The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, DEC. 30.—1 t was yesterday rumoured that a
tier, arrived trom Madrid, had left that capital on the 2
instant In great agitation. It was confidently said that the
refusal of the King to sanction the Decree of the Cortes,
~.x:reting thou/oat 01-11WmosopirtAors. bad *netted very
us disorders. It is added that the King has beea com-
pelled to yield to en armed demand made upon him by the
aglaiff.—lQselfdfefsee.)

Yesterdeff glimajoemaotiktlfdog received the Mtnisters„
M. the PACO WralidyraW.the Marshals of France, M.
.11i• Chancellor, the Greek siferendaire of the Chamber of
Team, a great anasber of the Peers of France, and of the
Deputies, and numerous' Military Officers of all ranks.
. ; the Viscount de Chnteaubriand, appointed Minister l'
'of laden Affairs, had yesterday the honour of taking the
• Reface before the Zing.
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ke' nomination of M. de Cfrateanbritnd was spoken I
• Pi: twt days before it Was published in the Moniteur. 1
•TMinews sliced to end all the conjeeteres, which the
ptibfle indulged in during 44 hours, respecting the par
tiel renewal of the Ministry. Between M. de Chateau-
' briand and M. de Montmorency, the shade of difference
' is so slight, that it is not, properly speaking, a change.
M. de Chateaubriand, it is said, at Congress, deelered
himself opposed to war with Spain ; bet the articles
which he pubfisbed in the Conserratestr, on the revolu-
tion of that kingdom. seem sufficient to indicate that, in
• his recent opposition, he has rather considered the expe-
' erney (rapropix) of war, than the principles of justice,
•poll'ey, and humanity, which sboild dictate its rejection.
'1; may be believed, especially looking at the note ad-
' dressed to our Ambassador at Madrid, that expediency,
' *as almost the sole ground which influenced the opini-
on of a portion of the Ministry against war. The cries.
' thin was only considered in regard to its expediency ; it
'was fonnd that the moment was not favourable, and in
1. de liope that it would become so, the right of resuming
'is libstite Mritude bas,rthapsArenreserveth It is thus
.thaf the public in general' fiat interpreted the enigmati-
• cel Cole published two days ago in the Mouiteur ; and
:heeler' why the commercial and manufacturing public
'feel, that neither the retirement of M. de Montmorency,
the Note of M. de Villele, nor the noinination of M. de
l'lntteaubrland, Word them any security. They only see
•in it the continuance of a precarious state which en ly
roil in chancre the most disastrous to their interests.—
•(Courfer Fre:otitis.)

Frankfort, Dee. 24.

