Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-05
PROM FRANCE.

from ne sNew York .3sserscaa Of V,edacSd1y.
BY the Francis L., from Havre, we have our Paris
files to the goth ul, and from Hayro ftha, date but
they are not interestingi-nor, until the meeting of
the Chamber OF Deputies, which To be on I'd
March, can we expect much. The expedition To Al
ters seems determined upon: and, TO Judge from the
preparations, Is To rely for It's success mainly ON
land attack. A letter from Toulon of 18th Fcbru-
airy, has thus st1tement:-''Two Captains of Irirates
SAILED yes'erduyin the schr Ia Feehc, for Leg6orn
IN order there at Ccnou, and Naples, to chatter er
chant vessels as transports. The number required
Tor the expedition, estimated al four hundred
which, with eight chips of the lne aud sir.een FRI
gates. will consulate an imposing feet The ships
OF war are TO he principally armed en- flute in order
the moro conveniently to transport the ,,o,sones and
n.dterfef OF the troops An extraordinary levy of
eighteen hundred sailors has been ordered in the 9Th
nia itime district"
The Iiavre Journal of the 18th, in specializing Nd
on the effect upon foreign nations of the blockade of
Aigiers, has these remarks:--"We mus, expect II
wo undertake TO blockade Aigiera closely, that the
Americans, who arc trafickers beyond every thing
else, will seek to that port whenever there shall
be such n scarcity win enable them to cell their
cargoes dear Thcn will recur those questions still
so unsettled, of btoc&ades Of act aad 5iockGdes Of
right, o effective bfoedlS, and b'0Ck1des onIy ,oi-
fed. During the intervals, American line of battle
ships viii appear on the scene; and ON board sins of
war Of different nations, opinions are always AIMED
The English too, who, IN losing their ancient prepor-
dcrnnce, still pursue their poll v, and feel constant
jealousy OF our advances, VIII not fail to seek some
cause Of quib6lbg (ciicttpel with us."-Hence the
writer intern the Necessity es large naval force to he
einpioyethy France, III this attack. Admiral Du
perre, name which inspires much confidence IN The
French navy is TO dave the command. The same m
per IN answer To question from contemporary Of
what should DC done with A'gers when taken makes
TINS answer-.'When we shall have taken Alr;ors
an event yet doubtful well blow il sky hyh, TO he
sure We viii break it, as ono would pistol in
the hands osnn assassin oT-hgh way rohbcr y
we IKE telS tone, We confess; and hope, rhat 10
France, will belnng the honor OF breaking up this
nt rnlh thor. thaN
ags OF al tho civilized nations of The world and laid
their governments under tribute! E0gllnd could have
done It, but had reosuns for her abstinence more cred
= abie to self interest than her glory France is in
vited, both by honor and interest 70 purge the Med
ierrancan aud lis shores of these banfiil.
great ball was given a. the Opera, Ia Paris OH
the 18th 0f February, for The benefit Of IRE poor
The expenses were paid by the King; and tho re.
ceip's for distribution in atns exceeded twenyono
thousand dollars.
Paris, Foo. 10 --Exiiactof private letter IF The
9Th inst. from Misunderstanding Presidency of The
council of CASTLE being vacant, NJ Caomarde wish
Is 70 9ve L.nseii OF the opportunity TO Ietirc from
tanned struggle that during the last few months has
turned to his disadvantage. The moderate par,y of
the Ministry are therefore apparently on the eve of
decisive victory. Ehe Apostolicels have lost of
their firmest supporters in tho person of M O'Don
NELL Capt. General of Old CASTLE who died yester-
day morning.
On the 9th inst. party went to dine on sheet of
ICE NJ OlaH, near Lyons. 'They seated at
table, and near them stood musician, who enyen-
cd the repas by the exercise of his talents whilst at
another point was seen cook preparing the dIshes
at stove that had been transported to the wintrv
scene OF tcsliYity. On sudden the mass of ice on
which the coinpuny had assembled detached itself
and table, guests, Kitchen, cock and musician float
ed down the river. The Punt Marand was IN s;ed in
safety, but the ice coming in contact with one OF the
PIERS OF the Pont Charles X thnguests, with their
attendants, eatabcs, wine, and culianary utensils
were precpitated into the water. FortunatIy no
lives lost, the tenptcrs of the decetfl ele
uent had taken the precsution Of being ACCOMPANIED
by n boat, which picked tbenIup
We learn from uavre that second numerous ma r.
ty OF colonists boun for the settcment formed bv NJ
l.aisne de Villevcque at Goazacuaico, in Mexico
viii take their departure from that port the s5th
inst. on board the American ship Hercules
The Bout Gras to be paIaded during the Carni
val this year was bought at the last market of Posy
along with five Others each at the price of IOOf
This fne animal is six feet high, and weighs 3 600
pounds
I5ulon Fc5 1--WE can affirm that on tho 10Th
orders received here TO commence preparations
for the expedition to Algiers.
According to odvices from Warsaw, the Turkish
Ambassador, HaHd Pacha, has arrived ut ST Peters
burgh, where he wasNvell received.
Accounts from Lisbon to the Cd, state that n
French gentleman, attached to tho Consulate Gene !
raj of France in that city, has Just been arrested ON
the charge Of being the political correspondent of
several liberal papers in France and England. Tho
Consulis employing his utmost efforts to obtain his
liberation.
A letter from Navarino OF tho 18th of January. an
nounces that I6 British Of war lately moored in
The Gulf Of Lepanto opposite to Patras, il is supposed
with the view of serving check upon the party of
the President Of Greece.
a letter dated Banks of the Neva Jan. 90, publish
ed in the Hamburg Correspondent, says that the
Russian government insist the principle that no al
eration shall be made in the government Of Greece
but that the affairs Of that country shall continue to
be administered by "the disnterested and phanthro
pic President" The choice Of the sovereign, 1t con-
tends should be LEFT to the nation. The Sultan also
IS said to have expressed hmselfto the same purport
These and many other European questions, it is con-
ecturcd will be discussed at general congress TO be
held next spring at Berlin.
The late proceedings against the press have
occasoned no small excitement in The kingdom Of the
Netherlands. The Currier des Pays Pas Of tho Sd
Feb, contained letter from NJ. de Potter then N the
Prison des Petits Carmes, account of some offence
by means Of the press In this letter he approves of