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FOREIGN INTELIGENCE.

TEN DAYS LATER FROM FRANCE.

By an arrival, at New York, the editors of the Journal of Commerce have received Havre papers to March 15, and Paris to the 14th. The dates from London are four days later. The affairs of Italy attract the chief attention of the politicians.

The commercial accounts are of a decidedly favorable character.

isters, repeated, in the strongest possible manner, his determination not to ratify the treaty, and, that Count Orloff had dispatched a courier with the information to Prince Lieven.

The language of Count Orloff, at the Hague, has been decided and pacific. The Dutch begin to open their eyes to the blind and selfish policy of their Sovereign, and it is said, that the gallant Prince of Orange himself remonstrated with his father on the imprudence of à course which may involve him in a ruinous, oppressive, and unnecessary war.-Globe.

day from Count Orloff, and a conference was held in the afternoon. The Ambassadors continued in deliberation four hours. Dispatches were also received from Sir Charles Bagot.Globe.

London Cholera Report for March 8th. New Important dispatches were received yestercases 42, recoveries 34, deaths 28. Total from commencement-cases 441, deaths 234. The following are the only places at the north in which the reports of the day give either new cases, recoveries, or deaths:-North Shields, recoveries 2; Prestonpans, recoveries 4, died 1; A vessel has arrived at Bristol after a short Garrald, new cases 1, died 1; Glasgow, new passage of six days from Bilboa. The master cases 9, recovered 8, died 3; Gorham, new ca- states that the cholera has existed in that ses 2, died 1; Paisley, new cases 12, recovered place for a considerable time, that the deaths 10, died 8. daily were about thirty, and that the number The Steamboat Superb left Falmouth on the of individuals ill of the disease when he left 9th with Portuguese emigrants, to join Don exceeded 3,000.-Courier. Pedro at Terceira. Letters from Valencia speak of the constant marching of Spanish troops towards the Portuguese frontier.

SPAIN.

MADRID, March 5.-There are constant apthe Spanish army. On account of this, only prehensions of desertion to Don Pedro from the troops most to be trusted are sent to the frontiers. On the frontiers of Portugal, there are now 28,000 men besides 18,000 in Gui. quzeo, 15,000 in Catalonia, and 15,000 in Burgos and Valladolid. The choice of M. said to be designed to gratify our court. Rayneval, to represent France, at Madrid, is

PORTUGAL.

LONDON, March 12.-(From the Courier) It is with pain we have to say, that notwith standing the good understanding which exists between this country and France, Lord Palmerston has thought it necessary to express great discontent at the occcupation of Ancona by the French. The report in the highest circles, is that Lord P. has sent a Courier with instructions to our Ambassador, Lord Granville, that he should remonstrate against the conduct of the French Ministers, and demand that the tri- LISBON, Feb. 20.-From St. Michaels we colored flag should be withdrawn from the Ci-have news in five days that a part of the expetadel of Ancona, and that the French troops dition of Don Pedro has already arrived there should be immediately recalled. The remon with troops destined to act against Don Miguel. stance is, however, concluded in amicable It is said that Madeira has fallen into the hands terms, and it is not probable that any serious of the Constitutionalists, misunderstanding will result. If there is any one thing which we should consider more dan gerous to our Government than any other thing, it is the adoption hastily of the views of other States against France.

Another paper remarks upon the above, that it is the story of the Tories; that in fact, M. Talleyrand was the projector of the expedition to Italy, and that, with the privity of the English Government.

Landing of French Troops at Ancona-Pa-
pal Edict against the Patriots-Rejection by
Peers of the Law for abolishing the anniver
sary of the death of Louis XVI.

To the Editor of the London Morning Chronicle.
PARIS, March 4, 1832.

SIR-The expedition sent by M. Perier to Italy, has arrived at Ancona! and the Ministry of the 13th March, thinks it is now prepared to LONDON, March 9.—The departure of Count face the storm-to boast of the tri-colored flag Orloff, from the Hague is, we have reason to be floating on the ancient citadel, and pointing to lieve, postponed for a short period, The time its triumphs-to exclaim, "We have been to for his arrival here will probably depend on the Lisbon, to Belgium, and to Italy, and we now arrrival at the Hague of couriers which he ex-repose on our laurels!" pects from St. Petersburgh, Berlin, and Vienna. Now let me ask you, do you see any ground We may take this opportunity of asserting, for triumph, for satisfaction, for boasting, in the that there is not the slightest foundation for the facts I have just stated? Twelve hundred report, that the cabinet of the Netherlands has French troops sent to Italy, and the Austrian agreed to ratify the treaty of the conference. General assuring the Italian patriots that the So far from any thing having occurred at the French forces have not arrived to aid the cause Hague, to justify this report, it was even sta--to secure their independence-and to act in ted there, but we think rather prematurely, concert with the friends of liberty in demandthat the King had, upon the advice of his min-ling national and popular institutions, and a wise

