Star.
London, England, 1831-08-20 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
P• 11181, WEDWEADAT, Ave. 17.
The order of the day was adopted Ly a great majority.
The Chamber then resumed the debate upon the address.
The question remained at the same point as yesterday, when
the Chamber declared the discussion upon M. Bignon's
arretdment, and M. Felix Bollit,'S sub-amendment closed.
The President of the Council, in rising to speak on the
state of the question, raid that it was clear that the intention
of IL Felix Bodin was to amend M. Bignon's pro:totition.
It seemed, therefore, necessary, first to put to the vote tk
amendment of M• Botlin ; which proposed to substitute the
words " firm hope," for certainty." The Crown had ex.
plained itself with frankness, and endeavoured to accelerate
the 'end of the struggle which kept up such deep emotions.
To go beyond this would he to determine a war, for the Go-
vernment could not, without being wanting to its own dig.
nity, abandon a certainty which it had a. need, until it had
exhausted all the means of causing it to triumph. Again,
in case of war, the word " certainty," would be too strong,
for it would command us to enchain fortune. Bence, Ido
not object to Ni. Bodin's amendment, but must insist upon
' the word certainty being expunged.
hl. &decree approved of Al. Bignon's amendment, as he
could discover nothing hostile in the word " certainty."
M. Bignon said, that in a conversation with ministers, he
hail learnt that there would be no objection to "assurance,"
and consequently he would propose the substitution of slut
word for " certainty."
The Minister for Foreign Affairs stated, that ministers
could not object to the word "assurance," as it was precisely
that employed in the speech from the throne.
N. de Tracy disapproved of the change, and added, that
as M. Bignon had abandoned the word" certainty," he would
take it up.
After a discussion as to which of the amendments should
hay: the priority, that of 111. Bignon was put to the vote and
adopted.
The next paragraph of the Address was then read as fol-
lows :

" In the examination of these difficult negotiations, we ate
confident that we shall find a proof of the dignity and perse-
mance with which the true interests of France have bent
maintained. The political system which shall ensure to
our country the benefit of the liberty she has achieved, and
will lay the foundation of her internal prosperity. and at the
same time render her powerft'l and respected abroad, will
receive from France the most entire adherence and energetic
support."
M. Latium moved that this paragraph should be ex.
punged.
111. Bernard proposed that this paragraph should be worded
as follows :—" The Chamber is expecting the communica-
tion of the diplomatic documents which served for the bases
of these negotiations. It will examine them with acre/talons
attention, and with the hope of finding the proof that the
real interests of France and her dignity have not been eons-
promied."
The hon. deputy said that this amendment did not proceed
from himself, but was in conformity to the original draft of
the Address, which was voted unanimously by the com-
mittee. Subsequently, ministers gave explanations which
satisfied the majority of the committee, and the paragraph
was changed. He ( Bernard), however, who was in the
minority, re.produced the original paragraph in the form of
an amendment.
The amendment of M. Bernard was then put and rejected.
M. Lachere withdrew his amendment, and the paragraph
was adopted.
' The remaining paragraphs were then adopted as follow :
" If Europe is convinced of the honour of our intentions,
she
ed
ought
ehsint
acekroit/oteour wishes for foorrouthreir:ioaiwenttenass:ldeeo;tfotserace,
termination to use it in causing our independence and our
rights to be respected. France will preserve them with the
utmost care. At the first call her generous children flew to
arms, and she saw with pride the sons of her King fly to the
combat and neat the example given by their father when he
fired the first cannon in support of liberty.
" For us, Sire, whom our country has invested with her
'confidence in these momentous days, we will fulfil our mission
by closing round your Constitutional Throne, and forming
a rampart for it by our union, our perseverance, and our in-
violable devotion to our county."
The Chamber then proceeded to ballot upon the myna&
of the Address, which was adopted by a majoti.y of 282
against 73.
The President drew lots for the grand deputation to carry
up the Address, after which the Climber adjourned.
La France Nouvelle.—" The discussion of the
Address is at length terminated. After seven days
of the most animated debates which have for a long
time taken place in the Elective Chamber, the idea
which predominated in drawing up the Address—
an idea wholly in accordance with the Ministerial
system— has triumphed over all the efforts of the
Opposition. Its adoption by an immense majority
conlirms what every day was rendering apparent,
the hnppy accordance existing between the repre-
sentative chamber and the ministers, in whom the
King has placed his confidence."
Le Journal des Delves congratulates the coun-
try on the calm and rational manner in which (with
the single exception of the episode in Tuesday's
debate) the discussion on the Address has been
conducted. With respect to the verbal dispute on
[ the mode of expressing the sentiments of the Chain-
! her on the Polish question, it remarks, that
although the word ultimately chosen is doubtful
and equivocal, it was impossible to be otherwise,
because the chamber wished to find some tertium
quid, which should be more than negotiation, and
bas than an appeal to arms. This was impossible,
bemuse the recognition asked for by the Opposi-
tion must inevitably have led to war, as is proved
by the cases of the United States of America and
Greece, in both of which war was the immediate
result of recognition, and no course presented
itself between the two points of negotiation and
recognition. •
Le Constilutionnel remarks, that it cannot see
what was gained either by the ministry or by M.
Bignon's party by the substitution of the word
" misurance" for " certitude," which it appears
was agreed on before the sitting, as a matter of
compromise, since, in the " Dictionnaire de l'Aca-
dialie," the word " certitude" is defined by the
wee* " assurance pleine et entiere " and the word
"assurance" by the word " certitude."
Le Temps, after remarking on the importance
* ;iterations made by the Chamber in the
Address, particularly that caUing expressly for the
e slr•
proagation of popular instruction, says : " On
the'wfinle, the discussion has made the Clikinber
Immo is itself and to the Ministry ; it has re-
assured the public mind by the moderation ob-
sarved by several orators who were still the objects
Of some mistrust ; it has given some wholesome

