Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-07
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.


BY the ship Ajax, Captain Heirn, we have
London dates Of the 18th Of September, and Liv-
erpOol of,he soth, tie day Of her sailing.
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There is not syllable Of political intelligence
from England; and the only incident worth no.
ting, Of any other description, is an account OF
the detection Of a French smugger, OF some
rank. who has been using the seals OF the French
Foreign Office The annexed article upon this
subject, is from the Sun Of Sept 26th:-
When we alluded yesterday to the great
smuggling transaction in which the Seals OF the
Foreign Office IN France has been used for the
parcels which were addressed to Prince Talley-
rand, we were not aware that there was any d.
rect connection between the person who INTRO.
duced the goods into this country and any officIal
person in France. We imagined that the Seals
of the Foreign Office had been frauduiently o.;
tainedby bribe to some underline, and that the
whole affair was the continuance OF common
smuggler. 1t appears, however, that the person
who brought over the packages, and who was. or
pretended to b., the bearer of dispatches for the
French Ambassador. was Count F., former
attache to French Legation. and cousin to one
of the French Ministers, General Sebastian. -
Whether Count F.. ever delivered despatch
es to NJ. de TalIeyrand or not we cannot take
upon ourselves to say, but we know that he paid
frequent visits to the French embassy here, after
the seizure Of his goods, which he would hardly
have had the impudence to have done IL some
person nearly connected with the French Gov
eminent had not been priVy to thus disgracefu
transaction. Although the case OF Count F.,
is the first in which detection has taken place,
there can be no doubt but that the speculation
had been previously carried on to very great ex-
| tent
| nj. de TaIeyrand, whatever he may know Of
the affair. has acted wisely as well as bonourably
! in declining to use his influence for the restora-
ton of the property; but we hope the matter, will
not rest here; and, if the cousin OF General Sc.
bastiani be still in London, that he will be pro.
ceeded against.for the penalties of his offence.
| like any other smuggler.
The Count has probably taken wing, and is
now 10 Paris bewalng his ross with those who
were connected with him in the speculation; but
| how did it happen that al time, when he was in
the habit OF paying frequent visits to the Embas-
~. where he must have been seen BY the Gus.
tom House officers who went there for the pur-
pose Of having the packages opened in the pre-;
seuce Of the Ambassador, no attempt was made
| to detaiD him.
! LONDON mOSEf uhhkEIs ocV'' co. NC
funds are fiat and continue to decline, though
very slowly Consos left off at 8Sa to ! for the
account! and Exchequer. bills at AS ASS premi'
um For commercial discounts there is a consd.
cradle demand for. money.
The foreign funds are quoted generally at ra-
Their lower prices, but few bargains nave been
effected. Portuguese scrip left of at 1871 to 90
premium.
| PORTUGAL.
Nothing further from Lisbon had been receiv.
ed. except a contradiction in the Globe of the
report that Marshal Rcurnont had proposed to
capltulate to Don Pedro. That paper states,
that in answer to proposition 10 that efct, made
by the British Ambassador Lord VIM Russell,
the Marshall had replied that he did not feel him
self in such circumstances to render it expedent
for him to decline recommending further pros
ecution Of the contest.
The Agents Of Donna Maria in Eng!and we're
vet very active in recruiting for her service. -
I Upwards of four hundred young men had march
I ed to Greenwich TO embark for Lisbon A con-
tract for fifteen thousand mu.kets, five thou
sand pistols and ten thousand sabres has been
made by the agents. to be shipped for the same