Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-28
FGRs EEGN.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAN
LANDING OF DON rEDRO-rROTOCOI
OF TIE GERMAN DlEr-FAl'L OF ST
LEAN NACRE


JEAN D'ACRE.
by the packet ship Cauada, at New York. from
| Liverpool, the Editors OF the New YORK Americans
| have received Liverpool papers TO the i''h July
| They bring intelligence of tho landing OF Don
Pcdro's expedition in Portugal, ana ms taxing pos
session of Oporto aud Villa Nova, without much
| opposition. The London papers appear to have no
doubt of his entire success. Don Pcdros squad
ron is represented in Oporto paper To nave con-
sisted of about Is vessels OF various KINDS ana one
steamer, and his force about lu.ooo men. nc
| suppoSition was, that most oil the troops OF Don
| Miguel would ioin Don Pedro; and # the garrison
| OF Oporto had not done 80, IT was attributed TO
Don Migucps having sent tn ps TO the garrison To
| strengthen it, Some skirmiShes had taken place,
and one man was killed. The advance guard of
Don Pedro'S army to cross The river that night,
| to disioiue them, and to fight them all the way
down. The London correspondent OF the Liverpool
| Advertiser sayS:-
| "Thc most important matter to be decided by
| the next advices from the scene of action ~.
| whether the Spanish army now upon the frontier,
| and amounting to upwards ot 3O,u00 men, will
march to the of the usurpcr. Letters from,
Lisbon speak iii the most confident manner OF the
intention of the Spanish Government to assist Mi.
guol with their whole force in case of need, and
to invoke The support of the Northern powers, in
case that England and France should attempt to
chastise her for this interference"
Don Miguel had issued decree, declaring Lis
bon, and all the places on the coast of the
sons arrested and gone to prison within u few
hours, among whom are the Marques dc Alveira
Marques dc ALGERIA, Baroness Tabarcide, Donna
Larissa de Camera, daughter, of the Condo de Tai.
pa, and many others.
The particulars of Don Pcdru's descent upon Por.
tugal will be found below.
In England The Kings assent had been given to
the Scotch Reform Bill.
a British squadron is assembling at Plymouth
England, for what purpose the public were left To
con lecture.
1t may be (says the Portsmouth Tolegraph) that
it is considered advisable, from the disturbed state
OF Ireland, to have movable force ready TO act
on eniergcncy that ii is contemplated to aug
| mcnt the force and squadron at Lisbon. Govern
incnt might also have IN view the taking possess
ion of Minorca or consider that the Greek Islands
want looking after, the particularly SO, as
we learn that the marines of the ST. Vim 'cnt, with
n strong party of ScaIncn, landed under the
| command of Capt. Scnhouse, and are holding pos
session Uontly with French force) of fort
which ovcrooks Napoli di Ronlania"
The last Paris papers contain accounts Of the
surrender OF Acre to Ibrahin, of the Pacha OF
Egypt, OF (Navarino notorie,yl of some disturbln-
said to have occurred among the Russian troops
at Warsaw; of considerable preparations going for
ward at Cherboufs and of the increase OF the cho-
lera at PARIS.
Paris continues tranquil, but the government
are taking measures to prevent disturbances which
may take place on the anniversary celebration
of the great days of the end of July. Nothing
new has TRANSFERRED respecting the ministry, which
is still III the same imperfect state. The minister
of Finance has published the usual statement of
the revenue tor tho first six months of the present
year. AS compared with 1890, there is decrease
of 29,96O, 600 francs, of which reduction in The
DUTY of spirtuous liquors produced dinnution of
lb,2DU,0 ID francs leaving the real deficit, com
pared with 1880, only l3,76OO00 francs: for the
first six months of 1882, compared with the year
1881, however, there is Improvement in the first
quarter of 100000 francs. Total increase
ii, III 900 francs
The accounts from Holland are of warlike
complexion, and Belgium is believed to be likewise
ready Tor all ultimate appeal to the sword. But
the most active germ OF commoton is now to be
found in tho manifesto of the .'Gcrrnan league for
arrcstlng the march of liberal principles" which has
Just been promulgated at Frankfort. Ii is an Off
clal protocol OF measures adopted by the Diet OF
the Confedcracy, the chief object of which seemed
TO be to render the representative bodies of the
several states useless, by relieving the respective
Princes from the embarrassment which the eff
cient control of such assemblies is calculated to
create to arbitrary Governments, and to protect
Austria and Prussia against the dangerous EXAM
pic OF the beneficial operation of popular instruct
ions.-ThiS extraordinary document, intended to
crush the spirit OF freedom in Germany is entitled
"Public Protocol of the 22d Sitting of the German
Contederacy holden on the 18th June 1882"
After it had been stated to the assembly Of En-
voys and Ministers present, that the fermentation
In several counties of Germany having reached tc
sucn a height tina, 1T not only menaccs the internal
tranquility and the safety OF the different States
but even the existence Of the whole Confetera.
! tion &C. &C. the measures agreed on to correct
| this state Of things, were briefly as follows:
|. Every German Sovereign as IA member of the
Confederation, is not only authorised to reject the
petitions of the Estates for privileges secured to
them by their respective constitutions, but his duty
TO reject them flows from tho object of the Confed-
eracy itself.
Z. No Estate shall be at liberty to make the
granting OF taxes required by tho Sovereign depen.
dent upon the fuIlment OF any other object or the
concession of any privilege. "When in any Con
tcderdte State, by the resistance of the inhabitants
TO the Government internal tranquility is directly
threatened and propagation of scditious movemen
to be feared, If instruction has actually bro
ken out, and the Government itself, after lIayinp
tried all legal means claims, the assistance of the
confederation, the latter is bound Immediately tc
offer its assistance towards the restoration of order
1t in the latter the Government is notorousl,
unable to suppress the rebellion by its own means
aud hindercd from applying to the Confederation
Tor assistance by circumstances, the Confederation
is then bound though not applied interior,
for the rc-cstablishmcnt of order"
3. The internal Legislation of the German Con
icderac States must not be opposed to tho object
the Confederation, impede the ful6nont Of the
federal duties, particularly the leyyiug of the ne
Ccssary supplies.
A. A committee shall be appointed by the Diet
expressly for this purpose to make itself constant
ly acquainted with the proceedings of the Estate,
in the German Confederate States; to take into con
sidcra'ion the proposals and resolutions, contrary
10 he obligation, with respect to the Confedcra
ton, or the rights of the Government guaranteed
by the federal compact, and to give notice of such
to the diet, which will then, if it Judges the mat
ter deserving of attention. consult with the Govern
ments interested.
s. The Government Of the Confederation binC
themselves scverally and collectively to each other
as hpU havp
to been bound to do by their federal relations, pro
per measures to prevent all attacks the Confcder
alton in the Assemblies of the Estates and to re
ss,such attacks, each according to the forms o