lessons to the Ministry, by proving that
and violence are not the means of guinin7 it. f,
ject; and it has been especially useful in signs'''.
ing the desire of reform and economy which
vades the Assembly, and which must be mti.t,
to without delay."
Le National argues, that the division on ti„
ensemble of the Address proves nothing in Go."
of ministers ; that the 73 who voted in the
It.
nority are only those who persevered with NI
de Tracy in requiring the word certitude N
inserted in the paragraph relative to Poland, t.,
that no definitive majority on either aide has roi
pronounced itself, inasmuch as, on one hand, 'the
Address has been carried by ministers by vii tue of
a compromise, and, on the other hand, a large ea.
jority opposed the rectification of the proces verba!,
and condemned the conduct of the minister in the
sitting of Tuesday.

L'Avenir.--"All the faults of M. Casimir Pe.
rier result from an irritable organization which he
is unable to controul. With all our institmier
it is peculiarly necessary that the mind of a
ter should have full power over the body which
animates. Richelieu and Napoleon thenr,.e:v
won'd be misplaced in our social situation. I:0.
according to, perhaps the most profound pa!;
Machiavel's reilexions, it is not sufficient for •
statesman to have genius ; that genius must ako
be specially adapted to the circumstances in r,•Li,!,
he is placed. At present persuasion alone CM
triumph, and he who has only force will be brokeii
in pieces."
_ _

La Gazette de France says, that the real cause
of the tumult was the irreconcilable division exist.
ing in the Chamber between two parties so equally
balanced, that the most trifling incident suffices to
turn the scale, and adds, that it proves that no
ministry affording any hope of stability can be
formed out of such a Chamber. The only remedy
is an appeal to France.
Le Globe.—ln reality the ministry is annulled.
With the existing disposition of the chamber it
cannot govern ; every night M. Perier is in doubt
whether the next day will see him minister; his
fate depends on a word, on a syllable. The sub-
stitution of un, tine, for le, la, is sufficient t
overthrow him. Only a fortnight has elapsed since
the chamber commenced business, and the mi-
nisters have already twice prepared for a change of
residence. Such an administration has its hands
tied—such a state of things is the most decided
anarchy. This situation cannot last ; for if anarchy
remains but a short time longer in the higher
parts of the social organization, it will affect the
whole, and society will be in a state of dissolution.
La Quotidienne says, that fear is the main po-
litical weapon of the ministry. Thus, when the
Chamber speaks of Italy, the ministry frightens it
with Austria; when of Belgium, England is the
bugbear ; and when Poland is mentioned, Austria,
Russia, and Prussia are represented as ready to
unite in devouring us if we move a step.
La Tribune also says, that the majority of the
Chamber has peeved that it is, like the ministry,
under the dominion of cowardly and abject fear.
Le Cormier Francais says, that the French
troops ought not to retire from Belgium until they
have secured the country in the possession of its
natural frontiers, since it is absurd to talk of the
country being protected by its neutrality, when
single battle gained would enable the Dutch to ad-
vance to Brussels, and then France will be called
on every minute to arm 50,000 men to repel tbs
invaders. The only way to protect Belgium is to
give it the means of protecting itself, which can
only be done by assigning to it its natura!
frontiers.

