Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
FROM EUROPE.

They contain little additional Intelligence .,c
Importance. Great damage had been consed
IN all parts of Great Britain, by storms and
neavy rams, the details of which ill the pa
Pers. ihe Thames was swelled To a greater
height than ever before known. The wharves
ana streets OF London, on its borders, were
completely overtl0wed, and the wafer. in MANY
oiihe houses,was upwards ofthrce feet in deptb.
The king ofFraDce had been affected with n
partial arrangement, but was recovered. and
aDie 10 transact business. The Presidents
speech had been received, and was published
IN the English papers with comments of ,,en.r-
al appreciation. The particulars of Intelligence
respecting the state of affairs in Ireland and
on the continent, will he found in our extracts.
r american.
LONDON, Dec. 3l.-We have seen the COPY
OF a letter received at Paris from CONSTANT
nople, which is dated on the 9th ult.. the dav
on which, according to the French journals,
the assassination of the Sultan is said TO have
taken place. That eventual not occurred on
iNat day, but there had not been any nopular
cominolon, or movement of the sOl(ijery that
could place the life of the sultan In iconar,lx,
Frequent conferences h ad taken place on The
nth and preceding days, between the English
and Austrian Ambassadors and the Ministers
OIL the Forte, at which the Sultan himself was
present; and hopes are expressed that his re-
iuctalice 10 accept the Russian mtimotur. NAV
nave been surmOunted. Nothing. however,
had been decided, aud the question of ne,c.
or war remained in the greatest uncertaintv
Letters have been received from Odessa.
ny way oil Paris, dated the Cd inst. STATING thai
ires!i massacres nave taken place al CONSTANT
nope. Inc vessel which brought the ac-
count OF them arrived in six DAYS from that
capital. No mention is made in them of the
report current some days ago, that the Sultan
mad been murdered, and that the head of the
JanIssares exercised the powers of govern
ment.
Oar private Correspondence from Spain, rs
wen as the public journals, which reach to the
l4iil inst are of tranquiizing character: at
least they point out the way to present peace
ana an arrangement. The dissolution of the
hinistrj' respecting whchpubiic dstrugt was
eNcited, appears to be unavoidable The Com
mission appointed by the Cortes to examine
The subjects treated of in his Maiestv's mes
sage presented Two reports-,n open and n seal
ed one the first being disposed of in way
satisfactory, we should suppose to the Grown
ltseH-tne latter was opened and read in a sit
ing ct the 18th inst 1t summed up the errors
oi Mhisters-strongly recommended their
uismlssal--and recommended that ,he Cortrs
should second any efforts of his Ma.
lesiy TO this end the initiation of all acts rest
lng with the Crown during the sitting of the
Extraordinary Cories.
Letters from Leipsic, dated December 49,.
State, that an account had been received there
OF grand council held at Petersburph. and
presided by the Emperor Alexander, at which
Nccislve measures were adopted with respect
the Forte. Ont breaking up of the coun-
GU, several couriers were despatched to the
south provinces of the Russian empire.
l".S' rec. 24-Nothlng yet appears fixed
GppIieH in ho r.e;f;
French ministry. On Saturday there was n
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies. hut no
question was moOted on which trial of ministe
RAJ strength, or Of party politics, could take
pace. Tie right side mustered in great
force; the Liberals were at their post. and FIN.
centre was nearly deserted. Ali the letters
commercial as well as political. from the
cities ofthe north of Europe, such as Berlin.
PetcrsburSh, Riga, and Leipsic, speak of war
between Alexander and the Porte as no longer
doubtful. The funds of Russia and the rate
vi exchange on that empire, have in conse-
qucnce been Affected at Frankfort and Paris.
i on viii have received, by the ordinary
post, Madrid papers and letters to the 18th
INST. and the French government Journals of
thls morning will supply you with the usual
assortment OF anarchical disturbances and re.
FO'ullOnary movements. 1t is needless TO
nenilou, that The former are as silent on those
disturbances and movements as fine accounts
., inc nlfer are exaggerated s. alarming The
SOrtes nave displayed much irTnness, wis.,
uoin ADD temper in their deliberations and de-
cIsion on the state of AndaIusia. | have seen
letters from Madrid ofthe 5th, two DAYS later
ihan those of the ordinary courier. Every
lnin5 was then quiet. change Of ministry
though highly probable, was not then finally
decided on.
Paris, Dec. 27-Yesierday. in the chamber
OF deputies, ministerial vice president was
elected In opposition to NJ. d. Lalot, an ultra
royalst candidate, who was Supported nv the
lett side. Nj. de Cazcs has at last given in his
resignation as ambassador to England. The
following strange story is current here rs the
cause ot this resignation: Ii is said that no has
hken THIS step, not so much in CONSEQUENCE
OF the change of ministry, rs in consequence
OF a conversation which the King afEnrlsnd
hau with the authorities at Calais on his wav
~ Hanover. When dining there with fhr
DUKE de Charities and NJ. de Jnrilhac. tho
hing asked the former who was to BE minister
y, fiaacc az his court in the room of NJ. dc
Cazes' The Duke said he did NOT know any
tnhg OF the matter. Then, turninr fo thg
General, his majesty asked If he knew who
was 10 ne ". de CAFES Successor. The son,c
reply followed i. was OF course co,,
Guided that, whoever was 10 BE- French a.,
bassador in London his majesty did NOT ,.r
occt to see VI. de Cazes return In he lor,,,.',.
functions. NJ dc Blacas is spoken of as the
i..ure aInDassador, and his place viii be sup
pned at Rome by NJ. Laval BIon,morepcy
VINO was lately Ambassador at MadgiI