The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-04-21
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

f0hn. ibr hN hDOi IL tlc new Ming,
was proclaimed the day alter The cemife
Of the old King His Msjeay immedi-
ately ilued proclamation, lamenting
in the itrongea terms, the death of his
projection, and recitIng the circumitan-
c4s OF his own unanimous election IN
1910, TO the dignihsd itaticn Of Grown
Prince. On the 7,h of Feb. the States
of the realm were afembled, and the
King having folemnly engaged to main
tain the laws Of the country, received
she oaths of allegiance, from the repres
fentatiyes of the people.
An attempt has been made in Paris to
sfIafinate The Duke of Wellington. On
the night of the 9th of Feb. as he was
returning 10 his Hotel, a piffol hot was
fred, which neither touched him nor the
carriage Search has been made in vain
for the afafin. he Duke had received
the congratulations of all the Foreign
Miniifers and French Nobility.
On the 73d of Feb. at Paris, confer
ence was held at the hotel ofthe Englilh
Ambahador, at which the Duke of w Ell.
lington, the Ambadadors of Rulia,
Pruaia, Spain. Naples. and fevcral other
Minilters Of foreign powers,were prelent.
The object of the meeting is aforementioned.
The projected marriage of the Duke of
Clarence with the Princess of Denmark
would not take place the Duke was TO
be married to Miss Wykeham. tthe rich
heiress, having received the fanction of
the Prince Regent. The Duke had loft
his fon. Capt. Henry Fitzclarence.
The Gazette of AK La Chapelle, re
peats the report, tina, Maria Louisa, the
Elk Empress. may be expected in London
in the course of the ensuing fpring.
A London paper of the 23d OF Febru-
AIRY ita,es, that the Elk Emperor Napo-
leon is very i'll of liver complaint.
The fate dfefs in which IJoieph Bons
aparte appeared as Sovereign of Spain,
at his frff evee, is at this time expofed
for fale in the window Of an old clothes
flop at the wet end of London. The
coat is Of the 6neft blue cloth, mott fu-
perbly embroidered in gold down all the
leans, cuffs, collar and pockets, with oak
leaves and acorns. and il is faid originally
70 have colt between two and three hun
dred pounds
II is ifated in one Of the London pa
pers, that Sir Richard Croft, the celebra-
red accoucheur of the Princess Charlotte.
put period to his exiftence on the I3th
Feb by fhooting hinfelf,
The Sun conuadicts the rumours of
intended changes in the miniffry.
'rhe London papers are principally 81
led with the debates in Parliament.
A petition had been presented from
the Mayor, &c. of the city of Cork,
PRAYING the house TO take into conGdera
ton the afflicted fate of that city, and
the country in general, 10 confequence
of the fever. which ragged 10 an alarming
exteat and that they food in much need
of relief.
The Sun, miniiterial paper, con
.ains PreGdent Monroe's official commu.
nication 70 Congrels, respecting the oc-
cups,ion of Amelia Iiland, with very Sc
we're remarks, condemning the PRECEDENT
for ambition and Thrift for the extenGon
oftbs territories Of The United States
The Globc observes, that accounts from
Madrid afIert, tina, new ard confdera-
Die expedition is preparing againf the
South America independents, and hopes
are cofdently expreded that the crazy
ard i'll constructed fhips lately purchased
fror RufTia will reRore the supremacy
of the Spanish flag on the feas now
warming with the Patriot cruisers. IF
the court of Madrid were as we'll
apprized of the real efficacy of lhofe
ships as the workmen in Portfmouth
dock yard, its expectations might proba.
bly, be not little diminifhed.
Ii is rumoured in the Madrid Gazette,
that TIE King of Spain would repair to
the expected Congrefs of Sovereigns.
German papers fate, thar great vic.
tory has BEEN obtained by the Turkifh
government over the Wechabites.
From The London Courier.
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