Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-18

LONDON, Apr. 26.-Dutch and Elan.
ders mails have arrived this 1, orning.
They are principally filled with state
menis relative 10 the meditated attack
upon the person of the emperor Alexau-
der, last November ; but they do mol add
much to our STOCK of previous informa-
lion upon the subject. The chief con
iriver of the plot is said TO have been one
Laborde, an eX-French officer, bnt who
has hitherto found means OF Guiding the
search of the police. The trial OF The
conspna,ors was appointed To commence
on Saturday sast; but as there were a.
Dove forty witnesses 10 examine. II was
thought the preliminary business would
occupy sac time OF the court till i0mor
row. The accused are five in number :;
tour Frenchmen and one Belgian.
The following extract Of letter, dated
CadIz, March ID, is more explicit than "a
ny recently received from that quarter
concerning the cApeGIuomS, and is believed
10 present d correct view OF HE sources
whence the funds are TO be supplied for
nthng them out, together with their nu-
merical strength, and proba bic anticipa-
ton of the objects To be effected by them.
HE writer is, however erroneous in sup.
posing that the United States have enter
ed mtO any stipulation concerning the
mcricau treaty tor receiving The FlOridas,
which has been laid before the senate, is
wholly silent on the subject: aud their
treaties, by The constitution, never contain
any secret articles:
Fine naval force which is TO be sent
tO the South Seas Is TO be doubled, and 1t
Is therefore To consist of two line of battle
ships and two irigates, which are 10 carry
as many troops as possible, aud to sail as
soon as they can be got ready. twenty
thousand men are to he embarked i'm the
Transports, as well those belonging to the
'Peniis ula, as those already arrived or still
expected from England and France. They
are destined forihe River Plate, TO occupy
Monte Video and airack Buenos Ayres in
couIuction with the Portuguese, il thai
can be brought about, and for which Oil
venZa and lis territory, occupied in 1909,
Is to be restored 10 them. The cessinn OF
the Floridas viii not bring any money into
the public treasury, because the 5 COO, 900
OF dollars are 10 be paid to the creditors
Of Spain III the United states the princi
pal advau,as ~ which Spain obtains BY This
cession Is the engagement on the part of
the u. ). not to acknow ledge nor favori the
md pendencs OF Buenos ASres. The
funds for fitting out the expeditions are.
III the first place, the IL, 900, 600 offrancs.
which France has paid 10 the Spanish
government, for The purpose Of dividing
among the Spanish subjects, who have
claims in France, and which the king
keeps under the denomination ola forced
loan, recognizing the respective iudiyidu-
ais as creditors of the state. In the Sc.
cond place; II is expected 10 obtain the
Whole or part i The 20,0OO,O39 francs.
which France is 10 pay TO Spain as her
share III the contribution imposed by the
allied powers III 1919. This money is de
posted bu, France refuses To deliver il
up until Spain shall nave paid the French
subjects " hu have suffered by The seizures
and cOnfscatlnns OF their properly in
Spain during the war; King Ferdinand
has promised 10 pay, bat has no; vet done
IL, there being no money IN the treasury.
In The third place, we rely principally on
the funds OF the board Ot merchants, who
have taken charge OF the whole man.
agemeni Of the expeditions, on condition
Oi their having The absolute controul of
every thing, without any interference on
the part Ell The ministry of war this has
been granted through necessity, and for
their remuneration, 3 per ceut. on the
whole produce of This custos house has
been assigned 10 them. We hope that
these combined resources will furnish rs
with lie means OF despatching all lbe ex-
petitions.
LONDON, April 29.--The French Chamber Of
Peers has passed law sanctiOning for G.ed
period the monopoly of tobacco. BY a majority
OF i25 voices tui2. report was read 81 M.
Roy on Saturday last, from The commission APP
pOinted 10 examine the accounts presented by
the Kings Ministers of the eXpehces III their
several departments. The reporter Condemn
cd in severe language the undHtuorA ed prac-
tice ~hIc CHI has hitherto prevailed, of advancing
money from the pubic Treasury on account OF
services not yet provided Tor by lIN There
advances appear 10 have recently amounted
T. $50 000.0Ooi. Ii is "a cnrious ctfcumSta ace
e oUgii that the reporter OF this jdance COM
pinee, in following up his anim&dverssns on
The former subject, by "A review OF the embar-
ras ments of 1917 sub Joined pretty sharp re.
moHstrance to the French Chancellor of the
TXclequer, on the mIschievoUS improVidence
ei the several treaties which be had COO GUIDED
for the sake of alternating those e,u1arrass-
ments, aud particularly for Kis treaty with the
Bank Of France the most Oppressive OF them
sil.' " The public fSrtUfe," said NJ. Roy,
- ought not thus to be ahsndOned 10 the inter,
es: and faith ofindividusis !"
One error was for a long time very preya-
Gent, aud mi ght have becn adyautageousiy dis |
PEELED before now, Wig. that what is termed
Fhe" liquidation IossJ had been given chiefly
30 Foreigners, to the exclusion OF the French |
capitalists. II is provided, however, by the !
present report. that of 6 IS 100000 sterling
X2J,0)0,000 had besn negotiated by French |
men, aud me rem9.nder Only bH foreign hou-
SEES. The excess 81 the expenditure beyond |
the Snms voted TOR lSi5-i6-i7 aud ISIS, was
not more than a5Jut 2,3OJ ,0OD francs.
The discdssio1 was then resumed and spec !
Oily adjourned, fn the project respecting the |
pres.
Yesterday was day of perfect stagnation |
on the Stock exchange, the consequences OF |
ghp important communication from Govern I
bent not being a. yet we Imagine. completely |
nndeTstootI EXcbeqner bills did not mount |
n cd ~ g
Chief LcFd ofthe Treasury and the CDancel- |