London, Tuesday, March 16...
The French papers of Saturday have arrive4: the most importznt part of their contents is the following paragraph in the Rtoile:- [From the Etoile, dated Sunday, Miarcn 14.] " PARIS, MiARCH 13. A report haa been spread at L-ondon that a Eutopean Congress ws to assemble, which would discuiss the affairs of South America; and this news, whicil seems to have caused some rensation, is, how. ever, quite devoid of foundation, as well as that of the illness of the Emperor Alexander, which was spread at the same time. anti to which a Parisjournmal ttempted even yesterday to give credit. The Kin' of Spain has been pleased to grant the title of In. fant of Spain to the Infant Don Sebastian of Portugal." The Etoik is vory angry at an assertion of another French paper, the Constitutionnel-that England is superior on the ocean to all <rcher Powers taken together. " The number of vessels," says the gtike, I that rot in ports do not constitute naval power. Wre must know whcther ;li thesr large mosses of wood are in a condition to take the sea; whether they are not. for exanmple, attacked by the dry rof, which, accordins to a declaration recentlv made in Parliament, dlevours the finest ships of the British navy: It rnust be known, aeiore all, whethrr thc State which prints yearly so poinpous a list of iUs ships of war, hwas the number of men necessarv to arm then). " At the neriod of the war of Amerimn Independence, Great Bri- tainm ade unheard-ofefforts, she cotild, nevertheless, never equip more than 34 sail of the line out of 160 that her list was composed of, and Yet she reckoned In her fleet a considerable nuimber of Danish. Swedish. ard otber sailors, which certainly would not take place .in now. Oace more, it is time to leave the matter to be treated by scien- r'Aic men: Atey know that at more than one historical epoch. only thi effort of a moment wras necessary to cover thc tfeas with the French fag." rEzSCH FUxDS, Mareh 13-Five per Cent. (Consois. Jouiss. du 22d of *grch, orened at W9. 50.; closed at 99. 8a. Bank Stock. 1.777. .SW. 'Sespolitan 5 pe. Cents., in ducats, 881. * in francs, 94. 6f5. B:n:cs d'E.arnc. opened at 23I. ^hirhest. 24}..: closedl at 24.-E%- cssmFe on l,ondon. 1 months 2S. 66.; 3 troliths. 25. 4O.-Coars ,1ruOTc;rern7tic.-The French funds afterwardis rose to IG0. o0. L.n2DO,V, TUBSDdY, MAURC! 16, 1824