe; h
N •onletni, and by the Ermines, Maria
L •w,a, in proceed
to Blois, where it had been deter mired in the las. Coen.
cil neat the Regency should be est 4blished, she no lon4er
doubted that Paris was threatenei hith fresh calamities.
She Les -lved to fly without further loss of time; but, in
her agitation of mind at the dread of heii:g given up to
tree enemies of Napol on, e was uncertain as to the
choice of a retteat. She at last decided upon taking the
r ad to Navarre.

PROTESTANT Mk.ElSiii A CiRURO, JAN. 13.

(ADRIDGED FROM Titlt cfccsiwALL ROYAL GAzi4Tre4
Although the wise of this Meeting was only first
published in our GAzettd of Saturday last. )et it was
attended by between five and six hundred i f the Free•
hulders, Margistrates, and principal Merchants and
Tradesmen of this town and its neighbourhood. W
nbieived that the whole of the Clergy for many miles
round wete present, with, we believe, only two escep-
ti.ns, but they seemed desrrt•us of meeting the unuorttry
charge of interested Activity made Against them on such
occasions, by not Addietsing the Meeting.
The Chair was taken by the MAY44I At twelte "'clock,
who opened the business of the day by ;ea.li.•g the
Requi,ition. _ _

Ur. BUDD (Editor of the West &hoot) then rose and
comp) tined that there had not been sufficient notice of
the Meeting ;•and he appealed to the chairman and to
the Noble -Lord psesent (Etrl Falmouth) whether for
thee: reasons the Meeting ought not in fairness to be
adj-tu, ned.
The Earl of FALMOUTU then rose and said—That
having been thus appealed to, he must declare that, so
tar as he was concerned, no influence had, been used to
prevent the fullest attendance; that on that occasion his
desire had been to appear there as a simple indiwidual ;
that although his opinions on the Catholic Questions
must be well known, he had no wish that any mani-
festation of feeling should go forth to the public,
*hid) was not the real feeling of the neighbourhood.
The Noble Lord added, that he would not still object
to the question of adjournment being put.
The CUAIRUAW put the question, and but four or
five bands being held up for the adjournment, the busi•
nes: proceeded.

C. CA atmoN,Esq. the Petition to both Houses
of Parliament against the Catholic Claims.
The Earl of FALMOUTH seconded the motion. The
Noble Lord said his friends and brother Cotnishmen
knew that it was not by any influence they were as,
sembled, except by the influence of that strong feeling
which as one uf them he came to express. They were
brought together by their duty towards themselves and
their families, and by their a,tacbment to a Constitua
tion which secured to them the many blessings they
enjoyed. He lamented as much as any maa the dis-
turbed state of Ireland; but he could not, as the Peti-
tion said, disregard the lessons of all history and expo.
rime, arid they should not be blind to that which this
very evil laid open to us. It proved what the gOPHAM
Catholic Priesthood could do even with fettered hoods;

that they could excite their millions to the very verge
of rebellion, and exact thousands even from the very
pockets of a half-starving peasantry. It was a prthi-
dential warning to us ; we should be wise before it was
too late. He could say much upon this important part
of the subject, bat the ff.ttering manner in which he
,had been listened to made it the more his duty not to
exhaust the patience of the Meeting. The Noble Ban
concluded a speech of unusual animation and effect, in,
as- far as we could collect them, the following words:
•, lf, then, Ireland is distut bed, it is the priests and their
_ .demagogues who agitate her, for their rallying cry is
" Agitation." If she is disturbest, is there not a head
*1 'and a hand at the helm of Government that can quiet
hei ? Has not the Doke of Wellington put down the
.
mightiest foreign enemy by whom this country has yet
been assailed, and will he crouch to the O'Connell:, the
O'Gormans, and such men as they me? She sun of
that great man's military glory has in all probability
set; if so, it has set as it arose, with unequalled spiels-
' dour. Let us hope that his civil career may shed a less
brilliant perhaps, but a tranquillizing lustre on the der
tinies of his count; y—that his firm mind may not be
. shaken by the suggestions of more timid men, and that
when loaded with sears and honour he shall sink into
his grace, he may die unsullied by the charge of ham.
• ing taken one jot from the safeguard of our Protestant
C.'iistitution. The voice of the people—of Oinking,
educated people, who can estimate its value—shall
strengthen the hands t f his Government. The voice of
tie people is with the King—it was declared at Penen.
den Heath—k has been declared in Cornwall—let it
be manifested here. Ye ,my friends, the King is with
us, and it would be an insult to Cornishmen to ask
them it they would support their King.
Mr. BUDD now rose, and commenced a dissertation
on the necessity of submission to the Roman Catholic
demands; that was the gist of his argument, spun out
to an unreasonable length, upon which we have not now
space to enter.
Earl FALaroneir and the CHAIRMAN did every thing
in their power to procure Mr. Budd a patient hearing,
. and for a time succeeded; but the tedious and irrele•
•ant matter he still continued to introduce at length
exhausted the temper of the Meeting, and he sat down
under marks of its disapprobation which could not be
restrained.
Ord. r having been restored, Mr. WILLIAM DALE, a
member of the We!leyait Methodist Society, ad.fressed
the meeting in nearly the following words—l should
not, M. Chairman, have tr .übled the meeting with
any observations of mine. if the last speaker had not
alluded to that denomination of Christians to which I
belong ; and as it appeared to me that his observations
contained an insinuation that the Wesleyan Methodists
• ere hostile to the E tablisheil Church, I tise, Sir, in•
dignantly to.repel that insinuarbo—(llear, he.lo—and
to assert t' e Weveyan Methodists teel no host lit, to
the E table hid Chu.ch, but, like their trenetable
{Hinder. are &RAY attached to the Church, and un-
shaken in loyalty to 'their King—(Loud apt lause). We
base been told, S r, thst the association of Churchmen
and Methodists is a strange association. But. let me
ask, is it so strange as the associ •von of Papists, Soci-
rians, I tidels, and Freethinkers, who all join to attack
th Consti uti ? .%'e come tom ird, Sir, to unite with
il:e menthe's of the Established Church, and, with our
Protestant F.llow Christians of etc y denomination, to
twilit our Prites ant Constittition—(lmmense cheer.
in,, and cries a " Bravo. bum) r which lasted for
some minute...)
The Nlavtin then put the question on the Petit: on,
which was carried by acclaisittion amidst loud cheers,
f.lonwed by three cheers for. P. ote,tant Ascendancy.
ENNIS Vivian, E,q. then moved that the Petition to
the Lords be presented by the. Earl Falmouth, and that
to the Commons by Sir Richard Vyvyan, Bait, which,
being seconded, was also carried by acclamation.
04 a motion of thanks to Earl F Imouth, his Lord-
ship again rose t and, in a :vain 1.1 pleasantry, wl.ich
put the •Meeting into rest good burnous, (tack mas-
sy n to observe on some pi, tits of the speeches co Messrs.
Cat pinker and Budd. The wit and point of his Lord-
ship's remarks were highly cheered by the Meeting.
Nom distinct cheers were then given for his Lord-
Ain, and three for the other speakers on the Protestant
side el the question.
Earl FALMOUTH then proposed " One cheer more"
foi Protestant Ascendancy, which was given with three
times thtee.

GLA MORGANSIII RP.
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