American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-16

:, The French minister Of war has published letter
honorably exculpating the 72d regiment of artillery
from any participation in the conspiracy of Nantes
The minister considers that all fears of an internal
commotion IN France have wholly subsidized.
The debates on the various parts of the law res.
pectlng the press in France, have finally closed in
the chamber of deputies. The votes on the adop-
ton oil the law, were ayes, 219, nays 1877, majority
l82.
Some doubts are entertained whether the laws
restricting the press in France, would be adopted by
inc chamber OF peers, as they have passed the
chamber of deputies
The continental papers are devoid of much inter.
est. An article dated Frankfort, Feb IL, says that
Prince Cantacuzene was on his way to St Peters.
burg, charged with mission the part of the pro.
yisional government of Greece, established at Ar
gos to implore the support of the emperor Aexan.
der, Tor the independence of the Greeks; and to
submit to the Russian government the decision
agreed to by the congress of Argos, on the subject
OF The introduction OF monarchial constitution
the basis OF which are only to be established with
me consent OF the great European powers. Letters
from vienna announce that great events may be
expected IN March and that war between K ussia
and the Porte appears inevitable; but a thousand
letters have said so before.
Inc spanish cortes have recently decreed that all
spanish vessels employed in the slave trade are to
be iorieited and the owners filters out masters and
officers, condemned to ten years. labour on the
public works All foreigners entering Spanish ports
with slaves on board shall be liable to the same PEE
naties and all slaves found on board shall be set
Tree. We trust these regulations will be seriously
Carried into effect.
Letters from Cadz make great complaints of the
insecurity oil their commerce, owing to the bold
depredatlons OF the South American prvateers,-
which are, 1t appears, carried on close to the Span
ssh coast ITSELF A valuable cargo had been captur-
ed only three miles from Cadz.
SITUATION OF IRELAND.
The state of unhappy Ireland continues to grow
more and more deplorable. We cannot possibly
give extracts this evening; and must content our
selves by stating briefly, that murders, robb-r
and burnings ecome more frequent every week !;
and the commission of these cr continues to
De attended by the most aggravated circumstances.
In the mean time the strong arm Of the govern
ment has thus far been eXerted in vain, to repress
the blood chilling ourages.
The special commission at Cork had lust closed
their session and on the last day. sentence of death
was passed on thirty .fUe offhe White Lovs Many
were sentenced to be transported Some of the
worst OF the offenders ordered Tor an early ex
eculion; and it was distinctly stated that the par
donIng power would not be extended to one of them
unless change effected in the disposition and
conduct OF the people, so that tranquility should be
restored Three OF the thirty FIVE were recommend
ed to mercy by the Jury.
The following paragraph appears in the Gazette
de France AT a masked ball which took place at
Cassel on the 5lst OF January, the Prince ROYAL
being pursued ny several masks, and apprehenslve
OF being recognized, changed masks with bis valet
de chambre. The latter was accosled by the per-
sons who had followed the prince, and had the i'm
prudence to accept from them glass OF grog He
was immediately taken Ill, and expired the next
day The letter of the 9th of February, which an
nounces this event. states that up to that day no ira.
ces had been discovered Of the parties implicated in
this crime.