Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-02

his property, and, whatever may be his
intellect, or usefulness, or former stand
ing in society, the loss of his privilege
follows--a principle utterly at variance
with common justice, and repugnant to
the great doctrine Of natural equality
in which our institutions have their O.
rigin.
From tie Baltimore .7n,erica,, May 81.
We extract the following important
article from the New-York Evening
Post OF Saturday,
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.
We have been informed by a gentleman of
responsibility, and on whose statement we
can rely, that a treaty has been concluded be-
tween the French and Spanish governments,
by which the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico
are to be occupied, like Cadiz, with the troops
of the former nation. Of 10000 French sol
diers now in the West Indies, 5000 arc to be
drafted for Cuba, and 1900 for Porto Rico;
and tie garrisons now occupying these places
are to be disbanded, and sent to Spain or to
some other station. 4 Frenchman has been
appointed to succeed General Wives in the go
vernment of Cuba, which, with Porto Rico, is
to be held by the French, until the alarm arls-
ing from revolutionary principles, and from
the fear of INVASION, has completely subsidized.
Whether Great Britain will permit this ar
rangement to be carried into effect, remains to
be seen. She has from 1900 to $4,000
troops in her West India Islands, and a pow
erul naval force, equal at least to that offrance
and Spain. 1t is scarcely possible that so
great European force can continue long on
this station, without coming in contact with
each other; and if the views of the different
cabinets are not in unison, we may expect soon
to hear of some decided event arising out OF
the present uncertain state of affairs in this
quarter Of the world.
There is attached to this informa-
ton, in our opinion, some degree OF
probability. On various and plausible
pretexts, the French have been employ
ed in detaching naval and land forces
to their West India islands, but not in
sufficient numbers at time to awaken
the jealousy of the maritime powers
AS England has now recognized South
American independence, France, if the
above intelligence be correct, will be
enabled by the cession of Cuba, to COM
mand all ingress and egress from the
Gulph of Mexico. How far such an
arrangement will be submitted to on
the part of England and Of the United
States, forms subject of grave and
serious consideration for both cabinets
TO say nothing in behalf of the new
ly recognized republics. We cannot
think for moment that such a pro-
ject has received the concurrence OF
the English cabinet-it would be di-
rectly at war with the leading policy of
the ministry, more especially with
their recent recognition of the South
American republics. 1t will be in the
power of France, if this protest is car
ried into effect, not only to command
the Mexican Gulph, but also to send
men and military ordnance, and take
possession of Cuba for the ultimate re-
duction of the Mexican republic itself,
AN the powers uf Europe, with the eX-
ception of England, may have concur
red in this project, and have sanction
ed its adoption. The account from
the Evening Post states that the ar
rangement will last "unfH the alarm ari-
sing from revolutionary principles and
from the fear of mvasion has completely
subsidized" This is a high sounding
generality, embracing every thing, and
concluding nothing, which statesmen
understand perfectly well; but may it
not be an arrangement much more spe-
cifc and important. May not the
French cabinet, beholding one and ano-
Their and another If Ferdinand's South
American provinces, sliding away from
the imbecile grasp Of his royal fingers,
and knowing the exhausted state Of
his treasury at home-press for the
payment Of the sums expended in re-
Installing that prince on the absolute
throne Of his ancestors, and preserving
it for him by their garrisons; and may
not Ferdinand have coded the absolute
and entire sovereignty Of this island
in payment Of all such demands. In
the mean time possession must be
gained without alarming the fears of
foreign powers, and therefore French
garrisons are established in Cuba UNI
til the alarm arising from revolutiona-
ry principles and the fear of invasion,
have completely subsidized.
We have file of the ort-au-Prince
Feuiie du Commerce, down to the 9Th
inst. The following article in the latest
paper, is all that we find worthy Of no
tice. Phil Tim. Sentinel.
SIN the night Of the 5th and 9th of
this month public tranquility was dis
tnrbed at Port-au-Prince for few
hours. Some good women, under the
influence of blind superstition, be-
lieve that the period had arrived for the
accomplishment of various predictions
of their astrological councillors, about
the end Of the world, which the Devil
and his agents were to effect by ire
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