and constitutional freedom. Oh, no; but that subjects in the Legations; and obtained an orthe French forces have arrived to act in con- der that all his subjects should quit the Papal sert with the other Powers-to put down "re- States in 24 hours? But, above all, if the Pope bellion" and "anarchy!" and whatever may meant to yield; if French intervention was to "tend to disturb or overthrow legitimate pow. secure liberty; if the Pope did not intend to er!!" I ask you, then, do you see any cause for follow up his bloody code of inquisition, trials, rejoicing--for satisfaction-for triumph-in and State murder, then, how comes it, that, on such facts as these! No, no; the French flag is the 20th of February, only one day before the to be disgraced at Ancona by joining the cause arrival of the French squadron at Ancona, that of the Pope, and by opposing instead of aiding this same Pope, through the medium of Cardi. the efforts of Italian patriots! nal Albani, issued at Bologna one of the most

But it is rumored to-day-aud not lightly ru- disgraceful and bloody codes of criminal jurismored either that Count D'Appony is charged prudence, and inquisitorial persecution, ever to demand the recal of this expedition, or he yet penned by any tyrant of modern or even is to ask for his passports. It is rumored that ancient date? This edict of Cardinal Albani I even the presence of 1,200 French troops at inclose you in my letter. Translate and pubAcnona is considered dangerous in Italy-that lish it word for word, and let Christendom the mere floating in the breeze of the tri-color-know how the Pope of Rome, the Vicar of ed flag on the coasts of the Papal dominions is Christ on earth, (as he styles himself,) acts todeemed likely to disturb the sepulchral silence wards the offending and oppressed, the weak of the Legations, and thus consequently the and disarmed, in the 19th century of christianiFrench Government must recal its squadron, or ty!! "Death!" "blood!" "galley for life!" be subject to a repulse, defeat, and war! When "secret tribunals!" "speedy executions," or the Budget of French Foreign Affairs shall rather assassinations!

have been discussed--when the Chambers shall These are the principles of this revolting have been cajoled out of a vote of credit-and edict, by which Italian patriots are to be conwhen the Minister of the 13th March will have demned hastily to the axe, or to linger and sufnothing more in the shape of money to ask fer in unwholesome prisons, and solitary, dark, from the present Chamber-then the session damp cells! The French expedition has arriv will be closed, the French expedition return, ed at Ancona! Let us wait the result. Let us Austria be again allowed to dictate to the revo- see if this edict is recalled. Let us see if the lution of July, and between now and the next Bolognese have free institutions secured to legislative session, M. Perier hopes to obtain a them. Let us see if the Austrian troops repeace and di arming on some terms or other, tire. Let us see if the just wishes and demands and then, when France shall have been hum- of the Pope's subjects are conceded! I do not bled, and liberty trampled under foot, then he believe this will be the case. All probabilities hopes, with a treaty of disarming in his hand, are against it. Well, then, if it be so, that the to boast of the triumph of his system, and to French expedition at Ancona shall only arrive say, "I promised and I have given peace and in time to bring back to France the news of the order!" This is said to be the programme of massacre of Italian patriots by an inqisitorial M. Perier, and his policy. But let him not de- tribunal, then we shall have another guaranceive himself. If he hopes to obtain peace by tee that the race of Perier is short-that the dishonoring France, then the people will take peace of Europe is impossible, and that very, the cause into their own hands; and all the ma- very shortly "the People" of Poland, Belgichinations and tricks of the President of the um, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Council will perish with him. France, will unite to overthrow the despotism But the friends of M. Perier reply, that the which now grinds them to the dust. M. Perier expedition sent to Italy, although not favora- may succeed in postponing-he can do no ble to "revolt" and "civil war," yet has more. He may get his client, Louis Philip, been sent to hasten the departure of the Aus-"over the long vacation," but "term time" trians, to secure the Italian patriots from the will at length arrive-the judgment will be vengeance of the Papal Government, and to signed, and the sentence will be put in execuguarantee to the Legations the grant by the tion. Still, M. Perier may save himself-may Pope of liberal and national institutions. If this save the throne-save Louis Philip-and save be indeed so, then the French exedition of the Revolution of July. Another chance i 1200 men must be speedily augmented-the given him. Providence is very kind to him Austrian General, Grabowski, is then sadly ig-One vast and one national effort for Italy may norant of the nature of this expedition-and it yet be made. Will M. Perier allow this oppor. will be as well if the subjects of the Pope be tunity to pass by unheeded? I believe so. Then informed, before it is too late, that they may he must prepare for the consequences; for the reckon on French assistance, provided they li vengeance of the people is terrible!

