Star.
London, England, 1821-12-17 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, DECEMBER 13.
The King yesterday held a Council of Ministers,
at which all of them were present, with the exception
of the Marquis de Latour Maubourg, the Minister
of War, who is still indisposed. Atter the Council
his Majesty transacted business with the Duke de,
Richelieu.
A report has been circulated, says the Joatitel de
Toulouse, that the English have seized upon Ceuta,,
a Spanish possession in Africa; but it requires con-
firmation.
Letters from Bayonne, of the 6th inst. state, on the
authority of commercial letters, that a great fermen-
tation prevailed at Madrid. Very alarming reports
were circulated at Bayonne respecting the Royal
Family.—Gazette de Fretice.
The last accounts from Zante, of the 6th Novem-
ber, state, that since the taking of Tripoliza, the affairs
of the Greeks in the Morea had assumed a more fa-
vourable aspect. The whole Tut kish population of
the PelOponnesus, amounting to about 40,000, were
muftis:rated at Coron, Madon, Corinth, Faupli, and
'patios. Youssouf Facha, abandoned by the Alba-
nian Turks, had retired into the Ca.tle of Lepanto'
-The departure of the Ottoman fleet, which it appears
bad returned to the Bosphorus, after having burnt
and captured the Greek vessels off Galaxidi, and
which had not even attempted to menace Idra, has
given great confidence to the Greeks, who attribute
this step to the weakness of the Ottoman Govern-.
mem. The fortress of Larta was still besieged by the
Greeks, and vigorously defended, but a scarcity of
provisions would, it was supposed, prevent its hold-
ing out much longer. The three Pachas, Ismael of
Janina, Hassan, and Ismael Pliassa, had made a sot tie
at the head of 3,500 men, for the purpose of attempt-
ing to revictual the place, but they were repulse) by
the besiegers. The Suliote' and the Tozides inter-
cepted all comnsunicationbetween Larta and /Mina.

Epirus, at the present moment, ;resents the scene of
the union of the Greeks, Albanians, and Mahomet-
ans, hitherto enemies to each other, but now united
to excel from the country the allay of the Grand
Seignaor.—thid.
'n* Jeetraat de Tordoise quotes a letter from 1;ar•
celona, of the 30th November, stating that the mor-
tality had again increased, in consequence of a large
assemblage of persons in the Churches on the ;ac-
ceding Sunday. .
Letters from Hamburgh speak of a communication
made by a great Northern Power to the Courts of
Copenhagen and Stockholm, having for its object to
form a maritime confederation of the three Powers.
SMYRNA; OCTOBER 90.

The Spetatear Oriental contains a Copy ti a Note
presented to the Sublime Porte by the Viscount de
Viella, French Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople,
dated the 16th August, in which, after noticing the
outrages committed against the Greeks, and recom-
mending the punishment of the persons guilty of them,
it states the receipt of the firman for the protection
of the Greek subjects who remained faithful, and of
those who, having ceased to be so, had returned to'
their duty ; it then proceeds—
" He remarks with satisfaction this act of moderation and
justice, earnestly desires that.it should be followed by a
meows. of getaralclumency,which, /sibs a term fur repentance,
should tend to encourage it. The oubtime Porte woula thus
suppress the spin of rebellion more powerfully than by force of
arms. It would turn again the ht:..rts 11 all its subjects, and it
would serve its cause and that of humanity by in: u:g stop to
the effusion ef blood, and making it appear to a.e e)..) ut all
Europe by a generous pardon, that its conduct is contormsble to
its language. The Court of France also recomint flu. ro the under-
signed to call the most serious attention of the Sublime Porte to
• its conduct towards the Russian Alinister' and to the conse-
quences of attempts which might result to the sacred rights of
foreign Ministers, if those of that Minister are not respected."
The Note of the Sublime Porte, in answer to the
above, dated September 2d, 1821, after some intro-
ductory matter, thus proceeds:
" AU the measures carried into execution by the Sublime
Pure since the revolt of its Rajas, have had for their object to
avoid any suspicion of their being meant to interrupt the friendly
relations with other Powers, particularly Russia, its friend and
sideshow. All its thoughts have been solely directed to the
approaching trouble and disorder, and the restoration of repose
anti tranquillity ; and as the course adopted by the Sublime
Porte, particularly in the chastisement of the rebels, has been
narked by that moderation and justice which have always dis-
guished it, such conduct ought to dissipate every kind of doubt
and suspicion abroad, as it is certain that in this respect no per.
soar can with reason address to it the least reproach.
After referring to the Notes transmitted to Russia,
copies of which were seat confidentially to the French
Char tf Ail:tires, the answer proceeds:
« The only object, the only desire, past, present, and future,
of the Poste, is the order of its States, and the tranquillity of its
subjects. Wherever the Itajas are in open revolt, they will be,
easaforambly to the law, exensplaryy punished ; those, on the con-
trary, why remain faithful to their honour and duty, or who do
not manifest any evil disposition, or eves those who, after having
tweaked. repent, and sue for pardon, wiU be as heretofore pro-
tected and defended. Such are the principles which regulate the
conduct of the SubEnte Porte, and which have dictated the orders
and insuuctions issued to its agents. The promulgation which
has bons made informs all its States that all the measures which
have been adopted rest upon this basis alone.
" As to the regard and respect which have been constantly
paid to the Court of Russia, as well as the proceedings fuU of
moderation which were observed towards the Baron de Stroga-
noff, the Envoy of that Power, the whole world.knows them."
VIENNA, DECEMBER 1.

