Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-15

there would scarcely be hope ieit for Poland
Many of those papers are, however, notorious for
the manufacture Of news. The following com
ments Of the Times, one Of the most judicious of
the journals of Europe, will tend to keep alive
the hopes of the friends of Poland, until surer ad-
vices shall confirm or prove false the Reports
which it is painful to record.
We have as yet received no further accounts
from Warsaw to contradict or confirm those
which we Yesterday extracted from the Prusslan
Papers.s But in the absence of positive inteili-
gence. we are happy to say that the more we re-
fleet on the Prussian statements, the less probable
they appear.
In the first place, the Polish Diet and Govern
ment, which have hitherto exercised such unre-
sisted power, and which have shown themselves
So hostile to Jacobin or revolutionary excuses,
are not likely, all at once either to have changed
their policy or have lost their influence. In the
Chamber of Nuncious a motion was made by Nj.
fla, sin. on the lst inst. to address all the people
aud representative assemblies in Europe, on be-
half OF suffering Poland, and to call upon them
to come to her assistance, in spite OF the orders OF
their respective Governments. The propagan-
dist proposition was lost by a great majority, show-
ing that the Polish legislature could desplse the
rawlings of clubs aud the menace Of tumuits.
In the cd place. 1t is scarcely to be conceived
that the members of a government which has HI
therto been so popular, as that OF Prince Cxarto-
risk. could be displaced st once to make room
for two men so discredited as Generals Kauko-
wicki aud ProndZinski.
The approach Of the Russian armies to War
saw, and the consequent interrogation OF all com
mupicatlon between the rest OF Europe and that
CIV, allow room for those fabrications which the
Pri1ss,an 90, ernment has shown itself too apt to
encourage.
We shall not, however. disguise our conviction,
that It the accounts which we Yesterday publish
ell should turn to be correct, the cause OF Poland
is lost, and that, for q season. streams OF noble
blood have flowed in vain. The promotion OF
the Two Generals above mentioned to the head OF
the Government and the army, would be both
the evidence Of deadly schIsm IN the state, and
the immediate precursor OF Polish subJugati0n.
All those who have hitherto defended the good
cause with their swords, or supported 1t with their
counsels. would refuse to range themselves I'M
der men whom they deem unworthy of their con-
f,Ience, and who would betray them into the
hands OF their enemies; aci,Ii contest would thus
arise with Il foreign toe at the cate.
SWITZERLAND.
AT Basic. a second battle has taken place be-
tween the troops of the Diet and a body nf peas
autry, acting in behalf of what is called the Pro-
| ,,sionai government. The insurgents who had
au yi,iaries from other CantOus, among the rest
from the Cantons of Soleure and Argaria, re-
manned masters Of the field of battle. Every
BODY is under arms in Basic.
PORTUGAL
In the British House of Commons. Mr.. ROBIN
son asked whether or no, 1T was a fact that the
French were 10 treaty with the Portuguese. Tor
commercial advantages, which would be prejndi-
cial to the interests of Great Britain. Lord Pal
merston said. that from the information in posses
sion of government, there was no foundation Tor
the report.
All the French ships Of war had left the Tagus
with the exception of two vessels, which were to
remain merely to receive on board such French
subjects as might wish To return home; or to at
ford any other necessary facilities.
GREECE.
Malta. Aug. 5.-By the Pelican, which ar.
ri>ef on the 28th from Napoli. in 8 days. we
are informed that every thing in that distracted
country remains in the most alarming state, owing
TO the rapid progress of disaffectIon now openly
manifested against the government of the Presl-
dent. Business is at a perfect stand The Presi'
dent is gong to tissue a paper currency. which. at
the present crisis. tits feared will bring ruin on
all commercial and public operations.
The Pelican Law some time at Negropont.-
Most of the Turkish families had returned, and
we're cultivat,ns their fields. A new Chief had
been appointed to the Island, and the former
retired to Zeitun.
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