French Papers.
(From the Btoik. This morning, at half-past five o'clock, er Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans was safely delivered of a Prince, who will be held over the font of baptism by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Angouleme. Ile will bear the names of Antoine Afarie PhWippe ALoUws, and, by order of the King, the title of lDuke of lontpeansier. (From Galignani's Mesenger.) PARIS, JULY 31. A COurier who arrived at Paris yesterday from Rome, announces that tlle deatl of the Count de Serre, French -Atbassador to the Neapolitn Court, was rumoured in that dfy on the 23d instant. T e Count de Ferronnaye, French Ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburgh, sailed from Cronstadr on the 9th instant, on board the corvette 'RgWeerie, forming part of the French naval division in that port. The corvette le Salamanndre, and the frigate l'Arethsuse, were only Waiting for a favourable wind to weigh anchor. Ifl Zea Berusudez, who has just been appointed Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and is replaced in the Embassy at London by MA do Revillagigedo, is expected at Paris before he goes to Madrid. A courier, with despatches for his Excellency from the latter place, kas orders to await is arrival at Paris. Extract of a private letter of the 3d instant, from a French officer at Constartitotple :" General Guilleminot has had his first audience of the Grand Vizier, who received himn in a most friendly manner, and reminded him of the political relations between them 1 years ago. His Excellency will not be received by the Sultan till Septem- ber. Thie Egyptian fleet has attacked Cassos, opposite Crete, where it burnt every thin~, and put the inhabitants to the sword." (In Wednesday ast, the Portuguese Infant Don Aliguel visited the Royal Alint, and a medal was struck in the presence of his Royal Highness, to consecrate the recollection of his visit. On one side are the arms of the Prince with the inscription-" Don Aliguel, Infant of Portugal, visited tlie Royal Mledal Mist, 28th July. 1824.' On the reverse, thle Arlumismatic Genius leaning upon a lever presents to tihe muse of history medals, with the inscription-" Rerietn get. tari mfidei et ceternitati I- It has been announced by telegraph that the frigate l'Amazore sailed frorl Brcst on Thursday. This vessel, which h.as on board the first crew of the line, is going to join the squadron d'evolutios, under the commnand of Vice-Admiral Duperre. The first Electoral Colleae d'ArronZissement of Paris will assem- ble on ilonday next, to elect a Deputy in the room of General Fov, who having beets chosen by three urrondisscsnens, preferred that Of Vervins. On Thursday the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of four French fugitives condWined to death by thecourt-martial of Perpig- nan, for having borne arms against France. At Okegem, near Ninove, in the Netherlands, a woman, named ilMarie de Brakeleer, recently died at 193 years of age. She possessed her intellectual faculties to the last, and her hair was long, black,and thick. i'he second edition of the Cturc Capitainc has just been seized.The first edition, published five years ago, was rot prosecuted. A lamentable accident occurred on Thursday, in the rue de Buf- failt. Two young men, .ions of theBaron d'A-,were making some experiments with gunpowder, when unfortunately a spark commu- nicated with a small tub containing a pound. Thc explosion was so violent, that the youngest hal his thigh broken in two places,several fIngers carried away, and his face burned. The eldler suffered less, but his clothes taking fire, his bacit was scorched. The life of the forner is despaired of. [tFrom the itfonitcur.1 RI( DE JANEIRO, A'aRL. 20. Ever since the European newspapers announced that Portugal in- tended to make great efflsorts to reduce Brazil to a state of dependence, it was brlieved, not only here but in all the principal cities of Europe, that the French Government would aidl Portugal in an en- terprise which alone she has not the means of undertaking. We now, however, give a literal translation of a correspondence which has taken place on this subject, between the Consul of France at Bahia, and the Government of that city:- 4" . h BAHiA, JaRuary 9, 1824. ti )Ionsieur Reports bave beezi publiclv circulatedi for some time, that France has manifested a dispositiori to aid Spain and Por- tugal in reconquering their late colonies. These reports, which dre directly contrary to the truth, are not onlv calculated to render indi- viduals uneasy, but to injure ihe cronrerte carried on by French subjects in this province. It thierefore becomes my duty to declare to your ESxcellency, that I am atthorized expressly to contradict thesc repores, and to assure you, that so far from France having any hostile designs against Brazil, she desires, on the contrary, to unite more closely the bonds wvhich existed berween the two countries, and to give to the commercial relations a reciprocally advantageous extension. " I have the honour to be, &c. " The Consul of France, GUINEBAUD. "To his Excellencv At. Joaquin Jose Pinheiro de Vasconcellos, Secretary to the Provisional Government of the Province." ANXSVER. "Ifaving submitted to the Provisional Government your letter dated this day, in which you declare yourself, Monsieur, to be au- thorized to contradict the reports that France was disposed to assist Portugal against Brazil, which reports wvere prejudicial to the Yrench merchants established in this province, and having declared that you know France, on the contrary, wishes to draw more close her relations wvith Brazil, I have received orders from the same Go. vernrment to reply, that such reports have indeed been circulated, but no person believed tlhem, anti now less than ever, since they have been contradicted by you. It never can be believed, that a na- tion so enlightened as the French would contribute, in violation of the principles of humanity, and to the prejudice of its own interests, to thle oppression of a country which has legitimately proclaimed its political independence.-I nray you lo&.sieur, to receive, &c. " PINHEiRODE VASCONCEI,LOS. " Palace ofthe Government of lBahal, Jan. 9, 1824. To.M. Guinebaud, Consul of his M{ost Chrietlan 5ajesty in this city." FnuEcli FUNXDs, PARIS, July 31.-Five per cents. opened at 97. 80.; lowest, 97. 10. ; closed at 97. 15. ; i3ank Stoclc, 1,830. Neapolitan 5 per Cents., in ducats, 83.; Rente d'Espagne, 18.; Royal Spanish Loan, 03,; Exchange on London, oxe month, 25.; three months, 24. 85.-Cour5 Authentique. PRENCM PAPERS. PARIS. JnTy 31.