Letters from Constantinople fully confirm the suc-
cesses of the Persians, and their march towards the
Euphrates and the Tigris. They also state the arrival
of the Ottoman fleet an the Dardanelles, joined by
the squadrons of the Dey of Algiers and the Pacha
4;41 Egypt-
CORFU. NOVEMBER so.
The Lord High Commissioner embarked with his
suite on the Sd inst. in the brig Chanticleer, Captain
Eden, to visit some of the Southern Islands.
BANKS OF THE VISTULA, NOVEMBER 20.
The invasion of the Persians appears to be part of
a general plan of attack against the Porte. It is be-
lieved that the Wechabites will recommence their
movements, and thus the Turkish Government will
be attacked at once on all sides.
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, DECEMBER 9.
Commercial letters from Odessa state, that the
Russian Cabinet had, by a further Note transmitted
to Constantinople, insisted more strongly than ever
on the Porte accepting all the propositions previously
made to it in the name of the Emperor Alexander.
The northern part of Albania, which had hitherto
.been tranquil, is now the theatre of a serious insur-
rection, which has chid), broken out at Durum/
and Croja.

LONDON.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1821.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK
Bank Stock 2361/2-5 per Cent. Redu. 765/s fi
4 per Cent. 961/2—lndia Bonds 70s. 71s. pr.
Exchequer Bills £lOOO, par, 2s. pr. par
Do. (Small) Is. Ss. pr.—Commercial 7s. dis.
Cons. for Account 73 77 Vs 78.

Our Paper of this day presents a large mass of
foreign intelligence, bringing news from France so
recent as Saturday last, and from Madrid up to the
Bth instant. The most important circumstance is the
change in the French Ministry, an event which we
foresaw must soon take place, notwithstanding the
declaration of M. de Seam, that losing the confidence
of the Chamber of Deputies was not sufficient reason
to induce a change in Administration. What elect

this change may have on the foreign or domestic
policy of France, remains to be seen ; but as it may
be expected that the new Ministers will so far profit
by the example of their predecessors as to avoid
quarrelling with the Chamber of Deputies, and may
be anxious to do something to conciliate the different
parties into which France is divided, it is reasonable
to hope that at least the Law which demands the re-
newal of the Censorship will be withdrawn.
An attempt, it would appear, was made to place
M. de BLACAS at the head of the French Ministry ;
that M. de BLACAS who presided over the domestic
affairs of Lotus XVIII. when in exile in England,
and over the Counsels of his MAJESTY on his first
restoration, and who, by his blunders, paved the way
for BONAPARTS.S return. That M. de Vat.sut, and
the other Members of the new Ministry, should refuse
to have M. de BLACAS at their head, cannot excite
surprise ; all we are astonished at is, that any party
should think of proposing him.
The Amend, des Debats of Wednesday contains a
curious correspondence between the Charge d'Affaires
of France and the Sublime Porte, which goes to
justify the suspicion: of the Chamber of Deputies

