Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-27

letter, from the correspondent of the Nevya"s
Journal Of Commerce. gives succinct ac,,'"
of the condition Of Europe, and is well wors.
perusal:
PARIS. ApRu4
I have delayed writing YOU for some time /.
cause the public journals have given you irs'.
nation Of the passing events, and have Offer!
decided opinions on them. Unfortunately 10
press in this la,d Of Liberty now labors nnS W.
much greater restrictions than ever, and the .
cent trials against the responsible Editor, b,s.
been followed by such heavy fines and such Io,.
terms of Imprisonment. that neither purse nv
person can contend against the DEGREES Of n.
courts, and it is to your private Correspondent
YOU must recur for correct information. par,y
spirit does not guide my pen, and if you find M,
letter worthy Of place in your columns, tnw
your service.
The foreign and internal relations Of the cOpD
try are truly of critical nature, as also the ,t,.s
of the Public Treasury.
| On the first point we must hold i. in recolls,
ton that the repeated assurances were. h,,
:. France ,rouH not permit any po,rsr 10 inter,
fere in putting down such recolpi,ons as mich,
take place in imitation of that Of July, 1884,
| In furthrrance of this system, thew called The 70
violations in Belgium, Poland, and Ialy. aN,
children Of July." The affairs of the first cOu,.
try have reached an alarming crisis, and that I'm.
part Of the globe is now a prey to civil discOrd;
and if King is not chosen, and that speedily,
will be overrun with foreign troops, aud mos
likely become divided among other Nations
ANY interference on the part of France would
be the signal for general war against her. and
ENGLAND ,could join IN that war. in oppOsip,
France. Belgium is therefore abandoned to her
fate. after the strong assurances she received Of
succor. Her complaints are now loudly direct
ed towards that power which she recently hailed
as her Ge!iverer. have lately visited Brussels
and can safely aver that the majority Of the po.
ole are Orangeists; that the inhabitants Of Ant
werp. Burgess, Client, Maestrecht, and ollie;
places. are equally so: and am firmly persu,isl
that if the Prince Of Orange entered the county
with few thousand men and well stored mill.
tary chest, he would be received with jOy, an.
on granting liberal Constitution to his subject.
would become most popular sovereign.
Poland has redeemed her rcnown Tor BRAVERY
up to the latest accounts from the seat Of war b.!
those accounts must be received with caution =.
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Russia from approaching Warsaw. The adsanc
ed guard has been defeated, Ills true, with gre:
loss, but not tn any thing like the extent 81
forth; and fear, however persevering, howeve
brave. and however meritoriOus the Polish cauS
may be, it will fail when the immense hordes O
Russia come out in a body. have perused pr
yate accounts from Poland which warrant thi
assertion. Without foreign all they cannot sue
coed; and that aid they are not likely to obtain
The Austrian troops dc not meet with an
check in Italy, aud the Emperor is determined o.
putting down The revolt, and OF supporting h
Roman PontiIf. The circumstances OF Franc
were disregarded in respect to the entry into tn
States of Bologna and Romania. Negotiation
were said by the French Minister TO be carryI.
on. and which he hoped would lead to fayoraH'
results. Such YOU may rely will moi be the cast
Austria is fully aware Of the state OF France
and delics her to act up to the threat she hst
forth. England has been applied to. to act a
mediator, but refuses to take part IN the altar
fairly stating that she has received lesson II
the affairs of Belgium, the Representative
France having signed Protocols in London il
conjunction with England. which were prote,te'
against by the foreign minister Sebastian :
War must take place between Austria am
France, but l arprehend it will be declared b
the former.
The French nation is quite divided on til
question of Peace or war; If they were IMAM
NOUS. they might take the field with great chsnt
cs of success. But the reign Of party spirit =
not at an end. There are Republicans, Car
lists and Napol eoniss 20 contend against, am
all awaiting foreign war as signal to commend
operations. One thing is certain, that the tft'
sury is empty, and that the army is not yet on
footing to take the field. We are told that The
number is 100000. can assert that not mOfs
than 500, 900 are at present organized. and "'
: ny of them very young recruits, with bCs0n'
burning for glory but with limbs too feeble !,
lead them to it. The Ministers say they vi.
preserve peace unless the - National honor
assaIed." But what do they call the Na'iG'' ,
honor? France has said to Austria, "lou sli "
not enter such State.-Ue miN not Psfmh u
Austria has entered that state. and will con'n''
there until she has accomplished her DESIRES =.
, Is that not an act contrary to the "Nahona' w.
nor,' or does the French Minister take his w
of honor from Shakspeare's FalIstaH. r.
The 10Th Current is fixed for the bidding ~
the loan of 100 millions francs rcnte aboui y,
millions sterling) Doubts are entertained i
will be contracted for. have none; Tor ! aI ~
persuaded it will be taken by Mr.Rothschlo,SD'
, an understanding that the Government snaa Wv '.