The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-15 00:00:00

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menco the anal three year: census, ordered. to be
made in all states belonging to the Zullvereut. It
will be cosincemed early in December.
In the &etyma of the same month the telegraphic
coesmianication will be finished between Vienna sad
Airbag. The prices are said to be fixed at the
sum rates as are in ass in Berlin, Cologne, and
Frankfort. It is My cteti also that before the end of
the year the telegraphic connexion between Ber-
llie, Nueberg, Angeberg tugl /Amish will be ready
for me ; by whieli means a telegraphic communica-
tion may be readily sent eid Strasburg to Paris or
London.

TURKEY.

Our Austrian correepondent sends us tke followist
with reference to the movements of the English aid

French fleets :
0 From Tesedosme learn that a fleet oomposed of
three three-deckers, four smaller lice a battle ship,
and ate steamer had arrived there cm the 118th of
Ostober. Awarding to meow it wee about to pro-
ceed. to the Dardassfiee, where it weeld be followed
by the French fleet. The Tartarus steam frigate
arrived in the Filmes from Constantinople on the
30th of October, with'despatches foe Malta. Outside
the harimar shat' met ;be French meal pocket, the
Tapered°, 'o which eh, -taansfened her despatches,
and immediately returned to Constantinople. Tbe
French mail packet Luxor fell in with the French
fleet on the 26th, about fifteen miles off Malta."

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Nov. S.
I mentioned in one of riifferiner letters the claim
the American government had made upon Portugal
for indemnity for the destruction of • privateer be-
longing to the former country, by, the boa's of a
British cruiser in neutral waters, 41 est, under the
guns of a battery at Alai This question premien
to be a serious one, and I am somewhat surprised that
no Bad& Treasury journal has yet commenced its
reasonings upon the point. It appears the American
government made its claim according to the recog-
nised laws of nations, as laid down by Vattel and
others, and the Portuguese government has grounded
its refusal to comply with the demand of America—
first, because at the time in question she was so si-
tuated as to be herself under the control of a British
force, and that ormasepeatly the ides of her resisting
a British force, W protecting tie privateer, was ab-
surd ; and, secondly, bemuse the Treaty of Ghent has
disposed of all such queetioas es were liable to
misconstruction or liUgation. America has taken
the observations whkh have such tendency
as offensive, and has addressed another note
to the Portuguese government on the subject,
persisting in her demand, which has not as yet been
replied to. Thus I, as a reporter, have crept on Wei
stages in the matter, leaving it, as I said in the letter
in which I diet made the announcement, to wiser
heads to argue upon ; for it is utterly impossible firi
the British government to be unacquainted with it,l
inasmuch ea if oarried on to the issue, it is more pro-1
perly a British question than a Portuguese one; for,l
as a point in equity, it would appear to any reason- I
able man that the claim of America should be model
upon England for illegally destroying an American
privateer in neutral waters, rather than upon Porta-
gal for permitting that vessel to be then and there I
destroyed. Perhaps the American government thinks
that Lord Palmerston, having so recently come to the I
aid of the Our en of Portugal against the Jests of
Oporto, by the art of protooolisation, will not nowessas
to the aid of Portugal se a nation, by taking, in fact,
a British obligation on his own shoulders.
I have already mentioned the affair of the Baron dell
Lagos; I am now able to say a little more on the
subject. It appears the Baron made a proposal to ehei
cieginusent, on behalf of some leading capitalists of
sad Paris, to lend them a million sterling,
for the conversion of the foreign debt ; but as the
government, constituted as it is, not only considered
present advantages, but the future good of their
country, and found that the proposal of the Baron
would not only considerably add to the immense
burdens of the country, but almost if not en-
tirely double its foreign debt, they have
wisely rejected it, determining to go on es
well se they can with their own resources.
I mum time since informed you that, by virtue of
authority from the Cortes, to contract a loan for the
roads, either from natives or foreigners, the ministers
had written to London and Madrid, but they bad con-
tracted an advantageous one at home before their
foreign replies arrived—it appears, however, that a
highly-reap ctable London house bad informed the
ministry, that although they had advanced on a
former occasion over 100,0001. to assist Portugal,
without any guarantee, yet as the sum asked was so
small (45,0001.), they would recommend them to raise
it at home. The opposition have got hold of a
garbled statement, and have been trying to beard
oar
ministers with a loss of credit, &c.

ERMINATION OF THE MISTAN
ING BETWEEN FRANCE AND MOROCCOD-
.

The French steam-frigate Pontine, which had been
sent to Mogador to embark the French Vice-Conml,
arrived Iron, that place at Gibraltar, on the 2nd inst.
Since that time the differences between Morocco and
France have been adjusted, and the Pomae was on
the 6th inst. waiting at Gibraltar for a communica-
tion from Paris in order to return with the Vim-Con-
suls, who were all to be saluted on returning to their
respective stations.