Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-31
fOFFIcE or THE n. Y CouRIER 4 ENaUIRER,
LATER FROM FRANCE.

last night from the Havre packet ship France
Capt Funk, which sailed from that port on the
21st September.
The Editor of the Courier & Enquirer has re-
ceived. bv this conveyance, files OF Paris and
Havre journals, the former to the date OF the
18th September, the latter to the 20h
The affairs Of Belgium and Holland appear to
be assuming serious character, ii we may be-
Iieve the Paris Correspondent Of the Journal du
Havre;-he states. on the 18th September, that
the Conference in London had almost ceased It's
ae'ioera''"'- finding it inpossIbl" t" produce an
arrangement vi n, questions in dispute Lord
PalmeTston, the British Minister, however. still
continued his endeavOrs alon.. and had transmit
ted to the Hague project for the ,tinitive set.
Element of the different points unadjusteo. This
step had not been more successful than those
which preceded it. and six days before the French
Government had received Intelligence from their
Minister at the Hague, the Marquis OF Dali
malta, that the project OF Lord Palmerston had
been rejected. A cabinet council was imme-
,liately summoned on the l4th. and instructions
were transmitted to NJ Durand de Mareuil, the
French Ambassador at London, of which the fol.
lowing is said to be a copy:
I'VE have learned, from our Minister at the
Hague, that the proposals made by Lord Palmer
ston, have not even been taken into cunsidera-
ton by the Cabinet OF the King of Holland, and
in consequence, we are convinced that the pro-
ject of Lord Pamerston, will neither receive
any attention from the Northern powers. II hav.
ing been drawn up and sent without their partI-
cipatlon. The question OF Holland and Belgium
is, however, OF too vital Importance Tor Europe,
and particularly for II NJ Louis Philip, to allow
the Ministers of HIS Majesty to hesitate longer
about bringing it to Il close. II is absolutely ne.
cessarv, that, in His Majestv's speech at the
opening of the Chambers, he should be able TO
saw ".46airs be'ween Brigi,n, and Holland are
adjus'ei" or else, Ite are compelled TO hare
recourse 10 uiolent measures TO bring about SCI
Element of The differences beiween Betgtnm and
HoLiand.' You will communicate to Lord Pal
merstou the instructions we now send you, and
YOU may add, that. confdng in the friendship Of
his Britannia Majesty, the French Government
considers it indispensable to send note to the
King of Holland, IN the names of France and
England, announcing to him that a short delay
will still be granted him to give decisive reply
to the different proposals which have been made
to him. on the SUBJECT Of his difficulties with Bel
gium-that his silence will be considered a re-
fusaI to accept The said proposals, and that the
French Government will then consider itself
obliged to have recourse To arms
These instructions further direct the Fren Oh
Ambassador at Loadon, to invite the English
Cabinet to uhiie ~ith tie French, in adopting CO.
ercive measures, II the demand about 20 De made
of the Dutch Government should be as unavaii.
ing as the preceding. While waiting reply
from VI Durand de Marcuil. the French Mlni.-
ters had frequently met 10 deliberate on this I'M
por,ant subject. On the l7th September the
Council of Ministers met, and long dlscOurses
ensued without deciding any thing, last II
was settled, that each one OF the Ministers should
reflect separately on what coercive measures
should be taken; and on the 18th It was deter
mined 10 resume the old project OF assembling
feet at Cherbourg tn act in concert with the En-
slish fleet. NJ de Rlgney will command in per-
son the French squadron. Marshal Sout has
declared that il wonld take but eight days to place
Marshal Gerard with $4,000 troops at Antwerp.
These resolutions have been sent to NJ. Durand
de areuil, that he may submit them to the con-
sheraton of the English cabinet. Orders have
bren sent BY telegraph to assemble an army on
the frontiers OF Belgium. 1t appears that besides
the ARMY of $4,000 men which is TO enter mmc-
diatev into Be gum, another army will be formed
on the frontiers, in case larger force should be
necessary.
We know not what credit is TO be given to the
above statements, but having already experlenc-
ell SO frequently the indccuracy OF the accounts
which have been published on the subject OF Bel
GUM and Holland, we cannot hel looking at
them with suspicion; meantime, an angry CORES
pondence has passed between Baron Chasse'
commanding tie citadel OF Antwerp, and the
Belgian officer com landing the town-no hos
TIMES, however, mad taken place.
Another account speak, OF an arrangement
which would subject every vessel entering the
sche'dt to the payment Of duty to the King Of
Holland Of one guiider per tnn. 1t such pro.
posa be accepted. it will be a strong proof Of the
reluctance Of England and France to enter on a
~ar-of the weakness Of the Grey Ministry par
Iticularly-fOr submission to such an extortion
would be highly Unpopular 10 England 1t is
impossible to conceive any just grounds Tort 1t
is revival # the atrocious preiensions OF iiol-
land to close one of the most favored commercial
positions in Europe, for the most selfish purpo-
ses.
The accounts from La Vendee are again alarm
ing. The Duchess de Berri is still there, aud
the royast papers relate number OF romantic
anecdotes concerning her and her hair breadth
psrapae In unulu Sepn "a that their object