Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-01-12
FOREIGN.
EUROPE.

EUROPE
n, the arrival Of the packct Ship John Jay, u
New York, files Of London papers To the 1ih he
evuber, inclusive, aud Liverpool papers to the
eth Of tire same month, have been received.
The approximations in France Of hos
tilities from the northern powers seem
10 have subsidized. The assurances
given by the French Ministry, that they
had received from those powers the
most positive and satisfactory explana-
nations on the subject, have QUOTED
the alarms which tor few days pre-.
vailed. The ornaments preparing are
not looked upon as demonstrations Of
hostility, but IS measures Of precau.
ton entered Into from natural dis
trust Of the consequences which may
result from the present agitated state
Of Europe, and the obvious necessity
Of keeping On foot force sufficient To
preserve the public tranquility. Ia
debate in the Chamber Of Peers, Mar
shall Soult expressed himself ia the fol-
lowing terms:
1--WE receive the most pacific as.
surances from the powers OF the Con-
uneni--yet grave events are taking
place; considerable ornaments are in
progress IN the greatest part Of Europe.
We canDot remain peaccable specta-
tors Of these wariike proceedings.--
The unanimous cry of France Is for
peace-but she is firmly determined
upon supporting the principle Of non
Intervention. She has abandoned the
idea Of conquests--she wishes for lib.
erty nj home and independence With
ou'; and we're she obliged TO draw
the sword, three millions Of National
Guards are ready to take the field. -
The determination in France nav
seems to be. to be prepared as we'll as
her neighbors.
The English journals are discussing
the projects Of retrenchment said to
be forming by the new administration.
a plan. says the London Morning
Herald, for reducing the salaries of
the Custom House officers, is nearly
completed by the ministry.
A London paper affirms, con good
authority" that the Emperor of Rus.
STA has addressed a circular to the diff
ferent Courts Of Europe. in which he
saws that no Russian soldier shall pass
the frontier. except with the concur
renee Of the five Great Powers.
Distress IN Ireland Ten or eleven
thousand persons are represented as
being IN n state Of stary alton, in st.
Johns Parish, Limerick, and over H.
900 in ST. Nary's in the same city.
The number Of utterly destitute il
computed BY the Limerick Post to a.
mount to $4,000.
PROSPECTS OF WAR IN EUROPE.
\ Paris correspondent Of one Of the Iouion
papers, & thu latest date, thus speculates on the
probabiht, Of war in Europe:
l am obliged TO believe that war is
probable. Fact after fact occurs md
courier after courier, from everv coun.
try IN Europe, arrives with such rapid.
~, bringing additional facts, and addi.
tionai news. all leading to war. that |
am compelled against my will TO de-
clare-yes. war is probable. Take my
facts. Take the news which we have
received from the various countries OF
Europe within the last forty. eight
hours, and tell me how I can think
otherwise.
From Russia we have official intel
hgence 81 the raising Of troops--of the
non-rec"gnItiou Of our Louis Philippe,
King at the French-of the determine.
ton of the emperor To maintain the
cursed holy alliance system Of 1916
Ut the marching IL troops To the envi-
rons OF GernsaDy-and Of the protest
OF the st. Petersburg court against the
exclusion of the house of Nassau from
Belgium. and against the revolutions.
ry spirit IN the west Of Europe.
From Prussia We have ofFi, iaI intel
Iigence of nearly one hundred thousand
'rOops being ready 10 march into Bel.
GUM al an insiant's notice--wc have
the fact of the marriage Uf two mem.
bers Of the families Of the king Of Hol
land and Prussia, which bind them TO
gether 20 oppose the late revolution in
BelgIum--we have news Of the concord
existing between the courts OF Berlin
and ST. Peiersburgh, as to the course
which should bs adopted. in case the
house of Nassau should be excluded.
FROM Belgium We have Official intel
IIgenee OF the exclusion forever of the
house Of Nassau from al ps~es in Bel.
gum adopted by majority ia the
congress ofseven toone! But We have
more than this. We have official in
telIigence that this decision aas come
90, Notwithstanding belore ITS deei.
SION a diplomatic Communication vas
made to the congress ON the par, II
Russia, which stated that in case the
house Of Nassau should be excluded
from the throne Of Belgium. the peace
OF Europe wOald be- disturbed. When
This communication was made. we're
the brave Belgians inundated and
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