Fazigar Fuming, Palm, Aug. 17.—Five per Cents.
89f. 60c. Three per Cents. 58f. 50e.

BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 16, TUESDAY EVENING.—
A courier arrived here yesterday evening with des-
patches from London, which are considered of the
highest importance. Their contents have been
communicated to the King and the Government by
the British Ambassador. It is conjectured that
they relate to the introduction of the French
troops into this country, and to the occu•
pation of all its strong places by them, both
of which facts are supposed to be highly un-
satisfactory to Great Britain. The Belgian Minis-
try have holden several councils on the subject,and
have had various communications with Sir Robert
Adair and General Belliard. It is affirmed by
some of the influential members of the government,
that they cannot do without the French troops,
which are daily increasing, and which are to be
completed, to the number of 50,000 men.
Belgian government, now fully convinced of its
weakness, and fearful of another invasion on the
part of Holland, openly states its intention to
obtain the delay of those troops until a peace be
concluded. There are French troops to be sta-
tioned along the whole line of the Dutch fron-
tiers.

The Belgian government is much embarrassed
by the presence of the French troops, and by the
demands of the English government. There is
now no Belgian army of any force, and it is feared
that the French diplomacy, which irged the Priem
of Orange to attack this country, will throw such
obstacles in the way of establishing a peace be-
tween Belgium and Holland as will distract era
the conference itself. The Prussians at Aix-Is-
Chapelle have begun to make movements is
their army. The Governor of that city strived
here this morning, and has had interviews
with the French and English Ambassadors,
also with the Belgian Minister. PeePeratkm
are stated to have been made for the defence of
Aix-la-Chapelle, as if an attack on that city see
expected. The Dutch fleet near Antwerp has made
a retrograde movement, like the army. The gun-
boats have gone down the river, so as to be 00
longer in view of that city, It is also said, that
the four small Belgian trading vessels, taken last
week by the Dutch steam-boat on the Scheldt.
have been restored.

The lifotuteur Belge of this evening gives a kfr
they account of the pillages effected by the Dab
on their retreat from Louvain. They had 01111
reached Bautersetn on Monday morning. Thi
Emancipation, a newspaper altogether in the
French interest, is labouring to raise a party in
their favour; but the Belgians, if they could make
peace with Holland, do not wish to submit to
their yoke.
CAPTURE OF ST. MICHAEL'S, BY THE TROOPS
OF DONNA MARIA IL
COPT OF • =TM mom AN 0111Cla TO WI

LT.
Sr. MICR/1204 Ave.UIII.
4.—Oa Saturday it
we left the pert of Aagra, with cc expedition °I

