Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-08

partisans Of the Duke of Leuchtcnbcrs. The
greatness of the peril to Belgium Viii operate |
change in the intentions at many"
Rrusse,,. Jan. 90. Fire p lL-The debate
m the choice Of chief is to be continued. and
will not. most probably, terminate for four or five
days. The state of public feeling is raised 10
the highest pitch of excitement. A proclama-
t;on. or rather notice. in favor OF the Prince OF
Orange has been pasted up IN many parts OF the
town. Disturbances are expected THIS evening"
and. from the exaspeiation OF peoples minds no
thing can be more probable. 1t is more than pro-
bable that rising against Congress; ana In ID
vor of the Prince of Orange, will take place
Groups assembled last night and this morning IN
various parts of the City. but hitherto no decid-
ed steps have been taken.-CoW'er.
.4ntverp, Jan, 25.-'rhe ships have perlnis-
sion to come up abe river without paying any du-
". &c and 2?.-Severai vessels have arrived.
1t is affirmed that the Manifesto OF the king
will be laid before the States General. bv the Nj
mister of Foreign Affairs--Brussets pap. JGnS9'
POLAND.
A correspondent of the Courier, writing from
Brussels on the 98th January, says: .
BY an Ukase of the Emperor, the properly al
of all Poles, situated in Russia, who have taken
mart in the revolution, is placed under sequesfra-
adopted with regard to Russian property II 70
land. It's to be seized, sold, and the proceed'
to be paid into the National Treasury within t'ir-
" DAYS. Field-Marsl,al Diebitsch has j"nrd
the Lithuanian Army concentrating IN the vlt'ni-
| ty of Bialystock and Brzese. A reinforcement
of forty-five bajtalions, twcnty-tour squadrons.
and sixty -four guns. has reached Marianpo and
Kronio, within two leagues OF the frontier. The
| Guards have quilted Petcrsburgh, and their re-
serves we're to follow Immediately, There APP
pears little doubt that, if all efforts at pacica-
ton and adjustment should fail, the Grand Army
will attempt to throw itself across the Nistula at
lablonna, between Warsaw and Modlin. so as to
! operate on the left bank. and cut of the cOnmu-
nications by the great roads of Lowiez and Ra-
| wa. A second corps and The grand reserves VIII
| penetrate by Minsk so as to mask Pagra; whilst
a third will move on the Waiwodships to the
South. Neatly $4,000 men, with an immense
| field train, are advancing towards Southern TO
| land.
Uarsa,c, JAM 17.--Our Universal States Ga
aefe has the following, under the head OF oilciai
| news
| Count Jesierski, who returned on the 18th IN
slant from ST. Petersburgh, has brought dis
patches from General Grabowski and Prince Lu-
becki to the Dictators, and also notes OF the con-
versatons which took place between bis Majesty
the Emperor and him, and other documents which
contain the answer of his Ma jesty. founded on
| the same principles as the Manifesto addressed
to the Poles. His Majesty has expressed HIM
| self disposed to arrange the affairs only on the
conditions declared in his Proclamation All
the Papers will be laid before the Diet"
Persons who have arrived in the Capital from
the province Of Lubln, report that the Burgo-
master of Dublanka has declared against the
present order of things in the kingdom OF Pol
and has given orders to lay aside the cockade,
and arrested several persons favorable to the
revolution.
The Russian officers in the Royal Palace, who
have hitherto been allowed to go out on their at
fairs, are now strictly prohibited according to the
WarsaU Courier from leaving their residence
One of our Journals, the Conscientious Pole,
positively affirms that the Finance Committee
have lately issued strict H. functions to the Com
missioners of the Provinces Immediately to stop
the sale Of Government lands. and not to make
anv further contracts respecting them.
The Minister of War orders the officers OF the
new regiments of infantry Immediately to repair
to the posts assigned them, on pain OF being made
responsible for the injurious consequences that
NAV result from their absence from the corps
a new contribution in kind is ordered in the
kingdom of Poland. The share OF the WolwodshIp
OF Cracow is 5000 bushels of oats, $4,000 frye,
and IA 600 of barley-a larger quantity than
there is to be found IN that province. Well IN
formed persons estimate the amount OF contrlbu-
ton already furnished at three times the amount
! of the former annual tax.
The Courier says, that all Russian civil and
military officers to the rank Of Major have per-
mission from the Government to so either to Rus-
sia or elsewhere.
As the taxes are not regularly paid, the Die
tator has issued a Proclamation, warning the col
lecors against partiaIity and negligence. and the
taxpayers against remissness in their duty.
threatening that in such cases they shall be called
to strict account.
The Courier Saws that General Bentsch is now
Governor of Brzese Litewski.
RUSSIA.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 1.-the communica.
ton between Moscow and the Governments, OF
Vladimir, Kasan, Tala Kaluga, and Smolensk,
is restored, by order of the MINISTER of the inte-
rior. Stations are appointed where inquiry is
to be made whether among the travellers who ar
rive there are any sick, respecting whom the