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At a late ho%r last night- We, Ageism& tih
Papers of Tuesdary,3VednesdayAud Thursday k
King heard Mass in his apartments, - and t.
Duchess de Berri received the congratulations of the
Ministers, Peers, Marshals, and other Officers of
France, on the birth of the Duke de Bourdeaux.
A telegraphic dispatch had been received at Naples
from Sicily, stating, that all things were nearly settled
on the sth instant, that the troops occupied the forts,
and that they would take on the next day, according
to a convention, posts around the city and the mole.
This news was not, however, considered tranquil-
lising at Naples, because they had received no ulterior
-accounts. The reports, however, since the 23th of
ffeptember, were, that after Pepe had set out from
Termini, in the fullest confidence of the arrangements
be had made with the Prince Villafranca; he met on
a plain near Palermo a strong body of troops of that
tity, together with some cannon, which were un-
masked upon him as well as the guns of some shal-
l*, which took him in flank. Notwithstanding this
be made his men advance, and on the 26th they got
possession of all the heights and mills about the city,
and a person was sent to ask the use of the mills for
1111 hours. This demand was acceded to, although it
was not known at Naples from what authority it pro.
seeded. General Pepe had allowed; according to
this dispatch, time for the old women and children
to quit the city of Palermo, and take refuge in his
camp. A private letter from Trapani, however, ex-
plains these events (how truly we cannot say) by
stating, that the people of Palermo had been raised
by the Monk (Vagliea), who, being nominated in the
arrangement made with the Prince Villafranca, bad
contrived to get the Junta of the new Government
destroyed. This met with the approbation of the
people, and the Monk procured the establishment of
a new Government, with the Prince Paterno at its
head. The people of Palermo had determined to
defend themselves to the last extremity, and towards
night of the 26th, General Pepe found that the fury
of the people was so great that he was obliged to rip-,
treat, although he bad got possession of the suburbs
of the city. On the 27th nit. offers were made to
him of capitulation, and he sent the Major Avellino
linto the city, who had a shot fired at him, by which
Ihe lost a finger. The arrival of fresh troops, and the
aegociations which iook place in consequence, led to
'the ultimate surrender of the city.
At the Sitting of the Neapolitan Parliament On the
4th, the Minister read a detailed report as to the fo-
'reign relations of the country. It stated, that the
Ambassadors of the new Government' had been re-
pulsed by all the Northern Powers ; and that the
only explanation that could be given of this conduct
was, that the late Revolution was considered as vio-
lating the engagements entered into among the dif-
ferent Powers, for re-establishing the whole of Eu-
rope, as far as possible, on its ancient basis ; and
that, in this view of the subject, the King was re-
gelded as having yielded to the force of- a conspi-
racy, and, consequently, as being no longer free, or
as having voluntarily violated the condition on which
be had been admitted an Ally to the European Con-
federation.. In either case, the report recommended,
that those measures should be taken which were suited
to the condition of a State ammaced by superior force.
It is, however, suggested, that the imposing attitude
about to be amounted by the National Parliament
might have the effect of overawing those politicians
who conceived that Conventions framed in their ca-,
binets could fetter the conduct of independent com-
munities, and that their theories were powerful.
enough to stop the political p of the age. In
the course of the discussion war:sued, the Minis.
lw stated, that his Majesty bad written letters, in his
Own hand, to all the Sovereigns, but without effect.
He offered to lay before them copies of those letters ;
but this was deemed' unnecessary. A Report was
then presented by the Minister at War, urging the
necessity of augmenting the Army, by all possible
means, and taking all the further measures requisite
in a state of common danger. The subsequent Sit-
tings, up to that of the 9th inclusive, were occupied
in discussions respecting provincial matters, mid the
Constitution of the Council of State.
The Congress at Treppaa was expected to asset
oat the 22d inst. ,
Prince Charles, of Schwartzenberg, died at 1.041110
On the 15th inst.
The elazette de France saj,s,,a We hasten to as•
nce. that a young French traveller, the nqear
of Count Mollie's, has succeeded in penetrating 'O4
Tombuctoo froh Senegal. His family have just re-
ceived a letter from him, announcing his equal. in
ftou
that celebrated city, hitherto unknown to kuropens,
'and which. the unfortunate Muhgo Parke had twice,
in vain, endeavoured to approach."
According to official accounts from Constantinople
of the 9th ult. all the defiles •of Ali Pacha's territory.
were in the possession of the Ottoman troops.. The
report as to the tragical end of Ali was not confirmed;
but such was the desperate situation to which he was
reduced, that accounts were daily expected of his
capture or destruction. His sons were permitted to
remain at Jepedlin, the birth-place of Ali, under a
strong guard. . .
The intelligence in these Papers from Madrid is to
the 13th inst. The attention of fhe Cortes was.chiefly
occupied with financial discussions. After all the pro-
posed reductions, there is a deficit of 69,626,428 reels;
'which must be supplied by new Ways and Means.-.-
The Cortes have decreed that the present system Af
managing the tobacco duty shall cease on the 21st
of March, 1821. It is stated in the Report of the
Committee on this subject, that the result of the eic
isting system has been the ruin of between 6000 and
8000 families, and the loss to the State of between
30,000 and 40,000 individuals annual/y. It has been
resolved, that upon all salaries of persons employed
under the Government, there shall be laid an income
tax, rising according to a progressive scale, of from
one per cent. upon salaries from 6000 to 8000 teals,
to 30 per cent. in all amounting to 100,000 teals,
and upwards.
French Funds left off on Wednesday at 75 f. 40 c'
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The ESE, 20, Captain EDWARD LLOYD, will sail
this week from Portsmouth, for the Leeward Islands
station.—The Boa via, 18, Captain Maanyarr, for,
the S$ Helena station, will sail the first fair wind.
She takes three Masters and five Assistant-Surgeons,
passengers, who have been appointed to ships on the
otswiers.

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