The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-16
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French M independence of BelgIuns--
 March of the tstissias upon isoland-I roubles Ill
 Nrw-yoR February 8.
 The Packet announced as being sbelow,n ' yesterday, came up in the afternoon, and the Canada has arrived inadditon, having sailed. on the 9th nit. By these arrivals tile Editors eif ii tic 4 q tie usual supply of foreign papers, embracing Lon don of the 4tfl, and Liverpool of the 9th of Jan both inclusive. The contents of these papers are full of importance.
 The Polish Government has passed through m hour of great and imminent peril, which, il IS to be hoped, viii not return. The trial of the Ex-Minlsters was concluded on the 2lst Of December, and the prisoners have all been sen fenced 10 be stripped of their titles and honors, and to perpetual imprisonment The Parisan mob, however, thlrsted for the blood of the un fortunate men, and had itnot been for great loy- alty and trnness on the part of the National Guards, and great energy and wisdom in the government, they would have been successful, and another revolution would have followed.- We have given below a series of letters from Paris, writtcnduring the days of this most fear ful excitement. One of these, written the day before the trial closed, Is by tue spirited and pop ular correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, O. +. t2. back from the place of trial, to their old quar- ters, was bold stroke, exceedingly well devised and executed. It was measure from which Lafayette shrunk; but the Minister was inaexi- ble in his purpose. and was successful. This measure alone probably saved the country.
 The sentence upon the Ex-NEinstefs is one of great severity, and, in ordinary times, unneces- sarily so. But perhaps fae Peers could do no less; and, considering the excited state of the mob, polignac and his colleagues may faIieitate themselves that they have escaped with their lives. When the excitement shall have .ubsi- ded, the form of imprisonment may be diminish ed, or comlnuted altogether into q decree of -i.,:s:iisil.:scnt.
 h addition to the letters above referred to-. we have given debate of much interest at the present moment, which took place inthe French Chamber of Deputies, on the 18th Dec. in whichM. Lafitte declares the opinions of the government as to the internal and external re- Iatons of the kingdom. 1t will be seen that the Minister officially announces the fact, that the Five Powers have agreed to recognize the nde- pendence of Belgium. The Duehy of Luxem- bourg IS notInciudcd, nor is it known what ar- raagements have been made respecting the kiag who is to rule over Belgium. A prince of Nassau is again talked of, and matrimonial alliance between that prince and a daughter of
 STATE OF PARIS.
 Paris, Dec. 22.-You will perceive by the journals of this day, that the process against the ex-sfinistcrs has terminated by the inficton oi a severe but secondary sentence-loss of civil rights, and perpetual imprisonment, instead of the extreme penalty Of death. The sentence was not promulgated to the Parisan public last night. On the contrary, among the crowds as semhled at late hour around the Luxembourg. it was generally stated at and 10 o'clock, that Polignac and peyronnct were doomed to capi-. tai punishment, and the others to heavy sen- tence ot fine and imprisonment.
 The prisoners were removed at half past 4 70 clock from their prison in the Petit Luserfi- bourg to the Castle of Vincennes, under cir -cumstances somewhat extraordinary, and which arc only imperlectly stated in the papers of this day.
 Gen. Lafayette had repeatedly during the day, rode out and addressed groups of the people as semblud in the streets. This venerable patriot assured them that justice would be done upon inc prisoners according to the laws oi the5 land, but that vengeance should not be inflicted upon one of them by popular violence, until his life was first sacrificed in their defence. The people, as the previous day, generally cheer cd their ancient champion; but some cried 4Down with Lafayette The old soldier re-. marked, that lherty had never been secured by. tumultuous interference with the laws and at length, when irrtated for a moment by some misses, he exclaimed, sssEho are you in that cor her? know the brave defenders of liberty, but your faces. are strange to me; the 29th July do not remember to have seen you at our barri- cades.'
 Postscript. Wednesday Evening, clock The state of this city up to the time close this ]etteT,is disturbed; thc National Guards areit- cessantly under arms; groups of workmen run about crying for the blood of the ex-Alinisters; pnlytechnic boys and students. are again said