Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-04-27

From the Gazette de France of Feb. IS.
 The crisis is at hand-we can now say so. But for the National Guard the Republic would have been proclaimed yesterday in Pa iis; and what Republic- such a one as would have commenced in the devastation Of the churches, the tearing down of the cross, and violence against the clergy. We must say, however, the Republican movement has gained ground in these latter days; for they have delived up to it the insigna of reli- zion, and the emblems of royalty.
 We can assure our readers that the National Guard has been deeply afflicted by these re- cent days, and by the sacrifices made to dis order.
 The following letter was sent yesterday by the Minister of the Interior to the Etat Ma Jor of the National Guard:
 " Intelligence entitled to credit, and which reaches me from hour to hour, apprizes me that certain number of young men intend this morning to attempt to collect the multi tude of the Fauxbanlgs, and to assemble in arms at the garden of the Luxembourg to en- deavor to proclaim Republic.
 (oigned) "MoNTAL1vET."
 The Etat Major, in transmitting an official copy of the letter adds The Chiefs de Legion, in communicating this letter to the of- tcers of the battallnns and companies, invite them to take the necessary measures to pre- vent the disorders, giving them, at the same time, full power to execute it."
 1 This letter of M. de Nlontalvct will make appear, better than all that could be said re- spectinS the events at Paris, what the pro- | gross IS of the movement which has manifest ed itself, and by what dangers France is in reality threatened.
 Order othe day addressed to the Troops the First Military Division
 "SoLD1ERs:-Don not listen to the perfdi- GUS nsinuations of the enemies of the King and of liberty, Philip the First will know how to defend it, as he will the Grown which he has received from the nation. The I'crimina attempts of the .partisans of absolu- tism and of Charles the Tenth will be frus- trated by your frmness. You will be faithful to those oaths to which the French people have sworn and the King will keep his. The enemies of the glorious Revolution of July arc as much. these of the King as they are ours; and he will put himself at your head to destroy them, if such adversaries can make up their minds to fight. The Lieutenant General,
 (Signed) PAJOL." From the Nessongeu des chambres of Feb 2l
 PoLAND.-General Debitsch has invaded Poland, by grand strategic movement, of which the aim and combination are as follows: The body Of the Russian army enters at four points Bialystok, Drohcjun, and BrccxLitewski, offa base of from sixty to e ghty leagues. Two of these four divisions march towards Warsaw, to beseige it on the two sides of the Vistula, A third division ap- pears destined for the siege of Modlin, and the fourth to keep the country to protect these two seges. As to the forces of the Polish ar my, it appears that they have fallen back up- on Warsaw and Modlin; but it is probable that they will await the enemy in enc of the positions which cover the approaches to these places, and that the Russians will not be able to pass on without battle. The Russians must have fifth body to maintain the com munications of the army with its depots and magazines of Lithuania; and they will re- quire sixth to occupy the provinces of San doDlir and Lublin, well as to blockade the fortress of fZamosc.
 At the moment when the Russians entered, the two principal bodies of the Polish army were at Biala and at Lonza, The natural re- | treat of the former is upon Warsaw, that of the second on Modln The large national reserve was increased daily at Warsaw The military dispositions assumed by the Poles are perfectly judicious. The more they concentrate their force, the stronger they will be, whilst their enemy will be compelled to arrange themselves about them in q very ex- tended circle.
 | Modln and Warsaw, 10 or 12 leagues from each other, and both on the Vlstula seem to us the real base of the Polish defence the other points d appui, more distant should only serve to keep up the war of detail in the of the Russian army beseiging 1 Warsaw.
 We hope that the experience and skill of the Po- fish Generals will suggest to them that the case of 1 Warsaw and Modlln irreguarly resembles that of Dresden and Pirna, the two positions being in both instances girted in on large river.
 1 The extreme tenacity ofNapoeon at Dresden and Prna proves the immense advantage of central po- st0n. Master of the passages of the river on two fortified points, Napoleon concentrated his army at i Dresden and Pirna. Whilst his numerous enemies were confined to partial attacks and the river pre- vented them from uniting at one and the same point, | Napole0n' fought them excessively, because he could concentrate his whole army against one of them; 1t was little importance to him that he had only two hundred thousand men, surrounded by four hundred thousand. whe came from Bohemia and the banks of the Ebe, to force him in the city of Dresden. Napoleon knew that Dresden was po- son as polite as military, for so long as he main. tained himself upon the Elbe, he still commanded 1 Germany, and battle gained, carried him at once to the Oder; thus it necessary that Bavaria should declare against him threatening to cut off bis retreat to France, to compel him to quit Dresden Dresden was not stronger place than Warsaw works raised in haste had rendered it almost mpreg- nable. The Poles have besides an advantage of To- caity, inasmuch Modlin is much stronger for tress than the camp of Prna. The political side of the position of Warsaw is not less important for them than was Dresden in this respect to Napoleon, fort sto be feared that tie taking of Warsaw would discourage the rest of Poland Warsaw will have besides the advantage over Dresden of being de- fended by an excited population, whilst at Dresden the inhabitants blindy conspred against the French army, which was then dependent on its own resour-