in their address to the 'Km:, that the foreign policy of
France had not been consistentwith her dignity. It seems
apropos enough that these documents should be copied
by the French journals, and put into circulation so soon
after the attack upon the supposed policy of the Cabinet,
in respec t of these very transactions in the east of Europe.
An abstract of this correspondence will be seen in
another part of our Paper. It is very evident that
the French Minister, in this affair wasinotwithstand-
.
mg his professions, less anxious to give ftierittily
ad-
vice to the Porte than to promote the views of Russia.
He places all the onus of the dispute on the Porte,
whilst he most studiously abstains from noticing, di-
rectly or indirectly, the dictatory and menacing tone
of Russia. The Note of M. de VI ELLA is, in fact, a
complete echo of sonic of the demands attributed to
the Court of Russia upon the Sublime Porte ; and
condemns, in plain terms, first the inadequacy, and
next the insincerity of the measutes which she has
adopted. The answer of the Porte is a direct nega-
tive of the truth of every charge of persecution ; and
an indirect, though quite as intelligible, refusal, to
afford any of the pledges of future forbearance
which have been required.
If we are to trust advices from the Vistula, Russia
has given a new proof of the fallacy of all her as-
sertions of sincerity and love of peace, in having ex-
cited the invasion of the Persians, which we are told
is connected with a general plan of attack which has
been formed against the Porte, and arranged with so
much skill, that nothing has been overlooked ; and as
a key to the actual intentions of Russia, we are told
that the English are much alarmed for their Northern
Indian Provinces. Turkey then is not sufficient to
satisfy the craving appetite of the Imperial Autocrat,
but he is already feasting in perspective on our vast
possessions in the East.
That such are the ulterior views of Russia we doubt
not ; the period, however, is at some distance in which
she will have any chance of realizing them.
By an extraordinary conveyance Madrid Papers
and letters to the Bth inst. have been received, which
contradict the rumours contained in several of the
Paris Journals, of the extreme agitation in the Spa-
nish capital. On the contrary, it does not appear that
the public tranquillity had been in any way disturbed.
The misrepresentations in the French Journals re-
specting the situation of Spain do not pass unnoticed
in the Madrid Papers. The Moniteur of the 25d ult.
inserted a letter, which, among other unfounded state-
ments, asserted that there had been a great disturb-
ance in Madrid on the conclusion of its parochial
elections, and that the troops had been ordered to fire.
The Universal, in consequence of the existence of the
Censorship in France, considers the article alluded to
as dictated by the French Ministry, particularly as it
had been published in the Moaiteur. The Editor,
therefore, calls upon the French Ambassador to say
whether the elections had not taken place with the
greatest order, and whether there was any employ-
ment of troops that day, in the manner stated by
the Monitcur.
A private letter from Madrid, of the 7th instant,
states that the Committee of the Cortes was expected
to make a Report on the recent events in the Pro-
vinces on the Bth, or following day. This Report,
which was looked for with great anxiety, was ex-
pected to be favourable to the Ministry. The result
of most of the elections is already known, and our
correspondent states that the choice of the people has
in a great measure fallen upon men of moderate
principles.

At a late hour this forenoon we received the Paris
Papers of Friday last ; but their contents are gene-
rally anticipated by later intelligence of every event
of interest. These Papers are of course entirely silent
as to the change of Ministry, which we are able to
announce from the Moniteur of Saturday, received
by express:

" ROYAL ORDINANCE
" Louts, by the grace of Goa, Ste.
" We have ordered, and do order as follows:
" The Sieur Pavans:cm, Member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, is appointed Minister Secretary of State for the department

of Justice and Keeper of the Seals.
44 Viscount Mostimaincr, Peer of France, Minister Secre-
tary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs.
--. .

Marshal the Duke of Baum, Peer of France, Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of War.
The Sieur Commas, Member of the Chamber of Deputies,
Minister Secretary of State for the Department of the Interior.
The Marquis de Cuutmowe TOWIIIIIIII4 Peer of France,
Minister Secretary of State for the Department of the Marine.
• The Sieur de Vtu.nr, Member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, Minister Secretary of State for the Department of Finance.
0 Our Minister Secretary of State for the Department of our
Household is charged with the execution of the present
Ordinance.

a Given at Paris, from the Castle of the Tuileries, December
14th, in the year of grace 1821, and the 27th of our reign.
(Signed) " LOUIS.
(By order of the King) 0 LAURISTON,
Idiubter Secretary of State forlhe Royal Household."
PRIVATE LETTER.
6, Mau, DICIMIRR IS.

