Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-26
( LATEsT FROM ERANCE.

's oH,rdcss from Faris papers to the 9Th are copet
:, Inc Spanish Ambassador had sent off courier tc
MADRID on business it supposed, having reference
70 the French expedition against Algiers. Very ac-
ave preparations are making at Toulon for the expe
dton Government had RENTED to the treasurer OF
the navy at that port, ls millions of francs TO deffay
the nrst expenses of the war. All the Ships ftigates
ana other vessels stationed at Touion Brest, Roche
1T Ina i1orient. are to rendezvous next April in
me tne Mediterranean. The Pacha of Egypt is expec-
tea to take part in the expedition. He is to send
neet and 5000 men, to act auxiliaries and to oc-
cupy Algiers for certain time.
IL is rnrnored that the plague has been introduced
INTO Elsa by Russian family arrived there from
Turkey, and that two had become its victims. The
small pox had recently made great ravages in that
An article dated Constantinople, Jan. 6. savs-au
IS silence as to the affairs of Greece, and the Sui
tan is raising pretexts to elude the fuflment of the
treaty of Adrianople.
From Greece it is stated that the President, Capo
mus difficult to maintain tranquility, and
thus furnishes the Porte with an argument against
the independence of Greece. The Porte alleges too
that her union to Turkey is necessary to preserve the
IalaacS Oh power IN Europe When the news of
KING, having been chosen for Greece arrived there
was great irritation against the President, who was
Obliged to apply to the Admirals Of the three pow
ers for assistance.
The Journal Gu Commerce states that great
number of French prisoners are still detained in the
Aslatic provinces of Russia
Inc prominent political articles 10 the latest of the
farls papers consist of comments on the speech of
George the Fourth at the opening of Parliament
which seems to have been looked for in Paris with
more than ordinary interest. We give few of the
structures.
Nothing can be more vague or more futile than
the speech at the opening of Parliament pnrticularv
the part relating to foreign policy No in short
Is afforded by this brief and unsatisfactory document
LIS evasive style forms striking contrast with the
FRANK explicit language of President Jackson. 1t
appears to us that the head of government might
be more open In his communications to the represen
tatiyes of country.'-Journal du Commerce.
sin King George the Fourth's speech, which is
unusually vague not single phrase is entitled to the
attention OF Europe France and for the first time
SINCE the restoration, the name of France has not
been mentioned The circumstance is curious Just
ut the moment when the connection has become closer
Ia WISH TO dissemhie 1t may perhaps be the motive
The Liberal Journals have lost no time in pronoun-
eng severe judgment on the King of Ennlands
speech, which Was impatiently looked for, and with
which they appeared extremely dissatisfied though
we cannot exactly see the cause. The King neither
made nor was required to make any ofthesa profess
SONS OF faith with WHICH parties dazaled or crush
ca: The speech merely referred to the material
| in wasting it on This occasion.- 9ao.idseane
"9f France, of or Troops in the Morea, of our
preparations Tor ODE attnck on Agiers not one word
Soi1gnae administration. 1t you'd seem that the
British Cabinet feels tho much embarrassed 9th it's
own tRsk to he able to derute word to the discas-
SION OF subject so irritating "--Cowisr Ba1reis.
lodged by that of France the cont of the Thueries
viii not 60 into mourning for the late Queen of Por-
tngal till her death shall have been announced by the
Emperor of Brazil.
a letter from Rome of Jan. OF savs. "the Pom has
just raised to the purple 1.-THE dignity of Cardina
bishop de Simone, his Master of the Chamber and
winch is stu more extraordinary, the snf!agan Rsh-
op OF Canada, Weld"
WIN had oou IL,
from the 22d to the Gath Jan. the snow cpverad The
fifth, and the cold was thos intense that many
proprietors lost great part OF their wines; free
ling broke the barrels and the bottles 10 which it
was contained. In the country the 3lDcks persisted
foY want OF food, and also for wait of ga
ter; the trunks of the greater part of tire great oaks
have broken with much noisn The birds feel dead
from intimidation and cold; in the cpmrnrne of ST se-
inera there found forty dead on the walls where
they had come to repose the terrible night of the
9th TO the 28ui Dec. The heaths are covered with
geese and Wild ducks, who will ALLOW any body east
ly to approach them, and the merc hants are sppied
with quantity Of game hares and rabbits and birds
of every kind 50 abundantly, that they sell at low
price.
NJ. Capgrand an apothecary, at Sos, u little town
in the department of Lot and Garopne writes TO n
friend IN Paris thus In this town situated leagues
from Agen, and in the 44tb degree of latitude, the
centgrade scale marked the 28th Dec. ID degrees
below zero, and on the night between the nth and
9th Of Jan. A great quantity of snow having fall
the moment when M. Capgrand was writing, it had
fallen again and the weather threatened again to
become as rigorous as in December.
The Coo,ter de STtyyne gives the following list of
presents to be delivered bytzeT turkish Ambassador
IIalil Pacha, to the GodfSf 81. Petersburgh:--
Several bales of Cachemere sHawls each worth from
to 10000 pasters; gold snuff boxes, set with da-
monds; two beautiful pearls of extraordinary size set
as EARRINGS pearl necklaces, With clasps ofdiamonds
and other jewels; Turkish cersers enamelled and
adorned With diamonds; rings, With sotaires of all
eled tobacco pipes of rare wood, with mouth pieces
! of amber, sci in with diamonds; cups of Chinese
! porcelsin; large quantity of aloes wood many to
/ bacco pouches from Cachenere, embroidered with
gold silver and pearls; large quantity of tho best
Uumbek tobacco Of Shiraz morocco port folios en-
broidercd With gold; English watches, with chains,
and set In beontiful brillianssj great quantity Of
stuffs from Aleppo and Broussa, embroidered With
gold and silver TDdian muslins richly cinbroderet
several Augoa shuvs of all colours; handksrchiefs
for the head richly embroidered with gold and pearls;
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