The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-06
FOREIGN INrE.LLIGEsc..
From the n. y. Cuar.et.
DESIGNS OF AJsTRIA.

! Previously 10 The French Revolution, aIs'ri5
was in poss ssion of Lonbafdy and peiiiun
uf the Val enr. On the An iatic she po.ses.,.d
bat on. port. Trieste. iilyila ard Damalia lh4,,
btlonged to Yenice. NoW Austria pusses>cs
Venice aud all the former continental PROV
inces of Fencr--one of the Descendants OF X, :
doph of Hapsbsrg is es,abl shed Ia Tuscany.
and another ~ Alodena, ouce the hernaee Of
the fallen House of Este. Parma is in lie lands
Of the daughter OF Austria, The widow Of hap0-
icon. b. glance al the map of Italy, IL viii
be seen thai Austria now possesses one third OF
the surface and pnpuaion ol Italy The
French Editors charge ner with design Of Oh
! tanning possess ON vi the duG,inlon OF the KIM
o Satdlnia, on the death of the reigniug sove-
reign, under the pretcxl oI he Prince OF Ga,i,.
nsno not being descended, by the rnother's sire
i from Sovereign House. The gtound is tao,
stated by the J0mnni DIES Dcbnts -" The elder
| branch Ut the House of savoy has no male chd.
dren the daug liter 81 The King OF Sardinia has
married the Duke of Modena. The Younger
branch of the House of Savoy is continued IN
the person OF the Prince Of Garignano. His
rights, in the order OF succession TO the Crown
are incontestibe but lie is reproa ched with do.
scendtng from marriage contracted with tho
daughter of "A gentleman OF good family bni not
of Sovereign house 1t is wished to exclude
from The heritage OF his fathers a FRINGE who il
called 10 b, the rig his OF blood aud rase from
! the rank OF Sovereign Handles the noble race If
| Savoy, 50 ffrtHe ~ great Princes aud in or,at
Captains
The interests Of France are in danger. ne,
claims the journal dSs De6ais, and thus II ,ra.-
| sons
of the Austrian troops were 10 occupy Airy
andiia. Genoa, Nicr Iurin aud CHAMBER.
France would he open TO them : they mielt
penetrate into the heart ofthe Kingdom Dao-
phiny, Lyons, would be detenceiess aud ,nr
los, of OF this city would endangtr Provence.
Lanenrdoc the Bourdonnias, and Bugund,
II We were 10 CARY on war Tor Thirty years, W.
ought Ia prevent Genoa Piedmont, and SAVOY
from failing into the hands of the Austrians
We ought 10 deend the independence of ,be
kingdom of SARDINIA, under The government OF
tn" House ot Savoy cost what itmight The re-.
ports CT culated about Austria have been denied
but they accord too well with The policy Of hat
Government to he quite dpst tnte OF foundation.
lhe road constructed by Austria, Terminating N
Cone, announcrs extended views aud events
near AT hand. Deprived OF all influence in lia.
~, we allow ourselves 10 he amused bv aS.uran.
COS Of which we know too well lie funny and
the danger
Core is the captnl offhe Swiss Canton Of TIE
GrissonS, standing or the PltSsul, near its juno.
ton with the Rhine II is adjacent 10 the Au.-
TRAN frontier, and lies in the direct route To
P'edlnont.-AlcXandria IS on branch Of the Pc.
close by tEr ceIbrat, d battle field of Sa,rngn
Austria might well consider all these acous,-
tlons AZ ialr rf-set to the projected agglan-
d'zemcn' of Russia. But EagiaRd has few
words to say On the subject AID " hen il becomes
necessary she viii say those words
From IT, Pc and
EqatStriaan .I,0station.--ihe folio wing IL
Nh, Charles Green's account of his equestrian
flight on the 29th OF July aud ascent the neat
day from Beckenham
" At hat-past six O'Clock on Tuesday evening
the atmosphere being perfectly serene deter
mined al once TO attach the pony TO the appaa
ratus, and prepare for the ascent. For this pur-
pose the hoop OF the platform on which he vas
10 take ms stand was opened, and he was led
from ms stable but was extremely ANNOYED hy
the pressure OF the crowd, 10 escape from whic4
he took has station with apparent pleasure aud
behaved rudely 10 one on TWO sttaree gentlemen
"ho were anxious 10 arrange portion of his
nrcola,ons that had become misplaced, and
"hieh was obliged 10 adlus myself Nbllc
his tetlock joints We're securing add other al.
rangeulents made he was perfectly calm AMI
repeatedly licked my handS The saddle ws7
made fast TO the hoop 10 " hich alsowere attach
ed nay graphing iron, n bag Of beans and a.
bout 2oo lbs. OF ballast in eleven bags. Scott
al'ef seven clock every thing being IN Ieadi.
ness ordered tie last rope To be loosened, aud
we ascehdtd slowly and nearly pprpendiculary,
amids' the acciamationS of tive largest assem-
bIage oil spectators ever saw aggregated At
the moment OF liberation, NV companion made
several plunges backw Yards, and forwards aud
leInbied oltnily, evidently alarmed AT The
shouts which could distinctly bear anri had
passed the Thames. He. however. in few 81.
ConuS fe@aiaed his wonted serenity and became
quite passive eating some beans from nv hand,
which by leaning forward. | coud easily give
nun now hung out my grapnel TO be ptepaT.
eu iorh descent, and dismnun,ed 10 arrange
some ballast but finding that my weight one
sue 'hirw the platform Gifts perpendicuh.
""" cohSIoei ably discomposed my little CON
p"nion' resumed my seal, and. diSChargngd
i',ie ballast, attained the elevation Of about q
mile and quarter. Hp,e we were visited By
descent OF snow fine 6nest texture, which
n"n nom the reflection Of the rays OF the snn
'oih apoVe, aud the obi que Iavs from the clpndS
beneath, the appearance of shower Of silver
oust' On descending "A iittle, the snow appear.
eo changed 10 tain; bat On a stil further d.
scent, neither rain nor snoY were 10 be ei
or seen, circumstance not TO ne unusual. Du'
rug these graduatous the little animal appeal
tu qahe AZ home. and finished his bag OF beans.
,i"Shs been N the air upwards Of hall an hour,
began TO prepare fer descent and there be,
ing scare "A brea h Of air .,irrn. this was viii
very niue trouble, and without In, slightest II
IVY 10 the pony myself effected in a clover
held IN the parish OF Beckenham, id Kent. The
"unen' nv companion was liberated from his
confinement. he took the adyantageof his siua-
ton and enjoyed hnmself most lukurionsy il
honsst the clover. " hIch he devoursi with eve
~ appearance OF a keen appetite. Though he
naa eaten more than pint OF beansw he IN the
af My first consideration was I, procure q
proper person To take care of the pony aud
very iortunatei, one OF the first I,rsons VINO
came 10 my assistance wasa gentl.uen named
Lister residing at Plaistow, and 9TH wnom
n"a The honour Of being previously acquainted
IN London, who kindly procured nehe use OF
the stable Of a friend in BeckenAm. The