The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-23
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

Paris papers TO the oath of January, and
| lIavre to the 18th, have been received at
New-York. The Ncw-York Gazette fur.
niShes the following extracts:-
Mr.. Somervllle, who was appointed by
President Adams, Charge Affairs to Swo-
den, and went TO France in the irigata
Brandywlne, died at Paris, and was buried
at La Grange Jan. 10.
The remains of Marshall Suchet were
Inferred at Paris on the 23d of January.
All the ministers attended the corpse TO
the grave.
Letters from Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
to the middle of Jan. states that very cold
weather sat in few days before, and thss,
shipping were all frozen up. .-
RUSSIA. Letters from Petersburgh fos
the 9th OF January, received in Pus
states that the oath of fidelity to Nicholblic
had been taken at Moscow. The .garritusa.
and civil authorities at Warsaw, S.~A
oath OF fidelity on the I'd. ThSe
Duke Constantine, who administer 10y 90
oath to the Russian Guard, in person&
the house for the first time since the dea,
Of his brother. The Polish Senate recciv-
ed the oath in the Castle and the civil au-
thorties in their respective departments.
The .Noniter Of Warsaw, of the %, pub
fishes two proclamations by Nicholas ofthe
18th and 25th December. In the first he's
announces his succession TO his brother in
all his rights as Emperor of Russia and
King of Poland; and swears fidelity to the
Polish Constitution, which he says shall
not be altered.--ln the second he Directs
the course Of administration not to be in-
terrupted, and justice administered in his
name. All the different functionaries are
confirmed in their situations.
A Ie Deum was chaunted at Warsaw on
the Sd, OH the occasion of The accession OF
the pew Emperor, and funeral service
performed in memory Of the deceased
Emperor. 1t was reported that Constan-
tine was to leave Warsaw on the 4th for
st Petersburgh.
The death the Empress of Russia, at Ia.
ganrog, was reported.
The Count d'Orgaz has been appointed
by the king of Spain, as Envoy Extraordi-
nary to compliment the Emperor Nicholas
on his accession to the throne.
The Duke of Wellington is said to be-
preparing for a mission of congratulation
to st. Petersburgh.
a Liverpool letter ofthe 21st says:-"A
failure of l0O,0ON. took place to day, and
very gloomy apprehensions prevail-indeed
many think that the times are as bad as o,-
particularly for all mercantile opera
tions."
JANUARY lS. General LAFAYETTE. who
dined at Nj. Laftte's on the day when tho
prize for poem en- his voyage to Amer
ica was conferred on NJ Labat, has return
cd to Lagrange to make preparations fer
the reception Of the remains of NJ. Somer.
vile, American Charge des Affairs at the
Court Of Sweden. who came to Europe
with him in the Brandylrine, and who in
his last moments expressed desire thas
his body should be inferred at the seat OF
the General, his friend.
French PAPERs.-The Presidents
Message to Congress at The opening ofthe
session, is published entire in the Journal
des Debates. 1t may crafty some Of our
readers to see some of the reflections upon
1t of NJ. de Chateaubriand. We extract
the following passages from long art.
Gle: TRennrtorv
The annual Message Of the President OF
to be studied by our politicians, our states.
men, our representatives, we may even go
farther, by our princes. This study be-
comes agreeable, when instead of tho
military rudeness Of Colonel Monroe, the
style of this document offers the diplomat
lc wisdom, the polished manner, and tho
! philosophical tone of Mr.. Quincy Adams.
This message exhibits first the foreign
polcy.-lt is altogether pacific, but firm
and noble. The principal object of tho
! U. States is TO obtain universal freedom
and reciprocity Of commerce it is their
interest as very active maritime nation,
and Notwithstanding those restrictions
which are made necessary for the inter-
est of manufactures in European States,
1t Is probable that this principle will rrad..
ually become predominant over all the
civilized world. We see with regret that
the commercial treaties between France
and America are only provisional. We
see with pleasure America declaring tlas
the pirates of the Archipelago only abuse
the Greek flag, without any fault on the
part OF the government Of the Pelopones-
sus. This appears to us more noble and
more Just than the severe rieasures pre-
Scribed 10 the French and Austrian sGua-
drons. We are not as'onishcd. but we are
! grieyed to see something feeble in the er-
forts OF the Amcricun navy To repress the
horrible traffic in h'anlu blood, on lie
western coasts Of Africa the existence OF
slavery in some OF the american States,
explains the embarrassment in which the
central authority finds itself, and the yio-
len: though powerleSs declarations ofuc
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