" Yesterday evening, after much hesitation on the
part of M. Yillele, and a great deal of negociation,
the Ministry was finally settled. M. Villele refused
to be a Member of a Ministry of which M. de Blacas
should be chief. The Duke de Richelieu had pro-
posed to the King that M. de Blacas should be his
successor, and the courier was even dispatched to
bring the latter from Rome, nn doubt being enter-
tained that lie would be acceptable to his colleagues.
M. de Villele, however, who is to be the real and ef-
ficient President, strongly objected to his appoint-

ment, and refined to act under hien. itt Vita
the Duke de Richelieu gave in yesterday was them.
fore opened anew, the King saying to M. de Videit,
Mu foil,faites doncie Miaistere yousineater The
new Minister obeyed the call, and the result wattle
ilist which you have in the Monkey,"

The following additional extracts are fromthe Pak
Journals of Friday:

Yesterday the King transacted business with the
Marquis de Lauriston, Minister of the Household.
and afterwards with the Duke de Richelieti.

At four o'clock yesterday his 'loyal
Monsieur had a long conference with his Majesty. ye
whom he presented Messrs. Villele and Curliest.
Members of the Chamber of Deputies.

Her Royal Highness Madame is slightly wives&
French Funds, Thursday, 5 per Cents rfr,goc.

The intelligence from Madrid in the French
does not come later than the Sd of December, and(
course represents everything in Spain in the wee
gloomy and exaggerated state in which thej ban
always done.
An article in a private letter from Coruna, of ke
20th ultimo, states that an extraordinary courier IT.
rived there the previous day from the Court. to
Political Chief would not make the contents of the
dispatches known to the people assembled, but it xis
believed that they contained orders for deposing‘,
neral MUM, and banishing him to Signenza,
soon as the insurgents were put in motion, they:,
tacked the house of the Political Chief, and by them
obliged him to read the dispatches publicly. 14
which most irritated the multitude was, that de
' order was given, in case of resistance to the Potted
' Chief, to use the force of arms.

The accounts from Madrid, of the 3d instant, Sta
the current report, that MINA had been deprival
his offices, as Governor and Commander at Comm

An article from Barcelona, of the Ist inst. says.
" Death continues his ravages within our walls. Ells
the 18th to the 30th of November, the number clay
tints has, according to the bulletins published, ben
1416 ; and there is cause to fear that they have boa
still more numerous. In the last four days alone, mat
than 150 individuals have perished."
Nothing of importance had occurred in the Flack
Chamber of Deputies.

Lisbon Rapers to the 9th instant have been Rand
this forenoon. The following are extracts:

LISBON, DECEMBER &

In the Cones, yesterday, M. Fat Quetaas red a
letter from M. de Mello, at Oporto, stating the a.
rival of the Portuguese ship Constitution, from Pr.
nanobuco in forty days, with 108 passengers, and a
Mail. The Captain states, that he sailed from Pr.
nambuce in company with a French brigantine, al
board of which was General Luiz do Rigo; that tie
latter had given up the Government to a Junta
seven Members (named by the Chamber), of wb

Gervazio Pires Ferreira was President ; and tbis,is
consequence of orders received by a vessel
from Oporto ; that great discontent prevailed
account of the removal of the General, and die
distrust which the Members of the new Junta
served, being all implicated in the public ere
1817 ; and, consequently, suspected of being ptim
of Independence. He says, that at his deputed(
number of persons, both Portuguese and foreigm
who had emigrated to different parts, exceeded lid
that he understood that many persons were :anti
soners to Portugal from Bahia, on board the PM
dencia brigantine.
The reading of these accounts caused a livdyle
cussion, in which some Members spoke with pt
bitterness of Luiz do Rigo, amongst whom Mie
reira do Silva expressed himself with so much eta
mence on the atrocities of Luiz do Rigo, that heel
called to order.
, It was resolved to wait for further inforani
leaving it to the Government, for the present, ton
the requisite steps.

The lash Papers received this morning owl
melancholy list of daring outrages committed
rious parts of that ill-fated country ; and thee
there•is still no pause in this work of death. So
of these outrages are of the most marked atra
and more like the deadly revenge of a New Zeslo
than the acts of men who can lay the slightest cb
to civilization. The details will be found in aeon
part of our Paper.