1,500 men, commanded by Count Villa Flor, in
the direction of this island. Our squadron was
composed of 19 ships, 3 gun-boats, and 15 smaller
boats for the purpose of disembarking. When 1
say 19 ships, don't imagine they were ships of
„,,r, or large vessels, they were only schooners,
v nelitt, the admiral's being a schooner-brig of
mine 12-pounders, commanded by Auffdiener.
With this force we put to sea, in order to attack St.
Michel's, which was defended by 3,000 troops,
and a Portuguese corvette to protect the coast.
I'ew people would credit the temerity of the enter-
jee • but, fortunately, there was a British frigate
at anchor here, the Galatea, commanded by Sir
Charles Napier, who witnessed the whole, and who
sails to-day for England, and can bear witness of
the fact.
" On the following day (Sunday) we came in
sight of St. Michael's. On Monday morning, at
9, we began our landing on the northern coast, at
place called Achadinha, without resistance, there
I.wine• no troops at that point. Our landing, how-
e, ~r, was opposed by a force headed by a priest,
who threw down upon us large pieces of rock and
stones, which they had prepared for this purpose.
I'J:innately; however, no lives were lost, except
the priest's, who paid the penalty of his furious
zeal. receiving a ball which finished his career.
" Our forces united, and we began to march
about noon ; at two we met the advanced guard of
the ..tiiguelite army, composed of 300 Cagadores
And infantry, some militia, and a piece of artillery.
It was immediately attacked by two companies of
Cagadores, and routed, leaving in the field the
piece, and two captains, and eight soldiers dead,
and 20 men prisoners with all the powder in re-
s.rve. As we were all much fatigued, we halted
:o refresh and sleep. Tuesday morning, at day-
break, we began our march to Ribeira Grande, where
we knew the enemy was waiting for us with Ns whole
euitta force, in a chosen position. At 7, we dis-
covered the enemy's position ; and, in truth, I
must confess, if they had possessed courage and
constancy sufficient to hold out, they would have
given us work enough for five or six days, and
Cod knows what the result might have been. They
had in the field 2,600 men, eight pieces of artil-
lery, and two howitzers, the whole commanded by
a Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, named Silva
Reis, and we had only 1,500 men, as I said be-
fore, and a single gun, which we had captured
the precsding day, as our own could not be landed.
Our General divided his forces into two columns,
one to attack the road which they defended with
four pieces, and a large intrenchment which they
had made; the other, composed of the battalion of
the sth Cagadores, which was to attack the right
flank of the enemy.

" The Cacadores began the attack, and the ac-
tion
continued till two o'clock, without our being
able to force the road. At two, however, we made
a general attack with such desperation that the Mi-
guelitce could no longer keep the field, and began,
their Bight, leaving a great number of dead and I
wounded in the road, four field-pieces, and upwards
of sixty barrels of gunpowder. We entered Ri-
bei:a Grande at six in the evening, nearly at the
same time with the enemy, of whom a great
number were made prisoners. It was then con-
sidered necessary to give the troops some rest,
as they had marched that day above six leagues,
under a constant fire, and a heat of climate almost
insupportable, without food or water. At nine in
the evening news arrived that the city of Pont.
d'Elgado had the same day acclaimed the Queen
Donna Maria 11, that the Governor Prego had fled
on board an English ship ; and that many soldiers
were entering the city, and had given up their
arms.

" Thus you have, in a few words, the action of
the ever-memorable 2d of August, on which Count
Villa Flor gained a ♦ictory which will give him
fresh honour, not only for the valour he displayed,
but for his skill and courage in undertaking so bold
an enterprise with such inferior forces."

• NEWS FROM LISBON-THIS DAY.

LISBON, JULY 24.—The Supplement to the Correio de
Porto of the lath instant having published an essentially
incorrect account of the events of the 11th of this month,
relative to the entrance of the French squadron into the
Tagus, we are authorised to give the following summary of
these events:

On the 11th July, after two o'clock in the afternoon, al
French squadron, consisting of six ships of the line, three
frigates, and three corvettes, forced the great Bar, and en.
tered the Tagus. At four o'clock it anchored in a line from
the Tower of Belem to Lisbon ; meantime, the Government
of his Majesty having treated with Baron Rennin,
Commander of the squadron, hostilities ceased; and
on the 14th a Convention was signed, by virtue of
which France obtained, the reparation which it claimed.
Such is an exact summary of these events.

26.—The Board of Health has issued a► edict con-
taining regulations to prevent the introduction of the cholera
ruurbus, by intercourse with vessels from the Baltic. A
'imilar edict has bcen issued at Cadiz.

