Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-03

not take an active part in the meeunSs WHICH aS
other foreign ministers hold several times week
with the Refs Efendi
One of the attaches of the Russian Embassy at
Paris will set out i'll few days for Naples, where
he will embark for Greece, for the purpose Oh
acquainting the President. Capo d'lst1as, WIN
the progress of the negotiations carried on az Lon
don relative to Greece, 1t is said that 'he last
Protocol was signed on the 4th INST :, I'll.
According to advices from Warsaw, the lu TN
| ish Ambassador, Hall Pacha, has arrived d. 0''
Petersburgh, where he was well received
The Constitutional of Feb. 18th, contains the
| following
"It is stated, that at the Council OF Minister'S
held OIL Saturday, the appointment OF the con1-
mander+in-Chief of the expedition against ~,
giers was discussed. Among the Candidates ia WERE
Marshals St. Cyr, Marmont, and Moitor' anu
Lieutenant Generals Clausel, Relic, ana Te-
rard. 1t is said that Nj. de Bourmont did not ne,
state to place his own name on the list. Should
he be selected, Field-Marshal Clouet VIII natu-
rally become the head of his staff; and 1t Is re-
ported that NJ. Deniee will be his CHEZ OF !he
civil administration Of the army. NJ. Dehlee
has never heen employed in any maritime eSPeui-
ton"
On the 18th ult. the Saith anniversary OF the
birth of the celebrated kosciusco, the Poles re-
siding in Paris dined with their countrynai', MI
Chodzo. author of the History of Polish Leslons,
and presented General Lafayette with superb
portrait of his illustrious companion IL arms en-
graved by NJ. Feezuski: Besides Gen. Laiay-
cite, Messrs. Benjamin Constant, lie N0rvihs'
Victor Hugo. Dubois, Julien de Paris, and 1en'
Sac, were of the party. Toasts to the Prosperi-
tv of France, tthe health Of General Lafayette,
4 HrYin m
thusiasm.
The number of Bankruptcies in Paris, IN l8-
81, were $50; in 1928, they were 4O9; ana III
1929, 422 :,
A second numerous party of colonists bound
for the settlement formed BY NJ. Laisne de Vii.
leveque, at Goazacualco, in Mexico, were to take
their departure from Havre on the 25th ult. on
board the American ship Hercules.
The Journal de Hayre expresses apprehension
that the Ministers will decide upon freiShtng
American vessels as transports for the expedition
against Algiers, as those ships may be had cheap
er than French. The same Journal states, that
all the sailors that can be laid hold of at Havre,
Fecamp and Dieppe are forcibly enrolled, so
that the Merchant vessels are left without hands.
NJ. Prosper Girardin, whose valuable and
successful iabors, for the advancement OF COM
merce, between France and Senegal, are we'll
known ;has returned from his mission, and brought
with him the skeletons of all the most renarka-
BILE animals in Africa, collected during his resi-
dence at Bekei Among them are the African
Elephant, the Koba, the Yonk, the Giraffe, and
new species of the Antelope.
An accident happened few days ago to the
Duke of Bassano, the consequence of which might
have been fatal. The Duke was seated before
the fire with his feet on closed pewter vessel
containing hot water, when it burst from the ex-
pansion of the steam, and the water was scatter
ed about in every direction. The Duke FORUM
ately escaped with slight scalding
! At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at
Lyons, on the 18th ult. after discussion OF more
than four hours, in which number of silk mer-
chants and manufacturers who had been invited
took part, an opinion was unanimously expressed
in favor of the free expectation of French silk, as
consequence of the free importation of foreign
silk. It was wished that the raw material alone
should be subj to export duty, equal to that
paid BY Italian, and that wrought silk should be
free fom all duty.
| On the tenth ult at Lyons, large mass of earth
became detached from the mountain, and rolling
violently down, it drove in the walls of a house
close to the road, and dangerously wounded three
persons sitting at the fire.
NErnERLANDs.-Dutch papers of Feb. 18th,
announce, that arrests for the expression OF polit
cal opinions continued. NJ. Tielemans, Advo-
cate of the Supreme Court of Justice at Brussels,
and Clerk in the Foreign Department, had been
conducted to Brussels by gems d. armes, and
committed to close confinement, under charge
of corresponding with MIR. Potter.
The Courier des Poys Bias and several other
Dutch papers state, that the Editors of the for
mer Journal and LIE Beige, now in prison are
exposed to extreme vexation. Not only have the
papers connected with their journals been seiz-
ed, but even the Editors private letters and &C
counts. 1t seems that they are confined in
dungeons apart from each other, and that the
only relief hitherto afforded to their captivity
has been to walk separately by permission in a
corridor Of the prison.
SpAiN.-Extract of a private letter of the 9th
of Feb. from Madrid:-'. The Presidency of the
Council of CASTLE being vacant, NJ. Calomarde
wishes to avail himself of the opportunity to re-
tire from the Ministry, in which for three years