Yesterday, the Duke of YORK attended DieisO,
vice at the Chapel Royal, in the King's Pala&
James's. Saturday, his Royal Highness trawl,
business at his Office, in the Horse Guards.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Losponvo,
left town on Saturday, for Sudburn, Suffolk, theii
of the Marquis of Hcatroau.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY has most root
abated his rents twenty per cent. to his twos
Lincolnshire.
Lord HOLLAND bad a distinguished party at 10
yesterday, at his house, Old Burlington-street.
Pd'
Sir JAMES ALLIARDER GORDON has takes
lane- House, near Portsmouth, for three years.
A letter from Quebec of the 20th Noveslberso
4, The mourning for her Majesty the Queen l°4
ceased, to whose illustrious ashes we wish all re'
the festivities in honour of his Majesty's Corona'sA
commenced here yesterday. The Royal standard
early in the morning at the citadel: at six oclatm
evening nearly 200 Gentlemen sat down to s re 4
tuous and-splendid subscription dinner, eells'ici,
the choicest viands and the best wines.
,lency presided."

•

THE ARMY.

ir.joeulay se night, at a full parade of the Dundalk Teo-1
commanded by the Karl of lloDru, that Corps (with the
;to, of a few wbo hold public situations) volunteered their
aces tu any part Ire
gr
ri„ Cade hlayney of
Corpsland.
of Yeomanry, commanded by Cap.
Fo ogiliacnsu, who haveiong smee volunteered their setvices
pm v.:ft of Ireland, were placed on permanent duty on the
ior'nt'
j fl
%art Sroacv• s Company of Royal Artillery, in Portsmouth
is ender ,rders to embark in the Pilot transport for
I Cspe of Good liope.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WA R•WPFICIt, DEC. 14, 1821.

Raiment of Dragoons—William Terry, Gent. to be Cor-
pf purchase, vice Pery, promoted in the 7th Light
11011.1"' •
• /ailment of Light Dragoons--tornet John i.awrenson to
▪ ungallant, by purchase, vice Bacon, promoted in the 18th
. mat Dragoons.
orwent of Foot—Ensign Godfrey Charles :Mundy, ftom
rhosttli Foot, to be Ensign, vice Campbell, who exchanges.
▪ Ditm—Jobu Sutherland, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
doe mazwell, promoted in the 64th Foot.
sthlitto--Assistant-Surgeon John Dempster, from the 72d
foot. t, ht Assistant-Surgeon, vice Burrell, who exchanges.
• Otto—Lieutenant William Neilly to be Adjutant, vice
manning, who resigns the Adjutantcy only.
oh Ditto.-Gentkman Cadet Walter Ogilvy, from the Royal
ofrary College, to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Fludyer,
anointed to the Ist Foot Guards.
oilktio—Eosign George Campbell, from the 2d Foot, to be
Emir, vice Mundy, who exchanges.
gb Ditto.—Thomas Bowyer Bower, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase. vice Ferrier, promoted.
oth mmo---Ensign Robert Maxwell, from the 26th Foot, to be
Litutenant, by purchase. vice Denham, promoted in 3d Foot.
Ditto—Assistant-Surgeon William Henry Burrell, ,!.D.
from the 38th Foot, to he Assistant- Surgeon, vice Dempster,
slao exchanges.
axavaT.
poWn Robert Simson, Town Major of Portsmouth, to be
ihjor in the Army.
MEMORANIMM.
itorpointmentsofCornet Burroughs to be Lieutenant, and
-Thomas Gilpin, Gent. to be Cornet, notified in the
ate of the Bth instant, are in the 142/a Light Dragoons, and
pt 1d Light Dragoons, as therein stated.
amenissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Fife.
So light Hon. the Earl of L yen and :Melville. Lieutenant-
(neral the Hoe. Charles Hope, Sir ilob,rt I'-ct-,..):1„ Bart.
Lirstenant-General Sir John Oswald, K.r.B. Admiral
it Philip Charles Henderson Durham, K. C. ii. Lieutenant-
eneral James Durham, Major-General
WRobert B
uralfour,
captain JaniesWemyss the younger. Henry bn, An-
drew Moffatt WeliWOud, James Home Rigs, and Charles
lakland Christie, F.sqrs. to be Deputy Lieutenants.
Onsusissions in the South Shropshire Regiment of Yeomanry
C,asalry, signedby the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop.
Idward Rogers, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas, resigned;
Comet Joshua Emery to be ditto, vice Wm. Parsons, resigned.