Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-02


the French Ministry, it will be seen, they
are in great trepidation respecting the
meeting of the Chambers. II is said,
that the sale of the remaining Church
Lands will not now be attempted. 1t Is
further minated, that, OH the one hand,
the Ministers will assume 10 themselves
tie credit of measures of liberality toward
the Clergy and the poorer emigrants, still
taking care TO have the distribution of the
national bounty themselves and on the
other hand, that they will make consldera-
bic efforts 10 get RIA of the personsiot too
marketla ROY alisn, eItheramong iiter own
Colleagues, or the subordinate authorities,
civil AMI military.
1t il now said, that the Gernanlc Diet
will not meet on the ftn OF neat month,
as before stated, and that It's opening will
be postponed Till next year. The Minis
tiers, however, have conferences III the
meantime The statement ofits having
been signtied that ii was not the intent-
ON of the Emperor of Russia 10 interfere in
the affairs of Germany, Is positively con-
tradicted.
O,,e o'ciock.-We have just received an
other letter from Paris, which says the
Quotidienne has been suspended, as an
Ultra-Royalist Journal and that the most
serious disasters are likely TO result from
the open contention between the Civil *
Military Authorities, at Lyons, Dauphiny,
&c. The letter shall be inserted to-lnor-
row.
This morning arrivcda mail from Ham
burgh. The following is the most renar-
kable piece OF intelligence by it;
Consta'ltinopfc, Sept. ID.
The arrival of the Russian fTisatc, the
Minerva, of "A guns, i'll this port from O.
Il IA it.r lin N
Minister, OH board, is considered here as
ii remarkable circumstance, becausehith-
crto the ships OF war OF all nations, have
not been allowed 10 pass through tie
Channel.
Letters from the North state, that the
States of America are al present negocia-
ting treaty OF Commerce with Denmark.
On Sunday se'nnight the Russian fri
gate Mercury, and transport Philadelphia,
arrived al Portsmouth, from SAINT Peters
burg, bringing 4 present from the Enipe-
ror Of Russia to tIe Prince Regent, OF four
fine pers an horses, d to the Princess Eli-
zabeth of four chests containing rare and
valuable pieces OF Statuary.
franhfcrt, Oci. 10.
The 18th instant, the third conference
took place OF the Ministers 10 the Diet
The question of the publicity OF the dis
principles have been adopted by the MIN
isters Plenipotentiary.--l IS not true that
al TINS conference, the Count de Buel
SchaucnsteIn, the Austrian Minister Pie
nIpotentlary, and President OF the Diet,
made speech. Their conferences are Ell
tlrely confidential. Ii Is also untrue, that
there has been any question as 10 admit
ting Foreign Ministers to the Diet. n
Journal has announced, and 1t has been
copied into others, that the Baron DAN
set, the Russian Minister Plenipotcntla-
nv, has declared that his court did not
wish 10 interfere in the affairs of Germa-
ny, and that his mission was simply con
fined to wilatrelated to territorlaiarrange-
inentS. IhlS assertion Is as destitute Oi
foundation as tile two preceding Stale
mentS.
Rome, Oct. l.
The alloeution of the Pope at the late
election OF Cardinals, contains some GU
rious facts respecting the state OF the
Christian Religion III CHINA. 1t seems,
that the jesuit Missionaries to that En-
pre- have recently undergone grIcyous
perseCutions-G Gabriel Duiresse, d French
Missionary, and Bishop of IraDaca, and
Vicar Apostolic ofthe province OF see 'Ie-
hucn for 80 years, has been put 10 death.
Having been banIshed by the Chinese 10
yerumcnt, lmpeled by religious ieryor ne
returned, but was soon discovered, & put
In irons. The MandarIEs then suddenly
affected much Kindness, ordering his
CHAINS TO be broken, aud OverN heimed
HIM with careSses. Bat, they had honey
in their mouths and poison in their hearts.
They boldly desired hint abjure iDs re-
ligion OH his side, he spoke or the iutili-
tv of the Chinese rites and extoled the
Christian dognas. The periidlous Man
darins had concealed two persons beDnd
tile partition, who wrote down tie Bisii-
OPS words. All accusation was cOnse-
uuentiy drawn up, and tie Bishop was ia
ken before the Vlce-itoy, who being
sworn enemy 10 all Christians cOude nned
him immediately 10 die. In all instant,
tins respectable old man was stripped OF
his robes, and led forth 10 tie place OF
execution, where an immense crowd was
assem- bIed Thirty three Christians, whom
no torInents could divert from tie true
faith, were led out at the same time, sur
rounded by exccutlOners and Instruments
of torture-Ail OF them were then told,
that they must abjure the Christian Ecll-
gion or undergo the punishment OF the
cord.
With heroic foriitude all refused to re-
nOunce their SAVIOUR, aud beseeclIed
the Bishop to give them absOlutlOn and
his hast bcnediction. The Bishop grant
cd TIER reque-t, aud after urging them
to follow his example with iirmness, lald
his head on the block, aud The execution
er, at one blow, severed 1t from his l. sdy