Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-24
F0NEXGS.


The Royal Snciely OF Letters. al Paris,
oil which all the cabinet are members,
has proposed IN sitting, at whica Cha
teaubriand presided, a gold medal worth
1900 francs, as prize Tor the best poem
on " The French army in Spain," and
another of the same value for the best
E" Discourse on the advantages Of Legiti-
macy.
When Napoleon came back trum-
plant from some OF his vast and pen-
did campaigns, there was at least a
ground work of reason and truth for the
adulaliln and paesns directed to him
from every quarter oi his empire. But
in the case OF the Duke d Angou leme-
when it is considered whal we're the cha
racter and amount OF the force opposed
to him; by what means he vanqnlshed
= nerals and statesmen; ihrcug'. what
influence iortresses were surrendered to
him in what condition he hes left the
degraded nation which was first involved
III the hercest intestine strife, that he
nigh, march and lord over II in securi-
~; when all this is considered, his re-
ception al Psris-" the trans orts OF ioy
which agnaled Immense mu itndes at
sight oil the august delivrrel IF Spaln,"
- the martial air OF The Prince to whom
was contde the safely oi S.am and he
repose OF Europe" the arches and s'a-
tues raised To him, and the vreaths Of
victory with which they were Covered-
can produce at a distance only he effect
OF burlesque. 1t is os, solemn de.
clarCd that " his inc fable goodness, Ills
military talents, his vaIor and his virtues,
Will 1--we forever in the breast o. every
Cas,llian." The Journal Des Dthais
says, that LOUIS the 18Th as h. proeeed-
cd IN his carriage, with the Duke Nv his
side, was " radient with glad, ess nd
heahh," ray0nnant de Joic and de sante,
and that ever and aeon, ht eXi, Dde his
hand to The hero Of France and .Shun,
who raised it to hls lips. VIII how
spec,," adds the official reporter, :. did
not the conquerer pre- $ torw ard to hum
bic his glory before that throne Winch is
the sourc. of all glory as of all power"
The clouds withheld heir contents, lest,
Oh the happy day, the sensiblliiy of the
Prince might be wounded by the idea
thai his triumph should expose the
health OF the women, children, an old
men who formed part of his escort. Ii
is directly affirmed tina, Providence or.
dalncd miracle, in regard TO the wea-
ther, that the happiness OF the victorious
lr ader nityb t he "a ihnut a llnv
The French Courier who was des-
patched from PARIS, to inform the EN-
peror OF Russia OF the deliverance OF 1he
King OF Spain, found his Imperial MAJ
,esty at Novomirgorod, Just as lie was
about to review a considerable corps Of
cavalry The Emperor WIS enchanted
with the news to such degree, tina, no
immediately bestowed a diamond ring
on the courier" An Odessa article Of
The 7th November, states, that the Rus
sian Emperor, III consequence oi the
success OF Lord Sirangtord's nego,ia.
ions with The Porte, had sent an agent,
"a de Minciaky, to Cons an,inopfs, 10
cooperate with bis lordship. The E,c-
pelor insisted upon the evacuation K
Moldsvls and Wallac il. Dur re-
served the Greek question f5r The deli.
6erations Of all the Allied courts, vho
are 10 settle The manner Of treating it.
HIS first chamberlain, grand chane elIor
OF all he Russian orders, arrived III Pa
ris on the Is, December.
The text OF the treaty between Turkey
and Persia, is given in the French pa
pers of the Sd December. IT, the pre-
amble it is alledged that the interests of
the religion Of Islam commanded re.
cancellation between the two countries.
The treaty was brought about ty Tho
agency of England! The sovereign of
Persia is styled" the king OF kings,
the sultan, the son Of sultan, The con-
queror, The ruler OF Persia, &c."-and
The Turkish monarch" the protector of
the faith, ruler by sea and land, the sui
tan, the son OF sultan, the cnpqueror,
the emperor of the Ouomans," &c.
The Madrid official Gazette of the
Oath November. replies s,urdily to the
articles of the London Courier, respect
ing the independence OF the late Spanish
colonies in America. 1t asks if a Colo
ny is sovereign state Of right and in
fact, as soon as it can maintain itself in
independence, VIVA, would Engl land say,
if Ireland were to rise in instruction,
and keep herself independent for some
years, and it other powers should then
hasten to acknowledge her as a sove-
reign state!
The Marquis of Marialva, ambassa-
dor OF Portugal, near the Court of France,
d;ed at par;c rs aDoDlovy m ,La o.