mit their demands to requiring constitutional The French Chamber of Peers has now com. and free institutions. But if this be so, which menced with a vengeance the counter revoluI still doubt, then how comes it, that, in the tion! It decided, yesterday, by a majority of face of this French expedition, and knowing it 78 against 56, that the law of 1816, which es was about to arrive, and that so shortly, that tablished a national day of mourning each year the Duke of Modena should have visited Bo- for the death of Louis the Sixteenth, shall not logna-required the names of all Modenese be repealed. This is an attack on the revolu

tion of 1789, as well as on its continuation in which was to fix on the French Premier, Cassi1829. It is an attack on popular Sovereignty mir Perrier, the charge of misrepresenting the -it is pronouncing an opinion that Louis the conduct of the French Government in the matSixteenth was not guilty-it is overthrowing ter of the separation of Belgium: in conclusion, the decision of the National Convention-it is the Duke moved for the correspondence with the denying of the letter of Louis the Sixteenth the French Government on this subject, in Ochimself to the King of Prussia, which admitted tober and November, 1830, when the Duke was that he was a traitor-it is the condemnation of yet in office.

all that has been done in France during the Lord Gray, in reply, assented to the general last 40 years; and it is intended as a warning correctness of the Duke's statement, but obto the Deputies, that the Peers of France are served, that the publication of the papers would resolved on adhering to "legitimacy," "di- be improper at present. The Duke then withvine right," "passive obedience," and "non- drew his motion.

resistance." As the law is not repealed, why The amount of this matter seems to be that it remains in force. Then, as it remains in M. Perrier had, in the Chamber of Deputies, force, let it be executed! But no-the Go-represented the Government of Louis Philip as vernment dare not-cannot carry it into execu- always friendly to the Belgic revolution and tion. The monuments which it commands to the independence of that country, whereas be erected, the Minister dare not construct. Lord Wellington says that the correspondence When the next anniversary shall arrive, France referred to, would show that the French cabiwill not weep-France will not pray for the net, at the head of which Lafitte then was, was soul of Louis the Sixteenth-France will not ready to co-operate with England to restore open her churches and flock to them, to weep the dominion of the House of Orange over the and pray for forgiveness; and though the act Belgic provinces. If this proffer, on the part of Parliament shall remain unrepealed, in order of France, were made without any stipulation to insult France and insult the Revolution, yet for the redress of those grievances of which the it will never be a day of real grief or national Belgians complained, and which caused the remourning, because, though all capital punish-volution, then it would be a gross breach of ments are immoral, and inefficient, and even good faith; but if the proposed co-operation unjust, yet Louis XVI. as much deserved death had in view the placing of a prince of the as any other traitor. The counter-revolution is House of Orange on the throne of Belgium, now commenced. Will it be successful? I and in that way restoring its dominion, accomwill not answer the question, except by put-panied by new guaranties to the Belgians, then ting another-Will streams run to their source, it was. substantially but the same sort of aror from it?

O. P. Q.

STILL LATER. The packet ship Hudson, Capt. Morgan, from Portsmouth, England, March 21st, arrived at. New York on the 19th inst., with London papers to March 20th.

rangement that has been made through Leopold, and involved really no want of fidelity to public professions and engagements.

The latter we believe was the case, and we cannot but look upon the movement of Lord Wellington as really designed to embroil the relations of the British and French governThe Cholera increased considerably on the ments, and thus embarrass Lord Grey's admi 17th, 18th, and 19th March, in London. On nistration, strengthen the opposition to reform the 16th, there were in the north country, in England, and help the cause of legitimacy where the disease first appeared, 156 cases, in on the continent.

all the places, 61 deaths, and 148 remaining.

In London, on the 19th, there were 73 new

cases, 45 deaths, 55 recovered, and 130 re- THE UNITED STATES' TELEGRAPH maining.

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The total number of cases in all the country, from the beginning, to March 19, is but 6,878, and the deaths 2,026.

