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POLITICAL REVIEW.
1toan the Liperhool Chrosicle Of Dec. 9.

Letters from Gottenburgh report that an
embargo has been laid Oil all Swedish yes
sells in the Russian ports The Gottenbur gh
mail brought Hamburger papers TO the loth
uls. The Swedish consul at Copenhagen has
been arrested for corresponding with capt
in the English fleet. The king OF Sweden
has, in consequence, confined the DANISH
consul to his house at Malno.
BY an article from Trieste, we learn that
the French troops hitherto stationed 1T lstrla,
anG the whole Of Venice, are iseai3,f az Iii
motion to proceed to kDalmatia, by forced
marches. Tie fate of Turkey will not, we
apprehend, much longer be subject OF spe-
ScuIalion merely. The lightning from the
eyes of the French eagiemay soon be expect
ed to dim the lustre of the Turkish crescent.
We contemplate, in the downfall of the pre-
sent system, the melioratisn OF the people OF
Turkey. They have been too long consider
edsas the appendices to the soil, and their ex-
istence of no further importance than as be-
ing the property Of tie government.
Y The grand duke Constantine IS about 10 VI
sit sBonaparte at Paris.
The negotiations between France and Aus
tria were finally concluded at Fortsinb'eau on
the 9Th October. Couliers were according
ely sent TO Brannau and Si!esia, with orders
for the French troops to return to France.
Ad,ices are said to have been brought from
Lisbon, which state an extraordinary counsel
was conyoked on the night OF Tie I'm ult.-
The prince regent is said on that occasion to
have revoked all the cdicts which the hope OF
appeasing Ecnaparte had induced him TO Is
sue against US. The Portuguese ailDassa-
dor has beer ordered to quit Madrid IN TWEEN
ty-fonr hours.
About sixty persons have been apprchend-
cd in Spain implicated in the late cons piracy,
several Of whom have been Eeheaded y
mong these are the duke de Aedlnaceli, the
duke de L'Infantado, and the marquis &c Las
A4liralas These were all persons OF very
eminent distinction, and OF considerable infu-
cnce. Berthier is said to be at Madrid, and
the first column of the Fncnch army &c Eaye
reached Lisbon.
We this day present our readers with the
Russian declaration, and thc message CT the
president 10 the Congress of the u States CT
America These papers are filled with heavy
charges against oIr government, and VIII iui-
nisf ample matter for mutual attack and re-
elimination when the parliament meet. He
offensive conduct Of Ills County, Is ast ribed
by hoththesc powers not sole!v 10 ciroun-
stances which we're Wittia.ts,t t2dtT0 a TO
existing ministry, but to csose go
ated in the preceding .4.r.la2s'fs.is:
want Of co-opcration IN y1oE 1Tsc III. q - 60
in favor of Russia; while fnga,e % aaf,als
with France, is alleIgcd 49, -
idle expedition tC Cl]ci3OS AY.l&, Is ite t.4t'LG
Egypt goes towards hllj9g the r1egza12 o.
leproacii wiiti, which W. arr charge.
Whatever is orr opinion respecting lie
Danisa expedition, We have reason 10 &AEk
tho. Russia would Lave i.und other canSes OF
quarrel agaiYs1 Us, This has no doubt accel-
Grated the business, Ne sincerely regret
that such a calsn,ity has befallen Us, especl-
ally at a time when no less than hity EIlush
vessels are in the Russian ports, and prevent
ed by the. rigor of the season from leaving
that country. A more serious calamity could
hardly have betalIen us. From every port ln
the continent Age are thus at last excluded -
Sweden alone remaining to ag}lQYate, by It's
il.feriority IN the contrast the sense CT the
important injury inflicted CT us, OF which tie
whole continent besides presents SO impress
I've en evidence.
Our country is, at the present, in vcly
awful situation: Lot very tlssimldr to Whist
it was in the early part of the year 1901, when
the last northern confederacy was formed
against us but there is no reason to expect
that any similar events will intervene to dissi-
pate the impending storm. The power of
Bonaparte was then immature it y now FIX
ed. Prussia and Austria were then indie
pendent powers they are now subject TO
France. At that period Denmark was reiuct-
antly dragged into the league by France and
Russia. The injustice of England has now
rendered her the jealous and willing ally of
France, tie inyeterate enemy Of this country.
Russia was then governedb by a furious mad
mn. ON whose conStancY Eo reliance could !