Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-28
FROM FRANCE

The ship Me, and packet ship Havre, arrived at
New York on Sunday morning from Havre the lat
ter having sailed on the morning. and the former on
the evening of the 9TH of April.
The Cotton market at Havrc, had been brisk up to
the Sd, and the sales extensive at small advance in
price letter of the 4th, says s.Cotton is dull to.
day.
Rumors of a change in the French Ministry con-
tinue to prevail III. de Peyronnet is mentioned for
the interior; M. Ferdinand de Berther, for the Ma
rine; NJ. Dudon, for the Finance Department. md
NJ Guernon Ranvle. for Keeper of the Seals the
latter to be succeeded Minister of Public Instrno
ton by W. Berger.
II is reported, says the Temps, that soon after his
accession to the throne of Greece. Prince Leopold
VIII marry the only daughter of the late Duke of
PlacenZa, who is heiress 10 fortune of thirty mil
lions of francs, and whose beauty only equaed hy
her mental accomplishments. She is at present at
Egina with her mother
we are OF opinion, says the National, tina, Enr-
land will be disposed to throw every kind of obstacle
IN the way of expedition, in order to thwart it's
aim II there should be any Intention of forming a
colony on the African coast
Extract OF private letter of the e5th March from
Ioulen-'Ihe Minister of Marine has inst made a
grant OF O,oOofr TO this port of which 600 oOOfr
are destined Tor treighting Transports and 200 OOOf
Tor materials and manual abour. Ali the vessels or
aered TO be fltted out here ready, and will be in
Inc roadsead by prli l. Great activity prevails in
the port, and the works are so urgent and nume
rous that recourse has necessarily been had to such
pIVates OF the garrison troops have learned any
trade that can be useful, who employed in the
Arsenal, ct the rate of 2fr 2s. dav On board the
Bresaw an experiment has just been made of the fat
oottomed boat constructed as a model The Com
mssioners considering it too heavy, a new model has
been liked on, and fifty to be built ae the latter plan
are to be ready by the 18th or Goth of Apr al least
Besides these fat butomed boats which are IN seryo
principally Tor landing cavalry, draught horses and
nat horses, the Government have Just taken up in
the ports oFrance and Catalonia 100 lighters of diff
ferenI dimensions at the rate of lOOOfr 4oofr and
I300fr. month";
The better 10 ensure the success of the African ex
peditlon 1t has been decided by Council of War
that corps de reserve shall be formed in the envrons
OF harseie, Iouon and Cette, to consist of 5000 or
io'ooo men, to be readysto supply renforcements In
case of need, and reeyesuca regiments as NAV suf
fer most
BY accounts from Rome dated the 18th March, we
learn tha on the 18th his Holiness held secret con-
ciaVe: at which propositions for filing fifteen Sees
were made, the greater portion of them partebus
Messrs. Weld, Mazio, and De Simone were proclaim
ed Cardinals, and in the afternoon received their
Bdrette, or Cardinals hat.
we learn from Rouen that during the winter the
passage of the Alsatians, Swiss and Germans to Ha-
Vre In order to embark for America had been stop
PED: out on Saturday great number Of the emf
grants arrived with various vehicles loaded with their
families and their household goods.
Advces of the 25th February, from Constantinople.
announce that the Russian vessel, Pantelemon has
arrived there, to be at the disposal of Count Orof-
The commanders of the Castles ut the entrance of
the back Sea, had previously received orders to al
low her to pass Russia sent with this vessel six ar
terymen, destined 20 enter into the service of the
forte the Sultan having expressed desire to have
some men to instruct his troops in manoeuvreing fy
ing artillery. -
The Courier de Snnyrne contains the following ar
tcie Letters of recent date from Syra state that
England has ceded to Greece four of the Ionian Isl
ands, so as only 10 keep Corfu, Zante and Chepha
lona."
Phe following is IN extract of q private letter of
the eth February, from Frankfort:-"It is believed
that Venice is indebted for the privilege of becoming
a Tree port to the commercial policy Of England It
is wei that Treaty of Commerce has been ne
gotiated between that power and Austria and II ;s
now asserted that the said privilege IS one of the
dltions stipulated by England at the opening of the
negotlatlons-M it is stated that this Con
vention ls merely the appendix of preatv of AL
lance, offensive and defensive agreed upon between
the two Powers, but which will not vet he made
public"
commercial letters from Alexandria, of February
- state that call the measures of the Egytian Go
Vcrnment tend TO, prove that the Island of Gambia
VIII be Incorporated with Turkey There is no
DOUBT that England herself insists upon this determ,n
ation contrary 10 Tie representation of her Allies
lie many Efforts on the part of Count Capo d'Js rims
TO effect the emancipation of that Island and which
cause SO many caamities to its unfortunate nhabi-
tauts have checked rather than PROMPTED his vie,vs
England and more particularly the government of
the lonan Islands, has always looked upon the
CouDt with Jealous eye, because, duriDr his Pre-
sdency over Greece, he has by no means appeared
disposed TO favor English interests The election of
q Iofelgn Prince to the throne of Greece, and the
consequent removal of Copo dIs,ras, whichs consi-
oeleG as punishment from his country, appear to
tne creeks as punishment inflicted by the English
Government on Count Capo dIstrIas for dsobedi-
ehce' Whatever enemies the Count may have
among his countTymen, yet he is respected by the
majority OF the Greeks, who gratefully acknowledge
the important services he rendered them in critical
times Ills removal will be universally regretted
ana me new King, who is stranger to the nation
WI not meet with a hearty welcome at first The
I'gyti'u neet has returned in good condition to orr
IN the open sea-" "
is SAID that the blockadng squandron off Al
gers having lately in rather too close to the
sHore tne new batteries fred upon them but not one
of the shot reached them ''' 0i'
On the goth March, two vessels laden Will, : ooo
cannon balls destined for the African expedition arr