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a proper idea may be formed of the force of the evidence which has compelled them thus to surrender the original ground of hostility which General Jackson assumed towards the Vice Pre

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The Globe, in reply to our last article, ha surrendered the defence of Messrs. Forsyth, Archer, and Ritchie. We challenged it to de-sident. ny, upon the authority of these gentlemen, their But driven from the first position, they have denunciation of the conduct of Gen. Jackson in assumed another, in no respect more tenable. the Seminole war. With all its brazen impu. There is not the shadow of a foundation for the dence, it has not dared to meet the challenge. charge that Mr. Calhoun instigated the attacks It now limits its labors to the defence of the Se- on General Jackson. The facts are precisely cretary of the Treasury. We will suspend our the opposite. He acquiesced in the decision of reply as to him for a few days, till put in pos- the cabinet, and gave it decided support-when session of the necessary documents, when, un- General Jackson was attacked at the next ses less we are mistaken, we will show that he was sion. This General Jackson well knows. among the most bitter opponents of General much so, that he dared not assume that ground Jackson, and that, too, long after the Seminole of hostility in the correspondence. We now affair. challenge the Globe to assume that ground unBut the corrupt organ, knowing that its der the sanction of General Jackson. ground is untenable, has shifted the issue in dare not meet this challenge; should it we The Globe relation to Mr. Calhoun. It asserts that the pledge ourselves to put it down beyond the commencement of Gen. Jackson's hostility to power of controversy; and to show that General him originated not in the course which Mr. Jackson is indebted for his acquittal, in no small Calhoun pursued in the deliberations of the degree, to the very individual, whom the Globe cabinet on the Seminole question, nor in the now accuses of hostility, who, on that occafact that he was ignorant of what that course sion, decidedly supported him against those was, but because, while Mr. Calhoun was pro-whom he now hugs to his bosom. fessing friendship to the General, he was secretly opposed to him in the cabinet, and that THE RAISING OF THE CURTAIN. he instigated and aided the attacks made up- The article in the Globe of yesterday, was on him in Congress." This is an entire change evidently put forth in advance of the report of of the issue. Gen. Jackson himself, in the the Secretary of the Treasury on the tariff, and correspondence, limited his charge to the sin-to prepare the faithful how to act on its introgle fact that he had remained ignorant of the duction. It gives us some indication, not only construction which Mr. Calhoun had put of what the report is to be, but, also, who are upon the order until Mr. Forsyth placed the to be denounced, and with what views, in or letter of Mr. Crawford in his hand. And on der to draw off the public attention from the this fact, with the inference from it, on his true character of the report; with this view the part, of the duplicity of Mr. Calhoun, he rests slang, a thousand times repeated by the Organ, his hostility. We appeal to the correspon- that the friends of Mr. Calhoun and of Mr. Clay dence for the truth of our assertion. So effec- are acting in concert, to defeat a proper comtually did that correspondence repel this foul promise, is again renewed. This false assercharge of duplicity, by the most decisive testi- tion is no doubt made in the hope that, whatmony, drawn from the private correspondence ever defects the report may contain, the charge between Mr. Monroe and Gen. Jackson, and of coalition will compel an acquiescence, on the between him, Major Lee, and Mr. Calhoun, part of those who may wish to correct them; but and, finally, by Gen. Jackson's possession of it comes with an ill grace, on the part of the the letter of Mr. Monroe, of the 9th of Sep-Secretary of the Treasury, for we must consider tember, 1828, which had been purloined and the article as coming from him. If there be a placed in his possession, and which contained coalition any where, it is between him and Mr. the most conclusive proof of the construction Clay, as will appear, on a comparison of his anwhich Mr. Calhoun had put upon the order, nual report, at the commencement of the sesthat the Globe, the corrupt organ of power, is sion, and the proposition of Mr. Clay, in the Bow compelled to surrender the very ground on Senate, on the subject of the tariff. Their which Gen. Jackson himself has rested his views, by a comparison of the document, will justification of hostility to Mr. Calhoun.-appear almost identical. The only difference When we consider how brazen in the asser-is, that the Secretary is rather more ultra tariff. tion of falsehood Messrs. Blair and Kendall are, than Mr. Clay himself. We give an extract that they are in the habit of suppressing docu- from the report, and Mr. Clay's resolution in ments, and of publishing false statements, which, the Senate, that the reader may judge for himwhen clearly detected, they refuse to correct, self:

Now, what does Mr. McLean say in his report? He says,

Mr. Clay's proposition is in the following on all the leading articles of consumption, high words : er than it was fixed in 1816, when the country Resolved, That the existing duties upon ar- had a debt of one hundred and thirty millions ticles imported from foreign countries, and not hanging over it, and when its population was coming into competition with similar articles one third less than it is at present! Should such made or produced within the United States, be the fact, as we fear it will be, those who ought to be forthwith abolished, except the du- expect to restore this distracted country to a ties on Wines and Silks, and that they ought to state of harmony and peace, must not look to this De reduced." admininistration to promote it. He must have a very imperfect conception of the actual state of public feeling throughout the entire south, who "To distribute the duties in such a manner, supposes that such a project will give satisfacas far as they may be practicable, as to encou- tion there. That there may be some more derage and protect the labor of the people of the voted to the Executive than to the interests of United States from the advantages of superior their constituents, and who are prepared to saskill and capital, and the rival preferences of crifice the latter to the Presidential election, foreign countries, to cherish and preserve those and who, in that spirit may agree to any project manufactnres which have grown up under our however ruinous, is but too probable. Beyond own legislation, which contribute to the nation- these, however, no project can give satisfaction al wealth, and are essential to our independence which does not, with the payment of the debt, and safety, to the defence of the country, the bring substantial relief. Those who suppose supply of its necessary wants, and to the gene- that this great event is looked to, with the deep ral prosperity, is considered to be an indispen- interest which it is, in any other light than bringsable duty."

And, again :

ing relief to those who have so long borne the public burden make a great mistake. It is in "The objects more particularly requiring this light, and this light only, that it can be the aid of the existing duties upon the princi- hailed with joy; and if the burden originally ples of this report, are believed to be wool, imposed on our commerce for the payment of woollens, cottons, iron, hemp, and sugar, as the debt, is in all the leading articles, not only comprehending those articles in which the agri- to be retained, but actually increased, that event, cultural and manufacturing industry are more the anticipation of which now fills with joy, particularly interested." will be regarded with far different emotions.But not content with this, and manifestly with What possible difference can it make to the real a view to propitiate the shipping interest, he tax paying portion of the country, if the rates of duty are to be fixed higher than the debt re"In the competition which it is obliged to quired, whether it be paid or not? What difmaintain with the commerce of the world, eve-ference can it make to them, if the money raisry where the object of peculiar aid, it would to out of their labor is still continued, whether seem to demand of the Government a liberal that money is to go to public creditors, or to pensupport. It is believed that the expenses of sioners, contractors, jobbers, and office holders? building and fitting out vessels of every descrip- Of the two the former is much the less corrupt tion, including steamboats, are injuriously in-application, while to the real tax payer the burcreased by the present duties, and that a draw-ben is the same.

says:

back of a large portion, if the whole of the du- We consider that the time has arrived, when ty on all of the articles composed of iron, hemp, we are called on to speak with boldness. Jusfax and copper, whether of foreign or domestic tice, and nothing but justice to all, can restore production, used in their construction or equip- the public harmony; and we cannot but consiment, might be author.zed, under proper safe-der it as ominous, when we see the devoted guards, with obvious advantage to other inte- partisans of the administration, men who are rests, and without material detriment to the re-tonsidered as its peculiar and almost exclusive venue.' We cannot but consider it a little ungracious appropriations, and defending the present exfriends, voting, daily, for the most extravagant on the part of the Secretary, that, after Mr. tragant rate of expenditure, exceeding that of Clay's proposition and his own have been ren- all former time; add to this, the indication of dered unpopular, by the vigorous attack of the mode in which the Administration proposes those whom he now calls ultra anti-tariff men, to adjust the tariff, and we can see but little and under that character makes his false accu- prospect of a return to a sound condition of sation against them, he should assume another things-a condition in which economy and acposition, and denounce, in advance, not only countability, light taxes and equal burdens, and Mr. Clay, with whom he acted in the first in- a rigid construction of the powers of the Govstance, but those also who have discredited his ernment shall prevail. first project, as not coming up to his new standard of tariff faith.

The Globe of yesterday, contains an article

We say, that this article gives us some intima-most grossly assailing both House of Congress. tion of what the report is to be. We fear the That this attack not only receives the Execuindication is not propitious to the harmony of the tive sanction, but eminates from him, cannot be nation. If we are to judge from it, the Secre- doubted. We will be enabled to answer this tary proposes to retain, forever, a rate of duty calumny in detail-it is only postponed.

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