(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
' The attention of the public begins to be directed from
'the West to the East, and the Ebro has, daring several
'days past, excited less interest than that which arrived
from the Ranks of the Danube and the Petah. The ge-
rml opinion at Frankfort itt, that war between Francs
and Spain will not, immediately' at least, take place; but
'we begin to doubt the possibility, of the maintainanee of'
peace between Russia and the Porte. The last advicesi
'from Verona announce, that the Affairs of the East haves
been diseassed in long Ministerial conferences, which
'were held several days successively. The Etnperor Ale:-
ander deemed it proper not to be absent dirri ig the
whole interval of these important negociatioes, and in
,eonseqnenft renounced the protect, already announced.
of visiting Florence, Rome, and Naples. At present,
Ibis monarch is hastening his return to the capital of
'his dominions, wherein' is desirous to be on the 12th of
next month, to take aTI the measures which present eir-
.
comstances demand.
• Some pf the meditated measures have, it is affirmed,
already been concerted with the other Sovereigns. All
the orders of the Hessian Cabinet, doting the meeting
of the Congress at Vevittla, and despatelted, whether to
St. Petersburgh or to the different Chiefs of the corps
cantoned on the frontiers of Turkey, were of a nature to
'indoce a belief that War might, every moment, be ex-
pected to take place.
ft is not less tree, that new negotiations have been
opened at Constantinople, in order to re-establish bar-
Melt between the two Empires ; but little hope is enter-
Wed, especially since the recent revolution of the Se-
raglio. that they will bring about a satisiactory result.
It is affirmed, on the other band, that at the Congress of
Verona, a remarkable approximation has operated be-
'tween the Cabinets of St. Petersburg and St. James.—
The deceaeed Marquess of Londonderry was, as is
khown, entirely devoted to Ottoman legitimacy, and the
'most faithful Ally of the Mossuimen. flits successor,
'Mr. Canning, now acts, it is said, upon more Christian s
sehtiments. Some politicians even would not be sur-
prised to see England soon making common cause with
Russia, and acting hostilely against the Sublime Porte,
which rejects all mediation.—(Courier Froneair.)
Dec. 25.—Advices from the frontiers of Austria state
that the Russian corps d'armee, of front Mty to sixty
'thousand strong which was cantoned in the vicinity of
'the Bog: has received orders from Petersburg to hold
itself ready to march. Some persons assert, that these
troops are destined to proceed to die frontiers of Molds-
via. It Is now *hoot three months since the regiments
which compose this army were to have marched to re-
turn to the interior of Russia, but unforeseen circum-
stances have determined the Cabinet of St. Petersburg
to give them counter orders. It is added that this corps,
which at rust was under the orders of General Yermo-
lnff, oil' be commanded by the Count de Woroneoff.—
(Joarnal des Debate)
Courts, Dec. 23.—1 n the middle of September, the Paths
of Janina, Omer Brion', joined kis troops to those of three
other Patch's. Rechid Maimed, Ahmed Blass., and Hassan,
Path* of Lepanto, sod with the Turkish sad Albanian forces
combined, arissnced to the frontless of Epirus. He there
hence to combat the Greeks, cot by arms, bat by a deceitful
pulley. The plan was suggested to him by the pernicious
councils of some European agents, more pernicious to the
' Greeks than the Turks themselves. The English Consul at
Presets. M. Meyer, voluntarily undertook to conduct all
these little intrigues, by which they hoped to bring back the
Greek Chiefs to obedience to what is still called their legiti-
mate Government. M. Meyer even replied to reproaches
made to him by some friends of humanity and justice, that
he only conformed to the instructions of his Ambassador,
Lord Stremisford.
In spite of the long effort of these agents, *tithing
.emit! be obtained but the neutrality of one of these
chiefs, whose firmness was shaken by measures for put-
ting to death his son, who had been for two years host-
age at Japans. This chief, Varnakiote, drew with him
two superior officers, but was soon abandoned by his sol-
diers. The other chiefs repulsed with indignation all
proposals. Outer Mose then resolved to try the for-
tune of arms, and marched against Etolia.
On his approach the inhabitants. of their own accord,
burnt the villages and towel', and transported their pro-
visions into the mountains or to Missolonghi. The
'bridge of Ala Hey was them broken down, and that of
Angelo Castron pot in a condition of defence. The
most advantageous positions were occupied by Gaeta
las, and the mass of the Greek army assembled in the
neighbourhood of Mismionghi, and the passages iead-
leg to Lepanto. At these two points which the enemy',
chi* coveted, they waited for him with confidence.
At the sight of this devastation two old Albanian'
Chiefs of consummate experience perceived the liens re-
solution of the Greeks, and wished to persuade timer of
tbesianger to which he would expose his army and his
military reputation. While they continued to give the
reasons or their opinions, he interrupted them roughly
.and said, kg 1 should be no longer litionealse Conqueror
of the English, if I did not disperse like sheep all these
troops and yogi' fierce Greek Guerillas." This Pach ais
Mod of assuming this title of Conqueror of the English,
be. ens* he commsoded the Albanian army, which in
hag defeated it Ahou-Meuouf in Egypt, the English of
MO be made an horrible massacre. The two old
Chiefs ea this pried answer of their commander bowed
respeetfaily sad' withdrew.

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