JULY 28.—The Board of Trade has ordered nodes to be
given, that as the hostilities with France have erased, and
the ships captured by the French squadron, as well as those
belonging to the Crown as to merchants, having been re-
stored, there is now no cause of apprehension for vessels
navigating under the Portuguese flag.--Lisbas Paper.,
July 30—(inelksive.)

theatrical scene exhibited in the Chamber of Pews
at Paris. There is nothing glorious in the pomp.
ous display of trophies, which are more than
compensated by those gained in 1813, 1814, and 1815 ; a
scene, in the midst of the Chamber of Peers, which has hi.
therto exerted itself to allay the spirit of fermentation, could,
at the most, only serve to influence the courage and military
ardour of a young prince, and gain him over to the party of
the notroessent, as it is called. The absurdity of this scene
could not escape the discernment of the French journals, and
they have blamed it with sufficient severity, to render any
thing further necessary.

FIONTIIIII or WALLACHIA, JULY 24 —The latest AP.
counts from Bucharest say, that the cholera has now
reached that city. Many of the principal &miles im.
mediately left it, and a great number of poor persons,
not belonging to the city, including all the jew ped-
lars, have been removed by the Government ; so that it may
be hoped, that the (Header will not rage with such fury as
it has done elsewhere. However, in the last 3 days the
number of deaths has increased from 8 to 40 or 50 daily,
and it continues to spread on all sides. As it is aheady ht
Krajowa, serious apprehensions are felt for Servia. Prince
Melosch has accordingly ordered a cordon along the frontiers
of his country towards Turkey.

Letters front Scutari Kay that Mustopha Paeha has again
attempted to act on the offensive; and that he has sent hie
harem through Montenejo to Dalmatia, intending to follow
it, if he should fall.--Allgenseine Zeitung, Aug. 12.

POLISH NEWS.-THIS DAY.

WARSAW, Aun. 6.—The Lithuanians, before
crossing the Russian frontier, protested against the
union of Poland to Prussia, and vowed never to
recognize the right of Russia over them. This
protest was signed by all the officers.
A Polish officer, just arrived at Warsaw, from
Podolia, says (according to the Covrrier de Var-
sovie) that a part of the insurgents of Podolia and
the Ukraine are uniting their forces on the frontiers
of Bessarabia, and will attempt to join other new
troops, perhaps even the insurgents of Owrucz.—
In the district of Konin, Wavodie of Kalish, the
Landaturm has been organised with great activity.—
Courrier des Bas Rhin.

WARSAW, AUG. 5.—1 am still without a word
from you, and know not how to account for it.
The bad news from Lithuania has been confirmed,
at least in part ; but the accounts the Government
have since received from the two generals, who
still remain and keep their ground in Lithuania,
are very cheering, and do not allow us to despair
of the success of our cause in that important
quarter ; far from it. This Government received
two days ago a courier from with the best
news, and perfectly official. The whole of the army is
gone to attack the Russians, under Paskewitsch.
The Gen.-in-Chief goes to-morrow morning, and I
go with him. If the Russians do fight and are beaten,
the victory will be decisive for our cause, as they
must either enter Prussia, or cross the Vistula
back again (not an easy task), and retire in Li-
thuania, where the whole population is in arms
against them, and where they can neither find
provisions or ammunition. I therefore again re-
peat, that a victory will be to us a decisive one,
the more so now that France and England, as well
as —t, have declared for us. If, on the con-
trary, we should be defeated, we shall come back
to our fortifications here, which I think the Devil
himself could not take, and there wait for events.
My conviction is, that we shall be victorious—
indeed, to me it appears impossible that it should
be otherwise ; but I am afraid the Russians will
not accept the battle, and will retire before us.
• The blank in the original bin cypher, and we have not
the key. We conjecture it to be Austria.—En.
t Cypher in the original ; suppose Austria.—En.

ST. PILTERSBURGH, JULY 30.—His Majesty
has received from Count Paskewitsch a detailed
report of the successful passage of the Vistula by
the Russian army.
Remained, July 29 . 1541

CHOLERA.

New Cues. Recoveries. Deaths.
July 29. 84 . 133 . 39
30. 91 . 121 . 66
31. 38 . 168 . 33
August 1. 44 . 144 . 38
Remaining phienia, of whom 332 are expec.ed to recover.
di. Petersburg Journal, August 3.